Gai Jun stood on the west peak of Shegu Mountain with his hands behind his hands, looking into the distance with deep eyes. Soon, a black line suddenly appeared at the end of the sky and the earth, as if it was conjured out of thin air. The black line slowly squirmed against the backdrop of the smoke and dust in the sky.
, then, the sound of iron hoofbeats came, overwhelming the sky and the earth, causing birds to fly together in fright.
"It's finally here..." A faint smile appeared on Gai Jun's calm face. He sat cross-legged on a large bluestone, placed 'Yue Ji' on his lap, closed his eyes and played "Goose Falling on the Flat Sand" over and over again.
, wholeheartedly immersed in the world of music. After an unknown amount of time, Gai Jun slowly opened his eyes, turned his head and looked back, and saw a dozen Qiang chiefs standing respectfully behind him.
"Bichao, Lingdang, Wenfang..." Gai Jun said their names one by one with a smile.
"The fallen eagle has a long history..." More than a dozen Qiang chiefs fell to the ground and knelt down with serious expressions.
Gai Jun carefully placed 'Yueji' beside him, stood up with a shake of his red robe, and said: "Haha, this is really unexpected. I thought that after resigning as the governor of Beidi County, I would probably not be able to command you anymore."
All the Qiang chiefs were horrified, and Qiang Chief Ling, who had to be summoned, said: "Why did Luodiao Changshi say this? Everything we have is given by you. Luodiao Changshi said that it is our duty to go up the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of fire."
All the Qiang chiefs agreed one after another. The puffy Qiang chief Bi Chao said: "We only know Luodiao Changshi. Luodiao Changshi is appointed as the governor of the north. We will listen to the governor of the north. The commander of Luodiao is appointed as the envoy of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General.
Let’s just listen to the Xiongnu Zhonglang General.”
Gai Jun was greatly impressed. He pinched Bichao's belly and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than a year, but you're still so fat."
Bi Chao smiled with a smile on his face and said sweetly: "My belly is full of loyalty to Luodiao Changshi, and I can't lose weight."
The scholar cursed loudly: "Damn fat man, aren't you saying in disguise that we thin people are disloyal to Luodiao Changshi?"
The Qiang chieftains laughed loudly, and Gai Jun also laughed, and then he said with a solemn expression: "That's enough gossip. Have you gathered everyone?"
Bi Chao said sternly: "The order of Luodiao Changshi was ten thousand. We were afraid that we would not have enough manpower, so we brought fifteen thousand riders."
"Very good. You are interested." Gai Jun patted Bichao on the shoulder, his eyes like swords, looking straight towards the south. There were fifteen thousand Qiang in the middle, fifteen thousand in the north, and twelve thousand from Meiji.
Cavalry, Xihe, and Shangjun contributed 5,000 infantry, totaling 47,000 people, all pressing towards the Qiyuan line, looking south to Zuofeng Yi, Xijing, and east to the east of the river.
Dong Zhuo, I hope you are a smart man
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On August 29, the first year of Zhaoning of the Han Dynasty (AD 189), the day after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, heavy rain continued. During the day, Dong Zhuo held a court meeting. On the grounds that the heavy rain did not stop, it was actually the wrath of heaven, he dismissed Sikong Liu Hong and himself
Instead, at night, Dong Zhuo held a banquet for hundreds of officials in Sikong Mansion. Sikong Mansion was naturally not a new building. It was originally the General's Mansion. From this, we can see Dong Zhuo's ambition. Despite the bad weather, most of the officials came to attend the meeting.
There is no way, Dong Zhuo is a barbarian, he draws swords and gestures at every turn, who dares to turn a deaf ear to his words. Of course, there are also those who don't, such as Yuan Wei, he is the Taifu, his status is noble, and he is above Dong Zhuo, such as Lu Zhi, the two of them fought in the early years
If you have any complaints, it’s better not to see them…
Yuan Shao stepped into the General's Mansion and looked around. As the chief staff officer of General He Jin, he had been here for five years and was as familiar with it as his own home. Now that he came here again, he felt a sense of strangeness out of thin air.
