When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 262: The Emperor and the Father (4k)

Luoyang
The ancient city that had experienced thousands of years of wind and rain was now once again occupied by war. The former prosperity was shattered by the chaotic attack. The previously bustling government offices of all sizes were ruined and dilapidated, and no one cared even about the plaques that fell to the ground. Even though they were trampled by cavalry again and again, the petty officials did not dare to speak out and rebuked them. They hid in the government offices, curled up and shivered.

He finally mustered up the courage to look around, only to see the long street littered with dead bodies, most of them soldiers who died with their eyes open. The air was filled with the unpleasant smell of blood. The clerk, who had never seen such a tragic scene, turned pale and his stomach was churning. He vomited out the undigested food along with bitter water.

However, all these were not worth mentioning in Dong Zhuo's eyes. At this moment, he was riding a tall horse, walking on the main road of the central government area of ​​the Han Dynasty. Unlike the panic-stricken petty officials in the city, he was in a particularly good mood and wanted to applaud.

After all, the attack on Luoyang was smoother than he had imagined. First, he tricked the defenders into opening the city gates, and then a warrior lurking in Zhang Zhang's army shot He Miao in the shoulder with an arrow, causing He Miao to fall off his horse and be trampled to death.

He Miao's death added luster to his taking over Luoyang, and the lie became impeccable because there was no evidence to prove it.

With this, Dong Zhuo legitimately took over the city defense forces outside Nangong. Under the slogan of revenge for the General of Chariots and Cavalry, he immediately appointed his general Xu Rong to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to attack Wu Kuang.

After a fierce battle, Wu Kuang used all his strength to defeat Zhang Zhang.

Faced with Dong Zhuo's elite army, Wu Kuang and his tired soldiers were naturally unable to resist. Almost within a moment of confrontation, they were defeated like a flood that broke through a dam and was out of control. Wu Kuang retreated all the way and had to retreat to Nangong.

Little did they know that some officials in the Nangong Palace had already been in cahoots with Dong Zhuo, and the tough guy Gai Xun was even under control. He entered the Nangong Palace earlier than Wu Kuang, and seeing Wu Kuang's stunned expression, he and the other generals couldn't help laughing.

Unfortunately
He Jin showed up unexpectedly and led the Southern Army out in full force, rescued Wu Kuang, and retreated into the Forbidden City.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo's mood sank and the smug smile on his face gradually stiffened.

"Wenyou, how long do you think it will take to break through the palace gate?"

"Don't worry, my lord. Even if the rebels kidnap the general and use a thousand tricks to stop us, our soldiers are unstoppable. We will break through the palace gate right now!"

A prophecy.

The soldiers hurried to report
"Mingsir, Captain Li has breached the palace gate!"

Lieutenant Li, whose full name was Li Jue, was one of the warriors of Liangzhou and a close confidant of Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed.

"Wenyou, come with me and take a look!"

"promise!"

Dong Zhuo's army, led by warriors from Liang Province, broke through the palace gates and thousands of ferocious soldiers rushed into the forbidden area. The Southern Army rose up to resist, but due to years of guarding the palace, they had neglected exercise and their thighs were covered with fat. Facing the muscular Dong Zhuo army, they were like sheep surrounded by wolves. Many of the Southern Army felt their scalps tingling, and some simply dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground to express their submission.

However, what greeted these people were the sharp swords of Dong Zhuo's soldiers.

They laughed grimly.

"Hahaha! A head, another head. Military merit is military merit!"

The already timid Southern Army was even more terrified. They couldn't win the fight, and surrendering was not an option either. What should they do? !

"Don't be afraid, I'm coming!"

A confident voice sounded, and the defeated Southern Army looked behind them, only to see He Jin, wearing armor, striding towards them. Even though he looked pale, he still raised his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"My friends, the enemy will not accept your surrender. Behind us is the Yuntai Palace. You have nowhere to retreat!"

"I swear here that I will live and die with you!"

"Soldiers, follow me!!!"

A clanging sound.

He Jin drew out the sword from his waist. The sword emitted a cold light as usual, but in the eyes of the crowd, the cold light was not dazzling. Instead, it ignited their dying morale.

The first to respond to He Jin were the five remaining schools of the Northern Army.

"Come on!"

Following closely behind were the frightened Southern Army. Just as the general had said, they had nowhere to retreat, and it was better to give it a try than to wait for death!
"Rush!!!"

The Southern Army, with its morale rekindled, swept away its previous fatigue, which surprised Li Jue and Guo Si who were commanding the battle. Who could have thought that the lamb to be slaughtered would turn into a tiger with its claws and fangs bared.

The tiger is fierce

Unfortunately, I am sick!

Li Jue and Guo Si looked at each other. They were not worried at all. In their opinion, He Jin was just a spent force and was counterattacking before his death.

