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After a night of bloody rain, Luoyang City has gradually quieted down. Nangong also gradually returned to normal under the clearing of thousands of tiger feather forests. In the entire Luoyang City, except for the burned Vermilion Bird Gate and the foot knights patrolling around, there is no trace of chaos and blood. The streets are deserted and deserted, and the prosperity of the past is gone.

Shang Shu ordered Lu Zhi to enter the Deyang Hall of the North Palace to meet the Son of Heaven, and discussed a solution with Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others, who were holding the Son of Heaven. Lu Zhi said, now that the general is dead, and He Miao is also dead, you adults want to think about their own way out, right? If you send the Son of Heaven back to the Changqiu Palace now, it can be said that you have a meritorious escort, so that you will not be in a different place, and the Queen Mother will also look at the past love and open up on the Internet. When Zhang Rang heard that He Miao was dead, he immediately despaired, and the last bit of hope for survival was completely shattered.

"You killed He Miao?" Zhang Rang said angrily, "You think you can take power alone in this way? Will the Queen Mother let you go? ”

"It was the general's subordinates who killed He Miao, and it has nothing to do with us." Lu Zhi sneered, "Immediately release the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, and you will be able to live." ”

Zhang Rang and Duan Qi didn't believe Lu Zhi's words at all. If He Miao was still alive and still in control of the Northern Army, Empress Dowager He would probably pardon them for their crimes, considering the needs of her own ruling dynasty and her many years of friendship. But now that He Miao is dead, the military power of the Northern Army has fallen into the hands of Taifu Yuan Kui, and the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven have lost their last support, and the orphans and widows can only be slaughtered by the Taifu and a group of scholars in the court in the future. As for the current gang of cornered lieutenants, there is no other way but to die.

Zhang Rang thought for a long time and put forward a request that made Lu Zhi dumbfounded. He wanted to take the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang to Youzhou to vote for Taiwei Liu Yu.

Lu Zhi and Zhang Rang glared at each other, and the atmosphere in the hall was tense to the extreme. Duan Jue pulled out his long sword violently, pointed at Lu Zhi angrily and said, "Go quickly, go and prepare the car for Your Majesty, we will leave Luoyang." ”

Lu Zhi snorted coldly and walked away.

Duan Jue looked at Lu Zhi's back in a hurry, and asked very suspiciously, "Why do you want to go to Youzhou?" Although Liu Yu is loyal and will not kill us, Liu Yu still has to escort him back to Beijing, what will we do in the future? ”

"In the future? Do we have a future? Zhang Rang sighed, "Now it's not just us who are out of life, but the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven are the same, can't you see it?" The general died, He Miao was killed by Yuan Kui, and the Northern Army was controlled by Yuan Kui, and this Luoyang was already the world of Yuan Kui and the soldiers. ”

"You mean that Yuan Kui wants to depose the young emperor?" Duan Jue suddenly came to his senses.

"Yuan Kui has committed a mortal crime by conniving at the rebels to attack the palace, burning the Vermilion Bird Gate, and killing He Miao." Zhang Rang said, "Although He Jin was killed by us, the culprit who caused today's situation is Yuan Kui, doesn't the Queen Mother know?" So if Yuan Kui and those scholars want to survive, there is only one way, and that is to kill the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven. ”

"We are finished, and it is estimated that the family and relatives have been killed by Yuan Kui, but before we die, how can we not take revenge? As long as we bring the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang to Youzhou, Yuan Kui will not dare to kill the Queen Mother, let alone depose the Young Emperor and re-establish a new monarch. Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and said, "After we arrived in Youzhou, we immediately forced the Tai Lieutenant Liu Yu to escort back to Beijing with the forces of Li Hong, the general of the chariot cavalry. As long as the Son of Heaven returns to the capital, Yuan Kui and the gang of party members will wait to die. ”

Duan Jue said worriedly: "Li Hong has the edict of the first emperor in his hand, if he takes the opportunity to depose the Son of Heaven and support King Chen Liu as the emperor......"

"No matter who is the emperor, Liu Yu and Li Hong will send the Son of Heaven back to the capital." Zhang Rang sneered, "If Liu Yu and Li Hong protect the Young Emperor back to Beijing, will they still let Yuan Kui live?" And if Liu Yu and Li Hong deposed the Young Emperor, how could Yuan Kui let Liu Yu and Li Hong return to Beijing? He was worried that he would not have a chance to kill Li Hong. If the two sides fight because of this, do you want Li Hong to win or Yuan Kui to win? ”

Duan Jue shook his head, "Li Hong is now on an expedition to the desert, and he needs Yuan Kui to help him stabilize Luoyang and provide him with grain and grass to carry his weight, how could he turn against Yuan Kui at this time?" ”

Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Luoyang has been in chaos, and the expedition of the general has ended. ”

Due to Zhang Rang and Duan Qi's refusal to release the Son of Heaven, Taifu Yuan Kui, Lu Zhi and other ministers decided to temporarily give up rescuing the Son of Heaven and concentrate on controlling the Northern Army first.

