Great Military Division

Chapter 269 Hongnong Yang Biao is the Taiwei?Dong Zhuo was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood!

Xinye, Deng's family.

Octagonal Pavilion.

Deng Xun pinched a strand of beard under his chin, and nodded with great interest: "In this way, Your Majesty has somewhat repaid our Nanyang gentry."

"I really didn't think of it."

Deng Xun's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief: "Your Majesty will abolish the land rent of [-] tax per unit and change it to a fixed tax, and only charge five liters per mu?"

"Humph!"

Deng Xun snorted softly, and let out a long breath: "If the tax calculation is based on this, the 20 shi of grain and grass we provided before will not be long before we can earn back."

"Yes."

Deng Tong nodded with a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is indeed very good to our Nanyang gentry, and it was issued in the form of an edict. I think it will not be changed in a short time."

"Our Deng family in Nanyang has at least one million mu of land in total. Based on the previous year's mu yield calculation, we can save at least half a liter per mu, or even more. After a year, it costs tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass. Years, then earned it back."

"and"

Deng Tong took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly: "Your Majesty has issued a merit-seeking order. All members of the Deng clan can go to the bus office for filing. As long as they pass the preliminary examination, they can take the exam."

"I've heard that in order to select talents, His Majesty only needs a hundred people to sign up to start the exam, and the questions are set in many aspects, including military art, classics, and even arithmetic."

"Homeowner!"

Deng Tongyi bowed, and said softly: "You were worried that our Deng family's Confucianism and Confucian scholars in Ruying area can't compare with the Confucian scholars in Ruying area, but how can they be our opponents in terms of military formation?"

"Even if we members of the Deng clan can't become officials through the Five Classics, we can also become officials through military merit. Although we will start from the grassroots, we have more hope after all."

"My nephew thinks."

Speaking of this, Deng Tong was already very excited: "This is also His Majesty's care for our Nanyang gentry. After all, everyone in the world knows that our Nanyang gentry started with military exploits."

In the court hall in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang people had an absolute advantage. Among the 28 generals in Yuntai, there were 13 people from Nanyang. Jia Fu is all from Nanyang.

To put it bluntly, the Nanyang gentry are real military gentry, this is their old book, even if in the following 200 years, they have experienced the officialization of the world and the study of classics, this old book will never be forgotten .

Comparing the classics with the Ruying family, the Deng family feels ashamed, but comparing with them in the art of war and formation, Deng Xun has absolute confidence and can beat the Ruying family.

All previous worries were swept away, and Deng Xun let out a sigh of relief: "Yes, His Majesty has treated our Nanyang gentry well after all. As for Deng Hui, he can only blame himself and can't see the situation clearly."

"kindness."

Deng Tong nodded.

He knew very well that this was the old patriarch's heart disease, so he could only try to comfort him: "We have done our utmost to be benevolent and righteous. It is uncle himself who is still involved with the Kong family. No wonder we."

At the beginning, Deng Xun had issued a strict order that no one in the clan should be involved with the Kong family, but Deng Huifei refused to listen to the persuasion and still wanted to lend horses to the Kong family. Naturally, he was to blame for the situation he is in today.

call-

Breathe out long.

Deng Xun was completely relieved.

Some people in the family rebelled, and they didn't even commit any crimes, so let it go. Now His Majesty has broken the rules in the selection of officials, reformed the tax system, and taken care of the Nanyang nobles in many ways. What is he dissatisfied with?
Hard to do.
Really let Nanyang Hanting become Deng's world?
It would be really strange if His Majesty really did this!

The success of any family cannot be achieved overnight, and as one of the founders, the Xinye Deng family is already uniquely blessed. Next, as long as they work steadily and develop together, they will surely restore the glory of their ancestors.

"okay."

Deng Xun waved his hand and said softly: "Nephew, the next court selection will be up to you. Whether it's a temple or a military camp, as many members of my Deng clan can enter, I can enter as many as I can."

Deng Tong cupped his hands and said sonorously: "Patriarch, don't worry, my nephew will live up to my expectations."

