Great Han Empire

Chapter 312 The rain is coming
Li Wei's words greatly stimulated and shocked Li Hong.After all, the refugee problem was caused by the court itself, and the rebellion of the refugees was also forced out by the court. It is indeed not as simple as I imagined to solve the refugee problem.Li Wei is right, no amount of money can solve the refugee problem, let alone quell the continuous rebellion.

"The fate of the refugees is very tragic. Everyone knows this. They eat grass naked and even eat people. When survival becomes a luxury, they can only believe in the Taiping religion and participate in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Their purpose is very simple. Eat enough and put on clothes. Taiping taught them this hope, and at the same time gave them the possibility of survival, so they went forward without hesitation, without fear of the suppression and massacre by the officers and soldiers." Li Wei excitedly stood in the big tent Walking back and forth, he kept waving his hands, and said loudly, "Whether it is Your Majesty, the Sangong Jiuqing, or Huangfusong, Lu Zhi and other great Confucians today, they know the crux of the problem, but they don't want to improve it. , to stop the chaos by killing, so that the world is in chaos, and the diseases of the refugees are getting worse and worse."

"Back then, Taiwei Chen Fan saw that Taiping believers spread all over the states and counties, which might be a disaster for the world. He once wrote to His Majesty, suggesting that the governments of various states and counties should vigorously rectify the refugees, send them back to their original places, and cultivate the land in order to attack the Taiping Sect. However, Such a useless memorial was also deliberately withheld by the inner court dignitaries and shelved. It was not until the Yellow Turban rebellion a few years later that it was dug out and placed on His Majesty's case. This shows the great resistance to solving the refugee problem. "

Li Wei looked at the frustrated Li Hong, and suddenly said impassionedly: "To solve the refugee problem, it cannot be solved by a few conscientious officials and bureaucrats, nor can it be solved by your Majesty nodding and issuing a few imperial decrees." , it involves the foundation of the country, the laws of the Han Dynasty, taxes and land, so to solve this problem, it is useless to repair it, only a big break can be rebuilt..."

Everyone in the big tent changed color in horror.

Li Hong hurriedly stood up, waved his hand to stop him, and said, "Zhong Yuan, you're getting excited again, don't talk nonsense."

Li Wei glared at Li Hong, and said angrily: "My lord is always going forward on the battlefield, fighting all over the world. Why do you look forward and backward in this matter, and shrink back? Could it be that the countless bones of the world's creatures can't arouse your blood?"

Li Hong looked at Li Wei's angry face and felt the rebellion and loyalty flowing in his blood. He suddenly thought of Lao Bian, Han Sui, Zhang Yan and Yang Feng.If the talented Li Wei became one of them, would he still have a chance of winning?Back then, Huangfusong made four suggestions to His Majesty in order to put down the Yellow Turban Army, one of which was to lift the party ban and amnesty the party members.Huangfusong was careful that once those scholars got together with the rebels, the power of the rebels would be greatly increased, which would threaten the safety of the great Han society.Looking at Li Wei in front of him, Li Hong felt the same worry as Huangfusong. Scholars like Li Wei thought that the big man was terminally ill and hopeless. Is there any hope for the big man?
Li Hong walked up to Li Wei, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and signaled him to sit down.

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Li Hong took a few steps back and forth in the big tent, looked at everyone, and asked, "Since the refugee problem has been lingering for a long time and cannot be resolved, is there any way to alleviate it temporarily? Is there a solution to the millions of refugees in Taihang Mountain? "

"My lord, we have to think about this matter carefully, and don't be in a hurry." Zuo Yan said, "We are going to Taiyuan County to counter the rebellion, not to help the refugees. Even if we think of a way, we may not be able to do many things."

"My lord, you are the general, the general who led the army to conquer, not the governor of Bingzhou, nor the prefect of Taiyuan County. Many things, especially the settlement of refugees, have nothing to do with your lord. If your lord arrives in Bingzhou, you will take care of everything and do it alone. After all, adults should know what the consequences will be."

"My lord understands the hearts of the people and is dedicated to the country. We deeply admire it. To be honest, I surrendered from the Yellow Turban Army, and I don't want to fight the Yellow Turban Army. But who can understand what your lord has done except us? To put it lightly, You are arrogant and indulgent, lawless, and to the point, you are domineering and domineering, plotting wrongdoing."

