Chapter 25
Dong Zhuo was preparing to do a big battle this time. When he received the secret order from Emperor Ling of Han to help Liu Xie as the crown prince, he was still a little worried. How could He Jin complete this task? The order to recruit princes from all over the world to enter the capital arrived. Dong Zhuo was very happy and thought that it was time for him to develop. He quickly took his 200,000 army troops, leaving only his son-in-law Niu Fu to guard Xiliang, and took other people to set off towards Luoyang. On the way, Dong Zhuo's other son-in-law and confidant counselor Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo: "Although we have received the order from the general to enter Beijing, there are still many tricks. If we arrive in Luoyang like this, we will definitely have many troubles. It is better to openly submit memorials to the court, saying that we will enter the capital to clear the monarch and eliminate the eunuch party such as the Ten Eternal Secrets. In this way, no one will say anything else."
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and wrote a memorial, which he walked and wrote: "I heard that the world's chaos and rebellion were all caused by the Huangmen Chang's attendant Zhang Rang and others insulting Tianchang. I heard that Yang Tang stopped boiling, it was better to remove firewood. Although the carbuncle was painful, it was better to nourish the poison. I dared to ring the bell and drums into Luoyang, please eliminate the country and the world was very lucky."
He Jin was overjoyed when he received the memorial and asked Dong Zhuo to temporarily station in Mianchi and prepare to enter the city at any time. Who knew that the Ten Generals of the Constellation acted in advance, and He Jin was finished before these people entered Beijing. Dong Zhuo was in Mianchi and learned that He Jin and the Ten Generals of the Constellation were fighting to death. Now that Luoyang is in chaos, he hurriedly led his elite troops, Feixiong Army, to Luoyang first, and happened to meet Liu Xie and the others. Seeing Liu Bian and Liu Xie's performance, and when Emperor Ling of Han gave his tasks, Dong Zhuo had already become determined to dethrone. However, he had not yet figured out the specific situation in Luoyang and the attitudes of the ministers in the court, so he had to bear it for a while and wait until he clearly observed the specific situation in the court before making a decision.
A group of people returned to the palace and met Empress Dowager He. The mother and son hugged their heads and cried, and each told their own experiences. The situation in the palace has calmed down. This time the losses in the palace are insignificant. Many treasures have disappeared, and some palace maids have also been ruined by the rebel soldiers. The eunuchs in the palace are basically killed, regardless of size. Of course, the most important thing is that after some clarification, they found that the imperial seal was missing. This is not a trivial matter. The imperial seal represents the destiny of heaven. Without the imperial seal, it is not right to be an emperor. However, in this way, the emperor has just suffered a tragic encounter, so although everyone is disappointed, there is no time to care about these.
Liu Bin knew the story of the matter the next day. When he heard the story of the matter, Liu Bin couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, everything was still developed according to the historical process and was not beyond his expectations. History indeed has strong error correction capabilities. Although it has its own intervention, some things are different from historical development, but the direction of history is still rolling forward according to the original trajectory. The influence brought by Liu Bin is compressed to the minimum level. Liu Bin is really looking forward to what Dong Zhuo wants to do next. As for what Dong Zhuo thought, Liu Bin couldn't care so much. Liu Bin naturally knew about the whereabouts of the Yu Dynasty Jade Seal, but he is not interested in this thing now. Although the imperial seal represents the destiny of heaven, it is decided that the overall situation has been decided and the emperor has mastered it.
In the case of the whole world, it does not mean that someone gets the imperial seal, but is the emperor. In such a chaos, whoever holds the imperial seal, will not have any good ending. Just like Sun Jian and Yuan Shu in history. Liu Bin does not want to make Youzhou a mess because of these false reputations, and become the first target of the princes' joint attack. So even if he knows the whereabouts of the imperial seal, he does not take it out or tells the people in the court. He is still going to stay and harm those who are interested. If he takes it out now, it will be inconvenient to act next, and his grasp of the historical process will be weakened. If he tells the people in the court, it will be equivalent to being that bastard Dong Zhuo? So he just pretends that he doesn't know. Anyway, no one cares about this anymore.
The topic was changed, and it was still on Dong Zhuo. Although Dong Zhuo had the time to be abandoned, he was still a little worried. He basically had no foundation or connections in Luoyang, and now the army in his hands had not arrived. The army in his hands did not have any advantage over the army in Luoyang. Although He Jin was dead now and the imperial army was a bit headless, in fact, whether it was the Southern Army, the Northern Army, or the New Army in Xiyuan, they were actually controlled by those aristocratic families. Although they had conflicts in their daily lives, when something really happened, they would definitely unite and fight against themselves. So Dong Zhuo was still a little worried and dared not act easily.
