After Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he fled Luoyang as fast as he could.
Lu Zhi was already waiting in the pavilion outside Luoyang City.
Seeing him coming, Lu Zhi quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"
"You failed and lost your precious sword."
Cao Cao looked ashamed.
Lu Zhi shook his head: "It doesn't matter. Since it failed now, it's better to escape Luoyang quickly."
That seven-star sword belonged to Lu Zhi. When he defeated the Yellow Turban and captured Quliang City, Quliang guard Yan Zheng dedicated this sword to Lu Zhi.
Later, Lu Zhi and Cao Cao conspired to assassinate Dong, so Lu Zhi gave him the Seven-Star Sword. As a result, the assassination of Dong became a sacrifice of the sword.
Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Cao Cao nodded: "Well, I want to return to my hometown, send a photo of my feet, and call on all the princes in the world to fight against Dong Zhuo and help the Han Dynasty."
"To go out of danger, we should disguise ourselves, change our names, and stick to small roads instead of big roads. Can Meng De understand?"
Lu Zhi warned carefully.
"clear."
"Then the two of us will be separated from each other. Let's leave as soon as possible."
After that, the two said goodbye to each other and left.
Lu Zhi went north to return to his hometown of Zhuoxian.
Cao Cao went south to Qiao County.
Although the two have different directions, their loyalty to the Han Dynasty remains unchanged.
Lu Zhi would never forget this until his death.
But when Cao Cao saw that the building was about to collapse and the Han Dynasty was about to fall, he had already forgotten his original intention and turned from a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty into a traitor, which is sad.
After the two escaped, Dong Zhuo became furious and issued a hunt order, sending people to pursue and search everywhere.
Unfortunately, both of them took small roads instead of big roads. The pursuers found nothing and returned without success.
As for Cao Cao running back to his hometown to recruit troops and prepare to challenge Dong, that is another matter.
On this side, Chen Mu's plan is also quietly going on.
A few days later, in the middle of the night on Dongshi Street in Luoyang, Chen Mu, Wang Jun, and Zhang Fei dressed up in disguise and hurriedly returned to the restaurant.
Because it was the middle of the night and Dongshi was outside the city, no patrolling soldiers noticed them at all, and no one noticed them.
The door of the restaurant opened quietly. Liu Bei and Guan Yu were already waiting in the lobby of the restaurant. When they saw their return, the two of them hurriedly greeted them.
"Third and fourth brothers, Xiangheng, where is King Chenliu?"
Liu Bei saw that when they went out, there were only Chen Mu and Zhang Fei, and when they came back, there was only Wang Jun. He was hurriedly asking anxiously.
Wang Jun looked at Chen Mu cautiously and said nothing.
Chen Mu sighed and used his Oscar-level acting skills to say: "I went a step too late. Damn it, that thief Dong sent someone to poison King Chen Liu before we contacted Xiang Heng."
"ah."
Liu Bei took a step back and said sadly: "How could this happen... I'm sorry to the late Emperor."
As he spoke, tears fell again.
Guan Yu sighed and stepped forward to comfort him: "Brother, don't be sad. At least the young emperor is still here. We should find a way to rescue the young emperor."
"Yes, there is also today."
Liu Bei seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and looked at Wang Jun with hopeful eyes: "Is there any way for Xiang Heng to enter the palace and bring the young emperor out?"
Wang Jun shook his head and said: "I can't enter the palace anymore. When Dong Zhuo sent people to poison King Chenliu yesterday, I happened to go there. I wanted to rescue King Chenliu, but I happened to bump into his people. I was afraid that Dong Zhuo might suspect me of having different intentions. I
I just ran out in the middle of the night."
"hateful!"
Liu Bei smashed his fist on the table and said angrily: "That Dong thief slaughtered hundreds of officials, poisoned King Chenliu, burned the palace, stole the tomb of the former emperor, and plundered the wealth, but I could only watch. I hate it so much, I wish I could live.
Eat its flesh and drink its blood raw!"
Chen Mu advised: "Xiang Heng escaped from the palace, and the only regular attendant ran away. Dong Zhuo must have suspected that the emperor was surrounded by Dong's thieves. I see that it is extremely difficult to rescue the emperor, so it is better to make plans in advance.
, left Luoyang at starry night and returned to Qingzhou to gather the rebels to attack the Dong thief."
The shopkeeper on the side suddenly said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to travel in the past few days. During the day, I ordered my helpers to go to the millet market to buy rice. I heard that a man named Cao Cao failed in his attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo sent troops to hunt for him throughout the city. Martial law was enforced everywhere. I'm afraid there were people on all roads.
Guarded by soldiers and horses."
"I said before that my fourth brother said he would have to wait until dark before he could come back. It turns out that's the case. It's true that my fourth brother, since the city is under martial law, just tell me. It made me think something big happened."
Zhang Fei muttered casually.
Chen Mu glanced at Zhang Fei. Fortunately, the third brother was not involved in this matter, otherwise the eldest brother Liu Bei would definitely ask about Liu Xie's whereabouts.
Yes, Liu Xie was rescued, but he was hidden by Chen Mu and was not brought back.
The whole thing happened very simply.
They went out yesterday. Although Zhang Fei was acting as a bodyguard, because some things were not convenient for him to see, Chen Mu arranged for him to go to a military intelligence department secret post and lied to him that he was one of his former officials in Luoyang.
residence.
Later, while Zhang Fei was asleep, Chen Mu contacted the people from the Military Intelligence Department from a secret passage. Finally, he contacted Wang Jun and transported a child's body that had been prepared long ago into the palace.
