The male rabbit's feet are confused and the female rabbit's eyes are blurred. ---------Northern Dynasty folk song "Mulan Poetry"
It is said that Chen Long occupied Chang'an and established the old court to fight against the newly established Han Xian Emperor of Dong Zhuo in Luoyang. At this time, there was an emperor in each of the two capitals. I wonder how future historians will evaluate this stage?
Zhao Da came from Luoyang secretly and reported the recent situation in Luoyang. It turned out that a double-yolked egg was born in the Han Dynasty at this moment, and the officials in the court were naturally divided into two factions. Those who were loyal to the Queen Mother He fled one after another, either living in seclusion or separatist rule, or trying their best to reach Chang'an. Among them were famous generals like Lu Zhi. Although Dong Zhuo was cruel, he was still busy winning people's hearts. Under the advice of Jia Xu and other staff, Dong Zhuo began to get close to the scholars, recruiting celebrities such as Xun Shuang, Han Rong, Chen Ji, etc. to serve as officials in the dynasty. To comfort him, Cai Yong became Dong Zhuo's most trusted aide.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo reused Situ Wang Yun and asked him to replace Yang Biao as Situ and Shangshuling. He selected a large number of famous people and promoted them to positions and titles, such as Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Wei, Zhang Zi, Kong Rong, Ying Shao, etc. Zhang Miao and others held important positions such as local governors. They even ignored the past grievances and awarded Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others who disliked him and abandoned their official positions as governors as a sign of reconciliation. However, there are rumors that Wang Yun did not really serve Dong Zhuo, but secretly contacted people who opposed Dong Zhuo. The truth is not known.
It has to be said that Dong Zhuo relied on his super strength, Luoyang's status as the Kyoto, and the signature of Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, to win over many people's hearts. In particular, the officials of the Empress Dowager Dong's line were all bewitched by Dong Zhuo. They hated Empress Dowager He for killing the Empress Dowager Dong, and they gradually turned to Dong Zhuo.
Politically, Chang'an and Luoyang were evenly matched for the time being. Chen Long also asked Emperor Han to issue edicts for appointments in various places, so local officials had two appointments in their hands. He also informed the world of the appointment of the three ministers and nine ministers of the imperial court, and appointed Chen Long as the general. He also decided the world's major affairs in the court. Chang'an and Luoyang each staged palace dramas. The most pitiable thing is the two little emperors, who are both treated as foreign guns sitting on wax.
Dong Zhuo was listed as the most wanted criminal by the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Anyone who captured Dong Zhuo alive and presented it to the imperial court would be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, and given the title of general, and would be rewarded with five baht and five million guan. Anyone who killed Dong Zhuo and offered his head to the enemy would be granted the title of descendant. Marquis of Wanhu will be given the rank of general, and will be rewarded with five baht and three million guan. Chen Long was also listed as the most wanted criminal by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and his price was only higher than Dong Zhuo's.
They are politically opposed to each other and militarily intense. At the same time that the political situation in the two capitals was changing, the traffic at Fengling Ferry had long been cut off. It was densely packed with Dong Zhuo's warships. The leading troops of Hua Xiong and Gao Shun were half Xiliang cavalry and half infantry who claimed to have fallen into the camp. They were siege equipment. They are all ready, it can be said that the lineup is at its peak; Fan Chou and Zhang Ji's rear army are all siege troops, each carrying an iron bow, holding a steel sword and iron shield, the lineup is neat, the momentum is overwhelming, they are indeed the best soldiers in the world.
Chen Long had few troops and only sent two thousand troops to garrison in Tongguan, led by Bo Cai. Bocai was unable to protect the ferry, so he simply retreated to Tongguan and deployed a comprehensive defense. The sound of war drums rumbled from the ferry not far away. The sound of the drums crossed Tongguan and entered Chang'an City. From the Empress Dowager He, the Young Emperor of Han to the ordinary people, they all felt trembling and terrified, and were in panic all day long.
Chen Long, Huang Gai, Xun You, Pan Jun, Gan Ning and other generals were all in the general's mansion, formulating a detailed defensive plan. To the west of Chang'an, Chen Long arranged for Zhong Yao to lead 500 men to guard. Zhong Yao has contacted the troops of Huangfu Song and Sun Jian. They will continue to resist the rebels in the west and ensure that the west of Chang'an will not be attacked. Mang Mountain in the north of Chang'an has undulating terrain, making it impossible to deploy troops. It is not a battlefield, so Chen Long in the north of Chang'an only arranged for Lu Zhi to lead a thousand people to guard the city. If something happened, he would use the wolf smoke as a signal and send a message in time. To the south of Chang'an, the terrain is open, but it is blocked by natural rivers. Chen Long arranged for about 3,000 people to defend the city, led by Pan Jun and Gan Ning, so that there would be no danger. The remaining four thousand soldiers were concentrated in the east, led by Chen Long himself and assisted by Huang Gai, Xun You, Zhao Hong and special forces. Once Hua Xiong's troops broke through Tongguan, they could receive Bo Cai's troops into the city.
Chang'an has been a fortified city since ancient times. In addition, the city is rich in materials. The city head is filled with densely packed bows, arrows, boulders, cauldrons, dry firewood, tung oil and other defensive materials. Huang Gai also discovered dozens of giant crossbows from Chang'an's arsenal. They were originally designed to deal with Xiliang cavalry charges in the field, but Huang Gai ordered them to be pulled to the top of the city.
