Chapter 60: Xihe Guo Tai

Xihe County, Lishi County.

Xihe County is located on both sides of the Yellow River Shanxi Canyon, with Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Beidi, Shangjun and other counties in the north.

In the early morning, in the late autumn field, the heavy dew has completely soaked the earth, especially the withered weeds. Although they are wet, tired, wilted, sparse, and on the verge of death, the clear sunshine shines on them with full enthusiasm. They seem a little angry in their struggles, as if they are looking back.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand!"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand!"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand!"

Tens of thousands of men wrapped in yellow turbans were clamoring. They were all wearing tattered clothes, some of whom had yellow faces, some had white hair and beards, some were young and weak, and most of the weapons in their hands were rakes, shovels, and sharpened wooden sticks.

But these did not affect their emotions. They still had high morale, because they had just captured Guluo County and snatched the city. At first, they only killed those rich families, only those rich families, and then the red-eyed soldiers, even the common people's homes, the entire county town trembled under the feet of the Yellow Turban Army, and the city was filled with fire, the sound of killing, the screams of women, and the screams of relatives...

After the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army ruined Guluo County like locusts, their leading elder brother, Tai Guo, pointed the sword in his hand and flocked to attack Lishi County, the county seat of Xihe County.

At this moment, on the front of the team, the man in the middle was Mr. Guo. A black flag behind him sounded in the wind, with three big characters "Baibo Army". On both sides of Mr. Guo were Yang Feng, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and other generals, all wearing armor and full of energy. They all looked like generals who could fight.

Mrs. Guo turned around and said to the generals around him: "Dear generals, I think we will raise an army in Bogu, and after hard work, we will have the power of today. Although General Tiangong has gone to the immortal world, his spirit is still there. We must complete his unfinished career. Order!"

The generals bowed and replied loudly: "The last generals are here."

Guo Tai pointed to Lishi County not far away with his hand and ordered: "General Yang Feng led his troops to attack the East Gate!"

"The last one will receive orders!"

"General Han Xian led his troops to attack Ximen!"

"Get orders!"

"General Hu Cai led his troops to attack the North Gate!"

"I will obey the order!"

"General Li Le led his troops to ambush in the woods outside the south gate. When he saw people in the county escape, he would be killed immediately!"

"Okay! I'll go right away!"

The four of them led their troops and shouted loudly, like four yellow dragons, and rushed straight to Lishi County. The dust on the soldiers' feet fluttered, covering the entire battlefield as if it was a layer of yellow fog.

On the wall of Lishi County, the guard general looked as if countless Baibo soldiers attacked and attacked, with a blue face. His voice was overwhelming, and his legs trembled slightly.

Luoyang, Beigong.

Liu Xie, who had recently ascended the throne, sat alone in the imperial study room. Outside the window, the autumn rain was gurgling, and the green leaves in the garden were washed like jade. Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, Liu Xie sighed deeply.

He was only nine years old and was pushed to the coldest position in the world.

Ascending the throne was lively, but before Liu Xie could calm down from his excitement, everything changed. Dong Zhuo controlled the court and the new emperor. He was just a short emperor, without power, power, and power. Not to mention reorganizing his ancestral property, even his minimum dignity could not be guaranteed.

There was not even a person around Liu Xie who could tell the truth. His biological mother, Wang Meiren, was poisoned to death by Queen He when Liu Xie was young, and Empress Dowager Dong, who raised him, was also killed by He Jin. It turned out that the little eunuchs in the palace were all killed by Yuan Shao's soldiers. The survivors were still scared and did not dare to talk to Liu Xie.

Someone had to deal with the affairs of the inner court, so Dong Zhuo gave the ministers and ministers to the Huangmen House in the name of Emperor Xian to serve as the rank of the royal family, and asked him to make up for the internal departments under the eunuchs. During the reign of Emperor Ling, all the internal departments were eunuchs, and since Yuan Shao killed all the eunuchs, he also appointed scholars as the internal departments and chiefs.

