The news that King Chenliu died suddenly from a cold cold spread throughout the court.
All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked, and then furious.
Anyone who is not a fool should understand what the so-called occasional coldness means.
When King Chenliu abdicated the throne a few days ago, he was obviously in good health.
He died of illness in the blink of an eye, how could he not make people suspicious.
However, Dong Zhuo used the excuse that King Chenliu died too hastily and in an ugly manner, without even having a chance for officials to see him for the last time, so he was buried directly.
During the Han Dynasty, the death of the emperor, the emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress dowager was called "Beng", and the death of princes and kings was called "di".
Compared with the specifications of "Beng", the specifications of "薨" are much different and not so particular.
Liu Xie had been emperor for a few months, but now he was forced to abdicate and became a prince.
Therefore, after death, there is no need for scenes such as condolences from officials.
After all, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty eliminated many princes and kings through the use of favor orders and gold medals, the princes still existed, and there were still a lot of them.
For example, Jizhou has five kingdoms: Zhongshan Kingdom, Changshan Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom, Anping Kingdom, and Hejian Kingdom. Each kingdom has a relatively large king, and usually has several to dozens of counties serving as food towns.
The king's sons can still lead the king, and each of them is divided into some counties. After the counties are divided, there are also township pavilions, but they are no longer kings, but marquises, such-and-such township marquis, such-and-such pavilion marquis, etc., such as Han Ling
The emperor is the hereditary Marquis Jiedu Ting.
Therefore, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were dozens of kingdoms and hundreds of princes. If every one of them died and they had to express condolences, the officials would not need to do anything. They would just travel to and from various places every day.
The change in status caused a change in the degree of attention. Even though Liu Xie had once been the emperor, it was still difficult for the officials to fight against anything.
In fact, there is no way to fight. The entire military power of Luoyang is in the hands of Dong Zhuo. If you want to fight, you have to risk your life.
In this way, the situation gradually calmed down, and no one dared to question Dong Zhuo whether he was plotting to kill King Chenliu.
At this time, there were also undercurrents and ups and downs inside the court.
In the Cao family, Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was dismissed from office last year and has now returned to his hometown of Qiao County. Therefore, the person in charge of the Cao family in Luoyang now is Cao Cao.
Cao Cao is currently serving as a lieutenant in the lower military academy and is affiliated with the Southern Army. Although he does not want to join Dong Zhuo, the general trend is that it is impossible to achieve anything with his thousands of soldiers and horses, so he can only play coy and wait for the opportunity.
On this day, Cao Cao felt that the opportunity had finally come. Because of this military meeting, he found that Lu Bu, who followed Dong Zhuo every day, was not there, so he hurried home, took his sword and hurried out.
Since he already knew that Luoyang had become a place where dragons, ponds, and tigers are trapped, he sent his wife and daughter away early and asked them to return to their hometown in Qiao County, leaving him alone here.
Therefore, Cao Cao knew very well that it is easier for one person to act alone. Even if the action fails, there is no need to be burdened by having to take care of the family.
When the clapper rang at the end of the day, Cao Cao dressed neatly, hung the seven-star sword on his waist, and went out on time.
Good horses had been prepared outside the door. They got on the horses and walked on the empty Luoyang streets.
Dong Zhuo was cruel and unkind. Yesterday he sent Lu Bu out of the city. He found people gathering outside the city, so he killed them wantonly, plundered their property, and kidnapped their women. He also said that the thieves had won a great victory and shouted long live the people.
This incident spread to Luoyang, making every household in Luoyang feel insecure. Except for buying the necessities of life, most of the time they did not dare to go out.
Rows of soldiers covered in black armor walked on the street. They lined up in a long line to patrol every move on the street. Their uniform steps made a clattering sound on the loess street, as if to remind every pedestrian passing by. --Watch your heads.
There is a wooden sign hanging on Cao Cao's horse, hanging around his neck like a camel bell. After the soldiers see it, they will let him go. There are even soldiers from the Southern Army who will stand to one side when they see him and salute respectfully and shout: "Colonel" Lieutenant."
Although Dong Zhuo occasionally lived in the harem and enjoyed an emperor-like life, he still lived in Liangji Garden most of the time. Cao Cao walked along Xicheng Street and arrived outside Xianyang Garden.
Back then, this was the place where Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty held military parades. Unfortunately, things have changed, the buildings have been damaged, and the school grounds are in a mess, and the style is no longer there.
Liang Jiyuan is right next to Xianyang Garden. The guard at the door naturally knew Cao Cao. When he saw him walking lightly, he asked a little strangely: "Captain Cao, why are you back?"
"I was in a hurry to go back, but I remembered it after I got home, but there was something I forgot to report to the Grand Master."
Cao Cao found an excuse.
"It's noon now. I'm afraid the Grand Master is just about to fall asleep."
The guard mentioned casually.
Many people are aware of Dong Zhuo's habit. After a meeting in the morning, he would take a nap for an hour or two after lunch, and would not wake up until the afternoon.
"Let me go in and take a look. The matter is quite urgent. If you have already fallen asleep, I won't disturb you. If you are not asleep, I will just discuss something."
Cao Cao dismounted, tied the horse to the wooden post at the door, and strode inside.
"This knife..."
The guard glanced at the knife on Cao Cao's waist.
As a rule, you have to disarm your weapons when entering the house.
This convention is not a rule promulgated by Dong Zhuo himself, but a rule agreed upon by a common name.
