Wang Kuang of He Jin Mansion, Bao Xin, the Cavalry Commander, recruited troops to return to the capital, Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, and Yuan Shu, the general of Huben Zhonglang, all garrisoned on the outskirts of Luoyang.
Former general, Marquis of Aoxiang, and Bingzhou Mu Dong Zhuo also led troops on the way to Luoyang. Heroes from all over the world gathered in Luoyang, and the situation became dangerous. Seeing powerful foreign troops stationed on the outskirts of Luoyang, He entered the Changle Palace and reported to the Queen Mother He, requesting that all the imperial courtiers be killed.
Zhang Rang and Duan Xiangxiu, the ministers of the Central Committee, said: "General He Jin claimed to be ill, did not attend the funeral of the late emperor, and did not go to the cemetery for burial. Now he suddenly enters the palace. What is his intention? Is the Dou Wu incident going to happen again?"
He sent someone to eavesdrop on the conversation between He Jin's brother and sister and learned the entire conversation. So he led dozens of his party members, armed with weapons, to sneak in through the side door and ambush under the palace gate.
Yuan Xi knew about He Jin's murder. After careful consideration, he decided to tell Yuan Shao to make preparations in advance.
In the Chinese shogunate, Yuan Xi waited for the screen to retreat and said to Yuan Shao: "Zhang Rang and others conspired to lure the general into the palace and kill him."
"How did this happen? Where did you get the news? Is it reliable?" Yuan Shao asked in shock. Yuan Shao is not easy to fool.
"It was the young eunuch who risked his life last time to send the news." Yuan Xi had no choice but to say this.
Although Yuan Shao was hesitant, he was still a little hesitant and sent Xu Youguo Tu to tell the two people about the matter.
Guo Tu said with some understanding: "Does Mr. Yuan want to use Zhang Rang's hand to get rid of the general and kill the eunuchs together?"
Yuan Shao nodded and said, "What do you two gentlemen think?"
Xu You said: "Because of the incident involving Empress Dowager He, the He family has lost the righteousness of the people. It is good to take the opportunity to get rid of him. However, the name of this general is gone. We are afraid that it will be difficult to surrender to the generals who lead troops from other places. If we had known, we would not have encouraged the general to summon him." Heroes from other places have entered Beijing."
This is to use the general's power to command the heroes. It's not that his father Yuan Shao didn't know how to use it, but he later put it aside for some reason.
Guo Tu retorted: "If we don't summon troops from other places to come to Beijing, how can the general turn against Shi Changshi?"
When the matter came to a close, Yuan Shao was also a little anxious, "Let's not talk about Yuan Gongli, Bao Xin, Wang Kuang and others. Not all the eight captains of Xiyuan may be under my orders. Meng De is also opposed to summoning soldiers from other places to Beijing."
Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said: "The general died. Benchu led his troops to kill the ten regular servants. Chunyu Qiong and Yan Liang were assisting him, and he also sent his confidants to recruit the rest of the Xiyuan troops except Meng De. , As long as we control the palace and Luoyang, the soldiers and horses in the city will not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to attack the capital, and it will become impossible to cause trouble."
Yuan Shao praised: "I think it's feasible, so I'll do it accordingly." Then he summoned his confidants to discuss specific matters.
Yuan Xi thought to himself that the plan seemed feasible, but he ignored the ambition and strength of the demon king Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was still quite capable at this time and was almost as capable as Wang Dun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the Guanxi Army was a tiger and wolf army that fought all year round. It's not something that these young master soldiers in Beijing can compare with.
His soldiers and horses are all elites who have fought at the frontier, how can they be compared to the generals and soldiers in the capital who lack actual combat skills.
It seems that the Xiyuan soldiers and horses recruited this time are Yuan Shao's capital. He must take the opportunity to control even a small force.
At night, Yuan Mansion
Father Yuan Shao said quietly, "Xianyi, come in."
"Yes, father" Yuan Xi responded and walked in quickly. Yuan Xi replied, "I don't know why the father called the child."
Yuan Shao stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Xianyi, you have heard everything we said today. You are the Qilin son of my Yuan family. You have been smart since you were a child. You can draw inferences from one instance to another. Today, as a father, I will test you again... ...."
He paused and said, "In your opinion, how should I make a decision tonight?"
Yuan Xi's heart beat wildly. Fortunately, his father did not ask him whether his decision was right or wrong, otherwise he would really have no way to answer.
Yuan Xi sneered in his heart, knowing that his chance had finally arrived.
He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Father, in my humble opinion, He Jin's death would not be a pity..."
