Great Military Division

Liu Bian did not like people like Xu You in his heart.

In history, he betrayed Yuan Shao and let Cao Cao easily invade Jizhou.

If it's just like this, it's just selfish, this person actually dares to take credit and arrogance, and shouts Cao Cao's nickname Ago, which is simply an idiot with no respect.

Even if such a person makes a contribution, for Nanyang Han court, it is just a burden. After all, there are many people with abilities like Xu You in the Nanyang court. There are not many more than him, and one less than him.

There is no need for Liu Bian to relax his standards because of Xu You. This is not his character at all, but if he is not given an official position, he will be gossip.

no way.

Liu Bian could only leave this matter to the school office.

After all, this is an institution that is driving in the dark, and it is best at those shady actions, killing a Xu You. For them, there is no pressure at all, and there will be no flaws.

"Wen Ruo."

Liu Bian turned his head to glance at Xun Yu, and said softly, "You should come here this time to make your younger brother Xun Chen?"

Xun Yu bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, my younger brother was kidnapped and threatened the court, which caused trouble for Your Majesty. I came here this time to ask Your Majesty for orders to attack Quliang."

The corners of Liu Bian's lips raised slightly, and a faint smile appeared: "Now that Yuan Shao has already been arrested, there is no point in insisting on the interrogation. As long as the news is spread, my brother will naturally be safe."

"As for the matchmaking."

Liu Bian naturally knew that this was a tough guy, and he said, "If he can submit to the imperial court, it would be great. If he is obsessed, he doesn't have to struggle, just kill him."

"When Yuan Shao's troops are eliminated, Jizhou will immediately start the spring ploughing matters, and order his younger brother, Dong Zhao and others to take charge of it together. If you think about it, you will be able to get on the right track soon."

How could Xun Yu not care about his younger brother's life? He didn't come yesterday, but today he got the news, but came together, making it clear that he was just here to show his determination.

Of course.

His Majesty the Emperor did not expose it. After all, this is human nature, and Xun Chen does have his use. This can make up for the time that was previously delayed and make up for the spring ploughing in Jizhou more quickly.

Xun Yu burst into tears with gratitude, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Wen Ruo doesn't need to be polite, although I can spare his life, I still have to follow our rules for the assessment. If I can pass the test, I'll be fine, if not, it's Wen Ruo's face, I still ignore it. , do you understand?"

Xun Yu naturally knew the Nanyang Hanting system and his brother's ability better, so he said confidently, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my younger brother will definitely pass the exam and complete this spring plowing perfectly."

"kindness."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "If that's the case, let's step back for now."

The two handed over: "Well."

Immediately.

Bow down and leave the hall.

Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Liu Bian let out a sigh of relief, and said in his heart: "Teacher, I thought Xun Yu was the most fair before, but I didn't expect that he still had some selfish intentions regarding his younger brother."

"this is normal."

The Alliance of Counsellors said with certainty, "I don't know if Master Bian has heard a word, ministers from the east, generals from the west, Sanqin Rao Junyi, and Ru Ying are many."

"Of course I did."

Liu Bian said with great certainty: "This Ru Ying refers to Runan and Yingchuan in Yuzhou of the Great Han Dynasty. He said that these two counties are famous for their abundance of talented and learned people, and most of the dignitaries in the imperial court came from here."

"Yes."

The Military Division Alliance affirmed: "In the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Yuan Hui IV was the third prince, the scholars of Runan occupied a lot of power in the court."

"For example, Xu Jing, who was elected with Zhou Yu, was a native of Runan Pingyu; Wu Qiong, who served as the captain of the city gate and was able to intervene in the affairs of the personnel department, was also a native of Runan."

"And after Yuan Kui's death, the Yuan's group fell to the ground. In the Cao Wei regime, the Xun's power grew stronger. Scholars from Yingchuan received a large number of recommendations. Xun Yu never recommended Runan people."

"Of course there is an idea to avoid suspicion, but if there is no selfishness, it is absolutely impossible. Xun Yu is not a saint. There is no need for Lord Bian to think that he has no shortcomings."

Liu Bian thought about it carefully. Even in this modern time and space, the reason why Yuan Hui was able to control the court and Liu Xie in the later stage was actually the support of a large number of people from Runan scholars.

However, with the fall of Yuan Kai, the Runan scholars have gradually faded from the stage of history, and they can only enter the Nanyang court through formal channels, starting from scratch.

Of course!
Even if Xun Yu and others are present, they still need to pass the examination system of Nanyang Hanting, and it will be more difficult than usual. This is a way to initially limit the power of prosecution.

"That's true."

Liu Bian let out a long breath and said softly, "As long as it is an individual, there will be corresponding problems. After all, gold has no bare feet, and no human being is perfect. Even a saint still has shortcomings."

