Today is the sixth day after Li Hong arrived in Yecheng.

In the morning, Li Hong took Yan Liang, Zhang Xiao and other officers to inspect the camp. The soldiers were basically warm and their food was greatly improved. The guard camp and the military camp were also formed under Yan Liang's supervision. The craftsmen and doctors recruited from Wen Chou had arrived at the camp one after another. At the same time, the wounded soldiers also moved into the temporary wounded camp and received proper treatment.

"As soon as he arrived at the camp, he solved many difficult problems. We want to thank you." Zhang Xiao exclaimed sincerely. Lin Xun, Pan Ta, Liao Lei and Ding Bo, who were following Zhang Xiao, also thanked him respectfully. After they had contacted Li Hong these days, their attitude towards Li Hong changed greatly. At first, several people were very awe and wary of Li Hong, but soon, they were impressed by Li Hong's every move. They began to respect and admire Li Hong. Even Liao Lei, who had always been as cold as ice, smiled happily these days.

Seeing that the soldiers were warm and full, Li Hong was very pleased. He smiled and said to Zhang Xiao, "I am ashamed, not only am I ashamed, but you should be even more ashamed." He pointed at Lin Xun and others and said, "What do the soldiers need to be bleeding and sweating? Just a piece of clothing and a meal. If we can't even do this, what else can we stand here and point fingers?"

Zhang Xiao and the others looked ashamed and bowed their heads in embarrassment.

"I know your difficulties, but as direct leaders, you should consider your subordinates more than yourself..." Li Hong gradually became serious. He said in a punctual manner, "We are about the same age, we are all very young, all in official positions, and all have the salary of the court, but ask yourself, are we loyal to the Han Kingdom? Are we worthy of the salary we receive? I don't think so." He pointed to the soldiers around him and said, "They are also loyal to the country, but what about their military pay? Why don't we send them their military pay? Why don't we send them?"

Li Hong looked at Yan Liang, Zhang Xiao, Lin Xun and others, and said slowly: "I will solve this matter immediately, which is to do my best for Your Majesty."

Li Hong saw Dahei and his comrades again, and they were having dinner.

"Sir, are you leaving the barracks soon?" a soldier asked with courage.

"Yes, in more than ten days, Your Majesty will leave Luoyang and go to Jizhou. There are many things to do." Li Hong smiled, "I can't delay any more. I'm going to see Hejian Kingdom. If nothing happens, I won't go back to the military camp. Take care of you."

The soldiers in the military tent looked at each other in a flash, and everyone suddenly became depressed, their faces were dim and silent.

"What's wrong?" Li Hong said with a smile, "Da Hei, tell me, what else can I help?"

"As soon as you leave, the military pay will definitely be gone." Dahei sighed and said helplessly, "If the military pay is gone, the military pay will be gone, and we don't expect it anymore, but once you leave, we may not even be able to eat."

"No way?" Li Hong looked at the soldiers and comforted him, "Don't worry, I have agreed with the governor of Jizhou, Wang Fen, to send you three months of military pay first. If he makes a mistake, I will rush back immediately and I will go to ask for you, and I will send it to you."

Dahei smiled bitterly, shook his head, bowed and said, "Thank you, sir, you are a good person. You have been patrolling the camp for a long time, so let's have something to eat here."

"Sir, let's eat here."

"Set the rice for the adults."

The soldiers shouted in a mess, very enthusiastic and eagerly.

Li Hong nodded repeatedly, and smiled at Yan Liang, Zhang Xiao and others following behind him, "Everyone is gone. You all find a place to eat, I will eat here, it will be gone, it will be gone."

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After hearing Xu You's narration, Wang Fen smiled and said, "Li Hong has a lot of ideas. He will deliver military funds to you in front of tens of thousands of soldiers. To put it bluntly, he just wants the soldiers to make excuses for causing trouble. Okay, it's okay to make trouble. I'm worried about how to fool Yan Liang. Now, we don't have to ask for help, Yan Liang will be delivered to the door."