At this time, the first to rush to Ping Optimistic Zhijin Wu Ding Yuan and Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang sent people to send an urgent letter, saying that Dong Zhuo's army had entered the camp of the Northern Army and controlled 50,000 Northern Army.

Taifu Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi and other ministers looked at each other in disbelief.

Yuan Kui's order to surround Ping Optimistic was sent out in the early morning, even if Dong Zhuo did not delay for a moment, he could not reach the northern army camp at noon, obviously Dong Zhuo got the news of the great change in Luoyang earlier. But the question is, he has neither a decree nor a rune, how can he control the 50,000 northern army? But Ding Yuan and Wang Kuang can't make something out of nothing, and there will be nothing wrong with this news.

Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi felt that the situation was out of control, and they immediately summoned the ministers to the Taifu Mansion to discuss the matter, and at the same time ordered Zhu Jun, Liu Bo and Zhou Shen to rush to the Northern Army camp with the Empress Dowager's decree to investigate the truth.

Ping Optimistic is only ten miles away from Luoyang City, and the message transmission is very fast. When the ministers were still arguing in the Taifu Mansion and were hesitant to do anything, Ding Yuan sent someone to send news again, saying that Dong Zhuo's army was rapidly coming from Hangu Pass, and there were only a few thousand Xiliang iron horsemen in the northern army camp. Ding Yuan asked Yuan Kui if he would immediately launch an attack to drive Dong Zhuo out of the Northern Army camp.

Most ministers approved of the attack. Yuan Shao said that Dong Zhuo's troops are insufficient now, and if he launches a surprise attack, he will be able to defeat Dong Zhuo quickly. Dong Zhuo did not have a holy decree, even if he controlled the Northern Army, he used bloody means, and the soldiers of the Northern Army would not be willing to obey. Shangshu He Hao said that if Dong Zhuo was allowed to control the Northern Army, the situation in Luoyang would become more and more complicated, and it was better to drive him out of Gyeonggi immediately.

Lu Zhi, the monk Xu Jing and others resolutely opposed it. Now the situation is unclear, and no one knows whether Dong Zhuo has completely controlled the Northern Army, and how he used to control the Northern Army. If there is a fierce conflict between the two sides, and the unstable 50,000 Northern Army will be in chaos, the situation in Luoyang will be out of control. Lu Zhi said that as long as the northern army is not chaotic, Luoyang can be quickly stabilized, which is the top priority, so it is a good thing that no matter who controls the northern army at present.

Xu Jing said that Dong Zhuo was an important general in this dynasty, with deep seniority and high prestige, and there was nothing wrong with him temporarily controlling the Northern Army. After Luoyang stabilized, the soldiers and horses entering Beijing had to return to each state and county, and Dong Zhuo, as the pastor of Liangzhou, also had to go back.

"What if he doesn't go back?" Shangshu Zhengtai asked.

"Chang'an has the left general Huangfu Song, Hedong has Li Wei who rode the general's mansion in Linfen, and there are soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Beijing Division, if Dong Zhuo is wise, it is better to leave as soon as possible." Xu Jing said.

Yuan Kui didn't want to give up control of the Northern Army, and in his opinion, Dong Zhuo had no possibility of controlling the Northern Army at all. If he can't control the Northern Army, he won't be able to control the situation in Luoyang, and in the future, Luoyang's affairs will not be able to go on step by step according to his own ideas, so he desperately wants to take back control of the Northern Army. While Duan Xuan of the Northern Army and Bao Hong, who was stranded in the camp of the Northern Army, might help Dong Zhuo temporarily suppress their subordinates, what about the other Northern Army generals? Will he also succumb to Dong Zhuo's might?

"Order Lord Ding Yuan to immediately wave his army to approach the camp of the Northern Army." Yuan Kui said, "If Dong Zhuo takes out the holy decree and talisman that the Son of Heaven ordered him to control the Northern Army, then forget it, if not, invite him out of the Northern Army camp." ”

At noon, Zhu Jun, Liu Bo and Zhou Shen flew back.

"What's going on?" Yuan Kui hurriedly greeted him and asked.

