On the third day, the general He Jin, after failing to negotiate with the Empress Dowager He, accepted Yuan Shao's suggestion and recruited the guards from all over the country to lead troops to the Beijing Division, so as to coerce the Empress Dowager He and force her to submit.

Chen Lin and others, the chief bookkeeper, tried hard to advise, but instead of listening, He Jin added Yuan Shao, Wang Yun and others, who were "meritorious", to the rank of lieutenant of Sili, and Wang Yun to Henan Yin, and so on.

Even Ding Yuan, who was far away in Hanoi, was straightened and promoted to "Annexation State Pastor", worshiped as "General Loyalty".

Among them, of course, there is the shadow of Ding Xiao's operation in Beijing.

Since these days, whether it is He Jin's family or the eunuchs in the harem, they have received a lot of benefits from Ding Xiao, and Ding Yuan has long expressed loyalty to He Jin, so his promotion is logical.

However, what made Ding Xiao the most happy was He Jin's order itself! Because without this order, there will be no chaos in the world in the future, and there will be no situation in which the heroes rise together and compete for the Central Plains.

"It seems that Wang Yun should have made a lot of efforts."

After receiving the news, Ding Xiao showed a knowing smile on his face.

He knew that with Wang Yun's mind, he would definitely not make such a stupid move, this must be Yuan Shao's masterpiece, but he believed that in order to take revenge, Wang Yun would not stop it even if he knew that this move was to lure the wolf into the house, and maybe it would add fuel to the fire.

Soon after this order came out, Dong Zhuo of Xiliang, Ding Yuan of Bingzhou, Qiao Mao of Dongjun and others responded one after another, and they all gathered their men and horses and rushed to Jingshi.

Since Hanoi was the closest to the Jing Division, the Bingzhou army arrived outside Luoyang City in less than three days and was stationed in Mengjin County.

That night, Ding Xiao took Dian Wei out of the city quietly and sneaked into Ding Yuan's tent.

"The child meets his father, congratulations on his ascension!"

"The last general has seen the general!"

The two bowed.

"Xiao'er is coming."

Ding Yuan was overjoyed and immediately ordered the guards to strictly defend and not allow anyone to step into the big tent for half a step.

Then he opened his mouth and praised, "Haha, you have contributed a lot to your father's ability to have today!" ”

Speaking of this, he remembered Ding Xiao's advice of course, so he said with a strange look, "Don't say it, this matter is really right for you!" The general really asked me to do my best to join the state and come to Beijing to help kill the thief! ”

"Then my father can leave people in Bingzhou?" Ding Xiao hurriedly asked a little nervously.

"Of course I stayed!"

Ding Yuan laughed, "Haha, my father has left half of the soldiers and horses for Wen Yuan according to what you said that day, and let him lead the generals to defend and merge the state!" I only brought Gao Shun as a general by my side. ”

After hearing this, Ding Xiao relieved his heart, and a smile appeared on his face again, "Father, don't worry, the general is just letting you cheer and scare the Empress Dowager He this time, and he won't really fight, it's enough to have Big Brother Gao alone!" ”

As he spoke, he nodded at Gao Shun on the side.

"Brother Gao has been on the road for days, and he is fortunate."

"It's not a blessing, it's just a duty."

Gao Shun was serious, and after answering very formally, he bowed and said, "The last general has seen the young general." ”

After Ding Xiao smiled slightly, he turned his head to look at Ding Yuan, "Father, I don't know if the general has any new orders?" ”

"Yes."

Ding Yuan said with a relaxed expression, "He asked me to burn Meng Jin tomorrow!" ”

Mengjin County is not far from the suburbs of Luoyang, and the fire can be seen clearly in the palace, so as to achieve the purpose of deterring the Empress Dowager He.

"Father, I wonder what you're going to do?" Ding Xiao asked.

"Of course, it's the execution of military orders!"

Ding Yuan smiled as he should.

"No!"

Ding Xiao hurriedly stopped, "If my father sends someone to set it on fire, the people will scold us behind our backs!" You know, the common people don't care whose order it is, whoever sets fire to their homes, they will hate whom! ”

In fact, the biggest purpose of his coming here tonight was to solve the matter.

