Li Hong continued: "According to Your Majesty's wishes, we will gather 50,000 troops in Jizhou. However, Youzhou and Jizhou had experienced the scourge of war, and their finances were extremely tight, and they were simply unable to provide the salaries, equipment, grain, and grass of the 50,000 troops. If we rush to the Xiliang battlefield like this, its vulnerable combat effectiveness may not help solve the problems on the Xiliang battlefield. Therefore, we ask Your Majesty to immediately procure a solution for us. At the same time, he asked His Majesty to give us the route of the march west to Liangzhou at once, and that all the counties and counties where the troops went must provide us with grain and grass. ”

"In addition, immediately give a requisition order to the Youzhou Assassin Mansion. All military reserves, armor, bows and arrows, knives and guns, and other weapons and equipment in the arsenals of the three counties of Yuyang, Zhuojun, and Guangyang were to be requisitioned and sent to Handan in mid-March. ”

"Give the Jizhou Assassin Mansion an order to requisition. The requisitioned Wei County, Bohai County, and other counties that had not yet been invaded by the Yellow Turban Army immediately provided all their military reserves and grain and grass reserves, which must be delivered to Handan in mid-March. Also, tell them to send me this month's salary immediately. ”

"Tell the two states to assassinate the history of the government, if there is a person who does not comply with the order, he will be beheaded."

"Sent a letter to the garrisons of the county towns of Zhao State, ordering Xian Yuyin, Yan Rou, Yan Liang, Zhang He and Gao Ran to leave a few soldiers to guard the county government and maintain their daily work, and the rest of the soldiers immediately returned to Handan, trained the whole army, and prepared to march westward."

"Shoot the tiger, go and invite Zheng Junhou and Tian Junhou to the big tent."

Wen Chou couldn't help but shout: "My lord, what tricks have you played again, why don't you even fight Zhending City?" ”

"The Yellow Turban Army will withdraw immediately, and there will be no battle to fight." Li Hong said solemnly, "Write me a book, don't worry about war all day long." ”

"How do you know?" Wen Chou shouted unconvinced. Li Hong couldn't get angry, and kicked him gently, "Hurry up, go quickly." ”

Zheng Xin strode into Li Hong's big tent.

Wen Chou and Zhao Yun were sitting on the desk, so busy that they didn't even have time to lift their heads.

Zheng Xin pulled Li Hong to the side of the big tent, leaned over his ear, and asked quietly, "People, have you seen them?" ”

Li Hong nodded.

"How's the talk?" Zheng Xin asked anxiously.

"Three days later, we were stationed in Zhending." Li Hong said softly, "Zhang Yan is also a person who can afford to put it down, very refreshing." ”

"Great." Zheng Xin said excitedly, "The fact that the adult soldiers take Zhending City without bloodshed will definitely surprise everyone." ”

"Not surprised, but thumping your chest. Such good luck, how did Li Hong meet again, haha......" Li Hong laughed.

"What about Chen Ming?" Li Hong asked, "If you think he's good, let him be your deputy." All along, Scout Tun is in charge of you alone, and it's very hard. ”

"Thank you, sir. What are you looking for me in a hurry? ”

"There are a few documents here, and they will be sent out immediately by speed, without delay." Li Hong pointed to Zhao Yun and Wen Chou and said, "You let the messengers wait outside the tent, and when they are ready, they will leave immediately." ”

Tian Zhong also hurried over.

"My lord, what are you looking for me?"

