Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 199
On New Year's Eve, the Jiade Hall is brightly lit and lively.

The emperor issued an imperial edict to a large banquet for all the ministers, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in the Jiade Hall to accept the emperor's verbal commendation and affirm the merits, and then the ministers also praised the emperor's sageness. .

The atmosphere was a bit nondescript, but Manchu civil and military officials didn't feel that something was wrong.

The young Emperor Xian was not very good at hiding his emotions, his face was reluctant, and several times he looked like he wanted to explode.

Dong Zhuo was even more arrogant, even forcing Emperor Xian to pour wine for him.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty saw it, and each had their own thoughts.

This kind of thing has long been used to it, so the ministers had no choice but to ignore it and discuss in a low voice.

When the state banquet was over, all the officials left the palace with their own thoughts.

Not long after Wang Yun returned to the mansion, he received a shocking news.

The [-] Xiliang Army stationed in the Northern Army camp is taking over the city defense, and the [-] City Guards have all withdrawn.

"How could this be? Is this true or false?"

Wang Yun was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and asked in a panic.

The spy who came to report the news replied: "It's absolutely true, the villain saw the city guards withdrawing from the city with his own eyes."

"Oh, this time the general trend is over!"

Wang Yun slumped down on the soft bed, his face pale.

After a long time, he quickly jumped up, "Please quickly invite Master Huang Wan, Min Gong, Li Su, and Jia Xu to come to the mansion to discuss."

The housekeeper who was waiting by the side quickly agreed, and quickly sent someone to invite Huang Wan and others.

Half an hour later, only Huang Wan came in a hurry, but the rest disappeared.

Min Gong couldn't get away from the army, and Li Su couldn't come because the Xiliang army was discussing with the army.

"What about Jia Xu, why didn't you come?"

Wang Yun rubbed his eyebrows and asked.

The steward replied: "Master Jia Xu has already left, leaving only one letter?"

"left?"

Wang Yun frowned and asked, "Where is the letter?"

The butler hurriedly handed over a letter.

Wang Yun quickly took it, took it apart and glanced at the ten lines, and his face turned livid with anger.

"This guy is so cunning, he ran away early."

Wang Yun gritted his teeth and slammed the letter aside, with an uncertain expression on his face.

At the same time, the Li Mansion.

"Where is Jia Xu, why hasn't he come yet?"

Li Ru looked sternly, staring at the housekeeper and asked fiercely.

The butler wiped off his cold sweat and said, "The old slave has ordered someone to invite him, but he couldn't find it anywhere."

"Damn!"

Li Ru's face darkened in an instant, feeling that something was wrong.

Originally, I thought Jia Xu was strange, but I didn't expect to disappear at this critical moment.

From the looks of it now, that guy probably didn't have any good intentions.

It's just that the arrow is on the string right now, and it has to be launched, and there is no room for retreating.

Li Ru waved his hand and said, "Go and ask General Duan Yan to send troops to search the whole city, and we must catch Jia Xu."

"Yes, sir!"

The butler agreed, and hurriedly withdrew.

Ten miles away from the northwest corner of Luoyang, in a village.

Xu Chu opened the door and welcomed Jia Xu who was dressed as an old farmer. He was full of surprise and said, "Mr. is not in the city, why did you come outside the city? Could it be that there has been a change in the city, and things must be done?"

Jia Xu took off his straw hat and said with a smile: "General Xu Chu, please be safe and don't be impatient. The old thief Dong Zhuo is about to seek to usurp the throne. The matter in Luoyang is over. To prevent any changes, I should leave Luoyang overnight and return to Liangzhou as soon as possible. .”

Xu Chu was overjoyed and said, "That's very good, do you want to inform Master Situ?"

Jia Xu sneered and said: "No need, Wang Yun, Li Su, etc. are not good birds, and they want to borrow a knife to kill people, how can I do what they want. Luoyang is a place of right and wrong, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. General Xu Chu quickly packed his luggage, I'll leave tonight."

