(42) The Ten Standing Servants fought against the water, and Luoyang City rose again

In the early years of Zhongping, Fenwei General LΓΌ Bu, together with Zuo Zhonglang General Huangfu Song, and Right Zhonglang General Zhu Jun's 220,000 troops captured Guangzong, the last stronghold of Zhang Jiao's main army, Zhang Jiao was killed in battle, Zhang Liang was captured, and 70,000 remnants of the Yellow Turban were repatriated to their hometowns under the protection of Lu Bu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info may be the soul crossing triggered the domino effect, the Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, who originally had four years to live, died suddenly on the day when the imperial army conquered Guangzong, leaving an edict to order Liu Wei, the son of Empress He, to inherit the unification for the Han Shaodi. Because the young emperor was young, he was assisted by his mother He Lian'er, the general He Jin, and the Taifu Yuan Kui.

The general He Jin held tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, and for a time rampant with the government and the opposition. After becoming the minister of Gu Ming, the first thing He Jin did was to deprive the military power of the military captain Jian Shuo on the grounds that he was not familiar with military affairs, and then appointed his henchman Hu Ben Zhonglang to take over the control of the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan.

At this time, Luoyang Guangcheng Hall was full of forbidden soldiers armed with knives, and the ten permanent servants in the hall Guo Sheng, Zhao Zhong, Duan Gui, Jian Shuo and others looked at Zhang Rang with a sad face, at this time they had completely lost their opinions, and in the face of the Yulin Wei army guarding the main roads in Luoyang all day long, they were glad that Queen He took the edict to repel He Jin's soldiers and horses and strictly ordered them not to enter the palace, otherwise they were afraid that they would have become He Jin's ghost under the knife.

After being silent for a long time, Zhang Rang slowly spoke: "He Jin made it clear that he wanted our head, the Queen Mother (He Lian'er) can protect us for a while, we can't keep us for a lifetime, we have to find a way out, last time Li Wenhou did that we sent a lot of benefits to the Xiqiang tribes, in my opinion, we might as well go to the Qianghu tribe!" As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zhong, who didn't want to stay in Luoyang for a long time, immediately stood up: "Okay, I'll pack my things immediately!" Zhang Rang couldn't help but be angry when he saw that he looked like an unsuccessful person, pointed at him and scolded: "Brainless things, all the people outside the palace are He Jin's people, don't you know what role Yan Liangwen is ugly, don't you just go out like this and send him to death?" Guo Sheng waved his hand to signal Zhao Zhong to sit down, and then slowly said to Zhang Rang: "My lord, what do you mean......" Zhang Rang sat on the chair in anger and took a breath, and then said to everyone: "Try to bring He Jinyu into the palace, let's take him hostage out of the city, as long as he goes out of the city, he will no longer be able to help us." ”

In the Ganquan Palace, since the death of Emperor Han Ling, Queen He, to be precise, should be the Queen Mother, washing her face with tears every day, Princess Wannian stayed by the side of the queen mother all day long, and the young emperor Liu Wei also rushed to accompany the queen mother after retiring from the court, but in a few days, the whole person of the Empress Dowager He lost weight, and the whole person looked haggard.

"Queen Mother, the old slave has something to ask to see." Zhang Rang cautiously walked in and hugged his fist to Empress Dowager He. Empress Dowager He said without raising her head: "Your Majesty is here, if you have something, tell your Majesty, if you really can't do it, go and discuss with the general and the Taifu, I'm tired of mourning." Zhang Rang bent over and clenched his fists and continued: "Empress Dowager Qi, what the old slave wants to say is exactly what the general is going to do. He Lian'er also knew that at this time, He Jin's Yulinwei army had surrounded the palace, nominally worried that the new emperor would ascend the throne The situation was unstable, but in fact, it was to find an opportunity to kill the ten permanent servants, after all, they were all the humerus ministers of the first emperor, and the Empress Dowager He didn't want the two sides to be incompatible, so she slowly said: "Say something." ”

Zhang Rang stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Empress Dowager Xie, you also know that the old slave and the general have always been at odds, and the previous time it was because of a misunderstanding that the sword soldiers met. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne and the society is unstable, I am equal to the palace ministers and are working together to assist His Majesty in stabilizing the country, how can I fight in the same room? The old slave wants to ask the queen mother to send an edict to the general to enter the palace tonight, and the old slave will pay a banquet in the Guangcheng Palace and turn the general into a jade silk! The Empress Dowager He, who was immersed in grief, only thought that her children were safe at this time, and when she saw Zhang Rang's heart, she immediately said happily: "Very good, this is my great luck!" Saying that, without thinking about it, Princess Ling Wannian took the pen and ink to write the edict, Zhang Rang looked at the Empress Dowager He who was walking with the pen, and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "So, I can leave tonight!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong?" Back at Fengyi Pavilion, the maid Xiaorou saw that the princess had been frowning, so she asked with concern, "Is the queen mother's condition bad?" ”

