Chapter 56: Chang'an (2)

After Dong Shouye met with his henchmen, he settled the army, and at this time, Dong Zhuo asked his son to station the soldiers and horses in Xinfeng, on the east side of Chang'an.

Xinfeng is located in the Golden Triangle area of Lintong, Yanliang, and Weinan, which can be regarded as an important place near Jinjin and Gyeonggi, so it is understandable that Dong Zhuo has a heavy responsibility and trust in his precious son in this way. But this "Xinfeng" itself is quite interesting if you think about it carefully.

Legend has it that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, established the Han Dynasty in 202 BC, and after the capital was set in Chang'an, his father Liu Taigong enjoyed the glory and wealth, but because he missed his hometown, he was often depressed. To this end, Liu Bang ordered to rebuild a new city for Emperor Liu Taigong in Liyi (now Lintong District, Xi'an City), the hometown of Qin, near Chang'an, the national capital, and imitate the streets and alleys of Fengyi, Peixian County, Jiangsu Province (now Fengxian County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province), and all the villagers and friends in his hometown were moved here. Legend has it that Xinfeng City was built exactly the same as Liu Bang's hometown Fengyi, and the people of Fengyi moved to a new home, and even chickens and dogs could find their own portals, the so-called "chickens and dogs know Xinfeng". In 197 BC (the tenth year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty), Taigong died, and Liu Bang officially ordered that Liyi be renamed Xinfeng.

It can be said that Xinfeng has been the representative of the father's filial piety since its establishment, and the protagonist of this father's filial piety is Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. This Dong Zhuo let his baby son be stationed here, and it is inevitable that there is no hint of it. From here, it can also be seen that Dong Zhuo has good intentions for his precious son as an old man.

After Dong Shouye arranged for the army to be stationed in Xinfeng, he rode a fast horse to Chang'an to meet his cheap son Dong Zhuo. To be honest, as he took root in the land of the Eastern Han Dynasty for a long time, Dong Shouye's feelings for his father Dong Zhuo became deeper and deeper, although most of the history has written about Dong Zhuo's brutal and indiscriminate killing. As Dong Shouye's understanding of cheap Lao Tzu deepened, he gradually did not recognize the words of these historians, after all, history is told by the victor, Dong Zhuo's power undoubtedly violated the interests of the family at that time, and throughout the Three Kingdoms period, the various princes, whether it is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, or Gongsun Zan Tao Qian, including Sun Jian and his son, Liu Biao's father and son, and even Liu Bei, who was born at the grassroots, basically represents the interests of the family, and Dong Zhuo was born in a good family in six counties. The generals under his command are all middle- and lower-class martial artists from Kansai, and it can basically be concluded that the fundamental interests of the middle- and lower-class martial arts group represented by Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung clan group represented by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao are irreconcilable, so as long as Dong Zhuo does not win the world, no matter who among the Kwantung princes has won the world, the reputation of Dong Zhuo, the hungry class enemy of the Kwantung group, will be regarded as a bad writing. If you want to say that Dong Zhuo is brutal, then Cao Cao, Sun Jian's father and son, and Liu Bei are not good people, Cao Cao rescued him, needless to say, the slaughter of countless cities is a stain on his life that is known to the world; Sun Jian's murderous minister, even his wife was robbed. His fortune killed Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, and Zhang Zhi, the Taishou of Nanyang, along the way, which can be regarded as burning, killing and looting; Liu Bei boasted of benevolence and righteousness, but he was pursued by Cao Cao when he was in Xiangfan, gave up Fancheng and crossed the river with the people, and followed hundreds of thousands of people, which is the same as Dong Zhuo's forced relocation of millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an.

Dong Shouye rushed to the mansion of his cheap son Dong Zhuo in Chang'an City, only to see that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru had already received the news and greeted them in front of the mansion.

Dong Shouye saw that his cheap Lao Tzu greeted him in front of the mansion, and immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground, and bowed to Dong Zhuo: "Father is above, the child is fortunate not to be dishonored, and with Xu Zhonglang, he defeated Cao Cao's department that came to pursue and Zhang Miao's department who responded to Cao Cao. ”

Dong Zhuo was also very happy to see his baby son return safely, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "My son is heroic, defeated Cao Cao, I think that Cao Cao is also a person who knows the soldiers, and he has made a lot of achievements in the battle of the Yellow Turban, but he was defeated by my son, and my son is really a young hero!" ”

Dong Shouye immediately expressed his modesty, and did not want to extinguish Xu Rong's merits, after all, people had just expressed their obedience to their leadership, and if they usurped their merits now, it would inevitably chill the loyal ministers and make other generals disagree, so he immediately said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, the three defeats of Cao Cao in this battle were all commanded by General Xu, and the child was just at the right time, General Xu had already defeated Cao Cao independently in the first battle, and in the second battle, the child just gave General Xu some support, and joined forces with General Xu in the third battle. The child's contribution to the three battles is negligible. That General Xu's martial arts are too good, even without the help of children, he can defeat Cao Cao independently and beat him to the ground. How can a child be greedy for such a great achievement, and his father should reward General Xu heavily. ”

