Since the war with Shandong came to an end, Dong Zhuo led his army back to Chang'an on February 24. After the army garrisoned Ba Ling, Dong Zhuo led the generals into the city and specially selected 8,000 cavalry to support the Bian River. Hundreds of them were killed in the two battles in Hanoi.
The prisoners entered Chang'an together.
Today, when I am only ten years old, the cavalry general Huangfu Song and the former general Dong Min led the civil and military forces in Beijing, ascended to Nan'an Gate in the south city, entered Xijing, and arrived at Longshou Plain south of Anmen. Chang'an almost had the whole city mobilized, from the officials to the common people.
They were all ordered to come to the door to see the Prime Minister's triumphant elegance.
I saw the cavalry coming like a cloud. The two hundred cavalrymen were currently on solid-colored horses, dressed in military uniforms and red brocade robes, holding military flags of various colors, including tigers and tigers. The flags fluttered in the wind, and the horses' hooves galloped briskly with a rumbling sound. Come again.
Two hundred knights, still astride their horses and wearing brocade robes, advanced with horns. Then eight hundred fine knights formed a column, wearing iron robes, bright light armor, holding halberds, sitting on their horses with iron masks, wearing
The rhinoceros leather armor looked like a god descending from the sky, and the long procession ran majestically. Then countless armed knights with swords and swords rushed in. In the winter, an iron blade shone with cold light, which was eye-catching.
The Huben army was in the center and surrounded the Prime Minister Dong Zhuo. He saw the Prime Minister riding a blue-covered Jinhua chariot with two claws drawn on the claws. Huben's Zhonglang general Lu Bu was riding a red rabbit horse to guard the left side, and the new Dong Zhonglang general Dong Huang was riding a flying yellow horse to guard the right side.
, it is really powerful, like colorful clouds embracing the sun, making people feel awe and admiration.
The Kwantung Allied Forces captured hundreds of people, most of whom were members of famous and wealthy families in Kwantung. They were all dressed in plain clothes and were suppressed by countless soldiers with bows and arrows on their backs and halberds on their backs. They stood on horses and carts and slowly passed through the street.
Behind them, there were thousands of dead heads, which were picked up on spears by infantrymen. The crowd quickly cheered and cheered, watching the captives go away.
When all the eight thousand knights arrived in front of Anmen, the Prime Minister's chariot stopped in front of two rows of officials and ministers. Dong Min and Huangfu Song led the officials to bow to the Prime Minister. Seeing this, the accompanying people also quickly bowed down. Chang'an
People in the south of the city all fell in obeisance.
Dong Zhuo stepped out of the car and looked around. He saw the heads lying low like Longmu after the autumn harvest. His eyes could not see anything. He couldn't help but feel proud. He walked up to the chariot general Huangfu Song and lifted him up with both hands.
Then he tapped his wrist and said sternly: "Is there really such a thing as fear in justice?"
Huangfu Song stood up and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister assists the court with his holy virtues, and the Great Qing Dynasty is just around the corner. How can Huangfu Song be afraid of him? If the Prime Minister uses force to carry out sexual acts and punishments, then the whole world will be afraid, and Huangfu Song will be the only one?"
Dong Zhuo didn't expect Huangfu Song's answer, so he was silent for a moment. He was quite unwilling to accept it, and asked again: "Yizhen, you and I went to conquer Bianzhang together, Han Sui. At that time, people thought you were superior and I was inferior. I don't know if you are here now."
It seems, who is better?"
Huangfu Song knew that he was worried, so he had to follow him and said: "Of course, the Prime Minister is at the top, and I am the one below. I am short-sighted and cannot predict that the Prime Minister will be what he is today. This is naturally my shortcoming."
When Dong Zhuo heard the pleasant words, his face relaxed a little. He ordered all the officials to stand up, and then said coldly to Huangfu Song: "This is the swan's inherent ambition, but the sparrow does not know it." Huangfu Song replied calmly: "In the past,
We are both like swans with the Prime Minister, but I didn’t expect that the Prime Minister would become the Phoenix Emperor today.”
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo finally couldn't maintain his cold expression. He burst out laughing in front of all the officials. Apparently his grudge was gone. He held Huangfu Song's hands and smiled with emotion: "I can still do it today."
If I don’t fall into the sycamore tree, it’s all thanks to Youyi Zhen!”
Huangfu Song bowed his head when he heard this, but still replied respectfully: "If the Prime Minister cares about the country, Huangfu Song is not the only one who is willing to make trouble in the court?" After a series of questions and answers, he showed weakness at every turn, without losing his grace, and he also had many words of advice.
Dong Zhuo was moved by the words of advice and praised him: "Yizhen is indeed a good minister who serves the country."
After the triumphal ceremony, the court rewarded Dong Zhuo based on his merits. His achievements in defeating the rebels were as great as those of Zhou and Cao. His achievements were comparable to those of Taigong Wang in ancient times. Now that the country is in rebellion, he should be heavily rewarded to show the court's virtue. Therefore, he was granted the title of Grand Master.
, above all kings.
