Great Han Empire

Chapter 582: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
After eating a meal for more than an hour, Li Hong suppressed the anger and depression in his heart, entertained hypocritically, and was exhausted.

After the banquet was over, Wang Rou warmly invited everyone to take a boat ride across the river and see the scenery on both sides of the Jinshui River.Li Wei hurriedly stopped Wang Rou, saying that the general had something important to do in the afternoon, and politely declined.Wang Rou seemed very disappointed, and the elders of the clan sent the general and a group of officials from Northern Xinjiang to leave the mansion.

After leaving the mansion, Li Hong saw ten luxurious carriages of the Wang family lined up behind the group.Li Hong sighed inwardly, and he glanced at Li Wei.Li Wei smiled and nodded slightly.Li Hong thanked Wang Rou for his hospitality, and bowed farewell to the elders of the Wang family one by one. Finally, he managed to squeeze out a few smiles, pointed to the luxurious carriage in the distance and said, "I appreciate Mr. Wang's kindness, my lord." Let’s go back with ten carriages, I will not accept it.”

Li Wei's smile froze, and his expression was quite embarrassed.

Wang Rou explained with a calm smile: "The general and all the lords think highly of me, and it is the first time to visit my house, but because everyone is busy with business, they come and go in a hurry, I don't treat you well, and I am very sorry." It's a pity. A small gift is not a respect, so please accept it from the general and your lords."

Li Hong firmly refused.Xu Rong, Zhang Yan and others also declined Wang Rou's gift.Everyone got on their horses one after another, said goodbye and left.

On the way, everyone rode their horses and walked in silence. Obviously, the meal had a great impact on them, and everyone was deeply touched.Li Hong stopped his horse slowly, turned around to look at the generals behind him, and asked with a serious expression, "How are you feeling today, my lords?"

Xu Rong sighed deeply, "I never thought that there would be such a wealthy family in Northern Xinjiang."

"These families have deep foundations, and their families have been accumulated by generations for hundreds of years. Their wealth is beyond our imagination." Zhu Mu sighed, "When the general Liang Yi was killed, the imperial court confiscated the wealth from his house. More than 30 billion in money. More than 30 billion, which is almost equivalent to a year's tax of my great man. There is also the general Dou Wu. The Dou family has a history of hundreds of years in my great man. When Dou Wu was in power, it is said that the Queen Mother Dou also The maids and concubines in the palace are often given to Dou Wu to serve as his servant, which shows the strength of the Dou Clan. After the failure of the Beigong Mutiny, it took half a year for the traitor to seize property from his house. There are rumors that the property of the Dou Clan is more There are even more beams and wings. Therefore, the Jinzhong clan, especially the Wang clan in front of you, can only be regarded as a middle-class clan in Dahan, and there is a huge gap compared with the Yuan clan and the Yang clan."

"The rise and fall of clans is very common. For example, when the Liang clan and the Dou clan fall, new clans will take their place immediately. There are more and more big Han clans. Why?" Zhu Mu looked at Li Hong and said solemnly, "Because A family not only possesses wealth, but also has prominent power and world-renowned prestige. For example, Xu Ling in Chang'an, he is a wealthy businessman. He inherited the wealth of several generations of his wife's family, but he has no prominent status and no disciples all over the world. He is an official, so after he moved to Hedong, he could only follow behind the guards and look up to others, watching the face of the guards to act. The power of the gates is just like this."

"The general should know that the reason why Emperor Guangwu was able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty was because of the support of the Nanyang clan and merchants, and the Queen Yin who helped Emperor Guangwu a lot was from the Nanyang Yin family. The ancestors of the Nanyang Yin family were assistants. Guan Zhong of Duke Huan of Qi's "Nine Heroes, One Kuang Tianxia" was handed down to the seventh generation Guan Xiu. He was famous for his medical skills. He moved from Qi State to Chu State and became a doctor of Yin. Go to Xinye, Nanyang, and become a wealthy family in Nanyang. The size of his family and the reputation are evident from this."

