Chapter 150 The Son of Heaven Returns
Chen Gong picked someone from Gao Rou's tribe and sent him and Du Ji to Jizhou to discuss the redemption of the high-ranking officials and other subordinates with Yuan Shao.
Du Ji was picked up by Chen Gong from Hedong. Du Ji, whose courtesy name was Bohou, was born in the Du family of Jingzhao. Chen Gong attached great importance to him.
The high-ranking officials did not come to Taiyuan for a long time, and only occupied a few cities. Most of the remaining territory was occupied by the Southern Xiongnu. If it were not for the Taiyuan tribes such as Wang Guo and others, Taiyuan might have been stolen by the Southern Xiongnu.
Yuan Shao sent high-ranking officials to Bingzhou to use his family's power to occupy Bingzhou. Yuan Shao has not defeated Gongsun Zan yet, so Qingzhou is still Gongsun Zan's territory, and Bingzhou has not been officially included in his territory.
Although Lu Bu was from Bingzhou, Bingzhou was bitter and cold, and the Southern Xiongnu were raging. He did not intend to come back, but Cang Yaozu convinced him after all his words.
Instead of wandering in the Central Plains, it is better to lay a solid foundation in Bingzhou. Bingzhou is indeed bitter and cold, but it produces elite troops. Moreover, there are horses and coal in Bingzhou. Not to mention it as a Feng Shui treasure land, but it is definitely not bad.
As long as Lu Bu gained a foothold in Bingzhou and then occupied the Huns in the north, it would be a great achievement. Even if it was just to defend the country and could not be compared with Wei Huo, it would be much better than those princes who engaged in civil war.
Cang Yaozu once asked Zhao Qi to report that Lu Bu was the General of Zhenbei and founded the government to maintain northern borders, so Lu Bu was very careful to recruit talents. Recently, he denied Wen Hui to work as General Zhenbei. Although the Wen family in Taiyuan could not compare with the Wang family and Guo family, it was also a small family.
Wen Hui's father was Wen Shu, who was once the prefect of Zhuo County. In 192, when Wen Hui was fifteen years old, his father died of illness. Wen Hui had been filial to his father for three years. Now that the filial piety period has expired, he was about to become an official, Lu Bu came to him.
Lu Bu and Diao Chan actually came to Qi County to invite Wang Ling. He and Wang Yun had worked together for a big deal. After killing Dong Zhuo, it was always a bit intriguing. Diao Chan was also Wang Yun's adopted daughter.
Unfortunately, Wang Ling did not see him, but said he was not here, which made Lu Bu hit a soft nail. Lu Bu did not get angry, but instead ran to the Wen family in Qi County and fooled Wen Hui to the General's Mansion in Zhenbei.
Although the Wen family in Taiyuan is not as good as the Wang and Guo families, they are not small families. If Cang Yaozu was here, he would tell Lu Bu that this was the family of Wen Yanbo, the prime minister of the early Tang Dynasty, and Wen Tingyun, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty.
The 18-year-old boy Wen Hui is not very talented, and his fame is no longer small. Lu Bu is very satisfied with him when he sees him. If Lu Lingqi hadn't followed Cang Yaozu, he would have wanted to recruit a son-in-law.
Marriage is the best way to deepen relationships, just like the Wang and Guo families in Taiyuan. Wang Ling's younger sister later married Guo Huai from the Guo family. Of course, Guo Huai is still young now, only nine years old.
Wang Ling is the key figure in Lu Bu's control of Bingzhou, so Lu Bu came to invite Wang Ling. As long as Wang Ling, the cheap brother-in-law, could handle the Wang and Guo family.
Not to mention money and food, there are thousands of soldiers in these two forts alone, which must not be underestimated.
Anyway, Lu Bu and Diao Chan were fucked by Wang Ling. Lu Bu fell to this point today and had a great relationship with Wang Yun. As Wang Yun's nephew, Wang Ling had the responsibility and obligation to help Lu Bu control Bingzhou.
After returning to Bingzhou, Lu Bu felt the long-lost comfort and freedom. This was his home and his territory. There was a big business of digging coal and coking, and he was confident that he could handle the Wang family and Guo family.
Isn’t Wang Ling taking Qiao? Then start with Wang Ling’s family and let Diao Chan take the wife’s route.
Wang Yun and his sons were all killed, but his grandsons still had several survived. For example, Wang Hei, who was later named Marquis of Anleting by Emperor Liu Xie, lives with Wang Ling now. Diao Chan is also his aunt. This relationship must be used.
In 195, Lu Bu was busy taking the wife route to deal with the Wang family in Taiyuan. The emperor Liu Xie, who was far away in Chang'an, also officially confirmed his first queen, Fu Shou. This year, Liu Xie was 14 years old and Fu Shou was 15 years old.
This year, the conflict between Li Que and Guo Si also became fierce. The two sides fought continuously in Chang'an City. The emperor Liu Xie had the intention to return to the east. He summoned Fu Wan, Yang Biao, Zhong Yao, Zhu Jun and others to discuss how to persuade Li Que, Guo Si, and let him and others go east to Luoyang.
Zhu Jun, a farmer from the Grand Secretary, took the lead in speaking: "Report to Your Majesty, General Cang Yaozu of Henghai, Liu Zhengli, the governor of Yangzhou, and Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Zhennan, sent thousands of troops, led by my son Zhu Hao, Dian Wei, Sun Gan, and General Henghai, Lou Gui and Wenpin under Liu Biao, were coming from Wuguan Road. Along the way, they left some soldiers and generals to guard the pass, such as Lou Gui led troops to Zhenwuguan. Most of the troops had arrived outside Chang'an."
Liu Xie happily slapped his high-highlights and said, "This is good news, Mr. Zhu, how powerful is this army?"
Zhu Jun replied: "Your Majesty, although this army was collected by three families, it has a relatively complete armor and weapons, and there are many bows and arrows. It is just that a few generals are not very capable. Sun Gan is a literati, with eloquence and sharp words. Dian Wei is a martial artist, brave and inappropriate, and is proficient in martial arts. He is too young. My son Zhu Hao can only learn from his subordinates. In general, this army is well equipped and has a worrying combat power."
"Zhu Gongwei, just say, if you are sent to command this army, can you defeat Li Que and Guo Si and save the emperor and us old guys?" Fu Wan said anxiously.
Zhu Jun shook his head and said, "It is impossible to defeat Li Que Guo Si. It is insufficient troops, but this army is a powerful deterrent and can give us bargaining chips for negotiation. After all, Li Que Guo Si will not be willing to fight against this army."
Liu Xie looked at everyone and asked, "It's good to have the deterrence. Mr. Zhu will temporarily take this army to prevent accidents. Who will I send to talk to Li Que and Guo Si? Without their permission, I and the families of the ministers would not be able to leave Chang'an."
Yang Biao interrupted, "Your Majesty, Huangfu Yi really followed his son Huangfu Li as his servant, and he has a special talent. The Huangfu family is also a genius in Xiliang, and he is famous and should be able to speak in front of Li Qu and Guo Si."
Liu Xie hurriedly said, "The Taiwei's words are sophisticated and conspiring to the country. According to your report, Huangfu Li will be sent to Li Guo and test their words. I can't even eat enough in Chang'an City, so I can't stay in a day."
Zhong Yao also expressed his opinion at this time: "Your Majesty, Huangfu Li is good at speaking, but his personality is a bit tough. Just now, Mr. Zhu said that Sun Gan is eloquent and Dian Wei is brave. It would be better to ask him and the two of them to go with him, or persuade him to join him one after another, which would have a miraculous effect."
Chapter completed!