I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 141 Dong Zhuo enters Beijing

If Cao Cao's congratulations are somewhat sincere, then Gongsun Zan's congratulations are full of ridicule——

"I would also like to wish General Dong...oh no, Honglu Qing will be crowned the Third Duke as soon as possible!"

"Then I'll borrow Meng De's good words!" Dong Zhuo only replied to Cao Cao and ignored Gongsun Zan. He was still wondering if he could delay it a little longer...

At Dong Zhuo's suggestion, the commander of the army, Hu Zhen, immediately paid homage: "If the general goes to Luoyang, how will the Hu people in the army deal with themselves? It may cause disaster!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao stepped forward and shouted: "The imperial court does not need a private army of one man!"

One sentence made Hu Zhen dare not say anything.

He turned around and asked Dong Zhuo: "What do you think, Mr. Dong?"

Dong Zhuo looked at Gongsun Zan, who was eyeing him eagerly. He knew that Cao Cao and Huang Zhong had been prepared.

After a little testing, Dong Zhuo knew that he had no choice but to go to Luoyang unless he wanted to fight with swords. But he has seen the level of Cao Cao and Huang Zhong. Not to mention the future, he is not sure about the level in front of him.

He lacks room to move. Originally, he planned to let the Huns and Qiang people in the army cry to persuade him to stay, but now it seems that it will definitely not work.

Dong Zhuo is a decisive person. Once he makes a decision, he will implement it to the end.

Instead of being forced to leave and make an ugly scene, it is better to take the initiative. As long as the court cannot falsify the existence of the Xianbei envoy, then Dong Zhongying will have no fault, and he deserves to be the nine ministers!

"I am ashamed that I caused the imperial court to leave Dahonglu empty for a warrior like me... Without further ado, I should leave for Luoyang immediately. How can I let the imperial court wait in vain!"

He left his son-in-law Niu Fu, nephew Dong Huang and others in the army, and naturally his mother and granddaughter couldn't take them with him in a hurry.

Before leaving, Dong Zhuo took Cao Cao's hand, called Niu Fu, and said: "Mengde, my family is all here, and I need you to take care of me. There are people who are disobedient to discipline among my subordinates. Mengde can do whatever you want." Deal with it. My son-in-law is an honest man, Meng Deke often reminds him..."

Finally, Dong Zhuo went to Luoyang with only a few servants.

Huang Zhong, on the other hand, led his troops along the way.

Dong Zhuo did not choose to go from Taiyuan County, but went south along the Yellow River and passed through Hedong County.

Dong Zhuo was once the governor of Hedong, but when he entered Hedong this time, he felt that Hedong was slightly different from what it was back then.

But what the difference was, he couldn't tell at the moment.

Dong Zhuo is not a peaceful character. Although he has lost his military power, he is still the ninth minister. He doesn't know the answer, so he chooses to ask.

Then I got the answer - "There is an edict from the imperial court. Because of the rain in the past few months, you don't have to pay the dues for this month and next month! Save this money and you will be better off next year!"

Seeing the smile on the old farmer's wrinkled face, Dong Zhuo suddenly felt a little dazzling.

It turns out that this is why he feels strange!

But can the exemption of taxes by the imperial court really be passed on to the common people?

Dong Zhuo didn't believe it.

Hedong County was under the rule of Gai Xun. Huang Zhong was always very grateful to Gai Xun, who promoted him from a junior official to a school captain. Hearing this, he said with pride: "This is under Gai Gong's rule. What's the point of having such an honest official?" No?"

Finally, in Yang County, northeast of Hedong County, Dong Zhuo got the answer.

Because the prefect is patrolling the place to monitor lawlessness.

If you encounter a minor official who does not carry out the imperial edict, you will kill him.

For Gai Xun, as early as September, he had already given those small officials a chance.

He will show no mercy to those who are still obsessed with exploiting the people. There are many heroic ministers in Liangzhou, and they are never just words.

Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu once had a conflict with Gai Xun on behalf of Dong Zhuo, and Huang Zhong was still a witness. But later, the two finally worked together to defeat the enemy and met again. Although they could not laugh away their grudges, they could maintain the same apparent harmony as between Dong Zhuo and Huang Zhong.

After seeing what Gai Xun had done, Dong Zhuo suddenly realized that perhaps Dong Min's statement that Gai Xun was expected to become the Third Lord was not empty talk.

Thinking of this, although the future was unknown, Dong Zhuo did not forget to take this opportunity to ease the conflict with Gai Xun. "My father and I are both from Liangzhou. The Guandong scholars have always looked down upon us. We should help each other!"

Facing Dong Zhuo's attempts to win over him, Gai Xun only treated him with courtesy and did not take issue with Dong Zhuo's words.

With the thought of making good friends, Dong Zhuo was not discouraged for a moment, and reminded him in a friendly way: "Gong Gai's move may offend villains, so beware of malicious slander by villains..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gai. When I arrive in Luoyang, I will send a letter to the court to praise Mr. Gai for his good governance!"

Gai Xun declined and said: "Dong Gongda does not need to do this. I am not doing this to gain fame..."

Dong Zhuo shook his head: "You can't say that. Not wanting to be famous is a noble act of public morality. But if I know this but don't let the courtiers know about it, then it will be my dereliction of duty!"

At this point, Gai Xun had no choice but to accept Dong Zhuo's forced kindness.

In response, Gai Xun responded: "Dong Gong ignored the hard work and just repelled Xianbei and then accepted the imperial edict and went to Luoyang to serve without stopping. It was an act of loyalty to the country and it was really admirable."

Dong Zhuo didn't know for a while whether Gai Xun knew the inside story, and couldn't tell whether Gai Xun was praising him or ridiculing him.

But this is indeed the case, he said: "Why bother working so hard for the country?"

Afterwards, the three of them had a meal together, but because Dong Zhuo was there, Huang Zhong always felt that talking to Gai Xun was not pleasant enough.

After the meal, the two parties did not stay any longer and went their separate ways.

On the subsequent journey, Dong Zhuo, who was already very enthusiastic about Huang Zhong, became even more enthusiastic.

……

Luoyang.

Liu Bian was reading the memorial sent by Cao Cao.

Regardless of whether Xianbei tried to connect the Southern Xiongnu tribes or not, in all fairness, Dong Zhuo's actions were excellent enough to unite the Southern Xiongnu into one.

It's a pity that his name is Dong Zhuo.

Maybe in the future he will have the opportunity to become a weapon against the barbarians, but not now.

Dong Zhuo, who had lost his military power, had nothing to fear.

In the Dahonglu government office, Honglu Cheng Zhongyao, who also served as the crown prince's concubine, was ready to welcome Dong Zhuo's arrival.

After reading the memorial, Liu Bian took the memorial to the Jiade Hall where Emperor Ling was.

Emperor Ling was much thinner than before, and he was even more afraid of the cold.

The temperature in the palace made Liu Bian sweat slightly on his forehead, but Emperor Ling was still covered with a thick quilt.

"Father, look, I asked Dong Zhuo to obediently hand over the military power and come to Luoyang..."

It was a coincidence that Liu Bian came. Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He were both here this time.

This period of time is probably the most peaceful time between the two of them, but the price of this peace is quite high.

Emperor Ling's voice was very weak: "Very good, so I can rest assured. I was just discussing with your grandmother and queen mother about giving you the Canadian dollar service! Have Bian'er ever thought about what kind of queen you want to marry... …Ahem…”

Emperor Ling said he was a little anxious and couldn't help coughing for a while.

(End of this chapter)