The Great Explosion of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 201 The Ignored Beauty Trap

Li Shimin left for two days before Ma Teng received the news of his departure and the letter he sent.In fact, he didn't need Li Shimin's persuasion, he could feel the atmosphere of Chang'an.

The real focus of the entire imperial court should have been on Bingzhou, not Bashu.The attack on Hanzhong was only to obtain a grain-producing area, but judging from Li Shimin's letter, it should be to transfer him here and stay away from Xiliang.The next step, in the name of the imperial court, should be to start placing the children of the family in their army, and then start preparing for the crusade against Bingzhou.

Fighting for the imperial court was originally an obligatory task, but the open and covert battles in the imperial court made Ma Teng very uncomfortable.After all, there is no experience in this area, and it is inevitable that I am a little at a loss now.

"Yanming (Yan Xing's Biaozi), according to what you see, what should I do?" Ma Teng finally called Yan Xing over. As for Li Jue and Guo Si, he didn't send anyone to inform him, so as not to cause trouble there.

Everyone in the army knew that Li Jue and Wang Yun were at odds, the latter looked down on the former, and the former was unwilling to contact the latter because of inferiority complex.If he knew the court's plan, no one knew what he would do!

"The order of the imperial court must be obeyed. After all, the lord has no idea of ​​self-reliance!" Yan Xing first pointed out the key point, that is, Ma Teng has no idea of ​​wanting to be on the side of the emperor, or even coercing the emperor to order the princes, so there must be compromises in some places .

Ma Teng was not embarrassed when he heard the words, after all, his allegiance to the court came from the heart.For example, in history, it was clear that he could continue to be the local emperor in Xiliang, but Cao Cao used the order of Emperor Han to let him take up a post in Beijing, and he immediately came to take up the post alone.It can only be said that after Ma Chao died, he not only designed Cao Cao to earn Liangzhou, but also caused the death of his father and younger brother.

"We must refuse the court to arrange for officers to come over, even if they want to promote the original officers. We must explain this issue to them. As long as we leave here, even if we can get a promotion, it must be Mingsheng. As long as we hold these Brother, then the [-] soldiers on our side must listen to the lord! If necessary, what's the point of entering Chang'an Qingjun's side?" Yan Xing said solemnly.

Hearing this, Ma Teng hesitated a little, but finally agreed.He's loyal, but it doesn't mean he's foolish and loyal, especially if his brothers have written letters telling him to be careful of the court's schemes, if he's not stupid, he will naturally have reservations about the court!

At the same time, Wang Yun in Chang'an didn't know that Li Shimin wrote to remonstrate Ma Teng, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.Ma Teng had already given up his status as governor of Liangzhou, which meant that he no longer had logistical supplies. An army that needed to rely on supplies from the imperial court had its lifeblood in the imperial court's hands!

Whether it is Ma Teng's department or Li Jue's department, in the end they can only obediently compromise with the court and become the vanguard of the court's foreign wars.

What happened next surprised many people in Guanzhong.The first Ma Teng and Li Jue troops were transferred back and began to move to the Hedong area, ready to attack Bingzhou and Hanoi counties in two ways.The second point is the most critical, that is, the imperial court returned Hanzhong County to Liu Zhang and recognized his state pastoral status.

Liu Zhang also reciprocated, agreeing to belong to the imperial court, and at the same time, pay taxes, money and food on time every year!It's just that the land belongs to someone else. After the imperial court lost control of the place, how much Yizhou earns every year and how much food it has to pay is what Liu Zhang said in the final analysis.

Ma Teng, who had already returned to Chang'an, was immediately furious after receiving the news.They captured Hanzhong County as quickly as possible, but in the blink of an eye, they sold it out to the court.

However, the problem is that Liu Zhang, the Yizhou herdsman, is an upright Han family clan.Compared with other courtiers with foreign surnames, Liu Zhang, who is obviously a clan member of the Han Dynasty, is more able to gain Liu Xie's trust.In other words, since foreign officials like Dong Zhuo did such a thing, Liu Xie's immature heart has become more trustworthy in his "own family".

And at this point, even if Ma Teng and Li Jue wanted to complain, it was too late.As for Zhang Lu, the former prefect of Hanzhong County, he has brought the Yang family's children in Hanzhong and his younger brother Zhang Wei under Ma Teng's command.

Seeing this is also a suggestion that if Ma Teng wants to attack Bingzhou, he might as well take the opportunity to lay down a piece of territory, or even take the entire Bingzhou as his own territory. At that time, if he listens to the court and refuses to listen to the announcement, he can at least protect himself.

It was rare for Ma Teng not to refute, but he did not agree either.But as far as his character is concerned, not refuting means acquiescing!

At the same time, in Yicheng County, Lu Bu's army had moved to the front line, and Yicheng County was used as the rear area for the enemy's supplies, and of course there were some generals' family members.For example, Lu Bu did not bring his wife Yan out this time, but brought his beautiful concubine Ren Hongchang who had just been brought home.

Before the expedition, it is natural to have some love with the beauty.Diao Chan is beautiful and charming, not to mention a vigorous man like Lu Bu, even a 55-year-old middle-aged man like Wang Yun is obsessed.Coupled with his childhood sweetheart status, Lu Bu loved him very much.

After this period of time, she has become completely obsessed with Diao Chan's beauty, especially this woman is gentle and considerate, she can handle everything properly every time she comes home, and even serve him comfortably, every time she comes home All a treat.

