Chapter 28 Chapter 28 The Last God of War in the Eastern Han Dynasty——Huangfusong

If you use three words to describe the political situation in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it would be "a pot of porridge". The "one pot of porridge" is characterized by chaos, the land of the Central Plains, the north and the south, fighting back and forth, first there was a riot by the Yellow Turban Army, and then there was a melee between warlords.There was no rest in the court, eunuchs and relatives took turns to sit in the manor, seized power from each other, and even vigorously wooed the powerful to support themselves. The result of the wooing was the rebellious Dong Zhuo, causing a new round of riots.Beginning with the two emperors of Emperor Han Huan and Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political situation of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, from the court to the battlefield, was a mess of fights and fights.Eunuchs want to overwhelm their relatives, and relatives want to overwhelm eunuchs. Warlords either want to separate themselves, or they want to coerce the emperor to make the princes. Find a good master, save your life and take it away to save your rich life.In the name of loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, they all have selfish calculations.

But in this state of porridge, if you want to ask, is there a person who has been honest and selfless all his life, worked hard, worked hard, and worked hard to save the Han Empire? The answer is yes, and the most outstanding hero among them is the last of the Eastern Han Empire The savior——Huang Fusong. In the political arena of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Huangfusong was a rare person who devoted himself to serving the country. He was born in a family of generals, his uncle was Huangfu Gui who used to be the prefect of Liaoxi, and his father was Huangfu Jie who was once the prefect of Yanmen.Living in such a family environment, the war is naturally influenced by our ears and eyes.When Huangfusong was a teenager, he had been with his uncle and his father, but no matter whether he was in Liaoxi or Yanmen, he had to deal with the same enemy-Xianbei.

The Xianbei people at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty had filled the gap left by the Xiongnu's westward migration, and gradually became another enemy of the Eastern Han Empire.The Xianbei cavalry at that time completely inherited the fierce and sturdy characteristics of the Xiongnu cavalry, and they were the strongest army in the world at that time.Huangfusong fought against Xianbei cavalry many times when he was a boy.His shrewdness and courage on the battlefield and his proficiency in cavalry tactics started at this time.But Huangfusong is not a simple martial artist. According to historical records, he "has few civil and military records, is good at poetry and books, and learns bow and horse". Kuang help the country and promise the country with his body.

At this time, the Han Empire could not be more chaotic. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties were short-lived, and the relatives and eunuchs took turns in state affairs.In terms of political faction, Huangfusong belonged to the neutral faction, but he had close contacts with Chen Fan, the great Confucianist at that time, and was recommended by Chen Fan to his relative Dou Wu as an official.This was originally a good opportunity in his life. At this time, Dou Wu was the general of his relatives and the elder brother of the Queen Mother Dou, but Huang Fusong rejected this attractive opportunity. He said to the people around him, "The Dou family has no long-term plans. It will surely bring disaster."As expected, the facts were right. Not long after, the Dou family lost the battle with the eunuchs, and the eunuchs took the opportunity to exclude dissidents and arrest "partisans". Thousands of people were arrested.Huangfusong escaped this disaster by luck because of his vision of seeing people.This widespread unjust prison lasted from 168 AD to 176 AD. The internal rule of the Eastern Han Empire was dying in this toss.

The dying Eastern Han Empire soon ushered in its fatal blow: the Yellow Turban Army Uprising in 184 AD. When it comes to the Yellow Turban Uprising, people today know more about its leaders, the Zhang Jiao brothers, and the Taipingdao religion they spread.Using religion as the banner, a large number of fellow party members were recruited, and the network was spread all over the country. The preparation time for the uprising was as long as 10 years.The main reason why such a thing happened was that in the Han Empire at this time, land annexation was becoming more and more serious, and the number of landless peasants was increasing. The "Taiping" thought promoted by the Yellow Turban Uprising made many peasants yearn for it. The reason is that the Han Empire at this time suppressed the bureaucratic scholar-bureaucrats, and the management of the peasants was relatively lax.After the previous battles between foreign relatives and eunuchs failed, the eunuchs would use clever names to suppress the landlords and bureaucrats wantonly, and it was the "partisans" who the eunuchs in power regarded as enemies who really managed the peasants at the local level.Although there are many scourges of the party members, the main targets are elite bureaucrats and Confucian scholars from all over the country, and the peasants at the bottom are relatively less involved. more calm.

