Let us say that in the early summer of the twenty-fourth year of Zhenyuan, a piece of good news spread throughout the court, which also relieved the officials who were a little confused or worried about the current situation.
That is, the prince's concubine Yang Yuhuan is pregnant.
In other words, the Prince of the Supervisory State will finally have a child, and the Daqian Empire will soon welcome a grandson.
Of course, if it is not the emperor's grandson, but... but it doesn't matter. At the very least, it proves that there is no big health problem with the prison prince's health, and he will definitely be able to have the emperor's grandson in the future.
In short, this is great news, and it finally makes the dark clouds over the capital disappear.
At this time, Xiao Zheng, who was in Jiangdong, was making preparations for a water war, and at the same time he formally reported to the capital and proposed a "recruitment" strategy.
There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing. The two of them have decided to tolerate each other for the sake of the country. They must first deal with the outside world and make peace at home before talking about anything else.
Well, there are some rules now, which should be followed, and which should be done to the best of appearance.
The so-called "named King of Yan" is actually a separatist rule and a wide range of civil and military forces.
After getting hints from Xiao Yi, the capital no longer targeted Xiao Zheng, and both sides began to make superficial efforts.
In other words, Xiao Zheng is willing to endure for the sake of the country, is willing to put down civil strife, and help Da Qian stabilize the world. What will happen in the future depends on man-made things. Now that the Crown Prince has given instructions, how can they disobey them? Who dares to disobey the edict of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is becoming more and more prestigious now?
The memorial was sent to the Ministry of War, and Guo Ziyi naturally reported it to the Prince Supervisor. Although he came from behind, he was famous and capable, so he quickly became familiar with the current situation and responsibilities. He was responsible for the Imperial Guards in the capital, which is now The logistics work of the Prince Supervisor's troops was done in every aspect, leaving Yue Hongling, Han Shizhong, An Zijun, Di Qing, Xin Qiji and others speechless.
After all, Guo Ziyi used to be a veteran on the battlefield and had the experience of guarding one side. He didn't understand the affairs of the army and the logistics, so naturally it was not a problem.
At the same time, Xiao Zheng is actually making these preparations. The capital will definitely cooperate with him in the next prince's edict to 'recruit people'. With this edict, his 'recruiting' can be justified.
And sure enough, after the prince's edict was issued, all the large and small forces in Jizhou and Jiangdong became more peaceful and accepted Xiao Zheng's governance.
However, Yuan Shao from Jizhou and Dong Zhuo from Jiankang still persisted, or in other words, they did not want to accept the "recruitment" even if they died.
This is understandable.
The so-called recruitment is simply to recruit the military commanders and counselors around them. For the two of them, the mastermind of this rebellion is naturally the only one who will die.
In this case, why should we still bow our heads and accept the recruitment?
However, let's not mention how Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yi are brothers and brothers, and they cooperate well. Let's just talk about another little thing... In Jiankang City, there is a county magistrate named Wang Yun. This person belongs to the Wang family of the Jiangdong family. The head of the family, who lived in Jiangdong in his early years, was also a famous person in Jiangdong. Later, he almost became an official. Who knows, Dong Zhuo, who was originally in Xiliang, suddenly became the governor of Jiangdong, and he became the governor of Jiankang City. Originally, Dong Zhuo became the governor of Jiankang City. He was going to be an official in the court, but he became a local official, and he had the vague responsibility of monitoring Dong Zhuo.
It is true that Xiao Di was not seriously ill at that time. It was a headache for Dong Zhuo, a warrior who could not lose his strength and became increasingly arrogant, and finally had to transfer him to Jiangdong.
First of all, Jiangdong has actually had some deviations from the capital. It is a land of plenty, and it is precisely because of its excessive prosperity that it has produced many aristocratic families. Most of the Jinshi above the court are from the south.
In this way, Xiao Di naturally had the idea to transfer Dong Zhuo over. With Dong Zhuo's character, he must not get along with the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
It's true that they can't get along, one is an old man, the other is full of benevolence, justice and morality, no one can stand the other.
But now, Dong Zhuo was trapped in Jiankang. Taking advantage of the high walls of Jiankang, he drank and had fun all day long, and seemed to have given up resistance.
However, he did not give up resistance completely. Relying on his Xiliang cavalry and Lu Bu's courage, he pulled the people in the city to be buried with him.
Wang Yun and others are naturally unwilling!
Finally, after their discussion, a honey trap came up.
Besides, Wang Yun’s family has raised many Jiangnan singers. They have been collecting, cultivating, teaching, training, studying, etc. since they were young. They are more beautiful than other ladies.
These singers were originally meant to win over the nobles in the court, which is why the land of Jiangdong can surpass the capital.
It is a prosperous place, and coupled with the partiality of the officials in the court, these people from aristocratic families can live more freely than the emperor.
