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Huangfu Song (?-195), whose courtesy name is Yizhen, was from Anding Chaona (now southeast of Zhenyuan, Gansu). He was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Ling, he was the prefect of the northern region. When the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, he served as the General of the Left Central Army and Zhu Jun led his army to suppress the uprising army. Later, he became the Taiwei and was granted the title of Marquis of Huaili.

Huangfu Song was the nephew of the famous general Huangfu Gui, the general of Liao. His father was named Huangfu Jie, and he was once the prefect of Yanmen. When Huangfu Song was young, he had a civil and military aspirations and was good at poetry and books, and was skilled in archery and horses. He was recommended as a filial and honest person and a talented person. The Grand Marshal Chen Fan and the General Dou Wu successively hired him as an official, but he did not respond. Emperor Lingche summoned him as a minister and promoted him to the prefect of the Northern Territory.

Zhang Jiao, a native of Julu, called himself a "good wise and good teacher", served Huang Lao, and called "Taipingdao". He raised his disciples and painted talismans for his disciples to cure diseases. He also sent eight disciples to travel around and transformed the world with his Taoism, and was deeply trusted by the peasants. Over the past ten years, he gathered hundreds of thousands of disciples, spreading the eight states of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Yu. So he deployed his disciples to thirty-six directions. More than 10,000 people in the grand court, six or seven thousand people in the small court, each setting up a Qu general. He also spread rumors: "The sky is dead, Huang Tian should be established, and the year is in Jiazi, and the world is very lucky" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song"). He also sent people to write the word "Jiazi" in white soil at the temple gates of the capital city and prefectures and counties.

In the first year of Zhongping (184), Emperor Ling of Han, Ma Yuanyi and others gathered tens of thousands of disciples of Jingyang, and called the title of Zhongchang Sushi, Xu Feng as an internal supporter, and agreed to start a matter between the two sides on March 5th. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiao's disciple Tang Zhou betrayed and wrote a letter to the court to inform the court. The Han court captured Ma Yuanyi, and chariots were split in Luoyang, and ordered the governor of Jizhou to arrest Zhang Jiao and others. Seeing that the matter was exposed, Zhang Jiao sent a letter to all directions at night, so "eight states were in conjunction with each other". The uprisingers all wrapped in yellow turbans on their heads, which was called the "Yellow Turban Uprising" in history. Zhang Jiao called himself the General of the Heavenly Duke, his younger brother Zhang Bao called the General of the Earth Duke, and Zhang Liang called the General of the Rengong. Wherever the Yellow Turban Rebel Army went, burned the government and robbed the towns. For a moment, the prefectures and counties were lost, and the officials fled. The world responded, and the capital was shocked.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was frightened and immediately took suppression measures. First, Emperor Ling of Han ordered all prefectures and counties to set up commanders and set up guards in the eight passes outside Luoyang - Hangu, Taigu, Guangcheng, Yique, Yiyuan, Arctic, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin. Then, He Jin was appointed as the general and led the left and right Yulin troops to station in Duting. The court also adopted Huangfu Song's suggestion, lifted the party ban, pardoned the party members, and gave them to the soldiers. In addition, Emperor Ling of Han appointed Lu Zhi as the general of the North Central Army, Huangfu Song as the left Central Army, and Zhu Jun as the right Central Army, and dispatched elite troops across the country to attack the Yellow Turban Rebel Army.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun dispatched the Five Clans (Five Clans of the Northern Army, which are the main standing army of the central government, namely the Tunqi, Yue cavalry, infantry, Changshui, and Shooting guards). The Three He (Hedong, Henoi, Henan) cavalry were recruited at the same time, with a total of more than 40,000 elite soldiers. The two led one unit to jointly suppress the rebel army of Yingchuan (the county headquarters is Yangdi, now Yu County, Henan).

