Han family achievements

Chapter 256 Are Millennium Foxes
Li Ru didn't pay attention to Jia Xu, with a firm gaze, and said to Dong Zhuo loudly: "Dong Gong, the northern states have experienced repeated wars, and the people are exhausted, so they have spent all their money and food on appeasing the people, and even borrowed heavily! Now, the imperial court Not to mention the money and food for sending troops, even the salaries of hundreds of officials cannot be provided! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we miss it, my subordinates are afraid that Duke Dong will regret it!"

Dong Zhuo's expression moved after listening to Li Ru's words, with obvious hesitation and struggle on his face.

Guo Si was decisive and raised his hand and said: "Dong Gong, what Commander Li said is right. Now the imperial court is afraid that Dong Gong will send troops, and even Zhang Wen has moved out. It shows that he is guilty. At this opportunity, it is better to send troops to occupy a larger territory and expand With such strength, as long as the imperial court collapses, why should Duke Dong worry about failing to achieve his great cause!"

Hua Xiong followed closely and said: "Dong Gong, my subordinates also agree. When the court calms down, they will come to deal with us!"

As Dong Zhuo's adopted son and son-in-law, Niu Fu had a relatively special status and wanted to 'second the proposal', but he recommended Jia Xu after all, and the two had a very good relationship, so he hesitated and said nothing.

Dong Zhuo looked left and right, his face full of indecision.

Seeing this, Li Ru became more serious and said: "Dong Gong, not only the imperial court is weak, but Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian and others in the south are all resting and recuperating, waiting for a war to carve up the territory. Dong Gong has been hiding his power for many years, and now is the time. This is a good opportunity. Send troops to capture Xuzhou. You can advance to attack, retreat to defend, and advance south, north, and west. The world is at the mercy of Duke Dong!"

Dong Zhuo's heart was beating wildly, his eyes widened, he sat up straight and was about to make a decision.

Jia Xu spoke unhurriedly at this time and said: "Whether Cao Cao's move was unintentional or intentional, I can't say whether it was intentional or not."

Li Ru snorted coldly and said: "Everyone knows that Cao Cao acted without authorization. How can it be false? Now Zhang Wen is here to help Cao Cao deal with the aftermath. What does Brother Jia mean by pushing back and forth?"

Jia Xu calmly said, "What if it's all a cover-up?"

When Li Ru saw that Jia Xu had moved here, he became more and more disdainful and said to Dong Zhuo again: "Dong Gong, the court has no money or food now!"

Dong Zhuo's face was as sharp as iron, his eyes widened, and he looked at Jia Xu.

Everything he came here from Luoyang was almost planned by Jia Xu. Although Li Ru was now there, Dong Zhuo still trusted Jia Xu more.

Jia Xu had followed Dong Zhuo for so many years, but he didn't know anything about Dong Zhuo. He pondered for a moment and said: "If Dong Gong can annex Lu Bu smoothly, I will have nothing to say. If not, it is better to go south."

Just as Dong Zhuo was about to speak, Jia Xu suddenly said: "Dong Gong, I want to see Mr. Zhang..."

Before Jia Xu could finish speaking, Li Ru jumped in and said, "Dong Gong, I have a way to persuade Dong Zhuo to surrender!"

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and Jia Xu, then at Niu Fu, Guo Si, Hua Xiong and others, and said hesitantly: "Well, let's do this first. Wen Ru persuades Lu Bu and Wen He to go see Zhang Gong. The rest will be done for the time being. Do not move?"

Li Ru was naturally filled with joy when he got what he wanted, and said loudly: "Dong Gong is wise!"

Jia Xu was noncommittal and looked at Li Ru. He glanced at the stains on the corner of his clothes and frowned again, feeling very uncomfortable.

Dong Zhuo saw no objection and talked about other things with a smile.

After a long while, the group of people dispersed, and Jia Xu entered the backyard and came to Zhang Gong's house.

"Let him in." Before the guards could stop him, Zhang Wen's calm voice came from the door.

Jia Xu, dressed in white, strolled in.

When I entered the door, I saw Zhang Wen sitting at a small table with tea on the table and a book in his hand, looking very calm and relaxed.

Jia Xu stared for a moment, came closer, raised his hand and said: "..."

"sit down."

Before Jia Xu could say anything, Zhang Wen said, and then he kept his eyes on the book, reached for the teacup, and took a sip of tea.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Jia Xu smiled, came and sat down opposite Zhang Wen.

As soon as Jia Xufu sat down, he said, "Is Mr. Zhang here to find out what Mr. Dong is telling you?"

Zhang Wenxin turned over the book with his hand and said: "Before coming, His Majesty said personally that if Dong Zhuodan behaves disobediently, Master Wang will be here immediately."

Jia Xu smiled even more and said: "If the imperial court really has the courage, why do we need to delay it for three or four years?"

Zhang Wen looked at the book and said calmly: "Cao Cao in Qiao County has [-] troops, Huang Zhong in Shanyang County in Yanzhou has [-] troops, and Xu Rong in Langya County in Xuzhou has [-] troops."

