Chapter 372 Li Chang? Li Xian?
When people later watched "The Three Kingdoms", they always thought that Fatty Dong was similar to a stupid pig. Is this really the case?
Dong Zhuo participated in the last ten-year rebellion of the Qiang people throughout the whole process, followed Duan Yan, and Zhang Huan fought for ten years. There were countless famous generals of the Han Dynasty. How many people could surpass Duan Yan, who had never been defeated in his life?
When Zhang Huan presided over the last battle of the Qiang Rebellion for ten years, Duan Jin recommended Dong Zhuo to Zhang Huan and served as Zhang Huan's commander. This alone shows Dong Zhuo's ability to command troops, not to mention that Dong Zhuo has been circulating in the border areas for twenty years and is still alive.
Dong Zhuo did not look so stupid as others. On the contrary, he was extremely cautious and tolerant. Even if he always confronted Zhang Wen, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others, he would at most be late or leave early or simply not come. When the war started, he did not make any moves to obey military orders. When Zhang Wen's six-way army entered Liangzhou, others rushed in, but let him confront Xianling Qiang in Wangyuanbei, allowing others to take advantage of the victory to chase the rebels to obtain military merits, but let him stay in the retreat of the entrance and exit of the Wei River Road. Didn't he be honestly guarding the retreat?
There is also the current kingdom, Han Sui, Ma Teng and others besiege Chen Cang. If, according to the familiar trajectory of Dong Hu, after Wang Guo and others attacked Chen Cang for several months but failed, more than 100,000 rebels retreated to Liangzhou, Huangfu Song led 20,000 Han soldiers to follow him and fight, and still let Dong Zhuo throw him behind, just not allowing him to obtain merits. Even if Dong Zhuo is dissatisfied, he can only stay in the back path honestly and still has not really defied the military order.
Dong Zhuo was domineering and arrogant, and dared to confront Zhang Wen, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun head-on, but he did not act against orders during the battle, and confronting others became a "little" thing. It was Dong Zhuo's dissatisfaction with others himself, rather than a major fault in "state affairs".
It seems reckless, but in fact it is extremely cautious and tolerant. It is far from enough for Sun Jian to use "disrespect to Shangguan" as a veteran who has been punished for decades.
When Dong Zhuo faced Yuan Wei, he spoke "Situ" and said that when he said that he used "we" instead of "the last general or the second officer", he had already expressed his attitude. If Emperor Liu Hong died of illness, Yuan Wei could become the prime minister of the empire, and "we" means that he needed a matching position, one equal to "Situ", and one equal to Duan Yan and Duan Taiwei.
The status of "Situ" is equal. Apart from the three major Sikongs, Taiwei and General, what position can be equal to "Situ"?
After Yuan Wei spoke "Sikong", Dong Zhuo got the benefits he wanted, so he naturally had to show his sincerity, that is, to transfer Nanying to Henan County to reduce the threat of Nanying to Luoyang City.
Henan County is thirty miles away from Luoyang City. Even after Nanying was transferred to Henan County, it still poses a major threat to Luoyang City. However, this threat was reduced a lot by the Eighth Camp in Xiyuan, which was sandwiched between the two, at least a lot by psychological threat. There was no soldiers resisting between Nanying and Luoyang City. Hu Sanruo attacked Luoyang City again and could push Luoyang City without any obstacles. Not only this is the only reason, but also because Nanying had a threat to stare at the heart of the Central Plains. After being transferred to Henan County, it would make the entire Luoyang City and the major families feel more at ease.
The soldiers were inconsistent. At the beginning, the emperor and the queen were uneasy. This uneasiness mainly came from the performance of the Eighth Camp in Xiyuan when Wang Fen, the rebellion of Jizhou Mu, and could also mobilize Hu San and Dong Yue in the south city as soon as possible, but now it is different. Emperor Liu Hong, General He Jin, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were unable to subdue the Nanying more than 10,000 troops. Half a year later, their original passion was gone, so they turned their attention to the Huns.
Yuan Wei's purpose of coming to Luoyang County this time was not only to exchange interests, but also to make the Nanying more than 10,000 troops move and get out of here.
But it was not so easy to get Hu San and Dong Yue to move his nest. The court did not give money and grain, but only regarded Dong Buyicon as a military farmer. After entering Luoyang, he had not given any of them except for some farming and self-raising fields. Now winter wheat has long been planted in the fields. If they want to transfer them to Luoyang County, they either took out more than 10,000 soldiers and horses for a year to eat food, or transferred the winter wheat fields planted by the people into the Nanying Army. Even if it was a land exchange, it was not a simple matter. People need to leave their homes and go to the Nanying headquarters. Can the people be willing?
After Yuan Wei and Dong Zhuo went back and forth, the court was willing to give 100 million yuan and 300,000 stones of grain to Nanying. Ten million yuan was considered the military pay of the Nanying and the expenses allocated for the next year. 300,000 stones of grain were compensation for the farming fields in Nanying. Although the grain was far less than the yield of the farming fields produced by 10,000 soldiers, Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and nodded and agreed.
