Flat optimistic.

In the peaceful and optimistic military camp, Dong Zhuo felt unusually anxious about the situation in Luoyang, the capital division.

Although he has 3,000 Xiliang iron horsemen in his hand, and He Jin's edict is justifiable to come to Luoyang to eliminate traitors, but after all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven here, not only are the soldiers strong and the horses are strong, but also the people can come out in large numbers, and one of his negligence may be unrecoverable.

Is there really an opportunity to take advantage of this, as Li Ru said?

Unwilling to listen to the noisy arguments of his subordinates about the current situation, Dong Zhuo walked out of the tent and came to the two bronze horses who were optimistic.

At the beginning, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu moved the two bronze horses of Chang'an to Luoyang, and started to build Ping Optimistic. These two bronze horses have endured more than 100 years of wind, frost, snow and rain, and even if they are wiped frequently, the horses will inevitably appear mottled patina.

Dong Zhuo touched the patina on the bronze horse, and groaned for a while.

Li Ru followed Dong Zhuo out of the military tent, as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and chief strategist, Dong Zhuo has always obeyed his words, and this time the troops entered Luoyang, but also through his encouragement and persuasion.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's hesitation, Li Ru knew that he was worried about the change in the situation in Jingshi. As a first-class strategist, he has already learned through the analysis of various intelligence about the future situation of the Jingshi. At this time, seeing that Dong Zhuo was still hesitating, he had to express his relief: "The lord is worried about the situation in the capital division? ”

Dong Zhuo turned around when he heard Li Ru's words and nodded.

"Exactly."

"Don't worry, the lord of Confucianism in Beijing will have a big chaos, and it is imminent in an instant, we can take advantage of the chaos to take advantage of the chaos and win the court."

Dong Zhuo still asked worriedly: "Wen You (Li Ruzi) often says that there will be chaos in Beijing, but after thinking about it, I always feel uneasy. The Beijing division is not as good as other places, not only there are many soldiers and horses here, but also there are outstanding people everywhere, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold here. Besides, He Jin has a solid foundation at this time, cutting off the eunuchs and holding the court outline, I really can't see what chaos will happen in the Jingshi? ”

Li Ru smiled and explained: "He Jin is incompetent, but he is not secretive in trying to get rid of the eunuchs, and I expect that he will be attacked by the eunuchs." As soon as He Jin dies, those scholars and doctors in the court will definitely not let go of the ten permanent servants, and there will be chaos in the capital at that time. And the lord can take advantage of the situation to enter Luoyang and grasp the power of the court. ”

"There are many generals in Luoyang, and our department only has 3,000 soldiers and horses, so it may be difficult to control the situation in Luoyang." Dong Zhuo raised another question.

"Although there are many soldiers and horses in Luoyang, they are mixed, and they do not belong to each other. And the main public soldiers are strong and strong, and the soldiers are concentric. The lord can divide and win over the soldiers and horses in Luoyang to strengthen his own momentum, so that the rats dare not act rashly. Li Ru analyzed.

"Wen You, who should we be careful about on this trip to Luoyang?" Dong Zhuo asked again.

Li Ru went through the names of various bigwigs in Luoyang's political arena in his heart, and then replied: "As soon as He Jin dies, the courtiers will be headed by the Yuan family." And Yuan Shao, the nephew of Taifu Yuan Kui, holds the forbidden army of Xiyuan, and his strength is equivalent to that of the lord, and he is afraid that he will become the biggest opponent of the lord in Luoyang. Moreover, the state stabbed Shi Dingyuan, and the Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao and these people were on the way to the starry night. They are the same princes of the same town as the lord, and they are all edicts to beg thieves, and they may also become an obstacle to the lord. ”

Dong Zhuo said worriedly: "What should I do? ”

Li Ru replied: "The lord is new, and the courtiers of Luoyang will not dare to move lightly if they don't know the details of the lord. At this time, the most important thing is that the lord can quickly expand his momentum in a short period of time and master the center of the court. Then suppress the princes with the righteousness of the imperial court, and order Ding Yuan and others to withdraw their troops and return, so that it can be a big thing. ”

"Wen You's words are very much to my heart, but I don't know how to expand the momentum in a short period of time, so that the soldiers and horses of Luoyang dare not move?"

