Fall in love with the technology tree [Three Kingdoms]

In the cold winter, snowflakes float in the air, coating the black earth with patches of white.In the camp of the Guangzong Han army, there are scattered bonfires, which add some warmth to the cold season.

Cao Cao warmed himself up in front of the fire with his soldiers.Now it is the siege battle of the Han army encircling the Yellow Turban, and the cavalry is not very useful, except as scouts, most of them are idle.On the contrary, it was Sun Jian who had to go into battle to kill the enemy every seven or eight days, and earned a lot of military merits.

Xiahou Dun was so depressed by such a stark contrast that he sat on the ground and smoked the fire. "Brother, when will I be able to go out?"

Brother Cao put on the armor for himself and brought the horses: "You go to train, don't slack off. I'll take people to the west to find out the news."

Hearing this, Xiahou Dun stood up holding a wooden branch: "What? The imperial court's food and grass haven't arrived yet?"

"It's not just food and grass, even General He has no news at all..."

"What should I do?!" Xiahou Dun was in a hurry, "We came in a hurry, and most of the luggage in Yuzhou was abandoned. We can't catch up later, and before Zhang Jiao starves to death, the army will have to hunt and fish for a living."

Cao Cao had ordered men to mount his horses, and waved his hand at Xiahou Dun: "Go to the training, I'm afraid... Luoyang will change."

Luo Yang has naturally changed.

The four-year-old prince Liu Xie was held in the arms of the Empress Dowager Dong. He was wearing an imperial robe with red patterns on a black background and a small crown on his head.Although the crown is small, the number of bead curtains hanging forward and backward is also the twelve that the emperor enjoys. They are so densely packed that they bump into each other so that little Liu Xie may not be able to see clearly.

However, he couldn't see that it might be better.

He Jin led his soldiers and horses into the palace with a murderous look, and the eunuchs from the empress and eldest prince's faction had already opened the palace gate for him.When He Jin charged in with his sword in hand, he saw bloody footprints every step, and what dripped next to the footprints was the blood from the sword.

"Bold... bold!" Empress Dowager Dong shouted, "Do you want to disrespect Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty?" He Jin's expression was so gloomy that water dripped out, "Where is your Majesty?" He swung the crown off Liu Xie's head with his sword, and the tie hurt the child's chin.But little friend Liu didn't dare to cry, and only held on to her grandmother's skirt tightly with her hands.

"Before the late emperor passed away, he left a will..."

"National Lai Changjun, it is absolutely impossible for the first emperor to abolish the elders and establish the younger!" He Jin shouted, pointing his sword at the Empress Dowager Dong, "It is you and other treacherous and poisonous women who, for their own selfishness, took advantage of me when I was out to quell the chaos. If the edict is false, its heart can be punished!"

Accompanied by He Jin's voice, the soldiers in black armor rushed into the hall, covering the inside and outside of the hall.

Empress Dowager Dong, no, it is Empress Dowager Dong now.No matter how ignorant and superficial she was, there was despair on her face at this moment. She closed her eyes and said, "Where's Hussar General Dong Zhong? Where's my family?"

He Jin sneered, and the soldiers behind threw a few heads with disheveled hair, rolling on the clean hall floor, leaving mottled bloodstains.Liu Xie took a peek, and saw a big copper bell eye that was dying, and he was so frightened that he quickly retracted his head.

"Pretentious edicts and hypocrisy are regarded as treason. Moreover, the Queen Mother Dong has been extravagant and extravagant for many years, and her family members and relatives have extorted money. Even if she dies here, she will not be wronged." The man in armor who followed He Jin was four Yuan Shao, who was born in the third family of the world, but his words were tinged with coldness.

He Jin nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a soldier stepped forward and wiped Empress Dowager Dong's neck.This Dong family, who was born in a poor family, became the side concubine of the county king because of luck, and gave birth to the only son of the county king because of luck, and became the most noble woman in the whole empire as her son ruled the world. In the end, blood was splashed on the Nangong hall .

He Jin, who came from a more humble background, sneered contemptuously at her corpse, and then ordered the eunuch to take off Liu Xie's robe and take away the child who was only wearing a single piece of clothing.

"Go, call all civil and military officials. The first emperor died, and the eldest son Liu Bian succeeded." He shook off the blood on the sword, straightened his robe, and prepared to meet his sister and nephew who had taken refuge in the side hall of the North Palace.

