The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Chapter 218 Dong Zhuo’s little thoughts

The history of the Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou was rewritten.

In the original history, the Northwest Qiang Rebellion did not end so early.

In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), the kingdom led its troops to encircle Ji County. In August, Fu Xie refused to surrender and was eventually killed in battle.

The imperial court almost gave up hope of regaining Liangzhou and largely left the region to fend for itself.

Until November of the fifth year of Zhongping (188), when the kingdom led its army to attack Chencang, the gateway to Chang'an, the imperial court once again appointed Huangfu Song to relieve the immediate crisis.Huangfu Song was appointed as General Zuo, leading [-] troops; Dong Zhuo also had [-] subordinates to assist Huangfu Song.

The final result was not achieved until the sixth year of Zhongping. In the spring of the sixth year of Zhongping, the royal army was tired and gave up the siege.When the royal army was resting, Huangfu Song ordered the pursuit and won a great victory, beheading more than [-] people.

After the defeat of Chencang, the kingdom was deposed by Han Sui and Ma Teng, and Yan Zhong was promoted as the new leader of the Liangzhou rebels.However, Yan Zhong died soon after, and the rebels fought among themselves and eventually divided into three groups: the Han Sui Group in Jincheng, the Ma Teng Group in Weigu, and the Song Jian Group in Wuhan.

The power of the rebels was transferred from the revolting Qiang and Hu rebels to the native Han rebels.

Today, too much has changed.

Although Fu Xie still died in battle, and the kingdom was deposed by Han Sui and Ma Teng after they fled, the losses were not so heavy.

In this battle, in addition to the nearly 5000 rebels who were taken away by Han Sui, 5 were killed, and the rest were captured, including Longxi Prefect Li Xiangru, Jiuquan Prefect Huang Yan and other leaders. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses.

Although Huangfu Song died, the rebels failed to attack Chencang and were severely damaged by Huang Zhong. They were still divided into three groups. Han Sui of Jincheng County was the strongest, followed by the Song Jian Group of Wuhan, and finally the Ma Teng Group of Wei Valley.

The wealthy families in Guanxi were not able to achieve Liangzhou autonomy because of the Qiang rebellion.

The battle report reached Luoyang, and the emperor was very happy. So many rebels were wiped out in the first battle of Liangzhou. Although there will be a small group of rebels in the future, it will still be a scabies disease.

The detailed process of the battle is also known to the world.

In addition to Huang Zhong and Xu Rong, the two handsome men under the King of Hejian, who once again became famous, Jia Xu's name also entered the eyes of the gentry, especially the wealthy Guanxi clan who did not deal with the imperial court.

"Jia Wenhe is so ruthless! He is indeed Duan Jiming's eldest grandson, just as ruthless!"

Jia Xu set fire to the rebels and burned 4 rebels. This was the key to turning the tide of the war.

If there is anyone else who is unhappy, it is General He Jin. He wanted to wait for Huang Zhong's defeat before sending Dong Zhuo to quell the rebellion. Now the plan was aborted. Otherwise, why did Dong Zhuo's people arrive in Liangzhou so late? Not moved?
If anyone is the most unhappy, it is Dong Zhuo.The Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou gave him an opportunity to rise again, but Huang Zhong severely damaged the rebels in the first battle, and Dong Zhuo's path to promotion was gone.

Not only that, when he was wearing the Yellow Turban, Dong Zhuo wanted to show his face, but he exposed his buttocks. Although it was embarrassing, it still made an impression on His Majesty.

But this time, he wasn’t even qualified to show his butt.

"Alas! I want to report to His Majesty that I will return to Hedong County and continue to serve as the prefect."

Dong Zhuo was disappointed. He finally understood that the water in Luoyang is too deep, and I, Dong, will not play with you anymore.

The struggle between the gentry group headed by the gentry and their relatives and the imperial power group headed by the eunuchs and the king of Hejian was not something that a barbarian like him who had stayed in the border counties for a long time could get involved.

Now, the nobles also encountered a problem, that is, how to take back the military power in the hands of Huang Zhong and Dong Zhuo.

