Chapter 5 is like a bamboo, the nineteenth section of March, Yanzhou, Changyi City, Shanyang County.

The fierce drums of "Dong Dong ......" suddenly rose into the sky, shaking the entire city in an instant. Lu Bu woke up from his sleep, turned over and jumped up from the couch.

Xiao Yue screamed in surprise and hugged Lu Bu. Lu Bu bent down and hugged Xiao Yue tightly, trembling in his heart.

For more than two years, Xiaoyue has been wandering with her, fighting everywhere, and sometimes she can't even eat, which is miserable.

I can't give Xiaoyue a warm home, and I can't guarantee Xiaoyue's life, and I feel extremely guilty.

"Don't be afraid, as long as I live, no one can hurt you." Lu Bu patted her back lovingly and comforted her in a low voice,

"Get up, put on your armor, and wait for me here."

"Is the city unfortunate? Are we going to die? Lu Bu smiled bitterly and kissed Xiaoyue's eyebrows gently,

"If we die, we will die together." Xiao Yue hugged Lu Bu's tiger waist hard, and two lines of tears quietly rolled down.

"Guo Gong betrayed his lordship, and he took refuge with Yuan Shao with his army." Chen Gong was furious and smashed his fist on the city wall,

"My lord, we will break through immediately, and we will not be able to do so." Lu Bu looked at the overwhelming Yuzhou army under the city, his face was murderous,

"Is there any movement over there in Juye? Is Cao Cao's army still in Shouzhang? ”

"According to Wei Xu, Li Feng, and Xue Lan, Cao Cao's army has left Shouzhang and is heading towards Shanyang County." Xu Yan said anxiously,

"My lord, Yuan Wei's army under the city is at least more than 20,000 people. And we only have 3,000 men, and we can't hold the city of Changyi. My lord, hurry back to Chenliu. ”

"Chen Liu, as well as the three thousand men of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao." Liu Yi said very calmly,

"When we arrive in Chenliu, we can still hold on for a while to wait for the general's men and horses to cross the river and go south." Lu Bu turned his face to look at Zhang Liao.

At the beginning of the year, Zhang Liao had gone to Dongwuyang to meet with Lu Yi, and Lu Yi replied to Zhang Liao very affirmatively at that time, after the Yellow River thawed, the Northern Xinjiang Army would choose the opportunity to go south to help Lü Bu defeat Cao Cao.

But now that the Yellow River has thawed for more than a month, the Northern Xinjiang Army still shows no signs of moving south.

"My lord, I will go to the north bank of the Yellow River again, and urge the general to immediately send troops south to help." Zhang Liao arched his hand and said,

"Please quickly retreat in the direction of the Yellow River with a large army to preserve your strength."

"Don't go any further." Chen Gong shouted to stop,

"This year, the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely cross the river and go south, but not now. The general waited until we fought to the death with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and when we were exhausted, he would command the Northern Xinjiang Army to go south. At that time, he could easily occupy Yanzhou. The general did not want Cao Cao to occupy Yanzhou, but he also did not want the adults to occupy Yanzhou. Can't adults see this? Lu Bu was silent.

"The Great General will definitely help us." Zhang Liao pointed to the army outside the city and said excitedly,

"Now who can help us except the general? Who can help us defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao? ”

"No one is going to help us, we are on our own." Chen Gong said eagerly,

"Please tell Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong quickly, and ask them to immediately lead the army to Changyi, meet us, and then we retreat in the direction of Xuzhou."

"Retreat to Xuzhou?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong in surprise. Zhang Liao, Liu Yi and others were also in disbelief and dumbfounded.

