"Ziyan, Ziyan..." Along with the sound of hurried footsteps, someone came into the hall shouting.
The Taiwei is the head of the three princes, and Huang Wan is a great scholar in the world. It is naturally very rude to yell in his house. However, everyone in the house turns a blind eye to this and refuses to listen. The reason is very simple.
The identity of the person who shouted was also unusual, he was Wang Yun, the Minister of Public Affairs.
Hearing the voice of his old friend, Huang Wan did not dare to neglect, and came out to greet him from a distance, stroking his palms and smiling: "Why are you here in such a hurry? Could it be that your decree to move to Situ has already been issued?"
"Hey, the national crisis... Well, how long has it been, why are we still talking about Situ and not Situ?" Wang Yun stamped his feet and said angrily: "Ziyan, it's a good thing that you can still sit at home securely. Could it be that... you still don't know?
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"What's the matter?" Huang Wan didn't react for a while. He had been sick at home these past few days and had not gone to court at all. However, when he saw the unconcealable ecstasy in Wang Yun's eyes, his heart suddenly moved and he trembled.
Said: "Could it be, could it be..."
Wang Yun did not dare to shout loudly, but could not suppress the joy in his heart. He could only lean into Huang Wan's ear and roar in a hoarse voice: "Victory at Hulao Pass!"
"What?" Huang Wan was shaken all over, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Is this true?"
"How can it be false? After receiving the news, Yun went to Kaiyangmen to see it in person. They were all cows. Hu Er's thieves had routed their troops! At first, Dong's thieves were caught off guard and tried to block the news. As a result, their troops were routed from all directions.
How can they be blocked when they flood in? Now, half of Luoyang City knows it, Hulao Pass has changed hands, and Hu Zhen's entire army has been destroyed! Hahaha..."
After talking about it, Wang Yun could no longer suppress it and laughed heartlessly.
Huang Wan was stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and held Wang Yun's hand. "This is not the place to talk, Master. We can talk in detail in the study."
"That's what it is." Wang Yun stepped forward happily.
After sending the servants far away, the two entered the study. Before they could sit down, Huang Wan asked eagerly: "What are the details of this battle? Wasn't it difficult for the coalition forces to advance even an inch before, and was refused by Hu Zhen? Why did it suddenly happen?
At once……"
"It's Wang Yu!"
"Wang Yu? The son of Wang Pengju, the Taishan Wang Pengju who assassinated the Dong thief in Heyin and defeated Niu Fu in Mengjin?"
"Exactly this man!" Wang Yun nodded fiercely, "We had wronged him before. He withdrew from Mengjin not because he was afraid of Lu Fengxian, but because he retreated in order to advance and fought on the eastern front! It is said that he was proud and proud at the Suanzao Camp.
Asking for battle, his voice was sonorous, and with his loyalty and righteousness, he convinced all the princes and became the vanguard general..."
Wang Yun admitted that he got the news from the place where the troops were defeated, and the details he described were also exaggerated and not entirely true. However, Huang Wan was still keenly aware that the other party seemed to have another source of information.
Think about it, how could the defeated soldiers know how to ask for a battle?
However, Huang Wan didn't intend to ask any more questions. They were all celebrities and high-ranking officials who were famous for a while. Who hadn't mentioned the private sources of intelligence yet? The process and ending of the Battle of Hulao Pass were very intriguing.
"The enemy was defeated by beheading the enemy last time, and the strategy used this time to win the pass seems to be the same, but in fact it is completely different. This guy..." Huang Wan brushed his long beard, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "It's very unusual.
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Wang Yun also echoed with deep feelings: "Yes, it is so lucky for Wang Gongjie to be born with such a tiger son. It is really enviable. In the past, people said that Wang Gongjie's son was useless, but now it seems that this rumor
It’s really unbelievable. If these tigers are still ineffective, would anyone in the world dare to call themselves heroes?”
"That's what Master Zi said."
Huang Wan nodded slightly, and then changed the topic: "In this way, the coalition forces will march straight into Luoyang, right? Wang Gongjie and his son are both loyal people, and Wang Pengju is even more courageous. He dares to go deep into the tiger's den and assassinate him alone.
Thief Dong now has nearly 10,000 troops and is threatening a great victory..."
"Yun also thinks so." The joy on Wang Yun's face suddenly faded, and he said with a hint of worry: "It's good that King Qin's soldiers defeated the rebels, but if the two sides really start a war, wouldn't Luoyang... In fact
, In Yun’s opinion, it would be the best idea if he could write a letter to persuade King Qin’s army to retreat.”
