Compared with the previous rebellions in Luoyang and Chang'an, although the Linzi rebellion only caused more than 2,000 casualties, its impact was particularly far-reaching.
Both inside and outside Linzi were originally co-controlled by Liu Xi and Zhang Rao, but Zhang Rao's shogunate was almost wiped out by Liu Xi. Liu Xi's party either took advantage of the chaos to flee, or were killed in revenge by Zhang Rao's remaining troops. The government and the public were deserted, so that the three states were panicked, the people's hearts were swayed, and no one knew where to go.
Liu Ye believes that it is urgent to stabilize the political situation. Therefore, it is suggested that Guan Hai and Guan Cheng should pass the edict to all states, stating that the officials in each state have nothing to do with this matter and should each perform their own duties in order to cope with the war after the autumn.
But how easy is it to stabilize the political situation? Although Guan Cheng Guan Hai had a high reputation when he was established, he could not manage the three counties of Pingyuan, Donglai and Jinan before, and his staff were less than eleven in Zhangrao Prefecture. Nowadays, most of the people in the three states are Zhang Rao's party members, especially in the Xuzhou area. The Guan brothers wanted to win the hearts of the people, but in the end they were not strong enough.
What made things even more difficult for them was that not long after they arrived in Beijing, Taiwei Wu Ba and Yanzhou Shepherd Zhang Yan also arrived with their troops.
Liu Ye originally planned to block the news after the chaos, but with such a chaos, the officials in the city were exhausted, the manpower was insufficient, and orders could not be issued. How could he block it? Wu Baben was stationed in Gaomi, Beihai, and fishermen were fishing in the East China Sea to store food, while Zhang Yan was training troops in Shouzhang to prepare for war and mobilize supplies for the autumn war. However, within seven days, the two men received military reports one after another. Without any hesitation, they each quickly entered Beijing with ten thousand troops.
For a time, the flags under Linzi City were like clouds, the fortresses were in blocks, and tens of thousands of people faced each other on the outskirts of the city. After Wu Ba and Zhang Yan arrived, they did not know the situation in the city or the process of the coup, so they did not dare to enter the city in a hurry. Then he stepped in front of the city and sent envoys to shout to the Guan brothers to come out of the city to discuss.
When the Guan brothers saw that Zhang Yan and Wu Ba were approaching fiercely and were raising troops without an edict, they naturally did not dare to meet. They only sent envoys to and from the camp to talk. The envoys told the two of them that the coup was all done by Liu Xi. Now that Liu Xi's party has been wiped out and the country is fine, the two of them, as important ministers of the country, should stick to their posts and perform their respective duties. The country is in difficulty and all ministers need to work together with one heart and one mind.
After that, he issued an edict to confer Zhang Yan as the Great General and Wu Ba as the Great Sima, and urged them to return to their bases. Unexpectedly, the two of them did not buy it. The so-called promotion of official positions was just vanity in their view. First, they could not participate in government affairs, and second, they did not expand their jurisdiction, which was really unsatisfactory.
The first to attack was Yanzhou Mu Zhang Yan. Before the Linzi Rebellion, Zhang Yan occupied four counties in Yanzhou and had more than 100,000 troops. He was originally the second most powerful man in the army after Zhang Rao, but now that Zhang Rao has died, it is the Guan brothers who have taken over. This is really hard to convince Zhang Yan. . However, Zhang Yan knew very well that she had just arrived in the new dynasty and had a weak foundation, so she did not dare to make a public attack. Instead, she secretly contacted Wu Ba and Zhang Rao's old troops in Xuzhou and jointly submitted a petition to the court.
The table explains two things. First, since the current situation in the government is difficult, we should work together to overcome the difficulties. We can follow the story of Taishan's establishment and let the four brothers Zhang Yan, Wu Ba, and Guan take turns in power. The second is to investigate the coup and avenge General Zhang Rao.
As far as Guan Chengguan Hai is concerned, there is still room for discussion on the former. If the situation can really be stabilized, the four of them can send each other protons and get married, which is not impossible to discuss. But when it came to the latter, they said there was absolutely no discussion.
