On the main hall of the Luoyang Palace, the three princes and nine ministers and a number of court ministers gathered together. Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, sat on the top, and the twelve figures blocked his face, making it difficult to see his specific expression.

"Moths and thieves are rampant, and you can have a good plan to help me pacify the thieves" The majestic voice sounded.

There was silence among the ministers below, and no one spoke.

This issue has been discussed countless times, but there has never been a solution that satisfies all parties, otherwise why would it have been delayed until now.

"Zhang Qing, you are a captain, you can tell me how to break the thief!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Hong felt a burst of anger in his heart, but he had to force himself to calm down and ask Zhang Wen.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should train and recruit soldiers, take out money to reward meritorious soldiers, and recruit the descendants of famous generals from the people to serve the imperial court. It is necessary to use official positions, money, etc., to win over strangers for the use of the imperial court. With such a concerted mind, it is not difficult to break the moth thief! Zhang Wen twitched, and said helplessly.

Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Wen dissatisfied, obviously not satisfied with this formulaic and routine answer.

"Moths and thieves are rampant, what Qing Zhi said may not be quick to effect, please ask Qing to give advice again!"

Zhang Wen secretly complained in his heart, He Jin was not in Beijing, he went to Duting, and was responsible for guarding Luoyang, and now Zhang Wen has become the first person in the nominal military. This suppression of the Yellow Turban Army really needs his advice, but is it so easy to offer now?

Originally, it was the most effective way to order the righteous army to be organized in various places to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, but the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion made Emperor Ling of Han very jealous of the history that Yiren said, and the unprovoked suppression of Dong Zhuo was the most obvious proof.

And Liu Hong did not dare and did not want to transfer the Luoyang army again, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, not to mention that Zhang Wen is not a good woman, there are not enough troops, and she is completely helpless in the face of the current situation.

In the face of Liu Hong's questioning, Zhang Wen gritted his teeth and said directly: "Your Majesty, Liaodong is too guarded by business, can make great achievements in good battles, and has millions of soldiers under his command, it is better to order him to lead the army south to support General Lu Zhonglang, so that the ...... of Jizhou can be solved!" ”

"No way!"

Before Zhang Wen finished speaking, this proposal was categorically rejected by Liu Hong.

"Strangers are all unscrupulous, disloyal, and unfilial, so that they are already oversight, and they must not be wrong again and again!" Obviously, Liu Hong's attitude towards strangers is not very friendly.

was reprimanded by Liu Hong like this, Zhang Wen confessed again and again, and then bowed down and retreated, but sighed slightly in his heart: "Shang Yuewu, Shang Yuewu, it's not that the old man doesn't speak for you, but this situation doesn't allow it, you can do it yourself in the future!" ”

After thinking about the more than three million gold coins that Shang Ji sent one after another for a while, Zhang Wen still had some regrets, it would be difficult to find such a sensible subordinate in the future.

"Report! General Huangfu's urgent military situation! ”

Just as the monarch fell silent, a hurried voice interrupted the silence in the hall.

The monarch and the ministers are deliberating, and at this time, there is also the transmission of military information, and the urgency of it can be imagined.

Liu Hong was shocked in his heart, he had not encountered any good news during this period of time, it was all bad news that the officers and soldiers in various prefectures and counties had fallen and turned against him.

There was no need for Liu Hong to speak, so naturally a little eunuch immediately submitted the report.

Liu Hong hurriedly took a look, and suddenly felt that his hands were stiff and cold, his eyes were dizzy for a while, and his body shook violently twice.

"Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon body!" The chamberlain's voice was soft and artificial, and he said beside Liu Hong.

Liu Hong sat down tremblingly, pointed to the newspaper on the ground and shouted: "Waste! It's all rubbish! Let Father, read this report to the people, and see what kind of waste I have raised! ”

Zhang Rang carefully picked up the report, opened it and saw that his face changed wildly, and then he forcibly controlled his emotions, and read it to everyone: "The minister Zuo Zhonglang will report to the emperor Fu Song and the cavalry captain Cao Cao: The ministers are incompetent, and they are trapped in Yang Zhai for moth thieves." There are no reinforcements inside and outside, and the morale of the army is sluggish. coincided with the moth thief to make witchcraft, the defenders in the city turned against 12 out of 10, the thief took advantage of the situation to attack the city, Yang Zhai was broken by the thief, and Zhu Gong was unfortunately killed in the right middle lang. Chen Song and Cao had to lead the remnants to temporarily retreat to Yangcheng to wait for reinforcements.

The ministers are incompetent, and they will lose their troops and abandon their land, knowing that their sins are unforgivable. Ranyang City cannot be abandoned, in order to protect the land of Sanfu from the invasion of moths and thieves, the ministers should live and die with the city!

