The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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【Author of the novel】: Zhao Ziyue

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[Nature of novels]: works

[Fiction category]: Travel through history

[Introduction]: A young man travels through the end of the Han Dynasty, starts from the pavilion, and strives for the world.​​

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"Aweng, ordered by Luoyang, to worship Yuan Shu as the post-general, worship Chen Ji as Da Honglu, and worship Xun Shuang as Guanglu Xun."

The table in the Donghai Prefecture Hall was filled with slips of writing. Tao Qian raised his head, put down the bamboo slips he was looking at, and took the slips of writing from the pottery merchant who had just come in.

Tao Qian is almost 60 years old, with gray beard and gray hair. He was eager to learn when he was young. Later, when he went to Shizhou County and Chaozhong, he was busy with work. He often stayed up all night by candlelight and stayed up all night long. He was severely short-sighted, and he couldn't see things clearly if he was a little further away, so he brought the silk paper close to him, read it carefully, sneered twice, and threw it on the case.

Tao Shang is the eldest son of Tao Qian. He is thirty years old this year. He used to be an official in his home county. After Tao Qian came to Xuzhou as a prefect, he and his younger brother Tao Ying were called to Xuzhou. Ke Er gave orders and taught them how to govern and take power.

Seeing Tao Qian sneering, Tao Shang said worriedly: "Chen Ji is the elder of Xun Zhen's in-laws, and Xun Shuang is the father of Xun Zhen's clan. Both of them are now being used by the court, and they both sit on the throne of Jiuqing. Aweng, I'm afraid this Xun Zhen will be even more arrogant!"

Xun Zhen embarrassed Tao Qian as soon as he arrived in Guangling. Although Tao Qian could not do anything about him at the time, Tao Qian could be so arrogant and strong, how could he easily swallow this sigh in the face of Xun Zhen such a "younger junior"? Others may not know that Tao Shang and Tao Ying are Tao Qian's sons, but they know very well that their father Tao Qian wanted to take revenge for this one arrow and wanted to clean up Xun Zhen.

But Xunzhen has 4,000 elite righteous followers, and Yuan Dang is behind him, and he is from a famous clan, and there are high-ranking officials such as Yin Xiu, Huangfu Song, Li Zan, Kong Rong, etc. or his former long-term officials, Or his peers and elders have very deep strength and background/situation, and it is not easy to move, and now that Xun Shuang and Chen Ji are in high positions, it will be even more difficult to move him.

"Hmph, Xunzhen child thinks he has some soldiers and horses under his command, and there are a few nobles in the court to help, so he doesn't take me seriously, the people who kill me don't pay me food, and he secretly sends people to Pengcheng to see Xue Li, go to Langya to see Zang Ba, he thought he had formed an alliance with Xue Li and dug my corner, so I can't help him? Sooner or later I will clean up him!"

"But Aweng, Chen Ji and Xun Shuang..."

Tao Qian hated that iron could not be made of steel, so he interrupted the Taoshang and said, "Shang'er! Don't you see that although Chen Ji and Xun Shuang's rise to the throne seems to be beneficial to Xun Zhen on the surface, isn't it true?"

"What did Aon mean?"

"Who is in power in Luoyang now?"

"It's the traitor Dong Zhuo."

"Xun Zhen and Yuan Shao are in the same party, Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are at odds, so why does Dong Zhuo worship Chen Ji and Xun Shuang as ministers at this time?"

"What does Aon mean?"

"The fourth prince of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei is the imperial master of the dynasty, who is the most expensive family in the world today? It's not the Yuan clan in Runan. Yuan Ben has lived in Luoyang for many years, and he should never be conquered. What is his plan? No words. And Yu. After He Jin's death, he fought against the water, offended the name of Shang, and washed the North Palace with blood. Although he took a risky move, he finally got what he wanted. Dong Zhuo stabbed the bar horizontally, how could he bear this breath? From the day he escaped from Luoyang, I knew that he was definitely not willing to hand over the power to Dong Zhuo... Now it seems that he is about to start an army. ."

Taoshang couldn't keep up with Tao Qian's train of thought. He was stunned and said, "Why is Yuan Shao going to start an army soon?"

