The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Like other counties in the empire, the officials of the county government in Guangling were all natives of the county, and many of them had served as "Ming Qing" of the imperial court, that is, county chiefs and county captains.

Zang Hong is one of them. He served as the county magistrate.

Yuan Sui, the county head clerk, is also one of them. He is much older than Zang Hong. He is in his forties this year. Seven or eight years ago, he was established by the government and worked as a clerk in the government. The magistrate of Baishi, in terms of rank alone, is a little higher than Zang Hong.

Different from the strict boundaries between "officers" and "officers" in later generations, there is no clear line of distinction between officials and officials today. Therefore, among the officials of prefectures and counties, such as Zang Hong and Yuan Sui who once served in the imperial court, But later, due to various reasons, he returned home with his seal or was dismissed by the imperial court. After returning home, he was set up by the prefecture and county.

Zang Hong voluntarily gave up his office and returned home, as did Yuan Sui.

When Yuan Sui was appointed as the county magistrate, the governor of the county where he was located was a son of a regular servant and was greedy for money. The governor of the county came to ask Yuan Sui for money, which is to say, "asking for bribes". Yuan Sui refused to give up. He smeared his name and was reluctant to give money, but because his background was not strong and he did not dare to offend him, he simply put his seal on it and returned home. After returning to the village, he was famous in the county, and he also served in the government and when he was in the county. He was a county magistrate, and his qualifications were thick enough, so he was turned into a five-guanjue by the county governor at that time in the county.

The status of the facial features is higher than that of Gong Cao and the chief clerk. It can be said that it is the highest position in the county government or county temple officials, "under one person, above ten thousand people", but this position is more of an honor. Similar to the "honorary title", the real power is not large. Zhang Chao changed him to be the county head book. The head book is like the secretary of the later generations. A trust and emphasis on ability, and although his status has dropped slightly, the power in his hands has actually increased.

Therefore, although Xun Zhen had never heard of Yuan Sui's name in his previous life, he treated him with the same respect as he did to Zang Hong.

Outside the car window, landscapes such as roadside trees, farmland, rivers, and village pavilions are replaced.

Inside the car, Xun Zhen, Zang Hong, and Yuan Sui chatted casually. After saying the polite words they met for the first time, the topic slowly turned to the political situation of the imperial court, Xuzhou and Guangling.

The political situation of the imperial court was mentioned first.

Xun Zhen came from Luoyang. Zang Hong and Yuan Sui asked him a lot about Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing.

The current situation in Luoyang can be said to be changing every day.

Although Xun Zhen had not left Beijing for a long time, the political situation and situation in Kyoto at this time were very different from those before he left Beijing.

The biggest difference is, of course, that Dong Zhuo gradually gained a firm foothold, while Yuan Hui, Yuan Shao and other scholar groups became increasingly unsupported.

On the way to Guangling, Xun Zhen did not break contact with Cao Cao, He Yong and others, and he frequently sent letters, so he was very clear about the change in the situation in Kyoto.

Zang Hong asked: "We heard in Guangling that Dong Zhuo has become increasingly domineering since he entered the capital. He has become increasingly domineering, arrogant in the military, and arrogant to state affairs. Dare to ask the Ming government, how is the situation in Kyoto now?"

"When I left the capital, Dong Zhuo was already domineering. On my way to Guangling, I learned two things in the letter."

"Which two things?"

"Executive Jinwu Ding was originally killed by Dong Zhuo, and the trilogy was annexed by Dong Zhuo; Sikong Liu Hong was released, and Dong Zhuo became Sikong himself."

These two incidents happened not long ago, and Zang Hong and Yuan Sui didn't know about it yet.

Hearing these words, both of them paled.

Yuan Sui said in surprise, "Dong Zhuo is the Sikong?"

Zang Hong said in shock, "Ding Yuan was killed?"

Xun Zhen glanced at Zang Hong and said to herself, "Compared to Yuan Sui, Zang Hong has more insight and is more knowledgeable."