Li Hong smiled bitterly and sighed: "Brother Junyi, thank you for your advice. I know what you said is true, but I have to think about the future of our 7 people. I don't want our lives to be lost in a few years. On this kind of battlefield, there have been too many battles, and the brothers are almost dead, so I should also think about whether this battle should be fought, whether it can be fought, and why did I fight it?"

"Everyone follows me, not to kill people, not to shed blood and sweat, but to gain fame and wealth, and to live a better life in the future." Li Hong smiled indifferently, "To put it nicely, it is for the Han Kingdom, for Your Majesty The Jiangshan Sheji, but I don’t believe it when I say it from my mouth, are we really fighting for the Han Kingdom? Are we really fighting for His Majesty?”

Everyone was stunned.

"Zimin, what are you doing..." Xian Yufu finally couldn't help but said, "What's wrong with you recently, what are you thinking about every day in the big tent?"

Li Hong shook his hand at him and said, "Brother Yuxing, I'm not out of my mind, I just want to tell the truth. I have been a Shangguan for a long time, and I haven't been with my brothers for a long time. You sat together and chatted casually, everyone followed me to kill, trust each other, there is nothing you can't say. There are some things that I have been bored in my stomach for a long time, and I want to talk about them."

Li Hong looked up at the top of the tent and sighed, "I have been running around on the battlefield since I came back from Xianbei, and I have never had time to stop and think about it." He pointed to the map on the ground and said, "This time I Sitting on this map of Bingzhou, my heart calmed down, but I couldn't concentrate on thinking about the war. I thought about it for a long time, and suddenly realized that I didn't know why I was fighting?"

"Why am I fighting?"

"Do I want to find my lost memory? Do I want to find my relatives? Do I want to protect the lives of my brothers? Do I want to get promoted and get rich? Do I want to protect the country of Han? Why am I fighting?"

Facing the puzzled eyes of his subordinates, Li Hong pointed to his head and said, "You tell me, do I understand the Han Kingdom? How much do I know about the Han Kingdom? Am I really a citizen of the Han Kingdom?"

There was a dead silence in the big tent.

"The trip to Luoyang touched me a lot." Li Hong gently stroked his long hair that was hanging on his chest back to his shoulders, and said thoughtfully, "Do you think your majesty is here for the country and society of the great man?" ? Are the ministers in the court for the country of the great Han? If they are for the country of the great Han, why are they living in luxury while the refugees are eating people?"

"Are we fighting to let His Majesty and the princes and dignitaries continue to enjoy themselves, or to let the refugees continue to eat people?"

"Who are we fighting for? Why are we fighting?"

Li Hong looked at everyone and said with a wry smile: "I've been at a loss recently. I don't know what I should do or what I shouldn't do. I don't know what I should do or what I should do wrong. Everything I want to do seems to be different. It's wrong, but what I don't want to do is right."

"I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do."

The big tent was quiet, only Li Hong's figure swaying slightly under the candlelight.

After a long time, Xian Yufu said in a low voice, "My lord, you should rest early, we are going back."

Zuo Yan stood up, bowed and said, "My lord's idea is very unique, we have to think about it when we go back. In addition, during this period of time, Zhongyuan, Changfeng, and Lianzhi and I specially discussed carefully about the refugees in Taihang Mountain. Discuss, after arriving in Taiyuan, we must give the adults a solution."

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The [-]-mile Kuaiqi was swept into the camp like a whirlwind, and the sound of the horse's hooves was like a gun, which was thrilling.

In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen messengers rushed out from the tent, and they galloped away. The thunderous sound of hooves shattered the tranquility of the night.

Not long after, the commanders of each battalion arrived with their attendants like flying.

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Xiao Lan's delicate voice hadn't stopped yet, and the big tent immediately started screaming like a frying pan.

The news of the rebellion broke out in Youzhou finally reached Li Hong's army. The generals in Youzhou were very anxious and wished they could rush back to their hometown immediately.

"How about Lulongsai? My lord, has Lulongsai ever fallen?" Huzi shouted agitatedly. He pointed to the document in Xiao Lan's hand and asked, "Then it says about Lulongsai?"

