Chapter 195: Agree to Dong Zhuo's request
Chapter 195: Agreeing Dong Zhuo’s request
The generals in the hall also had embarrassing expressions. They said it well just now. No matter how they retreat, they would find a way and rely on their own abilities. But as they were talking, Dong Zhuo not only ran away from the question first, probably on purpose, but then they said they wanted to ask Li Qin to send troops, which was too shameless.
It would be fine if Li Jue didn't go. If he went, no matter whether Li Qin agreed or not, the Wuji Army would not be able to raise his head in front of Fujiao Army in the future!
But Dong Zhuo doesn't think so. It's embarrassing to be embarrassed. It doesn't matter how big it is. As long as the final goal is achieved, you can lose face at will. Anyway, he lacks everything else, but he doesn't lack face, and he can't lose it all no matter how much he loses it!
Seeing Li Jue's embarrassing expression, Dong Zhuo even persuaded: "Zhiran, those who accomplish great things do not care about the details. We are in trouble. Although I am very reluctant to stay in the Western Regions, of course you will not want to stay much, so you have to find a way! But if we want to leave the Western Regions, something happened. Then it's almost the same to dismiss the official position, how can we be transferred from the Western Regions? You said this is the reason? Do you think it's right?"
The generals turned their eyes to Li Jue after all claiming yes. Anyway, they were not the ones who went to ask for help. As long as Li Jue was willing to go, what else would they disagree? As long as Li Jue agrees!
How could Li Jue say he was unwilling to go? He just said that he dared not obey his orders, and then he immediately regretted it. That was too bad! He had no choice but to nod and said, "Then let me go, but it will take at least ten days for me to go to Dunhuang. What should I do during this period? Liu Jiu will definitely not stop. He will continue to grab it on our territory!"
Dong Zhuo said: "Or otherwise, I will go and ask Shanyu?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he knew it was not possible. He asked Li Qin to lose face and rely on shamelessness. But if he wanted to ask the Xiongnu Khan, it would be treason. Even if he gave He Jin a lot of money, He Jin would have to kill him. In terms of national policy against the Xiongnu, whether it was the He Jin group or the eunuch group, his opinions were unified, and that would never compromise or even never interact. Whoever dared to have a connection with the Xiongnu Khan would have to lose his head, and the whole family would lose its head!
The generals shook their heads together and thought that this was not possible. If they wanted to ask the Xiongnu Khan to come to rescue him, not to mention that he refused to fight Liu Jiu, even if he was willing to fight, he would have to go to the Western Regions to fight. It was easy to ask the gods to send the gods. What if Shanyu and Liu Jiu fought a small battle and then joined forces to grab the Western Regions? Lord Changshi had to kill all their Wuji army. Dong Zhuo was the first to go to the field, and they all had to sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman.
Li Jue hurriedly said, "General, you must not. It is better to ask Li Qin to send troops from the last general. Even if I knelt down and kowtow to him, I must ask for reinforcements and never let the general down." After that, he stood up and saluted, bid farewell to Dong Zhuo, and went out immediately.
Dong Zhuo quickly asked someone to prepare a gift. Not only did he return all the things that Li Qin sent to him, but he also prepared a lot of them, sending 200 elite cavalrymen to escort Li Jue to ask for Li Qin.
Li Jue did it as soon as he said, quite straightforward. Although he knew it was certain that he was embarrassed, he would definitely go as long as he agreed. He took the soldiers and took the gifts to Dunhuang to meet Li Qin.
It was not only one day on the way, but Li Jue bypassed the area that was being harmed by Liu Jiu and took a detour to Dunhuang. After Li Qin's army forced Liu Jiu to enter the Western Regions, he brought the army to Dunhuang and rested here. Dunhuang is a big county, and its business is extremely developed. There are many merchants in the East and the West, and it is a distribution center for goods.
Merchants from the extreme west sell goods here to merchants from the East, and then buy all the goods they need from merchants from the East, and then transport them back to the West. Although Dunhuang cannot be called gold everywhere, there is no falsehood when walking on the streets and seeing wealth everywhere.
Li Qin's Fujiao Army and reinforcements from all over the country worked hard to chase the enemy. Besides, Li Qin could not reward the soldiers with too many things, so eating and drinking and having fun in Dunhuang would be considered as rewarding the three armies.
In order to obtain the protection of Fujiao Army and the soldiers of various counties in Liangzhou, and to provide convenience when conducting business, many big merchants are willing to bleed and give them a lot of filial piety. Merchants know how to invest and are willing to spend money. In the past, they went to the government to clear the way. In a society where agriculture is more focused on agriculture and neglected business, they often couldn't even find the door, and even didn't do anything after spending money. This kind of thing often happens. Now they finally have the opportunity to curry favor, so how can they not be too close to it?
The Fujiao soldiers and the county soldiers from all over the country were like fish in Dunhuang, eating and having fun, and they didn't even want to go back to their hometown. It would be a day to stay in Dunhuang for more than one day.
In the afternoon of that day, Li Qin was taking the generals to stroll on the street. Suddenly someone came to report that a team of Western Regions soldiers came outside the city, claiming that they were sent by Dong Zhuo to give gifts. He asked Li Qin whether he would see him or not, and whether they would be allowed to enter the city.
