Dong Zhuo angrily slapped the wooden case in front of him and asked angrily. Taishi Ci lowered his head helplessly and said: "My subordinates have failed to live up to your high hopes!" Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Zi Yizhen Gentleman, being able to lead these people back is a great achievement. However, Zhang Jue was sent by the emperor, and Wang Fu detaining him privately is really too much of a deception!"
"Your Majesty..." Taishi Ci opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he hesitated.
Dong Zhuo asked: "What do you want to say, but there is no harm in saying it."
"A mere alchemist, why should you care so much?"
"Oh, Ziyi, no matter how incompetent the alchemist is, he is still an alchemist sent by His Majesty, isn't he? If he is detained in Yangzhou like this, how can I explain it to the emperor!" Dong Zhuo said helplessly. At present, the canal It had just been completed, and most of the credit for the huge influence of the canal was attributed to him. He did not dare to take the first credit, which was attributed to Wen Ren.
He didn't dare to provoke this guy, because Wen Renxi had the emperor's trust deeply, and this guy was like a steward of the emperor's family. What ability did he have to provoke him? However, the second credit must be counted on himself, regardless of Whether it was the captured prisoners of war or the completion of the canal, Dong Zhuo had nothing to do with him. The emperor would definitely receive a generous reward if Zhang Jiao's affairs could be settled again.
I am afraid that he will be more favored by the emperor. At that time, he may not have to be sent to some border areas all the time, but can also be an official in this prosperous Central Plains area. He thought so in his heart, but he did not expect that not only things It failed, and even Zhang Jiao was left in Yangzhou. What should I do? If the emperor was furious, wouldn't all my hard work these days have been in vain?
Seeing that Dong Zhuo was a little anxious, Taishi Ci solemnly said: "Please give me ten more warships, and I will definitely take Zhang Jiao back!"
"Hey, what happened? The princes are fighting? If so, you, me, and Wang Fu will all have to move our heads!" Dong Zhuo said helplessly, and then said: "You go back first, your mother-in-law I miss you very much. I will find a solution for these things myself!" Taishi Ci bowed to him and returned to his home.
Dong Zhuo sighed, and a Confucian scholar walked out from behind, walked to Dong Zhuo, and said with a smile: "Why do you need to worry? The one who should worry should be Wang Fu!" Dong Zhuo raised his head and asked with some doubts. "Wen You," he said, "do you have any plans that might help me get through this difficult time?" This man was Li Ru, a native of Hedong. Dong Zhuo had previously served as a county magistrate in Hedong, and this man had been his former official.
When building the canal, he regarded this man as his long history and gave him advice. Li Ru smiled and said: "Wang Fu held a large army and was domineering. Previously, it was only because of the late Duke Yan that he took care of him. He was now in good health. Now that Duke Yan has passed away, I think there are countless people in the temple who want to get rid of him. You only need to inform all the officials..."
"Your Majesty's envoy was secretly detained by Wang Fu... Naturally, someone will come forward to target Wang Fu, so you can get rid of it calmly..."
Dong Zhuo frowned and said: "The messengers in embroidered clothes are very guarded. If we go to Luoyang to spread rumors, I'm afraid that the messengers in embroidered clothes will invite us to Zhang He's mansion tomorrow!" Li Ru smiled and said: "Why didn't Mr. Dong directly inform the emperor in a letter... After that, he pretended to be unintentional and told the other ministers, so that the emperor would not think that Mr. Dong had bad intentions..."
"Then if the emperor punishes..."
"When hundreds of officials gather to attack, how can your Majesty find the time to punish the envoy?"
Dong Zhuo suddenly laughed, nodded, and immediately wrote the letter himself and handed it to the postman, requesting that it be sent to Luoyang immediately.
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Youzhou, Yuyang County
After the training of the new kings trained by Zhang Wen was completed, they were quickly dispatched to the three sides. One of the troops was stationed in the area between Yuyang and Hezhou in Youzhou. It was mainly stationed on Chidao, just because Chidao was a big man now.
The most important road for transporting grain to the northeast cannot be missed. Therefore, many sentry towers were built between Youzhou and Hezhou to defend Chi Road.
