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

"The Wang family of Taiyuan is divided into two branches: the Wang family of Jinyang and the Wang family of Qixian."

Jia Xu slowly began to speak: "Among them, Wang Rou of the Jinyang Wang clan is now the governor of Yanmen Commandery, and Wang Ze is the governor of Shang Commandery."

"Wang Yun of Qi County is currently residing in the residence of Yuan Wei, the Minister of Works, in Luoyang."

"Both families were prominent clans in the medieval period, with generations holding official positions of two thousand shi (a unit of grain).

Duan Yu had learned some of Jia Xu's words from Li Ru and Dong Zhuo.

These two branches of the Wang family are the real power in Taiyuan, and even in the entire Bingzhou.

"Although the Wang family has not come forward yet, it does not mean that this matter is over."

“The more renowned you become, the more the scholars of Taiyuan will reject you. This is a matter of local factional strife, which is unavoidable no matter where you are,” Jia Xu said.

Duan Yu understood Jia Xu's meaning.

The concepts of "xiangdang" (乡党, fellow villagers) and "pengdang" (朋党, cliques) have persisted throughout the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty.

The word "乡" does not refer to a specific village, but rather to a neighborhood or village.

Fellow villagers look out for each other, stick together for warmth, and form a force.

Like the Yingchuan gentry, the Yingchuan Group was led by the top gentry families of Chen, Guo, Xun, and Zhong.

There were also the Guanzhong gentry groups such as Yang, Sima, and Wei, as well as Zhuge, Wang, Chen, and others from Xuzhou.

There was also the Runan Group, headed by four generations of the Yuan family who held high office.

Taiyuan was a group of aristocratic families composed of Wang, Guo, Cui, and others.

These people represent the culture, heritage, honor, disgrace, rise and fall of a region.

They often formed cliques and pursued personal gain within the court.

This is also the primary reason for the persecution of party members.

These local cronies and fellow villagers are united in the government and wield enormous influence in both the government and the public; their fates are intertwined.

Although the court has now twice imposed partisan purges, this has led to a significant reduction in the number of local factions and cliques within the court.

However, it remains prevalent in local areas.

Jia Xu's concern was not just about the Wang family, but about all the scholars in Taiyuan.

"What solution does Wenhe have?" Duan Yu asked Jia Xu.

After a moment's thought, Jia Xu said, "That depends on what our lord is planning."

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

What are they plotting?

Jia Xu was asking him what he wanted.

The general idea is that if you want to obtain something, you need to use the corresponding means and strategies.

Upon hearing Jia Xu's words, Duan Yu immediately felt a surge of relief.

This is the advantage of having a top-notch strategist by your side.

Ordinary strategists simply formulate schemes and plans according to their own way of thinking.

However, top strategists will devise different plans based on what their lord needs.

The so-called inferiors plan things out, and that is what they do.

Those who are average plan to deal with people, while only those who are superior can plan for the overall situation.

"If our lord intends to settle down in one position, then be promoted and go to Lord Dong's jurisdiction, that would be simple."

"As long as our lord acts moderately, does nothing, and remains detached from worldly affairs, that will suffice," Jia Xu said.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu shook his head without hesitation.

Going back to Dong Zhuo's territory and waiting for a promotion to become a county magistrate would certainly be very comfortable.

There's no doubt about that.

As long as he makes no mistakes in his position, given that Yuan Wei currently values ​​Dong Zhuo, he can appoint Dong Zhuo.

It would be very easy for him to become a county magistrate or to continue his promotion.

But that's not what he wants.

One reason is that time doesn't allow it.

In one respect, Dong Zhuo's fate was already set in stone, and even if things might change in this life, he still had to make plans in advance.

The old path that Dong Zhuo had taken was clearly not going to work.

Even though they had the emperor in their grasp, they still ultimately failed.

It wasn't that Dong Zhuo wasn't careful enough.

