As the New Year approaches, Luoyang has no New Year atmosphere at all.
After Cao Cao assassinated Dong, another minister in the court, Wu Fu, carried a dagger and wanted to assassinate Dong Zhuo during the court meeting.
Unfortunately, although Thief Dong was nearly sixty years old, he still had the strength to fight. In the end, he failed and was brutally killed by Dong Zhuo.
After two consecutive assassinations, Luoyang's security became even tighter. Groups of soldiers patrolled the streets every day, monitoring all suspicious persons.
In particular, the residences of important officials in the imperial court were closely monitored by soldiers to prevent the courtiers from colluding with each other and conspiring to harm Dong Zhuo.
Under such strict defense, people in Luoyang were panicked, and the huge city seemed to have entered deathly silence.
However, Dong Zhuo had not done so absolutely, and the people had to live, so after a few days of martial law, the boundaries were finally relaxed, allowing people to go out, allowing merchants to do business, and the economy slowly circulated.
In the evening of that day, the sun had not yet set. It hung in the west, and the gorgeous fire clouds dyed half of the sky red. The dusk crows soared and circled, causing the clouds to rise and fall.
Luoyang is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the tiger dominates the world. To the west is the Qinling Mountains. If you want to go from Chang'an to Luoyang, you must either take a boat and walk along the Yellow River, or travel along the river.
Huangfu Song's army was large in number, so naturally he could not go south by boat, so he had to walk all the way from Shaanxian County, which was later known as Sanmenxia, through Mianchi, to Xin'an, and finally arrived at Gucheng, fifty miles west of Luoyang.
During the day, Huangfu Song set out from Gucheng, and before dark, he finally arrived at the pavilion ten miles away from Luoyang. At this time, Dong Zhuo, leading the emperor and hundreds of civil and military officials, were already waiting here to welcome him.
This pavilion is called Liangshan Pavilion, because it is located on the main transportation road between Luoyang and Sanfu. It is surrounded by Qinling Mountains to the south and Mangshan Mountains to the north. The terrain is very dangerous.
Dong Zhuo had Liu Bian at his side, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood behind him. Rows of soldiers stood on both sides. His army of more than 100,000 people had all been brought with him, and he was ambushing him in the mountains and forests on the left and right.
In fact, this road is not narrow. It is even very spacious because it is close to the Luoyang Basin and Linyi Plains. To the east is the vast plain. In addition to the fields, you can also see the vast city on the plains.
To the west is a straight road to the sky, more than a hundred feet wide from left to right. It is approaching late winter, the wind is bleak, and the mountain forests are full of accumulated leaves. In the dense forests, there is more than enough room for an army of 100,000 people.
But Dong Zhuo is not stupid. He still understands the principle of courtesy first and then fighting. If Huangfusong honestly hands over the military power of the Northern Army, it will be okay. If not, this dangerous place is the burial place of Huangfusong, and he can launch an attack at any time.
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After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, around five o'clock in the afternoon, in the howling north wind, countless black shadows appeared on the horizon of the wide official road.
The flags of the team were fluttering and the pace was steady. Rows of Northern Army soldiers marched towards this side with neat steps, as if they were climbing over mountains.
Dong Dong Dong Dong!
The steps of fifty thousand people seemed to be uniform, and the mountains and forests on both sides seemed to be trembling.
Dong Zhuo looked at this scene and his expression changed slightly.
These are the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the five schools of the Northern Army!
The reason why they are strong is not because the commander-in-chief is Huangfu Song, but because this army is the best in the Han Dynasty, whether it is the soldiers selected or the supplies and equipment.
Even if the soldiers of the Southern Army were trained according to their standards, they were still far behind the Northern Army.
Because the Northern Army has been tempered by the flames of war countless times, fighting in the south and the north. It once put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, defeated Xianbei in Bingzhou, and fought against the Xiliang rebels.
Facing such troops, even Dong Zhuo felt tremendous pressure.
The Northern Army swept in like an overwhelming force. Liu Bian, who was timid and cowardly by nature, was actually trembling. Feeling the fear in the little emperor beside him, Dong Zhuo calmed down and smiled coldly in his heart.