Dong Zhuo's annexation of Ding Yuan was so fast that he could not react in time, and Ding Yuan's head was already on the ground. The total number of Liang and Ding Yuan's troops was 10,000, which could be said to be arrogant to the capital. At this point, Dong Zhuo had established a firm foothold, and no one dared to do so again.
Fight with it.
"It's really a wrong step, a wrong step..."
"Ben Chu, why are you here? I have been waiting for you for a long time." Dong Zhuo stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Shao. He was wearing a big red robe and looked beaming with joy. Yuan Shao stared at the beauty in front of him and thought of Gai Jun from Bingzhou. This boy's favorite is
Red. He is so courageous. He even threatened Dong Zhuo in the east of the river. Now that Dong Zhuo is in power, he should suffer some hardships when he takes action?
"Original..."
Yuan Shao came back to his senses and said with a faint smile: "Oh, I was thinking of something that made Sikong laugh."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said it was okay, and said with a smile: "Benchu must be thinking about government affairs? When I leave the country, I have a group of warriors under my command. It's not enough to say that, in the future, I will all count on Benchu."
"Sikong Yan is too serious."
"Let's go, don't stand at the door, go in and talk, go in and talk..." Dong Zhuo couldn't help but said, pulling Yuan Shao and walking inside.
When the two entered the hall, everyone from the ministers to the petty officials greeted Yuan Shao. Dong Zhuo hesitated slightly. In just two days, he had truly seen Yuan Shao's huge reputation. It is no exaggeration to say that his influence is not weaker than that of Yuan Shao.
Wei. It sounds ridiculous, but this is the truth. Unless you see it with your own eyes, you will never believe it.
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo tightened his grip on Yuan Shao's hand. As long as he could win over this man, the capital would have nothing to worry about.
"Drink, drink..."
During the banquet, Dong Zhuo chatted and laughed happily, showing off his high knowledge of classics. It was difficult for people to associate the man in front of him with the murderous Dong Fu in Western Xinjiang. In fact, Dong Zhuo was not a barbarian. Although he was a bit barbaric, he still
His family is a descendant of Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar of the Western Han Dynasty. Dong Ya, Dong Zhuo's father, served as a county captain of Lunshi in Yingchuan in his early years. Dong Zhuo was given the courtesy name Zhongying, and Dong Min was given the courtesy name Shuying. It can be seen that they were born in Yingchuan.
and spend time as a toddler.
Dong Zhuo frequently raised his glass to invite people to drink, and as he was still drunk, he suddenly said to Yuan Shao, who was sitting on his lower left: "In the beginning, only wise people are worthy of being the ruler of the world. Every time I think of the late emperor, it makes people feel angry and poisonous.
When the servants greeted the emperor, the emperor could only cry and his words were useless. King Chenliu is young, but he is very smart and can answer questions fluently. In my opinion, King Chenliu should be the master of ZTE."
Yuan Shao turned to look at Dong Zhuo, his eyes burning brightly. This was the first time since entering the banquet that he showed such strong emotions.
"Did you think so at first?" Dong Zhuo smiled and refused to give in.
Yuan Shao took a deep breath and said: "The Han family has ruled the world for four hundred years, and has been deeply benevolent and supported by the people. The current emperor is still underage and has not done any evil deeds. Now Sikong wants to abolish the eldest son and establish the young.
I’m afraid that all the officials will not obey.”
"Huh? Isn't it possible that I, Sikong, can't do anything in the world?" Dong Zhuo's eyes became more sinister.
Yuan Shao said decisively: "This proposal is dropped and will not be mentioned again."
Dong Zhuo traveled across the border for most of his life and experienced hundreds of bloody battles. For many years, no one dared to talk to him like this... He was furious and said: "I will force you to do it now, who dares to disobey me? It's not good to bully me, Dong Zhuo, with a sword."
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At first, only the two of them and those around them heard the conversation. Dong Zhuo shouted out, and the hall suddenly became eerily quiet.
Yuan Shao's long-simmering resentment suddenly erupted. With a bang, he kicked over the wine table in front of him, drew his sword out of its sheath, and glared angrily: "Is it possible that Mr. Dong is the only one who is strong in the world? Do you think there is no one in my capital who is evil?" This is also true.
