The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Ten days later, when 2,000 new soldiers were recruited, Xun Zhen stopped recruiting.レm♠思♥Road♣客レ

Heaps and piles of refugees wandered outside Handan County, unwilling to leave.

The county government received the food distributed by Xun Zhen, and although it set up porridge sheds outside the east and west gates of Handan County every two rì to provide relief, this little porridge water could not satisfy one's stomach at all, at most it was barely hanging on. After all, it is far less than being a soldier for food. It's just that the rations he recruited are limited, and that Xunzhen, a lieutenant, can't recruit too many righteous servants. Although he is very sympathetic to these refugees, he has nothing to do.

In order to prevent the refugees from taking risks and gathering into thieves, Xun Zhen used Xun You’s strategy and adopted two methods: one is to send all the righteous troops out of the camp every day to run around the city in the morning. Soldiers, staunch and persevering, to deter the refugees who are misguided; one is to repeatedly supervise the prime minister's government to send people to build shacks on the open ground outside the county for the refugees to temporarily shelter from the cold.

The two rì started to provide relief, mobilized the crowd to protest around the city, and built shacks. These are all methods of treating the symptoms, not the method of curing the refugees. Xun Zhen is also well aware of this, but in this world, there are certain things that he knows how to do. Do it, but can't do it.

The refugees are called "flow", just like a flood. If you want to cure it, it is like controlling the flood. There are only two strategies: either block it or sparse it.

"Block": drive it out of Zhao County and block it outside the county.

"Sparse": The prefectures and counties come forward to build houses and divide the fields for them, and resettle them on the spot.

"Blocking" is impossible. This method has been proposed before, and it was rejected at that time.

To the north of Zhao County is the seat of the state government, to the south is Wei County, Wei County is adjacent to the Sili School Lieutenant Department, not far from Kyoto, to the west is a group of thieves in the mountains, and to the east is Julu, the hardest hit area of ​​the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Where can the current refugees in the county be driven? Not anywhere. Today Zhao County dares to drive the refugees out of the country, and tomorrow the chief officials of the neighboring county will impeach Zhao County for beggar-thy-neighbor.

The only feasible way is "sparse", and to implement this strategy, there must be a precondition: the person in charge must have great courage.

The resettlement of refugees involves fields. It is true that after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhao County gained many unowned fields, but first of all, many of these fields have been occupied by powerful families. You have to ask the powerful and powerful clans for land. You can’t borrow food, and it’s even more difficult to ask for land.

——It was Xun Zhen, he dared to ask the surname to borrow food, but right now he did not dare to ask the surname for land. Only when the world is truly in chaos, when rituals and music are broken, and the entire social order has collapsed, will "requiring land" become possible.

Of course, in addition to the "important land", there is also a compromise method, that is, asking the powerful and powerful to hire refugees as apprentices.

In fact, there are already some powerful families who are taking the opportunity to forcefully buy refugees as slaves and recruit them as slaves, but these families already have a certain number of slaves and slaves. In order to save food, they cannot buy any more. , recruited too many refugees, they bought and recruited only a very small number, the vast majority of refugees are still deprived of food, clothing and homeless.

In early December, it snowed.

As soon as the snow started, it swelled, covering the four fields.

The palace, the prime minister's mansion, the lieutenant's mansion, and the houses of the great surnames in the county are covered with snow, and they look like Qionglou and Yuyu. Climb high and look outside the county. On the white field, there are clusters of black dots. These black dots are The shack that the prime minister's mansion built temporarily for the refugees a few days ago.

Wearing thick cold clothes, standing on the pavilion with the brazier burning still feels cold, not to mention the refugees in the ice and snow.

Xun Zhen leaned on the railing and looked out, letting out a long sigh.

Xi Zhicai, Handan Rong, Liu Bei, Xun You, Xuan Kang, Cen Rong, Jian Yong, etc. were all around him.

