Rangers of the Three Kingdoms - C366
“General director, you’d better change your clothes so that you don’t cause unnecessary trouble.” did not want to bring trouble to himself right now because everyone hated eunuchs. “After the six of them changed into the soldiers’ clothing, he waved his hand and gave the order decisively.” Pass my order and all the cavalry will march forward. “Let’s go!”
Dong Zhuo brought his personal soldiers and rushed to the Mang Shan, but after searching for a long time, he was unable to find Young Emperor Liu Bian and King Chen Liu Liu Xie, but he was able to find quite a few Minister of the Court s. When these ministers heard the news, they rushed out to help the king.
After daybreak, more and more ministers left the city to search for the Emperor. Dong Zhuo’s personal guards and the Minister of the Court came to a side called the Northern Mystery City. Suddenly, he saw tens of thousands of miserable looking people from the Young Emperor Liu Xie’s group rushing towards the south along the mountain path.
From the moment they fled in panic and were displaced, Young Emperor Liu Bian had had a mental breakdown. Zhang Nan was being chased by Min Gong, so Young Emperor Liu Bian did not dare to say anything, and followed Min Gong anxiously. As they reached Northern Mang City, Young Emperor Liu Bian raised his head and saw Dong Zhuo’s large army. These elites of the West Cold were all sharp and aggressive, Young Emperor Liu Bian did not recognize Dong Zhuo, and thought that these soldiers wanted to kill him again, so he immediately cried out in fear.
The ministers hurriedly went forward to pay their respects to the emperor, allowing Liu Bian to feel slightly more at ease. But when Dong Zhuo immediately looked at the terrified emperor before he attacked, he instantly felt contempt for him. He did not even step down from his horse. He only cupped his hands together and said loudly, “Please forgive this official for not being able to perform the ceremony with the armor on.”
Yuan Yuan originally did not want Dong Zhuo to bring his troops over, but when he saw how rude Dong Zhuo was, he immediately got angry. He quickly went up, suppressed his anger, and coldly said, “The Son of Heaven is still young, and is already very uneasy after this ordeal. You should quickly leave with your men and not scare the Son of Heaven again.”
Dong Zhuo had gotten the Son of Heaven with much difficulty, how could he give up so easily? How could Yuan Xuan wish for such an outcome? He retorted on the spot, “As the Minister of the Court, you all cannot assist the Emperor, but cause the blood of the Imperial Palace to flow like rivers, causing the Emperor to be exiled outside. How could you allow me to retreat now? If I retreat, what happens if Luoyang starts killing again? ”
Yuan Yuan and the rest were speechless, against Dong Zhuo’s cavalry, although they were angry, they could not do anything. And at some point, all the soldiers and horses of the imperial government had already been transferred to the Lai Ping Monastery by Yuan Shao. If they were not surrounded, they were being surrounded, and there were only a few soldiers in the Luoyang City who did not dare to do anything to Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo no longer paid any attention to the Minister of the Court s, and walked over to speak with Young Emperor Liu Bian. However, Young Emperor Liu Bian was too shocked to look straight at Dong Zhuo. Especially when Dong Zhuo had acted so rudely towards the Minister of the Court just now, it had caused Young Emperor Liu Bian to be even more afraid, to the point that he spoke incoherently, causing Dong Zhuo to look down on him even more.
Maybe because he was too young, Liu Xie was not afraid at all and seemed to be very calm. Therefore, Dong Zhuo and King Chen Liu asked about what had happened and Liu Xie answered them one by one. From start to finish, he did not leave anything out. Dong Zhuo was very happy. He felt that Liu Xie was capable, and that he was raised by Empress Dowager Dong, who thought that he was of the same race as her.
Dong Zhuo knew that the ministers of the Luoyang were attached to Yuan Zhong, so they did not speak anymore. They just waved their hands and summoned countless of soldiers, surrounding Tian Zi’s carriage and escorting him back to the palace. Even Lu Zhi and Min Gong, who had been escorting the Son of Heaven, was no exception.
