Chapter 177 Dong Zhuo appears and goes to Guangzong.
Luoyang.
Because Lu Zhi was questioned, the North Road counter-rebellion army needed someone to lead it again.
Of course the first thing Emperor Liu Hong thought of was Liu Han.
However, Situ Yuan Wei stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, the king of Hejian has made great contributions in quelling the rebellion and has done a great job in quelling the rebellion. Although the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan and Runan were pacified, there are still Heman, Dongjun and Wangdu in Nanyang, and there are other small and large numbers in other places. With the Yellow Turban, His Highness still needs to be in charge of the overall situation in the south, I think it is not appropriate for the King of Hejian to take action lightly."
At this time, Zhang Rang, who was beside the emperor, also spoke, rarely agreeing with Yuan Wei's opinion, "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate for the King of Hejian to move lightly before the Yellow Turbans around the capital are calmed down."
"Oh? My dear friends, besides the King of Hejian, is there any other good candidate?"
"This"
Yuan Wei looked at He Jin, who came out and said: "I recommend Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong."
Dong Zhuo, whose nickname was Taoer and whose courtesy name was Zhongying, was from Lintao, Longxi County.
Dong Zhuo was born in Yingchuan, because his father Dong Junya was working as a minor official in Yingchuan at that time. After he grew up a little, Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown in Liangzhou with his father who resigned.
When Dong Zhuo was young, he loved chivalry and righteousness. He once visited the Qiang tribe and made friends with many Qiang , Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown to farm. Some Qiang leaders came to visit him. Dong Zhuo went home with them and killed the cattle to entertain everyone.
The Qiang leaders were very moved. After returning, they collected thousands of various livestock and presented them to Dong Zhuo.
This was also the consistent style of the children of wealthy and powerful families in the late Han Dynasty. Especially in areas like Liangzhou where Han and barbarians lived together, weak and weak people could not get away with each other. Only those who were strong, forthright and loyal could become famous.
After reaching adulthood, he served as an official in the Longxi County government and was responsible for local security.
At that time, the Hu people often harassed the border and plundered the people. The governor of Liangzhou recruited Dong Zhuo as his commander. Dong Zhuo led his troops to defeat the Hu people and made thousands of gains.
Duan Jiong, the governor of Bingzhou, recommended Dong Zhuo to the imperial this, he became successful and became a member of the Liangzhou martial arts group.
In the ninth year of Yanxi (166), the Xianbei people entered the fortress and united with the rebellious Qiang people to fight against the imperial court. The imperial court appointed Zhang Huan as the Zhonglang General who protected the Huns, responsible for quelling the rebellions in You, Bing, and Liangzhou.
At this time, Dong Zhuo served as Zhang Huan's army commander. Together he put down the rebellion, accumulated military exploits, and successively held official positions in Bingzhou and Yizhou. However, he later committed a crime, probably because he was implicated by Dong Zhuo's boss Zhang Fu at the time, and was dismissed from his post.
After receiving such a blow, Dong Zhuo gradually became shrewd and was recruited as an official by Situ Yuan Wei, becoming a member of the large group of disciples and former officials of the Yuan family.
Now, Dong Zhuo holds the position of Governor of Hedong. Seeing that Huang Jin was crippled by Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi was suddenly dismissed from office, Dong Zhuo knew that he had found an opportunity.
So, he bribed General He Jin and Zhongchang Shi Zhang Rang with heavy sums of money, hoping to give him the opportunity. If you miss this kind of thing, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
"Who is this?"
He Jin said: "This man is a son of a good family in the five counties. He has a rare reputation, superb martial arts, and good command of troops. He is a good general."
Zhang Rang also followed up and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard of this man before. He is a talent. You might as well give it a try."
The emperor thought for a long time and slowly said: "Then, just follow what you said."
The emperor was preparing to draft an order to order Dong Zhuo to rush to Jizhou to quell the rebellion, but Liu Han's memorial was presented by the chamberlain at this time.
