“Where does joy come from?”

"General Yi congratulated you on acquiring Mount Tai. It is a great blessing to have this precious land."

"Er congratulations, it's because the general is a brave young man who is a pillar of our great Han Dynasty. The emperor also attaches great importance to him. The angel who went to Yangzhou once said that if he can perform extraordinary feats again, he will be granted the title of Marquis not far away.

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The Eastern Han Dynasty still inherited the 20th rank of the Qin Dynasty, and Liehou was the highest level among the meritorious titles. It was originally called "Chehou". Later, to avoid the taboo of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was changed to Liehou, also called "Tonghou".

The feudal lords had their own fiefdoms (i.e. fiefdoms). According to the size of their fiefdoms, they were divided into three levels: county lords, township lords and pavilion lords.

For example, Yuan Shao was granted the title of Marquis of Ye, which meant that he had over 10,000 households, so the county lords were also commonly known as the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. For example, Guan Yu was granted the title of Hou Tinghou of the Han Dynasty, which was the lowest rank of Tinghou among the lords, but it was already a great honor.

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Under the feudal lords, there are also the Guannei marquis who have a city with hundreds of households, and the title lords who only have names but no fiefdoms.

For such an honor, Wang Zheng's expression did not change. Instead, he glanced at Mi Heng, their eyes met, and they both knew that the key point of Yan Xiang's words was the phrase "make another outstanding achievement."

"Thank you, Emperor, for your great hope." Wang Zheng smiled, pretending to be humble and said, "It's just that my general's name is of little virtue, so it's very difficult to achieve the title of Marquis."

"Sir, please don't joke."

"Otherwise." Yan Xiang said seriously: "Taishan County is the most important town in the world, but the general can only be appointed in one month. It is so powerful that even in thirty states in the world, there are not many people who can match it!"

"Now that the generals are in Xuzhou, their prestige has long been spread throughout the north and south. The Yangzhou Shepherd has always rewarded meritorious deeds and will never run out of talents."

Oh, are you so eager to throw out the real owner?

Looking at Yan Xiang with a smile but not a smile, Wang Zheng pretended to burst into tears with gratitude and said: "The emperor and the Yangzhou Shepherd have such great love that I can hardly repay him even if my body is broken into pieces."

Shuzi, this is what I’ve been waiting for!

Yan Xiang said: "General, why should you not mean what you say?"

"Huh?" Wang Zheng was stunned: "Why did you say this, sir?"

But there was a thump in my heart, and I secretly screamed that something was wrong, as if I had fallen into the opponent's trap.

"General, I really want to be grateful to the emperor. But we know that the emperor is in danger now, why don't he personally command the elite and go north to rescue?" Yan Xiang shook his head and sighed, "A broken body, hey, easier said than done."

"The emperor is in danger?"

Wang Zheng didn't know about this at first, but Sun Ce mentioned it at the banquet when he came to Kaiyang last time. Now he knows it in his heart. He also recalled that it should be this year that Cao Cao welcomes Empress Xian and is about to usher in a complete take-off.

At this time, he still pretended not to know, and said in surprise: "How can I say this?"

"General, please don't pretend to be confused." Yan Xiang snorted coldly, and started to talk more and more, pressing forward step by step.

Wang Zheng laughed loudly and said: "So you are talking about the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si?"

"These unintelligent and courageous people are just fighting each other. How can they dare to hurt the emperor's dragon body? How can they talk about danger?"

"Li Jue and Guo Si will naturally not endanger the emperor." Yan Xiang said: "But the Huns will not have any scruples!"

"General, you know that this year, the Southern Xiongnu has a new Chanyu - Huchuquan. Seeing the melee in the Central Plains, this Xiongnu is about to seize the opportunity to enter. It has entered Guanzhong ten months ago!"

Are you asking me to save Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty?

Wang Zheng was speechless.

Please, I also started out as a rebel, right? Don't you naively think that just a false position will turn me into a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?

Although he was complaining secretly like this, his face was solemn: "In your opinion, sir, what should I do?"

"If the general can raise 20,000 troops and go north to rescue him, then the emperor's first contribution will be to save him from danger."

Do you want to look at the map first before talking?

Wang Zheng was speechless. Let’s not mention his Yellow Turban identity. Looking at it objectively, whether Pengcheng, Kaiyang or even Mount Tai, they are all in the east of the Han Dynasty. From here to Sili, Jingzhaoyin, or Chang’an?

Isn’t this forcing others to do something difficult?

Also, twenty thousand people?

After I defeated Taishan, including the new soldiers and the defenders from various places, the total number was less than 50,000. This number almost required Wang Zheng to spend all his money and march out!

but...

I just received the imperial edict, so I have to think of a good reason for rejecting it.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Zheng slapped the case and stood up: "Unless you reminded me, sir, I really don't know about this."

"When the emperor is in trouble, he should help you. Let's do this. I will gather all the generals to discuss it and make a plan. Then I will inform you sir."

"If this is the case, the general is truly a loyal and righteous man." Yan Xiang also stood up and said, "The emperor and the Yangzhou Shepherd will definitely be overjoyed when they find out."

"It's just..." Wang Zheng said hesitantly: "Our troops suffered a lot when they attacked Mount Tai. Now we not only have a small number of generals, but most of them are new soldiers and their combat power is not strong. I will lead the army to the north, and the army will rise.

I'm afraid I'm no match for the two thieves and the Huns."

"General, what do you mean?" Yan Xiang was startled, and then his expression suddenly changed: "Are you teasing me?"

"No, sir, don't be impatient." Wang Zheng pressed his hands and said, "I just made it clear beforehand that there is always something wrong with fighting alone. If the emperor cannot be saved, it will be my fault."

"If we can get Yangzhou's elite herdsmen to go with us, our chances of winning will greatly increase."

If you want me to come to rescue him, fine, we have to go together!

I don't believe that Yuan Shu, a man who proclaimed himself emperor, would waste his soldiers for the sake of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty!

"Since it is for the sake of the emperor, Zhou Mu will naturally send troops!"

Yan Xiang's answer was beyond Wang Zheng's expectation: "I am sent by Zhou Mu to see what the general wants. I have already made it clear in advance. If the general is loyal, he can dispatch elite troops to Yangzhou, and then the two parties will meet up."

Let’s go north together hand in hand.”

Forehead....

Wang Zheng finally found out that he had been tricked.

It turns out that this is your true purpose.

Do you want me to lead troops to Yangzhou?

"If we go to Yangzhou first and then Chang'an, it will take a lot of time and time." Unable to guess the other party's purpose, Wang Zheng hesitated and said: "Isn't the emperor more dangerous?"

"General, please relax." As if he had known that Wang Zhenghui would use this excuse, Yan Xiang said with a smile:

"Our Yangzhou waterway extends in all directions and is famous all over the world. If we go to Yangzhou and the army takes the waterway, it will only take faster than setting off from Xuzhou!"

"This..." He couldn't think of a suitable reason for the time being, so Wang Zheng could only repeat the old words: "Okay then."

"I will discuss with the generals first and arrange the troops, horses, food and grass."

It only said that deployment should be made early, but did not mention when the troops would be deployed.
Chapter completed!