A gust of wind blew across the flat field, causing the weeds to fall in the barren field. In this way, the bulging debris in the field becomes a conspicuous obstacle in the line of sight.

If it is a peaceful year, those debris in the wasteland will inevitably cause surprise and panic among the discoverers. It was the remnants of a battlefield made up of bones and discarded blades. It's just that it has been six years of stability [198] now, and even if Dong Zhuo entered Beijing and caused the world's soldiers, it has been almost ten years. If we extrapolate time to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the violent turmoil of the Han Dynasty lasted for fourteen years!

Fourteen years is enough for any civilian to adapt to such a chaotic world. Because, people who can't adapt to this change in life are almost all dead. A few bones exposed in the wasteland really can't leave much impact on the survivors.

"The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles......"

A middle-aged man with a short stature, but who looked infinitely energetic, was dressed in heavy armor, riding on a tall warhorse, and whispered to the white bones passing by.

"This arrogant man is also eccentric, although the text and words are vulgar, but he works in poetry. Whether it is five words or seven words, there are considerable works. Although this song 'Artemisia Lixing' is intended to ridicule us and other Kwantung coalition forces, I can't refute it after listening to it. It's a bit frustrating. ”

Hearing the short middle-aged man reciting a poem, a knight in armor beside him sighed. Compared with the poor appearance of the poet, the knight in armor can be called beautiful and groomed, and his body is full of bookish air, even if he is in the army, he cannot hide it.

The poet smiled faintly, turned his head to the armored knight, and said:

"Insolence is amazing. It's not an idle person. I think that my talent is not weaker than others, but I have to admit that the ability of this wing is still above me. If he didn't have this extraordinary ability, how could he defeat Benchu and dominate Hebei in the first place? ”

"Still. If it weren't for the sudden plague in the army, Yuan Cheqi might not have been defeated by insolence. Therefore, the ability to be arrogant is just that, the most worrying thing is this bureaucracy's grasp of the heavenly opportunity! ”

"Heavenly Machine?"

The reciter repeated in a low voice, a look of worry flashing across his face, but soon his resolute nature was revealed again.

"I, Cao Cao, have been deeply favored by the Han Dynasty for generations, and I have long been determined to serve the country for the rest of my life. Even if Providence wants to make the Han decay, you have to ask me what I mean! ”

Heard Cao Cao's sincere words in excitement. The armored knight's eyes hardened.

"The Yingchuan Xun clan has enjoyed the world's reputation for hundreds of years, all of which are derived from the Han Dynasty. Meng De, you have the intention of supporting the Han family and rebuilding the imperial court, and Yu will definitely help with his modest efforts to live up to my Yingchuan Xun's century-old Qingwang! ”

"Wen Ruo!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he encouraged the armored knight:

"For example, today, the princes have their own desires, and they are still determined. There are very few people who are really willing to support the Han family. You and I are of the same heart. This time, we will definitely be able to welcome back the Son of Heaven and achieve our wishes! ”

Wen Ruo, that is, Xun Yu, the famous "Wang Zuozhicai" in the world, nodded to Cao Cao and said firmly:

"Han and Ma are fighting. The Son of Heaven is unbearable, and he returns to the east, which is our chance to create a great man again! When the Son of Heaven is returned, he can 'obey the Son of Heaven to order not to be subordinate' and unite the loyal ministers and aspirants of the world. Rebels everywhere were destroyed one after another. Such an achievement is comparable to Emperor Guangwu's move to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty back then. You and I should work together to make this immortal achievement! ”

After that, the two glanced at each other, feeling quite tacit, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. It's just that in the laughter of the two, people always feel that there is something suppressed in it.

After laughing, Cao Cao and Xun Yu fell silent. It took a long walk before someone spoke again.

"Sili was so prosperous back then, even if it was a small town on the side of the road, there were hundreds of thousands of households. But now, our army has been advancing for a long time, but there is no one to see. From this point of view, Han Sui and Ma Teng are also brave and unscrupulous. The great foundation has actually decayed. ”

Cao Cao's opinion, Xun Yu did not fully agree.

"The decline of Si Li, because Dong Zhuo moved the capital, and used a small amount of money to scrape the people's fat and ointment. Second, Wang Situ's act of killing Dong Zhuo that year caused a rebellion by Li Dao and Guo Yan and others, which caused endless poison. By the time Han Sui entered the customs, most of the divisions had been broken. Later, the late Zhu Taiwei collected the displaced people and painstakingly managed the border of Henan, but he fought with the Han and Ma rebel armies for many years. After years of turmoil, how can people survive? ”

Speaking of this, Xun Yu's eyes showed a hint of pity:

"Herdsmen, the first thing is to be stable. If there is no peace of mind, there is no permanent property. If the people have no permanent property, then the people have no perseverance. The decline of the Han Dynasty is endless turmoil. How can it be more than a subordinate? ”

"Fortunately, the late Captain Zhu managed it properly in Henan, otherwise, our army would have joined the division, but there would be no food and grass."

Cao Cao sighed with emotion and stopped talking. The group spent most of the hour, wandering around the desolate wind, and finally returned to the camp where they had set out.