It's not easy to get a child's body. Fortunately, Chen Mu had already made preparations and asked people from the Military Intelligence Department to go around to find out who had a deceased child.
It is not uncommon for children to die young these days, and they can be bought for a large sum of money. After all, in troubled times, it is not uncommon for children to be sold, and even to eat each other's children. Buying a child's body is nothing.
After everything was arranged, the child's body followed Yan Zhong's carriage into the palace. After arriving at Yongxiang, Wang Jun dismissed the eunuchs in Yongxiang, and Yan Zhong dismissed the guards, and the two of them carried the body into Yongxiang.
Although Liu Xie was surprised by what suddenly happened, he was a smart man and Yan Zhong didn't need much explanation. He obeyed and hid in Yan Zhong's carriage.
However, Yan Zhong and Wang Jun used a trick to cover up the situation and replace Liu Xie who should have been poisoned.
All this planning went incredibly smoothly.
However, it is normal to go smoothly, because Yan Zhong is a senior undercover agent in Dong Zhuo Group. According to his status, he is still above Li Ru and is at least among the top five figures in the Xiliang Army.
Although Dong Zhuo also valued Li Ru very much, Yan Zhong also had an irreplaceable identity.
That is Wuwei Guzang people.
There are particularly many Wuwei Guzang people in the Xiliang Army. Four of the five highest-ranking generals in the Xiliang Army, Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, and Xu Rong, are all from Wuwei Guzang. Only
Xu Rong is not.
The Han people have a strong sense of being from the same country, and since everyone is from Guzang, Yan Zhong naturally has a very good relationship with them.
Therefore, whether among counselors or generals, Yan Zhong's status is very high. People from all walks of life will give him face and dare not offend him easily.
For such a well-rounded person, no one would think that he was Chen Mu's undercover agent. After all, even Dong Zhuo himself had adopted Yan Zhong's vicious plan.
For example, in the murder of the Empress Dowager and the poisoning of the Empress Dowager He, the poison used was paid tribute by him, so there is no reason to doubt it.
So when Yan Zhong successfully completed the task and returned in the carriage, Dong Zhuo didn't even send anyone to check it. He just asked and casually said that he would have King Chenliu's body transported outside the city for burial.
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Don't be surprised, because in history, Li Ru did the same thing when he poisoned Liu Bian. After poisoning Liu Bian, his body was taken outside the city and buried hastily, without causing any waves at all.
From this point of view, Dong Zhuo despised the imperial power and did not take the deposed emperor seriously. His ambition is evident.
Moreover, Yan Zhong was a person whom Dong Zhuo trusted, so no one except Dong Zhuo dared to investigate him.
Therefore, Yan Zhong completed the task very easily and took Liu Xie out.
After Yan Zhong came out of the palace, he immediately sent Liu Xie to the secret pile of the Military Intelligence Department and secretly sent him away through the tunnel.
Wang Jun, on the other hand, made an excuse to leave the palace and go home, reunited with Chen Mu, and fled to Liu Bei's side.
Anyway, after this operation was over, he had no mission. He was in the palace every day, fearing that he would accidentally anger Dong Zhuo's people and kill him casually.
Wang Jun didn't want to endure such a frightening day anymore, so even if no one discovered the cheating, he had to escape.
And all of this was controlled by Chen Mu, while Zhang Fei was completely kept in the dark and didn't know.
He thought he just slept and then came back after picking up Wang Jun.
Little did he know that Liu Xie had been sent away under his nose.
As for Liu Bei, he didn't know that Yan Zhong was actually Chen Mu's chess piece.
Because when Yan Zhong came into contact with Chen Mu, only Wang Jun knew about it.
Including when Chen Mu later returned to Luoyang and received Dong Zhuo in the military camp, the two also met privately in the toilet.
So until now, the only people who really know Yan Zhong's identity are Hou Xu, Tai Shi Ci, and Wang Jun.
These three people all used the reason that Yan Zhong could not be exposed, so they issued a hush order, and even Liu Bei was not allowed to reveal it.
Therefore, Liu Bei, the eldest brother, was also kept in the dark about the plan to change the situation.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Liu Bei held back his grief and looked at Chen Mu: "Fourth brother, what do you think we should do now?"
Chen Mu muttered: "Since the plan to rescue King Chen Liu failed, then Luoyang is no longer a place to stay for a long time, and we must leave. But since Luoyang's traffic arteries have been closely guarded, we will wait patiently for a few days to find
A suitable time to leave."
"when?"
Liu Bei asked.
Chen Mu thought for a while and said to Wang Jun: "I heard that Dong Zhuo asked Huangfu Song to return to Luoyang by the emperor's edict a few days ago?"
Wang Jun nodded: "Yes, I was the one who stamped the imperial seal."
"Then count the days, Huangfu Song should be back soon."
Chen Mu said.
"It's more than 800 miles from Chang'an to Luoyang, and the edict has been issued for more than ten days. I think it should be here soon."
"good."
Hearing this, Chen Mu smiled slightly: "Huangfu Song holds the Northern Army, and Dong Zhuo must be worried. At that time, he will definitely lead the Southern Army and all the troops from his headquarters to greet him. At that time, Luoyang's defenses will be relaxed, and it will be time for us to leave.
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Um.
Wang Jun conveniently stole a copy of the imperial edict from the palace, and it turned out to be a genuine document stamped with the imperial seal.
Just to avoid causing trouble to Liu Bian, I used Liu Xie's name.
Anyway, the news of deposing the emperor has not spread all over the world, and many people still think that the current emperor is still Liu Xie, but it is not a lie.
After returning to Qingzhou, Big Brother took this true edict and raised his arms.
At that time, Dong Zhuo will definitely be given a big surprise.