Chapter 4 Section 51 Suffering

On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, two hundred and sixty miles away from Chang'an, another Afang Palace stood tall, which was Dong Zhuo's private manor, Yiwu. In order to build Yiwu, Dong Zhuo requisitioned 250,000 farmers last winter, and after Yiwu was completed, only more than 60,000 of the 250,000 farmers who built it were left, and the flesh and blood of 190,000 people were mixed in the earthen walls of Yiwu, and every brick and tile of Yiwu was oozing with blood and tears.

It is said that the height and thickness of the outer wall of Yiwu are the same as that of the Chang'an city wall, "seven zhang (15 meters) high and thick"; According to records, there are still "20,000 or 30,000 catties of gold, 80,000 or 90,000 catties of silver" hidden in the dock, and other kinds of "strange toys accumulate like hills and mountains", and the hidden grain alone can deal with it for 30 years. The scale of its wealth can also be glimpsed from the following facts: After Dong Zhuo's soldiers were defeated and died, in order to confiscate Yiwu's family wealth, Situ Wang Yun actually sent an army of 50,000 people.

However, such a strong castle, it collapsed in one day, after the fall of Dong Zhuo, the angry people demolished this majestic castle in only one day. Without the support of the people, no matter how tall the wall is, can it stop the anger of the people?

The wall of people's hearts, not the wall, the city wall made of brick and soil will always collapse, only the people support and unite into a wall, this is the strongest Great Wall of a dynasty. It's a pity that Dong Zhuo doesn't know this.

"Are you afraid of me?" When he returned to Chang'an after defeat, Dong Zhuo asked Huangfu Song in the "welcome" team. He very much hoped that this important minister of the court, who was above him in the military rank back then, would now bend his knees and beg him for mercy. The reason why he asked this question may be leaking the fact that Dong Zhuo was afraid of this genius general.

Huangfu Song's reply was: "I am not the only one who is afraid of you, if you are unreasonable, the whole world will be afraid of you." ”

Huangfu Song's answer made Dong Zhuo, who believed in the principle of living by grass, feel excited, the grass in Luoyang was eaten, and now it has become a desert, Dong Zhuo found another piece of fertile grassland, and he began to plunder in Chang'an.

At a banquet, the three-surnamed domestic slave and the mighty general Lu Bu beside Dong Zhuo suddenly dragged out a person from among the guests, and his light appearance would not be more difficult than dragging a chicken out of the chicken shed. In a short time, the poor creature who had been drinking with everyone just now had his head placed in a bowl and brought it to everyone. "This guy has bad intentions, it has nothing to do with you, come and come, everyone just drinks." Dong Zhuo's expression remained unchanged and greeted enthusiastically.

Under Dong Zhuo's banquet method, all the officials couldn't eat, and many people suffered from stomach problems. Only Cai Yong, the Cai Yong who was promoted by Dong Zhuo three times a day, and the daughter Cai Wenji was robbed of the famous literary scholar and the great writer Cai Yong.

Far away in Qingzhou, Liu Bei heard Zhao Yu, who had returned from the Chang'an tribute, report on the situation, and was surprised inexplicably: "Cai Yong is so heartless? Could it be that the great writer is also so heartless? ”

It is said that Guo, a famous "patriotic" poet who was called "Beijing's first shameless" by Taiwanese writer Li Ao, hid in Japan during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after Japan's invasion of China, hugged Japanese MM, and trembled until Japan was defeated, before returning to the motherland and continuing to "love the country". Could it be that the great writers of our nation are all so virtuous? Also, the great writer Lu at that time......

Hey, don't talk about it.

"You, have you asked Cai Bojiao (Cai Yong)? What was the situation when Cai Zhaoji (Cai Wenji) was robbed that day? Liu Bei asked unwillingly.

"Uncle said that at that time, people shouted that the horses were neighing, but they only felt that the soldiers were in danger, and he didn't have time to observe them carefully."

Liu Bei sneered: "Did he just care about trembling at that time?" ”

When Dong Zhuo died, the whole country rejoiced, and all the people celebrated, only this Cai Yong expressed his grief, how did he cultivate his courage at that time? Couldn't the plundering of his daughter provoke his anger?

Zhao Yu was silent. At the same time, Tian Chou, who was present, was also silent.

