Rangers of the Three Kingdoms - C383

“Now that Dong Zhuo has brought calamity to the imperial court, he has deposed the Young Emperor, poisoned the empress dowager, and slaughtered the ministers. Now that the Three Great Clans have been summoned, we call upon all the prefecture s to attack Dong Zhuo and restore our big sized man. What do you think? ”

“As a great man, he was born to rule the country, how could he die in bed when he was wrapped in horse hide? Now that the Three Lords have ordered the whole world to suppress Dong Zhuo, it is the perfect time for us to accomplish anything, how can we miss it? We are willing to follow the Lord Taishang and go through fire and water, and not refuse at all! ”

Cheng Pu stood up first and said passionately. They had all fought alongside Dong Zhuo and stood shoulder to shoulder, fighting against the rebellion of the West Cold. Not only did they understand Dong Zhuo very well, they did not have any good impressions of him.

Sun Jian nodded, and the blood in his body started to boil. As a soldier, Sun Jian had been rampant on the battlefield for the past few years. Especially towards Dong Zhuo, he kept it in his heart, and wished that he could kill Dong Zhuo to resolve his hatred.

“I already knew that this Dong Zhuo wasn’t a good person. Back then, when I followed Lord Grand Commandant Zhang Wen to repel Xi Yan, Zhang Wen used the Emperor’s edict to recruit Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo delayed for a long time before finally coming to see Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen reprimanded Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo was not one to be submissive to his words. ”

“At that time, I went up and whispered into Zhang Wen’s ear: Dong Zhuo is not afraid of being punished, but instead arrogant and unbridled. But Zhang Wen replied: Dong Zhuo has always had a reputation between the Yellow River and Longshan Mountains. If I kill him today, I will have no one to rely on in the western expedition. ”

“I said: The General has personally lead the imperial army, his might shakes the world, why should we rely on Dong Zhuo! I have observed Dong Zhuo’s behavior and speech, and have not respected you, despised you, and acted impolitely towards you, so I am the first sin; Lian Zhang and Han Sui have rebelled for more than a year, and should be exiled immediately, but Dong Zhuo said that it is impossible. It is the second sin to shake the hearts of the troops, and Dong Zhuo accepted the assignment, and returned without success, and his officer was recruited late, moreover his attitude and arrogance, are the third sin. The famous generals of ancient times were ordered to lead the army and march on the battlefield. If the General wants to rope Dong Zhuo in and not kill him immediately, then the mistake of harming the dignity of the General and the laws of the military is on you. ”

“But Zhang Wen still can’t bear to do it, so he said to me: Go back first, after a while, Dong Zhuo will suspect something. I had no choice but to take my leave. From the looks of it, Dong Zhuo had never been a rude person who did not know how to respect others. If Zhang Wen had listened to me, how could he be as flustered as he is today? This time, we must definitely kill Dong Zhuo, and get rid of this nation! ”

When it came to Dong Zhuo, his stomach was filled with anger, and he couldn’t wait to eat the flesh and sleep on the skin. Just as Sun Jian was talking passionately, a herald suddenly ran over and handed him a letter. Report… Lord Taishang, Lord Jingzhou Stinger King Rui has sent someone to deliver an urgent letter. ”

Sun Jian slightly frowned, obviously slightly unhappy. Ever since he came to Changsha to become the taiwai, he had been somewhat dissatisfied with this Lord Thorn. It was just that since he was his superior, Sun Jian had to be more respectful. He opened the letter and hurriedly read it.

It turned out that Jingzhou Stinger King Rui had also received Qiao Mao’s Three Elders’ report. Not only did he actively support them, he even wanted to gather all the troops in Jing Province and prepare to go north to suppress Dong Zhuo. His letter was ordering Sun Jian to hand over the army, and let him lead.

The reason why Sun Jian didn’t like Wang Rui was because during the time of the rebellion between Lingling and Guiyang, Wang Rui had relied on his status as the Acanthopanax of Jingzhou to look down on them, the taiwai, to gather the military power of the various counties. He wanted to organize and direct the battle between Lingling and Guiyang’s Barbarian.

