The 8,000-strong army marched at the southern foot of Wangwu Mountain, which was also boundless.

At this time, under the command of the Central Military Duan, Yuan Shaozheng and his staff Xin Ping knew everything about Hedong. Especially Dong Zhuo and many civil and military forces under his command.

"Zhongzhi, you went to Hedong with the group before, what do you think of Dong Zhuoqi?"

Originally, Xin Ping was only a friend of Yuan Shao, but after he was appointed and dismissed as the main general of the road, he decided to officially join Yuan Shao's shogunate and serve as his counselor at the request of Yuan Shao.

And one of the reasons why Yuan Shao attaches great importance to Xin Ping is that Xin Ping was listed in the previous mission sent by the Kwantung court to Hedong to negotiate with Dong Zhuo, so he knew some of the truth and fiction of Hedong.

Listening to Yuan Shao's question, Xin Ping had quite scruples, and only picked up the good ones and said:

"Dong Hedong is proud and brave. The elite soldiers in his hands are like tigers and wolves."

Speaking of this, Xin Ping recalled the scene where he and the envoys were guarding the mansion in Hedong County.

At that time, his eyes were full of fish, and he looked at the left and right of the left-handed, and he almost thought that he had arrived in Hudi. So Xin Ping couldn't hold back in the end and said:

"Dong Hedong is close to Qiang, and half of his minions and henchmen are Qiang generals, not the same as China."

In fact, Xin Ping has already said it very tactfully. He said that Dong Zhuo may not be able to speculate with the thoughts of us Chinese, because this person is already like a Hu man.

More directly, he can't comment on it, because now Dong Zhuo has decided to join the Kwantung court, and he wins in the shape of Hedong, and the armor of Jinyang, once he enters Luoyang, he will inevitably be favored and rewarded. When the time comes, Dong Zhuo will become the elder of the court.

And what about his hard comments? Although there are some things, they are still muddy compared to Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Xin Pingwan can't speak ill of Dong Zhuo at this time, otherwise it will reach Dong Zhuo's ears, and then he will be finished.

But there is another reason why Xin Ping is not straightforward, that is, he sees that Yuan Shao is on the rise now, and he is only willing to listen to what he wants to hear, even if Xin Ping talks about it now, it will only make Yuan Shao unhappy.

Listening to Xin Ping's evaluation of Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao stroked his beard and smiled, he said:

"Nakaji, you're doing a good job."

"I know that Dong Zhuoqi is rude and tyrannical, I know all this. But do you know that I have a rope in my hand to harness this beast?"

Seeing Yuan Shao swearing like this, Xin Ping was curious:

"Dare to ask the lord, what is the means?"

Yuan Shao laughed and pointed to himself:

"Then my Yuan family has a great favor to Dong Zhuo. When he was serving as the captain of Wuji in the Western Regions, he stayed in the palace of the Cheshi King at night, and killed a group of chariot nobles who committed him. Originally, this man was already dead, but my uncle protected this man at that time, and re-recruited him later. It can be said that without my Yuan clan, he Dong Zhuo would have been a dead dog a long time ago."

Seeing that Xin Ping had an understanding, Yuan Shao continued:

"The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to enter the Kanto region this time was because my uncle was making a force. As my Yuan family's protégé, he naturally has to be used by me, otherwise who in the world will tolerate such a disloyal person?"

What Yuan Shao said is indeed right, for Dong Zhuo, although the Yuan family did not give birth to him and raised him, the change of his fate is more important than his parents. Without Yuan's conquest, with Dong Zhuo's crimes, he would not have been able to turn over in this life.

Yuan Shao is not worried about whether Dong Zhuo will be a disloyal, because he accurately grasps the unspoken rule of this era, that is, to exchange loyalty for the future.

The system has been in place for more than 300 years. The original meritocracy has become nepotism.

After all, it is a very simple thing, that is, the reward of becoming filial piety is too great. If you choose a big official who is at least 600 stones, you can fight for a family of 2,000 stones if you are not careful, so who doesn't want to be it?

But to put it cruelly, so many people want to be it, why should I give it to you? You have a good family background, good looks, good learning, everything, but so what? Does it do me any good to recruit you? No!

Therefore, the evolution of the probation system is to recruit their own relatives and children, and these good things must be given to their own families. In this way, the wealth of the family can be continued. But sometimes I don't have children, or my children don't have what I have conquered.

range, so what to do? The right not to use is invalid.

At this time, there is an alternative plan, that is, to conquer the local Junjie, but after conquering you, the relationship between you and me is similar to the relationship between the monarch's father. This is a new kind of kinship, to fill the gap of not being able to recruit one's own family.

