[Three Kingdoms] After crossing, I opened the sick and weak main road line

The morning dew is not yet shining, and the east is pale.

Gunpowder smoke filled the city of Luoyang, and the fire continued to burn for several days. All the palaces and royal residences were reduced to scorched earth, and there were ruins everywhere.

In the cool night of early spring, the city that had been ravaged by the fire was scorched black, and the crows wailed and hovered over the city.

When Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, led his army to speed up and arrived in Luoyang, the entire city had been emptied by Dong Zhuo, and the people were driven westward by soldiers like livestock. The gold, silver, jewelry, food, money and silk were transported to Meiwu one by one. In the capital of the great Han Dynasty, there is only devastation left.

Sun Jian hadn't seen people for a long time after he passed the Hulao Pass, and he already had an ominous premonition in his heart, but he never thought that Dong Zhuo would be so heartless that even the empty city he evacuated would be burned.

Witnessing the prosperous Luoyang city turned into scorched earth, even a tough guy like Wu Chenghou couldn't help but burst into tears.

The fire stretched for dozens of miles, and several days had passed by the time he sent people to put it out. Before Dong Zhuo left, he not only burned, killed, looted, but also sent people to dig the tomb of the Han Dynasty and take away all the funerary objects. The emperor, who was majestic and dignified in life, did not expect to be treated like this after death.

Sun Jian bowed his head in the direction of the imperial city, scolded the old thief Dong Zhuo for half an hour, then wiped away his tears and ordered the generals to clean up the palace and the ancestral temple, repair the ruined mausoleum, and rebuild the prison The ritual sacrifice.

The Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which made Dong Zhuo so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet, was salvaged from the dry well when cleaning the palace.

There is no human habitation for more than [-] miles around Luoyang City. The burned city cannot be rebuilt for a while. Staying here will only add to the sadness. The Yuan brothers said it nicely, he waited and waited and hoped and hoped, but neither of them would send troops for reinforcements, so they could only lead the troops back to Luyang under pressure.

Luoyang City was ruined by the old thief Dong Zhuo, and he led his cronies to retreat to Chang'an. If Chang'an became the next Luoyang, the emperor would not have a third capital to move to.

Now that the old thief has fled in a hurry, if they don't take advantage of the victory and pursue it, are they still waiting for the opponent to continue arbitrarily blocking the sky with one hand in Chang'an?

Among the vassals of the Eighteenth Route, he was the only one who persevered in fighting Dong Zhuo. The Xiliang soldiers and horses were able to fight well. Most of them were recruits who had never seen a big scene. It's justifiable, now it's the old thief Dong Zhuo who was beaten to the bum by him and fled, so what's there to be afraid of?

He knew that the coalition forces were unreliable, but he didn't expect to be so unreliable. Cooperating with the Kwantung coalition forces to attack Dong Zhuo with great momentum was a joke.

Sun Jian rushed back to Luyang angrily, and was going to rest for a few days before making any plans. The emperor was still in Dong Zhuo's hands, so he couldn't ignore it anyway.

Now he can see that, except for Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, the eighteen princes of the Kanto Alliance are not enough to plan.

Cao Mengde was defeated in the previous battle, and he recruited soldiers and horses again but never came back. He took his brothers to station in Hanoi. At that time, he felt that Cao Mengde was weak and weak, and he would not be able to last long without food and grass support. Now it seems that Cao Mengde is the one. The first to see the truth.

What is the alliance to discuss Dong Zhuo? It is clearly a group of sanctimonious hypocrites gathered together to increase their reputation in the name of seeking Dong Zhuo. No one cares about Dong Zhuo's life or death. They only care about their own interests.

Yuan Shao beat Dong Zhuo terribly, but Li Xinjun was neat. Although Youzhou Mu Liu Yu sternly rejected his suggestion, the Yuan brothers had a lot of trouble because of Li Xinjun.

What he said, unreliable is unreliable, the two brothers are exactly the same, they are very happy, and before the credit is over, they fight first.

Yuan Shao is the leader of the Guandong Alliance. Among the eighteen princes, the two Yuan brothers have the highest status, and they have a deep blood feud with Dong Zhuo. Now that the two of them have broken up, what kind of alliance should they form?

Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. A good man should take the world as his own responsibility. Today, treacherous ministers misuse the country, and they should go to the country together. What kind of a hero is timid.

Wu Chenghou was so annoyed by the messy things in the allied army, he was going to talk to Yuan Shu for the last time, if it really didn't work, he would leave this alliance that existed in name only like Cao Mengde.

However, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. He received the news as soon as he returned to Luyang that Yuan Shao appointed his subordinate Zhou Ang as the governor of Yuzhou.

Sun Jian:? ? ?

The Kwantung Alliance conquered Dong Zhuo, and the whole world gathered to respond. He led troops to Luyang and joined Yuan Shu to contribute to the Allied forces. A governor of Yuzhou?

There is a certain number of official positions in the Han Dynasty, one carrot and one hole, and there is no reason to appoint two people for each position. Is this the beginning of tearing the skin and enclosing the territory?

Is it reasonable that he led troops to fight in the front, but the leader of the coalition army fought his base camp in the back? !

