Li Hong knew that no matter how the talks were on the side of Bingzhou, the consent of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court was needed in the end, otherwise the content agreed upon by the two sides would be bundles of bamboo slips, which would have no effect. Now that the imperial court lacks the military resources and troops to quell the rebellion, and the Youzhou rebels are invading Jizhou and endangering the Central Plains, this is the best time to force the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to compromise. If the Jizhou side defeats the rebels heading south from Youzhou, the opportunity will be missed. Therefore, Li Hong was very anxious and urged the two sides to negotiate overnight and reach a preliminary appeasement plan as soon as possible, so as to present the Son of Heaven.

Because Zhang Yan did not have sufficient preparations, coupled with the resistance of the Yellow Turban Army to appeasement, and lacked sufficient confidence in the sincerity of the imperial court, the plan they came up with was very empty and had no specific content. After a day of negotiations, Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi, Yu Yigen, Huang Ting and others felt that Li Hong's preparations were too sufficient, and the conditions proposed were too numerous and detailed, which made them overwhelmed and at a loss.

Zhang Yan was very ashamed, and said to Li Hong: "The general has made a lot of preparations to appease the Yellow Turban Army, and his subordinates are also very familiar with the affairs of the government, and the conditions put forward are all-encompassing, and we don't even think about many things, so I want to take a break for two days, take the adult's appeasement conditions and go back to take a closer look, and discuss and discuss with the leaders of the various departments again, you ......see, my lord."

Li Hong hesitated, waved his hand and ordered Li Wei, Tang Fang and others to withdraw from the camp and go down to rest first. Then he said to Zhang Yan and the others: "Dashuai, Zhang Shuai, Yu Shuai, Brother Xingzheng, you must know that this opportunity is too good, and it is the best time for the Yellow Turban Army to temporarily get out of the predicament." He then unfolded the map on the desk and detailed the current situation. Many of these situations are not clear to Zhang Yan.

"Now there is a dispute between the imperial system in the imperial court, the traitors and generals, the scholars and bureaucrats are fighting fiercely, and there are Hu people outside, the Xianbei people, the Qiang people, the Karasuma people and the Huns are either invading, or rebelling, or ready to move, plus the rebellion in Xiliang is not settled, the yellow turbans in Montenegro are raging, and the yellow turbans in Youzhou are attacking Jizhou, and the imperial court is in a time of internal and external difficulties, at this time, as long as the conditions you put forward are appropriate, it will definitely not be a problem to appease."

Zhang Yan and the others looked frightened, and they were speechless for a long time.

"Why are you saying this to us?" Zhang Baiqi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Aren't you afraid that our lords will regret it and kill back to Jizhou?" ”

Li Hong smiled faintly: "I owe you something." You know, I used to be a slave to the Xianbei people, and I, like you, fought for survival. I think I'm a hero when I fight Hu people, but when I beat you, I feel like a butcher, and I'm killing my own brother, so I don't want to fight this kind of fight anymore. There is retribution for fighting too many of these kinds of battles. ”

"As for whether you will regret it, it depends on whether you believe in the Taiping Tao and whether you are for the sake of the world? I remember Master Xiangkai told me in Jizhou that Taiping Dao, like Dazhitang, is for the people of the world to be fed and clothed, and to live a carefree and equal and happy life. Now, you have the opportunity to let the millions of displaced people on Taihang Mountain live this kind of life, if you don't do it, it means that what you say is false, and you are also a butcher who kills people, and you are a butcher who kills more people than me. ”

Zhang Yan and the others were silent.

