Chapter 20 The loyal minister and good general is Zhang Wen
Zhang Wen's hair and beard were standing upside down. When he saw Sun Jian return, he immediately suppressed his anger and said, "It's good to return to Wentai, it's good to return."
"It's a pity that General Zhou...ah." Although Sun Jian didn't like Zhou Shen, he still had to say something on the scene.
Zhang Wen also understood that the two had a gap, although he said, "Don't bring that wine bag, as long as the Wentai is safe, it will be ten times better!"
After hearing this, Sun Jian was quite moved. He also said, "Dong Zhuo is a common man who is abusing himself and commits the superiors. He will not be punished. He should be dealt with according to military law. Please think twice."
"The words of Wentai are exactly what I want, but Wentai doesn't know that those men have always enjoyed a reputation in Xiliang. If they kill them, they are afraid that they will be unfavorable to advance westward to fight against the thieves!" Zhang Wen frowned and said to Sun Jian.
After hearing this, Sun Jian disagreed and immediately said: Sun Jian said: "Why should you rely on Dong Zhuo if you lead the royal army to the world? Judging from Dong Zhuo's behavior today, you are rude and rude. It is one of the crimes. The Korean thieves were in chaos for a year, so they should advance in time, but Dong Zhuo said that it was not possible, which was depressed by the morale of the army and doubted the soldiers. It was two of the crimes. There was also Dong Zhuo who was highly valued by the emperor but had no military achievements. He summoned him to come and was slowed down and arrogant. Instead, he was arrogant and arrogant. The third crimes were the famous generals in ancient times, who led the army to the battle and the military law was bold to show his majesty. Therefore, Rangju killed Zhuang Jia and Wei Jiang killed Yang Gan. Now that the Duke is merciless to Dong Zhuo and not beheaded immediately, the military power will inevitably be damaged."
After hearing this, Zhang Wen nodded frequently. What Sun Jian said was a piece of gold and stone. But if Dong Zhuo was easily punished, he would be afraid that the emperor would be unhappy. So he smiled at Sun Jian and said, "Haha, the Wentai broke through with blood, and it must be because of the lack of people. It would be better to go back to the camp to rest. Dong Zhuo's affairs are to let me think twice." Nearly half a month later, Sun Jian displayed the three crimes of Dong Zhuo, and spread it in Zhang Wen's camp.
All the generals supported Sun Jian, and some even expressed dissatisfaction with Zhang Wen. Just like Gongsun Zan, he was violent in character and hated evil, and hated Dong Zhuo everything he did. Of course, there was also a reason for this, because Dong Zhuo looked down on Gongsun Zan and spoke rudely. So the day after the incident, he saw that Zhang Wen had not dealt with Dong Zhuo, so he decided to leave the coalition forces that attacked Xiliang. At this time, Zhang Chun and Wuhuan King Qiu Liju and others rebelled in Jizhong, attacking Youbeiping and the vassal state of Liaoxi, and left with this reason.
Gongsun Zan left after only three days. This made the generals in the camp very disappointed, and they all thought that Gongsun Zan left because of Dong Zhuo's affairs. Sun Jian was even more entangled, and he wanted to leave at this time. But Zhang Wen promoted himself many times, but left like this, which seemed not very righteous, so hesitated for many days.
Zhang Wen also understood that if Sun Jian did not leave, the morale of the army would be unstable. Another day, the court sent an envoy to reward the generals who had made great contributions. Zhang Wen heard the news and went to Sun Jian's camp and told him: "Wentai has made outstanding achievements in this war. The emperor's imperial edict has been issued. I will be appointed as a counselor. Today I can go to Luodu to meet the saint."
This was really a pillow when I was sleepy. Sun Jian knelt on one knee, received the edict, thanked Zhang Wen repeatedly, and then set off for Luoyang to meet Liu Hong.