Li Ru was about to answer, when a small soldier ran over at this time, and said to Dong Zhuo with a military salute: "Lord, Captain Dong ordered the villain to report that He Jin had been killed by the eunuchs, and his subordinates wanted to avenge him and were burning the palace gate." ”

The captain Dong mentioned by Xiaobing is Dong Zhuo's third brother Dong Min, the word Shuying, and the official worships the captain of Che. Dong Zhuo ordered him to lead a group of soldiers and horses to the vicinity of the palace to investigate the movements of the court.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "It's really messed up!" Wen You, as you said, it's really messed up. Here's our chance! ”

Li Ru's eyes flashed when he heard what Xiao Bing said, and he hurriedly crossed Dong Zhuo and asked Xiao Bing: "Where is Captain Shu Ying stationed now?" ”

Xiao Bing replied: "Captain Dong saw the chaos in the palace, and he has led people to approach the palace. But how to act, Captain Dong asked the villain to ask the lord for advice. ”

After hearing this, Li Ru hurriedly said to Dong Zhuo: "The Luoyang army should belong to the two armies of He Jin's soldiers and horses and Yuan Shao's forbidden army in Xiyuan. Now that He Jin is dead, the soldiers feel his kindness to avenge him, and the lord should order Captain Dong to assist from the side, so that He Jin's subordinates are grateful for the lord's kindness and will definitely be used by the lord. From then on, our army will be greatly strengthened, and control of Luoyang is just around the corner. ”

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said: "The words of Wenyou are very good! "Ordered Dong Min to enter the palace and assist He Jin's subordinates in attacking the palace gate.

Li Ru said again at this time: "The lord should quickly raise troops and seize the opportunity. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he hurriedly raised the three thousand iron horsemen of his headquarters and galloped towards the palace.

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Suzaku Que.

He Miao walked down the tower of the Vermilion Bird Gate, and his mood was extremely complicated.

The eldest brother He Jin was killed, and he couldn't say whether he was happy or sad in his heart. Originally, He Jin and him were only half-brothers, and he was the first compatriot of the current Empress Dowager He. But because He Jin was the eldest son, he overpowered himself and became a powerful general with the help of his own sister's light.

He only got a chariot general, and he had to be suppressed by He Jin, and he acted according to his face. So he has been secretly parting ways with He Jin, hoping to replace him one day.

The Ten Standing Servants attacked and killed He Jin, and finally fulfilled his wish for many years. Although he didn't know about it beforehand, he didn't mean to take revenge afterwards.

At this point, he was just at a loss about the current situation and didn't know what to do. He has been living in the shadow of He Jin for many years, relying too much on He Jin's orders. When it was his turn to make the decision, he felt at a loss.

Just when He Miao was feeling confused, the Vermilion Bird Gate had been broken by Yuan Shao and others. Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu led his troops to kill eunuchs and palace people everywhere. Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and others didn't have time to escape, and they were all beheaded by knives. And He Jin's generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang led people to rush towards him.

He Miao saw that they were menacing at him, and he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly shouted: "Soldiers must not be noisy, the queen mother has her own public opinion on the affairs of the general." ”

Wu Kuang and the others had long resented He Miao and He Jin's disagreement, and suspected him of colluding with the Ten Standing Servants, seeing He Miao standing under the Vermilion Bird with a sword, Wu Kuang took the lead in shouting: "The one who killed the general is He Miao, do we dare to avenge the general?" The soldiers felt He Jin's usual kindness, and they all roared angrily: "I am willing to punish this thief who plots his brother!" ”

He Miao saw that the soldiers did not listen to him, but rushed towards him with a murderous sound, only to realize that after leaving He Jin, he was nothing.

He Miao ordered his soldiers to resist, and at the same time turned around and fled to the Changqiu Palace, hoping that his own sister Empress Dowager He could shelter him.

However, after not running a few steps, another army and horses in front of him blocked the way.

When He Miao saw it, it turned out to be Jiang Qi, the captain of the left.

When Jiang Qi was ordered by Liu Wei to cause chaos in the palace, he assisted Wu Kuang and others to kill He Miao, and took the opportunity to win over He Jin's subordinates. Seeing He Miao fleeing today, he hurriedly led the army to intercept him, and shouted at He Miao: "Brother and thief, leave your life quickly!" ”

He Miao was so frightened that he turned back and turned back, but was chopped into meat sauce by Wu Kuang and others who caught up.

