I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 52 Dong Lu’s First Meeting

Ding Yuan, whose courtesy name was Jianyang, was from Taishan County, Yanzhou. He was a rough man, brave in martial arts, and good at riding and shooting.

After becoming the governor of Bingzhou, Ding Yuan recruited officials from various counties as subordinates of the government, especially Zhang Yang, the official of Yunzhong County, and Zhang Liao, the official of Yanmen County, who served as Wu Meng and Military Supervisor respectively.

Ding Yuan also cherished Lü Bu, a native of Wuyuan County, who was outstanding in military prowess, and made Lü Bu his master.

During the Xiongnu rebellion in Bingzhou, Ding originally thought that he could take charge of the overall situation, but he never thought that Dong Zhuo would appear out of thin air. He was very unconvinced and treated Dong Zhuo with respect but disrespect.

Dong Zhuo also disliked Ding Yuan who had occupied his position as governor of Bingzhou.

The two are very compatible in that they hate each other.

For Dong Zhuo, there was no need to slaughter local chickens and dogs. As long as he could frighten the Xiongnu royal court, the rest was just a matter of time and water.

He was unwilling to give up his military exploits to Ding Yuan in vain, so most of the military orders he sent to Ding Yuan were for his men to defend the city.

Although Ding Yuan was not angry, Dong Zhuo was in charge of Bingzhou's military affairs and had become General He Jin, so he had nothing to do.

But now, the situation has changed.

When the Baibo rebels arose, the opposition groups in the Xiongnu Palace, mainly the left wing of the Xiongnu, were worried that they would continue to be unconditionally conscripted to fight by the Han Dynasty. They were also angry at Dong Zhuo for unscrupulously garrisoning troops in the Xiongnu Palace.

Although these opponents did not dare to directly attack the Qiangqu Chanyu under Dong Zhuo's guard, they allowed their troops to secretly assist Xiuge in massacre.

Dong Zhuo's troops were not strong enough to suppress him, so he had to discuss follow-up matters with Ding Yuan.

The two of them each led their cronies to meet in Fenyang County, northwest of Taiyuan County.

In the Fenyang County government office, both parties sat down.

Dong Zhuo's most trusted son-in-law, Niu Fu, and his peers Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, etc. were either leading the army outside or guarding the court of Shan Yu.

He only brought Guo Si, the bravest among Niu Fu's men, with him on this trip, but Dong Zhuo was already famous for his bravery when he was young and was not afraid at all.

Dong Zhuo was not afraid, and Ding Yuan was even less afraid. Who was not famous for his bravery?

With Lu Bu standing behind you, it's a sense of security.

Both of them were warriors. After they met, before even a few words had been exchanged, the situation immediately became tense because of Dong Zhuo's late arrival.

Lu Bu was wearing armor and holding a gun, his eyes wide open with anger. Even Dong Zhuo had to lament in his heart that he didn't know where Ding Yuan found the warrior.

Guo Si also showed no signs of weakness and was not inferior to Lu Bu in terms of momentum.

After a long stalemate, Fenyang Ling, who originally thought that the matter had nothing to do with him, stepped forward to persuade them to make peace. Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan called back their subordinates with a tacit understanding.

The two of them knew that if someone were to die, the surviving party would definitely not be left behind.

Seeing that threats could not intimidate the other party, the two parties put aside their caution and the next matter of begging the thief went smoothly.

After Ding Yuan left, Dong Zhuo asked about Fenyang Order and learned the name of Lu Fengxian.

……

In Luoyang, before setting off, Gai Xun also submitted a letter to transfer Army Sima Huang Zhong from Jingzhou, and he was approved immediately.

Liu Bian also promptly recommended Liu Bei, the Yilang, to him, as well as two of Liu Bei's own lieutenants.

For this reason, he summoned Liu Bei alone and repeated what he said to Gai Xun to Liu Bei.

He also confessed: "Gong Gai is a virtuous man and has won the trust of my father. I am not worried that Xuande will be at odds with Gai Gong. But Xuande is going to capture the Baibo thieves. If he encounters Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan's troops, , I only want to say one thing, put the people first, don’t cause trouble, and don’t be afraid of trouble.”

