October of the third year of Chuping, the Great Han Dynasty (186 AD).

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In early autumn mornings, the air is fresh and cool.

Han Sui sat in the yard of Bian Zhang's house, playing the flute. The sound of the flute was desolate and distant, and echoed continuously.

At the end of the song, Han Sui seemed to be immersed in the music, sitting alone on a stone bench, unwilling to leave for a long time.

A thin wisp of sunshine quietly spilled into Han Sui's arms. Han Sui suddenly woke up.

He raised his head and looked into the blue sky.

The rising sun rises and the sun shines brightly.

A smile suddenly appeared on Han Sui's handsome face, a helpless and desolate smile.

He stood up and slowly walked into Bian Zhang's room.

The two looked at each other and were speechless for a long time.

"Have you considered it?" Bian Zhang asked in a low voice.

Han Sui said calmly: "Tomorrow, I will lead my troops across the Yellow River and start to attack Longxi."

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Li Hongshu stretched comfortably and walked out of the big tent.

He didn't want to live in Huaili City. He felt that sleeping on the grass covered with cowhide mattresses was the most comfortable and freehand painting.

The matter of Xiliang's corruption is in full swing. Under the urging of the emperor, he has sent people to escort money to the capital several times. Now his focus is to dig out the old master behind these people.

The emperor's actions in Luoyang disappointed him. Although the emperor followed his plan and arrested a large number of corrupt officials in Luoyang and Guandong with lightning speed and successfully recovered tens of billions of stolen money and goods, the emperor did not bring the corrupt officials to justice, but after a little punishment, he asked them to pay for their sins. A huge anti-corruption campaign ended in Luoyang in a hurry.

The emperor has difficulties. In Luoyang, various forces are mixed and entangled. He just wants to ask clearly, but he doesn't have the ability. Everyone hides it from him and deceives him for their own interests. Now, the Beisi Prison in Tingwei Mansion has become a gathering place for officials. Everyone is very happy to eat, drink and have fun in the prison. This place is fresh and exciting.

The emperor complained to Li Hong in his hand edict, saying that he was deceived by the villain in the court. Now that everyone goes to court, they do nothing, and they bargain around them, making their heads dizzy. Sometimes, in order to pay 10,000 yuan less, they can only argue with him for 30,000 yuan in order to pay 10,000 yuan less. He feels that he must have calculated the plan for these people and suffered losses. So he told Li Hong to dig out a few big guys behind these corrupt officials in Xiliang, so that he can make up for the losses.

Li Hong's subordinates were anxious to return to Jizhou and Youzhou, so everyone was impatient and their hands were getting heavier and heavier. Recently, several of them had been killed. Some ministers came to the emperor to sue Li Hong and impeach Li Hong for abuse of heavy punishment. The emperor was a little unhappy when he heard this. He would lose a ransom if he beat him to death. So he hurriedly ordered Li Hong to not kill anyone else. In addition, the interrogation should be faster. He was afraid that over time, the bureaucrats in the court would come up with some tricks to deal with him, which would make his losses bigger and bigger.

"Sir, do you want to ride a black panther for a walk?" The machete saw Li Hong coming out and hurried forward and asked.

"No." Li Hong said with a smile, "I'll walk around casually."

"Okay." The machete turned around and whistled at the side tent, and dozens of black panther attendants rushed out of it.

"What are you doing?" Li Hong asked in surprise, "I'm just walking around here. There's no need to be so nervous."

"Several adults have repeatedly instructed that in the camp, at least fifty people should protect you. When you leave the camp, you should bring at least three hundred people." The machete smiled, "Now there are more people to kill you, so it's better to be careful."

Li Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly, and walked first.

"Sir, when we go back? Is this month okay? It will snow in two months." The machete followed behind and asked.

"When you speak our great Chinese dialect, I will take you back." Li Hong smiled, "Last time I said to Tan Nu, you must learn the great Chinese dialect and say it well. Look at the arc and chin, don't you say it very well, why can't you?"

The machete smiled embarrassedly.

"I've been going to the military market very often recently?"

The machete nodded and smiled, "There are more women in the military city here than Zixiushan, and the prices are also cheaper. There are several buildings in the city, and the women there are also good ones."