"Yuanshan, are we paying a month's military salary appropriately to calm the morale of the army?" Chen Yi suggested, "Now the soldiers all know that the military funds have been delivered to the state capital. If the soldiers are not given up, we will be very passive if they really make trouble."

"No money." Wang Fen said indifferently, "That is the army of the Ku Chief, he will find a way." He looked at Xu You and asked, "Ziyuan, how many people did Yan Liang take to stay in the camp after Li Hong left?"

"As Lord said, two thousand black panthers follow." Xu You smiled, "Li Hong was probably worried that Yan Liang's affairs were discovered by us. Yesterday, he discussed with Yuan Shu that he wanted to leave Jiang Wu in Xiangyu Mountain Camp and recruit the Northern Army troops, but they were all rejected by Yuan Shu."

"This Yuan Shu is not bad, and he is quite trustworthy." Zhou Jing smiled, "If we hadn't said a few words at critical moments, our plan would be difficult."

"The adults gave him money and beauty, Yuan Gaolu always had to do his best." Xu You smiled, "He is a famous chivalrous man in Luoyang, so of course he has to be loyal."

Chen Yi snorted coldly with disdain, "It's better not to mention those who deceive the world and steal the reputation. I heard that Yan Liang is nicknamed Hutou, and he is a brave and bloodthirsty person. We should be careful and not be too careless."

"Don't worry, Bo Yan, we have our own plan to capture and kill." Wang Fen smiled, "You should accompany Master Xiang Kai to the south immediately and take the King of Hefei to Jizhou as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, in a dozen days, Your Majesty will leave Luoyang and go north to Jizhou."

"Shuyang, you go to Xindu City in person and arrange the matter well." Wang Fen pointed at Zhou Jing and said, "You can take away the money you paid to Yuan Shu together. Changshui Camp should do a lot of effort in Xindu affairs, so don't offend Yuan Shu, you must serve him well, do you know?"

Zhou Jing showed disgust and nodded reluctantly.

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Xiang Kai was surprised when he saw Zhang Ju.

He held Zhang's raised hand tightly and smiled, "Zhengyuan, why are you here? How is Bo Yun?"

"Boyun has gone to Liaodong and has not come back yet." Zhang Ju smiled, "I received a letter from the master and suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen the master for eight years. I really wanted to see you, so I came."

"Zhengyuan, thank you." Xiang Kai said with emotion, "You are old, your hair is much whiter. Are you always in good health?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Ju sighed, "Eight years have passed, and the master's hair has turned white, and time is unforgivable."

"Quick into the house, enter the house." Xiang Kai took Zhang's hand and walked around the house, saying, "It's so hard for you to come from Yuyang in such a cold weather. Since the death of the great wise and good teacher, we have never contacted each other. A few years ago, I heard that you were the prefect of Taishan County, and in recent years, I heard that you were running a bookstore in Yuyang, and there are thousands of disciples under your disciples, right?"

"After I took office as the prefect of Mount Tai, I went back to my hometown." Zhang Ju smiled, "I opened a small Nanshan Bookstore in Dongcheng, Yuyang. I have indeed taught many disciples in recent years. The master's information is very well-informed."

Zhang Ju was in his fifties, tall and thin, long face and beard, elegant temperament, and his words and demeanor were all famous. He was a great scholar in Youzhou. He was famous for his erudition when he was young. When he was young, he became a disciple of Yang Bing, a great scholar in Hongnong, Kanto, and studied in the "Three Eel Book Hall". Yang Bing was the father of Yang Ci, the emperor's teacher. Yang Ci took good care of this junior brother and strongly recommended him to the emperor. Therefore, Zhang Ju was able to be a doctorate in the Imperial Academy for several years. When Yang Ci was Situ, he was appointed as the chief minister of Situ's mansion and soon became an official.

