On the 19th, it was cold, cloudy, and windless.

Pillars of smoke rose up one after another and did not disperse for a long time. They were not the morning cooking in Luoyang City, but the burning embers of the neighbors.

Ding Yuan looked miserable, his gray beard stained with a lot of smoky color, and his face was also smeared with ashes. He sat on the feldspar.

This is a mansion that is still under construction. There are many feldspars like this. Lu Bu, Zhang Yang, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and others are all sitting and resting.

There were more than a thousand soldiers and horses from Bingzhou's direct lineage who broke out together, and those who were still in the city guard camp were probably all killed in the battle.

In one night, Ding Yuan's army had repelled five or six enemy attacks. If not for the bravery of Lu Bu, Zhang Yang and other generals, the entire army would have been wiped out long ago.

But the strange thing is that after dawn, the enemy stopped attacking.

It just gave everyone a breather.

Ding Yuan thought about it for a long time, but he never expected that he would end up in this situation. He was a majestic man who was in charge of King Wu, and he was leading the Imperial Guards of the capital. In this Luoyang City, someone would actually do something to him.

"Fengxian, I am the great man who holds Jinwu. Who do you think dares to be so bold and actually plots to kill me?" Ding Yuan asked.

"Father, the soldiers and horses attacking us are He Jin's old troops. Naturally, they were ordered by the Yuan family." Lu Bu said.

"Old man, how dare you really..."

"Father, our current plan is to figure out what the next step should be. Since Yuan Wei is harming me, why not surrender to Duke Dong?" Lu Bu said.

Invest in Dong Zhuo?

Ding Yuan refused in his heart, which meant that he would be inferior to others from now on. It was not easy for him to reach this point.

Moreover, he disliked Dong Zhuo very much as a person, and he was very jealous of Dong Zhuo's circumstances.

He is obviously from a grassroots background, so why can he take advantage of him all the time?

Just because he was an old official of the Yuan family? In the Yellow Turban War, he almost wiped out the entire Han army, but he was still safe and sound. He could even go to war again, and with a little merit, he could be named a general.

"Could it be that I, Ding Yuan, fought against Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu, and shed blood and sweat for the Han Dynasty, will my achievements be smaller than Dong Zhuo's?" Ding Yuan cried in his heart.

Even if the court really couldn't accommodate him, he would not choose to vote for Dong Zhuo!

"Fengxian, why do you think Yuan Wei attacked me?" Ding Yuan asked.

"Two emperors are fighting, and my adoptive father is in the middle. It is inevitable that he will be tolerated by both sides!" Lu Bu said.

At this time, Zhang Yang interrupted: "General, Yuan Wei has gathered most of the general's troops. He must be planning to take action, so he will first deal with the city guards because he is afraid that the general will join forces with Dong Zhuo."

"What Uncle Zhi said is absolutely true, foster father, our army is trapped in a situation of life and death. If we still hesitate, we may not have a chance to choose again." Lu Bu advised.

He had previously advised Ding Yuan to serve Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo would definitely take him seriously. Now that the remaining soldiers are defeated, he will definitely be despised.

Ding Yuan was silent for a while and said, "What would happen if I surrendered to Yuan Wei?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

You were beaten to a terrible state just now, now you choose to surrender?

Lu Bu wondered why his adoptive father didn't vote for Dong Zhuo. He had always been an official of Bingzhou, and now he was a pastor of Bingzhou, in charge of the military and administration of a state. No matter how famous Yuan Wei was, his actual power was hard to match.

Zhang Yang was also puzzled. Yuan Kui secretly attacked the city guard camp, causing them heavy losses. He should be a sworn enemy. How could he be effective?

Seeing that the two men were silent, Ding Yuan continued: "Our army is at the end of its battle, why doesn't Yuan Wei take advantage of the victory to pursue it?"

Several people were speechless.

"If my guess is correct, he is deliberately recruiting me. Last night's battle was Yuan Wei's attack on me for not taking sides. I think Yuan Wei should be waiting for me at this moment."

Lu Bu and Zhang Yang looked at Ding Yuan in surprise. They wanted to refute, but they couldn't. They were also wondering, why didn't Yuan Wei fight?

Is it really as Ding Yuan said, waiting for Ding Yuan to surrender?

"Father, Yuan Wei and I just fought and killed many of our soldiers, and most of us are descendants of Bingzhou, how can he tolerate us? It is better to choose Dong Zhuo, he is the shepherd of Bingzhou, and he is also a member of the army.

have……"

"Okay!" Ding Yuan interrupted Lu Bu, "Dong Zhuo's army is the Liangzhou army, and Dong Zhuo is also a native of Liangzhou. What does it have to do with Bingzhou!"

"Can……"

"I have made up my mind, no more words!"

Lu Bu wanted to say more, but when he caught a look from Zhang Yang, he suppressed it, curled his lips, gritted his teeth, and said no more.

…

The lobby of the Yuan Mansion was silent. Yuan Wei, who was sitting in the chair, had a solemn face and his chest and abdomen were heaving violently. It was obvious that he was depressed and could not express his feelings.

When he woke up this morning, he heard the news that Nanhongde Gate had been lost. Yuan Wei couldn't believe it for a moment.

Didn't Dong Zhuo attack Ximen? Didn't he attack in the east and in the west?

Moreover, the battle at the west gate last night was extremely fierce. If it were not for the help of the defenders of other gates, it might really be lost. In the end, it was difficult to hold on, and the enemy troops retreated with injuries.

