After Yan Rou heard this, she didn't ask who she was fighting with, and immediately said: "I'm willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses."
He understood very well that the position of prefect of this county was not easy to obtain. At this time, he needed to prove that he was capable and loyal enough in order to obtain greater rewards.
Yuan Xi knew very well what Yan Rou wanted. Although the border families in the North were not small in size, they were not recognized by the Central Plains gentry, let alone integrated into them.
But now the Yuan family that Yuan Xi relies on can give the Yan family and Xianyu family what they want.
This made Yuan Xi couldn't help but lament that the temptation to transcend class, whether it is for nobles or common people, has never changed for thousands of years.
In fact, for most people in the Han Dynasty, there was no concept of nation and country, and there were only contradictions and conflicts between the two ethnic groups.
Especially Yan Rou, Xian Yufu and others, the Han people thought they were Hu people, and the Eastern Hu people thought they were Han people. The Han court had been recruiting their soldiers, but they were short of food and pay, which made it difficult for them to live.
If it is useful to talk about ideals with Zhao Yuntai Shici and others, then talking about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty with Yan Rouxian Yufu, I am afraid it will be difficult to arouse their resonance.
Therefore, if Yuan Xi can give their family a legitimate name, then at least in the short term, they will be willing to serve Yuan Xi.
Just when Yuan Xi was recruiting troops and preparing to go to Jicheng to join Zhao Yun and plan to deal with the Black Mountain Army, Lu Bu, who was far away in Hanoi County, received a letter from Hidden Tiger at the same time.
It's said to be a letter, but it's actually just a thin piece of silk with only one line of writing on it.
Does Marquis Wen know about the emperor's return to the east?
Lu Bu held the cloth and was in a daze. The shame of Chang'an's defeat that day resurfaced in his mind.
He was conceited and brave, but this incident was an indelible stain on his career.
Ten days, defeated in just ten days!
Still defending the city!
The loss of Chang'an not only left Lu Bu with no place to stay, but also Wang Yun, who admired him, died as a result.
To be fair, the fall of Chang'an had nothing to do with Wang Yun, because Wang Yun was someone who couldn't get sand into his eyes, but he lacked the skill and magnanimity of his subordinates.
Especially after Dong Zhuo's death, Wang Yun and Lu Bu had great differences on how to deal with Dong Zhuo's old troops.
"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Wang Yun": Yun initially proposed pardoning Zhuo Buqu, and Lv Bu also tried to persuade him. Then he became suspicious and said, "This person is not guilty, and it is up to his master. If he is called evil and rebellious and is pardoned, it will be enough to make him
Self-doubt is not the way to stay safe." Lü Bu also wanted to bestow wealth and wealth on the ministers and generals, but he refused.
Because Dong Zhuo died, a large number of old Xiliang tribes were left behind. Most of these people still appreciated Dong Zhuo's promotion.
Wang Yun misjudged the situation at this time, thinking that Dong Zhuo was dead and his men were leaderless. How much trouble could it cause?
Therefore, Wang Yun expressed that he wanted Li Jue, Guo Si and other Dong Zhuo's old troops who were outside Chang'an at that time and had not yet clearly expressed their submission to the imperial court to surrender to the Han Dynasty and accept punishment.
But the generals in Chang'an City were also attached to Dong Zhuo at first. Now the generals in the city are panicked. Who knows whether Wang Yun will settle the score with his wife?
Lü Bu saw the risks involved and asked to use the property left by Dong Zhuo to buy off the morale of the army, including the army originally commanded by Lü Bu and the army that defected to Dong Zhuo after his death.
To be fair, there is no problem in doing so. At that time, the only way to win over the military's morale was to see how many benefits it would bring, but this proposal was vetoed by Wang Yun.
As a result, the morale of Lu Bu's men was low. Li Que, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Li Meng, Wang Fang and other Dong Zhuo's generals collectively attacked the city. Lu Bu went to fight, and although he defeated Guo Si, he was unable to survive alone.
