Great Military Division

Chapter 352 Yuan Wei: Since Dong Zhuo can't help him, let's do it ourselves!

Langya, Haiqu.

within the county government.

A man about 20 years old was holding the wanted warrant carefully, and muttered to himself: "What a Li Ru, he was able to escape surrounded by the army."

The man is called Lu Fan.

He was also the county magistrate who was promoted by Nanyang Hanting.

Although he is relatively young, his political achievements are not weak at all. Under his governance, Haiqu's various indicators can be completed ahead of schedule, and he has received more and more rewards.

What's more, just yesterday, he led Haiqu's county soldiers and participated in the battle to harass Cao Bao, Zang Ba and other peripheral forces. It was only because they were no match for Danyang soldiers that they had no record at all.

Just never thought about it.
Less than a day after he came back, the arrest warrant issued by the Prime Minister of the State had already arrived, even with a portrait on it. With such a heavy reward, even he, the county magistrate, couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Come on!"

Lu Fan shouted.

"County Honor."

The guards were transferred outside the hall.

"Send someone to post this arrest warrant."

Lu Fan handed the arrest warrant to the guards, and casually ordered: "At the same time, send people to publicize this matter in every township, and ask them to take strict precautions. No outsiders are allowed to hide in the house, even homeless people."

"If any suspicious person appears, report it to the village immediately. If Li Ru is successfully captured, there will be a reward for them. Let them be careful."

After the stage of opening up wasteland and planting seeds, the county magistrate of each county has reached an unprecedented level of control over the village, and any order is issued almost instantly.

The common people's trust in the government is increasing day by day, and they also pay close attention to the various decrees issued by the imperial court. Even if they usually work in the farmland, there will still be soldiers in the field beating gongs to announce.

The guard bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Here."

Immediately.

After receiving the arrest warrant, he bowed and left the hall.

Lu Fan turned back to the previous topic and continued to study how to quickly complete his agricultural production responsibility letter.

The imperial court does not ask about their backgrounds, and judges heroes by their political achievements. As long as they do well and have outstanding political achievements, they can be promoted.

I am from a poor background and have few contacts, so I can only work harder than others.

Although I have successfully married a beautiful wife, if I can't make achievements and fail to get promoted, I'm afraid that my father-in-law's family will also look down on me.

Whether it's for himself or for his wife, Lu Fan vowed to be diligent in government affairs, make political achievements, and strive for an early promotion.

However.
Just as he was planning his next move.

Suddenly, a county soldier hurried into the hall, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared outside the city. Judging from the flags, they may be Cao Bao's soldiers and horses."

"Cao Bao?"

Lu Fan was taken aback for a moment, and frowned slightly: "Cao Bao's tent is Danyang soldiers, but Danyang soldiers are infantry, are you sure they are cavalry?"

The county soldier nodded affirmatively: "Well, that's right, they are all cavalry, at least hundreds of them."

"Hahaha!"

Lu Fan looked up to the sky and let out a haha, Nian Xu laughed and said, "It's not Cao Bao's Danyang soldiers, but the Yuzhou Wuwei General Cao Cao's cavalry. If I guess right, they are here to pick up Mr. Cao."

"Master Cao?"

The county soldier had kind eyes and was amazed: "The county lord is talking about the old Mrs. Cao in this county?"

Lu Fan nodded: "That's right! It's him. When he first took office, the county was still curious about when Haiqu would have an old Mr. Cao. He lived reclusively and kept a low profile. I didn't expect it to be General Cao's father."

As Lu Fan, who was born in Runan County, Yuzhou, he was naturally aware of the big families in Yuzhou. Although the Cao family in Peiguo Qiao County was not a family, they were also considered to be powerful families in Yuzhou. How could Lu Fan not know.

"go!"

Lu Fan waved his hand: "Let's go and have a look."

The county soldier cupped his hands: "Here."

Putting aside the matter at hand for the time being, Lu Fan left the county office and rushed to Mrs. Cao's residence with the county soldiers.

Sure enough, the person who came to pick him up was none other than Cao Chun, a general under Cao Cao's tent.

There was an endless stream of onlookers on the street.

They didn't seem to have imagined that the most mysterious Mr. Cao in this county had such a terrifying background.

