"General."

In the evening, in Yingyang City, Yan Zhong walked into the county temple where incense was burning with an extremely exquisite Shu brocade in his arms. "Come and see..."

"What?" Huangfu Song, who was sitting quietly in the hall and almost fell asleep due to the incense, looked up at the sound and couldn't help laughing. "Oh, what a brocade!"

"Not bad." Yan Zhong smiled as he walked. "This is serious Shu brocade, not Chu brocade, not Wu brocade, and not the new Liaodong brocade that is common in the market in Hebei. General, look, the pattern is unique, bright and moving, really Just like gold and silver born on silk... This was specially taken out by the local yellow scarf thief who surrendered and presented to Wang Xiaowei. Although Wang Xiaowei lived in Luoyang and was used to seeing treasures, he felt that this item was particularly outstanding. , so he didn’t dare to keep it for himself, so he asked me to give it to the general instead!”

"You guys!" Huangfu Song smiled bitterly and shook his head. "This thing is certainly a good treasure, but as an old man in his fifties, what do I want with it?! Even if I make two sets of robes, I don't have the nerve to wear them out, right?"

"That's right." Yan Zhong held the Shu brocade and sat behind a table below Huangfu Song and said with a smile. "The general is highly virtuous and highly respected. In other words, since the death of General Ranming (Zhang Huan, one of the Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou) three years ago, General This is where our reputation in Liangzhou lies...how can we commoners compare to it?"

"Then Shu Jin Shu De will keep it." Huangfu Song still didn't care.

After all, both Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Xun knew how to give all their belongings to their subordinates, so Human Emperor Fusong really couldn't do it.

"That's not right." Yan Zhong put the Shu brocade on several tables, but shook his head. "It is a treasure that a virtuous person can live in. If the general doesn't want such a treasure, how can I dare to take it over? Even if the general doesn't use it himself, it doesn't matter. Take it home and keep it for the young masters..."

"They're all useless!" Huangfu Song shook his head and sighed. "The brocade clothes made of Shu brocade are best matched with purple ribbons and gold seals, but how can they be qualified to do that in this life?"

"In fact, so what if we did it?" Yan Zhong suddenly shook his head and smiled. "Liangzhou is a poor frontier place, so what if we become a general after being sealed? Doesn't the imperial court still regard us as frontier despots?"

Huangfusong narrowed his eyes slightly but showed no reaction.

In fact, counting from the time when Liu Xiu, the founder of the Han Dynasty, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the Later Han Dynasty has gone through more than 160 years. Social problems are everywhere. Seven or eight states have been affected, as evidenced by the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 20 or 30 counties. .

However, if we had to identify a place with the most serious problems, it would be Liangzhou, which is now particularly peaceful.

Problems in other places were at least hidden under the authority of the Han Dynasty before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but in Liangzhou they were exposed from the beginning, and what followed was the most direct and bloody violent war.

In fact, if we exclude the wars during the founding period of the People's Republic of China, then starting from the year when Emperor Guangwu passed away (AD 57), there have been four major chaos in Liangzhou, which is basically equivalent to never stopping:

The first Shaodang Rebellion lasted intermittently from AD 57 to AD 101, lasting more than forty years;

The second Xianling Rebellion occurred in the seventh year after the Shaodang Rebellion, that is, in 108 AD, and lasted for eleven years... Although this time was short, the price paid by the Han Dynasty was particularly heavy. , the official military expenditure alone amounted to 24 billion, and directly caused the decline of the entire population of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, as well as the disunity of the people, and the theory of "abandoning Liang" was born from this;

The third great rebellion was actually a repressive move by the central court. The leader was Ma Xian, the famous general at the time and the Qiang Protector Colonel. Ma Xian used his outstanding military skills and brutal suppression methods to carry out a campaign against the Qiang people in Liangzhou for nearly thirty years.

bloody repression;

The fourth time was the complete suppression of the Qiang people in Sanming, Liangzhou during the reign of Emperor Huan... Huangfu Song's uncle Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan who was once followed by Dong Zhuo, and Duan Xi who later took refuge with the eunuchs all became famous because of this.

Moreover, although these four major rebellions were nominally Qiang rebellions, for the powerful people of the middle and lower classes in Liangzhou, there were frequent wars and the destructiveness of military turmoil. Simple ethnic conflicts were used to appease them.

It is tantamount to covering one's ears and stealing the bell! Not to mention that in the middle and late period of the Later Han Dynasty, the Qiang and Han ethnic groups were seriously mixed, and the ethnic barriers at the bottom were actually getting smaller and smaller, and most of the officials from other places were corrupt, cruel and incompetent.

