The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 509 Messenger

Dong Zhuo slowly opened his eyes, and he made a decision.

"Let the envoy of the Yellow Turban come in."

The situation is stronger than the people, and more than [-] people under Niu Fu's command are trapped in Fenyin, so it is impossible for Dong Zhuo to ignore it.

There are more than [-] soldiers, including [-] to [-] soldiers of the main force of the Xiliang Army.

Although Dong Zhuo now claims to have [-] armored soldiers, in fact, the number of soldiers under his command has just passed the [-] mark, but there are only [-] standing troops, and there are many new recruits among them.

In the previous Battle of Hedong, more than [-] Xiliang troops had been lost, but this time, another [-] or [-] people were lost, which can be regarded as a bit traumatic.

For such a long time, there were no reinforcements outside Fenyin, and a group of defeated soldiers completely lost their energy.

With trebuchets and high morale, the Yellow Turban Army could have breached the city long ago, but Xu An did not do so. Instead, he sent an envoy to talk to Dong Zhuo in person.

Dong Zhuo could also guess some calculations in Xu An's mind.

Xu An wanted to use the more than [-] Xiliang troops in Fenyin City to bargain with him and seek greater benefits.

The soldiers promised to retreat, and after a while, there was a sound of rather messy footsteps outside the door.

Dong Zhuo was leaning on the soft couch, holding the wine glass in one hand, and resting the other on his raised knee, squinting his eyes and looking out the door.

Li Ru on the side sat upright, lowered his head slightly, and followed Dong Zhuo's gaze to look out the door sideways.

The footsteps stopped, and a Taoist priest wearing a green silk Taoist robe, wearing a Taoist crown, and holding a dust whisk stopped at the door.

"In Xia Tianzhong, I met Dong Xiangguo."

Tian Zhong looked at Dong Zhuo slightly, and the Taoist Jishou was different from the secular Jishou.

"I am the foreign affairs envoy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, under the orders of the great virtuous teacher and the prime minister,"

Jishou (qǐ shǒu) in the secular world refers to kneeling and worshiping, which is the most solemn of the nine worships.

It is often used by courtiers when they meet the monarch.Kneel down and put your hands to the ground, and your head to the ground.

The Taoist Jishou, on the other hand, raises his hand to salute others.

When Dong Zhuo saw Tian Zhong saluting, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

Tian Zhong is so polite, it is clear that he looks down on him.

Although he doesn't believe in religion, he also knows some etiquettes of Taoism.

This Jishou ceremony is mostly the etiquette used to meet ordinary people.

Li Ru's eyes moved slightly, and it was a small matter to salute, but the most taboo in negotiations was first overwhelmed.

"Xiangguo is face to face, envoy Tian is so arrogant, is this how the Taiping Dao teaches you etiquette?"

Li Ru's voice was cold and oppressive.

The soldiers of the Xiliang Army who were guarding outside the house also slowly came forward.

Tian Zhong's expression was normal, he saw the Xiliang Army soldiers walking slowly on both sides from the corner of his eyes, and he knew that Li Ru might want to force him to kneel down.

"In my way of peace, I only kneel to the three, kneeling to the sky, kneeling to the ground, and kneeling to my parents""

Tian Zhongyi stepped forward into the house, his eyes were extremely clear, it seemed that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru didn't bring him any pressure at all.

"The sky is the sky above us, and the earth is the ground on which we step. We mortals live in the heaven and the earth, are born with the blessings of the heaven and the earth, and come into the world with the favor of the heaven and the earth. The earth nourishes it, it is born to come to the world, and the earth nourishes it with food and clothing, so it should kneel down to the heaven and the earth."

Tian Zhong nodded slightly, cupped his hands upwards, and said with emotion.

"When we first came into the world, we couldn't speak with our mouths, walk with our feet, or hold our hands. The kindness of our parents' hard work in nurturing is as heavy as the sea, and it is difficult to repay it. It is only natural to kneel down to our parents."

Tian Zhong turned his head, looked at Dong Zhuo, and laughed dumbfoundedly.

"Dare to ask Xiangguo, you and other high-ranking officials and dignitaries, do you have any kindness to me and ordinary villagers?"

Tian Zhong's complexion suddenly became serious.

"Could it be the year of famine that raised the price of food, forced us to break up our families, forced us to go to a dead end, forced us to die by the side of the road?"

"Still wantonly bullying, beating and scolding, treating us like cattle and horses, and forcing us to sell ourselves as slaves?"

"Or is it the exorbitant taxation, the favor of oppressing the heavy tax guards on our shoulders?!"

Tian Zhong looked straight at Dong Zhuo without any fear, he admitted that he had just entered Dong Zhuo's mansion and faced countless swords and guns, he was indeed terrified.

But when he saw everything in Dong Zhuo's mansion, the incomparably luxurious decoration, and the incomparably arrogant Dong Zhuo, endless anger welled up in his heart.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

If that lampstand is sold, it may be enough for dozens of families to eat and drink for many years.

There are carved beams and painted buildings, Qionglouyuyu, and extravagance.

Why? !

Why did Dong Zhuo enjoy all this, and why did he live such a luxurious life.

