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Chapter 143 Brothers Reunion

Both Dong Zhuo and Li Ru also felt headaches.

However, their headache is not the life and death of the captives, but how to go on the road in the future.

It can be expected that the two hearty victories between Yingchuan and Wanxian will bring them such glory.But at the same time, they will also face many unpredictable dangers and difficulties.Li Ru is very smart and scheming.It cannot be denied that sometimes he is too eager for quick success and instant benefits, and cannot consider everything comprehensively and comprehensively.

Wanxian lost first and then won. To put it bluntly, it has nothing to do with him.

It was because of the desperate charge of the military generals and the sudden appearance of Dong Pi, a strange soldier, that the defeat was able to be reversed.

In fact, if Dong Bi didn't appear, maybe they would have lost.

Dong Zhuo didn't blame Li Ru.In his opinion, Li Ru is still a little young now, and it is already very good to be able to do this at the age of 30.People often say that one stands at thirty, and one is not confused at forty.A good mastermind needs talent, qualifications and background, all of which are indispensable.Li Ru is talented, but unfortunately, his qualifications and background are not good enough.

"Wenzheng, what reward do you think the imperial court will give me?"

Li Ru frowned and said, "It's inevitable to be promoted to a noble. Maybe he will become the governor of a state? My son-in-law can't tell."

"The governor..."

Dong Zhuo wandered around the room and said to himself, "Yuzhou should be a good place...Wenzheng, what do you think?"

"Yuzhou..."

Li Ru felt that his brain was not enough. After pondering for a long time, he shook his head and said, "In my son-in-law's opinion, it's not very good."

"Oh?"

"Yuzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and is adjacent to Gyeonggi. Although there are outstanding people, there are many families, and the views of the sect are deeply rooted. Father-in-law, don't forget the humiliation you suffered in Luoyang. Do you think those people can accept you?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head lightly, "It's very difficult."

"Secondly, although Yuzhou is rich in products and has a large population, after the chaos, you should also see some clues. Yingchuan was the place of the Fourth World War, and many bandits looted and looted. Once Yingchuan is in chaos, Yuzhou will be in chaos... Can you get away with it then?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head again, "It's hard!"

"Thirdly, since Emperor Guangwu, most of the officials who were able to gain a foothold in Yuzhou were famous scholars who came from scholar-bureaucrat backgrounds. And you...Although Yingchuan was dilapidated after being looted by rebels, it was once a place that scholars all over the world yearned for. .Do you think we can really get along with those scholars?"

Dong Zhuo stopped shaking his head this time.

"According to what you said, we can't stay in Yuzhou, so let's go to Qingzhou and Sizhou. If it's really not possible, let's go south?"

"Father-in-law, Yuzhou doesn't accept us. Can the aristocratic families in other places accept us?"

"Where are we going then?"

Li Ru couldn't help smiling wryly, feeling very aggrieved.It was obviously a big victory, why do you feel like you lost the battle?In fact, he already had an idea in his heart, but he didn't know whether Dong Zhuo would accept it or not.Moreover, it seems that where they go is not something they can decide, how should they plan?
At this moment, Dong Chu thumped and ran in.

"Father, didn't you promise me not to kill the prisoners?"

Dong Zhuo slapped his head, "Ah Chou, don't make trouble, okay? Who are those people? They are rebels, out-and-out rebels. If you don't kill them, will the court let them go? , we will still be implicated.”

"But……"

Before Dong Bi could finish speaking, Li Ru came over and patted him on the shoulder, interrupting him.

"Ah Chou, listen to my brother-in-law, you can't control this matter!" Li Ru said, "Even if we let them go, how can we arrange them? You can also see that these rebels are no longer the simple pick-ups they used to be. The people who took to the battlefield with weapons. It has been four months since the rebels started the chaos in the first month. They swept across Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Chenliu. It can be said that they are a group of mobs who have gone through the battle. Let them go. If they rebel again, what should you do?"

"This one……"

Li Ru's words really stumped Dong Bi.

Yes, if these people can rebel once, it is hard to guarantee that they will not rebel a second time.

Although in the eyes of Dong Bi, these rebels are still a bunch of mobs.But there is a difference between the mob and the mob.

Once something happened, even my own family would have to pay for it.

But don't you?

Dong Bi felt that he couldn't be cruel again.Looking at the numb eyes of those captives, there was heartbreaking expectation.

How to do it?

Dong Bi tried hard to recall how Cao Cao gathered the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army...

