Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

It must be said that although many of the eunuchs' actions were outrageous, their loyalty to the emperor was absolutely unquestionable. Did Emperor Lingdi appoint Jian Shuo as the head of the Eight Commandants of the Western Garden because he was incompetent? Nor did he imprison the scholar-official group because he really believed in slander.

In fact, all of this ultimately comes down to imperial power. When the power of the aristocratic families was too great, the emperor could only appoint eunuchs and relatives to suppress the aristocratic families. However, the Eastern Han Dynasty relied on the aristocratic families. The disciples, former officials, fathers, brothers, etc. of those party members were all dismissed, and the five clans were implicated. In the end, this damaged the fundamental rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Emperor Ling was forced to lift the party ban.

Liu Bian had just ascended the throne and his foundation was still shallow. The eunuchs only needed to curry favor with the Queen Mother to keep the General in their power. Once the Emperor grew up and took power, their support would be secure. Therefore, the eunuchs were foolish enough to kill the General and offend the Queen Mother. On the contrary, after Jian Shuo's death, these eunuchs went to the General's Mansion every day to beg for forgiveness and pardon.

Lu Bu thought he had seen through the secrets of heaven and knew enough, but after listening to Dong Zhuo's remarks, he realized that he only had a partial understanding. In his dream, he only knew that the general died at the hands of Zhang Rang and others, but he didn't know that there were other inside stories. The well in Luoyang is really bottomless!

"If the eunuchs don't dare to kill the general, then who is it?"

Recently, Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family have been exchanging letters frequently. Lu Bu knew that they were discussing the matter of entering the capital. It was said that Dong Zhuo was able to lead his troops to Luoyang because of the Yuan family's behind-the-scenes instigation. However, the Yuan family never expected that Dong Zhuo was not a man who was willing to be inferior to others. In the end, the Yuan family got themselves into trouble. After Yuan Shao raised his army in Guandong, more than 20 people of the Yuan family in Luoyang were sacrificed by Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo said, "Your Majesty is young. No matter which side wins, the eunuchs or the relatives of the emperor will dominate the court. What good will that do to others? Only by making them both lose can others reap the benefits. However, there are more than one fisherman in the world!"

Dong Zhuo looked towards the east with a blazing gaze and laughed heartily, "I, Dong Zhongying, am the last fisherman!"

Through the endless wilderness ahead, Dong Zhuo seemed to see the tall buildings and carved jade bricks of Luoyang, and saw himself standing in the court, full of vigor and vitality, giving orders for the country.

Looking into Dong Zhuo's eyes, brimming with ambition and fervent aspirations, Lü Bu shook his head. "My lord, you know there are many fishermen in the world, but don't you also know there are always higher mountains?" A strong army and powerful cavalry could have made him king on the frontier, but once he entered the vortex of Luoyang, caught in the power struggle, he would ultimately bring about his own downfall.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's current ambition, no amount of words could persuade him, so Lu Bu said no more.

Fate is determined by heaven! Of course, except for me who has a glimpse into the secrets of heaven!

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Fate is predestined. No matter whether it was really predestined by heaven or human factors, He Jin died anyway. He was beheaded when he entered the palace to see the empress dowager. A first-rank general of the Han Dynasty, a general who had power over all the military forces in the world, was inexplicably killed by a group of eunuchs.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other subordinates of He Jin were all shocked when they heard the news!

"Who killed him? Who is so bold?"

Cao Cao, the first to react, overturned the table in front of him, jumped up and roared.

The soldier who came to report the news said, "The news from the palace is that the general is plotting a rebellion and was killed by Zhang Rang and others."

Cao Cao's eyes widened in anger. "Bullshit! The general is a skilled warrior, how could he be killed by a few eunuchs?"

"The swordsmen must be lying in ambush!" Yuan Shu said coldly from the side.

"How dare a eunuch? If he kills the general, how can the Queen Mother protect him and others? Do they have no brains?"

Cao Cao asked angrily, turned to look at Yuan Shao, only to see that he also had a look of surprise and anger. Cao Cao then looked at Yuan Shu, and although the arrogant man was angry, there was no surprise in his eyes.

Thinking of Yuan Shu's abnormal behavior in recent days, he first urged Dong Zhuo to come to the capital, and then he secretly went to see the general again. It is unknown what they said, but the general changed his mind the next day and ordered Zhong Shao to persuade Dong Zhuo.

