Taifu Yuan Kui learned that the general He Jin was killed, his heart was overjoyed, his purpose was to let the general and the eunuch fight to the death, he sat behind his back to reap the profits, and now this kind of ending is exactly what he wants to see, immediately find Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao to arrange the aftermath.

Previously, Yuan Shu had not been allowed to come forward, because Yuan Shu was the eldest son, out of his protection, now is the time for meritorious service, and Yuan Shu must be allowed to come forward, so that Yuan Shu can make a great contribution to killing the eunuchs and establish the high prestige of the Yuan family among the scholars.

Hu Ben Zhonglang cut Yuan Shu and He Jinbu Wu Kuang and others into the palace gate, and set fire to the Nangong palace gate.

Yuan Shao, the captain of Sili, also led troops into the palace and killed the eunuch Zhao Zhong and others.

Zhang Rang, Duan Jue and others were very frightened, and when they saw that the palace was in chaos, they kidnapped the young emperor, and the queen mother and Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, fled from the palace in a hurry.

Yuan Shao and others closed the palace gate and killed eunuchs, killing more than 2,000 people; The eunuch group that had been rampant for nearly a hundred years since the Eastern Han Dynasty was reinstated.

Zhang Rang and Duan Jue kidnapped the young emperor and others and fled to Xiaopingjin (Gujin Duming. In the northeast of Mengjin, Henan Province, it was an important ferry port of the Yellow River in ancient times), and committed suicide by throwing himself into the water under the persecution of Peng Mingong in central Henan. When the young emperor fled, there were only dozens of people with him, and Lu Zhi and others chased the fluorescent light south overnight, wanting to return to the Luoyang Palace. Later, the people had to ride the horses and horses, and the ministers continued to come to escort them all the way. By dawn, Dong Zhuo, who had just arrived in Luoyang, heard the news and came to greet him, so the young emperor returned to the palace safely, and a great chaos in the palace ended.

At this time, Dong Zhuo's strength in Beijing was not strong, and it had not attracted the attention of the Yuan family and other important ministers of the imperial court; On the one hand, Dong Zhuo urgently ordered Niu Fu and others to enter Beijing, and on the other hand, he contacted Zhang Ji to step up the purchase of Lu Bu, and at the same time began to focus on the integration of He Jin and He Miao's old department.

Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min was the captain of Fengche at the time, and he had previously jointly attacked and killed the chariot general He Miao with He Jin's general Wu Kuang and others.

For the future, under the coercion of Dong Zhuo's force, He Miao's troops were easily bought by Dong Zhuo, and then they were absorbed, which greatly increased Dong Zhuo's strength.

He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry, has always been not in harmony with the general, and was once bribed by the ten permanent servants, and persuaded the Empress Dowager He to stop He Jin from punishing the ten permanent servants; He Jin was killed after failing to punish the eunuchs, and He Miao was killed as an accomplice to the eunuchs; Dong Zhuo threatened He Miao's subordinates, those who did not surrender were eunuchs and fellow eunuchs, how could everyone not be afraid? Even the general of the chariot cavalry was exterminated, not to mention these little people.

Under the pressure of Dong Zhuo's troops, plus the promised benefits and the assistance of Wu Kuang and others, the four schools of the West Park were also easily absorbed.

These benefits, without the support of the Yuan family, it would be difficult for Dong Zhuo to do it.

At this time, there were still forces such as Lu Bu and Ding Yuan in Luoyang; The Yuan family is extremely assured of the safety of the capital, Ding Yuan has fallen to the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo is the former official of the Yuan family, and only the ruling Jinwu Lu Bu is an uncontrollable force.

And Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan's strength is far above Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was already the ruling Jinwu at this time, with a high position and great scenery, and he could not be moved by small favors; However, he took refuge in the general He Jin, and now that He Jin is dead, he has lost his backer, which makes him very troubled and must think about the future.

Now except for those who escaped, there are only three armies in Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Ding Yuan, because Ding Yuan controls the northern army and is strong, Dong Zhuo does not dare to make any changes.

Li Ru suggested that Lu Bu should be united, or let Lu Bu remain neutral, first get rid of Ding Yuan, and incorporate the Northern Army and Ding Yuan's troops; Then put the responsibility of killing Ding Yuan on Lu Bu, who must not tolerate the imperial court and scholars, and then subdue Lu Bu, he will be able to control the situation in Luoyang and the imperial court.

Dong Zhuo thought so, and immediately adopted his son-in-law's suggestion, and asked Zhonglang to bring Zhang Ji to Lu Bu to communicate with him; Before Zhang Ji left, Li Ru explained carefully, and Zhang Ji knew it in his heart.

