The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 243 Volume Death

But the miracle that Yuan Shao expected never happened.

On the contrary, there were reports of even worse things happening in Jingzhou and the Central Plains.

Cao Cao was blocked at the gates of Xiangyang and could not break through.

After Tao Qian died, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to fight for it and had already captured Pengcheng.

Sun Ce led his troops to Jingzhou and joined the battle for Jingzhou...

And the North.

The reason why Yuan Shao dared to ignore Gongsun Zan and sent a large army to attack Taiyuan was because Youzhou also suffered a disaster this year.

After such a long confrontation with Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zan has recovered a lot of his strength and may launch a new offensive at any time and attack Jizhou from the north.

The longer the delay, the more disadvantageous the situation will be for Yuan Shao.

Dong Zhuo in Jiexiu also learned about the many wars that took place in the Central Plains.

In particular, the victory in the Battle of Yiling allowed the battle-hardened Dong Zhuo to immediately judge that the attack organized by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would ultimately fail.

"Yuan Shao is not far from retreating!"

The person accompanying him at this moment was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu.

"These days in Bingzhou have been like years. Now I can finally go back to Chang'an and hug Wansheng!"

Niu Fu also smiled innocently: "Father was also so anxious more than ten years ago when the queen was just born."

At that time, Dong Zhuo was still young and Niu Fu was just a young boy.

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized: "It has been more than ten years."

More than ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

Dong Bai, who was still a baby in the past, has now become the queen of the Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhuo didn't know what to feel for a moment.

"Liang Bi, I almost forgot. Go to the nearby county town and ask where the sweets are delicious."

"Before leaving, Bai kept asking for food, and I forgot about it."

Niu Fu took the order and went to look for it personally.

Finally, it was found in a home in Qi County and brought to Dong Zhuo.

The dessert is mainly made of rice, which is beaten into a cake shape and decorated with red beans and persimmons. When you take a bite, the sweet taste spreads in your mouth, which is very different from other delicacies.

"That Bai kid knows how to eat."

Dong Zhuo stuffed the sweet fruits into his mouth one by one. In less than a day, he had eaten up all the ones he had intended to bring to Dong Bai.

"Liangbi, go buy some more!"

"Here!"

Niu Fu took the trouble to go to Qi County again and bring the fruit back in a hurry.

This time I brought more, a full ten kilograms.

Unexpectedly.

Just three days later, Dong Zhuo summoned Niu Fu again.

"Go buy some more."

"what?"

Niu Fu was surprised to find that Dong Zhuo had eaten all ten kilograms of fruit in three days.

During this period, Dong Zhuo did not eat a single bite of food and only filled his stomach with fruits.

"Father."

Niu Fu also noticed something strange: "I'm afraid this thing can't be eaten like this, I hope father can exercise moderation."

Bang!
Just after Niu Fu finished speaking, Dong Zhuo suddenly lost his temper and swept the utensils on the table to the ground.

"Go!"

Seeing this, Niu Fu did not dare to advise him and had to go look somewhere else.

When Dong Zhuo saw that Niu Fu finally obeyed his orders, he fell exhausted on the couch, breathing heavily.

During this period, Dong Zhuo felt extremely tired.

Even if I sleep for eight hours every day, my thoughts still feel fuzzy.

Only by eating some sweets can my mind maintain temporary clarity.

"How old are you?"

"Sixty-something? Or already over seventy?"

Dong Zhuo really had forgotten a little.

Getting old is a very strange thing.

Dong Zhuo clearly didn't feel anything when he went on the expedition.

But during a previous chat with Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo suddenly realized that he had reached this age.

Even if Dong Zhuo was just an ordinary person, based on his age alone, he would have been one of the three elders with respected status.

And once I realized my age, it was as if a door opened.

All the bad feelings came out of this door.

The body, which I thought had already healed, now felt pain.

The joints gradually become stiff.

My arms also began to tremble slightly.

The thoughts that were originally very clear in my mind became cloudy.

Sometimes when Dong Zhuo woke up, he thought he was still in Chang'an, or in his hometown of Lintao.

"Shuying..."

"flat……"

"white……"

When Niu Fu brought fruits again, he learned that Dong Zhuo was unconscious. Frightened, Niu Fu immediately rushed into Dong Zhuo's tent and knelt in front of him.

"Father!"

Dong Zhuo's face was pale at this moment, without a trace of blood.

If his eyelids hadn't trembled from time to time, he wouldn't have looked like a living person.

"Father!"

Niu Fu was at a loss at the moment. Such a good man actually burst into tears. "Father!"

Maybe it was because Niu Fu’s wailing was too loud, but Dong Zhuo finally opened his eyes slightly and looked at Niu Fu with his bloodshot and extremely turbid eyes.

"Liang Bi."

Dong Zhuo's voice was weak, so Niu Fu quickly bent down and knelt in front of Dong Zhuo's bed.

"Liang Bi, you, use my tiger seal to call back Li Jue, Guo Si, Xu Rong, and Feng Xian."

"After that, we will take back their military power and withdraw them in an orderly manner, so as not to cause a mutiny."

"Write another letter to the emperor, asking him to lead the army in person as soon as possible and come here, so as not to miss the important event."

