Great Han Empire

Chapter 651
After the prefect Wang Hong heard the news, he hurried out to greet him.Wang Hong is in his 40s, with a round face and long beard, smiling eyes, and a friendly voice, "Aren't the two adults in Chencang? Why... Could it be that the Kansai battlefield..."

Hearing the familiar northern Xinjiang accent, both Lu Bu and Zhang Liao felt very friendly, and both went up to greet him.Lu Bu cupped his hands and said, "I have a secret edict from Your Majesty, which concerns the safety of the country, and I need to discuss it with you."

Wang Hong was shocked, and hurriedly invited Lu Bu and Zhang Liao to the study.

"I heard that Sir and Sir Situ are relatives?" Lu Bu asked with a smile.

Wang Hong nodded, "I am an offshoot of the Taiyuan Wang Clan, so Mr. Situ should be my uncle and elder. Why do you ask this?"

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao looked at each other and smiled, feeling a little relieved.Zhang Liao took out the two emperor's secret edicts.

Wang Hong took a look, and then carefully examined the seal on the secret edict, looking very calm.Wang Hong's unusual reaction made Lu Bu and Zhang Liao happy. It seemed that Wang Yun had also drawn Wang Hong into the mutiny.

"Where's Dong An? Where's the [-] troops of the Qiang Guard's lieutenant's department? What's the situation in Meiwu now?" Wang Hong asked in a low voice, returning the secret order to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao said briefly, "Master Zhong Ji is now leading 1000 people to garrison Meiwu. We need your help now, we need food, grass and ordnance."

Lu Bu put his hand on the handle of the knife, "If my lord is more straightforward, I can save your life. If you don't, don't blame me for being rude."

Wang Hong smiled slightly, and took out a secret edict from his pocket, "Please read it, my lords. These few days, I am very worried, and I am waiting for your two lords."

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were overjoyed.Lu Bu was not polite, and immediately proposed to take away the soldiers from Fufeng County.In the process of attacking Meiwu, the army suffered a lot of losses. Nearly [-] soldiers were killed or injured, and they urgently needed to be replenished. "With my current [-] troops, I cannot defeat Dong Yue alone and enter Chang'an."

Wang Hong refused.Ensuring the stability of Sanfu counties and counties is the key to the Chang'an mutiny.Most of the officials in Sanfu County are Dong Zhuo's people. If the Chang'an mutiny succeeds and Dong Zhuo is killed, these officials will be implicated. Many people will be exterminated. Therefore, it is necessary to cooperate with Niu Fu, Duan Yan and other troops to counterattack Chang'an. "So, the county soldiers must stay in this county. Once I get the exact news that Dong Zhuo was killed and the mutiny was successful, I will command the army to arrest Dong Zhuo's bandits." Party, to ensure the stability of Fufeng County and the safety of Chang'an."

Wang Hong's sentence made sense, but Lu Bu couldn't refute it.In order to ensure that after the mutiny is successful, the court can quickly control Sanfu, Wang Yun must have dragged Song Yi, the prefect of Fengyi County, into the water.Wang Hong and Song Yi were able to sit on the positions of prefects in Fufeng County and Fengyi County. They were all recommended by Wang Yun. In order to repay their gratitude, they must of course swear to repay each other to the death. Besides, killing Dong thief is a major event to save the emperor and the country. How can your loyal minister not try his best and be terrified?
Zhang Liao sighed, "Aren't 5000 people attacking Chang'an looking for death?"

"You have to trust Your Majesty, Lord Situ." Wang Hong whispered a few words of comfort, but because he couldn't see the possibility of a successful mutiny, he was also frightened and lacked confidence.

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In the middle of the night, Lu Bu led the army and marched rapidly on Chidao.

Huaili City is eighty miles away from Chang'an, and an army can arrive overnight.

Suddenly the rain stopped and the moon came out.The bright full moon hangs in the dark night, and from time to time, looming clouds pass by her charming face.

In order to hide their tracks, the army did not light the torches.The soldiers stepped on the muddy road, walking with one foot low and one foot high, panting.The carts dragging the luggage sank into puddles from time to time. In order to gain speed, the officers of Bing Cao Ying urgently called out soldiers to carry the carts across the uneven road.

The lonely moon accompanied this lonely army, walking into the depths of darkness.

Lu Bu's face was gloomy, and he stood on his horse. Zhang Liao, Wei Xu and other generals rode their horses and stood behind him with a stern expression. No one spoke.

This trip to Chang'an, there will be no return.Although the hearts of the generals were heavy, none of them showed the slightest sign of fear.

