October 187 A.D.

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Although the war of the Great Han Kingdom this year spread all over the north of the Yellow River, especially in the second half of the year, the rebellions rose one after another and intensified, but in September and November, there was a freight tide that had not been seen in a hundred years on the Chi Road leading to Bingzhou in the east of the river and on the Fenshui River close to the Chi Road.

Grain and tuntian supplies from Guanzhong and Kanto were loaded with wagons and ships, and the long transportation procession stretched for thousands of miles. Under the encouragement and leadership of Xu Ling and Lu Zhong, the wealthy people in Guanzhong, the merchants of the two places threw themselves into the tide of Tuntian in Bingzhou with unprecedented enthusiasm. The infinite business opportunities contained in Bingzhou Tuntian make the shrewd businessmen rush to it, lest they fall behind and miss the great opportunity to earn a full pot.

Millions of people marched to the border tuntian, which was the first time in the history of this dynasty. When the Great Han Kingdom was declining, the determination and courage of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court inspired the world. Everyone seems to see the brilliant future again in the afterglow of the sunset, countless people cheer for Bingzhou Tuntian, and countless people are full of hope and look forward to the day when the Han Kingdom will rise to strength.

In addition to the joy of the Taixue Festival Wine Horse Riyan and the Taixue Officials, the Taixue Officials, the Doctors, and the Confucians from all over the country who traveled to Beijing, they also specially organized a sitting debate between 10,000 Taixue disciples and ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and conducted several exchanges on the help and significance of the Tuntian of Bingzhou to the revitalization of the Han Kingdom, and the excited Taixue students also made several long gifts of singing praises and virtues to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven was happy, and took the ministers of the Three Princes and Jiuqing to Taixue in person to make a wonderful speech on the revitalization of the Han Tianwei, and then he was still unsatisfied with the Dr. Taixue, the Confucian in Beijing, and the students to discuss how to revitalize the Han Dynasty. When the scholars of Taixue saw the Son of Heaven Shengming, they were excited for a while, and they took the opportunity to send the Son of Heaven back to the palace and marched in Luoyang for three days in a row to celebrate the great achievements of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven was so happy that he sat on the cloud platform every day to accept the cheers of all the beings and the people, and he was so excited that he almost didn't run outside the palace to have fun with the people.

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Luoyang and the Son of Heaven were immersed in the joy of the rise of the Han Dynasty, but Liu Yu of Jizhou fell into the abyss of the defeat of Anpingguo.

In order to rendezvous with Bai Huan as soon as possible, Zhang Chun gave up attacking the capital of Xincheng, the administrative office of Anping State, and led his army directly into Guangzong. He prepared to march west from Guangzong City, flank Handan by the official army of Jizhou Mu Yang Qi, and then join forces with Bai Huan. Zhang Chun only brought 50,000 troops with him this time, including 30,000 infantry and 20,000 Karasuma iron cavalry. The 20,000 iron cavalry commanded by Su Fuyan, the king of the Karasuma people, was like a bamboo, and no one could stop him all the way.

In order to drag Zhang Chun, Liu Yu had to lead 10,000 soldiers out of the city to follow, preparing to find an opportunity to raid the rebels. Unexpectedly, when he arrived near the county seat, he was attacked by the rebels' cavalry. The soldiers of Pingyuan County Cao engaged in Liu Bei led his troops to block the attack, and the captain Zou Jing desperately escorted Liu Yu to break through and escape. Zhang Chun and Su Fuyan oversaw the onslaught, and Liu Bei's 3,000 plain soldiers were outnumbered and the whole army was annihilated. Liu Bei was seriously injured and cheated to death, hid in the pile of dead people, and luckily chose a life.

The rebels came and went like the wind, and retreated in the blink of an eye. After dawn, the scattered soldiers returned to the battlefield in twos and threes, and Liu Bei's subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei found the dying Liu Bei from the pile of dead people, and then found a carriage to carry him, and chased Liu Yu all the way with the remnants of the 100th soldier.

After Liu Yu returned to Xindu City, he gathered the remnants of the army on the one hand, and asked for help from Sun Zan and Tian Kai, the military princes of Youzhou who were stationed in Hejian Guole Chengchengcheng, and at the same time sent an emergency document to Luoyang.

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The Baibo Yellow Turban in Xihe County, Bingzhou gathered a crowd to rebel, although it could temporarily relieve the urging of the Son of Heaven, but Li Hong did not dare to be too careless, he was afraid that the Huns in the north of the West River would take the opportunity to rebel, so he immediately ordered the Hun Zhonglang to quickly lead Xian Yufu to lead his troops to the Duliao River to station, in order to suppress the Xiongnu.

Li Hong thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to let Xian Yufu take Fengyun Iron to ride north to the West River.

