The dragon's scales are straight for the official to touch, and the tiger's den is closed for shooting and sharp exploration. ------Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty "Sending Jiangning Peng to the Palace"
It is said that east of Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo's army is pressing down on the territory. Hua Xiong, Gao Shun, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji are all tiger generals in the world. Weiyang Palace was defended by Gai Xun, a veteran of the Han Dynasty, who led more than a thousand soldiers; Bocai's army guarded Tongguan to delay the enemy's movements; outside the North City, there were vast mountains, and Lu Zhi guarded it, calling for warning in case of trouble; outside the West City, there was Huangfu Song. , Sun Jian resisted the rebels, and Zhong Yao led the army to guard the city tower; Gan Ning and Pan Jun led 3,000 people to guard the southern city wall; facing strong troops in the east, Huang Gai, Xun You, Zhao Hong and others led the remaining 4,000 people Soldiers were guarding the city, and all kinds of defensive materials and equipment were on and off the city towers. All kinds of porters, cooks and other logistics personnel were temporarily recruited in the city. Everything was arranged properly. No matter how strong Dong Zhuo's soldiers were, he wanted to break a strong city like Chang'an. I'm afraid it will take a year and a half. At that time, Zhao Yun's Qinglong First Legion had already arrived, leaving Dong Zhuo's army unable to return.
Chen Long had read the Three Kingdoms extensively, so how could he not know the most important serial plan in Dong Zhuo's rebellion? Now Lu Bu has killed his adoptive father Ding Yuan and surrendered to Dong Zhuo; Wang Yun has humbled himself and been reused by Dong Zhuo; Cai Yong is so talented that he was forced to serve as a wine sacrifice by Dong Zhuo and moved to his official position several times a month. It seems that there is still a little catalyst left to trigger the serial plot to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.
In Chen Long's mind, he had been thinking about triggering the chain plan as soon as possible. Wang Yun must not be used by Dong Zhuo, but now that the two emperors are facing each other from east to west, history has been greatly rewritten. Who knows that Wang Yun will not be discovered by Dong Zhuo before using the chain trick, and his body will be in a different place? At that time, everything could only rely on hard power to fight Dong Zhuo. This was a result that Chen Long was very unwilling to see.
Therefore, the chain plan must be carried out as soon as possible, so that this stupid boy Lu Bu can kill his new adoptive father with his own hands. By then, Liu Xie, who was supported by Dong Zhuo, would either become a puppet of other separatist forces, or become a target of Lu Bu's sword. In short, without Dong Zhuo's strong strength, and the upcoming Central Plains War between the separatist forces, he would finally pass. Lingling's strength is unified.
Chang'an, as its most important stronghold in the Central Plains in the future, will definitely follow Xun You's ideas and incorporate the two states of Yongliang and even Hanzhong and Yizhou into its territory. If you can defeat Han Sui, defeat the Qiang people, surrender Ma Teng, and Ding Wuwei, if you can win these battles, you can at least occupy one of the three points in the world.
The remaining part of the world's three points depends on the struggle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Liu Biao, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu. If everything develops according to normal conditions, it is possible to form four parts of the world in the future. His most ideal state is to occupy most of Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou and Chang'an, and press on Luoyang and Nanyang. At that time, the showdown with the remaining major military groups will be the critical moment for the unification of the world.
Returning to Luoyang in front of him, Chen Long formulated a plan to enter Luoyang in disguise, pretend to seek refuge with Dong Zhuo, and promote Wang Yun's cunning plan. When Xun You heard that this plan was brilliant, he was very impressed and suggested to his lord to dress up as Yan Baihu, the "virtuous king of Eastern Wu".
Yan Baihu was a mountain bandit. He was tall and lived in Wu County, thousands of miles away from Luoyang. Few court officials knew his appearance, which was the best cover.
At the moment, Xun You guided Chen Long in applying makeup based on his memory from a glance. Chen Long scattered his black hair and tied it into thin braids, hanging it down to the front and back of his head. He tied a black hero headscarf to cover his iconic sword eyebrows. He used eye cream to deepen the eye sockets of his exposed eyes and brighten his skin tone. It turned into dark black, mixed with a little red spots, and some thick powder was applied around the bridge of the nose to make the bridge of the nose look much rounder. The lips were painted with cyan to make them lose their blood color and add a hint of dark complexion.
