Hu Zhen then chatted with Lu Bu again, and after motivating him, he asked Lu Bu to retreat.
When Lu Bu withdrew, he happened to see a person standing behind the curtain of the shogunate, but it was Li Jue, a kind man in the army.
Lu Bu was not prepared to talk to Li Jue at first, but when he saw Li Jue proactively nodding to him, he was stunned for a moment and nodded involuntarily in return.
After that, the two people went in and out outside the Thorny Gate, staggering and separated.
After Lu Bu walked out of the Thorny Gate, he looked back and saw that Li Jue had already entered the Chinese shogunate and muttered in his heart:
"What's the matter with Hu Zhen looking for this person?"
At this time, his address to Hu Zhen was not at all respectful.
After watching for a while, Lu Bu thought about it, temporarily turned in a different direction, and walked towards Zhang Liao's camp.
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As soon as Li Jue came in, he knelt down and saluted Hu Zhen. He was the first general in the army to do such a big salute to Hu Zhen.
Although everyone said that it was inconvenient to perform a grand ceremony because they were wearing armor, in fact, those people still felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, you Hu Zhen and the rest of us have always kept pace with each other. It's amazing that you have been with the Grand Master for a few years, and you have indeed achieved military exploits, know how to fight, and are proud of yourself.
But so what? You have military exploits, and which one of you here is not the result of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? You are from the Hu family in Anding, Liangzhou. Who among the army, such as Li Jue, Yang Ding and others, is worse?
So you, Hu Zhen, can just be a veteran. If you want to step on the heads of your brothers, don't even think about it.
From this we can also see the power structure of the Liangzhou Army. This army was all entangled with Dong Zhuo's charm and the interests of Liangzhou warriors. The core was Dong Zhuo, and no one could succeed him.
What is unpredictable is that if Dong Zhuo is not in danger one day, the Liangzhou army will have to fight for position first.
As for the current situation in the army and the psychology of the generals, Hu Zhen also knew a lot about it, so he did not think about why he went to the expedition as a general, but only thought that he was making overall plans.
But now, Li Jue suddenly performed such a grand military salute, and Hu Zhen was moved.
This Li Jue is indeed a well-known kind person in the army, and he really respects him as a commander.
Hu Zhen first helped Li Jue up with a smile, then led him to sit down, and then said in a friendly tone:
"Old Li, since the Grand Master took us back from Hebei, now we have to fight the remnants of the Yellow Turbans again. How about it, do you have confidence?"
Li Jue solemnly said:
"Commander, since the death of the great virtuous teacher, the Yellow Turban Army has been in decline. Its army was scattered, either annihilated by Cao Cao in Qingzhou or eradicated by Yuan Shao in Yuzhou. The only one who survived was the Taishan Army in Hebei. And in From the general's perspective, although they are trying to be ruthless, they are actually at the end of their wits and can only wait for a while, so this time the commander-in-chief can accomplish an incredible feat!
Li Jue's handsome words made Hu Zhen feel elated. He relaxed his body, opened his hips a little, and asked warmly:
"Oh, everyone knows that the Taishan Army is a tiger and a wolf. Why do you think, Old Li, that they will not live long? You know, before the Taishan Army moved to the Central Plains, countless famous Han generals died at their hands. After that, they entered Jizhou, Even Lu Zhi died at the hands of this person. In the past few years, he has annexed Ji, You, and Ping, and now he wants to annex the state. But you, Lao Li, said this. It’s a bit exaggerated.”
Li Jue first bowed and expressed that he did not dare to deceive Hu Zhen, and then said this:
"Commander, I have also heard about what the Taishan Army did. They pulled the common people of Guizhou to abandon their power. How can this last long? Although we also look down on those Guandong Qingliu and think that it is their struggle for power that has ruined the country. But the head of Guizhou How can it be any better? These people are like grass, they will always fall wherever the wind blows. Even if the Taishan Army really gives these people some benefits, they will be resentful of the Taishan Army after being incited by some people. Marshal, Lao Li, I have been traveling all over the world for so many years, and I have never heard of anyone who can win the world with a bunch of duckweeds.”
Hu Zhen nodded and strongly agreed with Li Jue's judgment.
Like Li Jue, he was actually a powerful faction in the Liangzhou army. Li Jue came from the Li family in Longxi, and he came from the Hu family in Anding, and he was originally a general in Xizhou.
Therefore, both of them have their own judgments on the current situation.
Among Dong Zhuo's forces, each general relied on Dong Zhuo for different reasons. Some were Dong Zhuo's in-laws, some were Dong Zhuo's subordinates, and some felt that Dong Zhuo was in line with their ideals and interests.
