Deyang Hall, back hall.
Three little guys were lying on Liu Bian's soft couch.
The eldest son Liu Shao can already turn over and sits quietly, while the other two little guys are lying on the side, fighting for small toys, whining from time to time.
Not far away, Liu Bian sat opposite Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi.
Liu Bian placed a pile of memorials on the small table in front of him, but he did not read them. He smiled and said with the two of them: "Hucao is already mining the copper mine discovered in Hedong, and it is expected that it will generate at least ten million yuan every year. Banks have been laid out in Bingzhou and Yanzhou, and it is estimated that more than 30 million yuan can be used every year. Although the salt tax has been suspended, Hucao has a plan, and 20 million yuan is a guarantee every year. Shi Houzhi also has at least 10 million yuan every year, plus Autumn grain and other taxes collect 100,000 yuan a year, which is still more than in previous years."
Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi looked at each other, raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty is prepared for a rainy day. I admire you."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said: "More than half of the autumn grain has been embezzled. The Shangshutai is carrying out various major actions with the core of 'clarifying official governance'. There will definitely be chaos, but it is not a big deal. The two Qing families must strategically despise, We pay attention to it tactically and don’t need to worry too much.”
"I understand." Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi said again. They could all hear that Liu Bian was trying to comfort them.
The imperial court's actions were too big, and the capital was in an uproar. All kinds of fears and rumors were rampant. Not only the big shots in Shangshutai, Liucao, and Jiuqing, but even their thresholds were about to be crossed.
Liu Bian nodded secretly and said: "I have dealt with Xun You, Xun Yu, and Cai Yong. Recently, some people have said something about the Yingchuan Party and that I want to liquidate them. What do you think?"
Huangfusong's expression was cold and emotionless, and he did not speak.
Lu Zhi waited for a while, and when he saw that Huangfu Song didn't speak, he looked serious and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the guilty will be judged and the innocent will be crowned. Some people speculate on business, and their intentions should be punished."
Liu Bian smiled even more, reached for a memorial in front of him, opened it, glanced at it, and said: "Liu Biao has arrived in Jingzhou. All the families and officials in Jingzhou are supporting him. At present, he has conquered Lujiang and Yuzhang counties, and Yuan Shu The stalemate is in Jiangxia. It seems that the Jingzhou family and officials, big and small, still care about the imperial court."
When Lu Zhi heard this, he immediately raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, that Yuan Shu is too arrogant. He started a war on three fronts and regarded our court as empty. I would like to send Fenwu General Gongsun Zan to Lujiang to assist Liu Shijun."
Yuan Shu fought fiercely with Sun Jian in Jiujiang, marched into Lujiang, and went deep into Jiangdong. It was really a three-pronged attack.
Liu Bian thought about the war situation in the south, his eyes pondered, and said: "Okay."
Lu Zhi agreed, and then said: "Your Majesty, Ding Yuan has arrived at Wu County, and Sun Jian is obeying orders. However, Lu Bu is a bit unruly, and it seems that there is some resentment between father and son."
Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, sneered, and said, "Let them make trouble."
Huangfu Song looked at Liu Bian with a serious look on his face and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Bu is very brave. He fought with the traitor Zhang He and was almost killed by his horse. Don't let that go."
Liu Bian laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with him. Let's talk about Jiangdong."
Seeing that Liu Bian was not taking Lu Bu seriously, Lu Zhi paused and said: "There are many noble clans in Jiangdong. Gong Shixie is the governor of Jiaozhou. They combined 80,000 troops and fought fiercely with Yuan Shu in Nanyang. For half a month, there was no winner. Your Majesty, Are you going to issue an edict and appoint Shi Xie as the governor of Jiaozhou?"
Liu Bian looked at him and said calmly: "It has been more than half a year since Yuan Shu went south. I have only received a memorial from Shi Xie asking for help. There is no movement from the governors of other counties. Not long ago, there were more than a dozen letters every day. , all asking for credit for Shi Xie. Do you think it’s a little strange?”
Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi both frowned and looked at each other, unable to answer.
Nowadays, among the state pastors, county guards, and military leaders in various parts of the Han Dynasty, who can guarantee that they will be loyal to the court and not have the slightest intention of self-reliance?
Liu Bian didn't expect them to answer. He put down the memorial in his hand and picked up another one. He had read it before, but he just glanced at it and said: "Liu Bei's suppression of bandits in Hanzhong was somewhat effective. He asked the imperial court for troops." What do Lu Qing’s family think about asking for food?”
Liu Bei was a student of Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous. Since Liu Yan has sent troops to Jingzhou, Hanzhong has to defend itself. Please send him five thousand troops."
