Chapter 3 Storm and Rain Section 19 The outskirts of Chang'an. Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Wang Yun, Sikong Chun Yu Jia led hundreds of officials to worship heaven and earth in the suburbs.

The ritual of the sacrifice was cumbersome and lasted for a long time. The ministers were busy from morning to afternoon, and their bodies were drenched in rain, and some of them had frozen their lips purple and shivered because they had been kneeling for too long.

After the ceremony, Taiwei Yang Biao and Sikong Chun Yujia took the ministers back to the palace to reply to the decree first, and Situ Wang Yun and Shangshu servants shot Sun Rui, Shangshu Yang Zhan, Sili Captain Huang Wan, and Emperor Fu Song in the imperial history stayed to deal with the aftermath.

The heavy rain gradually turned smaller, and gusts of cold wind rolled up layers of rain and fog, making people feel chilly. Wang Yun wiped the rain from his face and looked at the majestic Chang'an City in the distance.

The high city was hidden in the hazy mist, looming, adding a bit of gloom and desolation. Wang Yun let out a long sigh, turned around and walked under the altar, followed by Shi Sun Rui and the other four ministers.

A group of Peng's subordinates immediately dispersed, walking far behind and behind the five ministers, isolating them from the altar guards.

Wang Yun walked very slowly, he turned his face slightly sideways, and glanced at Shi Sun Rui,

"Jun Ce, has Your Majesty's condition improved recently?"

"Recently, I have been getting a lot better, and it is estimated that after another month of conditioning, I can basically recover." Shi Sun Rui whispered,

"I am by Your Majesty's side day and night, and Ma Yu and Chong Shao also take turns to serve in shifts, so there should be no problem in terms of safety."

"It's not that it should be fine, but that Your Majesty's safety should be absolutely guaranteed." Wang Yun frowned and said in a low voice,

"At this time, there must be no omission. The Forbidden Central Guard is now in charge of Dong Huang, a lieutenant of the Chinese Military Academy. Dong Huang is Dong Zhuo's nephew, who used to be in charge of Dong Zhuo's personal guard iron cavalry in the Xiliang Army, this person is ruthless and can do anything. You have to guard against him. In two days, I will arrange for Zuo Zhonglang to imprison Liu Fan Su and help you. Shi Sun Rui hesitated for a moment,

"Zishi, I still have some things to do here, I'm going to go out of the city recently, you see ......" Wang Yun turned his head to look at Huang Wan, the captain of Si Li,

"You discuss with Wang Xin, the captain of the city gate, to ensure the safety of the scholars. Recently, money has been tight, and I need to come forward to make a statement. Huang Wan nodded quietly.

"Brother Yizhen, how are things going over there?" Huangfu Song took a step closer and approached Wang Yun,

"The two hermits of Xiliang Jincheng County, Fan Zhi and Zhang Ce, have already sent their best disciples."

"Are there too many people? Less is not good. Wang Yun said,

"I heard that Pang De and Jiang Wu in the Northern Frontier Army are the disciples of the two hermits, and the people who come can't be worse than them."

"Twelve, the martial arts are the best. Listening to Jianshou (Huang Fuhong), among these twelve people, the most outstanding are Qin Yi and Chen Wei, who are even more powerful than Pang De and Jiang Wu in the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

"What about Han Sui and Ma Teng? At this time, they must not send troops to rebel, lest it spoil a big thing. ”

"Liang Yan has already arrived in Longxi." Huangfu Song said,

"I don't dare not give this face, Wenyue (Han Sui) and Shoucheng (Ma Teng) don't dare not give it."

"What about Anding-gun? Stability is your hometown, so there should be no problem, right? Huangfu Song's face showed a hint of murder,

"Huangfu Li wrote and said that everything was done. The Qianghu species in Northern Xinjiang are very face-saving to my uncle, and they have sent iron horsemen to secretly enter Xiao Pass. Now the three thousand iron horsemen are hidden in the Boluo Valley, and they can go south to Chang'an at any time. Wang Yun heard the murderous aura in Huangfu Song's voice, and couldn't help but look back at him,

"Brother Yizhen is really angry."

"Dong Fatzi is too much. Since he was bent on death, I fulfilled him. Huangfu Song said angrily.

Wang Yun shook his head and sneered. Your Emperor Fu Song knew today, why bother in the first place. In the early years, if you killed Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, how could there be today's disaster?

