Three Kingdoms

Luoyang City, palace

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru walked slowly along the corridors of the palace, one behind the other.

Because the emperor had been sent to Chang'an, the western capital, many of the eunuchs, guards and female officials in Luoyang had been moved away together. Basically, no one was left. The entire palace now looks empty. .

In front of Xuande Hall, there stands a bronze horse. The horse is three feet four inches tall and four feet five inches in circumference. It has a plump body and a majestic posture. Its front hooves are slightly raised, as if it is about to gallop away at any time.

Dong Zhuo stood in front of the bronze horse and was silent for a long time. Then he touched the horse's head with his hand, patted it twice, and said: "Wen You, I once wanted to be a fubo, and this life is enough. I never thought... haha …”

Li Ru cupped his hands at the side and said: "There is nothing better than a dragon to move in the sky, and a horse to move on the earth. Horses are the foundation of armor and soldiers, and are of great use to the country. Peace is based on the order of respect and inferiority, and change is to relieve difficulties near and far. In the past, there was Qiji can travel thousands of miles in a day, and Bo Le saw it and was clearly not confused. King Wen of Zhou knew Jiang Taigong at the Wei River, and Duke Mu of Qin gained Baili Xi in exchange for his five revolutions. Although Duke Ming had the ambition to subdue waves, he did not see a man of great strength, so there was nothing he could do."

This bronze horse was presented to Emperor Guangwu by General Fubo. It was made from the bronze drums of ethnic minorities obtained in Jiaozhi and then turned into copper. It has stood here for more than 150 years.

Because Ma Yuan was good at showing horses, he also incorporated the experiences of several major horse-showing families at that time into this bronze horse, including the Yi family's sheath-reading method, the Zhongbo family's articulation method, Xie's lip bun method, and Ding's method of speaking horses. Therefore, Guangwu also used this bronze horse as the standard for selecting famous horses. In addition, Guangwu deliberately erected this bronze horse here, which also has some meanings of Bole and Qianli horses.

After listening to Li Ru's speech, Dong Zhuo nodded silently, tossed his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and walked forward.

After passing the Mingguang Hall, there is the Jiade Hall.

In front of the Jiade Hall is the Jiade Gate, also known as the Jiulong Gate, because this was the site of the Jiulong Hall in the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, the Jiulong Hall had long been destroyed by the Han Dynasty, and only the Jiulong Gate still remained. Therefore, Guangwu was at the Jiulong Gate at that time. On the basis of the Jiade Hall, the Jiade Hall was built, and the Nine Dragons were now the main entrance of the Jiade Hall.

Dong Zhuo looked up at the plaque at the door of Jiade Hall, wondering what he was thinking.

Li Ru, who was standing behind Dong Zhuo, had a different emotion towards Jiade Palace just like Dong Zhuo had towards the Fubo Bronze Horse.

Jiade Hall, this hall was originally used to formulate Han rites.

Han Li is actually etiquette. At that time, Cao Bao, who was the successor of Legalism at that time, said: "In the early Han Dynasty, there was no written system for the dynasty. Shusun Tong quite adopted the "Book of Rites" and consulted the Qin law. Although it was appropriate to view things at the time, it was helpful to save the collapse. The grand canon of the ancestors was covered by it. There are so many valves.”

In the first year of Zhanghe, Emperor Zhang summoned Cao Bao in the Jiade Hall and ordered him to go to the east view of the Nangong Palace to carefully revise the twelve chapters of "Han Yi" written by Shusun Tong of the Western Han Dynasty, formulate new Han ritual norms, and prepare to put them into practice. implementation.

Cao Bao searched old scriptures and read the prophecies in the Five Classics, and formulated 150 articles on the systems of crown ceremonies, weddings, funeral ceremonies, etc. at various levels. He worked hard and finally revised the "Han Rites" in October of the same year. Play.

But unfortunately, Emperor Zhang died and Emperor He succeeded to the throne. In order to compete for imperial power with Queen Mother Dou, General Dou and other Dou clan, Emperor He had to win over more people, so there was some controversial "Han Rites" 》, just let it go and put it on the shelf.

