"Father-in-law, father-in-law! Good news! Li Ru's excited voice spread all over Dong Zhuo's mansion.

Dong Zhuo was playing with women, and his son-in-law shouted coldly, and almost lost his body. As soon as he lifted the woman who was pressing on his fat body, Dong Zhuo rolled and got up, hastily put on his robe, and rushed out of the back hall angrily, entered the front hall, and raised his eyes to see Li Ru, who had just pushed the door in, and his face was extremely happy.

Dong Zhuo forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest, tried to pretend to be calm, and said in a deep voice: "Virtuous son-in-law, what's the matter?" ”

Li Ru is very shrewd, he can see the anger buried in Dong Zhuo's eyes at a glance, and he also feels very rude, so he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Father-in-law is angry, it's really good news, and the son-in-law can't help it, so it's so abrupt." ”

"Oh?"

Because Li Ru is calm and steady, he is quite respected by Dong Zhuo. At this time, Li Ru showed a very different and usual excitement, which made Dong Zhuo's anger dissipate instantly after being puzzled, and he quickly calmed down.

"What is the matter with the virtuous son-in-law?"

"Father-in-law, I have just received an order from the imperial court to summon my father-in-law to lead the army into Beijing to destroy King Qin!" As soon as Li Ru's voice fell, Dong Zhuo stood up.

"What you said, is it true?!"

Dong Zhuo was even more excited than Li Ru, and all kinds of talents were thrown out of the clouds in an instant.

"Nature is true." Li Ru hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, send troops, this is a great opportunity!" ”

Dong Zhuo laughed, and was about to agree, but his big sleeves waved in the air, but he suddenly stopped, and his ecstatic face calmed down in an instant.

"In addition to the Honshu pastor, who else did the imperial court give an edict?"

Li Ru was stunned for a moment and said, "Ding Yuan!" The son-in-law just asked the summoned messenger if his father-in-law was worried about Ding Yuan? Although Ding Yuan was promoted to the pastor of Bingzhou a few years ago, the military power of Bingzhou was in the hands of the King of Yuyang, and his subordinates were only a few stragglers, so there was nothing to worry about. ”

"Ding Yuan? Hmph, it's just a shaft. What Benshu Mu is worried about is the king of Yuyang! Dong Zhuo's face was solemn.

"Yuyang King?" Li Ru was stunned, and then smiled: "Father-in-law is too worried. ”

"What's the explanation?" Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru like this, and immediately asked.

"Yuyang's throne is high and powerful, and he has a heavy army, presumably my father-in-law is worried about this. However, in the eyes of Confucianism, there is no need to be afraid at all. Li Ru pondered for a moment, and then talked eloquently: "As the only prince outside the direct line of the royal family, King Yuyang has hundreds of thousands of troops, and the imperial court is not afraid of him at all. Confucianism believed that without the imperial edict, the king of Yuyang did not dare to risk the world's greatness and lead his troops south. The Yuyang King is indeed powerful, but his name is not right. On the contrary, it was the father-in-law who was edicted to enter Beijing, which was justified. This is one of them. ”

"Second, the king of Yuyang is far away in Yuyang, Youzhou, and after he gets the news, I am afraid that his father-in-law has become an important minister of the court who has made meritorious contributions and has been promoted several levels in a row. As long as the father-in-law masters Luoyang and the Son of Heaven, any holy decree can be made to make King Yuyang unable to move. ”

"When the time comes, my father-in-law will occupy the commanding heights, and the heroes of the world will no longer be in the palm of his hand!"

After listening to Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo suddenly realized, said a few good words, and then ordered the army under his command to go straight to Luoyang

When Dong Zhuo received the edict, Ding Yuan, the pastor of Bingzhou, also received the edict issued by the general He Jin in the name of the Son of Heaven at the same time.

Ding Yuan thought about it and felt that King Qin's major affairs must be involved. Not to mention the credit for saving the driver, just because he is a courtier of the Han Dynasty and has accepted the edict, there is no reason not to go. However, he felt that the power in his hands was too weak, for fear that he would not reap the benefits of this trip, but it would be bad to scratch his whole body.

So, Ding Yuan hurriedly convened his subordinates and discussed in the state pastoral mansion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the general issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven and let Benzhou Mu lead the army into King Qin, what do you think, how should it be handled?"

As soon as Ding Yuan's voice fell, the eyes of a person in the hall lit up, and he immediately stood up and drank: "Father-in-law, the child thinks he should go!" ”

This person is nine feet tall, with a majestic body like a tiger wolf, and a pair of narrow eyes, which are undoubtedly beautiful. He is none other than Lu Bu.

If Liu Yuan saw him here, he would definitely say that this person had not grown.

suffered a big loss in the hands of Liu Yuan, and he didn't want to restrain himself, he still looked like the first in the sky, and his second look was annoying.