"besides……"

Dong Zhuo still couldn't get the two people out of his mind.

"Tell Bai to take good care of Wansheng in the future..."

"Although Bai Ye is just a child, but, alas, alas..."

Dong Zhuo kept choking but ultimately could not utter a single word and fell into unconsciousness again.

"Father! Father!"

Niu Fu shook Dong Zhuo's body, then ran outside like crazy: "Doctor! Doctor! Come quickly!"

The military doctor arrived at the tent quickly, but as soon as he felt Dong Zhuo's pulse, he sighed.

"General Niu, the Grand Master is old, and he didn't take care of his body when he was young because of the battles. Now he is almost exhausted."

"quack!"

Niu Fu drew out the blade, his eyes red.

"Father used to be able to eat three pounds of fruit a day, how come he is dying now? Are you, a quack doctor, trying to murder my father? You are courting death!"

After saying that, he actually put the knife on the doctor's neck, wanting to take his life.

The doctor was so frightened that he fell to his knees: "I dare not!"

"Grandmaster was like this before, I'm afraid it's just a flash of brilliance."

"When old people pass away, their mouths become bitter, which is why they like sweets."

"Although the Grand Master is still alive, he will only be gone for a day or two. I hope General Niu can withdraw his troops as soon as possible and take care of the Grand Master's funeral."

"Be bold!"

Niu Fu was unwilling to believe it, so he raised the blade high and was about to chop it towards the doctor's neck.

"General Niu! General Niu!"

At this moment, someone suddenly grabbed Niu Fu's ankle and dragged him.

"General Niu! I have a way to save the Grand Tutor! I have a way to save the Grand Tutor!"

Niu Fu looked carefully and found that it was a fortune teller.

The shaman and the doctor are inseparable. When the doctor was summoned just now, the fortune teller also followed him into Dong Zhuo's tent and waited beside him.

Now seeing that Niu Fu was going mad and seemed to want to kill all the doctors present, the fortune teller quickly stepped forward and said that he had a way to save the Grand Tutor.

"really?"

Niu Fu was superstitious about witchcraft and divination. When he saw a fortune teller come forward, he was overjoyed.

"Seriously! Seriously!"

The fortune teller quickly took out a piece of tortoise shell from his arms and pointed out the crack on it to Niu Fu.

"The Grand Master's fate is not to end, it's just that Zhao Yuqi's water virtue is strong, which conflicts with the Grand Master's fire virtue fate."

"Pingyang is not far away. Pingyang is the hometown of Fuxi, Yao and Shun, and is consistent with the fate of the Grand Master. As long as General Niu Fu takes the Grand Master to Pingyang immediately and sets up an altar to offer sacrifices to the heavens in Pingyang, he will naturally be able to extend the life of the Grand Master and make him better!"

Niu Fu didn't quite understand, but he didn't suspect anything. He immediately ordered Dong Zhuo to be placed in a carriage and ordered the army to go to Pingyang.

Dong Zhuo's main formation moved, causing several generals to become suspicious.

Li Jue and Xu Rong both sent messengers to ask Dong Zhuo why he suddenly moved the camp.

Lu Bu even wrote a letter personally, asking about Dong Zhuo's recent situation and advising Dong Zhuo to continue to stay in Jiexiu, so as to prevent Yuan Shao from launching a surprise attack and cutting off his and his men's retreat.

Niu Fu was timid to begin with, and now he was at a loss. Seeing the generals coming to question him, he became even more panicked.

As a last resort, Niu Fu had to detain all the messengers who came to inquire and prevent them from going back to report.

The fact that the envoys did not return for a long time made Li Jue, Xu Rong, Lu Bu and others uneasy, so they sent more envoys to inquire.

Niu Fu would also capture them one by one and never let them leak the news.

Although he was also worried, Niu Fu kept persuading himself: "It's okay, it's okay, everything will be fine after father gets better."

Dong Zhuo had protected Niu Fu from the wind and rain for so many years that Niu Fu had lost his basic judgment of the situation.

He only knew that as long as Dong Zhuo would get better, everything would be fine.

Finally arriving in Pingyang, Niu Fu went to Dong Zhuo's tent to take a look, and his heart immediately sank.

Dong Zhuo's last breath was gone, leaving only his cold torso wrapped in the quilt.

"The doctor! The doctor!"

Niu Fu called out to them.

"Hurry up and set up an altar to offer sacrifices to the heavens! Save my father's life!"

But after calling out several times, there was no echo.

After asking someone, Niu Fu found out that the two men had left the team and gone somewhere else at some point.

Niu Fu fell heavily to the ground.

He looked at Dong Zhuo, then at the army behind him, and suddenly felt confused.

It was at this moment that Niu Fu finally realized——

Dong Zhuo, who had protected him from wind and rain for his entire life, is really gone.

"Grand Master... passed away?"

After being stunned for a moment, Niu Fu actually burst into tears in the camp, unable to control himself.

At this moment, the doctor and the fortune teller were running around in panic.

Seeing that the imperial army was everywhere, the two of them simply made up their minds to take action.

"If I deceive Niu Fu, the court will definitely not tolerate me."

"It would be better to go to Shangdang and surrender to Yuan Shao. This way we can preserve our future wealth and honor!"

(End of this chapter)