—178 A.D.——

At the end of the sixth year of Xiping, the Luoyang plague began to solve.

Thanks to proper protective and quarantine measures, as well as the collective efforts of doctors from all over the country, a plague that swept through Sili and could have killed hundreds of thousands of people came to an end with little to no casualties.

Although there are still patients in isolation everywhere, and the relevant disinfection and epidemic prevention measures in the surrounding area have not stopped, martial law has been suspended in most areas of Luoyang, and the specific reason is that the famous doctors jointly announced that the remnants of the plague had completely lost its contagiousness at this time, and the investigation results of the imperial court that there were no new infected people also proved this matter.

In addition, although Taiping Dao had to withdraw his forces from the division because he was labeled as a "source of infection" by the imperial court, they never stopped supplying "Fu Shui" and "Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pills" around Luoyang.

In the process of dealing with the plague, the prestige of the "Sword Saint" Wang Yue did not change, but the behavior of the "Ten Standing Attendants" to make money at the seams aroused the dissatisfaction of many officials and scholars who did practical things, especially after they were sure that the plague had been lifted, they kicked out the real contributors, and instead used their own people to occupy the magpie's nest to accept the emperor's commendation.

“…… The edict said: I am young and flattering Hongye, and I can't be weathered, but I feel against yin and yang, so that Luoyang is infected with the epidemic, and it spreads all over the division. Forever mourning, if you attach to the abyssal water, the blame lies in my help......"

In the middle of Luoyang West City, a high platform was erected, guarded by several forbidden soldiers, and on top of it was a young eunuch with a clear speech and a loud voice reading out the emperor's "edict of sin", perhaps because he could call himself "I" in a dignified manner, which made him quite excited.

"Xuande, what is that guy talking about?"

On the top of a restaurant far away from the high platform, Liu Bei and Gongsun Chan were sitting opposite each other for a drink, perhaps to fight in the ring with Liu Bei's pair of black and white swords, and what Gongsun Chan carried with him was a rugged gun that would emit a faint red light.

"It's nothing, most of it is clichés, first boasting about how good the Han is under his own governance, and then praising how well many officials handled this matter, and finally it really can't be done, so he said, 'As the Son of Heaven, he didn't dredge the aura of heaven and earth, which led to this plague in Luoyang, and he was very ashamed' Yunyun." Liu Bei replied with a teacup.

"......" Gongsun Zhan was stunned for a moment before drinking all the wine in the cup: "I dare to say it." ”

"yes, how dare I say it." Liu Bei was still almost an adult at this time, so he could only use tea instead of wine to raise a glass to reconcile.

If someone can blame themselves for not sorting out the aura of heaven and earth, there is only that "Bodhisattva", right? Liu Bei felt the warmth of the wood carving hanging around his neck from time to time, and thought so.

Although many people who have received her favor also call him "Bodhisattva", those people who do not have enough knowledge talk about "God blesses" and "thank the Bodhisattva" all day long, probably not knowing that when they casually praise others for their "bodhisattva heart", they happen to be right in the truth.

However, if you think about it carefully, if he Liu Xuande did anything to help others, the person who was helped sincerely praised the words "You are really a living person......

"So, Xuande, if it were you, what would you say?" Gongsun Chan suddenly asked.

"My words ......" Liu Bei was still hiding the corners of his mouth that turned up because he thought of something interesting, and he didn't check it for a while, and blurted out: "It's about: I don't cultivate benevolence, so that this epidemic, fortunately, God is merciful, save the world, I should amnesty the world, reduce taxes - Brother Bogui!" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Gongsun Chan closed the window with a bang, jumped to the door of the box and listened for a long time, then returned to his original seat and spread his hands towards Liu Bei: "Brother is just joking, who knows Xuande you are actually ...... How dare you say it. ”

The same "dare to say", but the meaning is completely different, because the four successive emperors have no children and the side branch succeeds to the throne, at this time any Han clan relative is likely to ascend to that position, but compared to Liu Bei, who is still Bai Ding, those many princes who are divided are more hopeful.

"Forget it," although the wall has no ears, it is better to mention this question less, Liu Bei diverted the topic: "This time we were temporarily kicked away by the imperial court, or the ten permanent attendants, from a position where we could accept a reward, and I only got some reward money because I was white, but Brother Bogui, you inherited the position of 'school captain', I don't know what your plans are in the future?" ”

The military system of the Han Dynasty, from recruits to generals, a total of eighteen levels, the early military commanders, even the chiefs, the uncles/uncles, and even the thousands of generals, are only the head of the soldiers, must obey the military orders, and can not act according to their own ideas, and from the sixth-level captain, seventh-level captain, there is a certain degree of autonomy, and the local county captain, county lieutenant and other military attachés are roughly this level.

The eighth-level partial general and the ninth-level general are still lieutenants in essence, until the tenth-level "miscellaneous generals" are given the title by the lord, they can be regarded as real generals, and they can put forward opinions in the military council, and they can be called a certain general even with their surnames, and if they are given the name of Changsheng General or something by the unreliable lord, they will probably be targeted to death by the enemy.

Further up, such as the eleventh level of the protector, the country, the auxiliary general, the twelfth level of the Zhonglang general, then there is a limit on the number, as for the thirteenth level of the four Zheng generals and the fourteenth level of the four town generals, it is limited to only four, but there is no war often vacant, for example, at this time Bian Zhang Han Sui rebellion, if someone is ordered to go to quell the rebellion, they will be appointed as the "general of Zhengxi", and those who remain after the victory are "Zhenxi generals".

