On the other side, Xun You walked two miles straight and went south to level the city gate. He saw the outline of the city gate from a distance, and then he saw Yuan Shao's vague figure. When he walked a little closer, he could see that he was wearing bright armor under the city gate, exposed.
With his hair tied up in a bun, Hu is sitting on a big stone, holding a dome-shaped armor helmet in his left hand, and holding a calculation chip in his right hand, playing Liubo chess with a scribe.
Yuan Shao raised his head and saw Xun You approaching. He touched his mouth with his fingers to signal silence. He threw out six counters. Seeing that four counters were facing up, he moved the two white chess pieces forward two steps each and stopped them in front of the black counters.
Behind the chess path, the scholar in charge of the black game smiled and said: "Ziyuan, you eat the fish first, but you don't see that the way back is cut off. This is a taboo in gambling.
Liubo chess is a chess game passed down from the pre-Qin Dynasty. The chessboard is compared to a swamp, the six corners of the board are the eagle's nest, and the center of the board is the pool. There are two fish in the pool, and the players each hold six rectangular chess pieces called the six eagles.
, the numbers are calculated, and the six eagles compete with each other for fish in the pond. The one who can take the fish back to the nest first will win the game.
Xun You looked at the chess game and saw that four white chess pieces were surrounding the pool, and two were surrounding the black chess eagle's nest, as if they were surrounding the black chess pieces. The black chess pieces were in a parallel shape, with two white chess pieces guarding the waterside and three attacking blocks.
There are four white chess pieces, and one white chess piece picks up the "fish" and stands it up as the "owl" chess piece. If the "owl" chess piece is attacked by the opponent's eagle chess piece and the fish falls, it is also regarded as the opponent's victory. From the situation point of view, black "
The "Owl" chess and the White Eagle chess are only four steps apart, and Yuan Shao is already sure of victory in this game.
The scribe was wearing a plain Confucian robe and holding a bamboo fan. There was no trace of worry on his face. He tapped the chessboard with the fan and said with a smile: "In the beginning, why is the game of Liubo so taboo? The so-called taboo is just luck.
It's just a few numbers, let's see if I throw a rupee!" He picked up the calculation chip and threw it lightly at the edge of the chessboard. Xun You saw it, no more, no less, exactly six o'clock.
The scribe then moved back a white chess piece in the front line, took four steps to block a black chess piece, and then moved the "Owl chess piece" one behind the other, stopping in place. Yuan Shao only needed to throw five points, and the white chess piece would win.
Xun You understood this game clearly. This scribe didn't care about chess skills, but only tried his luck. In such a final game, he had to throw one lu on his handle, and Yuan Shao could only win the game by throwing his handle at four points.
Yuan Shao also saw it clearly, and he couldn't help laughing and said: "Ziyuan, you think I have no luck?" He then continued to throw the chips. The result was shocking: Yuan Shao threw two dots, four dots, and one dot one after another, while the scribe really threw three
With six, he successfully passed the black "Owl" chess piece over the white eagle, returned to the nest safely, and returned to the nest to catch the fish. He successfully won the game. Even if the game was over, the scribe stretched out his hand to Yuan Shao and said with a smile: "In the beginning, you valued strategy.
It was a lucky game, but it was easier than luck. I won by luck, so does the bet still count?"
Disappointment flashed across Yuan Shao's eyes, but his expression did not change. He straightened his sleeves, raised his hands to the scribe and said with a smile: "I am willing to admit defeat, Ziyuan, because of your planning, Henan Yin Ye is the only one." After that, he said.
He introduced Xun You: "Gongda, this is my Chao Cuo Jia Yi."
When Xun You heard this, he immediately understood. He bowed to the scribe first and said, "You must be Xu You of Nanyang. This game of chess is really eye-opening for me."
Xu You returned the courtesy slightly and smiled at Yuan Shao: "You and Yuan Shijun have finished playing the game of chess, but the game of chess in Luoyang has not been finished yet! Brother Gongda, tell us everything about the situation in the palace.
Stop!"
Xun You then remembered his mission and ordered He Jin to be killed. The ministers were sealing the palace gates, and they were telling Yuan Shao about the fight for the chancellery one by one. He also suggested to Yuan Shao: "If the ministers have sealed the gates, there must be foreign aid colluding in the city.
