At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Zhang Ji was in a state of confusion, so he had no choice but to seek advice from his closest nephew.

Zhang Xiu was not much better, but after all, he was better than the elderly Zhang Ji. After thinking about it, I felt that there was only one way.

"Either, after leaving an army behind, we go out of the city overnight to the east, rush through the obstacles of Li Jue and Guo Si, and go to Guo Zifeng, or surrender Ma Teng and Han Sui on the spot, there is no other way. .”

Chapter 524. 520 Four Zhang Ji really want to surrender

surrender?

I am a majestic monarch of a country, do I want to surrender?

Zhang Ji was stunned for a while after hearing Zhang Xiu's words, and then said hesitantly: "The emperor is dead, Guo Zifeng must be furious, if I go to join Guo Zifeng, like a bereaved dog, why don't I let him kill? I have lost my standing Ben, the last reliance is the [-] troops, how can we give up?"

Zhang Xiu nodded.

"My nephew thinks so too. Then, uncle, we have only one way to go."

Zhang Ji understood what Zhang Xiu meant.

"Will Ma Teng Han Sui accept my surrender? Will he pretend to accept my surrender and then kill me?"

Zhang Xiu shook his head.

"We lead our troops to surrender. These soldiers are our reliance. Ma Teng and Han Sui will never hurt Uncle. Otherwise, the army will riot and they will not be able to bear it. If we lead our troops to surrender now, they will definitely be treated politely, but the only problem is that Uncle You must go to the title of monarch."

Zhang Ji sighed deeply for a while.

Because of a moment of greed, he asked for the title of the monarch, but it turned out that not everyone could afford this title.

Guo Zifeng occupies the Central Plains of Hebei, with 20 armor, strong strength, famous all over the world, he can afford it.

And myself, sorry.

The power gap is too great.

Zhang Ji reluctantly admitted this.

"If I knew this earlier, why would I need the title of monarch! Wenhe! I'm sorry for you!"

Zhang Ji was in great pain and wept endlessly.

But there is no way, the matter has come to this point, Zhang Ji went to the title of monarch in frustration, and on November [-]th of the fourth year of Xingping, he formally handed over a surrender form to the Ma Teng Han Sui coalition outside the city, requesting surrender.

When Ma Teng and Han Sui received Zhang Ji's surrender form, they were surprised when they read it.

"The emperor is dead?"

"How could this be?"

Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other.

Not to mention Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and Han Sui were completely unprepared.

Suddenly Zhang Ji said that the Son of Heaven was killed by Li Jue and Guo Si, that Hongnong was gone, and that everything was destroyed by the fire. Ma Teng and Han Sui were also surprised that he wanted to surrender.

Their instinct was to suspect that this was Zhang Ji's strategy, but Han Sui felt that Zhang Ji would not use such an excuse to fake surrender.

"Who would use the life and death of the Son of Heaven as a fake surrender? Wouldn't it be treasonous to spread the news? No one in the world will tolerate him."

Ma Teng also agreed with Han Sui's words, and felt that it was indeed reasonable.

and so……

The emperor is really dead, and Zhang Ji really wants to surrender.

omg...

Originally they wanted to fight Hongnong, but now that Hongnong is gone, Zhang Ji is about to surrender. Everything happened so fast that they had no defense at all, and they couldn't react at all.

Ma Teng's generals, Han Sui's generals, and their sons were all shocked when they heard about this.

After all, the emperor is the emperor, the emperor of the Han family for 400 years, everyone despises the authority of the Han emperor, but dare not really hurt the Han emperor, because he is the emperor, the emperor in everyone's eyes.

Lord of the world.

But now he is dead.

In the end, the young and energetic Ma Chao was the first to speak up.

"Father, uncle, since Zhang Ji wants to surrender, we will accept it. Forgive him for not daring to play any tricks. Then we can go directly to Hongnong to find out what is going on. We have to look at it to find out. If something like this really happens, it’s not too late to make a fuss.”

Han Sui and Ma Teng looked at each other, and they both felt that what Ma Chao said made sense. They should finish the matter before them first, and then talk slowly.

