At a loss, the two thousand Liang troops were divided into twelve groups, and from west to east, they successively attacked Zhangchengmen, Zhichengmen, Yongmen, Xi'anmen, Anmen, Hengmen, Chuchengmen, and Fu'angmen. , Bacheng Gate, Qingming Gate, Xuanping Gate, and Luocheng Gate were all blocked. The remaining 1,000 people went to control Piyong and the Ancestral Temple in the south of the city. In less than half an hour, all the gates of Chang'an City had been sealed by Yang Ding.
Then they all stayed in place, waiting for the Grand Master to enter Chang'an. The Grand Master arrived at Yongmen at Sishi the next day. He was wearing loose robes, but there was a thick layer of inner armor under the robes, and his feet were covered with deer. Leather boots, when they stepped slowly from the soap-covered cart to the ground, the people who came to greet him seemed to feel the ground shaking, and then they saw the grand master striding in from the city gate with a long sword at his waist.
One of the attendants, Li Ru, came up to greet him. Dong Zhuo asked him, "What are the arrangements for today?"
Li Ru bowed his head and said in salute: "I would like to inform the Grand Master, last night I told Huben Lieutenant General Lu Bu and City Gate Colonel Dong Cheng to stay put in the palace, and then ordered Lieutenant Dong Huang of the Central Military Academy to lead people to block the streets and strictly prohibit the city. People took to the streets. Except for the four ministers who stayed at the Shangshutai in the palace, all the officials in the court were at their residences. Now in Xijing, no one, from His Majesty to the common people, knows why the city is closed. .”
"Oh." After hearing this, Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and asked, "Which four of them are still in charge of affairs in Taichung?"
"Wang Situ (Wang Yun) was worried about the moth thieves in Qingzhou and returned to Taichung last night to redo the list of directors; Liu Shizhong (Liu Ai) was in the Qing Dynasty to spend money on repairing Xiwu; Zhao Cheqi (Zhao Qian) returned with his army in the past few days. I am discussing with General Wu Guan (Cai Yong) about the cost of the conquest of Shu. None of these four people are on the list. To protect the confidentiality of my affairs, I dare not send the four princes back to the palace. Now they are still in the palace. .”
After hearing this, the Grand Master's face was a little kind, so much so that Li Ru felt that the rigid air was loosened a bit. He heard the Grand Master sigh with emotion: "If everyone in the court is as loyal to the country as the four of you, why should I What about the mass killing in Xijing today?"
He stroked the hilt of the sword, obviously thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly turned around, and then ordered his followers urgently: "Follow me into the palace to face the Holy Emperor!"
So these more than three hundred people, all wearing iron armor, holding bows, arrows and swords, marched in front of the White Tiger Gate in a noisy manner. Everyone inside and outside the palace, south and north of the city were shocked. However, due to the soldiers patrolling the streets and the palace ban, he did not dare to go out. He just lay on the eaves of his door and watched, wondering what happened and whether he would be implicated.
Wang Yun stayed at the Chancellor's desk all night, pretending that nothing had happened and transcribing the list. Halfway through writing, he felt so tired that he fell asleep on the desk. When he woke up, he found that he was wearing a robe. There was only one other person in the spacious pavilion except him. He sat down on his left side and was reading the papers.
He rubbed his dim eyes and saw clearly that it was Shang Shulang Zhong Yao. He was dressed in military uniform and rubbed his palms from time to time, obviously feeling a little cold. Only then did Wang Yun react. He stood up, took off his robe, walked to Zhong Yao, put it on the junior again, and asked him, "What are you looking at?"
Zhong Yao looked up at Situ and handed him the document in his hand. Wang Yun took it and saw that it was the report from Jianwei General Xu Rong the day before yesterday. It was the latest military report from Shangjun. He suddenly smiled and said: "You Look at this, aren't you afraid that the Grand Master will say that you have a traitor in mind?"