"Master, you..." Huang Wan hesitated before speaking, and lowered his voice again: "You still haven't given up on that plan?"
Wang Yun shook his head: "Dong Zhongying has a rough and arrogant temperament, just like a barbarian. If he is forced to panic, there is no guarantee that he will not die! Instead of pressing from the outside, it is better to attack from the inside... The strength of the bandit army has been weakened.
There are many, as long as you can convince one of those two people, great things can happen!"
"Ziyan, think about it, Dong Zhuo's disaster originally started because of the troops from outside the vassal state entering the capital. Although the Kwantung soldiers and horses were under the banner of King Qin, they failed to obtain the imperial decree. If they really succeeded, how big could Dong Zhuo be?
Difference?" Wang Yun said meaningfully.
"Well..." Huang Wan pondered silently.
Difference? The difference is huge!
Dong Zhuo was just a military general. He had no influence in the court and had nothing to do with the scholars in the world. The famous celebrities he promoted had all become the backbone of the anti-Dong coalition. Even if such a person had the upper hand for a while, how could he last long?
?
But it's different on the coalition side. Except for the few leaders from Yanzhou who form their own faction, most of the rest are related to the Yuan brothers. It can be said that they are headed by those two brothers!
The Yuan family already has many party members in the court, its reputation is extremely high, and its disciples and former officials are everywhere. If someone else takes control of the military power and completely controls Luoyang, who can compete with them?
The Han Dynasty is already in a state of turmoil. If this happens again, won't it mean that Wang Mang's disaster will happen again?
This consequence is much more serious than Dong Zhuo's chaos in government.
"Now that Master has seen this, can he have a strategy to retreat?"
Many of these calculations can only be understood, but once spread out, they will shock the world. Huang Wan thought about it for a long time, but was unable to do anything. Seeing that Wang Yun seemed to have a plan, he simply asked the plan directly.
"The key is that Wang Pengju!" Wang Yun said in a deep voice: "Without this person, even if the Yuan brothers have the intention, they will be powerless. If this person is willing to retreat according to his words, even though there are many princes, they will be unable to do anything. The situation will be bad.
It has returned to its original state, but the strength of the Xiliang Army has been greatly weakened, so we can take advantage of this!"
"Having said that," Huang Wan was happy at first, and then expressed embarrassment: "But what is Wang Yu's temperament? Let's not leave it aside for the moment. Wang Gongjie is a stubborn person. If you want to persuade him, I'm afraid..."
"This matter is not difficult. I recommend you to recommend one person. If you get this person to serve as an envoy, you will be able to succeed immediately!"
"Who is this person?" Huang Wan asked urgently.
Wang Yun smiled slightly and said a name calmly: "Zhijin Wu Hu Mu Ban!"
"It turns out it's him..." Huang Wan suddenly realized.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then someone reported in a low voice: "Master, Prince, the Prime Minister's Office has sent someone to visit. Please come over and have a chat."
coming!
Huang and Wang looked at each other, feeling a little heavy, but not yet desperate. Since Dong Zhuo wanted to meet privately instead of directly summoning officials for a court meeting, then even in the worst case scenario, things can still be saved.
room.
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"Prime Minister, if Niu Zhonglang hadn't refused to open the door, the general would have had a chance to regroup..."
"Bah! Can you regroup? As soon as your soldiers entered the door, they rushed around. When someone's soldiers and horses were charged by you, the formation was in chaos. It could have been defended, but it became undefendable! If it hadn't been for you at that time
Those people begged so hard to get someone to be soft-hearted, how could someone lose their way because of a mistake? Now you actually bite back, it's really shameless!"
"You're talking nonsense! You didn't even look at the timing of your switch! When was that? The soldiers and horses of Youzhou have already reached the city gate. How do you want me to organize the soldiers and horses to resist? If you had done it earlier..."
"Earlier? Early for what? If I had known you were in complete defeat, would you have returned to Luoyang earlier to report the news? Thanks to you for mocking me earlier, now it seems that you, Commander-in-Chief Hu, are no more than that!"
"you……"
"Noise, noisy!" Looking at the two generals who were kneeling in front of them, not forgetting to accuse and abuse each other, Dong Zhuo became furious: "Two trash, neither of them is good, someone, drag these two trash down...
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Li Ru on the side advised: "Prime Minister, calm down! Although the two generals have been defeated, but now at the time of hiring people, killing the generals will inevitably shake the morale of the army. It is better to let it go for the time being and allow the two generals to accept their crimes and perform meritorious services."
