Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up when he heard Li Ru's plan. He praised,""Wenyou is really my brain. Luoyang will definitely be in our hands.”
Dong Zhuo sent a team of five thousand men out of the city at night and entered the city in the day. Others did not know about Dong Zhuo's strength and dared not move when they saw the might of the Western Liang cavalry.
In a residential area in Luoyang City.
A person was tied to a chair. His clothes were torn and bloody.
"Zhao Zhong, it's better for you to say it now so that you won't suffer a lot. Otherwise, we'll let you experience what it means to live a life that's beyond death.”
The person who was tied to the chair was Zhao Zhong, who was addressed as 'Mother' by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. The person who spoke was Mo Hao. Mo Hao pretended to be a eunuch in the palace during the chaos in the Imperial Palace and captured Zhao Zhong.
They naturally did this to complete the mission that Liu Hao had given them-to find the treasure of the Shi Chang Shi.
Who knew how many bribes the Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court had received over the years, and they had stayed in the palace for a long time, so this money was definitely not spent. Liu Hao had taken a fancy to this wealth.
"There really isn't any treasure.”Zhao Zhong said weakly.
"Since you're still stubborn, don't blame me. Bring me some salt.”Mo Hao said in a sharp voice, which made Zhao Zhong's hair stand on end.
Soon, a subordinate brought salt over. Mo Hao rubbed the salt on Zhao Zhong's wound.
"Ah!"
Zhao Zhong cried out in pain. Fortunately, the residential area here was well-hidden and the soundproofing was good. The sound would not spread outside.
"Kill me!"
"Hmph, it's not that easy to die. Now tell me where the treasure is hidden and I'll give you a quick death.”
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" Zhao Zhong was in so much pain that he could not take it anymore.
"If you had said so earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer so much. Why are you doing this?”
Zhao Zhong quickly told him the location of the treasure. It was in a dry well in Luoyang. A large space was dug out from the well. Mo Hao personally went to investigate and killed Zhao Zhong after confirming that there was no mistake. He also sent this news back to Liaodong.
Ten days later, Dong Zhuo's army arrived at Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo directly took action and took control of Luoyang's original army.
After He Jin's death, the military power was in the hands of He Jin's younger brother, He Miao. However, He Miao could not convince the public at all. Some people even suspected that He Jin's death was the result of He Miao colluding with Zhang Rang. Therefore, He Jin's diehard loyalty directly killed He Miao.
Dong Zhuo had easily taken over Luoyang's army. Including his own army, he had a total of 300,000 soldiers. In Luoyang, he could be said to have the upper hand.
On this day, Li Ru gave Dong Zhuo a plan to abolish Liu Bian and make Liu Xie, King of Chen Liu, emperor.
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he immediately agreed to Li Ru's plan. Doing so would be of great benefit to them, and they would be able to stay in Luoyang in a justified manner.
That night, Dong Zhuo invited all the officials to his residence.
Most of the civil and military officials were afraid of Dong Zhuo's power and dared not to refuse.
After three rounds of wine, Dong Zhuo started to talk about the purpose of his banquet today.
"I heard that the previous emperor's decree was to make the second prince, Prince Chen Liu, Liu Xie, the Crown Prince. It was He Jin who faked the decree and made the first prince, Liu Bian, the Emperor. Now that He Jin is dead, I advocate obeying the previous emperor's decree, deposing Liu Bian, and making Prince Chen Liu the Emperor.”
"You, Dong Zhuo, are but a grass in Western Liang. What right do you have to depose the emperor?”As soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, someone stood up and cursed. This person was Yang Xun, the remonstrant doctor.
"Hmph, I came all the way from Western Liang to save you. How dare you scold me and bully my sword?”Dong Zhuo was furious. He pulled out his sword and killed Yang Xun.
Yang Xun didn't have much ability. He was just a child who looked good. The Yang family was a big family. He looked down on Dong Zhuo, but it was a pity that he thought too highly of himself. Under such circumstances, he still dared to scold Dong Zhuo. Wasn't he courting death? Dong Zhuo used it as a warning.
