On the battlefield, Zhang Jiao's strikes were like lightning, fierce and domineering, and he was as fierce as a tiger. He struck with scornful eyes wherever he went. Countless loyal ministers came to resist, knowing that they would die, but they scrambled to resist.
"The Han army was defeated!"
"Kill the Han soldiers and take the country!"
The morale of the Yellow Turban thieves was high and they came after them.
The momentum of the Han army declined and the three armies were defeated. The killing was fierce, but seeing the three armies defeated and unable to stop, Liu Xiu also panicked.
The rhythm is wrong, history has completely changed!
Historically, Changshe defeated the main force of the Yellow Thieves without the Battle of Hulao, but now Changshe was defeated, Huangfu Song died in the battle, Lu Zhi died in the battle, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty even lost his life.
History has changed!
"Walk!"
Liu Xiu's body flashed, he mounted his horse and was about to run away for his life.
Buzz!
On the battlefield, there was a violent sound, Zhang Jiao was wrapped in colorful lights, suspended high in the sky, like gods and heavenly beings.
In the extraordinary realm, one can fly in the air, but the losses are too great to gain, so they rarely fly in the air.
But Zhang Jiao stood high in the sky, surrounded by colorful lights, rising, rising, rising higher and higher.
"No, no, I won't give in!"
Zhang Jiao roared.
In the end, the void was torn apart, and Zhang Jiao turned into a stream of light, entering it and disappearing.
"Zhang Jiao has ascended!"
Liu Xiu was shocked. He was supposed to die, but unexpectedly appeared.
Zhang Jiao has soared!
"Yes, Zhang Jue was too powerful and destroyed the balance of heaven and earth, so God sent him to fly away and could no longer interfere with the world!" Liu Xiu exclaimed: "It turns out that Han Ling Emperor is the protagonist and the biological son of God.
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Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is the protagonist, while Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, etc. are all minor figures.
The will of the world favored Emperor Han Ling. Seeing that Han Ling was defeated, he immediately sent Zhang Jue to ascend.
"Hahaha, kill!!"
Liu Xiu laughed and said, brandishing his spear to kill, Bu Qu followed closely behind, chasing him.
The Han soldiers were about to collapse, but their momentum increased again, and they came back to kill them. The Yellow Turbans lost their great sage and mentor, and their momentum fell again. The three armies collapsed, and there were countless casualties. In the fierce battle, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were both killed.
The Han army is like a pack of wolves; the Yellow Turban Army is like a tiger leading a flock of sheep. With the tiger as the vanguard, it can easily defeat the wolves; but without the tiger, the sheep can easily be killed by the wolves. With the tiger as the vanguard, it can easily defeat the pack of wolves;
But there were no tigers, and all the lambs were killed.
The war ended half a year later and the Yellow Turban Army was destroyed.
Historical records record: In the seventh year of Guanghe, Zhang Jiao met with his disciples and said: Cang Tian is dead, Huang Tian should be established, the age is Jiazi, and the world is auspicious. Then he sent troops to fight against the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty is fire, and fire produces earth, and the earth is yellow.
Therefore, all the disciples wore yellow scarves on their heads as a sign of commemoration, as if they wanted to replace the corrupt Han Dynasty. The disciples Tang and Zhou reported the matter and raised troops in advance. The yellow scarf was as powerful as splitting bamboo, the prefectures and counties were lost, and the officials were killed, which shocked the capital.
Emperor Xiaoling led 300,000 soldiers to fight with the bandits in Hulao. The bandits were defeated in a battle and Zhang Jiao was beheaded. Half a year later, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down.
Looking through the history books, Liu Xiu was convinced.
What happened in history is not important; it is important to let future generations know what happened.
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Luoyang, in the imperial palace!
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was lying on the bed, dying and about to die at any time.
"What is the situation in the world?" Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked.
