Liu Qing came forward as a peacemaker and eased the tense atmosphere at the scene. Regarding Liu Xiu's move into Zhao Palace, this was not in accordance with the rules, but Xie Gong was just a ministerial order. He could not stop Liu Xiu and had no right to stop it.
The only thing he could do was to report Liu Xiu's "lawlessness" in Handan to Liu Xuan.
Liu Xiu took advantage of Lu Yan's incident and moved into the Zhao Palace in Handan.
In this regard, Liu Xiu himself felt that it didn't matter. What he wanted was always real. He took these imaginary things very lightly. It didn't matter if they existed or not. However, Liu Xiu's subordinates were all very happy.
Liu Xiu lived in the palace, and he was truly a king. As Liu Xiu's status improved, his subordinates naturally followed suit.
In addition, Liu Xiu used to live in a house donated by Liu Lin, which made his subordinates afraid to spend a lot of money to buy real estate.
The house they live in must not be bigger than the lord's house! Now they no longer have this concern. Even if they buy the largest house in the city, it will not be bigger than the palace.
The happiest person about this matter is Guo Shengtong.
Before she got married to Liu Xiu, she was just a cousin of Prince Zhending, living under someone else's roof, and her status was not much higher.
Now, she is Mrs. Wang, the mistress of this huge Zhao Palace. The front palace of the palace is under the control of Liu Xiu, while the entire back palace is under her control.
However, Guo Shengtong was pregnant, and Liu Xiu was afraid that she would be tired, so he specially arranged for Xu Xiling to assist Guo Shengtong in managing the affairs of the harem.
As for the instigator of this matter, Lu Yan, he thought that his head could not be saved no matter what. Unexpectedly, the lord not only saved him, but also moved into the palace and betrothed to him the little palace maid who was in love with him.
After this incident, Lu Yan's tail was completely raised, and he almost always walked sideways in Handan City.
Everyone also knew that Lu Yan was Liu Xiu's favorite and had saved Liu Xiu's life in Raoyang. Even the officials in the city and even the generals in the army were all courteous to Lu Yan when they saw him.
This made Lu Yan become more and more domineering and domineering.
On the third day after Liu Xiu moved into Zhao Palace, Zhao Yong, the prefect of Daijun who was persuaded by Geng Kuang, arrived in Handan. Liu Xiu met Zhao Yong in the Wenming Hall of Zhao Palace.
After Zhao Yong saw Liu Xiu, he immediately presented the edict sent to him by Liu Xuan.
Liu Xiu took the edict and read it roughly, and immediately understood in his heart that Liu Xuan was preparing to take a step back from the bottom of the cauldron in an attempt to control Youzhou and cut off his foundation in Youzhou.
He put down the edict, smiled slightly, and asked, "Does Governor Zhao intend to follow the edict and go to Chang'an to take up a post?"
Zhao Yong hurriedly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "My minister, Zhao Yong, has always admired the king and is willing to look up to the king. If the king sends his ministers to serve in Chang'an, I will not hesitate to go to Chang'an to take up the post immediately. If the king does not want to serve, I will go to Chang'an immediately."
After going to Chang'an, if I feel that I am still a useful person, I will return to Daijun immediately and continue to be the governor of Daijun, doing my best for the great cause of the king."
His words made Liu Xiu very happy. Zhao Yong's words were equivalent to showing his intention to submit to Liu Xiu.
If Daijun can also surrender to him, then the three counties in the west of Youzhou, Daijun, Shanggu, and Yuyang, will all be under his control. This will be crucial for him to control other counties in Youzhou.
important.
Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Right now, bandits are everywhere in Hebei, and the people are in dire straits. Even in Youzhou, thieves are rampant. Governor Zhao is a local sage. If he can maintain peace in one place, it will be a blessing for the local people. He will be far better."
Come and work in Chang'an!"
When Zhao Yong heard this, he was overjoyed and hurried forward to kowtow and said: "I will remember your Majesty's teachings! I should not put the people of Daijun in danger for the sake of my own career. I will return to Daijun now."
Liu Xiu nodded happily and said: "Since Governor Zhao has arrived in Handan, it is not too late to rest for a night before leaving. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the palace and have a drink with Governor Zhao."
