Every year and year, the feast is fought, and who does not envy the delicate and glorious. ------Tang Dynasty. Cui Hao "Handan Palace People's Resentment"

It is said that Chen Long won the victory and returned to the dynasty, the spring breeze was proud, singing and laughing all the way, the wine pond and the meat forest, and the scene was played to ten points. But in the middle of the night, Chen Long and Zhou Budo wanted to break their heads, and they didn't know how to get out of the whirlpool of the eunuch's relatives. Fortunately, Guo Jia expected Chen Long's current predicament, hurried over, and woke up the dreamer with a word.

Chen Long thought carefully about how to be logical and threw himself into the arms of Wuyangjun and Queen He. Zhou Budo crooked his brain came up again, and joked: "Lord, since ancient times, beautiful women love heroes, as long as they use a little beauty and male tricks, they are not ready to be caught." Chen Long raised his foot and kicked it over.

Turning his head to look at Guo Jia, this kid was nodding frequently. Chen Long said angrily: "You two boys, your hair hasn't grown yet, and your brains are already crooked." Think of something else. ”

Guo Jia analyzed: "I expect that after the lord returns to Luoyang, the emperor will hold a court meeting to discuss what kind of official position you will be rewarded." Due to the wrestling between the eunuch group and the foreign relatives group, no matter who proposes to make you the Jingzhou Assassin first, there will be people on the other side who oppose it, and think that the lord is the other party's person, and the appointment of the Jingzhou Assassin will be delayed, and even your own safety will be very dangerous. Therefore, after the lord returns to Luoyang, he should find Queen He before the court meeting, and ask Queen He to propose that you be the assassin of Jingzhou. You can go to visit He Miao first, prepare some gold beads and jade, and say that you want to find the relationship with Empress He through Wuyangjun and seek the appointment of the assassin history, so you can catch up on the line. ”

Chen Long listened to Guo Jia's analysis and continued: "I understand. I am afraid that the two major groups will be caught off guard by the appointment proposed by Queen He, and they will not be able to figure out whether they should oppose it for a while; The rest of the matter depends on how the emperor responds to Empress He's proposal. ”

Zhou Budo said: "Although it was a joke to say that the beautiful man plan just now, how does the lord want to touch Queen He's heart?" ”

Chen Long said: "Wuyangjun is greedy for small profits, and Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and other permanent servants have the opportunity to buy them with money, so that Wuyangjun can say things in front of Queen He, so as to keep his position." Let's take the medicine according to the prescription, and also use Wuyang Jun's influence on Queen He. ”

Everyone has decided to wait for the dawn, Chen Long plans to secretly set off before the team, visit He Miao as soon as possible, let Guo Jia and Zhou Budo still set off with the team, and only say that Chen Long visited his old friends and will return soon. That Zuo Feng got bribes, drunk and dreamed all day long, where did he care about Chen Long's actions.

Chen Long was dressed in civilian clothes, took Lu Chang, galloped all the way, and entered Luoyang in the evening. Chen Long ordered Lu Chang to carefully bypass the eyes of the surveillance, go to Zhao Da's place to collect some gold beads and jade, say the place of convergence, and go straight to He Miao's general's mansion. He Miao's general's mansion was brightly lit, and Chen Long asked people to report it in, and after a while, his subordinates invited him into a quiet study.

He Miao hurried over, saw Chen Longli bowing his hand under the lamp, and said strangely: "Wenlong, didn't you return with the army, how did you come here alone overnight, what happened?" As he spoke, he nodded his hand and asked Long Chen to sit down.