Under Wang Yun's selection, the candidate was finally determined, and this person's name was Diao Chan.
This name is naturally not her real name. As for her real name, she may have forgotten it herself, or she may have always remembered it.
Because sometimes this aristocratic family does things based on their own preferences, with no bottom line at all.
Diao Chan is indeed a rare beauty.
Under the shining hosta, a beautiful woman with national beauty and heavenly fragrance, as gorgeous and bright as a hibiscus, suddenly appeared, reflected in Dong Zhuo's eyes. Under the curved black eyebrows, she had bright eyes and white teeth, a beautiful nose and greasy goose fat, and cherry blossoms. The sandalwood mouth is painted with rose red rouge, the beautiful neck is white and slender, and the jade bead necklace sparkles...
Dong Zhuo, who is over sixty years old, has also tasted the taste of stuffing wild horses, and has also seen Xiliang women. When he arrived in Jiangdong, he actually had a lot of fun. Ever since he had this Jiangnan singer in his bed, it was really Shengge is played every night, and the Jiangnan singer is compared to the nine-day fairy.
But this time, Dong Zhuo realized that the real Jiangnan immortal should be like this. His eyes had not moved since Diao Chan appeared.
"Prefect? Prefect...?"
Dong Zhuo came to his senses and realized that he seemed to have lost his temper.
But.
He was not shy and praised Wang Yun generously.
When Diao Chan was in his arms, he almost couldn't control himself, and his movements were as gentle as if he were peeling an egg, for fear that if he went too hard, he would make the beauty in his arms unhappy.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who drank a lot of wine while being served by Diao Chan that night, slept in Wang Yun's home in a daze.
What he didn't know was that shortly after he fell asleep, Lu Bu came.
"General, general..."
Diao Chan smelled of alcohol, looked miserable and aggrieved, with tears in her eyes. She threw herself into Lu Bu's arms and sobbed: "General, I am nothing more than a duckweed. If the Duke Cheng hadn't given me a bite to eat, I’m afraid I’ve already become a withered skeleton on the roadside.”
"What happened tonight, the Duke Cheng had no choice but to do. The prefect drank too much and insisted on going to the backyard to use the toilet. I had been hiding early, but Dong Zhuo forcefully opened the door and saw me. , just...just..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Lu Bu looked at Dong Zhuo, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and his words seemed to be forcibly suppressing the anger in his chest. "That's unreasonable!"
However, Diao Chan quickly stopped Lu Bu and said with sobs: "General, don't cause any trouble because of me. I am not worthy of the general."
In fact, Lu Bu is really a little afraid now.
Don't look at it, Dong Zhuo is already asleep.
But if he really kills Dong Zhuo, how will he face the Xiliang cavalry? They are loyal to Dong Zhuo.
Lu Bu almost gritted his teeth and comforted Diao Chan.
Diao Chan cried and pretended to be asleep.
Lu Bu had no choice but to hold Diao Chan who cried and fell asleep. It was neither a choice nor a decision to leave...
Finally, he gritted his teeth and left Wang Yun's house.
Wang Yun sneered in his heart, this Lu Bu did have the courage of an overlord, but unfortunately, he was brave and foolhardy. He used to be a libertine and a knight-errant in Jiangdong. Later, because of his bravery, he gained the respect of Dong Zhuo, and he was also very arrogant. .
This beauty trap of his is killing three birds with one stone.
Not only did he solve the great disaster of Dong Zhuo for Jiangdong, but he also solved Lu Bu, the knight-errant of Jiangdong.
Finally, Xiao Zheng was allowed to get Jiangdong.
Wang Yun naturally had some considerations. After all, he was already over fifty. In his early years, he originally wanted to become an official, but because of Xiao Di's arrangement, he was entrusted by Dong Zhuo to stay in Jiangdong until now.
And what is the future of Jiangdong?
What is the future of the Wang family?
This is an issue that must be considered.
The next day, Dong Zhuo woke up and saw the beauty in his arms. He was very happy. He drank too much last night and forgot about the taste. When he woke up this morning and saw that the beauty was still there, he was naturally excited, and there was another one.
By the time we left Wang Yun's house, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Too good to die.
Dong Zhuo was completely unaware of Wang Yun's beauty trap.
In front of Lu Bu, he swaggered back to his prefecture with Diao Chan in his arms.
From then on, it was natural that she was hiding in a golden house.
Those Jiangnan singers in the past no longer looked at it. If you are interested, just appreciate it.
And Diao Chan has become the apple of his eye.
Lu Bu originally thought that Dong Zhuo just drank too much and broke into Diao Chan's room, thus occupying her.
Who would have thought that this occupation would not last overnight, but forever.
