Wang Fen took Xu You, Zhou Jing, Tao Gao and other close friends out of the city to welcome Li Hong. Everyone stood in the bitter cold wind, waiting patiently while chatting.

"Sir, after the emperor's amnesty order was issued, some of the wealthy families of Wei and Bohai counties who were arrested and imprisoned ran around Jizhou and asked us to release people immediately. How do you think about this matter?" Zhou Jing asked, "If we continue to drag on it, over time, there may be problems."

Zhou Jing was a scholar from Pei State in Yuzhou. He was in his forties, short and fat. In the past, he taught books in his hometown county and was willing to report disgrace to others and was quite chivalrous.

"You can't let go." Wang Fen said, "It will be good for us to put these rich people in prison. Only these rich people are still alive, their royal family members dare not do anything randomly and will be very considerate. Once they are released, what will they do?" Wang Fen looked at them and sneered, "They will find ways to retaliate against us and bring unexpected dangers to us, so don't let any one go. As for the reasons why they can't let go, you can make up any one and make a quick excuse."

"Sir, some bureaucrats in the governor's office and various prefectures and counties are very dissatisfied with our arbitrary increase in taxes and have made some slight remarks. Look..." Taogao hesitated a little and continued, "These people have different political views from us. It is very difficult to bring them over, and it is very difficult to deal with."

"I know." Wang Fen shook his head and said with a smile, "There are many such people. Yuan Hong, Shen Pei and others secretly wrote to the court to impeach me. Fortunately, the bus Sima in the capital and the Shangshutai have our people, otherwise things will be troublesome."

(The public car Sima belongs to Weiwei, and is a bureaucrat of the southern army of the capital, who is in charge of the southern gate of the imperial palace. The so-called public car refers to the official office of the public car Sima. The bureaucrats in various prefectures and counties in the world report the situation to the emperor, and the documents that write to the public car government office were first sent to the public car government office, and then they were sent to the public car government office and other government offices. The public car Sima is also specifically responsible for the court's recruitment of famous scholars.)

"These people are indistinguishable from black and white, and they are inverted by right and wrong. They are reading the book in vain. It is best to kill them all." Xu You said disdainfully, "It will be a disaster in the end."

"That's what happened in the future." Wang Fen smiled, "In the future, they may change their minds and support the new emperor."

"How to solve it now?" Zhou Jing asked, "Sir, don't underestimate these people. If they find clues about our affairs and are reported by them, then the matter will be out of control. Do you still remember the incident of Tang Zhou's rebellion when the Yellow Turban Rebellion was reported?"

At that time, Sima Tang Zhou, a member of the Yellow Turban Army, reported to the court and exposed Zhang Jiao's preparation for rebellion. As a result, Zhang Jiao was wanted, and Ma Yuanyi, the Yellow Turban Army commander in charge of Luoyang, was arrested and the car was split. At the same time, more than a thousand senior Yellow Turban disciples were arrested and killed inside and outside the palace, which completely failed the Yellow Turban Army's plan to occupy Luoyang. If it were not for Tang and Zhou's betrayal, Luoyang might have been occupied by the Yellow Turban Army led by Ma Yuanyi overnight, then the world would not be like this now.

Wang Fen sighed quietly and said in a low voice: "I have also considered this matter. I plan to use the opportunity of spring plowing to send these people to the villages in various places to supervise spring plowing, so as not to stay in the government office and get in the way."

As the few people were talking, they saw several servants who went to find out about Zhangshui River to rush over to horses.

"Sir, Lord Li is heading to the military camp."

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The military camp is located in Xiangyu Mountain, five miles away from Yecheng, and the Zhangshui River is at the foot of the mountain.

The person in charge of the military camp was Wu Meng, who was in charge of the governor's office, who was in charge of Zhang Xiao. He was shocked when he heard that Li Hong led his troops directly to the military camp and hurriedly brought the army Sima Lin Xun, Liao Lei, Ding Bo and Pan Ta to greet him. Li Hong was very polite to them and dismounted early to send greetings to each other. Everyone introduced each other and exchanged greetings.