Later, the merits of the previous and later generations were recorded. The Grand Master ranked Huangfu Song first, Xu Rong second, and Zhang Ji third. Each of them was given a fiefdom ranging from 2,000 to 1,000 households. Xu Rong was promoted to General Jianwei, and Zhang Ji was promoted to Beizhong.
General Lang, Duan Xuan and Yang Ding were appointed as partial generals, and the other generals who participated in the war received varying amounts of reward.
Later, the Grand Master held a banquet for this purpose, and gathered the staff and generals of the Grand Master's Palace together. At the banquet, fine wines and delicacies were served in turn, and the beauty was dazzled by the snake dance. The people in Liang did not understand the etiquette, and the rest of their lives were in catastrophe.
, there was endless carnival at the meeting, and old generals of the Grand Master could be seen everywhere, walking back and forth in the meeting, holding wine glasses and looking for people to drink.
Grand Master Dong Zhuo sat high above the chairman, and also urged Cai Yong and Huangfu Song to drink. They were not good drinkers, and Dong Zhuo found it boring even after two drinks.
Next, he remembered the two large eagles he had raised. Their wings were very full and they stood as tall as half a man. He asked the dancing girls to step back, and had people release the eagles, cut off a few pieces of raw eagle shoulders, and threw them away.
Go to the open space and feed them food. The two eagles spread their wings and flapped, and rushed to grab the food. They had heavy iron weights hanging on their legs, and they could only fly up to half the height of the wall. The two eagles flapped and flew.
Fighting for food, the wind whipped up was like a whirlwind, and the dust on the temple was flying with the wind.
Everyone watched the two eagles fighting for meat. Even Dong Bai, the grandmaster's granddaughter, came out to watch. The maid on the side persuaded the king, so the grandmaster said it was okay, held his granddaughter on his lap, and let her laugh in his arms.
Dong Bai looked at them for a while, then tears suddenly flowed from her pretty face. She said, "My father bought these two eagles. He loved watching the hawks and falcons fight the most during his lifetime, but he will never see them again."
Dong Zhuo was very sad when he heard this. He turned to everyone and said: "I have been running around for the country all my life, pacifying the Qiang, asking for the Yellow Turban, defeating Han Sui, entering the rebellion in Tokyo, and now confronting the Kwantung bandits.
Even my relatives were killed because of this, which can be said to be loyal. But now that I am over fifty, the world is in turmoil, but I don’t know when it will be calmed down."
At this point, he raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and simply put the two eagles back into the cage, and asked everyone: "I am not just temporarily trying to reconcile all the rebellions. Since I have the responsibility of being a grand master, I should also wipe out the Guandong for the country."
, dominate the world. But if you look around, you will see rebellion everywhere. I want to find a strategy to restore the country. You can speak freely."
This turned the banquet into a military meeting. If the plan could satisfy the Grand Master, it would surely lead to great success, and it would be easy to make meritorious deeds and become a marquis. So each department came forward one after another to discuss the matter, but after the Grand Master listened, most people's ideas were just superficial.
Yu, there is no system, only Li Ru, the minister, Wang Yun, the minister, and Yang Biao, the Guanglu doctor, can listen.
Li Ru, the servant, said that now that the mountains are closed and Shandong is in turmoil, there is really no need to compete with them. The only ones who can cause harm to the pass are Liu Chen in Bingzhou and Han Ma in Longyou. Now Liu and Chen have taken root in Bingzhou for more than a few years, and they have been together for nearly ten years.
Wan, don't rush down. If Longyou and Han horses are separated and the orders are inconsistent, they can be defeated one by one. When Liangzhou is leveled and the prime minister has recovered all the Liangzhou iron cavalry, and then Liu Chen goes down, the world will not be stable.
Wang Yun, the minister ordered Wang Yun to say that although the mountainous terrain is now flat, it is impossible to close the gates and defend oneself. Guanxi is poor and Guandong is rich. This has been the case since the ancestors. Gengshi destroyed Wang Mang from Nanyang and Guangwu brought peace to the world from Hebei. This is exactly the reason.
Now Nanyang is the largest county in the world, with a population of more than 3 million, which was stolen by Yuan Shu. Sun Jian is dead, and Yuan Shu has no generals who are good at fighting. It is time to send troops to attack it, and then take Jingyi south to strengthen Qin.
With great power, he will be able to win. But Nanyang is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu, where famous families gather, so he should choose a high-ranking scholar as his commander, so he elected Sun Rui, the new Jin Wushi, as the governor of Nanyang.
Yang Biao, the official of Guanglu, said that now that the Grand Master has been ordered by the Emperor to punish traitors, it is appropriate to eliminate the name of traitors, send out loyal people, and then give important responsibilities to the county governors, entrust them with military and state affairs, and fight against the traitors.
.If there is a victory, the imperial court can go eastward. Even if it is not victorious, the rebels will be greatly disturbed.
These three words all had merit, but Dong Zhuo was not satisfied. He thought that if he wanted to use these words to pacify the world, there would always be some shortcomings. Seeing Huangfu Song silent on the side, he asked him: "What is the true meaning of your words?"
