Above the main hall, the ministers were noisy and quiet.

Many people have uneasy looks on their faces, what's going on in this world?

Luoyang, the dignified imperial capital, how can anyone come?

Empress Dowager He took the letter sent by Dong Zhuo and looked at it, just a glance, she was quite angry, looking at the ministers in the palace, she snorted coldly: "Rebellious people! ”

The ministers were even more curious about what kind of letter could make Empress Dowager He angry like this, and then they heard the eunuch reading it above.

"The first emperor edicted the auxiliary government, the general of the western expedition of the festival, the captain of the school, the fake Liangzhou pastor, the fake protector of the Western Regions, the edict of the great Sima, the Taifu, and the Shangshu Lingzhuo, and the Empress Dowager, the King of Yingchuan and the ministers of Luoyang."

These words directly made the ministers in the palace unable to hold back, no wonder the queen mother was so temperamental.

Dong Zhuo added such a large list of titles before his name, first canonized by Emperor Ling, and later canonized by the current emperor, which is a naked expression, whether it is the previous dynasty or the present, I, Dong Zhuo, am the number one today, and it stands to reason that I should be the master of this world.

Although the first emperor is the Spirit Emperor, can you really ignore his edict?

How many of you are noble because of the Spirit Emperor?

Although a nickname has stepped Emperor Ling into the garbage heap of history, and even when he counts the first emperors of the Han Dynasty, he has to jump over directly, but who dares to abolish his edict?

Don't you want all these sources of legitimacy?

This is Li Ru's idea to Dong Zhuo, why should he set up a strengthened version of Liu Bian, the famous weapons are all in his hands, and when he can get everything according to the rules, he must follow the rules.

Li Ru's means even Wushuang Hou has nothing to say, if he can win Dong Zhuo, then Emperor Ling's edict will naturally be chaotic, but if he can't beat it, then Emperor Ling's edict will take effect.

And in the letter sent by Dong Zhuo, there is a very key point, he recognized the status of the Empress Dowager He, but another name was specially named - King Yingchuan!

Who is the King of Yingchuan?

Everyone with a little bit of brains knows who else can there be besides Liu He, a serious prince?

Dong Zhuoying Liu argued that after the emperor, Liu Xie was named the king of Chen Liu, and Liu He was named the king of Yingchuan.

This sentence directly removed Liu He's emperor position, and he didn't even say that he was a pseudo-emperor, which was the supreme contempt.

This contempt made Empress Dowager He very angry.

"What a rebel! How dare he do that? ”

"It's so rampant, who does he think he is?"

No matter what thoughts the ministers in the palace have in their hearts, their rejection of Dong Zhuo is still obvious, and they don't want Dong Zhuo to enter Luoyang.

In the Han Dynasty, the warriors of the border counties were used and rejected, because the ideological differences between the two were too great.

Sometimes they even directly treat these border county warriors as barbarians, because in the eyes of these ministers and courtiers, these border county warriors are capricious, cruel and murderous, and they are no different from those barbarians who are afraid of power but not virtuous.

With this kind of century-old experience, will Dong Zhuo be an exception?

The eunuch's voice continued to sound, "The first emperor returned to heaven, the crown prince argued with the elders, narrated the outline, should be the emperor, and this duke will be assisted by order."

The imperial capital of Luoyang, when it was the emperor's palace, was stolen by the thief Zhang Jiao, the prince regretted it, and he hated to get rid of this thief for the country!

The thieves of all countries are mediocre and cannot be exterminated, so I gathered the people to revolt, and did my best to raise the athletes of Liangzhou, working together, totaling 500,000 people, and waving my sword to the east.

coincided with the prince's flight to the west, Zhang Jiao died violently, which is a sign of heaven's will to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

Tell the queen mother, the king, and the princes, open Luoyang, welcome the prince into the city, and wait for the king of Yingchuan to make mistakes, and the prince is not to blame in the past. ”

Some of the latter words are some nonsense, and the most important thing is this paragraph.

The 500,000 people must be bragging, but Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses will not be less, I am afraid that the soldiers plus the forcibly recruited young and strong, hundreds of thousands and 200,000 can be pulled out.

The ministers in the palace were all slanderous in their hearts for these words, and then they heard a rather high voice sound, "Thief! ”

When everyone saw it, it was indeed the former three generals of the Taiping Army, and now the imperial court guard, Bu Cai had a very ugly expression on his face and said: "What a thief Dong Zhuo is."

Isn't it a great contribution to the world for us to get rid of the only husband?