The family members of Hu Zi, Yan Wuwei, and a group of horse thief brothers are all in Lulongsai, so they are very anxious and take care of their family's safety.

Li Hong looked at the map of Youzhou on the table with a solemn expression, without saying a word.

Xiao Lan shook her head in panic, "No, Master Wei, there is no mention of Lu Longsai."

"Where's Yuyang City? Can you talk about Yuyang City?" Xian Yuyin's parents and brothers are all in Yuyang City, and his face flushed red with anxiety.

"Bojun, don't worry, the detailed documents from Shangshutai haven't arrived yet, this is just an urgent report." Xian Yufu pulled Xian Yuyin to comfort him. In fact, he was more anxious than anyone else. His parents, brothers, wife, children In Yuyang City, if Yuyang City is captured by rebels, one can imagine the fate of the family.

Tian Zhong sat beside Li Hong blankly, muttering non-stop, not knowing what he was talking about.Yushi, Zheng Xin and others gathered together, restless.A group of foreign generals such as Hengji and Sheyingtong were not so anxious. The rebellion was mainly concentrated in the eastern and central counties of Youzhou, and had not yet spread to Shanggu and other counties in the north.

"My lord, immediately write to the imperial court that we return to Youzhou to quell the rebellion and return to Youzhou." Yan Rou said eagerly, "The Karasuma people are rebellious, and the Xianbei people may take advantage of it. This time, Youzhou is dangerous, really dangerous gone."

"Don't worry, my lords. It's said above that Lord Liu Zheng, Governor of Youbeiping, and Lord He Yi, Governor of Yuyang County, are fighting against the rebels at Baoqiu River. The reinforcements of Lord Huwuwan Captain Qi Chou and Zhuojun Governor Wang Ru are coming. I'm rushing to Jicheng." Li Wei tried his best to comfort him, "Jicheng now has Governor Yang Chun and Cavalry Captain Gongsun Zan leading troops to guard, Youzhou will not have too many problems for the time being."

"You know what a fart, kid." Xian Yuyin's gentle manner disappeared as soon as his fiery temper came up, and he pointed at Li Wei and cursed, "You are from Jiangdong, how do you know that the people from Beijiang are so powerful? Swords and guns are soldiers, don't practice them, they are ten times stronger than the Central Plains people. A hundred thousand rebels attack Jicheng, who can defend it?"

"Your woman is in your arms, of course you are not in a hurry, but our family is in northern Xinjiang, how can we not be in a hurry?" Huzi shouted, "My lord, I want to go back to Youzhou."

Xiao Lan blushed, and quietly hid behind Li Wei.Li Wei originally wanted to curse back, but seeing Huzi and the others' angry expressions, he had to frown and let it go.

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Although Li Hong was concentrating on looking at the map, Xiao Yu's sad eyes were all in front of him, which made him restless and unable to restrain himself.how is she nowDid he follow Tian Chou to Xu Wushan?
Li Hong lowered his head and sighed.

Zhang Chun, he never thought that Zhang Chun would rebel.Except for Zhang Chun's fierce rhetoric by the Shengshui River, Li Hong really couldn't associate a knowledgeable, gentle and elegant old man who cared about the country and the people with a rebel.Thinking of his relationship with Zhang Chun when he was in Lunu City, and thinking of seeing off Zhang Chun who was imprisoned in the prison car, Li Hong felt like a dream.Zhang Chun turned out to be a rebel.

He looked up at Xian Yufu.At that time, Xian Yufu said that Zhang Chun was cruel and scheming, and advised himself to have less contact with him, but he was still dissatisfied.Now it seems that Xian Yufu's vision is much better than his own.

"Yu Xing, is this Zhang Ju the great Confucian from Yuyang City?" Li Hong asked.

Xian Yufu sneered, and said disdainfully: "All the children of my Xianyu family were ashamed because of his rebellion. This lunatic dares to call himself the Son of Heaven."

"Shame? Why?"

"All the children of my Xianyu family worship him as a teacher and study with him in the Xiaonanshan Academy." Xianyu Fu sighed, "Think about it, how will our Xianyu family become officials in northern Xinjiang in the future, and how can we hold our heads high? Be human?"