*****
Guanzhong, Chang'an.

Dong Min Barracks.

Rumble!
Hundreds of elite horsemen galloped forward, everyone holding bows and crossbows, twirling their bows and setting arrows, aiming at the group of archery targets not far away, and they scattered towards the sky, covering the arrow targets like a torrential rain.

"This"

Dong Zhuo couldn't believe it, his eyes stared like bells: "Everyone can ride and shoot? Are they the elite of the army?"

Dong Min grinned with pride, "Prime Minister, they are all ordinary cavalry. Although they have experience in cavalry, none of them could ride and shoot before."

"really?"

"nature."

Dong Zhuo stared at the cavalry passing by. They put away their longbows and replaced them with spears. All of them held spears in both hands. One fierce man plunged into the training ground, aiming at the erected wooden sign, he slashed left and right. , unstoppable:

"I didn't expect it!"

Dong Zhuo took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, full of emotion: "Only relying on this pair of stirrups and a special saddle can have such a miraculous effect? ​​No wonder King Hongnong's cavalry are so powerful!"

"Yes!"

Dong Min was also deeply moved.

Back then, when he was ordered to intercept and kill Zhang Liao, eight hundred cavalry rushed on the rampage, and escaped from the encirclement surrounded by thousands of fine cavalry.

How could it be done without double stirrups and a special saddle?
Dong Min breathed out: "But Prime Minister, we also have double stirrups and special saddles this time. As long as we keep enough horses and recruit enough cavalry, why not take revenge."

"kindness!"

Dong Zhuo nodded, his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Without the slightest hesitation, he made a decisive decision: "Quickly spread the double stirrups and special saddles to the entire army. Within five years, I will rebuild the Xiliang Xiaoqi and compete with King Hongnong!"

Dong Min bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

"Report—!"

At this moment, a long-lasting report sounded not far away.

Dong Zhuo turned his head to look.

However, seeing Li Ru rushing over in a hurry, with a flustered expression on his face, he bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, something is wrong. Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao have all been defeated. I think King Hongnong has successfully ascended the throne."

"what?"

Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard the words, he jumped into a rage, stared at Li Ru beside him, and shouted sharply: "Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao are all defeated? How is this possible!"

Li Ru sighed, and said with a little embarrassment: "It's true! Ru has confirmed it repeatedly."

Dong Zhuo's eyes widened angrily: "Damn it! When I was at Sishui Pass, I thought Cao Cao was an extraordinary general. I never imagined that he could defend Yingchuan so tightly."

"Defeat Yuan Shu first, then Zhang Miao!"

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo clenched his fists subconsciously, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his anger was beyond words: "And it's only a day later, it's really unbelievable."

"Prime Minister!"

Li Ru hurriedly bowed and said softly, "Actually, Zhang Miao may not be defeated, but there is a small problem in the middle."

Dong Zhuo couldn't help being curious: "Oh? What's wrong?"

Li Ru replied: "When Zhang Miao launched an attack on Yanling, his camp was ambushed and his food and grass were burned, which forced Zhang Miao to strike down."

hiss-!
Dong Zhuo, who had experienced many battles, naturally realized something was wrong.

Cao Cao was still fighting Yuan Shu in Yan County yesterday, how could he suddenly appear in Yanling, and even surprise Zhang Miao's camp without anyone noticing, and burn his food and grass by the way?
This obviously doesn't make sense!
Dong Zhuo asked urgently, "Who did this?"

Li Ru couldn't help but marvel at Dong Zhuo's judgment, and when he asked this question, he naturally guessed that it was definitely not Cao Cao's doing: "It was the scholars who were going west to join King Hongnong, they temporarily formed a cavalry force of a hundred men, and raided Zhang Miao's camp. "

"what-!"

Dong Zhuo couldn't help being stunned: "A hundred cavalry broke through Zhang Miao's camp?"

Li Ruen nodded: "Prime Minister, it's not that Zhang Miao's defense is not good, but that the camp was not firmly secured and the gate of the camp was quickly broken down. That's why he jumped into the camp and killed the general."