Cai Yong enjoys a high reputation in the Confucian academic community. During the reign of Emperor Ling, Cai Yong suggested the establishment of a standard script in Taixue, and from then on, the Chinese character system was formally formed. It can be said that after Qin Shi Huang unified the Chinese script, it was not until Cai Yong that the complete structure of the Chinese character system was officially completed. The 46 steles of the Book of Stone written by him are the earliest standard Chinese characters, and those characters have been used to this day (traditional characters). This huge reputation made Zhao Yu and Tian Chou dare not accuse.

"Why should the lord be harsh on Bo Jiaogong, in troubled times, what can he do as a literati? Besides, in this troubled era, how can it be two or three women who suffer, when I was in Chang'an, I saw the wife of the late Duliao general Huangfu Gui, who was also whipped to death by Dong Zhuo. Zhao Yu recounted with difficulty.

The late Duliao general Huangfu Gui died 17 years ago, he was 70 years old when he died, and you can imagine how old Huangfu Gui's wife was.

It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty that the wife of Huangfu Gui is quite talented, cursive, good at poetry, and born naturally beautiful. Dong Zhuo used a hundred chariots, twenty horses, and countless slaves and maids to hire Huangfu Gui's wife. Huangfu's wife categorically refused, and Dong Zhuo repeatedly urged, inducing heavy profits and coercion. Huangfu's wife knew that it was inevitable, so she simply destroyed it and was easy to obey, so she went to Dong Zhuo's door to kneel down and plead. Dong Zhuorang grabbed his wife's bun left and right, tied it to the yoke of the car, and whipped him to death. Abandoned in the wilderness after death.

"Under Dong Zhuo's rule, is it inevitable that even old women are inevitable?" Liu Bei was inexplicably sad and indignant.

Zhao Yu burst into tears, choked up and said: "Lord, my emperor is tormented by it, even more than the people, and I hope that the lord will make up his mind as soon as possible and go west to Chang'an to get rid of the cheap thieves." ”

Liu Bei smiled coldly and replied, "Look at the wolves around me, I am marching west, can they let me go?" The princes of troubled times, which one thought of the suffering of the people? Which thought of my emperor being disgraced? Who thought of the shattering of the family and the country - a group of dogs who only know how to grab bones, no, dogs also know how to protect their families, this group of beasts, even dogs are inferior. ”

In that year, the Central Plains was in turmoil, and the princes from all walks of life attacked endlessly. Of the thirteen states in the world, only Qingzhou led by Liu Bei (plus Youzhou Liaoxi County, Liaodong County, Changli County, Lelang County; Taishan County, Yanzhou; Xuzhou Langxie County), as well as Zhang Yang's Shangdang County, Liu Biao's all of Jingzhou, Tao Qian's Xuzhou (lack of Langxie County, plus Yuzhou Liangguo County, Peiguo County). The rest of the princes, for various reasons, evaded the tribute and privately intercepted the court taxes.

"How's the military going?" Liu Bei asked Tian Chou.

"Han Fu and Gongsun Chan fought again in Xiaquyang, Gongsun Chan rushed into battle with Baima Yicong, Han Fu's army collapsed, and General Gongsun occupied Xiaquyang and invaded the territory of Julu." Tian Chou replied.

"Bergui is marching so fast?"

"Yes, it seems that in less than a month, General Gongsun will occupy the entire Jizhou."

No, the end of the strong crossbow can't wear Lu Min, Gongsun Chan takes the lead with the white horse in every battle, although the white horse is strong, but the continuous battle has no rest, and the casualties must be very heavy. Gongsun Zhan's strong military strength will inevitably make Yuan Shao speed up the pace of contribution, so Qingzhou must also speed up his pace.

"Is the Third Army fully mobilized?" Liu Bei asked.

"It has been mobilized, the lord asks to appoint the corps commander as soon as possible and let the legion team be in place."

"Has Yuan Zhi (Xu Shu) arrived in Taishan County?"

"Yuan Zhi is traveling day and night, estimated time, should arrive."