The concubine of the former Liao general Huangfu Gui is a member of the Fufeng Ma Valve family and the niece of Ma Rong. In his early years, he was famous for his beauty and talent in Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo had admiration in the past, but unfortunately because of his identity, he didn't have a chance to kiss Fangze. Now that Dong Zhuofa is here, he is full of lust in Yiwu, and he thinks of the beauty in this old dream.

At this time, Huangfu Gui has been dead for 18 years, and the beauty of the old days is no longer good-looking, although the charm still exists, but after all, people in their forties, how many more looks can they have?

But Dong Zhuo had to taste his long-cherished wish, so he used hundreds of carriages, twenty good horses, and countless slaves to hire the widow of Huangfu Gui.

What is the identity of the Huangfu family? The Huangfu family is a family of prominent military generals in the Han Dynasty. Huangfu Gui's grandfather Huangfu Ling was the general of Duliao when he was the emperor of filial piety, and his father Huangfu Qi was the captain of Fufeng, and Huangfu Gui himself was even more famous all over the world, and he was also Dong Zhuo's official.

Dong Zhuo's approach is obviously to humiliate the Huangfu rules and the Huangfu family. This Ma naturally disobeyed, she felt faceless, and committed suicide in disfigurement.

Dong Zhuo is very regretful, sad, and lost. When Ma was buried, he also sent someone to pay tribute.

Dong Zhuo's mind may not be understood, but Dong Zhuo's approach is really unbearable for Huangfu Song and Huangfu Gate Valve.

Wang Yunhe, Shisun Rui and other ministers were overjoyed when they heard the news. With Huangfu Song, a giant in the western frontier, killing Dong Zhuo is not easy to capture.

Sure enough, Wang Yun and Shi Sun Rui found Huangfu Song, and Huang Fu Song agreed. Shangshu Yang Zan saw Wang Yun turn his gaze to him, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "My old subordinates are ready, just wait for the holy decree to arrive, immediately kill Dong An, the captain of Huqiang, and lead the army to Dasanguan to meet Huang Fuhong." "Yang Zan used to be the captain of Huqiang, and he was stationed in the Zixiushan battalion of Hanyang County, Xiliang.

After Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an last year, he worshiped his relatives and recalled Yang Zan to Beijing.

"But ......," Yang Zan said worriedly,

"We don't have enough manpower. There are Dong Huang's southern army guards in Chang'an City, and Dong Yue's army outside the city. Even if we solve the Xiliang side, but Fufeng's Chen Cang still has Lu Bu's army, Yiwu still has Dong Min's army, Tongguan still has Duan Xuan, Bao Hong, Wang Fang's army, and Guanxi still has Niu Fu's army, if we miss......" Wang Yun smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Don't worry about these things, I have a way." In a few days, I will give you the Holy Decree. ”

"Zishi, the seals are all in Yiwu, how did you get this holy decree?" Yang Zan asked in surprise.

"You don't ask a lot, do your own thing." Wang Yun said solemnly,

"Once things fail, I only need to wipe my neck, all the clues are gone, even if Dong Zhuo wants to kill, he can't kill a few. As long as these people live, Dong Zhuo will die sooner or later. He didn't have a few days left. Wang Yun suddenly quickened his pace, raised his voice slightly and said, "Without my message, everyone should not get together again." The five ministers got into their carriages in the wind and rain and galloped towards Chang'an.

Wang Chen hurriedly walked into the study. Wang Chen was about twenty years old, tall and thin, looking very much like his father Wang Yun, especially those eyes were clear, looking arrogant and stubborn, exactly like his father.

Lu Bu was sitting behind the desk, reading by the faint candlelight. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he immediately put down the book, flew behind the curtain, and grasped the hilt of the knife at his waist with his big hand.

Wang Chen walked to the inner room of the study, saw the messy books on the desk, looked around, and whispered, "Lord Lu, I'm Wang Chen." ”

"Your Excellency hasn't come back yet?" Lu Bu walked out from behind the curtain and asked anxiously. It was Wang Chen who delivered the message to Chencang, and it was also Wang Chen who secretly entered Beijing with Lu Bu.

Lu Bu has a good relationship with him, and he doesn't have to hide his words.

"Chencang is very close to Yiwu. Dong Zhuo may come to me at any time, and I can't delay here for too long. Yuan Xin, when will the adults come back? ”

"It's coming." Wang Chen comforted,

"Today's sacrifice to heaven and earth, there are many things in the court, and my father may have to delay in the palace for a while. Master Lu, don't worry, I will definitely send you out tonight. ”

"Is Your Majesty feeling better?" Lu Bu asked with concern.