After hearing the word Dong Zhuo, the generals cursed. This villain who was tempted by the incestuous force actually had the face to send someone to see Li Qin. What a shameless face! Dong Zhuo sent someone to come, and they knew that they must be asking Li Qin to send troops to help him drive away Liu Jiu, but when they asked Dong Zhuo, why didn't Dong Zhuo send troops?
Li Qin didn't say much and asked the soldier who reported the message, "Who did Dong Zhuo send? Let me guess, that person must be surnamed Li, and his name is Li Jue, right?"
The soldier smiled and said, "Isn't the words Li Lang called Li Jue? He also said that he was from Fuping and was a fellow villager with Li Lang!"
Li Qin said: "I knew it was him. I always thought that Li Jue was in Bingzhou, but because of his busy schedule, I never went to find him. Later, I learned that he was at Dong Zhuo's place. This time, this incident happened again. It would be strange if Dong Zhuo didn't send him here. Well, when the fellow villagers saw the fellow villagers, they were crying. If I didn't see him, how could he have tears in his eyes!"
The generals laughed and Dian Wei shouted: "Young Master, please see him quickly. I really want to see what he looks like when he is so tearful!"
Everyone immediately returned to the county magistrate's mansion. Li Qin asked someone to bring Li Jue into the city and came to tears.
Li Jue waited outside the city gate for a long time, and finally waited for the news and said that Li Qin had agreed to see him. Li Jue couldn't help but sigh, it was difficult to ask for things, and it was up to people's expression. He had waited for so long before I could let me enter the city. I guess Li Qin would not make things difficult for him after a while. He would definitely not say less ugly words.
After sorting out his emotions, Li Jue entered the city gate with a gift-giving team and went directly to see Li Qin. When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw a large group of people standing at the gate of the mansion, almost all of them were generals wearing military officer uniforms.
Li Jue thought to himself: "Why, I want to give me a warning? Will I make two more sword arrays, put the big sword into the air, and let me dig it down? Well, if I let me drill, I will drill. Who told me to pretend to be a grandson? I'm afraid that after pretending to be a grandson, Li Qin, the grandfather, still refuses to send troops, that's really deadly!"
But before he could get off his mount, he saw a young man strode forward, reached out to grab the reins of the horse, and asked him with a smile: "Brother, Li Ju Li Zhiran? Li Qin, I have met my clan brother here!"
Li Jue was shocked. This person was Li Qin? Why was he so polite? This... I really didn't expect it! He quickly dismounted and bowed to Li Qin, saying, "Marquis Li Jun, the official position is Li Jue!" After saying that, he felt that it was too light to just bow his hands. He lifted his clothes and knelt down for Li Qin, and he was about to kowtow.
Li Qin immediately reached out to help him, not letting him kowtow his head firmly, and smiled and said, "Don't do this, never be so polite. If you want to kowtow to me because your official position is smaller, then I am younger than you and your clan brother, then wouldn't I have to kowtow to you too? Let's all of us avoid it!" He smiled and pulled Li Jue up.
Li Jue was surprised, it was really hard to describe. He had thought countless times along the way, and if Li Qin showed him his face and embarrassed him, then how would he deal with it, but he never thought about what would he do if Li Qin gave him face and was intimate with him? For a moment, he was stunned on the spot and didn't know how to react!
Li Qin held his hand and smiled and said, "Brother, I have heard of your name for a long time, but unfortunately I have never met you. I finally met you today. We have to talk about family matters and talk about the past of our ancestors! However, there is no hurry to do this. Come on, I will introduce my brothers to you!"
He first introduced the generals of reinforcements from various places, and then the generals of the Fujiao Army. Whenever he introduced a general, the person was extremely intimate with Li Jue. Almost no one here had a lower official position than Li Jue. Everyone was a senior general, but everyone was very kind to Li Jue, with no ugly expression at all. On the contrary, they all called Li Jue brothers and even asked him if he had children and whether his children were married, and he looked like he wanted to catch up with his relatives.
Li Jue was so surprised that he could hardly speak. How could this be so? How could Li Qin give himself face like this? Is it really because he is also a descendant of the Flying General? However, his name as a member of the Li clan is not accurate, and he is just claiming himself. But Li Qin probably is true. Li Qin won't really regard himself as a clan brother, right?
After the introduction, Li Qin pulled Li Jue again and said, "Brother, we are talking in the mansion. I have asked someone to prepare a banquet to welcome you. Let's have two drinks!"
Seeing Li Qin so intimate, Li Jue was very happy, but he would rather say something now, so as not to be drunk at the wine table later. Li Jue said: "Mr. Li Jun, I am not intimidated. This time I came here, on behalf of my lieutenant Dong, I apologized to you, and I wanted to ask you to send troops to the Western Regions..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Qin smiled and said, "Yes, no problem, I agree to everything. I will not hide it from it. If a person surnamed Dong sends someone to come, no matter what he sends me or asks me, I will accept the things. If the matter is not done, let him cry. But if he sends you a clan brother, I will not give you the face. Can you not give your face? So, I agree to it all, not for anything else, just to give your face to your clan brother!"
Chapter completed!