Just when the eagle flag appeared in the battle of Yiwu, the sky over Chang'an in Xijing was also shrouded in a layer of heavy haze, which made the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an have an indescribable depression, and the rumors that spread all over the government and the opposition overnight made everyone tremble....... the morning sun was like blood, reflected on the gray haze, as if it was a layer of blood-colored fog for this traumatized ancient capital.

In the sound of bells and drums, the civil and military ministers who ended the early dynasty trotted out of the palace all the way. As soon as he left the palace gate, he heard an attendant dragging his voice in front of the palace gate and shouting: "In accordance with the holy decree, for the great joy of the newlywed marriage of Master Dong Dong, all the officials will gather in Weiyang Palace before today's time!" ”

"What! Could that rumor be true? Some courtiers who were loyal to the Han family couldn't help but change their complexion miserably: "Your Majesty really wants to Zen in Dong Zhuo?" ”

"It's finally time for this day!" But the lackeys of Dong Zhuo's party celebrated with each other.

The ministers had their own thoughts, and they gathered in front of the palace gate for a long time.

"Colleagues!" Someone in the Dong Party smiled and said: "There will be great joy today, why don't you go home quickly to bathe and change clothes, and prepare congratulatory gifts?" ”

Hearing the meaning of the man's words, the ministers who were loyal to the Han changed color together.

"Humph! What kind of bathing and changing clothes, the official wants to ......" An upright old minister had all his hair, and he was about to turn around and enter the palace, but he was firmly held by a hand.

The old minister was even more furious, and was about to scold desperately, but he saw that the person who blocked him was his best friend for many years, and his personality was stronger than himself, so he couldn't help but stop in amazement.

"You want to die?" The friend was full of smiles, but his voice was extremely low and frighteningly cold: "Are you going to die in vain?" Stupidity! ”

He looked at Dong Zhuo and his party who were scorching from afar, and said calmly: "And go back with me to think about it in the long run...... Don't struggle any more, they've got someone on the hilt! ”

As his gaze flickered, several like-minded ministers immediately understood, and they quickly gathered around, laughing and secretly pushing and shoving. Covering the two of them hurried away.

After noticing the change here, some more ministers left silently, and more ministers were silent and dispersed.

Wang Yun clasped his hands in his sleeves, watched coldly, and anyone who stepped forward to talk was silent with a blank face, until the ministers gradually dispersed, then he sneered, and walked alone without hurrying.

Soon after the ministers dispersed, the sound of rumbling footsteps was heard. Groups of Dong troops gathered from the streets and alleys in all directions and began to deploy defenses around the palace, apparently prepared.

In Weiyang Palace, on the empty hall, only Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo stood at each other.

After a while, Liu Xiecai said in a trembling voice: "Taishi, one day and one night, rumors spread in Chang'an, saying that it was the day of Taishi's wedding. It's when I abdicate and make way for Xian, I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

"Not bad!" Looking at Liu Xie's instantly pale face, Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "This news is indeed spread by the old minister, otherwise there is anyone in Chang'an who has such ability." In one day and one night, everyone knows about it? ”

"Nope! Taishi, you! Liu Xieru was struck by lightning, and fell back to sit on the dragon seat again: "How can you ......?"

"Your Majesty is shocked!" On Dong Zhuo's fat face, layers of laugh lines were piled up: "The sky is proof, the old minister has no intention of usurping the throne." This is a count! ”

"What?" Liu Xie was in ecstasy at first, and then said in shock: "Who does the Taishi want to deal with?" ”

"Humph! Then let's see who wants to deal with the old minister! On Dong Zhuo's smiling face, a fierce and fierce look flashed: "Your Majesty is a genius." Of course, you will understand the mystery! Therefore, please do what your majesty does! ”

He suddenly turned around and walked towards the palace gate: "From this moment on, please stay in the palace honestly and wait for the time to bless the old minister...... Otherwise, the old minister will no longer be able to protect His Majesty! ”

Hearing Dong Zhuo's undisguised threatening words, Liu Xie's whole body trembled, and his hands couldn't help clenching into fists, but he finally let out an inaudible sigh and lowered his head.

The heavy door of the hall slowly closed behind him, Dong Zhuo stood proudly on the jade steps, he looked at Li Ru who was respectfully saluting in front of him, and suddenly waved his sleeves: "Begin!" ”

In the empty and silent square in front of the palace, there was a thunderous sound of footsteps in an instant, and a group of Dong Jun poured in with neat steps, and quickly disappeared in the houses, pavilions, pavilions, and railings. The palace was empty and silent again, but a terrifying murderous aura could no longer linger.

"Good!" Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, and said softly to Li Ru: "This time, Lone uses himself as bait and puts down this huge pocket, hoping to return with a full load tonight...... It's all excellent!"

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo's casual face, and suddenly all that came to his mind was the boundless bloody killing scene tonight......

He only felt that the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, but there was always a very ominous premonition in his heart. He hesitated, fell to the ground in silence, and quickly turned away.

In the camp of the state army, everything seems to be calm, but the tent is already full of people and noisy.

Zhang Liao, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Hao Meng, Xue Lan and Li Feng fought for the generals, while Lu Bu sat alone behind the case with a sick face, without saying a word.

