It is said that after Huangfu Song's death, the Chang'an court was in shock. Even though Li Ru ordered that the news of Huangfu Song's death should not be made public, the news that General Chariot and Cavalry was ordered to die by the Grand Master still spread like wildfire, and soon the whole city was in trouble.
Even though no one in the court dared to discuss this matter, after the disbandment of the dynasty, officials at all levels were inquiring about information and secretly exchanging opinions, and then more bizarre rumors spread, such as Huangfu Song was ordered to punish Dong, the princes of Guandong and Huangfu Rumors such as Song Mi's secret expedition to the west are forbidden.
Correspondingly, the fighting spirit of the army dropped greatly. After learning the news, generals such as Xu Rong, Li Jue and others on the front line all sent letters to Xiwu to ask whether the news was true or false. They said that the morale of the army was low as a result, and the battle was even worse. It’s a succession of bad things.
In addition, Guo Gong of Yuzhou reported at this time that the moth thieves had established an emperor in Mount Tai. The court was greatly frightened and held four major discussions in succession to discuss the next response measures.
Among them, Situ Wang Yun, admonishment official Zhao Qian, and imperial servant Zhao Qi all advocated suppressing the rebellion. The reason is that although the princes of Guandong raised troops to rebel, they still recognized the imperial court as Zhengshuo, which was a flesh wound, and the moth thieves called the system a treacherous and unethical act. It can be said to be a bone-breaking disease. They should be removed immediately. Once they watch it grow bigger, There will be great tribulation of life and death.
However, people like Jing Zhaoyin Sima Fang, Sikong Chunyu Jia and others said that the current situation is different from when the moth thieves first emerged. The princes of Shandong are rebellious and have double-minded intentions and refuse to obey the call. If the imperial court sends out a large army to conquer the moth thieves, it will show its back to the rebels. The rebels have no idea of their righteousness, and if they are not careful, they will bury the army in Guandong. How should the imperial court gain a foothold?
Both sides were in a stalemate, but it also made the situation between the government and the opposition even more bizarre. Many people were completely disappointed with the court and began to form secret parties to plan their future. This situation was combined with Huangfu Song's serious illness, and there were even rumors that Huangfu Song had killed too many people, so God sent punishment to show that the West was declining and the East was prosperous, and the Han Dynasty would rise again in Shandong.
Dong Zhuo was very annoyed by this, but his focus was still on the "fishing for love" matter that he had previously discussed with Li Ru. Over the past month, Li Ru had deployed many informants in the city and heavily targeted people who tried to contact Huangfu Song's mansion. After pursuing the case, the person who spread the rumors was quickly identified. After Li Ru confirmed it again and again, he finally reported it to Grand Master Dong Zhuo on the same day for him to make a decision.
Dong Zhuo carefully examined the list and listened to Li Ru telling the details of the investigation: "The first person to inquire about Huangfu's mansion was a Cangtou from He Boqiu's (He Yong)'s mansion. After he got the news, he returned to He Boqiu's mansion. Jiuhe Boqiu went to the house of Zheng Wengong (Zheng Hun), the younger brother of Zheng Gongye (Zheng Tai), and then several people went to the house for a gathering. However, their whereabouts were secretive. There was insufficient manpower at the time, and some things were missed in the investigation. Fortunately, they last month After three more meetings, I was able to identify the people one by one."
"Huang Wan, the official of Guanglu, Yang Xun, the servant, Yang Zan, the captain of the Qiang Guards, Sun Rui, the archer of Zuo Shangshu..." Dong Zhuo read out these names and soon lost interest. He trembled. He shook the cloth on which the list was written, flicked it slightly with his fingers, showed a cruel smile on his face, and said to Li Ru: "Okay, I never thought that there are so many rebels in the Chancery! Wen You, you did a good job. Ah, it’s just that, is there anything missing?”
Li Ru said respectfully: "I have reported to the Grand Master that there are so many people who rebel against the party, and many of them are public ministers. It is inevitable that there will be omissions. But in my opinion, as long as the Grand Master suddenly leads troops into the city and seals it off, Martial law, use soldiers to capture most of the rebels, and then torture the party members and compare them with each other, and you will definitely be able to find clues, so why worry about not being able to catch all these rebels?"
