Chapter 396 Is This Uncle Liu So Good? (Three in One)
Chapter 396 Is Uncle Liu Huang so good? (Three in One)
Xun Yu naturally knows what Huang Zhong's kung fu is, as he has been traveling with him along the way.
Now when compared with this Xu Rong, he was put in danger by Xu Rong. As smart as him, he naturally knew what was going on.
Huang Zhong is a very stable person, especially his love for licking calves, which makes people moved.
Xun Yu had a good impression of Huang Zhong.
In addition, Xu Rong was jealous of his military exploits and used his power to bully others. He couldn't stand this person in his heart, so he immediately reminded Huang Zhong.
Take what happened when Liu Cheng carried Cao Cao's head into Chang'an as an example.
Tell Huang Zhong that this is not the time to hold back and be patient.
The harder you beat Xu Rong at this time, the more stable things will be in the future.
In his words, Dong Huang, Dong Zhuo's nephew, was mentioned again.
It is not only a reminder to Huang Zhong, but also a reminder to Xu Rong that this is not a place where Xu Rong can cover the sky with one hand.
At the same time, the words also gave Dong Huang great face.
Huang Zhongben was already filled with anger due to Xu Rong's aggressiveness.
At this time, when I heard Xun Yu's reminder, the fog in my heart was suddenly broken.
Xu Rong also heard what Xun Yu said and was very angry about it. He felt that this boy from the Xun family looked down on others too much!
Immediately he shouted: "Just take action as much as you like, I will weigh you to see how much weight you have!"
After that, he slashed hard at Huang Zhong with a sharp knife!
Prepare to knock Huang Zhong off his horse with one strike.
According to the previous trend, he is confident that he can do this.
Huang Zhong no longer tolerated it, his arms shook violently, and he directly faced him with his sword.
"Bang!"
The two swords collided together, and the sword Xu Rong slashed at Huang Zhong was immediately chopped aside!
Xu Rong, who was furious in his heart, couldn't help but be shocked.
He hurriedly changed his posture and prepared to kill Huang Zhong again.
But I didn’t expect Huang Zhong to arrive early!
Before Xu Rong's knife could strike out, it hit his knife hard.
One blow knocked the knife in Xu Rong's hand to one side.
Then the trend continued unabated and struck Xu Rong between the chest and abdomen!
Fast and hard!
Xu Rong had no time to dodge!
Huang Zhong's knife had already struck him!
His complexion instantly turned pale!
I feel like I'm going to finish.
As a result, when the knife struck between his chest and abdomen, the force was far less powerful than expected.
It just has some impact force that is neither light nor heavy.
Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Huang Zhong was showing mercy to him.
Huang Zhong put away his sword, raised his hand to Xu Ronggong, and said: "Xu Zhonglang will chase Lu Bu's traitors all the way, which will consume a lot of money. This time, I took advantage."
Xu Rong just wanted to find a place on the ground to crawl into.
The face that had just turned pale was now flushed with shame.
He knew that Huang Zhong's last sword that struck him just now could be retracted and released freely. From this sword alone, he could know that Huang Zhong's martial arts skills were far superior to his own.
I say this now just to make myself look better.
"If you lose, you lose. You can't make any excuses. It's because I, Xu Rong, am not as good as others and I am embarrassed here!"
He cupped his hands to Huang Zhonggong and said this loudly.
Then, he called out to his soldiers and horses, and took them from here, rumbling all the way towards Tongguan.
Although Lu Bu is dead, there are still many Lu Bu's soldiers and horses in Tongguan.
These also need to be resolved, otherwise it will be a big disaster to stay.
This was what Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong and others had explained before.
However, Xu Rong left in such a hurry at this time, without even saying any unnecessary words, and did not pay attention to Dong Huang and Li Jue, but it was not just what he said, he wanted to complete the task assigned by Master Dong as soon as possible.
It's that simple.
When Huang Xu saw this scene, there was a smile on his face, but when he looked at Xu Rong leaving, his eyes looked gloomy...
