Eight days had passed since Liu Jing paid a visit to Zhu Jun. Huangfu Song's army of more than 20,000 men finally arrived in Zhongmu County and completed the rendezvous with Liu Jing's army.
"General Huangfu, you are finally here!" Liu Jing was already a little impatient in staying in Zhongmou. He was a time traveler and had been waiting for more than ten years for the opportunity to go to the battlefield.
Don't talk about waiting for more than ten years, can't you wait for a few days? Most people have experienced that the closer they are to waiting for something to happen, the more they feel like they can't wait any longer, just like making an appointment to do it tomorrow. What, on the first night I can't sleep and think about tomorrow.
Liu Jing was the same. He had been suffering from insomnia in recent days. Fortunately, he waited until Huangfu Song's army arrived.
"The prince must be anxious because of the wait!" Huangfu Song rode a variegated horse. The horse was about the same size as Liu Jing's yellow horse. It should be a horse outside the Great Wall.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. The march of 20,000 troops will definitely be more complicated than the 3,000 men like me." Liu Jing said, then turned to greet Fu Xie, "Senior Brother Nanrong."
Fu Xie nodded slightly and said nothing.
Huangfu Song dismounted and ordered the entire army to camp on the spot and rest for a day.
The army began to change its formation in an orderly manner, which was the same as the square formation Zhu Jun had set up that day, and the three men temporarily marched into Liu Jing's camp.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Jing asked: "General Huangfu, do the two armies need to train together?"
"No need, you and I can unite our armies and support each other on the battlefield," Huangfu Song said.
Liu Jing's words once again tested the extent of his sovereignty. Judging from Huangfu Song's current answer, he really gave himself the status of the commander of the first army.
He and his more than 3,000 men formed their own army on the battlefield, and were not controlled by Huangfu Song. They were under full command and control by themselves.
"Junior brother, your treatment makes me a little envious!" Fu Xie, who originally had a serious poker face, also started to joke about Liu Jing.
"Senior Brother Nanrong really loves to joke, why don't I give you the Sima position in another department, and I will work as a Guard Sima for General Huangfu?" Liu Jing knew that Fu Xie was teasing him, so he responded verbally.
"As long as General Huangfu is willing, of course I can do it." As a senior brother, Fu Xie naturally didn't want to be at a disadvantage.
"Okay, okay! If you continue to argue, I will have to ask Guang Luxun to come and judge for you." Huangfusong stopped his brothers' jokes.
Fu Xie and Liu Jing couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
The two armies quickly set off again after reuniting, heading towards Yingchuan County. It was already April when the army reached the border between Henan Yin and Yingchuan County, and two very unfavorable pieces of information came from the army.
"Liu Sima, General Huangfu invites you to go to the big tent to discuss matters!"
Liu Jing was looking at the map in the tent when a foot soldier suddenly came in to report.
After hearing the news that Huangfu Song invited him to discuss matters, and considering the current time, Liu Jing knew in his heart that it must be news from the front line, and if nothing else happened, Zhu Jun should be defeated.
The two armies were stationed next to each other. Not long after, Liu Jing came to the tent of Huangfu Song's army. Huangfu Song and Fu Xiezheng were sitting in the tent with serious expressions.
"General Huangfu, Senior Brother Nanrong." Liu Jing said hello first and then sat down.
"The battle report came back from the front line. General Zhu was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan." Huangfu Song frowned and was in a very depressed mood. Now that the imperial army came to suppress the rebellion, he was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in the first battle. This was undoubtedly encouraging. It hurt the morale of the rebels and also damaged the morale of our own side.
The five schools of the Northern Army and the Sanhe Cavalry combined totaled no more than 10,000 men. The three generals had one share, and one person commanded more than 3,000 men. The remaining soldiers were all recruited young men with low military quality.
Now the morale of the Yellow Turbans is high, but our own morale is low, and the number of Yellow Turbans is several times that of our own. If we fight with the Yellow Turbans again, we will definitely lose more than we win. Thinking of this, Huangfusong feels even heavier.