Liu Bian frowned.
To say that Liu Bei was incapable was not necessarily true. To say that he was capable, he could not stand anywhere and was chased away.
It's almost the same as Cao Cao before him. He may have the ability to do bad things along the way.
After thinking about it for a while, Liu Bian still said: "Okay, I will give him another chance. We will allocate 5,000 from Bingzhou and the Forbidden Army Camp to give him 10,000. The Qing family wrote to him in a private name to Guarding Hanzhong is the top priority. If Hanzhong is lost, use his head as a butt!"
Lu Zhi looked solemn, raised his hand and said: "I accept the order."
Liu Bian put down this one, picked up another, glanced at it and put it aside, opened another, then raised his head and said, "What do you two have to say about the Jizhou matter?"
Starting around the summer harvest, the Black Mountain Army launched an unprecedented fierce attack on Jizhou. In addition to its connection with Yuan Shu, it was also due to the fear of the destruction of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army and its coveting of Jizhou's salt administration.
In addition, Zhao Yun's behavior of stealing homes angered the Black Mountain Army. Now the Black Mountain Army boasts 800,000 men and is plundering Jizhou. Except for Julu, only a few places such as Bohai County are still holding on.
At this time, Julu was besieged by 300,000 Montenegrin troops. Ying Shao led Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and other 60,000 troops to hold on. The situation was quite critical.
But Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi did not panic. Huangfu Song said: "Your Majesty, Wuhuan and Xianbei have retreated. Liu Yu of Youzhou has organized his troops and will go south to Jizhou at any time. Huang Zhong of Bingzhou will lead 10,000 troops and can enter Zhongshan at any time. country. Only Qingzhou is still unable to free up its forces."
Qingzhou, Qingzhou Mu Zhujun and Wuwei General Cao Cao, Qingzhou's Yellow Turban Army were killed by Cao Cao and surrendered, but many still persisted in rebellion.
Zhu Jun and Cao Cao wanted to maintain high pressure on the one hand and appease the people's livelihood on the other. It can be said that they were completely unable to take action and were trapped in it.
Liu Bian nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's almost October. The Black Mountain Army will either go completely crazy or retreat. How does the Grand Sima Mansion judge?"
Lu Zhi glanced at Huangfu Song and said, "Your Majesty, Grand Sima Mansion believes that there is no need to send troops for support for the time being."
Liu Bian was startled and looked at the two of them.
In the past, he was the one who deliberately delayed it, but now, the Grand Sima Mansion is calm?
Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bian's eyes, raised his hand, and explained: "Your Majesty, surround us ten times, attack five times, and fight twice. There are 60,000 elite soldiers in Julu City, plus the influx of young men. There are more than 100,000. The Black Mountain Army claims to be 800,000, but less than 100,000 can be used. The siege will last for several months. I think the court does not need to worry at all."
Liu Bian showed a look of relief on his face and said: "I will follow the wishes of the Grand Sima Mansion. So, how is the matter of suppressing bandits?"
Years ago, Liu Bian ordered the Grand Sima Mansion to formulate matters for suppressing bandits, striving to completely eliminate banditry in Bingzhou, Sili, and Yanzhou before the end of the year, so as to create a good environment for the "New Deal".
Huangfu Song said: "Back to your majesty, the banditry in Bingzhou has been basically eliminated. Only Sanfu and Hanoi still have some chaos. It should be pacified before the end of the year. Yanzhou is a bit complicated. Please be patient."
The reason why it is difficult to eradicate banditry in the Sanfu Land is not only because of the rebellion of the Qiang people and the Yellow Turban Army, which destroyed the Sanfu Land to pieces, but also because of last year's earthquake. Many people who had no food to eat howled and started to commit banditry.
As for Hanoi, because it is close to Jizhou, the Black Mountain Army has been raided by bandits from time to time, and there are still many Black Mountain Army entrenched in the mountains and forests.
Yanzhou is even more complicated. It is surrounded by Hanoi County of Sili to the west, Jizhou to the north, Yuzhou to the south, and Qingzhou to the east. It is in chaos on all sides and it is difficult to be alone.
Liu Bian knew the situation and nodded: "Yanzhou can tolerate it, but Sili cannot. All bandit rebellions must be put down before the end of the year. If Sili is in chaos, how can the world set an example?"
"I will receive the order!" Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi raised their hands and said.
