When Dong Zhuo heard that Sun Jian was advancing against the Zhanyang people, he immediately sent Hu Zhen as the Protector-General and Lü Bu as the Riding Superintendent, with 5,000 men and horses, to attack them. Hu Zhen was impatient. When he sent out troops, he threatened in advance: "This time, I will kill a green ribbon, so that the troops will be in order." When the generals heard what he said, they felt quite unhappy.
Hu Zhen's troops arrived at Guangcheng, which was still dozens of miles away from Yangren City. It was already late, the soldiers and horses were tired, and they should garrison and rest. Dong Zhuo's pre-formulated battle plan also called for staying in Guangcheng, building up horses and troops, recharging their strength, and then marching at night to attack the city at dawn.
But all the generals were jealous of Hu Zhen and wanted to sabotage his great undertaking and did not want him to succeed. So Lu Bu and others said: "The enemy soldiers in Yangren City have fled. We should hurry up to catch up and look for opportunities. Otherwise, there will be no chance." Hu Zhen led his army and marched overnight.
When we arrived at Yangren City, the city was very heavily guarded, making it impossible for a sneak attack to succeed. At this time, the army was hungry, thirsty, and demoralized. In addition, it was at night and there were no trenches and fortifications for defense.
The soldiers had just disarmed and rested when Lu Bu spread rumors again, saying that Sun Jian led the soldiers in the city to attack at night. In the dark night, the soldiers, not knowing what was true or false, fled in confusion, abandoned their armor, lost their saddles and horses, and were in great embarrassment. Sun Jian took advantage of the situation and went out of the city to pursue him, but Hu Zhen's entire army was defeated.
Sun Jianyang won the battle, and his reputation and prestige increased. Someone took the opportunity to provoke Yuan Shu, saying: "If Sun Jian takes Luoyang and develops his power, it will be difficult to restrain him. If he is allowed to develop, wouldn't he get rid of a wolf and gain a tiger?"
After hearing the provocation, Yuan Shu really suspected Sun Jian and refused to deliver military supplies to Sun Jian. Sun Jian's army had no food and was extremely anxious. At that time, Sun Jian was stationed in Yangren, which was more than a hundred miles away from Luyang, where Yuan Shu lived. Sun Jian rode a horse overnight and went straight to Luyang to meet Yuan Shu.
In Yuan Shu's tent, Sun Jian was extremely excited. He drew here and there on the ground, analyzing the situation and the various interests at stake. He also said: "The reason why I am so dedicated is to fight against the traitors for the country, and to avenge my family's personal revenge for the general. I, Sun Jian, have no deep-rooted hatred for Dong Zhuo, but you, general, listened to the villain's words and actually doubted me!" "
Yuan Shu felt guilty and couldn't feel at ease. Sun Jian continued: "Now the great work is about to be completed, but the supply of military rations is not enough. This situation is exactly the same as Wu Qi shed tears on the west river, and Le Yi's great work failed! General, please observe carefully, think deeply, and make an early decision!" Yuan Shu immediately ordered the allocation of military rations to Sun Jian , Sun Jian immediately returned to camp.
As soon as they returned to Hulao Pass, the generals saw Dong Zhuo's sullen face, obviously very unhappy. However, at this time, the coalition forces were still aggressively attacking Hulao Pass, so the generals hurried to meet the enemy and waited until they could repel the coalition forces. Afterwards, Dong Zhuo summoned the generals to discuss matters.
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In Dong Zhuo's tent, the generals saw that Dong Zhuo still had a gloomy expression, so no one dared to speak.
After a long time, Dong Zhuo then said: "Now that the coalition forces are strong, Hulao Pass must not be defended for a long time. If Hulao Pass is broken, Luoyang will be in danger and Your Majesty will be in danger. What can you do?"
Now the meaning of Dong Zhuo's words is actually very obvious, that is, he is ready to abandon Luoyang, but no one dares to say this. After waiting for a long time, Dong Zhuo saw no one speaking, so he snorted angrily and then looked at Li Ru.