When Yang Lin led the Youzhou and their allied cavalry to rush to the Luoyang’s North Gate, the gatekeeper told him that the emperor had already been escorted by Dong Zhuo from the west gate into the palace. Furthermore, they had already ordered that no army was allowed to enter the city without the Imperial edict.
History continued to follow its own trajectory, and did not change because of Yang Lin’s addition. In that moment, Yang Lin was also at a loss. Zhang Banxian had been searching since yesterday, but she hadn’t been able to find the emperor. In the end, the emperor had still fallen into Dong Zhuo’s hands.
“Since the emperor has already returned to the palace, let us lead the troops back to the camp.” Looking at the majestic wall of the Luoyang City, Yang Lin faintly smiled. Deep in his heart, Yang Lin had no interest in entering the Luoyang at the moment. Since heaven’s will had allowed Dong Zhuo to become the last straw that would be used to suppress the Darkhan Dynasty, there was no need for him to fight over this reputation.
“hussar general, you can’t just let it go like this. You must not let the Emperor fall into the hands of a traitor, Dong Zhuo!” Hearing that Yang Lin had returned to the camp, Zhang Jean immediately ran forward and said anxiously: “Dong Zhuo is ruthless, bloodthirsty, cruel and heartless, full of selfish desires and ambition. If the Emperor falls into his hands, then the Emperor will be in danger, and the world will be in danger. ”
“General director, we can’t enter the city without the Imperial edict …” You shouldn’t let us attack the Luoyang, right? That is a capital offense! ” Yang Lin did not have such thoughts, he did not care about the life and death of the emperor.
When Dong Zhuo returned to the Imperial Palace with Young Emperor Liu Bian and King Chen Liu, he immediately gathered a hundred officials together with Liu Xie to discuss the aftermath of the chaos in the Luoyang. Because the Son of Heaven was frightened, he stayed in Changqiu Palace to rest, and the meeting was presided over by Tutor Yuan Wu.
Yuan Yuan read aloud the whole story of the chaos that had occurred in the Luoyang in these few days, announcing the crimes of the adulterous castration who had died in the chaos, as well as the disciples of the adulterous castration and the ministers of the adulterous castration. Of course, he did not forget to punish the traitors who had attacked the Imperial Palace and killed the riders.
At the same time, he greatly praised the achievements of the former general and Liang Zhou Mu Dong Zhuo in pacifying the Luoyang’s rebellion, as well as the Duke’s bodyguard. Yuan Yuan asked the Son of Heaven to bestow heavily upon Dong Zhuo and the other meritorious officials who participated in the peace and disorder. He then asked the Emperor for a general pardon. Since that had happened, whether it was Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu who set fire to the palace gates, massacred the eunuchs, or the eunuchs who had luckily escaped with their lives, they would no longer investigate their crimes.
After Yuan Yuan finished speaking, Shang Shu Xu Qing took Yuan Zhong’s Recital and rushed to Changqiu Palace. Ever since the middle-ranking officials had been expelled from the palace, in order to ensure that the Empress Dowager He would manage the court affairs smoothly, the communication between the ministers and the empress dowager had been temporarily represented by the few petitions on the writing platform. Before the imperial decree of the Empress Dowager He came down, the Gardner Hall had already become a place for ministers to gather and discuss.
The Minister of the Court stood around and chatted. Standing in the middle, Dong Zhuo could feel his isolation, an isolation that could not be assimilated into a scholar. All of these ministers were renowned scholars in the imperial court, and all of them had profound knowledge and talked about it, much less express their own opinions, it would even take them a long time to understand what was said, and this was the first time for Dong Zhuo to feel inferior to them.
Dong Zhuo retreated back to the side of the hall, looking at the ministers, he suddenly thought of Grand General Ho Jin, and felt He Jin’s helplessness and sorrow. Just like him, He Jin was also unable to get the support of a Scholar because of his lowly status. Although He Jin had thought of ways to recruit famous Scholars to his house and racked his brains to become a Scholar, in the end, he was mercilessly trampled to death by a Scholar. If the Scholar was willing to help him, he would have long since eradicated adulterous castration and become the most powerful person in the Luoyang.
