Chapter 465: Sudden Incident, Zuo Feng Arrives 《Please Subscribe!!!》

Several days passed.

With the deaths of Zhang Jiao and his two brothers, the morale of the Huang Jin across all provinces plummeted, and they were suppressed to varying degrees by the Han army.

However, at this time, a major event occurred in the Jizhou region.

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, sent an army supervisor, the Lesser Huangmen Zuo Feng, to inspect the war situation.

"Your humble servant Lu Zhi welcomes the Son of Heaven's envoy."

Lu Zhi had no choice but to lead the many officials of Jizhou, including Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Su Li, to welcome Zuo Feng.

After all, although Zuo Feng was merely a minor Lesser Huangmen, he had Emperor Ling of Han and the Ten Regular Attendants standing behind him.

"The Son of Heaven heard that Lord Lu defeated the Huang Jin at Yecheng, so he sent me to visit the army. I wonder how the war situation stands now, Lord Lu?"

Zuo Feng spoke in a duck-like voice, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Most of the cities in Jizhou have been recovered; currently, only Guang Sect remains in the hands of the Huang Jin!"

"We are preparing to surround it without attacking, waiting for the Huang Jin to surrender without a fight."

Lu Zhi reported back mildly.

It must be said that the true birthplace of the Jizhou Huang Jin was indeed Guang Sect City.

It still held several hundred thousand Huang Jin elites.

However, while several hundred thousand Huang Jin were numerous, given the combat power of their Han army, taking them down would be a simple matter.

But Lu Zhi had his own considerations.

The Five Schools of the Northern Army were the final elite legions of the Great Han court, and they had already suffered heavy losses at Yecheng.

If he were to force an attack on Guang Sect, he might wipe out the last of his foundation; it would be better to force a surrender and preserve an elite force for the Great Han.

Zuo Feng walked up to Lu Zhi and hummed dismissively, "Hmph, they are just a group of low-class bandits. Why wait? Just launch a major attack to break Guang Sect and execute them all."

Su Li, Liu, Guan, Zhang, and the others couldn't help but roll their eyes upon hearing this.

Good heavens, the Huang Jin army had swept through various provinces with massive momentum and nearly breached the Jizhou administrative seat of Yecheng, yet in Zuo Feng's eyes, they had become mere low-class bandits.

How bold must one be to dare say such a thing?

However, at this moment.

Zuo Feng didn't continue, but instead revealed a smile: "However, since the Huang Jin at Yecheng were defeated, I presume General Lu has obtained quite a lot of spoils of war."

"Within the court, the various Regular Attendants are preparing to report your merits, General. I wonder if the General has anything to show for it?"

It turned out that the previous remark was just a setup for this.

Zuo Feng's opening made it very clear that he wanted to solicit a bribe from Lu Zhi, showing just how arrogant and despotic a eunuch like Zuo Feng, backed by the Ten Regular Attendants group, could be.

Truly, the front is in dire straits while the rear gorges itself...

Su Li couldn't help but shake his head, wondering what choice the Lu Zhi of this world would make.

Whether it would be the same as the original Three Kingdoms history.

Sure enough, Lu Zhi spoke righteously: "

The spoils obtained from defeating the Huang Jin army are merely items the Huang Jin plundered from the people of the various counties in Jizhou; they should be returned to the people of each county to soothe their hearts."

Zuo Feng's face immediately turned ugly: "What soothing hearts? In my view, General Lu, you want to line your own pockets and are being stingy!"

"I am pacifying bandits for the Son of Heaven, not serving eunuchs!"

"You..."

Zuo Feng was greatly angered by Lu Zhi's sarcastic words.

"Someone, send the Lesser Huangmen down to rest."

Lu Zhi had originally intended to host a banquet for Zuo Feng, but Zuo Feng's immediate demand for wealth had angered him.

Upholding the righteous spirit of Confucianism, how could Lu Zhi tolerate a petty person like Zuo Feng?

"Lu Zhi, do not regret this!"

Zuo Feng spat out a sarcastic remark and left in a rage.

At this point, Su Li felt it necessary to remind Lu Zhi, so he stepped out and said: "General Lu is upright and incorruptible, which is truly a good thing, but I observe that Zuo Feng is narrow-minded and vengeful; I fear he will return to report false information and harm you..."

Lu Zhi sighed slightly: "How could I not know? But I have a clear conscience, and I will not compromise my principles!"

"Sigh..."

Su Li couldn't help but sigh as well.

(dafj) It seems that although this world is a bit more xuanhuan, it will ultimately follow the original Three Kingdoms history.

Although the Huang Jin army has been severely crippled and the Great Han court seems to be in a great position.

In reality, it is not so.

The eunuch faction represented by the Ten Regular Attendants and the consort faction represented by Grand General He Jin are locked in a struggle, dragging in many Han army generals.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are also active in Luoyang now, harboring ulterior motives.

Local power-holders are also taking advantage of the Huang Jin Rebellion to raise private armies and wield troops to boost their own power.

Not only that.

Warlords like Dong Zhuo and Wang Fen have already begun to harbor thoughts of overthrowing the court.

In addition, rebel forces such as Han Sui and Beigong Boyu in the Liangzhou region, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in Youzhou, and Ou Xing in Changsha are also stirring.

Su Li knows the history of the Three Kingdoms, so he naturally sees the hidden dangers buried by the Huang Jin Rebellion.

But he is not in a position to stop it.

Because once he intervenes, heaven knows what might happen.

If the original Three Kingdoms history were to change, he would lose his massive advantage of foresight.

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"That brute Lu Zhi, he actually doesn't take us seriously!"

Zuo Feng returned to his camp, getting angrier the more he thought about it.

A eunuch attendant whispered: "Since Lu Zhi will not comply, why doesn't my lord seek benefits from others... for example..." ===== CHAPTER 469 =====