The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Chapter 136 My Concubine's Name is Hongchang

At the same time, in Luoyang city at night.

Liu Zhaoqing came to a military camp in the northwest of Luoyang. He was wearing a black cloak and most of his body was covered by the black coat. He stood motionless in the dark, like a withered wooden stake.

Not long after waiting, a tall figure came from the military camp. After avoiding the sight of many people, he tiptoed to Liu Zhaoqing's side.

Liu Zhaoqing immediately reached out and grabbed the man's arm. The man's high ponytail trembled, as if he was frightened.

This inevitably made Liu Zhaoqing a little confused. Could it be that he had awakened some hidden gift from heaven?

"Wenyuan is me." Liu Zhaoqing said quickly in a low voice.

Zhang Liao calmed down and nodded. She was certainly not frightened because she didn't notice Liu Zhaoqing, but she just reacted when Liu Zhaoqing suddenly grabbed her arm.

"What happened?" Liu Zhaoqing continued to ask.

Liu Zhaoqing came to find Zhang Liao with the purpose of obtaining first-hand intelligence. Because the situation in Luoyang was too turbulent and chaotic, Zhang Liao, at Liu Zhaoqing's suggestion, still served under the command of the governor of Yanmen and was a member of the imperial army.

At present, all the troops of the court are under the control of General He Jin. Zhang Liao was able to accurately inquire about some military orders from He Jin that day from the prefect.

"It's similar to what you guessed." Zhang Liao nodded without further ado, and immediately told everything he knew, "He Jin not only did not rest today because of his victory, but instead stepped up efforts to hunt down those who opposed or intended to participate in the rebellion last night... But you also know that just one day is not enough to find out whether the crimes of those who were identified as intending to rebel are true, but..."

"But He Jin doesn't care." Liu Zhaoqing frowned and continued, "He just wants to arrest all those who are suspected or may oppose him. Now he has become so powerful that he gradually disregards the noble families and the royal family. This is not good news. Yuan Shao and many people in the city may be slaughtered by He Jin..."

Zhang Liao nodded, his eyebrows furrowed. "Moreover, Governor Guo told me before that the general seemed to be interested in absorbing the surrendered former followers of Dong Zhuo."

"Absorbing Dong Zhuo's old subordinates?" Liu Zhaoqing immediately asked: "How many people know about this?"

"At least more than 10,000 people." Zhang Liao replied.

Liu Zhaoqing continued to think: "More than 10,000 people... According to the previous intelligence, that means Dong Zhuo still has at least 30,000 people outside..."

"He Jin is not really blind. He must have seen the ugly appearance of his troops during the attack last night. Cao Cao has defected with a small group of elite soldiers. Now He Jin wants to absorb Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers and generals to consolidate his rule and replace those mediocre soldiers who are just eating and drinking..."

The idea of ​​replacing incompetent soldiers is good, but there is a big problem.

"He Jin has never considered what would happen if more than 10,000 people in the city raised the flag of rebellion?" After Liu Zhaoqing thought about it, he was almost blinded by He Jin's outrageous behavior.

"With so many people, and they are from Qin and Liangzhou, not only did you not annihilate them, but you didn't even think about dispersing them and inserting them into various places to digest them? What's the difference between this and pointing at your own head and saying: As long as you chop it off, you can capture Luoyang?"

Liu Zhaoqing felt that He Jin had become so arrogant that he did not even consider such a simple truth.

These are not the ordinary farmers' soldiers of the Jiazi Army who would loyally become "Qingzhou Soldiers" or "Jizhou Soldiers" to fight for you as long as they are given food and clothing.

These more than 10,000 surrendered soldiers have been with Dong Zhuo for a long time and have a very strong sense of belonging to the Liang Province Legion and Dong Zhuo himself. In terms of numbers, if there is a degree of loyalty, then at least 80% of these more than 10,000 people have a loyalty level of over 90.

Once He Jin brings these people to Luoyang and then places them in various regions, when the time comes, these people will not even need to do anything else as long as they take out their knives and kill their colleagues.

Then Dong Zhuo's remaining troops outside the city would be able to enter the capital without suffering any harm as if they were entering their own backyard.

"When Governor Guo heard the news, he also sighed to me..." Zhang Liao said, his expression also not looking good.

"This kind of action will directly end He Jin's life, and Luoyang will fall into Dong Zhuo's hands. But if we stop and persuade He Jin, let's not talk about whether He Jin will listen or not. If he continues to act recklessly in the city, the end result will be that Luoyang will be dragged into the water." Liu Zhaoqing frowned, this is almost a dead end.

If He Jin had not died, he would have become more arrogant. If he could have killed Dong Zhuo today, he would have killed the rest of the people tomorrow. The nobles and Confucian scholars in the city would have been killed one after another. The capital would be in chaos, and the princes would take advantage of the situation to attack him, eventually leading to chaos in the world.

