Great Han Empire

Chapter 646
outskirts of Chang'an.

Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Wangyun, Sikong Chunyu Jia led a hundred officials to sacrifice to heaven and earth in the suburbs.

The etiquette of the sacrifice was very complicated and lasted for a long time.The ministers were busy from morning to afternoon, and their bodies were drenched by rain. Some of them had black lips and shivered from the cold because they knelt down for too long.

At the end of the ceremony, Taiwei Yang Biao and Sikong Chunyujia took the ministers back to the palace to reply to the decree. Let's deal with the funeral.

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The heavy rain gradually turned to light, and the gusts of cold wind rolled up layers of rain and fog, making people chill.

Wang Yun wiped the rain off his face and looked at the majestic Chang'an City in the distance.Gaocheng is hidden in the hazy mist, looming, adding a bit of bleakness and desolation.Wang Yun sighed for a long time, turned around and walked down the altar, followed by Shi Sun Rui and other four ministers.A group of subordinates immediately dispersed and walked far behind, around, and around the five ministers, separating them from the altar guards.

Wang Yun walked very slowly. He turned his face slightly and glanced at Shi Sun Rui, "Jun Ce, has your majesty's condition improved recently?"

"It has improved a lot recently, and it is estimated that it will take another month of recuperation to basically recover." Shi Sunrui said in a low voice, "I am accompanying His Majesty day and night, and the servants Ma Yu and Zhong Shao also take turns to accompany the servants. should be no problem."

"It's not that there should be no problem, but that His Majesty's safety must be absolutely guaranteed." Wang Yun frowned, and said in a low voice, "At this time, there must be no omissions. The guard of the forbidden center is now in charge of the Chinese military school lieutenant Dong Huang. Dong Huang Huang is Dong Zhuo's nephew. He used to be in charge of Dong Zhuo's personal guard cavalry in the Xiliang Army. He is ruthless and can do anything. You must guard against him. In two days, I will arrange for Zuo Zhonglang to imprison Liu Fansu Now, help me."

Shi Sunrui hesitated for a moment, "Master Zi, I still have some things to do here. I'm going out of the city recently. Look..."

Wang Yun turned his head to look at Sili Captain Huang Wan, "You discuss it with Chengmen Captain Wang Xin to ensure the safety of the scholar. Money is tight recently, and the scholar needs to come forward to help."

Huang Wan nodded calmly.

"Brother Yizhen, how are things going with you over there?"

Huangfusong took a step closer and approached Wang Yun, "Fan Zhi and Chuck, two hermits from Jincheng County in Xiliang, have sent their best disciples."

"Are there too many people? Not enough." Wang Yun said, "I heard that Pang De and Jiang Wu in the northern border army are the disciples of the two hermits, and the people who come can't be worse than them."

"Twelve of them are the best in martial arts. According to Jianshou (Huangfuhong), among the twelve, the most outstanding are Qin Yi and Chen Wei, who are even more powerful than Pang De and Jiang Wu in the Northern Border Army. .”

"Where are Han Sui and Ma Teng? At this time, they must not send troops to rebel, so as not to spoil the big event."

"Liang Yan has already arrived in Longxi." Huangfusong said, "Wen Yue (Han Sui) and Shou Cheng (Ma Teng) dare not deny me this face."

"Anding County? Anding is your hometown, so there should be no problem?"

Huangfu Song showed a murderous look on his face, "Huangfu Li sent a letter saying that everything is done. The Qiang and Hu species in northern Xinjiang are very respectful to my uncle, and have sent iron cavalry into Xiaoguan secretly. Now three thousand cavalry are hiding in Boluo Valley Here, you can go south to Chang'an at any time."

Wang Yun could hear the murderous intent in Huangfusong's voice, and couldn't help but look back at him, "Brother Yizhen is really angry when he is moved."

"Fatty Dong is too much. Since he wants to die, I'll let him go." Huangfusong said angrily.

