In the first year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, June 17, 184 AD, the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans were defeated, and the first wave of thieves were captured. All the major canal commanders died or surrendered, and no one escaped. Nearly two hundred thousand ants
Among the thieves, only 60,000 people surrendered and survived. The rest either perished in the flames or were annihilated by the Han army.
Changshe County, the county government office, the joy of breaking Bocai enveloped the sky, and a grand celebration banquet was held.
The banquet lasted until the afternoon and ended. After everyone dispersed, Zhu Kui returned to his residence. At this moment, some houses near the government office were requisitioned. It is inevitable to disturb the people in a small amount during the war. Zhu Kui and a soldier lived there.
Rich man's mansion.
Xi Zhicai suddenly felt unwell and stayed in his room to recuperate without attending the banquet.
When he came to the door, he knocked on the door. When he heard the answer, he pushed the door open and saw Xi Zhicai lying on the couch with his head wrapped in a cloth. There was a stove next to him frying herbs. The fragrance of the medicine was bitter and unpleasant.
"Mr. Xi, are you feeling better?"
"Zhicai felt slightly ill. He took medicine and got better. Mr. Zhu is worried."
"That's good." Then Zhu Kui talked to him about what happened at the banquet.
Just like in history, after three rounds of drinking, all the important generals in the hall gradually started talking about the war and the matter of surrendering prisoners and handling them.
Huangfu Song proposed that if the prisoners should be surrendered, they should be killed and buried alive, and the army should be prepared to prepare food and counterattack northward as soon as possible to support Lu Zhi in quelling the rebellion.
After Zhu Jun heard this, he frowned. The reason for killing prisoners during the war was unknown. It was an ancient rule not to take famous generals. But he also understood Huangfu Song's intention. There were too many prisoners. Last night, Zhu Kui captured Bo Cai alive and put him under
In front of the formation, the rebels were forced to kneel down one by one to stop the attack. Only then could Zhu Jun's side control the situation with a small number of casualties and achieve a great victory.
Now that Bocai was imprisoned in a cell, he was about to be killed in front of the formation. Zhu Kui said to Zhu Jun: "Zhonglang lost the first battle earlier, and all the princes in the court have complained. Now that we have won, why not sacrifice the Bocai in front of the Holy Spirit?"
, with the heart of Bo Sheng, all the nobles."
His words were mixed with flattering words, but they were not out of courtesy and did not conflict too much with his Zhu Jun's principles as a human being. According to this proposal, soldiers were sent to escort him to the capital the next day, and the emperor made a decision.
Huangfu Song looked around the hall. Everyone had no objections. Only one person frowned and suddenly stood up and said: "General, you must be trustworthy, and you must be trustworthy as a general. Since the rebel army has surrendered, if we turn around and
If you kill them, you may lose the trust of the world. Afterwards, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans will definitely fight to the death and their blood will flow like rivers. They were just bewitched by Zhang Jiao. They are all our Han people by nature. How can you bear this, General? I hope you will think twice."
There are records in original history that Huangfu Song killed the Yellow Turban thief in a trap. Zhu Kui had known this for a long time, but after experiencing this scene personally, he felt another sigh in his heart. This famous general in the world was really ruthless, and he would trap and kill at every turn. Looking at China
In history, those who have the aura of invincible generals all have records of entrapment and killing. Bai Qi is like this, Xiang Yu is like this, and now Huangfu Song can also be counted as one.
These thieves who had been on the battlefield could be regarded as old soldiers after the war, Zhu Kui felt very sorry for them, not to mention that more than half of the surrendered soldiers were surrendered by him. If they were killed in a trap and repeatedly called villains, he must be one of them.
He would be ridiculed by everyone in the world, so he had to stand up and plead for mercy.
Huangfu Song put down the wine bottle, raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at the young man wearing bronze armor with a resolute expression, and thought to himself: "Sure enough, his appearance is extraordinary, Li'er is much worse than him."
"You are the one Gong Wei just mentioned, the leader of the Four Heroes of Moling, and the current Sima Zhukui of the Right Army?"
