Three Kingdoms

Dong Zhuo was born into a powerful family in Xiliang.

Strictly speaking, he should be one of the representatives of Shanxi's big landlord class.

Different from the aristocratic families here in Shandong, Dong Zhuo, who was born in Xiliang, began to come into contact with people and things that influenced his life since he was a child. It was not poetry and etiquette, but Qiang people and force.

The belief that the big fist means it is very popular among the Qiang people who have little cultural heritage. Nothing can solve the problem better than a fight. If there is still a conflict, use the knife.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who was strong, strong, proficient in martial arts, skilled in riding, could shoot a bow left and right, could bring a group of servants to protect him at any time, and was good at single-on-one fights, quickly became popular among the local Qiang people. With fame.

The aura of fame was still very useful in the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo, who was slightly famous, took advantage of his rich family and spared no expense. He often invited Qiang leaders and marshals as guests. Whenever a Qiang marshal came to his home as a guest, he would kill cattle and sheep to entertain the Qiang marshal, and established mutually involved trade interests with the Qiang people in transactions.

A small group of Qiang people couldn't beat Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo also came from a powerful background and had many servants and guards. Dong Zhuo himself was also strong and strong, so don't lose your life if you don't get enough meat. A large group of Qiang people were unwilling to fight Dong Zhuo. Cows and sheep are like grass. Now there is Dong Zhuo who can do good things. If he is killed, he will not say who to look for next time he eats salt?

As luck would have it, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was in power, the Han Dynasty wanted to suppress local powerful people, but on the other hand had to use local powerful people to suppress peasant uprisings and minority resistance. Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to do so. Exceptionally, they became the targets of government use and appeasement.

At that time, Dong Zhuo served as the state's military commander as a good man, responsible for leading troops to patrol the border and maintain local security. For Dong Zhuo, this was like finally putting on the tiger skin of the imperial court and starting his journey as a warlord.

Soon, the Eastern Han Dynasty court was eager to solve the Xiqiang problem and began to vigorously promote some Xiliang powerful men. This was another extremely important development opportunity for Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo not only maintained his status and influence among the local powerful, but also relied on his financial resources and force to win over and merge with other forces, constantly consolidating and expanding his own power.

Later, Dong Zhuo was awarded Yulinlang and took charge of the Yulin Army in Yuanjun (Hanyang, Longxi, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun, and Xihe). Soon, he was promoted to Army Sima, and followed Zhonglang General Zhang Huan to conquer the rebellious Qiang people in Bingzhou.

It was also at this time that Dong Zhuo met a person who changed his life, Li Ru.

For the first time, Dong Zhuo knew that the Qiang's guerrilla model was sometimes ineffective. For the first time, he knew that 100 trained soldiers could easily defeat 200 untrained soldiers. For the first time, he no longer wanted to fight for official documents. Worrying about logistical trivial matters, I learned for the first time that besides fists, there are more terrifying and effective things to defeat the enemy.

Dong Zhuo felt that Li Ru had changed his original view of literati. In order to win over him, he tied Li Ru to his chariot and married his daughter to Li Ru.

In the subsequent campaign against the rebellious Qiang people, with the help of Li Ru, Dong Zhuo tried his best to express himself, giving full play to his bravery and strength, charging in all directions, and establishing his great reputation in the Xiliang area.

Due to his outstanding achievements, Dong Zhuo was promoted to the rank of doctor due to his meritorious service. Later, he was promoted again to the rank of Guangwuling, the governor of the northern part of the county, and the school captain of Xuji in the Western Regions. He continued to be worshiped as the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of Hedong.

Later, Bian Zhang and Han Sui, together with Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, rebelled in the north and spread rapidly. They not only killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, but also led a large army in the name of crusade against eunuchs in the second year of Zhongping to "invade the invaders". Sanfu invaded Yuanling."

