Unexpectedly, Lu Bu moved very quickly. At the second watch that night, he quietly sneaked into Ding Yuan's house. He thought that Ding Yuan had gone to sleep, but found that he was reading under the weak candlelight. He was surprised to see Lu Bu visiting him late at night. , said: "Son, why do you come to me like this?"
This sentence aroused Lu Bu's anger, and he reprimanded: "I am a great man, how can I be your son?"
Ding Yuan knew from Lu Bu's tone that he was in a bad mood, so he asked, "Why is Fengxian in a bad mood?"
Lu Bu said no more nonsense, stepped forward quickly, cut off Ding Yuan's head with a knife, held it in his hand, and shouted to his left and right: "Ding Yuan is unkind and has been killed by me. Anyone who is willing to follow me will stay." Come on, I won’t force you if you don’t want to, just leave on your own.”
Many of the sergeants were Ding Yuan's old troops. They had some feelings for Ding Yuan's violent death. They dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. They left immediately, leaving few people behind.
Early the next morning, Lu Bu brought Ding Yuan's head to see Li Su. Yu Yi happened to go out and saw this scene. He regretted it. He originally wanted to report the news to Ding Yuan, but Lu Bu took action too quickly. This kind of person will do whatever he says. , it was so terrifying to have no thoughts of his own, which deepened Yu Yi's determination to leave.
Seeing that Yu Yi was there, Li Su shouted and went to see Dong Zhuo together.
Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu, and then at the head in his hand. He understood everything in an instant, and he bowed and said: "I can get the general today, just like the long-term drought of the seedlings met with rain."
Lu Bu did not expect Dong Zhuo to be so polite, and was a little touched, so he said: "If you don't mind, just be my adoptive father."
Dong Zhuo nodded, and personally hosted a banquet in honor of Lu Bu, presenting him with golden armor and brocade robes, as well as some beauties and fine wine.
With Lu Bu's blessing, Dong Zhuo became even more unscrupulous in the court. He proclaimed himself a former general, named his younger brother Dong Min the general of the left and the marquis of Hu, and made Lv Bu the captain of cavalry, general of the middle rank, and marquis of Duting.
After the reward was completed, Li Ru walked out and said: "Now that all obstacles have been removed, the matter of deposing the emperor can be put on the agenda."
So Dong Zhuo set up a large banquet like the last time to entertain all the civil and military officials. He gathered the ministers together and ordered Lu Bu to bring thousands of soldiers to escort him. The euphemistic reason was to protect everyone. Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and Bai After the official capital expired, music began to be played. After drinking for three rounds, Dong Zhuo suddenly pulled out a sword and thrust it into the ground. He recalled the past and said: "Now the young emperor is too weak and has no way to worship the ancestral temple. I want to Follow the example of Yi Yin and Huo Guang, depose the Young Emperor as King Hongnong, and establish King Chenliu as the new emperor. If you don't agree, I will kill you."
There was basically no room for negotiation this time, and all the officials were very frightened. Yu Yi sat next to Li Ru and observed the proud smile on his lips, as if all this was planned by him.
However, Li Ru was still disappointed. He originally thought that after Dong Zhuo's words, no one would come out to oppose him. However, Yuan Benchu jumped out and asked sternly: "The young emperor has only been on the throne for a few years and has done nothing wrong. Why are you so old?" You are thinking of deposing the emperor, do you want to be the emperor yourself?"
Dong Zhuo was furious and said, "I have the final say in everything now. If you don't listen, how about seeing if my sword is not sharp?"
Yu Yi didn't expect that Yuan Shao was quite brave, so he actually took out his sword and said, "Is your sword the only one that's sharp? I can't see it. My sword is also very sharp."
The two faced each other tit for tat at the banquet, and everyone was sweating for him.
If Dong Zhuo had Lu Bu at his side and soldiers surrounding him, Yuan Shao wouldn't be able to chop off several heads. However, just when Dong Zhuo was about to kill someone to establish his authority, Li Ru came out to dissuade him again, saying: "This matter There is no clear conclusion yet, so we can’t kill people randomly!”
Yuan Shao glared angrily, took his sword, said goodbye to all the officials, rode on his horse, and left in the direction of Jizhou.
Dong Zhuo's anger was still lingering. He walked near Tai Fu Yuan Wei, pointed at his nose and scolded him: "This nephew of yours is really rude. For your sake, I won't care about it today. Just tell me." , what is your opinion on this matter of abolition?"
Yuan Wei knew that saying "no" at this time would lead to death, so he replied against his will: "You are absolutely right, Taiwei."
Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, returned to his seat with his sword in hand, and emphasized again: "Anyone who dares to stop this will be dealt with according to military law."
As a result, the ministers no longer had different voices, and they all said that Dong Zhuo had the final say.
After the banquet, Dong Zhuo left Zhou Ao and the captain Wu Qiong alone and asked, "Do you know where Yuan Shao went?"
Zhou Ao replied: "I saw Yuan Shao leaving angrily. If he hadn't left in a hurry, something might have happened. Besides, Yuan Shao's family has four generations and three nobles, and his disciples and former officials are all over the world. If they accept the world's heroes, they will form a force. , it is very likely that he will conspire like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so why not forgive his sins and then make him the governor of a group, so that Yuan Shao knows that he is not guilty and there is no need to go against you."
Wu Qiong also stepped forward to speak and said: "Yuan Shao is actually impulsive and it is difficult to achieve success. Don't be too afraid. You only need to act as a group of prefects for him to win over the people."
Dong Zhuo accepted this suggestion and issued an edict based on the emperor's order, making Yuan Shao the governor of Bohai.
In September, the young emperor was invited to the Jiade Palace. All civil and military ministers were present. Dong Zhuo pulled out a sword and shouted to everyone: "The young emperor is weak and not worthy of being the king of a country at all. Now there are Cewen and I, please Read it in public!”
So Li Ru walked to the front, took the policy, and read it out in front of everyone, "The death of the late emperor has made everyone in the country mourn. Now the young emperor is still young in talent, lacks majesty, has poor etiquette, and is lazy. It is really difficult to convince the public. The virtue of the empress dowager Insufficient, the political leadership caused the court to panic. Now King Chenliu has a bold temperament, strict rules, sonorous and powerful speech, and has a good reputation. People all over the world admire him. He should be allowed to be the emperor, so that he can be unified for thousands of years. It is recommended to abolish the young emperor as the emperor. The Farmer King and the Queen Mother handed over their political power and appointed King Chenliu as the new emperor in order to comply with the laws of heaven."
After Li Ru finished reading, Dong Zhuo immediately sent someone to help the young emperor down, removed his seal and ribbon, knelt down facing the north, and asked the queen mother to remove some clothes that symbolized her identity. The mother and son shed tears in pain, and all the ministers couldn't help it. sad.
Yu Yi stood among the ministers at this time and felt a little confused. If Dong Zhuo has reached the peak of power, why not become the emperor himself? Forget it. Isn't it easier to control a weak emperor? Why do he have to do it? A wise and capable emperor, doesn’t this make it more difficult? Or does he think this is a challenge and is not afraid that the emperor will remove him when he grows up?
He looked at Lu Bu, who was now standing next to Dong Zhuo, like his personal bodyguard.
