Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Yellow Turban
This is the case with Yang, and it is estimated that there will be no major changes in the near future
Zhang Yin said so many words in one breath, he couldn't help but pause, took a glass of water and drank it, and poured himself another glass before continuing:
"The news from Peiguo, Nanyang Xu Yu Xu Ziyuan went to visit, and asked for something, but Cao Mengde refused."
"Oh, have you figured out what's going on?"
Zhang Han has always been very concerned about Cao Cao's news, and he is one of the key targets of the sparrow's long-term lurking. However, the Cao family is also a famous family, and the progress of the sparrow is not smooth, and it cannot penetrate deeply, and all that comes back is the news on the surface.
Cao Cao did well in Jinan, and was requisitioned at the end of last year and transferred to the post of Taishou of Dongjun. However, there were many nobles in Dongjun, Cao Cao was afraid of causing trouble to the family, so he politely refused, and then he was worshiped as a councilor, and the situation in Yang was chaotic, Cao Cao often asked for leave from illness, and returned to his hometown Peiguo County, where he built a house outside the city, read and hunted, and waited for the situation to change.
"Got it checked.
In May, the plain warlock Xiangkai instigated Wang Jizhou......"
It turned out that when the late Taiwei Chen Fan was executed, only the eldest son Chen Yi, who was in other places, was covered by his friends and escaped with his life. This time he was pardoned, and on the way back, he went to visit Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou. As he spoke, he talked about the eunuch's misconduct of the country. Warlock Xiangkai happened to be present, and when he heard this, he raised his arms and said: "Astronomy is not good for eunuchs, it seems that the Yellow Gate is about to be wiped out!" β
To be honest, this is vague, what is meant by 'all', whether it is immediate, one or two years, or three years and five years, there is no precise deadline. It's not so much a prophecy as a curse. If Zhang Han is present, he will go in and out of his left ear, and he will hear it. However, the people of the Han Dynasty believe in these very much. Xiangkai is also a very famous warlock. Wang Fen believed it to be true, and conspired with Nanyang Xu You, Peiguo Zhou Jing and others, preparing to launch a coup d'Γ©tat when Emperor Ling returned to his hometown Hejian to tour the north, abolish Emperor Ling, kill eunuchs, and set up the Marquis of Hefei as emperor. Wang Fen was playing, saying that the Black Mountain thieves had attacked the county and asked for an army expansion.
"Oh?" Zhang Han asked casually, Zhang Yin actually gave accurate information, and couldn't help but praise with satisfaction: "Not bad!" Accurate! β
"It's not Peiguo's news!"
Zhang Yin replied with a wry smile. He knew what Zhang Han meant, but where was the family so easy to infiltrate, even if the Zhang family broke out like this, it didn't take seven or eight years, and even the inner courtyard couldn't get close. As for a famous family like Cao Cao, it is even more so, if you are not a family servant, don't mention it at all. On the one hand, sparrows penetrate from the periphery through daily contacts, and obtain news after making friends; On the other hand, he also sent people to mix in, and the one closest to Cao Cao at present was a horseman, who had seen Cao Cao with his own eyes. Of course, these words can't be said explicitly, and Zhang Yin is there. Although everyone here is your own person and can be trusted, you can't let them know what you shouldn't know.
"Oh," Zhang Han was a little disappointed, but he didn't show it, "That's not bad, you go on." β
"Wang Jizhou and others are recruiting soldiers and horses and preparing to start an incident, and this is how things are going on in Jizhou. What should I do? β
"How many people know about this??"
"Many, according to the news, Wang Jizhou contacted at least seventeen people......"
Zhang Han thought for a while and nodded at Xi Zhicai, "Wen Zang, come on!" β
If the information is accurate, things will be simple, but this is the first time he has spoken in front of everyone, and Xi Zhi thought for a while before he spoke:
"Well, there are too many people who know, and it is estimated that the situation has long been leaked, and there is little hope of success, so it is better to stand by and watch.