Among them, Hu Zhen and Li Jue belong to the latter. They both believe that it is the turn of the Liangzhou warriors to make a voice in the world.
The relationship between the Liangzhou warriors and the Han Dynasty was relatively complicated. In the past, these people regarded the Han Dynasty as their benefactor and expected the Han Dynasty to pull them out of the war. But for more than a hundred years, the imperial court was defeated again and again in Liangzhou. In the end, it was the Liangzhou warriors who relied on themselves to restore peace in the border areas.
At that time, they knew that it was better to ask for the Han Dynasty than to ask for themselves. Having soldiers in their own hands was more important than anything else.
This idea gained new development after the deaths of Sanming in Liangzhou. That is, after all the Sanmings who joined the Han Dynasty system failed, these Liangzhou warriors woke up. That is, the Han Dynasty did not give them a place at all.
So they took refuge in Dong Zhuo and decided to build an interest group around Dong Zhuo belonging to their Liangzhou warriors.
And when Dong Zhuo really became the Grand Master of the Han Dynasty, their philosophy became clearer:
They want to establish a noble Han Dynasty with Liangzhou warriors as the core, and make the Han Dynasty great again.
Therefore, in this concept of reviving the Han Dynasty and pacifying the world, Dong Zhuo's group was somewhat sublimated into a political group rather than simply a military group.
Precisely because they are fellow travelers, Hu Zhen now fully agrees with what Li Jue said.
Should the wealthy families of Guandong die? Damn it! It is these people who control the government and only serve their own interests, and the world has become such a bad state.
This view is often said by Dong Zhuo and is also the mainstream concept among Kansai warriors. Dong Zhuo wanted to promote this understanding so that they would be famous for their war plans against the Guandong court and be righteous in the world.
But is Qian Shou a good person? Hu Zhen was equally dismissive.
This is not the arrogance of these wealthy people, but his opinion after knowing enough about these people.
Hu Zhen himself belonged to a large and stable clan, and he had hundreds of followers within his clan, all of whom farmed for the Hu family.
There was such a thing here, and it was also this thing that made him know that the reason why Guizhou heads were untouchables was because they were really a pile of mud, and even if he tried to help them up the wall, they would not be able to get through it.
What happened was that roughly when he was eighteen years old, a large-scale locust plague began near Liangzhou.
The locust plague moved all the way east, passing by no grass, and we were about to reach peace and stability. The prefect of Anding at that time was a Bingzhou native named Guo Lin. In order to relieve the disaster, he decided to burn down a section of the field and let the locusts starve to death. After that, Guo Lin began to lead county officials and enlisted civilians to burn down the fields and forests, dig deep pits in the wilderness, and then have people light fires at night to attract locusts.
Not only was Guo Lin personally on the front line, but he also asked his family members to carry water to the front line. With his actions and actions, the locust prevention work was in full swing.
But suddenly, the locust offensive inexplicably stopped in the Wuwei area, and then it was as if it had never happened, and the locust plague ended.
Then, the Guizhou leaders in the county began to say weird things. They believed that what Guo Lin did was a waste of people's power, especially the civilians who were recruited and complained.
They even suspected that this so-called locust plague was fake, and they just wanted to destroy their families so that they could become the slaves of the powerful.
But the stable wealthy families knew that what Guo Lin was doing was actually to protect these Guizhou leaders, because the wealthy families had sufficient manpower to prevent locusts, and even had food reserves to survive the worst. But the leaders of Guizhou will lose everything in this great locust plague and eventually become slaves.
For such a prefect, the stable wealthy families would not be happy for him to stay any longer. Soon, with the help of An Ding's power and the help of those Guizhou leaders who didn't know the truth, Guo Lin was promoted by the imperial court and returned to Kyoto.
Later, the person who succeeded Guo Lin was Sun Jun. This person often talked about doing nothing, but he got a lot of things.
In the second year of Sun Jun's reign, locusts reappeared, starting from Wuwei and attacking Anping.
Facing the overwhelming locusts, Sun Jun did nothing but wrote a letter "Prayer to the Locust God" and burned it to the Locust God.
After that, Sun Jun continued to sit in high office and ignored the tragedy in the world outside the temple.
After this round of catastrophe, the stable Guizhou leaders were almost uprooted. The leaders, who had no ability to provide relief, could only survive by selling their entire families to the powerful and powerful as mediocre slaves.
But even so, a large number of people will still starve to death. After all, powerful people are not good people, so why should they take care of you in your old age.
This incident had a great impact on Hu Zhen, who was just a county official at the time. Even though his family had made a lot of profits because of this incident, Hu Zhen was still asked to think about these issues.