"Today I went to visit Lord Ma Yu in the waiting, and I heard him say that the Son of Heaven's illness is getting worse and worse." Wang Chen shook his head and sighed,

"Today, my big man is really full of disasters." Lu Bu looked sad, slowly sat down behind the desk, bowed his head and said nothing.

"Lord Lu, I also heard that a few days ago, Master Li Su, the captain of the cavalry, and Dong Huang, the lieutenant of the Chinese Military Academy, fought in Chang'an City. Several soldiers of the Yulin army were killed, and more than a dozen soldiers of Huben were wounded. Lu Bu frowned, and said angrily: "Dong Huang, what is he? When Li Su was fighting with the rebels in Western Xinjiang, he was still drinking milk? Bullying people, I had the opportunity to skin him. Wang Chen saw Lu Bu's long brown face full of murderous energy, and a pair of half-squinted eyes were as bloody and violent as seeing prey, and he couldn't help but quietly retreat half a step.

"Master Li has been unhappy since he was demoted to supervise the Yulin Army." Wang Chen whispered,

"Dong Huang was directly promoted from a military Sima to a lieutenant of the Central Military Academy in charge of the forbidden army guards, and after becoming the official of Lord Li, Lord Li became even more angry and opposed Dong Huang everywhere. However, I heard that Dong Huang is not a good thing, relying on his uncle to be a master, he is doing nonsense in the palace, as if he is still a palace maid. This time, the two tore their faces and fought, I heard that it was for this. I don't know if the two of them are going to be demoted again? Lu Bu sneered,

"If Dong Zhuo demotes Li Su again, it is estimated that Dong Huang will not be far from death. Do you think Li Su is a bully? Hum...... If you think so, then you are very wrong. I, a man from northern Xinjiang, how can I be humiliated by others? Late at night, Wang Yun returned to the house and went straight to the study.

Lu Bu was very moved when he saw that Wang Yun's official uniform was still wet,

"My lord, you have to pay attention to your physical ......"

"The big man is going to die, what is the use of this body for me?" Wang Yun smiled bitterly,

"Don't rest, rush back to Chencang overnight."

"Your Excellency urgently summons the lower officials to Beijing, what's the urgency?"

"Feng Xian, the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo has come." Lu Bu was stunned for a moment,

"My lord, I only have 6,000 soldiers and horses, how can I fight Yiwu?"

"Of course I won't let you go to the dock." Wang Yun said with a smile,

"I'm going to lure Dong Zhuo out of Yiwu."

"Halfway through?" Lu Bu asked,

"Dong Zhuo travels, there are 1,000 tigers in front, 2,000 foot soldiers in the back, 3,000 iron horsemen on the left and right, 6,000 to 6,000, there is no certainty of victory, I need more reinforcements." Wang Yun stroked Lu Bu's tiger back with his hand and said solemnly: "Fengxian, this is a battle to the death. Do you dare to fight? ”

"Dong Zhuo is easy not to go out of Hewu now, if he wants to go out of Yiwu, it is to Chang'an. From Hewu to Chang'an, two hundred and thirty miles, it should be possible to find a suitable ambush site. Lu Bu was fearless, and said with a solemn expression,

"Killing Dong Zhuo is not only for the sake of the Han Society, but also for my personal grudge, I am willing, even if I die." Wang Yun nodded appreciatively,

"With your words, I'm relieved."

"Is there any way for my lord to get Dong Zhuo out of the dock?"

"Ushisuke was defeated, and there was a major turning point in the Kansai battlefield. Zhu Jun and Xu Rong will soon be forced to attack Tongguan. Secondly...... "Wang Yun's face was melancholy and mournful,

"The Son of Heaven's illness is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid time is running out......" Lu Bu was extremely shocked,

"My lord, how can this be ......?"

"I hope it's fake, too, but ......" Wang Yun's voice choked, tears quietly soaking his eyes.

He turned around and gently wiped away his tears, and continued in a hoarse voice,

"Fengxian, the Han will be overthrown, and the responsibility of saving Sheji will be handed over to you." Lu Bu knelt down suddenly, pointed to the sky, and said in a sad voice: "As long as Lu Bu does not die, he should sprinkle the last drop of blood for the big man." If this oath is violated, ten thousand arrows will pierce the heart. ”

"Okay, good, good ......" Wang Yun excitedly helped Lu Bu up,

"The defeat of Guanxi and the serious illness of the Son of Heaven are both related to Dong Zhuo's survival, and he must go east to Chang'an......" Then Wang Yun leaned into Lu Bu's ear and said a few words in an inaudible voice.

Lu Bu looked puzzled,

"My lord, I don't understand ......"