Soon, the giant thief Qu Xing of Changsha County called himself a general, gathered more than 10,000 people to attack and siege the city and cause chaos in Changsha. Liu Hong immediately appointed Sun Jian as the prefect of Changsha to suppress the thieves. At this point, Sun Jian began his career as a vassal. As expected, in just one month, Sun Jian defeated District Xing and shocked the nine counties of Jingxiang. The emperor Liu Hong was overjoyed and appointed Sun Jian as the Marquis of Wucheng.
After Sun Jian left, Zhang Wen felt that Dong Zhuo would make some achievements so that he could curb rumors in the camp and calm the morale of the army. So he sent Dong Zhuo to lead 30,000 people to attack Xianling Qiang. Xianling Qiang was weak, so he was naturally a soft persimmon, which was easy to control.
This was also something Zhang Wen intended to do, otherwise, if Dong Zhuo defeated again, all his previous efforts would be wasted. Unexpectedly, Beigong Boyu was ahead of Qiang, and he had a deep friendship with Dong Zhuo, causing Dong Zhuo to insult Dong Zhuo. The promised old friend reminisces about the past, but Beigong Boyu surrounded Dong Zhuo in the north of Wangyuan.
Dong Zhuo was so angry that he cursed in the tent: "The Qiang Dog has no faith. He will definitely destroy his clan in the future!"
At this time, the son-in-law Li Ru appeased Dong Zhuo and offered a suggestion: "Now the army is short of food, we can build a dike above the river bank, pretending to catch fish and fill the hunger. Then, use the dike as a cover to quietly withdraw troops."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo thought this plan was feasible. But he still asked, "If it was discovered by Qiang Dog, wouldn't it be?"
"It's okay. When the Qiang Dog finds out and chases him, they will break the dike and pour it into the river early, and it will probably be several feet deep. This will make the Qiang Dog unable to make an inch of progress. We can escape from heaven!" Li Ru said confidently.
So Dong Zhuo followed the plan and it worked. Dong Zhuo made a quick decision and ordered the army to return to Fufeng immediately. At this point, Dong Zhuo completely broke away from the Xiliang coalition.
When Zhang Wen learned that Dong Zhuo had withdrawn from Fufeng, he felt disappointed and understood what he would face. As soon as Dong Zhuo left, it indicates that the strongest troops in the siege coalition would die. If he started a war with Han Sui again, he would definitely be defeated. As a commander, how could he not know how much he had? These Xiyuan soldiers were called the Tiger and Wolf Army by Emperor Liu Hong? That was because Liu Hong didn't know what the Xiyuan soldiers were.
That night, Zhang Wen sat alone in the army's tent, holding his chin with one hand, and was drowsy. A cool breeze blew into the tent, making him wake up. Looking at the candlelight swaying in the wind, Zhang Wen was inexplicably irritated, and swept the objects on the general's desk to the ground, cursing: "Tiger and Wolf Master? Go to his mother's lord!" Zhang Wen, who was ranked as the third official of the Great Han Dynasty, actually cursed his mother in the tent.
Thinking about his life's war, he was a famous general of the Han Dynasty. But the emperor is so disappointing. He worked diligently all his life, achieved the position of Sikong, and ruled over the military affairs of the Han Dynasty. But after just half a year of taking office, he was forcibly charged 10 million yuan by Emperor Liu Hong. It was not that Zhang Wen felt sorry for money, he was not short of money, but was heartbroken by Liu Hong's excessive taxes. Let me ask, how sad it is to sell official positions to make money?
Liu Hong said to Zhang Wenyan back then: "If you don't want to donate these money, someone else will be the Sikong position. Moreover, your bid is higher than you. I am taking care of you and being a pillar of the country, so I am very kind to you."
