"We have to think of other ways."
"Can you persuade Zhao Mingfan, the leader of the Xiyuan Army, to rebel?"
"impossible."
At this time, the three men fell into silence. Although they were the three highest officials, they were not omnipotent.
But someone soon broke the silence.
"I heard that we have a secret passage in Luoyang. Can we let Dong Zhuo come in through this secret passage?"
"I've heard about it, but no one knows where this secret passage is."
"Do you know who originally built Luoyang? Where are their descendants?"
"I don't know. It's been hundreds of years. Even if there were records, they're gone."
"There's no need to look for them. Don't we have a map of Luoyang's city defenses? Maybe we can find them there."
"But..."
"But what?"
"There's too much information on city defense maps."
"That's nothing. Send more people to investigate. We'll find out eventually."
The three of them discussed it and decided that this was the only way.
And acted quickly.
At this time, the Ten Attendants had already arrived at the top of Luoyang City. They smiled at the gloomy Dong Zhuo below the city.
"Dong thief, you are a criminal, how dare you lay siege to Luoyang?"
Seeing Zhang Rang, the dead eunuch, making a fuss on the city wall, Dong Zhuo shouted:
"Eunuchs, you are a bunch of thieves who have stolen our country. Why don't you open the city and surrender?"
"Bah! You are such a scoundrel, you are so ambitious and are planning a rebellion. If you retreat today, I will not pursue this matter any further."
"Eunuch, if you don't open the door, today will be your death day."
Seeing Zhang Rang and Dong Zhuo arguing with each other, Zhao Mingfan just watched them quietly.
At the same time, his pigeon message had been sent to Fengyun.
At this time, Fengyun also arrived in the three prefectures of the capital.
"Dong Zhuo is already at the gates of Luoyang. Let's speed up a bit." Feng Yun urged Ma Chao and Lan Yu.
But Ma Chao didn't think so.
"Brother Yun, last time, my father and I also laid siege to the city, but Luoyang was too high. We besieged it for three months and couldn't make any progress. This time, Dong Zhuo won't be able to take it so easily. If we arrive too early, we'll become a target for his wrath. After all, we only have 3,000 men."
What Ma Chao said made sense, and Fengyun nodded.
"Okay, let's not rush there. Let's see what the situation is first."
Fengyun's three thousand men are his personal soldiers, and the guards at the pass dare not stop them.
Fengyun, who was originally planning to march quickly, decided to march slowly after hearing what Ma Chao said.
If this is the case, it will probably take them several days to reach the city of Luoyang.
Fengyun didn't want to fight Dong Zhuo so early.
Originally, he wanted to enter Luoyang before the action, but now he has missed it, so he can only slow down.
At this moment, the imperial court was in a state of chaos.
Everyone was looking for a secret passage into Luoyang from a pile of drawings.
"Look carefully, and make sure you find it."
The Third Duke sat calmly on his chair and shouted at his men.
They spent most of the day investigating.
San Gong is not a young man. After sitting for so long, he can no longer hold on.
"Haven't you found it yet?"
"Your Excellency, it should be soon. We have already started searching for the sewers."
"Um."
After asking this question, the three of them closed their eyes and began to rest.
I don't know how long it was before someone suddenly screamed.
"Sir, I found it."
"Sir, I found it."
The three of them opened their eyes at the same time, and it was obvious that they were quite tired.
"Where is it? Bring it over and let me see."
"My lord, here it is."
The man immediately took it out attentively.
Only then did the three of them see a secret passage leading directly from the palace to outside the city.
The three of them were overjoyed.
"Yes, that's it."
"Someone, take this to Dong Zhuo."
At this time, someone said:
"Sir, the city gates are now closed and we can't get out."
"Idiot, can't you find someone to teleport out first?"
"yes."
Since they are not attacking the city, it won't be a big problem if Dong Zhuo gets it later.
After sending someone to deliver the drawings, the three officials brought the news to the queen.
…
Inside the palace, the little yellows were reporting the news to Zhang Rang again.
"My lord, the queen is in frequent contact with her relatives."
"Well, something must be wrong. Keep a close watch immediately."
"Sir, should we arrest those relatives and torture them severely?"
This time Zhang Rang felt unusually uneasy, and he nodded subconsciously.
The eunuch then took the order and left.
The eunuch was delighted, as this was a great opportunity for him to make a contribution.
The relative had just entered the palace and they could arrest that person on any charge.
The eunuch immediately brought a team of Xiyuan soldiers to wait outside the Jiaofang Palace.
It was impossible to stay in the palace for too long during this secret summons, and the eunuch arrived soon after.
As soon as this man came out, he was pounced on by the Xiyuan army guarding the door.
"What are you doing? I'm the Queen's cousin."
"Hmph, what cousin? The late emperor's body is still warm, and you two bastards dared to do such a thing. Capture him and torture him severely."
"We didn't do anything, you are wrongly accusing us."
"Humph! Of course you won't tell the truth now, but you'll be honest after being whipped. Take him away!"
This person was quickly taken away from the Pepper Palace before the queen was alerted.
Then there was a burst of wailing in the prison.
You don't even need to guess to know that this person would definitely not be able to withstand the torture.
Zhang Rang soon got the news from the eunuch.
"Sir, this is bad. The officials have colluded with Dong Zhuo and have already sent the secret map leading to the palace."
This shocked Zhang Rang, as it could lead directly into the interior of the imperial palace. This was something he could not imagine.
This means that the walls of Luoyang and the imperial palace have become mere decorations.
"What! Is this news true or false?"
"It's absolutely true. This is what the Queen's cousin just told me."
"You damned corrupt scholars, quickly search all suspicious passages in the palace."
"yes!"
Zhang Rang was really panicked now.
If this problem cannot be stopped, he will be completely lost.
Soon all the eunuchs in the palace took action.
They vowed to search the palace thoroughly.
Suddenly there was chaos in the palace.
"Quick! Search for the passage, it's all blocked."
At this time, the Ten Attendants would not be negligent at all.
This was a matter of life and death for them, so they not only chased the eunuchs around the palace to search, they also arranged for the palace maids to follow them.
Even part of the Xiyuan Army joined the search.
"The Front Hall, Xuanshi Hall, Greenhouse Hall, Qingliang Hall, Xuanming Hall, Guangming Hall, Kunde Hall, and Yutang Hall must all be taken seriously."
Almost all the palaces in the Weiyang Palace were included in the search, except for the Pepper Palace and the East Palace, which were spared because of their special status.
If they knew how big the palace was, they would not have found any clues for a while. However, they did find quite a few lost items in the palace.
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