Rogue master in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 303 Expedient measures
"Fake man?" Jia Xu was taken aback, then clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Chen Wei, your use of this word is really subtle!"

Chen Wei laughed and asked, "Did the Wei family tell Cai Yong about this?"

Jia Xu showed a look of exclamation on his face, and said: "This is the reason why the world admires Cai Zhaoji. The Wei family did tell Cai Yong about it. At that time, Cai Yong also felt embarrassed, because Cai Zhaoji was his only daughter, and She is also a well-known talented woman in the world, marrying Cai Zhaoji to Wei Zhongdao is equivalent to pushing her daughter into the furnace, so Cai Yong once planned to reject the Wei family, but Cai Zhaoji said that since her father agreed to this marriage back then, she could not break his promise and she was willing to marry Wei Zhong said."

"This matter caused a lot of repercussions at the time. After Cai Zhaoji married into Wei's family, she obeyed women's morals and took care of her sick husband in every possible way. However, Wei Zhongdao was already terminally ill and died of illness within a year of marriage. The two never had sex. Regarding the intercourse, Cai Zhaoji has been tirelessly keeping chastity and wearing mourning for two years, this matter has made Cai Zhaoji more famous and has been praised by people all over the world."

After Chen Wei heard it, he also sighed secretly. Such a woman is really rare in the world. No wonder later generations have been praising Cai Wenji for 2000 years.

"A daughter has a high moral character. Like a father, like a daughter, I am afraid that Cai Yong is also a person of high morals. What is his relationship with Dong Zhuo? Why did Dong Zhuo secretly recommend him as Zuo Zhonglang?" Chen Wei asked.

Jia Xu said: "Chen Wei is right, like a father, like a daughter, Cai Yong is very filial, his old mother has been sick for three years, he guards her side, regardless of cold and heat, and has not undressed for three years; He is upright and upright, so all the officials in the court form private factions and collude with each other, but he is the only one who is upright. In these years, the court ministers either defected to Dong Zhuo or Wang Yun, only he neither flattered Dong Zhuo nor disdained to make peace with him. Dealing with Wang Yunzhi and his ilk, he indulged in poetry and writing all day long."

"Zuo Zhonglang will be a piece of fat, so why did Dong Zhuo take a fancy to him?" Chen Wei asked.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Because Dong Min was promoted to be the President of the Imperial Forest Army, Dong Zhuo had to give up the vacancy of Zuo Zhonglang, but he didn't want to give it to Wang Yun for nothing, so he deliberately pushed Cai Yong up. Cai Yong has a great reputation. His reputation is very high, the important thing is that he is in the middle, he is the most suitable candidate in Dong Zhuo's mind."

Chen Wei's eyes lit up, he thought of something, and said with a smile: "I understand, since Zuo Zhonglang can't get this position from Dong Zhuo's people, he doesn't want Wang Yun's people to get it either."

"So Dong Zhuo is scheming, and we must not take it lightly in the future." Jia Xu said, "However, regarding the candidate for General Zuo Zhonglang, Chen Wei, as a general, will definitely ask for your opinion at the court meeting. And the current king Yun and Dong Zhuo's two factions are fiercely competing for the candidate, so your choice is likely to be finalized."

Chen Wei smiled wryly: "This job is thankless."

"That's right, no matter who you choose, you will offend the other party." Jia Xu said.

"Aside from Cai Yong, what kind of person is this Wen Kangtai recommended by Wang Yun and others?" Chen Wei asked.

Jia Xu replied: "Cai Yong is over sixty, and he has just entered fifty, but Wen Kangtai is the Yushi Zhongcheng, and in terms of rank, he is fourth rank like Cai Yong, but Cai Yong's promotion to this position is very important. Wen Kangtai relied on talent, while Wen Kangtai came up through nepotism. His daughter-in-law is the daughter of Jingbei Yin Yuanhong, who came up with Yuan Hong's support. Wang Yun, Huang Fusong and Wang Yunhuang were able to make the leap from a sixth-rank Zhonglang to a fourth-rank imperial censor Zhongcheng."

"Jingbei Yin..." Chen Wei looked at the bamboo slips and understood that this Jingbei Yin belonged to an official of the capital. In future generations, he would probably be equal to the mayor of Beijing. so fast.

"If the opponent is someone else, I'm afraid Wen Kangtai will become Zuo Zhonglang. However, Cai Yong has a high reputation and was recommended by Lin Cun. And Dong Zhuo is playing tricks behind the scenes, so the final candidate for General Zuo Zhonglang has not yet been decided."

