() On July 23rd, two days after the Xiliang reinforcements arrived in Chang'an, Wang Yun invited officials from the same dynasty to his house in front of everyone after going to court. He bluntly said that this was the fifth day of the dynasty.

15th birthday. Naturally, most of the officials in the same dynasty agreed to this, but some people were afraid that Dong Zhuo would be suspicious and did not express their position clearly.

However, these people were obviously too careful, because Dong Zhuo had already known about this matter, and Wang Yun had invited him to his house for a banquet earlier. However, Dong Zhuo did not agree to this matter, and now his

His status was already higher than that of the king, so it was naturally impossible for him to condescend to attend his birthday banquet, but he acquiesced to this banquet. In Dong Zhuo's view, the entire Chang'an city officials were now under his control.

Well, even if they get together they won't be able to accomplish anything.

In addition, as a member of the Xiliang army, Lu Bu became the only general who was invited. After officially receiving the invitation, he seemed even more hesitant, not knowing whether he should accept the invitation. In fact, from then on

From Wang Yun's words before, he had clearly felt that the other party wanted to win over him, but it was still difficult to guess what he wanted to do. This was the key point that Lu Bu couldn't decide for the moment.

Therefore, during this whole day, Lu Bu was always a little distracted, just constantly weighing the most appropriate choice for himself. He also thought about asking Ma Yue whether he should go, but then he

He gave up this idea again. After all, he was not Ma Yue's subordinate now. How could he consult him on everything?

After thinking about it for a day, Lu Bu finally made up his mind when it got dark. He still planned to go to Wang Yun's mansion, but he couldn't go there too early. It was best to show up after Wang Yun had entertained the others.

.In this way, some interested people will not notice anything, and it can also reflect his difference.

Although Lu Bu did not arrive on time, other officials still arrived in front of Wang Yun's mansion one by one at dusk. Under the guidance of the Wang family's servants, everyone came to the main hall, where a sumptuous banquet had already been set up, and as a

Wang Yun, the birthday boy, was also waiting there in brand new clothes.

After some congratulations, everyone gathered at the table one after another, and then the whole hall started to drink and chat with each other, and it became lively. People kept getting up to toast Wang Yun on his birthday and saying auspicious words. Although the scene here was not as good as before.

Dong Zhuo's banquet with Xiliang generals was so grand, but also quite lively.

Wang Yun also toasted with everyone with a smile on his face, chatting and laughing. After three rounds of drinking, when more than half of the people were a little drunk, Wang Yun suddenly put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and then

A look of sadness appeared on his face, and two muddy tears rolled down his eyes.

"This... why is your prince like this? Today is your birthday. You should be happy, but why are you crying instead?" Everyone else was surprised when they saw this, and they all started asking.

In response to this, Wang Yun gave a long sigh, and immediately stood up again, bowed deeply towards everyone present, and saluted: "Wang really doesn't want to deceive you. In fact, it's not me today."

birthday."

"Ah?" All the officials were shocked when they heard him speak like this, obviously they did not expect such a turn of events.

Then, the outspoken person asked: "Since today is not your birthday, why did the prince invite us to this birthday banquet?"

This was what Wang Yun was waiting for. As soon as he finished speaking, he sighed again: "To be honest, Wang is also helpless and wants to talk to you, so he lied that today is...

It’s my birthday. My lords, can’t you feel the plight of us Han ministers today? Under the shock of Dong Zhuo of Xiliang, we Han ministers can no longer dedicate ourselves to the court, and we just want to get together.

It is also very difficult to talk about the situation in the imperial court..."

Wang Yun's words immediately aroused everyone's feelings of grief and indignation. This is exactly what happened. After Dong Zhuo came, he suppressed all the important officials of the court one by one. Many officials who still wanted to resist were suppressed.

He used various cruel methods to kill or drive him out of the officialdom. Now the remaining people have endured for a long time before they can continue to serve as officials in the court, so they naturally hate Dong Zhuo's behavior of covering the sky with one hand.

Now that Wang Yun suddenly opened his mouth, they also began to talk bitterly about this matter to vent their unhappiness.

"Yes, then Dong Zhuo was just a general guarding the border, but now he is bullying the emperor and controlling the courtiers. He really has a disobedient heart."

"More than that? He deposed the emperor and established a new one. He also excavated all the tombs of the previous emperors. His behavior was probably worse than that of the rebellious officials and traitors. However, those people who wanted to fight against the imperial court and raised troops to quell the thieves appeared several times.

It was chaos that allowed him to live freely until now."

