Chapter 89 Refusal to bribe Dong Zhuo to replace the commander
Chapter 89: Refusing to Bribe Dong Zhuo as Replacement Commander
Jizhou, outside Guangzong City, Lu Zhi Camp.
"Too much bullying!" A precious porcelain bowl was smashed on the ground, and the old man sitting on the handsome seat said angrily: "This Zuo Feng is really disgusting, he even asked me for a bribe!"
"Commander, you'd better be aggrieved!" A square-faced general said: "Then Zuo Feng is an angel. I heard that he went to the champion to announce the decree. Not only Huangfu Song, but also Zhu Jun gave him a bribe, and even the champion He also offered a lot of money on his own initiative. Even Bo Cai's head was taken by Zuo Feng to ask for credit!"
"Hmph! Liu Zhang's son didn't know what to say, so he got mixed up with that eunuch. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun also had no backbone, and they actually bribed Zuo Feng. It's really shameful!" The old man looked very angry, but his generals were not. Somewhat worried.
"Commander, if you are unwilling to bribe Zuo Feng, I'm afraid..." A general hesitated to speak.
"What are you afraid of!" the old man said angrily: "I have behaved upright, so why should I be afraid of Xiaoxiao's slander? Your Majesty is the Lord of Saints, and you will not listen to rumors! I only hate Zuo Feng, I wish I could kill him …”
The old man turned out to be Jizhou coach Lu Zhi. He was discussing countermeasures in the village, but Zuo Feng was eavesdropping behind the camp. Listening to Lu Zhi’s murderous words, Zuo Feng sneered and said: "Since you are unkind, don’t blame me for not being kind. Righteous!"
Zuo Feng only stayed in Lu Zhi's camp for three days before he returned to Beijing. The person who escorted him was still Cao Cao. Originally, Cao Cao wanted to stay and help Lu Zhi, but unexpectedly, because he sent Zuo Feng here, everyone at Lu Zhi's camp was surrendered. He looked at his expression. In desperation, Cao Cao had no choice but to follow Zuo Feng back. As for where he would go to perform meritorious service, Cao Cao was ready to see and decide.
Zuo Feng was not a good person to begin with. If he had not benefited from Liu Zhang, or the benefits were not big, he would have hated Lu Zhi too much. However, he was respected like an emperor by Liu Zhang, but was looked down upon by Lu Zhi. As the saying goes He said: We are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but we are afraid of comparing goods. Then when Lu Zhi and Liu Zhang were compared, Zuo Feng was naturally grateful to Liu Zhang and hated Lu Zhi with all his teeth!
As the saying goes: It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Zuo Feng is an out-and-out villain. When he returned to the capital, he immediately reported to Zhang Rang what happened at Lu Zhi’s camp. Zhang Rang was also a villain, and he listened to Zuo Feng. After Feng said this, he deliberately found an opportunity to take Zuo Feng to meet Liu Hong.
Liu Hong was naturally very happy to see Zuo Feng. The last time Zuo Feng went to Liu Zhang, he not only brought good news, but also brought a lot of loot and bribes. But this time, Liu Hong was destined to be disappointed. Zuo Feng had just seen the ceremony, He immediately cried: "Your Majesty, let me make the decision for you!"
"What's going on?" Liu Hong frowned. If Zuo Feng hadn't brought back a lot of good things last time, he might have been beaten this time.
Zuo Feng cried and said: "I was ordered to go to Lu Zhi to supervise the battle, but Lu Zhi was arrogant and rude, even..."
"What even?" Zuo Fengshen announced the key points of the complaint, deliberately leaving half a sentence behind. Liu Hong was indeed fooled.
"I don't dare to say that!" Zuo Feng touched his head to the ground and tried to catch him.
"Say!" Liu Hong snorted coldly: "I forgive your innocence!"