But he was helpless to find that when Cao Cao gathered Qingzhou soldiers, the dignity of the Han Dynasty had been lost, and the imperial court's decree could not be conveyed to the local area at all.At that time, Cao Cao could unscrupulously recruit the rebels, but now...

"Father, can you give me some time to think about it, maybe I can come up with a solution."

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other, shook their heads with a helpless wry smile, and said, "Ah Chou, it's not that we don't give you time, but that we don't have much time. There are so many rebels, and you've broken through eleven towns in a row, and you're still suppressing tens of thousands of rebels. Rebels, staying for one more day will make our food and grass unable to keep up. If the food and grass can't keep up, what will our soldiers do?"

"For that half day, give me half a day, okay..."

Dong Bi begged bitterly, "Father, give me half a day, if I can't think of a way, I will do as you please."

Li Ru sighed, "Ah Chou, it's not that we don't give you time, but... how about it, if you can get me three days' rations for tens of thousands of rebels in half a day, I'll persuade my father not to do it. You Can you figure out a way?"

"This one……"

"It's useless. It's not that my father and I have thought of a way, but there is really no way."

"Who said there is no way?"

Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the living room.Followed by Dong Tie and a group of people came in from the outside.

Headed by three scribes.One of them was holding a small child.

The three scribes looked very tired, each of them was disheveled and very embarrassed.Behind them is an old man who is not young.When Dong Zhuo saw the old man, he thought he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

Behind, followed by a group of generals.

Two of them were hideous and ugly.One face is like pale gold, and there is a faint yellow glow in the tiger's eyes.A suit of armor was stained with blood.The other person is red-faced and eagle-eyed, with green eyes.With a shawl of yellow hair, he is leaning on a heavy barbed thorn.Both of them had minor or serious injuries, but they didn't look particularly serious.

Dong Zhuo looked at these people and thought: Why did they come in?
Just as he was wondering who Fang Sheng this was, he heard Dong Pi shouting joyfully: "Big brother, third brother... you guys, you're still alive!"

Run over and hug those two ugly guys.

After Dong Zhuo and Li Ru glanced at each other, a strange thought came to them at the same time.

It's like birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups.What kind of person, what kind of friends to look for.The ancients really did not deceive me.

At that time, the scribes bowed their hands, "I am the prefect of Nanyang, Qin Jie!"

"what!"

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were taken aback, and hurried around the table to greet Qin Jie.

The scribe who was holding the child smiled slightly, "I'm from Lumen Mountain in Xiangyang, Mr. Pang De, and I have seen General Zuo Zhonglang."

"Jingzhou Kuailiang, I have met your lord!"

When these three people signed up, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were really shocked.

Kuai Liang has a small reputation, but he can't afford too much fame.But Mr. Pang De is someone whom even the general admires.

Naturally, Li Ru knew the origin of Duke Pang De.

Hastily stepped forward and saluted: "Student Li Ru, I have met Pang Gong!"

"you……"

Dong Zhuo wanted to ask about Qin Jie's situation, but Qin Jie respectfully understood the old man behind him, "Master Zuo Zhonglang, this is the father of the great general, Mrs. He Zhenhe."

He Jin's father?still alive?

Dong Zhuoxin said: No wonder this old guy looks familiar, it turned out to be He Suigao's old man.Sure enough, what kind of Laozi came out.

Although I thought so in my heart, I still went over to salute Mrs. He.

The old man was very tired, "You don't need to be courteous, Zuo Zhonglang, this old man is just white, how can he deserve such a big gift from you? I was outside just now, listening to Mr. You pleading for those traitors. To be honest, the old man didn't want to care about this matter , but Mr. You and I had the grace to save our lives... I just want to guarantee that those traitors will not rise again, I will guarantee it."

Dong Zhuo was shocked, looked at Li Ru, then at Dong Bi.

Why is this kid such a boring gourd?He hadn't even heard him mention the matter of saving Mrs. He.

In fact, it was not Dong Bi who was bored, but a difference in understanding.

Mrs. He believed that Dong Pi stayed in Wan County and broke out of the siege after a hard fight against the rebels because of protecting him.As for Dong Bi, he just felt that his visit to Wan County was just a coincidence.To put it bluntly, it is for self-protection, not for others.

As for Mr. Pang De, he thought that Dong Bi did this because he was concerned about the country and the people, and he was actually a loyal and good man.