If you don't ask these sanctimonious guys to help Sheji and have the world in mind, can you not hold back at the critical moment? !

If the two brothers had conflicts, they would have conflicts. If they had the ability to beat Yuan Shu directly, why would they beat him? !

In Mei County, the sky is clear and the weather is clear, and the wind is smooth. The fast horse gallops along the official road alone, bypasses the wild grass and wild roads, and finally slows down outside the desolate and dilapidated village after galloping for a long time.

The sky is sunny and the sun is warm, and the fox fur is soft. Yuan Huan is wearing thick clothes and sitting in the yard basking in the sun. He appears next to the sweaty soldier in unlined clothes, as if living in two different seasons.

He is waiting.

When Wang Yun believed that Lu Bu would turn against Dong Zhuo for the beautiful Diao Chan girl in his house, and divide his military power.

Even if only a small part is allocated, it is enough for them now.

Dong Zhuo's style of conduct was too bloody, which caused Wang Situ to be very cautious in everything he did. He didn't dare to let Lu Bu rush forward to assassinate him casually.

Wang Yun can wait, but he doesn't have that much patience. Grand Master Dong has committed so many murders, it's better to get on the road as soon as possible.

The sound of horseshoes approached from far to near, Zhang Liao threw down the half-split firewood and straightened up, winking at the man next to him who was drawing water, telling him to go out and see who was coming, and he himself was more vigilant and stood in front of their lord.

"It's hidden here, and no outsiders will come here." Yuan Huan gathered his robe, and held the teapot with his white hands, his movements were smooth and smooth, which was particularly pleasing to the eye. "It's hard to work for you for so long, so come sit down and rest."

There is nothing in the deserted village except houses, and they didn't bring much from Meiwu, so they have to save everything. Poor Zhang Liao, a young and promising young general, can't go into battle and kill the enemy, so he can only do chores like chopping firewood and fetching water by his side. .

"Not tired, thank you for your concern, my lord." Zhang Liao took the water glass and drank it, but he didn't sit down obediently. This place is indeed secluded enough, but the lord's safety cannot be ignored, and the most important thing is to be careful.

The old thief Dong Zhuo has become more and more arrogant recently, almost to the point of covering the sky with one hand. After arriving in Chang'an, he used various reasons to deal with a large number of officials who did not like his eyes. Personally, harmony and harmony complement each other, but in fact it is only Dong Zhuo's unilateral trust.

Having said that, it is not easy for old Wang Yun to be so trusted by Dong Zhuo.

The old thief appointed his younger brother Dong Min as General Zuo, and his nephew Dong Huang as a servant and lieutenant of the Chinese Army. All members of the Dong family, as long as they are of the right age, will all enter the court as officials. When you meet other ministers and ministers on the road, you have to get out of the car and kneel down. As for returning the gift, there is no such thing.

He had just arrived in Chang'an for less than a month, and the place to deal with government affairs had been changed from Shangshutai to his Taishifu. The ministers did not go to the Yamen to report official business, but went directly to the Taishifu to report if they were not careful. danger.

The court hall was dark and turbulent, Lu Bu couldn't find a chance to pretend to be sick and hide from laziness, and Gao Shun never came again. If it wasn't for the letter arriving every three or five days, he would have wondered if the old thief Dong Zhuo had noticed that something was wrong and put the two of them together. People buckle up.

The cavalry who sent the letter got off their horses at the entrance of the village and showed their identities before they could enter the village.

Zhang Liao took the letter, signaled his cronies to stay and rest, and then sent the letter to Yuan Huan, "My lord, it's a letter from Gao Fuyi."

Yuan Huan nodded, read the content at a glance, lowered his eyes slightly, thoughtful.

Wu Chenghou's army entered the capital alone, divided his troops into Hangu and Ge Xizhi, and wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue Dong Zhuo, but the rest of the coalition forces had their own ulterior motives and deliberately held back the troops, leaving him alone and helpless, so he could only retreat with hatred.

No matter how unstoppable he is, there is nothing he can do to hold back so many people from the coalition forces.

What's even more ridiculous is that when he was charging ahead, Yuan Shao turned his head and rushed to his base camp. It was hard for Wu Chenghou to give his heart to the big man, but he was stabbed by his teammates at the critical moment. He also had to withdraw his troops to aid Yangcheng.

Zhang Liao watched him raise his lips and smile, his eyes were full of curiosity, "My lord, what interesting thing did Fu Yi write?"

Gao Fuyi's stern and serious temper can still make people happy?

Yuan Huan handed the letter over for him to read, waved his sleeves and said with a smile, "It's a pity that Marquis Wu Cheng didn't know who he was, so he mistook fish eyes for pearls."

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's breakup also meant that the Kwantung Allied Forces in name only fell apart completely.

The allied army's crusade against Dong was nominally a joint crusade, but in fact they would shirk each other's hands as soon as the troops were dispatched, and even forged a lot of hatred for this. His two younger brothers were originally the most prestigious people in the allied army, and they also advocated that the princes from all walks of life crusade against Dong Zhuo In the end, they were also the ones who started the internal strife first.

