Under the Tiger Prison, the battle of several generals was stunned by the princes. They were not only surprised by Lu Bu's bravery, but also by Liu Zhang's ability. They never thought that Liu Zhang was also a tiger general.

Just after Liu Zhang and Zhang Xiu separated the winners and losers, Lu Bu forced Zhang Fei to run away with a halberd and ran towards the Tiger Prison, followed by Hua Xiong. Zhang Fei and the others still wanted to chase after them, but Liu Zhang stopped them with a wave of his hand.

"Zhong Ying! I advise you to listen to me! Liu Zhang rode his horse and stood under the tiger prison, raised his head and said to Dong Zhuo: "Send out the four Empress Dowager He, and I will withdraw the troops!" ”

"Champion Hou, let me think about it?" Dong Zhuo stood on the gate with a look of embarrassment.

"Don't change your surname!" Liu Zhang sighed: "Do you have to wait to break through Luoyang before you are willing to be obedient?" ”

"This..."Dong Zhuo said with an aggrieved face: "Champion Hou, the four of the Empress Dowager He are important people of the state, how can I hand them over to you for my own safety?" Even if you want to pay it, you have to discuss it with the ministers! ”

"Good! I'll let you discuss! Liu Zhang said with a smile: "But if you dare to burn Luoyang and dig up the ancestral grave of Benhou, be careful that Benhou will not let you go!" ”

"Uh..." Dong Zhuo was stunned, he didn't understand what Liu Zhang meant, but Li Ru, who was standing on the side, was sweating like rain, because he had already planned to persuade Dong Zhuo to withdraw from Chang'an. With Dong Zhuo's surname, if he really retreats from Chang'an, he will definitely burn Luoyang. However, Li Ru didn't talk much.

Lü Bu was defeated, and Liu Zhang also collected his troops and returned to the camp. After watching a good show for a day, the princes of the Eighteenth Route also withdrew their troops and returned to the camp. Only Cao Ying stared at Liu Zhang's back, secretly envious on the side.

In the Tiger Prison Hall, Dong Zhuo sat on the top, scanning everyone with a pair of tiger eyes. Lu Bu had already changed his clothes and sat indifferently under Dong Zhuo, after all, he was defeated.

"Let's talk about it!" Dong Zhuo said expressionlessly: "The champion Hou is menacing, and even my son Fengxian has been defeated. In addition to the champion marquis, there are also eighteen princes. If they join forces, we won't be able to resist it! ”

"My lord, the purpose of the champion Hou is only to take back the four Empress Dowager He. It's just a deposed emperor and three women, why don't you sell him a favor? Hua Xiong doesn't understand politics, he speaks straightforwardly, since he doesn't understand, he asks.

"General Hua, it's not that the lord doesn't give it, it's that the lord can't give it!" Li Ru said with a smile: "If it's just an ordinary man and woman, how many champions and princesses want, the lord will also send them out, but the four Empress Dowagers are different." If King Hongnong falls into the hands of the champion Hou, the champion Hou can re-establish King Hongnong as the emperor, and with the support of the Queen Mother, we will be passive! ”

"Oh! I see! Hua Xiong suddenly realized, he muttered secretly: "I thought that the lord was reluctant to give up the beauty of the Empress Dowager!" ”

Lu Bu, who was sitting next to Hua Xiong, grinned when he heard Hua Xiong's words. Dong Zhuo also heard it, and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, he was really a little speechless about Hua Xiong, his confidant. Hua Xiong made a joke and stopped talking.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Ru smiled and said: "Wenhou is newly defeated, and the soldiers have no heart to fight." Why don't you lead the troops back to Luoyang and move the emperor to Chang'an, in response to the nursery rhyme. ”

"What kind of nursery rhyme?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru with a puzzled expression. It's not that Li Ru didn't report the nursery rhyme to Dong Zhuo, but that Dong Zhuo spent the rest of his time messing with palace maids and concubines except for some military and government affairs, so how could he have time to understand what the children in the market were singing.