Li Hong beat him hard and said, "I've healed, so I'll wander around all day. Is your little military salary enough?"

The machete smiled and said, "Enough, enough. Those women like us Hu soldiers. We are so happy to give money, unlike some Han soldiers, who are very stingy."

Li Hong smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if you go and play, but remember not to fight. The last time the few fighters were still locked up. Although the infantry paid less than you, on the battlefield, they were also killed with you in blood and killing the enemy, and there was no distinction between high and low, so don't underestimate others and have any conflicts, do you know? I treat you as brothers, and treat them as brothers. When I am with them, be careful when speaking and doing things, and don't cause trouble for me."

"Sir, did you make trouble for you last time?" asked the machete in a low voice.

"Of course. Although you were all brought from Youzhou, it is not easy to protect you too much. Some Han soldiers look down on you and even hate you. You must understand this. The hatred between the Han and Hu tribes has been around for a long time and cannot be forgotten in a day or two. It doesn't matter if you quarrel or scold, but you can't fight because of this. You beat Lord Yan's soldiers all over the ground, and he certainly felt embarrassed. Lord Hengji went to apologize in person, and Yan Hutou was relieved a little. Alas..." Li Hong shook his head and sighed.

"Mr. Tigerhead is losing face, haha..." The machete smiled.

"Although he had a very good relationship with you in the past, now he is leading infantry, and he cannot ignore his subordinates. So in the future, you should not provoke him casually, and you should also restrain yourself, especially you black panthers."

The machete nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, we always have tails outside, so don't worry."

Li Hong glared at him and said, "I am serious. If you violate the military discipline and are beheaded, I will never show mercy."

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In the big tent, Li Hong, Xian Yufu, Zuo Yan, Wei Zheng and Tian Chong were discussing the withdrawal of troops back to Jizhou.

"This time we arrived in Xiliang, we were lucky. We won the battle and made a lot of money. In the future, whenever nothing unexpected happens, our Fengyun Iron Cavalry can last for a few years." Tian Chong smiled and said, "Zimin, please write a letter to the emperor, let's go back to Lulongsai."

Li Hong nodded solemnly and smiled, "I have already told the emperor."

"What did Your Majesty say?" Xian Yufu asked.

"Your Majesty has not replied yet." Li Hong said, "Let's go back to Jizhou first. No matter what, the old man and I must go back to Lu Longsai. You guys, I will try my best to tell Your Majesty, hoping to find a good official position for you."

"What are you talking about?" Xian Yufu smiled, "It seems like we are about to part with each other."

The curtain was lifted and Zheng Xin rushed in.

Tian Zhong raised his hand and greeted, "Shouyan, how about we go back to Lu Longsai together?"

Zheng Xin cried and said loudly: "We can't go back."

"Why?" Zuo Yan asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

"Han Sui rebelled."

Everyone was stunned.

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Previously, after seeing Bian Zhang and Han Sui's apology, the emperor thought that the rebels in Xiliang had completely surrendered and that the victory of Xiliang's rebellion ended, so he immediately devoted all his energy to the surrender of the corruption in Xiliang and never paid attention to this matter. He was immersed in the Wanjintang in Xiyuan all day long and did not ask about state affairs at all. It was not until the general He Jin asked him to approve the amnesty order that he remembered that there was such a thing as the rebels in Xiliang. So he asked how the rebels in Xiliang were dealt with.

The Central General Zhao Zhong immediately slandered Bian Zhang and Han Sui and refuted the conditions they had put forward. Finally, Zhao Zhong said: "If Your Majesty agrees to the request of the traitor, you must follow the report of Li Zhonglang and grant Bian Zhang the prefect of Jincheng County, and Han Sui is the lieutenant of the Qiang Guarding. In this way, everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is kind and kind, and weak and can be bullied. In the future, if you want to be an official, you don't need to study and study the scriptures, and you will rebel first. If you rebel, you can take the opportunity to ask Your Majesty for official positions and money. With this trend, our Han Dynasty will definitely be rebellious and thieves, and the country will immediately fall into danger. Your Majesty, such conditions must not be agreed. Li Zhonglang is so misleading the country, so he should be arrested and punished. The old minister even doubts whether he has colluded with these rebels and intends to ruin the country of our Han Dynasty."

