Great Han Empire

Chapter 601 The Heroes of Troubled Times Like the Abyss
Hussar General's Mansion.

Li Hong summoned the generals, generals of Zhonglang, officials in the mansion, and subordinates of Cao Cao to discuss in detail the strategy of attacking Luoyang.

The atmosphere of the discussion was very deserted, and Li Hong was always speaking alone.Li Hong ordered Qu Yi and Zhang Yan to lead their troops to Hedong to assemble immediately.Li Wei was ordered to lead the affairs of the Hushi General's Mansion after he left Longshan, to cooperate and assist Taifu in handling state affairs, and Yu Peng was ordered to take charge of Jinyang Xingyuan affairs and supervise the army's food and grass supplies.

The northern Xinjiang army is now mainly concentrated in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain and the two areas of Hedong.In the north and south of Yinshan Mountain, there are Anbei General Xian Yufu of Mobei Protectorate, and Duliao General Zhao Yun of Yunzhong Xingyuan. The two command [-] troops.There are five generals in Hedong, including Xu Rong, Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, and Yu Shi, commanding [-] troops.Yan Liang is in Gyeonggi, and Yan Rou is in Shanggu.Li Hong transferred all the nine generals in Northern Xinjiang from Jinyang. His determination to decentralize power and his actions were so thorough that it was difficult for some generals in Northern Xinjiang and their subordinates to accept it for a while.

Li Hong looked around at everyone's faces, and said with a smile: "Now Mr. Zhao Qi, Mr. Zhang Baiqi and Mr. Xie Ming are not discussing affairs in the Hushi General's Mansion, are you a little unaccustomed?"

There was no sound in the big tent, everyone had different postures, some lowered their heads, some looked at their hands, some fiddled with the bamboo slips on the table, and no one looked at Li Hong.

Li Hong smiled awkwardly, "My lords have exhausted all their efforts to defend the northern border. I am very grateful and understand how your lords are feeling at this time. The right to garrison land and salt and iron is related to the survival of northern Xinjiang, and it will be returned to the court immediately. , It is indeed something wrong, but considering that our previous efforts not only failed to improve the situation, but pushed Sheji and Northern Xinjiang step by step into the abyss of overthrow, I had to admit my incompetence, so I made up my mind to simply Hand it over to the end. The reason why I didn't discuss it with you adults in advance is very simple, you can look at your own faces, think about your own anger and dissatisfaction, and you will know why I didn't discuss it with you."

Everyone seemed to have never heard of it, each of them maintained their own postures, and the expressions on their faces remained unchanged.

Li Hong smiled helplessly, "Zilong, since your marriage with Wenji has been settled, you should leave Jinyang early and go back to Yunzhong. It may be very uneasy. At this time, a large number of troops stationed in the frontier fortress is very important to stabilize the situation in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain, so it must not be sloppy. In addition, it will snow soon, and you and Xian Yufu and Tian Yu must keep in close contact. If there is another snow disaster, you must immediately report to the court, quickly recruit Hetao soldiers, and try your best to rescue the victims."

Zhao Yun bowed and agreed, "I will ask the eldest princess to leave Jin tomorrow."

Li Wei said nonchalantly: "If there is a snow disaster outside the Great Wall this year, the imperial court will definitely abandon the desert. Now that the general has neither the military administration in northern Xinjiang, nor the funds for farmland and the benefits of salt and iron, how can he relieve the disaster? How can he protect the desert? ?”

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A stone stirs up a thousand waves.Just after Li Wei finished speaking, Tang Yun couldn't bear it any longer and stood up excitedly, "The court of Chang'an has always advocated the abandonment of Northern Xinjiang. Among the officials in Northern Xinjiang, Yang Qi, Wang Han and other ministers also advocated abandoning Northern Xinjiang. The general gave up all the powers of military administration, farming, salt and iron in northern Xinjiang. One can imagine the consequences. The general's previous strategy to save the country was to check and balance to protect the northern border first, and then work hard for the king. Why did it suddenly change? General In doing so, have you ever thought about the ups and downs of Northern Xinjiang?"

Yin Si, Zheng Yan, Guo Ce, Xu Ling, Qu Zhong and others followed closely, expressing their worries about the future situation.

