Palace.

Since the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, to Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, taking power, abolishing the debate and establishing the Association, and causing chaos in the palace, the ancient palace with a history of two hundred years has become depressed and decadent, and it can be described as desolate and bleak now.

Compared with the bustle outside, the Luoyang Palace is like another world, quiet, dark and cold.

The late autumn wind blew the night sky, and the Ulala rattl sounded, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven lying on the couch of the Senleng Sleeping Palace, tightened the thin quilt, and suddenly made a gurgling sound in his stomach. He swallowed and sighed to himself—he didn't know what he would be able to eat

He didn't ask the queen or concubine to sleep, although he could, but the so-called full and warm thoughts, if food and clothing have not been solved, where do you have the heart to think of him?

No, it's not a great irony.

As the ruler of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, he can't even eat enough!

Thinking of this, the eyes of Liu Xie, the son of heaven, flashed with hatred.

"Dong thief!"

At the beginning, Dong Zhuo abolished his brother and let himself ascend the throne, Liu Xie was happy for a while, and thought that the big fat man was a good person, but later he learned that this was a brute! Brutal, vicious brutes!

"Who can kill Dong Zhuo, I will share the country with him!"

Such thoughts flashed through the Son of Heaven's heart.

Suddenly, there were sporadic shouts outside, and then, a jumble of footsteps rang out, louder and closer.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

The Son of Heaven sat up, his face blue with iron.

Surely the fat pig is coming to the palace again!

"Come in!"

Even if he was resentful in his heart, Liu Xie had some city government after all, and he knew that most of these eunuchs in the palace were Dong Zhuo's ears and eyes, so he couldn't be offended, so he had to suppress his anger and said, "Come in." ”

"Your Majesty!"

A figure pushed open the door and crawled over.

The Son of Heaven looked at it by the faint light of the fire, and his face was full of suspicion.

This eunuch is holding a quilt in his arms!

"Your Majesty, it's cold, the slave maid will bring you a bed quilt!"

The eunuch said flatteringly while laying out the quilt for Liu Xie.

When Liu Xie heard this, he was even more surprised. This eunuch usually bullied him, but now in the middle of the night, he actually came to loosen the quilt, and the sun came out of the west?

"Hehe, Your Majesty, King Yuyang is coming"

Yuyang King!?

A flash of lightning flashed in Liu Xie's mind, and under the light, his pale face suddenly surged crimson!

I see!

Yuyang Wang, his teacher, the teacher with a strong body, a kind face, and a brilliant record!

He's coming!

No wonder this dead eunuch looks flattering!

The king of Yuyang is here, can Dong Zhuo still afford the waves?

It's coming!

"Where's my teacher?"

Liu Xie's lips moved slightly, and his voice trembled a little.

"Just attacked! When the slave and maid found out, they immediately came over to tell her."

"Quick! Change clothes for me! Liu Xie got up, very excited.

Liu Yuan took ten horsemen and guards, and soon arrived at the palace.

At a glance, the entire palace was pitch black, as if there was no popularity, and a sad atmosphere emanated, like an old mansion that had been deserted for a long time.

At the palace gate, a few guards were crooked, dozing against the wall.

"Open the door!"

A thunderous sound sounded, waking up the guards guarding the door. When the guards looked up, they saw Liu Yuan riding on the back of the Lion Tiger Beast, and the ten black-armored knights behind him.

"Yuyang King!"

Liu Yuan's outfit, who doesn't know? The liger is the most obvious!

These guards are all natives of Luoyang, where can they not recognize it, they were immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly opened the palace gate for Liu Yuan.

"Go, Your Majesty, this king will meet you!"

Liu Yuan gave a command to the guards with a side face, and then went straight to the Zhengxuan Palace.

The guards didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to the Son of Heaven's bedroom.

Liu Xie changed into a dragon robe, strode out of the door, and just met the guard who came to play the report.

"Your Majesty, the King of Yuyang went to the Zhengxuan Hall and asked the little one to come and report it."

Liu Xie took a deep breath, paused, said hello, and strode away.

Liu Yuan walked into the Zhengxuan Palace, let people turn the lights, looked around, and couldn't help sighing.

How long has it been since you've been here?

Two years? Or three years?

In my thoughts, somehow, I remembered the scene of meeting the Spirit Emperor here a few years ago.

