I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 59 September
In mid-September, envoys from the General's Mansion arrived in Hanyang County and handed over official documents to Zhu Jun.

Seeing that the person who came was the general's fufu, Zhu Jun was worried that Guan Yu would be treated unfairly. Unexpectedly, the general asked Dong Zhuo to be blamed in the official document and ordered Zhu Jun to deal with it strictly according to law.

Of course, He Jinzheng's so-called strict law was simply to reprimand Dong Zhuo verbally, ordering the latter to restrain himself and not commit another crime, but even so, Zhu Jun was still quite surprised.

Because arriving at the same time, there is also an envoy sent by Henan Yin Hemiao-this envoy was specially sent to Guan Yu.

Since it was He Miao's private letter to Guan Yu, Zhu Jun naturally couldn't open it privately, but with He Jin's letter, he can roughly guess it.

Could it be that Henan Yin fought hard in the court and forced the general to punish Dong Zhuo?
I have to say that this surprised Zhu Jun a bit. After all, in his impression, Henan Yin He Miao had a very low sense of existence in the past, was withdrawn by nature and didn't like making friends very much, and was far less prestigious than his brother He Jin in Luoyang. So much so that Zhu Jun never imagined that He Miao would argue with He Jin because of his subordinates.

While sighing, Zhu Jun sent someone to invite Guan Yu.

As soon as Guan Yu guessed, he knew that the imperial court might have sent an envoy, and he was not afraid. After all, he thought he had a clear conscience.

Of course, magnanimity is magnanimity, and he also heard that his brother Liu Bei would say a word.

Liu Bei was not as pessimistic as Guan Yu. Hearing this, he mused, "I will go with Yun Chang."

As for Zhang Fei, Liu Bei stayed in the barracks to avoid any delay.

The two went to see Zhu Jun together. As soon as Zhu Jun saw Liu Bei accompanying Guan Yu, he guessed that there was a misunderstanding between the two, and explained with a smile: "I didn't invite Yun Chang to come because of an official document from the court, but because The Marquis of Jiyang sent someone to send a letter, so Xuande need not worry."

"Marquis of Jiyang?"

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other in surprise, but they were still a little worried. After all, they were not sure whether He Miao would blame Guan Yu in the letter.

Under the watchful eyes of several people, Guan Yu took the letter from He Miao's envoy with his usual expression, opened it calmly and read it.

Liu Bei asked from the side: "Yun Chang, what did the Marquis of Jiyang say in the letter?"

"Uh……"

Guan Yu looked a little dazed, and replied after hearing the words: "The Marquis of Jiyang praised my benevolence and righteousness in the letter, and ordered me to continue to maintain this benevolence and righteousness..."

"really?"

Unlike Zhu Jun who had guessed earlier, Liu Bei was very surprised. He took the letter from Guan Yu and read it, feeling quite emotional in his heart: "...It turns out that Shihou and Jiyanghou are protecting Yunchang in the court."

Liu Bian's defense of Guan Yu was mentioned by He Miao in his letter. After all, he was not good at showing closeness to his subordinates, so he attributed the credit for this to Liu Bian, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu still felt He Miao's affection very much.

No, even the arrogant and cold Guan Yu bowed three times in the direction of Luo Yang, thanking Liu Bian and He Miao for their protection of him.

"General Zhong Lang already guessed it?"

Overjoyed, Liu Bei asked Zhu Jun in surprise.

Zhu Jun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I saw that the general ordered me to hold Dong Zhuo accountable, so I guessed that Shihou and Jiyanghou probably defended Yunchang."

Hearing this, Guan Yu also became interested: "How will the imperial court deal with Dong Zhuo?"

"This one……"

Embarrassment appeared on Zhu Jun's face, and he sighed for a while: "The general said, let's forgive this time, if there is a next time, I will never forgive."

"General Zhonglang!" Guan Yu opened his eyes wide and said, "That's thousands of innocent lives!"

"Long Yun!"

Seeing Zhu Jun's expression of 'I can't do anything', Liu Bei interrupted: "It's not that Zhonglang is going to forgive Dong Zhuo..."

