At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter in the seventh year of Han Guanghe, with the comprehensive defeat of the main force of the Yellow Turban Army on the third road, the officers and troops in various places turned from defense to attack, and the Yellow Turban Uprising, which had swept the world, finally came to an end.

Soon, Lu Zhi, the commander of the North Han Route Army, dug up the secret tomb of the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao from Jizhou, opened the coffin and poked the corpse. After the news spread, the world shook, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army everywhere were even more panicked and competed to surrender.

At the same time, the epidemic that had invaded various places for many days gradually subsided, and the Son of Heaven was overjoyed after hearing the report, so he issued an edict to change the Yuan Zhongping, in order to take the meaning of peace in its prosperity, and ordered an amnesty to the world, and the whole world celebrated. For a time, the whole country was jubilant.

Just as the people of the Han Dynasty rushed to tell each other and celebrate that the suffering had finally passed, few people knew that an even more brutal war was about to break out in the northwest. Whether it is the Han dynasty or the rebellious army, they are quietly fighting fiercely, ready to launch a large-scale main battle at any time.

At the same time, a strange and terrifying huge conspiracy also quietly descended on the junction of the northwest and Sanfu----- Xijing Chang'an.

In the early morning, when the first rays of early winter sunshine sprinkled on the Yangling Tomb within a radius of tens of miles,

The 200 soldiers and hundreds of officers stationed here felt a tremor on the ground in the distance at the same time, and soon the rumbling of hooves broke the calm of the vast plain between the Wei River and the Jingshui.

The wall of the cemetery and the gate outside the gate suddenly noisy and neighing, as if there were thousands of troops and horses to surround the cemetery. The officials and soldiers in the mausoleum all changed their color, and they poured out of the gate one after another.

More than a thousand fierce cavalry lined up in a long fan shape and slowly fixed a hundred paces outside the mausoleum. More than a dozen generals in armor were jumping off their horses, and a man who looked like a civilian official was hurrying towards the gate.

"This? Where are the soldiers! Yangling's cemetery Ling blurted out.

He smiled bitterly at the few colleagues who slowly came up behind him, frowned, and said, "It's really not the right time to come!" Could it be for the eve of the past? ”

This cemetery Ling is only thirty-five or sixteen years old, born with a shrewd and capable appearance, and has been praised by officials at all levels for his ability to do things, prudence and meticulousness. But at this time, even with his vigorous energy and careful thoughts, he was disturbed by all kinds of incredible things in the past few days. Especially on the eve of the previous year, there was an extremely terrifying tragedy outside the mausoleum, and it is still at a loss, just when it is boring, a cavalry suddenly and unprovoked appeared, is it a curse or a blessing?

"Humph!" The cemetery next to him snorted coldly: "Who does it matter who he is?" What a bold man, he dared to lead the army straight outside the cemetery! If you investigate the things of the eve of the day, Freedom is in charge, and it won't be the turn of the army to be dispatched, right? ”

As he spoke, those civil and military officials had already come to the gate of the cemetery, and the civil official at the head shouted: "This official is the new Jingzhao Yin Liu Tao, who is ordered to engage in Nanying with the capital official and Jun Cao to engage in Gaoshun to inspect the suspicious things on the Xianyang Plain!" You wait to report the name of the official! ”

"It turned out to be Kyung Zhao Yin!" A faint smile appeared on the mouth of the cemetery order, and Shi Li said: "The next official is the cemetery order Zhou Jing!" ”

He pointed his finger at the people around him one by one: "These are the food official Ling Ning Shao, the food official Cheng Zhao You, the cemetery Cheng Liu Yu, and the principal Zhang Ben, and the five main officials of my Yangling are all here!" ”

"It's just Lord Liu, but I don't know what you mean by investigating the suspicious things on the Xianyang Plain?" Zhou Jing pretended to be puzzled, but secretly complained in his heart. Didn't I hear that this Jing Zhaoyin has not yet taken office? How could it appear here directly, it seems that he must have received the secret report of the tragedy the night before, how can this be explained?