Wang Yun shook his head and sneered.You, Huangfusong, already knew today, so why bother.If you killed Dong Zhuo in Luoyang in the early years, how could there be any disaster today?
The concubine of Huang Fugui, the former Liao general, was a member of the Fufeng Ma clan and Ma Rong's niece.In his early years, he was famous in Chang'an for his beauty and talent.Dong Zhuo used to have admiration in his heart, but unfortunately because of his status, he had no complaints about kissing Fangze.Now that Dong Zhuo has lost his mind, he is full of warmth in Meiwu and thinking about his body, and he thinks of this old beauty in his dreams again.At this time, Huangfu Gui has passed away for 18 years, and the beauty of the past has disappeared. Although the charm still exists, after all, how much beauty can a person in his 40s have?But Dong Zhuo insisted on fulfilling his long-cherished wish, so he used a hundred chariots, twenty good horses, and countless slaves and maids to hire this widowed concubine from Huangfu.

What is the identity of the Huangfu family?The Huangfu family is a family of prominent military generals of the great Han Dynasty.Huangfugui's grandfather, Huangfuling, was General Du Liao during Emperor Xiaohe's time, and his father, Huangfuqi, was a captain of Fufeng. Huangfugui himself was famous all over the world, and was once Dong Zhuo's superior.Dong Zhuo's actions obviously humiliated Huangfu Gui and Huangfu's family.This Mrs. Ma naturally refused. She felt ashamed to face others, so she committed suicide by disfiguring her face.

Dong Zhuo was very sorry, very sad, and very lost.When Mrs. Ma was buried, he even sent people to pay homage to him.No one may understand Dong Zhuo's thoughts, but Dong Zhuo's actions really made Huangfusong and Huangfu's family unbearable.

Wang Yun, Shi Sunrui and other ministers were overjoyed after hearing the news.With Huangfusong, a giant in the western borders, killing Dong Zhuo is not easy.Sure enough, Wang Yun and Shi Sunrui found Huangfusong, and Huangfusong agreed.

Shangshu Yang Zan saw that Wang Yun turned his eyes to him, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "My old subordinates are ready, just wait for the imperial decree to be delivered, immediately kill Dong An, the captain of the Huqiang school, and lead the army to Dasan Pass to meet Huangfu Hong." Yang Zan used to be the captain of the Qiang Guard, stationed at the Zixiu Mountain Camp in Hanyang County, Xiliang.After Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an last year, he wantonly worshiped his relatives and recalled Yang Zan to the capital.

"However..." Yang Zan said worriedly, "Our manpower is really not enough. There are Dong Huang's southern guards in Chang'an City, and Dong Yue's army outside the city. Even if we finish Xiliang's side, Fufeng There is Lu Bu's army in Chen Cang, Dong Min's army in Meiwu, Duan Yan, Bao Hong, and Wang Fang's army in Tongguan, and Niu Fu's army in Kansai. If we miss..."

Wang Yun smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Don't worry about these things, I have a solution. In a few days, I will give you an imperial edict."

"Master Zi, the seals are all in Meiwu, how did you get this edict?" Yang Zan asked in surprise.

"Don't ask too many questions, just do your own thing." Wang Yun said solemnly, "Once things fail, I just need to swipe my neck, and all the clues are gone. Even if Dong Zhuo wants to kill, he can't kill a few. As long as these people As long as he is alive, Dong Zhuo will die sooner or later, he has only a few days to live."

Wang Yun suddenly quickened his pace, raised his voice slightly and said, "Without my message, we don't want to get together again."

The five ministers got into their carriages in the wind and rain, and rushed to Chang'an.

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Wang Chen hurried into the study.

Wang Chen is about 20 years old, tall and thin, and looks very much like his father Wang Yun, especially his eyes, which look lonely and stubborn, exactly like his father.

Lu Bu was sitting behind the desk, reading a book by the faint candlelight.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he immediately put down the letter, and flew to hide behind the curtain, holding the handle of the knife at his waist with his big hand.

Wang Chen walked into the study, saw the messy letters on the case table, looked up and looked around, and whispered, "Master Lu, I am Wang Chen."

"My lord hasn't come back yet?" Lu Bu asked anxiously as he came out from behind the curtain.

It was Wang Chen who delivered the message to Chencang, and it was Wang Chen who brought Lu Bu to Beijing secretly.Lu Bu has a good relationship with him, so he doesn't need to hide his words, "Chen Cang is very close to Meiwu, Dong Zhuo may come to see me at any time, I can't stay here for too long. Yuan Xin, when will your lord come back?"

"It's coming soon." Wang Chen comforted, "There are many things in the court today to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and my lord father may have to stay in the palace for a while. Don't worry, Master Lu, I will definitely send you out tonight."

"Is Your Majesty feeling better?" Lu Bu asked with concern.

