"Yellow scarf?"

Upon hearing the news about the Yellow Turban Army, Liu Xuan stopped joking with Liu Zi and signaled to Zhang Liao to tell him more about the situation.

Seeing the emperor and ministers discussing military and state affairs, Cai Yan and Liu Zi consciously kept silent, but they did not walk away, but stood there steadily, as if they wanted to listen more truly.

Liu Xuan didn't care, anyway, these women were all close to him, and the news was not a secret, so he just listened to it. When Zhang Liao saw that Liu Xuan didn't care, he handed over a play list, and then

He told what he knew: "Liu Shilang also just received the news that in November, Nanhua recruited the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the east of Yuzhou to rebel, and captured Peiguo and Qiaojun in a few days. It is said that

The Yellow Turbans mobilized their troops and horses, and also had the intention to attack Xuzhou eastward."

Zhang Liao's report was all based on the new divisions of prefectures and counties. Liu Xuan had seen this division for the first time, so he already knew which place was occupied by the Yellow Turbans after just turning around in his head.

Pei State is in the east of Yuzhou, connected to Pengcheng County and Xiapi County of Xuzhou, to the north is Lu State, to the west is Qiao County and Liang State, and to the southwest is adjacent to Ruyin County. It is a place with connections in all directions. The Yellow Turban Army started here

Well, it seems that Nanhua is very confident.

And Liu Shilang refers to Liu Ye, the left minister of the Ministry of War. Liu Ye has been dealing with intelligence issues since he was promoted to this position... However, it is not that easy to establish an intelligence network in this era, not to mention starting from scratch.

, not even a bit of foundation.

But even so, Liu Ye also initially established a channel for intelligence collection, so that he could spread the news of the Yellow Turban rebellion in a timely manner.

Every time he thought about this, Liu Xuan felt depressed. As an emperor, it took a month for Nanhua to rebel before the news came to him. Although there were also factors that made it difficult for the news to be transmitted due to the separation of princes, it could also be seen that the imperial court

How weak is the control over the counties in Guandong?

Nan Hua gathered the remnants of the Yellow Turbans together and started an uprising. It was impossible that there was no movement at all beforehand, but none of these guys thought of reporting to the court. This shows what status the court already held in the hearts of these people.

Now that Nanhua has rebelled, the princes still relied on the court's own news network to pass back the news. Those princes did not ask the court for instructions. It is estimated that the princes are taking this opportunity to expand their own strength. It is estimated that the expansion will be almost completed.

Only then would I think of informing the court.

Maybe in their eyes, they are just the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. If they wave their hands, these guys will collapse when the army passes by. At that time, they can still grab some strength to continue to increase their strength.

But when Liu Xuan thought of that old guy from Nanhua, he finally jumped out...

"Hmph, it's better to let those idiots suffer a little."

Now that the old man Nan Hua has jumped out, it proves that this guy has enough confidence and will definitely not settle things as easily this time as he did back then.

Nan Hua's own cultivation is considered powerful in this world. Is there anyone among the princes who can handle it? What's more, there is not a single talent in the remaining Yellow Turban Army. As long as Nan Hua makes good use of his own strength and those few talents,

It is not difficult to carve up a separate empire in the somewhat chaotic area of ​​Yuzhou.

I made some calculations in my mind. When the news came back, Xuzhou was in danger of being attacked. Now it has been a month since it reached my hands. Even if Xuzhou was not captured, it would probably have suffered heavy losses.

"It's strange. If those princes said they wanted to take the opportunity to develop their own power, why didn't Tao Qian get any news?"

Liu Xuan didn't know that when Tao Qian was attacked by the Yellow Turbans, he immediately reported the matter to the court. However, the journey was far away and there was no help from other princes on the way. The urgent letter was still on the way.

It was not until he arrived in the territory of Kong Rong, the governor of Henan, that he received a response and hurriedly sent it to the capital.

"What's the current situation in Yuzhou?"

He took Zhang Liao to Weiyang Palace and inquired about the situation as he walked. Compared to not knowing enough about the Yellow Turban Army, the imperial court still had enough information about these local officials who were nominally subordinate to the imperial court.

But the situation in Yuzhou is not very good.

"There is no one in charge in Yuzhou now. Originally, General Yuan Shu asked Sun Jian to lead the governor of Yuzhou. However, now that Sun Jian died in the conflict with Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, there is no one in Yuzhou. Although it was actually Yuan Shu.

Control is only the area occupied by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, which happens to be the area where Yuan Shu's control is weakest."

When Zhang Liao said this, he also understood: "There are also capable people in the Yellow Turban Army, otherwise how could they have seen so accurately?" Compared with the last time, it seemed to be a huge and powerful uprising, but in fact it was a chaotic and unorganized uprising.

, this time is really worth the headache for the princes of the court.

Sure enough, Liu Xuan also realized how irritating Nan Hua's behavior was, especially since there were more than just the Yellow Turban Army. As Zhang Jiao's master, Nan Hua, if he ascended to the top and called out, all the Yellow Turban Army in the world would definitely respond, and like this

It is impossible for them all to gather in Peiguo in a short period of time. There must be other places as well.