"Yu Xing, although the Tiger King of Tu Gehu did not raise the flag to rebel, it is a fact that he sent the King of the Nine Plains Banner to attack the Northland, betraying my Han. At present, our army is stationed in the state, he is very jealous, and he may not dare to openly rebel in the short term, but in private he may instigate other tribes of the Xiongnu to confront me, so after you arrive at the Duliao River, immediately go to Meiji to meet Dadan Yu Qiangqu and ask about the current situation of the Xiongnu department. ”

Li Hong turned his head to look at Zhao Qi who was sitting on the side, and asked, "What does the boss have to explain?" ”

Zhao Qi said with a smile: "Since my lord came to me to discuss the matter of sending troops to guard the Huns, of course I have to say a few words, so as not to eat your meal in vain." ”

Everyone in the tent laughed.

"The Xiongnu are currently distributed in Xihe, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen and Daijun in Youzhou, with a population of nearly 300,000 and nearly 100,000 iron horsemen, and their strength is still very strong." Zhao Qi said, "After years of conquest and annexation, the Xiongnu tribes have three major forces, the strongest is the right tribe of the king of the tent Xubu Guduhou, followed by the tiger king of the Tu tribes Baima Tong, Dadan Yu Qiangqu belongs to the Xiongnu left tribe, not the strongest." Other small tribes are not to be mentioned. ”

"Tu tribes have always been restless, every time the Huns rebelled, he must be indispensable, this tribe is fierce and barbaric, not easy to deal with. But the greatest concern of the Xiongnu was not the rebellion of the Tu people, but the hatred of the two major tribes on the left and right. ”

Li Hong, Xian Yufu and others were taken aback.

Xian Yufu hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Please make it clear to the boss." ”

"The great single Yu of the past dynasties, with the kings of the right tribe as the most, who is the strongest, who is the big single Yu, my Great Han State has never interfered in their internal affairs, but today's Great Shan Yu is after the forced intervention of my Great Han State, forced the Xiongnu to accept." Zhao Qi sighed, "The cause of this incident is the Sunset Plains Battle in the sixth year of Xiping. ”

"In the sixth year of Xiping, the Son of Heaven sent Zang Yu, the commander of the Huns, Xia Yu, the captain of the Qiang, and Tian Min, the captain of the Karasuma, to lead the troops out of the fortress and go north to conquer Xianbei. The Xiongnu Dadan was recruited by the Son of Heaven and led his troops to accompany him. Xianbei King Tan Shihuai retreated all the way, luring our army to Sunset Plain, the two sides fought, our army was defeated, and almost all the army was annihilated. After Da Shan Yu escaped from serious injuries, he died soon after, and his son Hu Zheng was immediately proclaimed as the new Shan Yu. ”

After the successor of the Hun Zhonglang Zhang Xiu arrived, the Tu people rebelled, Zhang Xiu asked Da Dan Yu to send troops to help, but the Hu Zheng did not recover the vitality of the tribe, and the Tu people rebelled for a reason, and refused to send troops. It doesn't matter if he doesn't send troops, but he privately helps Tu everyone and reports to Tu everyone. Zhang Xiu was furious, took the initiative to kill Hu Zheng, and supported the king of the left tribe Qiangqu as the new Da Danyu. ”

"That's where the hatred of the two tribes comes from." Zhao Qi said, "If it weren't for the Sunset Plains Battle that year, Dadan Yu Tu Te Ruosu Bu would not have been injured and died." He will not die, and the slaughter will not rebel. If they don't rebel, of course, there will be no future. ”

"Now this big single Yu Qiangqu and our relationship is very harmonious, his territory is close to the Great Wall, and the relationship with my Great Han Kingdom has always been very close, Zhang Xiu chose him to be a big single Yu It is indeed not wrong, but the bad is that he broke the rules. Not only did he lose his own life, but he also provoked civil strife among the Huns. The internal discord among the Xiongnu is a great worry for the border counties of our Great Han Kingdom. ”

Zhao Qi pointed at Xian Yufu and said with a smile: "The name of Fengyun Iron Cavalry is known to the world, and it is as fierce as the Huns, and it may not dare to block its sharpness, so after Lord Xian Yu arrives at the Liao River, he must first raise the heavenly power of my Han Dynasty, force the troops to slaughter all departments, and order his tribal king to pay tribute and apologize, otherwise, you will beat him and see if he dares to move." ”

Li Honghe Xian Yufu looked at Zhao Qi in surprise, their eyes full of admiration. This old man is really bold, at this time, he dares to take the initiative to send troops to provoke the Huns, which is amazing.

"Tu everyone didn't dare to move, and the right tribe king Xu Bugu Duhou naturally didn't dare to casually pick up the general's leopard whiskers, this is called knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, and he can be scared to death."

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Although the Xianbei people were defeated in Western Xinjiang, they still had a winner, and that was Tuoba Feng.

