Dong Zhuo was annihilated and three clans were wiped out. The people who are most frightened are not the Dong clan members who are being taken to the execution ground and whose heads are falling one after another.
They were the generals of the Xiliang Army such as Hu Zhen, Duan Xuan, Li Jue, Guo Si, Yang Ding, Wang Fang, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou.
As soon as Dong Zhuo died, his clan was immediately wiped out.
Killing the monkeys to show the chickens, and hearing that Wang Yun, the current ruler of the imperial court, did not want to forgive their sins at all, and ordered the Kwantung Army to attack the Xiliang Army, all of them became panicked for a while.
In Xinfeng City, Xu Rong received the edict from Chang'an. Wang Yun was not stupid. He knew that the most powerful person now was Xu Rong, so he wanted to win over him.
However, Xu Rong looked very embarrassed after receiving this edict.
Yang Ding, Fan Chou and other Xiliang military captains, army commanders, partial generals, and generals around him all looked at him with strange eyes.
Wang Yun didn't know much about the internal affairs of the Xiliang Army and didn't know the details. But Xu Rong knew very well that he was a native of Youzhou, and the reason why he was able to become one of Dong Zhuo's five lieutenant generals was because of his own ability.
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But this does not mean that he can fully command the Xiliang army, because Dong Zhuo appointed him as the commander-in-chief. Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, it is a question whether everyone will still obey him.
Now Wang Yun wants to win over him, a native of Youzhou, to deal with tens of thousands of Xiliang people. Isn't that asking for death?
"General."
Yang Ding looked at Xu Rong with an unkind expression and said, "The grand master has just been brutally killed by a thief. His body is not yet cold. The general is going to abandon me and wait for him. Will he join the thief?"
Xu Rong was not stupid, so he could naturally hear the threat contained in Yang Ding's words.
Abandon them?
You, a Youzhou native, want to command us Xiliang people to kill another group of Xiliang people. That is just a dream.
There is only one ending. As long as he dares to respond, he will die here immediately.
So Xu Rong said without hesitation: "This is just a division strategy used by the imperial court. I have followed the Grand Master for many years and have always been loyal. How could I betray you?"
After hearing what he said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Xu Rong was a good leader and had always been trusted by Dong Zhuo. He had led the Xiliang army in battles for many years. He had always been prestigious in the army. They did not want to get into a life-and-death situation unless it was absolutely necessary.
"In that case, what should we do?"
Fan Chou said in despair: "The grand master is dead, and we are leaderless, and we cannot gather together. Now Chang'an is our enemy, and there is the Guandong Army outside. They are attacking from both sides, and it is difficult to maintain our relationship."
Yang Ding also said with a sad face: "In my opinion, if you stay here any longer, you will be dead. Why don't we all disband the team and return to our hometowns to take care of ourselves."
"Now the imperial court has cut off our supply of food and grass. The food and grass in the city can only last for one month."
"What the captain said is absolutely true. The former wolf and the latter tiger can survive now?"
"I'm afraid the only way out is in Return to the West."
Everyone was talking a lot.
In the past, the Xiliang Army had a backbone, Dong Zhuo, so they had a goal and obeyed Dong Zhuo's orders.
Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the Xiliang army has no backbone and will immediately fall into disarray.
Including Fan Chou and Yang Ding, they were only worried that Xu Rong would lead them to attack Hu Zhen, Li Jue and Guo Si. They did not think about other things at all.
After all, once people have no goals, they can easily become confused.
At present, Fan Chou, Yang Ding and other middle and high-level officers at all levels of the Xiliang Army, such as captains, military commanders, partial generals and generals, are in a state of confusion.
After hearing what everyone said, Xu Rong's heart moved.
Compared with them from Xiliang, Xu Rong did not face pressure from the imperial court. After all, he was from Youzhou, and the imperial court did not say that he would be punished and even issued an edict to appease him.
It's just a matter of whether a bare commander can be reused if he returns, so he must have a group of troops under his command.
Now the city is full of Xiliang people, and there is no other choice but them.
Thinking of this, Xu Rong immediately said: "We can't disband the team. The Kwantung Army is all outside the city. Once the team is disbanded, we will be killed by the Kwantung Army immediately. Even if we escape back to Xiliang, the head of a township pavilion can take our lives. So.
We must unite at this time. With the army in hand, whether it is negotiating with the imperial court or negotiating peace with the Kwantung Army, at least we still have bargaining chips."
Everyone looked at each other and felt that what Xu Rong said made sense, so they nodded.
"That's what the general said."
"At this critical moment of survival, we must not disband."
"In that case, in the general's opinion, what should we do?"
Everyone looked at him, hoping Xu Rong could point out a way out.
Xu Rong muttered: "At this time, we should submit a letter to the imperial court, requesting a pardon, and at the same time negotiate a peace with the Kwantung Army and temporarily remove the soldiers. If the imperial court can accept us, we will be an official army, and the Kwantung Army will not dare to attack again.
us."
"Okay, everything will follow the general's orders."
Everyone quickly agreed.
At this time, everyone had no idea, and they listened to Xu Rong's threats, so naturally they had no choice but to follow his advice.
Immediately, Xu Rong sent someone to write a letter to the court, pleading for pardon.
The person he sent there was a close confidant of his. In addition to the superficial memorial, there was another letter.
The next day, Chang'an received a letter from Xu Rong.
Wang Yun controlled the government affairs. Even if there was a court meeting, he would sit upright alone and would not listen to the opinions of other ministers at all.
Then he returned to his Situ Mansion, summoned the Registrar of Situ Mansion, Chang Shi and others, and held a meeting by himself.
He had already heard the precise memorial in the court, and now he had taken out the letter that Xu Rong's cronies had given him when they came to Situ's residence after going to court.
