Chapter 273: Crowned King of Luoyang
The one who ran down the stairs was Li Su, the general of the Tiger Ben.
Looking up and seeing Li Su running towards him with his hand on the hilt of his sword, Dong Zhuo furrowed his brows, and asked angrily: "General Li shouted in the palace, what kind of system has he become?" ”
"General Ben is here to kill the old thief!" Running to Dong Zhuo's approach, Li Su shouted, and while Dong Zhuo was unprepared, he reached out and pulled out his long sword, and stabbed it towards Dong Zhuo's chest.
Li Su drew his sword, which was completely unexpected by Dong Zhuo. Although he was born fat, he was born as a military general after all, and when the long sword stabbed into his chest, he was taken aback and hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it. Fortunately, the sharp blade did not pierce his chest, but plunged into his shoulder blade. A heart-piercing pain hit Dong Zhuo's cerebellar cortex, and he gasped cold air in his painful mouth, but he was not fatally injured.
The shoulder blade was stabbed by Li Su, Dong Zhuo was about to shout, asking Hu Ben to step forward and kill Dong Zhuo, but Hu Ben behind him drew out their long swords one after another, and they actually forced him up.
"Dong Zhuo is a traitor, and he is in trouble." Including Jia Xu, a group of officials who followed Dong Zhuo into the palace were all twisted by Hu Ben, and under the persecution of Li Su and others, Dong Zhuo retreated to the corner of the stairs, and just didn't know what to do, Wang Yun stepped forward and shouted loudly: "We will follow the holy decree, act on behalf of heaven, and kill the ministers." Dong Zhuo is not killed if he still leads the neck? ”
Dong Zhuo, who was rampant in the DPRK and China in the past, and held all the power of life and death in the world in his hands, could only stare at the balls with a look of horror at this time.
He didn't expect that the ministers of the court would dare to be so bold, and when his power was in full swing, they would take advantage of him entering the palace to congratulate the emperor on his initial recovery from a serious illness, and take the opportunity to plot against him.
Dong Zhuo had no way to retreat, just waiting for everyone to rush up and chop into powder, but the tiger ben who was surrounding him dodged a little to the sides at this time, making way for a passage that was not too wide, and Lu Bu, who was dressed in military uniform, took a big step and walked towards Dong Zhuo.
"Bong save me first!" Seeing Lu Bu walking up, Dong Zhuo's eyes, which had lost hope, instantly flashed with anticipation, and he hurriedly shouted at Lu Bu.
"Old thief, take your life!" In the end, what made Dong Zhuo desperate was that Lu Bu strode in front of him, and instead of supporting him as he expected, he drew out his long sword and stabbed it into his chest.
The long sword pierced through Dong Zhuo's chest and peeked out from his back. Due to Dong Zhuo's obesity, the whole sword sank into his chest, and the hilt of the sword went all the way to his chest, and the tip of the sword that came out of his back was only three or four inches long.
Blood dripped down the tip of the sword from the back and fell to the ground, and on the jade-white steps, gorgeous blood flowers soon bloomed.
Holding Lu Bu's sword-holding hand tightly with both hands, Dong Zhuoyuan opened his eyes and stared at Lu Bu with a stunned expression, and asked him unwillingly, "Why...... Kill me, ......? ”
The muscles on Lu Bu's face spasmed violently, and he pulled out his long sword violently, raised his foot and kicked it towards Dong Zhuo's fat belly.
Dong Zhuo, who was huge, was kicked out of the air by Lu Bu, and rolled out a few steps like a ball. On the trajectory he rolled, a bright red blood stain dragged out the elder.
The momentum of the tumbling finally stopped, Dong Zhuo was facing up on his back, the chest pierced by the long sword was no longer painful, his body was numb a little, and his consciousness was gradually foggy.
Just as he was about to close his eyes, two people walked down the steps.
Walking in front was a young eleven or twelve-year-old man in a black robe, with a pure black crown on his head, and some beads that shimmered in the sunlight hung from the front and back of the crown. This young man is none other than the new emperor Liu Xie, who was supported by Dong Zhuo after abolishing Liu Wei, that is, the later Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Xie's face was pale, and there was still a little sallow in the white, and he looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness. Standing on the steps, looking at Dong Zhuo lying in a pool of blood not far away, perhaps he had a fear of Dong Zhuo from the bottom of his bones, Liu Xie trembled, and actually twisted his head to the side, not daring to look at him again.