It was very easy for Li Hong to give up his power in one sentence, but the prefectures outside the Great Wall, the Tuntian prefectures, the Yantie Duwei's mansion, and some generals in the Northern Xinjiang will have different opinions on Li Hong's behavior. understand.First of all, the eldest princess and the Jinyang court are weak, and Li Hong has no reason to give up power. Could it be explained that Li Hong's failure in the strategy of checks and balances meant that Li Hong was unable to protect the northern border, so he planned to change course and give up? Northern Xinjiang?Another explanation is, did Li Hong have to delegate power under the intimidation of the elder princess, Liu Yu, Zhang Wen and other veterans and Jizhou?Li Hong's decentralization of power can indeed let the people of the world know that Li Hong is loyal to the great man and the emperor, but the price is too high, and it is likely to be the entire northern Xinjiang.

Xu Ling said sharply that the general did this not to save the country, but purely for his own reputation.For his own selfishness, the general would rather disregard the survival of the country and the survival of northern Xinjiang, which is chilling.

The generals in command of northern Xinjiang have been silent.No matter what Li Hong did, military power was not involved at present, so Xu Rong, Qu Yi and others looked solemn and did not express any opinions.The generals don't speak, and those Zhonglang generals are of course even more difficult to speak.

Xu Ling's words made the northern Xinjiang generals very unhappy.Pang De hesitated to speak, Xu Rong immediately winked at him.Pang De immediately stood up and retorted, you speak too much, and you are the one who is doing it for your own self-interest.The General Hussar's Mansion owes you a lot of money, and now the arrears have been transferred to the imperial court. Are you worried that the imperial court will not pay you back?In my opinion, not only will the imperial court refuse to return your money, but it may also issue a min order to confiscate your home.

In fact, Xu Ling and Qu Zhong were most worried about this.Xu Ling said angrily that the general did not keep his word.How did you agree to us when we supported you in resettling refugees in northern Xinjiang?How did you promise us?What now?Now you clap your hands, don't care, go, leave us here to die.If I had known that the general had backtracked, I would not have moved my family to Hedong.

Li Wei hurriedly comforted Xu Ling a few words, then shook his head and said: "The garrison and salt and iron in northern Xinjiang are very involved, almost involving the interests of all aspects of northern Xinjiang. It is too much for the general to give up control of garrison and salt and iron. Reckless. Judging from the current situation in northern Xinjiang, the general's actions did not serve the purpose of enhancing the prestige of the eldest princess and the imperial court, and gathering the power of northern Xinjiang, Youzhou, and Jizhou. The repulsion has intensified the internal contradictions in northern Xinjiang, and the strength of all parties has not been integrated, but has been greatly weakened."

With more and more accusations, Li Hong's face became more and more ugly.

We have worked hard for nearly a year to achieve a check and balance policy, but the facts have proved that we have failed. We do not have the strength to check and balance. Whether it is the community or the northern Xinjiang, the crisis has not been alleviated.The establishment of the Jinyang court is the only way for us to continue to save the country. With the eldest princess and the Jinyang court, we can gather the power of states and counties from all over the world to work together to rejuvenate the country.It is precisely because of the strength and assistance of various states and counties that northern Xinjiang can get rid of the crisis.Now neither the eldest princess nor the ministers in the Jinyang court have said that they want to give up the northern border, so why are you making random guesses?The imperial court has just been established, and what is needed is a concerted effort from top to bottom, instead of mutual suspicion and mutual affection.

Don't talk about it anymore, and do your own thing well.The country is revitalized, everything is available, and the country is overthrown, and the northern border cannot survive alone.After a period of time, everything in the court will gradually get on the right track, and the power of the court will be revealed, and your doubts will disappear.

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Taifu's house.

Grand Tutor Liu Yu appreciated the princess' reluctance to move to Jinyang very much.Now that the country is in danger, the northern border is poor, and the people are suffering from hunger and cold, how can there be money to build palaces?If you can save it, of course you should save it.Whether the country can be revitalized does not depend on luxurious palaces, but on the concerted efforts of the ministers and the bloody battles of the soldiers.If the Jinyang court in the tent can save the country, it might be a matter of history.

The extreme lack of wealth is something that the Jinyang court urgently needs to solve. For this reason, Tai Fu Liu Yu summoned Ding Gong, Chen Ji, and Lu Zhi from the Princess's Mansion, Han Fu and Cai Yong from the Yushi Mansion, and General Tian Zhonglang. Zhao Qi and other ministers from the Taifu Mansion gathered to discuss matters.

