A weak body, a strong army, and a self-defensive Youzhou, this is the message Liu Xiang wants to convey to Luoyang.
If you are self-defeating and have no intention of making progress, you should be able to reduce the threat you pose to others.
Being at odds with the aristocratic family and looking down on the eunuchs were the political stance he wanted to express, and he wanted Emperor Ling to think that he was a lonely minister with no ambitions.
Although he was married to the Yuan family of Chen County, the Yuan family fell into decline. Yuan Pang, the only person serving in the central government, was over eighty years old and would not live long. He had already begged for his bones and planned to return to his hometown for retirement. The court agreed in principle, and already
After going through the process of three applications and three resignations. For a veteran of three dynasties who has served as three ministers, if he wants to become an official, he must have the dignity he deserves.
You can't just approve someone's resignation as soon as it's asked. It's too embarrassing. The court has to show sympathy, and the emperor has to personally persuade him to stay. Say a few words about Mr. Yuan's virtue. I'm extremely reluctant to leave you. The world can't live without the Qing family.
Rhetoric.
In fact, all parties are eager for Yuan Pang to get out as soon as possible. Zhi Jinwu is a considerable force in Luoyang City, and everyone wants to take it into their own hands.
Therefore, without any setbacks, Yuan Pang successfully escaped from the whirlpool of Luoyang and returned to his hometown in Chen County. Liu Xiang originally wanted to take him to Youzhou. In the next few years, Yuzhou will be in constant war, and it is not a place to rest in peace.
But the old man wanted to be buried in his ancestral grave and didn't want to go to Youzhou to become a lonely ghost, so he had no choice but to follow his wishes.
Liu Xiang actually wanted to bring Cai Yong, his father-in-law, to Youzhou. This great scholar was famous all over the world. If he studied in a college in Zhuoxian County, he could attract a large number of students, but unfortunately he was rejected.
Cai Yong had no political wisdom. Being an official was not his strong point. When Dong Zhuo came, he took a fancy to his reputation and promoted him to an official position, but he had no power at all. Later, Wang Yun killed Cai Yong and it was a complete and utter failure.
The political show has nothing to do with whether Cai Yong has any sins. It is just because he is famous but not powerful, and it is just a show to scare the monkeys.
Dong Zhuo's mastermind Liu Ai can live a good life, so why does Cai Yong, the mascot, have to die?
Just a victim of political games.
"Luoyang is about to be in chaos. Zhaoji should write a letter to persuade her father-in-law. If he continues to stay there, there may be trouble." Liu Xiangwai petted the cat in the study, trying to save Cai Yong's tragic ending.
"I will write a letter to persuade my father to come to Youzhou for reunion. Will there really be chaos in Luoyang? That is the capital after all." Although Cai Yan has read a lot of books, like Cai Yong, she is a political novice.
The chaos in the court cannot be revealed.
"Great chaos is about to break out, and the capital will inevitably be in turmoil. It is better to escape as soon as possible. Yuan Gong saw the clues, so he returned home as an official. Why didn't his father-in-law want to leave together?" Liu Xiang didn't understand why Cai Yong insisted on staying in Luoyang.
With.
He was not a high official, and Emperor Ling did not pay much attention to him, so he had no chance to display his ambitions.
Cai Yan explained Liu Xiang's doubts: "My father was reluctant to part with Dongguan's collection of books."
So what can I do if I don't want to part with them? Cai Yong can't protect these books. There are hundreds of millions of books in Dongguan. Unfortunately, when Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he burned them and discarded them, and most of them were destroyed.
There was nothing he could do about it. Liu Xiang couldn't take away such a large batch of bamboo slips from Luoyang.
Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions. Forcibly kidnapping people will only lead to complaints, and maybe they will turn against each other. Let’s talk about it when the time comes. Dong Zhuo values Cai Yong. There is no danger in the short term. When Wang Yun comes to power, I will find a way to put some pressure on him.
It should be able to save my father-in-law's life.
It would be best if he could endure some hardships and gain a lot of money, stop thinking about politics, and study hard. That is what he is good at.