Previously, there was an imperial censor who disturbed the Dragon Sect and was brutally killed by Dong Zhuo because he did not remove his sword in front of Dong Zhuo.
Therefore, every time there is a meeting, the generals will take the initiative to hand over their weapons at the door.
The gatekeepers are also used to collecting their weapons when entering the house. It is indeed rare to see someone who is so unafraid of death and brings weapons into Dong Zhuo's house for the first time.
Cao Cao explained: "This sword is a precious sword. I got it by chance, and I really want to offer it to the grand master."
"I see, Colonel, please come in."
Guards get out of the way.
Cao Cao strode inside with a calm expression, but his eyes were looking around to see the strength of the guards in the mansion.
All the way to the back hall, I asked the patrol guard Dong Zhuo where he was now, and then arrived at the small pavilion.
At this time, Dong Zhuo was resting on the collapsed wood in the back pavilion. Lü Bu, who used to be his personal guard, was not at the door. Lü Bu had not returned since he left the city yesterday.
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Cao Cao walked into the wing and saw the fat figure on the wooden raft through the bead curtain, with a murderous intent in his narrow eyes.
He gently stepped into the room, opened the bead curtain, and slowly touched the knife at his waist with his right hand.
Whirring whirring!
Dong Zhuo snored like thunder, unaware that the murderous intention was approaching.
Cao Cao quietly stepped forward, pulled out the Seven-Star Sword, and was about to stab Dong Zhuo in the neck.
Just at this moment.
"Father!"
Suddenly there was a shout outside the door.
Dong Zhuo woke up immediately, his eyes were sleepy and he was still in a daze.
Boom!
I only heard a crisp sound next to my ear, as if something hit the wooden floor.
"Um?"
Dong Zhuo was puzzled. He turned around and saw a man kneeling in front of him.
Before Dong Zhuo could ask questions, Cao Cao immediately held up the Seven-Star Sword in both hands and said, "Master, I just returned home and found an ancestral sword. I came here to present it to the Master."
Offer a knife?
Dong Zhuo was still a little confused and didn't quite understand what was happening.
"Father, the child is back."
At the door, Lu Bu stepped into the room and said excitedly: "Here, the boy kidnapped dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry..."
"oh?"
After being interrupted by Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo came back to his senses, waved his hand and said, "I understand."
"Cao Cao, what are you doing here?"
Lu Bu looked at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao hurriedly said: "The Grand Master has shown me great kindness, and I am here especially to present my ancestral sword."
"I see."
Dong Zhuo saw that the knife was extremely sharp and its surface reflected the bright light. He took it and stroked it lovingly. He said with great joy: "What a good knife. Meng De is interested in it."
Cao Cao's back was already covered with sweat, and he suppressed his composure and said: "The grand master has exhausted himself for the country, and a mere sword is nothing."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "If you give me a sword, I can't be stingy. Meng De, if you want anything, just ask."
Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said, "I heard that Grand Master Xiliang's horse is as fast as flying. My horse is old and cannot be driven. If Grand Master can give me a good horse, I would be very grateful."
"It's a small matter, come with me to the backyard."
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly. The other Xiliang troops did not have them, but when it came to horses, the Xiliang army still had many excellent horses.
Now everyone came to the back garden, and there were dozens of horses in the stables, all of which were excellent horses.
Cao Cao was a junior military lieutenant and a powerful faction in the Southern Army. Now he came to offer his sword, which was obviously a sign of goodwill. Dong Zhuo felt that he could not be stingy, so he planned to give him a good horse.
Dozens of horses were lined up in an orderly manner in the stable, but one horse was very irritable and jumped from time to time. Whenever someone came near, he would get angry and kick his feet with his teeth.
Cao Cao looked at it carefully and saw that the horse was completely black and had a slender body without a trace of hair. He couldn't help but take a look at it and asked: "Master, this horse."
"This horse's name is Jueying. In our Xiliang army, it is second only to the red rabbit horse owned by my son Fengxian."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "If Meng De likes this horse, he can lead it by himself. However, this horse is fierce and no one in the Xiliang army can tame it. You have to be more careful."
Cao Cao stepped forward and touched the horse. Strangely enough, when others touched it, Jueying would immediately shake his head and kick his legs. However, when Cao Cao touched it, it was very docile.
Seeing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "Thank you so much for your good horse, please allow me to give it a try."
"Haha, go ahead."
Dong Zhuo smiled and waved.
Cao Cao led the horse out, went out through the back door, and climbed onto the horse. Jueying cooperated very well and let him get on his back.
"Nice horse!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and cupped his hands to Dong Zhuo and said, "Then let's go for a run."
"Um."
Dong Zhuo nodded, indicating that he could go.
At that moment, Cao Cao pinched the horse's belly and disappeared into the street like a flying figure.
"Mengde is still very loyal. He even dedicated his ancestral sword to me."
Looking at his leaving figure, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Bu's 30-level intelligence was running rapidly, and he said casually: "Father, I just vaguely saw Cao Cao drawing a sword in front of your bed, as if he wanted to assassinate you."
"What?"
Dong Zhuo was shocked and said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lu Bu said awkwardly: "I just forgot."
"Come on, chase!"
Dong Zhuo was furious and ordered the guards at the back door to chase him.
But Jueyingma is the existence second only to Red Rabbit. At this time, the shadow has long disappeared. How can it catch up?