When the news that Ding Yuan was killed by the rebel general Hao Meng and that the soldiers and horses of the state were falling apart reached the ears of the princes and doctors of the court, they finally found that the original fragile balance in Luoyang City had been broken. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The 100,000 Liangzhou army completely occupied Luoyang, and the only one that dared to fight Dong Zhuo's hard top was now left with more than 1,000 people huddled near Gumen, and even the temporarily elected leader Lu Bu was seriously injured and unable to see things.

Dong Zhuo, who has no one to restrain him, has begun to reach out for power!

The imperial court sent someone to quietly compromise with Dong Zhuo, hoping that Dong Zhuo would maintain the face of the imperial court, but Dong Zhuo said that the former general's position was too low and he felt shameless. The envoy asked Dong Zhuo what position he thought had face, and Dong Zhuo said that Sikong's position was quite good. Then, the imperial court dismissed Sikong Liu Hong and appointed Dong Zhuo as Sikong.

This was the submission of the scholarly class to the warriors, and such a thing was only the beginning.

The first thing Dong Zhuo did after being appointed as Sikong was beyond many people's expectations. He helped the scholars who were implicated in the scourge of the party to rehabilitate Zhaoxue! Dong Zhuo personally sent a letter to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to write the world, correct the names of the famous people Chen Fan and Dou Wu who died unjustly in the disaster of the party, and restore their titles, send messengers to the tombs of Chen Fan and Dou Wu to mourn, and then promote the descendants of Chen Fan and Dou Wu to show preferential treatment. He also restored the honorary status of the famous Cai Yong, and asked the court to worship Cai Yong as a sacrificial wine and make up for the imperial history.

In addition to rehabilitating the scholars who were implicated in the scourge of the party, Dong Zhuo also promoted Zhou Yu to serve as the secretary of the ministry to the imperial court, promoted Wu Qiong to serve as a servant, and promoted Zheng Gongye to a scholar, and other celebrities such as He Hao and Xun Shuang were also reused by the imperial court.

With Dong Zhuo's current behavior, this is the rhythm of the virtuous minister!

Lu Bu, who stayed in the camp to recuperate from his wounds, had been appointed by the imperial court as a cavalry captain, commanding the remnants of the troops and horses, and was dispatched by Dong Zhuo. According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the cavalry captain was subordinate to Guangluxun, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, and was in charge of the Yulin Cavalry, with no fixed number. Compared with this official position, there is still some gap between this official position and that of Zhonglang General. For example, the cavalry lieutenant is like the division commander of the armored mobile division of later generations, and the lieutenant general is the commander of the ordinary army.

However, this is already a rarity. Dong Zhuo has not yet promoted and appointed his own generals, such as Li Dao, Guo Yan, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen and others, after entering Luoyang, they are still in their original positions. Dong Zhuo's strategist Li Ru once specially reminded him that he must not be rewarded for nothing and promote his subordinates wantonly, otherwise if someone makes military exploits in the future, he will be sealed and unsealed, causing great passivity.

Because Lu Bu quelled the rebellion in the army and maintained the safety of Luoyang City, he belonged to a meritorious person, so he was able to give the post of cavalry captain. And Lu Bu himself especially likes the rule that there is no fixed number of people under the command of the captain. It's good that there is no quota, you don't have to talk about how many people you want!

Although Lu Bu was promoted by Dong Zhuo, he was still in the period of "recuperation", so he continued to hide in the barracks and did not see anyone, even Dong Huang and Li Ying, the two grandsons, shouted and ridiculed outside the camp gate with soldiers and horses several times, Lu Bu pretended not to hear anything.

When the tiger has eaten enough, it often likes to find a comfortable place to take a nap, and at this time it will show little interest in the elk and goats that run in front of it.

At the same time, the imperial court appointed the former general He Jin Fuzhong Cao Peng Wang Kuang as the Taishou of Hanoi, and Wang Kuang immediately left Luoyang and rushed to Hanoi to take office.

After crossing the river, Gao Shun, who had been hiding near the Taihang Mountain Jingcheng Pass, sent someone to get in touch with Wang Kuang according to Lu Bu's instructions, and he wanted to make a deal with Wang Kuang.

