From Musa's mouth, I finally learned the whole truth about the rebellion of the Old Town of Luling.

At the end of June of the second year of Jian'an, Kuai Yue sent an envoy to the old city and gave him a lot of money. Xu's prefect seal was moved. Fei Zhan was moved. He saw that Luling's main force was all going to Jingnan. He pretended to say that Luling's tribes were combined with its land, saying that Gaochang, Shiyang, Nanye, Dongchang, and the eight tribes raised troops to surround Luling. At that time, there were only a thousand old and weak people in the city. Suddenly, the city was destroyed, and the women and children in the clan were all held.

At that time, the county magistrate Zheng Hun ordered the military farming in the north of the city. He heard that Feizhan was in chaos and sent people to report to Changsha and Yuzhan, and led hundreds of tourists to accumulate grain in Tucheng. Feizhan's troops arrived in Hun to lead the people of the four towns to escape from the city to defend. Feizhan attacked several times but failed to defeat him. So he sent Jiyang and Xingping to guard the important road west of Luling to prevent our army from coming from Jingnan and leading the army north to Yuzhan.

When Hua Xin heard the news, he discussed with Gu Yong, Cang Ci, and Liu Ji, he summoned nearby troops to station troops to help the city, and then sent people to rescue Taishi Ci in Shiyin Mountain. In early July, Fei Zhan took the Old City Division as the main force, combined with the power of the remaining six divisions to attack Yuzhang. At that time, our army was all outside. Except for a weak group of people in the city, there were no generals. The thieves were very anxious. Liu Ji and others advised Hua Xin to abandon the city and leave. Hua Xin did not accept it. The thieves attacked the city and rushed to the city tower to supervise the battle. When the soldiers saw it, they all served their lives to death, and the city was protected.

Seeing that the city was ready, Fei Zhan sent all the troops to plunder the four fields, and they were very numerous. Fei Zhan captured most of the troops. All the troops were angry. Gu Yong took the opportunity to send the children of the Yue tribes in the Tianwei Academy back. They all told the truth. Finally, they persuaded Nanye, Gaochang, Shiyang and other five troops to lead their troops back. The people of Shanyue collapsed, and Fei Zhan was alone. At that time, Zhu Huan led his troops back day and night from Shiyin Mountain, and joined forces with the defenders in the city. After a battle, Fei Zhan defeated the enemy. Seeing that Yu Zhang could not go down, he was defeated and left Luling.

Lu Xun led two thousand soldiers to chase him. Although Shi Feizhan was defeated, his power was still there. There were Jiyang and Xingping's two divisions to help him, but there were still no less than ten thousand. The young soldiers then formed the forces of Zheng Hun and his divisions, thinking that the stack was stopped and disturbed, and the stack attacked immediately, and the stack was exhausted and broke. After this, the stack was gradually defeated. At that time, Gan Ning and Musha were strangled to Luxi. Xun personally brought the elite troops to Jiyang and attacked Ning and captured his sect commander, Jiyang. Xingping was very afraid of surrendering.

There were many party members in the street but few soldiers. Xunyi used the teeth to spread the drums and horns, and dived in the valleys at night. He scattered in front of the valleys. He broke up in time. He finally killed Fei's head and thousands of people, captured more than 10,000 enemies, and Luling began to pacify.

On August 15th, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was particularly round. Wherever I was excited, I invited a group of generals to visit Orange Island. It was a welcome to Lu Xun who arrived in Changsha. Although the season was wrong, I could not see the red leaves all over the mountains, dyeing the forests, but looking into the distance, the river water rolled down and the waves were tilted, and I could also feel the excitement of hitting the oars and dismantling Fang You.

Clouds suddenly rise, distant mountains cover up, and the Forbidden City leaves millet;

The camp painted corners, dreamed of circling the road of Shenzhou, and wanted to clear the sky and wash the blood of the Central Plains.

Holding a sword and killing Loulan, I restore my Han River and Mountains.

Nag Geng’s galaxy, sparse stars and light moons, and broken clouds and slight distances.

After a song, my heart was extremely relieved. In the past six months, I was afraid of fighting and trying my best to win, but I could not find any gaps. I can still look forward to the glory of the Han Wu prosperous era in Han Dynasty.

"Hold the sword and kill Loulan, and restore my Hanhe Mountains. My brother-in-law has such ambitions and ambitions. I should follow my left and right as a soldier in front of the horse!" Lu Xun said with a smile.

This time, I sent troops to Luling, Jingnan, Lu Xun and Musha hit it off at first sight. Both of them had a refreshing personality and simply recognized their siblings. Then I became Lu Xun's brother-in-law.

