In the end, seeing that Dong Zhuo was unwilling to agree, Liu Jian could only pretend to be helpless.

"Xiangguo, I have already carefully stated the pros and cons of this matter to you, and please consider each other carefully, don't delay the new deal because of temporary calculations."

The more Liu Jian said this, the more Dong Zhuo thought that he had caught Liu Jian's lifeline.

It seems that this merger is indeed Liu Jian's real goal!

Liu Deran, if the old man doesn't have to squeeze more benefits out of you, how can he be worthy of those Xiliang soldiers who were defeated and killed by you?

"Deran, after all, it is a state matter, and the stakes are very high, the old man can't let go at will, these things have to go back and discuss with His Majesty and the Queen Mother."

The time is almost up, if you continue to increase the firepower, it will be too explicit and self-defeating, and it is easy for Dong Zhuo to see the flaws.

"Alas, okay, then please explain this matter to Your Majesty after returning to Beijing, it is related to the future development of our Han Dynasty, and please Your Majesty and Xiangguo not make a decision that you regret because of short-sightedness."

Dong Zhuo just laughed and didn't continue to say more.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had been discussing for a long time.

And what both sides want to get from each other is basically in place.

The next thing the two of them were small talking.

Dong Zhuo looked up at the sky.

I saw that Shicai was still a small snowflake, and now it has become bigger and bigger, although it can't be called goose feather snow, but it seems to be able to give people a sense of loneliness in the depths of winter.

"Good snow!" Liu Jian opened his mouth and exclaimed.

"O Deran! You and I are fortunate to meet here today, and if we want to see each other again in the future, it will be extremely difficult for you and me to meet again. ”

"You and I will be in Luoshui for a while today, although when we first met, we were not happy with each other, but now we have a lot of things on our minds."

"Why don't you and I have a drink on this good time?"

"After all, in this world, there are few people who can drink on an equal footing with the old man."

To be honest, Liu Jian has no interest in drinking with Dong Zhuo.

There's a lot of work to do in his camp.

However, Dong Zhuo is the most important person in Luoyang City after all, and his every move is also related to Liu Jian's future political direction in Hebei.

Don't underestimate drinking and talking with high-level people, maybe every time you will gain a lot.

"Since Xiangguo is warmly invited, it is naturally difficult for Liu Jian to refuse, but Liu Jian's march, there is generally a ban on alcohol, and there is no alcohol in our army, so I am afraid that I can't drink with Xiangguo."

The implication is to ask Dong Zhuo to pay for the wine.

Dong Zhuo's face is not very good-looking, he came to Luoyang this time, it was a thousand-mile attack, who was running thousands of miles, and he had to bring a few jars of water and wine?

But Dong Zhuo forgot a very important thing, Liu Jian also traveled thousands of miles this time.

Dong Zhuo didn't bring wine, can Liu Jian bring wine?

"Let's have tea!"

Dong Zhuo muttered with a sad face.

He forgot that Liu Jian had just told him that drinking tea is much better for his body than drinking.

"Deran, today the old man wants to tell you a few truths."

Liu Jian was silent when he heard this.

Do you have the truth in your mouth?

"Actually, when I first met you, the old man thought that you were quite an admirable person, and the old man really liked you very much at that time."

Liu Jian said "um", he estimated that Dong Zhuo would have a follow-up reversal next.

"It's just that since you came to Jizhou as a pastor, the old man has hated you more and more."

Liu Jian knew that Dong Zhuo was telling the truth now.

It's no wonder that Dong Zhuo hates himself now, he fought with Xiliang soldiers several times, causing the other party to lose his troops, not to mention anything else, Niu Fu alone was captured by himself three times.

The most recent one was the defeat of Li Dao and Guo Yan, who was shot off his toes by an unknown figure.

But what can be done about it? Liu Jian didn't feel that he was to blame for this.

He just went with the flow.

"Xiangguo, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves."

