Chapter 834 Dong Xi
In Chang'an City, Liangzhou soldiers were in action.
In the court, while the emperor and the ministers were still talking and laughing, no one knew that the curtain had already opened, and the blood of Chang'an finally came.
No one thought that the first person to launch the offensive would be a person whom no one cared about, and that was Dong Huang, the fierce tiger of the Dong family.
At this moment, outside the east gate of Weiyang Palace, Dong Huang led dozens of troops, armed with swords and swords, and their armors in order, heading towards the arsenal in the northeast.
Along the way, Dong Huang and the people around him kept shouting and making noise:
"The emperor wants to kill all the people from Liangzhou! Anyone who is a man from Liangzhou will fight for their lives with me!"
After someone here yelled, Dong Huang added:
"I, Dong Huang, want to be the prime minister, and my brothers recommend me, promising each of them ten thousand yuan."
Along the way, the Liangzhou warriors, who were originally on duty and were returning home, couldn't help but shout after hearing this:
"Ten thousand coins is too low, I have to get ten gold coins."
Dong Huang was most afraid that no one would answer him, and he was not afraid of anyone asking for a price. After listening to the words of the warrior on the side of the road, he looked back and saw that he was an acquaintance, so he hurriedly shouted:
"Old Jiang, let alone ten gold, as long as I become prime minister, so what if I dissipate all the Chang'an family wealth!"
After saying that, Dong Huang had already started shouting to the surroundings:
"I only want the position of prime minister, and all the wealth and women in Chang'an City are yours!"
With one sentence, everyone stopped and then started shouting loudly.
Many of them were Dong Huang's former subordinates. Previously, Dong Huang was excluded from the core of power by Li Ru and others, and could not even control the former Forbidden Army.
But Dong Huang was never one to sit still and wait for death. He had already heard that Niu Fu was coming to Chang'an. Even if he defeated Li Ru, Niu Fu would become a stumbling block for him.
Moreover, he had not seen his uncle Dong Zhuo for more than ten days, which made Dong Huang have to suspect that his uncle was dead or controlled by people like Li Ru.
So Dong Huang decided to give it a try.
To be honest, Dong Huang had very little capital and only had dozens of warriors following him.
With these people, it is unrealistic to seize power from Li Ru, let alone rebel against the emperor.
But Dong Huang dared to gamble.
While political rumors that the Dong family was to be purged were circulating in the city, Dong Huang keenly sensed the uneasiness and fear of the Liangzhou people in the military formation.
He didn't understand the reason at first, because the little emperor's methods were very sophisticated, and the reason why he spread such political rumors was to convey that the action would only kill the culprits like the Dong family, and the rest would be innocent.
Therefore, Dong Huang did not think that the Liangzhou army would help them at first, but later, with the explanations of several robes in the army, Dong Huang finally understood the logic of the Liang people's uneasiness.
It turns out that since these Liangzhou warriors entered Chang'an, they have become very powerful and have done many things to offend others.
Stealing wives and concubines is something not worth mentioning, which shows how much these Liangzhou warriors were hated by the people of Chang'an.
Moreover, the Liangzhou Army was full of distrust of the Gyeonggi people from top to bottom. Their fathers and ancestors had suffered countless losses from these people, so they even doubted the emperor's promises.
In addition, the emperor transferred Hedong soldiers from Fenshui. If he didn't want to clean up Liangzhou people, why did he need so many people?
All of the above are the reasons why the Liangzhou warriors were afraid. They were worried that the emperor would counterattack them.
The emperor had no idea about the mood in the army. He thought he was making perfect preparations, but he had no idea how serious the conflict between the people of Liangzhou and Chang'an was.
Therefore, at this time, the Liangzhou warriors were in a situation where they wanted to rebel but did not dare to rebel, and wanted to kill but no one took the lead. Dong Huang, who had received guidance from others, seized this opportunity.
Dong Huang, who had nothing, decided to risk his life.
He specially picked them outside the east gate of Weiyang Palace, waiting for his old subordinates on their way home from duty, and then raised his arms to encourage a mutiny.
The effect was excellent. Those Liangzhou soldiers who had been waiting for someone to make a fuss, saw that the Grand Master's nephew was taking the lead, and all clamored to join in.
They had great trust in the Dong family and knew that following the Dong family's rebellion would bring many benefits.
Therefore, although Dong Huang had nothing at this time, he attracted a large group of low-ranking Liangzhou warriors with empty promises.
The rebel army gathered more and more, just like a snowball. Dong Huang had only dozens of people before, but by the time the crowd gathered and rushed to the door of the arsenal, there were already five or six hundred people.
But these people were low-level and did not have weapons in their hands. This was why Dong Huang brought them to attack the arsenal.
According to the Han family's guard system, all weapons and equipment are locked into the arsenal after being devalued. Armor and weapons can only be obtained by going on an expedition and being devalued.
Dong Zhuo was indeed in power, but he also adhered to such a system and even strictly stipulated the number of armors for each army general in Chang'an.
