Huang Zhong saluted and said: "Envoy, Zhao Ci is a soldier of Jiangxia County, although he has gathered more than 10,000 people, his combat effectiveness will not be too strong, but he is just a group of rabble, they will flow to Nanyang, and they will not get any supplement in the source of soldiers, so as long as I give me 5,000 elite soldiers, it is enough to sweep away the Nanyang rebellion." ”

Wang Rong nodded, he still agrees with Huang Zhong's judgment, now the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is indeed not very good, and the scene of the elite soldier training recruited by Huang Zhong Wang Rong has also seen, although Wang Rong has also leveled the yellow scarf and led the soldiers, but he must admit that Huang Zhong is at least far stronger than himself in training, and the soldiers he trained are indeed worthy of the title of elite soldiers, such 5,000 elite soldiers, sweeping more than 10,000 rabble is indeed not a big problem, when he leveled the yellow scarf, there were only less than 3,000 soldiers, However, against the Yellow Turban Army, which outnumbered him and outnumbered him, he was also invincible, and each time he routed the enemy with small losses.

It can be seen from this that Huang Zhong said that these 5,000 elite soldiers are enough to quell the chaos, not a boast, and Wang Rong also knows that Huang Zhong is from Nanyang, and most of the 5,000 soldiers are also from Nanyang, and they will definitely exert stronger combat effectiveness when they return to Nanyang, and the people and clans of Nanyang will definitely support them, so why not win such a battle?

Of course, now Wang Rong can only use the military force of these 5,000 people, and the 5,000 people recruited by Huang Zhong later have not been trained for a long time, and their foundation is not as good as the previous 5,000 people, and it is useless to pull them into the battlefield now.

Huang Zhong continued: "As for the defense of Hanshou, I can now recruit another 5,000 auxiliaries, leave 2,000 people in Hanshou, and take 3,000 people to Nanyang, so that Hanshou will have 7,000 people to defend, and it should be enough to deal with the local barbarians." ”

In ancient times, the soldiers brought out in the war were not only soldiers, but also auxiliaries, and the auxiliaries could transport baggage, so that the soldiers did not need to do these things in order to maintain combat effectiveness, Huang Zhong brought all the infantry, it was enough to bring 3,000 auxiliaries, if it was cavalry, then there were more auxiliaries that needed to be brought.

Wang Rong asked again: "How long will it take to send troops?" ”

Huang Zhong said: "After the recruitment of 5,000 auxiliary soldiers is completed, it will take some time for simple training, and the troops will be dispatched in about a month." ”

Wang Rong listened to Huang Zhong's words and felt that it was feasible, and in this month's time, the combat effectiveness of the state soldiers would definitely be stronger. So Wang Rong asked for the opinions of others, and several other people also felt that Huang Zhong's opinion was an old word, so the plan was decided and the troops were dispatched a month later.

In the evening, Wang Heng also learned the news of the Nanyang rebellion, he desperately searched for dry intestines, and it was easy to remember which book he had indeed seen this matter in before, but he couldn't remember exactly what year it was, and he couldn't help but blame himself a little, if only he remembered this matter earlier.

But on second thought, even if he remembered exactly when it happened, so what? Wang Rongdu has just come to Jingzhou to take office, what is his ability to stop this matter in such a short time? In the past few months, he has accumulated these strengths through his own efforts, and he has the ability to quell the Nanyang Rebellion, which is not easy.

And in Wang Heng's memory, Zhang Ji and Huang Zhong's family should not have suffered any damage in this Nanyang Rebellion, which should be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

Wang Heng also asked Wang Heng about his views on the Nanyang Rebellion, Wang Heng agreed with Huang Zhong's Jianyì, and he also gave Wang Heng a reassurance, this time from Hanshou sent troops to Nanyang to quell the rebellion, Wuling Barbarians will not do anything, and the barbarians in Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling counties can also be safe in the short term.

Wang Rong knew that after Wang Heng rescued Shamoke, he got along well with the Wuling barbarians, and he had frequent contacts, so he was also convinced of Wang Heng's words, and he was more assured of the safety of Wuling.

However, Wang Heng put forward a request, that is, to follow Wang Heng to the north to quell the chaos, which made Wang Heng hesitate.