After Chen Long finished cleaning up according to Xun You's instructions, Xun You laughed and said: "Congratulations to the King of Soochow, for having such a wonderful skill, Dong Zhuo can't do anything. He just needs a few beards." Lu Chang next to him also snickered secretly, Chen Long said: "I am Yan Baihu, and you are Yan Yu." Lu Chang quickly stopped smiling and Liandao obeyed.
Chen Long said to Xun You again: "I don't shave for half a month, but I can still have a beard." Then he said to Lu Chang: "You are responsible for selecting some special team members, about a dozen people, and prepare the uniforms of the Wu people. Pretending to be our bodyguards. Bai Hu and his brother went to Beijing without any bodyguards, which aroused suspicion."
Lu Chang obeyed the order, muttering about what the Wu people's clothes were like, and went to Dongshi to purchase. For the next half month, Bo Cai's army relied on natural dangers to resist Dong Zhuo's heavy troops at Tongguan. Gradually, they could no longer resist. They had sent people to notify Chang'an City that they were about to abandon Tongguan and return to Chang'an.
Chen Long, wearing a big beard, knew that Dong Zhuo's army was about to attack the city, and the time had come for him to rush to Luoyang. Early in the morning, he dressed up in disguise, said goodbye to Xun You, Huang Gai and other generals, hid in a carriage and left the south gate of Chang'an, heading straight for the road to Wancheng. Chen Long was cautious because he was afraid of encountering Dong Zhuo's overland ambush on the way, so he decided to take a more detour, first to Wancheng and then north to Luoyang, so that Jia Xu and others would not be suspicious.
Lu Chang selected fourteen special forces attachés, a total of sixteen people including his master and himself, and meandered to the gates of Luoyang half a month later. Chen Long looked at the extremely familiar city of Luoyang and sighed in his heart. He hid his identity and returned to Luoyang again. The death of the cruel Dong Zhuo was not far away.
In the past month, Dong Zhuo had lived a very carefree life. Using Liu Xie as a puppet, he frequently issued false edicts and gained power in both the government and the public. Every day at the court meeting, Dong Zhuo sat with Liu Xie leaning on his head, and Lu Bu stood behind Dong Zhuo holding a big halberd. If he was not satisfied, he would give a halberd to the disobedient ministers. The entire court, including Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, were trembling with fear for fear of Dong Zhuo. His strange eyes glanced at him.
Dong Zhuo, together with Situ Huang Wan and others, brought guillotines to the court and wrote in blood, demanding that Chen Fan and Dou Wu, who were politically labeled as traitors during the September coup of the first year of Jianning, and those who were imprisoned in the "Second Party Imprisonment" the following year, Rehabilitate many party members who were arrested and killed. Liu Xie made accurate arrangements one by one, restored the titles of Chen Fan and others, and promoted their descendants to officials in accordance with Dong Zhuo's wishes.
Dong Zhuo also took advantage of the burial of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to open the Wenling Mausoleum and had people steal the treasures. Relying on the power of the army, he allowed his soldiers to rob wealthy households in Luoyang City, loot their property, and rape their daughters. The people complained, and families with daughters did not dare to let their daughters go out.
Dong Zhuo still thought he was a junior official and did not tell Liu Xie. He simply proclaimed himself Prime Minister and granted him the title of Marquis of Yi. He had the privilege of "entering the court without rushing, and going to the palace with swords and shoes." Although Liu Xie hated him, he had no choice but to do anything about it. From then on, Dong Zhuo was in the imperial court. The power in the country has reached its peak. Dong Zhuo named his mother "Chiyang Jun", appointed Ling, Cheng, family officials, and all chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.
Dong Zhuo had a cruel character and liked to use criminal law to establish his power. He even dug up He Miao's body from the grave and threw it in the garden. Zhou Hui, the son of Zhou Zhong, the great Sinong, heard about the accident in Luoyang and rushed back to Luoyang to visit his father. When Dong Zhuo saw Zhou Hui, he thought he was disgusting and disliked him very much. He sent troops to kidnap and kill him.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Wei Zi, Zhang Yang and others all began to recruit local troops in an attempt to resist Dong Zhuo's rule. Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, even forged three official documents and distributed them to various state and county governments, stating Dong Zhuo's crimes and calling on various regions to raise troops to rebel against Dong. Supported Liu Bian's throne in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo was furious and appointed Li Ru, who had just escaped from Lingling, as Zhongshuling. He went to assist Hua Xiong's army and attacked Chang'an day and night, intending to eliminate Liu Bian and cut off the political attempts of Qiao Mao and other anti-Dong coalition forces.