"I am not at fault. If the Grand Master was convicted by reading documents, how many ministers in the Manchu Dynasty would be able to escape?" Zhong Yao replied calmly. He stood up, bypassed the topic, and said instead: " It’s just that the Grand Master sealed off Xijing, but I don’t know what happened?”
Wang Yun knew it well, but now he didn't dare to say it out loud. He had no choice but to continue changing the topic and asked Zhong Yao, "Where are the other palace officials?"
"The grand master sent a warrant, saying that something unusual had happened, and it was best for me to stay in the room. However, except for the Tiger Guards in Taichung, the rest of the Chinese army seemed to have something to report, so I went out to take a look. Unexpectedly, Situ was sleeping in Taichung , it really makes me ashamed.”
Wang Yun's eyes lit up when he heard that only the Hu Ben Guards were in the stage. He and Zhong Yao exchanged casual greetings for a few words, then left the stage. Just as he was about to leave the stage, he saw the grand master leading 300 soldiers walking past. , Lu Bu was also in the queue, and the direction they were going was exactly where the emperor was. In the palace corridor behind them, two thousand Chinese troops could be vaguely seen preparing for orders.
The emperor is now twelve years old. Two years have passed since Dong Zhuo came to power. There have been numerous incidents, but they have not slowed down his growth. Now the emperor is five feet tall and has grown very quickly. Under the guidance of Wang Yun and others at the Shang Shutai, he has grown rapidly. I have read a lot of books, such as "Han Ji", "Shang Shu", "Poetry", etc., and I have become familiar with them. At this time, he was reading "Zhuangzi" in the palace. Suddenly he saw Dong Zhuo walking up to the palace with his sword. He couldn't help being surprised and asked, "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?"
Dong Zhuo walked to the steps with his head held high and his sword in hand, knelt on the ground and told the emperor Liu Xie: "There are rebel ministers in the capital who have formed a clique to plot rebellion. They first wanted to assassinate the minister, and then they committed great rebellion against your majesty. I was lucky enough to survive, and I knew his power. It's a big secret, so it was kept secret. We have been conducting a close investigation for days, and now all the witnesses and material evidence are there. I respectfully request the Holy Judgment!"
After that, he handed over the form with the list written on it, and the emperor received it. He saw that there were more than thirty names written on the form. They were either ministers of the country in the court or confidential officials in Taichung. In his heart, I suddenly felt uneasy. He was silent for a while and asked the Grand Master: "If this happens, the whole court may be completely empty!"
The grand master knelt at the foot of the steps and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please do your best to eradicate evil, otherwise it will harm the country! I didn't know the faces of the two Yuans at that time, which caused the country to be in chaos, leading to today's worries. I hope your Majesty will understand!"
After saying that, the few soldiers behind him were about to make a move, and the emperor had no choice but to say seriously: "Then please ask the grand master to find out this matter quickly and punish him severely." After saying that, he waved and retreated to talk to his sister, Princess Wannian. Only the Grand Master and his followers were left in the palace.
When the emperor withdrew, the Grand Master immediately walked up to the throne with his sword in hand, turned around and said to everyone: "This is an extraordinary change. I have full authority to handle this matter! Dong Huang listens to the order!"
Dong Huang, the lieutenant of the Chinese Military Academy, walked to the front and knelt down to listen to the order.
"You and Tian Jing will lead the Chinese army and arrest all the people on the list. All relevant relatives will also be arrested. All letters and items in the mansion will be sealed. Good friends and interrogations will be handed over to Dong Min and Li Ru. If there is resistance, Kill without mercy!"
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"Send an order for me again, and order the city gate school captain Dong Cheng to lead the former city guards to Longshouyuan to stand by."
In an instant, all the generals in the palace were gone. Only Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo's personal guards were left. Seeing that he was the only one with nothing to do, Lu Bu felt weak again and couldn't help but stepped forward and asked: "Father, don't I need to take action in this matter?"
