"Whew!" "Whew!"

Huge north winds raged in the sky, and flying snowflakes fell all over the land. On the official road leading to Luoyang, a fast horse walked through the snow and quickly crossed the entire long white road, flanked by bare trees, which were also heavily covered with snow.

This is a sentry who has brought Dong Zhuo the latest news about the anti-Dong Zhuo United Army.

The New Year has passed, and everyone is still filled with joy. In the barracks on the outskirts of Luoyang, young Zhao Yue was already seventeen years old, and because of his high prestige in the army, he had also been appointed as a tun commander a few months ago. A hundred men under his command are to obey his commands.

In the past six months, he has trained hard, sweating every day, his physical strength has increased greatly, his hands have been able to lift a hundred pounds of heavy objects, and his originally thin figure has become strong at this time.

Under the warm winter sun, Zhao Yue was walking in the snow, and the hot air from her mouth slowly floated up, rising, and finally flying away in the cold air.

At this time, ten days had passed since the establishment of Cao Cao's anti-Dong Zhuo alliance, and the DPRK and China would hear about the alliance almost every day. A few days ago they slaughtered oxen and sheep and sacrificed to heaven and earth. A few days ago, they waited for Gongsun Zhan, who was far away from Hebei, to come to the army, and today's new news that even Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, had already led the army to the Central Plains.

Zhao Yue guessed in his heart that the army would arrive in Luoyang in a few days, but he didn't know Dong Zhuo's arrangements at all, and in the past six months, he had never heard the news that his eldest brother Zhang Duan was going to be transferred back to Luoyang to guard.

Silently glancing at Cao Ping, who was dancing with a sword on the side, Zhao Yue couldn't help but sigh and sigh at the changes of the years. Looking back on the past six months, Liu Zheng did not come to the military house to see them a few times, but Zhao Yue and Cao Ping visited him three times and five times, but every time, Liu Zheng was sick in bed, looking sick.

According to Liu Zheng's wife, Liu Zheng's illness may not be cured.

Every time Zhao Yue at this time, she would silently watch Liu Zheng's three-year-old son play, listening to the child call him brother in a childish voice, and Zhao Yue often slipped a trace of desolation in her heart.

According to Liu Zheng's introduction, his child's name is Liu Zheng, because when he was named, Liu Zheng was worried about the success or failure of the Han Dynasty.

Zhao Yue would often touch Liu Xian's little head, teach him to speak, and play with him.

I don't know how long time has passed, but this morning, Zhao Yue, as usual, went to Luoyang City with Cao Ping to wander around, admire the houses covered by heavy snow, the market, and feel the cold winter atmosphere. But suddenly saw a team of officers and soldiers armed with knives and axes, and smashed open the door of a house.

"Hey, what are you doing!" A group of family-looking people came out of the door, as if they wanted to stop this group of officers and soldiers.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers kicked down four or five people in full view of everyone, and then rushed in unreasonably, and shouted forcefully: "Hmph, tell your lord, just say that the time of death for him and his whole clan has come!" ”

People on the surrounding streets are watching, and many people are talking about it.

Cao Ping was curious, and hurriedly asked a woman holding a bamboo basket next to him: "Auntie, whose mansion is this, what happened, why did those officers and soldiers break in?" ”

The woman looked at Cao Ping cautiously, and felt that this child was more innocent, not like a bad person, so she said to Cao Ping: "Child, you are not from Luoyang City, now Luoyang City has spread all over the city, saying that this Yuan Shao of Hebei has become the leader of the anti-Dong Zhuo Alliance, and as a result, in the past two days, all relatives and friends related to Yuan Shao have almost all been raided and arrested!" You see, that mansion was originally Taifu Yuan Kui's. ”

Zhao Yue was shocked in his heart, he had long heard that the Yuan clan had a lot of power in the court, but he didn't expect that he would suffer today.

Sure enough, after a while, Dong Zhuo's soldiers walked out of the mansion with a group of maids and servants, some brightly dressed women, and Yuan Kui himself.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man sighed his frozen red hand, and then commented casually: "Alas, pity these people, I heard that many of the people involved have already gotten the news and have already started to prepare to escape, but I didn't expect it to be a step too late." ”

"However, this Lord Yuan's wife is really beautiful, I heard that it is called Ma's." The other man continued.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "At this time, you still have the kung fu to care if she is beautiful or not, and her head will be gone!" ”

When Zhao Yue heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble in the cold wind, he remembered that Ma Lu once said that she was the niece of Yuan Kui's wife, Ma Lun, so if Yuan Kui fell, wouldn't she also be finished?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yue hurriedly called Cao Ping, and the two ran all the way in the snow, running quickly to the big business. Fortunately, there is a lot of snow today, many stores in Luoyang City have not opened, and most of the people have not gone out, but live at home to keep warm. The road was unimpeded, and it took less than a moment to reach the street where the big business is located.

It's just that to Zhao Yue's disappointment, the big merchants seem to have long been empty, and the front of the house has lost the lively scene of the past.

Zhao Yue stopped in the snow, panting, large snowflakes fell on him, but his heart was even colder, colder than this cold world.

"Brother Changjiao, you're very worried about that person in the big business, right?"

After half a year, Cao Ping has also grown up a lot, he patted Zhao Yue's shoulder, patted some snow for Zhao Yue, and asked with concern.

Zhao Yue replied with some disappointment: "What's the use of me not caring about it, there is no one here now, and I don't know if it was taken away by Dong Zhuo's people or evacuated in advance." ”

Cao Ping scratched his head and comforted: "It's okay, don't worry, you broke into a big business at night that day, and you told her in advance so that she could hurry up and transfer." If she didn't leave, it was because she didn't believe it herself, and she wanted to die, so how could she blame you? ”

Zhao Yue nodded silently, but there were some doubts in her heart: If these people, including Yuan Kui, were implicated by Yuan Shao and were robbed, then why did Lu Bu say something like that to Yuan Shao before he did anything?

