After Lu Bu escaped, the killing in Chang'an City really began.
When it was approaching midnight, that is, 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, the whole city fell into despair.
Screams, wails, and cries were endless.
The soldiers rushed into the palace, plundered property wantonly, and rushed into residential areas and residential areas of ministers, robbing, murdering, and committing all kinds of evil.
In order to prevent their family members from being humiliated, some people simply lit a fire. In order to survive, some people knelt down and were still brutally killed. Some people raised their knives and wanted to fight to the death, but in the end they were inevitably cut apart.
corpse.
The human order has disappeared at this moment, and what is left is only the killing, looting, cruelty, bestiality and death that existed in the primitive world.
Under the protection of dozens of soldiers, Yan Zhong walked quickly in the city. From time to time, large groups of Xiliang troops passed by his side.
Whenever someone saw this group of people acting suspiciously and stopped them and asked who they were, Yan Zhong would stand up indifferently and scold them loudly in Xiliang dialect, telling them to get away.
As the number one counselor under Dong Zhuo, he was one of the top five figures in the Xiliang army. After Niu Fu died, Hu Zhen lost power, and Duan Xuan did not participate, his prestige was already higher than that of Li Jue and Guo Si. Ordinary
In front of him, the Xiliang soldiers were like a monkey seeing a tiger, not daring to say anything.
Under the leadership of Yan Zhong, the group passed through the gate of Mingguang Palace and arrived at the north of the city.
At this time, the streets in the north of the city had turned into a sea of fire, and the killing was still going on. There were corpses of people everywhere.
Xuanpingmen was a residential area for the common people, both inside and outside the city. The common people who could live in the city were wealthy, so they were the first to be robbed.
The people outside the city either died at the hands of the Xiliang people or fled east or south. Only the people inside the city had no way to escape.
A large number of Xiliang soldiers were still crowded under the Xuanpingmen gate tower, because there were still people resisting on the tower.
"Who are you?"
When they saw an official wearing a black robe and a Jinxian crown leading a group of Xiliang soldiers over, someone immediately came forward to ask.
Yan Zhong frowned and took a step forward: "If you blind your dog eyes, I am Yan Zhong!"
"ah!"
The man quickly raised his hands and saluted: "It turns out to be Yu Shi Zhongcheng."
After Dong Zhuo entered Chang'an, he entrusted two of his cronies with important responsibilities. Yan Zhong was appointed as the Censor Zhongcheng, and Li Ru was appointed as the Shangshu Ling. With Wang Yun coming to power, Yan Zhong's Censor Zhongcheng had long been removed, but the Xiliang Army was
I will still call him that.
"Who are you?"
"Military Sima Wu Xi."
"From your accent, do you think you are from Wuwei?"
"Yes, from Wuwei and Zhangye."
"It turns out he is a fellow countryman."
Yan Zhong's face pretended to soften, and he pointed not far away and asked: "What's going on?"
Seeing the kindness on his face, Wu Xi thought this was a good opportunity to curry favor, and said excitedly: "Zhongcheng, we have captured the emperor."
People from the Military Intelligence Department had been secretly paying attention to the emperor's every move. When Yan Zhong led Taishi Cihouxu and other Military Intelligence Department personnel into the city, he already knew about it, so he went straight to Xuanping Gate.
But Yan Zhong deliberately pretended to be surprised and said: "Really? Where is the emperor?"
"On the tower!"
Wu Xi pointed to the city tower and said: "They wanted to go out of the city, but we blocked them. There were dozens of guards still resisting."
"good!"
Yan Zhong happily patted Wu Xi on the shoulder: "If you can catch the emperor, you have made great achievements and will be rewarded."
Wu Xi hurriedly said: "Thank you Zhongcheng."
"Take me to see it."
Yan Zhong ordered him to lead the way.
Wu Xi did not doubt his presence and immediately took Yan Zhong towards the city tower.
Now the area under the city tower is full of Xiliang soldiers and horses.
After the city of Chang'an was captured, Li Jue, Guo Si, Wang Fang and Fan Chou followed closely into the city.
But the first time they entered the city was to order the soldiers to burn, kill and loot everywhere, and they did not pay attention to the emperor's news immediately.
The Xiliang army blocking Liu Bian's path here was the Xiliang army that came in from Xuanping Gate. After Lu Bu escaped, these people came in from Xuanping Gate again, and just blocked Liu Bian.
Wang Yun led dozens of loyal guards to protect Liu Bian while retreating, and fled to the Xuanping Gate Tower. Due to the narrow terrain, there was only one passage, and they were blocked by dead soldiers. For a while, the Xiliang Army did not attack.
The two sides are still in a stalemate.
When Yan Zhong passed by, with the help of the torch set by the Xiliang army, he vaguely saw a pale-faced young man on the tower, wearing a yellow silk robe, not even the emperor's crown. He was obviously running away.
In a hurry, I had no choice but to run out in my pajamas.
