Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 298 Wang Situ (VIII)
half year later

The sixth year of Xiping (AD 177)
Luo Yang
Nangong
"Xianbei invades our Han border every year, it's really deceiving!"

"I am determined to follow the example of our ancestor Emperor Xiaowu and launch the Northern Expedition to hurt the barbarians in the north so that they dare not go south and herd horses!"

As the Qiang chaos in Liangzhou was temporarily put down, the free emperor Liu Hong decided to launch a counterattack against the Xianbei people.

You can't always be robbed by Xianbei people like this, it's time for the big man to fight back.

Since the time of Emperor An, the Great Han has become more and more exhausted. There will be a peasant uprising every five or six years, ranging in size from a few thousand to tens of thousands of people. The Qiang rebellion that lasted for a hundred years has depleted the vitality Exhausted, the newly rising Xianbei people in the north were originally just vassals of the great man, but they eventually devoured the master after growing up. They would go south to plunder Youzhou and Bingzhou almost every year. .

The internal strife within the imperial court continued, but the external enemies continued to grow. Anyone who saw it would feel desperate for the status quo of the big man.

Above the court, everyone was not optimistic about the Northern Expedition.

There is still a difference between defense and active offense. Everyone is confident in resisting the Xianbei in the Han territory, but it is very risky to take the initiative to go to the grassland to destroy the Xianbei. It is easy to get lost in the vast prairie, and there is a high probability of getting lost. Will be besieged by steppe people.

Li Guang, the parachutist of the former Han Dynasty, fought against the Huns for decades. He never lost in defense or won in offense. He fought the Huns [-]-[-].

Now the Xianbei people and the Han army are victorious against each other. Basically, whoever takes the initiative to attack will suffer heavy casualties.

The Xianbei people took the initiative to run to the Han territory, and there was a high probability that they would be surrounded and wiped out by the Han army, and if the Han army ran to the grassland, there was a high probability that they would also be surrounded and wiped out by the Xianbei people.

The old demeanor of Wei Qinghuo Qubing chasing Mobei and sealing wolves to live in Xu is gone forever.

"I have made up my mind, and those who persuade me will be killed!" Emperor Liu Hong also had a great ambition to expand the territory, and his eyes were blackened due to the transition of lewdness. At this moment, he stood up staggeringly and drew his long sword. , Cut off a corner of the table case: "Admonishers, like this case."

at the same time
Western Region
Wuji Xiaowei Mansion

"Report to Captain, Shule Kingdom, Shi Kingdom, Wulei Kingdom, and Jingjue Kingdom are all rebellious, and they are unwilling to continue to pay tribute to my big man."

"Reporting to the captain, the Xianbei cavalry invaded the Western Regions, Che Shiguo couldn't resist, and asked us for reinforcements."

"Reporting to Captain, the Guishuang Kingdom has invaded the Western Regions, and the Dawan Kingdom has requested reinforcements."

"Report to Captain..."

All kinds of bad news kept coming, and Wuji Xiaowei Dong Zhuo had a headache.

A few years ago, the Han army united with the countries of the Western Regions to form a coalition of [-] troops to crusade against the rebellious Shule Kingdom.

But that war also allowed the countries in the Western Regions to see clearly the nature of the paper tiger of Han imperialism, so the countries in the Western Regions became more and more unwilling to continue submitting to the Han Dynasty.

As a result, the official position of Colonel Wuji in the Western Regions has become a position with a high degree of danger and a lot of trouble.

The sons of the gentry are not willing to come to the Western Regions to work, because they are suffering and tired and cannot be promoted. Those who come to the Western Regions to work are all children from poor families like Dong Zhuo.

It wasn't that Dong Zhuo wanted to come to the Western Regions to be an official, it was because he had no choice, good jobs would be divided up by the sons of the gentry, or by the minions of the eunuchs, leaving only the drudgery for a poor family like him with no background.

Sure enough, as soon as Dong Zhuo took office, a large-scale rebellion broke out in the Western Regions, and he only had a few hundred old, weak, sick and disabled Han troops in his hands. How could it be possible to suppress tens of thousands of rebels?

