The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 93

In a short while, Yuan Shu led his troops to break down the gate and enter the palace. He killed all those who met him without a need along the way.

I don't know how many people died in vain.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao rushed into the inner court and forced Zhao Zhong, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng to the front of Deyang Hall.

The sound of fighting in the palace was loud, and the forbidden army and foreign soldiers fought chaotically.

Wu Kuang from He Jin's department set fire inside and outside Qingsuo gate and led the forbidden army to fight the fire.

In an instant, thick smoke billowed in the palace and flames shot into the sky.

Looking at this group of people who fell into madness and hacked and killed, Cheng Yuanzhi's heart was blank.

Zhang Rang, Duan Gui, Cao Jie, and Hou Lan held the Queen Mother, Emperor Bian, and Chen Liu Wang Xie, and escaped through the back road of Beigong.

It happened that Lu Zhi had just abandoned his official position and had not yet left Luoyang. Seeing changes in the palace, he brought his soldiers to stand outside the North Palace to watch.Seeing Duan Gui threatening Empress Dowager He to come this way from afar, he yelled sharply with his sword:
"Duan Gui is a traitor, dare to kidnap the Queen Mother!"

Duan Gui was shocked when he heard this, left the Queen Mother behind, turned around and ran away in a hurry.

Lu Zhi quickly rescued Queen Mother He and sent her back to the palace.

Wu Kuang led his troops into the inner court and saw He Miao walking out of the inner palace with a sword in hand.Then he shouted: "This man conspired to kill brother, all the generals should kill him together!"

All the soldiers agreed with a loud bang, chopping He Miao into pieces with chaotic knives.

Yuan Shao then ordered the sergeants to split up and kill the family members of the ten permanent attendants, regardless of their size.

Cao Cao led his troops to put out the fire in the palace, and asked Queen Mother He to temporarily take photos of the important events. He also sent soldiers to search for Zhang Rang throughout the city, looking for the Young Emperor and King Chenliu.

The red sun is setting in the west, and dusk is approaching.

The Dahan Palace, which had been ringing with fighting sounds all day, fell silent.

After the uproar, there was a mess inside and outside the palace.

Yuan Shaozhi was so proud that he thought he had everything under control.
Yuan Shu also thought so.

The two brothers reached a rare agreement, holding swords side by side on the high steps of Aoli Deyang Palace, firmly controlling the inside and outside of the palace.

Cao Cao and Cheng Yuanzhi were half a step behind and stood aside.

Everyone looked at the sky gradually engulfed by the night, each thinking.

Shi Changshi has been domineering for more than [-] years, and has also suppressed scholars for more than [-] years.Today's haze has been cleared away, making people feel a little relieved and at the same time a little dazed.

Cutting off eunuchs was once Yuan Shao's dream.

But this time, his heart was full of solemnity, and he didn't feel the slightest joy after getting what he wanted.

He Jin died, and then, the trend of the empire entered an uncontrollable state.

Yuan Shao had no idea what to do or what to do at this time.

Cao Cao is relatively sober, and knows to send someone to find the young emperor.

Only Cheng Yuanzhi knows that these details are not the key.

The most important thing is to control all the military power in Luoyang City!
If the emperor is gone, he will always come back.If the emperor doesn't come back, just find another emperor in the clan.

Therefore, controlling all the military power in Luoyang is the most important thing, otherwise, how can we deter many foreign ministers who lead troops into Beijing?
For example Dong Zhuo!

Apart from Cheng Yuanzhi, Yuan Shu was the first to react. In the evening, he contacted a group of generals, promised to gather a lot of soldiers and horses, and stationed them in the city.

He planned to wait for the return of the young emperor, and use the merit of killing the eunuch to seek promotion.

At this time, Yuan Kai was the grand tutor, Yuan Shao was the lieutenant of Sili, Yuan Shu was a general in Huben, and Cheng Yuanzhi had no official status for the time being.

The Yuan family has four outstanding men and three outstanding men, their fame spreads all over the world, and their momentum is overwhelming.

In view of this, the Yuan family will definitely get a share of this court change.

The biggest cup.

This is the consensus of all.

But Cheng Yuanzhi knew that this owner did not include Dong Zhuo.

The next morning, as soon as Cheng Yuanzhi opened his eyes, he heard that Emperor Shao and King Chen Liu had been found, and they were escorted back to the palace by soldiers led by Dong Zhuo.

Under such circumstances, it is no longer realistic for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to control the situation.

