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Chapter 23 The General Wants to Be Zhou Yafu?
Yang Ding, who refurbished his characters, was originally a master of Liangzhou, and later became Dong Zhuo's subordinate.

After Dong Zhuo's death, he joined forces with Li Jue, Guo Si and others to attack Chang'an. He first paid homage to General Zhennan, then moved to General Xi'an.

His strength is not as good as Li Jue and Guo Si, and he has had no sense of presence these years.Some time ago, Li Jue and Guo Si attacked each other, and both sides were hurt. Yang Ding had a greater right to speak, and his ambitions swelled after the official worshiped the general.

But the first target he chose was Duan Yan, who was also from Liangzhou.

The reason is also very simple, he and Duan Yao have personal grievances and have always been at odds.

Moreover, Duan Yan has guarded Huayin for many years, cultivated fields and planted wheat, and there is sufficient food.If he can annex his subordinates and seize his food, Yang Ding's strength can be doubled, and Dong Cheng and Yang Feng will have to bow their heads and obey orders.

At that time, he might be able to follow the example of Li Jue and Guo Si, and be promoted to a third rank, becoming a real Sangong once again.

But he never expected that the emperor would not issue an edict to attack Duan Yao for a long time, and sent Zuo Ling and Zhong Ji to Jingzhou and Yanzhou as envoys to call for troops to serve the king.

He panicked all of a sudden.

Sitting in the built hall of Xiyue Temple, which served as the big tent for the Chinese army, he was distracted. For a while, he wanted to lead his troops out of the camp, defeat the emperor's guard of honor, and capture the emperor and return to Chang'an. Make peace with Li Jue and Guo Si, and then make a fuss.

Between Yiwei, half an hour passed, and someone came to report that Yang Xiu, the envoy of the emperor and the servant of the Huangmen, asked to see him outside the camp.

Yang Ding stood up suddenly. "how many people?"

"Just him."

"Alone?" Yang Ding breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down again.He knew who Yang Xiu was. Although he came from a noble background, he was just a young Confucian scholar with no power to restrain himself, and he couldn't turn the world around.

He waved. "Let him in."

Not long after, Yang Xiu arched his hands and walked into Jiantang.

With a smile on his face, he stood at the door for a moment, looked Yang Ding up and down, and cupped his hands. "The general's surname is Zhouhu and Yanghu?"

Yang Ding was stunned, his eyes widened.

I heard that Yang Biao's son is a genius, but he looks like an idiot.

Of course my surname is Yang, how could my surname be Zhou?

Yang Xiu looked around, nodded again, and said solemnly: "Although there are some changes, it is still Xiyue Temple after all, not Xiliu Camp."

Yang Ding was at a loss. "Young master... why did you say that?"

"The gate of the general's camp is closed, and the camp is heavily guarded. I thought it was Zhou Yafu's Xiliu camp." Yang Xiu pointed at the statue in the building. "But I still recognize this statue, it is undoubtedly the God of Xishan."

Only then did Yang Ding react, and he couldn't help laughing.Although he didn't read much, he still knew the story of Zhou Yafu Xiliuying.Seeing that Yang Xiu compared his big camp to the Xiliu camp, he felt somewhat proud.

Although it wasn't his intention.

"My lord is joking, how dare I stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Yafu."

"The general doesn't need to be humble. To be honest, the general's contribution is more than Zhou Yafu's."

"Oh?" Yang Ding became interested, and quickly invited Yang Xiu to take a seat, and ordered people to prepare food.

Yang Xiu sat down, took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and smiled brighter. "Zhou Yafu's contribution is only to quell the chaos of Wu and Chu, but the general is responsible for saving him. The chaos of Wu and Chu is not peaceful, but the world is uneasy. Xiaojing is far away in Chang'an, and there is no danger of his life. If the general did not rescue him, the emperor may be killed by Guo Si. The Son of Heaven is the last bloodline of the late emperor, if there is any mistake in him, the great man will perish."

After hearing this, Yang Ding felt complacent and couldn't help laughing.He raised his wine glass and toasted Yang Xiu.

"The young master is too famous, dare not be, dare not be."