Or is there something else that Lu Bu is referring to, not this one?

Zhao Yue gritted his teeth tightly, he hated himself for not being able to control the whole situation, and as a result, the whereabouts of the people he cared about were unknown. But looking at the snowflakes flying in the sky, Zhao Yue could only return to the military house with Cao Ping at this time.

A series of footprints left along the way, those were Zhao Yue's heavy and sad steps......

At night, Luoyang Palace, Dong Zhuo's hall.

The firelight shone on the red pillar, and a long carpet led straight to Dong Zhuo's seat on the high platform. Unlike in the past, Dong Zhuo has now changed into brocade and cotton clothes, and he looks a lot fatter, comparable to a meat ball.

In Dong Zhuo's heart, he likes Luoyang in winter very much, because the temperature at this time is the most similar to the cool time in the west, the snow is blue, drifting with the wind, just like the rolling yellow sand on the side of Anding and Wuwei, which makes Dong Zhuo feel very kind.

Offstage, Li Ru was wearing a hat, and there were unmelted snow flakes on the hat, as if he had just entered in the snow.

It was still a snowy night outside the house, Li Ru walked to a stove to warm his hands, and then announced: "My lord, the minister has received the news, and all the people in Luoyang City who have contact with Yuan Shao have already surrendered to the law." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, in a very happy mood, and asked with a smile, "Have those people been executed?" Or is it temporarily in jail? ”

"Important people have been executed, and as for some minor people, they are still in prison, father-in-law."

followed Li Ru in, as well as Lu Bu, hearing Dong Zhuo's question, Lu Bu replied respectfully.

In the past six months, Lu Bu accepted Dong Zhuo's orders and went to fight in various places in the jurisdiction, or barren mountains and mountains, or pass cities, to exterminate bandits and rogues for Dong Zhuo. At the time, everyone was amazed and respected as a "flying general", which means that by virtue of the red rabbit and its own martial arts, it is like a flying eagle and a beast that quickly wanders in the world.

At this time, Dong Zhuo listened to Lu Bu's words, felt a little worried, and asked Li Ru again: "Son-in-law, tell me, can you really succeed in this action?" ”

Li Ru nodded and replied: "Please rest assured, according to what was agreed a few days ago, as soon as the Eighteenth Route Combined Army arrives and there is a little resistance at Hujiao Pass, you can withdraw your troops, and then transfer all the property of the Son of Heaven and Luoyang to Chang'an." ”

Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes and was considering, while Lu Bu was on the side, standing expressionlessly.

Regarding this strategy, in fact, Dong Zhuo had considered it as early as half a year ago. At that time, he was worried that once the emperor was successful, the princes of the Quartet would come together to conquer, so he made a decision in his heart: when necessary, he would abandon Luoyang City and transfer all the property of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty and Luoyang to Chang'an.

As for Luoyang, Dong Zhuo is not a person who is willing to bow his head easily, he has also made up his mind in his heart, as long as the princes dare to raise troops to come, he will burn the imperial capital Luoyang! Let that group of miscellaneous people in Kanto know that what they can't get, they don't want it!

When mentioning this matter to Li Ru for the first time, Li Ru also advised Dong Zhuo to transfer the soldiers to Tongguan and Hangu Pass west of Luoyang, in case the spring of the next year is cold, and the soldiers are physically exhausted, and they will suffer on the road and delay the fighters.

Moreover, Lu Bu was by Dong Zhuo's side at that time, and after knowing that Dong Zhuo might burn Luoyang, he quickly went to visit Zhao Yue, so there was the conversation between Lu Bu and Zhao Yue in the woods that day.

As well as, Zhang Duan and other Dong Army soldiers left Luoyang and went to Hangu Pass to garrison.

At this time, half a year has passed, and Dong Zhuo may make an action to burn Luoyang at any time, Lu Bu is powerless to stop it, he only hopes that Zhao Yue has followed his advice and transferred his relatives and friends away.

While Dong Zhuo was discussing with these two henchmen, someone suddenly knocked on the door outside the hall. Dong Zhuo was in a good mood, and instead of scolding the person who came to be rude, he called the person in.

Knocking on the door was Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan, who followed Lu Bu to surrender Dong Zhuo's general of the state department that day, he was loyal and righteous, this time Dong Zhuo ordered him to kill Yuan Shao's comrades in Luoyang, although he had concerns, but he still did it. It's just that in the process, he discovered a strange thing, so he rushed to report it.

"Taishi!" Zhang Liao knelt on one knee on the ground, clasped his hands into fists and said: "I am ordered by you to lead the army to collect the property of Yuan Kui's wife, the Ma Lun family, and capture more than 20 people surnamed Ma, who are just big merchants in Luoyang City......"

Dong Zhuo saw Zhang Liao spitting and spitting, so he said in a daze: "I have heard that Ma Lu, the owner of a big business, is young, very beautiful, and has a first-class figure, not only that, but she is also a big family and a rich country. Thinking about it before, she repeatedly funded all kinds of princes abroad, I wanted to arrest her to fill my backroom, but taboo her relationship is complicated, and now the time has come, huh? Aha! As he spoke, Dong Zhuo wiped the saliva that flowed from the corner of his mouth, and it could be seen that he had indeed coveted Ma Lu for a long time.

Zhang Liao hesitated, lowered his head, frowned, and said, "The minister is guilty!" In the big merchants, only some maids and servants were caught, and some ordinary treasures were seized, but no rare treasures were found, and Ma Lu himself was not caught. ”

How can it be!?

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru and Lu Bu who were present were shocked.