The murders that occurred in more than a dozen gentry families quickly spread throughout Luoyang City. For a time, the entire gentry clan was frightened by the brutality of the Xiliang army. In the past, some interrogations were required when raiding homes, and at least they had to explain the canonical punishment.
Like the Xiliang soldiers, if they say they want to kill the whole family, they will kill the whole family. There is no such way of playing political struggle. This is simply flipping the table. Only then did everyone realize that Dong Zhuo and them were really not the same people!
Luoyang City, Yuan Clan!
He Yong excitedly told Yuan Wei about the news of Hu Zhen's killing spree.
"Now it is impossible for other families to stay out of the matter. Dong Zhuo has already made everyone angry!"
Yuan Wei didn't have much expression, because he had known the news for a long time, and even the conflict between Dong Zhuo and the Luoyang clan was secretly planned by him. Of course, he did not expect Hu Zhen to be so cruel, but in the end it achieved the effect he wanted.
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"It's not enough. There is no convincing legal theory for Ben Chu. Huangfu Song, Liu Bei and Liu Yu will all become obstacles for Ben Chu. If Dong Zhuo orders them to attack Ben Chu's coalition forces, Ben Chu will be defeated. You can find a way to contact him.
King Hongli, ask him to get an edict to attack Dong Zhuo, so that they will have legal principles at the beginning. The war between Benchu and Dong Zhuo will become a war between King Hongli and His Majesty, and the clan will not help Dong Zhuo.
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He Yong said: "No!"
Then leave slowly!
On the other side of Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo, who had just become the Prime Minister, learned the news and said angrily: "I will arrest this barbarian Hu Zhen immediately!"
Hu Zhen was quickly taken to Dong Zhuo's mansion! Other Xiliang army generals were also called!
After Hu Zhen was brought here, she still didn't know the seriousness of the consequences of what she had done. She proudly said to Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister, after your subordinates cleaned up, there are no more rumors about you in the entire Luoyang City!"
When Dong Zhuo heard what Hu Zhen said, he kicked the desk in front of him in a rage, found a leather whip and hit Hu Zhen repeatedly.
Do you want me to die?
Where do you think this is?
This is Luoyang, the center of the world!
Do you think you are killing the Qiang people in Xiliang or the common people in the border counties?
They are a wealthy and aristocratic family of the Han Dynasty!
Each family can easily recruit tens of thousands of people. Do you think they are afraid of such bloody suppression?
No! They will only become my enemies!
You, the Chaos Unified Killer, brought over 100,000 enemies to the Prime Minister of our country!"
Dong Zhuo said that he was getting more and more angry. He could have fought with Yuan Wei and the others, but now he was dragged down by Hu Zhen, a pig teammate. Without the support of Luoyang City's wealthy nobles, they even supported Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei's
With the help of Hu Zhen, a pig teammate, his strength has at least doubled.
And he has to find a way out. His men have killed so many noble people in Luoyang City, which can be said to have completely severed the bond of trust between the two parties. If the noble people in Luoyang City don't believe him, it's impossible for him to do so.
If he continues to trust them, Luoyang City will no longer be his base.
Dong Zhuo Zhuo got angrier and struck harder at Hu Zhen. Soon Hu Zhen was beaten with bruises all over her body!
Niu Fu and the others are also pitiful. Hu Zhen’s way of doing things is their habit in Xiliang. To Niu Fu and the others, it is nothing! Who knew that they would be unaccustomed to the local environment in Luoyang City. It was Hu Zhen who got into big trouble today.
Who knows it won't be them tomorrow.
So they grabbed Dong Zhuo one by one and persuaded him: "Prime Minister, Hu Zhen didn't do it on purpose. This is Luoyang people bullying our Xiliang people. Hu Zhen is just following your order to arrest those who spread rumors. Who is it?"
Knowing that they would actually assassinate Hu Zhen, if Hu Zhen had not had Mayi's steel armor, he would have died under the assassination of the Luoyang people. Hu Zhen is just taking revenge now. He is also doing this to help the Prime Minister to intimidate
Live in Luoyang!"
Dong Zhuo looked a little better, and then asked them to let go of their hands. After venting in this way, most of his anger was consumed.
He looked at Niu Fu and others and said word by word: "Everyone of you, please remember that this is Luoyang, not Xiliang. Put away your tricks. I will kill you if something like this happens again!"
