Weiyang Hall, which symbolizes the supremacy of the throne, lies two bloody heads crookedly under the steps. One is that of Dong Zhuo, the former most powerful minister of the Han Dynasty, and the other is his nephew, Dong Huang, the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy in charge of the military power of Chang'an.
Wang Yun suddenly stood up and shouted "Hello". His face was full of spring breeze and he was very happy. The courtiers who participated in the action also clapped their hands and applauded. Some officials, such as Taiwei Ma Rixi and Sikong Chunyu, did not know what was going on and remained silent. Obviously, The sudden result is still unacceptable. But those who usually attached themselves to Dong Zhuo are panicked. They have already foreseen the future fate. The least severe ones will be demoted to civilians, imprisoned to death, or even the whole family will be executed. There are no other three. .
All the ministers looked different, but no one cared for Dong Zhuo's death. No, there was one person, Cai Yong, the general of Zuo Zhonglang, who sighed softly.
Although Cai Yong sighed softly, it was completely different from the atmosphere in the hall. Wang Yun noticed it, and Wang Yun's face suddenly sank, and he reproached: "Dong Zhuo, the great thief of the country, kills his master and remnants of his ministers, and heaven and earth will not tolerate it." You, humans and gods share the same disease. Zhonglang is a minister of the emperor, and he has received favors from Han in his life. Even when the ruler of the country was in danger, he never betrayed him. Now Dong Zhuo is being punished by heaven, and you are groaning in pain. Why?"
"..." Cai Yong was speechless. He didn't know Dong Zhuo's evil, but his life was wasted and he was harmed by eunuchs. He was in office for more than ten years. When he was nearly sixty years old, he just thought that he had nowhere to put his ambitions to use. Dong Zhuo's hometown was Dong Zhuo. He was recruited into the capital, given a high position, and given great power. It can be said that he was kind to him. Now that Dong Zhuo died suddenly, he sighed for him. No regrets either.
Wang Yun's face was uncertain. Since Dong Zhuo died, he took power and wanted to use Cai Yong to establish his authority. However, Cai Yong was very talented and learned, and his reputation was spread all over the world. With more than 100,000, his power is even greater than that of Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's remnants have not yet been eradicated. It would be unwise to offend Gai Jun rashly. However, Wang Yun has an upright character and hates evil as much as hatred. It is really difficult for him to let go of it so gently. Just when he was unable to advance or retreat, Taiwei Ma Rixi, Sikong Chunyujia and others started to make peace. Wang Yun snorted coldly and borrowed the donkey to get off the slope.
The right lieutenant general Huangfu Zuo, the Yue Cavalry School Captain Wang Xin, the Cavalry Captain Li Su, and Zhang Liao returned one after another. They saw that the atmosphere in the palace was a bit strange, and they were quite puzzled. They looked at Lu Bu with their eyes, looking for answers. Lu Bu shook his head gently. He shook his head and made no explanation. The few people stopped entangled, they were all happy for the death of Thief Dong.
Wang Yun won Dong Zhuo's trust. He led the ministerial order as Situ and presided over the Council of Ministers on weekdays. Now, as the planner of Dong Zhuo's execution, he stepped out without hesitation and led the group. Of course, on the surface, he still had to show humility and pretend to be a Taiwei. Ma Rixi was a Confucian scholar and was highly respected throughout the country. He was asked to serve as a Taiwei to record the ministerial affairs and take charge of the country.
Ma Rixi naturally postponed it. He had no merit and no salary, so how could he dare to accept the order?
Wang Yun recommended Chun Yujia again, but the latter also refused.
At this point, Prince Yun came out, and Wang Yun took the sole responsibility for eliminating the thieves. Please be responsible for recording the affairs of the Secretariat. The Recorder is also the general leader, the general secretary, and the general leader of the government. This position usually occurs when the emperor is still young. He cannot be in charge of his own affairs and assist the king.
