All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 335: Holding the Emperor hostage is a righteous act~~~
“Wahahaha~~~”

Dong Zhuo, who had a big belly and a body like a ball, laughed heartily and called out to everyone, "Drink, drink~~~"

A group of dancers were dancing and musicians were playing music, but the faces of the Xiliang army generals were not looking good.

They didn't understand why their lord valued such a thief so much.

"I heard that the Baibo Army has more than 100,000 soldiers." After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Dong Zhuo asked with a smile, "Would you all like to come under my command?"

This is why he attaches so much importance to Chen Ran.

If hundreds of thousands of Baibo soldiers came to join us, we would immediately have the capital to dominate the world.

As for the previous 200,000 Xiliang cavalry, a large part of them belonged to the local warlords in Xiliang, and they were just willing to obey Dong Zhuo's orders.

Now that Dong Zhuo has been transferred to Bingzhou, these powerful people will naturally not abandon their homes and careers to follow him.

Previously, in accordance with Emperor Ling's decree, Dong Zhuo reluctantly handed over most of his troops to Huangfu Song, and only took 5,000 people with him.

The so-called 200,000-strong Xiliang army was not so large until he took control of the Luoyang court, annexed the court's central army, annexed the troops of Ding Yuan and others, captured Huangfu Song in the name of the court, and took back the military power.

Of course, this is all based on the scale of the novel.

According to official history, the elite Central Army of the Han Dynasty had only tens of thousands of people.

"Yang Feng's troops, including men, women, old and young, number about 30,000 people." Chen Ran chuckled and replied, "You can join the governor."

"As for Guo Tai, Han Xian, Li Le, and Hu Cai's tribes..."

At this point, Chen Ran smiled again and said, "Within three months, I will definitely defeat all of their tribes and gather their people and military supplies to surrender."

"What a big tone~~~"

Before Dong Zhuo could say anything, his general Niu Fu immediately said in dissatisfaction, "You defeated an army of over 100,000 in three months. Who do you think you are? Wei Huo Han Bai?"

The reason why he stood out was because he had led troops to pacify the Baibo Army before, but ended up being defeated.

If Chen Ran could pacify the Baibo Army in three months, wouldn't that highlight his own incompetence?
With someone taking the lead, a group of Xiliang army generals expressed their opinions and made sarcastic remarks.

Chen Ran put down his wine glass and looked at everyone. "When warriors like me fight, we should use our fists and weapons to speak. Do you feel ashamed to speak like a gossip woman?"

Niu Fu was furious and slammed the table, "Let me test your quality!"

In the world of romance, apart from anything else, using the invincible power to mow down enemies is inevitable.

If you want to make people convinced, even if it is just superficial, the biggest fist is the real winner.

Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes and said nothing, tacitly agreeing to the competition.

After all, the Xiliang Army is known for its bravery, and only those who can fight have the right to speak.

Chen Ran stood up, put on his clothes, walked to the place where the dancers had made way, and waved to Niu Fu, "If you can take my punch and not fall, you can do whatever you want to me!"

Niu Fu laughed wildly, "How arrogant! Everyone knows that I am the strongman of Xiliang!"

Xu Huang on this side lowered his head and tried to suppress his smile.

"Besides anything else, the Lord is really strong!"

Niu Fu walked up to Chen Ran, patted his chest and said, "Come on, let me see how strong you are!"

When martial artists fight, one way is to use exquisite moves, and this is the route that Zhao Zilong of Shijiazhuang took.

Another way is to win by speed, taking people's lives in a flash. This is the route Guan Yu took.

Most military generals adopt the strategy of conquering others by force.

In a battle on the battlefield, I am strong and you cannot withstand the blows from my wielding weapon, so you are naturally no match for me.

Therefore, in the era of cold weapons, strength has always been an important criterion for measuring military power.

Chen Ran smiled again, raised his hand and punched Niu Fu on the chest lightly.

