The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After seeing Wu Concubine, she went outside. In the deep twilight, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Handan Rong came in from outside the courtyard together. Xi Zhicai held a volume of documents in her hand and said from a distance, "Master Xun, State Shepherd's Confession!"

At present, the thirteen prefectures of the Han family, only Jizhou has a prefectural animal husbandry, but this is the only one.レm♠思♥Lu♣ke レ Xunzhen greeted him and asked, "The general has returned from the capital?" Huangfu Song was not only the shepherd of Jizhou, but also the general of the left chariot.

"I haven't reached Gaoyi yet, I just entered Wei County."

Wei County is the northernmost county in Jizhou. From Luoyang to Jizhou, Wei County is the first stop that must be passed.

"Oh? When I first entered Wei County, I passed on the letter? What's the matter? It's so urgent? Bring me the letter and wait for me to watch it."

Xun Zhen took the letter that Xi Zhicai handed over, opened the seal, and took a closer look.

As he read, the expression on his face changed, first showing joy, then turning serious.

Xun You asked, "Lieutenant, what did the letter say?"

Xun Zhen didn't answer him, but asked, "Have you received a letter from Xiangjun?"

Xi Zhicai replied, "It's a letter from a few knights. I asked them about it, and they said I've sent a copy to Fu and Xiang each."

According to the custom, the court and superiors passed on to the middle school, and it was always the Fu, the prime minister, and the lieutenant side by side.

Xun Zhen nodded, handed the letter to Xi Zhicai, answered Xun You Fangcai's question, and said, "The general said two things in the letter, one is that he petitioned the court to reduce or exempt Jizhou's land tax for one year, and The Son of Heaven has promised to feed the hungry."

Xun You was overjoyed and said, "This is a good thing!"

Xun Zhen nodded and said: "The yellow scarves are in chaos, the fields are deserted, the people are displaced, and there is no food to eat. The general invited this imperial decree. For the hungry people in Jizhou, it is like a severe drought.

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "For the hungry people, this is a severe drought and a good rain; for the Zhangjiao party who is hiding in the valleys and the market, this is a dark fire and a heavy rain. She has both civil and military resources, and not only uses the army like a god, but also knows the people's feelings well."

The imperial decree invited by Huangfu Song has two purposes, one is to appease the people, and the other is to fight against Zhang Jiao Yu's party who is hiding in the market and mountains. Zhang Jiao is a native of Jizhou. The Yellow Turban Road has the deepest roots in Jizhou. Although Zhang Jiao’s brothers died and the main force of the Yellow Turbans was destroyed, there are still many Zhang Jiao remnants who fled to the mountains, or lurked in the counties, cities and wells to peep at the places. It seems to be stable but in fact the undercurrent is surging, and it may be turbulent again at any time. Jizhou, which had just passed through the chaos, was extremely short of food. At this time, if the imperial court did not express its support to the area, then Zhang Jiao's remaining party and the hungry people would combine, and the second Yellow Turban uprising would soon break out. At this time, Huangfu Song invited the imperial decree to reduce or exempt Jizhou's land rent for one year, which not only helped the hungry people, but also "isolated" Zhang Jiao's party.

Xun You smiled and said to Xun Zhen, "You have been worrying that this winter or tomorrow, due to lack of food, thieves will swarm. With this imperial decree invited by the state shepherd, the situation may improve." asked Xun Zhen, "What's the second thing?"

Xi Zhicai just happened to read the second thing mentioned in the letter, and said: "The state shepherd plans to divide the ten thousand cavalry under his command into three places, one in Changshan, the other in Bohai, and the other in Gansu. Mausoleum, order the lieutenant to guard Zhao State."

Xun You pondered and said: "Changshan, Bohai, Ganling? The three places chosen by the prefecture to garrison the troops are very clever."

Ingenious in two aspects, one is internal and the other is external.

Internally, Changshan State is in the west of Jizhou, Bohai County is in the east of Jizhou, and Ganling State is in the southeast of Jizhou. These three prefectures stand on one foot and are the three fulcrums of Jizhou. As long as these three prefectures are firmly controlled in their hands, even if other prefectures in the prefecture are in chaos, they will not be afraid. It will soon be possible to drive out from these three counties and countries and arrive at the chaos. Especially Zhang Jiao's hometown, Julu County, which is located in Jizhou and is surrounded by these three counties, as if locked in a cage.

Externally, Bohai and Ganling border Qing and Yanzhou. The Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and Yanzhou have also made a lot of trouble. Although they are barely suppressed now, no one can tell when they will emerge again. Therefore, it is necessary to be prepared at the state border. In the Bohai Sea and Ganling defense, at least the state can be a little more down-to-earth. Another mountain, Changshan, is where the state is governed. At the same time, it forms a north-south line with Zhao State and Wei County. Both are at the foot of Taihang Mountain. There are many thieves and yellow scarves in the mountains. There must be heavy garrisoning here.

