Chapter 126: The World Falls Apart

In the past three hundred years, the country has been injured, and the people have been disabled for 8,000 miles. --------Clear. Li Hongzhang "Seven Laws"

It is said that Chen Long took advantage of the delicate situation to instigate the hearts of the ministers, but Dong Zhuo would not have thought that someone would break into the palace by force, and with the strength of more than 100 special forces under his command, he finally succeeded in breaking into the palace and risked the life of the Empress Dowager He. However, Dong Zhuo's heavy troops are on the periphery of the city, once Dong Zhuo and the strong soldiers converge and show a jackal's face, I am afraid that the lives of himself and Empress Dowager He will be in danger.

Therefore, Chen Long had a premeditated plan, and his goal was to successfully take the Empress Dowager He and Liu Wei to use the tunnels he was most familiar with to escape from Luoyang from Beibi Mountain, go straight to Chang'an to find Huang Gai, and then plan for a long time. As long as the supreme in the world is in his own hands, Dong Zhuo will not be able to capture the hearts of hundreds of officials.

First, Liu Wei is in his own hands, Dong Zhuo can't abolish Liu Wei in person, and if he wants to forcibly let Liu Xie ascend to the throne, it will only cause a situation of the two emperors of the East and the West;

Second, there is still no shortage of ministers loyal to the Han Dynasty in the court, and there is no shortage of princes loyal to the Han Dynasty in the world.

Third, if Dong Zhuo wants to control the ministers of Luoyang, I am afraid that he can only sacrifice the banner of killing, and when the time comes, the contradictions with the ministers will be intensified, especially the tigers and wolves of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Yu, and Yuan Shu, how can they succumb to Dong Zhuo, Liu Xie will definitely lose his popularity and will not last long;

Fourth, cutting off the communication line and supply line between Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang rebels in Chang'an, like a fish bone stuck in his throat, Dong Zhuo must be difficult to swallow; Guarding a lonely Luoyang, even if Ding Yuan helps him, if he wants to conquer the world, with tens of thousands of isolated Xiliang troops and Bingzhou troops, it is simply a fool's dream.

Therefore, combining all these factors, Chen Long wanted to stop Dong Zhuo's rebellion in the official history, and in the case of not being able to confront Dong Zhuo head-on, he could only fight for the control of Empress Dowager He and Liu Wei, and destroy Dong Zhuo's plan to set up Liu Xie, wanton dictatorship, and hijack the Son of Heaven. successfully snatched Empress Dowager He today, and his plan is already half of the success.

The ministers followed Dong Zhuo to see the emperor, Chen Long deliberately dragged it last, Empress Dowager He was puzzled, and was about to inquire about Chen Long, when suddenly the hooves of thousands of iron horsemen outside the palace sounded, shaking the heavens and the earth, and even the roof tiles of the main hall began to buzz. Chen Long grabbed Empress Dowager He's jade arm and said, "Hurry up!" As he spoke, he picked up the Empress Dowager He, jumped up, and pointed to the faucet on the armrest of the dragon chair. Empress Dowager He's pretty face was buried deep in Chen Long's arms, flying up like a cloud, dizzy with happiness for a while, when she woke up, she only felt that her eyes were black, and she had entered the tunnel that was not His Royal Highness, and the floor tiles above her head slowly fit, and she faintly heard the sound of iron hooves knocking on the stone path in the palace outside the hall.

Chen Long exhaled a breath of turbidity, the secret passage was so dangerous, if it weren't for Yuan Shao's cooperation, he really didn't know how to bring Queen He into the tunnel. If you forcibly break in in front of the officials before the arrival of Dong Zhuo's army, although you can succeed, the authentic secret will be exposed, and it will no longer be used in the future, and it will inevitably be pursued and killed by Dong Zhuo endlessly. Now that he can secretly enter the tunnel and escape from the city without knowing it, even if Dong Zhuo's army searches around, it is impossible to find his traces immediately, and he will undoubtedly increase the safety factor by taking the Empress Dowager He to Chang'an.

Put down Chen Long and hurriedly lead the Empress Dowager He to flee without showing it, and then Dong Zhuo led the hundred officials to the apse, but there was no one to see, Dong Zhuo was shocked, and detained the guards to ask questions, only to know that hundreds of strong soldiers coerced Han Shaodi to go to the harem. Dong Zhuo was furious, and said loudly to the hundred officials: "Chen Long has a bad intention, it must be his subordinates who have kidnapped the emperor." Only then did everyone realize that Chen Long did not follow, and they speculated one after another, and they did not know the truth, and they were panicked for a while.

