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Chapter 40

Just when Zongyuan sent an army to clean up the battlefield and ordered the soldiers to escort the prisoners back to Guangping, an army of tens of thousands of people marched out of Julu City and slowly headed towards Jize.

Just as Jushou expected, although Julu was closer to Jize, it would take a certain amount of time for Zhang Jiao to send out cavalry to reach Julu. After receiving the order, Julu's guard would temporarily assemble the team, which would take another amount of time.

; It will take a while for them to organize their team and set off to arrive.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. The so-called soldiers are very fast. If they set off immediately after receiving the order, they may still encounter a war. However, Julu itself is Zhang Jiao's hometown and has not fought for several months. Naturally, the defenders will be early.

Just relax.

Although it was also heard that Lu Zhi's army had reached Guangnian and forced Guangping City. However, Julu City was four feet tall and had sufficient food and grass. It had been managed by Zhang Jiao and was impregnable. The defenders were not worried about Lu Zhi's attack at all.

The most important thing is that just like Zhang Jiao's army will have its morale reduced because of marching in the rain. Julu's city defenders don't want to march in the rain. It's such a procrastination. It's already good to come here, let alone in the rain.

In a moment, he quickly marched for more than ten miles to the scene of the incident.

Therefore, when Julu Guards Zhang Niujiao, Li Damu, Zhang Bai, Cavalry, Zhang Leigong and others arrived at Jize, they were shocked to find that the place was full of corpses, blood flowed on the oars, and the ground was covered with dust and frost. They had actually experienced war.

"Oops, the good teacher must have been ambushed."

Zhang Niujiao looked at the densely packed corpses on the ground and felt frightened. He quickly sent soldiers to search everywhere to see if Zhang Jiao was inside.

Fortunately, after the soldiers searched, they found that there was no Zhang Jue's body. At that time, when the army received military merits, if they killed an enemy general, they usually cut off the head instead of dragging the whole body back.

There were no beheaded corpses on the battlefield, which made Zhang Niujiao feel a little more at ease and at least have a glimmer of hope.

Li Damu asked with a sad face: "Now the army has ambushed the good teacher. The life and death of the good teacher are unknown. General Di Gong and other Qu commanders are also missing. Only corpses are left on the ground. We can't advance or retreat now."

, what should we do?”

Zhang Niujiao hesitated, and finally said: "It is better to retreat to Julu first, send people to find out about the good teacher, and wait for the results."

"Oh, that's all it can do."

Li Damu sighed.

The various commanders of the Yellow Turbans were basically disciples of Zhang Jiao, so even though Zhang Jiao claimed to be General Tiangong, they all called him their good teacher.

As the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Jiao has the highest prestige and is the leader of the Taiping Road in the world.

If something happens to him, I am afraid that even Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang may not be able to convince the public, and the Yellow Turban Army will inevitably split internally and form many small groups.

The intact Yellow Turban Army is not yet a match for the imperial court, and the divided Yellow Turban Army may have a more difficult time.

Zhang Niujiao and Li Damu were full of worries and prayed that nothing would happen to Zhang Jiao.

And just when Zhang Niujiao and others were feeling sorry for themselves, Lu Zhi of the Prefecture of Guangping City was not in a good mood either.

According to reports from the clan members, although the battle was successful, Zhang Jue escaped without even a single Yellow Turban Commander, which made him feel quite bad.

You must know that this battle is the decisive battle for which he has high hopes. As the commander of an army, he also understands the current problem of army morale. So if Zhang Jiao can be solved now, the world will be peaceful and the Yellow Turban Army will have no leader, even if there is still one

The remnants did not cause much trouble.

Now that Zhang Jue has escaped, they are like a centipede, and they will remain alive until death. As long as Zhang Jue's personal prestige remains, no matter how many times they defeat the Yellow Turbans, they will still be able to make a comeback, and there will still be headaches in the future.

However, although this battle did not annihilate Zhang Jiao in one fell swoop as he had hoped, it at least severely injured him, which was still gratifying.

What's more important is that Anping King Liu Xu came to redeem him and completed the task assigned by the emperor. If he confronts Zhang Jiao in the future, he will not be so afraid of being hurt by the emperor and will be punished by the emperor.

