The Empress Dowager He always heals her scars and forgets the pain. She obviously knows everything, but she always gets carried away at the most critical moments.
The moment He Jin and her, the powerful queen mother, reached this so-called secret, everything between them was already known to everyone who shouldn't know.
And for this matter, or to muddy the waters in Luoyang, it was not just Dong Zhuo who came. In order to put enough pressure on Queen Mother He, He Jin asked Wang Kuang of Taishan to mobilize crossbowmen from the county.
At the same time, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, was stationed in Chenggao to prepare for his life. At the same time, Ding Yuan, the former governor of Bingzhou and now the commander of Wu Meng, burned Mengjin to threaten Luoyang, which made people in Luoyang panic.
Seeing Cao Mengde scolding his mother constantly, this matter that could be solved with a single charge made the whole of Luoyang uneasy. If Yuan Shao was not his best friend, and he couldn't afford to offend the Yuan family, he would now block the door of Yuan Shao's house and curse.
Just when Yuan Shao felt that everything was going according to plan, not only were many of his forces approaching Luoyang, but he was also given the responsibility of monitoring Luoyang.
Everything is waiting for He Jin to kill the eunuch and become famous in one fell swoop, and then he can eat away at it step by step, waiting for He Jin to become extremely happy and miserable.
As a result, He Jin was executed first before the eunuchs were executed.
Until Yuan Shao saw He Jin's head, he couldn't figure out why He Jin was running to the palace alone at this time. When Se Shuo wanted to kill him, he didn't understand. Don’t you have a long memory?
He Jin went to the palace alone to ask for an audience with the Queen Mother, but before he could see the Queen Mother, he saw the sinister smiles of many eunuchs. Then the general became sad even before he was extremely happy, and the saddest one was Yuan Shao.
He watched helplessly as his plan went wrong in the most unlikely place. He Jin was gone, and all the remaining plans were in vain.
Whether it was to avenge He Jin, to vent the anger in his heart, or to take the next best step and leave a reputation at this time, Yuan Shao and others began to attack the eunuchs in the palace.
At this moment, the flames of Luoyang were soaring into the sky, and the swords and swords were shining in the palace. The eunuchs and maids, regardless of whether they were guilty or innocent, were all turned into flesh and blood at this moment, ready to be slaughtered.
The rebels who invaded the palace did not care at all whether doing so would threaten the safety of His Majesty, and even their generals did not want to know about it.
He Jin died. He Miao, the only one who could take charge of the overall situation, had not had time to figure out what was going on. He was beheaded by his general Wu Kuang from behind. The reason was that He Miao protected the eunuchs and was in the same nest as them. .
In this chaos, Liu Bian's legs were trembling, and the hand holding the sword was so nervous that he turned white. At this time, he was not as calm as he was when facing his mother.
On the contrary, Liu Xie behind him, who was a few years younger than him, was more calm, at least in appearance.
Just when Liu Bian was panicking, an old eunuch suddenly appeared in front of him. Looking at his appearance, he knew that he came taking advantage of the chaos, and he was quite embarrassed.
As soon as he appeared, he ran straight to Liu Bian and comforted him softly.
"Your Majesty, don't panic, and come with me. I will definitely keep you safe."
Liu Bian recognized that this was Zhang Rang, the eunuch who was his father's confidant. At this time, he looked at Zhang Rang's smile and wondered whether he should trust him.
However, he seemed to feel no danger from Zhang Rang. The overwhelmed Liu Bian did not hesitate, nodded and followed Zhang Rang away.
Zhang Rang did have some skills. In this chaotic situation, all the eunuchs who were born as Shi Changshi such as Zhao Zhong and others had been killed. On the contrary, Zhang Rang found a way out and worked with Duan Gui. He led dozens of people to send Liu Bian out of the chaotic palace.
Liu Bian didn't know if this was considered a kind of hijacking, but at least he left the chaotic palace, and the tension in Liu Bian's heart was relieved a lot.
But he didn't relax for too long. Just when they took a rest, the pursuers from behind had already arrived, and even some officials who had retired rushed out with their private soldiers to "rescue" them. .
Liu Bian and Liu Xie watched with their own eyes as Duan Gui was hacked to death by a random blade, and watched as the number of servants around him continued to decrease. Finally, they came to the river and had no way to retreat.
Zhang Rang looked at the pursuers slowly surrounding him, as well as the officials and generals he knew and didn't know. He suddenly showed a relieved smile and turned to look at Liu Bian.
"Your Majesty, I have delayed the late emperor's blessings by taking bribes and perverting the law, doing evil, and being domineering for so many years. I have also enjoyed a life that ordinary people cannot enjoy in ten lifetimes.
The old minister is grateful to the late emperor for his favor and kindness to me, and also to your Majesty for your trust in me. However, I will no longer be able to accompany you in the future. Your Majesty, please take care of me. "
After finishing speaking, Zhang Rang turned around and shouted towards the sky without giving Liu Bian a chance to speak.