He had no choice but to retreat into the city.
That's all. Lu Bu thought that he could always defend the city. After all, Chang'an was also the largest city in the world. How could it be so easy to break?
Lu Bu also knew that Li Jue and Guo Si would definitely bribe Dong Zhuo's old troops secretly, but with his fellow Xiliang generals suppressing him, the other party would not do so easily.
However, something unexpected happened to Lu Bu.
A force under his command that had not been taken seriously before rebelled.
Sou soldiers from Yizhou territory.
In the Han Dynasty, the old people were barbarians. These old soldiers were sent to Chang'an by Liu Yan, the herdsman of Yizhou, to support Dong Zhuo's armed forces. At that time, Liu Yan was on good terms with Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo was killed, these old soldiers were dissatisfied, so they rebelled and opened up the city.
Lead the Xiliang soldiers outside the city into the city.
The whole thing here is weird. Lu Bu really didn't expect the old soldiers to rebel. Liu Yan is also a member of the clan with the surname Liu after all. Doesn't this move trick the emperor Liu Xie?
But no one knows the inside story now. As soon as the city gate was opened, the whole city was filled with Xiliang rebels. Most of the fortified cities were attacked from the inside, and Chang'an was no exception, and it fell.
Lü Bu had nothing to do. Seeing that the situation was over, he wanted to take Wang Yun to escape, but Wang Yun refused.
Wang Yun lost his mind, but Lu Bu could not accompany him to death, so he fled Chang'an in a hurry with his men and hid in the Sili area until he was found by brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, who then took Chen Liu and established himself.
Now that Lu Bu thinks about this experience, he feels quite aggrieved. He was in a high position at that time. If he could control the government affairs with Wang Yun and stabilize the situation, he would be able to assist the emperor in accomplishing great things in the future.
However, no one expected that Chang'an could be breached, and all his ambitions turned into a mirror.
Lu Bu discovered that since betraying Ding Yuan, he seemed to have been taking the wrong path.
Ding Yuan was also from Bingzhou, but he was narrow-minded. At first, the three subordinates under his command, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Yang, were all suppressed by him. In fact, neither official positions nor rewards were generous.
"Lü Bu was named Fengxian, and he was a native of Jiuyuan, Wuyuan County. He gave his military skills to Bingzhou. The governor Ding Yuan was the Cavalry Commander, stationed in Henei, and used Bu as his chief record. He was treated as a friend when he saw him."
This statement is actually quite contradictory. Ding Yuan has a very good attitude, but he just doesn't give him anything practical.
Lu Bu was a military commander. At that time, according to Lu Bu's leadership ability, he could not be regarded as a special commander, at least it was a military position such as governing the country.
However, Ding Yuan asked him to move from Cavalry Captain to Chief Registrar. This Chief Registrar was a civilian official assisting the chief officials. He was obviously trying to protect Lu Bu.
Moreover, during the war, Lu Bu still had to go into battle. It was dirty work and he would still do it, but there wouldn't be much benefit afterwards. How could Lu Bu be happy?
At this time, Dong Zhuo appeared. He had been the governor of Bingzhou and had friendship with Lu Bu and others. At this time, he controlled the emperor and all civil and military officials, occupying the commanding heights in politics, and used this to show his strength to Lv Bu.
In order to assist the emperor, the temptation of glory and wealth.
Dong Zhuo was very good at buying military morale. According to the Fan Book "Dong Zhuo Biography": (Dong Zhuo) made Zhang Huan, the commander of the army, a commander of the army. They attacked Hanyang and rebelled against the Qiang and defeated them. He paid homage to the commander and gave him nine thousand pieces of steel. Zhuo said: "For
Those who have it will be their own, and those who have it will be their scholars." Then all of them were distributed to the officials and soldiers, leaving nothing behind.
In terms of ambition, force, and courage, Ding Yuan was far behind Dong Zhuo, so Lu Bu was convinced.