"What about Zizheng (frustrated)? How is the work of mobilizing the people of Qiguo County and Jinan County to do it? ”

"Reserve soldiers from both places have been mobilized and two corps have been formed, which are stationed in the local area and take care of farming. The six major tribes have also organized a legion of troops, and yesterday they reported that they had landed at Longkou Port. ”

"Well, mobilize in Donglai, form half a legion, call Zhang Zhao to guard Donglai, order Yun Chang (Guan Yu) to raise troops into Qi State, and lead the first army to garrison Guangrao; ordered Yide (Zhang Fei) to lead the Second Army into Jinan; Order the Fourth Regiment to raise the alert level and pay attention to the dynamics of Le'an. I personally went to Mount Tai to negotiate with Bao Xin and mobilize the soldiers of Mount Tai to level the city. Liu Bei pondered for a moment and continued to order:

"Prepare the seal of the commander of the Third Legion, and you and I will go to meet the commander of the Third Legion in person."

Tian Chou tilted his head, thought about it for a while, and said, "Could it be that the lord likes that Jingzhou Changsha City Gate Captain Huang Hansheng (Huang Zhong)?" My lord, is it really because of his good name that you are going to hand over the Third Legion to him? ”

"Yes, Huang Han was promoted to the commander of the Third Army, and Lu Zijing (Lu Su) can join the army," Liu Bei replied.

"No, the Third Army has been trained by Le Wenqian (Le Jin) for many years, and has been stationed on the Pingyin front, and has also controlled a baggage division of the Poplar Tribe, in terms of establishment, it is larger than the First and Second Army Corps, and its combat effectiveness is not inferior to these two Corps. The lord entrusted these legions to him just because a person's name and surname were good, and he didn't regard the military situation as a child's play, and he didn't dare to obey it in such a disorderly manner. ”

Troubled, why now, Qingzhou officials take it as a professional habit to contradict the lord?

"Zitai, what do you mean?"

"Lu Zijing, the governor of Hengjiang, served for one year, trained the navy to defend the Yellow River defense line, and joined the army as the Third Army, I have no opinion. Gao Minglei (Gao Shun) has led the thunder cavalry to Pingyin, and I suggest: The Third Army is temporarily controlled by Gao Minglei, and after this battle, it will be promoted according to the rewards and punishments of military merits. ”

"Huang Hansheng already has the title of captain of Changsha City Gate, and I am afraid that I will not be able to keep him." Liu Bei said.

"Zhao Zilong went to Izumo, and the left cavalry general of the Guards Legion beside the lord was absent, so he could be appointed as the left cavalry general first, and then rewarded and punished according to his military merits."

The Five Tiger Generals, it shouldn't be a problem to be a legion commander, why is there such strong opposition?

Family background, Huang Zhong's background is too low. Tian Chou, the son of the family, is inevitably prejudiced.

Thinking of the real Liu Bei, the five tigers around him, except for Ma Chao, who returned to Shun after making a fortune, has a slightly higher net worth, and Zhang Feihao has a strong background and a slightly better background, the rest of the people are all from humble backgrounds. And Liu Bei dared to be a meritocracy in this era, no wonder he was able to defeat and fight repeatedly, and finally rose to become a hegemon.

"Just according to Zitai's opinion", Liu Bei replied reluctantly.

On the seventh day of February in 397 of the Han calendar (the second year of Chuping, 191 AD), Gu Yu. Liu Bei led the Guards Corps to Pingyin.

Previously, Pingyin City had gathered the Thunder Cavalry led by Gao Shun, the Wolf Cavalry led by Tai Shici, the Third Legion led by Lu Su, the Aries Tribal Heavy Division led by Rui Dong, and the Violent Bear Legion (Heavy Axe Division and Light Cavalry Division) composed of tribal soldiers led by Guan Hai. After the arrival of the Guards Legion, the Guards Infantry (Heavy Swift Cavalry) led by Dian Wei, the Left Guards Cavalry led by Huang Zhong, and the Right Guards Cavalry led by Ye Tian were added here.

All of a sudden, Pingyin City gathered fiercely, and the battle clouds were dense.

It is rare that such an army is neat, Liu Bei only used 30,000 troops to attack the Tiger Pass, and now, Pingyin City has gathered 40,000 troops, in the rear, the Taishan Army is traveling day and night, in the northeast direction, Zhang Fei's second army entered Luoyin, putting on a large-scale river-crossing combat posture, threatening Yuan Tan of the Plains Army.