Dong Zhuo frowned: "How do you know such a detailed process?"

Li Ru replied honestly, "That's right."

present.

Li Ru then told the whole story: "After Xia Houyuan chased him out, the soldiers and horses could only bluff, pretending to be Cao Jun chasing and killing them, leaving the defense of the camp empty."

"The soldiers in Zhang Miao's battalion took the opportunity to rebel and killed the remaining soldiers. Some fled back to the village, and some fled back to Fugou. Therefore, this matter has already been spread, and it is easy to find out."

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized: "So it is like this!"

Li Ru said softly: "So Prime Minister, Cao Cao's victory is purely a fluke, and we still have a chance in the future."

Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, as long as our edict is not revoked, Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao will continue to attack Yingchuan. No matter how many troops he sends, Yingchuan will not be peaceful."

"Exactly that."

Li Ru smiled lightly, and bowed his hands: "Although Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao failed this time, it does not mean that they cannot win in the future. Even if King Hongnong establishes a new dynasty, the foundation is not stable. How can he withstand such consumption?"

"Prime Minister, don't worry."

Li Ru tried his best to appease Dong Zhuo's emotions: "Even if King Hongnong ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, in the eyes of scholars all over the world, he still cannot be compared with our Chang'an Hanting."

"What Wen You said is true."

On the side, Dong Min also remonstrated: "Prime Minister, the Nanyang New Dynasty is just a bunch of brats, and they can't even gather the officials of the court, so what kind of trouble can they cause?"

"You can rest assured."

Dong Min said with great certainty: "In terms of the influence of the imperial court alone, we have the Taifu Yuan Kui of the fourth generation and the third lord, and Sikong Xun Shuang, what do they have? After all, there is a Yingchuan Xunyu, who is still a late student. It’s just juniors, what’s the point!”

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Dong Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief, thinking about it carefully, it was indeed so.

Although King Hongnong was very courageous and wanted to establish another dynasty, the hardships involved were not as simple as imagined.

The imperial court is different from the army, it doesn’t matter if you can win the battle, Dong Zhuo still hasn’t figured out how to do this, let alone a fifteen or sixteen year old.

"That's it."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand, and there was a fierce look in his eyes: "As long as we popularize double stirrups and special saddles, why not destroy the new dynasty of King Hongnong?"

Dong Min nodded and nodded: "That's right, that's exactly the reason."

"Report—!"

But at this time, there was another long report not far away.

Dong Zhuo turned his head to look, and said with a smile: "Don't ask, it must be the news that King Hongnong has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor."

When the orderling arrived on flying horse, he hurried forward.

really!

The messenger handed over his hands: "Prime Minister, news is sent from Nanyang that King Hongnong has successfully ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. The person we arranged to assassinate failed, and has now returned."

"kindness."

Dong Zhuo had expected it.

How could the emperor be so easy to assassinate, so he didn't care about it, he just asked, "Who is Sangong in Nanyang Hanting? Or who is the prime minister, but Xun Yu?"

The Sangong needs three people, but the prime minister only needs one.

Dong Zhuo naturally subconsciously believed that during this critical period, King Hongnong would concentrate power on one person, so that limited human resources could be used to their full potential.

"No!" The orderly shook his head.

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo couldn't help being curious: "Who is that?"

The messenger handed over his hands: "There is only one of the three princes in the Nanyang Hanting, and it is Hongnong Yang Biao, who was temporarily appointed as the Taiwei.

hiss-!
Dong Zhuo stared like a bell, gasped, "Yang Biao, Taiwei?!"

The messenger nodded affirmatively: "That's right, exactly."

"Damn!"

Dong Zhuo chewed to himself: "After I dismissed this guy, he actually went to Nanyang! I have the Yuan family of the fourth generation and three princes as the governor, and King Hongnong also has the Yang family of the fourth generation and three princes as the governor!"

"this boy"

Dong Zhuo subconsciously clenched his fists, only feeling a burning pain on his face, as if someone had slapped him hard: "There are some tricks!"

