After settling his family members, Cao Cao sorted out his belongings. He first recruited thousands of local warriors in Pei State and spent a lot of money to hoard food and grass. Then he sent a letter to Yuan Shao and asked Yuan Shao where the allied forces were gathering. At the end of November, Yuan Shao replied saying
: The allied forces were gathered at Chenliu Jujube, and an envoy was sent to bring the seal. Cao Cao looked through the article and found the words "General Fenwu". It turned out that Yuan Shao proclaimed himself a chariot general in Bohai, ranking above the Three Dukes.
, he generously rewarded allies from all over the country and promoted them as generals and governors. I am afraid that even the authority of the emperor is slightly less than that of the emperor.
Cao Cao couldn't help but sneer at the idea of attacking a king without a king, and stealing power with a master of power. However, he had made up his mind and immediately led his troops to Suanzao. He crossed the river westward, crossed the Chen Kingdom, and arrived at Chenliu County first.
They continued to recruit soldiers and horses. From time to time along the road, we could see large families moving, hurried trains, and people leaving in groups. They saw Cao Cao's flag in the distance and took a detour. Obviously, they were all
Afraid of war, he wanted to find an undisturbed pure land like Cao Song. In the cold wind of winter, Cao Cao walked against the flow of people. He realized soberly and sadly that he had taken the first step to destroy the Han Dynasty.
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When Cao Cao approached Chenliu, the number of troops under the banner of King Qin gradually increased, and there was a different scene. In and around Chenliu County, the flags covered the sun, and drums were beating. There were military camps everywhere, and the new soldiers were being trained by the old soldiers.
Familiar with the orders and practicing swordsmanship, the heroes gathered around the military camp and signed up for the recruited officers to fight, and the voices of soldiers and civilians discussing and criticizing the government were endless.
Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, knew that Cao Cao was coming and hurriedly went out of the city to greet his close friends. Cao Cao asked him how many allies had arrived so far. He introduced: Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, had arrived at Chenliu.
Kong Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, stationed troops in Yingchuan, and Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, naturally also stationed troops in Hanoi. Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei who has been confirmed to participate in the alliance, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, and Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, are still on the way, but the most important leader of the alliance, Chaqi, is still on the way.
General Yuan Shao has not yet arrived, and the late general Yuan Shu, who claims to also participate in the fight against Dong, has not yet made any move. The movements of Jizhou Mu Han Fu and Bingzhou Mu Chen Chong are also unclear. Even so, Chen Liu's troops in the camp now number nearly 100,000, plus the governor of Yangzhou
Chen Wen's supply of food and grass has become a force that can shake the world.
The force of a hundred thousand troops stretched for nearly ten miles, and Chenliu was adjacent to Henan. The officials in Luoyang soon learned the news, some were overjoyed, and some were furious.
On October 12, after Dong Zhuo received Qiao Mao's message, he ordered it to be hung under the plaque in the hall, and ordered Li Ru to summon the minister's desk. He read it in front of everyone, and repeated it back and forth on the stage. Everyone was frightened after hearing this.
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When Dong Zhuo finally stopped, he stood up and approached Zhou Ao, and asked in a gentle voice: "I treated Yuan Shao like this, but Yuan Shao used his sword recklessly. Am I not caring about the overall situation?" Zhou Ao heard the tone and knew that the Taiwei had killed him.
He humbled himself and replied hastily: "Yuan Shao did not understand the good intentions of the Taiwei. This is because Yuan Shao is cunning and good at making false claims, so that we were all deceived by him. There are currently a lot of thieves in Guandong, but I am sure
If their minds are divided, the Taiwei can send envoys to appease them, divide them, and then break them."
These words could not appease Dong Zhuo. He turned his head and looked at everyone again and said coldly: "Although I am a rough man, I also know that if you want your horses to do their best, you need to feed them fodder. I wonder what the people in Guandong want?