Dong Zhuo raised his eyebrows: "What are rivers and lakes?" ”

"Where there are people, it is the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes are turbulent like the deceit of the people's hearts, this world, there are rivers and lakes everywhere, as long as there is a place of struggle, they are all rivers and lakes, Xiangguo is in the court, and the huge waves of the rivers and lakes faced are naturally the largest and most turbulent."

Dong Zhuo nodded, and said: "It's just that in this river and lake, you Liu Deran seems to know more about water than the old man." ”

"Why did Xiangguo say this?"

Dong Zhuo sighed: "The court where the old man is located is still turbulent, and monstrous waves may occur at any time, but your rivers and lakes, although there were many difficulties in the past, are now calm." ”

"The old man is really envious in his heart!"

Looking at Dong Zhuo's somewhat lonely expression, a feeling suddenly rose in Liu Jian's heart.

Is Dong Zhuo tired, tired, tired, and doesn't want to play?

If you think about it, maybe it's possible.

Although Dong Zhuo held the authority of the whole country after rushing into Luoyang, he also stood on the opposite side of the world's corporans.

Based on his origin, it is impossible for any scholar family in this world to fully accept him.

So he desperately launched a new deal, just to compete with these noble families.

At the same time, he also had to prove his ability to prove that the country under his control was no worse than that of these scholars.

Liu Jian did not stand in Dong Zhuo's position to experience this process, but he knew the discomfort and sadness very well.

I want to know, if it were an ordinary person, maybe he would have retreated bravely and couldn't bear it anymore.

In this day and age, there is no concept of so-called depression.

But when a person is faced with too much, it is also very normal for him to be depressed.

Who is under the most pressure in this world?

Liu Jian felt that Dong Zhuo was under the most pressure.

For a man in his sixties, his ability to withstand pressure has indeed reached the extreme.

But the question is, with Dong Zhuo's identity, how can he retreat bravely?

"Why did Xiangguo say this?" Liu Jianyan said: "Xiangguo has great ambitions, and there are opportunities for heaven and earth in his chest, so why should he envy me? ”

Without the constraints of political interests in the court, Liu Jian and Dong Zhuo can also open their hearts when they speak, and what everyone says to each other can also be more or less heartfelt.

Dong Zhuo sighed: "The old man doesn't have to envy you, it's just that the old man has been in charge of the court for so many years, and he always feels powerless, and he hasn't achieved an inch...... It's just that the court situation is like this, and now even the current affairs and people's livelihood are not good. ”

"Speaking of conscience, the old man now regrets a little bit in his heart that he led his troops into Luoyang City."

On the surface, this may sound modest, but if you think about it, it's really like that.

Dong Zhuo in history, after arriving in Chang'an, really had the idea of retreating bravely.

Hoarding money, money, and food in Hewu is the best proof of this.

Anyone who has ambitions for the world will not put everything he has in the dock, and then hide in the castle to indulge in vocal music and enjoy the rest of his life.

What is Dock? Isn't that the nursing home that Dong Zhuo specially repaired for himself?

Now Dong Zhuo seems to have embarked on that path.

Liu Jian didn't say anything, he probably understood the current mood of a sixty-year-old man.

Dong Zhuo, now lacks a sense of achievement.

The New Deal is indeed a goal, which is beneficial to the Han Dynasty, but it will not see results in the short term.

The sense of accomplishment in Dong Zhuo's heart cannot be compensated for by the new deal for the time being.

People need grades for self-affirmation.

Dong Zhuo should indeed be very envious of Liu Jian now.

Liu Jian has done too many careers in Hebei, which is too worthy of recognition.

Take out one casually and throw it into the world, it is worthy of being praised by everyone.

Obviously, Liu Jian just has his personal direction to move forward, and he is not confused at all.

"The old man has been on the battlefield all his life. North and south, horizontal and horizontal, invincible, although he was also controlled by others, but the old man thought he was successful. ”

"But today, the old man doesn't know whether the old man is right or wrong after he enters the Luoyang court."

"The old man has been working hard here for so long, and it seems that he has never succeeded in doing anything."

"The old man now thinks that maybe the old man is really not suitable to govern in the court."