A group of veterans sat together, recalling the past years in Luoyang, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

There are indeed many places worth remembering in the past years. When everyone chatted, they smiled and were very happy, but when they got down to business, they immediately fought with each other, and the previous harmonious atmosphere disappeared.

Jizhou has not paid taxes for two consecutive years.In the past two years, only some counties and counties along the Yellow River in Jizhou suffered a little disaster and war disaster, which can basically be regarded as a bumper harvest.Most of the refugees in Jizhou were driven to northern Xinjiang and Youzhou, and the relief was very limited. Although last year the general Hussars made an expedition outside the Great Wall, and this year the Dong League attacked Luoyang, Jizhou provided a lot of money and food, but the money and food provided by Jizhou is there. limited.According to the estimates of Liu Yu, Yuan Pang and others, Jizhou should pay at least one billion yuan in taxes to the imperial court in the past two years.

Yuan Pang used to be the chief minister of agriculture, so he was very clear about this matter, so he proposed that Jizhou should pay taxes to the Jinyang court immediately, at least for one year, which is [-] million yuan.

Han Fu's attitude was beyond everyone's surprise, and he vetoed it outright.Han Fu said that Jizhou had no money, and all the taxes were used up.Liu Yu and Yuan Pang immediately retorted, and they wrung their fingers to settle the accounts for him. After calculating, after deducting what Han Fu said, Jizhou still has at least [-] to [-] million in wealth left.Han Fu resolutely refused to admit that Jizhou had so much money, and said that the imperial court had allocated [-] million yuan to Beijiang for relief, and the general Hushi had already agreed not to do so.

Yuan Pang was very angry, saying that you didn't give the relief allocated by the imperial court to Beijiang and Youzhou last year, and if you didn't give it this year, where did the taxes from Jizhou go?Also, General Hushi agreed not to take the money because General Hushi was eager to relocate the victims back to Jizhou at that time, so he had no choice but to agree to you.Now the General Hussars has returned all the military affairs of northern Xinjiang to the imperial court, and now the imperial court asks you for money, and instead of giving it to you, you use the General Hussars as a shield. What do you mean?
When Yuan Kui asked Han Fu to be the shepherd of Jizhou, Yuan Pang also strongly agreed with him. Who knew that Han Fu, who now holds great power, ignored the Jinyang court and the authority of their veteran officials.Yuan Pang became angry and went up against the crime.

The other veterans were also very surprised by Han Fu's attitude, and they criticized him one after another. Only Lu Zhi sat quietly by the side and remained silent.

In the past in Luoyang, Han Fu was just a minister of the Shangshutai. Compared with the veteran officials of the three gongs and nine ministers present here, there was a huge difference in power and official rank.The veterans always thought that Han Fu would respect the eldest princess and the Jinyang court, and would obey his orders, but who knew it would be such a result.It is not Li Hong who hinders the great cause of revitalizing the country, but Han Fu, whom they trust and trust most.This made them unacceptable, and their faces were embarrassing, and their words gradually became sharp.

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Facing the coercion of these famous state officials, and Yuan Pang kept mentioning Yuan Kui, Han Fu felt guilty and had to tell the truth, Jizhou Mufu did not have so many taxes, and [-]% of Jizhou's taxes were It is controlled by Yuan Shao.

There are nine counties in Jizhou, the largest being Bohai County.When the population of Bohai County was the largest, it once reached more than 110 million, and its tax revenue has always accounted for about 184% of Jizhou's total tax revenue.Since the first year of Zhongping (AD [-]) when the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, six counties including Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu, Zhao, Weijun, and Ganling suffered repeated wars because of their proximity to Taihang Mountain. Only Bohai, Hejian and The three counties of Anping survived the disaster and have been safe and sound. Therefore, in recent years, Jizhou's taxes have mainly been provided by the three eastern Jizhou counties of Bohai.

