Chapter 4 shocking

After Liu Xie was put on the throne, some government orders concocted by Dong Zhuo were promulgated one after another. First of all, the Queen Mother's title of the He family was cut off, and she was completely isolated from the deposed emperor Liu Bian in the Yong'an Palace, and handed over to Lang Zhongling Li Ru to take care of her.Then, Liu Yu, who was in Youzhou, was changed to the chief Sima, and Dong Zhuo became the head of the three lords on his behalf.Then, the Yuan was changed to Yonghan, with Huang Wan as Situ and Yang Biao as Sikong, so as to establish their reputation.In addition, each family from the ministers down to the Huangmen servants was given a son to be a man. In name, these high-ranking sons were allowed to enter the palace to fill the vacancy of the eunuchs before, but in fact they were controlled in the palace as hostages.

After completing these two things, Dong Zhuo made two inexplicable decisions in order to win over the scholars: one is to reverse the case of the former general Dou Wu and Tai Fu Chen Fan who were murdered for plotting to kill the eunuch, and completely end the party's imprisonment. Duan Gongan.That was already twenty-one years ago, and now that the eunuchs are all extinct, Dong Zhuo is just selling favors to put an end to the disaster of the party; in addition, Dong Zhuo still claims to be the nephew of the Empress Dowager Dong of Yongle, In public, he rectified his name.However, Empress Dowager Yongle, the mother of Emperor Xiaoling, is from Hejian, while Dong Zhuo is from Longxi. One lives in Jizhou and the other lives in Liangzhou. Dong Zhuo was jealous of those majestic uncles, and wanted to pretend to be his relatives to enjoy himself.Even the disadvantages of elegance must be imitated. This may be the tragedy of the poor getting rich.

Since Yuan Shao escaped, Dong Zhuo's control over the capital became stricter, and he set up eyeliners at the twelve city gates of Luoyang, paying close attention to the movements of the officials.For Cao Cao, the most terrible thing was that Tian Yi called Qin Yilu to visit him almost every day, either to deliver things, or to sit and chat, and all the movements of the Cao family could not escape his eyes, which made Cao Cao Very passive, unable to conspire with other people at all. Early in the morning of this day, He Yong, Yuan Shu, and Feng Fang suddenly came to visit.Cao Cao frowned: Maybe Qin Yilu will arrive soon, that kid is very smart, if he sees any flaws, his previous efforts will be in vain.

He Yong thought for a moment and said: "If you are not safe here, let alone our few places. Let's go out of the city to talk." "Yes! There is nothing wrong with going out to hunt in the city, right?" Yuan Shu agreed. Feng Fang was not at ease: "I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will guard the city gate carefully. Even if we are allowed to go out and talk to the old thief, we will inevitably cause a disaster." Cao Cao made up his mind and said, "Well, you go back and change your clothes. Prepare. I have dealt with the old thief for a long time, and I have quite a bit of trust, so I will gossip at his house first, and tell him that he is going to hunt by the way, so it will be no problem to go again."

Feng Fang nodded again and again: "Alright, I can still get some news." The three left to prepare, while Cao Cao set off to re-enter Dong's residence.This has been a common occurrence every day, and now Cao Cao is familiar with Dong Zhuo himself and the servants of Dong's mansion, so he doesn't feel anything terrible.Wearing only plain clothes, he rode across the mansion on horseback, and the warriors guarding the gate did not stop him, allowing him to enter the hall. Dong Zhuo was lowering his head to coax a four or five-year-old girl to play, when he looked up and saw Cao Cao coming in, he said with a smile, "Meng De, sit down quickly, do you think my granddaughter is human?"

Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward and said with a flattering smile, "As expected of your granddaughter, she is really beautiful!" This statement is actually quite false, how could such a young girl be able to tell whether she is beautiful or not. But Dong Zhuo would accept this, and if he flattered him ten times more than this, he would be able to accept it. Cao Cao predicted that he would be delighted.Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo sighed: "Alas...it's a pity that he is only four years old. If it wasn't for his young age, I would have married him to Liu Xie." Cao Cao was stunned: Dong Zhuo wanted to marry his granddaughter to the emperor!

"It's time for the emperor to get married, but it's a pity that my granddaughter is not worthy of the emperor." Dong Zhuo shook his head again and again, "My subordinate Dong Chengyan said the other day that there is a daughter named Fushou who is now eleven years old. , looks outstanding, just to serve the emperor. After I have been busy for a while, I will personally prepare for the emperor's wedding." The Fu family in the East China Sea is a master of Confucian classics, who has studied and studied "Shangshu" in the past dynasties. His ancestor Fu Zhan was a famous official who founded the country during Emperor Guangwu's time.

