"Dong Zhuo, you traitor! You are despicable and shameless!"
Yuan Wei and others were filled with righteous indignation.
They had clearly arranged for people to protect the mansion, but it was still breached by Dong Zhuo.
"Stop yelling! Hand over His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, and I'll release your family. Otherwise... hmph!"
Dong Zhuo gave a cold laugh.
"What should we do, Grand Tutor?"
Wang Yun and the others were thrown into a panic.
With their families arrested, Dong Zhuo gained the upper hand.
Which one of them can't take care of their family?
"What can we do? The Empress Dowager and His Majesty are protected by Lu Zhi and Huang Wan. How could we possibly hand them over?"
Yuan Wei was also extremely frustrated.
Just now, due to a moment of carelessness, while Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo's men were fighting, Lu Zhi and Huang Wan actually seized the opportunity.
"Grand Tutor, why don't we leave the city immediately and ask the King of Yunzhong's troops to quell the rebellion? As soon as his troops enter the city, Dong Zhuo will have no choice but to flee."
"Yes, *** and Liu Yu went to the King of Yunzhong, and they should have finished their talks by now."
"As long as the Empress Dowager and His Majesty are safe and sound and have not been abducted by Dong Zhuo, we still have a chance. Besides, it will take us old ministers to work on getting His Majesty to abdicate!"
“That’s right. Let Gonglu pretend to be friendly with Dong Zhuo here for now, and immediately send someone out of the city to invite the King of Yunzhong into the city. Also, Gonglu’s troops should all be brought into the city.”
With everyone offering their opinions, a decision was made.
Immediately afterwards, some people quietly left the palace and went out of the city!
"Then...then what about our families?" someone exclaimed.
"Dong Zhuo wouldn't dare. He only kidnapped our families to threaten us. If he really killed our family members, he won't leave Luoyang alive," Yuan Wei said contemptuously.
"Then how should we reply to him?" Yuan Shu asked.
"Don't go back. Keep an eye on the entrance to Yongle Palace. Don't let His Majesty and the Empress Dowager be taken away by Lu Zhi and his men," Yuan Wei whispered.
However, seeing Yuan Wei and the others huddled together, whispering amongst themselves for a long time without offering a reply, Dong Zhuo flew into a rage and said:
"Grand Tutor, have you reached a decision? Hand over the Empress Dowager and His Majesty immediately, or I'm going to lose my temper."
“Dong Zhuo, you traitor! We are all loyal to the emperor and love our country. How could we betray His Majesty? Forget about that idea.”
"I advise you to lay down your weapons and surrender yourself to beg for forgiveness, otherwise the army will enter the city and exterminate your entire family," Wang Yun shouted from the side.
Dong Zhuo was taken aback, not expecting that these old guys were not afraid of him threatening his family.
"Dong Min, kill ten or eight members of the Yuan family first to show these old bastards!"
Dong Zhuo immediately said viciously, "Did you think I was just saying that?"
"Yes, sir!"
Dong Min drew his sword and turned to leave.
After a while, he had a soldier return with a large, blood-soaked cloth bag.
He threw it in front of Yuan Wei and the others, and a dozen or so heads rolled out.
"Madam!"
When Yuan Wei saw that one of them was actually his legal wife, along with several grand-nephews, he immediately burst into tears.
Everyone else was stunned; Dong Zhuo was actually serious.
They dared not provoke Dong Zhuo, for what if he killed their entire family in a fit of rage?
"Dong Zhuo, you traitor!" Yuan Wei fainted from anger.
"Dong Zhuo, His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are protecting Lu Dafu and Huangzhou Governor, how can we hand them over!" Yuan Feng stamped his foot and roared angrily.
"Haha, I don't care. If you don't hand over the Empress Dowager, I'll kill people until you do."
Dong Zhuo did not believe them at all.
Lu Zhi and Huang Wan's men stood with Yuan Wei and his men, fighting against Dong Zhuo's soldiers; they were clearly allies.
The two men were nowhere near as powerful as Yuan Wei and others, and had to obey the orders of the Yuan family.
“Even if you kill my whole family, it won’t do any good. They don’t listen to us at all.” Yuan Feng shook his head in anguish.
"Yes, please don't make things difficult for our family. Let's try to persuade His Majesty and the Empress Dowager." Wang Yun thought he could delay as long as possible.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo could tell that they were at a disadvantage because their troops were smaller than those brought by Lu Zhi and his men. It seemed that they were not lying.
He quickly racked his brains for a solution.
Threatening Yuan Wei and his family members wouldn't work, since the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were no longer in their hands.
Now, as time goes by, the number of Han soldiers inside and outside Luoyang will increase, which will be very disadvantageous for Dong Zhuo's retreat.
If this stalemate continues, even if we don't capture the Empress Dowager and the young emperor, we'll have to leave as soon as possible.
At this point, how could Liu Wei not seize the opportunity to break in?
Just as Dong Zhuo was at a loss, Empress Dowager He pulled the young emperor out of the palace.
"My lords, you are all subjects of the Han Dynasty, why do you kill each other?"
"Our common enemy is Liu Wei, who has amassed a million-strong army and surrounded the entire area around Luoyang!"
"What you are doing now is something that pleases your enemies and makes your own people your enemies!"
"Physician Lu, Governor of Huangzhou, please accompany the Grand Tutor to escort His Majesty out of the city on his eastern hunting expedition!"
Seeing that Dong Zhuo, Huang Wan, and Yuan Wei were still fighting amongst themselves, Empress Dowager He stood up and loudly rebuked them.
"Empress Dowager, what is this...?" Lu Zhi and Huang Wan were stunned.
They never expected that the Empress Dowager would actually ask them to leave Luoyang with Dong Zhuo.
"Your Majesty, you must not! Dong Zhuo is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He has destroyed the beautiful city of Luoyang. If Your Majesty goes with him, wouldn't that be exactly what he wants?"
Yuan Wei and the others did not expect that Empress Dowager He would openly say that she wanted to go with Dong Zhuo, and hurriedly tried to dissuade her.
Dong Zhuo was completely taken aback when Empress Dowager He actually offered to go with him.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
