Several days later.
Dong Zhuo issued a decree to recruit all the great Confucians in the world, such as Song Zhong, who had compiled the Five Classics.
In fact…
Dong Zhuo posted a notice all over the world.
If he shouted, the knowledge of the Great Han Dynasty would be like a stone, and Luoyang would have 99% of it.
He wanted to gather all the great scholars in the world to help the Great Han Dynasty.
His intention was self-evident. He was directly targeting the directorates and Daxing Academy of Beiliang.
Unfortunately.
No matter how hard Dong Zhuo tried, no one responded. On the contrary, the resentment caused by him being in charge of the government became more and more serious.
Late October.
A letter reprimanding Dong Zhuo was sent from Chang 'an, and the person holding the pen was Chen Lin.
At the Grand Marshal's Manor.
In the hall.
Dong Zhuo's eyes were bloodshot." Brat," he said ferociously," Yan Chuan is really a brat. Does he think he can kill me with just a poem?"”
"My lord!"
Li Ru said in a deep voice," Conscripted Kong Rong and Chen Ji as officials. Also, Yang Biao will be sent to the court as an official. With the matter of Empress Dowager He poisoning Noble Wang, he will bring the Yuan and Yang families as his sharp blades and request to be granted the title of Prime Minister. No one in the court will dare to refute this unless they want Empress Dowager He to die!”
"Hmm?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned.
"The matter has been settled, so Yan Chuan can only condemn us in words and in writing!”
"The two armies of the Northern Liang entering Hongnong is also his warning to us!”
"The lord's bestowment of the title of Prime Minister is the beginning of power. Yang Biao's entry into the court will allow him to better target Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen. Back then, Yang Ci died of depression less than a year after he stepped down from his post as Grand Marshal.”
Li Ru was full of confidence, and his eyes were filled with the joy of controlling the world.
"Prime Minister!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes were filled with light.
Li Ru smiled lightly." My lord, Yan Chuan was able to enter the court with his sword. Once you are granted the title of prime minister, you are the fake father of the emperor. You hold the court in your hands. Even if you enter the palace with your sword, no one would dare to stop you!"”
"Haha!"
Dong Zhuo laughed wildly.
Back then, Yan Chuan was fearless in the court.
That elegant demeanor was still vivid in his mind, making it difficult for people to forget. Who wouldn't want to become such an existence?
The next day.
Dong Zhuo called for a court meeting.
When he brought up the matter of Empress Dowager He poisoning Liu Xie's mother, the ministers were shocked.
As expected, when he proposed to recruit Kong Rong and Chen Ji as officials, and even re-transfer Yang Biao to Luoyang as an official, all the civil and military officials in the court agreed. Even Liu Xie was forced to make Dong Zhuo the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty.
Even Dong Zhuo's request to enter the palace with his sword shoes was also accepted.
Early November.
Wang Yun was appointed Minister of State, Yuan Feng was appointed Marshal, and Yang Biao was appointed Sikong.
Dong Zhuo immediately gathered the three of them and brought a letter to the court, asking Liu Xie to vindicate Chen Fan, Dou Wu, and the many party members who had been arrested and killed because of the deaths of Wang Fu and Duan Wei.
Liu Xie could only restore the titles of Chen Fan and the others and promote their descendants as officials.
In a short period of time.
Dong Zhuo gathered a large number of accomplices.
The officials who were loyal to the Han Dynasty dared not speak out even though they were angry. They could only listen to the court's instructions every day.
Without any external force.
For a time, Dong Zhuo was also immersed in Luoyang, the hundred-year-old imperial city.
Every day, the birds sang and the swallows danced, and there were even scandals of sleeping in the North Palace at night and causing chaos in the emperor's harem.
Mid-November.
Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and abandoned his official position.
Luoyang City was under martial law as countless Bingzhou cavalry rushed into the city to search for Cao Cao.
He stayed in the North Palace at night.
Disorder the court.
The confucian scholar listed the crimes one by one.
