Above the main hall, the officials were noisy and quiet.
Many people have uneasy looks on their faces. What's wrong with the world?
How come everyone can come to Luoyang, the majestic imperial capital?
Queen Mother He took the letter sent by Dong Zhuo and read it. She just glanced at it and became very angry. Looking at the ministers in the palace, she coldly snorted: "Rebellious people!"
The ministers were even more curious about what kind of letter could make Queen Mother He so angry, and then they heard the eunuch reading it.
"The late emperor issued an imperial edict to assist the government, the general to conquer the west, the lieutenant of Sili, the prefect of Liangzhou, and the governor of the Western Regions. He issued an edict to the chief minister, the Taifu, and the minister Lingzhuo. He also issued an edict to the empress dowager, the king of Yingchuan, and all the ministers in Luoyang. .”
These words immediately made the officials in the palace lose their nerves. No wonder the Queen Mother was so angry.
Dong Zhuo also added a long list of titles before his name. He was first canonized by Emperor Ling, and later by the current emperor. This is a naked expression that no matter in the previous dynasty or now, I, Dong Zhuo, am the best in the world today. Logically speaking, I should be the one making the decisions in this world.
Although the late Emperor was the Spiritual Emperor, can you really ignore his edicts?
How many of you are distinguished because of the Ling Emperor?
Although a posthumous title has put Emperor Ling into the garbage heap of history, and even when calculating the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, he has to jump directly over it, but who dares to abolish his edict?
Are these sources of legitimacy eliminated?
This was Li Ru's idea for Dong Zhuo, and it was why he wanted to build an enhanced version of Liu Bian. He had all the famous weapons in his hands, and when he could get everything by following the rules, he had to follow the rules.
Even the Marquis Wushuang has nothing to say about Li Ru's methods. If he can beat Dong Zhuo, then the Ling Emperor's edict will naturally be a mess. But if he can't defeat him, then the Ling Emperor's edict will take effect.
Moreover, there is a very critical point in the letter sent by Dong Zhuo. He recognized the status of Queen Mother He, but there was another name he specifically mentioned - King Yingchuan!
Who is King Yingchuan?
Anyone with a little bit of brain would know who else could be there besides Liu He, a serious prince?
After Dong Zhuo welcomed Liu as the emperor, he named Liu Xie King of Chenliu and Liu He as King of Yingchuan.
This sentence directly removed Liu He's status as emperor, and did not even say that he was a false emperor. This is the highest contempt.
This contempt made Queen Mother He very angry.
"What a rebellious person! How dare he do this?"
"It's so arrogant. Who does he think he is?"
No matter what the thoughts of the officials in the palace are, their rejection of Dong Zhuo is still very obvious now, and they do not want Dong Zhuo to enter Luoyang.
In the Han Dynasty, military people from border counties were both used and rejected because the ideological differences between the two were too big.
Sometimes these border warriors are even treated directly as barbarians, because in the eyes of these officials and ministers, these border warriors are capricious, cruel and murderous, and they are no different from those barbarians who are fearful of power and have no morals.
With this century-old experience, is Dong Zhuo an exception?
The eunuch's voice continued to sound, "The late emperor has passed away, and the prince argued with his legitimate eldest son, stating that he should be the emperor, and I will assist you according to the decree.
The imperial capital of Luoyang, which was supposed to be the emperor's palace, was stolen by the thief Zhang Jiao. I feel so sad and wish I could get rid of this thief for the country!
The thieves in the various countries are mediocre and cannot be exterminated. I have gathered the people to revolt. I have gathered all the athletes from Liangzhou and worked together with one heart. The total number is 500,000, and we are swinging our swords to the east.
It happened that the prince fled to the west and Zhang Jiao died suddenly. This was a sign of heaven's will to revitalize the Han Dynasty.
I would like to inform the Queen Mother, the king, and all the princes to open the gates of Luoyang and welcome me into the city. I will not take any blame for your mistakes in welcoming King Yingchuan. "
The following words are all nonsense, but the most important thing is this paragraph.
Five hundred thousand people must be bragging, but Dong Zhuo's troops will not be short. I am afraid that with the forcibly recruited young men, hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand can be drawn out.
All the ministers in the palace were full of curses at these words, and then heard a rather high-pitched voice, "Evil thief!"
When everyone saw it, it turned out that he was the former third general of the Taiping Army and now the imperial guard. Bu Cai said with a very ugly expression on his face: "What a vicious thief Dong Zhuo is.
Aren't we doing great service to the world by killing the independent men?
How dare you accuse us of being thieves and bandits, just a traitor who wants to mess with your life? How dare you be so arrogant?