At this time, the sound of the hooves of thousands of iron horsemen had already come like thunder, and the hundreds of officials and dragons had no leader, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed in his heart, and when he broke away from the officials, his fat body flew along the galloping road to meet the hoof. In an instant, a gray-robed iron armor, a vertical ride like a fly, the iron horse bow and knife behind him were distinct, seeing Dong Zhuo turn over and dismount, he said: "Lord!" The last general Xu Rong is late! ”

Xu Rong, the word Xuanxuan, Liaodong Xiangping people's clan, Dong Zhuo's subordinate Zhonglang general. Xu Rong in the official history can be described as a fierce man who is famous and can fight well. The Qingzhou soldiers who once broke Cao Cao were injured by arrows, but fortunately, Cao Hong was spared by desperate protection. Later, he broke the Yuzhou group led by Sun Jian to fight against the Dong coalition army, captured Li Min, the Taishou of Yingchuan, and boiled him to death.

Xu Rong's appearance is not rough, but his face is comfortable, his hair is fluttering, and he has a trace of Confucian style. Dong Zhuowang saw the sparkling iron armor behind Xu Rong, and his courage was stout, and he shouted angrily: "General Xu, you came just in time, Chen Long kidnapped the Queen Mother and the Emperor, intending to rebel, and ordered the four gates to be locked, and the whole city was sealed and searched!" ”

Xu Rong got the order, and ordered the deputy general Li Su to lead a large group of men and horses to pass the order to the four gates, and he led more than 1,000 ironclad troops to surround the apse, and the hundred officials were terrified. Dong Zhuo held a long knife in his hand and ordered Xu Rong to restrain all the officials, all of them went out of the South Palace, and walked along the royal road to the North Palace.

Gan Ning and the others were in a hurry, and they didn't dare to stay at all. Liu Wei, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, was frightened by Dong Zhuo last night, and when he heard that he could stay away from Dong Zhongying, he couldn't wait to get out as soon as possible.

On weekdays, Emperor Shaodi of Han is not stupid, and he has always heard his mother, Empress Dowager He, talk about Chen Long's virtues, so he has regarded Chen Long as his own lineage in his heart. The Han family is in decline, the imperial power is lost, and only by taking refuge in Chen Long and getting his shadow can he survive.

The tunnel was under the sleeping palace of the emperor of the North Palace, and under the guidance of Liu Wei, Gan Ning and the others quickly got out and joined Chen Long and Empress Dowager He from the exit of Beibi Mountain. Chen Long knelt down and said: "Jiaozhou assassin Chen Long, knock to see the emperor." ”

Liu Wei didn't know how many catties and taels he was, and he was busy. Chen Long said: "The emperor, the Empress Dowager He, now Dong Zhuo intends to harm the Empress Dowager, and the iron cavalry blockades Luoyang, and there is no one among the hundred officials who can compete with him for the time being." Dong Zhuo thought that he was the same clan as the Empress Dowager Dong, and wanted to establish Liu Xie as the emperor's heart, which was clearly revealed. ”

Since Empress Dowager He was given poisoned wine by Dong Zhuo, she knew that this would be the case, but Liu Wei was a child, but she was shocked: "Queen Mother, I love each other with Brother Liu Xie, why does Dong Zhuo want Brother Wang to be the emperor?" If Brother Wang becomes the emperor, then it is not bad for me to be a king. ”

Empress Dowager He couldn't help but smile bitterly when she saw Tong Yan's unscrupulous. How did the child know that Dong Zhuo wanted to be autocratic, of course he wanted to manipulate the emperor, and the best choice was of course to set one up himself.

Chen Long stood up and said, "Fortunately, although his subordinates were unable to bring heavy troops to confront Dong Zhuo, they had already sent a strange army to Chang'an. Chang'an is empty, just to be able to go down with a drum, please let the queen mother and the emperor go and settle down first. "Where do Empress Dowager He and Liu Wei have a choice? With a wave of his hand, he asked Gan Ning and the others to send someone to the ferry port to look for the boat first. At the moment, Chen Long took the Empress Dowager He and the emperor of the current dynasty, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and gradually moved away from Luoyang City. Finally climbed the north mountain pass, climbed high and looked south, only to see the palace in Luoyang City, red walls and yellow tiles, Liu Wei couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Again Dong Zhuo, looking for the emperor and not seeing him, asked Xu Rongtie to circle the hundred officials, and launched a search for the whole palace, but he couldn't find it. It's a pity that Zhang Rang, Duan Jue and other regular servants who know the secret have died completely; Although Dong Zhuo thought that there should be a tunnel in the palace, it was difficult to find it for a while, and it was difficult to dig three feet into the ground to find it.