However, the Fu family has always been indifferent since Fu Zhan. Generations of descendants closed their doors to study and asked about world affairs.Shang (married) Fuwan, the servant of Princess Yang'an, the daughter of Emperor Xiaohuan, was a well-known honest person. Dong Zhuo made him the head of the country, so he didn't need to care about the power struggle of his relatives.Thanks to Dong Cheng, who has a sharp eye and a careful heart, he was able to pick out this family with the right blood, family background, and disposition. "Mr. Dong is so busy with his affairs that he still cares about the emperor's marriage. He is really loyal. The officials admire him!" Cao Cao quickly took the opportunity to compliment.

Dong Zhuo patted his granddaughter on the head and said, "Bai'er, quickly salute this Grandpa Cao." Then Dong Baier hurriedly bowed down: "Grandpa, hello!" "Yo! I'm Mr. Dong's late-born, just call him Uncle." "I've said it all, if you are in the same temple, you are brothers." Cao Cao didn't dare to disobey, so he quickly took off a purse made by Ding from his waist, and said with a smile: "Although this thing is not rare, it was made by a cheap wife. It is quite exquisite. It should be regarded as a gift when you meet, and you can give it to the children to play with." !” Saying that, he stuffed it into Dong Baier's hand.

She took the purse and was so happy that she forgot to say thank you and skipped away. "Thank you for being so careful and knowing how to coax girls." Dong Zhuo chuckled, "Empress Bai'er will not be able to become queen, I plan to make her a king, what do you think?" Cao Cao almost jumped up: Since ancient times, wives are honored by their husbands, mothers are honored by their sons, men are named lords, and women are named kings.How much contribution have those women, husbands, and sons who enshrined the emperor made?He Miao's mother conferred the title of Lord Wuyang, and the scholars still refused to accept it. Dong Zhuo actually wanted to confer the title of monarch to a four-year-old granddaughter. Isn't that too much?Thinking this way in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out of his mouth, and only teased: "The wealth of descendants depends on Dong Gong's love."