Liu Bian hummed and turned over the memorial in front of him again. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Liu Shao crawling to the edge of the soft couch. He was startled. He quickly got up and ran over to hug him. He saw two other little boys. The guy didn't know when he fell asleep, so he turned around and said to the two of them: "Remove Dong Zhuo's lieutenant and send him an order to garrison Liang Guo."
When Huangfu Song heard this, he just thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, if this happens, Dong Zhuo will be behind Yuan Shao. I'm afraid they will fight."
"not necessarily,"
Liu Bian hugged Liu Shao, weighed it a little, trying to coax him to sleep, and said: "Give it to Dong Zhuo, give it to Yuan Shao, increase the pressure, and don't make them too comfortable."
Huangfu Song understood, raised his hand and said: "I accept the order."
Liu Bian nodded and said: "That's it for today. Let's arrange what needs to be arranged. There can be no more chaos in Sili, Bingzhou and Yanzhou."
In these three places, everything that should be chaotic is almost in chaos. Now we are moving from chaos to governance, and we must be stable!
Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi stood up, raised their hands and said: "I accept the order and retire."
After the two of them left, Liu Bian walked back and forth several times with the little guy in his arms. His eyes suddenly turned cold and he said: "Zuo Li is incompetent, far worse than Huangfu Jian. Send a message to him and ask him to come up with some tricks!"
Pan Yin calmly stepped forward and said: "The villain accepts the order."
Liu Bian waved his hand, hugged the little guy, and looked at the map of Jizhou on the wall.
He circled the giant deer with a red pen, making it extremely conspicuous.
'You won't be able to keep it, right? 'Liu Bian whispered in his heart.
Almost all the Black Mountain troops were mobilized to capture the city in Jizhou, and Julu was besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops.
At the same time, Julu, Ximen.
Ying Shao stood at the top of the city, looking at the Black Mountain Army retreating like a tide, his face as sinking as water, and his eyes full of worry.
Zhang Liao came up in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, that Zhang Yan seems to have appeared."
Ying Shao turned his head, his expression became calm, and said calmly: "I know."
Zhang Liao looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, there are probably only a handful of 500,000 people besieging Julu, and there are more than 100,000 young and strong people who can be used!"
When Shao saw Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun rushed over. He went downstairs with his sword in hand and said with a smile: "This Black Mountain Army has been fighting from summer harvest to autumn harvest for several months. There are hundreds of thousands of people. How much food will this cost? Jizhou is in chaos this year." , the autumn harvest is not much, and they can’t plunder Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou. How long do you think they can last?”
Zhang Liao's tense expression relaxed slightly after hearing this.
Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun looked at each other and followed him, saying: "Your Majesty, our food and grass in the city can't last for less than a month."
There are 60,000 troops and more than 100,000 civilians in the city, which is a huge consumption every day.
Ying Shao laughed loudly, strode down the tower, and said, "It will snow in one month."
Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and others felt relieved and laughed, raised their hands and said, "I will make you wise."
Ying Shao walked in front, smiling and saying nothing, but his eyes became more and more intense.
At night, it was dark, and it was an inconspicuous courtyard.
There was no light in the entire courtyard, except for a dim candlelight in a small room at the back of the courtyard.
There were actually more than a dozen people sitting around this light.
The leader was Sun and his wife, the head of the Sun family in Julu. They were in their forties, with frosty brows and a cold expression. They said in a low voice: "You all know the matter. The officers and soldiers can only hold on to the food and grass in the city for less than half a month. And There are millions of Black Mountain troops outside the city, and it will be a matter of time before Julu falls, and you and I still have to consider the clan."
The others looked at each other, and one of them said: "Brother Sun, we are also worried about this."
Others nodded in agreement, with frightened expressions on their faces.
The Montenegrin Army has always been violent, with robbery as its top priority. Once the city is defeated, not only the savings of several generations of their great clans will be destroyed, but they will also be in danger of being exterminated!
Mr. and Mrs. Sun looked at their expressions, took out a letter from his arms, and said: "Heishan Army Commander Bai Rao sent me a letter. If we open the city gate, we will be safe and there will be no mistakes."
Some people know it, and some people don't know it yet. An old man said anxiously: "What if the officers and soldiers hold on? What if we wait after the Montenegrin army retreats? What if the Dongchuang incident happens?"
The others looked at Mr. and Mrs. Sun and nodded uneasily.
Linking up with the Montenegrin Army is like seeking the skin of a tiger. If you are not careful, it will really be the disaster of annihilation!
Sun and his wife did not change their expressions and said: "Don't be anxious, everyone. The army only has provisions for fifteen days, and there are millions of Black Mountain troops outside. They will not stop until they break the city! I have made an agreement with Bai Rao that I will pretend to be a show-off, even if I retreat later. , the court can’t get any evidence against us. There is no letter or other evidence for the so-called incident. How did it happen? "
When everyone listened to his words, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and then whispered.
