Chapter 52: The Coalition Disbanded
Outside the city of Luoyang.
Coalition Temporary Battalion.
Zhang Hao's tent.
Zhang Hao and Gongsun Zhan sat opposite each other, and Liu Guan and Zhang sat behind Zhang Hao.
Gongsun Zhan opened his mouth and said: "There has been news from outside, Meng De's pursuit of Dong Zhuo has suffered a great defeat and has withdrawn to Chen Liu. The leader of the alliance did not say anything about this, and the other princes seemed to have no intention of asking Dong again, and the alliance had come to naught. I'm going back to Youzhou, what are you going to do every day. ”
Zhang Hao thought for a while and said: "After all, I'm just a county order, wait two more days to see, if it can't be done, I am also ready to go back to the plain." ”
Gongsun Chan said, "Well, that's fine. In that case, I'll go back first, and we'll see you again. ”
"Farewell!"
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After Gongsun Chan left, things developed as he expected, and the various princes of the coalition army gradually fell apart. In addition to Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, Sun Jian, Han Fu, Liu Dai and others also left one after another, and in the end, only the three princes who remained in the camp remained, namely Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu, and Zhang Hao.
It's just that unlike the development of history, because Zhang Hao took away the heirloom jade seal that should have belonged to Sun Jian, Sun Jian did not have conflicts with other princes because of this incident. It is precisely because of the loss of this fuse that although the princes of all walks of life have returned to their respective homes, they are still at peace with each other. Therefore, although the coalition forces were dispersed, in fact, the alliance between the various princes still existed. And Yuan Shao did not leave the scene first because of this reason, but stayed until the end.
However, at this point, Yuan Shao also knew that the matter of the coalition army was completely ruined, and seeing that in addition to himself, only Yuan Shu and Zhang Hao were left in the camp, Yuan Shao had to speak: "The matter of discussing Dong is over, the highway (Yuan Shu's character), Ritian, you can also go back to various territories to rest." ”
Hearing Yuan Shao's words so bluntly, Zhang Hao and Yuan Shu were also slightly embarrassed, and did not respond, but nodded their heads.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao spoke again: "That's it, I'll go first, you can do it yourself." ”
With that, Yuan Shao left the camp first.
And there have been many contradictions between Zhang Hao and Yuan Shu, since Yuan Shao has left, it is naturally impossible for the two to deal with each other, so they also returned to their respective camps, packed up their things and prepared to leave.
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Meanwhile.
Changan.
Dong Xiangguo's Mansion.
Dong Zhuo sat on his Taishi chair, and Li Ru stood behind him.
Dong Zhuo opened his mouth and asked: "Military Division, now that we have returned to Chang'an, but the alliance of the audience princes has been formed, it is not easy for us to enter the customs, can the military division have a good strategy?" ”
Li Ru thought for a while and said, "The princes of Guanzhong are called alliances, but they have many suspicions among themselves. Yuan Shao and Han Fu, Zhang Hao and Yuan Shu, Liu Dai and Qiao Mao, there are many contradictions between these people. If they are lured by profit, the alliance will fall apart. ”
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up and said, "Oh? I don't know where the benefits in the mouth of the military adviser come from? ”
Li Ru said lightly: "Keju League." ”
Dong Zhuo was puzzled and asked, "Keju League?" What's profitable here? ”
Li Ru leaned over and said in Dong Zhuo's ear: "So, so, so, ......."
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The next day.
Chang'an Palace.
Morning.
"If there is something to report, there is nothing to retreat." A small yellow door shouted at the top of his voice.
"Minister, something is coming!" Dong Zhuo got up from his unique chair and spoke.
Emperor Han Xian on the dragon chair was taken aback by Dong Zhuo, and hurriedly said to Dong Zhuo: "Dong ...... Dong Aiqing sat down and spoke. ”
"Hmm." Dong Zhuo didn't thank him, he answered casually and sat down again, ignoring the hidden anger of the minister next to him, and said again: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to restart the Keju League." ”
The ministers and Emperor Han Xian himself thought that Dong Zhuo was going to punish someone, after all, this kind of thing was not uncommon, so they were stunned after hearing Dong Zhuo's words, and they didn't know what Dong Zhuo meant.
Situ Wang Yun took a step forward and asked Dong Zhuo, "What does Xiangguo mean by this?" ”
When Li Ru gave advice to Dong Zhuo yesterday, he had long expected that someone in the court would raise this question, and he also told Dong Zhuo how to answer, so Dong Zhuo opened his mouth and said: "The Yellow Turban, Zhang Ju, and Ou Xing rebelled one after another, but it took a year for the court to exterminate such chaotic people, which shows that the decline in military strength is quite serious. Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu) founded the Han Keju League for more than 200 years, during which the country was peaceful and all countries surrendered. Today, the Keju League has been suspended for two years, and rebellions have occurred one after another in various places, which shows the importance of the league. Therefore, the minister wants to restart the Keju League, hoping that the emperor will approve it. ”
Although Dong Zhuo's words were not what he really thought in his heart, what he said was also flawless, although all the ministers knew that Dong Zhuo was definitely not at ease, but they still hadn't guessed what kind of medicine Dong Zhuo was selling in the gourd, and they couldn't find a reason to oppose Dong Zhuo.
And Emperor Han Xian saw that the other ministers were silent, so he had no choice but to speak: "Since Zhong Aiqing has no objection, then do what Dong Aiqing said." Dong Aiqing, since this matter is raised by you, then Aiqing is fully responsible, okay? ”
Dong Zhuo was stunned, yesterday Li Ru told him a thousand times that he must control the league in his own hands, Dong Zhuo was still thinking about how to take the power over, but he didn't expect Emperor Xian to speak so directly. So Dong Zhuo got up quite rarely and thanked him: "Thank you for the emperor's grace." ”
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Later in the day.
Wang Yunfu.
Diao Chan poured Wang Yun a cup of tea and asked, "My father-in-law has been frowning since he retired from the court, but what's on his mind?" ”
Wang Yun took a sip of tea and said, "Dong Thief wants to restart the Keju League, although he knows that he must harbor evil intentions, but ...... Can't guess! ”
Diao Chan thought for a moment and said, "Dong Thief's opponent is only the alliance of princes, will it be to deal with them?" ”
Hearing Diao Chan's words, Wang Yun's hand holding tea stopped there and muttered, "League...... Coalition...... League matches...... Coalition...... Not good! ”
Wang Yun suddenly slapped the table, startling Diao Chan, but Wang Yun didn't seem to see this, and said to himself: "Restart the league, the princes will become opponents, and the alliance will naturally fall apart." Dong thief is treacherous, mistaken for my big man! ”
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Outside the city of Luoyang.
"Three brothers, you go back to the plains first, and I'll go to Yingchuan." Zhang Hao rode on a horse and said to Liu Guan and Zhang.
"Well, okay, then let's go first, and the fourth brother will be careful all the way." Liu Bei replied.
"Well, brothers say goodbye."
"Farewell!"
Zhang Hao said, and rode directly to the southwest.
From the disbandment of the coalition forces, Zhang Hao has judged that although the course of history is still the general direction of the separation, some details have changed. And as I have said before, Zhang Hao feels that he will not go back to be promoted to the plain phase as said in "Romance", but it is very likely that he will be further promoted to the plain taishou. So Zhang Hao is now also thinking about his future, and the most important thing is to recruit talents.
And in this period, if you talk about which place has the most talents, of course, it is Yingchuan.