The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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【Author of the novel】: Zhao Ziyue

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[Nature of novels]: works

[Fiction category]: Travel through history

[Introduction]: A young man travels through the end of the Han Dynasty, starts from the pavilion, and strives for the world.​​

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In the barracks inside and outside Guangling County, drills are continued every day.

In late October, news came from Luoyang.

However, it was Dong Zhuo who no longer pursued Yuan Shao, but instead worshipped Yuan Shao as the prefect of Bohai, and made Yuan Shao the county marquis.

But this is the work of Dong Zhuo's Tongzhou native, Liangzhou celebrities Zhou Yu, He Yong, and Wu Qiong.

Although Zhou Yu was in the same hometown as Dong Zhuo, his heart was with Yuan Shao. Long before Yuan Shao left the capital, he secretly communicated closely with Yuan Shao under the introduction of He Yong, Wu Qiong and others. The reason why Zhang Miao and others were honored by Dong Zhuo as state ministers of the county were mostly due to the power of Lai Zhouyu and others.

After Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang, Dong Zhuo wanted to hunt him down with a reward, but he was urgently urged. Yuan Shao fled to Jizhou to seek Dong by force, but Dong Zhuo had been chasing him in the name of the imperial court, which was extremely detrimental to his recruitment.

Therefore, Zhou Yu, Wu Qiong, He Yong and other Yuan Party members who stayed in Luoyang persuaded Dong Zhuo with clever words, and said to Dong Zhuo: "It is very important to abolish the establishment. , he must have his will. Today, Duke Ming is in a hurry to hunt him down. If he has nowhere to go, he will surely change. The fourth generation of Yuan's Shuen has a wide range of scholars and officials all over the world. If he recruits heroes to gather disciples, heroes will arise. , then Shandong is not a prince. It is better to pardon him and worship a county governor, then Shao will be happy to be forgiven, and there will be no trouble."

Since Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing, most of the court officials and celebrities in Luoyang have been hostile to him, and there are not many scholars willing to communicate with him. He seemed to be very close to him. For this reason, although Dong Zhuo knew that they were very close to Yuan Shao, he had to carefully consider their words.

After Zhou Yu and others were sent away, Dong Zhuo called Jia Xu and other advisers, repeated Zhou Yu and others' words, and asked: "I abolish the emperor, and even Yuan Taifu dare not object, to be honest, although Yuan Shao It's a bit of a false name, but I can't carry a three-foot sword in my hand, and I'm useless to the left and right, and I don't know how to strategize, so Zhou Yu and others came to intercede for him just now, is this Shuzi fearing my military might and submissive in disguise?"

Jia Xu replied, "It doesn't matter if you accept the softness or not, the important thing is that Duke Ming should indeed forgive him."

"how do I say this?"

"Ming Gong has been chasing him for some time. If he could be caught, he would have been caught long ago. The reason why he has not been caught so far is because, as Zhou Yu and others said, the fourth prince of the Yuan clan, Shu En In China, Jizhou Mu Han Fu is also a former official of the Yuan family, so although the Ming Gong purchase was urgent, it has never been successful. Since he can't be arrested, then simply pardon him to see the aftermath."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while and said, "But in case this Shuzi doesn't surrender, Zhou Yu and others are trying to deceive me, then I listened to their words, pardoned him, and then gave him a prefect of the county, wouldn't it be wrong? Keep fighting, am I a fool?"

"Yuan Shao didn't give in, but with his reputation and wealth, he's already in his hands! If he really wants to turn against Duke Ming, it doesn't matter if Duke Ming pardons him or not."

"...You're right, but the Yuan family is famous after all, if only Yuan Shao is outside, it's fine, it's hard to cry alone, but now the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all out, one in Jizhou, the other in Jingzhou, in case I am pardoned After Yuan Shao, his two brothers echoed north and south, and joined forces to fight, although I am not afraid, it is still a little trouble." Although Dong Zhuo agreed with Jia Xu's words, he was still a little hesitant.

Jia Xu said: "The Duke of Ming is worried about the rebellion of the two Yuan alliance, and he can use a strategy of alienation."

"Division?"

