"That's why those who are externally quiet but internally active, those who wander in their thoughts and harm their nature and run around in pursuit of profit, work hard and harm their reputation." Kangcangzi Shunxun Road No. 7
Qing Niujiao pretended to be a soldier and planned to take advantage of the chaos to escape. When he saw the melee below and the soldiers from the Northern Army Infantry Battalion and Shesheng Battalion who broke through the gate, he immediately knew that the situation was over. He did not hesitate.
He chose to go northeast. As long as he crossed the river ditch, he could follow the Fen River north to Taiyuan, and then take a detour to find the Black Mountain Army.
As long as he doesn't die, there is hope for the Yellow Turbans
"Sir, where are you going?"
Qing Niujiao turned around suddenly and suddenly saw the leader of Li Le's men named Nie Fan, blocking the path and looking at him at leisure.
"You came just in time." Qing Niujiao felt something bad in his heart. He pretended to be calm and said: "Bai Bo Lei is about to end. If you don't want to die, you can go to Black Mountain with me. Zhang Yan and I have an old relationship. If you are
Protect me, and I will recommend you as a handsome man."
Zhang Fan smiled and said: "There are so many of us, and it would be unkind for you, sir, to recommend me."
Qing Niujiao was startled. As he was slowly retreating, he suddenly noticed that a dozen strong soldiers appeared around him. Although they were all dressed up as Yellow Turban soldiers, their strong and upright figures were snickering and whispering to each other.
The accent made Qing Niujiao discover a desperate fact.
"Nie Fan, you are from the imperial court."
"My name is not Nie Fan." Zhang Fan stopped laughing and said coldly: "My surname is Zhang, and my younger brother is the Yueqi Colonel of the Northern Army."
As if they had been instructed, those people immediately grabbed Qing Niujiao, pushed him to the ground and tied him up with a rope.
"Do you still remember that time in Xuanpingli?" Zhang Fan crouched down, like a hunter watching his prey: "I let you escape in the first place, so I couldn't defeat you. Now that I finally caught you, it's a stroke of luck for me.
willing."
At this time, Baibolei became more and more noisy and chaotic. Zhang Fan stood up and ordered his men to hide the green horns. He then led his men back to Baibolei, creating chaos everywhere, loudly announcing Huangfu Song's military order and recruiting ordinary soldiers.
The refugees surrendered.
This battle was very brutal. The entire Baibo Valley was littered with corpses, and the slopes and bottoms were covered with burned-out ruins. The Baibo army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and more than 40,000 old, weak, and strong men were taken into custody by Huangfu Song, while the rest fled north.
, the bandit leaders Hu Cai and Han Xian died in the rebellion. What is particularly surprising is that the mastermind Qing Niujiao who escaped from Luli assassination was captured by Zhang Fan here.
Everyone fought from night to dawn, until the sky turned white, the horses were still neighing, and the soldiers holding sword hilts were still looking for the enemy soldiers who were pretending to be dead on the battlefield. The earth-shattering shouts of killing finally stopped, and Huangfu Song ordered people to clean up.
On the battlefield, the casualties were counted, and Zhang Liao and others were sent with cavalry to pursue the remaining soldiers along the river valley.
"You are the Qing Niu Jiao who was planning to assassinate you." Huangfu Song asked someone to bring the Qing Niu Jiao up, and asked with great interest: "The yellow scarf called you Qing Niu Jiao, and people at that time called you Mr. Qing Niu, and your real name is
what is”
"You mountain villagers, how dare you leave your name in the world when you are about to die." Qing Niujiao still smiled, without losing his grace: "I have heard about the general's name for a long time, and it is not bad to die at the hands of the general today."
"You are an imperial prisoner of the imperial court, and you will be escorted to the imperial prison. I will not kill you." After Huangfu Song finished speaking, he asked someone to take Qingniujiao down, and then told Zhang Fan: "I heard that this person
If you know how to do sorcery, you must be locked up and must not be allowed to escape."
Zhang Fan replied: "If this person is really good at sorcery, how can the general be so relieved when I capture him? The general will take strict care of him in the end."
Huangfusong nodded. He roughly knew that Zhang Fan had suffered a setback at the hands of Qing Niujiao. Yin Jian was not far away, so there should be no omissions this time.
At this time, Wei Gu couldn't help but speak: "I don't know how the prince plans to arrange the surrendered soldiers."
Huangfu Song narrowed his eyes and said with a leisurely smile: "What good plan do you have now?"
Seeing this look, Wei Gu quickly waved his hands and said with a smile: "I don't have any good ideas. I just thought of the tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers. If they were all brought back to Chang'an to be prisoners, I don't know how much food and grass would be consumed on the way. That's why I have this idea."
Just ask."
Huangfusong made a look of understanding, nodded and said: "I have no intention of doing this. If we say that we offer prisoners, we will only take the long-standing thieves to Chang'an. The rest of the people, either have been in the army for a short time or have been in the army for a short time."
They are the people who are being held hostage, so it is better to resettle them where they are."