"General, you can take a look at the 28 generals of Yuntai. How many of them are from Nanyang? From the 28 generals of Yuntai, the general should be able to understand the importance of a powerful family to the revival of the Han Dynasty." Zhu Mu said with his hands clasped, "General and everyone I understand the feelings of your lord, especially General Zhang Yan and General Yang Feng, but we must face up to the reality and start from the overall situation of northern Xinjiang, starting from the Dahan Sheji, whether it is a family or a businessman, it is us who stabilize northern Xinjiang It is an important force to revitalize the country and must not be missing."

Li Hong stared blankly at Zhu Mu, and the murderous intent in his heart gradually subsided.I am nothing more than a general on the frontier. By chance, I have won many victories and achieved a lot of military exploits. Beijiang, revitalize the big man, he can't do it himself, let alone his murderous subordinates.Ten years, as long as I support myself for ten years, let the northern border stabilize, let the big Han settle down, let the singing and dancing of the big Han territory that countless brothers have shed their blood for, and make it peaceful, I will be worthy of the late emperor's deathbed entrustment, worthy of those who died with me and the brethren who are still alive.Ten years later, my wish has been fulfilled, I will quit, I will retreat bravely, I will get out, and you can do whatever you like.

"It's fair to say that they and us are two kinds of people, two completely different people." Li Hong suddenly smiled and said, "We are poor, but we are heroes, heroes who guard the frontier. Without us, they Don't talk about wealth, you can't even protect your own life. Thinking about it this way, this meal is worth it for us."

"Why didn't you think so just now?" Li Wei said angrily, "Wang Rou gave us ten carts of gifts, why didn't you want them?"

Li Hong patted his head in frustration, "How about I go get it back?"

"Forget it, don't be ashamed..." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go, he will give it away next time. If he sends it to us, we will accept it all. At least it can subsidize the military salary."

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On the eighth day of July, Jinyang.

At dusk, surrounded by Zhao Yun, Yan Wuwei, Jiang Wu and others, Pang De wore a brand-new Juebian uniform (that is, a dark black coat with a xun color collar. The lower garment is a red color with a black border The dark area close to the dark color is black, which means the sky will be bright, with red in the black, not very black.) Sitting in a black carriage, they rushed out of the mansion gate.Pound's main car was in front, and the two auxiliary cars were behind. Dozens of attendants held up their torches to clear the way, and the group headed for Xuanweng Mountain in a mighty manner.

In this dynasty, when a scholar married a wife, he had to go through six main ceremonies: Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Nazheng, asking for a date, and welcoming in person, which are known as the "six rituals" in the world.The first five ceremonies are relatively simple, mainly for the negotiation of marriage, and the most solemn one is the personal welcome, which is called welcoming relatives today.

The five ceremonies such as Nacai are all performed by the man's side sending envoys to the You Temple (Father's Temple) of the woman's home, and they are all performed in the morning. When the envoys of the family arrive at the bride’s house, they must bring wild geese as a greeting ceremony.) Only the bridegroom goes to the bride’s house in person, and the time is at “faint” time (two and a half quarters after sunset).Marriage at dusk is a relic of the custom of robbing marriages in ancient times, because robbing marriages needs the cover of night.Later generations interpreted that the bridegroom went to the bride's house to welcome the bride, and the bride followed her to the husband's house, which meant that the yang was going to the yin and the yin was coming.

When the new son-in-law comes at dusk, he is called Hun, and later generations write "marriage", so the bride is called "marriage" because of this. (This is the origin of the term "marriage" in later generations.)
The people of Jinyang have long known about this unprecedented wedding ceremony.The man is Pang De, the well-known leader of the Black Panther Yi Cong in Northern Xinjiang, and the woman is the daughter of Mr. Wang Jian, the Jinyang University Hall Jijiu, Princess Changping, and the General Hussars. It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, so the streets are already crowded with crowds of spectators before the sun sets.

As soon as the welcoming team left the mansion, shocking shouts erupted from the crowd on both sides of the street.

This time, it was General Du Liao Zhao Yun who was the emissary for the groom's wedding, with a white horse and a white robe, holding a big black goose in his hand, leading the horse, which was particularly eye-catching.

Jiang Wu cheerfully looked at the chaotic crowd in front of her, and shouted loudly to Wen Chou beside her, "Zijun, Huding and Qishen are not here this time, otherwise, we can have another marriage snatching, and have a good time."