Zhu Junxian fought with the Yellow Turban Army Bo Cai's troops, but failed. Huangfu Song retreated to Changshe (now northeast of Changge County, Henan Province). Bo Cai led a large army to surround the city. At that time, there were few soldiers in the city, and the number of soldiers was disparate, and the army was terrified. Huangfu Song comforted his subordinates, and he said: "There are strange changes in the army, and it is not the small number of soldiers. Now the thieves have formed camps based on grass, which is easy to be in the wind and fire. If they burn at night, they will be shocked. I send troops to attack them, and they will be combined on all sides, and Tian Dan's achievements can be accomplished" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song"). Heaven fulfilled the wishes , The strong wind suddenly rose that night. Huangfu Song ordered the soldiers to set up torches and climbed up the city wall. He first sent elite troops to sneak out of the siege, set fire and shouted, and then lit the torches on the city to echo it. Huangfu Song took this momentum and stormed the drums. The Yellow Turban Rebel Army lacked combat experience and was panicked and scattered, and was forced to retreat. At this time, Cao Cao was also ordered to come, so Huangfu Song, Cao Cao, and Zhu Jun joined forces to pursue the victory. The Yellow Turban Rebel Army resisted tenaciously, and tens of thousands of people were slaughtered. Huangfu Song was promoted to Duxiang Marquis.

Then, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun took advantage of the victory to suppress the Yellow Turban Army in Runan and Chen areas, pursued Bocai, attacked Peng Tuo, won consecutive victories, and pacified the three counties.

In August, Huangfu Song defeated the Yellow Turban Bu Yi troops at Cangting, captured Bu Yi, and massacred more than 7,000 people. At this time, Zhang Jiao occupied Guangzong and controlled the hinterland of Hebei. Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo went to suppress him and returned one after another. The court issued an edict to order Huangfu Song to lead his troops to attack. At this critical moment, Zhang Jiao died of illness, and Zhang Liang took on the heavy responsibility of guarding Guangzong. Huangfu Song attacked the city but failed, so he closed the camp and rested to observe the changes. When Zhang Liang was confused, he relaxed his vigilance. Huangfu Song immediately dispatched troops at night, and rushed to the formation when the chicken crowed. The Yellow Turban Army rushed to fight. Zhang Liang was killed in battle, more than 30,000 people were killed, and more than 50,000 people died after jumping into the river. Huangfu Song burned more than 30,000 Yellow Turban baggage chariots, and "cut off the coffin and poked the corpse in the capital" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song").

In November, Huangfu Song and Julu Prefect Feng Yi conquered Xiaquyang (now northwest of Jin County, Hebei), killed Zhang Bao, and killed more than 100,000 prisoners. The Han court appointed Huangfu Song as the general of the left chariot and cavalry, led the governor of Jizhou, and promoted him to the Marquis of Huaili, and the two counties of Huaili and Meiyang, with a total of 8,000 households.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion was pacified, Huangfu Song requested a year of land rent in Jizhou to support the hungry people, and Emperor Xian promised it. Historical records say: "The world is in chaos and the city is in ruins. The mother cannot protect her son and her wife loses her husband. I will find Huangfu and live in peace again" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song").

Huangfu Song suppressed the Yellow Turban and was intimidating the world, but the government was getting worse at that time and the country was empty. Yan Zhong, a native of Hanyang, advised him to seize the opportunity and be the commander in the south. Huangfu Song did not use his plan.

At that time, Beigong Boyu and Xianling Qiang, a Hu man in Huangzhong (now Huangyuan, Gansu), jointly led the border. Han Sui became the commander and attacked and killed Ling Zheng, the captain of the Qiang, and Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng. The next year (185), Beigong Boyu and others invaded Sanfu, and the court ordered Huangfu Song to return to Chang'an to defend the Yuanling.

When Huangfu Song was conquering Zhang Jiao, he passed by Ye and found that the residence of the Central Constable Zhao Zhong exceeded the regulations, so he reported to the emperor for confiscation. In addition, the Central Constable Zhang Rang asked him for 50 million yuan, but he refused to give it to him. So Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang joined forces to impeach Huangfu Song and impeach him for no success in his war and consumed money and food. Emperor Ling believed the slander and recalled Huangfu Song, took back his seal and ribbon of the Left Cavalry General, and stolen 6,000 households. He changed his title to Duxiang Hou, and ate 2,000 households.

In November of the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Liangzhou kingdom surrounded Chen Cang (now east of Baoji, Shaanxi). When Emperor Ling hired people, he appointed Huangfu Song as the left general and led the former general Dong Zhuo, each leading 20,000 soldiers to resist the enemy. Dong Zhuo proposed to go to Chen Cang quickly. He said: "When the wise do not leave the enemy, the brave do not leave the decision. If the rescue is quick, the city will be complete. If the rescue is not saved, the city will be destroyed. This is the end of this." Huangfu Song said: "Otherwise, it is better to win every battle and defeat the enemy's troops without fighting. Therefore, it is invincible first, and the enemy can be defeated. The invincible is in me, and the victory is in that way.

