A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 350: Famous General, Confucian General

According to the information from Wang He, the governor of Yangzhou, the barbaric rebellion in Lujiang has now spread to half of Lujiang County. Only a few counties close to the county seat can be defended. The rest have fallen into the hands of the barbarians. Only relying on Yangzhou's military strength, It can no longer be solved.

At this time, Yangzhou was able to control the chaos in one county of Lujiang, and they had exhausted all methods. If Yangzhou was forced to solve the problem on its own, I am afraid that within a few months, the chaos would develop from one county to the entire The chaos of the South.

Therefore, the only solution is to rely on the central government to send elite troops and join forces with local county and county troops. But if the central government wants to send troops, where will the military expenses come from?

In recent years, the northwest has been relatively stable, but there are still some sporadic rebellions, large and small. The Xianbei people are still watching in the north, and the barbarians in the south are not worried. They have spent a lot of money building their own gardens. At the time, Hou Lan and his family were searched. The resources of the party members have been almost used by Liu Hong.

"Zhang Rang, if I send troops to Lujiang now, will I still have enough military expenditure?"

Zhang Rang said with some shock: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain. The national treasury can only support a thousand troops to fight outside for half a year. Not to mention the remoteness of Lujiang River, military expenditures will increase sharply."

"Thousands of people, a thousand people can't quell the chaos."

Liu Hong said thoughtfully, then saw Liu Hong open his eyes, showing rare indifference, looking at Zhang Rang and saying: "Zhang Rang, you have been following me for more than ten years, right?"

"To answer your Majesty's question, I have been following you for thirteen years, five months and eight days."

Zhang Rang seemed to have thought of something, his heart was filled with excitement, and he answered respectfully.

"It's been thirteen years. There's no credit, but hard work! Now I'm just a chamberlain. I feel wronged to you."

"I am not aggrieved. As long as I can follow Your Majesty, I will feel very honored even if I go to see my ancestors the next day."

"good very good!"

Liu Hong was very satisfied with Zhang Rang's careful compliments, which was invisible to Wang Fu and other old officials.

Now that the military strategy of sending troops to Lujiang has been determined in his mind, the general leading the troops must be prepared.

In fact, since Liu Hong ascended the throne, the Han Dynasty has successively conquered and many famous generals have emerged. Many of them are still alive today, such as Baima, the Zhenbei general who protected the Xiongnu from Xianbei, and Zang Min, the Zhonglang general who protected the Xiongnu; Taiwei Duanjuan, Yanmen prefect Huangfujie; Confucian general Lu Zhi who quelled the barbaric chaos in the south, Jiaozhou governor Zhu Jun, etc.

These famous generals listed are all veteran generals who have already achieved military exploits and are capable of acting alone. Any one of them can easily solve the rebellion in Lujiang.

But after careful calculation at this time, Liu Hong found that there was no one available.

Baima, the general of Zhenbei, needs to suppress the southern Xiongnu and guard against the Xianbei people. He cannot move at all. If he moves, the north will be in chaos. At that time, the Han Dynasty will have to spend more energy to solve the chaos in the north.

As for Zang Min, the general who protected the Xiongnu, the Xianbei people flourished in the past few years. Under the leadership of the Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai, they established the Xianbei Royal Court at the foot of Danhan Mountain and occupied a large amount of pasture to the north of the Xiongnu. The soldiers and horses were strong and very powerful. Powerful and ambitious, he invaded the Han Dynasty many times.

In the sixth year of Jiaping, Liu Hong sent Xia Yu, the captain of Karasuma, Tian Yan, the lieutenant general of Po Xianbei, and Zang Min, the lieutenant general who protected the Xiongnu. They took Tuteruo's corpse of the southern Xiongnu to chase Shanyu, and each led a cavalry force. Ten thousand, divided into three groups to attack Tanshihuai in the north.

But unexpectedly, they suffered a disastrous defeat. All three armies were wiped out. Only three generals and the Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu each led dozens of cavalry to escape with their lives. Zang Min and others were imprisoned.

