Chapter 5: The Demon King Enters Beijing
readx; No one thought that the first visitor to break into Luoyang turned out to be Dong Zhuo. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
He served in Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, and among all the princes, he was the farthest away from Luoyang City.
He wouldn't have acted so quickly.
He heard the news of Emperor Ling's death, so he wrote a letter to He Jin, pretending to ask Ying to enter Beijing to kill the eunuch eunuchs.
However, he didn't expect that before he arrived in Luoyang, the eunuch had already taken the lead and killed He Jin.
The Ten Standing Servants, led by Zhang Rang, kidnapped Liu Wei, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, in an attempt to leave Luoyang. However, on the way, they encountered pursuers, and the Ten Standing Servants and others were killed and wounded, and the Son of Heaven was also taken back to Luoyang.
The forces of all sides continued to fight, and Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to march into Luoyang, expel his relatives, kill the eunuchs, and control the imperial court.
At the end of this coup, the foreign ministers headed by He Jin and the eunuch group headed by the Ten Standing Servants have been in a slump ever since.
In the same year, Dong Zhuo abolished the young emperor and appointed the nine-year-old Liu Xie as the emperor, that is, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
A new era begins here.
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A month later, the Luoyang Imperial Palace, the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
The road to welcome the king has already been paved on the red carpet. The loyal ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty knelt on both sides of the road, waiting for their Son of Heaven to arrive.
This will be a day that will go down in history, and for them it will be a moment to put gold in their faces. The 25th emperor of the Han Dynasty will be crowned here, and from then on the stage of history, he will become the admired Son of Heaven, and they are witnesses of this moment.
At that time, no one thought that this was the last son of heaven in the Han Dynasty.
The Son of Heaven will bear it, the Son of Heaven will lead, and the Son of Heaven will open up a new era.
There is a flame of longing burning in everyone's heart.
It's just that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the emperor's imperial chariot drove in through the main city gate, and the entire imperial city fell into silence for an instant. The kneeling one, buried his head lower.
Under the whipping of the horses, there was a terrible scream from among the beasts pulling the wagon.
Then, the loyal ministers were horrified to find that in addition to Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian, who was about to ascend the throne, there was also another big man sitting on the imperial chariot - Dong Zhuo of Xiangguo.
He rode in the same car with the Son of Heaven in the great hall of the Son of Heaven's enthronement. Even in times of war, no one dared to be so bold.
Emperor Han Xian was waiting.
Looking at the horror on the faces of the civil and military officials, and looking at the silent enthronement ceremony, at this moment, even a child noticed it in his heart
- Probably, this world no longer belongs to him.
Emperor Han Xian's tears dripped down the dragon robe and fell on his boots.
Dong Zhuo looked at the nine-year-old child and asked:
"The country has fallen to this point, do you know the reason, emperor?"
"I ...... I don't know. β
Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes and placed his palm on Emperor Han Xian's forehead.
"Corruption, **, immorality, immorality, eunuchs, relatives, oppression, exploitation, taxation, servitude, seclusion, stubbornness, cult, ignorance, struggle for power, seizure of power, natural disasters, hunger, mediocrity, hypocrisy, jealousy, prejudice...... Your country is like a flower that has been in bloom for a long time, only to wither over time, leaving behind a pile of stumps crawling with rhizome-pecking pests. β
Dong Zhuo paused, and then said: "Your fathers are mediocre and incompetent, and the court is corrupt but does not know how to rectify it, so your family's world will eventually become owned by others. β
Yang Lin is also waiting.
He followed the group, slowly moving his steps as the carriage advanced.
He was also listening to Dong Zhuo's theories.
This theory is disgusting, he is just a chaotic minister and thief, taking advantage of the chaos to steal the power of governing the country, on the cause of the country's decline, why is he?
However, every word of his theory is heartfelt, and every point hits the heart of this country. Why is it that the country knows the country best, but it is the enemy that the country hates the most?
So, go and stop him, anyone is good, and put an end to this contradictory status quo.
The carriage was thrown forward, and probably everyone understood that this day would be the most humiliating day of their lives, written in the history books.
"Dong thief, you have committed excessive atrocities and humiliated the Son of Heaven, and he will be punished by God one day!"
Suddenly in front of the carriage was a trembling scholar.
Yang Lin didn't recognize this person, maybe because his official position was lower than his own, or maybe because he was also an inconspicuous little person.
Dong Zhuo sat in the carriage and did not move. He cast a contemptuous look at the man.
The scholar doctor didn't know that the catastrophe was coming, and he was still shouting: "Dong thief has no law, and our loyal ministers will never agree!" Were there any historians present? Please note: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court collapsed and the world was in chaos. Dong Zhuo, a thief, has no son of heaven, is a wolf and a thief, tyrannical and unkind, forbearant and unjust, has no appetite, is a thief of the country, kills the lord and the remnants of the minister, heaven and earth are not good, and people and gods are the same disease! β
He knelt in front of the royal chariot, beat his chest and cried, the cry was terrifying.
However, until the end, no one stood up for him.
Dong Zhuo said: "Keep moving forward and don't stop. β
So the wheels ran over the doctor.
The screams and the sound of broken bones continued to irritate the nerves of the remaining courtiers, who cursed and complained quietly, but could only watch with tears in their eyes as the brute trampled over the corpses of their comrades and continued on their way.
With this sudden change, Emperor Han Xian's frightened face turned pale, and he closed his eyes while sobbing.