Chen Wei pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Wen He, in your opinion, is it possible for this Zuo Zhonglang to take us down?"

Jia Xu was slightly taken aback, and said with a wry smile: "Although the position of General Zuo Zhonglang is very important, I'm afraid we won't be allowed to intervene now. Wen Kangtai and Cai Yong are both very famous people, and we really don't have anyone to take it." You have to fight it out, if you bite the bullet, it will be self-defeating, and you will offend both Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo at the same time."

Chen Wei also smiled wryly: "After what you said, let's not get involved in this muddy water."

"Although we cannot participate, we can choose the person who is most beneficial to us." Jia Xu said.

"Then Cai Yong or Wen Kangtai, who will be more beneficial to us as Zuo Zhonglang?" Chen Wei asked.

Jia Xu said: "Now that Dong Zhuo proclaims himself Prime Minister, power is in the hands of the government and the public. Although Cai Yong's character is better, but the position of Zuo Zhonglang will fall to Wang Yun's side, and the royalist faction will have more power to resist, which can prevent Dong Zhuo's family from being alone. Big."

Chen Wei shook his head and smiled, "I don't think so."

Jia Xu couldn't help being startled, and said with a smile, "Chen Wei must have his own opinion."

Chen Wei stood up, walked back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back, stopped and smiled at Jia Xu: "Electing Wen Kangtai will certainly increase Wang Yun's strength to counter Dong Zhuo, but this is short-lived. I think we need to see it carefully." Longer-term. Because no matter whether Wang Yun or Dong Zhuo is more powerful, it will not benefit us in the future. Even if we vote for Wen Kangtai, who do you think he is most grateful for after being elected? Naturally, Wang Yun who recommended him Waiting for others, why would they think we are good? Besides, he is a royalist. But Cai Yong is a neutral, upright and upright person, so naturally he will not be in the same class as Dong Zhuo, if we recommend him as Zuo Zhonglang general... ..."

Jia Xu showed admiration on his face, and said: "Chen Wei really thinks more far-sighted, you are planning to draw Cai Yong into our camp, in the end, the position of General Zuo Zhonglang will still fall into our hands."

Chen Wei said with a smile: "I heard that Cai Yong has an upright personality. He should be a person with principles. I'm afraid he won't be grateful for it. He will join us without saying anything, but it will be a good thing to get his favor in the future."

"That's right, even if he wants to be grateful, we have to act like we have nothing else to ask for, and we just do things honestly, so it will be better." Jia Xu laughed.

"The only worry is that Wang Yun and others will think that we have the same nostrils as Dong Zhuo, and the misunderstanding will be deeper." Chen Wei said.

Jia Xu also nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "When we first returned to Chang'an, the foundation was not stable. Besides, Dong Zhuo is powerful, so it is an expedient policy to favor Dong Zhuo's side first. Besides, nothing can be done perfectly. It is easy to take care of both ends. Neither side is happy."

Chen Wei's face slowly revealed a solemn expression, and he said: "Wen He is right. Although it is good for us to have a vague position on them, the disadvantages will come out in the long run."

"That's right. We didn't express our position in the early stage. We were slightly biased towards Dong Zhuo. We stabilized Dong Zhuo and let Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo fight. The attention is not on our side. It is convenient for us to secretly plan measures, but after a long time they will see us. The intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight." Jia Xu said.

"Now that the power of the imperial palace and city defense has fallen into Dong Zhuo's hands, it is equivalent to the emperor in his hands. If we want to overthrow Dong Zhuo, we must take the Imperial Forest Army in the hands of the imperial palace." Chen Wei said.

Jia Xu pondered, "The emperor is Dong Zhuo's lifeblood, otherwise he would not be so anxious to dethrone the young emperor and establish a new emperor. Dong Zhuo, the defense of the imperial city, will definitely not be released easily, but... we still have a way."

"any solution?"

"Control the defense of Chang'an City in your hands," Jia Xu said.

Chen Wei's eyes sharpened sharply, and he said, "That's right, as long as you control the defenses of Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo can only become a turtle in an urn."

"However, it is more difficult to take down the defenses of Chang'an City than the defenses of the Imperial City," Jia Xu said.

"why?"

