In the early morning of August 28th, the first year of the reign of Emperor Guangxi of the Han Dynasty (AD 189), Luoyang City finally calmed down after several days of chaos. Officials and people learned that the emperor, King Chenliu and his entourage were about to return, and they all went to the north gate of Luoyang. They were greeted outside. There were people everywhere in Gumen and Xiamen. Hundreds of civil and military officials, including Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, Sili Colonel Yuan Shao, and Henan Yin Wangyun, were at the forefront.
Yuan Shao rested for half the night, full of energy, looking out with his hands behind his hands, his eyes like lightning. He was beside him, He Yong, Xu You, Wu Qiong, Cao Cao, Feng Ji, Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Lin, Wang Qian, Wang Lang , Zheng Tai, Huan Dian, Zhong Shao, Han Zhuo, Zhou Ao, Zhang Jin, Wang Kuang, etc. are all famous people. In addition, Bao Xin, the Cavalry Commander, is also there. Like Wang Kuang, he returned home on the order of General He Jin. The recruits were foreign soldiers from the Eighth Route Army. When he completed his mission and walked to Chenggao to join Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, he heard that He Jin had been killed. He immediately led more than a thousand people from his headquarters and two thousand soldiers from Dongjun to rush to the capital. Late at night yesterday, he rushed to the capital. arrive.
Everyone was laughing in a low voice, with relaxed expressions on their faces. They had done their best, and it would be their turn to show off their skills later.
"Look, look...what is that?" Someone suddenly pointed in the distance and exclaimed.
Smoke and dust, overwhelming smoke and dust...
The ground is shaking...
"A large group of cavalry..." Everyone looked at each other with a hint of uneasiness in their hearts. Apparently, someone got there first.
"It's so difficult..." Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes and looked slightly green.
As the distance approached, everyone saw clearly that the opponent was the Xiliang cavalry. Only the Xiliang cavalry had so many disheveled Qiang beards. They were completely different from Yu Lin, Hu Ben, and the Northern Army. They exuded a strong Qiang beard. Fierce and murderous, with scarlet eyes, like a group of cold-blooded beasts ready to tear apart their enemies at any time.
A heavy-bearded general with a body as strong as a hill was walking in front surrounded by countless guards. He was sitting on a thousand-mile horse, with his head slightly raised, looking down at the officials and people, his eyes full of unruly.
Yuan Shao suddenly turned around and stared at Cao Cao. Cao Cao frowned and said: "There is nothing strange in Xianyang Garden."
Xu You sighed softly: "If my guess is correct, there are only two thousand infantry left in Xianyang Garden. Dong Zhuo ran three hundred miles day and night to Xianyang Garden. We all thought that he was exhausted and there was nothing to worry about. In the end Or he got there first."
Bao Xin gritted his teeth and said to Yuan Shao: "Dong Zhuo is strong and fierce, and he may have different ambitions. The so-called strong crossbow is at the end of its life, and its strength cannot reach Lu Jian. Dong Zhuo's army has not slept for a day and two nights, and is extremely exhausted. Brother, if you gather a large force to attack him, you will definitely be able to capture him in one battle." Of"
"It's too late." Yuan Shao smiled bitterly and looked up at the sky.
Bao Xinxin was unwilling to give in and stamped his foot. It was indeed as Yuan Shao said, it was too late. There were tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital. The problem was that there were only a few thousand people at the north gate, most of them were infantry. To put it bluntly, they might not dare to fight with Biao. Even if the Xiliang army dared to fight, they would probably not be able to defeat them in a battle. What's more, Dong Zhuo had the ability to protect them and had great righteousness. In what name did they attack the other side?
He Yong said worriedly: "Once Dong Zhuo is allowed to take the emperor into the palace, he will be unable to be controlled."
Yuan Shao's face remained as usual but he was full of regret. If he had snatched His Majesty back yesterday and then killed the eunuch, why would he have done this? Hatred, hatred, everything comes from hatred. It can make you lose your mind and thoughts easily...
Dong Zhuo got off his horse and walked to Yuan Wei. He bowed his head and said, "My old friend Dong Zhuo, I'd like to pay my respects to the Grand Tutor. Are you okay with your farewell visit?"
