"These...these damn eunuchs actually dare to show off their power here."
As expected by Li Shushi and others, as the war in Nanyang entered a tug-of-war phase and the impact of Zhang Jiao's death, the eunuchs who had been dormant once again jumped out under the instruction of certain people. And this time they were the ones who were tricked. Zhu Jun, the right middle lieutenant general.
There was no difference from Lu Zhi's attitude towards the eunuchs. Zhu Jun also fiercely refused to bribe the eunuchs, and even beat up a certain young eunuch who obviously felt too good about himself. This brought back the frustrating memories of his past. If the three brothers Liu, Pan, and Zhang had not been quick-sighted and quick-handed, I am afraid that the team representing the emperor would have left several corpses behind.
Precisely because of such treatment, the eunuchs' counterattack will inevitably be very fierce, and Zhu Jun is very clear about this. However, compared to the upright Lu Zhi, and with Lu Zhi's fate as a warning, Zhu Jun is obviously dealing with such problems. He was even more at ease on the road. As soon as the eunuch left, Zhu Jun ordered his subordinate Sima Zhang Chao to draft several secret letters and deliver them to Luoyang by fast horse.
As for the outcome, the old general could only resign himself to his fate. To him, those difficult Yellow Turban Army men were obviously much simpler and more lovable than the big bosses in the court who had extremely complex brain structures.
Of course, Zhu Jun was luckier than Lu Zhi this time. Not only did Zhu Jun already have Lu Zhi to draw lessons from, but he also had the equally upright Jingzhou governor Xu Qiu and a popular political star in the court, the Han Dynasty Clan. Dear Liu Yan.
"It's not like Duke Zhu didn't know what happened to Duke Lu. There's nothing that those eunuchs with missing limbs can't do. However, I heard that the newly appointed Lord Sikong Zhang seems to be trying to contact the scholars to clear Duke Lu's name. I wonder what those eunuchs can do. I'm afraid the eunuch doesn't have much energy to trouble you. Besides, with those few letters, I think Lord Sikong will take care of you."
Unlike Xu Qiu, who is more upright and radical in his thinking, Liu Yan is much more tactful, so in his view, confronting the eunuchs head-on like this is not something worthy of praise. However, considering the party members and eunuchs Due to the incompatible situation and the fact that many people who were not party members took the initiative to confront the eunuchs for the sake of reputation, Liu Yan was also afraid that his words would become cannons on the map.
"What Mr. Liu sees is the problem of party struggle, but the most troublesome thing for Mr. Right now is not that."
Over there, Zhu Jun and others were discussing countermeasures intensively. Here, Li Shushi was also expressing his views on the matter with Liu Bei, Sun Jian and others. Although these people were not familiar with the strategies of the big shots in the DPRK, they couldn't stand it. A time traveler who is familiar with the direction of history, and this time traveler also learned the amazing reasons for the Yellow Turban Uprising from Zhang Jiao.
"Why did my dear brother say this? I heard that General Huangfu had promised before that he would definitely contact the important ministers in the court to defend the teacher. Even if You Zhonglang is framed by the eunuchs this time, he will still be able to deal with it on his behalf."
Although this was said, neither Liu Bei nor Sun Jian relaxed their brows. After all, even if Lu Zhi was really acquitted, Emperor Liu Hong would not be able to reinstate Lu Zhi for the sake of his own face. The greatest possibility He just used a pension to let Lu Zhi go back to his hometown and live in seclusion. Of course, Lu Zhi didn’t even have to think about directly recommending his disciples.
And if Zhu Jun comes again for a while, the two of them can't help but smile bitterly at each other.
"The book is true. Just tell me, what aspect of You Zhonglang can be caught by those eunuchs? The war in Nanyang is now in a good situation. The Yellow Turban Army is seeing its destruction imminent. How can those eunuchs still use this as an excuse to talk nonsense? What?"
Sun Jian was a sharp-sighted general on the battlefield. In the officialdom, he only knew the ancient saying "There are people in the court who are good at serving as officials." So he, who was born impatient, was really worried about the twists and turns involved. Too annoying.
"Don't look at me, I'm actually speculating and selling now." Although Li Shushi seemed to be trying to sell things, it was a pity that he was greeted by the threatening smiles of Sun Jian and Liu Bei, while Dian Wei and Xu Chu behind him turned a blind eye to the situation. Next, Li Xiaozhengtai immediately softened.
"Okay, okay, don't stare at us like this, we'll be shy... Hey, hey..." Well, it seems that being malicious and cute doesn't work.
"Forget it, let's put it this way, Mr. Wen Tai may not know it very well. I think Mr. Xuande must have personal experience. The situation when Lu Beizhonglang was in Jizhou was actually the same as what Zhu Youzhonglang is now in Nanyang. Both are the same. After hard fighting, it was easy to compress the power of the Yellow Turban Army into a small area. At first, Lu Gong surrounded Guangzong where Zhang Jiao was located, and now You Zhonglang has surrounded Wancheng, the last stronghold of the Yellow Turban Army. It can be said that victory is in sight. time."
"When you said that, I remembered that the situation at that time was like this. I remember that Lu Gong was exhausted because he had been fighting hard in Julu City for a long time, and Zhang Jiao had hoarded heavy troops in Guangzong City. If he attacked rashly, he would not only Loss of troops and generals may also dampen the morale of the army. Therefore, in order to rest and reorganize the troops while clearing out the remaining Yellow Turban Army forces in other areas of Jizhou, the Lu Division adopted the tactic of surrounding Guangzong City without attacking. Otherwise, the Lu Division would not A decision will be made to let me go south to support the Yingchuan battlefield."
