At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 150 I got my wish

But it was said that Zhou Qi and Gai Xun rushed to Luoyang overnight.

When I arrived in Shaanxian County and learned that Xu Huang first faked defeat and captured the city, and then held the Huixi Canyon, I couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Thanks to Gongming's decisive action, he helped the army buy five days."

Zhou Qi did not dare to neglect, and continued to move forward with his army, heading straight for Luoyang.

But he said that Dong Zhuo was in the process of abolishing the throne. Suddenly he heard that Zhou Qi led his troops to Luoyang City and kidnapped his mother, daughter and son-in-law. He couldn't help but became furious.

Under the persuasion of the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, and Dong Zhuo was worried about his mother and daughter, he had no choice but to suspend the abolition.

Dong Zhuo gathered his soldiers and horses and rushed out of the city.

Dong Zhuo led his troops out of the city, and saw that the soldiers outside the city were lined up neatly, their armor bright, and their banners covering the sky and the sun.

The [-] army did not shout loudly, but it was precisely because of this silence that it gave Dong Zhuo a great sense of oppression.

Dong Zhuo clapped his horse and came out, pointed at Zhou Qi and cursed: "You didn't have an imperial edict to lead troops to the capital to threaten the capital of China. Why did you do this? Do you want to rebel?"

Zhou Qi heard the words, but calmly took out the edict of General He Jin, and said: "With the edict of General He Jin here, how can it be regarded as entering Beijing without edict?"

"I would like to ask, since the general called me to Beijing, why did you send Niu Fu to garrison Shaanxi County to prevent my army from coming?"

"You want to rely on your soldiers to bring disaster to Luoyang?"

Dong Zhuo originally wanted to use his power to suppress others, but he didn't expect that Zhou Qi would defeat his entire army. He couldn't help but look very ugly.

Seeing this, Li Ru stepped forward to rescue Dong Zhuo, saying: "The general summoned us to the capital to kill the ten permanent attendants and their party members. Now that the eunuchs are eliminated, why don't the chariot generals leave early?"

Zhou Qi stared at Li Ru like a tiger, and shouted sharply: "I am talking to Dong Zhuo, who are you, you dare to interrupt?"

Li Ru was humiliated by Zhou Qi, but he did not dare to break out.

Zhou Qi is now well-known in Kyushu, but he was personally appointed Marquis of Anfeng County by the first emperor, and he was also a general of chariots and cavalry, with a heavy army in his hand.

With such an identity, even Dong Zhuo would be afraid of him, let alone Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo said: "Wen You's words are what I mean. Now that the ten regular servants have been executed, why don't General Chariot and Cavalry lead his troops and withdraw?"

Zhou Qi looked at Dong Zhuo, and said with a sneer, "I begged for the yellow scarf, killed Peng Tuo, attacked the rebels, and killed the kingdom, all in exchange for the position of chariot general with my military achievements."

"You were defeated by Zhang Jiao in your pursuit of the Yellow Turbans. You failed to defeat the rebels. Instead, you colluded with the rebels and bribed the ten permanent servants to obtain the position of former general."

"How can you have the dignity to mention the word 'general' in front of me?"

Dong Zhuo was exposed by Zhou Qi in front of everyone, and he was furious. He pointed at Zhou Qi and cursed: "Young son Zhou Qi, you only know how to rob other people's families and just show off your power of words?"

Zhou Qi laughed several times after hearing this, and then suddenly raised the sharp sword in his hand.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

3 people shouted in unison. These soldiers were elites from all over the country. After being trained by Zhou Qi and experienced in war, they were naturally murderous at this time.

"Lyli!"

Dong Zhuo was the first to bear the brunt. The war horse under his crotch was frightened by the murderous intent of the [-] soldiers. He raised his hooves and roared in fright, almost knocking his master to the ground.

"Bastard dare you!"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was about to make a fool of himself in public, Lu Bu, who was standing by him, hurriedly stepped forward and held down the head of Dong Zhuo's horse.

