To the south of Luoyang, in the Qingzhou Army garrison in Yangcheng, Jia Xu, who was sitting idly with Guan Yu, looked at a secret report sent by the spy.

The scribe who was in the barracks but had never put on armor laughed and handed the secret report in his hand to Guan Yu on the side.

The content of the secret report is not long, it only says one thing, just a few lines.

Dong Zhuo did not die, and Lu Bu returned north.

Guan Yu sighed, Dong Zhuo, the Liangzhou Menghu, is immortal, I don't know how many people will die because of him in the future.

He gathered his thoughts, remembered something again, and asked: "Wenhe, now that my brother is in Youzhou, how can he know about this place, and how can he send Lu Bu a handwritten letter?" ”

He has been with Liu Bei for many years, so he naturally saw at a glance that the letter that Jia Xu took out that day was different. Although the handwriting has Liu Bei's own eight-point divine will, the subtleties are still a little different.

Jia Xu laughed, "Why does Yun Chang ask knowingly? The lord is not a god, so he naturally does not know about this place. The letter was just a copy of my lord's handwriting. ”

Guan Yu frowned, not to blame Jia Xu for imitating Liu Bei's handwriting, but to be unable to figure out another matter.

"Lu Bu seems to be reckless, but he is actually extremely suspicious. When I was in Takayanagi, I had seen my brother's handwriting, even if you copied it again, I was afraid that he could see some differences, why did you believe it so easily this time? ”

Jia Xu casually put the secret report on the candle flame on the side, "Actually, what does Lu Buxin have to do with not believing?" In this world now, don't say that he is Lu Fengxian, who is already ambitious, even if he changes to any other person, makes meritorious contributions, and the opportunity to become famous all over the world is in front of him, who can bear it? ”

"If he attacks and kills Dong Zhuo this time, and Dong Zhuo has no heir, then there will be no owner in the Liangzhou army, and there will be chaos. He will unite with you and me again to attack Luoyang from north to south. ”

"Crossing the Yellow River is an open land of Pingchuan, with the courage of Lu Bu and the strength of the state army, how can the remnants of Liangzhou resist? And between us and Luoyang, there is still a Xuanyuan Pass. At that time, the tiger will be driven in front of the city and the jackal will be in the back, which is very interesting to think about. ”

Guan Yu nodded, like something Lu Bu could do.

"So what he really needs is not the promise of the lord, but just a reason for his soldiers to fight with him." Jia Xu smiled, "It's just that the opportunity was given to him, but it's a pity that he is really useless." ”

"But it's not necessarily a bad thing, now Luoyang is certainly a rich place where the Son of Heaven is, but it is also a big fire pit, no matter who enters Luoyang, I'm afraid that a layer of skin will be stripped off. The fame that he Lu Fengxian finally accumulated in Bingzhou can be regarded as escaping a catastrophe. ”

Guan Yu knew that Jia Xu was referring to those court ministers in Luoyang City, "Now that Dong Zhuo has not subdued the state army, and you and I are in the south, will Dong Zhuo have some scruples and restrain a little, but get along with those nobles in the court?" ”

Jia Xu raised his hand and pointed to the lamp beside him, and a moth was on it, and in the blink of an eye, it was engulfed by flames.

"Even if Dong Zhuo is willing to compromise one or two, but now those who have finally survived the eunuchs and He Jin to death, how can they let the power of the court fall into the hands of Dong Zhuo."

"This is one of the reasons why I didn't ask you to enter Luoyang with a light army to compete with Dong Zhuo for the Son of Heaven that day. If you really grab the Son of Heaven, then the one who is in a dilemma in Luoyang City now is your brother. ”

"So Mo said that his past ambitions could not be displayed, but I was afraid that even Qingzhou would not be able to return. Whether it is the Son of Heaven or the Minister, who can let a person who can rob the Son of Heaven in the land of the sun be guarded? ”

Guan Yu knew that what Jia Xu said was true, if he really grabbed the Son of Heaven, it would most likely be this ending.

He sighed, but there was some inexplicable sadness in his heart.

Now the ministers in the court, no matter what their background, can occupy a seat above the court, all of them are talented.

It is true that the scholar is smart, but the scholar uses his clever mind to this plan and calculation.

The decline of the Han family has reached this point, and the common people have been displaced, how is it not the fault of these people.

