Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1109: Kill him or her

Since it was Gao Bing's suggestion, Ran Zhan thought it made sense and would naturally follow it. So he quickly received the three envoys who came this time, and immediately asked who was the general's old subordinate.

This old subordinate of Chen Zhi was named Dong Xu.

When Chen Zhi was Tai Leling, this person was Tai Le Cheng. However, later Chen Zhi left the government office and became a librarian. Dong Xu did not follow him. He still served in the original government office and relied on his rich experience. The experience helped the next few Tai Leling——

After Chen Zhi left, the Luoyang commentaries he founded did not end, but continued to be implemented. The major academies in Luoyang were also very concerned about it, so their influence continued to expand.

Dong Xu had a lot of management experience because he followed Chen Zhi in establishing the reviews, and he had made a lot of contributions in organizing the reviews. He had lived a good life in recent years, but compared to his other colleague Zhou Ao, he was not as good as Much worse——

Zhou Ao was very prosperous now, and his colleagues in Luoyang often corresponded with him, including Dong Xu.

Thinking about the past and looking at the present, Dong Xu also had thoughts of regret. As the surrounding situation became worse and worse, officials in the capital became increasingly insignificant, and the official career became more difficult, this thought of regret became stronger.

Including Dong Xu, many of Chen Zhi's old troops were thinking about when Luoyang was besieged several times and wanted to leave with their seals and go north to join Chen Zhi, at least for the sake of stability.

However, they were still affected by common rumors and felt that Youzhou was a bitter and cold place on the frontier after all. In the past, it was equivalent to annihilating their future, so they could barely settle down.

When the Xuanjia Army came out and shocked the world, these people regretted it and it was useless. They could only feel depressed in secret and were slowly marginalized.

When the friction on the Bingzhou border arose, these old Chen clan members were finally remembered again. In this way, Dong Xu was summoned by the two kings and given a position in the household department. Then he was quickly sent to the border area to work with the Chen clan Xuan. Negotiations with Army A.

To be honest, Dong Xu was not happy at all about this promotion. Instead, he felt uneasy. He knew how tyrannical the Xuanjia Army was, and he heard that the six relatives disowned him. He came here with a mission given by the two kings, so The content made Dong Xu feel that it was very unrealistic, and he could not help but worry about his wealth and life.

Although the time he followed Chen Zhi was not long, it was enough for him to see Chen Zhi's temperament. He was definitely not someone who could be persuaded, but for the sake of the family, clan, and even his wife and children at home, he had to come here.

This dilemma made Dong Xu regret even more.

When he was brought into the camp, Dong Xu looked at the young but extremely angry young captain. In a daze, he seemed to see the figure who had just walked into Taile Yamen a few years ago.

"Are you the general's former subordinate?" Looking at the three people walking in, Ran Zhan's eyes only stayed on Dong Xu, "Your name is Dong Xu?"

"That's right, I've met the captain." Dong Xu took the other two people and saluted Ran Zhan.

"Sit down, no need to be polite," Ran Zhan waved his hand, "You are from the general's old corps, and we are not considered outsiders. Let's just tell you why you are here. There is no need to mention those roundabout words."

Seeing Ran Zhan's straightforwardness, Dong Xu and his two companions looked at each other and felt helpless. You must know that according to previous rumors, this captain was notoriously difficult to deal with. If the general's palace hadn't stopped it in time, both sides would have already stopped because of it. The captain started fighting.

However, no matter how worried he was, he still had to say what needed to be said, so after hesitating for a moment, Dong Xu still had to bite the bullet and said: "I am here to negotiate with the General's Mansion on behalf of the imperial court. I hope..."

He looked up at Ran Zhan, wanting to observe the other person's expression for feedback. "Keep talking." Ran Zhan didn't let him stop.

"This...the imperial court hopes that the two sides can use the current situation as a boundary to alleviate some of the current minor frictions..."

"Using the present as the boundary?" Ran Zhan sneered and interrupted him directly, "Dong Jun, you are the general's old subordinate, so I won't go around in circles with you. If the boundary is divided, why should it be based on the original distribution? The Xiongnu The country has Pingyang County and Hedong County, so why do we have to let them out when they come to our place?"

Dong Xu felt anxious, sweat appeared on his forehead, and he said cautiously: "Captain, those two places are Sizhou territory of the imperial court after all. It's hard to be under the control of General Zhengbei's Mansion, right? I hope you will respect the imperial court. In terms of face..."

"The imperial court does not dare to offend the Huns and does not pursue the territory of the two counties. It thinks that our Xuanjia Army is not as good as the Huns, so it makes such a request." Ran Zhan did not accept that at all. "My request is very simple. The commander-in-chief comes out, you withdraw your troops, and we garrison, and everyone is happy. All frictions and contradictions are gone immediately. Isn't it wonderful?"

"How is this possible?" Dong Xu became even more anxious upon hearing this, "Even the Huns only occupied one and a half of the county. According to the captain, they asked the imperial court to give up both counties?"

"It's okay to only give up one and a half." Ran Zhan said immediately. Anyway, he had made up his mind that as long as the opponent retreated, he would immediately go over to occupy the territory and gain the credit for opening up the territory immediately.

Dong Xu smiled bitterly, let alone two or one and a half. Judging from the current situation in Guanzhong, any county town that was ceded would cause an uproar.

This was also the case for several leading generals in the past. As soon as they got the news to the counties, they couldn't wait to send the news back. The purpose of the generals was very simple. They wanted to take credit for this achievement and use the majesty of the court to prevent Chen's Xuanjia Army from hindering them. In the face of the court, admit the established facts.

But on the other hand, the news reached the court, and the two kings, who were eager to consolidate their authority, immediately announced it impatiently, hoping to use their contribution to regaining the lost territory to consolidate their positions.

Now, that half of the county is involved in the faces of two kings, and the entire court is in trouble. How dare he, Dong Xu, take the initiative?
"It seems that Mr. Dong, you are not the one who can make the decision." Ran Zhan also saw the problem, "Go back and let the person who can make the decision decide. Otherwise, the sincerity of your negotiations is worth questioning."

After hearing this, Dong Xu finally thought of the arrangements for coming here, so he said a little awkwardly: "I want to go to Jinyang and see General Zhengbei and tell him about the imperial court's intentions."

"You want to see the general?" Ran Zhan narrowed his eyes.

Suddenly, the three people on the opposite side felt the pressure and started to break out in a cold sweat.

"Now that the paperwork has been submitted, this matter cannot be stopped. Someone will be arranged to send you north..."

While they were still talking here, there was a sudden noise coming in from outside. Ran Zhan couldn't help but frown when he heard it. He waved his hand and told Dong Xu and others to stay here, but he walked out and asked why.

"General, some of our brothers who were out were surrounded by people from the Confederate Army. Both sides beat them up. When our people saw some blood, they killed the other party's people in a rage!"

"Kill them, kill them! How dare they take revenge?" Ran Zhan didn't take it seriously.

"But the one who was killed seemed to be the son of a general from the opposite side..."

(End of this chapter)