"You don't need to understand, you just need to do what you are told." Wang Yun held Lu Bu's big hand and slapped it a few times,

"If this execution fails and I die, don't forget your oath, you have to do everything you can to kill Dong Zhuo, protect the Son of Heaven, and defend Sheji."

"My lord......" Lu Bu felt sad in his heart, and he wanted to cry,

"Your Excellency doesn't see me anymore?"

"Unless Dong Zhuo is dead, you and I will never see each other again." Wang Yun smiled bitterly, reached out and patted Lu Bu's shoulder,

"You promise me that if I am a corpse on the street, you will not collect it for me."

"My lord......" Lu Bu looked at Wang Yun's bright eyes and resolute face, and tears could no longer hold back his eyes,

"I listen to you." In mid-March, Fufeng County, Yiwu. Dong Zhuo was half-lying on the couch, looking at the light rain and the gray sky outside the window, and he was very depressed.

A lot has happened lately, and each one is getting more and more headaches. Li Su, the captain of the cavalry, and Dong Huang, the lieutenant of the Chinese army, fought in Chang'an, Dong Huang was angry, so he urgently wrote to Dong Zhuo and asked Dong Zhuo to order Li Su to be arrested.

Dong Zhuo was very angry. Li Su is his old subordinate, although he demoted him, he still trusts him very much and entrusts him with the important task of supervising the Yulin Army.

His intention is obvious, that is, he hopes that Li Su will assist Dong Huang to control the Son of Heaven and the palace, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he will reuse him.

But Li Suren is getting old, losing more battles, and seems to have become stupid, not as smart as in the past. Doing it against yourself like this, so that you can't step down, how will you use him in the future?

Dong Yue came to the book three times and twice, suspecting that someone in Chang'an was plotting against him. Dong Yue said that there was a secret report from Sima of the city gate that in the past two or three months, Wang Xin, the captain of the city gate, often escorted the carriage in and out of Chang'an in the middle of the night.

Dong Yue asked if he wanted to take precautions and arrest Wang Xin for interrogation first. Dong Zhuo immediately became vigilant and ordered Dong Yue to send people to monitor Wang Xin day and night, not to startle the snake, and to dig out as many people as possible.

For rebellion, Dong Zhuo has always been unrelenting. Situ Wang Yun came to the book, and the condition of the Son of Heaven did not improve, but had a tendency to worsen.

He begged Dong Zhuo to go to Chang'an as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, so as to avoid an accident from the Son of Heaven and chaos in Guanzhong. What made Dong Zhuo most unsettling was the Kansai war.

After all, Xu Rong is a battle-hardened general, and after a few tricks, he robbed the Northern Army's grain and grass baggage, and forced Niu Fu back to Hongnong.

Now that the Northern Army is running out of food and grass, it doesn't even have the strength to counterattack. The defeat of the Kansai War allowed him to capture the Kanto region and his strategy to plot the Central Plains suffered a serious setback.

As Niu Fu said in the book, if Li Hong took advantage of the favorable situation during this period to capture Jizhou, in July, Li Hong would inevitably concentrate his forces and fight a decisive battle with himself in Guanxi.

This unfavorable situation must be broken immediately, otherwise there will be a major reversal in July.

Dong Zhuo decided to go to Chang'an. Now there is such a possibility, in order to completely defeat themselves, the ministers of Chang'an simply broke the kettle and let the Son of Heaven die.

In this way, he was burdened with the great sin of usurpation, and he was heinous. And Li Hong or Yuan Shao can immediately rebuild the imperial system and attack Guanzhong.

Without the Son of Heaven in his hands, he lost all his reliance, and in the end he could only flee to Xiliang and die in the desert.

If this judgment is correct, then he can only go to Chang'an to take up the town, and immediately use the money and food in the Wuwu to launch a fierce attack to the east in the shortest possible time, in early or mid-April.

The Son of Heaven and Luoyang have now become the two straws that saved his life, and one is indispensable. Dong Min and Tian Yi walked into the study one after another.

Dong Zhuo explained his thoughts and asked for the opinions of the two,

"I'm going to leave for Chang'an immediately, what do you think?" Dong Min said that the weather was bad and the road was difficult, so it was better to wait.

Also, even if you want to start immediately, you will have to wait until the end of this month. Considering the situation in Kansai, there may really be someone in Chang'an who wants to take the opportunity to rebel, so it is necessary to purge Chang'an's rebellion before setting off.

