"Every alliance between us and us will work together to achieve integrity for our ministers and the loss of their heads and moral integrity." "Suan Zao Alliance"
Zhao Qiping withdrew and told Zhu Jun truthfully the current situation of the court since Li Jue gathered a crowd to counterattack Chang'an.
Zhu Jun heard that in the past two months, the political situation had changed repeatedly. First, Wang Yun assassinated Dong, which shocked the world, and then the court officials were divided. Wang Yun was deposed and returned home. Finally, the emperor led his ministers to surrender and surrendered to Li Jue and other 100,000 troops. Nowadays, farming is being set up in Guanzhong vigorously and resolutely to restore people's power.
All kinds of accidents all revolved around the emperor alone, and the emperor lived up to Zhao Qi's heartfelt praise for him. His words and deeds were all that a wise king should have.
"The Emperor is really smart. He didn't expect that we would ever see peace again." Zhu Jun sighed with emotion. He had been running around and gathering rebels all these years just to revive the Han Dynasty. Now he has such a hero. Lord, it is destiny for Han, and their efforts are not in vain.
Zhao Qi looked indifferent and said: "There is a wise and wise king in the imperial court, and the Han Dynasty is showing signs of rejuvenation. Originally, there were faults in the imperial court. We should take advantage of the stability of the imperial court and the opposition, and there is no trouble in Guanzhong. We should quickly send envoys eastward to Hangu to hope for a better future." The shepherds of the Kanto prefectures dismissed their swordsmen and returned to their posts. It’s just that”
This is a big deal. If it is done as it is, the world can be re-established without a single blow. But Zhao Qi's words seem to be that this big deal has been hindered or has not yet been completed. After being able to make the trip, Zhu Jun asked curiously: "Just what?"
"In the first year of Chuping, various places in Guandong raised troops to rebel against Dong. Zang Hong, the meritorious Cao of Guangling County, persuaded Zhang Chao, the prefect, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, his brother, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Kong Miao, the governor of Yuzhou, and Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun. Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, Xu Jue, the prime minister of Chen, Cao Cao, Wei Zi and others swore an alliance with Jujube and jointly elected the Yuan family as the leader." Zhao Qi glanced at Zhu Jun and said slowly: "Your Majesty They said they wanted to help the country, but in fact, except for Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng, and Cao Cao, the captain of the Dian Army, who dared to march, the rest were unwilling to march forward, causing harm to the local area and causing chaos in the government."
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After Dong Zhuo moved the capital, the allied forces lingered in Guandong, fighting for power with each other. Yuan Shao plotted to seize Jizhou, and was fighting against the Black Mountain Army and Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang and went south to conquer Jingzhou. At this time, all countries and families hated each other, and the world was rising and falling. They threw it aside and did not take the court seriously at all. This is an indisputable fact, and it also left Zhu Jun speechless.
Listen to Zhao Qi continue: "Not only that, I also heard along the way that the general and Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, former Yangzhou Governor Zhou Qian and others reached an oath to form an alliance again. Is this possible?"
Zhao Qi was talking about the Second Guandong Alliance. As the leader of this alliance, Zhu Jun confessed when questioned by Zhao Qi: "This happened. At that time, Li Jue, Guo Si and others led their troops to withdraw from Henan. Yingchuan, gather the people to return to the west and counterattack Chang'an. I am worried that the imperial court will be unable to resist, so I encourage the pastoral guards from all over the country to send troops and generals to follow me to Guan Qinwang."
Li Jue and others led the army to rebel. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and others thought that Zhu Jun was a famous minister and a general who was good at recruiting and fighting, and was enough to appoint important officials. So they made arrangements with the former governor of Yangzhou, Zhou Qian, Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong, and Taishan The prefect Ying Shao, the prefect of Runan Xu Qiu, the great scholar Zheng Xuan and others jointly submitted a memorial to declare Zhu Jun as the grand master. They hoped that Zhu Jun could lead more than 20,000 people together to march westward, defeat Li Jue and other rebels, and welcome back the emperor. .
