Xuande

Chapter 461 Dong Zhuo Made a Decision

For Dong Juan's arrival, Dong Zhuo was very surprised.

The city of Luoyang was turbulent. As Liu Bei's subordinate, Dong Huang appeared in Bingzhou at this time, which was by no means a normal situation.

"Juan, why are you here?"

Dong Huang handed Liu Bei's letter to Dong Zhuo.

"I sent you the letter on behalf of Junhou. Uncle, Junhou hopes that you can abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and serve the emperor and the court, instead of sticking to your status as an old official of the Yuan family and continue to work hard for Yuan Kai."

Dong Zhuo was startled, but didn't say anything, took the letter from Dong Huang's hand, opened it and read it.

The content of Liu Bei's letters is not complicated.

Mainly to help Dong Zhuo analyze the situation.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the alliance between the Yuan family and the He family has fallen into decline. One-third of their power has been wiped out by Liu Bei, and there are many swingers in the remaining two-thirds. No matter how many irons you play, each village has its own little nine or nine.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Kai and He Jin actually didn't have much bargaining chips to use. When the time was ripe, Liu Bei would try every means to obtain a righteous name and use troops against Yuan Kai and He Jin, trying to wipe out their forces.

Liu Bei believes that Dong Zhuo is a professional talent, who can clearly distinguish between his Liangzhou soldiers and Yuan Kai He Jin's army, which is strong and which is weak, as well as the strength comparison between the two sides, and Liu Bei also revealed his guess.

That is to say, Yuan Kui must ask Dong Zhuo to send elite Bingzhou soldiers to Luoyang to help him strengthen his troops, trying to use Dong Zhuo's Bingzhou soldiers as the main force against Liu Bei's Liangzhou soldiers, so as to increase the possibility of victory.

As a supporting measure, Yuan Kui is in Luoyang urging He to advance and retreat instead of advancing, using the action of leaving Luoyang to attack the Xuzhou Yellow Turban Army as a cover-up of the real purpose. The main purpose is to recruit troops, and it is serious to send Dong Zhuo secretly The army was included in He Jinjun.

In this way, they can obtain the effectiveness of Bingzhou soldiers without mobilizing Dong Zhuo himself.

Liu Bei had guessed all of this, but Liu Bei did not intend to obstruct their actions, on the contrary, he was willing to contribute to the flames.

He will persuade the emperor to allow He Jin and Yuan Kai's strategy, and give Yuan Kai the opportunity to mobilize Bingzhou soldiers and horses to join He Jin's army, but he needs Dong Zhuo to stand by his side, arrange Bingzhou soldiers and horses as his internal support, and do him a favor .

Liu Bei not only wanted to destroy the soldiers of Yuan Kai and He Jin, but also guessed that Yuan Kai and He Jin would most likely be in the army at that time, so he hoped that the Bingzhou soldiers could stir up civil strife in He Jin's army when he needed it, and kill them indiscriminately. He Jin and Yuan Kui died.

In return, Liu Bei will use the seized power to justify and rationalize this matter for Dong Zhuo after winning the victory, so that people in the world can't say anything, and establish Dong Zhuo's image as a loyal minister.

The benefactor rebelled, so the official endured heartache to report his rebellious behavior. This is the only reasonable explanation for Dong Zhuo's rebellion.

Then, he will seal Dong Zhuo as a former general and Bingzhou shepherd, guarding the frontier for the great Han, majestic and majestic, and truly be in charge of the ruling party.

Liu Bei hopes that Dong Zhuo can arrange for someone who is absolutely reliable and practical to do this matter, and let people know as little as possible, so as not to be difficult to operate at that time.

And the advantage of doing so is not only Dong Zhuo's own official position.

If Dong Zhuo can really do this, and is really willing to serve the court and turn against the Yuan family, then Liu Bei can use his identity as the master of the Zuo family to ensure that the next generation of the Dong family will enter the circle of scholars, and the next generation will complete Turn around gorgeously, directly enter the circle of first-class scholars, and even leave Liangzhou and settle in the rich and prosperous Kanto. After three generations, you can change your origin permanently.

He will allow the Dong family to become a scholarly family of the great Han in two generations, and turn around in three generations to become a noble family envied by everyone.

This condition is exchanged for your cooperation, for you to do your best to kill He Jin and Yuan Kai for me, and for you to be my unbreakable alliance partner, isn't it a loss?

As for the helpers Dong Zhuo chooses, Liu Bei will also reward them with some good Luoyang positions as rewards afterwards.

After reading Liu Bei's letter, Dong Zhuo endured the shock, found a place to support the ground and sat down, and then looked at the bewildered young Dong Huang standing aside.

"Do you know the content of this letter?"

"Your Majesty didn't let me watch, how could I watch?"

Dong Zhuo nodded, didn't speak any more, and fell into deep thought.

Liu Bei guessed everything.

Before that, Yuan Kui did write to him asking him to prepare to select elite soldiers and generals to sneak into Luoyang. He would arrange these elite soldiers to enter He Jin's army, live a serious life, strengthen He Jin's military strength, and become their leader. Against Liu Bei's hole card.

