Chapter 161: Assassination

Naturally, Zhang Miao couldn't hide it when he arrived in Yu County, but Zhang Mengzhuo had suffered an incomparably huge loss under Xu Ji's hands before, not to mention that he had lost all his face. And Xu Ji didn't have the slightest leisure to take care of Zhang Miao, although he left Luoyang, he never relaxed his attention to the changes in the situation in Luoyang, although Shi A accompanied him, but the hero building was still there, naturally he would not cut off the news, when he learned that Yuan Shao had fled Luoyang and Dong Zhuo even gave him an official Xu Ji knew that Dong Zhuo would definitely not find trouble for himself, but with such perseverance, I am afraid that there will be no peace in this world.

Time has passed to the end of August, but in this midsummer season, Xu Ji still has no warmth in his heart, Dong Zhuo had no intention of hiding it for a while in the mansion that day, so Xu Ji of course learned about it, and now Dong Zhuo has no opponent in Luoyang, so Liu Wei is bound to be deposed, so Xu Ji is afraid that he will lose a protection, although Liu Wei is not indispensable to Xu Ji, but he knows a little about Liu Wei and Xu Ji, and Liu Xie is a completely strange existence.

However, what Xu Ji is curious about is that Yuan Shaodu has already expressed his attitude, so what about Cao Cao? At that time, only these two people in the West Garden were characters, Xu Ji still valued Cao Cao more, but now Cao Cao seems to be silent, which is somewhat weird, Xu Ji never believes that Cao Cao is a person who sits and watches the situation of the Han Dynasty become more and more decadent, so what he wants is intriguing.

On the first day of September, Dong Zhuo "invited" Liu Wei to summon the ministers to discuss the matter in the Jiade Palace, and the so-called invitation was actually equivalent to persecution. Liu Wei really felt the bad situation of driving away the hungry wolf and the tiger again, but now he was powerless. Since Dong Zhuo forced him, he had to act according to Dong Zhuo's wishes. After all the ministers arrived, Dong Zhuo drew his sword in his hand and said loudly to the ministers in the palace: "The Son of Heaven is weak, not enough to rule the world. Today, there is a policy together. It should be read out. Where did the ministers dare to have the courage to stop it, they naturally waited for the following, and Dong Zhuo was naturally satisfied with the situation, so he motioned to Li Ru to read it out, and the text on the side read: "Emperor Xiaoling, abandon his subjects early; The emperor inherits the heir, looking at the sea. And the emperor is frivolous, undignified, and lazy: he is not virtuous, and he has a great position. The Queen Mother taught motherlessness. Reign is in turmoil. The Empress Dowager Yongle collapsed, and everyone was confused. The way of the three outlines, the era of heaven and earth, is there no que? Chen Liuwang Xie, Shengde Weimao, the rules are solemn; mourning and mourning, words are not evil; The reputation of Hugh Sheng, what the world has heard, should be inherited. For the eternal unity. The emperor is hereby abolished as the king of Hongnong, and the queen mother returns to power, please serve King Chen Liu as the emperor, and should be obedient to the people. To comfort the hope of the living. ”

When Liu Wei heard this, he was shocked and speechless for a while, and Dong Zhuo didn't wait for Liu Bian's reaction to order the guards to forcibly help Liu Wei down the Jiade Hall. It also makes people understand everything about Liu Bian's seal ribbon and other things, and this is not the end. Dong Zhuo not only ordered the guards to force Liu Wei to kneel in the north, but also called the Queen Mother to serve and bring her to the Jiade Palace.

When Empress Dowager He was escorted to the Jiade Hall by the guards, Liu Wei couldn't help crying loudly when she saw it. Empress Dowager He was indignant, but when she saw Liu Wei like this, she also understood in her heart and cried incessantly. For a time, the ministers were all sad. Many of his ministers wept secretly. But where can this affect Dong Zhuo's mind? Just as Dong Zhuo wanted to invite Liu Xie to wait for the palace, a person at the bottom of the stairs suddenly shouted angrily: "The thief Dong Zhuo, if you dare to deceive the sky, I should splash it with blood on my neck!" After that, he threw Dong Zhuo with the ivory in his hand. Where could Dong Zhuo have expected that someone would dare to do this, the ivory simply smashed on Dong Zhuo's body, Dong Zhuo immediately angrily called for the left and right attendants to take down this person, and regarded it as a book, which made people drag out of the body and behead it without the slightest emotion.

