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Dong Zhuo knew that he had committed a heinous crime by controlling the Northern Army with a false holy decree, but he was not afraid. Since he refused the first emperor's requisition and transfer back to Beijing to serve as one of the Shaofu, one of the nine kings, he has already figured out that he wants to control his own destiny, and if he is slaughtered by others, he will not live long. He first pretended to be assassinated, stayed in Hedong and refused to go to the state, and then responded to the call of Li Hong, the general of the chariot and cavalry, to raise troops south to the Yellow River to coerce the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and today he pretended to pass the holy decree to control the northern army, and these actions of himself have completely forced himself to the end of breaking with the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. Committing one crime is also death, committing many crimes is also death, and you can't tolerate the court anymore, what are you afraid of?

A month ago, Dong Zhuo believed that the general He Jin, with the help of Li Hong, would be able to quickly control Luoyang and take charge of the country, so he did not hesitate to lead his army south to Gyeonggi, hoping to reap enough benefits from it so that he could dominate the western frontier like Li Hong in the future. At this time, he had completely given up the idea of becoming a secretary of state. Looking at how the Son of Heaven and the imperial court treated Li Hong, he knew that he could not be accepted by the scholars in Luoyang, and instead of being excluded and beaten in Luoyang and bowing his head, it was better to be a hegemon in Western Xinjiang with his head held high. Li Hong can do what he can do.

Dong Zhuo's best chance to return to Western Xinjiang was when Li Hong went on an expedition north, but at that time, neither the general nor Li Hong wanted him to leave Beijing in a hurry when the situation in Luoyang was unstable, and he did not want to leave immediately because he did not get what he wanted. The second opportunity to return to Western Xinjiang was when ** eunuch re-entered the palace, when the Son of Heaven worshipped him as the pastor of Liangzhou, and he had already obtained what he wanted. But he was no longer satisfied with this Liangzhou pastor, he wanted more things. Xijiang is too poor, and he wants to get tax support from Guanzhong. In the retention of scholars and generals, he did not listen to Li Wei's advice and continued to attack Luoyang. But he never expected that the general would suddenly die.

As soon as the general died, the eunuch was executed, Luoyang was the world of scholars, and his fate had a shocking reversal. Because he went deep into Gyeonggi, he was caught off guard and fell into the siege of scholars, which was something he never dreamed of. After Luoyang was stabilized, as Li Ru and Liu Ai said, the imperial court would be impatient to attack itself, and the scholars in charge would not put an arrogant and perverted general back to the western frontier. I have to find a way to survive, and I have to put it to death and live again.

It took about a day for the fake holy decree to control the northern army, and it took about a day for the northern army to be completely controlled by himself, and during this time, he was nine deaths, and he could be beaten back to his original form by the holy decree of the Son of Heaven at any time, and he would be cut into pulp by the angry northern soldiers. Luckily, I succeeded. With the support of Duan Xuan, Bao Hong, Cao Cao and Zhang Liao, and with these 50,000 troops, he had the possibility of temporarily gaining a foothold in Gyeonggi and reversing the situation in Luoyang.

Although the 50,000 people in the Northern Army seem to be a lot, they are all Gyeonggi soldiers, soldiers loyal to the Son of Heaven, and they are not Xiliang soldiers brought out by themselves at all. At the foot of the Son of Heaven, next to Luoyang City, as long as the Son of Heaven ordered Dong Zhuo to hand over the Northern Army, and then surrounded Ping Optimistic with heavy troops, these 50,000 people would have to turn against each other sooner or later. Therefore, Dong Zhuo was worried, he was eager to know the situation in Luoyang City, and wanted to know the attitude of Yuan Kui and the ministers of the Shi clan.

Whether it is the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, Yuan Kui and the ministers of the Shi clan, now that the eunuch and the general are both defeated and Luoyang is in crisis, none of them want Luoyang to continue to be chaotic. In other words, when they could not be sure that they could control the Northern Army, they would carefully weigh and consider the pros and cons and consequences of provoking Dong Zhuo and forcing Dong Zhuo to rebel. If the 50,000 Northern Army and 20,000 Western Liang soldiers rioted in Gyeonggi, Luoyang would inevitably fall into a catastrophe, and the direct consequence would be to bury the expedition of the general of the Che Cavalry, and even the lives of hundreds of thousands of Northern Xinjiang soldiers. With Li Hong's brutality and bloodshed, he may have to lead his army south to bloody Gyeonggi, so that everyone is done with this, and even the Great Han Kingdom may die. No one can afford this responsibility, and this is exactly Dong Zhuo's biggest reliance at present.

