Xuande

Chapter 369 Dong Zhuo is a Normal Person
Dong Zhuo could feel the ferocity of the Baibo army.

Zhang Yan and the Southern Huns are difficult to deal with, and he can also feel it.

He couldn't wipe out Zhang Yan, and he couldn't completely quell the banditry in Bingzhou. If he wanted to be the governor of Bingzhou in the future, he might have to coexist with it, and he needed to accept this existence that he couldn't ignore no matter what.

It even needs to cooperate with it and share power to maintain the rule.

Out of a certain idea, Dong Zhuo decided to tell Yuan Wei about this matter, and at the same time, he also sent the matter to the court to let the general He Jin know, and then let the emperor know about it through He Jin's channel.

Yuan Kai's appetite is too great, and what Yuan Kai wants is all the fruits of victory. Of course, he hopes that Dong Zhuo can take down Bingzhou in one go, and then make this credit his own. In this way, he will have enough prestige to be able to do things up.

But Dong Zhuo couldn't do it.

For his own benefit and survival, Dong Zhuo chose to report the matter to He Jin.

After He Jin learned about this matter, he was also in shock, but he still decided to tell the emperor about it and let Liu Hong worry about it. He didn't want to take care of this kind of thing by himself.

After Liu Hong learned of this, he was indeed very embarrassed.

The reason is simple, because what Zhang Yan asked for was exactly what Liu Bei told him at the beginning. Liu Bei's suggestion was to do it in one step, in exchange for the stability and recuperation of the court.

But because of some kind of inner desire, Liu Hong made a mistake and chose Lu Zhi's more aggressive strategy, but was defeated by General Zhang Yan in turn.

The dismal facts tell Liu Hong that it is impossible for the Han army to deal with the Bingzhou bandits in a short period of time. Compromising with them may be the best way. At least the Han army that has suffered heavy losses needs a period of recuperation. It is said that the bandits in Bingzhou can't stand it, and the Luoyang court can't stand it either.

The world is full of wars!

Liu Hong then sighed and looked at Zhang Rang beside him.

"Grandpa, do you think we have done something stupid by going around?"

"How can you say that about yourself?"

Zhang Rang quickly persuaded him: "If you want to say that you are wrong, it is also Lu Zhi's fault. How can you say it is your fault? You have never made a mistake. It is someone else who made a mistake, not you."

"But the decision is my decision, Lu Zhi is just a suggestion."

Liu Hong said with emotion: "If I had followed Xuande's suggestion earlier and finished this matter in one go, I might not have to wait until today to be humiliated by the bandits. Now if I agree to the bandits' request, what is the difference from signing an alliance under the city? ?”

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong, and said slowly, "Does Your Majesty want to reject the thief's request?"

"Of course I want to, but... I want An Sheng's life more."

Liu Hong smiled wryly and said: "Grandpa, I'm really tired. I really feel so tired these days. Even if I lie on the bed, I can't rest well. Opening your eyes is military sentiment, closing your eyes and thinking It's also military sentiment, and dreaming is all military sentiment!"

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Grandpa, promise him, give him whatever he wants."

Liu Hong waved his hand wearily: "I am not alone in this world. How many copper coins can I get from the state tax? Give it or not, it's the same, as long as I can manage the salt industry safely, Everything is possible, there is no shortage of half of Bingzhou.

Give this half of Bingzhou to Zhang Yan, let him fight for power with those local bastards, let them fight, kill, and fight by themselves, maybe in the end, the court will get the benefits instead. "

Zhang Rang has nothing to say.

"In that case, the minister obeys."

"Well, let's go."

Liu Hong waved his hand and made his own decision.

So Zhang Rang found He Jin and talked about it with He Jin.

"Your Majesty is really planning to appoint that thief as an official? Is it that simple to make him cheap?"

"Cheap?"

Zhang Rang looked at He Jin: "So far, how many people have died? How much did it cost? Cheap?"

He Jin was speechless.

Zhang Rang could only sigh.

"Your Majesty is very tired and just wants to rest. For this matter, let's leave it at that."

"call…………"

When He Jin heard the words, he felt a burst of relief in his heart, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"You seem nervous too?"

Zhang Rang squinted at He Jin: "You are a great general, and you are so nervous when things happen, it's not good for others to see."

"The general will be tired too."