The war horse felt the terrifying aura coming from Lu Bu, and immediately trembled with fright, not daring to move.

Dong Zhuo lost face, immediately got off his horse and stabbed the horse to death with his sword, then stared at Zhou Qi firmly, and said: "Son Zhou Qi, if you act so boldly, it's not good to bully the sword in my hand?"

Zhou Qi pointed his sword at Dong Zhuo, and shouted: "Your sword is sharp, but my sword is not good?"

Seeing the tension between the two of them, and the armies of both sides almost going to fight, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei hurried over.

"Calm down your anger, calm down your anger. The two generals will temporarily calm down their thunderous wrath."

"Both of you are important ministers of the country and the pillars of the country. This place is Luoyang, the capital of the gods, and at the feet of the emperor, how can we arbitrarily start disputes and cause massacres?"

"If the two generals have any disagreement, please sit down and discuss it calmly and don't use weapons rashly."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, his anger slowed down a bit, he snorted coldly, and put away his weapon.

Don't look at Dong Zhuo now occupying Luoyang, taking in He Jin, He Miao, and Ding Yuan's troops, and also integrating the soldiers of the eight schools in Xiyuan.

In fact.

Many of these military lieutenant generals were dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo failed to truly conquer them.

On the other hand, Zhou Qi's subordinates are all the elite soldiers of the imperial court, and their orders are consistent, they are capable and good at fighting, which is no small matter.

If the two fight, the outcome is unpredictable.

Once Dong Zhuo falls into decline, the armies that he forcibly integrated will most likely mutiny.

When that time really comes, don't say that Dong Zhuo can't defeat Zhou Qi, and even his own life will be in danger.

Therefore, when he saw Yuan Wei coming out, he simply gave him a face, and he didn't want to continue to fight with Zhou Qi again.

Zhou Qi also snorted coldly, and put away his sword.

The reason why he was so arrogant and domineering, and directly confronted Dong Zhuo, was not only to put enough pressure on Dong Zhuo, but also to increase his reputation in front of the ministers of the court.

Now that Dong Zhuo is under the dictatorship, all the officials are submissive and dare not speak too much.

Only Zhou Qi, the chariot and cavalry general, was not afraid of Dong Zhuo's power at all, and dared to confront him head-on.

As long as this matter spreads, who in the world will not admire Zhou Cheqi?

In fact.

Zhou Qi didn't intend to fight Dong Zhuo at all, so not only would his own strength be compromised, even if he won by luck in the end, so what?

Since those old coins in the court can play with Dong Zhuo, Zhou Qi will never be able to defeat them.

Looking at the original history, Dong Zhuo spared no effort to win over scholars. He not only helped rehabilitate the party members who were implicated in the disaster of party imprisonment, but also recruited and employed scholars.

even.

Even Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others who had no dealings with Dong Zhuo were awarded the position of prefect, just to reconcile with the scholars and hope to gain their support.

Although Dong Zhuo was cruel, he really had nothing to say to the scholars, and the strength of the scholars was also unprecedentedly expanded.

The results of it?
The imperial sergeants and officials openly respected Dong Zhuo, but secretly wanted to kill him.

As for Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, and Bao Xin, who were serving as governors outside, they simply did not hide their disgust for Dong Zhuo and directly launched troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

This is like in later generations, Ling Gou tried his best to please his sister, but the girl received all the benefits, and in the end, she wanted to hurt Ling Gou severely.

If He Jin was the first dog licker in the late Han Dynasty, then Dong Zhuo was the second dog licker.

As the saying goes: lick the dog, lick the dog, lick until there is nothing left.

Although the scholar is obedient on the surface, in fact he looks down on the two of them from the bottom of his heart.

Over the years, even if Zhou Qi deliberately integrated himself into the circle of scholars, wealthy families like the Yuan family still looked down upon his origin.

Zhou Qi has self-knowledge, so he is not willing to be Dong Zhuo at all, nor is he willing to attract the hatred and attention of scholars.