The two forces of soldiers and horses were in one place, Jiang Qi went in and out of He Jin Mansion many times, Wu Kuang and others were familiar with him, and now seeing him working together to kill He Miao, Wu Kuang thanked him and said: "Thank you Captain Jiang for taking a righteous shot, get rid of this thief." ”

Jiang Qi waved his hand and said: "The general has always treated Qi well, but now that he has been killed by a traitor, Qi Ruo does not want to take revenge, and he is in vain!" ”

This sentence entered the hearts of Wu Kuang and the others, and Wu Kuang said with tears in his eyes: "What Captain Jiang said is exactly what we think. The general was kind to us, but he was killed by a traitor. Now that he can slash the enemy, he can comfort the general's spirit in the sky. ”

While the two were talking, another group of men and horses galloped towards them. The first member of the black-armored general, in his thirties, with a broad face and thick eyebrows, shouted before he could get closer: "Captain Wu, the soldiers and horses under the command of the former general Dong Zhuo, are here to help the captain eliminate the thief!" ”

Jiang Qi secretly laughed in his heart when he heard the general's shout, and couldn't help but sigh that Liu Wei was really a clever plan, and he had expected that someone would take the opportunity to recruit He Jin's soldiers and horses, so that he could intervene in advance, so that Luoyang's military strength would still remain evenly matched, and no one could grow stronger.

That black-armored general was Dong Zhuo's third brother Dong Min, who was ordered by Dong Zhuo to assist Wu Kuang and others to take revenge. But when he ran to Wu Kuang and the others, he realized that he was too late. Zhao Zhong and others have been beheaded by the rebel army, and even He Miao has been strangled by Jiang Qi and Wu Kuang's two armies.

Dong Min secretly regretted in his heart, he had already rushed to the second brother Dong Zhuo's order non-stop, why was he still a step too late and let others rob him of the opportunity. Thinking of this, Dong Min looked at Jiang Qi's gaze and couldn't help but look jealous.

Jiang Qi didn't care about Dong Min's jealous gaze, but smiled at Dong Min kindly, and then hugged his fists and said to everyone: "He Miao is dead, Zhao Zhong and other traitors have also been eradicated, Qi went to the palace to search for the traitorous eunuchs, and Captain Dong and Captain Wu can stay in the palace and continue to hunt for the fish caught in the net." ”

Originally, Dong Min began to get angry that Jiang Qi grabbed the hearts of He Jin's subordinates in front of him, but now that he saw that Jiang Qi was willing to leave again, creating an opportunity for himself to cooperate with Wu Kuang and others, his opinion of Jiang Qi has changed a little. I wish he had left quickly, and hurriedly replied: "Captain Jiang has worked hard like this, Min and others wish Captain Jiang success." ”

Looking at Dong Min's impatient appearance, Jiang Qi almost couldn't help laughing, the things that Liu Wei explained were almost over, and now he had to complete another thing, so naturally he didn't have time to spend it here. Without the friendship of fighting side by side, it would be extremely difficult for Dong Min to subdue Wu Kuang and others. Jiang Qi was not afraid that there would be any variables, and led the soldiers and horses to leave.

Dong Min warmly contacted Wu Kuang and others after Jiang Qi left, but Wu Kuang and others were not familiar with Dong Min, and their answers were naturally lukewarm, which made Dong Min's heart very angry, and he secretly regretted why he came so late.

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Myeongkoden.

Although Zhao Zhong and the others were chopped into mashed meat, the massacre in the palace continued. Over the years, the eunuch group led by the Ten Standing Servants has brutalized Zhongliang and oppressed the people, and the anger and dissatisfaction that people have been accumulating have been fully exploded at this moment. The situation became more and more out of control, and the hatred of eunuchs made the massacres not just limited to individual individuals, but against entire groups of eunuchs, and even the unscrupulous were mistaken for eunuchs and slaughtered. Some sergeants even took advantage of the chaos to rob the palace property.

When Yuan Shao and others came to the Mingguang Palace, they learned that Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others took advantage of the chaos to kidnap Empress Dowager He, Emperor Liu Wei and Chen Liuwang Liu Xie, and a group of people jumped into the carriage and galloped north.

The palace has become a pot of porridge, and Yuan Shao has no choice but to restrain the troops and extinguish the fire in the palace; On the one hand, he invited his uncle Yuan Kui, who heard the news, and the courtiers to preside over the overall situation.

It's just that the courtiers suddenly heard the great changes in the palace, and they were all frightened and overwhelmed. Only Yin Wang Yun of Henan Province hurriedly sent his subordinate Peng Mingong in central Henan to chase after hearing that Zhang Rang had kidnapped the emperor and fled north, and strongly asked Yuan Shao to send troops to rescue the holy driver.