Dong Zhuo laughed silently,

"By the time you have cleared out the rebellion in Chang'an, Li Hong will have already captured Jizhou. Who is Li Hong? Who are Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan? How long can they fight against Li Hong? Don't say more, immediately write to Duan Xuan and Bao Hong, and fight to Hedong at all costs. ”

"The situation is moving so fast that it's dizzying." Tian Yi sighed: "My lord, do you see if you should reassign the grain and grass of the Chang'an camp to Niu Fu first, and let him immediately launch a counterattack." The most urgent task at the moment is to drag northern Xinjiang into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts and delay the time for Li Hong to capture the entire territory of Jizhou. ”

"Okay, just do as you say." Dong Zhuo nodded,

In addition, the letter told Dong Huang to bring three thousand guards of the Southern Army to Hewu. Since you're worried about my safety, I'll arrange for more escorts. ”

"How many people are left in the city?" Dong Min asked with concern.

"You take 3,000 men and stay first." Dong Zhuo said,

"When I arrive safely in Chang'an, I will send another 2,000 people back."

"When will you leave?" Tian Yi asked. Dong Zhuo looked at the gloomy sky and hesitated,

"There will be a day when the rain will stop. When the rain stopped, we set off. As soon as the news that Taishi Dong Zhuo was preparing to return to Beijing was sent, Chang'an sent an urgent report, Xiao Pass in Anding County was lost, and the door of Chang'an was wide open.

Wang Yun said in the urgent report that Song Wentong, the Taishou of Beidi County, led the iron cavalry of Lingqiang, Huangzhongqiang, and Dongqiang to suddenly attack Xiao Pass, and the Xiao Pass defenders were caught off guard and lost the pass within one day.

The northern iron cavalry immediately swarmed in, and surrounded Gaoping and Chaona City with lightning speed. Since the Northern Xinjiang Army controlled the first line of Fanting Mountain, the imperial court had lost contact with the counties north of Liupan Mountain.

Xiao Pass is lost, Fanting Mountain is lost, and after the iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army crosses Liupan Mountain, it can be discharged and attack Chang'an directly.

Dong Zhuo was very nervous. Of course, the Northern Xinjiang Army had no intention of attacking Guanzhong and opening up a third battlefield, and their purpose was very simple, that is, to force Dong Zhuo to withdraw his forces to attack Hedong, and delay Dong Zhuo to launch a counteroffensive in Guanxi, so as to help Li Hong successfully capture Jizhou.

Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to slash the Taishou of Anding County with one sword. As early as last year, Dong Zhuo repeatedly instructed him to assemble heavy troops to garrison the front line of Xiaoguan to guard against a sudden attack by the Northern Xinjiang Army and ensure the safety of Chang'an.

This Taishou of Anding County obviously did not follow his orders.

"My lord, the only force that can be drawn at the moment is Lu Bu's six thousand men." Tian Yi pointed to Linjing City on the map and said,

"In my opinion, immediately order Lu Bu to lead the army to Linjing City to block the northern iron cavalry from moving south."

"Lu Bu and Zhang Liao are both from Northern Xinjiang, and it is not appropriate to send them." Dong Min hurriedly stopped,

"It's better to let Huangfuhong go, and let Lu Bu garrison Dasanguan. Anding County is the hometown of the Huangfu Gate Valve, and he is not afraid that they will not contribute. Tian Yi opened her mouth to say something, but when the words came to her mouth, she immediately took them back.

He glanced at Dong Zhuo timidly, and then closed his mouth tightly.

"Let Jianshou (Huangfuhong) go to stability." Dong Zhuo patted the map on the table,

"With Jianshou here, the Northern Xinjiang Army does not want to cross Liupan Mountain. As for Lu Bu......" Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and shook his head,

"Forget it, don't move him, let Dong An garrison in Dasanguan."

"My lord, after Captain Huqiang led his troops to withdraw from Western Xinjiang, the troops in Western Xinjiang were empty, will Han Sui and Ma Teng take the opportunity to send troops to occupy Hanyang County and threaten Sanfu?" Tian Yi said,

Han Sui sent troops north last year and successively occupied Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei counties. Now the entire Xiliang, Hanyang County is still under our control, if Hanyang County is given to Han Sui again, we will ...... in the future" Tian Yi did not continue, meaning that in the future, the army will be defeated in Guanzhong, and everyone will not even have a way to retreat.

Dong Zhuo didn't care,

"Don't worry, at present, Han Sui and Ma Teng do not have the strength to confront me, and they will not rashly send troops to attack Hanyang." At this time, Kansai came to report urgently, Xu Rong attacked Hongnong, and the offensive was like a tide.

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