"Today I went to visit Master Ma Yu, the attendant, and I heard from him that the emperor's illness is getting worse." Wang Chen shook his head and sighed, "Today, I am really a man with many disasters."

With a sad expression on his face, Lu Bu slowly sat behind the desk, bowed his head and remained silent.

"Lord Lu, I also heard that a few days ago, Li Su, Lieutenant of the Cavalry, and Dong Huang, Lieutenant of the Chinese Army, fought in Chang'an City. Several soldiers of the Habayashi Army were killed, and more than a dozen soldiers of the Huben Army were also injured. .”

Lu Bu frowned, and said angrily: "What is Dong Huang? When Li Su was fighting the Qiang rebels in the western border, he was still drinking milk? Bullying others, I peeled his skin when I had the opportunity."

Wang Chen saw Lu Bu's long brown face full of murderous intent, and his half-closed eyes were as bloody and violent as seeing prey, so he couldn't help taking a half step back quietly.

"Since Mr. Li was demoted to lead the Habayashi Army, he has been unhappy." Wang Chen said in a low voice, "Dong Huang was directly promoted from a military commander to a lieutenant in the Chinese Army and in charge of the Guards of the Imperial Army, and became Mr. Li's superior officer." Afterwards, Master Li became even more angry and turned against Dong Huang everywhere. However, I heard that Dong Huang is not a good person, and he behaved mischievously in the palace relying on his uncle being the grand master, as if he was a traitor. Maid. This time, the two of them tore their face apart and started a big fight. I heard that it was for this reason. I wonder if Master Li will be demoted again after such a fight between the two of you?"

Lu Bu sneered, "If Dong Zhuo demotes Li Su again, Dong Huang is probably not far from death. Do you think Li Su is easy to bully? Hmph... If you think so, then you are very wrong. I am from Beijiang Man, is there anyone who allows others to insult you?"

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In the middle of the night, Wang Yun returned to the mansion and went straight to the study.

Lu Bu was very moved when he saw that Wang Yun's official uniform was still wet, "My lord, you have to pay attention to your body..."

"The big man is about to perish, what use do I need this body?" Wang Yun smiled wryly, "Don't rest, rush back to Chencang overnight."

"Your Excellency urgently summons the next official to Beijing, what's the hurry?"

"Fengxian, the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo has come."

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, "My lord, I only have [-] soldiers and horses, how can I fight against Meiwu?"

"Of course I won't let you fight Meiwu." Wang Yun said with a smile, "I want to lure Dong Zhuo out of Meiwu."

"Intercept and kill halfway?" Lu Bu asked, "Dong Zhuo went out. There were a thousand tigers in front of him, two thousand infantry in the back, and three thousand cavalry on the left and right. Six thousand beat six thousand. There is no certainty of victory. I need more. reinforcements."

Wang Yun stroked Lu Bu's tiger's back, and said solemnly: "Feng Xian, this is a battle to the death, do you dare to fight?"

"Dong Zhuo can't easily leave Meiwu now. If he wants to leave Meiwu, he must go to Chang'an. From Meiwu to Chang'an, 230 miles away, he should be able to find a suitable ambush site." Lu Bu said solemnly without fear, "Zhu Killing Dong Zhuo is not only for the sake of the great Han society, but also for my personal vengeance, I am willing, even if I die, I will not hesitate."

Wang Yun nodded appreciatively, "With your words, I feel relieved."

"My lord, is there any way to get Dong Zhuo out of Heiwu?"

"Niu Fu has been defeated, and there is a major turning point in the Kansai battlefield. Zhu Jun and Xu Rong will soon march to Tongguan. Secondly..." Wang Yun said with melancholy and mourning, "The emperor's illness is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid time will not pass." too much……"

Lu Bu was extremely shocked, "My lord, how is this possible..."

"I also hope this is fake, but..." Wang Yun's voice choked up, and tears quietly soaked his eyes.He turned around and wiped his tears gently, and continued in a hoarse voice, "Fengxian, the big man will fall, and the important task of saving the country will be entrusted to you."

Lu Bu suddenly knelt down, pointed to the sky, and said sadly, "As long as Lu Bu survives, I will shed the last drop of blood for the great man. If you break this oath, ten thousand arrows will pierce your heart."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Wang Yun excitedly helped Lv Bu up, "Kanxi was defeated, and the emperor was seriously ill. These two things are related to Dong Zhuo's life and death. He must go east to Chang'an..." Then Wang Yun came together He reached Lu Bu's ear and said a few words in an inaudible voice.

