Seeing Li Jue trying to commit suicide, Li Shi was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. However, Li Jue's nephew Hu Feng saw the opportunity quickly, hugged Li Jue and advised him: "Uncle, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood."
, this defeat was all due to the enemy's trick. If it were an open and just decisive battle, our Xiliang army would never be afraid of them. Why don't uncle rush back to Chang'an and invite troops to fight again!"
People like Hu Feng and Li Shi are all nephews and brothers of Li Jue, and it is because of him that they have the status they have today. If Li Jue dies, these people will sink in the blink of an eye, and they may never get ahead in this life.
After listening to Hu Feng's words, Li Shi came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Besides, my father has made countless military exploits for the Grand Master. He will definitely not punish his father just because of one defeat.
Never commit suicide!"
Li Jue lost his sword and sighed: "I also knew that sending troops this time was very difficult, but I never thought that it would be such a disastrous defeat and that all three nephews would die here. Forget it, let's go see the Grand Master.
Invite a large army to come and take revenge."
He walked for two days when he came, but it took him less than a day to go back. He returned to Chang'an that night and knelt outside the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion to apologize.
Dong Zhuo was a cruel man. When he heard that Li Jue had lost his army, he immediately wanted to push him out and behead him. Fortunately, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others made good friends with him and repeatedly persuaded him to stop him, so he was called into the palace.
After listening to what Li Jue said, Li Ru leaned over and said: "To inform the Grand Master, Liu Xin has occupied Hanzhong and Yangping Pass, and his next step will definitely be to attack Chang'an. Instead of waiting for him to attack, it is better to strike first and block them in
Inside Yangping Pass."
Dong Zhuo trusted Li Ru the most. When he led his army into Luoyang, he adopted Li Ru's advice, which gave him the power he has today. Since Li Ru said that he would take the initiative, Dong Zhuo certainly had no objection, so he pointed at Lu Bu and said:
"Fengxian, you lead 50,000 cavalry as the vanguard to challenge Yangping Pass. My army will arrive soon."
Lu Bu relied on his strong martial arts skills and defeated Guan Yu outside Hulao Pass last time. He did not take the world's heroes seriously. After receiving the order, he made a promise with clasped fists and went to order troops without mentioning it.
Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry totaled 200,000, plus 200,000 old Luoyang troops and 100,000 defenders from Guanzhong, for a total of 500,000 troops. The 50,000 cavalry led by Li Jue last time were almost completely lost, but
The 50,000 Luoyang old army was intact and was stationed in Ju County on standby. When Lu Bu led his troops to leave, Dong Zhuo led 100,000 Xiliang cavalry, followed by 100,000 Guanzhong army and 50,000 Luoyang army, and ordered others to
In the name of the imperial court, 100,000 Qiang and Southern Xiongnu cavalry were recruited to the front of the army.
He deployed 550,000 troops and generals. For such a large-scale military operation, the pressure on logistical supplies was huge. It was inevitable to recruit civilians and transport grain and grass. As a result, soldiers from all armies took the opportunity to blackmail the people and rob property.
The city of Chang'an was filled with turmoil and resentment. The news that Dong Zhuo personally led an army to conquer Hanzhong soon spread throughout the city.
When Situ Wang Yun heard the news, he quickly sent someone to summon Dong Cheng, Yang Qi, Huangfu Li and others into the mansion for discussion. Like Wang Yun, they were all ministers of the court. Like Wang Yun, they obeyed Dong Zhuo's orders openly and secretly.
They all sided with Liu Xie, and Fu Wan's identity was Liu Xie's father-in-law.
After everyone sat down respectively, Wang Yun said: "The traitor Dong is leading a large army to go on an expedition. The court is empty. We can take advantage of this opportunity to rectify the throne of the king."
Dong Cheng hesitated and said: "Although Thief Dong has left the capital, there are still 100,000 troops in the capital, all commanded by his cronies. Yang Biao and Huang Wan in the court are also obedient to Thief Dong's orders. If he wants to do anything, it may be difficult.
success."
Fu Wan also held up his hands and said: "We all admire Lord Situ's loyalty. But Thief Dong and Liu Xin, one is a tiger and the other is a wolf. No matter who wins or loses in this battle, they will fight against Chang'an. Even if we do
Even if it succeeds, it will be of no use.”
Wang Yun muttered: "The Dong thief has an army of 550,000. How many troops can Liu Xin have in Hanzhong? He will definitely not be a match for the Dong thief. Although this battle has not yet started, the outcome has been decided. I am the only one waiting in Chang'an."
There is a sudden attack in the city, and the Dong thieves have trouble keeping track of them, so Liu Xin can take advantage of them, but if he defeats the Dong thieves, both sides will lose."
Yang Qi, the servant, leaned forward and said: "Cao Mengde now occupies Luoyang, Qing, and Yanzhou, with more than 200,000 troops, and countless ministers and generals under his command. Why don't we wait for the opportunity to protect the emperor when he returns to Luoyang? If Lord Situ can believe it, Yang
I am willing to send someone to contact Meng De and ask him to lead his troops to escort us."
Huangfu Li, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Everyone has heard that Cao Mengde is a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times. If the emperor goes to surrender to him, I am afraid he will be out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth. The top priority is to get rid of the Dong thief first.
Then Xu Tu Liu Xin, the emperor should not move lightly."
Wang Yun nodded and said: "This is exactly what I want! Liu Xin is a lecherous person, so there is nothing to worry about. Wang has already laid a foreshadowing around him and can launch it day and night. We should first discuss how to control the capital."
