Dong Zhuo is the front army, the Emperor is driving in the middle, and Liu Bei is the rear army.
Because it was getting late, when they arrived at Luoshe Township, more than thirty miles northwest of Luoyang, the army was stationed to rest for the night.
In the early morning of the next day, the team continued to move forward. It was already the third day after He Jin's death.
Along the way, the team met some princes and ministers one after another, tens of thousands of people, and returned to Luoyang City at noon on the third day.
Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo escorted the Emperor and King Chenliu back to the palace. The bloody storm the night before seemed to still be there. The streets of Luoyang were deserted, and the people in every house closed their doors and windows, secretly watching the situation.
After entering the palace through Gumen, the fire has been put out, and there are ruins everywhere. The Zhuolong Garden above the North Palace was almost ashes, and Taicang and the arsenal were also damaged.
Going south from the Valley Gate and entering the North Palace, the corpses along the way have been disposed of. However, the coagulated blood has not yet been wiped clean. Countless surviving eunuchs and maids were scrubbing the ground almost in tears.
The massacre lasted until early yesterday morning. They had experienced a baptism of blood the day before yesterday, and they were in panic all day long. Yesterday afternoon they had to carry the same kind of corpses. For each of them, it was no less than reliving what happened the day before yesterday.
The procession continued southward in a mighty manner, passing through the Beigong Complex Road, taking the North Zhuque Gate, passing the South Xuanwu Gate, and arrived at the South Palace. They passed through the Pingshuo Hall, the Qianqiu Longsui Hall and the Zhongde Hall, and finally returned to the South Palace to see off the emperor.
Return to the West Palace to rest.
The Queen Mother He and the Queen Mother He learned the news and rushed over. When the Queen Mother He saw Liu Bian, she immediately hugged him and cried. The Queen Mother He also immediately grabbed Liu Xie and kept checking to see if he was injured.
The West Palace was in a mess. After Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo escorted the emperor back to the palace, they left the palace. In this incident, not only He Jin was killed, but Dong Chong, the nephew of the Empress Dowager, also died because he led troops back to the palace to save the family.
He drove, but died in the chaos.
Empress Dowager Dong appointed her other nephew Dong Cheng as the Lieutenant General of the Imperial Palace, barely maintaining the chaos in the palace. Order was slowly restored. Although the burned palace had not been dealt with, at least there were no more killings.
Liu Bei led his army back to the military camp outside the city. Guan Yu was already waiting in the camp. When he saw them coming back, he stepped forward to inquire about the situation. Liu Bei explained the process and asked Guan Yu what happened next.
Guan Yu said: "That day after my eldest brother went to look for the emperor, I went around the palace to stop the rebels from doing evil. I killed about a thousand people, dispersed more than ten thousand people, and killed dozens of generals. I don't know if it will happen.
Cause trouble to big brother."
What a good guy, he killed dozens of generals easily. Guan Yu could only say this if he could kill Yan Liang, who had a force value of over 90, among thousands of troops.
Of course, we have to add Lu Bu.
They are basically the pinnacle of combat power among the Three Kingdoms.
Liu Bei snorted: "Yuan Benchu actually sent his troops into the palace. It would have been fine if he only killed the eunuchs, but unexpectedly he killed innocent people indiscriminately. Not only did he kill countless innocent people, but he also almost caused an accident to the emperor and King Chen Liu.
This is a treasonous act, and in two days I will call for a court meeting to impeach him for the crime of treason."
Chen Mu said with a smile: "I support brother, and I will definitely impeach him together with him when the time comes."
Liu Bei said happily: "Our brothers are very capable of breaking gold, so we must make Yuan Benchu look good."
Chen Mu smiled and said nothing.
Impeachment.
Nothing matters.
Impeachment would be useless anyway.
What is the act of leading troops into the palace?
Although Yuan Shao did it in the name of avenging the general.
But is a dead general more important, or a living emperor?
Knowing that he might hurt the emperor, Yuan Shao still did it.
Such behavior...
Tsk tsk.
A few lives in exchange for other people's lives wouldn't be enough.
As a result, Yuan Shao not only did nothing wrong, but was also protected by the civil and military officials of the entire court. In the end, even Dong Zhuo did not dare to kill him and let him go to become the governor of Bohai.
If the Yuan family wasn't meddling behind this, Chen Mu wouldn't believe it at all.
Therefore, he knew very well that Yuan Shao must be fine.
But he was idle anyway. He had originally planned to find a way to kill Yuan Shao. What if he succeeded?