"Shao's mother is cheap, but Shao's name is far higher than Shu, He Yong, Cao Cao, Xun Zhen, Zhang Miao, Wu Qiong, and Zhou Yu's disciples are all friends with Shao, and do not enter the school of Shu, Shu has been jealous for a long time! Since his brothers are at odds, Duke Ming can take action against this point and further provocate the two of them, causing them to fight together in rebellion but not be able to join forces, and then there will be no worries."

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, patted his thigh and said, "Good idea! ... Then you say, what is the best way to provoke him?"

"Since Yuan Shao's reputation is higher than his art, Duke Ming gave him a low position. Since Yuan Shu was angry that Yuan Shao's name was higher than himself, Duke Ming gave him a prestigious position. In this way, Yuan Shao's name is high and his position is low, Yuan Shu's name is higher than himself. Low and high, his two brothers will definitely disobey each other. As long as the two of them disobey each other, even if the two of them fight together from the north and the south, it will be difficult to unite. Hundreds of thousands of tigers and scorpions, why do you worry about the black and loose sand? Divide it and strike it, divide it and take it, it is easy to win.”

"Okay, okay!... Zhou Yu and the others asked Yuan Shao for a county governor, so I'll give him a county governor. Since he has been pardoned, things must be done beautifully. I'll make him a county marquis, and Yuan Shu..., I What do you think about giving him a general Dangdang?"

"Ming Gong is brilliant!" Jia Xu paused, then said, "In Yuan Shao's party, Yuan Shao is the leader, followed by Cao Cao. Now Yuan Shao has fled, but Cao Cao is still staying in the West Garden as the captain of the Dian Army. Although the eight schools in the West Garden are It has been returned to Duke Ming, but since Cao Cao is a member of Yuan's party, it is not suitable for him to stay in this position for a long time. Since Duke Ming has decided to pardon Yuan Shao, it seems that it is best to transfer Cao Cao from this position and use it instead. job."

"You're right.... Cao Mengde is a very brave son. I wanted to reuse him, and I showed him many times. ." Dong Zhuo thought for a while, then said, "Then I'll change him to be the Captain of Xiao Cavalry."

Jia Xu threw himself on the ground and praised again: "Ming Gong is brilliant!"

Dong Zhuo's reassignment of Cao Cao is indeed wise.

Xiyuan is a new army, so although the commander of the Dianjun is also more than two thousand stones, he is similar to the miscellaneous generals among the generals and is not expensive. This is not the case with the Xiaoqi Captain. In the early years of this dynasty, the Tunqi Captain of the Fifth School of the Northern Army was changed to this name. Although it was later changed back to the original name, after this name change, the Xiaoqi Captain was also considered a " "Has history", a title that can be compared with the captain of the five schools of the Northern Army. Compared with the captain of the Dian Army, it is much more valuable.

But despite being "precious", the current five battalions of the five schools of the Northern Army in Luoyang have their own school captains, as well as the cavalry school captains. , but there is actually no one soldier under his hand.

In other words, this is an upliftment on the bright side, and an overhead in the dark.

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard contentedly, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Dong Zhuo is a smart man. He said that Yuan Shao had a false reputation and was a stubborn guy. He didn't seem to care about Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's name was there, and Yuan Shao's name was there. "of.

But as Jia Xu analyzed, Yuan Shao has not been captured until now. Obviously, this is definitely because the local prefectures are covering up him and disobeying Dong Zhuoyang. In this case, the order given cannot be implemented. , that is, no matter how urgent the pursuit is, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will not be caught. If Yuan Shao cannot be caught, then if Yuan Shao really wants to rebel, it does not matter whether he is pardoned or not. Therefore, his pardoning Yuan Shao is really helpless. But I was hoping for a miracle, and I hoped that Yuan Shao would really stop because of this.

But Dong Zhuo also knew that this possibility was unlikely.

Although Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, the news was not blocked. He probably heard about the movements in Shandong Prefecture. After Zhang Miao arrived in Chenliu, he recruited more troops. Bao Xin has recruited more than 10,000 people in Mount Tai, and Wang Kuang has also recruited warriors. Quite a few, Yuan Shu also recruited heroes and brave men in Nanyang. I heard that Xun Zhen in Guangling even sent people to Danyang to recruit brave men, and so on. What are these people wanting to do at the same time for no reason? Needless to say, Dong Zhuo knew it too.