He was definitely holding back on his strength, otherwise with the force of three thousand pounds hitting him, Niu Fu would have broken his bones and shattered his internal organs on the spot.

Seeing Niu Fu flying backwards as if he was deliberately cooperating with the performance, everyone in the tent fell silent in an instant.

“Wahahaha~~~”

After a while, Dong Zhuo laughed and stood up. He walked to Chen Ran, shook his hand, and said sincerely, "With Zihou's help, I have no reason to worry about not accomplishing my great mission."

"I am willing to serve you, Lord, if you will not abandon me. Ahem, I will definitely wipe out the enemy chieftains for the governor of the state to fulfill my long-cherished wish."

"Drink, drink~~~"

Li Ru calmly called for help and carried the unconscious Niu Fu out for treatment.

A pair of small eyes stared at Chen Ran, flickering.

Originally, Dong Zhuo planned to let Chen Ran go to various places to persuade the Baibo bandits to surrender, but after the banquet, there was no news.

Chen Ran naturally didn't care about this. He set up camp next to Dong Zhuo's army and trained his soldiers.

Until this day, Dong Zhuo sent someone to summon him to discuss important matters.

When they arrived at the tent, all the generals of the Xiliang Army had already gathered there, and Dong Zhuo was chatting and laughing with a messenger.

The messenger looked arrogant with his nose in the air.

He handed the letter to Dong Zhuo, left a message saying "Don't waste time" and walked out with his head held high.

After sending the messenger away, Dong Zhuo wiped away his smile, and his face, which was full of flesh, sank. "The Yuan family sent a letter, asking us to enter Luoyang (Luoyang)."

The generals talked about it and said all kinds of things.

Dong Zhuo's eyes swept through the crowd and fell on Chen Ran who was standing in the corner. "Zihou, what do you think?"

Chen Ran smiled and said, "I don't have any opinion. Just follow the governor's orders."

“Hahahaha~~~” Dong Zhuo laughed. “Well, our chance has come! Move out immediately and send troops to Luoyang!”

People who are not familiar with the details of this era may never imagine that local tyrants like Dong Zhuo are just hunting dogs raised by the aristocratic families.

The Yuan family's intention in summoning Dong Zhuo to Luoyang was very simple, which was to use him as a dirty knife to cleanse the court and even the royal family.

Naturally, the Yuan family would come forward to clean up the mess afterwards.

The idea is good and the arrangement is appropriate. But the problem is that the hound is unwilling to be a dog forever!

The aristocratic families at the end of the Han Dynasty were not what we imagined. Those who had high-ranking officials in the court and whose families had money and land were called aristocratic families.

If the emperor wanted to destroy them, he just had to send troops.

But in reality, the land owned by the aristocratic families even exceeded the scope of the county and they owned large amounts of farmland in multiple counties.

There are tens of millions of people trying to make a living on their own land.

As long as there is a need, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops can be gathered at any time.

In an era of information closure, the people don’t listen to the emperor of the court, they only listen to who gives them food.

Over the years, the aristocratic families have accumulated huge amounts of wealth, food, military supplies, weapons, armor, etc.

Whenever necessary, the army can be armed immediately by opening the warehouse.

The system of recommendation was used during the Han Dynasty, and the path to becoming an official was to be recommended as a filial and honest person.

The children of aristocratic families, almost all the male members of a family are officials, and the amount of resources they can mobilize is simply shocking.

For example, the Yuan family had three officials in four generations in the imperial court, and there were countless county magistrates and county governors all over the country.

Moreover, the various families would be bound together through marriage.

If your family wants to be promoted, you can.

As long as you guarantee the interests of my family and provide enough benefits, my family will support your family.

Anyway, the fortunes will change, and one year the emperor will leave my family~~~
Even the emperor is helpless in the face of such a terrifying aristocratic family group.

