Chapter 184 Jin Mao: I want to sue Dong Zhuo for defamation
Luoyang North Palace, in front of the Jiade Hall.

Zhang Rang, who had completed the counterattack, realized that time was running out, and quickly ordered the Ten Eunuchs to start working together.

Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others forged an imperial edict to appoint the former Grand Commandant Fan Ling as the Inspector of the Sili Army and the former Vice-Treasurer Xu Xiang as the Governor of Henan.

When the Shangshu received the imperial edict, he suspected it was a fake and said, "Please ask the general to come out and discuss it together.

The Zhonghuangmen threw He Jin's head to the Shangshu and said, "He Jin was conspiring for rebellion and has been killed."

The Shangshu was terrified and succumbed to the eunuchs' tyranny. He took advantage of the situation to slip out of the North Palace and spread the news that He Jin was murdered by the eunuchs everywhere in Luoyang City.

When He Jin's generals Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and Yuan Shu heard that He Jin was killed, they led their troops into the city and sought revenge for He Jin in the name of clearing the court of corrupt officials.

But there are people who react faster than them!
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who were already in Luoyang City, mobilized their family's private soldiers and stormed into the palace.

Kill all those with white faces and no beards.

It was difficult to distinguish faces in the darkness, and many newly appointed officials as assistant ministers and eunuchs were mistakenly killed.

Later, the soldiers who survived learned their lesson and took off their pants to prove themselves when they saw the murderous private soldiers.

Shameful as it is, at least I managed to save my life.

When Yuan Shu and others arrived, they found that Yuan Shao had got there first.

Yuan Shu, the General of the Tiger Guards, was furious and led his troops to attack the palace and burn the Qingsuo Gate.

At this time, General He Miao arrived late and stationed his troops at the Zhuque Gate.

He Jin's subordinate Wu Kuang had always resented He Miao for not being on the same page with He Jin, and he also suspected that He Miao was conspiring with the eunuchs.

Wu Kuang saw that He Miao was particularly jealous, so he said, "The general wanted to kill all the eunuchs, but the general wanted to kill them. Now the general is dead, but the general is still alive, so the general must have been killed by the general! Can the officers and soldiers avenge the general?"

When He Jin was alive, he was always kind to his soldiers, so the soldiers cried and said, "We are willing to die for you."

Wu Kuang then swore an oath with his blood, and together with Zhang Zhang and the Imperial Chariot Commander Dong Min, led troops to attack He Miao and fought at the foot of Zhuque Gate.

Yuan Shu, the General of the Tiger Guards, discovered a great fight outside the palace and did not want to get involved, so he led his troops into the palace.

Yuan Shu knew nothing about military affairs and had little control over his soldiers. When this group of people broke into the palace, they had never seen so many beautiful palace maids.

Suddenly, Yuan Shu's subordinates were like wild horses with their reins released, adding further chaos to the already chaotic situation in the two palaces.

the other side.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Rang and others took the young emperor Liu Bian and Chenliu Prince Liu Xie hostage and fled hastily from Fudao.

Zhang Rang wanted to take his men to Xiaopingjin and escape into the Yellow River.

Zhang Gong and Zhang Tie, however, had different opinions and wanted to take Chenliu King Liu Xie and flee south.

The situation was urgent. Zhang Rang looked at Zhang Gong and Zhang Tie angrily, then continued to escape with the young emperor Liu Bian.

The eunuchs were also divided into two groups, most of them followed Zhang Rang, and only a small part followed Zhang Tie and the other two.

At this time, Liu Xie and others were in the north of Luoyang City. In order to avoid pursuers in the city, they detoured through Xuanyuan Pass and entered Yingchuan County in Yuzhou.

An hour later, Zhang Tie and his companions stood on a high ground in the forest and looked into the distance. They were glad that they did not choose to go with Zhang Rang, otherwise they would have been caught up by the pursuers.

This group of pursuers was led by Lu Zhi and Min Gong, and they chased straight northward.

On August 26th, day broke.

Lu Zhi and Min Gong caught up with Emperor Shao Liu Bian at Beimang Mountain. Zhang Rang and others knew they could not survive, so they jumped into the river and committed suicide.

The same day, Luoyang.

General He Miao was defeated and killed, his head was cut off and his body was thrown into the garden.

He Miao's chief secretary Le Yin was also killed during the chaos in the capital.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Wei forged an imperial edict to summon the eunuchs' cronies Xu Xiang and Fan Ling, and beheaded them.