The Zhangjiao Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in 184 AD. Although it had been prepared for 10 years, the occurrence of this uprising was still an "accidental event".This year, Ma Yuanyi, a believer in Jingzhou, gathered tens of thousands of believers, preparing to launch a local riot in March.However, Tang Zhou, Zhang Jiao's disciple, rebelled before the battle and betrayed the uprising plan. Ma Yuanyi and others were arrested immediately, and Zhang Jiao and others were wanted on a larger scale by the government.Afterwards, "eight prefectures march together", Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army moved in various places at the same time, and hundreds of thousands of troops were raised at the same time. Suddenly, the land of the Han Empire was plunged into a bloody storm.

When the Zhangjiao Uprising occurred, the original government army of the Eastern Han Dynasty had already degraded in combat effectiveness and was no match for the rebel army at all.During this period, Huangfusong, the official residence of the prefect of the North, was a powerful faction holding local military power.After the rebellion broke out, Huang Fusong was appointed as Zhonglang General, and was ordered to lead 40,000 Eastern Han cavalry to suppress the rebellion.The troops in his hands were the cavalry of the Han Empire who had been stationed in the northern frontier all the year round to guard against Xianbei.

Huangfusong's suppression of the rebellion was a blow to the head.In August 184 AD, Huangfusong arrived in Yuxian County, Henan Province, and was ordered to suppress the Yellow Turban Army that was active in the area. This Yellow Turban Army had won successive battles and even forced Luoyang. Huangfusong's mission was to eliminate them and relieve the threat of Luoyang. But Huangfusong galloped here for thousands of miles, and before he could catch his breath, he was dispersed by the chaos of the Eastern Han government army. The Eastern Han government army was vulnerable to the attack of the Yellow Turban Army. Instead of helping Huangfu Song, it helped Busy, under a turmoil, Huangfusong was unfavorable and forced to retreat to the Changsha area. The 40,000 elites he brought were dispersed before the official start of the fight. There were still remnants of soldiers, but there were tens of thousands of people in the Yellow Turban Army Commander Bo's Department who came to encircle them immediately.

Under the crisis, Huangfusong did not panic, but encouraged the soldiers, and he rushed to the front line.During the daytime battle, they desperately withstood the Yellow Turban Army's siege. When night came, Huangfusong seized the opportunity and ordered the troops to gather elite troops. Each soldier held a torch and launched a night attack while it was dark. The Yellow Turban Army collapsed immediately, and the originally well-organized camp was burned down by Huangfusong.At this time, reinforcements from the Eastern Han Dynasty arrived and helped Huangfusong wipe out the rebels. Because of this feat of winning more with less, Huangfusong was named the Marquis of the Capital. The one who fought side by side with Song to annihilate the enemy was the later famous Cao Cao.

After the victory in the Battle of Changshe, Huangfusong started his battle to suppress the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army without stopping.He is good at high-speed cavalry combat. In plain areas, he often launches surprise attacks before the enemy is ready, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.Beginning in August, Huangfusong moved to various places in Henan, Hebei, and Shaanxi, becoming a nightmare for the Yellow Turban Army.Especially in the Battle of Jin County, Hebei Province in November, he adopted a proactive policy, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Yellow Turban Army to launch a cavalry raid, beheading the main general Zhang Bao in one fell swoop, and then launching a general attack, beheading the peasants in the first battle 110,000 troops.It is worth mentioning that Zhang Bao, who was killed by Huangfusong in the "beheading operation", was the younger brother of Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Uprising, and a big arm of the Yellow Turban Uprising was completely severed in that battle.