Lu Bu looked puzzled, "My lord, I don't understand..."

"You don't need to understand, you just need to follow the order." Wang Yun held Lu Bu's big hand and patted it hard a few times, "If the rape fails this time, I will die, don't forget your oath, You must do everything possible to kill Dong Zhuo, protect the emperor, and defend the country."

"My lord..." Lu Bu felt sad and was about to cry, "My lord doesn't see me anymore?"

"Unless Dong Zhuo is dead, we will never see each other again." Wang Yun smiled bitterly, and patted Lu Bu's shoulder, "Promise me that if I die on the street, you will not collect my corpse for me."

"My lord..." Lu Bu looked at Wang Yun's piercing eyes and resolute face, tears could no longer hold back, "I listen to you."

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In the middle of March, Fufeng County, Meiwu.

Dong Zhuo was half lying on the couch, looking at the light rain and the gray sky outside the window, feeling very depressed.

Many things have happened recently, and each one is more headache than the other.

Cavalry Captain Li Su and Lieutenant Dong Huang fought in Chang'an. Dong Huang was enraged, so he urgently wrote to Dong Zhuo, asking Dong Zhuo to order Li Su to be arrested.Dong Zhuo was very angry.Li Su is his old subordinate. Although he demoted him, he still trusts him very much and entrusts him with the important task of supervising the Habayashi Army.My intention is obvious, that is, I hope that Li Su will assist Dong Juan in controlling the emperor and the palace, and if I have a chance in the future, I will use him again, but Li Su is getting old and has lost many battles, and he seems to have become stupid, not as smart as before.If you fight against yourself like this, so that you can't step down, how can you use him in the future?

Dong Yue wrote to him again and again, suspecting that someone in Chang'an was plotting something wrong.Dong Yue said that there was a secret report from the Sima of the city gate. In the past two or three months, Wang Xin, the school captain of the city gate, often escorted the carriage in and out of Chang'an in the middle of the night.Dong Yue asked if he wanted to take precautions, and first arrested Wang Xin for interrogation.Dong Zhuo immediately became alert and ordered Dong Yue to send people to monitor Wang Xin day and night, not to startle the snake, but to dig out as many people as possible.Dong Zhuo has never been soft on rebellion.

According to Situ Wangyun's letter, the emperor's condition did not improve, but tended to worsen.He begged Dong Zhuo to go to Chang'an as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, so as to avoid accidents to the emperor and chaos in Guanzhong.

What disturbed Dong Zhuo the most was the battle in Kansai.After all, Xu Rong is a battle-tested warrior. After a few tricks, he robbed the Northern Army of food and supplies, and even forced Niu Fu back to Hongnong. The power to fight back is gone.The defeat in the Kansai battle caused a serious setback to his strategy of capturing the Kanto and plotting the Central Plains.As Niu Fu said in the book, if Li Hong took advantage of the favorable situation during this period to capture Jizhou, in July, Li Hong would inevitably concentrate his forces and fight himself in Kansai.This unfavorable situation in front of us must be broken immediately, otherwise, the situation will undergo a major reversal in July.

Dong Zhuo decided to go to Chang'an.

Now there is such a possibility that in order to completely defeat him, the ministers in Chang'an simply broke the boat and let the emperor die. Kill Guanzhong.Without the emperor in his hands, he also lost all his sticks, and finally had to flee to Xiliang and die in the desert.

If this judgment is correct, then I have no choice but to go to Chang'an to sit in town, and immediately use the money and grain in Meiwu to try to launch a violent attack on Kanto in the shortest possible time, in early or mid-April.

The Son of Heaven and Luoyang are now the two straws that can save his life, neither can be separated.

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Dong Min and Tian Yi walked into the study one after another.

Dong Zhuo explained his thoughts and asked for their opinions, "I plan to leave for Chang'an immediately, what do you think?"

Dong Min said that the weather is bad and the road is difficult, so we should wait.In addition, even if you want to leave immediately, you have to wait until the end of this month.Considering the situation in Kansai, there may be people in Chang'an who really want to take the opportunity to rebel, so the rebellion in Chang'an must be eliminated first, and then set off.