At this time, Guan Yu also realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly confessed to Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun waved his hands indifferently, and said in relief: "Although the general has shielded Dong Zhuo, it can be seen that Shihou and Jiyanghou are also putting pressure on the general in this matter, otherwise Dong Zhuo might not even be able to verbally ask for guilt." There won't be... This will at least make Dong Zhuo restrain himself a little."

Following his soft sigh, several people in the room fell silent.

After a while, Liu Bei and Guan Yu bid farewell and left.

When they returned to the barracks, the two told Zhang Fei about the matter. Zhang Fei was overjoyed at first, and praised him without hesitation: "I knew that Shihou and Jiyanghou were sensible people. I saw Jiyanghou's face gloomy that day. I thought it was a traitor..."

"Yide!" Guan Yu scolded lightly.

Liu Bei also reminded: "The Marquis of Jiyang has such a temperament because of his childhood experience, Yide is not a joke."

"Yes, yes." Zhang Fei was delighted, but promised.

Immediately, the three brothers mentioned the great general He Jin, Zhang Fei said angrily: "When I was in Luoyang in the past, I heard people praise He Jin. I thought he was a hero at first, but I didn't expect it to be so unreasonable..."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Fei. Although they didn't say a word of agreement, they could tell that they were also very dissatisfied with He Jin's behavior of protecting Dong Zhuo.

No, Liu Bei said something like this at the end of the day, exposing the matter: "After all, it is Shihou's uncle, Jiyanghou's elder brother...don't talk nonsense."

On the other side, Zhu Jun sent someone to summon Dong Zhuo.

After Dong Zhuo arrived, Zhu Jun changed his previous attitude towards Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and handed over the official documents of the General's Mansion to the latter with a sullen face.

When Dong Zhuo saw the content of the official document, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart—the general actually held him accountable?
After returning, he told Li Ru about this, and Li Ru was also very surprised.

After a while, Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo: "Yue Zhang, Liu Bei and others, I think it's better not to provoke..."

Dong Zhuo nodded slightly.

He could also see that the general didn't mention Guan Yu's connivance in the Henan cavalry and wounded nearly a hundred of his soldiers in the east of the river, killing more than [-] people. He was only held accountable for allowing his subordinates to kill innocent people indiscriminately. It was obvious that someone was exerting pressure on the general. The general ordered him to be held accountable.

Considering that the general spoke harshly when he questioned him, but there was no real punishment, it can be seen that the oppressor did not necessarily want Dong Zhuo to be punished, but also wanted to question him, but there was no real punishment. It is not difficult to guess the identity of the oppressor. Now, most of them are also from the He camp, either Shihou or Jiyanghou He Miao.

Among the two, Dong Zhuo was more inclined to be Shi Hou, because He Miao had seldom argued with He Jin in the past, and, as the older brother, He Jin would not necessarily compromise with He Miao. Only Shi Hou, a nephew, Even the great general He Jin had to treat it with caution.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but envy the good luck of Liu Bei and the others.

Afterwards, he summoned his nephew Dong Huang and his generals to remind them not to wantonly slaughter the foreigners in Hanyang County in the future.

After learning the reason, Dong Huang, Li Jue and others were unavoidably disappointed, but there were also some with normal expressions, such as Xu Rong, who had never participated in murder and looting from the beginning, and he didn't bother to do it, but he knew The principle of close relatives, and Dong Huang's persecution was of a foreign race, so he didn't intervene.

Now the imperial court has sent a letter of accountability, ordering the Hedong army not to commit another crime. In Xu Rong's view, this is not a bad thing.

Afterwards, Fu Xie and Sun Jian also learned about this incident one after another. They were very happy to learn that Guan Yu was fine and Dong Zhuo was accused.

Fu Xie clapped his palms and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Brother Yuan Gu has gone to Jingzhao. If he finds out, he must be very happy."

So, he sent someone to send the good news to Chang'an that day to inform Gai Xun.

Why did Gai Xun go to Chang'an?
This matter starts with the counterattack of the rebels in Liangzhou.

At the beginning, Wang Guo, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Song Yang and other rebel leaders were horrified by the court's determination to put down the rebellion, so they didn't dare to act rashly for a while, wanting to see how many troops the court would send.

