The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 45: Empty House (Please Read)

Arresting people in the imperial capital is by no means a small matter.

Two Lieutenant Generals Lu Bu and Niu Fu mobilized troops and drove all the troops stationed outside the city into Chang'an City and directly blocked all the gates of Chang'an.

For a moment, Chang'an was in a panic!

The doors of the shops and houses that were once bustling were all quickly closed, and the common people could only put their ears to the door and look through the gaps to observe the movements of the soldiers on the street.

"Something big is going to happen!"

It is not that there have been incidents of soldiers entering Chang'an before.

On the contrary, the last time was just a year ago.

The cause of that incident was that Xun You and others planned to assassinate Dong Zhuo, which made Dong Zhuo furious and began to implicate the rebels...

"Could it be that someone has tried to assassinate Dong Zei again?"

Many people are expecting with anxiety, and just hope to get the news as soon as possible.

There was a constant sound of dust on the streets, and the heavy footsteps of the Tiger Guards were like muffled thunder, constantly echoing in the city of Chang'an.

Zhang Liao personally led a small team and broke into the residential areas in the northeast of Chang'an. When they arrived at a large courtyard with a deep gate, he ordered without hesitation: "Break down the door!"

The soldiers under his command could even break down a stone door weighing a thousand pounds, let alone a civilian house?
After the wooden door was blasted open, the servants in the courtyard fled in panic. The master came over trembling with fear and saluted: "What can I do for you?"

"Is your last name Sima?"

"Exactly."

"It's you! Get him!"

The other party kept shouting that he was innocent, which was really noisy, so Zhang Liao took a step forward and raised his hand to hit him.

Zhang Liao often used a three-stone bow and had amazing arm strength. With just one slap, he could make his opponent spit blood and even pull out several of his teeth.

"Everything has been explained there, is it possible that I have arrested the wrong person?"

"You guys are slandering the emperor and defaming the Grand Tutor, you deserve to die! If you dare to make any more noise, I promise to take away half of your life!"

After all, Zhang Liao was a military man with some rough habits, and he was also quite fierce in his words and deeds.

Under Zhang Liao's threat, the other party did not dare to cry and complain about being wronged anymore, but just lowered his head with a look of regret.

In fact, Zhang Liao did not arrest the wrong person.

Because this time the arrest was not based solely on the confession of a mere village head.

Previously, the Shangshutai purchased grain directly from these people and actually had some information.

Every transaction leaves a trace.

Even if these people were careful, it was a business involving tens of thousands of shi of grain after all. How could they not leave any tail behind?
The man Zhang Liao arrested was one of the people behind the sale of grain in order to buy Wu Zhu coins and then recast the Wu Zhu coins into inferior small coins.

The captured scholar's face was covered in dirt.

He knew it was all over.

Although he had expected that this day might come since the day he started to oppose Dong Zhuo and the imperial court.

But Dong Zhuo's previous kind attitude towards scholars made him feel somewhat lucky.

Moreover, with the help of Huang Wan, many scholars participated in this plan.

D.

Even if the matter was really exposed, they did not believe that Dong Zhuo would arrest them all.

Dong Zhuo certainly wouldn't.

But Emperor Liu Xie can!
Liu Xie did not have any filter towards these famous scholars.

At this moment, the door of Jia Xu's house had been surrounded by three layers of imperial guards, making it impossible to get in or out.

There were still only Liu Xie, Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu in the room.

Soldiers kept coming in to report who they had captured, but Liu Xie just waved his hand casually and asked them to take the people to the Supreme Court for careful and slow interrogation.

Liu Xie stayed here not to see these minions.

Dong Zhuo was also full of patience today, sitting in a well-behaved manner. In fact, compared to Liu Xie, he wanted to meet that person more strongly!
A moment later.

Lu Bu's tall figure appeared in the sight of the two.

Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo both looked behind Lu Bu.

Because they knew that the place Lu Bu had just gone to was the former Situ Mansion!

The person he brought back should be the former Prime Minister Wang Yun!

However, to the surprise of Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo, there was nothing behind Lu Bu?
"Your Majesty, Grand Master..."

There were faint traces of sweat on Lu Bu's crown and belt, and his face was filled with shame and regret.

"I rushed to Wang Yun's residence as soon as possible, but did not find any trace of Wang Yun."

"Although his wives, concubines and children are still there, Wang Yun himself has disappeared."

Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo both changed color.

Wang Yun ran away?

Where can he run to?

Dong Zhuo slammed his fist on the table and uttered two words from between his teeth:

"Shuzi!"

Liu Xie kept frowning, thinking about Wang Yun's possible whereabouts and hiding place.

"Your Majesty, I have brought all of Wang Yun's relatives here. Do you want to question them?"

Liu Xie shook his head: "Since Wang Yun left them behind, it means they know very little and it is impossible for them to know Wang Yun's whereabouts."

Lu Bu nodded and added in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have asked them. They said that Wang Yun suddenly felt sick three days ago and hid in his house alone without going out."

Three days!

What sudden stroke? It's just an excuse to escape!
"Wang Yun was so cautious that he even hid it from his family members and disappeared without a trace. He must be planning something!"

For some reason, Liu Xie felt a sudden tightness in his heart when he heard that Wang Yun had disappeared.

It’s like there is a poisonous snake in front of you. If you just keep it in a cage, no matter how scary it is, you will not feel panicked.

But one day, you suddenly find that it has disappeared from the cage, and you don’t know where it is hiding, and you will inevitably feel panic.

"Why is Wang Yun so cautious this time? There is not even a hint of news?"

In fact, Wang Yun was also extremely cautious in his last actions. If Liu Xie had not foreseen the future, his plan would probably have gone smoothly long ago.

Perhaps because of the lesson he learned last time, Wang Yun disappeared from his own mansion this time without making a sound, and even his own relatives were deceived by him.

Dong Zhuo was also furious at this moment.

"Wang Yun can't run far!"

"Send a message to Li Jue stationed at Longmen to guard the ferry and prevent Wang Yun from crossing the river to Bingzhou!"

"Send a message to Zhang Ji stationed in Hongnong to seal the pass, so that even horses cannot pass through, and cut off Wang Yun's passage to Guandong!"

"In addition, Xu Rong stationed at Wuguan and Duan Wei stationed at Huayin, have them strengthen their inspections to prevent Wang Yun from escaping to the Central Plains through various passes."

Dong Zhuo is determined not to give up until he finds Wang Yun!

"Order Hu Zhen and Guo Si to lead the cavalry to search Guanzhong!"

"I just don't believe that even if we turn Guanzhong upside down, we still won't be able to find any trace of Wang Yun!"

With this arrangement, as long as Wang Yun has not left Guanzhong, he will be unable to escape.

Fortunately, just when Liu Xie was upset, good news came from Niu Fu:

"Your Majesty, the Inspector General Huang Wan is still at home. He has not escaped like Wang Yun did!"

Wang Yun and Huang Wan were almost the core of that small group.

Although it is not known why Huang Wan is still in Chang'an City, it is possible that he knows Wang Yun's whereabouts!

(End of this chapter)