Just when Dong Zhuo confuses Yuan Shao and others by leading 3,000 people into the city during the day and secretly leaving at night, Huangfu Song who is far to the northwest seems to be planning something at this time.
"Liangping, I didn't expect that I would see you again. What, are you planning to laugh at me, an incompetent person?"
Huangfusong looked at the energetic old man in front of him quietly. Although he said words that seemed decadent or sarcastic, Yan Zhong, who was sitting opposite him, could clearly feel that Huangfusong was at this moment.
The mood... turned out to be good.
"What kind of temper does the commander have? If you don't understand Zhong, then it's really unreasonable. I'm afraid you will still make the same choice even if time goes back. Since the commander has no regrets, why would he do such a thing in front of Zhong?
Where’s the posture?”
"Haha, it seems that you have a good life with that little guy. You can already make jokes about Song. But speaking of which, you should really be lucky. I heard that Han Sui and Bian Zhang are looking for famous people in Xiliang.
I want to elect him as the leader."
"If possible, Zhong thinks that the commander-in-chief is very suitable for that position. As long as the commander-in-chief is interested, I think Han Wenyue, Bian Wenxin and Ma Shoucheng will definitely welcome each other. Maybe, they can also become the founder of the country.
Where is Mingjun?"
"You Yan Liangping, are you setting me up for injustice? You're really pissing me off."
Of course, Huangfu Song was not angry at all, because he understood that Yan Zhong was joking with him. However, he also understood that Yan Zhong could say such things unscrupulously, which showed that he was indeed full of love for the court in Luoyang.
disappointment.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Lu invited the commander-in-chief here, and the commander-in-chief invited me here. I wonder what you two want to do?"
Yes, this is neither the front line of the battle against the Han Qiang rebels led by Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others, where Huangfu Song should be, nor the Chang'an command center located in the rear, but a place located in Dingyang County, Shangjun.
Crossing the river.
Both Huangfusong and Yan Zhong were dressed lightly and covered up, making this meeting more mysterious. However, it seemed that except for Lu Zhi and Huangfusong, no one else knew about it.
The significance of this meeting.
However, although they are thousands of miles apart, both Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song have actually been paying attention to everything that happens in Luoyang City, and they both have enough connections to obtain first-hand information. Although they have not yet
It was not clear what had just happened in Luoyang City, and He Jin had ruined a good situation because of his carelessness, but the two people with keen intuition were worried about the future of the big man.
Although a gentleman can bully others, it does not mean that a gentleman will sit back and watch as the empire to which he is loyal gradually falls into dangers that they can foresee, especially since they have a lot of leverage in their hands.
case.
So, there was such a meeting-even though it was still very far away from Luoyang.
"I'm sorry, because I got some news on the way just now, so it took some time. Please forgive me."
Lu Zhi was the last one of the three to come here, but not only did he look dusty on his face, but he also had a sad look on his brows. It was obvious that the news he had just received was not exciting news.
"Why, is there something wrong over there in Luoyang?"
If there was any abnormal movement at the border fortress, I am afraid that Lu Zhi would not have the same expression as he does now and would directly send someone to tell the two of them that he would go back to Xihe to take charge of the overall situation. And now that Lu Zhi can still appear here, then he must be from Luoyang
situation.
However, looking at Lu Zhi's appearance, he was afraid that the situation in Luoyang would not be too serious. Huangfusong's heart suddenly tightened.
"The general entered the palace alone and was killed by the axemen ambushed by Shi Changshi. His younger brother was also killed by his subordinates. There was great chaos inside and outside Luoyang. Shi Changshi, his family, and vassals were killed. The palace, government offices, shops, and private houses were all gone.
They were burned, killed, and looted to varying degrees, and a large number of rebels fled Luoyang and scattered among the people. Fortunately, although His Majesty and the Queen Mother were kidnapped by the ten permanent attendants, they were all safe in the end.
It can be said that he is fine, which can be said to be a blessing among misfortunes. However, it is said that Dong Zhuo led tens of thousands of troops to Beijing and has now completely controlled the situation in Luoyang. However, I am a little doubtful about the last news, because I also received a message,
It seems that Duan Xuan and Yang Ding led their troops to pass Hangu Pass, but were blocked by the soldiers at the pass. So where did Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of elite troops come from?"
Lu Zhi's words shocked Huangfu Song and Yan Zhong, who were still in the mood to tease each other. They could not imagine why He Jin obviously held a huge victory in his hands.
But it turned out to be the current result. Not only did he die tragically, but he also lost the advantages that the scholars had accumulated after years of hard work.
Moreover, what made the situation even worse was that Dong Zhuo somehow gained huge support and took control of the situation in Luoyang. This result was no better than He Jin's death.
If those aristocratic families in the Central Plains underestimated Dong Zhuo's strength and destructive power because they were not familiar with Xiliang, then Huangfu Song and Yan Zhong, who were both born in Xiliang, and Lu Zhi, who studied under Ma Rong and had a good understanding of Xiliang, were
Absolutely not.
