Three Kingdoms

The lights were brightly lit in the lobby of Dong Zhuo's mansion, and servants and maids came in and out, bringing all kinds of dishes to the table.

Dong Zhuo didn't look like an important official or former general in the imperial court. He held a silver knife and stabbed a half-roasted lamb leg while cutting it. He didn't care that his hands were greasy, and it was also greasy to the touch. He had a greasy beard, and he also rubbed his hands on the buttocks of the maid who brought the dishes, leaving a few obvious fingerprints.

Dong Zhuo brought a large piece of ruby-red mutton to his mouth, enjoying the deliciousness of the lamb juices flowing between his lips and teeth. He was very satisfied and raised a glass of wine to gesture to the left and right. He just poured it into his mouth with a slurp, without any squirming of the literati, and looked very heroic.

Dong Zhuo's behavior made Wu Kuang, Wu Zizhu, Zhang Zhang and Zhang Yuande, who were sitting on the right next to him, relax a lot. Both of them were military commanders, and they really felt that the etiquette of the literati was cumbersome and had to be done. It was expected that Dong Zhuogui, a former general and the governor of Xiliang, would pay attention to etiquette. However, he did not expect that Dong Zhuo at this moment was as unkempt as a warrior in the army. Unknowingly, I felt some intimacy.

Li Ru was sitting on the left side. Of course, as a scribe, he did not cut the mutton directly. Instead, he asked the maid to cut it and bring it to him. He also ate it in a much gentler way, holding it with chopsticks and chopsticks. To him, what he eats is not important, what is more important is the person.

Wu Kuang, Wu Zizu, Zhang Zhang, and Zhang Yuande were two generals under General He Jin. It can be said that General He Jin died unexpectedly. The soldiers under his command who were originally subordinate to General He Jin were a little confused. Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang I am also a little overwhelmed and feel a little confused about my future.

Dong Zhuo's foundation is still very solid, and he can directly command 100,000 people. However, he could not bring many troops to the capital this time, and it was not convenient to bring many. After all, he had just received the command from General He Jin at that time. If the secret edict was to lead more troops, it could still be called "I dare to ring the bells and drums to enter Luoyang, clear the way and wait", then it would not be "enter Luoyang" but "kill Luoyang"; so it is only worthy of being led. He captured three thousand Xiliang troops.

Now that we have entered Luoyang, the capital, three thousand troops are just a drop in the bucket. Even if we can control the north and south palaces of the capital and the city gate, we are already stretched. Although the order to mobilize troops again has been issued, it is easy to do so during this period of weak military strength. Being taken advantage of, Li Ru set his sights on the troops and horses that originally belonged to He Jin.

When he was half drunk, Li Ru made a slight gesture to Dong Min, who was sitting with him. Dong Min understood, raised his wine cup and toasted Dong Zhuo with a glass of wine, and said: "General, please be aware that there are many vacancies in the Eighth School of Xiyuan this time, and many of them have senior positions. Please ask the general to rectify the situation for the imperial government's plan." It’s imminent!”

Dong Zhuo touched his shiny beard, nodded and said: "When the late emperor was in power, he once told me that the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan was a new recruit of the new law. The late emperor gave him high hopes, but now it seems, alas——"

Li Ru put down his chopsticks and said: "How can a military general command an army by someone who does not know the military? The general needs to re-select some people who know the military to lead the army. According to the opinion of the subordinates, Zizu and Yuande have the right to lead the army." Fang, the general might as well think about it." Okay, now that we have said it, you will understand what you need to understand.

Sure enough, Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang looked at each other and immediately understood what it meant.

Zhang Zhang quickly stood up, left the table, bowed down, and said to Dong Zhuo: "Dare you die for the general!"

Following that, Wu Kuang also left the table and bowed, saying the same thing.

Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, stood up, strode to Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, helped the two of them up, asked the maid to bring the wine, handed it to Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang with his own hands, drank it down, and then faced Dong Zhuo Min said: "Shu Ying, tomorrow you will take ten cows, fifty sheep, and a hundred loads of wine to comfort Zizhu and Sergeant Yuande!"

Before Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang could react, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Ru again: "Zizhu and Yuande are away training all year round, and it is difficult for the young and old at home to take care of them. Wenyou will go and get ten pieces of silk each, and a hundred taels of gold to Zizhu Yuan." At the De Mansion!"

Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang quickly thanked them again, this time they were obviously more sincere and grateful.