As the executioner who suppressed the peasant uprising, Huang Fusong himself was a man who loved the people.After this battle, Huangfu Songzuo asked the Eastern Han court to reduce and exempt the local farmers' taxes and distribute food relief, which truly protected the environment and the people.In the eyes of the local people, he became the "protector god" during the war. The local people even made a folk song to praise him: "The world is in chaos, the market is a ruin, the mother can't protect the child, the wife loses her husband, and the emperor can live in peace." Huangfusong, who was decisive in killing and attacking on the battlefield, has brought disasters in politics since then.After the Battle of Jin County, Huangfusong refused the eunuch Zhang Rang's demand for bribes on his way back to his teacher.The eunuch villain really should not be offended. Zhang Rang went forward to slander Huangfusong in front of the Han Ling Emperor, slandering Huangfusong for "wasting money and silk, and fighting for nothing". As a result, Huangfusong, who made great contributions, was treated harshly by the Eastern Han Dynasty: General Zuo was deprived of his title, and his original residence of 6,000 was also withdrawn. Even though it was so mean, Huang Fusong was still loyal to the Eastern Han Dynasty.In November 188 AD, the aftermath of the Yellow Turban Uprising had not yet completely subsided, and the Hexi Corridor pressed gourds again, and the Ren Kingdom of Liangzhou gathered a crowd to rebel, and even went all the way to Baoji, Shaanxi.Once Baoji fell, the land of the Central Plains would have no danger to defend. Under the crisis, Emperor Ling of Han was also generous. He deprived Huangfusong of the position of General Zuo and returned it to Huangfusong as soon as possible. Let's put down the rebellion. Joining Huangfusong in the anti-insurgency war was Dong Zhuo, a later famous power minister.Dong Zhuo advocated advancing troops quickly, but Huang Fusong firmly opposed it. He believed that Baoji City was strong and could be defended as a means of dragging down the rebels.As Huangfusong expected, the rebels could not stop attacking Baoji for a long time, and then had to retreat. Huangfusong immediately led his army to chase and kill more than 10,000 rebels in one fell swoop.Huangfusong's skill in using soldiers made Dong Zhuo pale by comparison and aroused his envy and hatred. During the years of anti-insurgency wars, Huangfusong seemed to be a firefighter of the Eastern Han Empire, and he also had an army completely under his own command during his previous victories.At that time, some people advised Huangfusong to proclaim himself king, but Huangfusong refused. On the contrary, every time he won a battle, he voluntarily handed over his military power to avoid the suspicion of the court. No matter how harsh he was treated, he was willing to be a "screw", and he went through life and death without complaint or regret every time.Among the many generals in the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, his army had the strongest combat effectiveness, and his ability to use troops was also the leader of that generation. The loyal Huangfusong, also because of his loyalty to the Han Empire, did a wrong thing that pushed the Han Empire to an "overhead" position: refusing to kill Dong Zhuo. After suppressing the kingdom's rebellion, the Eastern Han Empire first attacked Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was appointed as Bingzhou Shepherd, and his army was assigned to Huangfusong.But Dong Zhuo held on tightly to the army and would not let go. At this time, everyone could see that Dong Zhuo had already harbored a second heart. Huangfu Song's nephew, Huangfu Li, also saw that Huangfu Song's military strength was far stronger than Dong Zhuo's at this time. To lose Dong Zhuo, whether it is a fight with a sword or an assassination, the chances are very high.Huangfu Li persuaded his uncle to act. Huangfu Song, who was loyal to the Han Dynasty, chose to directly expose Dong Zhuo's evil deeds to the court when he knew that Dong Zhuo was treacherous. At this time, the Han Empire was in its late stage. It's just that Dong Zhuo was "rebuked", but he and Huangfusong's Liangzi ended like this. Huangfusong's loyalty soon brought the worst consequences.Just two years after this incident, that is, in 190 AD, Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang in the name of the Qing emperor, supported Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and became the grand master who controlled the state affairs. It was handed over to the imperial court early, and naturally became the weak meat on Dong Zhuo's chopping board.The first thing Dong Zhuo did after he arrived in Luoyang was to arrest Huangfusong and try to kill him on charges of weaving.But fortunately, Huangfu Shoujian, Huangfusong's son, had a good relationship with Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo couldn't make up his mind after pleading hard.But the narrow-minded Dong Zhuo still remembered what happened back then, and was determined to make Huangfusong submit.He deliberately asked the courtiers to kneel down in front of Huangfusong, and asked Huangfusong whether he was afraid of his majesty. In the desperate situation, Huangfusong remained calm and replied, "If you use your holy virtue to assist the emperor, I will help you." There is nothing to be afraid of, if you rule the world with violence, the people of the world will be afraid." Dong Zhuo, who was unyielding and murderous like hemp, could not help but be convinced, and he released Huang Fusong on his own initiative, and entrusted him with an important post.But when Dong Zhuo was in charge of the government, Huangfusong always "didn't offer a plan", just like a decoration. He was one of the few people who kept his integrity when courtiers followed suit. After Dong Zhuo's defeat, Huangfusong stayed with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty all the time. Whether it was Situ Wangyun or Li and Guo Erjiang, they all respected him.He once became a captain, but his power was emptied. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he could have been a savior, but because of his excessive "foolish loyalty", he could only "stand aside" in the end.In 195 A.D., Huangfusong died of illness, and the fate of the Eastern Han Empire, also in the era of his death, became in name only.