See, what should I do?"
Huangfu Song originally wanted to hide his power and bide his time, but when Dong Zhuo asked him carefully, he couldn't keep silent, so he had to say: "In my opinion, if Duke Ming wants to pacify the world, the only way to do it now is to pacify the armies in the west, recruit Han horses, and recruit Han horses in the south.
Order Bashu to provide military supplies, and then take control of the Jin Dynasty, so that China can be restored."
Dong Zhuo was very interested when he heard what he said, and he asked again: "The truth is true, please explain it in detail."
"I would like to inform you, Duke Ming, that the imperial court currently only holds one corner of Guanzhong, but it is not a long-term plan to raise one hundred thousand troops. Therefore, when using troops, the imperial court needs to be able to use force to quickly pacify small groups and kill bees and rebels. If Duke Ming attacks Longxi, all the troops will be killed.
Although the Qiang are dispersed, it is difficult to defeat them. If Ming Gong attacks Hanzhong, the natural dangers of the Qinling Mountains cannot be easily overcome. However, the thieves in Guandong are now so powerful that it is difficult to fight against them. The only difference between the two states is that it is where Ming Gong uses his force." p>
"How to use force? In the words of justice, Bingzhou is surrounded by dangerous mountains and is a fortified city. How can we defeat it quickly?"
"This is not something that has been made clear before."
Dong Zhuo immediately ordered the banquet to be as usual, and he and Huangfu Song went to another courtyard to talk. When Huangfu Song saw no one around, he said with relief: "Although Bingzhou has numerous mountains and dangers, people's hearts are actually uneasy. After all, Hedong is his new subordinate, and the Huns are originally
The imperial court belongs to the country, and there are remnants of the Yellow Turbans such as Bai Bo among them. How can they be united with Liu and Chen? As long as Ming Gong first leveled the southwest and southwest sides, and then recruited and divided the counties of Bingzhou one by one, he could conquer Bingzhou with one attack." p>
"The truth is true and the strategy is tried."
"The Longxi group is small and has no big ambitions. If the imperial master can welcome him from a high position, he will naturally be happy and the disaster will be settled. But Liu Yan re-employed Jia Long of Bashu and Ren Qi, and he just settled down in Yizhou. Although he was ordered by the imperial court, he still had
If he is disloyal, the Grand Master can order an eminent scholar from Shu to persuade Jia Long about the affairs of Yizhou, but Yizhou will not be a concern."
After talking about the west and south, Huangfu Song then talked about the matter of annexing the state: "The land east of Hedong is newly attached to Chen Chong. We only need to intimidate with strong troops. What needs to be paid attention to is the matter between Bai Bo and the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu is now Liu Bei
According to the remote control, there are many Xiongnu wolf cavalry under my command. When I attack Dayang, it will be extremely difficult." He paused for a moment, obviously recalling the war, "But the Xiongnu is a country under the imperial court, and the imperial court can send an old acquaintance of the Xiongnu to Xiao.
His great righteousness made the Huns repeat themselves."
Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "I already have the candidate, but what about Bai Bo?"
When Huangfu Song heard this, he showed a proud look and said with a smile: "This is God's will to protect the imperial court. When I defeated Bai Bo in Hongnong, I was lucky enough to behead the leader of the thief Guo Da. The death of Guo Day must have greatly shocked Bai Bo's army. Bai Bo
An army is in a dangerous location, adjacent to Lishi, and it has no leader at this time. This is a great opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation and recruit it!"
This statement made Dong Zhuo feel like the sun had cleared from the clouds. He laughed loudly at it, held Huangfu Song's hands tightly, and said happily: "If this happens, I will be able to achieve great success for a long time, all because of Yizhen! This matter,
I will leave everything to you. After everything is done, Yizhen just wants to break the earth and become the king, so what's the difficulty?"
Huangfu Song showed a wry smile and declined, saying: "How dare you reward me for serving the country? I only hope that the Ming Dynasty can serve Huo Guang's story, so that the artifact can regain its brightness, and the country can be restored to safety. I have nothing to ask for."
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Dong Zhuo originally wanted Huangfu Song to serve as a conqueror and commander again, but seeing his expression, he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, so he asked Li Ru privately for his opinion.
Li Ru said: "I recommended chariot and cavalry before because the situation was critical and no one could use it, so chariot and cavalry were needed. But now the chariot and cavalry is in a delicate position and is deeply loved by the soldiers. If he is allowed to suppress the rebellion again, the grand master will reward him."
There is no reward. If the Grand Master wants to end his life well, it would be better to use Xu Rong. He is good at judging situations, cautious, and has never suffered a major defeat. I think he will feel more at ease when the Grand Master allows him to do things."
Dong Zhuo nodded and stroked his beard, saying he was good.
Therefore, according to his plan, General Xu Rong was ordered to take charge of the merger affairs. After Xu Rong accepted the order, he first put Zhang Ji in charge of contacting Bai Bo. Zhang Ji then used his subordinate Li Zhi as an envoy to disguise himself as a businessman and secretly went northward. p>