Li Ru said with a smile: "Recently, the nursery rhyme of the market says: There is a Han in the west, and a Han in the east. When the deer enters Chang'an, there is no difficulty. Chen Si said that 'the first Han in the west' should be Gaozu Wang in the western capital of Chang'an, and passed on the 12 emperors; 'The first Han in the east' should be Guangwuwang in the eastern capital Luoyang, and now it is also passed on to the 12 emperors. Fortune is back. The prime minister moved back to Chang'an, so that he would be safe. ”

"In this way, you can avoid the edge of the champion Hou!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said: "If you don't say it, I really don't know!" Lu Bu and Hua Xiong quickly returned to Luoyang with their own ministers; Zhang Ji, you and Zhang Xiu will stay in the Tiger Prison Pass for a few days, and when I give the order, you will abandon the pass and leave! ”

Dong Zhuo arranged the affairs of the Tiger Prison and rushed to Luoyang with Li Ru, Lu Bu, and Hua Xiong in the starry night. The next morning, Dong Zhuo proposed to move the capital at the court meeting, but the civil and military officials naturally did not agree. Dong Zhuo was furious and killed a lot of people, so that the ministers did not dare to object.

The relocation of the capital is a major event, and a lot of money is needed, so Li Ru said again: "There is a shortage of money and grain today, and there are many rich households in Luoyang, but they have not entered the government." Yuan Shao and other subordinates, killing his clan and copying his family, will get a huge amount of money. ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately sent 5,000 iron horsemen to arrest the wealthy families in Luoyang, a total of thousands, and planted a big book on his head, "Anti-Ministers and Rebels against the Party", and beheaded them outside the city to take their money. When the rich people had almost copied it, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Dao and Guo Yan to drive the people of Luoyang to Chang'an. One team for each people, one team for the middle army, dragging each other; The number of people who died in the ravines is innumerable. and the soldiers and soldiers, the wives and daughters, and the food of the people; The sound of crying shook the heavens and the earth. If anyone is late, the 3,000 troops behind him will urge the superintendent, and the sergeant will kill people on the road with a white blade in his hand. Of course, Empress Dowager He and others had already been sent to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo to send Huaxiong.

Before leaving, Dong Zhuo taught Zhumen to set fires, burn residents' houses, and set fire to the temples and palaces. He also sent Lu Bu to excavate the tombs of the first emperor and his concubines and take their golden treasures. When Li Ru heard the order, he immediately stopped the generals and rushed to meet Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo saw that the fire couldn't afford it, and was about to ask, but he saw Li Ru riding alone, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "The major matter of moving the capital is still to be dealt with, why is the virtuous son-in-law here?" ”

"I'm here to stop my father-in-law!" Li Ru asked, "Father-in-law, but do you want Liu Zhang to fight with you?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Dong Zhuo's face was puzzled.

Li Ru said: "Champion Hou Zeng said that he wanted his father-in-law not to burn Luoyang and dig his ancestral grave, I don't know if my father-in-law still remembers?" ”

"This..."Dong Zhuo thought of Liu Zhang's words, his face was full of consternation, and he couldn't help asking: "Is the virtuous son-in-law saying that the champion Hou has long expected that we are going to move the capital?" I also expected that I would burn Luoyang and dig up the mausoleum? ”

Although Li Ru didn't want to admit it, he still nodded. Dong Zhuo was shocked and immediately withdrew the order to set fire and dig the grave. However, the imperial tombs could not be dug up, but the tombs of the common people and wealthy families were dug a lot, and Dong Zhuo also collected a lot of money.

Since Dong Zhuo has withdrawn from Luoyang, the guards of Tiger Prison Pass and Bishui Pass will immediately surrender the pass, and Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu have already led their troops to evacuate. After all, there are mostly cavalry in the Xiliang army, and it is still easy to evacuate while the princes are unprepared. The Tiger Prison will be guarded, the princes' coalition army will pass the pass easily, and Liu Zhang will also go to Luoyang along the way.