"No one dared to answer, so Dong Zhuo went on to say: "I am afraid that what you are asking for is the head on my neck!" He asked Lu Bu to carry out a wooden box from the backyard, took out letters one after another, and read them in public.
Reading, it turns out that these are letters exchanged between Zhou Ao and Yuan Shao.
It turned out that when Dong Zhuo convened a meeting with his officials, he secretly ordered Lu Bu to search Zhou Ao's residence. As expected, he found Yuan Shao's letters and an unfinished reply from Zhou Ao, in which Zhou Ao reported the situation around Luoyang.
, as well as Dong Zhuo's military arrangements, and also said that he contacted hundreds of officials in Beijing, tried to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and urged Yuan Shao to send troops quickly. What made Dong Zhuo even more angry was that he used Zhou Ao so much, but he was called "
He was a thief and ridiculed him for being fat, saying that he was like a cow walking on the Yaotai when he was boating in Zhuolong Garden, making people spit out his food.
Dong Zhuo threw down the letter and asked Zhou Ao again: "By practicing the way of the saints, are you teaching this false way?"
Zhou Ao lowered his head and knelt down, unable to speak. He was not afraid of death. He just missed his wife and daughter at home and wanted to ask Dong Zhuo to spare the lives of his people. However, thinking of his repeated actions, he found it difficult to say it. In the end, he could only kowtow.
The land was left at Dong Zhuo's disposal. Dong Zhuo did not want to look at him again, so he asked Lu Bu to take him out of the garden. That day, the owl's head was hung on the city gate, and all the property in the palace was looted. The men were killed on the spot, and the women were reduced to camp.
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When Wu Qiong returned to the mansion, he was covered in cold sweat. Seeing Zhou Ao's end, he also thought that Zhou Ao's letter had leaked the assassination plan. If he continued to pursue it, not only would the plot of assassinating Dong be completely defeated, but it might even implicate Xun You and others. He thought about it over and over again, and finally
He made a decision in his heart, sewed a sheathed knife into his sleeve robe, and added a layer of cowhide inside the robe, deciding to assassinate Dong alone when the court dismissed the next day.
It was cold in winter, the north wind howled, and all the officials wore thick shirts to keep out the cold, so Wu Qiong did not show any signs of strangeness. At the court meeting, Dong Zhuo used yesterday's events as an excuse and in accordance with Qiao Mao's message, ordered the Chancellor to ask Wu Qiong to issue
They sent troops to loot the residences of Yuan Wei, Cui Lie, Ding Gong, and Liu Hong. If there was evidence of communication with Yuan Shao, Qiao Mao, and others, they would all be arrested and sent to imperial prison. Searching the residences of the three princes without a warrant was really a crime.
This is a rare event in hundreds of years, but everyone knows that this is a moment of life and death and dare not argue. As for whether they will give in and hurt innocent people afterwards, it is not their ability to interfere.
After the meeting, Wu Qiong asked to see Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was about to take a nap. Hearing that he had something to see him, he put on a warm robe and invited him to come in. Wu Qiong entered the room and saw a fire burning in Dong Zhuo's room, and there was a fire next to the bed.
The desk was piled with letters and bamboo slips, and there was a sword on the couch. According to Cai Yong, the general with five senses, it was Xiang Yu's sword that could cut iron like clay. And Taiwei Dong Zhuo, wearing a warm robe, was lying on his back.
On the bed, a civet cat was playing with a stone ball.
Seeing Wu Qiong's arrival, the civet cat opened its mouth and let out a "meow", jumped off the bed and ran into the garden. Dong Zhuo's face was peaceful, with soft curves in his wrinkles and the corners of his mouth. He waved to Wu Qiong and said with a smile: "Deyu, Deyu,
What do you have to report?" He took out a box of noodle cakes from the table, handed it to Wu Qiong and said, "This is the sophora honey cake just made in the kitchen, it is very sweet, you can try it."