After hearing this, Zhang Wen suppressed the sadness in his heart and knelt down to thank him. The next day he offered 10 million yuan. Liu Hong was very happy and appointed Zhang Wen as the Marquis of Huxiang. All the officials and ministers of the court congratulated Zhang Wen on the title of Marquis of Huxiang, but Zhang Wen smiled and hurried back to the mansion. After entering the mansion, he quickly walked towards the study. The door was closed, and Zhang Wen cried loudly, crying in a silence. He did not want to believe that the emperor would be so stupid, and he could not believe it. Does Liu Hong's actions mean that the Han Dynasty would enter the demise? Thinking of this, Zhang Wen stopped crying, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "No, no." From then on, he made up his mind to support the Han Dynasty.
Now, Zhang Wen finally believed in the decline of the Han Dynasty, otherwise he would not have cursed himself. Was he scolding the Xiyuan Army? Obviously, he was scolding the emperor of the dynasty again, Liu Hong.
At some point, his close friend Tao Qian had already stood in front of Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen also knew that Tao Qian had heard his verbal abuse just now. He said to Tao Qian: "Isn't Gongzu (Tao Qian's name) appointed as the governor of Xuzhou? Why is he still in the camp?"
"Oh, I will set off early tomorrow morning to take office. I have heard everything just now, and I understand it. If you and I are close brothers, I will definitely not be able to win this battle and triumphantly succeed, so I gave up. My good brother knows that the army is far better than me, and now I will take advantage of this small victory to return to the court. If you fight again, tsk." Tao Qian waved his hands repeatedly.
How could Zhang Wen not understand this? He looked up and wanted to say something, but he wanted to say it but stopped.
Tao Qian continued, "We are all old, but can't we really sacrifice our lives for the country? If we think clearly, it's good to protect ourselves. With Boshen (Zhang Wenbiao's name), wouldn't it be nice to go back to the court to be a free and fertile man?" Tao Qian comforted his old brother in a word.
"Thank you for your concern. Brother, I understand this, my foolish brother. But Xiliang is unstable, and I feel at ease!" Zhang Wen said. His eyes showed gratitude to Tao Qian and unwilling to withdraw his troops.
Tao Qian and Zhang Wen have been friends with Zhang Wen for many years. He understood Zhang Wen's temperament. He sighed and said, "Oh, no one knows that brother is better than brother. My virtuous brother admires the ambition of supporting the Han Dynasty. But you must take care of yourself and not show off. When you are victorious and you must come to Xuzhou. Brother Yu welcomes you, and you and my brothers will drink and talk about it." When Tao Qian finished speaking, he had already left and left the military tent.
Zhang Wen looked at Tao Qian's departure back, bowed to the bottom, his body reached ninety degrees. Then he said, "You can leave with me, I hope you and my brother will have a day of reunion."
Zhang Wen has now made up his mind to fight Han Sui to a decisive battle. No matter what the victory or defeat, he has to give himself an explanation.
The next day, the wine and food in the Han Mansion were all ready, and it was very rich. This was also the belated celebration banquet prepared by Han Wei for this victory. After all, cleaning the battlefield, counting prisoners of war, and arranging all matters was very complicated. In the blink of an eye, so many days passed. In the back garden, there were only six people, Han Wei, Zhao Yun, Yan Zhong, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De. It was also a private gathering, and I went to Yicongying to celebrate tomorrow.
When Han Wei heard Ma Chao tell the wonderful process of the battle with Sun Jian, he couldn't help but praise him repeatedly. Ma Chao also raised his chest and raised his head, full of pride.
But suddenly, Han Wei rushed to a palpitation and blurted out: "Brother Chao, then Sun Jian will definitely be returning to the deep mountains. He will definitely do something a lot in the future."
Yan Zhong nodded and said, "Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, is known as the tiger in Jiangdong, is definitely not a false reputation! The day before yesterday, he went downstairs to the county government office and received a report saying that Sun Jian had been appointed as the prefect of Changsha and was named Wucheng Hou. It can be seen that the young master is as wise as a torch to recognize heroes!"
Chapter completed!