Zuo Feng said tremblingly: "The Yellow Turban Army that Lu Zhi fought in Jizhou was defeated and beheaded tens of thousands. The thieves retreated into Guangzong City. The Guangzong City was in ruins. If Lu Zhi tried his best, he would be able to conquer it. But Lu Zhi actually raised Kou was self-respecting and missed a good opportunity. I urged him to join the army, but he said that I didn't understand military affairs and eunuchs harmed the country. He also said..."
"What else are you talking about!" Liu Hong was already furious.
"He also said..." In order to hide the smile on his face, Zuo Feng almost pressed his face to the ground. However, his intermittent voice seemed to be very scared. Zuo Feng said: "Lu Zhi also said,
His Majesty sent me to supervise the army, I am really stupid..."
"What!" Liu Hong roared with red eyes: "Lu Zhi is so brave! According to my decree, Lu Zhi is good at harming the country, so he will be executed on the spot!"
"Your Majesty, no!" Yuan Wei heard that Zuo Feng had failed to ask for a bribe from Lu Zhi, and knew that he would definitely frame Lu Zhi, so Yuan Wei invited General He Jin to go to the palace to intercede for Lu Zhi. Since he went to the Grand March first
Mansion, so Yuan Wei came late, but fortunately he did not come late. If Liu Hong had sent out the edict, Lu Zhi would have finished!
Seeing Yuan Wei again, Liu Hong's anger could not be contained. He shouted loudly: "That Lu Zhi has already deceived the emperor, so why not! Do you have to have him rebel and commit rebellion before you allow me to send troops to kill him?"
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"Your Majesty! Lu Zhi's rebelliousness is just what Zuo Feng said. How can you just believe it?" Yuan Kai said with a smile: "I heard that Zuo Feng went to the champion to supervise the army and brought back many local products. Maybe Mr. Lu is poor.
There are no souvenirs for Mr. Zuo, so Mr. Zuo must be resentful!"
"Uh..." Liu Hong was stunned. He understood what Yuan Wei meant, because more than half of the local specialties Zuo Feng brought back from Liu Zhang went into the emperor's pocket. Yuan Wei's words were just saying that Zuo Feng could not get bribes.
Instead, he falsely accused Lu Zhi. But Yuan Wei didn't know that Zuo Feng's request for bribes was tacitly approved by Liu Hong! Liu Hong said angrily: "Master Yuan, do you know that you are sitting on false accusations?"
Yuan Wei laughed and said: "Just ask your majesty to call Lu Zhi into the palace to confront him!"
Liu Hong sneered and said: "Come here, send an order to bring Lu Zhisuo to Beijing..."
"No! Your Majesty!" General He Jin has been enjoying leisure and work every day since his sister became the queen. Now his figure is two or three times that of before. Naturally, he walks slower than Yuan Wei. As soon as he entered the hall, he heard that Liu Hong was going to
When Lu Zhisuo took it to Beijing, he couldn't help but open his mouth to object.
"This is not allowed, that is not allowed, what do you want me to do?" Liu Hong was very angry at first, but now that he was stopped twice, his anger was naturally not going well.
He Jin gasped for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, I am not against your will, but you want to lock Lu Zhi. What will happen to the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou? What to do with the tens of thousands of troops in Jizhou? Changing commanders before the battle is a taboo for military strategists!
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Liu Hong snorted coldly: "According to what the general said, do we have to wait until the yellow scarf thieves are defeated before taking Lu Zhi's lock?"
"This..." He Jin said awkwardly: "This is the best!"
"What if Lu Zhi rebels before the Yellow Turbans are over?" Liu Hong sneered, "If so, can the general be held responsible?"
He Jin shrank his head, naturally he could not take responsibility. Zhang Rang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what the general said is absolutely true! However, we can find a general who has led troops all year round and is good at fighting to replace Lu Zhi. He must have experience.
General, you should be able to overcome the problem of changing generals on the spot!"
Liu Hong sighed: "My father is a wise man who plans for the country. It's a pity that the champion is dealing with the Wancheng Yellow Turban, otherwise with his ability, he will surely wipe out Zhang Jiao!"
