Lord Yuan

Chapter 230 Dong Zhuo
Zhang Jiao became very anxious as he listened to the battle reports from his men from time to time.

This Yuan Shao is like a time bomb.

Even though Zhang Jiao clearly knew that his appearance was just a means recommended by those aristocratic families to check and balance the emperor.

However, no one wants to remain a pawn.

In the eyes of those so-called aristocratic families, Zhang Jiao is just a small character who comes and goes quickly.

As long as Zhang Jiao's actions can be used to force today's emperor to lift the party's imprisonment, then he can retire with success.

As for the final outcome, it is nothing more than landing safely or dying.

This kind of move that could only be hidden in the dark was determined not to let Liu Hong notice the slightest movement. For this reason, Zhang Jiao also ruthlessly picked up the wool of a large family.

Who allows them to ask for themselves!

The Yuan clan of Runan, where Yuan Shao was located, actually funded Zhang Jiao and even played an extremely important role in it.

Although the person who came into contact with Zhang Jiao apparently had nothing to do with the Yuan family, Zhang Jiao was very convinced that that person was from the Yuan family in Runan.

He also has his own network.

Even the eunuchs who had lived in the palace for a long time did not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and have too much contact with him.

However, with the support of soldiers, horses, money and food, Zhang Jiao will naturally jump out of the chessboard and become the chess player.

The reality is indeed moving towards the plan step by step.

The Han army, which has been rotten from top to bottom, is completely vulnerable. Even their Yellow Turban Army, which has basically never experienced war, can win great victories one after another. It can be seen that the current combat effectiveness of the Han army has already How depressing it is.

I thought that such a situation would quickly sweep across the country and eventually bring Liu Hong down from the altar.

As a result, in Liaodong, a place where birds have nothing to do, they were hit head-on.

When Zhang Jiao heard the report about the Liaodong battle, his whole face was full of shock.

Twenty thousand cavalry.

Where did this come from?

At the same time, he was frightened by the well-trained and extremely brave Liaodong cavalry.

Relying on the advantages of his war horses and excellent equipment, Xu Rongyanliang was overly proud and almost fell down, losing thousands of people.

Xu Rong felt annoyed and regretful about this. He was unable to fully demonstrate the superiority of the cavalry, but was almost surrounded by a mob.

It can be said that since Xu Rong followed Yuan Shao, his prosperity over the years has gradually made him lose his awe of everything, which led to such a tragic victory.

While Xu Rong and others were deeply repenting for this victory, the news that there were [-] cavalry in Liaodong was spread everywhere in Zhang Jiao's camp.

In fact, with [-] troops, they defeated more than [-] Yellow Turban troops on a completely frontal battlefield, completely disrupting Zhang Jiao's plan.

Youzhou was almost within reach, but in just one night, it was back to before liberation.

Zhang Jiao didn't know who to tell this feeling.

It was at this time that Yuan Shao's name completely appeared in front of Zhang Jiao.

When he learned that it actually came from the Yuan family in Runan, he thought that his plan was discovered by the Yuan family. As a result, Yuan Shao, who had just won a great victory, was summoned back to Luoyang by an edict, and then it was reported that he was appointed as the official. Jiuqing Weiwei got the news.

He had met many Jiu Qing, and often visited the mansions of high-ranking officials. Those high-ranking officials all had one thing that was very similar to them.

That's age.

It can be said that no matter how talented you are and how high your reputation is, no one can get around the issue of age, the most critical issue that restricts official promotion.

Being young means that he is not experienced enough and has very little experience in governing. Therefore, it makes no sense to serve as a high-ranking official in the DPRK.

This Yuan Shao is an exception.

At the age of more than 30 years, he was promoted to the position of Jiuqing.

Being appointed as Jiuqing in his grade means that there will definitely be a place for him in the future Sangong.

While Zhang Jiao was sighing with emotion, he was also horrified that Yuan's children were always so outstanding.

You must know that Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army was actually gathered from states and counties all over the world, and most of them came from Yingchuan, Runan, Yuzhou, and Jingxiang.

It was located at the absolutely critical core of the Han Dynasty, with a prosperous population and developed trade, which provided the most natural help for Zhang Jiao's mission.

And in this area, the number of aristocratic families is also terrifying.

No one would believe that Zhang Jiao's charitable face hid such terrifying ambitions.

Zhang Jiao's original intention in establishing the Taiping Sect was to seek absolute benefits for the poor people. At the very least, they would no longer have to live a miserable life of full meals and hungry meals.