Kuitou and Tuoba Tao led an army of 20,000 people, and with the tacit cooperation of the Huns, they successfully occupied the four counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong and Dingxiang, and a large area of territory north of the Great Wall of Shangjun also became the grassland of the Dongqiang people.

After this battle, the Han army is currently unable to quell the rebellion in Youzhou, Jizhou, let alone fight in Seychelles. In this case, it became a top priority to hold the fortress of the Great Wall and the passes such as Gouzhu and Yanmen.

Liu Bo, the outgoing general of Duliao, couldn't wait to capture the Zhonglang general Xu Rong, and he was forced by the holy decree to return to Beijing to take up the post of guard lieutenant.

Li Hong considered that the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xihe and the garrison of Jinyang needed troops, so he discussed with Xu Rong for a long time and decided to let Xu Rong take the Storm Sand and Yan Wudaunt's military cavalry battalion to Yanmen Pass. Now there are 10,000 people in the Liao camp in Yanmen Pass, 10,000 soldiers in the county, and 30,000 troops in the Wucai battalion. With an army of 30,000 to hold the Great Wall and various passes, it was more than enough to protect itself.

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The army of the rebellious general Koji Yoshishi was also dispatched.

Li Hong didn't dare not send troops, at this critical time, it was no good to annoy the Son of Heaven, so he still had to act well.

Li Hong ordered the hussar battalion to follow Koyi south.

"Yuntian, after you lead the army to Hedong County, you will camp in the area of Linfen and Yong'an along the Chidao and Fen rivers." Li Hong pointed to the map and said, "According to the businessmen who went to Jinyang, there are often bandits in the southeast foot of Luliang Mountain, which seriously threatens the safety of land and water transportation. After you get there, immediately organize people to carry out the slaughter along the banks of the Fen River. ”

Koji Yi understood and said with a smile: "My lord, do you want to write to Your Majesty that the white wave and yellow turban have begun to intrude on Hedong?" ”

Li Hong thought about it and said, "You can do it." If the situation in Jizhou is critical, and Your Majesty urges again and again, you will quickly move south with the hussar battalion that shoots Yingtong, and the main force will rush to the area of Anyi, and the forward Qu will rush to the Fengling Ferry. ”

Koji Yi frowned and asked, "But the Yellow River?" ”

"The key to resolving the Jizhou crisis is to prevent the two armies of Zhang Chun and Bai Huan from meeting, and the focus is on Handan." Li Hong pointed to the map and said, "Even if your iron cavalry arrives in Hanoi day and night, it will not solve any problems in Jizhou." ”

"Is there another way for your lordship?"

"I have already ordered Zhao Yun and Liu Ming to rush to Huguan in Shangdang County with the Changshui Battalion." Li Hong said with a smile, "Only when the time comes, Zhao Yun's Changshui camp can quickly cross the Taihang Mountain along the avenue, go straight to Handan, and hit it with one blow." ”

Lu Yi took a closer look and said with a smile: "No wonder the adults invited the boss and Master Xiangkai out in order to appease Yang Feng, it turns out that you have already made up your mind for a long time." ”

"These are two different things, you don't talk nonsense." Li Hong smiled, "What you have to do is not to go south to Hanoi, but to ......"

"Be a robber and rob the salt pond." Koji Yi smiled, "I know, adults want to go crazy for money, and now they even rob the emperor's money, haha......"

Li Hong laughed, put his arm around Ko Yi's shoulders and said, "It's not for money, it's for you, if you are killed by those unruly Xianbei soldiers, my loss will be ......."

"Adults are still in it for the money, haha......"

"By the way, smile to laugh, when will the adults drive the white wave and yellow scarf to the east of the river?"

"Soon, I've already asked Yan Rou to rush to Xihe with Nie Xiao's Yue cavalry battalion. If nothing else, Mrs. Guo will quickly withdraw his troops and go up the mountain. Li Hong patted Liyi on the shoulder and said, "You have to ensure the safety of the Hedong Chi Road and the Fen River waterway, this is the top priority." ”

"Your Excellency yourself should also be careful, now that 50,000 iron cavalry have poured out, there are only 20,000 infantry left." Koji said worriedly.

"Now that the displaced people are flocking in, the Yellow Turban Army is already overwhelmed, where is there time to rebel again?" Li Hong said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine here, as long as I ensure that all kinds of materials are transported to Jinyang unimpeded, I will be safe." ”

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Taiwei Cui Lie hurriedly walked into the imperial study.

Shang Shu Ling Huangfu Song, Shang Shu Lu Zhi, Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo and others knelt on the ground and looked at Cui Lie sympathetically. The master who is looking for a scolding is here.

Cui Lie saw that the atmosphere was wrong, and he was a little inexplicable. Isn't the Son of Heaven very happy recently, who provoked him again? He hurriedly saluted.

