The heaven is unkind and brings chaos and separation, the earth is unkind and brings me to this moment. ---------Cai Wenji of the Eastern Han Dynasty "Eighteen Beats of Hujia"
It is said that Chen Long and Samoko led ten thousand warriors from Wuxi and sneaked into Luoyang without anyone noticing. This underground passage was originally used for Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to have fun and escape. It not only witnessed the two emperors Shao and Xian flee north to Mang Mountain, but eventually fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo, leading to the collapse of the world. It also became Chen Long's way to bring order to the chaos and eliminate Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop. top secret passage.
In order to prevent long nights and long dreams, Chen Long ordered people to take Dong Zhuo to the city center and chain his fat body to a pillar in the courtyard after guarding Zhang Liao and Li Meng's rebel Luoyang troops. This generation of Xiliang overlords had blood-stained faces and was as dejected as death.
Chen Long leaned close to Dong Zhuo's ear and whispered his true identity. Although the voice was small, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue to Dong Zhuo. His eyes widened, but unfortunately his tongue had been broken by Lu Chang, and he could only moan. His fierce eyes seemed to kill Chen Long a thousand times.
Chen Long chuckled and said softly: "I also want to tell you, I have already pocketed Diao Chan, when will it be your turn to be a fat pig?"
After saying that, he turned around and left, waving his hands to let the troops disperse and let the people flow in. The people, waving various instruments and most of them with bare hands, surrounded Dong Zhuo at the core. Chen Long couldn't bear to look any further. He stood far away under the gate of an official's gate and watched the people of Luoyang pouring in and out like a tide.
The official living here was Cui Lie. Seeing "Yan Baihu" at the door, he hurriedly came to greet him. Chen Long forgot that he was Yan Baihu for a moment, and directly raised his hand and said: "So it's Mr. Cui, how are you always?"
Cui Lie was slightly curious: "How does General Baihu recognize me? Ever since the Dong thief usurped power, he demoted me from the position of Taiwei. I only know the general because he was once a popular figure before the Dong thief. Dare I ask? How does the general know me?"
Chen Long secretly cursed himself for being confused. The last time he saw Cui Lie, he used his identity as Chen Long to wipe out the Yellow Turban Triumph. He quickly made up for it: "The name of Cui Scholar has spread throughout the country. How dare I not know?!"
Cui Lie was doubtful and looked deeply at Chen Long and said: "General Baihu's eyes and voice, as well as this leader, are very much like an old friend of mine."
Chen Long had no choice but to pretend to be stupid, nodded slightly and said: "Master Cui, Dong thief has committed suicide. Today in the court, who is loyal and who is traitorous will be decided by the public."
Cui Lie smiled bitterly and said: "The affairs of the court have nothing to do with me. You see, the power of Dong's thieves was in the hands of the government and the people, and they were wiped out in a year. Thinking of the position of the three princes that I exchanged for money in the past, I really regret it. Now General Yan He is a great hero in annihilating Dong, and he will be given a big reward in the court, and he is truly worthy of his name."
Chen Long was moved in his heart. Cui Lie's son Cui Jun and Cui Zhouping, together with Shi Tao, Shi Guangyuan, Meng Jian, Meng Gongwei, Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi, were later called the "Four Friends of Zhuge". They were great talents and asked: "Even if Cui is a great scholar, I don’t want to be an official anymore. I heard that your son Zhou Ping is a great scholar in the world. Why not let him serve as an official? I am willing to recommend your son to the court tomorrow."
A trace of gratitude flashed across Cui Lie's face, and then he said: "I didn't dare to say anything about this matter. Now that Dong's thief is dead, there is no need to hide it. My son Cui Jun is currently assisting General Yuan Shao, the leader of the Dong Alliance, and he is in Hu Confronted with Lu Bu and Xu Rong at Laoguan."
Chen Long groaned and said, "I see. The news that Thief Dong is dead will probably continue to ferment for a few days. When Lu Bu confirms the death of Dong Zhuo, the situation may change dramatically. There will be a follow-up war in Luoyang, and it is unknown. "I was thinking about how to win over Cui Lie so that I could deal with Cui Zhouping.
At this time, the crowd finally dispersed, and Dong Zhuo's body was seen in the distance, still hanging on the courtyard pillar. Suddenly, a small carriage drove slowly to the side of Dong Zhuo's body. The curtain of the carriage was raised, and a gentle middle-aged man slowly stepped out of the carriage. In full view of everyone, he walked towards the courtyard pillar where Dong Zhuo was locked. His face seemed full of sadness. .
Chen Long recognized at a glance that this sad and tearful middle-aged man was Cai Yong, the great writer Dong Zhuo had won over in every possible way. Chen Long shouted in his heart that something was wrong. According to the official history, Cai Yong died because he cried for Dong Zhuo. Who among the officials didn't know that Cai Yong and Dong Zhuo were the best friends? Unexpectedly, although history has changed, the drama of Cai Yong crying for Dong still happened.