Li Ru understood the idea and immediately said: "Ru believes that the Lord should move the emperor back to Chang'an to ensure that there is no danger."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo was naturally overjoyed and immediately smiled and said: "It's not what you said, but I really don't understand. I will go back to Luoyang and report the matter to Your Majesty, and then ask Your Majesty to move to Chang'an."
That night, taking advantage of the moonlight, Dong Zhuo led Li Ru and other Xiliang generals, and under heavy guard, rushed to Luoyang overnight. Xu Rong greeted them at the city gate early, and the group went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion without making any announcement, and spent the whole night speechless. .
The next day, Dong Zhuo ordered Xu Rong to close the four gates of the capital and gather all civil and military officials in the court to discuss important matters. Emperor Xian also arrived, sitting high on the Nine Dragon Throne without saying a word.
The situation was critical, and Dong Zhuo summoned his ministers to discuss moving the capital. Dong Zhuo took the lead and said: "Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, has been there for more than two hundred years, but now its power has declined. I believe that the strong power is in Chang'an, and I want to drive the west. You all should hurry up and dress up." Emperor Gaozu established the capital in Guanzhong for eleven generations; Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital for eleven generations. According to the "Shi Bao Prophecy", the capital should be moved to Chang'an, in order to comply with the will of God and the will of the people." None of the officials Dare to speak up.
Situ came out and Yang Biao said: "Moving the capital and restructuring is a major event in the world. In the Yin Dynasty, Pan Geng moved the capital to Haoyi, which aroused the resentment of the Yin people. In the past, the Guanzhong area was destroyed by Wang Mang, so Emperor Guangwu established the capital in Luoyang instead. It took a long time. The people are happy. The abandonment of the royal ancestral temple and the cemetery of the late emperor for no reason may alarm the people and lead to great chaos. "Shibao Prophecy" is a book that talks about evil spirits, how can you trust it and use it!"
Dong Zhuo stared at Yang Biao coldly, "The land in Guanzhong is fertile, so Thailand can annex the six countries and unify the world. Moreover, the Longyou area produces wood, and Du Ling fully operates the pottery kiln left by Emperor Wu, and soon We can settle down. It is worth discussing with the people. If they object in the front, I will drive them back with a large army and let them go straight to the sea."
Yang Biao argued hard: "No, Guanzhong is in ruins. I am donating the ancestral temple and abandoning the imperial mausoleum without any reason, for fear that the people will be alarmed. It is easy to move the world, but it will be very difficult to calm it down. I hope Dong Gong will consider it!"
Dong Zhuo immediately changed his color and asked: "Are you going to hinder the country's plan?"
"This is a national matter. I'm afraid what Yang Gong said can be considered. In the past, Wang Mang usurped the throne and burned Chang'an into a land of rubble during the time of Gengshi Red Eyebrow. The people also moved around, without exception. Today It is not appropriate to abandon the palace and go to the wasteland." Huang Wan, the Taiwei, came out and said.
Dong Zhuo didn't answer. Sikong Xunshuang saw that Dong Zhuo was very angry and was afraid that he would harm Yang Biao and others, so he said gently: "Is the Prime Minister happy to do this? The army rising east of Mount Laoshan cannot be quelled in one day, so the capital must be moved first to deal with it. They. This is the same situation as the Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty."
Dong Zhuo's anger calmed down slightly after hearing this.
After Huang Wan retired, he wrote another letter against moving the capital.
Dong Zhuo used the disaster as an excuse to report to the emperor and remove Huang Wan and Yang Biao from their posts. Guang Luxun Zhao Qian was appointed as Taiwei, and Taiservant Wang Yun was appointed as Situ. If he tried to dissuade him again, he stood up and walked away. All the officials were trembling and dared not speak. Emperor Xian watched the whole process. Although he was extremely aggrieved and angry, he did not dare to say no. He could only hide secretly in the harem and sigh secretly and shed tears.
