In the Battle of Puyang, Liu Jin, the governor of Youzhou and the general of Pingnan, led 6,000 Han cavalry to defeat the 100,000 troops of the Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army with absolutely inferior troops.

The good news reached Luoyang, and the court was shaken. The ten permanent servants headed by the eunuch Zhang Rang, the two major political groups headed by Zongzheng Liu Yu and Taiwei Yuan Kui all thought that their people had made great contributions and were complacent.

In the Qianyuan Palace, the emperor Liu Hong, whose face was getting thinner, was on top of the dragon chair, and the yellow robe was crowned on his body, and his prestige over the world was not reduced at all because of his emaciated face.

I heard Liu Hong laugh and say to the civil and military officials standing on both sides: "All Aiqing, the self-rebellious thief Zhang Jiao rebelled in Jizhou, and it has been more than a month since then, during which urgent documents have been circulated frequently in various places. But today, I have a great event to tell you."

After a pause, Liu Hong glanced at the civil and military officials in the hall with slanted eyes, and finally fixed his gaze on Zongzheng Liu Yu's body, and laughed loudly: "Zongzheng has the wisdom to know people, and he will be in Yanzhou, and lead my big Han Erlang to lead me with 6,000 cavalry thieves to lead 100,000 people, and he is the first person to pass on the good news among the counterinsurgency armies. Therefore, I decided to make Liu Jin the general of Yangwu, the Marquis of Jieyang Pavilion, and lead my Han Huben to continue to quell the rebellion."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were shocked. Seeing that the general He Jin's face was gloomy, he secretly said in his heart: "This son has repeatedly broken the general's good deeds, how can he just stop it!" ”。

Thinking of this, He Jin took a step forward, holding a wat board and shouting loudly: "Your Majesty Shengming, but Weichen thinks that the victory in this battle is actually caused by His Majesty's Tianwei, and Liu Zhonglang is just taking advantage of His Majesty's Tianwei to have this victory, and it is enough to seal a general, and please be cautious about the matter of sealing the marquis."

As soon as He Jin's words came out, He Miao, the general of his family, and Zhang Wen, the general of Wei, stepped forward together, hugged the wat board and said loudly: "The ministers seconded the proposal, and I hope that Your Majesty will be judged."

"Your Majesty, Liu Zhonglang fought bloodily, with 6,000 to break 100,000 is really a great achievement, in the view of the micro-ministers, it is not enough to show the emperor's grace, if it is more appropriate to seal it as the Marquis of Dongxiang, I hope Your Majesty will be judged." It was Zongzheng Liu Yu who spoke, and this Liu Yu thought that Liu Jin was his own family, a general with heavy troops, and he had to win over Liu Jin, so he gave advice.

As soon as Liu Yu's words were finished, Yuan Kui, a lieutenant who was more than fifty years old, came out again and said: "Your Majesty, here is a letter from Cai Yong and Cai Zhonglang. The letter said that the Yellow Turban broke out, and Lord Cai was unfortunately controlled by thieves, but fortunately Liu Zhonglang led the army to break the thief army, and Cai Zhonglang survived. Weichen thought that Liu Zhonglang had the merit of breaking the thief and saving Cai Zhonglang, and he should be rewarded when he was in a big way, so as to show the immensity of the emperor's grace and the wisdom of His Majesty's reward and punishment."

Liu Hong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, watched the three factions below fight each other, and he was angry at first, and said in his heart: "Okay, you are a relative, relying on yourself as a relative, and you can't see me Liu as a general with heavy troops."

But then, when I saw Zongzheng Liu Yu and Taiwei Yuan Kui coming out of the class to report, Liu Hong was in a good mood and said in his heart: "Zongzheng and Taiwei's words are exactly what I want, and they are really loyal ministers of my Han Dynasty!" ”。

After the ministers finished speaking, Liu Hong pretended to ponder for a long time, and finally said: "Liu Zhonglang has indeed made great contributions, and he should be rewarded." Passed the decree and crowned Liu Jin as the general of Anbei and the marquis of Dongxiang".