Turning around to look at Xu Rong, Li Jue and Dong Huang who were heading towards Tongguan with their troops and torches without looking back, they couldn't help but smile.
Li Jue even laughed out loud, looking very happy.
Seeing Xu Rong, who had always been arrogant in front of them, walk away in despair, they felt particularly happy in their hearts.
"Huang Hansheng, right?
You have made a great contribution this time!
My uncle was on the stage of being conferred in Chang'an, but he personally offered a reward. Anyone who could capture and kill Lu Bu would be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold and be made a marquis!
I will send my fast horse to gallop into Chang'an overnight to inform my uncle about this matter.
Han Sheng, you and Brother Wen Ruo both have young children, and it is inconvenient to travel at night, so we will just rest here. It will be morning tomorrow, and we will set off to Chang'an without delay."
Dong Huang came to Huang Zhong and said to Huang Zhong with a smile.
After that, he thought for a while and asked the soldiers to take one of his flags and give it to Huang Zhong.
"There is generally no turmoil here in Guanzhong, and Lu Bu has been dealt with almost as well.
Han Sheng and Wen Ruo complemented each other in literature and martial arts, and Wen Ruo was Xun Sikong's nephew. There would be no danger in walking in the pass.
I sent you this flag, but it was a bit unnecessary.
However, it does have some effect.
If Wen Ruo and Han Sheng encounter some unnecessary trouble and don't want to show their strength, they can show this flag.
It also has some uses.”
People who are capable are easily welcomed wherever they go.
For example, now, Dong Huang has already begun to show his kindness to Huang Zhong and Xun Yu, who have just arrived in Guanzhong.
Naturally, Huang Zhongxunyu would not refuse such an overture.
After a few people chatted here for a while, Dong Huang and Li Jue said goodbye to Xun Yu and Huang Zhong, and led their troops and horses, rumbling all the way towards Tongguan.
In order to catch up with Lu Bu as quickly as possible this time, they all brought cavalry with them.
There were eight thousand soldiers and horses at Tongguan, but Xu Rong led his own cavalry there. The number was a bit small and not safe enough.
Watching the two men leading the soldiers and horses to leave, Huang Zhong also relaxed a little.
After talking to Xun Yu, the two returned to the simple camp with their men and began to rest and prepare for tomorrow's march...
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Tongguan looks very quiet at night.
But actually, it's not quiet at all.
The place that is not quiet is not inside Tongguan, but outside Tongguan.
Amidst the low chirping of insects, fireflies are dancing.
Li Jin led his troops and horses, hiding under the cover of night, about two miles away from Tongguan.
Sentries were sent out to keep an eye on what was going on in Tongguan.
As early as when Liu Cheng left Guanzhong for Yizhou, he wrote a letter to Xu Huang and Li Jin, saying that if Dong Zhuo had any orders in the future, he would just do what he ordered.
So now, Li Jin comes with troops and horses...
Time passed little by little as he waited.
When it was almost dawn, Tongguan, which had been silent all this time, finally started to become noisy.
Many braziers were lit at the same time.
You can vaguely hear some words like 'Lu Bu' and 'surrender'.
When Li Jin saw this scene, he already knew that the soldiers and horses from Chang'an had arrived according to the time set by Dong Zhuo.
Immediately, he ordered his soldiers to beat the war drums beside them.
The sudden sound of war drums directly shook the silence of the night into oblivion.
Li Jin, who was hiding, gathered his troops and immediately lit torches.
Each person has three torches, holding one in his hand and the other two stuck in the ground.
After being lit, it immediately illuminated a large area.
Standing on Tongguan, the scene is very shocking and breathtaking...
Here in Tongguan, Song Xian, Hao Meng and others were awakened at night.
As soon as I woke up, I received extremely breaking news.
Their lord Lu Fengxian failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and has been executed!
