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Chapter 718: Chang'an City is full of twists and turns

"My dear, what did you say?!"

"Prime Minister Dong wants to take me to escape to Meiwu???"

In the deserted side hall of the imperial palace, the little emperor looked pale.

In front of him, Dong Cheng clenched his fists and comforted the emperor:
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will never let this villain succeed in his evil plan!"

"He must be ill-prepared in such a hurry. I will contact the opposition in the court and we will work together to eliminate the treacherous villains and protect the country!"

After saying this, Dong Cheng immediately sent someone to contact Wang Yun, Huang Wan and others in the Shangshu Tai.

It is said that Dong Cheng had already disliked Dong Zhuo before the capital was moved, but he pretended to be close to Dong Zhuo only because of the situation.

However, Dong Cheng himself did not expect that because of his status, Dong Zhuo would not doubt him at all.

This time, he was even given the title of Shizhong, who was allowed to walk around the court and enter and leave the Forbidden City, as well as the rank of Hu Ben Zhonglang Jiang, who was in charge of the troops.

This made Dong Cheng very happy, and he made use of his special status to help the emperor contact the opposition in the court.

He soon got in touch with those officials developed by Lu Zhi, Zhong Yao and the Zhen family who were having secret affairs with Su Yao.

Originally, Dong Cheng wanted Dong Zhuo to defend Chang'an to the death, and when Su Yao's army surrounded the city, they would open the city and release Dong Zhuo, thus destroying Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop.

However, Dong Cheng never expected that Dong Zhuo was so courageous that he dared to give up his power and flee to Meiwu to defend it with only the emperor, the beauty and the soldiers loyal to him.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo's escape did not really mean that he had completely given up the world.

On the one hand, Dong Zhuo sent a letter to Li Ru to warn him and ask him to respond to the situation.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo was trying to survive by issuing orders to the people of the world, especially to Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang and Liu Yan in Yizhou.

Dong Zhuo invited the princes of the world to enter Guanzhong and drive out Su Yao. Those who succeeded were even promised to be made kings and to cede a state!
"Crazy, really crazy!"

"This thief Dong is so brave!"

"Who does he think he is? King Ping of Zhou?"

"How dare he do such a ridiculous thing? He is going to drag the whole world down with him!"

Huang Wan, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Wang Yun, Gai Xun, Yang Biao and a large number of people gathered together and angrily denounced Dong Zhuo for his shamelessness.

After learning about Dong Zhuo's plan, everyone was so angry that their faces turned blue and they trembled all over.

Any discerning person could see that Dong Zhuo's move would undoubtedly make the already corrupt situation in the world even more chaotic.

"This villain Dong Zhuo is a disaster to the country and the people!" Huang Wan was extremely indignant. He slammed the table heavily with his eyes wide open.

"He actually dared to use the bait of enfeoffment and cession of land to lure the princes into the pass. Isn't this pushing the land of Guanzhong into an abyss of no return?" Huangfu Song frowned, his tone full of worry.

"Yes, Guanzhong is the heartland of the Han Dynasty. Once the princes come one after another, it will surely cause an unprecedented chaos."

Yang Biao said in a deep voice:
"When that happens, the people will suffer and the Han dynasty will be on the verge of collapse."

"What's more terrifying is that Dong Zhuo's move may allow those princes with ulterior motives to take advantage of the opportunity to grow more powerful, or even form separatist forces. In this way, the court's authority will no longer exist, and the unification of the world will be even more distant." Gai Xun added gritting his teeth.

For a moment, everyone in the hall was filled with indignation and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

They all knew that if Dong Zhuo's plan was successfully implemented, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Time is running out, we must stop the thief Dong as soon as possible!"

Wang Yun broke the silence and said with a firm look:

"We must not allow him to flee Chang'an with the emperor at any cost, and we must not allow the princes to enter the pass and cause chaos."

"Yes, Dong Zhuo must be stopped!"

