At this time, Zhang Feng, the Taishou of Zhuo County, saw that the rebellion of others was going well, and he also detained the central commissioner sent by Liu Xiu, pulled the flag and raised the army, announced that he had also rebelled, and joined the army with Lao Peng.

Zhang Taishou did not plan to follow Peng Taishou, but wanted to develop independently, and the old Peng was just a strategy and tactic, a strategic alliance.

At the same time, Zhang Taishou made it very clear from the beginning that from then on, there was no leader above him, and his own people were unsupervised.

Because, when he raised his troops, he announced that he should not be too guarded and should be a "supreme general".

(Shizhuo County's Taishou Zhang Feng's envoy raised troops to rebel, claiming to be the supreme general, and Peng Pet joined forces.) ）

However, having said that, don't think that Liu Xiudu has become a brother, and there are so many people who come to grab this position, it is too violent: within Youzhou alone, there are 2 Taishou!

These two Taishou are not qualified to be called "competing for the first brother candidate", Lao Peng is too short-sighted, and Lao Zhang is too funny.

For example, in this social life drama, the leading actor Liu Xiu is busy performing in the center of the stage, the leading actors Zhu Fu and Peng Pet are making moves on the side of the stage, and Zhang Feng is squeezing onto the stage, purely to gag and adjust the atmosphere.

Because, whether it is Lao Zhang pulling the flag and raising troops, or developing independently, it is all a joke.

Although Zhang Feng has achieved a county guard, he is actually a mediocre person, and in this social life drama starring Liu Xiu, he can only be regarded as an extra.

History's record of his Lao Zhang is limited to this gag.

Originally, Lao Zhang wanted to be a peace officer, after all, in this chaotic world, it is already very good to be a department-level cadre steadily.

He's a good magician.

In an era when the Wei Wei is popular, it is very common for anyone who likes to ask for immortal alchemy and engage in some divine appeal, and there is no fuss.

However, Lao Zhang combined his personal hobbies with the public office he held, and combined some so-called theories of non-existence and self-deception with the reality of his work, which led him down the evil road and finished playing many people.

One day, a Taoist priest told him that Mrs. Zhang should be the son of heaven.

The Taoist priest said, taking out a multicolored sac wrapped in a stone and tying it behind Lao Zhang's elbow.

The Taoist priest said while tying it, there is a jade seal in this stone, and you can only cut the stone and take the seal after you ascend the throne.

(At the beginning, Feng Hao Fangshu, there was a Taoist priest who said that Feng should be the Son of Heaven, and wrapped the stone with a colorful sac to tie the elbow, and there was a jade seal in the marble.) Only when you have to be honored can you cut it. ）

Obviously, this is pure nonsense.

However, there is the word "Liling Zhidi" in the dictionary.

Faced with the infinite scenery of being a brother, Lao Zhang was dizzy; In the face of the clever Taoist priest, he believed it.

So, he raised his troops and rebelled.

(Feng Xinzhi, then reversed.) ）

Faced with the aggressive Lao Peng and the deteriorating situation, Zhu Fu was very frightened. He was not only worried that Liu Xiu did not fully understand the situation here and slackened the enemy's situation, but also feared that he would become a ghost under Lao Peng's knife.

There was no way, he had to stick to Jicheng while writing again, earnestly asking Liu Xiusu to send an army to rescue.

Governor Zhu can't fight a war, his strengths lie in administrative management and writing articles, and Liu Xiu asked him to be his secretary back then, which should be used only by quantity.

In this letter, Governor Zhu cited the example of Qin, Wei, Chu, Song and other countries using troops against each other during the pre-Qin period, and expressed his opinion on Liu Xiu's delay in sending heavy troops.

He said:

"Peng Chong's rebellion and Zhang Feng's betrayal of the country have seriously violated the festival of monarchs and ministers, I thought that Your Majesty would definitely put down other work, drive the expedition in person, and eliminate them as soon as possible. However, after all this time, there is still no news. His Majesty allowed the enemy to besiege the city without rescuing it, and allowed the enemy to rebel without crusade, and the minister really did not understand this. ”

Then, he compared the Shengming Shenwu of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and criticized Liu Xiu's inaction.