Dong Zhuo saw that his precious son was not greedy for merit, but paid attention to the people under him, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. After all, Dong Zhuo is now in his sixties, and it can also be said that there is not much time in the future, and it is long overdue to think about what is behind him, in ancient times, people's life expectancy was not as long as it is now, and living to the age of forty is not considered to be an untimely death, and living to the age of sixty is basically a long life, so Dong Zhuo also began to think about what happened after death. And he only has Dong Shouye's only bit of blood, and if he wants to have a child, there is basically no possibility of it, so of course he will not guard against Dong Shouye from encircling his subordinate generals, but actively supporting and facilitating it, after all, this foundation will be passed on to his son in the future, if Dong Shouye is not capable and will not envelop the generals under Dong Zhuo's command, Dong Zhuo will be anxious and worried. So he said aloud: "How much my son has contributed to this battle, but there is no need to be humble, Xu Rong has already written the details of this battle into a battle table and presented it to me, Xu Rong also admires my son in the battle table." As for Xu Rong, I deserve a heavy reward, but my son is also indispensable. ”

Li Ru said loudly at this time: "Prime Minister, the wind is strong on the street, and the son is all the way to the dust, it is better to let the son go back to the house to wash and rest for a while, and then put a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust for the son." ”

When Dong Shouye saw Li Ru come out to speak, he immediately saluted him, and said, "The younger brother Shouye has seen the eldest brother-in-law." "At this time, there are no outsiders, they are all the servants of the Dong Mansion, so it is nothing to call them so, it is reasonable.

Dong Shouye followed the servant to the courtyard room arranged for him by his cheap son Dong Zhuo, washed up under the service of the little maid who had been serving him before, and then followed the servant to the backyard to meet his grandmother Dong Laotaijun, that is, Dong Zhuo's mother. When the old lady saw Dong Shouye, she was also excited, screaming with her heart and liver, and giving Dong Shouye food and drink, asking this and that, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, which made Dong Shouye's heart warm. The old lady urged Dong Shouye to marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible and have a child as soon as possible, which also made Dong Shouye have a headache, and scolded Dong Zhuolai there for a while, scolding him for being ruthless, always letting his precious grandson go out on the expedition and not be able to accompany him for a long time. Dong Shouye also laughed secretly when he saw this, he dared to scold Dong Zhuo so blatantly in the world, and only this old lady dared to do this. Dong Shouye was still in a hurry to go to the council hall to see Dong Zhuo, so it took a lot of effort to coax the old lady to stop.

After arriving at the hall, seeing that Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others were waiting for him in the hall, Dong Shouye hurriedly stepped forward to salute his cheap old man and cheap brother-in-law. After the ceremony, Dong Zhuo said loudly: "Shouye, defeating Cao Cao this time is also a great achievement, and I discussed it with your eldest brother-in-law for my father, and I am ready to protect you as the general of Dongzhong Lang to the Son of Heaven, and still lead the people of the headquarters." As for General Xu's side, there is also another heavy reward, and the father is also a person with clear rewards and punishments, so my son doesn't have to worry. ”

Dong Shouye knew that his cheap son Dong Zhuo and cheap brother-in-law Li Ru had been paving the way for themselves, so at this time, he would not say anything such as being young and difficult to be a big responsibility, so he hurriedly said: "The child thanked his father, and he also mentioned that General Xu thanked his father." ”

Li Ru said out loud at this time: "Shouye virtuous brother, Xu Rong is a heavy general in my Xiliang army, although he is not good at martial arts, but he is extraordinary, and he is also a general who can stand alone. ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help nodding when he heard Li Ru's words, agreed, and said out loud: "Shouye, if your eldest brother-in-law says, you must rest assured." As for how to do it, you are smart and clever, so you don't need to be taught by your father! ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, he felt that his cheap old man and cheap brother-in-law were all letting him quickly subdue Xu Rong, and he was very happy in his heart, and secretly muttered that he had successfully engaged in Xu Rong, but he kept a low profile in his mouth, and said loudly: "Thank you for the reminder from my father and eldest brother-in-law, the child will definitely take it to heart." I thought: "I am cheap Lao Tzu Dong Zhuo has five major generals, namely Xu Rong, Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Dong Yue, and Hu Zhen." As his own cheap second brother-in-law, Niu Fu formed a deep friendship when he conquered the Baibo Yellow Turban Thief, and he was also very fond of himself, and he was also looking forward to his own command in the future; And when Xu Rong was fighting against Cao Cao, he was deeply moved and convinced by himself because he gave him power, and he had made it clear that he would obey his leadership. Overall, the five major lieutenants have already done two, and they will continue to work hard! ”

At this time, Dong Shouye began to behave obediently, and I saw him ask Dong Zhuo out loud: "Father, the child is out on the battlefield, and he can't be filial piety by his father's side, I don't know how my father is doing recently?" In fact, blood is thicker than water, Dong Shouye and Dong Zhuo have a continuous blood and family relationship, and Dong Zhuo has nothing to say about Dong Shouye's son, the crow feeds back, the lamb kneels, Dong Shouye's feelings for Dong Zhuo are getting deeper and deeper, and he has been away for a long time, and he misses his cheap father very much.