Chapter 121: Endgame

Performers! Performers! The ecstatic Er Zhurong was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, so Ling Gao Huan could lead the soldiers and horses to Luoyang.

It was still a step slower, because Emperor Xiaoming immediately realized that something was wrong after he issued the secret decree. Let Er Zhurong come to the capital, will it lead the wolf into the house? The story of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing is not far away, Emperor Xiaoming was blinded by hatred for a while, and impulsively made the decision to let Er Zhurong come to the side of Qingjun, after calming down, he realized that he was doing something that might endanger the foundation of the Great Wei, in case Er Zhurong was the second Dong Zhuo, then he lost the Great Wei Jiangshan, and the wind was too strong.

Emperor Xiaoming was shaken, so he immediately sent a second envoy with the mission of recalling the first envoy and preventing Er Zhurong from merging the state. Before Erzhu's army could leave the annexed state, the emperor canceled his will. Er Zhurong, who was unknown and happy in vain, had no choice but to go home.

The contradictions in the palace became more and more acute, and the mother and son were on the same page, and in the end, a tragic tragedy occurred in the court of the Great Wei Dynasty, the twenty-year-old emperor was killed by his own mother and lover, and the tiger poison did not eat the child, and it turned out that the Empress Dowager Hu was more cruel than the tiger.

Emperor Xiaoming's daughter who had just come out of confinement was brought out and falsely claimed that the prince was put on the throne, which was probably the youngest empress in history.

However, Empress Dowager Hu and her mistresses also felt that it was excessive, so a few days later, they set up a three-year-old Yuan Zhao, the son of Yuan Baohui, the king of Lintao, to ascend the throne, with a three-year-old baby as the emperor, of course, to facilitate the Empress Dowager to take power and act recklessly. National events have become child's play, and the government and the opposition have discussed a lot.

The changes in the imperial court gave Er Zhurong an excuse to send troops, and Er Zhurong, who had been preparing for a long time, of course would not let go of this great opportunity. Er Zhurong immediately played the banner of avenging Emperor Xiaoming's side of the Qing monarch, with He Bayue as the pioneer. led an army of 2,000 to Luoyang.

On the north bank of the Yellow River of the Erzhu Legion, Erzhu Tianguang, the nephew of Erzhu Rong, secretly entered Beijing and met Erzhu Shilong, the general of the forbidden army, Erzhu Shilong. They secretly contacted Yuanziyou, the king of Changguang, and the two sides reached a secret agreement. Overthrew the rule of Empress Dowager Hu and established Yuan Ziyou as emperor.

Yuan Ziyou and his elder brother Yuan Shao's younger brother Yuan Zizheng quietly sneaked out of Luoyang to see Er Zhurong, and the two sides were very happy to see each other, so Yuan Ziyou announced his ascension to the throne, and Er Zhurong was the envoy, the servant, the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, the general, the Shang Shuling, the leading general, the leader of the left and right, and the king of Taiyuan.

As soon as Yuan Ziyou ascended the throne, the three-way army sent by the Luoyang government to resist Er Zhurong turned against two of them, one was the Wuwei general Fei Mu, as Er Zhurong's old friend. Fei Mu wholeheartedly supported Er Zhurong, and another general, Zheng Xianhu, was originally a person in Yuanziyou's circle, so those who supported Yuanziyou were friends. The rest of the way, Li Chong's son Li Shenliang saw that it was not good, and hurriedly ran back to Luoyang City.

The leader of the forbidden army, the leading general, Yuan Yuan, led the forbidden army to open the city gate and the palace gate to welcome Er Zhurong into the city. In this way, Erzhu Rong's soldiers entered the capital of Great Wei without blood.

Zheng Yan and Xu Su saw that the situation was not good, and threw down the Empress Dowager Hu and ran away, and now the Empress Dowager Hu lost her backbone when she couldn't see her lover, and saw that the Qihu warriors who came to Beijing were not good, and there was no countermeasure to think about it, and in desperation, the Empress Dowager Hu led the palace people into the temple as nuns. I hope to rely on the power of the Buddha to escape the catastrophe.

How could Er Zhurong let her go, Empress Dowager Hu was thrown into the river and fed to the fish with the little emperor. The old world was broken in this way, and Er Zhurong's current task was to support Yuan Ziyou to settle in the Mingguang Hall to rebuild order, so that. The credit for rebuilding the Wei room naturally belongs to Er Zhurong.