Princess Wannian shook her head, although she had never experienced any intrigue since she was a child, but the tragic scene of the emperor's family falling into each other made her develop a sensitive mind, at this time Princess Wannian sat on the bed and asked Xiao Rou in a low voice: "Xiao Rou, if someone who has been fighting with you for many years suddenly wants to make peace with you, what would you think?" When Xiao Rou heard this, she couldn't help frowning: "Generally speaking, the hatred that two people have accumulated with each other for decades is not something that can be said in one or two sentences, if this kind of thing happens, it is nothing more than two situations, either both parties want to open and are willing to turn the war into a jade silk, or someone wants to play some conspiracy to frame each other, so they pretend to show goodwill." ”

How smart the princess of Wannian was, when she heard Xiao Rou's words, she immediately shouted: "It's not good, my uncle is in danger!" As he spoke, he turned around and took out a piece of jade pendant from under the bed and handed it to Xiao Rou: "Xiao Rou, now that the palace gate is controlled by the ten permanent attendants, I can't get out, you try to sneak out to the Taifu Mansion and hand over the jade pendant to Sister Ruonan, and tell her to stop her uncle from entering the palace tonight no matter what!" Although Xiao Rou didn't understand what the princess was saying, seeing that the princess was so anxious, Xiao Rou understood the importance of the matter, and immediately gave a light salute and left quickly.

In the general's mansion, after retreating from the dynasty, He Jin immediately summoned the general Yuan Shao, the general Yuan Shu, the brothers, the strategists Chen Lin and Chen Qun, the confidant general Wu Kuang, and his younger brother He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry, to his mansion to discuss matters.

"Originally, what happened to He Miao?" Seeing that it was time for the deliberations, He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry, had not arrived, and He Jin was dissatisfied: "My shelf is not so big. Yuan Shao stood up and hugged his fists at He Jin and said, "Report to the general, the last general has already informed General He according to your orders, I think there is something delayed, right?" Seeing that this younger brother was so unsuccessful, He Jin rubbed his temples with some annoyance, and then waved his hand to signal Yuan Shao to sit down, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, then don't care about him, Wu Kuang listens to the order!" Wu Kuang clenched his fists and said: "The end will be!" ”

He Jin handed over the talisman to Wu Kuang: "You select 500 Lin Wei to take advantage of the change of guard of the forbidden army to sneak into the palace at dusk to ambush near the Qiande Gate, and at the third watch, take the letter cannon as the signal, and as soon as the letter cannon sounds, immediately lead the army to capture the Qiande Gate and receive the army into the palace." After Wu Kuang received the order to retreat, He Jin turned to Yuan Shao and said: "At the beginning, you and the soldiers and horses of the headquarters of the highway lit the letter cannon outside the Qiande Gate at the third watch, but together with the shouts of killing in the palace, you quickly led the army into the palace to kill all the eunuchs. ”

"The Queen Mother's decree has arrived!" While speaking, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the door, although He Jin wondered why his sister came to the edict at this time, but he knew very well in his heart that he must not let the eunuch see his confidant in the mansion to discuss matters, and immediately walked out of the house quickly and saluted to the eunuch and said: "The last general He Jin will receive the decree." ”

Taifu Mansion, Yuan Ruonan at this time leaned on the bed with a haggard face, and even though Cai Yan tried her best, she just refused to drink the medicine.

"Ruonan, I'm worried about you like this!" Cai Yan anxiously put down the medicine bowl, held Yuan Ruonan's hand and persuaded, "Tell me, what are you worried about?" What is it that makes you frown, could it really be because of that Fenwei general? When she said this, Cai Yan obviously felt Yuan Ruonan's brows tighten, although she quickly controlled her facial expression, but the sad look in Ruonan's eyes was keenly captured by her.