So Han Sui and Ma Teng wrote back, agreeing to Zhang Ji's surrender, and the two parties agreed on a time and place to formally hold the surrender ceremony.

The two parties agreed to take the heaven and the earth as witnesses, and would never deceive each other. If they violated the agreement, the sky would be struck by lightning, they would die badly, and their offspring would not be safe.

After receiving such a promise, Zhang Ji was finally relieved, and officially opened the gate of Chang'an on November [-]th in the fourth year of Xingping.

Zhang Ji personally dressed in white, walked out of the city with a surrender watch in hand, and surrendered to Ma Teng and Han Sui, along with the [-] defenders of Chang'an.

As a result, Ma Teng and Han Sui's allied forces rose in momentum, and their strength almost doubled.

After the surrender ceremony was completed, Zhang Ji went to the title of monarch, which symbolized the fall of this playful "Yong Kingdom", and at the same time, the fall of the other playful Yu State.

A civil strife, the destruction of two feudal states, this chaotic Warring States period is really very interesting.

In less than a year since the enfeoffment of the Eight Kingdoms, four of the Eight Kingdoms have perished.

There are still four feudal states, three of which are at war with internal crises, and only one is safe, peaceful, and developing.

It's hilarious.

In order to appease Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and Han Sui held a banquet, toasted Zhang Ji in person, and celebrated that everyone turned hostility into friendship. At the same time, they talked about what happened in Hongnong City.

Through Zhang Ji's report, Ma Teng and Han Sui learned about the mutiny in Hongnong City.

It turned out that everything was done by Li Jue and Guo Si.

The two were unwilling to lose their status. Before that, Zhang Ji and Duan Yan had placed too many troops in Chang'an, leaving the rear empty and unable to prepare in time.

So Li Jue and Guo Si, who were stationed in Luoyang, took their troops to Hongnong, and took advantage of the emptiness of Hongnong's defense to launch a surprise attack in an attempt to win back the emperor.

As a result, Li Jue and Guo Si accidentally killed the emperor during the chaotic battle. When Jia Xu led people to support him, although he successfully killed the rebels of Li Jue and Guo Si, he failed to keep the emperor.

Jia Xu failed to protect the emperor, all thoughts were lost, and he set himself on fire.

Hongnong lost order, and the Han Dynasty completely collapsed in the raging fire.

It is said that there were countless deaths and injuries among scholars and officials. The entire Hongnong City was burned to ruins.

The officials in the central government were all killed and injured, and it is estimated that not a few survived. From the emperor to the court, it was all over.

Ma Teng and Han Sui were also shocked when Zhang Ji said such a thing with a gray face.

From the emperor to the court, everything is over.

Representing the order of the Han family, it is all over.

In the past, although the Han Dynasty collapsed, lost its dignity, the world fell apart, and even the eight kingdoms came together to disrupt the world, the emperor was still there, and he was still the sovereign of the world in name, and he was still able to issue orders to the princes. The world was not completely out of order.

Although it is in danger, there is still a breath.

But now, the Son of Heaven is dead, the court is gone, and the Son of Heaven is young and has no offspring.

The royal family is so big that it will never be seen again.

Even Ma Teng and Han Sui, who once rebelled, did not react to such shocking news, let alone their children and generals.

A group of people looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't know what to do. In the end, Ma Teng still felt that according to what Ma Chao said, everyone should rectify the army and take some troops to Hongnong to see the situation.

Right now, everyone doesn't know what to do, so they can only take one step at a time, there is no other way.

Chapter 525. 520 Five loyal and good people like Guo can't save the Han Dynasty

Under such an abnormal situation, the Ma-Korean coalition forces took Ma Chao as the vanguard and marched towards Hongnong, ready to see what was going on.

At the same time that Ma Chao set off with his army, Guo Peng learned the news in Quren County, Xuzhou.

The news was sent by spies from the Linzi camp.

After reading the news, Guo Peng didn't change his face, and asked the spy: "Has this news spread now?"

