Great Han Empire

Chapter 134
The examiner is in his thirties, eight feet long, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and is gorgeously dressed.He has a handsome face, three long beards, a pair of radiant eyes, and a calm and steady demeanor.Probably because of the continuous rush, the trial match looked very tired, and the brows were clouded with gloom.

He didn't show any joy at Li Hong's warm reception, he just bowed lightly, said a few words of kindness, and then followed Li Hong into the big tent.Xian Yuyin and Yushi accompanied Li Hong by his side.

Seeing the tables in the big tent, the floor covered with maps of Jizhou, and bamboo pieces for recording texts scattered everywhere, the examiner showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Li Hong said with some embarrassment: "It's a little messy, and the judge will laugh at it." Then he motioned to Zhao Yun who was standing at the door of the big tent, and Zhang He came to clean it up.

The judge immediately shook his hand and said: "No, no, we will use it soon, so there is no need to clean up. The captain is so concerned about the situation in Jizhou, I am really grateful to the lower officials." Then he said a few more nonsense, and the judge immediately transferred On to the topic.

"Master Guo asked me to come this time, mainly because he wanted to hear Master Li's views on the situation in Jizhou."

Li Hong said with a smile: "Mr. Judgment came from a long distance, and it snowed again on the way. He must be very tired. Let's take a rest first."

"Ant thieves are rampant and difficult to determine. The military situation ahead is urgent, so there is no time to rest. Mr. Guo's heart is hanging over the battle situation, and he is eager to know if he has any clever plans to defeat the enemy." The judge asked while sitting on the guest seat.

Li Hong was always very careful because he was afraid that he would do something wrong, lose his manners, and cause jokes.Now seeing that the judge is easy-going and a bit informal, I feel that what Zhao Yun said is not quite right. A celebrity must have many advantages of a celebrity.He immediately picked up the map next to him, walked to the trial allocation seat, and said: "Since the judge is anxious, I will talk about my thoughts, and ask the judge to give advice."

The judge was startled when he saw him walking directly in front of him with the map.This person doesn't know etiquette or is a corporal, how can someone from a high official go to the table of a small official to discuss matters.

Xian Yuyin and Yushi who were sitting on the accompanying table gave Li Honglian winks, but unfortunately Li Hong didn't see it.

The examiner hurriedly stood up, took two quick steps to meet him and said, "Master Captain, let's talk about it by the brazier, the weather is really too cold."

Xianyu Yin and Yushi also stood up one after another, echoing the voice.You can't embarrass Li Hong in public.Unconsciously, Li Hong asked Zhao Yun and Zhang Yun to bring some cowhide tapes and spread them beside the brazier.

The expression on the judge's face became more dignified and admirable as Li Hong continued to analyze, deduce and explain.Although Li Hong has won many victories on the Youzhou battlefield in the past year and gained a prominent reputation, the judges have always dismissed it. A man who was born as a slave, and his brain is not normal, can use soldiers like a god?I'm afraid there are other articles in it?Now that he heard Li Hong's accurate analysis of the entire Jizhou battle situation with his own ears, he immediately admired Li Hong's talent, and his impression changed greatly.

"After the weather clears, the Yellow Turban Army is very likely to launch an attack before the snow melts. So I suggest Master Guo to wait a little longer. As long as the Yellow Turban Army starts to move, it means that their main force has been assembled, and what is waiting for us will be a group of people." A big battle." Li Hong said solemnly, "Master Guo is facing the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and I am afraid he will be under considerable pressure."

The audition was silent for a long time.

"When we were discussing with Mr. Guo, we also expected that this situation might happen. But now Mr. Xiaowei thinks that Zhongshan Kingdom's restraining effect is not great. Could it be that the ant thief will take the initiative to give up Zhongshan Kingdom?"

"Of course the Yellow Turban Army will not voluntarily give up, but they will not invest a lot of defensive troops in Zhongshan. The Yellow Turban Army's intentions are very obvious, and the victory will be determined in one battle. They have defeated the main force of the Jizhou official army, and their life will be easier next year. " Li Hong said firmly, "So Zhongshan will be taken soon."

"Master Captain is so confident in taking back the Zhongshan Kingdom?" the examiner asked suspiciously.

