Lu Bu understood Empress Dowager He's thoughts, but he was unwilling to stay in the whirlpool of disputes in Luoyang. After thinking for a while, he decided to persuade Empress Dowager He to leave Luoyang and avoid the disasters in history. He whispered: "Has the Empress Dowager ever heard that the Jin Dynasty was in chaos during the Spring and Autumn Period, Shen Sheng was in danger inside and Chong'er lived outside and was at peace (Note 1)." Although Empress Dowager He was the daughter of a butcher, her father He Zhen also invited a teacher to teach her the Four Books and Five Classics in order to make her daughter favored **, so Empress Dowager He understood Lu Bu's words, but she still didn't understand: "Please tell me clearly, what is this related to the situation of the Ai family?"

Lu Bu tried to infect Empress Dowager He in a heavy tone: "I have received a secret report. The former governor of Xiliang, Dong Zhuo, has led 100,000 cavalry of Xiliang to Luoyang from Mianchi. In Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo's younger brother, Dong Min, was the commander of the Sili School Yuan Shao, to Luoyang in two days. Dong Zhuo is the clan brother of the late Empress Dowager Dong. If the Empress Dowager insists on staying in Luoyang, there may be an accident." In order to increase his convincing power, Lu Bu handed the secret letter of Feige written by Dong Min to the palace maid next to him, and then transferred it to Empress Dowager He, and at the same time talked about the pigeon.

After Queen Mother He ordered He Jinjiu to kill the old lady Dong, he was very uneasy. After hearing what Lu Bu said, he was shocked when he saw the secret letter: "Dong Zhuo is actually the old woman's clan brother?! How could Yuan Shao be the one who responded to Dong Zhuo?"

Lu Bu said to Empress Dowager He again what he said to Huang Zhong (Note 2). After hearing this, Empress Dowager He thought about the behavior of the Yuan family before and after the Ten Generals Rebellion, which further confirmed the Yuan family's misconduct. He could not suppress the resentment in his heart, stared at the phoenix eyes, and gritted his teeth: "The Ai family is going to kill the nine tribes of Yuan Shao!"

Since He Jin's death, she has always felt extremely guilty and regretted it even more deeply. She has always blamed herself for being so stupid and trusting that Shi Changshi killed her elder brother and made her lose her most fundamental backer. After a long time of trouble, it was all Yuan Shao's conspiracy.

Lu Bu quickly coughed and reminded Empress Dowager He not to be too excited: "Empress Dowager, beware of the partition walls."

Queen Mother He suppressed her indignation: "Lu Aiqing, the Ai family hates Yuan Shao to death. How can you tell me that the Ai family can kill Yuan Shao and avenge the general!"

Seeing that Empress Dowager He was about to fall into a hysteria, Lu Bu hurriedly said in a deep voice: "The Yuan family has four generations and three masters, and their disciples are all over the world, and their power is probably greater than that of the royal family. After the Eight Army of Xiyuan trained by the former emperor, Jian Shuo, the Eight Army of the Supreme Army was removed by Yuan Shao's general and was bullied by Yuan Shao's general. Now the Eight Army of the Dian Army of the Lower Army of Bao Hong, and the Right Army of the Right Army of Chunyu Qiong are all Yuan Shao's minions (Note 3), and Yuan Shao is also the Eight Army of the Xiyuan Middle School. In this way, Yuan Shao is the Eight Army of the West Garden.

He held more than half of the troops, about 8,000 people. In addition, Yuan Shao used the order of the general to summon all the subordinate forces of the Yuan family near the capital. For example, Wang Kuang, the chief officer of the General, summoned three thousand powerful crossbowmen from his hometown Taishan County, and Qiao Mao, the prefect of the Dong County, led 4,000 elite soldiers. There were probably four or five thousand other small groups of soldiers and horses together. The most terrifying thing is that Dong Zhuo is an old official of the Yuan family. He has colluded with Yuan Shao and is preparing to take charge of the government. They want to abolish the Shao Emperor and make King Chenliu the emperor."

What Queen Mother He is most afraid of is that the powerful ministers deposed the eldest son and established the young, and took away the throne of her children. At that time, the empress dowager would not be considered a person but would be worried about her life. Thinking of this, she looked fierce and gritted her teeth and said, "I will kill Liu Xie's children, so that they can't support her."

Lu Bu didn't expect this, and was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted and advised: "The Empress Dowager is such a bad word. The Empress Dowager just imagine that once Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao, once they are in charge of the government, with their wolves ambitions, they will definitely undermine the royal family. Whether it is the establishment of a prince's debate or the establishment of a prince's association, there is no difference in front of them. They are all puppet emperors in the excessive period. When they clear other opponents, they will gain a better position and seek the throne. The Empress Dowager is meaningless to kill the Prince's Association now, and it will only become an excuse for them to usurp the throne. If the Empress Dowager stays in Luoyang, he will definitely die. If he leaves Luoyang, he will have a chance. I hope the Empress Dowager will think about it carefully."

Queen Mother He looked sad: "It seems that this Luoyang City cannot be stayed anymore. So, according to the words of my dear, where should I go to leave Luoyang?"

Lu Bu passed the balance of interests in all aspects in his mind and said in a deep voice: "Jizhou is the leader of the Jiuzhou, with a fertile land of thousands of miles and a large population. Now Jizhou's mute Huangfu Song went to Liangzhou to attack Han Sui. The kingdom and Jizhou had no prefecture. He saw that Lord Lu Zhi was loyal and loyal, had no ambitions, had both talent and military talents, and was well-known. Now he also had the merits of saving the driver. He could be appointed as the governor of Jizhou. The empress dowager and the emperor could temporarily feel aggrieved, pretend to be the maid and boy, and mixed into the convoy of Lu Zhi to Jizhou, and stay away from Luoyang, a place of right and wrong."