All the lords of the court and the court are all worried.

Cheng Yuanzhi quietly ordered people to pack up their belongings and prepare to return to Shangdang.

Yuan Shu is also packing up his belongings, he is going to Nanyang.

Why Nanyang?
Because Nanyang is the Yuan family's sphere of influence, Yuan Shu is most familiar with it.In addition, Nanyang County is the county with the largest Han population.

There are 250 million people!

Yuan Shu aimed at this place a long time ago, and made a secret covenant with Sun Jian.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who were still watching, saw a scene they least wanted to see.

As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo showed his expertise in power manipulation to the fullest. With the help of his rescue, he almost managed to gather the power of the eunuch and his relatives who had already suffered from both defeats.

By the way, he also took over the soldiers and horses on both sides-mainly Jian Shuo, He Miao, Shao Zhong, and part of He Jin's soldiers and horses, as well as the forbidden army originally controlled by the eunuchs.

The total is about [-] to [-].

Those who have not been controlled are the soldiers and horses in the hands of Bao Xin, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Ding Yuan and others.

The soldiers and horses in the hands of these people range from three to five thousand to more than ten thousand, for a total of about thirty to forty thousand horses.

When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he only brought [-] soldiers, but now it has increased to [-] to [-], and he has enough strength to control the government.

Poor He Jin, not only got himself killed during a trip to the palace, but also had his younger brother He Miao buried with him.

In this death list, perhaps his younger sister, Empress Dowager He, and nephew Young Emperor Liu Bian were also added.

Not maybe, but definitely!

From the death of Liu Hong in April to the death of He Jin in August, it only took He Jin four months to start with Tianhu and wipe out his family.

The speed of its defeat has never been seen in ancient times!

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Throughout the day, Cheng Yuanzhi stayed at home, instructing his servants to pack up their belongings, both his own and Cai's.

Load it up!

Cai Yan followed behind him step by step, leading his young sister by the hand, and witnessed the servants swiftly packing the valuable calligraphy, paintings, books, and jewelry from her home into packing boxes, carrying them into the carriage, and pulling them away.

The more she looked at her, the more her face twisted and her delicate eyebrows furrowed.

Women in this era have little say in major matters. They follow their father at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands die.

Cai Yan always kept this in mind, so he endured his doubts and didn't ask.

When Cai Yong came back from court, she couldn't bear it anymore, ran to her father on tiptoe, grabbed her sleeves and whispered.

Sue Cheng Yuanzhi severely.

Cai Yong became angry before he finished listening, walked over with his hands behind his back, blew his beard and stared and said:
"Sinister, all the things in the house have been emptied, where can I let the old man live? Could it be possible to sleep on the ground?"

"Why are you so impatient? The old man's family property will not all be yours sooner or later..."

Cai Yong had reason to be angry. In the last dynasty, thousands of his most precious books were removed.

Now the whole family can be described as barren.

Good fellow, you have not become the old man's son-in-law, and you have started plotting the old man's family business?

The kid is fast enough.

While talking, two strong servants carried Cai Yong's favorite bamboo bed and strode out.

Cai Yong suddenly felt a little pain in his liver.

Cheng Yuanzhi smiled and said, "Teacher, don't panic, stay at my house first."

Hearing this, Cai Yong's heart eased a little, but he was still puzzled:

"Cheng Shou, why did you do this?"

"The sky is changing."

Cheng Yuanzhi gave a concise explanation.

Staying in the court all day, Cai Yong knows the current situation, there are undercurrents and dangers everywhere.

When Xia Dynasty came back, he saw many people leaving the city with their families.

After being silent for a while, Cai Yong asked again: "Where do you move to?"

"Go to the party."

"..."

"Teacher, Lu Zhi and the others have all resigned. You should resign too. Would you like to go to the party with me?"

"This……"

Cai Yong hesitated.

He has served as Sikong for more than a year, and he has just tasted the joy of being a high-ranking official. At this time, he resigned...

Quite unwilling.

After thinking about it, Cai Yong said in a deep voice: "The imperial court is employing people, and the old man wants to stay."

"Teacher, Dong Zhuo has a kind face and a cruel heart. It's dangerous to stay here."

"No! Although Dong Zhuo is ruthless, he treats the nobles very politely. Besides, this is the time when the country is in crisis. You are afraid of death, and I am afraid of death. Who will do things for the big man? Who will solve the court's worries and difficulties?"

"..."