The reason is actually because it was a dead end.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was facing the scholars of the world, a chaotic Liangzhou behind him, and a devastated Bingzhou.

Tigers in front, wolves behind.

Defeat was inevitable.

Even without Lü Bu, it's only a matter of time; it absolutely cannot last long.

Unless Dong Zhuo had the ability to quickly pacify Liangzhou and Bingzhou at that time.

But that's impossible.

The Liangzhou region occupied by Ma Teng, Han Sui, and others still contained many Qiang tribes. At that time, the Han Dynasty was already in decline, and these foreign tribes had been waiting for this opportunity for hundreds of years. How could they possibly give it up so easily?

The chaos in Bingzhou at that time was no less than that in Liangzhou.

The Xiongnu and Xianbei also smelled the blood, which is why they clung to them like maggots to a bone. How could they possibly give up so easily?

Dong Zhuo only controlled the Sili Commandery; how much war potential could he possibly have to develop?

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and others controlled the entire country.

At that time, Dong Zhuo had the Han Sui and Ma Teng group in Liangzhou, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei in Bingzhou.

Although Hangu Pass was blocked, there was no strategic depth behind or in front of it.

A dead end is inevitable.

Therefore, history has proven that Dong Zhuo's path was doomed to failure.

But Duan Yu couldn't bring himself to say these words.

He could only offer another excuse: "This is not what I seek."

“Wenhe should know that if that were the case, I could have avoided going to Longshan when I returned from Longshan, or when my father-in-law found me.”

"The reason I went to Longshan to suppress the bandits was that I never thought about living a peaceful life."

"If I want to live a peaceful life, why should I ask Wenhe for help?"

Jia Xu, who was kneeling in place, shifted his somewhat numb knees and put his hands in his sleeves.

"In that case, my lord has no choice but to fight."

A glint flashed in Jia Xu's eyes as he said, "By using force and leveraging existing momentum, we can break through the current situation."

Duan Yu nodded; this was exactly what he wanted.

He could tell from what happened with Wang Gai last time.

Some things are better resolved peacefully than avoided.

Those high-ranking scholars wouldn't care about the thoughts of a nobody like him.

They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

A passive counterattack is always a inferior strategy.

The world will be in chaos within a year.

That will be the time to demonstrate martial virtue.

Who possesses abundant martial virtue?

Whoever has the bigger fist is right.

Nestled under Dong Zhuo's wing, his achievements were limited.

He didn't want to be labeled a disciple of the Yuan family, only to end up with the reputation of a traitor.

"How do we compete?" Duan Yu asked Jia Xu with burning eyes.

In the study shrouded in night, the candlelight flickered before Duan Yu.

The light shone in front of Jia Xu, lengthening and enlarging the shadow behind him, gradually casting it onto the door of the study.

The slender shadow resembled a black venomous snake clinging to the wall.

"Wait!"

Jia Xu squinted and said, "To kill an enemy, strike at his vital point; to cut a tree, cut its roots first."

"Only by waiting for the enemy to reveal a weakness can we strike a fatal blow!"

"To kill the enemy, you must strike decisively!"

..........

early morning.

As dawn broke, the two vermilion gates of Duan Yu's mansion were already open.

Dozens of riders and more than a dozen carriages were already lined up neatly in front of the mansion gate.

Dressed in a red wedding robe, Duan Yu, surrounded by Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, and Liu Baitu, walked out of the mansion gate and came to the front of the procession, where he flipped onto the black jade Qilin beast.

The moment Duan Yu mounted the Jade Kirin Beast.

The drum band at the forefront of the dozens of riders immediately began to beat.

In an instant, the entire alley was filled with joyful sounds.

As Duan Yu urged his warhorse forward, the wedding procession, consisting of several hundred people, slowly headed towards Dong Zhuo's residence to welcome the bride.

The joyous music instantly broke the silence of Jinyang City.

This also attracted countless residents of the city to open their doors and watch.