Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 958

Chang'an City.

It has been several years since Emperor Xiliang of Xiliang moved westward in the first year of Chuping. The former imperial capital once again glowed with prosperity. The city walls were rebuilt one after another, and the infrastructure in the city was built, making the city even more majestic. Even if it can't compare with Luoyang City in the past, it is still the most populous city in the world today.

The situation in Chang'an is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface.

From the fifth year of Chuping, there seemed to be some undercurrents in the court. As the royalist party and the Taishi party tore their faces, the battle between the two sides had begun to directly enter the open war from the secret war.

Especially last year, during the last year, Dong Zhuo did not raise troops to fight abroad, and deliberately settled down to organize the government affairs.

Dong Zhuo is good at fighting, but he is not as good as old foxes like Wang Yun and Yang Biao in government affairs, but he has two advisers, the ruthless Li Ru and the poisonous Jia Xu, to help him. Spicy, doing things like lightning, with the cooperation of the two, the officials of the royalist faction fell down one after another, basically they were either imprisoned or exiled.

It has only been more than a year, and the royalists who were able to compete with the Xiliang faction in the court at the beginning have been beaten to pieces. Those who can still speak in the court are already good Yes, you can count with one slap.

Headed by the royalist party, there are only two people in the court situation, one is Situ Wangyun, and the other is Sikong Yang Biao.

Even Sima Fang of the Guanzhong family, in August last year, because of a very small incident, people from the Grand Master's party went to war in the court, and almost forced the emperor to kill him. In the end, he fled back to his hometown in Hanoi, only to save his life, but all his official positions were dismissed, and he was unemployed at home.

In addition, even the uncle of the emperor, Fu Wan, was thrown in the prison because he offended Lu Bu, and he has not been released yet.

With the power of the Taishi's party becoming so powerful, even Wang Yun and Yang Biao have to keep a low profile. Give it a firm grip.

Emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict could not even get out of Weiyang Palace.

Of course, although Dong Zhuo took advantage of the situation to control the court, he was not without worry in his heart. He had one of the biggest worries, which had not yet been resolved, and it also suppressed him from easily mobilizing troops and horses to go to war.

Nanyang prefect Huangfusong.

Huangfusong supported his troops in Nanyang, supported the Guanzhong army by virtue of the land of Nanyang, and made the Guanzhong army a serious threat to the Xiliang army.

Dong Zhuo tried several times to lure Huangfusong back to Beijing.

But Huangfusong was never fooled.

The people under his command even sent people to assassinate Huangfusong, but Huangfusong avoided them one by one. Huangfusong was a famous general in the world, with heavy soldiers in his hands, he didn't dare to directly threaten him with swords and spears.

Once Huangfu Song is forced to turn back directly, it will definitely be a great favor to the court.

The Guanzhong army is not the strongest, but it has two advantages over the Shangxiliang army. The first one is that the Guanzhong army was founded by Guan Zhongerlang. They have great influence in the Guanzhong area. Other soldiers If the horse invades Guanzhong, the Xiliang army will not be afraid, but if the Guanzhong army turns back, I am afraid that the land in Guanzhong will not be able to stop it at all.

And the second advantage is Huangfusong's own ability.

Huangfusong's ability to lead troops is recognized as the best in the world. Even Dong Zhuo has to agree with this. If a fight really broke out, even if Huangfusong's Guanzhong army can be wiped out, the Xiliang army will be greatly injured.

So for Huangfusong, Dong Zhuo kept procrastinating.

Procrastinating like this gradually eroded his patience, and made him start to become a little manic.

On this day, Dong Zhuo was furious in the lobby of the Grand Master's Mansion: "It's been more than a year, a Huangfusong, is there nothing we can do about him?"

Not that he wanted to be angry.

It was him who was really angry, the general situation was under control, but it was just Huangfusong who couldn't solve it, like a thorn stuck in his throat, he couldn't get it out no matter what, it was very uncomfortable.

"My lord, Huangfusong has lived in seclusion for the past two years, and has become a little low-key. We have no way to start. The emperor's edict was sent, but he refused to return due to illness and forcibly recalled it. However, the edict could not even enter Nanyang. The angel who delivered the edict It has been sniped on the road!"

Li Ru smiled wryly: "This Huangfusong should be surrounded by a master to help him. With one move, he forced the situation out of the way. He just predicted that we would not dare to turn our backs first, so he has nothing to fear!"

"Regardless of the reason, this Huangfusong has no choice but to stay. He can't wait any longer. If it really doesn't work, attack directly!" Dong Zhuo said.