Although Dong Zhuo thought that the Son of Heaven and Yuan Kui did not dare to issue an order to forcibly deprive him of control of the Northern Army, once Yuan Kui and the ministers of the court ignored the state and had to make an order, what would he do? This is also Dong Zhuo's biggest concern.

In the afternoon, when Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were pacifying the soldiers in the camp, Li Ru analyzed the situation with him. Li Ru believed that Yuan Kui would never dare to take this risk, and in order to avoid the situation in Luoyang from continuing to deteriorate, he would definitely be forced to admit the fact that the Lord was in command of the Northern Army. Li Ruzhi said proudly, the adult now has an army of 70,000, which directly determines the development of the situation in Luoyang, what does the adult plan to do? Do you take the opportunity to enter the government or return to Xiliang with an army of 70,000?

Dong Zhuo said, no matter whether your and Liu Ai's guesses are correct or not, and whether Taifu Yuan Kui and the ministers of the Shi clan really want to kill me in Jinggi, it is a fact that Dong Min killed He Miao, and it is also a fact that I falsely passed on the holy decree, if these things cannot be resolved, the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother will not forgive me, and Yuan Kui and the ministers of the Shi clan will not let me go. Therefore, the top priority at the moment is to use the army in his hands to deter the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, to deter the ministers of the court, to quickly solve the crisis in Luoyang, to force the court to agree to my conditions, and then go to Xiliang to quell the rebellion under the pretext of leaving.

Dong Zhuo smiled bitterly: "I have no intention of entering Luoyang City, nor do I want to enter the government." I am a warrior, and like the great generals, these scholars will not accept me, let alone succumb to the persecution of force to help me deal with state affairs. Look at the general, although he is a relative of the country, he is a lowly person and is not a scholar, so he has never been able to get the sincere help of scholars. Why did he die? If it weren't for the scholars trying to kill him, would he have died? Look at Li Hong again, he is already a general of the chariot and cavalry, but how many celebrities are there in his mansion? No, it's all a bunch of young gentlemen from humble backgrounds helping him do things. When Li Hong first entered the state, because he had no manpower, he asked Zhu Jun's teenage daughter to disguise herself as a man to preside over the affairs of the palace for him. Look at me again, I have been in Western Xinjiang for decades, and there are only a few of you under me, who are even more humble than Li Hong. ”

"Entering the government?" Dong Zhuo sighed, "If you want to live a few more years, it's better to leave early." It is useless to have more troops. Now it's not about expanding the territory, it's about governing the country. I have been in the army for decades and have never dealt with government affairs, how can you let me govern? I am a martial artist, and I have neither the illustrious status of a general nor the illustrious exploits of Li Hong, how many scholars will apply? How many scholars will really help me do something? Look at the fate of Liangzhou Sanming, especially Lord Duan Duan, who committed suicide by drinking doves, won't he govern the country? Forget it. Now it is the world of scholars, and we warriors can only go to defend the frontier. ”

Li Ru said, is it absolutely certain that the adults will take away the 50,000 northern troops? Why do you think that the Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother and Yuan Kui will let you go? Don't forget, we only have 13,000 real people in our hands now. We can't move the 10,000 people stationed at Hangu Pass under any circumstances. Li Ru said solemnly word by word: "If you are not ruthless, Yuan Kui will be ruthless, and he will crush your bones and ashes." If you want to live, if you want to bring these 20,000 soldiers back to Xiliang, you have to control Luoyang and control the power of the country. Otherwise, you are fish and meat, Yuan Kui is a knife, and you will be his mouth food sooner or later. You have forgotten the lesson of Lord Duan Duan, why did the general die yesterday? ”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Am I old?" ”

"Seven out of fifty adults this year, not yet in their prime, not too old."

Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was silent, so he took He Hao's words and said with a slight smile: "After the Son of Heaven is freed from the predicament, my family may be in deep danger, but Lord Taifu is deeply responsible, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the disaster of the Nine Clans." ”

He Hao smiled and said nothing.

