Chapter 27: "Three Nothings" General Gao Shun
“There is no need for my father-in-law to investigate this matter.
Hua Xiong may or may not have done something untoward to Li Su.
At this point, it doesn’t really matter.
The most important thing is how to deal with this matter.
How to stabilize the hearts and minds of people on both sides. "
Li Ru said slowly.
"I think that Hua Xiong should still be given the title of Marquis of Sishui Pavilion, but other than that, no other rewards will be given to him.
But as for Xu Rong, don't let him go to Sishui Pass to serve as Hua Xiong's deputy general.
The originally planned 5,000 troops also need to be reduced.
Change to two thousand.
As for Li Su, give him the title of Guanglu Dafu, give him more pensions, and give his son an official position..."
"Isn't this just muddying the waters?"
Dong Zhuo said with some dissatisfaction.
Li Ru smiled and said, "Father-in-law is right, this is just a way of smoothing things over.
But sometimes, you just need to smooth things over.
Not all things need to be divided into right and wrong, or distinguished between good and bad.
Sometimes, things cannot be explained clearly, and there is no need to explain them clearly.
It would be better to smooth things over than to explain it clearly and get to the bottom of it..."
Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo, twirling his beard and said with a smile.
The voice is neither hurried nor slow.
Dong Zhuo naturally understood this principle, but most of the time, he always subconsciously wanted to distinguish right from wrong.
Hearing Li Ru's words, he thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, then do as you say , appease the people of Bingzhou, give Hua Xiong some rewards, and then give him a proper warning.
However, if Xu Rong is not allowed to go to Sishui Pass, then who should be sent to Sishui Pass to serve as Hua Xiong's deputy general?
It can not only play a role in striking, but also prevent any problems at Sishui Pass?"
Li Ru twirled his beard and said, "I already have a candidate in mind. What do you think of Gao Shun, father-in-law?"
"Who is Gao Shun?"
Dong Zhuo thought about it again and again, but he never expected that he had a general named Gao Shun who had a relatively high status under his command.
Li Ru smiled and said, "He is a general of the Northern Army."
The Northern Army belonged to the imperial court troops guarding Luoyang. However, after Dong Zhuo led the border troops to Luoyang, he took control of the Northern Army and incorporated it.
After several reorganizations and divisions, the Northern Army was basically in name only.
Many soldiers were separated, leaving only two thousand.
However, those famous generals in the Northern Army who had strong backing and backgrounds were all removed after repeated reorganizations.
By now, the Northern Army only had two thousand soldiers left.
Gao Shun, a general with no reputation, no backing, and no background, was left behind and took charge of the Northern Army, which had become almost a hollow shell.
With Li Ru's reminder, Dong Zhuo remembered the Northern Army that he had almost forgotten.
“Those Northern troops have rarely been on the battlefield, right?
I remember that the remaining Union troops had no horses either, they were all infantry.
It's a bit inappropriate to send this over, isn't it? "
Li Ru laughed and said, "If not, how can it have the effect of striking?
How to convince those people in Bingzhou?
My father-in-law, don't worry. We can't keep these Northern troops supporting them forever .
If they are not allowed to go to the battlefield now, they will never be able to go to the battlefield and will always be recruits.
When fighting against the Kanto coalition forces at this time, most of the soldiers under those coalition forces were of the same level.
Take this opportunity to exercise.
Moreover, Hua Xiong is now at Sishui Pass, and has become very powerful, but he is attacking too many times now.
At this time, sending some Northern Army infantrymen to him could also impose some restrictions on him so that he wouldn't always go out to fight.
After beating the Kanto coalition forces and hurting them, you can then stop a little.
There's no need to be too stubborn.
At this time, the most important thing is to move the capital.
Resist the princes in the east and move the capital to the west.
If we move the capital sooner, we will be able to free ourselves up and fight the Kanto lords."
Dong Zhuo thought for a while, sighed, nodded, and did as Li Ru said.
He sighed at this time, not because of what happened to Hua Xiong, Li Su and others, but because of what Li Ru said about moving the capital.
In the past, he felt that as long as he occupied Luoyang and controlled the court, he could command the world.
But the series of events that happened next told him that this was simply impossible.
It is easy to occupy Luoyang and control the court, but it is very difficult to command the Han Dynasty.
There are too many people who don't listen.
If a real war breaks out, he will not be afraid of the Kanto coalition forces at all.
But there are many things that cannot be solved by fighting.
Not to mention anything else, the issue of money and food alone is enough to be fatal.
In the past, he only led troops on the border, and when he ran out of money and food, he would ask the court for it.
No feeling about it.
When I came to Luoyang and took power, I realized how difficult it was for the court at that time.
At this time, the whole country was in rebellion, and the only places where taxes could be collected were the Three Auxiliary Areas and the area around Luoyang.
These places alone cannot sustain the economy.
As long as the coalition forces of the princes still occupy Luoyang, they will never retreat.
Even if I beat them hard, it will still be the same.
Because his son-in-law Li Ru said that when these people started the rebellion, their purpose was to kill him, the traitor.
If they had continued to occupy Luoyang and retreated, they would have lost their sense of justice and would have become outright traitors.
So they would fight to the death and waste their time here.
Can you afford to spend that money here?
In a short period of time, it is definitely possible, but if it takes a long time, even two or three years, it will not work.
Moreover, there are Han Sui, Ma Teng and others in Liangzhou, and there are Baibo bandits in Hedong.
These are unstable entities and need to be guarded against...
Therefore, Luoyang must leave.
If you leave, these problems will be easily solved.
But we can't leave quickly, so we can only proceed in an orderly manner.
Otherwise, there will be chaos, and it will cause great damage to my vitality...
Dong Zhuo naturally knew that what his son-in-law Li Ru analyzed was correct .
But when I think about these things, I still feel a little depressed.
I came to Luoyang and took control of the court, but I still had to leave Luoyang in the end. I couldn't really control the world...
"Prime Minister, Wu Qiong requests to see you."
Just when Li Ru and Dong Zhuo had decided on the matter and were preparing to start implementing it, someone came to report.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other, and Li Ru, who was about to leave, stopped.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and asked Wu Qiong to come and see him...
"Prime Minister, I think Hua Dudu should be transferred away from Sishui Pass.
The current Governor Hua is no longer suitable to continue guarding Sishui Pass."
Wu Qiong came here, greeted Dong Zhuo and Li Ru respectively, and then said this...