Li Hong stroked the black stubble on his chin, and said with a slight smile, "Please report to Lord Guo, as long as the Yellow Turban Army starts to attack, we can take Zhongshan Kingdom at any time."

"Okay." The examiner said calmly, "Since Mr. Li is so sure, that's great. I'll go back to Yingtao and report to Mr. Guo."

Li Hong, Xian Yuyin, and Yushi were stunned.

"My lord, don't you even eat dinner?" Xian Yuyin asked hastily.

"Yes, it's rare to see the judge, I still have many questions to ask for advice..."

The judge immediately shook his hand and interrupted Li Hong, "The heavy snow has stopped, and the ants may attack us at any time. The military situation is urgent and we cannot help ourselves. Please forgive me."

Li Hong blurted out his praise: "It's really admirable for the judge to go to and fro without hesitation, and he doesn't even care about a bite of food."

The examiner shook his head helplessly, and said in a low voice: "The ants have messed with my big man, and the living beings are living in charcoal. The day is uncertain, and it's hard to sleep and eat." Then he looked at Li Hong and said, "Fortunately, I look forward to Master Li leading his troops south. There is hope for peace.”

Li Hong hurriedly waved his hands, said a few words modestly, and said, "Since my lord must leave, I won't stay. It's just that there is something that the interrogator must tell Mr. Guo for me."

"The next official must convey it."

"Jizhou has already sent two batches of grain and grass, but the feed for the horses is obviously too low. The follow-up troops of Youzhou cavalry will arrive soon, and the demand for feed will increase dramatically." Li Hong said, "In order to speed up the marching speed of the troops , Food, grass and supplies are generally carried by war horses. If all the troops are assembled in place, there will be more than 2 war horses. So..."

The judge opened his eyes wide in surprise, and wanted to say something, but then swallowed it back.

"Take care of the feed immediately. Is there anything else you need?" The judge asked after thinking for a while, nodding.

Li Hong pondered for a while, and continued: "My lord, you know that last year and this year, Youzhou suffered from wars, and the treasury of the prefectures and counties was extremely short. In the past, the imperial court allocated [-] million yuan from Jizhou's taxes to supplement Youzhou's finances every year, but this There has been no transfer for two years because of the war. Our soldiers have not received military pay for a long time, I wonder if Mr. Guo can help us temporarily this time?"

Xian Yuyin and Yushi immediately exchanged a look of surprise.The captain's mind is not bad at all, and it is very good.It is a wonderful time to ask the Jizhou government for money at this time.

Li Hong also had no choice.Tian Zhong had mentioned to him several times that he was short of money.Although the number of troops has not increased much, the soldiers who died in battle have to be paid pensions, and the expenses of the troops are getting bigger and bigger, and they can no longer make ends meet.Part of the loot captured by the Yellow Turban Army was given to the prefecture government, especially the most valuable food, which was sent away to Xian Yufu.Although there are a lot of leftovers, they are all weapons and valuables, which cannot be sold for a while, and cannot be converted into money.The last time I asked the governor Yang Huang for military pay, I wrote back to Yang Huang and reprimanded him.Yang Huang said that you have seized so many trophies, how come you have no money?Are you too greedy to take it all by yourself, worrying that I will write a letter to impeach you.Li Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was wronged.

The few traces of favor the judge had for Li Hong disappeared immediately.He looked at Li Hong seriously, with a bad expression on his face.

"Master Captain, I think more than half of your soldiers are barbarians. They don't need to be paid. You just fought a few victories and wiped out 18 ant thieves. How can you connect thousands of soldiers? Can’t even pay the military salary? Could it be..." The judge gently stroked his beard, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, which meant that everything was taken by you.

Li Hong frowned, looked at the judge, and asked suspiciously: "Hu soldiers don't need to be paid? Who said that?"

The judge gave a sneer and said disdainfully: "The barbarians are barbarians, stubborn and unrepentant. They are a bunch of savages and low breeds. They have repeatedly violated our borders and killed our people. They are all vicious people. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness. We never exterminated them. We always appeased them, and even allowed them to move inward to our Han Kingdom to multiply and survive. It is only natural for them to be recruited by our Han Dynasty to join the army and kill the enemy. .Pay military pay? Who said that they can be paid? They are untouchables, you know? If they want to die, they will die. If they want to lie down, they cannot stand. "

Li Hong stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at the outspoken judge.