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Nowadays, rumors are gradually circulating in Linzi City that the conflict between the former prince and the general was instigated by the Guan brothers. Whether it is true or not is irrelevant, but it is well known that Liu Xi wanted to use Guan Hai to check and balance Zhang Rao. It is probably not uncommon for Liu Xi and Guan Hai to have secret conversations in private. No matter how stupid Guan Hai is, he understands at this time that once the two are related, it is still doubtful whether he can survive!
At this time, the one who was most restless was Liu Ye. When Liu Ye dealt with this matter, he only wanted to get rid of Zhang Rao. Guan Hai and Guan Cheng were the oldest and highest-ranking among the Yellow Turbans, so he should be able to convince all the Yellow Turban ministries. Moreover, Guan Hai had old friendship with Liu Xi's tribe, so he could appease the rest of Liu Xi's tribe, but the result was such a deadlock. He sighed to Lu Su: "The rise and fall of the world is nothing more than the rise and fall of unity and struggle. The reason why I came to Linzi is because they value the unity of their people. How can it get to this point?"
The words spread to the ears of three parties, and everyone was moved by it. So under Liu Ye's control, Guan Cheng stayed in the city, and Guan Hai went out to negotiate peace. The three of them held a banquet in the south of Linzi City without any soldiers, worshiped heaven and earth, made a marriage agreement, and discussed moving the capital. In order to show his public spirit, Liu Ye proposed to move the capital to Lu. Lu County is located at the junction of three states, which can allow all three parties to participate in the government affairs, so that one family will not dominate.
If it ends at this point, it can be said that everyone will be happy, and the Cang Army will not be able to regroup. But at the banquet, another disaster happened. As a result, after the Linzi Rebellion, the situation fermented to an irreversible point, which led to the Huangchu Disaster.
After the oath ended that day, the three parties held a banquet at the oath place and discussed in detail how to divide Xuzhou. The wine served at the banquet was originally the imperial wine of the Linzi royal family, but Zhang Yan had lived in the Taihang Mountains and dealt with the Xianbei Xiongnu for many years, so he was not used to drinking such indifferent wine. He then asked his men to fetch the buttermilk from Guanxi, intending to share it with Wu Ba, Guanhai, Guancheng and others. The buttermilk was made from goat's milk and had a fishy smell. Guanhai looked disgusted. But under Zhang Yan's kindness, he could only forcefully drink.
After the banquet, Guan Hai returned to Linzi, feeling dizzy and suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. Everyone in the shogunate learned that he was unwell and did not dare to leave. A guest suspected that the buttermilk was poisonous, so he suggested to Guan Hai to induce vomiting. After some troubles, it was already midnight, and Guan Hai finally recovered.
After regaining consciousness, Guan Hai discussed with Guan Cheng: "Zhang Yan has evil intentions and is a big problem for us. Now that he has poisoned me, it shows that he still has covetous intentions. Now that he has left Yanzhou, there are only more than ten thousand people in Yanzhou. This is a great opportunity for us to eradicate the disaster."
That night, Guan Cheng led the city's imperial troops to secretly open the city gate. Eight thousand people crept out from the crack in the door and gathered in the west of the city. It was not until three o'clock in the morning that they gathered all their troops and quietly made a circle to attack Zhang Yan's camp in the south of the city from the south.
At this time, Zhang Yanjun thought that there would be no more fighting because the agreement had been reached, so he removed his sentry posts, left the camp gate wide open, and fewer than 200 soldiers were patrolling at night. In addition, it was the darkest hour of the day, and the patrols were also drowsy. They didn't realize that Guan Chengjun had broken into the camp gate.
As soon as the warning scream sounded, they were quickly captured by Guan Chengjun. Many of the Montenegrin soldiers were still half asleep, thinking it was just an illusion, but then they were cut into pieces by Guan Chengjun's ruthless blade. piece. A few keen soldiers rushed to rescue Zhang Yan, but inadvertently pointed out the way for Guan Chengjun. When they found the commander's tent, these personal guards did not cause much trouble and were quickly captured.
