On the day of Xinwei Day in August of the first year of Guangxi [189], Dong Zhuo felt that he had almost reached the peak of his life's achievements.

At noon the day before yesterday, Xu You, a famous man who was sweating profusely, broke into the Liangzhou military camp as a lieutenant of Si Li, and panted to convey to Dong Zhuo a secret letter that was said to come from Taifu Yuan Kui. The wording on the secret letter is very simple, only the following words are written on the silk:

――There is a change in the Beijing division, and the letter will be sent immediately! 100,000 urgent!

This extremely strong tone surprised Dong Zhuo on the spot. While he ordered the most trusted "Flying Bear Army" to prepare one person and two horses for running, he casually interrogated Xu You, who delivered the letter, what happened in the Jingshi.

As a result, that Xu You, as Dong Zhuo expected, deliberately said something vague, just a strong deduction that it was an urgent order from Taifu, and he didn't know anything else.

It's just that Dong Zhuo already had the idea of going to the end in his heart, and he didn't mind Xu You's vague words. For him, whether the letter is true or not, it is an excellent opportunity.

The confident Dong Zhuo believed that with the 3,000 Flying Bear Army in his hands, as long as he entered Luoyang City, he would be able to effectively support Taifu Yuan Kui to control the court. And Taifu Yuan Kui will inevitably entrust him with enough authority to see the face of tens of thousands of elites under him, so that he can truly realize his desire to participate in the formulation of the national policy of the Han Dynasty as a martial artist!

For this wish, Dong Zhuo took the Flying Bear Army and ran wildly all the way from Mianchi to the outskirts of Luoyang City, which took less than two days and two nights. Although there were a lot of good horses that died along the way, when he heard that the forward of the Xiliang Army found two teenagers and children who were suspected to be the new "Son of Heaven" and "Chen Liuwang", Dong Zhuo couldn't help but feel relieved, feeling that the death of these two thousand good horses was worth it!

Dong Zhuo has not yet seen the new emperor. Since they met on the road, he just happened to come up to meet him. In order to leave a good impression on the Son of Heaven, it will also have some benefits in the court in the future.

Unexpectedly, when the young son of heaven saw Dong Zhuo, he simply ignored it, and let Dong Zhuo's hot face stick to a cold ass. On the other hand, Chen Liuwang, who was only eight or nine years old, heard Dong Zhuo report his name. Quite happily stepped forward and asked:

"Are you from the Queen Mother's family?"

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he was about to deny it, but suddenly something came to mind again, and he asked rhetorically:

"Excuse me, which queen mother is the prince talking about? Is it Empress Xiaoren [Empress Dowager Dong], or Empress Xiaolingsi [Empress Dowager He]? ”

After asking this sentence, Dong Zhuo glanced at the young Tianzi's face, and became more and more gloomy. On the contrary, Chen Liuwang said with great interest:

"Of course it's Empress Hyoin! You don't have the surname Ho! ”

In fact, between Dong Zhuo and the late Empress Dowager Dong. There is no kinship. Come to think of it, one is from Hejian in Jizhou, and the other is from Longxi, Liangzhou, and the two places can be said to be incompatible. However, since Chen Liuwang asked about this, Dong Zhuo also replied speciously:

"The minister has always had little contact with Empress Hyohito, and in fact, he is not very clear about these ......"

If it was an older person, of course he could hear the implicit denial in Dong Zhuo's words. But. Who made Chen Liuwang only eight or nine years old?

In this way, of course, Chen Liuwang mistakenly thought that Dong Zhuo was a relative of the Empress Dowager Dong. Immediately said happily:

"Great! Since you belong to Empress Hyoin's family, I am at ease. ”

Hearing Chen Liuwang's words, Dong Zhuo vaguely remembered some palace secrets. It is said that this Chen Liuwang seems to have grown up beside the Empress Dowager Dong since he was a child, and it is really natural that he has a good impression of people surnamed Dong. But. For the Son of Heaven in front of him, who didn't say a word, he didn't seem to like the person surnamed Dong, right?

Dong Zhuo's guess was really right.

The young man is a little weak, but it is not intellectually problematic. Because of the position of Liu Wei, the son of heaven, he naturally heard of all kinds of intrigues in the court.

The Son of Heaven Liu Wei is 14 years old this year. It was the age when later generations called "Secondary 2" (1). Therefore, according to the either/or thinking of some "middle two" teenagers, whoever is on the side of the Empress Dowager He is his own person, and whoever is not on the side of the Empress Dowager He is the enemy.

Although Empress Dowager Dong is the grandmother of the Son of Heaven, she opposes him as the Son of Heaven, so she is an enemy. Although the ten permanent servants are a little yin and yang, they are the cronies of the Empress Dowager He and their own people. The Dong Zhuo in front of him is in the same group as the person who killed the Ten Standing Servants, and his surname is Dong, so he naturally belongs to the scope of the enemy.