However, Zong Shao's dissuasion was of no use, and Dong Zhuo's troops still marched all the way to Henan Yin. Seeing that Dong Zhuo disobeyed orders and was coming aggressively, the Queen Mother, under pressure, had agreed to release some eunuchs to return home. However, Yuan Shao was relentless and sent letters to various places to arrest the eunuchs' families. All this seemed to be helping the general deal with the eunuchs, but in fact it was forcing the eunuchs to take desperate measures.

Cao Cao was not unaware of the intrigues in the court, but he did not expect these people to be so cruel that they even dared to kill the general, and arranged everything so cleverly. He used a knife to kill someone else and wiped out the eunuch party and the foreign relatives party that dominated the court. His Yuan family could also earn the reputation of killing eunuchs.

At this moment, Yuan Shao, who had been in a daze, suddenly said, "Perhaps, the general was really killed by the Ten Attendants!"

A few days ago, the general suddenly changed his mind and regretted inviting Dong Zhuo to the capital. When his uncle learned about this, he called him over and asked him to falsely convey the general's order, ordering all states and counties to arrest the eunuchs' families and put them in jail. The eunuchs were left with no other choice but to take the risk and kill the general.

The one who really wants to kill the general is...

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shu with jealousy. Judging from the abnormal behavior of this kid in recent times, his uncle had obviously told Yuan Shu about the arrangements before and after this matter, but kept himself in the dark. Apart from the fact that he was not a legitimate son, how was he inferior to this kid?

"It's useless to dwell on these things now. The blame for killing the general can only be put on the eunuchs, and the general must not be charged with treason. You should immediately gather the soldiers, rush into the palace under the pretext of avenging the general, and kill the eunuchs." Yuan Shao's confidant Xun You suggested.

Yuan Shao suddenly woke up, "Yes, yes, yes, kill the eunuch immediately."

No matter what, the general is dead, and my chance to make a name for myself has come!

Yuan Shao said this and ran out the door. Xun You quickly caught up with him, "Benchu, wait!"

Yuan Shao stopped and looked back.

Xun You hurried over and whispered, "The general has a younger brother who is also the General of Chariots and Cavalry. Although he and the general have different fathers and mothers, they are born of the same mother as the one in the palace."

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately understood that if his uncle wanted to eliminate the power of foreign relatives, he had to get rid of them completely.

Xun You warned, "You can't do this. Let Wu Kuang go, and call Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min as well."

Yuan Shao nodded. Although Wu Kuang was a subordinate of He Jin, he was also on good terms with the Yuan family. Now that the general was dead, the He family would be scattered, and the Yuan family would replace the officials and relatives to become the top people in the court. Wu Kuang knew how to choose. As for Dong Min, his brothers were all members of the Yuan family, so he dared not disobey.

On that day, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others gathered the imperial guards and stormed into the palace. Yuan Shu directly set fire to the Nine Dragon Gate of the Nangong Palace and the East and West Palaces. Zhang Rang and others saw that the situation was not good, so they took the young emperor Liu Bian and Chenliu Prince Liu Xie hostage and fled in a hurry through the corridor between the South and North Palaces.

Yuan Shao and his uncle Yuan Wei pretended to be following the imperial eunuch's orders and killed the eunuch's relatives Xu Xiang and Fan Ling. Then they lined up their troops at the Zhuque Gate and captured and killed Zhao Zhong and others who had not had time to escape. They also ordered the palace gates to be closed and entry and exit strictly prohibited. They directed the soldiers to search for the eunuchs in the palace and kill them all, regardless of age.

Yuan Shao, who was blinded by rage, led his troops to hunt down eunuchs in the city. All young men without beards were killed. Many young men who had not had time to grow beards were scared to death when they saw the soldiers. They had no choice but to take off their pants to prove their innocence.

At the Sunset Pavilion outside Luoyang, Dong Zhuo looked at the thick smoke billowing over Luoyang. He threw away the dried meat he was chewing and said to Niu Fu, "Zi Zuo, you and Zhong Ming take the others and the baggage and move slowly."

He then mounted his horse and called out to Lü Bu, Dong Yue, Hua Xiong and the others, "Follow me quickly to Luoyang."

Dong Zhuo and others had hardly any rest during the time they were outside Luoyang. They were paying attention to the situation in Luoyang day and night. The four thousand cavalrymen had already prepared two days' worth of dry food and the war horses were well fed, just waiting for news from Luoyang.

The next morning before dawn, Dong Zhuo arrived at Xianyang Garden in Luoyang and learned that Zhang Rang and others had abducted His Majesty to Beimang Mountain the day before, so he rushed to Beimang Mountain without stopping.