When three thousand cavalry arrived at Xinzheng, Zhu Kui met another acquaintance.
This person is none other than Chen Gong, the former magistrate of Zhongmu County who worked under Zhu Jun.
After the death of Emperor Ling, He Jin massacred Qian Shuo, and later appealed to Wen and his foreign ministers to lead troops into Luoyang. Chen Gong saw that the disputes in Luoyang were becoming increasingly fierce, and saw the sunset of the Han Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, and the chaos of the late Qin Dynasty, so he abandoned his official position. Seek the Lord.
If Luoyang is in chaos, the world will be in chaos!
Chen Gong was originally a man of great foresight and was not a foolish and loyal person to the Han Dynasty. Later history records: Cao Cao offered his sword to assassinate Dong Zhuo but failed and fled to Zhongmou where he was captured by a sergeant. Chen Gong recognized Cao Cao and conspired with him to accomplish great things.
The big thing here is to support Cao Cao in ruling the world.
By the way, when Zhu Kui heard Chen Gong's arrival, he went to the gate of Dakai County government office to greet him. When he saw Chen Gong, he burst into laughter: "Gongtai, I haven't seen you for several years, but your style remains the same. Please come quickly!"
After Zhang Jiao's death, Chen Gong was appointed as the magistrate of Zhongmu County, and the two of them had no further contact.
After he became the prefect of Jiangxia, he was busy with government affairs and never took the initiative to learn about the current situation of Chen Palace. It was so old that he almost forgot about it.
Therefore, Zhu Kui couldn't help being surprised when he suddenly saw Chen Gong in Xinzheng today. He never expected that a first-rate counselor like Chen Gong would come all the way to find him.
There was no big banquet. In the lobby of the government office, Zhu Kuiping retreated and followed the army. Zhou Tai, Guan Hai, Zhou Cang and the Xinzheng County Magistrate came.
"Why did Gongtai come to complain about the foreign ministers from the world leading troops to the capital?"
At this moment, Chen Gong had no other purpose in coming. He must have had other ideas before he came to see him.
When Zhu Kui left Jiangxia, Jiang Wan and Zhang Hong were not brought with him. They were both talented in government affairs. With their help, they could ensure the smooth flow of Jiangxia's political orders. However, Wang Cheng and Gan Ning stayed behind to ensure that the powerful families would not have any objections. , no war or chaos.
"Those who are disrupting the world will have nowhere to go! The palace has come to seek the Lord Ming."
Chen Gong's words were as bold and direct as in history. These words were the same as those of Cao Cao. This was also the reason why he initially wanted to accept Cao Cao as his master. Unfortunately, he turned to Lu Bu because Cao Cao was unsympathetic and unlucky.
Zhu Kui raised his eyes slightly, obviously he didn't expect the other party to be so direct, but it was fine, so he didn't spare any twists and turns: "I am grateful to you for being loved by the public. My army of King Qin who cut off the eunuchs is still short of military, sir. Taiwan, are you willing to give in?"
"I dare not say goodbye to my wishes!"
Some things can be said directly to Chen Gong, but not to Jiang Wan and Zhang Hong. As loyal men, the former values fame more than the latter. He is loyal to the world, not the Liu family, and shows off his talents.
The minister trusts the king, and the king also trusts the minister. Zhu Kui did not hide it from him, and told Shi Chang Shixu that he thought he was a snake.
"Oh, those who achieve great things should not stick to trivial matters. When I came, the palace had already inquired. My lord was the second army to reach King Qin. Ding Yuan of Bingzhou was the first to arrive and had already passed Mengjin Port. Dong Zhuo of Xiliang had just passed Shaanxi County. Dong Manzi was the main force of the general who killed the eunuchs, and the lord, Ding Yuan and other foreign generals were just for checks and balances."
"My lord wants to seek the position of former general. It's time. However, while leading the army to advance to Hangu Pass slowly, and at the same time sending people to urge Zhang Rang, there is no way to intercept Dong Zhuo with just the name of a general."
Chen Gong was not disgusted with Zhu Kui's repeated behavior. When dealing with villains like Shi Changshi, he naturally used villain methods.
"In this case, let the government be responsible for this matter. What do you think?" Zhu Kui assigned the matter back to him. He believed that Chen Gong was capable of handling everything.
"The palace is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses!"
Chen Gong accepted it happily, and Zhu Kui was so happy that he took out a token from his arms and handed it over: "This token can be used to serve as an official at Wang's shop in Luoyang City. It will definitely be of great help."
After gently wiping the bronze medal, Chen Gong put it in his sleeve, then said goodbye and left.
After Chen Gong left, another three days passed before Zhu Kui's three thousand cavalry left Xinzheng County and marched slowly to Hangu Pass. They could only travel fifty miles a day and spent the rest of their time training soldiers...
In Luoyang City, Chen Gong came to Wang's shop and showed the bronze medal.
A clerk had obviously seen the core management token and reported it to everyone. After a while, Wang Qian, who was in charge of Luoyang affairs, met with Chen Gong.
