Great Han Empire

Chapter 518 Immediately Shooting the Gun
On August 29, at dusk, at the foot of Beiman Mountain.

More than 50 cavalry escorted a carriage with a coffin on the road at high speed. About two miles behind them, a group of iron cavalry chased after them, and the smoke and dust billowed up covered the sky.

"Sir, the pursuers are getting closer." Zi Shao shouted.

Lu Zhi turned his head to look at the cavalry galloping towards him in the distance, and sternly waved his whip and shouted, "Quick, speed up, go to Hangu Pass."

"Sir, the pursuers must have come to kill us." Qianzhao said anxiously, "Sir, you take the teacher's coffin and go first, we will stay behind for a while."

"Don't talk nonsense, come with me, hurry up, hurry up..."

Lu Zhi and Le Yin have been friends for many years, and they have a very close relationship.After Tian Zishao, Qianzhao and others were rescued by Wang Yun, Wang Yun sent them and Le Yin's body directly to Lu Zhi's residence.Le Yin's coffin was bought by Lu Zhi.After Lu Zhi opposed Dong Zhuo's deposed proposal in the court and was dismissed, he decided to leave the city and return to his hometown immediately, considering that he could no longer protect Zishao, Qianzhao and others.Zi Shao and the others knew the truth about the murder of Hussar General He Miao. Lu Zhi knew that Dong Zhuo would not let them go no matter what. For safety's sake, he temporarily changed his itinerary and went directly out of the north gate to Hangu Pass .Now it is Li Wei's men who are stationed at Hangu Pass. As long as they reach Hangu Pass, Dong Zhuo will have nothing to do.

After Lu Zhi was kicked out of the palace by Dong Zhuo, he first sent someone to find Li Wei.He said that he was going to Jinyang, and he had to bring Zishao, Qianzhao, and Shilu, who were from the hussar general's mansion, and hoped that Li Wei could help.Li Wei agreed immediately, and immediately sent Xu Yan and Xie Wu with fifty cavalry to escort them.They had just walked thirty miles after leaving the city in the afternoon when the pursuers arrived.

Zhang Ji, the captain of the Xiliang Army, was ordered to gallop all the way with five hundred cavalry, and stopped them at a distance of forty miles from the capital.Zhang Ji ordered the iron knights to surround Lu Zhi and others.

"According to the military order of Lord Sikong, please return Mr. Lu to Beijing quickly." Zhang Ji rode his horse into Lu Zhi and said with a bow.Zhang Ji is about 40 years old, with a square face and long beard, sturdy and brave.He was very polite to Lu Zhi and spoke very respectfully.

Lu Zhi zhuma stood beside the carriage, stroking his long beard with his hands, watching the sunset in the sky, and ignored him at all.

Zhang Ji urged him several times, but Lu Zhi didn't seem to have heard of it.Zhang Jisheng was not angry either, he waved his hand to the guards behind him and said, "Come here, invite Mr. Lu, and the three adults Zi Shao, Qian Zhao and Shi Lu back to me."

"Whoever dares to move will be shot to death." Xu Yan raised his spear high and shouted.The fifty cavalry moved upon hearing the sound, and at the same time raised their crossbows.

Xie Wu galloped out on his horse, and shouted loudly: "Cheqi General's Mansion Linfen Xingyuan Gate Cao Xuyan, the governor of Linfen Xingyuan Gate, Xie Wu was ordered to escort Mr. Lu to Hedong, who dares to take people here?"

Xiliang soldiers didn't wait for Zhang Ji's order, and raised their horn bows one after another.The two sides are at war with each other, and they are on the verge of breaking out.