After the conflict broke out between Nanying and the Eighth Camp in Xiyuan, everyone hoped that Nanying had 150,000 troops and horses would get out quickly. They were unwilling to farm the fields and directly gave Hu San and Dong Yue the opportunity to lead the troops and get out quickly. Dong Zhuo was neither stupid nor stupid. He knew that Yuan Wei wanted to reduce his number of troops, and with the 20,000 troops in Nanying had an absolute advantage in future changes, but was he really so easy to be forced to retreat?
After seeing Yuan Wei off, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, but he still asked Fan Chou to lead thousands of cavalry to Nanying himself, and he brought his men into Henan County. Whether the people wanted to do so or not, they had to squeeze out a residence for 20,000 people to live. Of course, this matter was also a chore that Yuan Wei had to agree. Without a temporary residence, more than 10,000 soldiers in the Nanying would not move so honestly.
Everyone was paying attention to the meeting between Yuan Wei and Dong Zhuo. Before the city gate was closed, Yuan Wei returned to Luoyang City. As soon as he entered the city gate, he was blocked by Zhang Rang. Yuan Wei could only follow Zhang Rang to meet the palace...
In front of the emperor's bed, Yuan Wei roughly said the matter. Of course, their private exchange of interests would not be expressed.
The emperor's reaction was a bit strange. He was not angry about "10,000,000 stones" of food, but said something stunned.
"Your dear means... that boy didn't want to leave the Hehuang Valley at the beginning? Do you want Dong Zhuo's son to lead the troops?"
Yuan Wei didn't expect Liu Hong to say this suddenly, but his heart was tightened for no reason...
"Reply to Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo said this, saying that Dong Hu and his son had two choices that day. If what Dong Zhuo said was true, what Dong Hu said in Yanmen County and the Huns that day... It was probably to scare Qiang Qu to intervene in the three Hetao counties."
"If Dong Hu stayed in the Hehuang Valley, the rebel Han Sui would not dare to rebel. If this is the case, Dong Hu was indeed a loyal minister, but... I think that what he said in Yanmen County that day was at least a bit true. After he left the Hehuang Valley, it would indeed have many benefits for him."
Emperor Liu Hong nodded silently...
"That boy..."
"Have you really gone to Lian County?"
Yuan Wei hesitated for a moment and lowered his fists again.
"I don't know the truth or falsehood of Dong Zhuo's words for the time being. I need some time to confirm it."
...
"Get out."
After a while, Liu Hong waved his hand gently, Yuan Wei bowed and with Zhang Rang and others...
"Come."
A small eunuch hurried forward.
"Your Majesty, the slave is here."
"Bian'er...what is Bian'er doing?"
The little eunuch hesitated for a while, but he bowed his head...
"Mr. Shi Hou is playing chess."
...
"What is Xie'er doing?"
The little eunuch lowered his head and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been praying for Your Majesty at this time these days, and Hou Dong should serve you by the side."
Liu Hong was silent for a moment, then waved his hand gently, and the little eunuch hurriedly lowered his head and retreated aside...
"Let the chief...be virtuous..."
Hearing the emperor's murmur, no one knew what he was thinking with his eyes deep...
What was the emperor thinking? No one knew, maybe more people were concerned about when he died of illness.
The emperor was seriously ill, and the court was calmer. There were fewer civil and military officials in the foreign court who impeached eunuchs for evil, and the eunuchs in the inner court all restrained each other. The whole court seemed much more harmonious all of a sudden, but everyone knew that the surging under the undercurrent was even more intense.
The snowflakes were rustling, the wheels were hustle and a carriage was walking among the empty houses. Perhaps he had long been used to the darkness on both sides of the street. The groom servant just lowered his head and drove the carriage...
"master."
The servant strangled the horses, and the old housekeeper of Yuan's mansion seemed to have been waiting outside the door. Before the servant could get off the shaft, the old housekeeper and two slaves were already standing next to the carriage.
The old butler spoke. After a while, Yuan Wei lifted the thick curtain of the car himself and walked out. The strong servant hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"Master, the second young master has returned to the mansion since the afternoon and is waiting for the master in the hall."
"Um."
Yuan Wei didn't seem to be surprised at all about Yuan Shu's arrival. The old housekeeper didn't say much. After entering the door, two maids in plain clothes and green skirts came forward to carry lanterns. None of the people walking under the pavilion spoke. Until they walked twenty or thirty steps, Yuan Shu hurriedly came and helped Yuan Wei to the back house...
"My uncle went to Henan County by himself. Our Yuan family gave him such a great face. Could it be that Dong Zhuo dared to disobey his uncle?"
Yuan Wei frowned slightly.
"When His Majesty married the princess to Yufuluo, such a big deal was covered up. Why? Are you worried that Nanying would know in advance, and he would not make trouble again? If Nanying did not make trouble, how could the butcher He Jin have an excuse to stay in Luoyang?"
Yuan Shu said unconvincedly: "I'm worried that Nanying will not make a fuss... Nanying is making a fuss. If it doesn't make a fuss, Xiyuan Eighth Camp would not be so miserable..."
Yuan Wei suddenly stopped, trying to scold him but smiled helplessly. If a person suddenly encounters a change, his anger will burst out in an instant, but if he transitions a little bit, he will be prepared in advance, his anger will not be so strong. At the beginning, Emperor Liu Hong, Empress He, He Jin, and the Ten Changshi all wanted to conquer the 15th troops in the South Camp, but the key was that Hu San would not enter.
Chapter completed!