Liu Jing thought to himself: "As expected, the historical process is exactly the same as before."
Although he thought so in his heart, he still pretended to be very surprised, "How could it be? When General Zhu was stationed in Xingyang, I went to visit him. He was strict in running the army, and his troops followed orders and prohibitions. He was by no means a military force. A weak army."
Liu Jing really couldn't figure it out. When they met in Xingyang that day, Zhu Jun's army gave people a breathless pressure. The troops were arranged in an orderly manner. Although Bocai's troops were large in number, it was still difficult to defeat Zhu Jun. Much worse.
"Yes, I can't figure it out even after thinking about it." Huangfu Song also felt a little emotional.
Fu Xie didn't say much. He was Huangfu Song's deputy general, and his main responsibility was to follow Huangfu Song's arrangements. Moreover, his overall strategy was far different from Huangfu Song's.
"In addition, there is another piece of bad news." Huangfu Song continued, "A large-scale Yellow Turban force has appeared in Cangting, East County. It is unstoppable. They can join forces to attack our army, and they can cross the river to support Jizhou. .”
This news really shocked Liu Jing. Unknowingly, they had become the prey of the Yellow Turbans. Fortunately, there was no communication technology, otherwise the Yellow Turbans would definitely kill them in Yingchuan.
"What is the general going to do next?"
"I want to lead the army to station in Changshe to temporarily avoid the bandits." Huangfu Song said, pointing on the map on the table.
All three armies went out to fight, but Luoyang did not calm down at all, but became even more lively.
Everything stemmed from the previous fengxue, Xu Feng and the Yellow Turban incident. The news that Liu Hong summoned the eunuchs to come in and reprimanded him also spread to various houses in Luoyang. Then the eunuchs restrained themselves. Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to kill the eunuchs. They caught them all in one go.
The first is Fu Xie's attack. Before setting off, he wrote a memorial in a eloquent manner: "I heard that the disasters in the world are not caused by external factors, but all arise from within. Therefore, when Yu Shun ascended to the dynasty, he first eliminated the four evils, and then used the sixteen elements to clarify the situation. If the bad guys don't go away, then the good guys will have no way to get in... If the envoys are equipped with axes and axes to kill them, it will be a blessing to the country if your majesty uses less words."
A eloquent article expounded the dangers of traitors in power. Unfortunately, the memorial was seen by the eunuch Zhao Zhong, and Fu Xie was also hated by the eunuch group.
Lu Qiang, the only loyal eunuch among the eunuchs, supported Huangfu Song at first and often gave his advice later. Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and other eunuchs gradually realized that they were not the same people, so they planned to frame Lu Qiang.
Several people came together to complain to Liu Hong, saying that Lu Qiang and Huangfu Song had selfish motives for lifting the prison terms from the party. Now there are party members coming and going in Lu Qiang's house every day. Everyone gathers to read and discuss "The Biography of Huo Guang", and Lu Qiang has arranged for Lu Qiang to do so. Many of his own children committed evil deeds in official positions.
When Liu Hong heard this, he read "The Biography of Huo Guang"?! This is incredible! After Huo Guangquan became the leader of the people, the Huo family rebelled and were wiped out. It was definitely an existence that was forbidden to be discussed under the Han court.
Even though he ordered the Zhonghuangmen to go to the Lu Mansion to summon Lu Qiang to the palace, Lu Qiang still had a hard temper. When he saw that all the Zhonghuangmen who summoned him were armed with weapons, he thought of Liu Hong's intention.
He could only say angrily: "My death will cause chaos! My husband wants to be loyal to the country, how can he treat the jailer!" After saying this, he committed suicide on the spot.
I have to say that although my body is no longer that of a husband, my actions are indeed worthy of a man.