Yuan Shao was obviously shocked by his words, but this son had matured precociously since childhood, so he didn't expect him. "Go on, show off your skills."
"He has two endings tonight, life and death. If He Jin is safe and sound, he will definitely send his army to kill the eunuchs himself, and then issue an order to send Dong Zhuo back to Xiliang. This ending is a near miss, and my father can rest easy."
After Yuan Xi said this, he raised his eyes and peeked, only to see Yuan Shao's tiger body trembling, his eyes bursting with light, and he said sternly: "Go on."
It seems that what he said just now has penetrated Yuan Shao's heart. Yuan Xi responded with a 'yes' and continued, "The second possibility is that He Jin dies. Then the child has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Yuan Shao said in a deep voice, "You and I, father and son, are there anything we can't confide in?"
Yuan Xi apologized and said, "Once He Jin dies, Shi Changshi is afraid of being strangled by the imperial army, so there is only one way to go." Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Xi steadily and did not answer.
Immediately Yuan Xi looked into Yuan Shao's eyes and said word by word: "The emperor kidnapped the Queen Mother and fled, or he could flee to Chang'an, set up a separate court, and then pretend to be the emperor and call on the princes of the world to attack He Jin."
Father Yuan Shao took a breath of air and sat slumped in his chair. He said sharply, "Xianyi, in your opinion, what should we father and son do?"
Yuan Xi took a deep breath and said, "Father, am I your biological son?"
His father, Yuan Shao, had a very strict upbringing. He didn't expect Yuan Xi to say such rebellious words. He couldn't help showing an angry look on his face and said, "Xianyi, there is no one closer to you than your parents and brothers in the world. You can't even trust your father."
Yuan Xi straightened up, looked at his father Yuan Shao with a look on his face and said, "To be honest with my father, from my point of view, the world is in chaos now, the princes are everywhere, they are fighting for their own safety, the Han Dynasty is about to die, and the country is about to change hands. Although our Yuan family has been favored by the Han Dynasty, judging from the current situation, we are unable to turn the tide. In this situation, we can only plan for ourselves. I thought about it again and again, and there is only one strategy that is feasible. "
His father Yuan Shao was obviously frightened by his rebellious remarks, but Yuan Shao seemed to be much smarter than the legend said.
Yuan Shao pretended to be angry and said, "Xianyi, shut up, your words will get you beheaded. Believe it or not, I will hand you over to Tingwei."
Yuan Xi gritted his teeth and said harshly: "First, kill Cao Cao, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, 'Dianjun Xiaowei', because he and his father are in control of the Forbidden Army at the same time and may interfere with it."
Yuan Shao's surprised expression gradually calmed down, he took a deep breath, glanced around and said, "What about the second thing?"
Yuan Xi said hesitantly, "No matter whether He Jin is dead or alive, my father cannot let Dong Zhuo enter the city."
Yuan Shao suddenly sighed and said, "It's too late. Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers have already stationed in Mianchi. He didn't listen to the imperial decree at all and went straight to Luoyang."
Yuan Xi didn't know about this. He was stunned for a moment and then said, "How many soldiers and horses does father have in his hands?"
Yuan Shao gave him a strange look and said, "Thousands of old and weak people." Yuan Xi thought for a while and said, "I have a plan, maybe I can get through this difficulty."
Yuan Shao suddenly asked, "What will be the consequences if Dong Zhuo enters the city?"
Yuan Xi frowned and sighed in his heart: "Thousands of miles of scorched earth, rivers of blood. All life is ruined, the world is in chaos, what else can it do." Yuan Xi continued; "The strength of Xiliang soldiers will definitely control the capital and the emperor. , and then coerced the ministers and imposed excessive taxes, the consequences would be disastrous."
Yuan Shao paced in the court and said, "Three thousand soldiers are not enough to repel the powerful Xiliang army."
Yuan Xi had an idea and said, "He Jin has tens of thousands of Yulin troops, and we can use them to defend against the Xiliang soldiers."
Yuan Shao said quietly, "If the emperor doesn't issue an imperial edict, and I don't have military talismans, how can the imperial army listen to my father's orders?"
Then Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Hahahaha, how could my father be willing to hand you over to Tingwei?" Then Yuan Shao turned his back to Yuan Xi and said, "Xianyi, you go down first."
Yuan Xi bowed his hands and retreated. Unknowingly, Yuan Xi found that he was sweating profusely. It seemed that his father had hidden too much. Maybe if his father had not been defeated in Guandu, he might be another Li Yuan.
