The time has entered March of the fifth year of Zhongping. It seems that because the war in Hedong County has not been completely ended, the shock effect that the Han Empire brought to the people of the world by wiping out the Yellow Turban Army and pacifying the chaos in Liangzhou disappeared a little quickly, and the world again There is an unstable trend.
Generally speaking, rebellions and uprisings occurred one after another in various places. Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and even Yizhou began to have rebellions and uprisings one after another, which made the Luoyang court very anxious.
Liu Hong was very angry and rebuked the ministers for their incompetence and inability to do things seriously, which caused the world to fall into such a turbulent situation.
They can't help the king at all, and can't govern the world at all. The education they received only allowed them to eat with chopsticks and sprinkle spices on the iron plate for barbecue. Other than that, they are useless!
In order to express his anger, Liu Hong removed Cui Lie from his position as Sikong, and drove Cui Lie, who had bought the precious position of Three Lords with five million yuan, back to his hometown and no longer employed him. This was considered a cruel punishment to himself. He let out a bad breath.
Then he personally presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, hoping that God would calm down and stop inflicting sins on this poor country.
is that useful?
No.
Rebellions continued to arise one after another in various places, and the government tried its best to suppress them and barely maintained the situation. However, the rule of the Eastern Han Empire became increasingly unstable, which seemed to be a trend.
Under the influence of this trend, Dong Zhuo finally led his army to the Luoyang area, and under the arrangement of Yuan Wei, he met with Liu Hong. He was personally appointed by Liu Hong as the governor of Bingzhou, with the task of suppressing thieves.
After receiving the order, Dong Zhuo was summoned privately by Yuan Wei and told him some things.
"Under the current situation, you are a very important help to the Yuan family. After you go to the battlefield, you must be careful and make contributions. You must also mention more about the origin and the road so that they can make more contributions. Do you understand?"
Dong Zhuo nodded.
"This is what Zhuo should do. Zhuo knows his responsibility."
"kindness."
Yuan Wei nodded slowly and said: "The emperor became angry about the Bingzhou bandits and the Southern Huns. He killed Huangfu Song and deposed Zhang Wen. He Miao and Zhou Shen were also reprimanded for not being able to win, and General He Jin was also reprimanded. Everyone has been scolded, even Lu Zhi has been scolded, and now the only one I can count on is you."
Dong Zhuo pursed his lips.
"The emperor is so angry. If results cannot be achieved in the short term, Zhuo... won't be the same..."
"You have to have confidence in yourself!"
Yuan Wei glared at Dong Zhuo, making Dong Zhuo feel guilty.
"Zhuo is not afraid, he is just worried that the emperor is too eager to see the results, but there is still time for manpower. If the expected results cannot be achieved, then..."
"I understand everything you said. The Emperor is not stupid. He won't ask you to win a big victory in a month or two, but you can't lose."
Yuan Wei said seriously: "Huangfu Song was defeated and lost his life. Zhang Wen was unable to win and lost his position. He Miao and Zhou Shen reluctantly confronted the thieves and were reprimanded. You should know what the emperor means now. In short, You can not win, but you can’t lose!”
Dong Zhuo thought about it for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded.
"Thank you Ming Gong for the tip. Then Zhuo will know what to do."
"Um."
Yuan Wei nodded and encouraged Dong Zhuo a few words. Then he suddenly remembered something and looked at Dong Zhuo with a half-smile.
"Zhong Ying, not long ago I heard that your nephew Dong Huang was appointed as the prefect of Wudu County by Liu Xuande. Do you know about this?"
Dong Zhuo's body suddenly stiffened, but then relaxed, his expression unchanged.
"It's true."
"How come your nephew is related to Liu Xuande?"
"During the previous crusade against the Taiping Dao thieves, Zhuo and Liu Xuande fought together. During this period, Dong Huang was arranged by Lu Gong to fight under Liu Xuande and made many meritorious deeds."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "After the war, Liu Xuande admired Dong Huang, and Dong Huang was also willing to follow Liu Xuande. I thought about it, and the beauty of adulthood satisfied his thoughts. Who knows that he has really developed well now, and he is still a When you become the prefect, haha, you can be regarded as a proud ancestor."
"Yeah?"
Yuan Wei squinted at Dong Zhuo and said with a smile: "Zhongying, I don't care what your nephew does, and I can't control it, but you have to remember that without me, you wouldn't be here today.
Without me, you would not have been able to lead the troops to the battlefield and meet Liu Xuande. Without me, your nephew would not have been able to follow Liu Bei, nor would he be the governor he is today. Do you think this is true? "
Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and nodded.
"You're right, it is."
"In that case, I won't say anything more. You can take care of yourself."
Yuan Wei said slowly: "When you go to the battlefield, you must be careful and don't let me down. Remember?"
"remember."
Dong Zhuo bowed to the ground and thanked him, then slowly exited Yuan Mansion with his head lowered.
After leaving Yuan Mansion, Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Yuan Wei, an old guy, felt that he could be killed with just one punch, as long as he sat there, the aura in his body would make Dong Zhuo dare not swing his fist.
Obviously Dong Zhuo was very brave, but Yuan Wei had no strength to restrain the chicken. They faced each other face to face, and Yuan Wei was the one who delivered the food.
But in front of Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo always felt that he could not display this courage at all.
Dong Zhuo only felt that Yuan Wei's figure was infinitely tall, and he was just a speck of dust.
This inexplicable feeling made Dong Zhuo feel very unhappy.
After all, he is a person who dominates in front of his subordinates, and is also a person who is held high by his subordinates. His subordinates will treat him with respect, making him feel the pleasure of being a master.
But in front of Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo felt that he had been knocked back to his original form. He was still the little man who tried his best to survive. Without courage and courage, he would have turned into a handful of loess.
But what can he do?
As Yuan Wei's former official, Dong Zhuo could only obey his orders and instructions, otherwise he would be abandoned and lose everything just like he was despised by the Liangzhou Gang before.
No one will help him, others will only follow Yuan Wei, follow the Yuan family of the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes, and become supporters of the Yuan family.
But it should be said that Dong Zhuo now felt that his previous move of sending Dong Huang to Liu Bei was a stroke of genius.
Even if he is abandoned by Yuan Wei in the future and loses his career path, as long as he has Dong Huang's relationship, the Dong family in Longxi County will at least not come to a dead end.
And Liu Bei is really interesting. Dong Huang has only been with him for a long time, and now he is becoming a prefect?
Dong Zhuo himself only became a prefect when he was almost forty years old, and that was the treatment he got by working as a dog for the powerful. Dong Huang fell in love with the right person. He didn't seem to be a dog very much. He was in his early twenties. He became a prefect and his future was bright and great.
To be honest, deep down in his heart, Dong Zhuo was even a little jealous of Dong Huang.
At the same time, he kept thinking, if he could have been born twenty years later and met Liu Bei earlier, would he have been able to live a glorious life as a prefect in his twenties?
If he could have met Liu Bei instead of the series of scum who constantly refreshed the bottom line of being a human being, would his situation be different and better than it is now?
well……
Unfortunately, there are no what-ifs in life, and time cannot be turned back, and Dong Zhuo has no other choice.
Living in Liangzhou and coming from a humble background, being able to reach this stage is beyond the dreams of many people. What else can you complain about?
Dong Zhuo left Luoyang City with inexplicable melancholy, returned to his army, reorganized his troops, and headed north to Wenxi County, preparing to take over the task that Zhou Shen's fellow could not handle.
(End of chapter)