He Jin shook his head: "Those thieves are so good at fighting, I worry about this and that all day long, and I can't take a good rest. If possible, I also want to relax and get a good night's sleep."

"The Son of Heaven can rest, how can this great general sleep peacefully?"

Zhang Rang was dissatisfied and said: "How many people in your position are staring at you, making a little mistake, but you will feel better, and then I will help you deal with the aftermath? You should pay attention!"

He Jin didn't say anything.

After separating from Zhang Rang, He Jin curled his lips, thinking about Zhang Rang's boss.

This stinky eunuch, I am already a general, dare to talk to me like this.

Yuan Shao is right, I have so many troops in my hands, and now I don’t need to rely on others, I am a very powerful existence, how many people want to hug my thigh?

Zhang Rang, don't really think that I'm afraid of you!
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He Jin quickly sent the emperor's order to the frontline Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo passed the news to Zhang Yan's envoy, who took it back to Zhang Yan to see if Zhang Yan was satisfied with the court's conditions.

This is a real conferment. The request of the Luoyang court is that as long as Zhang Yan is satisfied, he will immediately send troops to attack the Baibo army with Dong Zhuo. The Luoyang court does not want to delay for another day.

This series of processes went very quickly, so before Yuan Kai could react, he learned that the emperor had made a decision to make peace with Zhang Yan.

At first Yuan Kui thought that Dong Zhuo had only told himself about Zhang Yan's envoy's visit to negotiate conditions, but after inquiring, he learned that Dong Zhuo had also passed the news to General He Jin, and He Jin quickly communicated with the eunuch. The news went straight to the emperor.

Yuan Kui was very dissatisfied.

He was thinking about the pros and cons of this matter, thinking about what method to use to maximize Yuan's interests, but Dong Zhuo's first-hand news spread twice and his opportunity was lost.

One of the magic weapons Yuan Kai relies on to win the battle is one of the magic weapons that Yuan Kai relied on to win. Now this magic weapon occasionally failed. He felt that the boss was uncomfortable and was very dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, so he wrote a letter to Dong Zhuo and severely criticized him.

While waiting for news from Zhang Yan, Dong Zhuo dealt with Yuan Kai.

Yuan Kai accused Dong Zhuo of not following his orders, and Dong Zhuo didn't argue with Yuan Kai, but used Huangfusong's lesson to sell Yuan Wei miserably.

What Dong Zhuo meant was that he was afraid of death, so afraid of death, that he didn't want to be abandoned by Yuan Kai because of his defeat, and end up in the same end as Huangfusong.

The Emperor's killing of Huangfusong made him too scared. He didn't dare to bear the consequences of defeat, so he could only do everything possible to seek the possibility of not being defeated.

I'm sorry, old man, but I was so scared. In my dreams, Huangfusong's headless corpse grabbed me and asked where his head was. I was frightened awake for several nights!

So please be kind to me, old man, forgive me once...

Dong Zhuo's behavior of begging for mercy and selling miserably was unexpected by Yuan Kai. Yuan Wei thought that Dong Zhuo felt that his wings were hard and so he was floating, but he didn't expect Dong Zhuo to kneel and beg for mercy, saying that he was too scared.

When did you old boy become such a covetous guy?

Yuan Kui thought it was a bit strange, but after thinking about it, Huangfusong was not dead when Dong Zhuo was arrogant. Dong Zhuo might have been frightened by Huangfusong's death, so he started to find a way out for his own safety.

This old boy, when he shouldn't have dropped the chain, he just dropped the chain!

Yuan Kui was angry and funny at the same time, so he could only write another letter scolding Dong Zhuo, not an example.

After Dong Zhuo received the letter, he was thankful that he had survived the catastrophe, but at the same time, strong dissatisfaction with Yuan Kai rose in his heart.

One day he was an old official, one day he was ruled by others, and he was unable to control himself and soar high all his life. This painful feeling of depression was always in his heart like a black cloud over the city, which made him very uncomfortable.

Dong Zhuo would never think of such a thing when he was benefiting, and he would never think of such a thing when he was protected by the Yuan family and made a comeback.

But when the benefits were not enough and he had to work hard for Yuan Kai, he began to care about the preciousness of freedom—of course, this is enough to prove that Dong Zhuo is a normal person.

(End of this chapter)