Chapter 324 Political Struggle
Successfully pacified the Yellow Turban Thieves in Yuzhou, Wei Xu and Cheng Lian were the most happy, they understood that if it weren't for the recommendation of the champion Hou, they would not have the opportunity to enter the capital, if it weren't for Lu Bu's cover, it would be difficult for them to sit firmly in the position of captain, their position is the result of the balance of the struggle for power between all parties, and there are many people who are hoping that they will make mistakes in order to take their place.
Zhang Ji also had the same idea.
Therefore, the relationship between the four is closer, and only by being closely united can they have the capital to gain a foothold in the capital to protect themselves.
And this big victory, no one can shake their position in a short time; And through this rebellion against the Yellow Turban thieves in Yuzhou, the four of them befriended Huang Wan, the pastor of Yuzhou, and helped Huang Wan train a strong army of 10,000 people, which made the relationship between Lu Bu and Huang Wan very close, which was an accident.
In the fourth year of Zhongping, Han Sui killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, with more than 100,000 troops, and marched to encircle Longxi.
In April, Liangzhou Assassin Shi Geng led the soldiers of the six counties to attack Han Sui. Longxi guarded Li Xiangru and Jiuquan guarded Huang Yananti, and made peace with Han Sui, and Geng was killed by other drivers. The Hanyang Kingdom of the People, claiming to be the general of the United Nations, all united with Han Sui, and then surrounded Hanyang, and Hanyang Taishou Fu Xie died in battle. Han Sui and others jointly promoted the kingdom as the main and plundered the Sanfu region.
In November of the fifth year of Zhongping, the kingdom made a comeback and led an army of 100,000 to surround Chencang.
The situation in Liangzhou is very dangerous, and Liangzhou is a mess, which has never stopped, and the war has created famous generals at the same time, but also created a large number of displaced people, which has aggravated the local Hu-Han contradictions, and the situation is very complicated.
At that time, although Jian Shuo held the military power of the Eighth School of Xiyuan, he was very afraid of the general He Jin, so he and the eunuchs persuaded Emperor Ling to send He Jin to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou.
Emperor Liu Hong had insight into the intentions of the generals and the family, and at the same time he believed that Dong Zhuo's strength was very large, and he was ambitious and difficult to control, and the most disgusting thing for him was that Dong Zhuo was a member of the Yuan family, and there were many troops in Liangzhou that were under the control of the family, and he also hoped to let the generals compete with the family for power and profit in Liangzhou, create contradictions, and weaken each other in the process of quelling the rebellion.
And the general He Jin didn't want to leave the capital at this time; In the past, when he had a good relationship with the eunuchs, he wanted to meddle in the local military, but he was obstructed by the emperor and limited his power to the capital; Now that his relationship with the emperor and the eunuchs is divided, but if he wants to send him there, it is easy for the villain to plot; And now that Liangzhou's military is divided into forces, there is the support of the big family behind them, how can he control it?
And the family family also does not want He Jin to meddle in the affairs of Liangzhou, He Jin can only get more benefits from it if he sits in the capital and becomes the spokesperson of the family.
However, the officers and soldiers of the four schools such as Lu Bu were not used by the generals and families, and they had established great military exploits in this rebellion in Yuzhou, and they did not want Lu Bu and others to return to the capital again.
The goals of the general and the family were similar, and the two sides hit it off, and unanimously recommended that Lu Bu lead the four schools to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion; If His Majesty sent them all, it would be very beneficial to them; Even if the emperor sends one or two schools, it can weaken His Majesty's power; If they make a mistake in Liangzhou, they can just install the general's people or the people of the scholar clan.
The emperor and the eunuchs finally got the allegiance of Lu Bu and others, and they were brave and good at fighting, which was a guarantee of their safety, it was really rare, how could they be allowed to leave the capital?
At this time, the party members also participated, hoping that Lu Bu and the other four would make mistakes, and their party members would have a chance to take the position of captain, so they strongly suggested that the emperor send Xiyuan officers and soldiers to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou.