Chen Long pretended to be helpless and said: "General He, it's not because I want to get the position of the Jingzhou Assassin Shi that I rushed to you to ask for an idea." ”

When He Miao heard that it was this matter, his expression relaxed and said: "Wenlong, don't worry about this, Zhao Changshou will give you a blow in front of the emperor every day, and you have made such a great contribution, I think you are the assassin of Jingzhou, and you are not far from ten." ”

Long Chen smiled bitterly: "General He, having said that, this is what I'm worried about. If Zhao Changshi or Marshal Jian Shuo recommends me, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of your eldest brother, and I, the assassin of Jingzhou, am afraid that I will not be able to be it. ”

He Miao groaned slightly, he accepted a bribe of 10,000 taels of silver from Chen Long, it was not easy to refuse casually, and asked, "You and I are my own brothers, I have something to say openly." What do you want to do? ”

Long Chen pretended to be grateful and said, "I knew that General He would help me." General, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

He Miao's eyes became suspicious, and he said, "But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Chen Long bowed and said, "I heard that you and the general are half-brothers, but is there such a thing?" ”

He Miao seemed to be clicked on the acupoint, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Exactly." So what? ”

Chen Long continued: "I also heard that although General He Jin is an elder brother, he is a concubine; Although General He Miao is young, he is a descendant, but there is such a thing? ”

Chen Long's words suddenly hit He Miao's pain point. Although He Miao and He Jin are brothers on the surface, they actually don't look down on this brother who has been a butcher at all. Later, he has always been close to Wuyangjun, standing on the side of the eunuchs, and even in his selfish heart he has been looking forward to how to put He Jin to death; It's just that no one has ever pierced this.

He Miao stood up suddenly, gritted his teeth and said, "Long Chen, are you sowing discord?" ”

Chen Long didn't care at all, and said with a smile on his face: "From the first day I entered Luoyang, I couldn't get used to He Jin's style. With his ability, he still wanted to threaten me, sent someone to spy on my retainers in Luoyang, and sent Xu You to investigate my background. Later, I learned that your background is not worth it for you. I'm here to talk about it, if you agree, I'm willing to help you take the position of general, and I only need a Jingzhou assassin. In the future, if there are any generals inside, and there will be me Chen Long outside, why worry about not being our brother's world? ”

He Miao was greatly moved when he heard this, and pretended to be embarrassed on the surface: "Wenlong, although what you said is reasonable, if this matter leaks out, I'm afraid you and I will be in danger." Besides, I don't have the ability to make you a Jingzhou assassin safely. ”

Chen Long said calmly: "So, is General He willing to cooperate with me?" I'll just say, you are a hundred times stronger than He Jin, and you are the best at judging the situation. To tell you the truth, I come and go freely in this Luoyang City, and it is just a piece of cake for me to kill a mere He Jin. Although you can't do it, can't your sister do it? All you need to do is introduce me to Wuyang-kun. ”

He Miao was stunned when she heard this, and then she realized that Chen Long wanted to help her sister Empress He go through the back door. After thinking about it for a long time, He Jin will not die, he will never come out, maybe this Chen Long can really succeed, he gritted his teeth and said: "This matter is easy to do." Tomorrow morning, you will wait for me at the gate of the house, and you will go by in my carriage. ”

Chen Long was frightened, and finally let He Miao fall into his trap. But He Miao had the intention of killing his brother, which is recorded in the official history, so Chen Long was so sure that He Miao would be in the trap. After meeting Lu Chang, the two found an inn to rest, and before Chen Long went to sleep, he pulled out the Qinglong dagger that had not been used for a long time and rubbed it gently, I don't know if this dagger will really be stained with He Jin's blood.

After a night, Chen Long got into He Miao's carriage, closed the curtains, and went straight to Wuyangjun's mansion. Empress He is very filial to her mother, and Wuyangjun's mansion is close to the palace wall of the North Palace, and there is a palace gate that can be directly passed, which is convenient for Queen He to visit.

Empress He was originally a nobleman, but because she gave birth to the eldest prince Liu Wei, her mother was more expensive than her son, and she was made the queen. Inside and outside the palace, it is said that Queen He is as beautiful as a flower, tolerant to others, gentle and elegant, and filial piety to her mother, and her half-brother He Jin, as well as her other brothers and sisters, are all promoted in every way, and finally achieved the official position of General He Jin, which is simply under one person and above ten thousand people. He Jin is arrogant, and Queen He must wake up to him from time to time.