Sikong is one of the three masters. On the surface, Dong Zhuo's influence of being Sikong seems to be more serious, but in fact, Dong Zhuo's killing of Ding Yuan is a more serious matter.

Ding was originally promoted by Yuan Shao and others as Jinwu in order to check and balance Dong Zhuo, but now he was killed by Dong Zhuo, and his part was merged by Dong Zhuo, which shows that Yuan Shao and others' check and balance strategy has been declared bankrupt, and from a deeper perspective, Dong Zhuo was originally an elite soldier, and now Ding Yuan's trilogy is also owned by Dong Zhuo under the leadership of Lv Bu. - Cao Cao and others also said in the letter that the trilogy left by He Jin and He Miao was lured by Dong Zhuo's wealth. They all surrendered to Dong Zhuo. In this way, most of the capital's military power fell into Dong Zhuo's hands. Without enough military support, Yuan Shao, Yuan Wei and other scholar groups would no longer be able to do so. Against Dong Zhuo.

In other words, Dong Zhuo's situation in Luoyang covering the sky with one hand is very soon, or it has already arrived - Liu Hong was relieved, and Dong Zhuo was the Sikong himself, which was one of the manifestations.

Zang Hong asked urgently: "I heard that when Ding Yuan was a county official, the county police were in a hurry. He was ordered to go after the pirates, and he was at the forefront, and he was famous for his bravery. Wei, the 'Wu Meng' person is best for his bravery. I also heard that Ding Yuan's trilogy are all strong men in the state, and they are good at fighting. How did he get killed by Dong Zhuo?"

"Do you know Lu Bu?"

Lü Bu later became famous all over the world, but he was a warrior, but now he is only famous in the Bingzhou area. Zang Hong and Yuan Sui have never heard of his name. Zang Hong shook his head and asked, "Who is Lu Bu?"

"He was also a native of Wuyuan County, and used Xiaowu for Ding Yuan. When Ding Yuan was the prefect of Bingzhou, he used him as the captain of the cavalry, and he was later settled in Henei, and he was the main book, and he was treated personally. Dong Zhuo saw him. Seeing the letter to Ding Yuan, he used the wealth, silk, and official position as a lure to make him turn his back. Although Ding Yuan was wary of Dong Zhuo, he believed in Lv Bu, but he was not wary of him, so he was killed. After Ding Yuan was killed, Lv Bu was killed. Dedicated Ding Yuan's head to Dong Zhuo, Lv Buxiang was famous for his bravery, and was feared by sergeants, so Ding Yuan's trilogy followed him to Dong Zhuo's command."

Zang Hong and Yuan Sui all gnashed their teeth.

Yuan Sui, who was also the chief executive, hated Lu Bu, who was also the chief executive, but betrayed the master even more.

Zang Hong let out a long sigh, frowned worriedly, and said, "Dong Zhuo's momentum may be difficult to control!"

Zang Hong and Yuan Sui were both scholars and naturally stood on the side of Yuan Shao and Yuan Wei. Moreover, Zhang Chao was Zhang Miao's younger brother and could be regarded as a member of the Yuan Party. Naturally, the two of them would be for Yuan Shao and others. people worry.

Speaking of Zhang Chao, although he and Xun Zhen had never met, because of the relationship between Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao, he still welcomed Xun Zhen's appointment and was very enthusiastic.

Zang Hong and Yuan Sui conveyed Zhang Chao's welcome speech.

Dong Zhuo initially opposed Xun Zhen to go to a large county near Beijing to be the county governor, but insisted that he should come to Guangling to be the governor. The main reason was of course because he was afraid of Xun Zhen. Since he could not win over, he simply put him Sending far away, another one, I am afraid there is also an attempt to provoke internal contradictions in the "Yuan Party".