Yuan Shao followed behind him, walking towards the cold wind howling outdoor, with an inexplicable smile on his face.

"At the beginning, you have done a great job this time! If it weren't for your secret letter, I would still be guarding the gate without knowing it. When I return to Luoyang, Liu Xie's children will have finished offering sacrifices to heaven and earth!"

"The general is overwhelmed. The country is dependent on the elder, and the late emperor did not expressly express it before his death. Naturally, the eldest son should inherit the rule."

"Hahaha." He Jin laughed loudly, "At first, don't worry, I will reciprocate the family's support. When the new emperor ascends the throne, the world will be amnesty and the party will be lifted."

Yuan Shao approached and lowered his voice: "There is also the eunuch to be punished."

He Jin put his hands behind his back, hesitating a little.

"What is the general hesitating about? The eunuchs are messing up the country, causing moth thieves to wreak havoc. Is it possible that the general will continue to lead troops to entangle with the moth thieves just after the new emperor is established? At this time, there is no need for the head of the ten servants to appease the hearts of the people. When will we wait?"

He Jin finally played a sloppy eye: "I will discuss with the queen mother again."

Whenever the throne of the Eastern Han Dynasty changes, there will be a bloody storm in Luoyang.The winner reaches the sky in one step, and the loser has no bones left.The moment of Emperor Ling's death was no exception, and it was even more tragic because of the credulity and indecision of his relatives.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month was originally the day when the new emperor and the new queen mother invited General He to hold a family banquet.Yuan Shao and others tried their best to dissuade He Jin not to go, but He Jin refused: "I am in power now, and the emperor has granted me the permission to bring the guards into the palace. Are you afraid that they will fail?"

So he didn't come back after this trip, only a bloody head was thrown out from the palace gate.

If you are in a hurry, you can jump over the wall, let alone the eunuch group that has already noticed the strangeness.And for eunuchs, killing relatives is already a common practice.When Emperor Huan killed Liang Ji, when Emperor Ling killed Chen Fan and Dou Wu, and now he kills He Jin, is it getting easier?

But unfortunately, the eunuchs underestimated Yuan Shao's boldness.

At night, Yuan Shao led more than [-] soldiers from Sili Xiaowei's department into the palace.The flames shot up into the sky from the bustling palace, and there was only one slogan mixed with the sound of hacking and killing: "Kill all the eunuchs and avenge the general!"

The full moon is covered by clouds, and when it shines again, the era of eunuchs and relatives is over, but the era of Yuan Shao is not about to begin.

Twenty miles north of Luoyang City, in the camp of the Xiliang Army.Kneeling in front of Dong Zhuo was a grey-haired eunuch, and on Dong Zhuo's desk, there was a posthumous edict with a great seal.There are only a few crooked words on the will:

"After I died, the second prince Liu Xie inherited the ancestral temple."

The candlelight made Dong Zhuo's face shiny, even more shiny than the roast lamb on the plate. "Jian Shuo, what do you mean?"

"I have served the late emperor for more than [-] years, and I know his intentions very well." The old eunuch burst into tears, "but the Empress Dowager Dong passed away, and the second prince was alone in the palace. The brothers and sisters of the He family relied on the support of the family and arrogantly Domineering, abolishing the establishment without authorization. You are a distant relative of the Empress Dowager Dong, and you have received the kindness of the late emperor. Apart from you, I can no longer find anyone who can set things right and restore the orthodoxy."

"This……"

"If the second prince ascends the throne, you will be a hero with great power. You will be the general and the third prince, all in one thought."

The real benefits moved Dong Zhuo's heart.He put away the will and tucked it into his sleeve.

The situation in Luoyang is changing rapidly, but the news in Jizhou is seriously lagging behind.

It was already the first day of the first lunar month when the news of the new emperor's enthronement reached the front.Cao Cao and the others just captured Guangzong, sitting on the corpses of the enemy soldiers wrapped in yellow cloth, surrounded by destroyed flags in a mess.

Cao Cao was still wearing armor and was too tired to stand up.He just wiped the black ash on his face: "What did you say?"

The messenger who delivered the order was ten times cleaner than Cao Cao. He cupped his hands and said: "The first emperor died, and the eldest son Liu Bian succeeded to the throne and changed to Yuan Guangxi."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Understood."

"Brother, Luo Yang really is..." Xiahou Dun leaned forward, "Then what should we do?"