How dare you accuse us of being a thief, a traitor who is holding a single husband and killing him, how dare he be so rampant?

The Taoist master has passed away, so he dared to come out and bark wildly, but he was afraid of it like a tiger at the beginning, how ridiculous this is, he must leave a place for him in the "Funny Collection", "Zhuo thief barks"! ”

Bu Cai's words have been recognized by many people, you didn't dare to come out when Zhang Jiao was so fierce, what are you pretending to be here now?

As for why Dong Zhuo belittled Zhang Jiao, everyone was very clear, because Dong Zhuo's main legitimacy came from Emperor Ling, so he was unwilling to raise Zhang Jiao.

But now in the situation in Luoyang City, it is not possible not to raise the horns.

Because the main army guarding Luoyang was the original Taiping Army, many ministers now began to recruit people to form a new army, but the results were not very great.

Zhou Cang and the others were equally indignant, insulting Zhang Jiao was insulting all of them, Zhou Cang said angrily: "Isn't Dong Zhuo, the thief, claiming to have an army of 500,000?

Let him try it and see if he can break this Luoyang City. ”

As soon as Zhou Cang's words came out, the palace was suddenly shocked, this is going to be a confrontation, but everyone carefully calculated, who is willing to raise their hands and surrender?

If there is a Wushuang Marquis or a Marquis Yinghou outside the city, then with Luo's reputation of 1,300 years, it is not a problem to open the city gate, what is Dong Zhuo?

A Bianjun martial artist who can only move a knife, after opening the city gate, who knows if you will continue to wield the butcher knife, and this letter is so arrogant, so that those who want to wait and see are also extremely repulsed, this attitude is too bad, when Zhang Jiao came in, it was not so excessive.

Hearing this, Empress Dowager He made up her mind decisively and said, "Send a reply to Dong Zhuo and reprimand him for how dare he be so arrogant to a regent empress dowager?"

Tell him that Luoyang will not be opened for him, and after sending someone to send Bian'er, Tang Ji and Liu Xie in, he can return to Liangzhou by the same route, and he must not stay near Luoyang, otherwise he will be punished according to rebellion. ”

Empress Dowager He's words can almost be called a declaration of war, it is completely Dong Zhuo's letter to fight back, it can't be said that he doesn't give face at all, but basically he sent all Dong Zhuo's demands back.

Especially let Dong Zhuo go back to Liangzhou, which is what Dong Zhuo can't tolerate the most.

But no one in the palace persuaded the Queen Mother to express Luoyang's opinion to Dong Zhuo, which was a very important matter, and Dong Zhuo couldn't say anything.

……

Dong Zhuo hadn't actually arrived yet, but it was almost, as soon as he arrived in the Xiliang Army, Niu Fu greeted him directly, and said with a smile on his face: "Uncle Yue, your letter has been sent in, this is a letter sent by Luoyang City." ”

Dong Zhuo immediately took it, and Niu Fu patted the horse and said: "Then there are orphans and widows in Luoyang City, and Empress Dowager He is just a woman. ”

Dong Zhuo was a little complacent when he heard this.

I, Dong Zhuo, have struggled in Liangzhou for so many years, but I have come to this point, and Li Ru is even more energetic looking at Luoyang City.

How many years?

Coming from Liangzhou all the way to study, in this Luoyang City, in the middle of the world, how much humiliation did I suffer?

Who knows how they've come by all these years?

Now, I, Li Ru, am standing here, with 100,000 athletes from Liangzhou, and tell the princes of Luoyang City that the offensive and defensive momentum has been reversed.

It's my home field now!

Dong Zhuo unfolded the letter with a smile on his face, and then his face froze.

Niu Fu is still chattering there, after all, in this situation, the Xiliang army is coming to the city, who can not be afraid?

In this situation of flying dragons riding faces, can there be any accidents?

"Arrogance!"

Dong Zhuo's angry voice interrupted Niu Fu's sycophancy, and the people around him were shocked, Li Ru took the letter and read it in a hurry, but his face was still calm.

This performance of Luoyang City is also in Li Ru's prediction.

Looking at Dong Zhuo, who was very angry, Li Ru added fuel and vinegar and said: "Lord, these ministers of Luoyang City obviously didn't take you to heart, and thought that you were the martial artist in Liangzhou, they just looked down on you nakedly, and looked down on our Xiliang Army."

In the eyes of those Luoyang ministers, we are afraid that we are beggars from Xiliang who came to this Luoyang Imperial City to ask for food. ”

As soon as Li Ru's words came out, not only Dong Zhuo, but even the generals of the Xiliang Army became angry, and they all shouted to read the letter to see what those dog-day ministers said about them.