Lu Bu lived in the frontier fortress since he was a child and believed in the Hu people's theory of the weak and the strong. He also came through this step by step, otherwise it would be impossible for him to live and grow up.
Dong Zhuo was very accurate in judging people. Killing the leader was a despised thing in the world. Among Ding Yuan's men, only Lu Bu had the least scruples in doing things. Moreover, Lu Bu was very loyal, so for the sake of the future of other brothers, he
stood up.
After Ding Yuan's death, his subordinates, including Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang and others, did not cause trouble, were all promoted, and became closer to Lu Bu. It seems unreasonable to say that they had no knowledge beforehand.
In this way, Lu Bu surrendered to Dong Zhuo and gained a high position. As for why he betrayed Dong Zhuo, only the person involved knew the real inside story.
Dong Zhuo was later labeled a traitor by Wang Yun, but Lv Bu's reputation was completely ruined. But in any case, among all the people who held the emperor Liu Xie hostage, when Wang Yun and Lv Bu were there, Liu Xie was the most free to issue decrees alone.
period.
As Lü Bu's last candidate, Wang Yun seemed to have a good relationship with Lü Bu, so much so that when Chang'an was destroyed, Lü Bu could still think of Wang Yun.
But now it is useless to say this. Lu Bu balled up the silk strips in his hands, turned his face slightly, and said to the guests: "Dezhou, Hidden Tiger asked you to come and deliver the message in person just for this matter?"
Sitting opposite Lu Bu was Qu Yi.
Almost no one thought that Qu Yi and Zhao Yun captured Jicheng more than a month ago, but now he secretly left Youzhou and came to Hanoi without even meeting Yuan Xi!
Qu Yi spoke up and said: "Yinhu said that Marquis Wen's destiny star is involved with the emperor and affects the general trend of the world, so he asked me to come and help."
After hearing this, Lu Bu laughed and said, "With Dezhou's help, there's no need to worry about the big thing failing!"
His face suddenly darkened: "But Texas, can you tell me who Hidden Tiger is?"
"Is he using me?"
"Is Texas hiding something from me?"
Qu Yi's expression remained unchanged: "I don't know, and I can't tell you what I know."
"But I can guarantee with my life that he has no intention of harming Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu laughed after hearing this: "This hidden tiger can make Dezhou serve him wholeheartedly. It seems that he is not an ordinary person!"
"Since Dezhou dares to come alone, he also trusts Bu!"
"As for the emperor's return to the east, I have been discussing with Zhang Yang in the past few days and asked Dezhou to rest in my house."
Lu Bu stared at Qu Yi and suddenly thought of his men who had died first.
The Qu family's method of training soldiers is unique and wonderful, and those who have died first are already among the most powerful soldiers in the world.
Although Lu Bu's men also had Gao Shun trapped in the camp, due to various reasons, Lu Bu could not completely trust Gao Shun, and Gao Shun's military training methods were not concealed.
Now that Qu Yi is in front of him, if he can use it for his own use, it will definitely be of great benefit to him.
What's more, Yinhu was just a hermit, and he certainly didn't have much to offer Qu Yi. As long as he promised Qu Yi a high position, why worry about not getting his allegiance?
As for whether there were other princes behind the hidden tiger, Lu Bu felt it was unlikely. He could have sent an envoy. Why would a general like Qu Yi take the risk?
Thinking of this, Lu Bu smiled and said: "I'm here in Dezhou and I'm tired from all the traveling, so let Bei Luo prepare some wine to help Dezhou catch the wind and wash away the dust!"
Qu Yi couldn't refuse, so he had to agree, but he felt a little depressed. The young master asked him to be the lobbyist, but he was not good at dealing with people.
But Qu Yi understood that this matter could only be done by him.
Yuan Xi's real purpose is to find a way to get Lu Bu to stab him in the back when he attacks the Black Mountain Army!