Grand Master Dong is generous. As long as they lay down their weapons at this time, they will only kill the culprit Lu Bu. It has nothing to do with their soldiers.
They are also good soldiers of his Grand Master Dong.
Before Hao Meng and others could react to this extremely shocking news, the rumble of war drums suddenly sounded outside Tongguan.
Then there are countless torches...
Good guy, there are soldiers and horses blocking the pass inside and outside the pass!
Grand Master Dong had carefully chosen their path.
Apart from coming out obediently and accepting the reorganization, the only other option left is death...
Under such circumstances, it would be useless for Hao Meng and Song Xian to remain loyal to Lu Bu. They could only follow Dong Zhuo's wishes.
It was only at this moment that Hao Meng suddenly realized.
When the capital was first moved from Luoyang, Liu Huangshu was left at the back and was cut off from the rear.
In the end, a large number of soldiers and horses did not enter Tongguan and were directly stationed in Mianchi outside Tongguan.
Previously, I only thought that Uncle Liu Huang did this for the vast area of Luoyang and to give the Guanzhong area a deeper strategic space.
Now it seems that this is not only to protect the Kanto region, but also to protect the entire road from Guanzhong to the Kanto region...
Not long after dawn, the matter here in Tongguan was settled.
Hao Meng, Song Xian, and the remaining more than 8,000 Lu Bu's remaining soldiers and horses all laid down their weapons and were temporarily controlled.
After getting the exact news that the incident in Tongguan was over and the situation was under control.
Li Jin, who was blocking the outside of Tongguan with his troops and horses, sent out his troops and galloped towards the rear.
The soldiers and horses arrived at a place about ten miles east of Tongguan.
This is the only place you must pass when heading east out of Tongguan.
The terrain is relatively complex, making it a good place for an ambush.
After the man arrived, soldiers appeared and took him to a hidden place.
"Is everything settled?"
Xu Huang, who was fully clothed and covered with some grass on his armor, looked at the man and asked.
"It's all solved... Lieutenant Li sent me back..."
Hearing this, Xu Huang nodded and said to the man: "Go back and tell Lieutenant Li that I will take the brothers here first and return to Mianchi to guard them.
I'm worried that Mianchi will transfer so many people at once.
He can return to Mianchi slowly and there is no need to be in a hurry."
The man took the order and left here. He quickly went to Li Jin to convey Xu Huang's message. Xu Huang also ordered people to beat the war drum.
Gather all the soldiers who are hiding here to ambush.
After taking a short rest, he took them and hurried all the way to Mianchi.
Xu Huang's journey was also specially prepared for Lu Bu's soldiers and horses at Tongguan. Now that Lu Bu and Lu Bu's men have been completely dealt with, there is no need for him to stay here any longer. It is better to return to Mianchi as soon as possible.
Relatively safe.
When Uncle Liu Huang entered Yizhou, he wrote a special letter to himself and handed Mianchi to him.
Then you have to complete things beautifully and not let any mistakes happen.
Otherwise, he would betray his uncle's trust in him.
Even though he knew that, according to the current situation and the means he arranged with Mianchi when he left, there should not be any problems with Mianchi.
But Xu Huang still wanted to go back quickly.
This is safer...
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Huang Zhong rode on a war horse, holding a knife in his hand. He led Zhou Cang and others to protect the chariot and marched along the road towards Chang'an.
Xun Yu was also riding on his horse, holding a scroll in his hand.
Originally, when Xun Yu was riding on the horse, most of his attention was on the book in his hand.
But now, he simply closed the book in his hand.
No longer look at the contents of the scroll.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by the scenery on both sides of the road.
It is late autumn now, the season when millet is ripe.
The fields on both sides of the road, as far as the eye can see, are filled with different shades of yellow.
This is because the sowing time is different and the degree of maturity is also different.
The wind blew by, bringing with it the fragrance of millet.
This large, endless stretch of millet also rises and falls with the blowing of the wind.
Rolling waves of extremely beautiful golden waves surrounded each other and rolled into the distance.
