The Three Kingdoms: If you don't have money to buy an official position, you can only be the em

Chapter 20: Ten Attendants: Zhao Zhong
"Who will lead the attack?" Jiang Cheng asked.

After these days of stalemate, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others have returned to the camp. The Yellow Banner was also reused by Lu Zhi because of its meritorious service in shooting Zhang Jue, and Liu Biao was promoted to the vanguard general.

If there is another attack, Lu Zhi will most likely not go into battle personally.

"He is a military commander who just arrived from the capital a few days ago. His name is Zhao Zhong. He took over the army as soon as he arrived. As for Lu Zhi, he seems... to have been captured!" Chen Gong said uncertainly.

These days, he is in charge of military affairs and is also responsible for handling the intelligence obtained by the spies.

However, the news he received confused him.

The two armies were facing each other, and the commander had just made a military achievement, but he didn't get any reward at all. Instead, he was captured and put in a prison van, saying that he would be taken to the capital.

Just kidding?
Even when King Zhao replaced Lian Po at the last minute and replaced him with Zhao Kuo, he was not so brutal.

If you arrest the commander in the middle of a battle, aren't you afraid that the soldiers will mutiny?
Aren’t you afraid of being shot by soldiers?
"Could this be a conspiracy by that old villain Lu Zhi?" Zhang Bao said, "He pretended to be defeated first to make us let down our guard, and then he suddenly came back and caught us off guard?"

Everyone thought this was possible.

Even Zhang Jue lowered his head and thought.

"No, Lu Zhi must have been arrested!" Jiang Cheng combined his past life memories with his understanding of the court in this life and said, "That Zhao Zhong is one of the most powerful 'Ten Eunuchs' in the court. When Liu Hong said 'Empress Zhao is my mother', he was referring to him."

When Lu Zhi was fighting against the Yellow Turbans, he was taken away halfway through the campaign. This is something that is recorded in both history and the novel.

As Lu Zhi had not yet been brought down, Jiang Cheng thought that his arrival had caused a butterfly effect.

Now it seems that the time has not come yet.

The situation in the court was very complicated. Although Liu Hong sent Lu Zhi to fight, he, a civil official, could not convince the people. Especially after the great defeat of Zhang Jue, the military group and the powerful people who wanted to take advantage of the situation began to make plans.

The two brothers of the Yuan family wanted to grab the credit, and General He Jin was also restless.

The two major military regions of Bingzhou and Xiliang also wanted to get a piece of the pie.

The court was actually in chaos, with endless quarrels. Just by giving money to buy an official position, Liu Hong made a lot of money. Now, who will pick the peaches has not been determined, but it has become a consensus that Lu Zhi will be removed.

Then Zhao Zhong, one of the leaders among the Ten Eunuchs, was ordered to take over the army.

Lu Zhi was arrested on a random charge and sent to the capital in a prison cart.

Everything happened so fast that many people didn't react.

"How could this be? Yesterday, Master Lu summoned me late at night and asked me to lead a thousand soldiers as the vanguard to kill the enemy and win merit. How come he has become a prisoner today?" After Liu Bei heard the news, he burst into tears.

He was really sad.

If there were always a chance, with their bravery, the three brothers would surely be able to achieve great things.

But this opportunity is gone.

On the contrary, Cao Cao, although he also became a commander without any soldiers and was not good at martial arts, Zhao Zhong felt close to him because his father was the adopted son of a eunuch and he was eloquent.

As soon as he arrived, he was summoned to his side.

Although he was not allowed to lead troops, he was able to give advice and strategies.

"Eunuch, the Yellow Turbans are all mediocre and incompetent. As long as we attack them together, they will be defeated." Cao Cao said, "But we must be careful of one person."

"Who?"

"Holy Lord Shennong, Jiang Cheng!" said Cao Cao.

Today, Jiang Cheng is no longer the Holy Son, and Zhang Yue is no longer the Holy Lady. After they got married, the former inherited the power of the entire Yellow Turbans and became the "Holy Lord of Shennong".

Zhang Yue faded out of people's sight and only served Jiang Cheng.

