Late Han Zhao Tang

Chapter 215: Dong Zhuo is executed, the strongest man in the world

"The emperor has just recovered from a serious illness, and all the ministers have come to the palace to pay homage to him. Why are you all nowhere to be seen?"

In the carriage, Dong Zhuo saw the solemn atmosphere on the palace road and couldn't help but wonder.

Fearing that Dong Zhuo might be suspicious, Lü Bu rode forward and explained, "Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is a noble man, how can he be on the same level as the other ministers? Minister Wang has already led the other ministers into the palace to pay their respects, and now we are just waiting for the Prime Minister to come to the court."

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and nodded, smiling, "During my stay in Meiwu, the court was able to remain peaceful and sound, all thanks to the efforts of Prince Shi."

During Dong Zhuo's reign, Wang Yun always obeyed Dong Zhuo's wishes. The relocation of the capital to Chang'an was almost entirely handled by Wang Yun. Therefore, Dong Zhuo trusted Wang Yun very much and asked for his opinion on many things, such as the appointment of court officials.

When Dong Zhuo defeated the Guandong coalition forces and returned to Guanzhong, he conferred Wang Yun the title of Marquis of Wen, with a fief of 5,000 households, the highest among all the ministers. However, Wang Yun felt ashamed to accept the title, so he only accepted 2,000 households.

As the carriage slowly drove into the Beiye Gate and was shrouded in darkness, Dong Zhuo's heartbeat suddenly accelerated for some reason.

On horseback, Lu Bu's expression gradually became colder, his eyes became more stern, and he tightly grasped the halberd in his hand.

As the car drove out of the gate, the city gate was suddenly closed by the gatekeepers.

Dong Zhuo turned his head and suddenly felt something was wrong. He shouted, "Why are you closing the gate?"

Before he finished speaking, the imperial guards hidden on both sides of the city gate rushed out, Cheng Pu on the left and Li Su on the right, each leading more than ten armored soldiers.

"Punish the traitors according to the imperial edict!"

Cheng Pu had a ferocious look on his face. He wielded a long spear and rushed forward bravely. He stabbed Dong's attendant to death with one spear, and then stabbed Dong Zhuo who was sitting in the carriage.

"what!"

Dong Zhuo was wearing a strong armor, so the spear could not penetrate him. Cheng Pu could only stab Dong Zhuo's arm. When Dong Zhuo was stabbed in the arm, he stepped back to avoid the other spears and accidentally fell under the carriage.

The surrounding imperial guards rushed over, and Dong Zhuo struggled to get up. Seeing that his guard Lü Bu was left behind, he shouted in fear: "Where is my son Fengxian?"

Lu Bu, sitting high on his horse, took out the imperial edict from his bosom and said in a loud voice: "Here is the imperial edict. Dong Zhuo deceived the emperor and killed loyal and virtuous generals. I hereby order Minister Wang Yun, General Lu Bu and others to kill the traitor!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes were red with anger, and he cursed, "How dare you, you dog Lu Bu, do this!"

"Die, thief Dong!"

Lu Bu rode his horse and charged with his halberd, knocking Dong Zhuo, who was drawing his sword to defend himself, down with one halberd.

"what!"

Blood splattered, Dong Zhuo covered his chest, and his fat body gradually fell backwards. He looked up at the sky, his eyes were full of unyielding determination, and he died with his eyes open.

Lü Bu rode his horse and held his halberd, glaring at everyone and saying in a stern voice: "Dong Zhuo is dead, the rest are not to be questioned!"

"Ming Gong!"

When Tian Jing, the chief clerk, saw Dong Zhuo being killed, he threw himself on his body and cried, "How dare you, you bastard Lu Bu, kill your king and your father!"

Lü Bu was furious, and stabbed Tian Jing to death with his halberd, saying sternly: "Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country, and my surname is Lü. I will kill him today to punish the traitor for the country!"

"Demou, tell Lord Yu the news of Dong the thief's death and ask him to take charge of the situation!"

"promise!"

Cheng Pu looked serious, jumped on his horse and galloped towards Situ Mansion.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, Wang Yun invited the court officials to his mansion in the name of a banquet.

"Lord Wang, are you feeling unwell today?"

Seeing that Wang Yun was in a trance and uneasy, Sikong Chunyu Jia asked.

Wang Yun shook his head and said, "There are some unfinished business now, and I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse, so I am worried about it."

"I wonder why the prince is worried?" Cai Yong asked.