If we develop according to historical records, the next step is:

Yuan Shao took Han Fu's Jizhou by tricks, and Han Fu defected to Zhang Miao, and committed suicide in fear.

Gongsun Yue died at the hands of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan avenged his younger brother and went to war with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang and started a war with Liu Biao, the new governor of Jingzhou.

Sun Jian died while attacking Liu Biao, and his generals supported his eldest son, Sun Ce, to attack Jiangdong and separate one side.

When Cao Cao took his father Cao Song to Yanzhou and passed through Xuzhou, Zhang Kai, a subordinate of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, coveted Cao Song's property and killed him. Cao Cao was angry and attacked Xuzhou.

Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Zhang Yang and other weaker forces also fought openly and secretly, and the eighteen princes fought together. 【1】

The imperial court was controlled by Dong Zhuo both in name and in reality, and no one could control the princes' conquests against each other, and they could even send troops without any pretense.

The feudal lords vie for supremacy, the common people suffer, troubled times are too difficult for ordinary people, exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are rising steadily, droughts pass and floods come, floods go and plagues come, even if they are not affected by the flames of war, it is rare to work hard for a year A chance to fill your stomach.

The country is in trouble, the country is full of disasters, natural disasters continue, coupled with the flames of war, the people have reached the point where they have to change their sons, who cares who the emperor is.

As long as there is a chance to survive, Zhang Jiao will not have the opportunity to set off the Yellow Turban Uprising that spread to 28 counties in seven prefectures so easily.

"My lord, do we still have to go to Jizhou to discuss Dong Lianjun's internal strife?" Zhang Liao was a little worried, not because he thought they couldn't protect this man in the chaos of war, but because there was a lot of chaos outside, they might as well stay in Chang'an if they went to Jizhou.

The Son of Heaven is young, and Wang Yun's old man is in charge, waiting for the old thief Dong Zhuo to get rid of, and take the opportunity to stay in the capital and fight against Wang Situ in court.

The lord is originally one of the nine ministers, and with the great contribution of eliminating traitors and sycophants to save the emperor, it is no problem to be promoted to the third lord, and the lord is the leader of the world's scholars as the direct descendant of the Yuan family in Runan. Where is their opponent.

When Yuan Huan heard what he said, he didn't say yes or no, he just asked with a smile, "How does Wen Yuan feel today?"

Zhang Liao shook his head honestly, "I don't know."

The little emperor was brought to the throne by Dong Zhuo, and he was still just a child. The courtiers in Chang'an couldn't see him often, and even a low-status general like him had no chance to see the emperor. How could he know whether the little emperor was good or bad.

Yuan Huan's tone was still gentle, with a sense of persuasion, as if he was patiently teaching his younger brother's elder brother, "If the emperor is strong and the world is in chaos, what should we do? What should we do if the emperor is weak and the court forms a clique for personal gain?"

Zhang Liao frowned, folded his arms and began to think.

If the lord stayed in the capital, old Wang Yun would definitely see them as a thorn in his side. The old man must be someone with a deep scheming mind if he can hide his strength and bide his time under Dong Zhuo.

What's more, if you want to stay in the capital, you have to obey the little emperor's orders.

No matter what they heard was true or false, they had to respond to the edict issued by the emperor. If they were far away from the capital, the emperor could pretend that he hadn’t received the edict.

If the little emperor gives them a problem, should they do it or not?

If the little emperor had an idea, the princes outside would be everywhere, and he would definitely suffer if he followed him. If the little emperor was weak and incompetent, he would suffer even more if he followed him in chaos.

No matter what the emperor's temperament is, he is not an easy master to serve in this situation.

The imperial court is in decline, and the princes raise their banners to support their own strength, and the princes from all walks of life are fighting outside. There are indeed many opportunities to quell the chaos and make meritorious deeds, and there are even more opportunities to be attacked by the princes.

They can't command the soldiers in the capital without their hands. If the little emperor doesn't behave like a man, they may not even be able to keep their own soldiers.

What's more, there are two Yuan family children, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, what if someone in the court uses those two as a raft to assassinate the lord?

It's not that he thinks too much, but that this kind of thing has already happened, the lord escaped with great difficulty, and if something happens because of this reason, will they be wronged?

It's too dangerous to stay with the little emperor, and their lord's identity is so special, it's better to just find a place to garrison troops and food to recuperate.

Zhang Liao's head was active, and he quickly figured out the key point, patted his chest and sighed, "My lord still thinks far-reaching."

The boy Yuan Huanliu sighed and asked Tao Ji to write a letter to Gao Shun with pen and ink, "Although we will not stay in the capital, we still need to get in touch with the emperor. Wang Situ wants to use Fengxian to get rid of Dong Zhuo. Since Fengxian If you contribute, you cannot bear the stigma.”

Killing one's father because of personal grievances is the same as obeying the emperor's order to eliminate thieves, but there are many differences.

In any case, they have to account for a legitimate name.

The author has something to say:

Sun Jian (cursing): Why did you hit me!I'm fighting in front of you, you steal my house!are you crazy! ! !

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[1] The development of historical records