Really...... Liu Jian secretly said in his heart that the sixty-year-old Dong Zhuo really had the intention of retreating bravely, and he was afraid that he would not be able to find the direction of his life.

For Liu Jian, this is not a good thing.

Dong Zhuo's presence in the court is still very important to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian needs Dong Zhuo to hold on to the court for a few more years.

He didn't allow the old man to retreat now.

Liu Jian arched his hand to Dong Zhuo and said: "Xiangguo is the hero of the world, the biggest opponent and confidant of Xiangguo in this life, Liu Jian has never questioned this, but Liu Jian in Hebei and Xiangguo in Chang'an, Xiangguo has not made as many achievements as Liu Jian, because Xiangguo sacrifices his strengths, or Xiangguo's efforts are not in the right direction." ”

Dong Zhuoqi said: "What do you mean? ”

"May I ask Xiangguo, what is the most well-known achievement of someone Liu in Hebei all these years?"

Dong Zhuo replied slowly: "Deran, you have done a great career in Hebei over the years, but when it comes to the greatest achievement, there is no doubt that it is to govern the northern Xinjiang, first after the Wuhuan civil strife, its fall was pacified by you, and those Wuhuan people were placed by you in the counties of Youzhou for the use of my Han, and the Xianbei tribes in Northern Xinjiang also because of your ranch policy, and less driven by water and grass, and gradually settled down, which can be said to have solved the huge trouble in the heart of my Han, and now Guan Yunchang led his troops to attack Sanhan, captured the nobles of Sanhan, and opened up territory for my Han Dynasty......

When he said this, Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment.

He touched his big beard, thoughtfully.

Liu Jian said: "In fact, there are too many constraints in my Han Dynasty, and the Han territory is now in the period of separation, and the heroes are side by side, and it is impossible for Xiangguo to make a contribution to the attention of the world in a short period of time in the Han Dynasty. ”

"In my opinion, the Kanto region is now competing with each other, chaotic and chaotic, Xiangguo is not from a scholar's family, where do you understand this troubled water? Instead, it is better to focus on the land of Liangzhou that you are familiar with. ”

"Liu Jian has done all these years to praise the world, because of the outside world! To Wuhuan, to Xianbei! ”

"Xiangguo's early achievements were established because of the pacification of the Qiang people in Liangzhou, at that time Xiangguo's power was still weak, and he was able to break through in Liangzhou to make a great reputation, and now, Xiangguo sits in Guanzhong, dominates the court, and has 200,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, why not settle Liangzhou? After Dingliangzhou, like my An Wuhuan and Xianbei to appease the Qiang people, open up trade with the countries of the Western Regions, if this matter is successful, then the country will be famous in the sea. ”

"This is the biggest thing that Xiangguo should do!"

Liu Jian's words were like an initiation, which made Dong Zhuo sober up all of a sudden.

Yes, since it is impossible to realize the ambition internally in a short period of time.

So why not look outward?

Hangu Pass is the Xiongguan Pass in the world, and he arranged heavy troops there to block the Guandong princes from marching into the Guanzhong, closed the door himself, and started to clean up Liangzhou, so that it became his rear base camp, and it was also a big problem that the previous emperors could not solve.

Rebel!

Liu Jian has not been too concerned about the hegemony of the Central Plains over the years.

His main focus was still on governing Hebei and dealing with the alien races in the north of Hebei.

Therefore, Liu Jian not only received great meritorious service, but also used foreign tribes to transfuse blood to Hebei, so that Hebei's strength increased significantly.

Dong Zhuo began to think seriously, maybe he could find a way to replicate Liu Jian's successful case in Hebei.

It's just that he doesn't know where to start.

In terms of wars and intrigues, Dong Zhuo is definitely a good piece of material in this world.

In terms of governance, he can only be regarded as a second-rate player.

So, he could only ask Liu Jian for details again.

And Liu Jian asked him to use Guanzhong as a springboard first, first find a way to fully occupy and consolidate Liangzhou, and then use Liangzhou as a pedal to open up the Western Regions.

The policy of conquest could be exercised to make the Western Regions resubmit to the Han Dynasty.

Then open the trade lane.

