Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

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"Why, are you reluctant?"

Laughing in surprise, Ding Yuan turned to look at Lu Bu, with an inexplicable expression on his face.

"Fengxian, I don't need to say these words, but since you are my adopted son, I hope you can remember them firmly."

"Could it be that now, do you still naively think that there is a distinction between good and evil among people?"

"Stop dreaming!"

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"Those who make big things don't care about small things, as long as they can achieve our goals...not to mention these two ferry crossings, even if there are twenty or two hundred places, we should burn or burn, and kill or kill!"

"Wait until He Jin succeeds, and after we have been promoted one after another, who will remember how many civilians we have killed?"

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The fire in the distance is still burning.

Facing the attack of tens of thousands of frontier soldiers, no matter whether it was Xiaopingjindu or Mengjindu's ten permanent servants, they were almost unable to last for an hour before being completely defeated by the elite troops. They either died on the spot or were completely defeated. Become a prisoner of Ding Yuan, or He Jin's forces.

When Ding Yuan gave the order to completely burn down all the houses where the private soldiers under Shi Changshi's men usually lived, the dazzling flames quickly spread from the houses and gradually covered the entire ferry area of ​​Mengjin.

Looking at the burning fire, Lu Bu didn't know where the fire would spread, but at least, deep in his heart, something was burned to ashes by the fire together with the house.

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In this way, a fire in Mengjin finally burned down all the buildings of the entire ferry, and forced the people in the entire Heyang area to migrate to the east and south.

In the history books of later generations, we can only see a few records of what happened at that time, but few people know that the spiritual and material losses caused by this fire to the local people almost became the last thing that crushed the big man. A single straw made those homeless detonate like dominoes, the most serious food crisis recorded in historical records in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

As we all know, Luoyang, or the Gyeonggi area is the most densely populated area in the entire Han Dynasty.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the upper and lower thirteen prefectures had a total population of more than [-] million, with millions of people living in Luoyang and this small area around Luoyang.

The fire ordered by Ding Yuan not only destroyed the residences of those people, but also completely burned the foundation of their existence.

Except for the people in Luoyang City, a quarter of the people in the "suburbs" of Luoyang were homeless because of the fire.They had to abandon the fields that were about to mature, and flocked to the nearby Yanzhou and Jizhou like waves.

Under conservative estimates, in this disaster recorded as "burning Mengjin" by later generations, the Han Empire lost a one-time ration that could support more than one million people for a year, which has reached the total grain output of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. One-fiftieth of the point.

Unlike those "production reductions" of varying degrees, this time, countless grains rotted in the fields because they were left unattended and harvested.The lethality of this completely "absolute production" is far from being easily matched by the drought and flood weather in one city and one place.

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"He... how dare he do this!"

While the fire was burning, in Luoyang's imperial palace, the Empress He also had a look of disbelief at the moment, looking at the man in front of her, she could hardly speak a word.

Empress Dowager Dong and Zhang Rang had already left last night, and now the person who appeared in front of her was none other than her own father and mother's brother, He Miao, a chariot general who also came from the "Zhu family" like her.

Different from the estrangement with He Jin, the blood connection makes the relationship between the He family and He Miao very good. In many cases, the He family will tell He Miao what is in his heart, instead of telling the superior general He Jin .

She called He Miao to the palace today, originally to discuss how to trick He Jin into the palace, but she didn't want to be told a big bad news by He Miao before she had time to speak:

More than a quarter of the buildings in northern Luoyang were burned down by an army under He Jin. A series of relatives of the eunuchs, including Zhongchang Shi Zhao Zhong and others, were arrested, their subordinates were killed, and all their property was confiscated and seized.

The huge sense of fear caused a subtle change in the mentality of several permanent servants, and it also allowed them to find Queen He, who is still able to manage the board, right away, and knelt neatly in front of her.

"Here, you have also seen that these people are kneeling here now. They must have received the news from home... You just need to ask them for details, and they should be clear."

"When I entered the palace today, I happened to meet this group of people waiting outside your palace, so I followed them in together."

Rubbing his eyes tiredly, He Miao's current mental state doesn't seem to be very good either.

He doesn't look as tall as He Jin, but he can be said to be over seven feet tall, with a mighty appearance.It's just that this mighty appearance hides an indescribable exhaustion.

Not far from him, Zhao Zhong and many other eunuchs were wearing yellow robes, kneeling in front of Mrs. He trembling, without saying a word, making Mrs. He almost unable to find any way to deal with it. .

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"Brother, I did have something to do with you today, and it happened to be related to your eldest brother. Wait a moment, and I will talk about it with you in detail after I have a clear understanding of what happened last night."

Turning around and giving He Miao some advice, Mrs. He rubbed her forehead sadly, and then looked at the group of eunuchs waiting.

Fortunately, unlike Zhang Rang's detachment, the ten regular attendants are also divided into ranks, and not every Zhongchang attendant will bring huge mental pressure to He's every move.

Now, the Empress Dowager Dong and Zhang Rang are not present, and Mrs. He no longer wants to be as nervous and trembling as she was yesterday, but seems to be able to cope with it.

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"Tell me, what happened to make you become like this one by one?"

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After simply asking a few words, He's expression became more and more ugly, and finally turned into an indescribable sigh.

"He... how dare he!"

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Even if she is a vase queen who doesn't understand government affairs, the He family is very clear about how a fire around the inner circle of the capital will adversely affect the future of the big man.

