In the first year of Ping's reign at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos.

At the beginning of the year, nearly forty princes attacked Dong, especially the Kwantung Allied Forces with more than 100,000 troops. They attacked Luoyang from three sides in Hanoi, Chenliu, and Nanyang, so that the people of the world thought that the chaos was at hand.

However, Dong Zhuo should kill people and move the capital, and he killed people and moved the capital at the same time. He killed all the princes in Guandong and beat them...Wang Kuang and Sun Jian were wiped out in the south and north; Zhang Miao and Zhang Miao were all killed.

Zhang Chao fled in embarrassment, followed closely by Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who had to start all over again. Even the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao, was beaten to the point of death, so what about others?

As a result, with the completion of the relocation of the capital, there was no hope of defeating Dong. In the summer, internal discord arose within the Kwantung Allied Forces, and even the Xu-Yang Alliance began to fall apart.

The first to take action was Yuan Shu from Nanyang.

This guy saw Wuwang Dong. Although his thoughts came later than his brother's, he took action very quickly.

It is said that after Yuan Gongtai cut off Sun Jian's military supplies, he forced Sun Wentai to come to Luyang to seek his allegiance...but he agreed and killed his close servants to appease Sun Jian; on the other hand, he took the initiative to attack and went west to accept Li Jue's retreat.

Go to the territory behind Hongnong, go south and ask Liu Biao to do what you want, go east to ask Chen Wang and Liu Chong to do what you want, go southeast, and even reach out to Yangzhou.

Not to mention how Liu Biao pretended to be dead in the south, and how angry Chen Wang Liu Chong was, but don't mention it, the expansion to the west and southeast is very effective... Because in these places, those prefects, and the prime minister are really cheated, and they are often cheated.

Once he threatened me, he honestly gave in and sent food and weapons.

So for a time, Yuan Jiujiu's power increased greatly. Just looking at the so-called territory, it seemed that half of the south belonged to him! He even publicly held a wine party in Nanyang, saying, "Gongsun Xun is in the north and is the master of the north."

I am in the south and I am the master of the south, but the south is rich and the north is poor. Isn't it okay to use the south to attack the north?

In short, it's just similar crazy talk... Of course, Yuan Jiujiu's surname is Yuan. Although it is a crazy talk, it still scares many people.

Then there is Xuzhou.

In other words, although Xuzhou is rich, it is only divided into five counties. This has led to the local political tradition of confrontation between powerful prefects and governors. In addition, Tao Qian, an old man, has a particularly strong character, so soon something happened in Xuzhou

The confrontation situation. Specifically speaking, it was the two northern counties, Xue Li, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng Kingdom, and Yin De, the Prime Minister of Langya. These two people joined forces to fight against Tao Qian. The reason was that Tao Qian took advantage of the defeat of Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling.

In the name of the governor, Guangling was forcibly annexed.

You must know that Yin De was born in a famous family and Xue Li was domineering. In addition, the two counties were in the north, and they sandwiched the long and narrow Xuzhou County to the east and west. Therefore, everyone at the time thought it was a bad fight.

Clean up the situation.

However, it turns out that Tao Qian, a savage and bad old man, is naturally more adaptable to troubled times. When Yin and Xue were jumping up and down, Tao Qian just sent an envoy to the north and directly found the Taishan bandit Zang Ba Zang Xuangao north of Langya.

He is just a Cavalry Commander. Of course, since he has become a Cavalry Commander directly under Xuzhou, he, Zang Xuangao, should be ordered to "station" Langya to defend against the chaos caused by the millions of Qing Yan and Huang Turbans from Mount Tai heading south to Xuzhou.

It is true that Zang Ba is a bandit, but he is well-known in the world, and his ancestors were also low-level officials from a powerful family. He has wanted to clear his name for eight lifetimes... Now that Tao Qian has given him an official position and territory, why shouldn't he help?

So, overnight, Zang Xuangao marched south from Mount Tai and led thousands of troops into Langya, while Tao Qian led his Danyang troops from the East China Sea to the north. Under the attack of the two, there was also the righteousness of the governor, so he captured Langya almost without a fight.

, and then Zang Ba stationed himself in Langya to defend against bandits from the north.

As for Yin De, Tao Qian was ready to kill him, but fortunately Zang Ba was a reasonable man and begged him for mercy, allowing him to continue to be a short-term governor in the county temple.

And when Tao Qian succeeded in killing three birds with one stone, not only defeated Langya, obtained Zang Ba's powerful army, and also completed the defense construction of the Taishan area in the north, but when he turned around and led his troops to settle the score with Xue Li, he unexpectedly failed.

A few days earlier, he had led three thousand soldiers and fled toward the state border in the southeast.