Zhao Yong was flattered and said quickly: "The king is so kind, it is really embarrassing for a humble minister."
Liu Xiu raised his head and smiled, further reassuring Zhao Yong, and said: "From now on, I have to trouble Governor Zhao to worry more about the affairs of the descendants of the county."
Zhao Yong said with a serious face: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, after I return to Daijun, I will do my best to manage Daijun for Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty will not have any worries!"
Liu Xiu laughed and praised him repeatedly.
That night, Liu Xiu held a banquet in the palace and entertained Zhao Yong warmly. Early the next morning, Zhao Yong bid farewell to Liu Xiu and returned to Daijun.
But what no one expected was that Zhao Yong came out of Dai County very easily. Now he wants to go back, but there is no chance.
Even Geng Kuang didn't expect that what Liu Xuan sent to Dai County was not one edict, but two. The edict on the surface was to send Zhao Yong and transfer Zhao Yong to Chang'an.
But at the same time, there was also a secret edict, which was secretly sent to Zhang Ye, Sang Qianling of Dai County. The secret edict stated that if Zhao Yong did not act according to the edict, Zhang Ye could wait for an opportunity to kill Zhao Yong and replace him.
However, Zhao Yong did not behave abnormally after receiving Liu Xuan's edict, and went to Chang'an happily. Zhang Ye carried Liu Xuan's secret edict, so he did not attack Zhao Yong.
But who knew that Zhao Yong suddenly changed his route to Handan on the way to Chang'an, met with Liu Xiu, and expressed his loyalty to Liu Xiu. Then he was sent back to Dai County by Liu Xiu and directly became the prefect of Dai County.
After learning the news, Zhang Ye couldn't wait to lead his people to occupy the county mansion and control the county town of Sangqian.
At the same time, he also made two preparations. One was to have an affair with the Huns. He promised the Huns a lot of money and asked the Huns to send troops to assist.
On the other hand, he had an affair with the rebel army's fifth school army, and also promised a large sum of money to ask the fifth school army to send troops for assistance.
Zhang Ye is not a fool. Although he can take advantage of Zhao Yong's presence to control the entire Dai County, if he wants to use the land of Dai County to fight against Liu Xiu's forces alone, it will undoubtedly be an egg against a stone.
But Liu Xuanyuan was in Chang'an and it was impossible to give him actual support. If he wanted to fight against Liu Xiu, he could only turn to foreign aid.
As for the foreign aids that are closer to Youzhou, one is the Huns from the north, and the other is the Fifth Military Academy of the Rebel Army in Hebei.
Zhang Ye had a good idea, but he also made a mistake. If he had only asked the Fifth Academy Army for help, the situation would have been better, but he turned to the Xiongnu for help. This was something that the counties of Youzhou could not tolerate no matter what.
Can't.
The counties of Youzhou have been fighting against the Huns for many years, and they have killed countless Huns, and countless soldiers have died at the hands of the Huns. The hatred between the two sides has been deeply rooted in their bones and cannot be resolved.
Now that Zhang Ye has lured the Huns into the Han Dynasty, isn't this inviting wolves into the house?
The first person who couldn't sit still was Geng Kuang, the governor of Shanggu. Geng Kuang sent a message to the counties in Youzhou and recruited Youzhou's sudden cavalry from each county. The first was to expel the Huns, and the second was to put down Zhang Ye's rebellion.
Regarding the issue of dealing with the Huns, all counties in Youzhou shared the same enemy and sent troops to Shanggu.
In less than ten days, Shanggu gathered an army of three to four thousand men. Geng Kuang appointed his son Geng Shu as the general to command the allied forces of Shanggu and Youzhou counties and sent troops to conquer Daijun.
Geng Shu is Geng's younger brother. Speaking of which, Geng Kuang's two sons are better at fighting than the other. Geng is a handsome commander who leads the army in war. His younger brother Geng Shu is no less generous.
Following his father's orders, Geng Shu led the Youzhou Army and advanced directly from Shanggu County to Dai County.
Because Geng Shu arrived too quickly, Zhang Ye's five-camp military force, which Zhang Ye had paid heavily for, had not yet arrived, and the Xiongnu only sent 3,000 Xiongnu troops as a test.