Xun You rarely read the scriptures of the sages, was influenced by his family education, had a kind heart, and felt pity for the refugees outside the county, and said: "The lieutenant recruited soldiers before, and the refugees in the county heard the news, but now the small half are gathered outside the county. Still lingering. Although at the request of the lieutenant, the prime minister sent someone to build a shack for it, but on such a cold day, the rough-built shacks are not able to withstand the cold. Alas, as early as the beginning of last month, the county In and out of the county, I see refugees dying from freezing and starvation, and when the snow hits, I don’t know how many refugees will fall to the side of the road.”

Xi Zhicai frowned and said, "After the lieutenant defeated Zuobeu, the robbers in the western mountains of the county would have settled down a lot, but after the deep winter, military reports from all over the county would be sent to the house every three or two days. When the group of thieves gradually became active again, they often went out to loot the counties.... A few months ago, when I first arrived in Zhao County, the lieutenant was worried that the trend of the group of thieves might be greatly stimulated in the coming year. Before the next year chūn, it is very likely that there will be a large-scale thief chaos by the end of this year!"

Liu Bei said, "Is Xicheng worried that the refugees will merge with the bandits?"

"I am not only worried that they will unite, but I am also worried that these refugees will besiege the city and cause chaos. Lieutenant, there are no less than 10,000 refugees outside Handan County today. There will also be those who are brave and reckless, and maybe there will be fish caught in the Yellow Turban Road in the meantime, ..., we must set up alerts in advance."

"What Zhicai said is very true.... With Zhicai's opinion, how to be alert?"

"You can start from both inside and outside."

"What's inside?"

"Choose competent officials and pawns, and patrol the shacks at night to prevent them from changing in series."

"Why outside?"

"Distribute the army in two places, one in the camp outside the county, and the other in the city, forming a swaying trend, keeping the refugees outside and forbidding them from entering the city. In this way, as long as the city is not lost, in case there is a change, it is enough. can handle it.”

"Okay, just follow these two strategies."

"In addition, it is better to send cavalry to patrol the west of the county. First, if a group of thieves in the mountains comes, we can get the news as soon as possible, and secondly, it can also prevent the refugees from going to the west to join the thieves, and prevent the refugees from colluding with the thieves, so that they can Can't wait for the inside and outside."

"Xuande, Gongzai, what do you two think?"

Liu Bei had never read any military books, and he himself lacked the talent of military strategy. He admired Xi Zhicai's several countermeasures, and said: "Xi Cheng's strategies are meticulous and meticulous, and there is no objection."

Handan Rong also did not know much about military affairs and had no objection.

Xuankang hesitated for a while, and said, "Lieutenant, Kang has a plan, which may be able to explain the harm caused by the invasion of the counties by the pirates in the west of the county."

When it comes to military affairs, Xuankang mostly just listened, and rarely had his own thoughts. Hearing him take the initiative to offer a plan, Xun Zhen was quite pleased, and said in his heart: "Whether this plan is available or not for Uncle Ye, it's a good idea for him. It's all progress." He asked with a smile, "What's the plan?"

"I heard from the Jiang soldiers before that Huang Qian was famous in the rest of the Yellow Turbans that escaped into my county, but most of the rest of the Yellow Turbans that escaped into our county have been destroyed, and all that remain are small thieves, so I must have been scared. Courage, Kang Yujian: Why not send Huang Qian to recruit them?"

Huang Qian is the real name of Huang Beard.

After surrendering to Xun Zhen, Huang Beard was very honest, and he only took the part of the soldiers that Xun Zhen gave back to him for training every day. When reporting military affairs to Xun Zhen, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu were all satisfied with his performance.

"Send Huang Qian to recruit the rest of the Yellow Turbans?"

Xun Zhen pondered slightly, and asked Xi Zhicai and Xun You for their opinions: "Zhi Cai and Gongda, what do you two think?"