The Taifu Yuan Kai knew very well the importance of Jizhou to Dong Daye. In order to ensure that Dong Daye could be under the absolute control of the Yuan Clan, he arranged for Han Fu to be the shepherd of Jizhou, and at the same time replaced Bohai, Hejian, and Anping. The prefect of the prefecture and state strives for the Yuan Clan to control Jizhou to the greatest extent.After all, Jizhou Mu has too much power. If there is something wrong with Han Fu, it will be very difficult to successfully challenge Dong Daye.However, he was still uneasy about such an arrangement.After Yuan Kui gave up Shenli Shangshu, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Yuan Shao to be the prefect of Bohai County and Yuan Shu to be the rear general by order of the emperor. This was obviously a deal between Yuan Kai and Dong Zhuo.In order to discuss the safety of Dong Chenggong and the Yuan Clan, Yuan Kui finally decided to let Yuan Shao take charge of Bohai County in Jizhou himself.In this way, the Yuan clan firmly controlled the three prefectures of Bohai, Hejian and Anping in Jizhou, and controlled the lifeline of Jizhou.

After explaining the whole story carefully, Han Fu said, I am the Mu of Jizhou in name, but in fact I only control the two counties of Weijun and Ganling.The prime ministers of Hejian and Anping only listen to Yuan Shao's orders, and don't listen to me at all.The two prefectures of Zhongshan and Changshan were assigned to Northern Xinjiang by the imperial court as early as last year.The two prefectures of Julu and Zhao were forcibly taken by General Hushi to farm the fields. Although General Hushi said that these two counties belonged to me, but this year's autumn harvest, he transported all the grain turned in by the people back to the north. Xinjiang, I haven't received a single grain.

Liu Yu and the ministers looked at the dejected Han Fu suspiciously, and no one could believe it was true.A majestic Jizhou Mu controls only one Wei County and one Ganling State, who would believe it?

Han Fu pointed to Lu Zhi and said, "My lords, if you don't believe me, just ask Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu was very clear about the fact that Mr. Tai Tuo used the capital as a state official back then."

Lu Zhi smiled wryly and shook his head.How could Yuan Kai and himself have expected that the fight against Dong Daye would turn into today's act of disastrous to the country and the people?

"Master Cui, Master Chen, and Master Yuan, when you were buying grain in various parts of Jizhou, didn't you hear any gossip about this?"

Yuan Pang bowed his hands apologetically at him, "I heard it, who knew it would be so serious? Anyway, you are Jizhou Mu, and Yuan Shao is the prefect of Bohai County, so what you say should have some weight."

Han Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My lords, don't forget that Yuan Shao held the 'Decree of Inheritance' in his hand, and he used chariot generals to lead the state affairs and command the world. From the aspect of asking for the Dong League, he is my superior, and I have to listen to it." His command. When I came to Jinyang this time, I first consulted Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao disagrees, I really don’t know what to do. I’m caught between the imperial court and the League of Governors. Who do you want me to listen to? ?”

All the ministers looked at each other and were speechless.

Yuan Shao had a letter from Yuan Kui in his hand, and the matter of asking for Dong was also planned by Yuan Kui, Lu Zhi, Ding Gong, Yuan Pang and many other ministers. As far as killing ministers is concerned, Yuan Shao is not wrong, he has been faithfully implementing the strategy of eradicating traitors and rejuvenating the country set by Yi Tai Fu Yuan Wei and other ministers.

"If you don't force me today, I won't say that I can't afford to lose this person." Han Fu shook his hands repeatedly in shame, "Many county officials in Jizhou said I was not good, that I was mean and liked to swear. Think about it, my lords, how can I not be mean when I face the fake smiling faces and the words of threats and insults? How can I not be angry?"

"I have repeatedly told Mr. Ma that if the imperial court is to be built in Jizhou, it will combine the imperial court and the Dongdong League into one. I am not for myself, nor for the military and political power of Jizhou, but for the great cause of saving the country. My lords, please think about it carefully. The Jinyang court is deliberately avoiding Yuan Shao and avoiding the alliance against Dong, so what will happen in the future? If the Jinyang court doesn’t sit down with Yuan Shao and have a good talk, and doesn’t take the dispute between the court and the alliance against Dong into consideration. With all differences resolved, how to integrate state and county forces?"

"For example, me, Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Jiao He, Yuan Yi, Wang Kuang, Tao Qian, Kong Ni, who do you want us to listen to? If we listen to both, things will be impossible. If we listen to If one does not listen to the other, we will offend others. The Jinyang court wants Dong, and the Dong League also wants Dong, what should we do?"

