Chapter 106, Power Supremacy

Entering Liaodong County, he saw that the people there lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the caravans were frequent. Among them, there were foreign businessmen and Han people trading and lodging together. Chen Gong saw this and was very amazed at Zu Zhao's ability and couldn't help praising him. Zu Zhao said modestly, "This is not my strength, but the result of the joint efforts of capable people like public Taiwan. Now I have got public Taiwan. In the future, not to mention the prosperity of Liaodong, even the whole world must be so peaceful and stable, prosperous."

After listening to Zu Zhao's words, Chen Gong was very excited. Only when he knew that Zu Zhao was determined to be in the world and benevolence. He was really a talent who did great things, he secretly made up his mind to assist Zu Zhao and seek the world together.

After entering the government office, all the generals were in it. After Zu Zhao entered the city, soldiers had already told the generals the news of Zu Zhao's return. They could not go out to welcome Zu Zhao, so they all gathered in the government office to wait for him to come back. Zu Zhao saw them and told them about his previous life, including his gratitude for Chen Gong's life-saving kindness. The generals knew that Chen Gong saved Zu Zhao, and they were also very grateful and respected Chen Gong.

Shortly after everyone sat down, someone came to report that after Cao returned to Chen Liu, he immediately summoned Xiang Yong and instantly combined tens of thousands of troops. Among them, many celebrities joined his camp, such as Le Jin, Li Dian, Xu Zhu and others also joined. Many rich businessmen also relied on righteousness and money to support Cao Cao. Cao Cao now A large number of weapons, armor and flags have been built, and sent out a letter to the world, asking the princes of the world to go to Beijing to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Chen Gong listened and said quietly, "This Cao Mengde is really capable. It's just that his man is too ambitious. This time he is called a country, but he is actually his own.

The ancestral house listened and agreed with Chen Gong's statement. This person is very good at analyzing the problem. Cao Cao is indeed for himself. However, looking at the princes of the world, there are not many people who can sincerely do it for the people of the world and the Han Dynasty.

"What kind of princes have responded?" Zu Zhao asked.

The spy said: "Yuan Shu, the governor of Nanyang, the governor of Jizhou, Han Fu, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Yu, the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Hanoi County, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chen Liu, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, Yuan Yu, the governor of Shanyang, Bao Xin of Jibei, Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, Zhang Chao, Zhang Chao, the governor of Xuzhou, and the governor of Xiliang Teng, the governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, the governor of the Party, Zhang Yang, the governor of Changsha, the Marquis of Wucheng, and Yuan Shao, the governor of Qixiang, Bohai. The army and horses on all roads vary somewhat, 30,000, 120,000, and civilian generals, all went to Luoyang.

Zu Zhao couldn't help laughing and said, "The princes in the world can really respond. It seems that Cao Mengde really has two brushes. Public Taiwan, what do you think of this?

Chen Gong thought for a moment and said very seriously, "In my opinion, on the surface, the princes in the world are going to get rid of Dong Zhuo, but they are all haunted and finally for themselves. Now that this multi-way princes have gathered, they must elect an alliance leader in order to act together, but I'm afraid this alliance leader won't be long, no matter who they are. After that, once the alliance is disbanded, they will fight for power and territory. Therefore, even if Dong Zhuo can finally be removed, it will still be replaced by another person to control the emperor. There is still no improvement in the situation in the world, which will only make it more chaotic.

Zu Zhao nodded with admiration and said, "The public statement is extremely true. In this case, we have just broken with Cao Cao now. I'm afraid we don't have to go to his appeal."

Chen Gong said, "It's better for us to develop in Liaodong than to see their faces. I heard that there are still thieves on the border of Liaodong, and there is often harassment by northern barbarians. It's better to take this opportunity to hold on to Liaodong and develop the rear foundation. When their princes are almost ready to fight, we will attack in one fell swoop, and then we will be the most powerful ones.

