But I heard the Yanling County Magistrate say, "The officials have prepared a banquet for wine and simplified wine in the county to wash away the generals. When you first arrived here, you must not be familiar with the customs of this place. Why not listen to our banquet talks about it?"

Wen Chou shook his head lightly and said, "I appreciate my kindness, but I cannot stay in Yanling County for more." He then asked the county magistrate and said, "Mr. Wang, I heard the news on the road a few days ago that Dong Zhuo sent his army to Yangcheng to kill the good captain's daughter. The county was shocked. Is this true?"

"This is indeed the case." The Yanling County Magistrate naturally did not dare to deceive Wen Chou and said immediately.

"If you have such a thing, you are here to welcome me now. Can you explain the details of the county territory in detail?" Wen Chou said with a look of surprise.

"When Dong Zhuo's army arrived in Yangcheng, they were about to meet with the people of Yangcheng gathered above the county and city. Seeing this, Dong Zhuo's soldiers began to drive the people together, kill all of them, and robbed all the wealth and women in the county, returning with a full load, claiming to have wiped out the bandits and won a great victory. The county magistrate was too late to rescue him. He heard that he had been chasing the county boundary but could not catch up with them, so he could only return to Yangdi. However, before returning to Yangdi, they sent hundreds of county soldiers to increase their positions in Yangcheng and the Lun County." The Yanling County Magistrate told all the things he knew.

Yangcheng and Lun are the two counties in the west of Yingchuan, next to Zhuyuan Pass. When you pass the pass, you will be the Sili School Commander's Department, which is only one or two hundred miles away from the Shendu Luoyang.

The coalition forces of Guandong Prefecture and County just started to rise, and many troops had not arrived at the meeting place, and some were not even ready to leave the county. This was the case with Kong Yichang from Yuzhou. Not only did he not have any military talent, but he had just gained real power and his reputation was not too high, so he has not yet been able to gather the soldiers of the county in the prefecture.

Therefore, so far, only Yingchuan's county soldiers were stationed in Yingchuan County. Dong Zhuo dispatched troops to Yingchuan to plunder at this time, which was obviously to give Kong Yichang, Wen Chou and others a warning, and at the same time, it was also shocking the coalition forces in Sourzao, Hanoi and other places.

Wen Chou nodded and said to the Yanling County Magistrate: "The county boundary is unstable, and Dong Zhuo's army may come again at any time. We will not be able to go to the banquet today. Please forgive me. After the attack on Dong Zhuo, we will definitely come to Gui County again and disturb you."

Although Wen Chou had the intention of contacting the Yingchuan scholars for a good life, Dong Zhuo's army was ahead, which forced him to respect this idea for the time being! As long as he could ensure the safety of Yingchuan under Dong Zhuo's attack, he would definitely be recognized by the Yingchuan scholars. Otherwise, no matter how much effort Wen Chou made, he would not be able to touch the hearts of Yingchuan scholars. This was Wen Chou's idea.

Yanling County Magistrate Lian Dao dared not.

Wen Chou has a high position and a noble body, and his powerful soldiers and cavalry are very good at appreciating his face. He is unwilling to admire his face, and the Yanling County Magistrate has no other way.

After Wen Chou talked to Yanling County Magistrate, he said a few words to the soldiers and officials of Yanling County. He didn't even enter the county town, so he took Tian Feng, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang and others and said goodbye. He returned to the army, bypassed Yanling County, and rushed to Yangdi. Yangdi is the county seat of Yingchuan, and the purpose of Wen Chou's trip.

Watching Wen Chou and others leave, a scholar in Yanling County said: "The Guandong Prefecture County is fighting against Dong. The leader of the attack on Dong is Yuan Bohai. Dong Zhuo did not attack him, but instead sent his troops to Yingchuan to kill the people of our county and make military achievements. He captured my women in clothes and soldiers and became maids and concubines. It is really hateful! Although the county magistrate's army is strict, it is not as strong as civil and military. He is fierce and brave in civil and military affairs, and has great military achievements. Since he became an official, all the bandits in Heishan have suffered, and the people in the county are all worried and powerful. Now he has led his people to the county and look at it from afar. There are many infantry and cavalry, and the flags are like dragons. I think Dong Zhuo dares not disturb our county again and harm our county people. Our county can be safe!"

Originally, the princes of Guandong raised an army to fight against Dong. Some of the scholars in Yingchuan County supported, some opposed, and some felt that it was not their own business. However, when Dong Zhuo sent troops to loot a few days ago, when he heard the tragic situation in Yangcheng, the scholars and officials in various counties in Yingchuan felt dangerous. Even those who opposed Dong He had thought it was not their own business, were also shocked by the cruelty of Dong Zhuo's army. At this time, the appearance of Wen Chou seemed to have found a support, which was exactly what Wen Chou had just thought. As long as he could successfully resist Dong Zhuo's attack and make Yingchuan stable, would he still have to worry about the scholars of Yingchuan not returning?

After leaving Yanling County, Tian Feng beat the horse and asked Wen Chou something: "Ming Gong, a few days ago, Dong Zhuo poisoned King Hongnong and discussed moving the capital to Chang'an a few days ago. What does Ming Gong think about these two matters?"

On the 20th day of the first lunar month, Guandong Prefectures and counties issued an edict to launch an army, and the news spread. To deal with this change, Dong Zhuo has done four things so far.

The first thing was on the 25th day, that is, the day when Wen Chou's soldiers left Changshan, he announced a general amnesty for the world.

Han family story: "Absolute amnesty" is usually after the new emperor ascended the throne or the world suffered a large-scale epidemic disaster. Last September, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the court had already made a general amnesty at that time. This time, it was to declare kindness, compete with Yuan Shao and others for the hearts of the people in the world, and to try its best to avoid those who were in trouble and desperate people "take risks" and join the coalition forces to challenge Dong.

The second thing was that shortly after the announcement of the general amnesty, Dong Zhuo ordered the doctor to poison the deposed emperor, Hongnong, Liu Bian.

This is to cut off a "political fantasy" of people who are trying to challenge Dong, and at the same time to differentiate the coalition forces of Dong.

War has always served politics, and there are many people who have called for Dong. Although they have raised the banner of Dong, they are not consistent in their political goals, but are clearly divided into several factions. Among them, such as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, they may have had different intentions, among them, such as Wen Chou, they have different intentions, among them, such as Sun Jian, they may just be devoted to promoting the reputation of the prestige and the clan, and there are many people, their goal is to support Liu Bian to ascend the throne again.

Liu Bian was the eldest son of the late emperor, the crown prince appointed by the late emperor, and the legitimate heir. He did not lose his virtue but was deposed. This is unacceptable to ethics and Confucianism. However, now that Dong Zhuo killed Liu Bian, these people suddenly lost their political goals. After Liu Bian died, Dong Zhuo was extremely guilty, but he had no target to support him. What should they do next? They will inevitably be at a loss. How can they fight this battle? Even if Dong Zhuo wins?

Dong Zhuo's move was very ruthless, but it was very useful to divide and disintegrate the morale of the Kanto Alliance.

The third thing is that after Dong Zhuo poisoned Liu Bian, he summoned all the ministers to send troops out of the customs and go out to challenge Guandong. (To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!