Niu Fu killed Dong Yue, and immediately marched west without waiting for the arrival of the whole army of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others in the east and north.

However, this army was uneven in morale and loose in discipline, and it was all up to the bullet pressure of the officers to keep it from disbanding. After Niu Fu killed Dong Yue, in order to improve morale, he gave a promise to plunder Chang'an, which turned this army into bandits.

One night on the march, there was a group of soldiers who did not want to give Niu Fu their lives, and felt unbearable to the monitoring and suppression of the officers, and a group of soldiers under the former Dong Yue were very dissatisfied with Niu Fu's killing and seizing the army.

That night, a large number of soldiers fled. In order not to be killed by the pursuers, some people shouted "Lu Bu is coming, Xu Rong is coming" and the like, which caused chaos in the whole army.

Some soldiers, believing that an enemy was coming, took up arms and killed them when they could not distinguish between friend and foe in the darkness. In order to be able to see the enemy's situation clearly, a small number of generals and colonels urgently lit fires and accidentally burned the military tents, and the entire army soon fell into fighting with each other and complete chaos.

This phenomenon has a proper term in later generations - bombing camps, which may occur when the army recruits strong men to serve as soldiers, internal contradictions are fierce, and officers are harshly punished.

It is usually a part of the non-commissioned officers who will take risks to rebel against officers or hateful people. Night blindness was common in ancient times, and it was difficult to see each other clearly in the dark, which exacerbated the chaos in the camp. In the face of this situation, it is necessary for the lieutenant colonel to remain calm and the whole army to remain unmoved, so that the chaos will not spread and will soon be calmed down.

However, Niu Fu obviously did not have the ability and judgment of a qualified general, and as soon as the shouts of the enemy attack came, Niu Fu took Hu Chi'er and a few other cronies and fled with jewels.

As a result, they fled halfway, and Hu Chi'er and others saw that they were interested in making money, killed Niu Fu and snatched the treasure, and went to Wang Yun and Lu Bu.

Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, who had a heavy army, completely buried the 20,000 army in this way. In addition to the deaths of his subordinates in the night's fires and scuffles, a few defected to Li Dao and Guo Yan to the east, most of them became guerrillas, and even became bandits, plundering everywhere.

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Five days later, in a luxurious courtyard in Chang'an, there was a conversation about the lives of many people.

An old man said, "You shouldn't have deceived them at the beginning, saying that Dong Zhuo's affairs are the affairs of Dong Zhuo's family and have nothing to do with them. Now that he has killed Dong Zhuo's family, he is capricious, and it is too hasty to kill them. ”

Another middle-aged voice said, "Uncle Weng, you are really confused! Dong Zhuo can't keep any of them, although Niu Fu is dead, there are still Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, these are all border army villains, isn't it enough for the Han family to be harmed by martial arts in the world!?"

"Our scholars were first persecuted by relatives and eunuchs, and then there were powerful bullies like Dong Zhuo, as well as lowly and ungrateful villains like moths. The world is chaotic because of them, but you still want to let go of his lackeys, what is your intention?! ”

The two people who spoke, the middle-aged and vigorous were the heroes who killed Dong Zhuo - Wang Yun, of course, they are also the leaders in the court now, who say one thing and kill one thing.

And the other one who is arguing is the Taiwei Ma Riyan, who has reached the age of antiquity, and the word Uncle Weng. In terms of official position, it is not under Wang Yun's Situ, but because Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo to gain reputation, and with the help of Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, it is self-evident who is in the hands of the power.

Ma Riyan was helpless, but he cheered up and said: "Li Dao, Guo Yan, you have to kill them, I can't say anything more, but what about Bo Jiao?" Cai Yong, Cai Bojiao is a rare genius of the Han Dynasty, he can concentrate on learning in this troubled world, and his profound knowledge makes people on the border admire him a lot, why don't you even let him go? ”

Wang Yun said even more angrily: "Cai Yong! He is a spineless literati! It's the scum of our scholars! Because Dong Zhuo gave him such a little fake benefit, he sighed for Dong Thief, if he didn't kill him, he couldn't uphold the Han clan ethos! ”

Ma Riyan continued to insist, "Bo Jiao is a genius of the world, he has seen a lot, especially the history of this dynasty, he should be allowed to continue to write history and write a generation of important classics." And his reputation for loyalty and filial piety has always been significant, there is really no reason to kill him, and if you insist on it, you will only lose your prestige. ”

Wang Yun said: "In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not kill Sima Qian, but as a result, this thief wrote a book slandering my Han, and it is still circulating!" Now that the country is in decline and the regime is not stable, we can't let treacherous and flattering courtiers like Cai Yong scribble at will next to the young master. This does not increase the virtue of the saints, but it also exposes us to slander. ”

"This ...... How can you?"

Ma Riyan didn't know if the person in front of him was still Wang Yun he knew.

"I am determined that anyone who makes similar remarks, including his students, will be guilty of the same crime. Uncle Weng is good to go, don't send it. ”

Ma Riyan had no choice but to retire. After going out, he told everyone about Wang Yun's stubbornness and threats, and sighed: "Wang Yun is the enemy of the world, the general of the border army wants to kill him cleanly, have a dislike with Lu Bu and others, sneer at Taishi Gongdu, and sigh at Cai Yong, who sighs at Dong Zhuo, and kill them all." This Wang Yun's eyes can't tolerate others! ”

Someone said angrily: "What is the difference between Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo!" ”

Ma Riyan thought for a while and said, "No, there is still a difference. Dong Zhuo can be in power for so long before falling. And Wang Yun soon regarded everyone else as an enemy, a person of moral character, who was the discipline of the country; Being able to write a book is a national classic. Wang Yun will abandon the discipline and classics, and it will definitely not last long! ”

Cai Yong's fame in later generations is no less than Wang Yun and others, in addition to his superb literary and calligraphy attainments, but also because he has a talented, but miserable daughter - Cai Yan, Cai Zhaoji (later because the Jin Dynasty avoided the name of Sima Zhao, so it was called Cai Wenji).

After Dong Zhuo supported Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to ascend the throne, he initially catered to the court's appeal to crack down on eunuchs, restored the reputation of persecuted officials in the disaster of the party for thirty years, and was a corporal of courtesy.

At that time, the scholar Cai Yong was very famous and focused on academics. Dong Zhuo has been famous for Cai Yong for a long time, and specially recruited him to become an official in the court. At first, Cai Yong disagreed, but Dong Zhuo threatened to kill his entire family. Cai Yong took office hard, but in just three days, Dong Zhuo promoted him several levels to the middle of the service.

When Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun's coup, Cai Yong sat on Situ Wang Yun, unconsciously talked about Dong Zhuo, and sighed for it. provoked Wang Yun to be furious and determined to punish the crime.

Cai Yong handed over his resignation and apologized, and asked to be willing to be punished by having his forehead stained and his feet amputated, so that he could continue to focus on the history of the Han Dynasty and academic research. Taiwei Ma Riyan and everyone pleaded one after another, and in the end, Wang Yun still resolutely killed Cai Yong.

On the other side, Wang Yun was still angry after Ma Riyan left.

Someday, he'll make these soft-boned guys pay! If the Han Dynasty wants to maintain peace and stability for a long time, it must be ruled by the most loyal and noble scholars, even the soldiers and horses.

At this time, the butler came in and said, "General Lu Bu has an urgent visit. ”