Dong Zhuo admired this strategy very much. He thought for a moment and said: "This matter is not trivial. It is impossible to say that the rebels have ambushed the soldiers. The soldiers used must be trustworthy."
Li Ru asked: "The tiger general (Lü Bu) has 800 palace troops in the city, the central military commander (Dong Huang) has 3,000 forbidden troops, and the city gate commander (Dong Cheng) also has 3,000 guards. It is not enough. ?"
"It's just a matter of sealing the city gate." The Grand Master shook his head and said:
"Many of Lu Bu and Dong Cheng's subordinates are not from Liang. Dong Cheng is a relative of the Queen Mother and is not related to me. How can I trust you? Fengxian is still loyal, but most of his subordinates are related to his hometown. It is difficult to guarantee that he will not rebel against the party." I can’t rest assured about the arrangements? Should we transfer another three thousand Liang people from Yang Ding, and then call General Zuo (Dong Min) back and let him guard Xiwu. If there is an accident, he can be rescued in time. In this way Only if you come here can you say everything is foolproof."
He thought for a moment, then waved Li Ru back, and said: "Go back to Chang'an first and wait for news from me. If there are any changes in the city, write to me immediately."
After Li Ru left, he wrote the order to mobilize troops on the desk. On a whim, he sharpened the ink himself, and after two quarters of an hour, he finished writing it. Just when he was about to seal it, he realized that the seal was not in the room, so he called Meiji Diaochan. She had been sleeping in the room these past few days, and she was also responsible for cleaning the bedroom. The grand master asked her: " Do you know where my seal is?"
Diao Chan held her face and recalled, and soon she said with a smile: "Yesterday, my master came to deliver the form. You went to the side compartment to greet him personally. You talked with him for half an hour. You must have forgotten the seal there." After that, she He immediately went to the side compartment, and when he came back he brought the seal. Dong Zhuo saw her charming figure and pleasant expression. He couldn't help but take her into his arms and caress her smooth skin. It showed that the fat on his body was full of dark spots and wrinkles. He sighed with emotion: "Time is not forgiving." Man, I’m so old.”
"Grand Master said he was young yesterday, how come he is old today?"
Dong Zhuo did not tease Diao Chan. He patted his shoulder and said with sadness: "In the past, I traveled across Longtou and galloped wildly. The three hundred miles from Lueyang to Heguan, I arrived there in one day, and I didn't feel tired yet. . But now I just sit at the desk and write a warrant. After a little polishing of ink, I feel my shoulders are sore and my mind is tired. How can I refuse to accept old age?"
Diao Chan saw that he was sad, so she stood up and massaged the Taishi's shoulders. Dong Zhuo liked her understanding the most. But at this time, he calmed down, pressed the ink pad with his seal, covered the handwriting, and then started to re-examine it. During the review, he suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder, so he said "be gentle" to Diao Chan. Diao Chan said "hmm" and saw that the grand master did not look back. He quickly adjusted his mood, but his eyes repeatedly reviewed the warrant and read the contents. Keep it in mind.
When Dong Zhuo went to summon the envoy, Diao Chan wisely exited the study and returned to her bedroom. After closing the door and meditating for a moment, Diao Chan wrote on a note: "It has been revealed that soldiers will enter the city!" After quickly drying it, she folded the note into a small roll and put it into a Inside the wooden hairpin. Diao Chan summoned her maid and asked her to bring the wooden hairpin and quickly return to Chang'an City in the name of buying summer clothes and hand them over to Wang Yun.
After personally escorting the maid to the main entrance of Wubao, the guards searched her again and saw that the maid did not have any prohibited items, so they let her leave the fort. After the maid had gone away, Diao Chan breathed a sigh of relief. When she turned around, she bumped into a graceful girl in rich clothes on the road. It was Dong Bai, Lord of Weiyang.
Diao Chan knew that she was the grandmaster's favorite granddaughter, so she immediately bowed to Dong Bai and said, "I've met Mr. Weiyang." Dong Bai looked at Diao Chan for a moment and walked away without saying a word, obviously not interested in her. Very disgusted.
