In fact, it was not that he didn't know that Chen Mu was Liu Bei's sworn brother, and killing Chen Mu would offend Liu Bei.
So in fact, he was not so stupid as to really want to kill Chen Mu.
When Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and Xiliang cavalry were sent to hunt down Chen Mu, the official intention was to go straight to Puyin and kill the Chen family.
In the mainland, Dong Zhuo's secret order to Hua Xiong and Xu Rong was to capture Chen Mu alive and kidnap him back to Luoyang to blackmail Liu Bei.
You, Liu Bei, are now the shepherds of Qingzhou, sitting on the land of a state. I, Dong Zhuo, am really afraid of you.
But don’t you claim to be a benevolent and righteous gentleman?
Once, for your sworn brother Chen Mu, you killed powerful men in Puyin, and your name of benevolence and righteousness spread throughout the world.
Now that I have arrested your brother, do you still dare to cause trouble, do you dare to listen to me, and do you dare to shout against the deposed emperor?
If you disregard brotherhood and still dare to cause trouble, it proves that your benevolence and righteousness are fake and that you are a hypocrite.
If you care about brotherhood and obey orders obediently, then you are good to me and everyone is good to you.
Dong Zhuo's calculation was very precise.
This was the idea given by Li Ru. As Dong Zhuo's dog-headed strategist now second only to Yan Zhong, Li Ru's status was rising day by day, and he seemed to be the most loyal dog under Dong Zhuo's command, making one sly move after another.
Although Yan Zhong had the intention to stop him, he kept Chen Mu's advice in mind. Once he speaks good words for Chen Mu and Liu Bei's group, if something goes wrong in the future, he will be designated as a member of the same party.
So Yan Zhong and Zhao Lin kept silent. In fact, they thought that since Chen Mu had noticed it long ago and warned him in advance, he must have an idea.
Therefore, when Dong Zhuo issued an order to hunt down Chen Mu, they all relaxed and thought that it should be fine.
Is Chen Mu really okay?
Something happened.
Very troublesome thing.
He came out of the secret passage from Luoyang Prison to avoid pursuing soldiers and hide his traces.
It turned out that Dong Zhuo was more ruthless than him and actually beat him in the name of destroying his clan.
As a result, he had to expose his whereabouts.
However, he walked decisively and did not drag his feet at all. Moreover, he had arranged for Zhang Fei to take over in Huai County, Hanoi, so that Dong Zhuo's pursuers would not catch up.
Leaving Luoyang from the secret road, we mounted the prepared horses and rode all the way to the Yellow River, where we took a boat to the south of Pinggao County and disembarked.
Chen Mu often took a boat to Jinan at Mengjinguan, and he was very familiar with the local boatmen, so it went very smoothly.
The Yellow River has been the main waterway for northerners' shipping since the Spring and Autumn Period. For example, the famous "boating battle" during the Qin and Jin Dynasties transported grain from Qin to Jin through the Wei River and Yellow River waterways.
"Shui Jing Zhu" records that the Yellow River at that time was not called the "Yellow River" at all, but the "Big River". The water was clear and shallow, did not flood, did not change its course, and was very good-tempered.
The reason is that the upper reaches of the Yellow River did not lose soil and water during the Han Dynasty. Today's Yongliang area, which later became Shaanxi and Gansu, is full of lush aquatic plants. Qiang, Huns and Xianbei people settled in this area for grazing. The natural environment
and was not damaged.
According to historical records, if Xiliang people wanted to come to Luoyang or Jizhou and other places at that time, they could choose to cross Longmen from Xiayang County in Fengyi County, take a boat to Mengjin, Luoyang, and then continue by boat from Mengjin to Yangping County of Yanzhou, which is later known as
Near Yanggu County, Shandong, then change to a land route and continue east or north-south.
The reason why we had to change the land route when we arrived in Yangping County was because there were no problems in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, but the water in the lower reaches was extremely turbulent, which was not conducive to the movement of passenger ships.
For example, there were two flooding events in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the early and late Western Han Dynasty, causing more than a dozen counties in Qingzhou to be flooded. Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty ordered Wang Jing, a water conservancy expert, to preside over the construction of the river. He spent hundreds of thousands of manpower and material resources, and finally built the
Thousands of miles of Yellow River dams have prevented the Yellow River from changing its course for 800 years.
Therefore, precisely because of the rapid flow of water in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, shipping at that time only went to Yangping and did not go to the lower plains where the water flow was extremely fast.