Dan Ding Guan is really a big husband, he dared to speak out so angrily knowing that he would die, and now he is still scolding when he is dying, and his expression remains the same. But after learning about this, Xu Ji seems to have some scholarly anger, and it is definitely better to leave a useful body than to send it to death meaninglessly, but as the so-called people have their own aspirations, although Xu Ji does not look down on this practice, Ding Guan's integrity is indeed admirable.

And Ding Guan's death naturally shocked the civil and military forces in the hall, so no one dared to speak out. So Dong Zhuo asked Liu Xie to ascend the throne, and the ministers naturally had to congratulate him. After the affairs were completed, Dong Zhuo ordered the guards to help the Empress Dowager He and the Hongnong King Liu Wei to stay idle in the Yong'an Palace, and even made people block the palace gate and prohibit the ministers from trespassing.

After Liu Xie ascended the throne, he named Dong Zhuo as the prime minister, and he was even more praised and worshipped, and he did not tend to enter the court, and the power of the sword to go to the palace was far more powerful than He Jin for a time. Liu Xiefang was nine years old at the time, and he changed the name of the year to Chuping that month, and ordered amnesty to the world.

And Xu Ji only sighed after learning about this, poor Liu Wei ascended the throne in April, and was deposed in September. And Dong Zhuo was even more arrogant and domineering when he ascended to the position of Xiangguo, which naturally angered many Luoyang clans, Li Ru knew that this was not a good thing, so he advised Dong Zhuo to use celebrities to think that he was open. Of course, that's just the case, of course Li Ru won't tell the truth that Dong Zhuo's purpose is to share a little sweetness with these local clans in Luoyang.

At that time, Cai Yong was exiled not long ago, and he returned to Luoyang after getting an amnesty order, Cai Yong was originally planning to clean up his hometown of the book collection in Luoyang, his only daughter Cai Yan was originally handed over to Yi Ning to take care of, Yin Ning married Xu Ji and naturally settled in Xu Fuzhong, at this time he naturally returned to Cai Yong's hometown of Yu County with Xu Ji, Cai Yong's original plan was also to return to Yu County to reunite with his daughter, who knew that Li Ru recommended him to Dong Zhuo because of his reputation and talent, Dong Zhuo ordered someone to conquer him, Cai Yong was reluctant to go, However, Dong Zhuo forced the life of the whole clan, so Cai Yong had to obey.

But what Ling Yong didn't expect was that Dong Zhuo was very happy to see Cai Yong, and he moved his officials three times a day, and he was the most obedient. The grace in this is really surprising, and it also appeases the heart of the Luoyang family. But Xu Ji, who was far away in Yu County, was very worried when he heard about this, although Cai Yong was famous in the world, but this time he should be recruited by Dong Zhuo, I am afraid that it will damage his reputation, and then he is afraid that he will be regarded as Dong Zhuo's party, and it is not known what trouble there will be at that time. But Xu Ji clearly felt that this was probably not a good omen.

And since Liu Wei and Empress Dowager He moved to Yong'an Palace, Dong Zhuo naturally ignored the former emperor, so that there was naturally a shortage of application. Liu Wei has not been able to feel at ease for a day, and he is always worried. How could he not know that Dong Zhuo would not give up so easily, but washed his face with tears all day long. This is not enough, Liu Wei was still indignant in his heart, and one day he saw a pair of flying swallows flying in the court, and he felt that he wrote a poem: "The tender grass is green and condensed with smoke, and there are two flying swallows." Luoshui is green, and strangers are envious. Looking at the blue clouds in the distance, it is my old palace. Who is loyal and righteous, and vents the grievances in my heart! ”

