Yang Dingzi was originally a native of Liangzhou, but later became a subordinate of Dong Zhuo.
After Dong Zhuo's death, he joined forces with Li Jue, Guo Si and others to attack Chang'an. He first paid homage to General Zhennan, and later moved to General Anxi. Now he pays homage to General Hou, and he is the same as the Three Dukes. This is a good time.
His strength is not as good as that of Li Jue and Guo Si, and he has had little sense of existence over the years. Some time ago, Li Jue and Guo Si attacked each other, and both sides suffered losses. Yang Ding had a greater say, and he became a post-general, and his ambitions also expanded.
stand up.
But the first target he chose was Duan Xuan, who was also from Liangzhou.
The reason is also very simple. He and Duan Xuan have a personal grudge and have always been at odds with each other.
Moreover, Duan You had been stationed in Huayin for many years, cultivating fields and growing wheat, and had sufficient food. If he could annex his subordinates and seize his food, Yang Ding's strength could be doubled, and Dong Cheng and Yang Feng would have to bow their heads and obey orders.
At that time, he may be able to imitate Li Jue and Guo Si, be promoted to the third level, and become a real three-level official.
But he never expected that the emperor was reluctant to issue an edict to attack Duan Xuan, and sent Zuo Ling and Zhongji to Jingzhou and Yanzhou as envoys to recruit troops to serve the king.
He suddenly panicked.
Sitting in the Xiyue Temple building that served as the main tent of the Chinese army, he was distracted. For a while he wanted to lead his troops out of the camp, defeat the emperor's honor guard, capture the emperor and return to Chang'an. But for a while he felt that the chance of victory was not good, so he might as well lead his troops back to the west.
Make peace with Li Jue and Guo Si, and then argue.
In the meantime, half an hour passed, and someone came to report that the emperor's envoy, Huangmen Shilang Yang Xiu, was outside the camp asking for a meeting.
Yang Ding suddenly stood up. "How many people are there?"
"He's the only one."
"Alone?" Yang Ding breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down again. He knew who Yang Xiu was. Although he was of noble birth, he was just a young Confucian scholar with no power and could not change the world.
He waved his hand. "Let him come in."
After a short time, Yang Xiu raised his hands and walked into the building.
With a smile on his face, he stood at the door for a moment, looked Yang Ding up and down, and cupped his hands. "The general's surname is Zhou Hu, or Yang Hu?"
Yang Ding was stunned, his eyes widened.
I heard that Yang Biao's son is a genius, but why does he look like an idiot?
Of course my surname is Yang, how could it be possible that my surname is Zhou?
Yang Xiu looked around, nodded again, and said seriously: "Although there are some changes, it is still Xiyue Temple after all, not Xiliu Camp."
Yang Ding was confused. "Master... why did you say this?"
"The gate of the general's camp is closed and the camp is heavily guarded. I thought we were arriving at Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp." Yang Xiu pointed at the statue in the hall. "But I still recognize this statue. It is undoubtedly the God of Huashan."
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Only then did Yang Ding react and couldn't help but laugh. Although he had little education, he still knew the story of Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp. Seeing Yang Xiu comparing his camp to Xiliu Camp, he felt somewhat proud.
Although this was not his intention.
"Young Master is joking, how dare I compete with Zhou Yafu."
"General, there is no need to be self-effacing. If you really want to say it, the general's contribution is even greater than that of Zhou Yafu."
"Oh?" Yang Ding became interested and quickly invited Yang Xiu to take a seat and ordered people to prepare food.
Yang Xiu sat down, took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and smiled brighter. "Zhou Yafu's contribution was only to quell the Wu-Chu rebellion, but the general was instrumental in rescuing them. The Wu-Chu rebellion was unfair, but the world was uneasy. Xiao Jing was far away in Chang'an, and he had no life.
Worry. If the general had not rescued him, the emperor might have been harmed by Guo Si. The emperor is the last bloodline of the late emperor. If anything happened to him, the great man would be dead."
After hearing this, Yang Ding felt proud and couldn't help laughing. He raised his glass and toasted to Yang Xiu.
"Young Master is too honored, I dare not live up to it, I dare not live up to it."