Behind Liu Xie was Liu Wei, who was dressed in a brocade yellow robe and had a golden crown on his bun. Liu Wei pressed the long sword in one hand, stood behind Liu Xie, standing against the wind, full of a majesty that was not angry and self-righteous, and looked at the world, the momentum of this majesty was extremely strong, he just casually went to that station, and the momentum exuded by his body suppressed the imperial aura on Liu Xie's body.
Standing behind Liu Xie, Liu Wei's expression was extremely respectful. Seeing that Liu Xie didn't dare to look at Dong Zhuo, Liu Wei clasped his hands into fists, bowed deeply to him, and said to him: "Your Majesty, now that Dong Zhuo has been ambushed, how should Dong Zhuo's clan and the rebellious ministers be dealt with, I implore Your Majesty to drop it!" ”
Lying on the ground, Dong Zhuo, whose breath of life was about to completely break away from his body, clearly heard Liu Xie shouting in a trembling voice before he lost his last trace of will: "Dong Zhuo is causing chaos in the dynasty, intending to subvert the Han Society, and the crime cannot be punished!" With the strict investigation of the Imperial Governor's Office, one should go against the party and even the nine clans! ”
Liu Xie's voice became more and more hazy in Dong Zhuo's ears, and the last sentence of "Zhulian Nine Clans" didn't know if Dong Zhuo had listened to it, and when Liu Xie announced that he would hand over Dong Zhuo's case to the court lieutenant for trial, Dong Zhuo had already swallowed his last breath and fell in a pool of blood under the palace steps. The era when he was in charge of the government finally came to an end.
"Brother Huang!" Dong Zhuo died, Liu Xieqiang was terrified in his heart, turned around and took Liu Bian's hands, and said to Liu Zhuo sincerely: "The throne should have belonged to the imperial brother, but it was Dong Zhuo's chaotic government that caused the imperial brother to leave the palace to flee." Now that Dong Zhuo has been ambushed, I want to pass on the decree, and order the Heavenly Supervisor to decide on an auspicious day and give the throne to the imperial brother......"
Liu Xie's words were sincere, but from his young eyes, Liu Wei saw a different meaning.
That means unwillingness and reluctance, but also with endless helplessness. At this moment, when Liu Xie said such a thing, I am afraid that he just wanted to hand over his power and save his life.
At such a young age, he could think about it so carefully, which made Liu Wei look at him a lot differently.
The courtiers standing on the steps all set their eyes on Liu Wei. Some of them had expectations and relief in their eyes, as if they wanted to see Liu Wei ascend to the throne again, while more people showed panic in their expressions.
Glancing at the courtiers on the steps, Liu Wei withdrew his hands that were being pulled by Liu Xie, clenched his fists and bowed, bowed deeply to Liu Xie, and said, "The minister implores His Majesty to take back his life!" ”
"Brother Huang, why is this?" Liu Biao didn't want to accept the Zen concession, Liu Xie's heart was first relieved, and then he asked Liu Bian: "I said this from the bottom of my heart, and I have no second meaning!" Brother Huang doesn't have to worry too much! ”
"Your Majesty!" Liu Wei maintained the posture of bowing down and clenching his fists, and said to Liu Xie: "The Han Sect, now only His Majesty and the ministers are left. Today, the Yellow Turban is still in turmoil, and the heroes of the Quartet are rising, if the ministers rise up again to fight for the imperial power, it is not self-destruction of the foundation of the Han family. The minister has nothing else to ask for, but only hopes that His Majesty will work diligently for the people, appease the ministers, and revive the majesty of my Han Dynasty, and the minister's wish is fulfilled. When His Majesty is forever solid, the ministers will hand over their military power and become the king of freedom! ”
"Brother ...... Emperor" Liu Wei said this, Liu Xie, who was several years younger than him, had tears rolling in his eyes, pulled up his hands again, and said with a little choked up: "Brother Huang thinks about the Han Society everywhere, and he is connected with my flesh and blood. I will sit with the royal brother! ”
Without waiting for Liu Wei to answer, Liu Xie turned around and shouted to the ministers: "Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, has been repeatedly murdered by Dong thieves, but fortunately, God has favored me and will not stop my Dahan Temple. In order to punish Dong Zhuo, King Hongnong was not afraid of difficulties, sneaked into Chang'an, and finally worked together with the final ministers to help the Han Sheji, and made great contributions! Now Dong Zhuo has been ambushed, and I have named Liu Wei as the king of Luoyang, with full authority to handle the affairs of Hedong, Hongnong, and Henan Yinsanjun, and take charge of national affairs with me! ”
"Your Majesty is wise! The king of Luoyang is mighty! When the ministers got the will, they knelt on the ground one after another and shouted congratulations to Liu Xie and Liu Bianshan.