Anyway, the three of them have three ideas, and they don't talk about it.Naturally, a very beautiful misunderstanding will arise.

Feeling the old man's gaze, Dong Bi was also a little baffled.

But since Mrs. He said it, he thought about it, but he didn't explain it.Let this misunderstanding continue to exist wonderfully.

"This is..."

Dong Bi didn't dare to boast, and promised that the rebels would never come back again.

He glanced at Mr. Pang De as if asking for help, Mr. Pound thought for a while, and suddenly said: "A capital crime can be forgiven, but a living crime cannot be forgiven."

What do you mean?
"Mr. Zhai has a kind heart, and he is really a kind person. But although the rebels are bewitched, there are inevitably people with ulterior motives mixed in. In my opinion, capital crimes can be avoided, but life crimes cannot be forgiven. I have heard for a long time that Liangzhou has a vast land The population is sparse, and there are Qiang people who often make troubles...it's not as good as this, you can be killed. At that time, Huangfugui once offered a strategy to gather the refugees, live with the Qiang people, gradually assimilate them, and put down the Qiang chaos in Liangzhou. It's just Liangzhou The state is bitterly cold, and people are unwilling to move, so it is difficult to make a plan."

A flash of light flashed in Dong Bi's mind, and he seemed to understand what Duke Pang De meant.

"That's right, these rebels are also people who have experienced battles. Let them be on the frontier. On the one hand, it can increase the combat power of the frontier army, and on the other hand, it can increase the number of Han people in Liangzhou. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Father, you agree Alright."

Mrs. He said: "This old man can ask the child to intercede on his behalf."

This is already a big face given to Dong Bi by the old man. Although there is no guarantee of success, it is still a promise.

The old man has this kind of thinking, and he also has reasons for himself.

The older you get, the more you fear death.Being able to save tens of thousands of lives is also a merit.

Maybe the favor of the descendants will make the luck of the old He family last longer.Moreover, it can be regarded as repaying Dong Bi's favor.

Li Ru frowned, "But now the key lies in... food and grass."

Qin Jie said: "Although Nanyang has been looted, we can still make up enough food for one or two days. Jingzhou has never been short of food and grass. As long as I can survive these few days, I would like to invite the rich people of Jingzhou to donate some food and grass for these mobs." Move to Liangzhou."

In it, there are also Qin Jie's calculations.

Nanyang has fertile land and a large population.Moreover, after the looting, all aspects must be rebuilt, requiring a large amount of food and grass.Seventy percent of the rebels gathered in Nanyang were locals.Using the excuse of resettling the mob, it is just a matter of knocking off those big families... one is to protect the family and the people, and the other is to sell the vacated land and return Dong Yi's favor.

At that time, you only need to pay a small amount of money and food, and you can exchange for more supplies without any trouble, so why not do it?
In the blink of an eye, the people in the hall had countless thoughts.

Even Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were thinking about how to gain benefits from it, and the only ones who didn't think about it, apart from Mr. Pang Degong, were Dong Bie and his colleagues.

Seeing that this matter has already taken shape, Dong Bi's worries are settled.

As long as these adults can nod their heads, how to operate it is not something he has to consider.

At the moment, I don't want to stay in the living room anymore, watching the bosses plot against each other and fight each other.He went forward to accuse him of a crime, and dragged Dian Wei and Sha Moke away.At this time, Pang Tong woke up in a daze, and seeing Dong Yu, he immediately struggled to get down from Pang Degong's arms, opened his arms, and shouted in a childish voice: "Big ugly, big ugly, come and give me a hug!"

Dong Bi was very helpless, and Mr. Pang De was very embarrassed.

But Dong Zhuo was a little strange, "Mr. Pang, why did you call my dog ​​a big ugly?"

Mr. Pang De said: "This matter...my nephew, because of his appearance, was nicknamed A Chou. Unexpectedly, Mr. You also said his nickname was A Chou...so he called Mr. You Da Chou, and Mr. You Then call him a little clown."

The people in the living room couldn't help laughing.

Dong Zhuo began to think again, my family's ugly and the Pang's ugly...wonder if we can win Mr. Pound over?If he got the support of the Pang family, then He Suigao would not dare to underestimate me.Well, this matter is worth planning.

Glancing with Li Ru, they both saw the same meaning.

Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "In that case, Ah Chou, you can take little A Chou to play!"

Dong Bi is so useless in his heart that he is going to die.I'm such a big person, but you want me to play with such a little slug?
Hey, Dad, you want to plot against others again.

