Yang Feng immediately retorted: "I can survive, but hundreds of thousands of people in Jizhou didn't die that year. These people couldn't survive, so the great virtuous master had to revolt!"
Shen Pei still wanted to argue but Fu Bian stopped him: "Let's not talk about the past things anymore. Those of us who survived have to look forward to the future. Marshal Zhang now has no refugees in Jizhou. As long as you are recruited, Even if Jizhou settles down, Jizhou is the center of the world, and as long as Jizhou settles down, the world will slowly settle down!"
Yang Feng said seriously: "This is just for your court to benefit, and it has nothing to do with us rebels!"
Fu Bian said seriously: "Don't you believe in the Tao of Taiping, and are you rebelling for the sake of the people of the world? Since it is so that the people of the world can have enough food, clothing, and live a carefree, equal and happy life, then why do we continue to kill? Now Are there still refugees in Jizhou, and some people are starving to death? As long as you go down the mountain, there will be no more turmoil in Jizhou. Could it be that everything you say is false, and the Great Master is just an ambitious man who wants to be the emperor! "
Zhang Yan said loudly: "No, if the great sage really wanted to be the emperor, he would not be a general, nor would he lead people to save the people when the plague was everywhere. But the plague can really kill people. He I really want to save the people of the world!"
Fu Bian immediately said: "Now is the best opportunity for peace in the world. There are still millions of acres of vacant land in Jizhou. As long as you come down from the mountain, these lands will be yours!"
Zhang Yan asked: "These lands belong to the noble families. They will agree to you using their land to settle us. Moreover, we have deep hatred with the noble families in Jizhou and have laid down our weapons. Who can guarantee our safety!"
Fu Bian said: "Ordinary people will not be in trouble. As for you! I can ask the court to transfer you to other states to serve as assistant officials. If you are still worried, you can follow me to Liangzhou. I am still in Liangzhou. I have a bit of reputation, enough to protect you!"
Zhang Yan and others looked at each other. What they were most worried about was that they would be retaliated by the nobles after joining the imperial court. After all, they massacred hundreds of thousands of Jizhou nobles. It was impossible for those who survived among the nobles to let them go. !They are afraid that if they abandon their tribe after going down the mountain, they will suffer revenge from the powerful nobles!
Zhang Yan thought for a moment and said, "We still have to think about it!"
Fu Bian said: "Now is your best opportunity. The imperial court was defeated in Liangzhou. Now it is necessary to mobilize the army to Liangzhou to exterminate the rebels. Therefore, this is the best time for you to recruit. If the imperial court exterminates the rebels in Liangzhou, , then it will be your turn! At that time, the court will not be as easy to talk to as it is now!"
Emperor Ling waited for more than half a year and finally raised enough troops, money and food. The cavalry general Zhang Wen gathered more than 100,000 troops in Meiyangtun. They began to put down the rebellion under Zhang Wen's command.
In November, Dong Zhuo defeated Bian Zhang's army and beheaded thousands of people.
Bian Zhang and others retreated to Yuzhong (now northwest of Lanzhou, Gansu). Zhang Wen ordered Tang Kou General Zhou Shen to lead 30,000 troops to pursue them, and ordered Dong Zhuo to lead 30,000 troops to attack the Xianling Qiang.
Sun Jian, who joined the army, suggested that Zhou Shen cut off the enemy's food route, but Zhou Shen refused to listen and led his troops to surround Yuzhong City and Bianzhang. Han Sui divided his troops to garrison and cut off Zhou Shen's food route. Zhou Shen then abandoned the baggage and retreated. Dong Zhuo's troops were defeated first. The Qiang besieged Wangyuan (today's Tianshui area in Gansu Province), and Dong Zhuo used a trick to win over the Qiang people and was able to break through. As a result, Zhang and Wen's armies were defeated and retreated to the Sanfu front line.
Emperor Ling finally regretted that he did not let the famous general Huangfu Song go into battle, so that he lost his troops and generals, and the situation in Xiliang became even more dangerous, with almost the entire Xiliang being occupied by rebels.
Emperor Ling could only appoint Huangfu Song as General Zuo and lead the remnants of the Han army to find ways to deal with the increasingly powerful Xiliang rebels.
This was what Fu Bian thought was an opportunity. The imperial court was unable to end the war in Xiliang, so it naturally did not want another trouble in Jizhou and would not object to recruiting the Yellow Turban Army.
But Zhang Yan said in embarrassment: "Fu Zhoumu, we really need time to discuss it. After all, this is about our lives and fortunes!"
Fu Bian also knew that such a matter could not be successful in just one negotiation, so he took people back.
Fu Bian returned to Yecheng, and the judge said angrily: "Ming Gong, you have forgotten how the Yellow Turban bandits cholera the Han people and massacred the nobles. If there is anything to appease such thieves, they should be killed! And the imperial court is in the west. How can you tell these rebels about Liang's defeat!
Shen Pei was very angry. He was a local powerful man, and his family was deeply connected in Jizhou. But now all these connections were cut off by the Yellow Turban Army. Countless relatives died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army. He firmly disagreed with recruiting the Yellow Turban Army. !
"Sir, give me 10,000 soldiers and horses. In just one month, I will definitely come over with the heads of Zhang Yan, Yang Feng and others to pacify the entire Yellow Turban bandits in Jizhou!"
How could Fu Bian be so willing? He was even worried that he would disrupt the peace talks, so they simply detained him in the government office and did not allow him to participate in subsequent negotiations at all.
In fact, not only the judge, but also knowing that Fu Bian had secretly contacted Zhang Yan and wanted to recruit the Yellow Turban Army, the entire Jizhou officials were in chaos. They all came to persuade Fu Bian to stop recruiting.
Just kidding, these local officials in Jizhou all have a deep hatred for the Yellow Turban Army. They just want to absorb the refugees, but how can they recruit the Yellow Turban Army!
They were determined not to allow Zhang Yan and others to continue to live and become their colleagues. Many officials simply wrote to the court directly to tell the court about Fu Bian's recruitment, and believed that Fu Bian was betraying the court!
After Fu Bian's memorial to appease the Yellow Turban Army came to Luoyang, it really caused an uproar.
Fu Bian also wrote a letter in person, talking about the benefits of recruiting the Yellow Turban Army and the difficulties of the court at this time. He admitted that the court did not have the strength to fight two battles at the same time! At the same time, he said in the memorial that the main force of the Yellow Turban Army is currently among Zhang Yan's tribe. As long as he recruits the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Yan, there will be no Yellow Turban Army in the entire Jizhou. If Zhang Yan can be appeased, not only can the war in the Central Plains be ended and the court save a huge amount of military resources, but also the power can be concentrated to deal with the rebels in Xiliang!
Emperor Ling saw this memorial and paid no attention to the others. The only thing he saw was that it saved the court a huge amount of military resources. This was what Emperor Ling liked to see the most. His head hurt when he saw the memorial asking for money. He would die after losing a battle. Tens of thousands of people, all of which need to be subsidized. The little money he finally accumulated has been put in. The treasury is empty again and the rats can starve to death. The autumn harvest has only been three months. Where can he find money to maintain the court? Nine months!