Jia Xu seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Actually, if Yun Chang thinks that these people are all wicked people who deliberately ignore the suffering of the people, it is not right. ”

"Nowadays, many people in the court are from wealthy families. Before he was born, the family had already arranged the path to be taken in the future, and even paved the relationship in the court. These people only need to grow up step by step, and they will naturally be able to rise to a high position. ”

"For those characters who have no worries about food and clothing since childhood, who stretch out their hands for clothes and open their mouths for food, the so-called starvation is everywhere, and eating with children is just words that are brought up at a glance in some books. Maybe when I was reading at that time, I would sigh a little or two, and even squeeze out a few tears, but what happened after that? It's just a matter of how it should be. ”

"I have never experienced the suffering of the world, and naturally I don't know that when there is a famine, the bark of grass roots and trees can satisfy hunger, and I don't know that eating soil can still live. I don't understand why some people would rather leave their hometowns and live thousands of miles just to eat. ”

Jia Xu sneered, "When you are in a high position in the future, you will be above the court, the higher you stand, the farther away from the ground, you can't say that you have to ask the last question, why not eat minced meat?" ”

Guan Yu touched his long beard, and the beard that he usually regarded as a treasure was torn off by him.

"If the lord is in the palace, he is limited by the identity of the Han clan and the name of benevolence and righteousness, he is afraid that his actions will be restricted everywhere, but Dong Zhuo does not take this into account."

Jia Xu looked at Guan Yu and laughed softly: "Now, it's just a matter of waiting for him to raise the butcher knife." ”

………………

After Dong Zhuo returned to Luoyang from Pingyin South, he reused the ministers of the court and the children of the family more than before, and the following sons of the Zhao Gongqing were used as Lang to supplement the position of eunuch and serve in the palace.

When Dong Zhuo was appointed as the Sikong, he lived in the Sikong Mansion for the past few days, and he did not come out for days, and Li Ru came to visit.

Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and Dong Zhuo's confidant, so he naturally does not need to be reported by servants when entering and leaving the mansion.

He stepped into the backyard, but saw Dong Zhuo staring at the pond not far away, obviously not thinking about it.

He didn't dare to come forward to disturb him, so he stood at a distance and waited.

After a long time, Dong Zhuo came back to his senses and wanted to stand up, but his body was too fat, and he almost fell to the ground as soon as he got up.

Li Ru hurriedly took a few steps forward and held Dong Zhuo up.

Dong Zhuo took a breath and said with a smile: "I don't want to get up so hard. Now that I think about it, it seems like not so long ago when I first rode a horse and held a bow. ”

Li Ru sighed in his heart, he had followed Dong Zhuo for so many years, and he had never heard him serve the old.

It's just that since the death of Dong Zhuo's only remaining son, he has become older and older.

Dong Zhuo smiled: "Wenyou, you came just this time, I have something to discuss with you." What do you think today? ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and then immediately spoke: "It's commonplace!" Now that we are not yet stable in Luoyang, the people's hearts are still not convinced, and we must not take risks. ”

Dong Zhuo glanced at this henchman with a smile, and sat down again, "Clean up people's hearts? Since we entered Luoyang, we have made enough compromises. They will be rich, and I will give them riches. They asked for high positions, and I gave them high positions. It's just that what is going on in the court now? ”

"They're just superficially respectful. Behind the scenes, don't you think of us as border barbarians from Liangzhou? It's probably because we've been too polite to them since we entered Luoyang, which makes people feel weak and bullied. ”

Among Dong Zhuojun, Li Ru, who has always been known for his deep thinking and scheming, oozed some sweat on his face. He naturally knew that what Dong Zhuo said was the truth, even if Dong Zhuo now had a heavy army in Luoyang City, but when he went to the court, even if the ministers of the court had tried his best to cover it up, he would still show arrogance and disdain from time to time.

Li Ru looked up at Dong Zhuo's expression and sighed in his heart.

Over the years, every time Dong Zhuo showed such a look, it showed that he had made up his mind, even if he couldn't persuade him.

"The abolition of the establishment is not a trivial matter, and Confucianism thinks that it must be planned carefully." Even though he knew that he couldn't be persuaded, Li Ru still spoke.

Dong Zhuo laughed, "Wen You, you and I have been planning for half our lives, just to enter the room from Liangzhou, and now we are only a few steps away, you still have to wait, but I can't wait at my age." ”

When Li Ru heard this, he was silent.

After a long time, he said softly: "This matter, I'm afraid that I will kill a lot of people." ”

He Li Wenyou is not afraid of killing, but once he really wants to abolish the establishment, thinking of the number of people who may die, even Li Ru is a little frightened.

"Wenyou, when I have nothing to do, I have also heard a Confucian saying, which is extremely interesting."

"The initiator, there is no aftermath?"

Dong Zhuo smiled and patted his belly, which was getting rounder and rounder, but helpless, and said with a smile: "Now that I have no queen, how can I not be the initiator?" ”

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On the erection day, Dong Zhuohu, who had not been to the court for a few days, appeared in armor and with a knife in the court, not only that, but dozens of Liangzhou soldiers followed him.

The courtiers above the court saw today's battle, and suddenly remembered something, this Liangzhou martial artist who had lowered his eyebrows a few days ago, before he entered Luoyang, he was the Liangzhou Menghu.