How ridiculous it is that the Taoist master has passed away and dares to come out and bark like a tiger, but he was as afraid as a tiger at the beginning. There will definitely be a place left for him in the "Funny Collection", "The Thief Barking"! "
Bu Cai's words were recognized by many people. You didn't dare to come out when Zhang Jiao was so fierce. What are you pretending to be here now?
As for why Dong Zhuo denounced Zhang Jiao, everyone knew very well. Because Dong Zhuo's main legitimacy came from Emperor Ling, he was unwilling to promote Zhang Jiao.
But the current situation in Luoyang City makes it impossible not to praise Zhang Jiao.
Because the main army guarding Luoyang was the original Taiping Army, many officials now began to recruit people to form new armies, but the results were not very great.
Zhou Cang and Zhou Cang were equally indignant. To insult Zhang Jiao was to insult all of them. Zhou Cang said angrily: "Didn't the villain Dong Zhuo claim to have an army of 500,000?
Let him try and see if he can break through Luoyang City. "
As soon as Zhou Cang said these words, the people in the palace were immediately shocked. This was going to be a confrontation, but after everyone carefully considered it, who was willing to raise their hands and surrender?
If there is a Marquis Wushuang or a Marquis Ying outside the city, then with Luo's reputation of thirteen hundred years, it will not be a problem to open the city gate. Who is Dong Zhuo?
You are just a border warrior who only knows how to use a knife. After opening the city gate, who knows whether you will continue to wield the butcher knife. Moreover, this letter is so arrogant and makes those who want to wait and see extremely repulsive. This attitude is too bad. When Zhang Jiao came in, he wasn't so outrageous.
After hearing this, Queen Mother He made up her mind decisively: "Write a reply to Dong Zhuo and reprimand him for being so arrogant to a regent Queen Mother?
Tell him that Luoyang will not be opened for him, and after sending someone to send Bian'er, Tang Ji and Liu Xie in, he can just return to Liangzhou the same way and is not allowed to stay near Luoyang, otherwise he will be punished as a traitor. "
Empress Dowager He's words were almost a declaration of war. They were completely a response to Dong Zhuo's letter. It can't be said that she didn't give him any face, but she basically fought back all Dong Zhuo's demands.
Especially asking Dong Zhuo to go back to Liangzhou is what Dong Zhuo cannot tolerate the most.
But no one in the palace persuaded the Queen Mother that expressing Luoyang's opinions to Dong Zhuo was a very important matter, and Dong Zhuo could not just say whatever he said.
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Dong Zhuo hadn't actually arrived yet, but he was almost there. As soon as he arrived at the Xiliang Army, Niu Fu came directly to greet him and said with a smile on his face: "Zhang Yue, your letter has been sent in. This is from Luoyang City." letters."
Dong Zhuo immediately took it, and Niu Fu patted his horse and said: "There are orphans and widows in Luoyang City. Queen Mother He is just a female. Seeing the power of her father-in-law, she will definitely be afraid and open the city gate to welcome her."
Dong Zhuo felt a little proud after hearing this.
I, Dong Zhuo, have worked hard in Liangzhou for so many years and have reached this point today. Li Ru is looking at Luoyang City with high spirits.
How many years?
After studying all the way from Liangzhou, in the city of Luoyang, in the middle of the world, how much humiliation have I suffered?
Who knows how he got here all these years?
Now, I, Li Ru, stand here, leading the hundreds of thousands of athletes from Liangzhou, to tell the Gonggun princes in Luoyang City that the offensive and defensive momentum has been reversed.
It's my home court now!
Dong Zhuo opened the letter with a smile on his face, and then his face froze.
Niu Fu was still chattering there. After all, in this situation, the Xiliang army is approaching the city. Who can not be afraid?
Could there be any surprises in this situation where the flying dragon is riding on the face?
"Arrogant!"
Dong Zhuo's angry voice interrupted Niu Fu's flattery. Everyone around was shocked. Li Ru took the letter and read it in a hurry, but his face remained calm.
This performance of Luoyang City was also within Li Ru's prediction.
Looking at Dong Zhuo who was very angry, Li Ru added jealously: "My lord, these officials in Luoyang City obviously don't take you into their hearts. They think you are the warrior from Liangzhou. They are looking down on you and looking down on you." Our Xiliang army.
In the eyes of those Luoyang officials, we are probably just beggars from Xiliang who came to Luoyang Imperial City to beg for food. "
As soon as Li Ru said this, not only Dong Zhuo, but also the generals of the Xiliang Army became angry. They all clamored to read the letter and see what those naughty ministers said about them.