Military power to block Dong's thieves' return."
At this time, the "foreshadowing" in Wang Yun's words had been under house arrest in the small courtyard for the fifth day. Although he had enough food and clothing, he could not step out of the courtyard.
This kind of life is extremely happy for the two girls Ziyan and Yanyun. After they were arrested, they were imprisoned in a prison for more than a year. There are no women's prisons in other places, except Xiangyang.
is an exception. Liu Xin has a severe punishment measure for those noble families who intend to rebel, which is to use all their family members as official slaves and reward them with civil and military officials under him. In order to prevent these people from disobeying orders, he assigned them to civil and military officials.
Before returning home, they would be imprisoned for a period of time to make them suffer some hardships. Therefore, there were women's cells in Xiangyang's prison. Although there was no freedom, the life in the small courtyard of Zhou Mufu was
Compared with prison, it is certainly not the same. To Ziyan and Yanyun, such days are like gods.
Diao Chan is different. Although in the past, her activities were restricted to the backyard of the Zhou Mu Mansion. But in Wang Yun's Mansion, it is impossible for her to step out of the house. She has lived such a life since she was a child, and she doesn't feel that there is any problem.
What's wrong? During the two years he was in the Prefectural Mufu, apart from being unpopular with Liu Xin, several ladies were quite nice to her. Especially the third lady, Cai Yan, who was her old acquaintance. She often inquired after her and treated her well.
She cares about everything. She is well-fed and well-clothed here, and no one forces her to practice those embarrassing moves. She can also hear magical stories such as "Journey to the West". Not to mention the backyard of the State Shepherd's Mansion.
It was big enough, and there were several gardens alone. They were exquisitely designed and had different scenery. A swim in it would make people forget to leave. But now, these days are gone and she has become a caged bird and has lost her freedom.
The place where they were held under house arrest was not big, with only three large rooms and two small rooms. There was not even a tree in the yard, and the ground was bare without a trace of green. After eating enough every day, they walked around twice and there was nowhere to go.
Diao Chan could only sit in the room silently in a daze. When the surrounding area became quiet, and recalling every detail of the past two years in the Zhou Mufu, Diao Chan suddenly realized that it seemed that he had not missed the days of Luoyang for a long time. Comparing carefully, in
Life in the Zhou Mufu was really much happier than in Luoyang. This happiness had subtly penetrated into her heart, but now there was nothing left.
Seeing Diao Chan's depressed look, Zi Yan advised: "Miss, don't think too much. Mr. Liu didn't directly punish us for the death penalty, which shows that he still has sympathy for you. When he comes back from Chang'an, maybe he will let you go."
Got past us."
Ziyan and Yanyun are not female killers. Like Diao Chan, they are domestic tricks raised by Wang Yun and are tools for men's entertainment. However, because they grew up with Diao Chan since childhood and are relatively close to each other,
Only then was Wang Yun sent to Xiangyang to be responsible for liaison with Diao Chan. When leaving Luoyang, Wang Yun repeatedly emphasized to them that Diao Chan was already his adopted daughter, and they must call her miss if they met.
In addition to improving Diao Chan's status, Wang Yun also had a more important purpose, which was to make Diao Chan feel grateful to him and implement his orders wholeheartedly.
The four men who were arrested together with them were sent by Wang Yun to assassinate Liu Xin. However, their abilities were limited and they could not be considered real killers. As a result, they ended up in prison in a daze, and now they have lost their heads.
The difference. Precisely because they were just ignorant girls, not real killers, Liu Xin spared their lives. He just didn't know how to deal with them, so he kept them in prison. Now he might as well put them and Diao Chan
They were put under house arrest together.
Diao Chan has been in the Prefectural Mufu for more than two years, and she knows a little bit about Liu Xin's habits. She knows that he is not like most men at that time, who were full of patriarchy and that the ladies have a high status in the family. But he himself
Unlike other women, she was sent by Wang Yun to harm Liu Xin. Liu Xin had already understood Wang Yun's conspiracy. He had endured it until now and put her under house arrest. Will he let her go when he comes back from Chang'an?
I'm afraid Liu Xin wanted to catch Wang Yun and execute both father and daughter together. Thinking of this, Diao Chan sighed quietly and said nothing.
Ziyan and Yanyun are the same age and two years younger than Diaochan. During the time they lived in Xiangyang, they heard all the praises for Liu Xin. Now they finally see the true face of Liu Xin in Lushan.
Sure enough, he was tall and handsome. The young man didn't know what it was like to be sad. The two pregnant girls had just escaped death, and they began to fantasize again. If Liu Xin could accept Diao Chan and become Diao Chan's maid, she might be able to have success in the future.
An opportunity to reach the sky in one step.
Seeing Diao Chan's worried look, Zi Yan couldn't help but persuade her: "Miss, we've all fallen to this point, so you can stop thinking about the mission entrusted to me by the master. The young lady is so beautiful that even the slaves can see her.
I'm tempted, let alone a man, I don't believe that Master Liu will be indifferent to this young lady."
Diao Chan looked at Zi Yan, suddenly smiled bitterly, and said: "How did you know that I have been in the Prefectural Mufu for more than two years? Every time you see me, the expression on your face is as calm as water. It shows how much your city has."
Deep down, we will never guess what he is thinking."
While talking, Yanyun ran in in a panic and said: "Miss, Madam is here to see you."