"Xu Rong can't lead the Xiliang army?"
After reading the letter, Wang Yun frowned, looked at Xu Rong and said, "He has led the Xiliang army for many years, why can't he even do this little thing?"
Xu Rong's confidant smiled bitterly and said: "Situ doesn't know that although the general has been in the army for many years, he is from Youzhou. There is no way to cultivate confidants within the Xiliang army. We only have hundreds of Youzhou attendants around us, and those Xiliang people
I won’t listen to him at all.”
"I see."
Wang Yun, who was well aware of the Han Dynasty's territory and the relationship between the township parties, understood Xu Rong, nodded, and asked the chief secretary of the Situ Mansion, Chang Shi and others: "Xu Rong suggested that I win over Hu Zhen, what do you think?
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The chief clerk thought for a while and said: "Hu Zhen was the first to follow Dong Zhuo and was also a Zhonglang general. He had prestige in the army. If the Xiliang people are to be dealt with, some of them should be pardoned.
not to mention....."
"Not to mention what?"
Wang Yun asked.
The chief clerk glanced at Xu Rong's cronies.
Wang Yun then said to him: "You go out first."
"The villain is waiting outside the door. The general is still waiting for Situ's response."
Xu Rong's cronies then withdrew.
The chief secretary continued: "What's more, the Kwantung Army is right beside them. If they enter Chang'an, there is no guarantee that Dong Zhuo will not appear again. Therefore, the best strategy is for the Grand Master to control some of the military power. If he can recruit all the Xiliang Army
Only by coming here can we have the capital to fight against the Kwantung Army."
Wang Yun chuckled: "The Xiliang Army has committed many crimes. If I don't punish them, but accept them, what will the world think of me? As for the Kwantung Army, the Yuan family is a distinguished family. If they can weaken Liu Bei and lure the Yuan family to Beijing, they will
Don’t worry, don’t say this anymore.”
Chang Shi on the side said: "Since Situ is not willing to accept all the Xiliang troops, he cannot deal with them all. Xu Rongzhi's words are very good. He can recruit Hu Zhen and keep them stationary. Then let Liu Bei's army attack Li Jue, Guo Si and others.
, one is to have troops in hand, the other is to weaken Liu Bei, and then issue an edict to let Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu enter the capital to serve the king, which is the best plan."
"Um."
Wang Yun nodded: "This is a very good statement, so let's do it."
In the final analysis, Wang Yunruo is definitely right when he says he is loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
But he has a headstrong personality and cannot listen to advice.
A series of constant tricks, compared with the early stage where he endured the humiliation and instigated Lu Bu to assassinate Dong Zhuo, it is indeed very smart.
But the ideas of the ancients cannot be ignored.
The Xiliang army had followed Dong Zhuo and committed evil for many years. Now they only killed the chief culprit, and the crimes of other people were wiped out?
How could the powerful families and ministers of the imperial court who had Luoyang be plundered by these Xiliang people endure such a tone?
According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "At that time, nobles and relatives in Luozhong were facing each other, and their families were rich in gold and silk. Zhuo indulged his soldiers, invaded their houses, raped women, and plagiarized their belongings. This was called a search for favors.
If you are afraid of collapse, you will not be able to guarantee the day or night."
It was Dong Zhuo who gave the order, but the Xiliang army was the one who executed it.
Wang Yun was also from an aristocratic family, and had complicated interests entangled with many powerful families. Even from his point of view, pardoning the Xiliang army was the right choice, but many people couldn't help it and came to ask him to make the decision to punish him.
The Xiliang army brought harm to my family.
So Wang Yun thought for a long time and felt that the Gongqing family could not be offended, so he decided to deal with a group of Xiliang army generals.
As for Xu Rong, it was because he was from Youzhou, he was strict in running the army, and he did not do any evil.
Now that Xu Rong's difficulties have been discovered, pardoning another Hu Zhen is almost the bottom line. As for the other generals of the Xiliang Army, they will all die.
Therefore, Wang Yun's strategy was very simple: win over Xu Rong and Hu Zhen, win over a group of soldiers, and then send Liu Bei to attack Li Jue and Guo Si to consume the forces of both sides. At the same time, he issued an edict to let Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu enter the capital to serve the king. Wait for Liu Bei and Li
When people like Jue, Guo Si and others were defeated, Xu Rong, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were finally allowed to take advantage.
Some people may wonder, since everyone is the Kwantung Army, why does Wang Yun prefer Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and hate Liu Bei?
the reason is simple.
Liu Bei came from a lower-class family. Although he carried the name of a clan, he was not from a noble family after all. How could he be compared with the Yuan family who had four generations and three fathers?
But now Liu Bei has strong soldiers and horses. In order to prevent Liu Bei from taking the emperor hostage and controlling the government after entering Chang'an, Wang Yun naturally wanted to find ways to weaken Liu Bei's strength.
It can be said that it is no longer a question of whether he can take power in the imperial court, but a game between the bottom class and the aristocratic families.
If Liu Bei wins, then civilians will take power, which is not good news for the aristocratic family.
Back then, Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty issued an edict, causing powerful families all over the world to suffer a huge loss and pay countless more taxes every year. As an interest group of the same class, Wang Yun naturally did not want such a thing to happen again.
Therefore, it is natural to weaken Liu Bei's strength while ensuring that the Saga Group can continue to control the world.
What's more, historically, this is what he did.
While punishing the Xiliang army, he ordered the Yuan family and other Kwantung troops to march to the capital.
As a result, the Kwantung Army did not care about him at all, so the Xiliang Army directly counterattacked Chang'an without external pressure, and finally ended up being annihilated.
It can be said that he was killed by his own dirty tricks and could not blame others.