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Chapter 37

After Dong Zhuo captured Luoyang, the measures taken were very clever. First of all, he repeatedly emphasized that he led his army to Luoyang to eradicate the eunuch party that rioted the court, and at the same time pacifying the people, some policies that were beneficial to the people were implemented, which greatly reduced the resistance of the common people to Dong Zhuo. Many people were grateful to Dong Zhuo, and many families offered Dong Zhuo's temples. On the other hand, Dong Zhuo treated the court officials well and did not kill those loyal ministers who were upright and disobedient, but was treated very well. For example, when dealing with Cai Yong, Cai Yong was very resistant and disgusted with Dong Zhuo, but not only did Dong Zhuo not kill him, but instead made him a Grand Secretary. Dong Zhuo's approach caused a subtle change in the attitude of the aristocratic officials towards him.

It can be said that Dong Zhuo's various measures at the beginning of winning Luoyang were very successful. Although many people in the towns outside Luoyang wanted to get rid of Dong Zhuo, they had no excuses and no chance.

Of course, Dong Zhuo's mind cannot be so seamless. These strategies all come from the brain of someone next to Dong Zhuo. This person is called Jia Xu.

"Mr. Wenhe, what should the former general sends someone to show his victory?" asked an extremely fat middle-aged man sitting high on the main seat in Luoyang Taishi Mansion.

This middle-aged man who was as fat as a mountain of meat was no one else. It was Dong Zhuo who took the opportunity to win Luoyang a few days ago and then proclaimed himself the Grand Tutor. Two people were kneeling down at his lower head. One on the left had a thin face, but his eyes were as deep as the sea. It was Mr. Wenhe in Dong Zhuo's mouth, that is, Jia Xu, who was later called a poisonous man. The one on the right was very young, and his eyes were very lively. It was obvious that this man had many colorful intestines.

Jia Xu bowed to Dong Zhuo as a courtesy, asked back without answering, "What are the Grand Master's plans?"

Dong Zhuo said without hesitation: "I want the emperor to enumerate the former general back to Luoyang to report his duties. Then..."

Jia Xu smiled, and then Dong Zhuo said, "Then take the opportunity to beside him, right? If he can't refuse, the Grand Master will suppress him with the crime of resisting the order. I think I guess it's good."

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, "It's worthy of being Mr. Wenhe! I really can't hide my thoughts from you!"

"Does the Grand Master want to enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth, or a temporary glory and wealth?" Jia Xu asked slowly.

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "What does Mr. Wenhe mean?"

Jia Xu did not answer immediately, but picked up the wine from the table and slowly drank it. Dong Zhuo and the other person watched him helplessly. Although they were anxious, they did not urge him.

After arousing the appetite of the two, Jia Xu put down the wine bowl and smiled and said, "If the Grand Master enjoys glory and wealth for a lifetime, he cannot do this."

"Why is this?"

"At present, the situation of the Taishi and the princes outside the pass is that no one can take action first. Those who act first will lose the people's hearts and give the other party a legitimate excuse to launch. If the Taishi and the princes outside the pass are extremely low at this time, the Taishi should do now to calm the inner pass to accumulate strength, and at the same time provoke the princes outside the pass to kill each other. When the land in the Central Plains is in ruins, the Taishi will send troops to the outside of the pass as a rescuer, and the world will be settled!"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo's eyes were so bright. "Wenhezhen is my son's house!" Dong Zhuo praised him happily.

However, another person raised another question, and the young man in Dong Zhuo's right hand clasped his fists at Jia Xu and said, "Mr. Wenhe's high remarks are really eye-opening. But Zhongjian has something unknown, so please give me advice."

Jia Xu nodded with a smile.

"Mr. I want the princes outside the pass to fight to defeat their strength. Although this strategy is so sophisticated, Zhongjian believes it is difficult to achieve."