Liu Xiang shook his head and put aside the problem. He was not afraid that Dong Zhuo would threaten him with Cai Yong.
Dong Zhuo had too many enemies, so he would only win over and appease him, but would never push him into the hostile camp out of his wits. As long as the Anping Army did not take the initiative to attack, the Liangzhou people would not provoke him first.
Fatty Dong is currently confronting the Xianbei people in Bingzhou. Ever since Liu Yu entered Shangdang County as the shepherd of Bingzhou, he has never taken the initiative to launch an attack. Everything has been focused on conserving strength.
To be honest, his situation was quite embarrassing. As the governor, he went to Bingzhou to quell the Xiongnu rebellion. As soon as he entered Xihe, he ran into the Xianbei people who were raiding south. When the fight was fierce, Liu Yu was appointed as the shepherd of Bingzhou and became the governor of Bingzhou.
His immediate boss, the rebellious Huns, also went to Shangdang and defected to Liu Yu.
He gnaws hard bones, and others eat meat as soon as they come, which is unlucky.
The most interesting thing is that although Liu Yu had the support of the Huns, he did not send a single soldier to support the battlefield in the west. Instead, he wanted to go north to Taiyuan, and was trying to seize the Baibo Yellow Turban and attack the Black Mountain Army.
The two battlefields, each playing its own game, seem to be completely unrelated.
Liu Xiang didn't know whether Liu Yu really didn't understand military strategy, or he looked down on the people of Liangzhou and didn't want to pay attention to Dong Zhuo. Anyway, he felt that if this continued, Bingzhou would never be pacified, which was good news for him.
Han Xian, Li Le, and Hu Cai of the Baibo Army were still hesitating, probably because the conditions had not been agreed upon. Liu Xiang had already sent a messenger to make an appointment with the three of them, but was rejected. The matter was stuck here. He had nothing to do.
It's a great idea, but you still have to see the real results on the battlefield.
Now he can't make a big show of his name, so he can only order Zhang He to find opportunities to defeat the enemy. Zhou Cang stationed troops in Hanoi and was ready to march westward at any time. Once Liu Yu went north to join Bai Bo's army, he would directly send troops to cut off their food roads and encircle them front and rear.
, fight a big battle.
For this reason, the rear army had already stationed in Yanmen County, and Xu Rong led the 12,000-strong Chinese army out of Feihu Trail and headed south to Taiyuan to join the Black Mountain Army.
Liu Xiang will also rush there in a few days.
Now, he is waiting for someone.
Wait for the envoy sent by Zhang Qi to come to Zhuo County to discuss the terms of surrender of Lelang County.
Negotiate conditions?
Liu Xiang only accepted unconditional surrender, but it would not delay him in stabilizing Zhang Qi. After the Liaodong army had finished dealing with Goguryeo, he could then turn south and attack Lelang. At that time, there was no need to negotiate conditions at all.
His mind was racing with thoughts, and he didn't notice the passage of time at all. Cai Yan stayed by his side quietly, and half the afternoon passed before he knew it.
"Do you two immortals want to go without food? It's time to feed." Zhen Jiang came to the study room with a smile on her face, her big bright eyes glanced back and forth several times, she took Cai Yan's arm and joked: "Sister is carrying me on her back.
Eat on the sly.”
Cai Yan pretended to sigh with regret: "It's a pity that I didn't eat it."
The two women laughed together, and Liu Xiang rolled his eyes. What a sarcastic statement!
Married women are indeed dirtier than men.
Seeing the two girls holding hands and laughing, one was a tall and curvy eldest sister, and the other was a soft and cute little sister, Liu Xiang moved his index finger to enjoy the blessing of being together.
"Ah, my husband is so shameless." Miss Zhaoji lost all her pretentiousness, her face turned red, and she hurriedly ran out of the study.
Zhen Jiang hugged his neck, her autumn-like eyes full of expectation, bold and passionate.
There is a big difference between the two people's personalities and appearance.
The royal sister was so shy that she ran away, but the soft little sister was enthusiastic and unrestrained.