Xu's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm going to prepare now."

The next morning, Deyang Hall.

The court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month can be said to be the most relaxing time of the year.

The court meeting on the first day of the new year does not discuss state affairs, the emperor will give wine to all the officials, and all the officials will also present gifts to the emperor. Of course, this is just a kind of etiquette, not to take advantage of the opportunity to search for money, but a kind of etiquette for the emperor and his courtiers to get closer .

According to the gift, the court meeting at the beginning of each year is very grand, and many details must be carefully arranged, and there must be no mistakes in the slightest. There is no room for half-day sloppy in the guard of honor and drum music, so as to declare the majesty of the emperor.

However, the first court meeting in the third year of Chuping was very strange.

Many places have been messed up, and the emperor's officials don't even have a basic guard of honor.

The young Emperor Xian always had an ugly expression on his face, but when he was giving wine to all the officials, he was interrupted again.

Niu Fu, the general of hussars, accuses the emperor of being immoral in the palace, causing chaos in the world, the people are hanging upside down, and the people are in dire straits.

Yang Biao, Zhong Fu and other gangsters praised the virtues of Yao and Shun with great righteousness, and then all the officials asked Xiandi to follow the example of Yao and Shun in abdication, and Zen was located in Dong Zhuo, the prime minister who had made great contributions to the country.

Emperor Xian was stunned and at a loss.

Empress Dowager Dong, who was listening to the government behind the curtain, also lost her voice in pain, which made everyone who heard it feel sad.

Only the servant Cai Yong, the right chariot general Zhu Jun and other ministers were furious. They scolded Dong Zhuo as a traitor in front of the palace, and scolded all the civil and military ministers who were working for tigers. Zhu Jun even drew his sword and rushed forward to kill Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was furious, and immediately ordered the guards to take down a group of ministers who opposed it.

If it hadn't been for Li Ru and others to persuade them hard, otherwise Cai Yong, Zhu Jun and others would have been dragged down and beheaded.

Cai Yong is a great Confucianist and writer, and Zhu Jun is a famous general in the world. He has a lot of influence both inside and outside the court. If these two people are killed, it will not be conducive to stabilizing people's hearts. Therefore, Li Ru and the civil and military talents of the Manchu Dynasty are strong. human life.

However, keeping such diehards would be a disaster after all.

With a wave of Dong Zhuo's hand, all the official positions and titles of the two were immediately cut off, and they were allotted to the frontier.

Cai Yong, in particular, was dispatched to serve as an army in the Lieutenant Department of the Huqiang School.

Of course Dong Zhuo is not that kind. Cai Yong is very well-connected in the scholarly circle. Luo Zheng's actions will not be liked by Cai Yong. For Luo Zheng, people like Cai Yong are troublesome.

It would be good to get Cai Yong to Liangzhou, just to add trouble to Luo Zheng.

The officials pressed forward, Emperor Xian cried out in fright, and ran down Danchi to escape into the apse.

However, Niu Fu, Guo Si and other generals from Xiliang captured him and sternly reprimanded Emperor Xian to quickly issue an edict that Zen should be placed in the prime minister.

Empress Dowager Dong had already passed out from crying, but no one paid any attention to her.

In desperation, Emperor Xian had no choice but to act as His Majesty's edict, build a Zen platform, and perform abdication.

The news spread, the whole country boiled, and the world was in an uproar.

Liangzhou, Jincheng.

After New Year's Eve, the weather has warmed up in just a few days.

Even though it was extremely cold in the northwest, the land had completely thawed out, and the farmers began to work in the fields one after another.

In the north of Yunwu City, the military camp.

Accompanied by Xun Yu, Cheng Ying, Wu Yi, Zhao Yun, Yan Xing, Li Meng, Wang Fang and other generals, Luo Zheng walked out of the barracks, his brows still knit together, and said: "I don't know how Jia Xu is doing in Luoyang. Can you successfully kill Dong Zhuo, alas!"

