Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 426
Luoyang.

As the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, the turmoil only lasted for a short time, and after the brief turmoil, the change was the master in charge of the city, and millions of people in the capital still lived their lives.

It’s not enough to tell everyone that every household is untouched, this is the treatment only after the death of the emperor.

The notice was clearly pasted all over the city.

——Liu Bian, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, because he noticed the adultery between Xiangguo Mushan and the empress dowager, he was angry and set fire to the Changqiu Palace. middle.

This not only let the people of the world know that the mighty Han Xiangguo Mushan who once controlled the imperial court has become a national thief that everyone despises today.

Above the gate of the palace, a charred corpse was hung, exposed to the scorching sun day and night.

This is the corpse of Mushan.

The Xiliang army rebelled against Luoyang in the name of crusade against herd thieves. After gaining the Luoyang regime, Mushan was naturally positioned as a national traitor.

It was very straightforward to do so, and the shock of blood told everyone that the era of the Mu clan had passed.

Apart from Mu Shan, the Mu Clan party was also completely destroyed. The court officials who took refuge in the Mu Clan at the beginning fled after the Xiliang Army took charge of the court. The execution platform at Dongshikou was stained red with blood.

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In the North Palace.

After this palace city has experienced a series of turmoil, it has become a thousand warehouses and hundreds of holes, and there are not many palaces that can be kept intact.

Chengde Palace, this can be regarded as a palace city that remains incomplete.

Above the palace, the young man in python robes, kneeling on the upper seat, looked a little anxiously, looking to the left and right, with some hesitation on his face, as if he was in a difficult spiritual struggle.

This is Liu Xie, king of Chenliu, and one of the protagonists of this mutiny.

He personally lit the fire and burned down the Changqiu Palace.

Empress Dowager He couldn't tolerate him.

He also couldn't tolerate Queen Mother He.

But his elder brother's death became a thorn in his heart. He never thought of fighting to the death with his elder brother Liu Bian, but when he saw the Xiliang soldier's knife piercing Liu Bian's chest, what he felt was despair.

"Everyone, it's unfortunate that the emperor died under the shepherd's thieves. I also know that a country cannot be without a king for a day, but now that he has just passed away, so-and-so is immediately enthroned. Does it seem that he can't wait, spread the word, and everyone in the world How should I make fun of someone?"

After a while, Liu Xie said.

He knew in his heart that the reason these people were so anxious to push him to the top was not because they were unparalleled in their loyalty to him, but because they thought they could be more in control, but he couldn't resist. These people can not only support him, but also kill him, so he can only compromise.

"Your Highness, the imperial court is currently in the midst of wind and rain, the dragons have no leader, and the rebel army is approaching every step of the way. Don't care about any complicated etiquette. You should ascend the throne immediately and call on people with lofty ideals to fight against the Mu clan's rebels in order to protect the Han Dynasty. in the end!"

Li Ru took a step forward, cupped his hands and said.

He made a start, and all the ministers responded with their hands together, expressing their approval.

"Your Highness, for the great Han country, how can we take our own reputation into account, please Your Highness ascend the throne as soon as possible, defend our great Han country, and protect our great Han people!"

Wang Yun also stood up. He cupped his hands and said word for word.

He also participated in that mutiny.

Perhaps he was involved from the very beginning.

"Hey!"

Liu Xie knew very well that he was not qualified to resist, so he agreed with his bachelor: "I wanted to keep my elder brother's filial piety for a while. Since the ministers said so, I can't be willful. I will leave this matter to you!"

……

Three days later, the imperial court, in a desperate situation, elected the emperor's younger brother and only blood relative, Chenliu Wang Liu Xie, as emperor in the name of a country that cannot live without a king for a day.

The enthronement ceremony is very simple, call a group of ministers, and then inform the world.

It's just that not many courtiers were present.

Not that no one was there.

But most of the court officials have been cleaned up.

Those who did not come to participate in the management of this enthronement ceremony either escaped or were hard-headed and refused to speak. Both of these are very few. For the officials above the court, many people are Fell into this civil turmoil.

Among the children of this chaotic world, the officials in the court were tempered time and time again. Some people couldn't bear it and died, and some fled the capital in despair.

If it is not enough, it is not enough for the courtiers, and Liu Xie's ascension to the throne is understandable.

After ascending to the throne, Liu Xie began to revise the year name. He also got rid of the imprint left by his elder brother and became a real emperor, so he made a strong typesetting, directly saying that he changed the year name to Chuping.

Therefore, this year is no longer the third year of Guangxi, but the first year of production.