It is said that in midsummer, he escaped from Xuzhou and headed south, first passing through Pei State, which Yuzhou belongs to, and then crossing the Huaihe River to Yangzhou. Finally, he ran all the way to the Yangtze River before stopping his escape. Here he arrived.

, and in the name of an empty-headed prime minister, he led thousands of soldiers to fight guerrillas at the junction of Yangzhou and Guangling County of Xuzhou, just like bandits!

In fact, if you think about it carefully, after this chaos, apart from Tao Qian's power over the entire Xuzhou, it was nothing more than Xue Li and Zang Ba changing their identities. The so-called official prime minister became a bandit on the state boundary, and

The bandits on the state border turned into cavalry captains... It can only be said that in the troubled times, Xuzhou has been particularly peaceful.

Of course, unlike Tao Qian, an old man's petty quarrels in Xuzhou, the movements of the world's model Yuan Benzhu in Yanzhou were truly earth-shattering.

Since he was determined to have a showdown with Gongsun Xun, he suddenly launched an attack. First, he forcibly annexed Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao's troops at Hulao Pass in the name of the defeated army (this was the fuse of the chaos in Xuzhou), and then

He then led a large army to force the remaining three princes of Yanzhou, namely Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, to go east together to attack Mount Tai Million Yellow Turbans... euphemistically called it to rescue Qingzhou.

What's ridiculous is that the Million Taishan Yellow Turbans faced the 100,000 Kwantung Allied Forces who already had some war experience. In a hurry and unable to defeat them, they could only be divided into two. One side crossed the Yellow River and tried to go to the plains, and the other side went directly east

Heading towards the hinterland of Qingzhou... In short, the six counties of Qingzhou were in chaos because of this.

By the way, the chain reaction of this move is huge!

First, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, was executed in public by Yuan Shao on the pretext of allowing the rebels to invade Qingzhou because of the unfavorable war situation. However, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, had a personal enmity with Qiao Mao, so instead of defending the governor of a county in his state,

, but persecuted them, so they almost immediately lost the hearts of Yanzhou... So far, Yuan Shao, who had a strong army, had almost actually annexed the rich and populous Yanzhou.

Secondly, it was at this time that Zang Ba was introduced to Langya by Tao Qian to defend against the Yellow Turbans of Mount Tai.

Thirdly, the governor of Qingzhou had just died. Among the six local counties, except for Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai, who had some prestige and seemed to be able to win over people's hearts, there were no strong men. In fact, even Kong Rong soon took his military form.

Bi Lu... In desperation, each county in Qingzhou was in charge of its own affairs and could only ask for help from the surrounding strong armies.

So, next, Yuan Benchu ​​returned the troops in the areas he had controlled to return to his hometown for the autumn harvest, and then personally supervised the 60,000 troops of the remaining princes (Han Fu, Liu Dai, and Bao Xin), entered Jinan, and quickly swept away nearly 30

The Second Yellow Turbans lost their base and gained a large number of people and soldiers.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan, who had received the seal and was appointed as the governor of Bohai by Yuan Shao, also led his troops south. With 20,000 cavalry and foot, he defeated the 200,000 Yellow Turban Army in the plains, and took advantage of the situation to swallow up the first leader of Qingzhou with a population of one million.

Dajun Pingyuan... He was the most popular person in Hebei for a while. There were even rumors that Gongsun Zan had the tacit approval of his brother Gongsun Xun and wanted to go south to annex the remaining five counties of Qingzhou. Gongsun Xun would soon return to the army to personally eat Han Fu of Jizhou.

Take over the remaining four counties!

By then, the Gongsun family would naturally take over Hebei.

Of course, at this time, the news that General Wei Gongsun Xun successfully conquered Dong Gong and annexed the three assistants before Weiyang suddenly came... While the people of the world were shocked, a certain rumor was also broken.

At the very least, Han Fu doesn't have to worry about Gongsun Xun coming to eat him in a short time.

However, let alone how Gongsun Xun dominates the country and adds power to the country... The problem now is that the current situation has reached this point. He has only two counties, but has a population of two million, and his strength is comparable to that of Youzhou.

Can Gongsun Zan of Zhou state stop? Or can Yuan Shao, who used his serial plan at the perfect opportunity, stop? Or can Yuan Jiujiu, who thinks he is the best in the world, stop?

It's people like Tao Qian, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, and Han Fu. If you ask them to hand over their territory and obey the orders from the Central Palace, will they listen?

Don't say that they don't listen. Even if some of these people really want to get away, those powerful and powerful state and county officials who followed them and gained local political power due to the collapse of the central government will probably not let them listen.

The trend of separatism in the world has been completely irreversible from the appearance to the inside!

General Wei, who claimed to whip the world in front of Weiyang Palace, had no choice but to take out his knife and reason with these people one by one if he wanted to truly conquer the world. But everyone knew that Gongsun Xun's personal

The handle of the knife had been pierced for thousands of miles after a year of hard fighting. It was too badly worn and could not be taken out to reason with them in a short period of time.