"That is the holy decree given to He Miao by the Son of Heaven." Zhu Jun's face showed anger, and he said angrily, "Although the holy decree is covered with blood, you can hardly see the handwriting. But the seal is very clear. Dong Zhuo is too bold, he dares to do this kind of thing. ”

"A decree for He Miao?" Yuan Kui Huo Ran woke up, "It turns out that Dong Min, the commander of Fengche, deceived us. Then how did Dong Zhuo deceive the generals of the Northern Army? ”

"I don't know what he did with the holy decree." Zhu Jun said, "I asked Zhang Liao, the middle marquis of the Northern Army, privately, and all the generals of the Northern Army have carefully checked it, and it is indeed true." Captain Wu Fu seemed to have doubts about the authenticity of the holy decree, and was killed by Dong Zhuo. Now Cao Cao, Bao Hong, and dozens of officers of the former Xiyuan Army have been persuaded by Dong Zhuo and are helping him stabilize the morale of the army. The Northern Army has been completely controlled by Dong Zhuo. ”

Yuan Kui was silent, horrified in his heart.

"Lord Zhu saw that the officers and men of the Northern Army were convinced of Lord Dong Zhuo's command of the Northern Army, and immediately dispelled the idea of reading out the Empress Dowager's decree." Liu Bo said, "Lord Zhu lied that he went to the Northern Army camp to appease the army on the orders of Lord Taifu, and after a few casual words with Lord Dong Zhuo, he said goodbye and came back. ”

"My lord, what we urgently need now is to stabilize Luoyang, and it is not appropriate to change again." Zhu Jun bowed down and said, "The lower officials make their own opinions, and they are willing to be punished." ”

"Gongwei handled it properly, what is the crime?" Yuan Kui smiled, "You guys go back and rest first." ”

In the study, Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Letting Dong Min kill He Miao was originally intended to strengthen Dong Zhuo's heart of dethronement, but who knew that there was such a mistake." Yuan Kui shook his head and said, "I would have known that this would have happened, so I wouldn't have let Dong Min go." ”

"Dong Zhuo's control of the Northern Army does not affect our plan to dethrone, on the contrary, he is stronger, and he will be more determined to depose the Son of Heaven and establish a new emperor. This may not be a bad thing. Lu Zhi said, "It's just that our strategy must be revised, otherwise it will be difficult to force Dong Zhuo out of the capital in the future." ”

"You mean, the army of the General of the Che Cavalry?" Yuan Kui frowned and asked.

"By the time Dong Zhuo takes full control of Luoyang, he will have at least 100,000 troops on his hands. At present, except for the general of the chariot and cavalry, there is no one who can compete with Dong Zhuo. Lu Zhi sighed, "Who would have thought that so many earth-shattering things would happen in two days?" The situation in Gyeonggi is developing too fast to be controlled by us, nor is it something we can predict and imagine. ”

"Now it seems that the first emperor is right, if there is no general of the chariot cavalry, what will we do in the future? I personally went north, first to Jinyang to meet Zhao Qi, Cai Yong and Xu Shao, and then to Youzhou to talk to Liu Yu. ”

"Zigan, if we force Dong Zhuo away and Li Hong comes again, it will be even more of a headache." Yuan Kui said hesitantly.

"Master Taifu, why did Li Hong lead his troops south? Why do you have to go on an expedition to the desert in such a difficult situation? We have discussed these things very thoroughly in the past, and we know that it was the increasingly serious crisis in northern Xinjiang that forced Li Hong to go south to threaten the imperial court and go north to expedition to the desert. Lu Zhi said, "I don't know if you have noticed, if Li Hong's expedition to the desert is successful, although he can temporarily get the northern Xinjiang out of the crisis, he will also drag himself into a bigger crisis, that is, the upcoming Hanbei County." ”

"We can foresee the victory of the expedition to the desert, because Li Hong only wants to occupy the territory of Xianbei and Danhan Mountain in the north, and only wants to open up a huge buffer land north of the border county in the north to protect the inner county, and the possibility of his expedition of 2,000 li is very small. But in order to hold this huge territory, Li Hong needs at least 200,000 troops and countless money and food, and he will no longer be able to pose a great threat to Gyeonggi in the next ten years. ”

"Now I'm not worried that Li Hong will go south to threaten Gyeonggi, but that he won't be able to go south to support us. He led the army south, so what about the safety of Hanbei County and Northern Frontier County? Lu Zhi sighed, "In the future, Dong Zhuo is reluctant to go, and Li Hong may not be willing to go south." That's exactly why I plan to go north myself. I must supervise Li Hong's southward movement at the right time, and then I must ensure that he can quickly return to northern Xinjiang after forcing Dong Zhuo back. ”