"Oh? Let's talk about the reasons first. Ding Yuan's eyes narrowed, stroked his beard, and smiled slightly.

"Father-in-law, it is a great achievement to save the king of Qinqin. What's more, if the edict is issued, it won't work if you don't go, it's better to fight hard and have a glorious future. Lu Bu said loudly.

Ding Yuan nodded, and said: "It's a pity that my father only has 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and his strength is a little insufficient." What if you don't get any good and get into trouble? ”

Lu Bu laughed: "My father-in-law is too worried. If there are children, it is 10,000 ants, and it is also an army of tigers and wolves" Lu Bu said, his heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered the fact that he was defeated by Liu Yuan's move, and couldn't help but restrain his madness, and turned to say: "Father-in-law, I don't know if Liu Yuan in Youzhou has received an edict?" ”

Knowing that Lu Bu had suffered a big loss at the hands of Liu Yuan, seeing him say this, Ding Yuan didn't know what Lu Bu thought, so he said: "King Yuyang is too powerful, and no one dares to summon him to Beijing." Without an edict, the king of Yuyang did not dare to risk the danger of the world rising up and attacking him, and went south without permission, my son can rest assured. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu took a long breath, his heart relaxed, and said, "Since this is the case, the righteous father does not have to hesitate. The child believes that except for the king of Yuyang, no one in this world is the opponent of the child, so even if it is a rabble of 10,000, the child can lead them and fight for the credit of the father-in-law! ”

Ding Yuan pondered for a moment, ruthless in his heart, only seeking wealth and danger, not to mention having a tiger and wolf general like Lu Bu in hand? So he immediately ordered the army to march straight to Luoyang

Zhang Rang and Duan Jue took the Empress Dowager and King Chen Liuwang to escape from Luoyang at night, came to Xiaopingjin, rested for a while and were about to set off, but saw someone rushing out of the team and rushing into the woods next to the road.

Zhang Rang's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly ordered his men to arrest this person back.

Looking at the trembling young man kneeling in front of him, Zhang Rang's eyes narrowed and said, "Who are you?" Zhang Rang felt that this person was a little familiar, but it was certain that it was definitely not a person brought out by himself.

"The small ones are the people outside the small Pingjin who are being held hostage by the ranks of adults," the young man stammered.

"No, you're a eunuch!" Zhang Rang, as the leader of the eunuchs, saw at a glance that this person was a eunuch and knew that he was lying, so he said sharply: "If you don't tell the truth, I will cut your body into pieces!" ”

The little eunuch looked at the bright blades in the hands of Zhang Rang's subordinates, and was so frightened that he told him again and again, only insisting that he was a citizen, not a eunuch.

"Search!" Zhang Rang knew that there was a crisis at this time, and he could not delay, and he no longer interrogated, and immediately called someone to search his body.

The little eunuch was unwilling and resisted, but was killed.

After a few breaths, his subordinates took out a package from the little eunuch and handed it to Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang opened it and was shocked.

"The jade seal of the country?! The Emperor's Secret Decree?! ”

Zhang Rang took a closer look and confirmed that the big seal was the jade seal of the country, so he opened the secret decree, took a closer look, and immediately stared at his eyebrows.

After a while, Zhang Rang called the two little eunuchs beside him, handed over the jade seal and the secret decree to the two of them, and said, "You two leave immediately." You, take the secret decree to Youzhou, and as for you, sneak back to Luoyang! ”

Zhang Rang was really moved by the jade seal of the country. But this thing is a hot potato, whoever takes it will die, so he asked his subordinates to bring the jade seal back to Luoyang, and let the major forces in Luoyang fight for it, firstly, to divert its attention and get out of it himself, and secondly, to use it as a guide, let these bastards kill each other, in order to relieve the hatred in his heart!

Besides, the secret decree left by Emperor Ling to Liu Yuan really made him a little embarrassed.

Emperor Ling actually wanted to summon Liu Yuan back to Beijing and support King Chen Liu's ascension!

"Liu Yuan, Qianlong also! Calling him back to Beijing, isn't that giving up the country? ”

Zhang Rang thought of the miserable situation where everyone was shouting and beating him now, and a violent anger suddenly rose in his heart: "These people deserve to die, why don't you let Liu Yuan go south to deal with these thieves!?" Anyway, our family's life is hard to protect, and I care about him in a monstrous flood! ”

So there was the instruction to the two little eunuchs just now.

The Son of Heaven and Empress He watched Zhang Rang send the heirloom jade seal away, but their faces turned pale, but they didn't dare to speak. Only the youngest Chen Liuwang still had some courage to dare to look at Zhang Rang angrily! If He Hou hadn't covered his mouth, he might have scolded him a few words angrily.