Here Liu Bei's four brothers returned to the military camp, and Dong Zhuo also returned to the military camp.
The person who greeted him was his younger brother Dong Min.
Dong Zhuo was not a foolhardy person. As recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, when he first came to Luoyang, he only had five thousand Xiliang cavalry. In order to increase his momentum, he entered the city during the day and left the city at night, creating the appearance of a large number of troops.
After frightening the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty, he took control of power.
Therefore, while he was in contact with the Empress Dowager, he sent his younger brother Dong Min to work under He Jin's account. In fact, he was prepared with both hands. If the Empress Dowager won, he would support the Empress Dowager. If He Jin won, he would support the Empress Dowager.
, he supported He Jin.
The wallflower plays better than anyone else.
After returning to the military camp, Dong Zhuo summoned all his troops to discuss matters.
When everyone entered the tent, they saw Dong Zhuo sitting on the main seat with a gloomy face. In addition to Yan Zhong and Niu Fu who had followed last night, there was another middle-aged man beside him.
I saw that this man was about seven feet tall, with a long and narrow face, a goatee on his chin, slightly narrowed eyes, and a rather deep look, looking at them with a smile.
"This is Li Ru, whose writing is excellent."
Dong Zhuo made an introduction and asked everyone to sit down.
Li Ru was not Dong Zhuo's subordinate at first. He was a junior official with a doctorate in the imperial court at that time. Yesterday he also went out of the city to search for the emperor. He saw a convoy on the road and joined it.
Last night, Li Ru found Dong Zhuo. The two had a pleasant conversation, and Dong Zhuo took him under his command and brought him to his side as an adviser.
After everyone sat down, Dong Min said: "Brother, I gathered the remaining soldiers yesterday and only gathered more than 10,000 people."
"What?"
Dong Zhuo suddenly stood up and said dissatisfied: "I heard that there were seventy or eighty thousand rebels entering the city. Why did you only gather more than ten thousand people? Didn't I ask you to get as many troops as possible?"
It turned out that when Dong Zhuo arrived in Luoyang the day before yesterday, he was overjoyed when he heard that He Jin and He Miao had been killed, so he ordered his men to gather the scattered soldiers in the city, especially Dong Min. He was originally a subordinate of He Jin and could have done this under the guise of He Jin.
, Unexpectedly, it had little effect, only gathering more than 10,000 people.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Dong Min also said aggrievedly: "Most of these rebels are Yuzhou rebels. For some reason, they are not willing to join us. These remnants are also included in the collection."
The general and the remnants of He Miao were killed. The rest of the troops have now been led away by Yuan Shao."
Yuzhou rebels?
Dong Zhuo wondered, He Jin, the general, was gone, and his team was reduced to skirmishers. Why couldn't he return it to himself?
If these soldiers and horses are gathered by him, then the biggest power in Luoyang City is Dong Zhuo. By then, with his military power and the title of relative of the Empress Dowager, he might be able to control the government in the name of his foreign relative.
However, what he didn't know was that the Yuzhou rebels, like the Jizhou rebels, were all composed of powerful soldiers and horses from Nanyang, Yuzhou. These soldiers and horses only obeyed the orders of their masters and would not follow orders.
Therefore, even if He Jin dies, it has nothing to do with them. Although there was a chaos last night and Guan Yu killed many powerful generals, the basic base of the party members is still there, so Xu You and others gathered their troops and horses back. At present,
It is still in the hands of Yuan Shao.
Since the southern army under Yuan Shao was taken away by Dong Zhuo in chaos, the situation in Luoyang is now very delicate. Dong Zhuo has 5,000 Xiliang cavalry, plus more than 20,000 Hedong powerful troops, plus the 10,000 gathered yesterday
There are many soldiers, and the number of troops on hand now reaches 40,000.
On Liu Bei's side were more than 20,000 troops brought from Yewang County, but Yuan Shao suffered relatively large losses. His men were either taken away by Dong Zhuo or killed and scattered by Guan Yu. The city was in a mess, with many missing persons and accidental deaths. Now
There are only more than 50,000 people left.
At present, there are three pillars. In terms of military strength, Liu Bei is the weakest, followed by Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao is the strongest. However, Yuan Shao's troops are only outnumbered and far less elite than Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei, so the three parties should be about the same.
After all, Liu Bei has 10,000 Qingzhou veterans, plus 1,000 Xuanjia heavy cavalry and 1,000 Bingzhou cavalry. Except for Dong Zhuo's 5,000 Xiliang cavalry, Yuan Shao is probably unable to compete.