If He Jin died, Dong Zhuo would take over the capital, and the result would still be chaos in the country.

"My benefactor..." Zhang Liao looked at Liu Zhaoqing and found that the look in Liu Zhaoqing's eyes was a rarely seen look of confusion.

Looking up at the night sky, Liu Zhaoqing took a deep breath.

"Could this be what the late emperor meant by destiny being hard to defy..."

Zhang Liao was silent.

Liu Zhaoqing did not lament for too long. He looked at the barracks not far away and said, "There is only one way to save Luoyang and the Han Dynasty."

"That is to make He Jin realize that Dong Zhuo is not dead, and make him listen to my strategy, lure Dong Zhuo into the capital, and then kill him. During this period, we will look for a good opportunity to kill He Jin together with Cao Cao and others outside the city."

"Only in this way can the tigers and wolves all die and the Han Dynasty be saved from falling into chaos."

"But..." Zhang Liao said subconsciously: "Will He Jin really believe it?"

Liu Zhaoqing's eyes flickered: "So, we have to make him believe it even if he doesn't want to."

"Let's go to the back gate of Luoyang City."

"back door?"

"Well, open the city gates and let Cao Cao in, and use his divine gift to rescue Yuan Shao and the others. When I control He Jin, I will make another move."

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the other side.

Suddenly, a distinguished guest came to the general's mansion. He was Si Tu Wang Yun, one of the Three Dukes.

"Situ?" He Jin, who was looking at the documents in the mansion, frowned slightly, "Why did he ask me to come at this time?"

"Reporting to the general, Situ Wang said that he has a treasure to give to the general." The servant knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"treasure?"

"It is the Wang family's treasured sword, the Seven Star Sword."

"Oh?" He Jin immediately became interested when he heard the name and put down the documents in his hand.

"Bring him in quickly."

Not long after, Wang Yun came to He Jin with a young woman in a red dress.

"Prime Minister Wang Yun greets the general." Wang Yun bowed to He Jin.

"My daughter greets the general." Lu Hong bowed.

He Jin looked at Lu Hong with his eyes slightly lit up, and at this time Wang Yun immediately said: "General, please forgive my daughter for being rude. This is my daughter, and she doesn't know much about etiquette."

"Your daughter?" He Jin asked in confusion.

"Yes." Wang Yun nodded and continued, "Its name is Hongchang."

"Hong...Chang?" He Jin's face changed slightly. This last word brought back some bad memories for him.

Lv Hong lowered her head and said, "I am the concubine of Marquis Changping."

"Liu Zhaoqing's concubine?" He Jin frowned, and then he became angry: "Wang Yun, what do you mean by this?"

Wang Yun bowed his head and said respectfully: "General, to be honest, the intention of sending the precious sword this time is... just as what the Marquis of Changping told me. He intended to use the precious sword as a gift to make peace with the general, but due to the need to save face, he had to let me, the father-in-law, and his concubine come to talk to the general..."

"The general beheaded Dong Zhuo with great majesty. After returning home, my husband sighed that the general should be treated with new eyes, which was a world of difference from before. He realized that the general should be a wise leader, someone who could truly lead the Han Dynasty to prosperity, and gradually he wanted to assist the general." Lu Hong also said with her head down.

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"Assist me?"

He Jin sat on the chair, his huge body occupying every inch of the intricately carved mahogany chair, and when he stretched out his rough big hand to touch his chin, he seemed to be thinking about whether this was reasonable.

After all, Liu Zhaoqing still held Emperor Gaozu's seal last night and publicly forced him not to kill Yuan Shao.

But...if you think about it carefully, Liu Zhaoqing did not do anything presumptuous last night. He did not even join Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's rebellion. He stayed obediently in Wang Yun's mansion until the noise outside became too loud and he came out.

Wang Yun lowered his head, and when he raised his head slightly, he saw He Jin's deep thought out of the corner of his eye.

He immediately took a step forward, bowed and said again: "Marquis Changping's wish is for the people of Luoyang to be safe and secure and for the interior of the country to be peaceful. The general should understand the character of Marquis Changping."

"And the person who can currently ensure the safety of the people of Luoyang and bring peace to the interior of the country and even the entire world must be the general."

"The general dared to execute the Ten Eunuchs, and was able to kill the traitors with disloyal hearts. He was able to single-handedly charge into the palace and bravely fight against the Qiongqi-infected people. He was also able to lead troops to attack the Baili formation overnight with an unpredictable strategy and kill Dong Zhuo."

"He is truly a hero."

After listening to this, He Jin remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

Hearing this laughter, Wang Yun also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wang Situ, Wang Situ, I usually thought you were just a rotten piece of old wood, but I didn't expect you were so good at sweet talk." He Jin pointed at Wang Yun and scolded with a smile.

He is a great general and has certainly heard a lot of flattery since he came to power.

But who is Wang Yun? He is a great scholar of the time and one of the Three Dukes of the court. Most importantly, Wang Yun was a staunch opponent of the Ten Attendants and foreign relatives.