He Dong Zhuo has neither the merit of protecting the country nor the merit of protecting the people!

The eagle and wolf guards collected Dong Zhuo's crimes, which almost filled the desk of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Because Dong Zhuo's family was destroyed, countless people died.

Tian Zhong's questioning also aroused Dong Zhuo's anger.

Dong Zhuo got up suddenly, the desk in front of him was overturned suddenly, Li Ru also stood up, staring at Tian Zhong with a pair of wolf eyes.

"Come on!!!"

Dong Zhuo was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

No one has ever dared to talk to him like this, even Zhang Huan in the past did not give him face like this!
Outside the house, two soldiers of the Xiliang Army came quickly and wanted to imprison Tian Zhong.

Tian Zhong was not afraid, he took several steps forward.

Dong Zhuo was angry, and he was even more angry!
"In Fenyin City, there are still [-] Xiliang troops, and now they have been surrounded by large armies led by our lord's great virtuous teacher."

Tian Zhong didn't even look at the armored soldiers rushing straight behind him, he looked directly at the furious Dong Zhuo, and said angrily.

"As long as I am half damaged, I guarantee that among the [-] Xiliang troops in Fenyin City, there will be no one left behind!"

"If Xiangguo doesn't believe it, just give it a try!"

Li Ru raised his hand and stopped the two guards who wanted to catch Tian Zhong.

When the two guards saw Li Ru blocking them, they didn't dare to go any further.

"Get out!!!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes were red and he roared angrily.

When the two guards heard Dong Zhuo's furious voice, they hurriedly left the house, not daring to stay for a moment.

It is well known that Dong Zhuo is moody.

"Xu An sent you here to say these words to ridicule me, do you want you to provoke me?"

Dong Zhuo also took a step forward, at this time Tian Zhong and Dong Zhuo were only two steps away.

At this time, Dong Zhuo forcibly suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice.

"Of course not."

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was able to suppress his anger so quickly, Tian Zhong raised his opinion of Dong Zhuo by one point.

Sure enough, those who can control the power are generally not mediocre.

Tian Zhong saluted again, he now has the upper hand in the negotiation, so naturally he will accept it as soon as it is good, otherwise it will be counterproductive and really anger Dong Zhuo, and the Yellow Turban Army will not be able to obtain the maximum benefit.

"Xiangguo and our army had a slight dispute on the border of Hedong. In fact, this dispute was purely a misunderstanding and should not have happened. Therefore, the great virtuous teacher sent me here to clear up the misunderstanding."

"Misunderstand?"

Dong Zhuo sneered and said sarcastically.

"I'm afraid your great virtuous teacher came to ask you to tell me a joke. Your Yellow Turban Army has occupied the entire Hedong County. Now tell me it's just a misunderstanding?"

"It was really just a misunderstanding."

Tian Zhong looked as usual.

"To attack the south of Hedong County here, our army specially selected the time after General Niu Fu left Hedong County, just to avoid Xiangguo's trilogy."

Tian Zhong cupped his hands slightly and said.

"Xiangguo must have a certain understanding of our Taiping Dao. He should also know that the aristocratic family in Hedong County has secretly committed crimes, and secretly sent assassins to assassinate our lord, the virtuous teacher, and the officials of our army's counties. My Taiping Dao has lost. Quite grim."

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, he naturally knew about it.

It's a pity that the assassins sent by the aristocratic families in Hedong County were inferior and failed to assassinate.

"Later, the powerful families of Hedong County fled south one after another. I had other important matters at that time and had no time to look south, so I could only let them go temporarily."

Tian Zhong snorted coldly.

"However, my Taiping Dao pays attention to responsibility. Since the aristocratic family in Hedong County dared to do the assassination, they must be ready to bear my Taiping Dao's revenge."

"Is it possible to take revenge in nine lives? Even in a hundred lives!"

"Now that my Taiping Dao has wiped out all the enemies in the north, it is natural to make the powerful family in Hedong County bear the consequences!"

Tian Zhong's expression was quite arrogant, and his tone also carried a hint of irrefutable.

Li Ru looked at the arrogant Tian Zhong, and couldn't help narrowing his eyes.

Tian Zhong's current appearance is very similar to those domineering Han court envoys recorded in the history books.

Fu Jiezi once cut off the head of King Loulan in Loulan royal court, carried it outside the tent, and said lightly: "The king is guilty of Han crimes, and the emperor sent me to punish the king. Those who dare to move, the Han soldiers will arrive, and if they move, the country will be destroyed!"

Now the envoys sent by the Yellow Turban Army are equally domineering, making Li Ru extremely uncomfortable.

"Anyone who dares to challenge Huang Tian's prestige will be punished even if he travels a thousand miles away, and those who jump on the beam will be killed no matter how strong they are!"

Tian Zhong quoted a sentence from the imperial edict when Xu Anding Ding Ding merged the state.

The current Yellow Turban Army does have the capital and strength to make Tian Zhong so domineering.

"It's just that I didn't expect Xiangguo to send another trilogy to assist Hedong County. Our army originally thought that Hedong County supported Liu Xie in the east, so we went south to seek revenge."

