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＇e＇　General　of　the　Flying　Chariots　was　the　second　highest　military　office；　just　below　Regent　Marshal。

＇e＇　Imperial　Protector　was　the　highest　office　in　an　administrative　region　or　zhou　。　Ancient　China　was　divided　into　nine　regions。　Each　region　had　a　capital　city；　often　of　the　same　name。　The　nine　regions　were　Bingzhou；　Jingzhou；　Jizhou；　Liangzhou；　Qingzhou；　Xuzhou；　Yizhou；　Youzhou；　and　Yuzhou。　Over　the　time　more　regions　were　created。　During　the　Three　Kingdoms　period；　there　were　already　more　than　nine　regions。　A　few　of　the　new　regions　were　Xizhou；　Yangzhou；　and　Yongzhou。　（see　map　）

Scouts；　sent　out　to　get　news　of　Huangfu　Song；　reported：　〃mander　Huangfu　Song　had　been　very　successful；　and　Dong　Zhuo　had　suffered　many　reverses。　Therefore　the　court　put　Huangfu　Song　in　the　latter's　place。　Zhang　Jue　had　died　before　Huangfu　Song's　arrival。　Zhang　Lian　had　added　his　brother's　army　to　his　own；　but　no　headway　could　be　made　against　Huangfu　Song；　whose　army　gained　seven　successive　victories。　And　Zhang　Lian　was　slain　at　Quyang。　Beside　this；　Zhang　Jue's　coffin　was　exhumed；　the　corpse　beheaded；　and　the　head；　after　exposure；　was　sent　to　Capital　Luoyang。　The　mon　crowd　had　surrendered。　For　these　services　Huangfu　Song　was　promoted　to　General　of　the　Flying　Chariots*　and　the　Imperial　Protector　of　Jizhou*。

〃Huangfu　Song　did　not　forget　his　friends。　His　first　act　after　he　had　attained　to　power　was　to　memorialize　the　Throne　concerning　the　case　of　Lu　Zhi；　who　was　then　restored　to　his　former　rank　for　his　meritorious　conducts。　Cao　Cao　also　received　advancement　for　his　services　and　is　preparing　to　go　to　Jinan　to　his　new　post。〃

Hearing　these　things　Zhu　Jun　pressed　harder　yet　upon　Yangcheng；　and　the　approaching　break…up　of　the　rebellion　became　evident。　Then　one　of　Zhang　Ba'