When He Jin heard this, he was shocked. He secretly said in his heart: "It seems that the emperor kid is determined to be promoted to Liu Jin's official, so he just takes this opportunity to weaken the strength of the clan."

Thinking of this, He Jin couldn't make a plan and made another plan, so he played again: "Your Majesty Shengming, Liu Zhonglang is brave and brave, he is really a god-given general, and he deserves the post of General Anbei." However, now Yuzhou is in an emergency, and Youzhonglang will defeat Lord Zhu Jun in Yingchuan, and he will be defeated by the thief Shoubocai, and Liu Zhonglang will lead the army to help and relieve the danger of Yingchuan."

What He Jin said was reasonable, and Liu Yu and others were not easy to refute. Originally, it was he Liu Yu and Yuan Kui who lifted Liu Jin to the sky, but now Yuzhou is in an emergency, and you, Liu Jin, as a general of the Han Dynasty, should lead the army to help.

Moreover, Yuzhou is adjacent to Sili, once Bocai annihilates the tens of thousands of Han troops led by Zhu Jun, then Bocai can calmly lead the thief army to attack Sili, and then the Beijing division will be in a hurry.

In view of this, Liu Yu and others are not easy to refute. Because once the Jingshi is in a hurry, the emperor will first ask them for the blame, and when the time comes, I am afraid that a crime of blocking King Liu Jinqin will not be able to escape.

After listening to He Jin's words, Liu Hong was also worried that Zhu Jun would lose Yingchuan, causing Si Li to be in a hurry. Then he hurriedly said: "In this case, according to the words of the general, I ordered Liu Jin to immediately lead the army to aid Yingchuan." Zhu Jun's useless man ordered Zuo Zhonglang to lead the army of Huangfu Song to rush to the aid together, under the unified command of Huangfu Song, and be sure to annihilate the thief army in Yingchuan County."

When everyone heard this, they shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming."

There are officials who are responsible for drafting the holy decree to draw up the holy decree, so I will not go into detail here, just Liu Jin.

Outside Puyang City, in the camp of the Han army.

The newborn morning sun hung in the sky, and Liu Jin and Zhang Liao sat opposite each other. The eighteen remaining warrior guards on both sides of the guards, these people held three-edged iron spears in their hands, and their expressions were solemn, as if they were facing a great enemy.

I heard Liu Jin complain about Zhang Liao and said: "Senior brother, your fire is very happy, but where does the rations for these 70,000 or 80,000 captives come from, I am really sad to be a brother."

It turned out that the five hundred rangers led by Zhang Liao were all reckless in the rivers and lakes that Meng Lie had rescued before, and Meng Lie heard about the civil strife in the Han Dynasty and was worried that his brother's troops were not enough, but he could not transfer more men and horses from the Mengjia Ranch to Liu Jin. In desperation, Meng Lie had no choice but to write a letter to summon these reckless people to come to help, and give each of them a good horse.

But this delayed time, and by the time this group arrived at Yanmen Pass, Liu Jin had already led the army to Youzhou. Fortunately, at this time, Zhang Liao also arrived at Yanmen Pass, and as soon as everyone discussed, Zhang Liao led them straight to Youzhou.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Youzhou, Liu Jin led the army south again. When they arrived in Jizhou, they found that Liu Jin and the others did not go to Julu, but went south to Yanzhou, so Zhang Liao took this group of people to Puyang again.

When Zhang Liao heard this, his face was stunned. At the age of fifteen, he didn't know the consequences of burning the rations of 70,000 or 80,000 people, so he couldn't help but ask in a daze: "Senior brother, if there is anything difficult, just tell your younger brother, and the younger brother will do it for the senior brother."

Looking at Zhang Liao, Liu Jin was silent. He knew that talking to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy about this issue would not lead to results, so he changed the topic and said, "Senior brother, when you left the master, how was the master's health?" ”。

"Don't hide it from Senior Brother, the master passed away a month ago", Zhang Liao sighed when he heard Liu Jin's question, his eyes turned red, and tears came out of his eyes.