Failure has nothing to do with us; If it succeeds, presumably Yang will not recognize the orthodox status of the Marquis of Hefei, and most of them will support the emperor separately, and we can win in chaos. β
No one disagreed, and Zhang Yin moved on to the next thing.
"This news is important!"
Before getting to the point, Zhang Yin emphasized it first.
"There is news that the yellow turbans in Qingxu and Xu are contacting each other......"
Of all the targets of sparrows, yellow turbans are the easiest to penetrate. Because the origin of the yellow turban is extremely complicated, there are all kinds of people in the north and south, because it is easy, after the failure of the yellow scarf, the sparrow took advantage of the chaos to mix in many people. Yellow scarves are mostly ordinary people, and the people of the sparrows know a few more words, are strong, and know martial arts.
Qingzhou is the place where Zhang Han chose to start, and it is logical that Qingzhou Yellow Turban has become the top priority of sparrows. Zhang Han is clear about the power of religion, the whole country shouts and beats the wheel gong, and the obsessed and unenlightened people are still the same. Therefore, after the sparrow lurked in, it did not act, but concentrated on gathering intelligence. However, now, the yellow scarf is about to move, intending to make trouble again, but Zhang Han absolutely cannot tolerate it.
"According to the intelligence, the Yellow Turbans not only re-contacted and organized, but also infiltrated the homeless villages. Among them, there were thirteen tun chiefs and seven gentlemen, who were absorbed into the Yellow Turban ......"
Zhang Yin couldn't help but smile when he said this.
Zhang Han naturally knew what he was laughing at, whether it was Tunchang or Mr., most of them were from ethnology graduates, and the yellow scarf was looking for death by himself!
"......, the contact between the yellow turbans in various places has not long begun, and it is expected that the time of the uprising should be in the first month of the month - when the autumn harvest is over, when taxes are levied in various places, and chaos is taken advantage of the opportunity. To be on the safe side, we only have a month and a half to prepare. This is the case with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. β
After Zhang Yin introduced the situation, he didn't say a word. When officials in various localities collect taxes, they always have to do their own things, and the people are already dissatisfied, so they take advantage of the opportunity to start an incident
It's going to be bigger, and the yellow scarf must have seen that.
"So?" Liu Wenbiao frowned, "How is the yellow scarf developing?" How many backbones are there that are dead set on the ground? How many believers can be incited? How many believers are there in Huangtian Taiyi? β
"Since the first year of Zhongping (184), His Majesty stopped selling officials, and the officials of various counties and counties have no longer changed frequently. However, it is difficult to distinguish the yellow turbans from the common people, and some lower-level officials also have yellow turban believers, so the effect is not good. Over the past few years, the Taiping believers have regained their organizational contact......"
However, the strict ban has restricted the preaching of Taiping Dao, and the number of believers today has only increased by a small amount compared with before the chaos, which should be less than half, and according to information from various places, Zhang Yin estimates that the number of believers should be 1670,000. However, religion has its hidden side, and its external development has been blocked, but the internal development has been very fast, and the number of backbones who are determined to die on the ground has grown rapidly, from the original two or three thousand remnants to more than seven thousand; There are as many as 2~30,000 believers who can be incited.
Liu Wenbiao's face changed slightly. As long as 30,000 people can be instigated, they can incite hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves to wave their flags and shout, and they can coerce hundreds of thousands of people......
"Good news, we don't have much troops on hand right now......
Liu Wenbiao manages the staff and has the most say in these matters. After the cavalry left, Zhang Han sent Zhang Ying to lead 2,000 county soldiers to support the county. Zhang Han only had 5,000 county soldiers left in his hands, 3,000 Qi soldiers, a total of 8,000 people. Now, the Wuhuan Cliff King has begun to shrink, and the looting is almost complete, ready to go home. The country has not received news of the Wuhuan raid for more than 20 days. If this is the case, Zhang Ying will lead his army to cross the Mache River and stay in Pingyuan County, at least to stabilize the plains.