Wen Chou laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with the absence of Qi Ding and Qi Shen, we can also grab it."

"The two of them are not here, we'd better not cause trouble, so as not to be kicked out by the general one by one."

"What do you mean?" Wen Chou slapped the whip and scolded loudly, "How can such a scandal be publicized?"

In the car, Yan Wuwei looked at the crowds on both sides of the street, shook his head and sighed: "Ling Ming, it's better to stay with the general, even getting married is such a big show."

Pang De's excited face was reddish, and he said embarrassedly: "Brother Wuwei, do you think I'm willing to show off like this? I can't help it, I was forced by the general."

"Hehe..." Yan Wuwei patted him on the shoulder enviously, "If the general forced me to marry like this, I would be so happy. You kid, don't take advantage of it and act like a good boy. Zhongyuan gave you this house?"

"Zhong Yuan wants to give me away, but I dare not take it." Pang De smiled, "If I take this house, that boy Chen Hao's big axe will come to him immediately. Now there is a rumor in Jinyang that Ning Jie General, don't mess with Chen Dafu. This kid penetrates every corner, so I really can't afford to mess with him."

"Really?" Yan Wuwei said incredulously, "When I drank with him yesterday, he looked good."

"Let's see if you cause trouble, and see if he will turn his face immediately?" Pound pointed to Chen Hao who was looking around behind the carriage, and whispered.

Yan Wuwei looked back, raised his hand and shouted: "Chen Dafu, come here, come here..."

Chen Hao's complexion darkened, and he said unhappily: "Master Yan, how can you call me that in public? If I call you, Xiaoniao Yanshan, come here, come here, are you happy?"

Chen Hao's Yizhou accent was still very strong, and Yan Wuwei didn't understand it for a while, but he could hear the little bird clearly, and Yan Wuwei's face immediately relaxed.

Pound raised his eyebrows, his heart was full of joy, "He seems to be scolding you?"

"Chen Dafu, say it again, I didn't hear you clearly?" Yan Wuwei roared.

Chen Hao was even more unhappy. He clamped his horse's belly, approached the carriage, and shouted at Yan Wuwei: "Little bird in Yanshan, in public, you must pay attention to etiquette, and don't shout casually..."

"I won't beat you to death..." Yan Wuwei suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Hao's shoulder, roared, and dragged him into the carriage, "You have only grown a few hairs, yet you dare to scream like this... "

Chen Hao suddenly uttered a miserable cry, "Brother Bird, please be merciful..."

Xian Yuyin, Zhang He and the others in the auxiliary car saw the commotion ahead, they all jumped out of the carriage and surrounded them, "Haha, we're fighting, let's go and have a look..."

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Xuanweng Mountain is brightly lit and beaming.

Wang Jian was originally from Anding County in Xiliang, he had no relatives in Jinyang, his wife died young, and he had only one daughter, so early in the morning, the two wives of Xiao Yu, Feng Xue, Xiao Lan, Wen Ji, and Yan Liang accompanied him. The princess rushed to Xuanweng Mountain to dress up for Wang Fu.Wang Jian is now the princess's teacher, and it is only natural for the princess to come here as a disciple to congratulate the teacher on marrying a daughter, but the arrival of the princess has alarmed all the students in the Jinyang University Hall, causing the entire Xuanweng Mountain to be crowded with people.Wei Duan and Ding Yi, who were in charge of protecting the princess's safety, were terrified, sweating profusely after running.

Wang Fu worshiped the gods of her ancestors in your temple, and then, accompanied by the princess, Xiao Yu and others, stood quietly in the room facing south, waiting for Pound's arrival.

When the wedding party arrived at Xuanweng Mountain, Zhao Yun walked in front with the big black goose in his arms, Yan Wuwei, Jiang Wu and others hugged Pound and followed behind, talking and laughing all the way.Chen Hao was sandwiched between them, talking excitedly.

Yan Wuwei joked: "Yiqian, it's not that you are getting married, what are you doing happily? You won't be unable to sleep at night, will you?"

"Go drink tonight..." Chen Hao said with a playful smile, "I'm sure I won't sleep tonight, we'll sleep when we're drunk."