"It should be soon. After the Hongnong Great Rebellion, some survivors came to the east, or to Jingzhou, or to Yanzhou, Yuzhou. As soon as they arrive, the news will start to spread."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Is Jia Wen and his family all settled down?"

"Everything is settled. Captain Yan has arranged everything according to the master's instructions. There are no omissions. Jia Wenhe has joined the Linzi camp, changed his name and changed his appearance, and will continue to work for the master. Moreover, Hongnong City is under fire. What was burned was already in ruins.

In addition, the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and the Seal of the Son of Heaven ordered by the lord have been obtained by us. All the albums and slips that are useful to us have been transferred to Yecheng in batches in advance. They are absolutely secret. Except for a few of us, there is no one else. Know what these things really are. "

"So good."

Guo Peng felt very satisfied and let the spy go on and continue to do his own business.

After the spy left, Guo Peng threw the information into the brazier and watched it burn to ashes.

Looking at it, Guo couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Done...

Finally done...

The emperor is gone, the central court is gone, and everything that can represent the Han Dynasty is gone.

The power of scholars who supported the Han Dynasty and imagined that they would focus on central power were also dealt a devastating blow.

Can the remaining little fish and shrimp continue to speak out on behalf of the Han Dynasty?

The power of the Han Dynasty under my command has been completely suppressed, and it is not in the air, and the power of the whole world is not too much. After all, I still think about myself and the place.

The old bureaucrats who were reunited with the emperor, those with great prestige, such as Taiwei Yang Biao, were pissed off before.

The remaining members of the Yang family, as well as several other famous scholar families, were all arranged by Guo in the "mutiny caused by the internal contradictions of the Liangzhou Group set off by Li Jue and Guo Si". Precise strikes, one counts as one, take advantage of the fire to rob, and kill them all.

The blame, of course, was pinned on Li Jue and Guo Si, on the Liangzhou rebels, and on the head of this inhuman and chaotic world.

Then a fire burned everything and buried everything.

Apart from targeting the emperor, Jia Wenhe didn't even know about Linziying's private actions, and he didn't know that those scholar families were basically killed precisely by Guo's arrangement.

Otherwise, those rebels would not be able to kill all those who needed to be killed so accurately. If one or two troublesome elements were missed, it would cause a headache for Mr. Guo.

Killing the Son of Heaven was a cover, a cover to deceive others. What Guo really wanted to do was not only to kill the Son of Heaven, but also to kill all the scholars and officials gathered around the Son of Heaven who could truly represent the central court.

When everyone is finished, it is really finished.

What I want is that you are all finished, not just a mere little emperor.

What I want is the end of the central court that can represent the legal system and prestige of the Han Dynasty, and the complete destruction of central officials.

Otherwise, even if the emperor is dead, they will definitely make a fuss to establish another emperor.

Then he occupied the official position majestically, tried his best for the continuation of the family, did not deal with me, and tried every means to mix sand around me. I want to be the emperor, and I have to discuss it with them, and come up with a mindless Ninth Grade Zhongzheng.

The Son of Heaven is just a symbol, and of course it is an extremely important symbol.

But what is really scary is the famous officials and scholars who surround the emperor and try to regain the central power all the time. Their hidden energy cannot be suppressed by someone like Guo through political means.

I like Zhu Wen's method very much. Taking advantage of the fire to rob is the most wonderful thing, isn't it?

I can't convince you, so the body should be eliminated, and killing it directly, wouldn't it be more straightforward and thorough?

Directly wipe out the forces representing the central government in one go, so that there is nothing left of them.

Can you still bargain with me?

What's even more beautiful is that the death of the emperor is the big one, and the deaths of other people are just the tragedies that follow, so the emperor will attract everyone's attention, and everyone will worry and worry about the death of the emperor.

Few people noticed that what was really irreversible was the group of central officials who gathered the reputation of scholars.

So no matter from which aspect, the perfect backer has been born.

Mr. Guo was just a pure and innocent lamb, who didn't know anything, just passively accepted all this, and then showed great grief and was at a loss.