Therefore, a few months later, Dong Zhuo was logically blamed for the loss of large areas of the Western Regions, and was demoted as a commoner by the court.

"Ah... For the present plan, I can only go to my old boss to see if he can help me Dong Zhuo because I am his protégé." Dong Zhuo, who returned to Longxi County, was incomparable Depressed, he hurriedly brought a lot of money and treasures but went to Luoyang, wanting to visit Wang Guang, and asked Wang Guang to use his network of contacts to help Dong Zhuo return to office.

Dong Zhuo is only 39 years old this year, and he is in his prime, while Wang Guang is 56 years old, very old.

Dong Zhuo took all kinds of rare treasures bought from the Western Regions caravan and headed for Luoyang, but was told that Wang Guang had already returned to Liaodong, so he rushed to Liaodong without stopping.

From the Western Regions all the way east to Liaodong, Dong Zhuo spanned the entire territory of the Han Dynasty.

Four months later, Dong Zhuo finally arrived at Shanhaiguan in Liaodong County.

I saw that there were many gentry slaves (private soldiers of the Li family) stationed in Shanhaiguan.

"Stop! You have to pay 100 million yuan to enter Liaodong. If you don't have money, don't enter!" Li's private soldier guarding the gate said coldly to Dong Zhuo.

"Huh?" Dong Zhuo was shocked, how could it cost 100 million to enter a level?Is this Liaodong getting into the eyes of money?He hurriedly explained: "I am Mr. Deyao's old official Dong Zhuo, and I came to Liaodong to visit Mr. Deyao."

After all, he produced many proofs, such as getting along with Wang Guang in Longxi County before.

"Mr. Deyao's old official, then you can get a half-price discount, and you can enter our Liaodong with only 50 yuan!" The general of Shanhaiguan said with a smile. Those who entered Liaodong from Shanhaiguan, unless they were the prefect of Liaodong, would be charged 100 million yuan. If they were relatives and friends of the three major families, they could get a half-price discount, and the money earned would be shared equally by the three major families.

In desperation, Dong Zhuo returned home to sell property to collect money, and finally raised more than 200 million yuan. After exchanging the money with merchants for gold, he went to Liaodong again. After handing over the gold to the guard of Shanhaiguan , was able to enter Liaodong.

It took Dong Zhuo nearly a year to go back and forth.

By the time Dong Zhuo arrived outside Wang's Manor, it was already the winter of the seventh year of Xiping.

Looking at the luxurious stone road outside the manor and the street lamps inlaid with various precious gems, Dong Zhuo's desire for power became stronger.

The Liangzhou where he lived was extremely desolate, not to mention stone roads, not even decent dirt roads, and only those powerful families had lanterns, ordinary people's homes couldn't even afford lanterns.

"Power! As long as you have power! I, Dong Zhuo, can also enjoy such a luxurious life!" Standing in the snow, Dong Zhuo kept motivating himself in his heart: "It is not a shame to be born into a humble birth. If you can bend and stretch, you can be a husband. One day, I, Dong Zhuo You have to live the life of a master!"

"Dong Zhuo, right? Wait a minute." The servants of the Wang family didn't have the slightest respect for Dong Zhuo. They directly called Dong Zhuo by his first name, and didn't bother to call him by Dong Zhuo's name. It can be seen that they were used to being arrogant.

Dong Zhuo clenched his fists. In Dahan, calling him by his first name is a kind of disrespect. Only his parents, elders or superiors can call him by his first name. Now, a servant of the royal family dares to call him by his first name. Dong Zhuo took it seriously.

However, he could only endure it.

A man who can endure what ordinary people can't!
Finally, after a long time, Dong Zhuo waited for the news of the servants of the royal family.

"Master is currently receiving the Taoist priest of the Taiping Dao to learn the art of prolonging life, so I don't have time to see you." The servant of the Wang family said casually.

Boom!