Dong Zhuo originally wanted to find someone to discuss how to deal with the next matter, but his master Bo Tianyi commanded Lu Bu and his 30,000 state troops in Shangdang County, and his chief historian Li Ru went to find Lei Gong again. As soon as these two people left. Dong Zhuo
He found that he was surrounded by reckless men and there was no one with whom he could discuss matters. And he could not believe the so-called Confucian scholars recruited in Luoyang City.
"Go away, I'll get angry when I see you fools!"
Niu Fu and Zhang Ji pulled Hu Zhen out of here! Others also left in a panic!
Unable to find anyone to discuss the matter, Dong Zhuo simply pretended that the incident had not happened, and Yuan Wei made no other moves. Although the people of Luoyang City knew about the incident, they were also frightened, and thousands of them died at once.
Man, this was even bloodier than the Luoyang Mutiny. Everyone discovered Dong Zhuo's cruelty for the first time. The whole city of Luoyang was bleak in the autumn wind, and no one dared to take to the streets!
As soon as Li Ru returned to Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo found him immediately, smiled bitterly and told Li Ru exactly what happened in Luoyang City!"
Then Dong Zhuo said helplessly: "Now the nobles and nobles in Luoyang City no longer pay attention to me as the Prime Minister. I have spent several months trying to get the scholars to recognize me, and it is not easy to make some progress, but now I am dragged down by Hu Zhen, a common man.
, all our previous efforts have been wasted, I am now confused and don’t know where to go, please tell me if we should leave Luoyang City now!"
Li Ru thought for a long time and then said to Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister, Luoyang City is no longer safe in this situation. We need to find a way out just in case. Chang'an is close to Xiliang, and the Prime Minister has been in office for many years, so there is a certain degree of certainty."
Fundamentally, Chang'an will be our best escape route, so the Prime Minister must now find a way to mobilize elites to station in various places in Chang'an, occupy the surrounding dangerous passes, and make Chang'an our territory!"
Dong Zhuo said solemnly: "But Liu Bei has 40,000 troops in his hands. If he, Yuan Wei, persuades me, I will really die without a burial place!"
Li Rudao: "So the Prime Minister must find a way to remove Liu Bei's military power and prevent future troubles. If he has to control the 40,000 troops in Liu Bei's hands, our chances of winning will be higher. Even if we cannot control the 40,000 troops in Liu Bei's hands, we must mobilize Liu Bei."
Out of Xiliang."
Dong Zhuo doubted: "But now that my reputation is so bad, will Liu Bei be bewitched by Yuan Wei and use all his troops to capture Chang'an City? Then I will really be unable to advance or retreat!"
But Li Ru smiled and said: "Prime Minister, you have forgotten that Liu Bei's reputation among the nobles is even worse. He was originally driven from Jizhou to Xiliang by the nobles. It is impossible for Liu Bei to have any good impressions from the nobles!"
"Furthermore, Yuan Shao and the others are already causing chaos in the Han Dynasty by launching an army to rebel. As long as Liu Bei is loyal to the Han Dynasty, it will be impossible for him to do anything that affects the Han Dynasty's reputation!"
Speaking of this, Li Ru thought of what Lei Gong said to him, and said solemnly: "Lei Gong said something to his subordinates, and I think it is very suitable for the current Prime Minister!"
"What words?"
"Who are our friends and who are our enemies!" Li Ru said word by word.
"Who are our friends and who are our enemies?" Dong Zhuo savored this sentence carefully and found that the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.
"Now all the nobles and nobles in the world are my enemies. This is true, but why are they my friends?"
Li Rudao: "Does the Prime Minister think that Yuan Shao and his troops will do the greatest harm to the Prime Minister by raising an army?"
Dong Zhuo said: "Isn't it? I, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, can only command Luoyang City!"
Li Ru smiled and said: "This is what Liu Bei and the others hate Yuan Shao and the others the most. The prime minister of the country can only act as a powerful minister, but Yuan Shao and the others rebelled to divide the Han Dynasty and weaken the prestige of the Han Dynasty. If everyone in the world can learn from this in the future
If Yuan Shao and the others are dissatisfied with the imperial court, they will rebel and even establish themselves as officials. Then the Han Dynasty will be torn apart. Yuan Shao and the others are the national traitors of the Han Dynasty. Now the clans in the world are afraid that they all hate Yuan Shao and the others!"
