In September of the sixth year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty, AD 1**! As the last emperor of the once glorious Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne as emperor with the support of Bingzhou Mu Dong Zhuo. And the young emperor Liu Bian was
He was deposed as King Hongnong and sent out of Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo's actions can be said to have caused shock in the world. Although the prestige of the Han Dynasty had gradually weakened before, no one dared to be as bold as Dong Zhuo to abolish the establishment of the Han Dynasty as a foreign minister. Unfortunately, Luoyang today
The city has been completely controlled by Dong Zhuo's army. The Fourth Battalion Army and the Xiyuan Army under the former Grand Sima He Jin's tent have also become Dong Zhuo's private armies under Dong Zhuo's clever methods. Originally, Zhijin Wu Ding wanted to expel Dong Zhuo.
But it was Dong Zhuo who alienated the relationship between Ding Yuan and his adopted son Lu Bu, and induced Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan, and also took the Bingzhou cavalry under Ding Yuan into his pocket!
This time, Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses have firmly controlled Sili, Bingzhou, Yongzhou and Liangzhou, including Luoyang, and have become the most powerful warlords in the world! Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the descendants of the Yuan family of the Fourth and Third Dukes, also
They fled Luoyang one after another and began to prepare troops and horses in various places to establish their own forces. Yuan Shao occupied Bohai, while Yuan Shu fled to Nanyang. Although he did not become the lord of Nanyang, he recruited troops from outside in his own name.
He is like the local emperor of Nanyang! In addition, local warlords such as Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peiping, also recruited troops in the name of the imperial court to expand their military strength. In short,
, the world is going to be in chaos!
The subsequent development of the situation confirmed the suspicions of those with discerning eyes. Cao Cao, the captain of the Xiyuan Military Command, failed in his attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo. After escaping from Luoyang, he returned to Chenliu, issued a corrective edict, summoned heroes from all over the world, and launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo.
! Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, who was the same captain of Xiyuan Military Academy as Cao Cao, took the lead in responding and led 30,000 elite troops to Chenliu to form an alliance with Cao Cao.
The fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family had disciples all over the world. Yuan Shao's move also greatly increased the appeal of Cao Cao's edict. For a time, all the counties in the world responded and set off to Chenliu to participate in the alliance!
In Xiangyang, Jingzhou, in the governor's palace in the city, a group of civil servants and generals from Jingzhou were gathering in the meeting hall to discuss important matters. Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, was holding the imperial edict sent by Cao Cao. Everyone below was staring at Wang Rui's hand.
Some people are angry, some are sneering, and some are indifferent. In short, everyone has different expressions.
Wang Ruinai was transferred to Jingzhou as the governor five years ago. However, Wang Rui was different from his predecessor. Although the former Jingzhou governor Xu Miu had some selfish intentions, he was generally loyal to the country. However, Wang Rui was different. He came from a poor family.
Wang Rui finally had such an opportunity to become a feudal official in one fell swoop. Therefore, Wang Rui has regarded Jingzhou as his own private property and will never allow anyone to infringe upon it. Therefore, over the years, Wang Rui has carefully managed Jingzhou, except for a few
Wang Rui has already controlled most of the power in Jingzhou beyond the city and county. In his opinion, it has nothing to do with Mao about what the Han Dynasty will become. He just needs to be able to be his native emperor in Jingzhou with peace of mind! So!
, although Wang Rui received Cao Cao's imperial edict, he did not intend to raise troops to respond.
Of course, this kind of thought was just in Wang Rui's mind. In front of these important ministers of Jingzhou, Wang Rui did not dare to say such treasonous words. Immediately, Wang Rui shook the edict in his hand and pretended to be sad.
With a look of great concern, he said to the people sitting down: "Chao Gang is unfortunate! There is a traitor like Dong Zhuo! The Han Dynasty is over!"
Wang Rui sat on top, shaking his head, beating his chest, and shedding a few tears. The people sitting below were not very good people. Most of them knew Wang Rui's thoughts very clearly, and they remained silent.
Of course, there are also a few people who are stubborn, including Huang Zhong, who was specially transferred to Xiangyang by Wang Rui five years ago.
Huang Zhongdang even stood up and shouted at Wang Rui with an angry face, cupping his fists: "Sir! Thief Dong's move is tantamount to rebellion! The last general is willing to lead Jingzhou's elite soldiers to respond to the covenant, kill Thief Dong together, and return our country to our country.
Qingming!"
When Wang Rui saw Huang Zhong coming out, he was immediately secretly happy, with a look of surprise and joy on his face. He raised his head and said to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng is truly worthy of being a minister of the Han Dynasty! With Han Sheng's help, why worry about Dong's thief not being able to defeat him?"
?It's just..." After speaking, Wang Rui's face hesitated again, as if there was something unspeakable.
"Here we come!" All the discerning people present shouted in their hearts, especially Cai Mao, who was sitting on Wang Rui's right hand, and the two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue. These three people represented the two largest aristocratic families in Jingzhou.
The Cai family, the Kuai family, and Wang Rui were able to establish a foothold in Xiangyang in just five years, which is not without the help of the Cai family and the Kuai family.