Therefore, even Dong Huang, Dong Zhuo's nephew, had only three armors in his family.
Now, if Dong Huang wants to arm these warriors who follow him, he must attack the arsenal.
At this time, hundreds of rebels had gathered outside the arsenal, and the number was still increasing.
Although the Liangzhou warriors who participated in the military coup were temporary members of Dong Huang's team, this did not prevent them from doing their best. After all, this was a head-turning business.
So when Dong Huang promised such conditions, these people also began to call their friends, calling friends at home or on patrol into the team.
Moreover, these people who were called over, seeing that the number of people mutinied had reached this level, thought that this was the common will of the entire Dong family.
In order not to be left behind, these people made more noise than before, shouting all kinds of radical slogans.
For a time, outside the arsenal, there was a lot of excitement and curses.
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Just when Dong Huang took the lead, there was a chain reaction in Chang'an City.
At first, only some passing family members saw Dong Huang's instigation. Then these people saw the opportunity and ran home, preparing to remind their elders that something had changed in Chang'an and that Dong Huang had changed.
But when these people returned home, they were told that their elders had been called into the palace, and these people panicked.
On the one hand, they asked the family slaves to close the walls of the house, and on the other hand, they asked the clever servants at home to drive to Weiyang Palace and ask the elders to make plans in advance.
At that time, the chaos had spread. On the one hand, every family closed their homes tightly, but on the other hand, they all understood that chaos in Chang'an was coming.
But it was Li Ru and others in the Prime Minister's Mansion who reacted after the nobles and nobles in the city.
Originally, Li Ru and others were also discussing, and they were still very worried.
Why were they so beaten by the little emperor during this period that they were unable to fight back? The reason was not because of them, but because their political backer, Dong Zhuo, died.
Dong Zhuo died not long after Zhao Qian left.
After Zhao Qian left, Dong Zhuo seemed to be more energetic. After looking around at the people guarding the bed, he saw that there was no Dong family member among them. Dong Zhuo already understood something.
He left a message to Li Ru:
"Take good care of my sons, and you can take care of the rest by yourself."
After finishing speaking, Dong Zhuo seemed to be recalling his life, and suddenly sighed:
"The Han Dynasty's Enmeng patrolled the fortress and built a feather forest after the cattle slaughter feast."
"Fortunately, I followed Zhang Gong and made great achievements, and killed the Qiangtou to stop the war."
"Slander and jealousy are met with ups and downs, and ten years of achievements are rained down."
"When mountains and rivers are broken, we stand up and support the young emperor to dominate and prosper."
"Yin Huo's achievements are widely discussed, and the virgins always comment on them."
"My luck today is in autumn, and I am pitiful in the forest of bones behind me."
After reciting this fatal poem, Dong Zhuo, a powerful and controversial figure, passed away.
At the last moment of his life, he seemed to regret not reviving the Han Dynasty, and also regretted the mess he left behind.
Although Dong Zhuo didn't know exactly what the young emperor was doing, he also didn't know why there was no Dong family member beside his deathbed.
But he knew that after his death, the last hope of the big man would be extinguished. Only Dong Zhuo died, and only his white bones could tell the value of his life.
Yes, Dong Zhuo had problems of one kind or another. What kind of child did he regard as a little emperor? What kind of power did he regard himself as?
When Dong Zhuo was alive, Liu Xie felt that Fatty Dong was a problem. But when Dong Zhuo died, the last Optimus Prime that protected the big man fell, and the big man reached the last moment of his life.
By the time the little emperor understood this truth, it was too late.
Dong Zhuo let go, and Li Ru and others finally cheered up after a series of adjustments.
The first thing they did was to conceal Dong Zhuo's death. They dug a big pit in the house, buried Dong Zhuo's body in the pit, and then moved the bed to the soil of the pit to cover up the smell of the body.
Then Li Ru began to use Dong Zhuo's name to continuously order the Liangzhou generals in Beijing to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Ru needed the support of these generals, so Li Ru made some conditions.
But the result made Li Ru despair, that is, these Liangzhou generals welcomed the appointment of officials and made wishes, but they all expressed the hope that under the leadership of the Dong family, they would become bigger and stronger and create greater glory for the Han Dynasty.
In fact, Li Ru himself found that his behavior was stupid.
When he did not release the news about Dong Zhuo, his testing of the generals would naturally be regarded by these people as his attitude towards the Dong family heir.
These generals will naturally promise to be loyal to the Dong family.
So, what can Li Ru expect from asking? Is it possible that someone in Liangzhou will lose his mind and suddenly say to Li Ru, I support your rise to power?
But after understanding this, Li Ru couldn't be happy either. Because no matter whether these Liangzhou generals are telling the truth, as long as five out of ten support the Dong family, then Li Ru has absolutely no chance.
Therefore, Li Ru knew that his best choice was to promote a Dong family member to the throne.
But who to push?
On this issue, everyone in the prime minister's house had different attitudes. Li Ru was more inclined to recommend Dong Zhuo's eldest son. Although the boy was only seven years old now, Li Ru wanted this youth.