When Cai Yong asked, Wang Yun shook his head and said nothing.

As Wang Yun's accomplices, Huang Wan and Shisun Rui drank silently, their minds equally troubled.

I don’t know how long it took, but I saw Cheng Pu with a happy expression, wearing armor and holding a sword, walking straight into the hall amid the doubtful gazes of everyone.

Seeing Cheng Pu, Wang Yun hurriedly stood up and asked, "Is the big thing going well?"

"Report to Duke Ming!"

Cheng Pu bowed to Wang Yun and said in a loud voice to let everyone know the truth: "In compliance with the emperor's order and under Ming Gong's orders, General Lu Bu and I have led troops to kill Dong Zhuo. Now that the traitor Dong Zhuo is dead, I beg Ming Gong to take charge of the situation!"

"Dong Zhuo is dead?"

Wang Yun looked excited and asked for confirmation.

Cheng Pu said: "Dong Zhuo and his subordinates were all killed!"

"it is good!"

Wang Yun raised his head and laughed, saying: "Dong Zhuo is dead, and the Han Dynasty will rise!"

"Congratulations to Situ for killing the traitor!"

Although the ministers in the hall heard such shocking news for the first time, they reacted quickly, stood up from their seats and bowed to Wang Yun.

Seeing everyone performing grand ceremonies, Wang Yun gradually became satisfied. If it weren't for him, the Han Dynasty would have perished at the hands of the villains sooner or later after killing Dong Zhuo. He should follow the example of Huo Guang, support the country, and revive the world.

"Come here, expose the old thief's body on the street, don't bury it!" "Yes!"

"Where is Huangfu Yizhen!" Wang Yun ordered.

"The humble position is here!"

Wang Yun looked at Huangfu Song who had stepped out of the line and said, "You will lead the troops to attack Meiwu today and make sure to kill all of Dong Zhuo's clansmen!"

"promise!"

Huangfu Song had suffered from Dong Zhuo's oppression. Now that Dong Zhuo had been executed, Wang Yun asked him to take revenge, and he was happy to obey the order.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Wang Yun wanted to exterminate all of Dong Zhuo's lineage, Cai Yong could not help but sigh, his expression showing sorrow. Although Dong Zhuo was a traitor to the country, he respected Cai Yong very much. Now that he was dead and his family was destroyed, Cai Yong could not help but feel sad.

Everyone was happy about Dong Zhuo's death, but only Cai Yong was sighing. Wang Yun saw this and scolded him, "Cai Bojie, Dong Zhuo is a great thief of the country, and he almost destroyed the Han Dynasty. You are a minister of the Han Dynasty, so you should be happy with him. How can you sigh for a thief?"

Cai Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "My Lord, Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country, but I have a personal relationship with Yong. Now Yong is happy that the traitor has died, and I am sad that my servant has died!"

Hearing this, Wang Yun flew into a rage and said, "You are obsessed with personal feelings and forget about the greater good. If everyone follows your example, wouldn't there be thieves everywhere? Between public and private, the public should come first, and the private second. You are obsessed with personal interests and forget about the public. I'm afraid you are not a remnant of the Dong family."

"Come here, hand Cai Yong over to the court for punishment."

"promise!"

Cheng Pu hesitated for a moment, then escorted Cai Yong away.

Although everyone in the hall wanted to rescue Cai Yong, seeing that Wang Yun was angry, they wanted to persuade Wang Yun to pardon Cai Yong after some time.

"Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, I would like to ask you to follow me into the palace to pay your respects to His Majesty."

Wang Yun was very pleased and left the hall first, followed by other officials who went to the Weiyang Palace to meet Liu Xie.

Under the leadership of Wang Yun, the court was cleared of Dong Zhuo's remnants; Huangfu Song captured Meiwu and killed all of Dong Zhuo's family members, both men and women; and Yuan's disciples chopped Dong Zhuo into pieces to vent their hatred.

Because Wang Yun had the merit of killing Dong Zhuo and the bandits, Liu Xie appointed Wang Yun as the Recorder of the Secretariat and put him in charge of the government.

After Wang Yun gained the power to manage the government, he recommended Lü Bu as General Fenwei, granted him the authority to rule the country, and gave him the same status as the three ministers; he recommended Zhang Yu's father-in-law Wang Hong as You Fufeng, and Song Yi as Zuo Fengyi; he recommended Huangfu Song as General Zhengxi, Li Su as General Zhonglang, and Cheng Pu as Commandant of Cavalry...

