Chapter 82: The Unusual Yellow Turban (Outbreak)
"That's the way it is, the Yellow Turban thieves are rampant, and the soldiers are seriously injured and wounded, so I still paid for the cost of his soup medicine in advance, and the responsibility of defending the land has been exhausted.
In addition to Cangcao's loss report, there are also many people in various counties who report injuries and ask for rewards.
At first glance, I am afraid that I still think that the yellow scarves in Changshan County are rampant now, breaking the county seats.
"It's been more than a year since the outbreak of the Yellow Turban, and it has gradually subsided in various places, especially now that even that horn has been beheaded and killed, and there are still so many people who dare to be bandits?"
Wei Tao asked knowingly, even if Zhang Jiao died, but the Yellow Turban bandits were not settled, and many of the original Yellow Turban Army were directly in the grass and were the one who suffered.
Therefore, even if it is really robbed by the yellow scarf, it is normal, but if this is the case in all counties of Changshan, there must be some fraud.
Wei Tao didn't wait for them to answer, he just said.
"The reason why this official has to be appointed as a Taishou is to exterminate the Yellow Turbans, and since the Yellow Turban bandits dare to trouble my Changshan, they should be eliminated! I let you come, only to let you be robbed by the Yellow Turbans, and be robbed by the Yellow Turbans. In the past few days, I have checked Changshan, and there is no large number of yellow turban bandits leaving Changshan, presumably the looted things are still in Changshan, and those grains are also lost, but the rest of the gold and silver property and yellow turbans can not be digested for a while, so I should take them back. ”
Listening to Wei Tao's words, the officials looked at each other, except for a few people who looked at others with a little pride and ridicule in their eyes, the faces of the others were panicked and worried.
"As the head of a county, how can you risk this? If you don't send someone to clean it up. ”
There were still people who wanted to persuade them, but Wei Tao just smiled coldly.
"Why did the general send me here? It's not for anything else, it's for the sake of a yellow turban bandit in the mountains! Now that the Yellow Turban dares to rob Changshan like this, is it really unpleasant to be the official's knife? ”
Hearing Wei Tao say this, there were immediately a few people whose faces were as pale as dirt.
"My lord, in fact, if it is an ordinary Yellow Turban bandit, we will deal with it ourselves, but it is true that these Yellow Turban bandits are unusual."
But at this time, a person was quite calm and got up and gave up, with a bit of confidence on his face.
"That's why I, Changshan, have lost so much. That person is Zhang Niujiao, the commander of the Yellow Turban Qu, it is said that he is the eldest disciple of Zhang Jiao's true transmission. ”
Obviously, this horn is their excuse hole card, and in the name of Zhang Jiao's big disciple, anyone who comes to the heart will mutter.
"Zhang Niujiao? How is it better than that beam? That Zhang Liang is still called 'General Digong', but he was not beheaded by me with a sword? If you are a stranger, you can return what you have taken, if not, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and then they remembered that Wei Tao was not an ordinary person, he had indeed been the leader of the bandits, and between looking at each other, someone had already retreated.
"My lord, it was indeed the horns of the bull!"
There are also people who bite and never let go.
However, at this time, Wei Tao didn't say much, but waved his hand suddenly.
"You will verify the things seized by the yellow turban one by one, as for the rest, you will find it yourself, but if anyone is truthful, I will not investigate the past, if someone falsely reports and conceals it, once it is found out, do not blame me for being ruthless!"
This was Wei Tao's last chance.
Although the officials may not be able to explain the accounts clearly, they still know about it in general, not to mention that as long as they find the master's staff and ask them, the general accounts can be asked.
Wei Tao's pursuit is also such a part of the investigation.
With Wei Tao's words, this time there are a lot less reports, and there are already people who are timid in their hearts and are willing to spit out the fat they ate again.
Although there is also a loss, it is already a lot less in comparison.
Those losses were really used to resist the Yellow Turban bandits, or they were taken away by the Yellow Turban bandits.
But there are also people who still directly report the full deficit, and they are sure that they are taken away by Zhang Niujiao.
"If you don't see the Yellow River, you won't die!"
Wei Tao said fiercely in his heart, these cities are the most prosperous county seats, the city walls are strong, even if the yellow turbans are powerful, it is impossible to easily break the city.
But something like this still happened, even if there were really yellow scarves, these officials and thieves would not be able to escape.
However, not to mention that most of these officials are from local clans and have deep roots, now that Wei Tao is a newcomer, it is impossible to move them without real evidence.
"When I break the yellow scarf in one fell swoop, who else dares to disobey Changshan?"
Since Wei Tao chose this place as a breakthrough, he naturally would not be afraid of the so-called yellow scarf.
Knowing that he has won every battle, since Wei Tao is ready to deal with Zhang Niujiao, he naturally sends someone to investigate.
Changshan County is connected to Youzhou and Jizhou is also an important place.