To resist the plunder of the strong men in the north, the grain and baggage sent by Luoyang to the frontiers all passed through the river to the Gaotang Plain, then passed through the canal, directly to the north of Jizhou, and finally were transported to Youzhou and Hezhou through Chidao, because Youzhou and Hezhou
It is a bitter cold place, and it is close to the outside of the Great Wall. Therefore, there have been many enemies outside the Great Wall, or strong men within the country, who have tried to plunder these baggage items.
Originally, there were Duan Jiong's Northern and Southern Army and Dong Zhuo's troops, and these people did not dare to act rashly. But now, Dong Zhuo is far away in Qingzhou, Duan Jiong and the Northern and Southern Army are in Luoyang, and the people defending here are all young people. This makes
Some bandits outside the Great Wall had different intentions. Most of these bandits were the remnants of Xianbei, and they were composed of some Han people, Fuyu people, and natives of the peninsula.
On weekdays, they dare not show their faces in the territory of the Han Dynasty. They just roam around the peninsula and do mischief. However, as the weather gets colder, these people's eyes gradually shift to the Han Dynasty. If they encounter the regular army of the Han Dynasty, they will obviously
Without any power to fight back, they could only plunder some post stations where food was stored, and then escape after the robbery.
Forty or fifty thieves were secretly watching the inn in the distance. They followed the carriage and were stopped outside the inn. There were only a few old soldiers in the inn. They were not afraid. What was a bit troublesome was that they were far away.
He was stationed in a tall sentry tower, observing the two soldiers in all directions. Even though there were only two of them, they stood in a high position and could easily shoot them and also send messages.
But they couldn't hurt them. If they rushed forward rashly, they would suffer heavy casualties. They had already realized this. The leader of the thieves was thinking about it when a person next to him suddenly said: "If we ignore them,
Just rob and then run away, so what?" The leader of the thieves said angrily: "They fired rockets, and the surrounding soldiers came to the rescue immediately. We should die without a burial place!"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and one person suddenly said: "I heard that if the Han soldiers can behead, it will be a great achievement. If not, we will lure them down, deal with them, and then plunder! How about it?"
The leader of the thieves listened to him for a while, then suddenly pointed at a few people and said: "You three, put on your leather armor and go hijack the carriage!" The three men immediately understood that they were the bait, but they didn't
Dare to go against the wishes of the thief leader, they reluctantly accepted the order, put on a few pieces of their cherished leather armor, stood up suddenly, and rushed towards the carriage.
At this time, the soldier on the sentry tower saw them instantly. The soldier pointed into the distance and shouted: "There are thieves!" The other man slowly opened his eyes, with some joy in his eyes, and smiled ferociously.
He stood up, and his tall body made the soldier who warned him a little afraid. The soldier who came to watch the night with him was a tyrant in the army. He was extremely tall and domineering. He was also unlucky to be the same as this man.
Stay here.
The man widened his eyes, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Three thieves actually want to rob me. Hahaha, this is a gift from heaven. If I don't take it, who dares to take it?" He held a long bow and stood in front of him. With the stunned eyes of the soldiers around them, they completed the strong attack and shot it out suddenly. The thief was directly shot through the neck by the arrow and flew two or three feet away.
The soldiers on the side widened their eyes. Oh my god, Baibu could kill him with one blow?!
The other two thieves were so frightened that they jumped up and rushed towards the carriage. The soldier laughed wildly and threw down the attack. He held a long knife and climbed down from the sentry tower. The soldier above shouted: "I will come down to help you." !”
"Stay above, don't worry, I will leave a head for you!"
The man jumped down suddenly and rushed towards the two thieves. The soldiers on the sentry tower were afraid that something might happen to him, so they quickly followed him downstairs. Just as he was going downstairs, there were sudden sounds on both sides. Dozens of thieves appeared and rushed toward them without making a sound, holding weapons in hand. The soldiers who came down behind looked at them in horror and shouted: "Go upstairs quickly!"
Another soldier stepped on the corpses of two thieves and smiled ferociously.
"Hahaha, this is the time for me, Lu Bu, to become famous all over the world!!"