The food loss is small, and the rebellion, the complaints of the people and the loss of popular support caused by the lack of food are almost completely irreparable.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if you don't mention important national affairs, it's hard for He to imagine from a purely personal point of view that his elder brother would actually send someone to fight at the other party's home in order to frustrate the power of the ten permanent attendants. Kill Quartet.

She still clearly remembered that when the He family first entered the palace and came to Luoyang, they were country bumpkins that no one looked up to. Not to mention the aristocratic families, even some businessmen and farmers looked down on their brothers and sisters.

At that time, it was Zhao Zhong and other constant attendants who helped He Jin who had just entered Luoyang and had not gained a firm foothold.

Now He Jin's behavior can naturally be said to be a typical example of repaying kindness with revenge.

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Yes, facts are sometimes far more outrageous and attractive than legends.

Don't look at He Jin and Zhang Rang fighting to the death, wishing to cut each other into pieces... But if you really say it, there are quite a few eunuchs among the ten permanent servants, they can all be counted as benefactors of the He family.

The most important thing is that He Jin'en just wanted to avenge his revenge. His behavior just made the probability of the possibility that Dong mentioned at dusk yesterday afternoon skyrocket like a rocket.

For the sake of power, He Jin was able to act decisively against his "benefactor", so for a "sister" like He... the betrayal that Dong mentioned yesterday is almost a certainty.

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"Hey, Zhao Changshi, you guys don't want to kneel like this anymore... If you really want to leave your old age and return to your hometown, go to Zhang Changshi. I really really can't promise you."

"Retire first, believe in Gu, and wait for a while, everything will be fine... Gu still needs you, and the world of big men still needs you. Everything now is just an appearance. If you don't believe it, go yourself Ask Zhang Changshi."

After comforting the group of eunuchs who came to ask for resignation, Mrs. He couldn't help sighing again, and looked in the other direction.

In front of her, He Miao obviously thought of something, looking at He Shi with burning eyes, and did not take the initiative to speak.

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Chapter 76 Invitation

Since Dong and Zhang Rang did not mention the matter of Liu Hongli and his will to Empress He, in the eyes of Empress He, as long as He Jin, the last "unstable" factor, can be ruled out, then his son Liu Bian Inheriting the Datong can almost be said to be a certainty.

It was precisely because of this that after calling He Miao from outside the palace, the He family revealed all their plans to her biological brother.

"Brother, you should have seen it too... That guy is simply a lunatic. Now he is fighting against the ten permanent servants, so he will attack them like this, and even kill them all... Then if one day in the future, we brothers and sisters stand on the opposite side of him, Is he going to send someone to kill us?"

"You should still remember that when my younger sister first entered the palace, our He family did not have the status it has today. It was the ten servants who took good care of my younger sister that allowed the He family to settle down in Luoyang." ..."

"Brother, it's not that my little sister is careless. You said that he behaved like this to the benefactor of our He family. Then if in the future, after my little sister succeeds to the throne, he is interested in the position of emperor, what will happen, my little sister?" It’s almost impossible to think about it.”

With a sad face, he expressed his thoughts to He Miao. At this moment, He did not call himself a widow like when outsiders were present, but called himself "Little Sister", obviously trusting He Miao very much.

Not far from her, He Miao, who ranks third in the ranks of the military ranks, is dignified and doesn't say a word.

After a long time, he let out a deep sigh.

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"Indeed, little girl, you are right. He Suigao's ruthless and unreasonable behavior style is exactly what I am worried about."

"I just argued with him in the army, but He Suigao put on the airs of a general with me, and made trouble for me everywhere. I have never seen a more narrow-minded man than him. people."

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"Little sister, if you want me to say, you should be more careful when you are alone in the palace."

"I am surrounded by tens of thousands of people in the army, so no accidents will happen easily, but according to He Jin's temperament, you are usually alone in the palace. If he wants to directly control Bian'er, even to his detriment, you guys The situation of mother and child is very dangerous..."

"If you feel that something is wrong, quickly send people from the palace to our army to find me. Although I am not a general in the world, I still have some prestige in the army. If he is not good for you, I will be the first I rushed to the palace to save you in no time."

He Miao's mood is a bit complicated now as he intermittently told He Shi.

On the one hand, it can be said that he does not have the slightest liking for He Jin.

If possible, he might even take the initiative to help He Shi kill He Jin.

After all, He Jin's obsession with power and his weak sense of morality predestined that the brother and sister He Miao and Empress He would definitely go on the road of confrontation with He Jin in the future.

But on the other hand, He Miao had to admit that He Jin was more than one level above him in terms of strength.

Although He Miao said that he would come to the rescue, He Miao really didn't want to say more about what role his ten thousand men could play in front of He Jin's army.

From ten years ago to now, He Jin has been cultivating the position of general for a long time.

The force he represented was not only the army directly under Luoyang City, but also his disciples among the courtiers, and even the local legions dispatched by him.

Compared with the two armies of Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan who were staring at Luoyang outside the city, the threat that He Jin's own army could pose was not that serious.

Seeing this, He Shi lowered his head slightly.

"Brother, little sister asks you something..."

"If he is gone, brother, you might take over the army in his hands?"

"If... if he is gone, what will happen to the future of our brother and sister?"

Asking He Miao with a very small voice, Empress He seemed to be doing something wrong secretly, a trace of cold sweat oozing from the palms of both hands.

And beside her, He Miao obviously did not expect her to say that.