"The Son of Heaven has arrived!"

The sharp voice woke up Liu Yuan. He raised his head and met the fiery eyes of Liu Xie who walked in.

"Your Majesty!"

Liu Yuan bowed and bowed deeply.

"Teacher Yuyang Wang!"

Liu Xie walked a few steps quickly, grabbed Liu Yuan, and his voice choked.

"Teacher, please be seated."

"The Son of Heaven suffers, and the minister's fault is also!" Liu Yuan raised his head and looked at this thin and pale Tianzi, and blamed himself in his heart.

Liu Xie shook his head, raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes slightly, and sat opposite Liu Yuan.

The two of them chatted for a long time, from the time when Emperor Ling was there, until now.

Liu Xie couldn't help but burst into tears when he talked about the suffering he had suffered over the years, the death of his brother, and the endless humiliation.

Liu Yuan blamed himself and persuaded again and again.

Finally, we got down to business.

"The teacher enters Beijing, then Dong thief"

What Liu Xie is most concerned about is Dong Zhuo's fate!

"Dead!" Liu Yuan said: "I attacked the city gate at night, and after entering the city, I blocked Dong Zhuo at the door of his house and killed him!" ”

"That's good! That's good! Liu Xiechang took a breath, his face full of joy.

"Your Majesty, Dong Thief is dead, but there are still hundreds of thousands of troops scattered and urgently needed; The 400,000 Qinwang troops outside the Tiger Prison Pass need to be treated with caution; Everything in Luoyang urgently needs to be rearranged, and I want to immediately convene the Manchu civil and military forces to discuss this matter, you see"

For this disciple who had already ascended the throne, although he did not agree with his ability, Liu Yuan still maintained a certain amount of respect. After all, he is the Son of Heaven, so he has to give some face.

"The teacher just looks at the arrangement." Liu Xiedao: "The meaning of the teacher is what I mean. ”

Liu Yuan nodded, turned to the guards guarding the door, and said, "Go out of the palace and see how the battle goes." If it has been stabilized, let Cai Yang and Dian Wei inform the courtiers Wenwu to go to the palace to meet His Majesty. ”

Two of the ten people walked out, clenched their fists and took orders, turned around and walked out of the temple gate.

However, it was said that Liu Yuan killed Dong Zhuo and turned around to enter the palace, so Dian Wei cut off the heads of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, and turned around to meet Cai Yang.

At this time, Cai Yang had just defeated the tens of thousands of Xiliang troops that had gathered, and was chasing everywhere, and when he saw Dian Wei carrying Dong Zhuo's head, his mind turned and he was overjoyed. So he immediately asked people to hold up Dong Zhuo's head with a flagpole and spread the news around.

"Dong Zhuo is dead, surrender quickly!"

The news of Dong Zhuo's death spread, and the weak resistance of the remnants of Xiliang immediately disappeared, turning into headless flies, scurrying around in a daze.

Cai Yang seized the opportunity and captured most of them in one fell swoop.

Next, it was to search for the fish that slipped through the net, and to appease the people, which lasted for an hour, and the shouting and killing in Luoyang City gradually died down.

At this time, the worried residents of Luoyang gradually came to their hearts.

This big battle, because it happened suddenly, did not cause much harm to Luoyang City, only the last fish that slipped through the net, some actually invaded the houses, killing and injuring a lot of ordinary people.

Then, as soon as the two guards who received Liu Yuan's order left the palace, they met Cai Yang Dianwei, who came together, so they conveyed Liu Yuan's order.

The two of them received the order, and they did not slack off, and hurriedly sent people to inform the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

When it was ugly, in the Zhengxuan Palace, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together.

The Son of Heaven sat on the dragon bed, Liu Yuan stood in the center of the hall, and Cai Yang and Dian Wei guarded the gate with their swords.

"Today, at the behest of the Son of Heaven, I will convene all of you at midnight to discuss three things!" Liu Yuan's voice was loud and imposing.

"Dong Thief is dead, and Luoyang City is in ruins. Then the ministers will start to take their places, appease the people, and start all matters, and do not slack off! Liu Yuan's eyes were shining: "During this time, you must be vigilant, don't let this king find out that someone is derelict in his duties, if this king knows, he should exterminate the nine clans!" This is one of them. ”

Seeing that Liu Yuan didn't ask the Son of Heaven's intentions, he acted arbitrarily, and most of the ministers were angry. But Liu Yuan is in a high position, even more powerful than Dong Zhuo, and with the merits of King Qin, plus what Liu Yuan said is true, the ministers are really not good to say anything.