Huang Zhong obeyed the orders of the King of Hejian. Now he had nearly [-] troops in his hands. If he wanted to take back his military power, the emperor must come forward.However, Liu Han was the first to report, "Although Liangzhou has severely damaged the Qiang people, there are still many rebel groups raging. My brother believes that in order to ensure peace in Sanfu, Huang Zhong can lead his army to guard Youfufeng. If there is another attack in Liangzhou, There is a sudden movement, and the army will arrive in the morning and evening to protect the ancestors' land without worries."

The emperor felt that Liu Han was right. Huang Zhong's ability was obvious to all. With him as his third assistant, he would have no worries.

The nobles wanted to take back their military power, but Liu Han's intention was very clear. He wanted to replace the Fufeng governor with the Sili captain.

Change!
Although I know that the military power will not come back, it is worth the grit to exchange the military power of 2 people with the Fufeng Prefect for the Sili Colonel!

The position of Captain Sili is so important!

As for Dong Zhuo, military power must be taken back.

Therefore, the easiest way is to be promoted openly and secretly. Someone suggested that he be promoted to Shaofu, one of the nine ministers.

But Dong Zhuo has learned a lot. From the Yellow Turban to today, after many ups and downs, he finally realized a truth from the King of Hejian: without military power, even if you are the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, it is useless!
Today's imperial court, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liangqiang Rebellion, the central government is weak and unable to govern local areas.The King of Hejian is an example. He has an army of [-] people in the north, and the nobles really want to touch him, but with His Majesty and an army of [-] people around, who dares to touch him?
The nobles could only do the next best thing, squeeze King Hejian out of the center as much as possible, and trap him in a remote place. Waiting for the new emperor to succeed to the throne, they could then try to weaken the military power in King Hejian's hands and slow down the plan.

As long as they have military power in their hands, they will beg for themselves in the future.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo wrote a letter: "The Yi Cong of Huangzhong and the Hu soldiers of Qin all came to the court and said: "The prison is not finished, the gifts are cut off, and the wife is hungry and frozen. 'Hold the chariot to prevent it from moving.Qiang and Hu are like dogs with weak intestines, and I cannot stop them. They will always comfort them and increase their differences.The minister has neither savvy nor great deeds. God's grace was mistakenly added, and he has been in charge of the army for ten years.The soldiers have been in love with each other for a long time. They love the kindness of the ministers and livestock, and they will work hard for the ministers once they are ordered to do so.I begged the general to go to Beizhou, but his effectiveness declined. "

When these words reached the Central Committee, everyone knew that Dong Zhuo had second thoughts and was making some small calculations.

But can the current court control it?
No!

Therefore, the emperor ordered Huang Zhong's army to garrison Fufeng on the right and Xu Rong's army to approach Fengyi on the left. At the same time, he asked Dong Zhuo to hand over half of his military power (1 people. Historically, Dong Zhuo was forced to leave 5000 people for Huangfu Song to go north) and went to Hedong. Prefect.

This is the bottom line of the emperor and Dong Zhuo.

The emperor wanted to reduce Dong Zhuo's military power, but he could not force Dong Zhuo to rebel, otherwise the Liang-Qiang rebellion would revive.

Dong Zhuo did not want to give up military power, let alone go to war with the imperial court. To be precise, he did not want to go to war with the King of Hejian. Fighting with the King of Hejian now was seeking death.

In the end, Dong Zhuo followed the advice of his son-in-law Li Ru and compromised, willing to hand over military power.

A secret battle ended temporarily with a compromise between both parties.

Therefore, Huang Zhong, the newly appointed governor of Youfufeng, gathered [-] troops west of Luoyang.

Liu Han's crucial move was finally completed.

Mengjinguan north of Luoyang has been occupied by Yan Xing, with 5000 of his men there.

To the right of Fufeng to the west of Luoyang is Huang Zhong, who has 2 troops stationed there. Even excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled given by Dong Zhuo, there are at least [-] troops.

South of Luoyang there was Lu Zhi, the governor of Nanyang, and his [-] troops.

Unknowingly, Liu Han deployed at least [-] troops around Luoyang. They were very blatant and very covert. Once there was any change in Luoyang, this force would be enough to control the court.

(End of this chapter)