Before Dong Zhuo could enjoy the warmth of his home, the whole of Luoyang was filled with the sounds of words and pen calling for the assassination of heroes.
Luoyang!
Hongnong Prince's Mansion.
"What is Dong Zhuo doing?!" Liu Bian was shocked and angry.”
"Your Highness!"
Zhao Zhong said bitterly," Dong Zhuo doesn't use any of the great scholars and celebrities with integrity. He can only use those who have been imprisoned. That's why he joined forces with the three chancellors to destroy Your Majesty's achievements. This is a strategy to destroy the family. In the future, Your Majesty will only be recorded in the history books as killing loyal officials and being dissolute!”
"Bang!"
Liu Bian smashed the bamboo slips on the ground and said angrily,""That treacherous sycophantic official, what Imperial Father said back then was not wrong at all. This person is really ambitious. How could Uncle listen to the slanderous words of others and summon this person into the court to cause chaos in the Great Han Dynasty!”
"Hey!"
Zhao Zhong sighed.
"How is Brother Xie now?" Liu Bian asked coldly.”
"Your Highness!"
Zhao Zhong said bitterly," The Emperor is now imprisoned in the palace. Niu Fu is in charge of the guards. Zhang Rang has no soldiers to use and can't even send out any news. Zhang Rang's last message was for us to contact Princess Wannian and General Yan as soon as possible!”
Liu Bian's eyes were filled with a complicated expression." I don't understand. Why are you all waiting for Yan Chuan? Is this person really so difficult to reach?"”
"This!"
Zhao Zhong had a complicated expression.
Liu Bian said disappointedly," I'm here too. Brother Xie is waiting too. But he's in Chang 'an and won't make a move!"”
"Hey!"
Zhao Zhong said helplessly," Perhaps it's not time yet. The former emperor had arranged everything. When he sent the princess to Daxing Academy, he left behind a secret edict to save the country. It could not be opened unless the world was in chaos. That edict was left for Yan Chuan!”
"Ha!"
Liu Bian was shocked,"Father actually trusts Yan Chuan so much!"”
Zhao Zhong bowed and said," Your Highness, what the Great General and Dong Zhuo have done are things that the Yan generals do not care to play with. They are just following in the footsteps of the Yan generals. That day, Xun Yu was able to force the Empress Dowager to withdraw from court not because he was arrogant and despotic, but because he represented the Northern Liang, the Yan generals!”
"Yan Chuan!"
Liu Bian muttered to himself.
Over the years, he had heard this name countless times.
Even the maids and nobles in the North Palace were talking about Beiliang and Yan Chuan. Unfortunately, he had never seen them.
Chang 'an City.
In the Northern Liang Prefecture.
Wang Yue reported the news from Luoyang.
Yan Chuan glanced at the secret report and frowned,"Yang Biao returned to the court, and Dong Zhuo joined forces with the three dukes to vindicate Dou Wu and Chen Fan. This method is not something an ordinary person like him would do. I'm afraid it was Li Wenyou who was behind this!”
"Yes!"
Xun Yu and the others frowned.
Even Yan Zhong's expression turned ugly, he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Yan Jiang!"
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a complicated expression,""Dong Zhuo is trying to rope in his party members to pacify the world. Originally, the Great Han Dynasty would have fallen into a temporary peace. Unfortunately, this person actually stayed in the Northern Palace at night. He violated ethics and trampled on the court's principles.”
"Idiot!"
Yan Zhong shouted angrily.
"Gulp!"
Yan Chuan took a sip of tea and said indifferently," Chen Fan and Dou Wu's rehabilitation means that Liu Hong is fatuous. Duan Wei and my father have become sycophants who oppose the loyal officials of the Great Han Dynasty. Li Wenyou is really vicious!"”
"What?"
Zhao Yun's eyes were filled with confusion.
Ma Teng shook his head and said in a low voice," The past in Liangzhou involves the court. Zilong, you'd better not ask about it. The previous generation's General Yan was appointed by Duan Wei as the Chief Guardian of the Western Regions of the Great Han Dynasty. That man was General Yan's father!”