After Dong Zhuo walked into the court, he didn't stop, walked up the high steps, and came to the side of the dragon chair of the Son of Heaven.

During this period, some courtiers wanted to go out to stop them, but under the blades of those Liangzhou armor soldiers who came in with Dong Zhuo, they had to swallow their anger.

At this time, Dong Zhuo stood still on the side of the dragon chair, first glanced at the frightened emperor on the dragon chair, and then turned his head, looked condescendingly at the people in the court, and said with a smile: "Zhuo has not been to the court in the past few days, he is thinking about a big event at home. ”

"Zhuo is different from the monarchs, he came from the border countryside, so he has seen a lot of people's suffering. Zhuo is not self-sufficient, and wants to clean up the evils of the times. If it is raging today, there is not only one end of the trouble, if you want to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, you should have the glory of the past. ”

"And throughout the ages, the kings and ministers have been the foundation of governing the world, and now the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are all capable ministers of governing the world, but they are just ......"

Dong Zhuofu turned his head again, looked at the Son of Heaven who was already defeated, and continued: "It's just that if the son is weak today, it is okay to be the king of Qingping." But if you want to be a generation of heroes, I'm afraid it's still a few points behind. ”

Above the court, the faces of the ministers were different.

Either frightened or angry, Li Ru, who was standing among the courtiers, took everyone's looks into his eyes one by one.

I only heard Dong Zhuo continue: "I see that King Chen Liuwang has always been wise and strategic, and he has the posture of a hero, so today I want to be the story of Huo Guang, abolish the emperor to establish a virtuous, I don't know what the monarchs mean?" ”

The hall was silent for a moment.

Above the court, the princes of Gon Gong naturally wanted to distinguish with him, but as Dong Zhuo's words fell, the Liangzhou armor who followed him to the palace unsheathed, and the sound of drawing the knife became a sound.

The cool knife is like water, and the room is cold.

Above the high level, Dong Zhuo, who looked up and down, pulled the corners of his mouth.

The Han family has been raising scholars for more than 400 years, but that's it.

At this time, not long after he first ascended to the court, Yuan Benchu, who was serving in the palace with a sword, ignored his uncle Yuan Kui, who was constantly giving him a look on the side, and came out of the crowd and said sharply: "If today's son is young and has not made any mistakes, how can he still regard his own family as a courtier of the Han Dynasty!" ”

"Good!" Dong Zhuo patted his palm, not angry, but laughed, "Originally, he deserved to be the third prince of the fourth world, a famous family in the world, and he was really very courageous." ”

"In the past, Yin Yin Huoguang had done things to abolish the establishment, so why wasn't it a public discussion at that time? Just what happened in the end? The people of later generations will praise the virtues of the two. ”

Dong Zhuo smiled while holding down the handle of the knife, "Zhuo is a person who has no virtue, and he doesn't dare to admire his ancestors from afar, but when the matter comes, he can't shirk it." Even if you are infamous behind you, this matter is not impossible! ”

He stared at Yuan Shao and said coldly: "In the past, Huo Guang did the abolition of the establishment, and he pressed the sword for a long time. Although Zhuo is not talented, the blade in his hand has also drunk human blood in the cold land, and he originally wanted to try my blade! ”

Yuan Shao was not afraid, and even took a few steps forward with a horizontal sword, and said in a deep voice: "My sword is not disadvantaged!" ”

Yuan Kui, who was in the court, hurriedly glanced at Yuan Shu on the side, Yuan Shu understood, and hurriedly stepped out of the queue and withdrew from the court with Yuan Shao.

Dong Zhuo didn't stop them and let them go.

As the Yuan brothers withdrew from the court, Dong Zhuo looked at the Manchu Dynasty again, and said with a smile: "Yuan Benchu was young, I don't know the severity of this matter, I don't blame him." The princes have lived in the court for a long time, and they should be able to understand Zhuo's suffering. Whoever disagrees may be listed, and the decision shall be made at this time. ”

Later, Lu Zhi came out of the list and spoke outright.

Although Dong Zhuo was angry, he could read that this person was a senior and Liu Bei's teacher, so he just expelled this person.

As for the people who came out to argue later, whether they were really dedicated to the Han family, or whether they wanted to take the opportunity to win a name of loyalty, Dong Zhuo never let it go, and he didn't even bother to open his mouth to refute it, and directly ordered the armor staff to be killed on the palace.

In front of the Chongde Palace, the stairs are full of blood.

Until no one dared to come out and speak, Dong Zhuo turned his head to look at the Taifu Yuan Kui on the side, and said with a smile: "What does the Taifu think about this?" ”

Since Yuan Feng's death, Yuan Kui, the Taifu who was temporarily in charge of the Yuan family, held his breath, his face was pale, and he did not dare to speak.

Nono is it.