Xun You replied: "The reason why Huang Yan was a patient of Zhao County in the past is not because of himself, but because he has thousands of Yellow Turbans remaining in his subordinates. Now that his subordinates have been defeated by the lieutenant, it doesn't matter if he is released back to the mountains. "

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "That's right, it would be gratifying if Huang Yan could summon the rest of the Yellow Turbans in Sandun Mountain, even if he couldn't be recruited, or even refused to come back, he wouldn't be able to cause trouble with his mere bravery. pity."

Xun Zhen smiled and said to Xuan Kang, "If Huang Beard can summon some of the rest of the Yellow Turbans, it will be a great achievement of his uncle."

Xuankang's family strategy was used by Xun Zhen, and praised by Xun Zhen, his face was slightly red, his heart was happy, and his mouth was humble.

Speaking of Huang Beard, Xun Zhen thought of He Yi and asked, "Is He Yi's injury healed?"

Xi Zhicai replied, "It's almost done. Yesterday I was in the camp and saw that he was able to walk with a stick."

"Fan Azhen's magic is also!"

On the pavilion, Xun Zhen handed down orders one by one, and passed on several decisions made just now to the army. Xu Zhong, Xin Ai, and Cheng Jia, who was in the rotating camp today, were in charge of arranging, detailing, and dispatching people. Go to the prime minister's mansion and tell Liu Heng about this.

Xuankang pointed to the outside of the building and said, "Isn't that Lu Zigong?"

Everyone looked over and saw a man in black with a high crown stepping on clogs and walking in the snow. He stopped outside the courtyard for a while, and said a few words to Dian Wei, who was guarding the gate. Then he entered the courtyard and hurriedly walked towards the pavilion. Come. This man is seven feet up and down, with a beautiful beard and beard, but he is not Lu Guang.

When Lu Guang went up to the top of the building, Xun Zhen turned around to meet him, and said with a smile, "It's freezing cold in the snow, my son is not staying in the prime minister's residence, what are you doing here in such a hurry?"

Lu Guang was the younger sister-in-law of Handan Rong. Xun Zhensha had a lot of help from Lu Guang when he eliminated the soldiers from the county. Kang et al were very respectful to Lu Guangjun.

Liu Bei met Lu Guang at a banquet held by Xun Zhen a few days ago, and both of them recognized the other as his classmate when he was studying from Lu Zhi on the Mount of the Clan in his early years. Liu Bei was very enthusiastic about Lu Guang, but Lu Guang looked down on Liu Bei because of it. Because of her background, although she was reluctant to perfunctory on Xun Zhen's face, she was always a little ignorant. This needs to be replaced by someone else. After being rude and underestimated by him, he may have been furious long ago, and Liu Bei was also angry, but he did not show it on his face. When he saw Lu Guang, he was still full of enthusiasm and greeted him warmly. .

Xun Zhen saw it in his eyes and thought: "Liu Xuande is more than twenty years old, and his heroic appearance has already come to the fore."

Lu Guang didn't have the time to perfunctory Liu Bei, and he didn't have the time to answer Xun Zhen's teasing words.

As soon as the words came out, everyone upstairs was surprised.

Liu Bei lost his voice and said, "The Qiang Hu has rebelled? Who told you?"

At this juncture, Lu Guang didn't care to look down on Liu Bei anymore, and replied: "The Prime Minister's office just got the news that last month, Xianling Qiang in Beidi and the thieves in the east of the Fanghan River rebelled and jointly established Huang Zhongyi from Hu Bei Gong Boyu. , Li Wenhou was the general and killed Lingzheng, the captain of the Qiang school. Bei Gong Boyu used Bianzhang and Han Sui to serve as military and political officials. He also killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, and attacked and burned the state. Broken."

The captain of the Qiang guard and the prefect of Jincheng, both of whom had important tasks in the north, died one after another at the hands of the rebels. In a few words, we can see the momentum of the rebellion and the crisis of the frontier. Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Liu Bei all lost their faces in shock.

