Chapter 777

This Jieqiao was the site of the key battle that determined the master of Jizhou as recorded in history books, the burial ground of the White Horse Followers, and the place where Qu Yi rose to prominence.

Armored soldiers stood in rows before the camp gate.

On both sides of the straight road extending from the closed camp gate inward stood huge fire basins.

The burning firelight lit up the camp.

In the middle of the camp was a large military tent.

Dozens of soldiers holding blades stood ten paces around the military tent.

In the military tent, candles were lit, illuminating the inside brightly.

Duan Yu, dressed in black ordinary clothes, sat in the tent with a serious expression.

Besides Duan Yu, Li Ru, Hua Xiong, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Qu Yi, and others were also in the tent.

"Lord, please grant me a team of cavalry; I will definitely be able to intercept Dong Gong on his way to Luoyang."

"Lord, I am willing to go!"

Lu Bu and Hua Xiong both stood up to ask for orders from Duan Yu.

Duan Yu, sitting in the main seat, looked up at the two and shook his head.

Li Ru also stood up at this time: "Two Generals, do not be impulsive."

"All of this was Dong Gong's previous arrangement. If you are impulsive now, you will be letting down Dong Gong's painstaking efforts."

"Lord."

Li Ru looked at Duan Yu: "Dong Gong understands the Lord's filial piety."

"Today's events have passed, and the world has seen the Lord's filial piety."

"But if you cannot endure small things, you will ruin great plans."

"If the Lord is impulsive at this time and saves Dong Gong, then the Lord will be in a passive position."

"The day when the Lord and I guessed that Lu Zhi was likely to take action, the Lord said that his own honor or disgrace did not matter, but he must not let people in the court find an excuse to deal with the Lord."

"Now the Lord is in a high position, holding heavy troops, not only with the tiger-like gaze of Yuan Kui and others."

"If the Lord defies the imperial decree, I am afraid it will also bring the suspicion of the Son of Heaven."

"If you really encounter the suspicion of the Son of Heaven, then the Lord's situation will be dangerous."

Li Ru clarified the stakes in one breath.

"Lord, this time it seems that Yuan Kui and others want to use the difficulty of the Lord to anger the Lord, let the Lord reveal flaws, but no one knows whether there is the holy will of the Son of Heaven, who also wants to test the Lord's loyalty."

Duan Yu listened to Li Ru's words and nodded: "Mr. Wenyou, please sit down."

"I understand all these things that Mr. Wenyou said."

"I already know my father-in-law's heart."

"But blind concession will not bring the enemy's mercy."

"I did this today just to tell those people not to go too far!"

Duan Yu's gaze was icy.

This matter could not be considered a very sophisticated conspiracy.

The people behind it, and the goals they wanted to achieve, were simple and obvious.

Those who made the moves were nothing more than Yuan Kui and Yang Ci.

And the purpose was also very clear.

They just wanted to use his father-in-law, Dong Zhuo, to try to anger him.

Or directly anger Dong Zhuo.

As long as his father-in-law, Dong Zhuo, couldn't endure the humiliation and rebelled.

Then the goal of Yuan Kui and Yang Ci would have been achieved.

And even if his father-in-law, Dong Zhuo, did not rebel, or wanted to rebel but was suppressed by Lu Zhi, he would also be implicated.

Furthermore, if he was impulsive and wanted to save his father-in-law, then the intention of Yuan Kui and others would also be achieved.

This was an open plot.

And not a conspiracy.

From the beginning, Yuan Kui and Yang Ci had blocked all paths.

Even if Dong Zhuo was captured without a fight and Duan Yu did not go to rescue Dong Zhuo.

Then Yuan Kui and Yang Ci would still have won.

First, Dong Zhuo's power was weakened, and Dong Zhuo was Duan Yu's father-in-law. Watching his father-in-law suffer, Duan Yu, as a son-in-law, remained indifferent.

This behavior was enough to be criticized by the world in the Great Han, which governed the world with filial piety.

In short, it was wrong for Dong Zhuo to rebel, and it was wrong not to rebel.

It was wrong for Duan Yu to rescue, and it was wrong not to rescue.

Almost every path was a dead end.

Everything seemed simple, but in reality, there were murderous intentions everywhere.

And at this time, Duan Yu had no ability to rebel at all.

He was in Jizhou, not Liangzhou.

As long as he had the motive to rebel, Liangzhou would probably be overturned in an instant.

And if this isolated army of his had no food, it would eventually be trapped and die in the Central Plains.

Even if he could survive.

But what could he do?

Having endured so hard until now, he couldn't end up with nothing.

Furthermore, even if he were in Liangzhou, he did not have the conditions to rebel now.

Liangzhou was currently under his control in only three commanderies; the population, logistics, food, troops, and financial resources were not enough to support him in dominating the Central Plains.

Liu Hong was still alive, and the majesty of the Han family still existed.

If he rebelled, who would dare to follow him?

The foundation of Liangzhou was too weak.

His time in Liangzhou was also too short.

The population of the three commanderies was simply not enough to support his rebellion.

Moreover, not to mention, Liangzhou itself still had problems that had not been solved.

Once he really embarked on the path of rebellion, the other commanderies of Liangzhou would be the first to backstab him.

Then there were the Qiang tribes, Beigong Boyu, and others.

Tigers and wolves in front, wild dogs behind, plus a lack of population, money, and food.

This was destined to be a defeat.

Duan Yu tapped the table in front of him slowly.

He needed time now.

Needed population.

Needed money and food.

Liangzhou needed a period of stable development.

He needed to enrich the population of Liangzhou now.

Develop Liangzhou into an absolute rear area that could provide him with stable soldiers and stable food.

Only after these were mature would he have the qualifications to fall out with Luoyang.

As for now, if he really went to the step of falling out, he might have to go into exile in the world.

When that time really came, if he wanted to compete for the Central Plains, he would have to wait until after Liu Hong died.

That would be four or five years later.

It was hard to say how much change the Central Plains would have in four or five years.

Liangzhou promoted mulberry planting and silkworm raising this year, and the fastest effect would be to wait until this autumn to harvest the first batch of silk.

There was also the seed grain transported from Bingzhou, which would only have a bumper harvest this autumn. To promote it on a large scale and obtain geometric growth, it would take at least another year.

Now that there was the 【Good Weather】 entry, as long as it was under his rule, there could be good weather.

As long as he waited until next autumn, Liangzhou would inevitably usher in a year of bumper grain harvest.

If another million people entered Liangzhou.

Then he would have the capital to challenge and contend with Luoyang. ===== CHAPTER 779 =====