After saying that, he ordered the generals to be summoned back to Luoyang to discuss the matter of moving the capital.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo had made up his mind, Li Ru reminded him, "My lord, do not withdraw your troops back to Chang'an in a hurry. You should do so slowly to avoid being taken advantage of by the princes."
Dong Zhuo expressed his understanding and motioned for Li Ru to continue.
Li Ru continued, "You can first inform Li Que and Guo Si to abandon Sishui Pass and come to Hulao to meet up, and let General Xu Rong lead the army back to Luoyang first to make advance preparations. My lord is leading the army back at night, leaving Lu Bu behind. When Li and Guo Si arrive, we can abandon the pass together, so that we will have no worries."
Dong Zhuo fully agreed and ordered "the generals will take orders and act according to the military advisor's plan without delay."
The generals agreed and went down to prepare. Li Ru volunteered to inform Lu Bu and also went to persuade him to regain his confidence. Dong Zhuo agreed.
Next, the matter of moving the capital was officially confirmed, and Emperor Xian Liu Xie moved west to Chang'an.
Luoyang, the capital of Wei Wei and Han Dynasty, was about to disappear in the fire. A new era is about to begin.
On the eve of the Luoyang fire.
Dong Zhuo left the court and was about to get on the carriage and return home when he saw two people looking at the carriage and bowing to each other. They were Shangshu Zhou Ao and Chengmen School Captain Wu Qiongye.
He must have been admonishing him, so Dong Zhuo impatiently asked what was going on. Zhou Yao said, "I heard that the prime minister wants to move the capital to Chang'an, so I came to remonstrate with you."
Dong Zhuo said angrily, "I listened to you two at first and kept Yuan Shao. Now Yuan Shao has rebelled, and you are the only party!". The warriors were scolded to push out the capital and behead him, and then ordered the capital to be moved to the next day.
When they arrived at the mansion, the Xiliang generals had already gathered according to Li Ru's wishes.
Dong Zhuo climbed to his position and shouted, "Today's move to the capital has been decided. You all should go down and prepare. The sooner the better." The generals filed out after receiving the order.
Li Ru finally waited for everyone to leave, and then said mysteriously to Dong Zhuo, "My lord, there is something important that must be done now."
Oh, Dong Zhuo said with interest, "What's the big deal that makes you so mysterious?".
Li Ru confirmed again with great expectation, "I wonder if my lord is determined to be in the world now, or?"
Dong Zhuo hesitated and said, "Of course I am interested in the world, why do you need to ask more?"
Hearing what Dong Zhuo said, Li Ru was very excited and said, "In that case, please lend me something, my lord, and Ru will be able to defeat the allied forces of the princes without attacking."
"What is it?" Dong Zhuo asked curiously.
"Without him, I would pass on the jade seal of the country," Li Ru said casually.
Oh, the Imperial Seal is just a piece of broken stone, at least in Dong Zhuo's understanding. Since Li Ru wants it, just take it.
Dong Zhuo said, "What do I think? It turns out to be that broken stone. If you need it, take it." After saying that, he asked someone to fetch it for Li Ru.
Li Ru was very happy when he saw that his lord was still interested in the world and had the intention of regrouping, and his hope was ignited again. However, what he didn't know was that Dong Zhuo had not recovered, but knew nothing about the Imperial Seal and what it represented.
Seeing Li Ru's nervous amusement, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but wonder, "Can this broken stone really have such a big effect?"
In the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty used jade seals to cause the world to rebel against the king. Li Ru also used this broken stone to speed up the disbandment of the Allied Forces. He was indeed a poisonous warrior on the same level as Jia Xu.
