Then he earnestly requested Liu Hong to issue an edict allowing him to mobilize 2,000 troops to march north, and also sent an envoy to Youzhou to ask Liu Yu to submit a memorial regarding Liu Wei's military expedition.
After all, it's at least a thousand miles from Hanoi to Youzhou. Two thousand soldiers would need a legitimate reason to travel through counties and prefectures.
After doing all this, Liu Wei felt it was incredibly exhausting.
Surrounded by military officers and guards, it would be extremely inconvenient to have no civil officials around; one would have to write a document by hand.
The Yan and Zhao regions are home to many brave warriors; it seems we'll need to recruit a few strategists to join the army.
"Your Highness, Dong Cheng, the Prefect of Hanoi, requests an audience!"
It turns out that after Liu Wei boarded Zhang Liao's boat in Mengjin, he began to cross the river.
Having received Empress Dowager Dong's order to send ships to support Liu Wei, Dong Cheng finally managed to procure about ten ferries today, which set off from the opposite bank of Mengjin.
Halfway across, they saw more than fifty boats coming from upstream and then took Liu Wei aboard.
While sending someone to inform them, Dong Cheng slowly sailed to wait on the shore.
As soon as Liu Wei landed, Dong Cheng and Wang Kuang came up to him to request an audience.
Liu Wei received them, and upon learning that they had been sent by Empress Dowager Dong to provide support, Liu Wei gave a cold smile:
“I appreciate my grandmother’s kindness! Please convey to Prefect Dong that I will meet with her again another day to renew our bond as grandmother and grandson.”
Dong Cheng was Empress Dowager Dong's nephew, making him Liu Wei's maternal uncle by seniority.
Before long, Empress Dowager Dong will likely send Dong Cheng to Luoyang to assume the post of General of Chariots and Cavalry, succeeding her younger brother Dong Zhong.
The governor of Hanoi was succeeded by Wang Kuang, who later became one of the eighteen warlords who fought against Dong Zhuo.
Empress Dowager Dong was indeed Liu Wei's grandmother, but she was also the mastermind behind the murder of Liu Wei's adoptive parents and biological mother.
Liu Wei will pay for this debt one day.
"I will definitely convey the Prince's words to the Empress Dowager."
Dong Cheng was reluctant to come in the first place. Seeing Liu Wei's cold attitude, he gave a few lukewarm replies and then left with Wang Kuang.
Liu Wei and Zhang Liao set up camp on a high ground on the shore, waiting for the arrival of the other thousand soldiers and the scribes from Luoyang.
A light drizzle fell over the Yellow River, obscuring the view of Mengjin on the opposite bank!
"Luoyang! I'll be back soon!"
Liu Wei stood with his hands behind his back, looking south with a deep gaze.
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