"Of the 40,000 troops of the Xiyuan Army, Bao Hong and I each led three battalions, and Chun Yuqiong led two battalions. If Yuan Kui took a step back, Chun Yuqiong would first have to leave the Xiyuan Army, and his two battalions would immediately be incorporated into the Northern Army. Because of Dong Zhuo's relationship, Bao Hong is estimated to be promoted, but his three battalions will also be taken away by the general, and in the end, only me, the three battalions. Cao Cao said to Fan Ling, "After my uncle returns to the city, I must make it clear to several marquis that I can't give He Jin 15,000 people, otherwise we will still not be able to gain a foothold in Luoyang after the hussar general returns from the expedition in the future." ”

"I know that this time we were forced to be miserable by He Jin and Yuan Kui, and we almost lost our lives, of course, we have to learn from the pain, and we have to keep some troops no matter what." Fan Ling said with palpitations, "Don't worry about this, a few marquis know in their hearts that it won't be cheap anymore." It's just that in this way, the northern army in He Jin's hands has 50,000 people, and Luoyang will be his world from now on, and it will ...... in the future."

"In the future, there will be the hussar general Li Yi in the north and the former general Dong Zhuo in the west, and the general will be constrained by them, and it is impossible to reproduce the power of the domineering general Liang Yiquan in the past." Cao Cao said, "At present, the scholars have 20,000 troops of General Zuo Huangfu Song, and the rest is not to worry. Zhijin Wu Ding was now a Jing official, and his army was Hanoi soldiers, and the general would ask Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang to take them back to Hanoi immediately. As for Qiao Mao and Bao Xin, they naturally went back to their own county. In this way, the three major powers of the general, the scholar and the lieutenant official reappeared at their peak, and Luoyang was determined. ”

Fan Ling nodded again and again, and said with great appreciation: "Meng De, you have grown up, and you are no longer the bastard boy you used to be. We are old and our heads are rotten, and it is time to go back to our hometown to live like your father. This world. It looks like yours. ”

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Meng De, do you think Dong Zhuo will continue to enter the Hangu Pass after learning that the Hussar General's Mansion has changed course?" Now, he is a key figure in Gyeonggi if he follows the instructions of Taifu Yuan Kui. Insist on coercing Luoyang, this thing ......"

"Uncle's concern is very reasonable." Cao Cao's face was worried, "If Taifu resolutely refuses to give in and joins forces with Dong Zhuo, it will be difficult to solve this crisis in Luoyang in the short term." If today's son is young, the imperial power is sidelined, and the law of the Han Dynasty is useless. Think about it, since the hussar generals can ignore the majesty of the Son of Heaven and lead their troops south to threaten the imperial court, others can naturally follow suit. But. Taifu has always put state affairs first, and he should be able to judge the situation and take the initiative to take a step back to alleviate the Luoyang crisis. Dong Zhuo is also different from Li Yi after all, he has been an official for more than 30 years, is well versed in political affairs, is familiar with the law, and will not have the courage to make that kind of lawless and blatant contempt for imperial power. ”

Fan Ling sighed, took his leave with a heavy heart.

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The Empress Dowager He made three holy decrees in one day. The general was ordered to immediately withdraw the Tiger Feather Forest and lift the blockade of the northern and southern palaces.

Meantime. She recalled all the lieutenants who remained outside the palace to the palace.

Empress Dowager He resolutely refused to budge.

In late August, Dong Zhuo's army arrived at Xin'an City.

At the same time, there was also action on the part of the state. 20,000 Tuntian soldiers suddenly left Shangdang County, occupied Hedong County, and stationed in Fenglingdu on the north bank of the Great River, and the commander Guo Xun led the front army of 5,000 people to cross the Yellow River.

Gyeonggi was shocked.

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Kou Zhun, who was in charge of the Hussar General's Mansion and Jinyang Xingyuan, played the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother in the name of the hussar general Li Yi. He implored the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager to immediately issue an order to dismiss all the soldiers and horses stationed in Gyeonggi in order to maintain the stability of Gyeonggi and the safety of Luoyang.

Kou Zhun said in the recital that as long as the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager could ensure the continuous supply of food and wages for the army in northern Xinjiang, he was willing to take 100,000 troops to cross the Yellow River south. Drive away the soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Gyeonggi.

In the name of the hussar general Li Yi, Kou Zhun urgently wrote to the general He Jin, saying that he was willing to lead the army to cross the Yellow River south to help the general quickly control the Xiyuan Army and stabilize the situation in Luoyang.

Kou Zhun said that whether or not the general can completely control the Xiyuan Army has a direct bearing on the safety of Gyeonggi, and this matter must not be delayed any longer, and changes will occur later.

As for the traitor's re-entry into the palace, Kou Zhun thought it was a trivial matter. The eunuch has already been dealt a heavy blow, and there is no possibility of a resurgence in the short term. As long as the general controls tens of thousands of troops and controls the authority of the state, at that time, these eunuchs can kill whenever they want, why do they have to kill now? Now that the general not only fell out with the Queen Mother for this trivial matter, but also made the situation in Luoyang out of control, is it necessary? Is it important to kill traitors or to control the power of the country and stabilize Luoyang?

Kou Zhun wrote to Yuan Kui in the name of the hussar general Li Yi.

Kou Zhun said that today's situation in Luoyang has seriously endangered the safety of the army and the northern Xinjiang, and if Taifu still has no way to help the general quickly control the situation, he will lead the army to cross the river to the south, directly intervene in the Luoyang crisis, and protect the safety of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother.

Kou Zhun urgently wrote to Dong Zhuo in the name of the hussar general Li Yi.