Dong Zhuo snorted angrily: "It's only because of these two wastes that you can make meritorious deeds? If you don't cause trouble to the truth, you are already inviting God's blessing."
Li Ru said slowly and calmly: "Prime Minister, the two generals cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. I'm afraid there is someone expert behind Wang Pengju who used one tactic and two tactics, but the effect was completely opposite. The person who can come up with such a tactic must be
With the ability to penetrate people's hearts, the two generals are just one move away from each other, so not all of them are mistakes."
"Master..." Dong Zhuo said silently, his left hand already on the side of his face.
The wound had healed, but he still felt pain from time to time. He couldn't tell whether it was a psychological effect or whether it was real pain. But he knew that he would never forget that terrible night.
Sure enough, there should be an expert hiding behind it, right? Or...
"Right now, the news of the fall of Hulao Pass has spread throughout the city. The people are rushing to tell each other, and the officials are secretly communicating with each other. Wang Pengju's name has become famous throughout the city, as if he and the Youzhou Army will attack the city tomorrow.
of……"
Li Ru vividly described the scene in the city, which made Dong Zhuo's heart skip a beat. Then he condensed his words and said: "Prime Minister, the Yellow River has now thawed. It's time to make a decision!"
Li Ru's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderbolt, exploding in several people's ears.
Hu Zhen shouted loudly: "Prime Minister, you can't retreat, you can't retreat. Once you retreat, you will lose everything!"
"Prime Minister, my son-in-law is willing to do meritorious service and defend Yanshi!" Niu Fu didn't shout so loudly, but he still shouted to show his loyalty.
Dong Zhuo was reluctant to give up. After all, he had just stayed in Luoyang for half a year and his butt was not even hot yet. But when these two guys yelled at him, he became angry again. He raised his hand and pointed at the cow, and Hu and the others scolded him.
Said: "You two are the broom stars! With you here, it's no wonder that you are not unlucky, get out! Get away from me, don't let me see you again!"
"Here..." Niu Fu and Hu Zhen shrank their necks and retreated.
After leaving the door, both of them let out a long breath. Their lives were finally saved. Then they seemed to remember something, turned their heads at the same time, glared at each other, snorted, and walked in the opposite direction.
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"Wen You, is it too late to evacuate now?" After driving away the two eyesores, Dong Zhuo sat back on the couch, his face no longer angry, but looking worried: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang, and we want to evacuate them all.
In just a few months, I'm afraid... that little thief is a lunatic, how could he let the truth go?"
Although the battle was all over the north, Dong Zhuo still had a strong force at his side, namely the most elite Flying Bear Army under his command, which may not necessarily be afraid of the white horse Yi Cong and the coalition forces of the princes.
However, even though he didn't want to admit it, he was really afraid. He was not afraid of the princes, he was only afraid of Wang Yu!
"Prime Minister, don't worry. Although Wang Pengju is strong, he may not have any flaws." Li Ru sneered: "My son-in-law has a two-pronged strategy. Although he cannot be captured, he can be retreated temporarily..."
"Oh? Wen You already has a plan, why don't you come up with it quickly?"
"First of all, mobilize the state troops and horses to advance eastward to block the sharp edge of the coalition forces..." Seeing the hesitation on Dong Zhuo's face, Li Ru advised: "Prime Minister, it's better not to be suspicious when employing people at this time. The Prime Minister will go there that day.
It happened so suddenly, and Marquis Wen didn't know about it beforehand, so how could he collude with outsiders?"
"Yeah." Dong Zhuo nodded noncommittally, avoided the question, and said, "Go on."
Li Ru secretly sighed in his heart. If it had been two months ago, he would have had a knot in his heart. But at this critical moment, alas, it was a hidden danger. However, with his father-in-law's temper, if he tried to persuade him, it would easily make him angry.
, we can only let it go first.
"On the other side, send envoys to negotiate peace..."
"Impossible!" Dong Zhuo waved his hands repeatedly, "If bribery works, how can there be any coalition forces? Except for Yuan and Cao, those people are all promoted by their true nature!"
"At this moment, at that moment, I am afraid that there is not much peace within the coalition forces. In addition, there are many discords in the DPRK. Haha," Li Ru smiled slightly and put it next to Dong Zhuo's still alive ear, "
When Taiwei Huang and others arrive, all you have to do is..."
Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with strange light. After hearing this, he laughed even more and his worries disappeared: "Wen You, you are indeed the ovary of your true nature. Do your best and in the future..."
The voice gradually became lower, but the atmosphere became more and more lively.
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