Time is running out, Your Majesty, now we must either capture the palace gate immediately, or we must eradicate the eunuchs and foreign aid in the city, there is no room for hesitation!"
When Yuan Shao heard the news, he looked calm and only clapped his hands. A tall warrior walked out from behind Pingcheng Gate, holding an old man in his hand as if holding a chicken. The warrior threw the old man to the ground, and the old man lay exhausted.
His face was ashen, and his hands and feet were paralyzed on the ground like four decapitated earthworms. Xun You recognized him as Zhao Zhong, one of the twelve permanent attendants.
When Zhao Zhong saw Xun You, his body struggled violently, his mouth whined, and blood scabs stuck to the corners of his mouth. It was obvious that his tongue had been pulled out. Yuan Shao stepped on Zhao Changshi's head, trampled his feet hard, and waited for him
After no more action, Yuan Shaofang said leisurely: "Now the general trend is mine, and the overall situation of Luoyang has long been in my hands."
It turned out that as soon as He Jin entered the palace, Yuan Shao mobilized the dead men from his palace, some dressed as butchers, some dressed as students, some dressed as Taoists, or some dressed as rangers, and walked around the palace gates of the two palaces, closely monitoring the palace gates.
Trends. When we arrived, we found something strange at Canglong Gate: Canglong Gate was closed in advance, but three black figures sneaked out from the crack in the door. After only three hundred steps, they were all captured by Yuan Shao's dead soldiers. Sure enough, it was
Zhao Zhong and his party, and the secret edict contained in Zhao Zhonghuai was naturally obtained by Yuan Shao.
Seeing the secret edict, Yuan Shao took it into consideration: Xu You was good at imitating handwriting, so Yuan Shao asked him to add a line after the secret edict, ordering Xu Xiang and Fan Ling to lead their subordinates to the gate of Pingcheng to meet with General Chariot and Cavalry, and then appease He Jin's remaining troops.
.When the ink was slightly dry, Yuan Shao sent two of his men to change into small yellow robes and deliver the secret edict.
"In that case, I have done something unnecessary." Xun You looked at Yuan Shao, as if he knew him again. Yuan Shao was in a good mood, stood up, patted Xun You on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Gongda, if you don't help me, how can I rebuke the eunuchs?
He looked at the official road in the northeast and said calmly: "Counting the time, Duke Xu and Duke Fan will be here soon."
Not long after, two fire dragons jumped out from the corner of the street. When they saw many soldiers at the city gate, they stepped forward quickly and walked a few hundred steps away from the city gate. They shouted, "Are they the generals on horseback?
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A man behind Yuan Shao stepped forward and made a yellow gate gesture with a sharp voice: "The generals of chariots and cavalry are arranging the army behind the gate. Are they Duke Xu and Duke Fan?" The voices of two old men came from the march, and Xun You heard that they were
Xu Xiang first said: "It's me." Fan Ling then asked: "It's late at night, why don't you light an open fire?"
The man replied: "Such a big event requires concealment to achieve success in one fell swoop. How can we act openly and honestly? The princes also extinguished their torches and stepped forward to wait for a while. The charioteers also had to discuss major and minor matters with the princes. This must not be done.
Relax!"
The visitors were all talking about it, and they all thought it was reasonable, so they extinguished their torches and approached the city gate. Several guards stepped forward to greet the leader, Prime Minister Xu, and Fan Ling asked, "How many men and horses did the two elders bring?"
Xu Xiang and Fan Ling did not answer, but only said that they wanted to see He Miao first.
Yuan Shao immediately said sternly: "These are all traitors, let me capture them all!" Suddenly, the city gate sergeant had been prepared for a long time, and shot out of the city gate like a bow and arrow in the darkness. Xu Xiang and Fan Ling could rely on it.
As he approached, his arms were immediately held down, a knife was held on his neck, and he was dragged in front of Yuan Shao.
Amid the shouts of killing, the more than 300 subordinate officers and soldiers accompanying them were in panic. They could not figure out the road in the darkness, so they crowded and ran backwards. Unexpectedly, when they extinguished the lights, an ambush took the opportunity to block the street entrance.