His former enemy has now completely sided with him and is convinced by him. How can He Jin not be happy?

This also made He Jin believe more deeply that he had received his destiny.

"Come on, Situ Wang and Madam Hongchang, you two can sit down first."

After He Jin had his attendants take Wang Yun and Lu Hong to their seats, he smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I have long understood the intentions of the Marquis of Changping. He is a man who is loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he is too stubborn and doesn't know how to be tactful."

"But such people are the most loyal. I understand this principle." He Jin said, and then he reflected on the spot, "And speaking of which, it was thanks to the dissuasion of Marquis Changping last night. Otherwise, if I really killed Yuan Shao, although I could relieve my anger for a while, a great talent like Marquis Changping would probably not come."

"But it doesn't matter now. If I have the help of Marquis Changping, it will be equivalent to a hundred of those ignorant people." He Jin smiled, very happy.

Wang Yun also smiled and nodded: "If the Marquis of Changping could hear the general's praise, he would definitely be very happy."

"That's not necessarily true." He Jin shook his head.

Wang Yun was slightly stunned when he heard the two of them.

He Jin pondered for a moment and said, "After all, I haven't rewarded him anything yet..."

"General, there is no need to give me more rewards." Lv Hong said at this time: "My husband is not a person who is greedy for money and fame, and the general does not need to worry that my husband will have a grudge because of money and property."

"Hiss... That's true. I thought of him as an ordinary person." He Jin suddenly realized, then nodded at Lu Hong, and after looking at her, he also exclaimed in admiration.

"This Marquis of Changping has found a good concubine. The daughter of the Three Dukes is his concubine. You, Situ Wang, are really willing to give her up..."

"But speaking of it, the Marquis of Changping is indeed worthy of the responsibility."

"That's what I thought too." Wang Yun smiled. Seeing that He Jin had put his concerns aside, he signaled a servant to present a rectangular object wrapped in red satin to him.

He Jin on the other side also realized that this thing should be the treasure that Liu Zhaoqing asked Wang Yun to send: the Seven-Star Sword.

"Marquis Changping heard that the general has always loved swords and other weapons, so he intended to present a good thing to the general to show his sincerity. But my daughter was so good. Knowing that I had this precious sword, she begged me, an old man, to bring it to him." Wang Yun looked at Lu Hong helplessly, and the latter lowered her head as if she was shy.

"But, since it is presented to the general, this sword can be regarded as having returned to its proper use and can be used on the battlefield to kill the enemy."

"Lai Hong'er, take this knife and give it to General Yu."

Lu Hong responded, then reached out to pick up the long box and walked slowly to the table in front of He Jin.

Then, she put down the box in her hand and stretched out her slender jade fingers to uncover the red satin wrapped around it.

After reaching out to open the box, a precious sword flashing with colorful light came into He Jin's eyes.

He Jin opened his mouth slightly: "Is this still a... spiritual object?"

"As expected of the great general's vision, my father's hidden knife is indeed a spiritual object second only to divine objects." Lu Hong praised and said respectfully.

Then she reached out and picked up the sword.

"If the general gets this precious sword, it will surely add a brick to his road to saving the Han Dynasty... According to the customs of my hometown, as the concubine of Marquis Changping, I should offer a glass of wine to the general on behalf of my husband." Lu Hong said.

"Oh? That's good too. It means that there will be no more grudges between me and Marquis Changping." He Jin waved his hand and asked the servants to bring up two empty wine bottles and fine wine.

After taking it, Lu Hong poured two cups, then picked up the sword again, reached out and stroked it, as if admiring the precious aura on it.

But at this moment, she accidentally cut her finger and blood flowed out.

He Jin was slightly surprised: "This precious sword is so sharp?"

"Mrs. Hongchang, are you okay?"

Lu Hong casually passed his hand across the two wine glasses, then shook his head and said apologetically: "I'm fine, but... I wasted the general's good wine."

When He Jin heard this, he laughed: "What are you talking about? A beautiful woman with good wine, and such a precious sword, this should be double the happiness."

As He Jin was about to take the wine jar, he and Lu Hong and Wang Yun also tilted their heads slightly, but their eyes were always fixed on He Jin.

Just when He Jin was about to drink it in one gulp, a voice suddenly sounded beside the door.

"Wait a minute!"

He Jin was puzzled and looked at the person who came: "Wang Kuang? Why are you here?"

"General, Wang Yun's offering of the sword must be a trick!" Wang Kuang said with a bow.

"What do you mean by fraud? Wang Kuang, don't be like the Ten Eunuchs and frame others."

Wang Kuang knelt on one knee: "I dare not, but I just went to the Wang Mansion and Xun Mansion and found that Liu Zhaoqing was not at home..."

"He's not at home?" He Jin frowned.

Lu Hong's expression changed slightly and her fingers bent slightly, and He Jin caught this small movement.