In short, garrisoning heavy troops in these three counties and states can suppress civil unrest internally and resist the enemy outside the prefectures.

Handan Rong said: "It's really wonderful,..." But seeing Xun Zhen's face with a solemn expression, looking up at Mu with his hands behind his back, he was thoughtful, as if his mind was not on this, so he asked, "Lieutenant, what are you thinking about? ?"

Xun Zhen's mind was indeed not on this. He looked up at Mu Sè with his hands behind him, then turned to look at the sky in the west, the sunset glowed like a fire, and he said to himself, "After the battle of Xia Quyang, the general dismissed most of the soldiers, leaving only more than ten thousand cavalry to guard Jizhou. It would be fine if all the foot soldiers were stationed in Gaoyi, but now the general has divided them into three parts and stationed them in different parts of Jizhou, so the rise of the Heishan army is unavoidable.”

Gaoyi, the prefecture of Jizhou, is located in Changshan Country, adjacent to Montenegro and Taihang Mountains. Huangfu Song is a famous general who suppressed the rebellion of the million yellow turbans almost by one person. With him in Gaoyi and more than 10,000 cavalry, the rest of the Yellow Turbans and the bandits in Montenegro and Taihang Mountains are more courageous. It is estimated that he would not dare to cause chaos in a short period of time, but now he has divided the cavalry under his command into three divisions, and they are stationed in each county. There are only two or three thousand cavalry left by his side. These "new thieves and old bandits", and the imperial decree he invited to "reduce and exempt Jizhou's farm rent for one year" is beneficial to appease the people of Jizhou, but this "benefit" is only for the people who have not fled from their hometowns. It has little effect on those refugees. As a result, when food is extremely scarce this winter and Lai chūn, the "thieves" in this valley will probably still rise sharply, and the rise of the Montenegrin Army is still a matter of time.

But then again, I can't blame Huangfu Song for this.

First, he didn't know about the "Montenegro Army", and if he didn't know, he couldn't make arrangements in advance.

Secondly, even if he knew, it is estimated that there is nothing he can do. His current title is General of Zuo Chaqi, Chief of Jizhou Shepherd. He has civil rights and military power. He is in charge of a state. There are too many soldiers, and more than 10,000 cavalry is almost the limit. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. More than 10,000 cavalry seems to be a lot, but there are not many in the whole Jizhou, especially when the whole Jizhou is rotten inside and outside. Huangfu Song can only arrange the deployment in this way. He cannot only care about the Taihang Mountains and Montenegro in the west of the state, but ignore the safety of the north, east and south of the state.

Xun Zhen understood Huangfu Song's difficulties.

He looked far to the west, his eyes passed through the thick twilight, and following the returning birds flying westward, he seemed to see the Taihang Mountains and the rolling black and western mountains hundreds of miles away. Said: "Since I took office, I haven't been in the county yet. If I don't work in the county, it is not enough to know the people, things, and city defenses in the counties in the country. Originally, I planned to wait for the reorganization of the county soldiers and stabilize the city defense of Handan, and then go through the remaining counties in the country, so as to be aware of the reality of the country..." Withdrew his gaze and pointed at Xi Zhicai. With the letter in his hand, he continued, "It just so happened that the general passed the letter and told me to 'keep the state of Zhao', ..., Zhicai, Gongzai, Gongda, I decided to go to the county tomorrow."

"Going to the county tomorrow?"

"That's right~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xun Zhenxiao said to Handan Rong, "Gongzai, you are my host, this trip to the county, you can go with me. "

Gongzai is the character of Handan Rong. He is a local, born and raised, familiar with geography and people, and it will be very convenient to have him on the road. Handan Rong replied respectfully: "Lieutenant Xingxian, the subordinate officer is the chief book, and should be the leader."

"Gongda, you also walk with me. Zhicai, you don't have to go with me. After I leave, the army soldiers and the city defense of Handan will be entrusted to you and Zigong." Zigong is Lu Guang's word.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai agreed.

Handan Rong said: "Cheng Jiaqingxia is a good friend. He has many contacts with heroes from various counties in the country. If he is with him, it will be twice the result with half the effort. Lieutenant, do you want to wait for him to return from the mountains before leaving for the county?"

Cheng Jia left yesterday morning. When he left, he said that at least three or two, or four or five, he would return.

Xun Zhen pondered for a while, considering that the army had just been reorganized and the city defense had just taken over, in order to further stabilize the situation in Handan, it was okay to leave a few days later, and then said: "Okay, then wait for him for a few days. ."