Three Kingdoms: Summon the Black-robed Prime Minister Yao Guangxiao at the beginning

Although Jinyang City was calm, Luoyang was in turmoil.

Ma Yuanyi, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, followed Zhang Jue's orders and went to Luoyang. He secretly contacted the eunuchs Feng Yan and Xu Feng as internal supporters, preparing to create civil strife on March 5 to cooperate with the Taiping Dao uprising.

However, the uprising was eventually leaked.

Tang Zhou, a disciple of Zhang Jue, wrote a letter to expose the Taiping Dao's plan, which led to Ma Yuanyi's arrest in Luoyang and his execution by being torn apart by a chariot.

Liu Hong ordered the execution of more than a thousand followers of Zhang Jue inside and outside the palace, and arrested Zhang Jue and other Taiping Dao leaders in various places.

The uprising was already on the verge of being launched.

In February of the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), Zhang Jue killed people to offer sacrifices to the heavens and called himself General Tiangong. His brother Zhang Bao called himself General Digong and Zhang Liang called himself General Rengong. The three of them ordered the Taiping Daoists under their command to revolt. In just ten days, the Yellow Turban Army swept across the country, and the capital of Luoyang was shaken.

Luoyang·Deyang Palace

Sitting in front of the dragon case, Liu Hong was very annoyed when he saw the war reports sent from all over the country:

"Waste! A bunch of waste! What Yellow Turban Army, just a bunch of refugees and bandits! The prefectures and counties fell, the officials fled, and my Han Dynasty raised you bunch of waste!"

He cursed, but the reality still had to be dealt with.

The Yellow Turban Army swept across the country, and as the court, it must be quelled as soon as possible.

Yuan Wei stood up, holding up his tablet, and said: "Your Majesty, the Taiping Dao is coming with great momentum, plundering the world privately, causing the people in various places to live in misery, and there is a trend of threatening the capital. The most urgent task is to intensify the deployment of defense in the Luoyang area, and at the same time order the recruitment of local militia to resist the enemy."

Huangfu Song also stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban rebels are aggressive, please lift the party ban, take out the palace money and the West Garden good horses to give to the soldiers to boost morale."

Zhang Rang immediately retorted sharply: "How can the party ban be lifted easily! Those people are also unstable factors."

Politically, the Party Ban was a suppression of the gentry by the imperial power + eunuchs, and it was a check and balance measure since Emperor Huan. If it was lifted, the gentry would inevitably expand and it would be difficult to restrain them later.

Lu Zhi angrily rebuked Zhang Rang: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion was caused by you eunuchs who bullied the people. It has become an urgent matter, but you are still obsessed with party struggles and infighting. The Han Dynasty is destroyed by you villains!"

Lv Qiang, who is also a eunuch, is a loyal person. He is not as keen on party struggles as Zhang Rang.

"Your Majesty, the disaster of party imprisonment has caused a long-term grievance between a large number of party members and the court. If the party members and the Yellow Turbans conspire, then the Han Dynasty will be in real danger. I think that no matter what, we should quell the rebellion first and then consider other things."

Liu Hong considered it and made a decision. He could find ways to suppress the party members and the gentry later, but if the Yellow Turbans reached Luoyang, it would be hard to say whether his throne and life could be saved.

However, even if the party imprisonment was lifted, some insurance measures had to be taken.

"He Jin."

"I am here."

"I appoint you as the general, lead the five battalions of the left and right Yulin soldiers to station at Yuduting, guard the capital, and supervise the eight pass commanders of Luoyang to guard each pass without error."

"I accept your order and thank you." He Jin was secretly delighted in his heart, and the opportunity for advancement finally came.

Since the eunuchs got rid of the Dou family's relatives, Liu Hong has been in power until now, and there has been no strong foreign relatives in the court. The reason why he married the humble He family was because he could not threaten the imperial power with the status of the He family.

Originally, under the suppression of the Party Ban, the eunuchs and the gentry were in balance. There were no powerful foreign relatives in the court, and Liu Hong lived a happy life.

