Chapter Seventy Night Talk
In the evening, Dong Zhuo said to several of his confidants in the camp: "What do you think about Liu Chang?"
Niu Fu thought about it and said, "I think this Liu Chang is a polite and tactful person."
Dong Huang retorted: "I think this person is polite on the surface but is actually very cunning."
After hearing the two of them answered this, Dong Zhuo asked, "Then is there any conspiracy to say that this person is going to leave?"
Dong Huang said, "This division is led by his uncle because of the emperor. He should not want to be controlled by his uncle if he wants to leave. He heard that he had obtained an official position by having a good relationship with the eunuchs in the palace. This division was originally led by Lu Zhi, so I think he should not be welcomed here and has no confidant."
Dong Zhuo said affirmatively: "Well, this is reasonable. Since he is leaving tomorrow, don't worry about him anymore. What about the other lieutenants? How are you asking?"
Dong Huang continued: "Most of these people are the former captains of the Five Northern Army Schools. In addition, there is another disciple named Liu Bei who is Lu Zhi."
Dong Zhuo said with some wonder: "Why didn't he follow Luoyang when his teacher was taken away?"
Dong Huang said meaningfully: "I don't know very well, I just heard that he has a good relationship with Liu Chang, who is close to the eunuch."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "Then I know why he is still here." After laughing for a while, Dong Zhuo continued, "Since they are all staff from the Five Northern Army Schools, we should be more likely to control them. Lu Zhi's disciple is not a good person. He must have been able to work with us. Is Guangzong County easy to attack?"
Niu Fu said: "I went to take a look. The city wall was tall and I heard that there were many enemies inside, so I thought it would be difficult to attack. The siege equipment on our side was built slowly, and it has not been built since Lu Zhicheng took it away."
"How long will it take if we start building these siege equipment? I heard that Lu Zhi was jailed for the reason that he had been here for too long."
"Maybe it will take one month."
Dong Zhuo shook his head and said, "It's too long, the emperor can't wait for so long. What do we have to do? If we stay here, it will make the emperor unhappy. Maybe I will be the next one."
"Uncle, what should we do? Even if we ask the soldiers to force the city, we will not be able to capture the place."
Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, we will prepare our troops to attack Zhang Bao in the north. Huangfu Song and Zhu Ye have almost wiped out all the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the south. We will first defeat Zhang Bao in the north, and then turn back to attack Zhang Jiao. I heard that Zhang Bao's troops will be less. At that time, we will attack Zhang Jiao in the north and south, so we will not worry about not being able to pacify this thief."
Dong Huang made a suggestion and said, "Uncle, since we are going to attack Zhang Bao, why not win over Liu Chang? He is now the county magistrate of Zhongshan County, and I think he would not sit idly by and watch Zhang Bao entrenched at his doorstep. And seeing his strong troops and horses cannot be underestimated."
Dong Zhuo agreed and said, "Well, everything you said is reasonable. I will bring a gift to him later. Did I feel any rude when I met him before?"
Dong Huang said: "Uncle, don't worry, there is no rudeness."
Dong Zhuo said to the two of them: "You two go and prepare some gifts, and I will visit him Liu Chang later."
Liu Chang decided to say apart to Liu Bei, so he walked into Liu Bei's tent. After entering, he saw Liu Bei and Guan Yu talking in the tent.
Liu Chang smiled and said, "Brother Xuande, Chang Yun. I came rashly to disturb me. Please forgive me."
Guan Yu's expression was a little unhappy when he saw Liu Chang coming in. However, he did not show anything. He nodded slightly to Liu Chang to show his friendship.
Liu Bei greeted Liu Chang and said, "Why is Brother Hui free to come to me?"
Liu Chang said, "I will go back to Zhongshan County tomorrow. You are the only friend here. So I will tell you apart."
Liu Bei asked, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Liu Chang nodded and said, "Well, now Zhang Bao is entrenched near Quyang County, heading straight to Zhongshan County. I have to go back and watch it, so as not to leave for a trip to the house."
"Then I wish Brother Hui's peace all the way, but I don't know when will he see you next time."
"There will definitely be a chance after the Yellow Turbans are wiped out. Depending on the situation in all aspects, the Yellow Turbans will be wiped out only this year."
After chatting in the camp for a while, Liu Chang said goodbye to Liu Bei and said, "It's getting late, so I won't bother Brother Xuande. I hope Brother Xuande can take this opportunity to make achievements."
"Brother Hui should do this too."
After Liu Chang bowed to Liu Bei, he left his camp.
Dong Zhuo went to Liu Chang's camp with a gift, and Zhao Dize said to him respectfully: "General Liu went out to visit Liu Bei's Captain. What is the important thing about General Dong? I will go and call him back immediately now."
Dong Zhuo immediately said: "Don't worry, I'll wait for him here for a while."
So the two of them waited for Liu Chang here while chatting.
When Liu Chang pushed open the curtain of the tent, he found that Dong Zhuo was actually in his tent. He felt a little surprised. He immediately went to Dong Zhuo and said, "I went out to visit my friend. I don't know that the general is here, so I hope General Dong will forgive me."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "It's not a problem. When I thought that General Liu was leaving tomorrow, I felt reluctant to leave, so I came to visit the general." Then he took out the gift and handed it to Liu Chang and said, "Oh, I didn't prepare any good things for this trip. I can only prepare a little gift. I hope General Liu can accept it."
Liu Chang took the thing and said, "General Dong is so polite. I am really flattered. Is there anything that General Dong has to do?"
After seeing Liu Chang take over the things, Dong Zhuo said, "I am a rough man. Since General Liu said so, I will just say it. I heard that General Liu is now in Dingzhou, and he is strong. However, Zhang Bao is entrenched in Quyang. I think it must be General Liu's confidant. I am going to attack Zhang Bao from Quyang, and I hope General Liu can help me."
Liu Chang said curiously: "Why don't General Dong defeat Zhang Jiao here first and then go north to attack Zhang Bao from Quyang? If you abandon this city at this time and turn to attack Quyang, it would be very dangerous if the Yellow Turbans here attack General Dong with their tails."
Dong Zhuo complained to Liu Chang, "Hey, General Liu doesn't know anything. The city is high in the city, and I'm afraid the emperor can't wait for me for a long time. I heard that Zhang Bao from Quyang is smaller. If he can defeat him first, and then wait until Huangfu Song in the south goes north, we will attack Zhang Jiao up and down and win easily."
Chapter completed!