Although a majority of the Countryside s were willing to hand over their troops and let Wang Rui command them, the Changsha taiwai Sun Jian and the Wu Ling taiwai Cao Yin were unwilling. They led their troops to participate in the battle. After all, in the Han Dynasty, the military and civil power of the County were under the jurisdiction of the taiwai. If Wang Rui wanted to use his skills, he had to first subdue all the taiwai s in the various counties with his personal charm before he could gather all of Jing Province’s power.

But this time, Wang Rui wanted to gather all the troops in Jing Prefecture again, this was unacceptable to Sun Jian. However, he could not disobey Wang Rui’s orders. After all, with his strength of a county, not to mention the fact that he was weak, he wouldn’t even be able to bear the food supply.

“You guys go back and prepare. We’ll set off tomorrow.” Sun Jian kept the letter and did not tell anyone about the contents of the letter. With his narrow-mindedness, he couldn’t tell the Generals clearly. Otherwise, he would definitely let everyone go in a different direction.

Because Sun Jian had just participated in the Barbarian’s rebellion to pacify Linglong and Guiyang, the more than three thousand soldiers recruited by the taiwai Palace had not been disbanded yet, so on the second day of Sun Jian’s receipt of the three official orders from Qiao Mao, Sun Jian led his team and set off.

In a few days, Sun Jian led his men to the Xiangyang and stationed them at the entrance of Xiangyang. Outside Xiangyang City, soldiers from other counties were arriving one after another. Just as Sun Jian had expected, most of the Countryside s did not come and only sent their troops. Only the Changsha taiwai and the Wu Ling taiwai brought their troops here.

Wang Rui did not come forth to welcome Sun Jian. Instead, he had sent a field officer to arrange a place for the army, and his attitude was very cold. Sun Jian immediately realized that Wang Rui would definitely dislike him and Cao Yin. He wanted to leave in a fit of anger, but he didn’t have any food.

In order to ensure the availability of food and to ease the relationship between him and the Jingzhou Stinger King Rui, Sun Jian decided to pay Wang Rui a visit personally. Not long ago, the Jingzhou Stinger King Rui and the Wu Ling taiwai s, Cao Yin, had even pacified the rebellion of the Barbarian s that had fought together with him in Lingling and Guiyang, so it could be considered as a comrade that they had fought together.

In the afternoon of the same day, Sun Jian led his men and set up a camp outside of Xiangyang City. He led Cheng Pu and Huang Gai into Xiangyang City to pay respects to Jingzhou Stinger King Rui. No matter what, the Acanthopanax of Jingzhou was Sun Jian’s superior, so he should pay a visit to the Xiangyang.

Since Wang Rui was born in the Chieftain, he did not care about Sun Jian, who was born in a lowly place, and grew up relying solely on his martial arts. He pretended to be a superior as he was neither warm nor cold to Sun Jian and greeted him respectfully: “Take a seat.”

And it was during the rebellion of Barbarian which had pacified Lingling and Gui Yang, that Sun Jian had felt Wang Rui’s contempt. However, seeing that Wang Rui was the boss, Sun Jian kept his resentment buried deep in his heart. He still relied on Wang Rui to provide him with food in order to suppress Dong Zhuo, so he could only endure and endure Wang Rui’s cold attitude.

“Lord Thorn, now that Dong Zhuo is in a state of chaos, the three great officials have spread throughout the world, ordering the various prefecture s to send troops to suppress Dong Zhuo. I wanted to lead my soldiers to respond, but I had already reached the bottom of Xiangyang City. If you want to follow Lord Thorn, I wonder what Lord Thorn thinks? ”

Sun Jian’s attitude was very clear, he was responding to the three officials’ orders, not following Wang Rui’s orders and sending his troops out. After all, this was not a peaceful rebellion within the borders of Jing Prefecture, so he did not seem to have any obligation to listen to Wang Rui. And the reason why he followed Wang Rui, was because of food.