It is naturally impossible for Dong Zhuo to forget the hidden danger of Liu Bian, so he still sent people from time to time to ask Liu Biao if there was any change, and naturally he got this poem. Although Dong Zhuo is a rough person, he can know a little bit about it, but he doesn't understand the meaning too much after all. But he couldn't understand that there was also Li Ru, and Li Ru saw that the poems were full of resentment and said to Dong Zhuo: "King Hongnong seems to have an era in his heart, and his father-in-law must guard against it." Dong Zhuo was not angry when he heard this, but said: "I am about to kill him, but I am afraid that he will be nameless." Now that he wants to compose a poem, he is famous for killing him! So he ordered Li Ru to wait for dozens of soldiers to go to Yong'an Palace to kill him.

At this time, it was lunch time, Liu Wei and Empress Dowager He were upstairs, and when they heard the maid say that Li Ru came to Liu Wen, they knew that they were afraid that they would be in a catastrophe today. When Li Ruzhi served wine and Liu argued, Empress Dowager He didn't know the reason and asked why, Li Ru replied: "Spring is harmonious." Dong Xiangguo's special longevity wine. But although Empress Dowager He didn't know about Liu Zhuo's poetry, she was often wary of Dong Zhuo's murder, and even replied: "Since it is a longevity wine, you might as well drink it first." Where would Li Ru agree, so he said angrily: "King Hongnong and the Queen Mother don't drink?" Before Empress Dowager He could reply, Li Ru summoned the armor to hold a short blade and Bai Lian in front of him: "I don't want to drink the wine." You can get these two things! ”

Empress Dowager He didn't know what Dong Zhuo meant, and immediately scolded He Jin for having no plan and leading thieves into Beijing. To the woe of today. Where did Li Ru care about this woman's scolding, and turned his head to Liu and said, "In this case, King Hongnong can drink first?" Liu Bianqing knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he said calmly: "Allow me to say goodbye to the Queen Mother for the time being." After that, he mourned and sang: "The heavens and the earth are easy, and the sun and the moon are turned." Abandon the ten thousand times and retreat to the domain. Not long after the ministers were forced to die, the general trend went to tears! After the song, he said to the queen mother: "The queen mother, please forgive the sons for their incompetence and inability to make the queen mother live a long life." ”

Li Ru was even more impatient when he heard the meaning of Liu Wei's song, so he scolded: "Xiangguo waits for returns." Thou shalt wait for Oyan, who do you want to save Yeh? When Empress Dowager He heard this, she scolded: "Dong thief forced my mother and son, the emperor did not bless me!" Thou shalt help the wicked, and thou shalt destroy the clan! When Li Ru heard this, his heart was even more angry, and he grabbed the Queen Mother with both hands, and went downstairs, and then asked the armor to kill Liu Wei with wine. After the incident, he reported to Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo ordered Liu Wei and Empress Dowager He to be buried outside the city. Liu Xie was still young at this time, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything, Dong Zhuo was even more arrogant, and since then he has entered the palace every night, raped the palace maid, and stayed in the dragon bed at night.

After a long time, some people discussed about it, Dong Zhuo knew that there was indeed something wrong, so he led the army out of the city and went to Yangcheng. Dong Zhuo then ordered the soldiers to surround and kill them, plunder the women and property, put them on the cart, hang more than 1,000 pills under the car, and even return them, threatening to kill the thieves and return with a great victory, and burned the heads outside the city gate, scattering the army with women's property. Naturally, the court is not as easy to deceive as the people, so Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue cavalry, was indignant about this, and already had the intention of assassinating Dong Zhuo in his heart, so it was convenient for the court to wear small armor and hide a short knife, and kill Dong Zhuo if he wanted to serve.