"This old man turned out to be the father of General Cao of Yuzhou. No wonder his family is so rich."

"Old Master Cao has lived here for many years, and I have never seen him once."

"Yes! I heard that Yuzhou is stable, and I'm going to go back to enjoy my old age."

"If he leaves, what will happen to such a large manor?"

"What can I do? Let it go, come back to live when you have time, and there is no shortage of houses."

"Tsk tsk, you're so proud, when will I have such strength?"

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Among the crowd, an unkempt beggar-like man in coarse linen clothes stuck his head out and looked out, thinking in his heart that if Cao Song left and stayed here for a year or so, there would definitely be no one Find.

Now, the whole Langya is looking for him, every step he takes is extremely dangerous, not moving is worse than being still, hiding in this manor, avoiding the limelight is the kingly way.

As for returning to Chang'an.
With this defeat, King Hongnong has achieved great momentum, spanning the three states, who can beat him in the world?

With Dong Zhuo's pig brain, how can the old gang of Chang'an Hanting who are only good at intrigue be the opponent of King Hongnong? Why was I blind at the beginning, and didn't see that King Hongnong has been hiding his strength?
"Damn!"

Li Ru secretly chewed, feeling extremely annoyed.

King Hongnong was a prince after all, if he had helped him escape from the palace and had a good relationship with him, he might not have killed himself now even if he was at the end of his rope.

It's good now, I seem to have become the No. [-] figure of Dong Zhuo Group, and I am on the death list of King Hongnong. Although he is indeed a high-ranking and powerful person, he has completely cut off his own path.

If you can survive, you are lucky, so why dare you ask the powerful?
Just as Li Ru was sighing secretly, a group of soldiers and horses came from the end of the street.

"The magistrate of Haiqu County has arrived—!"

With a call, Cao Chun rushed to meet him: "The last general, Cao Chun, has met the county magistrate."

Lu Fan hurriedly returned the gift, and said with a light smile, "How dare you! It's clear that the subordinate officials didn't know the general was coming, so it's better to welcome him from a distance."

Cao Chun said softly: "This is General Cao's private matter, so I dare not bother the county magistrate."

Lu Fan nodded and nodded, knowing that Cao Cao was well controlled, he didn't continue to struggle, but kindly reminded: "The general came from the direction of Jiqiu, so he should know about Li Ru, right?"

"kindness."

Cao Chun simply responded, "However, Li Ru has become a loner now, posing no threat to us, and this time, he will bring five hundred elite riders with him, so he doesn't dare to covet my old lady."

"This is for sure."

Lu Fan naturally knew that Li Ru didn't dare to do anything to Mr. Cao: "However, this person has always been treacherous and cunning. It's hard to guarantee that he won't pretend to be something and join your team, or sneak into the manor while Mr. Cao is away."

"Oh?"

Cao Chun frowned, and asked tentatively: "Then I don't know what the county lord means?"

Lu Fan bowed, and said softly: "I dare you, I hope that Mrs. Cao can temporarily hand over this manor to the county government for supervision. After half a year, I will withdraw again and return it. I wonder what the general thinks?"

"This"

This kind of thing, Cao Chun can't decide.

Before he had time to answer, a voice came from the garden: "If the county lord can do this, I will wish for it."

Lu Fan turned his head to look, but saw a man wearing a satin face and black shawl, covered with a hundred-flowered silk robe, a gold-inlaid jade crown to tie his hair, a jade-inlaid brocade belt tied around his waist, a bright and clean jade pendant, an exquisite sachet, and a unicorn ribbon. Hanging, extremely luxurious.

Although this man is old, his skin is well maintained, there is not even a single crease on his face, only crow's feet in the corners of his eyes, it can be said that his face is radiant, it is difficult to call him old man Cao.

At least, the person in front of him gave Lu Fan the impression that he was only 40 years old at best, and although his body could not be called vigorous, he could still be called upright and decent.

And the two women who followed him were all graceful and luxurious beautiful young women, who were only about 30 years old by visual inspection, and they were also silk and satin, wearing gold belts and silver, and there were so many jewelry that they felt a bit overwhelming.

"Your Majesty has met Mrs. Cao."

Lu Fan naturally knew that Cao Song was one of the three princes.

