Chapter 128: Disguise

The male rabbit's feet are fluttering, and the female rabbit's eyes are blurred. --------- Northern Dynasties Folk Song "Mulan Poem"

It is said that Chen Long occupied Chang'an and then established the old court to fight against the newly established Emperor Xian of Han by Dong Zhuo in Luoyang. At this time, the eastern and western capitals each sat in an emperor, I wonder how the historians in the future will evaluate this stage?

Zhao Da secretly came from Luoyang and told him about the recent situation in Luoyang. It turned out that the Han Dynasty had a double yolk egg at this moment, and the court officials were naturally divided into two factions, and those who were loyal to the Empress Dowager He fled one after another, either in seclusion or secession, or trying to reach Chang'an, including many famous generals like Lu Zhi. Although Dong Zhuo was brutal, he was also busy buying people's hearts, and under the advice of Jia Xu and other staff, Dong Zhuo began to get close to scholars, recruiting celebrities such as Xun Shuang, Han Rong, Chen Ji, etc. to enter the court as officials, and comforted the Confucians in the court in every way, among which Cai Yong became Dong Zhuo's most trusted staff.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo reused Situ Wang Yun, let him replace Yang Biao as Situ and Shang Shuling, selected a large number of celebrities, and wantonly added officials to the knighthood, such as Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Ling, Zhang Zhi, Kong Rong, Ying Shao, Zhang Miao, etc. However, it is rumored that Wang Yun did not sincerely serve Dong Zhuo, but secretly contacted people who opposed Dong, and he did not know whether it was true or not.

I have to say that Dong Zhuo's reliance on his super strength, Luoyang's own Kyoto status, and the signboard of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty have indeed won the hearts of many people. In particular, the officials of the Empress Dowager Dong's lineage were all bewitched by Dong Zhuo, and they hated Empress Dowager He for killing Empress Dowager Dong, and slowly fell to Dong Zhuo.

Politically, Chang'an and Luoyang were temporarily evenly matched, and Chen Long also asked Emperor Shaodi of Han to issue edicts on appointments in various places, so the magistrates had two appointments in their hands. He also informed the world of the appointment of the three princes and nine ministers of the imperial court, appointed Chen Long as the general, and also decided the world's major affairs in the court, Chang'an and Luoyang, each staged a palace drama. The most pitiful are the two little emperors, all of whom are regarded as foreign guns that sit on wax.

Dong Zhuo was listed as the most wanted criminal by Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, and anyone who captured Dong Zhuo alive and dedicated it to the imperial court was given the title of Marquis of Wanhu, given the rank of general, and rewarded with five baht and five million yuan; Whoever kills the enemy Dong Zhuo and sacrifices his head, he will be crowned as the Marquis of Wanhu, given the rank of miscellaneous general, and rewarded with five baht and three million yuan. And Chen Long was also listed as the most wanted criminal in Tianzi by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and the price was only higher than Dong Zhuo.

Politically, they are opposed to each other, and militarily they are also in full swing. At the same time as the political situation in the two capitals is changing, the traffic of Fengling Ferry has long been cut off, densely packed with Dong Zhuo's warships, Huaxiong and Gaoshun's vanguard troops are half Xiliang iron cavalry, half are infantry known as trapped camps, and the siege equipment is complete, which can be described as the peak of the lineup; Fan Chou and Zhang Ji's rear army are all siege troops, each carrying an iron bow and holding a steel sword and iron shield, the lineup is neat, and the momentum is monstrous, and it is really the elite soldiers in the world.

Chen Long had few soldiers, and Tongguan only sent 2,000 troops to garrison, which was led by Bo Cai. Bocai was unable to protect the ferry, so he simply retracted all of them to Tongguan and arranged a comprehensive defense. The sound of war drums has rumbled from the ferry not far away, and the drums have crossed Tongguan and entered Chang'an City, from the Empress Dowager He, Emperor Shaodi of Han to ordinary people, they all feel trembling and frightened, and they can't stop worrying.

Chen Long, Huang Gai, Xun You, Pan Jun, Gan Ning and other generals were all in the General's Mansion to draw up a detailed defense plan. To the west of Chang'an, Chen Long arranged for Zhong Xuan to lead 500 men to guard, and Zhong Xuan had already contacted the troops of Huangfu Song and Sun Jian, who would continue to resist the rebels in the west to ensure that the west of Chang'an would not be attacked. The mountain in the north of Chang'an, the terrain is undulating, and it is impossible to set up troops, and it is not a battlefield, so Chen Long in the north of Chang'an only arranged for Lu Zhi to lead thousands of people to defend the city. To the south of Chang'an, the terrain is open, but there is a natural river to block it, Chen Long arranged about 3,000 people to defend the city, led by Pan Jun and Gan Ning, which can be safe. The remaining more than 4,000 soldiers were concentrated in the east, Chen Long personally commanded, Huang Gai, Xun You, Zhao Hong and special forces as the auxiliary, once Huaxiong's troops broke through Tongguan, so as to meet Bocai's troops into the city.

Chang'an has been a fortified city since ancient times, and the city is rich in materials, and the city is full of dense bows and arrows, boulders, cauldrons, dry firewood, tung oil and other materials to defend the city. Huang Gai also found dozens of giant crossbows from the arsenal in Chang'an, which were originally designed to deal with the charge of the Xiliang cavalry during the field battle, but they were also pulled to the city by Huang Gai's orders.

