The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 6: Faith

On the official road, banners are flying.

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army marched forward slowly with neat steps, and the khaki-colored banners fluttered gently in the breeze.

When the farmers who were working in the farmland beside the official road saw this army, they put down their farm work and looked at the marching army above the official road.

They felt something was wrong, some inexplicable feeling, they felt something weird.

Before, the team of the Yellow Turban Army ran from west to east, and their formation was as neat and orderly as it is now, but the feeling it gives is very different.

As if, as if...

It's as if the army that is going from east to west now is not the Yellow Turban Army...

Their vitality, their high spirits, and their fighting spirit seem to have been completely lost...

Xu An's face was slightly solemn, and he naturally couldn't fail to see the change in the morale of the army.

In the battle of Luoyang, the early start of the Yellow Turban Army was very smooth, but they encountered drastic changes in the middle of the battle and lost their advantage.

In the whole battle, the Yellow Turban Army killed more than [-] people in total.

The 4000 casualties did not make the Yellow Turban Army too traumatized.

However, withdrawing from the Luoyang area greatly affected the morale of the Yellow Turban Army.

Morale among the Yellow Turbans is now at an all-time low.

Jia Xu led the horse and slowly followed Xu An. He also noticed the problems and situations in the Yellow Turban Army.

The loss of the Luoyang battle this time did not only affect the loss of the Luoyang area.

The image that Xu An has always established in the army is that he is invincible and invincible, he is like a land fairy, and he is Huang Tian's incarnation in the world.

The defeat in the Luoyang Battle shook this image and the impression of Xu An that had always been rooted in the strokes of a group of Yellow Turban soldiers.

Xu An reined in his horse and stayed beside the official road.

One after another, teams of Yellow Turban soldiers walked past the official road.

But this time, they did not applaud their virtuous and virtuous teacher. They just lowered their heads, as if they were walking corpses. Stepping forward should have been a sonorous and powerful movement, but now they looked dejected.

Jia Xu frowned slightly, the defeat in the Luoyang battle was far greater than he imagined, and much greater.

Jia Xu couldn't help looking at Xu An who was not far away.

At this time, Xu An still looked calm and relaxed, his face didn't change much, making it impossible to guess what was going on in his heart.

Xu An stared at the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army marching on the official road, he was not as worried about Zhong Zhong as Jia Xu.

A truly powerful army, even if they have been defeated countless times, they can still stand up tenaciously and never give up.

A truly powerful army must have firm beliefs.

A truly powerful army should never believe in a certain person.

The feeling of much attention and admiration is really intoxicating.

Money touches people's hearts, power makes people drunk.

But Xu An knew very well that this was not a good thing.

The extreme cult of personality caused unimaginable damage.

Huge pressure has always been on Xu An's shoulders. Xu An is very clear that he has reached this point now, and his every move will affect the lives and deaths of millions of people, so Xu An has always been cautious.

Yuan Shao can afford to lose, Nan Ting can afford to lose, they can lose once, lose twice, or even lose ten times and hundreds of times, but Xu An can't lose once, not even once.

Lose once, and the aura of invincibility will be destroyed.

Zhang Jiao used to win many battles in the past, and the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers who followed behind him was extremely high, and the momentum was huge for a while, faintly sweeping the world.

However, when Lu Zhi led the army to the north, it was only an encounter, and the Yellow Turban Army was frustrated.

It was the defeat of this encounter that led to other voices in the army. Some people began to question Zhang Jiao, and some even began to question Taipingdao.

The morale of the army has been confused, and then the Yellow Turban Army suffered successive defeats, while the Han Army was victorious in successive battles, and their morale was greatly boosted. God too.

Husband war, courage also.

In the war of the cold weapon era, the impact of morale on war is really terrifying.

Xu An came all the way with continuous victories, all the troops regarded him as Huang Tian's incarnation, as long as Xu An personally led the army, it seemed that it 100% represented the victory of the war.

Any soldier is willing to fight with a victorious general.

The defeat this time actually had the greatest impact, and it was Fu Zhu in the army.

After the defeat of Quyang, Zhang Liang died generously, and more than two hundred yellow angels, Liu Pi, Gong Du, and Xu An escaped the pursuit of the Han army together.

But because Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang passed away one after another, and the destruction of millions of yellow scarves, the two hundred or so yellow angels almost collapsed.

The belief they had always believed in collapsed, making it impossible for them to accept it.