Zu Zhao also had this idea in his heart. He knew that these princes would fight with each other, so there was no need to fight in. As the saying goes, he must first settle inside. Now there is Gongsun Du, a thief in Liaodong, who is still jumping. Let him out first, and then use Silla as a springboard to annex his small nationalism that threatens Liaodong. , this is the largest rear base. At that time, the world is not yet three points, and you have already got half of it. It's really a congratifying thing.

"What do you think of the generals?" Zu Zhao asked other generals. Everyone agreed with Chen Gong's statement. After they knew Cao Cao's character, they were located in that guy from the heart, so he felt that he wanted to obey the same order and was not willing to go.

Before long, a messenger came from Liaoxi, which was sent by Chen Youzhi. He also received Cao Cao's letter and sent someone to ask Zu Zhao if he wanted to send troops to help. Zu Zhao told the messenger to go back and tell Chen Youzhi that there was no need to pay attention to Cao Cao's notice that Liaodong County and Liaoxi County were not in their activities.

In addition, Gongsun Du was in Liaodong County and saw that Zu Zhao's growing strength had threatened him. Before that, he repeatedly reported to the court to limit Zu Zhao's strength, and he personally sent people into Zu Zhao's military base to explore, but was caught by Zu Zhao, and Zu Zhao has also been developing his military strength in the name of suppressing bandits.

This time, Cao Cao sent a message to summon the princes of the world to fight against Dong Zhuo. Gongsun Du thought that Zu Zhao would take the opportunity to develop with the princes, but finally he learned that Zu Zhao had not gone, and he was very puzzled. Every day, I am worried and want to get rid of Zu Zhao. However, he is now the princess of Liaodong and is a magistrate. If he kills his ancestral house, it is inevitable that the court will be punished.

There was a man around Gongsun Du, surnamed Zhu Mingliang. When he saw that Gongsun Du was sad, he asked, "Is the lord worried about Zu Zhao again?"

Gongsun Dujian said that the Hazhe was Zhu Liang and said, "This can't hide it from you. Indeed, I'm thinking about how to get rid of Zu Zhao's crossfire unconsciously. In one day in Liaodong, he has a greater threat to us."

Zhu Liang said, "If you want to destroy Zu Zhao, what are you worried about? I have a plan that not only can you easily go out of Zu Zhao, but also let the lord expand his territory."

Gongsun Du was overjoyed to hear the words and asked what the plan was. Zhu Liang laughed and said, "Doesn't you know that Zu Zhao has always labeled himself as a good person and fooled the people, but he is still very tough on the outside world. The northern countries hate him very much, especially after sending troops to Silla, he actually controlled Silla and actually stationed troops in Silla. In this case, why don't we unite with the foreign people to get rid of Zu Zhao?

Hearing this, Gongsun Du felt a little inappropriate and said, "It's a death crime to betray the country. How can you let me do this?"

Zhu Liang said, "When you are a man, you are not allowed to have an affair with other places, but Zu Zhao to have an affair with foreign enemies. We can not only get rid of Zu Zhao, but also take advantage of the enemy's invasion to send troops. At that time, the whole Liaodong will be the master's. At this time, the princes are marching into Luoyang to fight against Dong Zhuo. It's time for us to fight here.

Gongsundu understood a little, but he was still not very clear. He said, "I would like to hear the details of how to do it."

Zhu Liang said, "We can quietly send letters to Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other countries, saying that Zu Zhao will lead troops to attack them and prepare them at the border. When their army gathers on the border, we can tell Zu Zhao about this matter, saying that other places invade Liaodong and come to discuss the plan to repel the enemy. Then Zu Zhao will definitely come. At that time, we will ambush the knife and axe hands in the conference venue and kill him directly when Zu Zhao comes. We made a private letter saying that Zu Zhao joined forces with other places to march into Liaodong. On the one hand, we can tell foreign Zu Zhao that he has been executed and let them retreat. Whether they retreat or not, we will take the opportunity to send troops. In this way, we can seize the land and make contributions and ask the imperial court for rewards, and we also have the development of our own army. The excuse is that the world is in chaos now, and we must prepare ourselves.