Liu Yu thought for a long time, then looked at several ministers and said: "Wen Jie said well, we should consider this matter immediately and resolve it as soon as possible. Now it seems that it is not Li Hong or Yuan Shao who hinder the great cause of revitalizing the country, but It’s us. We haven’t done a good job in asking for the board of directors, if we mess up the Jinyang dynasty, we will be the chief culprits for the defeat of the great man.”

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Although Han Fu complained emotionally, Zhang Wenwen, Yuan Pang and others did not let him go, and continued to pursue taxes.Jizhou has not paid taxes for two years. As one of the three princes of the Jinyang court, you must show something tangible, otherwise who in the world will be convinced?

Han Fu thought for a while.General Hussars has returned the military administration of northern Xinjiang to the imperial court. Can the imperial court return the four prefectures of Jizhou to Jizhou?
Liu Yu agreed without hesitation.

Han Fu asked, "Is Diannong Duwei's Mansion also assigned to Jizhou?"

"The farming of Jizhou was originally decided by the imperial court, so of course it belongs to you."

"Shouldn't some of the funds for farming in northern Xinjiang also be allocated to Jizhou?"

Liu Yu lowered his head in anger, too lazy to talk to Han Fu.Zhang Wen put his face down immediately, "Master Han, the funds for farming in Beijiang are allocated by the imperial court for farming in Beijiang, not for farming in Jizhou. Beijiang farms in the four counties of Jizhou to help the victims. Do you know how much it cost? Not only are you not grateful for picking up someone on the scene, but you even ask the court for money, aren’t you going too far?”

Han Fu was not ashamed, "Master Zhang, Jizhou needs to garrison the land and provide relief to the victims. It also needs to provide four months of food and pay for the northern Xinjiang army to attack Luoyang. At the same time, it also needs to provide part of the food and pay for the troops of Yanqing, Xu and Hanoi. , where do you think I got the money to pay the taxes? As I said, half of Jizhou’s taxes are in the hands of Yuan Shao. If I don’t have enough money and food, I, a Shangguan, have the cheek to ask him for it. Why can’t you understand I?"

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Three days later, the discussions between the imperial court and Jizhou were settled in the fierce dispute between the two sides, and Han Fu returned with a full load of military affairs of the four counties.

When Taifu Liu Yu and Zhang Wen saw Hushi General Li Hong, their faces were a little hot.At the beginning of the establishment of the Jinyang court, Li Hong could give whatever he wanted. If he was not needed for war, he might even hand over his military power, but what about the court?Not only did he not get any money from Jizhou, but he also gave four prefectures to Han Fu who was crying. Thinking about it, I am really sorry and ashamed.

Li Hong came to say goodbye. He recruited six generals from northern Xinjiang, seven generals from Zhonglang, 25 captains and captains, and [-] troops to attack Luoyang from the north and south. All the troops went to the battlefield.

"The eldest princess and the court's guards rely on [-] Tigers and Ben troops. If there is any emergency, please send soldiers from the east of the river to defend Jinyang in time. In addition, the Yunzhong camp has five soldiers from Liao general Zhao Yun. Sir, Qian Tieqi, you can also come at any time. I will take Luoyang at all costs this time, so as to help the eldest princess and the court return to Kyoto as soon as possible."

Li Hong bowed suddenly and bowed respectfully to Liu Yu and Zhang Wen, "The northern border will be handed over to the two adults, please take care of the two adults."

Liu Yu and Zhang Wen felt a surge of excitement in their hearts, and their eyes immediately became moist.The two helped Li Hong up, one left and one right, not knowing what to say.

"Do you still remember Lu Longsai?" Liu Yu asked.

Li Hong nodded, "My lord kicked me and shouted at me, child, follow me and take back Lulongsai. It's the same this time, I followed my lord and vowed to take back Luoyang."

Liu Yu had a sore nose, and his gray goatee trembled violently. It took him a long time before he said, "My child, you are already a general of hussars. The matter of charging into the battle and being the arrow stone should be done in moderation, and don't miss the important national affairs."

Touched, Li Hong paid respects to Liu Yu again, turned around and left.

Zhang Wen chased him out of the big tent, "Zimin, you know Dong Zhuo a little bit, don't push him too hard. If he sets fire to Luoyang, we will suffer a great loss. I have sent someone to Back to Chang'an, I believe Chang'an will do something to lure Dong Zhuo back to Guanzhong as soon as possible."