Xian Yuyin and Yushi turned pale with shock, they wanted to speak out to stop them but they were afraid that they would be scolded by the judge if they said something badly.They looked at Li Hong worriedly.What is the difference between talking about Hu people in this way and calling out Li Hong?

The interrogation was still unfinished, and he wanted to continue, but Yushi immediately interjected: "Mr. Judgment, the matter of the military salary is just a proposal from our lord. If there is any difficulty in Jizhou Prefecture, you can..."

"What are you, you dare to interrupt me when I'm talking to your lord, you have no rules at all. This is all taught by your lord?" The judge was not polite at all, and immediately opened his mouth to scold.

Yushi's blood surged up immediately, his face was flushed, his eyes were so wide open, he didn't know what to say.Xian Yuyin hurriedly stretched out her hand to pat him, signaling him to stop talking.

The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became awkward.

The judge was expressionless, and continued: "The barbarian soldiers don't pay the army. This is the rule. This is a gift from our Han Dynasty to the Hu people. It is their great honor to let them join the army. If you say that they Also take the military salary, that is, Mr. Li falsely reported the number of people and falsely received the military salary, and I can truthfully report this matter to Mr. Guo."

"This time we wiped out 18 Yellow Turbans in Zhuo County, and all of my soldiers have made great contributions. According to you, not only was this battle in vain, but all my subordinates died in vain." Li Hong held back his anger and tried his best asked in a low tone.

"These bastards are not as good as ant thieves. It's better to die, and my northern border will not be invaded." The judge said indifferently.

"But without them, how can this battle go on?" Li Hong asked.

The judge sneered and sneered again and again.

"Master Li, are you still a Han Chinese? Without them, this war can't go on? I can't wipe out a group of ant thieves? What about last year? Last year our situation was worse than it is now, but didn't we wipe it out anyway? Millions of ant thieves. Don't you know how to fight without the barbarians?"

Even Xian Yuyin couldn't bear it this time.

"My lord, do you have the right to decide this matter? Has Mr. Guo authorized you? Our lord just asked you to ask why you are so mean and talk so much nonsense? Do you understand the rules? Call me guilty, you know?"

The judge suddenly felt that he was trying to enjoy himself for a while, and he made a slip of the tongue, and his expression was a little embarrassed.Then he remembered something, and said loudly: "Master Li is just a captain of Xing Lifeng, with a rank and salary of one thousand shi, which is almost the same as what I do in Jizhou Mufu, so it's not really a crime. I think you are the one who committed the crime. Uncivilized barbarians."

Xianyu's surname is originally from the Hu nationality. He has been moved to Youzhou for more than 200 years, and has long been Sinicized.It is natural for the judge to insult him by calling him a fake barbarian.

Xian Yu Yinbai's face turned red immediately, and he couldn't hold it any longer, he shouted loudly, jumped up, the sword in his waist whizzed out, and chopped off his head.

Li Hong wanted to get angry and curse at others, but he didn't expect that Xian Yuyin, who is usually gentle and polite, had the worst temper and jumped up first.He watched Xian Yuyin chop it off with a knife in surprise, and felt very relieved for a moment.

With agility, Shen Pei turned over to dodge, drew his long sword out of its sheath, and stabbed quickly.Xian Yuyin's kung fu was naturally much higher than his, and he slashed again, and the sharp wind of the knife went to the judge's head.

Yushi sat on the ground and laughed loudly, "My lord, your swordsmanship is much worse than your oral skills."

At this time, the trial and assignment is still stubborn, yelling: "A group of northern savages, despicable people. Zijun, come to help."

Zhao Yun and Zhang He, who were standing at the door of the big tent, were dumbfounded and dumbfounded.The adults were speaking well just now, but in a blink of an eye, they started fighting.

As soon as the shout of trial and match fell, Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi heard a loud roar in their ears. They were stunned for a while, and a big man in white flew in, with a strong wind and thunder coming from the sword in his hand. , and chopped it off at Xian Yuyin's back.