Zhao Zhong and others had no intention of giving up after hearing the news of Lu Qiang's suicide, and said to Liu Hong: "This Lu Qiang saw the summons and did not know what your Majesty was asking, so he committed suicide in a hurry. He must have committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Your Majesty, please enlighten me!"
Liu Hong heard that it made sense. How could a normal person choose to commit suicide when he was summoned? He must have committed suicide out of fear of being exposed, which further confirmed Lu Qiang's accusation.
Then he ordered the arrest of Lu Qiang's relatives and others, and all their property and other belongings were confiscated.
After Lu Qiang's death, his attendant Xiang Xu wrote to Liu Hong, denounced the various crimes of the eunuchs, and proposed a very novel method to wipe out the Yellow Turbans.
"If you don't want the country to raise an army, send your generals up the river to the north to read the "Book of Filial Piety", and the thieves will be eliminated."
Liu Hong was stunned when he saw this memorial, and then he laughed angrily when he realized it! What the hell is this solution? Instead of sending troops, just ask people to read the "Book of Filial Piety" to Zhang Jiao's army?
Liu Hong loves to have fun, but he is not a fool!
Zhang Rang was overjoyed when he saw it. Is there such a "smart" person in the imperial court? He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I see that Xiang Xu must be Zhang Jiao's internal agent who is ambushing the imperial court. He wants to coordinate internally and externally."
Liu Hong didn't care whether he was an internal liaison or not, but he couldn't bear this method any more and ordered Zhang Rang to capture Xiang Xu and take him to the Huangmen North Temple Prison to kill him.
Xiang Xu's death did not extinguish everyone's enthusiasm for writing letters to impeach the eunuchs.
Zhang Jun, the doctor, followed up and wrote: "The reason why Zhang Jiao is able to raise armies and cause chaos, and why all the people are so happy to follow him, is because of the ten constant servants who have sent fathers, brothers, children, relatives, guests, and prefectures and counties for financial gain."
, invaded and plundered the people, and had no complaints about their grievances, so they plotted against each other and gathered together as thieves. It is better to kill ten regular servants in the southern suburbs of the county head to thank the people and send envoys to inform the world. There is no need for divisions and troops to eliminate the big bandits.
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Zhang Jun's argument is almost the same as that of Fu Xie. They both believe that the root of the Yellow Turbans lies in the chaos caused by Shi Changshi. As long as the internal problems can be solved, the external problems will naturally be solved.
Liu Hong received countless memorials impeaching and criticizing the ten permanent servants. He also deliberately beat the ten permanent servants, summoned them all into the palace, and distributed the memorials in his hands to them one by one for viewing.
Shi Changshi was a little panicked when he saw it. Many people were impeaching them. They knew it, but this time the emperor summoned them into the palace to show that the matter was a bit serious. They were also a little unsure about Liu Hong's intentions, so they could only collectively
Explosive acting skills.
Zhang Rang took the lead, and all the ten permanent servants fell to their knees, took off their hats, shoes and socks, and cried: "Your Majesty, please allow us to surrender to the imperial prison, and all our property will be confiscated and used as military expenses, so that the soldiers can
We will put down the rebels as soon as possible."
What he said is so true, otherwise he would be favored by others! His eyesight and acting skills are not comparable to ordinary people in all aspects. He is arrogant when he should be a father, and he is not ambiguous at all when he should be a grandson.
This incident made Liu Hong speechless. Seeing that the purpose of the beating was achieved, he called Zhang Rang and others, asked them to dress up and return to the palace to take up their original positions. At the same time, he angrily shouted: "Zhang Jun's words as a madman,
Could it be that there cannot be good people among the ten permanent servants?"
Shi Changshi and others had suffered a loss and could not let it go. They falsely accused Zhang Jun of believing in Taiping Dao, arrested him, imprisoned him, and tortured him to death!
Seeing that the repeated petitions not only failed to bring down the Shi Changshi, but also killed many scholars, everyone also stopped impeaching the Ten Changshi.