Entering Dong Zhuo's camp, Dong Zhuo asked his military commanders to accompany Zhao Yun and others to drink and eat meat, while he himself entertained Gao Fei in the main tent.
The two sat down in order, and Dong Zhuo was seen holding the wine glass in his hand with a joyful expression, and said to Gao Fei: "General Gao is a young hero who first defeated the Yellow Turbans and retreated from the Qiang and Hu rebels. Such young and promising people are indeed rare.
We are from the same hometown, so we should be closer to each other, General Gao, do you think this is true?"
Gao Fei nodded and said with a smile: "That's exactly the truth."
"Haha, there's no need to say anything. Let's finish this glass of wine and then I'll talk to General Gao about something serious."
Gao Fei raised his glass, clinked it with Dong Zhuo immediately, and drank it all in one gulp.
Dong Zhuo put down his wine glass and pushed away all the people in the camp. There was a hint of cunning in his eyes, and he asked softly: "Ziyu, I don't treat you as an outsider anymore. Now in this big man's army, there are only a few generals in the army."
There are four Liangzhou people, Huangfu Song, Zhou Shen, you, and me, and more than half of the Liangzhou people in the army are from Liangzhou. But in my opinion, the only ones who can really achieve great things are you and me. As long as the two of us
If people join forces, they will definitely have a place in the government and the public. Nowadays, Shi Chang is in charge of power, and rebels and thieves are everywhere. At this juncture of strong winds and waves, if we cannot take advantage of the wind and break the waves, we may have a place in the future.
It’s difficult to gain a foothold between heaven and earth. Don’t you think so?”
Gao Fei understood what Dong Zhuo meant, and he wanted to win over him, but Dong Zhuo's words were unclear and insinuations, and his specific thoughts seemed unclear. He felt that Dong Zhuo was deliberately testing him, and he had pointed it out very clearly.
, he and Dong Zhuo are the best candidates to achieve great things, which means that if he obeys Dong Zhuo, everyone will be allies. If he does not obey, then we will only be enemies.
Knowing the past and the future, he naturally knew what kind of person Dong Zhuo was. He thought about it carefully and said slowly: "I understand what Mr. Dong means. I also saw what happened to the Chinese army's account today. General Huangfu's
It really hurts me to be weak. Although the Yuan family is the fourth generation and the third prince, you can't let Yuan family ride on your neck and shit. A majestic chariot general will be forced to be speechless by a deceitful disciple. It's true.
It makes me and the people of Liangzhou very sad!"
Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "Yuan Shu is nothing to worry about. He is just a young master from a noble family. How can he be compared with people like you and me who rely on military exploits to fight with swords and guns? Although Huangfu Song is an official in Liangzhou now,
The biggest, but due to our character, we cannot escape the jealousy of others. We warriors are heroes in the war, but in the court, we have no confidence to speak. If you can join forces with me, we can rely on our credit for quelling the Liangzhou rebellion this time.
Enough to stand firm in the court."
It was not difficult for Gao Fei to hear from Dong Zhuo's words that this was Dong Zhuo's dissatisfaction with the imperial court as a warrior. He understood history, studied history, and was well aware of the contradictions between scholars and warriors in various dynasties and generations. This contradiction did not last for a day
Two days is not a year or two, but it has always existed in various feudal dynasties that lasted for thousands of years.
Since Emperor An of the Han Dynasty in the Eastern Han Dynasty, affairs in the western frontier have been unstable, and the harassment of the Qiang people is enough to affect the political nerves of the empire. The war against the Qiang began to escalate, and the border warriors rose up in the military. Famous generals emerged in large numbers, and the "Sanming of Liangzhou" -
—Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan and Duan Ji are their representatives.
Border warriors can charge into battle on the battlefield, kill generals and capture flags, and make contributions to the country, but it is not easy to have a say in the court and convert military achievements into political power, which also makes them very distressed.
.Where is the road? They are thinking, they are groping.
Is it okay to simply stop being a warrior, put down my sword and halberd, and become a scholar? Huangfu Gui worked as a private Confucian scholar for fourteen years, settled down, studied "Poetry" and "Yi" intensively, and taught his disciples as many as
More than 300 people; Zhang Huan once studied under Zhu Chong, a famous Confucian scholar at that time, and specialized in "Ouyang Shangshu". He had his own unique insights into "Mou's Chapters" and wrote "The Difficulty of Shangshu" with more than 300,000 words; Duan Jue also "
"Follow the art of studying ancient times".
However, when a war breaks out, some people can no longer sit still, and have to recommend themselves and enlist to fight. Moreover, in the eyes of courtiers, no matter how well-read you are, you are still a warrior. If you don't go to war, what else can you do?
