The World of Yellow Sky

But now Wang Yue is riding alone to meet his driver, which means Liu Xie already knows what it means.

"Duke Yuangu..."

Wang Yue came closer, his voice hoarse and his head bowed.

Liu Xie's face was slightly condensed, and he sat in the car again.

The curtain of the car was drawn down, and no one could see Liu Xie's face and expression clearly.

After a long pause, the car continued to move forward under Liu Xie's order.

In this dignified atmosphere, the sound of the wheels rolling seems to have a layer of solemnity, which makes people's emotions feel heavy.

In the battle of Kuicheng, Zhu Jun died.

Lu Zhi died on the unnamed mountain road and buried his bones in Qingshan.

Gai Xun died, and died of illness in Chendu.

The veterans of the previous dynasty withered one after another, and nine years passed like a white horse, and Huangfusong now has a full head of white hair.

Liu Xie's heart was extremely heavy, he didn't know how he returned to the palace, and he even forgot the series of things that happened later.

……

The death of Gai Xun caused an uproar in the government and the public.

Many people felt that there were many doubts about Gai Xun's death, and advised Ting Wei to investigate it carefully.

All of these above tables were left unpublished.

Liu Xie's silence did not restrain the crowd, but made the public opinion continue to deteriorate. Although the Embroidered Clothes Messenger controlled Chen Du, the Yinglangwei and Qimei also started to fight back.

The gossip did not appear in Chendu, but appeared in other places.

The matter was driven by Yinglangwei and Mi Mei, and Gai Xun's sudden death completely disrupted Wang Yun and Liu Chong's plans.

Gai Xun's condition suddenly deteriorated, which no one expected.

Rumors are fierce, and people's words are terrifying.

People are always willing to believe what they want to believe. Conspiracy theories are constantly spreading and fermenting all over Chendu.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), November [-]th.

Sun Jian submitted a form, claiming that he was not feeling well, and requested to return to Chendu, and to resign from the post of Yuzhou Mu, and also requested that Huangfu Song be appointed as the future commander of the Northern Expedition Army.

The news reached the outer court, and the outer court believed that Sun Jian's request should be approved.

With Huangfusong as the head coach of the Northern Expedition, the Northern Expedition will surely be safe.

But they ignored Huangfusong's advanced age, and the long-distance military life was no longer suitable.

November [-].

Sun Jian's petition was rejected by Liu Xie.

The regulations for the Northern Expedition, which had never been set, were also agreed by Liu.

Liu Xie issued an edict, ordering Sun Jian to be the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, to lead the Northern Expedition, and to be the prime minister with full powers.

The time for the Northern Expedition was also agreed by Liu, and according to the plan submitted at the beginning, the time was set at the time when the snow melted in early spring.

And reward a hundred cars with money and silk to reward the troops of the Northern Expedition.

The next day, Liu Xie issued another imperial edict, ordering officials all over the country to stop the rumors, and those who made false statements about conspiracy theories would be charged with the crime of planting spies.

Some people in the court still opposed it, but Liu Xie directly ended the court meeting and returned to the palace.

Fude and Lu Yu are in charge of the imperial army, and the emperor is not without military power. Although Liu Xie is only 13 years old now, he has always accepted advice with an open mind and is willing to listen to the suggestions of his officials.

But this time Liu Xie chose to refuse and act arbitrarily, which made everyone discover that the power in the hands of the emperor is not small.

And today's emperor can't treat him like an ordinary child.

Liu Chong and Wang Yun chose to remain silent. Now is the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, and they also know the priority of the matter.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian supported Sun Jian after the Battle of Yanxu.

Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao was also one of the advocates of the Northern Expedition, and he was quite resistant to changing generals before the battle. What's more, he and Sun Jian were old friends. Take the vanguard, in fact, the relationship between the two is not bad.

Neither Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, nor Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, spoke.

Liu Yao, governor of Yangzhou, was silent because he belonged to Liu Chong's family. Liu Chong chose to remain silent, so naturally he didn't express any opinions.

Although Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao supported Liu Chong a lot of the time and was assigned to Liu Chong's lineage, he had actually always held considerable autonomy. This time, he did not get involved in the re-discussion of the Yuzhou Mu.

At this time, Liu Biao had firmly controlled the entire Jingzhou, including Nanyang County, and the sectarian forces in the five counties of Jingnan had been wiped out by him.

The prestige of the Han Dynasty was re-established, and its military strength was strong.

The big difference between Jingzhou and the original time and space is that this time, Liu Biao can not only honor the local aristocratic families in Jingzhou, he has also cultivated a group of forces of his own, and this force is not small.

Now in Jingzhou, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others are all attached to Liu Biao, and they don't have much influence on Liu Biao's decisions.