At the critical moment when the Eastern Han Dynasty faced overthrow, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty hurriedly mobilized and recruited almost all the elite soldiers to resist the attacks of Bian Zhang and Han Sui. As a result, Dong Zhuo was reassigned to General Zhonglang and became General Polu. Together with Sikong Zhang Wen, Zhi Jinwu Yuan Pang, and Dang Kou General Zhou Shen, they led more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry troops to station troops in Meiyang to protect the garden tomb.

At this time, Dong Zhuo officially grew from a border defense captain to a general with heavy troops. Later, Dong Zhuo performed outstandingly due to his meritorious service in fighting against Bian Zhang and Han Sui. Dong Zhuo was soon granted the title of Marquis of Taixiang and was granted the title of a thousand households.

Dong Zhuo repeatedly made meritorious deeds in the continuous battles with Han Sui and Ma Teng of the Qiang and Hu, and was once again awarded by the court and worshiped as a former general. Later, the imperial court felt that Dong Zhuo's power was too great and wanted to move Dong Zhuo to the position of the central government's three ministers and nine ministers. However, Li Ru awakened Dong Zhuo and understood the imperial court's intention, so he wrote in a memorial: "Soldiers, big and small, have been in love with each other for a long time. They love the kindness of ministers and livestock. For this reason, Once I am ordered to do so, I will beg the general to Beizhou, and my effectiveness will be withered." He declined politely and refused to take up his post.

At this point, Dong Zhuo's warlord gradually took shape, forming a mixed army with Xiliang soldiers as the main body and mixed with Hu and Qiang people. Especially in terms of cavalry, it absorbed a large number of nomadic fighting methods and the sophisticated ordnance of the Han Dynasty. During the continuous intrusion on the frontier, the Qiang people accumulated many veterans with rich war experience and became a powerful team at this time.

The power of Dong Zhuo, who was constantly rising, expanded rapidly.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty finally felt that Dong Zhuo was too powerful to lose. In order to curb the growth and spread of Dong Zhuo's power, Emperor Ling summoned Dong Zhuo while he was seriously ill and worshiped him as Bingzhou Mu. He hoped that in exchange for this, Dong Zhuo's troops would be subordinated to Huangfu Song to disintegrate him. Dong Zhuo's power.

However, Dong Zhuo was unwilling at this time and naturally refused to hand over military power. He immediately led his troops to Hedong and officially became a powerful local warlord force that listened to orders but not propaganda.

Before Emperor Han Ling could continue to attack Dong Zhuo's forces, Emperor Han Ling himself couldn't hold on and died. Then there was another struggle for power in the harem. The new emperor took office, and the matter was put on hold.

Until an edict was delivered to Dong Zhuo, General He Jin transferred Dong Zhuo to Beijing!

General He Jin's original idea was perfect.

The Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan of the Forbidden Army in Luoyang who originally guarded the palace was controlled by Jian Shuo for many years. Although the chief culprit Jian Shuo had been killed, the grassroots sergeants who had taken refuge with the eunuchs were unable to be eradicated for a while. In order to ensure that the He family was in the government and the opposition General He Jin felt that it was necessary for him to control an army without eunuch infiltration.

So He Jin sent a group message to all the generals who were commanding troops outside, hoping that these people could support some soldiers and horses to participate in the great cause of overthrowing the eunuchs. Unexpectedly, the Liu family who held the real power were either too far away or He was not interested, but Dong Zhuo, who was closer to Jingluo, was the first to respond, and even posted a memorial about "chasing the evil on the side of the king", which made General He Jin feel as warm as his mother's family.

By the way, there was another warlord leader at that time. After receiving the secret edict from General He Jin, he immediately left behind the barren and painful life of a border guard, packed up his things, abandoned the border defense line, and defected to the Central Army. Unfortunately, he was slower than Dong Zhuo. So little by little, Dong Zhuo took the lead, otherwise it's hard to say what it would have turned into.

So Dong Zhuo is actually quite lucky.