However, next, Er Zhurong listened to the instigation of the Wuwei general Fei Mu. Something shocking was done. It turned out that Luoyang had always been a struggle between the two factions. One faction is dominated by Dai Beiwu people, representing the entire forbidden army. One faction is dominated by Han high-ranking officials and Sinicized Xianbei people, and these cultural people especially look down on uneducated soldiers, so there was a riot launched by the Luoyang warriors in the second year of the turtle.

Therefore, the forbidden army welcomed Er Zhurong, and Fei Mu persuaded Er Zhurong to simply kill all the important ministers of the court, and then start a new team.

For Fei Mu's appalling Jianyì, Er Zhurong felt very useful, first, Fei Mu said that it was reasonable, this coup d'état was too easy, basically bloodless, and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would think that I only had luck and no strength.

Second, the strength of the forbidden army should not be underestimated, and their opinions need to be taken seriously, and third, the fruits of the revolution must not fall into the hands of the corrupt villains of the imperial court.

In view of these three considerations, Er Zhurong made a difficult decision, so the civil and military officials in Beijing received a notice to gather in Heyin to worship the new emperor together, at this time, whoever did not arrive had an opinion on the new emperor, which meant that he did not want to continue to mix in Luoyang, so except for a few people who couldn't get out of bed at home because they were sick, who were not allowed to come with special care, who really had opinions and personalities about Er Zhurong and those who were in a hurry, most of the people came to the assembly place on time, and what was waiting for them was the heavily armed Qihu Iron Cavalry, The tragic Heyin Revolution has taken place.

More than 2,000 high-ranking government officials, including Prime Minister Gaoyang Wang Yuanyong, Sikong Gongyuan Qin, Yitong Sansi Yuan Hengzhi, Yitong Sansi Dongping Wang Yuanluo, Guangping Wang Yuanyi, Changshan Wang Yuanshao, Beiping Wang Yuanchao, Rencheng Wang Yuanyi, Zhaojun Wang Yuanyu, Zhongshan Wang Yuanshuren, and Qijun Wang Yuanwen, were killed.

Yuan Luo is still Er Zhurong's wife and nephew, but Yuan Luo has always looked down on Er Zhurong, so he should be killed. The supreme commander of the forbidden army, the leader Yuan Yuan, accompanied Er Zhurong to enjoy this tragedy on the high post.

Of course, there are also people who have been taken care of in advance because of their close relationship with the Qihu soldiers, Liu Lingzhu secretly notified more than a dozen people such as Fan Yang, Lu Daoqian, the commander of Fengche, and Yuan Shun, who Er Zhurong has always respected, was also told that he did not have to come to Heyin, but Yuan Shun fled in a hurry after getting the news, and was killed by thieves on the road, and other princes and ministers were also taken care of in advance.

The Qihu warriors were red-eyed, they kidnapped Yuan Ziyou to the river bridge, and brutally killed Yuan Ziyou's elder brother Supreme Wang Yuanshao and younger brother Shiping Wang Yuanzizheng, shouting that they wanted to support Daer Zhurong as emperor. The clamor for Daer Zhu Rong to be proclaimed emperor was very high, and the Qihu warriors who carried out the massacre in Hayin had even found someone to write the edict of the Zen throne.

But their starting points are not the same, most people just simply think that if Er Zhurong becomes the emperor, as Er Zhurong's subordinates, the tide will naturally rise, and if they are not careful, they can get a high-ranking official such as a general or even a prime minister.

Some people have complex ideas, such as Gao Huan. He has always been known for his good strategy, how can he not know whether Er Zhurong should be called emperor or not. How can you not see through the dangers contained in the seemingly glamorous emperor?

However, Gao Huan still did it. Because he knows that this is what Er Zhurong likes, now is the best time to express his loyalty, and it is fatal to stand on the wrong side, if Er Zhurong really ascends the throne, the treatment of the meritorious heroes must be different from those who oppose it, as for what happens after he ascends the throne, what about him! Anyway, when the sky is really going to fall, Er Zhurong is the main culprit, and they are just some accomplices.

Take a step back. Even if Er Zhurong doesn't sit in that position, he must think that he should do it, and if he doesn't do it, it's just because he is humble and willing to persuade that the person who is willing to persuade is the one who is truly loyal to himself. Therefore, persuasion at this moment is a profitable business without losing money.

Conspiracy theorists go one step further, believing that Gao Huan's instigation of Er Zhurong to become emperor is to make Er Zhurong the target of public criticism, and only then can he have a chance.