The Kowloon Gate has three copper pillars, each pillar is surrounded by three dragons, which is simple and elegant. Li Ru looked at the Nine Dragon Gate in front of the Jiade Hall and the dragon patterns entwined on the copper pillars. He felt a lot of emotions in his heart. If Emperor Zhang could have lived longer back then, maybe he wouldn't have...

Dong Zhuo suddenly laughed up to the sky, laughing so hard that his beard trembled: "Jia De! Jiade! Although the name is Jiade, how can it have its virtues?! Si Chen, a hen, helped Zhou to do evil, sold his official position, and brought disaster to the country and the people. First, there was the funeral of Emperor Ling. Here, Xiaoren died here, and even Suigao died here... Hahahahaha... He was truly a virtuous person, and the palace became a killing ground!"

Dong Zhuo's hands were flexed, and the veins on his arms were exposed. He looked up to the sky and roared: "What's the use of keeping this place that hides filth and evil?! How can we keep this place that harms loyal and good people?! If Taizu were here, Taizu would be here!" Angry! If Guangwu is here, Guangwu is also sad! Nowadays, the dynasty is full of people who are living in a sluggish way, with roosters crowing, dogs stealing, wine bags and rice bags, all pursuing their own selfish motives and doing nothing. The world is full of chaos, Han... Han..."

Suddenly, Dong Zhuo's throat seemed to be choked by something, and he said with difficulty: "... Han... Han has lost his deer... He has lost..."

Dong Zhuo lowered his hands and lowered his head. A tear oozed from the corner of his eye, flowed down his cheek and into his beard, and then disappeared. Only the tear stain proved that such a tear had come.

Li Ru looked at it, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he was thoughtful.

"Wenyou..."

"I'm here."

Dong Zhuo took one last look around and said slowly: "...burn it."

"...as you command."

Sun Jian, who is now located in the south of Luoyang, is approaching Guangchengze with his troops from Changsha and Yuzhou. Dong Zhuo has temporarily dispatched Hu Zhen and Lu Bu and has already led his troops to intercept them.

Although Dong Zhuo also recognized Sun Jian's military bravery, it did not mean that he could completely dedicate Luoyang City to Sun Jian's hands. As Dong Zhuo had experienced a long war outside the Great Wall, it was natural to use the method of strengthening walls and clearing fields.

If we move the capital, we will have to leave here sooner or later...

If we leave here, will we leave behind a complete Luoyang City?

Now troops are being used everywhere, including Hanoi, Hongnong, Suanzao, and Liangdong. Soldiers are needed everywhere. Dong Zhuo has basically released all the troops he has on hand. Even the troops attacking Sun Jian are Luoyang's Northern Army, Bingzhou Army, and Xi'an Army. The Liang Army is a mixed force of three types. One can imagine how depleted the troops are at the moment.

Therefore, evacuation is an urgent matter.

Dong Zhuo came here just to bid farewell to his past, and perhaps also to cut off the last bit of his dream...,

Perhaps it was also to cut off the last trace of loyalty...

Li Ru sleeved his hands, followed Dong Zhuo, and suddenly said: "Ming Gong, I want to borrow something that can make the people of Shandong turn against each other... I wonder if you will allow it?"

"What?"

"The jade seal of the country."

Dong Zhuo turned around with a whoosh, his blood-red eyes staring straight at Li Ru.

Li Ru said unhurriedly: "Shandong is all a gang, they appear to be the same but different from each other, and each has his own selfish motives. If we get this thing, there will be chaos. At that time, you will definitely attack each other, and the alliance will be reduced to nothing."

In fact, for Li Ru, this imperial seal is not an indispensable condition for disrupting the Shandong nobles. Even if it is not available, when these Shandong coalition forces arrive in Luoyang, they will naturally disperse without food.

In Li Ru's eyes, the Imperial Seal is just a larger fleshy bone...

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In front of Fengyi Pavilion.

Lu Bu: Sister Diao Chan, I have super strong martial arts and unparalleled magical skills, and we are childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts. Aren’t we a perfect match?

Diao Chan, I'm sorry, I have been taken care of by Dong Zhuo!

Lu Bu was furious, what's so good about this old guy!

Diao Chan said, he has power, what do you have? No matter how awesome you are, you are just a part-time worker!

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The author Jun is also a wage earner...

Boss, do you have food...

Let's have a small bowl...

Don't add salt...

There’s too much salt, it’s expensive and I can’t afford it…

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