Why do good officials who make decisions for the people leave in embarrassment in the end, while bad officials who do harm to the people clearly do wrong things, but in the end let the head of Guizhou take responsibility.
Is this the truth of the world?
Later, this question was answered by a person, he was Jia Xu. A few years ago, he and Jia Xu were drinking and chatting about this matter.
Jia Xu had a good relationship with Hu Zhen and Duan Xuan, so it was rare for him to say something like this:
"There are three types of officials in the Han Dynasty, namely Ming officials, Xun officials and mediocre officials. What are Ming officials? They are to prevent disasters before they happen. When something happens, it is already anticipated, and then arrangements are made in advance to prevent disasters from happening. What is Xunli? If you are a student, you should work hard and fulfill your duties. What is a mediocre official? That is to bow his head all day long and work hard. When disaster comes, he can't change it. It is said to be like destiny. "
Hu Zhen heard this statement for the first time and listened very seriously:
"Then Wenhe, what do these three officials have to do with my settling down my hometown?"
Jia Xu said lightly:
"I definitely know about the great locust plague that happened during Emperor Huan's time. And I know the whole story better than most people. In fact, before Guo Lin, there was a prefect named Zhang Fu, and he had an aide named Jia Cai, it’s my brother.”
"I also learned about this from my brother. It turns out that when Zhang Fu was sitting in the county, he sent people to regulate the river in the north of the county. At that time, the riverbank in the north of the county was planted with moss. In order to strengthen the river defense, on the other hand, it is to prevent locusts. Governor Zhang Fu found that locusts often appear in wetlands, and locusts do not eat things like moss, so he took this strategy. ”
"But after Governor Zhang Fu left office, this land was usurped by local powerful people, and then they all returned to farming. You will know what happened next."
"From Prefect Zhang Fu to Prefect Guo Lin and then to Sun Jun, these three people are in line with Ming, Xun and Yong. Zhang Jun undoubtedly has first-class wisdom and has taken precautions before things happen. But This kind of people are not understood by the people in Guizhou because they are too advanced, so they are often slandered. Guo Jun is a Xunli. Although he is brave enough to do things, he is only second-rate in wisdom. The people said it, because in their eyes, these people were solving real problems, but Guo Jun was unlucky. After all the hard work, the locusts didn’t come, so he was considered to have done nothing.”
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"As for the last Sun Jun, he is a mediocre official, and I don't want to say more."
Jia Xu's words inspired Hu Zhen and allowed him to see scenery he had never seen before. At the same time, Hu Zhen also gained a deeper understanding of the fine people in Guizhou.
Finally, Jia Xu also said something meaningful:
"Nowadays, there are more and more mediocre officials like Sun Jun in this world, but they are just as good as those ignorant and petty people."
One sentence impressed Hu Zhen deeply:
"Yes, isn't it a good match for stupid people and mediocre officials?"
Therefore, it was precisely with this understanding that Hu Zhen knew that the Taishan Army would not succeed. Because those poor people only deserve mediocre officials like Sun Jun, and do not deserve heroes like Zhang Chong to save them.
Yes, Hu Zhen thought Zhang Chong was a hero.
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After Li Jue saw that after he had finished speaking, Hu Zhen was nodding but obviously thinking about other things in a daze, so he asked in a low voice:
"Commander, do you think there is something wrong with what we, Old Li, said? Hey, we, Old Li, are just a martial artist, that is, they just talk nonsense..."
Li Jue wanted to make amends, but saw Hu Zhen wave his hand:
"Old Li, you are right, keep talking."
Li Jue was a little confused about what Hu Zhen meant, so he had to continue:
"So, even though the Taishan Army is very popular with the people now, this kind of thing is just empty and will break if touched. The reason why they can still stabilize the situation now, in my opinion, is because of the veteran Taishan soldiers with great military exploits. These people are the true foundation of the Taishan Army, so as long as these people are eliminated, then the so-called King Tai will be just a grass-headed king!"
Speaking of this, Li Jue couldn't help but chuckle:
"As for how to destroy the Taishan Army? Hasn't the commander already had his wisdom in hand?"
Hu Zhen smiled:
"Then this achievement belongs to you, Lao Li. Others don't know it, but we also know how much hard work you, Lao Li, have done?"
But Li Jue said seriously:
"Commander, we, Old Li, don't agree with what you said. All of this is because, Commander, you are planning to seize opportunities, dispatching your troops well, and using your troops like a god, with unparalleled intelligence and scheming. We, Old Li, are incompetent, and are just doing things." , what a contribution! ”
After saying that, the two laughed.
At this moment, in Hu Zhen's heart, Lu Bu and others were regarded as merit dogs, and Li Jue in front of him was the most helpful.
So Hu Zhen laughed even louder.
Everything is under control!