The incident of Dong Zhuo burning down Luoyang and digging up the imperial tombs to steal buried treasures has become known to everyone in Guandong.
However, in Guanzhong, Dong Zhuo ordered the news to be blocked.
Hangu Pass, Tongguan, Wuguan and other several gateways No entry or exit is allowed at any important pass in Guanzhong.
Liu Cheng believed that the news would spread throughout the court and Guanzhong soon along with Qiao Yu.
May 15th, the morning sun.
Liu Cheng arrived at the gate of the palace early, but many courtiers were earlier than him.
These courtiers gathered together and cursed Dong Zhuo for being unconscionable and inferior to pigs and dogs.
They all shouted that they would wait for a meeting.
He went to court to denounce Dong Zhuo.
The appearance of Liu Cheng silenced the courtiers, and the new Situ Wang Yun walked over quickly, bowed to the ground, and cried: "General, I and others heard that Dong Zhuo was set on fire in Luoyang, and they ordered people to dig up the imperial mausoleum and steal it."
Taking the funeral objects is really unconscionable.
If he does such evil things that are outrageous and resentful, can the general just ignore him?"
Liu Cheng helped Wang Yun up and sighed: "Wang Situ, how do you think this general should control this?"
Wang Yun looked around, pulled Liu Cheng aside and whispered: "Of course we must mobilize troops and horses to kill him."
After saying this, he made a beheading gesture with his hand.
Liu Cheng's expression changed several times, he turned around to look at the situation around him, and scolded in a low voice: "Wang Situ, you don't want your life.
You said such confidential things in public.
Remember, you didn't say anything." , I didn’t hear anything.”
After that, he didn’t care about Wang Yun’s reaction and walked away.
Wang Yun looked at Liu Cheng's back, he was not angry but happy, his face quickly returned to normal, he straightened his clothes and walked back to the crowd of ministers and started spewing feces from his mouth again.
After a while, the sound of gongs came from far away, and I saw a primary school student at the end of the street walking in front, holding a gong in his left hand and a mallet in his right hand.
"People avoid" Behind him were two columns of soldiers from the Prime Minister's Mansion, one on the left and one on the right.
They were holding signs saying "Quiet" and "Avoid", and behind them were the fierce Xiliang cavalry, one after another, with murderous looks on their faces.
More than three hundred people.
Dong Zhuo's chariot was pulled by eight horses, and the chariot was as decorated as a royal chariot.
Behind it were rows of Xiliang infantry, all wearing helmets and armor, and holding swords in their hands.
When the officials and civilians on the street saw Dong Zhuo's car approaching, they all moved aside and knelt down, not daring to breathe loudly.
Liu Cheng stood outside the palace gate holding the hilt of the knife in his hand and looked at Dong Zhuo's chariot from far away.
Suddenly a sneer came from beside him: "Huh, the standards of the chariot are comparable to the emperor's guard of honor.
This officer has long been disobedient, and now he only It’s just a fig leaf wrapped around the body.”
Liu Cheng turned around and saw that it was Gai Xun, the former Jing Zhaoyin and now the Yilang, so he said: "Master Gai, it is better for him to have some shame than nothing.
If this Prime Minister Dong pulls off the fig leaf and shows you How should such a loyal minister deal with himself?"
Gai Xun said nothing, but his expression showed that he was extremely uneasy inside.
"The Prime Minister has arrived!"
With a loud shout, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who were waiting at the entrance of the palace were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed to greet him.
In the past, they would only kneel down and kowtow when the emperor arrived.
But now that Dong Zhuo is here, they They also knelt down one after another, showing how powerful Dong Zhuo was.
Dong Zhuo's chariot stopped, and Lu Bu, who was beside the chariot, also reined in his horse and jumped off Juechen's horse with Fang Tian's painted halberd in hand.
The curtain of the carriage was opened by a maid, and Dong Zhuo's fat body got off the carriage and walked towards the palace gate.
Lu Bu followed closely behind him with the Fangtian Painted Halberd.
Li Su and a large number of Xiliang infantry followed closely.
Followed by.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you all to come so early.
Uh, General Liu, weren't you leading the army in Luoyang to defend against the enemy?
Why did you suddenly lead the army to withdraw from Luoyang without even saying hello?
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Do you know that because of your sudden withdrawal, you almost died?
Let the armies of Fengxian, Li Jue and Guo Si be trapped in Luoyang by the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes."
Facing Dong Zhuo's loud rebuke and questioning, Liu Cheng smiled calmly.
He didn't believe that Dong Zhuo knew that he had led his army to withdraw from Luoyang only now.
He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would know it when he led his army to cross the river and enter Shaanxi.
Liu Cheng walked towards Dong Zhuo.
Both Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were quite nervous.
Dong Zhuo was very afraid of Liu Cheng's martial arts, but he couldn't let himself show his fear of Liu Cheng in public.
Liu Cheng looked at Lu Bu who stepped forward to protect Dong Zhuo.
He stopped and asked Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister Dong, you led the army to withdraw from Hulao Pass and allowed the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes to come in.
Why didn't you give him permission in advance?"
General, I want to say hello.
If I am a step late, I will be blocked by the Kwantung Allied Forces in Luoyang and unable to get out.
Your intentions are too sinister, right?
Now you actually hit me, it doesn’t seem very kind to do so."
Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and said: "Huh, Liu Cheng, it's okay for you to occupy Hedong and appoint officials without authorization.
I don't care about you.
I approved your appointment and dismissal because you and your generals have made great achievements in conquering the Baibo Army.
The prime minister gave your generals promotions, and now you are sending troops to occupy Bingzhou.
Do you still have the imperial court in your eyes?"
