The Great Thief of the Three Kingdoms, save Mrs. Du at the beginning

Chapter 208 Liu Hong passed away, and the third prince Liu Lin became the crown prince of the auxiliary country.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are rebelling, you are rebelling, the general is rebelling!"

Zhang Rangfenghuohuo ran into the hall.

Liu Hong, who was sitting on the hospital bed, couldn't help but said:

"Ahem, what's going on? Didn't you ask you to issue an imperial edict to let He enter the palace? Won't he come?"

Liu Hong's weak questioning voice resounded.

Zhang Rang was indeed aggrieved and said:

"Your Majesty, He Jin is really disobeying the decree. He said that the eldest prince is qualified to inherit the throne as his eldest son. The younger prince is also qualified to inherit because of his intelligence, the vision of heaven and earth when he was born, and the approval of your majesty and all the civil and military officials. No matter what happens to the throne, it is not the second prince's turn to be the King of Nanyang, so he thinks that the slaves, Huang Zhong and Jian Shuo are holding His Majesty hostage."

"Unless His Majesty personally gives him an explanation that convinces him and all the civil and military officials, and goes out to the palace to see him before stopping his troops, how can he continue to carry out Qingjun's side to the end?"

Zhang Rang cried and said, as if he had been greatly wronged.

"Ahem...Ahem, the traitor, rebelled, rebelled, He Jin rebelled, and he actually asked me to give an explanation, and even asked me to see him cough!"

When Liu Hong heard Zhang Rang's words, he immediately became excited, his face flushed, and his voice was full of anger.

Seeing Liu Hong being so angry, Zhang Rang immediately said:
"Yes, Your Majesty, He Jin really has no regard for Your Majesty."

Zhang Rang's echoing voice made Liu Hong very angry. However, after a moment of anger, Liu Hong felt troublesome again.

However, he felt that He Jin had reached a situation where he could not retreat. If he retreated, he would die.

So is Dong Zhuo.

It was just how to break the situation that left Liu Hong a little helpless.

It is impossible for Liu Lin and Liu Hong to be crown prince.

As for Liu Zhuan, he, Liu Hong, didn't like it even more, especially after knowing that the queen had an affair with Liu Yu, he became even more unwilling.

just.

If Liu Lin is not allowed to be the crown prince, Liu Hong needs to give an explanation!
If Liu Zhuan is not allowed to be the crown prince, Liu Hong also needs to give an explanation to break the situation!

But how to give an explanation?

It is said that King Wu Liu Yu had an affair with the queen and gave birth to Liu Lin. He, Liu Hong, didn't like Liu Braid at first, but now he hates it even more?

This explanation can naturally explain everything, make He Jin and Dong Zhuo lose their reputation for righteousness, and make all civil and military officials support Liu Hong!

However, this completely broke up with Liu Yu.

Everyone in the world will know that Liu Yu had an affair with the queen and gave birth to Liu Lin.

What kind of conflict will the disgraced Liu Yu have with the court?
Or will all the civil and military officials of the imperial court unite to attack Liu Yu?
Although Liu Hong also wanted to be exposed, considering the strength of the imperial court, Liu Hong had no idea whether he could defeat Liu Yu!
"Ahem, Zhang Rang, do you have any ideas?" Liu Hong coughed on the hospital bed and finally asked Zhang Rang for advice.

Zhang Rang's expression became serious when he heard Liu Hong's question.

In fact, Zhang Rang also understood Liu Hong's thoughts and concerns. It would be best if he could not break up with Liu Yu.

However, the current situation cannot be solved unless something is done.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Rang's eyes lit up and he said to Liu Hong:

"Your Majesty, I do have an idea. However, there are still many risks of breaking up with Liu Yu, but it is also possible that the current crisis in the court can be solved without breaking up with Liu Yu!"