“Dong Zhuo crippled the emperor’s wife, poisoned the empress dowager, and killed the court officials. I shall follow the orders of the Three Masters, raise the power of Jingzhou, and unite the forces of the prefecture in the east to fight for him. Return my man to the Heaven and Earth, and reappear in my man’s glory. ”

Wang Rui’s words were filled with righteousness and anger. Honestly speaking, since he was born in a Venerable family, he had always looked down on these lowly born martial artists. Now that he had received the orders from the Three Great Guilds, he was prepared to give it his all and lead his troops to the north, even without Sun Jian following him.

“As for the taiwai, Cao Yin of the Wu Ling County, she has no respect for her elders and does not listen to orders. She had also heard that she was a filthy rogue in Wuling County, committing heinous acts and maiming the people. For a long time, she would be a disaster for the imperial government. I want to kill them today to get rid of their harm, what do you think? ”

Sun Jian was shocked. Although it was a cold winter, his forehead was covered in sweat. He was very clear in his heart that although Wang Rui said that he wanted to kill Cao Yin, the truth was that he truly wished for nothing more than to kill both Sun Jian and Cao Yin.

“I do not know much about the taiwai in Wu Ling, so I do not dare to speculate.” Now that Jing Prefecture no longer acknowledged a government led by Dong Zhuo, then whether Cao Yin was guilty or not, the power to decide life and death lay in the hands of Shi Wang Rui. Sun Jian knew that Wang Rui was trying to test him, so he quickly exchanged a few words of greetings before leaving in a hurry.

As soon as Sun Jian returned to his own camp, he immediately sent someone to inform taiwai Cao Yin. Regardless of whether Cao Yin was guilty or not, he could not tolerate Wang Rui killing him, nor could he allow himself to be part of the alliance of powers.

Receiving Sun Jian’s report, Cao Yin was extremely shocked. In this currently chaotic situation, it could be said that it would be easy for Wang Rui to kill him without having to bear any consequences. Right now, he just wanted to resist, and the little County soldier under him was not a match for Wang Rui’s army.

“Lord Taishang is in a hurry, I think taiwai Changsha already informed you, not only did he understand the principle of biting off more than he could chew, he also felt that the alliance was powerful. If we give him a reason, even if it is for his own sake, he will definitely kill Wang Rui. ”

Cao Yin’s County Officer Zhang Qing laughed, and immediately comforted Cao Yin. Zhang Qing had once participated in the Barbarian rebellion that pacified Lingling and Gui Yang, so she had some understanding of Sun Jian. At the same time, he understood her own Lord Taishang. In this chaotic world, for a person like Cao Yin with limited ambition and talent, it would already be good if he could keep his life.

“Lord Taishang, we have also forged a report from the person exercising the power of the case, enumerating Wang Rui’s crimes, telling him to arrest Wang Rui, then finish him off first. At the same time, tell Sun Jian that as long as he kills Wang Rui, we will push him to be the leader, and let him lead the soldiers of Jing Prefecture to suppress Dong Zhuo. ”

“Mm …” “Good idea!” Cao Yin immediately understood and couldn’t help but clap and cheer. Since Qiao Mao is able to correct three official’s report, why can’t I correct the person’s report? Now that his life was more important, Sun Jian could just let him go if he was willing to.

This morning, Wang Rui was in the main hall of the taiwai Palace discussing with the Generals when the herald suddenly came to report: The Jing Prefecture soldiers stationed outside the city have rebelled. They have already surrounded the city gate and are clamoring to see the Lord Thorn, otherwise, they would have to attack the city gate.

Wang Rui was shocked, he immediately led everyone up the city walls to negotiate with the traitors and asked them why they were rebelling. The soldiers began to talk nonstop, claiming that they were helpless against the rebellion. However, they were short of food and did not have any military pay. They had heard that it was freezing in the north and they did not even have clothes for the winter.

Wang Rui had thought that he had misused his men, causing his military goods to be taken away. In order to pacify the soldiers and avoid internal strife, Wang Rui calmly replied the soldiers, “The fact that the food, pay, and winter clothing were not distributed was a coincidence. I will have someone open the treasury and distribute it to everyone. “