"Yes, let's go to Xuzhou." Chen Gong said in a resolute tone,

"The people of Xuzhou hate Cao Cao to the core, and they can't wait to crush him to ashes, but Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei is now weak and it is difficult to defeat Cao Cao alone, so what Liu Bei urgently needs at this time is reinforcements. If we withdraw to Xuzhou and join forces with Liu Bei to attack Cao Cao, we will not only greatly increase our strength, but also be able to take what we need, and at the same time achieve the goals of both of us. ”

"After we evacuate Yanzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army will immediately go south to fight. We and Liu Bei attacked from the south to the north, and the northern Xinjiang army attacked from the north to the south. In this way, the adults can not only preserve their strength, but also continue to occupy Yanzhou justifiably. On the other hand, if the Lordship asks the Shogun for help now, the Shogun will definitely wait until the Lordship is exhausted before sending troops south. At that time, in addition to bowing down and obeying orders, what strength did the adults have to ask the general for Yanzhou? Lu Buhuo woke up and turned his head to look at Zhang Liao, Liu Yi and the others.

A group of officials in Yanzhou all understood Chen Gong's words, and everyone nodded in unison.

"Hold on to Changyi." Lu Bu waved his hand and said,

"The letter told Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Zang Hong, and Wu Zi that they should quickly speed the army to move closer to Juye City, prepare to break out of the encirclement, and retreat south to Xuzhou."

"Wenyuan, you are in a hurry to write to Hebei and tell the general that we are powerless to stop the attack of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and are ready to retreat to Xuzhou and join Liu Bei. Please ask the general to lead his army across the river and go south as soon as possible. "In March, Handan.

The right general Zhang Yan was ordered by the general Li Hong to return to Handan in a hurry. Li Hong was about to leave Handan for Hedong, and he decided to entrust the military and political power of Hebei to Zhang Yan.

"When will the king of the west enter the king? Can Qinwang succeed? After King Qin's success, can the Son of Heaven and the imperial court quickly rebuild their prestige? Can Guanzhong stabilize quickly? Can Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang be appeased? Will Xiliang rebel again after being appeased? Does the imperial court still want to carve out the four counties of Hexi from Xiliang to establish Yongzhou? Will the Son of Heaven and the imperial court agree to our proposed reform policy? There are many issues that need to be resolved this year, so it's uncertain how long I'll be in Hedong and when I'll be able to return to Handan. Li Hong welcomed Zhang Yan into the big tent and said straight to the point,

"I'll hand over the military administration of Hebei to you. Brother Feiyan is in Handan, and you have full authority to handle all matters in Hebei. If there is nothing important, you should not report everything, so as not to waste time. Zhang Yan hesitated for a long time, and then asked tentatively: "General, Hebei has basically stabilized at this time, and the general has no intention of going south to the Central Plains this year, so I think the best person to supervise the military and political affairs of Hebei should be Li Wei Li, not me." I'd better go west with the general to King Qin, what does the general think? ”

"Brother Feiyan supervised the military and government of Hebei last time, and the relationship between him and the Hebei non-commissioned officials was very stiff for a while, are you worried that these non-commissioned officials will interfere with you and work against you everywhere?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"It's not just a scholar and an official...... Zhang Yan said with a wry smile,

"Even the eldest princess has a lot of complaints about me. Martial artists supervising the military government is a taboo in itself, not to mention that I was still the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in the past. Therefore, once I supervise the military and political affairs of Hebei, I don't know what the Hebei scholars think in their hearts. General, forget it, don't ask for trouble. If you feel that Lord Li Wei's qualifications and prestige are not enough, you can let Lord Zhao Qi or Lord Zhang Wen lead the military and government of Hebei on your behalf. Now there are nearly 80,000 troops stationed in Jizhou, and there are generals such as Zhao Yun and Yan Liang who remain behind, and there will be no accidents in Hebei. Li Hong smiled slightly,

"Brother Feiyan, in order to invite you back, I transferred Yuntian (Koyi) to Hedong, but I didn't expect you to refuse me. How? Are you living fast in Jinyang? I think that the two counties of Taiyuan and Shangdang are developing rapidly under your governance. The trial of Ji Dictation was also very successful, and several old adults such as Zhao Qi, Cui Lie, and Ma Riyan were full of praise for you. ”

"General, I have just said that it is a taboo for a military person to supervise the army and lead the government, and it is ...... at this time."

