Chapter 1043: Yuan Kui Pays a Visit! [2]

Buguangli.

Office of the Colonel of the Capital.

Ever since Dong Zhuo was promoted to Colonel of the Capital, the plaque on the residence's porch was changed to the Office of the Colonel of the Capital.

If calculated according to official rank, Dong Zhuo was originally the Administrator of Hedong Commandery, an official position of "Rank Two Thousand Shi," while the Colonel of the Capital is "Equivalent to Two Thousand Shi."

Calculated according to salary.

The salary of "Rank Two Thousand Shi" is usually higher than "Equivalent to Two Thousand Shi."

Although both are referred to as "Two Thousand Shi," "Rank Two Thousand Shi" is the actual receipt of two thousand shi, which can yield two thousand one hundred and sixty shi of grain a year; while "Equivalent to Two Thousand Shi" usually yields less than two thousand shi of grain a year.

From the perspective of official rank, generally speaking, the "Rank Two Thousand Shi" official position is relatively higher.

The "Book of Han" records: "Commandery Administrator, in charge of governing the commandery, Rank Two Thousand Shi." These officials have relatively high power and status in the local area, responsible for managing the administrative affairs of a commandery. While the "Equivalent to Two Thousand Shi" official position is relatively slightly lower.

Especially in a place like Luoyang, a large portion of the two-thousand-shi officials are auxiliary officials rather than principal officials.

There are also some academic officials like ritualists and Erudites, who hold almost no real power in their hands.

But in Luoyang, there are two "Equivalent to Two Thousand Shi" official positions that are even higher than "Rank Two Thousand Shi."

One of them is the Colonel of the Capital that Dong Zhuo currently holds, and the other is the Bearer of the Gilded Mace held by Fu Wan.

The Colonel of the Capital has subordinate officials such as Attendants and Temporary Assistants. He also leads an armed force composed of 1,200 convicts from the capital offices, which is how the Colonel of the Capital got his name.

Some people also call the official position of Colonel of the Capital a "Heroic Position" to praise the authority of the office.

Dong Zhuo's position as Colonel of the Capital seems on the surface to be a demotion, but in reality, the power he holds in his hands is even greater.

The Colonel of the Capital has the title of an imperial envoy, with the power to arrest, interrogate, and impeach all officials and nobles in the Capital region, which is even greater than the power of the Bearer of the Gilded Mace who maintains order in Luoyang.

The once arrogant Grand General Liang Yi fell under the blade of the Colonel of the Capital, Shan Chao.

It can be said that the Colonel of the Capital is a sharp blade belonging to the Emperor in the Jingzhao region.

Only those who are deeply trusted by the Emperor can hold this position.

From Dong Zhuo's previous entry into Luoyang in a prisoner carriage to his current position as Colonel of the Capital, the main reason is still Liu Hong's compensation for Duan Yu.

Duan Yu quelled the Huang Jin Rebellion, but because he executed the Wei clan in Luoyang, his title of General of the Vanguard was stripped.

Apart from a title of nobility, there were no other rewards.

This is clearly very inconsistent with the merit of quelling such a great rebellion.

Moreover, after quelling the rebellion, Duan Yu also gave a large sum of money to Liu Hong, solving the great difficulty Liu Hong had in rebuilding the Northern Army.

Therefore, when Duan Yu left Luoyang to return to Liangzhou, he requested Liu Hong to let Dong Zhuo stay in Luoyang and grant him an official position.

Liu Hong then promoted Dong Zhuo to Colonel of the Capital to show his trust.

At this time, in front of Dong Zhuo's Office of the Colonel of the Capital, carriages and horses were also endless.

Since yesterday, the people coming to visit Dong Zhuo have not stopped.

The Colonel of the Capital himself possesses huge authority.

But this is not the reason why Dong Zhuo's residence could be filled with people.

One of the main reasons is still the existence of Duan Yu.

To describe the current Duan Yu as "favored by the Emperor" is no longer enough.

Everyone knows that in Liangzhou, Duan Yu is now the heavens.

With strong troops and sturdy horses, abundant money and grain, and connected to that gold mine in the Western Regions.

The current Duan Yu really has money when he wants money, and power when he wants power.

Liangzhou, which was once regarded as a barren land, has also become a good place.

Many officials want to take the Liangzhou route to become officials in Liangzhou.

There are also some local Liangzhou officials in Luoyang who all want to come and curry favor with Dong Zhuo to please Duan Yu, so as to make their own families have an easier time in Liangzhou.

And Dong Zhuo, who has been suppressed in the imperial court for so many years, finally experienced what it feels like to be curried favor with.

Previously, when he was serving as Inspector in Bingzhou, he was restrained everywhere by the local Bingzhou gentry.

Even when he arrived in Hedong, it was the same; compared to Bingzhou, the gentry in Hedong were more numerous and more powerful.

If it weren't for relying on a sharp force of soldiers by his side, Dong Zhuo's days in Hedong would not have been easy either.

Plus, later being taken into Luoyang in a prisoner carriage, and then to the current Colonel of the Capital, it can be considered a great rise and fall.

Inside the residence.

Dong Zhuo sat upright in the main hall, surrounded by singing and dancing maids.

In his early years, Dong Zhuo's wife passed away, and later he lost his eldest son.

Later, Dong Zhuo also tried to have another son, but he never did.

Originally, he wanted to carefully cultivate Dong Huang, but Dong Huang was unpromising and was bewitched by Niu Yaodi.

However, after having Duan Yu as a son-in-law, and especially after having a cute eldest grandson, Dong Zhuo also opened his mind.

Sitting in the hall, watching a group of concubines frolicking, Dong Zhuo held a wine bowl and was happily drinking.

Footsteps sounded outside the hall.

Zhang Ji, who served as an Attendant to the Colonel of the Capital, wearing armor and pressing the hilt of the sword at his waist, walked in from outside.

"My lord, Yuan Kui sent someone to deliver a name card."

Zhang Ji bowed and handed the name card in his hand to Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Kui?

When he heard the name Yuan Kui, Dong Zhuo, who was holding a wine cup, had his eyes wide open.

Yuan Kui came to visit him on his own initiative?

Has the sun risen from the west?

Yuan Kui actually came to visit him on his own initiative?

Dong Zhuo, who had taken the name card, took a look.

It was indeed correct; it was Yuan Kui's name card.

Once upon a time, when he was still in Liangzhou, he entered the capital several times to visit Yuan Kui, but could not get through the door.

He didn't even see Yuan Kui's face.

The gifts he sent also sank into the sea.

Later, he finally managed to see Yuan Kui and begged Yuan Kui for the position of Inspector of Bingzhou, for which he paid a great price.

But ever since Yuan Kui started suppressing Duan Yu, Dong Zhuo had never set foot in the Yuan clan's door again.

Now, Yuan Kui actually came to visit him on his own initiative? ===== CHAPTER 1045 =====