I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 52 Planning for Jizhou

The Yellow Turban Uprising, which lasted for more than a year, was finally completely suppressed under the joint siege of the imperial army and local warlords such as Li Shimin, along with Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao and other bandit leaders. This ancient empire also brought a heavy blow, and the coercion of the imperial court dropped thousands of miles.

Some ambitious generals or officials took advantage of the process of suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising to support their own self-respect and separatist territories. For example, Li Shimin took the opportunity to recruit troops and increase his strength.

Li Shimin led his team back to Julu first, preparing to rest here for a period of time. At the same time, he asked his generals to train quickly, and quickly integrated the tens of thousands of yellow scarf soldiers captured before into the Yanmen army.

I believe that the imperial edict will be promulgated soon. As the prefect of Yanmen in Bingzhou, I can't stay in Jizhou for a long time. That will only make people feel good, expose my ambitions in advance, and become a target of public criticism.

Although the strength of the central dynasty has been greatly reduced, and the local tyrants have begun to refuse to buy the account of the imperial court.But at this stage, at least you can't confront the imperial court on the bright side, otherwise it will do you all harm and no benefit.

However, the layout of Jizhou needs to be planned in advance.

Li Shimin's trip to Jizhou this time, first bravely rescued Zhending, then defeated Zhang Bao, and then attacked Julu by surprise, and finally wiped out Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang with the imperial army.Megatron Hebei, famous all over the world, can be regarded as a complete start to his own name.

Celebrities from Hebei came to serve one after another. Famous counselors included Tian Feng and Ju Shou, and generals included Zhang He and Gao Lan.After getting these four people, Li Shimin was excited for several days.

These four people are all famous figures in history, if Yuan Shao could have followed the advice of Tian Feng and Ju Shou back then, he would not have been defeated at Guandu.And Zhang He and Gao Lan are also well-known "Hebei Four Court Columns", who are strict in running the army and good at fighting tough battles.

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Soon the imperial decree spread to Jizhou...

Huangfusong is a general of the Central Army sent by the imperial court, and he has won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor.In his memorial to the imperial court, he reported the Yellow Turban counter-insurgency in detail, and submitted the military merit book.The above records Li Shimin's military achievements in detail, and grandly boasted of his achievements in the battle of destroying the Yellow Turban.

It's just that he gave himself the credit for beheading Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao.In his opinion, he commanded the final battle to wipe out Zhang Jiao's remnants, so it's not a pretense to count it on him.

In the end, His Majesty the Emperor Longyan was very happy, thinking that he could finally enjoy the "good times" safely, and the officials of the imperial court were also very relieved that his high-ranking officials and generous salary were finally preserved.

Therefore, the imperial court was very satisfied with the counter-insurgency generals such as Huangfusong and Li Shimin, and showed great sincerity.Huangfusong was promoted to General Zuocheqi, led Jizhou Mu, and promoted him to the title of Marquis of Huaili. He was given the tax of Huaili and Meiyang counties, with a total of [-] households in Shiyi.

The rewards for Huangfusong were not insignificant. He was promoted from a mid-level official to the shepherd of a state, and he also had eight thousand food.

For Li Shimin, the court did not hesitate to reward him. He was promoted to be a former general, only lower than Huangfusong's Zuocheqi general, and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Yixiang at the same time.It can be said that Li Shimin suddenly entered the sequence of senior generals of the Han army, at least at the same level as Bingzhou Sima.

In addition, considering that Li Shimin has been defending Yanmen County, it is naturally inappropriate to be stationed in Jizhou for a long time.Therefore, the imperial court asked him to lead the army to continue to garrison Yanmen and defend the barbarians.

Now that the imperial court had issued an order, Li Shimin had to obey it, even though he knew that Huangfusong would not stay in Jizhou for long and would soon be dismissed for offending powerful eunuchs Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang.But right now, he is in full swing, so don't offend this person.

I really don't want to give up the two counties of Zhongshan and Changshan. After all, they are already eaten fat, so how can I spit them out so easily.Although he was very unwilling, he gave up under the persuasion of Tian Feng, Ju Shou and other counselors.

Ju Shou persuaded: "My lord, it is not appropriate for our army to confront the imperial court head-on. It is important to hide our strength and bide our time. We will develop our strength secretly and wait for the opportunity."

Tian Feng also echoed: "Yes, my lord, it's not a good time right now. Let's go back to Yanmen and manage the northern part of Bingzhou well, waiting for the right time."

Li Shimin is naturally following the good advice, in fact, he also understands that he can only dormant right now, so he has no choice but to give up.

Li Shimin said to everyone very mysteriously: "Although our army is going to withdraw, Jizhou is extremely important and rich in resources, so we must take it in the future, so now we have to plan in advance. I am going to leave more than a thousand quick-witted and fickle people behind." Soldiers, hiding in the main counties and counties of Jizhou, secretly developing forces, waiting for our army to return to Jizhou."

When everyone heard this, they felt that this plan was very clever, and they all admired Li Shimin's foresight.

Then he smiled and asked everyone: "Who is willing to stay in Jizhou and take charge of the overall situation?"

All the generals under his command felt that they were not good at strategizing, that they were not capable of doing it by themselves, so no one came forward.On the contrary, the three counselors in the hall all pleaded for orders.

Li Shimin was very pleased to see the three counselors volunteering for Ying, he thought for a while, he had better be a native of Jizhou, Tian Feng was from Julu, Jushou was from Guangping, or choose one of them.

In addition to being familiar with the situation here, this person must also be quick-witted and changeable, with a calm mind and wander among various forces.Tian Feng is too upright, and is famous for "just committing crimes".

However, Jushou had many powers and strategies, and later generations commented that "Jushou, Xun Yu, like Zhuge Liang, were all top-notch wise figures in the Three Kingdoms period." Therefore, Li Shimin felt that Jushou was more appropriate.

"Then Mr. Lao and Mister have worked hard. As for the latent candidates, Mr. will choose them. The generals of the army will fully support them and not obstruct them. The actions of our army in Jizhou will be fully entrusted to Mr. Li Shimin." Li Shimin quickly ordered.

"In addition, I will select 500 elites from the iron guards and hand them over to you. They are elite soldiers who have fought a hundred battles to protect your husband. In case of danger, these [-] people will escort you out of the encirclement." Li Shimin said solemnly.

"My lord, I can't bear it. This iron guard is your personal guard. How dare I force you to do it, no, no." Ju Shou was moved and quickly refused.

"You are welcome, sir. Although there is no danger in Jizhou, just in case, this iron guard is all warriors selected from thousands of miles in the army. I feel more at ease with them protecting you." Li Shimin said. Very sincere.

Jushou felt Li Shimin's trust in him, and was naturally very moved. He stood up and cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust, my lord. I will do my best to make the decision and live up to everyone's expectations."

"I believe in Mr.'s ability, and I will leave everything to Mr. Li Shimin said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)