The weather in late spring and early summer was not at all hot in the woods, but rather cool. Wang Can, Dian Wei and others waited quietly, without any panic on their faces, they were very relaxed.
"Tap! Tread!"
A rush of footsteps sounded from the forest.
A soldier came to Wang Can and reported: "Provincial Governor, we are here and have arrived in the forest."
"Ready for action!"
Wang Can nodded and gave an order.
The ten soldiers accompanying him, as well as Dian Wei, had already taken out their weapons and were preparing to fight out.
Wheel! Wheel!
Soon after, at the edge of the woods, the sound of a carriage advancing was heard. A carriage drove slowly, accompanied by more than thirty guards.
The person in the carriage turned out to be Tao Qian.
This group of people was getting closer and closer to Wang Can's ambush position. When they approached Wang Can's position, Wang Can ordered: "Kill!"
He held the Heavenly Sword and had already charged out.
Dian Wei and the other soldiers also rushed out immediately.
The group of people quickly entered the official road. Before Tao Qian's soldiers could react, ten guards were killed in a short period of time. The remaining guards hurriedly gathered around the carriage, intending to resist the attack of Wang Can and others.
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"A bunch of trash, come and die!"
The iron halberd in Dian Wei's hand was fierce, and he rushed into the crowd. The two iron halberds flew up and down, and the light of the halberds flashed in the air. Tao Qian's guards were killed one by one.
The remaining guards were also continuously killed by Wang Can and his soldiers.
Tao Qian was sitting in the carriage. When he heard the killing outside and saw a man coming to kill him, he was panicked. However, he did not lose his position and quickly ordered: "Quick, hurry up!"
The driver who was driving the car was frightened.
Now, I have come back to my senses.
"drive!"
The groom shook the horse's reins and was about to ride away, but at this moment, a soldier rushed over with a knife in his hand.
With one strike, the groom was beheaded.
Then the soldiers restrained Ma's family, causing the carriage to stop. The soldiers did not fight into the carriage, because Tao Qian in the carriage had to be left to Wang Can to deal with.
Tao Qian's more than thirty bodyguards were killed in a short period of time.
Everyone was killed.
Corpses were lying on the ground, with blood flowing across them. The blood-red dyed the ground red, leaving a smell of blood lingering around them, making people sick to smell it.
Everyone surrounded the carriage.
At this moment, Tao Qian and his staff Li You got off the carriage, already trembling with fear.
He didn't know Wang Can, but now when he saw Wang Can and his group, he said quickly: "This good man, don't kill me. If you ask for money, I will give you money. If you ask for an official position, I will give you an official position. I am Tao
Qian, I am the Mu of Xuzhou appointed by the imperial court. As long as you protect me when I enter Xuzhou, after I take over as Mu of Xuzhou, I will give you money if you want, and I will give you an official if you want an official."
He tried to stay calm.
He doesn't want to die.
Tao Qian also knew that there were yellow scarf thieves in Yanzhou, as well as other thieves. Originally, he brought more than thirty guards, thinking that they were enough to protect his safety. Unexpectedly, more than thirty people were slaughtered in a brutal manner.
Wang Can raised a smile on his lips and said: "Speaking of which, I don't lack money, nor do I lack power. I am an official in Xuzhou, but there are people who want to take away my official position."
brush!
When Tao Qian heard this, he immediately understood.
Wang Can!
The person in front of me is Xuzhou Muwang Can.
Only Wang Can could say such a thing.
Tao Qian swallowed his saliva and said: "Wang Can, as the shepherd of Xuzhou, you are an official of the imperial court. Now, you are openly robbing and killing an official of the imperial court, especially since I am summoning the emperor on behalf of the emperor, and I am an envoy of the imperial court. You kill me.
I, the Emperor, will definitely get to the bottom of it."
Wang Can said: "Anyway, I have already killed so many people, I don't care if there is one more of you."
"no no!"
Tao Qian continued: "You can't kill me, Wang Can. If you kill me, the court will investigate thoroughly and you will definitely be held accountable."
Wang Can said: "Everyone around you is dead. Under such circumstances, who would know that I killed you? What's more, the situation in the court is complicated now. The court is in a mess, how can I have time to think about it?
Come and take care of Xuzhou's affairs. What's more, once the emperor and his ministers became the emperor, they can no longer hold on."
"You are so brave!"
Tao Qian gritted his teeth, his eyes extremely sharp.
Wang Can said: "If I were not courageous, how could I come to rob and kill you?"
Tao Qian said: "Wang Can, I don't have to go to Xuzhou. I will go back home now and return to Chang'an. I will tell the emperor that the road is blocked and I can't go to my post."
Wang Can shook his head. He said no more. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers under his command stepped forward with their swords.
Only a few screams were heard.
Tao Qian and Li You fell into a pool of blood at the same time, without any breath. Wang Can ordered his soldiers to move Tao Qian, Li You and more than 30 people to the mountains and forests, and collected dry firewood.
Light the fire and burn it all directly.
Wang Can's original plan was to throw the corpses into the wilderness, but with more than thirty corpses, even if wild beasts came to eat them, there were too many corpses and it was not possible to destroy them all, so they had to be cremated.
After a fire burned, everything was reduced to nothing.