The great hero who redeemed King Anping...

Lu Zhi sat behind the desk, tapping the table with his left hand and stroking his goatee with his right hand.

Although Zhang Jiao ran away, Liu Bei healed King Anping's problem, which was good.

Lu Zhi was very satisfied with his apprentice's performance. After thinking about it, the angel happened to be still there, so he picked up his pen and started writing a memorial on the bamboo slips.

This is to show merit for Liu Bei.

In fact, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" mentioned that Liu Bei stayed with Lu Zhi. But there is one thing that is illogical, that is, Lu Zhi led Liu Bei to win battles one after another, but did not show his merit for Liu Bei, which is really inconsistent with common sense.

Let’s not talk about their master-disciple relationship, just say that it is just a passerby relationship, and Lu Zhi shouldn’t be like this.

Let’s compare Sun Jian’s fortune experience in history.

"Jian also recruited all the merchants and Huai and Si elite soldiers, together with thousands of people, and fought hard with the generals, marching forward. You, the Ying bandits are trapped, and are walking to Baowan City. Jian takes the lead, climbs the city first, and everyone

It was an ant attack, so it was destroyed. Jun Gu heard about it and paid homage to the commander of Jian's other department."

At first, Sun Jian led his troops to defect to Zhu Jun, and was named Sima of the Second Army. His official position was equivalent to that of a corps commander, worse than the two village commanders, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Because of his meritorious service, Zhu Jun reported to the imperial court and was granted the title of Sima of another department.

Sima of the other departments is the official position of Meng Zhen, the forward army under Lu Zhi's account, and the mid-level officer of Qianshi. Sun Jian was promoted due to his function, why didn't Liu Bei?

Therefore, it was actually because Liu Bei only took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to fight in Youzhou during the Yellow Turban Uprising, and did not come to Jizhou to join Lu Zhi at all.

The reasons are also very simple. First, there is a lack of information in Youzhou, and Liu Bei does not know that Lu Zhi is the commander-in-chief. Second, there are too few people. Going to Jizhou, the base camp of the Yellow Turbans, with 500 people really requires courage.

Even when Chen Mu made suggestions for him, he took a long detour and took more than ten days to get here along the country roads. What's more, Liu Bei didn't have a strategic vision at that time, so naturally he could only do something in Youzhou.

As a result, he naturally could not seize the opportunity to make great contributions to the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

And now Liu Bei has really come to Lu Zhi's tent and made a lot of achievements. Although the dust has not settled yet, it is time to express his merits for him.

After writing Liu Bei's merits on the bamboo slips, Lu Zhi began to express his merits for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu.

Especially Chen Mu, in addition to expressing his merits to him, he also wrote a letter of recommendation recommending him to enter Taixue.

At that time, the Imperial Academy was basically monopolized by the children of high-ranking officials. The only way for the children from poor families was to seek the recommendation of a great scholar. Chen Mu was also lucky. If he was under Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, no matter how great his achievements were,

, and will not get the chance to be recommended.

While Lu Zhi expressed his merits for Liu Guan and Zhang Chen, Chen Mu was also worried about Liu Bei's future.

"Huang Menling, when you returned to the capital this time, you not only brought back King Anping smoothly, but also returned 50 million yuan to Zhao in full. This is a great achievement. I am very happy and congratulated. Come and have another drink."

Chen Mu poured a glass of wine for Wang Jun. This is a house in Guangping City, with gray walls and black tiles, and lush bamboo trees in the courtyard. Sitting on the verandah of the house, watching the rainwater falling along the tiles from the bracketed eaves, it looks a bit like an island country in later generations.

courtyard view.

In fact, this is the architectural style of wealthy people in the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties. The island countries just learned our culture, not from them.

Liu Bei and Zhao Lin were accompanying him.

The reason why it is not called Guan and Zhang is because Guan Yu has always looked down on eunuchs and believed that eunuchs harm the country. As for Zhang Fei, he doesn't look down on anyone, but he is a big mouth. It would be bad if he says the wrong thing and makes the angels unhappy.

"This matter all depends on Liu Zhonglang and Chen Junhou. When I return to the court, I will report to the emperor and I will do my best for you."