Yang Xiu and Yang Ding drank a glass of wine, and then said: "Of course, it is inappropriate to compare Zhou Yafu with the general."
Yang Ding looked at Yang Xiu in confusion.
Yang Xiu smiled slightly. "General, you should know that Zhou Yafu died in prison on a hunger strike."
The smile on Yang Ding's face suddenly froze, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't know what to say.
Suddenly, he felt that Yang Xiu's smile was very hateful, even scary.
This scholar is really evil-minded. He seemed to be praising me, but actually he was cursing me.
Yang Xiu put down his wine glass and continued: "Of course, Zhou Yafu was wrongly accused in prison." He raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Ding. "General, you can learn from the mistakes of others and learn from others.
error."
Yang Ding had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Yang Xiu did not explain, so he added a glass of wine, raised the glass to the sun, and squinted for a while. "Zhong Ji, Zuo Ling deceived you in vain and slandered General Ning Ji for rebellion. Your Majesty was furious and should have been beheaded."
In order to understand the law, His Majesty is just benevolent and righteous, and when it comes to employing people, he ordered them to redeem their merits and send them as envoys to Jing Yan. Do you think they will fulfill their duties loyally? Will Jingzhou and Yanzhou be diligent to the king?"
Yang Ding was in a state of confusion.
In his opinion, Zhong Ji and Zuo Ling escaped from death, and most likely they would not dare to do the job half-heartedly. They should think of every possible way to complete their mission.
It’s hard to say what’s going on in Yanzhou. After all, Zhang Ji is blocking Shaanxi County and the Yanzhou soldiers can’t get through. It’s hard to talk about the Jingzhou soldiers. Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, is a member of the clan. If possible, he should send troops to serve the king, or directly send troops to Wuguan.
Attack Guanzhong.
Even if Li Jue and Guo Si put aside their conflicts and join forces, they are not sure of victory.
All in all, it is never a wise move to have a conflict with the emperor.
Yang Ding had no determination to rebel in the first place, but now that Yang Xiu was telling him that he was helpless, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. After a moment of stalemate, he forced a smile and thanked Yang Xiu.
"Young Master's words are serious. I am loyal to the imperial court, and my heart can be learned from heaven and earth. How could I be misunderstood by others?" He stood up and straightened his chest. "I will follow the Young Master out of the camp to plead guilty to Your Majesty."
"Very good!" Yang Xiu stood up and extended his hand to signal. "General, please!"
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Yang Ding ordered the soldiers to disarm and open the camp gates to welcome the emperor's arrival.
He personally went out of the camp for several miles, came to Liu Xie, and bowed down to apologize.
Liu Xie waved his hand, exchanged a few pleasantries, and invited Yang Ding to accompany him.
He came to Yang Ding's camp, reviewed Yang Ding's troops, and finally followed Yang Ding to Jiantang. After saying a few words, Liu Xie got straight to the point. "Does the general know that Zhang Ji has revolted and formed an alliance with Li Jue and Guo Si?"
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Yang Ding bowed and saluted. "Your Majesty, these rebellious ministers and traitors should be punished by everyone. If Li Jue and Guo Si don't come, it will be fine. If they dare to come, I am willing to take the lead and kill these two thieves for your majesty."
Liu Xie nodded, not wanting to expose Yang Ding's confidence. "General, how many troops do you think Li Jue and Guo Si will have if they come?"
Yang Ding pinched his fingers and calculated. "I think that Li and Guo have been fighting each other for several months and have suffered a lot of losses. The Qiang have left one after another, and the strength of the troops is not as good as before. I roughly estimate that it should be between 30,000 and 50,000."
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Liu Xie was surprised. "There are so many more?"
Yang Ding smiled, showing a hint of pride.
"Your Majesty does not know that Liangzhou soldiers are like a pack of wolves, the most resistant to hard fighting. Although they are temporarily frustrated and scattered, they will be reunited in a short time. Just like Li Jue and Guo Si, they attacked each other before, as if they were killing their father, but now the situation is different
Change and immediately turn enemies into friends. Li Jue and Guo Si should have more than 10,000 soldiers each, Hu Zhen also has nearly 10,000 people, plus other generals, 50,000 people are more than enough."