Seeing what Zhang Rang said, Zhao Zhong also laughed out loud, "My little plan is not as good as Mr. Zhang's. Why don't we write down our plans on the palms of our hands, and then compare them to see if they are consistent."
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Zhang Rang patted his thigh and praised,
The two of them wrote on the palms of their hands. When they opened it up, Zhao Zhong wrote the word "waifang" on his palm, and Zhang Rang wrote "Hanyang" on his palm. Together they meant "waifang Hanyang". The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Mr. Zhao really knows my heart, but Fu Wei is unwilling to cooperate with us, and Dong Zhuo is working against us. We are still short of men in the army." Zhang Rang sighed, "Especially the kind of people who dare to fight and fight hard.
Fierce general. Although Zhao Gong nominally assumed the post of general of chariots and cavalry, the actual military power is still in the hands of this group of scholars, which makes people uneasy after all."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. Our brothers are in great power, and there are always people who will come to seek refuge. Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, do Mr. Zhang still remember them?" Zhao Zhong asked with a smile.
Zhang Rang thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "But whoever came first to destroy Wancheng's Yellow Turbans? This person is indeed a fierce general!"
"That's right, Mr. Zhang has the better memory!" Zhao Zhong did not forget to compliment him, "This man spends generously and has shown his loyalty to me many times. If he wants to follow our lead, I think he can be promoted."
Zhang Rang pondered: "What official position does this person hold now?"
"Now I'm the Sima of an individual department."
Zhang Rang frowned and said: "That official position is a bit low, and it will be difficult to use it for a while."
"Haha, with you and me here, this official position is not a matter of words. Now there is a commotion in Jingzhou, and he wants to go there to quell the chaos. Let's give him a guarantee first on the grounds that he was successful in wiping out the Yellow Turbans.
After he has made meritorious service, he will be given the title of a marquis, so that he can be of great use soon." Zhao Zhong said nonchalantly.
Zhang Rang also laughed loudly, "That's great. As long as our people take control of the military, we won't be afraid of those people jumping up and down, haha."
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After sending Zhao Yan away, Fu Wei secretly pondered, these eunuchs are becoming more and more arrogant now, and His Majesty's favor for them is also increasing.
Zhao Zhong sealed the chariot and cavalry generals, which greatly boosted the morale of these eunuchs! Those scholars who took it as their own duty to kill the eunuchs gradually became discouraged, either resigned from their posts and went into seclusion, or they stayed in the mountains and fields without caring about worldly affairs.
It has been twenty-six years since Emperor Huan appointed Shan Chao, the great eunuch, as a general of chariots and cavalry. Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhong has taken up this position again. During these twenty years, the eunuchs have done whatever they want, covering the sky with one hand, and the government has become increasingly corrupt, and the people's hearts have been weakened.
They are becoming increasingly separated, and if this continues, the country will perish at the hands of these eunuchs!
"Sir, there is someone at the door who claims to be your old friend. Do you want to let him in?" The general came to report again.
Fu Zhe frowned. This group of eunuchs is really endless. Could it be that they have sent someone else to be a lobbyist? So he waved his hand, "No, no outsiders will be seen today!"
The general went away with his orders, and soon he heard a noise outside.
Fu Wei was impatient, frowned and walked out, "Who is making the noise? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
An old man stood outside the door with an entourage, and his entourage was arguing with the general.
"Haha, General Fu, are you alright?" the old man said, clasping his fists when he saw Fu Su coming out.
"It turns out..." Fu Wei was surprised when he saw the person coming. When he saw the old man waving his hand, he changed his words and said, "This is not the place to talk. Please talk in the room."
The visitors turned out to be Wang Yun and Ming Gong. After Wang Yun was released from prison, in order to avoid being chased by the eunuchs, he and Ming Gong traveled here and there. Today he made a special trip to visit Fu Wei.
"Your Majesty, our generals have offended many people just now. I apologize for them!" After entering the house, Fu Wei bowed deeply.
Wang Yun quickly returned the courtesy, "General Fu, please don't say that. Now I am just an idler in the mountains, wandering in the rivers and lakes just trying to survive."
After everyone sat down respectively, Fu Wei said with emotion: "It has been almost two years since we said goodbye to Yuzhou. Are you still okay, sir?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just that the geldings sent a few mad dogs to chase them. With Min Gong here, they can handle it enough. We worked together to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits in Yuzhou, but now I think about it as if it happened yesterday." Wang Yun was quite disappointed.
The world must be open-minded.
Fu Ze nodded thoughtfully.
"The person who visited your house just now is Zhao Zhong's younger brother. Is he here to be a lobbyist?" Wang Yun said tentatively.
Fu Wei said sternly: "Exactly, now His Majesty has asked Zhao Zhong to be responsible for rewarding the ministers who contributed to the annihilation of the Yellow Turbans. He sent Zhao Yanlai to use the title as a bait. Huh, they didn't think carefully about it. How could I, Fu Wei, be complicit in it! It's true.
ridiculous!"
"Okay, I really saw the right person!" Wang Yun exclaimed, "With General Fu's contribution in exterminating the Yellow Turban bandits, it is natural for him to be granted the title of Marquis. It's a pity that Your Majesty left this matter to the eunuchs. I don't know how many good ministers there are."
Buried. What are General Fu’s plans next?”
Fu Xie sighed after hearing this, "Originally, I wanted to stay by His Majesty's side and influence His Majesty with my words and deeds in order to achieve the purpose of killing the eunuchs, but it seems useless now. Instead of wasting time in the court, it is better to go
place to do something useful.”
Wang Yun nodded, "Well, has General Fu decided where to go?"