Wang Rong said: "Shuping, you are only fourteen years old, you are going to Nanyang to quell the chaos, the soldiers are in danger, you should not go!" ”

Although Wang Heng was only fourteen years old, he had been practicing martial arts with Huang Zhong for more than a month, and his size had obviously grown a little longer, and now he was more than seven feet, which was already taller than many adult men, and his physique was getting stronger and stronger, and his body shape was similar to those elite righteous servants.

Not only that, Wang Heng now looks very stable when he walks, his eyes are introverted, and his whole body is filled with a vigorous energy that seems to be inexhaustible.

Does this still feel like a fourteen-year-old?

Not to mention that Wang Heng is now extremely intelligent and calm, in this regard, he is also stronger than the vast majority of adults.

In this regard, it is not strange for Wang Heng to follow him to quell the rebellion, in this era, there are more soldiers in their teens who eat food, but Wang Heng is still a father after all, and it is very normal for him not to want his fourteen-year-old son to follow him to the battlefield.

Sure enough, Wang Heng puffed up his chest and said, "Father, do you think I look like I am fourteen years old?" The child also wants to share his father's worries. Didn't Hou the champion of that year also go to the battlefield when he was a teenager? ”

Wang Rong felt a wave of pride and emotion in his heart, this is his son! With this good child, what more can the husband ask for?

Pride is pride, moving is moving, Wang Rong still doesn't want his son to be on the battlefield so early, he thought about it and said: "Shuping, you went to Nanyang, what about your studies?" Mr. Kang Cheng can't go to Nanyang with the army. ”

Wang Heng said: "The child can let Mr. Kang Cheng arrange his homework in advance, and he will not waste his studies, and when the child returns from Nanyang, let the teacher check his studies." If the child goes to Nanyang this time and abandons his studies, the child is willing to accept any punishment from his father. ”

Wang Rong thought about it again, and then said another reason: "If you go to Nanyang, your aunt will be worried!" ”

Wang Heng said: "Father, a good man is ambitious in all directions!" Besides, this time it was my master who led the troops, and he would definitely return victorious, so don't worry about it. ”

Wang Rong had nothing to say, and he was now more and more reluctant to use his father's majesty to suppress his wonderful son, but he still did not agree immediately, but only said that he would think about it.

In the end, it was Zheng Xuan who helped Wang Heng persuade Wang Heng, and the next day, Zheng Xuan had a hexagram, and the result of the hexagram was that this time the trip to Nanyang was a good luck, and nothing unfavorable happened, so Wang Heng made up his mind and took Wang Heng to Nanyang together.

In fact, he also knew that it would be better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and take Wang Heng out to experience it once, which would be of great benefit to his growth.

After Zheng Xuan started this hexagram, Zheng Ning no longer worried about her son, because she was very confident in her brother's hexagram, he was full of hexagrams when he was young, and now he is a generation of Confucianism, of course, the hexagram is more accurate.

Using divination to tell fortunes sounds like a very foolish thing, but in this era, this is a very common thing, and the art of obfuscation is prevalent, and often the more learned Confucians, the more they believe in this, Zheng Xuan is very convinced and proficient in this way.

Of course, many knowledgeable materialist scholars are very opposed to the art of obfuscation, such as Zhang Heng, Wang Chong and others, but the study of obfusibility is beneficial to the rule of the emperor, so the emperor is more supportive and has become the official ruling ideology.

Of course, Wang Heng also disagrees with the study of prophecy, but he obviously doesn't have the ability to oppose it now, and he can only wait until he has the ability to do this in the future.

Of course, the study of prophecy still allows him to get some benefits, for example, Lin Bin thinks that Wang Heng's face is unspeakably expensive, so he surrendered to Wang Heng's subordinates, for example, now Zheng Xuan has a hexagram, and the hexagram is like a good fortune, so that Wang Heng allowed him to go to Nanyang.

Since he decided to go to Nanyang, Wang Heng also had to make some preparations, and he basically had to let Lin Bin complete these things.

Two days after the news of the Nanyang rebellion came, Lin Bin rushed to Hanshou and met Wang Heng.

