The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 384 Undercurrent Surge (Two in One)

Luoyang City, the General's Mansion.

The morning of October [-]th.

The General's Mansion used to be full of people, but the atmosphere in the past few days has been extremely dull.

Wearing a solid armor and holding a sharp blade, the soldier patrolled nervously around the general's mansion, keeping an eye out for Xiaoxiao in all directions.

The atmosphere in the palace became more and more tense. The Embroidered Cloth Messenger took over the situation around Houde Hall, and the guards guarding the palace were replaced by guards controlled by General Dong Zhong.

Dong Zhong is the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, and the emperor is surrounded by people who are close to him.

Smart people have already guessed that the emperor's body is slowly deteriorating, and I am afraid that time is running out.

In the general's mansion, a group of school lieutenants and subordinates gathered in the courtyard, all of them looked extremely solemn.

In the house, everyone sat in a row, and no one made a sound, as if they were all lost in thought.

"A few days ago, there was news that Lu Ziqian had completely taken over the upper barracks and led the main force of the Han army in Jizhou to Boluo Pavilion. However, Jian Shuo failed in his struggle for power and was humiliated by Lu Ziqian, so he said he was sick."

The Chief Shi Wang Qian of the General's Mansion opened his mouth to break the dull atmosphere in the mansion.

"The timing was too coincidental. I thought that Jian Shuo might not be in Jizhou anymore, but was heading towards Luoyang in the starry night."

"During this period of time, the 'moth thieves' of the four prefectures revolted, the rebels attacked from all directions, and the three prefectures joined forces. It was extremely powerful, but the emperor lived in the deep palace and ignored the government. This is obviously extremely unreasonable. ..."

Cao Cao, who was sitting on the side, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes.

"It's really unreasonable, this time is too coincidental."

Cao Cao put his hands on the desk, frowned, and said in a deep voice.

"Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others have no way to meet the emperor. During this period of time, those who have seen the emperor are all observing from a distance. No one has seen the face of the emperor. I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid the Son of Heaven is too ill to manage affairs, so I want to ask Jian Shuo to come back and preside over his funeral."

Yuan Shao took Cao Cao's words, his voice was very cold, making people feel a little cold unconsciously.

"And the position of crown prince has been vacant for a long time and has not been established. You all know that the emperor has always valued Dong Hou more..."

Yuan Shao's words made He Jin, who was sitting in the first seat, as if someone had poured cold water on him, from head to toe, and even his heart was half cold.

When Liu Xie was not yet full-term, the emperor took Liu Xie to Yongle Palace and asked Empress Dowager Dong to raise him. Since then, Liu Xie has regarded Dong as his natal family, so Liu Xie is also called Dong Hou.

As for He Jin and Dong Zhong, they often had conflicts during the day, not to mention the conflict between the Empress Dowager Dong and his sister. If Liu Xie succeeded to the throne, the power would definitely be controlled by the Dong family.

If the Dong family gains power at that time, not to mention whether he can keep his position as a general, it may even be difficult for the He family to end well.

"There is another possibility..."

Yuan Shu sneered, pointed in the direction of the imperial palace, then pointed upwards, and said in a dark voice: "Today's day may even be..."

"Silence!"

Wang Qian's complexion changed slightly, and he spoke to stop Yuan Shu's words.

This Yuan Shu really dared to say anything, even dared to say that the emperor had died.

Wang Qian looked to both sides. If Yuan Shu's words were heard by the embroidered clothes messenger, the Yuan family might not be able to save Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu didn't think of him, he didn't have much fear of the embroidered clothes messenger.

"Wang Changshi doesn't have to worry about the embroidered clothes envoy, this is the general's mansion, absolutely no embroidered clothes envoy can infiltrate here."

With his hands behind his back, Cao Cao unconsciously walked a few steps back and forth in the hall. When he heard Yuan Shu's sneer, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and said with a rather embarrassed expression.

"I'm afraid most of what Gonglu said has become the truth..."

Yuan Shao's complexion changed slightly, and he lowered his voice and shouted: "Meng De, you can't talk nonsense."

Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao with a complex expression, and said in a deep voice, "Recently, the embroidered clothes envoys in Luoyang have been more and more active, but they haven't arrested many officials. The world is in turmoil, but the emperor hasn't shown himself for a long time."

"Even the three princes in the court have never been seen by the emperor. The envoys in embroidered clothes are harassing the Houde Hall, and the Hall of Houde is allowed to enter and not allowed to go out. The guards under the command of the bodyguard and cavalry general Dong Zhong have taken over most of the defense of the palace. Who is Dong Zhong, everyone should be very clear, I don't need to say more, it's not time to change defenses, if the emperor is safe and sound, why should Dong Chong be transferred to the palace in advance?"

He Jin frowned, although he didn't show it on his face, but his heart was full of panic.