All the students in Jinyang University were surprised to see so many generals from Northern Xinjiang all of a sudden. They inquired about each other, and every time they connected a well-known name with a vigorous figure, they would scream excitedly. .

"Master Yan, the number of people calling you General Zilong is the most. It seems that you don't hear your name very often?" Chen Hao looked around and said very regretfully.

"What's so beautiful about you? Isn't it because someone called you Chen Dafu? Don't you feel ashamed now?" Yan Wuwei scolded angrily.

"Hey..." Chen Hao smiled foolishly, "Master Yan, don't be jealous. Is this good? I will stand on a high place and yell twice, and I will guarantee that your name will spread all over the world."

"Did you not beat him enough just now?" Yan Wuwei stared and threatened loudly.Chen Hao immediately closed his mouth obediently and did not say a word.

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After completing the tedious etiquette, Pang De walked out of the lobby, kowtowed to Wang Jian, and then walked down the west steps, ready to go out.

Wang Fu walked out of the room step by step.Tonight's Wang Fu wears exquisite hair accessories and pure black clothes with black borders, elegant, luxurious, beautiful and charming.Two maids held up gauze fans to cover Li Yan of the newcomers and walked in the front, Wang Fu walked behind with the support of the maids, and the group followed Pound down the main room from the west steps.

Wang Jian, full of grief and joy, stood on the steps and blessed her daughter, and gave her clothes, hairpins and other entrusting rings, so that she would not forget the warnings of her parents in the future.Wang Fu cried goodbye to her father, went out and boarded the carriage to greet her.At this time, Xiaoyu who came out with her put on a smock for her to avoid wind and dust.Pound drove forward, and after the wheels turned three times, the coachman drove on his behalf. He went home in the carriage and went to the door to wait for the bride.

Zhao Yunfei got on the horse and raised his hands and shouted: "Brothers, go, go, go back with the carriage..."

Yan Wuwei, Jiang Wu, Wen Chou and the others got on their horses and went ahead.

The princess' car followed closely behind, and slowly left the Xuanweng Mountain and returned to the city.

The Xuanweng Mountain, which had been busy for a day, gradually fell silent, and the excited and excited people still stood on the mountain in twos and threes, looking at the little lights of fire that gradually disappeared in the night with reluctance.

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Jinyang City immediately boiled with the arrival of the newcomer's car, the flames and shouts were intertwined, and the sky was full of joy.

Li Wei's mansion was temporarily changed into Pang's mansion, and there was a long queue of carriages on the avenue in front of the mansion, and a sea of ​​people.

Hussar General Li Hong, General Longxiang Xu Rong and General Gotanakaro Zhao Qi stood outside the lobby to welcome the guests who came to celebrate.Pound's family members were all in Longxi, Xiliang, and they couldn't send someone to pick them up even in the midst of the turmoil, so the three adults volunteered to temporarily act as Pound's close relatives.

Amidst the deafening sound of gongs and drums, the couple's car drove to the mansion.

The new house is located in the groom's bedroom.An old waiter alternately poured water for Pound and Wang Fu to wash their hands, and the congratulators arranged the Zhuang table for the couple's first wedding meal.

The meals for the first meal of the newlyweds are simple.Eating has the nature of etiquette, and eating is not much. Three meals and three yin (yin), eating together in prison and drinking together, the ceremony is basically over.

The presence of Princess Changping pushed the festive atmosphere to its climax.

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Explanation of nouns (not counting the number of words, you can ignore it):
Before the banquet of the bride and groom, the staple food is millet and millet, as well as the sauce for seasoning, 菹 (zu, pickled mallow), 醢 (hai snail sauce), and 湆 (broth) are each served, but The situation of the wedding is a little special. There is only one piece of fish zu (zu), dolphin zu, and lazu (dried whole rabbit), which is placed between the meals of the two for the bride and groom to eat together. This arrangement is called For "community and food". (Firmly point to Zu or the food in Zu.)
The praiser moved the millet to Pound and Wang Fu's seats, and gave them the lungs and spine from the dolphin.The couple eat millet first, then drink the broth, and then eat the sauce with their fingers. This process is called "one meal".A total of three times, called "three meals."In ancient rituals, three meals are full, and the ritual of eating is over.The ancients had to "酳" (yìn) after a meal, that is, to rinse the mouth with wine, which is not only to clean the mouth, but also has the effect of food safety. "关" has three times, which is called "San酳".In the wedding ceremony, the wine vessels of the three types are used for the first two times, and for the last time.The so-called jin (jin) is a scoop made by splitting a gourd in half, and the couple each holds a piece and drinks it.This arrangement is called "drinking together".