"The situation is critical!" Taichang Liu Yan said: "Although the Yellow Turban bandits are destroyed, the remnants of the rebellion continue. The strong ones are 20,000 to 30,000 people, and the weak ones are 6,000 or 7,000 people. The Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan is known as a million people. 2
In the following month, Guo Tai rose up in the Baibo Valley of the Xihe River and attacked Taiyuan County, Hedong County and other places. In April, the Gepi Yellow Turban Army in Runan County reappeared and captured the counties. In October, the Qingxu Yellow Turban bandits rose up again and attacked the counties."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked: "What should we do?"
Liu Yandao: "The situation is critical. It is better to change some governors to state pastors, and let them be appointed by clan members or important ministers, so that they can have local military and political power and effectively suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turbans."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said: "With this method, the governor of the state will support his troops and respect himself!"
"But otherwise, how could the Yellow Turban thieves be wiped out!" Taichang Liu Yan said.
"I understand!"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said.
There are gains and there are losses. There is no way to have both in this world. You cannot have your cake and eat it too!
It's like, as an emperor, he sells his official position.
Nowadays, when you want to be an official, you must first be filial to your superiors. Instead of your ministers making private deals and constantly selling their officials, it is better to turn the unspoken rules into explicit rules. Anyway, those who want to be officials will continue to bribe, so why not sell your officials yourself? Whoever becomes an official is not an official.
Official, it will also fall into the treasury.
How can we quell the Northern Qiang rebellion and the Yellow Turban rebellion without the income from selling official positions?
In the same year, it was announced that Shi Shi would be abolished and shepherds would be established, with Liu Yan as the shepherd of Yizhou and Huang Wan as the shepherd of Yuzhou. In the same year, Zongzheng and Liu Yu were appointed as the shepherd of Youzhou.
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Not long after, news came that he was promoted to Pingyuan Prime Minister for his meritorious service in quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion. As for other officials, they were either assassins, high-ranking central officials, or marquises, and they all received a lot of rewards. In comparison, the so-called
The plain phase means extremely shabby.
"Working hard is worse than having connections!" Liu Xiu sighed, "It's time to spend money to buy an official position!"
The price of an official position is based on the size of the official position and the ratio of 1 to 10,000 annual salary. A local official is twice as much as a court official. The price of a county official depends on the region. For example, if you want to be a small county magistrate with 400 dan, you
It would cost 4 million. If you want to be in the positions of Situ, Taiwei and Sikong, which are among the three noble positions, in addition to the corresponding proportion of the price, you will have to pay an additional 10 million.
When you are appointed and officially take office, you have to pay money. At this time, you need to pay one-third or half of the money. Of course, this price can be negotiated.
Zhang Wen and Duan Ying were both great heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty and had such high reputations that even they had to pay money to be ranked among the Three Dukes.
Cao Cao, his father Cao Song was a Taiwei, and he actually paid for this official position. There was also an upright official named Cui Lie, who had always been very diligent and motivated. He had little money, but in order to live up to his addiction to officialdom, he did so.
He asked the emperor's nanny to let him through the back door and got a 50% discount on the price.
After preparing a generous gift, Liu Xiu went to Zhang Rang's residence to find the official of Zhongchang.
Zhang Rang's mansion is close to the palace and occupies a street. Viewed from the outside, it looks luxurious and magnificent. Seeing the generous gift prepared by Liu Xiu, the eyes of the servants guarding the door lit up and they became very respectful and welcomed him into the mansion.
"Liu Bei, the captain of the cavalry school in Xiaguantun, pays homage to Zhang Hou!"
After Liu Xiu came to the hall, he saw a feminine man kneeling in front of him, and he quickly stepped forward to salute. The feminine man opposite was none other than Zhang Rang, the minister of the Central Committee. Now he was named a prince by the emperor and had great power in the Han Dynasty.
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Secretly sensing that Zhang Rang's aura was powerful, he was already at the ninth level of soul nourishment and was only one step away from entering the transcendent realm.
Zhang Rang nodded and said: "Get up, General Liu. You gave me a generous gift to this half-disabled person. You must be asking me to do something. Tell me, what is it?"
Liu Xiudao: "Zhang Houming has seen that I have defeated the Yellow Turban bandits and become the Prime Minister of Pingyuan. I want to go one step further and become the prefect directly! Please help Zhang Hou!"