"It's not enough to just give her the title of king. My old lady is still alive, so I have to be named king. How can I only think about the wealth of my children and grandchildren, and not miss my old lady?" Dong Zhuo muttered again.With the effort of his few words, the Great Han Dynasty had one more female marquis, one old and one young. "Dong Gong is benevolent and filial, I respect you." Cao Cao had to continue to flatter, "I can see Ling's granddaughter today, and in the future I will also prepare generous gifts to pay respects to your old mother in Longxi." "The old lady is in the back house!" "Oh?" Cao Cao was taken aback, "When did you arrive? Mr. Dong quickly lead the way, and I'll kowtow to her right now." "Forget it!" Dong Zhuo waved his hand, "The old lady is not in good health, she arrived yesterday after a long journey, and she is resting at the back." "Is your whole family here?" "That's right! The overlord of Chu once said that he was rich and honored and returned to his hometown, but what's so good about my backcountry? Why don't they all move to Luoyang, and I'll settle down here! After I die, just pass on the job to my son." .” Cao Cao thought to himself: "You still want to control the government for generations, are you too conceited?" But he said duplicity: "Dong Gong's family affairs, it should be like this." "Don't look at me as majestic. In fact, family affairs are very troublesome. My son-in-law died three years ago, leaving only Bai'er, a daughter; last year, my concubine gave birth to a son for me, and he is still in his arms. What will happen in the future? It's still a trouble. Fengxian is nothing but a son-in-law, and his son-in-law Niufu is not strong-tempered, so I'm afraid they won't be able to protect my son..." Cao Cao laughed secretly: I'm afraid it's because you don't cultivate good virtue and repay your descendants.Dong Zhuo laughed and said: "Don't worry about it, now all my escorts and family members in Liangzhou have arrived. From then on, I can have no worries!" "Didn't all of Dong Gong's men arrive earlier?" Cao Cao asked tentatively, puzzled. "Hahaha..." Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, "You are still in the dark! When I came, I only brought three thousand people with me." "Those days, teams of people..." Dong Zhuo leaned into his ear: "I told my men to go out of the city at night, and then marched in again the next day. It looked like a steady stream, but in fact it was only those three thousand people." At this moment, Cao Cao was so remorseful that he really wanted to slap himself!At that time Bao Xin proposed to join forces to attack the thieves, he and Yuan Shao did not dare to take action because of Dong Zhuo's many soldiers, so they fell into his trap, they only wanted to protect themselves and missed the opportunity.Now that Lu Bu has turned his back on the water, He Jin's old army has defected to the enemy, and the Xiyuan army has been completely defeated, all the tribes from Xiliang have rushed to them, even if they want to raise their troops, there is nothing they can do. Cao Cao sighed: "Dong Gong's use of soldiers is really unexpected!" This is the only sincere sentence since he entered the door. "Meng De! Now all the troops of our army have entered Yingchuan and other places, defending Luoyang like a golden soup. The armies in Henan are almost under control, plus your Xiyuan army, who in the world will dare to refuse? I have already made up my mind, wait After finishing the code, I will merge all the battalions in the West Garden, and you will lead them all. I will give you a resounding name, Xiaoqi Xiaowei!" Cao Cao couldn't laugh or cry: Since he entered Luoyang for the third time, he was first a lieutenant of Dianjun and then a lieutenant of Xiaoqi.Cao Cao then asked again: "As for Feng Fang and others, what should the public want to do?" "Hmph! I think the Xiyuan Army doesn't want any other captains except you. Chunyu Qiong ran away with Yuan Shao, and Liu Xun is also from Yuan Shao. I can't believe it! Zhao Rong is so courageous, what kind of soldiers would he bring? If you see Feng Fang is pleasing to the eye, let him be a Sima for you, and give him the same salary as usual. I will assign a few more steps to you." "Everything depends on Dong Gong's arrangements." Cao Cao hurriedly returned the gift.He came here for the purpose of going out of the city, so he hurriedly replied, "Dong Gong, I want to go out of the city." "What are you doing?" Dong Zhuo seemed a little displeased. "I want to go out to shoot and hunt. I've been in the city for a long time. If I'm fat, how can I lead the army!" He sighed deliberately. "Hmph! The reason why you warriors from the Central Plains are hard to achieve is because you don't practice martial arts often and lack blood. You only practice martial arts from time to time by shooting and hunting. In our Liangzhou, we have to fight with the Qiang people every day. If you don't practice martial arts, you can't even save your life. Can I not be stronger than you?" Dong Zhuo muttered, "You can go if you want, and you don't need to tell me such trivial things." Even though he said this, Cao Cao dared not stop playing, and went out privately. If he was bitten by Dong Zhuo's spy, then it would be no small matter.He hurriedly cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and added: "Don't worry, Mr. Dong, the next official should devote himself to practicing martial arts, and in the future, he will train soldiers and horses to serve you." "Speaking of military training, we really need to be in a hurry." Dong Zhuo stood up with his huge belly, and walked two steps. "The Baibo bandits in Bingzhou have become more and more arrogant. Recently, they even made trouble in Hedong again. They are almost under the nose of Luoyang. If they don't Extermination is really a hindrance." The so-called Baibo bandits were a peasant uprising army in Bingzhou, led by Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and others, and