There are some mostly white butterflies with a little bit of color flying around, and from time to time they land on the wild flowers on the field ridges to collect nectar.
Among the rolling golden waves of grain, a farmer stood there, leaning on the handle of his hoe with both hands, looking at the scene in front of him intoxicated, with a smile on his dark face.
There seemed to be light in his eyes.
The smile on his face and his eyes were as bright and dazzling as the rolling golden waves of the grain...
Such a sight immediately stunned Xun Yu.
It was also this kind of scene that had such great appeal, allowing Xun Yu to stop looking at the book in his hand and focus on the surrounding scenery.
“What a beautiful view!
Compared with this kind of scenery, all the famous rivers and mountains become eclipsed!"
Xun Yu looked at it for a long time and couldn't help but sigh.
His heart fluctuated, a smile began to appear on his face, and a light seemed to shine in his eyes.
It seems that he was infected by the grain waves and the farmers in the grain waves.
"Isn't it? Along the way, we have passed many places and encountered many mountains and rivers. The scene in front of us is the most beautiful!"
Huang Zhong on the side answered.
The voice was full of emotion and some uncontrollable joy.
"If the situation where we were before was like this, who would follow the Yellow Turbans and become thieves!
You will also turn into a bandit!"
Zhou Cang's dark face was a little red at this time, and he looked very excited.
Fertile fields can be seen as far as the eye can see, and the people in the fields are working peacefully, with hope in their eyes, tranquility and peace.
“I never expected that Guanzhong would develop so well!
Entering the level is like entering a completely different place.
There is a Tongguan pass across here. Outside Tongguan and east of Luoyang, many soldiers and horses are fighting in a melee. The people are uneasy and fertile fields are destroyed. To the west of Tongguan, there are fertile fields as far as the eye can see. The grains in the fields are about to mature and the people are stable..."
Huang Zhong came from Jingzhou and passed many places along the way and saw many sights.
But this kind of scene before me has never been seen before.
It's not that there weren't large areas of fertile fields with crops in the places he passed, but that the farming people he met there were different from the farming people here in Guanzhong.
The people I met in other places were lifeless. Even though the grain in the fields was growing well, their faces still couldn't hide their sadness.
Huang Zhong knows why.
It's because the taxes and miscellaneous taxes are too heavy.
When crops grow in the ground but have not been harvested, they are no longer yours.
After a year of hard work, after harvesting the grain, after excluding all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, there is basically nothing left.
The people who farm here in Guanzhong are completely different.
Whether they are working in the fields or the farmers I meet on the road, everyone's face is full of joy, and there is no sorrow.
"Old man, why are you all so happy?"
Xun Yu got off his horse and faced an oncoming old farmer who was standing on the roadside carrying a clay pot and a hoe, waiting for them to pass first. After saluting and saying hello, he asked this.
When the old farmer heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter.
He pointed to the millet on both sides of the road and said: "There is so much grain, and it is about to mature. How can you be unhappy?"
Xun Yu asked again: "Isn't it already yours before the grain is harvested?"
The smile on the old farmer's face became brighter. He looked at Xun Yu, Huang Zhong and his party, and said, "Lang Jun and his party have never been to Guanzhong before, right?"
Xun Yu said: "How does my father know?"
The old farmer smiled and said: "If you have been to Guanzhong before, you must know the three strategies of Guanzhong proposed and implemented by Uncle Liu Huang in Guanzhong.
You know that we only need to hand over 30% of the land's output, and the rest will be counted as taxes, etc., so we don't have to pay any more.
Then I wouldn’t ask such questions.”
When he said these words, the old farmer felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction, pride and peace of mind.
When he mentioned the words "Uncle Liu Huang", he expressed respect from the bottom of his heart, and his body stood upright unconsciously.
"Is Uncle Liu Huang so good?"
Xun Yu asked again.
When Xun Yu asked this question about Uncle Liu Huang, the old farmer's face suddenly became unhappy.