"At this time, it is necessary for the military to supervise the military and break the old practice of scholars monopolizing political affairs." Li Hong said with a smile,

"In the future, you will have to enter the court as a secretary and deal with state affairs. What scholars can do, we can do. Do you think that after we use force to pacify the world, these scholars will be able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty? When pigs fly. ”

"If you look at Dong Zhuo, you will know what our future is. Once these scholars monopolized power, the first thing they had to do was not to implement the new policy and revitalize the society, but to deprive us of our military power, drive us out of the court, and even kill us by all means. You know why? Quite simply, they see us as a potential threat to the community. To put it more plainly, they think that we have usenned their rightful authority and threatened their survival and power, so they want to kill us. If we want to live in peace and security, and if we want to do our best to maintain the stability of the society, there is only one way, and that is to share the authority with the scholars equally, and maintain the checks and balances of power with the scholars in the court. Zhang Yan looked at Li Hong in surprise.

"Think about Dong Zhuo again? Ran thinks about the current Chang'an Imperial Court? Li Hong pointed at Zhang Yan and said,

"If you don't enter the court in the future, I will be in charge of the court alone, and the result will definitely be exactly the same as Dong Zhuo. I'm dead, how similar your fate is to Li Dao and Guo Yan. ”

"Over the past year or so, I have thought a lot, what lessons should we learn from the defeat of Dong Zhuo and the frequent mutinies in Chang'an? Dong Zhuo, a martial artist, monopolized power in the court, and in the end he failed. Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, three warriors and a group of scholars shared power in the court, but in the end they also failed. So what should we do after the success of King Qin? Zhang Yan nodded again and again, and then he said worriedly: "General, once the Son of Heaven is in charge, many things will be out of our control. In fact, the main reason for the defeat of Li Dao and Guo Yan is that their strength is too weak, except for a few of their warriors in the court, the rest are scholars, and the scholars can easily join forces to deal with them together. ”

"Although we now have a group of loyal officials in Northern Xinjiang, our strength is still too weak compared to the scholars of the Han Dynasty. The general has been supervising the military administration in Hebei for so long, hasn't he felt the strength of the scholars? They can not only influence and constrain the formulation and implementation of the New Deal, but also slowly influence our military. ”

"You are unwilling to lead the military and political affairs of Hebei on your behalf, do you feel that you are powerless and unable to change this status quo?" Li Hong asked with a smile.

Zhang Yan smiled and said helplessly: "General, my days in Jinyang this year are actually very sad. Although I have put a lot of effort into implementing the new policy, the place where I have spent the most energy is to coordinate and ease the conflicts and contradictions between officials at all levels. These scholars are too difficult to deal with. ”

"But if we want to survive and ZTE, we must face up to this problem and solve it." Li Hong waved his hand and said,

"Whether it is you, Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu), or Brother Zilie (Xu Rong), we will all face this thorny problem in the future, and we will definitely find a solution."

"Does the general have a countermeasure?" Zhang Yan asked.

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't think of a good way." Li Hong frowned and said,

"In the new policy, there are great changes to the selection system, and township evaluations have been added to the promotion of filial piety and honesty. But you have to know that ordinary people can't even eat, so how can they have money for their children to go to school? Even if the children of some families can afford to go to school, the Great Han Law stipulates that people from the agricultural, industrial, and commercial classes are strictly forbidden to enter the government, and if they do, they will learn in vain. Therefore, whether it is filial piety or township evaluation, the selected talents are all the children of the wealthy or their clan protégés. Although occasionally some poor scholars are selected, I took a closer look, and most of them are poor relatives of wealthy families. Therefore, the role of township assessment is really limited. Nowadays, the children and protégés of the gate valve family are all over the world, and all levels of the world's government are controlled by the local large and small scholar families. ”

"Since the selection system is difficult to change the situation in which the gate valve clan controls the government, there is only one way to ......" Li Hong lowered his voice and whispered,

"Take advantage of the contradictions between the gate valve tycoons and vigorously weaken their strength. At the same time, he vigorously promoted the generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army to serve as county magistrates and take charge of local military affairs. In this way, the power of scholars and warriors will be reduced and the power of the warriors will be able to quickly enter the court and government offices at all levels, so as to effectively curb the control of the power of the Han Dynasty by the wealthy lords. ”

"Martial Rulers?" Zhang Yan was secretly horrified.