Why was the south gate lost again? And no news came until the defense was changed in the morning.

What made him even more angry was that Ding Yuan was still alive. He attacked with several times more troops. In Luoyang City, it was almost like catching a turtle in a urn, but Ding Yuan actually blocked him.

The two things put together are a total failure!

However, when he thought that Luoyang's dilemma was not over yet, Yuan Kai suppressed his anger. The soldiers fought hard, and it was not their problem.

If he is really held accountable, it will be him, Yuan Wei, who has the biggest problem.

"Sir, the time for morning court is coming soon." The assistant came closer and warned.

Yuan Wei nodded and stood up and said: "Generals, you worked hard last night. Although the south gate has been lost, Dong Zhuo does not dare to act rashly with the troops in our city. I have sent a letter to Chenliu, Puyang, Shanyang and other counties.

Soldiers and horses, go to the capital to serve the king!"

The generals nodded one after another without saying much.

The air in Luoyang is very bad today, and the smoke is spreading and shrouding the city.

When all the officials went to court, many people covered their mouths and noses and coughed. When Yuan Wei was taking off his shoes outside the palace, Yuan Wei saw Dong Zhuo. He was paunchy and walking at a pace that no one dared to walk in front of.

Yuan Wei waved his sleeves and robe, groaned, and looked unhappy.

Dong Zhuo greeted his acquaintances, and many officials took photos of Dong Zhuo's military power, showing signs of flattery.

Yang Biao saw him and said quickly: "General Dong, it's snowing heavily today. It feels like spring breeze to see you coming. But is there a big happy event?"

In fact, Yang Biao already knew roughly what happened last night, but he still pretended to be deaf and dumb and asked.

"No happy news, but I do know some unlucky things. I heard that Zhijin Wu Ding originally intended to rebel, and Yuan Taifu ordered people to suppress it. It's a pity that a large area of ​​neighborhood houses was destroyed, but the person was not captured. However, we want to use the Yuan family's financial resources

, it’s just a residential house, you can still afford the compensation.”

Dong Zhuo repeated Jia Xujiao's remarks somewhat awkwardly.

Yuan Wei listened with pointed ears and found it strange. Why did Dong Zhuo say that Ding Yuan was the one responsible for the rebellion?

Shouldn't he accuse himself of falsely accusing a loyal minister?

Yuan Wei said that he could not understand Dong Zhuo more and more. He was not like this before.

The morning court started as scheduled. As usual, Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong were sitting on the throne respectively. In front of them were Liu Bian and Liu Xie respectively.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Dong Zhuo was the first to report.

"Queen Qi, the Queen Mother, the country has no monarch and chaos is frequent. Last night, Jin Wu Ding Yuan suddenly caused chaos in the city and fought with the troops led by the Taifu all night. As a result, a large number of houses in Luoyang City were destroyed. Ding Yuan even sent troops

Attacking Hongdemen, I wanted to cooperate with the foreign army inside and outside, but fortunately I discovered it in time and took control of Hongdemen."

Dong Zhuo's words shocked both of them.

Zhijinwu wants to conspire with others inside and outside?

The Taifu led his troops to quell the chaos?

Can it get any crazier?

"Do you take what Dong Zhoumu said seriously?" Surprisingly, the young Liu Xie actually asked.

"I dare to deceive you. I am afraid that Ding Yuan still has accomplices. In order to protect the imperial city, I have sent two additional battalions of soldiers and horses to protect the imperial city, and the army outside the city is on standby at any time. If there is a change in the city, we can ensure that we can

We immediately rushed for reinforcements, but the former General He Jin's troops are still stranded in the inner city. I ask the Queen Mother and the Empress to issue an order to order the rest of the troops to withdraw from Luoyang. As long as I am here, Luoyang can be protected!"

Liu Xie looked back at Empress Dowager Dong, as if to say: Grandma, I don't know how to solve this question.

Empress Dowager Dong took the words and said: "What General Dong said has made the Ai family quite worried. Why don't we just follow the general's words? What do Sikong and Taiwei think?"

You despicable Dong Zhuo! Yuan Wei cursed in his heart. The villain complained first. No wonder he wanted to blackmail Ding Yuan. It turned out that he wanted to dump all the problems on himself and Ding Yuan.

Hongdemen was obviously attacked by Dong Zhuo, but he actually said that it was Ding Yuan who did it, and also said that I led the army to quell the rebellion. It seemed like a compliment, but in fact it was a killing. The phrase "the Taifu led the army to quell the rebellion" even sounded to him.

They all feel harsh.

The Taifu has no military power, no royal orders, and cannot mobilize troops.

He also took the opportunity to order He Jin's troops to withdraw from Luoyang. In this way, wouldn't he be the only one who has the final say in Luoyang?

"Dong Zhou Mu must be worrying too much. The general and his subordinates are all loyal to the Han Dynasty. You also said that if it hadn't been them last night, wouldn't it have allowed Ding Yuan to succeed?" Queen He said.

Yuan Wei closed his eyes and was speechless for a while. What a woman! You know better than to talk nonsense!

"Queen, don't forget that Zhijin Wuding was originally a foreign official. It was He Jin who recommended him to join Luoyang as an official. And according to last night's posture, there must be foreign aid outside the city. How can He enter the old army and stay in the city?
To be continued...