After Li Ru knew Dong Zhuo's concern, he couldn't help but smile and said, "My father-in-law, this matter is not to be worried, it is easy to solve. Although the army in Luoyang is large, it is scattered in the hands of many people and has no unified deployment. And those families are now guarding against each other and dare not act rashly. At the same time, they don't know what we are, so we might as well do this. You lead troops into the city every day, let them come out quietly at night, and change to other flags the next day, so that they can confuse those people and make them think that we have many army, and they will be afraid of Master-in-law. As long as we persist for a few days, our army will really arrive. At that time, it will be your world. I believe no one dares to object to what you want. Even if you oppose it, they have no choice."
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but nod. This time he almost sent out all the 200,000 Xiliang troops, and almost all of them were brought out. This time he was in a hurry to enter Beijing, so he took his elite troops, Feixiong Army, to Luoyang first, and the other troops were still slowly rushing behind. However, his Xiliang army was almost all cavalry, and after receiving his order, he should be able to arrive in Luoyang in a few days. By then, no one in Luoyang City would be his opponent. So Dong Zhuo said, "The virtuous son-in-law is right. The cowards in the court will definitely be scared to death. Then do what you want. Haha. When the general becomes prosperous in the future, he will not forget your contribution."
Li Ru smiled and didn't say anything. He knew that Dong Zhuo's temper was okay with the same temper as the old bastard, but it might be impossible to be rich and powerful. But it's still too early to say it now. Everything is hard to say. It's better to wait for the test of time.
After Dong Zhuo accepted Li Ru's suggestion, he brought tens of thousands of troops into and out of Luoyang City every day, and every time he changed into a different banner. They did this and really scared the ministers in the court. They were originally planning to let Dong Zhuo take the army back to Xiliang. After all, Dong Zhuo was the governor of Xiliang and had no official position in the court. Moreover, his name in Beijing was to eliminate the Ten Constellation of the Ten Constellation. Now the Ten Constellation of the Ten Constellation has been eliminated, so Dong Zhuo said that there was no excuse for him to do so.
Stayed in the capital. These ministers originally wanted Dong Zhuo to get out early so that they could continue to divide the power of the court. If one more person is added, they would have less benefits. Moreover, Dong Zhuo is not from a good background, and people from these aristocratic families do not look down on him very much. But seeing that Dong Zhuo actually brought so many troops to Beijing and was so arrogant and domineering, they would not have the courage to say it out. If they angered this bastard, their lives would probably be lost.
These ministers did not dare to take action, but some people dared to take action. Bao Zhong, the rear army captain among the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan, could not stand Dong Zhuo's behavior, so he said to Yuan Shao: "Dong Zhuo is too arrogant and domineering. As a local official, he dared to be so unscrupulous in the capital. It must be a bad intention. We might as well get rid of him as soon as possible."
As the eldest son of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and third generation, Yuan Shao has always been the boss of Jian Shuo, the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan, and he has great prestige. However, this time he was a little afraid of Dong Zhuo's power, and his family told him not to have a quarrel with Dong Zhuo now, so he said: "The court has just stabilized, so it is really not appropriate to use any more weapons. Moreover, Dong Zhuo has no special actions, so let's wait and see."
When Bao Zhong saw Yuan Shao say this, he went to find Situ Wang Yun again. Who knew that Wang Yun also said: "This matter has to be waited for a while. Now there is no evidence, and he randomly suspects that a member of the party will affect the image of the court."
Wang Yun is not a fool. He doesn't have any military power in his hands. Why are he going to provoke that bastard Dong Zhuo? Isn't that asking for death? If he dies, he will only give up other bastards. When Bao Zhong heard Wang Yun say this, he knew there was no hope. He was worried that his words today would flow into Dong Zhuo's ears and be secretly persecuted by Dong Zhuo, so he took his army to leave Luoyang and go to Mount Tai.
After a few days, Dong Zhuo's army really arrived in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo finally didn't have to worry anymore and became even more unscrupulous. These ministers realized that Dong Zhuo was bluffing at the beginning, and he was frightened by him. He couldn't help but regret it, but it was useless to regret it at this time. Dong Zhuo's army really arrived. After Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army arrived, Dong Zhuo's self-confidence suddenly surged and he dared to let go. So he took the opportunity to subdue the Southern Army, the Northern Army, and some Xiyuan New Army, which He Jin had already controlled, and the power surged. The army controlled by his hands exceeded 300,000. It was very popular for a while.
Chapter completed!