Liu Yuan has a pair of fiery eyes, how can he not see it? When he said: "This is Your Majesty's will, you must obey it!" ”

The Son of Heaven also nodded in agreement, and there was no reluctance on his face, and the ministers were relieved.

"Second, among the others, those who are in the same stream as Dong thieves will stand up by themselves!" Liu Yuan's voice turned sharp, and said: "I admit it, there are still extenuating circumstances, if you are caught by this king, you will punish the three clans!" ”

That's a bit of a weight.

Ministers, look at me, I look at you, many people are panicking.

If you want to say that you are in the same stream with Dong Zhuo, there are actually not a few. Some were co-opted by Dong Zhuo for the sake of power and money, while others were forced by the situation and had to take refuge in Dong Zhuo. Now Liu Yuan wants to settle accounts after the autumn, and he said it so seriously, it is really terrifying.

"Stand up!"

With Liu Yuan shouting again, among the hundreds of officials, some people finally stood up one after another.

"One, two, three, hey, whoa, twenty-seven! Of the hundreds of civil and military officials, half of them are from Dong Zhuo and the like! Liu Yuan sneered, turned around and clenched his fists and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, these people are disloyal to Dong Zhuo for any reason, please ask Your Majesty to dismiss their officials and never hire them!" ”

When Liu Xie heard this, his face was embarrassed: "Teacher, there are too many people, if all of them are dismissed, I am afraid that it will hinder the operation of the government." ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, the so-called preference is rather lacking than excess. These people are black sheep, and if they are not eliminated, they will be tantamount to planting a curse. Moreover, now the imperial court is directly controlled by the only subordinates, and removing these officials is not a big problem in the overall situation. It's really in the way, and then I want to add it. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xie was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Liu Yuan ignored the ministers who were lying on the ground crying and shouting, and ordered the soldiers to drive them out.

This time, the main hall has become much more relaxed.

"Third, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops scattered all over the place under Dong Thief, and now the news of Dong Zhuo's death has not yet been reported, and it is the best time to try to solve it, so this king will leave Luoyang as soon as the day dawns and start this matter. Then the matter of Luoyang will be handed over to the ministers, I hope you will not make mistakes! ”

As soon as Liu Yuan's words came out, the entire Zhengxuan Hall suddenly seemed to be much more relaxed. After taking a closer look, I saw that many ministers were greatly relieved. It was as if Liu Yuan was a mountain pressing down on their heads, making it difficult for them to breathe.

Yuan Kui has been keeping his head down since he entered the palace until now, like a sleepy old man.

Before, after he learned that Liu Yuan had entered the city and killed Dong Zhuo, his heart jumped and sank. Dong Zhuo said that he didn't dare to touch him for various reasons, which made him feel comfortable; But Liu Yuan probably didn't have that much to worry about!

You must know that it was Emperor Ling who was saying that Liu Yuan had sent killers and almost killed him Yuan's family!

And he can't afford so many conspiracies and tricks to calculate Liu Yuan. Because he had faintly known about Liu Yuan's ubiquitous eyes!

So he decided that as long as Liu Yuan was in Luoyang, he would be a man with his tail between his legs.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard that Liu Yuan was going to personally solve the hidden dangers left by Dong Zhuo, and his heart suddenly became active.

Liu Yuan was in Luoyang, and he didn't dare to move; But if Liu Yuan is not in Luoyang, then

After dissolving the court, Liu Yuan bid farewell to the Son of Heaven and returned to the palace.

"Young Master, why don't you find an opportunity to kill Yuan Kui?" This is a sentence that Dian Wei has held back for a long time.

Thinking of the events on the bank of the Yangtze River and Sun Ling's death, Dian Wei was indignant. Although he had already taken revenge once, he almost killed Yuan Kui, but after all, this old thief was the mastermind and had been alive and well.

Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "I naturally want to kill him, but not now." Liu Yuan's fingertips tapped on the coffee table, pondered for a moment and said: "Yuan Kui is already a person who is about to enter the coffin, and Luoyang is in my control, he can't turn over the waves, it's the same if he kills early and late." But don't forget about his two nephews! ”

"Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu?" Cai Yang Road.