Everyone's eyes flashed with surprise. They didn't expect that Dong Zhuo would lower his posture so low.
Yuan Wei was also startled for a moment, then he helped Dong Zhuo up and said, "Don't be too polite to Dong Bingzhou. Your Majesty, is King Chenliu okay?"
Dong Zhuo calmly replied: "Fortunately, your majesty, King Chenliu is fine. However, your majesty was frightened and is in urgent need of self-cultivation." After saying that, Dong Zhuo lowered his head slightly. The atmosphere instantly became solemn, with overwhelming murderous intent...
Yuan Wei seemed to have aged several years all of a sudden. After a moment, he said: "Then quickly send His Majesty back to the palace to rest."
Although everyone knew that the outcome could not be changed, they still felt sad after hearing Yuan Wei's words.
Dong Zhuo's army escorted the emperor into the Beigong via Xiamen. Dong Min, the captain of the chariot, led Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others from the general's army to catch up with Dong Zhuo and introduce the two sides.
Dong Zhuo immediately grabbed Wu Kuang's hand and sighed: "It's too late to regret that the general was killed."
"..."
"Since the general is dead, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the general department should be disbanded." Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others changed their expressions when they heard this. This is exactly what they were worried about. Dong Zhuo said again: "Thousands of brothers are just generals.
"In front of the saddle and behind the back of the saddle, through life and death, is Mr. Dong an inhumane person? If you don't dislike it, how about you humiliating everyone and temporarily returning to my sect?"
"I can't repay the kindness of Dong Bingzhou's adoption, so I dare not to sacrifice my life." Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others immediately bowed down and recognized their master. From Yuan Shu's failure to protect the general, to Yuan Shao's acquiescence in killing the cavalry general He Miao, and then to
By ignoring them afterwards, they finally understood what kind of scholars they were, but it was a pity that they were of low status and could only break their teeth and swallow blood. Now that Dong Zhuo, as a military attache, has entered Beijing, it is conceivable that in the future, his power will not be lost to that of the great generals.
General, if you don't submit now, how long will it take?
Dong Zhuo used the same method to recruit the cavalry general He Miao. Before entering the palace, he had more than 10,000 soldiers under his command. This expansion rate made everyone tremble. However, Ding Yuan's arrival of 5,000 cavalry and infantry made the prince feel sad.
A glimmer of hope arose.
After Dong Zhuo heard about it, he did not dare to neglect, and immediately appeased him by appointing Ding Yuan as his successor. Immediately afterwards, he issued a general amnesty to the world and changed the reign name from Guangxi to Zhaoning, which was the first year of Zhaoning and the third reign title this year. However, it is said that
The national jade seal is lost and cannot be found.
Ding Yuan came from a humble background and did not know the Five Classics, but he was from Dongzhou and was an old official of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao urgently sent Wang Kuang, a fellow villager, and Bao Xin told him about it. Ding Yuan was hesitant. It was known that all his subordinates were from Bingzhou, Dong Zhuo
He had served as a county magistrate and governor in Bingzhou and had a high reputation. His current title was still Bingzhou Mu. Would his subordinates dare to fight with Dong Zhuo? He was not sure. But he couldn't ask about this matter. Who knew if there were any people who loved Dong Zhuo among them?
, if it is leaked out, it is inevitable that Dong Zhuo will be jealous and harmed.
Ding Yuan hesitated here, but Dong Zhuo acted quickly. He first recruited two thousand infantrymen from Xianyang Garden to enter the capital, and then seized the command of the twelve city gates of Luoyang to ensure that Luoyang was safe. He rode out of the city in the evening and rode out with drums during the day.
Also, this trick naturally could not be concealed from the people in the capital, including Ding Yuan, but Dong Zhuo did not lie to them. As long as the people and soldiers believed it, he would achieve his goal.
As a result, Ding Yuan did not dare to move. But Dong Zhuo was still worried. Ding Yuan was like a thorn stuck in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it, so he summoned Lu Bu into the palace in the name of His Majesty.
Lu Bu was confused. When he came to the main hall and saw Dong Zhuo alone, he was stunned for a moment and bowed: "Dong Bingzhou..."
"But Lu Fengxian, who rode hundreds of thousands of horses into the formation last year? Please get up quickly." Dong Zhuo said with a hearty smile.