The year name of Guangxi, with the death of Liu Bian, will soon be annihilated in the tide of history.

When Liu Xie ascended the throne, the Xiliang Army was the main supporter, and naturally rewarded the officials.

Mushan set a precedent.

The position of Xiangguo has been sealed in the court, and it is already very difficult for you to seal it up again. Moreover, although Liu Xie is young, he is more tolerant than his elder brother, so he kept calm, Dong Zhuo was awarded the position of Xiangguo to succeed Mushan.

This made Dong Zhuo very satisfied.

He thinks he is not supporting the wrong people.

In addition to Dong Zhuo, the Xiliang Army's various ministries also offered rewards, each and every one of the Marquis positions, as if they didn't know how to ask for money, Liu Xie couldn't beat all of them.

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Sishui Pass.

In the Guancheng, the soldiers of the Jingping Army were collecting the bones of the soldiers of the first battalion. The whole army of the first battalion was wiped out. More than 3000 elite soldiers died here. There are already too many of these corpses that you can’t recognize, so they can only be buried together, and then Mu Jing personally erected a monument, the tomb of the first battalion of Jingping’s army.

He dug out the names of the first battalion roster.

There are some names that Mujing is unfamiliar with, and some that he is familiar with, but now everything has turned into corpses that people don't know.

"Sorry!"

Zhang Ning doesn't know what else can protect Mujing now. Mushan's death is already a blow. Jingping's army, as his direct descendant, has put in too much effort since the establishment of the battalion. Now the first battalion has lost an entire army. You can't guess how bitter Mu Jing will be in the end of the sinking, Zhang Ning.

"I'm not sad!"

Standing in this barracks, Mu Jing raised his head, the deep coldness in his eyes was flickering: "I only have hatred left now, if Xiliang is not destroyed, I swear I will not be human!"

Although Mu Jing's anger was on the verge of erupting, he was still able to remain calm.

He wasn't carried away by the furious rage.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to be the vanguard of Luo Yang!"

General Jing Ping, Xie Yu, Du Feng, and Mo Bao all stood up and said indignantly.

Luo Ying can be regarded as his big brother.

Whether it was in the Yellow Turban Army in previous years.

Or did they later become the Jingping Army.

As a big brother, Luo Yingdu took care of them silently. This feeling was very deep. When the first battalion was destroyed, they felt that the sky was dark. As for the dead body of Luo Ying, they could no longer hold back their anger.

"No!"

Mu Jing's eyes swept away, and after glancing at the three of them, he said calmly: "Immediately pass on my military order, and all the ministries will rest on the spot. After three days of rest, continue to break out of the camp and attack Luoyang!"

The proposal to march into Luoyang was intercepted by him, and he also ordered all the troops to rest for three days.

After the long journey of the army, most of the soldiers were exhausted and had to rest for a period of time, so he decided to rest here for three days. He needed all the troops to face the Xiliang army with the strongest posture.

into the night.

The night was dark and the moon was gone, only the twinkling starry sky reflected on the sky of Sishui Pass.

"Subordinate Tan Zong, pay homage to the prince!"

Tan Zong, who rushed over in a hurry, knelt down in a wing room, saluting respectfully.

During the Luoyang mutiny, Jing Wusi did not realize it in advance, which led to the defeat of the Mu family. In Mu Jing's heart, he must have lost points.

So at this moment he was very disturbed.

"How is the situation in the capital?"

Mu Jing didn't seem to ask about the past at all, but indifferently asked about the current situation in Luoyang.

"Just yesterday, King Chen Liu ascended the throne, with the year name Chuping!"

Tan Zong said: "Luo Yang has sent out a notice, ready to announce it to the world!"

"It turned out to be exactly what I expected!" Mu Jing's eyes sparkled, and he also knew that the Xiliang army must have a way to clean up the mess in arranging this big show. Pushing Liu Xie to the top is probably the only way they can solve it.

"Where's my wife?" Mu Jing asked again.

The turmoil in the capital involved countless people, and Mu Shan was killed in battle. The only thing left to worry about was his newlywed wife.

"Although Jiang Luleihu and the others couldn't save the lord, they rushed out of Luoyang City with the Xiangguo Mansion!" Tan Zong said, "They are resting in Beimang now, but Li Que and Guo Si have sent troops to surround them!"

"Go and send an order to Chen Dao to lead his army from Hanoi to Beimang to meet them!"

Mujing ordered.

"As ordered!"

Jing Wusi has penetrated through the post station for passing news in Guanzhong, and the speed of sending news is the fastest.

