Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 100 Lingdi Tuogu
Chapter 100
As soon as Gongsun Zan's words came out, Ding Yuan's generals glared at each other. First, the Yellow Turban left no food at all, and second, Ding Yuan also recruited many soldiers along the way. His own food was short of food. To Gongsun Zan.Besides, with Gongsun Zan's status, if Ding Yuan spoke like this in front of Ding Yuan, none of Ding Yuan's generals would be angry, even if they had food, they would not give Gongsun Zan.

"Hahaha, everyone is working for the imperial court. I can understand Lord Gongsun's difficulties, but we don't have much food and grass in our army. I'm afraid we can't dispatch much. But since Lord Gongsun asked me to borrow food, I will naturally support it." Don't let Lord Gongsun make this trip in vain." Ding Yuan stretched out his hand to stroke his short beard, seeing that Gongsun Zan not only didn't have any intention of getting angry, but actually agreed to give Gongsun Zan food just like that.

"In that case, tonight I will thank Lord Inspector on behalf of the soldiers under my command. When the food and grass are ready, I will naturally send someone to fetch them, so I will take my leave first." Gongsun Zan did not expect that Ding Yuan would agree, This made Gongsun Zan a little uncomfortable about leaving, but Gongsun Zan had already made up his mind, so naturally he would not change because of this change.

"Since that's the case, Master Gongsun, go slowly, and I won't see you off." Ding Yuan smiled faintly.

"My lord, this Gongsun Zan is clearly trying to make things difficult for us. He is just a little prefect, so he is so arrogant. It's too much." Seeing Gongsun Zan walking away, Zhang Yang suddenly jumped out and said.

"Although Gongsun Zan is the prefect, he has no subordinate relationship with us. Naturally, there is no need to be polite to us. Besides, everyone has come from afar just to wipe out the Yellow Turbans. There are still many opportunities for cooperation in the future, but we can't do it too much. Embarrassing." Ding Yuan slowly expressed his opinion.

"My lord, do we really want to give them food? We don't have much food either." Gao Shun on the side raised a practical question.

"Gongsun Zan said that because he wanted to test my tone. Don't worry too much about it. If necessary, just give them some. Anyway, I'm also the lord of a state, so I don't want to let others stumble over these things." In a few words, Ding Yuan solved these trivial matters.

The next day, Gongsun Zan set off early without even saying hello, and went straight after the Yellow Turbans.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan was in a hurry, Ding Yuan was not in a hurry to chase after him. Ding Yuan knew that Gongsun Zan wanted to fight a few battles with the Yellow Turban in front of him and win some credits, but Ding Yuan didn't care about these, he just sent Gao Shun along. The [-] cavalry, under their own banner, pursued Gongsun Zan. It must be that Gongsun Zan had only [-] soldiers and horses, and the isolated army was likely to be surrounded by the Yellow Turbans. At this time, the [-] cavalry could help Gongsun Zan.

As for the rest of Gongsun Zan's army, they were divided into several groups and headed towards the surrounding counties. Ding Yuan wanted to quickly take down these counties and clean up the mess left by the Yellow Turban as soon as possible.

A few months later, news finally came from the direction of Heishan, saying that after Zhang Jiao heard the news that Zhang Bao had been beheaded, he died of a heart attack with qi and blood.Of course, there is another saying that Zhang Jiao guessed the secrets without authorization, and was punished by the heavens, and was taken back by the heavens. No one knows the real situation.As for Zhang Liang, after Zhang Jiao's death, he led the Yellow Turban Army and Ding Yuan, Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao to fight successively, but he was also beheaded by the rebels because of the unfavorable battle.So far, the Yellow Turban Uprising, which had shaken China so far, came to an end and was covered by the dust of history.

But at this time on the grassland, the unruly intentions of the Xianbei tribe mobilizing soldiers and horses seemed to have faded away, and there was no expected battle. Maybe the Yellow Turban Army failed so quickly that the Xianbei people did not expect it.

In Luoyang city, shops big and small in Luoyang are decorating with lights and festoons at this time, celebrating that the Han Dynasty has passed another crisis.And above the court, many princes and ministers are discussing how to reward meritorious deeds.It is certain that the Yellow Turban Uprising also caused turmoil in the court, and many officials were implicated, and the forces in the court should have changed.

"Your Majesty, relying on the majesty of the court, although the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been put down, the huge hidden dangers in the court must be eliminated. Otherwise, the court will not be peaceful, and the people will not be able to live in peace. Maybe there will be chaos again, and the people will not be able to live." Yuan Kui, the head of civil servants, suddenly came out and said to Emperor Ling.

"I don't know who is the hidden danger that Ai Qing mentioned?" Lingdi raised his drooping eyelids and asked softly.This Ling Emperor was originally arrogant, extravagant and lustful, but now his body is getting worse day by day.

"The scourge in the court is the ten permanent attendants. This is known to the world, but the emperor alone does not know." Hearing Emperor Ling's question, Yuan Kui had not had time to speak, and someone next to him came out and said, this person is It was Huangfusong who made great contributions to eradicating the Yellow Turbans.