Li Hong calmed down his emotions a little, and continued: "Master Zhang Chun Zhang and I are old friends, I don't understand why he wants to turn his back on his conscience, he has a better way to solve the problem of the displaced people in Youzhou, could it be that he can make the displaced people eat and clothe now and raise troops to rebel?" Are not the people whom he burned and plundered? ”

Yu Yigen bowed his hand very admiringly and said: "I'm a rough person, I won't say anything flattering, but I think the adult is indeed a bloody man, and I accept it." What exactly are adults trying to tell us? ”

"Your promise to appease is not the focus of appeasement, the focus of appeasement is to resettle displaced people." Li Hong frowned and said, "It takes time to resettle displaced people, it takes time to settle in Tuntian, and to do all this, you need money, tens of billions of money, where does this money come from?" If you don't have money, even if you agree to appease and the displaced people go down the mountain, but this year you still don't have enough food and clothing, so what about next year? If you still don't have enough food and clothing next year, will you stay here and continue to starve? You will think that you have been deceived, and you will rebel, or you will burn and loot. ”

"So I want to rush time, I want the imperial court to have to agree to your conditions of care when it is in internal and external difficulties, and I also have to agree to the land reclamation and tuntian fields that I proposed, so as to discuss the policy of supplementing agriculture. Although this policy of supplementing agriculture with business can ensure the money needed for tuntian, there are many places that violate the laws of the Han Dynasty and the ancestral system. Therefore, if you want to force Your Majesty and the Imperial Court to agree to this method, you must take advantage of the current dangerous situation. ”

"If you succeed, the Yellow Turbans of Montenegro and Youzhou can also be gradually implemented according to this method, then in a few years, the civil strife in the Han Kingdom may be calmed down, and the people may be able to live and work in peace and contentment."

Zhang Yan and the others suddenly realized.

Huang Ting said in embarrassment: "My lord, we really need time to understand and familiarize ourselves with all the conditions you have proposed, otherwise we will ......"

"I'll give you a day." Li Hong thought for a while and said, "I'll send a few people back with you, and you can ask them at any time if you don't understand." Tomorrow evening, we will continue our talks. ”

Li Hong ordered Li Wei and Song Wen to return to Jinyang City with Zhang Yan and others, and was responsible for explaining the matter of appeasement to the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army.

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Li Hong returned to the camp and immediately went to visit Zhang Yi, the assassin of Bingzhou. Zhang Yi was very angry, he scolded Li Hong for being arrogant and arrogant, and dared to detain the ministers of the imperial court privately, he said that he wanted to write a letter to impeach Li Hong, and he also wanted to sue Li Hong for fornicating with ant thieves. Li Hong explained two sentences, but seeing that Zhang Yi couldn't listen to it at all, he had no choice but to withdraw from the camp tent and instructed the lord Bo Xiaolan to immediately draft some chapters and write to His Majesty, asking the court to send another envoy. Zuo Yan said that if this appeasement envoy is not human, it will still be a trouble when he comes. There were many scholars and bureaucrats in the court who hated the Yellow Turban Army like Zhang Yi, and it was difficult to guarantee that the appeasement could be achieved quickly. Moreover, if the envoy is not familiar with the affairs of agriculture, mulberry taxation, currency, salt and iron, etc., he will make a mistake when he comes.

Li Hong was worried and walked back and forth in the big tent. If you directly ask Your Majesty for military and political power, you will undoubtedly ask for trouble. Don't say that Your Majesty and the courtiers won't agree, it's just that you feel that this request is too flamboyant and too excessive. After the matter of the annexation of the state is over, he will definitely lead the army to the north, and the matter of the annexation of the state and tuntian must be entrusted to a person who he can rest assured of, otherwise, once the entrustment is not human, arousing the people's anger and rebellion will rise again, then all the efforts will be wasted.

At this time, Fu Gan lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing Li Hong's presence, he was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked back. Li Hong hurriedly called out to him.

"Is there something wrong?" Li Hong asked pleasantly. Li Hong and a group of subordinates in the tent were very good to Fu Gan because of Fu Xie's relationship, especially Tian Chong, who greeted him with warmth and care, regarded him as his own, and often took him with him. Fu Gan peeked at Xiao Lan and nodded.