When Dong Zhuo heard that Dong Min had not brought back the rebel troops he wanted, he was a little depressed and said: "What a pity, if I can hold these generals' old troops, I will have the largest number of soldiers and horses in Luoyang. When the time comes, Liu Bei will definitely defeat me."
Cut him into eight pieces to eliminate the hatred in my heart."
He was still remembering Liu Bei's grudge for not allowing him to ride with the emperor.
Li Ru on the side rolled his eyes, smiled slightly and said: "Ming Gong, Ru has a tip that can help Ming Gong."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "What's the plan?"
Li Ru thought and asked: "I heard that Duke Ming was an old official of the Yuan family?"
Dong Zhuo nodded: "Yes, that was an old thing seventeen years ago. I was working under the account of Duke Ranming, and later I made meritorious service. Duke Ranming recommended me to the Sangong Mansion. At that time, Duke Ciyang (Yuan Wei) was
Situ, conscript me as Situ Caoyu."
Li Ru smiled and said: "In that case, why doesn't Ming Gong pay a visit to the Taifu?"
"Visiting the Grand Master?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why should I visit him when I have nothing to do?"
Li Ru said with a smile: "Although Yuan Benchu entered the palace to punish the eunuch in the name of revenge for the general, he still disturbed the emperor and almost caused the emperor to suffer an accident. What is the difference between this kind of crime and treason? The fourth and third sons of the Yuan family
, has always been well-known in the country. If there is a rebellious son in the family, what will Duke Ming think?"
Yan Zhong on the side heard his words and his eyelids jumped wildly.
Jia Xu is like an old monk sitting in meditation, silent.
Dong Zhuo was also a smart man. He understood it after just a moment of thinking, and said happily: "So the Tutor must find a way to help Yuan Shao clear his name!"
"good."
Li Ru smiled and said: "The key point of this matter is how to characterize it. If it is characterized as treason, not only will Yuan Shao die, but the Yuan family will also be ruined. But if it is characterized as a just act of killing the eunuch, what will happen?
It's different. Therefore, Ming Gong should visit Liu Bei first, and then visit the Taifu."
"Visit Liu Bei?"
Dong Zhuo was confused: "What am I going to visit him for? That Liu Bei is stupid and doesn't know how to praise him. If he didn't have many soldiers, I would have killed this guy before. Why am I going to visit him? If I don't lead my troops to attack him, it would be good."
"
Li Ru shook his head and said: "It is precisely because Liu Bei is stupid that he should visit him. Ming Gong thought that Liu Bei has always been foolish and loyal to the court. Yuan Shao's move will make Liu Bei very angry. When the court talks, Liu Bei will definitely impeach Yuan Shao. I
Once you know this, the Grand Tutor must also know this."
Although Li Ru was also a doctor from the imperial court and had lived in Luoyang for a long time, he also knew Liu Bei's loyalty. But in fact, he did not know that Liu Bei's loyalty was not to the so-called imperial court, but to the late Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty.
Including the words of justice for the Empress Dowager, including caring about the Emperor and King Chenliu, it was all because one was the mother of Emperor Kangdi of Han Dynasty, and the other was the son of Emperor Kangdi of Han Dynasty.
If it were Empress Dowager He, Liu Bei would definitely not be so anxious. After all, the late emperor's wife was none of his business and she had no blood relationship with the late emperor.
As the saying goes, brothers are like siblings and women are like clothes.
Dong Zhuo came back to his senses and asked tentatively: "So I went to visit Liu Bei first. In fact, I was putting pressure on the Taifu. If he doesn't let Yuan Shao hand over his military power, will I join forces with Liu Bei to impeach him?"
"Exactly."
Li Ru stroked his beard and said: "The Yuan family has many ministers to help them, so they may not give in. But the Queen Mother He lost her brother and almost lost her son, so she must be resentful of Yuan Shao. As for the Queen Mother, Ming Gong will enter the palace at that time.
Recognizing this relative can also gain support. When the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager He, the Emperor, Ming Gong and Liu Bei speak at the same time, Yuan Shao will undoubtedly die. Yuan Wei knows this situation and will definitely submit!"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, clapped his hands and laughed: "I have a husband, just like the great ancestor has a ovary, hahahaha."
Yan Zhong's eyes flickered on the side, showing a fearful look.
Originally, he thought that everything was as expected by himself and Zigui. With himself as the internal agent, Dong Zhuo would be able to be taken down. By then, Xuande would be regent as a clan member and take charge of the Han Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, Li Ru suddenly appeared next to Dong Zhuo, and things in the future would be difficult to handle.