Although the current situation is far better than that at the end of the road, it cannot be taken lightly.

But this is a crisis, but why not an opportunity?

For a long time, Xu An wanted to let the soldiers under his command understand what they were fighting for.

Today's Taipingdao is actually two different things from the Guanghe Seventh Year's Taipingdao. The current Taipingdao thought is more progressive and advanced, and it is more in line with the situation of this era.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Failure is not scary.

Even if he tried his best in the end, he still failed in the end.

Even if the ending is still another emperor, another dynasty, and another reincarnation, the world now is different from the original.

No matter how those rulers cover up, no matter how they cover up.

They will eventually leave a strong mark on the history books, and they will also leave a brand new thought in this world.

Even if the fire is extinguished, there must be a kindling that will survive.

One day, that fire will see the light of day again, be ignited again, gather into a spark of fire again, and form a prairie fire once again!

Finally overthrow the decadent dynasty, build a new country full of hope on the hill, and usher in a new era.

Xu An knew very well that the new Taipingdao ideology had already subtly affected his troops and the people of all the counties and counties under the jurisdiction of Taipingdao.

It's just that there are still old thoughts in their minds, still stuck in the past time, still stuck in the dark old age.

This defeat just made them clear why they were fighting.

Moreover, Xu An also believes that the army under his command is definitely an indomitable army, an army that is more tenacious than all armies in the entire era, and an army that truly has firm beliefs.

Chapter 671 Three Houses and Nine Departments.

The princes' orbits and soldiers are not moving, the people protect the leaders, the Xiongnu guests are obedient, the four barren country customs, the people are simple and simple, the prison lawsuits are declining, and the big numbers are vested, the world will be governed smoothly, and the atmosphere in the sea will be peaceful.

Building the momentum of long-term security and growing the career of governance is for Chang'an.

In the third year of Chuping (192), September [-]th.

Under the leadership of Xu An, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army finally arrived in Chang'an.

Due to the capture of Guanzhong, the previous military regions were re-divided again.

The Shangjun Military Region was abolished, and Guo Tai, the Bingbei Dao of Shangjun, had been transferred to the Hedong Military Region Bingbei Dao before, and Xu Huang was in charge of the original Hedong Military Region Bingbei Dao. Pioneer job.

The Taihang Military Region and the Two Counties Military Region have been strengthened, and the number of troops has been set at 3. The Hedong Military Region remains the same without much change.

The Dingbei Military Region, also known as the Liangzhou Military Region, had correspondingly reduced the number of soldiers due to the collapse of Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong.

The Dingbei Military Region originally had a troop strength of 3000, but without Dong Zhuo's threat, the Dingbei Military Region's troop strength was reduced to [-].

There are now more than [-] soldiers in Liangzhou's counties. Except for the more than [-] soldiers directly under Yan Zhong's command, the rest of the soldiers are local garrison troops, and the money and food consumed are quite small.

In the Guanzhong area, the former Sili Xiaowei Department, which is now Zhongzhou, has not established a new military region.

Xu An moved the center of Taiping Road from Jinyang in Taiyuan County of Bingzhou to Yingtian County in Zhongzhou.

Now in Taipingdao, the military reform has almost been completed.

In Taipingdao, the reform of people's livelihood and political affairs has already begun.

The Han Dynasty implemented the system of prefectures and counties, with prefectures set up above the prefectures, and prefectures and governors in the prefectures.

After liberating Guanzhong, Xu An first carried out pilot reforms of people's livelihood and politics in Guanzhong, which is now Zhongzhou.

There is no state shepherd or governor in Zhongzhou, but three posts of governor, inspector, and governor are set up in imitation of the Ming system.

In the middle of the Chief Political Department, there are one left and one chief envoys, who are in charge of the civil affairs and finance of a state. There are also set up punishments according to the procuratorate to manage the criminal law, and the guardian envoys to manage the army.The three are collectively referred to as the "three divisions"

The three envoys manage the three divisions, and the full names of the three divisions are: Chengxuanzheng Division, Mention and Judgment Division, and Military Equipment Guard Division.

The meaning of Chengxuan is derived from the meaning of "the imperial court has virtues, bans, and publicity, and the following is a division", which is in charge of a state's civil affairs, finance, land, household registration, money and grain, and communication with governors and prefectures and counties.