Even the carriages were thrown directly into the mountains and forests.
Wang Can and Dian Wei rode their horses and took their soldiers with them. After leaving Taishan County, they went straight back. When Wang Can returned to Kaiyang County, Xuzhou, it was already June and the weather was getting hotter.
Wang Can knew very well the time of Liu Hong's death. He died of illness in early May.
Now that it is June, Liu Hong must be dead.
Wang Can did not ask about the situation in the court. He just stayed in Xuzhou and waited for the situation to change. Even though Wang Can paid close attention to the news from the court, it was only in mid-June that he learned that Liu Hong had died of illness in May.
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In August, General He Jin was killed by eunuchs.
Yuan Shao led his soldiers to kill all the eunuchs.
In September, Dong Zhuo led his army into Luoyang and quickly stabilized the court situation. He used his own troops to coerce the Queen Mother He and the court officials, deposed the young emperor Liu Bian, and established Chenliu King Liu Xie as emperor.
At this point, Dong Zhuo took control of the government.
It's just that although Dong Zhuo dominated the court, there were still many people in the court who hindered Dong Zhuo. For this reason, Dong Zhuo slaughtered the courtiers and purged those who opposed him one by one. In October, he even murdered the Queen Mother He. In November,
Dong Zhuo was even more arrogant. He claimed to be Prime Minister, paid no tribute to him, entered the court without following, and went to the palace with swords and shoes. He completely ignored the emperor.
At this point, the emperor of the Han Dynasty was reduced to a puppet and no longer had any power. Wang Can did not care about these at all, because these disputes in the court had little to do with him.
In fact, with Wang Can's military strength, he could send troops to Luoyang and take control of the government before Dong Zhuo.
But Wang Can didn't do that.
The reason is simple. Wang Can does not want to be restricted by courtiers.
Just after Dong Zhuo claimed to be the Prime Minister, an imperial edict arrived in Xuzhou, but it was Dong Zhuo who knew Wang Can and even more about Wang Can's strength. On the basis of Wang Can's appointment as Xuzhou Mu, he appointed Wang Can as a Cavalry General.
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General Hussar, this is a general with real power.
Once you go one step further, you will become a hussar general, with a higher official position.
Dong Zhuo's intention was actually to win over Wang Can, hoping that Wang Can would not resist Dong Zhuo, or even recognize Dong Zhuo's status.
Wang Can accepted the edict, but did not pay attention to Dong Zhuo.
In fact, after Dong Zhuo took office, he appointed countless officials with the intention of winning over countless people, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others, which were all won over by Dong Zhuo. But now Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu have all left the court and have gone to their respective places.
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In mid-November, news spread from Dong County.
Cao Cao launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo.
After raising troops, Yuan Shao also responded and called on officials from all counties and states in the world to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Compared with Cao Cao's influence, Yuan Shao's influence was infinitely greater.
Yuan Shao himself was born in the fourth generation and the third generation.
The Yuan family is a truly distinguished family.
Under this premise, countless princes in the world responded one after another and began to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo.
In Kaiyang County, Wang Can also received news.
Mi Zhu and Chen Deng came to Wang Can hand in hand and bowed to salute Wang Can. Both Mi Zhu and Chen Deng have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to a few years ago, and they are even more capable.
The two of them were even more in awe of Wang Can.
Because in the past few years, Wang Can has not only strengthened his control over Xuzhou, but Xuzhou's various reforms and military strength have also undergone earth-shaking changes.
Two years ago, Chen Deng fell ill due to eating raw fish. After being treated by Hua Tuo, he vomited many black worms from his stomach. Since then, Chen Deng has stopped eating fish, and now his health is getting better and better.
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Chen Deng said seriously: "My lord, Yuan Shao has called on all the princes in the world to attack Dong Zhuo. Many princes from other counties and states have responded. Do we want to send troops now?"
Mi Zhu also said: "Master, do we want to send troops?"
"Of course we have to send troops!"
Wang Can had a bright smile on his face and said: "Under the current situation, all the princes in the world are gathered together. If you don't go, you will miss this great opportunity to become famous. This time, we not only have to attack Dong Zhuo, but also fight for one
Fight for the leadership of the various princes."
Wang Can knew about the feudal princes' pursuit of Dong.
Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance.
But now that Wang Can is here, he is unwilling to give up his position as leader. As long as he is here, Yuan Shao will have to step aside.
Chen Deng said: "Lord, how many troops will be mobilized this time?"
Wang Can said sternly: "Not many, only ten thousand elite troops are needed. The rest of the army will all stay in Xuzhou. In this time of great chaos, if we transfer all our forces away and there is turmoil in Xuzhou, we can
It’s not good.”
Chen Dengdao: "My lord is wise!"
Wang Can ordered: "The two of you are accompanying us this time, plus Tai Shici, we will have a group of 10,000 people, and we will approach Hulao Pass. The entire Xuzhou matter will be left to Han Yugong to handle."
Han Yu is Chen Gui’s cousin.
Under the current situation, not only is Chen Deng working for Wang Can, Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, has already been by Wang Can's side and serves as the chief historian of the Prefecture Mufu.
Chen Deng and Mi Zhu agreed and immediately made arrangements to prepare for sending troops. (To be continued)