He said:

"In the past, Han Gaozu Shengming Shenwu, the world was stable, he was still prepared for danger in times of peace, and often drove in person, and did not dare to live in peace. Now although His Majesty has created a great cause, but the world has not been stable, His Majesty is lazy, not taking into account the safety of the northern border, at present the people here are panicked, the hearts of the people are scattered, if here and Sanhe, Jizhou and other places are plundered by traitors, what can we leave to future generations? ”

Then, he reported the situation in Youzhou again, and strongly asked Liu Xiu to rescue as soon as possible:

"After years of guarding, the cadres and soldiers are extremely tired, the armor on their bodies is full of lice and they dare not take it off, the bow and crossbow in their hands do not dare to relax at any time, they are anxious up and down, looking forward to the rescue of reinforcements, and sincerely hope that Your Majesty will give us the grace of saving the lives of our people!"

Governor Zhu's original text can be found in "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - The Biography of Zhu Fu", and anyone who is interested can read it carefully.

Obviously, Governor Zhu's words are very heavy!

In China's political environment, face-to-face criticism of leaders is very rare, and criticism of the emperor is extremely rare.

Unless, this cadre is broken and broken, and he is disappointed in the leader like Lao Peng; Or, it is this cadre's brain that is in water.

In Liu Xiu's place, relatives like Deng Chen and Li Tong, and henchmen like Deng Yu and Feng Yi never dared to do this.

Governor Zhu's brain did not enter the water, and of course he didn't want to come nonsense at all.

He dared to do this, not only because the military situation in Youzhou was indeed so urgent, but also because he had been loyal to Liu Xiu for a long time, and Liu Xiu also trusted him completely, and the two established a very special and close relationship.

At the same time, this is related to Governor Zhu's always proud, reserved, and sharp character.

The relationship between the monarch and the minister is too good, and it is easy to say anything.

However, despite Governor Zhu's repeated urgency and unpleasant speech, Liu Xiu still insisted on not sending troops again.

Liu Xiu sent a letter back to Governor Zhu, making it clear that he could not meet his request for the time being.

Liu Xiu's literary talent and political insight were not inferior to Zhu Fu's. In the letter, he said:

"In previous years, the Red Mei Army was tyrannical and domineering in Chang'an, and I estimated that they would definitely retreat east when they had no food, and they really came to surrender to me. I now estimate that the thieves on your side do not have a long-term plan and perfect strategy, and there will definitely be cannibalism within them. At present, the army is short of food and grass, so it is necessary to wait until after autumn to make considerations. ”

The reason why Liu Xiu is doing this is of course because he is too busy, but more importantly, solving the Youzhou problem is not his strategic focus at the moment.

Then let's take a look at where Liu Xiu's current strategic focus is.

There are 3, namely: first, more than 200,000 Red Mei troops who returned from the west and east, Liu Xiu personally deployed to intercept and capture them, and there is a lot of aftermath work to be done; the second is that Liu Yong, who is the emperor in the east, must be defeated; The third is that there are frequent rebellions in his hometown of Nanyang in the south, which is equivalent to a fire in the backyard.

Obviously, the problems to be solved by the above three strategic priorities are all Liu Xiu's confidants.

Liu Xiu believes that Peng Pet and Zhang Feng are far away in the northern border, and Zhu Fu and Deng Long are resisting there, so they can't make any big moves.

In other words, Lao Peng's fuss in Yuyang is nothing more than Liu Xiu's henchmen, but it is just an itch of carbuncles.

Besides, there is still Shanggu Taishou Geng, who is a calm and introverted, strong and promising, and will definitely play a role in critical times.

Among Liu Xiu's above-mentioned three phased strategic priorities, we have already introduced the first two in detail in the previous chapters, and we will talk about the third one below.

At this time, a fire broke out in the backyard of his hometown, and the fire was still very large, and he felt that he had to go out himself to extinguish the fire.

Knowing this situation, everyone will understand why Zhu Fu repeatedly shouted loudly, and Liu Xiu still found it difficult to take a personal expedition against Yuyang.