Zhang Ji was taken aback.He took a closer look at the two people opposite him and hesitated for a moment.Both Xu Yan and Xie Wu are about 20 years old. Xu Yan is tall and sturdy, with a sharp face, a pair of aggressive eyes, exuding a menacing murderous aura. He looks like a battle-hardened veteran .Xie Wu is of medium build, with a dark complexion, a pair of shrewd eyes, and a striking scar on his forehead.Facing the five hundred iron cavalry, he was calm, and there was no trace of panic on his face.Both of them are Pang De's juniors, who practiced martial arts from Fan Zhi, a hermit from Xiliang, and followed Li Hong as personal attendants very early on.Before Li Hong left Hedong this time, he deliberately left the two of them with Li Wei in consideration of Li Wei's safety.

Zhang Ji didn't expect that the people who escorted Lu Zhi turned out to be people from the mansion of the General Cheqi. He thought that these people were all the followers of Lu Zhi's mansion.If it is someone who rides in the General's Mansion, today's matter will be a bit tricky.

Zhang Ji remembered Dong Zhuo's military orders.Those who should be killed still have to be killed, otherwise they will not be able to pay the job when they go back.As long as the man who rides the car and the general's mansion is not killed, this matter will be done.

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Zhang Ji turned his head to look at Hu Che'er, his personal guard, Qujun waiter, and waved his hand lightly, "Drive away those who ride in the General's Mansion."

Hu Che'er is a Qiang man in his 30s, with a strong figure, long hair and shawls, and a pair of very big eyes on a long bronze face. He looks lean and fierce.Hu Che'er understood, sucked his lips and let out a loud whistle.The soldiers from Xiliang had grown impatient for a long time, and when they heard the command from the military marshal, they cheered and roared up.

"Hit, hit me..." Hu Che'er shouted at the top of his voice, "If you hurt someone, you will be rewarded, if you kill someone, you will get your life."

Xu Yan stared angrily, brandished his gun and roared, "Hold your ground, don't mess up, don't mess up."

Xie Wu steered his horse and rushed in front of Lu Zhi, waved his halberd and raised his head and shouted wildly: "Hit me, hit me to death."

Because the superior ordered that no one should be killed, the soldiers on both sides used knives and guns to slash at each other at first, but later they felt it was too dangerous, so they simply dropped their weapons and greeted each other with fists and kicks.It didn't take long, and the two sides got entangled and fought in a scuffle.

Xu Yan fluttered his spear, picking and slashing, beating the Xiliang soldiers until they ran away, not daring to get close.Xie Wu was surrounded by a dozen soldiers from Xiliang, and accidentally knocked off his horse, so he had to fight on foot.Hu Che'er went straight to Lu Zhi.Just when he thought he could catch Lu Zhi, a knife flew across the sky.Hu Che'er blocked the knife, and when the knife broke, Hu Che'er lost his wits in an instant. At this moment, a sneer came from his ear, "Get out..." Hu Che'er felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and then his body flew into the air. With a long and shrill cry, he fell headlong a dozen steps away, and opened his mouth to spurt out a mouthful of blood.

Zhang Ji was startled and looked up.A handsome scholar in his 20s was standing in front of Lu Zhi with a saber in his hand, pointing at Hu Che'er who was lying on the ground angrily and yelling, "If you dare to touch my teacher again, I will kill you alive."

Hu Che'er stood up unsteadily, and asked with lingering fear, "Who are you?"

"Xia is Mr. Lu's disciple Zhang Sun (sun)." The young Confucian scholar raised his knife and shouted, "Come again if you have the ability."

Hu Che'er was so angry that he wanted to eat him, "Kill him, kill him..."

There were too few attendants in the General's Mansion, and they were outnumbered, so they retreated to the carriage one after another.At this moment, war horses roared in the distance, and an army of cavalry flew from the direction of Luoyang City.

Everyone was shocked, even Lu Zhi, who was calm and composed, was secretly shocked.Zhang Ji felt relieved, and the Xiliang soldiers cheered thunderously.

Almost at the same time, a group of men and horses rushed out from the setting sun on the west side of the road, and swept towards them like lightning.

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Coming galloping from the direction of Luoyang was Captain Lu Bu.He was ordered by Ding Yuan to lead his troops to patrol outside Luoyang City privately, and he happened to arrive here.Zhang Ji rushed to meet him, and told Dong Zhuo's military orders.Without hesitation, Lu Bu immediately ordered a thousand cavalry to surround Lu Zhi and the others.