The Xiliang army under the city tower pressed forward step by step, and the people on the city tower retreated step by step. They retreated towards the Luocheng Gate wall to the north, and were finally forced into the angle formed by the two sections of city wall to the north. The loyal Su
The guards protected the emperor and hid inside the corner tower.
From the direction of Luo City Gate, a large number of Xiliang troops also rushed over. Now there were attacks from both sides. Unless the emperor jumped from the tower more than ten meters high, it would be almost impossible to fly.
The leader of the team forced from the Luo City Gate in the west was Li Jue's nephew, Army Sima Li Li. When he saw that the soldiers had surrounded the tower, the overall situation was decided, he happily said: "Come here, fight in and kill the emperor."
Caught alive!”
"stop!"
At this moment, someone shouted in Xiliang dialect.
Hearing this accent, many Xiliang soldiers looked over.
Then I saw Wu Xi approaching, surrounded by an official in his fifties.
Although others didn't know him, of course Li Li did. He quickly walked over and raised his hands and said, "Uncle Yan!"
Uncle comes from "Han Shu", which means father's brother, and father's younger brother is called uncle.
Although Yan Zhong was not Li Jue's elder brother, Li Jue always treated him favorably as an elder brother, so Li Li also called him this, which means an honorific title.
"Um."
Yan Zhong nodded and said: "The Emperor is your Majesty, how can you be so rude. Please step aside first and let me come up to talk."
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Li Li hesitated and said, "They are still guarded by soldiers, so they might hurt my uncle."
Yan Zhong laughed: "It doesn't matter, as long as my nephew Yan Ci is here, no one can hurt me."
He also patted Taishi Ci on the shoulder.
Taishi Ci rolled his eyes, thinking that he suddenly became Yan Zhong's nephew.
However, in terms of age, Yan Zhong is already in his fifties and he is only twenty-six years old. It seems normal to be his nephew.
Seeing Yan Zhong's persistence, Li Li said nothing and waved his hand. All the soldiers behind him withdrew several feet away, leaving a vacuum zone between the two sides.
Yan Zhong stood outside the city tower and said calmly to the inside: "Wang Situ, don't you invite me in for a chat?"
Wang Yun's face looked as if he had aged ten years. He walked to the gate of the city tower and said to the soldiers on his left and right: "Let them come in."
Yan Zhong paused and took only two people, Tai Shici and Hou Xu, in.
There are several corpses inside the city tower, which were left behind when they were breached when they were guarding Chang'an. Corpses like this are everywhere on the walls of Chang'an and throughout the city.
There were several palace maids and Xiao Huangmen inside who carefully protected Liu Bian. Liu Bian was sitting in the corner with a pale face and trembling all over.
"well."
Seeing the emperor's appearance, Yan Zhong sighed.
I think of the late Emperor Liu Hong, Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty. Although he was faint, he was not mediocre. The power was firmly in his hands. If he had not died young, how could he be in this situation now.
However, as the eldest son, Liu Bian was weak, timid and incompetent by nature. He really lacked the demeanor of his father, which was really disappointing.
Perhaps sensing Yan Zhong's mood, Wang Yun said to several palace maids and Xiao Huangmen: "Help the emperor go to the second floor."
The city tower naturally has two floors, and there are steps below. A few people helped Liu Bian to the second floor.
After he went up, Yan Zhong and Wang Yuncai sat across from each other in the tower.
Now, there are only four of them left in the room.
"Wang Situ, Wang Situ."
After sitting down, Yan Zhong sighed and said, "It's all your fault that we are in this situation today."
Wang Yun said silently: "My ministers were unable to keep the country safe, but instead led to the rebellion of the traitors. It is indeed my fault. But people like Li Jue and Guo Si are the biggest traitors when they act recklessly."
Yan Zhong sneered: "If you don't give them a way to live, why should they kill them at the slightest provocation? If you hadn't been greedy and wanted to control power, how could you have pardoned them in the first place and led the Kwantung Army to Beijing? How could things have turned out to be like this?
Field? In the end, it was your stupidity that made you what you are today."
Wang Yun was silent for a moment and retorted: "In the final analysis, you Yan Zhong are just a rebel under Dong Zhuo's command. You also had a share in attacking Chang'an. What is the difference between you and evil thieves like Li Jue and Guo Si? What's the difference?
Who are you to accuse me?"
"I'm different from them."
Yan Zhong chuckled.
Wang Yun said: "How is it different? If you were loyal to the emperor and the Han Dynasty, you would not appear here."
"No, I am here just because I am loyal to the Han Dynasty."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"Now that Chang'an is in chaos, where are the Guandong princes you rely on?"
"...."
"Except for Liu Bei and Sun Jian, the Yuan family and others from Guandong whom you value have long since returned to their respective places to plan their territory and establish their own business, following the example of the general separatist rule among feudal lords in the late Han Dynasty."
"...."