Wang Jun's face turned slightly red after drinking a few drinks, but he was in a very happy mood. He put down his wine glass, picked up a piece of pork and boiled it in a hot pot. He rolled it into a condiment bowl and put it into his mouth to chew slowly.

.

This was a common way to eat it among the rich in the Han Dynasty. They boiled boiling water in a cauldron, put the pork, mutton and beef in it and cooked it, and then served it with glutinous rice sauce and condiments. It was a bit like hot pot.

Commoners can also eat this way, but if they can't afford pork, sheep, and beef, they will use dog meat or vegetables instead.

For example, Cao Zhi's famous seven-step poem uses a cauldron to cook beans.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It is truly an honor for me to serve the angels and the emperor. If there are any angels to serve in the future, I will wear a grass ring and will not hesitate to die."

Chen Mu winked at Zhao Lin and said, "Brother Boyu is now on duty in Guangluxun and is also a capital official. Why don't you give the angel a toast?"

Zhao Lin was a little restrained. He was just a minor official and had no power in Luoyang. He was a close servant of the emperor and an envoy on this business trip. Even Lu Zhi didn't dare to treat him lightly. How dare he say anything.

After hearing Chen Mu's words, Zhao Lin quickly raised her wine glass and said, "Zhao Lin would like to toast Huang Menling."

Liu Bei poured wine for Wang Jun. Wang Jun was in a good mood. He raised his glass and asked casually: "What is your position now?"

"Now it is the official record of Duke Wenrao."

Zhao Lin thought for a while and then added some gold to her face: "This expedition was ordered by Duke Wen Rao to show Guang Luxun's cooperation with the army."

Wen Raogong was Guang Luxun and Liu Kuan. This man had great prestige and was one of the teachers of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He twice served as Taiwei, the leader of hundreds of officials. He had disciples and former officials all over the world. Even Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had no regard for him.

Also very respectful.

Hearing that he was Liu Kuan's chief official, Wang Jun nodded and put away his contempt. However, he didn't take it too seriously. It was considered a normal interaction at most. Unless Liu Kuan came in person, with the title of the Emperor's Attendant, even if it was

The prefect of two thousand dan must be very polite to him.

If you are just chatting, you must have a topic. As long as you can start a conversation, you will soon be able to let go of the initial inhibitions.

Wang Jun was in a good mood and was willing to chat with them. Liu Bei, Chen Mu, and Zhao Lin deliberately flattered them and picked up some good words to flatter them. Soon the four of them exchanged glasses and talked happily.

As the saying goes, the more wine you drink, the more you drink, the conversation becomes more exciting, and the relationship becomes warmer. The four of them soon became brothers and became friends.

In fact, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs and nobles were naturally opposed to each other.

Since the disasters of the first party imprisonment and the second party imprisonment, the relationship between the two has been like water and fire, irreconcilable.

For example, the Shi Changshi, headed by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, have been planning to suppress party members.

The descendants of the noble family, represented by the Yuan family, have always stood behind the general He Jin, making suggestions for him and dealing with the eunuchs.

Everyone knows what happened later. When Emperor Ling died, the conflict between the two sides completely intensified, leading to Dong Zhuo's move to Beijing.

But party members are party members, ordinary people are ordinary people, and eunuchs cannot oppose everyone in the world.

It is true that Chen Mu was born in Chen Ping's family, but Chen Ping's family had been deprived of titles as early as the Western Han Dynasty. His status is now that of a commoner, not even a scholar, because he has never been a disciple or entered the university.

The academy relies entirely on self-study.

Liu Bei and Zhao Lin can barely be called scholars, because they have worshiped the great Confucian as their teacher and have the status of students. Unfortunately, they cannot even be called students from poor families, they are just ordinary scholars at most.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, to be called a party member, you must first be famous, such as Sanjun, Bagu, Baji, Bajun, and Bachu.

Liu Bei and Zhao Lin have nothing to do with them. Lu Zhi is a great scholar, but he is a shrewd man and does not interfere with these things. His connections with the party members are not deep, so even if he is investigated, Liu Bei will not because of his master.

The eunuchs treated the issue differently.

In this way, Wang Jun and Liu Bei are not in conflict with each other, and the three of them deliberately make friends and are well-rounded. It is quite normal for the relationship between the two parties to heat up.


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