Li Ru paused, and saw that both of them were listening carefully, and couldn't help feeling a little proud, so he continued, "Let's talk about Cao Cao first, he is a deceitful person, and his subordinates Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others are all far-reaching people, and they may not be easily deceived. And the former general, since he could destroy the main players of the two Yellow Turbans in such a short time, it can be seen that he is definitely not a simple person. Although Mr. Wenhe has a good plan, it is probably difficult to deceive these two people!"

Dong Zhuo felt that what Li Ru said was also very reasonable, so he quickly looked at Jia Xu, wanting to see what he said.

Jia Xu smiled and nodded and said, "What Zhong Jian said is indeed reasonable. But it is not difficult to implement this plan." He paused, glanced at the two of them with an unfathomable look, and then continued, "They are not fooled, but others will be fooled! We can grant Cao Cao and Chen Chu's garrison to Liu Biao, Liu Yan and others, are you still afraid that they will not be able to fight at that time?"

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru suddenly realized.

"But Chen Chu is too strong, and Liu Yan and others may not be able to fight against the enemy. By then, Chen Chu will destroy Liu Yan, will it be even stronger?" Li Ru asked another question.

Jia Xu couldn't help but look at Li Ru with some admiration. It was not easy to take the problem into consideration so much.

"Chen Chu is indeed powerful, and even compared with the Grand Master, he is probably not far from that. But don't worry, I have found a good opponent for him." Speaking of this, Jia Xu smiled mysteriously.

The two looked at Jia Xu curiously, their hearts being itchy.

"A few days ago, the border reported that Wuwan took advantage of the Yellow Turban riot to attack the border. Is it interesting to ask Chen Chu to fight a war with the Wuwan people?" Jia Xu smiled, smiling treacherously.

The two of them suddenly lit up their eyes and they also smiled with them.

"Brother, I heard that the emperor has promoted you again." He arrived before the voice of the person. There was no other person who was so careless except Zhang Fei.

"Big Brother (Master." Zhang Liao and the other four came to Chen Chu together.

"Brother, what official has the emperor promoted you to?" Zhang Fei asked impatiently, looking very excited, as if he had picked up one hundred taels of gold while walking.

Chen Chu patted the imperial edict on the table and smiled and said, "The emperor promoted me to General of the Northern Expedition."

The four of them all showed a sincere expression of joy when they heard this. "Congratulations to the lord (big brother) for Gao Sheng!", and the four of them worshiped each other.

Chen Chu smiled bitterly and waved his hand and said, "Do you think this is a good thing? This is the trick of Dong Zhuo." Then Chen Chu picked up another imperial edict on a few days and shook it and said, "The imperial envoy also brought this edict. I asked my cavalry to go north to quell the Wuhuan Rebellion. Gongtai, please tell everyone." In the last sentence, Chen Chu said to a young scholar beside him with a fair face. This young scholar is Chen Gong. A few days ago, Chen Chu finally came to Zhongmu and finally kidnapped him back. Now, Chen Gong has become Chen Chu's military advisor.

Chen Gong was just an unknown minor official at this time, but Chen Chu treated him with great courtesy and entrusted him with important tasks. Chen Gong was so grateful that he vowed in his heart to serve Chen Chu for his whole life.

Chen Gong respectfully bowed to Chen Chu and said, "Luoyang has been controlled by Dong Zhuo at this time, and these so-called imperial edicts and decrees are actually Dong Zhuo's intentions."

The four generals are good at fighting on the battlefield, but they don’t understand these twists and turns. When they hear Chen Gong’s words, the four generals all showed a puzzled expression.

"Military advisor, since this imperial edict is what Dong Zhuo meant, why did he promote his eldest brother to his official position?" Zhang Liao was asked.

Chen Gong smiled slightly, "It's very simple, there's only one reason. Dong Zhuo wants to make a gesture for the people of the world. This imperial edict is just a smoke, so it's better to ignore it. Dong Zhuo's real intention is actually this imperial edict."