Dong Zhuo sighed: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You should guard the palace to prevent unexpected changes." After saying this, he felt that he needed to remind Lu Bu, so he said: "Fengxian, please remember to restrain your subordinates well." , this rebellion by the ministers is not a trivial matter, I will deal with it with thunderous force, even if someone in your department is involved, I will not spare you!"
Lu Bu was sweating profusely after hearing this, and quickly walked out of the palace. As he walked, he kept thinking about the words Dong Zhuo said, and also recalled the relevant remarks he had made in secret meetings with Wang Yun during these days. Regret almost filled his chest. He staggered and fell down the steps in front of the palace.
The surrounding soldiers all looked over, and Lu Bu froze for a moment.
Fortunately, at this moment, there was a yellow cat next to him looking at him. He pretended that the cat had stumbled and lightly kicked the yellow cat. As the yellow cat meowed, everyone also looked at it. Got it.
Seeing that all the soldiers were out of sight and all the Chinese troops were leaving the palace, Lu Bu struggled a little in his heart and immediately walked to the Chancery. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the stage gate, he was pulled aside by Wang Yun. He walked from the side door to the corner of the deserted Linyuan. Wang Yun asked, "How is the matter?"
Lu Bu looked around and whispered: "Situ, what's going on? How come the names of your comrades are mostly on the rebellion list? Are you involved in this matter? If you were, how could we have escaped until now? This calamity?" Even if he spoke softly, he could not hide his anxiety.
Wang Yun was very surprised, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "Someone must have leaked the secret. But he probably doesn't know much, so without my name, it can delay some time, but as long as the person arrested If there are too many, I won’t be able to hide it anymore.”
Lu Bu was greatly disappointed when he heard this. He sighed: "Then what should we do?"
"Marquis Du Ting, it's no time to delay, now the only thing left is to fight to the death!"
"How to fight to the death?"
"Dutinghou still has 800 soldiers, and the Chinese army is leaving the palace to hunt. The only people in the palace who can resist Dutinghou are 300 Huang Zhongyi soldiers. Dutinghou only needs to kill the Dong thieves and then attack the emperor. Ask for an edict and send it to the armies in the city. The kings are leaderless, so how dare they disobey the edict? By then, the whole city will naturally be in chaos, and a great event will be accomplished!"
After hearing Wang Yun's plan, Lu Bu calmed down a little, but he still hesitated in his heart. This was a life-and-death moment, so he couldn't help but be rude. He had conspired with Wang Yun before because he was dissatisfied that the Liang people were extremely discriminatory towards Bing people. No matter how brave he fought, he could not get the chance to lead the army alone. Instead, he wasted his years in the Forbidden Army. Li Jue and others were now promoted to Lang. General, but he returned to his original position, which greatly violated his original intention of killing Ding Yuan and seeking refuge with Dong Zhuo, so he was willing to participate in the secret matter of killing Dong.
But now that I think about it, Dong Zhuo just can't promote him, but the choice of people and strategies is always the best. If he can bring peace to the world, he will be rich and wealthy for the rest of his life, and he will not be in danger of being exposed to the cold light of the front. He joined Wang Yun in the conspiracy, and the only person he had secret conversations with was Wang Yun. If Wang Yun was killed at this time, maybe no one would be able to testify against him, so why take the risk of an impromptu uprising?
The more he thought about it, the more it made sense, and his right hand inadvertently reached the knife at his waist. But unexpectedly, Wang Yun saw that his expression was changing and he said calmly: "Didn't Marquis Duting see what happened to Huangfu Song?"
Lu Bu was stunned, and the storm in his heart suddenly subsided. He immediately turned around and bowed to Wang Yun, sincerely saying: "Thank you Situ for your guidance, I almost gave up my life and went to a dead end!"
He immediately left the Chancellor's desk and went to the palace to order Qi Huben, a soldier.