Li Hong invited Tian Zhong to sit down, and said with a smile: "Uncle, we are about to go west, you can go home and have a look." Perhaps, this time your old bones will be thrown away in Xiliang. ”

Tian Zhong smiled knowingly, "Have you thought about it?" ”

Li Hong nodded, "I've thought about it." You bring me a little money for Xiaoyu, please take care of the Tian family. Also, you go to Luronse, go and see the families of Beard and the rest of your comrades, and leave some money for them. In the future, if Lu Longsai had any accidents, he would tell them all to flee to Xu Wushan and not stay in the pass. For the families of fallen comrades-in-arms, you should give as much compensation as possible. ”

Tian Zhong smiled helplessly: "My lord, do you call Xiaoyu to be taken care of by a stranger casually?" ”

"Isn't the head of the Tian family your brother in life and death? How is it a stranger? Li Hong smiled bitterly, "What do you tell me to do?" What can I do? I don't even know what my future holds. Where will I die? ”

Tian Zhong smiled: "Die with me, you must die on the Sunset Plain." ”

Li Hong patted Tian Chong's hand affectionately and said, "A word is a certainty." Take a few people with you right away. Is the money enough? ”

"Heng Xi, Shooting Yingtong and Lou Lu took away the pensions of the dead Hu warriors, so I am very poor now, and I am shy in my pocket. But it's barely manageable, but you have to figure out how to pay this month's salary. Tian Zhong said worriedly.

"You can go with confidence." Li Hong said as he sent him out of the tent.

He had just returned to the big tent when Shooting Tiger walked in with Cao Peng, Shi Weizheng, a soldier of Zhongshan Kingdom.

"The Prime Minister has always been good?" Li Hong hurriedly greeted him and asked.

Wei Zheng knelt on the ground and said with a sad expression: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister ...... him."

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Zhang Chun was finally convicted of the loss of Zhongshan Kingdom, and was ordered by the Son of Heaven to be escorted back to Beijing in a prisoner car for trial.

Li Hong didn't understand. Zhang Chun was beaten by the Yellow Turban Army and fled from Zhongshan Kingdom, it was still half a year ago, for so long, the imperial court did not issue an order to condemn Zhang Chun, why did it suddenly decree to condemn Zhang Chun when Zhongshan Country was basically stable? Did Zhang Chun offend some powerful people in the DPRK? He decided to go see Zhang Chun.

Li Hong ordered Zheng Xin, Wen Chou, and Zhao Yun to take their troops to camp outside Zhending City. Once Zhang Yan's Yellow Turban Army withdrew from Zhending City, the large army was not allowed to enter the city, and only Wen Chou and Zhao Yun were allowed to enter the city with a hundred men to maintain order. After the arrival of Pan Fengduwei of Julu County with the follow-up 6,000 troops, they took over Zhending City. The credit for recovering Changshan should be given to the soldiers of Jizhou.

Li Hong took the shooting tiger and a hundred black panther Yicong, under the leadership of Wei Zheng, to Xiaquyang day and night, and caught up with the convoy escorting Zhang Chun.

Zhang Chun was very grateful when he saw Li Hong running hundreds of miles to see him off. Zhang Chun has lost a lot of weight, but he is in good spirits.

Li Hong asked very angrily, "Your Excellency, what the hell is going on?" When I left Zhongshan Kingdom, didn't you say it was okay? ”

Zhang Chun smiled and said: "Zimin, I'm fine, don't worry, even if I am escorted to Beijing, there will be no danger." When you left Zhongshan Kingdom, the Yellow Turban Army was rampant in Jizhou, who dared to ask for hardships to serve in Zhongshan Kingdom? Since no one was willing to come, of course the court would not punish me, so I barely held on, so it must have been okay at that time. It's different now. Since the Battle of Gall Tao and the death of Zhang Niujiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated and collapsed, and now everyone knows that there is no danger in Jizhou. So now the position of the prime minister of Zhongshan is hot, everyone wants to grab it, I have become a stumbling block, and naturally I will be convicted and imprisoned. ”

Li Hong asked strangely: "The damage caused by Zhongshan Kingdom to the Yellow Turban Army is very serious, the people are starving, and the matter of reconstruction and governance is very heavy, what is hot?" ”

Zhang Chun said: "That's because you want to do things in a down-to-earth manner, and you want to do things for the country and the people, so you don't think it's a good job." But for those who are corrupt and pervert the law and enrich themselves, this is a good errand that could not be better. According to the will of the Son of Heaven, all states and counties that suffered from the Yellow Turban plague were exempted from paying taxes for one year. Zhongshan is a large county, and if the harvest is good, the annual tax is considerable. If the incumbent officials are insatiable and forcibly levy and bury them, they can make a lot of money in a year, plus the disaster relief funds that have been secretly withheld, and it will not be a problem to make a lot of money. ”

Li Hong was very sad and disappointed. This world, how can it be so dark. Even if you become an official, it is difficult to be a better official, as if there is no place in the world to stand at all.

