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Chapter 643 Mutual exclusion!

Above the main hall, the officials were noisy and quiet.

Many people have uneasy expressions on their faces, what's going on in this world?
How come everyone can come to Luoyang, the majestic imperial capital?

Empress Dowager He took a look at the letter sent by Dong Zhuo, and she was quite angry after just passing it by. Looking at the officials in the palace, she snorted coldly: "You rebel!"

The ministers were even more curious about what kind of letter could make Queen Mother He so angry, and then heard the eunuch read it.

"The first emperor issued an edict to assist the government, general Chijie to conquer the west, Sili school lieutenant, false Liangzhou shepherd, and false western region governor, and issued an imperial edict to the empress dowager, the king of Yingchuan and the officials of Luoyang. .”

These words directly made the officials in the palace unable to hold back, no wonder the empress dowager is so angry.

Before Dong Zhuo’s name, he added a series of titles, first conferred by Emperor Ling, and later conferred by the current emperor. This is a blatant expression that I, Dong Zhuo, are number one in the world no matter in the previous dynasty or now. According to the truth, I should be the master of this world.

Although the first emperor was a spiritual emperor, can you really ignore his edict?

How many of you are famous because of Emperor Ling?
Although a posthumous title stepped Emperor Ling into the garbage dump of history, and even jumped over when counting the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, who would dare to abolish his edict?

Are all these sources of legitimacy gone?
This is Li Ru's idea for Dong Zhuo. It is why he wants to establish an enhanced version of Liu Bian. He has all the famous weapons in his hands. When he can get everything by following the rules, he must 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, in the letter sent by Dong Zhuo, there is another very crucial point, he recognized the Queen Mother He's status, but another name was specially named--King Yingchuan!

Who is King Yingchuan?
Anyone with a little brain knows, who else can there be 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 removes Liu He's position as emperor, and doesn't even say that he is a false emperor, which is the highest contempt.

This contempt made Queen Mother He very angry.

"What a rebellious person! How dare he do this?"

"It's so crazy, who does he think he is?"

Regardless of what thoughts the officials in the palace had in their hearts, their rejection of Dong Zhuo was still obvious, and they did not want Dong Zhuo to enter Luoyang.

In the Han Dynasty, they both used and rejected the warriors of the border counties, because the differences in ideology between the two were too great.

Sometimes they even directly treat these border warriors as barbarians, because in the eyes of these ministers and ministers, these border warriors are capricious, cruel and bloodthirsty, and are no different from those barbarians who are fearful of power but not virtuous.

Will Dong Zhuo be an exception to this kind of century-old experience?
The eunuch's voice continued to sound, "The late emperor returned to heaven, the crown prince argues for his heir, and narrates the rules and regulations. He should be the emperor, and I will assist you by order.

The imperial capital of Luoyang should be the emperor's palace and was stolen by the thief Zhang Jiao. I regret it. I wish I could get rid of this bandit for the country!

The thieves from all countries are mediocre and cannot be wiped out. I gathered a crowd to revolt, and all the athletes of Liangzhou worked together. A total of 50 people swung their 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.

Respectfully tell the queen mother, the king, and the princes to open Luoyang and welcome me into the city. I will not blame you for the fault of King Yingchuan. "

The following words are all nonsense, and the most important thing is this paragraph.

50 people must be bragging, but Dong Zhuo's troops will not be short. I am afraid that 10,000+20 soldiers plus the forcibly recruited young men can be drawn out.

All the officials in the palace were full of slander for these words, and then heard a rather high-pitched voice, "Evil thief!"

Everyone saw that they were indeed the former three generals of the Taiping Army, and now the imperial guards, Bu Cai said with an ugly expression on his face: "What a villain Dong Zhuo is.

Didn't we make great contributions to the world by killing the only husband?

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?

The Taoist master has passed away before he dared to come out and bark like a tiger, how ridiculous it is, we must leave a place for him in "Funny Collection", "Zhuo Thief Barks"! "

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 ministers are now recruiting civilians to form a new army, but the effect is not very great.

Zhou Cang and Zhou Cang were equally filled with indignation. 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 50?
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 Wushuanghou or Yinghou outside the city, then relying on the Luo family's 300-year reputation, it will not be a problem to open the city gate. What is Dong Zhuo?
It's just a border warrior who can only wield a knife. After opening the city gate, who knows if you will continue to wield the butcher knife, and this letter is so arrogant that those who want to wait and see are also extremely repelled. This attitude is too bad. When Zhang Jiao came in, he wasn't so over the top.

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 open it 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 he is not allowed to stay near Luoyang, otherwise he will be punished as a rebel. "

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 letting Dong Zhuo go back to Liangzhou, this is the last thing Dong Zhuo can tolerate.

However, no one in the palace persuaded the Queen Mother to express Luoyang's opinion to Dong Zhuo.

……

Dong Zhuo hadn't actually arrived yet, but it was almost there. As soon as he arrived in the Xiliang army, Niu Fu went up to meet him and said with a smile on his face: "Yue Zhang, your letter has been sent in, this is from Luoyang City." letters."