As everyone knows, how can you count on a character like Mr. Pang De?
Immediately picking up Pang Tong, Si Chou walked out of the living room laughing and laughing.Pang Tong rode on Dong Pi's neck too much, laughing and dancing.Seeing that Dong Pi, who was nine feet tall, was being ridden by a child, everyone couldn't help laughing again.

******
In the dilapidated government office, a group of people gathered together.

Dong Bi came out to have a look, and couldn't help being happy.They are all old acquaintances... Huang Shao, Ma Zhen, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Wen Pin, Li Yan...

Although each of them looks very embarrassed, it's good to be alive, it's good to be alive!

Dong Bi went up to meet everyone one by one. When he met Wenpin, he saw that the wound on his face had healed, leaving only a scar like an earthworm.When he walked, his legs were still a little lame, but his spirit was no longer as decadent as that day.

Wan County is very dilapidated, and there are no intact houses to be found.

At that moment, Dong Bi led the people out of Wan County, and after explaining the situation with Hua Xiong, they came to the troll camp together.

Chen Dao, Dong Zhao and Pei Yuanshao were guarding the prisoners, and Han De was the only one staying in the troll camp.

This guy was practicing martial arts shirtless in the open space of the camp. It seemed that the fight last night did not satisfy him.

After the introduction, Han De heard that Xu Huang also used an axe, so he was eager to try it.

But Dong Chuan stopped him.It can be seen that Xu Huang also has injuries on his body. If he wants to compete, it may be difficult.

Dong Tie and Cheng Li brought drinks, and then silently guarded outside the big tent.

Only then did Dong Zhuo find the opportunity to ask everyone about their experiences during this time.It turned out that after Dong Pi broke out of the joint camp that day, Qin Jie took advantage of the victory to pursue, and indeed achieved a brilliant result, and won about ten days for Wan County.

But ten days later, the Yellow Turban Army made a comeback and launched an even more vicious attack.

Fortunately, Qin Jie seized a lot of supplies, and finally caught the opponent's counterattack.But one day, the offensive of the Yellow Turban Army stopped.Although Qin Jie said he didn't dare to relax, mentally, it was inevitable that he still relaxed a little bit.

A few days later, it rained heavily in Nanyang.

The other party dug up the water and washed down the city wall of Wan County.

Qin Jie and others had no choice but to withdraw from Wan County with more than 1000 remnants and defeated generals, including more than 200 Wuxi barbarians.

Before leaving, Kuai Liang proposed the idea of ​​killing Zhang Mancheng.

Anyway, it is a burden to carry, and it cannot be left to the Yellow Turban Army.Qin Jie did not expect that it was Zhang Mancheng's death that caused Zhang Yan to give up his position as commander, and even fled away because of this.Otherwise, the outcome is still unpredictable.

After escaping from Wan County, Qin Jie and others hid in the deep mountains thirty miles away from Wan County.

It wasn't until the fire in Wan County last night that he took people out of the mountain and rushed to Wan County overnight.But at this time, the war is over.

It can be seen that everyone is really tired.

First it was a fierce battle for nearly a hundred days, and then they led people to hide in Tibet, each of them had reached the point where they couldn't support it.

Now, with the war over, it's time to drink.

Huang Shao and Ma Zhen passed out first, followed by Wen Pin, Li Yan, and Xu Huang.Dong Pi accompanied Huang Zhong and the three of them until it was dark, and finally made the three of them collapse with satisfaction.He also felt a little drunk, and asked Dong Tie and Cheng Li to lead the people to put the drunks in order, and then he calmed down alone, looking at Pang Tong who was already sleeping soundly on Hu's bed, thinking.

The war is over...

But what should I do next?

Dong Bi felt a kind of fatigue that he had never felt before.It's really tiring. Sometimes thinking about things is more tiring than fighting a war.

Go back to Lintao, go back to Liangzhou.

Grandma gave me a message: Three thousand people under the sect will be the city of Heluoyang.

Maybe, it's time to start preparing... I can't ask for fame and family background.

But I may not be unavailable to be a heroic soldier.With a strong army, I can have land.With the land, maybe the brother will change his mind.

******
The Yellow Turban Rebellion has basically subsided, and the rest of the matter has nothing to do with you...

However, things didn't end there.Huangfusong's death will also be by your side in the next few years.Alright, the battle is over, it's time for something romantic to happen...

Next chapter: Back to the east

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