Lord Yuan

Chapter 233 Sun Jian
Except for the three Liu Bei brothers, the other Han soldiers also looked puzzled.

No one expected that the famous Lu Zhi and Lu Shangshu would become such a scoundrel in Dong Zhuo's mouth.

As a result, there was quite a panic among the Han army.

And this is what Lu Zhi doesn't want to see. In addition, the conquest of the Yellow Turbans is a big deal right now. There is no benefit to Dong Zhuo's temporary rhetoric. It is better to save some energy to kill the Yellow Turban bandits.

Dong Zhuo did not give Lu Zhi any face in front of everyone, but when facing Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo lowered his posture as much as possible.

After all, Huangfusong's family was well-known in Bingliangzhou County, and Dong Zhuo's headquarters happened to be in Bingzhou. Due to emotions and reasons, he would not choose to refute Huangfusong's plan.

Although Liu Bei seemed calm on the surface, in fact, it was mainly because Liu Bei was a white man at the moment, and even if he wanted to say a few words to Dong Zhuo, it would be impossible.

Liu Bei's character has always been jealous of evil, not to mention Dong Zhuo who treated his teacher like this, but he still chose not to say a word.

Just like later, Lu Zhi was slandered by the eunuchs and Liu Hong, causing him to escort the prison car to the capital. When he met Liu Bei on the road, if according to the arrogant character of Xiahou Dun and others, facing Lu Zhi who was guarded by only a few people, nine out of ten To rob a prison van.

Liu Bei was not the same. He had a friendly conversation with Lu Zhi. During this period, Lu Zhi even persuaded Liu Bei that today's world is fatuous and incompetent, and there are treacherous ministers in power, which cannot be changed by loyalty and righteousness.

Liu Bei shook his head bitterly and retorted.

There was still a vague longing for the big man in his heart, which made Liu Bei fulfill his duties without making any overstep.

From this point of view, Liu Bei's way of handling some things seems a bit too rational.

Of course Lu Zhi didn't want Liu Bei to fight, but he also didn't want Liu Bei to just sit on the sidelines.

But in the final analysis, Liu Bei was a man of few words. Even his initial capital was funded by horse traders who traveled to and from the north. With his military exploits, he thought he would be able to enter and leave the court. Unexpectedly, he was only granted the title of a small county captain. At the same time, There are also governors who ask for taxes every three days, which is known as the three thorns in the new official's appointment.

Therefore, when Zhang Fei couldn't hold back his curses behind his back, the first thing Liu Bei thought of was to leave Dong Zhuo's side quickly. At this time, the teacher issued a military order for him to go to inquire about the military situation.

While several people were walking forward slowly, a figure suddenly walked out from behind.

"Please stop!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei and others stopped and were quite surprised.

The person who came had a ruddy complexion, a heroic appearance, and a majestic body. Even sitting on the horse, you could clearly see that he was quite brave.

But it was Sun Jian and Sun Wentai.

Looking at Liu Bei and the others, whose demeanor and mental outlook were completely different from those of the Han army, Sun Jian suddenly became obsessed with money.

Sun Jian, who was conscripted by Zhu Jun as Army Sima, was widely rumored to be a descendant of Sun Wu from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. No one knows whether this is true or not, but being conscripted by Zhu Jun at least shows that Zhu Jun recognized him. This statement.

"Liu Bei of Zhuo County is named Xuande. They are my brothers, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide."

Liu Bei also heard about the army commander under General Zhu Junzhonglang.

During the previous expedition against the Yellow Turbans of Ruyingchuan, Sun Jian relied on his fearlessness of life and death, bravely killed the enemy, beheaded generals and captured the flag many times. Although he did not achieve the first victory, Sun Jian's reputation spread widely among the army. stand up.

After all, the Yellow Turban Army has no habit of relying on the city's advantage.

Sun Jian's bravery was widely rumored in the army, and Liu Bei was also quite amazed. When he saw him today, he was indeed the same person.

"I wonder what Sima wants to do with us?"

Liu Bei cupped his hands and saluted.

For him, in the entire Han army, except for ordinary soldiers of the same rank as him, he needed to maintain this attitude whenever he saw an officer.

Sun Jian rode the horse with one hand, looking majestic and majestic, like a tiger.

"Jian also heard about the dispute between Lu Shangshu and Dong Zhuo just now, and he had the idea of ​​​​teaching him a lesson. However, after all, he was the Zhonglang General appointed by His Majesty himself. He could not be compared to an army of Sima, and his status was very different. No, it won’t happen in the end.”

Sun Jian's face was full of indignation. He was not just pretending to look at Liu Bei and others. On the contrary, Sun Jian's attitude towards Dong Zhuo had always been full of hostility.