Liu Wenbiao got up, took out a roll of maps from the cabinet on one side, and spread it on the table, an eight-foot square map of Qingzhou, with a scale of 1:10. Illuminated by bright tallow candles, the room was as bright as day, visible on the map. The Qingzhou map of Qingzhou Assassin Mansion has only been seen, and it represents the highest level of map drawing. However, the map in front of him is more accurate, and when he saw the subtle knowledge, Xi Zhi knew that Zhang Han was ready. Xi Zhicai couldn't help but show a hint of joy, since he got on the thief ship, of course, the bigger the thief ship, the stronger it is. The matter of becoming a king, maybe one day, the thief ship will turn right, this is also uncertain.
Liu Wenbiao drew a circle on the map with his finger, "The terrain of Qingzhou is long and narrow, the country of Qi is located in the middle, the country of Jinan, the country of Le'an and the country of Beihai, close to the country of Qi, once something happens, within five days, the army can go to any place in the three kingdoms." After the middle peace, the strength of the counties and counties has increased, and there will be no problems in defending in the short term.
If Zhang Ying frees his hand, Pingyuan can also rest assured, there are many local heroes, and it is not so easy for the yellow turban to develop. However, we must be wary of Haoqiang taking the opportunity to annex land and expand the army. β
Liu Wenbiao paused and glanced up at Zhang Han, "Should this place be cleaned up, there are more than 700 soldiers in Liu Ping, West Pingchang, and a little expansion can reach 2,000 people......
Zhang Han also had this intention, but the time had not yet come, he didn't want to have a conflict with the local tyrants in Qingzhou, Cao Cao was also considered to have a good family background, and he didn't resist these people's activities up and down, shaking his head slightly, "Wait, let's deal with the yellow scarf first." β
Liu Wenbiao didn't say much, and moved his finger to the east of Qingzhou, "Then Donglai is left!" β
Donglai County is vast and sparsely populated, with few rivers, and the land reclamation is insufficient, and the population is only more than 700,000. However, since Zhang Han attached great importance to the development of the fishing industry, Donglai County, which is close to the sea, has been given the opportunity, and its population has developed rapidly, and in just a few years, the population has exceeded 1.8 million, making it the largest county to settle displaced people.
"Otherwise, garrison two thousand troops in Guanyang...... No way! β
Before Liu Wenbiao finished speaking, he vetoed it first. Guanyang is the easternmost county seat of Beihai Kingdom, deeply inserted into the belly of Donglai County, and the garrison here can almost control the entire territory of Donglai County. However, the yellow scarves are more scattered, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to control them.
"We can't let the Yellow Turban prepare calmly, we will strike first, as long as we eliminate the backbone of the Yellow Turban, the remnants will not be able to suffer, but this matter will have consequences......"
Zhang Han stroked his beard, if he could take advantage of the Yellow Turban Incident and wipe it out, this would be a good way to eradicate hidden dangers. However, there is no other way around. The troops in Zhang Han's hands are insufficient, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. If you want to catch them all, I'm afraid you may not be able to do it all.
Zhang Jian is also thinking, the crisis is an opportunity in danger, the Yellow Turban uprising, many things will happen naturally in the chaos, "If we can control the whole situation, make the Yellow Turban riot, and even break through one or two county seats, then we can justifiably ask for the expansion of the army, this is one of them; The resurgence of the Yellow Turbans, in order to suppress the rebellion, gave the assassin more power, which is also a matter of course, this is the second; And ......"
Zhang Jian said a lot of benefits, but he didn't mention a word about how to control the situation, Xi Zhicai was surprised, but looking at everyone's faces, some people nodded, some people shook their heads, and some people were thoughtful, it seems that Zhang Han still has the power to hide in the shadows, and everyone here knows this power. Only he just joined, and he didn't know yet. Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered, and he was sure that this power must be hidden among the homeless. I couldn't help but laugh secretly, it's really the same thing that the hero sees, the Yellow Turban is trying his best to blend in with the homeless, f, ?m, ?m, ?m, ?
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