Hearing this, Liu Jin stood up and said hurriedly: "Why did the master die?" ”。

"Alas, I heard from the master, Liao originally had a senior brother named Lu Bu, but unfortunately this person didn't listen to the master's words and disobeyed the master. Since the master met the younger brother three years ago, his health has deteriorated. When the Yellow Turban incident began, when the master heard it, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, and shouted angrily in his mouth that the damned thief had forgotten the grace of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and he really deserved to be killed. Therefore, the master ordered Liao to serve in front of the army, aiming to eradicate the people who calamified the country, Lu Bu and others. After that night, the master couldn't afford to fall ill, and soon passed away", saying this, Zhang Liaohu's eyes were full of tears, and he cried like a tearful person.

When Liu Jin heard this, he was furious, and shouted angrily: "Damn Lu Bu and Zhang Jiao, one day, someone will personally ask for your life to comfort the master's soul in the sky."

To be honest, Fan Weng is really good to Liu Jin. sent apprentices twice before and after, one was Lu Bu, the invincible god of war in the world, and the other was Zhang Liao, the handsome talent of the mighty Xiaoyaojin. Although they only got along for a day, Fan Weng gave him everything, which moved Liu Jin from later generations.

"Lord, the captives are rioting", just when the two of them were sad, Meng Yao walked quickly from outside the tent and said hurriedly.

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Liao, who already hated the Yellow Turban Army, heard this, where could he still hold back, and shouted angrily: "Damn Yellow Turban thief, what's the use of keeping it for senior brother, why don't you kill them all and be buried with the master."

"Slow, Xiao Yao, how much grain and grass do we have. Did the person sent to Puyang to urge food come back? Liu Jin understood that the Yellow Turban captives must have rioted because of lack of food. I made up my mind at the moment, and tried my best to pretend to be calm.

Zhang Liao wanted to say anything more, Liu Jin waved his hand, shook his head at Zhang Liao, signaled Zhang Liao not to speak, Zhang Liao understood, just snorted twice, and didn't say anything more, but his face was extremely annoyed.

Meng Yao's face was full of sadness, and his tone was quite indignant: "Lord, the army came on a light horse, and there was not much grain and herbs with it, and now there is only one day's food left. If we give them any more rations, I am afraid that the army will run out of food."

After a pause, Meng Yao said even more angrily: "That damn Dongjun Taishou, he said to the messenger of our army urging food that this Yellow Turban captives are a group of mobs, and we don't need to care about their lives or deaths, let us deal with them ourselves." Dongjun can only provide our army with one day's military rations, and there are only 5,000 servings. and claimed that our army must evacuate Dongjun within one day."

"That's enough, do this, you first have the Huotou battalion cook all the stored grain into gruel and distribute it to the captives, and then."

Before Liu Jin finished speaking, he heard Zhang Liao say urgently: "Senior brother, you gave all the food to the prisoners, so what will our army eat." It is still fifty miles away from the nearest Dongwu County, and if the army runs out of food and grass, the army's morale will collapse, senior brother."

Liu Jin smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Although this is the case, but junior brother, you must know that although these captives are the Yellow Turban Army, most of them are coerced by Bu Ji, they are all my Han people, and the soldiers take it as their responsibility to protect their families and defend the country, can you let it go as a brother?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Liao was still a little indignant, Liu Jin said again: "Senior brother, don't worry, the army has seized thousands of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in Buji's camp, so I will send people to Puyang and other counties with heavy money to buy grain and grass, and it will not be long before I think it will be."

At this moment, I heard someone outside the tent say loudly: "Governor, these rich merchant clans are all people who eat the blood and marrow of the people, they don't care about the life and death of the people, how can they be willing to sell grain to our army, I am afraid that the governor's plan will be frustrated." This person's tone revealed resentment towards the wealthy merchant of the world, and his tone was extremely harsh.

Liu Jin raised his eyes and saw Gongsun Zhan, dressed in a white robe, striding in, accompanied by several of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates. (To be continued)