"Yan Jiang!"
"General Zhu Wu is here!" Shi Ah said nervously as he stepped into the hall.”
"Boom!"
A massive baleful aura surged into the hall.
Everyone's eyes seemed to be filled with a bloody storm, and countless bones were struggling in the desert.
Zhu Wu's hair was white. He stepped into the hall with killing intent and said angrily,"General Yan, Fatty Dong is courting death!”
Yan Chuan's eyes darkened. He said indifferently," If you want to destroy them, you must first make them crazy. In less than a year, I will bring Dong Zhongying's head to the Jade Gate and let him see the scenery of the desert!"”
"Here!"
Zhu Wu said respectfully.
Yan Chuan's expression eased up. He asked,"Why are you here? The Ziwu Ridge is no longer guarded?"”
"Defend!"
Zhu Wu laughed." Brothers, when you heard the news from Luoyang, you were so angry. Let me go to Chang 'an and ask when we will attack the capital. I will cut up Fatty Dong so that General Yan can calm down!"”
"Pa!"
Yan Chuan stood up and looked at his subordinates. He said in a deep voice,"Wen He, assign 10,000 soldiers to Zhu Wu and have him lead them back to the Ziwu Ridge. In the future, there will be military orders sent to the Northern Lands.”
"Here!"
Jia Xu and Zhu Wu replied.
Yan Chuan turned around and said,"Zilong, Shoucheng, the two of you will lead the army to Hongnong and meet up with Fengxian and Xu Rong!"”
"Here!"
Zhao Yun and Ma Teng shouted.
Yan Chuan turned to Xun Yu and said,"Wen Ruo, you will temporarily take charge of the internal affairs of the Northern Liang and the three auxiliary regions!"”
"Here!"
Xun Yu said respectfully.
"Wenhe, Gongda, if there's a war, the two of you will follow me out!" Yan Chuan said indifferently.”
"Here!"
Jia Xu and Xun Yu replied.
"When will there be a war?" Du Xi asked doubtfully.”
"Hey!"
Jia Xu grinned and said," In less than a month, there will definitely be a call to arms calling for all the vassals to enter the court to attack Dong. The reason why General Yan placed the four armies in Hongnong is to send a signal to that person. The army is already prepared and is just waiting for you to issue the call to arms!”
"Eh!"
Du Xi was at a loss.
Xun You explained," We all know that Princess Wannian has a secret edict. Only when the world is in chaos will it be handed over to General Yan. If we issue a call to arms first, it will be respecting the secret edict. However, if someone else issues a call to arms and the vassals respond, and Princess Wannian comes to find him, General Yan will still have room to turn things around!”
"I see!"
A hint of understanding flashed in Du Xi's eyes.
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled." God knows what is recorded in the secret edict. We must not act rashly. When we entered Chang 'an, General Yan asked Secretary Wang to write a letter to Cao Cao, telling him to leave Luoyang as soon as possible to achieve great things. Now that the four armies have entered Hongnong, I believe Cao Cao will understand General Yan's intentions!”
The next day.
The four armies of Beiliang moved.
The forty thousand cavalry were all gathered in Hongnong County.
All the vassals in the world looked over, but since Yan Chuan had not issued any official documents, they could only watch.
Compared to the peace in Chang 'an.
Luoyang was already in a precarious situation.
The 300,000-strong army was ready to fight. Dong Zhuo sent several generals to guard the passes around Luoyang to prevent the Northern Liang from attacking.
Late winter.
Cao Cao fled back to Chenliu.
Sell all your wealth and raise the flag of righteousness.
On the outskirts of Chenliu.
Within a wall.
Cao Cao saw several boxes of jewelry and said resolutely,""Use this gold and silver to buy provisions, warhorses, and armor!”
"Big brother!"
"Are we really going to attack Dong Zhuo?" Cao Ren asked worriedly.”