"You didn't come to see me?" Li Hong said disappointedly, "With my sister taking care of you, you don't even look at me?" ”

Fu Gan's face flushed, and he bowed his head and said nothing. Zuo Yan hurriedly pulled him aside, pointed at Li Hong and said with a smile: "The adult is too murderous, it is better to see less, so as not to teach the child badly." ”

Li Hong laughed and asked, "Last time you went to Lingzhou, did you see your mother?" ”

Fu Gan's eyes suddenly turned red and he shook his head. After the invasion of the Xianbei people, Lingzhou City fell, some of the people in the city fled, some defended the city and died, whether his mother fled or died in the city, no one knows. Li Hong's heart was sour, and he comforted: "After a while, I will send someone to Lingzhou City to look for it." Don't be careful, it should be fine. ”

Xiao Lan saw Fu Gan burst into tears, so she quickly got up and pulled him to her side, whispered a few words of comfort, and then asked, "Did Master Xie lose you again?" ”

Fu Gan smiled embarrassedly.

"Your teacher is originally a stinky chess, compared with Master Xie, one is in the sky and the other is underground, the gap is too big." Xiao Lan smiled, "Master Xie's chess skills are outstanding in Luoyang Taixue, and if you want to win him, it's too difficult." I'm not much better at chess than your teacher, and I've taught you everything. In my opinion, you should let the general say that you should thank your master as a teacher. ”

Li Hong suddenly thought of something, and shouted loudly: "Come on, go and invite Master Xie here!" ”

Zuo Yan said with a smile: "If you want to apprentice, you have to pick a good day, how can there be a teacher in the middle of the night?" ”

Li Hong smiled happily: "When I look back at Fu Gan's apprenticeship, I remembered another thing. He rubbed his hands together excitedly, "If the old man can come, wouldn't it be a big deal." ”

Xie Ming hurriedly walked into the big tent and asked, "My lord is looking for me in the middle of the night, what's the hurry?" ”

"How's the boss's body always been?" Li Hong asked eagerly.

Xie Ming was stunned for a moment and said: "The teacher is seventy and nine this year, although he is nearly eighty years old, he has always been in good health, and I haven't heard of anything wrong with him." What is this for? ”

Li Hong hesitated for a while, and asked tentatively: "If I invite the boss to come to Bingzhou to preside over the appeasement, will the boss agree?" ”

Xie Ming was taken aback, and shook his hand again and again: "My teacher is old, it is better to let him live in Luoyang, adults must not have this thought." ”

Xiao Lan also hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, my lord has a rough life, his fate is obedient, it is rare to have a comfortable old age, my lord should not trouble his old man." ”

Li Hong paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time.

"Zhizhi, Xiao Lan, you must know that today's annexation of the state is very complicated, and many of these things involve the law of the Han Dynasty, as well as the power of all parties in the DPRK and China. When I was in Luoyang at the beginning of the year, I paid a special visit to the old man. At that time, the old man never forgot to merge the border counties of the state, and said several times that he had the intention to do something for the people of the state in the twilight of his life. The old man has gray hair, and he still has the heart to serve the country, which is really admirable. ”

"If he can come to the state and deal with these intricacies, I'm afraid it will be much more handy than us." Li Hong sighed, "I remember that the old man told me that he was very much impressed by the Taiwei Zhang to pacify the Xiliang rebels, thinking that the imperial court was not resolute in this matter, and a group of ministers in charge did not have foresight, which resulted in the failure of Xiliang's pacification, the continuation of the war, and the scourge of the country." From this, he must also agree with today's merger of states, so he ......"

Xie Ming sighed: "If the adult insists repeatedly, the lower official is willing to write a letter to the teacher and ask the old man what he means." ”

Li Hong pondered for a long time, and said: "You write one, I will also write one, Xiao Lan, you write another chapter for Your Majesty, and write one letter each to Lord Shangshutai Huangfu and Lord Lu, to explain the difficulties of the state, you must ask Your Majesty and all the adults to understand the difficulties of the state, and ask the boss to come to the state as soon as possible to preside over the appeasement." ”

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Zhang Yi, the assassin of Bingzhou, and Li Hong, the general of Xingzhenbei, were sent to Luoyang at the same time.

