As Liu Jian said, Dong Zhuo was a man who did not love the people, but loved the army.
The premise is that he only loves his own soldiers, not everyone else's soldiers.
When Dong Zhuo was young, he was a very heroic person.
It is recorded in the history books: A young good knight often traveled among the Qiang and became friends with all the powerful commanders. Later he returned to farm in the fields, and when the powerful commanders came to follow them, they both returned and killed the cattle and feasted with each other.
The handsome man sensed his intention and returned to his hometown, collecting more than a thousand heads of miscellaneous animals and leaving them behind, hence the name Jian Xia.
From just a few words in historical records, we can roughly know that Dong Zhuo's inner nature is actually that of a big brother in the world, a very generous person.
On today's festival day, when Dong Zhuo hosted a banquet for the Xiongnu envoys, he feasted on the soldiers from all the counties, which was in line with his usual personality.
At this time, it was the climax of the banquet, and everyone was in a happy mood. Dong Zhuo rewarded the three armies at this time to win the hearts of the armies. It was the right time.
At this time of year, the effect of feasting on the soldiers is far more effective than on ordinary days. It must be said that Dong Zhuo also took great pains and studied this aspect very thoroughly.
Sure enough, after Dong Zhuo finished speaking, there was a burst of shouts from all around.
"Thank you, Uncle Fang!"
"Thank you, Uncle Fang!"
Among the banquet under the bright starry sky tonight, only this moment is the most lively and the one that excites the soldiers the most.
Liu Jian stood aside, patiently analyzing Dong Zhuo's every move to Zhang Fei and Han Dang, as well as the meaning of his sudden announcement of the soldiers.
It would be great to take this opportunity to give Zhang Fei more experience.
In the army, feasting is nothing more than food and wine. As for things like money and silk, most of them have to be rewarded to the lieutenants with military positions.
Next, Dong Zhuo was seen sitting down with a smile, waving his hand and saying: "Of course the garrison soldiers in the camp want rewards, but all the gentlemen present today are also people who have made great achievements, so they must be rewarded, and they must be given!
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"Although Lu Gong unified your achievements and reported them to the Chancellor, Dong himself will not forget your hard work. Today, I am taking advantage of the wine. If any of your subordinates have made great achievements, you may as well report them directly! Dong
It should be a special reward!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sima from other departments under Yunzhong stood up and reported their merits to Qu Junhou and the commander of the army one by one. Most of what he said was how many people he had beheaded and how many Hu people were captured.
After Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately grinned: "Watch and reward!"
At that moment, someone brought the brocade and silk that had been prepared on a tray and handed it to the Sima of Yunzhong County, asking him to share the rewards on his behalf.
Zhang Fei looked a little puzzled and said in a low voice: "Brother, what does this mean? How many merits have been reported by the commanders and commanders of the counties? Shouldn't they be submitted through him as the governor, and then Lu Shangshu will send someone to the minister's desk?
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Liu Jian shook the empty glass of wine in his hand and said, "That's natural."
Zhang Fei became even more puzzled: "In this case, how many beheadings and prisoners were taken by the various counties in Tunqu? Dong Shijun was naturally very aware of the situation. Why did he still ask here in public? Could it be that he drank too much and forgot?"
"How should I put it?"
Liu Jianruo said enlightenedly: "According to my observation, in fact, the current situation is a bit similar to going on stage to award awards. Rewarding for merit is just the most basic step in recruiting troops. But if you arrange people in advance in full view of the public,
Reporting the meritorious deeds is tantamount to making the person who has received the merit a great deal of dignity, and since there are Huns here today, it can also greatly increase the morale and prestige of the officers and men of our three armies. Why not do this?"
Han Dang sighed with emotion: "This Commander Dong does have some skills in managing the army."
"That's right, that's why I brought you here to learn."
Later, another Sima from Dingxiang stood up and stated the merits of the leaders of Qutun under his command. After hearing this, Dong Zhuo naturally and generously rewarded him.
Immediately afterwards, the chiefs of Daijun, Shuofang, and Yanmen all stated separately. One said that so-and-so in their own tribe had won so many victories, another said that so-and-so in their own tribe was brave and invincible, and some said that so-and-so in their tribe had cut off the heads of so-and-so in Xianbei.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and looked at the rewards one by one.
And those who were rewarded received the reward in front of the three armies, so their faces were naturally bright, and their gratitude to Dong Zhuo was naturally beyond words.
For a time, the atmosphere at the scene reached a climax, and the morale of the troops in Bingzhou and counties was extremely high. Everyone shouted loudly, "Fang Bo is mighty, powerful, and generous."
Dong Zhuo's face was full of joy, overjoyed and deeply satisfied.
Zhang Fei asked Liu Jian in a low voice: "Brother, logically speaking, these military officers in Bingzhou should have been rewarded by the minister's decree. Now Dong Shijun has rewarded them again. Where did the money come from?"
Liu Jian said calmly: "Of course he will use his own property."
"Ah? With his own money, wouldn't someone named Dong lose money? How could he scatter money like this?"
"hehe……"
Liu Jian's laughter was somewhat disdainful: "A man of his position may seem heroic and capable of dissipating tens of thousands of dollars, but in the end he will not lose his own capital. He has his own way of getting the money."
, of course, it’s not just him, this has always been the case in the court. All the expenses incurred by the officials in charge will be apportioned downwards, layer by layer. In the end, the real losses are only the common people at the lowest level in Guizhou. Let me ask.
In the world of the Han Dynasty, how many of those who are good at serving are officials?"
