The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The next day, Xun Zhen went to the prime minister's house to pay homage to Liu Heng. Talking about the battle against Huangbeard, he said worriedly: "Although this battle is won this time, the situation in the territory is still not optimistic."

Before Xun Zhen came, Liu Heng was startled three times. After Xun Zhen came, there were many good news. He didn't need to worry about the military anymore, he felt relieved. Xunzhen suddenly said these words, and immediately became nervous, and said, "What should the lieutenant say?"

"Although the left beard and the yellow beard are broken, there are still Wang Dang in the territory. I heard that the Changshan thief Chu Feiyan and Wang Dang colluded privately, intending to enter the land of Zhao. Chu Feiyan is also a big thief in Jizhou. If Wang Dang cannot be defeated as soon as possible, sit and watch Wang Dang lead. If Chu Feiyan enters Zhao's territory, I fear that Zhao County will be in chaos again."

"Chu Feiyan?" Liu Heng stayed in Jizhou for a long time. He heard the name of Chu Feiyan, and he said in shock, "Chu Feiyan is a giant thief in Changshan. I heard that he is very capable of fighting, but the soldiers of Changshan County have been unable to fight many times. Break it. What? He's coming to Zhao County?"

"This is the news from Cheng Jia in my house."

"Is this news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable."

Liu Heng got up, picked up his beard, turned around the hall a few times, and said to Xun Zhen: "You must not sit and watch Chu Feiyan enter my Zhaojing! My Zhao county is no better than Changshan and other counties. There are only five counties in total, and the area is narrow. In my territory, there will be no peace anymore!"

"Yes, I thought so too."

"Then I don't know when the lieutenant plans to send troops again to attack Wang Dang?"

Xun Zhen hesitated.

"Why is the lieutenant hesitant to speak? Could it be some difficulty?"

Xun Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I also want to defeat Wang Dang as soon as possible, but why..."

"Why what?"

"However, my troops are from the plains and don't know how to fight in the mountains. Although we won the attack on the yellow beard, it was a tragic victory! The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Nearly 2,000 paces rode out of Handan, and only 1,5600 returned. ......, Mr. Xiang, Huang Beard is a new thief, his foothold in this county is not stable, and it is easy to attack, but Wang Dang is an old bandit. He has many ears and eyes in every county, and his desperate bandits are far better than Huang Beard. If it is more, there must be more than 3,000 people, it is not easy for me to attack it as soon as possible.”

What Xun Zhen said was an objective situation.

Why did Xun Zhen strike the left beard first, then the yellow beard, and put Wang Dang last? One is because Zuo Xu and Huangbeard are close to Handan, and the other is because Zuo Xu and Huangbeard are easier to fight.

Knowing that he was telling the truth, Liu Heng sighed again and again, and said, "How can this be good?" Turning to Xun Zhen'an, who was still in the seat, his heart moved, and he smiled, "The lieutenant must have a plan, don't be rude, talk quickly, talk quickly. ."

"What can I do? In the end, it's nothing more than recruiting new soldiers."

"Recruiting new soldiers? ..., the lieutenant mentioned this to me before."

"Yeah. Wang Dang's army has more than 3,000 troops, which is not only far more than the yellow beard clan, but also more than the existing troops and horses in our county. If you want to attack him, you have to recruit new soldiers, and these recruits must also be Xi Jinping. People who fight in the mountains are not allowed."

"It is easy to recruit new soldiers. The number of refugees in the county is increasing, and many of these refugees come from Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties and countries. Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties and countries are all mountainous. It is not difficult for mountain people who can walk the mountain road, but the difficulty is the food.”

Xun Zhen was waiting for his words, saying: "If Xiangjun can make up his mind, I don't think this food is a problem."

"Not a problem?"

"Of course."

"What is the best way for the lieutenant to raise food?"

"The county treasury and the county treasury are short of grain, but the private households are not short of grain."

"What did the lieutenant think?"

"Exactly, I want to ask the people to borrow food."

Liu Heng was originally a long-winded person, but at this moment, he was surprised, he forgot even the long-winded words, and said, "Has the lieutenant thought about the consequences of doing this?"

Xun Zhen pretended not to know what it meant, and asked back with a smile, "What are the consequences?"

"After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, not only the grains of the county and county treasuries, but also the grains of the people's houses were looted, and now all the counties and states in Jizhou are in short supply. The Yellow Turban Rebellion started in February, although the eight or nine The month was pacified, but the spring planting was delayed, and most of the people's households had no grains. There was a shortage of food, and this year, there were no grains. Lieutenant, you are trying to **** food and lives from their mouths!"

Liu Heng's remarks are a bit out of place, but the meaning is very clear.

In a nutshell, his words were saying: This year's harvest was not harvested, and most of the grain in previous years was robbed by the Yellow Turbans. People's families were afraid that there was not much leftover grain in their hands. Requiring grain from the locality is equivalent to asking for the life of the people.

"Ordinary private households are also short of food, but strong families with right surnames and powerful families are not."

Emperor Guangwu of this dynasty rejuvenated the Han dynasty by using the power of powerful households, so the local power of the dynasty's tyrants was much stronger than that of the former Han Dynasty, not to mention those tyrants with thousands of acres of fertile land and thousands of servants, just Ordinary little tycoons often build their own manor, form a clan, have a dock wall, and have armed forces. Compared with large county towns, rebel troops and horses tended to attack the county town in the early stage, because these docks were dotted and scattered all over the countryside. There were too many. If you knock down all these dock walls, you may not have as many harvests as knocking down a county.

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"Does the lieutenant want to borrow food from the surnames of Handan, Wei, Le, and Yang?"

Xun Zhen saw Liu Heng's embarrassment and said, "I know this is not easy to handle. As long as I can get the consent of Xiangjun, then there is no need for Xiangjun to come forward, and I will do it all."

Liu Heng pursed his lips tightly and was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. On the one hand, there might be chaos in the whole county of Zhao County, and on the other hand, he offended the local tyrants, which might lead to infamy. He was in a dilemma, bowed his head and thought for a while. Only then did he make a decision, and he said in his heart: "The king has more than 3,000 troops, only his band of bandits will be difficult to eradicate in this county. If Chu Feiyan comes again, this county will definitely become a bandit territory. Xiang, a 'weak and incompetent' dereliction of duty cannot escape. Not only will this responsibility not escape, but it will also cause relatives, friends, children and nephews to be insulted.... Well, since the lieutenant is willing to come forward to do this, then it is allowed. him!"

The two Han dynasties were vigorous and enterprising, and if they were officials, if they were called "weak and incompetent", they would not only be disgraced by themselves, but even their family might be looked down upon by others.

Because the ideological struggle was too intense, his fingers holding the beard were too strong unconsciously, and he pulled off two of his beards. After suffering from pain, he regained his senses. He asked Xun Zhen and said, "I wonder if the lieutenant is right? How much do you know about borrowing food?"

"Handan Rong, the chief clerk of my house, told me that he was very sure."

"Okay!"