Mid-December, Kansai.

As the temperature got lower and lower, the Candlewater River battlefield gradually quieted down. The Western Liang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army each held on both sides of the Candleshui River, and neither had the intention of withdrawing and retreating.

At Maojin Ferry and Hongnongcheng Ferry, hundreds of boats are densely arranged together, forming two boat bridges that run from north to south. The grain and all kinds of materials transported here in advance were transported to the other side by thousands of Tuntian soldiers, and then transported to the north by the baggage trucks waiting on the other side.

Chang Yuchun and the new Hedong Taishou Qiu Hui (Qiu Jizhi) and Xiao Yan stood on the upper floor of Hongnong City and talked against the cold wind.

Chang Yuchun asked, "Look, when will it snow on this day?" ”

Qiu Hui squinted at the gray and gloomy sky, shrunk her neck, and said, "Come on, it should be just these days." ”

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In mid-December, Jizhou, Qinghe country.

After Li Jing led the army to retreat to Dongwu City, he rested for two days, and then did not wait for Gongsun Zhan to lead the army, suddenly abandoned the city and retreated directly to Guangzong City along the Qing River. He asked Xu Huang to take the vanguard army to garrison at the boundary bridge ten miles away from Guangzong City to prevent Gongsun Zhan's army from crossing the river.

Gongsun Chan led the army all the way west, occupied Tobu Castle, and besieged Ganling Castle. In desperation, Ji Yong, the prime minister of Qinghe, took refuge in Gongsun Zhan.

At this time, Yuan Shao led the army to the front line of Qingyuan and Guantao, and waited for it.

Ganling City, Guangzong City, and Qingyuan City are each a hundred miles apart, and the three-way army just forms a confrontation trend.

This is a situation that all three parties need, so with a heavy snowfall, Jizhou quieted down.

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The first month of the first three years of the Great Han Kingdom (192 AD).

In the first half of the first month, Chang'an.

After Wang Rou and Fu Gan arrived in Chang'an, they met the Son of Heaven, but did not see the Taishi Dong Zhuo.

That night, Situ Wang Yun hosted a banquet for Wang Rou at home. The two brothers haven't seen each other for a few years, and they are very affectionate. Wang Rou explained her intentions, hoping that Wang Yun could dredge up from it and help her meet Dong Zhuo.

Wang Yun carefully inquired about the situation in Northern Xinjiang, but when he heard that Li Yi had abolished the Quanzhou Imperial Court and monopolized the authority, he was very surprised and asked: "Shuyou, when a group of old ministers were going to Northern Xinjiang, I expected this day. There was Dong Zhuo's disaster before the Han Dynasty, and Li Yi's disaster after that, and the society will be overthrown. ”

Wang Rou smiled: "Senior Brother Zi is too worried. I have already told you in detail about the affairs of northern Xinjiang. Compared with Dong Zhuo, there is still a big difference between my father-in-law and Dong Zhuo, he ......"

"Don't say it." Wang Yun waved his hand to interrupt Wang Rou's words, and said excitedly, "Dong Zhuo is a vicious wolf in the western frontier, and Li Hong is a fierce tiger in the northern frontier. ”

Wang Rou knew that Wang Yun had a strong and stubborn temperament and was difficult to convince, so she didn't argue too much and let Wang Yun lose her temper. Wang Rou's status in northern Xinjiang was not high, and he did not know many of the major decisions of the imperial court. Before leaving Quanzhou, Zhang Wen and Lu Zhi specially talked to him once, revealing a little bit of the court's next plan. In order to save Sheji as soon as possible, the imperial court is about to start a conquest war, and its primary goal is to attack Chang'an and seek King Dong Qin. The imperial court sent him to Chang'an with two missions, one was to confuse and paralyze Dong Zhuo, and the other was to persuade Wang Yun to plan another mutiny.