The Alliance of Counsellors strongly agrees: "That's right! You just need to remember that using people's strengths must accommodate others' shortcomings. A large part of the way of emperors is the way of manipulating people."

Liu Bian nodded, "Don't worry, I understand."

*****
Jizhou.

Quliang County.

Outside the city, barracks.

Chinese army tent.

Zhang Liaoteng got up with a look of disbelief: "What did you say? Yuan Shao has been caught by Cao Cao? Is he already on his way to Nanyang?"

The man below nodded affirmatively: "Yes, this is news from Nanyang, and it should be correct. Your Majesty's intention is to release the news to ensure Xun Chen's safety."

"if."

The man glanced at Zhang Liao and Xu Rong, and said softly: "If the two generals take Qu Liang, and the judge is willing to submit to the court, it is naturally very good. If you are obsessed, you can kill them."

quiet!
Quiet!

Deathly quiet!

The entire tent was silent, and the needles could be heard.

Zhang Liao and Xu Rong, the commanders of the second army, were completely stunned. They couldn't believe that Cao Cao could easily get the credit after fighting for most of the day.

You know, just two days ago, they were still red-faced because of this military exploit, and both sides hoped that they could take the initiative, so that the military exploit could be in their own hands.

But who would have thought.
It's only been two days, and such bad news has fallen from the sky.

Zhang Liao turned his head to glance at Xu Rong and sighed, "General Xu, what's the use of us fighting? In the end, won't Yuan Shao still go to Cao Cao? This is life!"

Xu Rong took a deep breath and tried to keep his composure: "Yeah, what's the use of us fighting here and there, Yuan Shao has tricked us all, and dared to abandon the team and go straight to Qinghe."

"Damn!"

Xu Rong clenched his fists subconsciously.

No matter how wise he is, he never thought that Yuan Shao would be so "brave", which is really admirable.

However, as he continued to think deeply, he always felt that there was something wrong with it, as if it was done deliberately, or as if someone had calculated it.

"Wenyuan."

Xu Rong let out a long breath and said tentatively, "Do you feel the weirdness in this?"

Zhang Liao didn't hide it, but nodded and nodded, "This matter is indeed rather strange. The state leader led the army slowly and Yuan Shao went straight to Cao Cao. There seems to be no twists and turns in this."

"Yes."

Usually, the decision-making of important things is always a twist.

Even at a very urgent juncture, it takes a long ideological struggle to make up our minds.

However, Yuan Shao's marching line was very firm, giving people the feeling that he was going straight to Cao Cao from the very beginning, but obviously, this kind of thing is not in line with common sense.

Xu Rong sighed and nodded, "I also have the same feeling. Meng De was dismissed from his post, and he was also the leader of the country. Although there was a lot of noise, it didn't seem like the behavior of the country's leader."

Zhang Liao frowned: "Guo Zhang doesn't usually fight in the past, and I don't know much about it. I just think he deliberately slowed down the march, as if he didn't want to participate in the battle for merit."

"But."

Speaking of this, Xu Rong interrupted directly and said softly: "The ruler of the country doesn't fight for merit, he's just himself, but what about the soldiers under his command? Will they allow such a thing to happen?"

"kindness."

Zhang Liao nodded: "This is the crux of the problem. Even if the head of the country is unwilling to fight for merit, it will be difficult to control this team unless it is among them."

hiss-!
Zhang Liao seemed to realize something, and he couldn't help taking a deep breath: "What does the general mean, Cao Cao?"

Xu Rong nodded and said with absolute certainty: "Except for Cao Cao, who can restrain these tigers and wolves in a short period of time."

Zhang Liao and Xu Rongjin were both commanders of a hundred battles, so they were naturally aware of the problems in the army.

Suddenly changing the commander, there is bound to be a break-in period.

And this running-in period needs to be approved according to the ability of the commander, ranging from half a year to three or five years, and even some people may not be able to run in successfully in a lifetime.

but
However, Tang Mao, the patriarch of the state, was able to make all the generals of the Cao army obey all kinds of unreasonable arrangements within a month. This kind of thing was originally very strange and extremely abnormal.

Zhang Liao's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said tentatively, "Could it be that the Guozhang is just acting as the leader, and the real leader is Cao Cao?"

Xu Rong paused for a moment and said softly, "It seems that this is the only possibility."

Zhang Liao was astonished: "Can the Guozhang do this?"

"Humph."

Xu Rong snorted softly: "Of course I don't dare."

In an instant, Zhang Liao suddenly realized that the idea behind it must have come from His Majesty the Emperor.

However, Zhang Liao did not dare to say such a conclusion, let alone choose to believe it easily.

In a sense, once this conclusion proves correct, it proves that the emperor is helping Cao Cao secretly, and he intends to support Cao Cao.