"I want to open a little, it's fine." Zhang Chun smiled, "When I arrive in Beijing, I can be exempted from crime by spending some money, and there is no danger." Now in the Great Han Kingdom, as long as you have money, you can buy anything, except for the emperor. Haha......"

Li Hong originally wanted to ask him if he had any money to move around the capital and open up the upper and lower joints, but thinking that he was penniless and couldn't help Zhang Chun, he swallowed the words back.

The two chatted for a few words, and Zhang Chun then asked, "Zimin, how is the matter of clearing the Changshan Yellow Turban?" ”

"Zhending City has been taken by me, and several nearby counties are also about to be." Li Hong said, "A few days ago, the emperor ordered me to take 50,000 horses to the Xiliang battlefield before April. ”

Zhang Chun was taken aback and said loudly: "Xiliang? 50,000 troops? How is this possible, people? Where do you go to collect 50,000 horses? This is an excuse for the court to kill you. ”

Li Hong smiled bitterly: "One step, one step." ”

Zhang Chun looked at him very sympathetically and said: "You have such a poor background, you are so young, you have no old master, you have no family, just by virtue of your military merits, you cut a Zhonglang general with a knife, think about it, how can you not be hated by others?" Now it's normal for someone to publicly frame you and slander you. There are many more people hiding in the corner, trying to kill you all the time, and this kind of talent is the most terrifying, you know? You have to be careful of this sinister villain who stabs in the back. ”

"Now is a time of war, you are famous and useful, even if something goes wrong, the emperor will not kill you, so you just need to be careful, the danger is not very great. But in a few years, the war will subside, you will have no use, and when it comes time to cook the dog and hide the bow, if you are still as naïve as you are now, you will be killed sooner or later. ”

Li Hong's eyes widened and he asked unconvinced, "Why am I naïve?" ”

Zhang Chun scolded him fiercely, and then said: "I'm a criminal in the imperial court, and you still left the front line to come to see me without permission, aren't you naïve?" Do you think I'll be glad you came to see me? You're killing yourself. I'm dead, and I'm implicated in death, do you think I'll be happy? You have been leading troops to fight for more than a year, and you have been working from a small soldier to a lieutenant general, and you are still so confused. If you go on like this, you will always not grow, you will die soon, and you will take tens of thousands of of your subordinates to accompany you to die an unknown death, you know? If you're still in good shape, you're going to have to think about it every day after we break up today. ”

Li Hong scolded him and asked stupidly, "What do I think about every day?" ”

Zhang Chun was so angry that he scolded a few more words and shouted loudly: "You have to think every day about how not to be killed, how to kill others, how to live, and how to keep the people who follow you alive." ”

Li Hong nodded again and again, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

Zhang Chun pointed at Wei Zheng again and said: "People, Zhongshan has 5,000 troops, all of which were surrendered by the Yellow Turbans in the past, take advantage of the opportunity for you to bring troops to Liangzhou, take them all away." ”

Li Hong smiled and said, "Even if you don't say it, I will also order the requisition." ”

Zhang Chun glanced at him silently and said slowly, "I'm leaving." ”

Li Hong hurriedly said, "My lord, take care all the way." When I come back from Xiliang, I will definitely go to see you. ”

Zhang Chun shook his head and said sadly: "I'm afraid there is no chance." Hello do it yourself. ”

The two said goodbye.

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