Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 8 The Great Chaos Is Coming (Remastered)

Since Zhang De became Zhang Rang's adoptive son, Zhang De's status in the Zhang residence was second only to Zhang Rang.Zhang Rang had twelve adopted sons before, but none of them lived in Zhang's residence, and Zhang Rang valued Zhang De very much, so Zhang De gradually became a unique figure in Zhang's residence.

When outsiders heard that Zhang De was Zhang Rang's new adopted godson, they also began to curry favor with Zhang De, making Zhang De extremely annoyed.Recently, Zhang Rang also intends to let Zhang De participate in some affairs. When Zhang De has nothing to do, he practices guns and reads books, and lives comfortably.

In the blink of an eye, the new year came, and Luoyang was in a festive atmosphere. Red lanterns were hung outside the doors of rich families. Paper was still relatively rare in this era. Although Cai Lun improved papermaking, it was not popularized after all, so I didn’t see the pair. , Guns have not been invented, let alone firecrackers.But it doesn't affect people's New Year's fun at all.Luoyang is the largest city in the Han Dynasty, with a population of over one million. When it comes to festivals, the streets are bustling with people, very lively.

Emperor Ling also entertained all the ministers and officials who returned to Beijing to report on their duties as in previous years.The ministers of several factions in the DPRK and China rarely let go of their political struggles and enjoy a rare comfort.Zhang De has been even more busy these days, with constant banquets every day, and many officials have taken this rare opportunity to curry favor with the celebrity around Zhang Rang.

Zhang De has made a lot of money in the past few days, and those ministers who came to Beijing often gave Zhang Rang gifts, and naturally Zhang De was also indispensable.Zhang De finally experienced the taste of making money every day, so although Zhang De was very tired from having big banquets to small banquets every day, he was in a very good mood.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Rang and his adopted sons got together for a reunion dinner, and the house was very lively.After the meal, Zhang Rang called Zhang De to the secret room alone.There were only the two of them in the secret room.Zhang asked himself to sit down first, and then asked Zhang De to sit down.Not long after, the chief housekeeper Zhang Zhong entered the secret room with the food and wine, set the food and wine for the father and son, and went out.

"Xianzhang, today is New Year's Eve, come and have a drink with Weifu, Weifu has something to tell you."

"I don't know what your father ordered?"

"No hurry, no hurry," Zhang Rang took a sip of his wine, picked up a chicken leg and said while gnawing, "It's been a long time since I drank and ate meat so comfortably. I think it would be nice to have something hot to eat when my father was down and out. For my father, I can get from a small eunuch to today's position, I am satisfied!"

Seeing that Zhang Rang was in a good mood today, Zhang De also picked up a chicken leg and gnawed on it.

Zhang Rang babbled about family affairs for a long time, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Xianzhang, have you heard of Zhang Jiao?"

Zhang De was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Zhang Jiao was too familiar with him. He had been preparing for 20 years. Once an incident broke out, the whole world would be shaken.

Seeing Zhang De nodding, Zhang Rang said, "Zhang Jiao is not a simple person. He is a powerful character. You should have heard the folk rumors, such as 'Heaven is dead, Huang Tian should be established, the age is Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous' .It seems that he may be rebellious. Zhang Jiao's followers are all over the world, if he rebels against the Han Dynasty, the country may not be safe!"

"Then father should tell His Majesty to take precautions in advance!"

"Hey, it's useless to say it! Do you know that Zhang Jiao's influence has infiltrated the court, the military family, and even our people have Zhang Jiao's eyes and ears, and there are countless officials in the court who have been bribed by Zhang Jiao! Let me not hide it from you, Zhang Jiao has given me a lot of good things in the past few years. A few days ago, someone wrote to His Majesty that Zhang Jiao was rebellious. Say good things. Now that there is no solid evidence, there is nothing we can do about Zhang Jiao!"

"What my father said is that according to my child, Zhang Jiao will soon turn against him. Anyway, my father should make preparations early."

"Xianzhang, you said if Zhang Jiao rebelled, would he succeed?" Zhang Rang asked with a smile.

Zhang Dexin said that although the Yellow Turban Uprising had a large scale, it still failed, and said, "Zhang Jiao will definitely not succeed!"

"Why? This Taiping Dao started to develop its congregation 20 years ago, and now it has at least 10,000+ members!" Zhang Rang seemed to be testing Zhang De.

"That's right. Although Taiping Dao has hundreds of thousands of congregants, there are not many elites among them. Most of them are farmers who have never been to the battlefield. Besides, they are too scattered and lack a unified command. The imperial court was caught off guard, but in the long run, once the imperial court recovers and defeats Taoist Taiping one by one, Zhang Jiao will surely be defeated!"

"Well said, we have to prepare for the worst. Xianzhang, this is a good opportunity for you. If you grasp it, your official career will be smooth. You are a smart man, so I won't say much. Listen to me when the time comes. For the father's arrangement."

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The banquet in Taifu's mansion had just ended, and Yuan Kai was chatting with a man in his thirties at this time.Seeing that this man was very handsome and mighty, Yuan Kai pulled him to sit down and said, "Ben Chu, long time no see, come, sit down."