From strangers to close relatives, there must be an excess in rituals.Eating together in a prison and drinking together are meant to embody the meaning of a couple as one and loving each other.

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In mid-July, Longshan.

Three days after Pang De got married, the officials of the northern Xinjiang and the kings of the Hu tribe in the desert left Jinyang one after another.

Princess Changping and Hushi General Li Hong also returned to Longshan.

At this time, the emperor's decree was delivered to Longshan, abolishing the five baht coin and replacing it with small coins.Hussar General's Mansion was shocked immediately.

After Li Wei got the right to make money independently for Northern Xinjiang, he and the relatives of the General Hussar's Mansion have made many countermeasures. Li Hong has proposed many preventive measures to prevent the financial crisis in Northern Xinjiang due to the increase in coins. Among them It includes the countermeasures that northern Xinjiang should take after the imperial court abolished the five baht coins.As early as when Dong Zhuo was minting money in Luoyang, Li Wei had a bad feeling. He even threatened the Wei family and Xu Ling with the fact that the court might abolish the five baht coin in Hedong, but he never thought of it. , One of my jokes came true so quickly.

Without hesitation, Li Hong issued a categorical order to immediately block the Chi Road from Shangjun to Sanfu, Pubanjin Ferry, Fengling Ferry, and Maojin Ferry from East to Gyeonggi, and cut off all cargo exchanges with Guanzhong, Kanxi, and Kanto.

Li Hong wrote to the emperor and Dong Zhuo urgently, explaining in detail the harm of the abolition of the five baht coin to the community, and begged the emperor to immediately restore the use and circulation of the five baht coin.In order to ease the relationship with Dong Zhuo, Li Hong specially ordered Zhu Mu to go to Chang'an in person to show Northern Xinjiang's views and countermeasures on the current situation.

Concerned about the safety of the emperor, Princess Changping wrote a letter to the emperor.She originally planned to ask Zhu Mu to submit it on her behalf, but since the letter involved many things about King Qin, Zhang Fan suggested that it would be more appropriate for her to let Liu He go to Chang'an to give a secret performance to the emperor.Zhang Fan said, if the emperor is threatened by Dong Zhuo and urgently needs us to send troops to serve the king, then let Liu He bring out a copy of the imperial edict written by the emperor himself.In this way, Taifu Liu Yu and General Hushi were forced by the emperor's decree to join hands with King Qin no matter what.

The princess then summoned Liu He and explained her meaning, hoping that Liu He could go to Chang'an and ask the emperor face to face.If the emperor wants to eradicate Dong Zhuo, and wants the Taifu and the Hussar General to send troops to serve the king, then bring a copy of the imperial edict.

Liu He obligingly agreed.He and Zhu Mu took more than 30 attendants and went to Chang'an day and night.

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In mid-July, Zheng Yan and Chen Lin arrived in Longshan.

Li Hongda was pleasantly surprised by Yuan Shao's attitude, he finally barely saw the hope of success in check and balance.

Yuan Shao put forward several demands, as long as Li Hong agrees, ask Dong Dajun to immediately form an alliance with Beijiang, and temporarily give up attacking Luoyang, and instead concentrate all forces to put down the ant thief rebellion.

The most urgent task for Yuan Shao and Han Fu is to immediately defeat the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army, so as to cut off the attempt of the Heishan Yellow Turban Army and the Yanqing and Xu Sanzhou Ant Thieves as soon as possible, but Yuan Shao lacks enough troops now, so Yuan Shao wants to send Wang Kuang's [-] troops from Chen Bing to the Yellow River immediately. He was recruited to Hanoi's eastern battlefield. For this reason, Yuan Shao hoped that Li Hong would immediately order to reduce the garrison strength at Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, so as to reduce the threat of the Gyeonggi army to Hanoi.If the garrison at these two passes does not decrease, Yuan Shao would not dare to transfer Wang Kuang's army to other battlefields at will.

