Chapter 12 The road meets the king of Chen Liu
"Is that right?"
"No, no, no, it should be."
In a small courtyard somewhere in Luoyang City, a young boy was waving the sword in his hand in a decent manner, and the sound of "swish" sounded in his ears, while a young man stood next to him, correcting his mistakes from time to time.
The boy who practiced the sword was none other than Zhao Yue, and since he and Liu Zheng discussed the way of loyalty and righteousness that day, he came here every day to accept Liu Zheng's one-on-one training for him.
Zhao Yue's swordsmanship became more and more proficient, and the time also came from early summer to midsummer. The city of Luoyang has become a sea of flowers, and the sturdy trees on the outskirts of the city have grown tender green leaves, clustered together, giving people a unique feeling of summer.
Zhao Yue went back and forth between the barn and Liu Zheng's courtyard every day, looking at the wildflowers blooming on both sides of the road, and seeing bees flying among them, he could always think of a person, a girl with a fragrance and flowers. So, when he couldn't sleep at night, he secretly took out his flying cloud boots and looked at them blankly.
During this period of time, Zhao Yue practiced all kinds of hard work. The originally slender arms began to become thicker, although they were not as good as those under Dong Zhuo, but the lines of the muscles were already clearly visible, and his strength was much greater.
Not only that, Liu Zheng kept his promise and told Zhao Yue some of the old things he knew about the previous dynasty. Zhao Yue knew that the Han Dynasty was divided into the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, and before the Han Dynasty, there was the Qin Dynasty, and Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall, but because of heavy conscription, it was destroyed by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
Zhao Yue often thinks in his heart, his allegiance is to the Han Dynasty, and this is an ethereal thing, so what is his real allegiance? And what should be done about it?
Liu Zheng explained: "When we talk about loyalty, we are actually doing our duty, there is only one Han Dynasty, but there are many things or people that represent the glory of the Han Dynasty, such as in a battle, our Han Dynasty army is loyal to the leading generals, which is loyalty to the Han Dynasty; For example, in the palace, we are loyal to the person who sits on the dragon chair, which is loyal to the Han. β
Zhao Yue looked at the sky and asked innocently and incomprehensibly, "Then what if the person on the dragon chair is changed?" β
Liu Zheng replied: "As long as the dragon chair is not desecrated by people with foreign surnames, and it is still Yan Liu's bloodline that sits on it, we must be loyal." As for who the Son of Heaven is, people like you and me can't be the master, we can only follow the mandate of heaven and accept reality. β
Follow the destiny of heaven and accept reality. Zhao Yue nodded, and he understood another truth.
But in this world, there are people who don't understand this truth, and that person is the Xiliang princes who occupied Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhongying.
In the period after entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo and several of his henchmen had already been plotting to make the current emperor Han Shaodi abdicate and set up a new emperor, and the candidate for the new emperor was Liu Xie, who was named King Chen Liuwang in the past.
Changing the Son of Heaven, a major event that shocked the whole country!
Zhao Yue seemed to be a naΓ―ve question, but unfortunately he said what was about to happen next, and with his current ability, he could not influence the development of the situation, so he could only participate as a spectator.
In the palace of the Han Dynasty, a few white clouds slowly drifted in the sky.
Under the sky, the halls are still as spectacular, and the narrow roads connect the various places in the palace. On both sides of the road, there are vermilion high walls, giving people a solemn and sacred feeling.
A little eunuch was running down the long road.
He rushed all the way, and came to the imperial garden where Dong Zhuo was located several times, panting, but he had to report respectfully: "Lord Dong, the ministers and slaves have found out for you, King Chen Liuwang is already on the way, and he will arrive in Luoyang in a few days." β
Dong Zhuo's fat body turned, glanced at Li Ru standing beside him, smiled, and softly resigned the person who reported the news.
"Lord, King Chen Liuwang has arrived, and the lord can prepare for the change of emperor." Li Ru had a smile on his face, he was proud of his father-in-law. The matter of changing the emperor, throughout the ages, only those who stand at the pinnacle of power can be competent. Now, his father-in-law Dong Zhuo wants to do this, and he is also involved in it, if he succeeds, maybe he will be able to live for a hundred years.
Dong Zhuo tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, and said with a shelf: "Not bad, not bad." That young emperor, I have long looked at him as stupid, it is really a shame for the Han Dynasty, if I can replace him this time, I can not only let everyone know that I am powerful, but also replace a smart person for the Han Dynasty as the emperor, it is really a double win, kill two birds with one stone! Hahaha! β
Dong Zhuo's laughter was high-pitched and hearty, and it spread far away.
Under a pavilion in the palace, the little eunuch who had just reported the news was talking to a masked man.
I saw that the masked man nodded again and again, and then stuffed some belongings to the little eunuch, and then went all the way out of the palace and into Yuan Shao's house.
"What!" Yuan Shao, who learned the news, jumped up from the chair at once, slapped one palm on the table with one hand, and shook off a teacup lid.
Cao Cao was also in Yuan Shao's mansion at this time, sitting on the guest seat, and when he heard the messenger say this, he frowned rarely. He looked gloomy and his fingers began to tap involuntarily on the table. It can be seen that the severity of this matter makes him unable to calm down.
"Alright, you can go down." Yuan Shao waved his hand, and the messenger withdrew from the house.
The whole room fell silent for an instant, and the wind in front of the courtyard outside the house could still be heard.
Yuan Shao bit his lip, not knowing what to do, Cao Cao was also expressionless, his brain was running rapidly, thinking about his next action.