Startled, Li Hongda kicked up the brazier in front of him while sitting, and leaped up.

Seeing that his saber was about to chop Xian Yuyin's back, the big man suddenly saw a burst of flames shooting towards him, and there was no way to hide. On the brazier.With a loud noise, the flames burst into flames all of a sudden.

Then he saw a foot, a foot in a cowhide boot, kicking hard on his chest.With a miserable howl, the big man flew upside down and flew out of the big tent.

Xian Yuyin slashed off Shenpei's long sword with a single blow, feeling a little relief in his heart, then he took a few steps back, raised his knife and stood up, glaring at Shenpei who was staggering back.

Yushi sat on the ground, still laughing.

Li Hong kicked away the big man who came to rescue the judge, vented his anger, and gradually calmed down.

The examiner showed no signs of fear, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

There was a sound of fighting outside the tent, and it stopped in an instant, and then Zhao Yun and Zhang He dragged the big man in white and walked in.

"Master Shen, isn't it too much for you to insult Youzhou iron cavalry and my subordinates so much? Is this the so-called celebrity?" Li Hong looked at Shenpei coldly and sneered.

The judge replied loudly: "The so-called celebrities, who go up to the country and go down to the dawn, are not afraid of the powerful and powerful, and are not willing to fall into the vulgar. How can they be compared with barbarians like you."

Li Hong finally met famous people.

He walked slowly to the case table, and suddenly understood what the judge said, and also understood the mind of the judge.

I and my subordinates are all barbarians and ordinary people in northern Xinjiang, with no family background and no scriptures, so they are naturally looked down upon by these rich, powerful, status and educated people.No matter how much military exploits they and their subordinates have made, in the eyes of these people, they should all be killed and die.As Zhang Chun said, all of this is justified, and the world belongs to them.The farmers worked hard for a year, and all the harvest belonged to the owner. In the end, they couldn't even eat enough and died of starvation. The owner didn't even look at it.The soldiers died on the battlefield, and they thought that it would be better to die as little as possible.Such is the principle of the world, such is the law of the world.

These Hu brothers of mine charged into battle and bloodied the battlefield. In the end, not only did they have no credit, but they didn't even have the minimum respect and equal treatment.No military pay, even death, is this the rule of the Han Dynasty or the law of the Han Dynasty?Bitch?Last but not least, a goddam bitch.Are these people blind?Have these people's hearts been clouded by the books they have read?Is this the same from the high-ranking emperor to the penniless scholar?
What's wrong with the Yellow Turban Army catching such people and killing them?What's wrong with overthrowing this world?Li Hong smiled bitterly.He suddenly had an impulse in his heart, an impulse to overthrow and rebuild the world.

"You savages want to rebel, can't you?" The examiner glared at Xian Yuyin and asked loudly.

Li Hongli ignored him, and said to Zhao Yun and Zhang He, "Hit me out, out of the gate."

Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi glanced at Li Hong in fear, and hurried forward to set up the trial match, dragging and dragging him out of the big tent.

They had no idea that things would turn out like this.In their minds, Li Hong and his Fengyun cavalry are heroes, and the judges are celebrities with outstanding talents.But today, the judges scolded the hero in their hearts.Could it be that only children like Huangfusong who come from a family of officials are heroes?Do heroes still talk about their origin?Han Xin and Wei Qing of the previous dynasty came from a humble background, aren’t they also heroes who have been praised through the ages?

Xian Yuyin sneered, put the knife back into its sheath.

"Thank you for your life-saving grace. Today, I am tired of my lord."

Li Hong waved his hands and sighed, "We are all brothers, don't say anything out of the ordinary. You fought well. Brothers sweated and bled on the battlefield, why should you be insulted by such a crazy lunatic. Fight Well done."

Then he pointed to the big man in white clothes lying on the ground, and asked Yushi, "Who is he that dares to kill my brother?"

Yushi hurriedly helped him up, smiled and said to Li Hong: "He is innocent, how could he know what happened. But his knife was as fast as lightning, if it wasn't for the adults who rescued him in time, Boyu would have suffered a lot today .”