Diao Chan knew in her heart that this Weiyang Lord often said that their group of concubines were filthy things. If Zhao Feiyan was such an unprovoked disaster, the words would have spread throughout the world. But she had no ill feelings towards Dong Bai, because she knew that what she did was indeed dirty, but in troubled times, how many women could control their own destiny?
Diao Chan returned to the room, clasped her hands together, and thought to herself: I hope you can escape this disaster. If you can calm down the troubled times, you will go to Baima Temple and follow the Tianzhu masters to chant sutras all day long to spend the rest of your life in order to hope for the next life. Go to the pure land of rebirth.
On the other side, the maid who went to report did not know what the report was about. She only rode a mule and horse and hurried slowly to Chang'an City. She walked for a full five days on a two-hundred-mile journey before returning to Chang'an at noon. At two quarters of noon, Wang Yun was still in charge of matters in Shangshu Taizhong, while Yang Ding's soldiers were traveling day and night, and were less than forty miles away from Chang'an.
At the You time, Wang Yun finished his day's chores, said goodbye to Huben Zhonglang General Lu Bu, got on the chariot and set off on the way back home. Thinking about the results of this month, he couldn't help but feel very proud.
Since the news of Huangfu Song's death came out under his command, the government and the public were in panic. Especially those ministers who were full of hatred for the Yuan family. They originally planned to protect themselves as wisely as Huangfu Song, but now they were afraid of being executed by Dong Zhuo for being innocent. After being contacted by him, they all turned to his disciples. Among them were Zhang Zhong, the Huangmen servant, and Zhang Zhong, the minister of Huangmen. Song Yi, Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army, and other key officials. He was so busy with this matter these days that he did not attend the meeting with He Yong and others.
He couldn't help but not pay attention to this. After all, with each additional person, the chance of success in killing the director increased.
The most successful one was that he successfully instigated Lu Bu's rebellion before assassinating Dong Zhuo.
When Huangfu Song was unwilling to lead the Eastern Campaign, Lü Bu was complacent and thought he could lead the Eastern Campaign on his own. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo overstepped him and promoted Li Jue and Guo Si, whose status was lower than his own, as general. This greatly frustrated Lü Bu. Wang Yun saw the right opportunity and seduced Diao Chan, successfully getting Lu Bu to join the plan.
Lü Bu, as the tiger general, was in charge of the palace guard together with Dong Huang. As for the imperial troops under his command, they were all his old troops who had followed him as early as Shangdang. There were more than 800 people who listened to his call alone. Although 800 people in Dong Zhuo's army seems insignificant, in Chang'an City, they are a force that cannot be ignored. As long as they are used properly, there is great potential to kill Dong! However, Lu Bu's matter was still a secret at this time, and Wang Yun had not yet disclosed it to the rest of his comrades.
Secretly weighing the odds of winning in his heart, Wang Yun didn't notice the passage of time and soon arrived at the gate of the mansion. He got off the carriage and walked to the main hall. He was about to take off his boots and change clothes when he suddenly saw his second son Wang Jing step forward hurriedly and pull him. He touched his sleeves and whispered: "Sir, an urgent message has arrived at Xiwu!"
Wang Yun was stunned, not caring about the etiquette of changing clothes, and immediately followed Wang Jing to the side room of the middle courtyard. Seeing no one around, he asked in a low voice: "What's the news?"
Wang Jing handed the note he took out of the wooden hairpin to Wang Yun, and held up a candle to illuminate it for him. Wang Yun was shocked when he saw what Diao Chan had written. He asked Wang Jing, "When was this written?"
Wang Jing said: "It should be five days ago."
Wang Yun's eyes were dull, and it took him a long time to regain his composure. Thinking of the situation at this time, he couldn't help but feel very worried: "The Liang army's march has always been like a fierce wind and fire. It has been five days now, and I'm afraid the Liang people's cavalry is not far away!"
He made a crucial decision: "Don't walk around, I'll go back to the Chancery tonight!"
That night, Yang Ding led his troops to blockade the city gates of Chang'an. Thirty miles away, Dong Zhuo arrived at Huaili in a Zaogai chariot.
