After explaining the basic matters of the three prefectures, Liu Hong then looked at Dou Wu, who had been relatively unnoticed.

"General!"

Dou Wu, who was called out by Liu Hong, was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly bowed and stepped forward.

"Your subject is here!"

Liu Hong said, "This victory was achieved entirely thanks to the many soldiers who fought bravely and risked their lives to protect us. You will be in charge of rewarding and compensating these soldiers. Make sure that every soldier receives their due reward and compensation, and that no one is overlooked!"

"Your subject obeys!!"

Dou Wu quickly and respectfully accepted the order.

Liu Hong sighed softly, "Alas, the end of the year is approaching, and the soldiers are away on campaign and may not be able to return home to reunite with their families. The court should organize manpower to go and reward them. This matter will be entrusted to the General!"

"promise!"

Dou Wu bowed to Liu Hong, deeply moved.

He knew that this was an opportunity for him to shine, given by the emperor. If he handled these two matters well, the Dou family could truly rest easy.

Dou Miao, standing to the side, felt a warmth in her heart as she sensed Liu Hong's protectiveness towards the Dou family.

Then Liu Hong looked at Zheng Xuan, the head of the Imperial Academy.

"Those scholars and powerful figures who plotted rebellion have vast collections of books. You may organize the doctors and students from the three academies and the Imperial Academy to go and collect and organize them!"

"promise!!"

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Bozu and said solemnly, "After the great battle, there may be a major epidemic. You should immediately organize the medical school staff to go to the three prefectures, organize manpower for cleanup, and publicize epidemic prevention measures to the people!"

"promise!"

Then Liu Hong looked at the court officials and said loudly, "All departments and offices must also take action to restore production in the three prefectures as soon as possible!"

"Your humble servants obey!"

Regarding how to deal with Liu Kui, Liu Yan, and those scholars and powerful figures, both Liu Hong and the officials tacitly refrained from discussing it further.

The entire court session lasted until the afternoon before it finally ended.

Soon after the court session ended, the various government departments began to operate rapidly, making various preparations for stabilizing the three prefectures of Ji, Yan, and Qing.

Liu Hong and the officials in the court also knew that now that the Shandong scholars were no longer hindering them, the Han Dynasty would usher in a period of rapid development in the next few years.

Those impoverished students whom Liu Hong had specially left to train at the three academies, as well as those Imperial Academy students who supported the imperial power, were all appointed and began their journeys to the three prefectures to prepare for their new posts.

Liu Hong returned to Deyang Palace and began to ponder what to do next.

Now, after this great purge, the scholars and powerful families in the three prefectures of Ji, Yan, and Qing, along with those in the Sanfu and Liang prefectures, are basically no longer a threat.

The Kong family of Lu State in Yuzhou became Liu Hong's next target.

Of course, Liu Hong did not intend to eliminate the Kong family, but he needed the Kong family to stand with the court and jointly attack the northern scholars.

Only in this way can we completely silence the dissent of scholars throughout the land.

Soon, several Imperial Guards, carrying Liu Hong's secret letter, sped towards Yanzhou and Jizhou.

Qingzhou.

Six days have passed since Gongsun Zan and Zhu Jun used a strategy of exhausting the enemy and burning the Qingzhou rebels' supplies.

For several days, Gongsun Zan and Zhu Jun have been harassing Zheng Hun's rebel army while simultaneously sending men to intercept and kill the rebel army's convoys searching for supplies.

At this time, the rebel army had eaten everything edible, including Zheng Hun's mount, which had been slaughtered and eaten by the starving soldiers a few days earlier, but they still could not solve the immediate crisis.

Days of hunger and exhaustion had driven this rebel force to the brink of collapse; the slightest touch could cause them to crumble instantly.

However, neither Zhu Jun nor Gongsun Zan launched an attack on the rebel army.

Zhu Jun and Gongsun Zan only reunited after learning that Li Ying, with the cooperation of Li Xun, had led 30,000 surrendered soldiers to recover all the counties in Qingzhou.

Zhu Jun looked at Gongsun Zan and said with a smile, "Bo Gui, now that Qingzhou is safe, it's time for us to deal with Zheng Hun and the Qingzhou rebels!"

"good!!"

Gongsun Zan nodded. Although he looked down on these rebels, the fact that 6,000 men had defeated 130,000 was indeed a very impressive achievement.

Just as the two were discussing, a scout suddenly rushed up to them.

"Reporting to the two generals, General Lu Zhi has dispatched Huang Zhong, Ma Teng, and Gongsun Du with three battalions of troops and five thousand cavalry from Youzhou to Gaotang County!"

"What? Huang Zhong and the others are here too?"

Upon hearing the scout's report, Gongsun Zan immediately stood up and looked at Zhu Jun.

"General Zhu, there is no time to lose, we should launch an attack on the rebels immediately!"

Seeing Gongsun Zan's anxious expression, Zhu Jun couldn't help but frown.

Zhu Jun understood that this was because Gongsun Zan was worried that Huang Zhong and others would steal the credit.

Zhu Jun then said, "Bo Gui, please calm down. The credit will be yours. Now that Han Sheng and the others have arrived, it would be best to inform them first! After all, we are all serving His Majesty!"

"Well... okay!"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zan could only nod and sit back down.

After contacting each other through messengers and learning about the situation of the Qingzhou rebels, Huang Zhong and the others did not say much. They handed over the task of attacking the rebels to Gongsun Zan and Zhu Jun, while Huang Zhong and the others were responsible for holding the rear to prevent the rebels from escaping.

After seeing Huang Zhong's reply, Zhu Jun looked at Gongsun Zan and laughed, "Well, Bo Gui, I told you, this credit is yours!"

Gongsun Zan simply nodded and didn't say much, but he felt a greater sense of respect for Huang Zhong.

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