On this issue, the generals, the nobles, and the party members were closely united to exert pressure on the emperor.
The emperor and eunuchs could not withstand so much pressure, so they had to claim that Lü Bu had just arrived and his prestige was not enough to convince the public, so he appointed Huangfu Song as the general of Zuo and went to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.
The party, the generals and the people of the family bargained with the emperor and won the position of former general for Dong Zhuo.
However, this move made the emperor even more jealous of the scholars, generals and party members, and it seemed that the emperor's relatives and clan people could be trusted; Even the champion Hou Gaoshun is also committed to the frontier, ignoring the affairs of the imperial court, not befriending the court officials, and making enemies to the family, and he is by no means an ambitious person like Dong Zhuo.
Lu Bu and the other four led the officers and soldiers to return to Beijing victoriously, except for the eunuchs sent by the emperor to greet them, none of the high-ranking officials of the imperial court came forward, and the scene was very deserted.
After moving into the barracks and settling down, the days that followed were very sad, not only were the troops' food and salary often delayed, deducted, and even shoddy, and the soldiers were very emotional.
During the training, the officers and men were often ridiculed and ridiculed by the officers and men of other colonels.
Other officers and soldiers of the colonel often looked for trouble and caused trouble, and fights between soldiers often occurred.
Officers and soldiers who go out will also be provoked and attacked by unknown forces.
And they sued the wicked first, and wrote to Your Majesty, Lu Bu and other officers and soldiers of the four schools did evil in the capital and caused trouble to the people.
Lu Bu and others held back the fire in their hearts, warned the officers and soldiers not to go out, and appeased the officers and soldiers to forbearance.
However, the matter did not end, so that the opponent was even more rampant, and the military rations were deducted less than half a month's food, but fortunately, when he left, Gao Shun gave Lu Bu 3,000 gold, which can now be used to buy food to supplement military rations, but this move is not a long-term strategy.
When Lu Bu was depressed, he took the token given by Gao Shun and went to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion in the capital to drink to relieve his boredom.
Su Shuang learned that Lu Bu had arrived, and he hurriedly came out to meet. Su Shuang introduced himself as Gao Shun's affairs supervisor in the capital, and Gao Shun once wrote to explain that he had to give full support to Captain Lu if he had any difficulties.
Lu Bu was greatly impressed, so he recounted his predicament in the capital.
Su Shuang smiled and said: "Haha, Captain Lu is too worried, this is the opportunity of the captain!" ”
"What's the explanation?" Lu Bu asked incomprehensibly.
Su Shuang explained: "If the captain does not defect to one side, he will inevitably be attacked by the generals, scholars, and party members; If he had taken refuge in their side, although life had been better at that time, he would have fallen out of favor with His Majesty and would have been boycotted by the other two parties, and not only would his future be hopeless, but it would also be difficult to gain a foothold in the capital. In this case, if Captain Lu proposed to defend the place, it could be attacked if he advanced and defended when he retreated, which was enough to protect himself. ”
Lu Bu pondered, the water in the capital is too deep, no wonder the champion Hou is unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the capital, and only wants to guard the frontier and transfer outward, which is the best ending for him at present.
So he asked, "Where is the right place?" ”
"Liangzhou!"
Lu Bu deeply believes that the chaos in Liangzhou is a blessed land for him to make contributions.
So, the next day, Lu Bu wrote to the emperor and applied to lead the four schools to Liangzhou to contribute to the imperial court and quell the rebellion.
The emperor didn't want Lü Bu to leave, so he immediately summoned Lü Bu.
Lu Bu recounted the predicament in Beijing.
After thinking about it, the emperor decided to have Lü Bu lead the soldiers and horses of the four schools to Hanoi County to replace Wang Kuang as the captain and take over Wang Kuang's army.
This move can not only satisfy Lu Bu's desire to be transferred abroad, solve his predicament, if there is something in the capital, he can provide timely support, but also cut out the general's arm and remove the threat to the capital; What's more important is to let Lu Bu take over Wang Kuang's army and hand over the general, which can only be used by him from then on.