Chapter 4 Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat Section 7 After Li Dao and Jia Xu got Xu Rong's promise, they were very happy and returned to the Taolin Fortress as fast as possible, but Guo Yan, who went out to greet them, gave them bad news.

Li Su and Hu Zhen led their troops to Huayin, joined forces with Duan Xuan and Bao Hong, and launched an attack on Tongguan.

Li Su also sent someone to send a copy of the Son of Heaven's holy decree, urging Li Dao, Guo Yan and other generals of Xiliang to immediately kill Niu Fu, and then enter Beijing to plead guilty to the Son of Heaven.

Niu Fu and Xiliang Zhu were cornered by the imperial army and had no choice but to fight back. At this time, the generals of Xiliang have no worries, and they can completely give it a go and fight for their own survival.

Niu Fu was not at ease with Xu Rong's promise, and repeatedly asked Li Dao, can Xu Rong's words be taken seriously? Once the army launched a counterattack, there were only two armies in the western part of the country, Zhang Ji in Hongnong City and Guo Yan in Taolin Fortress, and they might not be able to stop Xu Rong's Northern Xinjiang Army.

Li Dao sneered,

"At this time, do we have any choice? Spelled. "At the end of April, the Battle of Tongguan began. Niu Fu, Li Dao, Fan Chou, Wang Fang, and Jia Xu each led a large army, took the initiative to go out of the pass, and launched a crazy counterattack against the northern army of the imperial court.

When the fierce battle was in full swing, Hu Zhen suddenly turned against him and led his army to attack Bao Hong. Bao Hong was killed in battle, and the northern army was defeated.

Li Su and Duan Xuan retreated to Huayin and asked Chang'an for help. When the news reached Chang'an, Chang'an was shocked. Situ Wang Yun was very angry.

In front of the Son of Heaven and his ministers, he accused the hussar general Li Hong of being arrogant, arrogant and bending the law, and openly disobeying the holy decree.

"As early as April, the imperial court had already sent urgent letters to Li Hong of Jinyang and Xu Rong of Guanxi, ordering them to immediately launch an attack on the rebellion in Guanxi, but they turned a deaf ear and did not move, causing the rebellion to counterattack successfully and threaten Chang'an." Wang Yun pleaded with the Son of Heaven to give another decree and urge Xu Rong to attack Niu Fu immediately.

Huangfu Song raised objections, and he strongly advocated appeasement and was willing to rush to Tongguan in person. Wang Yun immediately refused.

Since Wang Yun took charge of the country, he quickly stabilized Sanfu through the protégés of the former officials he arranged to serve in various counties and counties in his early years, and invited the Son of Heaven to vigorously promote and reward a group of his cronies.

Among them, Lu Bu was worshiped as the general of Fenwei, and he was affiliated with Shangshushi, Fake Festival, Yibi Sansi, and entered the Wenhou for a while.

Li Su was worshiped by the tiger Ben Zhonglang general. As for the ministers such as Shisun Rui, Yang Zhan, and Huangfu Song, Wang Yun only asked the Son of Heaven to reward them, but did not promote them to their official positions.

In fact, these people are all in high positions, and Shisun Rui is still Shang Shuling, even if they are promoted, they are limited.

Wang Yun may think that killing Dong Zhuo and eradicating the ** pigtail is what the ministers should do, and there is nothing worth showing off.

Some ministers may also think the same way, for example, Shi Sun Rui once asked the Son of Heaven to resign after Dong Zhuo's death, but not all the ministers who participated in the killing of Dong Zhuo thought so.

Wang Yun favored one over the other, and was unsympathetic to many meritorious ministers, and his approach was resented by many people in the government and the opposition.

Lu Bu kindly reminded Wang Yun about this. Lu Bu said that the imperial court confiscated more than 30,000 catties of gold, more than 90,000 catties of silver, silk silk, and rare treasures from Hewu, and the imperial court should take out some of them and reward them to meritorious officials.

Wang Yun smiled bitterly. The Han Dynasty has fallen so far, how much money do we need to revive the society? If Xiliang's rebellion is put down, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court are still in Luoyang, how much money will we need to complete the relocation?

Yellow turban ant thieves are rampant in the Central Plains, how much military resources will we need in the future to completely quell the rebellion? Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the world's prefectures and counties have been full of smoke and disasters, how much money do we need to help the displaced people in the future and send the displaced people back to their hometowns?