After receiving the order, Wang Yun turned his attention to the imperial censor, Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song had made outstanding contributions in this battle, and there were many uses for him later. For example, he must be generously rewarded for recruiting Dong Zhuo's remaining party. The four great generals of the Han Dynasty, Da General, General of Hussars, General of Chariots and Generals of Guards. The former is the source of trouble and should not be awarded. However, Gaijun, Mu of Bingzhou, and Yuan Shao, Mu of Jizhou, concurrently serve as General of Hussars and Generals of Chariots and Cavalry respectively. They cannot be replaced, so they are given to Huangfu Song. For the general of the army.
But Wang Yun was very afraid of Huangfu Song. After all, he had a very high prestige in Kansai. He was afraid that he would become the second Dong Zhuo, so he wanted to divide his power. Under the four generals, there were generals in front, left, and right. Wang Yun also regarded Zhu Jun as his General Zuo.
Wang Yun was most at ease with Lü Bu. The two were from the same hometown. They had known each other for several years and had a close friendship. He knew that Lü Bu was a man with great ambitions. He personally killed Dong Zhuo and was the first to do so. He paid homage to General Fenwei. The Third Division was granted the title of Marquis Wen. To be honest, the weight of the authority he received was far greater than that of Zuo General Zhu Jun, and even more than that of Wei General Huangfu Song.
One moment he was a powerless general, and in the blink of an eye he was standing at the pinnacle of the Han Dynasty's political arena. Lu Bu was excited, while Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun looked at each other in silence.
Not to mention the tens of thousands of Dong Min's troops outside the city, there are two urgent matters before Wang Yun and the ministers. One is to integrate the forbidden troops in the palace, and the other is to deal with the thousands of Dong's troops on foot and cavalry in Chang'an City.
Wang Yun decided to do both things at the same time. Inside, Li Su, a fellow from Bingzhou, was appointed as Huben Zhonglang General, and Zhang Liao, a fellow countryman, was appointed as Yulin Zhonglang General. Together with Huangfu Zuo, the son of Huangfu Song, the You Zhonglang General, he assisted Guang Luxun in Xuanfan. Recruiting the imperial army. Outside, Huang Wan, the former Taiwei from Jiangxia, was appointed as the Sili Xiaowei, and Yang Biao, the former Situ from Hongnong, was appointed as the Jingzhao Yin. They held the imperial edict and went out together with Wei General Huangfu Song and Zuo General Zhu Jun. Palace, recruit Dong Jun to surrender.
After seeing off the two groups of people, Wang Yun frowned and thought, and then looked at the quiet scholar Sun Rui. The latter and Huang Wan were Wang Yun's two generals in the operation to eliminate Dong. Naturally, Sun Rui's official position could not be taken lightly, so he was promoted to Shangshu Ling. Wang Hongchu, who was from the same hometown and clan, was appointed as You Fufeng, and Song Yichu, who was from the same hometown and clan, was named as Zuo Fengyi.
The three assistants are Jing Zhaoyin, Feng Yi on the left, Fufeng on the right, Wang Yun takes the second one, and the third one is the Sili Xiaowei, Shangshu Ling, Yu Shi Zhongcheng, and the second one. Lu Bu is overwhelming Huangfu Song, the two famous generals Zhu Jun, plus Li Su and Zhang Liao jointly guarded the imperial army, and Wang Yun's intention to seize power was undisguised. All the officials in the court were thoughtful. Is this a blessing to the country? Or... a disaster?
As a series of appointments were issued and multiple actions were taken, the pressure on Wang Yun could not help but ease. He thought about everything for a while and fell into silence. The hall was solemn. After a long time, Wang Yun came back to his senses and suddenly thought of his comrades. Yilang He Yong, the former minister Yang Zan, the late captain Cui Lie and others were still in the prison, so they immediately sent people to rescue them.
As soon as the two sides of the northern gate of Weiyang Palace started fighting, horns sounded, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the sound spread for several miles. Then, the gates of Weiyang Palace slowly closed, and armored guards with halberds and crossbows lined up above them, fully alert, Dong Jun is not deaf or blind, how could he not realize that something serious is going on?
Vice General Dong Huang, the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, and his elder brother, the Lieutenant of the Military Academy Dong Huang, changed their expressions, and immediately sent someone to report to Dong Min. Then they led their troops to storm the palace. The imperial army, led by Wang Yun's second son Wang Jing, responded calmly, and the target was It rains like rain and there is a lot of killing.