It turned out that when Liu Bian was there, the two brothers had a good relationship. With someone to accompany him, the loneliness was reduced a lot. Now Empress Dowager He was poisoned by Dong Zhuo and sent Li Ru to death with poisonous wine. Liu Bian was deposed as King of Hongnong and was placed under house arrest in a dilapidated courtyard with Tang Ji. Although the two were in Luoyang, they had no time to meet. Poor Liu Xie was young and controlled by Dong Zhuo. Except for being a puppet in the court, he was alone for a lot of time and could not leave Nangong and Beigong. He was originally innocent and could not enjoy the fun of childhood. He could only count the stars every day and fall asleep with nightmares.

Dong Zhuo's power became even greater. He was already the prime minister of "one person, more than ten thousand people", but in fact he enjoyed far more treatment than the emperor. In the past few days, he forced Liu Xie to agree that he could enjoy the privileges of "praise and worship without being named, not going to court, and not going to the palace."

One person was enlightened, and the chickens and dogs were promoted to heaven. After he became an official, Dong Zhuo also used his privileges to add a member of the Dong family. He first appointed his mother as the Lord Chi Yang, and Yueli equipped his family orders and retainers, with a status equivalent to that of the royal princess. At the same time, Dong Zhuo also appointed his younger brother Dong Min as the Left General, the Marquis of Yu, and also named his young granddaughter as the Lord Yang. What's more, "Zhuo's concubines held the middle sons in his arms, and they were all named Marquis of Marquis, and made them gold and purple."

In addition to deploying personal forces in various central departments, Dong Zhuo also deployed local minions by appointing prefects, governors and other means. In this way, Dong Zhuo had basically controlled the main political forces of the central and local governments through the layers of resettlement. As long as officials who were dissatisfied with his actions, he would completely eradicate them without mercy, kill chickens and scare monkeys, and intimidate the government and the people.

Jixian, the capital of Youzhou.

Youzhou and the Han Dynasty are in an important town in the north, bordering the areas where the Xiongnu, Fuyu, Xianbei and other ethnic groups are located. They have jurisdiction over the eleventh county, including Dai County, Shanggu County, Zhuo County, Guangyang County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, Liaodong County, Liaodong County, Xuantu County, Lelang County, etc., with a total of 90 counties.

The autumn sun is bright and not dazzling, shining warmly on an ordinary wooden bed. At this moment, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, was lying on the bed and sleeping.

Liu Yu's courtesy name is Bo'an, and he was from Tan County, Donghai. He was a descendant of King Gong of Donghai. He was a relative of the Han Dynasty and a famous minister at the end of the Han Dynasty. He had a long time stationed in Youzhou and had a high prestige.

Although he was like the Yuan brothers, Liu Zhang and others, Liu Yu did not rely on the hiding of his ancestors, but started from the grassroots level. In his early years, he was appointed as a filial and honest official and a small official such as household officials. He served as a "management of one's own duties" during his tenure. Later, he served as a Boping Order, "governing the right and promoting peace, noble and simple, without thieves in the territory, and no disasters arise."

At that time, there was even a legend that when neighboring counties were bordering, locusts were harmed, and they could not fly over the Boping Realm. Although this legend is not trustworthy, it is enough to show that Liu Yu's outstanding talent has been widely circulated.

Due to his remarkable political achievements, he was later promoted to the governor of Youzhou, the prime minister of Ganling, and Emperor Ling of Han was promoted to the important positions of Shangshu Ling, Guanglu Xun, Zong Zheng, etc. In the late years of Emperor Ling, Zong Zheng was re-appointed as the governor of Youzhou.

After Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, he also tried his best to win over Liu Yu, appointed Liu Yu as the Grand Marshal, and was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangben.

Liu Yu knew that Dong Zhuo was very good at his character and did not want to have any contact with him, so he ignored Dong Zhuo's appointment and focused on governing his subordinate Youzhou.

A servant hurriedly entered the door, woke Liu Yu who was sleeping, and asked, "What's wrong with me rest?"

The family member replied: "Master Bing, General Fengwu Gongsun Zan has something to do to report to the master."