This statement seems to be groundbreaking, but in fact it can't stand scrutiny, at this moment. Gao Huan is only a general under Er Zhurong, and his status is not only below Er Zhuzhao, but even He Ba Sanying, Di Gan, and Liu Gui are ranked higher than him. So, if the boss really hangs. It won't be his turn for a while.

There is also a possibility that the tree will fall and scatter, and Er Zhurong is of course the big tree. Gao Huan is not so stupid, at this moment he still needs this big tree to shelter himself from the wind and rain.

In a cheer. Er Zhurong was a little fluttering, the temptation of the supreme seat was too great. He was eager to take one step further. "Don't, we ride into Beijing lightly. has not won the recognition of the people of the world, and being the emperor at this moment is tantamount to setting up a target for everyone to fight, besides, the foundation of the Yuan family is still there. ”

No, it was He Batyue, who was also known for his resourcefulness. Yes, the actual control of the Erzhu army is only in the area, and taking Luoyang lightly does not prove how powerful we are, Fei Mu and Yuan Ziyou have played a big role, just imagine that if you didn't reach an agreement with Yuan Ziyou in advance, would you dare to rush into the city? Without Yuan Ziyou, would the three-way army sent by the Empress Dowager Emperor Hu be so light?

Once he abandons Wei and stands on his own, in the eyes of the people of the world, he will really become a chaotic minister and thief who seeks to usurp the throne, and everyone can oppose him under the banner of King Qin, and then he will really become a living target.

What is this called, stealing chickens does not make rice. He Batyue's words were like a basin of cold water to extinguish the raging flames that ignited in Er Zhurong's heart, and He Batyue proceeded from the current situation to objectively analyze the general trend of the world, proving that being emperor at this time is tantamount to roasting himself on a fire.

Er Zhurong hesitated, he wanted to ask God to help him make a choice, so he asked his chief wizard Liu Lingzhu to be called. Liu Lingzhu also stood on the side of He Bayue, so the divination hexagram showed that the emperor was unlucky. Er Zhurong is still unwilling, since it is unlucky to call himself emperor, then simply let Yuan Tianmu do it.

This mention was once again denied by Liu Lingzhu, according to the hexagram, there is and only Yuan Ziyou has the number of lives of the true son of heaven.

Yuan Ziyou was under house arrest at this time in the Heqiao military camp. In the face of the tragic death of his brother and younger brother, coupled with the misfortune of so many ministers who were related to him, Yuan Ziyou can be described as sad and disheartened at the moment, he asked Er Zhurong to tell him: Since ancient times, there has been no immutable court, since the destiny of heaven returns, you can do this emperor if you want, even if you don't want to do it, I don't want to do it, you better ask another master.

Although Yuan Ziyou is deeply sinicized, the bloodiness of his Tuoba royal family has not completely disappeared. Yuan Ziyou's righteousness was awe-inspiring to Er Zhurong, the big tree of the Yuan family has indeed not rotted to the roots, and there are still talents among the kings, if they are called emperors, they will inevitably become the middle force against them, which is an internal worry. As He Bayue said, there are not many of their own people among the feudal officials of the prefectures and counties in the world. Alas, wake up.

In the end, Er Zhurong dispelled the idea of becoming emperor. Erzhurong adopted Hebayue's Jianyì, but it seems that Hebayue did not mean to stop there, and he wanted to get rid of a person by Erzhurong's hand.

Gao Huan is brave and strategic, and he is good at making friends and cultivating his own power, he will definitely become his enemy in the future, take this opportunity, why not uproot him, since Er Zhu Rong is willing to listen to his own advice, then he must think that he is right, in turn, Gao Huan is naturally wrong, and if he is wrong, he will pay the price.

He Bayue asked Er Zhurong to kill Gao Huan, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and Er Zhurong also had to defend his gaffe just now, how could I want to be the emperor, it was purely to let Gao Huan's group be bewitched! "Tie up!" The iron buddies in Gao Huan's army interceded for Gao Huan together, everyone had a share, why should He Liuhun be held responsible alone.

In fact, Er Zhurong had no intention of starting at all, and at this point, He Bayue miscalculated, he was far less far-sighted than Gao Huan. Don't forget, from the very beginning, Gao Huan did a profitable business without losing money.