Or you can communicate with the scholars emotionally. Whatever the scholars hate, you also ignore. I hope they will sincerely treat you as a family. For example, Huangfu refuses to associate with his relative, General Liang Ji, saying
He was a follower of the army; when the party was in trouble, he had to submit a letter to the party... However, in the end, "although he was a famous general, his reputation was not high." Besides, Zhang Huan did well in his knowledge and made great contributions, and he finally entered the army.
After entering the court, he fell into a trap and became a pawn of the eunuchs to suppress Dou Wu. He "severed loyalties with force". How could he be accepted by the scholar-bureaucrats?
Or you can be a person who is "aware of current affairs" and ally with the powerful, like Duan Jiong, who is willing to work for the eunuchs to arrest the imperial students; or you can follow the emperor's favor and spend money to buy a imperial officer. However, in the end, you will lose your personal wealth and your reputation.
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It can be seen that if military personnel want to be able to serve as generals and prime ministers normally and become an independent political force, this is not possible in "Liangzhou Sanming".
But history has proven everything. Dong Zhuo, a northwest wolf who originated from Liangzhou, stole the power of the Han Dynasty in his unique way. With the deterrence of force, he abolished the old and established the new, and regarded the imperial power as a plaything in the palm of his hand. The senior warriors dreamed of taking charge of the government.
Don, he was taken a big step forward.
Gao Fei looked at Dong Zhuo in front of him, thinking about the cruel and ruthless wolf in the future, he was completely different. He looked at Dong Zhuo looking at him with a look of great expectation, looking forward to his answer. He carefully
After thinking about it for a while, without Dong Zhuo, the Eastern Han Dynasty would not have reached the stage where it truly existed in name only. However, there were too many cancers in the corrupt court of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He did not have to think about supporting the Han Dynasty. Instead, he needed a big storm to sweep the entire world and overthrow it.
The Han Dynasty established a new political power. This was what he wanted to do, and it was also his ambition that he had already set since he knew where he was in the late Han Dynasty.
"Dong Zhuo was the instigator of the disputes at the end of the Han Dynasty. Without Dong Zhuo, there would have been no feudal lords fighting for hegemony in the future, and I would not be able to benefit from it. Those who achieve great things do not need to be rigid. Since Dong Zhuo kindly invites me, I will agree to it. Since I
When I come to this era, I don’t have to follow the development of history. I can use my unique way to establish my own prestige and territory. Since Liangzhou is Dong Zhuo’s base, then give it to him. I will go to the Northeast to stay away from the disputes in the Central Plains and feel at ease.
Consolidate your own territory, wait until the world changes, and lead your own army to compete with the heroes in the world." Gao Fei made the strongest cry in his heart. He didn't want to live such a controlled life for the past few months, even from above.
He still had to be transferred from Yan to Jicheng. He was really fed up with this kind of life without personal freedom.
"Okay! Since Mr. Dong looks down upon me in this way, I will be disrespectful, but I don't know what Mr. Dong has to do?"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard Gao Fei's straightforward answer, and immediately shouted: "I once heard Cao Mengde mention it to Huangfu Song, saying that you have a special private army, which are all athletes from Liangzhou. They have no fighting ability at all."
Is it true that it is no less than Qiang Hu?"
Gao Fei felt that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded and said immediately: "Yes, this Feiyu troop was indeed carefully selected and trained by me. All the soldiers are as good as ten."
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said: "Okay, in that case, I will go to Huangfu Song again in the afternoon and ask you to lead troops to Jicheng. After the rebels are repelled, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue them. I have a certain reputation among the Qiang people.
, I can use my previous faith to appease the Qiang people. In this way, only Beigong Boyu's Huangzhong righteous followers will be left. Bian Zhang and Han Sui will be even easier to deal with. As long as the rebellion is over, I will
Submit a letter to station in Liangzhou. As for you, you can ask Shi Changshi for an official position in the court. You are on the inside and I am on the outside. We can communicate with each other and we can firmly hold Liangzhou in our hands. In this way,
Come on, who dares to look down upon us? Your Majesty indulges in sensuality. If this continues, he will probably live in a few years. As long as the new emperor ascends the throne, we can make great achievements and completely change the image of our warriors in the government and the public."
Gao Fei couldn't help but admire Dong Zhuo's persuasiveness. He was impassioned and inflammatory when he spoke. But he also had to guard against the fact that brothers were still settling scores, not to mention that he and Dong Zhuo were nothing but half fellow villagers. He
What he is afraid of is that when the desire for power reaches a certain level, Dong Zhuo, a tiger-like figure, will in turn devour him. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. This truth cannot be clearer. Even so, he still decided to cooperate with Dong Zhuo.
It's a good deal. He can take this opportunity to speed up the process of history and make troubled times come earlier.
"After listening to the words of the adults, I was enlightened. I won't say anything anymore. I won't stop until I get drunk. Come on, take a deep sip and drink up this bowl of wine!"
