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After Shang Tang, the Zhou Kingdom had been ruled by King Wu for more than 800 years. During these 800 years, there had been two periods of chaos in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the end, the world was unified by Liu Bang, the Han Gaozu who was born as a ranger, and a new era was established.
However, the glory days of the Liu Dynasty did not last long, and its achievements went from bad to worse. First, he was bullied by the other races. It was not easy to produce a decent talent like Liu Xiu to revive Guangwu. However, the generation of the Spirit Emperor Liu Hong was dispirited. One could not help but worry if the fate of the Han Dynasty was like this…
The current head of the Liu Dynasty was the Spirit Emperor Liu Hong. He had been indulging in sex since he was young, drinking and making merry all day long. He handed over all the important matters of the court to the Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court, He Jin, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and a group of civil and military officials. Even so, in fact, the Shichangshi were in charge of reading the memorials and agreeing to follow the orders. Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty was governed by two factions, the actual power was monopolized by a group of eunuchs.
In a secret chamber in an official residence in Luoyang.
" Boss Jian, do you want to tell that Liu guy about Zhang Jiao's rebellion…" The person who spoke had a crooked head and a cunning look on his face. Seeing Jian Shuo bow and bow, his eyes darted around, and he looked like he was not a good person.
"Humph! Are you afraid that you won't have a head to chop off? Don't forget how Zhang Jiao became the leader of the Yellow Turban today. If you didn't use the name of Liu and took advantage of the time when Second Brother and I were worried about dealing with those old fogies in the imperial court to issue the order to kill Zhang Jiao, how could there be such a situation today? Hey! Zhao Zhong, you caused this trouble yourself. Think of a way to resolve it yourself…"
Jian Shuo was born with a delicate and fair complexion. His hands and body were as smooth as a woman's, but the look in his eyes was incomparably cold. One look and one could tell that his innate inner strength was not simple. He should be the top of the ten. Just by looking at him leisurely sitting in the hall on a soft mat made of the tiger skin of the Changbai Mountains, slowly peeling the skin of grapes, and Zhao Zhong's forehead covered in cold sweat, one could tell that his status among the ten people was extraordinary.
"Boss! You…Didn't you want me to die? Second brother…"
Seeing that Jian Shuo was ignoring him, Zhao Zhong hurriedly went to Zhang Rang's rescue. Zhang Rang's nickname was "Heaven Shrouding Hand", and his status in the "Ten Attendants of the Eternal" was no less than "Ghost Claw" Jian Shuo. He was gloomy and vicious, just like his appearance. He was the strategist of the Ten Attendants of the Eternal.
“... Big brother... Although this Third Brother was at fault, the problem of his surname Liu had to be resolved…But I say! Third brother, you are too rash. You have offended that Liu fellow…"
Although Zhang Rang was famous for his insidious nature, he loved his family very much. Zhao Zhong could tell from his words that he couldn't bear to ignore him like Jian Shuo, so he quickly said to Zhang Rang,""Second Brother, please take pity on me, Zhao Zhong. Can you think of a way for our family? Do you really want me to take on this matter alone?”
Zhang Rang remained silent and turned his gaze to Jian Shuo again.
"Second brother, you have always been resourceful. Sigh…Now that the Yellow Turban bandits are causing trouble, I also know that it's time to lay my cards on the table with that Liu fellow. However, that Liu fellow's family heirloom, the Dragon Slaying Fist, is not an ordinary technique. Just eliminating him cannot be solved by force. In addition, Huangfu Song and the others have recently often encouraged the butcher to kill us unhappily. Now that this matter has happened, it has become their excuse.”
Jian Shuo glanced at Zhao Zhong and accidentally caught sight of Guo Sheng, who was ranked sixth. Guo Sheng had his head turned to the side and was lost in thought. Jian Shuo then looked at Zhang Rang, who crooked his mouth to indicate that he had seen it too. The two of them walked up to Guo Sheng at the same time and smiled.
"Boss, Second Brother, what are you two doing? Is my face powdered or dusty? Why are you all looking at me?”