Yuan Wei was a little jealous when he heard the words "champion lord". He really didn't understand why the yellow scarf thief, who was like a wolf in the eyes of others, was so vulnerable to Liu Zhang. He Jin thought for a while and said: "champion lord is naturally the best.
The best candidate, but the world cannot rely on him alone. I think Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, is very capable. Although he lost to the champion in the last competition, he should be able to defeat the Yellow Turban Thief!"
Liu Hong thought for a while and said: "Then let Dong Zhuo try! I'm tired, you can go down!"
"According to the order!" Liu Hong had already issued the order. Yuan Wei, He Jin and Zhang Rang could not refuse, but Zuo Feng's face was a little green. You know, he framed Lu Zhi just to kill him with one blow. Now Lu Zhi returns
Beijing, even if Suo Nao comes to Beijing, he will be in big trouble when the two sides confront each other.
After walking out of the main hall, Zuo Feng followed Zhang Rang to the side hall. Zuo Feng suddenly knelt down and said, "Master Zhang, you have to save me! If Lu Zhi comes to Beijing, I will be in trouble!"
"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Lu Zhi can't explain what you're talking about at all. You say yours, and he says his. In the end, the big deal is a draw, and your Majesty will each play fifty pieces. When the time comes,
, Lu Zhifei will be beaten to the end, and you will suffer a little physical pain at most. With our family here, are you still afraid of suffering a loss? After all, you are also working for His Majesty, and His Majesty will not see you suffer misfortune!"
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your advice!" Zuo Feng looked happy, took out a treasure from his arms and said, "This is a gadget I bought on the road, please accept it, Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Rang knew it was a valuable thing at a glance and immediately took it into his arms. Although Zhang Rang amassed money for the emperor, he was also a bit corrupt himself. How could any eunuch not be greedy for money?
When He Jin returned to his house, he immediately invited Dong Zhuo. At that time, Dong Zhuo was frivolous and was severely punished by Liu Zhang. His general Hua Xiong was also seriously injured. Now he is more restrained, and he will also use his resourcefulness.
His son-in-law is always with him as a consultant.
"See you, General!" Dong Zhuo saluted immediately when he saw He Jin. Two years ago, Dong Zhuo would never have been so respectful, because He Jin was of similar origin to him. He thought he could be friends with He Jin, but in fact he was not.
He did regard He Jin as a friend. But in the end, Dong Zhuo discovered that although He Jin was of similar origin to him, he looked down on him at all.
"Zhong Ying is here!" He Jin asked Dong Zhuo to sit down and said with a smile: "Zhong Ying! The Yellow Turbans are rampant now. I would like to recommend you to go to Jizhou to clean up Zhang Jiao. What do you think?"
"Please ask the general to cultivate you!" Dong Zhuo's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this. He wanted to clean up the Yellow Turbans, but Hedong was too close to the capital, so he did not dare to move, or even recruit more troops, to avoid suspicion from the court.
He Jin smiled and took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms and said, "See for yourself!"
Dong Zhuo opened it and saw that it was an edict asking him to replace Lu Zhi as the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban expedition. He couldn't help but kneel down and said: "The virtue of a general will never be repaid by the general. I only hope to stay here and lead the horse to the ground as a general."
In the next life, I will make cows and horses for the general, and I will make a ring of grass!"
Dong Zhuo expressed his loyalty, and He Jin patted his shoulder with great satisfaction and said: "Zhong Ying! I worked hard to get this edict for you, you can't let me down! Then Liu Zhang fought in Yingchuan
He is very beautiful, and now he has gone to Wancheng again. I heard that Guangzong City is in a dilapidated state, you have to kill Zhang Jiao as soon as possible, and don't lose my face!"
Dong Zhuo said gratefully: "Don't worry, General, I will definitely live up to your high expectations! Even if Guangzong City is as strong as Luoyang, I will capture it!"
He Jin was very satisfied with Dong Zhuo's statement and solemnly placed the edict in his hand. Dong Zhuo took the edict and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Unfortunately, He Jin did not see it as he was kneeling on the ground.