That is, Yuan Shao was born tall and well-educated, and he still called him an honorific when he was angry.
Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed into slits, and the corners of his mouth drew a ferocious arc. Liangzhou Tiger Guards surged in, and the atmosphere of killing was filled everywhere in the lobby.
Yuan Shao was not afraid at all and looked directly at Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo sneered, waved his hand, and signaled the guards to retreat. It wasn't that he didn't want to kill Yuan Shao, but that all the officials subconsciously moved closer to Yuan Shao. With such prestige... If this person is killed, the capital will boil and the world will be in chaos, especially Gai Ying.
…
Xu You laughed and said, "I must have drank too much."
The ice and snow on Yuan Shao's face melted, and he smiled and said: "It is true that the wine is too strong, which made Dong Gong laugh. Such a major matter related to the rise and fall of the world, I should go back to discuss with the Taifu and say goodbye." After saying this, he bowed on all sides, turned around and left, counting.
Ten people followed him out.
"Put away the food table. Everyone, come on, let's continue drinking..." Dong Zhuo raised his glass calmly and secretly decided to kill Huangfu Song and Gai Jun after deposing Li Hou.
The rain decreased and became as fine as a cow's hair, which did not hinder travel. Yuan Shao turned to Wang Kuang and Bao Xin said: "It's official, Yuncheng, you two will leave Beijing immediately and return to the state. In addition, Yuan Wei will be told to return to this county." Yuan Shao said.
Wei is Qiao Mao, the prefect of Yanzhou East County. He is currently stationed in Yin Chenggao, Henan Province, which is too close to the capital and is very dangerous.
"promise."
Yuan Shao turned to He Yong and said, "Brother, I will leave the capital to you."
He Yong hesitated and said: "Do you really have to take this step?"
Yuan Shao whispered: "Why would I want to leave, but there is nothing left to do in the capital."
"well……"
The next day, which was also the last day of August, Dong Zhuo held a court meeting again. He thought that the emperor was weak and could not be the ruler of the world.
Zhi objected and spoke sharply, which made Dong Zhuo speechless. Dong Zhuo became so angry that he dismissed him from his official position. If he had not cared about his high reputation, he would have killed him.
Twenty-one years ago, he could not stop Dou Wu from establishing the young Han Ling Emperor. Now, he still could not stop Dong Zhuo from deposing him. Lu Zhi was disheartened and returned north to his hometown.
Grand Tutor Yuan Wei agreed with Dong Zhuo's proposal.
On the first day of September, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei picked up the imperial seal and ribbon, presented himself to King Chenliu, and personally supported King Chenliu Liu Xie to ascend the throne. The reign title was changed from Zhaoning to Yonghan. This was already the fourth reign title this year. On the third day of the lunar month,
Dong Zhuo killed the Queen Mother and whipped her corpse into pieces, and her Yin was so powerful that it filled the sky.
A few days later, Dong Zhuo's guard was slightly relaxed, and Yuan Shao took his family, Xu You, Feng Ji, Chen Lin and others to flee Luoyang. Cao Cao and Yuan Shu also fled.
It might not matter if Cao Cao ran away, but the impact of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu running away at the same time would be too bad. Dong Zhuo was furious and ordered the prefectures and counties to arrest him. At the same time, in order to make up for the bad impact of this incident, he reused a series of generals, including He Yong and Zheng Tai.
, Wu Qiong and others, these people have a good relationship with Yuan Shao, and they just collapsed internally...
He Yong and others suddenly became Dong Zhuo's confidants, and advised Dong Zhuo: The matter of abolishing the establishment is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Yuan Benchu did not understand the general situation, offended Dong Gong, and ran away out of fear. He had no different ambitions. Now it is urgent to arrest him.
, will inevitably make him rebel. The disciples of the Yuan family have old officials all over the world. If Yuan Benchu recruited heroes and gathered disciples, Shandong would not be owned by the public. Dong Zhuo thought that what they said was reasonable, so he paid homage to Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, and made him a Marquis of the country. He also named Yuan Shu as his
Later, Cao Cao became the general of Xiaoqi.