Queen Mother He pondered for a moment and asked with some aggrievance: "Lu Aiqing, if you don't have your protection, the Ai family will feel that it is not safe. Why don't you find a good place for yourself and also facilitate our mother and son."

Lu Bu smiled slightly: "I came from Bingzhou and should go back to Bingzhou. The Empress Dowager might as well give Dong Zhuo's Bingzhou Governor to Wei. In addition, I hope that the Empress Dowager will grant Wei Chen the general of the Northern Expedition and command the troops of Bingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou. Wei Chen will conquer the Heishan Army, the Xiongnu, and Xianbei, and build an invincible army for the Empress Dowager to eliminate Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo's thieves. Wait for the execution of the thieves and welcome the Empress Dowager, and the emperor will go to Luoyang. I wonder what the Empress Dowager wants to control him?"

Queen Mother He thought for a moment and nodded: "That's as you wish, but it's not enough to be just a Bingzhou governor and General Zhengbei. The Ai family wants to reward you with another title, Wenhou, and Wen County, Hanoi County, how about you?"

Lu Bu was overjoyed. He really didn't expect that Empress Dowager He would be so generous in order to protect his position and was busy looking grateful: "Bu was deeply grateful to the Queen Mother, and he will definitely be loyal to him sincerely and devote himself to his work until his death."

Queen Mother He smiled and said, "Lu Aiqing, you saved our mother and mother's lives, so you should be rewarded. By the way, I said that Yuan Shao only had half of the eighth army in Xiyuan. What was the situation with the other half?"

Since Lu Bu entered Luoyang City, he has sent many scouts to find out the news in the city. He asked about some information from Zhang Rang just now, and he replied calmly: "After the death of Jian Shuo, the army's captain Jian was headless. Zhao Rong, the left army's left army's left army was recommended by Zhang Rang. Feng Fang, the son-in-law of Chang's commander Cao Jie, was the son-in-law of Chang's commander Cao Jie, and the disciple of the left army's commander Xia Mounai, the disciple of the Hongdu Gate School (Note 4). These three people were not tolerated by Yuan Shao, but only supported the troops to protect themselves. If the ministers were ordered by the Queen Mother to resist Yuan Shao together, great events would be expected."

Queen Mother He nodded and praised her kindness. Seeing that the two had been talking for a long time, she was afraid that Yuan Shao and his party would be confused when they saw it, so she raised her voice: "The Ai family asked you to teach the emperor's martial arts. You can teach with all your heart and not neglect it. Go back!"

Yuan Shao, who was staring at the Empress Dowager's chariot not far away, listened to Empress Dowager He's words, his suspicion instantly dissipated: "A brave man, a poor family, is only worthy of being a martial artist, how can he fight with the ministers of my aristocratic family!"

Cao Cao saw some clues and wanted to persuade Yuan Shao, but he knew Yuan Shao's temper. This guy was stubborn and could not listen to any different opinions. Because his grandfather was the eunuch Cao Teng, he was not recognized by the aristocratic family. He had no choice but to temporarily rely on the Yuan family. There was no need to offend Yuan Shao for the benefit of the Yuan family. Thinking of this, Cao Cao closed his mouth tightly.

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Note 1: "Records of the Grand Historian - Family of Jin": Chong'er, Yiwu, and Shensheng were both the sons of Duke Xian of Jin. Shensheng was born to Mrs. Xian Gongzheng as his wife and was appointed as the crown prince. Later, Mrs. Xian Gongzheng passed away. Duke Xian of Jin accepted Di Nu as his wife. Duke Xian of Di had two sons for her. Duke Xian loved Di Nu and then wanted to decree her three sons. Duke Di was also deliberately trying to kill Duke Xian's three sons, of which Shensheng was the main object of harm. Chong'er knew that Mrs. Di'er wanted to escape with a few followers, and from then on, traveled around the countries, gained the trust of the great power, laying the foundation for his later return to the country to succeed to the throne. Shensheng knew that someone was harming him, but he insisted on filial piety and refused to leave his country. In the end, he was harmed by slander and ended up committing suicide. This is the allusion of "Chong'er was born outside, and Shensheng died inside."

Note 2: The previous article of the Three Kingdoms in Nine Astronomy "Dream of the Three Kingdoms-The Record of Yuan Shao's Conspiracy to Breakthrough of the Throne".

Note 4: Hongdumen School was a school opened by Emperor Ling of Han in order to fight against the monopoly of aristocratic families on the cultural and educational career, and wanted to cultivate intellectuals who supported him and compete with the Taixue, which occupied the territory by the gentry forces. The students and teaching content recruited by Hongdumen School were opposite to those of the Taixue. Most of them were ordinary children with low social status that the gentry looked down upon by the gentry. They offered courses such as verses, novels, letters, calligraphy and paintings, breaking the convention of specializing in Confucian classics. Hanling

The emperor treated the students of Hongdu Gate School with special benefits. After graduation, the students were given high officials and generous salaries. Some were appointed as governors, prefects, ministers and ministers, and some were granted titles. Hongdu Gate School was very prosperous for a while, with as many as a thousand students, but the duration was not long. One was due to the fierce attacks of the gentry, and the other was due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which ended with the decline of the Han Dynasty. From this point of view, Emperor Ling of Han was not a completely foolish monarch, but the history books were in the hands of the gentry.
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