He was impatient because of the news from Yizhou.

Mu Jing pacified the four counties in Nanzhong and subdued the barbarians. Every news seemed to prick his heart, making him feel a sense of fear out of thin air.

He hadn't forgotten that the hatred between him and Mrs. Mu was irreconcilable.

Once Mulongtu becomes powerful, he will probably go north to deal with him at the first time, so he is anxious, anxious to knead the entire court into a ball before going to war with Yizhou Minghou Mansion, instead of needing to take precautions that.

"If there is a strong attack, there may be hope for Nanyang alone, but if Yizhou takes advantage of the danger at this time, we will face the attack of Nanyang and Yizhou, and the gain is not worth the loss!" Jia Xu said in a dark voice.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, how can I do it!"

Dong Zhuo stood up against the table, a ferocious appearance appeared on his fat face, his eyes like copper bells exuded a dangerous light.

"My lord, Runan hastened!"

A soldier trotted in and handed the bamboo tube containing the news to Li Ru.

Li Ru is in charge of Xiliang's intelligence network, and there are countless moles, big and small, under his command. In order to develop this network, he has already started operating it before entering Luoyang City, and has made some achievements.

"Go down!"

Li Ru took the bamboo tube and gave a low drink.

"promise!"

The soldiers left quickly.

Li Ru knew that the people under his command would not have sent the news here unless it was something urgent, so he opened the bamboo tube in front of Dong Zhuo, and carefully read the news sent back from Runan.

"My lord, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Jiujiang Shouchun!" Li Ru's complexion changed slightly, and he handed the message to Dong Zhuo.

"what?"

Dong Zhuo's whole body trembled, he quickly looked at the news, his pupils changed color, and his face was a little cold: "Yuan Gonglu is really courting death!"

"We must send troops!"

Li Ru said: "Only by maintaining the orthodoxy of the imperial court can the world be commanded. Once Yuan Gonggong is allowed to become emperor, it is tantamount to setting an example for the princes of the world. It must be thunderous to destroy Yuan Shu!"

"This is also an opportunity!"

Jia Xu's reaction was quick, and he added: "In the name of the Son of Heaven, my lord can order the princes of the world to send troops to crusade, and then order Huangfusong to lead the Guanzhong army as the vanguard, so that they will both lose!"

"It's a good idea to take Yuan Shu's saber to kill Huangfusong!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, but he was a little worried: "But what if Huangfu Song doesn't respond?"

"He dare not!"

Li Rudao: "Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor because he is not rebellious. If he is like this, he is not willing to send troops. Then we will be famous if we send troops to Nanyang!"

"Wenyou, go to Weiyang Palace and let the emperor issue an edict!" Dong Zhuo said, "In addition, order Lu Bu to lead the Bingzhou army to go south and enter Yuzhou to hold the battle for Huangfusong!"

He said the word "suppressing the formation" very seriously.

"it is good!"

Li Ru nodded, he knew what Dong Zhuo meant, and after they were both wounded in the fight, they cleaned up together.

"Wenhe, I asked you to keep an eye on Yizhou. How is the situation in Yizhou?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly asked, what he was most afraid of was Yizhou.

"Yizhou is very stable at the moment. After Ming Hou conquered Nanzhong, he seems to have deliberately become a little low-key. It should be to digest the results of the conquest of Nanzhong!" Jia Xu said: "But maybe some people don't want him to keep a low profile. The news I got is that Liu Bei in Youzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Cao Cao in Xuzhou, and Sun Jian in Jiangdong seem to have sent envoys to Yizhou!"

"Has the general trend come true?" Dong Zhuo sneered.

"Last year, when the Qiang army was defeated by Guanghan, we lost hope of mobilizing troops in Yizhou. Later, we put our hope on Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang is a state shepherd who has nothing and cannot be supported. Even if he has the name of state shepherd, Without the slightest ability, it is estimated that she has been put under house arrest by Mulongtu, so if you want to use this pawn to deal with Mulongtu, it is not very useful anymore!"

"If we could have killed him in Guanzhong back then, there wouldn't be so many things to do now!"

Dong Zhuo clenched his fists tightly: "As long as this person is around, I will not be able to sleep and eat in peace!"

These years, Dong Zhuo was able to have fun, but he just remembered that he still had an old enemy, so when he wanted to have fun, there was an impetus that made him dare not relax.

He never dared to underestimate that young man who was only a weak crown.

(End of this chapter)