"Jiang Shicheng?" Zhao Zhong smiled and said, "I came here just for him!"

It turned out that the Ten Eunuchs had no intention of participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and they did not even think of taking credit for it. This was because they were not ordinary officials, but officials who controlled the government and were tied to Liu Hong. They could occupy high positions without any credit.

Directly exercising power on behalf of the emperor is the highest achievement.

How high is it?
No matter what they do, if you say they don’t have an imperial edict, they can write one for you on the spot!
With such power, what’s the point of grabbing the credit?
The reason why Zhao Zhong came here was that he received Liu Hong's order to arrest Jiang Cheng.

Still have to catch alive!
"Jiang Cheng, you have joined the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which is a capital crime." Zhao Zhong led his troops to the pass and said in a sissy voice, "But the emperor loves talents and is willing to spare your life. If you voluntarily castrate yourself and confess your guilt, I can promise that I will never kill you. Not only will I not kill you, I will also adopt you as my godson and let you enjoy endless wealth and glory!"

He said this with confidence.

Because in his opinion, this is great love, and even if he rebelled, he would not be beheaded, which means that the emperor likes Jane!

As for being a eunuch, Zhao Zhong did not feel ashamed. Instead, he thought that with Jiang Cheng joining, he might be able to continue the next generation, and when Liu Hong died in the future, he could continue to sideline his son.

The emperor's bloodline is passed down from generation to generation, and the Ten Eunuchs also want to pass it on by adopting godsons.

But to Jiang Cheng, it didn't seem like that.

"Fuck! I've rebelled, but the dog emperor still wants to castrate me and use me as a tool?" In anger, he estimated the distance between himself and Zhao Zhong, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

So instead of refusing, he expressed hesitation and distrust in his tone.

He asked, "Do you keep your word?"

"I am the leader of the Ten Eunuchs. Do you think I am trustworthy?" Zhao Zhong thought that the other party was wavering, so he tried to persuade him: "You only have 80,000 soldiers left. Not to mention the Bingzhou Cavalry and Xiliang Army that the court is gathering, even the soldiers I have now are enough to wipe out the Yellow Turbans."

Jiang Cheng did not refute this.

Of course, I'm not afraid.

With Chen Gong commanding the defense and Dian Wei as the general, to be honest, he was not inferior to the opponent at all.

Taking the initiative to attack may not have a high chance of success, but if you guard the pass, the enemy will definitely not be able to break in.

Jiang Cheng was pretending to be scared.

He showed an excited look and asked, "But I heard that the emperor values ​​Eunuch Zhang more. Will Eunuch Zhang agree with what Eunuch Zhao said?"

He was talking about another leader of the Ten Attendants, Zhang Rang.

"Don't worry, as long as you come, you will not only be the godson of the Za family, but also Eunuch Zhang's." Zhao Zhong said.

That feminine voice gave Jiang Cheng goosebumps all over his body.

But estimating the distance, he still said, "I don't believe it, unless you come closer and let me see clearly whether it is really Eunuch Zhao."

This made Cao Cao's face change, and he said hurriedly: "No, it's a trick!"

But Zhao Zhong didn't listen at all.

Shaking his head, he said, "One hundred and fifty thousand troops besieging eighty thousand, what kind of deception could there be? That kid was just deceived before, so he's scared. It doesn't matter!"

After saying that, he led the soldiers and walked up.

Cao Cao wanted to stop him, but was pulled aside by the eunuch who accompanied him. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Godfather controls the court, not just by talking. He is also very skilled in martial arts!"

It turns out that Zhao Zhong is not someone who is easily fooled, but rather someone who is skilled and bold.

When He Jin was exterminating the Ten Eunuchs, why did he have to mobilize a large army to the capital to eliminate them? It was because each of them was good at martial arts, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, as the leaders, were top-notch masters.

It’s impossible to kill them without a large army!

"Even if there are tricks, I'm not afraid. I can catch the crossbow arrows..." Zhao Zhong said in a low voice, but before he finished his words, he was interrupted by a sound like thunder.

(End of this chapter)