"Multi-way attack?" Dong Zhuo pondered for a while and asked, "What about Hangu Pass?" Who opened Hangu Pass for me? ”

Chong Shao said with a serious expression: "In order to strengthen the general's determination to kill the traitorous eunuch, and in order to force the general to make a painful decision to break with the queen mother, Taifu plans to divide the Xiyuan Army into two, and merge the five battalions of men and horses into the Northern Army according to the general's wishes." The three battalions of the lieutenant Chun Yuqiong of the Chinese military academy were stationed at Hangu Pass, and he opened the gate of Hangu Pass for the general. ”

"Cao Cao, the captain of the upper military academy, and Bao Hong, the captain of the lower military school, took five battalions of men and horses to the camp of the northern army of Pingxing, and the northern army stationed in Duting also returned to Pingxing, and the three-way soldiers and horses of Hou Cheng, the commander of the Northern Army, and the three-way soldiers and horses of Zhang Yang and Wu Qiuyi were also stationed in Chang Optimistic. At the same time, the general and Ding Yuan, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Bao Hong and other five people led the army slowly approached the camp of the Northern Army, and surrounded Ping Optimistic. ”

"Of course, the general's entry must not be known to the general, otherwise the general will guess our intentions. Originally, the general was not at ease with Ding Yuan, Wang Kuang and others, if you add the general's 20,000 Xiliang troops, he will definitely smell the killing opportunity, preemptively join forces with the traitorous eunuchs, and attack and surround the optimistic army with 50,000 troops, then the situation in Luoyang will be uncontrollable. ”

"Cao Cao?" Dong Zhuo asked, "Cao Cao is willing to leave Hangu Pass?" ”

"Now there are Chun Yuqiong, Bao Hong, Hou Cheng, and Zhang Yang in Hangu Pass, Ding Yuan and Wang Kuang in Mengjin, and the Northern Army in Duting, plus the Xiliang Army of the general outside Hangu Pass, Cao Cao is surrounded and threatened by so many troops, does he dare to resist?" Chong Shao said disdainfully, "In order to save his life, Cao Cao will definitely follow the general's military orders and rush to Pingchang, and the general does not need to worry about this." ”

Dong Zhuo asked again, "What about the general?" When the general saw that Ding Yuan, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao and others not only disobeyed their military orders and refused to withdraw from the Beijing Division, but instead led their troops to approach Luoyang and surround Ping Optimism, wouldn't he suspect that we had other plans? ”

"Under the threat of the 100,000 troops of the hussar generals, Taifu and many ministers of the court were willing to take a step back. Helping the general He Jin quickly control the Xiyuan Army to stabilize the situation in Luoyang is actually acknowledging that the general is in power alone. At this time, the Taifu and the ministers proposed that in order to avoid the resurgence of the traitorous eunuchs in the future, the scholars would be subjected to their bloody revenge, and asked the general to kill the traitorous eunuchs, what reason did the general have for not agreeing? Chong Shao said very confidently, "When the traitors are eliminated, the general can let the general, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao and others return to the prefecture and county, and the crisis in Luoyang will be completely solved, what is he suspicious?" Would he have thought that we would dare to risk the burning of jade against him? ”

"Hmph...... Wait for the general to kill the eunuch. Suddenly found that the general's Xiliang army and soldiers and horses from all walks of life had surrounded Ping Optimism, what would he do? Chong Shao sneered, "He's dead." ”

"Shen Fu, don't forget, the general still has thousands of guests and private soldiers." Dong Zhuo smiled, "It's better to be careful." ”

"Didn't the general secretly sneak into Luoyang after getting the general's consent on the grounds of protecting the general?" Chong Shao smiled, "Are these general's personal guards all lurking in the mansion of Dong Min, the commander of Fengche?" The great general He Jin may have thought that these people were protecting him, right? ”

Dong Zhuo smiled slightly, his eyes slightly embarrassed.

Chong Shao turned a blind eye. continued: "In addition to the general's thousand armor soldiers in Luoyang City, there are also more than 1,000 guests from Yuan Shao. More than 1,000 people are martial arts masters, and Yuan Shao and He Hao repeatedly rescued the party members back then, relying on them. In addition, there are thousands of subordinates of Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, Yin Wangyun of Henan, and Yuan Shu, the general of Huben Zhonglang. It is not more than enough for so many people to solve the three thousand guest private soldiers in the General's Mansion. Therefore, the general can rest assured that the current situation in Luoyang is still under our control. ”

Chong Shao bowed deeply and said solemnly: "General, the crisis in Luoyang is about to settle. Generals, don't be half-hearted. It's better to follow Taifu's instructions and help Taifu quickly eliminate the scourge of traitors and relatives. ”

Chong Shao sincerely persuaded: "In this way, the general can not only win a clean name, but also be a third duke." Become a famous minister of our dynasty, and you can still leave a name in history in the future, why not do it? ”

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As soon as Chong Shao left the Xin'an camp, the former general Dong Zhuo played the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, saying that he was immediately ordered to go west to Liangzhou and guard the frontier for the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, the ruling Jin Wu Ding Yuan, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, and the cavalry commander Bao Xin led their troops to approach Luoyang City.

On August 23, the Taifu Yuan Kui monk ordered Lu Zhi to personally rush to the General's Mansion to meet with the General He Jin, and the three of them had a secret conversation for a day.

On August 24, the general He Jin and the Taifu Yuan Kui jointly issued a letter to the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager, proposing to expel the lieutenants from Beijing and ensure that they return safely to their respective fiefdoms and hometowns, and that they will not do anything to kill Yan.

