352.Chapter 352
Puban City, on a street in front of Gan Ning's mansion, Lu Bu and Gan Ning each confronted each other with their subordinates.
There is already a grudge between the two, and they don't look down on each other.
If it weren't for Chen Xu's mediation and letting them compete on the battlefield through their exploits, I'm afraid I don't know what would have happened.
However, after this battle, Gan Ning connected several cities and welcomed back the Son of Heaven; Lu Bu was extremely brave, killed Li Dao and Guo Yan, and found hundreds of officials.
The two of them have their own merits, and it is difficult to distinguish them for a while.
Chen Xu also knew that they were all arrogant, so he made a peacemaker, even if the bet between the two was a tie.
Although Lu Bu was not angry in his heart, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so the two were at peace for the time being.
This time, because of the matter of Uncle Dong Cheng, the contradiction between the two intensified again, and then it became tense again.
said that Dong Chengqi was a subordinate general of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu at the beginning. After Dong Zhuo was killed and Niu Fu's troops were defeated, Dong Cheng took a part of the Xiliang soldiers and went to Li Dao and Guo Yan.
Later, Li Dao and Guo Yan occupied Chang'an, and Dong Cheng's identity also rose with the tide.
Although Dong Cheng is a martial artist, he also has extremely strong ambitions.
His power is far inferior to Li Dao and Guo Yan, and he also has old grudges with Zhang Ji, so he tried every means to marry his daughter to the Son of Heaven as a concubine.
Although the Son of Heaven is a puppet, Dong Cheng, who was from a humble background, also became a relative because of his daughter.
As a result, Dong Cheng changed from a martial artist to an uncle who loyally defended the Han family.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have always been a little disdainful and resistant to their relatives, not to mention Dong Cheng's background, even He Jin at the beginning. They naturally don't have a good impression of Dong Cheng.
However, Li Dao and Guo Yan were brutal and unkind, and the Manchu ministers had to rely on Dong Chengxuan a lot, so they also had a relationship with Dong Chengxu.
Dong Cheng is ambitious and also a speculator.
After LΓΌ Bu invaded Chang'an and found the Manchu minister, Dong Cheng often flattered LΓΌ Bu in order to establish a relationship with LΓΌ Bu.
Although Dong Cheng is not from a good background, his current identity is, after all, an uncle of the country. Therefore, for Dong Cheng's flattery, Lu Bu also felt very useful in his heart.
After coming and going, the relationship between Dong Cheng and Lu Bu naturally became intimate.
At the beginning of Chang'an City, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were living a life of hunger, and Dong Cheng was naturally no exception.
Now that I have come to Pusaka, although the city of Pusaka is still under construction, the life of the Manchu Dynasty has become much better than before.
As the saying goes, 'full of warm thoughts'.
Dong Chengnai was born in the ranks of the Xiliang Army, and his desire for women is naturally very strong. In the past, in Chang'an, it was difficult for them to protect themselves, so how could they consider the problem of women?
After coming to Pusaka, Dong Cheng got the money distributed by Chen Xu, so he often looked for women in the city, and then used food as bait to make them throw themselves into their arms.
Now there is a famine in Guanzhong, and food is more expensive than gold. Many people do everything in order to eat a mouthful of food, let alone rely on a big official like Dong Cheng?
Therefore, Dong Cheng's behavior was unfavorable, and it didn't take long for there to be many more pretty women in his house.
This time, Dong Cheng took a fancy to a woman and wanted to repeat his old tricks. But she didn't want to, that woman was extremely strong, and she would rather be hungry than serve Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng was furious, and he returned to his previous appearance and wanted to rob the people's daughters.
But he didn't want to, Gan Ning happened to take a group of his subordinates and wandered around the city.
Although Gan Ning was also a Jinfan thief in the past, he robbed one side. But he admires the heroic style of the ancients, is extremely bold, and likes to be happy and revenge.
After he saw Dong Cheng's actions, he was immediately furious, and let people beat all Dong Cheng's house slaves to the point that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen, and they didn't care about Dong Cheng's face at all.
After beating Dong Cheng's house slaves, Gan Ning did not give up and wanted to repair them with Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng is a military general in the end, and he wanted to resist with his bravery at first. But he didn't want to, and after a round of tightness, his weapon was shot down by Gan Ning.
Seeing that Gan Ning was going to fight him, Dong Cheng was terrified, and hurriedly said: "I have an old relationship with a general who has merged with the state, and I ask the general to let me go." β
Gan Ning was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Dong Cheng carefully.
Because the time for the hundred officials to enter Pusaka was still short, Gan Ning didn't know Dong Cheng, but just looked at his clothes and knew that this person was an official in the court.
However, Gan Ning has no good impression of the officials in the DPRK and China, and he doesn't care about Dong Cheng's identity at all.
Gan Ning didn't care about the hundreds of officials in the court, but he had to give face to the generals of Bingzhou. If it is Dong Cheng, if he really has an old relationship with a member of the state, Gan Ning can't go too far.
After all, if there is chaos today, bandits are rampant, and robbing people's girls is not a big crime at all.
In particular, a senior member of the DPRK and the Central Committee like Dong Cheng, even in peacetime, local officials will turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.
"Tell me, which general in the state do you have an old relationship with?"