Dong Zhen's envoy was galloping. He saw Zhang Cheng's men tightly gathered together in the distance. They looked horrified and immediately turned around and returned.
Zhongji, who was appointed by imperial edict and successfully took over the post of city gate captain, climbed up the stairs to look at him and smiled coldly...
Although the palace is not as strong as the city wall, it cannot be conquered by manpower alone. Just when Dong Zhen frowned, he saw the envoy he had sent earlier returning in a hurry, reporting that the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to leave the city. His heart felt cold.
Dong Zhen also realized that such a delicate plan could not be accomplished by one or two people. There must be a large number of people involved in it.
Dong Zhuo is in danger
What should we do now?
Not long after, the shouts of killing in the palace stopped. Dong Zhuo's heart beat violently at a speed that his body could not bear. He urgently wanted to know whether Dong Zhuo was alive or dead. In life, everything would be fine. If he died, The consequences could be disastrous.
Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Huang Wan, and Yang Biao stood on the palace wall, looking at Dong Jun who was advancing and retreating, and smiled at each other.
Yang Biao twisted half a foot of beard with his hand and asked Huangfu Song: "General Huangfu, General Lu has been out from the east gate of Weiyang Palace for a long time. Calculating the time, it is almost up. Is it time to send someone to persuade him to surrender? After all, there are still people outside the city. Dong Min has tens of thousands of tigers and wolves, but Zhong Xiaowei's men can only garrison 3,000 men. Together with the more than 1,000 si soldiers, they are less than 5,000. Guarding more than ten men may be ineffective."
"What Yang Jingzhao said is true." Huang Wan deeply believed it.
Huangfu Song nodded and ordered one person to be put down with a rope. He held the edict and went to see General Dong.
Dong Zhen stared blankly at the envoy who stood with his head held high. When he heard the four words "Dong Zhuo Fu and execution" mentioned in the edict, his mind suddenly buzzed, and he did not hear a single word of the following words.
Dong Zhuo, the Optimus Prime of the Longxi Dong clan, fell like this? It is really hard to accept.
Once Dong Zhuo died, would the Chang'an scholars easily let go of these so-called Dong Zhuo's followers? Even if Dong Zhuo thought about it with his buttocks, he would not know it. Last year, Dong Zhuo massacred thousands of scholars and their families in extremely bloody ways. The scholars People believe in repaying kindness with kindness and repaying evil with straightness, so they will inevitably clean up Dong Zhuo's family, and the methods may not be any milder than Dong Zhuo's.
There are more than ten captains and Sima under Dong Zhuo's command. Among them are Dong Zhuo's cronies, Huangfu Song secretly recruits, and even bribes for scholars. They all have different thoughts and secret motives, but they are all without exception. Looking at Dong Zhen, no matter yes or no, there is only one answer.
Dong Zhen stretched out his slightly trembling hand, grasped the handle of the knife, and stared at the messenger, with murderous intent on his face.
The messenger was not afraid at all, and said with a cold smile: "Now anyway, I might be able to save my life. At the worst, I can also save my family. Is it possible... do you still want to trap the beast and keep fighting?" As soon as the words fell, there was the thunderous sound of horse hooves. The sound resounded throughout Chang'an. A thousand-man Xuanjia cavalry galloped forward, led by none other than Fenwei General Lu Bu. The cavalry did not attack Dong's army, but stopped a hundred steps away, waiting in full formation. Immediately, the palace men gathered Open, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun lead thousands of people out of the palace...
Although the Han army only numbered two thousand, because they had just killed the traitor Dong Zhuo, they were so powerful that they overwhelmed Dong's army, which numbered as many as three thousand in one fell swoop. And even Dong Zhuo's close followers saw Lu Bu, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun. , and my heart is as gray as death.
Lü Bu rode out into the battle alone and used his halberd to dance on Dong Zhuo's head, showing off his power in front of the battle formation.