The Qiang, Xianbei and other tribes in the north were the frontier troubles of this dynasty for a long time, especially the Qiang people. This calamity was wiped out in one fell swoop. Decades ago, in order to conquer the rebellious Qiang, not only did they recruit troops in the border areas, but also recruited many young men from the inland prefectures and counties. Chen Bao's father was called to the border.

Unexpectedly, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion was just pacified, the Qiang people in the north turned against it!

Xun Zhen was not surprised. He had heard the names of Bei Gong Boyu, Han Sui, and Bian Zhang for a long time in his previous life. He knew that they would rebel, but he did not know when they would rebel. He turned around, leaned on the railing again and looked out at the snowy curtain, turned his head to look north, and said to himself, "Beigong Boyu, Han Sui, and Bian Zhang have turned upside down, this Han Dynasty is one step closer to overturning.  … Bian Zhang, so Ma Chao's father, Ma Teng, should probably start an army, right?" He didn't know the details of the Liangzhou Qiang Rebellion, but only vaguely remembered that Ma Teng made his fortune in this chaos.

"Lieutenant?"

"The Qiang chaos in the northern region will have its own chief officials in the northern region to pacify it. Even if we are far away in Zhao region, I can't help it."

Xun Zhen's words were right, but everyone couldn't calm down the shock caused by this incident for a while.

Xi Zhicai and Xun You glanced at each other and sighed together.

Xun You worriedly said: "The Yellow Turbans in the Central Plains are settled, and the Qiang people in the North are in chaos again, this, this..., alas." He muttered the names of the traitors mentioned by Lu Guang, "Beigong Boyu, Marquis Li Wen, Han Sui, Bian Zhang, I have never heard of the names of these people, I don’t know where they came from? How could they be so powerful, they attacked and killed two thousand stone one after another, and defeated the prefect of Liangzhou?”

Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou were the leaders of the Qiang people in Liangzhou in the northern region. It was normal that Xun You had never heard of them. Han Sui and Bian Zhang were aliases of famous men from Liangzhou, Han Yue and Bian Yun, and it was normal that Xun You did not know. Xi Zhicai, Handan Rong and others also did not know the details of this number of people. Xun You had to put aside his doubts and asked Lu Guang, "Is there any countermeasures in the DPRK?"

"The Son of Heaven has issued an decree to cut down on the delicacy of the imperial officials, eat a piece of meat, and send the stables and horses to the army." General."

"Calling Duke Zhu back to the DPRK?" Xuankang guessed, "But did Yù use Duke Zhu to go to the border to attack the rebel Qiang?"

From the battle of pacifying the Yellow Turbans, it can be seen that Zhu Jun's military ability is not high, and Zhu Jun is not from the North, but from the South, and he is not familiar with the situation in the North. In the past, the Han Dynasty used the practice of people from the north to quell the rebellion of the Qiang in the north. The best candidates should be Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo from Liangzhou. It's just because when he read the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he didn't read much about this history, but he couldn't be sure who the Han Dynasty finally sent to attack Bei Gong Boyu, Han Sui, and Bian Zhang.

He asked casually: "Empress Zhu has returned to the court? ..., is there any news about Sun Wentai?"

"Who is Sun Wentai?"

"Oh, it's a Wu County hero that I met when Duke Zhu and General Huangfu attacked thieves."

Xun Zhen absentmindedly exchanged a few words with Lu Guang, and her mind fell back on who the imperial court would send to attack Qiang. Suddenly, she thought: "If the court really sends General Huangfu to quell the rebellion, then I am in Jizhou. ?"

Abiding by the rule that 2,000 stones must not leave the country without reason, Xun Zhen has never seen Huangfu Song since he served in Zhao County. On the side of talent, there is also the reason why Huangfu Song sits in Jizhou and relies on him. Once Huangfu Song is transferred away and leaves Jizhou, can he still be so smooth in Zhao County?

Liu Heng might not be a stumbling block for him, but the rich and powerful people in the county might act stupidly.