"Ruonan, do you like that Lu Bu?" Cai Yan asked tentatively, "Don't tell me you don't like him, otherwise you wouldn't have gone to the city gate to see him off in person." Hearing this, Yuan Ruonan closed his eyes in pain, and tears flowed to the back of Cai Wenji's hand one by one, Cai Yan couldn't help sighing, reached out and took Yuan Ruonan into his arms, and comforted while gently stroking Yuan Ruonan's back: "Although the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all know about his marriage contract with Princess Wannian, I don't think he likes Princess Wannian, otherwise how could this marriage contract drag on for nearly three years?" Ruonan, my sister knows the pain of losing a loved one, my sister doesn't want to see you go through the same pain as your sister, if you like him, you have to stand up bravely. Work hard to fight for it, love can't be pushed around, because in this way, you think you are saving two people by doing this, but in fact you hurt three people. ”

After listening to Cai Yan's words, Yuan Ruonan cried even more in Cai Wenji's arms, and the extremely smart Cai Wenji faintly felt that something was wrong, she straightened Yuan Ruonan's eyes and asked seriously: "Ruonan, is there something you haven't told me." Seeing the evasive gaze in Ruonan's eyes, Cai Yan was even more convinced of her thoughts, she held Ruonan's shoulder and asked again: "Ruonan, Ruonan, tell me, what's wrong with you?" I saw Yuan Ruonan burying his cheeks in a pair of slender jade hands in pain, trembling and sobbing for a long time before he choked up and replied, "Yes...... Don't ...... I'm sorry, I ...... It's dirty, I've ...... Not worthy of ...... He's it! ”

Time rewinds to that night that Yuan Ruonan regrets for the rest of his life......

…… Running out of the forbidden palace, Yuan Ruonan squatted on the side of the road and sobbed for a long time, she began to regret why she had just hurt a man who loved her so much, a man who loved her so much that he was willing to give up his life for her. Back at home, Yuan Ruonan ignored the opposition of his subordinates, holding more than a dozen jars of aged liquor in the pavilion and drank it cup after cup in the pavilion.

At this time, the **** Yiyu was still in the city, but Emperor Ling was seriously ill and difficult to deal with the government, Yuan Kui and a group of civil and military ministers had no choice but to personally sit in the Chongde Hall to command the army to quell the riots, and there was not even a person in the Taifu Mansion who could restrain Yuan Ruonan. Seeing that the gentle young lady who was plainly knowledgeable and gentle was like a vulgar man who was addicted to alcohol at this time, although the people of the Yuan family regretted it in their hearts, no one rushed forward to stop her.

"Ruonan, don't drink it!" I don't know when, Yuan Shao rushed back with a pair of family soldiers, and saw Yuan Ruonan sitting alone in the pavilion drinking one cup after another, Yuan Shao, who was full of regret, immediately stepped forward and snatched the wine glass from Yuan Ruonan's hand, and shouted at her with a heartache: "You are crazy, you never know how to drink, why do you drink so much?" Yuan Ruonan stood up slowly, didn't bother Yuan Shao, picked up a jar of spirits and poured it up, and when Yuan Shao took it down, most of the jar of spirits had been drunk.

"Let's go, I'll send you back to your room!" Ignoring Yuan Ruonan's struggle, Yuan Shao picked up Ruonan and walked to the room. At this time, Yuan Ruonan seemed to have returned to the time when he rode with Lu Bu in a trance, and at that time, Lu Bu was also holding himself tightly like this, while looking at himself with tender eyes, while ignoring his cheeks hanging with two red flowers and the laughter of the people around him, he recited loudly: "Yu Qing is beautiful and beautiful, and his heart is shaking and not pleasant." Unscrupulous media to pick up the joy, relying on microwaves and excuses. May the sincerity be the first, and the jade will be appreciated. The belief and cultivation of the beautiful woman, the Qiang practice ceremony and the poem. Anti-Qiong Jue is peaceful and Yuxi, referring to the abyss and the period. The money of the dependents is real, and I am afraid of the spirit of self-deception. Feeling the abandonment of words, hesitation and suspicion. Accept the harmony and quiet ambition, and Shen Li to prevent self-sufficiency. ”

Gradually, Yuan Ruonan seemed to see that the person holding him was no longer his cousin, but the domineering but gentle Lu Bu, she no longer struggled but tightly wrapped her hands around Yuan Shao's neck, happily put her cheek on Yuan Shao's chest, and murmured: "General, Ruonan misses you so much!" Hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but be stunned, since he served as the captain of Si Li, Ruonan no longer called his brother, but a general. This time, if the man is far away, he will go to Xiliang; The two of them haven't seen each other for months, is it ......, the more he thinks about it, the more Yuan Shao can't help but peek at Ruonan's delicate cheeks, feel the soft body of the beauty in his arms, and taste the charming fragrance, Yuan Shao suddenly felt hot and unbearable, he licked his dry lips, suppressed the desire in his heart, walked quickly into Yuan Ruonan's boudoir, and gently put his cousin on the bed.