Cao Cao looked at He Jin and asked, "Also, the General seemed to have received news that Empress Dowager Dong was going to Houde Hall the day before yesterday..."

He Jin nodded solemnly when he heard Cao Cao mention it.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu looked at each other, they both saw worry in their eyes.

Cao Cao didn't look at the faces of the two, but continued to whisper: "Lu Shangshu has taken over the Jizhou army for some time, and according to the power of the embroidered clothes envoy, Jian Shuo may even be in the palace at this time. "

"This……"

He Jin was a little panicked for a while, a little at a loss.

Seeing the change in He Jin's face, Yuan Shao knew that He Jin might be a little scared. Although He Jin is a great general, he was only a butcher who killed pigs in his previous life. He Jin was the backbone of such scenes. He immediately showed his timidity.

Yuan Shao secretly sighed, this He Jin is much worse than his younger brother He Miao, then He Miao has been on the battlefield with real swords and guns after all, but He Jin's position as a general is only due to his strength. He got it from the identity of his sister, Empress He.

"You don't need to worry, the general. Even if Jian Shuo is in the palace, he will definitely not be able to cause any disturbances. The embroidered messengers in Luoyang City only have a thousand-member part. But there are only two thousand people, and Jian Shuo's upper camp is still in Lu Shangshu's hands, thousands of miles away from Luoyang."

"Meng De and I have more than [-] troops each, and together there are more than [-] soldiers. Gong Gong is the general of Huben Zhonglang, and most of the Huben Army is in the hands of Gong Gong. There are four or five thousand soldiers in the army, how can we be afraid of Jian Shuo?"

He Jin regained his composure, and this was the very moving speech he said when he came back to his senses.

"I'm overthinking, but I've lost my composure. At the critical moment, I woke up from the primordial point."

He Jin calmed down, as Yuan Shao said, the current situation is indeed in his favor.

The Huben army as the old guard was controlled by Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu was the general of Huben Zhonglang who commanded the Huben army.

Most of the other Habayashi Army, which served as the old guard, was in the hands of He Jin.

"Guang Luxun" has seven departments, two of which are:

There are [-] "Habayashi Lang" subordinates to Habayashi Zhonglang, who are the emperor's guards; more than [-] Yubayashi Zuoqi and [-] Yubayashi Yuqi belonged to Habayashi Left and Right Supervisors, Served as a servant of the guard and a chariot and rider.

Because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the emperor lifted the party, and Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi defeated the Yellow Turban Army.

Although with the help of the greed and power of the ten permanent servants, many people's official positions were reduced, but the power of the party members still expanded rapidly.

"And there is another piece of news that is extremely beneficial to us."

Yuan Shao took out a silk book from his bosom, held the silk book in both hands, and offered it to He Jin.

He Jin was a little stunned, and looked at Yuan Shao with a puzzled expression: "This is it?"

Yuan Shao smiled, and said mysteriously: "The general will know it at a glance."

He Jin didn't know why, but he trusted Yuan Shao, and seeing that Yuan Shao didn't elaborate, he unfolded the silk script in his hand.

As soon as his eyes saw the content on the silk book, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his face showed a shocked expression.

Cao Cao and Wang Qian didn't know why, one left and one right leaned forward to look at the silk book in He Jin's hand.

"This is true!?!"

Wang Qian's face was excited, and it was difficult to suppress the joy in his heart.

"nature."

Yuan Shao nodded arrogantly, and Yuan Shu who was at the side saw Yuan Shao's arrogant expression, curled his lips involuntarily, and gave a soft sneer.

The silk script records the battle at Chencang in the northwest. The Xiliang army led by Wang Guo, Han Sui, and Ma Teng besieged Chencang for more than two months, but failed to conquer it for a long time.

However, due to the strong defense of the city, the Xiliang army failed to capture it in the end, and the troops were exhausted, so they had to break through the siege and retreat.

Seeing the opportunity, Huangfusong led his troops to pursue them. He defeated the Kingdom, Han Sui, and Ma Teng's tribes in successive battles. The Xiliang army was defeated and fled all the way north. .

In the Northwest War, the Han army won a big victory in Chen Cang, which means that the pressure on the Han army in the northwest was relieved, and part of the Han army could be dispatched as a mobile force.

Cao Cao raised his head to look at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao felt Cao Cao, smiled indifferently, and looked like he was sure of victory.

"The most urgent task now is to support Shi Hou to ascend the throne. The general holds a heavy army, and that person is nothing more than a conspiracy villain. He has no one under his command. If there is no accident, Shi Hou will surely succeed to the throne safely."

Before Liu Bian was born, all the princes of Emperor Ling died, so Prince Bian was not raised in the palace after birth, but was raised in the home of Taoist Shi Zixuan. He dared not call him Liu Bian by his real name, but called him "Shihou ".