Over time, Diao Chan's position in his heart was even more important than Yan's.

"Husband, news came from the imperial court today that Li Shimin was dispatched as the governor of Jiangxia, and he will become colleagues with your husband again." Seeing Lu Bu's return, Diao Chan stepped forward to undress him in person, and then told the news today.

"How could Li Shimin be sent abroad?" Lu Bu couldn't help frowning when he heard that. Li Shimin was Ma Teng's spokesperson and an important mouthpiece of the military. How could he leave the center of the court so easily?

"After all, he is just a son of a powerful family. He is just a new tender in the court. The foster father transferred the general here and Ma Teng to attack Hanzhong. Naturally, Li Shimin has no support. The key is that His Majesty also hopes to attack Bingzhou. Li Shimin has repeatedly His Majesty is already very angry about obstructing it." Diao Chan said slowly.

"With his ability, can't he have a fight against the Qing emperor? It's really not possible, learn righteousness... Dong Zhuo can coerce the emperor to make the princes!" Lu Bu was a little puzzled.

"It's not surprising, it's just because he came from a family! He has to face the two established families of the Yang Clan and the Wang Clan, and at the same time he has to face a large number of aristocratic families. All he can rely on is the Li Clan, and A group of soldiers from a poor family. Just looking at the situation, it is very unfavorable for him.

It is also impossible for him to be on the side of the emperor. It is precisely because he is from an aristocratic family that he understands this rule. Either one move will determine the world, or compromise according to the rules of the game. Political matters, or between powerful families, are nothing more than this!He was not sure of completely overthrowing the royal family's control over the court, so he had to learn to compromise, so he left the court! Diao Chan said slowly.

If they get into a slight disadvantage and use the family's ability to continuously counterattack, wouldn't it turn into a rivalry between two great families in the end?Even if they can win, the other party will definitely suffer a great loss of vitality, and will be annexed by a third party at that time. Therefore, it must be able to kill with one move, or else it must abide by the Basic Law. In fact, this is the model for family exchanges!
It can only be said that from the moment Li Shimin took refuge in Ma Teng and became his spokesperson, he was already suspected of betraying his own class.In the imperial court, there were not enough aristocratic families willing to help him. The old faction was really good for the big man, and the generals with enough influence either died of illness or left the imperial court begging for bones. Li Shimin was completely isolated and helpless.

Putting it outside may have been the best result.But put it directly on the front line, do you have any soldiers on hand, this is basically to let him die!
"Husband, Ma Teng has lost the initiative. If he continues to stand on their side, I'm afraid Husband will be dragged down too. After all, I am the daughter of foster father, so he will definitely look at Husband differently for my sake. Besides, my husband didn't say that he wanted to take refuge in Li Shimin at the beginning, you are just loyal to the court, and it will not affect your reputation if you are so partial to anyone." Diao Chan said slowly, this is the real purpose of her rambling for a long time.

Of course, Wang Yun would not be so stupid for the so-called serial tricks, and he really hoped that Diao Chan could incite Lu Bu to deal with Li Shimin in the first place. Even if there was no gift from Li Shimin, it would not have happened.

But it's hard to say now, Lu Bu is becoming more and more obsessed with Diao Chan, so he will naturally value her advice.The second is that the current situation is indeed very bad for Li Shimin. If he does not change his position, then he will also become the side that is persecuted.The key point is that Diao Chan was right, he was only loyal to the court, and he didn't say that he would take refuge in Li Shimin.

All of this is Wang Yunzhen's serial plan.The first is to rely on beauty tricks to see if they can separate the two, but if it doesn't work, it's okay, just use this to pretend to compromise with Li Shimin, and then put him in a deeper pit.It doesn't matter if you are embarrassed for a while, the winner is the one who has the last laugh!
Join Dong Cheng, tune the tiger away from the mountain, and even now Diao Chan still uses the original purpose of the beauty trick, which is to drive a wedge between Lu Bu and Li Shimin.In the beginning, when Lu Bu didn't value her so much, I'm afraid he wouldn't agree, but in the current situation...

Sure enough, Lu Bu immediately expressed that he wanted Diao Chan to prepare some local specialties of Jingzhou and send them to his father-in-law in Chang'an.Seeing this, Diao Chan immediately smiled and said that she would prepare soon.

Without Lu Bu's help, Li Shimin has no ability to form an army, so he can only obediently govern the area in Jiangxia County and become a pure civil servant.As for whether to sit in this position for a lifetime, make other arrangements, or even continue to be demoted, it depends on Li Shimin's subsequent performance.

At the same time, Xiling County was conquered by Mu Huali, and the captive population was more than 20 people. Among them, 17 people were selected. Some people with better living conditions were selected, and the remaining 14 people were successively released. Transport to Yueyang County.

Originally, 10 people had been captured here, and Shi Hui came forward to arrange supplies for them to live here.It is difficult for the people to leave their homeland, but they also know that they cannot escape, so they can only get busy under the state of military control.

Li Mengchen was sent to Zhouling County by him, and Yueyang also needed a new county magistrate and a new county lieutenant.Seeing that another 20 people have been shipped in one after another, fortunately, the grain harvest in other places has begun to be harvested one after another, and the food problem has been solved first.

The rest is a matter of talent. Perhaps, taking advantage of the high morale now, it would be nice to hold a banquet!

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