In addition to the above court officials, Wang Yun sent Zhang Zhong to appease the princes in Guandong, and recommended Zhang Yu as the right general, with special authority, and the title of commander-in-chief of Bingzhou's military affairs.

While Wang Yun was reorganizing the government, Zhang Yu had completed his goal of achieving a truce between Ji and You and was on his way back.

While passing through Julu County, Zhang Yu met his friend Dong Zhao who was under Yuan Shao's command.

In the military camp, inside the big tent.

"It has been several years since we last saw each other in Luoyang. Today I see Mr. Zhang again. You have become the powerful ruler who governs Bingzhou. When I lived in Hebei, I had heard of your name a lot. It's a pity that I can only meet you now." Dong Zhao said with a bow.

"The whole country is in chaos, no one can hear anything, and the roads are blocked." Zhang Yu said, "When I was in Shangdang, I wanted to invite Gongren to Jin, but unfortunately I don't know where Gongren is!"

At the beginning, Zhang Yu wrote many letters to seek talents, among which he considered whether to invite Dong Zhao. However, considering that Dong Zhao had a mediocre relationship with him, he did not write to Dong Zhao.

When Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, Dong Zhao was recruited by Yuan Shao as a military officer. Because Julu County was in turmoil, Yuan Shao also appointed Dong Zhao as the governor of Julu.

"Your Excellency's troops marched out of the Three Jins and intimidated Hebei. Your arrows shot down two geese, which put an end to the war in Jizhou. I deeply admire you." Dong Zhao said.

"Greetings, Gongren!"

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Thanks to the understanding of Yuan Cheqi, I was able to mediate the military situation in Hebei. But I am afraid that Yuan Cheqi will be deeply resentful of me because of my intervention in Jizhou."

After the arrow shot down the two geese that day, Yuan Shao did not want to stay any longer. He left Qu Yi to defend Anping and led his troops to withdraw from the front line and return to fight the Black Mountain bandits.
Zhang Yu's fame was further spread throughout Hebei due to his successful mediation between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. It is no exaggeration to say that when the people of Hebei talk about Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, they will mention Zhang Yu.

Dong Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "To be honest, Yuan's cavalry may have regarded you as a great enemy."

"Now Yuan's cavalry regards me as an enemy. I wonder how Gongren dares to come to see me now?" Zhang Yu asked.

Dong Zhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Zhao and you are old friends. Now that we are passing through Julu, Zhao dare not fail to meet you. Besides, Yuan Cheqi is a broad-minded person. How could he bear a grudge against me because of a personal matter?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and smiled. He had known Yuan Shao for quite some time and had some understanding of his character. Yuan Shao only looked generous, but in reality he was not very generous. The generosity he showed was mostly an act by Yuan Shao, not like Liu Bang, who was naturally broad-minded.

Dong Zhao came to see him privately. If Yuan Shao knew about it, he might really be hated by Yuan Shao. If Dong Zhao didn't want to be hated by Yuan Shao, Zhang Yu had to live a miserable life. Yuan Shao would be pleased and let Dong Zhao go. Now Dong Zhao didn't believe it. Maybe after Dong Zhao stayed under Yuan Shao for a long time, he would know Yuan Shao's true face.

While Zhang Yu and Dong Zhao were chatting, Li Song walked into the tent without notifying anyone.

"My Lord, there has been a sudden change in Chang'an!"

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yu asked.

Li Song glanced at Dong Zhao and saw that Zhang Yu had no intention of avoiding the issue, so he said happily: "Situ Wang joined forces with Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, and now the court is under the control of Situ Wang."

As he spoke, Li Song handed the letter to Zhang Yu, saying, "Minister Wang conferred upon you the title of Right General, granted you the authority to rule over the three ministries."

"Congratulations, Lord!"

When Zhang Yu learned of Dong Zhuo's death, the corners of his mouth first raised; when he was browsing the letters, he saw that Wang Hong was granted the title of You Fufeng, and he was granted the power to open a government office, and he became even more delighted.

Guanzhong and Hedong, aren’t they within sight?
"I am happy that the traitor has been punished, and I congratulate you for your promotion!"

Dong Zhao said congratulations, but his heart was filled with great anxiety. Now that Dong Zhuo had been executed, the person who held power was actually Wang Yun, who was related to Zhang Yu by marriage.

Could it be that Zhang Yu will be the strongest person in the world in the future?

(End of this chapter)