Back then, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sold his official position to be a nobleman, but the old man in front of him spent [-] million yuan. The story of his wealth and wealth is well-known in the village. This is how Lu Fan learned about the Cao family in Peiguoqiao County.

"Get up."

Although Cao Song at this time was a grassroots person, he tried his best to be respectful to the officials of the Nanyang New Dynasty, but obviously, he still carried the aura of a superior official, otherwise he would not be able to wave his hand at will to the county magistrate to signal him to stand up.

Lu Fan, who came from a poor background, was also a fledgling. He didn't think too much about the behavior of this old man who was once a three-father, so he straightened up:

"The lower officials are just in case."

Lu Fan gave an explanation casually, and said respectfully: "Besides, Mrs. Cao must not help the refugees on the way back. You must ensure that all the people in the team are your own people."

"kindness."

Cao Song nodded slowly, twisting his beard and said: "The county lord reminded me well, I will remember it in my heart! If so, the old man will entrust the manor to the county lord."

Lu Fan bowed and said softly, "Don't worry."

Cao Song bowed his hand and returned the salute: "Since that's the case, I'm ready to go on the road."

Lu Fan nodded: "Your Majesty will send off Mrs. Cao respectfully."

Looking at the long convoy leaving slowly.

Out of the corner of the eye, a beggar-like person left in the opposite direction without haste.

Lu Fan was keenly aware of this, and glanced back at the man, but saw that his steps were steady, although he was dressed in tattered coarse clothes, but the shoes on his feet were rather heavy.

Farm tools were issued by the imperial court, as long as you sign up, you can get farming land, refugees and beggars from all over the world have become regulars, how could such a guy appear out of thin air?
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
Lu Fan beckoned the county soldiers to come forward, and lowered his voice: "You two go ahead first, and you stay behind, and capture the beggar alive. The county suspects that he is Li Ru."

The county soldiers were astonished, and hurriedly nodded their heads. Immediately, they took action and surrounded the beggars: "Do it!"

The four county soldiers sealed off all four directions, and they all drew their swords and rushed at the beggar. Li Ru was also shocked. Before he could escape, he was knocked down by the county soldiers and captured alive.

"Let me go! You guys, let me go!"

"You are Li Ru, right?"

"I'm not Li Ru! I don't even know Li Ru. You arrested the wrong person."

"Huh! Can you hide it from others, can you hide it from me? Don't think that you can hide yourself by throwing away your war horse and changing into a coarse linen suit. You have to walk for a long time, and you can't bear beggar's shoes. This is your greatest strength." flaws."

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Li Ru was silent and speechless.

Lu Fan looked at the other party up and down, recalling the appearance on the arrest warrant, reached out and grabbed the other party's beard, and with a snort, he tore off his facial camouflage:

"Sure enough, it's more like this."

"brothers!"

Lu Fan beckoned fiercely, his face couldn't hide the joy: "Escort me back to the county office, put him in a prison van, send him to Jiqiu City as quickly as possible, and hand it over to General Zu Mao."

All the county soldiers bowed their bodies and cupped their hands: "here."

*****
Sili, Chang'an.

Prime Minister's House.

Snapped!
Dong Zhuo jumped up, his eyes staring like copper bells: "What? He failed again? What the hell is he doing, Li Ru? With so many troops in his hands, he still lost?"

"Prime Minister."

Wei Zhan bowed his hands and said: "According to the intelligence, it may be that Cao Bao and Zhang Kai were spotted. Zhang Kai failed to kill Tao Qian, which led to the failure of the plan in the direction of Pengcheng. This has affected Langya."

"Now, Tao Qian has taken back the Danyang soldiers, and wiped out Cao Bao, Zang Ba and others. Xu Rong, Cheng Pu, and Zu Mao have successfully settled in Xuzhou, with a force of 4."

"and"

Speaking of this, Wei Zhan was a little bit embarrassed, with a long expression on his face.

After all, the superior Dong Zhuo seemed to be furious, his eyes could kill people: "Speak! And what's going on?"

Wei Zhan was taken aback, and blurted out: "Moreover, Tao Qian divided some of the Danyang soldiers and handed them over to Xu Ronglai as the commander. It seems that he has weakened the rights of the state herdsman himself. The heart of belonging is obvious."