The night before yesterday, Zhang Liao had been ordered by Dong Zhuo to invite Lü Bu to the northern camp.Dong Zhuo was very polite to him, rewarding him with a lot of property and offering him wine.Lü Bu was very moved, thinking that besides Li Hong, Dong Zhuo appreciated him the most in this world.Zhang Ji and Lu Bu met that night.

There are about 300 iron cavalry galloping from the west of Chidao.Lu Bu and Zhang Ji rode up to meet him.At present, one person is in his 20s, tall and strong, with bright armor and full of heroism.Lu Bu frowned slightly, and said to Zhang Ji in a low voice, "That's Captain Guo Xunguo, General Xu Rongxu's subordinate. When I was at Yanmen Pass last year, I fought side by side with him. He is a mighty general."

When Zhang Ji heard that the other party was Guo Xun, he immediately became alert.Didn't he lead his troops to Hangu Pass?Why did you suddenly appear here?
Guo Xun rode his horse with a smile on his face. "So it's Brother Feng Xian. This is...".Lu Bu made an introduction, and then asked, "How did you get here? You didn't go on an expedition to the desert with General Xu?"

Guo Xun said regretfully: "Because Liu Yu and I were injured in the battle at Yanmen Pass, we were conscripted to Diannong Zhonglang General Department to follow Mr. Zhang to lead the Tuntian soldiers last year, so we were unable to go on an expedition with the army. Mr. Li ordered the army to cross the south of the river and arrived at Hangu Pass yesterday." Guo Xun pointed to Lu Zhi and others who were surrounded by [-] cavalry regiments and said, "I came here today to pick up Mr. Lu Zhi of."

"What's going on here?" Guo Xun asked, "Why did Brother Fengxian surround me and the people in the General's Mansion?"

Lu Bu smiled, "I just arrived too, so I don't know."

Zhang Ji explained Dong Zhuo's military order with a smile, "I was ordered by Lord Sikong, I don't know Lord Guo..."

Guo Xun said with a smile: "So, this trip was for nothing?"

Zhang Ji glanced at him contemptuously, the expression on his face was obviously taken for granted.

"Master Zhang, I must take this person away." Guo Xun laughed even harder, his eyes almost narrowed, "Master Zhang, can you be more accommodating?"

Zhang Ji sneered, and was about to speak when he opened his mouth, when suddenly a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and a cold saber was already on his neck.Lu Bu's face darkened, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

Zhang Ji was taken aback, but immediately calmed down.He reached out his hand to stop the guards who were about to rush forward, and asked in a cold voice, "What is Mr. Guo trying to do?"

"Let me go." Guo Xun said with a smile, "Our Master Li said that if I can't send Mr. Lu to Hedong, I will lose my head. Can Master Zhang be more accommodating?"

"You want to rebel?" Zhang Ji looked at Lu Bu and said, "Lord Lu, if you agree to him, you will be an accomplice."

Lu Bu looked at the two of them, in a dilemma, hesitating for a while.

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In the twilight, Zhijin Wuding came hurriedly with three hundred riders.Lu Bu hurried forward to report.Ding Yuan scolded him furiously.In the afternoon, after Ding Yuan received Yuan Kai's secret letter, he immediately realized that Zhang Ji left Ping Optimism with his cavalry to chase and kill Lu Zhi.Without saying a word, he led his men and horses and chased him down.

"Let him go, let him go immediately." Ding Yuan yelled, waving his whip, "You don't need to use your brain, you are an idiot."

Lu Bu was inexplicably scolded.Can he, an ordinary Hanoi captain, know how many things happened in the capital?Now that Sir Sikong is involved in the official affairs, of course his military orders must be obeyed.If Lu Zhi is released like this, it will be a big trouble if Mr. Sikong blames him in the future.Ding Yuan was Lv Bu's superior officer, Lv Bu dared not refuse to listen, and bowed away anxiously.