"Not bad." Liu Yuan glanced up at him and said, "Although the Yuan brothers are straw bales, after all, they have a large army, if Yuan Kui is moved at this time, it is difficult to ensure that these two people will not take risks." Although I am not afraid of him, if I fight with him, I am only afraid that the situation in the Central Plains will deteriorate and then become out of control. ”

Liu Yuan's original intention was to peacefully settle the Central Plains princes, disband their armies, take back their power, centralize power, and give the Han Dynasty a new look. Although Liu Yuan knew that all this was unlikely, and although Liu Yuan also had ambitions in his heart, he still wanted to try to see if he could turn things around.

Hearing this, Dian Wei and the others nodded their heads.

"Ming said that I will go to Bishui Pass alone, and the defense of Luoyang will be handed over to the two of you. You two have to be careful. Liu Yuan said: "First, we should accept and surrender as soon as possible and master the defense of Luoyang, and second, we must beware of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and beware of unexpected changes." Third, we must always pay attention to the enemies in the two directions of Mengjin and Tongguan - Zhang Ji, Li Dao, and Guo Yan, although they are each contained, it is difficult to guarantee that they will jump off the wall in a hurry after being ambushed by Dong Zhuo. ”

Liu Yuan said, pondered for a moment, and said, "Presumably, at this time, the Huangchang army is already in place, hoarding and Huaixian." Now immediately send an order to Gan Ning, let him take the 50,000 troops of Huai County and quietly cross the river, and then cooperate with the sailor to relieve me and take Mengjin in one fell swoop! ”

Cai Yang Dianwei and the two glanced at each other and agreed.

Not to mention that Liu Yuan took Luoyang and killed Dong Zhuo.

Let's talk about Bishui Guan.

That said, Tian Feng sent people to the big tent of the coalition army and invited all the princes to gather at Bishui Pass.

Although the princes have their own thoughts, they want to come and go, but they can't help but go. First, I can't fall into a timid handle, second, I also want to see this world-famous Youzhou iron horseman, and third, I also think that this trip is not dangerous, so at noon, the princes of the Sixteenth Road jointly arrived at Bishui Pass.

Tian Feng had already sent people to prepare wine and food, and personally welcomed them into the gate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated." Tian Feng looked like a master, smiling and very polite.

Everyone was silent, each cupped their fists and saluted, and sat down one after another.

"You are enthusiastic about the king's affairs, but it is the blessing of my great man. My lord told me early that I couldn't neglect you. I'd like to toast you first, please! Tian Feng filled the pot with a cup and drank it all.

"Hehe, Lord Tian said that he was laughing" Cao Ying also drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Now that the King of Yuyang is intervening in this matter, Dong Thief will definitely die, and Cao Mou is also relieved." ”

"This is Lord Cao Mengde, right?" When Tian Feng heard this, he thought for a moment and said with a smile: "My prince misses the adult very much, and he misses Lord Cao and relies on him as his brother. ”

"Hehehe" Cao Ying smiled and said no more.

"Lord Tian, do you know where the King of Yuyang is now?" Yuan Shaogang was about to open his mouth to ask, so he might as well Beihai Kong Rong took the lead in speaking.

Kong Rong is a generation of Confucianism, and he has been famous for Liu Yuan's academic literacy for a long time, and he has long wanted to meet him.

"My prince is now in Luoyang!" Tian Feng received a message from Feiying this morning, knowing that Liu Yuan had captured Luoyang and killed Dong Thief, so he did not shy away from it, and said casually.

"Ahh

Everyone was in an uproar.

"Could it be that the King of Yuyang captured Luoyang? Then Dong Thief "Yuan Shu is impatient. All the princes also focused their eyes on Tian Feng to listen to his explanation.

"Not bad." Tian Feng gave an affirmative reply: "My prince has attacked Luoyang last night and killed Dong thief. I have already set off this morning, and I am coming here. ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other with different expressions.

"The prince is like a god with soldiers, and he is very impressed with his strategy! I want us to gather a large army and hoard here for more than a month, but I can't advance for half a minute, but I didn't expect the king of Yuyang to break through it with one blow and kill Dong Thief, shame, we are really ashamed! Yuan Shao pretended to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead and praised loudly.

