"The military newspaper said that the thieves were menacing, with 40,000 or 50,000 people, sweeping through the three states and fifteen counties, is it true?"

At a time when there are different opinions, a clear and powerful voice is completely different and questioned.

It was Shang Shu Ling Yuan Xu, "And the loss of the five battalions of soldiers and horses is really so serious?" Not necessarily. ”

Sikong Yuan Tang frowned and asked, "What does Shang Shuling mean by this, do you think that Qingzhou Assassin Shi lied about the military situation?" ”

"Whether the Qingzhou Assassin Shi lied about the military situation We said separately, the chapter said that Zhang Tan's soldiers were divided into three ways, but they were ambushed."

Yuan Xuan looked at the emperor who was interested, and slowly spoke.

"The suspicion is here, there are 10,000 soldiers and horses in the fifth battalion, and they are all elite soldiers, so it's not too much to take one as three."

Liu Zhi nodded slightly, and motioned with his gaze for him to continue.

"It's very suspicious that three people are ambushed at the same time, unless the thieves know which way they want to go from the beginning."

It seems that his observation is also very meticulous, which is basically the same as Liu Zhi's opinion.

"Even if the thieves are clever enough to stop the three soldiers and horses at the same time, then to achieve such a big victory, at least 30,000 bandits are needed at the same time, which is almost impossible."

Before he finished speaking, someone hurriedly began to refute, "It is said that there are forty or fifty thousand thieves, why is it impossible?" ”

Yuan Xuan glanced at him arrogantly, with a look of disdain.

"It seems that you have never read a military book, the fifth battalion of soldiers and horses was originally in Qingzhou in advance, and the military newspapers of various states are in an emergency.

If 30,000 people can be drawn out to encircle and ambush under such circumstances, it means that there are at least 70,000 or 80,000 thieves. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly realized, and if you think about it, this is indeed the case.

"It's not necessarily that Qingzhou Thorn Shi lied about the military situation, now the situation over there is chaotic, the news is not clear, if you hear that Zhang Tan's army is defeated, in a hurry, you will naturally think that they are all defeated."

Yuan Tang frowned to defend Qingzhou's assassin history.

However, Yuan Xuan was not obsessed with this problem, anyway, the Qingzhou Thorn History couldn't escape from the unclear culpability.

"Therefore, the bandits in Qingzhou are not as terrible as they are rumored, and the five battalions of soldiers and horses have not been wiped out."

As he spoke, he arched his hand to Liu Zhidao, "Please send someone to find out the situation immediately, so as to reassure people's hearts and make the right response." ”

This analysis is well-founded, logically rigorous, and convincing, and immediately accepted by the majority of the people.

Huang Qiong added on the side, "The border army has a long way to go, so it must be ordered to set off as soon as possible, and the imperial court should also prevent thieves from fleeing westward and make early preparations." ”

After a morning of arguing and shouting, it finally came to an end, and he didn't plan to take the remaining details to the court for discussion.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the three dukes and Shang Shuling, Guangluxun, Sili Xiaowei, Yushi Zhongcheng, Bing Cao Peng and Cang Cao Peng and other related personnel all stayed.

It was noon, and it was impossible for the ministers to talk about state affairs hungry, so they gave a banquet as usual, and talked while eating.

"I want to send someone to coordinate the disaster relief in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, who do you think can take on this important task?"

This was something they had agreed on before, but the situation over there was very dangerous, and whoever took over it would be a mess.

It's a thankless job, and maybe you'll have to be held guilty.

Everyone was silent for a while, and they all honestly bowed their heads to eat, for fear of being noticed by Liu Zhi.

Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Zhi was a little disappointed in his heart, looked around, and set his eyes on Cang Cao Peng.

"How is the food prepared for disaster relief now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the first batch of food has been prepared, and the follow-up is still being raised."

Cang Cao Peng immediately replied cautiously.

"Your Majesty, now that the situation has taken a turn for the worse, I am afraid that the disaster relief matter will have to be slowed down, and this grain transportation is also a big problem."

In the imperial history, Cheng Zhang Ling raised questions.

Everyone thought so, and expressed their opinions one after another, "The thieves are powerful, and the situation is unknown, in case they are robbed, it will encourage the arrogance of the bandits." ”

"That's it, they are just some bandits who have robbed the red eye, and when they hear that there is food, they don't come desperately to grab it."

……

"Hearing you say that, I have a good idea, I can lure the bandits with food, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop."

The person who spoke was Bing Cao Peng, which sounded like a good idea, but it was very difficult to operate in practice, and the key was that the situation in the area where the bandits were plagued was unknown.

If one is not good, he will lose his wife and his soldiers, not to mention the loss of food in vain, and he will not be able to get good.

Just when everyone didn't think so, Liu Zhi's heart moved, if there was really a traitor, could he use this as bait to lure the snake out of the hole.

After all, this man is like a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, and you never know when he will bite it.

From the very beginning, Liu Zhi was in a passive position, and kept following behind to extinguish the fire, making him anxious and exhausted.

If we could turn reactive into proactive, would the situation be reversed?

Well, he felt the need to think about it.

Since this issue could not be discussed, Liu Zhi decided to put it aside for a moment and discuss the issue of sending troops.

"Let's discuss the disaster relief matter separately, which general do you think is better to send to suppress the bandits?"

Seeing that Liu Zhi took the initiative to change the topic, everyone immediately became active again.

"Zhonglang General Zhang Huan's performance in the Guanghan subject country last time was very exciting, and his power is rising, send him to suppress the bandits, and those gangsters will definitely flee from the wind."

The candidate recommended by Sikong Yuan Tang is indeed a tiger general, but Yizhou is too far away from Qingzhou, and the Qiang people over there have just subsided, so he still needs to be suppressed.

Liu Zhi wanted it, and others also wanted it, and sure enough, someone immediately objected.

Immediately afterwards, two or three candidates were proposed, all of whom were generals in important positions on the border.

"Zhonglang will be a stable and resourceful person, and he can take on this great responsibility."

Huang Qiong, who had been immersed in eating, touched her stomach with satisfaction and put forward a new suggestion.

Huangfu Gui was born in a family of generals, and was familiar with military books since he was a child, his grandfather Huangfu Ling was a general of Duliao, and his father Huangfu Qi was a captain of Fufeng.

During the Yonghe period of Emperor Shun, he made many military exploits in Xiqiang.

He is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also outstanding in writing, in the first year, the imperial court was virtuous, and the countermeasures of the emperor's rules were of the highest quality.

But he was upright by nature, mocked current politics in his countermeasures, slapped the general Liang Ji in the face, and was designated as inferior and called to Langzhong.

Huangfu Gui angrily resigned and refused to accept it, preferring to return to his hometown to open a museum to teach and teach apprentices.

It wasn't until after Liang Ji's death that he accepted Huang Qiong's call, and he also made great achievements in Liangzhou.

So as soon as he put it forward, many people expressed their approval.

Liu Zhi had already finished his lunch at this time, wiped the corners of his mouth slowly, and rinsed his mouth again.

"Huangfu Gui is indeed good, he has a reputation in Liangzhou, and he is familiar with the situation over there.

The Qiang people are capricious, if he leaves, I am afraid that someone with a heart will take the opportunity to make trouble. ”