Zhang Chao was a good prefect in Guangling, but he let Xun Zhen take over halfway through. To say that there was no provocative intention, no one would believe it, let alone, according to Dong Zhuo's intention, Zhang Chao was taken by Xun Zhen. After taking over, he didn't want to arrange another position for Zhang Chao. If Dong Zhuo's intention can be realized, Zhang Chao and even Zhang Miao may really have a rift with Xun Zhen because of this.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo had just arrived in the capital at that time, and his foundation in the capital was still shallow. With the backing of his troops, he could definitely force Yuan Shao and others to give in on the issue of Xun Zhen. It is difficult and difficult.

The final result was that, thanks to the activities of Yuan Shao and others, not only did Zhang Chao get a new position and became the prefect of other counties, but Zhang Miao also got a prefect position: the prefect of Chenliu.

Xun Zhen was very interested in Chen Liu. When he was a lieutenant in Zhao County, Cao Cao and others once asked him which county he would like to go to to be the prefect if he changed his position. At that time, he wanted to go to Chen Liu most, and Chen Liu south of Yingchuan. , Looking westward to Zhao State, if he can serve as this county, from a certain level, it will be greatly beneficial to his future development.

Unfortunately, he couldn't get Chen Liu at that time.

This time, it stands to reason that according to his reputation, qualifications, and official position, he can get Chen Liu completely, but because Dong Zhuo doesn't want him to be too close to the capital, he still can't fulfill his wish.

He couldn't be the prefect of Chenliu, so how could Zhang Miao be able?

But there are two reasons.

On the one hand, Zhang Miao has more seniority and more fame. Zhang Miao is one of the "eight chefs" of the party members. He is a veteran party member and celebrity. In terms of qualifications, let alone Yuan Shao's small group, he is There are not many scholars in the world who can compare with him.

Another one, although Zhang Miao was famous, he was not famous for his "knowledge of soldiers". He had no military merit, and Dong Zhuo did not regard him as a big threat.

The combination of the two means that Yuan Shao, Yuan Hui and the others will be able to obtain Chenliu for him.

Yuan Shao was afraid of Dong Zhuo, so he did not dare to accept Xun Zhen, Bao Xin and other suggestions to raise troops to attack Dong. However, in the face of Dong Zhuo's strength, for his own sake, he could not make more preparations. Zhang Miao was appointed as Chen Liu. It was his other preparations—Zhang Chao's change to the other county, and Xun Zhen's appointment to Guangling, from the overall point of view, can also be included in this "other preparation".

Xun Zhen knew about Zhang Miao's appointment as the prefect of Chenliu from Cao Cao's letter. He had just left Luoyang for two days, and Dong Zhuo's self-righteousness had not happened yet.

In addition, in a letter two days ago, Cao Cao mentioned that he, He Yong and others discussed with Yuan Shao and planned to recommend Wang Kuang as the prefect of Hanoi and Bao Xin as the minister of Jibei.

Earlier, He Jin sent officials from the General's Mansion to recruit troops from various places. Bao Xin was among them, and Wang Kuang was among them.

Wang Kuang and Bao Xin are from the same town, and both are from Mount Tai.

Bao Xin was a soldier who returned to Mount Tai to recruit. Except for some knights, most of the soldiers he recruited were ordinary infantry. This job was easier to do, so he returned to Luoyang earlier, just as Xun Zhen entered Beijing.

Wang Kuang did not return to Mount Tai to recruit troops. There were only so many heroic swordsmen and warriors in Mount Tai. Bao Xin had already returned to Mount Tai. To the south of Mount Tai is Xuzhou, which is not far away. He is very familiar here. He Jin ordered him. His task is to recruit strong crossbowmen. , so his job is harder than Bao Xin's job, so Xun Zhen didn't see him later than Bao Xin's return to Luoyang.

Wang Kuang recruited 500 strong crossbowmen. When Bao Xin arrived in Luoyang, He Jin was already dead, let alone when he arrived. Yuan Shao did not dare to attack Dong. He had nowhere to go and nothing to do, so he also joined Bao Xin. Just like the letter, he took the people he had recruited to his hometown.

Shortly after he left Luoyang, Dong Zhuo killed Ding Yuan and became Sikong himself.

