At the end of July, the army of Luoyang gathered in Beijing.

In this batch of troops, there were not only soldiers and horses sent by Guo Peng, but also soldiers and horses sent by other forces, such as Bingzhou Assassin Shi Ding Yuan, who sent his subordinates Zhang Liao and Zhang Yang to the capital at this time.

Subsequently, Emperor Ling officially announced the holding of a military parade, calling himself the "Supreme General", personally holding a sword and armor and riding a horse parade, which was very majestic.

After the parade ended, He Jin thought that there should be no problem like this, but Emperor Ling suddenly threw out a big bomb.

He wants to form a new army, the name of the new army is called the Xiyuan Army, let He Jin select elite soldiers and hand them over to the Xiyuan Army as the backbone, and then the rest will recruit strong men from around Luoyang to join the army.

Participate in the pro-army of the Son of Heaven.

The Xiyuan Army takes Emperor Ling himself as the supreme commander, obeying the orders of the Son of Heaven, what he wants, and people can see it at a glance.

But no one can stop it, the emperor recruits troops, and you still don't let it?

He Jin worriedly followed Emperor Ling's orders, and then learned about the specific configuration and personnel arrangements of this Xiyuan army.

The Xiyuan Army was to be divided into eight battalions, and each battalion had a captain to lead its army, known as the Eighth Captain of the West Garden.

Among them, the candidate who is responsible for commanding the entire Xiyuan Army and directly obeying the emperor's orders has come out - Xiao Huangmen, Jian Shuo.

That's right, it's the Jian Shuo who was killed by Cao Cao's uncle.

He was the strongest in body, the most powerful in arms, and the most familiar with military affairs among the eunuchs.

In order to firmly grasp this army, Emperor Ling specially handed over the highest position to his confidant eunuch Jian Shuo.

What made He Jin feel even more embarrassed and dissatisfied was that Jian Shuo, who was a military captain, even the general had to obey his orders.

On the surface, Jian Shuo only commanded the Xiyuan Army, but it meant that the entire Beijing Division had to obey Jian Shuo's orders, that is, to obey the orders of the Spirit Emperor behind Jian Shuo.

You said that if it were an ordinary person, it would be okay, but this guy is a eunuch, He Jin is really angry, but there is nothing to be done.

Because Emperor Ling next announced the candidates for the remaining seven captains, He Jin was surprised to find that these seven people were not just Emperor Ling's own people, but Emperor Ling was playing checks and balances.

Yuan Shao, the general of Hu Ben, was appointed as the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, Bao Hong, the lieutenant of the Tun Cavalry, was appointed as the lieutenant of the Lower Military Academy, and Cao Cao, the commander of the Yilang, was appointed as the lieutenant of the Dian Military Academy.

Zhao Rong, a scholar from Liangzhou, was appointed as the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang, the son-in-law of the eunuch, was the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Xia Mou, the former official of the Yuan family, was the left captain, and Chun Yuqiong, the former official of the Yuan family, was the right captain.

The groups to which the eight lieutenants belong are different, which minimizes the possibility of this army being used by a certain group, thus becoming a royal sword.

He Jin didn't have any way to do this, and the rest of the people also had their own opinions, anyway, Cao Cao was simply relieved.

can finally return to the Central Committee as an official, and finally be able to return to the Central Committee, and there is no need to listen to Cao Song's broken thoughts at home every day.

Cao Cao packed his luggage and set off for Luoyang, where he was caught up in the tide of the late Han Dynasty and couldn't extricate himself.

And if the establishment of the Xiyuan Army and Jian Shuo's backwardness only made He Jin nest fire, then the next move of the Spirit Emperor was to make He Jin not eat well and sleep well, and he would be scared awake in the middle of the night.

Emperor Ling ordered the promotion of Dong Zhong to the rank of hussar general, and the position was only under He Jin, and he was able to open the government to govern affairs.

He Jin blew up on the spot when he learned about it.

What the hell is the Spirit Emperor going to do?!

If someone else were to be this hussar general, He Jin's reaction would not be so great, but Dong Chong would not be able to.

The reason is very simple, Dong Chong is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Ling, and he is also a relative.

And Empress Dowager Dong is the raiser of Emperor Ling's other son, Dong Hou Liu Xie.

At that time, Empress He was jealous of Liu Xie's biological mother Wang Meiren, so she killed Wang Meiren, which angered Emperor Ling and ordered Liu Xie to be raised by Empress Dowager Dong.

Then over the years, Emperor Ling has always loved Liu Xie, but he is very distant from Liu Wei, the son of Empress He.