On that day, Zhang Rang pretended to summon him according to the Queen Mother's decree. Yuan Shao and others tried to dissuade He Jin from entering the palace, but for some unknown reason He Jin insisted on entering the palace despite the dissuasion of his generals.
After he was completely ambushed, Zhang Rang and others questioned He Jin and said: "The chaos in the world is not only the fault of our eunuchs. The late emperor was angry with the Queen Mother and almost deposed her. We rescued him with tears, and each of us offered our own sacrifices." The tens of millions of yuan from becoming a monk was used as a gift to calm down the late emperor, but he just wanted to be under your sect. Now you actually want to kill us and exterminate the clan, isn't it too much!"
So Shang Fang's supervisor Qu Mu drew his sword and killed He Jin in front of the Xide Palace.
Zhang Rang and others wrote an edict, appointing former Taiwei Fan Ling as Sili Xiaowei and Shaofu Xu Xiang as Henan Yin.
When the minister saw the edict, he felt suspicious and said, "Please ask General He to come out and discuss it together."
Zhonghuangmen threw He Jin's head to the minister and said, "He Jin has rebelled and has been executed!"
He Jin's general heard that He Jin had been killed and led his troops into the palace. Huben Zhonglang general Yuan Shu attacked the palace city and burned Qingsuo Gate.
Zhang Rang and others saw that the situation was not good, so they kidnapped the young emperor Liu Bian, Chenliu King Liu Xie, Wannian Princess Liu Yan and others and fled in a hurry from Fudao.
At this time, Yuan Shao finished his instructions. After hearing the news from his subordinates that the general had been killed, he organized his troops and went to the palace.
Yuan Shao put on his armor with the help of his own soldiers. Yuan Xi knelt in front of him and begged: "Just now, due to lack of manpower, my father gave up reorganizing the troops of Lieutenant Feng Fang, the right commander of the army. I asked him to lead a hundred elite men to reorganize."
Yuan Shao shook his head and said: "Isn't this child's play? You stay at the station."
"In ancient times, Gan Luo paid homage to the prime minister and went to Zhao as an envoy. Now, when his father is still a young man, he holds a secret position and has great ambitions. Naturally, the children must follow their father's example." Yuan Xi saluted.
Yuan Shao had the best reputation. When he heard his son's praise, he felt gratified and happy, but he didn't want Yuan Xi to take danger. "It's good that you have such ambition, but the current situation is not clear and it is really dangerous."
Although Yuan Shao is not a qualified hero, he is indeed a good father.
Yuan Xi fought hard and said: "I ask myself, I have never slackened on my bow and horse these years. Self-protection is not a problem. Besides, there are brave men like Xu Chu to help me."
At this time, Xu You, who was following him, took a deep look at Yuan Xi, and then he understood something: "Ben Chu, Master Ling has great ambitions, and Young Master Xian Yi is talented and is known as the leader of his generation. Meng De has also already Let Cao Ang lead the troops. I think Xian Yi’s talent is more than a hundred times better than Cao Ang’s.”
Yuan Shao was really happy when he heard this, so he agreed to Yuan Xi's request and asked him to take Xu Chu's troops to recruit the troops of Assistant Colonel Feng Fang. Because he couldn't let go, he allocated two hundred more cavalry.
Then Yuan Shao and his uncle Yuan Wei pretended to be ordered to kill and rushed to the palace, killing Xu Xiang and Fan Ling, the eunuch's partisans. Then they went under the Zhuque Palace to hunt down the eunuch Zhao Zhong and others who had not had time to escape.
He also ordered the palace gates to be closed, strictly prohibited entry and exit, and ordered the soldiers to search for the eunuchs in the palace. They killed all the eunuchs, old and young. More than 2,000 people died, and some people without beards were also killed as eunuchs.
Although the eight captains of Xiyuan were all stationed in the west of the city, their stations were not connected together. Yuan Xi was excited, and with some high spirits, he led two hundred cavalry and Xu Chu's one hundred elite soldiers to the camp of the right captain to assist the army. He wore a suit of exquisite fish scale armor, carried a bow and arrows, and had a stainless steel sword tied around his waist. Xu Chu was also wearing armor, a sword, and fish scale armor, and was riding on a horse.
Yuan Xi was not afraid, but full of excitement. This was his first step to reach the peak of power. And there is Xu Chu, a super bodyguard and a top-notch general.
He wasn't worried about safety at all. At this time, Xu Chu was wearing bronze armor and the cape on his back was bright and beautiful. Coupled with his rough and angry face, he was really a good general in the world!
