"Li Shangshu, please come this way." A young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, more than seven feet tall and handsome, bowed slightly and invited Li Ru to enter the house.
Li Ru nodded lightly. He knew that this son was Fu Qian, the only son of Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong, the Marquis of Zhuangjie. Gai Jun had raised him by his side since he was a child and regarded him as his own son. In the past ten days, every time he asked to see Gai Jun, he was rejected because of this.
The descendants pass on the message.
Yuan Shaodong came and Hedong was corrupted. It was difficult for Dong Zhuo to maintain his tough style and make peace with him. Li Ru also thought that he should take the emperor to the Western Capital as soon as possible. His attitude changed drastically and he showed a compromising posture. After more than ten days, Gai Jun finally agreed
meet him.
"Gai Jun..." Thinking of him, Li Ru gave a wry smile. If they had received news of Yuan Shaodong's arrival a few days later, Dong and Gai's armies would have fought in Hedong. This would not be of any benefit to both parties.
, he really couldn't figure out why Gai Jun insisted on not letting the imperial court follow the people in Guanzhong, and even went so far as to fight Dong Zhuo to the death.
Entering the living room, Li Ru saw Gai Jun holding a scroll in his hand, instructing a young man with a face like a crown jade, a tiger body and ape arms. He also knew this young man, so he sent Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng, the general of the Huns. Although Gai Jun saw him
He stopped talking, but when Li Ru came in, he vaguely heard a few words, which seemed to be "Zuo Zhuan". It was rumored that Gai Ying loved "Zuo Zhuan", and it was true.
Li Ru rolled up his sleeves and bowed his head: "General..."
Gai Jun invited him to take a seat. Ma Chao saluted the two of them and closed the door when he left.
After Li Ru sat down, he said: "The Prime Minister has thought about it for a long time and believes that what the general said is reasonable and should not be used as a disservice to the people of Henan."
"It is not easy for the Prime Minister to make such a decision..." Gai Jun fiddled with the scroll, half-smiling.
Li Ru's face was slightly stiff. After these days of contact, he knew that Gai Jun's words were already very polite. He asked tentatively: "The capital is about to be moved. I wonder when the general will withdraw from Hedong?"
Gai Jun said calmly: "Yang Feng is called a surrender, but he is actually a traitor and a mountain bandit. The situation in Hedong is not optimistic. Zang Ziyuan of Guangling is a talented man in both civil and military affairs. I recommend him as the governor of Hedong to ensure the prime minister's plan to move the capital.
Undisturbed.”
Li Ru's expression changed when he heard this, and he suppressed his anger and said: "The general's move seems to be an overstep."
Gai Jun glanced sideways at him and said with a smile: "In extraordinary times, do you do extraordinary things?"
Li Rudao: "Zang Ziyuan once participated in the Guandong Rebellion and spilled blood on the altar. He is considered the leader of rebellion. How can he pretend to be a hero?"
"Li Shangshu's words are wrong." Gai Jun disagreed and talked eloquently: "It is precisely because Zang Ziyuan was the leader of the rebels that he should be awarded the position of Hedong Prefect, so as to show the world the broad mind of the Prime Minister and undermine the fighting spirit of the Guandong prefectures.
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Li Ru was speechless. He and Dong Zhuo knew in their hearts that Gai Jun was an evil beast and would never spit out the food he got. They were mentally prepared to give in before coming. The reason for showing anger was more for
Accumulate bargaining chips in later negotiations.
Li Ru was silent for a full quarter of an hour, and then said: "The Prime Minister may not agree, but I will give you more advice, but your department needs to return to Jiangyi, with the mountainous area between Jiangyi and Wenxi as the boundary." Such a division is equivalent to dividing Hedong.
The county was divided into three, with Yang Feng occupying the northwest, Dong Zhuo occupying the southwest, and Gai Jun alone controlling the east.
Gai Jun seemed to have an advantage, but in fact it was not the case. Yang Feng's five northwest counties produced iron, and Dong Zhuo's southwestern territory produced salt. Except for the section from Jiangyi to Xiangling near the Fen River, Gai Jun's land was fertile and suitable for farming.
