After all the civil and military officials read the battle report from Xiliang, the hall suddenly became lively. The most powerful Xiliang rebels were defeated by the imperial army. The subsequent counter-insurgency work became much easier. Everyone felt that the big man was capable. , the hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Cui Lie immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Xiliang rebels are currently facing shortages. He has asked Dong Zhuo to lead his troops to station in Anding County. That will quell the Xiliang rebellion. He has asked General Huangfu Song of the Left to lead the army to march into Jizhou. If he wants to pacify Zhang Yan, he will surely capture it."
Cui Lie finally figured out that in these days, we still have to rely on Huangfu Song to fight wars, and no one else can!
They couldn't stand a vulgar warrior like Fu Bian who didn't know the importance of the matter. The people of Jizhou couldn't stand a famous man like Wang Fen who deceived the world and stole his reputation.
Emperor Ling also had some thoughts. He was tired of the endless rebellions in Jizhou in the past few years and wanted to find a capable general to suppress them in Jizhou.
But Shangshu Ling Lu Zhi objected: "Your Majesty, if we really want to completely quell the Xiliang rebellion, we must keep the left general Huangfu Song. From the battle report of Xiliang, it can be seen that Dong Zhuo is suspected of supporting the bandits. In addition, Dong Zhuo I am deeply entangled with the rebellion in Xiliang, and if I really let Dong Zhuo stay in Xiliang, I am afraid that the rebellion will be difficult to put down!"
All the civil and military officials present were foxes with thousands of years of experience, and Dong Zhuo could not hide his little thoughts.
Most of the rebels in Xiliang were veterans of the imperial court, and many generals were friends of Dong Zhuo. This was also the reason why the rebellion in Xiliang was difficult to put down, because most of the main force in the imperial court's suppression of the rebellion were from Xiliang. The entanglements between the two sides It was too deep. How could they put down the rebellion if they did not work hard? The Xiliang Army even gave the Northern Army a trick. Zhang Wen knew this very well.
Emperor Ling also suspected that Huangfu Song was from his hometown because of the rebellion in Xiliang and was unwilling to put down the rebellion.
In the second year of Zhongping (AD 185), Huangfu Song, who had just put down the Yellow Turban Uprising, hurriedly led an army of 50,000 to Chang'an, and fought continuously with Bian Zhang, Han Sui and other hundreds of thousands of Xiliang rebels in the land of Sanfu.
However, the rebels were powerful, and they were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. There were too many troops, as many as hundreds of thousands. Even though Ren Huangfusong was extremely capable, he had no way to repel the enemy. He could only stabilize the front line. Suyi, Chuyi, Qixian, Yunyi and Chencang line.
In August, Beigong Boyu was short of food and grass, so he led his army back to Liangzhou, and Huangfu Song also withdrew his troops to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, not only did he not receive a reward, but he was instead excused by the court as having failed to achieve success in consecutive battles, spending a lot of money, and was heavily punished, and all his orders were revoked. In the official position, he received the seal and ribbon of the left chariot and cavalry general, cut off 6,000 households, and was granted the title of Marquis of the capital and township, with a settlement of 2,000 households.
At first everyone thought that Zhao Zhong and Zhang asked the two to frame Huangfu Song and slander Emperor Ling.
Because of the fierce conflict between the two sides, when Huangfu Song was conquering the Yellow Turban leader Zhang Jiao's troops last year, he led his army through Yecheng in Wei County, Jizhou. He saw that the residence of Zhao Zhong's family was very luxurious and luxurious, comparable to a royal palace. It completely violated the laws of the Han Dynasty for all kinds of officials. Emperor Ling was very happy after seeing the memorial because he was short of money after the Yellow Turban Uprising. He immediately confiscated Zhao Zhong's house, scolded Zhao Zhong, and fined him 100 million yuan. From then on, Zhao Zhong hated Huangfu Song.
After defeating the Yellow Turbans, Huangfu Song made outstanding contributions and was granted the title of Zuo Chaoqi General, the leader of Jizhou Mu, and the title of Marquis of Huaili, Shihuaili and Meiyang counties, with a total of 8,000 households. Zhang Rang, the permanent servant, was conferring the title on Huangfu Song. For his efforts, otherwise he wouldn't have rewarded 8,000 households in one battle. He was only a little short of becoming a Marquis of 10,000 households. After all, Emperor Ling was very stingy, so he sent people to find Huangfu Song and asked him to give him 50 million. Huangfu Song discussed the matter of forming an alliance.
The alliance between eunuchs and generals has always been the norm in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After all, both of them were suppressed by the Kanto clan.
Here I want to talk about the political situation of the imperial court at that time. In the imperial court, the Kwantung clan was the dominant one, which was a bit like the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty. The Kwantung clan controlled most of the positions in the court, suppressed other forces, and commented on the characters through the monthly list.
The method of controlling the appointment of officials by the imperial court was a bit like the official bureaucracy of later generations.