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When Dong Zhuo saw the thick smoke billowing over Luoyang, he realized that a major change had occurred in the court, and he hurriedly ordered the infantry and cavalry to advance separately.

The 20,000 infantry were led by his son-in-law Niu Fu, and were commanded by Duan Wei, Guo Si, Xu Rong, Zhang Ji, and Dong Yue. Dong Zhuo, with his other sons-in-law Li Ru and Li Jue, led 10,000 cavalry and the Feixiong Army and quickly rushed to Luoyang.

It was still dark on August 27th.

Dong Zhuo had just arrived at Xianyang Garden and found out after asking around that the eunuch Zhang Rang and others had kidnapped Emperor Liu Bian and taken him to Beimang Mountain.

I also heard some incredible news.

"Prince Chenliu was kidnapped and fled to the southeast?"

Why are the two brothers having a quarrel, one going north and the other going south?
Something was fishy going on, so Dong Zhuo divided his troops and sent Li Jue to lead a thousand cavalrymen, the Flying Bear Army, to chase after Liu Xie and his men, and told his son-in-law Li Ru, "We must find out the reason behind this."

Li Ru understood: "Yes."

This man was half of Dong Zhuo's brain, and the one who saw through the eunuchs' forged imperial edict was Li Ru.

Dong Zhuo led the remaining 9,000 cavalrymen to Beimang Mountain.

August 27th, evening.

At the foot of Beimang Mountain, Liu Bian, who was still in shock, saw Dong Zhuo's army galloping towards him and burst into tears.

Dong Zhuo finally rescued the emperor at Beimang Mountain.

He also saw the welcoming procession of ministers and officials, with the Grand Marshal Cui Lie leading the way and scolding Dong Zhuo to stay away.

Dong Zhuo pointed at Cui Lie and cursed, "I have traveled three hundred miles day and night, and now you are saying you want to avoid me? Believe it or not, I will chop off your head!"

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo joined the welcoming team and met Liu Bian.

Emperor Shao Liu Bian was afraid of Dong Zhuo's troops and cried when he saw them. His ministers advised Dong Zhuo to withdraw his troops.

Dong Zhuo asked in reply: "You are ministers of state, but you have failed to rectify the royal family, causing the country to be in turmoil and the emperor to be exiled. How can you ask me to withdraw my troops?"

In the end, the ministers were so afraid of Dong Zhuo's military might that they dared not say a word. They could only endure and let Dong Zhuo welcome the emperor back to the palace.

August twenty-eight.

The troops of General He Jin (such as Zhang Liao) and General He Miao had no one to go to, so they surrendered to Dong Zhuo and obeyed his orders under the persuasion of Dong Yu, Dong Zhuo's younger brother.

Bao Xin, a former aide to the General's Office, refused to submit to Dong Zhuo and proposed a plan to Yuan Shao to lure Dong Zhuo to his death. Yuan Shao did not dare to do so, so Bao Xin abandoned his post and fled.

In the entire Luoyang, only the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Ding Yuan had not yet surrendered.

In the evening of that day, Niu Fu arrived at Xianyang Garden with 20,000 infantrymen.

Dong Zhuo's ambition grew, and that night he led nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry from his trusted troops to launch a night attack on Ding Yuan.

Ding Yuan had only 10,000 infantry and cavalry under his command. Although they were as elite as Dong Zhuo's army, they were outnumbered and Dong Zhuo launched a surprise attack without any moral principles, so they were ultimately defeated.

Ding Yuan was defeated and killed. Dong Zhuo, impressed by Lu Bu's bravery, recruited him to be a cavalry commander and ordered him to gather the defeated soldiers in Bingzhou.

At this point Dong Zhuo controlled all military power in Luoyang.

August 29th.

The court dismissed Sikong Liu Hong and sent an envoy to Xianyang Garden to appoint Dong Zhuo as Sikong.

On the same day, Li Jue and Li Ru finally caught up with Liu Xie, the King of Chenliu, and brought back a shocking secret.

"The late emperor's will ordered the governor of Yangzhou to uphold the orthodoxy and help the Prince of Chenliu ascend the throne and become emperor!?"

Dong Zhuo was so shocked that the fat on his face trembled.

He felt that there was something fishy about this matter, but he didn't expect the melon was so big?
It's just like Schrödinger's cat, when you open the box and find a tiger.

It’s really because the people above kept the news secret too strictly, and a powerful person like Dong Zhuo only knew about it now.

But it’s never too late!

