Chapter 883

Duan Yu also went to visit Diao Chan's aunt this time he returned.

It could be considered a return home in glory in a certain sense.

Inside the main military tent of the Liangzhou army.

All the generals were gathered.

Duan Yu, dressed in black armor, sat upright in the main seat of the tent.

Civil and military officials stood on both sides.

On the lower left, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Cheng Yu, and Liu Bai Tu were arranged in order.

And on the lower right were the generals who were still in the army at this time.

Besides them, Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, who had left Yingchuan, had also returned to the military tent.

Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Zhao Yun, Zhao Feng, and others stood in order on the lower right of Duan Yu.

Zhang Xiu and Hao Zhao were still on the side of the Yellow Turban Army, responsible for protecting Zhang Ning.

In front of Duan Yu lay two letters.

One was brought from Liangzhou by Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

And the other was the Son of Heaven's edict sent from Luoyang.

Both letters had been unfolded.

And Duan Yu had finished reading their contents.

Glancing at everyone in the camp, Duan Yu pointed to the first letter.

"Let's talk about the Liangzhou matter first."

Duan Yu pointed to the first letter and said, "Administrator Gai Xun of Jincheng Commandery wrote to say that starting from the eighth month, the Western Qiang, the Xiutu, and the Huangzhong Righteousness Followers of Wuwei Commandery began to assemble troops."

"And they have repeatedly plundered the autumn harvest fields of Jincheng Commandery."

"Commandery Commandant Zhang Xun of Jincheng and Protector of the Qiang Zhang Liao have sent troops multiple times, but none have achieved any victory."

"Each time, they were allowed to escape."

"With the autumn harvest imminent, these Western Qiang assembled from Wuwei Commandery will surely cause great chaos."

Duan Yu turned his gaze toward Jia Xu and Li Ru.

Both were from Liangzhou and were very familiar with the situation and circumstances there.

Li Ru had followed Dong Zhuo in Liangzhou for many years, and Jia Xu had participated in all the major events in Liangzhou last year.

At present, the two of them should have the clearest grasp of the situation in Liangzhou.

As for Cheng Yu, he was not in Liangzhou and did not know much about the Liangzhou affairs.

Historically, just after the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended, large-scale rebellions broke out in Liangzhou.

The Eastern Qiang and Western Qiang, under the leadership of Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Bian Zhang, and Han Sui, occupied almost the entire territory of Liangzhou.

They even reached the Three Auxiliary regions at one point.

Although he had basically conquered the Western Qiang in the three commanderies of Jincheng, Hanyang, and Longxi last year.

There were still a large number of Western Qiang in Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and other places.

And Beigong Boyu, the instigator, had also fled to Wuwei.

"This Liangzhou rebellion should still be instigated by the Huangzhong Righteousness Followers led by Beigong Boyu," Jia Xu said quietly. "If we want to resolve the Qiang trouble in Liangzhou, we must first resolve this person Beigong Boyu and the Huangzhong Righteousness Followers."

"However..."

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Since the decline of the Han Dynasty, the Western Qiang in Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang have blocked the Great Han's path to the Western Regions."

"Now that the Military Marquis is promoting mulberry planting and silkworm rearing, if we can open up the path to the Western Regions, we can reconnect with the Western Regions."

"On one hand, we can regain control of the Western Regions, and on the other hand, we can sell silk far to the Western Regions for trade."

Duan Yu nodded slightly after hearing this.

This was exactly what he was thinking.

Reopening the path to the Western Regions and incorporating the territory of the Western Regions into Liangzhou.

However, this would be a matter for after he returned to Liangzhou.

Currently, the troops in Liangzhou were still a bit stretched.

Being able to defend passively and not be ambushed by Beigong Boyu was enough.

He would have to wait until the million Yellow Turbans entered Liangzhou to increase the Liangzhou troops before conducting a new round of cleansing against the Western Qiang in Zhangye, Wuwei, Jiuquan, and other places on a large scale.

"This is the imperial court's edict."

Duan Yu looked at the second letter on the desk and said, "The Son of Heaven's edict says that I must return to Luoyang for a visit, saying it concerns the trial of my father-in-law regarding the previous incident in Jizhou."

As soon as Duan Yu's voice fell, everyone in the camp was shocked.

Imperial court edict to return to Luoyang?

This...

Is this not a joke?

There is no reason for a general leading troops in battle to be summoned back at will.

The situation on the battlefield changes in an instant; one moment of carelessness could lead to the collapse of the entire army.

Summoning the commander back?

What kind of operation is this?

Unless...

Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and Li Ru all had grave expressions.

Unless there is someone in the court causing trouble, or the Son of Heaven is suspicious.

Otherwise, such an order would never be sent to the front lines of two armies currently engaged in a great battle.

However...

However, having said that.

It is not strange for the imperial court to have doubts.

In fact, when it was decided that the million Yellow Turbans would migrate from Jizhou to Liangzhou, all kinds of possible events had already been listed.

Among them were issues regarding suspicion and framing in the court, as well as the Son of Heaven's distrust.

The migration of a million Yellow Turbans from Jizhou to Liangzhou was not normal in itself.

And there were many doubts in this.

What did the million Yellow Turbans eat on the way, and where did the grain come from?

Why did the Liangzhou army, which was behind the million Yellow Turbans the whole way, not report this to the imperial court in advance?

These were all points of suspicion.

Once someone raised such questions, the Son of Heaven would inevitably be suspicious.

Not to mention the civil and military officials of the entire court; to put it bluntly, the vast majority were political enemies of the Liangzhou faction.

Yuan Kui, Yang Ci, the Pure Stream, the scholar clans...

These people did not have good relations with the Liangzhou faction.

It only took a word or two to arouse the Son of Heaven's suspicion.

Duan Yu took a deep breath and said, "I have decided to head to Luoyang tonight, to go and return quickly."

"As for the affairs in the army, until I return, Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Cheng Yu will jointly manage them."

"The Yellow Turban Army can slowly move westward."

Going to Luoyang was a must.

The million Yellow Turbans entering Liangzhou needed an excuse.

Only by presenting himself to Liu Hong could he obtain permission for the million Yellow Turbans to enter Liangzhou.

Also, his father-in-law Dong Zhuo was still in Luoyang.

Therefore, this trip to Luoyang was something he had to make.

And he also wanted to see, besides Yang Ci and Yuan Kui, who else was secretly bad-mouthing him behind his back.

PS: Generate electricity, please generate electricity! ===== CHAPTER 885 =====