Li Ru adjusted his mood and said seriously, "My lord, I don't know. This jade seal is a symbol of the emperor and is of great significance. Regardless of the fact that the coalition of princes is now united to fight against the prime minister's army, as long as this thing is lost, they will instantly collapse." "
A little confused, Dong Zhuo had no idea what Li Ru was talking about, so he could only say, "I'll leave it to Wen You."
Li Ru said confidently, "My lord, don't worry, this treasure will return to us after it is used. By then, my lord will have the world under his control."
Li Ru is indeed a top-notch counselor, but it is a pity that Mingzhu betrayed him secretly. Putting aside personal grudges, Yuan Xi is quite optimistic about people like Li Ru.
The world is not just the emperor, Dong Zhuo knows this. It was at this time that Dong Zhuo had the idea of going further, that is, the idea of becoming an emperor, which was the trigger for being lured by Wang Yun in the future, let alone mentioning it for now.
Dong Zhuo said joyfully, "Haha, I've got literary excellence, so why should the world worry about it?" Dong Zhuo's words were not entirely polite.
Li Ru was also very happy, and took the opportunity to suggest, "Money and food are scarce today, and there are many wealthy households in Luoyang, but they can't join the officialdom. But if Yuan Shao and other subordinates kill his clan members and plunder their family income, they will get huge amounts of money."
Dong Zhuo heard this and immediately ordered: "Li Jue, I leave this matter to you. It must be done properly."
Li Jue heard this and responded with great joy: "Nuo..."
Dong Zhuo then ordered: "The rest of the generals, if there is a shortage of money and food in the army, go and prepare for it. However, before noon tomorrow, the people will be driven to Chang'an with my army to protect His Majesty." This is obviously to let the generals plunder the people. And drove the people to Chang'an.
Immediately, Dong Zhuo ordered Guo Si to send five thousand cavalry to Luoyang to capture thousands of wealthy households. They placed flags with the words "anti ministers and rebels against the party" written on their heads, and killed them all outside the city to take their money.
He also asked Li and Guo Si to drive millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an. There is one team for each common people and one team for the army, dragging each other and beheading each other if there is delay.
The Xiliang army was defeated and felt depressed, so Dong Zhuo allowed the sergeants to rape women and seize people's food. The sound of crying shook the world. If anyone is late, ten thousand troops behind him will rush him, all armed with white blades. They will kill people on the road and fill in the ravines, countless of them.
Dong Zhuo was not satisfied with this and planned to burn down Luoyang, thinking that if he couldn't get it, Yuan Shao and you guys wouldn't get it either. Before leaving, he taught various sects to set fire to residents' houses and set fire to ancestral temples and palaces. The northern and southern palaces were connected with flames, and the Changle Palace was all scorched earth.
He also sent Lu Bu to excavate the tombs of the late emperor and his concubines and obtain their gold and treasures. The soldiers took advantage of the situation and dug up all the tombs of officials and civilians. Dong Zhuo loaded more than thousands of carts with gold, pearls, satin, and goodies, and used two carriages to carry the world and his concubines. Under the escort of the Xiliang army, he went to Chang'an. Hundreds of officials had horses to ride on, but no horses to ride in carriages. Those who had neither had to walk, dragging their families along with them, and the suffering was hard to describe.
After leaving Lu Bu and Xu Rong to lead the army, they notified the guards of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass to abandon the pass and come back to catch up with the army together. Notify Zhang Ji in advance to lead one hundred thousand Feixiong troops to set off from Chang'an and meet them on the road to prevent any unexpected events.
For a time, the news that Dong Zhuo had moved the capital to Chang'an spread throughout the land of Yongzhou, and the world was shocked. All the demons and ghosts in Yongliang are getting up and running, looking to see if there is a chance to get a piece of the pie and take advantage of it. The Xiongnu and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans are the most active, but we will talk about this later.
The next day, a spy came to report that there was a big fire in Luoyang, and that the traitor Dong had abandoned Luoyang and gone to Chang'an. Besides, Dong Zhuo's general Zhao Cen wanted to retreat after Li and Guo Si left. Knowing that Dong Zhuo had abandoned Luoyang, he offered Sishui Pass.