However, the newly defeated army, the soldiers are tired, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold on for a long time, for the sake of the society, please send reinforcements to Your Majesty quickly! The minister should die to repay His Majesty's grace! ”

The more the ministers in the hall listened, the more ugly their faces became, and in the end, many of them were already trembling with fear.

Zhu Jun, as one of the commanders of the three-way army, actually died on the battlefield, and what is even more incredible is that the fortified city garrisoned by the elite army of the imperial court was even broken by the Yellow Turban thieves!

Although there is still an element of tricks in this, it is not a frontal attack, but Yang Zhai, as the county ruler of Yingchuan, is a real giant city, much stronger than a parallel giant city like Xiangping!

is such a strong city, with millions of elite troops stationed, and Huangfu Song, a famous general at that time (Cao Cao is still too young, and there is almost no popularity in the military aspect at present), but he still did not stop the Yellow Turban Army, which is tantamount to a bolt from the blue for everyone.

Now Huangfu Song's department has retreated to Yangcheng, and where is Yangcheng

Yangcheng is located at the junction of Yingchuan and Sili, and then less than 500 miles is Xuanyuan Pass, and after Xuanyuan Pass, it is less than 1,000 miles away from Luoyang!

The total distance is less than 1,500 miles, and calculated on the scale of the beacon fire, it is enough to say that it is close at hand!

"Report!"

Before he could come to his senses, another rapid voice came.

"Report! The Runan moth thieves broke through Pingyu, the Chen Guo moth thieves broke through Chen County, the Liang Guo moth thieves broke through Suiyang, and the Yellow Turbans in the three places raised their armies to Yingchuan, and Yangcheng was in danger! ”

"Rice bucket rice bucket! It's all rice buckets! ”

Liu Hong couldn't hold back anymore and roared wildly.

But his rant was more appropriately a cover for his own fears than anger at the front. Zhang Rang, who was supporting Liu Hong, could obviously feel the uncontrollable tremor on his body.

"Ministers are brave, please send reinforcements to support General Huangfu, be sure to keep the moth thieves out of the division, and quickly issue an edict to order the powerful people in various places to organize the righteous army to fight against the moth thieves, and at the same time vigorously recruit strangers to join the army to fight against the moth thieves!"

At this moment, Liu Yan, the great Han Zongzheng who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

This time, Liu Hong did not immediately dismiss it as he did last time, but fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Liu Hongcai said with a tired face: "According to Zongzheng's words, I ordered all over the country to organize the righteous army to fight against the moth thieves and recruit strangers to join the army!" ”

"Your Majesty, Liaodong Taishou Shang Ji has made great achievements, and he has the courage to kill Lord Xianbei, please add Shang Ji as the general of Dangkou and lead the troops to support Lu Zhi!"

As soon as Zhang Wen's voice fell, he immediately listened to Zhang Rang next to him: "Your Majesty, the city lord of Yanhuang City, Yongchang County, Yizhou, Yan Huang Sharp Blade is strong in martial arts, and he is proficient in battle formations, and the ministers ask Your Majesty to crown him as a guerrilla general and let him lead the army to support Yangcheng!" ”

"Your Majesty, Fuchun Sun Jian is known for his ambitions, heroic and extraordinary, after passing it as Sun Wu, the minister asked His Majesty to crown him as the captain of the broken captivity, and let him lead the righteous army to support Yangcheng!"

"Your Majesty's ............"

Zhang Wen was a start, and the ministers immediately began to recommend their own people to Emperor Ling of Han for the current official position. Among them, there are many well-known historical generals. However, among them, the highest official positions are Shang Ji and Yan Huang Sharp Blade, mixed with miscellaneous generals, and they are even higher than Sun Jian. I just don't know when Yan Huang fell on Zhang Rang's thigh.

Well, in fact, this is not true, among the many petitions, there are also many voices of officials from the He Jin faction recommending Yan Huang's personnel to official positions. Obviously, Yanhuang is a comprehensive layout, and it is not limited to a certain person.

Seeing that the ministers were so enthusiastic, the corners of Liu Hong's mouth twitched, as if he was about to be angry, but in the end, he sighed gloomily, and said in a gloomy voice: "Except for Dong Zhuo, all the other recommendations have been approved, so that he can send troops without any delay!" In addition, let the general arrange manpower and send a large army to Yangcheng, and be sure to ensure that Yangcheng is not lost! ”

Hearing what Liu Hong said, except for the official who recommended Dong Zhuo's comeback just now, his face was a little embarrassed, and the other ministers all saluted excitedly: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”