The Son of Heaven urgently convened the ministers of the Three Princes and the Nine Secretaries, the Great General and the Shangshutai.

Tai Lieutenant Cui Lie was very angry and said to the general He Jin: "How is it? It's only been a day since they talked, and the two quarreled. If this continues, what is there to talk about? ”

He Jin's expression was serious, and he complained that Li Hong was reckless, how could he detain the minister? But he was actually happy in his heart. The opportunity is right now. The other ministers are still arguing about whether they should be appeased or not.

The Son of Heaven waved his hand and signaled the ministers to stop arguing. He then took out Li Hong's second recital and said: "Li Aiqing proposed that the imperial court send another envoy to merge the state, and he recommended Zhao Qi and Lord Zhao, what do you think Aiqing?" ”

He Jin almost suspected that he had misheard. How? Li Hong took the initiative to recommend Zhao Qi to go to the state? Haha, God help me.

When the ministers heard that Li Hong took the initiative to write to the imperial court and asked to send another envoy to Bingzhou to preside over the appeasement, their hearts were suddenly relieved. Their original idea was that if His Majesty was determined to appease the Yellow Turbans of Bingzhou, then take a step back, and they could not let Li Hong take charge of the military and government of Bingzhou alone under any circumstances. As long as Li Hong does not grasp the political affairs of the state, the lifeblood of his army will be controlled by the imperial court and the local county government, so that he will not be able to turn the sky even if he has two hearts. Li Hong's move shows that Li Hong himself is aware of the crisis, and he is deliberately avoiding taking charge of the military and political affairs of the state. At the same time, from another point of view, Li Hong is not a barbarian, he has begun to get involved in political affairs, and has become cautious, that is, he is much safer than the ministers imagined.

However, the annexation of the state is very complicated, involving the resettlement of the Yellow Turban army and the displaced people, the military and the people, the population and land, taxes and conscription, and so on, if the imperial court sends another envoy, and the state has the governor of the state and the county Taishou who presides over the political affairs, there is the envoy who presides over the recruitment and tuntian, and there is the Zhenbei general department who presides over the military affairs, how should the authority and subordination between the three be arranged? Who is responsible for the placement of the Yellow Turbans and Juntun? Who is responsible for the resettlement of displaced people and people's settlements? Who is responsible for the overall arrangement of the finances? What is the status of the Prefecture Thorn History Department and the county governments of Taiyuan and Shangdang counties?

The ministers did not first discuss the question of who should be the envoy, but immediately began a heated dispute over the power of the envoy. This issue is directly related to the success or failure of the appeasement and the stability of the annexed states, and its importance is self-evident. The Son of Heaven also knew the importance of the power of the envoy, but he didn't understand the complicated relationship very well, so he sat on the side and listened without speaking.

If this envoy is served by the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, because they have a special status, they can completely take charge of the military and political affairs of the state, so as long as they make overall arrangements for the subordinates of the Zhenbei General Department and the Bingzhou Assassin History Department, it will be fine. But if the ministers other than the three princes and the nine secretaries serve as the envoys, they will be lower in rank than the general department of Zhenbei, and then the question arises, who listens to whom? If the powers of the three governments are not clarified, the appeasement of the annexed states will immediately fall into chaos. Like Li Hong, in a fit of anger, he detained Zhang Yi, the assassin of Bingzhou, because the responsibilities of the two sides were unclear and Zhang Yi's officials were small, and before they could talk about it, their own people made trouble first.

After receiving Li Hong's recital and letter, Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi immediately convened the Peng subordinates of Shangshutai to discuss this issue, and they hurriedly drew up a preliminary plan, but because of the loopholes, they were criticized and criticized by the ministers.