"In the final analysis, all this is because of your stupidity, Wang Yun. Liu Bei is obviously loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he still has illusions about the Yuan family. Don't you know that they are afraid that the Han Dynasty will collapse."
Yan Zhong looked at Wang Yun's increasingly bad expression and said calmly: "Fortunately, although the emperor has fallen here because of your stupidity, there are still loyal ministers who care about the survival of the Han Dynasty. I am here to send you on your way, and to send you on your way.
The one who rescues the emperor, preserves the fire of the Han Dynasty, and saves the country and the world."
"You? Hahahaha."
Wang Yun was a little shocked when he heard the first half, but he laughed out loud when he heard the second half: "A loyal minister who cares about the survival of the Han Dynasty? If I remember correctly, the person who poisoned King Chen Liu back then
, that’s you. Are you coming today to poison the emperor again?"
"Who told you that King Chenliu was poisoned by me?"
Yan Zhong asked back.
"Is not it?"
Wang Yun also asked immediately.
"Of course not."
Yan Zhong waved to Hou Xu.
Hou Xu understood and took out a small bottle from his pocket.
"This is the magical medicine Ma Fei Powder made by Hua Tuo, a strange man in Qiao County. After people take it, they immediately fall asleep, unconscious, and their breath is in danger, as if they are on the verge of death."
Yan Zhong introduced: "I used this medicine to kill King Chenliu disguised as poison and transport King Chenliu out of Luoyang City. Today I will use the same method to kill the emperor disguised as poison.
Send the emperor to escape."
"Ma Fei San?"
Wang Yun looked at the small bottle and said in surprise: "Is it really so magical?"
"nature."
Yan Zhong smiled slightly: "If Wang Situ doesn't believe it, can you try it?"
Wang Yun was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "If you don't believe it, let alone your things, how can I dare to use them for the emperor?"
Yan Zhong sighed and said: "Wang Situ, stop it. There are all Xiliang people outside. You should also know very well that if I came to kill you, I could just give the order directly outside. Why bother with so much trouble? To be honest, if not
Someone insists that I save the emperor's life, so I can just set fire to the city tower, but it won't cause so much trouble."
"Who asked you to save the Emperor?"
Wang Yun asked.
"Of course it's Liu Bei."
"You took refuge with Liu Bei?"
"Only Liu Xuande is the most powerful in the world. Why don't I join him? If Dong Zhuo hadn't threatened him with the emperor, Liu Xuande would have invaded Chang'an long ago."
Yan Zhong's rhetorical question left Wang Yun speechless.
Because it was not until this moment that he understood who really cared about the Han Dynasty.
The princes of Guandong, the fourth generation and the three princes of the Yuan family are all ambitious people, and they have no regard for the Han Dynasty or the emperor in their hearts.
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Thinking of this, Wang Yun sighed: "What are your plans?"
Yan Zhong waved to Hou Xu again.
Hou Xu took out another bottle of medicine.
"This is a bottle of poison. After Situ takes it, I will make the emperor take Ma Fei Powder, saying that the emperor cannot bear the humiliation, and he and Situ will take poison to commit suicide. I will then have your bodies moved outside the city for burial. I will take the opportunity to send them to you.
Son of Heaven, what do you think?"
"Do I have to die?"
"What do you think?"
Yan Zhong was speechless and said: "Situ has caused today's disaster. If we don't say that Li Jue and Guo Si will definitely take your life, how can we thank the world if we just say that you will not die?"
"I see."
Wang Yun nodded, looked at Yan Zhong, and said seriously: "It's all my fault that the country is in this state today, and I don't regret dying. Since you have the Han Dynasty in your heart, and you are willing to rescue the emperor, you are the leader of the country."
Fortunately, the world is lucky. When I die, please wrap my body with a cloth over my face, because I have no face to meet the twenty-third emperor of the Han Dynasty."
"I understand, Situ please!"
Yan Zhong stretched out his hand and pointed at the bottle of oleander juice poison on the table.
Wang Yun smiled sadly and shouted to the emperor upstairs: "I can no longer be loyal to the emperor, please encourage me!"
After saying that, he drank the poison in his hand and fell to the ground in an instant, dead from the poison.
Seeing his death, Yan Zhong also sighed deeply.
The country of the Han Dynasty was not hopeless at first, but the Second Palace interfered with the government, He Jin took power, Dong Zhuo disrupted the government, and then Wang Yunyi messed up. At this point, I am afraid it is irreversible.
In this future world, without the orthodox emperor of the Han Dynasty, I am afraid it will really be like the era of warlord separatism in the late Han Dynasty.
Now let’s see if Liu Xuande is really like the divine destiny of Guangwu, able to clean up the world and rule the country!
but.
With that person around, I'm afraid it's only a matter of time.
Thinking of that young man who was as intelligent as a demon, Yan Zhong shook his head, threw away all the random thoughts in his mind, and said to Taishi Ci: "Ziyi, your majesty, please have a drink."