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government." Cao Cao stood up with his sword supporting his body, "Let's do the task in front of us and eliminate the Yellow Turban, that is, we have done a great favor to the court."

He Jin can throw away the yellow scarf and run back to Luoyang to be the country's uncle, but Huangfu Songbu can't.No matter what, Zhang Jiao must be solved first.Wouldn't it be a joke if the army here just withdrew, and the Yellow Turban came over there shouting "Heaven is dead"?

The news of the lifting of the party's prison and amnesty to the world came, and Cao Cao borrowed food and grass from the big clan in Jizhou to be subdued, and his nose was ashamed.

The news of Yuan Shao's appointment as Captain of Sili came. Cao Cao was leading his soldiers to break the ice to fish for fish. Even if their hands were frozen, they would be able to share half of the fish.

The news of He Jin's death and Yuan Shao's massacre of the palace came. Cao Cao was watching Huangfu Song whipping the dead body. At this time, the army had run out of ammunition and food. If it weren't for the support of the joy of victory, many people would have fallen.

The news came that Dong Zhuo had entered the capital and set up Liu Xie. Cao Cao... Cao Cao really wanted to curse.He knew that Yuan Shao was ambitious, and he could imagine the gentry's hatred for eunuchs, but he couldn't understand Dong Zhuo's shameless way of doing things.

"Dong Zhuo, shouldn't you come to Jizhou to take over the army from the North Road? Why did you break into Luoyang and abolish it yourself?" Cao Cao clenched his fists and knocked on several cases, "We are suffering here, they are fighting for power and profit in Luoyang, Food and grass have been delayed for many months, what should we do?"

The soldiers were even more at a loss: "Dong Zhuo said that the late emperor ordered him to go to Beijing to support the young master to ascend the throne. Then who is the loyal minister and who is the false edict? Well, in fact, we don't care who is the loyal minister and who the false edict is. Is it time to withdraw the troops? Brothers can’t stand it anymore.”

The tens of thousands of eyes of the entire army were on Huangfusong, waiting for him to make up his mind.At this time, Zhang Jiao's younger brother who ran away was no longer the main conflict, but hunger.

Huangfusong remained calm in the face of danger, and while letting the soldiers hunt and fish, he moved towards Luoyang. "Our Huangfu family is the general of Liangzhou, and we only know how to protect the country and the people, and resist foreign humiliation." He said to the generals, "Nowadays the turmoil in the court and the supply of military supplies are helpless, and you must not feel resentful."

At this point, Cao Cao understood that Huangfu Song was merciless when he killed Huang Jin, but in the same class, he was definitely a good old man, loyal, benevolent, righteous, and a model of morality.But he was always upset.

Cao Cao hated bloody coups, which reminded him of the winter when he lost his grandfather many years ago.Memories are blurred, only anger and fear remain.

In April of the first year of Guangxi, the army ran out of food and grass and returned to Luoyang with Zhang Jiao's body. Huangfu Songbu was promoted from top to bottom because of his outstanding achievements.Lu Zhi's old department was quite miserable, but he just escaped from prison.

Because the Yellow Turban Uprising killed many local officials, Dong Zhuo assigned the generals of the suppression army at all levels to various places to fill the vacancies of prefects and county magistrates, and at the same time ordered them to suppress the chaos by themselves.

Cao Cao originally wanted to go back to Youzhou, but somehow he was not promised, and he was sent to Qingzhou Pingyuan County as the prefect.Pingyuan County was the estuary of the big river [1] at this time, with fertile land and dense water network. It was a rich place with a population of hundreds of thousands, and it was also the hardest hit area of ​​Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

What is even more surprising is that Gongsun Du, who also wanted to go back to Youzhou, was sent to Beihai as the Prime Minister【2】, facing Cao Cao's Pingyuan County on the left and Donglai County of Asheng on the right.

The author has something to say: Note [1]: At this time, the Yellow River is not called the Yellow River, but Dahe.Before soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the geographical environment of the lower reaches of the Yellow River can be referred to today's Yangtze River Delta.

Note [2]: In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the state and county were at the same level, similar to the relationship between provinces and autonomous regions.The prefect and the prime minister are both local officials of two thousand shi, who hold the military and political power of a place.However, there is still a prince who collects taxes on the head of the prime minister. If the king colludes with the powerful, the prime minister may be emptied.