Defending the city is nothing more than distributing troops and supplies, and formulating communication measures between various gates. Seeing that everything was in order, Chen Long smiled and said to Huang Gai and Xun You: "With Gongfu and Gongda guarding the city, I have nothing to worry about. Weiyang Palace is guarded by the former Chang'an guard general Gai Xun with a thousand people, so we can be safe. We What we have to do is to dampen the enemy's energy, defend and counterattack, and use up the military supplies of Hua Xiong's regiment. When Zhao Yun's army arrives, Hua Xiong's tired soldiers will know how powerful the Qinglong Army is." The generals responded loudly: "Please obey Order!" The morale was very high.
Xun You was so smart. After listening to Chen Long's instructions, he seemed to have some overtones and said with a smile: "My lord sent me and my lord to guard the city, and Jingzhao Yin Gaixun and Gai Yuangu to guard the palace. Does my lord himself have a more difficult task?"
Chen Long chuckled and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from Gongda. I only want Lu Chang and Zhao Da to come with me."
Xun You said: "Master, are you going to sneak into Luoyang again?"
Seeing that there were all his close friends present, Chen Long no longer concealed anything and said, "I want to enter Luoyang again to solve the problem of Dong Zhuo, the root cause of chaos in the world. I want to ask Gongda, if I dress up in disguise, who should I pretend to be?"
All the generals were secretly surprised, thinking that their lord was really brave. They all tried to persuade him, but they didn't know that Chen Long's plan was based on the scene in official history where Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun's serial plan needs a catalyst or promoter to disintegrate the alliance between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu as soon as possible, thereby disintegrating Dong Zhuo's military group. How could such a lively scene not include Chen Long? Besides, there are also unparalleled beauties like Diao Chan and Cai Yan who are about to appear.
Thinking of this, Chen Long couldn't help but hammered his head. Xun You thought that his lord was worried about who he should disguise himself as to return to Luoyang, but he didn't know that Chen Long was thinking about Diao Chan's beauty and Cai Yan's literary talent.
Huang Gai frowned and said: "Lord, this matter is too dangerous. If Dong Zhuo recognizes it, it will be very bad." Chen Long said: "Well, Lu Chang and I will discuss it alone first. Gongda is in charge here, and his task is to think Who do you think I can disguise myself as and go to Beijing to hide from Dong Zhuo?"
With that said, he took Lu Chang and left. Lu Chang was in a daze and didn't know why his lord was dragging him there. He was pulled out of the general's mansion by Chen Long. He turned around and ended up in front of a small shop selling women's rouge and gouache.
Chen Long pulled Lu Chang into the shop. When the coquettish landlady saw the tall and handsome Chen Long, countless little stars flashed in her eyes. She pulled Chen Long's arm unceremoniously, and said with her breasts close to each other: "Two guest gentlemen , but buying heavy makeup for the woman you love? I have all the flowers, lipstick, powder, forehead yellow, eyebrow pencil, etc. here." He took out many samples and placed them in front of the bronze mirror.
Chen Long pressed Lu Chang in front of the bronze mirror, picked up gouache, eyebrow pencil and other items, and began to put on makeup. As a handsome young man, he is familiar with the makeup techniques of beautiful women. In just a few minutes, Lu Changchang saw himself getting older and older in the mirror, and he couldn't help but be amazed.
In fact, Chen Long only slightly darkened Lu Chang's skin color, drew a few vertical and horizontal wrinkles, used silver white to turn the temples, eyebrows, eyelashes, etc. gray, and deepened the dark circles. In an instant, Lu Chang seemed to be ten years older. .
Chen Long purchased a large bag of cosmetics, bid farewell to the proprietress, and returned to the General's Mansion. Lu Chang was hunched over, carrying a large package, and entered the hall first with his head lowered. He heard Gan Ning yell strangely: "Old man, how did you get in?" Huang Gai also shouted: "The guards at the door don't even have eyes." Really? How do you bring in an old man?"
Lu Chang couldn't hold back at first and started laughing, showing his small white teeth. Xun You was the first to see it and said happily: "My lord, what a trick!"
Chen Long then Shi Shiran walked into the hall and asked with a smile: "How is my makeup skills?" Gan Ning and Huang Gai were both shocked and went to pick at Lu Chang's face and said: "Is your kid Lu Chang? !”
Xun You said: "My lord, my subordinates have surrendered. If so, I have a candidate in my mind who should be able to hide Dong Zhuo." Chen Long said: "I know Gongda is resourceful, so tell me quickly."
Xun You smiled and said: "I know that south of Yangzhou, there is Wu County, which goes deep into the barbarian land. There is the Yan family of the Han people who moved south. The patriarch is called Yan Hu, also known as Bai Hu. He is naturally tall and majestic, with disheveled hair, wields a sword, and refuses to be disciplined. , is a handsome man who was born as a bandit, and is known as the "King of Virtue of Eastern Wu". Dong Zhuo must be unfamiliar with this person, and if the master disguises himself as Yan Baihu and goes to pay tribute and seek refuge in a distant place, Dong Zhuo will definitely be happy, thinking that this declaration of virtue will be a sign of good fortune. Yu Sihai. He also has a younger brother named Yan Yu, who is called Lu Chang to pretend to be."
Chen Long was overjoyed and said: "When I show my skill, I will disguise myself as a white tiger, then enter Luoyang, and send Dong Zhuo to Abi Hell, where he will never be reincarnated!"