After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Lu Xun has grown up to be an adult, and is no longer the thin and helpless boy I remember. Standing in front of me was a handsome and handsome white-faced scholar. Looking at Lu Xun's gentle appearance with a feather fan and crown scarf, I really can't imagine what he would look like when he commanded the battle.

There were also two thousand soldiers who came with Lu Xun. Most of these people were temporarily selected and recruited by Lu Xun from Yuzhang's military garrisons, including 300 students from Tianwei Academy. After these consecutive war baptisms, they had become the backbone of this army. If it weren't for the rigorous military appearance of Lu Xun's army during the day, and the situation where Liu Du was taken in the prison car, I wouldn't have believed that these two thousand people could defeat cunning people like Feizhan and Liu Du.

"Bo Yan is a heroic young man. If he is determined to command the three armies, he is the master of a general. If he is a front guard, wouldn't he be a talent!" Xu Shu listened and said with a smile.

I said, "Although the war in Jingnan has stopped now, Kuai Yue's army is stationed in Chanling and Hanshou, and can go to Changsha just in the future. What should I do if I see it?"

Lu Xun said: "As for Jingnan's plan, I think I am holding the wealthy land of Jingxiang, and I have tens of thousands of under my command. It is not the best strategy to fight with him for a long time. Kuai Yue has raised 100,000 troops and is still defeated for more than a month of attack. I will blame him. Since the battle is not defeated, those who are harmonious will be crowded. However, if you can make some concessions in your plan, Jingnan can stop the troops!"

When Huang Zhong heard this, he shouted: "Kuai Yuexin was defeated and his morale was declining. I can take the opportunity to defeat him. How can I stop the army?"

Lu Xun said: "Now the heroes hold chess and jackals and wolves, they will rather be in chaos than to defeat the enemy. However, the mountain bandits are still in danger of being blocked by the deep earth. The hearts of the people are not settled and it is difficult to go far. Most of them can take their elite troops. Moreover, Yuzhang is deep in the valley, Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao are all looking at them. If they do not use each other, once the army attacks them, I will be in a dilemma of being attacked by the enemy from both sides. Therefore, I think about long-term plans and should be the best."

Lu Xun was able to have such an opinion at a young age. I became more and more surprised. Stimulated by the news of defeating Kuai Yue's siege, I could stop when I saw it better and not be greedy for the whole attack as a wise man. However, Lu Xun all said that the need for peace talks with Liu Biao was the only reason for the troubles of Shanyue.

I pondered for a moment and said, "My words are exactly what I want. Last October, General Cao Cao of Zhendong welcomed the emperor to Luoyang, moved the capital to Xuchang and used the emperor to order the princes to order the princes. How could he allow Yuan Shu to plan to rebel against the throne? Therefore, Shu was not far away from the fall of Jianghuai. If Sun Ce was defeated and Cao Cao had strong opponents, Yuzhang would be in danger. Therefore, my urgent need was not in Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but in Jianghuai."

As for the place I occupy now, whether it is Yuzhang or Jingnan, it is not important for Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Xiong who are trying to compete for the Central Plains. Yuzhang is not a place to attract attention for the wise and wise men who want to make achievements. Therefore, although I opened a school and put forward the slogan of talent-only raising, and recruiting talents from Zuoshi, due to my official position, I do not have enough appeal, and there are few real talents and scholars among the people who come to apply for the recruitment.

The purpose of military farming and eliminating thieves and the development of water conservancy are all aspects of internal political governance. The purpose is to provide a stable place where people who have suffered from war can live and work in peace, bring their families to join us, and serve me for this ideal. However, for those who are determined to support the wise master to save the world, Yuzhang and Jingnan are really too far from the political center and have no reference value.

In the autumn of October of the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated Yang Feng, Han Xian was in Gaoling, and moved the Luan Jia to Xudu. Since then, he has been in power in the world under the name of the Han family, and has been intimidating all directions. He has built palaces, temples, and country, and built a city, a ancestral temple, and a treasury. He also led the general of Zhendong and appointed thirteen other people as magistrates. Xun may be the Minister of the Secretariat, Xun You as the Military Advisor, Guo Jia as the Sima Priest, and the rest are all granted officials, and those who are inclined to compete with each other.

After taking away the Jizhou in Han's brink, Yuan Shao fought with Gongsun Zan in Panhe and Jieqiao several times, and gradually seized the land. Among the advisers under the tent, Tian Feng, Ju Su, Feng Ji, Xu You and others were all handsome and handsome. Ju Yi, Yan Liang, Shen Pei and others had the ability to kill generals and snatch flags. They were in the north, and they also had hundreds of thousands of armors, with the power of Hebei.

In addition, the latter, such as Lu Bu in Xuzhou, Liu Bei in Jingxiang, Sun Ce in Jiangdong, or Yuan Shu in Huainan, compared to me, the land occupied by soldiers, generals, money and food are only above and not below. If I were me, I would go to these people first if I wanted to surrender.

