Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Illusion Surge

"Why do you people talk like that!" Dong Zhuo roared loudly, "You are close ministers serving the emperor in the imperial capital, but you have not fulfilled your duties and caused the emperor to fall into this situation! You deserve to die, but you want to be chased after hearing the news. The people who came to rescue retreated, what is this?" What Dong Zhuo said was completely reasonable, and the ministers were speechless for a moment.None of them dared to refute Dong Zhuo. "Your Majesty, what happened? I would like to hear the details." Dong Zhuo said. The emperor cried even harder, unable to utter a decent word.Dong Zhuo grunted unceremoniously.

"The beginning of the matter is that the eunuchs under the guise of the emperor's order summoned General He to enter the palace, and everyone killed him..." Instead of the fourteen-year-old emperor, Liu Xie, the nine-year-old king of Chenliu, answered. "Hey..." Dong Zhuo looked at King Chen Liu with a surprised expression.Compared to the emperor who was so frightened that he couldn't even speak, how calm was this younger brother's demeanor.His explanations were free, articulate, and without timidity. "This brat insists on it!" Dong Zhuo immediately had this idea.

Dong Zhuo, who is feared like a beast, has a keen instinct like a beast.This intuition is centered on self-interest.He thinks that "he insists on getting it" is not purely for the inner admiration of the emperor's intelligence, but because he thinks that this person can be used a lot. Chen Liuwang Liu Xie was not like a child at all, he explained the events that happened in the palace in an orderly manner. It wasn't just Dong Zhuo who admired him, even the ministers showed sincere expressions of admiration.Unlike eunuchs or court ladies, courtiers rarely had the opportunity to contact King Chen Liu in the past.

"I heard that King Chen Liu is very smart, but I didn't expect to be so smart..." All the officials thought so. Can the Han Dynasty, which is declining day by day, be restored by this young man and restore its former glory? ——This seems to be the common wish of everyone.Chaos happened again and again in the country, and the emperor, who was over 10,000 people, was fourteen years old, he would only cry when encountering troubles, and he lacked the qualifications to be a commander. Just because the emperor was an incompetent young man, the talent of King Chen Liu was even more dazzling.Due to repeated bad luck, King Chen Liu's eloquence undoubtedly aroused people's trust in him, and even regarded him as a savior.

Dong Zhuo immediately made a plan in his favor. Abolish the foolish emperor and let this clever emperor take the throne!Of course, abolishing the establishment of the emperor is not a trivial matter, and it will naturally cause great criticism. ——Rebel against Dong Zhuo! Therefore, people who denounce Dong Zhuo must be everywhere.It's no surprise that they banded together for a crusade.But will this unity be truly stable? Why is the unity of the anti-Dong Zhuo group not stable?The reason is nothing more than that even the people who opposed Dong Zhuo the most agreed with his move to abolish the emperor.

——Chen Liu Wang is trustworthy! ——The current emperor is too useless! All the officials who witnessed the situation just now had such a strong impression.If it can be done, they themselves want to abolish the current emperor and make the new emperor Chenliu king.On the surface, he denies what he affirms in his heart—such a person can never generate great power. Dong Zhuo is intending to enter Luoyang and take charge of the world.He certainly expected to face numerous naysayers. The direction Dong Zhuo is working on at this time is to defeat the alliance forces of the opponents.In order to do this, the method he resorted to was to replace the objectionable thing with something that would not arouse the sincere indignation of the opponents.

It's an illusion. Dong Zhuo chose the path he should take with his sense of wildness. The ranks of the emperor finally returned to Luoyang.They returned to Beijing under the guard of Dong Zhuojun.Therefore, when the emperor returned to the emperor's capital to discuss meritorious deeds, Dong Zhuo was naturally listed as the first meritorious person.He was the only general who led an army of three thousand to rush there.The rest of the people who went to meet the emperor led only fifty or one hundred troops at best. In fact, Dong Zhuo just happened to pass by Beimangban, but he made full use of this opportunity.