Li Hong asked Chen Lin, how many troops does Master Yuan want me to keep in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin?
"Three thousand." Chen Lin said, "otherwise we would not be able to draw enough troops from Wang Kuang's army to support other battlefields."

"Okay." Li Hong said happily, "What are the other conditions?"

"The general originally had 1 troops stationed in the direction of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, but if only 3000 people are left to garrison now, then the other [-] troops..." Chen Lin stopped talking halfway.What he meant was obvious, this part of the army still posed a huge threat to Hanoi staying in Luoyang.

Li Hong thought for a while and said: "Beijiang has [-] troops in Luoyang, and the soldiers are living very hard because of lack of food and pay. If Master Yuan agrees to shake hands with me in Beijiang, I don't need to station [-] troops in Luoyang. How about this, I immediately ordered ten thousand troops to be recruited from Luoyang and returned to Hedong."

Chen Lin was very surprised by Li Hong's concession, and he was caught off guard.

What Yuan Shao meant was that he wanted these troops to rush to Yanqing, Xu and other places to help counter the rebellion. Firstly, it would consume the strength of northern Xinjiang, and secondly, it would help alleviate the shortage of troops on the Yanqingxu battlefield. Having said that, Li Hong has already given a clear answer.Chen Lin thought for a while, and then gave up Yuan Shao's suggestion.The return of this part of the troops from northern Xinjiang to Hedong is a threat to Dong Zhuo. Considering the safety of Chang'an, Dong Zhuo must not dare to send troops to attack Hanoi at will.On the contrary, if this part of the troops in northern Xinjiang rebels in Yanqing and Xu Ping, it will reduce the pressure on Dong Zhuo and give him a chance to attack Hanoi.

"What else?" Li Hong smiled, "Tell me about it together."

"We fought two small victories recently and captured a lot of weapons from the ant thief." Chen Lin looked at Li Hong and said cautiously, "We found that many of these weapons came from ordnance workshops in Jinyang and Hedong."

Li Hong frowned, "No way? Is there still a mark on the weapon?"

"We also use the same weapon." Chen Lin said unhurriedly.

Li Hong snorted coldly, turned his head and shouted to Jifeng standing at the door of the big tent: "Go and invite Lord Li Wei and Lord Yin Si to come here immediately."

"I want to investigate this matter." Li Hong said, "But regardless of whether it is true or not, I will first promise Mr. Yuan to cut off all the roads leading to Montenegro, so as to help you defeat the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro as soon as possible."

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Yin Si is now in charge of the ordnance workshops in Jinyang and Hedong. After listening to Li Hong's words, he said disapprovingly: "I know this, and my lord should know too. Back then, we were attacking Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang in order to persuade the Yellow Turban Army from Heishan. , in order to help us capture Mengjin and Xiaopingjin Pass, promised them many conditions, this is just one of them."

"I mean, why do Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang have the weapons we made?" Li Hong asked unhappily.

"Whoever pays, we will sell it to whoever you said." Yin Si asked strangely, "Did the general forget?"

Li Hong smiled awkwardly.He has said this, but it must be determined according to the specific situation, and you can't sell it indiscriminately and ask for trouble.

Li Wei came here in a hurry. After he knew the whole story, he sneered and said: "The general's words are still valid today. I can sell the ordnance made in Beijiang to whoever I like. Can he control it? The Yellow Turban Army has been in the past few years. We have robbed a lot of money, and we don’t make money for nothing. The military funds of the northern frontier army have not been found yet, who will pay us? Will Yuan Shao pay us? Continue to sell.”

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Li Ye, Yuan Shu's chief historian, came to Longshan.

He came to urge the Hussar General to send troops to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible.Originally, it was agreed that the two sides would join forces to send troops to Yanqing and Xu to suppress the rebellion in early July, but now it is mid-July, and there is no sign of forming a counter-rebellion army.

(End of this chapter)