"Hanyang!"
"What a loyal minister. He will not avoid danger for the country! Although there are thousands of people, General Fu will go!" Wang Yun praised sincerely.
Fu Xie waved his hand and said: "The former governor of Liangzhou, Yang Yong, resigned for some reason. The governor who took over, Geng Bi, was greedy and cruel. He was very fond of success and favored treacherous people. Gai Xun, the governor of Hanyang, is a close friend of mine and I recommended him to be the governor of Hanyang. Because of his
Dissatisfied with Geng Bi's actions, he resigned in anger. If things go on like this, corrupt officials and wise ministers will be removed from their positions, and the people of Liangzhou will not be safe. If the people's hearts are lost, then Liangzhou will not be saved. So I plan to go to Hanyang County to use Fu's meager skills.
Try your best to do your best."
"If General Fu goes to Hanyang County, he can keep the northwest safe. But now there are rebellions in Youzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou and other places, and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in other places are also ready to take action. The world may be in chaos again. General Fu can keep the northwest safe.
, but it’s probably hard to say for other places.” Wang Yun said meaningfully.
Fu Xie saw that Wang Yun was going around without talking about the important point, and he was also puzzled. This was the capital, and there were informants from the eunuchs everywhere. If they knew Wang Yun's whereabouts, it would probably be another troublesome matter.
So he pondered Wang Yun's words and continued: "I heard that the Yizhou rebels were retreating steadily, and quelling the rebellion was only a matter of seconds. Moreover, the rice thieves made such a big noise that they were all wiped out by Zhou Cang, the Marquis of Duting. A mere horse
The chaos among the prime ministers should be nothing to worry about, right?"
"All of you have been confused by Zhou Cang's appearance. His strategy in Yizhou was to kill people with borrowed knives, and rebels such as Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi were the sharp swords in his hands. Now the officers and soldiers of Guanghan County have been massacred by the rebels.
The entire Guanghan County is already under Zhou Cang's control. Every time he captures a city, he recruits troops and horses, and his disobedience is obvious!" Wang Yun said bitterly.
"No way, Sir, have you overestimated Zhou Cang? He is just a reckless man, right? Although he is a Yellow Turban thief, he is also a descendant of the Zhou family. The Zhou family has been loyal for generations. He will not betray the court easily, right?"
Fu Xie said in disbelief.
"This man is good at disguising, so it's natural for you to be deceived by him. In fact, I noticed him when he first entered Hanzhong. At that time, he and Tian Feng passed by Qi County.
Brother reminded me that I realized his intentions. He first occupied Hanzhong, and then took advantage of the opportunity to collude with the rice thieves to occupy Bajun. Now he has the three counties of Guanghan County under his control. It is estimated that Jianwei County will not be protected either.
.If this is the case, except for Shu County, all the other counties in Yizhou will gradually come under his control. As for the Zhou family's Zhongliang, they are just trying to make a tiger skin. He is Zhang Jiao's disciple, so what kind of loyalty does he have?
"
Wang Yun talked eloquently. Fu Xie was dumbfounded after hearing this. If it is true as Wang Yun said, then this man's plan is very big.
"If he wants to rebel, can't he just raise the flag and rebel while the imperial court is fully engaged in the northwest? Why go to such trouble?" Fu Xie still didn't believe it.
"Haha, this is the brilliance of this son, and it is also his biggest weakness! If he really breaks up with the imperial court, takes advantage of the dangers of Hanzhong, supports the wealth of Yizhou, and joins forces with rebels from all over the country to cause chaos, the world will be out of control.
.But he wants to use the reputation of the Zhou family to secretly accumulate strength, try to have both sides, and wait for the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. This just gives us the opportunity!" Wang Yun laughed loudly.
"He is waiting for the opportunity? Now that the world is in chaos, isn't this an opportunity? Is there a better opportunity?" Fu Xie said to himself.
Wang Yun said disdainfully: "He's just a clown with no sense of the overall situation! I have been exchanging letters with Zhao Qian of Shu County. He has been under a lot of pressure in Shu County recently. However, since Zhou Cang has not publicly fallen out with the court, we can also take advantage of the situation.
, use your strength to fight!"
"Then how can we take advantage of the situation and leverage our own strength?" Fu Xie asked.
"For the current plan, we can only use the strategy of moving the tiger away from the mountain! Move him away from Yizhou. Now is the perfect time for Zhao Ci's rebellion in Jingzhou!" The smile on Wang Yun's face was a little sinister and a little proud.
Fu Xie thought carefully and said: "What do you mean, sir, to recommend Zhou Cang to the imperial court to quell the rebellion in Jingzhou?"
"good!"
"Then the situation in Yizhou will be out of control?" Fu Xie said worriedly.
Wang Yun waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry, General Fu. As long as this son is transferred out, Yizhou will be as stable as Mount Tai! The Zhao family has united with Shu County Governor Gao and has secretly recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers. They are just waiting for thieves like Ma Xiang."
Plunge in. Without Zhou Cang's covert cooperation, the rebels will be wiped out in a day."
"Since we can transfer him out of Yizhou, it is better to transfer him directly into the court as a casual post, and then find an opportunity to kill him!" Fu Xie suggested.
Wang Yun waved his hand and said: "Although he is still young, if he is rashly transferred to the court, I am afraid that it will be unsightly. During my escape, I met a strange man in Jingzhou. If this strange man can convince him to serve,
The imperial court, that can be considered a blessing to the imperial court.”
"Strange man? This Zhou Cangnai is Zhang Jiao's apprentice. I'm afraid most people can't talk about him, right?" Fu Xie said with a frown.