Even when the princes in the world were attacking Dong, Sun Jian was faced with a group of so-called princes who seemed to be in harmony with each other, but he never gave up his pursuit of Dong Zhuo. Whenever he was at the forefront of the battle, he would take the lead.

Even though his own strength was far inferior to that of Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian still moved forward bravely. If he had not been defeated by Xu Rong, Sun Jian would have even stabbed Dong Zhuo's lair directly.

No one knows why Sun Jian hated Dong Zhuo so much.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was also shocked. This military commander spoke arrogantly, and did something so rebellious. Isn't he afraid that he would go and talk to Dong Zhuo and punish Sun Jian for the crime of cholera?
Or is it that Sun Jian is absolutely sure that I will never collude with Dong Zhuo?

Liu Bei did not dare to think any further. He would never join Dong Zhuo under any circumstances, let alone go through such an experience of slandering his teacher Lu Zhi.

Zhang Fei was very excited, looking back and forth at Sun Jian with his big eyes.

"Brother, Sun Sima is so considerate of Lu Shangshu, and he and I are like-minded people. Dong Zhuo is a wolf, tiger, and leopard, showing greed. It is better to follow Sun Sima's words, and I will take advantage of the dark night and high wind. Clean up Dong Zhuo so that he can know who is the big brother!"

Guan Yu turned his head and stared at his third brother Zhang Fei with a pair of red phoenix eyes, frowning, and stretched out his hand to pull him aside and start educating him.

Only Sun Jian and Liu Bei were left who were so surprised by Zhang Fei's words that they became incoherent.

Sun Jian opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Zhang Fei's retreating figure, admiring him even more in his heart.

"What Yide said is very much in line with my heart, but at this time the crusade against the Yellow Turbans is the key. If your majesty blames Dong Zhuo for delaying his trip, neither you nor I will be able to bear the consequences."

"That's natural. My third brother spoke so freely that Sima was frightened."

"It doesn't matter. Although Jian is not talented, he is now a Sima under General Zhonglang. If I am not abandoned, how many people do Jian want to bring under my command? I wonder what their current positions are?"

Liu Bei smiled helplessly, cupped his hands and said, "I am an archer."

Sun Jian was stunned for a moment, vaguely remembering that this person seemed to be a student of Lu Shangshu, how could he fall into a situation where he was not even a junior corps commander.

Sun Jian, who was quite shocked, did not continue to ask further questions. On the contrary, the lower the status of a person, the easier it is to be attracted by some so-called high-ranking officials and generous salaries.Sun Jian waved his hand and said without hesitation: "That's okay. If a few people are willing to return the account, Jian will say a few more good words for them in front of General Zhonglang. Although he will not become an officer at the level of a village commander, he will There’s nothing wrong with the length.”

Sun Jian has already planned to recruit Liu Bei and others.

He could see that, now disturbed by this angle, the situation of this big man had begun to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Just like those high-ranking wealthy merchants and gentry, when faced with the raging Yellow Turbans, they had no choice but to let themselves be slaughtered. Even the Han army planned to take a share of the pie. It was enough to see that during this period, the only option was to The fist in your hand is the last word.

Sun Jian, who was born in Jiangdong, was born with a sense of crisis, which forced him to consider the children of Jiangdong all the time.

And only if the fist is big enough, the right to speak will be greater.

Dong Zhuo was only the prefect of a county before. Although he was already the highest-ranking official in the counties where the Han Dynasty was sent abroad, in normal times, the power that the prefect had could only radiate to the area under his jurisdiction, and no matter how far it was, it was beyond the reach of his whip. .

Although I don't know why Dong Zhuo was favored by Liu Hong, facing Dong Zhuo who suffered repeated defeats, his promotion speed was countless times faster than that of the diligent Sun Jian.

In order to figure out the reason, Sun Jian can be said to have spent a lot of energy.

Finally, he found some clues.

Just now Dong Zhuo swore that Lu Shangshu colluded with the eunuchs, and even sacrificed his long-accumulated reputation in order to pursue his own interests, but in fact, the collusion between Dong Zhuo and the eunuchs was outrageous.

Simply speaking, based on the mistakes Dong Zhuo committed in Bingzhou, it is not an exaggeration to behead him dozens of times.

Dong Zhuo, who clearly had a good relationship with the Qiang and Hu and other foreign tribes in the frontier, and even the leaders of the foreign tribes visited him in person, faced the Qiang rebellion and was bound to lose every battle, but he still braved the difficulties.

It can be said that if these wars were placed on anyone's head, Liu Hong would like to cut him into pieces, let alone make the decision to promote him or her and raise his salary.