A long time passed, and Yuan Shao spoke: "Meng De, without further ado, you and I might as well act quickly, call on those officials loyal to the Han family, lead the family members in their own mansions, break into the palace, and kill Dong Zhuo!" β
Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao and said lightly with disdain: "Originally, have you forgotten how General He died in the palace?" Moreover, Dong Zhuo's henchmen are all over the palace, and the young emperor is still young, and he still has to be taboo when throwing rats. β
Yuan Shao was impatient, stamped his feet and walked repeatedly in the house, and said again and again: "Then what should I do!" So what to do? He walked up to Cao Cao, grabbed Cao Cao's hand, and asked excitedly, "Meng De, you have an idea, what should we do?" β
Cao Cao frowned a few times, then stretched out, looked at Yuan Shao, and said a word.
"The emperor didn't say that he would change it, even if Dong Zhuo wanted to change it, he had to gather all the ministers to list the unvirtuous deeds of the young emperor, and then change the emperor. At present, there are not a few people in the DPRK who are loyal to the Han family, and when the matter is discussed, there will definitely be people who refute it, and we have the right to look at the situation first and then make a decision. Don't rush. β
After speaking, Cao Cao stroked his beard, his eyes narrowed, but he had another plan of his own in his heart.
After hearing this, Yuan Shao hammered his palms with his fists, his face was hateful, and he fidgeted and said: "Alas, how can I not be in a hurry, I am burning all now." β
Cao Cao stared at Yuan Shao with eagle-like eyes, and said word by word: "Originally, I know your thoughts, but we must not be the first bird!" β
With that, Cao Cao picked up a cup of tea on the table beside him, took a sip calmly, then got up and walked to the door, opened the door, and watched the wind sweep the green leaves in the courtyard.
Three days later, in Luoyang City, Zhao Yue, a young man who was originally carefree, was feeling heavier and heavier day by day, because he heard Liu Zheng say that Luoyang was about to have chaos, and under his careful questioning, Liu Zheng refused to say anything.
On this day, Zhao Yue was wandering on the streets of Luoyang City, but suddenly heard a noisy voice in the crowd, and I don't know who shouted: "Chen Liuwang's car is here!" β
Immediately after, there was a noisy sound of horses' hooves, and the crowd dispersed one after another, letting go to both sides of the street, Zhao Yue didn't know what was going on, so he could only follow suit.
Then, everyone saw a stunned scene: from outside Luoyang City, an army came in, the number was thousands, and the team was as long as flowing water, as if there was no end.
The soldiers in the team are all the elite of Xiliang, and the mounts under the crotch of the cavalry are also good Xiliang horses, the weapons are all brand new, and the black armor is also new.
"What is this going to do, is it that King Chen Liuwang has returned to Luoyang?" Whispers began to emerge from the crowd.
One of the commanders of the army heard this on his horse, and glanced at the speaker with a stern gaze, and the man quickly shut up and fell to his knees.
Zhao Yue didn't know why, but he knew in his heart that the chaos that Liu Zheng said should be related to this Chen Liuwang.
The procession entering the city was advancing in a hurry, and there was no end to sight, but in the middle of the procession, there was a sedan chair pulled by sixteen people, and countless scars hung down on the crimson canopy. The chariot stick was bent and deformed on the shoulders of the sixteen strong men of Xiliang, but it always carried the people in the chariot firmly.
Even the person who had just knelt down couldn't help but raise his head to look at the man in the chariot at this time.
It was a young child, sitting cross-legged on a chariot. His appearance was quite fair, his eyes were dark and bright, and between his eyebrows could be seen a kind of wisdom comparable to that of an adult. The most important thing is that the child is still wearing royal clothes, and his graceful and luxurious appearance is by no means comparable to that of ordinary husbands and ordinary people.
Zhao Yue looked at the child blankly, with an expression of surprise and envy in his eyes, he wondered if this child was the Chen Liuwang Liu Xie in the mouth of everyone. If so, why did he have a big mess when he came? What is the inevitable connection between his arrival and the chaos that Liu Zheng said?
Zhao Yue suddenly remembered that Liu Zheng had said that this Liu Xie is the half-brother of the current emperor Liu Wei, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, the second son of the late Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and his mother is Wang Meiren. Could it be ......
Could it be that he came back to fight for the throne!?
Zhao Yue was taken aback by his thoughts, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened into a circle, he didn't know why he thought so, maybe Liu Zheng had recently told him a lot of things about the power struggle, and there were many past events of the previous dynasty. For example, how Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, ascended the throne, and how Fusu, the prince of Qin, was killed.
Zhao Yue's head hurt a little, he wanted Hu Hai to become the emperor, thanks to Zhao Gao's help, but this Chen Liuwang came back from Luoyang, if no one helped......
Zhao Yue "chuckled" in her heart, Dong Zhuo!
The young boy did not have any great talents, he was not an immortal, and he could not predict the prophet. However, Zhao Yue's mind is very bright, which is a trait that empathetic people usually have. He made a bold assumption about the current state of affairs based on the precedents of the previous dynasties that he knew, and it was exactly right.
Looking at the entire Luoyang City, many scholars or knowledgeable people have already counted in their hearts, and an ordinary soldier can have such a unique analysis and such an accurate judgment, Zhao Yue is definitely the only one!
At this point, he needs to be grateful to Liu Zheng for cultivating and helping him.
Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, who was sitting in the chariot, suddenly turned his head at this time and looked at Zhao Yue's side, and Zhao Yue also inadvertently looked at him.
On the street, two young men looked at each other like this, their eyes were like black onyx, very bright, full of spirituality.
There were bursts of envy in the crowd, and many women clung to their children's little hands, lamenting the impermanence of fate and the wealth of the sky.
Zhao Yue caught a kind of helplessness in that person's eyes, he once thought that he was wrong, how could a person with such a prominent status feel helpless?