So Sun Jian was able to drive his troops into Sishui Pass, and sent someone to report that Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo had moved the capital and fled, and he took the lead and entered Luoyang.
All the princes were shocked.
Cao Cao stood up and said to Yuan Shao: "Today the Dong thief fled to Chang'an, and he can take advantage of the situation to catch up. Leader Yuan, please send troops quickly!"
Yuan Shao glanced at him, shook his head and said, "We fought all day yesterday, and now our troops and horses are exhausted. I'm afraid that pursuing a rash pursuit will not lead to good results."
Cao Cao became a little anxious and raised his voice slightly: "Thieves Dong burned down my palace of the Han Dynasty and robbed the emperor. The world was shaken. This is the time when people are in panic. This is the time when the world is in danger. If everyone works together, we can definitely defeat him in one battle." Set the course!"
Yuan Shao didn't want to fight, and seeing that everyone else didn't want to fight, he felt half helpless and half out of his own will. He turned his attention to everyone, and sure enough, all the princes knew that they should enter Luoyang City first and should not pursue them rashly.
Cao Cao angrily cursed: "Shu Zi is not enough!" He turned and left. At this time, Cao Cao was somewhat loyal in his heart, and he could not deduce the cause. A hero needs to grow up.
Then he led more than ten thousand troops, taking advantage of the darkness of night to lead Xiahou, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Lejin to drive Dong Zhuo away at starry night.
The princes and others had nothing to say and left unhappy.
Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered, but he didn't stop him at all.
Yuan Xi watched clearly from behind. He knew that Cao Cao may have the determination to help the world at this time, but now his father Yuan Shao has gradually shifted his thoughts to the Yuan family...
As for the princes from all walks of life, the sky looks like defeat, who knows?
The next thing will be much simpler. Luoyang is the center of the Han Dynasty. Although it was burned, everyone still has to go in. Didn’t they come here just for Luoyang?
The princes gradually sent troops to garrison various places in Luoyang.
But most of them were imprisoned in Hulao.
Yuan Xi thought about Sun Jian's jade seal over at Sishui Pass, and came to see Yuan Shao in a hurry.
After telling him what he wanted to say, Yuan Shao didn't say much. He asked him to lead more than a thousand troops in his headquarters and asked him not to mess around, so he let him go.
Before arriving in Luoyang, I saw from a distance that the flames of the capital were rising into the sky, black smoke was covering the ground, and for two to three hundred miles, there was no human habitation. Dong Zhuo had fled for a long time, and all that was left was the light of fire and thick smoke.
It's true that they came here in good spirits and returned in disgrace, and all the princes began to think of retreating.
This time Yuan Xi only took Xu Chu and a thousand soldiers and horses and rushed to Sishui Pass.
When Yuan Xi rushed to Luoyang City, it was already dark. Although it was winter, the surrounding temperature was extremely high. From time to time, there were cries. Looking ahead, flames shot into the sky, black smoke fell to the ground, and people were putting out fires from time to time.
Yuan Xi led his troops and horses forward for more than ten miles, but he heard the occasional cry but saw no one. The once prosperous Luoyang was destroyed by Dong Zhuo. Yuan Xi closed his eyes and felt sad.
Rushing, rushing, Yuan Xi also didn't know how to find Sun Jian.
He tried hard to recall the Ancestral Temple, but there were ruins everywhere and there was no good building around. Where could he find it?
After running for more than ten miles, some buildings appeared faintly around them, but judging from their appearance, they were all burned to a blackish black color, and their appearance was too horrible to look at.
It would be a big loss if Sun Jian took it away first. When I came to Luoyang this time, besides watching the three heroes fight Lu Bu, the other most important thing was to win the jade seal.