"There is a tiger feather forest in Luoyang City, and there are tens of thousands of horses, but the Son of Heaven has not been able to get out of trouble so far, is it deliberately done by Lord Taifu?" Li Ru asked.

He Hao laughed, "I just said that there are some things that you have to think clearly before you can do it. ”

"Then has Master Taifu figured it out? When will the trapped Son of Heaven be rescued? ”

He Hao looked at Dong Zhuo and asked in a low voice, "What is the good plan for adults?" ”

Dong Zhuo frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the general has gone on an expedition to the desert, Luoyang can't be chaotic no matter what. Lord He, please return to Lord Taifu on your behalf, if the Son of Heaven is still trapped in the North Palace tomorrow morning, I will lead a large army into the city. Since Master Taifu can't solve it, I'll solve it. I will bear all the consequences. ”

He Hao's face was shocked, "My lord, this is a matter of the lives of the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, and I can't be careless."

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, waved his hand and said, "You go back." Tomorrow afternoon I will lead my army into the city. ”

He Hao didn't say anything more, bowed down and said goodbye.

After Li Ru sent He Hao away, he hurriedly walked back to the big tent, "Judging from He Hao's words, Yuan Kui has already decided to give in, but the conditions for him to give in must be very harsh. **After the death of the eunuch and the general, Luoyang was originally his world, but because the lord suddenly took control of the northern army, he was caught off guard and could not act according to the established strategy. For the sake of Luoyang's stability, Yuan Kui had no choice but to give in. Li Ru said excitedly, "My lord, stay in Luoyang, you can become a generation of famous ministers of Zhongxing Han." ”

Dong Zhuo thought about it for a long time.

"Master Taifu Yuan Kui is now participating in Shangshu affairs and temporarily managing state affairs, if he insists on opposing my entry into the city in the name of the Son of Heaven and insists on ordering me to return to Xiliang, then it will be difficult for me to stay in Luoyang. Without the Divine Decree of the Son of Heaven and the support and help of scholars, how could I gain a foothold in Luoyang? By force? Kill all the ministers in the court who oppose me? Dong Zhuo shook his hand, "If this problem can't be solved, I can't stay in Luoyang." If Yuan Kui and the ministers of the court resolutely oppose my participation in the government, we will fight for power and bloodshed, and the turmoil in Luoyang will not stop. Then Huangfu Song of Chang'an and Li Wei of Hedong will take advantage of the situation, and Li Hong, who is far away in the desert, will also be forced to abandon the expedition because of the turmoil in Luoyang. ”

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked with a cold expression, "What is the final result?" ”

The excitement on Li Ru's face gradually dissipated. He twisted his hands and beards and walked back and forth in the big tent.

"Who is your most fearful right now?" Li Ru asked suddenly.

Dong Zhuo said without thinking: "Son of Heaven." ”

"What about Yuan Kui?"

Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "The one he fears the most is also the Son of Heaven. ”

Li Ru's eyes suddenly showed a trace of terrifying resentment, and his face turned hideous and terrifying. Thinking of his deep hatred in the sea of blood, Li Ru's eyes were torn apart, and he couldn't wait to rush into the palace and kill a river of blood. Li Ru barely calmed down, bowed his head and said, "Do you still remember the storm that the first emperor set off in Luoyang in order to let Xiao Donghou inherit the unification? In the palace, the Zhongchang attendant, the little yellow door Jian Shuo, the Taiwei Liu Yu, the general He Jin, the general Li Hong, the general of the chariot and cavalry, the Taifu Yuan Kui and many ministers were all involved, and Li Hong and Liu Yu were the two strongest forces in the hands of the first emperor. ”

Dong Zhuo immediately understood what Li Ru meant, and his expression was extremely shocked. He stared at Li Ru with wide eyes, and the cold murderous aura almost tore Li Ru to pieces.