The location of this camp was originally a police post set up by the "late Captain Zhu" on the front line, and it could only accommodate a maximum of 100 people. However, fortunately, there is a small abandoned village on the edge of the beacon, and there are not many houses left in the village, but it can also allow thousands of troops to be stationed temporarily. Even if so, it is not enough. The 6,000 elite soldiers Cao Cao brought from Yanzhou, plus 5,000 people, had to set up a few auxiliary battalions on the outskirts of the village to survive for the night.

The so-called "late Zhu Taiwei" refers to the "hussar general" Zhu Jun, who died a few years ago. As an important minister with extremely old qualifications in the Han Dynasty, in the face of Zhu Jun, even the rest of the state officials who did their own thing, they were respectful to him. Even Han Sui and Ma Teng, who had been engaged in non-stop skirmishes with Zhu Jun, had to posthumously present Zhu Jun as the "Tai Lieutenant" in the Three Princes in the name of the imperial court under their control after Zhu Jun's death.

Henan Yin owns the former capital of Luoyang, and is close to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, so the strategic location is very critical. Zhu Jun was a mere county, and of course he could not confront the Han Sui court, which occupied the entire Liangzhou and half of the division.

However, Cao Cao, the assassin of Yanzhou, was a well-known Han Zhongliang. In the case that his own money, food, and troops were also quite difficult, Cao Cao still often provided Zhu Jun with a small amount of reinforcements and grain. And Sun Jian, the assassin of Yuzhou, is Zhu Jun's former official, and the two sides have close contacts. Compared with Cao Cao's small-scale assistance, Sun Jian often sent troops directly and joined forces with Zhu Jun to fight the enemy.

After Zhu Jun's death, his son Zhu Hao was jointly recommended by Sun Jian and Cao Cao to succeed him as Henan Yin. Zhu Hao's talent, of course, is not as good as his father, but he is also above the level. However, compared to his son Zhu Jun, who has the ability to defend Henan with his personal prestige, Zhu Hao does not have this ability. Therefore, after succeeding Henan Yin, Zhu Hao soon joined Sun Jian's command and became a semi-independent force under Sun Jian's command.

Since Zhu Hao took refuge in Sun Jian, Henan is already Sun Jian's sphere of influence, so why did Cao Cao lead his troops here?

Speaking of which, we have to start with Chang'an, Xijing.

Since Han Sui and Ma Teng joined forces, taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's killing and Dong Zhuo's generals counterattacking Chang'an, they led the Liangzhou Qiang and Han coalition forces to conquer Chang'an in one fell swoop, and controlled the young Son of Heaven in their hands, Chang'an has become Han Sui's main stronghold. He and his righteous brother Ma Tengtun soldiers in the city, jointly controlled the government of Chang'an.

Ma Teng was a martial artist and had little interest in court politics, but was more enthusiastic about training soldiers and improving the combat power of the army. In this way, Han Sui is equivalent to taking power alone.

However, due to Han Sui's traitorous background, although he controlled the Son of Heaven, there were few important ministers in the court who sold his face and resigned due to illness. This made the imperial court under the control of Han Sui seem very unjustifiable.

Even if those important ministers were so faceless, Han Sui still maintained restraint. Han Sui was not as irritable as Dong Zhuo, he was born as a scholar, and he did not take any coercive measures against the behavior of important officials in the imperial court. On the contrary, Han Sui took advantage of the resignation of important ministers of the imperial court to promote a group of lowly officials who were willing to take refuge in the court, and appointed himself as a general, leading the Shangshutai, which can be regarded as completely controlling the government.

The general is the most important position in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, which can be called "under one person, above ten thousand". Its majesty, as long as you think about the power of He Jin back then, you can understand. When the Son of Heaven was young, the general replaced the Son of Heaven and cut things for the Son of Heaven, which was justified.

Moreover, the position of "Great General" is much more justifiable in terms of reputation than the position of "Xiangguo", which has long been abandoned by the previous Son of Heaven. Dong Zhuo went to be the prime minister himself, but he was considered rebellious by the world's corporaries. And Han Sui became this "great general", but it made it impossible for the corporal of the world to fight against it.

Of course, to hold the position of "great general", there is a premise. That is, the identity of the incumbent should be a relative. It's an unwritten rule. Since Emperor Wu established the position of "general" and let Wei Qing take office, there has been no one who is not from a relative.

However, such a restriction is not difficult for the wise Han Sui. Han Sui is not like Dong Zhuo, her daughter is either married or still in infancy. Although there are not many daughters of Han Sui, there are still two who match the age of Liu Xie, the son of the Han family.

Therefore, before serving as a general, Han Sui let his daughter enter the palace and became the new queen of the young son of heaven. Originally, Queen Fu was naturally deposed and imprisoned and died by Han Sui for a light and clever charge of "witch curse". By the way, after the abbot finished the family, he couldn't end up with any good results. If it weren't for Fu Fu's sensitive sense of political smell, timely response, and sending his son Fu Jun to Kanto in advance, the Fu family would be doomed.

As for the reaction of the Son of Heaven Liu Xie to this matter, Han Sui didn't care at all. He was born in rebellion, how could he care about what a teenage hairy boy was thinking? (To be continued......)