The Yuan family now gained great prestige because of the killing of eunuchs, and they were in full swing in the imperial court, and they did not notice Dong Zhuo's ambitions and changes at all.

In mid-August, Niu Fu arrived in Luoyang, plus the original officers and soldiers, Zhang Ji's officers and soldiers, and the troops of He Jin and He Miao who were co-opted, Dong Zhuo's strength was very strong.

Lu Bu nearly 10,000 cavalry, tens of thousands of infantry, stationed in Ping County, it turned out that the general allocated salaries, grain and grass, etc., now the general has been killed, and his army has lost its source of livelihood, Lu Bu is worried about this.

Li Ru's method of explaining Zhang Ji was very simple and practical, Lu Bu assisted Dong Zhuo to kill Ding Yuan, and the troops were compiled by Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu's troops could be stationed in the military camp of the Northern Army, and then he would enjoy the treatment of the Northern Army exclusively, and Lu Bu could concurrently serve as the Marquis of the Northern Army.

If the replacement of the northern army is completed, his army will be supported by the imperial court thereafter, but he will only obey his Lu Bu's dispatch, in this way, he will be in prison for the position of Jinwu, and the killing of Ding Yuan is a gesture for him Lu Bu, so Lu Bu gladly accepted Dong Zhuo's kindness.

According to Li Ru's arrangement, Lu Bu and Ding Yuan accepted Dong Zhuo's invitation at the same time and came to Dong Zhuo's camp to discuss matters.

said to Ding Yuan that he and Dong Zhuo were both forces of the Yuan family, and it was the instructions of the Yuan family to persuade Lu Bu to surrender, and Ding Yuan did not doubt that he had him, and arrived at Dong Zhuo's military camp on time, hoping to assist Dong Zhuo in persuading Lu Bu to surrender and enhance his status in the eyes of the Yuan family.

Lu Bu then led the guards to Dong Zhuo's military camp on time.

Dong Zhuo was very happy, and immediately set up a banquet to entertain Ding Yuan and Lu Bu; Lu Bu was very cooperative, making the atmosphere at the banquet extremely harmonious.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Bu used a sword dance to cheer up, took advantage of Ding Yuan's unpreparedness, assassinated him with a sword, cut off the head, and handed it over to Dong Zhuo.

Subsequently, according to Li Ru's arrangement, Lu Bu returned to the barracks to mobilize cavalry, and went to the northern army barracks with Dong Zhuo's army.

The powerful Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu joined forces, with a total of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and surrounded the northern army camp very easily.

Dong Zhuo asked people to carry Ding Yuan's head with a spear and shouted forward, Ding Yuan wanted to betray the court, but he had been beheaded by Jin Wu Lu Bu, and he wanted to kneel and surrender alive, otherwise he would be Ding Yuan's party, and the court would destroy his nine clans.

Things went surprisingly smoothly, and those northern officers and soldiers obediently surrendered to Dong Zhuo under coercion, and withdrew from the barracks and moved to Dong Zhuo's barracks for resettlement; Lü Bu's cavalry first moved into the Northern Army barracks, and the infantry rushed from Pingxian in batches and quietly completed the replacement.

Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo both achieved their respective goals and were both happy, and Ding Yuan became unjustly killed.

Ding Yuan was an important pawn arranged by the Yuan family, he was killed for no reason, and the Northern Army and Ding Yuan's direct troops were absorbed, which completely disrupted the design of Taifu Yuan Kui.

The Yuan family was very angry about Dong Zhuo's audacity and immediately recruited Dong Zhuo to question.

Dong Zhuo, in accordance with Li Ru's instructions, humbly explained to the Yuan family that the killing of Ding Yuan was done by Lu Bu, the ruling Jinwu, and the co-optation of his troops was to prevent him from being absorbed by Lu Bu, and if Lu Bu became bigger and stronger in the capital, it would affect the stability of Luoyang and would not be beneficial to everyone.

The Yuan family did not doubt Dong Zhuo's loyalty, after all, in the past hundred years, the Han Dynasty has not had any betrayal of the old master; The Yuan family put all the responsibility for killing Ding Yuan on Lu Bu.

This move was exactly what Dong Zhuo wanted, hoping to use the Yuan family's persecution of Lu Bu to make it easier for him to subdue Lu Bu and his forces.

Everything went according to Li Ru's plan, it was perfect, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and he was even more dependent on his son-in-law; However, he had contempt for the Yuan family and the imperial court, and they were nothing more than that, completely played by him.

At this time, Lu Bu was still immersed in the excitement of controlling the Northern Army, and he did not know that he had been hated by the Yuan family; He has no roots and connections in the capital, and it is easy for the Yuan family to clean him up. 19610