"There are many meritorious people who have killed Dong Zhuo this time, and when they come to the next day, I will have my own reward!" After waving his hand to the courtiers, Liu Xie said to everyone: "Today, I want to have a long talk with the imperial brother, and the matter of Dong Zhuo will be handed over to Situ Wang Yun to deal with with it with full authority." ”
"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to the King of Luoyang! Liu Xie said that he wanted to have a long talk with Liu Zhuo, Dong Zhuo had already been ambushed, and the power of the world returned to Liu Xie's hands, and the ministers did not dare to disobey, knelt on the ground, and shouted again.
Leaving the main hall with Liu Xie, under the arch guard of Deng Zhan and a team of tiger guards, Liu Wei and Liu Xie walked side by side towards the backyard of the palace.
The palace occupies a wide area, and after walking along the bluestone paved road for a long time, I still did not see the entrance to the inner courtyard of the palace.
The two of them didn't speak all the way, Liu Xie put his hands behind his back, straightened his small chest and walked a little forward, at this time, although his face was still pale, he was a little more energetic, no longer walking on thin ice like in the past, and regained the bearing that many emperors should have.
One step or so behind Liu Xie, Liu Wei was watching the scenery on both sides of the road all the way.
The Chang'an Imperial Palace has not yet been built, but the palace room, the corner tower is already row upon row, connected with each other, both sides of the road are also planted with flowers and plants, there are birds and flowers everywhere, as far as the scenery is concerned, it is quite pleasant to live here.
"Back then, Dong Zhuo intended to murder the emperor's brother." After walking about two pillars of incense, Liu Xie finally spoke first, a trace of gloom appeared on his face, and he said to Liu Wei very dejectedly: "Although I couldn't bear to kill each other that day, but the government was in the hands of Dong Zhuo, and I was helpless......
When Liu Xie said this, Liu Wei secretly felt a little funny in his heart. This little emperor, who was only eleven years old, was much more mature and scheming than he imagined.
I am afraid that when Dong Zhuo intended to murder Liu Wei that day, Liu Xie also hoped for Liu Wei's early death, only then could his emperor's throne sit in peace.
However, although he saw Liu Xie clearly in his heart, Liu Wei still had a look of sincere fear on his face, and said to Liu Xie: "Dong Zhuo has already been ambushed, and His Majesty does not need to mind." From today on, His Majesty is the real emperor of the Han Dynasty, the courtiers of the world, whoever is not satisfied, the ministers will lead the army to crusade! ”
"Why don't you move into the palace and live with me?" After taking a few steps forward, Liu Xie stopped, turned to face Liu Wei, and said to him: "There is the imperial brother here, if I encounter difficulties, I can also ask the imperial brother for advice." ”
"There is only one master in the world!" Liu Wei smiled slightly, shook his head and said to Liu Wei: "The reason why the minister killed Dong Zhuo is only to support the Han clan and Kuang Zheng's majesty. Your Majesty is the lord of the world, how dare the ministers trespass? There are a few things that the minister wants to ask for His Majesty's permission, and I hope His Majesty's permission is granted! ”
"What's the matter, Brother Huang? But it doesn't hurt to say it! Liu Biao said that he had something to ask Liu Xie for permission, Liu Xie waved his hand very generously, and said to Liu Bian: "The imperial brother and I are close relatives and flesh and blood, but whatever the imperial brother wants, it is what I want, and everything is not allowed!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Liu Xie's words, Liu Wei hugged his fists and bowed down, and thanked Liu Xie again.