, and knocked all these officials into the ground without using swords. It took Yuan Shaozhi two quarters of an hour to catch all the officials who colluded with Chang Shi.
At this time, Yuan Shao lit a torch, illuminating his proud face, and Xun You was able to see the scene in front of the door: Prime Minister Xu and Fan Ling, two sixty-year-old men, were pinned to the ground by several soldiers, with tears in their court uniforms and crowns.
They were all knocked off, revealing a head full of gray hair.
Xu Xiang shouted to Yuan Shao: "Yuan Benchu, what do you want! Why did you arrange to gather the troops here! You are treason!"
Yuan Shao sneered at Prime Minister Xu and said: "Gong Xu and his party of traitors have caused great harm to the country and the people. Even if there are edicts and decrees, isn't it treason? I am hoeing traitors for the country, so what is treason?"
He no longer looked at Mr. Xu. The soldiers who were escorting Mr. Xu understood this and stepped on the ground. He took out his knife and pressed it on the old man's neck. The old man's muscles were loose and his head was cut off with one knife, and his blood was red.
The mud and dust were condensed into lumps of wet soil, and then piled into pools of blood on the wet soil, revealing Xu Xiang's white bones.
When Fan Ling saw this, his face was as pale as earth, he kowtowed on the ground, and hoarsely begged for mercy: "Now Luoyang is in trouble both internally and externally, and the Queen Mother has issued an edict. As a minister, how can I be disrespectful? I am friends with Chang Shi, but I never do harm to anyone.
I mean, Yuan Jun gives Fan a way to survive!"
Yuan Shao was greatly surprised when he heard this. He pointed to Xun You beside him and asked Fan Ling: "This is an imperial edict issued by Chang Shi. Xun Shilang can certify it for me. Why did the Empress Dowager have any edicts?" Fan Ling was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look.
Before Xun You could say anything, he became the leader of the soldiers again.
To treat your reputation, it is definitely not a good thing to be killed at this time.
Yuan Shao then counted the prisoners again and found that among the prisoners there were also forty-seven officials from the capital including Cheng Gong, the great craftsman of the general, Fu Xu of Guangluxun, Xu Zhi, the commander of Luoyang, Wei Cenzhen of the northern part of Luoyang, and Gao Le, the chief secretary of the Shaofu.
, Yuan Shao was not polite and hacked them all to death in an instant, shaved off their beards, and threw them all into the Luoshui River outside the city.
While Yuan Shao was dealing with the prisoners, a blazing fire suddenly lit up in the west of the city. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, the west of the city has become lively, but we have to wait a while."
They waited at Pingcheng Gate for half an hour. Xun You heard the faint sound of hooves outside the city. Eight thousand people and horses drove from the west to Pingcheng Gate. Even the students of the Imperial Academy heard about it, so many young people went out to visit.
.But this group of people did not hesitate and went straight to join Yuan Shao. An old man walked out of the military formation and asked Yuan Shao: "Has everything been done?"
That was none other than Grand Tutor Yuan Wei. Yuan Shao stepped forward to help his uncle and said with a smile: "My nephew has been waiting here for an hour. Your Excellency has finally arrived." He said seriously: "Everything is ready, just waiting for your orders.
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An army of ten thousand people marched into Luoyang and headed straight for the Zhuque Gate. Outside the Zhuque Gate, many Hongdu disciples had not left. They didn’t know where they were going, what they were supposed to do, and they didn’t know what to do.
What happened to Yang? When they saw the fire in the west of the city, they were still talking about it: Nangong was flooded, which was very unlucky at this time. When they heard the sound of footsteps, they couldn't help but ask: But the earthquake will happen again?
They then saw Yuan Shao leading his army. The front army waved their swords and killed nearly a thousand Hongdu students in an instant.
Ten years ago, Emperor Ling established the Hongdu School and appointed thirty-two sages and ministers in the palace. He placed high hopes on the Hongmen students, hoping to revive the imperial power and restore the power of heaven. However, all he gained was nothing but favor and sycophancy. But ten years later,
Over the past few years, scholars have had to admit that Hongdumen was a resort for calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry, but unexpectedly, it would all disappear overnight.
Yuan Shao still followed his old plan and shaved off all the beards of the dead people and threw them into the Luo water. He told the outside world that they were all the remains of eunuchs.