Chapter 782: Killing the Emperor (Part 1)
Chapter 782: Killing the Emperor (Part 1)
Chapter 780: Killing the Emperor (Part 1)
Dong Zhuo has been very agitated recently, and the culprit is naturally Qin Hao.
In the Battle of Jingbei, although the Liangzhou Army did not directly participate in the battle, it supported Liu Xiu in many aspects such as military strength, food and grass, ordnance, and politics.
In addition to these, the Liangzhou Army also contained most of Qin Hao's troops, otherwise Liu Xiu would not be qualified to compete with Qin Hao.
It was precisely because Liu Xiu pulled Dong Zhuo's tiger skin that he was able to successfully trick the five princes into forming an alliance. Otherwise, based on his and Liu Biao's reputation alone, the princes of Jingzhou would never be able to deal with them.
Dong Zhuo did not expect Liu Xiu to defeat Qin Hao, because he also knew that this was simply unrealistic. After all, with Qin Hao's strength, even he would have to work hard.
Dong Zhuo just wanted Liu Xiu to contain some of Qin Hao's energy. After he completely integrated the power of Guanxi, he would destroy the Nanyang forces in four directions, but he didn't expect Liu Xiu to be defeated so quickly.
After analyzing the entire Jingbei Campaign, Dong Zhuo discovered that Liu Xiu could not be entirely blamed for this defeat. After all, Liu Xiu did not make any mistakes. It was because the Qin army had too many new tricks.
An endless stream of new equipment, unheard-of battle commands, and elite soldiers and generals...
Even if Dong Zhuo were to take command in person, he might not be able to do better than Liu Xiu.
After Qin Hao captured Xiangyang, the defense in the south had been completely consolidated, and Dong Zhuo's four-party encirclement plan had completely failed.
After consuming so many resources, not only did it fail to hit Qin Hao, but it also allowed its power to grow. This made Dong Zhuo feel even more threatened by Qin Hao than Qin Wen.
Liu Xiu's remaining troops in Nanjun are not bad enough if they are not destroyed by Yue Fei, let alone contain Qin Hao's troops in the south. If Qin Hao takes full control of Nanjun, his power will become even stronger.
So, even if he knew that Liu Xiu was not Qin Hao's opponent, Dong Zhuo had to continue to support Liu Xiu, because now no one except Liu Xiu could stabilize the situation in Nanjun.
After taking Xiangyang, Qin Hao did not rush to expand. Instead, he divided his territory into four counties and continued to tap the internal potential. His power was as vibrant as the rising sun.
Dong Zhuo turned around and looked at himself. The aristocratic family expressed their support but secretly resisted. The integration of the Guanxi land was far away, and they still looked half-dead.
What angered Dong Zhuo the most was that Qin Hao was actually actively contacting the princes of Guandong, and the princes of Guandong also showed great interest and obviously wanted to unite to deal with him.
At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Zhangjiao, with millions of mercenaries, was powerful in the world, but it was dragged to death by the princes and noble families in the world.
Although Dong Zhuo is now the number one prince in the world, there is still a big gap compared with the original Yellow Turban. Of course, he does not have the confidence to deal with the crusade of the world's princes.
But whatever you are afraid of will come to you.
With Qin Hao's active contact, the connections between princes from various places have become increasingly closer, but there is still no progress on his side.
Originally, Dong Zhuo wanted to attack Qin Hao in order to scare the princes of Guandong, but now he dare not even think about it, because sending troops now is simply forcing the princes to unite.
In order to prevent the Guandong princes from uniting, Dong Zhuo also adopted a strategy of division, such as:
Hongfu was granted the title of Jizhou Mu;
Female Yuan Shu’s general Zhao Kuangyin as the governor of Nanyang;
Call Cao Cao the Mu of Xuzhou;
Confessing Yuan Shao as Youzhou Mu... But what Dong Zhuo didn't expect was that although the princes accepted his canonization on the surface, they had more frequent contacts behind the scenes.
At this time, Dong Zhuo finally realized that the Liangzhou Army, as the strongest prince, had become the target of public criticism, and a coalition was inevitable.
The Liangzhou army alone cannot compete with the princes of Guandong. Only by concentrating the power of Kansai can they fight against each other. However, Kansai is still confronting Dong Zhuo under the connection of a dark force.
If this continues, the Liangzhou Army will completely turn from active to passive, and Dong Zhuo will become more and more irritable.
Dong Zhuo also wanted to use a gentle way to integrate Guanxi, but he no longer had time to find out the ins and outs, so he could only use the simplest and crudest way, which was...killing the emperor.
Dong Zhuo didn't know what forces were targeting him, but he knew that the forces behind the deposed young emperor Liu Bian were definitely the most active among them.
Therefore, killing Liu Bian can shock the Guanzhong family and the civil and military officials, allowing Dong Zhuo to successfully integrate the power of Kansai to fight against the Kanto princes.
But what Dong Zhuo didn't know was that he actually overestimated the princes of Guandong.
The reason why the Kwantung princes are closely connected is that they are aware of the threat and want to protect themselves from Dong Zhuo's troops. They are far from the point of jointly resisting Dong. However, his emperor-killing behavior this time will actually promote The birth of Dongdong Alliance.
Hongnong Palace.
Li Ru walked in expressionlessly with three glasses of poisonous wine. Liu Bian, who had been deposed as King Hongnong, hugged each other tremblingly with the Empress of Tang Dynasty, with a look of despair on his face.
Empress Dowager He stood in front of the two of them, stared at Li Ru with a livid face, and shouted sternly: "Li Ru, who gave you the courage to act so recklessly in Prince Hongnong's palace, aren't you afraid of Dong Zhuo's reproach?"
Li Ru smiled disdainfully and said coldly: "Queen Mother, the Prime Minister has been tolerant of you in every possible way, but you have repeatedly touched the Prime Minister's bottom line. This time Li Ru came here on the order of the Prime Minister."
His face suddenly turned pale, and he said in despair: "Impossible. Dong Zhuo promised me that he would leave a way for us, mother and son, to survive. How could he break his promise? How could he break his promise?"
In order to get this promise from Dong Zhuo, Queen Mother He did not hesitate to devote herself to serve Dong Zhuo. Whenever she thought of this vulgar warrior riding on her body, Queen Mother He felt extremely humiliated. But who knew that Dong Zhuo still pulled up his pants and refused to admit it.
At this moment, what He Hou regretted the most was not agreeing to please Dong Zhuo, but why He Hou did not die with Dong Zhuo in bed. As long as she wanted to do so, there was definitely a chance. Even if she failed, it would be better than being caught without mercy. Unfortunately, it was too late now.
Li Ru looked at Queen He, picked up a glass of poisonous wine, and said calmly: "Queen Mother, this glass of wine was specially prepared by Wei Chen. It won't make you commit too many crimes. Are you going to drink it yourself? Or will Wei Chen feed you? ?”
He then screamed like crazy: "Traitor, don't come over, I am the Queen Mother..."
Seeing that Empress He was unwilling to take the initiative to drink poisonous wine, Li Ru said coldly: "Come here, send the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor on their way."
Several Liangzhou soldiers stepped forward and held He Hou down, and then forced poisonous wine into He Hou's mouth.
He Hou wanted to scream, but he couldn't say anything. He could only look at Li Ru with hatred, and lost his breath for a moment.
The main plot of the discussion about Dong is about to begin
(End of this chapter)