However, after watching for a while, Han Sui and others discovered that the army under Zhu Jun's command was actually only a small number, and more of them were new troops recruited on the spot. So from the beginning of September, Wang Guo, Han Sui, and Ma Teng all Then there are signs of entering Hanyang County again.

Zhu Jun was very anxious and urged Jing Zhaoyin and Zhang Wen to send armaments and supplies as soon as possible.

Zhang Wen was also very helpless, and wrote to Zhu Jun, saying that he was short of men, so Zhu Jun sent Gai Xun to assist Zhang Wen, and escorted armaments and food back to Hanyang County from time to time.

When Gai Xun arrived in Chang'an, he realized how aggrieved Zhang Wen was as Jingzhao Yin, because the local county in Chang'an refused to accept his arrangement, let alone the imperial army stationed in Jingzhao.

What's more, Chang'an ordered Yang Dang to take the lead in crowding out Zhang Wen, deliberately delaying the transportation of materials, and even intercepting them.

Gai Xun, who had just arrived in Chang'an, was shocked and angry when he learned of this, and asked Zhang Wen to strictly deal with the Yang Party.

Zhang Wen hurriedly dissuaded him because Yang Dang's father was a regular servant in the palace, but Gai Xun was not afraid. He said to Zhang Wen: "If Jing Zhaoyin is afraid, I am willing to act for you!"

While the two were discussing, people sent by Fu Xie came to Chang'an to inform them of the results of the incident between Dong Zhuo and Guan Yu.

Gai Xun was pleasantly surprised, and also lamented that Dong Zhuo was finally protected by General He Jin, but Zhang Wen felt his heart move, and said to Gai Xun, "Yuan Gu, don't be reckless, wait for me to report this matter to the court. Hou intervened."

In order to prevent Zhang Rang from intercepting the memorial, Zhang Wen specially wrote another private letter and asked someone to send it to the doctor Cai Yong, asking the latter to send it to Shihou on his behalf.

Facts have proved that Zhang Wen overestimated Zhang Rang. When Shangshu Changshi Qu Mu saw this memorial and told Zhang Rang first, Zhang Rang did not dare to hide it at all, and even scolded Yang Dang: "This is a bold and reckless man. It's trying to kill me!"

Qu Mu is also concerned, after all, this daring guy actually dares to withhold money and rations used by the imperial court to suppress the rebellion without permission. Reach out, regardless of the target, all beheaded.

Not to mention, most of these military expenditures for begging for thieves were donated by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others to buy Hou. No wonder Zhang Rang gritted his teeth with hatred.

Ever since, Zhang Rang personally delivered Zhang Wen's memorial to Liu Bian, tried his best to show his loyalty, vowed to be incompatible with such rebellious officials and thieves, and never thought about the filial piety that Yang Dang had done to him in the past.

Liu Bian didn't expose it, and asked casually, "Who is his father?"

Zhang Rang said truthfully, "It's Yang Fang, the constant attendant of Zhongzhong and the visitor of Nangong."

"Is it someone from your side?" Liu Bian asked again.

"Why?" Zhang Rang shook his head again and again, subconsciously disregarding the relationship, until Liu Bian turned his head to look at him, he smiled flatteringly, and said in a low voice: "It's just... just some contacts in the past... But old minister Wan Wan never thought that this guy would dare to embezzle the money and food used by the court to beg for thieves, otherwise he would never have joined forces with him!"

Liu Bian thought for a while, and felt that Zhang Rang should not be so stupid as to connive at his subordinates embezzling money and food from the thieves, so he nodded and wrote lightly: "Leave the relationship clean, and let the confidant take the place of his father. As for Chang'an Ling, I recommend Gai Xun take office."

Hearing this, Zhang Rang's wrinkled old face suddenly showed a smile, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the old minister will definitely deal with it."

"ASAP!"

Liu Bian reminded: "Since Zhang Wen has reported this matter, the scholars in the imperial court will soon know..."

Zhang Rang's heart trembled, and he quickly said seriously: "The old minister will do it now."

Looking at the back of Zhang Rang leaving in a hurry, Liu Bian looked forward to the reaction of the court sergeants to this matter.

With such a good opportunity, Yuan Shao and others should instigate He Jin to remonstrate, and then talk about eradicating eunuchs, right?

He secretly thought, already thinking of the backhand.

(End of this chapter)