The long verbosity and quarrel that the Son of Heaven gave them was a little dizzy, and he saw that the great general He Jin couldn't interject like himself, sitting next to him and feeling uneasy, so he asked in a low voice: "Aiqing, how is Lord Zhao's health after resigning from the history of the Great General's Mansion?" ”

He Jin replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the old man has not recovered since he fell ill last time, but he is in good spirits. ”

The Son of Heaven sighed and asked again: "Li Aiqing's recommendation, Aiqing can agree?" ”

He Jin shook his head and said: "The old man is old, and it is indeed not suitable to travel far, in the eyes of the ministers, Your Majesty should send someone else." ”

The Son of Heaven was silent. He Jin said again: "If you just merge the state to appease you, with the reputation and prestige of the boss, it is most appropriate for him to go, but ......"

The Son of Heaven nodded and said: "Li Aiqing wrote a letter to the boss, with sincere words, hoping that the boss will take state affairs as a thought and come to Bingzhou as soon as possible to help." The old man was very moved, and he had already written a letter to ask for his life this morning, and sent it to the study room together with Li Aiqing's letter. I was very hesitant, and several Aiqing of Shangshutai cared about the old man's body, and they didn't dare to make up their minds. Now that you're saying the same, I'm even more hesitant. ”

When He Jin heard this, he immediately sighed: "Since this matter is known to the boss, Your Majesty can't stop it." The boss is dedicated to the country, loyal and upright, and very comparable. The minister remembered that he had a serious illness when he was young, and it did not heal for seven years, and the old man thought that he was going to die, and said to his nephew, 'The eldest husband is alive, and there is no Ji Mountain, Shi Wuyi, Lu Zhixun, the sky is not with me, what can I say!' He asked his nephew to erect a tombstone after his death, and wrote: Han Youyiren, surnamed Zhao Mingjia, has no ambitions, and his life is helpless! This shows his heart to serve the country. At this time, when the country was in trouble, and when the society was in danger, how could he retreat from the difficulties? His Majesty just won't let him go, and he will carry the burden to Bingzhou by himself. ”

The Son of Heaven sighed: "I am a dignified Han country, and I actually sent 180 old men to Bingzhou to appease me, is it really that there is no one in the country?" ”

He Jin was full of shame.

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Li Hong carefully prepared as many as 100 volumes of bamboo slips, which made Zhang Yan and the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army feel Li Hong's sincerity. Leaders such as Wang Dang and Shiyi Lang, who harbored hatred for Li Hong, were also shaken in the face of the mountain of papers, and in the face of Li Wei and Song Wen's patient and meticulous explanations. These people are all Yellow Turban warriors who have been fighting for several years, and years of blood and tears have made them soberly realize the cruelty and ruthlessness of reality, and only being able to kill and kill not only can not guarantee the lives of their brothers, but also cannot solve the survival problems of those displaced people who follow the Yellow Turban Army and hope to live a stable life.

If there is hope, no one wants to give up.

Li Wei sat down tiredly and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty. To tell the truth, he has always thought that the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves are a group of rabble, they are all a group of lowly people, they have been repeatedly defeated by the small number of officers and soldiers, and they have no strength at all. However, when he communicated face-to-face with these Yellow Turban leaders, he suddenly realized that these ideas were very naïve and ridiculous. The Yellow Turban Army was able to go forward and continue to persist for several years, and there is indeed something outstanding about him. He immediately changed his opinion of the Yellow Turban Army, and it turned out that this was also the place where the dragon and the tiger were hidden.

Zhang Yan's wisdom, Zhang Baiqi's calmness, Sun Qin's calmness, Yu Yangen's finesse, Huang Ting's hidden needles, floating clouds floating out of the dust, and Wang Dang's heroic spirit left a very deep impression on him. The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army are all outstanding, and neither their knowledge nor their demeanor can be described as thieves and bandits. It is no wonder that Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao ascended to the heights and shouted, and the ringers gathered, if there was no strong appeal, who would faithfully follow the left and right? But it is precisely because of this outstanding personal ability and prestige, coupled with various other factors, that the Yellow Turban Army has always maintained its vigorous vitality, and no matter how the officials and soldiers kill it, it has always survived tenaciously.