Lu Bu commanded the soldiers and horses to give way, and Guo Xun, Xu Yan, and Xie Wu galloped away with Lu Zhi, Qian Zhao and others, and quickly disappeared into the long night.

Zhang Ji stared at Ding Yuan fiercely, and said through gritted teeth: "Master Ding, you must follow me to see Lord Sikong, otherwise, my head will be gone."

Ding Yuan gave him a very contemptuous look, waved his hand indifferently and said, "Go, I'll accompany you."

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August 29, late at night, at the Jiade Hall.

The palace is heavily guarded and brightly lit.The ministers are all busy with deposing the young emperor and establishing a new emperor tomorrow, and it seems that they will stay up all night and sleepless all night.

Dong Zhuo summoned Ding Yuan, Zhang Ji and Lu Bu in the side hall.After listening to the report of the three, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, pointed at Ding Yuan who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Drag him out and kill him."

Ding Yuan was furious, and cursed loudly, before he could curse a few words, he was knocked out by a guard and dragged out.

Lu Bu was shocked, and the extreme terror in his heart made him almost suffocate.He was trembling all over, and cold sweat instantly drenched his whole body.It was the first time he walked into the palace, the first time he saw the majestic and solemn hall, and the first time he felt the supreme authority.No one can stand against the power of the state, no one.Lu Bu knelt on the ground, with his forehead pressed against the cold ground, barely supporting his crumbling body. In addition to the tide-like fear in his mind, there was a suffocating breath of death.

In just an instant, Ding Yuan's head was placed at Dong Zhuo's feet.

Dong Zhuo helped the pale-faced Lv Bu up.

"I won't kill you this time." Dong Zhuo said in a cold voice, "You will pay off your merits and take Ding Yuan's head to the camp outside the city to summon Hanoi soldiers to appease the army. Tomorrow morning, all Hanoi soldiers will be merged into the Northern Army .”

Lu Bu acted as if he didn't hear it, with a blank expression, his eyes staring blankly at Ding Yuan's head.Pain, hatred, anger, fear, kindness, all kinds of feelings came to my heart instantly.Lu Bu couldn't control himself anymore, he rushed up like crazy and hugged Ding Yuan's head, crying loudly.

Dong Zhuo looked lonely, silently looking at Lu Bu who was in extreme pain, a trace of deep sadness gradually appeared in his eyes.Maybe one day, I will be beheaded like Ding Yuan. At that time, who will hold my head and sit on the ground and cry?Dong Zhuo sighed.My head can't be chopped off, can't be chopped off.

Dong Zhuo walked out of the side hall, and said to Dong Yue, Niu Fu, Li Su, Zhang Ji and others who were following behind him: "This Lu Bu is a man, I like it, he is a man."

He pointed to Dong Yue and said, "You go out of the city first, go to Pingliang and bring [-] troops to surround Hanoi soldiers in case of accidents." Then he pointed to Li Su, "You and Zhang Liao are both from Bingzhou. You can spend more time with Lu Bu. If he is willing to follow us, he can ask for money, an official, or a woman, even my red rabbit horse. If he is not willing, kill him so as not to leave trouble behind."

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August Jiaxu ([-]th), Jiade Hall.

There are many soldiers inside and outside the palace.Hundreds of officials gathered in the Jiade Hall.

The Empress Dowager, the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu were terrified and trembling.Grand Tutor Yuan Kai is as calm as water, Sikong Dong Zhuo is happy and excited, civil and military officials are exhausted and depressed.

Sikong Dong Zhuo first read "Planning to Abolish the Young Emperor".The young emperor is frivolous and frivolous, without the dignity that an emperor should have. During the mourning period, he was lazy and lazy.The queen mother has no way to teach and has no mother's virtue, which makes the country in chaos.The sudden collapse of the Empress Dowager Yongle is still puzzling.The three cardinal principles established by heaven and earth have flaws, and this is a great sin. ... The abolished emperor became King Hongnong, and the empress dowager returned to the court.