Far away. Yuan Xi did not teach the garrison to respond. Let the cavalry rush into the camp of the right captain of the auxiliary army. Several cavalrymen threw rivet hooks to block the gate of the village, and the nearby infantry assisted in completely destroying the gate.
The right captain of the assistant army was stunned when he saw these soldiers from the same camp rushing into the camp. He didn't know whether he should fight back immediately. Feng Fang, the right captain of the assistant army, heard the noise outside the camp and immediately brought a few soldiers out to see what was going on.
It was okay not to look at it, but when I saw it, I was furious. The soldiers and horses with the Chinese military logo actually rushed into my camp and started to confront my own people.
Naturally, he also saw Yuan Xi, who was surrounded by people, and asked, "Who are you to dare to make trouble here for no reason!"
Yuan Xi raised his voice and said: "By the order of the general and Sili Xiaowei, Feng Fang has been promoted to the right commander of the assistant army on Feng Fang's behalf. Feng Fang has been promoted to Zhonglang General. He will go to the Sili Zhongjun Shogunate to report on his duties as soon as he receives the order."
After that, he asked a soldier to give Feng Fang the order from Sili Xiaowei. Feng Fang was not Yuan Shao's party, but He Jin's confidant. After reading the warrant, he sneered and said: "I'm afraid this is Yuan Benchu's intention. I see there are fires in Luoyang City, something big must have happened. Yuan Benchu's move is to Are you taking away my military power?"
Yuan Xi shouted and asked: "Did Mr. Feng follow the order?"
Feng Fang simply ignored the young man and replied, "I can only follow the order after I confirm with the general."
Yuan Xi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed without mercy!"
A captain of the cavalry beside Feng Fang stepped forward with a gun and said with a smile: "I know you are a kid. Aren't you the second son of Yuan Benchu? Go back quickly. This is not the place for you to stay."
Yuan Xi knew that he could not subdue these soldiers and horses without killing people to establish his authority, so he said coldly: "Zhongkang!" Xu Chu understood, held his sword and rode towards the riding captain.
The cavalry captain raised his spear and tried to force Xu Chu to dismount. Unexpectedly, a steel knife came towards him not only fast and fierce, but also with a heavy force. The spear and knife broke apart as soon as they hit him, and he could no longer hold the spear steadily.
He was about to dodge on horseback, but the cold wind brought by the steel knife had already cut his neck. Xu Chu raised the knife and dropped it, blood spattered, and a human head immediately flew to the side.
In the horror of the soldiers, Xu Chu picked up the head with the tip of his knife and returned to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi said to Feng Fang: "My lord, if you don't follow the order within three counts, you will be responsible for the consequences." After saying this, he started counting. Feng Fang was a little scared and ordered his soldiers to protect him. He felt guilty and said, "Are you trying to rebel by killing the imperial official?"
Yuan Xi ignored him and counted to "three" when a cold light shot forward beside him.
Feng Fang saw a dark wind flying in front of him without warning, and then a sharp arrow pierced his throat. Feng Fang flew down from his horse.
Yuan Xi took the opportunity to shout again: "Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
Xu Chu also shouted at the top of his lungs: "Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
His roar was much more effective than Yuan Xi's. The soldiers of the Assistant Colonel on the Right looked at each other, then immediately knelt down on one foot and said, "By the general's order."
Yuan Xi nodded and asked more than a hundred officers to enter the camp to discuss matters, while the remaining soldiers guarded the camp.
Yuan Xi first briefly told what happened in the palace, and asked them to serve the country loyally and obey the general's orders from Sili Xiaowei. He also promised some benefits, opened the treasury and rewarded them with some money and silk.
Then he discussed with the officers the reorganization of troops.
In fact, apart from the full strength of the upper and middle armies, which were full of 10,000, the Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan only had 2,000 or 3,000 men. Although the weapons and armor of Jian Shuo were lacking in the past, looking at the whole Han Dynasty, they were considered to be excellent.
The soldiers are all strong and strong young men, and there are six to seven hundred cavalry among the soldiers, and some other baggage and equipment are also relatively complete. However, the weakness of Xiyuan's soldiers and horses due to lack of training and actual combat is also obvious.
Yuan Xi asked the officers who wanted to find another way to leave, but half of them were left. Most of those who stayed were junior officers, and those who left were Feng Fang's close associates.
After learning that there were 3,000 people under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Right of the Assistant Army, Yuan Xi asked Xu Chu to take the newly promoted officers to trim them to the weak, and at the same time selected more than 200 of the most elite ones. As a result, more than 2,000 people were left.
