Chapter 20 Shaking the court
Royal Palace.
The imperial palaces of the Eastern Han Dynasty were mainly divided into Nangong and Beigong, which was mainly a place for court officials to handle government affairs. The Beigong was the emperor's harem, living in concubines and queens. In important times, the emperor would also have a banquet for ministers in the Beigong.
The Chongde Hall, as the main palace of Nangong, is where the emperor and ministers discuss the court.
The Han Dynasty advocated fire virtue, so the Chongde Hall was based on dark red, with gold lacquer carved beams and painted columns, and jade jewelry inlaid and decoration, which was magnificent and solemn and sacred.
The hall is very wide, and even if thousands of people enter, it will not make people feel crowded. The little emperor sat high in the main seat above the hall, and the civil and military officials knelt on both sides of the straight road of the hall.
Today's court discussions seem particularly dull, and many civil and military officials are silent.
Because Prime Minister Dong Zhuo's face was filled with uncontrollable anger, anyone could feel his anger and dissatisfaction.
The reason why Dong Zhuo was so dissatisfied was naturally not just because of the Western Liang army's arbitrary acts in Luoyang. Dong Zhuo had already known about the Western Liang army's burning, killing and looting. There were also many of them that he secretly signaled to give the civil and military officials in Luoyang City a warning.
He was so irritable that the Xiliang Army had a small disaster today and destroyed the entire Zhang family.
When it comes to the Zhang family, Dong Zhuo couldn't remember who it was, nor did he take such a small character seriously. He killed a lot of people, how could he remember everyone? But he couldn't stop someone in the Zhang family's court, and Cai Yong, a famous scholar who Dong Zhuo valued a lot.
Regarding Cai Yong, although Dong Zhuo had the intention of buying horse bones for famous scholars all over the world to see, he did attach great importance to Cai Yong's talent.
Since Cai Yong entered the office, he has served as the Censor of the Attorney, the Censor of the Supervisor, the Secretary of the State Council, the Secretary of the State Council, the General of the Left Central Army within three days, and was granted the title of the Marquis of Gaoyang Township. His kindness is of great importance.
Cai Yong is over 50 years old and has gray hair.
He burst into tears and cried with grief on his face, "I'll ask the Prime Minister Dong to make the decision for the Zhang family."
Dong Zhuo looked impatient and was unwilling to deal with the favorite generals of the Xiliang Army who started his business, but for a while it was difficult to say no to refuse.
Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
"Report, the big thing is going to be done. The Sili Captain Lu Hao led the soldiers of the Sili Division to the camp in the west of the city. I heard that they were going to capture the Zhang family's murderer." The person who came said a quick voice and gasped violently.
Lu Bu's expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up from his seat without any rudeness and said angrily: "What! My brother led his troops to the camp in the west of the city. I'm confused, why is he so confused?"
After Lu Bu finished speaking, he hurriedly bowed to Dong Zhuo anxiously and said, "I would like to ask for an order and I will go to the camp in the west of the city to stop the incident immediately."
Dong Zhuo was worried about how to explain to Cai Yong. Now that he heard the reward from the attendant, he immediately had an idea in his heart.
He comforted him: "Boji, Captain Lu has gone to the camp in the west of the city and will definitely capture the murderer to seek justice for the Zhang family. Please wait a little longer for this matter, can you?"
"Thank you, Prime Minister Dong." Cai Yong knew that there would be no result if he continued to make trouble. Although his face was still full of tears, he was not talking much.
Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and comforted Lu Bu: "Don't panic, Li Jue and the others have a sense of responsibility, no."
"Reported that the Sili School Commander's headquarters had a conflict with the soldiers of the Daxing camp in the west of the city. The arrows on both sides were drawn, and something might happen at any time."
"What." Dong Zhuo's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he couldn't help but stand up. He was angry that Li Jue and others were ignorant of their inability to adapt. Just find a few soldiers to make excuses, so why do it be so ugly? But he even more angry that Li Hao was looking for trouble for nothing and just caused trouble for himself.