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Prime Minister Dong, you are wrong to say that.
Ever since the Kwantung princes allied forces rebelled against the princes, the counties in Bingzhou have neither expressed their allegiance to the imperial court nor participated in the princes' alliance.
These are obviously a group of villains and wallflowers.
The general just sent people over to let them understand that this world is still the world of the Han Dynasty, and it is still the world of the current emperor.
The Northern Army is the military force of the imperial court.
I, the general, have the talisman of the Son of Heaven, and I can conquer the unconquered ministers on behalf of heaven.
What is wrong with me, the general, in doing so?
On the contrary, I, the general, am maintaining the prestige of the imperial court, and trying to save Dong Zhuo’s face.
Look at you.
Since Dong Zhuo came to power, he has caused angry people, frequent rebellions in various places, and countless natural and man-made disasters.
Don’t you think it’s your fault?”
"Are you accusing the truth?"
Dong Zhuo pointed at Liu Cheng and said angrily.
Liu Chengdao: "So what?
Others are afraid of you Dong Zhuo, afraid of being poisoned by you.
I, Liu Cheng, am not afraid that you are the prime minister, holding a high position but unable to bear responsibilities.
If you have the ability, you can govern the world well and let the world Surrender, let foreign countries come to court, let the people be rich and healthy, Don't pick up relics on the road, let the crowing of chickens, dogs and thieves disappear, let everyone in the world praise you for your great achievements and immortality.
Only in this way can you show your ability.
Can you only draw a sword in the court and scare people?
You will only send people to arrest the common people.
Come and pretend to be a prisoner, behead your head to intimidate the ministers and embolden yourself."
Every word of Liu Cheng's words was like cutting into Dong Zhuo's heart.
Veins popped up on Dong Zhuo's forehead, and his nose was almost crooked with anger.
He couldn't control his emotions and shouted: "Liu Cheng, son, do you want to fall out with me?"
" "I'm teaching you how to behave."
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After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he pointed to the minister kneeling next to him and said, "Look at these people.
On the surface, they treat you respectfully and treat you like their own biological parents.
That's right."
Because they are afraid that you will go crazy and kill people accidentally and kill them.
They have hated you for a long time.
If they have a chance, they will definitely skin you, extract your menstruation, and cut you into pieces with thousands of knives."
"This time the princes of Guandong rebelled, I would like to ask you how many battles Prime Minister Dong fought with the princes and the outcome was Hua Xiong was indeed the most powerful general in Xiliang.
He killed several generals of the princes of Guandong and killed all the princes.
He was scared, but he was still killed by the coalition forces."
"Lu Fengxian seemed to be brave and invincible, but as soon as the coalition forces rushed forward, he was blinded.
He had just killed several coalition generals and was quite powerful, but he fled in the blink of an eye; and you, Dong Cheng, didn't even reach Hulao Pass.
Get out.
The princes rebelled, but instead of raising troops to attack you, you were killed and cowered in Hulao Pass.
In the end, you voluntarily abandoned Hulao Pass and retreated to Chang'an.
What credit do you have for fighting any battle?"
Dong Zhuo was speechless.
At this time, the palace door opened, and several eunuchs came out.
One of them said loudly: "All the ministers go to court to see the emperor."
Dong Zhuo was worried about not being able to get down the steps, so he snorted at Liu Cheng, rolled up his sleeves and strode towards the palace gate.
A sneer appeared on Liu Cheng's face, and he followed Dong Zhuo into the palace gate with his sword in hand.
The other ministers waited for the two people to walk in, then got up from the ground and lined up in two lines to enter.
Unsurprisingly, at the court meeting, when Liu Bian heard that Luoyang had been burned to ashes by fire, that the imperial tombs had been dug up and stolen, and that the remains of previous emperors had been exposed in the wilderness, he burst into tears.
The courtiers finally had some awareness of being human ministers.
Thinking of the glory and glory of this great man for hundreds of years, and how much they were respected by the previous emperors, they felt chilling to be treated like this after their death.
Situ Wangyun howled: "Thinking about how majestic our Han Dynasty used to be.
Everyone in the northern and southern borders of the Mobei and the Western Regions and the East China Sea surrendered.
But now we are unable to even protect the tombs of the late emperor and his concubines.
How sad."
The ministers couldn't help but feel sad when Wang Yun cried like this.
They all held their heads and cried, and the whole court was filled with crying.
Dong Zhuo was quite embarrassed.
Even though he was used to being domineering and frequently drawing swords to kill people, today he knew that he was in the wrong and was rarely angry.
He stood there with his eyes slightly closed and allowed these courtiers to cry.
Liu Cheng remained motionless, neither making a sound to dissuade the courtiers nor comforting the emperor.
The ministers cried for a while, and Gai Xun couldn't help but jumped out and pointed at Dong Zhuo and cursed: "Tie Dong, you ordered the burning of Luoyang and the excavation of the imperial tomb to steal the burial objects.
Since the history of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there has never been anyone like you."
You are such a crazy person, you are a minister and a citizen of the Han Dynasty, you grew up on the land of the Han Dynasty, you grew up eating the food of the Han Dynasty, and you actually did such an unscrupulous thing, how can you stand between heaven and earth?
" Dong Zhuo was furious, glared at Gai Xun and said: "Bold Gai Xun, you have contradicted the truth several times.
The truth is magnanimous and does not care about you.
It does not mean that the truth can always tolerate you making random accusations and accusations in front of the truth.
The truth asks you, you Which eye saw the truth and ordered Luoyang to be burned down, and which eye saw the truth and ordered people to dig up the imperial mausoleum and steal the funerary objects?"
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