Gongsundu was very happy when he heard this and immediately asked Zhu Liang to arrange it. Zhu Liang got the order and repaired many letters, asking the messenger to secretly send them to Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguli and other countries, saying that Zu Zhao would invade them with his army and prepare them.

As soon as the messengers were about to leave the border, they were all captured by Zu Zhao's army. Zu Zhao read Gongsun Du's letter and couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm thinking about what excuse to use to get rid of him, but I didn't expect him to send him to the door by himself. I'm really looking for death and can't blame me."

Chen Gong said, "There must be a follow-up plan. We might as well make them think that we don't know anything. At that time, we will have the initiative instead of directly confronting him."

Zui Zhao asked, "What's the magic plan of the public Taiwan?"

Chen Gong said, "This Gongsun Du did nothing more than to go against the main princess and get rid of the master, so as to expand his territory. However, he knows that his current power is not enough to resist your lord, and he also knows that the strength of Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other countries is not very strong now, and it is difficult to protect themselves, let alone take the initiative to invade on a large scale. Then Gongsundu is likely to invite the lord to discuss the strategy of repeling the enemy and then carry out assassination. Why don't we pretend that we don't know anything and see what he has? If he really invites the master to discuss, then the master just goes. At that time, they will naturally not agree with Zhang Yuan or Zhao Meng. Before that, we will send people to sneak into the Gongsun family, and when they do it, there will be a response. At that time, our army ambushed outside directly killed and killed the prosecution. With these letters, he will have an affair with foreign enemies, and we can also take the opportunity to send troops to attack foreign enemies. This Gongsun Du has really helped us a lot.

When Zu Zhao heard this, he couldn't help laughing and praised Chen Gong for his plan, so that he could completely kill Gongsun Du by surprise. Everything was planned. Zu Zhao sent people to Silla and told Queen Quan Zhiyu of Silla to prepare an army and pretend to be the army of Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other countries to camp on the Liaodong border.

Quan Zhiyu was overjoyed when she got Zu Zhao's letter. She couldn't help coming to Zu Zhao for a long time. This time, she finally had a legitimate excuse to block the mouth of the old men in the Presbyterian House, that is, there was turmoil on the border. She wanted to drive her own expedition, and she was Zu Zhao's wife. She was the most qualified to ask Zu Zhao for help. In this way, Quan Zhiyu happily took an army of more than 10,000 people and came to the boundary of Liaodong to camp.

Gongsun Du's detective saw that some foreign troops had come to the Liaodong border. He thought that the troops of Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguli and other countries had really received a letter from Gongsun Dude, and immediately reported the news to Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du was happy to receive the news and immediately asked people to tell Zu Zhao the information, saying that the foreign alliance had gathered a large number of troops to invade Liaodong. As a power group in Liaodong, he was willing to help Zu Zhao resist foreign enemies and let Zu Zhao go to his house to discuss.

Zu Zhao received an invitation from Gongsun Dude and was very happy. Gongsun Du's plan was really guessed by Chen Gong one by one. Thousands of them pretended to be businessmen and tourists entered the city where Gongsun Du was located. Zu Zhao was naturally not afraid to go.

Zu Zhao took this far away to see Gongsun Du, while Zhao Meng, Chen Gong and others took a large army of tens of thousands of people. They stayed at night and quietly ambush outside the city of Gongsun Du. They only brought dry food and water, did not bring pots, and did not make a fire to cook, which would not attract the attention of Gongsun Du.

Before luck, Gongsun Xiaoban learned that Zu Zhao was going to see Gongsun Du and knew that Gongsun Du was the key to Zu Zhao. He was very worried and insisted on going with Zu Zhao. In the end, he had no choice but to take Gongsun Xiaoban to go.