It's okay to gain fame, let him become the master of Luoyang.

Sorry, let's let Dong take the lead!
Now that he has gained enough fame, since Yuan Wei came out to make peace with me, Zhou Qi naturally borrowed the donkey from Poxia.

He bowed deeply to Yuan Kai, and said: "If the Taifu hadn't intervened, I would definitely not have divorced Dong Zhuo today!"

Hearing this, Yuan Wei couldn't help but reveal a bright smile on his face, and he was very happy in his heart. He said to himself: "Zhou Ziyi is really sensible. Even though he is already in a high position, he is still so respectful to me."

"Compared to that, Dong Zhuo is far behind."

"But it's understandable."

"Although Zhou Ziyi's family has declined, they are descended from a famous family after all. How can Dong Zhuo and such a frontier fortress be able to match the nobility and modesty in his family?"

Yuan Kai thought so in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be serious, and said: "If the two generals do not give up, I would like to mediate between them. I don't know how?"

Zhou Qi said: "Since the master has spoken, Zhou Qi naturally dare not disobey."

"However, I can't trust Dong Zhuo. If I want peace talks, let him come to my camp, otherwise everything will stop!"

Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this. Before he could answer, he heard Lu Brown beside him saying: "General Chariot and Cavalry cannot trust my adoptive father, and naturally my adoptive father cannot trust General Chariot and Cavalry."

"If General Cheqi does not give up, I would like to go to the camp on behalf of my adoptive father and have a story with the general!"

Zhou Qi looked up, and saw that this man was nine feet long and handsome. He wore a purple gold crown with three-pronged hair on his head, a Xichuan red brocade robe with hundreds of flowers on his body, a chain armor with a beast face swallowing his head, and an exquisite lion barbarian belt around his waist. , the end is mighty and extraordinary.

Just by hearing his name, Zhou Qi guessed the identity of the other party.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he also said: "Fengxian is my son, he can discuss matters with General Cheqi on my behalf."

Zhou Qi knew that Dong Zhuo would not come in person, so he immediately did not force himself and said: "In that case, you and I will stop fighting for the time being, and then come to my camp to discuss the follow-up matters."

"I just hope that the person Dong Zhongying sent can fully represent you."

Dong Zhuo said loudly: "That's natural."

In this way, the two sides that were originally at war with each other stopped fighting.

Many ministers in the court didn't know what Dong Zhuo and Zhou Qi were thinking, and they thought that they really saw Yuan Kai's face, that's why.

For a while, Yuan's prestige grew stronger.

Outside Luoyang city, inside the camp.

Lv Bu led Li Ru, and Grand Tutor Yuan Kai at his side, striding forward with Fang Tian's painting halberd in his hand, with no fear on his face.

Zhou Qi sat on the main seat, Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood on the left and right, Gao Shun led the camp to ambush outside, Xu Huang, Xiang Hong, and Huang Shao led the army to guard the camp to prevent Dong Zhuo from launching a surprise attack.

"The general will pay homage to the general of chariots and cavalry!"

Although Lu Bu was very proud, after seeing Zhou Qi, he still saluted politely.

Zhou Qi waved his hand, preemptively said: "I have heard that Yi Yin Huai is loyal and sincere, and according to the power of the minister, he is above all officials. What's more, the monarch Taijia does not follow the ancestral system, abuses the people, and only focuses on enjoying himself. Execute the act of abolishing the establishment, and exile Taijia to the tomb of Shang Tang to observe filial piety and repent for three years."

"After Taijia repented, Yiyin still returned to the monarch."

"Huo Guang was entrusted with the task of entrusting the country and borrowed the position of an imperial minister. Internally, the empress dowager was very important in governing, and externally he had the power of all the ministers to share the same desire. At that time, the king of Changyi was stupid and immoral. He raped the women of the people, plundered money, used trusted men and villains, and acted recklessly. , so that the Chao Gang is corrupted, and only then can we abolish it and establish it."

"These two are important ministers of the country, supported by all officials, and serve the country wholeheartedly."