Huangfu Song frowned slightly, sighed in his heart, and said to the left and right: "Although General Lu's move has the effect of demoralizing his opponents, Dong Zhuo is still a veteran who has been guarding the border for our country for more than thirty years. Although he has shortcomings in his later years, he should not hide his achievements. Moreover, as a son of a man, General Lu killed thieves for the sake of the country, which is acceptable, but now he is being humiliated in every way, but it is too much."
Huang Wan's face was deserted and he said disapprovingly: "General Huangfu's words are wrong. Last year, Dong's thieves exposed Shizong's corpse. Thinking about it now, I still feel gritted teeth. Therefore, I don't think General Lu's behavior is too much. On the contrary, it is too light and cannot be tolerated." It was so easy to let Thief Dong go."
Shizong was Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Huang Wan moved out of Shizong, leaving Huangfu Song speechless.
When Dong Zhuo saw Dong Zhuo's head hanging on Lu Bu's halberd and letting it be admired, he was so angry that he twisted his face and cursed loudly: "The grand master treats you well. I swear that I am my father and son. How dare you betray me? I will kill you today even if I fight to the death."
"You shameless little man!" After saying this, he drew his sword out of its sheath with a clang, and there was the sound of drawing a sword from behind. Dong Zhen thought it was a follower and ignored it. However, soon he felt a cold feeling on the back of his neck and fell to the ground, losing sight of it.
Before I realized it, I knew I was being attacked.
The person who attacked Dong Zhen was Army Sima Chen Zan from Hanyang. He was an old member of Huangfu Song's army. When the latter came to him, he agreed without hesitation because he was an internal correspondent. For no other reason than that his old mother was seriously ill and Huangfu
After Song learned about it, he gave him 10,000 yuan to save his mother. Ten thousand yuan was not worth mentioning to Chen Zan, who was now a Sima official. But at that time, he was just a small commander in charge of ten soldiers.
There are tens of thousands of people like him in the army, and they are worthless. In other words, Huangfu Song has never thought about asking him to repay him. Huangfu Song treats him like this, what else can he say, let alone
Even if it meant taking his life, he would not say anything.
Seeing that the situation was settled, Chen Zan made a sneak attack and killed Dong Zhen, who was trapped in a fight and would only increase his casualties.
This scene was so sudden that it really shocked the generals of Dong Jun.
Dong Zhen's personal guard felt that he was unable to protect his master, his eyes were scarlet, and he rushed at him with a knife, intending to kill him.
Chen Zan was born into a poor family. He rose from being a mere warrior to being a Sima of the Thousand Stone Army, and even entered the elite ranks of Dong's army. He relied on his commendable bravery. He drank like a thunder, slashed left and right.
, killing several people in a row, they were invincible. Chen Zan quickly reacted and met Dong Zhen's personal guards, and the two sides fought together. Slowly, whether it was to help the battle, to give a helping hand, or even to suffer unreasonable disasters, anyway, more and more people participated in the battle.
In the end, all Dong Jun generals were involved.
The battle was extremely short, but extremely brutal. Chen Zan was wounded four times, and even his left ear was cut off. However, he killed more, killing two captains, two Sima, six or seven soldiers, and all Dong Zhuo and his followers.
Kill on the spot.
Chen Zan took a breath, wrapped his bleeding left ear with coarse cloth, raised his knife and walked straight to Dong Zhen's body, leaned down, pressed his head with one hand, and cut off his head. Then he ordered people to appease the soldiers, and took all the
Will go to Huangfu Song.
Huangfu Song looked at Chen Zan who was covered in blood, got off his horse, pulled him up, and said: "Chen Sima was not afraid of danger and killed Dong Zhen himself to avoid a vicious fight. You have done a great service to the court. I will write to the emperor to ask for credit for you."
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Chen Zan cupped his fists to thank him, and then introduced everyone to Huangfu Song.
Huangfu Song nodded one by one, then looked at the thousands of Dong troops behind, and recruited them to surrender. Together with the forbidden troops in the palace, the imperial court had more than 10,000 soldiers. Although the number was only half of Dong Min's troops outside the city, his nephew Huangfu Li could not get out.
Unexpectedly, at this time, he had led 10,000 troops southward and joined the more than 2,000 dead soldiers who were hidden near Ba Ling east of Chang'an.