With Sun Jian as a powerful force, Zhu Jun was naturally very happy, so he sent Sun Jian to attack the south gate, Liu Bei and others attacked the north gate, and he himself went to attack the west gate, leaving only the east gate for the Yellow Turban thieves to escape.
In total, Yuyi's side had the strongest combined combat effectiveness, but soon soldiers reported that Sun Jian was the first to scale the city wall and killed more than twenty people.
Sun Jian's bravery caused the Yellow Turban thieves to disperse in all directions. Zhao Hong knew that if he allowed it to continue, the morale of the army would inevitably be dispersed, so he single-handedly picked up the Tushu and Pegasus to sneak attack in Sun Jian's direction.
Unfortunately, he still underestimated the opponent's strength. When he got close to the distance, Sun Jian suddenly looked like he had eyes on his back. He turned around and snatched away Zhao Hong's weapon. Then he stabbed Zhao Hong and he fell off his horse. Not only that, Sun Jian also snatched the opponent's horse and rode it to kill the enemy.
At this time, Sun Zhong took the remaining Yellow Turban thieves and wanted to escape from the north gate. As soon as he went out, he encountered Liu Bei's troops. He was immediately frightened and had no intention of responding. He just thought about how to escape.
Yu Yi saw his chess piece from afar and shouted, "Don't let him escape!"
Zhang Fei was about to fly over, but was stopped by Xuande, saying: "You little thief, there is no need for my third brother to take action. He has brought a bow and crossbow!"
Guan Yu handed the bow and arrow to Liu Bei. He bent the bow and nocked an arrow, and shot Sun Zhong with just one arrow, or to a vital part. He could no longer sit still, fell off his horse, and was trampled by other bandits.
The main forces on both sides were eliminated, and the Yellow Turban Army had already lost their fighting spirit. Zhu Jun led the army to kill tens of thousands of people, and accepted countless surrenders. What followed was a one-sided victory. Taking advantage of this opportunity , Zhu Jun led Sun Jian and Liu Bei to kill together. Along the way to Nanyang, more than ten groups were pacified in a short period of time.
This time it was considered a major victory. Zhu Jun returned to the court with his army and was granted the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry by the court and the title of Henan Yin.
Naturally, he did not forget the merits of Sun Jian and Liu Bei. He wrote a memorial to explain the merits of the two. Sun Jian declined the reward because he had something to do, and went to take up posts as Sima in other counties. Only Liu Bei never responded, which made the brothers very unhappy.
Yuyi wondered if Liu Hong knew where he was hiding and deliberately treated his elder brother like this. The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he felt that he must confirm it. If this was really the case, his sin would be great.
So he went to the street to find Liu Bei. He happened to meet Liu Bei chatting with a man and asked his name. That man was the doctor Zhang Jun.
Yuyi knew that most people in the court knew his identity, so he bought a hat nearby to cover his face. He did not immediately go to recognize Xuande, but stood not far away and eavesdropped on their conversation. .
During the conversation between Liu Bei and Zhang Jun, the whole conversation was about Liu Bei complaining to the other party and bitterly stating that he had merit in wiping out the Yellow Turban Army. Zhang Jun was very surprised after hearing this and did not express his position for a while.
Yu Yi thought to himself, this Zhang Jun just doesn't want to state the actual situation, why should he make such a gesture.
I thought he was going to refuse and leave, but Zhang Jun held Xuande's hand tightly and told him that he would get justice.
After Zhang Jun left, Yu Yi appeared, walked up to Liu Bei, and said, "Brother, there are some things I think it is necessary to tell you."
Liu Bei observed the serious look on Yu Yi's face and knew that this matter was not trivial, so he took Yu Yi to the inn. At this time, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were also there, and they started talking in detail.
Yu Yi then talked about the dispute with Zhang Jiao, especially the incident of harming Tang Zhou and causing the Yellow Turban Army to revolt in advance. He explained in great detail. Although Liu Bei could not agree with Yu Yi's behavior, considering that the other party wanted to destroy The overall situation of thieves is still more appreciation than criticism.
Zhang Fei, on the other hand, didn't believe it and always interrupted Yu Yi's words and questioned him. However, Guan Yu liked to hear it, so he held Zhang Fei down and stopped him from talking.
At the end of the story, Yu Yi expressed his concerns.
"Brothers, after that, because I got to know General He Jin, I went to the court with him, or Emperor Ling Liu Hong thought I was very interesting, so he asked me to stay in the court."
Yuyi said and sighed, this memory was too painful to look back on.
"It's great to be able to serve the imperial court. Why would you leave?"
Liu Bei felt very puzzled. For him, Yuyi's opportunity was rare but not something he could seek.
"My eldest brother doesn't know. This Ling Emperor is very stupid. He built a market in the palace and a nudist pavilion. He indulged in wine and sex all day long. He also forced me to come up with some new entertainment ideas for him. He really has a way of being a minister. "
Yuyi just simplifies his experiences, especially those corrupt lives.
Liu Bei nodded. Even though he was a member of the Han clan, he could not stand such stupid behavior.
"Later, I took advantage of the Yellow Turbans uprising and the imperial court sending troops to escape. As far as I know, Liu Hong must have been wanted, but he couldn't find me for a long time, so he put it aside for the time being."
Yu Yi took a sip of the tea on the table.
At this point, Liu Bei understood Yu Yi's concerns and comforted him: "Actually, you don't have to worry. This is not the reason why we were not rewarded this time. The results will be available tomorrow."
On the second day, Zhang Jun reported the situation to Liu Hong in the court hall and said, "In the past, Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Turban Army to rebel. The fundamental reason was that the ten constant servants bought and sold officials. If they were not relatives, they would not be used. If they were not enemies, they would not be used. The criminal law has led to chaos in the world. Now we should behead the ten permanent servants, and then hang their heads in the southern suburbs. Then send people to inform the world, and reward those who have meritorious services, and then there will be peace within the four seas."
Zhang Jun's memorial caused an uproar in the court, and all the ten ministers looked unhappy. They were all promoted by Emperor Ling at this time. Being scolded by Zhang Jun naturally made Emperor Ling very dissatisfied.
At this time, Shi Changshi also began to fight back, saying: "Zhang Jun committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. He is making a false accusation."
At this time, Emperor Ling had no evidence and was not in the mood to determine justice, so he directly ordered the warriors to drive Zhang Jun out of the hall.
Shi Changshi knew that this incident was all caused by some people not receiving rewards and being unbalanced in their hearts, so he suggested: "You can first give that person a small official title and let him have an explanation, so that he will be settled."
Emperor Ling agreed, so Xuande was sent to Zhongshan Mansion in Dingzhou to serve as county captain.
The county lieutenant is an official one level lower than the county magistrate, and his main responsibility is to be in charge of local security.
For the ambitious Liu Bei, he naturally felt a little aggrieved, but he was very broad-minded and did not care about gains and losses.
After Liu Bei received the appointment letter, he dismissed the local heroes he had recruited and gave him some money as travel expenses. Only 20 capable people were left behind, and he went to the local area to take office.