Think about the battlefield of Yicheng, think about the bluestone shore, think about the Boluo Valley, how did those Yellow Turban Army soldiers fight in order to defend their land and dignity of the Han Dynasty? Is it really just to have a full stomach?

Li Wei lowered his head, his thoughts fluctuated, it was difficult to understand the Yellow Turban Army for a while, and it was difficult to understand what today's appeasement was for? Is it just to survive?

"We haven't negotiated yet, why should all the displaced people stranded in Taihang Mountain go down the mountain first?" Lei Gong asked puzzledly, "Once a large number of displaced people go down the mountain, who will solve the food?" "Lei Gong's original name was Lei Chuan, and his nickname was Lei Gong, not because of his loud voice, but because his snoring was like thunder. Lei Chuan is in his twenties, of medium build, with dark skin, a round face and a beard, and is very powerful.

"Let the displaced people go down the mountain immediately, it is the intention of the adults. The adults thought that we could talk slowly, but first we had to solve the problem of eating the homeless. Song Wen explained, "This way, first, can make people's hearts panic, and the suspicious Yellow Turban soldiers can dispel their worries and believe in the sincerity of the imperial court's appeasement, second, we can let the displaced people eat and see hope, and third, we can count the number of displaced people, accurately calculate the amount of land and other materials needed for Tuntian, and prepare for the later Tuntian." ”

"Where's the grain?" Lei Chuan stared at Song Wen and asked, "Who will solve the grain?" ”

"Of course we are." Song Wen said with a smile, "After receiving the holy decree that the imperial court agreed to appease, my lord has already sent people to Guanzhong and Kanto overnight to buy grain. ”

"Before we talked, the imperial court had already begun to allocate relief money and food?" Zhang Baiqi asked in surprise.

Song Wen shook his head and said, "This is a sum of money specially reserved by the adults for Zhaofu, this money originally belonged to the Zhenbei General's Department, but now the adults have taken it out." ”

Zhang Yan and the leaders looked at each other, and admired Li Hong even more in their hearts.

"Two adults, I have a question." Fuyun put down the scroll in his hand and said, "After the appeasement, the officials of the Taiyuan County Government and the county government will be jointly recruited by both sides, what does this joint recruitment mean?" For example, is this Taiyuan County Taishou appointed by today's emperor, or is it assigned by us? ”

Li Wei immediately said: "Fuyunshuai asked well. In consideration of the trust of the displaced people in the imperial court, the trust of the original inhabitants in the Yellow Turban Army, and the fact that there are few people in the Yellow Turban Army who are familiar with the affairs of the government and the government, I have specially arranged for the main officials of the local government to be served by the Yellow Turban Army, and we have only arranged for some of the former officials of the original government to serve as the official of the Yellow Turban Army, and the specific candidates will be discussed and formulated by the two sides. ”

"For example, this Taiyuan County Taishou is of course your people, and in the future, the marshal will also play the imperial court, and our Zhenbei General Department has no right to intervene."

Fuyun asked again: "So, our marshal's official position is bigger than Taishou?" ”

"This is a must, otherwise who will control the Yellow Turban Army in the future?" Li Wei said solemnly, "This is like the Huns in the north of Bingzhou, their leader is Da Dan Yu, Da Dan Yu is responsible for all the affairs of the Xiongnu, and the Hun Zhonglang General Department or Du Liao General Department is only responsible for the care of the Xiongnu. In the future, Taiyuan County will be in charge of all affairs by your commander, and the Zhenbei General Department will only be responsible for taking care of the Yellow Turban Army in Taiyuan County. ”

"What if Yang Feng and Yang Shuai of Shangdang County are also willing to be cared for?" Zhang Baiqi asked slowly, "Is he on an equal footing with Dashuai?" ”

Li Wei and Song Wen glanced at each other, their faces were embarrassed, and they did not speak.

