As a traverser, Zhang Qiang has an innate advantage in negotiations with Dong Zhuo.

For example, according to the memory of the Three Kingdoms game in later generations, combined with Zhang Qi's current understanding of the Han Dynasty, he can quite confidently determine where the current focus of Dong Fatzi's eyes should be.

There is a probability of more than 90 percent, Dong Zhuo is paying attention to the changing political situation of the imperial court.

You must know that after the new emperor of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, He Jin would soon launch a purge of the eunuchs, and then lead to a strong backlash from the eunuchs, fighting desperately to kill He Jin. Next, there is the famous "Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing" incident in the game.

Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing is so refreshing, it will never be a temporary action. Moreover, after the Xiqiang rebels were temporarily repulsed, Dong Zhuo did not face any military pressure at present, and he could covet the authority of the imperial court by virtue of his title of "former general".

If you tempt the power of the imperial court in a few months, I believe that Dong Fatzi will not be too interested in a few counties in Baibo Valley.

Therefore, when Zhang Zhuo and Dong Zhuo met directly at the beginning of the month, Zhang Zhuo told Dong Zhuo very directly that the Taixing Army could share the territory of Baibo Valley equally with Dong Zhuojun. However, Zhang Mad also bluntly said that if General Dong had the opportunity to command the army and control the government within a few months, he must return the territory of Baibo Valley he occupied to the Taixing army.

Regarding Zhang Zhuo's words, Dong Zhuo can be said to be completely stunned.

In fact, although Dong Zhuo had the intention to meddle in the Han court, he did not find an effective opportunity at that time. was said so conclusively by insolence, Dong Zhuo's first reaction was that he felt unlikely. Zhang took it for granted that he used the common sense of later generations to deduce the thinking of the ancients, but it turned out to be another normal mistake.

However, this small mistake of insolence was made. It didn't turn out badly. Due to the popularity of proverbs in the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo also knew a little about the name of insolence and prophecy. Hearing Zhang Qiang's statement, although he felt that it was not very reliable, he hoped that it was true.

Moreover, the strength of the arrogant Taixing army is there, if it really starts, Dong Zhuo will not be afraid, but he will also feel very troublesome. The army is also a court officer and soldier who has been recruited, Dong Zhuo is discussing with his son-in-law Li Ru. I also think it's better to maintain a non-aggression posture with the Taixing army.

So, Dong Zhuo generously high-fived and swore an oath with Zhang Mad, agreeing that when chaos occurs in Baibo Valley, the two sides will send troops together to subdue the chaos and strength. Afterwards. The two sides divided the five forts of the Baibo Valley.

Of course, if the prophecy of the arrogant to the imperial court came true. Dong Zhuo will also generously hand over the territory occupied in Baibo Valley. Recognize the possession of the Taixing Army over the Baibo Valley.

For the last one, Dong Zhuo thinks like this:

――If the imperial court has the opportunity, why bother to fight to the death with the Taixing army, which is not weak, for the sake of a piece of land that is the size of a palm?

-- It must be extremely difficult for a warrior to grasp the authority of the court. If you can get strong support at the local level, you will be able to take charge of the government. It should help a lot.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo subconsciously felt that it was an extremely bad thing to confront a mysterious person who could predict the future. If the prophecy of insolence is fulfilled. Where would Dong Zhuo take the initiative to provoke this guy?

Of course, there is still a big gap between the subsequent development of the whole thing and Guo Taihe's initial expectations. For example, Xu Huang's battle to lure the enemy at night almost allowed Yang Feng and Han Xian to break through the middle fort. If things do come to that point, the whole strategic vision of Insolence may be completely bankrupt.

The so-called "god-like" is unlikely to happen in reality.

Fortunately, the insolence was lucky. Xu Huang, who was secretly "ignited" by him, saved the situation that was about to collapse when he first appeared. And Guo Wei, who held on to the North Fort, also successfully dragged the attention of Hu Cai and Li Le, and let Zhang Qiang secretly mobilize 3,000 foot soldiers and 2,000 cavalry, and successfully launched a surprise attack on the combined forces of Hu Cai and Li Le.

As a result of this battle, Hu Cai was killed on the spot by Guan Yu, who rushed forward alone. Although Li Le escaped in embarrassment, the soldiers around him also lost ninety percent. Since then, the two can be said to be "not enough trouble".

As the other party of the agreement, Dong Zhuo sent his captain Xu Rong, who was the best at governing the army, to break through Yang Feng's old nest Nanbao in one fell swoop with the momentum of thunder. The escape of Yang Feng and Han Xian drew a concise end to this long-planned war.

After the war, the Taixing army occupied the North, Middle and West Forts, while Xu Rong pocketed the South and East Forts. While the two sides were on guard against each other, they maintained a peaceful posture and did not deliberately provoke each other.

Obviously, everyone has concerns about throwing rats.

As soon as the war in Baibo Valley came to an end, Dong Zhuo's eyes immediately focused on the court that had been unpredictable recently.

As a general who commands troops abroad, Dong Zhuo is in most of Liangzhou, and it can be said that he is a man of his word. It's just that when it comes to influencing the court, he can't say anything.