Liu Hong opened the memorial and was overjoyed, "Okay! Okay! I have a younger brother, so I don't have to worry about anything!" It turned out that Liu Han wrote to the emperor: "My younger brother, Liu Han, kowtows: The yellow turbans of Runan and Yingchuan have been leveled. I ordered Zhu Jun to ping Nanyang Huangjin and Zhang Liao to ping Dongjun Huangjin, and we will receive good news in a few days. Bei Zhonglang sent Lu Zhi back to Luoyang for questioning, and my younger brother invited me to go north to pacify Guangzong Huangjin. I hope that the emperor will pardon Lu Zhi's crime."
Seeing that the emperor was about to change his mind, He Jin spoke first and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Hejian has been out on an expedition for more than half a year. It is better to send Dong Zhuo to quell the rebellion first. If things go wrong, then send the King of Hejian to go. This way we can Wouldn’t it be nice to let the King of Hejian rest for a while and have the commander in charge of countering the rebellion lead the army?”
The emperor pondered for a while and felt that He Jin's words made sense. Although the emperor's younger brother was very capable, he had been fighting for a long time this year. If there was someone to help him share the burden, he would have a greater chance of winning.
"Then, as you said, I will pass on the decree that Dong Zhuo will be Dong Zhonglang General and take over the affairs of the Jizhou War Zone."
"Here!"
# General's House.
When He Jin returned to his house, he immediately invited Dong Zhuo.
Today's Dong Zhuo does not rely on his ability to do things as he did when he was young. Liangzhou warriors were already marginalized. If Dong Zhuo wants to integrate into the court circle, he must first learn to be patient and obedient.
Since he brought his resourceful son-in-law with him as a constant adviser, Dong Zhuo became more tactful in his actions.
"See you, General!" Dong Zhuo saluted immediately when he saw He Jin.
If it were two years ago, Dong Zhuo would never be so respectful, because He Jin was of similar origin to him, and he fully thought that he could be friends with He Jin. After all, one of them was Yin of Henan and the other was the governor of Hedong. In fact, they were almost the same.
But in the end, Dong Zhuo discovered that although He Jin was of similar origin to him, he looked down upon him at all. "Zhongying is here!"
He Jin asked Dong Zhuo to sit down and said with a smile: "Zhong Ying! Now that the Yellow Turbans are rampant, I have recommended you to go to Jizhou. What do you think?"
"The final general will definitely live up to the training of the great general!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. It seems that so much money was not wasted this time. If everything goes well, He Jin took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms, "See for yourself!"
Dong Zhuo opened it and saw that it was an edict asking him to replace Lu Zhi as the coach of the Yellow Turbans! He couldn't help but knelt down and said: "I will never be able to repay the kindness of the general. I only hope that I can stay here as a general and lead his horse, and in the next life, he will be a cow and a horse for the general, and we will tie a ring with a grass ring!"
Dong Zhuo showed his loyalty, and He Jin was very satisfied. This is the authority that belongs to the general, so he patted Dong Zhuo on the shoulder and said: "Zhong Ying! Don't be too happy too early. I worked hard to get this for you. You can’t let me down with this edict! If you lose, the coach will immediately become the King of the River. Do you know what this means?"
After Dong Zhuo heard this, of course he knew that this meant that he would become Huangfu Song's second.
To be honest, that guy was not very old. Dong Zhuo had only met him once, but he was still scared.
After all, his record is too terrible. As a Liangzhou native, he has dealt with foreign races for many years. In the past few years, whether it is the Xianbei, Huns or Qiang, this name has become a taboo.
"I heard that Guangzong City is in dilapidated condition. You must bring Zhang Jiao's head back to Luoyang as soon as possible. Don't embarrass me!"
Dong Zhuo gratefully promised: "Don't worry, General, I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"
He Jin was very satisfied with Dong Zhuo's statement and solemnly placed the edict in his Zhuo took the edict and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Unfortunately, He Jin did not see him as he was kneeling on the ground.
Even if I have a fever, I still want to write it down for you, because some book friends encourage me not to let people down.
(End of this chapter)