Li Hong bowed himself to be taught.

"Son, take care, see you in Luoyang."

"My lord, please don't worry, I will welcome you to Beijing at Xiamen in the future."

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In mid-December, Luoyang, Xianyang Garden.

The edict of the eldest princess was spread all over the world.

When Dong Zhuo saw this edict, he was not angry but happy, and immediately summoned the generals in Beijing to celebrate with wine in Xianyang Garden.

Li Jue, Guo Si and others were shocked when they heard the news, "My lord, Liu Yu, Li Hong, Han Fu and others set up another court in Jinyang and announced that they would attack your lord and King Qin of Chang'an. This is not a good thing. Li After Hong received money and food support from Jizhou, he would be even more powerful, and his strength would increase greatly, and there would be a fierce battle in Gyeonggi."

The new Henan Yin, Yang Yi of the Hongnong Yang faction was very nervous. He analyzed to Dong Zhuo that there is Li Hong in the north, Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, and Zhang Yang who are stationed in Hanoi in the northeast, and Zhu Jun and Yan Liang who are stationed in Hulaoguan in the southeast. , there are Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Kong Ni in the south, and the enemy army has as many as 10,000+ people. Luoyang is surrounded on three sides, and the enemy is outnumbered.Yang Yi suggested that Dong Zhuo temporarily avoid the front, retreat into the pass, and defend to the death.

Dong Zhuo was calm, talking and laughing happily, and didn't care, "Don't panic, everyone, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and other naughty children will definitely run away in a few months, but the leopard in the north is a little troublesome, haha..."

Everyone looked at Dong Zhuo in fear, not daring to speak out to persuade him.

"After the Battle of Luoyang, Guanzhong will rest easy from now on, and the revival of the country will be imminent. How can you, my lords, not sing songs and have a carnival to celebrate?" Dong Zhuo pointed to Yang Yi and said, "Write me a few letters. After writing, we will continue to drink happily. Never get drunk."

Dong Zhuo wrote to He Dong Zhechong General Yushi.The edict of the eldest princess has been read, please send it back to Tian Yi immediately, you and I meet to fight again.

Dong Zhuoshu sued General Yan Liang of Hulao Hulie.I will gather an army of [-] to attack Hulao in ten days, and I will have another decisive battle with General Hutou.This time, the old man will definitely take off the tiger's head to pay homage to my brother's spirit in heaven.

Dong Zhuo urgently wrote to Chang'an, Liu Ai, Dong Min and other ministers that the Luoyang battle is about to begin, and the guard against Chang'an must be strengthened.The two generals Duan Yao and Niu Fu were urgently written to prepare for the battle, and the two generals Dong Yue and Li Su were urgently written to retreat to Guanzhong immediately to assist Duan Yan and Niu Fu.Urgently write to Lu Bu and Hu Zhen to continue to attack Yingchuan and Nanyang in order to contain the forces of Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and Kong Ni.Dong Zhuo said that he will personally lead the army to attack south in the near future.

Dong Zhuo also ordered Du Yang, the county magistrate of Heyin who was detained in Luoyang, to write to Han Hao who was stationed in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, urging Han Hao to surrender as soon as possible.Du Yang is Han Hao's uncle.Du Yang said, I have written more than a dozen letters, but it is useless.Still want to write?

"Keep writing, every day." Dong Zhuo laughed, "If he really surrenders, I'll be in trouble."

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In mid-December, Luoyang, Hulao Pass.

After Yan Liang received Dong Zhuo's letter, without further ado, he immediately ordered the army to abandon Hulao Pass and retreat towards Zhongmou.

Zhu Jun was furious, and resolutely refused to give up Hulao Pass, "With the danger of Hulao Pass and the strength of [-] troops, we can at least contain Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of troops. Why did the general withdraw?"

Yan Liang had a rare smile, "Dong Zhuo will leave sooner or later, why should we push each other so hard? After arriving in Zhongmou, will your lord continue to go south with us to Yingchuan, or stay in Zhongmou City?"

Hearing Ying Chuan, Zhu Jun immediately understood what Yan Liang was thinking. He shook his head and sighed, "I'm getting old and it's cold, so I'd better stay in Zhongmou."

Yan Liang wrote back to Dong Zhuo.Fatty, I'm leaving, see you in Chang'an.

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(End of this chapter)