"Exactly! A few days ago, Dong Gong sent his younger brother Dong Min to Beijing to assist the general in killing the eunuchs. Last night, the last general cooperated with General Dong Min's troops and successfully killed He Miao's brother-killers, and now most of the nearly 5,000 trilogies under He Miao's command have taken refuge in Dong Min! Wu Kuang said.

Ma Chao's heart moved, and he suddenly asked, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the two generals still have?" How many soldiers and horses did the general have? ”

Wu Kuang said: "The two generals are just Simas in the army, and there are only 1,000 people in each of the direct lines. There are nearly 40,000 soldiers under the command of the general, including 15,000 people in the direct line of the general, 15,000 people in the direct line of the general, Yuan Shao, Chun Yuqiong, Cao Ying, and Zhao Rong in the West Garden, and 1,000 troops in the Beijing Division, which are led by the last general and Zhang Zhang, Li Jiang, and Han Wei. ”

Ma Chao knew in his heart, no wonder Dong Zhuo was able to incorporate He Jin and He Miao brothers in a very short period of time in history, it turned out that these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were extremely scattered, not to mention, and they all obeyed the orders of the imperial court, if they were incorporated in the name of the imperial court, it really didn't take too much effort.

Zhang Zhang said: "Now the general was killed by the eunuchs, the hussar general died in prison, the chariot cavalry general also died tragically, the biggest military attache in the court is none other than General Wei, we are willing to lead the crowd to vote, let the general drive, no two hearts!" ”

Wu Kuang also hugged his fists and said: "I dare not forget the last time I made an appointment with the song, Kuang is willing to serve the Lord and serve the dogs and horses!" ”

As soon as Zhang Zhang saw Wu Kuangkou calling the lord, he also hugged his fists and said: "The last general is also willing to serve the lord and the horse!" Then the two of them bowed down.

Ma Chao hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with great joy: "I have two generals like dry seedlings and nectar!" But at the moment, our relationship can't be clarified! There will be a heavy task for the two of you to do, and this matter may have to be wronged for a while, but if this matter is successful, you will be the meritorious ministers of my Han, and you will be famous for eternity! ”

The two were a little excited, Wu Kuang said: "My lord, please speak, although the two of us are not outstanding in martial arts, but we don't have to be bad at the feet, even the general of the chariot and cavalry dares to kill at the feet of the Son of Heaven, what else do you dare not do!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and said: "Although He Miao colluded with the eunuchs, there is no definite evidence in your hands, how can Empress Dowager He and the courtiers let you go!" For today's plan, you only have two ways to go, first, take refuge in the general and rush to Jizhou for refuge, and the court can't help you; The second is to lead the crowd to join Dong Zhuo, these two plans can keep you safe! ”

Zhang Zhang said: "The last general is willing to return to Jizhou with the lord!" ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "This is not the time yet!" I was going to ask the two of you to lead the crowd to join Dong Zhuo! ”

"This" The two of them were immediately confused when they heard this.

Ma Chao smiled: "This plan can be called Infernal Affairs!" That Dong Zhuo has a beastly heart, a brutal surname, and has long had the heart to win the world, and has been entrenched in Guanzhong and Xiliang for many years, with many generals under his command, and his strength cannot be underestimated! Ben will want to get rid of this person, and to uproot his power, the two of them can pretend to go to defect, secretly and Ben will be able to make a contribution in one fell swoop! ”

The two nodded in unison, and Wu Kuang said, "The last general is willing to go!" But I don't know what to do! ”

Ma Chao said: "Right now, where you are needed in the future, I will send someone to contact you" At that moment, the three of them discussed the details, including contact information, incisions, code words and other things. Before parting, Ma Chaoqian told the two of them to do a good job of confidentiality.

After sending the two away, the judge and Fa Zheng also walked out of the back hall, and the judge said: "The lord's previous arrangements were all for the current situation, could it be that the lord has the ability to predict the future?" ”

Fa Zheng sighed: "Why don't you know the prophet? At that time, before the father gave the watch, the lord took the first step to call out the name of filial piety, how to explain this matter? In Fa Zheng's view, the lord is the reincarnation of a saint, omniscient, omniscient! I've become a superfluous ornament for all the civil servants and strategists! ”

Ma Chao smiled bitterly: "It's just luck, the troubled times are coming, and you will soon have a place to use, you will be hiding for a long time, and it is time to go out and show your face." After that, he personally wrote a letter by hand, and asked Dian Wei to lead two hundred personal soldiers to escort Ma Teng and his wife out of the city secretly to Chaoge, and then handed the letter to Huang Zhong, who was guarding Chaoge. Huang Zhong and Dian Wei were ordered to lead the most elite 1,200 elite soldiers under their command to rush to Luoyang, and on the road they boasted that the champion Hou personally led the team.

At noon the next day, Zhao Yun and Pang De finally pressed Su Song and slipped into Luoyang City, Ma Chao was overjoyed after understanding the situation, and directly handed over the torture and coaxing to the trial and Fa Zheng to preside. The Ten Constant Servants have been searching the world for decades, and they are absolutely rich, even a small part of them are not comparable to ordinary families.

As for Diao Chan and Queen Tang, Ma Chao has no time to pay attention to them for the time being, because once he contacts them too early, his identity will inevitably be exposed, so he can only be placed under house arrest first, and then make a decision after his identity is made public.