In short, it can be said that the entire middle and lower classes in Liangzhou may not hate the imperial court any less than they hate foreign races... because massacres and wars are too frequent!

Under such circumstances, the central government has adopted a general attitude of exclusion and discrimination towards Liangzhou. Not to mention the appeasement and compensation that should be provided, the fact that it does not bully you is already giving you face.

Therefore, Liangzhou's aversion to the Han Dynasty and the Central Committee is basically in a suppressed and spreading state. Now even Liangzhou scholars are extremely dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty and the Central Committee.

Although the Huangfu Song family is famous for its military suppression of the Qiang rebellion and is an authentic representative of the local Loyal Han faction, since he was born and raised in Liangzhou, how could he not know this kind of sentiment among the people?

?Moreover, his uncles Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan were the side generals who read scriptures and moved closer to the scholars, and Ben and Duan Xi, the side generals who did not read the scriptures and took refuge with the eunuchs, had an antagonistic attitude in themselves.

Therefore, even if he knew this emotion, Huangfu Yizhen had no good way to deal with it. The only way to deal with it was to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Yan Zhong looked at Huangfu Song, as if he had expected this, but he said no more and mentioned another matter: "General, what is the combat strength of the Three Rivers Knights in the fifth school of the Northern Army?"

"Almost!" Huangfu Song cheered up slightly after hearing this. "After all, it is a long period of peace, but after all, the system is there, and there are sophisticated equipment from the Luoyang arsenal, and the war horses in the West Garden Corridor...

It should be enough to deal with the Yellow Turban thieves."

"This is natural." Yan Zhong said slowly. "The Yellow Turbans of Dongjun were destroyed in the first battle between Cangting and Dongwuyang, and the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan were destroyed in the first battle of Richangshe. After these two battles, I think no one in the world will think that

The Yellow Turban thieves can succeed again, and it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out."

"You can't say that." Huangfu Song sighed. "There will be problems if the time is delayed too long... I read the military newspaper in Changshe before and said that the three brothers Zhang Jiao of Hebei will general Julu, Anping, Qinghe, Wei

The Yellow Turban thieves in the counties, Hejian and other places have all shrunk to Julu County. They rely on the two big cities in the north and south, Guangzong and Xiaquyang, each gathering more than 100,000 people and hoarding inexhaustible food for several years. Several counties have gathered together

The money, silk and equipment that have arrived are ready to resist... Shu De, you said that if this is to be defended for a year or two, wouldn't it be an ordinary thing? By then, the world may be in trouble!"

"Who says it's not?" Yan Zhong said with a smile. "However, I am not going to talk about this today... General, I saw that the Central Plains and Hebei are so rich that even such treasures can be found casually in one county, and

After all, the Yellow Turban thieves are just like moth thieves, so why should they only let the central children of Sanhe Five Schools, who already have wealthy families, to make a fortune? Look at the general with five senses, when they go out to fight, they not only take care of their hometown, but also take care of their own country.

In the past few days, Bingzhou's old army already had a captain with a meritorious service of 2,000 dan, four commanders of 1,000 shi... and the Liu Bei from yesterday seemed to be in fifth place! And we, the sons of Liangzhou, do

It's hard to get an official position, it's hard to get rich...it's hard!"

Huangfusong was silent for a moment, but slowly shook his head: "I know what Shude means, but... you also know the situation in Liangzhou. If soldiers and warriors from remote places are allowed to come to the mainland, their wild nature will be difficult to control. The imperial court has

Beware is another saying. Therefore, I only recommended queens from famous families like Nan Rong that day."

"Yes!" Yan Zhong stood up and said with a sneer. "I have nothing to say about Fu Nanrong's talents, but how many talented people like Fu Nanrong are in Liangzhou who are well-educated and come from famous families?" At this point,

Without waiting for Huangfu Yizhen's response, Yan Shude pointed to the brocade on the table again and said, "The general really doesn't want this top-grade Shu brocade? This is the wish of the people below."

Huangfusong could only laugh dryly: "Since everyone agrees, I will stay."

Yan Zhong smiled slowly and said goodbye.

Huangfusong watched the other party go out, sighed, and in a blink of an eye, he fell asleep with his eyes squinted in the incense... There was no way, he was already very old, and the banquet last night made him pay special attention to this fact.

.Facing the young Gongsun Xun, Cao Mengde, and many many young heroes present at that time, he was really envious and helpless.

"Brother Zhicai."

Returning to the city of Yangzhai, the sun was almost setting. In an empty and dilapidated house, Lou Gui, who was in an extremely depressed mood, finally couldn't bear it anymore. "Whether it's successful or not, could you please give me a word?"