In the sixth year of Xiping (177 AD), Situ Yang Ci wrote to the emperor and asked the court to punish Zhang Jiao and his Taiping Road. He told the emperor that a man named Zhang Jiao founded a "Taiping Road", professed himself a great wise and good teacher, and used chanting mantras and talismans to cure diseases among the people. According to folk rumors, Zhang Jiao's magic is boundless and his wonderful hands are rejuvenated. Over the past ten years, the number of followers has reached 100,000, covering the eight states of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Yu in the Han Dynasty has now become a spreading trend.

The power is getting bigger and bigger. The bureaucrats in various prefectures and counties were confused by him, believing that Zhang Jiao educated the people with good Taoism, without any harm, and even believed in followers, among them, including his junior brother Zhang Ju. Yang Ci thought that Zhang Jiao and his Taiping Tao would harm the Han Dynasty, so he proposed to kill Zhang Jiao and dissolve Taiping Taoism, but the emperor did not pay attention to it. Soon, Zhang Ju turned against Yang Ci and became enemies because of this matter, and the two ignored each other, but Yang Ci admired his talent very much and did not impeach him for this.

In Zhang Ju's view, Taipingdao can solve many problems, including revitalizing the Han Dynasty, so he joined Taipingdao without hesitation and became a good friend of Zhang Jiao, a great wise teacher. A year later, Yang Ci was removed from his post for some reason, and Zhang Ju, who had been protected by Yang's family, was immediately dismissed from office. Zhang Ju hated the corruption and darkness of the Han Dynasty court, and went home to run a school to teach.

In Yuyang, except for the Xianyu family, even the Zhang family is the largest. Among the Zhang family, the most outstanding ones are Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. Both of them have served as high-ranking officials of the court for 2,000 stones. They are both famous scholars with superb talents and well-known figures in Youzhou. Especially Zhang Ju, because of his virtue and talent, and many disciples under his sect, he has become a famous scholar in Youzhou in recent years.

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Xiang Kai and Zhang Ju chatted with each other in the same brazier for a long time. They talked about the people and things in the past, the great wise mentors and the Yellow Turban Army, and were filled with emotion.

"Zhengyuan, you are a famous scholar in the contemporary era and have a respect for your identity. You came quietly from Youzhou, why didn't you just come to see me?" Xiang Kai smiled and said, "Zhengyuan, our friends for many years, if you have anything to do."

Zhang Ju half opened his eyes full of wisdom and silently looked at the beating flames in the brazier without saying anything. He was pondering, as if he was thinking about how to better express his meaning.

Xiang Kai stared at him and said, "If you are one day late, I will go south. So, if we can meet again in eight years today, it means we are still very destined to be."

Zhang Ju nodded slightly and smiled, "Master's words have given me great confidence."

Xiang Kai looked at him carefully and asked, "Shishou An Ding moved you?"

Zhang Ju smiled and didn't say anything.

Xiang Kai continued to ask in surprise: "Is he going to Liaodong in person just to convince Su Puyan, the eldest prince of Wuwan, Liaodong?"

Zhang Ju nodded and said, "I came here just to ask the master in person, how likely is this to win?"

"Why do you listen to him?" Xiang Kai asked, "Zhengyuan, you refused Zhang Jiao's invitation and did not join the Yellow Turban Army. You said you didn't want to see all living beings in the world suffer. I heard that I admired it very much, but why do you have to go this path again now?"

Zhang Ju's face was as calm as water and he didn't say anything.

"I have repeatedly written to Bo Yun to tell him not to repeat the same mistakes. Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao have tried this approach, but it won't work. This kind of approach to conquer the world will only push the Han into deeper suffering, and will only make millions of innocent people in the world die miserably and helplessly in the dire straits. This is a sin. Zhang Jiao's master and disciple were sent to heaven because of his serious sins. Could it be that An Dingshuai has not learned his lesson yet and has to go on this hopeless road?" Xiang Kai was a little excited, and his tone of speaking was more serious.