Yuan Shao was among the ministers, and when he saw Dong Zhuoyi's command, he said angrily: "The emperor suddenly disappeared, Dong Zhuo, you are the most suspicious, why did you circle hundreds of officials?" ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he said angrily: "Yuan Shao, the erector! How dare you speak to me like that! With a wave of the steel knife, Yuan Shao also pulled out the knife and said, "Do you have a knife?" ”

At that time, Yuan Shao's uncle, Yuan Kui, was also among the hundred officials, and seeing that his nephew was young and vigorous, he was afraid that he would suffer, so he hurriedly asked Yuan Shu to hold Yuan Shao and said: "General Dong, you see my thin noodles, don't worry about children." As he spoke, he pulled Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao and left. Dong Zhuo was afraid of the Yuan family's hairpins, and he didn't dare to mess around, so he ordered the hundred officials to be released.

The hundred officials finally got out of today's horror, all of them were secretly afraid, and there were also diehards of the Han family, and they began to connect in private. Dong Zhuo ordered the blockade of the north and south palaces, and gathered all the talented women in the harem palace together. There was a wail in the palace, and he knew that Dong Zhuo was a jackal in the world.

The next day, Dong Zhuo summoned Yuan Kui and frightened: "Mrs. Yuan, that kid Yuan Shao, dare to slander me, I can't spare him." Look at your thin face, don't bother with him for the time being. Now that the emperor is missing, I think King Chen Liu is very clever and wise, and today I want to set up King Chen Liu as the new emperor, what do you think? ”

Behind Yuan Kui, there were several sword and axe hands. Yuan Kui trembled and had to agree. Dong Zhuo also contacted the senior members of the court, even bluffing and intimidating, and there were also those who were not afraid of death, and did not agree to set up a new emperor when Emperor Shaodi of Han did not know where to go. Dong Zhuo let his younger brother Dong Min serve as the captain of Fengche, and successively killed the counselor doctor Chong Shao, the Taiwei Cui Lie, the servant Shi Chao Longzong, and Zhou Hui, the son of the great Si Nong Zhou Zhong, and others, and finally incorporated He Jin's troops, and killed the mother of the Empress Dowager He, Wuyangjun, and the chariot general He Miao.

Ding Yuan thought that he had become Dong Zhuo's confidant, and went to meet Dong Zhuo's important officials. Dong Zhuo sat in the Taishi's chair and said with disdain: "Back then, Long Chen kidnapped Empress Dowager He, but I didn't see you helping, how can I trust you now?" There is one less guard outside the palace who takes a golden melon, called Zhijinwu, you can be it. Ding Yuan touched his nose, returned to the mansion, scolded Dong Zhuo in front of Lu Bu, and was told to Dong Zhuo by eyeliner. Dong Zhuo then asked Li Su, a fellow villager of Lu Bu, to tempt Lu Bu with a red rabbit horse, and Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, and then annexed Ding Yuan's army. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, appointed Lu Bu as a cavalry captain, and swore to become a father and son with him, and admired and trusted him very much. Lu Bu is good at riding and shooting, and his strength is outstanding, and he is known as the "flying general", and was soon promoted by Dong Zhuo to the Zhonglang general, and the marquis of the capital pavilion. Dong Zhuo knew that he was fierce and hated by others, so he often asked Lu Bu to be his guard and guard the middle pavilion of the bedroom.

At the court meeting in August, Dong Zhuo said at the court meeting that the Empress Dowager He had killed the Empress Dowager Dong, and proposed the abolition of Liu Wei and the establishment of Liu Xie, and took Huo Guangshi as an example, since Tian Yannian (whoever opposed it would be executed immediately), only Shangshu Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao stood up to defend the Manchu Dynasty. Yuan Shao said: "I'm afraid most people won't agree with you!" Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this: "Shaft! Will the affairs of the world not decide me? Who would dare to disobey me now? It is said that Dong Zhuo's knife is unfavorable! ”

Yuan Shao ridiculed: "The world's healthy, is it only Dong Gong?" Then he took his saber and walked away. Dong Zhuo was speechless, he knew Yuan Shao's prestige and status, and there was nothing he could do about it, anyway, Taifu Yuan Kui had already agreed to abolish it. Yuan Shao therefore abandoned his official position and fled to Bohai County, Jizhou.

Dong Zhuo was so angry that he would boycott the meeting. Later, Dong Zhuo also wanted to find an opportunity to kill Lu Zhi, but was dissuaded by Cai Yong, Peng Bo and others, and Lu Zhi also abandoned his official position and fled.

Bao Xin, the former staff member of the General's Mansion, refused to join Dong Zhuo, and proposed to Yuan Shao a plan to lure Dong Zhuo to death, but Yuan Shao did not dare, and Bao Xin also abandoned the official and fled.

Liu Yu, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, Wei Zi, Cui Jun and others also left Luoyang one after another, and the world fell apart, and it was difficult to stop it.