Chapter 31: The Return Journey
From the palace, the decision on Liu Bei's reward came, and Li Qin couldn't help but be overjoyed. When the news came that he was asleep www.biquge.info the pen "Fun", Li Qin began to pack his luggage and prepare to leave the city where he had been staying for half a month.
For Luoyang, Li Qin can't say that he likes it very much, nor does he hate it. Although it is prosperous, it has been overrun by a rotten bureaucracy. Li Qin had come into contact with these people and knew their intelligence, but he understood their greed even more.
Maybe some of them still want to do something, but many more just want to get the benefits of the country. Just think about what they mean to this country, they are still disgusting.
However, none of this has anything to do with me......
"I'm going to get out of here...... Wait until the next time I come. I'm afraid that the people here are going to have to change their crops. Li Qin thought faintly.
When will the next time it will be, Li Qin himself is not very clear. Maybe never again, maybe a few more years. In short, this year, before the Yellow Turban Army is resolved, Li Qin will definitely not come here.
"Let's go!" Li Qin made a fixed voice and whispered to his own soldiers.
At this time, they had already settled the money for the inn and packed everything up. After repeatedly confirming that nothing was missed, they arrived at the door of the inn under the leadership of Li Qin. Twelve horses were already waiting quietly at the door of the inn. After Li Qin and the others came down, all the soldiers turned over and mounted their horses, waiting for Li Qin to give the order to set off.
Li Qin raised his hand, wanting to order. But a clear voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Is it Mr. Yuanhua?" Call...... I finally caught up in the next. Mr. Yuanhua came to Beijing from the Changshe Army and did a great thing, but he played with the whole of Luoyang to applause! ”
This person's voice is very mellow and gives people a good feeling, but the words he uttered made Li Qin involuntarily smart. From what he said, Li Qin understood that he had seen through his plan.
"Awesome!" Li Qin sighed and turned his head.
But I saw that the group of people had stood about two or three feet behind them at some point. The first was a tall, white-faced man about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with three green beards under his chin, an indifferent temperament, and a tact glint in his eyes.
Faced with the comer, Li Qin felt the pressure. At that moment, he took a deep breath and calmed down his frightened thoughts, and a faint smile hung on his face, which would make people unable to understand what he was thinking for a while.
"Who is the gentleman?" Li Qin asked with a smile.
He doesn't pick up the topic of the visitor, because there are so many people at the moment, and this is not the time to discuss it. He knew that the other party was also clear about this.
"In the lower Yellow Gate, the waiter Xun You...... I've seen Mr. Yuanhua. Sure enough, when the visitor heard Li Qin's inquiry, he didn't dwell on what he said earlier, but stepped forward, waved his big sleeves, and bowed his hand to Li Qin, reporting his name.
"Huangmen Squire Xun You?" Li Qin's eyes widened suddenly.
The Yellow Gate Squire is not a high-ranking official, his rank is only a mere 600 stones, which is nothing. It's just that his duties are very important, and those who get this official position can enter and leave the forbidden place, serve the emperor, and to put it bluntly, they are the emperor's secretary.
For secretaries, no one dares to underestimate. Especially this secretary is still Xun You, this is a very scheming figure, and Cao Cao called the mastermind.
Yes, when Li Qin heard that it was him, the importance in his heart suddenly rose.
"Xun Shilang is His Majesty's personal servant, and he doesn't walk in front of His Majesty, why come to me?" Li Qin asked puzzled.
"Your Majesty sent me to Yingchuan to convey the commendation order for the two generals, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. I heard your name and deeds from the mouth of the Emperor, and I guessed that you might have to go back at this time, so I came to you...... I want to go along the way with you, I don't know if you agree or not. Xun You looked at Li Qin with a smile, and explained his intention very directly.
"Are you coming with me to the long club?" Li Qin nodded slightly when he heard this, "I don't dare to ask for ears if I want to, please get on the horse!" ”
Regarding Xun You's request, Li Qin agreed to come down.
The group then set off and entered Yuzhou from Luoyang City through the Tiger Prison.
Followed by Xun You, Li Qin naturally didn't dare to rush with his life. So after traveling day and night, Li Qin and Xun You finally arrived at the gate of Changshe four days later.
At this time, the smoke of the fierce battle has dissipated, and there is still some tension in the long company, but this atmosphere is not aimed at the strength of the enemy, but for the unknown who is about to embark on the journey again.
Li Qin and Xun You strode to the county government and explained their intentions to the soldiers guarding the camp.
The soldiers guarding the camp were shocked, and hurriedly ran to inform Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, who were patrolling the barracks, to prepare for the incident.
A moment later, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun came together, and with the civil and military officials under their command, they set up a guard of honor in front of the door of the county office. Because all the generals were dressed in armor, they did not kneel before the will, but beat their chests with their left hands and made a military salute. In the case of hunting and hunting Xu Feng waving the honor guard and military flag, the crowd's behavior of beating their chests and waiting solemnly still looks quite imposing.
Li Qin did not see Liu Bei in the crowd behind Huangfu Song.
He knew that Liu Bei might have returned to Lu Zhi.
Although Li Qin now learned the news from the capital that Lu Zhi had been taken and that the land of Yizhou in Hebei was in charge of Dong Zhuo, the general of Dongzhong Lang, Liu Bei did not know this news. Li Qin estimated that Liu Bei would inevitably encounter Lu Zhige and Dong Zhuo's arrogance when he went north like this.
Li Qin didn't know how far this matter had progressed, so he was slightly anxious in his heart.
However, his heart was anxious and anxious, and his face remained stable. After seeing that Liu Bei was no longer among them, Li Qin quietly poked Xun Yu in his ear and said what he saw.
Xun Yu nodded clearly, but pretended not to know. After announcing the emperor's commendation of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in front of everyone, he inquired about the whereabouts of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
After learning that Cao Cao had already rushed to the Runan front to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army and Liu Bei returned to Lu Zhi to restore his life, Xun You thought about it for a while and handed over the reward order to Cao Cao to Huangfu Song, and asked Huangfu Song, who was going to go to Runan to support the army, to convey it on his behalf.
After resting with Li Qin for a night in Changshe, he decided to go to Yizhou in person to read the order to Liu Bei.
These days, he traveled with Li Qin and had a profound exchange of views with Li Qin on some issues. He already has a certain recognition that future generations are likely to fall into the darkness of war. He knew that Li Qin was a wise man, so he was very curious that Li Qin would choose Liu Bei as his father.
"Is that person named Liu Bei really so heartbreaking?" Xun You wanted to take a good look and observe it with his own eyes.
Although he may not have had the idea of who he wanted to seek refuge in at this time, the necessary cognition and discernment were very necessary for a disciple of a big family like him. After all, if troubled times are really unavoidable, then how to ensure their family's bloodline in troubled times is something that every family needs to consider.
"Anyway, I'll have to take a look." Xun You thought so, so he decided to go north with Li Qin.