The loss of the main force of the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu led to instability in the throne, and was almost overthrown by the Xiongnu nobles who were pro-Xianbei. Fortunately, the White Horse provided timely support, which prevented the Southern Xiongnu from breaking away from the Han Dynasty.

In Liu Hong's eyes, Taiwei Duan Juan was Wang Fu's man, and he was the target to be dealt with. How could he be appointed? Huangfujie, the governor of Yanmen, needs to stay in Liangzhou to appease the Qiang people, but he cannot move.

Lu Zhi had been dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown because he was implicated by the party. Zhu Jun, the governor of Jiaozhou, was currently in Nanhai County further south to quell the rebellion that occurred last year. He may be fighting the rebels and has not returned yet.

So after careful consideration, Liu Hong decided to call Lu Zhi back. After all, he was not only familiar with the barbarian affairs, but also happened to be free. Liu Hong was the initiator of the reasons for the party imprisonment and whether those party members formed a party. This is just a political balance, so there is no fear of Lu Zhi forming a party.

Therefore, on the same day, Liu Hong issued an order to lift the scholar Lu Zhi from imprisonment, appointed him as the governor of Lujiang, and asked him to return to Luoyang as quickly as possible, lead the three thousand Central Army assigned to him by the court, and set out for Lujiang to put down the rebellion that day.

As for the military expenditure for 3,000 men, won’t it be available soon?

April 3rd
When the edict had just reached Zhuo County, Lu Zhi's hometown, the lake in Luoyang began to gradually stir up waves again.

Situ Yuan Wei led a large group of courtiers, including the imperial party on Yuan Wei's side, and the Qingliu faction, such as Sikong Liu He, Yongle Shaofu Chen Qiu, Wei Wei Yang Qiu, Infantry Colonel Liu Na and others. Collectively, they The many crimes of Chang Shi Wang Fu mentioned in the letter, but not killing him would not be enough to make the people angry.

Liu Hong was immediately furious and ordered the execution of Wang Fu, his son Wang Meng, the official Wang Ji, and other relatives and friends of Wang Fu. He also imprisoned all Wang Fu's accomplices, such as Taiwei Duan Jue and others. Duan Jiong died in prison soon.

Throughout Luoyang City, the Tiqi responsible for arresting Wang Fu's gang members were rushing around, and the officials responsible for searching Wang Fu's gang members were escorting large carts loaded with countless treasures.

Now that the military expenditure is sufficient, all we have to do is wait for General Lu Zhi.

Zhuo County, Zhuo County Lu Zhi was beaten as a party member, imprisoned, and had to return to his hometown. Lu Zhi was not only a famous general, but also a great scholar.

In the fourth year of Xiping, after pacifying the barbaric rebellion in Jiujiang County, together with the contemporary great scholars Yang Ci, Cai Yong, Ma Rixi and the famous eunuch Li Xun, plus several great scholars from the Bai Kingdom, a total of eighteen people, led There are hundreds of Confucian scholars gathered from all over the world.

With Liu Hong's support, he corrected the Five Classics while writing it in ancient Chinese, seal script, and official script. He engraved it on a stone tablet and erected it outside the gate of Taixue, so that later Confucian scholars and juniors could use it as a reference. standard.

After the Xiping Stone Sutra was completed, more than a thousand people came by car every day to view, copy and copy it, filling the streets and alleys outside Taixue.

As a result, Lu Zhi and others were hailed as the great Confucians of the world. After that, whenever there was no military mission, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Ma Rixi and others collated Confucian classics in Dongguan, and participated in the continuation of "Han Ji".

After losing all his official positions, Lu Zhi returned to his hometown. Zhuojun belonged to Youzhou and was a border area. Historically, famous generals rarely produced great scholars. Now a great scholar returned to his hometown to live. So at the request of his friends and wealthy people from the same hometown, Lu Zhi Zhi started a private school at his home in Zhuoxian County.