Dong Zhuo raised the wine jar in front of him, hugged the entire wine jar, and said with a smile: "That bowl is too small, use a wine jar. However, before drinking, I want you to know one thing clearly."
"Sir, please speak!"
"I have a daughter under my knees, both in appearance and figure. I asked someone to inquire about you. You are eighteen years old and are not married. My daughter is seventeen years old. She is now a virgin and has a beautiful face.
The beauty of the country, the beauty of the country, the beauty of the country, I want to betroth my daughter to you, so that the two of us, son-in-law and father-in-law, can deepen their relationship, what do you think?"
"Dong Zhuo, an old nymphomaniac, actually wants to marry his daughter to me? Since your daughter is the beauty of Tianxiang, I shouldn't have to refuse, but if I marry your daughter, then I will become your son-in-law.
I suddenly changed from an equal partner to your son-in-law. I will not do such a loss-making business." Gao Fei felt very unhappy. He felt that Dong Laoer was really wishful thinking, but he would not do it for
Moved by beauty, besides, there is no mention in the history books about how beautiful Dong Zhuo's daughter was. Looking at Dong Zhuo's appearance, it is not difficult to imagine what his daughter looked like.
"Well... I shouldn't refuse Mr. Dong's kindness, but I already have a sweetheart, so..."
"Oh, in that case, just pretend I didn't say anything. However, the one you are interested in must be a beauty. I wonder where she is from and what her family background is?" Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with something strange, as if they were moving.
The lust is average.
Gao Fei thought for a while and said immediately: "His name is Huang Yueying, from Jingzhou!"
"Huang Yueying?" Dong Zhuo took a sip of wine and silently recited the name several times in his mind. He was thinking that if he had the chance to meet her in the future, he must see it for himself and see how his daughter was inferior to others.
Gao Fei felt very happy. Huang Yueying was Zhuge Liang's wife. She was younger than Zhuge Liang and she was also a famous ugly woman. At this time, whether Zhuge Liang was born or not was a question, not to mention Huang Yueying. Even if Dong Zhuo wanted to find her in the future, she might not be able to find her.
If you can find it, the difference is twenty or thirty years, and Dong Zhuo will not live that long.
The two drank happily, but because they had important matters recently, they didn't get drunk. After Dong Zhuo's banquet, he asked Gao Fei to wait in his military camp while he went to see Huangfu Song in person. In short, he didn't know about Dong Zhuo
Whatever method he used and what words he said, Huangfu Song then issued an order, asking Gao Fei to lead his 2,000 troops and his 2,000 private soldiers to come to Jicheng to prepare for the attack on Jicheng.
After Gao Fei received the order, he hurriedly ordered Lu Heng and others to return to Shanggui and bring the troops over. He also ordered Pei Yuanshao and Xia Houlan to continue to garrison Shanggui and wait for Hua Xiong to transport grain from Chencang. He left Zhao Yun as his own
's personal bodyguard.
Dong Zhuo was very generous. Since he regarded Gao Fei as one of his own, there was no need to hide him. He immediately ordered his soldiers to set up another camp next to his military camp to be prepared and wait for Gao Fei's army to arrive.
At night, the newly built camp had been completed. Gao Fei and Zhao Yun were guarding the empty camp alone, looking extremely desolate.
"My lord, how come Dong Zhuo is so nice to us all of a sudden?" Zhao Yun followed Gao Fei up to the watchtower, looking at Jicheng ahead, and asked in confusion.
Gao Fei smiled and said, "It's nothing. Dong Zhuo wanted to ask me to be his son-in-law, but I rejected him. However, since business cannot be done in a righteous way, he will naturally treat me well."
Zhao Yun suddenly smiled and said: "My lord, you actually treat the important matter of marriage as a business. Since Dong Zhuo is willing to marry his daughter to the lord, and the lord has no match, why not marry him?"
Gao Fei smiled and said: "The truth behind this is very complicated. In short, a thousand words can be summed up in one sentence: I don't want to be Dong Zhuo's son-in-law!"
Zhao Yun understood and didn't ask any more questions, just stood there without saying a word.
After a long while, Zhao Yun suddenly pointed to a fast horse approaching in the dusk and said to Gao Fei: "Lord, look, that person seems to be Cao Cao!"
Gao Fei stared for a moment and saw Cao Cao approaching. He and Zhao Yun went down to the watchtower and met Cao Cao at the village gate. He immediately raised his hands and said, "Brother Meng De came here suddenly. Is there something wrong?"
Cao Cao took out a jar of wine from the back and said with a smile: "I came here to drink with you. If I didn't drink during the day, let's drink at night."
Before Gao Fei could answer, he saw a man walking in the dusk. The man said loudly: "Why didn't you call me when you were drinking?"
Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Zhao Yun looked together, and saw Sun Jian walking over in plain clothes with a smile on his face and a jar of wine in his hand.