Chapter 4: Death for a Confidant!
"The Yuan family is the head of the world's gate valves, deep-rooted, and there are a lot of protégés and old officials in Shandong, if these two people raise their arms, I am afraid that the counties of Shandong will not be owned by the old man from now on, and the old man wants to send his henchmen to chase and kill, in addition to the trouble?" Seeing that the two Yuan brothers slipped away one after another, Dong Zhuo gently touched the blade of the knife and asked Li Ru, the strategist beside him.
"The handsome man is too worried, although the two Yuan brothers are from famous families, it is a pity that they are ambitious and talented, and they have the body of a hero, but they have no heroic heart; They are all strong and timid, it is difficult to achieve great things, and the handsome want to abolish the big things, the heroes of the world are afraid that there are many dissatisfied, if these two people are killed, then the state pastors, county guards, no one dares to come to Luoyang to worship, so that although the handsome occupy Luoyang, but lose the whole world, it is not advisable! Not advisable! "Li Ru's vision is indeed vicious and abnormal, and he sees the essence of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers thoroughly.
"Although Er Yuan is incompetent, what if there are capable people and strangers to give them advice? Didn't the old man let the tiger go back to the mountain? "After some consideration, Dong Zhuo is still a little worried, although the Yuan brothers are waste wood, if they are used by someone who cares about 'pulling tiger skin and making a big flag', it is still a good signboard.
"Well! I have to guard against it! Li Ru stroked his beard with his hand, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately thought about it, "The so-called horse love trough beans will not become a big thing in the end!" The same is true for dealing with the two Yuan brothers, as long as they are given a little sweetness, they are crowned with the duties of a place of Taishou, and they are bound by official positions and wealth, it is expected that with the nature of the two of them, they will be content with the status quo, as long as they don't mess around, the dragons of the Shandong counties will not be able to make any big waves; What's more, although the second Yuan is gone, most of the Yuan clan still lives in Luoyang City, and the marshal can send people to secretly monitor privately, and the power should be a hostage in his hands.
"Well, it's a good plan! In this way, the old man can sit back and relax! Dong Zhuo, who finally put his mind at ease, immediately sent someone to issue an order, crowning Yuan Shao as the Taishou of Bohai and Yuan Shu as the Taishou of Nanyang, one on the seashore and the other on the Huai River, separated by the north and the south, trying to completely cut off the possibility of the two brothers joining forces with a long distance.
Two high-ranking officials at the Taishou level, Dong Zhuo can make a decision, and now the entire Luoyang City is firmly controlled by him, and the affairs of the court are all handled by him at will, and his words are no different from the holy decree, as for the little emperor who may be pulled off the throne at any time, he has completely become a puppet at this time, and he doesn't even want to take half a step out of the harem.
"Tomorrow is the auspicious day of the zodiac, the old man in the Chongde Hall wants to meet the civil and military forces, abolish the young emperor, establish a new monarch, and those who dare to speak out against it again, kill! If you dare to ask for illness and don't come, kill! There are those who dare to slander themselves, kill!! "Three times in a row, Dong Zhuo stared at the ministers at the banquet murderously, if anyone dared to jump out and contradict him, he would not hesitate to raise his hand. Isn't it murder? Let's see if your neck is hard, or the old man's knife is fast!
"No! …… Everything is at the command of Master Dong! "The two Yuan all ran away, Taifu Yuan Kui chose to be silent, there was no one in the court who could compete with Dong Zhuo, and all the officials obediently chose to obey, so far, the matter of deposing the young emperor and resetting the king of Chen Liuwang has settled!
Later generations "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms--Book of Wei" recorded: On the first day of the first month of September in the first year of Zhaoning, Dong Zhuo convened hundreds of officials again in the 'Chongde' Palace, and used force to coerce the Empress Dowager He to issue an edict, deposing the young emperor as the king of Hongnong, and the empress dowager returned to power;
Then Dong Zhuo led himself to the prime minister, added 'Taishi', visited the nameless, did not enter the court, and went to the palace with a sword, Wifu Mobi! Since then, everyone has called Dong Zhuo Dong Taishi! The rest of the Xiliang generals had their own rewards, and they were all happy, and since then, the Eastern Han Dynasty has completely entered the era of warlord dictatorship!
There is also a secret history record: Emperor Shi and Empress Dowager He were forced to move to Yong'an Palace, Dong Zhuo secretly sent a killer to kill a dead man, wanting to murder halfway, fortunately, 'Princess Haiyan' was righteous and awe-inspiring, personally carrying a scimitar to escort all the way, everyone was afraid of the princess's might, and did not dare to approach, so as to ensure that the abolished emperor was safe and sound!
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It stands to reason that when the cavalry marches should be thunderous, as fast as lightning, but the speed of this unit is not much faster than an old snail, all the riders are tightly holding on to the reins of the horses, and the reason for dragging the troops forward is that there is an ox cart moving slowly in the core position of the cavalry brigade.
