The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 121: Earth-shattering!!
The girl held the purse to her mother's forehead, and after the temperature dropped, her mother slowly woke up.

"Thank you sister."

All are happy.

Knowing that the mother and daughter came to the tavern to beg for food because they had no food, Dong Bai waved his hand and said, "I will pay for all the food in this tavern today!"

Subconsciously wanting to take out money, Dong Bai realized that she had already thrown out the useless gold and silver in her purse and filled it with ice to cool down.

but it does not matter.

Dong Bai came in front of Dong Zhuo and naturally extended his hand——

"Grandfather, money."

Where did Dong Zhuo get the money?

Turn your attention to Liu Xie...

Liu Xie:?
Where did I get the money?
Finally, Jia Xu, who came from the poorest family, silently took out three useless copper coins from his pocket...

"You guys don't bring any money with you?"

Dong Bai looked at the group of useless men in front of her angrily. After hesitating for a moment, she took off a jade hairpin on her head.

"Then use this to pay off your debt."

"white!"

Dong Zhuo called Dong Bai back.

"Isn't this the gift I gave you when you were ten years old? Didn't you say you liked this jade hairpin the most at that time?"

In fact, Dong Bai was reluctant to do so.

"But, that little sister just now called me sister!"

Dong Bai blinked her watery eyes innocently——

"She already calls me sister, what else can I do?"

After saying this, without waiting for Dong Zhuo's reaction, he ran directly into the tavern and forced the jade hairpin in his hand to the owner inside.

……

Dong Zhuo was speechless.

What reason is this?
"Bai is so innocent. I just hope no one will deceive her in the future."

It seems like worry, but it is more like a warning to a certain emperor.

"I'm afraid the Grand Master is wrong. Did that little girl deceive Lord Weiyang just now?"

Liu Xie once again praised Dong Bai in Dong Zhuo's ear: "I have told the Grand Master before that Weiyang Jun is a good woman. She is so kind to ordinary people. Isn't this her best quality?"

"The Grand Master just asked me what "great virtue" means. I'm afraid Lord Weiyang is a person with "great virtue"."

"Rather than asking me, Grand Master, you might as well ask Lord Weiyang directly. This way, we might be able to find the answer faster."

Although there is a saying that goes "Don't be ashamed to ask questions from those who are inferior to you", how can it be reasonable for a grandfather to learn from his granddaughter?
Dong Zhuo thought Liu Xie was insulting him, but after thinking for a moment, he called Dong Bai over to ask -

"Why did Bai help the mother and daughter? Was it just because he heard their praises?"

"Bai Kezhi, even if you help them, they won't bring you any benefit. Just to gain fame, you gave up your precious jade hairpin. Isn't this a form of seeking fame?"

Dong Bai tilted his head.

"What is Grandfather talking about?"

"What reputation? What benefits?"

Dong Zhuo explained: "Isn't that so? Grandfather often rewards the servants in the mansion because he hopes that they can serve Bai well. This is the benefit that rewarding them brings to Grandfather."

"But the mother and daughter can't bring you such benefits, so why waste your energy to help them?"

"no the same!"

Dong Bai understood now!

"The servant in the mansion is different from the little sister just now."

“Although the servants in the mansion are respectful to Grandfather, they seem to be a little afraid of Grandfather on weekdays, so Bai doesn’t like that kind of respect.”

"But the little sister just thanked me just now, and she didn't show any fear like the servants in the mansion. This kind of respect is the kind of respect that Bai likes!"

This is the difference.

fear.

Dong Bai's words made Dong Zhuo think deeply. Although these words were obviously not in line with Dong Zhuo's way of controlling people, and even less in line with Dong Zhuo's utilitarianism.

But for some reason, when these words came out of Dong Bai's mouth, Dong Zhuo really started to think.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo seemed to be thinking about something, Liu Xie also cast an admiring look towards Dong Bai.

I went to so much trouble to pull Dong Zhuo out of the palace, and he saw and heard so much, but it was still not as profound as Dong Bai's words.

If Dong Zhuo could really learn some kindness from Dong Bai, it would undoubtedly be a real blessing for the Han Dynasty!

but,

Liu Xie estimated that it would take some time.

……

A few more days passed.

The Shangshutai finally announced the lengthy list of rewards and punishments.

Shisun Rui, Huang Wan, and other famous scholars who had conspired with Wang Yun and others to rebel were all executed.

All the wealthy families who helped Xu Huang hide in Guanzhong were executed and their property was confiscated.

Taking into account that the wealthy families in Huaili County were won over by Wei Kang at the last moment and opened the city gates, they were spared the death penalty, and only their property was confiscated and they were demoted to commoners.

The rest of the nobles who had correspondence with Wang Yun were also punished.

Where there is punishment, there must also be reward.

Under the system of equal land distribution and military service, the wealth and status of the soldiers experienced a complete explosion.

In the past, the position of captain was the ceiling for most soldiers.

However, due to the establishment of the Yangwu Military Office under the Fubing system, there were no less than a hundred Yangwu school lieutenants in the first batch.

People like Lu Bu, Niu Fu, Li Jue and others were even promoted to the title of "General Pillar of the State" and instantly gained the title of general.

But there are also surprising things.

After much deliberation, Dong Zhuo finally chose Zhang Ji to be the last "General of the State".

After all, Zhang Ji was an old man from Xiliang. Moreover, compared with other Xiliang generals, Zhang Ji had a kind personality and a good relationship with several other generals. Considering the balance in the army, Dong Zhuo finally decided on this candidate.

Zhang Ji was unaware of Dong Zhuo's considerations.

He told everyone he met, "I was able to become a general because of my nephew's contribution in saving the emperor!"

As a result, Zhang Ji respected the emperor even more and even wrote a letter to Zhang Xiu, asking him to serve the emperor wholeheartedly and not to show the slightest disrespect to him.

And there is Ma Teng.

Although this old wily man was no longer in the imperial court system, the Secretariat finally adopted the emperor's proposal and appointed Ma Teng as the governor of Liangzhou, allowing him to guard the border.

After Ma Teng received the imperial edict, his reaction did not exceed the court's expectations - he was indeed grateful to the court, and beheaded all of Han Sui's clan, young and old, and sent their heads to Chang'an to show his loyalty.

When the pickled heads were sent to Chang'an, the people of Chang'an sighed but were not too surprised.

Because their attention is on another thing——

The emperor decided to merge the three counties of Lintao, Xiangwu and Shouyang to establish the State of Yong, and to promote the Grand Master to the title of Duke of Yong, enjoying the food and fiefdom of a duke.

The Duke of Han!
This matter is obviously much more important than a few heads.

Guanzhong was once again buzzing with discussions about this matter.

But all this has nothing to do with Zhong Yao.

After receiving the imperial seal and imperial edict from the court, Zhong Yao bid farewell to the emperor and headed for Hedong under the escort of dozens of soldiers.

Zhong Yao did not go directly to take up the post.

Instead, they advanced along the road with great fanfare. Every time they passed a county town, they would stay for a period of time, sometimes three or four days, sometimes one or two days.

Of course, Zhong Yao did not use his official position and power to do whatever he wanted as soon as he left Chang'an.

Instead, every time he arrived at a county town, he would investigate the government warehouses and roads to prepare for the future transportation of grain and salt from Hedong.

Until arriving at Puzhou.

We were about to cross the river and reach Hedong.

Zhong Yao had no choice but to stop the carriage, temporarily put aside the political affairs of Hedong, and reported the important events he heard to the court as quickly as possible.

"Yuan Shao established Liu He as the emperor in Yecheng!"

(End of this chapter)