Lu Bu turned his horse's head, faced the generals, pointed to the moon in the sky, and said loudly, "That is Lord Ding's spirit in the sky. He knows that we are going to sacrifice our lives for the country, and specially illuminates the way forward for us."

"Do you still remember the battle at Yanmen Pass? Master Xu Rong, Master Ding Yuan led us out of Yuanping City, do you still remember? Die for a big man, die without regret."

"Today, the son is in trouble and the country is in peril. It is our duty to fight for the emperor and the great man."

Lu Bu suddenly raised his hands high and roared loudly: "Today the body is shrouded in horse leather, and tomorrow it will be recorded in history. Brothers, fight to the death with me."

All the generals trembled and raised their hands in response: "I vow to follow you to the death, even if my body is smashed to pieces, I will not hesitate to do so."

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On the seventh day of April, Chang'an City.

As usual, the emperor got up early, first read aloud with a book in his hand, then played two pieces of music, wrote a few words, and when the sun was bright, he went to the corridor outside the study to see the beautiful scenery in the garden.Sometimes accompanied by Huben Wei, he also practiced martial arts.

When he walked out of the study today, he was surprised to find that the rain had stopped, the sky was blue, the flowers were blooming, and even the birdsong, which he hadn't heard for many days, was heard crisply and melodiously from the lush woods in the distance.The Son of Heaven couldn't help cheering, and rushed into the wet and green grass in a few steps, "The rain stopped, the rain stopped..."

Attendant Ma Yu followed behind and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. The rain stopped in time, and the people in Guanzhong just had time to plow in spring."

The emperor smiled so that his small eyes narrowed into thin slits, "Aiqing, how much do you think the winter wheat can get back? Will the common people still have enough to eat this spring?"

Ma Yu's face suddenly darkened, and he bowed his head in silence.Ma Yu is in his 40s, tall and thin, with three long beards and an elegant demeanor.He is the son of the Guanzhong horse clan and the nephew of the scholar Ma Rong.The Son of Heaven was young, so he didn't know that the two consecutive months of rain had already destroyed more than half of the winter wheat that was about to mature.

"Why doesn't Aiqing talk?" the emperor pulled Mayu's sleeve and asked happily.He didn't know the pain in Ma Yu's heart at the moment.This spring, the people in Guanzhong will suffer again. After more than two years of disasters, the formerly prosperous Guanzhong has been devastated and withered.In the past two years, the population of Guanzhong, apart from those who fled and died, is no more than 30 at most, and nearly half of the population has disappeared in the land of Guanzhong.This year, Guanzhong will suffer another disaster, and wars will recur frequently. The people will probably flee and die again.If it continues, Guanzhong will gradually become ruins.

Ma Yu was about to answer, but found that the emperor suddenly showed horror.He looked around, and suddenly found a group of heavily armed tiger ben and habayashi guards rushing in from the east and west gates, and immediately surrounded the imperial study room.

Li Su strode forward in armor.

The emperor was very frightened. A pair of small hands held Ma Yu's arm tightly, and his thin body was tightly attached to Ma Yu's body.Ma Yu felt a pain in his heart, and hugged the emperor forcefully into his arms.

"Master Li, what do you mean?"

Li Su bowed and bowed, "Your Majesty, the Grand Master is about to enter the palace, and I am ordered to lead Huben and Yulin to guard the palace."

Ma Yunong frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Grand Master just entered the palace to meet His Majesty, why do you need to put on such a big show? You frightened Your Majesty."

When the Son of Heaven heard that the Grand Master was back, he felt relieved, and immediately stuck his head out from under Ma Yu's armpit, "Did the Grand Master return to Chang'an?"

"Your Majesty, Master Grand Master returned to Chang'an despite the rain yesterday afternoon. He heard that His Majesty's dragon body is not in good health, so he came to the palace early this morning to see him."

The emperor's stiff body slowly relaxed, "Okay, I haven't seen the grand master for a long time." Then he looked at the densely packed guards around him, and said timidly, "Li Aiqing, my place is very safe, don't ask for so many guards." people."

Li Su's expression tightened, and a trace of anxiety immediately appeared in his eyes, "Your Majesty, this is an order from the Grand Master. The Grand Master has repeatedly instructed me to protect Your Majesty."

The Son of Heaven frowned slightly and was about to speak when Ma Yu suddenly bent down and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, these people are protecting the Grand Master."

The emperor suddenly woke up, took Ma Yu's hand in a hurry, and hurried back to the study.

The door of the study closed suddenly, and a team of guards stood outside the door.

Li Su stood up, patted the mud on his knees, turned around and waved to a group of guards standing behind him, "Go, go to the palace gate."

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Dong Zhuo put on his court clothes, and accompanied by Tian Yi and Liu Ai, walked slowly towards the carriage.