They are all deep in the mountains and old forests, and there is nothing.
Cooperate with me to fight life and death, and finally get a mountainous area?
Of course Gai Jun quit. He insisted on taking Anyi, the governorate of Hedong, as the boundary. Why Anyi? Let alone the dense water network and thousands of miles of fertile fields. The salt and electricity alone were enough to make Gai Jun's eyes red. If according to Bingzhou,
The method is to replace the salt supervisor and easily earn 5.6 billion a year, which is more than the salt tax of merging prefectures.
Li Ru refused immediately, and there was really no room for negotiation. To put it shamefully, the dignified court was now pointing to the food from the east and west of the river, and Yanchi was alive. After losing Anyi, there was no need for the Kwantung coalition to attack Dong Zhuo within two years.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses will starve to death.
"Anyi Gu is going to decide. Is the salt profit? It's easy to discuss. How about half and half? No? What about four or six?" Gai Jun, a dignified hussar general, and Bingzhou Mu actually put on a businessman's face. Li Ru's face was ashen, and for a long time
Speechless.
Li Ru said he couldn't make the decision as an excuse to leave. Gai Jun's face was full of playfulness. He could put it off if he wanted to. He has a lot of time and I don't know if you can afford to wait.
Facts have proved that Dong Zhuo can't afford to wait. Li Ru comes back the next day and proposes to worship Zang Hong as the governor of Hedong. The two sides use Anyi, the administrative center, as the boundary. Gaijun leads Anyi, Wenxi, Fenyin, Jiangyi, Xiangling,
Yangxian, Duanshi, Dongyuan, Yize nine counties, Dongzhuo Jiejie County, Yishi, Dayang, Hebei, Puban five counties, Anyi Yanchi interests are divided into 37%, covering three and Dong seven...
Gai Jun nodded with satisfaction and expressed his acceptance. This time he sent troops to Hedong, captured "half of the country", and recruited 300,000 people, including Xiangling, Jiangyi, Anyi, Wenxi, Fenyin and other industries he urgently needed.
In the grain area, they also obtained the Anyi salt profit. It can be said that they took advantage of it. They took it as soon as it was good. After all, it made Dong Zhuo anxious and it did him no good at all.
Before the negotiation, Gai Yin led his army to besiege Niu Fu's headquarters in Wenxi. The two sides fought bloody battles for several days, and both sides suffered heavy losses. After the negotiation, Niu Fu, with the support of Yang Dingjun, handed over the Wenxi County town and went south to station in Jie County.
The five counties of Shi, Dayang, Hebei, and Puban, especially the first three counties, faced Gai Jun's army directly and had many troops stationed there. In addition, thousands of cavalry were left beside the Anyi Salt Pond to monitor the salt affairs. Gai Jun's incident
I am happy to see that the Anyi Salt Pond is the most profitable in the world. Not only the local wealthy families in Hedong, but also the entire Sili wealthy family are involved. Dong Zhuo is the villain in the front, and Gai Jun is sitting on the dividends. Wouldn't it be happy?
Zang Hongjin exercised his authority as governor of Anyi, and broke the thief Zhonglang. Guan Yu garrisoned 10,000 troops to assist him. Gai Jun fulfilled his promise and asked the court to grant Guan Yu the title of Fenyin Township Marquis. Fenyin was less than a hundred miles away from his hometown of Jie County. The only regret was that
What's more, Jiexian County is still in Dong Zhuo's hands, which is a little unsightly.
Huang Zhong returned to Hanoi with tens of thousands of cavalry. Gai Yin also led his army back north, crossed the mountains, and stationed in Jiangyi. He integrated all the armies and reduced the troops. He gained 28,000 troops and threatened Linfen on the other side of the Fen River. Yang Feng
Fearful, Linfen was cut off, and the two counties of Pishi asked to surrender.
It has to be said that Yang Feng did show enough sincerity. He handed over two of the five northwest counties at once. What made Gai Jun even more satisfied was that Pishi County was not only a grain-producing area near the Fen River like Linfen
There are several large iron mines in the area. Gai Jun's 100,000 soldiers, weapons, armor, etc. consume an astronomical amount of iron. Bingzhou's iron mines are already in short supply. With Pi Shi, he can feel a little relieved.