Defending the city is nothing more than the distribution of troops and materials, and the development of communication measures between the gates. Seeing that everything was in order, Long Chen smiled and said to Huang Gai and Xun You: "There is Gongfu and Gongda to defend the city, I don't have to worry about it." Weiyang Palace has the former Chang'an guard Gai Xun with thousands of guards, and it can also be safe. What we have to do is to frustrate the enemy's spirit, defend and counterattack steadily, drain the military rations of the Huaxiong Corps, and wait for Zhao Yun's army to arrive, and then let the tired soldiers of Huaxiong know the strength of the Qinglong Army. The generals replied with a bang: "Obey!" "Morale is very high.

Xun You is so smart, after listening to Chen Long's instructions, he seemed to have some extraneous sounds, and said with a smile: "The lord sent me and the lord to defend the city, and Jingzhao Yin Gaixun Gaiyuan guarded the palace, does the lord himself have a more difficult task?" ”

Chen Long laughed and said, "I knew that I couldn't hide it from Gongda." I just need Lu Chang and Zhao Da to go with me. ”

Xun You said: "The lord is going to sneak into Luoyang again?" ”

Chen Long saw that all the people present were confidants, so he no longer concealed it: "I want to enter Luoyang again and solve Dong Zhuo, the bane of the world's chaos." I was about to ask Gongda, if I disguised myself, who would I pretend? ”

All the generals were secretly surprised, thinking that the lord was really bold. They all spoke out to advise, but they didn't know that Chen Long's plan was based on the scene where Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo in the official history. Wang Yun's serial plan is in need of a catalyst or promoter to break down the alliance between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu as soon as possible, so as to disintegrate Dong Zhuo's military group. With such a lively scene, how can there be no Chen Long? Besides, there are unparalleled beauties like Diao Chan and Cai Yan who are about to appear.

Thinking of this, Chen Long couldn't help but hammer his braincase, Xun You still thought that the lord was worried about who should pretend to be to return to Luoyang, how did he know that Chen Long was thinking about Diao Chan's beauty and Cai Yan's literary brilliance in his heart.

Huang Gai frowned and said, "Lord, this matter is too dangerous. If it is recognized by Dong Zhuo, it will be a big mistake. Chen Long said: "That's it, I'll discuss it with Lu Chang first." This is presided over by Gongda, and the task is to think about who I pretend to be in Beijing and can hide from Dong Zhuo. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Lu Chang and left. Lu Chang was in a daze, not knowing what the lord was pulling him to do, he was pulled out of the general's mansion by Chen Long, turned around, and actually arrived in front of a small shop selling women's rouge gouache.

Chen Long pulled Lu Chang into the shop, and the coquettish proprietress saw the tall and handsome Chen Long, her eyes flashed with countless little stars, and she unceremoniously pulled Chen Long's arm, and said with her crisp chest clinging: "Two guest officers, but you are buying heavy makeup for your beloved woman?" I have Huadian, lipstick, Fu powder, forehead yellow, eyebrow pencil and so on here. As he spoke, he took out many samples, all of which were placed in front of the bronze mirror.

Chen Long pressed Lu Chang in front of the bronze mirror, picked up gouache, eyebrow pencil and other things, and began to put on makeup. As a handsome guy in later generations, he is familiar with the makeup skills of beautiful women, and in just a few minutes, Lu Chang saw that he was getting older and older in the mirror, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

In fact, Chen Long only darkened Lu Chang's complexion slightly, lightly drew a few vertical and horizontal wrinkles, and turned his sideburns, eyebrows, and eyelashes white with silver white, and deepened the dark circles under his eyes, and Lu Chang seemed to be ten years older in an instant.

Chen Long purchased a large package of cosmetics, said goodbye to the proprietress and returned to the General's Mansion. Lu Chang bent his back, carrying a large package, and entered the hall first with his head down, only to hear Gan Ningwei shouting: "Old man, how did you get in?" Huang Gai also shouted: "Don't the guards at the door have long eyes? How do you put an old man in? ”

Lu Chang couldn't hold back for a while, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth. Xun You was the first to see it, and said happily: "The lord has a good means!" ”

Only then did Shi Shiran walk into the hall and said with a smile: "How is my makeup?" Gan Ning and Huang Gai were both shocked, and they went to pick Lu Chang's skin one after another, and said, "You kid is Lu Chang?!" ”

Xun You said: "Lord, my subordinates have served, if so, I have a candidate in my heart, and I should be able to hide it from Dong Zhuo." Chen Long said: "I know that Gongda is resourceful, speak quickly." ”

Xun You smiled and said: "I know that in the south of Yangzhou, there is Wu County, which goes deep into the barbarian land. There is the Yan family of the Han nationality who moved south, the patriarch is called Yan Hu, alias White Tiger, born tall and majestic, with a cape, dancing knives and swords, disobeying discipline, is a handsome man born of a thief, known as "King De of Eastern Wu". Dong Zhuo will not be familiar with this person, and if the lord makes up as a strict white tiger and goes away to pay tribute, Dong Zhuo will be overjoyed, thinking that the declaration of virtue is spread all over the world. He also has a younger brother named Yan Yu, who can be called Lu Chang to pretend. ”

Chen Long was overjoyed and said: "Wait for me to show my magic skills, pretend to be a white tiger, enter Luoyang again, and send Dong Zhuo to Abi Hell, and I will never be able to live forever!" ”