When I came to Luoyang, it was getting late, and all the princes ordered to be stationed, and Liu Zhang was no exception. However, Liu Zhang had a conflict with Sun Jian. Because Liu Zhang ordered to be stationed in Jianzhang Palace, and Sun Jian was stationed in Jianzhang Palace early in the morning.

"Champion Hou, Luoyang is so big, why do you want to compete with me?" When Sun Jian heard that there was a conflict between his corporal and Liu Zhang's men, he immediately came out to meet Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Wentai, it's not that Ben Hou wants to compete with you, but that Jianzhang Palace has a special relationship with Ben Hou." This is the sleeping palace of the Empress Dowager He, and when I was a child, I often rested here. Do you think you can let outsiders rest here? ”

"This..."Sun Jian was a little hesitant when he heard this, he knew that Liu Zhang said nothing, but let him retreat, and his face would be lost!

Seeing Sun Jian's hesitation, Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "Wentai, don't you give this face?" ”

"Uh..." After being embarrassed for a long time, Sun Jian saw that everyone was looking at him, he gritted his teeth and bowed down and said, "Please also ask the champion Hou to choose another place!" ”

"Good! Balls! Liu Zhang sneered: "In the past, the pawns under the command of Ben Hou have now grown their wings stiff!" Pass the order, in the Jianzhang Palace, if you see a non-soldier in this wait, you will be killed! ”

"Champion Hou, you..."Sun Jian was shocked when he heard this: "We are all the kings of Jingqin, why do you embarrass me?" ”

"Wrong!" Liu Zhang said very seriously: "Ben Hou is just here to pick up my poor imperial sister-in-law, imperial nephew, and imperial niece, and other things, Ben Hou will not ask!" Today, whoever wants to live in Jianzhang Palace is against Benhou! The imperial sister-in-law's bedroom, except for the royal brother and nephew of Benhou, only Benhou can sleep! ”

"Champion Hou, I used to think of you as a hero, but today I am so disappointed! Please don't deceive people too much! A sixteen or seventeen-year-old general was full of resentment, and Liu Zhang took a closer look, and it turned out to be Sun Ce.

Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "Bo Fu, your mother's bedroom, even if your father is gone, can you tolerate others resting in it?" ”

"Uh..."Sun Ce was stunned, "Of course not!" ”

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "The imperial brother treats Benhou like a brother, and the imperial sister-in-law treats Benhou like a relative, but now that the imperial brother has passed away, the imperial sister-in-law is in trouble, and Benhou has come thousands of miles away just to pick up the imperial sister-in-law." This was originally the bedroom of the imperial sister-in-law, could I have allowed others to rest in it? Or these rude sergeants! ”

"This..."Knowing that Liu Zhang's words were strong, Sun Jian and Sun Ce couldn't refute it. Seeing that Liu Zhang's corporal really surrounded his subordinates, he had the meaning of doing it if he didn't agree with him. Sun Jian swallowed his anger and said: "Since the champion Hou is so attached to Jianzhang Palace, I can't forcibly occupy this place, take my leave!" ”

"Send the Table!" Liu Zhang smiled and asked his subordinates to get out of the way, and Sun Jian led his troops away with anger on his face. In fact, Sun Jian really wanted to compete with Liu Zhang, but he was defeated by Hua Xiong at Bishui Pass, and there were only 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left under his command. If you face Liu Zhang's 80,000 male soldiers, it is completely looking for death.

After Sun Jian left, Liu Zhang immediately ordered Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to lead the army to surround Jianzhang Palace. He also ordered Mi Fang to take 17,000 tiger guards to surround the Jianzhang Palace on another floor. In the end, Zhao Yun was ordered to take three thousand tiger guards to search every well in Jianzhang Palace. Although everyone was puzzled by Liu Zhang's order, they still carried it out conscientiously.

After searching for a long time, a small colonel suddenly came to report that a female corpse was found in the well of Jianzhang Palace, and the female corpse was still holding a wooden box, which looked like something very valuable. Zhao Yun knew that Liu Zhang was mostly looking for this wooden box, so he didn't open it and gave it to Liu Zhang directly!

(To be continued)