The governor has no military power, only supervisory power;

However, Zhou Mu has military and political power, which is equivalent to the emperor of Tu.

After this incident, Tao Qian took the initiative to weaken his rights, clearly expressing his sincerity to Nanyang Hanting, which means that Xuzhou has completely entered a period of stability and peace, and internal hidden dangers have almost been eradicated.

"Damn!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his steel teeth and chewed secretly.

Li Ru has been operating here in Xuzhou for half a year, but unexpectedly, it was still nothing: "Where is Li Ru? When will he come back?"

"this."

Wei Zhan's throat rolled, making it even more difficult to speak.

Dong Zhuo was furious, staring like a bell: "Say it! Don't miss it!"

Wei Zhan had no choice but to confess honestly: "According to intelligence, Wen You had fled originally, but when he passed through Haiqu County, the local county magistrate found out his identity and caught him. He is currently being escorted to Nanyang."

"what?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Wen You was actually killed."

Wei Zhan nodded affirmatively: "Prime Minister, Wenyou him. He must be in danger."

With a puff, Dong Zhuo collapsed on the futon, his whole body was like a deflated ball, he lost all energy for a moment, like an eggplant beaten by frost, wilting.

Li Ru is the only think tank under his account. Over the years, he has become accustomed to asking Li Ru for advice. Although many times, the result is always bad, but it is better than thinking blindly by himself.

But now
Li Ru was captured alive. Once he was sent to Nanyang, nine out of ten he would be killed. His spiritual support was gone. How could he fight against Nanyang in the future?

"Prime Minister!"

"Prime Minister?"

Wei Zhan greeted tentatively.

However, Dong Zhuo waved his hand lazily, signaling him to leave.

After all, Wei Zhan didn't say much, cupped his hands and fisted, and left the hall with a bow.

What happened in Xuzhou spread quickly within Chang'an.

All the courtiers talked about this, secretly expressing that Dong Zhuo's end is coming.

but
There was no surprise on their faces at this moment, but a trace of sadness.

After all, if Dong Zhuo fell, there would be no place for them at Nanyang Hanting.

This proves that in the future, they will lose their jobs, and they will be completely alone with the emperor of Chang'an.

At the same time, Taifu's mansion.

In the side hall.

Yuan Kui knelt aside, picked up the stalks of millet millet, and threw them into the charcoal brazier: "How are the civil and military officials feeling?"

Yuan Ji saluted the spirit tablet, and said softly: "People are in panic, some have resigned and left, even the officials in the court seem to be looking for a way out for themselves."

"uncle."

Yuan Ji got up, turned his head to look at Yuan Kai, and asked tentatively: "Dong Zhuo is no longer reliable, and he has been enjoying himself every day recently, and he has completely lost his previous motivation."

"I heard from Cao Weizhan, the prime minister's mansion, that Dong Zhuo wanted to use the imperial power to confer himself Marquis of Mei, and that there were soldiers and horses transporting grain to Meiwu recently. This is a sign. If this continues, I'm afraid the Chang'an Han court will take it seriously. will collapse."

But Yuan Kai remained calm, continued to throw a handful of millet stalks into the brazier, and asked softly, "How about the troops under Dong Zhuo's command?"

Yuan Ji sighed: "Fan Chou and Zhang Ji are still stationed at Hangu Pass and Wu Pass, while Chang'an is stationed by Dong Min, Dong Huang, and Niu Fu. As usual, there is no change."

"uncle."

Yuan Ji frowned and said worriedly: "If Chang'an Hanting collapses, our Yuan family will really collapse. My nephew thinks that if Dong Zhuo is unreliable, we can only go out of the mountain ourselves."

"Besides, all civil and military officials in the imperial court are looking forward to my Yuan family. If we can eradicate Dong Zhuo, my Yuan family can still have power in the government and the public, and in the name of justice."

No matter how impassioned Yuan Ji said, Yuan Wei still had a flat expression: "Go ahead, don't stop, let me see if you are qualified to carry Yuan's family."

Yuan Ji took a deep breath, bravely clasped his hands together and said, "Then my nephew will speak directly."

Yuan Kai nodded: "Okay! Let's talk."