In the original time and space, because of the turmoil in the north, Liu Biao had to guard the north, and the battle with Yuan Shu also cost Jingzhou a lot of strength.

Taipingdao occupied Yizhou, and the powerful families in Yizhou all surrendered under the powerful military power of Taipingdao.

The Battle of Nanyang County also allowed Liu Biao to truly see the strength of the rumored Yellow Turban Army. Now Liu Biao is recruiting troops in Zhoumuguang and forming a navy to guard against Yizhou.

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When the edict was passed to Puyang, all the generals in the tent were silent.

Liu Xie's trust in Sun Jian has reached an incomparable level.

Cheng Pu's face was a bit complicated. He originally planned to persuade Sun Jian with the generals if Liu Xie accepted Sun Jian's proposal.

Although the governor of Yangzhou is already Liu Yao, the Sun and Zhou families have far-reaching influence in Yangzhou. Not long after Liu Yao took office as the governor of Yangzhou, it is not difficult to control Yangzhou in his hands.

As for Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao, he is currently stationed in the south of Pingyuan County in Qingzhou, and Sun Jian is now stationed in Puyang, the prefecture of Yanzhou. It is not difficult to control Yanzhou.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was originally Danyang County, Yangzhou, and they were in the same state. When Zhu Zhi rescued Xuzhou, Tao Qian was already standing with them, not to mention the relationship between the [-] Danyang soldiers under Sun Ce and Tao Qian.

What they need to deal with now is the more than [-] imperial guards in Chen Du, plus Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou.

Tens of thousands of Wei troops were defeated by them. How could the mere tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers and the [-] forbidden troops who had never been on the battlefield be able to block their advance.

It's just that everything is beyond people's expectations now.

After the edict was read out, Sun Jian accepted the edict as promised.

The angel delivering the edict stepped forward and solemnly handed over the edict to Sun Jian.

After Sun Jian received the edict, he sent the angel out of the government office.

"Go back first."

Sun Jian bid farewell to the angel and dispersed Cheng Pu and others who were following behind.

When the edict-delivering angel gave him the edict, he also put a silk book in his hand.

After everyone left, Sun Jian sat back on the table.

Slowly unfolding the silk script, the Chinese characters on the silk script appeared in front of Sun Jian's eyes.

The characters on the silk script were familiar to Sun Jian. Sun Jian had seen the characters written by Liu Xie before, and now the characters on the silk script are in the same handwriting as the characters written by Liu Xie in the past.

On the silk script, there is no long speech, only eight short words.

"Dongming's oath will never be forgotten."

The hall where Liu Xie, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shu met was Dongming Hall.

"I, Liu Xie, solemnly swear here."

"If one day I break my oath today, listen to slander, and kill heroes, then fate will never favor my Han family!"

Looking at the silk book in his hand, Sun Jian recalled once again the oath that Liu Xie solemnly swore in the palace.

"The monarch and his ministers are not responsible for each other, and the next life will return to the monarch and his ministers..."

Chapter 722 Three counties in southern Xinjiang, drawing salary from the bottom

The internal situation of the Han court was turbulent, and the war between the Han and Wei Dynasties was about to break out.

Although the cold winter temporarily isolated the rivalry between the Han and Wei dynasties, everyone knew that once the spring came and the ice and snow melted, the war would break out.

The Liang courts of the Han, Wei and Liang dynasties were all taking advantage of the winter to mobilize soldiers, raise military funds, and store military rations.

The Central Plains has been in turmoil for a long time. From the original separatist regime, it gradually evolved into a confrontation between the Han and Wei courts and the north and the south.

In the third year of Chuping, the Battle of Dongjun broke out, which affected millions of people. The war was protracted and continuous, affecting tens of millions of people in several states.

Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Sili, and Bingzhou have all become battlegrounds.

The battle situation changed continuously, Xu An defeated Dong Zhuo and captured the Guanzhong.

Yuan Shao acquired the Luoyang area and proclaimed himself emperor.

The Han court temporarily stabilized the situation and quelled the internal rebellion.

Since then, the trend of the world has gradually evolved from a dispute between heroes to a tripartite confrontation.

In the fourth year of Chuping, the Battle of Yanxu and the Battle of the Revolving Gate broke out, and the Han and Wei sides mobilized more than 20 troops to confront each other.

The war lasted until the end of the fourth year of Chuping. The Han army had the upper hand, and the Wei army's attack was frustrated. The Han army took advantage of the victory to pursue the second Northern Expedition.

Yuan Shao has the support of powerful families in the three prefectures of Youji and Qingzhou, with a strong army and sufficient supplies.