If you want to attract the attention of knowledgeable scholars and officials in the court, it is not enough to develop blindly south of the Yangtze River. The eight counties of Jingxiang were guarded by Liu Biao, the Han clan clan of the Han Dynasty. Bao was the leader of the eight men and Qingliu. The poems were highly praised by the people. After this battle in Changsha, I knew that Jingxiang was not my breakthrough. If I did not take advantage of this small victory to reconcile, I would inevitably be criticized by the Han thief. And the Sun Ce account in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu, Zhang Shao, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Zhu Zhi were all powerful generals and ministers. After sweeping Yan Baihu and Wang Lang's forces, the land of Yangzhou was owned by Yuzhang, except for Yuzhang, and the power gradually became stronger.

Looking at the current situation, for me, after stabilizing the rear of Yuzhang, it is inevitable to wait for an opportunity to expand its power north. Huainan has many soldiers and abundant food. If you seize a land and occupy it, you can make up for the shortcomings of Yuzhang, or it may be the first post before entering the Central Plains. Although Yuan Shu has more than 200,000 armored soldiers, he has done more than 200,000, cruel and unkind, and is good at claiming to the throne against the celestial phenomena. The loyal and Han people must spit on him. It is worth worrying about the strength of the outside and the middle.

How to cut a part of mine on this big cake from Yuan Shu is the first priority to consider in the next step. Compared with this, although it is urgent to put down the mountain bandits, its importance is second.

*, attracting countless heroes to compete for their backs.

I looked up at the sky, watched the cycle of sun and moon, felt the withering and prosperity of plants and trees, my heart was rising and falling for a while, and my thoughts were interspersed. On the journey of troubled times, I struggled forward and never gave up the immortal ideal in my heart - mountains never tired of high, water never tired of deep, Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to my heart.

"The bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. One hundred people is left alone. People who think of it are heartbroken." A melancholy and low sigh interrupted my leisure thoughts. I frowned. Although I also like Cao Cao's poem "Haolixing" written by Zhang Xiu in Wancheng at the end of last year, my beautiful mood at this moment was destroyed by the tragic scene depicted in this poem.

The man who sighed was a young scholar. He stood at the bottom of Huanjie, looking at his clothes and dressed like Shu Zuo's identity. I calmly walked up to him and stared at him and asked word by word: "Who are you, why do you sigh?"

The scholar looked a little flustered under my gaze, but he quickly calmed down and said, "I am the one who wrote to the prefect Huan Palace to assist He Zong. What I just sighed was not for other things, but for the people of Jingnan. Since the Yellow Turban Disaster, those who want to show their ambitions have raised their troops to swear the people and attack the people. Thousands of people died due to the war, and even more dispersed people have been dispersed. It is very difficult to sigh for each other. The Book of Songs says: It is suitable for the people and receive the people. Therefore, those who are the masters will govern the people, and those who fail will be in chaos. If they do not receive benefits, and make full use of them and achieve success, it will be difficult."

What He Zong said was that the people were suffering due to war. From the autumn of the first year of Jian'an to the summer of the second year, wars continued in the three counties in Jingnan. Changsha even moved their homes to avoid chaos because of Liu Biao's attack on the city twice. Artemisia grows in the wilderness. He Zong was a native of Changsha County. He said this after seeing the various tragic situations brought by the war. His views were inevitably pedantic. If these words were said to me a year ago, I would have felt a little sympathy, but now I am more determined.

The flying war has proved that the Han Dynasty is a world where the kings and princes compete for hegemony are the prey of the weak. There is no absolute fairness. It is worth it to sacrifice a small part of the interests in exchange for greater victory and allow more people to enjoy peace and tranquility.

However, how many people can know about my thoughts? Qingqingzi is proud and my heart is full of ease. If you think about it until now, how can those who do great things look forward to it and hesitate continuously?

"Today we are here. Please come back, all the generals!" I said lightly, unable to hear the joy or sorrow in my voice. He Zong's expression was a little disappointed, and he opened his mouth to speak, but was blocked by Huan Jie beside him.

"Just just now, I met Ziyang at the gate of the city. Two people were beside him. One of them was thin and short. I knew that it was Wang Can, a native of Gaoping, Shanyang. When I heard that Liu Biao treated this person like a guest, he doubted it. When asked where he was going, Ziyang replied to drink at the restaurant in the city!" Huan Jie said.

A few days ago, I sent Liu Ye to Xiangyang to talk about the peace talks. When he came back three days ago, he reported that Liu Biao had no intention of being in harmony. Why did he walk with Wang Can again? I was also a little confused. In addition, after being disturbed by He Zong, You Xinglanshan. When he returned to Changsha mansion, he sent someone to call Liu Ye and asked, "I just heard Boxu say that Ziyang and Wang Zhongxuan were walking together in the city. Is there such a thing?"

