【Chapter 257】 Zhongying Falls (Part 1)
"Dadadada——"
On a moonlit night, Li Li rode the Golden Beast King again and ran away with the whip.
Behind him were three carriages and nearly 10,000 Wuwei soldiers, including more than 200 maids, servants and entourages from Longxiang Li Mansion.
However, these people were all riding horses and whipping whips, following the army overnight, avoiding the post road, turning around the mountain path to return to the ruined Dongyang Valley Camp, and then sneaking to the temporary garrison of the Wuwei Army, Gejiapo.
"Ah!" Li Li suddenly sneezes while running, and then stopped to stop on the side of the road, signaling Jia Xu, who was coming to pick him up, to continue leading the troops.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Li Xuan came to Li Li's side and asked in confusion.
Li Li raised his head and looked up at the sky above Chang'an City to the east, and sighed softly: "It's so late, there are people who are talking about me. I, Mr. Li, are really lucky in my life!"
Li Xuan was confused when he heard this, and then looked up at the starry sky like Li Li.
"Ah! Why is this happening?" Suddenly, Li Xuan was shocked and screamed in shock.
"What's wrong, Yuanzhong? Don't scream in the deep mountains and wild ridges, be careful to scare Xin'er and the others." Li Li touched Li Xuan's shoulder and reminded.
Li Xuan said anxiously: "Lord, the astrological signs have changed! The Ziwei Emperor Star is dim, as if it is retiring, and the Tiger Evil Tiangang Star, representing Dong Xiangguo, replaced the Ziwei Star. However, the Tiger Evil Tiangang Star is also dim and dull, as if it is falling. Lord, there will be a huge change in Chang'an City within half a month, and the life of the Prime Minister is worrying!"
"Oh!" Li Li's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he looked at Li Xuan in surprise, with a deep sense of appreciation in his eyes.
Li Xuan is really amazing!
Such a secret thing, he could see the truth by looking up at the astrological signs?
It's so amazing!
"Good, why do I look at the stars in the sky the same every night, but Li Xuan can see through the world at first sight? The gap is too big!" Li Li thought to himself with a depressed feeling.
Indeed, Li Li did not believe in the unfathomable astrological theory from the bottom of his heart, whether in his previous life or in this life. Therefore, in his eyes, the stars in the sky are always the same. When the weather is good, there will be more stars, and when the sky changes, there will be fewer stars, or even none. That's all. It's not worth making a fuss, and there are no mystery. Even if there is a mystery, it is something that astronomers care about. Anyway, he is not interested in it, and he can't see Zi, Chou, Yin and Mao.
Since his rebirth, Li Li heard the word "Astrology" for the first time. It was from Li Xuan's mouth. However, he didn't believe it at the time. When Li Xuan first saw him, he flattered him and then threw him away, and did not take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Li Xuan looked up at the starry sky at this time, and even hit the point, guessing what was about to happen in Chang'an City. This time, it really opened Li Li's eyes and gained insight.
It turns out that there are really people in the world who can observe the phenomena of the celestial world and know the things on earth, and they are carrying the unpredictable ability of ghosts and gods!
With a sharp turn of eyes, Li Li smiled and said, "Oh, I am forgetful. Yuanzhong is proficient in stargazing! However, what Yuanzhong said just now is too alarmist. The Prime Minister Dong has indeed had the ambition of an emperor, and everyone in the world can see this. Today, there are many people who want to kill the Prime Minister, at least thousands or tens of thousands, and at most uncountable; but there are not many people who are truly capable and confident in killing the Prime Minister. I wonder if Yuanzhong has ever seen who wants to murder the Prime Minister?"
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Although my subordinates have some knowledge of astrology, they are far from being proficient in them. Therefore, my subordinates can only know the general trend through the astrology, but they cannot see what will happen in Chang'an City, and who wants to murder the prime minister. However, as the lord said, there are many people who want to take the prime minister and replace it in the world, but there are only a handful of people in Chang'an City who can murder the prime minister. Therefore, the people who the lord asked were about to come out, except for Wang Yun and other old ministers of the three dynasties, it is Wen Hou Lu Bu. Only a few people can be detrimental to the prime minister. Even if others have the will, they are powerless."
Li Li looked at Li Xuan without any objection, then stared at the night sky and sighed: "In the heart of Prime Minister Dong, although I am his son-in-law, I am still not as good as Lu Bu's weight in his heart. After all, we are the border troops of the foreign relatives and the Prime Minister cannot trust us, so he asked us to withdraw from Chang'an and return to Liangzhou. Besides, I have tried my best to dissuade some things and tell him clearly, but he still has a lucky chance and asked me to lead my army back to Liangzhou. In this way, even if I am willing to send troops to help, I can only sigh. Let him go, we are stationed here now, and wait and see what changes!"
After saying that, Li Li rode the golden beast and caught up with the army and left quickly.
After hearing what Li Li said just now, Li Xuan seemed to have some insight and vaguely felt that the upcoming changes in Chang'an City seemed to be as expected by the lord. And the return of the Wuwei army should be the strategic deployment made by the lord on this matter.
After such association, Li Xuan suddenly felt shocked. Could it be that the lord led a large army to Chang'an this time not to get married, but to??????
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Half a month, in the blink of an eye.
"It's a disaster, it's a disaster!"
For the whole morning, Li Li sat quietly in the temporary central army tent, waiting for the scouts and Xiaozuo to come to report the news. As a result, before Seizuo could wait, Li Xuan hurriedly ran into the tent in exclamation. Moreover, Li Xuan was not here alone, and Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe were still following behind him, who were rushing.