When Liu Bei heard Li Shushi's guidance, he immediately recalled the situation at that time, and at the same time he immediately understood what Li Shushi wanted to express. Yes, Lu Zhi refused to attack Zhang Jiaowei and was framed by the eunuch as being disadvantageous for the march, even though Lu Zhi did not fight Zhang Jiaowei. Most of the areas in Jizhou had been liberated before Zhizhi, and Zhang Jiao's influence was reduced to the minimum.
Perhaps it should be said that it was precisely because of this that the imperial court dared to safely and boldly replace Lu Zhi. It was a pity that Dong Zhuo put on a good show that caught the imperial court by surprise, and Liu Hong's little plan failed to work.
"In other words, Lu Gong's original excuse can now be used again by General Zhu Youzhonglang."
Sun Jian looked at Liu Bei with a bitter smile on his face, his tone full of exhaustion. However, he, Ma Shan, noticed the disapproving look on Li Shushi's face, and suddenly felt a feeling called "hope". born.
"Okay, Shushi, don't be too tight-lipped. I can see from your appearance that things are still going to turn around."
"Haha, speaking of this, I have to thank Dong Zhongying for her powerful performance."
Speaking of which, this matter was the conclusion reached by Li Shushi after discussing with Cheng Yu and others just now. Now it is just used to put on a show in front of Sun Jian and Liu Bei, and judging from the expressions of the two people, the effect seems to be quite good.
"The imperial court deprived Lu Gong of his command power under that favorable situation. As a result, his successor Dong Zhuo easily wiped out the advantages accumulated by Lu Gong. After this incident, our smart man
Your Majesty will probably never dare to let it happen again. So unless You Zhonglang completely defeats the Yellow Turban Army or suffers a huge defeat, You Zhonglang's position is still stable."
"But if You Zhonglang defeats the Lord, then the imperial court will not attack him easily."
As soon as Sun Jian thought of this, he immediately put all his previous worries to the back of his mind. Seeing this in Li Shushi's eyes, he had to admit that the world of this rough-and-tumble guy was really simple enough.
"It's not that easy~ Even if you can't win the Youzhonglang, you can still put some pressure on it. At least not everyone can do such a thing as 'I will not accept the emperor's life.' If the court finds a reason, such as
If the Qiang people in the north invade Sanfu and ask You Zhonglang to end the war in Nanyang as soon as possible, I'm afraid You Zhonglang's previous plan will be in vain."
"When two powers harm each other, you can only choose the lesser." Huang Gai's words expressed everyone's inner thoughts.
"But in this case, wouldn't we get more credit?"
I really don’t know what Sun Jian’s head is made of. Even in this situation, he can think of the favorable side of things, which immediately makes people get over the previous frustration and regain their morale.
"Yes, for us little pawns, as long as Zhu Youzhonglang will be fine, the most important thing is to make more contributions." Li Shushi's words obviously got the support of everyone present, everyone looked at each other and smiled,
Everything is left unsaid.
The subsequent development was indeed as Li Shushi said. After returning to Luoyang, the young eunuch immediately impeached Zhu Jun for slacking off in military affairs, not wanting to make progress, disrupting people's livelihood, embezzling loot, etc., hoping to use this to impeach Zhu Jun like Lu
Pull down the horse like a plant.
It's a pity that Liu Hong has obviously learned Lu Zhi's lesson this time. You must know that although Nanyang is not said to have ten houses and nine empty houses, people's livelihood has withered. If the Yellow Turban Army is allowed to repeat it again, then for the surrounding Henan, Nanjun, Jiangxia
The county and Yingchuan County will have an extremely negative impact. By then, I am afraid that what I will get back is no longer money, but a pile of mess that needs to be thrown away.
Liu Hong has always been very shrewd when it comes to financial calculations. Coupled with the activities of the new Sikong Zhang Wen, Liu Hong is in a good position. After all, Zhang Wen spent nearly 10 million yuan to buy this Sikong position.
, in order to make people more motivated in the future, Liu Hong can't let people get up and down on such trivial matters when they first come to power.
However, it was not the style of the eunuchs to be so cheap to Zhu Jun. As Li Shushi said to Sun Jian and Liu Bei, in addition to kind words and appeasement, the imperial court also issued a request to quickly end the war in Nanyang, and the reasons were even more high-sounding.
Very.
"The damn Qiang people, the damn southern barbarians, sooner or later I will tear these damn guys into pieces one by one."
Regarding the imperial court's will, Zhu Jun really couldn't accuse him of anything. After all, what he said were all facts. Among the powerful forces in the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in the freezing period due to that performance, so the arrogant soldiers under him
Basics of a Titan
There are not many people who can command. Huangfu Song is making full preparations to regain Jizhou, and Ding Yuan needs to withstand the Huns and Xianbei who are ready to move. Zou Jing and Gongsun Zan also have to face the restless Wuwan in the northwest of Youzhou.
People and people.
As a result, the Nanyang Front Army led by Zhu Jun, who was looking to end the war at any time, became the largest recruitment site for the imperial court.
"Mr. Zhu, what happened to you is pretty good. Look at Meng Yu. Even if he is guilty and meritorious, he will probably be sent to some terrible place in the end."
Because he offended the Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of the current emperor Liu Hong, Xu Qiu was also accused of several crimes by the eunuchs. Of course, Liu Hong gave the green light to this kind of behavior that had nothing to do with the overall situation but could vent his anger on his mother's behalf. So, Xu Qiu has also become a grasshopper on Zhu Jun's rope.
"Forget it, national affairs are important, let's study how to solve this trouble as soon as possible."
Although he said that, Zhu Jun knew that although he would solve a big trouble this time, he would leave behind countless small troubles. If not handled properly, these small troubles will turn into huge troubles again.
"Forget it, I can't control it anymore anyway..."
Looking at the huge military map in front of him, Zhu Jun could only comfort himself in this way.