Yuan Ji pondered for a moment, organized his thoughts a little, and then said bluntly: "My nephew thinks that now that Dong Zhuo has lost his fighting spirit, if he is to fight against Nanyang Hanting, he will definitely lose."

"Currently, although the Nanyang Hanting is still incomplete in terms of the official system, the officials of the Chang'an Hanting have already understood that it is not so easy to enter the Nanyang Hanting."

"after all!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Ji emphasized: "Not everyone, but Yang Biao and Lu Zhi. For example, Yinxiu from Nanyang, although he is a young mansion, was abandoned by King Hongnong like a shoestring."

"Even if Yang Biao and Lu Zhi entered Nanyang Hanting, their authority was also greatly restricted. King Hongnong strengthened the authority of Shangshutai, and Shangshutai directly obeyed the emperor's orders, and the three princes were reduced to decorations."

"In this way, King Hongnong completely blocked the retreat of Chang'an Han court officials. If they want to keep their power, they must be tied to Chang'an, and they will live and die together, advance and retreat together."

"So uncle."

Yuan Ji said with certainty and affirmation: "The current internal and external environment is very good. It is time for us to rise up to resist and replace it. I hope uncle can think twice and make a decision as soon as possible."

however!
Yuan Kui remained calm, with an indifferent look: "Tell me about how you will act after Dong Zhuo is eliminated?"

Yuan Ji frowned. Although he had thought about this question, he didn't think about it too deeply, so he could only try to answer: "My nephew thinks that we can send troops into Bingzhou, so as to connect with Benchu."

"In this way, a pattern of north-south opposition can be formed with the Han court in Nanyang. At the same time, the imperial court can restore the powers of the clan members of the Han family and canonize them as princes and kings, so as to achieve the purpose of containing the Han court in Nanyang and win for the original. Youzhou, buy time."

"kindness!"

As far as this is concerned, Yuan Wei gave a simple grace: "Your thinking is quite far-reaching. If you can really realize it, you may be able to compete with Nanyang Hanting in the future."

"so"

A trace of excitement flashed across Yuan Ji's face: "Uncle, do you agree?"

Yuan Kai nodded slowly: "Dong Zhuo has been abolished, we can only stand up, you secretly contact some trustworthy courtiers, let's find an opportunity to plan and try to eliminate Dong Zhuo."

"Then took the opportunity to appease Dong Zhuo's old subordinates with imperial power, and took them for his own use. The Chang'an Han court was in a precarious state and couldn't bear torment at all. As for Dong Zhuo's remnants, we will only punish the culprits and never implicate them."

"Understand?"

"Ah, this"

Yuan Ji didn't quite understand, and asked back: "Uncle, now the court officials hate Dong Zhuo deeply, especially for the army under Dong Zhuo's command."

"Our action this time is to eradicate traitors and sycophants. How can we only punish the culprit and not implicate Dong Zhuo's generals? How can we quickly clean up the hearts of the people!"

Yuan Kai glanced at Yuan Ji, and snorted coldly: "Even if you kill Dong Zhuo, how many troops will you have in your hands? If the thieves rise up, how can we resist?"

"Just remember!"

Yuan Kai's eyes were slightly cloudy, and he said coldly: "A little Dong Zhuo is nothing to be afraid of. If I, Yuan Kai, want to kill him, how can he live to this day?"

"We have a more important goal, and everything must be centered on it. Once the internal turmoil in Chang'an continues, how can Zhang Liao and Zhong Yao stationed in Heluo give up this opportunity to attack."

"The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind."

Although Yuan Kai's voice was deep, it was full of sinister aura: "We can't eliminate Dong Zhuo, but finally throw the fruits of victory to Nanyang. Such a stupid thing, once in a lifetime, is enough."

just like!

Yuan Kui was referring to the matter of the princes begging for Dong.

Originally thought that the Yuan family would be the ultimate beneficiary, but who would have thought that King Hongnong who escaped from Luoyang, after several months of hard work, swallowed all their fruits and became the ultimate beneficiary. one.

Yuan Ji nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry, uncle, my nephew understands."

Yuan Kai nodded: "Go, Li Ru is gone, we have no more fear, let's go and do it."

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(End of this chapter)