When Han Dang heard this, there was a bit of indignation in his eyes, and his look at Dong Zhuo seemed to be starting to turn evil.
After all, if we really care about it, Han Dang is the one who has really been at the bottom.
Only Han Dang could truly experience the layer upon layer of pain that Liu Jian spoke of.
That kind of helplessness, that kind of bitterness, that kind of pain of living in the cracks, the kind of sadness of not being able to survive or die, how can a superior person know and experience it?
Han Dang clenched his teeth, clenched his fists with his fingers, and there seemed to be some blood in his palms with such force.
In addition to Liu Jian and Zhang Fei, the Huns envoys were also paying attention to the behavior of Dong Zhuo's soldiers.
Facing this situation, the Huns felt mixed emotions at the moment.
Although the Southern Xiongnu have been attached to the Han Dynasty and settled in Meiji for many years, they are ultimately two different regimes, and during the period of being attached to the Han Dynasty, many tribes of the Southern Xiongnu rebelled against the Han over the years and were eventually suppressed.
In my subconscious, I still hope to be able to be independent, but unfortunately, I really don’t have the ability.
Now the Han Dynasty defeated Xianbei, and the Han army was in the limelight for a while. Although Qiang Qu Chanyu sent people to congratulate him, he could not help but feel a little jealous and bitter in his heart.
Dong Zhuo rewarded everyone in front of the Xiongnu, which invisibly increased the prestige of the Han army and suppressed the arrogance of the foreign tribes.
In this regard alone, Dong Zhuo's contribution is not small.
The commanders and horses from all the counties have finished their reports, and the meritorious officers in each county have been rewarded. The momentum of the three armies is high, and the atmosphere of the banquet is high. Suddenly, there is a faint and chaotic sound not far away. It seems that someone is quarreling, and the sound
It is getting bigger and bigger, and the atmosphere is very inconsistent with the cheerful atmosphere in front of me.
The soldiers who had been greatly favored by Dong Zhuo turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, and began to whisper among themselves.
Dong Zhuo's face was a little gloomy. The atmosphere that had just been stirred up was suddenly interrupted, which made him very unhappy.
He winked at the attendant behind him and asked him to go and see what was going on.
Then Dong Zhuo was seen holding the cup of wine high and saying to the Huns envoy: "Please drink as much as you can!"
The Xiongnu envoy seemed to be attracted by the sound. He came to his senses only after being summoned by Dong Zhuo. He hurriedly raised his wine bowl and toasted Dong Zhuo from afar.
Dong Zhuo turned around and also signaled to Liu Jian.
After everyone drank all the wine, they heard a roar in the distance!
Immediately afterwards there was the sound of iron tools clashing, as if someone said something incorrectly, causing internal strife.
At this moment, Dong Zhuo's face was completely lost.
Making trouble at a banquet hosted by him in front of so many outsiders was like giving him a slap in the mouth that would hurt him.
"Boom!"
Then they saw Dong Zhuo slamming the wine bowl on the table and shouting angrily: "Who dares to be so presumptuous in front of the army! Why don't you arrest me and interrogate him!"
Dong Zhuo's anger naturally made the incident become a big issue, and he couldn't suppress it even if he wanted to.
All of his personal guards got off the stage one after another and rushed towards the place where the noise originated.
Zhang Fei looked over there with interest, with a look of gloating on his face.
"Brother, everything is fine, but why did someone make trouble? Didn't you say that you want me to learn from Dong Zhuo's military management? Is it like this?"
Liu Jian also had some doubts in his heart.
There was a mutiny in the army during the Great Festival, which was considered taboo. Logically speaking, for a man as good as Dong Zhuo who was good at running an army, such a thing should not happen.
Not long after, Dong Zhuo's guards were seen bringing two burly men from Bingzhou to Dong Zhuo.
Both of these two strong men were tall and tall, especially the one standing in front, whose heroic appearance attracted almost all the attention of the people present.
The big man was eight feet tall, with a majestic body, a tiger's face, and an ape and leopard's waist and arms.
This man stood in the middle and was a head taller than everyone around him. He looked like a hero.
Compared to this person, the one behind him who was making trouble with him was obviously low-key and inconspicuous.
Such outstanding figures in the army were rarely seen by others, and they all praised him. However, Dong Zhuo traveled to Xiliang, Bingzhou, the Western Regions and other bitter and cold places all year round, and the warriors saw many of them, so there was no fuss.
There was only endless anger in his heart at the moment.
"Who are you? How dare you rebel in public! You are seeking death! Tell me your name!"
Dong Zhuo's roar was filled with raging anger.
The handsome man in front of him said loudly:
"Jiuyuan Lu Bu! The courtesy name is Fengxian."
Another sergeant who looked far less impressive than Lu Bu said calmly:
"Heyin Gaoshun, courtesy name Zhongsui."
When Liu Jian heard this, the wine in his hand shook slightly unconsciously.
Then, he began to seriously look at the two people in front of him.
No wonder, no wonder, those who can do extraordinary things in this extraordinary time must not be ordinary people. If it were these two people, it would make sense.
Now Lu Bu and Gao Shun are still very young. It seems that their status in the Bingzhou Army is not very good, and they have not yet fully become famous. Do they want to take advantage of this opportunity to become famous? It shouldn't be. If they act like this, I'm afraid
If you don't have a good reputation, you will be beaten with sticks if you turn around.
Thinking of this, Liu Jian picked up the wine and took a sip, his eyes became a little deeper.
On the other hand, Zhang Fei and Han Dang, who were standing by, first looked surprised when they saw Lu Bu, and then showed a bit of eagerness to try.