However, although he knew it, he couldn't do anything about it.

He couldn't even arrest Yuan Shao, and he was even less able to stop these county officials and state and county heroes from recruiting troops on their respective territories.

Dong Zhuo secretly resented: "Although I am not a scholar, I can still make great contributions to the country. If there is no one for the country to maintain the border for a long time, if there is no one for the country to fight thieves and retaliate against the rebels, attack the yellow turban, levy border seals, life and death, **** battles, How many times have those traitors and Qiang Hu been burned and killed in the mainland! You scholars look down on me! Without me, can you still live in the prefectures and dignitaries? Call me a traitor? Who killed the emperor's close officials and caused He Jin's death? Who was the one who led the soldiers to wash the North Palace and scared the emperor to flee? After I entered the capital, I have been careful and deliberately accommodating. People, Lao Tzu did not give them a prominent position, but again and again worshipped you Confucian scholars, and paid tribute to you so-called famous people who have empty names and no ability to settle the border and set the country, but you are How did you repay me? Lao Tzu arrested Yuan Shao, but he couldn’t even get out of Luoyang City. You are all disobedient! Lao Tzu promoted your officials, but you recruited soldiers privately in the prefectures and prefectures, intending to rebel against Lao Tzu! It’s hateful and hateful!”

Even if you hate it, there is nothing you can do.

Who called his family a warrior in the eyes of a scholar? Dong Zhuo could only suppress his resentment. According to Jia Xu's strategy, he sealed Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao respectively, in order to disintegrate the two Yuan.

Because of the thought of Xun Zhen, Dong Zhuo's heart moved, and he said to Jia Xu, "Although each of the members of the Yuan Party has a false reputation, most of them have no real talents. In my opinion, they are only a few people. Only Cao Cao has a few talents. Courageous, only Xun Zhen has some military merit. In the past, when I attacked the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, I had met Xun Zhen in the army. Although he was young, he was quite military and strategic, and there were many warriors under the tent. The word war. When I first arrived in Luoyang, I saw him in Xianyang Garden, and I wanted to take him for my own use, but unfortunately he refused to follow me. At that time, I had just arrived in Luoyang, and my troops were insufficient, and I was worried that he would attack him with troops. So I had to send him out of the capital, but now that I think about it, I regret it a little! Now that I have promoted Cao Cao, I want to promote Xun Zhen as well, recruit him to the capital, and grant him a prestigious position, what do you think?"

This moment, that moment.

When Dong Zhuo first arrived in Luoyang, he brought only a few thousand soldiers and horses. He was afraid of Xun Zhen's righteous followers, so after he could not take Xun Zhen for his own use, he did not stop Yuan Shao and others from asking for Xun Zhen to go out to serve as county governors, but now and then But it was different. Xun Zhen's army was very good, and there were hordes of wolves under the tent, while Yuan Shao seemed to have bad intentions, leaving Xun Zhen outside.

Jia Xu said, "Xun Zhen was in Yingchuan in his early years, and he was known as the 'Milk Tiger'. It would be best if he could be recruited into Luoyang, but if he refuses to come? Duke Ming might have no choice."

Xun Zhen is different from Cai Yong. People like Cai Yong are all Confucian scholars and literati. They have no soldiers and no generals, but Xun Zhen has 4,000 righteous followers. Now he is the prefect of Guangling. If he refused to come to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo would have nothing to do, no matter how high he was, even if he was given a dignitary.

Dong Zhuo considered for a moment, and then said, "I worshipped Chen Ji as the leader of the five senses, and worshipped Xun Shuang as the prime minister of Pingyuan. Where are the two of them now?"

"Chen Ji hasn't reached the capital yet, and after calculating the distance, Xun Shuangying hasn't reached the plains yet."

Dong Zhuo worshipped Chen Ji and Xun Shuang respectively. On the one hand, it was because of Chen Ji and Xun Shuang's own fame, but on the other hand, it also meant to win over Xun Zhen. In Xianyang Garden that day, Dong Zhuo once said to Xun Zhen: If you are willing to help me, I will vigorously promote the people of your family. Chen Ji and Xun Shuang were either the elders of the Xunzhen marriage clan, or the elders of the Xunzhen clan, and employing them would be considered a gesture of affection to Xunzhen.