However, it was said that after Dong Zhuo welcomed Liu Wei's brothers back to the palace, he immediately started to control the court and conquer hundreds of officials. The troops he brought with him this time were not large, only less than 5,000 people, and this kind of strength could not threaten the imperial court at all. In order to create a kind of military coercion on the court officials at the beginning, he let these thousands of people enter the city during the day, and then quietly sneak out of Luoyang, and then drive into Luoyang City again, the war drums are all day long, and the flags are displayed, as if there are thousands of armies stationed in Luoyang City.

Such illusions can only be temporarily deceiving, but they will eventually be recognized. Dong Zhuo also knew that this move was an expedient measure, and after a slight adjustment, he began to take practical actions, while sending orders to let his generals Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, Zhang Xiu and other generals lead troops out of Tongguan, while expanding troops in Luoyang and collecting military power.

With the credit of saving the driver, Dong Zhuo successfully received the important position of the former general, coupled with the lobbying of his younger brother Dong Min and son-in-law Li Ru, he soon incorporated He Jin and He Miao's troops, including Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, more than ten Simas all took refuge in him, and basically mastered the defense forces of Luoyang City in less than ten days.

Having mastered the military power, Dong Zhuo had no fear, and his ambitions skyrocketed, and this called Li Ru, the first strategist and son-in-law under his command, and said: "I think that today's son is weak and incompetent, but the king of Hejian Association is smart and studious, and he can become a big position!" That is said to be a combination of grace and power in front of the army, soothing decently, at a young age, it is really rare! ”

Li Ru said: "I feel the same way! I heard that the first emperor had always wanted to establish the king of Xiewang as the crown prince, but he was afraid that he would be criticized for abolishing Chang Liyou, and he was afraid of He Jin's power, so he did not establish the prince for a long time! ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "Ben Jiang has been in Xiliang for a long time, and he doesn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and if he wants to establish authority and stand in the current dynasty in a very short period of time, the only way to do it is to abolish it!" ”

Li Ruluo pondered for a while, and said: "It is not impossible for the lord to use the abolition of the establishment to make a statement! There are two benefits to this move! ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Let's put it mildly! What's in it? ”

Li Ru got up and said: "In the past, it was said that Yi Yin and Huo Guangxing were abolished, and they were all famous for thousands of years, and they were masterpieces of a generation!" Today, if the Lord imitates his ancestors, he will be able to go down in history and quickly establish his authority. The lord has the merit of the king of diligence, there are thousands of troops and horses under his command, the tiger crown is above the ministers, if the new monarch is established, he can coerce the princes of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and then seek the world, these two benefits are also! ”

Dong Zhuo laughed and said: "The virtuous son-in-law is really the old man's brains!" With these two benefits, why not do it? ”

Li Ru shook his head and said: "Although there are two benefits, there is still one harm, please listen to the lord before making a decision!" ”

Dong Zhuo smiled and asked, "There is another harm, let's hear about it!" ”

Li Ru said: "In the past hundred years of the Han Dynasty, all those who have held power in the court, such as Dou Xian, Deng Qiu, Chen Fan, Dou Wu, and even He Jin, which one has not been killed violently? The lord's move is undoubtedly to push himself to the forefront, and since then it has become the target of the public, if this matter is successful, the lord can tilt the power to the government and the opposition, and it is not impossible to seek the world, but if it fails, I am afraid that the lord will think twice! ”

Dong Zhuo nodded again and again when he heard this, paced back and forth a few steps, and said: "Your heartfelt words are like morning bells and dusk drums, very good, very good!" However, I, Dong Zhuo, am not Dou Xian, Deng Qiu, and I am definitely not He Jin's butcher's generation, there are two benefits, only one harm, why not do it? ”

Just when Dong Zhuo was about to abolish the establishment, the Xiliang generals Li Dao, Guo Yan, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and Zhang Ji's uncles and nephews also led troops out of Tongguan one after another. The 20,000 advance troops marched all the way and arrived at Luoyang City in only five or six days. Dong Zhuo immediately sent these henchmen to the passes around Luoyang City to take over the important task of defense, and since then, except for Mengjindu and Hujiao Pass in Hanoi County, which are still in the hands of Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao, the Luoyang area is basically controlled by Dong Zhuo!

Dong Zhuo has the support of 20,000 Xiliang troops, and he is more and more unscrupulous, and thousands of ironclad cavalry open the way every time he travels, and the chickens and dogs jump everywhere he passes, and the people howl and flee for their lives, while he himself stands in the carriage and laughs wildly. Most of these Xiliang troops were obedient to Dong Zhuoqiang's soldiers, and they became vicious and became surnames, and as soon as they entered Luoyang City, they set off a big wave. There are often small groups of Qiang soldiers who break into people's houses, loot property, annihilate silver women, and do all kinds of evil, the people complain, and the officials dare not speak out.

However, it was said that Huang Zhong received Ma Chao's handwritten letter and immediately led a thousand sharpshooter battalions and a team of 200 pro-soldiers led by Dian Wei from the Tiger Prison Pass into Hanoi County, and came straight to Luoyang under the banner of Ma Chao.

Dong Zhuo was surprised and delighted when he got the news, the only person in the world who could make him jealous was Ma Chao, and he wanted to use Ma Teng who stayed in Luoyang City to control Ma Chao, but soon after he entered Luoyang, he found that Ma Teng had long disappeared, and a huge general's mansion was extremely deserted. How did he know that Ma Chao arranged for his parents to leave Luoyang and go to Yecheng overnight on the day of the chaos in the palace, leaving only dozens of subordinates and a resignation.

And now Ma Chao is so ignorant of life and death, he only dared to come to Luoyang City with more than a thousand cavalry. didn't care about it at the moment, and ordered someone to let Ma Chao station his troops outside the city, so that he could enter the city at will! (To be continued.) )