Dong Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, knowing that there was a play, and hurriedly said: "I have always been friends with Wenhou Lu Bu. If the general doesn't believe it, he can send someone to ask Wen Hou about it. β
In Dong Cheng's view, Lu Bu won the three armies and was also Chen Xu's maternal uncle. Presumably, as long as it is a general of the state, he will be afraid of Lu Bu.
As long as you fool the person in front of you first, so as not to suffer from your own flesh, it is not too late to take revenge in the future.
But no, after Gan Ning heard Dong Cheng's words, he suddenly changed color.
He kicked Dong Cheng over and scolded loudly: "You guys are using Lu Bu to press me, don't you think I'm afraid of Lu Bu?" β
"If you don't mention Lu Bu, you will give up, since you have a good relationship with Lu Bu, I will teach you a good lesson today, so as to eliminate harm for the people."
After speaking, Gan Ning punched and kicked Dong Cheng. Fortunately, he didn't dare to really ask for Dong Cheng's life, so he didn't use too much effort.
Rao is like this, after a painful beating, Dong Cheng was also beaten and his nose and face were swollen.
After the fight, Gan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and he led the woman away with a long walk.
Dong Cheng, who was beaten, how could he swallow this bad breath? He went directly to find Lu Bu, and said that Gan Ning was rude and had no one in his sights.
"When Gan Ning heard that I and the general were old acquaintances, he immediately shouted and said: If I beat you, I will beat Lu Bu, and if you have the ability, you will find Lu Bu to stand out for you?"
When Lu Bu heard this, he was immediately furious, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Okay, you Gan Ning, it's really too deceitful!" β
Then, Lu Bu took some men and horses and killed directly at Gan Ning's mansion.
When Gan Ning heard that Lu Bu brought people to look for the gap, he immediately finished wearing them and went out to greet him in full armor.
It just so happened that Hao Zhao took the deputy general to inspect here, and his current duty is to maintain law and order in the city, so naturally he will not watch the two fight.
Hao Zhao led people to block between the two, which prevented things from getting worse.
However, the two competed against each other, and neither of them was willing to give in, Hao Zhao saw that he couldn't drag on for long, so he reported to Chen Xu.
While Chen Xu led his troops to Gan Ning's mansion, he heard Hao Zhao recount what happened. Hearing that the cause of the incident was because of Dong Cheng, Chen Xu was suddenly shocked.
Chen Xu, who came from later generations and was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, how could he not know Dong Cheng? Not only Dong Cheng, but even Fu Wan is also famous.
Whether it is in the romance or in the TV series, these two people are said to be loyal courtiers of the Han Dynasty.
It is recorded in the romance that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty discovered Cao Cao's ambition and consulted with Empress Fu and Fu Wan, and Fu Wan offered a plan to the Son of Heaven and gave his uncle Dong Cheng with clothes and belts.
However, after the edict occurred, Dong Cheng and his accomplices were killed by Cao Cao. Later, at the suggestion of the eunuch Mu Shun, Fu Wan sent a secret letter to Emperor Xian to unite Liu Bei and Sun Quan to crusade against Cao Cao, but Emperor Xian's reply was intercepted by Cao Cao, and Fu Quan's family was beheaded.
The 'Edict of Clothes and Belts' incident, it is impossible for Chen Xu not to know. Therefore, Chen Xu, who has the Son of Heaven, is also wary of Fu Wan and Dong Cheng.
It's just that Guanzhong has not been completely calmed down, and Chen Xu's energy has not been put on these people.
Now that he suddenly heard that it was because Dong Cheng provoked Lu Bu that the two generals competed, Chen Xu suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
It was because of Wang Yun's provocation that Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. If Dong Cheng wanted to learn from Wang Yun and plot against Lu Bu to kill Chen Xu, Chen Xu had to guard against it.
What's more, Chen Xu is also worried that such a thing as 'clothes and belt edicts' will happen.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, Chen Xu suddenly stopped, and said to Hao Zhao: "Bodao, you take my military order and send someone to inform General Zhao Yun and ask him to control the Hun cavalry and the Xiliang soldiers. β
For Chen Xu's sudden order, Hao Zhao felt horrified in his heart. Acting like this will cut Lu Bu's military power.
"General Lu has just made a great achievement, if he cuts off his military power at this time, is it really good to do so?"
A trace of worry flashed in Hao Zhao's heart, but he looked at Chen Xu, whose face was sinking like water, and did not express his concerns.
Ignoring Hao Zhao's horror at all, Chen Xu continued: "Also, notify the trapped camp to go and block the street in front of Xingba's mansion. β
"In addition, inform Cheng Yu's military division and send someone to control Dong Cheng's mansion, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. If someone does not obey the military order, he can be killed on the spot. β
For Chen Xu's series of orders, Hao Zhao felt that his head was a little insufficient. He didn't know why an extremely ordinary incident of a private fight between two generals would rise to such a serious level.
He could feel from Chen Xu's attitude that this matter was definitely not as simple as he imagined.
Hao Zhao didn't dare to slack off, and was about to leave after receiving the military order.
"Bo Dao, in the end, you will inform Li Ru and let him bring someone to closely monitor the facial features of Zhonglang will be finished."
Just as Hao Zhao was about to leave, Chen Xu suddenly called out to him and said something again.
"No!"
At this time, Hao Zhao knew that something big must have happened, otherwise, it would be impossible for his lord to act like this.