And Zhang Niujiao and other Yellow Turban troops appeared in Changshan about a month and a half ago, and then they just lingered, although there were also sieges from time to time, but compared to the past, they did not rob everything, burn it out, and extinguish it.
It was as if he was about to occupy the mountain and lay a foundation here.
"A month and a half, probably before and after Zhang Jiao's death......"
Wei Tao was a little troubled, and he was hesitant for a while.
In fact, if it is an ordinary yellow turban Wei Tao, it is naturally not necessary to do this, as long as he can hold on for a while, then he will rush to kill at will.
Although the number of Yellow Turbans is large, but the will is not strong, and now the entire Han Dynasty knows it, so the Yellow Turban Army and the Imperial Court Army often fight to see who can't hold on first.
Although the yellow scarf is still a big disaster, it is already helpless for the various fortified cities.
But this yellow scarf is a little different, Wei Tao couldn't get any news after some inquiry, but he knew that there was such a yellow scarf in Changshan, and he didn't know where it was.
As for the number of yellow scarves, equipment, and the like, not to mention anything, they can't be detected.
It's just that I can faintly get the news, and that bull's horn seems to be preparing for a long-term confrontation with the Han Dynasty, and he hasn't really done everything.
"The yellow scarves were originally gathered by the people, as long as they returned to the people, it was not difficult to hide in the countryside and let people not know. Since there are yellow turbans among the township parties, it is not impossible to hide an army in the mountains and forests. ”
After thinking for a while, Wei Tao turned his head to look at a thin man beside him.
"However, the Yellow Turbans have never had much discipline, and it is almost impossible to completely hide their whereabouts. Tang Zhou, what do you think? ”
Tang Zhou, this person turned out to be Tang Zhou, the Tang Zhou who was captured and imprisoned in the prison.
However, at this time, Tang Zhou was very thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
In fact, after Tang Zhou was imprisoned that day, he fought three times a day, if it weren't for the fact that he really had some ability, and his body was very strong, I am afraid that he would have died in prison long ago.
Tang Zhou is not a strong-willed person, but what he can say is said as early as when he defected to the imperial court, and no matter how much he has, he doesn't have it.
Therefore, after being tortured several times, even the people in the prison did not bother to pay attention to it, except for occasionally using it to spread anger, they did not pay attention to it at all.
And when things change, Tang Zhou is even more useless, and no one cares about it, especially after Zhang Jiao's death, this Tang Zhou is even more useless, let alone ignored.
Only Wei Tao had seen Tang Zhou's quite magical runic water, and he had seen Zhang Jiao's ability to observe the heavens, so he had some expectations for this Tang Zhou, and used some means to get him out of prison.
It's a pity that according to what Tang Zhou said, he has already made a heavy oath that if the content of the "Taiping Book of Heaven" learned from Zhang Jiao is revealed, he will not die well in life and life.
However, fortunately, Tang Zhou was still willing to listen to orders, and that kind of magical talisman refining was indeed not easy.
At least even if Wei Tao watched from the sidelines and led a few people to do exactly what he did, it would not work, and now there was no one else who could refine it except Tang Zhou, so Wei Tao would let him go.
Of course, in addition to saving his life and his rich life, Wei Tao will not give him any more rights, and if Tang Zhou escapes, he will not be forgiven.
"Enlightening the lord, Zhang Jiao accepts apprentices in no particular order, only according to age, but there is a distinction between true transmission and external transmission, Zhang Niujiao and I are both true transmissions, and we have learned the true law. However, Zhang Jiao's transmission method is different, and it is passed on according to each person, so I don't know what the horn is capable of. ”
Tang Zhou is now able to save his life, which is already good, but he is the most honest, and he obediently tells all the situation truthfully.
"As for such an army, I don't know, I think it's a newly trained army in that year. After the confrontation with the imperial court, Zhang Jiao must have realized that it was impossible to achieve just because of the number of people, and it was still necessary to have a regular army. With the savings of my yellow scarf, it is naturally insufficient, but the yellow scarf has gained a very rich harvest, and the money and food must be sufficient. ”
Wei Tao nodded, and asked Tang Zhou just to get some hints.
In fact, now Tang Zhou is just a military doctor under Wei Tao's account, and Wei Tao doesn't expect him to do anything.
"But there is one more thing to ask the lord to be careful."
Although Wei Tao didn't care, Tang Zhou knew that he had to step up his performance.
"I also know that the horn, although it is also quite brave, but it is very arrogant and reckless, and it is very hateful to the people of the court. If he commanded the army, it would definitely not be possible to act so secretively, I am afraid that he would have been unable to hold back and appear, and it would have been impossible to hide for so long, and he would still be able to coexist peacefully with the government. ”
"Anyone else? Do you know who it is? ”
Wei Tao's eyes flashed, staring at Tang Zhou tightly, he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain, there were still unusual characters among the Yellow Turban thieves.
"But listening to what you say, could it be that there is still someone in the Yellow Turban Army who can convince that horn, or is his status different?"
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