Li Yi said that the general was now the pastor of Liangzhou, and the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager had also ordered the general to lead the army back to Liangzhou, but the general ignored the majesty of the Son of Heaven and remained in Gyeonggi, so that the situation in Luoyang became more and more tense. Now that the 200,000 troops in northern Xinjiang are maintaining stability in the grasslands, and the hussar generals are also presiding over the migration of various ethnic groups on the grasslands, Luoyang is in urgent need of stability, and I implore the general to put state affairs first and immediately lead the army westward to resolve the Luoyang crisis.

Dong Zhuo first accepted the heavy gifts from Zhao Zhong and others, and then saw Kou Zhun's letter.

Dong Zhuo opened the letter and glanced at it hurriedly, and then threw it to Li Ru.

"The people in Northern Xinjiang are becoming more and more unpopular, and a small engaged Zhonglang is so arrogant." Dong Zhuo scolded coldly, "Who does he think he is?" Even if Li Yi sees the general, he has to give the general three faces. Ignore him, we continue to approach Hangu Pass. ”

At this time, someone came to report and advised the doctor to come to the army to announce the decree.

Dong Zhuo smiled and said to Li Ru: "It seems that we are going back to Xiliang." Chong Shao is the grandson of my late master, and the imperial court sent him to announce the decree, and his intentions are not known. ”

Chong Shao's grandfather Chong Song was the former Liao general of the Han Kingdom, and later became an official to Situ, and his father Chong Fu was a contemporary Confucian, and is now one of the nine Qings.

When Dong Zhuo served under the tent of Duan Cheng, the general of Qiang, he was deeply appreciated by Duan Cheng. After Duan Cheng returned to Beijing to take up his post, he recommended him to his Shangguan Chong Song. At that time, he was Situ's seed song, and then conscripted Dong Zhuo as the history of Situ's mansion.

Because the Eastern Han Dynasty implemented the system of employing people, in the rules of officialdom of this dynasty, the loyalty of officials, protégés, and doormen to the old master is no less than the loyalty to the monarch, and even exceeded. Therefore, the officials are also courteous to the descendants of the lord, and they cannot make the slightest mistake, so as not to affect their reputation and career.

Dong Zhuo is now a former general and leader of Liangzhou, the same position as Jiuqing, and his status is respected, but because he is the relationship between Chong Song and his former master, he still personally went to the gate to greet the counselor Chong Shao.

Chong Shao is in his thirties, white and elegant, and polite.

After Dong Zhuo saw Chong Shao, he asked affectionately, "Shen Fu, is the old lady in good health?" ”

Chong Shao replied: "Thank you, general, for your concern." Grandma is old, her health is not as good as a year, and she has been bedridden for two years. ”

"When I returned to Beijing three years ago, I went to the house to visit the old lady, and the old lady was in good health at that time, and she still remembered me and told me a lot of things about the old lady's past." Dong Zhuo sighed: "I didn't expect ......"

The two chatted for a while, and then got down to business.

"Shen Fu, did the general ask you to come?" Dong Zhuo asked with a smile, "Kou Zhun's kid opened his mouth to be an army of 100,000, did he scare him?" He plans to put the murder of the eunuch aside for the time being? ”

Chong Shao smiled: "The general has the plan of the general, and we have our plan." ”

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Dong Zhuo, saying, "This is Taifu's letter, please take a look at it." ”

In the letter, Taifu Yuan Kui scolded the treacherous eunuchs for being ruthless and cunning, abusing power and harming the country, the hussar generals contempt for the imperial power, arrogant and perverted the law, and the generals were indecisive and looked forward to the future, so that the Luoyang crisis was repeated again and again. He instructed Dong Zhuo to put the country's society first, not to be blinded by the cunning methods, not to be shocked by the threat of the hussar general, and he hoped that Dong Zhuo would make up his mind to resolutely stay in Gyeonggi and continue to raise troops to advance, and it was best to enter Hangu Pass quickly.

After Dong Zhuo read the letter, he returned the letter to Chong Shao.

"The hussar general has gone on an expedition to the desert, and Kou Zhun, who stayed in Jinyang, without the consent of the Son of Heaven, privately requisitioned and transferred the Tuntian soldiers to Fenglingdu, just because he was worried that the Luoyang Chaos would cut off the food and salary of the expeditionary army." Chong Shao said with a smile, "He threatened the Queen Mother that he would lead 100,000 troops south, but in fact, this is just a gesture of his." His purpose was to tell the Queen Mother and all parties in Luoyang to solve the crisis in Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to harm the northern Xinjiang and the country's society. But the general noticed no, this time Kou Zhun did not mention a word about the eradication of the traitorous eunuchs. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded, squinted his eyes slightly, looked at Chong Shao, and said, "This is exactly what the general wants." ”

"The ministers of Taifu and Shangshutai planned to take advantage of the current situation in Beijing to urge the general and the ruling Jinwu Ding Yuan, the Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, the Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao and the cavalry captain Bao Xin to enter Luoyang from the north and south at the same time, so as to force the general to completely kill the traitor by thunder. At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to control the Xiyuan Army, surround the Northern Army in Duting, and eliminate all the strength in the hands of the general. ”

Dong Zhuo was secretly surprised, and asked without moving: "Shen Fu, this matter is a little careless. Luoyang is about to fall into war, is Taifu sure of this? ”

"This matter is indeed very difficult, and it requires the help of the general." Chong Shao said in a low voice, "This matter must be fast, and all the thorny problems in Luoyang must be solved within a few days, otherwise once the general joins forces with the traitorous eunuchs, and Kou Zhun of the state raises troops to the south, we will be very passive." (To be continued.) )