Chapter 23: Generations of Thieves?
In November of the sixth year of Zhongping, Wang Can had been in control of Runan City for half a month.
In half a month, Wang Can promoted his cronies, deposed dissidents, and gradually gathered the power of the Yellow Turbans in Runan City, and organized the Yellow Turbans in Runan City into an iron plate, and at the same time, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao trained soldiers, and the overall strength of the Yellow Turban soldiers began to gradually improve.
Wang Can was worried that Yuan Shu would die because of Ji Ling, so he sent troops to attack Runan.
Just waited for half a month, Yuan Shu still didn't move, so Wang Can specially sent someone to Nanyang to inquire about Yuan Shu's news.
After receiving a steady stream of news from the scouts, Wang Can finally understood why Yuan Shu did not move, not that Yuan Shu did not want to send troops to attack Runan, but that Yuan Shu did not have the ability to attack Runan. Since Dong Zhuo led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry into Luoyang and controlled the dynasty, Dong Zhuo began to aggressively solicit the party and family members who were persecuted by the scourge of the party, especially Yuan Shu, who was born in the descendants of the fourth and third princes, and became the target of Dong Zhuo's recruitment, but Yuan Shu looked down on Dong Zhuo and his martial arts, so he didn't want to belong to Dong Zhuo, but he was afraid of Dong Zhuo's revenge, so he fled to Nanyang with his retainers in a hurry.
Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to cooperate with Bao Hong to attack Runan, with the intention of taking the opportunity to occupy Runan.
It's just that what Yuan Shu didn't expect was that Ji Ling was actually shot by Wang Can with an arrow, which made Yuan Shu lose the general and lose his troops.
Today's Yuan Shu is just a lost dog who escaped from Luoyang, except for the fame of the fourth and third dukes, he does not have enough strength at all. Ji Ling was killed by Wang Can, and Yuan Shu could only eat Coptis dumbly. However, Wang Can also knew that if he killed Ji Ling, Yuan Shu's petty temperament would definitely take revenge. In view of this, Wang Can's desire to return to the imperial court is more urgent, and now Dong Zhuo is in control of the government, which is a good time for Wang Can to profit from the chaos, as long as Dong Zhuo issues an edict, Wang Can can transform from a yellow turban thief who everyone shouts and beats to an orthodox official of the imperial court......
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Runan Castle, the hall of the county guard.
Wang Can sat directly above the hall, the first on the left sat Zhou Cang, the second sat Liu Cheng, the first on the right sat Pei Yuanshao, the second sat Dong Fang, followed by a group of captains and centurions in the Yellow Turban Army, Wang Can was sitting in the front of the hall, his eyes glanced at the people below, and said in a deep voice: "I convened you today, because there are important matters that you need to discuss together, and I hope to brainstorm and discuss a charter." ”
Zhou Cang's face was serious, and he arched his hand and said, "I don't know what the lord said?" ”
A smile flashed on Wang Can's face, and he said, "I'm ready to return to the imperial court, I don't know what you think?" ”
"What, return to the imperial court?"
Suddenly, the entire hall was filled with exclamations, and the faces of the yellow turban generals changed abruptly, looking at Wang Can in surprise, and even more, they whispered in private that Wang Can was a white-eyed wolf, who had just taken over Runan City from Gong Du and Liu Bi, and was about to give Runan City to the imperial court.
Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao both knew the situation, and sat motionless on the seat, waiting for the changes.
Although Liu Cheng showed a look of surprise in his eyes, but out of convincing Wang Can, he did not speak, he believed that Wang Can must not be untargeted, and he must have something to say, so he raised his head, stared at Wang Can, and waited for Wang Can to speak.
As for Dong Fang, his expression was a little complicated, his face was blue for a while, white for a while, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.
Dong Fang was Liu Pi's personal bodyguard, who had been fighting with officers and soldiers for many years, and hated the imperial court to the core. Now that Wang Can is going to return to the imperial court, Dong Fang is naturally unhappy in his heart, but because Wang Can is very good, he not only killed Ji Ling and Bao Hong, but also brought back the corpses of Liu Pi and Gong Du, these are indelible achievements, although Dong Fang's ability is not outstanding, but he also understands that if there is no Wang Can, Runan Yellow Turban will definitely be a plate of loose sand and the object of bullying.
For a while, Dong Fang's heart seemed to have knocked over the five-flavor bottle, which was extremely complicated, and he didn't know what to say.
