Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu returned to their military camp.
Now the military camp has been dismantled and packed into dozens of carriages, ready to leave at any time.
"Dong Zhuo made unreasonable remarks about abolishing the establishment. I feel uneasy. Why don't I leave for a few days and wait for the court meeting to see what the outcome will be?"
Sitting back on his seat, Liu Bei sighed and asked Chen Mu for advice.
Chen Mu shook his head repeatedly and said: "Brother, the Empress Dowager ordered you to lead Qingzhou Mu in order to put down the rebellion in Jizhou. Now the rebels in Jizhou are still there, and there is chaos in Xuzhou and Yanzhou. At this time of the court, don't you
We should no longer take care of it, but we should focus on suppressing the thieves."
"That's what I said..."
Liu Bei hesitated.
I always felt that if I left like this, something big might happen to the court.
Chen Mu advised: "As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek political power. If the eldest brother still stays in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo will criticize him and impeach the Empress Dowager. Then it will be difficult. Brother, please rest assured.
Go, I will stay in Luoyang to observe the situation, and if something goes wrong, I will try my best to stop it."
Historically, after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, due to the young age of the emperor, the emperor's edicts had no legal effect. The two empress dowagers listened behind the curtain, and the Changqiu Palace and Yong'an Palace competed for power, which resulted in the government's affairs being divided into many branches and no unity was formed.
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For example, at that time, Empress Dowager Dong appointed her nephew Dong Chong as a hussar general to confront He Jin. However, He Jin's brother and sister took advantage of her and joined the courtiers to drive her out of the palace.
From then on, the Empress Dowager He's family became the dominant one, and the decrees of the palace were basically issued by her. In a short period of time, she was equivalent to having the power of the emperor.
Including later He Jin was tricked into the palace and killed by the eunuch. In fact, it was not that He Jin did not want to kill the eunuch, but that the Queen Mother He protected the eunuch, and He Jin had no way to kill his sister.
The current situation is that Empress Dowager Dong has not been driven out of the palace or murdered, and it has become a situation where the government has multiple branches. The two palaces each have their own edicts and decrees, and the government orders are not unified.
Liu Bei, the Qingzhou Shepherd, was actually the result of his righteous speech.
Originally, according to Dong Zhuo's intention, he wanted to get rid of a lieutenant general and let him go to Jizhou to confront the rebels head-on.
When Empress Dowager Dong issued the decree, Wang Jun, who had returned to the palace, reminded her that if it hadn't been for Liu Bei, Empress Dowager Dong would have been murdered by the He brothers and sisters.
Treat them with equal official status.
Empress Dowager Dong felt that what Wang Jun said was reasonable, so she changed the title of General Zhonglang to Qingzhou Mu.
Since there was no obstruction by the Queen Mother, this decree was legitimate. If Liu Bei did not leave, Dong Zhuo would slander the Queen Mother Dong and say that Liu Bei was disrespectful in resisting the decree, which would indeed be very detrimental to him.
So Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "In that case, I will leave first. Fourth brother, you must pay close attention to Dong Zhuo and never let him succeed."
"I try my best."
Chen Mu nodded, but said in his heart, I will try my best to make Dong Zhuo succeed.
A few days later, with the help of Yan Zhong, Dong Zhuo heard that his general Li Su and Lu Bu were from the same hometown, so he asked Li Su to bring red rabbit horses and gold and silver jewelry to persuade Lu Bu.
As expected, Lu Bu was lured into killing Ding Yuan and led his troops to submit to Dong Zhuo. From then on, Dong Zhuo finally became the dominant family in Luoyang and had the right to speak.
By the beginning of July, the late Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty encased his body in a jade box with pearls and buried it in Wenling. Finally, he was laid to rest.
After burying Emperor Kang of Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Dong held a court meeting in mid-July.
At the court meeting, there were only the Empress Dowager and King Chenliu.
Empress Dowager He and Young Emperor did not appear.
This time, unlike the last banquet, it was for a court meeting. Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and all the officials went to the Deyang Hall in the North Palace.
Today's court meeting is actually a court meeting held by Empress Dowager Dong and the deposed emperor planned by Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo had previously talked about a three-step plan. The first step was to drive away Liu Bei. In the second step, the Southern Army had been taken over by Dong Cheng, further weakening Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao still had some Yuzhou rebels that had not been disbanded, their numbers were limited.
There are very few, only more than 30,000 people, which is no longer anything to worry about.
Therefore, the third step of the plan can now be carried out, to depose the emperor!
Empress Dowager Dong looked down at the ministers and was the first to say: "The late emperor intended to make Donghou the emperor before he died. This is something that all the ministers know. But because of the influence of He Jin and the He family, I have to give up. Now He Jin is dead.
, the young emperor is cowardly and incompetent, I listen to the government behind the curtain, and support Dong Hou according to the stories of Yi Yin and Huo Guang, what do you think?"
Dong Zhuo stood beside the Empress Dowager, guarding Dong Cheng on the left and right, held his sword and looked down at the officials, and said loudly: "Now that the emperor is weak, we cannot worship the ancestral temple. In accordance with the imperial edict of the late emperor and the decree of the empress dowager, I deposed the emperor as King Hongnong.
, make King Chenliu the emperor, and kill anyone who refuses!"