Zhang Xiao is very young and in his twenties. He looks handsome and elegant, treats people neither humble nor arrogantly, is polite and looks very steady. His name is Bochou and is from Xuzhou.

The four soldiers' Simas were even younger. Lin Xun's name was Jiezhi. He was tall and strong, and he didn't speak much. He looked calm and resolute. He heard that he was from Jiangzhou, Yizhou, and Li Hong hurriedly called Tang Yun over. Li Hong introduced that you two are fellow villagers, so you should have a good chat. Liao Lei's name was Yulong, tall and heroic, and full of arrogance. There was a strong murderous aura between his eyebrows. He was very cold to Li Hong, just bowed slightly, and then stood behind Zhang Xiao, from time to time

He looked at Li Hong coldly. Yan Liang and Zhao Yun noticed his abnormality one after another, and were secretly alert in his heart. Ding Bo's name is Long You, with a white and round face. He speaks slowly and laughs before he speaks. He gives people a very friendly impression. Pan Tabiao's name is Zhenshan, who is very thick and has a tiger's back and bear's waist, but his voice is very light and thin, and his voice is slightly sharp. If he has not seen him and only hears the voice of his speech, it is hard to imagine that he is a mighty man.

Li Hong took Pan Ta's hand and asked about recruitment and training. Then he smiled at Zhang Xiao and said, "Bochou, I want to go to the camp to see the soldiers now. What do you think?"

Zhang Xiao looked flustered. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, don't you take a break first?"

"No, go and have a look." Li Hong said: "Your Majesty's safety in Jizhou during this period is all about these 20,000 people. Let's go."

Li Hong walked around the camp and was very angry. The soldiers were incomplete armor and ragged clothes. Many of them were wearing shabby thin linen robes and didn't even have cotton coats for winter. He saw a veteran in his forties standing on the ground with barefoots. Li Hong didn't say a word, took off his combat boots and handed them to the veteran. The veteran was dark and thin, excited, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, but he dared not answer. Li Hong shook his head, squatted beside him, and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"

"The villain is called Dahei." The veteran replied in fear and trepidation.

Li Hong smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "My name is Li Hong, I will give you these boots and shoes." Then he pulled Da Hei and stood up, pointed to the battle boots placed on the ground and said, "Do you want me to put them on?"

Dahei was startled and was about to kneel down again, and grabbed Li Hong.

"Or you put it on yourself, or I'll put it on you." Li Hong smiled, "It's our fault if you don't wear shoes, and of course we are the ones who are punished."

When did Dahei and the soldiers in the military tent see this? They had never even heard of it. Everyone stood in panic, their faces were pale, not knowing what to do, but the gratitude in their eyes was obvious. Except for their relatives, who would care so much about those who were like grass?

Zhang Xiao, Lin Xun and others looked at each other in panic, and were helpless for a moment and didn't know how to deal with it.

Li Hong squatted down again, lifted Dahei's dirty legs with one hand, and picked up the boots with the other hand and put them on his feet. Dahei did not dare to refuse too much, so he could only let Li Hong put on him with combat boots. He was so excited that he burst into tears and could not say a word.

Li Wei looked at Li Hong with admiration, then took off his thick robe and handed it to Li Hong who had just stood up. In his opinion, if Li Hong had not been wearing heavy armor and was inconvenient to take off his clothes, he would even take off his clothes and give it to the ordinary soldier in front of him. Li Hong didn't even thank him, and grabbed the robe and put it on Dahei's shoulders, and smiled and said, "Dahei, you can wear this clothes too. Only when you wear them warmly can you fight."

He immediately said to the other soldiers in the military tent: "Don't worry, this time I brought 200 million yuan of military funds. Your military pay, clothes, and equipment will be paid down immediately. Everyone waited patiently for two days, and the situation would change immediately."

"Thank you, sir." The soldiers all knelt down in emotion and shouted non-stop.

Li Hong glared fiercely at Zhang Xiao, Lin Xun and others standing nearby, and said loudly: "Take me to see what the soldiers eat."

With his bare feet, he turned around and strode out of the military tent.

