I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 136 Reactions from all parties involved in merging states

In the autumn and seventh month of the first year of Guanghe's reign in this dynasty, Zhang Xiuyin, the commander of the Xiongnu army, had a grudge against Huwei, the Chanyu of the southern Xiongnu. He killed the Chanyu without permission, and even established Qiangqu as the Chanyu.

Afterwards, based on the established facts, the imperial court had to support Qiang Qu, but the instigator Zhang Xiu was imprisoned and executed.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was the governor of Hedong and knew all about this.

He knows what the cost is.

If the situation breaks out, Dong Zhuo can still take advantage of the fire.

Once he succeeds, no one will care about his faults.

In the process, Dong Zhuo did not mind the use of Cui Jun, the prefect of Xihe, Wang Rou, the commander of the Huns, and Gongsun Zan, the governor of Bingzhou, who would cause trouble for him. As long as they dared to cause trouble for him, Dong Zhuo did not mind using methods including imprisonment, coercion, and death in the rebellion. A series of means to solve the problem.

Although Wang Rou, the worst among the three in the front row, was also from a wealthy family in Jinyang County, Taiyuan County, Bingzhou, and Gongsun Zan had great military exploits, Dong Zhuo was not afraid of them at all when it came to weapons.

But now, Dong Zhuo did not dare to use the most effective means at his disposal.

Things have changed.

He fears becoming an outcast.

Dong Zhuo was born and experienced many wars, and he was very aware of the combat effectiveness of Luoyang's army.

Perhaps the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, which was succeeded by father and son, was defeated because of the lack of war, but it was different after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Dong Zhuo understood that a head-on confrontation with the imperial court would be tantamount to hurling an egg at a rock by relying only on his elite soldiers and the ragtag Huns.

Dong Zhuo can guarantee the loyalty of the lower-level soldiers in his army, especially the Qiang Hu and Xiongnu Yicon, but those generals... Dong Zhuo still doesn't know how Jia Xu, who was once low-key and cautious under him, attracted the attention of the general. And then he went to the Prince of the East Palace.

After that, Jia Xu never took the initiative to contact him again. He was very polite to his third brother Dong Min in Beijing, but he was just polite.

Faced with his gift of goodwill, Jia Xu politely refused and returned the gift. Well, it was a genuine gift... The reason for the rejection was irrefutable - after he became an official of the East Palace, he did not dare to accept any more gifts. .

This made him a little more suspicious when thinking about the problem - how many people like Jia Xu are there among his subordinates?

Unless such a person has no other choice, he will definitely not follow his path and end up in trouble.

This is undoubtedly a scourge hiding in the dark.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo understood that all-or-nothing was the last resort. Unless everything was irreversible, he would never embark on the road of narrow escape by raising troops.

Especially now that the efficiency of the court's work has been visibly improved, in the face of rebellion, the court will respond immediately, and he lacks enough time to move.

At this time, Dong Zhuo knew that he could no longer stop the three people who posed the greatest threat to him in Bingzhou and learned of his actions one after another.

He needs to prepare a better reason to deal with these three people in order to protect himself.

At this time, Dong Zhuo heard a message that Yu Fuluo came to thank him for the gift of the sword, and also brought his younger brother Huchuquan with him.

Dong Zhuo met Yufuluo, patted Yufuluo on the shoulder and asked: "How many years has my good nephew been the Righteous King?"

He also became concerned about the future of Huchuquan.

His original method of deflecting responsibility needs further refinement.

While Dong Zhuo was painstakingly searching for a surefire way to get himself out of the situation, various forces in Bingzhou had already responded to his actions one after another. Among the eight tribes of the Southern Xiongnu, there were four major families under the Chanyu family, the Luanti family, which played the role of hereditary bureaucrats under the rule of the Chanyu.

Xubu Guduhou, who is now revered as the leader of various tribes, is from one of them.

The various ministries recommended Xubu Guduhou, not because of how wise or powerful he was, but because the contemporary Xubu Guduhou was once very famous, but he was seriously ill.

The Xubu family essentially did not have a single right to inherit, and had to rely on the support of various ministries.

Xubu Guduhou is more like a totem. Historically, after the death of Xubu Guduhou, the Xiongnu tribes simply stopped acting and directly ruled together.

Therefore, when the Xiongnu tribes learned that the imperial court intended to separate the two Chanyus, they decided without hesitation that Xubu Guduhou would represent them to the Southern Xiongnu royal court.

There was only a dispute over the selection of candidates for the Hun royal court following Xubu Guduhou.

There are those who suspect Dong Zhuo of evil intentions, and there are also those who believe that this trip can improve his reputation among the tribes. Dong Zhuo's reputation among the Huns is indeed very high, and those who doubt him are not the mainstream.

Supporters hope to use this performance to compete for the position of Shanyu after Xubu Guduhou. Originally they were all four major families, what could the Xubu family do alone? I can't do it?

With these increases and decreases, the number of cavalrymen heading to the royal court was actually more than half of what Qiangqu Chan had expected.

Cui Jun, the prefect of Xihe, was even more confused after hearing the news. Why did he not receive any official edicts or official documents about such an important policy from the imperial court? No one even informed him.

Cui Jun even initially suspected a Huns conspiracy.

But his officials quickly confirmed the existence of Dong Zhuo's messenger.

Cui Jun even doubted for a moment whether it was his own fault that he missed the official document from the court.

To be cautious, he sent a message to ask the Bingzhou governor and the Huns Zhonglang general about this matter.

Gongsun Zan knew about the actions of Dong Zhuo and the Huns before he received the letter. After receiving the news from Cui Jun, he immediately realized that something was wrong - "Could this be Dong Zhuo and his party members joining forces to deceive him?" Bar!"

Gongsun Zan's authorities were confused, and Yan Gang reminded: "Your Majesty, no matter whether Dong Zhuo and Cui Jun are united or not, the news conveyed by Dong Zhuo's messenger that the government officials learned must not be false. As the governor, you can write this letter, and it will be established in any case." invincible position."

Gongsun Zan still had great ambitions, so he listened to Jin's suggestion and immediately reported what Dong Zhuo had done to the court, and then sent a letter to exchange information with Cui Jun.

He realized that Cui Jun and Dong Zhuo may not be of the same mind. If he could find an opportunity to overthrow Dong Zhuo who bullied him, Gongsun Zan was willing to endure the humiliation temporarily.

The failure of the fight against Liu Yu made him realize the weight of the imperial court. Once it was proven that Dong Zhuo had forged the imperial court's order to establish two chanyus, it would be time for him, a humble and powerful governor, to show his presence.

Under Dong Zhuo's deliberate control over such a big matter, Wang Rou, the Xiongnu lieutenant general who was closer to the court than Dong Zhuo, was the last to know among the three.

Although Dong Zhuo was good at winning the hearts of soldiers and barbarians, if it weren't for Wang Rou who was talented but not good at military affairs and came from a wealthy family, he would never have been able to achieve the results he achieved today.

Wang Rou can't be worthy of the Shanyu brothers, let alone promote low-level officers and join the grassroots soldiers.

He didn't even know how much his lower-level soldiers envied Dong Zhuo's soldiers.

Then, Wang Rou learned another truth from Dong Zhuo...

PS: I wish everyone a happy New Year in advance and all the best in 2024!

Then the next chapter is probably still too late and has to wait until tomorrow. There are a lot of things at home, and the coding environment is not good, so I will probably have to ask for leave tomorrow. I'm so sorry. (This paragraph is free of charge)

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