Dong Zhuo was like a thunderbolt in an instant. If he didn't see Wang Guang, he might have to be a commoner for the rest of his life and let the rich and powerful exploit him.

As for Taiping Dao, it is a religion that has risen in the past two years. It is good at talismans, healing, fortune-telling, housework, and longevity.

Due to the prevalence of plagues these years, Taipingdao’s feat of free medical treatment has won the support of many low-level people, and because most dignitaries want to live longer, they all want to prolong their lives and even live forever. The original Xiaowu Emperor Liu Che Isn't that the case, so the rich and powerful also like Taipingdao.

In order to make it easier to spread the belief of Taipingdao, Taipingdao also teaches others the art of the house, and some wealthy businessmen and powerful people will also like Taipingdao.

No one knows where this Taiping Dao came from, but because Taiping Dao is more gentle, there is no tendency to rebel for the time being. It became a little more stable, which means that Taipingdao helped the court to undertake some grassroots governance functions, so under the influence of so many factors, the imperial court acquiesced in the spread of Taipingdao.

Just when Dong Zhuo was disheartened, the servant of the Wang family added: "But the master said, because you are an old official of the Wang family, you can go to Luoyang to find the Yuan family, and the master of the Yuan family will help you."

After all, the servant of the Wang family gave Dong Zhuo a [recommendation letter] written by Wang Guang's servants, and said to Dong Zhuo, "This is my master's recommendation letter. You take it to Luoyang to find Yuan Sikong."

Boom!

In just a few breaths, Dong Zhuo has experienced ups and downs in life, which is the strong sense of oppression caused by the superior to the inferior.

"Your Majesty's kindness, Dong Zhuo will never forget it!" Dong Zhuo took the letter of recommendation, his whole body was shaking, maybe because of the cold, but mainly because of excitement, he carefully put the letter of recommendation into his arms, for fear of Snowflakes soaked the letter.

Before leaving, Dong Zhuo knelt outside the Wang Family Manor and kowtowed nine times before leaving in peace.

Several months later, Dong Zhuo came to Yuan Mansion with this letter of recommendation.

"Dong Zhongying?" Sikong and Yuan Kai looked at the recommendation letter, then looked at the dark and fat Dong Zhuo, and said to him, "Since it was recommended by Mr. De Yao, then you will be my former student of Yuan Kai from now on." gone."

"My lord, Dong Zhuo, pay homage to your lord!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and quickly knelt down.

Small officials can address each other as monarchs and ministers to their governors and recommenders, which is very common in the Han Dynasty.

"Yeah." Yuan Wei nodded, and then continued: "Two years ago, the imperial court went on an expedition to Xianbei, but the entire army was wiped out."

"A year ago, the Xianbei people went south to take revenge on my big man. The governor of Bingzhou was killed by the Xianbei people. Now the position of governor of Bingzhou has been vacant for a year. Others dare not take up the post of governor of Bingzhou for fear of being killed by the Xianbei people. If you have the courage , you can go to Bingzhou to serve as governor."

As soon as Yuan Kai came out, he was the governor of Yizhou. It can be seen that the energy of the Yuan family in Runan is indeed the most famous family in the world.

"I, Dong Zhuo, will never let the lord down!" Dong Zhuo has no qualifications to choose. He is a poor boy, and it would be good to be a governor. How can he be picky and picky like those children from aristocratic families, and he specially chooses the rich areas of the Central Plains to be the governor? The governor, so he sincerely thanked him and said: "If I, Dong Zhuo, betray the Yuan family, let me, Dong Zhuo, die of betrayal!"

He made this oath seriously, and now he doesn't think he is qualified to betray the Yuan family, so he didn't think too much when making this oath.

"Hahaha! Good! Good!" Yuan Kai laughed. He was quite satisfied with Dong Zhuo, a new protégé and old official, and he did not believe that Dong Zhuo dared to betray the Yuan family.

The Yuan family has four generations and three generations, and Dong Zhuo is just a son of a poor family, so how dare Dong Zhuo betray the Yuan family?This is simply a fantasy!Unless the sun comes out in the west!
(End of this chapter)