Therefore, this is why the subordinates who have been expropriated have to call their own county guards the lord, because once you are conquered, he is the lord and you are the servant. Even if your lord dies, you yourself will have to keep filial piety for three years. You must know that the old father is dead and now he can't keep it for three years, which shows that the relationship between the two is heavier than that of father and son.

This is the unspoken rule of this dynasty, exchanging loyalty for opportunity. You yourself have become both a minister of the Han family and a servant of the master, this is the relationship between the two kings and ministers.

This chain cannot be broken. Because once you betray or betray the master, not only you, but even your family will lose the opportunity to be reinstated again, in other words, it will be the suicide of political life.

This is the reason why Yuan Shao is not worried about Dong Zhuo betraying his Yuan clan, unless he Dong Zhuo doesn't want to mess up.

It's just that when Yuan Shao was self-conscious, his long-time friend and counselor Xu You, who was also accompanying him this time, had a different opinion.

Xu You said to Yuan Shao very seriously:

"Originally, if you looked at Dong Zhuo like this, you would look down on this person too much. In my opinion, this person is fierce and difficult to control, and he will have trouble. We must not be slack off in our westward march this time, and if necessary, we must use a thunderbolt to take this man down first."

Xu Yu finally pointed out:

"Since Dong Zhuo is an evil tiger, then his best destination is the threshold cage. People don't hurt the tiger, but the tiger harms people's hearts, so we must prevent it before it happens."

What Xu You said was indeed Lao Cheng's serious words, so Yuan Shao agreed with the head and planned to relieve Dong Zhuo of military power after arriving in Hedong.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shao asked Xin Ping again:

"Zhongji, did you see any outstanding people in Hedong this time?"

Xin Ping thought about it:

"In terms of martial arts, there are indeed many Mengshi worthy of mention in the Hedong shogunate, such as Hua Xiong, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, etc., all of whom are brave and champion of the three armies. But these are all reckless and not worth mentioning. As for the literary talents, they have not been judged."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he didn't believe it, and asked rhetorically:

"Hedong is also the essence of the world, Dong Zhuo sits here, how can there be no one or two masters in the scene?"

Xin commented ashamedly, honestly:

"When we went at that time, except for the secret conversation between the chief official and Dong Hedong, we all feasted and drank with the Hedong generals in the hall, but they were all from Kansai and couldn't talk to us and other envoys, so the servants didn't know much about it."

Seeing that Yuan Shao was disappointed, Xin commented on one person:

"Although they are all Kansai scholars, the servant still meets an extraordinary one. It's just that this person is still a small official of the Hedong Shogunate, but I think this person is extraordinary."

Yuan Shao was curious and asked:

"Oh, who is this?"

"This person's name is Jia Xu."

"Who?"

"Wuwei Gu Zangren."

"That's really the Kansai of Kansai."

"Yes."

"What's so extraordinary about this man?"

When Yuan Shao asked this, Xin Ping was a little speechless.

He recalled that on that day, the people of the mission and the generals of Hedong were staggering. Everyone was intoxicated with singing and dancing and wine, especially those generals, who were even more embarrassed.

At that time, Xin Ping also drank a little too much, but he still maintained a basic sobriety.

At this time, a black and thin official in his thirties and forties came over with a glass of wine, claiming to be Jia Xu, saying that he had been living in Kansai before, and had not seen the world's scenery. So he was very curious about what outstanding people were in the Central Plains.

At that time, Xin Ping was also bored, and someone came to talk, so he opened a chatterbox, and this chat lasted for half an hour. Later, after Xin Ping went back, he woke up, and he realized that he didn't know what was wrong, and it was the same question named Jia Xu for half an hour, and he was answering.

And Jia Xu said that he was in his heart

() The demeanor of the original character, but eight out of ten questions are asking about the situation of the Kanto court. For example, Luoyang is now geometric, what are the generals, and what are the heroes in the counties and counties of the Kwantung region. I don't know why he let down his guard in Xin Ping, he really answered these questions.

But although Xin Ping had a lot of wine at that time, he still had a basic sense of vigilance, so he gave these answers ten out of ten points. Ask the account under the rule, and answer the account of one million. If you ask the geometry of the soldiers and horses, you will answer the number of sand, and if you ask the generals, you will answer the number of vehicles.

But Rao is like this, Xin Ping still feels that he has been tricked by this person named Jia Xu to talk a lot. For example, when asking about salaries, Xin Ping said that it was half corn and half cloth.

This doesn't sound like a problem, but as long as you think about it, you will know if Luoyang is short of food. Otherwise, why not give it all? You must know that at this time, the price of grain is soaring, and the officials naturally think that the more grain they distribute, the better.

Xin commented on his cranky thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this Jia Xu was terrible. Later, in Hedong, when he saw Jia Xu, he also took a detour.