"Say!" Liu Hong did not hesitate at all.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rang did not hesitate and said:

"Your Majesty, now He Jin has summoned Dong Zhuo to lead an army into Luoyang. Although our troops can withstand it, we cannot completely defeat Dong Zhuo's army. It would be better to summon all the prefectural pastors to lead their troops into Luoyang."

"Your Majesty will personally summon all the state pastors to convey the imperial edict. I believe that all the state pastors will stand with the imperial court and jointly suppress He Jin and Dong Zhuo!"

However, Zhang Rang wanted to attract foreign troops into the dynasty, expel the Xiliang army in one fell swoop, and strongly support Liu Xie to ascend the throne!
After listening to Zhang Rang's suggestion, Liu Hong immediately frowned and said:
"Just summoning the state pastors and asking them to support Xie'er's ascension to the throne may not convince the public, right? If they ask again why they didn't let Zhu'er and Liu Lin ascend the throne?"

Liu Hong asked, making Zhang Rang slightly silent, but his expression darkened and he said:

"Your Majesty, if the state pastors insist on asking, then they can only tell the truth. I believe that all the state pastors will stand by your majesty and fight against Liu Yu!"

Zhang Rang's voice was a little low, and this was undoubtedly the worst case scenario.

Although they don't want to break up with Liu Yu.

Despite this, it may cause a war between the imperial court and Liu Yu.

However, when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, they had to do something.

Liu Hong was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"Go ahead and ask the state pastors from each state to lead troops into the court within a month. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait that long!"

……

Zhang Rang soon sent imperial edicts one after another to eight states: Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xuzhou.

In Luoyang City, the situation seems to be at a stalemate.

The imperial court asked He to enter the palace and meet Liu Hong in person.

He Jin felt guilty and threatened to ask Liu Hong to explain.

Seeing the quarrel between the two sides, a group of civil and military ministers threatened to go to the palace to meet Liu Hong.

However, Liu Hong did not summon all the civil and military officials.

This made all the civil and military officials anxious and angry, and directly cursed Huang Zhong and Zhang Rang for joining forces, fearing that they would kidnap Liu Hong.

When He Jin saw this, he brought it up again, saying that Zhang Rang and the others really controlled Liu Hong, so they only allowed him to enter the palace in order to kill He Jin. Even though they could, they did not let the civil and military officials see him. Liu Hong.

All civil and military officials stood by He Jin's side.

There were constant squabbles and squabbles every day.

There seemed to be a stalemate.

But Li Ru felt something different.

It seemed that the court was not panicking.

Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo's residence.

In the hall, Li Que, Guo Si, Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen and other close friends of Dong Zhuo gathered.

Even Ma Teng and Han Sui were on the list.

"Hey, I've been here in Luoyang for more than half a month. It's no use arguing every day. Wen You, what should I do now?"

Dong Zhuo put his hand on his forehead and said helplessly.

At the beginning, following Li Ru's advice, Xiliang troops left Hangu Pass, marched into Guanzhong, held Luoyang hostage, and guarded Hulao. They could restore the land of the Qin Kingdom in the past, control the emperor, order his ministers, and accomplish great things. Dong Zhuo was elated thinking about this. ah.

Just, what now?

The situation in Luoyang has reached a stalemate!
Listening to Dong Zhuo's question, all the generals looked at Li Ru.

At this time, Li Ru also frowned, facing everyone's gaze, and said:
"Father-in-law, Ru has a bad feeling!"

"Huh?" All the generals were stunned when they heard Li Ru's words.

Not only were all the generals stunned, but even Dong Zhuo became confused and asked, "What's the bad premonition?"

Li Ru took a deep breath and said: "Father-in-law, the imperial court has been stalling for time. If Ru's estimate is correct, I'm afraid the imperial court is mobilizing state pastors from various states to Luoyang!"

"What? The imperial court summoned all the state pastors to Luoyang?" Dong Zhuo screamed when he heard Li Ru's words.

Not only Dong Zhuo, but also the other generals panicked instantly.

You know, today's governors in the Han Dynasty are no better than the governors of the past.