Although, the ambition to control the Han dynasty has sprouted in Dong Zhuo's heart. However, I know my own business. Whether it is the general He Jin's line, or the Taifu Yuan Kui's line, or even the ten permanent servants, Dong Zhuo can have a relationship with them. However, no matter which side it is, it does not regard Dong Zhuo as an important component of its own side.

To put it simply, all parties regard Dong Zhuo's forces as one of the peripheral helpers. However, Dong Zhuo is still essentially just a reckless man in Liangzhou, not enough to participate in the decisions of major affairs in the imperial court.

According to Dong Zhuo's report in Luoyang City, the information sent back shows that the current situation in Luoyang City has once again become tense.

After the general He Jin eliminated the Empress Dowager Dong and the hussar general Dong Chong, he ostensibly grasped the power of the imperial court. However, the eunuch family, whose power has been hit hard, is still a strong opponent of He Jin in the Inner Dynasty.

The authority of the Han Dynasty was divided into two parts: the outer dynasty and the inner dynasty. The so-called foreign dynasty refers to those three princes and nine kings in the court. However, these ostensibly high-ranking and powerful officials, because of the emperor's emphasis on authority, have been slowly and implicitly stripped away from the time of Emperor Wu of the Great Han Dynasty.

In the hands of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu tried his best to concentrate power on the monarch in view of the fact that the power of the Western Han Dynasty fell to the noble ministers, and all confidential matters were handed over to the newly established Shangshutai, which was not more than a hundred years old, so as to restrain the three dukes. Therefore, Shangshutai, whose rank is no more than a thousand stones, has become more and more powerful, and he actually has the strength to compete with the three princes and nine ministers of the imperial court.

Due to the official office of Shangshutai, it was placed inside the palace ban to facilitate the emperor to give orders. As a result, this powerful institution was jokingly called the "Inner Dynasty" or "Middle Dynasty" by the officials, in order to show that it had the ability to compete with the outer courts.

One of the important reasons why the post of "great general" can be elevated to a position above the "three dukes" is that according to the system left over from the period of Emperor Wu, the "great general" should lead the work of "Shang Shutai".

Of course, due to the emperor's emphasis on "Shangshutai", in fact, there are many secret leaders at the head of "Shangshutai". Just like during the reign of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, He Jin, as a "great general", had a grasp of "Shangshutai" as well as the "Ten Standing Servants". Therefore, in the end of the Han Dynasty, the power of eunuchs was always strong, and the reason is here.

After He Jin killed Jian Shuo and grasped the military power of the imperial court, he thought that he could finally manipulate the authority of the Han Dynasty unscrupulously. However, the reality was in front of him, which gave He Jin a blow to the head.

The foreign court officials headed by Taifu Yuan Kui are not concerned for the time being. Although there are contradictions between them and the great general He Jin, they are not fundamental. What's more, with Yuan Shao, who was recently appointed as the "Lieutenant of Sili", reconciled on the side, although it is impossible for He Jin and Yuan Kui to cooperate closely, it can be regarded as peaceful coexistence.

However, the group of ten permanent servants who seemed to have lost their position, at this moment, showed their strong influence in the palace confinement.

There is a precedent for the unlucky bird of Jian Shuo, and no eunuch dares to directly get along with He Jin. But these old eunuchs have enough roundabout methods to maintain their influence in China and the DPRK.

The roundabout route of the ten permanent attendants is aimed at He Jin's relatives.

He Jin's status, legally speaking, comes from his half-sister Queen He. The relationship between Empress He and the Ten Standing Servants is not extremely close, but at least quite intimate.

You must know that Queen He was able to enter the palace because of Guo Sheng, who was one of the ten permanent servants, and strongly supported it. Later, Empress He killed the prince's co-birth mother Wang Meiren, and was so angry that Emperor Han Ling wanted to abolish her queen's throne, but he still relied on the ten permanent servants to intercede for her, and each of them paid 10 million and 5 baht to help Queen He atone for her sins, which allowed Queen He to escape.

Later, in order to further strengthen the relationship between herself and the Ten Standing Attendants, Empress He also insisted on marrying one of her half-sisters to the adopted son of Zhang Rang, the head of the Ten Standing Attendants, despite the opposition of her family. In this way, the relationship between Queen He's family and the ten permanent servants has actually become in-laws, and the relationship between them has become more and more unclear.

-- They are all relatives of their own family, and they have gone too far, but it is not good!

Moreover, Empress He, no, it is time to upgrade Empress Dowager He. Empress Dowager He used the young age of the new emperor Liu Wei to listen to the government on the sidelines, and also began to meddle in the affairs of the court. As a woman, Empress Dowager He is not familiar with the affairs of the court. It just so happens that the ten permanent servants have rich experience in officialdom, and the service of the Empress Dowager He in front of the saddle and behind the horse on the side makes the Empress Dowager He feel very bad.

In addition, in the heart of Empress Dowager He, there is another layer of concerns that cannot be said. That is:

- If the general kills all the eunuchs, there will be no reliable manpower around the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother. In such a situation, if the general wants to do something wrong, who can stop him?

- Wang Mang, the great general of the former Han Dynasty, is a lesson from the past! (To be continued......)

PS: The climax of this volume is coming, this "chain" is not the other "chain", but it has nothing to do with Wang Yun, Diao Chan, Lu Bu or anything!

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