Among the Yellow Turban generals, the hot-tempered Yellow Turban General stood up directly and said, "Lord, we are Yellow Turbans, and we have a common enmity with the Dog Emperor, how can we submit to the imperial court?" The matter of returning to the court, please think twice! ”
Wang Can's expression was cold, and he scolded: "What are you arguing about, this is a place for deliberations, not a vegetable market, if you want to speak, you will stand up and speak one by one." ”
Wang Can's voice fell, and the noisy hall suddenly fell silent.
In half a month, Wang Can's prestige grew, and the Yellow Turban generals became more and more in awe of Wang Can.
Wang Can glanced at everyone in the hall, paused for a moment, his cold expression became full of smiles again, and said earnestly: "I summoned you to come, not to let you come here to quarrel and raise the bar, but to discuss the matter of returning to the imperial court, you have something to say, stand up one by one, carefully explain your thoughts clearly, don't coax below, if there are any more coaxers, don't blame Ben for not being humane." ”
Wang Can's voice was cold, and the yellow scarf general sitting below felt a chill down his spine.
Zhou Cang shook his head, as if everyone had forgotten that the person sitting directly above the hall was a master of killing decisions.
At this time, an elderly lieutenant stood up and said: "Lord, my son was killed by the officers and soldiers, and I have a hatred with the officers and soldiers. ”
After finishing speaking, Lao Wu returned to his seat sullenly.
Seeing that Wang Can was not angry, but with a kind smile, the thoughts of the officers and soldiers below were also lively, and another young centurion came out and said respectfully: "Lord, my parents and relatives all died in the hands of officers and soldiers, and the enmity of my parents is not shared, and I ask for your understanding." We joined the Yellow Turban in order to be able to take revenge, and at the same time to be able to have a bowl of rice to eat, if we surrender to the imperial court, what is the point of us being soldiers? ”
Wang Can shook his head, still with a smile on his face, and did not speak.
After the centurion stepped down, a lieutenant came out and said, "My lord, our group of people were forced by the imperial court, if you submit to the imperial court, what should we do?" Do we want us to lay down our arms and live our precarious days all day long, mourning for our livelihoods? ”
The centurion shook his head, then stepped back.
Captain after lieutenant and centurion stood up to speak, and the most common thing they said was life, and the problem of hatred.
After listening to everyone's words, Wang Can was silent for a long time and asked: "The things you think of are all about yourself, most of them are about whether you can live, or whether you can avenge your relatives, I can understand these ideas, and I also agree with everyone's thoughts." But have you ever considered for your children and grandchildren, the era of the Yellow Turban has long passed, and a person like the Great Sage and Good Teacher cannot overthrow the imperial court, let alone the Yellow Turban at sunset. ”
"As the saying goes, one day is a thief, one life is a thief, our group of people are not terrible to be called 'Yellow Turban Thief', what is terrible is that our children and grandchildren have to live with the title of 'Yellow Turban Thief' on their heads, I believe that everyone does not want to see these, therefore, I want to return to the imperial court and occupy the righteousness, so that we can be entrenched in Runan City openly and become the master of Runan, so that our children and grandchildren can have a bright future."
Wang Can's voice was not loud, and the speed of speech was not fast, but everyone heard it.
The people who were excited and inexplicably wanted to argue with Wang Can before were silent, with a contemplative expression.
No one wants to gamble on the future of their children and grandchildren, once they are called the Yellow Turban Thief and want to get rid of it, the only way out is to return to the imperial court, and become a person of the imperial court, it is possible to wash off the marks on their bodies, so after Wang Can finished speaking, all the generals fell into contemplation.
The enmity of parents, the enmity of children, and the embarrassment of life are all small things.
Compared to the future of future generations, these are too weak.
There are three unfilial pieties, no queen is the greatest, the descendants who inherit the incense are the top priority, if the children and grandchildren have a 'thief' on their heads to live, but not all people want to see, so after the hall was silent for a long time, some people stood up to agree with Wang Can's words, and no longer spoke out against it.
Even if one or two people spoke out against it, they were glared back by the yellow turban generals.
Wang Can looked at everyone's expressions, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Since you have agreed, then I am ready to leave for Chang'an, to seek a good future for you, and also to seek a happy and stable family for your children and grandchildren, but after I leave, I also hope that everyone can unite as one to guard Runan, if Runan is lost, we will not have the capital to turn over." ”
"Don't worry, my lord, I won't let my lord down!"
A group of yellow turban generals responded violently, and the thunderous sound kept echoing in the living room for a long time.