Dong Zhuo said angrily: "This demon queen actually supports the Taiping Army, but refutes that a big man like me, a loyal man, must have an affair with that Zhang Jiao.
I heard that Liu He was still a baby under the age of 18, so he was probably Zhang Jiao's posthumous son. "
Li Ru's eyelids jumped when he heard this. This rumor was too outrageous. Liu He was already three or four years old. It was clearly recorded in the history books. This thing cannot be changed.
Dong Zhuo himself knew that this was a bit outrageous, and said sarcastically: "There must be something wrong with that. That Zhang Jiao has lived in the palace for so long, and it is said that the Demon Queen recommended herself as a pillow. How could it be possible that nothing happened to the queen who brought disaster to the country and the people? Say no. There must be Zhang Jue's posthumous son in his belly right now!"
Anyway, this shit basin must be buckled by Queen Mother He!
Li Ru opened the letter and read it again, then pondered for a moment and whispered: "Lord, we can no longer confront Luoyang City like this, otherwise we will really attack the city by force.
There is still a part of the Taiping Army defending the city, as well as newly recruited people. Even if the city can be captured, the losses will probably not be small.
Now it is best to make peace with Luoyang. They all know that they are definitely no match for our Xiliang army. In this case, give them some benefits, such as ensuring their status and power, so that they can easily give up resistance.
The reason why these ministers are against you is probably because they are worried about losing their power and status. Ru knows them very well. "
Dong Zhuo did not expect that Li Ru, who had always been the most radical, actually expressed his intention to make peace, but he hesitated and said: "But do you have to give them all these benefits for free?
These Luoyang ministers really make me angry. "
Li Ru smiled sadly, raised his hand and covered most of his face with a feather fan, the viciousness in his eyes revealed, and chuckled: "It's not like I swore on the sacred water of Luo River. After entering Luoyang City, , it’s enough to simply break the contract.
After the city is gone, maybe these ministers will come over with licking their faces and beg you to cooperate with them. "
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment and broke the contract directly when he entered the city?
If you were a prince in the Central Plains, you must think about this, but Dong Zhuo came out of the surrounding counties and did too many things that were untrue to his words. His eyes lit up and he immediately smiled and said: "Wen You, you are so smart. , just do it, you will write the letter to Luoyang City.
Invite all the people in Luoyang City to work together to build the Han Dynasty.
However, it is estimated that they will not agree directly. We still need to let them see the strength of our Xiliang Army, so that they can make up their minds faster.
The generals waited for all the troops to arrive and prepared to attack the city. They sent orders to the commandery counties to allocate grain and grass supplies so that the officials in Luoyang could take a good look at the bravery of my Xiliang Erlang.
Let them know why they can sit safely in Luoyang City? "
There was a slight cold smile on Li Ru's face hidden behind the feather fan. When he entered Luoyang City, he let the officials know what cruelty meant.
Zhang Jiao didn't kill all those people because Li Ru didn't expect that a rebel thief really regarded himself as a man of justice who killed the independent husband.
Besides, all officials in the world can be killed!
Although he thought so in his heart, Li Ru's reply was very polite, as if he was a different person. Although he still had power, he was not as domineering as before.
The title of Zhang Jiao was also changed to Taoist Master, and then Li Ru had the letter re-sent to Luoyang City.
Troops continued to slowly gather outside Luoyang City, and the number of Xiliang troops was increasing. Now they really moved the entire Liangzhou team there.
How strong Dong Zhuo's determination to enter Luoyang was. It can be seen from here that he simply had the idea of success or failure. This was Li Ru's strategy.
He just wanted to cut off all the escape routes in Xiliang, and he only wanted to fight for the world, and that's how he got to where he is today!
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There were many problems throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty. Among them, the conflict between the warriors of the border counties and the gentry in the Central Plains was a main line that cannot be ignored. It is true that the gentry also participated in the border wars, but the final result was to return to Luoyang, while the warriors of the border counties were confined to the border counties for life. .
This is actually a manifestation of the unity of political power in the Eastern Han Dynasty. That is, after the power was transmitted through blood, military honors were awarded, and the classics were inspected, it completely entered the era of "school-blood" combination and grouping, in which the core role was played by " "Confucian classics clear the name - family power", this is neither blood inheritance nor knowledge transmission, it is an extremely complex transmission method.
It maintained the existence of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the stability of the imperial power, but it also brought about the shrinkage of the imperial power and the immutability of the Eastern Han Dynasty's basic structure. It was one of the factors in the decline of the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the factors that kept the Eastern Han Dynasty from extinction. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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