"I say, our Sixth Brother has a plan but is too embarrassed to say it. The two of us can only come and ask you for advice!”Guo Sheng quickly waved his hands and bowed to the two of them, as if he had nothing to lose.
"Boss, don't joke around like this. I just want to do my part for everyone. I'm afraid that everyone will laugh at me if I say it!”
“... What was he saying? The ten of us are working together, Sixth Brother…You don't want to see Zhao Laosan suffer, do you?”
Zhang Rang put his hand on Guo Sheng's shoulder and squinted at Jian Shuo.
"Second Brother is right. Sixth Brother, if you have any plans, why don't you tell me?”
Guo Sheng saw that the two of them were staring at him with burning eyes and were unwilling to look away. He nodded and said with a smile,"Alright! Guo Sheng said his humble opinion. Boss, no matter what, Pig Slaughtering was able to become the Great General because of our recommendation. Regardless of whether he is nostalgic or not, do you think that lowly peasant would be able to achieve much?”
Jian Shuo and Zhang Rang looked at each other and nodded. Guo Sheng paused for a moment before continuing,""So, putting aside He Jin who butchered the pigs, the ones we fear the most in the court right now are the military officers led by Huangfu Song, and among them, there is already 'Sky-Turning Eagle' Lu Zhi, who is famous for his art of war, leading a hundred thousand elite soldiers to contend with the Yellow Turban bandits in southern Hebei, right?”
"That's right! What does it matter?"
"According to the reports, Zhang Jiao's forces are very powerful. Zhang Bao, who calls himself 'General Earth Duke,' is leading about fifty thousand Yellow Turban bandits near Qingzhou. In addition,'General Heaven Duke' Zhang Liang's army of more than one hundred thousand soldiers is also divided into more than ten counties in Duizhou.”
"Among the three of them, Zhang Jiao's strategy is the best, Zhang Bao's martial courage is famous, and the remaining Zhang Liang's military strategy cannot be underestimated. If the one surnamed Liu were to report the current situation of the Yellow Turban bandits, saying that the situation might bring disaster to the Imperial City and that Huangfu Song and his group should be invited to lead the army to attack them to avoid being at a disadvantage, what would happen?”As Guo Sheng said this, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile as he looked at Zhang Rang, who was famous for his strategy.
" According to the current military strength of the central Han Dynasty, there are about 200,000 troops. The rest of the troops are controlled by the warlords of the prefectures and counties. However, due to the peaceful days of the past hundreds of years, their forces have been greatly reduced. In addition, some of the people in various places support Zhang Jiao, so their forces are even more affected..." Zhang Rang looked at Jian Shuo.
"Therefore, the number of troops that the various military clans can allocate must be limited. That Liu has no choice but to use the remaining 200,000 troops of the central government…Luoyang is an important town, so we must keep 100,000 soldiers guarding the city to protect it…"
Guo Sheng waved his left hand and continued,""Big brother is right! Huangfu Song and the others could only use the remaining 100,000 troops to fight against the Yellow Turban bandits…This difficulty…I believe everyone understands…"
“... But this wasn't much of an advantage compared to getting rid of that Liu guy, right?”
"Big brother is right! but... Second brother, do you understand?"
Zhang Rang is the brain of ten people, his brain is naturally not like ordinary people. Now that Guo Sheng had already made a plan in his heart, he laughed and clapped his hands."Ha... The commander of Luoyang's 100,000 imperial guards is General He Jin. Back then, he was just a butcher in Luoyang. If we hadn't brought his sister into the palace, he would have become the commander of the martial faction. Otherwise, with his ability, how could he have become a general? As long as we use a trick to trick him so that he can't help that dog emperor…Hey! Hey!"
"Second Brother is right. If we work together from the inside and outside, it will be difficult for that Liu fellow to not die…"
Guo Sheng finished his words and downed the liquor on the table in one gulp. He laughed along with the others and planned out the perfect plan. However, they did not expect that a pair of eyes that suddenly understood would reveal a frightening evil light. This variable would become the beginning of everyone's future defeat and death, which was not what the other nine people could expect.
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