Li Ru couldn't believe it: "I didn't expect that the Yang family of Hongnong would go to Nanyang. Yang Biao has a lot of status in the hearts of scholars. With him in Nanyang, he can indeed compete with us."

"Yang Biao!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with anger, and he gritted his steel teeth: "I must smash him!"

"The order."

Without hesitation, Dong Zhuo yelled sonorously: "Order Niu Fu to lead his troops to Hongnong's Yang family, in the name of defecting to the enemy and treason, barbarian his three clans, I will make him pay the price in blood."

"Prime Minister, think twice!"

Li Ru's heart skipped a beat, and he hastened to dissuade him: "The Hongnong Yang family has four generations and three princes. Although it is not as powerful as the Yuan family, it still has many disciples and is well-known all over the world."

"Prime Minister, if you are from the Yi family, you will definitely be involved in a lot. If you cause displeasure to Yang's disciples and old officials, I'm afraid we will fall into a passive position!"

"You must not forget."

Li Ru hurriedly reminded: "We are currently in Guanzhong, Hongnong Yang's power here is equivalent to that of Yuan Shu in Runan. If we attack Yang Biao, what we need to face is the double pressure inside and outside the court."

"Prime Minister!"

Speaking of this, Li Ru bowed deeply and said earnestly: "We have finally settled down in the court, and now is the time to rest and recuperate. If we do this to Hongnong Yang, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover within three to five years. !"

In a sense, Chang'an Hanting is an outsider to the gentry in Guanzhong, and they can only rely on the gentry here to obtain money, food, soldiers and horses.

The Hongnong Yang family was the most influential branch of the Guanzhong gentry. Once Dong Zhuo attacked him, with his influence in the court and local reputation, the Han court in Chang'an was bound to be in danger.

"Damn!"

The hatred welled up in Dong Zhuo's heart, but was suppressed abruptly.

At this moment, he was even a little envious of King Hongnong.

Although it is difficult to establish another dynasty, the power can be guaranteed, and there will be no other scruples.

It's not like me, if you want to kill someone, you have to think about whether it will have any irreparable impact.

This feeling is really fucked up.

Seeing Dong Zhuo paused for a while, Li Ru added to the fire: "Prime Minister, if you really barbarian the three clans, you will definitely make Yang Biao follow Hongnong King wholeheartedly, and the former officials of Yang's disciples will definitely switch to Nanyang Hanting. Isn’t it fulfilling King Hongnong’s wish?”

"A small leak will sink a great ship."

Li Ru took a deep breath, and hit Dong Zhuo's heart directly: "Prime Minister, at this moment, we must be more cautious, and we must not make a big mistake because of this."

call-

Dong Zhuo let out a long breath, trying to keep himself calm.

He stared at Li Ru with burning eyes: "Wenyou, it's lucky to have you here, otherwise I wouldn't be able to suppress this anger."

Li Ruyi said: "It is the duty of Confucianism to share worries for the prime minister."

*****
Nanyang.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Holding the battle report, Liu Bian looked disbelieving, and said in his heart, "Fuck! No way, Xia Houyuan would make such a low-level mistake? Isn't he a famous general of Cao Wei?"

"Defense Lord."

The voice of the military division alliance immediately sounded: "Don't think too much about Xia Houyuan, I wonder if you have heard of the title 'General Baidi'?"

"General Baidi?"

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, and asked with a frown, "I only heard of the White Horse General Gongsun Zan, but never heard of the White Land General. Could it be Xia Houyuan's title?"

"Yes."

The military division alliance explained: "In "Taiping Yulan, Volume 330, Ministry of War 68, Antlers", it is recorded in "Wei Wujun Policy Order":"

"Liu Bei's army burned the antlers, and the antlers were fifteen miles away from Xiahouyuan's camp, but Xiahouyuan personally led four hundred soldiers to the antler camp outside the camp, and then asked the soldiers to repair the damaged antlers."

"Liu Bei saw this scene on the mountain, so he sent troops from the valley to attack. Xiahouyuan led his troops to fight the enemy, and the enemy went around. Xiahouyuan's army retreated to the base camp, but he himself failed to return."