Gao Shun currently had a large number of weapons, armor and arrows in his hands, and he planned to exchange some of the inferior ones for food with Wang Kuang. The army of the northern return was still hiding in the mountains for the time being, and Lü Bu said that there would be a vicious battle in October, so it was necessary to prepare enough food and grass before the battle.

Wang Kuang was one of the more active and enthusiastic princes of the Eighteen Roads of the Anti-Dong Zhuo Alliance, and when he was young, he had a good friendship with Cai Yong, a famous scholar of the Qing School at that time. Wang Kuang himself had a bold temperament, was not stingy with money, and was keen to give large amounts of money to others, and because of these deeds, he was also famous all over the world. Wang Kuang's ability to hold the important position of Hanoi Taishou is not unrelated to his bold personality and friendship with Cai Yong.

Dong Zhuo is actually a very bold person, he has a good sense of the bold Wang Kuang, and Cai Yong's kind words, so he recommended Wang Kuang to the imperial court.

Wang Kuang, who had just taken office, attached great importance to the people sent by Gao Shun, and after inspecting the weapons samples, he happily agreed to the other party's request to exchange weapons for food. Wang Kuang didn't ask the identity of the person who came, and the one who could provide weapons to Hanoi at this time would definitely not be an enemy.

When Gao Shun was trading with Wang Kuang in Hanoi, Zhang Liao led a light cavalry of several hundred people to quietly arrive in Shangdang. Zhang Liao has a heavy responsibility and is here to meet an important person.

The person Zhang Liao wanted to see had the same surname as him, named Zhang Yang. Speaking of Zhang Yang, we have to mention Lu Bu.

In the original Lu Bu's life, there were "four ones". recruited the only good subordinate who lived and died together, and that person was Gao Shun; appointed the only good strategist who remained unswerving to death, and that person was Chen Gong; cultivated the only powerful subordinate who later became dominant, and that person was Zhang Liao; made friends with the only good buddy who can live and die together, and that person is Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang had twice taken in Lü Bu when he was cornered, and later Lü Bu was besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi, and when he saw defeat, Zhang Yang resolutely led his army to the rescue, only to be killed by the general Yang Chou on the way.

It's not easy to help a friend when they're in trouble. You must know that when Lu Bu defected to Zhang Yang for the first time, it was he who killed Dong Zhuo and escaped from Chang'an, and was wanted by Li Dao and Guo Yan all over the world, so Zhang Yang dared to take him in under the pressure of Li Dao and Guo Yan. When Lu Bu defected to Zhang Yang for the second time, it was Yuan Shao who wanted to kill him, but Zhang Yang still withstood Yuan Shao's pressure.

can fight for his family business and life to save his friends when they are in danger, such a person can no longer be described by the word "loyalty".

Lu Bu secretly instructed Zhang Liao to come to see Zhang Yang, just to temporarily attach the army returning to the north under Zhang Yang's name, and he planned to treat this good buddy well no matter who he failed in this life. With Zhang Yang's character, Lu Bu was not at all worried that he would swallow up the main force of the northern annexation of the state for himself.

After Zhang Yang saw Zhang Liao, he asked about Ding Yuan's condition, Zhang Liao was blunt, and learned that Lu Bu did not rebel against Ding Yuan, but on the contrary, saved Ding Yuan's life, Zhang Yang was very happy, and said that Lu Bu did the right thing.

Zhang Yang joined Ding Yuan earlier than Lu Bu, and because of his martial bravery, he was appointed as a martial artist by Ding Yuan, who was still serving as the assassin of Bingzhou at that time. At that time, Ding Yuan also had a military position given by the imperial court, that is, the captain of Wumeng. The entourage around Captain Wu Meng was engaged in by Wu Meng. Lu Bu was later accepted by Ding Yuan, but in fact, it was strongly recommended by Zhang Yang, the big brother.

If Lu Bu doesn't kill Ding Yuan, it will make Zhang Yang look up from the bottom of his heart, which is very meaningful for continuing to maintain the cordial relationship between the two.