Although Cheng Yuanzhi did not agree with this point of view, he felt that what Cai Yong said was reasonable, so he stopped persuading him.

Dong Zhuo did treat serious gentry well.

There is no way, Dong Zhuo is a warrior, and if he wants the court to run smoothly, he has to rely on scholars.

After moving Cai Yong's property, Cheng Yuanzhi brought his servants to Yuan Kai's house.

Yuan Kui, like Cai Yong, was unwilling to leave Luoyang.

Both of them had similar reasons. They were a lot older and had almost lived enough. Firstly, they were unwilling to move, and secondly, their reputation was high enough. He didn't believe that Dong Zhuo dared to disrespect him.

However, although Yuan Kai was unwilling to leave, he agreed with Cheng Yuanzhi to move the small family and half of the property away.

Even with half of the property, it took hundreds of servants to move for five days.

When Cheng Yuanzhi came back to his senses.

Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo had already started fighting outside the city.

The two sides fought for a reason.

As mentioned above, before Liu Hong died, he appointed Dong Zhuo as governor of Bingzhou, but Dong Zhuo refused to take up the post, secretly offending Ding Yuan.

This is the antecedent.

After Dong Zhuo controlled most of Luoyang's troops and horses, he stationed troops outside the city and went to court every day. He led armored horse troops from outside the city into the city and rampaged through the streets, making the people panic.

In addition, Dong Zhuo went in and out of the palace unscrupulously.All the princes in the court complained, but because of his power, they dared not speak out.

But there are still two people who are not afraid of Dong Zhuo.

These two people are Bao Xin and Ding Yuan.

Bao Xin, the lieutenant of the rear military academy, was anxious for justice and couldn't understand Dong Zhuo's style, so he came to see Yuan Shao and discussed how to join forces to get rid of Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shao was afraid that Dong Zhuo's army would be too powerful, so he tried to avoid it, saying: "The imperial court has made a new decision, so don't move lightly."

Bao Xin went to see Wang Yun, but Wang Yun also declined and said, "Let's discuss it."

Bao Xin had no choice but to lead his troops to Mount Tai.

Ding Yuan is also a good official who is righteous, and has more powerful generals and soldiers under his command, so he has never given Dong Zhuo face and often confronted him.

Prior to this, the soldiers and horses of the two sides had rubbed against each other in Luoyang City several times.

This is the consequence.

On this day, Dong Zhuo and Wen Ming held a banquet in the garden to discuss the matter of abolishing Emperor Shao and establishing King Chenliu.

As soon as the conversation started, Ding Yuan kicked over the table and jumped out, stood proudly before the banquet, raised eyebrows, pointed at Dong Zhuo's head, and reprimanded:

"Who are you, dare to speak wildly? When today's son is the first son of the first emperor, the emperor's name is justified, and there is no fault after succeeding to the throne. How dare you speak absurdly and abolish the establishment! Are you trying to usurp?"

Seeing that it was Zhijinwu Dingyuan who jumped out to sing the opposite, Dong Zhuo was immediately furious. The two of them had disliked each other for some time.

When the enemy met at this moment, he was extremely jealous.

Dong Zhuo drew his sword and said angrily: "Those who follow me live, those who oppose me die!"

As soon as the sword was drawn out, a person appeared from behind Ding Yuan. He had a majestic and majestic appearance, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, glaring angrily.

Dong Zhuo's heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, Li Ru was tactful and quickly gave him a warning: "We will not discuss state affairs during the banquet today; we will discuss it with the princes in the court hall the next day."

So all the officials dispersed.

So far, Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan have added new hatred.

How can we let go of the cause and effect of new hatred?
The next day, Ding Yuan led his troops out of the city to challenge, Dong Zhuo led his troops out to meet them, and the two sides immediately fought.

Dong Zhuo originally thought that his side had many soldiers and generals, and he was sure of victory.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Bu appeared on the stage, he hit 28, and all of them were instant kills.

This immediately frightened Dong Zhuo and his followers.

After Lu Bu killed 28 generals, Pegasus came straight towards him.

Dong Zhuo hurriedly rode his horse and fled in embarrassment. Ding Yuan took advantage of the situation and led his army to cover up and kill them, winning a big victory.

Then blocked the gate of Luoyang to prevent Dong Zhuo from entering the city.

Dong Zhuo had no choice but to retreat [-] li and go down to the stronghold to gather people to discuss.

At this time, Cheng Yuanzhi had already emptied all the belongings in Luoyang City that could be moved.

(End of this chapter)