When he arrived at Gongsun Du's house, Gongsun Du went out to greet him in person. When he saw that the one accompanying Zu Zhao was Gongsun Wang or his daughter Gongsun Xiaoban, he couldn't help but be stunned. King Gongsun or the biggest force in Liaodong County, that is, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, also has to give up three points. Now Gongsun Xiaoban is actually with Zu Zhao, which makes him a little afraid. He hurriedly asked people to order the knife and axe lying in the tent wall to kill Zhang Yuan, who came with him, but he can't hurt Gongsun, the woman around him. Small half.

Seeing that Gongsun Du was so polite to him, Zu Zhao also accompanied him to act slowly. In the past, Gongsun Du was very arrogant and didn't see Zu Zhao in his eyes at all. Now he is so intimate that he can see that Gongsun Du has tricks in his heart, but Zu Zhao pretended to be stupid and doesn't know it at all. Go to the banquet.

When he arrived at the meeting place, Zu Zhao took a casual look and saw someone moving behind the tent wall. He deliberately must have 300 or 400 people lying in ambush there. However, he only pretended not to know, and still talked and laughed like the wind, and ate to his heart's content.

In the middle of eating, someone suddenly ran in and whispered to Gongsun Du for a while, and then hurried out. Gongsun Du's smiling face immediately became as cold as ice and said, "Lord, I just got a message. I don't know whether it's true or not. It's really heartbreaking."

Zu Zhao asked with a smile, "I don't know what the sad thing Gongsun knows. Let Zu Zhao listen to it. Maybe it can help you solve it."

Gongsun Du sneered and said, "I think only the master can solve this matter. I got the information that those foreign troops were gathered by the master. The court is not bad to you. Why do you treat big men like this? It's actually an affair with other places. This is a death crime to exterminate the nine ethnic groups.

Zu Zhao laughed and said, "Why did Lord Gongsun say that?"

Gongsun Du said coldly, "The evidence is conclusive. Does the master still want to deny it? If I become a local prince, how can I tolerate the existence of a person like you who harms the country and the people? After saying that, he dropped the cup and shouted, "Come on, take down this traitor who has an affair with foreign enemies."

With Gongsun Du's order, the knives and axes on both sides came out and surrounded Zu Zhao, Zhang Yuan and Gongsun Xiaoban in the middle. Zu Zhao said coldly, "I think you have been in an ambush for a long time. You asked me to discuss the retreat from the enemy, and also said that I had an affair with foreign enemies. Are you all yours?"

Gongsun Du laughed and said, "You're right. I let you die and close your eyes. Yes, these are all my plans for you. After saying that, he laughed for a while and said, "Kill the traitor Zu Zhao and Zhang Yuan on the spot."

The knife and axe got the order and immediately rushed up and surrounded Zu Zhao and Zhang Yuan. The prosecution shot a flying knife from his waist, and the 20 people around Zu Zhao and Zhang Yuan fell down in an instant, but another 20 or 30 people surrounded him. Gongsun Xiaojian saw that Gongsun Du's people did not dare to hurt himself, and even let go of his hand. After shooting, he took off the meteor hammer at his waist and turned to the knife and axe hands.

Gongsun Du saw that Gongsun Xiaoban was so powerful and knew that if she continued to fool around, he would definitely let Zu Zhao and the others escape, so he ordered Gongsun Xiaoban to be killed together. Everyone got orders and began to rush in without fear of death. The three leaned against each other, fought and retreated, and slowly exited the door. Gongsundu's people chased out, but hundreds of people came out of the courtyard and rushed out with those knife and axe hands. Soon, all the knife and axe hands were killed.

Gongsun Du was very surprised and fled in a hurry. How could Zu Zhao let him go and chase him directly? Under the death protection of Gongsun Du's bodyguards, Gongsun Du escaped from the yard and summoned the army to kill him back. Seeing this, Zu Zhao escaped with Zhang Yuan, Gongsun Xiaoban and others. Gongsun Du will let go and immediately bring people to chase and kill. However, as soon as I left the house, a soldier flew to report that a large number of troops suddenly appeared outside. I don't know how many people have entered the city.