By daybreak, the originally green grassland was now soaked in blood, and dead bodies were everywhere. The Wu Ba camp in the east of the city was now empty. It turned out that when they were fighting, the sound of killing was heard all the way to the camp in the east of the city. A large number of soldiers were awakened. Taiwei Wu Ba was at a loss and thought Guan Hai was also planning to purge him, so he broke out of the camp in a hurry and fled all the way back to Beihai. domestic.
Afterwards, Guan Hai interrogated Zhang Yan. Although Zhang Yan was bound by the steps, she insisted that she had never poisoned herself, and declared that she and Guan Hai drank the same liquid as a close relative in the north. At this point, Zhang Yan knew that she was going to die, so she scolded Guan Hai in public, insulting his jealous colleagues, betraying alliances and abandoning treaties, which was far more unethical than Liang Ji. Guan Hai was furious when he heard this. He personally stepped forward with a sword, knocked out Zhang Yan's teeth, cut off his tongue, and then cut off his head and hung it at the city gate for public display.
Thinking of Zhang Yan as the leader of Heishan for nearly ten years, he traveled across the mountains and forests. The imperial court had five large armies but could not defeat him, so he had no choice but to appoint high-ranking officials and became famous in all nine states. But now he died at the hands of his colleagues, which makes people sigh and sigh.
But Liu Ye was even more helpless. He originally tried his best to persuade Guan Hai, but he didn't kill Zhang Yan and threaten Heishan. But after all, Guan Hai was not Zhang Rao, so he didn't use his plan in the end. Liu Ye looked at Zhang Yan's head at the city gate and sighed for a moment. It was he who put down the rebellion in Linzi with all his strength. After that, he did his best to stabilize the government and make suggestions. But now, he is helpless and sees his past efforts wasted in vain. How can he express his sorrow?
Afterwards, he packed his luggage and said to Lu Su: "Huang Chu has lost his temper and this place is hopeless. I originally wanted to achieve great things with Zijing and leave a name in history, but now it seems that it is just a joke." It’s better to leave quickly, there is great chaos in Kanto, and I don’t know when I will meet a true hero!”
Lu Su was open-minded and replied with a smile: "Good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters. This is not a big deal. It's just that we have been in Linzi, and I'm afraid we won't be able to go to Chang'an, and we won't be able to see each other." It's a pity that the dragon's head is so elegant. It's just Ziyang, where should we go now?"
Liu Ye thought for a moment and replied: "It is better to go to Jiangdong first, observe the changes in the world situation, and then make plans."
Having made up his mind, Liu Ye immediately asked Guan Hai for an errand to appease the counties in Xuzhou. However, when he reached Xiaqiu, he suddenly broke away from the team and fled into Guangling with Lu Su. His followers searched for him several times, but no trace was found.
It was already late July, and when the news reached Linzi, Guan Hai had no time to take care of it. At this time, Wu Ba of Beihai had raised a rebel flag, claiming that the Guan brothers were the culprits of the Linzi rebellion. He then contacted Zhang Rao's remaining tribes in Xuzhou and Zhang Yan's remaining tribes in Heishan, and led nearly 70,000 troops to direct his troops towards Linzi.
When the Heishan tribes in Yanzhou learned about Zhang Yan's murder, they publicly elected Zhang Yan's son Zhang Fang as the leader and vowed to avenge Zhang Yan. Then he sent troops eastward to attack Jibei and Taishan counties, trying to open up a road to attack Linzi.
As for the counties in Xuzhou, under the sudden loss of their master, many celebrities fled back to their hometowns and occupied Wubao. They only wanted to protect themselves and had no intention of participating in the rights and wrongs of the Linzi court. By chance, the Baibo Army was established in Xiapi for a year and made many gains against Yuan Shu in the south. Therefore, it was highly regarded by the counties in Xuzhou. They respected Han Xian as the Mu of Xuzhou and Yang Feng as the General of Zhendong, hoping to temporarily protect the peace of Xuzhou.
In just two months, the Linzi imperial court fell apart and split into four. In the morning, there are Zhulou, in the evening, there are ruins. The prosperity is gone, and people here are chanting. As for who is right and who is wrong, who succeeds and who fails, it seems that it is no longer important.