Zhang Liao raised his eyes to look at Xu Rong, his eyes were full of disbelief, but Xu Rong had the same expression, only a little more unwilling than Zhang Liao's eyes.

Is it really that His Majesty the Emperor is supporting Cao Cao?
Zhang Liao and Xu Rong didn't want to believe it, but they had to.

silence!

Long silence!
For Xu Rong, this kind of ending was reluctantly acceptable, but for the young Zhang Liao, it was really hard to accept, because he was also interested in the future.

*****
Yangzhou.

Danyang County, Jing County.

The bigger the mountain is the camp.

Central Army, big tent.

A slightly burly man was sitting on the top, his eyes swept over the soldiers below: "Everyone, it is an important matter for you to come here today."

This person is none other than Zu Lang, the great handsome man in Jingxian Mountain.

Zu Lang has been entrenched in Jing County for many years, and has always disobeyed the management of the government. Under his command, there are nearly [-] people, and he is also the Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao.

Even during the period when Liu Yao had just entered Yangzhou, the two sides fought a war because of this, but Zu Lang defeated Liu Yao twice, killing the other side so that he did not dare to take a step forward for several years.

Among the many Shanyue Qu Shuai, Zu Lang is also the most authoritative person, the largest of the Qu Shuai forces in Shili Baxiang, and is quite influential.

"Master."

Someone below shouted loudly: "If you have anything to say, you may as well say it directly, we all listen to you."

Zu Lang glanced at the man and said with a smile: "This matter involves the vital interests of all of us, and it cannot be decided by me alone, so I asked you to discuss it."

"what?"

Suddenly, there was an uproar in the tent.

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, there was a lot of discussion, and finally all eyes were focused on Zu Lang: "Master, what is the matter? You might as well say it directly."

"That being the case, I won't talk nonsense anymore."

Taking a deep breath, Zu Lang's eyes swept across the crowd of brothers, and said softly: "You should also know that Nanyang Hanting has sent a new governor named Zhang Zhao, who is busy with spring ploughing."

"I know, what's wrong?"

"Could it be that they want to attack us?"

"It's over if we don't do it with him? Who are we afraid of!"

"That's right, when Liu Yao attacked us twice, didn't he still lose?"

"We all follow the command of the commander."

"Yes, we are willing to obey the commander's orders."

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However.
Zu Lang waved his hand, motioned everyone to be quiet, and said, "Everyone, we beat Liu Yao before because Liu Yao deserved to be beaten or not, and must be beaten!"

"But this time, we are facing the Han court in Nanyang. The current emperor, His Majesty, is an orthodox Han family, and thanks to God's help, the invention of Fu Huo Lei Ting has the effect of breaking mountains and cracking rocks."

"Even if we fight recklessly, I'm afraid it won't be their opponent. In the long run, it will inevitably cause trouble for all the ministries. At present, we can support it for two years, but if it lasts for a long time, I'm afraid we won't be able to make a living."

Speaking of this, everyone already heard Zu Lang's meaning, frowned one by one, and began to think wildly. After all, the king of the mountain is used to his life, and no one wants to be a slave anymore.

"Commander, what do you mean? Do you want to submit to the imperial court?"

"Even in the period of the Spirit Emperor, we have never surrendered to the imperial court."

"Although the current emperors are famous, but to me, they are all like birds."

"That's right, we are the masters of our own, and it's better to be slaves to others."

"I absolutely cannot submit to the imperial court, I can't trust them."

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Hearing everyone's voices, Zu Lang was not shocked at all, as if all of this was expected.

But
He is aware of the sincerity of Nanyang Hanting this time, and also understands the strength of Nanyang Hanting.

In order not to let his officers and men suffer along with them and embark on a road of no return, no matter how difficult it is, he will give it a try after all.

"Everyone."

Zu Lang waved his hand again, signaling everyone to be quiet.

After a long time, the big tent was quiet, and everyone's eyes focused on Zu Lang again.

Zu Lang kept calm as much as possible, and said softly: "Well, I have prepared a small show for everyone. It's not too late for everyone to watch it first, and then discuss it later."

"Ahui." Zu Lang greeted.

"exist."

"Are they ready?"

"Well, it's ready."

"it is good."

Zu Lang nodded slowly and waved his hand: "Everyone, come with me, let's go to the cliff in Houshan."

Although everyone didn't know what it meant, but out of trust in Zu Lang, they got up and followed.

Walking all the way, after a while, they arrived at the cliff of the back mountain.

Zu Lang looked at the mountain opposite, and said softly, "Nanyang Hanting has a new type of weapon, it is called the Fuhuo Thunder, which has the effect of opening mountains and cracking rocks. Today, I will let you know how powerful it is."

Everyone was stunned for a while, and they were discussing in a heated manner:

"Ah? What does this mean, Master?"

"Could it be that he is going to level the mountain opposite?"

