Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Bu Guangli.

The Office of the Inspector of the Capital Region.

After Dong Zhuo was promoted to Commandant of the Capital Region, the plaque above the gate of his mansion was changed to Commandant of the Capital Region Mansion.

If we calculate based on official ranks, Dong Zhuo was originally the Prefect of Hedong Commandery, with an official rank of 2,000 shi (a unit of grain measure), while the Commandant of the Capital Region was equivalent to 2,000 shi.

It is calculated based on salary.

The salary of "rank of 2,000 shi" was usually higher than that of "rank of 2,000 shi".

Although both are referred to as "two thousand shi", "rank two thousand shi" means that the actual amount of grain received is two thousand thousand shi, which is 2,160 shi of grain per year; while "comparable two thousand shi" usually means that the amount of grain received per year is less than two thousand shi.

In terms of official rank, generally speaking, the rank of "two thousand shi" is relatively higher.

The Book of Han records that "the prefect of a prefecture was in charge of governing his prefecture and had a salary of two thousand shi (a unit of grain measure)." These officials held high power and status in the local area and were responsible for managing the administration of a prefecture. The rank of "comparable to two thousand shi" was relatively lower.

Especially in places like Luoyang, a large portion of the officials with a salary of 2,000 shi (a unit of grain measure) were assistant officials rather than principal officials.

There are also those who are ceremonial officials, such as those with doctorates, who are academic officials and have almost no real power.

However, in Luoyang, there were two official positions that were even more prestigious than "rank of 2,000 shi" (a unit of grain measure).

One of them is the Commandant of the Capital Region, which Dong Zhuo currently holds, and the other is the Commandant of the Imperial Guard, which Fu Wan holds.

The Sili Xiaowei (司隶校尉) had subordinate officials such as Congshi (从事) and Jia Zuo (假佐). He also led an armed force of 1200 soldiers and laborers from the Zhongdu (中都) area, hence the name Sili Xiaowei.

Some people also call the Sili Xiaowei (司隶校尉) a "majestic post" to praise its authority.

Although Dong Zhuo's position as Commandant of the Capital Region appeared to be a demotion on the surface, he actually wielded even greater power.

The Commandant of the Capital Region held the title of Imperial Envoy and had the power to arrest, interrogate, and impeach all officials and nobles in the Capital Region, which was even greater than the power of the Commandant of the Imperial Guards who maintained order in Luoyang.

The once invincible General Liang Yi fell to the blade of Sili Commandant Shan Chao.

It can be said that the Sili Commandant was a sharp sword belonging to the emperor in the Jingzhao region.

Only those who are highly trusted by the emperor can hold this position.

The main reason why Dong Zhuo went from being brought to Luoyang in a prison cart to becoming the Commandant of the Capital Region was because of Liu Hong's compensation to Duan Yu.

Duan Yu quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but was stripped of his title of General of the Vanguard for killing the Wei family in Luoyang.

Apart from being granted a noble title, no other rewards were given.

This is clearly inconsistent with the achievement of quelling such a great rebellion.

Moreover, after quelling the rebellion, Duan Yu gave Liu Hong a large sum of money, solving Liu Hong's major problem of rebuilding the Northern Army.

Therefore, when Duan Yu left Luoyang to return to Liangzhou, he petitioned Liu Hong to allow Dong Zhuo to remain in Luoyang and to grant him an official position.

Liu Hong then promoted Dong Zhuo to the position of Commandant of the Capital Region as a sign of his trust.

At this time, carriages and horses were coming and going in an endless stream in front of Dong Zhuo's Sili Xiaowei mansion.

Since yesterday, people have been coming to visit Dong Zhuo without stopping.

The Commandant of the Capital Region already possessed enormous authority.

But this is not the reason why Dong Zhuo's mansion was filled with people.

One of the main reasons is the existence of Duan Yu.

The phrase "enjoying the emperor's favor" is no longer sufficient to describe Duan Yu's current situation.

Everyone knows that in Liangzhou, Duan Yu is now the supreme ruler.

With a strong army, abundant resources, and a connection to the gold mine in the Western Regions.

Duan Yu now has both money and power.

Liangzhou, which was once considered a desolate place, has become a good place.

Many officials wanted to use connections in Liangzhou to obtain official positions there.

Some local officials from Liangzhou in Luoyang also wanted to curry favor with Dong Zhuo and Duan Yu in order to make their families' lives in Liangzhou easier.

After being suppressed in the court for so many years, Dong Zhuo finally experienced what it felt like to be fawned over.

When he served as governor of Bingzhou, he was constantly restrained by the local gentry of Bingzhou.

Even in Hedong, it was the same; compared to Bingzhou, Hedong had more and more powerful gentry families.

If it weren't for the formidable army he had by his side, Dong Zhuo's life in Hedong wouldn't have been easy.

In addition, his later imprisonment in Luoyang and his current position as the Commandant of the Capital Region have been quite dramatic.

Inside the mansion.

Dong Zhuo sat upright in the main hall, surrounded by beautiful maids.

In his early years, Dong Zhuo's principal wife died, and later he also lost his eldest son.

Later, Dong Zhuo tried to have another son, but he never succeeded.

Originally, they wanted to carefully cultivate Dong Huang, but Dong Huang was disappointing and was bewitched by Niu Yaodi.

However, after having Duan Yu as his son-in-law and a lovely grandson, Dong Zhuo changed his mind.

Sitting in the hall, watching a group of beautiful concubines laughing and joking, Dong Zhuo was happily drinking from a wine bowl.

Footsteps sounded outside the hall.

Zhang Ji, who served as the Commandant of the Capital Region, walked in from outside, wearing armor and with his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Sir, Yuan Wei sent someone to deliver a famous assassin."

Zhang Ji bowed and handed his business card to Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Kui?

Upon hearing Yuan Wei's name, Dong Zhuo, who was holding a wine cup, widened his eyes in surprise.

Yuan Wei took the initiative to visit him?

Is the sun rising in the west?

Yuan Kui actually took the initiative to visit him?

Dong Zhuo took the name card and glanced at it.

That's right, it was Yuan Wei's calling card.

Once upon a time, when he was still in Liangzhou, he came to the capital several times to visit Yuan Kui, but was never allowed to enter.

He had never even seen Yuan Wei's face.

The gifts sent all disappeared without a trace.

Later, he finally met Yuan Wei and managed to obtain the position of Governor of Bingzhou from him, but he paid a heavy price for it.

However, ever since Yuan Wei began to suppress Duan Yu, Dong Zhuo never set foot in Yuan Wei's house again.

Now, Yuan Wei has actually come to visit him on his own initiative?

Dong Zhuo's first instinctive reaction was whether Yuan Wei had some kind of scheme.

After thinking for a moment, Dong Zhuo glanced at Zhang Ji, then stood up from behind the desk and waved to the concubines in the hall: "You may all leave now."

After all the concubines had left, Dong Zhuo summoned his servants and changed his clothes.

"Is Your Excellency going to see Yuan Wei?" Zhang Ji asked.

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Although Yuan Wei is no longer one of the Three Dukes, the Yuan family should not be underestimated. We have fallen out with the Yuan family, but we still need to maintain a superficial relationship."

“If we don’t see Yuan Kui, who took the initiative to visit us, people will say we are arrogant.”

"I'm not afraid to meet him."

Zhang Ji nodded in agreement.

"Let's go. Since he came of his own accord, we should at least greet him personally."

After changing his clothes, Dong Zhuo walked towards the door!