In April, the Liangzhou rebels besieged Chencang for three months, but they were still unable to conquer it, and they were tired and short of food, so they decided to withdraw their troops.

Huangfu Song thought that the time was ripe and ordered a pursuit, but Dong Zhuo dissuaded him, thinking that the poor Kou should not chase. Huangfu Song thought that the rebels had no fighting spirit, were physically and mentally exhausted, and were not poor.

Huangfu Song saw Dong Zhuo's opposition, so he asked Dong Zhuo to lead the army to pursue, and sure enough, he won a series of battles and beheaded more than 10,000 people.

The rebel leader Wang Kingdom soon fell ill and died, after which Han Sui, Ma Teng and others retreated to Liangzhou and fought with each other for power.

At the same time that Huangfu Song defeated the rebels of Liangzhou in Chencang, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou also fought with the rebels of Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju in Shimen.

Gongsun Chan dispatched all his troops, especially the new army, whose combat effectiveness was amazing, and the same infantry was able to outflank the Wuhuan cavalry with one enemy and three enemies, creating an opportunity.

Gongsun Zhan won a complete victory, Zhang Chun and others were defeated, and fled into the territory of Xianbei in the grassland. Regardless of the dissuasion of his subordinates, Gongsun Chan continued to pursue, and the cavalry was fast and traveled hundreds of miles deeper.

In the end, Qiu Liju was surrounded by Guanzi City in western Liaoning, and some of his Wuhuan cavalry rebelled and joined the enemy camp.

Gongsun Chan could only ask Liu Yu and Lu Bu for help, Liu Yu had few soldiers and was powerless, not to mention that he was not in harmony with Gongsun Zhan.

However, after Lu Bu received Gongsun Zhan's distress letter, he ordered Cao Xing's Third Cavalry Brigade in Daijun to gallop to the aid in the starry night.

The 5,000 Bingzhou cavalry led by Cao Xing, day and night, finally broke the siege of Qiu Liju and rescued Gongsun Zhan, who had been besieged for dozens of days, together with Gongsun Zhan's infantry on the periphery, before Gongsun Zhan's food ran out.

After Qiu Liju and others were defeated, they left Liucheng. Gongsun Zan was very grateful to Lu Bu for saving his life, and at the same time hated Youzhou Mu Liu Yu even more.

Liu Yu used Huairou means to deal with Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebels, and he sent envoys to the various departments of the grassland to know the benefits and disadvantages, and coupled with his prestige, persuaded them to sacrifice Zhang Chun's head, and he was not to blame for the past.

The eastern Xianbei tribes and Wuhuan tribes heard that Liu Yu was the pastor of Youzhou, and they sent envoys to communicate about the annexation.

Gongsun Chan hated Liu Yu for not saving himself, and he didn't want to see all the credit go to Liu Yu, so he secretly sent people to assassinate these messengers on the way.

The various departments of the grassland soon learned the truth, and still made a detour to keep in touch with Liu Yu.

In May, the imperial court sent a military captain Bao Hong to lead the army to attack the Yellow Turban Army, which was closest to Luoyang, and the two sides fought in Gepi, but Bao Hong was incompetent, which made the Han army defeated and the Yellow Turban Army more powerful.

In June, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty fell seriously ill and issued an edict to worship Dong Zhuo as the pastor of Jizhou, and asked him to transfer all his troops to Huangfu Song.

This was the fourth state pastor in the world at that time, with a lofty status. It was impossible for Dong Zhuo not to accept it, but he still refused to hand over the entire army.

He wrote to defend himself: "I have been in charge of the army for ten years, and all the soldiers in the whole army have a very good relationship with me, and they are only willing to die for me, and I can't do without them, and I have deep feelings. I begged to take these soldiers to serve in Jizhou. ”

In the end, Dong Zhuo still took 8,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry to Jizhou, but he didn't leave when he walked to Hongnong County, he had already received a secret letter from He Jin, wanting to observe the situation in Luoyang.

At the same time, Zhang Chun, who fled to the grassland, was killed by his subordinates, and his head was sent to Liu Yu.

Liu Hong, who was seriously ill, still sent a messenger to reward Liu Yu as a lieutenant and seal the Marquis of Rongqiu.