"Today, my son has been on the throne for a short period of time, and his virtue has never been lacking, nor has he done anything wrong. How can Dong Zhuo be so virtuous, and dare to depose him?"

Li Ru knew that what Zhou Qi said was righteous, if he argued with him from this aspect, he would undoubtedly lose.

He immediately smiled slightly, then looked at Zhou Qi and said: "After Sikong entered Luoyang, he was lucky enough to capture the surviving confidant of Jian Shuo. I know that before his death, His Majesty issued a secret edict to make Donghou the emperor. Is there anything wrong with that?"

When Li Ru finished speaking, everyone was shocked, and Yuan Wei also looked in disbelief.

Zhou Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo actually knew about the late emperor's secret edict.

After seeing Zhou Qi's performance, Li Ru smiled even wider.

He bowed slightly in the direction of the imperial mausoleum and said: "Although Marquis Dong is young, he is quite wise. It is natural for him to make a virtuous man the emperor."

"How dare Sikong disobey the late emperor's will?"

"Those who are rebellious ministers and traitors with evil intentions are not Sikong, but General He Jin."

"He disobeyed the late emperor's order, forcibly established the prince as the emperor, and even poisoned the late emperor's mother, the Empress Dowager Dong. He really committed a heinous crime."

"Sikong is the Empress Dowager Dong's family, and he has the edict of the late emperor. Naturally, he can't sit idly by, abolish the false emperor, and support Dong Hou as the new emperor. Why not?"

Dong Zhuo wanted to support Liu Xie as the new emperor. In addition to establishing his prestige, he also planned to serve as a relative and exert power over the government and the public.

Dong Zhuo claimed to be of the same family as the Empress Dowager Dong, and Liu Xie was also known as "Donghou", so Dong Zhuo would naturally be close to him.

He Jin poisoned Empress Dowager Dong to death, and Dong Zhuo poisoned Empress Dowager He to death in order to avenge Empress Dowager Dong.

Even Liu Bian, the son of Queen Mother He, was poisoned to death.

There is more or less personal vendetta involved here.

After hearing Li Ru's words, Yuan Kai turned to look at Zhou Qi, and asked in a trembling voice, "Does the late emperor have a will?"

Zhou Qi pondered for a while, took out the late emperor's edict from his arms, and said: "The late emperor favored the prince Xie, and was worried about why he would advance and be killed by the Queen Mother. He really wanted to make the prince Xie the emperor, and handed the secret edict to Jian Shuo, so he ordered When necessary, he will call me and Mr. Gai to lead troops to the capital to support the new emperor."

Yuan Kai took the edict, and after reading the contents, he couldn't help but staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Abolish the elders and establish the young, abolish the sons and establish the concubines, Your Majesty is so confused!"

The smile on Li Ru's face became even wider. He bowed deeply to Zhou Qi and said, "Since the late emperor left a legacy, it is also in line with etiquette to abolish Sikong and establish a false emperor."

"If General Chariot and Cavalry is willing, he can abide by the late emperor's edict and work with Sikong to support Dong Hou as emperor."

"At that time, Sikong and the generals of chariots and cavalry will assist the government together, and they will definitely be able to help the Han Dynasty!"

Zhou Qi took the late emperor's edict from Yuan Wei and turned to look at Li Ru with a cold expression.

"Mr. Gai and I must obey the late emperor's edict, and then we will lead our troops to Luoyang at night and in order to fulfill your orders."

"However, we have a long way to go. Before we arrive at Luoyang, the Duke of the DPRK has appointed Prince Bian as the new emperor. The situation is over."

"Prince Bian is the eldest son of the late emperor. Since he has ascended the throne as emperor, as ministers, we must not offend our superiors and rashly depose him."

"If so, where is the dignity of the royal family? Where is the dignity of the great man?"

Hearing this, Li Ru hurriedly said: "But the late emperor has a decree. Are the chariot and cavalry generals unwilling to obey it?"