As long as this situation can be changed, who becomes the emperor actually does not have much impact on him.

This is also the reason why Zhang Jiao initially did not choose to attract followers in Luoyang.

Therefore, when those high-ranking aristocratic families came to support him in pairs, Zhang Jiao did not refuse at all.

Anyway, after some time, I might have to pay a visit in person.

Just the way of visiting may not keep one's posture to the lowest level like before.

The tide has turned.

When Zhang Jiao took hold of the lifeblood of these aristocratic families, he also experienced for the first time how wonderful it is to have the right to decide one's destiny.

But then, Zhang Jiao sneered and signaled to the believers to follow him one after another without taking into account anything else. Any valuable utensils, brocade cotton, etc. in the mansion could be moved out.

If you encounter someone who blocks you, make your own decision with the long blade in your hand.

As for Zhang Jiao, he could become a vassal of his own as long as he wanted to, or he could use this opportunity to go to Luoyang and ask Liu Hong to grant him the title.

With the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army at this time, as long as Liu Hong's life is not required, other conditions can be negotiated.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiao has not forgotten his original intention at all.

Only by staying true to one's original intention can one achieve success. Zhang Jiao chose the third path, which can also be said to be the shortcut to destruction.

It's just that Yuan Shao's appearance made the end of this shortcut even earlier.

Fortunately, it seems that Yuan Shao was not sent to the front line by the mediocre Liu Hong during this trip.

They were just a few lieutenant generals, just choosing the taller among the short ones.

Almost the entire Han army, under Zhang Jiao's command, had been beaten back and forth.

This feeling of relaxation and comfort once made him think that the Han army was nothing more than this.

As long as there are no more clank cavalry like Liaodong.Jizhou is a major food area in the world, with abundant grain.

Zhang Jiao also focused the Yellow Turbans' attack here.

A total of 30 Yellow Turbans, no matter which state or county they are placed in, can be said to be a disaster. No one can resist such a large number of Yellow Turbans.

So when the governor of Jizhou saw this situation, he immediately ran away. The top officer had already set an example. How do you expect the people below to resist?

In just ten days, Zhang Jiao completely brought Jizhou under the rule of the Yellow Turbans.

This fertile land may still be far behind the imperial towns like Nanyang, but if it is compared with Liaodong and other places still in the north, it is in the sky and on the earth.

In addition, Jizhou is connected to Youbian in the north and Xuyu in the south. Even the land of Sanfu is within sight, which is enough to show the strategic importance of Jizhou's geographical location.

Zhang Jiao was obsessed with the fertility of Jizhou. Such a vast and rich land could not raise the poor people, but instead allowed the high-ranking officials and dignitaries who had already achieved fruitful results to be sublimated again.

Zhang Jiaode appeared just to fight against this scum that eats cannibal blood steamed buns.

The land of Jizhou has ushered in a relatively peaceful and slow development stage.

Immediately afterwards, the large Han army packed up their gear and began a mighty march.

Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun, the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty, gathered together again.

What he did was the core of this disaster, Zhangjiao of Jizhou.

For this reason, Liu Hong even spent a lot of money and took out almost [-]% of the money from his own treasury.

The Han army, which received this huge sum of money, naturally strengthened its weapons again.

There were a full 5 Han troops, but Liu Hong still had money left.

The well-fed and drunk Han army naturally saw a sharp increase in combat power. Even the morale, which had always been sluggish, was accompanied by Yuan Shao's act of comforting the army and Zhao Yun and others' brave attack, followed by a beautiful counterattack. , has been greatly improved.

When they heard that the Han army was marching out, the whole Jizhou was shocked.

Of course they understood why this menacing Han army came.

The forward troops of the Han army were still commanded by Zhu Jun, but Cao Cao, the cavalry captain, was transferred to the central army, and was replaced by Dong Zhuo, who had been in Yongliang for a long time and had a hard time getting along with the Qiang and Hu people on the frontier.

At this time, Dong Zhuo still had a paunchy posture, which was most likely caused by nature. Dong Zhuo was proficient in bow and horse, and he would definitely not be able to remain obese in the long run.

He would not be regarded as a Han general who could befriended by the Qiang and Hu people.

Dong Zhuo's innate knight-errant temperament gave him an advantage in getting along with the Qiang and Hu people. In addition, Dong Zhuo himself was never greedy for money that did not belong to him, which made the attitude of the Qiang and Hu people towards Dong Zhuo extremely friendly. .

Dong Zhuo, a young man, first served as Yulin, and later returned to his hometown with his father, Lunshi County Captain.