Some. If Yang Fengruo hands over Pingyang, Gai Jun will not have to worry about it in the future, but that is obviously too much. It is forcing Yang Feng to risk his life, because the remaining three counties of Pingyang, Beiqu, and Puzi are only
Pingyang produces grain and iron, and the two following counties are both mountainous areas. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are poor mountains and harsh rivers.
Since Yang Feng was so sensible, Gai Jun let him go for the time being and began to consolidate new territory, cultivate his own internal skills, and accumulate strength.
Hedong achieved brilliant results, and he was never idle in Hanoi. On the grounds of insufficient food, he directly annexed the four counties of Bo, Zhi, and Qinshui from the west of Yewang to Hedong County, including Yewang.
The population exceeds 200,000. Gai Jun couldn't help but sigh that there are so many people in the Central Plains. You must know that the total population of Bingzhou is only more than 800,000. It was not until the Hengshan Mountain residents were recruited last year that the number exceeded one million. Now he occupies part of Hedong and Hanoi.
In one fell swoop, they gained a population of 500,000, equivalent to half of Bingzhou.
In response to Gai Jun's almost aggressive behavior, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, was so angry that he ran back to Huai County, where he was in charge, and vowed to break off diplomatic relations with him.
On the other side, Dong Zhuo solved the crisis in Hedong and made peace with Gai Jun. His confidence suddenly increased. He learned that Yuan Shao had gathered all the counties in Jizhou on the banks of the Zhangshui River and gathered tens of thousands of people, claiming to be millions. This was tantamount to openly opposing him. Dong Zhuo
Regardless of the fact that he was an old official of Yuan Wei and had been favored for promotion many times, he went crazy and killed the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, the Imperial Servant Yuan Ji, and more than 50 people from his family including Chi'er.
Three days later, he appointed his confidants and soldiers to take the emperor, the ministers, and the people to the west. Although Gai Jun had said that he was not allowed to take the people of Henan, Dong Zhuo believed that the people in the capital were not included, so he took the people of Gucheng and Henan counties with him on the way.
It has a population of about 500,000, accounting for half of the population of Yin, Henan.
When Gai Jun heard that Dong Zhuo forcibly drove the people to Guanzhong, he was furious. He wrote a letter scolding Dong Zhuo for not keeping his word, and threatened to join forces with Guandong to march troops.
Dong Zhuo replied to the letter and argued that the capital had a population of hundreds of thousands, which consumed countless people every day. Now all the people in Kanto were rebelling and their support was cut off. Moreover, the war was imminent. If the people in the capital were not relocated, not only would they suffer military disasters and famine, the consequences would be disastrous.
Gai Jun fell silent for a moment. He knew about Dong Zhuo's evil deeds when he was a disciple of the people in history, but he ignored that Henan Yin was about to become a battlefield. When the war started, the people would be devastated and the land would be thousands of miles away. The fate of the people would only be more miserable.
Gai Junfu wrote a letter and put forward two points: first, treat the people in Guanzhong well, and second, open the rivers in the Yellow River so that the people in Yin, Henan, can take refuge in Hanoi.
The first request seemed too simple to Dong Zhuo, just a promise. The second point was tantamount to opening his belly to his opponents, which he could not accept. However, he agreed to open the Yinping Ferry, which was close to Zhi County in Gaijun's jurisdiction.
Of course, for the sake of safety, only exit is allowed but no entry is allowed.
Gai Jun was entangled with the common people, but the world paid more attention to Dong Zhuo's massacre of the Yuan family. As mentioned in the previous book, the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty shared the world with the wealthy families. The reason why the wealthy families have always firmly controlled the power of the court is because of the
The relationship between disciples and former officials is a dense network. It is no exaggeration to say that the relationship between disciples, former officials and their masters is better than the relationship between monarch and minister. Dong Zhuo's killing of Yuan Wei as an old official was definitely a stupid move, which was equivalent to killing Yuan Wei.
He placed himself on the opposite side of the world's scholars.