Zhang Yan has sent people to the party several times to invite Yang Feng to go north, but Yang Feng has not replied so far, nor has he said a word, I don't know what he is thinking. Zhang Yan and Zhang Baiqi and others were very anxious. If there is talk of appeasement here, and Yang Feng suddenly calls from there, things will be a little out of control. What's more serious is that some of the soldiers who resisted the appeasement may run to Yang Feng. What Zhang Baiqi meant by asking this was that if Yang Feng was also a commander of the Yellow Turban Army, would Li Hong accept it?

"Whether Yang Shuai is cared for or not has a great impact on us, and the general should understand the truth." Zhang Baiqi smiled bitterly, "I don't understand, why haven't you mentioned Yang Shuai all the time?" ”

Li Wei thought for a moment and said: "My lord once told us about this problem, but he considered that this is an internal matter of your Yellow Turban Army, and he is not good at interfering, if he discusses with both Dashuai and Yang Shuai, what is this?" Who is the commander of the Yellow Turban Army? If you refuse to appease you because of this, the Shogun's hard work will not be in vain. ”

Wang Dang suddenly glared and asked, "What do you adults mean, do you want to beat one and touch the other?" ”

Song Wen shook his hand and smiled: "Wang Shuai's words are bad, if we want to beat Yang Shuai, will you still agree to be appeased?" In my opinion, you should still ask the general face to face, this kind of major matter that has a bearing on the overall situation, we as Peng's subordinates, we really don't know, and we don't dare to talk nonsense at will. ”

At this time, Li Wei looked at the sky outside the window and said to Zhang Yan, who had been silent: "Dashuai, it's getting dark, are we going to Dalong Mountain?" ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Let's go after eating." ”

"No, Marshal, let's leave immediately, the general is estimated to have arrived." Li Wei said with a smile, "There is wine and meat in the camp tent in Dalongshan, we can talk while eating." ”

"Why are you generals in such a hurry? Is he in a hurry to return to Youzhou? Wang Dang asked coldly.

Wang Dang didn't give a good face from beginning to end today, he didn't speak a good word, and his tone was very provocative.

Li Wei suddenly slammed into the fire, stood up suddenly, pointed at Wang Dang and shouted: "Our lord has even defeated 120,000 Xianbei Iron Cavalry, and we still care about a Jinyang City, if you have the ability, you can bring Helian's head to me to see." ”

"Zhongyuan ......" Song Wen was shocked and hugged Li Wei.

"If you have the ability, you can fight the Xianbei people, don't be rampant here." Li Wei roared, "If it weren't for our adults to defeat the 120,000 Xianbei Iron Cavalry, how many days would you be able to stay in Jinyang City?" Sooner or later, the Xianbei people will have to be driven back to Taihang Mountain. ”

The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army looked at the furious Li Wei and were silent. Wang Dang wanted to rush up and teach Li Wei a lesson, but when he heard Li Wei's roar, the anger in his heart couldn't help but vent, and his clenched fist was released again. In any case, Li Hong defeated 120,000 Xianbei people and killed the Xianbei King and Lian, that is the real hero. Now a famous hero who is famous all over the world does not hesitate to lower his voice in order to appease the Yellow Turban Army, his mind and courage are really impressive, and he is too petty.

Li Wei broke away from Song Wen with all his might, faced the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and said angrily: "Do you know how much time it takes to resettle millions of displaced people? Adults want to feed and clothe them before winter comes, let them have a thatched hut where they can hide from the wind and snow, and a place where they can live. Your Excellency's order is that this winter, not a single person will be allowed to starve to death in Taiyuan County, and not a single person will be allowed to freeze to death. Is six months enough? ”

"My lord hopes that by the time of next spring, all the displaced people will have a piece of land, a bag of seeds, and a hope, and ten months will be enough? Can you do it? ”

"Zhong Yuan......" Song Wen stopped loudly, "Zhong Yuan, do you want to go back and be beheaded by adults?" ”

Zhang Yan waved his hand at Song Wen and said, "Let him say that Master Li's words are not wrong." How many lives have we saved after so many years of fighting? How many people are given hope to live? We've all killed and cut them all, who will be better in the end? He stood up, pointed to the north and said, "It's better to be good for the Hu people, and in the end, the territory of this great Han will become the grassland of the Hu people." Master Li is right, if we have the ability, we will let the people live, and if we have the ability, we will go north to fight Hu. ”

Wang was ashamed in front of him, clasped his fists at Li Wei, and said in a low voice: "Offended." ”

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Li Hong came to the camp tent of Dalongshan at dusk.

