Time entered March of the fifth year of Zhongping, it seems that the war in Hedong County could not be completely ended, and the deterrent effect brought by the Han Empire's previous sweep of the Yellow Turban Army and the pacification of the chaos in Liangzhou to the people of the world also disappeared a little quickly, and the world had an unstable trend.

Generally speaking, rebellions and uprisings have occurred one after another in various places, and Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and even Yizhou have begun to break out one after another, making the Luoyang court anxious.

Liu Hong was very annoyed and reprimanded the ministers for being incompetent and unable to do things seriously, so that the world fell into such a turbulent situation.

They can't worry about the king at all, they can't rule the world at all, and they are only taught to eat with chopsticks and sprinkle spices on the iron plate of barbecue, and other than that, they are waste!

In order to express his anger, Liu Hong dismissed Cui Lie's vacant position, and drove Cui Lie, who bought the precious position of the third prince with five million dollars, back to his hometown and no longer appointed, which can be regarded as a bad breath for himself.

Then he personally presided over the ritual of worshipping the heavens, hoping that the heavens would appease their wrath and not continue to inflict sin on this poor kingdom.

Did it work?

No.

Rebellions continued to rise one after another, and the government did its best to suppress them, barely maintaining the situation, but the rule of the Eastern Han Empire became increasingly unstable, and it seemed to be a trend.

Under the influence of this trend, Dong Zhuo finally led his army to the Luoyang area, and met with Liu Hong under Yuan Kui's arrangement, and was personally appointed by Liu Hong as the assassin of the state and gave him the task of begging for thieves.

After receiving the order, Dong Zhuo was privately summoned by Yuan Kui and explained some things to him.

"In the current situation, you are a very important arm for the Yuan family, after going to the battlefield, you must be cautious, be sure to make meritorious contributions, and mention more original and highways, so that they can make more contributions, understand?"

Dong Zhuo nodded.

"This is what Zhuo should do, and Zhuo knows his responsibility."

"Yes."

Yuan Kui nodded slowly and said: "The Son of Heaven was anxious about the matter of the mountain bandits and the Southern Xiongnu in Bingzhou, killed Huangfu Song, deposed Zhang Wen, He Miao and Zhou Shen were also reprimanded for not being able to win, even the general He Jin was reprimanded, and even Lu Zhi was scolded, and now the only thing you can count on is you." ”

Dong Zhuo pursed his lips.

"The Son of Heaven is so angry, if he can't achieve results in a short period of time, Zhuo ...... It won't be ......."

"You have to have faith in yourself!"

Yuan Kui glared at Dong Zhuo and glared at Dong Zhuo a little weakly.

"Zhuo is not afraid, but he is worried that the Son of Heaven is too eager to see the result, but there is still time for manpower, in case the expected results cannot be achieved, then ......"

"I understand what you said, the Son of Heaven is not stupid, he will not ask you to win any big battles in a month or two, but you can't lose."

Yuan Kui Zhengse said: "Huangfu Song was defeated, lost his life, Zhang Wen couldn't win, lost his position, He Miao and Zhou Shen reluctantly confronted the thief and were reprimanded, you should know what the Son of Heaven means now, all in all, you can not win, but you can't lose!" ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded.

"Thank you Ming Gong for mentioning this, so Zhuo will know what to do."

"Hmm."

Yuan Kui nodded, encouraged Dong Zhuo a few words, and then suddenly remembered something, and looked at Dong Zhuo with a smile.

"Zhong Ying, not long ago I heard that your nephew Dong Huang was named the Taishou of Wudu County by Liu Xuande, do you know about this?"

Dong Zhuo's body stiffened suddenly, but he immediately relaxed, and his whole face did not change.

"It is true."

"Your nephew, how could he have a relationship with Liu Xuande?"

"When he fought against the Taiping Dao thieves before, Zhuo fought with Liu Xuande, and during this period, Dong Huang was arranged by Lu Gong to fight under Liu Xuande, and established a lot of meritorious achievements."

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "After the war, Liu Xuande admired Dong Huang, and Dong Huang was also willing to follow Liu Xuande. ”

"Really?"

Yuan Kui squinted at Dong Zhuo and said with a smile: "Zhong Ying, I don't care what your nephew does, and I can't control it, but you have to remember that without me, you wouldn't be where you are today."

Without me, you can't lead troops to the battlefield to meet Liu Xuande, without me, your nephew can't follow Liu Bei, and there is no position of Taishou today, you say, isn't this the truth? ”

Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and nodded.

"You're right, it's true."

"In that case, I won't say anything superfluous, you can do it yourself."

Yuan Kui said slowly: "When you go to the battlefield, you must be cautious, don't let me down, remember?" ”

"Remembered."

Dong Zhuo bowed to the ground and thanked him, then lowered his head and slowly withdrew from the Yuan Mansion.

After leaving the Yuan Mansion, Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Kui, this old guy, although he felt that he could be killed with a light punch, as long as he sat there, the momentum on his body could make Dong Zhuo dare not wave his fist.

Obviously, Dong Zhuo is very brave, but Yuan Kui has no power to restrain the chicken, the two face each other, and Yuan Kui is the one who delivers the food.

But in front of Yuan Kui, Dong Zhuo could always feel that he couldn't exert this courage at all.

Dong Zhuo only felt that Yuan Kui's figure was infinitely tall, and he was just a speck of dust.

This inexplicable feeling made Dong Zhuo's heart very unhappy.

In the end, he is also an existence that is powerful in front of his subordinates, and he is also an existence that is held high by his subordinates, and his subordinates will also be respectful to him, making him feel the pleasure of being a master.

But in front of Yuan Kui, Dong Zhuo felt that he had been beaten back to his original form, and he was still the little man who tried his best to barely satisfy himself, if he didn't have the courage and courage, he would have turned into a handful of loess a long time ago.

But what can he do?

As Yuan Kui's former official, Dong Zhuo could only follow his orders and instructions, otherwise he would be abandoned, and he would lose everything he had just as he was disliked by the Liangzhou Gang before.

No one will help him, others will only follow Yuan Kui, follow the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, and become a fan of the Yuan family.

But whether to say it or not, Dong Zhuo now feels that the move he used to send Dong Huang to Liu Bei's hands is simply a stroke of genius.

Even if he was abandoned by Yuan Kui in the future and lost the step of advancement, as long as Dong Huang's relationship was there, the Dong family in Longxi County would at least not go to a dead end.

And Liu Bei is really interesting, how long has Dong Huang's kid been with him, so he is too guarded?

Dong Zhuo himself was almost forty years old before he became a Taishou, and that was still the treatment he got in exchange for being a dog for the powerful, Dong Huang, this kid followed the right person, he didn't seem to be a dog much, he became a Taishou in his early twenties, and his future was bright and very good.

Seriously, deep down in Dong Zhuo's heart, he was even a little jealous of Dong Huang.

At the same time, he is also constantly sighing, if he can be born twenty years later and meet Liu Bei earlier, will he be able to live a glorious life in his twenties as a Taishou?

If he could meet Liu Bei, instead of encountering the series of scumbags who constantly refresh the bottom line of being a man, would his situation be different from now, better than now?

Alas......

It's a pity that there is no if in life, time cannot be turned back, and Dong Zhuo has no other choice.

Being in Liangzhou, from a humble background, to be able to come this far, it is already beyond the dreams of many people, what else can I complain about?

Dong Zhuo left Luoyang City with an inexplicable melancholy mood, returned to his army, reorganized his troops and horses, and went north to Wenxi County, preparing to take over Zhou Shen's unsupportable plate.

(End of chapter)