When the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar. Not to mention that there were five Sangong among the four generations of the Yuan family in Runan, and their disciples and old officials were all over the world. Let's just say that in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there had never been an old official murdering his master. This incident was so great.
The impact was worse than the rebellion.
Following Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, and Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, also gathered troops and launched a banner to challenge Dong. Wang Rui was a member of the Wang family of the famous Langxie family in Xuzhou
He was born in Runan, Chenwen, and was from the same hometown as the Yuan family. He was an old official of Yuan Feng.
Historical records record that "at that time, many heroes attached themselves to Shao, and because they felt the misfortune of their families, people wanted to retaliate, and prefectures and counties sprang up, all of which were named after the Yuan family." This is the real situation. At the end of February, Yuan Shao stationed in Chaoge County, northeast of Hanoi.
, heroes took this place as the center and continued to gather from all directions, forming the second nationwide military uprising after the first month jujube alliance.
Gai Jun met him immediately when he traveled east. The two met again after three years. They obviously felt less close and more unfamiliar due to the contrast in their identities. At that time, Yuan Shao had unparalleled reputation and interfered in the government affairs.
The most powerful man in the capital, Gai Jun, even if he guards a county and has tens of thousands of troops, how can he be as good as Yuan Shao Baiyi. Now Yuan Shao calls himself a chariot general and leads the Sili school captain, and he holds the title of leader of the Kwantung Allied Forces. In fact, he is
Han Fu, the herdsman of Jizhou, relied on Han Fu to keep his breath (grain and grass), while Gai Jun was a hussar general conferred by the imperial court, second only to the general. He controlled the territory of a state, had strong soldiers and horses, and Dong Zhuo was also afraid of seven points.
This awkward atmosphere disappeared in a short time. Firstly, the two have known each other for more than ten years and have a deep relationship. Secondly, Gai Jun deliberately lowered his attitude and called me and Yuan Shao his eldest brother. Thirdly, it was to liven up the atmosphere.
The master Xu You goes between the two and makes jokes.
Gai Jun poked Xu You in the stomach and said with a smile: "Ziyuan, I have to say that you are stronger than the last time we met, and your face is much rosier. Could it be that you are quitting sex?" Gai Jun was not entirely joking.
, Xu You's body looked as if it would be blown over by a strong wind, and his face was bloodless. Although his appearance is a bit darker now, he looks much healthier than before.
Xu You shrank back and replied with a smile: "I have been busy for the past few years, and I have never had time to touch women."
Gai Jun joked: "Are you expressing your dissatisfaction to eldest brother in a subtle way?"
Xu You said solemnly: "Of course, it seems that I have never received salary at the original level."
The two looked at each other for a long time and laughed.
Yuan Shao was dressed in plain clothes, with a white gauze on his head, and his face was as white as Fu Fen. He exuded the air of a humble gentleman. When he saw the two bickering constantly, and even making fun of him, like a story in the capital, he smiled and shook his head.
After laughing, the three of them entered a hall to drink and talk. Xu You suddenly asked: "Ziying, what's going on between you and Gongjie? He hid immediately when he heard you were coming."
Gai Jun knew in his heart that Wang Kuang must have told everything. Xu You asked this to take care of his face, and said helplessly: "You also know the regulations of the imperial court. The two states of Hebei and Yan need to allocate 150 million to Bingzhou every year."
Tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of grains. Last year, the two prefectures planned to take down Dong, but they did not provide as usual. I wrote three times, and Liu Gongshan didn't even reply. Last winter, tens of thousands of people starved to death in Bing Prefecture...
..." People did starve to death, but tens of thousands of people died of starvation is an exaggeration.
"This year I brought 30,000 troops into Hanoi. Bingzhou was poor and the mountains were high and the roads were far away. There was really no other option, so I temporarily borrowed several counties in Hanoi to provide soldiers. I explained these words to Gongjie countless times, but he didn't believe it. For more than ten years,
My friend, he actually thinks that I want to annex him - if I, Gai Ying, really want to occupy Hanoi, can he go to his elder brother alive to sue me?" At the end of his speech, Gai Jun spoke fiercely, his eyes were shining, and his momentum was overwhelming.