Yuan Kui thought for a long time and asked, "When will you come back?" ”

Lu Zhi smiled: "This winter at the latest." ”

Yuan Kui nodded, "Then you see, are we going to surround Ping Optimistic now?" ”

"Surround him, of course. If he didn't surround him, he thought that we were afraid of him, and thought that we didn't know how he deceived the generals of the Northern Army to seize the power of commanding the army. Lu Zhi said, "Surround him and make him feel precarious, so we can talk to him." ”

"Who's going to talk about the suitability?" Yuan Kui asked, "How was it at the beginning?" ”

"Not at the beginning, he has a special identity, and it is easy to expose the intentions of adults, I think it is better to let Bo beg go." Lu Zhi said, "As for the beginning, you still follow the original method to let him leave the capital as soon as possible." ”

Yuan Kui stood up and said, "Okay, let's do it." Be quick, the sooner Luoyang stabilizes, the better. ”

Zhi Jinwu is one of the secretaries, and his authority is to command the Northern Army, so Ding is straightforward and bold to lead the army into the Northern Army camp and verify the authenticity of the holy decree in Dong Zhuo's hands. Dong Zhuo ignored him and did not agree to his entry into the camp. Now the northern army is under his control, and no one is allowed to enter the northern army camp. Ding Yuan was furious and commanded his soldiers to forcibly storm the gate. The soldiers on both sides clashed immediately, and Captain Lu Bu took the lead and beat the Northern soldiers who came to block him into a mess, and even knocked open the closed gate for him.

Surrounded by the generals of the Northern Army, Dong Zhuo looked at the soldiers on both sides who were fighting near the gate from a distance, pointed to the brave and invincible Lu Bu and asked, "Who is that?" ”

Zhang Liao bowed and replied: "This person is the commander of Ding Yuan Ding's Commander Lu Bulu Fengxian, when the lower official was in Yanmen Pass, he once killed the enemy side by side with him, and he was a fierce general. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded again and again, appreciating greatly.

"Wen Yuan, are you familiar with him?"

"It's more than cooked." Zhang Liao said with a smile, "He saved Xiaguan's life." ”

Dong Zhuo smiled: "Okay, you go to visit him in the evening, make an appointment with him, I want to meet him." ”

Soon, Ding Yuan received a military order from Taifu Yuan Kui. Yuan Kui ordered him to retreat five miles and surround Ping Optimistic with Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, and Yuan Shao and Wang Yun, who had just led their troops out of the city.

At dusk, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and other Xiliang generals led an army of 10,000 to Pingxing. They were blocked by Yuan Shao, so they had to camp and rest near Xianyang Garden.

After dark, Shang Shu He Hao was escorted by more than a dozen guards, and Pegasus rushed to Ping Optimistic.

Although Dong Zhuo used a false holy decree to control the military power of the Northern Army, he was uneasy in his heart. He was not afraid of the soldiers and horses who surrounded Ping's optimism, but the Son of Heaven. In the morning, when Zhu Jun, Liu Bo and Zhou Shen brought people to the camp, he was nervous for a long time. If Zhu Jun had come up with the holy decree and talisman to control the northern army at that time, he would only have two choices, either kill Zhu Jun or honestly hand over the military power in his hands. The soldiers of the Northern Army are not their own Xiliang soldiers, they are absolutely loyal to the Son of Heaven. Even his old friend Duan Xuan, he only recognized the holy decree and did not recognize people, so Dong Zhuo had to kill Zhu Jun. Fortunately, Zhu Jun casually looked at the bloodstained holy decree and turned around and left.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru therefore decided that the turmoil in Luoyang City was not over, and the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother were still in the hands of the eunuch.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and immediately rectified the Northern Army. He vigorously bribed the generals of the Xiyuan Army, let them command the various departments, and requisitioned all the more than a dozen military commanders of the Northern Army to his big tent to temporarily serve in the military. Of the 50,000 officers and men of the Northern Army, 40,000 were the original Xiyuan Army, and there were more than a dozen military horses and military candidates in these Xiyuan Army, who were originally Dong Zhuo's subordinates, and they were all Xiliang officers who followed Dong Min to Beijing to participate in the Xiyuan Army last year. After a big transfer, Dong Zhuo felt much more at ease.

He Hao's arrival confirmed Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's conjecture. He Hao was blunt, explained the situation in Luoyang in detail, and then said: "Although the Lord controlled the Northern Army by improper means, Lord Taifu is still very grateful to the Lord for being able to help him in time, but has the Lord thought about what will happen after the Son of Heaven gets out of trouble?" ”

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