Chen Long ran away, intending to stop Cai Yong, muddy the waters and save his life. After all, Cai Yan was also responsible for his fall into the Huns. Cui Lie also recognized Cai Yong, and he couldn't help but feel sad, so he followed Chen Long to see Cai Yong.
Halfway there, Cai Yong was seen kneeling in front of Dong Zhuo's body, covering his face with his robe sleeves, shrugging his shoulders, and crying sadly. Suddenly the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and it was Shi Sunrui who went to Wenling to pick up Wang Yun in person to witness Dong Zhuo's death. He happened to see Cai Yong kneeling in front of Dong Zhuo, crying so hard that Wang Yun's hair was white with anger. He stood straight up and yelled: "Cai Yong! You claim to be a sage and sage in vain! You actually knelt down in front of an animal and grieved! Someone comes, someone comes, lock up Cai Yong and let him die with Thief Dong!"
Behind Shi Sunrui, several big men walked out like wolves and tigers, about to take action. Chen Long quickly jumped to Cai Yong's side, waved his hand to stop him and said, "Wait a minute."
When Wang Yun and Shi Sunrui saw that it was "Yan Baihu", they did not dare to offend him and said repeatedly: "It turns out to be General Yan. This Cai Yong is so stupid, why should we protect him? If we don't arrest him today, we will set the worst example." .”
Chen Long saw Dong Zhuo's body covered in pieces of flesh and dripping with blood, and even half of his ear had been bitten off. He felt pity in his heart and said: "Cai Yong is stupid, so it's okay to remove him from his post. After all, he has no big evil, but he is just missing an old relationship for a moment and tying him up." There's no need to tie a lock or something like that." He said very firmly.
Wang Yun's face darkened and he stared at "Yan Baihu" fiercely. Chen Long pretended not to see it, helped Cai Yong up, and whispered in his ear: "Bo Zhe, if you want to see your daughter again, don't do it." No words, just follow me.”
Cai Yong was shocked when he heard this, but he stopped his sorrow and said in a daze: "My daughter? Do you mean Cai Yan?" Chen Long nodded and said nothing. Cui Lie was by the side at that time, and also gave some advice and helped him first. Help Cai Yong onto the carriage. Chen Long cupped his hands to Cui Lie and said: "Master Cui, before I came here, I met Chen Long, the prefect of Lingling. He said that he misses you very much. Why don't you go to Lingling to see him? You can also avoid the muddy waters of Luoyang."
Cui Lie was stunned when he heard this. He thought of Chen Long's past style and fell into memories. Chen Long continued: "I also want to take Cai Yong out of Luoyang to avoid harming Chi Yu." Just as he was talking, Yuan Shu suddenly came with his troops and told the news that shocked the world: "The emperor is missing! Don't you wait? Send troops to search quickly?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone forgot what happened just now and were all in a daze. The emperor is missing? There was a huge change last night, seemed to be aimed at Dong Zhuo? Why did the emperor disappear again this morning?
Only Chen Long knew it well. After a long while, he pretended to wake up and shouted: "The emperor is not in the palace? Are there any remnants of Thief Dong? By the way, Thief Dong has a very trusted subordinate who always keeps him with him and calls for help." Li Ru, could it be that he kidnapped the emperor? Hurry! Let’s lead our own troops to search for him!" I was secretly wondering, this Li Ru really is hiding somewhere and has not been found yet.
Scholar Sun Rui and others woke up from a dream and led their troops to search for Xicheng. Just as Chen Long was about to turn around and leave, Yuan Shu suddenly shouted: "General White Tiger, stay!"
Chen Long knew what Yuan Shu wanted to do. He smiled at Cui Lie behind him and said, "That's all I have to say. There is still an emperor in Chang'an, and the emperor in Luoyang has disappeared again. This chaos has just begun. Academician Cui should go to Chen Long first. Let's stay away from the limelight. If we can take Zhou Ping with us, we can let him develop his ambitions there instead of following Yuan Shao without any plan."
After saying goodbye, Cui Lie, who was in a daze, lowered his head and turned to face Yuan Shao, who was riding up. He magically stuffed a small box into Yuan Shao's hand and said, "I keep my word. This Luoyang now belongs to the Highway General. Now the emperor is missing. , please give this jade seal to General Highway for safekeeping first."
Yuan Shu was overjoyed and quickly opened the small box to verify his identity. Seeing that the jade seal was warm and plump, with eight-character seal characters engraved on the front, it was absolutely genuine. He was overjoyed and said, "General Baihu is such a trustworthy person! I will definitely repay you."
Chen Long laughed loudly and said to himself that I am about to leave Luoyang and let you sit in this crater. He ignored Yuan Shu at the moment, turned around and ordered his subordinates: "Gather all the teams! Go to Beicheng to search for the emperor!" After that, he pulled Cai Yong's carriage and went straight to Beicheng.