If there is not enough defense, I will have more than enough attacks. If there is no more, the more we are moved above the nine heavens, and if there is not enough, the less we are trapped below the nine earths. Although Chen Cang is small now, the city is guarded and prepared, not the nine earths. Although the kingdom is strong, the attack that cannot be saved is not the nine heavens. If there is no nine heavens, the attack that cannot be attacked; if there is no more trap, the defender will not be attacked. Now the country has trapped the victimized land, and Chen Cang is protected, I will not bother the soldiers and win the victory, but what will I save?” ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song")! Dong Zhuo's suggestions were not adopted.

The kingdom led his troops to besiege Chen Cang, from winter to spring, for more than 80 days, but because the city was firm and he was unable to capture it in the end, the troops were exhausted. They had to rescue the siege and retreat in February of the sixth year of Zhongping (189). Huangfu Song immediately raised an army to pursue it. Dong Zhuo dissuaded: "No. Military tactics, do not pursue the enemy, and do not force the enemy to return to the enemy. Now I am chasing the country, and I am forcing the enemy to return to the enemy, and I am chasing the enemy. The trapped beasts are still fighting, and the bees are poisonous, let alone the public!" Huangfu said.

Song said: "Otherwise, I will not attack before, avoid the sharpness. Now I will attack it and wait for the decline. The tired army that is attacked is not the return of the crowd. The people of the country should leave, and do not have the fighting spirit. To attack chaos with a conspiracy, it is not the enemy" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song"). After saying that, he led his troops alone to pursue and ordered the rear of Dong Zhuo Palace. Huangfu Song won consecutive battles and defeated the kingdom's subordinates and killed more than 10,000 people. Dong Zhuoyi was ashamed and regretful, and he hated Huangfu Song even more.

The next year, Emperor Ling was seriously ill and appointed Dong Zhuo as the governor of Bingzhou and asked him to hand over the troops to Huangfu Song. Dong Zhuo refused to obey orders. Huangfu Song's nephew Huangfu Li believed that Dong Zhuo was traitorous and was unforgivable, so he tried to persuade Huangfu Song to launch an army to attack. Huangfu Song said: "Although he was punished for his purpose, he was responsible for his punishment. It would be better to report the matter and let the court punish him" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Huangfu Song"). So he submitted the report. The court blamed Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo increased his resentment towards Huangfu Song. Later, Dong Zhuo was in charge and summoned Huangfu Song as the captain of the city gate, hoping to find an opportunity to kill him. Huangfu Song was summoned to the general, and the chief secretary Liang Yan advised him to raise an army to resist Dong Zhuo, echoing Yuan Shao. Huangfu Song did not listen. As soon as Huangfu Song arrived, the officials in charge followed Dong Zhuo's intention and submitted him to the court, handed him over to the trial, hoping to kill him.

Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou had a friendship with Dong Zhuo. He ran from Chang'an to Luoyang and defected to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was holding a banquet and meeting guests. Huangfu Jianshou stepped forward, argued with him, and kowtowed and shed tears. The guests present were deeply moved and pleaded for Huangfu Song. Dong Zhuo then stood up, pulled Huangfu Jianshou to sit with him, and sent someone to release Huangfu Song and appointed him as the chief secretary. Later, he was promoted to the position of the Chief Censor.

In April of the second year of Chuping (191), Dong Zhuo went to Chang'an, and all the officials and officials were greeted by the road. Dong Zhuo hinted that officials below the Censor General welcomed the car and used this to surrender Huangfu Song. Then, he held Huangfu Song's hand and asked, "Yizhen, are you scared?" Huangfu Song replied, "If you use Shengde to assist the court, the great Xiangqing is coming, what's there to be afraid of? If you abuse punishment and show your personal aspirations, then the whole world will be afraid, not only me!"

After Dong Zhuo was killed, the court appointed Huangfu Song as the general of the Western Expedition, and soon changed to the General of the Chariot and Cavalry. In the autumn of that year, he was promoted to Taiwei. In the winter, he was dismissed because of the appearance of meteors. After that, he was appointed as the Grand Duke of Guanglu and Taichang. He died of illness in 195 AD. The court gave him the seal and ribbon of the General of the Cavalry. His son Huangfu Jianshou was also very famous and later became the Minister of the Seal.
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