I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42
Li Shimin nodded, obviously agreeing very much.And he also has his own plans, how can he spit out the fat that he has already eaten, and he does not intend to give up the two counties of Zhongshan and Changshan.

Right now, the Yellow Turban Army is confronting the imperial army. North Zhonglang General Lu Zhi leads the local army to deal with the Hebei Yellow Turban Army. Zuo Zhonglang General, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun each lead an army to control the Five Schools, Sanhe Knights and the newly recruited elite soldiers. More than 4 warriors fought against the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan area.

Naturally, Li Shimin wanted to reap the benefits of being a fisherman, so that both the imperial army and the Yellow Turban army would suffer losses, and he would get the greatest benefit from it, wouldn't it be wonderful.

Seeing that Li Shimin also agreed, he continued: "As for the [-] soldiers and horses, if they are allowed to leave, it will naturally be another chaos. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers, compiled and trained into an army, are for my use. As for armaments, although we don’t have any, there are plenty of them in the official warehouse.”

This also coincides with Li Shimin's thoughts, this drama is really good at winning people's hearts.He immediately made a decision, and then ordered: "Wen Yuan and Yun Chang are stationed in Zhending, and at the same time, they are responsible for selecting and training this group of yellow scarf soldiers. Ning Que is a scoundrel, and has strict military discipline. Anyone who violates military discipline will be killed without mercy."

"Follow the general's order!" Zhang Liao and Guan Yu were also very excited. With this new army, the team under them will be even stronger.

"General Zilong led the troops in the headquarters to recruit brave men from the countryside and take in the rebels. At the same time, they wiped out the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Changshan and Zhongshan, and restored the sky to these two places."

"Thank you, my lord, the last general takes orders." Zhao Yun was also very excited, he knew that it was Li Shimin's intention for him to form his own team and become the general of the army in the future. "

Li Shimin said to Xi Zhicai: "Military commander, you have full power over the livelihood of the people in these two places. You must quickly appease the people, resume production, open the official warehouse to relieve refugees, and prevent the resurgence of the Yellow Turban Army."

"In addition, we should act in a hurry, open the Zhending official warehouse, and arm this new army with armor and weapons." Li Shimin finally decided to use this official warehouse. The military expenses are spent, and some soldiers and armors are taken. It is expected that the court will not care.

Gan Xinghan saw that everyone had sent errands, but he was not the only one, so he quickly asked, "My lord, why didn't you arrange a task for me?"

"Haha, don't worry, Xinghan, there is a big thing that needs you to do. This time, the commander-in-chief's suppression of the bandits, after all, is to beheaded first and then acted. Zhang Zhang did not know how angry he was to act without receiving orders from the superior. So I will let you Send this report of mine, as well as the heads of Zhang Niujiao and other leaders to Governor Zhang." Li Shimin said inscrutablely.

Gan Xinhan was very puzzled and asked, "Master, why is this?"

"In this case, if Zhang Inspector Zhang came forward, our credit will definitely be heard by the heavens, and no one will bury our credit. In the second case, we are officers and soldiers of Bingzhou after all, and our credit is inseparable. Kai Shangguan’s support, so this time I will share some of the credit for destroying Zhang Niujiao’s army with Zhang Inspector.” Li Shimin smiled mysteriously.

Only then did Gan Xinghan suddenly realize, and soon he took several letters, the head of the thief and several boxes of gold and silver treasures, and headed towards Jinyang under the protection of hundreds of elite soldiers.

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In fact, Zhang Yi, who was far away in Jinyang, had already received an imperial edict ordering him to send troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army.Although there is no Yellow Turban rebellion in Bingzhou for the time being, there are still many bandits active in Luliang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain and Yunzhong Mountain.

He was very worried that after he led the army away, the bandits in these places would respond to the Yellow Turban rebellion and make trouble in Bingzhou, so the gain would outweigh the loss.

When he was anxious, Li Shimin's urgent memorial came from Yanmen County. The letter said that he obeyed the imperial court's order and sent troops to fight the Yellow Turban Army.He also said that he had arranged for Hao Zhao to defend the Yanmen Pass, so that he could guard the pass without any worries.

After Zhang Yi read the letter, he was naturally very annoyed, and cursed in his heart, "Good Li Shimin, you actually played for me after killing first and then playing. You didn't listen to orders and sent troops privately. Do you still have my assassin in your eyes?"

After scolding for a while, he also calmed down a lot. He also knew that Yanmen and Jinyang were far apart, and the information transmission was not smooth, so he couldn't blame him for not asking himself for instructions in time.

And I was worried that I couldn't do business with the court. Li Shimin's dispatch of troops did not just give him a step, so he wrote to the court saying that he asked Li Shimin, the prefect of Yanmen, to lead [-] elite soldiers to support Lu Zhi in the battle.

Zhang Yi has been paying close attention to the battle against bandits in Jizhou. Although he has great confidence in Li Shimin, after all, the Yellow Turban Army has hundreds of thousands of people, and it is a long-distance raid, so the outcome is unknown.

One day, Zhang Yi was dealing with official business in the courtroom, and his precious daughter ran in. It seemed that he came to care about his old father, but in fact, he came to inquire about his lover. Naturally, all of this could not be hidden from Zhang Yi's eyes.

"Li Shimin, I went to Jizhou to fight the Yellow Turban Army. There is no news for now, but don't worry too much. This kid has his own destiny and will be fine." Zhang Yi said helplessly, obviously caring about Li Shimin so much for his daughter Some dissatisfaction.