However, Tian Jing, Huangfu Jianshou and others supported Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min. The reason was that in their situation, they had to be the emperor.
The two sides continued to quarrel until the news that Dong Huang led troops to attack the arsenal reached the prime minister's palace, and everyone became panicked.
Li Ru shook his hands and said:
"Young boy Dong Huang, how dare you, how dare you..."
Looking at Li Ru's appearance, Huangfu Jianshou felt disdainful.
This Li Ru is just a staff member, and he still wants to be their leader. His hesitant temper will drag everyone to death sooner or later.
But at this moment, Huangfu Jianshou became interested in the ferocious Dong Huang, and felt that he would be able to achieve great things if he should cut off and do what he should do.
But anyway, I have no contact with Dong Huang on weekdays, otherwise it would really be an option.
When Huangfu Jianshou was on both sides of the snake and mouse, Tian Jing, the old man next to Dong Zhuo and the veteran of the prime minister's house, spoke.
As the son of a family who grew up with Dong Zhuo, Tian Jing made the final decision:
"Let Saburo in quickly, he must handle this situation."
Sanlang is Dong Min.
Seeing that the people present were still hesitating, Tian Jing cursed:
"Are you confused? If you don't take action, no matter who wins in the end, the Nihu or the Emperor, we will all have to confiscate our homes and destroy them."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and broke into cold sweat on their foreheads.
Only then did they realize that they had no way out.
As a result, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion acted quickly. On the one hand, they used Dong Zhuo's private seal to summon the Flying Bear Army in the city.
On the one hand, he wrote an urgent report with the official seal of the Prime Minister's Palace, asking Li Meng and Yang Ding stationed in Beigong to return to the Prime Minister's Palace immediately to assist the Prime Minister's Palace and wait for dispatch.
At the same time, Dong Huang also started his personal show under the arsenal.
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The defense of the arsenal was very tight, and Dong Huang had no intention of attacking the arsenal. Instead, he began to attack the arsenal loudly.
I saw Dong Huang shouting at the Han general above:
"General Sun, how much money does the emperor give you, and you want to work for him? If you work for me, I will give you ten times the money."
The so-called General Sun, who was above, looked at the crowds of people below and remained silent.
He couldn't figure out the current situation now, and he didn't dare to offend Dong Zhuo's nephew, so he shouted below:
"Does Dalang have the Prime Minister's handwriting?"
In fact, Sun Lang's title already had the meaning of being humble and small.
In the social etiquette of the Han Dynasty, kings and superiors generally called ministers and subordinates "qing". Only the servants, disciples and juniors address the superior as "lang".
Here Sun Lang will call Dong Huang "Da Lang", which can be said to be comparing himself to Dong Huang's disciple or domestic slave, which is equivalent to being shameless.
However, General Sun Lang's humble appearance did not win Dong Huang's good words, because Dong Huang really did not have Dong Zhuo's edict.
And let alone handwriting, he hadn't seen Dong Zhuo for a long time. If Dong Zhuo was alive at this time, he, Dong Huang, would be rebelling against his uncle.
Therefore, how much pressure is on Dong Huang at this moment.
He shouted at General Sun Lang above:
"The emperor wants to kill me, a native of Liangzhou, and there is no time to prepare a handwritten letter. If you open the door quickly, you will be rich and honorable when the time comes."
Now the son-in-law will be in trouble. He doesn't dare to gamble. If Dong Huang jumps up like this without Dong Zhuo's support, the lives of his whole family will not be saved.
So he was about to open his mouth and speak.
Suddenly, I saw an emissary running out of the palace gate in front. He rode a tall horse and came straight here.
And I don’t know if this person rushed too fast, or if those Liangzhou warriors had no weapons, or if they had other thoughts.
Anyway, the emperor's envoy rushed to Dong Huang.
I don’t know whether it was because he was a bold artist or because he was used to showing off. After seeing Dong Huang, he raised his whip and whipped it at Dong Huang.
Before Dong Huang could take action himself, the people around him had already overturned the messenger.
Then Dong Huang stepped forward, cut off the courier's head with a single blow and threw it on the open space in front of the arsenal. Then he took out a yellow silk from the courier's pocket.
Finally, Dong Huang raised the yellow silk and shouted:
"The edict is here, why don't you open the door?"
Sun Langjiang was already stunned by Dong Huang's decisiveness, and the sentence "open the wall" in his mouth was cut short by half.
But it was this short half sentence that killed him.
I saw a young general running out from behind, cutting off General Sun Lang's head with a single blow, and then shouted at the arsenal gate:
"Brothers, follow Dong Dalang and kill as hard as you can!"
After the words fell, the people on the gate tower raised their arms and shouted.
It turned out that there were many Liangzhou warriors in the arsenal, and they had long been dissatisfied with the emperor's actions. Someone would raise their arms and shout, and a group of people would naturally respond.
As a result, the arsenal was opened wide, and more and more people were armed, preparing to set off a bloody feast in Chang'an.
Only in that open space, General Sun's head was full of unwillingness.