After the emperor returned to Luoyang, he immediately issued an amnesty order to the world, and at the same time changed the Yuan name Guangxi to Zhaoning. This is because it is considered ominous that all the eunuchs were killed. If Dong Zhuo wanted to gain hegemony in Luoyang, the imperial capital, he had to back it up with force.However, his main force is in Liangzhou, far away from Luoyang.It is impossible to summon one's own army immediately. Among the local generals, there is no lack of people capable of summoning 5,000 or 10,000 troops at any time.Although the number of people was the largest when welcoming the emperor, Dong Zhuo's force was nothing in Luoyang.

"It is necessary to increase the number of soldiers, and at the fastest speed..." It is impossible to quickly summon the main force from the West.What should I do now? Luoyang now has many armies that have lost their masters.General He Jin, who was killed by the eunuch, and his younger brother He Miao, the chariot general, were all subordinates. The best way is to absorb these armies. However, the army that has lost its master also wants to choose a new master.They don't come here just by calling.Only with the right master—that is, a powerful person—they have hope of making a fortune.Therefore, they are all quietly watching who has the greatest strength.

Brother He Jin's army will definitely choose the most powerful general. If you want to win over these troops, you must have great strength—at least you must make people think so. Although Liangzhou's main force will not be able to catch up for a while, it only needs to make people think that they are on their way in a big way. —Okay, then I'll play tricks! Dong Zhuo made this decision. He left one thousand of the three thousand soldiers in Luoyang, and quietly let the other two thousand out of the city in the dark.On the second day, the army that once retreated outside the city, holding up the flags and beating the drums, entered the city majestically.