Zhang Rui was obviously stunned for a moment, his expression flustered, tears rolled in his eyes, it seemed that he was very worried about the safety of his lover.

Li Jue had sent someone to Zhang Yi's house to mention this matter veiledly before. After all, it was related to the marriage of the two families, so Zhang Yi had to be cautious.He didn't express his opinion right away on the spot, but he didn't refuse either. It was a tacit consent that he also had an idea, and he also implied that everything depended on Li Shimin's good fortune.

Li Jue naturally understood Zhang Yi's meaning, so he didn't find someone to propose marriage right away. Since both parties have this intention, it shows that there is hope. With some merits, it proves that he is qualified to marry Zhang Rui, and everything will come naturally.

Not long after, a yamen servant came in to report that Li Shimin, the prefect of Yanmen, had sent his general Gan Xinghan to present a gift to Lord Inspector.

Zhang Yi was very surprised when he heard this, what the hell is this Li Shimin doing, what kind of gift is he offering me?Naturally, he was very curious, and immediately asked the yamen servant to bring him along with the gift.You have to see for yourself what kind of mysterious gift it is.

Soon, Gan Xinghan brought several guards and came in carrying several large boxes.

After bowing to Zhang Yi, Gan Xinhan said, "Lord Inspector, this is a letter from my general. He specially asked me to hand it over to you. As for the heads of the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in these boxes, Including Zhang Niu’s horns, and of course several boxes of gold, it’s also for you.”

Zhang Yi opened the letter written by Li Shimin, and he was shocked after reading it carefully.Unexpectedly, this kid actually wiped out Zhang Niujiao's [-] troops with an army of [-], and even beheaded him, and put down the rebellion in Zhongshan and Changshan counties.

The meaning in the letter was to let him ask for credit from the court on his behalf, and at the same time, he also thoughtfully prepared 5000 taels of gold for him to bribe the eunuchs, fearing that the credit would be buried.

Zhang Yi was naturally very pleased, thinking that this kid was very knowledgeable and well-measured, and wanted to give himself some credit.After all, he is also an official under his own command. If he has achieved results, it is natural that the Shangguan has taught him well, and it is understandable to share some credit for himself.

At the same time, I was also very moved, this person is indeed a good-looking person, at this time he did not forget to build a good relationship with the eunuch, and he did not care about those Qingliu's comments, he is indeed a character.

Zhang Yi thought about it, and felt that this matter was a good thing for him, and for the sake of his daughter, he had to help his future son-in-law.It's just that he couldn't do the salute to the eunuch, and he didn't allow Li Shimin to give gifts under his banner.

Soon, he also wrote a letter to the emperor, emphasizing that Li Shimin went to Jizhou to destroy the Yellow Turban Army under his own arrangement, and now he has wiped out Zhang Niujiao's troops, and wiped out the [-] Yellow Turban army, and so on.

In fact, Gan Xinghan also brought a letter specially for Zhang Rui. After some effort, it was finally delivered to Zhang Rui.

After seeing the letter, her heart finally settled down. In the letter, Li Shimin also expressed his deep thoughts, and said that he had asked his uncle and Zhang Yi to talk about their marriage, so she could rest assured and just prepare the dowry.

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Zhang Yi sent his couriers to Luoyang with Gan Xinghan at an expedited speed of [-] miles.The night before, Gan Xinghan approached Zhang Rang's mansion, sent an invitation letter with more than a dozen taels of gold, and knocked on Zhang Rang's door.

This is a good thing to ask for credit, and there are 5000 taels of gold to give away. I thought it would be easy, and I agreed without thinking about it.

The next day, Emperor Ling also received Zhang Yi's memorial after he came to court. In addition, Zhang Rang had already laid the groundwork for him in advance. He regards Li Shimin as his great capable minister.

The Emperor Ling was naturally Longyan Dayue, and excitedly said to the minister: "When the country is in trouble, I think of a good general. This young hero Li Shimin has the legacy of his ancestor Wu'an Jun. If my ministers are as capable as him, why worry about the yellow scarf? out of fashion."

Then he said with some regret: "It's just that some of my veteran generals are not worthy of their names. They hold a large army but have not achieved an inch. I am really disappointed."

Immediately, His Majesty the Emperor was also very generous, and rewarded Li Shimin as a general of Huben Zhonglang, and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei.In addition, Zhang Yi was also decreed to praise, rewarding a daughter and some silk and satin.In order to inspire fighting spirit, Emperor Ling also ordered a list to be published and made a wave of free publicity for Li Shimin.

After Gan Xinghan got the official seal and document, his trip to Luoyang was successfully concluded.On the same day, he went directly to Zhongshan.

As soon as the imperial list came out, the people all over the world naturally rejoiced.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, the people were displaced and panicked.Moreover, it is said that the Yellow Turban Rebel Army has a very complicated composition, good and bad. Many Yellow Turban soldiers murdered and set fire, looted and raped all kinds of crimes. The people in Jizhou, Youzhou, Jingzhou and other places suffered unspeakably.

They all hoped that Wang Shi would go out to clarify Yuyu, eager for the news of the victory of the officers and soldiers.After waiting for several months, no good news came, and the people were very disappointed.

Finally, the Yanmen Army led by Li Shimin was born, with [-] troops annihilating Zhang Niujiao's [-] troops and a major force of the Yellow Turbans. This victory finally brought hope to the worried people.

Li Shimin's reputation soon became a household name, and many people came here admiringly.

(End of this chapter)