Recalling the previous process of welcoming the emperor, Dong Zhuo asked Liu Bian about what had happened, but Liu Bian was incoherent.

At the time, Dong Zhuo felt very unhappy. Anyone would probably feel the same if they found out that the person they pledged their loyalty to was such a coward.

Now Dong Zhuo was happy and began to think of deposing Liu Bian and enthroning Liu Xie.

It was not just because of Jin Mao. Dong Zhuo knew that Liu Xie was raised by Queen Dowager Dong and was called "Dong Hou". Dong Zhuo also considered himself to be of the same clan as Queen Dowager Dong.

Having such a little emperor come to power is the biggest help to Dong Zhuo!

Before this, Dong Zhuo also asked Li Ru for the details.

Upon learning that Liu Xie remained calm in the face of adversity, remained calm when he saw Li Ru killing the eunuchs, and was able to answer questions fluently, Dong Zhuo became more determined to depose him.

That night.

Dong Zhuo invited Yuan Shao to Xianyang Garden to discuss the dethronement and enthronement of the emperor. Yuan Shao disagreed and proposed to consult his uncle, the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei.

Yuan Shao said: "I'm afraid most people won't agree with your opinion!"

Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this: "You bastard! Don't I get to decide the affairs of the country?
I am going to do this today, who dares to disobey?

Do you want to test the sharpness of my knife?"

Yuan Shao retorted: "My sword is not bad either!"

Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, Dong Zhuo tried the soft approach. He sneered, "Prince Chenliu was the one who ascended the throne by the will of the previous emperor. I am curious, how did the young emperor Liu Bian steal the throne?"

"Humph!" Yuan Shao sneered, "This is a legend you heard from the people."

Dong Zhuo chuckled and said, "Yangzhou Governor Jin Mao holds the late emperor's will. Do you want me to go and get him?"

Yuan Shao's face turned pale. He never expected that Dong Zhuo would know this news. In panic, he bowed and left with his sword in hand.

Dong Zhuo laughed wildly and looked at Yuan Shao's embarrassed appearance. He suddenly felt that he had won the battle.

The next day, August 30th.

Dong Zhuo reported the matter of dethroning and enthroning the emperor to the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, who agreed. Yuan Shao then resigned from his post and fled to Bohai County in Jizhou.

The first day of September.

Dong Zhuo brought up the issue of deposing and enthroning at the court meeting, and used the case of Huo Guang as an example, comparing himself to Tian Yannian (anyone who opposed would be executed immediately).

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Shangshu Lu Zhi stood up to defend himself. Dong Zhuo once again used Jin Mao as a shield. The whole court was shocked and no one opposed it anymore.

Later, the narrow-minded Dong Zhuo wanted to find an opportunity to kill Lu Zhi who contradicted him, but was dissuaded by Cai Yong and Peng Bo. Lu Zhi then abandoned his official position and fled.

The second day of September.

Shangshu Ding Gong presided over the dethronement ceremony in the Chongde Front Hall. Taifu Yuan Wei helped Liu Bian down from the throne, removed the jade seal and handed it over to Liu Xie, and then helped Liu Xie officially ascend the throne to become Emperor Xian.

Liu Bian was demoted to King of Hongnong.

Then, Dong Zhuo asked the Secretary to read out the policy document, impeaching Empress Dowager He for the crime of murdering Empress Dowager Dong, and moved her to Yong'an Palace.

On September 3, Empress Dowager He was poisoned to death.

Dong Zhuo did not allow the court to hold a funeral for Queen Mother He. Instead, he asked Liu Xie to express his condolences at Fengchang Pavilion in Luoyang City, and the ministers wore white clothes to attend court for three days.

Nine months and four days.

Dong Zhuo was afraid that Huang Wan, the governor of Yuzhou, held military power, so he summoned him to the court and appointed him as Minister of Education.

On September 12, the imperial court remotely appointed Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou and the Grand Marshal, who was far away in Youzhou, as the Grand Marshal (a position higher than that of a duke).

Dong Zhuo was demoted from Sikong to Taiwei, and concurrently appointed General of the Front, with additional military authority, granted an axe, tiger guards, and the title of Marquis of Mei.

The position of Sikong was held by Yang Biao.

Then, Dong Zhuo began to reward his subordinates lavishly.

Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Xu Rong and Dong Yu were promoted to Generals of the Central Army.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and Dong Yue were promoted to colonels.

Li Ru was appointed as the Langzhong Ling of the King of Hongnong.

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