"Let me ask Mr. Zibo." Xi Zhong is in his thirties this year. He has thin eyes and fair skin. Judging from his clothes and unkempt beard, as well as his sunken eye sockets,

From the looks of it, his life seems indeed desolate. "All this money, treasures, and cars are mine?"

"Of course!"

"Even if I don't go, according to etiquette, these gifts don't need to be repaid?" Xi Zhicai continued to ask curiously with his hands behind his hands.

"That's right!" Lou Gui nodded helplessly. "So, brother Zhicai, please stop looking at me. If you agree or disagree, please speak frankly."

"To be honest, Mr. Zibo, I... don't know." Xi Zhong spread his hands and smiled.

"I don't know what you mean?" Lou Gui felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. Didn't they agree that one of the two would be hard-working and the other would be knowledgeable about techniques? Then one should be like Wang Xiu and the other like Lu Fan. How could they become

How is it like today?

"Don't know means I don't know." Xi Zhong touched the gold on the tray in front of him and said. "Mr. Zibo, I have been poor for almost thirty years, and I am always dissolute. Although I have Brother Yuanchang's

Recommended, but the gentleman with five senses was willing to send someone to invite me with such generous money and gifts based on just one word. I was still surprised and quite touched... To be fair, people are not grass and trees. Suddenly, in this situation, if

It would be strange not to be moved."

"That……"

"But, as the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters." Xi Zhong turned around with his hands behind his hands and said slowly to the low west wall of his house, which was covered with people watching the excitement. "I

The actor has been in chaos for thirty years, and he doesn't even dare to marry a wife... Of course, no one wants to marry... Don't you just want someone who can truly entrust your ambitions to show off your talents? What if your general is a Jinxiu?

Besides, the people who are in ruins, aren’t they the people I entrusted to them?”

Behind the other party, Lou Gui hesitated to speak.

"Mr. Zibo, being a private person is just like marrying a man and marrying a wife." Xi Zhicai turned around and smiled. "You think, what if the bride only finds out after she gets married that her husband is a gambler like me?

As a drunkard, wouldn’t I have wasted the bride’s youth in vain? And I...if your general is a loser, will I be the one who betrays the master? Do you think I am that kind of person?!"

Lou Gui finally clasped his hands and sighed and said: "Brother Zhicai's words are quite a bit like Legalist magic... Then what do you mean, do you have to wait until my general comes to Yangdi for you to see him in person?

Make a decision?"

"That's not necessary." Xi Zhicai shook his head with his hands behind his hands. "Your general is a chastity-minded general with five senses, and he has just destroyed a hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves in Changshe. By then, he will be so powerful that he will lead to

Tens of thousands of victorious troops came to Yangzhai City, and they had countless good generals. If I, a prodigal, went to meet him, I would only be sweating profusely and getting confused."

"Then what are you going to do?" Lou Gui couldn't bear it anymore.

"Mr. Zibo, don't be anxious." Xi Zhicai smiled slowly. "I guess you are the confidant of General Wu Guan?"

"Of course!" Lou Zibo said proudly. "Otherwise, why would you send me here?"

"How long has Sir been following your general?" Xi Zhicai continued to ask.

Lou Gui opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly felt lost. After a long while, he answered: "It has been eight or nine years... It seems to be almost ten years! The concubines the old lady gave me have all given birth to three children.

A child."

"So that's it." Xi Zhicai also became serious. "So it seems that Mr. Zibo and your general have a one-two-one relationship?"

"Perhaps!" Lou Gui said with emotion. "I understand what you mean. You want to test me and get a glimpse of my family's personality, right?"

"Not bad." Xi Zhicai nodded.

"But my mind is mostly on the military." Lou Gui shook his head and said. "If you want to talk about the treacherous nature of people's hearts, Dong Gongren must be here; if you want to talk about the analysis of affairs, then Lu Ziheng must be here..."

"It doesn't matter." Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "Seeing the big from the small does not necessarily mean talking about the general trend of the world or the strength of people's hearts... All this gold, silver, wealth and silk are mine?"

"Of course!" Lou Gui was a little impatient again.

"Does Mr. Zibo know how to play animal cards?" Xi Zhicai smiled again. "The two of us will randomly call a good gambler from the neighbors watching, and I will divide the gold in the money.

Third, I’ll give each of you a share, how about we take a gamble? If you lose all, you don’t need anything else, just keep the gold and leave; and if I lose all, I’ll let Mr. Zibo do whatever he wants!”

Lou Zibo twirled his beard and sneered.
To be continued...