If Huangfu Song left Jizhou, the court probably would not be the minister of Jizhou again, and would choose someone to be the prefect of Jizhou. Although the prefect is not as powerful as the shepherd of Jizhou, and his rank is also low, with only 600 shi, he has the right to supervise 2,000 shi, and even the prime minister is under his supervision, let alone a lieutenant who is more than 2,000 shi? In case the powerful and powerful households of Zhao State get through the door, it would be a lot of trouble to give him some eye drops from the newly appointed governor.

Compared with the Qiang chaos in Liangzhou, Xun Zhen was more concerned about this.

He thought to himself: "The North is in chaos, and General Huangfu is likely to leave Jizhou. In order to avoid being victimized by tyrants, I have to prepare with both hands. Among the tyrants in Zhao County, the Yang family hates me the most, and I have to find a chance to clean it up. They are one of them; it is necessary to destroy Wang Dang as soon as possible, these two are also!"

The Yang family and Xun Zhen are already at odds with each other. In the past, Huangfu Song was there, so there was no need to worry that the Yang family would use the prefectural shepherd and the prefect to play tricks. But now, Huangfu Song is likely to be transferred. There is almost no need to think about it. Song was transferred from Jizhou, and a new governor was appointed, and the Yang family would definitely go to the event. No one knows who the new prefect will be and what kind of character it will have. From what Xun Zhen sees, in today's world, there are certainly those who are honest and law-abiding, but there are more prefects who are greedy and pervert the law. If the prefect framed him, it would be better to kill the Yang family first.

It's just that the Yang clan is, after all, a big family in Handan, a native born and raised. Unlike the third clan that was destroyed in Xixiang, it has deep roots and leaves, and it is not easy to get rid of. ". He Yong hinted that as long as his military merit was sufficient, he could work for him in the court, and even if it was difficult for him to be promoted again, at least he could be protected from being a lieutenant of Zhao Jun.

Thinking of Wang Dang, followed by Chu Feiyan, Xun Zhen's heart shuddered, and suddenly thought of another possibility.

He thought to himself: "Although I don't know when the rebellion between Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan happened, but I think it's not too far away. I thought before that, with General Huangfu sitting in Jizhou, how dare Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan rebel? It is very likely that the chaos occurred after General Huangfu was transferred from Jizhou. It was related to the Qiang Chaos in the northern region last month, and the matter became clear. From this point of view, General Huangfu will definitely be transferred next year! The rebellion between Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan is likely to happen next year!"

There was Huangfu Song sitting in Jizhou. Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan did not dare to make trouble. Chu Feiyan even wanted to leave Changshan County, where the state government was located, and avoid entering Zhao County. The Qiang chaos occurred, Yuxi was in a hurry, the Han family was in a state of turmoil, and it was a perfect opportunity for chaos!

"It's freezing in the snow today~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The imperial court should not immediately send General Huangfu to leave Jizhou, but to prevent Beigong Boyu and others from sitting in a difficult situation, it is expected that it will not be later than next year's chūn. , I have to destroy Wang Dang by next year at the latest, otherwise, once General Huangfu is transferred to attack the rebellious Qiang, Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan will raise their troops, there will be intruding giants outside, and there will be big thieves that have not been destroyed inside, and Zhao County will not be able to protect. "

The snow is pouring, and the cold is invading.

Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Handan Rong, Lu Guang, Liu Bei, Xuan Kang, Cen Rong and others whispered about their concerns about the North. how to respond.

Nearly there are problems of refugees from outside the county, and far from there are changes in Jizhou that may occur in the coming year.

In the past, when the willows were green in Zhaojun, the winter snow had come, and the time flies by, and the time will never wait for anyone. It may be only three or four months left to adapt. .

In the distance, there were several people wearing scorpions and stepping on the snow to the outside of the courtyard.

Xun Zhen glanced at it inadvertently, then turned her eyes away, stunned for a moment, and then she fixed her gaze again, and when she saw the appearance of one of the people who came, she was immediately overjoyed.