Dong Zhuo suddenly realized at this time: "What Wen You means is that all the clans in the world are friends of the true form! So Liu Bei is also a friend of the true form!"
Li Ru smiled and said: "My friends can't say, but Liu Bei definitely hates the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu the most. What they do is simply trampling the Han's face into the ground. The Prime Minister is now not the governor of a place, but the country of the Han."
The prime minister represented the face of the Han Dynasty. Regardless of whether Yuan Wei and the others wanted it or not, other than the prime minister, they were all promoted by the three ministers and nine ministers of the imperial court! The Yuan brothers were attacking the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and what they did was in
The Han Dynasty has been divided. Now all the states and counties in the world do not agree with the imperial order because of Yuan Shao and the others. They have become princes. The entire Han Dynasty has been torn apart by the Yuan brothers. How could Liu Bei agree with them!"
"It may not be easy for your subordinates to persuade Liu Bei to give up the 40,000-strong army, but it is very simple to transfer Liu Bei out of Xiliang. Although we are politically weak compared to Yuan Wei and the others, if the Prime Minister allied with the entire Han Dynasty
Clan members, even if Yuan Wei was the number one clan member of the Han Dynasty, he could not withstand the power of Liu family members.
The general can make Liu Bei the shepherd of Jingzhou and let Liu Bei deal with this brat Yuan Shu. With Liu Bei's ability, he might be able to wipe out Yuan Shao and the others without even having to show his true nature!"
Dong Zhuo's thinking now opened up. Yes, Yuan Wei could use the power of the noble family to deal with Ben Xiang, and Ben Xiang could use the clan to deal with the Yuan family. He said enthusiastically: "Then should Liu Biao be granted the title of Yanzhou Mu?
Liu Yao is the shepherd of Jizhou against Yuan Shao!"
Then he said regretfully: "There are not many talented people in the Han clan, so I can only think of these few!"
But Li Ru stopped him and said: "The Prime Minister, Liu Biao and Yuan Shao have a close relationship. Liu Dai is Liu Yao's brother. They are all on good terms with the nobles. They may not be willing to help the Prime Minister. If they help Yuan Shao, wouldn't the Prime Minister get burned!"
Dong Zhuo thought of Liu Dai and said angrily: "This Liu Dai is still a member of the Han clan. Can't he see that the Yuan brothers want the country of the Han Dynasty, and they are actually protecting the country of the Han Dynasty. They simply don't know what to say."
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After being solved by Li Ru's side, Dong Zhuo finally knew how to deal with Yuan Wei and the others.
After saying this, Li Ru began to report to Dong Zhuo the results of his meeting with Xu Wei: "Lei Gong is willing to sell 5,000 sets of armor and 5,000 swords to the Prime Minister, but these Lei Gong wants the Prime Minister to use Dangjun!"
Dong Zhuo said nonchalantly: "Give it to Lei Gong! It just so happens that I can transfer Mingwei's 30,000 troops back to Luoyang City. Now both the northern and southern armies are a little uneasy. We need to strengthen our strength!"
After Yuan Shao occupied Hanoi County, Dong Zhuo had already had the idea of transferring Lu Bu and the Bingzhou Army to Luoyang City. After all, Shangdang had become an enclave for him, and he also needed to strengthen his strength in Luoyang City. After all, Dong Zhuo really
The only one who can be trusted is this 60,000-strong army. But now it is a pure profit for Dong Zhuo to exchange a Shangdang that he wants to give up for a battalion of equipment!
Li Ru continued: "In addition, Lei Gong said that he can sell us weapons and equipment at the base price of grain?"
Dong Zhuo asked curiously: "What does the base price of grain mean?"
Li Rudao: "Lei Gong originally only wanted grain, but his subordinates knew that there was not much grain and grass in Luoyang City, so Lei Gong used the grain we traded with Lei Gong as the price, and then used the current grain price to calculate the money. In this way, Lei Gong's
Weapons basically have to increase in price by more than three times!”
Dong Zhuo said loudly: "The current situation in Luoyang City is that we can't get much food, but money is a thing! Get ready and ask Lei Gong if he has the weapons and equipment to fight with 100,000 people. If there is food and grass, even if the price is high, I can't do it."
You can buy some!”
Speaking of which, Dong Zhuo was helpless. Because of Hu Zhen's relationship, he gained another 10 billion yuan in one day for no reason. Now he has almost 30 billion yuan in his hands, but he really wants the money! If those people were alive,
He is willing to give all the money back!