He Miao is the elder brother of Queen He, and he was closest to this sister when he was a child, so he always visited Wuyangjun, because Wuyangjun and Zhang Rang were very close, so they were inclined to the eunuch group. Coupled with his ambition to replace He Jin, he had already subconsciously killed He Jin.

It is this intricate background that gives Chen Long the hope of surviving in the gap between the two groups. Wuyangjun is about fifty years old, well-maintained, fair-skinned, with black hair, and his figure is not bloated. Chen Long first presented a large bag of gold beads and jade, and Wu Yangjun said with a smile on his face: "General Chen Xiao is so generous, how dare the old body be it." I heard that you are He Miao's brother, so if you have something to say, just say it. ”

He Miao didn't wait for Chen Long to speak, he had already called his mother and said: "Wenlong is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, a talent, and he is the hero who killed Zhang Jiao this time, and cut off Zhang Jiao's head with his own hands. Zhang Changshou and Zhao Changshou both spoke for him in front of the emperor, and wanted to give Wenlong the official position of Jingzhou Assassin, but it was because he was afraid of his eldest brother's opposition that Wenlong came to beg his mother. ”

When Wu Yangjun heard this, a trace of dissatisfaction appeared on his face and said: "Your eldest brother shouts every day to kill my eunuch friends, and I don't know what evil he has fallen into. Zhang Changzhi is just the companion of the emperor, what kind of wind and waves can they make? Even Wenlong was angry, it was really unbearable. After coughing, He Miao hurriedly took a detour to the back and gently beat his mother's back, and said while pounding: "Mother, can you please talk to the queen mother, and let her talk to the emperor about Chen Long?" ”

Wuyangjun said continuously: "It should be said, it should be said." If a talent like Wenlong doesn't have a suitable position, is there still a place to be reasonable in the world? ”

When Long Chen saw He Miao say a few words, he made Wuyangjun say this, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Then thank you, madam!" ”

The more Wuyang Jun looked at Chen Long, the more he loved it, and comforted: "Wenlong, I will find an opportunity to talk to the queen's daughter about you." In the future, you don't have to let He Miao lead the way, you yourself have to come to see me often and chat with me. ”

Chen Long immediately sweated, nodded and agreed, and after a while, He Miao led Chen Long to say goodbye, and walked out of the mansion in the reluctant eyes of Wuyang Jun, and He Miao said happily in the carriage: "It's done!" When you get the position of Jingzhou Assassin, don't forget to formulate a strategy to kill He Jin and show me! ”

On the same day, Chen Long saw that the matter was done, and hurriedly rushed back to the army with Lu Chang, and happened to meet Zuo Feng's thousand-strong team on the way. Zuo Feng, who was riding on a small horse, saw Long Chen rushing back, grabbed him and said, "General Chen, you are finally back." I have good news for you, I sent someone back to the imperial court yesterday to report the news, and I will arrive in the imperial capital early tomorrow morning. I just received a reply, the emperor will personally meet you outside the east gate of Luoyang tomorrow morning! You're developed, but don't forget your little brother! ”

This time, Emperor Han Ling really made a bloody investment and gave Chen Long a very grand welcome ceremony outside the east gate of Luoyang. Chen Long led the troops and waited under the high platform set up outside the east gate early, only to see thousands of royal forest troops, waving flags, swords and guns, and already on guard by the high platform. The city gate opened suddenly, and at a glance you could see the palaces in the distance, and the hundred officials separated the civil and military, along both sides of the central avenue, neatly out of the city, walked to the front of the high platform, bowed and stood, and did not dare to turn their heads and ears.

Behind is the honor guard of the Son of Heaven that stretches for several miles, slowly moving forward along the copper camel street that is dozens of meters wide, rows of chariots, horses, cattle and sheep, music piles, and military sticks come one after another, and the people on both sides all kneel and worship, and the scene is very shocking.