He was a generous and eclectic person, and he went out to the Qiang and Hu leaders more than once. After going back and forth, they became familiar with each other.

When Dong Zhuo was farming, the Qiang and Hu leaders would even come to visit Dong Zhuo from time to time.

But Dong Zhuo was not stingy and immediately killed all the livestock in his home to entertain him.

After that, every time the Qiang and Hu people came, they would bring thousands of cattle and sheep. Although some of them were slaughtered and eaten immediately, most of them were retained by the Qiang and Hu as friends.

It can be said that Dong Zhuo's reputation during this period was completely positive. Even his father often lamented that my son Zhongying has the ability to judge people and has great talents.

Dong Zhuo thought that his life would end day by day like this.

Unexpectedly, the Yellow Turban Uprising suddenly broke out, and the Qiang and Hu people in the frontier areas had never really surrendered to the Han, so they took advantage of the incident to rebel.

Dong Zhuo, who had served as the governor of Bingzhou one after another, was dismissed for some reasons and became the governor of Hedong. He was very angry about the Qiang and Hu rebellion and immediately sent troops to crusade.

However, the Qiang and Hu fought extremely fiercely, and even Dong Zhuo often returned wounded in these battles.

The successive defeats also caused Dong Zhuo's reputation to plummet. Even the imperial court couldn't stand it anymore. He punished both crimes and handed them over to the court lieutenant to commute the death penalty. If Liu Hong hadn't subsequently granted amnesty to the world for his crimes, Dong Zhuo might have been in prison for the rest of his life. Spend the rest of your life chatting in prison.

When the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, Liu Hong thought of Dong Zhuo again, so he issued an edict to worship him as Zhonglang General, and accompanied Huangfu Song and others to march into the Yellow Turban Jizhou.

When Dong Zhuo heard the news, he immediately thought of his old master, the Yuan family of Runan.

Except for them who would help him, no one wanted to contact him at this time as he had suffered successive defeats in external battles.

When Yuan Shao was serving as the general of the Liao Dynasty, Dong Zhuo somehow attached himself to the Yuan family.

Yuan Wei, the uncle of Situ at the time, made Dong Zhuo Zheng a kinsman, making Dong Zhuo an official of the Yuan family. Later, after some manipulation, Dong Zhuo changed his identity and became the governor of Bingzhou.

From this, Dong Zhuo truly understood.

Fighting alone is never a good plan for rising. The truth is that there are people above.

Therefore, during this period, Dong Zhuo did not know how many times he visited the Yuan family's hometown in Runan on and off.

Of course, he also has a full understanding of Yuan's direct lineage.

When he learned that Yuan Ji in the imperial court was about to take up the post of Jiuqing, he also showed a hint of envy. Even Yuan Shu had been in the position of Huben Zhonglang for more than ten years, so look at him again.

Since he was conquered by Yuan Wei and became the governor of Bingzhou, he has failed to live up to Yuan Wei's expectations. The successive defeats completely destroyed Liu Hong's expectations for him.

Dong Zhuo was not angry, but had a deeper connection with Yuan.

No one will realize how important it is to have someone above him, even if Yuan Wei retires from the position of Situ.

However, there were even more Jiuqing recommended by Yuan Wei and even Yuan Feng to take charge of the affairs, as well as the magistrates and magistrates below.

This is an excellent political resource, and there is no reason why Dong Zhuo would give up this acquired fat.

But before that, he had to coax Yuan Wei as much as possible.

Of course Yuan Wei understood Dong Zhuo's intentions, and he was quite emotional about Dong Zhuo whose reputation and strength did not match.

In order to dispel Dong Zhuo's petty thoughts, Yuan Wei immediately threw Yuan Shao out.

When you can catch up with my nephew Yuan Shao and your relationship with him is as good as possible, I will give you some advice.

When Dong Zhuo asked where Yuan Shao was now, he learned that he had been the general of Du Liao for more than ten years and was in Liaodong, Youzhou.

Of course it was impossible for Dong Zhuo to go to Liaodong to meet Yuan Shao, but he had no intention of giving up.

When the New Year is approaching, Dong Zhuo will always pay a visit in person, and a big reason is to meet Yuan Shao.

However, year after year, Yuan Shao seemed to have disappeared from the world, and there was no news at all.

Dong Zhuo waited left and right.

During this period, his official position also plummeted, from the prefect of a county to the county magistrate.

When he heard the news about Yuan Shao again, it was already when he was appointed as the Jiuqing Guard.

(End of this chapter)