Dong Zhuo asked, do you have any objections?The ministers were silent.

Shang Shu Ding Gong then used the righteousness of "Spring and Autumn" to prove the rationality of deposing the young emperor and supporting the new emperor, and used many astronomical phenomena and examples to illustrate the correctness of supporting Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the new emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhuo asked again, do you have any objections?The ministers were silent.

Shangshu He Yong immediately read the Queen Mother's edict, deposed the young emperor Liu Bian, and established Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the new emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Grand Tutor Yuan Kai took off the seal and ribbon worn by the young emperor Liu Bian, and presented it to Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, and then helped the king of Hongnong Liu Bian to go down to the palace and profess his minister to Liu Xie who was sitting in the north.The two brothers went up one by one, looking at each other and weeping.Empress Dowager He choked up and shed tears, in great pain.All the ministers are sad.

All the ministers paid homage to the new emperor, and the new emperor ascended the throne.

Shangshu He Yong declared the emperor's edict, amnesty the world, and changed the year name to Yonghan.

Dong Zhuo made the best strategy, saying that Empress Dowager He forced the Empress Dowager to repatriate her vassal state shortly after the late emperor's death, causing the Empress Dowager to die of worry and grief.

Dong Zhuo asked, do you have any objections?The ministers were silent.

Shangshu Han Fu then read out the Queen Mother's edict of guilt.

The emperor issued an edict to pardon the empress dowager's crime of unfilial piety, and moved the empress dowager to live in Yongle Palace.

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September of the first year of Yonghan (AD 189).

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On the first day of September, Luoyang.

On this day, officials in Luoyang, who had a premonition that the rain was coming, began to flee.The big and small bureaucrats, celebrities and Confucians in Beijing resigned in one day, and some even left their seals and ribbons and fled.Xun Shuang, Wang Qian, Shen Tufan, Chen Ji, Han Rong, Zheng Tai, He Yong and others disappeared in Luoyang in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Sikong Dong Zhuo was busy rectifying the [-] Northern Army, preparing to divide troops to garrison the Eight Passes of Gyeonggi and Luoyang City.At the same time, the Son of Heaven decreed to repatriate the soldiers from the east of the river, and ordered Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and Bao Xin, the captain of Taishan County, to lead their troops back to the prefectures.

On this day, Grand Tutor Yuan Kui was busy with foreign appointments in Beijing.Another way for bureaucrats to take refuge is to appoint foreign officials in Beijing.In fact, the outsiders are not really going to be officials. Their destination is their hometown. Everyone knows this, and it's just a tacit understanding.Shangshu Han Fu is the shepherd of Jizhou, attendant Liu Dai is the shepherd of Yanzhou, riding captain Zhang Miao is the prefect of Chenliu, Kong Ni is the shepherd of Yuzhou, and Zhang Zi is the prefect of Nanyang.In addition, Shang Shu Xu Jing was also on the list of foreign appointments. He was originally arranged to be the prefect of Berkshire, but he failed.

On this day, the emperor issued an edict to appoint the sons of the ministers of the court and below as Langguan to fill the positions originally held by eunuchs and serve the emperor in the palace.

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Bingzi in September (the second day of junior high school), Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo wrote a letter, saying that the death of General He Jin was all caused by the Queen Mother, the traitor, and Hussar General He Miao, and begged His Majesty to issue an order to punish him.The emperor then issued an edict.

Dong Zhuo ordered Empress Dowager He to be poisoned.Officials at the ministerial level and below do not wear mourning clothes, and only wear white clothes when attending funerals.Dong Zhuo ordered He Miao's coffin to be dug out, and his body was dismembered and thrown into sections by the side of the road.On the same day, Dong Zhuo also ordered the killing of He Miao's mother, Lord Wuyang, and threw her body in the trifoliate garden of the imperial hedge wall.

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The Luoyang Rebellion lasted eight days from the day of Wuchen (25th) in August to Bingzi (the second day of junior high school) in September.

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