"How is this possible? Even an immortal is impossible."

"Fuhuo Lei Ting has the effect of opening mountains and cracking rocks, but it is too scary to deal with this mountain."

"If he really can open the mountain, maybe I may surrender, but if not, I will persevere to the end."

"This mountain forest is our battlefield. No one can fight against us here unless the mountain is gone."

"That's right, unless Nanyang Hanting can open up mountains and crack rocks, I will never surrender."

"I'm not surrendering either."

"Can't surrender."

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Zu Lang listened to the voices of the crowd, but didn't bother to explain anything, he waved his hand and said, "Ahui, send a signal to the opposite side."

A Hui bowed his hands and said, "As ordered."

Immediately.

Red and green flags fluttered in the air.

Not long after that, only a loud bang was heard.

But see, the top of the mountain in front collapsed downward at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a thick smoke rose up and spread out in all directions.

Even the people on the cliff in the back mountain could clearly feel the tremors of the mountain under their feet, and some people even sat on the ground in fright, and their crotch was wet.

Although Zu Lang was already mentally prepared, when he witnessed this scene with his own eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned, his eyes almost burst open, his mouth opened subconsciously, and he was terrified to the extreme.

"This"

"how can that be?"

Zu Lang's throat rolled, he couldn't help swallowing, and said to himself: "Tao Gongzu didn't lie, he really didn't exaggerate at all, this thing really has the ability to open mountains and crack rocks!"

The people on the side were completely stunned, and after a long time, there was a voice:

"Could it be that this is Fu Huo Thunder?"

"Ah~~~~ This. How is this possible?"

"This is Fu Huo Thunder?"

"Have you really leveled the mountain?"

"How the hell is this done?"

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Taking this opportunity, Zu Lang took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.

He turned to look at the crowd, and said softly, "Yes, this is Fu Huo Lei Ting. A few days ago, Tao Qian, who came back from Xuzhou, found me. I hope I can take my brothers and return to Nanyang Hanting."

"He sent people to install this fire-fighting thunderbolt. In addition, they also have fire-fighting thunder bombs that are convenient to carry around. They can be placed on the mines around the mountain. Once people step on them, they will explode."

"If Nanyang Hanting wants to attack us, we only need to set up a circle of minefields on the periphery of the mountain, and our people will be trapped in the mountain forever and will never be able to come out again."

"brothers!"

Zu Lang let out a long sigh, and his voice was loud and loud: "What is the purpose of our confrontation with the imperial court? It is not to be the king of the mountain, but to live a prosperous life."

"Now, as long as we submit to Nanyang Hanting, all the fields will be owned by us, and we will be exempted from taxes for three years, and we can also receive training in rice cultivation from the imperial court, and we can give priority to the purchase of chemical fertilizers."

"More importantly, Nanyang Hanting has a terrace farming method, and can also enjoy the cultivation training of rice field fish. The newly opened terraced fields are divided into fifty-fifths and enjoy the same land policy as Nanyang."

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By now, no matter what Zu Lang said, they had all lost their hearing.

In their hearts, there is only one voice:
Boom!

This explosion.

Like thunder, like tsunami, better than landslide.

The disgust for Nanyang Hanting in their hearts was completely destroyed, and there was no foundation left.

In the face of such a powerful thing, can his own flesh and blood be able to resist it?
impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!

Even Liu Yao's regular army and Yangzhou's gentry have compromised, which is enough to prove how terrifying the strength of Nanyang Hanting is.

Under such a threat, as long as they didn't kill them, they would accept no matter how vicious the conditions were.

After a long time, Zu Lang said softly: "If everyone is willing to submit to the Nanyang court, come to me to sign up later, if you don't want to submit, you can leave on your own."

"However, I advise everyone to be more knowledgeable. Nanyang Hanting is definitely not Liu Yao, and the current emperor is definitely not any previous emperor."

"Those who follow the imperial court prosper, and those who oppose the imperial court perish."

"This sentence is definitely not a threat, but the principle pursued by Nanyang Han court. Anyway, my ancestors have decided to submit. As for all of you, think about it yourself."

As soon as the words fell, someone raised their hand and shouted loudly: "Master, I am willing to submit. You know, as long as it is your decision, I will follow it, and now is no exception."

"And I!"

Following, another person raised his hand, for fear of falling: "I am also willing to submit to the Nanyang court. As long as I can live a good life, I don't want to carry it with me in the mountains and forests all day long. The humidity here is heavy and it is easy to get sick."

"That. I also submit."

In the next instant, seven or eight more people raised their hands at the same time:

"The commander is right, we are here to live a good life, not to be the king of the mountain."

"This fire and thunder is too powerful. If the mountain is leveled, I don't even know how I died."

"I am willing to submit, and sign up now."

"Master, and me!"

"Don't leave me!"

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