After hearing Wang Qian's report, Chen Gong realized that Zhu Kui had been planning everything for a long time. There were thousands of beggars in the city, and he had secretly bribed the servants of many ministers, especially Zhang Rang, and He Jin was the most powerful, with four of them.
Know yourself and know your enemy and you will win every battle. It seems that it is no accident that our protagonist can win consecutive battles.
Chen Gongping calmed down his admiration and asked Wang Qian to lead him to see Zhang Rang.
Wang Qian's representative, Zhu Kui, had met Zhang Rang three or four times. Naturally, he was familiar with the road. The servants in Zhang Rang's house had already received instructions from their superiors and informed them in advance.
It happened that Zhang Rang was not on duty in the palace but at his residence, so we met him soon.
"Chen Gong has met Zhang Changshi, and the Marquis of Jinling sent me to inform Changshi that he is ready to leave for Hangu Pass. As soon as the former general's title is granted, he will attack Dong Zhuo's three thousand vanguard army."
"I wonder how the preparations are for Chang Shi?" Chen Gong was sitting in danger and asked directly.
"This has encountered some obstacles." Zhang Rang smiled brightly.
"What's the matter, Chang Shi wants to break his promise? So Gong, please leave first and report this matter to the Lord." Chen Gongfang straightened his face, stood up dissatisfied, and prepared to leave.
Zhang Rang quickly grabbed him, stopped him, and said with a smile: "Sir, don't be angry, just listen to me."
The two of them sat upright again, and Zhang Rang said: "I, Cao, have already made a plan. I have suggested that Your Majesty give the Marquis of Jinling an official title, but the butcher will interfere with it, so it will take some time."
Chen Gong sneered in his heart, delaying again and again, making empty promises and hoping to take advantage of it. How could it be so cheap?
After a brief thought in his mind, he came up with a plan and said coldly: "So, what else can I do to make it happen?"
"This is natural." Zhang Rang assured.
"I have a plan that can help Chang Shi kill He Jin."
Seeing Chen Gong's sudden words, Zhang Rang smiled in his heart and acted like he was listening: "Sir, please speak freely. If the plan is feasible, I will be very grateful."
"I think Sir Chang Shi has been in charge of the General Manager for many years and has already been surrounded by cronies. Please don't tell me that Queen Mother He doesn't have any secret stakes for you around her."
Zhang Rang smiled and nodded. If the Queen Mother He had not been there, she would have died dozens of times.
"Let the hidden stake arranged next to the Queen Mother He enter the Yongle Palace under the guise of the Queen Mother Xuan He. At that time, there will be an ambush outside the Yongle Palace. I'm sure he will be a butcher and blood will be spilled on the spot." Chen Gong explained his plan and its key points in an understatement.
He did not take action outside the palace gate. Because of Qianshuo's incident, He Jin brought full guards through the nine gates every time he entered the palace. It was difficult to kill him with one blow. But when he arrived outside Yongle Palace, the guards were not allowed to accompany him. This was a great disrespect to the Queen Mother.
He had already reprimanded her several times, and He Jin didn't believe that his sister would harm him, so he just let her go.
After listening to the key points of Chen Gong's sentence, Zhang Rang suddenly understood, yes, why didn't our family think about how to deploy more troops to ambush at the outer palace gate every time they ambush, without attracting the thieves to go deep?
But the matter still needs to be discussed with Zhao Zhong and the others.
"Come here, take ten taels of gold and thank Mr. Chen Gong."
Regarding Zhang Rang's gift of thanks, Chen Gong was disrespectful and accepted it directly: "Okay, Chang Shi Zhang, I will take my leave. I hope to hear the good news as soon as possible. My lord and Chang Shi will cooperate seamlessly."
After Chen Gong said goodbye, he returned to Wang's Trading Company. He did not leave the city, but left Luoyang to continue to investigate the direction of the situation.
On the other side, after Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten regular attendants discussed it, they decided to take a dangerous move. Duan Gui said: "The palace maid who is responsible for combing the hair of Queen Mother He has an affair with the guards. She has something to do with it, so she can let him
No matter how far you go, there will be no mistakes."
"Ding Yuan of Bingzhou had an affair with me a long time ago. He was willing to serve our Cao Cao. Afterwards, he sought the position of pastor of Bingzhou. His vanguard of 3,000 soldiers and horses has arrived at Mengjin Lane, and 10,000 more cavalry will follow. That's it.
If you and Zhu Kui restrain each other, you will be safe."
"As for the future, we will try to deal with the two of them."
The person who spoke was Xia Yun. Naturally, Shi Changshi would not put all his eggs in one basket. Those who could form an alliance would naturally make crazy promises in private.
Naturally, Ding Yuan was not a good person. He had been planning to merge with the prefecture for a long time. In the official history, it was not accidental that he was in tit-for-tat with Dong Zhuo. It was because Dong Zhuo wanted to seize the two prefectures of Yongzhu by force, thinking that he would be the foundation for the pre-Qin hegemony and then conquer the world.
All of this was the road to hegemony planned by Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru for him.