After a pause, Chen Gong continued: "This rebellion in Wuhuan is different from the past. There are nearly 200,000 people with rebels in each tribe. These nomadic people have grown up on horseback since childhood. They are extremely skilled in bows and horses and have strong combat power on the plains. If our army fights against it, the outcome will be difficult to predict. Dong Zhuo's purpose is very obvious, which is to use Wuhuan's hands to eliminate us. Even if we win in the end, our army will suffer heavy losses, and Dong Zhuo's purpose will be achieved. Then it will be much easier for him to do it."

When the four of them heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and Zhang Fei even said angrily: "It's okay for Dong Zhuo to falsely pass the imperial edict! He actually wanted to harm us in different places! Brother, let's ignore him and see what he can do!"

"No!" Chen Chu and Chen Gong spoke together.

The two of them were stunned and then looked at each other and smiled. "You can tell me the public station."

"Yes, lord." Chen Gong bowed to Chen Chu and said to everyone: "Although Dong Zhuo wanted to do what Wang Mang did, he hid very well now, and all officials and the people were blinded by him. In other words, this edict was the emperor's intention in the eyes of others. If we do not obey it, it would be a blatant disobeying the sacred order. Dong Zhuo will attack us for sufficient reasons. Other princes would dare not move if they had any concerns. Our army's situation would be very dangerous. Therefore, even though we knew that this edict was a trap, we had to jump into it."

The four of them were very depressed. It was really uncomfortable to be a situation like this, which was a trap but could not resist.

Chen Chu glanced at the expressions of the four people and suddenly laughed: "Wuwan is just a group of barbarians! I will definitely break it!" His tone was full of heroism and confidence.

When the four of them heard this, they were all excited and thought to themselves: It is really admirable for the lord (big brother) to be so bold and arrogant! No matter whether he is a trap or not, I just want to follow the lord (big brother) to fight!

Seeing the instant burning fighting spirit in the four people's eyes, Chen Chu nodded with satisfaction. Then Chen Chu said: "Although this Wuhuan is Dong Zhuo's trap, can't we turn this into a way to enhance our power? Humph, Dong Zhuo wants to play the trick of driving tigers and swallowing wolves, then he must feed me, the tiger! Official platform, do you think so?"

Chen Gong's eyes lit up, and a look of admiration appeared in his eyes. He bowed to Chen Chu and bowed deeply, "Lord is wise!"

More than ten days later, Luoyang City.

Dong Zhuo looked at the letter in front of him and felt very distressed and angry. Today, the general of the North, Chen Chu, sent someone to send a letter, and actually asked him for the military and supplies of a hundred thousand troops. In Dong Zhuo's opinion, this was like a lion's mouth!

"Mr. Wenhe, this Chen Chu is so rude! I must give him some wink!" Dong Zhuo was dancing Chen Chu's letter in his hand, his face full of anger.

Jia Xu bowed and said, "It is natural for a large army to go to war to ask for supplies from the court. If you use this as an excuse to raise troops, you will give someone a handle. I think the Grand Tutor should agree to his request."

Dong Zhuo puffed his cheeks and stared at Jia Xu and said, "What do you mean? Do you want to help him strengthen his strength?"

Jia Xu frowned and looked back with fearless expression: "Why did the Grand Master say this? Is it a false statement since I claimed to follow the Grand Master?"

Dong Zhuo realized that his words had become heavy, and his expression suddenly calmed down. He bowed to Jia Xu and said, "Mr. Wenhe, don't blame me! I just said nothing!"

Jia Xu shook his head and explained: "If he did not agree to Chen Chu's request, he would definitely make a fuss and keep his troops unmoved. Now we will agree to his request. It is very worthwhile to use the hands of the Wuhuan people to remove or weaken this strong enemy at the cost of a batch of supplies! Please think twice!"

Dong Zhuo is arrogant and greedy, and it is really hard to get him to take out supplies. However, Dong Zhuo has always convinced Jia Xu's wisdom and believes that Jia Xu's suggestions are beneficial to him.

After hesitating for a long time, Dong Zhuo finally nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!
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