As a "middle two" teenager, for his enemies, the young Tianzi did not shout and kill on the spot, which was already very face-saving. This is still thanks to the soft temperament of the young man. Therefore, it is not surprising that Dong Zhuo received a cold reception from the Son of Heaven.

In contrast, the Son of Heaven still likes Chen Liuwang's younger brother very much. This half-brother, the young son of heaven can tease when he is happy, and he can bully him when he is unhappy, but after a while, he can reconcile with the son of heaven as before, which is really much more fun than the little eunuchs and palace maids around him.

Although he was a little depressed about the inexplicable hostility of the Son of Heaven, Dong Zhuo talked to the lively and lovely Chen Liuwang for a while, and his mood immediately became much better.

And, no matter what, being able to meet the exiled Son of Heaven and protect him back to Beijing is a great achievement. The so-called "merit is higher than saving the driver", no matter what opinions the Son of Heaven who is not currently in power, the important ministers of the court must have enough rewards for Dong Zhuo's merits. Otherwise, the imperial court will be disappointed in front of the world.

Otherwise, even if Dong Zhuo launched a mutiny in Luoyang City, it would be forgivable.

Surrounded by the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, the brigade of the Liangzhou Army rampaged until they came to the gate of Luoyang City. Dong Zhuo raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but saw rows of gorgeous rope cars neatly lined up on both sides. These carriages, of course, are the cars of the ministers of the imperial court. As for the owner of the car, he was lined up in front of him.

Seeing this scene, Dong Zhuo didn't dare to hold it up, so he asked the guards to hold the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang on their horses, walking in the forefront, and one step behind, so as not to be said that he had trespassed.

When the minister's team saw the arrival of Dong Zhuo's army, they also stirred slightly. Then, a Han official walked out of the ranks of the ministers and greeted the Son of Heaven proudly. After all, Dong Zhuo had been in the court for a while, and he knew this, but it was Yang Biao who served as the "guard captain".

Yang Biao's birth is extraordinary, and he is the son-in-law of Hongnong Yang. Hongnong Yang is not an ordinary family, and has always been known as the two "four worlds and three dukes" of the Han Dynasty together with the Runan Yuan family. Yang Biao's father, Yang Ci, is also an official to the Tai Lieutenant. Yang Biao himself married Yuan's daughter-in-law, and he was not weaker than Yuan Shao in terms of identity.

If it weren't for the fact that Hongnong belonged to the Kansai region, and was far weaker than Kanto in terms of the number of families and style of study, the power of Hongnong Yang would never be weaker than the Runan Yuan family, the first wealthy family in the Han Dynasty.

Yang Biao came, first met the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, and then put forward his true purpose. After Yang Biao and Dong Zhuo met the courtesy, he said to Dong Zhuo straightforwardly:

"The ministers all thought that foreign soldiers should not enter the city. Former general, please restrain your soldiers and horses and settle down outside the city as soon as possible! ”

This sentence made Dong Zhuo's face change.

The 3,000 Flying Bear Army under Dong Zhuo had to travel long distances, so they left heavy burdens such as Mingguang armor in the barracks, and were only equipped with simple light leather armor and necessary equipment such as swords, halberds, bows, and crossbows. At this moment, these dusty elites look quite embarrassed due to fatigue, and of course their appearance is not good. In this way, it is inevitable that the ministers in Luoyang City will underestimate them a little.

Dong Zhuo believed that if his Flying Bear Army appeared in front of these ministers in the form of iron armor, they would definitely not casually say that they would let their army stay outside the city.

"Are these words said by Mrs. Yuan?"

Dong Zhuo was originally under the horse and treated Yang Biao politely. After hearing Yang Biao's words, he didn't answer, and asked directly.

When Yang Biao heard this, he was a little annoyed in his heart. However, he would not deliberately provoke the general in front of him, who held the military power, and said lightly:

"The three princes all have this intention, and the Taifu has no objection."

"If there is no opposition, that is, there is no approval?"

Dong Zhuo's reply was still direct. Yang Biao was supported by him like this, and the fire really rose, and he replied unceremoniously:

"The meaning of the imperial court is very clear, former general, if you go against the will of the imperial court, do you want to become a 'former' general?"

Dong Zhuo heard the threat in Yang Biao's mouth, he sneered and said:

"The three princes and nine kings, all of them are ministers of the country, but they can't correct the royal family, so that the country is spread, the Son of Heaven leaves the palace, what face is there, I must not lead the army into the city!"

After that, Dong Zhuo turned over and got on his horse, and ordered his soldiers to surround the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang all the way forward, ignoring the three princes and nine kings as nothing! (To be continued......)

PS: PS: (1) "Secondary 2" refers to a self-aware state of mind. "Secondary 2" is the Japanese term for "second grade of junior high school", and the second grade of junior high school disease literally means: some pathological self-consciousness of teenagers in the second grade of junior high school. In fact, it is not limited to the second grade of junior high school, and it may not be considered a disease in the formal sense, this is just a nickname.