Yang Xiu and Yang Ding drank a glass of wine, and then said: "Of course, it is not appropriate to compare Zhou Yafu with the general."

Yang Ding looked at Yang Xiu in puzzlement.

Yang Xiu smiled slightly. "The general should know that Zhou Yafu died of a hunger strike in prison."

The smile on Yang Ding's face suddenly froze, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, he felt that Yang Xiu's smile was very hateful, even scary.

This scholar's heart is really bad, he seems to praise me, but he is actually cursing me.

Yang Xiu put down his wine glass, and then said: "Of course, Zhou Yafu was wronged when he was imprisoned." He raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Ding. "General, the mistakes of the past and the lessons of the future, you must not be misled by others."

Yang Ding's face was dark and he didn't say a word.

Yang Xiu didn't explain, he added a glass of wine for himself, raised the glass, faced the sun, and squinted for a while. "Chong Ji and Zuo Ling bullied the king in vain, slandered General Ning Ji for rebellion, His Majesty was furious, he should have beheaded to clarify the law, but His Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and at the time of employing people, he ordered them to atone for their crimes and go to Jingyan. You said, will they be loyal to their duties? Will Jingzhou and Yanzhou be kings?"

Yang Ding's heart was in a mess.

In his opinion, there is a high probability that Zhongji and Zuo Ling would not dare to be perfunctory in escaping from the dead, and they should try their best to complete their mission.

It's hard to say what happened in Yanzhou. After all, Zhang Ji stopped in Shan County, and Yanzhou soldiers couldn't get through.It's hard to say about the Jingzhou soldiers. Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, belongs to the clan. If possible, he should send troops to serve the king, or directly send troops to Wuguan to attack Guanzhong.

Even if Li Jue and Guo Si put aside their conflicts and join forces, there is no certainty of victory.

All in all, it is not wise to have a conflict with the emperor.

Yang Ding didn't have the determination to rebel at first, but now Yang Xiu said that he was confused, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. After a moment of stalemate, he forced a smile and thanked Yang Xiu.

"My lord is serious. I am loyal to the imperial court. This heart can be learned from the world. How can I be misunderstood by others." He stood up and puffed up his chest. "I will go out of the camp with the young master, and go to plead guilty to His Majesty."

"Very good!" Yang Xiu stood up and gestured with his hand. "General, please!"

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Yang Ding ordered the soldiers to disarm and open the gates of the camp to welcome the emperor.

He personally went out of the camp for several miles, came to Liu Xie, and bowed down to plead guilty.

Liu Xie waved his hand, greeted a few words, and invited Yang Ding to go with him.

Came to Yang Ding's camp, inspected Yang Ding's troops, and finally followed Yang Ding to Jiantang.After saying a few words on the scene, Liu Xie got straight to the point. "Did the general know about Zhang Ji's rebellion and alliance with Li Jue and Guo Si?"

Yang Ding bowed to salute. "Your Majesty, everyone will punish these rebellious ministers and thieves. If Li Jue and Guo Si don't come, it's fine. If they dare to come, I will take the lead and kill these two thieves for your majesty."

Liu Xie nodded, but did not pierce Yang Ding's cowhide. "The general thinks, if Li Jue and Guo Si come, how many troops will there be?"

Yang Ding pinched his fingers and calculated. "I think that Li and Guo attacked each other for several months, and suffered a lot of losses. The Qiangs left one after another, and their strength was not as good as before. I roughly estimated that it should be between [-] and [-]."

Liu Xie was surprised. "There are so many more?"

Yang Ding smiled, showing a hint of complacency.

"Your Majesty does not know that Liangzhou soldiers are like a pack of wolves, and they are the most resistant to hard battles. Although they are scattered for a while, they will be able to reunite in a short time. Just like Li Jue and Guo Si, they attacked and killed each other before, like revenge for killing their father. Now the situation is serious Change, and immediately turn the enemy into a friend. Li Jue and Guo Sidang each have more than ten thousand soldiers, and Hu Zhen has nearly ten thousand soldiers, plus other generals, more than fifty thousand men."

(End of this chapter)