Chapter 235: Who Entered Luoyang City First (1)
"I don't want to be in front of the Tiger Prison, but it's very lively. It's a pity that we didn't get to see this excitement, it's a shame."
In Xuanyuan Pass, Jia Xu handed the spy report he had finished reading to his father-in-law who was sitting on the side.
Although they had already captured Xuanyuan Pass, the army had never gone north to Luoyang, and only occasionally sent Guan Yu to lead a small cavalry to go out and fight with the Liangzhou sergeants left behind by Hu Zhen outside the pass.
Liu Bei took the spy report, but only glanced at it roughly, did not look closely, and said with a smile: "The flies and dogs have their own calculations, so don't look at this excitement." But there's one of them that's very interesting."
He casually took out another letter, handed it to Zhao Yun behind him, and laughed softly: "Zilong, Feng Xianxin said that the embroidered spear skills are somewhat similar to yours."
On that day, Lu Bu had diplomatic relations with Zhao Yun in Gaoliu City, although he was stopped by Zhang Fei, he was very impressed.
Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "The family master also said that he had a few disciples before, but I have never seen them, presumably this embroidery is one of them."
Liu Bei nodded, "Now that Zhang Xiu has descended, you will naturally have a time to meet in the future." It is already a great blessing that people of one sect do not need to meet each other on the battlefield."
It turned out that Lu Bu personally went out to fight Zhang Xiu that day, although Zhang Xiu was good at martial arts, he couldn't compare with Lu Bu in the end. Although he barely fought a few times, he was quickly defeated.
And Zhang Xiu was defeated, and Zhang Ji in the Tiger Prison Pass naturally went out of the pass and surrendered as agreed.
Now that Zhang Ji has saved his life, Zhang Xiu has gained a reputation among the coalition forces, and the coalition forces have won the tiger prison, which can be said to be what they want, and they are all happy.
However, in the world, some people are happy and some are sad. is like Dong Zhuo in Luoyang City now, but I am afraid that he will not dare to disarm when he falls asleep.
Jia Xu smiled and said, "According to the current situation, even if he Dong Zhuo doesn't want to move the capital, he will have to move the capital."
Liu Bei gently twisted the letter in his hand, and said with a smile: "That's true. It's just what we're planning, how sure is Wen He?"
"It's not that hard, but there's never a perfect solution. The bigger the related things, the slightest mistake is a total loss. Although everything was ready before, there was one less person who was able to take on the big task and coordinate from it. Now that someone has sent it to the door, we have a better chance of winning what we are planning."
Liu Bei became a little interested, and asked with a smile, "I don't know who Wen He is referring to?"
"This person came to vote a few days ago, and the lord is busy with military affairs, so he has never seen him. If you look closely, he can be regarded as a relative of the lord."
Liu Bei realized something, and said with a smile: "Han clan relatives?"
Jia Xu nodded, "This person's surname is Liu Mingye, and he is indeed from the Han family, and he is the same as the lord, he has already fallen into the middle of the family, but this person is different from the ordinary Han family, and he is also different from the lord."
Liu Bei nodded, knowing that this person was Liu Ye, there was no need for Jia Xu to say more, he had already understood what Jia Xu meant.
Liu Ye is a little talented, and he is also a first-class character in terms of resourcefulness, but the road to this eunuch is also extremely bumpy.
served the Cao family for three generations, but in the end he died of madness, which was the only one among the heroes at that time.
Jia Xu over there naturally didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking, and continued: "In my opinion, this person's heart for fame and fortune is extremely heavy, and the name of the Han clan is not a help, but a shackle."
Liu Bei nodded, didn't say much, just smiled: "In this way, it seems that it is appropriate to let this person do that thing."
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In the gold market in the west of Luoyang City, Shi A, who had secretly escorted Lu Zhi and the others away, had already quietly returned to Luoyang City.
He was originally born in the market, and he has many friends who have died in Luoyang City, as long as he doesn't do anything big, it is naturally not difficult to hide in Luoyang City without being detected.
Today, at the risk of being recognized, he changed his path several times, and only then did he come to a small courtyard that he used to come to back then.
He bought the courtyard early, but he never lived in it.
To outsiders, it looks like an old mansion that has been idle for many years, but in fact, it is
The place where he and his master had made an early appointment.
The swordsman Wang Yue of the past has now become an imperial master who teaches imperial swordsmanship.
It's just that he was the teacher of the young emperor before, but now he has become the teacher of the young son of heaven who sits high in the court.
"It's been a long time, but you're still careful."
As soon as Shi Ah stepped into the courtyard, he heard a familiar voice laughing.
The old man hidden in the courtyard walked out of the darkness at the foot of the wall, and slowly lowered the hand that pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Shi Ah bowed his head and said respectfully, "Teacher."
Wang Yue raised his eyes to look at this proud disciple who he hadn't seen since he went with Liu Beidong, and said with a smile: "The killing aura on his body is stronger now, but it is different from the market in Luoyang City back then."
Shi Ah was silent.
It's not that I don't want to speak, I just don't know how to speak.
"It's not the first time you've returned to Luoyang, and you haven't seen me last time you returned to Luoyang, are you afraid that things will implicate me? This time you came to see me again, and it seems that there is something important that you have to come to see me."