"It's the official."
"Then what would be the best way to deal with these surrendered prisoners?"
Huangfu Song did not insist on sending these prisoners to death, but it was just in this way. After the entrapment and killing, it would save food, worry, safety and speed.
"General, Your Majesty has said that except for the three Zhang Jiao brothers, all the people on Taiping Road can be pardoned as long as they surrender. If they are all killed, wouldn't it be against His Majesty's mercy?"
Zhu Kui quoted what Liu Hong once said, hoping to save the lives of the 60,000 surrendered soldiers...
"The general is outside, and the military orders are not obeyed. Although there is enough food and grass in the city, there are 60,000 more mouths, and the subsequent long-distance northern campaign will show his incompetence. This general is not allowed to do this. Doesn't Zhu Sima understand?"
Zhu Kui was at a loss for words and couldn't think of any countermeasures for a while, so he had to smile brightly and argue: "General, please give me some time. Before the army goes out again, I will definitely be able to figure out how to reduce the soldiers, provide food and deal with them." If you don't agree, I beg the general to punish you."
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun obviously did not expect that Zhu Kui would be so determined to keep these surrendered prisoners, and they were surprised. There were even boos from the generals in the hall, surprised that Zhu Kui bumped into Shangguan again and again. Only Chen Gong beside Zhu Jun He cast an appreciative look, clearly agreeing with this love for the people.
Seeing this, Zhu Jun held down Huangfu Song who was about to scold him, and said gesturingly: "Yi Zhen, Huai Ming also makes sense, so give him some time and save us from killing less." He smiled and said to Zhu Kui. : "In this case, before the army goes out again, if you can't explain why, you will be severely punished."
Both of them were Zhonglang generals, but this time Zhu Jun was victorious, and his momentum overwhelmed Huangfu Song, so he finally had to agree to Zhu Kui's request.
After resting for half a day, Xi Zhicai's complexion improved a lot.
"How can I bear it? How can I just watch 60,000 people die innocently and still ask sir to call me for this food and grass? How can I save this?"
Looking at Zhu Kui who showed his true feelings, Xi Zhi was a little confused. The decisive and ruthless young man in the past few years had such a compassionate heart. He sighed and said: "Young Master... this food and grass..."
Before Xi Zhi could finish his reply, he saw Tong Dahu hurriedly burst in from outside the room and interrupted him. Then, without bowing, he gasped and said, "It's not good, my lord, Gan Ning and the others are fighting with others. "
"What? What's going on? Who are you fighting with?" Zhu Kui stood up from the bed and did not care about Tong Dahu's rudeness. This private fight in the army is not a trivial matter. If it leads to a mutiny, it will be a serious crime.
"I'm sorry for neglecting you, sir. Please take a break, sir. I will leave Liao Hua behind for your help. Kui needs to rush to the military camp to have a look. I'll ask you for advice later on about the food and grass matters." He saluted and apologized, and then Zhu Kui pulled Tong Dahu and walked out. Go: "Prepare your horses and tell us what's going on as we go."
As soon as the two people went out, they saw Shu Shu'er walking towards them: "Brother Zhu, where are you going?"
"Oh, there's something going on in the camp. I'm about to rush there. You can stay and look after Mr. Xia Xi. If anyone from General Zhonglang's office comes to see me, you can ask Mr. Xi."
After giving the order, he patted her shoulder, smiled softly, pulled two horses and galloped out of the city.
On the way, Tong Dahu slowly told the whole story.
Cao Cao, who had been ordered by the emperor to rush to Changshe to aid Huangfu Song, finally arrived outside Changshe County at dawn. He saw the defeated bandit soldiers everywhere. Knowing that the military situation had changed, he accelerated his march while also collecting the defeated troops.
Shortly afterwards, Zhu Jun and the others entered the city, and soon after they arrived at Changshe City. Only then did they learn that the imperial court had won a great victory. Cao Cao brought his soldiers into the city to pay homage, and ordered Xiahou Dun and several other human brothers to find a place to set up camp outside the city.