When he heard Li Xuan's panicked scream, Li Li's expression changed and he suddenly stood up to meet him.
"Yuan Zhong, don't be anxious, take a breath and say slowly, what happened?" Although Li Li had already figured out and the expected thing finally came, the expression on his face was very relaxed, and he calmly comforted Li Xuan for a while and then talked about it.
After hearing this, Li Xuan's old face turned red and he looked a little embarrassed.
Indeed, Li Xuan was originally an authentic jade-faced scholar. When he just followed Li Li, he had a very handsome appearance, white skin, and gentle temperament, and was like a white-faced scholar who had a good view of ancient and modern times. However, since following Li Li, his fair and handsome face has been changing. He took into account both military and political affairs. Li Li did whatever he asked him to do, and the wind and sun were exposed. Over the past year, his white face turned into a black face.
"Lord, I just received a detailed investigation. Half an hour ago, the Prime Minister Dong was killed outside the Zhengyang Palace Gate!" Li Xuan breathed a little and said anxiously.
"What? The Prime Minister is dead?" Li Li shouted in shock when he heard this.
Li Xuan nodded quickly and said, "The Prime Minister Dong is dead. He was stabbed to death by Lu Bu's halberd outside the Zhengyang Palace Gate! Now the Prime Minister's head is hanging above the Zhengyang Palace Gate, and his body and head are different. It's a terrible sight!"
"Zhengyang Palace? That is the palace where the spiritual seats and sacrifices to the sky of the royal ancestral halls are stored. Why did Dong Xiangguo go to Zhengyang Palace?" Li Li asked in a deep voice with a cold expression.
As he was talking, Li Li waved his hand to signal Li Xuan and Jia Xu to sit down, and he immediately sat down and listened to Li Xuan telling the whole story.
It turns out that today is the day when Dong Zhuo is preparing to sacrifice to heaven and ascend the throne.
Ten days ago, Situ Wang Yun received the abdication decree given by the Empress Dowager himself. Then he took all the officials of the court to the Grand Tutor's Mansion to pass the imperial edict, and led all the officials to pay homage to the new emperor "Dong Zhuo". According to the rules passed down by the sage emperors, Dong Zhuo should refuse at least three times to show his loyalty and righteousness as a minister. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo did not refuse at all. After seeing the empress dowager's imperial edict, he received the abdication edict without saying a word and calmly accepted the worship of the officials headed by Wang Yun.
Afterwards, the new emperor's ascension ceremony was simple and fast. In just ten days, the throne ceremony was ready. Today is the day when Dong Zhuo sacrificed the heaven and became emperor. However, when Dong Zhuo was dressed in a grand dress, wearing a dragon jade belt, and wearing a dragon robe, climbed the jade steps of Zhengyang Palace, preparing to worship the Han Dynasty's ancestral temple and worshipped the heaven and ascended the throne, Wang Yun had already ambushed thousands of soldiers inside and outside the Zhengyang Palace, read the emperor's edict on the spot, and blatantly ordered Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo.
As a result, Dong Zhuo, who was a powerful minister and looked down on the world, was stabbed to death by Lu Bu's horse with a halberd and a halberd under the gaze of the people. He was then cut off his head and hung above the palace gate. Seeing Dong Zhuo die tragically, except for the 1,500 flying bear soldiers around him who refused to surrender until death, the others bowed their heads to surrender to Wang Yun.
"That's how it is. Now Chang'an City is in chaos. Lu Bu leads the Wolf Cavalry Army to wipe out the remaining soldiers in the city. Many ministers and ministers in the court have also summoned their entourages in the mansion to kill Dong Xiangguo's family and relatives."
Li Xuan revealed the whole story in one breath, then looked at Li Li with anticipation, his eyes were burning, and an expression of excitement appeared between his eyebrows.
Not only did Li Xuan have this expression, but Jia Xu was the same. They did not look sad at all because of Dong Zhuo's tragic death. Instead, after listening to Li Xuan's story, Li Li looked dim and showed a deep sadness in his eyes.
Love the country and the country in the army, and love the beauty in the late twilight years;
A dilemma of loyalty and treason is a disaster or a fate.
Heaven destroys Dong Zhongying, and the dream will never come true;
Who can break the love barrier between men and women in ancient and modern times?
While pondering, Li Li couldn't help but cry in his eyes, and whispered in a low voice: "The prime minister has been ups and downs for dozens of cold and heat, and has been in half a lifetime of war, killing countless people. The relatives of the foreign country were chaotic, and the prime minister brought a large army to Luoyang, wiped out the chaotic thieves, deposed Liu Bian, established Liu Xie, and was the most powerful minister, and held the power of the world.
For more than three years, the government and the country have been in chaos, and disasters have occurred frequently in the world, and the princes took advantage of the situation. The Prime Minister Dong led the Western Liang army to resist the coalition forces of the princes, defended the Sishui River, fought in Hulao, moved to the imperial capital, and looked down on the world. Since ancient times, the only one who can fight against the heroes of the world with the power of one army, and ultimately retreated without hesitation was the only one of the people.
Such a peerless strong man who dominates the world has now fallen.
How great is Zhongying, how proud is the prime minister!"
Li Xuan and Jia Xu looked at their lord's sad expression. Although they were anxious, they were quite relieved. Because Li Li was not a ruthless person after all, but a person with clear grudges. As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, if he could remain indifferent after hearing the news of Dong Zhuo's tragic death, it would be too cold and heartbreaking. (To be continued)
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