At the same time, the general ordered Hu Ben Zhonglang to withdraw Yuan Shu and Hu Ben Yulin from Fudao, lifting the blockade of the imperial palace. The young emperor and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, hurried to Nangong to meet the Empress Dowager He.

On the same day, the general He Jin ordered Cao Cao and Bao Hong, who were stationed at Hangu Pass, to immediately lead their troops back to Pingxing, and at the same time received military orders from Hou Cheng, Zhang Yang, and Wuqiu Yi.

At dusk that day, the Son of Heaven issued an order to worship Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, as the middle of the imperial history.

In the imperial history, he was in charge of the book cheats, and he was played by the minister, and he corrected the lawlessness, which was one of the "three solitary sittings", which was reused.

Bow down to the military captain Bao Hong as a counselor.

That night, the lights were bright, and dozens of military and fake horses of the Fifth Battalion Xiyuan Army were all invited to the Chinese army's big tent to accept the latest dispatch from Sima He Jin of the General's Mansion.

The fifth battalion of Xiyuan sergeants was quickly merged into the battalions of the Northern Army under the arrangement of Hou Cheng of the Northern Army.

It was also on this night that Dong Zhuo led the army to quietly enter Hangu Pass.

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August Wuchen Day (25th), Luoyang.

In the morning, the general He Miao rushed to the general's mansion with the Empress Dowager He's decree. Empress Dowager He was unwilling to succumb to the coercion of the Gyeonggi Heavy Army to expel the lieutenants, and she asked He Miao to tell He Jin that she would never budge.

He Miao repeated the old tune, and once again talked about the favor of the Zhongguan to the He family, and begged He Jin to be forgiving and forgiving.

He Miao said: "When we came to Luoyang from Nanyang with my sister, we had nothing and a lowly status, and we all relied on the help of eunuchs to have today's glory and wealth. You also know the situation in Luoyang, once the eunuch is out of the palace, the scholars are bound to learn the lesson of the last time and arrest and kill him. In this way, we are left to confront the scholars above the court, and who can predict the outcome? Now that there is Li Yi in the north and the nobles of Luoyang inside, maintaining the balance of power in Luoyang is the top priority. Brother, don't fall for those scholars and cause endless trouble to yourself? ”

He Jin asked in surprise: "I can't see that you have grown, not bad." Did you say this, did the chief Shi Leyin in your house say this? ”

He Miao ignored him and continued: "As long as you take advantage of the current complicated situation in Gyeonggi to quickly control the Xiyuan Army, this Luoyang is your final say, why are you in such a hurry to kill the Zhongguan?" ”

"I have no intention of killing the lieutenant." He Jin said, "Since you know how to deal with the affairs of Luoyang, then you go back and say to the Queen Mother, I need time, I need to use the strategy of delaying the army to stabilize Taifu Yuan Kui and those scholars, and I need the lieutenant to leave the palace temporarily." ”

He Miao said worriedly: "If Yuan Kui can see that he killed all the lieutenants before you take control of the Xiyuan Army, then this matter ......."

"The officers and men of the five battalions of the Xiyuan Army have been completely controlled by me, and now they are 15,000 people from the three battalions of Chun Qiong." He Jin said unhurriedly, "As long as Dong Zhuo's army enters Tongguan, I can completely solve the Xiyuan army." Therefore, you tell the Queen Mother, please believe me once for the sake of our family. ”

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In the afternoon, Empress Dowager He's edict was sent to the General's Mansion.

Empress Dowager He announced that He entered the Changqiu Palace to discuss matters.

He Jin hesitated. He didn't want to go, but if Empress Dowager He couldn't understand his intentions and insisted on insisting on her own opinion and refusing to expel the lieutenant, she would not be able to take this opportunity to completely solve the situation in Xiyuan Army and stabilize Luoyang.

Today's opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that cannot be delayed.

He Jin thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to enter the palace in person to persuade the Empress Dowager He.

For the sake of safety, the general He Jin asked Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang to bring 30 horsemen and 300 personal guards to accompany them, and urgently ordered Hu Ben Zhonglang to take Yuan Shu and 500 Hu Ben Yulin to be on guard outside the South Palace.

After listening to He Miao's recital in the morning, Empress Dowager He was skeptical, and she discussed with Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and others for a long time, and felt that the general's words were not credible.

Zhao Zhong said: "Now the general and the Taifu simply ignore the existence of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother. They disposed of the Xiyuan Army at will, replaced the captain of the Xiyuan Military Academy, and merged the Xiyuan Army into the Northern Army, what was the general's intention? Isn't it for the sake of monopoly of power? ”

Zhang Rang said: "Even if what the general said is true, then it will be three chapters with him." The queen mother should be in charge of the inner court alone, let the general and the prince be in charge of the outer court together, no matter what, the general should not be allowed to monopolize the authority, cover the sky with one hand, and do whatever he wants. ”

In order to persuade the general, Empress Dowager He deliberately let Zhao Zhong and others withdraw from the Changqiu Palace.

The general He Jin explained the situation in Luoyang to the Empress Dowager He in detail and explained his thoughts many times, but the Empress Dowager He was still keenly aware of He Jin's ambition to dominate the power from He Jin's words.

It's just that what He Jin said is reasonable, and Empress Dowager He is powerless to refute, and in the end she had to move out of Zhao Zhong's words and say: "The palace can promise you to remove the lieutenant officials and drive them out of the palace, but the Xiyuan Army cannot be merged into the Northern Army." The Xiyuan Army was placed by the first emperor, and you can't disband the Xiyuan Army that he worked so hard to establish when the first emperor's bones are still cold. Hongu will not agree in any way. ”

He Jin was dizzy, so angry that he almost vomited blood. (To be continued.) )