Today's state pastors are all feudal officials who hold real power.

Each state pastor has an army of at least tens of thousands of people!

Summoning the governors of various states to suppress their Xiliang army?
"Damn it, the court wants to summon the state pastors? No, we can't let them do this. If the state pastors from various states enter Luoyang, we are doomed!"

Dong Zhuo sounded a little panicked.

At this time, Dong Zhuo was not the Dong Zhuo who had invaded the government and the public in history.Facing the joint suppression by the state and animal husbandry all over the world, Dong Zhuo now has no confidence to resist.

"Wen You, what should we do?" Dong Zhuo panicked and immediately looked at Li Ru.

Li Ru looked grave and said: "For the current plan, the only way is to seize the Eight Passes of Luoyang and control the Eight Passes of Luoyang in our hands. Only in this way can we keep out the various states and herdsmen!"

Li Ru looked solemn and what he said made Dong Zhuo nod immediately.

At this time, after a slight hesitation, Ma Teng said:

"We are here to help the general, and the general has a relationship with King Wu. Can we ask King Wu to send troops to help?"

Ma Teng's words were loud and the generals were startled. The next moment, all the generals' eyes lit up.

Undoubtedly, Liu Yu's soldiers and horses are brave and good at fighting, and they can provide them with strong support even without Liu Yu taking action.

Even Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru with intention.

However, Li Ru's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly said:

"No, you must not get involved with King Wu now. If you get involved with King Wu now, or even King Wu sends troops, the court will explode. Treat our Xiliang Army and King Wu as life and death enemies!"

"Moreover, we entered Luoyang to control the court. If Liu Yu's troops are invited to enter Luoyang, our Xiliang army will be useless at that time!"

When the generals wanted to ask Liu Yu to send troops, Li Ru directly showed strong opposition, which surprised Dong Zhuo and the generals. They also understood that asking Liu Yu to send troops to help would really touch the bottom line of the court, and It is not in line with their interests.

"Of course, if our Xiliang army fails in the end and is desperate, there may be a good place to go under the command of King Wu." The change of Li Ru's voice made everyone completely understand, and their eyes couldn't help but light up.

It would be good to have a way out.

To be honest, I was unable to directly control the imperial court at first, and now I heard from Li Ru that the imperial court may have invited state pastors from various states to Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo and all the generals felt their hearts tremble.

Now that there is a way out, Dong Zhuo and the generals are very satisfied.

"Okay, if that's the case, then we will attack the eight passes of Luoyang with all our strength and prevent the state herdsmen from entering Luoyang!" Dong Zhuo said loudly with a fierce look on his face.

"Promise!" All the generals agreed loudly when they heard the words.

Upon learning that there was a possibility of herdsmen from various states entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's army immediately took action.

Seventy thousand troops remained in Luoyang City.

He mobilized an army of [-] troops and attacked and killed Luoyang Baguan.

However, maybe Liu Hong had already thought of the importance of the Eight Passes in Luoyang and had deployed Jian Shuo's army in advance.

Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Cao Cao, Bao Hong, Liu Bei and others were generals and led an army of [-] to launch an offensive and defensive battle with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army.

"According to His Majesty's imperial decree, resist the Xiliang army. Hold on, Yanzhou Mu General's army is here to support you!"

At Hulao Pass, Cao Cao, dressed in armor, roared loudly.

Xiahou Dun and other generals under his command all agreed.

The Xiliang army and Jian Shuo's army started a bloody battle to compete for the pass, which alarmed Luoyang.

He Jin was also anxious to learn that the imperial court might mobilize state pastors from various states to Luoyang and asked Dong Zhuo to win the pass immediately.

However, Jian Shuo's army was brave and good at fighting, and was not weak to the Xiliang Army at all. Coupled with the defensive situation, the Xiliang Army could not directly attack it.

at the same time.

The governors of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou were all shaken by the situation in the court.

Liu Hongyou was there, and the majesty of the Han Dynasty also shocked people's hearts.