Feeling that he had someone's backing, the general He Jin not only publicized Dong Zhuo's memorial, but also became more and more hostile to the eunuchs. The frightened eunuchs quickly ordered Dong Zhuo in the name of the emperor not to go to the capital anymore and to station himself on the spot.

So Dong Zhuo set up camp in Mianchi and paid attention to the developments in the capital at all times.

How could a mere hundred miles of road stop Dong Zhuo's ambition? Dong Zhuo used all the tricks he used in war. His scouts were all out. There were scouts reporting on the situation in Luoyang every hour for twelve hours. Therefore, that day, Luoyang was in flames, and many people were still confused. Dong Zhuo knew immediately that there was a change in Luoyang, so he immediately broke camp and led his army towards Luoyang overnight.

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To be honest, Fei Qian didn't expect that he would actually come across him while searching like a net along the river bank.

But looking at the two trembling people in front of them, who would have thought that the two top people in the Han Dynasty could be in such a state of embarrassment.

Two and a half-year-old children, one large and one small, were covered in mud and water. Their crowns had fallen off at some point, their hair was messy, and their expressions were frightened. If it weren’t for the texture of their clothes and the gait on their feet that helped Fei Qian make the final decision. Maybe they would just pass by as refugees.

In the Han Dynasty, you really couldn’t dress too casually. No matter who wears the wrong clothes, wearing the wrong clothes is considered rude at best, and may even lead to loss of official position and life!

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the unlucky child Wu'an Hou Tiantian was deprived of his treatment as a marquis and his official position in the court because he was "disrespectful by entering the palace in ragged clothes". Of course, it was not just because of wearing inappropriate clothes that a marquis was raped to the end, there were other factors as well, but at least this was the reason that was put on the table and openly written in the history books.

So in the Han Dynasty, what kind of clothes to wear was really a big deal.

Fei Qian used the torch light to make a careful identification. Firstly, he was of the same age. Secondly, although it was stained with mud and water, he could still tell that he was wearing dark cyan clothes and red steps. These were clothes only worn by nobles in the Han Dynasty. decoration.

Although we are determined in our hearts, how can we recognize each other at this time?

Immediately push the golden mountain and jade pillar and bow to the ground. That is what a stupid person would do.

The best way right now is if you don't tell me, I'll just pretend I don't know.

The royal family also needs the face of the royal family!

Fei Qian took a few steps forward, walked up to the two children, and said, "Are you two separated from your relatives? I am a new official in the imperial court. Not far away is the former Situ Cuiweikao's village. It is late at night. Han, why don't you go to the village for a while and wait until dawn before making plans?" Anyway, I'll give these two people an excuse first, so as not to reveal their true feelings right away.

The older child was still a little frightened and did not answer, but the younger one seemed much calmer and answered on behalf of the older child: "That's very good."

Fei Qian greeted one or two village men to lead the way. He went to the village to prepare ginger soup and hot water. He took two steps forward, turned around and stopped, took off his coat, put it on the older child, and said: " Wet clothes are most afraid of cold wind, so don't feel the cold, and please don't blame me for being disrespectful."

The eldest child did feel that the wind was blowing too cold, so he shivered and said thank you, and wrapped Fei Qian's coat around him. He finally felt some warmth and stopped shivering all the time.

Fei Qian squatted down in front of the child and said warmly: "There is still a long way to go, and the road is difficult to travel at night. If you don't give up, how about I carry you there?"

After a moment's hesitation, the little child also said thank you, and then gently put two small cold bracelets on Fei Qian's shoulders.

Fei Qian leaned forward slightly, easily carried the child on his back, and turned to motion for the older child to follow him.

The bright stars hung upside down in the night sky.

Fei Qian carried the child on his back, followed by an older child who wrapped his coat tightly, and walked forward slowly. The torch held by Zhuang Ding beside him flickered in the night wind, reflecting the three figures. On the earth, it dragged for a long time.