"The Emperor Liu Bian of the Han Dynasty is here, you must not act recklessly!" The sharp shout seemed to have exhausted all Zhang Rang's strength, piercing the dark clouds in the dark night and letting the moonlight shine on the world again.
And Zhang Rang, at the moment when the moonlight fell, calmly closed his eyes and fell towards the rushing river.
And the moment he fell, he just said softly, "Your Majesty, I am here to serve your Majesty."
Zhang Rang's shout stopped the crazy soldiers and also attracted another army. Dong Zhongying, who had been waiting quietly to see what happened, finally found the good opportunity he had dreamed of.
Liu Feng, who was also watching all this from a certain mountain, also sighed silently.
Zhang Rang was not destined to be a good person, but he was a loyal servant. At the last moment, he never thought of exchanging Liu Bian for anything because he was afraid of hurting His Majesty.
Zhang Rang's death did not end the turmoil.
On the contrary, the destruction of this evil eunuch, and even the destruction of the eunuch's power, ushered in real chaos!
General Dong Zhuo Dong, who had been dormant for many years and was looked down upon like a wild dog, finally succeeded in entering the capital of Luoyang, and, just like in history, he described himself as a member of the Empress Dowager Dong's clan.
Fighting with Ding Yuan, talking about Lu Bu's surrender, forcing Liu Bian to abdicate, scolding Yuan Shao for being rude, and eclipsing all the forces surrounding the capital with him.
Just like Xu You had no intention of cooperating with Dong Zhuo from the beginning, Li Ru also had no intention of cooperating with the Yuan family.
Quickly controlling the forces in the capital, suppressing Luoyang officials with bluffs, using imperial power to transfer Huangfu Song back to the army, and finally sending his confidants to collect Yongliang soldiers and horses for his own use. In the precarious days when he first entered Luoyang City, Li Ru showed extremely strong control. field ability.
This made Dong Zhongying, who only had 5,000 soldiers and horses, secure his position as an important minister of the Han Dynasty.
He took over the generals under He Jin and He Miao, defeated Ding Yuan and took over the soldiers of Bingzhou. By the way, Zhang Liao was not Dong Zhuo who took refuge under Ding Yuan at this time, but Dong Zhuo who took refuge under He Jin.
Ding Yuan recruited him as an official, but after entering Luoyang, he was asked to leave by He Jin. He then went to Hebei to recruit thousands of soldiers to help him, but He Jin disappeared just after he came back before he could sit down.
Even though Zhang Liao had more than a thousand men at his disposal, there was nothing he could do. In front of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo still had such righteousness, so he had no choice but to seek refuge with Dong Zhuo.
After the troops and horses were ready, Dong Zhuo began to replace the emperor. It was not that Dong Zhuo had not done good things in Luoyang. He enabled many famous people from the Qing Dynasty to write books in Dongguan again. He wanted to coexist peacefully with the aristocratic family, but the aristocratic family could not accept to let a Western Liang Bifu became an important minister in the court.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo really couldn't open up the situation in Luoyang with his words, so he chose weapons, which worked very well. He even changed the emperor without much hindrance.
As a member of the Empress Dowager Dong's clan, he supported Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, to ascend the throne, and asked Liu Bian to abdicate and become King Hongnong. This had nothing to do with Liu Xie's ability. It was because Dong Zhuo felt that he had the status of Empress Dowager Dong, so he had a close relationship with Liu Xie.
Everyone can see it, but no one wants to say it.
Empress Dowager He followed in the footsteps of Empress Dowager Dong and reunited with her brother, while Liu Bian was sent to Hongnong alone after living in the deep and dark abandoned palace for half a month.
This stay lasted for several months. From the time he was sent to Hongnong in September of the first year of Guangxi, no one came to look for him again until he spent a lonely first day, but there were always thousands of people around him. Hundreds of sentry posts were posted to prevent him from escaping.
Liu Bian thought he would be imprisoned here for the rest of his life, but in the first month of the following year, Yuan Shao, who fled to the Bohai Sea, and Cao Cao, who was roaring with jujube, united. They wanted to raise the flag of righteousness and overthrow Dong Zhuoqing.
At this time, the emperor who was deposed by Dong Zhuo once again became a top priority.
Dong Zhuo didn't have much feeling about the many forces that raised armies. The alliance at this time was just a nonsense, and the real main force in the world had not yet appeared.
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sneer when he saw Cao Cao and Yuan Shao leading a group of newly recruited soldiers.
He was not afraid of the coalition forces, but he was afraid that Liu Bian would become someone else's tool again, so in order to ensure his own stability, he decided to let Liu Bian go find his mother.
As Dong Zhuo's number one confidant, Li Ru naturally became the executor. After all, this kind of thing was not something that could be done openly.
Li Ru came to visit Hongnong King Liu Bian with the poisoned wine he had prepared, and placed the poisoned wine in front of him.
Li Ru's smiling eyes told Liu Bian that it doesn't matter whether you choose to be decent yourself or if someone helps you to be decent.
Just when Li Ru and Liu Bian felt that things were not turning around, soldiers from outside ran in and told Li Ru that they were besieged.