Would he also be trampled to death by these scholars? Would he be ruthlessly abandoned by them after using it? Dong Zhuo’s heart couldn’t help but tremble as he thought of He Jin’s death. He Jin had died in the hands of the adulterous castration s, but the people who had actually killed He Jin were these people who were standing in the great hall with elegant demeanors.
In a short span of three days, the warriors had swept clean the inner and outer forces of Luoyang City. It could be seen that they were already prepared for this, and had even planned to root out the entire adulterous castration and the outer sect. He Jin died the moment he was about to succeed. He lost everything, so what was the root of it? Dong Zhuo thought that He Jin had died because he did not control the army or his authority.
He Jin’s death was an example from the past, from the matter of He Jin’s death, Dong Zhuo understood one thing. If he wanted to remain alive, then he had to have enough soldiers to control the soldiers. He had to have enough authority to control the soldiers. Right now, only the wannabe and the Scholar remained in the Luoyang. Looking at his current state, wanting the Scholars to accept him and acknowledge him as their teacher was simply a pipe dream.
Soon after, Xu Jing returned with an imperial decree. The empress dowager agreed with Master Tutor’s words. All matters concerning the aftermath would be decided by the Master Tutor. He also acknowledged Dong Zhuo as Sikong, Li Shu as well as the Master Tutor. Paying respects to Situ Cui Lie and Ding Gong as left and right officials, reporting everything from these two old officials to Changqiu Palace.
At the same time, changing Young Emperor Liu Bian’s “Year of the Light” and “Year of the Light” to “Year of the Light”, the chaos in the Luoyang that was announced had been pacified, and the situation should be stable again. It was a pity that the Emperor’s six seals had only found the fifth seal, while the most important Imperial Seal had disappeared without a trace.
Just as Dong Zhuo was immersed in the excitement of being able to control the political affairs, Dong Zhuo’s younger brother, General Wu Shuang, Dong Min, walked in with a face full of melancholy. When everyone had left, Dong Min then said to Dong Zhuo and Li Ru: “Hussar General Yang Lin has already reached the bottom of the city, and his army is still crossing the river unceasingly. As for my Scouting horse’s report, the number of cavalry of Youzhou on the north bank of the Yellow River is simply innumerable. ”
Dong Zhuo’s smile immediately froze on his face, and all the excitement from just now disappeared. He could not look down on anyone but he did not dare to lower his guard against Yang Lin. A cavalry of Youzhou sweeping away a hundred thousand Wuhuan cavalry s was not something he, Dong Zhuo, could deal with.
“Hehe …” Lord General, you don’t have to be nervous. Yang Lin was a loyal man, he placed great importance on his own reputation. Lord General only needs to give him a Dao Proclamation, I guarantee that he will obediently return to the north of the Yellow River. ” Li Ru laughed and gently shook his head.
“That may not be so!” Dong Min was not as optimistic as Li Ru, and spoke with a heavy heart: “hussar general was also summoned here, he can stay in Luoyang in name, and his soldiers have been searching for him for an entire night just to protect the Duke. They must have some ulterior motive, how can he leave Luoyang so easily?”
In the eyes of ordinary people, everyone was willing to stay in the capital as an official. After all, this was the center of power, so it was faster for him to rise to the rank of an official. For example, the commanding officers of the northern troop and West Garden Army were at a much higher level than the local commanding officers, and were also much more powerful.
And a general like Yang Lin, who was holding a large army at the border, who had come with a large troop, must be the same as Dong Zhuo, who had the ambition to control the political situation at the imperial court. It was just that Dong Zhuo was luckier, being the first to grasp Young Emperor Liu Bian. If it was Dong Zhuo, would he be willing to leave?
“Hehe …” Yang Lin would definitely not leave Luoyang so easily. However, we will give him an imperial decree to pacify the Black Mountain traitors, so that he will have a reason to leave, and it will be acceptable for him to do so. At the same time, if we give him any more benefits, he will leave happily. “