In the fifth year of Hanzhongping, this year was a year like a flutter in the wind for the Han court. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOriginally, the main force had been annihilated by Liu Yi, Huangfu Song and other generals, and half of the Yellow Turban Army rose again, and there was a great tendency to set fire to the plains: in February, the Yellow Turban Army Guo Taisuo raised troops from the Baibo Valley of the West River and attacked Taiyuan County and Hedong County; In April, the Runan Yellow Turban Army started an incident from Gepi and captured the county seat; In October, the Yellow Turban Army swarmed up in Qingzhou and Xuzhou and plundered the counties; The Yellow Turban Army of Runan County even defeated the subordinate lieutenant Bao Hong, who was ordered to rebel, and for a while, shook the entire Han Kingdom.

Not only did the remnants of the Yellow Turban continue to smoke in the wolf, but in June, Ma Xiang and others rose up in Yizhou, gathering tens of thousands of people; And the local Banyu barbarians in Ba County echoed with the Yellow Turban Army, and they were once again troubled; Jizhou Assassin Shi Wang Fen conspired with Nanyang Xu You, Peiguo Zhou Jing and others to abolish the Son of Heaven, although the matter failed, but the situation of the Han Dynasty, which was originally stabilized by Liu Yi's achievements such as pacifying the Yellow Turban, attacking and killing Helian, took a rapid turn for the worse in less than a year.

In November, Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui and others took the Didao Kingdom as the main commander and gathered a crowd to besiege Chencang. Emperor Han quickly removed Huangfu Song as the general of Zuo, and supervised the former general Dong Zhuo to enter the kingdom.

Although Huang Fu Song nominally controlled Dong Zhuo, the former general Dong Zhuo was in power at this time, and the Liangzhou army only obeyed his orders alone, turning a blind eye to the dispatch of the left general Huang Fu Song, which made Huang Fu Song jealous. The two men each led 20,000 troops and stationed them on the border south and east of Chencang respectively, and neither side immediately sent troops to support the defenders of Chencang.

At this time, Dong Zhuo was dressed in military uniform, Hu was sitting in the Chinese military tent, his face was very ugly: just now, the soldier who gave the order brought a letter from Huang Fu Song, and Dong Zhuo had written a letter to Huang Fu Song urging him to enter the army:

When the wise do not lag behind, the brave do not leave behind. If you save it quickly, the city will be destroyed, and if you don't save it, the city will be destroyed.

However, the reply he received from Huangfu Song was:

Otherwise. It is better to win a hundred battles than to surrender without a fight. It is to be invincible first, and to wait for the enemy to be victorious. You can't win against me, but you can win over you. He is not enough to defend, but I have more than enough to attack. Those who have more move above the nine heavens, and those who are less fall under the nine earths. Although Chencang is small, the city is fortified, and it is not the fall of the nine places. Although the kingdom is strong, what is attacked by me cannot be saved, and it is not the Nine Heavens. The husband is not nine days, and the attacker suffers; Trapped in the nine places, the defenders will not pull out. The country has now fallen into the land of suffering, and Chen Cang is an unstoppable city, I don't bother the army, but take the merit of complete victory, how will I save it!

"Hmph, this old fox!"

Dong Zhuo angrily crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it to the ground, the words in the letter were quite reproachful, how could Dong Zhuo not understand it? Hmph, how can the truth of the soldiers who surrender without a fight be known to him Huangfu Song alone? Although Dong Zhuo is not as good as the veteran Huangfu Song in terms of qualifications, he is a hero, and he has been in Liangzhou for many years, what is the strength of Ma Teng and these people, he asked himself about this, Huangfu Song will definitely not be able to catch up with him.

Why is Huangfu Song reluctant to fight? Could it be that you can't trust him? Dong Zhuo has a lot of worries in his heart, over the years, his power in Liangzhou has been stable, but he is afraid that he has established a lot of enemies in Beijing. Although the battle between the great general He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants is in full swing at present, the Son of Heaven is just a blind man who is being played by these people. He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants naturally would not be wary of him, however, they would never allow him to rise rapidly in Liangzhou and become an emerging force, and they would never want to see a third party snatch their due interests again.

