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Volume 1 The First Battle with the Yellow Turbans Chapter 71 Dong Zhuo Enters the Capital

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    General He Jin was chopped to death by the eunuch Zhang Rang's men. His head was thrown out of the palace gate, and his body was chopped into pulp.  When Cao Cao heard that He Jin had entered the palace alone, he felt something was wrong and hurriedly found Yuan Shao who was still drinking wine. The two of them came outside the palace gate with a few soldiers and horses.  They saw that the palace door had fallen and was locked tightly, and there was a round thing outside the door. When the two people stepped forward and took a look, they were shocked. This was the head of He Jin, the pig butcher.  Yuan Shao was more than three points drunk and asked stammeringly: "Isn't this our great general?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Yuan Shao, not panicking, and thought carefully in his mind.  , and then picked up He Jin¡¯s head and took it back.  The general's palace was filled with wailing sounds. Everyone was yelling at the eunuchs in the palace, shouting that they wanted to kill the eunuchs and avenge the general. They didn't pay any attention to Cao Cao's face, which turned blue and white.  But Cao Cao was really tolerant and allowed these so-called scholar-bureaucrats to call each other eunuchs. You must know that after Cao Cao was considered an eunuch, his grandfather Cao Teng was a famous eunuch.  In fact, this Cao Teng can be regarded as a capable eunuch. When he was young, he served as an official of Huangmen during the reign of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty.  In the first year of Yongning (AD 120), when Emperor Shun became the crown prince, Empress Dowager Deng saw that Cao Teng was young, cautious and kind, so she sent him to serve the crown prince to study, thus gaining Emperor Shun's favor.  After Emperor Shun came to the throne (126 AD), Cao Teng served as Xiaohuangmen and was promoted to Zhongchangshi.  After the death of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, his youngest son Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty, who had just turned two years old, died a year after he succeeded to the throne.  At that time, the ministers all believed that an older and virtuous clan member should be appointed emperor, and they all preferred Liu Lian, the king of Qinghe. In order to continue to be in power, Liang Ji, a relative of the general, appointed Liu Zan, the eight-year-old son of King Xiao of Bohai, as emperor.  That is Emperor Zhi of Han Dynasty.  Before Emperor Zhi of the Han Dynasty died, the court officials were divided into two groups.  One faction was led by Li Gu and supported King Qinghe as emperor; the other faction was led by his relative Liang Ji and supported Liu Zhi as emperor.  Just as the two factions were meeting to argue, Cao Teng saw that the opportunity was ripe and visited Liang Ji in person to express his support for Liu Zhi as emperor.  He also pointed out that King Qinghe was a strict man. If he really became the emperor, he might not be able to maintain peace, but if he established Liu Zhi, he could maintain his wealth forever.  Liang Ji, with the support of Cao Teng, supported Liu Zhi as Emperor Huan.  After Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, Cao Teng was named Feitinghou and promoted to the Changqiu throne because of his support.  Cao Teng has served in the palace for more than thirty years and has experienced four emperors without making any mistakes.  The people he recommended were all well-known people in the world: Yu Fang and Bian Shao from Chenliu (now Chenliu County, Kaifeng City, Henan Province), Yangu and Zhang Wen from Nanyang, Zhang Huan from Hongnong, Tangxi from Yingchuan,  Zhao Dian et al.  Cao Teng was a broad-minded man. The then governor of Shu County asked the officials who delivered the accounting records to bribe him with gifts. Zhonghao, the governor of Yizhou, found the letter near Xiegu and wrote to the governor of Shu County. He impeached Cao Teng and requested  He was handed over to Tingwei for questioning.  Emperor Huan of Han knew that the letter came from outside, so he did not blame Cao Teng.  Cao Teng didn't care about Zhong Hao's impeachment, and always praised Zhong Hao as a capable official.  People at that time praised him for this.  After Cao Teng's death, his adopted son Cao Song (later Emperor Wei, Cao Cao's father.) inherited his feudal kingdom.  Anyway, these scholar-officials made Cao Cao really uncomfortable. At that moment, Cao Cao slammed the table and shouted: "You rotten scholars, are you just barking loudly here? Why don't you pick up the three-foot green front and follow me?"  Go to Shajin Palace and kill the evil Shi Changshi!" After being scolded by Cao Cao, everyone suddenly became rational and stopped scolding. However, no one dared to stand up and follow Cao Cao to the palace to kill the Shi Changshi!  .  After all, breaking into the palace with weapons would be a capital crime, even though they thought their intentions were good.  But there are still some timid people. Yuan Shu stood up and said: "I, Yuan Gongde, am willing to go into the palace with Meng De and kill the ten constant servants to avenge the general." Yuan Shao, who had sobered up, also stood up unsteadily and said.  : "And I, Yuan Benchu!" He Jin's generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang also stood up and expressed their willingness to enter the palace and kill the ten permanent servants.  Cao Cao looked at the people who stood up and said: "Let's gather our troops and horses and fight into the palace together." Soon, everyone gathered their troops and horses, came to the outside of the palace gate, and began to attack the palace gate. At sunset,  , everyone finally captured the palace gate and rushed into the palace.  But the palace was very harmonious, so everyone had to divide their forces to find the whereabouts of Shi Changshi, Young Emperor and others. Yuan Shu went to the south gate, Yuan Shao went to the north gate, and Cao Cao also ran to a palace gate with his sword.  Yuan Shu went to the southern palace but could not find Zhang Rang and others. Angrily, he ordered the soldiers to light a fire, hoping to force Zhang Rang and others out.  But it was said that after Yuan Shao and others entered the palace, Zhang Rang and others took the young lady with them.He and King Chenliu wanted to escape through the South Palace Gate, but when they saw the raging fire, they immediately changed their route to the North Palace Gate.  