Yuan Kui said to Yuan Shao at this time: "The eunuch party has been eliminated, but its henchmen are still outside the palace, it is better to call them to take the opportunity to eradicate them in one fell swoop!"

Yuan Shao nodded yes, and then entered the palace with Fan Ling, Xu Xiang and others, the henchmen of Yuan Kui's edict and the ten permanent servants, ready to take advantage of the chaos to kill. In addition, Chun Yuqiong and Zhao Rong and others were also sent around to find Empress Dowager He and the emperor.

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Return.

At this time, Liu Wei, Empress Dowager He and Liu Xie, sitting in a bumpy carriage, rushed out of the smoke-filled South Palace, and drove on the compound road between the South Palace and the North Palace.

Empress Dowager He was already frightened in the car, and Liu Xie also stared at Zhang Rang with a sword in his hand and a fierce look in his eyes. Only Liu Wei sat on the side expressionlessly, unable to see any fear.

Zhang Rang and others were the first to kidnap Liu Xie, and then went to Changqiu Palace to shout "He Jin's subordinates rebelled", forcing Empress Dowager He out of the palace, and finally when they came to Chongde Palace, Liu Wei didn't bother to let them make up any nonsense to bluff him, and pretended to be scared and obediently left with them.

Zhang asked Duan Jue to sit in the carriage with Liu Wei and the others, and Zhang Rang glanced at everyone in the carriage with a desperate and suspicious gaze, as if each of them would pose a threat to him. On the other side, Duan Qi was cursing angrily in his mouth while coercing the Empress Dowager He, Liu Wei couldn't help frowning, and began to be faintly worried about the mental state of Zhang Rang and the others.

The soldiers who usually stood guard on both sides of the compound road had already run away without a trace because of the chaos in Nangong, and at this time the sky was just dawning, and it was impossible for there to be pedestrians on the side of the compound road, but there was a person holding Tie Ge and rushing towards them.

Zhang Rang and the others didn't see the appearance of the person who came, but they only heard him roar angrily: "The traitor dares to kidnap the Queen Mother!" ”

Empress Dowager He's eyes lit up when she heard someone talking, and she hurriedly pushed the curtain and shouted: "The Son of Heaven is here, Lu Shangshu is here to help!" ”

The person who came was Shangshu Lu Zhi, who had already rested at home, because he saw the palace on fire, so he came to check it out. When he encountered Zhang Rang hijacking the carriage of the Empress Dowager of the Emperor, he saw Duan Jue threatening the Empress Dowager He in the car, so he roared angrily and rushed to the rescue.

Duan Jue went up and pulled the arm of the Empress Dowager He and ordered him not to shout, Liu Wei saw that he was rude, and was about to get up, but Zhang Rang held a sword in the middle.

Seeing that the matter was urgent, Lu Zhi threw Tie Ge hard in his hand, penetrating a yellow door in the passenger seat of the carriage, and the body fell under the car. The other driver Huangmen was so frightened that he jumped out of the car and ran away, Duan Jue was scared, so he let go of the Empress Dowager He and went to drive the carriage. Empress Dowager He took the opportunity to jump out of the carriage through the window.

Lu Zhi saw Empress Dowager He jumping out of the car, and hurriedly flew up and took Empress Dowager He into his arms.

Originally, Empress Dowager He jumped out of the car, but Liu Wei was afraid that she would be injured and was about to stop her, but he was relieved to see Lu Zhi save her. Duan Jue took advantage of Lu Zhi's rescue of Empress Dowager He and drove the carriage into the North Palace.

After Empress Dowager He landed safely, she saw the carriage rushing into the North Palace, and said to Lu Zhi anxiously: "Zigan, Bian'er is still in the car, hurry up and save him." ”

Lu Zhi nodded hurriedly, and at this time, Min Gong also happened to bring people over. Lu Zhi handed over the Empress Dowager to Min Gong's subordinates to settle, and rode into the North Palace with Min Gong and others to look for Liu Wei and others.

Zhang asked Duan Qi and the two of them to hold Liu Wei and Liu Xie hostage in the North Palace and scurry around like headless flies, and heard the sound of killing outside the North Palace from a distance, knowing that the pursuers were approaching, and the North Palace was not a place to stay for a long time. I had to find two horses in the palace, Duan Qi coerced Liu Wei, Zhang Rang grabbed Liu Xie, one person and one horse, and rushed out of the North Palace, out of the valley gate and went straight to Bishan.

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Buguangli.