With the chief minister as the official, the rank is the fourth rank, and the deputy chief minister is the official, the rank is the fourth rank.

The Judiciary for Mention of Punishment has the same powers as its name, with four characters for Judgment of Penalty.

The procuratorate is in charge of the judicial affairs of a state. The procuratorate is the chief official, with a rank of four ranks, and the deputy envoy of the procuratorate is an official, with a rank of four ranks.

The deputy envoy of the procuratorate assists the envoy of the procuratorate in handling a province's judicial prison, supervision and impeachment, governance of the post office, official assessment and other matters.

The Department of Defense of Military Equipment is in charge of the military affairs of a state. The envoy of the military guard is the main official, with a rank of four.

The rank of the Duhu envoy is the same as that of the Sizheng and Sizhen generals, and the rank of the Duhu deputy envoy is the same as that of the Si'an and Siping generals.

Those who have military positions can also hold official positions. This official position is actually set up for military officers in the Yellow Turban Army.

There are three requirements that must be fulfilled to serve as a guardian envoy.

First, to serve as the guardian envoy, one must reach Fangzhu in the Taiping Road and pass the review.

Second, you must be from the military and have studied for more than three months at the Taipingdao Army Academy and more than one year in the Lecture Hall.

Third, those with military ranks of Cong [-]th rank or above.

Three conditions are indispensable.

The generals at all levels are in charge of the soldiers, and the guardian envoys are mainly in charge of the local garrison and field soldiers.

In charge of announcing the administrative department, the punishment inspection department, and the military equipment guard department, they are divided into Qiangu, Xing, and Bing, and their assessments are directly assessed by the Central Military Government.

The status of the three envoys is equal, but generally speaking, the chief envoy is still respected, but the chief envoy does not have the right to govern the inspector and the general guard.

For important matters, the implementation of major measures, etc., all need to be jointly reviewed by the three divisions, and can only be implemented after an agreement is reached.

However, apart from the Third Division, there is actually another important institution—the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Xu An promoted the reform of the local administrative system in the Guanzhong area, and at the same time promoted the reform of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

When the Eagle Wolf Guard was first established, it developed rapidly, and there were many places that Xu An couldn't consider. After all, there was no other reference for the establishment of the Eagle Wolf Guard except for the Jinyi Guard in Xu An's mind.

Now, with the development and growth, the current system of the Eagle Wolf Guard has made them a little bloated and a little procrastinated. The once quite advanced system has now become relatively backward, and reforms are urgently needed.

So Xu An re-reformed the Eagle Wolf Guard system.

The Eagle Wolf Guard has always been a directly governed institution, selecting soldiers and Taoists who are the most loyal to the Taiping Dao. Therefore, there was not much opposition to the reform at all, and it was implemented very smoothly.

The Eagle Wolf Guard has one commander, who ranks up to the third rank, and two commanders and acquaintances, who rank the third rank.

Eagle guards and wolf guards have one town and one governor each, with a rank of four ranks and no deputy.

Taiping Road occupies Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Zhongzhou, while the remaining ten states are still under the control of others.

Yingwei set up ten thousand household offices to manage spying and other affairs in ten states.

The Wolf Guard set up three Qianhu Offices to manage local supervision and other affairs in Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Zhongzhou.

There is no limit to the number of people in the Thousand Households, it depends on the situation, and the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard decides whether the quota is reasonable or not.

Now the headquarters of the Eagle Wolf Guard is established in Chang'an City, Yingtian County, Zhongzhou, and the Thousand Household Office of the Zhongzhou Eagle Wolf Guard is located outside Chang'an City.

In Chang'an City, Xu You was in charge of civil affairs in charge of the political history of Zhongzhou. serve.

Zhongzhou is now extremely important to the Yellow Turban Army. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of Taiping Road, and it is also the first place to implement the pilot reform of government affairs. Therefore, Xu An has carefully considered the selection of candidates.

Gong Du has enough prestige and experience to take up the post of Protector General, and Gong is the first general to follow under Xu An's command. The stability of Zhongzhou is the first, so the most suitable candidate for the Protectorate of Zhongzhou is undoubtedly Gong Du.

The procuratorate of Zhongzhou has a heavy responsibility. He is in charge of a state's judicial affairs, supervision and impeachment, governance post, official assessment and other important affairs. It needs a fair and strict chief official who enforces the law strictly. This official position can be said to be tailor-made for Wei Lvlai generally.