"So, this is a complete misunderstanding, which is why our army surrounded Fenyin but did not attack."

Dong Zhuo admired Tian Zhongyi's words, Tian Zhong could speak nonsense with such confidence.

The Yinglangwei completely suppressed the Xuantingwei in Hedong County, and even the spies placed by the Yinglangwei opened the gates of some cities.

When Xu An said he didn't know about the situation in Hedong County, he was definitely fooling the ghost.

"You don't need to talk too much about the scene of coaxing children, just tell me what your protagonist Xu An wants to do."

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, if Niu Fu hadn't been trapped in Fenyin, he wouldn't even have said a word.

"Since Xiangguo is so direct, I won't say much about him."

Tian Zhong was not angry, and said calmly.

"Now Hedong County has been occupied by our army. Because of the heavy casualties in Hedong County, our army has lost a lot of generals. Naturally, Hedong County cannot be returned, but General Niu Fu has [-] people. Our army All of them can be released from Hedong County."

Dong Zhuo's eyelids twitched slightly, and his face turned dark again.

Because of Yu Fuluo's rebellion, the actual number of casualties of the Yellow Turban Army was not many at all.

It was a siege battle, because the attack speed of the Yellow Turban Army was so fast that the defenders made a misjudgment, and some even directly surrendered the city.

Even if they stick to the city, the Yellow Turban Army dispatched thunderbolt chariots to bombard the city wall indiscriminately first, smashing the city wall, and then the soldiers of the brigade swarmed up.

The main soldiers were all concentrated on the south bank of Fenshui for fortification. How many soldiers were left in the city behind? Naturally, they didn't have much resistance to the wolf-like soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army brigade.

The heavy casualties were just a joke, Dong Zhuo naturally wouldn't believe Tian Zhong's excuses.

It's just that Tian Zhong's tone made Dong Zhuo even more angry.

Tian Zhong ignored Dong Zhuozhuo's gloomy expression and continued.

"Our army spent too much money and food in this battle, so I hope that Xiangguo can provide some money and food for our army. This is mainly because we don't know what the purpose of Xiangguo's trilogy is, and we are afraid that Xiangguo's trilogy will counterattack, so we can only gather in large numbers. Soldiers, a lot of military resources were wasted."

Dong Zhuo clenched his fists tightly. He knew that this was the condition of the Yellow Turban Army, the condition for redeeming [-] soldiers and Niu Fu and others.

"How much food do you want..."

Dong Zhuo asked with a gloomy face.

"When I came here, I did a rough calculation. It was about [-] shi of grain. As for the money, Xiangguo only gave [-] million shi, which is enough."

"One hundred and fifty thousand shi of grain, your master Xu An really dares to speak."

Dong Zhuo's face was gloomy, and he forcibly suppressed his anger.

Three million yuan is actually not a lot. Any one of the houses he inspected during this period of time actually has that much money.

Except for the heroes of the county and the country, the objects of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's morale emigration to Minshiling were all clearly restricted by assets. There was a rule among them that "more than three million people" were required.

Although it is not the Western Han Dynasty, but the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powerful family is only richer.

But the [-] shi of grain made Dong Zhuo wish he could kill Xu An right now.

When marching and fighting, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. If there is no food and grass, what will he use to support the army.

Now the [-] soldiers under his command spend a terrifying amount of money and food every day.

In order to hesitate military expenditures, Dong Zhuo even opened the tomb of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, secretly excavated the treasures inside, and confiscated a large number of powerful families to fill up the military resources.

Tian Zhong observed Dong Zhuo's expression and had a plan in mind.

Although Dong Zhuo was angry, he didn't reject it outright, which proved that it was just a fire.

"In fact, Xiangguo doesn't need to think too much about it. Our army doesn't have any ambitions for the Guanzhong area. We just want to live in peace in Bingzhou. After our army occupies Hedong County, we will definitely not make further advances."

Tian Zhong glanced to the side and continued.

"Now that the Kwantung Allied Forces are supporting the new emperor and confronting the Prime Minister, our army can give a certain helping hand."

Tian Zhong's words made Dong Zhuo's complexion change slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Tian Zhong said with a relaxed expression: "Xuan Tingwei is in Xiangguo, so he naturally knows that our army now occupies the six cities of Zhongshan, Shangquyang in Changshan Kingdom, and also occupies the Taihang Mountains."

"Jizhou Mu Han Fu was recommended by the Prime Minister, but he turned his back on the Prime Minister. Now Yuan Shao and others are stationed in Hanoi Army Huai County, and Zhang Miao and others are stationed in Suanzao. All the money and food are planned by Han Fu."

"If Xiangguo is willing to contribute a sum of military funds, our army is willing to send troops from the Taihang Mountains and Zhongshan to harass Jizhou and disperse the forces of the Kwantung Allied Forces."

Li Ru's eyes flickered, and he gestured lightly to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo naturally noticed Li Ru's actions, and turned around without hesitation.

"This matter is put on hold for the time being, and the envoy will step down first, and we will discuss it tomorrow."

　The two chapters are all booked, so today the two chapters will be merged and slowed down.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)