"Oh," Liu Yu turned over and sat up and said, "I'll come here to the reception room first."

Liu Yu got up and sorted out his clothes. He was naturally frugal. His clothes were made of linen and the shoes he wore were made of hemp rope. However, Liu Yu was elegant in temperament. Even such ordinary clothes seemed calm and moderate when worn by Liu Yu.

In the reception room, Gongsun Zan was wearing casual clothes and was sitting aside drinking tea.

Gongsun Zan, whose courtesy name was Bogui, was from Lingzhi, Liaoxi. He was born in a noble family. Because of his low status, he only became a minor official in the county. He was beautiful, loud and clever, and was very smart and eloquent. Liu Ji, the prefect of Zhuo County, admired him very much and betrothed his daughter. Later, he studied in the mountains of the Qian family with Lu Zhi and was well-versed in the classics. Later, he was elected as a superior county official.

Gongsun Zan was later hailed as a filial and honest official and appointed as the chief official of the vassal state of Liaodong County.

Later, Gongsun Zan gradually became a general of the Central Army with his own talents, and fought against the northern ethnic minorities with a tough attitude, fighting bravely and stunning the frontiers.

After Liu Yu took office, he adopted a policy of gentleness against ethnic minorities such as Xianbei, Xiongnu, Fuyu, etc., and Liu Yu reported to the court to withdraw the troops stationed on the border, leaving only Gongsun Zan to command more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry stationed in Youbeiping.

After Liu Yu was dressed, he walked straight through the corridor to the reception room. When Gongsun Zan saw Liu Yu coming, he hurried forward and bowed: "My subordinate Gongsun Zan has met Lord Zhou Mu."

"Haha, General Gongsun doesn't have to be too polite." Liu Yu said with a smile.

"Zan came to see Lord Zhou Mu today, and there was something important to tell me." Gongsun Zan said with his eyes looking straight at Liu Yu.

"General Gongsun, please speak." Liu Yu's attitude was still calm.

Gongsun Zan coughed slightly and said, "I stationed troops in Youbeiping to protect Youzhou. Recently, I have reported that Qiu Liju, a native of the western Liao Dynasty, led his troops to invade our border, plundered property, and captured our border residents. Qiu Liju also threatened to include Qing, Xu, You and Ji in his territory. Lord, it is unbearable. We have always adopted a policy of being gentle to them, such as barbarians, but they do not appreciate it. We should reflect and change our strategy."

"This..." Liu Yu hesitated and said, "General Gongsun, what you said is true?"

"The military situation is urgent, how can it be false?" Gongsun Zan was a little unhappy.

"In my judgment, Qiu Liju should not do this. Since he was defeated by General Gongsun in the fifth year of Zhongping, he has been very afraid of invading the border again. I have always taken a gentle approach to him and formally appointed him as General Wuhuan in western Liaoning. He has rewarded him with some delicacies and wealth from time to time. He has also expressed his surrender many times. Not long ago, I just sent someone to send some wealth to Qiu Liju, and he betrayed so quickly." Liu Yu analyzed.

When Gongsun Zan heard Liu Yu say this, he knew that Liu Yu didn't know that he had sent troops to Qiu Liju to hijack the property he sent to Liu Yu, so he said, "The barbarians have never had any faith and righteousness since ancient times, and they have forgotten their righteousness when they see profit. There is only one way to deal with them, that is, kill them until they are killed so hard that they dare not sentence them again."

Liu Yu hurriedly retorted: "If this is not the case, the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Fuyu and other ethnic groups have lived outside the border for a long time, mainly nomadic, and abundantly produced good horses. The armed forces are all cavalry, coming and going like the wind. Our elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty are mainly infantry and cavalry as the auxiliary. Most of the cavalry that deals with them can only defeat them, but cannot be wiped out completely. After they disintegrate, they can gather again, gather together, and whistle away. Therefore, killing is not the fundamental solution."

Gongsun Zan was still waiting to object, but he still held back and said, "Sir Liu, how should I solve it?"
Chapter completed!