As soon as a large group of officers walked out of the military tent, Dahei was surrounded by surprise soldiers. They surrounded Dahei and talked nonstop, all of them were very excited.

"Who is he?" Dahei asked, "Who is Li Hong?"

"He's just a leopard." A soldier smiled, "He's just a leopard you shout every day to kill the leopard who avenges Marshal Zhang."

Dahei was stunned in his arms in his robe.

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Wang Fen looked at Li Hong's barefoot barefoot, and felt a little secretly. This barbarian not only knows how to fight, but also has a very deep scheming. He walked around the barefoot with his barefoot and would bribe the hearts of many ordinary soldiers. Wang Fen regretted it very much. If he had known that this would have happened, he would have run to the Zhangshui River no matter what, and he would have directly taken him into the city.

Li Hong scolded Wang Fen.

"The military funds for recruiting soldiers were allocated to Jizhou Prefecture before the New Year. Why are the soldiers still not having winter clothes yet? They are still drinking porridge every day?" Li Hong calmed down for a moment and asked, "Mr. Wang, you should have an explanation, right? Where did the money go? You won't be corrupted, right?"

Wang Fen and the bureaucrats who accompanied the governors had a ghost in their hearts, and when they heard this, they were all frightened. Li Hong's bloody greed in Xiliang last year was too scary. It was a lie to say that he was not afraid at all. Now that this barbarian has the emperor behind his back, he may be more courageous and more lawless in doing things.

Wang Fen then explained to Li Hong that in order to hurry, he had used all the money to repair the emperor's ancestral temple and build a temporary palace. Then he invited Li Hong into the city to welcome Li Hong and his party. Li Hong smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, please accept the imperial edict first."

The emperor's meaning is very simple. He ordered Wang Fen to hand over the new army in Jizhou to Li Hong in charge, and all the army and the matters of protecting the emperor's safety were handed over to Li Hong. Wang Fen only had to do everything else. Li Hong wanted to control the army, and Wang Fen was mentally prepared, so he didn't care, but Li Hong's subsequent words shocked him.

"I plan to send part of the military pay to the soldiers first." Li Hong said with a smile, "What does Lord Wang think?"

"Sir, my 20,000 troops are yours, but this army is the army of Jizhou. It is better for Jizhou Prefecture to handle the military pay." Wang Fen thought for a moment and said tactfully, "When will the army of Jizhou pay and when will the military pay be distributed, the Jizhou Prefecture should be allocated and controlled by Jizhou Prefecture, and it seems that the adults should not..."

He didn't continue to say it, but the meaning was obvious. You, Li Hong, are the General of the Qiang Protector, and have nothing to do with my Jizhou Prefecture. Why do you make trouble here, interfere in your affairs, and do things that are beyond your authority?

Li Hong certainly understood what Wang Fen meant. He frowned slightly and said coldly: "You wrote to Your Majesty, saying that the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army stationed in Heishan kept going down the mountain to harass the counties and counties. Jizhou is not safe, but now you hand over such an army to me, how do you ask me to ensure the safety of the emperor?"

Wang Fen smiled slightly and said, "My lord is telling a joke. The ant thief Zhang Niujiao has been wiped out by the adults. How could this tens of thousands of small thieves in Black Mountain be difficult to make it difficult for the adults?" Then he looked flat and said solemnly, "My lord loves soldiers as much as his son. I admire them very much. A few days ago, because of the busy official business, I ignored these things. I promise that as long as the military funds are obtained, I will immediately start to solve all the problems of the army. I will definitely hand over a team with neat military appearance and strong morale to the adults, and will never delay the adults' affairs."

Li Hong glanced at him and smiled and said, "Since Lord Wang said that, then let me go."

Wang Fen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then invited Li Hong to the city to rest again, but was rejected by Li Hong. Yuan Shu spoke, but he was unwilling to stay in the military camp. He tried his best to encourage Li Hong to enter the city. Li Hong had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

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Ku Ke is not tall, black and thin, with big eyes and awesome. His real name is Ma Kuo. He turned out to be a country hero, obsessed with Taiping Dao, and was a loyal believer of Zhang Jiao. Ku Ke was his magic name on Taiping Dao. After the failure of the Yellow Turban Army, he led the remnants to escape into Heishan as a bandit, accumulating strength while waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. This time, at the invitation of Xiang Kai, he personally went down the mountain to preside over the plan to kidnap the emperor.