"Bold Huang Fusong, you actually disturbed the audience. Don't you mean that the emperor doesn't know people?" Suddenly a sharp voice shouted, but it was Zhang Rang who was standing beside Emperor Ling. "The old slave is loyal to the Lord, even if there is any inconsideration, it is just that the old slave did not plan well for the master. Although the world is big, it is the blessing of the old slave to serve the emperor. The emperor must not listen to slander." Zhang Rang cried while talking, and kept grabbing the ground with his head, which moved Emperor Ling very much.

In Emperor Ling's heart, the entire world, including the ministers of civil and military affairs, can live without him as the emperor, but these eunuchs can only die without him, so the eunuchs are what Lingdi believes most.

"Huangfusong, you fought in Yingchuan, and you were defeated and lost. I think you are loyal. You have not punished your crimes. You have already been gracious, but you rely on your own merits to slander the ten permanent servants. It is really sinister. Come on. Man, put this Huangfu Song in prison and wait for him to be punished." Emperor Ling's voice was haggard, but he dealt with the ministers vigorously without any hesitation.

"Your Majesty, please be merciful. General Huangfu did not intend to make a slip of the tongue. Please forgive him for his loyalty." Yuan Kui first knelt down and pleaded for Huangfusong.

"You all get up, I just let him think about his past, and he will be released when he figures it out." When Lingdi said this, Yuan Kui and the others were confused, unable to understand Lingdi's words. the meaning of.But Zhang Rang knew that Emperor Ling was just looking for a reason to suppress these forces in the court.

You must know that after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the scholars and He Jinde all contributed a lot. In this way, the original balance of the court was naturally damaged, so Emperor Ling took the opportunity to suppress it, otherwise Emperor Ling would not be able to do so in the future. Good balance.

On this day, Emperor Ling suddenly called Sai Shuo in front of him.

"Sai Shuo, which of my two sons do you think is more suitable to succeed me?" Emperor Ling said weakly with his eyelids drooping.

These days, Emperor Ling is getting worse day by day, obviously he is terminally ill and will die soon.At this time, when Sai Shuo was suddenly asked about this, Sai Shuo was so startled that his head broke out in cold sweat.You must know that this kind of royal matter is not something Sai Shuo, a little yellow man, can talk about, but Lingdi asked Sai Shuo now, and Sai Shuo couldn't help but answer.

At this time, Sai Shuo's thoughts changed. The Lingdi loved the youngest son Liu Xie, but the eldest son Liu Bian was the eldest son. According to the rules, the eldest son should be established. Besides, Liu Bian's uncle was He Jin, the great general , with a heavy army in his hand, so Lingdi was very worried about this matter, but it was difficult to solve it.

"The servant thinks that the second prince is extremely intelligent, benevolent and knowledgeable. If he can inherit the throne, it will be a blessing for the common people." Sai Shuo observed the expression of Emperor Ling, and said carefully word by word.

"Hey, why don't I think so, but the court ministers will definitely not agree." Emperor Ling was obviously very helpless about this matter.However, Emperor Ling immediately insisted and said: "I have given you a secret decree, may you help my Xie'er inherit the throne?"

"The slave will do everything he can and will not be entrusted by the emperor." Hearing what the emperor said, Sai Shuo's heart was shocked, but he also knew that such a matter could not be considered by Sai Shuo. Emperor Ling will kill him immediately.

"Okay, I will entrust everything to you. I am under the Nine Springs, waiting for your good news." Lingdi pointed to his pillow after speaking.

Sai Shuo reached out his hand to touch under the pillow, but he took out a written imperial decree. It is unknown when Emperor Ling wrote this imperial decree, but Sai Shuo didn't know it at all, so he secretly opened it and read it. It turned out to be the imperial decree for the youngest son Liu Xie to inherit the Datong.

Seeing that Sai Shuo took out the imperial decree and stuffed it into his bosom, Lingdi finally nodded, closed his eyes, and died.

And Sai Shuo got the imperial decree from Emperor Ling at this time, so he didn't dare to stay, so he turned his head and went looking for Zhang Rang.

At Zhang Rang's residence at this time, Zhang Rang was discussing with several eunuchs.

"Your Majesty's body is getting worse every day. If the emperor really goes away, what will I do with everyone?" An old eunuch sighed while watching everyone.

"Hmph, then He Jin is just a butcher. If we hadn't praised him, he would still be selling meat on the street. Where there would be today's wealth, but now it has become a climate. If we don't get rid of him, how can we wait?" An Sheng?" Another eunuch said coldly.

"But right now, I still need to find a backer first, otherwise we will all be finished when this big tree of His Majesty arrives." Zhang Rang narrowed his eyes and said slightly.

At this moment, a eunuch rushed in in a panic, and everyone saw that it was Sai Shuo.

"Sai Shuo, haven't you been summoned by His Majesty? Why are you so flustered here?" Zhang Rang said unhappily when he saw Sai Shuo running in in a panic.

"Everyone, please look at this." Sai Shuo didn't say much, but took out an imperial decree from his arms and handed it to Zhang Rang.

"This." Zhang Rang frowned after reading the imperial decree, but began to meditate.

"Just now, after His Majesty handed over this secret decree to me, Your Majesty, His Majesty passed away." Seeing that Zhang Rang had read the imperial decree, Sai Shuo told another shocking news.

(End of this chapter)