Chapter 197 Dong Zhuo abolishes the emperor
Tian Chou's intelligence department sent Luoyang's intelligence to the future. There were also events in Luoyang, as big as in history: in August, in Guiyou, Dong Zhuo dismissed Lu Zhi. During this period, Li Su, the general of Dong Zhuo, sent Lu Bu's red rabbit horse and a large number of gold and jewelry on behalf of Dong Zhuo. One day and night, the braised knife went straight into Dingyuan's room.
Ding Yuan was reading the book with candles. When he saw Lu Bu coming, Ding Yuan said, "What's wrong with my son coming?"
Lu Bu shouted: "My real man can be your son."
After hearing this, Ding Yuan said in shock: "Why did Fengxian say such words? Is it because I was not good to you? Or do I have something to be sorry for you? I treat you like my biological son."
Lu Bu stepped forward, cut off Ding Yuan's head with a knife, and said loudly to the left and right: "Ding Yuan is not kind, I have killed him now. Those who are willing to follow me stay, and those who are unwilling to follow me will do so." After hearing this, most of the soldiers dispersed.
The next day, Lu Bu was at the head of Dingyuan and went to see Li Su. Li Su then led Lu Bu to meet Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he saw Lu Bu coming to join him and immediately gave him a drink. Dong Zhuo said to Lu Bu first: "Dong Zhuo got the general today, like a dry seedling that got the sweet rain."
Lu Bu sat down to Dong Zhuo and said to him: "If you don't give up, Bu would like to worship you as your foster father." Dong Zhuo gave Lu Bu with golden armor and brocade robe, and drank it. Dong Zhuo's power became more and more powerful. He led the military affairs of the former general and appointed Lu Bu as the cavalry commander, the general of the Central Army, and the Marquis of Duting. Li Ru advised Dong Zhuo to make a plan to abolish the abolition. Dong Zhuo heard that it was convenient for the province to hold a banquet, gathered the ministers and ordered Lu Bu to be more than a thousand soldiers and guards. On that day, the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and all the officials arrived.
After drinking for several rounds, Dong Zhuo said according to the sword: "Now the emperor is weak and cannot be worshipped in the ancestral temple; I will follow the story of Yi Yin and Huo Guang, deposed the emperor as King Hongnong, and appointed King Chenliu as Emperor. Anyone who does not follow him is killed." The ministers were frightened, and no one dared to speak out to stop him.
At this time, the Central Army Captain Yuan Shao stepped forward and said, "The emperor has not been able to take over the throne for a long time, and the emperor has no morals. Do you want to abolish the legitimate and establish a concubine? Is it because you want to rebel?"
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo said angrily: "I said that the big thing in the world is that I decided this day. Who dares not obey? Are you thinking that my sword is not good?"
Yuan Shao also drew out his sword and said, "Your sword is sharp, isn't my sword sharp?" The two of them held each other at the banquet and were about to fight each other.
Let’s talk about Dong Zhuo’s desire to kill Yuan Shao, Li Ru next to him stopped him and said, “It’s not up to the point, so don’t kill each other brutally.” Yuan Shao took the sword in his hand and said goodbye to all officials, hung up the east gate, and rushed to Jizhou.
Dong Zhuo said to the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei: "Your nephew is rude. I'll forgive you for your sake. What do you have to do with the abolition?"
After hearing this, Yuan Wei was so scared that he trembled all over and said, "What the Taiwei saw is, I firmly agree with your approach."
Dong Zhuo said: "If anyone dares to stop this discussion, he will be engaged in military law." The ministers were frightened and said that they would obey the orders.
After the banquet, Dong Zhuo asked the attendant Zhou Wei, and the captain Wu Qiong said, "Where is Yuan Shao going here?"
Zhou Li said: "Yuan Shao left in anger. If he was too anxious, it would inevitably change. Moreover, Yuan's family has been kind to four generations, and his disciples and former officials are everywhere in the world. If he recruits heroes to gather disciples and heroes will rise up because of it, Shandong is not a public official. It is better to pardon him and become a county magistrate, and Shao will be happy to be exempted from crimes and will be no trouble."
Wu Qiong said: "Yuan Shao is good at planning without decision, so it is not worth worrying. It is better to add him to the prefect of the county to win the hearts of the people." After hearing this, Dong Zhuo agreed and immediately sent someone to be the prefect of Bohai.