Lu Bu's face was even more anxious, his tiger eyes flashed with murderous intent, his hands clenched into fists, and the blue veins on it were beating.
Guo Si, Li Jue, if you dare to hurt my brother, I will kill him!
The atmosphere in the hall became more and more strange. Dong Zhuo's expression was gloomy and sunny. Lu Bu's eyes showed fierce light and murderous intent. Other Han officials who were headed by Wang Yun and who were not dealing with Dong Zhuo had a faint smile on their lips.
As for the nine-year-old emperor Liu Xie, he shivered in this mysterious atmosphere and showed a look of horror.
Time passed minute by minute, and Lu Bu never felt that time passed so slowly.
I don’t know how long it has passed, but the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the hall again. This time it became even more rapid and a little more panic.
"Not good, no good, the Sili School Commander's headquarters fought with the soldiers from the West Camp in the City, and started fighting."
When Lu Bu heard this, he could no longer sit still. He was about to break his eyes and roared in anger: "Ah, Guo Si Dog Thief, if something happens to my brother, I will kill you."
Dong Zhuo was shocked by Lu Bu's roar, but at this time he had no time to scold Lu Bu, and hurriedly asked: "Has Captain Lu been injured? What's the situation now?"
"Lu, the captain Lu led the soldiers of the Seal Division and handed down all the soldiers of the camp in the west of the city."
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then he said in confusion: "You said that Captain Lu had dismissed tens of thousands of soldiers from the west camp of the city?"
"That is, all the soldiers in the camp in the west of the city have put down their weapons and surrendered, and are being held in custody by the soldiers of the Sili Department."
When the attendant's words fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became extremely strange.
The civil and military officials looked at each other, their faces filled with surprise and disbelief.
Who doesn’t know that the Xiliang army in the west camp of the city is Dong Zhuo, and now there are 60,000 to 70,000. The Xiliang army of 60,000 to 70,000 was disarmed by Li Hao’s 1,000 soldiers of the Sili School Command. This is simply a big deal.
Even Lu Bu couldn't help feeling a little ridiculous when he heard the words of the attendant outside the hall.
He looked disbelief and asked again: "You are sure that the soldiers of the Sili Department have dismissed the soldiers of the West Camp!"
"The villain would never dare to say anything. At that time, the soldiers of the Sili Department were emitting golden light, rushing into the camp west of the city like heavenly soldiers and generals. The soldiers in the camp seemed to be captured by their power and had no power to resist at all. With just a loud shout, tens of thousands of troops had surrendered. From the chaos to the end, it took only thirty breaths."
As the attendant said, a little trembling appeared in his voice, as if he was also attracted by his power. Especially when it came to the back, he was filled with excitement and worship.
With one thousand soldiers, defeating tens of thousands of troops within dozens of breaths, this kind of record is like a myth!
At this time, the civil and military officials in the hall finally confirmed that the tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in the west of the city had been disarmed by Lu Hao, and they were disarmed without any ability to fight back!
Although they did not believe in the so-called heavenly soldiers and generals at the service officers, and did not care about the truth of the battle situation, it was enough for them to be sure that the Western Liang army was over.
The court officials who opposed Dong Zhuo were full of joy, while Dong Zhuo's party's expression changed slightly, and he looked a little flustered and uneasy.
Who doesn’t know that the Xiliang army in the west camp of the city is the foundation of Dong Zhuo. Without the existence of these Xiliang army, why should Dong Zhuo control the court and do whatever he wants?
Now the entire Xiliang army is destroyed, what if Captain Lu!
Wait, Lieutenant Lu and General Fengxian are brothers, if Bingzhou Army is added.
Hiss, this is going to change.
The court officials thought to themselves, and their eyes looked at Lu Bu were a little more eager, and respect and caution that they had not had before.
After a brief loss of consciousness, Dong Zhuo finally woke up. Now is not the time to investigate how the Xicheng Camp was destroyed. The most important thing is what Li Hao wants to do!
Chapter completed!