Dong Zhuo laughed uncontrollably, "When you cleared out the rebellion in Chang'an, Li Hong would have captured Jizhou long ago. Who is Li Hong? Who are Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan? How long can they fight against Li Hong? Don't say too much, Immediately tell Duan Yan and Bao Hong to fight to the east of the river at all costs."

"The development of the situation is too fast for people to see." Tian Yi sighed: "My lord, do you want to transfer the food, grass and supplies of the Chang'an camp to Niu Fu first, and let him launch a counterattack immediately. The predicament of Xinjiang being dragged into a two-front battle delayed the time for Li Hong to capture the entire territory of Jizhou."

"Okay, I will do as you said." Dong Zhuo nodded, "Also, tell Dong Huang to bring [-] Southern Army guards to Meiwu. Since you are worried about my safety, I will arrange more escorts. army."

"How many people are there in Meiwu?" Dong Min asked with concern.

"You take 3000 people to stay first." Dong Zhuo said, "After I arrive safely in Chang'an, I will send 2000 people back."

"When will your lord leave?" Tian Yi asked.

Dong Zhuo looked at the dark sky and hesitated for a moment, "The rain will stop one day. When the rain stops, we will set off."

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As soon as the news that Grand Master Dong Zhuo was going to return to Beijing was sent out, Chang'an sent an urgent report. Xiaoguan in Anding County fell, and Chang'an's door opened wide.

Wang Yun said in the emergency report that Song Wentong, the prefect of Beidi County, led the cavalry of Lingqiang, Huangzhong Qiang, and Dongqiang to attack Xiaoguan suddenly. Xiaoguan's defenders were caught off guard and lost the pass within a day.The northern Xinjiang cavalry immediately swarmed in and surrounded Gaoping and Chaona City with lightning speed.Because the northern border army controlled the front line of Fanting Mountain, the imperial court had lost contact with the counties and counties north of Liupan Mountain.

Once Xiaoguan is lost and Fanting Mountain is lost, the iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army can go down after crossing Liupan Mountain and attack Chang'an directly.

Dong Zhuo was very nervous.Of course, the Northern Army had no intention of attacking Guanzhong and opening up a third battlefield. Their purpose was very simple, to force Dong Zhuo to withdraw his troops to attack Hedong, and to delay Dong Zhuo's counterattack in Guanxi, so as to help Li Hong successfully capture Jizhou.

Dong Zhuo wished he could kill the prefect of Anding County.As early as last year, Dong Zhuo had repeatedly asked him to gather heavy troops to garrison the front line of Xiaoguan to prevent sudden attacks by the northern border army and ensure the safety of Chang'an.The prefect of Anding County obviously did not obey his orders.

"My lord, the only force that can be dispatched at the moment is Lu Bu's 6000 troops." Tian Yi pointed to Linjing City on the map and said, "In my opinion, immediately order Lu Bu to lead the army to Linjing City to prevent the northern Xinjiang cavalry from going south. .”

"Lv Bu and Zhang Liao are both from Northern Xinjiang, so it's inappropriate to send them there." Dong Min hastily stopped him, "Let Huangfu Hong go and let Lv Bu garrison Dasanguan. Anding County is the hometown of Huangfu's family, so I'm not afraid that they won't do their best. "

Tian Yi opened her mouth to say something, but immediately retracted the words.He glanced timidly at Dong Zhuo, then tightly shut his mouth.

"Let Jianshou (Huangfuhong) go to Anding." Dong Zhuo patted the map on the table, "With Jianshou here, the northern army can't even think about crossing Liupan Mountain. As for Lu Bu..." Dong Zhuo thought for a while, then shook his head, "Forget it Don't touch him, let Dong An go to Dasan Pass to garrison."

"My lord, after the Huqiang captain led his troops to withdraw from the western border, the western border was empty. Will Han Sui and Ma Teng take the opportunity to send troops to occupy Hanyang County and threaten Sanfu?" Tian Yi said, "Han Sui sent troops to the north last year, They successively occupied Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei counties. Now the entire Xiliang, only Hanyang County is still in our hands. If Hanyang County is taken by Han Sui again, in the future we..." Tian Yi did not continue, meaning that in the future With the defeat in Guanzhong, everyone has no way out.

Dong Zhuo didn't care, "Don't worry, Han Sui and Ma Teng don't have the strength to fight against me at the moment, and they won't rush to attack Hanyang."

At this time, Kansai came to report again.Xu Rong attacked Hongnong like a tide.

(End of this chapter)