Of course, the Donglin Party's specialty is to eliminate dissidents, and they can also do it. As long as they are one of their own, even Bai Ding can quickly become a top official like Sangong and Jiuqing.
Just like Wang Fen, because he was the eighth chef among the party members, he could be directly appointed as the governor of Jizhou when he came out of the army. Before Yuan Shao came out of the army, he had a reputation as a model in the world, and when he was about to become an official, he was directly appointed.
He was the governor of the Bohai Sea and later considered himself a cavalry general. He became one of the top officials in the world in less than 10 years. The same goes for Yuan Shu. He started as a captain of Changshui with an salary of 2,000 shi and became a captain in a few years.
After the general.
This is the reason why the Yuan family can have four generations and three men. The two brothers became the top bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty before they were 30 years old. Even if they queue up in the next 30 years, they will still be ranked as three men. According to this process, the ten generations and three men will do the same.
Arrived!
Dong Zhuo, who was born into a good family, fought tooth and nail for 30 years, and became a captain with a salary of 2,000 shi. He had reached the pinnacle of his official career. He had been changing positions for more than ten years, but he had not made any further progress.
Later, with the help of his son-in-law Li Ru, he joined the eunuch forces, which brought him one step closer. Then he took Zhao Zhong's path some time ago and spent tens of millions to get the official position of a former general.
But his official career has basically reached its peak, and it is impossible to go any further! (Of course, he later flipped the table and proclaimed himself Prime Minister, which is another matter.)
And for a declining family like Liu Bei, he worked hard to get a county captain, but he was dismissed because he had no backing. In the original history, Liu Bei would have to wander for a few more years, and in the end he could only seek refuge with his old classmate Gongsun Zan. If there was no one in the late Han Dynasty,
In troubled times, a person like Liu Bei would reach the top once he becomes a county magistrate.
Through these few examples, everyone knows how much the powerful clans in Kanto have gone too far!
Therefore, Emperor Heng and Emperor Ling had to use the power of the party to attack the Kanto clan, and at the same time cultivate eunuch forces to compete with the Kanto clan.
But even if the eunuchs had the support of the emperor, they were no match for the powerful clans in Guandong. The eunuchs had at most some influence in Luoyang City, but there was nothing they could do at the local level.
When the Party was imprisoned, the Party members wanted by the court still walked around the world openly without being affected. They even became the emperor and superstar at that time. They were warmly welcomed wherever they went. Even the Ling Emperor could only pretend to look down on it.
arrive.
The eunuch party thought of contacting the Kansai clan as an ally. Both parties were suppressed by the Kanto clan, so they were natural allies.
So Dong Zhuo's boss Zhang Huan helped the eunuchs suppress the imperial students at that time, and also put down Dou Wu, the eunuch general who wanted to launch a coup and massacre.
When Duan Ying arrived, he even formed an alliance with Cao Jie and directly sided with the eunuchs to suppress the power of the Guandong clan.
Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, the Kansai military generals were naturally allies of the eunuchs. Zhang Rang promoted Huangfu Song because he wanted to learn from his boss Cao Jie, find an alliance of generals, and jointly control the court both internally and externally!
(I have to say here that the three famous generals in Xiliang had completely different attitudes towards the eunuchs. Huangfu Gui hated the eunuchs and regarded himself as a scholar. He even wrote a book and biography, but the scholars looked down on him. When the eunuchs happened, At that time, he still felt that he was regretful for not becoming a Party member. He actually wrote a letter saying that he was also a Party member. The court knew about this but did not hold him accountable. At this time, the nobles in Guandong recognized Huangfu Gui and called him a sage.
Zhang Huan, on the other hand, acted bravely and resolutely, and led his troops to suppress the Tai students. Unexpectedly, the matter became serious, not only hundreds of Tai students were killed, but also the then general Dou Wu was killed. The family hated him. So he said that he was deceived by Cao Jie and refused to accept the reward from the court. As a result, both parties were offended, and his official career was not smooth throughout his life!
When Duan Ying arrived, she directly attached herself to the eunuchs and became a party member with Wang Fu Caojie and others, and finally became a Taiwei, a rare warrior in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! But in the end he was involved in political struggles, and a generation of famous generals were imprisoned. Commit suicide by taking poison!)
What Zhang Rang didn't expect was that Huangfu Song was not a good man. Although he was a military commander and was supposed to join the eunuchs, he was influenced by his uncle Huangfu Gui and looked down on the eunuchs. He actually cursed Zhang Rang's men. Suddenly, Zhang Rang found Dong Zhuo as a backup. (After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Zhuo's official career began to become smoother. He lost the battle and was granted the title of general. After killing thousands of Xiliang rebels, he was granted the title of Zhuxiang. Hou, who was granted the title of a thousand households, later became a former general, and rose to the top five in the Han military rankings. No one believes in a force that does not rely on eunuchs.)
At the same time, the two settled their grudges, so when Huangfu Song was demoted, everyone thought that it was Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong who framed Huangfu Song for revenge.