"Since you are a member of the same family, why thank you!" Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said boldly, "Come, let's sing and dance! Zishu, Yuande, the dancers this time are pretty good. If you are interested, you might as well choose one. The two of them comforted their loneliness, hahahaha..."

Li Ru smiled, picked up a piece of lamb, looked at Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang's expressions of tears of gratitude, and nodded.

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At this moment, Bao Xin and Yuan Shao were also drinking, but their drinking was not as grand as Dong Zhuo's. They just put some dishes and bowls in Bao Xin's backyard pavilion, and the two sat across from each other to drink.

Bao Xin was originally ordered by General He Jin to recruit soldiers. It turned out that General He Jin meant to train some new soldiers who were completely loyal to him. Unfortunately, after recruiting more than a thousand soldiers, He Jin had already died in the coup.

Therefore, in addition to the original military commander's armor, Bao Xin's men at this time also had some unknown troops.

Although the two of them were drinking, they were obviously worried about something, so they both ate and drank together.

Bao Xin has something on his mind. He can be said to be a person recruited by General He Jin. From being a Cavalry Captain to being a Military Academy Lieutenant now, it can be said that He Jin’s mark on him is so heavy that he has basically no one like him now. If you don't understand, it makes him neither good nor bad now. Which direction will he take in the future?

Yuan Shao also has something on his mind. The current resources of the Yuan family are tilted towards Yuan Shu, which makes him very helpless. Last time, Yuan Wei specially asked him to participate in the greeting in order to silence him, but unfortunately he was robbed by Dong Zhuo and did not gain any practical benefits. On the contrary, It was really frustrating to have a bad relationship with Cao Cao.

After three rounds of drinking, Bao Xin started the conversation first, saying: "Dong Zhuo must have his own intentions when he is marching against the palace wall. If we just sit back and wait, we will be in trouble in the future. I wonder what Ben Chu thinks?"

Yuan Shao also nodded and said: "Brother Yuncheng said it is true, but now that Dong Zhuo has a lot of troops, what can he do?"

Bao Xin lowered his voice and said: "To be honest, the general sent me to recruit troops, and we have already recruited more than a thousand troops. They are now stationed in Chenggao and will arrive very soon."

Oh, there is such a strange army. Yuan Shao was a little interested, but Bao Xin's next words extinguished his little hope, "Now Dong Zhuo's footing is not stable, and the soldiers are tired. If he is unexpected, he will definitely succeed in one fell swoop! It's just that Dong Zhuo's footing is not stable and the soldiers are tired." ——This teacher is unknown and has difficulty convincing the public..."

Yuan Shao drank a glass of wine with his sleeve in front of his face to hide his uncontrollable disappointment. It turns out that Bao Xin was not looking for him to participate in the grand event, but wanted to find the Yuan family behind him.

"The teacher is unknown and it is difficult to convince the public"? That's right, as long as a famous person rises up and shouts, soon he will have both? But is Yuan Shao such a famous person now? Obviously not. In this way, Bao Xin's purpose of telling him about this matter was very clear. He wanted to establish a relationship with the Yuan family through Yuan Shao. These more than a thousand soldiers were Bao Xin's certificate of surrender.

But Yuan Shaoneng told Bao Xin that he had been marginalized by the Yuan family, and that the Yuan family had allocated resources to Yuan Shu. Was he actually an empty shell under his glamorous status as the eldest son?

Yuan Shao put down his wine glass and said: "This matter is of great importance and we cannot act rashly yet. It is better to discuss it later."

Bao Xin thought that Yuan Shao needed to go home and report, and of course it was impossible to give an answer now, so he said nothing more.

After the two of them had said everything they needed to say, there was no need to drink any more wine, so they ended the conversation hastily.

Yuan Shao said goodbye and left Bao Xin's house. It was already moon high and everything was quiet. A big lamp with the word "Yuan" hung high in front of the carriage, and the wheels made a squeaking sound as they rolled over the bluestone road.

In the car, Yuan Shao sneered: "Yuan family, Yuan family! Reputation, reputation!" Yuan Shao has made up his mind. Since the Yuan family no longer supports him, Yuan Shao naturally doesn't need to talk to the Yuan family about this kind of thing. Nowadays, the most important thing for him, Yuan Shao, is to seize the opportunity to accumulate reputation. Until one day, I, Yuan Shao, can be like the current Yuan family, with people with lofty ideals from all over the world coming to join me just because of my reputation. That is my, Yuan Shao's goal. Only then can my wish come true!