Why did you quickly use Huangfu Song as the commander to supervise him? In the current Dong Zhuo's view, this is originally a rather interesting thing, from the perspective of common sense, Huangfu Song is highly respected, victorious in a hundred battles, and is indeed a fierce general who is enough to shock the world. However, he Dong Zhuo is not a vegetarian either, why do he leave the Yellow Turban forces in Runan County, which are close to the eyes of the Son of Heaven, unattended, but he has to send a good general like Huangfu Song to Longxi to deal with Han Sui, Ma Teng, and the kingdom?

Although Han, Ma and others have been in trouble over the years, they have also been constantly losing battles, and in terms of the size of their power, they are far less dangerous than the yellow turban thieves in various parts of the Central Plains. To compare it, the thief on Chen Cang's side is like a fly, although the fly is buzzing, it can't hurt anyone; However, the rebellions in Runan, Xuzhou, Yizhou and other places are like poisonous snakes, which may hurt people's roots. Then, if Huangfu Song is sent to Liangzhou, I am afraid that there is something else...... Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes slightly: The imperial court, do you want to take away his military power?

Sitting at the bottom of the Chinese military tent, Dong Zhuo's fierce generals Guo Duo, Li Dao, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others saw that the coach was in a bad mood, and they all sat down in a regular manner, not daring to say more to provoke the anger of the commander, they have been with Dong Zhuo for many years, and they are both respectful and afraid of Dong Zhuo. What is respected is Dong Zhuo's talent as a general, as well as the grace of their support, and the reason for his fear is because Dong Zhuo is short-tempered, insulting his subordinates at every turn, and even sometimes punching and kicking them.

Only Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu, because of his young and clever and knowledgeable face, he naturally felt a dull atmosphere in the tent at this time, rolled his eyes, gently picked up the group of letters, spread them flat and looked at them, and immediately took them to the generals to circulate.

After reading the letter, Niu Fu bowed respectfully to Dong Zhuo, and then said excitedly: "Congratulations to my father-in-law!" ”

Dong Zhuo's thoughts were cumbersome, and when he was depressed, he suddenly heard Niu Fu say hello to him, and he suddenly wondered in his heart: "Fu'er, why are you happy?" Now that the war is continuous, and General Zuo Huangfu refuses to enter the army, it is the time when our department is in a dilemma, I don't know where the joy comes from? ”

Niu Fu picked up the letter sent by Huangfu Song with one hand, and raised it proudly: "I heard that General Huangfu has always been known for his good warfare, and looking at his letters today, it turns out that he is just a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Thinking about the kingdom, Han Sui, and Ma Teng, there are only tens of thousands of rabble, what is there to fear? Isn't it just to cover up his fear of defeat? Today, there are 20,000 elite soldiers in Xiliang, and 20,000 armor soldiers mobilized by the imperial court. You know, too late is a change! If the smoke rises today, if you don't solve the thieves in Longxi as soon as possible, I am afraid that tomorrow, some handsome man will come out to rebel. This Huangfu general is really a cowardly and cowardly person! Uncle Yue, I think that with your talent, when you meet such a boss, it must be that Uncle Yue can take full credit and let Huangfu Song be a turtle with a shrunken head for a lifetime. ”

Niu Fu's words obviously did not touch the thoughts of the imperial court, so he naturally seemed shallow and vulgar, but he was not a superficial person. Dong Zhuo was worried about something, he also guessed six or seven times out of ten, but at the moment he just wanted to make Yuezhang smile, besides, what he could think of, Yuezhang had already thought of it, at this time, being smart would only be counterproductive, and it would provoke his short-tempered father-in-law to be angry. And his simple but relieving tone can completely make Yuezhang relax at a critical juncture.

Dong Zhuo originally wanted to scold Niu Fu for his immature words, but seeing Niu Fu waving Huangfu Song's letter contemptuously in his hand, this witty behavior made him quite happy in his heart, he has passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven this year, and when people reach this point, they have always liked to listen to people's flattery, so at least they will be obedient. As for how critical the situation is, if he can't think of a solution, then it's better not to mention it in his ear again.

From this point of view, this son-in-law is indeed a talent who is very good at reading people's faces, Dong Zhuo laughed: "You kid, you love to say these words to make Lao Tzu happy!" ”

Niu Fu scratched his head, and smiled honestly, his action made Dong Zhuo laugh again. The atmosphere in the entire Chinese army tent suddenly became cheerful, and the rest of the generals also laughed with them, which was much better than the dull just now. From this point of view, this Ushisuke is also a capable person who is good at creating atmosphere and boosting morale.

"Report!"