But how do you talk to Yuan Shao?

So Xin Ping replied in general:

"This person has strange ambitions, and I have a very happy conversation with this person, and he is a handsome man in Kansai."

Yuan Shao still had to ask more, but Xu You, who didn't want to ride a horse on his side, was already impatient to listen.

He smiled and said:

"Originally, Dong Zhuo's husband was for Hedong Taishou, how could he convince Junzhong Toshihiko. Without the support of the Hedong family, Dong Zhuo's subordinates are just some peddlers, pawns and pig killers, and there is a lot to talk about. Why don't you ask Zhongzhi another person?"

Xin Ping was curious:

"Who?"

Xu You solemnly replied:

"It's the sky-rushing general Zhang Chong."

At this moment, both Xin Ping and Yuan Shao were silent.

Except for Xu You, who really hasn't seen Zhang Chong, Xin Ping and Yuan Shao have all dealt with Zhang Chong. As Xin commented, in April last year, Zhu Jun, the right Zhonglang general, was recruited, and together they went south to Yingyin to annihilate Ma Yuanyi and the rest of Bocai. It was also there that he and Zhu Jun met the Taishan Army.

At that time, the Taishan army rushed to the Huangfu Song army on the west bank of Yingshui like a tide. The whole army of 20,000 did not hold out for an hour, and it was defeated. Even the famous general Huangfu Song, who was rampant in Guanxi, was seriously injured, if it wasn't for Cao Cao to recruit a famous doctor for treatment, our current Sangong Taiwei would have already become dry bones.

At that time, Xin Ping and Zhu Jun were on the east bank, and they watched the defeat of the friendly army through Yingshui, and saw that the Taishan army was chasing the north. It's not even because of Yingshui, how can he, Zhu Jun and the others escape from death?

Later, Xin Ping heard that Sun Jian, the first fierce general under Zhu Jun's account, was folded in the hands of the Taishan Army in Hebei. Hey, another old man has done it.

But is it that Xin Ping has relatives in the audience? Our world model Yuan Benchu is also full of complications for Zhang Chong.

After Zhang Chong stirred up the world, with Yuan's intelligence ability, Yuan Shao had already inquired about this Zhang Chong clearly. But the more he knew about this person's background, the more afraid Yuan Shao became.

I thought that this kind of literary talent and martial arts were all people in the world, not to mention that they came from a family, at least the ancestors were inherited by several generations of local tycoons. But what? This person turned out to be a complete Qiantou, and because he offended the clan elders in his hometown, he was also requisitioned to practice the change.

is such a character like an ant, who would have thought that he could stir up the world like this. It can be said that the situation in the world is like this, and this person has six points of merit.

Why did they Yuan participate in the rebellion of the Henan family? You must know that their Yuan clan is a public family, and its foundation is not in the opposition but in the court. What does the calamity of the party have to do with them? They are still mixed with the three princes from generation to generation.

So why did they Yuan participate? It has also become one of the leading ones. Isn't it because the Northern and Southern Army, the core of the Han dynasty that relied to maintain its authority, suffered heavy losses?

Without the Northern and Southern Army, how could the court be able to suppress the heroes of Henan? In the past, no matter how fierce the court cleaned them, they did not dare to resist, at most they ran away from their hometown and wandered. Why? It's because Luoyang is too close, and Tun rides out in all directions, and () it won't take a few days to kill at the door.

Looking up at this snort, no matter how unwilling you are, you can only bow your head and be a man.

But what about now? Zhang Chong, the master of this bush, actually relied on a group of mud-legged mountain liao and forcibly crushed the pillar stone of the Han family. The battle of Yingyin and the battle of Xingyang shocked the world, and also wiped out the armaments in Gyeonggi.

So at that time, the Yuan family knew that the ship of the Han family, at least Liu Hong's boat could not stay. Because the anger of the families in Yuzhou could not be held back any longer, the Yuan family was either their boss or the enemy.

How can Yuan Shao, as a participant and planner, not know all this?

Thinking that the source of all this was Zhang Chong, how could Yuan Shao not be curious and frightened? Don't say it, it has something to do with the Taiping Dao. Its Taiping Road was built by the powerful people in Henan, and even the incident was planned by them. What is the strength of Taiping Dao? It can be said that there is no strength.

The powerful people borrowed the organizational form of the Xitu Buddhist Sect to build the Taiping Dao, making it a giant religion all over the world, but they did not provide any military talents, so the Taiping Dao did not even know the banner and the military drum, and this kind of rebellion encountered the regular army of the court, which was a death.

Until Zhang Chong's variable appeared, he didn't know where to get the inheritance, and he actually built the rabble of Shanliao into an invincible sharp division.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh:

"Could it be that this person is really a genius like Gao Zu?"