Chapter 035: Undercurrent
The biggest bomb buried next to him was sent away, Dong Zhuo was not much easier, because of his intervention, Liu Wei abdicated nearly two months earlier than in history, and now because of his intervention, Cao Cao also ran away a few months in advance, what he can do now is to think about how to delay the trip to Cao Cao, and even, kill Cao Cao.
As Yuan Kui expected, Dong Zhuo's thunderous search had no result, and in the end it was just over, and a few days later, no one cared about this anymore, and Luoyang City became lively again.
"Wen He, transfer Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to take another 30,000 elite soldiers to Chang'an, and in addition, transfer another 20,000 Bingzhou iron cavalry under the command of Gao Shun to go together, and tell Wen You that before the winter of this year, it is necessary to solve the two armies of Ma and Han in Liangzhou." In the courtyard of Dong's mansion, Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu sat opposite each other and drank tea.
Luoyang City, after Li Ru took away 80,000 elites, the remaining army was only about 100,000, and later Dong Zhuo ordered Li Dao and others to be captured all the way to the elite training, and the total number of troops obtained was only 150,000, and now this time, he actually ordered to transfer 50,000 elites again, which shows his determination to take Liangzhou as soon as possible.
"No." opened his mouth, Jia Xu wanted to say something, but when he glanced at Dong Zhuo, he hesitated again, and finally swallowed the words back.
"If you have anything to say, although we are kings and ministers, you also know that I have always regarded you as a friend." Jia Xu's expression, Dong Zhuo naturally saw it in his eyes, since he ran away from Cao Cao that day, he could clearly feel that there was a mustard between him and Jia Xu, these days, he has been looking for a chance to get rid of it, and now that he has a chance, how can he let it go.
After saying this, Jia Xu's face suddenly eased a lot, and in the deep eyes, a trace of emotion quietly grew, and then he buried it in the deepest depths: "Wen You has enough manpower there, but there are no soldiers and no generals, so it is useless, since the lord wants to quickly pacify Liangzhou, why not use Lu Bu?" ”
"Lu Bu?" Dong Zhuo's brows suddenly furrowed: "But this guy even dares to kill Ding Yuan, it's hard to guarantee that he won't bite back one day, if he gains power, wouldn't it be more harmful?" ”
Jia Xu's face suddenly showed a sudden look, during this time, he already knew about Lu Bu's martial arts, and he was wondering why Dong Zhuo would put a peerless military general without it: "Otherwise, the lord has forgotten that under the lord's account, the largest number is the elite of Xiliang, and more of them are old men who follow the lord from Longxi, how can a mere Lu Bu instigate a rebellion?" Although it is said that there is also the existence of the state army under the lord's account, but even after the lord supplemented it later, it is only 40,000 people, not to mention that according to the view, Gao Shun is a loyal and brave person, even if Lu Bu rebels again, this Gao Shun will definitely not follow him again, without Gao Shun, Lu Bu is just a toothless tiger, why be afraid? ”
Dong Zhuo listened, his heart was shaken, these things, but he never thought of them, Jia Xu's analysis is not unreasonable, you know, in history, Lu Bu beheaded Dong Zhuo, didn't he do it when Dong Zhuo didn't have a big army around him and was alone? And after Dong Zhuo's death, whether it was for his life or what, Xiliang Jun's willingness to avenge Dong Zhuo did not lie in the slightest, otherwise he would not have let Li Dao, Guo Yan and others respond to every call.
"Moreover, since Lu Bu took office, the lord has spent countless amounts of gold and silver in order to stabilize it, although the lord has softened his will with money and beauty, but it is not a long-term strategy after all, it will only make Lu Bu's heart more and more greedy, and at that time, I am afraid that if he does not rebel, he will have to rebel." In fact, Jia Xu still hasn't said a word, but the money that Dong Zhuo rewarded Lu Bu is enough to raise an army, and in his opinion, this is the least worthwhile.
"Okay, this matter is according to Wenhe's intentions, Ma Teng and Han Sui's subordinates, but there are a few difficult bones to gnaw, if Lu Bu goes, this battle will be much smoother." After thinking about it, Dong Zhuo nodded and agreed.
After a pause, Jia Xu suddenly spoke up again: "Xiliang, the lord can let Lu Bu lead the troops to go, as for Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, and Gao Shun, he suggested that the lord should put them in Mianchi, Hangu Pass and Tongguan respectively. ”
"Tongguan?" Jia Xu's meaning was clearly to ask Gao Shun to garrison Tongguan, Dong Zhuo heard it and immediately fell into contemplation.
"Since the lord has no intention of staying in Luoyang, there are a few places in Cuihan and Tongguan, so he must be completely in his hands, in case he is cut off by others, and among the generals under the lord's account, only Gao Shun is the most suitable." Jia Xu explained softly.
"Okay, that's it." Dong Zhuo stood up abruptly and made a decision.
What is lacking now is talent! After Jia Xu left, Dong Zhuo looked at the sky and lost his mind for a long time.
"What? King Hongnong is dead? Empress Dowager He was buried in the fire together? What about He Miao, He Miao? In the Yuan family's mansion, Yuan Kui was stunned by the news he had just received, so he immediately got up, strode to the side of the person who reported the news, grabbed the placket of his clothes, and roared madly.
"Big ...... Big...... Big ......"
"Big big, big fart, tell me, what the hell is going on." When he came back to his senses, Yuan Kui suddenly found that the person who reported the news had been strangled by him, his eyes were rolled, he couldn't breathe, and his hand was involuntarily released, but his tone was still a little angry.
"Lord Hui, He Miao was also in Yong'an Palace at the time, after the fire started, the little one didn't see him come out, and he was identified from the several corpses found in the ruins of Yong'an Palace, one of them was He Miao." was let go by Yuan Kui, the man grabbed his neck with his hands and coughed a few times, then struggled to get up and fell to his knees again, and told the news he had found in detail.
"Bump." Yuan Kui's body staggered, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, looking at the roof with lost eyes, this old man of the Han family is not as ambitious as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, this old minister, the biggest ambition, is how to strengthen the Yuan family, like now, Liu Wei and others were actually taken advantage of the chaos to kill the incident, and the impact on him almost instantly made him lose his mind.
"Dong Zhuo, it must be Dong Zhuo, conspiracy, this is a conspiracy ......" After a while, Yuan Kui seemed to suddenly understand something, and shouted loudly and frantically.
And almost at the same time, Lu Zhi also got the same news, which shocked him, and then began to cry, like Yuan Kui, Lu Zhi also judged the cause and effect of the incident almost instantly.
Soon, the news spread all over Beijing at an incredible speed, Yang Biao, Huangfu Song, Wang Yun, and Cai Yong...... All the officials and courtiers wept when they heard this, and they were saddened.
"Everyone, Dong thieves are rampant, wantonly killing loyal ministers, Your Majesty the Han Dynasty, is even more held hostage by Dong thieves, day and night frightened, and now, Dong thieves actually brutally killed King Hongnong, is it tolerable or unbearable, I hope you look at the face of the first emperor, for the sake of the 400-year inheritance of my Han Dynasty, work together, get rid of Dong thief, bless my Han."
"Bless me ...... Han"
"Bless me ...... Han"