Chen Long thought to himself, no wonder everyone wants to have the respect of the Son of Heaven, this absolute authority and unlimited power can really make everyone's blood run high. That's why when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu saw the first emperor's honor guard, they sighed, "The husband should be like this", "He can replace him", and in the end, Liu Bang really did it.

In the center of the guard of honor, a huge jade chariot has a golden round cover, surrounded by four pieces of jade-colored decoration, surrounded by carved gold hanging clouds, and the lower end is depicted with broken leaves like gold clouds. Under the round lid, the heavy pleats are embroidered with a golden dragon soaring through the clouds, and four thin yellow velvet straps are tied to the four corners of the seat. Under the round cover, Emperor Ling of Han and Empress He in full costume sat on the throne of the cloud dragon, gladly accepting the worship of the people on the side of the road, the throne of the cloud dragon was placed on the left with a copper tripod, and the right side was placed with a sword. The giant chariot was lifted by thirty-six strong men and steadily reached the bottom of the high platform. The ministers and the Imperial Forest Army all fell to their knees, and the roar of the Holy Lord long live long live went straight into the sky.

Emperor Ling of Han stood up in the jade chariot, and opened his arms to the sky in laughter, full of pride. This idea was given to him by Queen He, and asked him to hold a ceremony for Chen Long, showing the importance of meritorious ministers, and sure enough, he was in the limelight in front of the ministers, and shouted: "Zhongqing is flat!" ”。

Chen Long got up and raised his eyes slightly, and happened to see Queen He also standing up on the giant chariot, wearing a golden cloud and satin woven flower brocade robe, the neckline was decorated with a red treasure, and the slender waist was tied up with a big red brocade, the brocade was embroidered with gold thread auspicious cloud pattern, and the lower body was wearing a gold thread yarn skirt, and the skirt was embroidered with a phoenix pattern with gold thread, showing a tall and elegant figure. The thin long eyebrows are drawn to the sideburns, a pair of big black and white eyes, Qiong's nose and lips, and the pear vortex is deeply sunken, which is really beautiful. The skin of the face is crystal fair, the hair is as black as ink is pulled into a fan-shaped high bun, and the golden phoenix crown around the head is shining golden in the morning sun, and the crown is inlaid with various colored gemstones, which is even more noble. On the slender white neck, he wears a jade pearl necklace of the Holy Venerable, a pure black crystal pendant on his ears, and a crystal clear white jade ring on his middle finger. is a good queen majesty, the so-called mother of the world.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Empress He, supported by the eunuchs, slowly ascended to the high platform and sat down on the dragon chair set up in the middle of the high platform. Emperor Ling of Han got up, said something to commend the front-line soldiers who fought bravely, and signaled to Zhao Zhong in the cheers of everyone, Zhao Zhong willingly announced: "Declare the rebel general, and wait for Chen Long to come forward to meet him!" ”

Chen Long stepped forward, knelt down and shouted long live, followed by a mother Chitose. Queen He's wonderful eyes finally fell on Chen Long, and suddenly her phoenix eyes lit up, flashing a hint of surprise, thinking that it was no wonder that her mother praised this Chen Long repeatedly, and it was indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, a talent.

Chen Long didn't dare to raise his head, only listened to the voice of Emperor Han Ling, praised Chen Long's merits, and rewarded how much silver, how many people, how many volumes, but not to mention the history of Jingzhou. After Emperor Han Ling finished speaking, Long Chen knelt down, and was about to kowtow to thank him, when suddenly Empress He slowly got up, walked to the emperor's side with a phoenix skirt, and a delicate and clear voice sounded: "Shengshang, just now the concubine listened to what the Shengshang said, this General Chen has worked hard and made great achievements, and he is really a general of the Han Dynasty, comparable to the twenty-eight generals of the former emperor Yuntai." Why don't you reward him with the position of Jingzhou Thorn History? ”