Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 119 Breaking and then standing up

Although it was extremely hard work, the rewards were huge and very gratifying.

Before the New Year of that year, the Anmin Army had expanded to more than 2,200 people, and the county soldiers in the city had also expanded to more than 800 people. They were nominally led by the county lieutenant, but in fact the power had long fallen into the hands of Guan Yu.

This county lieutenant is also a good-for-nothing who only knows how to spend his days in debauchery and is too lazy to train his troops. Now that his salary remains the same and someone else is taking on the responsibility, he couldn't be happier.

In addition, several other townships also organized young and strong militiamen and recruited some refugees to form a 200-man militia team, which joined the People's Security Army.

Adding the three together, the army under Liu He's command had reached more than 3,200 people.

Liu He mixed the troops and divided them into two. Two thousand people were still kept in Huangshui Township, and the remaining twelve hundred were brought to the county town. Guan Yu was responsible for training them, and Zhang Yong and Liu He would sometimes go on patrol.

The entire Langdiao County, from the county seat to the countryside, now has more than 70,000 people, all of whom have submitted to Liu He. A county of this size is one of the best in the entire Bingzhou!

Although the grain that had just been confiscated by the county government was distributed all in order to help the disaster victims, and hundreds of thousands of coins were spent extra to purchase grain at high prices to maintain the expenses of the Anmin Army and the Five Wolf Valley, Liu He felt that it was well worth it!

These 70,000 common people are my most solid backing, and I will also be their most reliable guarantee. Even if the Yellow Turbans attack, the Anmin Army inside and outside the city will attack me from both sides, and with the help of the common people, I will not be afraid at all.

Under the leadership of Liu He, Langtiao County ushered in a rare good time. Although the drought lasted for four months, the people were still full of energy.

November came in a blink of an eye. Langdiao County, which had not seen rain for more than half a year, finally welcomed several heavy rains, and then the first heavy snow of the year. The whole county was cheering!
"Auspicious snow means a good harvest. It looks like we will have a good harvest next year!"

In the county government office, Liu He called all his brothers together, and they sat by the fire and drank wine, looking very comfortable.

The heavy snow blocked the mountain, making training temporarily inconvenient, so Liu He simply gave everyone a holiday and continued after the snow was over.

Zhang Yu was about to give birth, so he simply brought everyone to the county government office and hired a doctor and a midwife to serve them at all times, just in case.

"By the way, Tang Zhou has been back to the Taiping Sect for so long. Has he sent back any news in recent days?"

Liu He turned and asked Zhang Yong.

According to his guess, Zhang Jue should have almost decided on all the matters related to starting the war.

"Even if you don't mention it, big brother, I was just about to report it." Zhang Yong took a sip of wine to warm himself up.

"More than half a month ago, my eldest brother asked me to bring him a message, reminding him that Zhang Jiao would soon start a rebellion. He would organize his disciples into 36 factions, each with 10,000 people. Each faction would have a leader, who would call himself General Tiangong, and his two brothers would be General Digong and General Rengong respectively."

"Tang Zhou wrote back the day before yesterday, full of respect for Big Brother, saying that Zhang Jue had called his disciples together to discuss matters a few days ago, and everything that was decided was exactly as Big Brother had expected. He followed Big Brother's instructions and recommended his own trusted followers to Zhang Jue, who appointed him as a commander of a region and stationed him in Anping County in the neighboring Jizhou. The time for the uprising was said to be after the New Year, on the fifth day of March."

Even Zhang Yong was surprised at this time, let alone Tang Zhou.

Liu He could even imagine what Tang Zhou's psychological activities would be like after he heard Zhang Jiao tell him about his arrangements. He was afraid that he had already determined that Liu He was definitely a man blessed by the gods, and even if he wanted to drive him away, it would probably be impossible.

However, the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not changed at all, it is still on the fifth day of March, which means there are less than four months left.

"Brother, I have to admit that you are amazing. How could you calculate the affairs of the Taiping Dao so clearly? You even know more about them than Zhang Jue himself!" Cheng Liang slapped his thigh and said excitedly.

"Hey, I don't have any special abilities. It's just what my ancestors told me in a dream."

Liu He continued to use this excuse that he never got tired of hearing.

"Oh, the ancestors of the Liu family thought so highly of my elder brother. I think my elder brother is destined to be an emperor! The current emperor is so bad that he has long lost the support of the people. The Taiping Dao is proof of this! If my elder brother were to become the emperor, he would definitely be a thousand times more powerful than him!"

Cheng Liang's words almost made Liu He spit out the wine in his mouth.

"Ahem... Third brother, stop talking nonsense. This is extremely disrespectful! Never mention it again in the future!"

Seeing that Liu He was serious, Cheng Liang stopped talking in dismay.

"Don't be angry, big brother. Although I am outspoken, what I said is true. How can the emperor compare to you in terms of civil and military achievements, moral integrity and integrity? You are also a descendant of the Liu family, and you are blessed by Emperor Gaozu. It is destined that you will protect the Han Dynasty's 400-year foundation!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard lightly and said with a smile. Cheng Liang listened to his second brother speaking for him, and his face, which had just deflated a little, immediately regained its spirits.

Zhu Ye also quickly joined in: "That's right, what the second and third brothers said is very true! In my opinion, your ability is beyond the reach of the current emperor, not to mention the emperor himself, even Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu. Not only should you be the emperor, you should also be called the ancestor of the clan, to be worthy of it."

Seeing that his brothers were getting more and more exaggerated, Liu He hurriedly shouted to stop them.

"Okay, this is getting more and more outrageous. Words can cause trouble, so don't make me be known as a disloyal man!"

It's not that Liu He has no ambition, it's just that it's too early to talk about it now. It's like just starting a business and thinking about how to live after becoming the world's richest man. It's a complete waste of time and meaningless.

A few of them pursed their lips and dared not say anything more.

Liu He stopped the joking and everyone continued to discuss business.

Zhang Yong put his hands forward, warmed the charcoal fire and said, "Brother, how are you going to deal with the Taiping Dao uprising? Should we take some precautions?"

When Zhang Yong asked this question, Guan Yu and others also looked at Liu He.

In their eyes, Liu He had planned everything out, especially regarding the Taiping Dao, he knew it like the back of his hand, and he must have a brilliant way to deal with it.

In fact, Liu He was able to know these things entirely because of the historical knowledge he learned in his previous life. His original encounter with Tang Zhou was just a coincidence, but after accidentally subduing this stupid apprentice of Zhang Jue, Liu He actually came up with a plan.

"The Taiping Dao uprising is imminent, and I originally wanted to report it to the court and put it down early to prevent chaos and suffering for the people. But now I don't think so. We reported it before, but who believed it? Magistrate Yang didn't believe it, the governor didn't believe it, and even Brother Cui Jun didn't believe it. No matter how much we remind them, it will be useless."

Everyone nodded when they heard this. The Taiping Dao had indeed left a good impression on everyone over the past decade. It was difficult to connect this great virtuous teacher with something like gathering a crowd to rebel. It was impossible for them to influence the overall situation just by relying on the few mouths on their side.

(End of this chapter)