Xuande

Chapter 364 Without me, you would not be today
The time has entered March in the fifth year of Zhongping. It seems that because the war in Hedong County has not been completely over for a long time, the deterrent effect brought by the Han Empire to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army and the chaos in Liangzhou has also disappeared a little quickly. There is an unstable trend.

Generally speaking, rebellions and uprisings happened one after another in various places. Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and even Yizhou all began to break out successive rebellions and uprisings, which made the Luoyang court very anxious.

Liu Hong was very annoyed, and reprimanded the officials for being incompetent and unable to do things seriously, so that the world fell into such a turbulent situation.

They can't share the worries of the king at all, they can't govern the world at all, and the education they receive only allows them to learn to eat with chopsticks and sprinkle spices on the iron plate of the barbecue, other than that, they are useless!
In order to express his anger, Liu Hong removed Cui Lie from the Sikong position, and drove Cui Lie, who bought the precious Sangong position with 500 million yuan, back to his hometown and no longer appointed him. Let out a bad breath.

Then he personally presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, hoping that the heavens would appease their anger and not continue to condemn this poor country.

is that useful?
No.

Rebellions were still happening all over the place, and the government tried their best to suppress and barely maintain the situation, but the rule of the Eastern Han Empire became more and more unstable, which seemed to be a trend.

Under the influence of this trend, Dong Zhuo finally led his army to the Luoyang area, and met Liu Hong under Yuan Kui's arrangement, and was personally appointed by Liu Hong as the governor of Bingzhou, and was given the task of hunting down thieves.

After receiving the order, Dong Zhuo was summoned by Yuan Kai in private and explained some things to him.

"Under the current situation, you are a very important help to the Yuan family. After you go to the battlefield, you must be careful and make contributions, and you should mention the origin and roads so that they can make more achievements, understand?"

Dong Zhuo nodded.

"This is what Zhuo should do. Zhuo knows his responsibility."

"kindness."

Yuan Kai nodded slowly and said: "The Son of Heaven got angry about the bandits in Bingzhou and the Southern Huns, killed Huangfu Song, dismissed Zhang Wen, He Miao and Zhou Shen were also reprimanded for not being able to win, and even led General He Jin They were all reprimanded, even Lu Zhi was scolded, and now the only thing they can count on is you."

Dong Zhuo pursed his lips.

"The emperor is so angry, if he can't achieve results in a short period of time, Zhuo...won't be..."

"You have to have confidence in yourself!"

Yuan Kui glared at Dong Zhuo, which made Dong Zhuo a little guilty.

"Zhuo is not afraid, but worried that the emperor is too eager to see the result, but manpower still has time, if the expected result cannot be achieved, then..."

"I understand what you said. The emperor is not stupid. He won't ask you to win a big battle within a month or two, but you can't lose."

Yuan Kai said solemnly: "Huangfu Song lost his life after a big defeat, Zhang Wen couldn't win and lost his position, He Miao and Zhou Shen reluctantly confronted the thieves and were reprimanded. You should know what the emperor means now. In a word, You can win, but you can't lose!"

Dong Zhuo thought about it for a while, heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded.

"Thank you, Mr. Ming, for your suggestion. In this way, Zhuo will know what to do."

"Ah."

Yuan Kai nodded, and encouraged Dong Zhuo a few words, then suddenly remembered something, and looked at Dong Zhuo with a half-smile.

"Zhongying, not long ago I heard that your nephew Dong Huang was listed by Liu Xuande as the prefect of Wudu County. Do you know about this?"

Dong Zhuo's body suddenly stiffened for a moment, but he immediately relaxed without changing his face.

"That's true."

"How did your nephew get involved with Liu Xuande?"

"During the crusade against the Taiping Dao thieves, Zhuo and Liu Xuande fought together. During this period, Dong Huang was arranged by Lu Gong to fight under Liu Xuande's command, and made many meritorious deeds."

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "After the war, Liu Xuande appreciated Dong Juan, and Dong Juan was willing to follow Liu Xuande. I thought about it, and the beauty of an adult is all he wants. Who knows that he has really developed well now, and he is still an adult. As the prefect, hehe, he can be regarded as honoring his ancestors."

"is it?"

Yuan Kai looked at Dong Zhuo with squinted eyes, and said with a smile: "Zhongying, I don't care what your nephew does, and I can't control it, but you have to remember, without me, you wouldn't be where you are today.

Without me, you would not be able to lead troops to the battlefield to meet Liu Xuande. Without me, your nephew would not be able to follow Liu Bei, nor would he be the prefect today. Do you think this is the reason? "

Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and nodded.

"You are right, indeed."

"In that case, I won't say anything unnecessary, you can do it yourself."

Yuan Kai said slowly: "When you go to the battlefield, you must be careful, and you must not let me down, remember?"

"remember."

Dong Zhuo bowed down to thank him, then slowly exited the Yuan Mansion with his head lowered.

After leaving Yuan Mansion, Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though this old fellow Yuan Kai felt that he could be killed with a light punch, as long as he sat there, the aura all over his body would make Dong Zhuo dare not shake his fist.

Obviously Dong Zhuo is very courageous, but Yuan Wei has no strength to restrain a chicken. The two faced each other, and Yuan Wei was the one who delivered the food.

But in front of Yuan Kai, Dong Zhuo could always feel that he could not display this courage at all.

Dong Zhuo only felt that Yuan Kai's figure was infinitely tall, while he was just a speck of dust.

This inexplicable feeling made Dong Zhuo very unhappy.

After all, he is also a domineering existence in front of his subordinates, and he is also an existence held high by his subordinates. His subordinates will also respect him, which makes him feel the joy of being a master.

However, in front of Yuan Kai, Dong Zhuo felt that he had been beaten back to his original form. He was still the little man who tried his best to barely feed himself. If he had no courage and courage, he would have turned into a handful of loess.

But what can he do?

As Yuan Kai's former official, Dong Zhuo could only obey his orders and instructions, otherwise he would be abandoned, and he would lose everything just like he was rejected by the Liangzhou gang before.

No one will help himself, others will only follow Yuan Kui, follow the Yuan family of four generations and three princes, and become fans of the Yuan family.

But should I say it or not, Dong Zhuo now feels that the trick he sent Dong Juan to Liu Bei before was simply a stroke of magic.

Even if he was abandoned by Yuan Kui in the future and lost his status, as long as he has Dong Huang's relationship, at least the Dong family in Longxi County will not come to a dead end.

And Liu Bei is really interesting, that boy Dong Huang has only been with him for a long time, so he has become a prefect?

Dong Zhuo himself only joined the prefect when he was almost 40 years old, and that was the treatment he earned by being a dog to the powerful. Dong Juan followed the right person. After becoming the prefect, the future is bright and very good.

To be honest, deep down in Dong Zhuo's heart, he was even a little jealous of Dong Juan.

At the same time, he is constantly feeling, if he can be born 20 years later and meet Liu Bei earlier, will he be able to live the glorious days of being a prefect in his 20s?
If he could meet Liu Bei instead of the series of scumbags who constantly refreshed his bottom line, would his situation be different and better than it is now?
Ugh……

It's a pity that there are no ifs in life, and time cannot be turned back, and Dong Zhuo has no other choice.

Living in Liangzhou, with a humble background, being able to come to this point is already beyond the imagination of many people. What else can I complain about?
Dong Zhuo left Luoyang City with inexplicable melancholy, returned to his own army, rectified the soldiers and horses, and went north to Wenxi County, preparing to take over the unsustainable job of Zhou Shen.

(End of this chapter)