The so-called governor of Bingzhou was actually not only supported by Yuan Wei, the Situ of the Third Duke at that time, but also under the deliberate guidance of the ten permanent servants in the court. He was able to take up the post with the ability of repeated defeats.

Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, except for relatives like He Jin who can compare with him, there is basically no other person with such ability.

Dong Zhuo also completely started his transformation plan in Bingzhou.

On the one hand, he deliberately failed in the battle with the Qiang and Hu people in order to win the absolute support of the Qiang and Hu people. On the other hand, he distributed the rewards he received as much as possible to the soldiers below to win people's hearts, and then sent them to the Qiang and Hu people. He took out his small treasury and sent it to Luoyang Shichangshi.

It can be said that after Dong Zhuo's series of operations, the entire Bingzhou has almost become Dong Zhuo's voice. Even the Bingzhou officials sent by Liu Hong must obey Dong Zhuo's dispatch when they come to Bingzhou.

With the support of the Ten Constant Attendants, Dong Zhuo began to do what he wanted unscrupulously.

For example, if he framed Lu Zhi, who had always been at odds with the eunuchs, it would only benefit him and cause him no harm if the matter spread.

It can not only let the eunuchs in the court see their sincerity, but also actively mobilize the emotions of the scholars. Regardless of whether Lu Zhi colluded with the eunuchs or not, he, Dong Zhuo, stood on the commanding heights.

When Sun Jian knew this information, he realized one thing clearly.

In the future, the one who will cause chaos in the world will definitely be Dong Zhuo.

Based on what he did in Bingzhou, if he said that he didn't have some evil thoughts, Sun Jian would not believe it even to death.

Compared with Wei Wei Yuan Shao, the things Dong Zhuo did became completely negative examples.

Dong Zhuo's repeated defeats turned out to be repeated victories when it came to Yuan Shao. Even when facing the Xianbei army, he was able to win victory after victory with several times the strength gap.

Even though Yuan Shao is now calm and keeps a low profile as much as possible, his prestige in the military has already become irreplaceable.

As a result, when the plan against the Jizhou Yellow Turbans was launched, the Han army soldiers learned that the guards were not involved, and most of the soldiers were puzzled and confused.

Even Yuan Shu, who always thought he was superior to others, found it very strange.

Leaving such a talented person unused and letting Yuan Shao guard the capital instead was purely overqualified and underutilized.

Yuan Shu still doesn't understand what kind of trouble Yuan Shao's current reputation has caused to Liu Hong, so much so that Liu Hong would rather trap him in the capital than let him go out to make contributions.

When Liu Hong received the news from Liaodong, the huge stone in his heart fell smoothly.

Of course he didn't know that in fact, in the letters sent from Liaodong, Xun You, Xu You and others had long been replaced by civet cats for princes. In addition, they had already planned to make the Liaodong soldiers appear as stable and peaceful as possible. , in order to confuse the new Liao general Yang Xu.

It was obvious that the implementation of this strategy could be said to be so easy that Liu Hong had no doubts about the content of the letter.

He even summoned Yuan Shao for the first time and showed him the content.

Of course Yuan Shao understood the fishiness of this, and this was what he had set up long ago when he left Liaodong. Otherwise, with Liu Hong's nature, he would not have thoroughly investigated the Liaodong cavalry, which was nearly one-tenth of the strength of the Han Dynasty. It's a disaster.

For this reason, Liu Hong also deliberately asked Liu Yan, then Zongzheng, to have more contact with Yuan Shaoduo.

Liu Yan is the absolute core of Liu Hong. It can be said that anyone can be missing, but Liu Yan cannot be missing.

With Liu Yan advising him at the rear, Liu Hong dared to make a series of decisions with confidence and boldness. Even Liu Yan's words and deeds influenced Liu Hong to a greater or lesser extent.

When Yuan Shao took the edict issued by Liu Hong and really went to contact the Han clan, the future Yizhou Mu, the No. 1 person who started the Zhou Mu system, and even strictly speaking, Liu Yan was the real start of the Han Dynasty. The main culprit of the separatist regimes in the late years.

Yuan Shao, who had just arrived, was very respectful. When facing Liu Yan, Yuan Shao kept his posture very low.

Liu Yan was also quite surprised. As a member of the clan, he actually couldn't have too much contact with the ministers of the DPRK.

He knew too many tragedies in this area, and for this reason he devoted himself to studying the clan. Even when the Sangong and other high-ranking officials wanted to meet with him, Liu Yan would express his rejection with righteous words.

Only Yuan Shao.

He came with the emperor's will.

Liu Yan couldn't help but let down his guard and had a long talk with Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)