Liu Bei is strong, and they need more troops to ensure victory.

Yuan Kai didn't say what rewards he would give Dong Zhuo after this victory, as if this was what Dong Zhuo, an old official of the Yuan family, had to do, and nothing else was worth talking about.

What Yuan Shi gave him was his, and Yuan Shi didn't give it to him, so he couldn't ask for it, and he couldn't grab it.

Dong Zhuo was very dissatisfied with this, and many dissatisfaction since he followed the Yuan family also exploded at this time.

In fact, before that, Dong Zhuo was in entanglement in the face of Liu Yuan Zhengfeng.

Because he is indeed more optimistic about Liu Bei than Yuan Kai, and he thinks that Liu Bei will win in the end, so he is struggling, whether to obey the law, not to send anyone to deal with Liu Bei, to act as a neutral, and wait for the dust to settle. Dong Huang's relationship pleads for himself and saves his family and life.

Even if he couldn't keep his position for a while, if he begged Dong Huang later, there would definitely be a chance to make a comeback, so save his life first.

He had such a plan, and he planned to put it into practice.

As a result, Liu Bei's letter suddenly changed his position and state.

Liu Bei clearly asked him to stand on his side, asked him to provide him with help, and even played a decisive role in setting off civil strife, trying to kill Yuan Wei and He Jin, and maximizing the possibility of Liu Bei's victory.

It seems that even though Liu Bei already has the heart to kill by this time, he still wants to solve the biggest problem with the smallest cost.

In all fairness, this requirement is quite harsh, but the reward Liu Bei can give is also quite tempting.

He was able to promote the Dong family from a humble warrior family in the frontier to a Kanto gentry within two generations, and within three generations he could turn around brilliantly, permanently changing the Dong family's humble origins.

This is a promise that only a master of reading like Liu Bei can make, and it is also a promise that a master of reading like Liu Bei can make that is trustworthy.

If it were someone else, such words would be unbelievable and unreliable.

To be honest, Dong Zhuo has suffered from the troubles brought about by his humble background for most of his life. He has been thinking about getting rid of his original background all the time, and he is also imagining that if he was born noble, he will definitely be better than he is now.

It's just that he knows that this kind of situation is very difficult to happen. He is just a dog of the Yuan family. The Yuan family's promotion of him requires his force, not his change of origin.

Only a humble background can be controlled, otherwise it will be out of control. In order to maintain control over him, the Yuan family will never give him a chance to change his background.

But now, there is an opportunity for change.

As long as he agrees to Liu Bei's request and exchanges Yuan Kai or He Jin's life, he can summon a bright future, and the Dong family will take a completely different path.

Dong Zhuo thought about it, constantly weighing the pros and cons, and considering various possible sudden situations.

In the end, he had to admit that Liu Bei's promise to him was the best and fastest path he could choose to change his background.

Even such a promise, no one will give him, only Liu Bei will give him this promise under the current situation.

The opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come again. This kind of condition will allow Liu Bei to successfully bribe anyone at any time and any place.

Dong Zhuo's heart beat violently.

If he agreed, he would turn his back on the Yuan family and become a knife in Liu Bei's hand, and he would be bound to Liu Bei ever since.

If he didn’t agree, he would have no chance, and he might offend Liu Bei because of it. In the end, even if Dong Juan interceded, his political life would come to an end, and he would have no other hope in his life.

Liu Bei said that he was given a choice, but in fact, he was not qualified to choose.

Taking a deep breath, Dong Zhuo made his own decision.

He stood up and looked at Dong Juan in front of him.

"Uncle, I..."

"You don't need to say anything, you go back and tell Liu Huanqi that I agree to his request, and I will do my best to complete what he asked for. I just need to know how to contact him in private, you know?"

Dong Juan blinked.

"Junhou also said that if uncle doesn't agree, let me try to persuade..."

"If you want to agree to this kind of thing, you really have to be cruel, but now that you have made the decision, I will not go back on my word, and you don't need to persuade me, Juan, now it seems that when I asked you to follow Liu Huanqi, it really is true." It was a very correct decision.”

Dong Zhuo's tone was very strong.

Dong Juan then smiled.

"That would be the best. Before I left, Junhou told me that if uncle agrees, let uncle's people go directly to Luoyang City to visit him after arriving in Luoyang. Of course, the speed must be fast, and there must be no delay. It's too late to make a difference."

"Okay, then as soon as possible, Juan, you go to have a rest first, eat something, wait for me to explain some things, make some preparations, and the manpower will be ready soon. It's still early, and you will be able to join me soon." Let's go together."

Dong Zhuo arranged for Dong Juan to eat and rest to recover his strength. Dong Juan nodded and went to eat without caring about other things.

After Dong Juan left, Dong Zhuo walked up and down the room, thinking about it, and finally chose the executor of this operation.

"Go and call the chief secretary Lu Bu, and the captain Li Su!"

(End of this chapter)