Jia Xu's smile did not change and he said: "Although there are not many fortresses in Pei State and other places, it is still easy to delay for more than half a year. How much food does the imperial court have to support an army of more than [-] for half a year?"

Zhang Wen was like a sculpture. Apart from blinking, he did not make any extra movements. He said: "The court does not need to do anything, as long as the army is placed there."

Jia Xu's smile remained unchanged and he said, "What if Dong Gong goes east to Xuzhou?"

"The court doesn't care." Zhang Wen answered immediately.

As if he felt that he had not said enough, he added: "Even if the southern states are attacked and sunk, the imperial court will not care."

Jia Xu smiled more, and his tone became more cheerful, and said: "The imperial court's 'New Deal' requires countless money and food to support it. At least within five years, the imperial court's treasury will be extremely empty and unable to make ends meet. The imperial court does not care about what is right, but in fact It can’t be.”

Zhang Wen turned over a page and said: "Since the war in the south, the imperial court has not paid a penny."

Jia Xu had been observing Zhang Wen and saw that the old lieutenant showed no flaws. He couldn't help but concentrate secretly and did not dare to be careless. He said: "Dong Gong is not Yuan Shu. If Dong Gong takes action, no one in the south can be his opponent."

"I don't believe it." Zhang Wen said calmly.

Jia Xu couldn't see through Zhang Wen, nor could he guess the depth of the imperial court, so he suddenly said: "Dong Gong wants Yuzhou to be a pastor."

Zhang Wen was a little surprised. He turned his head and looked at Jia Xu and said, "Why?"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Dong Gong will not go north."

Zhang Wen continued to read and said: "You are not qualified to ask for a price from the court."

Jia Xu said: "If the court disagrees, Dong Gong will fight back to Bingzhou."

Zhang Wen stopped turning the book, his eyes shifted from the book, and fell on Jia Xu's face with a fake smile again, and said: "Dong Zhuo will die if he acts rashly."

"You'll die if you wait, so it's better to give it a try." Jia Xu said.

Zhang Wen looked at Jia Xu and saw that his eyes were calm and showed no retreat. He was silent for a long time and said: "Yangzhou Mu, whoever can destroy Yuan Shu will be Yangzhou Mu. This is your Majesty's will. If Dong Zhuo wants something else, he can Use soldiers and horses to snatch it from the imperial court."

Jia Xu's fingers holding the corners of her clothes paused slightly, and then she became silent.

He tested the bottom line of Zhang Wen or the court, but this bottom line was not what he wanted.

If the imperial court refused to give in even half a point, Dong Zhuo would be attacked by the imperial court no matter whether he moved eastward or southward.

From the fact that Yuan Shu once occupied Yang, Yuzhou, and most of Jingzhou and Jiaozhi, he was so powerful that he could replace the Han Dynasty, but now he is dying and dying. Jia Xu can see clearly from this that Dong Zhuo faces many powerful opponents if he wants to achieve great things!
The Han Dynasty was indeed extremely weak, and it is still the general consensus of most people that "the Han Dynasty will come to an end".

But the weakness of the imperial court does not mean that the heroes are weak. The place is that the nobles have a profound foundation of tyranny, and they continue to give birth to heroes one after another, and they emerge one after another in this troubled world.Dong Zhuo is not fully prepared to compete with the heroes and achieve great things!

According to Jia Xu's idea, he should occupy enough territory, sit back and watch the changes, and wait for the opportunity, instead of rushing into Xuzhou, which has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times!

In that place, no one, no matter the court or the heroes, will let it go and will not allow a certain force to develop quietly there.

"Jingzhou Mu."

After a long while, Jia Xu raised his head, looked at Zhang Wen and said, "After Duke Dong kills Yuan Shu, he will become the shepherd of Jingzhou."

Zhang Wen read the book again, his tone became more and more indifferent, and said: "That's all I can say. Tell Dong Zhuo to give me an answer as soon as possible. I have to go to express my condolences to Tao Qian."

Tao Qian, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian were all Zhang Wen's subordinates.

Jia Xu's face was expressionless, but he knew clearly.Not only did he find out the bottom line of the imperial court, Zhang Wen also found out the bottom line of Dong Zhuo.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes!
After a moment, Jia Xu laughed and said: "Now the initiative lies with Duke Dong and Duke Zhang. The court cannot withstand the wind and rain of anyone."

Zhang Wen slowly turned over the book and said, "Send a message to Dong Zhuo."

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Wen's exposed half of his face for a long time, then stood up and raised his hand and said, "Resign."

Zhang Wen kept his eyes on the book and didn't seem to care about Jia Xu at all.

Jia Xu left.

As soon as Jia Xu left, Huangfu Jianchang, who was pretending to be a guard, sat down opposite Zhang Wen and said with a strange expression: "Mr. Zhang, what is this Jia Xu going to do?"

Zhang Wen put down the book, with a hint of concentration on his face, and said, "I'm afraid Dong Zhuo can't bear it anymore."

Huangfu Jianchang was not surprised. He picked up Ringo and took a big bite, saying: "I heard that there is also Xuzhou and Jingzhou. Dong Zhuo has such a big appetite?"