"yes"

The crowd echoed it. There are sincerity, and there are falsehoods.

Knowing this, the princes no longer had the heart to drink and chat. Thinking that they tried their best, but in vain, consumed grain and grass, but got nothing, it was quite a bad feeling in my heart.

So some people offered to say goodbye, preparing to return to the camp to rectify the military horses and return to the lair.

But he was stopped by the guards at the door.

At this moment, everyone changed color.

"Lord Tian, what do you mean by this?"

The first to leave, and the first to be stopped, was Chen Liutai guarding Zhang Miao.

"Hehehe" Tian Feng smiled indifferently, waved off the guards, and said: "Zhang Taishou is too anxious, my prince sent a message, saying that he wanted to see everyone, and I must keep everyone, so hehehe"

When Zhang Miao heard this, he was silent, and sat down slowly with his head down.

At this time, there were bursts of neat footsteps outside, and Xiahou Yuan and the others behind Cao Ying moved their ears, their faces changed, and they whispered in their ears: "Big brother, we are besieged!" ”

The one-armed man on Kong Rong's side, the red-faced man, and the other princes who were still quite calm also changed color one after another.

"Hehehe, you daughters, I'm afraid that you will make a mistake, so I called a few people to protect everyone!" Tian Feng was still smiling, ignoring those angry eyes at all, and the old god was drinking.

Protection? In addition to resentment in everyone's hearts, they were full of slander.

House arrest is!

Among the princes of the Sixteen Roads, the Yuan brothers and the one-armed man were the most anxious.

Because the three of them have a grudge against Liu Yuan!

The one-armed man raised his head, but it was Liu Bei, who had lost an arm by Liu Yuan's calculations, he looked around at the silent princes, and then at his empty right sleeve, and his mind turned around.

When he first saw Liu Yuan, Liu Bei was very jealous. Later, Liu Yuan tried his best to win over Guan Yu, which made Liu Bei even more resentful. In the end, he lost an arm, which was Liu Yuan's calculation. Liu Bei, who lost his right arm, was looked down upon everywhere he went, but fortunately, Guan Yu followed, and then Kong Rong took him in on Lu Zhi's face, so he took root in Beihai.

Therefore, his hatred for Liu Yuan is deeper than that of Yuan Shao.

And he also understood that Liu Yuan wanted to put him to death.

So, he didn't want to stay in this water pass anymore. It was like a cage that locked his heart and made his heart pound.

Be sure to get out of here!

Liu Bei was shouting in his heart!

How can I leave safely? With him Liu Bei alone, it is simply impossible! Therefore, it can only be achieved with the help of the princes of the Sixteen Roads.

So, Liu Bei spoke:

"All of you have your own military affairs to deal with, if you go back to the camp first to deal with it, it's not too late to come back to meet you!"

When everyone heard this, they said that it was good.

Tian Feng glanced at Liu Bei, who lowered his head again, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, everyone. My prince will be able to arrive here before he arrives this morning. So what's the point of waiting here for a while? When I see my lord, it's not too late to go back to the camp to deal with military affairs. ”

When the princes heard this, they fell silent again.

Liu Bei's eyes rolled and rubbed Guan Yu's arm. Guan Yu stood up at the right time and drank: "Tian Yuanhao, the king of Yuyang is not here, you dare to put you under house arrest privately!" Guan Yu raised his eyebrows and drank: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can't wait for the general to go out and be a pioneer below!" ”

Guan Yu's words moved the hearts of all the princes present, and the generals all held their blades.

"Hehehe" Tian Feng was still laughing, and he didn't care at all: "Guan Changsheng, hehe, General Liyi is leading 10,000 archers and practicing the military formation outside, do you want to go out and have a look?" ”

Ten thousand archers?!

Everyone shuddered.

Think about the salvo of 10,000 archers, tsk, those peerless generals are probably fine, but these princes will definitely die, right!?

"Haha guys, Lord Tian is joking with everyone again, drinking, drinking!" Only Cao Ying was the most calm, and he was alone, and he was still there to exchange glasses with Tian Feng, and he drank very happily.

Helplessly, everyone kept silent and drank in a muffled voice.

As for Liu Bei, seeing that Tian Feng was bent on putting the princes under house arrest, he couldn't think about it, so he could only press his mind and completely shrink his whole body behind Kong Rong.

(To be continued)