"General!" Zhang Liao finally shouted at Lu Bu: "We are Han generals after all, if the Taishi really wants to force the Son of Heaven to abdicate, he will be cut off from the world!" The general should abandon it! ”

"It's easy to say!" Song Xian objected: "With Dong Zhuo's retreat into Chang'an, the self-annexed state army has long been regarded as a public enemy in the world!" If our army goes against Dong Zhuo, although the world is big, where can it stand? ”

"That's a good point!" Wei Xu nodded and said: "Although we are all dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, but the general has already turned against Ding Yuan, if we oppose Dong, won't it make the world laugh at the general?" ”

"A dignified man was born in the world, and he should stand up to the heavens and the earth!" Zhang Liao said angrily: "How can there be a reason to be a thief? ”

He stared at Lu Bu with a torch in his eyes: "General, as long as you give an order!" We didn't oppose Dong, we just went out of the city...... With your ability and more than 10,000 brothers in our state army, where can't you build a foundation? ”

"Where's the grain and grass?" Cheng Lian said angrily: "If Dong Zhuo does not provide food and grass, we will face the crisis of the soldiers' mutiny in just five days!" ”

"If you want me to say, rob Taicang of his mother!" The general said angrily: "We have worked hard for Dong Zhuo for so long and died so many brothers, shouldn't we charge some capital?" ”

"Okay!" Another general said happily: "Taking advantage of Dong Jun's defense of the whole city at this time, he can't take care of us, just make a fortune and leave!" This is a good gathering and dispersing, everyone is happy! ”

"You're crazy!" Several old and serious generals scolded together: "Grabbing grain is equivalent to going to war directly, even if you grab it, what? A large amount of grain and grass will slow down our march, and the cavalry of Chang'an City and the nearby Dong army will all be moved by the wind, and it will only take a few hours to block us in the middle of the road and calmly encircle and annihilate us! ”

There was a pause in the tent, and then there was a lot of noise again.

Suddenly, someone sighed for a long time: "Whether it is to stay or go, it is a dead end." Could it be that we have really reached the point of exhaustion of the state army? ”

The generals were stunned, but they saw that the person who sighed was Hao Meng. Someone couldn't help frowning and said: "Although we are in an embarrassing situation at the moment, but we have soldiers and horses in hand, we still have a lot to do...... Is General Hao too worried? ”

"Say I'm worried?" Hao Meng sneered: "After I merged with the state army to join Dong Zhuo, I fought with all the princes in a series of battles, and there were countless casualties on both sides, can this hatred be easily resolved?" And once our army breaks away from Dong Zhuo, it will definitely be an embattled situation! The first one to send troops to hunt us down will be Dong Zhuo! ”

"Therefore, even if our army goes out of the city, there are more enemies and fewer friends!" He sighed: "In the absence of any foreign aid, there is only one way to die!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the four were speechless, and it was obvious that they were in one word.

"Then what about attaching yourself to Dong Zhuo for the time being?" Someone hesitated: "At least we are strong and strong, and Dong Zhuo will not immediately make a foolish act of cooking rabbits and dogs!" ”

"And the state army is strong and strong?" Hao Meng squinted at the man and sneered: "If we really have such a strong strength, will we still look forward and backward here?" ”

"And the state army, the soldiers and horses are brave! And the generals of the state, and even the famous generals in the world, are only General Lu! Hao Meng's eyes turned to Lu Bu, and said word by word: "If the general is here, Dong Zhuo is still afraid, he will cut us off at all costs, and make the general a rootless Ping!" If there are no generals, we will have no use value, only death! ”

There was suddenly silence in the tent, and everyone's eyes turned to Lu Bu.

"Ben really doesn't understand, why are you here chattering all the way around?" Lu Bu finally spoke, and he smiled: "Do you want to test the general's mind?" ”

"Someone's coming!" He suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Present that thing to the generals at a glance!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and a personal soldier stepped forward respectfully and unfolded the object in his hand.

"What is this?" The generals looked at the pure and immaculate fiery fur in the hands of the soldiers, and stayed on the spot together.

"This is a fire fox that is a specialty of the Taihang Mountains! Legend can make people cold and evil, and it can be described as a treasure that can not be found! Lu Bu stretched out his hand to caress the supple fur, and his eyes were full of cherishment: "It was given to the general by a friend of Ben Jiang a few days ago...... It can be used as a congratulatory gift for the grand wedding celebration of the Grand Master! ”

"General, what did you say?" And all the people in the tent will be discolored. Can Lu Bu's words and deeds be regarded as a declaration that he will continue to be loyal to Dong Zhuo? Doesn't this represent the tragic end of more than 10,000 soldiers of the Bingzhou Army who will accompany Dong Zhuo to burn all the jade?

"Today, Ben will go to Weiyang Palace alone to present a gift to the Grand Master!" Lu Bu picked up the skin of the fire fox with both hands, got up and left his seat and walked out of the tent.

In the complicated and stunned eyes of the generals, he walked outside the tent curtain, suddenly stopped, and said without looking back: "On the occasion of the great wedding of the Taishi, it will be a sleepless night, and the general may not return all night and get drunk in the palace...... If you brothers still have a heart of love, why not protect it yourself? ”

He slowly turned around and showed a bright smile: "The passage order to enter the palace is on top of the general's case...... It's all up to you! (To be continued.) )