If it is said that Yuan Shao's move to divide Xun Zhen, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao into three prefectures is more like he wants to arrange a few "persons" for himself in the prefectures, so that if something happens to the capital, The place can respond and give him a little solidarity. Then after Dong Zhuo killed Ding Yuan, the first thing Yuan Shao needs to consider is not "the state echoes the capital", but what to do if the worst happens. Or in other words, what should he do if Dong Zhuo forces him to have nowhere to go.

In this context, after discussing with Cao Cao, He Yong and others, he had the intention of recommending Wang Kuang and Bao Xin as county governors. Dong Zhuo became more and more powerful in Luoyang. For confrontation, we can only turn to the local prefectures and counties. On the good side, maybe we can rely on the strength of the prefectures and counties to fight against Dong Zhuo. On the bad side, if Dong Zhuo really covers the sky with his hands, In the case of monopolizing the power of the dynasty, at least they can rely on the military strength of the state and county to protect or crusade him.

In fact, Yuan Shao has already begun to consider the worst-case scenario, but he still has some illusions about the current situation.

According to Cao Cao's words in the letter: Yuan Benchu ​​privately told me: Qing and Meng Zhuo, Meng Gao, Boye, Yuan Wei, Gongshan lords and Xu, Yan, and Jizhou, Huangfu generals stationed troops in Luoxi, although Dong Zhuo arrogant and proud, but perhaps not yet dared to act arrogantly.

Meng Zhuo is Zhang Miao, Meng Gao is Zhang Chao; Boye is Yuan Yi, Yuan Shao's elder brother, and is now the prefect of Shanyang County of Yanzhou; Yuan Wei is Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun of Yanzhou; Gongshan is Liu Dai, Han Dynasty Family clan, is now the prefect of Yanzhou.

These people are either members of the Yuan Party, famous people from the public clan, or clansmen of the Han family, all of whom Yuan Shao and others can rely on. The most important thing is that most of the prefectures and counties where these people are located are not far from Luoyang. It is very far away, and if you add Huangfu Song and Gaixun to the west, it can just form a siege to Luoyang on three sides: east, north and west.

Coupled with Wang Kuang and Bao Xin, even though they have not yet obtained the post of county governor, Dong Zhuo just killed Ding Yuan and made himself Sikong, which attracted the attention of the court and scholars. Such a situation Next, in order to appease the scholars, Dong Zhuo is very likely to make certain concessions to Yuan Shao and others. That is to say, as long as Yuan Shao recommends~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Wang and Bao will most likely be successfully appointed as local prefectures. Shou.

Looking at it this way, Yuan Shao and the others are also very powerful.

If it were someone else, maybe he wouldn't dare to act recklessly, but Dong Zhuo was not "someone else".

However, although Xun Zhen knew what happened next, she couldn't tell.

Zang Hong and Yuan Sui probably didn't expect Dong Zhuo to be so "bold". Although Zang Hong was worried about the situation in Kyoto, he had not yet seen that there would be princes attacking Dong in the near future.

Zang Hong is tall and strong. Sitting in the car, one person can occupy the space of two people.

Xun Zhen looked at him again, seeing his face full of indignation and worry, and said to himself, "What Dong Zhuo did was beyond what ordinary people expected, Zang Hongsui was angry at him for being domineering and worried about the affairs of the court. In anticipation of the attack on Dong in the future, I will never know that in the near future, he will be known to the world in the Suanzaohui League."

When it was almost dusk, I passed a village pavilion.

With the car window open, Xun Zhen looked out while talking to Zang Hong and Yuan Sui.

If there is no mistake, Guangling will be the place where Xun Zhen raised his army. Xun Zhen is very concerned about the situation in the county. Although he has not yet arrived at the county palace, after entering the country, he will often meet Zang Hong along the way. , Yuan Sui narrated while observing the farmland and village pavilions along the road.

Apart from being less populated than the townhouses in Yingchuan and Weijun, the two townhouses in front of them are nothing special, but the townhouse in front of me attracted Xun Zhen's attention. , and even the narration he stopped unknowingly.