At that time, people believed that Shi Zixuan had Taoism, and He wanted to use his Taoism to protect Prince Bian.

"Even if there are changes in the court, we can still gather heroes from all over the world and lead our troops to..."

Before Yuan Shao finished speaking, he stopped talking, everyone present is smart, some things don't need to be explained too clearly.

Cao Cao and Wang Qian looked at each other. They both knew that the hero Yuan Shao was referring to was Dong Zhuo, not Huangfusong.

Huangfusong is an upright person, and he will definitely not participate in such abolishment. He is only loyal to the emperor, obeys the emperor's orders, and abides by the etiquette.

But Dong Zhuo is different. More than [-] years ago, Dong Zhuo was just a job under the governor of Liangzhou. It was because Yuan Kai made him a thief Cao for Sikong.

"I don't think this matter is appropriate. In the past, the imperial court recruited Dong Zhuo as the young mansion. Dong Zhuo refused to accept the order and wrote a letter to resign: "My subordinate Huangzhong Yicong and Hun soldiers all came to stop my car and begged me not to abandon them. I can't stop them, I can only stay to comfort them, if there is any change in the situation, I will report to the court.'”

"Dong Zhuo blatantly resisted the order and was difficult to mobilize. If it wasn't for an extraordinary period, he would have been dismissed from office."

Wang Qian stroked his beard, and his face also showed distress.

Just one month ago, the emperor issued an edict from the Hall of Houde, worshiping Dong Zhuo as the governor of Bingzhou and asking him to transfer his subordinate troops to Huangfusong.

Dong Zhuo accepted the appointment, but he refused to hand over the army, and wrote a letter to explain: "I have been in charge of the army for ten years, and the soldiers have a good relationship with me, and they all work for me. I beg to take these soldiers to Bingzhou to serve the border Hang."

"I think this matter really needs to be discussed from the beginning. The Northwest has just won the victory, so it is better to prevent the Xiliang army from invading again, and we must not act arbitrarily."

Yuan Shu stood up and glanced at Cao Cao with an unkind expression.

When he thought about it, Cao Cao didn't want to trust Dong Zhuo, probably because he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would lead the troops and the Yuan family would gain power.

He Jin glanced at his long history, thought for a while, and said, "Let's not mention this matter for now, the Northwest War has just been decided, so it is inappropriate to rashly mobilize troops."

Although He Jin has no political sense, he still feels a little worried about mobilizing foreign troops to Beijing.

Yuan Shao frowned, and said: "Now the court is controlled by Shi Changshi and Jian Shuo. Although the general occupies great righteousness and has many troops, he still needs to be careful. Shi Changshi and Jian Shuo occupy high positions and have many means. Beware of his dying counterattack."

He Jin nodded: "Ben Chu reminded me."

Although He Jingui was a great general, he basically chose to accept what Yuan Shao said.

Yuan Shao bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Dong Zhuo has been worshiped as Bingzhou Mu, the general can order him to lead some troops to Hedong County to serve as Bingzhou Mu, and march slowly during the period. If there are changes in the palace, then order him to march faster and rush to Luoyang, if the palace is stable, there is no need to change the plan, and let Dong Zhuo take up the post of Bingzhou Shepherd, so as not to arouse the vigilance of Shi Changshi and Jian Shuo."

He Jin glanced at Yuan Shao, a little hesitant.

Cao Cao's eyes rolled slightly. He had met Dong Zhuo before, but he didn't have a good impression of him. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's army was notorious for its poor military discipline.

"Former Bingzhou Mu, cavalry captain Ding Yuan led the troops and horses of the headquarters to support the Jizhou war. If the general is a little worried and worried about the lack of troops, maybe Ding Yuan can be recalled."

"Ding Yuan?"

He Jin repeated Ding Yuan's name, and also thought of the former Bingzhou Mu. At that time, Ding Yuan led troops and horses to station in Hanoi County.

"That's right, let's say that the Taihang Yellow Turbans are harassing again, and Hanoi County is in a hurry, so it makes sense to recall Ding Yuanming."

He Jin pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied: "This is indeed an appropriate treatment."

The fourth generation of the Yuan family and the third prince, He Jin also knew that although he was a great general, he still needed to rely more on the strength of the Yuan family, so he was really not easy to refuse Yuan Shao's proposal. He was still a little worried at first, but Cao Cao gave him Made a good suggestion.

Recalling Ding Yuan, Ding Yuan's trilogy also has seven or eight thousand people, so that Dong Zhuo's arrival will not cause the Yuan family to form a dominance situation, which is difficult to control.

Yuan Shao glanced at Cao Cao indiscriminately, but quickly withdrew his gaze. This former playmate of his seemed to have matured a lot.

At this moment, a civil servant hurried into the house from the gallery.

"The angel came, and the emperor called the general into the palace."

In the house, everyone stopped talking, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

(End of this chapter)