Wang Heng told Lin Bin about several recent events, including the process of his conflict with Cao Ze outside the north gate of Hanshou City, as well as the turmoil in Nanyang, and then said to Lin Bin: "Zifu, are you sure that you have a relationship with the great general He Jin?" ”

Lin Bin pondered for a long time and said: "The general He Jin can get into contact with him through the Guò Tongjiang business, He Jin is a good person and goods, and likes to drink, so we can use this to do what he likes." Tongjiang business now has a world-class Wuling spring wine, which will definitely make He Jin take the bait. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Bin analyzed: "He Jin also likes to make friends with celebrities, so as to make a name for him, and show Xiàn his Lixian corporal, last year He Jin had recruited Mr. Kang Cheng but failed, although there was no result, but this matter also made him proud, he was not angry about this, on the contrary, he respected Mr. Kang Cheng more - maybe he was just making a show, in order to show his bearing, but we can use this to make a connection between Wang and He Jin." ”

Wang Heng nodded, Lin Bin's thinking was very clear, according to his plan, there was indeed a great possibility of having a relationship with He Jin.

Wang Heng nodded and said, "Then this matter will be handed over to you." There are still a few things you must do well, one is to spread the matter of Cao Ze scolding Mr. Kang Cheng as much as possible, the second is to collect evidence of Cao Yin's father and son doing evil in Wuling, and the third is that we will go to Nanyang to quell the chaos after January, during this time, the barbarians in the four counties of Jingnan cannot change. ”

Lin Bin said confidently: "Please rest assured, the branches of Tongjiang business are all over the place, and the spread of news is the fastest; And we, the remnants of the Han people in Wuling, have been operating here for many years, and they are quite powerful, and Cao Yin's father and son are unscrupulous and arrogant, so the evidence of their crimes cannot be collected; The barbarians in the four counties of Jingnan are stable with us, and the others are not ready, at least this year will not change. ”

Lin Bin's words also put Wang Heng at ease, in fact, he didn't know that in real history, in October of this year, Wulingman once raised an army against the Han, maybe because of Cao Yin's oppression of the barbarians, maybe because that time Cao Ze robbed Shamoke's lover Mu Ling and forced Wulingman to rebel, and because of his coming, it also changed history, at least this time Wulingman's army would not have happened.

Wang Heng said: "Zifu, if you do these things well, then I will remember your great achievements!" ”

Lin Bin was overjoyed, and he bowed to Wang Heng: "Thank you, son!" ”

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When the messenger sent by Nanyang to report the news to the Han Emperor Liu Hong knew about it, Liu Hong actually cried in public above the court, he howled more than once, sobbing and beating his chest, and kept scolding Zhao Ci's group of Jiangxia thieves.

The ministers also cried with Liu Hong, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and loyalty and filial piety were the most important, now the emperor's ancestral grave has been occupied, and the emperor's ancestral grave may also be dug up, this kind of tragedy, who dares not to cry with the emperor, of course, it cannot be denied that there are always a few of these courtiers who are really crying.

Crying always can't solve the problem, and when the crying is almost over, the emperor and the ministers will start to deliberate, and the chaos in Nanyang must be pacified, right?

Someone suggested that Yì send the Chinese army, send a general, mention tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and cut off the heads of the rebels one by one with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, so as to relieve the hatred.

Some said that Jingzhou's affairs would be resolved by Jingzhou, and a county guard would be sent to Nanyang again, and Jingzhou would send troops to exterminate the rebels with the Nanyang county soldiers.

But some people said that Wang Rong had only been to Jingzhou for a few months, and even if the state soldiers were formed, the combat effectiveness was probably not strong, and it was only a little reluctant to exterminate the rebels.

The ministers have different opinions, but there is a key problem, that is, the central government has no money, the year before last the Yellow Turban rebellion, the central government pacified the Yellow Turban, the treasury was emptied, after the Yellow Turban, all parts of the country are dilapidated, the fields are barren, plus the powerful landlords take the opportunity to annex the land, buy good slaves, the yeoman farmers are getting less and less, the imperial court will naturally collect less and less money, it can be said that the Eastern Han Dynasty court has now reached the weakest period.

This is also the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty's weak lords and strong servants, and the central government is weak and the local areas are strong.