When facing a dying counterattack, shooting an arrow is often the better option.

"put"

Li Jue issued a military order.

The archers used their strong arms to pull the bowstrings, and hundreds of arrows drew arcs in the air, hitting one Confederate soldier after another.

The recovery in morale could not make the soldiers fearless of death, and one Confederate soldier after another fell to the ground.

He Jin's body was pierced with arrows, and blood was gushing out from the cracks in his armor. He felt dizzy and his whole body was in pain. He could hardly stand steadily, and everything he saw became blurry, with figures overlapping each other.

He shook his head, trying to clear his mind.

However, he accidentally fell to the ground and had to use his sword to support his body. Even so, he could only stay on one knee.

"General, be careful!"

Hearing the sound, He Jin raised his head and warm blood splashed on his face. The last Southern Army soldier loyal to him also died tragically under the enemy's sword.

‘Damn it! ’

He Jin's eyes were bloodshot. He mobilized all his strength and tried to stand up and fight again, but his whole body was protesting. His throat felt sweet and a mouthful of blood spurted onto the ground.

"General, we are too late to save you."

A familiar voice sounded in his ears. He Jin looked up and saw it was Dong Zhuo with a smile on his face.

"Dong-Zhuo-!"

Instead of getting angry, Dong Zhuo burst into laughter.

He asked Li Ru

"Wenyou, Wenyou, why do you think the general would help the rebels?"

"Is it true, as you said, that Your Majesty was kidnapped by the traitor Wu Kuang, and is being used to threaten the general?"

"Thanks to Wenyou's reminder, I was able to let Niu Fu wait at the side door!"

"General, why don't you say anything?"

Dong Zhuo walked up to He Jin and saw that He Jin did not move at all, but his eyes were still wide open with a look of resentment on his face.

He called a soldier
As soon as the soldier's hand touched He Jin, He Jin fell to the ground and died.

He Jin, died.

Dong Zhuo stopped smiling, took a deep look at He Jin lying on the ground, and said to everyone in a serious tone:

"Give the general a grand funeral."

The news of He Jin's death spread throughout Luoyang, and the officials and scholars who had been oppressed felt that they had finally gotten rid of their anger. In their view, Dong Zhuo, the former official of the Grand Tutor, had come to the capital, and all the relatives and eunuchs in the court had been executed. In this way, the court would be full of righteous people. With these talented people assisting the young emperor, the Han Dynasty could be revived!!!
Just thinking about it made them tremble with excitement.

But what is strange is that since He Jin had already been eliminated, why didn't Dong Zhuo visit the Grand Tutor?

How strange!
Just when all the officials were confused, an imperial edict suddenly came to convene a court meeting. Yuan Wei, who had just been released from prison, was very smart. He immediately smelled something different and rushed to the Yuntai Palace as soon as he received the imperial edict.

"Wenyou, now that the Prince of Chenliu has disappeared, the late emperor only has your Majesty's son. I want to establish my authority, what should I do?"

Looking at Liu Bian with tears in his eyes, Dong Zhuo was furious. How could he be a ruler?
However, Dong Zhuo, who came from a military family, had no idea what to do, so he could only look to Li Ru.

Li Ru gently twirled his beard
"My Lord, to establish your authority you don't necessarily need to depose or enthrone someone."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"I wonder if you remember Empress Dong in the palace?"

"Queen Dong?"

Dong Zhuo frowned and thought, "You mean the mother of the late emperor, Empress Dong, whose surname is Dong, maybe she is from the same family as me. I can recognize Empress Dong as my elder sister. In this way, I will be the grandfather of Your Majesty?!!!"

Li Ru smiled and nodded.

After understanding Li Ru's meaning, Dong Zhuo's face was full of surprise. Deposing and enthroning was nothing. He could directly become the grandfather of His Majesty. It was a jump of two levels, two levels!
"But." Li Ru spoke again.

Dong Zhuo asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Not bad." Li Ru's lips slightly raised, but there was a cold light flashing in his pupils. He muttered, "Empress He is a trouble."

Liu Bian, who was sitting on the throne, shuddered violently. Why did he feel such a piercing pain?
at the same time
"Empress He"

Niu Pu and the soldier holding the exquisite porcelain bottle rudely pushed open the door. He looked at the beautiful and haggard Empress He, and a fire of evil rose in his heart. But then he turned around and thought, if he was possessed by sperm, let alone his father-in-law Dong Zhuo, even Li Ru could make things difficult for him. By then, let alone wealth and glory, he might even lose his life.

Thinking of this, Niu Pu suppressed all those despicable thoughts and forced a smile towards He Hou.

"Queen He, Wenyou asked me to feed you wine."