Li Hong didn't make a sound.If the teacher committed a crime, the disciples under his sect would not have a bright future, so it was no wonder that Xian Yufu was so angry.

Yan Liang sat on the side, looking lonely.Zhang Chun not only took Yan Liang in when he was down and down, but also entrusted him with important responsibilities, so Yan Liang always regarded Zhang Chun as his benefactor and old master, but he didn't expect...

"Zishan, you see, Zhang Chun claims to be Prime Minister, General Mitian, and King Anding." Li Hong smiled wryly, "The leader of the Yellow Turban, Ku Chief, once said about handsome Anding. It seems that handsome Anding is Zhang Chun, otherwise, Why does he call himself King Anding? Could it be that he was the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in the past?"

Yan Liang acted as if he didn't hear it, and was still thinking about his own thoughts with his head down.

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After Li Hong waited for everyone to calm down, he asked Xiao Lan to read the emperor's edict again.

"Your Majesty ordered us to rush to Taiyuan County immediately to put down Zhang Yan's rebels, so His Majesty will definitely not agree to the matter in Youzhou this time. Even if you want to agree, you have to wait until we defeat Zhang Yan."

Li Hong stood up, signaled the generals to sit down, and continued: "At present, Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Karasuma are rebelling in Youzhou, Zhang Yan and Yang Feng's rebels are raging in Bingzhou, and Bai Rao and Suigu are in Jizhou. The Yellow Turban Army, the poisonous rebels in Hanoi threatened Gyeonggi. After a period of silence, the Yellow Turban Army broke out again, and the war spread all over the three states and counties north of the Yellow River. If you add Xiliang’s rebellious kingdom and Han Sui, then our Great Han Kingdom All the four northern states are at war. This is the most dangerous situation since Zhangjiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion in the first year of Zhongping."

Li Hong looked at everyone and said resolutely: "You all know what to do, so I won't say anything. We are not the only ones who suffer from family ruin and death, but also tens of thousands of people, in the past and now. There will be more in the future, so hurry to hurry, scold to scold, military orders still have to be obeyed."

Beard cursed in a low voice.

Li Hong glared at him, and said to him: "The official has grown, and his temper has also risen. Do you want to leave the barracks privately?"

Beard bowed his head in silence.

"Now it seems that the invasion of the Xianbei people helped the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou, allowing them to revolt calmly, and the imperial court lost a lot of money and troops because of the war with the Xianbei people, and was unable to go north to suppress the rebellion in the short term. The Youzhou Yellow Turban Army can run rampant for a long time, and the Great Yan Kingdom will continue to support it, so as long as we quickly pacify Bingzhou, we can go north and return to Youzhou. Now, I advise you to concentrate on fighting the battle of Bingzhou."

"The Yellow Turban Army planned carefully this time. The rebels from all over the country dispatched at the same time to support each other. The momentum is huge. If you want to completely defeat the rebels, you can only come one at a time. It's useless to rush."

"Tomorrow morning, we set off for Jinyang."

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The battle situation in Youzhou is very bad.

Liu Zheng, the prefect of You Beiping, was defeated in Lucheng, the whole army was wiped out, and Liu Zheng died in battle.

He Yi, the prefect of Yuyang, was defeated by Zhang Chun in Hunu City and fled back to Yuyang City.Zhang Chun then led his army to besiege the city, and the city gate should be opened in the middle of the night. Yuyang fell, and Yuyang Duwei Tian Kai protected the prefect He Yi and escaped.

Qi Chou, captain of Huwumaru, led the reinforcements from Juyongguan to the vicinity of Changping City when they were surrounded by rebels. The whole army was wiped out, and Qi Chou died in battle.

At the end of this month, the rebel army besieged Jicheng, and Yang Chun, governor of Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan, the captain of cavalry, led the army to defend.The Karasuma rebels rushed to Jicheng under the leadership of Qiu Liju, the master of Karasuma in western Liaoning, and participated in the siege.After nearly 20 rebels attacked for three days, Jicheng fell, and the governor Yang Chun and the cavalry captain Gongsun Zan led the remnant army to flee to Zhuocheng.

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(End of this chapter)