He Yong and others also said that many people in the world were like Yuan Shao and did not understand Dong Gong's intentions. Why didn't Dong Gong call the famous people from all over the world to come to Beijing and recommended Yingchuan Xun Shuang, Han Rong, Chen Ji, etc. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard this.
We are proud of our birthplace in Yingchuan. If we can win over these Yingchuan Party members and scholar leaders and live together in the same palace, we will have no regrets in our lives.
In fact, this move was just a foreshadowing to make Dong Zhuo relax his vigilance. He Yong, Wu Qiong and others later revealed their true intentions. Since someone entered the capital, of course someone had to go out to announce to the people and appease the place. Dong Zhuo believed this deeply, and with Shangshu Han Fu was the shepherd of Jizhou, Liu Dai from the service was the governor of Yanzhou, Kong from Chenliu was the governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Miao from Dongping was the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Zi from Yingchuan was the governor of Nanyang, Wang Kuang from Taishan, and Bao Xin from Taishan were the prime minister of Jibei. …
Dong Zhuo, who thought he had settled Shandong, turned his attention to the west. Suddenly he heard that Gai Jun had assembled an army of 50,000 to 60,000 troops at the front line of Qiyuan. Dong Zhuo couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. These were not 50,000 to 60,000 miscellaneous troops, but 50,000 to 60,000 frontier troops. The elite of the Hu tribe.
Dong Zhuo was worried. He had 20,000 people east of the river. He seemed to have a lot of power in the capital, but the ones he really dared to fight were the 5,000 Liangzhou Army, 5,000 Bingzhou Army, Xiyuan Army, and the Northern Army he had brought. With complete control, he can mobilize up to more than 10,000 people. In other words, he only has more than 40,000 people to fight, and his strength is not as strong as Gai Jun.
What about Huangfu Song? Huangfu Song stationed in Chang'an had 30,000 frontier troops. Whoever he supported would have an overwhelming advantage. Dong Zhuo urgently needed his statement. However, Huangfu Song, who was known as loyal, unexpectedly remained silent.
It is not difficult to guess what Huangfu Song was thinking. Gai Jun and Dong Zhuo were famous generals in the world and were powerful. Even if they joined a certain side, the war would not be resolved in a short period of time, which would only give Han Sui an opportunity.
Gai Jun, Dong Zhuo, and Huangfu Song were all speechless for a while, but Jingzhao Yin Gaixun spoke up. He wrote a letter to Dong Zhuo. He said that in the past, Yi Yin and Huo Guang were in power and made meritorious deeds. They were still heartbroken and acted like clowns. How could they end it? Don't read the congratulations. The mourner is in front of the door, but the mourner is in the house.
The naked threats and naked intimidation made Dong Zhuo frightened. What he was afraid of was not Gai Xun's reputation in Western Xinjiang, nor his 10,000 county soldiers, but his identity as Gai Xun's father. He insists on the crusade, and there is no excuse for his heroic judgment. The war is inevitable. When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu respond in Shandong, will he still have a way to survive?
Dong Zhuo couldn't sleep for several days, lying on the collapse and tossing and turning. Someone suggested that he call Han Sui for help, but Dong Zhuo just chopped him up. This was a stupid move. In fact, he had not thought about it. Let alone Han Sui's ambition. When Han Suidong comes, Huangfu Song will definitely not sit idly by and ignore him.
Others suggested that Huangfu Song be transferred back to Beijing. Dong Zhuo thought about it and thought that he had a good chance of doing so. However, he was afraid that Gai Xun and Gai Jun and his son would interfere with it. If Huangfu Song's 30,000 border troops fell into the hands of Gai and his son...
Unable to think of a foolproof strategy, Dong Zhuo was aroused and planned to order 20,000 elite troops to march westward in the name of reinforcing Huangfu Song. He ordered the 20,000 troops stationed in Hedong to quickly go south to seize Huangfu Song's military power, recruit Han Sui to surrender to Liangzhou, and Hedong. White wave.
Dong Zhuo's eyes were red and he was about to give the order. Gai Jun's handwriting came to him. There were only three words on it: Bingzhou Mu.