Dong Zhuo said: "Chen Ji and Xun Shuang are well-known in the sea, only one of the five officials in the middle, and one Pingyuan prime minister, and they are not suitable for their names. Wenhe, you wrote me your will to transfer Chen Ji to Dahonglu and Xun to move. Cool for Guang Luxun."

"Ming Gong wants to use Xun Shuang and Chen Ji as pledges?"

"Yuan Wei is Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's father-in-law, Yuan Ji is Yuan Shu's co-brother, both of them are in the capital, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are still fleeing, and Xun Shuang is only Xun Zhen's clan father, and Chen Jigeng It's just Xun Zhen's in-laws? I just want to take them as pawns, Xun Zhen won't care, I'm just doing this to show Xun Zhen's favor."

Dong Zhuo could understand that if a great man wants to achieve great things, like the great ancestor Liu Bang, he doesn't even care about his father, wife, and son, let alone family and in-laws, and expects Xun Shuang and Chen Jilai to blackmail Xun Zhen. He asks himself that it is impossible. of.

But having said that, Da Honglu and Guang Luxun are both one of the nine emperors. Although they have no real power, Dong Zhuo is willing to give them to Chen Ji and Xun Shuang, which is really worth the money.

Dong Zhuo's series of personnel appointments cannot be done in one go, such as the position of general, Da Honglu, and Guang Luxun. There are no ready-made vacancies for these positions. He needs to make some adjustments, so he pardoned Yuan Shao and made him the prefect. Things are the first to be done and the first to be reported.

In Guangling Prefecture, Xun Zhen took the news from Luoyang, smiled and said to Xi Zhicai: "Dong Zhuo worships Yuan Benchu ​​as the prefect of Bohai, ... Bohai County, it is difficult for him to choose a good place for Yuan Benchu."

Yuan Shao is now in Jizhou, let him go to another state to take office, he will definitely not go, - Jizhou Mu Han Fu is an old official of his family, it is not easy to be ordered to arrest him, but it may be changed to another state~www.wuxiaspot .com~ Therefore, in order to reassure him, Dong Zhuo can only choose a place for him in Jizhou, and in the whole Jizhou, the farthest from Luoyang is Bohai County. Bohai is in the east of Jizhou, facing the sea, not only far from Luoyang. It is far away, and it is not close to the hinterland of Jizhou. Although Bohai is not a poor and weak county, its location is so remote that giving this county to Yuan Shao is equivalent to a kind of exile in disguise, sending Yuan Shao far away so that he cannot influence it. To Luoyang, Dong Zhuo will also be able to gain some stability.

Xi Zhicai said: "Yuan Benchu's intention to start an army has long been decided. Even if Dong Zhuo sends him to Jiaozhi, Yuan Benchu ​​will still start an army when it is time to start an army. However, I really did not expect that Dong Zhuo would pardon Yuan Benchu ​​and worship him at this time. Being the prefect of Bohai, and making him a vassal, even if this is the advice of his advisors, Dong Zhuo's power and measure should not be underestimated."

Knowing that the other party is his own great enemy, but also pardoning and worshipping him, this kind of thing is not something anyone can do.

Xun Zhen sighed and said, "Dong Zhuo and I are old acquaintances. Back then, in the city of Jizhou, I and him were under the imperial account of Huangfu. When he first entered the capital this year, I met him again in Xianyang Garden. Hearing his words and looking at his face, this person is also a great person for a while. In recent months, he has managed the government, deliberately retreated, and showed his favor to the scholars. All kinds of actions can be called wonderful, but it is a pity that he came from a humble background. His family is not a noble family, and he has lived in the wild for a long time, and it is difficult to lose his savage character. Even if he has great ambitions, he will inevitably die sooner or later."

The nobility is the most powerful force in China today. Dong Zhuo is a "warrior" who lacks a foundation. No matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to win. Public opinion has always been in the hands of scholars. Dong Zhuo greatly offended scholars, and his reputation in later generations can be imagined.