Zhang Ju's expression moved, and his face changed slightly. In Xiang Kai's words, it was obvious that he had no confidence in their plans.

"What is the purpose of Andingshuai? Does he want to be the emperor by himself?" Xiang Kai calmed down his mood and asked, "Are he very dissatisfied with my approach?"

Zhang Ju pondered for a long time and said, "Boyun agrees with the master's approach, but he thinks that the master is too confident. The master kidnapped the emperor and established the king of Hefei as the king. The master knows how many people in the world will support and recognize this new emperor?"

Xiang Kai raised his lips slightly, trying to say something, but after hesitating for a while, he swallowed it back.

"The master wants to use the traitor of Luoyang to poison the eldest prince, defeat the general He Jin, and then let them open the city gates and welcome the new emperor back to Luoyang to preside over the government, right?" Zhang Ju asked.

Xiang Kai stroked his long beard with his hands, smiling without saying a word.

"But what if the traitor in the court fails? What if the general regained the emperor in Luoyang? Have you ever thought about how to deal with the aftermath?" Zhang Ju looked at Xiang Kai with his eyes down and said slowly, "Does the master think that Yang Feng and Bai Luo of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army can block the Northern Army of the court? You must know that Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi are all in Luoyang now. It is difficult for Yang Feng and others to defeat anyone who commands troops to fight."

Zhang Ju picked up the tongs, gently clamped two pieces of charcoal into the brazier, and continued, "The master also received the promise of Zhang Yan, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army? But Zhang Yan was determined to occupy Taiyuan, and there was almost no possibility of him sending troops to Jizhou. The master should know this more than us. As for Mr. Xi Da from Xingyang, he is weak in power, and it seems a bit too difficult to count on him to block the Northern Army."

"Our power in Yuyang is not very strong and cannot help the master, so..." Zhang Ju looked up at Xiang Kai and said, "In order to ensure that the master's plan is foolproof, Bo Yun thought of using the power of the Xianbei people and the Wuwan people..."

Xiang Kai smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Thank you, but I really don't need such help. Bo Yun is causing trouble to the big man. Zhengyuan, why don't you persuade him? Why don't you stop him?"

Zhang Ju sighed and said, "Does he listen to my words?"

"How many adults in Wuhuan people in the northern border are willing to help?" Xiang Kai asked, "His brother, Qiu Liju in western Liaoning must be obsessed with his duty. Who else? Apart from King Su Puyan of the King of Khanlu Wuyan? Where are the Xianbei people? I heard that Mika, the adult in the Eastern Xianbei region, also had many years of friendship. Is it true?"

Zhang Ju nodded and said, "In addition to the people mentioned by the master, Bo Yun also went to Baitan City to meet Murong Feng."

Xiang Kai was shocked, and he blurted out: "Is Boyun crazy? What do he want to do? Does he want to hand over the northern border to Murong Feng?"

"The master misunderstood." Zhang Ju hurriedly explained, "The Xianbei people will definitely invade the Han Han in the short term. Murong Feng, located on the Youzhou border, has not recovered his vitality since he was defeated by the Han army the previous year. Bo Yun believed that his troops were just to cope with the invitation of the Xianbei king and company. He estimated that Murong Feng would not risk attacking Youzhou."

"But the problem is that if we want to go south to support the master, we must raise an army in Yuyang, so that Youzhou will immediately fall into war. At this time, who can guarantee that Murong Feng will not take the opportunity to invade Youzhou and take advantage of the troubled waters? It was from this point that Bo Yun took the initiative to meet with Murong Feng to entertain the alliance..."

"The traitor..." Xiang Kai angrily took a photo of the case and said loudly, "Boyun, this bastard, he is the old man. Who is Murong Feng? He will agree to the request of a traitor at will. To satisfy Murong Feng's greed, Boyun must agree to many shameless requests, and Murong Feng will quickly recover his energy and invade our Han Kingdom at any time. Boyun and Hu are so stupid."