"Liangzhou soldiers are here again! There are about two thousand people..." People greeted these Liangzhou soldiers with amazed eyes. Dong Zhuo repeated the same thing day after day.Two to three thousand soldiers from Liangzhou enter Luoyang City every day. ——Luoyang will soon be overwhelmed by Dong Zhuo's ever-increasing soldiers from Liangzhou... Everyone has this illusion. The subordinates of the He Jin brothers, who chose a new master with prudence, began to believe that Dong Zhuo was the most powerful in Luoyang City, and thus hoped to be absorbed by him. "It's not enough..." Dong Zhuo thought endlessly after taking over the He brothers' old family.The more soldiers the better, never too many.He knew that he could not call on local soldiers.The Luoyang area is divided into several territories, and it is impossible for foreign generals to recruit troops here.Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others had a way to recruit troops on the spot, but Dong Zhuo could not do this. As with He Jin brothers' old troops, Dong Zhuo's recruitment can only target troops that have lost their masters or troops from faraway places. After incorporating He Jin brothers' old troops with illusion techniques, Dong Zhuo noticed the capital garrison organized around the troops from afar—that is, the troops led by Zhi Jinwu (equivalent to the chief of police) Ding Yuan. Ding Yuan is a man of backbone and will not be easily used by Dong Zhuo. "I will have a way to deal with him..." Dong Zhuo crossed his arms and thought. He came up with another set of illusions. Among Ding Yuan's adjutants was a young general named Lu Bu. This is a very ambitious person, in order to achieve his ambition, he will do anything.Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu passed each other only once in the barracks, and in an instant, Dong Zhuo had this feeling: "This guy looks a lot like me..." Just when Dong Zhuo was about to start thinking about strategies, he suddenly thought of Lu Bu. "There is an adjutant named Lu Bu under Ding Yuan. I have something to talk to him about, so go and invite him here secretly." Dong Zhuo ordered to the secretary. "Are you going to kill him?" the secretary asked. "Whoever stands in the way dies" is Dong Zhuo's usual method.This secretary has arranged such things for Dong Zhuo many times.So he thought it was time to do it again. "It's not to kill Lu Bu, but to kill Lu Bu," Dong Zhuo replied. "Can't we do it ourselves?" The secretary said in a dissatisfied tone.He felt his self-esteem was hurt by having to hire someone else while he was an expert in homicide. "I didn't say you couldn't do it. You can't handle the following things, but it's a fact." "What do the latter things refer to?" "I want Lu Bu to kill his master Ding Yuan. I believe you can do it just by killing Ding Yuan. But my attempt is to take over his troops intact after Ding Yuan is killed. For one thing, only Lu Bu, who was originally in Ding Yuan's army, can do it." "Exactly." The secretary who understood Dong Zhuo's intentions had nothing to say. Lu Bu, styled Fengxian, was born in Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region).He was a general of Dingyuan, the governor of Bingzhou (Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province).After the death of Emperor Ling, Ding Yuan led the army into Luoyang, and Lu Bu accompanied him as an adjutant.When He Jin summoned heroes from all over the world, Ding Yuan was the first to go to Beijing due to the convenient location, and was therefore appointed as Zhijinwu. Ding Yuan can be described as the ability of ignorant people.In addition to being capable, an adjutant should choose someone who can be absolutely trusted.Lu Bu is indeed a capable person, but not someone who can be trusted.Ding Yuan didn't see this. "If you take Chief Ding Yuan and his troops as gifts and put them under my command, I will regard you as my successor." When Dong Zhuo met Lv Bu secretly, he made a promise to him.The meaning of this sentence is: "I want to take the world, and then give it to you." Lu Bu's wildness is even more wild than that of Dong Zhuo. —Extraordinary strength. As recorded in the history books, he was a man of incomparable strength, bravery and courage. In order to achieve his ambitions, he did not take ethics seriously at all. "Are you just making a verbal promise?" Lu Bu asked with a treacherous smile. "I will prove my sincerity with concrete actions." "What kind of specific action?" "I want to recognize you as a adopted son and sign a document to prove it. In this way, isn't it natural for a father to pass on his own things to his son?" "That's right." Lu Bu nodded to express his understanding. Although he is quite a man of integrity, Ding Yuan is often pedantic, and it is hard to guarantee that he will make a fortune under him. Lu Bu, who has always thought this way, is now persuaded by Dong Zhuo, and he is eager to try. As an adjutant, Lu Bu was always by Ding Yuan's side, so it was easy to kill him when he was not prepared. After Lu Bu returned to the barracks, he took down Ding Yuan's head the next day.When he saw Ding Yuan sleeping drunk, he stabbed him to death, and then easily took off his head. Lü Bu summoned the troops and delivered a speech saying: "Our commander, Ding Yuan, attempted to usurp the throne and asked for my assistance. Since this was a treasonous conspiracy, I categorically refused. As a result, the unreasonable Ding Yuan drew his sword and slashed at me, and I was forced to draw his sword. Sword self-defense, and finally took off his head. Rebellion is a matter that heaven and earth cannot tolerate, we must become loyal ministers! Now the loyal minister guarding the emperor is General Dong Zhuo, how about we turn to Dong Gong?" The master has become a headless corpse, and the generals must find a new master.It should be a matter of course for Dong Zhuo, who is currently in full swing, to be his master. "no disagreement!" Hearing these words from the generals, Lv Bu immediately led his troops into Dong Zhuo's camp.As a result, the distribution of forces in the capital changed in one fell swoop. Dong Zhuo, who originally had only a mere 3,000 soldiers, has become the warlord with the largest military strength in real terms because he continuously used illusion techniques to create illusions and absorb Ding Yuan's troops. Dong Zhuo no longer needs to worry about anyone.He began to raise the matter of abolishing the emperor.The first object of discussion was Yuan Shao. "The wealth of the world must be virtuous and wise. The first emperor is an obvious example. Because the first emperor was not virtuous, the world was once extremely chaotic. Today, it seems that the qualifications to be the top of the world are also lacking. Compared with it, King Chen Liu is indeed very smart. .I mean, it is better to establish King Chenliu instead, what is your opinion?" This way of talking is not like discussing things at all, it is undoubtedly forcing people to submit. "The Han family has been the master of the world for more than four hundred years. Its kindness is profound and the people support it. Today, it is a rich man who has never treated the world kindly. If you say you want to abolish the emperor, I am afraid no one will agree. Bar?" Yuan Shao refuted it with this remark. Dong Zhuo, who showed his true nature, put one hand on the hilt of his sword and shouted: "You boy! All the political affairs of the world are under my control. No matter whether you agree or disagree, what I want to do must be done to the end. You are the last Don't underestimate my power, Dong Zhuo!" "Ha! People like you are called frogs in a well, you don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth..." Yuan Shao grabbed his saber, turned around and withdrew on the spot. No trace of Yuan Shao disappeared from Luoyang this day. It turned out that he had gone to Jizhou.Facing a beast like Dong Zhuo, he could be killed at any time, so Yuan Shao chose to walk as the best strategy.