When Tang Fang and a group of Peng Shi from the state capital walked into the big tent with the scroll, Li Hong was nibbling on a black round cake while looking through the map of Taiyuan County. Everyone looked at Li Hong in surprise, a little hard to believe that a general who was ranked as the secretary of the throne had dinner as a piece of black cake, and there was not even a mouthful of soup.

Tang Fang hesitated for a moment, walked up to Li Hong and said, "My lord, the people from the state capital have arrived. ”

Li Hong snorted, ate the remaining black cake in two bites, got up and beckoned everyone to sit down, "Today we will talk overnight, and everyone will work hard in the evening, and strive to negotiate the main conditions as soon as possible, and immediately play Your Majesty." ”

"Mu Yun, come here." Li Hong beckoned, "From Taiyuan to Chang'an, is the water route closer or the land route closer?" ”

Tang Fang smiled: "Of course, the land route is close. He then pointed to the map and explained it in detail. From the northeast of Chang'an, cross the Yellow River across the Pujin Bridge to the east of the river, and then pass through Pingyang to Jinyang in Taiyuan County, more than 2,000 miles long, this is a galloping road, built when the Great Qin State was in the previous dynasty. During the Great Qin Kingdom, the galloping roads built were all high above the ground, and the soil was built with iron spine, and the road stubble was solid. The general road is fifty steps wide, and every three zhang trees and green pines are the ambitions, wide and flat, and the forest is solemn. At that time, the road ran through the whole country and radiated vertically and horizontally. This dynasty adheres to the Qin system, and all the counties through which the Chi Road passes are ordered to repair and maintain it at any time, so the Chi Road has been preserved very well so far.

The waterway starts from Chang'an, enters the Yellow River along the Wei River and goes north, enters the Fen River in Wanrong Miaoqian Village, and then goes from the Fen River to Hedong and Taiyuan. At the beginning of this dynasty, in order to solve the danger of the pillar of water transportation, vigorously develop water transportation. Emperor Wu also took a boat from Chang'an to inspect Bingzhou along the waterway. At that time, Hedong, Taiyuan and Shangdang counties resettled and reclaimed land, and the results were very remarkable, and a large amount of grain was transported to Beijing from the waterway and sold every year. But later, due to the frequent invasions of the Hu people and the huge decline in the population of Bingzhou, the prosperity was no longer there, and the water transportation gradually declined.

After listening to Tang Fang's introduction, Li Hong said with a smile: "If in a few years, our Tuntian will be effective, and the prosperity of the past will be restored." Look, are we going to reopen our luck? ”

Tang Fang looked at Li Hong in surprise and asked, "My lord wants to reopen Caoyun?" ”

"Yes, open it immediately, otherwise a large number of materials in Guanzhong and Kanto will only be transported by land, which will inevitably delay time, but what I lack most now is time."

Tang Fang asked in surprise, "The general is so confident in Zhaofu and Tuntian?" ”

Li Hong smiled: "Of course. You see, Jinyang is a good place, extending in all directions. From Jinyang to the north, there is Chi Road to Yanmen County, and then out of the Great Wall to continue north to Tongyunzhong, along the northeast direction is the Dai County of Tongyouzhou. From Jinyang to the east to the Zhending City in Changshan, Jizhou, to the south to Shangdang, to the west to the Great Wall fortress of Shangjun, from the fortress can also go directly to Chang'an. How can such a good place not be prosperous? Mu Yun, you see that within three to five years, I will definitely make it the largest city in northern Xinjiang. ”

Tang Fang looked at the excited Li Hong and felt that he was a bit incredible, a complete madman.

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