Queen He's face was filled with fear, and her head was shaking like a rattle.

"No, no, no! I don't want to drink! I don't want to drink!"

This look of rejection made Niu Pu frown. He said, "Don't worry, they are all fine wines, very mellow and fragrant."

But his action was not vague at all. He punched He Hou in the face, making her dizzy and seeing stars.

Then a pair of big hands forcibly pried open He Hou's mouth. He Hou struggled with all her might, flapping her legs constantly, but it was all in vain.

"Someone, come and give Queen He some wine!"

"woooooo"

The soldiers were all Niu Pu's personal guards. They were accustomed to this and poured the wine into Empress He's mouth without saying a word.

There were several gurgling sounds coming out of He Hou's throat, and Niu Pu said in surprise, "It's bubbling?!"

The next moment, He Hou's eyes rolled up and her legs stopped flapping.
At the meeting

Everyone looked at Dong Zhuo standing next to Liu Bian, and they were particularly puzzled. Wasn't this behavior an act of usurpation?
How dare Dong Zhuo???!!!
However, looking around, the front hall of Yuntai was filled with soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords. The angry officials decisively shut their mouths and chose to wait and see.

Dong Zhuo glanced at the soldiers beside him.

The soldiers immediately understood and quickly unfolded the draft edict and read it out.
"The Emperor issued an edict: I have heard that a good general needs a good horse, and a wise ruler needs a wise assistant. Now Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong County and the General of the Central Army, has eradicated the treacherous and evil, quelled the cholera, and saved the world from disaster. His wisdom is no less than that of Liu Hou, and his achievements are comparable to those of Lu Shang in ancient times! Only Hedong Governor Zhuo can help protect the royal family and revive the Han Dynasty."

"Zhuo is the younger brother of my great mother, Empress Dong, and also my great grandfather."

"Give Zhuo a thousand catties of gold and ten thousand shi of millet, and make him Prime Minister and Marquis of Mei!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole court fell silent. At this moment, even a silver needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

All the ministers suspected that there was something wrong with their ears. How could Dong Zhuo, a warrior from Liang Province, become the father of Your Majesty?
absurd!

Extremely ridiculous!

How could there be such a ridiculous thing?!

It’s so ridiculous!

How can they agree?!

Just as the ministers were filled with indignation, an extremely familiar voice broke the deathly silence.

"Greetings to Prime Minister Dong!"

The ministers looked in the direction of the voice and saw a hunched back.

This silhouette was extremely familiar to everyone present; it was actually Grand Tutor Yuan Wei!

"!"

Before the officials could react, Yuan's disciples and former officials all bowed.

"Greetings to Prime Minister Dong."

"Haha, it's fine."

Dong Zhuo was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He squinted his eyes. He never thought that he would have such a day. It was really dazed.

How wonderful!
But why are there still some people who refuse to call me Prime Minister?
Dong Zhuo opened his eyes and swept his sharp gaze over.

The ministers were terrified and had to bow their heads under Dong Zhuo's tyranny and call him "Prime Minister".

However, there was only one exception.

Gai Xun straightened his back, not afraid of Dong Zhuo's gaze at all.

Dong Zhuo became interested and asked the soldiers beside him.

"Who is this person?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this man's surname is Gai, his given name is Xun, his courtesy name is Yuan Gu, he is from Liangzhou, he was originally the prefect of Hanyang, and later became a councilor. Previously, the Palace Attendant Xu Jing wanted to transfer him to be the magistrate of Chang'an, but he refused. He was later transferred to be the magistrate of Luoyang."

"The governor of Hanyang. A native of Liangzhou."

Dong Zhuo was impressed by my former official position and my background. Look, this is my fellow townsman from Liangzhou. He is not afraid of me at all when he sees me. Compared with a group of mediocre people, the superiority and inferiority are immediately apparent!
"It turns out to be Yuan Gu." Dong Zhuo laughed.

However, Gai Xun did not look at Dong Zhuo well and remained silent.

Dong Zhuo's smile froze. This was not giving him face. He said coldly:
"What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?!"

"Humph"

Gai Xun waved his sleeves and said, "How can I be with you, a traitor who stole the country?!"

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. Why was this gentleman so upright? Did he want to die? !
"Okay, okay," Dong Zhuo said three "Okays" in a row. He laughed in anger, drew out his sword, and said sternly, "You want to test whether my sword is sharp!"

Gai Xun was not afraid at all, "Can you make me shut up?! Can you make all the loyal and honest people in the world shut up?!"

Just when the officials thought Dong Zhuo was angry, Dong Zhuo simply called his soldiers to point at Gai Xun and said:

"Put this man in jail!"

"promise!"

The ministers were bewildered. What did this mean? Was it just a show of respecting the wise and humble?
(End of this chapter)