Dong Zhao met with the Son of Heaven who was surrounded by groups, and also met with the ministers of the court who were also under house arrest. Because Chen Cheng didn't come in, Yang Biao and the others couldn't wait to ask, "Has General Zhang Yang's soldiers and horses already arrived?" ”

Zhang Yang was named the Taishou of Hanoi by He Jin, and he had many household registrations under his rule, and he once restrained a large number of troops of Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao, but now he has become the last hope for Yang Biao, Zhang Xi and others. Dong Zhao said quietly: "Zhang Taishou's soldiers and horses are fifteen miles to the east. ”

Yang Biao was tall, he stepped forward and said quite majestically: "I am the Taiwei Yang Biao, the Taishou of Hanoi should come over immediately, and the Son of Heaven will return to Luoyang!" ”

Dong Zhao shook his head and said, "Yuan Shu's soldiers are strong, and Zhang Taishou only brought 20,000 soldiers and horses, so he can't beat Yuan Shu." ”

Yang Biao raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Those who are ministers should sweep away the remnants of thieves for the Son of Heaven, how can they be afraid to move forward because the enemy is powerful?" ”

Dong Zhao said in his heart: "I'm afraid that Yuan Shu has already secretly contacted you." ”

The fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, protégés and former officials are all over the world, and the Yang family is also the leader of scholars, and they tend to be consistent on the political spectrum. Dong Zhao was resigned, and said: "I will definitely bring these words to Zhang Taishou." ”

Yang Biao's face was a little pale, and he said to Dong Zhao with a straight face: "Let Zhang Yang do it well, if you can save the Son of Heaven from fire and water, then the position of the three princes is unknown." ”

Dong Zhao laughed in his heart, and his face became more and more respectful. He was born in filial piety, and he could already be a low-level official in the county, but if he wanted to continue to climb up, there would be an invisible ceiling lying there. The reason why he left Yuan Shao was because he had already understood that no matter how much credit he made, he would not be reused in Yuan Shao's place.

In the same way, his loyalty will not be dedicated to Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang may have become a good general in the peaceful years, but now it is a troubled time, Zhang Yang sits in a rich place like Hanoi, he can't stabilize the place inside, and he can't defeat a strong enemy outside, and he will suffer a catastrophe after a long time!

After coming out of the Son of Heaven, Dong Zhao told Chen Cheng about Yang Biao and others, and said: "In my opinion, the ministers of the DPRK and China have many complaints about Ming Gong, so it is better to drive to Chang'an by the Son of Heaven as soon as possible!" ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "I also know that they are dissatisfied with me, but now they have no soldiers and no generals in their hands, what kind of waves can they make?" ”

He asked Dong Zhaodao: "Do you say that Zhang Yang will bring troops to fight me?" ”

Dong Zhao said: "Although Zhang Yang has many soldiers, the soldiers are not as strong as the Xiliang army, and he is not assertive, as long as he gives an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven, he will naturally lead the troops back to Hanoi." ”

"In that case, let's write him a decree."

Chen Cheng summoned the staff officers in the army, asked them to find a few people around the Son of Heaven, canonized Zhang Yang as a liege, and ordered him to lead troops to guard Hanoi. After seizing Michi, all kinds of seals that were originally in the hands of He Jin fell into the hands of Chen Cheng, and the "Heshi Bi" from the Warring States Period was also among them.

The edict was quickly written, and Chen Cheng took out the "Seal of the Son of Heaven" and stamped it on it. Dong Zhao took the edict and looked at it, and said: "In this way, Zhang Taishou will come back happily!" ”

He returned to Zhang Yang with the holy decree, said how embarrassed the court was, how majestic the Xiliang army was, and finally took out the edict and said: "Now that the general is dead, the Marquis of Julu is doing things, and he knows that the general has merit in guarding Hanoi, because the Son of Heaven has made the general a liehou, and he has 1,500 households. ”

Zhang Yang pondered for a while and said: "I am the old department of the general, and now the general is killed by the Julu Marquis, if I don't avenge the old master, I will definitely be ashamed of the world!" ”

Dong Zhao said: "Otherwise, if you fall into decline today, the heroes rise together, and those who are ministers should focus on the overall situation." If the general goes to attack Juluhou, let's not say whether he can win or not. Even if you can win, what good will it do to the court? Now that the court is short of food and clothing, doesn't the general want to enter the court and take on the heavy responsibility of helping the world? Moreover, the general was originally the old unit of Ding Yuan, the former general of the expedition to the west, and he served under the command of the general, but he was only ordered by General Ding. ”

Zhang Yang said: "I know that my talent is not enough to convince the public, but can Juluhou calm the world?" ”

Dong Zhao said with a smile: "The general's talent, compared to the general of the emperor? ”

Zhang Yang said: "It's better to be far away." ”

Huangfu Song is a world-famous general, and he is not as good as his publicity.

Dong Zhao said: "With the ability of Huangfu Song, when you encounter the Julu Marquis, it is inevitable that you will lose your troops, not to mention others?" Now Juluhou wants to enter the customs with the Son of Heaven, this is the ambition to calm the world! Why didn't the general take advantage of the fact that the Julu Marquis was still in Guanzhong to make friends with him? In this way, if you encounter a foreign enemy, you will be able to get support in the future! ”

Hanoi has a large number of household registrations, and in this era when population is wealth, it is natural that many people will covet it. In the past few years, Zhang Yang has fought with Yuan Shao, Zhang Yan and others, and a large number of soldiers and horses have been stationed on the border all year round. Zhang Yang was deeply impressed by Dong Zhao's words, so he said: "Since this is the case, then I will go to meet the Son of Heaven, and then return to Hanoi with my troops." ”

Zhang Yang's background is not high, unlike Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu is ambitious, and he is not as ambitious as Cao Cao, he is a more traditional martial artist, so he was quickly persuaded by Dong Zhao. Subsequently, he took hundreds of personal soldiers to visit Chen Cheng, the pastor of Liangzhou, first, and then went to meet the emperor.