"Do you want me to exterminate my race?" Dong Zhuo scolded coldly, "Your heart is full of resentment towards the first emperor and resentment against the ** eunuch, but the first emperor has returned to heaven, and the ** eunuch has also been ambushed." Why can't you give up your hatred yet? ”

"My lord......" Li Ru bowed and said, "It is better to control the lives of others than to give your own lives." ”

"When today's son is young, the Queen Mother is in charge. The fact that women are in charge of the government is known to the whole world to be harmful to the country. Who is responsible for today's difficulties in Luoyang? Do you know what else she will do to harm society in the future? After the Luoyang Rebellion, does the Queen Mother believe in Master Taifu or believe in you? If the adults do not leave the capital, they will inevitably be attacked and constrained by the Queen Mother and the Taifu; If the lord leaves the capital, the queen mother, the princess and the ministers of the various lords and clans will definitely compete for power and profit, how can this Luoyang be stable? Luoyang is unstable, how can the country be peaceful? How can the people live and work in peace? Li Ru said impassionedly, "Your Excellency is an important minister of the country, and he has received the grace of the emperor, and when the country is in danger today, he should stand up, follow the law of Yiyin and Huo Guang, and set up a new monarch to protect the society and the world." ”

Dong Zhuo slowly stood up, glared at Li Ru fiercely, and then flicked his sleeves to go. Li Ru hurriedly walked a few steps and grabbed Dong Zhuo.

"My lord, once you set up the young master, you will be the minister of the auxiliary, and you can control the authority of the country in an instant, and the Great Han Kingdom is in your hands alone, who in the world dares to disobey?" Li Ru said, "After Luoyang is stabilized, even if it is Yuan Kui, Lu Zhi and others, how dare they compete with adults? How dare you disobey the decree of the Son of Heaven and waste state affairs? ”

"It is especially important that the establishment of Chen Liuwang as emperor can not only relieve the hidden worries of Yuan Kui and the ministers of the Shi clan, but also conform to the wishes of Liu Yu, the chief lieutenant, and Li Hong, the general of the chariot and cavalry. That is to say, the act of deposing the lord must have no resistance inside and no military disaster outside, but it is a great cause that responds to the people and revives the society, that is, the spirit of the emperor in the sky, and will wholeheartedly protect the lord to fulfill his unfulfilled wish. ”

Dong Zhuo sneered: "You're right, I also want to be Yi Yin and Huo Guang, and I also want to be above 10,000 people under one person, but if I don't have a head, I can't even think about it." Without the commitment of Yuan Kui and Li Hong, and without the support of Yuan Kui and Li Hong, I would never have done such a deviant and outrageous thing. ”

An hour later, He Hao came to Ping Optimistic again.

He Hao said to Dong Zhuo that Master Taifu played Lord Dong's words to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother considered the safety of the Son of Heaven and did not agree to Lord Dong leading the army into the city. The Queen Mother said that Lord Dong had made great contributions to stabilizing the situation in Luoyang, and that he should be rewarded heavily after the Son of Heaven got out of trouble.

Dong Zhuo said that if the Son of Heaven could not be rescued immediately, the life of the Son of Heaven would be in danger. Once something happens to the Son of Heaven, when will Luoyang be stable? So I'm going to go into town tomorrow.

He Hao said: "The Queen Mother does not agree, Lord Dong led the army into the city without authorization, but it is a capital crime." Do you want to attack Luoyang? ”

Dong Zhuo sneered: "Please Lord He to play the Queen Mother on my behalf, if Luoyang is in chaos and the expedition of the general of the chariot fails, he is bound to personally go south to solve all the problems in Luoyang, including the imperial system." ”

He Hao sighed: "Waiting for the general to ride south, the Great Han Kingdom is already crumbling, and it is too late." ”

Dong Zhuo's heart moved, and he secretly exchanged a look with Li Ru, "Lord He, let's return as soon as possible." Dong Zhuo turned around and walked out of the big tent.

After Li Ru waited for Dong Zhuo to go away, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boqiu, Lord Dong said that he needs to get the promise of Lord Taifu and the general of the chariot."

He Hao asked in surprise, "You convinced him?" ”

Li Ru stretched out his hand to touch the scar on his face, and said helplessly: "The general of the chariot is far away now, what's the use of me convincing him?" ”

"That's what we're expecting." He Hao happily patted Li Ru on the shoulder, "Before leaving Hedong, the general of the chariot cavalry, Li Hong, had already handed over all the power to deal with affairs outside the northern frontier to Li Wei. As long as Li Wei can come, the big thing can be decided. ”

August Gengwu (27th), early morning.

He Hao came to the Northern Army camp again. This time, he came with Shangshu Zhou Yu and Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate. Zhou Bi is a native of Wuwei and met Dong Zhuo in his early years. Wu Qiong was the subordinate of the former Liao general Zhang Huan, and had fought side by side with Dong Zhuo on the frontier for many years. The three of them brought Yuan Kui's secret letter.