But Yangping is only a stone's throw away from Jinan, so every time Chen Mu takes a boat to Jinan, it is very light. The section from Mengjin to Yangping is the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It has never flooded or changed its course during the Han Dynasty, and the water flow is gentle.
Very convenient and very convenient to travel.
It would be good to just go back to Jinan all the way, but the reason why Chen Mu asked Zhang Fei to wait for him in Huai County was actually because he still planned to return to Puyin, because if he continued, a war in the future would be inevitable, and he would have to consider the fate of his clan.
question.
Although during the Three Kingdoms period, the annihilation of a clan was rare. For example, even if the Sima family took over the world, they did not kill off the three families of Sun, Cao, and Liu. Except for a small number of people who were killed by the Yi clan, it basically did not harm the clan.
For example, Liu Bei later separated Sichuan and Shu and prepared to establish a country. Cao Cao occupied the north. Liu Bei's Liu clan in Lousang, Zhuo County, was not retaliated by Cao Cao.
But who can be right about this kind of thing? After all, they will form opposites in the future. If they get violent and threaten their families, there is no one who can't do it in troubled times.
For example, Dong Zhuo once used Yuan Wei to threaten Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Unfortunately, the two brothers did not care about their uncle's life, which led to Yuan Wei's entire family being slaughtered.
Therefore, Chen Mu planned to go north to Jizhou with Zhang Fei, not to follow Liu Bei back to Qingzhou.
Under the protection of dozens of guards, Chen Mu boarded the Han Dynasty ship and headed eastward along the river.
It was only a hundred miles from Mengjin to Pinggao. He boarded the ship in the morning and arrived at noon. Then he met Zhang Fei and prepared to go to Jizhou secretly.
Unexpectedly, they arrived at Yecheng four days later, where they saw the arrest document issued by the court, which wanted Chen Mu.
At that time, official documents like this were delivered with a rush of 600 miles, so the wanted notices arrived before them. The original governor of Wei County, Zhang Ze, had been transferred to another place. The current governor of Wei County was called Pang Bo, who was also a member of the Party.
Hearing that Chen Mu, like the party members, was against Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhuo for deposing the emperor without any reason and abandoning their official positions and being wanted, he immediately came to the door and said that he was willing to hide them and would not inform the court.
"It goes without saying that the governor has no fault, and the emperor has no fault. Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhuo went against the grain and forced the emperor to be deposed. No ambitious people in the world are willing to follow them. We abandon our official positions to show our justice to the court. Sheriff
You can report our deeds. If Dong Zhuo really wants me to die, just die generously. As the saying goes, go out and laugh to the sky. How can we be the people of Penghao? The head can be cut off, the blood can be left, but the ambition cannot be eliminated!"
Chen Mu sternly refused, showing his righteousness.
Pang Bo was so moved that he burst into tears and admired from the bottom of his heart: "Among our party members, there is also a good story about Chen Zigui's unparalleled loyalty. We have also heard that Shangshu Ling spoke impassionedly in court and spoke sternly against Dong Zhuo's dethroning of the emperor. Today I am fortunate to have a chance to see him.
See, you are indeed worthy of your reputation. Please rest assured, Minister, I have never seen you today unless the imperial court intervenes!"
look.
Doesn’t fame manifest itself quickly?
Why did you help Xun and those party members in the first place?
Do you really think you are a good person?
It's not just for fame.
He angrily rebuked Dong Zhuo during the court meeting and even drew his sword to show off, but this was not just for today.
If Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to make him famous all over the world, it was for the sake of filial piety. At most, it was to make him a famous person, not a so-called righteous person.
So very soon, and in the not too distant future, with the help of party members to spread the word, I might as well become a model for the world like Li Ying.
You know, Liu Bei's reputation is already very high now, and Chen Mu's reputation is not low either. The two of them have a reputation for benevolence, justice, filial piety, and Zhang Fei stabbed Zhang Rang to death with a spear.
The reputation of killing eunuchs will also be pinned on Liu Bei's head due to the propaganda of thoughtful people.
When the time comes, he will kill the eunuchs and gain the reputation of a benevolent and righteous king.
Wait until it's time to challenge the director, and then make another fortune.
From now on, it will be the Four Brothers of Taoyuan, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.
Brother, the four brothers will soon be like Dou Wu, Liu Shu, Chen Fan, Li Ying and Xun Yu. They will be famous all over the world and create a good story, right?