However, whether it is Wang Rui, the Cai family, or the Kuai family, they all know very well that no alliance is solid in the face of interests. Now that Wang Rui has established a firm foothold in Jingzhou, with Wang Rui's strong private desire, he has taken over
The ones we have to deal with are probably the Cai family and the Kuai family! Although Cai Mao is young, he is very sensitive to such conspiracies and tricks after being trained by the big family. He immediately understood that Wang Rui had ulterior motives. But Cai Mao
He didn't say anything, but just winked at the Kuai brothers sitting opposite. Although there was some friction between the two families now, in a short period of time, the two families were still comrades on the same front.
The Kuai brothers were even more resourceful than Cai Mao. Of course they wouldn't be able to see through Wang Rui's tricks. When they saw Cai Mao's eyes, they immediately nodded slightly to express their understanding.
Above, Cai Mao and the Kuai brothers were eyeing each other, but Huang Zhong couldn't see it. He was confused by Wang Rui's words in the middle of his words. He shouted to Wang Rui anxiously: "Sir! What else is there?
It’s a crisis to save the country now! Everything must be put behind this matter! Zihui! Come and talk about it too!” As he said that, Huang Zhong turned his head and looked at the man who just sat next to him.
shouted the young general.
Huang Zhong's voice immediately turned the attention of everyone in the hall to the young general, and this young general was none other than Luo Yang, who had led his troops to Xiangyang some time ago!
Let us say that after Luo Yang escaped from Luoyang, he originally returned to Phoenix Mountain according to his original plan and began to personally train the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. However, as Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor, Yuan Shu actually went to Nanyang to recruit troops.
This made Luo Yang feel a little uncomfortable. Nanyang is really too close to Phoenix Mountain. If Yuan Shu discovers this stronghold of his, based on the relationship they formed in Luoyang City a few years ago, Yuan Shu may
They will definitely send troops to attack Luoyang!
Although Luo Yang was not afraid of Yuan Shu if there really was a fight, but in this case, wouldn't Luo Yang's secret be exposed? In desperation, Luo Yang had no choice but to leave Fenghuang Mountain with his troops and rush to Xiangyang to join his friend Huang Zhong
Of course, before coming to Xiangyang, Luo Yang also used the old method as usual, placing most of his troops on Jingshan Mountain to the west of Xiangyang, while he took Wenpin and more than a thousand people into Xiangyang City.
Huang Zhong was naturally happy to see Luo Yang, his little brother, and took Luo Yang to meet Wang Rui. Although Luo Yang was not well-known in other places, he was very famous in Jingzhou. He and Huang Zhong worked together five years ago.
Defending Nanyang, they withstood the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops led by the bandit general Zhang Mancheng. In addition, Luo Yang was also in Luoyang City before and became a member of the famous Xiyuan Army. When Wang Rui saw Luo Yang coming to surrender, he naturally
He was also very happy. He appointed Luo Yang as a general on the spot and asked him to lead the army together with Huang Zhong. In this way, Luo Yang temporarily settled down in Xiangyang. Huang Zhong was responsible for the military affairs in Xiangyang, so he used
Luo Yang didn't want to interfere, so when he had free time, Luo Yang would go to Jingshan to personally train his own troops. This little life was quite enjoyable.
Being summoned to the governor's office by Wang Rui today, Luo Yang was well prepared. According to the records in the book, the Jingzhou Army did not participate in the Chenliu Alliance. From this point alone, Luo Yang determined that Wang Rui would never agree to respond to Cao Cao's edict.
So before, Luo Yang had been watching coldly, wanting to see what Wang Rui planned to do. However, after being named by Huang Zhong in such a loud voice, Luo Yang couldn't keep a low profile and could only stand with a wry smile.
Get up.
But Luo Yang's appearance attracted the attention of Wang Rui, Cai Mao and the Kuai brothers. As for Luo Yang's defection to Xiangyang, they would not simply think that Luo Yang was sincere. In any case, Luo Yang had soldiers in his hands.
, I am capable, such a person will never be willing to live under others for a long time. However, Wang Rui still accepted Luo Yang, and turned a blind eye to Luo Yang's mysterious behavior during this period, but he wanted to use Luo Yang to contain the Cai family and the Kuai family.
Purpose.
Of course, the Cai family and the Kuai family have not been idle these days. They have sent people to check Luo Yang's mouth many times. However, Luo Yang's always ambiguous attitude made them uneasy. Now that Luo Yang has moved,
But it affected all the major forces representing Jingzhou.
Feeling the discomfort that all eyes were focused on him, Luo Yang felt helpless. He clasped his fists at Wang Rui and said, "Sir! The last general also agrees with General Huang! Thief Dong is acting in the opposite direction! We are about to eat Han Lu, so we should
Serve your country! This time Cao Cao corrects his edict and gathers the heroes from all over the world to fight against the thieves. He will definitely drive out the Dong thieves and return the world to our great man!" Luo Yang said such impassioned words, but he didn't say anything substantive.
, and did not mention whether troops should be sent. In short, Luo Yang was doing a trick and throwing the issue out again.