Tao Qian was strong all his life, but he only hated having two stupid sons. He stared at Tao Shang, wanting to scold him, but because of my shortsightedness, he couldn't see Tao Shang's eyebrows at all, so he had to give up and endure. In his mind, he explained to Taoshang: "Even though Dong Zhuo is in Luoyang, he is worried that the scholars will rally against him, so his news will not be uninformed. He didn't worship Chen Ji and Xun Shuang long ago, but he pardoned and worshiped at this time. There was no other reason, but he heard some rumors, so in order to alienate the Yuan brothers and win over Xun Zhen, this was the choice. At this time, either pardon or worship."

Tao Qian's guess wasn't entirely right, but it wasn't wrong either.

The pottery merchant suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes. Bao Xin has been recruiting soldiers since Luoyang returned to Mount Tai. Brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao also called for their bravery after they took office in the county, and Xun Zhen also sent people a while ago. Going to Danyang to recruit troops, all kinds of things, even A Weng and I have heard of it, not to mention Dong Zhuo....Yes, yes, it must be Dong Zhuo hearing something, it must be Yuan Shao about to raise troops!"

"Xun Zhen Xiaoer sent people to Danyang to recruit troops, apparently in preparation for Yuan Shao's rise in troops, and Yuan Shao's rise is imminent, that is to say, he will lead troops out of the county soon and join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Dong."

Tao Qian snorted again, and then said: "Xun Zhen thinks he is a good soldier and a strong general, and is arrogant to me in Guangling. I can't handle him, but what about Dong Zhuo and others? The court asked Bei Gong Boyu and Bian Zhang. When Han Sui was in the army, I was in the same army as Dong Zhuo, and I couldn't be more familiar with him. This man is fierce and cunning. The Qianghu and Han soldiers under his command were called the Han Army, and they were actually his personal soldiers. With Yuan Benchu, the son of an aristocratic family, and only with the few troops under Xun Zhen's hands, can he defeat Dong Zhuo? Absolutely not!"

Tao Shang's eyes lit up, and he said, "As A Weng said, Xun Zhen was defeated?"

"As long as he is defeated, even if he does not die, if he wins the king or defeats the bandits, he is no longer a court official, but a rebellious one. Until then, he will not come back to Guangling, and he will go elsewhere. If he dares to come back to Guangling again, see what I do. Knead him!"

Tao Shang couldn't help clapping his hands in praise, and said happily, "I hope he doesn't die, I hope he will return to Guangling."

"Oh?"

"If he is dead, if he doesn't return to Guangling, how can he vent his anger for A Weng!"

The son of Taoshang is a bit stupid, but he is very filial. Tao Qian's mood improved a little and said with a smile: "Then it's better to be like what you said, I hope he doesn't die, and I hope he will dare to go back to Guangling when the time comes. "

"But Aon..."

"how?"

"I've heard that victory and defeat are common in the military. Although Dong Zhuo is strong, what if Xun Zhen is lucky enough to not be defeated?"

"So I have to strike first."

"How to strike first and become stronger?"

"As long as Xun Zhen's child leaves the county, I will attack Xue Li."

"Pengcheng Prime Minister Xue Li?"

"Xue Li, this maidservant, relies on Pengcheng as his capital, stores grain, accumulates grain, builds troops and expands the army. He considers himself arrogant and refuses to obey my order. It must be Xun Zhen, a child who just happened to come to Guangling to take up his post and split up. My energy, I have already asked Zhe Rong to clean him up, but it's not too late. After Xun Zhen's child leaves the county, I will order Zhe Rong to drive all the bandits in Xiapi into Pengcheng, and then send troops and horses. Pretending to be a bandit, he also entered Pengcheng to burn, kill, and loot. Xue Li has a low profile and no talent. By then, he will be at a loss, so I can impeach him at the table, remove him from the post of Prime Minister of Pengcheng, or simply directly Bring troops into the country, and seize the prefecture in the name of pacifying thieves!"

Tao Shang never thought that Tao Qian had already made a plan, and according to Tao Qian's plan, it would be very easy to get rid of Pengcheng Prime Minister Xue Li.