Moreover, Guanzhong is a mess and it is not easy to settle down.

As a result, after the princes in the world were slightly frustrated, they bowed their heads one after another and went their own way. Some even accelerated the pace specifically for this purpose, preparing to take advantage of Gongsun Xun's gap in Shaanxi to seize sufficient strategic advantages.

"Since it has been received, there should be no problem with the rewards for the troops, right?" In mid-July, only three days away from Weiyang Palace, in Chang'an City, above the broad lobby of the former Grand Master's residence, now General Wei's residence,

Gongsun Xun had already begun to discuss certain inevitable issues with some people. "What about the logistics and food?"

"There is no problem." Wang Xiu, who was standing in the hall, immediately responded. "According to the seizures of Xiwu handed over by Zhicai, as well as the original stocks of the three auxiliary treasuries, these are all more than enough. Especially the gold and silver from Xiwu

The jewelry and the numbers are simply unbelievable...but apart from that, there is something I need to talk to you about."

"Let's talk." Gongsun Xun looked at the mountains of copywriting in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Before, there were bronze figures and horses inside and outside the palaces in Luoyang City, as well as inside and outside the royal tombs. They were also transported to Chang'an and had been melted into ingots. When we took over Du Ling's workshop, we found that some of them had already been made.

Copper coins..."

"What's this?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the Taiwei's chair after the case, was puzzled. "Now that the matter has come to this, do we need to re-cast it into a bronze figure and bring it to Luoyang to erect it? It's better to cast money and settle the matter."

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Wang Xiu sighed, took out a handful of money from a pocket in his sleeve, and put it on Gongsun Xun's case himself.

Gongsun Xun only glanced at it and was immediately speechless. He waved his hand again and ordered Zhang Ji, Jia Kui and others beside him to distribute the money to other important ministers waiting in the hall... It turned out that this handful of coins was too small.

It's empty, flat and light, with not even a single printed word on the edge. It would be better to hand it out as a serious five-baht piece of money, or use it as a penny to buy things. I'm afraid it would be better to grab it in the open.

And sure enough, everyone in the audience was speechless, and then immediately advised them to stop minting this coin.

"This is not a matter of stopping minting." Gongsun Xun was brought up by his mother and educated in Amway. He knew a little about financial order, so he immediately shook his head. "Even the money that has been minted still needs to be minted."

Replace it with the old mold and recast it immediately...can anyone use it?"

"There are some, but not many." Wang Xiu replied helplessly. "Mainly some of the generals of the Kansai Army, who were used to forcefully purchase properties in Chang'an City..."

"We can't ignore this matter." Gongsun Xun was really helpless. He originally wanted Wang Shuzhi to do it, but he was worried that Wang Shuzhi would be too tired, so he could only do it by himself. "Zhang Ji... you are originally from the Third Assistant.

, and it is in the local government, you can do this, and I will work with you as a sergeant. First, supervise the sale of small coins, and then take the newly minted sufficient money to the city to recover as much as possible."

Zhang Derong responded immediately and went out as ordered, while Wang Xiu watched him go out but still stood motionless in the hall.

"Shuzhi, if you have anything to say, just say it." Gongsun Xun smiled helplessly when he saw this. "Thank you for your hard work..."

"Your Majesty." Wang Xiu bowed his hands and replied seriously. "It's not just me who has worked hard... the soldiers, especially the elite soldiers recruited from various counties in Youzhou, have also worked hard. As far as I know, they are not worried about you.

Hou Hui lacks their rewards, and he is not worried that meritorious people will not be promoted, but he is extremely homesick. Therefore, in the past few days, from combat soldiers to auxiliary soldiers, people often ask me, when can I go home? "

Gongsun Xun immediately became serious, and everyone in the audience also looked seriously, because this issue involved Gongsun Xun and the overall overall strategy of his military and political group, and it happened to be particularly sensitive.

The troops have been fighting hard for a year and are extremely exhausted. The so-called strong crossbow is at the end of its life and it is difficult to penetrate Lu's silk. Therefore, both emotions and reasons should allow them to return to their hometown and rest in the countryside... Otherwise, not to mention the turmoil in the morale of the troops, they will be forced to stay here.

Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be greatly reduced.

Do you really think that tens of thousands of troops are all puppets?

They are living people, with parents, friends, living people who can think... They have sold their lives for General Wei for a whole year. They miss their home and their wives. Those who don't have a wife also want to go back with the reward to beg for a place.

It’s up to my wife to think about it! Shouldn’t it?

Even to the extreme, these young people who are generally not used to eating Kansai millet are probably still thinking about the noodles and steamed buns from their hometown!
To be continued...