Dong Zhuo said angrily: "This demon queen actually protects the Taiping Army, but refutes the loyalty of a big man like Bengong, and she must have a leg with that horn."

My father heard that Liu He was still a baby under the age of age, and I am afraid that he was Zhang Jiao's posthumous son. ”

Li Ru's eyelids jumped when he heard this, this rumor is too outrageous, Liu He is three or four years old, and it is clearly recorded in the history books, this thing can't be changed.

Dong Zhuo himself knew that it was a bit outrageous, and said: "Then there must be a problem, that Zhang Jiao has lived in the palace for so long, it is said that the demon queen recommended herself to the pillow seat, how could nothing have happened to her kind of queen who brought disaster to the country and the people, maybe there is Zhang Jiao's posthumous son in her abdomen now!" ”

Anyway, this basin must be buckled up for Empress Dowager He!

Li Ru unfolded the letter and read it again, then pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "Lord, we can't fight against Luoyang City like this anymore, otherwise we will really have to forcibly attack the city."

There are still some Taiping troops in the city to defend it, and there are newly recruited people, even if they can capture the city, I am afraid that the loss will not be small.

Now it is best to make peace with Luoyang, they all know that they must not be the opponent of our Xiliang army, in this case, give them some benefits, such as ensuring their status and power, so that it is easy for them to give up resistance.

The reason why these ministers oppose you is probably because they are afraid of losing these powers and positions, and Confucianism knows them too well. ”

Dong Zhuo didn't expect that Li Ru, who had always been the most radical, would actually express his intention to make peace, but he hesitated a little and said: "But do you have to give them so many benefits in vain?"

These Luoyang ministers really made Bengong angry. ”

Li Ru smiled sadly, raised his hand and covered most of his cheeks with a feather fan, the cruelty in his eyes was revealed, and he laughed softly: "This is not an oath to Luohe Shenshui, after entering Luoyang City, it is okay to break the contract directly."

After there is no city, maybe these ministers will lick their faces and come to beg you to cooperate with them. ”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and went into the city to break the contract directly?

If this is the princes of the Central Plains, they must think about it, but Dong Zhuo has done too many things without believing in his words, so he felt that his eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and said: "Wenyou, you are so smart, just do it, and you will write the letter to Luoyang City."

Invite the princes of Luoyang City to jointly build the Han Dynasty.

However, it is estimated that they will not agree directly, and they still have to take a look at the strength of our Xiliang Army, so that they will make up their minds faster.

After the generals and other armies arrived, they prepared to attack the city, and sent orders to the counties under the division to allocate grain and grass materials, so that the ministers of Luoyang could take a good look at the courage of my Xiliang Erlang.

Let them know why they can sit in Luoyang City? ”

Li Ru had a slight cold smile on his face hidden behind the feather fan, and when he entered Luoyang City, he let those ministers know what cruelty was.

Zhang Jiao didn't kill all those people Li Ru didn't expect, a thief really regarded himself as a person who did the right thing for heaven to kill his only husband.

Besides, all the ministers in the world can be killed!

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Ru's reply was written very politely, as if he had changed someone, although he still had to hold power, but he was not as domineering as before.

The title of Zhang Jiao was also changed to Dao Master, and then Li Ru asked the letter to be re-sent into Luoyang City.

There are constantly troops slowly gathering outside Luoyang City, and the number of Xiliang troops is increasing, which really moves the entire Liangzhou team.

How strong Dong Zhuo's determination to enter Luoyang is, it can be seen from here that he simply has the intention of becoming a benevolent person if he does not succeed, which is Li Ru's strategy.

He just wants to cut off all the back roads in the entire Xiliang, and he wants to fight for the world with one mind, so he has come to this day!

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There are many problems throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, among which the contradiction between the border county warriors and the Central Plains warriors is a main line that cannot be ignored, it is true that the warriors also participated in the border war, but the final result was to return to Luoyang, and the border county warriors were confined to the border counties for life.

This is actually a manifestation of the political power of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, after the power is transmitted by blood, military merits are awarded, and the scriptures are examined, it has completely entered the era of "school-blood" combination, in which the core role is "the name of the scriptures - family power", which is neither blood inheritance, nor knowledge transmission, but an extremely complex way of transmission.

It maintained the survival of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the stability of the imperial power, but it also brought about the shrinking of the imperial power and the immutability of the basic plate of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was one of the factors for the decline and fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the factors for the non-extinction of the Eastern Han Dynasty. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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