But the real situation is that Emperor Ling saw that he could easily pacify millions of Yellow Turban thieves, but could not pacify hundreds of thousands of Xiliang rebels. He thought that Huangfu Song had retained his hand, and was worried that Huangfu Song would unite with Xiliang to rebel, so he found a An excuse to remove him.
After Zhang Wen's defeat, Emperor Ling realized that the rebellion in Xiliang was completely different from the rebellion in other places, and he trusted Huangfu Song again.
Return to the court.
After listening to Lu Zhi's words, the three ministers and nine ministers felt that it would be better for Huangfu Song to stay in Xiliang than for Dong Zhuo to stay in Xiliang!
Zhu Jun even went out and said: "Zhang Yan's people are just some ant thieves, and they are not a problem at all. On the contrary, the Thunder Lord of Mayi can easily defeat the imperial army. It should be taken seriously. I think that even if the Thunder Lord is pacified, I will still send a large army to support Bingzhou. To guard against Lei Gong's rebellion, Dong Zhuo's troops have experienced hundreds of battles and are extremely elite. The imperial court can appoint Dong Zhuo as the prefect of Taiyuan County to guard against Thunder Gong!"
Cui Lie was angry. It was so difficult for him to get some reinforcements, but Bingzhou, which was not in many wars, got tens of thousands of elites, while Jizhou only had some Youzhou troops. He immediately retorted: "Jizhou is much more important than Xiliang and Mayi." We need a pillar of our country like General Zuo!"
Then he said to Emperor Ling: "Your Majesty, the court's predicament in recent years is because Jizhou has suffered repeated disasters, which has prevented the court from receiving enough taxes from Jizhou. If Jizhou was stable, the court would not have money or food to suppress the rebellion! "
"Urgent report from Jizhou!" At this moment, another urgent report from 800 miles away came to the main hall.
Emperor Ling had the battle report sink down. After reading it, he said ecstatically: "Today is a double happiness. Liu Bei, the traitor general, has pacified 50,000 Jizhou troops, and fought Zhang Yan in Anping County, defeating him. Zhang Yan's main force, now Zhang Yan has fled to the three kingdoms of Zhongshan, Zhao, and Changshan to resist the imperial army. It seems that Zhang Yan cannot resist for much longer!"
All civil and military officials were overjoyed when they heard the news. What a surprise! A month ago, the Han Dynasty was in danger, as if it was about to be destroyed at any time. But a month later, things have changed. All rebellions are no longer a problem. The world still belongs to the Han Dynasty. The world!
All civil and military officials saluted Emperor Ling and said, "I congratulate Your Majesty for putting down the rebellion!"
Emperor Ling was also happy and said: "As long as my Han soldiers are still there, there will be no rebellion in this world!"
"It seems that Jizhou will be pacified soon, so let Dong Zhuo lead an army of 30,000 to Taiyuan County to take office! He is also a veteran general who has experienced hundreds of battles. If there is a way to defeat Thunder Lord, I will not hesitate to reward him!"
Emperor Ling immediately stopped talking about appeasing Lord Thunder!
The ministers knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Only generals like Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun who have experienced many battles are worried. Unlike Zhang Yan, who has suffered repeated defeats, the strength of this Lei Gong has been tested by the Xianbei people. His strength is not inferior to the rebellion of Xiliang. Even with Dong Zhuo's strength, Even the combined state armies may not be able to defeat Lei Gong.
Jizhou, Changshan Kingdom!
Liu Bei led an army of 80,000 people to surround the entire Yuanshi County, and sighed as he looked at the sky that had begun to snow.
Liu Bei, who led 30,000 Youzhou elites, came to Jizhou to fight, but the battle was very smooth. The county soldiers in Jizhou had conflicts with the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro, and many even had hatred against the Yellow Turban Army. This kind of alliance naturally led to constant conflicts, but Because of the oppression of Jizhou's noble families, they had to unite.
But after Liu Bei came to Jizhou, he brought the imperial court's decree to pardon them. Liu Bei even assured the soldiers in Jizhou that they would not suffer revenge from the Taoist nobles, and no one would dare to invade their fields.
The soldiers in Jizhou had already helped Fu Bian to avenge himself according to the families on the list. After having these guarantees and the fact that they were soldiers of the imperial court, they quickly defected to Liu Bei's command. Only Wen Chou and Yan Liang were because of Fu Bian's However, he was unwilling to submit to the imperial court. Instead, he took some soldiers who had the same idea as him and went to the Taihang Mountains to become the king of the mountain, specializing in robbing the caravans of noble families. Of course, this is a story later.
When Liu Bei knew about Wen Chou Yanliang's decision, it was a pity that such loyal people could not work together. But he also knew that Wen Chouyan and the others were the leaders who led the rebellion of the Jizhou Army. Even if the imperial court pardoned ordinary soldiers, it would not treat Wen Chouyan Liang. He was punished, so he did not force the two of them, but said to them: "If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to me!"
After receiving Liu Bei's promise, the two led hundreds of people towards the Taihang Mountains.