This is the leader of the Han Dynasty. How can he be worthy of my allegiance if he is just such a thing? He is just a small Northern Army, what can he do to me?
It must be said that Dong Zhuo was indeed very courageous. He stood there with his hands behind his back and watched the Northern Army slowly approaching indifferently.
When the Northern Army was about a hundred feet away from them, the soldiers and horses stopped. Huangfu Song, who was at the forefront, got off his horse and walked with several lieutenants and generals. When they came to Liu Bian, he knelt down on one knee and knelt down and worshiped: "Your Majesty Huangfu
Songkeng meets Your Majesty."
Liu Bian was stunned for a moment and then said: "General Huangfu, please rise."
After Huangfu Song got up, he bowed his hands to Dong Zhuo and said, "I have seen the Grand Master."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and laughed and stepped forward: "Are Yizhen afraid of me?"
Huangfu Song hurriedly said: "If you assist the court with great virtues, a great auspicious celebration is coming, what should you be afraid of? If you abuse punishment and pursue your own ambitions, then the whole world will be afraid, not just me."
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"Yi Zhen really knows how to speak."
Dong Zhuo chuckled and said: "It's cold here. It's not suitable for the emperor to stay outside the city for a long time. Yizhen, please come back to the city with me."
Huangfusong hesitated and said: "The army has just arrived in Luoyang. I am afraid that it will have to go back to the original Northern Army garrison to set up camp. I am afraid that the soldiers under my command will not do it properly. It is best for me to go to the camp and take command."
Dong Zhuo's face darkened. If Huangfu Song led the Northern Army to the former Northern Army garrison, he might not send out the barracks again. This would give Luoyang an additional military force that he could not control. This was something Dong Zhuo could not tolerate.
things.
Although Dong Zhuo could also use other methods, such as cutting off the Northern Army's supply of grain and fodder to threaten supplies, once Huangfu Song was angered, Luoyang would be plunged into war.
Dong Zhuo was not afraid of falling into the flames of war. What he was afraid of was that there would be an unstable factor that would shake his rule. He did not want anything that could subvert his political power to happen, even if it was just the beginning.
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo said calmly: "Don't worry Yizhen. I have already arranged for the Northern Army to set up camp. A large number of houses have been built in the camp for the soldiers to stay and warm. Yizhen only needs to follow me into the court, and the rest will be done."
You don’t have to worry about things.”
Huangfu Song hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I accept the kindness of the Grand Master, but the soldiers have not returned to Luoyang for a long time. They are new here. If I am not guarding the camp, I may not be able to sleep."
"snort!"
Dong Zhuo suddenly snorted coldly and said to Lu Bu and others: "Huangfu Song has been in Chang'an for several years and has not made any achievements. He is in vain for Gu Sheng's grace. He is a criminal guilty of death. I will take him to prison."
Huangfu Song was shocked. Although he had vaguely heard that Dong Zhuo was arrogant and domineering in Chang'an, he never thought that he would be so heartbroken and crazy.
In front of the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he was arrested and imprisoned in public. This is so arrogant. Isn't he afraid of ordering an attack himself?
Lu Bu took a step forward. At that moment, Huangfu Song's lieutenant wanted to draw his sword to resist, but Lu Bu just smiled contemptuously. The dozens of kilograms of Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand seemed to be light, and he slapped and picked it hard, knocking the lieutenant's sword away.
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Then the silver light flashed, and the deputy general was stabbed to death with one move.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Huangfu Song opened his eyes wide. He never thought that Dong Zhuo would dare to kill people in public. Looking at the ministers behind him, they seemed to have been used to it for a long time. Their expressions were indifferent, like zombies.
"this......"
Huangfu Song knew that his situation was over, so he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake and said: "Grand Master, Song knows that he was wrong."
Dong Zhuo had long been impatient and shouted: "Take it."
Lu Bu stepped forward and was about to arrest Huangfu Song, tie him up with five flowers and send him to the imperial edict.
At least for now, no one who was taken to prison by Dong Zhuo has come out alive.
"Dong Gong!"
"Dong Thief!"
Almost at the same time, two voices sounded.
One was Huangfu Shoujian, the son beside Huangfu Song, and the other voice was deafening, like the roar of thunder, echoing in the mountains in all directions!