A few days later.
Pingyuan County, County Sheriff's Office.
"My lord, the messenger from the Qingzhou governor wants to see you."
The guard outside the door hurriedly came to report.
Hearing this, Huang Zhong, who was reading, frowned slightly.
Since becoming the governor of Pingyuan County, he, a warrior, has also learned to read.
Liu Hong sent people to give him several military books. He read them day and night, and he gained something.
Hearing that it was the messenger from the Qingzhou governor, Huang Zhong intuitively told him.
Most of the time this person comes with bad intentions.
But now he is nominally the county guard under the Qingzhou governor.
Not seeing it is unreasonable.
The guard took the order, and soon came in with a frail scholar.
Huang Zhong's eyes turned cold.
The messenger walked in with an arrogant look, not paying any attention to Huang Zhong who was sitting at the top.
He looked around with a slightly disgusted look in his eyes.
He just found a seat nearby and sat down. His words and actions were rude, and he didn't pay attention to him, the Pingyuan County Sheriff.
"I think your life is not long, sir!"
After the messenger sat down, the first words he spoke made Huang Zhong's face darken.
How dare this guy curse him?
If it weren't for his identity as the Qingzhou governor's messenger, he would have had this guy kicked out right now.
The messenger suddenly didn't know what Huang Zhong was thinking. Seeing Huang Zhong standing there blankly, he thought that his straight-to-the-point words had shocked the reckless man.
I couldn't help but feel a little proud, and I was already three-thirds sure of the purpose.
"Sir, why do you say this?"
Huang Zhong's face turned cold, and there was no emotion or anger in his voice.
The messenger, who was still unaware of the collision, continued to speak triumphantly.
"I heard that the county guard defeated the 20,000 Yellow Turban Army with 3,000 elite troops. Although he is famous and famous, he ignored that all parts of Qingzhou are still in flames of war."
"Your Excellency is defending the plains. Although it keeps one area safe, it ignores the overall situation of Qingzhou. If Qingzhou falls and Your Majesty blames it, Your Majesty will be the first to bear the brunt."
"Oh, is there such a thing?"
When Huang Zhong heard this, he smiled instead of getting angry.
This guy is eloquent and eloquent, and what he says makes sense, but when you think about it carefully, it makes absolutely no sense.
As the governor of Pingyuan County, it is his duty to protect the safety of the county. Even if it is in vain, he will never do it.
As for the fall of the entire Qingzhou, what does it have to do with him to say something unpleasant?
If anyone is responsible, it is Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou, who bears the responsibility first.
It could also fall on him, the county governor.
Eating the county governor's salary and worrying about the governor's heart.
Do you really think that Huang Zhong is a fool?
"Your Excellency, you still don't know how powerful this is. I'm actually here to save your life."
"If your Excellency sends elite troops to work with me to quell the unrest in Qingzhou, then the Governor will write a letter to thank you for your credit. By then, we will be able to turn the crisis around and maybe even get a reward from the imperial court."
The messenger's tone was determined.
It was as if he believed his own words.
When Huang Zhong heard this, he immediately saw through this guy's intention.
This is where he comes to beat the autumn wind.
There are millions of rebel troops in Qingzhou, and the thirty to twenty thousand soldiers that the governor alone can mobilize cannot even make a splash.
I can barely protect myself.
Therefore, I put my thoughts on them, the county guards.
I want to use him as cannon fodder and use the wealth in his hands to add merit to the governor.
As for turning danger into safety, the court's rewards are all just rhetoric.
Even if he really quelled the unrest in Qingzhou, this achievement would still be recorded on the head of the Qingzhou governor, so what does it have to do with him.
This guy is purely a lobbyist for Kong Rong.
Although the governor is nominally the head of a state, in fact he only has the power to supervise the county governor.
It has no real power to order the counties.
However, the governor could directly report the merits and demerits of officials to the emperor, and even directly impeach the county governor.
With this privilege, officials in every county must act based on the governor's face.
But Huang Zhong was not afraid of Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou, impeaching him at all, and there was no one behind him.
Even if Kong Rong wanted to impeach him, he had to have this opportunity.
This guy had many excuses, but he just wanted him to send troops to help him and use it as a qualification for the Qingzhou governor Kong Rong.
Thinking of this, Huang Zhong's face turned cold.
Although Kong Rong was a famous person, he was incompetent and incompetent.
How could he use the three thousand elites in his hands to plug this big hole in Qingzhou.
"The messenger must be exhausted after a long journey. Let's rest for a night and discuss this matter later."
Huang Zhong knocked on the table and two soldiers came in.
"Sir, please!"
The messenger wanted to discuss it further, but was frightened by Huang Zhong's cold eyes and did not dare to speak.
Huang Zhong slowly picked up the military book on the table, and his deep voice reached several people's ears.
"Haosheng is taking good care of you. You are not allowed to go out without my order."
A mere celebrity with a smooth tongue dared to threaten him in front of him, which was completely incomprehensible.
Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are dark. If you stay with Liu Hong for a long time, you will be affected to some extent.
What he looked down upon the most was this kind of so-called celebrity who was incompetent and had only one mouth.
However, this matter is important and adults still need to be informed.
Thinking of this, Huang Zhong sent a letter to Yanzhou.
As for whether the messenger was robbed and killed by thieves on the way, or whether he managed to return and recover, it depends on Liu Hong's reply.
After Kong Rong came to power, these Qingzhou nobles and celebrities often ridiculed him as a warrior.
He was also happy to sit on the shore and watch.
Let's see if these so-called celebrities can use their words to make these rebels retreat.
.....
"It seems that Qingzhou can clean up in advance."
At midnight, Liu Hong looked at the letter in his hand by the light of the lamp, with a cold light shining in his eyes.
The intensification of unrest in Qingzhou is a good thing for him.
It's a good opportunity to clean up the Qingzhou nobles.
He has run East County for decades and has deep roots.
After becoming the governor of Yanzhou, he still spent a lot of effort to suppress these Yanzhou nobles.
To this day, most of the Yanzhou nobles are still secretly causing trouble for him.
In the land of Qingzhou, the number of nobles is no less than that of Yanzhou.
He has no foundation or reputation. If he wants to get involved here, he is afraid that all the Qingzhou nobles will unite to deal with him.
It would be better to use this Yellow Turban Rebellion to defeat and clean up all the powerful nobles in Qingzhou at once.
When the time comes, without these powerful nobles blocking the way, he will be able to reach into Qingzhou naturally.
It can be said that there is a hundred benefits and no harm.
As for the blame for the destruction of the noble clans, of course it should be left to these rebels.
Anyway, I don’t know how many noble families were wiped out during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so I don’t have to worry about taking a few more blames.
Liu Hong didn't have the slightest burden in his heart to harm these noble clans.
After all, even without him behind the scenes, these nearly one million rebels could turn the entire Qingzhou into chaos.
According to history, Qingzhou can be said to be the area where the Yellow Turban Rebellion was the most serious.
none of them.
It lasted until the period of separatism by various heroes, and the remaining states were occupied by various princes.
However, there are still remnants of the Yellow Turbans causing chaos in Qingzhou.
With him behind the scenes, he can at least ensure that the harm caused to civilians by this turmoil is minimized.
It's just that the powerful nobles in Qingzhou are probably going to suffer a lot.
And he only needs to wait until the time is right, then pack up these rebels in Qingzhou and quell the war.
Who doesn't say a word of morality, fairness, benevolence and righteousness behind your back?
