Dong Zhuo did not let her get up, nor did he console her. He sat down on the ground and poured the remaining wine into the mud. He said softly, "Back then, you only brought a few soldiers with you. I, Dong Zhuo, have a hundred thousand soldiers under my command! I also have the best crow bars in Beimang and the best foot soldiers in Beimang! The three hundred thousand soldiers in the twenty or so military towns in the southernmost prefectures of Gusai and Longyao are under my command. Hong Jingyan's Rouran Cavalry and the hundred thousand private soldiers of great generals like Liu Gui and Yang Yuanzan are still under my command. Further north, the two Jiedushi who are holding half of the military tally, two hundred thousand soldiers, have also obediently handed it over to me. Once His Majesty has cleaned up the grasslands in the north, other than Tuoba, everyone else who has reached the border of the Southern Dynasties will also be under my command! Beiliang is not that big. With so many people and so many warhorses, just a little pee is enough to cause a flood in Beiliang. A big battle before spring, and at most a battle during the autumn hunt next year. Beiliang will be completely finished. "
Dong Zhuo laughed sinisterly, "Beiliang must think that the battle will last for three to five years. I, Dong Zhuo, have been a fox for more than ten years. This time, I will be the alpha wolf. I will not rest until I have eaten my fill!"
Dong Zhuo grabbed a handful of mud and threw it away. He stood up and said, "Old Decarch, Old Tao, I will take this empty wine pot with me. When I lead the army to the southern border of Liyang, I will bring back a pot of mud from there. I will let you two country bumpkins who have never even been to Beiliang see what kind of fertile soil can grow rice."
Dong Zhuo stood up and looked at Young Man Wu who was still kneeling. He bent down and rubbed her little head. He said softly, "We should go."
The little girl stood up and silently raised her arm to wipe away her tears.
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and lowered his head to look at the luxurious robe he was wearing. He took it off, folded it neatly, and placed it between the two graves. He said indifferently, "Returning home in glory, no one will look at me. Then why are you still wearing it? "
Dong Zhuo placed Young Man Wu on his shoulder and left in large strides. He smiled and said, "Young Man Wu, didn't uncle give you a pony? Very soon, you will be able to cross the river with our million strong army."
Iron horses and ice rivers entered the Central Plains.
— —
When the news spread throughout the capital.
Great Peace City was not in an uproar. Everyone was silent out of fear.
It was not easy to live in the capital. However, the Right Chancellor of the Imperial College, Jin Lanting, who had risen to the top in just a few years, listed out the ten major crimes and impeached none other than the founder of the Liyang Dynasty, Grand Secretary Zhang Julu.
Most of the people in the capital felt that this outsider had truly gone mad. Challenging Grand Secretary Zhang, if this wasn't throwing an egg against a rock, what was it? During these dozen or so years, the people who wanted the Grand Secretary to lose his position could be said to have come one after another. Every now and then, they would jump around a few times. However, most of the time, the Grand Secretary didn't even bother to give them a proper look. Meanwhile, these people who overestimated their own abilities were all important figures who could shake the capital with a stomp of their feet, all of them deeply rooted. However, who succeeded? Moreover, their appetites weren't that great. They only wanted that green-eyed child to take off his official robe, not daring to have this number one civil official of Liyang imperial court meet the late emperor.
Of the ten great crimes, the one that everyone believed in the most was actually the one that forced the death of Ji Province's Han Family. This was indeed a secret matter passed down by the father-son-in-law Grand Secretaries. Jin Lanting used the eight words' lantern light continues, endless salary 'to describe Zhang Julu's political reform, it could be said to be incomparably accurate.
Meanwhile, what was worth pondering over was the crime of colluding with the powerful official Han Shengxuan, leading to a foul atmosphere in the inner and outer courts. Now that the human-cat Han Shengxuan was already dead, how was the Grand Secretary going to defend himself?
However, the one that carried the most destructive force was also the one that left everyone feeling the most inconceivable.
It wasn't privately raising the two vast border armies, but rather the last of the ten great crimes: After ruling for more than ten years, he opened up a large amount of salt and iron, pouring all of his energy into the northwest!
When this news quickly settled down, it seemed like it quickly disappeared without a trace, but more and more people began to chew on the hidden meaning within.
Even though the Grand Secretary still participated in the court assembly every day, when he needed to stay overnight, he would definitely be on duty in the Minister Province, handling all types of government affairs still in an orderly manner.
However, it wasn't strange for the Grand Secretary's residence to be completely deserted. After all, the Grand Secretary had never liked to privately meet with guests. However, the great residences on the same street as the Grand Secretary also began to be deserted, making the onlookers' imaginations run wild.
More importantly, this time, Zhang Julu didn't strike like he did against Zhao Shi Xungui. Bi Yan didn't react at all to the ungrateful and mad dog biting of Third Jin, the Right Chancellor of the Imperial College.
At the same time, there was one matter that had to be mentioned. That was, Yin Maochun, who had the title of Hidden Minister and was in charge of the evaluation of local officials this year, had quietly returned to the capital ahead of time.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince paid a visit to Qi Yanglong's mansion.
Huan Wen claimed that he was sick and didn't participate in the court assembly.
Immediately after, the sound of winter thunder rang out in Great Peace City.
General Yang Shenxing, who had been caught by the West Chu rebel army and was covered in dirt, secretly went to Great Peace City to prove that the Grand Secretary Zhang Julu had framed the Han Family in the past and wasn't wrong!
On the day of the beginning of winter, the Emperor personally led a group of Great Peace City officials to welcome the winter in the northern suburbs.
Among the nobles, other than Huan Wen, who still didn't appear, all the officials in the capital led by Zhang Julu were present.
Thus, there was no morning court assembly for the beginning of winter. However, after the beginning of winter, there would be a grand court assembly. The Son of Heaven would bestow jackets to the officials, implying that he sympathized with the officials to protect them from the winter cold.
On this day, Tantanon, who had gotten up early before the sun rose, sat alone in the study and stared blankly at the sky outside the window for a long time.
The sky gradually brightened. The old man went to the bookshelf and took out a handwritten book that his teacher had given him. He ground the ink himself and shakily wrote a line of words on the title page of the handwritten book. He planned to have the steward of the residence send it to the Grand Secretary's residence.
"Winter is getting colder. Old friend, please wear more clothes."
After writing, the old man started to stare blankly again.
Then, an old steward of the residence stumbled into the study with a pale face. He said sorrowfully as if the sky had fallen, "Master, the Grand Secretary said in the court assembly that the two generations of the Xu family have guarded the northwest for more than 20 years and have worked hard. Hsu Fengnian has inherited his father's work and is loyal. He should be made a pillar of the country! What … what should we do?! Why did the Grand Secretary do this … most importantly, His Majesty didn't get angry. Although he didn't agree to the pillar of the country, after the imperial edict was rejected, he once again bestowed the new Prince Liang a pillar of the country … "
Huan Wen waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating for the old steward to leave.
The study returned to silence.
Huan Wen gently closed the precious handwritten book that had been opened and muttered, "Old man, I can only burn it for you."
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