This time Yuan Shao was also present, and he was about to step forward. Before he could say anything, he saw someone suddenly jump out and shouted: "I have only been on the throne for a short time, and I have not lost any virtue. Why are the Empress Dowager and the Hussar General?"
Abolish the direct descendants and establish concubines?"
Everyone looked around and were surprised to find that it was the minister, Chen Mu, who usually had everything he wanted.
Since the death of the late emperor, Chen Mu's presence in the court has been very low. Because the position of Shangshu Ling was not high to begin with, although it has great power, the central government is now in chaos and the local political situation is unstable. Therefore, the power of Shangshu Ling has been undermined.
It was such a huge blow that no one paid much attention to him anymore.
Unexpectedly, at this juncture, Chen Mu actually jumped out to object and said what everyone wanted to say. The civil and military officials in the court couldn't help but admire him. Chen Zigui was truly a righteous man.
"Yes, what Shangshu Ling said is true. Although there are last words of the late emperor, there are no edicts and no edicts, so how can the last words count? Therefore, what the Empress Dowager and the Hussar General did was not in line with etiquette and law.
, I forgive you for not obeying your order."
"I forgive you for obeying your orders!"
Ministers including Yuan Shao, Xun He, Lu Zhi, Zhang Jin, Wang Yun and other ministers opposed it.
In addition to them, Zongzheng and Liu Yu also stood up and said: "If the late emperor has the order to abolish the establishment, it should be done through Zongzheng, and the throne should be delineated in the genealogy. Although the Empress Dowager is the biological mother of the former emperor, she is not a member of the Liu family.
, how do you have the power to manage the Liu family’s family affairs?”
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Empress Dowager Dong was almost angered to death by Liu Yu's words.
Dong Zhuo said angrily: "The Empress Dowager is having an affair with Grandmother Chenliu for today. This is also the Empress Dowager's family affairs. You are interfering with the Empress Dowager's family affairs because you want to rebel. Do you think the sword in my hand is harmful?"
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bass!
Chen Mu pulled out his sword and yelled loudly: "Your sword is sharp, but my sword is not bad at all!"
Yuan Shao was confused.
This feeling.
A little strange.
I always feel that this is what I wanted to say, but someone robbed me of it.
It's a very uncomfortable feeling, but I can't describe it.
In desperation, Yuan Shao also drew his sword and said loudly: "What the minister ordered is exactly what I said!"
Empress Dowager Dong said angrily: "Yuan Benchu, you are such a bold lunatic. I have not settled the accounts with you for leading the troops into the palace, but you still dare to speak nonsense today. Zhong Ying, kill this lunatic!"
"The Queen Mother, calm down. The Queen Mother, calm down."
"During court discussions, do not use weapons rashly."
"Yuan Benchu was young and energetic. He killed the eunuchs at the beginning, which was a just act and should not be punished."
Under the leadership of Yuan Wei, all the ministers tried to persuade him.
Yan Zhong and Li Ru also persuaded Dong Zhuo, so the imperial guards outside the door did not come in and kill them who opposed the deposed emperor.
Chen Mu said: "Since these are the words of the Empress Dowager and I am speechless, please dismiss me from office."
"That's right."
Empress Dowager Dong waved her hand and agreed to Chen Mu's resignation.
Chen Mu immediately turned around and left.
Tingwei Wu Gong, who was beside him, followed him out, and the two of them walked quickly towards Luoyang Prison.
"Dong Zhuo is a cruel man. The reason he hasn't taken action yet is because he hasn't realized it. Once he realizes it, he will surely hunt down those who oppose the deposed emperor like us. We should leave Luoyang as soon as possible."
Chen Mu said to Wu Gong as he walked.
Wu Gong nodded: "It turns out that Shangshu Ling originally asked me about the secret passage for this reason. Don't worry, the jailer will guard you all day long. We can leave at any time."
"Leave now, otherwise things will change."
Chen Mu stepped up his pace.
The reason why he stood up in today's court meeting was, firstly, to gain prestige, and secondly, with the help of the ministers and Yan Zhong, Dong Zhuo would definitely not kill him in a short time.
But after all, I don't have the background of the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes like Yuan Shao. Now that Dong Zhuo has been captured for a while, he may not take action immediately, but when he reacts, it will be time to hunt him down.
This time it can be said that wealth and wealth were lost in danger. The three big brothers left Luoyang and they were the only ones left. If they hadn't already had a backup plan, someone else would have died several times this time.
In fact, Chen Mu's guess was correct. After the court meeting, Yuan Shao and other party members resigned one after another and left. Yuan Wei agreed with the Empress Dowager and Dong Zhuo and recognized the dethronement of the emperor.
Shortly after the court meeting ended, Dong Zhuo began to hunt them down.
In fact, they were getting rid of He Jin's old subordinates to weaken the power of Queen Mother He and ensure the smooth passage of the deposed emperor.
When Chen Mu read the secret documents at the Chancellor's Desk, he discovered that there was a secret passage in Luoyang Prison that could lead directly to the outside of the city, so he made a special effort to befriend Wu Gong, and it finally worked today.
After coming out of the secret passage, he mounted the prepared horses and galloped eastward.
At this time, Big Brother and the others were still on the way. Third brother Zhang Fei had already received his instructions and should still be waiting for him in Hanoi County. As long as he crossed the Yellow River and reached Huai County, with Zhang Fei around, he would be safe.