Since Dong Zhuo was in power, Wang Yun has done everything possible to please Dong Zhuo, so he has been despised and reprimanded by many bureaucrats and Confucian scholars. But Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and a few other ministers knew that the reason why Wang Yun was willing to destroy his reputation was all arranged by Taifu Yuan Kui. The more the ministers and Confucian scholars scolded Wang Yun, the more Dong Zhuo trusted him. Wang Yun relied on Dong Zhuo's trust and power in his hands to protect the Son of Heaven and scholars to the greatest extent, barely supported the crumbling imperial court, did his best to maintain the survival of the people of Sanfu, and secretly planned a number of actions to weaken and attack Dong Zhuo.

Wang Rou waited for Wang Yun to calm down a little, and took out Zhang Wen's secret letter from his arms.

After Wang Yun read it, he burned the secret letter with a candle flame, and said in a deep voice: "Shuyou, you have been fooled." ”

Wang Rou looked at Wang Yun in surprise and asked, "Am I fooled?" Whose fault am I falling for? ”

"Back then, I was framed by a rape and eunuch, and my teacher Yang Ci, as well as the general He Jin and the captain Yuan Kui, rescued me after many efforts. For this reason, my relationship with Yuan Valve, and Yuan Shao is extraordinary. Wang Yun said, "You know this, and many ministers in the court also know about it. ”

"Senior Brother Zi, you mean......" Wang Rou suddenly understood, "You are secretly helping Yuan Shao?" ”

"I'm not helping Yuan Shao, I hope that through my help, Yuan Shao and Dong Dajun can quickly eradicate the traitors, save the Son of Heaven, and save and stabilize the society." Wang Yun sighed, "There are nearly a thousand clan disciples and protégés of Yuan Lords in Chang'an City. With their help, Yuan Shao and I have always maintained a close relationship. I know that Gongsun Zhan has arrived in Jizhou, and I also know that the hussar general is about to attack Hebei Prefecture. ”

Wang Yun patted Wang Rou on the shoulder and said, "Zhang Wen and Lu Zhi are very aware of the connection between me and Yuan Shao, and they are worried that I will take the opportunity to instigate Dong Zhuo to attack the northern frontier and put the northern frontier in danger of being exposed to the enemy on the back of the abdomen, so as to help Yuan Shao successfully occupy Luoyang, so they sent you to deceive me, but this deception is too inferior."

Wang Rou was shocked and stunned, looking at the secret letter that turned into ashes on the ground, and was silent. Zhang Wen and Lu Zhi did not tell him the real decision of the imperial court, and he felt that it was normal. After all, this matter is related to the survival of Sheji and Northern Xinjiang, of course, he can't say it casually, he doesn't feel fooled. On the contrary, he was very surprised by Wang Yun's attitude. Since Wang Yun secretly helped Yuan Shao, did he also agree with Yuan Shao's proposal to depose the Son of Heaven and rebuild the imperial system? If not, then what did Wang Yun do to help Yuan Shao?

Looking at Wang Yun, Wang Rou asked strangely: "Senior Brother Zi, I heard that the establishment of a new imperial court in Quanzhou, do you agree?" Why are you so different from Zhang Boshen and Lu Zigan now? ”

"I did not agree to the establishment of a new imperial court in Quanzhou." Wang Yun said angrily, "When Zhang Wen and the others left Chang'an, there was a great controversy over whether the new imperial court was located in Quanzhou or Jizhou. But because of the rush of time, the matter was not finalized. You can see the results now, a good thing has become a bad thing for Zhang Wen and others. ”

"But, Senior Brother Zi, what Yuan Shao has done ......" Wang Rou stopped when she wanted to speak.