Er Zhurong felt that although Gao Huan was not wise enough in this matter, he also showed loyalty to himself, so of course he would not attack Gao Huan. Seeing that everyone interceded for Gao Huan, Er Zhurong was happy to be a favor and let Gao Huan go. He created a fierce rival for himself out of thin air, and what he did not expect was that this enemy would pose the greatest threat to him in the future. Yuan Ziyou finally officially entered the palace and ascended the throne and became the Emperor Xiaozhuang of later generations.

Because the name of the era was soon changed from Jianyi to Yong'an, the people of the time called him Emperor Yong'an. In order to eliminate the negative impact of the Heyin Incident, Erzhurong began to select people to supplement government officials on a large scale on the one hand, on the one hand, he made gifts to the deceased. Yuancha, the son of Jiangyang Wang Yuanji, had some friendship with Er Zhurong at the beginning.

This time, he was promoted to the position of Taishi and Sizhou Mu. Yitong three divisions Yang Chun for Situ, Yitong three divisions Mu Shao for the Sikong Lingshu order, local strength sent Yongzhou Thorn Shi Chang Sun Chengye for the opening of the palace Yitong three divisions, into Feng Yi Wang, Xiangzhou Thorn History, Beihai Wang Hao for the Taifu, Kaifu. A large number of other ministers and clans were either crowned kings or promoted.

Of course, the brothers who fought with him all the way were rewarded as they deserved, and it was inevitable that they would be promoted and rich.

According to the feudal system of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Er Zhurong was the king of Taiyuan, Yuan Tianmu was the king of Shangdang, Gao Huan was the uncle, He Bayun was the marquis, He Basheng was the uncle, and He Batyue was the man.

In order to improve relations with Emperor Xiaozhuang, Er Zhurong made Emperor Xiaozhuang's own daughter the former concubine of Emperor Xiaoming, and at the same time married his youngest daughter to Yuankuan, the king of Chenliu, who was the son of Emperor Xiaozhuang's eldest brother Yuan Zizhi. After the arrangements were made, Er Zhurong left Yuan Tianmu in control of the imperial court and returned to Jinyang by himself. The rules in the palace are too cumbersome, and Er Zhurong is used to living an unrestrained life.

The Luoyang court settled down temporarily. When Er Zhurong went south to Luoyang, Ge Rong did not stop for a moment. Ge Rong gradually grew bigger, he was no longer satisfied with the situation of Hebei's two heroes standing side by side, and the tragedy of class fratricide began to be staged before the revolution was completely victorious.

Power has the superpower of distorting human nature, and brothers and sons still kill each other in the face of the temptation of power, not to mention that everyone is just an ally with the same enemy.

The former town soldier Du Luo Zhou was not the opponent of Ge Rong at the level of the town general, Ge Rong became the winner of the fire merger, Du Luo Zhou lost his life, Ge Rong took over Du Luo Zhou's men and territory, Dingzhou, Hengzhou, Yingzhou, Jizhou, and Cangzhou were unified, and Ge Rong became the de facto king of Hebei, known as having millions of soldiers.

Yang Jin, Chang Jing, Lu Wenwei and others detained in the Duluo Zhou camp were transferred to Ge Rong. Ge Rong knew that in order to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains, the family must be wooed, so he wanted to improve relations with the Central Plains family, so he asked someone to propose to Yang Jin, and wanted to marry his daughter to Yang Jin's son Yang Su, and in the future, everyone would be a family, and Yang Su could also be an official in his own Qi Dynasty.

Although he was in prison, the arrogance of the clan had not diminished in the slightest, and of course the Yang family was unwilling to marry this family. However, after all, Ge Rong is called the emperor and the emperor on this one-third of an acre of land, and if he refuses, Ge Rong will be annoyed and embarrassed if he can't get off the stage, and the lives of the Yang family will be in danger.

If he let his father be stabbed in order to protect the face of the clan, of course the filial piety Yang Su couldn't bear it, but he already had a countermeasure in his heart, and he was still quiet on the surface.

One day, in a party, Yang Su suddenly spurted out a stream of blood in public, and then fell to the ground, unconscious for a long time, so that everyone thought that Yang Su was sick and very sick, no matter what, Ge Rong believed in this matter, and never mentioned it again, who wants to marry his daughter to a sick son and widow?

The fact is that Yang Su first took several boxes of ox blood in his mouth, and Yang Su, like Cui Julun, used wisdom to avoid disconnection and save his family. Ge Rong began to attack Xiangzhou. When the enemy was pressing, the history of Xiangzhou had changed hands three times. (To be continued......)