Xian Yuyin glanced at him with lingering fear, and asked loudly, "What's your name? How dare you break into the Chinese army's tent."

The big man in white was severely kicked by Li Hong, his face was pale, he knelt down reluctantly and said: "The official Wen Chou is the head of the military guard of the Jizhou Mufu. This time, I was ordered by the lord to protect the safety of the judge along the way. If you don't know the secrets inside, you will be offended if you act rashly."

Li Hong looked up at the big man, and suddenly exclaimed: "What did you say is your name?"

"Wen Chou."

"Wen Chou? Your name is Wen Chou?" Li Hong asked strangely.Wen Chou also looked at him strangely, wondering why the sturdy man in front of him kept chanting his name.

Wen Chou was young, seventeen or eighteen years old at most, more than eight feet tall, vigorous, with a white face and beardless, thick eyebrows and big eyes, very handsome, looking heroic without losing the spirit of a scholar.

Li Hong was surprised because, like Zhao Yun, he was young and handsome with very good martial arts.Thinking of Zhang He and Yan Liang, Li Hong felt that Hebei was full of talents, and he seemed to be able to meet them everywhere.Good place.Yushi and Xian Yuyin also took a few careful glances at Wen Chou, secretly surprised.The name of this person is very interesting, and it is too different from his appearance, so it is easy to remember.

"Where are you from Hebei?" Li Hong asked casually.

"I'm from Changshan Kingdom." Wen Chou replied respectfully.He is good at martial arts, and this is the first time he has met someone who can kick himself away with just one kick.But thinking that he is the world-famous leopard Li Hong, I think it's normal.

"Changshan is a great place." Li Hong couldn't help but praise loudly.Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Chu Feiyan, and Wen Chou in front of him are all from Changshan.

"Your judge has a strong temper, and we can't get along with us. There was a little conflict. You go back and tell Mr. Guo that the military salary must be allocated to me at the rate of 5000 people, and it will be allocated immediately." Li Hong said firmly without doubt.

Wen Chou agreed and asked, "Master Captain, do you have any orders?"

Li Hong pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Tell Mr. Guo, Fengyun Iron Cavalry will follow Mr. Guo's lead, and will never do anything to delay the military plane."

Seven days later, Xian Yufu and Yan Rou rushed to Liwu with their troops.

Li Hong immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter of attacking Zhongshan.That night, Zheng Xin, Tie Yue, and Lei Zi left the camp with Zhao Yun, Zhang He and more than 100 soldiers.

Ten days later, Zhang Niujiao led the Yellow Turban Army to attack Guo Dian's troops.The officers and soldiers couldn't resist and retreated again and again.

Fifteen days later, a thousand reinforcements from the Bailu and Wuye tribes arrived.Li Hong immediately arranged all the soldiers of the Wuye tribe to the Black Panther Yicong.The soldiers of the White Deer Tribe replenished the troops that were scarce in silver to make up for the losses after the last war.

The four troops of the Fengyun Cavalry Army, 3000 people, have all assembled.

This time Guo Dian sent a Jin Cao Jishi to escort the horse feed and military pay to Liwu.Guo Dian wrote a letter, specifically explaining that Jizhou was in financial difficulties, and the military salaries were donated by rich and powerful people from various counties and states in Jizhou.It is hoped that Li Hong will start attacking immediately after receiving the supplies.There was not a word about the trial and allocation.

Li Hong immediately handed over all the military pay in front of Jizhou officials.That Jin Cao Shushi was an old official, and he always believed that Li Hong wanted the military salary to blackmail Jizhou and fill his own pockets.He never expected that Li Hong would send it all at once.The whole camp roared with cheers.

"Master Captain, why didn't you keep some for yourself?" He was very surprised, why didn't Li Hong take a portion for himself.

"The army will start attacking Anxi City tomorrow. Maybe I will die in front of the two armies." Li Hong said lightly, "What do I need this scrap iron for? Fighting depends on soldiers. Without soldiers fighting the enemy bravely, no battle can be fought." Win, so one thing I always keep in mind is whenever you have money, give it to the soldiers. It's morale."

Jin Cao Jishi immediately asked: "To attack tomorrow?"

Li Hong nodded vigorously, "Tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)