Zhang Ju smiled calmly and comforted: "Shou, please be impatient, why don't Bo Yun be that kind of person? You are very familiar with Bo Yun and should know his character. How could he sell his country and seek honor? He just used the Hu people."

"Boyun is arrogant and self-righteous. He thinks that his ability is better than anyone else. In fact, he is just a crazy man." Xiang Kai cursed dissatisfiedly, "He uses the Hu people. Didn't the Hu people use him too? Boyun will not only lose the people's hearts, but also be scolded by the world. Go back and tell him that I will not need his help in the future, so as not to stick to his bad luck and lose my reputation for life. The same goes for you." Xiang Kai pointed to Zhang Ju and said, "Zhengyuan, go back immediately and teach your disciples to study hard, don't get involved with him, so as not to have the disaster of massacre and extermination in the future."

Zhang Ju smiled and asked, "Isn't there any disaster for the slaughter of the sect and the genocide that the master is doing now?"

Xiang Kai was stunned and sighed: "I have given all the money I should give you. What should I do in the future? That's your business. You should take care of yourself. What's going on with me to entrust Boyun?"

Zhang Ju said calmly, "Everyone has arrived in Yecheng and has been handed over to Hanfang. Master, we haven't seen each other for eight years, so let's talk about something else."

Xiang Kai smiled and said, "Yes, the matter in Jizhou is about to be decided. If you talk too much, you will be worried. Will you leave tomorrow?"

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Junhou machete fell in love with a battalion prostitute in the military city.

He took advantage of the opportunity of patrol on duty to greet several subordinates, sneaked into the military city at night and climbed onto the bed of the prostitute. The prostitute told him something that attracted the attention of the machete. She said one of her sisters died a few days ago and was beaten to death by a horse dealer named Ma. The dealer stayed in the military city for more than a month, usually hiding in the camp tent to play with women, and rarely came out to do anything. Although he couldn't see him doing business, he was very rich and generous, and often recruited five or six prostitutes to play all night at a time.

If he didn't believe the machete, he said, how could it be possible? How could there be such a powerful man? The camp prostitute said, "You misunderstood, it's not him who uses it alone, but he uses it to entertain a few adults in the army."

The machete suddenly became alert. He asked the camp prostitute, what kind of adult he was, did he come often?

The camp prostitute smiled and said, "It's an adult who is older than you. They are drinking in the horse dealer's tent tonight, and I have a few sisters who have called him."

The more he thought about the machete, the more suspicious he felt, he hurriedly got up and put on his clothes, saying that he wanted to go and see. The camp prostitute immediately gave a guide to the path.

The machete just lurked outside the horse dealer's tent and heard Pan Ta's voice. Pan Ta's voice was a little sharp and easy to identify. After listening carefully for a while, he found that there were still a few people, but they were not familiar with them. It was probably a few small officers or the subordinates of the horse dealer. He lay in the corner and listened for an hour but could not hear anything. The people inside were talking nonsense. The machete was trembling with cold, and later he couldn't hold on. He guessed that Pan Ta was just like him, who had sneaked out to find happiness, so he planned to go back.

At this moment, the horse dealer inside suddenly said something that made the machete happy.

"Zi Chong, tell them a few times after going back and don't come here in the next few days."

"What if we have something urgent?" Panta asked in a sharp voice.

"There are no urgent matters these days, it's just instigating Yan Hutou to cause trouble. If there is no result for tomorrow, you must tell me immediately and I will send someone to the city immediately."

"Is there any other trick?" Panta asked.

"I guess you will cut off your food." The horse dealer said, "Once the food is cut off, I guess that Yan Hutou will definitely be furious and pick up the big knife and will rush into the prefecture."

The machete outside the tent immediately slipped away like a ghost.
Chapter completed!