The governors of various states did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led the army to attack Luoyang.

However, Yanzhou soldiers and horses arrived first and entered Hulao Pass where the battle lasted for nearly five days.

As Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai led [-] troops into Hulao Pass, the Xiliang Army's plan to occupy the Eight Passes of Luoyang was completely ruined.

Soon after, Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu led an army of [-] into Hulao Pass.

Jizhou Mu Han Fu, Xuzhou Mu Chen Gui, Qingzhou Mu Yuan Shao, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao...

One state pastor after another led the army into Luoyang.

The eight prefectures marched to Luoyang, with a total of 25 soldiers and horses. For a time, the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang was full of soldiers and horses.

Dong Zhuo turned pale with fright.

He Jin was also frightened and turned pale.

The General's Mansion.

He Jin walked around, but he was anxious.

"What to do, what to do? The state pastors from all states have arrived, what is going on? Didn't it mean that Zhang Rang and Huang Zhong held His Majesty hostage? How dare they summon all the state pastors to Luoyang?"

He Jin's shocked and angry voice resounded, but he was puzzled.

At first, He Jin thought everything was Zhang Rang's fault.

However, when the eight governors led an army into Luoyang, He Jin became suspicious.

Not like ah!
Listening to He Jin's shocked and angry voice, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his head.

At this time, Dong Zhuo looked quite embarrassed.

The attempt to dominate Luoyang failed, and now it has led to the entry of eight governors into Luoyang.

The current military strength of the imperial court plus the herding troops and horses of the eight prefectures are fully twice the strength of Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo is also very panicked.

At this time, Li Ru on the side sighed and said to He Jin:
"General, the situation is out of control. Please help King Wu!"

In the end, Li Ru felt that the situation was not mine and resigned, thinking that Dong Zhuo had no way to control the court.

But he planned to take the last option, which was to lead the Xiliang army to join King Wu Liu Yu.

undoubtedly.

Only with Liu Yu's intervention could they have a way out and gain the confidence to fight against the imperial court.

When He Jin heard that Li Ru asked him to ask Liu Yu for help, his face relaxed.

He had wanted to ask Liu Yu for help before.

However, Li Ru said that if Liu Yu entered Luoyang, then with Liu Yu's prestige, Liu Yu would be able to suppress him, so why would he go forward? It would be best not to invite Liu Yu.

Now, Li Ru gave in, which made He Jin feel relieved.

"Okay, okay, okay, I, the general, will write to King Wu right now!" He Jin agreed hastily.

He Jin's letter was quickly sent away.

the other side.

The governors of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Xuzhou soon arrived in Luoyang.

However, just as the governor of the Eight Prefectures was about to enter the palace to meet Liu Hong, a piece of bad news suddenly came from the palace, which directly shocked the governor of the eight prefectures.

Liu Hong passed away!
As soon as the news came out, Huang Zhong immediately led the entire Yulin Army to hang up white cloth.

"What? Your Majesty passed away? This...this..."

At the general's residence, He Jin, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others were also shocked by the news.

However, at this moment, a butler quickly entered the hall and said excitedly to He Jin:

"Sir, Tong Guantong, Chang'an, sent someone to risk his life to deliver the imperial edict. In your will, the third prince, Liu Lin, will be appointed as the crown prince of the auxiliary kingdom!"

Butler Laifu's words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, making Dong Zhuo, He Jin, Li Ru and others tremble, and they all looked at the imperial edict in Laifu's hand.

"Make the third prince the crown prince of the auxiliary kingdom?" He Jin was excited and hurriedly stepped forward. Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other dumbfounded and opened the imperial edict directly. The content of the imperial edict came into view. Sure enough, Liu Lin was made the crown prince of the auxiliary kingdom. .

"Okay, okay, let me tell you this, General, why did your Majesty appoint Liu Xie as the crown prince? It was clearly just Zhang Rang's bluff, haha, Lin'er is the crown prince, haha!" He Jin laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)