After seeing the equipment and military appearance of the Xiliang Army with his own eyes, Zhang Yang was surprised at first, and then he was a little happy in his heart. Of course, fighting a war is not just about the quality of the equipment, but the quality of the equipment determines the outcome of the battle to a great extent. Moreover, the Xiliang cavalry has always been strong, and the imperial court has repeatedly conquered but returned in vain. Now that the Xiliang Army has obtained such a good armor weapon, it is even more difficult to deal with.

When meeting the Son of Heaven, Chen Cheng accompanied Zhang Yang and isolated those ministers elsewhere. After Zhang Yang saw the Son of Heaven, he immediately got up and left, leaving only Liu Yan's helpless eyes.

He Jin has sucked a lot of blood from Guanzhong in the past few years, and Hanoi is also tossed and turned. Several times He Jin wanted to withdraw all the soldiers and horses in Hanoi to the south of the Yellow River, if it weren't for Zhang Yang's arguments, he was afraid that Hanoi would have fallen into the hands of Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin army. Now that the Son of Heaven is only sixteen years old, and it is not yet time for him to be in power, Zhang Yang naturally has to stand on the side of those who have real power.

Looking at the chaotic situation in the world, if you want to calm down, I'm afraid it will take a long, long time.

Zhang Yang came and went, leaving Yang Biao, Shisun Duan and others on the side. When the ministers heard about it, they all scolded it, but they were helpless. Chen Cheng waited for another day, and after Tanma reported that Zhang Yang's department had indeed returned from camping north, he took the Son of Heaven to the direction of Chang'an.

What Chen Cheng wants is just the Son of Heaven. The other ministers were dispensable to him. Seeing that the Son of Heaven was surrounded by the Xiliang army and went to Chang'an, the ministers first continued to scold, but when they saw that it had no effect, they split into two factions. One faction, headed by Yang Biao, the captain of the imperial court, believed that the foundation of the imperial court was still in Luoyang, and even if the Son of Heaven traveled west, the ministers should still rush back to Luoyang to talk about it.

The other faction was led by Shisun Duan and others, who cursed Chen Cheng for acting recklessly, and at the same time could only follow helplessly. Among the people who followed the Son of Heaven to drive west, there were people from famous families like Wang Cang, but more of them were courtiers like Cai Yong who were not too high-born.

Chen Cheng had heard of Cai Yong's name, and heard that he was traveling west with the Son of Heaven, so he specially summoned him for questioning. During the conversation, Chen Cheng was very happy when he found that the other party was quick and brilliant, and said: "Yang Biao and others are certainly very famous, but how can they compare to Cai Yilang?" ”

So he ordered the soldiers to find a pack horse and give it to Cai Yong for transportation.

After Zhang Yang led his troops away, Dong Zhao stayed behind with more than a dozen disciples, and he had been appointed as the chief of the imperial court, so he parted ways with Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Yang is a little reluctant, he can't stop others from making progress. The people under him are very happy, Dong Zhao is an outsider, and he quickly gained Zhang Yang's trust by relying on his talent, but for the local heroes in Hanoi, Dong Zhao is very hateful.

Now that Dong Zhao has been transferred to the imperial court, they are all very happy, and they don't know how many people are celebrating. Not only did he leave a nasty ghost, but he also vacated an official position, which is a great thing for the heroes and scholars of Hanoi County!

After Dong Zhao and Chen Cheng summoned Cai Yong, he stepped forward and said: "Although the Ming Duke moved the Son of Heaven to Chang'an, the Central Plains must not be garrisoned. ”

Chen Cheng said: "I have also thought about this matter, but if there are too many soldiers, the supplies will not be able to keep up." If there are fewer soldiers, it will be of little use. Gongren brought it up, but did he have any good ideas? ”

Dong Zhao was riding the pack horse of the Xiliang Army, but he didn't have any discomfort, he said with a smile: "Huangfu Song is also driving with the Son of Heaven now, why not order him to stay in Hongnong and subdue Luoyang?" If you talk about knowing soldiers, Yuan Shu is not as far away as Huang Fuyi. Even if Luoyang can't be recaptured, Hongnong can be kept safe. ”

Chen Cheng also saw Huangfu Song, a famous general who was powerful in the world, by the side of the Son of Heaven before, but at that time he was reprimanded by Yang Biao, Zhang Xi and other ministers, so he didn't talk to Huangfu Song. Originally, he wanted to wait until he returned to Chang'an and appoint him as the principal of the Army Middle School. Now listening to Dong Zhao say this, Chen Cheng feels that it is not impossible.

He pondered for a while and asked: "Hongnong has also been broken, most of the people have been displaced, although Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, but there are no soldiers and money and food, what can Huangfu Song do?" It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice! ”

Dong Zhao first praised the apt description of "it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", and then replied: "Although Hongnong is broken, there are still many money, grain and slaves among the family, if Huangfu Song is appointed to guard Hongnong........."

Without waiting for Dong Zhao to finish speaking, Chen Cheng understood what he meant. is that Huangfu Song's reputation is very high, if you stay in Hongnong, those wealthy families in Hongnong County, such as the Yang family of the fifth and third princes, will sell some of Huangfu Song's affection, and will take out some money and grain

to support.

So Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Then do as you say." ”

After taking control of the imperial court, he suddenly had more talents at his disposal. Dong Zhao, Cai Yong, Wang Cang, Liu Zhen, etc., are either quick in thinking, or outstanding in writing, or far-reaching, which can largely make up for the embarrassing situation of too few ministers under Chen Cheng.