Zhou Qi said: "I led the troops to the capital, and I have complied with the order of the late emperor. I supported Prince Xie as emperor, and it should be at a time when the emperor's throne is vacant."

"The overall situation has been decided now, and the etiquette cannot be discarded."

Having said this, Zhou Qi put away the emperor's edict, turned to look at Yuan Wei, and asked: "What do you think, the master, what Zhou Qi said?"

Yuan Wei pondered for a long time, and then sighed: "General Chariot and Cavalry is indeed loyal to the late emperor, loyal to the Han Dynasty, and loyal to the country!"

Li Ru wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhou Qi, who waved his hand and said: "Abolition is absolutely forbidden. If Dong Zhuo insists on doing it, he will meet me on the battlefield."

Seeing Zhou Qi's resolute attitude, Li Ru could only sigh slightly at once, and then asked: "The two armies are at war, and the disaster will not hurt the family. What's more, Sikong doesn't want to be an enemy of the general."

"I wonder if General Cheqi can let Sikong's family go first?"

Zhou Qi said in a deep voice: "If Dong Zhuo doesn't want to abolish the establishment, even if he confronts me with swords, I will never implicate his family."

Hearing this, Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief.

He changed his mind sharply, and then said with a smile: "Since General Chaqi refuses to allow it, then Sikong can't abolish the establishment."

"However, the world is in chaos and is in urgent need of talents. The chariot and cavalry generals are the former emperor's ministers. Are you willing to stay in Luoyang to assist the new emperor?"

Zhou Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then sneered: "You want to reduce my military power and keep me in Luoyang. Whether to kill or scrape me will probably be decided by Dong Zhuo's thoughts."

Even though his thoughts were revealed, Li Ru still said calmly: "General Chaoqiu's words are wrong. The name of Anfeng County Marquis is spread all over the country. Who dares to harm himself?"

Zhou Qi said flatly: "If Dong Zhuo dies, I will never hand over the military power."

Lu Bu, who had always been a tool man, said in a deep voice at this time: "The generals of chariots and cavalry should know that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the general does not hand over military power, how can he stay in Luoyang?"

Before Zhou Qi could speak, Xi Zhicai immediately said, "The world is in turmoil today, and rebels are everywhere. We need General Chariots and Cavalry to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion and guard the place."

Li Ru looked at Xi Zhicai in a little surprise, then smiled and said, "I don't know where the chariot general wants to lead his troops to suppress the rebellion?"

Xi Zhicai said: "Jiangxia barbarians are preparing to plunder the chariot and cavalry general's fiefdom. It would be better to make the chariot and cavalry general the herdsman of Yangzhou and order him to put down the rebellion of the Jiangxia barbarians and guard one side for the Han Dynasty."

Li Rulue pondered deeply and said: "This matter is so big that we should report it to the emperor first before we can make a decision."

Zhou Qi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you will send someone to play first."

When Dong Zhuo learned that Zhou Qi was willing to let his family members go, and would not stay in Luoyang, and only wanted the position of Yangzhou Shepherd, he immediately let out a long sigh of relief, and agreed directly without any hesitation.

Zhou Qi was granted the title of Yangzhou Shepherd, and most of his goals in coming to Luoyang have been achieved, and he is extremely happy in his heart.

Li Ru smiled all over his face and asked, "Is there any other request for General Cheqi?"

Zhou Qi pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty hopes that I can protect the Prince's Association well, so I beg Sikong to let the Prince's Association follow me to Yangzhou."

When Li Ru heard this, the smile immediately froze on his face.

Dong Zhuo originally planned to rush Zhou Qi and his troops to Yangzhou first, and then discuss the matter of abolishing the establishment after he had complete control of the court and the newly recruited soldiers.

At that time, Zhou Qi was far away in Yangzhou and beyond his reach. Even if he objected, there was nothing he could do.

But now, Zhou Qi intends to take the prince away with him.

Wouldn't this disrupt all of Dong Zhuo's plans?
(End of this chapter)