Luoyang City is a consumer city, and Dong Zhuo's money will not be of much use. He can neither sell grain nor buy weapons and equipment. If Luoyang City itself did not have arsenals and granaries, I am afraid that his hundreds of thousands of troops would have been destroyed.
Dismissed.
It can be said that the entire Han Dynasty can provide 100,000-level weapons and equipment, and only the Lei Gong in Bingzhou means that Dong Zhuo can only spend the money on the territory of the Tengjia Army. This is a seller's market.
So Xu Wei tripled the price, and Dong Zhuo also had to buy from Xu Wei, otherwise the money would really be left to the Yuan brothers.
Li Ru nodded and said, "I'll do it now!"
At this time, Dong Zhuo said: "Wen You, do you have any friends you know who can recommend them to me? None of the noble families in Guandong can be trusted. You are the only person around me who can discuss matters. But once you leave, I will
There’s not even a single staff officer!”
Li Ru thought for a while and said: "I know Jia Xu, a famous scholar from Xiliang. He was not famous when he was young. Only Yan Zhong, a famous scholar at that time, thought he was different and said that he was as wise as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
In his early years, Jia Xu was judged as a man of Xiaolian. He resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown in the west to reach Qiandi. On the way, he met the rebellious Di people and was captured by the Di people along with dozens of others. Jia Xu said: "I am Duan
My grandson, please don’t hurt me, my family will pay a large sum of money to redeem you."
The Di people were afraid of Duan Jiong's majesty, so they did not dare to harm him, and even swore an oath with him and sent him back, which shows that Jia Xu has such a strong ability to adapt to changes in situations!"
Dong Zhuo said: "He is one of our own, and he is a little smart. I will let him become a minister of the Prime Minister's Mansion first. If he is really capable, I will not hesitate to promote him!"
Li Ru continued: "The Prime Minister will immediately find someone to issue an edict to Liu Bei, asking him to go to Jingzhou as soon as possible. He still doesn't know what happened in Luoyang City. If it is too late, he may not leave Xiliang, or even Liu Bei will be killed by Yuan
Wei and others seduced us and led a large army to occupy Chang'an. We can't retreat even if we want to."
"My subordinates will go find Lei Gong and transport the traded weapons and equipment to Luoyang City immediately. The war between us and Yuan Wei will be delayed for a long time. If the main force of the Yuan brothers can be annihilated in one battle, the rebellion in Guandong will definitely come to an end.
Only then will the Prime Minister truly have the power of the Han Dynasty!"
Dong Zhuo reacted when he heard Li Ru's words and said: "Yes, I am no match for the old fox Yuan Wei when it comes to party fighting, but when it comes to leading troops in war, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu combined are not enough for me to fight with one hand!"
Then Dong Zhuo sneered: "The only thing Yuan Wei miscalculated was that he wanted to use war to oust me. I have been fighting for 30 years. The two boys of the Yuan family became the principal of 2000 shi before the first battle."
Lieutenant, what qualifications do they have to be my opponent!"
Dong Zhuo has been exhausted by the political struggle in Luoyang City in the past few months. He is no match for Yuan Wei and can only be led away. But rather than fighting, Dong Zhuo will use his 30 years of combat experience to teach the Yuan brothers how to behave.
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Dong Zhuo did not hesitate, and immediately found someone to draft an imperial edict, making Liu Bei the general of Zhennan and the shepherd of Jingzhou. He asked Liu Bei to lead an army of 40,000 from Wuguan to attack Yuan Shu who was entrenched in Nanyang. At the same time, he asked Niu Fu to lead 10,000 soldiers to follow Li Ru.
Shangdang County trades equipment!
In the first month of the year, Anding County, Linjing City.
Wang Yun, the servant, took the imperial edict and appointed Liu Bei as the general of Zhennan and the pastor of Jingzhou!
"Your Majesty, Liu Bei accepts the imperial edict!" Liu Bei accepted the imperial edict expressionlessly.
Although he was dealing with Han Sui in Xiliang during this period, he had some understanding of the changes in the court. However, he did not expect that the changes in the court would be so fast. When he first heard that the generals and Zhang Rang were killed, Liu Bei at that time
I thought that the government of the Han Dynasty would take on a completely new look without these two major factions.