The current Han Dynasty is different from the past, and the boom of paper books can definitely make the culture of the Han Dynasty sweep through the Western Regions at a speed.

Cultural invasion is the most powerful weapon in the world, more effective than any sword, sword, halberd, axe, hook and fork.

As for other commodities leading to the Western Regions, Liu Jian also promised that he would jointly operate with Dong Zhuo, and the Eight Kitchen Group in the Central Plains has now reached a channel cooperation with Liu Jian.

As long as Dong Zhuo is willing to cooperate, Liu Jian is willing to form an iron triangle of trade institutions in Guanzhong, the Central Plains, and Hebei.

As for the other realms, Yuan Shao's Kwantung princes are willing to make trouble, so let them toss.

Constantly infiltrating the cultural and commodity power of the Han Dynasty into the Western Regions and the northern countries that Liu Jian faced, absorbing their resources, so that these countries slowly attached themselves to the Han Dynasty and continuously transfused blood for the Han Dynasty.

The situation of all nations coming to the DPRK is just around the corner.

In fact, the countries of the Western Regions, like the countries of the north, have always been one of Liu Jian's targets, but Liu Jian's territory is in Hebei, and he currently does not have the ability to extend his hand to the countries of the Western Regions.

Since Dong Zhuo mentioned this matter today, Liu Jian felt that he might as well let Dong Zhuo fight the outpost for him first.

Perhaps with Dong Zhuo's strength, a good situation can be opened in Liangzhou.

In the future, Dong Zhuo's power collapsed, and after he went to Beijing, he took over the situation of Dong Zhuo's family in Liangzhou and continued to open up westward.

What a good plan, Liu Jian admires himself.

Now the Han Dynasty is in turmoil, and its ability to control the Western Regions is far less than before.

wants to restore the condescending suppression of the Western Regions...... Then rely on Dong Zhuo.

If he can't do it, can't he do it badly?

After listening to Liu Jian's suggestion, Dong Zhuo was very satisfied.

It was as if he had found a goal in his heart that he could forge ahead again.

There is just one thing that makes Dong Zhuo more confused.

That is, although there are many elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command, there are no capable ministers who can help him expand externally.

Again, most of the scholars don't pee on him.

Liu Jian said: "Xiangguo is worry-free, if you have talents, I can provide them to you, as long as Xiangguo can trust them, they will definitely be able to assist Xiangguo and achieve Xiangguo's long-cherished wish." ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it seriously and agreed.

It's not that he trusts the people recommended by Liu Jian.

It's just that with Dong Zhuo's current situation, if he wants to recruit a scholar who can do things for him, it seems that Liu Jian's channel is really the most trustworthy.

At least Liu Jian's benevolent and righteous character in this world still has nothing to say.

And Liu Jian also took this opportunity to begin to send his personnel to the imperial court.

Liu Jian felt that Dong Zhuo would not be too gullible and reuse these talents he recommended to deal with the affairs of the court, but mainly used them to expand Dong Zhuo's influence to the west.

But that's enough for Liu Jian.

He doesn't need these people who have been installed in the court to do anything big, he just needs these people to slowly gain a firm foothold in the court with the support of Dong Zhuo.

laid a small foundation for him to enter Chang'an to take over the imperial court in the future.

As for who to recommend to Chang'an?

Liu Jian has several candidates in mind.

Subsequently, Dong Zhuo and Liu Jian finally separated.

But today's Luoshui meeting allowed Liu Jian to get a lot of useful things.

The ambition in his chest had taken another big step forward.

After returning to his camp, Liu Jian ordered someone to urge Fu Zhu and asked him to send someone to send Niu Fu and Wei Xu over.

Since he had reached some discussions with Dong Zhuo, in order to show his sincerity, he had to send the two main generals, Niu Fu and Wei Xu, back first.

However, before sending them back, Liu Jian wanted to talk to Niu Fu again.

He helped Dong Zhuo establish a new direction of effort today.

Then before herding Niu Fu back, you have to help him determine the direction of his efforts.

A clear, implementable direction.

(End of chapter)