When Gongsun Du heard the words, his face suddenly changed, and he was so panic that the knife in his hand almost fell to the ground. Zu Zhao rode back and smiled, "Gongsun thief, this time you are playing with fire and burning yourself, and no one can save you. But don't worry, your family is small. As long as they don't think about killing me, I won't attack them.

After Zu Zhao finished speaking, Zhang Yuan went up on a flying horse, overturned two Gongsun Du's guards, and stabbed Gongsun Du with another shot. In just one round, Gongsun Du was stabbed off his horse and died of breath. Seeing Gongsun Du's death, all his army soldiers lost their weapons and asked Zu Zhao to surrender. Zu Zhao ordered Gongsun Du's soldiers to be incorporated into the army. At the same time, he ordered Gongsun Du's family to be treated well. Whoever dares to make trouble, let him kill him. As for Gongsun Du's guest counselors, those who were willing to surrender would surrender, and those who were unwilling to surrender would be released to let them find their own way out.

Almost all the generals and counselors of Gongsun Du chose to surrender to Zu Zhao, but Zhu Liang neither surrendered nor refused to leave. In the end, the persuasion was ineffective. Zu Zhao ordered him to die, and then the celebrity buried him.

After removing Gongsun Du, Zu Zhao returned to Liaodong County. At this moment, he learned that the princes who fought against Dong Zhuo had now been divided. Sun Jian returned to Jiangdong, and Yuan Shu and his brother Yuan Shao also had conflicts. The princes of various countries were in different ways and fighting with each other. After Dong Zhuo's defeat, he wantonly robbed and killed the rich people in Luoyang, drove all the people of Luoyang out of the city, took them to Chang'an, and ordered people to burn all the farmhouses in Luoyang City. Now Luoyang is completely a dead city.

Dong Zhuo indulged the soldiers** people's wives and daughters along the way, and killed them if they resisted or walked slowly. It was really to the point of common indignation. However, among the several princes, they did not want to chase Dong Zhuo, but retreated one after another to protect their own power. After that, Cao Cao chased them alone, but was defeated by multiple ambush. Standing, Cao Cao left the sentence "Insufficient and Conspiracy" and took the remnants to completely break away from the alliance and returned to Chen Liu to continue to develop his military strength.

After Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an, he was even more reckless and no one could stop him. He played with women day and night, or casually found someone to kill them. No one dared to say a word. And Lv Bu also seems to be loyal to Dong Zhuo. Once something happens, he is the first to stop to help Dong Zhuo relieve his siege.

Zu Zhao thought to himself that Wang Yun would not have lost the letter he gave him. Why hasn't he seen anything for a long time? Generally speaking, it won't be long before Dong Zhuo should die. Why hasn't he responded yet? Send someone to contact Chang's Information Force immediately to let them pay attention to the situation there.

Liaodong is flat, and now the princes are in their own affairs. The so-called court is also dead in name only. Zu Zhao directly and simply made himself the governor of Liaodong County, Chen Youzhi as the governor of Liaoxi County, and Su De as the governor of Liaodong County. Zhang Yuan and Zhao Meng are respectively the left and right lieutenants of Liaodong County, leading the Liaodong army, and Chen Gong is the first military division under Zu Zhao. , leading the military and internal affairs, the real power is closely second to Zu Zhao. The rest of the generals are rewarded. The generals got Zu Zhao's sarcasm and were all happy. Next is the time to do a big job.

Now the situation in the world is divided, and the princes are rising together. Everyone is planning for their own power and future development. Like Sun Jian, after getting the jade seal, they retreated to Jiangdong. Of course, if they have the heart of hegemony, how can they be willing to listen to others.