got their name because they gathered in the Baibo Valley.Since Ding Yuan led his troops to Beijing, he was killed by Lu Bu, and all the ministries of Bingzhou were incorporated by Dong Zhuo, so the defense of Bingzhou became very weak.The Baibo army took advantage of this opportunity to attack the city and seize the territory, and then attacked Hedong County, gradually becoming the second largest rebel force after Heishan, Hebei. Cao Cao couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that the Baibo army had reached the land of Sanhe, and felt that this was a good opportunity to raise troops against Dong, so he hurriedly asked for orders: "I am not a good official, I would like to lead the troops from the West Garden to go out to wipe out the Baibo bandits, so that they can fight against Dong." Repay Dong Gong for your kindness." After these words, I suddenly heard someone behind me say coldly: "In my opinion, this matter does not need Mr. Cao's concern." Turning around, I saw Tian Yi walked in quietly.Cao Cao's heart trembled: Has this guy been eavesdropping? Tian Yi bowed deeply to Dong Zhuo and said: "The various units of the Xiyuan Army are in disarray and have not practiced for a long time. I am afraid that this unit will not be sure of winning the battle. After Mr. Cao is ordered, he should make preparations first. As for the matter of conquering the Baibo bandits, we should dispatch Niu Fu and other ministries went to conquer." Tian Yi's words seemed to make sense, but in fact she was still not at ease with Cao Cao.In comparison, Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, so it is safer to use him to lead the army abroad. Dong Zhuo nodded: "Just follow what the landlord said." "My lord, it's not appropriate to speak privately about important military affairs, and you should be cautious." "Meng De is an outsider, you are too careless." Tian Yi hurriedly bowed to Cao Cao, and said with an apologetic smile, "It's not that I don't trust Mr. Cao, but I'm afraid that important strategic matters will be leaked. A wise man has a lot to worry about, and if he accidentally reveals it, the foreign enemy may know that it may be at his own disadvantage. In fact, Mr. Cao I know the art of war very well, so I don't need to say more, please forgive me." "Where is that, what the landlord book said is the right thing." Cao Cao gritted his teeth secretly, and saw that Tian Yi was hesitant to say anything to Dong Zhuo. He guessed that they had something urgent to say, so he hurriedly sought to escape, and then bowed: "I will no longer be an official." If you disturb Dong Gong's military affairs, you will resign." "Do your work." Dong Zhuo took the paperwork brought by Tian Yi, "That's right! Today my son-in-law's tent Guo Bang is also hunting, you might as well open your eyes and see how they play." He said mysteriously He smiled at Cao Cao. Cao Caolian claimed that it was true. After leaving the gate of Dong's mansion, he hurried back to the mansion on horseback. He saw Yuan Shu leading He Yong and Feng Fang.He quickly went in to change his clothes and prepared his arrows, and led his horse out, and the four of them went to Zhengyangmen together. Sure enough, Hu Zhenzheng, a general of the Xiliang Department, led a group of soldiers to patrol here, saw Cao Cao from a distance, and shouted with a smile: "Meng De, haven't we had a drink together for a few days? Damn it, you are at ease." Qingxian, this is going to go hunting..." He suddenly saw Yuan Shu and the other three, and immediately stopped talking. Cao Cao said carelessly: "I have not been formally appointed Captain Xiaoqi, and I am idle. I just greeted Sir Sikong and went out to play with several adults."Hu Zhenwen heard about Dong Zhuo, so he didn't question it, and said politely: "The old man is really biased. He asked you to go out to play, but asked me to work here. I'm really sorry." "Don't be busy, I won't be free for a few days. After the appointment, my horse will be put on the bridle. Now I have to take it easy and take it easy!" Cao Cao laughed, "Don't call me wrong. If there is any game, I will bring it back and share it with you." you." "Thank you then!" Hu Zhen glanced at Yuan Shu and the three of them again, "But I have to remind these guys that Guo Aduo is also hunting outside today, and that fellow was a horse thief, and he played wildly. Be careful, my lord." Seeing his arrogance, Yuan Shu said in a strange voice, "Then thank you for reminding me." Cao Cao didn't want to cause trouble, so he hurriedly led them through the door.All I saw were soldiers from the two prefectures of Bingliang and Liangzhou sparsely scattered around the walls of the city.The four of them couldn't help frowning, so they rode their horses and galloped for more than ten miles. When they reached a deserted place in the wilderness, they gradually slowed down their speech. Yuan Shu looked up at his thin face like a melon, and said with a smile: "You don't know it yet, I heard from Zhou Zhongyuan that I'm going to be promoted. Dong Zhuo is going to show me that I'm the next general." "Heh! Congratulations." Cao Cao joked, "I just became a captain of Xiaoqi. Dong Zhuo led the former general, and you are the next general. You are equal!" "Congratulations! You made me a general, but in fact, even my Huben Zhonglang general was dismissed. I have no real power in the future, and he holds it firmly in his hands. I don't know when my head will move. "Yuan Shu looked back and said in a low voice, "I want to leave Luoyang." "Want to run? Run away now if you have the ability." Feng Fang took over the conversation. "If I could run away, I would have run away a long time ago. The land of Henan is full of Niu Fu's soldiers." Yuan Shu cursed angrily, "Ben Chu is really dishonest. He left alone, what should I do?" Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were separated, so he persuaded him: "He is also forced to do nothing. As a captain of Sili, he has the right to fake festivals. If you don't leave Dong Bandit, you will have to kill him." "The question is what am I going to do when he's gone?" "I have a way." Cao Cao said casually. "Tell me." "But..." He looked at Feng Fang, "I'm afraid you have to leave with the road." "I can't wish for it!" Feng Fang slapped his horse and laughed, "Wouldn't it be a good thing to get out of the prison?" "Dong Zhuo will appoint you and me as the commander-in-chief of the West Garden Army in a few days. I am the captain, and you are Sima. We are not his direct descendants. The troops will be stationed in Duting outside the city. As the battalion Sima, you can do whatever you want Are you in or out of Luoyang? At that time, Gonglu will act as your personal soldier, and you can find an opportunity to lead him to escape from the barracks." "It's a good idea, but Gonglu has to be wronged a bit, and ask you, the rear general, to be my little Sima's personal soldier." The three were chatting and laughing, but He Yong remained silent for a long time before interjecting: "Meng De, you have to run too!" "Me?" Cao Cao was taken aback, "I won't leave. When you go back to your hometown to recruit troops, I will be your internal response in Luoyang. If there is trouble in the future, I will lead the Xiyuan Army to join you, and the bandits Dong will be eliminated." He Yong shook his head again and again: "You think too simply. Wouldn't Dong Zhuo arrange cronies in the reconstruction of the West Garden Army? Your family often comes to spy, let alone in the barracks? Besides, fighting depends on food and weapons. Dong Zhuo is in control of these things, and if you want to fight back, if he cuts off your supply, what will these three thousand people do?" Cao Cao was silent.It's not that he hasn't thought about these things, but he has always felt that he has his own way when things come to an end, and now it's really not easy to think about it calmly. He Yong went on to say: "Now the people who should run away most are you and Zhou Yan. Dong Zhuo trusts you now, but once Yuan Shao and Bao Xin raise their troops, Dong Zhuo will definitely deal with you at that time. You should hurry up and run while you have the opportunity!" "What about Zhou Zhongyuan?" He Yong shook his head: "He recommended Han Fu, Zhang Miao, and Liu Dai to be officials in prefectures and counties. If these people are let go, how can Dong Zhuo let him go out again? Zhong Yuan knows best in his heart that he is probably already ready for the future." I am ready to die for my country!" The three of them were all sad when they heard this. He Yong said again: "At this moment, one who can escape counts as one. Since you have the opportunity, Meng De, you must try to escape. If the timing is missed, it will be too late to regret!" "Let me think about it again." Cao Cao bowed his head. "Don't think about it, if you don't stop, you will suffer disaster!" Cao Cao still couldn't make up his mind and asked, "Brother Boqiu, what are you going to do?" "What can I do if I leave Luoyang?" He Yong smiled wryly, "Wen can't stabilize the country, military can't rule the country, no family, no job, no money, how can I raise troops? The only good thing is that Dong Zhuo hasn't become suspicious of me yet, since there is no danger, I will stay in Luoyang honestly and see how he behaves. In addition, I have already discussed with Xun You to closely observe the old thief's movements, and maybe I can help you a little in the future... Listen! What is the sound?" The four reined in their horses and listened carefully. There was a noisy sound from the front, which seemed to be crying and shouting, and the sound spread closer and closer.The four of them were all amazed, and hurriedly rode forward. After walking for a while, they rushed up to a higher slope. Looking up, they couldn't help feeling horrified— On the grassland half a mile away, a large group of Xiliang soldiers who looked like ghosts was approaching with more than a dozen flatbed carts. They waved bloody knives while walking, danced like crazy, and cheered for victory.And the trophies on those carts were not baggage ordnance, but young women struggling in pain.These women are plainly dressed, and at a glance you can tell that they are ordinary farmers.All of them turned pale, some were bound by ropes, some were crying, and some were so frightened that they fainted.But just under the side of the car carrying them, there are countless bloody heads hanging!Densely packed, the edge of each car is full.Along the way, the blood from those skulls kept dripping, and the place they walked was already covered with blood. "They washed a village with blood..." Before Yuan Shu could finish speaking, a sense of vomiting hit him, and he quickly turned his face away. "These Xiliang soldiers are not humans, but animals, animals!" He Yong's eyes widened. The one who was most shocked was Cao Cao.He clearly saw a shirtless officer riding a war horse triumphantly, and someone behind him was holding a "Guo" banner for him.I get it all—he is Guo Si who went hunting. "Today my son-in-law's Guo Si is also hunting, you might as well open your eyes and see how they play." In an instant, Dong Zhuo's words came to Cao Cao's mind.It turns out that a hunt is a bloodbath of a village!In the eyes of Dong Zhuo and his gang, this is just hunting, just playing, human life is like the life of pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, they can be slaughtered and hunted at will!Dong Zhuo was laughing when he said those words, smiling so proudly and calmly, as if killing people was such a happy thing.He is not only a beast, but also an out-and-out devil... "Let's go fight with these beasts and rescue those women!" Feng Fang, who has always been gentle, couldn't help shouting.Cao Cao grabbed his reins, gritted his molars and said, "Forget it, it's not worth dying here. Leave Luoyang. I've already made up my mind. I'll leave Luoyang with you! Go back to your hometown and raise your troops. To kill Dong thief!"