Zhu Jun looked at Dong Cheng and said with a folded hand:

"The General of the Central Army is now in charge of the military affairs of the Forbidden City. He should immediately raise the army to attack the thief Dong. Executing this beast quickly will save the court from danger."

Dong Cheng was suddenly called out and shuddered, and said hurriedly:

"How dare you do this?"

Dong Cheng swallowed his saliva and explained:
"Although I have military power, I only have 800 soldiers. How can I fight against the thousands of troops of Dong?"

"He has just ordered the army to assemble. He is no longer at home. If you want to kill him, you must first defeat his Xiliang army." "It is impossible for me to do that with just the number of people I have."

"What the Zhonglang General said is absolutely right. A head-on fight will not work."

Wang Yun nodded, he understood Dong Cheng's concerns.

Although Dong Zhuo was tyrannical and unjust, he was very subtle. He was very generous to his soldiers and respectful to famous scholars.

People like Wang Yun and Cai Yong were favored by Dong Zhuo and were promoted one after another because of this.

However, he was different from the great Confucian scholars who either valued their reputation or cared about the world and therefore secretly opposed Dong.

Those ignorant soldiers were deeply bribed by Dong Zhuo, and it was extremely difficult to win anti-Dong forces from them.

"But this doesn't mean we have to sit there and watch the thief Dong succeed in his evil plan!"

"Oh? Master Zi, do you have any good ideas?" Everyone looked at Wang Yun.

Wang Yun immediately lowered his voice and called out a name:

"Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue cavalry, is a close confidant of the former general He Jin."

"Although he later surrendered to the traitor Dong, he was not as devoted to him as other officers."

"As long as we tell him the truth about the current crisis, I am confident that I can convince him to help us achieve our great cause!"

"Master, this is a brilliant plan!"

Huangfu Song's eyes gleamed:
"I know Wu Fu. He is brave and courageous. He enjoys great prestige in the army and has long been dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's tyranny."

“If we can get his support, it will undoubtedly greatly increase our chances of success.”

"In this case, let's act quickly without further delay!" Huang Wan said anxiously.

When everyone heard this, they immediately prepared to take action. At this moment, Yang Biao called out to everyone:
"Wait a minute, everyone. Don't rush things!"

"What does Yang Gong mean?" Gai Xun looked at Yang Biao with dissatisfaction.

Now Dong Zhuo has begun to mobilize his army to evacuate Chang'an.

No one can guarantee that this thief Dong will not suddenly give up on himself before leaving, and kill those who used to have conflicts with him, just to have one last stab at it.

If we don't launch a mutiny now, the risk will increase every moment of delay.

Yang Biao took a look and sighed:

"I also know that the current situation is critical, but that is why we cannot act blindly. If we are discovered by the thief Dong, then we will be doomed!"

"Then I wonder what Mr. Yang thinks?" Wang Yun asked with a frown.

Yang Biao pondered for a moment and said slowly:
"Dong Zhuo is a cunning and suspicious person. Now that he is hiding in the army, if we lead our troops directly to attack him, the disparity in strength will make it difficult to succeed even with the help of Captain Wu."

"So why don't we spread some rumors first to make Dong Zhuo lose his composure, and then take advantage of the opportunity to act."

"Rumors?" Everyone looked at Yang Biao in confusion.

"Yes, rumors."

Yang Biao nodded and said:

"We can spread the news that some of Dong Zhuo's generals are afraid of Su Yao's power and are unwilling to accompany him to the end, so they are preparing to rebel."

"If this happens, Dong Zhuo will surely become suspicious and jealous of his generals, and it may even lead to internal strife."

By then, Dong the thief and the Xiliang army will be suspicious of each other, or even kill each other, then won't our plan be more secure?"

"The plan is good, but the problem is how to spread the divisive rumors?" Zhu Jun asked.

"This is simple."

Wang Yun smiled and took over the conversation:
"Such an important task will probably require General Zhonglang to take on this task."

Seeing everyone's gaze, Dong Cheng took a deep breath.

(End of this chapter)