If the war here in Daijun goes well, the Huns will send more troops into Daijun. By then, they will not only want money, but also Daijun's land.
The Xiongnu army in Daijun happened to encounter the Youzhou army led by Geng Shu.
The Youzhou Army has always been good at fighting, especially after encountering the Huns, each of the soldiers seemed to have received a buff.
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Anyone who openly offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is!
The Youzhou army, led by Geng Shu, held high the banner of the Han Dynasty and launched a fierce attack on the Xiongnu army that met in Daijun.
In fact, the strength of the two sides was roughly the same. The Xiongnu army had more than 3,000 people, and the Youzhou army had about 3,000 or 4,000 people. However, after a battle, the Youzhou army defeated the Xiongnu army, leaving corpses scattered all over the mountains and fields.
In this single battle, the Youzhou army beheaded more than 2,000 Xiongnu soldiers, and only a few hundred escaped.
The Youzhou army commanded by Geng Shu defeated the Xiongnu army. The news soon spread to Handan. Liu Xiu was overjoyed when he heard about it and immediately named Geng Shu General Fuhu.
Zhang Ye's biggest supporter, the Huns, were defeated by Geng Shu, and the county government was shocked. When Geng Shu led his troops and marched straight into Sangqian, the county seat of Daijun, Zhang Ye had no troops left to send, and all of them had fled. Zhang Ye
Knowing that he was unable to resist, he went shirtless, tied himself up, and left the city to surrender.
Geng Shu was not polite to Zhang Ye, and directly ordered to behead him in public. Zhang Ye and his accomplices were all killed. Geng Shu regained control of Dai County, and then Zhao Yong was able to return to Sangqian and continue his work.
The governor of Daijun.
Zhao Yong was able to return to Dai County as the prefect again, relying on Geng Shu's help. Zhao Yong was naturally grateful to Geng Shu, and Yu Sangqian warmly entertained Geng Shu and his soldiers.
Zhang Ye is dead, but the Five Schools Army, which Zhang Ye had promised heavily during his lifetime, is still there. When the Five Schools Army arrived at Daijun, the war here in Daijun was over, and Geng Shu's rebellion was also overthrown by Geng Shu.
After the cover-up was suppressed, they naturally couldn't claim the huge sum of money that Zhang Ye had promised them.
As the saying goes, a thief never escapes empty-handed. The troops of the five schools have all arrived in Youzhou, so how can they return empty-handed?
There was Geng Shu in Dai County, who didn't seem to be easy to mess with. The army of the fifth school turned their spearhead and went directly to attack Shanggu County. They planned to take advantage of the empty strength of Shanggu County to break through Shanggu County City, grab a big one, and then leave.
This time, the troops of the five schools came out in full force, under the personal command of the leader Gao Hu. The entire army, including their family members, totaling more than 200,000 people, besieged Juyang, the city of Shanggu County.
Geng Kuang could raise two sons like Geng and Geng Shu who were so good at fighting. How could he be a mere mortal? Facing more than 200,000 troops from the Fifth Academy, Geng Kuang did not panic. He guarded the county seat and faced the battle calmly.
Recruit strong men to resist the siege of the Fifth Academy Army.
The army of the Fifth Academy, with more than 200,000 men, attacked for five days in a row, but failed to capture Juyang.
After five days of continuous siege, the troops of the five schools were exhausted. But at this time, Geng Shu led the Youzhou soldiers to rescue Juyang.
Thanks to the cooperation between Geng Kuang and Geng Shu, the army of the fifth school was defeated, and they finally withdrew from Shanggu County in a panic and fled southward.
With the defeat of the Fifth Academy Army, the Daijun Rebellion caused by Zhang Ye came to an end. However, after this incident, the hatred between the Fifth Academy Army and Liu Xiu's forces was finally concluded.
During the Daijun Rebellion, Geng Shu showed great talent as a commander, and Geng Shu was indeed very good at fighting, especially when fighting against the Huns and even other barbarians. His combat power seemed to increase automatically. In the future,
In the battles with the Huns, Geng Shu also repeatedly defeated the Huns.