He just made this guess, and saw Liu Ye standing in the courtyard in front of the Greenhouse Hall, walking around. When he saw Liu Xuan coming, he immediately stepped forward to pay homage, and then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have received a new urgent letter from Yanzhou.

A large number of Yellow Turban bandits have appeared in the east and north of Xuzhou, and have now occupied Taishan County and Langya County. Urgent letters from Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Tao Qian, the Mu of Xuzhou, have just been delivered!"

As he spoke, he presented the letter in his hand to Liu Xuan. Liu Xuan took it and did not read it directly. Instead, he told Cao Bao: "Go and ask Zhong Yao to summon all the three ministers, nine ministers, and six ministers."

Enter the palace."

As for what happened, Liu Xuan felt there was no need to say it. These guys were not deaf and they all had their own channels for information. Besides, how could they ignore such a big thing like the resurgence of the Yellow Turban Thief? They were probably already dressed and waiting by this time.

He summoned himself and even rushed to the palace in a hurry.

"Go to Jinhua Palace!"

The Jinhua Hall was where the dynasty usually held political meetings, so Liu Xuan recruited all the important officials there, which shows how important this matter was.

Then he gave instructions to another eunuch: "Hurry up and recruit Liu Bei, the guard of the army, Lu Bu, the general of the expedition to the west, Cao Cao, the general of the west, and Huang Wan, the captain of the Sili school, go to the Jinhua Palace together!"

If the most important people among the civil servants were recruited before, this time they are recruiting Liu Xuan’s most capable military generals. These people are the top talents under Liu Xuan’s account, and the imperial court relies on them for military and national affairs.

A group of people came to deal with it.

He walked quickly to the Jinhua Palace. As soon as Liu Xuan sat down, he saw that Cao Cao had already arrived. He had a Heavenly Sword on his waist. After the salute, he didn't say much and just sat down in his seat without saying a word.

, seems to be thinking.

Then Lu Bu, Yuan Wei, and Wang Yun arrived one after another. It didn't take long for all the people Liu Xuan summoned to arrive. Just looking at the speed of these people arriving, Liu Xuan could know that these people had not yet issued his edict.

When rushing to the palace, most orders were received halfway.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, Liu Xuan didn't say much, and directly put the memorials in his hands on the case: "I think you all have got the news. Now that the Yellow Turban bandit army has reappeared, what good plan do you have?"

Several people glanced at each other, and finally it was Taiwei Yang Biao who spoke first: "The Yellow Turban Bandit Army is nothing to worry about. As long as we send an order to the Kwantung princes to conquer it on their own, I think it won't take long to pacify them!"

The behavior of the Yellow Turban thieves back then was much more frightening than it is now. Wasn't it just a matter of a few moments before they were dealt with? So Yang Biao didn't look down on the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army at all, but it was just that the Yellow Turban thieves couldn't be killed cleanly, which was really frustrating.

People are annoyed.

Liu Xuan took a look and found that most people thought so. The only exceptions were his most valued cronies - these people more or less knew what kind of existence was standing behind the Yellow Turbans.

Therefore, I am not so optimistic about the resurgence of the Yellow Turbans this time.

But what all the veterans are worried about is another thing: the Yellow Turbans are nothing to worry about. What worries them is that the Yellow Turbans will break out again, and the Kwantung princes will have an excuse to expand their military power. This will be a problem for those who want to restore the Han Dynasty.

For the princes of the glorious court, this is definitely not good news.

Even if the Yellow Turban thieves are put down this time, it is estimated that the strength of the Kwantung princes will become stronger, and the imperial court wants to regain control of the Kwantung counties...

In addition, the time chosen by the Yellow Turban thieves also gave them a headache. They actually raised troops in winter? Could it be that these Yellow Turban thieves could not survive the winter, so they deliberately chose such a season that was not suitable for fighting at all?

But precisely because of this, the princes were caught off guard, and four counties were lost in just one month. They would never have imagined this situation.

There was a slight silence in the hall for a moment, and Wang Yun spoke: "There is still a barrier between Mount Tai and Langya County, and there is also a certain distance from Pei State. The most important thing now is not to allow the Yellow Turban departments to be connected together, otherwise it will be troublesome."

Wang Yun looked at things not from a military perspective, but from other aspects.

He thought about the places where the Yellow Turbans rebelled, and found that they were all concentrated in the eastern region, and they were not far apart. If it was unintentional, it would be fine, but if it was intentional, it would prove that the Yellow Turbans had the intention of separatist rule.

In that case, the majesty of the imperial court will undoubtedly suffer a heavy blow.

Although there are many princes nowadays, they still surrender to the imperial court on the surface, and the imperial court's face is still preserved. But the Yellow Turban thieves... it is absolutely impossible for them to surrender to the imperial court. The purpose of their rebellion is to overthrow the imperial court. If they are allowed to separate themselves to one side,

If it becomes a common phenomenon, doesn’t it prove that the imperial court has nothing to do with them?

If the princes saw this situation and followed suit one after another, wouldn't it be another Spring and Autumn Warring States period? And the imperial court would no longer be the master of the world, but would become one of the princes competing for hegemony.

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