Including He Jin, almost everyone who knows a little bit about the system has realized that Emperor Ling may have the idea of abolishing the elder and establishing the young.

He Jin was suddenly frightened, and everyone in the General's Mansion could see He Jin's panic.

He Jin's family has a weak background, and their fear of imperial power is very serious.

At the critical moment, Yuan Shao stood up.

"Don't disturb the Ming Gong, since ancient times, the abolition of the long and young is the way to take trouble, in the past, Emperor Gao wanted to abolish the long and young, Shangshan Sihao sat next to the crown prince, and Emperor Gao was helpless.

Even Emperor Gao has nothing to do, how can he go against the hearts of the people in the world today? What's more, Ming Gong has been a general for several years, and he has a profound background, how can he be a mere Dong Zhong to fight against? ”

Yuan Shao stood on He Jin's side with a clear banner, and He Jin was immediately greatly moved and held Yuan Shao's hand tightly.

"With this sentence, I am relieved!"

So Yuan Shao got He Jin's deeper trust, and basically everything He Jin would discuss with Yuan Shao first, and then discuss with others.

Not to mention the people from the other Great General's Mansions, even Yuan Shu can't look past such a thing.

But helplessly, who let Yuan Shao be the first to stand up and support He Jin?

Cao Cao has also been in and out of the General's Mansion a lot in recent days, and seeing that He Jin's trust in Yuan Shao is increasing day by day, he feels that this is not a good thing.

He always felt that Yuan Shao had some purposes that could not be known to others, and this kind of purpose could be very terrifying.

He and Yuan Shao are in different positions and have different backgrounds.

When they were young, they could still swim together, be friends, steal chickens and dogs, and indulge.

But as he grew older and had different access to resources, Cao Cao clearly discovered that Yuan Shao and he were no longer people of the same world.

He is the son-in-law of the family of the third prince of the fourth world, and it is very likely that he will enter a high position in the future, and Cao Cao was able to enter the queue of the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden thanks to Yuan Shao's recommendation, otherwise the eunuchs would not be willing to let Cao Cao in.

Especially Jian Shuo, he also has a grudge against Cao Cao for killing his uncle, so you can imagine how sad Cao Cao's life would be if he didn't have Yuan Shao to support him.

So Cao Cao often wrote to Guo Peng, confiding his depression and helplessness to Guo Peng, and incidentally expressing his worries about the future situation.

These letters are very important evidence for Guo Peng's understanding of the situation in Luoyang, and from this, Guo Peng confirmed that drastic changes are taking place within Luoyang.

Emperor Ling planned to support Dong's relatives and some eunuchs who were close to Dong.

Give them power, let them expand their power, and then use this to become the force that supports Liu Xie's ascension, and ensure that he can make Liu Xie emperor after he dies.

The main contradiction in Luoyang during this period was the contradiction between the Dong family and the He family relatives in the struggle for supreme power.

In this way, it seems that the Spirit Emperor doesn't seem to have a long lifespan, right?

died in his thirties, his children were only in his teens, and in such a chaotic situation in the world, there was a minor emperor, how could it be considered a good thing for the country?

But for an ambitious thief like Guo, this is a great thing.

Guo has already begun to imagine what will happen at that time in the future, and he has begun to imagine the moment of chaos in the world.

What to do, how to plan, what to do if something goes wrong, plan A, plan B, plan C, and all have spare tire plans, etc.

He was alone in Shanggu, looking at the topographical map of the surrounding area of Luoyang that he had secretly obtained, constantly deducing various possible outcomes, and planning ways to obtain the greatest benefit for himself.

This kind of thing can only be thought about by himself, and no one can tell him, even Cheng Li is the same.

At the same time, Guo Peng accelerated the pace of squeezing the potential of Shanggu County, and more and more important war materials were sent to Qiao County, just waiting for that moment to come.

The Xiyuan Army is practicing here, and the world continues to be chaotic.

In October, the Xuzhou Yellow Turban resurged, and Xuzhou faced a crisis.

So the imperial court selected Tao Qian, who had been on the battlefield in Liangzhou, to become the assassin of Xuzhou, and parachuted into Xuzhou to be responsible for pacifying the Xuzhou Yellow Turban.

In November, the imperial court sent Bao Hong, a military captain, to lead an army to attack the Yellow Turban Army of Gepi in Runan, but Bao Hong failed to win the battle.

However, fortunately, the battle in Xiliang achieved some results, and Huangfu Song led the army to achieve some advantages on the battlefield, and the situation in Xiliang was temporarily stabilized.

Because of the chaos in the world, the exhausted Spirit Emperor fell ill again.