"Because the city defense allocation of Chang'an City is very complicated, it is almost said to be the place with the most mixed forces in Chang'an City. Chang'an City has twelve gates, and each gate is assigned a gate. Although there is a gate in name Sima, however, has no real power, and can only be in charge of weapons, but not soldiers. Among the twelve disciples, five belonged to Dong Zhuo, four belonged to Huangfusong, and the remaining three apparently belonged to Weiwei Jurisdiction, but the guards in charge of the city defense are only fake, completely empty, and have no real power, so the three city gates are in the hands of the Yuan family, the largest family in Chang'an."

"The Yuan family?" Chen Wei felt a headache when the Yuan family suddenly appeared again.

"This Yuan family is a powerful family. Five members of the four generations are ranked as the three princes. They are known as "four generations and three princes". The disciples and old officials are all over the world. Even Emperor Han Ling feared the power of Dalian, but Emperor Han Ling also relied heavily on Yuan. At the beginning, Luoyang was the capital, and Chang'an, which was the accompanying capital, was given to the Yuan family as a territory. The Yuan family has taken root in Chang'an for 100 years, and its influence has almost touched every corner of Chang'an city. Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an, and he also thought about uprooting the Yuan family. But the Yuan family is deeply rooted, and the Yuan family can be pulled out, but it will definitely affect the whole of Chang'an, and even the nearby large and small cities, involving too many internal and external troubles, and finally Dong Zhuo has no choice but to put this idea aside and choose to cooperate with the Yuan family."

"The Jingbei Yin Yuanhong you mentioned just now may have a lot to do with this Yuan family?" Chen Wei asked.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "That's right, this Yuan Hong is the fourth generation of the Yuan family, and I heard that he ranks second among the direct descendants of the Yuan family."

Chen Wei suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Could it be that Yuan Shao is also a member of the Yuan family?"

Jia Xu showed admiration, "Chen Wei, you are really smart, you can draw inferences from one instance to another, that's right, Yuan Shao is a descendant of the Yuan family, but he is not a descendant of the Yuan family, but a concubine, because Yuan Feng's elder brother Yuan Cheng died young, Yuan Feng took Yuan Shao Adopted to Yuan Cheng. Although Yuan Shao is not a direct descendant, but now it seems that among the children of the Yuan family, he has achieved the greatest achievement."

"So what a great achievement, in the final battle of Guandu, he was still defeated by Cao Cao." Chen Wei said to himself.

"What did you say?" Jia Xu asked suspiciously.

Chen Wei shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing."

The Battle of Guandu is still a year later, if Chen Weiruo tells Jia Xu now, I am afraid that Jia Xu will only think that Chen Wei is talking nonsense.

Afraid of Jia Xu's questioning, Chen Wei changed the topic and said, "Today, out of the twelve city gates, actually five are in the hands of Dong Zhuo, four are in the hands of Huangfu Song, and three are in the hands of the aristocratic Yuan family. Tricky enough."

"The entanglement of forces is so complicated that even Dong Zhuo can't completely control Chang'an City. This is why Dong Zhuo dare not establish himself as emperor. Otherwise, with Dong Zhuo's wolfish ambition, the emperor has already been abolished and usurped the throne. How can there be such a thing as establishing the Han Dynasty and dedicating the emperor. "Jia Xu said.

"However, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still young, just Dong Zhuo's puppet, in name only, but Dong Zhuo is the real emperor." Chen Wei sighed.

"He also has a lot of things to be afraid of, that's why he wants to win you over. As long as Wang Yunhuangfusong's party is eliminated, no one in the court will dare to disobey him, and then turn around to deal with you, Chen Wei, when the time comes I really do whatever I want!" Jia Xu said.

"The day when Dong Zhuo will usurp the throne and stand on his own will never come." A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Wei's mouth.

"Seeing that Chen Wei is so confident, I also calm down." Jia Xu laughed.

Chen Wei can never tell Jia Xu the result of Dong Zhuo being killed by Lu Bu in history, and history does not know whether it will be changed because of his arrival, and Chen Wei does not know the result.

"Although it is difficult to take control of the city gate from them, we must overcome the difficulties. Even if we cannot completely control the city defense of Chang'an City, we must control a third of it, so that we can be invincible. land." Chen Wei said.

Jia Xu nodded and said: "That's right, if you control the city gate, you can connect the troops inside and outside the city, and respond from outside to inside. Otherwise, even if we station troops in Tongguan, we can reach Chang'an in one day. If we can't enter Chang'an, it will be difficult for us." As."

"But how can we take down these city gates? It's really a headache." Chen Wei sighed.

(End of this chapter)