This is the so-called second Kwantung Alliance. It completely abandoned the coalition forces headed by the Yuan family and established a new branch. At the same time, it offended the Yuan family. This is a story for later and will not be mentioned for now. Although Zhu Jun was elected as the Grand Master by everyone. , but the name is not correct, so in order to avoid embarrassment, Zhao Qi only vaguely called him general.
"After all, you are concerned about the rise and fall of the country and the safety of the imperial court, and your majesty does not care about it. But when I came, your majesty inquired and said that everything is waiting to be done, the world has been in chaos for a long time, and all the pastors and guards despise the imperial court. The so-called nothingness Rules cannot be followed. From now on, we will no longer be able to raise troops, make alliances easily, or make personal recommendations." Zhao Qi knew Zhu Jun's character, and the reason why he said this was mainly to let Zhu Jun take the lead, because after him, , and the more unruly Yuan brothers.
As long as Zhu Jun is submissive at this time and recognizes the authority of the imperial court, it will be much easier for Zhao Qi to go to Jizhou as an envoy to persuade Yuan Shao.
"His Majesty's edict on high temples has been spread all over Guandong. I still remember one sentence in it: If you are willing to be loyal and good, you should serve the country with your heart. If you are willing to take the blame for me and be despicable, then you should not die. The position will increase my guilt." Zhu Jun's expression was serious and he repeated in a low voice: "Since I am a minister of the Han Dynasty and I am eating the salary of the Han Dynasty, I should be loyal to the emperor and serve the imperial court."
"Good." Zhao Qi held up his palms and said with a smile: "With these words of Gongwei, half of the important task entrusted to me by Your Majesty has been completed."
Then, Zhao Qi asked Pei Mao, Luo Ye, and the officials around Zhu Jun to come in and stand in order. Then he took out the imperial edict and read it out in public.
The general content of the edict is that the emperor praised Zhu Jun's achievements in gathering righteous troops and working hard to serve the king. He specially ordered Zhu Jun to be appointed as a former general and to increase the number of 1,000 households in the city, adding to the 5,000 households of the former Qiantang Marquis, for a total of 6,000 households. This is the successor to Huaili. After Hou Huangfusong had ten thousand households in the city, he was granted the title of the one with the largest number of households.
In addition to formal official positions and new food towns, the emperor also specially ordered Zhu Jun to supervise the armies in Henan, and together with the new Henan Yin Luoye to open farmland and recruit refugees for cultivation.
This appointment gave Zhu Jun great authority. If the entire imperial court's defense east of Hangu Pass was handed over to Zhu Jun. With Zhu Jun leading troops to guard Henan and Luoyang, he would not be afraid that anyone would be able to march westward into Guanzhong and then return to Guanzhong. It can cooperate with the soon-to-be-recovered Hedong County to form a strategic containment and military deterrent to the west and south of Jizhou.
The emperor had great trust in Zhu Jun. Not only Zhu Jun, but also Zhao Qi was filled with emotion. He sighed: "Your Majesty knows people wisely, knows people's loyalty, and appoints people to their duties. There is nothing wrong with him!"
He explained to everyone, mainly Zhu Jun's subordinates: "Your Majesty has recently been focusing on military affairs and reforming the military system. For example, when the Northern Army, Yulin and other forbidden troops are mobilized, in addition to imperial edicts, your Majesty must personally issue military symbols. It can be effective. Now His Majesty has ordered the former general to guard Henan and granted him the power to make emergency decisions, which shows the depth of trust."
This is actually mostly flattery. When the emperor promulgated this policy, his intention was to further control the army, separate the power of troop deployment from the power of command, and bring all the armies in Guanzhong under his control. As long as the military symbol system is implemented, except for the forbidden army, Whether those generals are willing to comply is not known.
Zhu Jun had an upright temperament and did not understand the real situation, so he was naturally moved by Zhao Qi's persuasion, and felt a lot of gratitude to the emperor in his heart.