"Yuan Shao is the same person as us, both of them are loyal to save the Han Society, and so far, he has not done anything wrong." Wang Yun said, "The battle between us and Yuan Shao for the imperial throne is just a trivial matter that will be resolved in the future, but Dong Zhuo and Li Yi are different, they are the source of the trouble. As long as Dong Zhuo and Li Yi don't get rid of each other, the world will not be peaceful for a day. ”

Wang Rou couldn't refute, so she had to sigh helplessly, and then persuaded in a low voice: "Senior Brother Zi, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and those state and county officials, they have all changed. ”

"Change?" Wang Yun smiled confidently, "How did it change?" Can a scholar become an arrogant warrior? Can you suddenly become a traitor who brings disaster to the country and the people? ”

Wang Rou was speechless.

"After you return to Quanzhou, tell Zhang Boshen and Lu Zigan that no matter whether the Northern Xinjiang Army fights Jizhou or Chang'an, I will find a way to kill Dong Zhuo." Wang Yun said, "As for the matter of you wanting to see Dong Zhuo, it's a bit troublesome. In the summer of this year, a group of flattering villains ignored the etiquette and law, and jointly signed the Son of Heaven, asking the Son of Heaven to worship Dong Zhuo as 'Shang's father'. During the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Ziya was worshiped as 'Shang's father' by King Wu of Zhou because of his outstanding merits, but what merit did Dong Zhuo have? Therefore, the Son of Heaven and the ministers unanimously objected, Dong Zhuo was very unhappy, and returned to Hewu, three hundred miles away. ”

After Dong Zhuo arrived in Hewu, while expanding the castle on a large scale, he wantonly violated the etiquette law and did whatever he wanted. The car he is riding in now and the clothes he is wearing are exactly the same as those of the Son of Heaven, and he is arrogant and lascivious to the extreme. Wang Yun slapped the case table angrily and scolded through gritted teeth. Dong Zhuo was too fat to move, so he asked the ministers to go to his Hewu to obey orders. His clan and relatives all served as high officials in the court, and even the newly born son of the concubine was made a marquis, and the gold seal and purple ribbon used by the marquis were used as toys. In the past two years, in order to build a dock fort and accumulate money, he almost stripped the Guanzhong, which made the people complain and mourn all over the country. One day, I will crush him to ashes to vent my hatred. ”

Wang Rou was stunned for a moment and asked, "Dong Zhuo is not in Chang'an?" ”

"It's been a long time." Wang Yun said, "That Taishi's Mansion is just an ornament. I'm going to go to Hewu in a few days, and if he wants to see you, I'll take you with me. ”

After Wang Yun sent Wang Rou away, he wrote a letter and sent someone out of the house overnight.

The next morning, Sun Rui, a scholar and servant shooter, braved the heavy snow and rushed to Situ's mansion. Shisun Rui is a native of Fufeng County, and he is a scholar of Confucianism. Wang Yun welcomed him into the study and said in a low voice, "Brother Junce, the big thing can be done." ”

Wang Yun carefully talked about Zhang Wen's secret letter, and then said: "Now it seems that Li Yi has made up his mind to seize Jizhou to solve the danger in northern Xinjiang, and Dong Zhuo will definitely not give up this opportunity to hit Li Yi hard. Therefore, we need to seize the time so as not to miss the opportunity. ”

Shi Sun Rui stroked his long hair, and after a little groaning, he said: "The gate valve families in Guanzhong have suffered from Dong Zhuo's chaotic government, and the people in Guanzhong have suffered from ****, so as long as we have trouble, everyone will gather and respond." It's just that even if we solve the army stationed in Chang'an City and the clan cronies of Dong Zhuo in the court, what will happen to the various armies outside Chang'an City? Could it be that Senior Brother Zi was sure that Dong Zhuo would take advantage of this opportunity to attack Hedong and Luoyang at the same time with all his army? ”

"Under normal circumstances, of course Dong Zhuo would not send all his troops out to fight." Wang Yun said with a smile, "However, if Li Yi succeeds in occupying Jizhou, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu succeed in occupying Luoyang, Dong Zhuo will be in trouble." In order to avoid such an unfavorable situation, Dong Zhuo must go to seize Luoyang in order to regain control of the overall situation. (To be continued.) )