Chapter 170: Visiting Wenpin
Zhang Xiu as Zhang Ji's younger brother has been following Zhang Ji, he jumped out of this war, after several battlefields to cash out, which gradually won Dong Zhuo's trust, of course, Zhang Xiu can get to this position, and Zhang Ji's efforts are also inseparable, Zhang Ji as Dong Zhuo's old man, deep Dong Zhuo's trust, Zhang Ji and Dong Zhuo took advantage of the opportunity to Dong Zhuo to repeatedly recommend his younger brother Zhang Xiu, Dong Zhuo how can not give him face, so Zhang Xiu quickly got a strong promotion, after this war he jumped up and was promoted to the deputy third grade.
Zhang Xiu's rank as General Anton is not low, but his military power is very limited, his specific affairs are to assist his uncle Zhang Ji to guard the Tiger Prison Pass and the Bianshui Pass, he is just a comfort to the General Anton, its specific affairs are still not much changed, but there are more soldiers and horses in hand, before they guarded a Bianshui Pass, this time a Tiger Prison Pass was added, both are important passes, and the uncle and nephew guarded together
According to the above push, Dong Zhuo's cronies and subordinates control the entire Luoyang region, and his Guan Yu, the general, is just a role that has been set aside, in name only, this general is the most prominent when it is all manifested in wartime, and in wartime he covers the sky with one hand and orders the generals, but the war has passed, what room does he, the general, have? His stage is all about war, and without war is equivalent to no life.
However, Guan Yu, as the head of the generals, is still quite authoritative and influential in front of the generals, which means that the generals have to give him face, after all, is he the boss! However, with the exception of Dong Zhuo's younger brother, Dong Zhuo's younger brother is also the great Sima Dong Wen. He is a figure on an equal footing with Guan Yu, and this big Sima was one of the three princes in the past. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was still in the first rank, so Dong Wen, who was in charge of the military as one of the three princes, was on an equal footing with Guan Yu. This Dong Wen didn't have any military exploits, and he didn't lead many soldiers, but after his uncle Dong Zhuo entered the eastern capital of Luoyang, he was promoted vigorously, after all, it was his own family, as his relative Dong Zhuo spared no effort to give the seal, and made Dong Wen a big Sima on an equal footing with Guan Yu, in charge of the military, ranked as the third duke.
As one of the three princes, the eldest Sima Dong Wen is Dong Zhuo's younger brother. So his position is definitely not a retreat, so what is he in charge of? This Dong Wen is in charge of all military affairs, in charge of all generals, and controls all generals, of course, except for Guan Yu, that is, he has no specific division of labor, but he has a strong personnel power in the army, and all generals must be controlled by him, that is to say, whether it is Dong Zhuo's cronies and subordinates: Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Li Su, Zhang Xiu, and Wenpin. Or Guan Yu's subordinates: Zhang Liao and Li Yan have to accept his leadership, how much power is this? Dong Wen is the real one-handed coverer, of course, Dong Wen has the most right to speak in ordinary times. That is, peacetime.
Dong Zhuo's elaborate design pushed his family to the top, and his cronies and subordinates were all down the floor, firmly controlling the army. Dong Wen was in charge of peacetime military affairs, while Guan Yu was in charge of wartime military affairs. So once there is no war, Dong Wen will be the boss of the army, and he Guan Yu will take a back seat. In this way, Guan Yu was successfully balanced, of course, this design is not only done by Dong Zhuo alone, the person who can create such a clever arrangement is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru, since Guan Yu defeated the Kwantung Army, this Li Ru and Dong Zhuo together made a careful arrangement and design for the affairs of the future army, Li Ru is a resourceful person, he quickly came up with a set of effective plans, sure enough, this plan made Dong Zhuo very happy when he saw it, and the design of the entire personnel establishment was all from Li Ru's hands, but this design is really vicious, It is also exactly what Dong Zhuo wants
Although Guan Yu has followed Dong Zhuoshen's trust for so many years, Li Ru, who is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, has always been wary of Guan Yu, watching Guan Yu become popular step by step in front of Dong Zhuo and gradually become bigger, all of which Li Ru sees in his eyes, Guan Yu's strength is rising, especially in the army, as the saying goes, "the tree is a big move", Guan Yu's unprecedented jump in strength has caused Li Ru's high idea, he has repeatedly spoken in front of Dong Zhuo, asking Dong Zhuo to take more precautions against Guan Yu, whether it is during the training in Xiliang or after arriving in Luoyang, Li Ru never stopped slandering Guan Yu, so much so that Dong Zhuo once had a crisis of confidence in Guan Yu.
