Chapter 202: Shen Que's Night Visit, The World Situation
Hearing this, Shen Que fell into silence. Hearing Xiao Wen's straightforward question, he also fell into silence in an instant.
"That's all, even if I didn't say it, you should have already guessed it."
"I came here this time because the current situation has become more and more serious, so serious that I have to end it myself!"
"If conditions hadn't allowed it, I'm afraid His Majesty would have chosen to lead the expedition himself!" Shen Que said with a solemn face and lowered his voice.
Xiao Wen raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and looked at Shen Que, but the look on his face suddenly became more solemn.
"Brother, what happened over there in Kyoto?" Xiao Wen stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Pretend to be interested.
After hearing these words, Shen Que showed a serious look on his face and immediately lowered his voice to explain to Xiao Wen.
"It's not that something happened in Kyoto, but something happened here with the Yellow Turbans. The internal news I just received says that the Yingchuan uprising of the Yellow Turbans is fake, and its purpose is to obtain the most precious treasure of Confucianism and Taoism: Tianxin Jade."
"Judging from the intelligence feedback from our people, he has succeeded."
Tianxin jade?
Hearing these two words, Xiao Wen raised his eyebrows, with a look of shock on his face.
Such a shocked look is not a disguise, but a genuine shock.
Others may not know what Tianxin Jade is, but he knows it in his heart.
Tianxin jade, the most precious treasure of Confucianism and Taoism.
It was when the great Confucian Dong Zhongshu proposed the divine right of kings that the reigning emperor deposed all schools of thought and respected only Confucianism, thus making Confucianism powerful and condensing the supreme treasure Tianxin Jade.
This treasure not only represents Confucianism and Taoism, but it is also rumored that it carries the national destiny of the entire Han Dynasty!
In his previous life, Xiao Wen still didn't know what kind of object the great virtuous teacher used as a medium to cut off the last foundation of the Han's destiny.
But looking at it now, after switching camps, everything is clear!
Tianxin Jade!
I see!
No wonder the emperor was so solemn and even sent Shen Que down. It turned out to be all because of this!
"There is news that the Yellow Turban rebels are currently preparing for a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven. Once the ceremony is completed and the sacrifice to heaven is completed, they will attack the national destiny of the Han Dynasty and cut off the national destiny of the Han Dynasty!"
"The theory of national destiny seems to be illusory, but the emperors of all dynasties have had national destiny with them, so they can be safe and sound."
"Recently, on a whim, Your Majesty felt that the Han Dynasty was in danger of overthrowing, so he specially sent me to Changshe County to take charge of the matter."
"Brother Wei knows that I still have some soldiers and horses in my hands. Brother Wei hopes that I will not hide my clumsiness and go all out to help brother!"
Shen Que took a step back, bowed to Xiao Wen, and spoke aloud.
Is this old brother showing off his cards?
Without saying any polite words, you just want me to help?
Do you really think that the soldiers under my command are for nothing?
That was all caused by my uncle’s money!
Real money!
The corner of Xiao Wen's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he dismissed the thought in his mind.
"Brother, you don't know. I am just a poor boy from Xiliang. The people under my command are only a few thousand, not even 10,000."
"Even if we go out in full force, it will only be a drop in the bucket." Xiao Wen said with a look of embarrassment.
Although he did not refuse explicitly, his words were enough to express his attitude.
"Brother, as a family, we should stop talking about two different things and tell the truth. This time your title was promoted to Duting Marquis, it was all authorized by His Majesty!"
"His Majesty said that your talent will be the key to the revival of the Han Dynasty in the future, so he will take special care of you and directly promote you to the title of Dutinghou!"
"Brother, don't let down His Majesty's hard work!" Shen Que looked at Xiao Wen and said sincerely.
Hearing this, Xiao Wen nodded. There was no obvious change in the expression on his face. He just nodded slightly, which was regarded as acknowledgment of what the person just said.
"Brother is right! Your Majesty has such high expectations for me, and I really cannot live up to His Majesty's expectations."
"I just don't know what identity your Majesty has prepared for me?"
"After all, these days, if you want to send troops, you have to be justified."
"Now, your brother and I are just a mere general, with only a few thousand soldiers under my command. Even if we want to help, we are powerless!" Xiao Wen said helplessly.
This appearance expresses a meaning.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to, it’s that he is powerless!
so……
Work can be done.
What are the benefits?
I will never do anything that is not beneficial.
This is what Xiao Wen said subconsciously.
Shen Que is also a smart man, how could he not understand the meaning of Xiao Wen's words.
Want benefits?
fine.
I am not afraid that you are greedy, but I am afraid that you are not greedy!
After all, only when two people join in the same trend and get together can they have a common discourse.
Only by letting Shen Que hold some handles can he feel more at ease when using Xiao Wen.
Greed is also a kind of leverage.
"What do you think, brother, of being the governor of Xiliang, plus the title of general of Anxi?" Shen Que said with a smile on his face, leaned into Xiao Wen's ear, and lowered his voice.
When he heard these words, Xiao Wen was stunned for an instant.
Damn it!
What did I hear?
Xiliang governor?
General Anxi?
However, isn’t the current governor of Xiliang (also called the governor of Liangzhou) Dong Zhuo?
Moreover, judging from what we learned a few days ago, Mr. Dong is the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, and has great prestige!
If you appoint yourself as the governor of Xiliang, wouldn't you be facing off against Mr. Dong?
This old boy has a good idea of killing two birds with one stone!
As for General Anxi, this official title is not weak.
Don't look at the fact that he is now a fourth-grade General Fenwei.
But really speaking, he, General Fenwei, can only be regarded as a miscellaneous general and cannot be regarded as the right one.
Further up, there are General Si'an and General Siping who are at the third level, as well as some miscellaneous generals of the same level.
General Anxi is one of the four generals in Anxi, and he is not bad at all.
The main thing is that the official rank has been raised one level.
"Brother, if I remember correctly, the current governor of Xiliang should be Lord Dong Zhuo, right?"
"Brother, I am from Xiliang. If I take away the position of governor of Xiliang like this, will it have any impact on the court?" Xiao Wen asked.
"Don't worry, brother, Mr. Dong has no time to meddle in such nosy matters now. Not long ago, we received a tip from a spy that Beigong Boyu, the leader of Xiqiang, threatened Ma Teng and Han Sui, the prefect of Xiliang, with the intention of raising an army to rebel."
"I want to take advantage of the imperial court's attention on the Yellow Turbans to separate Liangzhou and make it king."
"Your Majesty has compiled a letter and sent it to Dong Zhuo, asking him to act with caution!"