Zhang Rang ignored the three of them, and when he saw the two little eunuchs disappearing into the night, he immediately asked the team to speed up and flee to Beibi Mountain.

At this moment, the sound of the pursuers behind him became louder and louder, and the rumbling horses' hooves smashed into the ground with a roar.

Zhang Rang wanted Duan Qi and the two to look at each other, and suddenly said: "Old Duan, you and I will divide our troops!" ”

Duan Jue was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "The only way to do this is the only way, otherwise if we are caught up by the chasing soldiers, we will both die, it is better to separate, there is still a glimmer of life!" ”

"Good!"

After speaking, Duan Jue hugged the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, and led more than 100 people to the left. And Zhang Rang, with He Hou, went to the right.

Zhang let the outlaw flee, however, these eunuchs are weak and weak, where can they outrun the army? In less than two quarters of an hour, he was caught up and surrounded by the Xiyuan Army led by Yuan Shao!

"Zhang Gelding thief, hand over the Son of Heaven and spare you from death!"

Yuan Shao was dressed in a military uniform, and he was heroic, but his face was a little anxious.

"Bold Yuan thief, the queen mother is here, don't hurry up and get off the horse to see you! Shouting and screaming, the rebellion will not succeed! Zhang Rang did not lose his momentum at all. He held the sword in one hand and grabbed He Hou with the other, quite a little inward-looking.

Yuan Shao was also a little anxious, but after all, he was the son of a big family, so he naturally couldn't lose his manners, but he hurriedly dismounted, bowed to the queen who was dismantled by the cloak, and immediately pointed his sword at Zhang Rang, and said: "Eunuch, you hold the queen mother hostage, and you deserve death." But God has the virtue of a good life, as long as you let go of the Queen Mother, this general will spare your life! ”

"Haha joke!" Zhang Rang is not a stupid person, and said coldly: "The Queen Mother is in hand, Ben Hou can be safe and sound, Yuan thief, you dare to say that you don't want to kill our family?!" ”

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you want?" Eunuchs! ”

"Let your army retreat, get out of the way, and when Ben Hou is far away, he will naturally let the Queen Mother go." Zhang said.

"Good!" Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and agreed to come down, but at the same time gave a look to the person beside him, who nodded slightly, slowly stretched out his hand, and touched the big bow hanging behind his back.

"Hahaha Yuan thief, no matter how powerful you are, haven't you been toyed with in the palm of your hand by Ben Hou?" Zhang Rang laughed wildly, and while holding He Hou, he gave up the crack to the army and left.

Yuan Shao was not angry, and said: "Zhang Rang, you have also been deeply favored by the emperor for many years, don't you remember a little kindness?" You have held the Queen Mother hostage, where is there still a place for you in the world? It's better to surrender, General Ben promises not to kill you! ”

"Hehehe" Zhang Rang smiled, looked at the six roads, listened to the eight directions, and said: "Yuan thief, you and the other family hate me to the bone, will you let me go?" You lie and don't make drafts! ”

"Then think about the emperor, is he not good to you? You are holding the Queen Mother hostage, do you still have a conscience? ”

Yuan Shao did not give up at all.

"The Emperor! The Emperor! Zhang Rang suddenly lost his mind. Emperor Ling is indeed very good to him, if it weren't for Emperor Ling, how could he have such a scenery as a eunuch.

At this moment, only a loud sound was heard, and Zhang Rang woke up instantly, wanting to dodge immediately, but it was too late!

Laugh at!

Zhang Rang opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, looked down at the arrow piercing through his chest, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

"Hehehehehe" Zhang Rang sent it, but he didn't fall, turned to look at Yuan Shao, and said, "Good, good, good!" You actually used this to distract our family's attention, and you are worthy of being the heir cultivated by Yuan Kui's old puppet, our family Zhang Rang, obey! ”

After saying that, he fell into the dust with a thud.

Yuan Shao immediately ran over, saluted the embarrassed and abnormal Empress He, and said to more than 100 of Zhang Rang's subordinates: "Zhang Rang is dead, don't you surrender?" ”

Zhang Rang died, and these people had no backbone, so they were seized and escorted in a daze.

Yuan Shao helped He Hou onto the war horse, turned around and made a chopping motion, only to hear the sound of the knife falling, and the dozens of people were all cut off their heads, and none of them survived.

"Duan Qi and the thief took the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu to the west!" He Hou was calm and said: "General Yuan, the mourning family orders you to immediately lead your troops to the rescue!" ”

Yuan Shao was stunned, happy, but unhappy. You are a woman, and you dare to command me. Although you are the queen mother, you are only the queen mother in distress, and your tone is still so big!?

But now saving the Son of Heaven is the most important thing. Yuan Shao did not slack off, and immediately led his army to pursue westward along the bank of the Yellow River.

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