This person is Yuan Shao, who is now the general of Huben Zhonglang, working under He Jin.To be honest, He Jin didn't have any available people under his command, so He Jin had to rely on his family to provide him with talents. This Yuan Shao was very popular with Yuan Kui, and most of the Yuan family were civil servants, so Yuan Kai also wanted to develop power in the army , so Yuan Shao was asked to work under He Jin.He Jin didn't dare to offend Yuan Wei, and Yuan Shao was also very capable, so he had a lot of trust in Yuan Shao.

Yuan Kai sighed, and said earnestly, "At the beginning, it's going to be chaotic!"

"Uncle is talking about Zhang Jiao?"

"Who else is there besides him! You must have heard the folk rumors. This year is the year of Jiazi. This Jiao is also quite capable. It seems that some people in our family have a close relationship with Zhang Jiao."

"Uncle, it's better to plan early. The general has also noticed that everyone related to Zhang Jiao has been monitored by him, but it seems that the ten permanent servants also have..."

"At the beginning, don't underestimate Zhang Rang. The old man has been fighting with him for so many years. I still know Zhang Rang's methods. How can Zhang Rang not know that some of the ten permanent servants have contacts with Zhang Jiao? I'm afraid only His Majesty is still paying attention." Covered in the valley!"

"Uncle, if you really rebel against Taiping Dao, please ask uncle to help you."

"Hehe, that's natural. I understand in my heart that in terms of ability, you are much better than Gonglu. Our Yuan family will depend on you in the future!"

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Dong Zhuo and his son-in-law Li Ru were getting together in the governor's mansion of Hedong. Dong Zhuo was not as fat as he was later, but had a murderous air. At this time, he was facing Li Ru and asked: "My dear son-in-law, the general has already taken care of it. Are you ready?" Are there really going to be variables?"

"Father, don't worry, I think Zhang Jiao will rebel this year, and my father must rectify his troops. At that time, as long as the general sends his father to wipe out the rebels, the day of making a marquis and worshiping the prime minister is just around the corner! But father, do you want to clear Zhang Rang's side?" ?”

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "No need, he's just an eunuch. If His Majesty didn't trust him, he wouldn't be where he is today! I, Dong Zhuo, don't bother to associate with someone who can only flatter him!"

Li Ru wanted to say something more, but seeing Dong Zhuo's impatient expression, he swallowed the words again.

……

In Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Youzhou, in a farmer's house, a man was weaving straw sandals.The beautiful wife next to her looked at her husband's skillful movements and said, "Husband, go to bed early!"

The man looked at the sky and it was indeed too late.Then he got up and prepared to rest.At the same time, I prayed silently in my heart, Zhang Jiao, come quickly, you will be the stepping stone for me, Liu Bei, to become a master!

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Cao Mansion, Peiguo Qiao County, Yanzhou.

The four of them were baking something in the yard.

"Ah man, it's cooked, eat it quickly." The person who spoke took a sip of wine, and then said: "Zixiao, I bake it delicious anyway!" Pointing to a person next to him, he boasted: "Miaocai, it's my brother's craft, okay?" "

"Okay, brother, you can eat quickly, if you don't eat it, Zixiao and I will eat it up."

These four people are Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun.At this time they are gathering together to eat barbecue.

The food in the Han Dynasty was not as varied as it is now. Most of the food was boiled. Xiahou Dun had been to the northern grasslands before, so he learned to order barbecue. Although the craftsmanship was average, it was enough to deal with people like Cao Cao and Xiahouyuan.

At this time, a young man came over with a jar of wine.Seeing that Cao Cao and the others had already started eating, they approached unceremoniously and said, "Brother lied to me to get the wine, but instead started to eat first, it's very disrespectful."

"Zi Lian blamed his elder brother at the end of the day, and Yuan asked me to eat, but it's none of my business." Cao Ren shifted the responsibility to Xiahou Dun who was next to him.

At this time, there were bursts of bells in the distance, and someone was chattering, but it was too far away to hear clearly.

"Who is crying outside?" Xia Houyuan asked angrily.

"It must be people from Taiping Dao giving talismans to give medicines. I heard it just now when I went to get the wine. Really, I don't take a break during the Chinese New Year." Cao Hong took another sip of wine while talking.

Cao Cao said: "Well, I think this Yanzhou is not peaceful. After the new year, I want Ade (Cao Cao's younger brother Cao De) to take his father to Langya County."

While chewing the meat in his mouth, Cao Hong said inarticulately: "Brother, what are you worried about? There is a tall man standing up against the sky. What are you worried about..." Before Cao Hong finished speaking, Cao Ren After poking it, Cao Hong looked back at Cao Ren, and saw Cao Ren secretly pointing at Cao Cao.

Only then did Cao Hong come to his senses. He had said something wrong just now. Cao Cao was not tall. In today's language, he was a "second-class disabled".So Cao Cao is usually very taboo about others talking about being tall and short. Every time he mentions this, Cao Cao will turn pale and turn his face against you.

But at this time, Cao Cao didn't respond, and his eyes were fixed on the fire. The others were surprised to see that Cao Cao didn't turn his face this time, and they all looked at Cao Cao, and Cao Cao suddenly sighed: "The big man is not peaceful this year. what!"

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The big man is indeed going to be uneasy!
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