In early September, the emperor was asked to ascend to the Jiade Hall to meet the civil and military officials. Dong Zhuo drew his sword in his hand and said to everyone: "The emperor is dark and weak, and it is not enough to rule the world. Now there is a strategy and literature, which should be read out."
So he ordered Li Ru to read: "Emperor Xiaoling abandoned his subjects long ago; the emperor inherited his subordinates and looked at the inside of the sea. However, the emperor was frivolous, his majestic and unscrupulous, and his life was lazy and lazy: if the virtue was revealed, he would have a great throne. The empress dowager had no motherly rituals, and his rule was chaotic. The empress dowager Yongle collapsed, and the public was confused. The three principles of the three pillars, the rules of heaven and earth, should not be missing? The king of Chenliu was in harmony, and the rules were solemn; if he stayed in mourning, he would not be evil; if he stayed in mourning, he would not be evil; if he was not famous, he would be well-known in the world, and he should inherit the Hongye and be unified for all generations. He was abolished the emperor as King Hongnong, and the empress dowager returned to power. He asked King Chenliu to serve as the emperor, and to respond to the people of heaven and comfort the hope of living beings." After Li Ru read, Dong Zhuo scolded the emperor and helped the emperor down the hall, untied his seal and ribbon, knelt down in the north, and obeyed the orders. He also called the empress dowager to submit to the waiting orders. The emperor and the empress dowager cried, and all the ministers were miserable.
In Jiaxu, Dong Zhuo deposed Shaodi Bian as King Hongnong, appointed King Chenliu Xie as the emperor, and poisoned Empress Dowager He. He established himself as prime minister, praised him and worshipped him without a name, and did not go to court, and went to the palace with swords and shoes. He was arrogant and violent.
One day, Lu Bu suggested to Dong Zhuo with a vicious look on his face: "My adoptive father, the first ten regular attendants, and Bingzhou governor Lu Ning led his troops to rob the royal library. Why don't we punish him for this, take his troops, and occupy his territory?"
Li Ru, a counselor, was shocked and stopped him and said, "Major, no. The last time he plundered the royal library was done by Zhang Chuang and Dian Wei, the generals of Lu Ning, Zhang Chuang and Dian Wei. This Zhang Chuang was born as a horse thief and often kidnapped famous scholars. Dian Wei was born as a murderer, and was wild and difficult to tame. The commander was a former horse thief soldier who did not understand the rules. At that time, Lu Ning did not arrive in Luoyang. Later, because the Tartars invaded his territory, Lu Ning led his troops back. It was difficult to involve him.
This crime is difficult to convince the public. Moreover, Lu Ning is deeply rooted in Bingzhou. Although there are few soldiers, the soldiers will use their lives. If they are punished with this false crime and force them to rebel, the matter will be urgent. Lu Ning has been fighting against the Xianbei Tartars for many years, and he is extremely brave. He is not even afraid of the Iron Cavalry of the Tartars. We cannot provoke him now. Moreover, if Lu Ning wanted to compete with the prime minister for Luoyang, then the prime minister would have a chance. Lu Ning was just betrayed General He Jin at that time.
Now if we get angry with him, what should he do to lead the army to Luoyang? Lu Ning is so brave that he dares to do anything. Didn’t the former governor of Bingzhou Ding Yuan be captured by Lu Ning without orders? At that time, even the emperor had no choice but to disobey the emperor's words. He dared not do anything else in the world. Therefore, the prime minister not only could not provoke him, but should also win him over. Besides, now all the ministers and ministers are not convinced, so we should not create more powerful enemies, so we should slow down. Besides, if Lu Ning really led the army into Luoyang at that time, then the prime minister would have a chance to control the court. This is obviously because Lu Ning doesn’t want to care about this matter. If we cause trouble for him again, wouldn’t we force him to fight against us?"
Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully for a while and sighed: "Yes, let Lu Ning go for now. You can't make too many enemies."
Lu Ning called all the civil and military officials under his command, and Lu Ning said, "Everyone knows that Fatty Dong has deposed the Shaodi Bian, now made King Xie of Chenliu the Emperor, killed Empress Dowager He, and made himself prime minister. Now the entire court and the country have been controlled by Fatty Dong. It is estimated that the ministers in the court who scolded me every day before were not better. They are actually a group of soft balls. The Han Dynasty has reached this point today, and the emperor's old son cannot escape the blame, and the ministers in the court deserve to die even more."
Chapter completed!