Collaborating with the Black Mountain Army and opening the city gate is no different from rebellion. Once this happens, it will be a catastrophe for the nine tribes!
After a long while, someone said: "Brother Sun, why not wait a little longer? Can't the officers and soldiers still be able to defend for more than ten days? How about waiting for another ten days?"
Seeing that he was just sitting back and watching the wind blow, Mr. and Mrs. Sun's eyes turned cold and he said: "Who can determine when the city will be broken? Once the Black Mountain Army breaks through on its own? We will add three levels of punishment to our crime. I heard that I am not the only one." People get letters.”
More than ten people climbed up and looked shocked, but stopped talking.
If the Black Mountain Army really breaks through the city in advance, they will definitely be in danger of annihilation!
Everyone except Sun and his wife gathered together again and continued to discuss in low voices.
Almost everyone is still hesitating and struggling.
On one side is the precarious situation of the government and the army, and on the other side is the family's safety.
After a long while, two of them raised their hands and said solemnly: "Brother Sun, we listen to you!"
At this point, they can only give it a try and cannot just wait to die.
The others looked at Mr. and Mrs. Sun and nodded heavily.
They have no choice.
"When is the right time to take action?" someone asked.
Seeing that both Sun and his wife agreed, they felt relieved and said with a decisive look on their faces: "In five days, when the officers and soldiers are tired, suddenly open the city gate and welcome the Black Mountain Army into the city to protect our clan!"
"Okay!" More than four people responded in unison, already united.
…
How would Ying Shao and others know that they were working hard to defend the city and that the wealthy families in the city were ready to backstab them.
But on the third day, everyone realized that something was wrong, but it was not because of Sun and others.
North gate city head.
Xiahou Dun brandished his sword and slashed at the Black Mountain soldiers who rushed to the city. His face was covered with blood and he roared: "Kill me! No one is allowed to enter the city!"
The soldiers on the tower used all available means including spears, rolling stones, hot oil, and arrows.
It didn't take long before a military prince came over and said loudly: "Sima, this won't work. The rebel attack is too fierce. Please send more troops to the city!"
"No, keep killing!" Xiahou Dun shouted without hesitation. It's only half an hour before more troops are added, how can we fight later?
When the military lord heard this, he gritted his teeth and resisted again.
Xiahou Dun looked at the Black Mountain Army, which was rushing up like a tide, his heart heavy and roaring incessantly.
At the west gate, the situation faced by Zhang Liao was also not optimistic. Hearing the banging of the door under his feet, he waved his sword and shouted: "Shoot arrows! Shoot them all for me! Don't leave any behind, shoot them all!"
The soldiers on the city tower were in chaos and were fighting face to face with the charging Montenegrin army. The city tower was about to lose control and change hands.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao said angrily: "Don't mess up, kill me! We still have ten thousand reinforcements under the city, and they can come to the city at any time, don't be afraid!"
The soldiers seemed to have heard them all, and they shouted in unison, their morale was high, and they killed them again.
At the north gate, an unprecedented hand-to-hand combat was taking place, reaching the most dangerous situation.
The situation at the east gate and south gate was also not optimistic. The Montenegrin Army suddenly attacked the city with such force that it caught everyone off guard.
Ying Shao did not panic, commanded the defense of the city, and dispatched troops and horses.
He has an army of 60,000 at hand and tens of thousands of young men who can go to the city at any time, so he has sufficient confidence.
His calmness and grace gave the soldiers great confidence. The four gates fought fiercely until evening, and the Montenegrin army finally retreated.
When everyone had cleaned up the mess and returned to the government office, Ying Shao set up the banquet, looked at Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and others with a smile, and said, "Everyone has worked hard, so let's drink hard today!"
Several people were exhausted and injured, but that didn't stop them from drinking and eating meat.
They were all men on horse leather, and no one was pretentious. After saying a polite word to Ying Shao, they sat down, drank heavily, and ate meat.
After drinking and eating, Zhao Yun wiped his mouth, looked at Ying Shao and said, "Your Majesty, why is this Black Mountain Army suddenly so crazy?"
In the past, the Montenegrin Army was still measured when attacking the city, and would not be so desperate.
You know, one person on their tower died, and more than five people who attacked the city died. Such a lifeless intensity of the siege was simply the work of a madman.
Ying Shao didn't drink much. When he saw several other people looking over, he smiled and said, "Winter will come in one month."
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