"Lord Li Su's three thousand tigers and feather forests have been guarded everywhere in the palace." Liu Ai said as he walked, "Master Dong Huang came to report just now, and his two thousand tigers and feather forests have also been placed in Situ's mansion. After the deployment is complete, Taiwei Lord Yang Biao and Sikong Chunyujia have already arrived at the Situ Mansion, and the rest of the officials will arrive one after another."

"Lord Jin Zhun reported that his two thousand cavalry have been ordered to surround the palace, and everything is normal." Tian Yi stretched out his hand to invite, "My lord can enter the palace now."

A thousand cavalry guards had already lined up outside the gate of the mansion.Three hundred elite tiger guards stood on both sides of the carriage.Army Sima Chen Shu saw Dong Zhuo approaching from a distance, and shouted loudly: "Your Excellency has left the house, everyone is on alert."

Dong Zhuo stood beside the carriage, looked up at the sky, and suddenly said with a smile, "Today is a beautiful day. After two months of rain, we finally saw the sun."

"Shuping, you accompany me into the palace." Then he pointed to Liu Ai, "You go to Situ's mansion. What we discussed last night, you can talk to the three adults, Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong first. Let them have a bottom line."

Liu Ai hesitated for a moment, "Your Excellency, you don't want me to accompany you?"

"I'll go to the palace to take a look and I'll be back. It won't take long." Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said with a smile, "You don't have to worry."

Chen Shu rode out of the mansion on horseback, raised his hands and roared, "Get on the horse and escort your lord into the palace."

Liu Ai stood under the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion, looking at the car driving away, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears instantly soaked his eyes.

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Pickaxe City, the camp of the Northern Army.

Dong Yue walked into Dong Hui's big tent, saw that Dong Hui was still sleeping, and angrily went up and kicked him twice, "Get up quickly. Today you are going back to Meiwu with the army, have you forgotten?"

Dong Hui got up lazily, and said sleepily: "Brother, we have worked so hard to reach Chang'an, and the three thousand tigers and soldiers are so tired that they can't even stand up. You always let us rest for a day."

"This is the order of the Grand Master." Dong Yue kicked him again, "Hurry up, and return to Meiwu with the army immediately."

Dong Hui is Dong Yue's younger brother. Although he is also a captain, he is very afraid of his elder brother.Elder brother has always been very strict with him, and beating and scolding him is commonplace.

"Master Taishi is not reasonable at all." Dong Hui said angrily while putting on his clothes, "Last time he promised me to stay in Chang'an, but he walked into Chang'an City with his front foot and kicked me with his back foot I’m back to Meiwu. Staying in that dead Wubao, I suffocate everyone.”

"You want to die." Dong Yue scolded with his eyes wide open, "Our family is an offshoot of the Dong family. To be able to be here today, the Grand Master has been very kind. Who do you think you are? Look at Niu Fu , Niu Fu is his son-in-law, and he is still fighting in Kansai. Do you also want to go to Kansai to fight?"

Dong Hui shook his head again and again, and hurriedly put on his armor, "I can't fight a war, and I don't want to go to Kansai either."

Dong Yue snorted coldly, and just about to curse a few more words, he heard the earth-shattering sound of war drums and chaotic and panicked shouts from outside the tent.

Dong Yue turned pale with fright, and quickly rushed out of the tent.

Several fast horses came galloping from different places, "My lord, Lu Bu's army has arrived..."

"Lu Bu rebelled."

Dong Yue was stunned for a moment.Lu Bu rebelled?Rebellion?Isn't Lu Bu in Chencang?Chen Cang is more than 500 miles away from Chang'an, did he fly here?Why did Lu Bu rebel?

"Are you making a mistake? Is it really Lu Bu's army?" Dong Yue asked, "How many people are there? From which direction? How far is it from the camp?"

"My lord, it's really Lu Bu's army. They came all the way and killed dozens of our soldiers on patrol."

"My lord, the rebels came from Zhengxi, only two miles away from the camp."

Dong Yue's expression changed drastically.

Due to the continuous heavy rain in Guanzhong, and the camp of the Northern Army was beside Chang'an City, the soldiers on patrol of the Northern Army could walk around within five miles of the camp at most, and then went back to the camp to have a good time.Today, because the rain stopped, the patrolling soldiers of each team left the camp early, otherwise they would not even know that the enemy had reached the gate of the camp.

"Beating the drum...ready to fight..."

Dong Hui rushed out with a saber in hand, "Brother, what happened?"

"It's a war, gather your army quickly, quickly..."

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Zhang Liao came with five hundred cavalry, roaring like a hurricane.

"Brothers, kill in, kill into the camp..."

"kill……"

(End of this chapter)