In the end, even if Shi Ah has not spoken, this old man, who has long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of situations in the world, has already guessed his thoughts.
"If you don't open your mouth, then let me guess, but it has something to do with Dong Zhuo?"
If there are major events today, nine out of ten of them are related to Dong Zhuo, so it is naturally not difficult to guess.
Shi Ah spoke at this time, "It is indeed related to Dong Zhuo's matter. Now that the alliance between my lord and the princes has won a great victory outside the pass, Dong Zhuo will inevitably move west to Chang'an, but Dong Zhuo has always been brutal, and he is afraid that the people of Luoyang will inevitably be persecuted by him at that time. I came here this time in the hope that the teacher would come to our aid at a critical time and help us stabilize the sun."
Wang Yue was silent for a moment, and after a moment, he chuckled softly, "You're right. Now that I am the teacher of the Son of Heaven, I have also met Dong Zhuo a few times, this person is tyrannical and unkind, migrating civilians, burning, killing and looting, he has indeed done this kind of thing, and then the city of Luoyang will inevitably become a sea of fire. I have lived in Luoyang for a long time, and you have grown up in Luoyang since you were a child, so at this time, it is naturally right to do something for the people of Luoyang."
"It's just that now that I'm the emperor, I have to follow the Son of Heaven when I travel, even if I want to make a move, I'm afraid I'm powerless."
Shi A naturally knew Wang Yue's difficulties, and before he came, he also thought that Wang Yue would refuse, but he still had to give it a try.
If there is no help from a top master like Wang Yue, it is difficult to be 100% sure with the manpower in his hands alone.
Wang Yue saw the look of loss on his face, but laughed, "Speaking of which, your luck is not bad, now Tong Yuan Lao'er is in Luoyang City, he is now alone, this kind of killing the rich to help the poor, killing one person and becoming famous in the world is what he loves to do the most."
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In Xiangguo's mansion, Dong Zhuo got the news that Zhang Ji and others had surrendered the Kwantung Coalition Army, and the always irascible Liangzhou butcher never ordered Zhang Ji's family members left in Luoyang to be knifed.
After all, it was he who took the lead.
Today he gathered all the generals together and asked them what was going west.
Moving the capital is not a trivial matter, so it is natural to plan carefully.
And at such an important time, Li Ru, the most relied on adviser under his subordinates, was not here.
Several generals naturally did not want to weaken the prestige of their Liangzhou heroes in front of Dong Zhuo, and said that they were willing to ask for an army to fight to the death with the alliance of the Kwantung princes.
Dong Zhuo knows their minds and knows their abilities.
If they can really win the alliance of the princes, why should they retreat to Luoyang?
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time for you to show your loyalty. What is the ability of the alliance of princes, you must have seen it, in the end, we underestimated their ability. You shouldn't have believed in Wen You's strategy in the first place."
At the beginning, Li Ru calculated that there were many internal contradictions among the princes' coalition army, and the Liangzhou army and horses only needed to stick to the city and keep it out, and there was no need to hand over troops, and the coalition army would disperse on its own.
At that time, it seemed that this strategy was naturally not wrong, and it could even be said to be very clever.
It's just that now the coalition forces outside the city have won one after another, and it is convenient to see it
It is necessary to attack the city of Luoyang. At this time, if you are preparing to move westward, there are many things that you will not have time to prepare.
For example, Dong Zhuo originally planned to move the population of Luoyang City to Chang'an, and then burn Luoyang, leaving a real empty city for the princes' coalition army, I don't know what the faces of those princes who came from afar will be.
It's just that now it's naturally too late, things can naturally be done, but they have to take a lot of risks, and for Dong Zhuo today, the last thing he wants to take is risk.
At this time, Dong Zhuo would inevitably think that if he hadn't listened to Li Ru's strategy at the beginning, but had prepared to move west to Chang'an early, there would be no such problems at this time.
When he likes to reuse, even if Li Ru's strategy is wrong or missing, Dong Zhuo can find out the subtleties and praise it.
But once he drifts away and goes the opposite way, even if Li Ru's strategy doesn't seem to be wrong at that moment, in Dong Zhuo's eyes at this time, it is a thousand mistakes.
It's just that he has a little old affection for Li Ru in his heart, and waved his hand casually, "Now that the matter of moving west is imminent, the capital of the Son of Heaven in Luoyang has countless wealth, but unfortunately it is really urgent now. The army cannot stay here for long, so I intend to leave some horses behind and gather the riches of the city."
His gaze swept over the generals in the hall, as if he was choosing a general who was good enough to take on the matter.
The generals naturally raised their chests and raised their heads.
You don't need to think much about it to know that staying in Luoyang City to search for wealth is a rare and good job.
Most of the looted property naturally had to be handed over to Dong Zhuo, but even if it was just a little oil and water leaked from it, it was enough for them to make a lot of money.
After Dong Zhuo looked at everyone, he finally looked at Hu Zhen, who had just returned to Luoyang, "Leave this matter to Wen Cai."
Hu Zhen came out to worship and received the order, but he was not surprised.
Now that Huaxiong has died in battle, Zhang Ji has surrendered to the enemy, and the three generals of Liangzhou have been defeated repeatedly, Dong Zhuo can only hand over this matter to him.
Hu Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiangguo is here, this matter will definitely not go wrong."