The Son of Heaven gave him the paperwork in his hand and sneered: "Lord Taiwei, take a look for yourself, see for yourself what Li Hong has written?" ”

In order to raise money for Tuntian, Li Hong finally sent the proposal of supplementing agriculture with business and letting go of salt and iron to Luoyang.

Li Hong said in the recital that in order to resettle the displaced people, in the name of the Zhenbei General Department, he had borrowed 2 billion yuan of grain and Tuntian materials from Guanzhong Fujia on credit, but because His Majesty had told the world about the matter of recruiting Tuntian, the displaced people from all over the country had gathered, and now the Zhenbei General Department was overwhelmed and could not continue. However, there are still more and more displaced people, and the crisis of displaced people is on the verge of breaking out. Now, if Tuntian cannot continue, the rebellion of the displaced people will not only damage His Majesty's Shengming and the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty, but may also lead to the fall of all the lands of Bingzhou, which will seriously endanger the safety of Gyeonggi. However, it is also true that the Dasi Nong Mansion has no money, the Shaofu is empty, and His Majesty and the imperial court are unable to support the annexation of Tuntian, which is also a fact.

Therefore, Li Hong proposed the strategy of reopening salt and iron and allowing private businessmen to intervene in the operation. Li Hong said that due to the invasion of the Hu people and the Yellow Turban Trouble, the salt and iron in Bingzhou had not been mined for many years, and His Majesty and the Shaofu suffered great losses as a result. Now that the army is sitting in the state, the yellow scarf has been appeased, and the state is temporarily stable, can Your Majesty consider letting go of the salt and iron business of the state.

Once the salt and iron were reopened, the Zhenbei General Department could once again go out to borrow money from the wealthy merchants in the Kanto region of Guanzhong, and then use the profits of the salt and iron to repay the borrowed funds year by year. In this way, His Majesty can benefit, Shaofu can benefit, Dasi Nongfu can benefit, private businessmen can benefit, and Bingzhou Tuntian will have a continuous source of money. In this way, it will benefit the country and the people in one fell swoop, and I also ask Your Majesty to approve it as soon as possible, so that the tuntian fields in Bingzhou can continue, the displaced people can be stable, and the army can also free up their hands to go north to Youzhou to pacify the rebels.

After Cui Lie read it, he was overjoyed and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing." ”

"Really?" The Son of Heaven laughed angrily and said, "Didn't Lord Taiwei say that Li Hong was deceiving people in Bingzhou? What do you still have the bad idea of telling the world and calling on the world's displaced people to go to Bingzhou to Tuntian, what do you want to do? Do you want me to lose the country? What exactly is your purpose? What is your heart? ”

Cui Lie was so frightened that he fell to his knees, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, the minister is stupid, the minister really didn't expect that the situation in the state would deteriorate so much, the minister is guilty, but ......"

The Son of Heaven stared at him with small eyes.

Cui Lie secretly glanced at the Son of Heaven and said cautiously: "When Your Majesty arrives in Taixue, why don't you take the opportunity to explain it to the people of the world, but ...... instead"

"Bastard thing!" The Son of Heaven stood up suddenly, slapped his palm on the desk, and shouted, "I knew you were going to say that, I fell into the hands of you people again, I ......"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is angry...... Cui Lie shook his hand again and again and said, "Your Majesty, this reopening of salt and iron is not a bad thing, this is not only for Your Majesty, but also for the hearts of the people of the world, why should Your Majesty blame Yu Chen?" ”

"Don't pretend to be confused anymore, look at Li Hong's secret play." The Son of Heaven picked up a roll of bamboo slips on the desk and smashed it on Cui Lie.

Cui Lie took a cursory look and knew that it was written by Zhao Qi. Zhao Qi's style is too familiar to him. This old guy, when he arrives in Bingzhou, he doesn't enjoy happiness, what is he fooling behind that leopard who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead? Can this be mixed up?

"Look at what Li Hong Mi said, can this thing work? How many people do I have to kill to order the world to let go of salt and iron? The Son of Heaven shouted, "Are you teaming up with Li Hong to deceive me?" ”

"Can this great Han law be changed? Can the testimonies of our ancestors be changed? ”

"Your Majesty, this Great Han Kingdom is Your Majesty's Great Han Kingdom, Your Majesty says to change, who else dares to say that it will not change?" Cui Lie said, "It is those who have sent money to Your Majesty who have deceived Your Majesty, not us. Those people take the big head, Your Majesty takes the small head, and the loss is Shaofu, doesn't Your Majesty know? Isn't Shaofu's money His Majesty's money? ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Cui Lie thoughtfully.

"If Your Majesty reopens the salt and iron, the minister is willing to bear the crime of violating the ancestral system, and he will take the blame and resign."

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