General He Jin also said a few words with added qigong.

The emperor made a lot of sense when he heard it. If the great Han Dynasty succumbed to the tyranny of a few rebels and allowed the rebels to be domineering and show off their power, how could they be faced?

"Then tell me what to do?" said the emperor, "As for Li Zhonglang, he is young and young, and he is confused and does things. I will talk about him when he turns around. He is still loyal to the Han Kingdom and to me, so don't talk nonsense."

After hearing the emperor's words, General He Jin, General Zhao Zhong, Situ Cui Lie and several ministers surrounded him, knew that the emperor wanted to protect Li Hong and did not dare to say anything slander.

Situ Cui Lie took the opportunity to put forward a series of harsh demands.

The emperor was upset and waved his hand and said, "Go and tell the governor of Liangzhou Geng Bi, and immediately give the rebels a deadline. If you don't surrender, you will kill them and implicate the nine tribes."

General He Jin hurriedly asked, "This amnesty..."

"I will not forgive you." The emperor said, "I am not a weak person who can be deceived. Let them see my thundering methods."

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Bian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled again, shocking the government and the public.

The emperor was also surprised. Xiliang finally settled down, but why did something happen again in a blink of an eye? He regretted that he did not agree to the rebellious request that day. Isn’t it just two small officials, what losses did to them? The loss was so great that it was hard to imagine. The money bag he had just bulged was about to fade away.

He looked at Zhao Zhong standing behind him, and a nameless fire suddenly rose.

At this time, Zhao Zhong was still chatting about how rebellious he was. The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt heartbroken, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Finally, he couldn't help but the anger in his heart. He grabbed the bamboo slips on the table and slammed it hard on Zhao Zhong's face. Zhao Zhong was caught off guard and suddenly he was bleeding. He didn't know where he offended the emperor, so he was so scared that he lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. The emperor still couldn't relieve his hatred, and rushed up and kicked him to the ground, immediately kicking him to the ground. Zhao Zhong's mouth was bleeding, and his eyes were looking at the murderous emperor with fear, and he didn't dare to say anything.

The officials in the hall were shocked and knelt down.

The emperor strode to Situ Cui Lie, kicked him over, and scolded loudly: "Get out, I don't want to see you, get out..."

Cui Lie did not dare to speak, and rolled and crawled backwards.

General He Jin lay on the ground, watching the emperor rush towards him quickly, his face turned pale so scared that his hands were involuntarily hugging his head tightly.

The emperor flew at his big head and kicked it.

"Get out...get out immediately..."

The emperor beat several people in a row, relieved his anger, but when he thought of the money that was about to be distilled, his heart hurt like a flesh-slashing.

"How many troops are there in Xiliang?" The emperor stood in front of the Grand Marshal Zhang Wen and asked angrily.

"When you go back to your Majesty, except for Li Zhonglang's 30,000 Jizhou army, there is only more than 10,000 Xiliang army." Zhang Wen replied carefully.

The emperor looked at him, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Has the Taiwei's illness been cured? So quickly?"

Zhang Wen's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "The war in Xiliang begins again. Even if I die, I will go to the court to solve your problems."

"Hmph..." The emperor sneered, his little head shook with his long thin neck a few times, his small eyes flashed and stared at him for a long time, and then mocked, "The Grand Marshal came back in time."

Zhang Wen lowered his head and dared not make any noise.

"Your Majesty, Xiliang has 50,000 troops." Guangluxun Liu Yu suddenly said, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Li Zhonglang asked to directly recruit 50,000 prisoners of rebels as Xiliang's border troops. Do you still remember this?"

The emperor suddenly thought about it and nodded, "Yes, my dear, I'm right. I've remembered it. We still have 100,000 troops in Xiliang. Thanks to Li Zhonglang's thoughtful thoughts that day, otherwise Xiliang would be bad again this time."

He then looked at Zhang Wen and asked, "Is the Taiwei Lord too old? Have you forgotten this?"

Zhang Wen said respectfully: "Your Majesty, these 50,000 people must not go to the battlefield."

"Why?" the emperor asked in surprise.
To be continued...