Xiliang is a very strange place.
Liangzhou can be said to be one of the most economically backward states among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and because of the constant Qiang rebellion, in order to put down these rebellions, the treasury was often drained. Not to mention, just
It is said that Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty left Liu Hong in a mess because of the large number of wars against the Qiang. And if there was no butcher Duan Jiong, the situation might be even worse.
In fact, Yizhou, Jiaozhou, and Yangzhou were also often invaded by foreign tribes, especially Jiuzhen County and Rinan County in Jiaozhou. Under the encroachment of Linyi, Funan and other countries, the rule of the Han Dynasty was no different from that of Shangjun, Wuyuan and other places.
.So why do the Han people turn a blind eye to those places and pay so much attention to the Qiang people in the northwest?
The answer is terrain!
The terrain of mainland China is higher in the west and lower in the east, descending in a step-like manner. This terrain not only ensures that western China, which is adjacent to the sea in the east, will inevitably be dry and dry, but it also determines that when rebellion occurs in the west, the military forces in the west, especially the northwest, can build a stronghold.
The trend is sweeping towards the southeast. This is the geographical advantage that Liangzhou has.
As a result, Liangzhou has become a place that makes the big man feel useless - you say give up, and let people fight from high to low, just like the ground troops who have lost their air superiority in modern warfare, even defending will be difficult
.If you still feel unclear, please refer to the wars between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, which lost the sixteen states of Yanyun.
But you say keep it, Liangzhou is poor, really poor. Although there is a Silk Road, if there is no Qiang chaos, maybe Liangzhou will be a different scene, but because the Qiang people come to look for trouble every now and then, the big man can't
A large number of troops are not often stationed in Xiliang. These troops obviously need to consume a lot of food, but the most lacking thing in the northwest is food, so they can only transport food from Sanfu and even the Central Plains area, and only one thing is consumed.
Money and food is an astonishing figure.
Therefore, the people of Xiliang can always feel the swing and hesitation of the imperial court's policy towards Liangzhou.
One thing that needs to be noted is that the Xiliang people here not only refer to the natives of Liangzhou, but also include many powerful families living in Sanfu, because these families are inextricably linked to the land of Liangzhou.
Connection. The most typical examples of this kind of connection are the Fufeng Pingling Dou family, the largest cousin family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Anding Liang family where Liang Ji once dominated the world.
The reason why the Dou family was able to become the most dazzling family of relatives in the early Han Dynasty and lasted until the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the most important contribution it made was that its ancestor Dou Rong handed over the five counties of Hexi to Emperor Guangwu.
Liu Xiu also led his army to help Liu Xiu solve his biggest problem, the northwest warlord Kai Xiao. One of the staff Dou Rong relied on most was the ancestor of the Liang family.
By the way, General Fubo Ma Yuan, who served under Wei Xiao and said, "In today's world, it is not the king who chooses his ministers, but the ministers who choose their kings."
Ling people, so the Ma family also has considerable influence in the northwest.
Because of this history, the people of Xiliang believed that they had made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but they were increasingly squeezed out by the Central Plains families in the distribution of power. Therefore, the people of Xiliang, especially the ordinary people of Xiliang, complained about the imperial court.
Very big.
In addition to the many unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers, there are also many elite soldiers. In addition, Liangzhou is constantly engaged in large and small wars, which makes even ordinary people's combat effectiveness much stronger than those of the county soldiers in the Central Plains.
Therefore, the Xiliang people are not simply warriors, but a group of avengers who want to re-establish the prestige of the Xiliang people.
If the leader of this group of avengers were a sheep or a loyal Tibetan mastiff, then there would be no problem. However, the leader of this group of avengers is a cruel and cunning wolf, a wild wolf with great ambitions.
"I'm talking about Liang Ping, do you think Dong Zhuo has so many soldiers and horses because your Lord Zhou Mu is behind it?"
Seeing that everyone seemed a little shocked by this shocking news, Huangfusong had to make a joke, hoping to divert everyone's attention a little, even though he knew that this was just a self-deceiving idea.
"How is this possible? In Shushi, that little guy brought out less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he might have already been on his way back to Bingzhou. How could he still be able to support Dong Zhuo with so many soldiers and horses? If he had
In my opinion, it would be better to just kick Dong Zhuo away and sit in that seat. Maybe this way we can feel better now."
"Although we were somewhat unprepared for something like this, we have not thought about such a situation, and it is difficult for a situation worse than this to happen again, so some of the preparations we made before should also be used
Come on."
"Indeed, the seeds planted that day may be something we can look forward to today."
Regarding Lu Zhi's remarks, Huangfu Song and Yan Zhong both smiled slightly. Although gentlemen are often at a disadvantage in confrontations with others because they are bound by morality and law, if you think that a gentleman is a passive character who can be beaten