After the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Guan Yu has made great contributions, all the soldiers are in their eyes, if his status is not promoted, the soldiers will be cold, not only to give Guan Yu a promotion but also to let him fall in power, Li Ru after some careful consideration thought of this beautiful design, to promote Guan Yu to a general, but in the military power will be empty, let him become an empty shelf, and when he encounters a war, he will be reactivated, usually he will be shelved and not reused, this design not only gives Guan Yu enough face, It is in line with Dong Zhuo's wishes, and it will not chill the soldiers.
At this time, it is really difficult for Guan Yu to take the initiative, but although Guan Yu has no real power, but with the connections accumulated in the army for so many years, and the prestige established in the army for so many years, if an incident occurs, at least half of the army will defect, and the most important thing at the moment is to get through Li Su and Wenpin as soon as possible. As long as the two of them are held together, once something happens in the future, these two people may be able to help themselves!
Why did Guan Yu try his best to win over these two people? There is also a reason, although these two people are also Dong Zhuo's old subordinates and people around them, but as generals who have followed Dong Zhuo for so many years, Li Su's promotion has always been subservient, this time Li Su was promoted to the captain of the division but he was also subject to the double control of Dong Wen and Guo Yan, what are these two things in front of Li Su? His Guo Aduo's military age is comparable to his own, and he has not seen any proud military exploits for so many years, but he is above himself and still has to be in charge of himself, how can Li Su balance in his heart?
Besides, Dong Wen is even more unusual, but he is a grassroots figure, just because he is Dong Zhuo's own brother, he has not made an inch, and he has soared into the sky, becoming a big Sima? The bullshit military doesn't understand the whole layman, and he actually stands on his head and shit, but then again, "People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads!" The official level crushes people to death, Li Ru has to obey no matter how dissatisfied he is, after all, he is a soldier!
And Wen Ping is a general he was looking for when he was in Nanyang, he has the grace of knowing Wen Ping, Wen Ping first followed himself to do things under the account, and then was dug by Dong Zhuo to serve as a guard, when Wen Ping followed himself to train recruits in Xiliang, deep Guan Yu teachings, a person who is both a Bole and a master or a leader, Wen Ping still has deep feelings for Guan Yu, it can be said that Guan Yu is the most respected person in the entire army, just like his own relatives, Wen Ping gave Dong Zhuo as a guard at that time, Dong Zhuo had fun in the palace, forbidding outsiders to disturb, asking Wen Ping to watch the palace gate and not enter, how many times did the ministers of the court and the generals in the army find him convenient, Wen Ping gave a ruthless refusal, but that time Guan Yu had something important to find Dong Zhuo, Wen Ping gave him a notice without saying a word, and the friendship between the two can be seen
In addition to Guan Yu in the army, it is Dong Zhuo, after all, this is his master and he was promoted to General Pingdong this time, so for Guan Yu and Dong Zhuo, no matter which side of Wenpin is supported, so once something happens, it is unknown where Wenpin will go, but it can be determined that Wenpin is still a more self-disciplined person, that is to say, his style of life is understandable, he is more cautious and never lives a life of wine and wine like some generals, and he is also very restrained for women. He has never participated in the kind of killing activities that exterminate humanity, although Dong Zhuo, as the master, is brutal and unkind, and many subordinate officers also echo the wind, but Wen Ping never follows the trend, judging from this point of view, Wen Ping should be a person with a sense of justice, Guan Yu decided to find Wen Ping in private to talk to him!
This Tianwen is dealing with military affairs in his Pingdong General's Mansion, this is a luxury office space he got after his promotion, with a separate courtyard, all kinds of supplies, and the entire office room is also spacious and bright. Previously, he was only a military subordinate officer, although he also had some treatment, but compared with now, it was a world of difference, and now he has just ascended to such a position at the age of his early twenties, which can also be said to be young and promising, but he can have today thanks to Guan Yu's vigorous support.
Wen Ping couldn't help but flutter proudly on the case after finishing his official business, and at this moment Guan Yu came, Wen Ping saw Guan Yu arrive and hurriedly got off the case and said: "Big brother is so free to come to me, please hurry up!" "Wen Ping has always called Guan Yu the eldest brother.
"General Wen has been promoted to the fourth grade, this place is really unusual! Even the bar is much higher! Guan Yu teased.
When Wen Ping heard this, he said: "What did the eldest brother say! The younger brother can have the result of today's cultivation is not the result of the eldest brother's cultivation! ”
"I'm no match for you right now! Your four products are much stronger than mine! Guan Yu sighed.
Wen Ping was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Big brother, why do I get more confused the more I listen to what you say, my eldest brother is now a general and has made great contributions, how can I say that I am not as good as the four products?" (To be continued.) )