"Emperor, why do you close your eyes? You have to see the faces of these people. β
Dong Zhuo stood up from the imperial chariot, pointed to the sky, and shouted:
"The country has fallen to this day, just because of the court, the rotten wood is the official, and the palace is between the majesty, and the birds and beasts eat it. Corruption is a problem throughout the country. The official system is loose, and the demons are dancing. The people have no houses, the soldiers have no food, the people are suffering, the parents are easy to eat, and the husband cooks and the wife treats the guests. Why didn't anyone admonish them? Why didn't anyone stop it! O kneeling here, these are your duties! β
He suddenly grabbed Emperor Han Xian's hair and straightened his head.
"Emperor, open your eyes, you have to see the faces of these people, these incompetent wastes, regardless of the country, full of benevolence and righteousness, but not enterprising. Now that the country is in danger, what can they do for the emperor except to kneel in front of Dong and wagging their tails to Dong and beg for mercy? Emperor, it was not Dong who brought your ancestors' country to such a field today, but this group of wastes kneeling in front of Dong! β
Yang Lin was suddenly confused. Looking at the civil and military officials kneeling on both sides, for some reason, he suddenly felt very disgusted.
These people are loyal ministers who have been praised by the history books? These people are the pillars of the country? What exactly is a loyal servant? Is it true that even a mediocre and incompetent person can be considered a loyal servant as long as he is loyal?
Why do history books praise these people? Why should these people be honored in the future? The country is full of holes, and today's fields, in the final analysis, are because of a herd of pigs! The country is being divided, why can loyal ministers survive like pigs and dogs?
Dong Zhuo is changing the minds of everyone present!
Yang Lin looked at the tall back of the imperial chariot, and suddenly began to imagine what kind of emperor would he become if Emperor Han Xian grew up under the teaching of such a person?
"Emperor, do you know why the Yellow Turban Thief responded? Why is it so easy for Dong to enter Beijing? This is because the country is weak and does not know how to reform! If the country is really rich and strong, why are you afraid of Dong's Xiliang Thorn history with no more than 10,000 soldiers? β
At that moment, Emperor Han Xian finally stopped crying.
It was at that moment that Yang Lin seemed to see Dong Zhuo's ending.
He is changing, changing the emperor, changing the whole world, he will soon become a thief who has been stinking for thousands of years, the object of the world's loyal ministers, and even after death, he will not be at peace, recorded in the history books, and spurned by future generations.
But that's all for later.
"LΓΌ's Spring and Autumn" has been passed down through the ages, and LΓΌ Buwei is a generation of heroes
- But whose world is it in the end?
Whose era?
The carriage ran over the corpses, leaving behind a bloody path of the hegemon.
In 189 AD, Dong Zhuo killed 70 civil officials, 50 military attachΓ©s, and more than 3,600 eunuchs.
There are mourning all over the wilderness, and there are wives who are separated.
That year, Dong Zhuo was called the "Demon King" by the world.
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The sun is shining.
There were more than a dozen carriages parked outside the Mansion of the Marquis of Linjin, and these people who were driving the cars looked nervous, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that they were eager to leave this place immediately.
Because everyone understands that after the Demon King entered Beijing, Luoyang is no longer a place where people live.
"Colleagues, the Son of Heaven will entrust you from now on."
Yang Biao has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and there are many officials who came to see him off. Some are former friends, some are former enemies. It's just that now things are wrong, and the ups and downs of officialdom back then are also indifferent.
Yang Biao said goodbye to his colleagues who came to see him off one by one, then got into the carriage and walked out of the city first.
After that, Yang Xue held her big belly and slowly walked out of the Linjin Marquis's Mansion.
Yang Lin took her arm and slowly followed without saying a word.
"Why look unhappy, it's not life and death." Yang Xue laughed at him.
"I have already informed Boda that the Sima family has a lot of assets in the Chang'an area, and I will help you take care of everything." Yang Lin replied.
"It's hard work, we all remember your kindness."
"As a younger brother, you can't watch your sister suffer." Yang Lin said this and helped Yang Xue into the carriage.
After Yang Xue sat down, Yang Lin was about to withdraw her hand, but was dragged back again.
"Listen, let me ask you one last time, you really don't go to Chang'an with us?"
Yang Lin shook his head and said with a light smile: "If I leave, there will be no one to write history." β
"Dong Zhuo is brutal, you make a record for him, in case something goes wrong......"
"I have a sense of proportion," Yang Lin said, "who would be willing to kill a sycophant historian." β
"Ha, bragging."
"Take the luggage." Yang Lin handed the luggage to the car, then turned his back and walked away from the carriage.
"Then I'll go, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will come to Chang'an more often."
"I'll be bothering more."
"Take care ......"
"Take care."
The Yang family's convoy gradually left Luoyang, and Yang Lin watched them leave until the crowd dispersed, and he was still standing in place.
A small hand suddenly tugged at his sleeve.
As soon as Yang Lin turned around, Xiaochan was waiting for Shui Lingling's big eyes to look at him.
"They're gone."
"I know."
"You actually want to go, too."
"I can't admit it."
Xiaochan frowned and looked at Yang Lin dissatisfied: "Are you greedy for Luoyang's wealth?" β
ββ¦β¦ Do you really think so? β
"No, you don't look like a greedy person."
Yang Lin took Xiaochan's hand and turned around and walked in the direction of home.
"I'd like to stay here and have a look."
He said.
"Waiting for the chaos in the world, waiting for the day when Dong Zhuo turns the Son of Heaven into Qin Shi Huang."