"No one can blame anyone for the things in the capital. It may be fate, but Jingwusi's dereliction of duty is real. I spent so much on Jingwusi, but you didn't notice the Xiliang army's movements at all. If it was in the past, I would I will settle accounts with you mercilessly, but now that we are in danger, I don't want to argue with you, I've settled this account a few times, and you should do one thing for me first!" Mu Jing thought for a while, and wrote the two written The secret letter was handed over to him: "It's a matter of life, no mistakes are allowed, and you must do it well!"

"promise!"

Tan Zong accepted the order indifferently, turned and left.

Mu Jing washed his face, and then said to Huo Shao who was on guard, "Go, Xi Zhicai and Hu Zhao!"

"promise!"

Huo Shao quickly invited the two of them.

"Are you still wondering why the Xiliang Army didn't set up defenses at Sishuiguan?" Mu Jing looked at the pensive faces of the two and asked calmly.

"Ok!"

The two nodded.

Xi Zhicai first said: "According to reason, they must have set up defenses at Sishui Pass to prevent our main force from returning to Beijing, and thus forced our main force to fight a bloody battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces in Chenliu, but they gave up Sishui Pass only to allow us I can't figure out what the meaning of the soldiers approaching the city is, could it be that the Xiliang army really thinks that we dare not risk our lives?"

Ever since Hu Zhao heard the news of Mu Shan's death in battle, he has become taciturn, and even his spirit has deteriorated a lot, but he is a wise man after all. Although his mind is confused, his eyesight is still there, and he said lightly: "I have a feeling that They won't fight us in Luoyang City!"

"You are right!"

Mu Jing stood up and said calmly: "Since they gave up on Sishui Pass, I guessed what their plan is!"

"What's the idea?"

the two asked.

"Give up Luoyang, and take the emperor to the west!" Mu Jing spat out eight words.

They didn't expect that it wasn't that they were not smart enough, but that they didn't dare to think about it. The times limited their thinking, so they didn't dare to imagine the possibility of giving up Luo Yang.

"No way?"

"They will give up Luo Yang?"

Neither of them could believe it.

"But the emperor is dead, where is the emperor?" Xi Zhicai asked.

"King Chen Liu has ascended the throne!"

Mu Jing said gloomyly.

"I understand, I understand why they turned against us at this time, why they stabbed us in the stomach at this time, it's not that they are disregarding the overall situation, but that they simply want to start anew!"

Hu Zhao reacted the fastest. He gritted his teeth and said, "They are too ruthless. They hold King Chenliu as orthodox, but abandon Luoyang. Taking retreat as an advance is tantamount to withdrawing from the battlefield, but we have nowhere to go. They left Luoyang behind. Giving it to us is equivalent to letting us fight the Kwantung Allied Forces, not only with extraordinary courage, but also ruthless enough!"

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"Hahaha, I finally got my wish!"

After returning from the dynasty, Dong Zhuo had someone replace the plaque at the entrance of the mansion, and directly replaced it with the Xiangguo Mansion. On the one hand, it was to show off, and on the other hand, it was to tell his wish to be fulfilled.

From the day it sent troops to Luoyang City, it began to be dissatisfied with Mushan. He was unwilling to engage in hidden skills in Mushan. Now that Mushan is dead, he has obtained the position he dreamed of, so he is naturally happy.

"Report!"

There were soldiers shouting outside the door.

"Come in!"

Dong Zhuo put down the wine cup, his bronze bell and tiger eyes gleamed, and looked at the messenger: "What's the matter?"

"Report to Mr. Xiangguo, the news just came that Mujing's main force has been able to withdraw from Chenliu to Sishuiguan. As long as they finish their rest, it may not take a few days for them to reach our Luoyang city!"

The messenger bowed his head and said word by word.

"Mulongtu has withdrawn?"

Dong Zhuo hastily put down the wine cup in his hand, and withdrew a singer, and stood up against the table, glaring angrily: "So fast?"

He has just begun to enjoy the full power brought by Xiangguo's position.

But he didn't expect that within a few days, hundreds of thousands of troops were ready to kill Luoyang City.

"Quick, go and inform everyone, come to my barracks for a meeting!"

Dong Zhuo was not afraid of Mujing's hundreds of thousands of troops.

But when Mu Jing led his troops to press up, he always felt a little uneasy.

"promise!"

More than a dozen guards took orders from outside the door.

An hour later, a meeting broke out in Dong Zhuo's banquet hall.

"Everyone, there are more than [-] elite soldiers under the Mu clan. If they go straight to the capital, what should we do?" Dong Zhuo asked patiently.

(End of this chapter)