Chapter 220: Fate or Conspiracy?
Last time, it was said that Dong Zhuo was ambushed by Zhang Jiao for a while, which caused him to doubt his life.
Dong Zhuo's cavalry regiment is all one person and two horses, so although there are more horses than people who have been plotted, the knights can still run out, otherwise Dong Zhuo will lose even more.
Dong Zhuo longs for power, but he also knows that he must stay alive in order to enjoy life. This kind of confused battle in which the other party completely grasps the movement is not to be fought at all, and it will only give you your life in vain. I was lucky to escape this time, but what about next time? So Dong Zhuo retreated, and he withdrew from the Jizhou territory with the team, which made him feel a little more relieved.
Originally, Dong Zhuo wanted to return to Anyi County, which was protected by the city wall, that is, where he set off. But I was afraid that it would be difficult to explain to the imperial court, so I could only stay next to the county seat closest to the border of Jizhou. Although it is the same county seat, the county seat where Dong Zhuo is staying now has no city walls, so he can only rely on the naked eye to keep an eye on it to avoid being attacked by the yellow turban thieves again. As long as the shadow of the Yellow Turban Thief is discovered in advance, it is very simple for Dong Zhuo's cavalry regiment to run.
Dong Zhuo arranged military affairs and began to write letters.
The first is a cantata, which is a statement to the imperial court about how he was ambushed. Dong Zhuo didn't really want to write such a concerto, and before he sat in the marshal's tent, he folded for a while, how faceless, and he didn't know what the court would think of him. But if you don't write this recital, you won't be able to lead the troops yourself, let alone lead the troops. In order to save his head, Dong Zhuo could only explain honestly, but he tried his best to exaggerate how unpredictable and unpredictable the Yellow Turban Thief was in the recital, which led to his Dong Zhuo's failure.
One is to let people take them back to Anyi County to move rescue troops, and transfer 5,000 people from the infantry regiment of Hedong County, because the cavalry is not good at defending in situ, and the matter of defending the camp has to be handed over to the right infantry.
There is another content in the letter, which is to inform his son-in-law Li Ru to bring gifts and go to Beijing to dredge up relations.
The letter to the family was sent first, and the recital to Beijing was sent after two days.
Soon, the Han monarchs and ministers quarreled again at the court meeting because of the Yellow Turban Thief.
Some people say that Dong Zhuo is afraid of the enemy and finds excuses to shirk responsibility. Some people defended Dong Zhuo, saying that Dong Zhuo had never been timid against the Huns' iron cavalry, and he had repeatedly performed miraculous feats, so he would not be afraid of war.
Some people suggested that the imperial court recruit Zhang Jiao, saying that Zhang Jiao could predict the prophet and be difficult to defeat, and that continuing to crusade against the Yellow Turbans would only lose the army and consume the army. Some people also came out to object, saying that the Yellow Turban Thief was exposed first, and then he started the incident in a hurry, and the divination was untenable, or Dong Zhuo's excuse for fearing the enemy.
The ministers have their own opinions, and they are inconsistent.
Some of them received gifts from Dong Zhuo and helped him say good things.
But some people also wanted to take the opportunity to pull Dong Zhuo off the horse in order to hit the prestige of Emperor Liu Hong: Aren't you Liu Hong very good? Just recognized Dong Zhuo's relatives and entrusted Dong Zhuo with a heavy responsibility, Dong Zhuo's ass was not hot yet, he was pushed to the end, who will dare to take refuge in Liu Hong in the future?
These people felt that although the general did not object to the emperor's appointment of Dong Zhuo as the commander a few days ago, the general should also be happy to see the result of Dong Zhuo being pulled off the horse. They also maliciously guessed that Dong Zhuo's ambush this time could be due to the general's communication with the Yellow Turban Thief and a bureau for the emperor, so the general so unusually did not nominate his subordinates to sit in the position of the marshal.
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The thoughts of the ministers who were dark in their hearts were the same as those of the emperor who sat at the top.
Liu Hong would not believe that Zhang Jiao could predict the prophet. If there is anyone in this world who can predict the prophet, it is to know the will of heaven. And Liu Hong himself is the Son of Heaven, the son of God, logically speaking, God should favor his son, if there is providence, he should think of him Liu Hong. But now not only is there any way to get in the way, but also the betrayal of the Ten Standing Servants not long ago, plus the rebellion of the Zhang family brothers later. Is this also providential? Liu Hong feels that this is also the will of God, then he is definitely a child picked up by God, and he is definitely not biological.
So even Liu Hong felt that this was a conspiracy by He Jin against him, otherwise a few days ago, he was so obviously showing favor to Dong Zhuo, He Jin didn't say a word, and directly approved his appointment to Dong Zhuo.
He Jin found that Liu Hong was staring at him with a cold gaze, as if he was about to eat himself, as if he He Jin was the culprit who caused Dong Zhuo to be ambushed. He Jin couldn't figure out how Liu Hong's brain grew, but he didn't bother to figure it out. In He Jin's heart, Liu Hong is a complete idiot, if it weren't for Liu Hong's good life, Emperor Huan would have no son to inherit the throne, which made Liu Hong pick up a big bargain. But this emperor Liu Hong, apart from being able to play, what else will he do? Nothing!
The only thing Liu Hong can do is to defeat the generals Dou Wu and the Empress Dowager Dou who helped him to the top position, but this matter was not done by Liu Hong at all, it was done by the previous Shichang servants. It seems that the general naturally has a grudge against the Ten Standing Attendants, so although the Ten Standing Servants have now taken refuge in He Jin, He Jin is not completely at ease with the Ten Standing Attendants. If it weren't for the collapse of the Dou clan at that time, whether Liu Hong's position would be stable or not would be a problem. If Liu Hong dares to disobey the Dou family's wishes, the emperor can be replaced at any time. Huo Quai's younger brother Huo Guang did that before.
However, He Jin also had to admit that without Liu Hong, there would be no He Jin today. It's just that He Jin doesn't want Huo Guang's final ending to be the tomorrow of his He family. Although Huo Guang was named a loyal minister, the Huo family was wiped out by Emperor Xuan of Han, who had no right to inherit the throne after Huo Guang's death.
It's just that that's in the future, and He Jin knows that he must get through the current crisis before he has the opportunity to imagine the future.
But the ministers above either believe in ghosts and gods, or believe in conspiracy theories, and want to kill Dong Zhuo, but no one stands up and says that Dong Zhuo's failure is a ghost made by a traitor.
Didn't anyone think of it? Could it be that people who have been mixing in the changing court for so many years are stupid? How is that possible! They are too fine, for fear of offending people, and Liao Min demonstrated how to offend people a few days ago. If it weren't for the fact that the general personally protected Liao Min at that time, it is estimated that Liao Min would no longer be in the court.
But who knows the inside story of the general's protection of Liao Min? Or maybe Liao Min has some intimate relationship with the general. The ministers asked themselves if there was no unusual relationship with the general, so it was better not to be the first bird, who knows if the general would be willing to cover himself.
(End of chapter)