"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 Taifu and a group of scholars in the court in the days to come.

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 Qingzhou 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.

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Duan Jue looked at Lu Zhi's back in a hurry, and asked very suspiciously, "Why do you want to go to Qingzhou?" Although Liu Yu is loyal and will not kill us, Liu Yu still has to escort 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. This Luoyang is already the world of Yuan Kui and the scholars. ”

"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. But 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 Qingzhou, Yuan Kui will not dare to kill the Queen Mother, let alone depose the Young Emperor. Re-establish a new king. Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and said, "After we arrived in Qingzhou, we immediately forced Tai Lieutenant Liu Yu to escort back to Beijing with the forces of the hussar general Li Yi. 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 Yi 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 Liuwang as the emperor......"

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

Duan Jue shook his head and said helplessly: "Li Yi 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, how can he turn against Yuan Kui at this time?" ”

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

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Because Zhang Rang and Duan Qi refused to release the Son of Heaven. After urgent consultations between Taifu Yuan Kui and Lu Zhi, 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 Optimism 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 northern army camp. Took control of 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, so they immediately summoned their ministers to the Taifu Mansion to discuss matters, and at the same time ordered Zhu Jun, Liu Bo and Zhou Shen to rush to the camp of the Northern Army with the Empress Dowager Yizhi 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: "Now that Dong Zhuo's troops are insufficient, if he launches a surprise attack, he will definitely 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: "If Dong Zhuo is allowed to control the Northern Army, the situation in Luoyang will become more and more complicated, and it is 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: "As long as the northern army is not chaotic, Luoyang can be quickly stabilized, which is the top priority, so no matter who controls the northern army at present, it is a good thing." ”

Xu Jing said: "Dong Zhuo is an important general of this dynasty, with deep qualifications and high prestige, and there is 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 the hussar general's mansion Jinyang Xingyuan Kou Zhun, the Beijing division and all kinds of soldiers and horses, 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?

"Ordered Ding Yuan to immediately move 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." ”

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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, it is almost impossible to 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 privately asked Hou Cheng in the Northern Army, and the generals of the Northern Army have carefully checked it, and it is indeed true." Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, 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.

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

"Taifu, 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." ”

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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 Hussar General?" 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 hussar general, 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 hussar general, what will we do in the future? I personally went north, first to Qingzhou to meet Liu Yu, and then to Quanzhou to talk to Cai Yong. One of them is Li Yi's former master, who plays an important role in Li Yi's career progress, and the other is Li Yi's maternal father. It is said that Li Yi has a lot of respect for these two people, and their opinions should have a great influence on Li Yi. ”

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