Fan Ling sat in a carriage and walked through the streets of Buguangli.

There was chaos in the palace, and the bigwigs with status ran into the palace to investigate the situation, while those small characters or people who were alone closed their doors and became turtles with shrunken heads. As for the common people, they hid at home and did not dare to come out.

Buguangli Street, which is usually crowded with people, suddenly became as empty as a dead city.

Fan Ling looked at this situation in the car and sighed heavily. Yan Han suffered this ordeal, I am a great sin!

Fan Ling was announced to the palace by an edict from the palace, and when he received the edict, he realized that something was wrong.

Since Zhang Rang sent a secret edict ordering him to be the captain of Si Li, there has been no news of the ten permanent servants in the palace. Now that the forbidden palace is in chaos, the life and death of the ten permanent servants are uncertain, and this time I let myself enter the palace, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious.

However, Fan Ling still went on the road, not for anything else, just for a feeling of guilt in his heart.

Over the years, he has done a lot of bad things by relying on the eunuchs, and the ten permanent servants have misled the country, causing the Han Dynasty to fall apart, and the people have suffered from upside down, and he has also contributed to this. His colleagues in the court are openly and secretly scolding him for being a tiger and aiding and abusive, and he himself is also extremely contradictory and painful. So although he had a premonition of the danger of going to the palace this time, he still resolutely entered the palace. He decided that even if he did die, it would be a kind of atonement for what he had done over the years.

There was a roar of horses, and the carriage suddenly stopped.

A team of people stopped the way in front of the car, and one of them hugged his fists and asked outside: "Dare to ask, but it is Fan Ling Fan Jichang, the former Taiwei."

Fan Ling trembled, the time to come is finally coming.

Fan Ling did not escape, and reached out to open the curtain of the car. The curtain seemed to weigh a thousand gold, and it once covered his conscience. Now, Fan Ling lifted him up and walked out of the carriage station in the sun.

"It's Fan Ling down there."

Fan Ling closed his eyes after speaking, ready to be killed.

Unexpectedly, no one came but said: "I ordered Wei Yi to come to Mr. Ji Chang on the orders of His Majesty." ”

Your Majesty? Save me? Fan Ling opened his eyes in surprise.

Wei Yi continued: "The Ten Standing Servants have been killed by Yuan Shao and others, and now they are trying to lure Mr. into the palace to be unfavorable to Mr. Time is pressing, and I hope that my husband will quickly go with me to a safe place to evacuate. ”

The ten permanent servants were killed, and the edict to enter the palace was a trap, which Fan Ling had already expected. It's just that what he doesn't understand is that he has no intersection with Emperor Liu Weisu, he was dismissed as early as June of the fifth year of Zhongping and lived in Luoyang, and he also had the notoriety of a traitorous henchman, how could the emperor think of sending someone to save him?

In fact, not only did he not understand, but even Wei Yi, who was opposite him, also wondered why Liu Wei would think of saving him alone. And the reason why Liu Wei did this was entirely because of Cai Yong's "Fan Huiqu Song".

Ten years ago, when Fan Ling was still Jingzhaoyin, he built a Jinghe canal in Jingzhao Yangling County, which benefited the people, and this canal was also called Fan Gong Canal by the people.

After Cai Yong saw this canal, he praised Fan Ling's actions and made "Fan Huiqu Song". Historically, Cai Yong was a famous man in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and he once said good things for himself, so Liu Wei naturally paid special attention to his works.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Wei learned everything Fan Ling had done. In his opinion, although the Fan Ling Party is attached to the eunuchs, he can work tirelessly to make a project that is so beneficial to the country and the people during the greedy Huan Ling years, which shows that this Fan Ling is still a good official who has the people in mind and is willing to do practical things. The eunuchs attached to the party were just a last resort for him to survive in the court.

Liu Wei felt compassion for this Fan Ling, who was willing to do things for the people, and didn't want him to drown in history with his infamy, so he sent Wei Yi to come to the rescue. Fan Ling didn't know much about this, so he had to ask curiously, "Why did Your Majesty save me, a guilty man?" ”

"I don't know." Wei Yi shook his head, and then remembered what Liu Wei said at the end: "But Your Majesty once said that Mr. Ji Chang is a good official. ”

"A good officer?" Fan Ling chewed this sentence repeatedly in his mouth, recalling all kinds of grievances in the past, he could no longer control the emotions in his heart, and fell on the carriage and cried.

The world is so big, and finally someone understands his hard work.

To be continued