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Chapter two hundred and fifty nine: court trends

Bian Zhang and Han Sui once advised He Jin to eradicate the eunuchs, but were not accepted by He Jin.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui were resentful to the court and eunuchs. They were kidnapped by Beigong Boyu, and they joined the rebels half-swer.

After the two joined, the rebels immediately put forward the slogan of eliminating eunuchs, and the attack route and attack ideas became clearer and clearer.

The rebellion that was originally difficult to become a climate has become huge with the addition of the two.

Now the rebels have invaded the land of Sanfu, and the Han Dynasty has lost all its face.

If the rebels cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, the majesty of the Han Dynasty will be further weakened.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the rebels, the court sent Huangfu Song to lead his army, and the two sides launched a fierce battle.

Huangfu Song was a relatively powerful general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He made great achievements in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and was called the "Evidence of Destroying Yellow".

However, these Qiang and Hu in the northwest have suffered wars all year round. They are not only skilled in riding skills, but also experienced many battles and have extremely strong combat power.

It is a world of difference from the Yellow Turban Army composed of migrant workers.

After several tough battles, Huangfu Song did not gain much advantage on the rebels.

And marching and fighting is an extremely expensive activity.

The food, drinking, chewing and eating, plus military pay, is a huge expense.

A hundred thousand troops cost a thousand dollars a day.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the court was already poor and burned money so much that the court could not bear it.

The Northwest is already poor, and after this war, no one will farm the land. Even if they grow the land, they will inevitably end up being robbed.

As a result, the income in the northwest has sharply decreased, and local governments not only cannot pay taxes, but also rely on the court to provide relief.

Emperor Ling of Han was a wealth-loving emperor. He had amazing talents in eating, drinking and having fun. Although he ignored the government affairs all day long, as long as it was involved in finance, Emperor Ling of Han was more concerned about anyone.

The imperial court had no money in finance, which had seriously affected Emperor Ling of Han's luxurious life. What else can it do?

Therefore, in order to make money, Emperor Ling of Han came up with a way to make money, which is to sell officials to make money.

In fact, it was not the first time that the emperor of the Han Dynasty had done the business of selling official positions.

Emperor Wu of Han did this, but Emperor Wu of Han was smart. He sold a title and a false title.

Emperor Ling of Han is much more courageous than Emperor Wu of Han. The people sell real and powerful official positions, the governor, the prefect, and other positions, and now even the three dukes can take out!

The emperor is so generous, so the ministers below naturally have to give them a gift.

Cao Cao's father bought the position of Taiwei, and many famous scholars dared not show weakness.

For example, the famous scholar Cui Lie is the representative of it. The Cui family is a famous family and a scholarly family, so it is still easy to become an official.

However, it is basically unlikely to achieve the position of three common people.

But now the opportunity has come, and the emperor actually sold the three official positions to the outside world!

Through internal relations, Cui Lie found the nanny of Emperor Ling of Han, made an internal price, and spent five million to buy an official position of one of the three Situs.

After Cui Lie became Situ, one of the three ministers, he was eager to show himself.

When Cui Lie saw Emperor Ling of Han rebelling for Beigong Boyu, he was frowning all day long, so Cui Lie thought of a wonderful idea to make Emperor Ling of Han happy.

Cui Lie made a statement: "Your Majesty, in the northwest, tens of thousands of generals spend a lot of money every day. If this continues, the people will be disabled and the finances will not be able to support it! In the opinion of the minister, it is better to give up Liangzhou and retreat to Guanzhong."

In fact, Emperor Ling of Han thought so in his heart. When he heard Cui Lie's words, he was exactly what Emperor Ling of Han thought.

Just as Emperor Ling of Han was about to agree, he heard someone beside him say: "You dare to make such a statement to the emperor, and you should be killed! You Situ, you are not worthy of being an official in the same court as me."

Everyone looked back and saw that the person talking was Fu Xie, the man who was talking.

Emperor Ling of Han was not very happy when he heard Fu Xie's words.

Cui Lie said it very well, just like what I thought. Isn’t you just laughing at me when you say that Cui Lie?

Emperor Ling of Han asked Fu Xie why he said that.

Fu Xie said passionately: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou is about to rush to the place, and it is a place that military strategists must fight for, and it is a barrier to Guanzhong! At that time, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu all used troops in Longyou to cut off the connection between the Xiongnu and the Qiang people."

"If you want to defend Guanzhong, you must defend Liangzhou, Longyou. Without Liangzhou, Guanzhong will be like opening the door and cannot be protected! At that time, the Qiang and Hu people will go straight in, and the consequences will be unimaginable! Your Majesty, please kill Situ immediately!"

When Emperor Ling of Han heard what Fu Xie said, he had to give up the idea of ​​withdrawing from Liangzhou.

However, he did not kill Situ according to Fu Xie's words.

Since Huangfu Song could not destroy the rebels, the court was about to replace them.

This time, the court appointed Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and took Jinwu Yuan Pang as his deputy.

General Dong Zhuo, the general who defeated the enemy, and General Zhou Shen, the general who defeated the enemy, went out to war with him, and recruited more than 100,000 soldiers, infantry and cavalry from various counties to raise troops to fight against the Qiang people.

Zhang Wen's army came to Liangzhou and stationed troops in Meiyang.

Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others came up and forced Huangfu Song to retreat. At this time, the rebels were as powerful as rainbows.

Therefore, when he saw Zhang Wen leading the army, Bian Zhang and Han Sui not only did not hide, but instead took the initiative to fight.

Facts have proved that the strength of the rebels should not be underestimated.

After several consecutive encounters, Zhang Wen was defeated and eventually could not stand it.

However, unexpected situations always happen on the battlefield, and an unexpected meteor shower saved Zhang Wen.

This meteor shower landed not far above the rebel camp.

The mules and horses in the rebel army were frightened and ran around the camp.

The rebels spent all their time catching horses and donkeys overnight, and they worked hard all night without stopping.

Then because of this, the rebels were depressed and thought it was unlucky, so they prepared to withdraw their troops.

At this time, Dong Zhuo, who received the news, came to get the bargain.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui's rebels were in a low spirit and were killed by Dong Zhuo without any power to fight back. In the end, they left behind thousands of corpses and fled to Yuzhong.

In line with the principle of taking advantage of your illness, Zhang Wen ordered Zhou Shen to lead an army of 30,000 to chase after him.

Zhou Shen followed along and surrounded Yuzhong City.

Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others are worthy of being veterans who have experienced many battles.

In this case, there was no panic, and there was no strict defense in the city.

Instead, he divided his troops to guard Kuiyuan Gorge and cut off Zhou Shen's food route.

When the two armies fight, the most effective tactic is to cut off food.

Once the food route is cut off, the soldiers will not be able to eat, and they will collapse in just a few days.

Zhou Shen knew this well, and the food route was cut off and there was no way. Zhou Shen had to withdraw his troops in a hurry.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui did not give up this great opportunity and covered up the killing behind his back.

Zhou Shenjun, who was killed directly, threw away his armor and injured countless people. The army of 30,000 was finally broken out with Zhou Shen. Only a few thousand people were there.

In this battle, Bian Zhang and Han Sui once again showed their momentum.

The momentum of the rebels rose again.
Chapter completed!
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