Zhang Wen raised his head, looked in the direction where Jia Xu left, and said, "It's hard to say. Most of Jia Xu's words are a test or misdirection, and they may not really fight back to Xiliang."

The Ringo in Huangfu Jian's mouth no longer tasted good, so he bit it very slowly, then frowned and said: "To the west, isn't that going straight to Cao Cao? And there are passes everywhere, how could Dong Zhuo be so stupid?"

"It's also possible to take a detour."

Zhang Wen said, then shook his head and said: "Jia Xu is right. Now the initiative is in Dong Zhuo's hands, we can only wait and see what happens."

Huangfu Jianchang put down Lin Yu and said, "Is it true that we can't strike first?"

Zhang Wen looked at him and said, "Didn't your father tell you?"

Huangfu Jianchang blinked and said to himself, I am not familiar with my father.

"I haven't been back to Luoyang for many years." Huangfu Jian lied with a straight face.

Zhang Wen nodded, not doubting that he was there, because his impression of the second young master was still at the 'dandy' stage. In recent years, he had rarely heard of him again and thought he was dead.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Wen said: "The imperial court may not have any spare power, nor is it worried about falling into a long war of attrition. Instead, it is being dragged into the chaos in the south. Not to mention Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and others Even Liu Biao is not a good person. Once the court gets involved, it will be difficult to get out, and they can only continue fighting endlessly..."

Huangfu Jianchang immediately understood the terrible consequences, and shook his head repeatedly: "What Mr. Zhang said is true, let's take a look."

Zhang Wen became more and more silent, looking at the table with his brows knitted together.

Huangfu Jianchang picked up Lin Yu and asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Zhang?"

Although Zhang Wen was quite controversial in terms of his character, he was still an outstanding figure in Huangfu Song's era, and Huangfu Jianchang still respected him very much.

Zhang Wen sighed softly and said, "It's just a little emotional. A single thought back then actually led to this result today."

During the campaign against the Yellow Turban Army, Sun Jian persuaded him to kill Dong Zhuo, but Zhang Wen was actually tempted, but in the end he was hesitant and did not take action.

Huangfu Jianchang didn't care, but said: "My father often said that time is also destiny, and no one can control it at all. However, does Zhang Gongqian really have no way to deal with Dong Zhuo?"

Zhang Wen looked at him, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and said: "These few have received favors from me. They should be able to help you with some small things."

Huangfu Jianzhang opened it and found six names, some of which were particularly familiar. He immediately raised his hands in joy and said, "I told you Zhang Wen won't make this trip in vain!"

Zhang Wen shook his head and said: "Based on my understanding of Dong Zhuo, this man is distrustful and suspicious, extremely mean to his subordinates, greedy for money, lustful, and arrogant. He is not a person who will achieve great things. Even if he becomes powerful for a while, he will definitely not be defeated." Far away. The court still has to guard against others."

"Others? Who?" Huangfu Jianzhang asked, biting Lin Yu.

Zhang Wen looked up at him and said, "Cao Cao."

Huangfu Jianchang naturally knew everything about Cao Cao. He hesitated a little, leaned over and whispered: "I have collected a lot of rumors from the government and the public, and I am very mean to Cao Cao. Is Cao Cao really that harmful?"

Zhang Wen looked a little more solemn and said: "Whether it is Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo or Sun Jian, they are just ambitious but incompetent. But Cao Cao is different. He is in the imperial court and has enough ability to give birth to children in the future. He must be the one who has different intentions and overthrows the Han Dynasty!"

Seeing how serious Zhang Wen was, Huangfu Jianzhang slowly sat up straight and began to think deeply.

He has never cared much about Cao Cao, and his memory still stays at four or five years ago.

As a well-known dandy in Luoyang City, he and Cao Cao had naturally met before, but because of the age difference, the two did not have much interaction.

But Cao Cao's "reputation" is as loud as thunder. On the one hand, this man hates evil and is decisive in killing; on the other hand, he is unruly and lustful.

A few years ago, Cao Cao's reputation in Luoyang could be said to be extremely poor, especially as he was the 'Queen of Eunuchs'. At that time, the lustful power of the Twelve Constant Attendants enveloped the city of Luoyang.

But a few years later, Cao Cao's reputation changed drastically, from being an "incompetent man" disdained by scholars to a "treacherous person", which made the government and the public deeply fearful.

Huangfu Jianchang didn't have a clear understanding yet, but he also noticed something unusual from Zhang Wen Ning's solemn tone.

"Cao Cao, you won't act recklessly, will you?" Huangfu Jian thought for a long time and muttered to himself.

Calculating the time, the soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army camp led by Zhang Xiu should have arrived in Qiao County.

Cao Cao has, not to mention other things, at least [-] troops in his hands!

Zhang Wen's expression changed slightly, he ignored this aspect, and immediately said: "Quickly, write a letter to your father and order him to order Cao Cao not to move!"

The imperial court sent reinforcements to Cao Cao and reissued armor, money and food. If Cao Cao got it wrong, something big would happen!
(End of this chapter)