"Yes, if the warriors can't effectively control the counties, we won't be able to gain a foothold in the court, and the system we implement won't be enforced. If the new policy is not resolutely implemented, we will not be able to stabilize and develop the social system, and then we will not be able to get the support and help of some scholars, and we will not be able to make the Han Dynasty stable and powerful for a long time. ”

"And what about the future? In the future, when the Son of Heaven will rule, the new policy will be successfully implemented, and the country will be rich and the people will be strong, what will the warriors do? ”

"After ten or twenty years of changes, both themselves and their descendants have gradually become humanized." Li Hong said with a smile,

"If you look at Huangfu Song and Lord Zhu Jun, you will know the future of the martial arts. Now Lord Huangfu Song and his sons Huangfu Hong and Huangfu Peng, Lord Zhu Jun and his sons Zhu Mu and Zhu Wei are the mainstays of the Han Dynasty. Ten or twenty years from now, the warriors and their descendants will be all over the world. The re-emergence of the military meritorious class of the Han Dynasty will push Sheji into the heyday of Zhongxing. Ten or twenty years later, the scholars will no longer have the opportunity to monopolize authority. ”

"What about fifty years from now, a hundred years from now?" Zhang Yan then asked,

"Is there a way for the Great General to completely curb the greed and plundering of power by the wealthy men and lords?"

"One generation manages another." Li Hong said with a smile,

"What's the use of thinking about many? If you think about the era of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Xiaowen, and Emperor Xiaojing, when the warriors and scholars shared power, the society was stable, and the country was rich and strong, but what about after Emperor Xiaowu? A large part of the reason for the gradual decline of the military industry class is because the warriors have gradually become humanized, such as the former Situ Wang Yun, his ancestor was not the general Wang Ba under Emperor Guangwu? Zhang Yan's face darkened.

"Feiyan, the peaceful world in your heart may appear, but it can't be eternal. The Taiping World is like a big tree, if it is carefully maintained, it may survive for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years, but it cannot live as long as heaven and earth. Our generation has made the Han Dynasty prosperous, and perhaps the next generation will push the Han Dynasty back into the abyss of overturning. Li Hong sighed softly in a low voice,

"So, don't think too much, let's do your best to pull the big man out of the overturned abyss first." Zhang Yan was silent for a long time.

"What does the general have to say?"

"Continue to weaken the power of the wealthy men of Hebei." Li Hong said,

"When we occupied Jizhou, we took advantage of the academic differences in scripture and the opportunity to clear the land to attack a group of scholars. The last time you were in charge of the Hebei military administration, you used rebellion and anti-corruption to attack a group of scholars. This time, I will go to Guanzhong Qinwang, and you will take the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity of implementing the 'plan to teach the fields by mouth' in the three prefectures of Hebei Province, to remove a large number of county magistrates, and to place as many generals at all levels in the Northern Xinjiang Army as possible to serve in the counties and counties. ”

"If the eldest princess and the officials of the Hebei provinces object......," Zhang Yan asked in embarrassment.

"I'm going to Guanzhong Qinwang, it's a matter of the safety of the community, who dares to do it against me at this time?" Li Lihong stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Yan's shoulder, and said solemnly,

"Once King Qin succeeds, the imperial court will be rebuilt, and the official system will be significantly revised. At this time, we are about to enter the court lord to take power. If we can't hold the authority, how can we ensure the prosperity of the society? How can we ensure that the New Deal can be implemented as we envision? How to ensure that all the people in the world gradually live a stable and prosperous life? Zhang Yan's expression was solemn.