As soon as the news about Lu Zhi's school was released, students from all over Zhuojun and Youzhou flocked to the school, hoping to become his disciples.

Due to Lu Zhi's own early experience, he knew how difficult it was to study, so he accepted all the students who came to him as long as they were of good conduct, but these were all registered disciples.

He only had a few direct disciples, including Gongsun Zan, the legitimate son of the Gongsun family in western Liaoning, Liu Deran, a descendant of the local Liu clan, the Liu Bei brothers, Gao You, a descendant of the powerful Gao family in Yanmen, and others.

These people are all talented people who he believes can make great contributions to the country if they are well taught.

"Feng, God's destiny, the emperor, issued an edict: Lu Zhi of Zhuo County was originally imprisoned at home for forming a clique for personal gain. However, Lujiang was in chaos and urgently obeyed the authority, so he was exempted from imprisonment.

He can take up the position of Lujiang Governor. He will first go to Luoyang to lead three thousand imperial troops. He will set out to put down the rebellion immediately. I hope you will not betray my love for the people and help the Han Dynasty to stabilize the place and the people to live in peace. Admire this. "

"Your Majesty, Lu Zhi, accepts the order. May your Majesty be safe!!!"

Lu Zhi took the edict handed over by the envoy, read it, and found that it was indeed correct. He looked at the envoy and said, "Thank you for your hard work, angel. I will pack my bags and set off immediately."

The envoy smiled and said: "Good! Prefect Lu still needs to go to Luoyang to collect the official seal and talisman first. Since the Lujiang barbarian incident is urgent, it is best to hurry up. Otherwise, your Majesty will blame you, and neither you nor I will benefit."

Lu Zhi said goodbye to the envoy and immediately asked his family to pack their luggage. He planned to leave tonight, taking his personal entourage with him that night. He also ordered the private schools to be disbanded and asked those disciples to return to their hometowns. There was a possibility that they would not come back again. There is no use staying here any longer.

In a wine shop in Zhuo County, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were wearing fine clothes, drinking wine with a group of wealthy children from Zhuo County and watching the Orchid dancing in the wine shop.

It is difficult to see Hu Ji in the current Han Dynasty. In the entire Zhuo County, you can see two or three in this wine shop. This really satisfied the curiosity of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.

After spending a lot of money, brothers Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan said goodbye to their other drinking buddies, supported each other, and staggered towards the private school run by Lu Zhi.

Just as the two were having a heated discussion about Hu Jiwu just now, Liu Deran and Gao You ran up to them sweating profusely:

"Xuande, Bogui, where have you gone? It's easy for us to find them."

Liu Bei laughed loudly and said to his two friends: "I heard that several Orchids came to the city, so Brother Bogui and I came to have a look. It's a pity that you didn't see that the dance of these Orchids is different from that of the Han family. The implicit dance is different, not only bold and open, but also passionate and passionate. I really hope to see it every day."

Gongsun Zan also blushed and kept echoing from the side.

Although Gongsun Zan was born into a wealthy family, he was from a wealthy family in a border county. He was always looked down upon by other children of wealthy families, so he was often a little humble.
Although Liu Bei was born into poverty, he was very generous and forthright, which made Gongsun Zan his confidant, and the two often went out together on the streets.

"Oh, why are you still playing? The teacher is leaving!"

"what?"

Liu Bei and Liu Bei did not listen clearly.

"The imperial court recruited the teacher as the prefect of Lujiang to quell the chaos there. Now the teacher is packing his things and will leave soon. Everyone in the school has also been dismissed. As the few disciples of the teacher, we should go and have a look. Come on! Otherwise, if you miss the time, something big will happen."

Gao You reorganized his words and quickly made the whole thing clear.

"What, hurry up, let's go!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he felt excited and sober from the wine. He quickly pulled Gongsun Zan towards the Lu Mansion. Liu Deran and Gao You quickly followed.

(End of this chapter)