The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 70 Quarrel
Could it be... that Xu Huang had the help of ghosts and gods and flew over the river?

Zhong Yao's face showed fear. He had clearly agreed that "A Master should not speak of strange things, supernatural, or demons; he should respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance", but when he really encountered a problem that he could not solve, Zhong Yao still unconsciously thought about this possibility out of inertia.

"impossible."

Liu Xie did not believe in God.

So he knew that there must be some way to explain Xu Huang's crossing of the river...

He raised his head and slowly met Xun You's eyes.

Almost at the same time, they all looked at the pile of documents that Wang Yun had handled.

"try to find!"

Liu Xie, Xun You, Zhong Yao, and even Zhang Liao began to look through it.

After flipping through more than ten volumes, Xun You picked up a bamboo slip and stopped flipping through them.

“This is it.”

Liu Xie walked forward and took it directly, and found that it was an official document of the salt administration.

Since the reign of Emperor Wu, Sang Hongyang changed the sale of salt and iron to a government monopoly. These two items have always been the most important parts of the national finances, so it is understandable that they are managed by the Secretariat.

This official document records the salt administration in Guanzhong and Hedong.

There is a salt lake in Hedong, which is famous throughout the world.

As early as the Tang Yao era, ancient ancestors had been extracting salt here.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jin and Wei benefited greatly and quickly became great powers of the time.

Even now, the "Book of Han: Geography" still records: "The land east of the Yellow River is rich in salt and iron."

Therefore, it is not surprising that Guanzhong and Hedong had business in salt administration, which led to no one paying attention to this official document from the reign of Wang Yun.

But now, after taking a look, I discovered the clues.

First of all, its date is the eighth day of March.

This is Wang Yun’s last day as the Minister of the Chancellery!
Moreover, the content of this document is very strange——

"The imperial court will use one million coins to purchase 100,000 dan of salt from Hedong..."

Where did the imperial court get the millions of dollars at that time?

When will these 100,000 dan of salt be transported to the treasury in Guanzhong?
Such a large amount of financial expenditure, such a large amount of goods trade. If there is any movement, Jia Xu will definitely not ignore it and will definitely choose to report it to the court.

Therefore, this money and this stuff actually never existed! It was just a transaction that existed in official documents!

And since it has never existed, there is naturally no clue to be found.

This deal, this document, may have only one reason to exist——

"Xu Huang, had he already disguised himself as a salt merchant and crossed the river at that time?"

Liu Xie couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he thought about Xu Huang leading two thousand people to stay in Guanzhong for so long.

"and……"

Xun You continued to remind——

"The fact that Wang Yun was able to pass on information to Xu Huang actually also shows another thing—"

"Wang Yun has never left Guanzhong!"

"Such a person is really like a poisonous snake, hiding in the dark, just wanting to kill with one strike! Such a character is really rare!"

After Xun You finished his analysis, he couldn't help but praise Wang Yun.

If Wang Yun was given enough time, he might have accomplished a feat that he himself had not accomplished, and assassinated Dong Zhuo directly. What a pity, what a pity...

Now Liu Xie and Zhong Yao had no time to care about Xun You's admiration for Wang Yun. At this moment, they just felt uneasy and as if a thorn in their backs was in their side!
Zhong Yao swallowed his saliva: "But... two thousand bandits are hiding in Guanzhong, how is this possible? The soldiers of the Grand Master are not blind..."

"possible!"

Liu Xie frowned. Imperial power does not extend to the countryside!
Not to mention, the current bureaucratic system in Guanzhong was originally built by Wang Yun.

As long as Xu Huang hides in some remote corner of a county town, and Wang Yun makes contact with the officials and wealthy families in the county town and blocks the access to the county town, it is entirely possible to completely block the news!

In a small county town where clan power is intertwined, although these 2,000 people are a lot, once they are thrown down, they are actually just like a drop of water falling into the sea, unable to create any waves at all.

"Wenyuan."

"Here!"

"Seal off the gates of Chang'an!"

Liu Xie immediately realized the problem!
Xu Huang is most likely still in Guanzhong!
No, it’s not very likely, but it must be in Guanzhong!

Xu Huang's surprise attack on Xiagui and burning of grain and grass were indeed a great achievement, but he violated a basic rule of war:

How does he retreat?

When you are deep in the enemy's territory, you should keep a low profile.

He did such a shocking thing, isn't he afraid that his retreat will be cut off and his entire army will be wiped out?
Well, there could only be one explanation -

"Xu Huang never thought of retreating back to Hedong from the beginning."

It is even possible that Xu Huang has already led two thousand soldiers and infiltrated the city of Chang'an!
Just when Liu Xie was worried about Ma Teng and Han Sui's army in Longyou, Xu Huang may have quietly reached the core area of ​​Guanzhong!

"Here!"

At this moment, Zhang Liao also realized the seriousness of the matter!
If Xu Huang really sneaks into Chang'an, everything will be over!

Zhang Liao quickly left the imperial prison and called all his officers together, asking them to notify everyone in Chang'an to close the city gates!

Even Zhang Liao himself trotted to Yongmen in the northwest corner and ordered the soldiers to quickly close the city gate.

The northwest corner is where the Chang'an shops are located. On weekdays, it is a hodgepodge of people and the order is extremely chaotic.

Half a moment had passed since Zhang Liao's military order was issued, but the city gates were still wide open, and complaints were heard everywhere.

"Why isn't it closed yet?"

Zhang Liao was very nervous at the moment. Everyone looked like Xu Huang's subordinate to him, so he started cursing at the soldiers in desperation.

"Captain! The main reason is that a carriage is blocking the city gate and it can't move. Otherwise, we would have closed it long ago!"

Some soldiers tried to find excuses for themselves. Zhang Liao looked up and saw that it was indeed a luxurious carriage blocking the city gate, causing a crowd of pedestrians.

"Dismantle the carriage! Close the city gate quickly!"

Although the carriage looked extremely gorgeous, its owner must be either rich or noble. But in this situation, the people sitting inside were the three dukes and nine ministers, and Zhang Liao dared to smash the carriage open!

A soldier received the order and rushed forward with a sledgehammer, ready to smash the carriage that was blocking the road.

……

"Let's see who dares!"

A loud shout made Zhang Liao unconsciously put his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to take the opponent's life at any time.

"The person sitting in the carriage is Cai Zhonglang's daughter! We are fellow soldiers who were specially ordered by the Grand Tutor to escort the carriage. Who among you dares to make a move?"

The person who was shouting was quite old, with half of his hair white, and spoke with a thick Xiliang accent.

He spat on the ground and said, "What kind of people are these young people?"

"On the way here just now, a group of soldiers were looting the city. When we arrived in Chang'an, you guys were robbing and smashing carriages... What's going on? Since the Grand Tutor is not here, no one can control you?"

……

Zhang Liao loosened his hand, ran straight to the old soldier, grabbed him by the collar, his eyes were red and ferocious -

"What did you say just now?"

(End of this chapter)