Fan on the side listened first, and his face lit up. He was about to speak, but Wei Gu stopped him with his eyes. Wei Gu was smart and knew that Huangfu Song had something to hide, so he did not speak rashly.
Sure enough, Huangfu Song stared at Wei Gu calmly and said slowly: "The imperial court has issued an edict to implement the farming policy in Sili. Now Jingzhao, Fufeng, Fengyi, Hongnong, Henan and other places have all received the edict.
, Hedong will surrender immediately, and you should act accordingly."
Wei Gu was still unwilling to give in and asked: "I heard that the imperial court's farmland administration was divided into two camps: military and civilian. Each has its own officers, all of whom are appointed by your majesty. But I don't know who the candidate is."
At this time, Huangfu Song deeply felt the hot gazes from Fan Xian and Wei Gu, as well as the hints in their eyes. He mused: "The imperial court has only arranged the candidates for the county guards. As for the farmers, Cao Tu and Diannong, they are the generals."
, I didn’t know it yet when I came.”
Of course, even if the court already had a candidate, Huangfu Song, who was in charge of the military, had no reason to care about such trivial matters. But his words undoubtedly gave Wei Gu great confidence and expectations. He handed over his hand and said: "Every governor and county governor are here.
In all prefectures and counties, local talented people are recruited to serve as governors, because they are familiar with the local situation and can easily assist the king in governing the people."
There was something in the words. Huangfu Song pretended not to understand and said speciously: "The Lord conquers and appoints subordinates. This is indeed a rule that has been followed for hundreds of years. Your Majesty made an exception at the beginning to facilitate the smooth flow of the military affairs.
, the command is convenient, and there is no intention to invade."
"Now, thanks to the martial arts of the monarchs, the great trouble has been eliminated, but the people in Hedong are still in poverty, and it may be difficult to recover within a few years." Wei Gu straightened up on his seat and said bluntly: "Before this, it had been four years in Hedong.
There is no county guard. The previous county guards all relied on the power of the officials to impose exorbitant taxes, which made the people miserable. Even when the Yellow Turbans came, they gathered people to rebel. Don't think I'm going too far. In fact, this is what caused chaos in Hedong.
This is also the reason why we have to build a fort to defend ourselves and protect the people."
I said so much just to excuse myself, and also meant to warn me implicitly.
Huangfu Song knew that they were interested in fighting for the position of the county's peasants and Cao Tu so that they could settle the villages according to their own ideas, but not only he, not even the new prefect Wang Yi could make the decision.
In order to prevent the other party from mistakenly thinking that he was not willing to help, Huangfusong leaned forward and explained patiently: "I'm not impatient to hear you tell the details here. It's just that the court will deal with such matters. I can't
I would like to express my opinion. At most, I can give you a memorial and ask Your Majesty to make some adjustments according to the time and place."
After receiving such a result, Wei Gu did not force it and had no choice but to thank him profusely.
At this time, the officials in the tent came in and announced that Guan Qiuxing, who had not been seen for a long time, had returned with a group of Huns cavalry.
Huangfu Song immediately ordered a greeting, and saw the dusty Guanqiu Xing walking in, followed by a burly middle-aged man with a high nose and deep eyes. This man was dressed in a foreign dress. When he saw Huangfu Song, he moved skillfully Recalling the etiquette of the Han people, he spoke fluent Chinese in a loud voice: "The King Youxian of the Xiongnu went to Bei to meet the Hussars General."
Guanqiu Xing also followed suit and saluted, saying: "I am fortunate to have fulfilled my orders and persuaded King Youxian to lead his troops and surrender."
Huangfu Song encouraged Guanqiu Xing for a few words, and then said to Qubei: "It is a pity that King Youxian came so late and missed a great achievement."
It is indeed a pity that he failed to send troops to help Huangfu Song at the last moment, but compared with this, he did not rashly side with the Baibo Army and become Huangfu Song's enemy. Qubei University felt lucky. He clasped his fists and said: "This battle allows Xiao Wang to see the power of the superior country's troops, so it is a worthwhile trip."
Huangfu Song laughed and said sternly: "But I don't know why King Youxian wandered east of the river and neither joined the royal court of Bingzhou nor followed King Zuoxian of Hanoi."
"When the young king learned that the imperial court had moved to Chang'an, he originally wanted to go to Hajj. He hoped that the emperor would be kind and install a chanyu to resolve the chaos in our royal court. However, the road passed by the east of the river and was blocked by the Baibo bandits. It was difficult to move forward, so he had to wander here in hopes of returning. General Hussar, I forgive you." Qubei looked like a reckless man, but in fact there was something subtle in his roughness, and he cleaned himself up with just a few words.
Huangfu Song did not care about the other party's words. Although he was asking, his tone was that he could not refuse: "Since King Youxian has this intention, it is better to follow our army back to Chang'an. I believe that the emperor and all the princes in the court will be happy to go to Hajj."
Qubei had this intention and immediately agreed: "Thank you, General Hussar, for your kindness."