Lu Dynasty

Chapter 226: Niu Fu's Defeat
Lu Bu and I rushed back to Luoyang overnight, only to see that Li Ru and Dong Zhuo had already been waiting for us in the meeting hall of the prime minister's mansion with all the generals under their command.Seeing Lu Bu and me, Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "Ba Xian, Feng Xian! It's really embarrassing for you to rush back from Hulao Pass in the middle of the night. Both of them are the brains under my command, and Fengxian is my trusted general, I would like to hear your opinions as well."

I smiled and said: "The prime minister is serious. As the saying goes: the food of the king is the worry of the king. Fengxian and I are both serving under the prime minister's command. Why should the prime minister worry about such trivial matters! Please also tell the prime minister clearly, what is the use of calling us here?" Matter!"

Li Ru said: "According to the news from Hanoi: Niu Fu was caught by Han Siam's treacherous tricks when he was suppressing the Baibo Yellow Turban Bandits. Only more than [-] of the [-] elite escaped! Now Niu Fu is resting in Meng County and waiting for help." !"

I looked at the map and said in surprise: "If this is the case, isn't the Baibo Yellow Turban Bandit near the capital? If they join forces with the Kwantung again, we will be at Hulao Pass, and we will be attacked from the back!"

"That's right!" Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "At first Baxian was worried about Niu Fu's defeat, but I thought it was unfounded worry. I didn't expect Niu Fu to be so incompetent that he couldn't even defeat the yellow scarf bandit who only had a hoe and a wooden stick!"

I smiled and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, although General Niu Fu's defeat, it is not a bad thing. As the saying goes, how can you know that it is not a blessing if you lose your horse?"

"What does Ba Xian mean by that?" Dong Zhuo asked suspiciously.

"I have to ask Mr. Li!" I said with a smile, "Did Mr. Li hear anything in Chang'an recently?"

"Does Baxian refer to the nursery rhymes that are sung in the market?" I nodded after listening to Li Ru's words.

Dong Zhuo has been in Hulao with us all the time, and has never heard of any nursery rhymes, so he asked: "What nursery rhymes, why don't I know? Baxian has been with me in Hulao, how can he know Luoyang's nursery rhymes?"

Li Ru smiled and said: "It's the nursery rhyme sung by children on the streets of Luoyang recently. There is a Han in the west and a Han in the east. Only when the deer walks into Chang'an can it be selfless. As for how Ba Xian knew, I don't know." !"

"Yan'er and I send letters every day! The letters always talk about trivial matters, so we know!" I laughed and said, "I am only fifty miles away from Luoyang in Hulaoguan, and the orders of the messengers can be heard in two or three hours. We can go back and forth one by one."

Dong Zhuo said: "I really admire Baxian. Apart from being lazy, he can also use his power for personal gain! But what do you think this nursery rhyme has to do with Niu Fu's defeat?"

"Nursery rhymes sometimes represent public opinion and prophecy!" I said, "It's like the ones sung after the death of Emperor Ling: Hou Feihou, Wang Feiwang, riding thousands of rides to Beimang! At that time, people may not understand it. I mean, but the Prime Minister has gone through this matter, how can he still not know?"

Dong Zhuo was startled and said: "I remember that Ba Xian was the first one to find His Majesty, could it be that Ba Xian relied on this nursery rhyme?" I nodded and did not speak.Dong Zhuo said: "Baxian can analyze so many things with only one nursery rhyme, he is really a genius in the world! Then what does this nursery rhyme mean now?"

Li Ru said: "I think the first Han in the west should refer to Gao Zu who flourished in Chang'an, who passed on the [-] emperors. Chang'an, you should be safe!"

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "If it wasn't for you and Ba Xian, I really wouldn't understand the reason!"

I laughed and said, "Prime Minister is serious. I think Mr. Li should have known about it long ago, but he just wanted to give me the opportunity to show off! After all, I am a young man, so I am not as calm and pushy as Mr. Li!"

"Baxian is being humble!" Li Ru smiled and said, "Baxian can grasp Luoyang's movements just by chatting casually with his wife. This is what makes Ru feel ashamed."

Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "Both of you are talents in the world, so there is no need to be so self-effacing! If we move the capital, what should we do? What will you do with Baxian, Liu Bian and Queen Mother He? If they fall into the hands of the princes of the Guandong, we can It's troublesome! How about..."

"Liu Bian? Empress Dowager He?" I asked puzzledly, "What is the prime minister talking about? Aren't these two people dead? There are no such two people in Lu Feng's mansion! Only Lu Bian and maid He Jing are in my mansion, and these two I’ve already sent people to Chang’an, and even my wife is about to leave! If I wasn’t worried about the prime minister’s suspicion, I would have sent my wife to Chang’an when the prime minister entered Beijing!”

Dong Zhuo heard from me that Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He had already been dealt with, so he didn't mention it anymore.But when he heard that I had long wanted to send Cai Yan and the others to Chang'an, he didn't understand.Dong Zhuo asked: "Why did Ba Xian want to send his wife and concubines to Chang'an? Did you know that Luoyang would change?"

I smiled and said, "Prime Minister, don't blame me. In fact, when the Prime Minister entered Beijing, I knew that there would be turmoil in Luoyang! When Emperor Ling was alive, the government was originally in the hands of the aristocratic family and the ten permanent attendants. If the aristocratic family is destroyed, the power of the world will naturally be controlled by the aristocratic family. But the prime minister came to Beijing when the aristocratic family was about to pick the fruits of victory, and completely deprived the rights of the aristocratic family. These aristocratic families will naturally carry out a series of actions against the prime minister. Since these aristocratic families have made moves, Luoyang must be unstable. How can I put my wife and concubine in danger? This is why I only took Han Sheng to Hulao Pass, but left Dianwei and Xu Chu to guard my wife and concubine I don't want the prime minister to be suspicious, and I don't want Yan'er and Rui'er to be in danger, so I can only wrong myself!"

"It's really embarrassing!" Dong Zhuo was very moved after hearing my words and said, "You should send your wives and concubines to Chang'an in advance, and I will move the whole Luoyang to Chang'an, naturally including the people of Luoyang!"

"The people are innocent, please prime minister to restrain the troops and treat the people well!" I said, "If the prime minister wants to plunder, it is better to plunder those aristocratic families, gentry and wealthy businessmen. After the prime minister arrives in Chang'an, there will inevitably be a lot of resistance to governance, and How much wealth can the common people have? The real wealth is gathered in the hands of those aristocratic families!"

Dong Zhuo was very hesitant after hearing my words. After all, in Dong Zhuo's heart, the common people are pariahs, and the aristocratic families are the ones who need to win over.Dong Zhuo said, "Baxian, I can't promise you this. Because when we moved, there was chaos like bandits, and no general could control them!"

I said coldly: "I don't care about looting aristocratic families, if anyone dares to harm ordinary people, I will kill every one I see!"

All the generals under Dong Zhuo's command shuddered after hearing my words, they knew that I would always do what I said.Li Ru asked: "Why did Baxian offend his colleagues for those untouchables?" I stared at Li Ru coldly for a while, and then said something.

(End of this chapter)