Although the Han court occupies the land of five states, the three states of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou suffered large-scale turmoil and suffered heavy losses when the Yellow Turbans of the four states were revived.

Although Jizhou used to be the main battlefield of the confrontation between the Han army and the Yellow Turban army, and experienced many turbulences, the power of the powerful families in Jizhou has not been weakened too much, and they have already stayed away from the dangerous place before the danger came.

The land of Jizhou was originally one of the most prosperous places, and it soon regained its vitality under Han Fu's administration.

In terms of financial resources, Wei Ting still has the upper hand.

The Han court's military strength is superior to that of the Wei army. The Han army does not lack bravery and combat skills, and the Han army also does not lack soldiers who charge forward.

The two sides are gearing up, and the spring of the fifth year of Chuping (194) will soon come. Both the Han and Wei courts are doing their best to prepare for the war. In this battle, neither the Han court nor the Wei court can afford to lose.

Yuan Shao even brought Tian Feng, who had been imprisoned, to the prison, and ordered him to go to Qingzhou to preside over the military affairs of Qingzhou. Cross the Yellow River and enter Le'an State, Qingzhou.

He also ordered Gao Lan to lead ten thousand infantry and Wuhuan ten thousand to be stationed in Luoyang to guard against the revolving door pass.

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When the Han and Wei courts were fighting in the Central Plains, Taiping Road, under the leadership of Xu An, has now completely occupied the land of Yizhou.

All 110 and eight cities in the twelve counties of Yizhou belonged to the Taiping Road, and the flags were changed everywhere. Except for Hanzhong County, they all followed the Taiping Road and built Taiping Road Taoist temples outside the city.

Although he now controls the entire Yizhou, Xu An did not break his promise, and forcibly converted the believers of Tianshi Dao in Hanzhong County to Taiping Dao, and even allowed the Taoist priests of Tianshi Dao to go to other states and counties controlled by Taiping Dao to preach, but If you want to preach, you must pass the assessment of Taipingdao.

Now the rules and regulations in the Taiping Dao are gradually being perfected. Fu Zhu who preaches must be familiar with the scriptures, have firm beliefs, and pass the assessment before being allowed to be sent to preach in the local area.

It turns out that in Taiping Dao, as long as you practice for a certain period of time, you can become a talisman and give alms to various places.

But that was already a matter of Taiping Dao in Zhang Jiao's time, and it obviously did not meet the current development requirements of Taiping Dao, so Xu An also set up an examination mechanism in Dao.

Xu An handed over the Daoist Examination of Tianshi Dao to Zhang Lu, and asked Zhang Lu to hold it in Hanzhong County by himself.

However, although Xu An fulfilled his promise, he did not interfere with Zhang Lu's preaching in Hanzhong, and even allowed Tianshidao to preach in other places.

However, when Zhang Lu saw that the Yellow Turban Army defeated the Han army in Yizhou within a few months, and the powerful families in the five counties of Nanzhong had only to prostrate before them, Zhang Lu was no longer dissatisfied. Lu pressed down.

The Tao of Taiping is so prosperous, it has far surpassed the Tao of Heavenly Masters.

Only now did Zhang Lu understand why Tian Zhong dared to put forward such a generous condition to allow them to preach within the jurisdiction of Taipingdao.

How could these Taoists under his command be comparable to the current talismans in the Taiping Dao, there is a world of difference between the two.

The last thought in Zhang Lu's heart was wiped out, and he was able to be his own prefect of Hanzhong with peace of mind.

Now he, the prefect of Hanzhong, has actually become a idle job, and the officials sent by Xu An control the civil affairs and military affairs of Hanzhong County.

Most of the generals under Zhang Lu's command were also replaced, and they were arranged to enter the military station as Diannong officials. Xu An replaced Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei with General Xingyi Zhang Yang who was temporarily in charge of Hanzhong military affairs.

Among the twelve counties in Yizhou, except for Hanzhong County, the rest of the counties have been replaced by officials from Taipingdao as county guards. Among the more than 100 counties, except for a few counties in the south of Yizhou, the rest of the county magistrates are has been replaced.

The Yizhou Yellow Turban Army has more than [-] people, and most of the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army have been moved to the five counties in Yizhou: Yongchang County, Yizhou County, Qianwei Shu Kingdom, Yuelu County, and Canke County. .

Although the aristocratic families in the five counties of Nanjiang were forced to succumb to the powerful military strength of the Yellow Turban Army, but because there are still many barbarian tribes in southern Xinjiang, the aristocratic families in the southern border counties and these barbarian tribes have actually communicated with each other. for many years.

Some of the powerful families in southern Xinjiang and those barbarian tribes even have a master-slave relationship.