The court does not have too much money, but there is no money at all, but there is a serious shortage of money. If the money and food confiscated from Hewu can be supported until the Son of Heaven returns to Luoyang, I will be grateful and thank God.

The Han Dynasty has withered to this point, don't our subjects have the heart to serve the country loyally? Don't have a little bit of a revival of the community?

If there is no big man, where is the home? Where did the life come from? Where does the glory and wealth come from? The Han is overturned, even if you have mountains of gold and silver at home, it will be fleeting.

Lu Bu was ashamed, bowed his head and was speechless. Lu Bu was able to ascend to the sky in one step, and he could be worshiped by General Fenwei and participate in Shangshu affairs, all because Wang Yun wanted to exclude Huangfu Song from his authority.

Wang Yun thought that he could completely control Lü Bu at present, and Lü Bu also had enough troops to defend Chang'an.

When he weakened Huangfu Song's power to the extreme, weakened to the point that he no longer posed any threat to the imperial court, Lu Bu's role was gone.

Wang Yun's approach is a bit of a cross the river and tear down the bridge, and many ministers have very opinions about him, and they are even more dissatisfied with his domineering and domineering in court politics.

But Wang Yun turned a blind eye, and a person firmly held the authority, doing whatever he wanted, doing whatever he wanted, and the means of excluding dissidents became more and more intense.

Although Lu Bu also participated in Shangshu affairs, he was not familiar with national politics, and he listened to Wang Yun in everything, which was purely an ornament.

Of course, Lu Bu also knew that Wang Yun's real purpose in letting him participate in Shangshu was to monopolize power, so he was very conscious, and he devoted himself to recruiting troops and training soldiers and horses, and rarely cared about political affairs.

The Son of Heaven was very afraid of what happened in Chang'an, and he was also afraid of Wang Yun, no matter what Wang Yun said, he nodded vigorously.

Wang Yun disagreed with Huangfu Song's proposal to appease him, and asked Lü Bu to immediately gather the county soldiers of Fufeng and Feng Yi counties and rush to Huayin City to defeat the rebels.

However, at this time, an astonishing news came from Linjin City in the direction of Luoshui that Xu Rong and Zhang Baiqi led the Northern Xinjiang Army to cross the Yellow River and enter Guanzhong.

After Xu Rong returned to the camp, he immediately wrote three letters. A letter was sent to the eldest princess and the Jinyang court, detailing the killing of Dong Zhuo.

Now the Chang'an court is jointly attended by Situ Wang Yun and Fenwei general Lu Bu to assist the Son of Heaven.

Today, the Chang'an Imperial Court insists on refusing to pardon Dong Zhuo's old department, and Dong Zhuo's old department has the heart to serve the country, but there is no way out.

Niu Fu, Li Dao and other Xiliang generals begged the imperial court to pardon their crimes and led their troops to the northern frontier. Xu Rong asked the eldest princess and the Jinyang court to immediately give him a clear answer.

A letter was sent to Jizhou to Li Hong on an 800-mile fast ride. Now that the situation in Guanzhong has changed drastically, what countermeasures will the Jinyang Imperial Court and Northern Xinjiang take?

Is it to immediately enter the customs to protect the Son of Heaven? A letter was urgently sent to Luoyang Zhu Jun. The situation has changed abruptly, and there has been a major turning point in the social crisis, and at this time, Kanto cannot afford to lose, and Luoyang cannot afford to lose.

On the third day, Zhu Jun Pegasus rushed to the camp in Shaancheng. He was very excited, and carefully discussed with Xu Rong about guarding the Eight Passes.

He looked forward to the return of the Son of Heaven to Beijing and was full of confidence that Sheji was about to move towards stability. On the fourth day, the Jinyang Divine Decree arrived.

The eldest princess and the imperial court demanded that Xu Rong immediately go north to Hedong, cross the river from the direction of Pubanjin into Guanzhong, and rush to Chang'an as quickly as possible to protect the Son of Heaven.

For the time being, the affairs of Kansai were in charge of Zhu Jun, the general of the chariot cavalry. As for whether to appease Dong Zhuo's old department, the eldest princess and the Jinyang court thought that under the current situation, it was better to follow the opinions of the Chang'an court.