Tao Qian sighed in his heart: "Once Yuan Shao raises an army to attack Dong, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, the world will be in chaos. I am now in Xuzhou, and I will use Zang Ba, and I can be called a strong soldier, but both sons are stupid, even if I am in the future. Controlling all five counties in Xuzhou, but I am old, and I have no successors, and no one can inherit my career, so what's the use?" Thinking of this, he thought of Xun Zhen again. Although Xun Zhen is arrogant and arrogant, he is rude to me, but he is a dragon and a phoenix.

In Guangling Prefecture, Xun Zhen, who was busy training the army, also learned the news that Yuan Shu, Chen Ji, and Xun Shuang had been promoted by Dong Zhuo.

Xun Zhen also saw Dong Zhuo's intentions at a glance, and knew that Dong Zhuo was trying to alienate the Yuan brothers and he was most likely showing his favor.

He has no friendship with Yuan Shu, and he is familiar with the trend of history. No matter how high Yuan Shu rises, it doesn't matter to him.

As for Chen Ji and Xun Shuang, Xun Zhen had already figured it out for a long time. It was expected that even if he raised an army in the future, Dong Zhuo would not do anything to them. He had already sent a hundred elite soldiers to be their guards. , so I just read the news for a while, and I didn't take it too seriously. Instead, Cheng Jia came to him, and from a long distance, he bowed and bowed to congratulate him.

October passed quickly, and it was November.

Another news came that the imperial court appointed Dong Zhuo as the prime minister, allowing him to praise him not to be famous, and he did not follow the imperial court, but walked up to the palace with his sword.

Dong Zhuo's move seemed to be a foolish move.

Knowing that Yuan Shao and others had a very big possibility of raising an army outside, he even added the title of Prime Minister to himself, and said, "I don't praise the name, I don't follow the court, and I go to the palace with swords." What is this not evoking hatred? Isn't it pushing Yuan Shao to the scholars who might accept him?

But from Dong Zhuo's point of view, Xun Zhen could understand him.

It was because Yuan Shao and others might raise troops to oppose him, so he had no choice but to do this.

Before that, Dong Zhuo was only the Taiwei, one of the three dukes. In addition to the emperor, there were two other people in his head. One was Taifu Yuan Hui, and the other was Liu Yu, the chief Sima appointed by him. Liu Yu was far away in Youzhou. Let's ignore it, but Yuan Wei in the court, as the head of the group of ministers "on the top of the three princes", is above him, and he can't be below one.

If Yuan Shao raises an army in the future, Yuan Shao's soldiers from the prefectures and prefectures will respond outside, and Yuan Hui, the chief minister of the group of ministers, will echo from inside and outside. As a captain, it will be difficult for him to hold back his position. Therefore, he has to give himself to himself. Promoted, and added the title of Prime Minister to himself. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

The Prime Minister was the "Prime Minister" during the Warring States Period. He was the head of the civil service. After the establishment of the former Han Dynasty, there were only two people who held this position. When he entered this dynasty, he changed the title of Chief Situ to Situ. However, the three princes of this dynasty had no real power, and all government decrees belonged to Shangshutai. Now Dong Zhuo is appointed Prime Minister himself, obviously using the old system of the early Han Dynasty. With this title, he can Justifiably overwhelmed Yuan Hui and Liu Yu, he became the head of the group of ministers, under one person and over ten thousand people.

And only in this way, when Yuan Shao raises troops in the future, can he concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao.

As for Dong Zhuo's self-appointment as prime minister, "Praise and worship are not famous, and when you enter the court, you don't follow, and you go to the palace with your sword." Is there no objection from the court?

Of course there is, but it is useless to object.

At first, Dong Zhuo had soldiers, and under the pressure, no one dared to resist. Second, the Han family attaches the most importance to "story". Anything that existed before this dynasty is usually easy to implement again. "Let's go to the palace", this is also the "story" of Xiao He when he was the prime minister. There is such a precedent, even if you want to object, there is no good excuse.

Xun Zhen knew about Dong Zhuo being the prime minister in his previous life, but he thought it was one of Dong Zhuo's arrogant manifestations. Now in this era, he understood Dong Zhuo's difficulties, but it was only "understanding". He glanced at the news, then threw it aside, and greeted Xi Zhicai, Cheng Jia and others to go out, but just before he got the news, he first received a news, it was Xun You, Chen Qun returned from Beihai and will soon arrive outside Guangling County.