"Don't go, please don't leave me!" Feeling that he had left the other party's embrace, Yuan Ruonan, who mistook Yuan Shao for Lu Bu, immediately hugged Yuan Shao's neck tightly and pulled him to the bed, and inadvertently, the two softness on the beauty's chest were pressed against Yuan Shao's forehead, "General, don't leave Ruonan, don't leave Ruonan, okay?" Ruonan misses you so much. Hearing this almost "confession" words, Yuan Shao could no longer suppress the burning desire, he hugged Yuan Ruonan in his arms and kissed the soft lips of the beautiful woman tightly, the fierceness of the "lover" ignited the passion in Ruonan's heart, she tightly wrapped around Yuan Shao's neck, and the two fell on the bed......

"Ruonan, do you mean you and ......" Cai Yan blocked his mouth with his hand in disbelief, "You ......" Looking at Yuan Ruonan who couldn't cry, Cai Yan hurriedly held her in his arms and choked and comforted while stroking her long hair: "Poor girl, alas, cry, it's good to cry." Yuan Ruonan in his arms kept repeating: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" Cai Yan hated why he didn't come back a day earlier, if he came back a day earlier, this matter would never have happened. At this moment, the maid outside the door whispered: "Two young ladies, Princess Wannian's personal maidservant Rou'er has sent you a jade pendant, and she asked me to tell you that you must prevent the general from entering the palace." ”

Seeing Ruonan crying so much, Cai Yan, who has always been gentle and elegant, couldn't help but be angry at the maid's lack of eyesight, and for the first time in his life, he quarreled loudly with his subordinates: "Don't you see Miss uncomfortable, go out, let me out, don't come over!" Ruonan waved his hand to stop Cai Yan and motioned to the maid to hand over the jade pendant to him. The maid walked in cautiously, handed over the jade pendant, and ran away. After seeing the jade pendant, Yuan Ruonan barely suppressed his sad emotions and said to Cai Yan intermittently: "Sister Wenji, this jade pendant was given to Ning Er by me, I told her that if there is any emergency, she will use this jade pendant to communicate, sister, please go to the General's Mansion, I don't want to see that person." Knowing who Ruonan was talking about, Cai Yan nodded but looked at Ruonan worriedly: "Ruonan, you ...... Gotta wait for me to come back, you know? ”

"General, can't you go?" Chen Lin and Chen Qun stopped in front of He Jin and stopped: "Zhang Rang still has a few hundred henchmen, you bring dozens of guards into the palace, isn't this a sheep into the tiger's mouth?" He Jin waved his hand disdainfully: "His hundreds of henchmen are just old and weak soldiers, lambs are a group of lambs to be slaughtered in my eyes, don't forget that I am a butcher, and what I am best at is killing pigs and sheep." ”

At this time, Yuan Shao walked over with Yan Liang and Wen Chou: "General, Yan Liang, Wen Chou Yong Champion the Three Armies, let them accompany you." As he spoke, Yan Liangwen and Chou stood up with their weapons: "I've seen the general." He Jin laughed and said, "Wouldn't such a warrior lower his value against a group of eunuchs?" Don't worry, didn't Wu Kuang already enter the palace with five hundred Lin Wei? Saying that, He Jin turned over and laughed and said: "This time, I will play Your Majesty truthfully for your merits, hahaha, take care of everyone, why not go in!" As he spoke, he was escorted by thirty guards and swept away in the dust.

On the official road, two handsome young generals urged the war horses to gallop like two lightning bolts, and Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, a red horse and a white horse, stood out in the lonely official road.

"Brother, does Zhang Rang really dare to ambush the general so boldly?" Zhao Yun asked in disbelief. Lu Bu replied while caressing the sweaty red rabbit horse: "The general is too tight, if he is not so anxious to seize the military power of Jian Shuo, maybe the struggle between the two forces still has a chance to reconcile, now the relatives occupy an absolute advantage, this will force Zhang Ranggou to jump over the wall and fight against the water, what I am worried about is not Zhang Rang, but those feudal princes who are holding strong soldiers and eyeing each other, in case the general is killed and the court is in chaos, these unscrupulous princes will definitely lead the army into Beijing in the name of King Qin, so, This Han world really no longer exists. ”

After listening to Lu Bu's words, Zhao Yun said thoughtfully: "I understand, the new emperor is young and incapable of controlling the situation, and at that time everything is not up to the princes who entered the capital, but there should not be many people who dare to do such things today, except for ......"

"Dong Zhuo!" Lu Bu said with a murderous face.