"If we want to be in power, there is a lot of resistance, how can we avoid repeating the mistakes of Dong Zhuo? How to avoid repeating the mistakes of Li Dao and Guo Yan? Quite simply, the scholars share the authority, just like the current Hebei. Give the scholars some authority to govern the country, and we will work together to realize the prosperity of the society and the prosperity of the country. ”

"But will the Son of Heaven and the officials of the court agree? I will definitely not agree, Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others have caused them too much damage, and they will never believe us warriors, especially warriors like me, who are born lowly and have bloody means. ”

"Once King Qin succeeds, we will be constrained by the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials of the court, and it is impossible to imagine that we will do this now. So ......" Li Hong looked at Zhang Yan and said word by word,

"I want to completely eliminate the current Chang'an Imperial Court." Zhang Yan changed color in shock.

"The Chang'an court is gone, so that we can take power and rebuild the court. The ministers and officials in this court are us, that is, the officials at all levels in the Hebei provinces now, so that we can ensure that we have a firm grasp of power, can we ensure the continuous implementation of the new policy, and can we ensure the absolute loyalty of the court ministers to the Son of Heaven and the Han Dynasty. ”

"After the reconstruction, the samurai and the scholars shared power and checked each other. Although the power of the scholars above the court is still very large, we are not afraid at all. At this time, at least more than half of the county magistrates and county commanders in various counties were warriors, and the scholars could neither control the army nor the counties, so how could they deal with us? Whoever dares to rebel will die not as a scholar, but as a group of scholars. The more these stubborn and conservative scholars die, the better, and we have young scholars. Now there are many students in Jinyang University Hall and Handan University Hall, they have learned all the new scriptures, and they have a very thorough understanding of the danger of the Han Dynasty today and the new policy and rejuvenation of the country, and we use them as much as possible to enrich the court and county governments at all levels. Only in this way can we work together from top to bottom, gather the greatest strength, and rejuvenate the community in the shortest possible time. Zhang Yan bowed down and accepted the order.

"After the general occupies Guanzhong, will I lead the army south to attack the Central Plains, or will I continue to stay in Hebei to supervise the military administration?"

"The matter of going south to attack the Central Plains will be handed over to Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu), and you will provide him with grain and grass to ensure that he can successfully occupy the Central Plains." Li Hong said,

"You used to be the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, and you sat in Hebei, which can not only stabilize the hearts of the people in Hebei, but more importantly, deter the Chang'an court. As long as you are in Hebei, I am very safe in Guanzhong. Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Does the general think that Brother Yu Xing ......?"

"Don't think about it, it's not that I don't believe him, but Hebei really needs you to take charge. First, you are very experienced in 'counting and dictating fields,' and you have a proper way to deal with the problems of false population and lack of land by government officials at all levels, so you must preside over and promote this matter. Second, you have a great appeal among the displaced people, and now the displaced people are digging the Zhongxing Canal, and these people need you to appease them. As for the third, it is the problem of the Youzhou Army. The soldiers of the Youzhou army are not familiar with you, and it is difficult for you to control them, and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry is very important to capture the Central Plains, so the heavy responsibility of going south to quell the rebellion this time can only be handed over to Brother Yu Xing. ”

"When does the general estimate when the army will be able to cross the river and head south?" Li Hong thought for a long time, and finally said: "If everything goes well, before October, the matter in Guanzhong will be over." After Li Hong, Zhang Yan and the officials of the three governments finished their deliberations, it was already late at night.

In the military tent, the candle flame was flickering, and Xiaoyu and Fengxue were each holding their sleeping children, anxiously waiting for Li Hong's return.

"I don't know when I'll be back on this expedition?" Xiaoyu said worriedly.

"It's going to take a year and a half." Fengxue gently kissed the child's forehead, and said with a wry smile helplessly,

"When he comes back, the child will probably be able to walk and call his father."