Lu Bu's face was livid, and Dong Zhuo's laughter sounded extremely harsh in his ears. Last year, he led a hundred cavalry to break into the formation, and became famous all over the world.
Shockingly, Ding Yuan refused without thinking. To this day, he is just a Thousand Stone Sima.
Dong Zhuo said with regret on his face: "Brother Ding doesn't know how to employ people. He is brave and brave, and he is not inferior to Gai Ying..."
"..." Lu Bu lowered his head and said nothing.
Dong Zhuo sighed with emotion: "Alas, Brother Ding is from Dongzhou, and after all he is not of the same mind as the people in our border areas. I let him serve as Jinwu, but he ignored me and got mixed up with the scholars of Dongzhou.
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"..." Lu Bu remained silent.
Dong Zhuo tapped a few boxes with his fingers and remained silent for hundreds of times before saying: "I think the soldiers of Bingzhou should be handed over to the commander of Bingzhou people, just like those who served first..." As soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Lu Bu suddenly raised his head, and a glimmer of light burst out in his eyes.
Dong Zhuo picked up an imperial edict from beside him, placed it on the table, and said with a smile: "This is an appointment edict. If you come and get it, you will be like a captain with two thousand stone cavalry and command an army of five thousand infantry and cavalry. If you don't want to get it, don't be embarrassed.
Just pretend nothing happened today."
Lu Bu's expression changed drastically, he breathed a long sigh of relief, stepped forward and picked up the edict.
Dong Zhuo hesitated slightly at the corners of his eyes and said, "I'm waiting for the good news from Fengxian."
"promise."
Lu Bu stepped out of the hall and unfolded the edict. His face was suddenly full of horror. He forced himself not to look back and walked away step by step like a puppet. Dong Zhuo's mountain-like body stood high at the door of the hall, with a smile on his lips...
Lu Bu didn't know how he got back to the camp, and his mind was in a mess.
Seeing Lu Bu's devastated look, Ding Yuan said: "Fengxian, you enter the palace...is this an imperial edict in your hand?"
Lu Bu burst out laughing, leaning forward and backward, laughing so hard that tears flowed from his eyes.
"Fengxian, what's wrong with you?" Ding Yuan felt uneasy and subconsciously backed away.
"Clang" was the sound of drawing a sword like a dragon's roar. It was too fast, and a flash of white light was seen. Ding Yuan's head rose into the sky, and blood spurted out from his neck, spreading in all directions.
Lu Bu's face was stained with blood, and he was still laughing wildly. The army was shocked.
After a while, the soldiers came to their senses. Although Ding Yuan was not from Bingzhou, he was their chief general. Lu Bu was good at killing him. There were always some people who had been favored by Ding Yuan or who were enthusiastic in the past. However, Lu Bu's side had more people.
It is the power of the god of war in the army. The two sides confront each other with their troops, and the war is about to break out.
The reason why Lu Bu remained silent was to ask everyone to stand in line and see who was of the same mind as him and who was worthy of promotion. Now that he had understood everything, he raised the imperial edict high and roared like thunder: "I have been ordered to kill thieves, who dares to resist?
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There was a commotion among the soldiers on the opposite side, and then a man came out from the front and walked towards Lu Bu. He was about thirty years old, middle to upper height in stature, with solid dark skin, hard features, and a simple look. Especially, he had a calmness about him.
Modesty. His surname is Gao Shun, and his given name is Zixun. He has the same title as Lu Bu, and he is a Sima in the army. He is an honest and dignified man, and has always been respected by the soldiers.
Lu Bu snorted coldly and handed over the edict. Gao Shun sighed after reading it and turned around and nodded to his own people, indicating that the edict was true.
Lu Bu glanced across the way and said, "Do you still have any questions?"
Gao Shun came back and issued an edict, clasping his fists and saying: "I'm going to meet the captain. Su Mo is wearing armor and cannot perform the full ceremony."
"Meet the Captain..."
Lu Bu stood tall and straight and accepted the greeting with determination.
Amidst the rumble of horse hoofbeats, a cavalry force of more than a thousand people galloped over. It was Zhang Liao who had returned from recruiting troops in Bingzhou...