The soldiers who gave the order rushed into the Chinese military tent in a panic, and his expression was extremely flustered, causing everyone to immediately put away their smiles, and one by one they tensed their facial nerves: Such an urgent report, could it be that the war has changed?

"What's the matter?"

Dong Zhuo was also vigilant, he was engrossed, and his body that was already a little fat leaned forward slightly.

"There are a few people outside the barracks who are covered in black cloth and ask to see the general!"

When the people heard this, they immediately felt disappointed: they thought that something big had happened, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen. Asking to see? Probably an acquaintance of the general.

Dong Zhuo also relaxed, and his face was dissatisfied: "What person? Have you ever reported your name? The tone is also a little higher, and it is very meaningful.

The herald soldier was afraid of being punished by the former general, so he hurriedly replied: "I didn't report my name, but he said that he had Sima Li's letter in his hand, and he came to visit the general!" ”

"Sima Li!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes showed a look of surprise: Sima Li, that was the benefactor who saved his life when he was desperate and on the line of life and death; is also a close friend who gallops the grassland with him, hunts and cooks wine; Moreover, this person is secretive, very courageous, and as young as an immortal. Now, someone would come to visit him with Sima Li's letter to him, could it be that Sima Li found an extremely special talent for him?

"Hurry up, please!"

Dong Zhuo had already stood up at this time, which showed how excited he was. To be honest, he is now in a dilemma, and if a master can come and give him a few words, he will definitely benefit a lot. The soldiers in the tent looked at each other: I had heard the boss say that Sima had left this person, could it be that this time he really came to the hermit master?

"This ......"

The soldier who gave the order had a look on his face," said the masked man, and the general read the letter before deciding whether he wanted to see him. ”

"Letter? Hurry up and get it! ”

Dong Zhuo shouted rudely, and the soldier hurriedly handed over the letter tremblingly. Dong Zhuo took the letter with one hand, and the main thing in the letter was that his friend was quite talented and learned, but because of the fire, his face was ruined and he ran into walls everywhere. Dong Zhuo appoints talents, and never looks at their appearance and background, which is unparalleled in the world. This friend planned to come to visit Dong Zhuo, if Dong Zhuo could afford it, he would use it, if he couldn't see it, he could refuse it. It's just that this person has low self-esteem because of his ugly face, and he refuses to show his face in front of anyone, hoping that Dong Zhuo can understand Yunyun.

After reading the letter, Dong Zhuo was excited: This is really a charcoal in the snow! What if he was worried that there was no one to advise him, and what if he had an ugly face and refused to see people? What he needs is not a face, some soldiers in his military tent will also cover their faces and refuse to see people because of their injuries, he completely understands!

"Hurry, hurry up and invite that gentleman!"

The soldier hurriedly answered and hurried out of the tent.

Dong Zhuo smiled at the generals with a smug smile: "Everyone, whether we can sit on wealth in the future depends on this gentleman!" In fact, Dong Zhuo didn't completely put his mind at ease, after all, although he was grateful, trusting, and appreciative of Sima Li...... However, he was certainly not sure of the talents of the people who had not yet seen what they had learned on the basis of a single letter. However, judging from his trust relationship with Sima Li, he also believed that Sima Li would definitely not introduce him to some worldly people.

The generals in the tent naturally knew what this meant, but Li Dao and the others pouted, still very disapproving. They have followed the general for many years, fought bloody battles, and now they are just a person who has not yet met, and the general is happy to be like this, of course he is not angry from the bottom of his heart.

Soon, a strange man with a short stature, covered in a black cloth, and unable to see his appearance and figure at all, followed the soldiers who led the way into the Chinese military tent.

Originally, there were many people who planned to ignore this so-called "master" completely, but after this man entered the camp, almost all of them had to look at him: such an outfit was too eye-catching.

Even Dong Zhuo was already mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so weird, no wonder the soldiers would deliver a letter for him - he was frightened by this strange dress!

Dong Zhuo is Dong Zhuo after all, how could he be the one who went to such a factor as the accident, not to mention that he was employing people, at the moment he put away his surprised look, but got up with a sincere face, and greeted him with a smile: "Mr. is finally here!" Sir, please take a seat, and look forward to it! "He is in such a high position as a former general and claims to be below, which can be regarded as giving Sima Li and this overfaced strange man enough face.

"I don't know what to call Mr.? Where are the people? ”

Dong Zhuo asked eagerly.

"In Xia Xuansu Xu Rong."

The overlay replied lightly.