The good impression I had on the wealthy gentleman studying in front of me suddenly disappeared.
“Uncle Liu Huang, that’s how good he is!!
If it weren't for Uncle Liu Huang, I don't know how many people would have starved to death here in Guanzhong!
The old man was shaking when he walked at that time, and he would starve to death in a short time. Uncle Liu Huang showed up with soldiers and horses, food for us, food for us, and land for us to grow food.
Grain will be grown for free, so that I can wait for the poor to farm without having to return it...
In the past, when we came to Guanzhong, Guanzhong was a deserted area with not many fields.
After the emperor's uncle came forward, he began to personally preside over the civil affairs of the field.
This place in the pass begins to change every day..."
When talking about these things, the old farmer was excited and his eyes seemed to have light.
"Guanzhong became like this because of the emperor's uncle!"
The old farmer has always lived at the bottom of the family. When he meets people like Xun Yu who are of extraordinary origin at first sight, he always stands on the side of the road and hides away, and does not dare to speak loudly.
But now, after hearing that the rich man in front of me seemed to have some distrust and doubts about Uncle Liu Huang in his words, he immediately stopped working.
He changed his obedient demeanor in the past, straightened his back, and talked to this rich man here to maintain the image of the imperial uncle.
"I'm so lucky to have met a person like Uncle Liu Huang in Guanzhong. I really deserve to be enshrined in his ancestral hall!"
After Xun Yu quietly listened to what the old farmer said, he couldn't help but sigh.
When the old farmer heard this, he was happy.
"Here, every village has a shrine to the emperor's uncle, and we never neglect to worship him in the morning and evening!"
As he said this, his waist straightened up even more.
Xun Yu said a few more words to the old farmer, then bowed respectfully to the old farmer, said goodbye and left, continuing his journey to Chang'an.
The old farmer stood here, watching them leave, carrying the hoe and the earthen pot, and continued towards the field.
Looking at so many millets that are about to mature, and recalling the people who came from other places just now, they were shocked after hearing what the emperor uncle had done in Guanzhong, and how respectful they were to the emperor uncle afterwards, and I couldn't help but feel better.
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Carrying a hoe on his back makes his waist straighter.
I made up my mind to work harder.
Uncle Liu Huang provided such good farming conditions,
Under such circumstances, if you don't do things well, you will really be sorry for the emperor's hard work!
"Uncle Liu Huang is truly an incredible person!"
After bidding farewell to the old farmer and walking a short distance forward, Zhou Cang couldn't help but speak out, full of emotion.
"Who says it's not?
Under the current circumstances, it is unique to be able to be so kind to the people and to have such earth-shaking changes occur in Guanzhong in a short period of time!"
Huang Zhong answered.
When I thought about Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian and others who only wanted to attack and plunder each other, without caring about the life and death of the people under their rule, my admiration for Uncle Liu began to double.
Sure enough, some things depend entirely on the support of peers.
Xun Yu said nothing, but his heart was even more shocked.
Huang Zhong and Zhou Cang only saw what could be seen on the surface. Through the things in front of him, he saw something more important and more outrageous.
This is the thing - the people's will!
When Xun Yu first received the letter from his uncle, he felt that what his uncle said was exaggerated.
He felt that it took less than half a year for Dong Zhuo to move the capital to Guanzhong. No matter what, Guanzhong would not develop to the extent that his uncle said.
Now that I have personally set foot in Guanzhong, I realize that what my uncle said is true and not exaggerated in the slightest.
In fact, this pass is better than what my uncle said!
Sure enough, the foundation of the Guanzhong Emperor has been established!
The people's hearts are united and their aspirations are powerful!
What a character this Uncle Liu Huang is!
Xun Yu thought so in his heart and couldn't wait to meet this person...
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"Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng?
Xun Yu Xun Wenruo?"
Here in Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo, who had received the news from Kuai Ma overnight, was talking like this...