Because if Ding Yuan really burned down Mengjin, causing the people to be homeless and complaining, then Ding Yuan's popular value will immediately drop a lot, and he, as Ding Yuan's son, will inevitably be implicated.

And the people's heart value is what he values the most.

"Hey! Scold it! That's not going to be a good thing......"

Ding Yuan sighed helplessly, "This is at the foot of the capital, and the general is in the city at this time, how dare I disobey the order?" ”

"Father, it's okay to set fire, but you can't destroy the city and the people's houses."

Ding Xiao also knew that it was impossible to completely give up arson, so he retreated, "We can cut down some trees and build a high platform for ignition!" ”

No matter what era it is, those who can cherish the people will be loved by the people.

So as soon as they heard this, Gao Shun and Dian Wei on one side couldn't help but light up their eyes, and their evaluation of Ding Xiao in their hearts improved a lot.

"But ......"

Ding Yuan's face was embarrassed, "What if the general knows about it afterwards and he wants to punish me for my crimes?" ”

"Father doesn't need to worry, the general just wants you to make a show, scare and scare the Empress Dowager He, you shouldn't be held accountable, besides, your move is a move with the people in mind, it is understandable, even if the general knows, he will definitely not punish you heavily." Ding Xiao stepped forward and said with relief.

In fact, there is another most important reason that he didn't say, that is, He Jin can't live for a few days, and he can't care about such a trivial matter at all, so he is not worried.

“…… All right! ”

After thinking about it again, Ding Yuan nodded heavily, "For the sake of Meng Jin and Li Min, even if the general asks for guilt in the future, I, Ding Yuan, will admit it!" ”

He said this very beautifully, and everyone present was moved.

But in fact, the biggest reason why he was able to make up his mind was because of his trust in Ding Xiao.

"Father's righteousness! I thank the people of Mengjin! Ding Xiaoxi said.

"General Mingjian!"

"Thank you, General!"

Gao Shundian Wei also bowed in unison.

"Haha."

Ding Yuan laughed, and said to Gao Shun, "Then tomorrow's things, let's do what Xiao'er said!" It takes time to cut down trees, so take someone to prepare now! ”

"No!"

Gao Shun bowed solemnly and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait! Brother Gao stayed for the time being. ”

Ding Xiao shouted Gao Shun.

"What does the Major General command?"

Gao Shun looked puzzled.

"Brother Gao, the soldiers have been traveling for a long time, and if they cut down trees overnight, I am afraid that there will be many complaints, so I suggest that you can gather some people to help." Ding Xiao smiled and gave a suggestion.

"The young general doesn't know anything, if we recruit people to cut down trees late at night, it will inevitably make them resentful."

Gao Shun hugged his fists and said, "When the time comes, we will also bear the infamy, isn't General Ding guilty of a crime in vain?" ”

"I believe that if Brother Gao let all the sergeants tell the truth, those people will not only not scold us, but will willingly go to cut down trees!"

Ding Xiao smiled confidently.

"Oh?"

Gao Shun was a little puzzled, "How can I tell the truth?" ”

"Hehe, it's just telling the truth."

Ding Xiao grinned, and seeing that Gao Shun was still puzzled, he added, "Let's just say that the general asked my father to burn Mengjin, but my father thought about the people and refused to carry it out, so he came up with this countermeasure!" In this way, I believe that those people will take the initiative to cut down trees when they are grateful! ”

He thought that He Jin was already a dying person anyway, so he might as well sell He Jin to make a good wave of prestige for Ding Yuan, which could be regarded as a waste.

"The major general is counting this for a long time!"

Gao Shun's eyes were strange, "This move can not only solve the manpower problem, but also collect some popular hearts for General Ding, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!" ”

"Haha, okay, that's it!"

Ding Yuan was naturally very happy, and made a decision on the spot.

Only Dian Wei's face was strange, and he suddenly felt that Ding Xiao's strategy seemed familiar.