He Jin's younger brother He Miao was discussing important matters with his sister in the palace at this time. Seeing the chaos in the palace, he wanted to come out to take charge of the situation, but he did not want to be seen by Wu Kuang and others. Wu Kuang was He Jin's loyal subordinate and had always had no respect for He Mi Oh.  What a good impression, because He Miao had always wanted to fight for power with He Jin, and now that they met in the palace, he believed that He Miao had conspired with Shi Changshi to murder He Jin.  He immediately shouted to the soldiers: "The one who killed the general was a chariot and rider. Can the soldiers take revenge?" The soldiers were so greatly benefited from He Jin's favor that they still hesitated at this time. They all shouted: "I wish you to die!"  "Wu Kuang then, together with Dong Min, Dong Zhuo's younger brother, who was the captain of Fengche at the time, stepped forward to attack and kill He Miao.  Yuan Shao searched for Zhang Rang and others in the north of the palace, but they could not be found. In anger, he ordered all the eunuchs to be killed. All the eunuchs who did not have beards were killed. Some people were even killed in vain because they did not have beards. ??????????????????? But there are still some smart people. When they see the officers and soldiers killing people who can¡¯t grow beards, some people take off their pants in a hurry and expose the thing under their crotch, so they can save their lives.  Relying on their familiarity with the terrain in the palace, Zhang Rang and Duan Gui escaped from the palace with the young emperor and King Chenliu and rushed to Xiaopingjin.  Dong Zhuo, who had evil intentions, also happened to lead his troops to the capital. Seeing a fire in the palace of the capital, he guessed what was going on. Just when his subordinates were scouting for information, two groups of people were fighting fiercely in Beimang Mountain.  Dong Zhuo hurriedly led his cavalry towards Beimang Mountain, and happened to see Mingong leading his officers and soldiers to fight fiercely with Zhang Rang and others.  Seeing that the situation was over, Zhang Rang had no choice but to drown himself in order to preserve his body. The rest of his entourage also drowned himself.  The young emperor was so frightened that he couldn't speak after a night of torment. Seeing that he was saved, he didn't want to rush out of the three thousand cavalry again. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body was trembling.  However, the young King Chenliu was still a little brave. When he saw Dong Zhuo here, he asked: "Are you here to rob me or to protect me?" Dong Zhuo glanced at King Chenliu, and then at the frightened young emperor.  , quite disdainful in his heart, he was about to say something sarcastic, but he happened to see Cao Cao arriving with his troops, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo, is here to protect you." The Young Emperor heard that Dong Zhuo was here to protect you. He was so talented.  He calmed down a little, but he was still a little scared. After all, Dong Zhuo was tall and thick now, and he looked fierce even with the cavalry behind him.  Seeing that his brother was so undisputed, King Chenliu had no choice but to speak again and said, "I'm here to protect you, why don't you kneel down?" Seeing King Chenliu's magnanimity, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but praise him secretly, and hurriedly got off his horse and knelt down to worship.  Seeing Dong Zhuo kneel down, King Chen Liu breathed a sigh of relief. After a night of tossing, he could finally feel relieved.  "Hua Xiong, why don't you come forward and drive your Majesty back to the palace?" Dong Zhuo stood up and said to a general behind him.  I saw a tall, muscular man on the horse with his hands raised and said, "No!", then he got off the horse, raised his hands again in front of the young emperor, and then got into the carriage.  By the time Cao Cao and others came forward, Dong Zhuo had already controlled the Young Emperor and others. He looked at the three thousand cavalry around Dong Zhuo and then at the only hundred people behind him, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly.  Dong Zhuo relied on his meritorious service in rescuing the army, and his troops were far superior to Cao Cao's men. He also treated Cao Cao with sincerity. When he passed by Cao Cao, he snorted softly.  Returning to the palace in the capital, Dong Zhuo began to coerce the emperor to order the princes, began to interfere in the government affairs of the court, and even removed those who opposed him and replaced them with his own people.  Dong Zhuo, who has led troops to fight for a long time, deeply realized that if he wants to conquer hundreds of officials and control the court, he must first have a strong military backing.  When he first arrived in Luoyang, the number of Dong Zhuo's troops did not exceed 3,000. In order to create a strong military deterrent effect on Luoyang from the beginning, he followed Li Ru's plan and ordered his troops to sneak out quietly at night every four or five days.  Luoyang, the next morning we marched into Luoyang in a mighty manner. War drums were beating, flags were fluttering, and there was a steady stream of thousands of troops.  All people in Luoyang, including court officials, were intimidated by Dong Zhuo's powerful strength and did not dare to do any deviant behavior.  Although illusions can temporarily confuse people, they will eventually be seen through.  Of course, Dong Zhuo's move could only be a temporary measure. After a slight adjustment, he began to take practical actions to expand his troops and gain military power.  It happened that his younger brother Dong Min brought Wu Kuang over and introduced him to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed that he could accept He Jin and He Miao's subordinate troops without spending a single soldier.  Most of the soldiers and horses under Dong Zhuo's account were Qiang people, with very few Han people. When these Qiang people saw the wealthy nobles' mansions in the city, their families, and their numerous gold and silk properties, they indulged their soldiers and carried out the so-called "prison collection" movement.  These soldiers are everywherePeople set fires, raped prostitutes, and looted supplies, causing the entire city of Luoyang to become restless and full of complaints.  Dong Zhuo not only did not punish them, but encouraged them, often sending his soldiers to plunder and brutalize the people.
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