It was in this form that Chen Long disguised himself as Yan Baihu of Wu County and offered eighteen pearls from the East China Sea in the name of seeking to see Dong Zhuo, the prime minister. These eighteen southern pearls, each as big as a dragon's eye, each one round and jade-like, with a brilliant glow, are really rare treasures. Chen Long confiscated them from the Chang'an Palace tribute, and they happened to be Yan Baihu's gift to Dong Zhuo. .
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed after receiving the gift and appointed Yan Baihu as the Marquis of Wucheng, General Annan, and the prefect of Wu County. In the morning of the next day, Yan Baihu detailed his admiration for Dong Xiangguo in front of all the ministers, so he traveled thousands of miles to Luoyang to pay his respects, saying that Dong Zhuo was indeed a good minister who saved the world. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and thought that his reputation had spread all over the world. He became more and more arrogant and did not take Liu Xie into his eyes at all.
At this time, Yan Baihu became a popular figure in Dong Zhuo's eyes. Dong Zhuo rewarded him with a large house, and people who followed him were busy every day. Yan Baihu deliberately made friends with Lu Bu, Cai Yong and Wang Yun, and they all became Dong Zhuo's close friends for a while. Dong Zhuo ordered Xu Rong to lead troops to guard Hulao Pass, Li Jue and Guo Si to guard Luoyang, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng to guard the line of the Yellow River, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba to guard the southern suburbs. The Sili area could be said to have strong soldiers and brave generals, and was impregnable. Dong Zhuo indulged in drinking and sex all day long, and his body became more and more obese, and his body was gradually hollowed out.
On this day, it was Cai Yong's turn to host, claiming to hold the Luoyang Poetry Fair. Although Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu and other military men could not read a few Chinese characters and were completely uninterested, Cai Yong was a great scholar of the time and a popular poet, so Dong Zhuo had no choice but to do it and show that he valued the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Moreover, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Cai family, Cai Yan and Cai Wenji, happened to be her eighteenth birthday. Cai Yong wanted his daughter to compete with the world's talented people at the poetry festival. It was said that Miss Cai Yan was as talented as Zhuo Wenjun, a talented woman of the generation.
On the day of the poetry meeting, Dong Zhuo was wearing the imperial uniform of the Prime Minister, with Lu Bu on the left and Jia Xu on the right. He was surrounded by guards such as Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Su, and Duan Xuan, as well as chiefs of staff Liu Ai, Zheng Tai and other literati. Of course, Chen Long was also invited. Shi Shiran followed Dong Zhuo, followed by Yan Yu, played by Lu Chang, who closely guarded him.
The ancients valued literature and admired the style of a gentleman. Therefore, although war is unavoidable, rituals and music cannot be abolished. Especially the class of scholar-bureaucrats and the class of wealthy gentry families were a group of high-level literati, such as Cao Cao, Liu Yu, Yuan Shu, Kong Rong, Tao Qian and others. Although their military skills were extraordinary, their literary talents and poetry were also brilliant for a while. In particular, Cao Cao's four-character poems are famous all over the world. His son Cao Zhi's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo" is even more famous throughout the ages.
The poetry meeting was held in the large garden of Cai Yong's residence. There were some two-story buildings around the garden, and private seats were set up on the second floor for Dong Zhuo and his staff to watch the event. Cai Yong's family set up another seat next to it, which was temporarily vacant. Apparently Miss Cai Yan has not arrived yet. There are small bridges and flowing water in the garden, and winding paths are set up. At this time, there are many young talents from all over the place, and most of them look like they have read poetry and books. There were also people who came because they admired Miss Cai, and they all craned their necks to wait for Cai Yan to appear.
Cai Yong read out some rules of the poetry meeting aloud, nothing more than the title and rhyme, and announced the beginning of the poetry meeting. Everyone was admiring the beautiful scenery in the courtyard, frowning and beating their chests while holding back poems. Suddenly someone shouted: "Where is Miss Wenji?" Everyone burst into laughter. It turned out that they were all here for Cai Wenji.
Dong Zhuo also became interested, thinking that Cai Yan must be a famous beauty. He stared at Cai Yong with a lewd smile and said: "Bo Zhe, my general Zuo Zhonglang, why does he hide his daughter so tightly? Please invite Cai Wenji quickly. Miss, you can let these young people below relieve the pain of admiration."