"what?"

Liu Bian was taken aback for a moment: "Didn't Xia Houyuan die in Dingjun Mountain? Didn't come back, what do you mean?"

The military division alliance quickly explained: "Xia Houyuan died in Dingjun Mountain. The soldiers and horses that came out of the valley were the soldiers and horses led by Huang Zhong. Xia Houyuan died in battle, causing chaos in the army. Huang Zhong took advantage of the situation to attack. The battle is lost."

"According to the historical records, Xia Houyuan didn't know how to use soldiers in the first place, and all the officers and men in the army called him 'General Baidi'. This is a derogatory term, but it is definitely not the praise of the White Horse General Gongsun Zan."

Liu Bian nodded with great interest: "Indeed, as the chief general of the first army, he actually went to repair the antlers himself, how can he still be serious?"

The Military Division Alliance smiled: "So, it is reasonable for him to underestimate the enemy and advance aggressively, and want to expand the results of the battle! Although Xia Houyuan has some achievements in history, this alone is enough to knock him down from the altar of a famous general."

Liu Bian always thought that Xia Houyuan was very powerful.

After all, in the game of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xia Houyuan's commander value is generally between 88 and 92.

With such a commander-in-chief value, it is hard for people to imagine that the real Xia Houyuan actually looks like this.

He personally led troops to repair the antlers, and Liu Bei seized the opportunity to kill him with one blow?

Ha ha!

Liu Bian asked himself, even without the assistance of the Military Division Alliance, he would never have done such a low-level thing.

The master should have what the master will do.

Leading troops to repair antlers, can't the little soldiers do it, and you still need your general to do it yourself?
Liu Bian was completely speechless.

This matter really subverts the three views!
of course!

In history, Xia Houyuan was able to repair antlers.

Then, it is understandable for him now to lead his troops out of the city.

Liu Bian tried his best to keep himself calm: "Teacher, should I deal with him for Cao Cao? Such a general, even if he can be punished a hundred times, I don't think it's too much!"

"no!"

The Alliance of Military Advisors immediately stopped him and said, "You are called Yue Zu. Disciplining subordinates is Cao Cao's business. He will naturally handle this matter. You don't have to worry too much, otherwise you will have to worry about it in the future."

"How did Zhuge Liang die in history? He died of exhaustion. Every punishment of twenty sticks in the army has to be approved by him. It can be said that there are no details."

"But a person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to take care of everything. This kind of one-stop management model, in terms of management, is nanny management."

"The more capable a person is, the more he will make such mistakes. Not only does he make himself very tired, but he also does not give his subordinates the opportunity to exercise and cannot cultivate talents."

"So you see, after Zhuge Liang's death, the Shu Han suddenly lost a pillar, and there was an extremely serious gap in talent, so that there was an embarrassing situation where the Shu Han had no generals and Liao Hua was the vanguard."

"Being a leader has the art of being a leader. Some things should be handled and some things should not be handled. You should know in your own mind. For things like this, just let Cao Cao handle them. You don't have to ask."

"at best!"

The Military Advisors Alliance retreated to the next best thing: "You can write a letter to Cao Cao in private, expressing your views in a tactful manner, and leave the decision to Cao Cao. Don't make the decision for him."

Liu Bian was so impressed.

Experts deserve to be experts.

Handle things with a degree of relaxation and a good sense of proportion.

If he was himself, he would definitely intervene subconsciously, and even wished to make the decision for Cao Cao and punish him with a hundred army sticks.

But once he did this, in a sense, he would have emptied Cao Cao.

"I understand."

Liu Bian took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "Thanks to the support of righteous men from Yanzhou this time, otherwise the outcome of the Yanling battle is really uncertain."

"teacher."

Liu Bian tentatively said: "We are now at the time of employing people, otherwise we can hire directly?"

Immediately, the voice of the military division alliance sounded: "It is possible to be hired directly without the test, but it is best to meet in person. Those who can break through the barracks with a hundred elite soldiers in a short time are definitely extraordinary. Maybe there are historical celebrities among them, not necessarily."

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