Wu Qiong's face did not change, he put the noodles back on the table, and said seriously to Dong Zhuo: "Now Yuan Shao is intensifying his weapons in Guandong, Chen Liu's army is pressing down on the country, and the government and the public are in chaos. This is the time when the country is going to survive. If Ming Gong wants to eliminate the chaos,
, you must always keep it in mind and don’t relax.”
After Dong Zhuo heard this, he hurriedly saluted him, promised to do his best for the affairs of the court, and said with emotion: "I don't know how many hearts in the court now belong to Yuan Shao, but Deyu is the only one who is worried about me, and I am moved." So he asked him again.
Said: "Deyu's remarks must be a strategy to suppress the rebellion."
Wu Qiong then said: "If it is to quell the rebellion, I don't have any strategy, but the rebellion in Guandong has existed since ancient times. In the past, Duke Zhou conquered the east, Qin conquered Liuhe, Emperor Gaozu unified the country, and the seven kingdoms were all in chaos. Guanxi destroyed Guandong. Only Shizu
At that time, there was great chaos in Guanzhong, and Shizu was able to use the power of Hebei to conquer the world. Now the rebels in Guandong are powerful, and Ming Gong occupied Guanzhong. Why not move the capital to Xijing, use the stronghold of Weihan to resist the rebels, and wait for them to attack each other like the Six Kingdoms?
If Ming Gong breaks them down one by one, the world will be in peace again."
Dong Zhuo thought about these remarks and realized that what he said was the truth. The problem that had troubled him for many days was suddenly solved. He was very happy and did not plan to take another lunch break. He discussed the capital move with Wu Qiong for an hour and finally praised Wu Qiong.
Said: "Deyu is my Zhang Liang."
Seeing that it was late, Wu Qiong got up and asked Dong Zhuo to leave. Dong Zhuo also came out of the bed as usual and said, "It's cold and windy today, so I'll see you off." Dong Zhuo only wore pajamas and a robe, wearing
He walked Wu Qiong to the corridor with clogs and patted his back affectionately.
Seeing that there were no guards around, Wu Qiong knew that the long-awaited opportunity had arrived. He pulled out the sharp blade from his sleeve, quickly turned around and stabbed Dong Zhuo, but with his back to Dong Zhuo, he missed the vital point and cut Dong Zhuo's sleeve robe.
Dong Zhuo was taken aback, but he reacted quickly. He held Wu Qiong's knife-holding wrist tightly with one hand, and pressed Wu Qiong's other hand with the other hand. Wu Qiong, an ordinary scholar, could not compete with Dong Zhuo's strength.
He was able to kick and hit Dong Zhuo's lower body with all his strength, but for the moment there was nothing he could do against Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo finally calmed down. He pinned Wu Qiong tightly and shouted for the guards to come and arrest him. At this time, three guards came. They saw the two men shaking on the ground and were at a loss for a moment. Dong Zhuo shouted: "Cut it."
Hand! Cut off hand!" Then they slashed Wu Qiong's hand with a knife, first cutting off a few fingers, and then the palm. Wu Qiong cried out in pain, and could only hit Dong Zhuo's forehead with all his strength, Dong Zhuo couldn't bear the pain.
, could only let go of his hand and step back. At this time, the guard saw the right moment and stabbed Wu Qiong's chest with a knife. Wu Qiong finally used up his last bit of strength, lying on the ground, looking at Dong Zhuo with wide eyes.
Dong Zhuo stood still panting, and it took him a long time to recover from the pain in his forehead. He looked at Wu Qiong with sadness and anger. He trembled his lips and sighed: "You also want to rebel!" Wu Qiong looked up with his head raised.
Tian loudly said: "Tie Dong! You are not my monarch, and I am not your subject, so why should you be on the contrary? You have destabilized the country and usurped the throne, and your sins have been great. Today is the day of my death, so I want to do it before I die."
Get rid of thieves for the country! How hateful! I can’t tear your car apart in the market, how can you apologize to the gods of heaven and earth!"
After he said this, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, and then died.
Dong Zhuo was dazed for a long time. When he returned to his palace, his blood was running cold.