Liu Bei finally got a summons. Seeing that Liu Bian still paid so much attention to him and had not forgotten him at all, he burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Your Highness's words will be kept in mind, and I will never forget them!"

In the end, Liu Bian did not forget to draw a big picture: "If I perform another meritorious service this time, I may not be able to become a captain of the First Division of the New Army when I return."

Liu Bei thanked him again and left. The general regulations of the New Army have been finalized. As in history, eight new military divisions have been established.

These eight captains have real power, which is different from the cavalry captains, zhonglang generals, etc. established during the war.

Emperor Ling had great ambitions and wanted to gather troops from all directions to Luoyang.

The number of these eight captains is estimated to be 8,000. Not only are the Knights of Sanhe as soldiers, but Guanxi, Hebei, and Jianghuai are all recruiting troops.

However, due to the chaos in Hedong and Bingzhou, Emperor Ling's plan to form a new army was partially shelved due to issues with officer deployment and recruitment, and he only waited for the war to subside.

As for the states and counties that are still at peace, the generals recruiting troops have already set off with the orders of General He Jin.

Bao Xin went to Taishan in Yanzhou, Guanqiu Yi went to Danyang in Yangzhou, Wang Kuang went to Nanyang in Jingzhou...

Regarding this matter, Liu Bian was naturally happy to see it come to fruition.

Of course, Liu Bian felt that the selection of these eight captains was still worthy of discussion.

Although these eight captains did not play any role in history, today is different from the past.

In the final analysis, even if these 8,000 people are included, as well as the eight captains guarding Henan, the total number of the Central Army is only more than 20,000.

But Liu Bian was not the only one who was eyeing these eight captains.

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Sun Zhang and others were also gathering to discuss, but this time there was an extra person, Jian Shuo of the Yellow Gate, at the gathering among the regular servants.

Zhang Rang was the one who accompanied Emperor Ling the most on weekdays. Faced with Sun Zhang and others' confusion about Jian Shuo's appearance, he explained: "I once heard your Majesty reveal that he intends to use Jian Huangmen as a captain to take charge of the entire army. .”

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the regular servants looking at Jian Shuo almost gleamed.

The scholars outside shouted at them to kill them, especially General He Jin, the uncle of Marquis Shi.

They were so ingratiated with Shi Hou because they wanted to rely on Shi Hou to protect them in the future.

In the desperate situation, the Imperial Tutor Chen Fan was able to gather nearly a hundred imperial students and rush into the palace gate. They were all witnesses to this scene.

Now, they suddenly feel safe.

Guo Sheng asked: "Do you keep this statement true?"

Zhang Rang replied: "Since your Majesty has this intention, he can make it come true."

After saying that, Zhang Rang looked at Jian Shuo, who had been silent, and asked, "What do you think about Jian Huangmen?"

Jian Shuo hesitated for a moment and replied: "I will only obey His Majesty's orders."

Zhang Rang patted Jian Shuo, who was almost a head taller than him, and said with a smile: "This is the right thing. Our food and clothing are all given by Your Majesty. How can we dare to disobey Your Majesty? We just have to be careful to prevent those scholars from imitating Chen Fan and gathering a crowd to break into the palace and jump over the wall in a hurry!" "

Jian Shuo said: "Chen Fan's move is close to treason. If anyone follows suit, Shuo Zi will be like Duke Cao who killed Chen Fan in the past."

With Jian Shuo's guarantee, Shi Chang Shi immediately reached an agreement and supported Jian Shuo.

They couldn't help but be excited. Currently, there is only one kind of armed force controlled by the Shichangshi, which is the Zhonghuangmen and Zhonghuangmen's followers who are responsible for guarding the forbidden area.

Both of them are managed by servants from Zhonghuang Gate.

These people were all composed of eunuchs and were responsible for guarding the East Palace where the emperor was located together with Habayashi Lang.

In addition, the forbidden areas of the palace are also guarded by these people, but the total number of these eunuchs is only three hundred.

(End of this chapter)