Emperor Ling of Han did so many things, including the Party and Faction Persecution and supporting the eunuch group, which were essentially aimed at fighting against the aristocratic families.

However, by this time, the man was already terminally ill.

After all, most of the world's output went into the pockets of the aristocratic families. The court could not collect taxes and could only rely on selling passes and titles to survive. The people could not eat enough, so they could only shout "The sky is dead~~~"

In this respect, there are some similarities with the late Ming Dynasty.

The Yuan family was the backer behind Dong Zhuo's rise to power.

It was the Yuan family's help in smoothing out the affairs for him time and time again that enabled him to rise rapidly from a local tyrant to the high position of governor of a province.

Now the Yuan family is preparing to use him for the last time, to do something big!
The army set out from Hedong and quickly headed for Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo had a gloomy face all the way.

After all, he was not stupid and naturally knew what the Yuan family was planning.

If I agree to the Yuan family in this matter, I will surely be killed without a burial place after the success.

But if he refused, the Yuan family was so powerful that he would be powerless to resist.

As a military strategist, Li Ru already had a plan in mind.

But the time has not come yet, so he plans to wait until he arrives in Luoyang.

But what Li Ru did not expect was that during the march, Chen Ran took the initiative to find Dong Zhuo.

"Governor, it may be dangerous to go to Luoyang."

Dong Zhuo, who was upset, responded unhappily, "Need I tell you!"

There were tens of thousands of elite field troops of the Han Empire stationed in Luoyang. Even if his troops were combined with Chen Ran's, their numbers would still be less than 10,000. There was no way he could defeat the field army.

However, most of his 200,000 Xiliang troops were in the distant Xiliang at this time, and distant water could not quench a nearby fire.

Chen Ran said with a smile, "Governor, the key to solving this problem lies in the emperor."

"If you control the emperor, you control the reputation of righteousness. With the reputation of righteousness, you can mobilize the power of the court. With the power of the court, you can naturally compete with those ambitious people."

When Chen Ran started to speak, Dong Zhuo was a little impatient.

But the more he listened, the more his frown relaxed, and at the end he even laughed out loud, "You're right, that's it! I'm not going to empty the chamber pot for him at the Yuan family!"

Li Ru, who was standing by, was shocked when he heard this.

"I never realized you were such a wise general! "

Hedong is actually just to the north of Luoyang, not far away.

It didn't take long for the army to arrive outside Luoyang City.

It was not until this time that he learned through messengers that General He Jin had been killed by the Ten Attendants, and the eunuchs had kidnapped the Emperor and Prince of Chenliu and fled, their whereabouts unknown.

"The eunuchs are quite smart. They know that the young emperor and the Prince of Chenliu are for the greater good. If they hold on to the greater good, they will be invincible."

"It's a pity that they only thought about grasping the greater good, but didn't think of training a corps of guards for themselves."

"Once the other side turns the table, there is no power to resist."

"The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were determined to seize military power. Perhaps they made this decision after reading history books and seeing the fate of their predecessors."

What happened in Luoyang was a mutiny in which the aristocratic families overturned the table to destroy the eunuch group and seize power.

As for General He Jin, he was just a fool who was being used by others without knowing it.

What a pity for his beautiful sister~~~
Under such circumstances, Chen Ran, who was born in an illegal household and was considered to be a remnant of the Yellow Turbans and the White Wave Bandits, would not be able to get any support no matter what.

In other words, no one in Luoyang would listen to him.

It's the same even if he is using his Wushuang to mow the grass.

I can’t beat you, so I can run away, right?

After running away, you brought back hundreds of thousands of troops to take revenge. Can you use your invincibility to kill hundreds of thousands of people?
Cultivating immortals~~~
So if Chen Ran wants to fish in troubled waters, he has to find a backer.

Use this backer to whitewash your identity, gain a useful position, and recruit a powerful army without a leader.

This is the real reason why Chen Ran took the initiative to surrender to Dong Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)