Pulling the cart was a three-year-old bull with pure yellow coat, tall and strong, with two horns slightly bent upwards and towering, like a pair of dragon horns, walking one step and three times, and from time to time to the war horses around him 'moo! Moo! 's shouted twice, and he was very arrogant!
Don't look at it walking slowly, all the horses and vehicles along the way must give way to it, once the ox cart is stuck in the mud, these soldiers on horseback will immediately jump down, and strive to help the big ox push the cart out, there are so many people complimenting it, no wonder this cow uncle always looks bullish!
The reason why Uncle Niu is so good is because the people sitting on the cart he pulled are not ordinary, Xiao Yi has been lying on the ox cart to recuperate since he left Luoyang, so this ox cart that looks inconspicuous on the outside has become the core of the entire Xuanjia cavalry; Xiao Yi is there, that is the big tent of the Chinese army, this is the military regulations of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry!
"Back to the commander, the rangers sent out reported, there was no shadow of Xiliang's pursuers behind, and the surrounding roads were safe and sound, and there was no abnormal movement!" A rider came to the vicinity of the ox cart like lightning, and when he was still a dozen paces away, he jumped off his horse very respectfully, and after a military salute, he reported loudly to the car.
"Okay, let the brothers continue to be vigilant, even if there is still one step away from Yanmen Pass, you must not let your guard down!" Xiao Yi's slightly muffled voice sounded in the ox cart, and it seemed that although he was able to speak, his tongue was still not sharp!
As soon as the curtain of the car door jumped, a tightly wrapped head poked out, since being injured by Lu Bu's poisonous arrow smeared with wolf poison flowers, Xiao Yi's whole little face was swollen like a pig's head, although timely external application and internal antidote drugs, but to completely remove the toxin, it is not possible to do it overnight; What's even more hateful is that after being poisoned by the wolf poison flower, in addition to the swelling of the face, stiff tongue, and drooling, the wound could not see the wind.
Looking at the surrounding terrain of Pingchuan, Xiao Yi shook his head, there is no danger to defend here, it is not a suitable place to set up camp, although there is no enemy situation around, but every time Xiao Yi still tries to choose a good terrain to station, for an old fox like Dong Zhuo, he must not relax the slightest vigilance, the ancients often said: A hundred miles of travel is half ninety! The closer he got to Yanmen Pass, the more he had to be careful, and he had to bring the brothers back intact!
"Tell the brethren to speed up their march and find a hillside in front of them and set up camp again, and double the number of sentry posts tonight, and all the rest of the soldiers to sleep in their clothes, and never leave their swords!" Although he would feel a pain in his cheeks when he talked about the plan, Xiao Yi still gave a detailed order on how to set up camp.
"No! ……”
With the transmission of the military order, the marching speed of the brigade was immediately raised...... and it was best to go home safely!
In addition to Xiao Yi on the ox cart, there is also an injury number, that is, the unlucky archer Xiao Bin, since Xiao Yi was shot down from the tree like a hunt, Xiao Bin has become a prisoner of the Xuanjia Army, fortunately, although Xiao Yi's arrow is overbearing, but fortunately did not shoot at the vital part, after careful treatment by the military doctor, Xiao Bin finally survived.
As a captive, Xiaobin has long been ready to be abused to death, when he was in the Xiliang military camp, he has seen the tragic experience of those captives, eating pig and dog food, doing cattle and horse work, not only to suffer from feeding horses and cattle, cleaning, building camps, and when there is a war, these prisoners will also be used as cannon fodder dead soldiers, rushing to the front, using their own blood and lives to test the enemy's reality and fill the enemy's trenches; It can be said that if a captive soldier can survive two months in peace, it will be enough to run to the top of the mountain and sing proudly.
However, the situation in front of him is completely different from what he imagined, Xiao Yi gave an order, Xiao Bin, who had not healed from his injuries, was thrown directly into the ox cart, and then the lives of the two people were completely tied together, Xiao Yi ate meat, Xiao Bin ate meat, Xiao Yi drank, Xiao Bin drank; Xiao Yi drank the medicine, Xiao Bin followed the medicine, and in all treatments, the two injuries were exactly the same.
It's just that when Xiao Yi fell asleep, Xiao Bin was completely insomnia, he really couldn't understand why Xiao Yi would treat him well, saying that Xiao Yi was kind by nature, and he probably didn't even believe in ghosts, 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang' was rampaging on the battlefield, and he had seen it kill people like hemp, but how to explain everything in front of him? Even if the personal dagger on his body was not searched, he was not afraid that he would try to harm him when he was asleep?
One day, two days, three days ......, Xiao Bin, who had been thinking about it for seven days, still didn't think about the reason in Chu, but he figured out another truth - the one who dies for his confidant!
With his life splashed like mustard, he can be so valued and trusted by a general, with the same car, the same food, and the same sleep, which is completely worthy of his life to repay!
So from the seventh day, Xiaobin, whose injuries had healed for the most part, changed his usual decadent mentality, picked up his beloved bow and arrow again, wore armor, and a long knife at his waist and hips, and stood on the wheel of the ox cart every day, and took on the responsibility of a personal soldier, and worked hard, rain or shine, this station is a whole life!