However, Dong Zhuo's side was extremely tightly guarded, but there was no chance overnight, but Wu Fu had a will to die in his heart, and he did not relax. One day finally got the opportunity, it was the day Dong Zhuo was about to go to the court, Wu Fu greeted Your Excellency, saw the left and right guards Shang Yuan pulled out a knife and stabbed Dong Zhuo, but after all, Dong Zhuo was born as a warlord in Xiliang, and he was born thick in order to grab Wu Fu's hands with his hands, Lu Bu saw this behind Dong Zhuo at this time and immediately stepped forward to knock down Wu Fu, Dong Zhuo glared at the anger and asked: "Who taught you to rebel?" Wu Fu knew that he would die, so he looked at him coldly and contemptuously: "You are not my king, I am not your minister, why is it the other way around?" Thou shalt be full of sins, and everyone will be punished for it! I hate not to crack the car to thank the world! Why don't you say anything if you can't do it now? The only dead ear! Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered the guards to escort him to Ling Chi. Wu Fu's expression did not change at all, and it was reported that the execution was fashionable and scolded Dong Zhuo.

It's just that after Wu Fu's assassination, Dong Zhuo's side was even more closely guarded, and he would be accompanied by a soldier every time he came out. At this time, Yuan Shao had settled in Bohai and heard about Dong Zhuo's power. When he heard about Wufu, he was naturally indignant in his heart, so he sent someone to write a secret book to see Situ Wang Yun. The book simply said: "Zhuo thief deceived the heavens and abolished the master." Man cannot bear to speak; And the public is arrogant, if you don't hear it. Shall you repay the loyal ministers of the country? Shao Jin gathered troops and trained his soldiers, wanting to sweep away the royal family, but he did not dare to move lightly. If the public has a heart, he should take advantage of it. If you are compelled to do so, do what you are commanded. ”

Wang Yun is an old fox, Wu Fu has already startled the snake beforehand, where dare to make a move, but he is indeed extremely dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's actions, of course, Wang Yun cares not about the Han family or the people. The only thing he cares about is the damage to his own interests, since Dong Zhuo came to power, his power has become less and less, how can he bear it? So he secretly planned in his heart. Suddenly, one day, when he saw Liu Hong's old ministers in the waiter's cabinet, Wang Yun said: "Today, the old man is cheap, and he dares to bend everyone to the house for a drink at night." All the officials respected Wang Yunzhi's ability, so they all said: "I will come to celebrate my birthday." ”

That night, Wang Yun conveniently set up a banquet in the back hall of his house, and the ministers came. After several rounds of drinking, Wang Yun suddenly hid his face and cried, and everyone was naturally shocked, so they asked, "Situ Gui's birthday." Why is it sad? Wang Yun explained sadly: "Today is not a cheap surrender, just because I want to talk to everyone, and I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will be suspicious, so I will say it." Dong Zhuo bullied the lord to seize power. Social security is hard to protect. If you want Emperor Gao to punish Qin and destroy Chu, only then can you have the world of the Han Dynasty today; Whoever wants to pass it on to this day is lost at the hands of Dong Zhuo. That's why I'm crying. Then all the officials wept.

When Cao Cao was not invited by Wang Yun. Knowing that Wang Yun invited Liu Hong's old ministers, it was convenient for Wang Yun to knock on the door outside the mansion to find out one or two, and the family came to report. Wang Yun was afraid of being suspicious, so he had to let Cao Cao in, and the people present heard that Cao Cao was coming to contain the grief. Cao Cao entered and saw that everyone present had a sad face, and he knew that something must be wrong. However, his status was too low, so he had to sit at the last seat, and when the attendant poured wine for Cao Cao, Cao Cao took the drink and sighed: "Situ seems to have hidden it, but I don't know that the cellar in Situ's house seems to be deceiving me." ”

Wang Yun frowned when he heard this: "Why did Meng De say this? Why did the old man hide something? Cao Cao smiled coldly and said: "I look at you with a sad face, which seems to mean Dong Zhuo, but the princess of the Manchu Dynasty, crying until Ming at night, crying until the night, can you still cry Dong Zhuo to death?" It's ridiculous! Wang Yun saw that Cao Cao seemed to know, so he no longer concealed it, but said angrily: "Cao Cao, your ancestor also ate the Han Dynasty, why did he laugh at him if he didn't want to serve the country now?" Cao Cao's expression was even more cold when he heard this: "Meng Defei laughed at other things, only laughed at everyone and had no plan to kill Dong Zhuoer." Although he is not talented, he is willing to cut off Dong Zhuo's head and hang the capital gate to thank the world. It's not like you just know how to cry and cry as that daughter! ”