In other words, they vetoed Xu Rong's proposal to appease him. At the end of April, Wang Rou sent back the news of Dong Zhuo's killing from Chang'an.

The eldest princess was overjoyed and asked the Northern Xinjiang Army to immediately rush to protect the Son of Heaven. After careful discussion, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Xian Yufu, Li Wei and other ministers had to change the original revitalization policy of the imperial court, and instead protect the Son of Heaven and stabilize the society.

Since the hussar general Li Hong had to be consulted on this strategy, the order for Xu Rong to enter the Guanzhong was temporarily shelved, however, Xu Rong's urgent letter was then sent to Jinyang.

Considering the threat to Chang'an from the tens of thousands of troops of Niu Fu and other Western Liang generals, Zhang Wen and other ministers categorically decided not to wait for Li Hong's reply, but to let Xu Rong lead the army to cross the river quickly.

Considering the safety of Kanto and Luoyang, the imperial court did not order Zhu Jun to lead an army to attack Niufu, but ordered Zhu Jun to put the main forces in Kanto.

After Xu Rong received the holy decree, he did not dare to delay, crossed the Yellow River with his personal guards, and galloped overnight to join Zhang Baiqi in the camp of Pubanjin.

At this time, Zhang Baiqi, Xie Ming, and Hedong Taishou Wangyi had received the imperial court's holy order, and hundreds of temporarily requisitioned trough ships had also arrived at Pubanjin to stand by.

Xu Rong arrived at Kasakatsu and immediately ordered the river to be crossed. Duan Xuan and Bao Hong's army, which was originally stationed on the other side of Pubanjin, are now fighting fiercely with Niu Fu under Tongguan, and that big camp is actually an empty camp.

The officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the river safely without much effort. Zhang Baiqi led 5,000 forward battalion soldiers and rushed to the city of Linjin.

Wang Yun was shocked and immediately ordered Lü Bu to rush to Luoshui River with the county soldiers of Fufeng County to block the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Wang Yun believed that if the Northern Xinjiang Army was allowed to enter Chang'an, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court would inevitably be controlled by Li Hong. Wang Yun and the ministers of the court did not trust Li Hong, and a large part of the reason why the Han Dynasty was overturned today was caused by Li Hong's inaction, and even some ministers believed that Li Hong had the intention of usurping rebellion as early as after the death of the first emperor, and this person was more bloody and cruel than Dong Zhuo.

Lu Bu took the Son of Heaven's decree and ran all the way along the Yushui River. Feng Yijun's Taishou Song Yi led the county soldiers to the east and blocked Zhang Baiqi near Xiatai County.

At this time, as long as the Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the Weishui River, it was only two hundred miles away from Chang'an City. When Xu Rong saw Lu Bu, his expression was very cold.

Dong Zhuo's death has an indescribable sadness and sympathy for Xu Rong, and he has a feeling of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox.

Especially Li Dao's words, which stimulated him very much. If Li Hong is killed like Dong Zhuo in the future, he will immediately be like Tian Yi and Li Dao, and his life will be exhausted.

No matter how outstanding his past exploits were, it was a dead end. On the contrary, people like Lu Bu will soon go from being penniless ordinary officials to famous ministers.

Dong Zhuo's accumulated exploits for more than 40 years were turned into powder under Lu Bu's sword, and at the same time, Lu Bu has achieved today's glory.

There is no fairness in this world at all, and whoever wins will have justice and fame. Xu Rong looked at Lu Bu, who was standing proudly in front of him, and a strong disgust and disdain slowly rose from his heart.

In the past, Lu Bu was a man, but since he followed Wang Yun and these scholars to plot to kill Dong Zhuo, he is no longer a man, but a despicable villain.

In Xu Rong's opinion, to kill Dong Zhuo, he must kill with dignity and dignity, and kill on the battlefield, he hates this kind of despicable villain behavior very much.

If you are a martial artist, you should be frank and open, you should rely on a heroic and righteous spirit, come in blood, go in the knife, even if you are dead and defeated, it is still vigorous and vigorous, and you are also a good man.

Lu Bu felt the change in Xu Rong's attitude towards him, but Lu Bu misunderstood Xu Rong, and he thought that Xu Rong's indifference to him was because of his current identity.