From the fifteenth level onwards, there are military generals, chariot generals, and hussar generals, and each general is only allowed to be in any one, and there is no longer a relationship between superiors and subordinates between them.

In the end, it is the eighteenth-level general who commands the soldiers and horses of the world, who should die, and Dou Wuliang Ji will be vacant after his death.

"Captain? Although he should be able to serve as the lieutenant of a certain county when he returns to his hometown at this moment, his brother is unwilling to serve in this way, and if he can, it is best to return to his hometown as a 'world-famous fierce general'. Gongsun Chan replied.

"At this time, the Quartet is disturbing, with Brother Bogui's skills, this matter should not be difficult." Liu Bei responded.

"Even if it is achieved, it will not help Xuande much for your ambition." Gongsun Chan winked at Liu Bei.

Can the "......" not mention the words that were out of his mouth?

"To be serious, there is such an opportunity at this time," Gongsun Chan continued: "I heard that Xiliang Bianzhang and Han Sui took advantage of the Luoyang plague to launch a rebellion when they had no time to take care of themselves, and they have already occupied most of Liangzhou and are approaching the Mausoleum of the former Han Emperor near Chang'an, and the imperial court will definitely send troops to fight for it, and I can take the opportunity to accompany it." ”

"The march of the imperial court is not a private soldier's travel, if you want to go along, you must ...... Well? Liu Bei was halfway through his words and remembered something.

"Exactly!" Gongsun Chan said, "At this time, there are three famous generals in the court, Zhu Jun has not returned from the expedition, only Huangfu Song and Master are left, and the two of them are close friends, even if the emperor does not send the master out, with the friendship between the master and the Huangfu general, there is no problem with us!" ”

Liu Bei nodded slightly: "Although this approach will give people the impression of "mixed military merits", Brother Bogui has enough ability, as long as he ...... Wait, we'? ”

"Xuande, did you build those two swords for decoration?" Gongsun Zhan pointed to Liu Bei's double swords: "Although you still have a few months before you become an adult, the army will not take a short time to go back and forth to Xiliang, and no matter how greedy the ten permanent servants are, they will not dare to confuse military merits." ”

"Hmm......" Liu Bei muttered, he was not afraid of war, but he didn't know what the attitude of the "Bodhisattva" who was committed to saving people was towards the Hu people, and how the wooden statue would react to the malice of the "enemy": "You can try." ”

If killing the enemy with one's own hands or the enemy's face-to-face malice will have a bad effect, then it is enough to stay in the military tent to give advice or treat the wounded.

"Brothers work together, and their profits are gold~" Gongsun Zhan was very happy that Liu Bei agreed to come down, and reopened the window: "Actually, the Huang Zhong you saved before was good, but unfortunately he didn't want to accept the solicitation and went back to Jingzhou." ”

"Not to mention that he has to take care of his frail son - even if the boy has recovered, he still needs to be recuperated, Brother Bogui, you are still under the fence, how do you recruit staff?" Liu Bei raised his hand to interrupt Gongsun Zhan, who seemed to want to say something: "Only the 'partial general' who is two levels higher than the captain is qualified to recruit staff, before that, does Brother Bogui plan to let others follow you without knowing anything?" ”

"It's just a two-level ......," Gongsun Chan muttered.

"Brother Bogui can rest assured, this time because it is related to the imperial tomb, the emperor is extremely serious, and it is impossible to make peace in the middle of the fight as he has done several times before." Liu Bei looked at the street outside, although martial law was lifted, the atmosphere was still tense, especially when the eunuch took out a copy of "Conscription and Mobilization" and began to read it after reading the "Edict of Guilt".

The rebels didn't know what to think, and it seemed that they were planning to capture the tomb of the former Han emperor in order to negotiate with the imperial court, but this move made the emperor determined to completely destroy them, and the reason was - the burial goods in the imperial tomb.

At this time, the custom was "thick burial", in which the deceased buried most of the property owned by the deceased in his life, depending on the number of people who shared the inheritance and whether there were any descendants of the deceased who were particularly fond of him.

First of all, the emperor is greedy for money, and it is well known to the whole world that the amount of money he will be buried with after his death will be a staggering amount, and if the tomb robbers are not punished harshly or even harshly, what will it be good for someone to rob his tomb in the future?

Secondly, because the emperor was greedy for money, he usually collected money from all over the world, and if those rebels dug up the tomb of Emperor Meiyang, the funeral goods in it changed hands and fell into the treasury several times, which was in fact achieved...... Digging the graves of your own ancestors? Is the anger of the twenty-second emperor a joke?

In the end, well, it is still the emperor who is greedy for money, although this rebellion is nominally led by Bian Zhang and Han Sui, but behind them are at least more than half of the Qiang people, since these guys have surrendered and rebelled, it is natural that all the property they own will be confiscated - it is said that those Xiliang specialties can be sold for a good price in the Central Plains.

On the grounds of pure greed for money, the emperor was able to propagandize the slogan of this battle as: "Never compromise with the rebels, protect the tomb of the first emperor at all costs, if the tomb is lost, I will die", and he could not find fault with it in any way...... Could it be that to be an emperor, you must be good at whitewashing yourself?

Liu Bei fell into deep thought.