Unexpectedly, Xiahou Dun's camp happened to be connected to Gan Ning's camp. The two sides had already passed the news and knew that the other side was reinforcements from the capital.
The two soldiers under Gan Ning pointed at Xiahou Dun's soldiers: "These soldiers from the capital are all white and clean. They came in time. They can get the credit without fighting."
The person who spoke was named Ma Cheng, and the other person was named Huang Lie. They were both from Gaojiazhai. I had heard that people in the capital often took credit from others. It was also because Cao Cao's troops arrived too timely that there was such a misunderstanding.
"Brother, I'm right. I just hate that someone's family is prominent. It's useless for me to complain." Huang Lie agreed, with a look of disdain.
I don’t want this to be heard by the other party….
"What did you two say? Why did you slander my general?"
Soon the matter escalated from a dispute between a few pawns and reached the ears of Gan Ning and Xiahou Dun. Now that they were still young and energetic, they naturally refused to admit defeat and started fighting.
When Tong Dahu arrived with Zhu Kui, he saw a group of people gathered in a circle. Wang Cheng and Zhou Tai held the battle for Gan Ning, while Xia Houyuan and the Cao brothers held the battle for Xiahou Dun. The two had been fighting for an hour, and they were indistinguishable. Victory or defeat, the soldiers of both sides shouted and shouted.
On the way, Zhu Kui already knew that these were Cao Cao's men coming to Changshe, and he did not want to have a grudge with Cao Cao like this.
"Third brother, stop first."
Hearing Zhu Kui's cry, Gan Ning's iron rope visibly slackened and he wanted to give up. But Xiahou Dun didn't recognize Zhu Kui. Seeing his opponent's flaw, he took advantage of the opportunity and went up, chasing him non-stop, forcing Gan Ning to parry. force.
Zhu Kui was furious and blushed. He did not speak, nor did he stop Wang Cheng and Zhou Tai, who were already angry, to ride their horses forward to start a group fight. Cao Ying saw three fighting one, so naturally he refused, and the Cao brothers and Xia Houyuan also Shout out, "Don't bully the minority with more."
There was a five-on-three fight, and Wang Chengyong was so powerful that he held the three brothers Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and Cao Chun alone, while Xia Houyuan was taken over by Zhou Tai. Seeing the fight taking turns in the field, Zhu Kui thought about whether he should go up and kill these people. The result was that Cao Cao would have no generals to use in the future and his foundation would be destroyed.
But before Zhu Kui could make up his mind, a burst of fast horses galloped in the distance. It was Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and a short young man with a black face who arrived on horseback. When the young man with a black face saw the situation in front of him, he shouted: " Yuan Rang, why don’t you stop?”
"Sure enough, they are brothers from Cao Cao's clan. No wonder the third brother and the others can fight against each other." Zhu Kui thought to himself.
Among the Three Kingdoms, if anyone's family is the most famous general, it is naturally Cao Cao. Five of his family members are all famous generals. Without these five people, how could Cao Cao have made a fortune? The Cao family is even better at giving birth to sons than Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Superior.
When the Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers heard that Cao Cao was coming, they all rode out of the battle circle and stopped. Gan Ning was unwilling to give up. Just when he was about to stop, the other party pursued and beat him fiercely. Now he didn't know who the black-faced young man was. After flattering him, he followed him up, took out the black iron sword from his back, held the sword in one hand and the rope in the other, and started to fight randomly.
"Third brother, the two generals are here and they are still messing around."
Zhu Kui shouted to stop, then turned around and came back unwillingly.
Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, the two men with the highest official positions, stepped forward and asked, "Why do you not know the laws of the army and fight in private? Do you take me and the two of you seriously?"
Gan, Ning, Xia and Houdun, they talked to each other and quickly explained the cause and effect.
Huangfusong and Zhu Jun thought for a moment: "You are the first offender, so I won't be held accountable. This matter is over, don't mention it again, just expose it. If there is another time, I will not be lenient."
For the sake of Cao Cao and Zhu Kui, these two men were given a light sentence.
"Yes, General Xie Zhonglang." The two snorted at each other and retreated.