Every day, seeing Dong Zhuo hugging Diao Chan and making love to each other, he felt sick, distressed, and couldn't help but feel murderous.
And every time, when he had time to meet Diao Chan in private, he would see Diao Chan inconsolable, and when he talked about how the old thief Dong Zhuo treated her, he would feel his heart breaking.
Xiao Zheng also received a letter from Wang Yun, knew his plan, and began to cooperate.
It's very simple, that is to completely cut off the food supply of Jiankang City.
No more food.
There must be trouble in the city.
The Xiliang cavalry began to grab food. The people at the bottom had no food and could only starve.
However, no matter how you grab it.
There isn’t enough food!
In addition, Xiao Zheng asked people to sing Xiliang songs and tunes outside the city.
Hearing the voice of their hometown in Xiliang, all the soldiers who were born in Xiliang burst into tears.
After all, they are also human beings, and their hearts are made of flesh.
The reason why they followed Dong Zhuo was because Dong Zhuo had a great reputation in the past and was surrounded by generals, which could benefit them.
Now, Dong Zhuo has ignored them.
Naturally, they had different ideas.
On the fifteenth day after no food.
Lu Bu finally made a decision under the instigation of some people.
Assassinate Dong Zhuo.
this day.
The sun is shining and the sky is clear.
Summer here in the south of the Yangtze River comes earlier than in the north.
Dong Zhuo didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning. Then he dressed, washed and ate under Diao Chan's service.
As a result, subordinates came to report that there was trouble in the arsenal in the city, and Jiangdong's guards robbed the arsenal.
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he naturally knew that something was not good, and the problem he had been worried about still appeared.
The local soldiers have begun to cause chaos.
"Where is my adopted son Lu Bu now?" Dong Zhuo immediately wanted to arrange for Lu Bu to take back the arsenal.
The subordinate reported immediately and was on standby outside.
Dong Zhuo thought for a while and decided to personally give the order. Only in this way could those people be restrained.
He thought he could hold it together.
Who knew... After going out, I saw that there were several people missing, but Lu Bu and others were wearing armor and waiting in full formation. I immediately knew that something was wrong.
Just as he was about to speak, Lu Bu didn't give him the chance.
"Thief Dong, take your life!"
However, he said that the killing of Dong this time was not too thrilling and there were no twists and turns.
The Xiliang cavalry in Dong Zhuo's hands were also dissatisfied, or they had lost their fighting spirit over the years in Jiangdong.
After all, the former Governor Dong, who was good at conquering and fighting, was now a potbellied man. When he saw Lu Bu striding forward with Fang Tian Hua Ji, he wanted to turn around and escape, but because of his fat body, he was unsteady and fell directly to the ground.
"puff!"
A bit of cold light arrived first, and a big human head flew up.
Thief Dong, who had caused harm to Jiangdong for several years, died at the hands of his adopted son.
Lu Bu took Dong Zhuo's head, opened the city gate, and welcomed Xiao Zheng's royal master into the city.
Xiao Zheng immediately said: "You should be the first to save Jiankang City without any blood this time!"
Lu Bu raised his head and glanced at the other party. He saw Xiao Zheng, who was taller and had an extraordinary bearing. He had an army of one hundred thousand behind him. He quickly bowed and said: "Bu has been wandering around for half his life. He only regrets that he has never met the Lord. Now I heard that His Highness King Yan put down the rebellion." , he is a rare hero in the world. If you don’t give up, I will be the vanguard for His Highness, and I will work for Your Highness from now on!"
"It's natural, please get up quickly." Xiao Zheng nodded, very happy.
"If I win you today, I will be the champion of the Han Dynasty!"
In his opinion, Lu Bu was so brave that he was no less brave than Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and Meng Tian around him, even more so than others.
With such people, the chances of winning in the final showdown will be greater.
Jiankang City was captured.
Yuan Shao from Jizhou was naturally more anxious, and it was at this critical point that he finally fell ill because he was worried and couldn't sleep day and night.
It's also ridiculous to say it.
His soldiers and horses had just left the territory of Jizhou when they were forced back by King Yan's people.
Then they lost two vanguard generals one after another, and then they were forced back by Bai Qi. In the end, only the lonely city of Jizhou was left.
The four generations and three princes, the Jizhou clan, and the royal power all became a laughing stock in an instant.
He is not even as good as Li Yuan.
Li Yuan at least sent his troops south and shocked the capital.
And what about him?
It's just that this civil strife caused a little splash.
"Xiansi, Xianfu, Xianyi, my father underestimated the heroes of the world!" On the bed, Yuan Shao looked pale and thin. He looked at his three sons beside the bed and sighed.
The only ones he can't worry about now are these three sons.
"Father...child, the child will always stay with his father, even if he dies...he will die together!" Yuan Shang cried.
Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi just looked at Yuan Shao without saying anything.