Yuan Xi took the post of Cavalry Commander himself and was in charge of all matters in the camp. Half of the one hundred elite soldiers previously commanded by Xu Chu were allocated as lower-level officers to supplement the soldiers and horses.
The newly merged elite bodyguards numbered three hundred, and they were led by Xu Chu as the governor of the tribe.
In this way, excluding the personal guards and the original 300 cavalry auxiliaries, the right colonel had more than 2,000 people, including 600 to 700 cavalry, 1,600 infantry, and 400 baggage and logistics.
Xiyuan camp.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi were discussing secretly in the big tent. Yuan Shao asked, "Xianyi, how should a father deal with such a dangerous situation?"
Yuan Xi was stunned. His father did not discuss such a confidential matter with his advisor Xu You and the others, but discussed it with himself. Yuan Xi was heartbroken.
So Yuan Xi bravely said, "Please allow my father to lead two thousand elite soldiers to ambush on the bank of Xiaopingjin River in Beimang Mountain. I guess Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers will definitely cross the river from there. My father only needs to let the soldiers ambush and wait until the Xiliang soldiers When they were halfway across the river, they ordered the crossbowmen to fire with strong bows. The Xiliang soldiers must have panicked and trampled on each other. When they ran out of bows and arrows, they immediately cut them into two pieces with light cavalry to cover them up. No matter how powerful Dong Zhuo's soldiers were, they were not gods. , how can you enter Luoyang?"
Yuan Shao hesitated; "But how can two thousand soldiers hold back tens of thousands of troops for a long time? And it's too dangerous. How can my son do this?"
Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "These children also know that I am not placing my hope on these two thousand soldiers, but I hope that they can stop Dong Zhuo for two hours. I only need two hours."
Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with light again, and he said seriously, "What do you want?"
Yuan Xi sneered and said, "The child has just said that the ten permanent servants will definitely jump over the wall and kidnap the emperor. My father can send five hundred soldiers into the palace quickly to protect the emperor and the queen mother. In this way, he can get the imperial edict and mobilize the imperial army to defeat Dong Zhuo. .”
Yuan Shao said quietly: "What if the emperor is really kidnapped."
Yuan Xi bowed and saluted, "My child has thought carefully about it. If His Majesty is really kidnapped, then the Shichangshi will have no way to go and will definitely throw himself in the direction of Beimang Mountain. This is equivalent to automatically being sent into our ambush formation." , wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone?”
"What's the worst plan?" Yuan Shao continued to ask, and Yuan Xi turned around and said, "If Dong Zhuo finds the emperor before us, it will be bad. At this time, 'the one who wins the emperor will win the world.'"
Yuan Shao said lightly: "What you mean is..."
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't this exactly what father wants?"
Father Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with cunning, and he looked back at him and said, "Xianyi, you understand what father means, don't you."
Yuan Xi sighed and said, "My father's original intention was for 'Dong Zhuo' to come to Beijing and fight with 'He Jin', so that you could reap the benefits and make contributions in troubled times, but he didn't expect that 'He Jin' was a pig-headed person. I don't have the intelligence of a 'human being'. As soon as I heard the Queen Mother's call, I immediately ran over to die. But I think this is better. He Jin and Shi Changshi fight, and we will still reap the benefits. The premise is that we must be in Beimang outside Luoyang City. Only by defeating Dong Zhuo in the mountains can the Yuan family take control and firmly control everything north of the Yellow River and west of Hulao Pass."
Yuan Shao stood up and walked past Yuan Xi. After taking a few steps, she turned back and stared at him for a long time. Wei Anying's body trembled and he said, "Xianyi, dad is wrong. My strategy of attracting foreign troops to Beijing will not work. You have known this for a long time, right?"
Yuan Xi suddenly panicked and saluted, "Don't worry, father. As long as we, father and son, work together, there will definitely be room for redemption."
In the evening, Wang Yun heard the news of He Jin's murder at the General's Mansion, and immediately went to contact a group of veterans to deal with the crisis.
The carriage ran on the bluestone road, making a very brisk sound. Wang Yun was thinking in the carriage when the driver suddenly stopped and he couldn't help but bump into the door.
Wang Yun was a little annoyed and asked: "What's going on?" The driver was also a little panicked and replied: "Sir, a woman suddenly ran in front and was knocked down by our car."
Wang Yun immediately got out of the car and investigated with the driver.
Sure enough, there was a fainted girl lying on the ground. What surprised Wang Yun was that the girl was wearing a luxurious palace dress, which was not something ordinary palace maids and ladies could wear. Seeing that there was no one around, he hesitated for a while, and then he and the coachman hurriedly carried the girl into the carriage and took her home.
