Dong Zhuo seems to be easy to talk to. Is this true? No one in the entire palace would think so, otherwise so many ministers who disobey him would not be made into meatballs for dinner.
Although what Xiao Jiang said was not against Dong Zhuo, it actually meant that if Dong Zhuo became emperor, he would not accompany him. This was unacceptable to Dong Zhuo, who acted domineeringly.
The main reason why he spoke so calmly is that he will be the emperor tomorrow. It is better to do less than to do more now. He will have the final say in everything after tomorrow. What will Xiao Jiang matter then?
But Dong Zhuo didn't expect that Xiao Jiang had already thought of what he had thought of. Would Xiao Jiang, who was familiar with the Three Kingdoms, worry that Dong Zhuo could deal with him?
He said this deliberately now, to show the image of not colluding with Dong Zhuo in front of the ministers and Liu Xie, and things would be much easier to handle next.
Just like the plot in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there were people in the main hall who were boasting, some were flattering, and some were pretending to be boastful and flattering. Anyway, Xiao Jiang just squinted his eyes and remained motionless. When he came out of the palace gate at the end of the morning, he was about to mount his horse and leave.
Lang Jiang called Huangpu Song to Xiao Jiang and said:
"General, please wait for a moment. Song has something to ask."
Xiao Jiang apologized and saluted:
"General Huangpu, you are a senior, so don't be too polite. I, the general, am just an empty shell."
Huangpu Song was a famous general of the generation. The reason why Xiao Jiang became the general of the upper army was mainly because Dong Zhuo was afraid that someone would restrain Lu Bu, the god of war. Anyway, it was useless for Dong Zhuo to get any official title. He didn't have a large army to give you a hussar general.
Even the position of general is empty talk.
Huangpu Song looked at Xiao Jiang's casual and polite look and smiled:
"Then I'll call you Qi Hou. No matter what I say, your food will not be lost. What Qi Hou said in the hall today may cause trouble. Aren't you worried?"
Xiao Jiang smiled and said:
"I'm not afraid. Dong Zhuo has Lu Bu, so he naturally knows that if I want to leave, even thousands of troops will be useless against me. Unless he is behind the scenes, I will not give him a chance.
Besides, I don't believe that fat pig can be the emperor, but I don't want to get involved in this matter. God will spare no one in reincarnation. Such evil deeds will eventually be repaid, it's just a matter of time.
General Huangpu, you are an old man in the court. There are some things you can see. The changes in the situation are always unpredictable. I just hope that the world will be peaceful. If the general needs it, you can come to me at the military camp outside the city. I will take my leave first."
Huangpu Song was stunned for a moment. Xiao Jiang had already got on his horse and left. Huang Pu Song stared at Xiao Jiang's retreating back and whispered:
"Did he see something? If he has seen through our plan, then his resourcefulness is not simple. No wonder Dong Thief is so afraid of him. Maybe he wants to do something to surprise us."
…
At noon the next day, the situation in Chang'an City suddenly changed. During the so-called abdication ceremony, Lü Bu, Wang Yun and others joined forces to kill Dong Zhuo.
Jue and others took control of the army and settled down, while Wang Yun and others began to make arrangements to deal with Dong Zhuo's cronies.
…
"Report to the general. There is already a scorched earth between the eyebrows. Dong Zhuo's mother, wife and others are still tied up in the woods. By the way, there is also a letter left for the general."
In front of Yibiao's hurried march, the spy was reporting the news to Huangpu Song. Huangpu Song was stunned and took a piece of silk and looked at it carefully. His face changed slightly and he clenched his fists and said:
"What a good Xiao Fusheng. If he doesn't take action, he will seek the best interests. He will leave the big trouble of Dong thief's family to me, that's all. This Xiao Fusheng has indeed seen through today's changes. Meowu and these materials have been used by him.
Take it away, it seems that he is going to do something big, but now Chang'an is in turmoil, can his three thousand soldiers and horses guard these things?"
Meiwu was a place built by Dong Zhuo to have fun and hoard food and wealth. When he looted the entire Luoyang and various tombs, the food and property he obtained could feed tens of millions of people.
Huangpu Song was originally ordered to attack Mei Wu, but now everything in Mei Wu has been taken away by Xiao Jiang. Although Huang Pu Song did not get the huge sum of money, it was not considered a failure.
"Behead all the traitor Dong's family and hang their heads on the gate of Chang'an City."
Huangpu Song ordered the killing of dozens of members of Dong Zhuo's family and turned the army back to Chang'an. At this time, the situation in Chang'an had stabilized somewhat. Liu Xie in the main hall also seemed very happy. Wang Yun was even more complacent because he was now Situ, one of the three princes.
, controlling the officials, but he was a little dissatisfied with the cold-looking and heroic general opposite.
This man had a bad reputation before, but he controlled Dong Zhuo's army of 100,000 troops. This time Chang'an is not in chaos, it is his credit, even more than Wang Yun who planned everything, so he now holds the military power.
Wang Yun didn't dare to provoke him easily.
"General Zhonglang has an audience with Huangpu Song."
The eunuch's voice made the hall feel peaceful. Emperor Xian nodded and said:
"Xuan."
After Huangpu Song came in to see the emperor, he stood up and reported:
"Your Majesty, I was ordered to attack Meiwu. Halfway through the journey, the spies reported that early this morning, General Xiao Jiang led his troops to capture Meiwu and captured all of Dong's family members. I have ordered these people to be killed.
His head was hung on the city gate to shock Xiaoxiao."
"What?" "Ah..." "Uh..."
Upon hearing the news, everyone in the hall changed their expressions, especially Lu Bu, who had taken over the military power. He said in horror:
"What about Meiwu's treasure of food and grass?"
Huangpu Song secretly smiled. Although Li Jue controlled an army of 100,000 people, Dong Zhuo had always controlled the most critical thing, food and grass. Normally, the army only had less than seven days of food in stock, and all the needed supplies were allocated from Meiwu.
Now that Xiao Jiang has laid down his eyebrows and taken away the food and wealth, Chang'an's hundreds of thousands of troops will no longer be able to live in peace.
Huangpu Song said:
"General Lu, the food, grass and treasure must also be with General Xiao. My military rank is too low to go and inquire."
Lu Bu's expression changed. Before he could speak, Wang Yun said with a smile:
"General Lu, you have been promoted to General Fenwu Yibi Sansi, and you have been given the title of Marquis Wen. You are no worse than the Marquis of Qi. Furthermore, you have tens of thousands of troops, so you should have no problem asking him for food."
Lu Bu didn't worry about anything else. He was just afraid that the army would rebel due to lack of food. This was how he gained a good status, and he didn't want to make a mess of things.
Lu Bu held Fang Tian's painted halberd tightly and was silent for a while and said:
"May I ask General Huangpu, where is my Diao Chan?"
Huangpu Song was stunned. People said that Lu Bu betrayed Dong Zhuo because of Diao Chan. He was a little confused before that this great general was so unbearable, but now it seems that he is really unbearable.
This Diao Chan was just a woman, but Lu Bu valued Diao Chan more than the stability of the army. Huangpu Song couldn't help but look down on Lu Bu.