"After not seeing him for so long, the two children will definitely forget about him."

"If you draw a portrait and show it to the two children every day, they won't forget it." Fengxue smiled,

"When he comes back, you draw one immediately, otherwise it will be too late, and he will be gone tomorrow morning."

"What's too late?" Li Hong lifted the curtain and walked in with a smile,

"The kid hasn't slept yet?"

"They'll wait until you come back before they go to sleep." Xiaoyu glanced at him sadly,

"But you come back so late every day, it's rare to see you."

"We're worried that the kids will forget about you, so we're going to paint you a portrait." Fengxue gently put the child on the couch, and whispered as he walked over to help him remove his leather armor.

Li Hong's heart was sour, and his smile suddenly froze.

"The eldest princess came, saying that she was going to see you off, but seeing that you didn't come back, she sat here for a while, and just left." Xiaoyu stood up and said,

"You'd better go to the eldest princess first, she's definitely still waiting for you." Li Hong hesitated.

"Go ahead, if she doesn't see you, she won't sleep all night." Feng Xue pushed him affectionately and persuaded in a low voice,

"The eldest princess has grown up and has something on her mind." Li Hong sighed, turned around and walked out of the tent. In March, Tobuyang.

Cangting Ferry. Hundreds of ships shuttled back and forth, transporting teams of iron cavalry to the opposite shore. General Long Xiang Zhao Yun and General Wu Yi Gao Lan stood side by side on the embankment of the Yellow River, looking at the busy boats on the river, and laughing in a low voice.

"As soon as the child was born, you crossed the river to the south to fight, will the lady complain about you?" Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled happily: "When I come back, the child will call Dad, haha......" A scout galloped over,

"The right general is in a hurry." Zhao Yun hurriedly opened the book and glanced at it hurriedly, the two sword eyebrows suddenly locked, and his face was cold.

"What's wrong?" Gao Ran asked,

"Lu Bu is here again?"

"He was surrounded by the two armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Wei, one in front of the other, and the situation was very critical."

"I told him to withdraw in the direction of Dongjun, but he didn't listen, so he had to retreat in the direction of Xuzhou, and he was surrounded." Gao Ran said dissatisfied,

"If he doesn't trust us, why is he asking us for help? Master Zhang shouldn't have asked you to save him at all. Zhao Yun waved his hand and ordered the heralds standing not far away to give the order immediately, and the various departments accelerated the speed of crossing the river.

"Zhengqing, you then cross the river and rush to meet us near Fan County." Zhao Yun patted Gao Ran's thick shoulder,

"I'll go first." At the end of March, the pot was closed. Xu Rong, the general of Zhengxi, urgently reported to the general, and Chang'an was in chaos. In mid-March, Li Dao and Guo Yan finally turned against each other and met each other.

The two sides garrisoned outside the city and fought several times. On the 25th of March, Li Dao sent his nephew Li Xian to lead an army of 5,000 to surround Weiyang Palace and forcibly urge the Son of Heaven to move out of the palace.

The ministers had no choice but to follow the car on foot and go with the Son of Heaven to Li Dao's camp outside the city.

As soon as the Son of Heaven left the palace, Li Dao's army rushed into Weiyang Palace, wantonly looted property, and abducted ** lewd palace maids.

Guo Yan was furious and led his army to attack Li Dao. The Son of Heaven hurriedly sent more than a dozen ministers and ministers, including Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Zhang Xi, Shangshu Ling Wang Long, Guangluxun Liu Yuan, Weiwei Shi Sun Rui, Taifu Han Rong, Dasi Nong Zhu Jun, General Craftsman Liang Shao, and Tunqi Captain Jiang Xuan to the Guo Bian camp to mediate.

Guo Yan ignored them and took them all hostage. Zhu Jun was so angry that he vomited blood and died. Li Hong was furious, and ordered Xu Rong, Liyi, Yang Feng and other generals of Northern Xinjiang to rush into Guanzhong with a fast ride of 800 miles.

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