Now that the Party Ban has been lifted, it is naturally not enough to rely on the eunuchs to check the gentry, so he had to support the foreign relatives.

Seeing that Luoyang had made arrangements, Yang Biao stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, the court still needs to send out elite troops to suppress the Yellow Turban bandits.

The Yellow Turban bandit leader is in chaos in Jizhou, and a good general should be selected to lead the troops.

In the past war against the Qiang and Hu, Anxiang Marquis Wang Xi made great contributions and pacified the Qiang and Hu.

He is now in Bingzhou.

You can order him to recruit soldiers in Bingzhou, and then the court will mobilize reinforcements.

It is expected that they will meet together and attack Zhang Jue in Jizhou.

"

"What you said makes sense."

Liu Hong immediately dispatched troops and generals: "Issue an edict to Wang Xi, ordering him to recruit soldiers in Bingzhou after receiving the call. Ten days later, send troops to the east. At the same time, Lu Zhi, the deputy general, led the clan members and the five schools of the Northern Army to Jizhou , Wang Qi will hold the unified command, be responsible for the northern front, confront Zhang Jiao's main force, and order him to annihilate Zhang Jiao! "

"I obey your order."

"Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, you two will each lead an army, send out the five schools and the Three Rivers Knights, and then recruit elite soldiers to go east to attack the Yellow Turban Army in the Yingchuan area."

"I obey your order."

"Pass on my order, all places must be on guard, and all prefectures and counties must prepare for war. At the same time, on the day of Ren Zi, pardon the party members and call on the righteous men of the world to fight the Yellow Turbans together."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The urgent imperial edicts, one after another, came from Luoyang, and the war machine of the Han Dynasty began to operate.

Taiyuan County·Jinyang City

The location of Bingzhou is really too remote, but the good news is that the Yellow Turban Rebellion did not have such a big impact here.

The Yellow Turbans near Jinyang City were just about to start an uprising, but before they could cause any trouble, they were suppressed by Taiyuan Governor Pei Hao, who led the county soldiers.

Upon learning that the uprising had broken out, Wang Yao went to his father:

"Dad, the Yellow Turban Uprising is a good opportunity to make achievements. Bingzhou has not been affected much. I want to take the local militia and go east to quell the rebellion."

Wang Yao's straightforwardness surprised Wang Qi.

"The imperial edict has not arrived yet. Under what banner are you going out?"

"Righteous army, when I arrive at the Central Plains battlefield, the imperial edict will naturally spread throughout the Han Dynasty."

"You want to seize the initiative and take the first credit." Wang Qi poured a cup of tea, looking calm.

"That's right. With so few people like me, I am not enough to achieve unparalleled achievements. I never aim too high, but being the first group of rebels to deliver the heads of the Yellow Turban generals to Luoyang is enough."

Wang Yao thought: I can't tell you that I'm going to Changsha to take advantage of Huangfu Song's military achievements.

"Okay, as long as you have your own plans." Wang Qi didn't stop him, and let the young man gain some experience.

Seeing his father agreed, Wang Yao put on a playful smile: "Dad, do you think the court will ask you to lead the army?"

"Let it be." Wang Qi said indifferently: "The imperial edict has arrived, I can't refuse. If there is no edict, I will help Pei Fujun to guard Jinyang, and I must be vigilant against the Bingzhou Hu people and take advantage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to attack."

"After I leave, you don't have to worry about the safety of Yingjie Pavilion. I will leave a camp with Wang Huan, Zhou Tai, Yan Xiang, and Xun You. The four of them will stay behind, which is also reassuring. You just need to worry about the mansion and Xun Shi. If there is anything, call Wang Huan."

Wang Qi rolled his eyes at Wang Yao: "I don't need you to remind me, kid. Besides, my Wang family's house and Xun Mansion are both in Jinyang City. Jinyang is the first city in Taiyuan. Pei Fujun is also a cautious person, and there will be almost no trouble."

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