Cao Cao's eyes were cold as he said," It's fine if Dong Zhuo is in charge of the government alone. When the emperor is older, he can slowly take back his power. However, he shouldn't have vindicated Dou Wu and Chen Fan. He shouldn't have stayed in the North Palace at night. This is trampling on the Han Dynasty. In the future, if there's a chance, he will replace the royal power and occupy the magpie's nest!”
"But!"
Cao Ren said bitterly.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said sternly," I, Cao Mengde, am a subject of the Han Dynasty. If I can't be the General of the Western Expedition, then I'll be a hero who can eliminate treacherous officials and traitors. If I can't do either, I might as well die in the Yellow Turban Rebellion!"”
"If the Duke of Beiliang doesn't move, how can we, the common people, attack Dong Zhuo?" Cao Ren sighed.”
"My lord!"
Chen Gong barged into the hall and laughed," My Lord, Yan Chuan has moved. The four armies of the Northern Liang are all stationed in Hongnong and are approaching Luoyang. Dong Zhuo has sent more than 100,000 troops to guard the impregnable pass around Luoyang to prevent the Northern Liang from invading!”
"Really?"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
"The whole world knows about this. I'm afraid there are already many dukes waiting for Yan Chuan's denunciation!" Chen Gong said firmly.”
Cao Cao mocked himself," None of them can wait for General Yan to issue an order. If General Yan wanted to issue an order, he would have done so long ago. I now understand why Wang Yue sent a message to me, telling me to leave Luoyang as soon as possible and achieve great things. Now that the four armies have pushed into Hongnong, he is asking me to issue an order!”
"Why?"
Chen Gong's body stiffened.
Cao Cao shook his head and said with a complicated expression,"" I'm not sure. Maybe it's because of some unknown reason. Maybe it's related to the former Emperor sending Princess Wannian and Imperial Censor Wang Yue to Chang 'an. Therefore, General Yan can't rashly issue a call to arms. If he wants to make a move, we must do it!”
"I see!"
Chen Gong said in realization.
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said," Gongtai, immediately draft a declaration of war. Tell them that I have returned from Luoyang and have an edict with me. I invite the vassals of the world to meet in the jujube tree. When the alliance flag is raised high, I will lead my troops into the court to help the king!”
"Here!"
Chen Gong left the hall in a hurry to draft a denunciation.
"I wonder how many people will respond!" Cao Ren sighed.”
Cao Cao's gaze was indifferent as he shook his head." It's enough as long as the Yan generals respond. Zixiao, immediately take the gold and silver to recruit soldiers and horses. We need to gather enough troops in the shortest time possible. After meeting with the Yan generals, we can send troops to Luoyang!”
"Here!"
Cao Ren shouted.
A few days later.
A 'denunciation of the traitor Dong' was sent out from Chen Liu.
The joy of the approaching New Year was dispersed, and the thirteen prefectures of the Great Han Dynasty began to slaughter endlessly.
The first to respond to Cao Cao's call to arms were Zhang Miao, the Governor of Chenliu, and Liu Dai, the Governor of Yanzhou. The call to arms was still spreading to Jingxiang, Youzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou.
When the denunciation arrived in Chang 'an.
It was already the end of the year, interrupting the joy that should have been there.
Daxing Academy.
In a specially built school.
Princess Wannian's eyes were red as she took out an imperial edict from her suitcase.
"Your Highness!"
Wang Yue stood outside the school and said with a complicated expression,"Back then, I promised the former Emperor that if the world was in chaos, I would bring you to find General Yan. However, none of us know what was recorded in the secret edict.”
"Go!"
"Why not?"
Princess Wannian wiped the tears from her face and said resolutely,""Father died in Jiade Hall, and as his daughter, I didn't go back to pay my respects. Now that my big brother and younger brother are in danger, how can I be greedy for a moment of peace and forget Father's instructions?”
"Hey!"
Wang Yue sighed.
No one knew the contents of this posthumous edict.
Once it was opened, perhaps it was the strategy of the Great Han Dynasty to save the country, or perhaps it would speed up the pace of the Great Han Dynasty's subjugation. As long as the Princess took out this posthumous edict, all the decisions would fall on Yan Chuan.
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