Dong Zhuo took it immediately, and Niu Fu patted his horse and said: "Then Luoyang City is full of orphans and widowed mothers. The Empress Dowager He is just a female generation. Seeing Yue Zhang's supernatural power, she must be afraid to open the city gate to welcome her."

Dong Zhuo felt a little proud after hearing this.

I, Dong Zhuo, have struggled in Liangzhou for so many years, but I have come to this point. Li Ru looks at Luoyang City with high spirits.

how many years?

Studying all the way from Liangzhou, in this city of Luoyang, right in the middle of the world, how much humiliation did I suffer?
Who knows how I 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 now!

Dong Zhuo opened the letter with a smile on his face, and then his face froze.

Niu Fu was still chattering, after all, in the current situation, with Xiliang's army approaching the city, who would not be afraid?

Could there be any surprises in this situation where the flying dragon is riding on the face?
"Insanity!"

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 is also in Li Ru's prediction.

Looking at Dong Zhuo who was very angry, Li Ru added fuel and jealousy: "My lord, these officials in Luoyang City obviously didn't take you into their hearts, and thought you were the warrior from Liangzhou. Our Xiliang Army.

In the eyes of those Luoyang officials, we are probably beggars from Xiliang who came to the Luoyang imperial city to beg for food. "

As soon as Li Ru said this, not only Dong Zhuo, but even the generals of the Xiliang Army became angry. They all clamored to read the letter and see what those vile ministers said about them.

Dong Zhuo said indignantly: "This Demon Empress actually defended the Taiping Army, but instead refuted a loyal and loyal man like me, she must have had an affair with that Zhangjiao.

I have heard that Liu He is still a baby under the age of [-], so he is probably Zhang Jiao's posthumous child. "

Li Ru's eyelids twitched when he heard this. This rumor is too outrageous. Liu He is three or four years old, and it is clearly recorded in the history books. This thing can't 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 up by Queen Mother He!

Li Ru unfolded the letter and read it again, then pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "My lord, we can no longer confront Luoyang City like this, otherwise we will really forcibly attack the city.

There are still some Taiping troops defending the city, and there are newly recruited people. Even if the city can be captured, the losses will not be small.

Now it is best to make peace with Luoyang. They all know that they are definitely not my Xiliang army's opponents. In this case, give them some benefits, such as guaranteeing their status and power, so that they can easily give up their resistance.

The reason why these ministers oppose you is probably because they are worried about losing their power and status. Confucianism knows them too well. "

Dong Zhuo didn't expect Li Ru, who has always been the most radical, to express his intention to make peace, but he hesitated and said, "But are so many benefits given to them for nothing?
These Luoyang ministers really made me angry. "

Li Ru smiled sadly, raised his hand and covered most of his cheeks with a feather fan, and revealed the sinisterness in his eyes, and said with a soft smile: "This is not to swear to Luohe Shenshui, after entering Luoyang City , Just renege on the contract.

After the city is gone, maybe these ministers will lick their faces and beg you to cooperate with them. "

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and went to the city to directly break the contract?

If this is the princes of the Central Plains, you must think about it, but Dong Zhuo has done too many unfaithful things when he came out of the county around him. He only felt his eyes light up, and immediately smiled: "Wen You, you are so smart. , Just do it like this, the letter to Luoyang City will be written by you.

Invite all the people in Luoyang City to build a great man together.

However, it is estimated that they will not directly agree. It is better to let them see the strength of my Xiliang army, so that they will make up their minds faster.

After the generals and other armies have arrived, they are ready to attack the city, and they have sent orders to the counties in Sili to mobilize food and supplies, so that the officials of Luoyang can take a good look at the bravery of me, 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 those ministers know what cruelty was.

Li Ru didn't expect that Zhang Jiao didn't kill all those people. A rebel really regarded himself as a man who would punish the only 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 had changed to a different person. Although he still had to control the power, he was not as overbearing as before.

Zhang Jiao's address was also changed to Daoist, and then Li Ru had the letter resent to Luoyang City.

Troops continued to slowly gather outside the city of Luoyang, and the number of Xiliang troops was increasing. Now the entire Liangzhou team was really moved there.

How strong is Dong Zhuo's determination to enter Luoyang? It can be seen from this that he simply has the idea of ​​success or benevolence. This is Li Ru's strategy.

He just wants to cut off all the back roads in Xiliang, and he wants to fight for the world with all his heart, so he has come to this day!
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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 grouping of political forces in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, after the power has been spread by blood, military merits are conferred, and the study of classics has been investigated, it has completely entered the era of "school-blood relationship" combined grouping, in which the core role is " This is neither blood inheritance nor knowledge transmission, but an extremely complicated way of transmission.

It maintained the continuation of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the stability of the imperial power, but it also brought about the shrinking of the imperial power and the immutability of the basic foundation of the Eastern Han Dynasty. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

(End of this chapter)