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On the other hand, Liu Yu was very confident in his peace talks, and he did not mind the officials of Youzhou who were sitting in front of him. He did this for a reason, a reason that he wanted everyone to know that he, Liu Yu, was currently working so hard to pacify the rebellion.
”Lord General, you have received our royal grace to eliminate Zhang Chun's rebellion and repay the Emperor. Now that Zhang Chun has mobilized troops from the fat like and ordered for two cities, I wonder when the Lord General will be able to break through the Thieves and pacify the rebels? ”
Liu Yu was even more anxious than the Emperor. He was truly loyal to the Liu Family. Seeing that Yang Lin and his Generals did not seem to be in a rush, he started to urge Yang Lin to send more troops.
”Lord Grand Commandant, this time, we have to pacify Zhang Chun's rebellion. We have over a hundred thousand troops, all of them are cavalry, and we have to spend a lot of money. We have already served the court, but the court has only allocated three million stones of grain to negotiate peace. You should also know that the cost of this cavalry is equivalent to the cost of ten infantry soldiers.
Since you have the money to give to outsiders, we will also ask for food and soldiers' salaries from you. A hundred thousand cavalrymen was not a small number. It was likely that even with the strength of the imperial government, you would not be able to hold on for long. Yang Lin would like to see how your Lord Grand Commandant collects the food and pay.
”This …” Liu Yu did not expect Yang Lin to suddenly mention about food. Just a moment ago, Yang Lin agreed to a negotiation. He was just happy, but unexpectedly, Yang Lin suddenly changed the topic and brought up the matter of rations. He could not help but feel troubled. In front of the officials of the Youzhou, he did not say much and could only nod his head. Lord General, don't worry, let me play the emperor to gather five hundred thousand stones and fodder for your cavalry of Youzhou. ”
”500,000 stones?” Yang Lin asked coldly, a cold feeling surging into his heart. Among the Recital s that were serving the emperor, he had once asked for three million stone grains as military salary to lead the cavalry of Youzhou to meet the Urushion. However, the imperial government would rather negotiate with the Urushion, while they would only give 500,000 stones to his army! If such a government did not perish, there would be no justice.
The Militaries and generals sitting around the table had faces full of indignation. They truly never expected that the dignified Darky Court would actually be willing to part with three million stones and fodder to negotiate with the Urushion. She was also unwilling to take out three million stones and fodder to battle the Urushion with him.
”500,000 stones is indeed a little small, but you have to understand the difficulties of the imperial government. This year, the Yellow River was overflowing. Seven Countryside s had no income at all, and the imperial government's taxes had been reduced by a lot. Even I spent a lot of effort to gather these three million stone grains. As for your five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, I will try to gather them as soon as possible. ”
Liu Yu's expression was also very complicated, and his thoughts were hard to express. After all, he had been in the government for so many years. He, Liu Yu, was a member of the imperial family and had to be extremely careful in his actions. If he wanted status, he was a relative of the Royal Clan. No one would dare to be rude to him. Even if they had more prestige, he wouldn't dare to act rashly. Who told him to be born in the Royal Family? As the saying goes, 'The Heartless King's Family'.
Now, Liu Yu also had a benevolent name, he did not fight for power or profit, and did not form alliances. Your Majesty, rest assured. Minister, do not worry. This achievement could be ignored, but it did not affect him much. He truly wanted to use this peaceful means to get along with these outsiders, but it was a pity that these outsiders were just too greedy, causing them to fail Liu Yu's painstaking efforts, and bring themselves to a situation of seed elimination.
”Very good. Only the Lord Grand Commandant and the Urushion were successful in their negotiation. When Qiu Liju left the Northeast China, we will immediately attack him. ”
Yang Lin said very respectfully on the surface, but he was extremely furious in his heart. This Liu Yu self-proclaimed that as a official, he loved his people diligently, had the ability to negotiate, and was loyal to defend his country. In reality, this was seeking fame and reputation. The internal rebellion is a resolute suppression and merciless, the external aggression is a show of kindness, a symbol of reason, a typical theory of traitorous Han.
In front of the crowd, Yang Lin did not listen to Liu Yu's order to immediately attack. Instead, he wanted to let everyone see how Liu Yu commanded the pacifist. Regardless of whether or not he had a chance to tell the emperor, he would definitely investigate the development of the battle in the future.
”Lord General, Zhang Chun has taken over the fat like, and the walls of these two cities are huge, but you are only mounted soldiers, how can you attack him?”
Although Liu Yu was a civil servant and did not know how to lead his troops into battle, he knew that it was impossible for the cavalry to attack the city walls. Although the nomadic cavalry on the desert were powerful, they could only rob outside the city. It was because of the protection of the city walls that the Youzhou could survive under the attacks of the nomadic cavalry.
”Please rest assured Lord Grand Commandant, as long as you and Qiu Liju are able to negotiate successfully and Urushion leaves Northeast China, I can guarantee that Zhang Chun's rebellion will be annihilated within three months.” Yang Lin looked at Liu Yu and said with certainty. He was very clear in his heart that the people who were trying to rebel with Zhang Chun were all refugees. As long as Yang Lin's army arrived, they would probably collapse without a fight.
The mountains of Xu Wushan, the wilderness forests, and the abundant aquatic plants that had spread for hundreds of miles were sparsely populated. The only families that lived there were those who lived in the Han Dynasty, who hunted for a living, and those who lived in the Han Dynasty lived in seclusion for a long time. It was also a natural barrier that prevented Urushion on the outside of the barrier.
A ray of blood-red light shined on the peak of the Xuanshan Mountain Range. The ancient path in front of the hill was covered in a layer of decaying grass, giving off a dreary and dreary cold air. A strong white horse galloped forward, leaping up the not very tall hill with a few steps. On top of the white horse, the young knight was as calm as a god. The silver spear seeped into the earth, and wherever the wind passed, a humming sound could be heard.
He was Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan, who was born in a wealthy family, was handsome, had a loud voice, was intelligent, eloquent, and courageous and warlike. Because of his lowly position, he had become a county magistrate. Originally, the taiwai had greatly admired him, and had betrothed his daughter to him. Afterwards, he had studied with Lu Zhi in the Yue Clan Mountain and passed down the scriptures roughly before being promoted to a high ranking county official.
Later, when Liu Ziwen broke the law, he was sent to Zhinan. At that time, the law forbade the underling to accompany the carriage. He dressed up as a footman, took Liu Ji's daily necessities, and drove to escort them. Liu Ji was pardoned and returned on the way to Japan. Gongsun Zan was called a filial officer, and was appointed as the chief official of the Northeast China.
The yellow scarf flew up, Gongsun Zan responded to the imperial court's summons, recruited some village men, led everyone to surrender to his teacher Lu Zhi and followed Lu Zhi to attack Guangzong, but Lu Zhi did not succeed after besieging Zhang Jiao for a few months, and was framed by the eunuch, Zuo Feng, who imprisoned Lu Zhi back at Luoyang, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to follow Dong Zhuo.