Wang Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, Cao Cao was originally very close to Dong Zhuo, and there might be an opportunity, so it was convenient to leave Cao Cao alone after the banquet, so he asked: "Meng Deyan is willing to kill Dong Zhuo, dare to ask what is the high opinion?" Cao Cao changed his previous arrogance at this time and said: "Recently, although Cao Cao has stooped down to be a good person, he really wants to take advantage of the ears of the map. Now Dong Zhuo trusts Cao Cao quite a lot, so he can get close to Dong Zhuo at the time. Cao heard that Situ had a Qibao knife, I don't know if Situ is willing to borrow and Cao to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion to assassinate him? If you can get it, you won't hate it even if you die! ”

Wang Yun said happily when he heard this: "Meng Deguo has a heart, and the world is very lucky. So he personally poured wine to serve Cao Cao, Cao Cao drained wine on the spot and swore to kill Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun saw that Cao Cao really had made up his mind and took the knife from the back hall and Cao Cao, Cao Cao hid the knife in the close place and then said goodbye.

The next day, Cao Cao went to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a sword, and when he saw the guards outside the mansion, he asked, "Where is the Prime Minister?" When the soldier saw that it was Cao Cao, he replied with a smile: "It turned out to be the captain of the Xiao cavalry, and the prime minister was in the small pavilion, and the captain went by himself." Cao Cao then went straight inside, to the attic, only to see Dong Zhuo sitting on the couch, Lu Bu standing sideways, Dong Zhuo saw Cao Cao coming, so he asked: "Why is Meng De late?" Cao Cao was in a hurry and said: "Ma Lu is late, please forgive the prime minister." Dong Zhuo smiled when he heard this: "There are really no good horses in the Central Plains. Then he turned back to Lu Bu and said, "A few days ago, Xiliang just came in with a good horse, and Feng Xianke went to pick a horse for me to give to Meng De." ”

Lu Bu took the order to go, and Cao Cao was even more happy to see Lu Bu leaving, and secretly said in his heart that Dong Zhuo would die. I wanted to draw a knife to kill him, but when I thought of Wufu's matter, I was afraid that Dong Zhuo would not be able to succeed, so he did not dare to act rashly. Dong Zhuo was unable to sit for a long time because of his fat body, and he was bored waiting, so he fell on his stomach and turned inward. Cao Cao saw this, and secretly predicted that the time had come, and immediately took out Wang Yun and his treasure knife from his waist and was about to slash at Dong Zhuo, who knew that Dong Zhuo suddenly looked into the mirror, so that in the mirror, he saw Cao Cao pulling out the knife behind his back, and hurriedly got up and turned back and said: "What is Meng De?" When Lu Bu had already led the horse to the outside of the pavilion, Cao Cao knew that the assassination of Dong Zhuo had been revealed, so Cao Cao was anxious and immediately knelt down with a knife: "Cao Xindebao knife took a bite, and specially came to offer his favor." Dong Zhuo heard that he took the knife in Cao Cao's hand, and saw that his knife was more than a foot long, and the seven treasures were inlaid on it, which was extremely sharp, and it was indeed a treasure knife as Cao Cao said, so Dong Zhuo handed the knife to Lu Bu to collect, and Cao Cao hurriedly unsheathed the knife and handed it to Lu Bu.

After that, Dong Zhuo led Cao Cao out of the pavilion to see the horse, and after Cao Cao saw the horse, he arched his hand to Dong Zhuo and said, "I am willing to try to ride." Dong Zhuo ordered the armor to match Cao Cao with a saddle bridle. Cao Cao led his horse away from the Prime Minister's Mansion, mounted his horse and whipped to the southeast (to be continued......