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Boxu is so quick-talking. Wang Can was originally an envoy sent by Liu Biao. Changsha, which I came to with me three days ago, is now placed in the inn. For the past three days, they have been shouting for meeting, but I have blocked them back!"

"Zi Yang, who else is the messenger sent by Liu Biao to the peace talks?" I was not angry about Liu Ye's approach of blocking the messenger without telling me, and even agreed in my heart. If Liu Biao's messenger met me as soon as he came, the messenger would save the feeling that we had something to ask for him. When putting forward the terms of peace talks, he would be arrogant and act arrogantly. In that case, the peace talks would only lead to the deadlock. I hope that the peace talks will be successful so that I can get rid of Liu Biao's entanglement and return to Yuzhang. However, the peace talks still need to pay attention to a strategy. Liu Ye has a very accurate grasp of these details, and Xu Shu is not as good as him.

Liu Ye reported: "Zhen Zhonglin of Runan was the chief envoy, and Wang Zhongxuan of Gaoping was the deputy envoy."

"It turns out that there is Chen Xiang, these two are famous scholars in the world. Liu Biao really respects me!" I smiled.

Liu Biao sent Chen Xiang, one of his close friends Jiang Xia Ba Jun, and Wang Can, to be the lobbyist. One was to show me the sincerity of the peace talks, and the other was to show that he was the orthodox supported by the Qingliushi in Jingzhou, and I was just a temporary tyranny.

There is another layer of Chen Xiang. Wang Can and Cai Mao were very close friends with Cai Mao. Cai Mao and the Kuai brothers were both close friends of Liu Biao. It was inevitable that they would be suspicious of each other as officials in the same dynasty. In recent years, the Kuai brothers relied on Liu Biao's trust and seized most of the wealthy lands in Jingxiang for their annexation. Cai Mao was unwilling and could not help but do anything. It was not until the last year that his sister married Liu Biao and inherited the back room that she gradually had the opportunity to speak. Kuai Yue was defeated this time and lost confidence in front of Liu. Cai Mao's proposal of ruling the people finally got Liu Biao's approval.

The peace talks with Liu Biao have been going on very difficult, and the two sides almost broke down several times. Although Cai Mao tends to negotiate peace talks to solve the Jingnan issue, his main idea is how much benefit he can get from it. Chen Xiang and Wang Can actually proposed to withdraw our army from Yuzhang unconditionally, just as if they were the winners of this war.

Fortunately, Liu Ye is a veteran of this. He calmly consumed his opponent's fighting spirit bit by bit, advanced and retreated properly at the negotiating table, mastered the benefits with appropriate measures, and dragged the opponent step by step to exhaustion.

At the end of August, the peace talks finally made breakthrough progress. Our army and Liu Biao reached the following consensus on the situation in Jingnan:

First, both sides retreated their troops and stopped fighting, retreated fifty miles from the current garrison area, maintaining a state of non-contactness, that is, our army will withdraw from Changsha and retreat to Youxian and Hengyang lines, while Kuai Yue's army retreated to the Gong'an and Jiangling areas, and the area centered on Changsha City in the middle is a neutral area;

Second, the division of the three counties in Jingnan remains unchanged and is still under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. The candidates for the prefects of Guiyang and Lingling are selected by our army, but they must be approved by Liu Biao before they can take office. As for the position of the prefect of Changsha, in order to ensure fairness, both sides jointly elect a neutral person who is proud of the people and is a knowledgeable person;

Third, the annual taxes collected by Changsha, Guiyang and Lingling are supervised and collected by an official from both sides. They are distributed according to the three-seven system. Liu Biao gets three, and our army gets seven.

In addition, the trade routes from Guiyang, Lingling, Changsha to Xiangyang must be opened unconditionally to merchants with the Cai family token. No checkpoints shall be set up along the road to collect taxes. The last supplementary article was not written into the peace talks book. This was the kickback that Cai Mao insisted on in private, and Liu Biao did not know.

Although the conditions are relatively arduous, I still accepted it. After all, it is still acceptable to reconcile with Liu Biao when you actually get more than half of Jingnan. Changsha was abandoned, but it was not occupied by Liu Biao. Moreover, Changsha City, after the war, was no longer the same as before. Due to too many deaths, the stench of corpses came from the dark place when walking on the streets. A terrible plague could sweep the city at any time.

When I left, I felt a little reluctant. After all, every brick and wood on the top of the city had accompanied us through thick and thin. In the pit under the city, we had dead companions who we had been together day and night. Huang Zhong and Xu Shu had the same mood as me.
Chapter completed!