In his letter, Yuan Kui said nothing about his deposition, but he made clear his support for all of Dong Zhuo's efforts to stabilize Luoyang. Yuan Kui said that Zhang Rang had already proposed to take the Son of Heaven north to Youzhou to defect to Taiwei Liu Yu, and considering the safety of the Son of Heaven, he had agreed. As long as Dong Zhuo was ready for everything, he would let Zhang Rang out of the city and give Dong Zhuo the credit for saving the driver, so that Dong Zhuo could enter Luoyang justifiably.

August 27th, morning.

Li Wei, under the escort of Li Su, rushed to Ping Optimistic exhausted.

Li Wei was very worried about the situation in Luoyang, and after the commander Guo Xun crossed the Yellow River in the south, he hurried to Fenglingdu in order to understand the situation in time and make countermeasures. The news brought by Li Su made him angry. He immediately rushed to Fenglingdu with Zhang Bai's cavalry to recruit another 30,000 Tuntian soldiers, and he took the thief Cao Xuyan, Xie Wu and one hundred iron horsemen in the palace to accompany Li Su day and night, and drove 300 miles to Hangu Pass.

At Hanguguan, he received an urgent letter from He Hao, knowing that the situation in Luoyang was deteriorating sharply. Li Wei was so anxious that regardless of fatigue and darkness, he ran eighty miles again and arrived at the camp of the Northern Army at dawn.

The first thing Li Wei said when he saw Dong Zhuo was, what are adults still hesitating about? Why don't you enter Luoyang? The lord was in charge of the government in Luoyang, and the general of the chariot and cavalry was guarding the border fortress in the northern Xinjiang, and the Han Kingdom was just around the corner.

On the afternoon of August Gengwu (27th), Dong Zhuo finally made a decision. Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and others led an army of 10,000 to enter Pingxing. Dong Zhuo and Li Wei galloped towards Xiaopingjin with Dong Min and a thousand iron horsemen who had gone out of the city to meet.

August Gengwu (27th), late at night, the Yellow River Xiaopingjin ferry.

Zhang Rang and Duan Qi held the Son of Heaven and Chen Liuwang, and rushed to the bank of the Yellow River with dozens of remaining Zhonghuang horsemen. In charge of escorting them were Shang Shuling Lu Zhi and Henan Yin Wangyun's subordinate Peng Min Gong in the middle.

At this time, Dong Zhuo and Li Wei galloped over with iron horses. Zhang Rang and Duan Jue were shocked and threatened Dong Zhuo with the lives of the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu. Li Wei pointed at Zhang Rang and scolded: "If you kill the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, will the imperial rule of my Great Han Kingdom be cut off?" There are all emperors in the vassal kingdom, why should I worry that there is no emperor in my Han country? ”

Zhang Rang and Duan Qi had colorless faces, knowing that their lives were dead. Zhang Rang gently let go of the crying Son of Heaven, kowtowed goodbye, "The ministers will say goodbye to Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty loves and cherishes yourself." Then he and Duan Qi threw themselves into the river and died. Some of the other eunuchs jumped into the Yellow River with them, and some were chopped to pieces by the iron horsemen who swarmed up.

Dong Zhuo turned over and dismounted, strode to the Son of Heaven and bowed. When the Son of Heaven saw Dong Zhuo, who was as strong as a hill, he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he cried even more. Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and said loudly: "The minister's armor is on his body, so he can't pay a full salute." Today's disaster in Luoyang is all caused by His Majesty's favor and eunuchhood, and His Majesty's responsibility is not small. ”

Peng Min Gong, who was in the middle of the Son of Heaven, scolded loudly when he heard this: "My lord is rude. ”

Dong Zhuo stood up straight, pointed at Min Gong and said coldly, "If you don't want to die, get out of here as soon as possible." He beckoned back, "Come on, escort back to Beijing." ”

August 28, Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo escorted the young emperor back to the capital. The Son of Heaven granted amnesty to the world, changed the name of the year, and changed the first year of Guangxi to the first year of Zhaoning. Worship the former general Dong Zhuo as the commonplace.

All the six seals of the emperor were found, but the imperial seal of the country was lost.

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