Continuing to catch up hurriedly, there were more and more people in front, but most of them were soldiers, and few common people were seen.
While walking quickly, a group of refugees, about a hundred people, walked in front of them. Most of these refugees were wearing rags and were running outside.
Yuan Xi did not doubt that he had it, so he stopped one person and asked, "Do you know where the Imperial Ancestral Temple of the Han Dynasty is?"
The man didn't know why, he lowered his head and groaned, unable to speak for a long time.
Yuan Xi frowned and said in a slightly raised voice, "Raise your head."
"Sir, please spare my life." The man was so frightened by Yuan Xi's words that he fell to his knees.
At this time, Yuan Xi no longer felt anything, but felt something was abnormal. He winked at Xu Chu. Xu Chu understood, jumped off the horse, and directly raised the man's head.
Yuan Xi looked around and saw that except for a few black marks, this person's face was white and he looked feminine.
Recalling his voice just now, Yuan Xi sneered: "Are you a eunuch?"
"Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me." The man who was kneeling on the ground knocked his head heavily on the ground and kept shouting.
Yuan Shao hated eunuchs, and Yuan Xi was influenced by him. Naturally, he didn't have a good impression, and he was about to kill people with his sword.
The man was heartbroken and suddenly raised his head and said, "Sir, I have news to report. Please spare my life."
As soon as he said this, Yuan Xi clearly felt that the speed of the group of refugees had accelerated a lot.
"Come on, take them all for me!"
"Yes!" Xu Chu shouted, leading his soldiers and horses to surround the hundreds of refugees and rushed them aside.
"Tell me." Yuan Xi glanced at the group of people and found something unusual. There were actually many eunuchs in this group of people, all of whom had soft faces. You could tell at a glance.
He also found a characteristic, that is, the tattered clothes on this group of people seemed to have been cut by themselves, but they were all cut very carefully. Most of them only had their coats cut, and some of them were even completely intact. .
But without exception, these people's faces were all smeared with black charcoal, more or less.
"Sir, if I tell you, can you spare my life?" the man said, trembling for a long time.
"Bah!" Yuan Xi drew out his sword, put the sword blade on his nose, and said in a deep voice: "I don't have time to negotiate terms with you. If you don't tell me, someone over there will say, I'll give you three times. !”
"one!"
..."I said, I said." The man was so frightened that he burst into tears and said, "Actually, we are not..."
"Mrs. Wang, are you looking for death? Have you forgotten how the young lady saved us?"
"Kill!" Yuan Xi's sword pointed at the person who stood up to speak.
Xu Chu didn't think much, he raised his ax and dropped it, and a big good man's head fell to the ground.
"I said, I said, Your Excellency, this is how we are, we are from Prince Hongnong's Mansion, and we escorted the young lady to the Tang Mansion today, but we didn't expect that the city gate would suddenly be broken down today, and Grand Master Dong also went to Chang'an, so we just Dress up in disguise and prepare to take a detour to Chang'an."
"Oh," Yuan Xi glanced at the crowd a few more times. As expected, he saw a few women, vaguely surrounding a woman in the middle. The woman lowered her head, and the sky was dark. Can't see face clearly.
It seems to be Princess Hongnong, Princess Tang. While in Luoyang, when Princess Wannian sneaked out of the palace, another girl in palace clothes that Yuan Xi saw was Tang Ji.
Yuan Xi took back the stainless steel sword and asked with a smile: "Why don't you just go out of the city and do the opposite?"
The man lay on the ground trembling and said: "Miss said that it is dangerous to go the right way. If we go the other way, you adults will think that we are refugees, so you will not embarrass me and wait. Instead, we can go out easily. After we go out, we only need to take a detour." That’s it. So…”
Yuan Xi nodded, this Princess Hongnong was indeed no ordinary person.
Tang Ji pushed away the maids and others surrounding her and said crisply: "It's me, Princess Hongnong Tang Ji, Yuan Xi, how are you doing?"