Just entered July, Lu Bu received a secret letter from Li Su for the first time, with only three words on it, "Emperor Ling collapsed!" ”

Liu Hong, the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty, finally fell seriously ill and died in Luoyang. Lu Bu knew that this was the beginning of a series of major historical events, and he needed to prepare early.

He ordered the cessation of all military activities in the steppes and in the interior, and the whole army was brought to combat readiness.

The local garrison brigades of the counties and states were also put on alert, and curfews were imposed in all areas under their jurisdiction.

Checkpoints and city gates have strengthened checks. He ordered Li Su to use the intelligence department machine with all his might to search and monitor all suspicious people and activities, and he also passed the news of Emperor Han Ling's death to the Qingzhou army so that they could also prepare.

Luoyang, Jiade Palace

Before Emperor Ling of Han died, he entrusted his prince Liu Xie to Jian Shuo, who wanted to kill He Jin first, and then re-establish Liu Xie as emperor.

He pretended to have something to discuss with He Jin, sent someone to pick He Jin, and asked him to enter the palace to discuss the aftermath of Emperor Han Ling's death.

He Jin didn't know what to do, so he immediately took the car. Sima Pan Yin in Jian Shuo's army had an old friend with He Jin, and when he greeted him outside the palace, he signaled He Jin with his eyes.

He Jin was shocked, and immediately changed his route and ran into the military camp controlled by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, and no longer entered the palace under the pretext of illness.

Due to the failure to get rid of He Jin, Jian Shuo and others had no choice but to appoint Empress He's son Liu Wei as the emperor, known as the Young Emperor in history.

Empress Dowager He listened to the government in the court, and the general He Jin and Taifu Yuan Kui assisted the government, recording Shangshu affairs.

After He Jin took power, he followed Yuan Shao's advice, selected virtuous talents, and reused the scholars and doctors, with Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the division, He Hao as the lieutenant of the Northern Army, Xun You as the Huangmen Shilang, Zheng Tai as the Shangshu, and Yuan Shu as the general of the Tiger Ben.

At the same time, dozens of people were promoted and reused, and they all became He Jin's henchmen.

In this regard, Jian Shuo was very uneasy, and still wanted to plot to kill He Jin, Guo Sheng, who was often served, was a fellow villager with He Jin and the Queen Mother, and when Queen He entered the palace and was favored, he had the greatest credit and a good relationship.

He told He Jin that Jian Shuo wanted to kill him, and He Jin immediately ordered Jian Shuo to be arrested and killed, and all his military power was transferred to his own hands.

He Jin's hatred for the eunuch party deepened, and he actively arranged to kill all the eunuch forces.

The eunuchs refused to be restrained, and they were also ready to move, He Jintuo did not enter the palace to accompany the funeral, and did not go to the funeral.

Yuan Shao thought that only by killing all the eunuchs could he get rid of the troubles forever, of course, it was difficult to guarantee that he had no selfish intentions.

He advised He Jin, taking Dou Wu, the general of his relatives at the same time in the early years, as an example, he was subordinate to the example of Dou Wu's failure to kill the eunuchs and his own destruction, thinking that He Jin's timing was better than Dou Wu's, the military power was in hand, and there were quite a number of fierce generals under his command, and there was a good opportunity from God.

He Jin was also said to be moved, which was convenient for Empress Dowager He to discuss. The Empress Dowager He disagreed, mainly because the ten permanent attendants provoked it, saying that He Jin was trying to thin the emperor's power, and He Jin did not dare to go against the will of the Empress Dowager.

He Jin discussed with Yuan Shao whether it was possible to kill only a few leading eunuchs, a few of the most famous evil?

Yuan Shao saw that He Jin was shaken, and tried his best to persuade: "The eunuch accompanies the emperor all day long, and can also convey the edict, if you don't catch it all, there will be branches, not to mention that you say that you know the queen mother, our plan has been exposed, and the general will not make a decision early, things will change for a long time, and I am afraid that those who start late will suffer." ”

Empress Dowager He's mother Wu Yangjun and He Jin's younger brother He Miao also accepted a lot of bribes from the eunuchs, and helped the eunuchs to intercede with the Empress Dowager He, and said that He Jin did this to authoritarian power to weaken the emperor, and the Empress Dowager He was even more convinced that He Jin's motives were not pure.

(End of chapter)