"Haha, I knew that Xu Gongming would not disappoint me. With their ability, there was absolutely no problem in taking Hedong. At this moment, we got Hedong. Baibo army surrendered and obtained at least more than 100,000 people and a large amount of grain. Although these grains cannot be transferred to Guanzhong, they can basically achieve self-sufficiency in grain. We don't have to worry about it. After that, as long as they farm with peace of mind and have a bumper harvest in a year, we can further develop our own strength."

In Chang'an, Pei Qing was very happy after receiving the news and said with a laugh.

Pei Qing then ordered Xu Huang to be the prefect of Hedong, General Fenwu, Jia Xu as the military advisor, Hao Zhao as the lieutenant of the military advisor, and Guo Huai as the lieutenant of the Pojun. In addition to ordering Hao Zhao to escort the captives of Han Xian and Li Le who surrendered to Chang'an and then return, the others continued to stay in Hedong. One was to defend Cao Cao and Dong Cheng and others from Luoyang, and also asked them to recruit troops, train soldiers, and practice military farming. When they were strong enough, they would attack the Xiongnu tribe in Bingzhou. In Pei Qing's words, "The Southern Xiongnu is brave and has repeatedly interfered in the affairs of our Han Dynasty. The so-called non-my race must have a different mind. How can we tolerate the Huns for so many years? Now, first order Xu Huang and others to raise their energy and recruit soldiers, and after they have enough troops in the coming year, they will lead their troops to conquer the Huns and teach these arrogant guys a lesson."

At the same time, Yang Qiu, the prefect of Anding, sent an envoy to contact Pei Qing and was willing to surrender to Pei Qing. There was only one condition, that is, to continue to be the prefect of Anding, and to allow him to still rule the army and possess Anding's taxes. In order to show his sincerity, he was willing to go to Chang'an.

However, Pei Qing ignored this because Pei Qing knew that Yang Qiu seemed to surrender sincerely at this time, but in fact he wanted to use Pei Qing to maintain his independent status. At the same time, he also wanted to use Pei Qing to deal with Ma Teng's army and gain great benefits for his side.

But who is Pei Qing? How could he be willing to be a sucker? So he refused Yang Qiu's request without hesitation.

In fact, Yang Qiu wants to use Pei Qing, but Pei Qing also wants to use Yang Qiu to seek the greatest benefit for himself? And he has always been like this. The reason why he strictly adheres to neutrality between Ma Teng, Yang Qiu, Guo Si and others is just to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. When they are both defeated, they will clean up the mess. The benefits of doing this are obvious. They can save costs, and they can also hurry up and recuperate and prepare for the next war.

In Luoyang, there was a huge uproar because of Xu Huang's attack on Hedong. Cao Cao angrily denounced the thief Yang Feng's self-defense. He sat on the fall of Hedong for his own self-interest, putting Luoyang in danger. People like this who disregarded national affairs for their own self-interest were not worthy of being an important official of the court.

At this time, Dong Cheng was also won over by Cao Cao and had a close relationship with Cao Cao. He also received Cao Cao's promise before that as long as Yang Feng was driven away, Dong Cheng would be given enough benefits.

So now Dong Cheng also accuses Yang Feng and sighs softly: "Brother Yang, this time it's really your fault. Xu Huang has only a few thousand people, but he can break through Hedong with tens of thousands of troops. In this way, we interrupt our contact with the Southern Xiongnu, and let me be under Pei Qing's threat at any time. Not to mention you and me, even Your Majesty is not at ease. As a minister of the Han Dynasty and an important general of the Baibo Army, you are not sorry for Your Majesty and your former comrades."

"What? Even Brother Dong, do you say that to me?" Yang Feng sighed deeply when he heard this. He finally understood that he had lost his power in Hedong and became alone. Relying on the 20,000 troops in Luoyang alone was not enough to pose a threat to Cao Cao and Dong Cheng. Now he still occupies a high position. Such a high position can no longer be compared with his strength. It seems that they are going to break the bridges and take the opportunity to squeeze themselves out of the core of the regime.

"It's not that we have to target you. Brother Yang, you made a big mistake and made us in danger. As the general of the court, you are second only to Brother Dong and Pei Qing in terms of status. Pei Qing is fine. After all, he is far away in Chang'an, so your status is so high. If you lead your army to rescue Hedong and appoint a Hedong prefect to formally recruit Bai Bo's army to the court, even if Pei Qing wants to attack Hedong, you can't find an excuse, but you missed a great opportunity, causing us to fall into a passive position. Do you think this is your responsibility?" Dong Cheng looked at Yang Feng and said with a sigh.

"Then, what are you going to deal with me?" Yang Feng asked Cao Cao and Dong Cheng with a nervous look on his face.

"Haha, why is this called disposal? It's just that the court has its own laws. If we don't punish it, how can we convince the public in the future? We are about to discuss with Brother Yang, and we are preparing to appoint Brother Yang as the governor of Bingzhou and the prefect of Taiyuan, and at the same time as the left general. Brother Yang, although your general position has indeed declined, it is equivalent to mastering the local real power from now on. The entire Bingzhou will be yours from now on. I believe that you take Bingzhou as the foundation and support the court in the future. I use Yanzhou as the support, and we respond to each other. Even Pei Qing is worried and dare not target us easily. When Brother Yang, your strength will increase and you will regain Hedong again, we will definitely give up the high position of Taiwei." Cao Cao smiled, but he had vicious plans in his heart. As soon as Yang Feng left, his pressure in the court suddenly decreased, and it was equivalent to cutting off Dong Cheng's arm. Only Dong Cheng would have one, so things would be much easier.

Yang Feng smiled bitterly in his heart. Although he looked glorious on the surface, where is Bingzhou? The Black Mountain Army was entrenched and the Huns were rampant. At the same time, Pei Qing and Yuan Shao were also eyeing each other. Even if they recruited the Black Mountain Army and unified Bingzhou, they also established a trusted and stable alliance with the Huns. They probably had to bear the double pressure from Yuan Shao and Pei Qing. Even if this was based on their ability to subdue the Black Mountain Army, the strength of the Black Mountain Army was much stronger. Even Yuan Shao only drove them out of the plains of Jizhou. How easy was it to completely exterminate or subdue?

"Cao Cao and Dong Cheng are trying to force me to death. If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless. If you don't have a place to stay here, I will not help you take Bingzhou thanklessly. Let me go to Hanoi first, and then live in Hanoi on the pretext that the Montenegro Army is too strong. Hanoi Prefect Zhang Yang is honest. Maybe I can take the opportunity to occupy this place. I believe that at that time, you will have to win me over. Otherwise, I will surrender directly to Yuan Shao in Hanoi, and you will regret it."

Yang Feng sneered in his heart, but on the surface he could only agree with Cao Cao and Dong Cheng's proposal and agreed to take office as the governor of Bingzhou.
Chapter completed!