But in fact, he was overthinking it. Not long after, he heard that Dong Zhuo and Yuan Wei had formed an alliance to depose the Emperor. They had a falling out this month, and now they are going to attack Yuan Shu too much. Aren't you, Dong Zhuo, a member of the Yuan family?
This year's government affairs are really changing, and even Liu Bei can't see clearly.
But one thing Li Ru was right about was that for clan members of the Han Dynasty like Liu Bei, it was unacceptable for Yuan Shu and others to establish the imperial court here!
After Wang Yun read out the imperial edict, he took out a secret letter from Yuan Wei, told Liu Bei what Dong Zhuo had done in Luoyang City, and then saluted and said: "Dong Zhuo is cruel and unkind. Now he has shown his true colors. Now the big man
The rise or fall of the country is decided by the general!"
Liu Bei's face was stern. After experiencing so many things, he was no longer the political novice he was before.
"Isn't Dong Zhuo a disciple of Yuan Wei?"
Wang Yun immediately said: "Of course not. Dong Zhuo defected to the Eunuch Party more than ten years ago. These things are known to the world!"
Liu Bei sneered and said: "Everything Dong Zhuo did in Luoyang City was to help the Yuan family. Now you say that Dong Zhuo is not from the Yuan family. Do you think I will believe it? Without Yuan Wei's help, how could Dong Zhuo from Xiliang be there?"
Able to control the affairs of the entire Han Dynasty!"
Wang Yun did not expect that Liu Bei would not be deceived by them at all, so he argued: "Dong Zhuo brought 30,000 Xiliang troops, and the Taifu and all the civil and military officials of the court had to succumb to his sword. Now all the officials in Luoyang City cannot
Anyone who obeyed Dong Zhuo was killed by him!"
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "You deceive us like fools. When Dong Zhuo first went to Luoyang City, he only had 3,000 cavalry. With nearly 100,000 troops in Luoyang City, it was easy to drive Dong Zhuo away. Even now, with Luoyang City's 70,000 to 80,000 forbidden troops
We are strong enough to defeat Dong Zhuo, so there is no need for the Yuan brothers to rebel. You are just splitting the spoils unevenly and having a falling out. You still want to trick us into becoming your thugs. This is simply a wishful thinking!"
Liu Bei and his party had obviously made great achievements, but they were driven to Xiliang by the wealthy nobles headed by Yuan Wei to eat the wind and sand. It was strange that Zhang Fei and the others would have a good look on Wang Yun.
You must know that Han Sui and others in Xiliang are no more rebellious than Zhang Yan and others. Han Sui and others have experienced hundreds of battles and have very elite soldiers. Liu Bei has suffered a lot in the six months since he came to Xiliang!
Wang Yun could only say in embarrassment: "We never thought that Dong Zhuo would win over the imperial guards, so we had to start an uprising. But it is a fact that Dong Zhuo killed Zhongliang. Thousands of people from aristocratic families in the entire city of Luoyang were killed by Dong Zhuo
, it can be said that there is a river of blood, how can it be that the general just ignores this!"
Zhang Fei smiled disdainfully and said: "There was no coup in Luoyang that year. When Emperor Heng removed Liang Ji, thousands of people died. Aren't they from an aristocratic family? There were also generals nearby who fought against Zhang Rang and them. There were thousands of eunuchs."
You have killed all the thousands of people in the He family. These people are not considered human beings, and their blood will not become a river. The blood of the generals can be shed, but why can’t the blood of you aristocratic families be shed? I
It seems that there are still fewer people. If Dong Zhuo kills them all, the world will be peaceful!"
Jian Yong immediately stopped him and said, "Yide, don't talk nonsense!"
Liu Bei already had a bad reputation among the elite gentry. If Zhang Fei's words were spread, I'm afraid it would be even more difficult for Liu Bei to gain a foothold among the gentry in the future. Jian Yong had already discovered that the world seemed to be in chaos. If Liu Bei's
If his reputation continues to deteriorate like this, who will come to seek refuge with him in the future? As Liu Bei's adviser, of course he must have long-term plans for Liu Bei.
Liu Bei said coldly: "To me, Dong Zhuo is the prime minister recommended by the imperial court, and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others are the biggest rebels of the Han Dynasty. I will not read it if you believe this! I will also prepare for war and eliminate the rebellion of the Han Dynasty.
You guys! I won’t entertain angels anymore!”
Wang Yun found that Liu Bei was too prejudiced against them and could not stand on their side, so he had no choice but to leave.