After hearing Xiang Kai's intention, he smiled and said, "Master is too worried. Although I am willing to take revenge, I also know that there are priorities and priorities. I will not ruin the master's major event for the sake of the Yellow Turban Army's family. It's just that we have been in Yecheng for almost a month, and we haven't seen the military pay and equipment that the master promised to give us." He glanced at Xiang Kai and asked seriously: "Master, does Lord Wang distrust us? If we don't give us equipment, with our current strength, we can't even beat the leopard's Three Thousand Black Panthers."

Xiang Kai smiled and said, "Ku Ke, how could we not trust you? When you brought the troops to Yecheng, we all bear huge risks. At this time, the most important thing for us is to trust each other. Otherwise, how can we accomplish the great cause?"

Ku Chief shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Leopard's troops have entered the camp. Once they see the flaws, we will be destined to lose all the troops. At this time, you are still saying nonsense about trusting each other. Master, you are kidding me for my 20,000 soldiers."

Xiang Kai said indifferently: "I have my own sense of responsibility, don't worry. The leopard's itinerary is in a hurry and will leave Wei County and go to Anping Country in the next two days. Don't worry about the safety of the troops. Also, I have sent someone to Black Mountain for the money I gave you."

"Thank you, Master." Ku Chief said, "Are Bai Shuai and Yu Shuai's troops ready?"

"We are all ready. We can go down the mountain to attack Hanoi County at any time and threaten Luoyang." Xiang Kai said, "The troops of Zhang Yan and Zhang Dashui and Yang Feng Xiaoshui are also ready to attack Jinyang. The more troublesome one is the side of Anding Shuai."

"Things in Youzhou are very troublesome?"

"An Dingshuai is very thoughtful." Xiang Kai sighed, "He still wants to follow the path of his master, Zhang Jiao, a great master. He sent someone to ask me for money, and he still talked nonsense in his letter, saying that I supported the King of Hefei as the emperor, but in fact I was digging my own grave. He said that after I got my job, I could turn my fingers and calculate how many days I would live. This bastard is becoming more and more dissatisfied. I think he wants to be the emperor by himself."

Ku Chief said, "The master is right. That's what Andingshang thought. I remember that when Andingshang arrived in Heishan last year, he said that the Han Dynasty was over. He wanted to rebuild the world and establish another wise king. He said that he wanted to fulfill this last wish for his predecessor. I think his idea is good."

"He has already tried this method. You don't know how powerful the Yellow Turban Army was back then, but what's the result? How could the foundation of the 400-year Han Dynasty be overthrown overnight? If you want to save the people of the world from the fire and water, you still have to rely on the big tree of the Han Dynasty to eliminate evil first, and then re-implement the Huang-Lao way in the Han Dynasty, governing the country with a method of tranquility and inaction, and governing the country according to law. This is the right way."

Xiang Kai stroked his long beard with his hand and sighed: "In addition to the violent and bloody methods of great wise men and good teachers, what did he bring to the people of the world? I hope that An Dingshuai can be more sober and not go astray anymore, harm others, oneself and the world."

Ku Ke bowed and said, "Master is compassionate, and everything in his heart is the safety and suffering of the people in the world, which is admirable. Ku Ke is willing to obey the master's advice and follow the master's horse's head."

"Okay, okay." Xiang Kai smiled, "You must firmly control your subordinates and don't rush to take revenge, so as not to alarm the snake and ruin big things. Think about it, if we kidnap the emperor, can the emperor ignore us for the sake of his and his mother's life? The emperor has listened to us, so what else can Li Hong do? He is just a sick cat. At that time, he will die as much as you want him to die. How can he have room for resistance? Car splits and Lingchi, you will follow you."

The bitter chief was overjoyed.
Chapter completed!