Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo took Cao Cao's military document sent to the front of the case, and laughed angrily.

"I abolished the Son of Heaven, such as Yuan Taifu and other ministers of the imperial court did not dare to say a word, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could only flee from Beijing like lost dogs, I don't want Cao Cao and Xu Chu to dare to be such birds!"

He threw Wen Wen on the ground, looked at the middle-aged scribe standing in front of him, and said with a smile: "Wen He, do you think someone will respond to Cao and Xu?" ”

The middle-aged scribe is Dong Zhuo's fellow scholar, and the Wuwei celebrity Jia Xu is gone.

Jia Xu replied lightly: "Don't worry, Ming Gong, there won't be." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"After Cao Cao was castrated, although he had some thin names, he was ultimately insufficient, and it was difficult to call on the world's corporals; Xu Chu is even more martial ...... Born in a reckless manner, the two of them did what they did, just to seek fame. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed twice, Cao Cao and Xu Chu were the first to come out of his expectations, but as Jia Xu said, they couldn't make any big waves. What he is most worried about is the two brothers Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Yuan Shu in Nanyang.

When Yuan Shao fled from Beijing, Dong Zhuo ordered a pursuit, but as Jia Xu told him before: The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, protégés and former officials are all over the world, and the order to pursue is blocked by Yuan's henchmen, and even Henan Yin can't get out, let alone arrest Yuan Shao. Then there were Jia Xu's two discordant plans.

One is to let Han Fu serve as the pastor of Jizhou, and the other is to let Yuan Shu serve as the rear general.

Both strategies are mainly aimed at Yuan Shao. The first one is to make Han Fu, a protégé of the Yuan family, suspicious of Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao, which is very good from the current effect, greatly delaying the speed of Yuan Shao's contact with the world's heroes; The second is to take advantage of the inherent contradictions between the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. In Jia Xu's words: Yuan Shao's mother is cheap, but his reputation has always been far higher than that of Yuan Shu, like Cao Cao, He Hao, Zhang Miao and others, including Bao Xin and Xu Chu, are willing to associate with Yuan Shao, but never go to Yuan Shu's house, which makes Yuan Shu, who is not open-minded, jealous and resentful for a long time. As long as Dong Zhuo gives Yuan Shu a noble position and Yuan Shao a relatively ordinary position, Yuan Shu will definitely be even more dissatisfied with Yuan Shao, and the rift between the two brothers will become bigger and bigger. In this way, it is equivalent to separating the two people who are most threatening to rebel in the future, and with Dong Zhuo's strength of sitting on the risk of eight levels and 100,000 tigers, it is inevitable to win.

Dong Zhuo adopted Jia Xu's strategy, but deep down, he still hoped that the two brothers could stop.

Judging from the current information fed back from the Central Plains, this possibility is almost zero. Long before Cao Cao and Xu Chu jointly issued a call for 'raising troops to fight Dong', Dong Zhuo heard that Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao and others were recruiting troops everywhere, and these people were recruiting troops in various places for no reason at the same time, and Dong Zhuo knew exactly what he wanted to do.

Dong Zhuo's pain lies in the fact that he knows what these people are going to do, but he has no choice. His orders can't even come out of Henan Yin, and he can't even catch a person, let alone prevent the county ministers from recruiting troops on their own territory.

Jia Xu cautiously glanced at Dong Zhuo's expression, and asked, "What is Ming Gong worried about?" ”

Dong Zhuo said: "With Cao and Xu starting with the two shafts, I am worried that Er Yuan will not be willing to be left behind...... Moreover, on the Sanfu side, the matter of Huangfu Song and Gai Xun has not yet been decided......"

Jia Xu's heart moved, it is true that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and their henchmen are numerous, but what makes it most difficult for Dong Zhuo to sleep is Huang Fu Song, the minister who made the first contribution to quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the past. "Ming Gong is wise, and everyone in the Yuan Party has their own false reputations, but from the point of view, most of them are people who have no real talents, only Cao Cao and Xu Chu have a little courage. General Huangfu is a famous general in the world, and his subordinates are very elite, if General Huangfu raises troops against Ming Gong, it is indeed Ming Gong's biggest enemy. ”

Dong Zhuo heard the sound outside the strings, and said suspiciously: "You mean that Huangfu Song will not raise troops?" ”