If you want to say that such a major event as the fall of Zhangling, it is naturally the safest way to send tens of thousands of Chinese troops to exterminate it, but when the army moves, it costs countless money and food, which is really not something that the current Eastern Han Dynasty court can afford.

Liu Hong is rich, how much money he has earned from selling officials over the years is more than hundreds of millions? But he is a miser, and if he wants him to take out the money to quell the chaos, how is that different from seeking skin with a tiger? Therefore, the ministers simply did not mention this stubble, so as not to be bored with themselves.

In the end, the result agreed upon by the ministers could only be to send another county guard to Nanyang, rectify the county soldiers, and quell the rebellious soldiers together with Wang Rong, the assassin of Jingzhou.

As for the candidate for the new Nanyang County Guard, the general He Jin recommended one, and the ministers praised it this time, Liu Hong also nodded again and again, and this candidate was decided.

Who is this candidate? His name is Yang Xu.

Many people have never heard of this name, and Wang Heng is not familiar with him himself, only knowing that he is the grandfather of the famous general Yanghu of the Western Jin Dynasty, but in fact he was very famous in the late Han Dynasty.

Yang Xu, the word Xingzu, Taishan County Pingyang County, Eastern Han Dynasty celebrities, his ancestors on the seven generations have served two thousand stones, he himself once served as the general Dou Wu staff, the disaster of the party returned home to live quietly for more than ten years, after the party was lifted, served as a post of Lujiang Taishou, in Lujiang Taishou in office, he led the county soldiers to pacify the local yellow turbans, and after the first evil was punished, the remaining yellow turban thieves were influenced, so that they put down their knives and guns, picked up farm tools again, began to farm, and soon resumed the production of Lujiang.

Yang Xu is not only both civil and military, well-governed, but also honest and self-controlled, he has been a county guard for several years, there is no surplus wealth at home, the clothes he wears are patched, and the meal is also the roughest wheat rice he eats, but he does not think it is bitter, but is willing to eat.

Such a person can be called a perfect man in terms of ability and morality, and the ministers of the court and the central government may not be impressed with his "stupidity", but they cannot but respect his personality.

He Jin wants to show his own corporal Lixian, know people and make good use of them, at this time he will naturally recommend Yang Xu, he does think that Yang Xu has the ability to pacify the Nanyang rebellion, I think that Yang Xu has just arrived in Lujiang not long ago, the Yellow Turban got into trouble, didn't Yang Xu still lead a group of old, weak, sick and disabled county soldiers to defeat the Yellow Turban? Presumably he won't disappoint the court this time, right?

Besides, the new Jingzhou Thorn Shi Wang Rong is not an idle person, he also pacified the Yellow Turban Army in Langya, and he is also a great talent with both civil and military skills.

Of course, the most important thing is that it is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone and the most important thing is to put the local chaos into a situation without the central government's expense.

He Jin mentioned that Yang Xu served as the county guard of Nanyang, and no one objected, and everyone agreed that Yang Xu was the best candidate for this position, and Yang Xu arrived in Nanyang, and cooperated with Wang Rong, and the Nanyang Rebellion would be quickly pacified.

Of course, Liu Hong had also heard of Yang Xu's name, and he immediately agreed to this mention, because Yang Xu was transferred from Lujiang to Nanyang, which belonged to a flat transfer, not a promotion, and was ordered to be in danger, and the imperial court still expected him to make efforts to quell the chaos, so Liu Hong did not mention the matter of collecting money this time.

The efficiency of the imperial court was rarely high, and several edicts were written on the same day, and fast horses were sent out.

The original Nanyang Taishou Qin Jie was diligent in state affairs and died in a national disaster, and the imperial court commended him, and the Nanyang Mansion Treasury paid millions of dollars as Qin Jie's money, that is, funeral expenses.

On the way to quell the chaos, you can dispatch the county soldiers along the way, and use the weapons, money and grain hidden in the treasury along the way to quell the chaos for the purpose of pacifying the soldiers and horses.

Lujiang Taishou Yang continued to be transferred to Nanyang, served as Nanyang Taishou, continued to take office as soon as possible, rectified the Nanyang County soldiers, and cooperated with Jingzhou Thorn Shi Wang Rong to pacify the Nanyang rebellion.