Xun Yu said: "It is up to people to plan, but it is up to Heaven to make things happen. No matter what, after the beginning of spring, our army will use troops. This is the best opportunity to destroy Ma Teng and Lu Bu in one fell swoop. If you miss it, you don't know what to wait for." when."

Cheng Ying also said: "Master Xun Yu's words are very true. At present, Ma Teng and Lu Bu's vitality has not recovered, but our army has enough troops and food. It is indeed the best time to defeat Ma Teng and Lu Bu. If you work hard, it will be difficult to try again.”

Luo Zheng sighed: "How can this general not know, he is just concerned about the situation in Luoyang."

Zhao Yundao: "If we want to attack Ma Teng, we need to appease Lu Bu first, lest our army be attacked on both sides and the battle will be delayed for a long time."

Luo Zheng said 'hmm' and said: "What Zilong said is very true, it is best to ask Lu Bu to cause some trouble, so that he can't take care of the war in Liangzhou. Otherwise, if Lu Bu and Ma Teng join forces, this general will want to defeat them again. It will be difficult for Ma Teng."

Xun Yu said: "I have thought of a plan before the next day, but I can ask Lu Bu and Ma Teng to prevent them from joining forces. I will dedicate it to my lord."

Luo Zheng said happily: "If Wen has any clever ideas, come quickly."

Xun Yu said loudly: "At the moment our army has not assembled yet, and no news has leaked out. Ma Teng and Lu Bu are not prepared yet. My lord, why don't you condemn hundreds of fine cavalry to pretend to be horse thieves and plunder the area of ​​Ayang and Chengji under Ma Teng's rule. If Lv Bu's army lacks food, Ma Teng must think that it was Lv Bu who did it. At that time, the master will lend Lv Bu some more military rations, and Ma Teng's spies will know about it, and Ma Teng will take precautions. However, the master secretly invites Ma Teng to send troops to destroy Lv Bu. , it may be possible."

Zhao Yun pondered: "If Ma Teng stands still, what should we do?"

Xun Yu said decisively: "Of course Ma Teng will not send troops, but our army can let out rumors that the lord has joined forces with Ma Teng to destroy Lu Bu. In this way, Lu Bu and Ma Teng must be on guard against each other, and it is impossible to join forces to deal with it again." my lord."

It was only then that Zhao Yun, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Yan Xing and the others came to a sudden realization.

Luo Zhengji said: "Miao, this plan is very clever, just follow Wen Ruo's plan."

Cheng Ying also said: "Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, has promised that at that time, the troops can leave Sanguan and attack Wudu."

Luo Zhengdao: "This is very good, but Zhang Lu is old and cunning. At most, he will garrison the army in Sanguan, drag Ma Teng's hind legs, and restrain some of Ma Teng's troops. It is unlikely that he will really send troops to attack Wudu?"

Cheng Ying nodded and said: "My lord is wise, I think so too."

Luo Zheng asked again, "What about the deployment of Ma Teng's troops, have you figured it out?"

Cheng Ying replied: "Ma Teng has lost more than [-] soldiers and horses since he attacked Jincheng last year. His current strength is similar to that of our army. There are [-] cavalry under his command and about [-] infantry. Among them, Didao's garrison is about About [-] troops, [-] in Wudu, to guard against Zhang Lu; [-] troops stationed in Xiangwu, ready to go north to Didao at any time, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses are all stationed in Long County."

Luo Zheng said: "In this way, Ma Teng has been guarding against this general, and it is impossible to surprise Didao."

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Since the defeat of Jincheng last year, Ma Teng has stationed [-] troops in Didao to prevent our troops from coming out of Yuzhong for a surprise attack. Immediately head north to Didao."

Luo Zheng nodded, "Wait for the spring, at the latest at the end of February, troops must be dispatched, so hurry up and prepare."

"As ordered."

Everyone bowed their hands and took orders.

(End of this chapter)