Perhaps Xu Wei was a good target for complaint, Zhen An continued to say to him: "Now this matter has caused a huge quarrel in the court. Fu Bian has offended the nobles of Jizhou, and he wants to recruit the people of Heishan." The Yellow Turban Army made the entire gentry in Jizhou hate him to the core. The three public officials and nine ministers in the entire court did not have a good impression of him. They thought he was causing trouble for nothing and harming the gentry. Now the whole city of Luoyang is rumored that Fu Bian is trying to win people's hearts in Jizhou. , with evil intentions."
Xu Wei was surprised and said: "Didn't the court say that they wanted to appease Zhang Yan and the others? Why haven't they succeeded yet?"
This action is too slow. I have already launched a round of reform here, but your appeasement is still continuing?
It looks like it might even fail?
Zhen An smiled bitterly and said: "How could it be possible? Except for Fu Bian who gritted his teeth and persisted, all the civil and military officials in the court were opposed. Everyone wanted to get rid of Zhang Yan and the others, so the recruitment was impossible to succeed. "
Of course, there is another point that Zhen An did not mention. All the civil and military officials in the imperial court also hated Xu Wei deeply. This was because he was a little far away and had no time to deal with him. They had to deal with the rebellion in Xiliang and the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou. , it’s probably his turn next.
When Xu Wei heard this, he slapped his forehead and said: "I have forgotten what we did in Jizhou. If Zhang Yan doesn't want to die, she shouldn't think about Zhao'an."
At that time, he and Zhang Niujiao had almost wiped out all the noble families in Jizhou, and the two sides had a deep hatred. However, Zhang Yan inherited Zhang Niujiao's position as the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army, and naturally inherited most of the hatred.
The hatred between the two parties can no longer be resolved. Under such circumstances, even if the court wants to recruit him, Xu Wei will not agree. This is not a person who will put his head under the sword of those powerful nobles to test them. Pin. Xu Wei still has great confidence in the aristocratic family. They have no credibility at all. The higher the level, the less bottom line they have. Zhang Yan should also have such worries.
Now Zhang Yan is also faced with a dilemma. He wants to continue fighting, but his power is about to fall apart. He wants to make an imperial edict, but the nobles and nobles in Jizhou hate him to the bone. This is really a dilemma.
Xu Wei thinks that this kind of thing is a good thing. Among the several hostile forces in the Han Dynasty, he is the farthest away and poses the lowest threat to the Han Dynasty.
Even if the Han court wants to deal with itself, it must first get rid of the rebels in Xiliang and Zhang Yan in the Taihang Mountains. Xu Wei remembers that Zhang Yanke was active until the Battle of Guandu. It can be said that he was also a very important person. Skilled people are not that easy to deal with.
And now the Han Dynasty court is also counting the days, Xu Wei has been keeping an eye on Dong Zhuo's traces.
Because he knew that as long as Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang City, the troubled times of the Han Dynasty would begin. When the heroes were divided, he would still have to care about himself. The regime of the Han Dynasty would be torn apart, and it would also be the time when the power of the powerful clans is at its weakest. At that time, it will take turns It's time to show off your talents.
Xu Wei looked at Zhen An and said, "Does this mean that the imperial court's recruitment has failed?"
Zhen An shook his head and said: "Isn't that true? Fu Bian has been insisting on appeasement. He even issued a military order to His Majesty, willing to lead Zhang Yan and other 50,000 soldiers to Liangzhou to suppress the rebellion and atone for Zhang Yan and their actions!"
"So your Majesty is also very hesitant. Xiliang has not yet been pacified. Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo have only repelled Han Sui and the others. However, facing hundreds of thousands of rebels, the 50,000 Northern troops are unable to counterattack. But if there are another 5 Ten thousand soldiers went to support Xiliang, and maybe the rebellion in Xiliang would be put down by Huangfu Song, so that the rebellion within the Han Dynasty would be considered peaceful."
"You must know that the rebellion in Xiliang has lasted for three years and cost the court more than 3 billion, but there is still no hope of ending. The court can no longer afford to delay, so your Majesty wants to agree to Fu Bian's proposal. It was only the fierce opposition of the three ministers and nine ministers that prevented His Majesty from making up his mind, but I think he will agree in the end!"
Xu Wei said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, how do you know for sure?"
Zhen An shook his head and said: "The treasury is empty and there is nothing left for rats to do. Your Majesty has begun to buy and sell officials. How can this war be fought? Moreover, using the Yellow Turban thieves to defeat the Xiliang thieves is all made by the court. How could your Majesty possibly do that?" Couldn’t you tell, it’s just that the three princes and nine ministers don’t want to let Zhang Yan and the others go like this.”
"But everyone has gone to Xiliang. How can the Xiliang thieves be so easy to fight? Zhang Yan and the others will have a narrow escape from death if they go to Xiliang. No matter they lose or win, I am afraid that not many of the Yellow Turbans can survive. , I really don’t know what these three ministers and nine ministers are thinking, wouldn’t it be better for them both to lose!”
Zhen An looks like this, but he is not as knowledgeable as a steward!
Xu Wei didn't believe it and said: "Zhang Yan can be regarded as a general who has fought a hundred battles. I don't say that he can definitely win, but he is not as dangerous as you said, right?"
Zhen An smiled and said: "Shuai Qu doesn't know the situation in Xiliang. The imperial court has been fighting in Xiliang for almost a hundred years, but it has never conquered Xiliang. Commander Qu thought that Huangfu Song would be a famous general if he won a few battles, but It was just a fight against some Yellow Turban thieves. If we really fought against Xiliang's rebellion, it would not be in vain. He is far worse than his uncle."
"Our dynasty has been fighting in Liangzhou for decades, and there have been three famous generals. They are Huangfugui, Huangfu Weiming, Zhang Huan, Zhang Ranming, Duan Ji and Duan Jiming. They are called the "Xiliang Sanming". They have fought in Liangzhou for several decades. In ten years, after thousands of battles, more than 100,000 Qiang and Hu heads were beheaded, and millions of cattle, horses, mules, donkeys and camels were obtained. The court spent more than 40 billion, how about it?
Xiliang is still rebelling, and wars are going on. Not to mention the two generals Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou who rebelled this time. They were the generals who followed Duan Jug and Duan Taiwei, but they were forced to rebel by corrupt officials. Their rebellion was quite serious. Due to the rebellion of Han Dynasty's elites who fought in hundreds of battles, Zhang Yan and the others could not defeat the 30,000 Youzhou frontier troops with even 150,000 men. Now, with his 50,000 men, they can defeat more than 100,000 elites equivalent to the Youzhou frontier troops. How is this possible? , as soon as Zhang Yan goes to Xiliang, I am afraid that the sand will be stained with blood and there will be no time to return."
It was then that Zhen An remembered that Xu Wei had once been a member of the Yellow Turban Army, and he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
"Sure enough, drinking caused trouble!" Zhen An regretted so much that his intestines turned green. He was afraid that Xu Wei would be angry and not only would he not be able to do business, but he might even lose his life.
Fortunately, Xu Wei did not pay attention to this. He did not expect that the rebels in Xiliang were so powerful, but why did they become unknown during the period of competition for hegemony? It seems that Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son are somewhat famous, and the others are An unknown sidekick, but according to what Zhen An explained today, if the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty is still the strongest force, and the Xiliang Rebels are also the second strongest force, then why have they not developed?