Although Lu Bu's official position is not as high as Xu Rong's, Lu Bu is in charge of state affairs like a hussar general, and when facing a major town general like Xu Rong, he doesn't need to salute, and it is polite to bow his hand.

After Lu Bu finished announcing the holy decree, Xu Rong's face suddenly became ugly.

"Is this the meaning of the Son of Heaven, or the meaning of Lord Situ and Lord Lu?" Xu Rong was so angry that he even changed his name for Lu Bu.

During this period of time, Lu Bu often discussed state affairs with ministers such as Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Wang Yun, Sikong Chun Yujia, Taichang Chongfu, Taifu Lu Kui, Dahonglu Zhou Huan, Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui and other ministers, and had a more detailed understanding of Li Hong's actions in recent years, and his views on Li Hong gradually changed.

Li Hong had the strongest army of the Han Dynasty, but he had always used the crisis in northern Xinjiang as an excuse to resolutely refuse to ask for King Dong Qin, causing the Han to be pushed into the abyss of overturning by Dong Zhuo step by step.

Why did Li Hong refuse to ask Dong Qinwang? Is it really for the northern frontier? The Han Dynasty is about to be overturned, what is Li Hong still doing guarding a barren northern Xinjiang?

Obviously, Li Hong has ill intentions, not only has the intention of separating the seizure and claiming hegemony, but also has the intention of usurping the society. Lu Bu was still smiling, trying his best to explain the various reasons why the imperial court refused to allow the Northern Xinjiang Army to enter Guanzhong.

Xu Rong listened to Lu Bu's words very patiently, and then gave him two big words: bullshit. The smile on Lu Bu's face froze, and he was extremely embarrassed.

"Master Lu, can I understand it like this?" Xu Rong sneered,

"After my Northern Frontier Army finished killing the rebellion, then turned around and returned to the outside of the Saiwai?" Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "What does Lord Situ mean, I also want to ask the general to give up Jizhou......"

"Really?" Xu Rong laughed angrily,

"Okay, okay, okay." Lu Bu urgently reported to Chang'an, and Xu Rong refused to withdraw from Guanzhong under the pretext of obeying the name of the eldest princess, and resolutely asked to go to Chang'an to meet the Son of Heaven.

Wang Yun was furious and ordered Huangfu Hong to lead his army to Xiatai County to support Lü Bu. Before Huang Fuhong's army left Chang'an, Duan Xuan's urgent report arrived.

Huayin City fell, and Hu Ben Zhonglang killed Li Su in battle. In desperation, Wang Yun instead ordered Huangfu Hong to support Duan Xuan and block the rebels.

Huangfu Song played again, begging the Son of Heaven to immediately issue an order to pardon the generals of Xiliang and appease the rebels. Wang Yun refused.

Taiwei Yang Biao suggested that Xu Rong lead the army to meet the rebels, but Wang Yun refused to agree. Xu Rong wants to enter Chang'an, Niu Fu also wants to enter Chang'an, and Xu Rong and Niu Fu and other Xiliang generals have been friends for many years, once the two armies become one, Chang'an will be over.

Kansai. Zhu Jun received the holy decree of the Son of Heaven. This holy decree was originally given to Xu Rong by the Chang'an Imperial Court, but by mistake, the messenger was delayed on the way.

This messenger worked hard and finally arrived at the Shaancheng camp secretly, but at this time Xu Rong had already led his army into Guanzhong.

The Son of Heaven ordered the Northern Frontier Army to immediately attack Niu Fu to eradicate the rebellion and defend Chang'an. Zhu Jun received the holy decree and immediately ordered the two generals Yan Liang and Yushi to lead the army to attack Hongnong City.

The Son of Heaven was in danger, and the army hurried west to King Qin. Zhu Jun was worried that the troops were not enough, so he ordered Zhou Hua and Gao Ran, who were stationed in Luoyang, to lead troops to help.

Zhang Ji was caught off guard, and Hongnong City was lost. The Northern Xinjiang Army chased after the street and killed the Taolin Fortress. Huai Thanh, Hanoi District.

Yuan Shao received an urgent report from Chun Yuqiong. Zhu Juntong led the army to storm the Taolin fortress, and Luoyang was empty. Yuan Shao did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered to assemble a large army and rush to Mengjin.

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