"How can the emperor be deposed so easily? Even if he wants to be deposed, it's not your turn!”At this moment, another person stood out. It was Bingzhou's governor, Ding Yuan. He had heard that Luoyang was in trouble and rushed over to save the Emperor. He was given the title of Zhijinwu.
"Are you also bullying my sword?" Dong Zhuo looked at Ding Yuan angrily, ready to kill him.
However, Li Ru stopped Dong Zhuo and said,"My lord, the matter of deposing the emperor needs to be considered carefully. We can't reach a conclusion today, so we'll discuss it another day.”
Although Dong Zhuo didn't know what Li Ru meant, there must be something else, so he let it go.
"Humph!" Ding Yuan coldly snorted and left. He didn't stay in Luoyang for long and went straight to the military camp outside the city. The soldiers he brought from Bing Province were stationed outside the city.
After the banquet ended, Dong Zhuo asked Li Ru,"Wenyou, you were the one who suggested the matter of deposing the emperor to my family. Why did you stop me?”
"My lord, do you see the person behind Ding Yuan?”
Dong Zhuo understood what Li Ru meant. Li Ru continued,"That person is called Lu Bu, and he is known as the 'Flying General'. He is extremely brave. If my lord were to make a move today, I'm afraid we would all die there.”
Dong Zhuo had often fought against foreign races in Western Liang, so he had heard of the Flying General Lu Bu's reputation.
"Then what should we do?"
"After Ding Yuan returns from the banquet today, he will definitely not stay in the city. Tomorrow, he will lead his troops to attack my lord. We have 300,000 soldiers and we even occupy Luoyang City.”Li Ru said.
"Wenyou is right. Tomorrow, I'll let Ding Yuan witness the power of my Xi Liang cavalry and take revenge for humiliating me today.”Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
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Liaodong Prefecture.
The news of the treasure of the Shi Chang Shi had already been delivered. Liu Hao called Xi Zhong over to discuss it.
"My lord, Luoyang is in turmoil now. All aspects must be checked very strictly. It won't be easy to transport this treasure out.”Xi Zhong said.
"Well, we're not in a hurry. There will always be a chance.”
Liu Hao knew that after a period of time, Dong Zhuo would completely take control of Luoyang. According to the development of history, Luoyang would be burned down by Dong Zhuo. At that time, it would be much easier to transport the treasure out.
After discussing the matter of the Ten Attendants 'treasure with Xi Zhong, Liu Hao went to the backyard.
As soon as he entered the backyard, Liu Hao smelled the smell of medicine.
"Yan 'er, Ning' er, are either of you sick?”Liu Hao asked worriedly.
"Husband, don't worry. We're not sick.”Seeing Liu Hao's worried look, Cai Yan's heart warmed.
"Then why does it smell like medicine?" Liu Hao was puzzled.
"It was me and my sister who saw that after so long, we still couldn't conceive husband's child, so we deliberately went to Divine Doctor Hua to ask for a prescription. This prescription was deliberately used to increase the chances of pregnancy.”Zhang Ning said shyly.
Although Zhang Ning was older than Cai Yan, Cai Yan was engaged to Liu Hao first, so Zhang Ning always called Cai Yan sister.
"Don't think too much. It's not your problem that you're not pregnant.”Liu Hao patted his forehead. The reason why they hadn't gotten pregnant after two years of marriage was because Liu Hao had deliberately controlled it. Zhang Ning was only eighteen years old now, and Cai Yan was almost seventeen. It was not good for their health to have children too early.
"My husband's body is so good, there will definitely be no problem. It's us who are useless. Why don't my husband take Hong Yu and Bai Lu? That way, the chances of conceiving a child will be higher.”Cai Yan said somewhat guiltily.
Hong Yu and Bai Lu were Cai Yan and Zhang Ning's maids. When they got married, they didn't have any dowry maids, so Liu Hao found two.
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