"I have pity on our courtiers. Now that we are under his control, even though we have the intention to contribute some of our efforts to the emperor and our great Han Dynasty, we are unable to do so."

"I think I have been a great man for more than three hundred years, but I am helpless because of such a rebellious traitor. If the kings and wise ministers of the past generations have spirits in heaven, how will they treat us who are incompetent in the future..."

The more people talked, the stronger their grievances and resentments became. In the end, everyone even cursed Dong Zhuo. However, after scolding for a while, they felt that this behavior could not change the situation at hand at all, and they became frustrated.

Some people cried loudly, crying why there were no loyal people in the world to eliminate the sycophants, and why they were powerless to do anything in front of them.

The entire birthday banquet was completely enveloped in mourning and crying, as if today was Wang Yun's special day.

"People's hearts are still available. Among the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there are still many people who have their hearts set on our Han royal family!" Wang Yun looked at everything in front of him and already had a good idea in his heart, so he said: "Everyone, we are waiting for you.

I am scolding and weeping here, but it is impossible to scold Dong Zhuo and the barbarians from Xiliang to death and cry away. I have invited you here today. In addition to telling you about the past, I also want to ask for your opinions.

What do you think we should do now?"

His question made everyone startled. The officials who were still crying and cursing stopped talking at that time, and everyone looked at Wang Yun with surprised eyes. Obviously, they were very excited about this proposal.

They were shocked and did not have the courage to actually do anything to be enemies with Dong Zhuo. The facts are before our eyes. Those who had been enemies with Dong Zhuo all ended up tragically dead and broke up. How could they still dare to get into trouble?

As soon as Wang Yun saw the faces of everyone, he knew what they were thinking, which made him greatly disappointed. It turned out that he had expected that he would be able to respond to his words like this, but he did not expect that Dong Zhuo would now

Its deterrence has become so strong that officials no longer dare to be enemies with it.

However, Wang Yun did not give up on his decision just like that. After scanning everyone, he said: "You are all here because of the great favor of the imperial court. Isn't it right that when the imperial court is in trouble, we people shouldn't help?

?”

These words made everyone look stunned. They were also ashamed of their weakness and fear of death, but they knew the current situation better. Even if they dared to risk everything to become an enemy of Dong Zhuo, I'm afraid it would be difficult.

There is a chance of winning. Wang Yun also saw this, so he continued

Said: "I know what you are all worried about. Indeed, judging from the current situation in Chang'an City, even if we are determined to kill the thieves, we are unable to save the day. However, there are no absolutes in this world, as long as we have a heart that is devoted to the court.

Heart, there will always be a way to change everything."

"My lord, do you have any clever ideas?" Seeing that he was sure, everyone suddenly became more interested and couldn't help but ask.

"It's not a clever calculation, but I still have some calculations. Do you think why Dong Zhuo transferred the troops stationed in Xiliang to Chang'an now? Of course it is to advance further eastward, so as to defeat those who have been enemies with him.

The Kwantung Allied Forces were completely annihilated. But if he really marched eastward, there would inevitably be loopholes in the guards in Chang'an City.

"Although we and others do not have military power in our hands, we have thousands of slaves and cronies in total. As long as we can seize this opportunity, we will suddenly launch an attack and want to capture all the Xiliang troops who are staying in Chang'an City.

Annihilation is not a problem. This is my plan for inviting you all to come here today."

"Although what the prince said has some truth, this matter is too important after all. Can it really be accomplished by just us and the servants at home? After all, what we have to deal with is the Xiliang elite soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Once

If things don’t work out, then all of us here including the whole family will be destroyed! I wonder how sure the prince is about this?”

"If we are the only ones doing this, I can honestly say that I am not very sure. But what if there is also an important general in the Xiliang army who is willing to stand on our side?" Wang Yun suddenly said with a mysterious smile.

"What? There is such a person willing to help us? This person is also a general in the Xiliang army? Can the prince tell me, who is this person?" After hearing this, everyone's spirits suddenly lifted, and they were confused.

If a general with an army in hand helps them suddenly launch an attack, the matter will naturally be much more certain.

Just when Wang Yunchang was about to say something, a domestic slave ran over and whispered something in his ear. He then raised his hands to everyone: "Everyone, please wait for a moment. I will come back as soon as I go."

Then he left the lobby, which surprised everyone.

At this time, Wang Yun hurriedly came to the study room on the other side. When he saw the person sitting in the guest seat, he laughed: "General Lu can come here, which really makes me very happy...
Chapter completed!