Jia Xu replied: "Ming Gong is concerned about it, but it is chaotic. In the past, Ming Gong was a general under the account of General Huangfu, and if you want to say that you know General Huangfu, few people can beat Ming Gong. This person is like a god in his army, and he can be called a generation of famous generals, but he is too pedantic and loyal, and he is bound to keep his glory in order to protect his name as a pure minister of the Han family. ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it and knew that what Jia Xu said was true. If it weren't for Huangfu Song's almost pedantic 'loyalty', Huang Fu Song would have had a chance to overthrow him as early as when the first emperor worshipped him as the pastor of the state and ordered him to hand over all the soldiers and horses to Huang Fu Song. At that time, Huang Fu Song's nephew Huang Fu Li suggested that Huang Fu Song seize this 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo, but unfortunately Huang Fu Song thought that it was inappropriate to kill Dong Zhuo without the will of the imperial court and missed the opportunity.

If you miss the previous one, you will miss this time.

Jia Xu's grasp of people's hearts can be described as perfect, he thinks that Huangfu Song is unwilling to attack Dong Zhuo when he disobeys the edict of the first emperor, and now that Dong Zhuo controls the government and is nominally 'just', then it is even more impossible for him to do it.

The next day, Dong Zhuo, who had been planning for a long time, was appointed as the prime minister by the imperial court, and 'praised the nameless, did not enter the court, and went to the palace with his sword'.

Xu Chu heard the news when he returned to the Shu County Guard's Mansion.

Before coming to the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Chu always thought that Dong Zhuo was a notorious and heinous martial artist, and all kinds of measures such as abolishing the Son of Heaven and making himself the prime minister were just a manifestation of Dong Zhuo's arrogance. Now in this era, Xu Chu knows that although Dong Zhuo is still a notorious and heinous warlord, his 'domineering' measures are not without purpose.

The abolition of the Son of Heaven is, firstly, by setting up 'Dong Hou' to disguise himself as a relative so that he can more justifiably control the court, secondly, to declare his strength and warn those who oppose him; In order to make himself nominally invincible, and to make Yuan Shao and others become nameless and traitors, he must become the head of the ministers, higher than Yuan Kui and others. With the title of Xiangguo, he will be able to concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao and the others.

Xiangguo's leapfrog appointment will definitely be opposed by the courtiers and make him even more infamous, but in terms of the situation, it is also Dong Zhuo's helpless move.

Xu Chu talked to the strategists around him about this matter a little, and then put it down gently. Xu Shu had returned to Shu County at this time, and when he heard that Xu Chu had returned from Liyang, he immediately came over to ask for a meeting, and Zuo Heng, the small colonel of the Huwei Camp who had been to Chenliu with him, also came over.

Xi Zhong, Guo Jia and others welcomed Xu Shu and Zuo Heng into the hall and sat down, Xu Chu looked at the two of them a few times, "Tired, right?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head, he was a light man before he met Xu Chu, and his family was not rich, so it was okay to sleep in the open or not. Zuo Heng also smiled: "Don't be tired!" In the past, except for the army, I never had the opportunity to go far away, and this trip made my subordinates gain a lot of knowledge! ”

Seeing the two of them in good spirits, Xu Chu was happy and asked Zuo Heng, "Tell me what you saw?" ”

Because there were no outsiders in the hall, Zuo Heng said: "My lord, my subordinates only knew the hardships of the people of Yingchuan before. ”

Xu Chu asked, "Oh? Could it be that Gong Du and Liu Pi have come back again? ”

Xu Shu nodded yes, "Natural disasters**, the people are not upside down, even if there is no Gong Du and Liu Pi, there will be other Zhang San and Li Si popping up, the key is that the edict of Yuzhou Assassin Shi Kong Jun is too strict, resulting in more people being unable to continue, and then becoming outcasts." ”

Xu Shu didn't say it thoroughly, but the rest of the people also heard it. Presumably, after Kong Ling took office, he recruited troops and requisitioned food on a large scale, and forced many people in various counties to take refuge in Gong and Liu Erkou as thieves.

Zuo Heng said again: "Lord, in addition to the yellow scarf, his subordinates have seen many heroes in Chenliu!" ”

After Zuo Heng accompanied Xu Shu to Chenliu, he was warmly entertained by Cao Cao, and the guest was a distinguished guest, so Cao Cao called his closest confidants over to set up a banquet to entertain him. In addition to Xiahoudun and Cao Hong, who were sent to various places to recruit soldiers, Cao Ren, Xiahouyuan, Shi Lian, Ding Fei, Lou Yi and other Peiguo heroes were all there.