"I heard that not only are strange things happening in the vicinity, rumors are spreading, and there was a terrible tragedy in the night before Yangling, how dare you pretend not to know as a cemetery commander?" Liu Tao's eyebrows almost rose upside down: "Now that this matter has alarmed the Holy Driver, as the head of Chang'an, how can this official not ask?" ”

Zhou Jing was stunned for a while, and he couldn't catch it for a while.

"Please forgive Kyung Zhao Yin!" A voice spoke in a strange voice, although he said forgiveness, but he really couldn't hear a trace of respect.

The person who spoke was none other than Liu Yu, the cemetery: "Dare to ask Lord Jing Zhaoyin, since you keep saying that you are on a business order, then please show your holy will!" Otherwise, how can we do what we are told? ”

"This?" Liu Tao couldn't help but say: "When the Son of Heaven ordered the official to come, he only said that the holy will would be issued immediately, but now the official has no holy will!" ”

"Hah! I see! Liu Yu sneered: "Since there is no holy decree, then I can't stop Lord Liu, with your official position of Jing Zhaoyin, you still can't ask about this imperial tomb!" ”

"You!" Liu Tao was furious, and said with a cold face: "How dare you be so presumptuous with a mere cemetery, but an official rank of two hundred stones?" ”

"I've disappointed Jing Zhaoyin again!" That Liu Yu said fearlessly: "Although the rank of the lower official is low, he is a member of the Han family, and he still has the title of Marquis of Ting. I didn't call myself lonely in front of Lord Liu, I already respect you very much! ”

Liu Tao stared at him coldly and said slowly: "I see! Since Liu Hou thinks that the official can't ask about this matter, is the official not allowed to enter the tomb to investigate the case? ”

"That's right!" Liu Yu rolled his eyes, nodded and said: "If the adults ask for the holy decree, the lower officials and others will naturally obey the order, if not, then the adults will wait outside the mausoleum!" ”

Suddenly, a young general behind Liu Tao walked up straight, and said impatiently: "What nonsense to talk to him?" Let's go inside! ”

All the officials were taken aback, and Liu Yu was even more furious, and stood up in front of the gate and shouted: "Who dares to trespass on the imperial tomb? You can't find death! ”

The young general walked straight over as if he was blind, and suddenly a Han general flashed out behind him, grabbed up and stretched out his hand to push Liu Yu heavily on the chest, pushing him to the point of falling on his back.

Although Liu Yu's family is declining, after all, he is a clan member, when has he suffered such a big loss, and before he got up, he had already scolded wildly: "Rebellion, ......"

"Huh" A cold glittering blade was placed on his neck, and the piercing cold immediately blocked the second half of his words.

At the same time, a white jade token stretched out in front of him, and the four big words "Ru I am coming" on it made Liu Yu's eyes amused.

"Literate?" The young general looked at the demented Liu Yumulan and nodded, a look of mockery flashed on his face, he shook the token in all directions again, and asked again: "You adults understand, right?" ”

Including Liu Tao, everyone was stunned, but they nodded in shock. Anyone with some insight has heard of the legendary three-sided ice jade plate.

"The Imperial Order of the Son of Heaven!" Zhou Jing finally reacted and shouted wildly, he respectfully saluted the token and stood aside. Liu Yu's reaction was not slow, he even climbed and retreated with Zhou Jingshili, but there was a trace of fear in his eyes. Legend has it that this jade plaque can only be held by the clan? Could this young man be ......

The officials also stepped forward to salute as if they had woken up from a dream, and stood aside, and no one dared to say anything more. Even Liu Tao's eyes flashed with disbelief, this kid is definitely not simple, no wonder the Son of Heaven would make such an appointment before! Compared to this jade plate, what is the captain of Sili who supervises hundreds of officials?

"Good!" The young general nodded with satisfaction, and casually handed the token to the Han general who stretched out his hand to push people: "Enter the mausoleum with this order, gather all the soldiers and soldiers in the mausoleum, and take them out of the mausoleum!" ”

"Whoever dares to obstruct trouble!" He suddenly added coldly: "For the crime of great disrespect, immediately beheaded!" ”

A cold chill arose in the hearts of all the officials, and the faces of several people twitched involuntarily. At the same time, the question arises in my heart, who is this young general? How could he have the Son of Heaven token in his body!

Several Ling Cheng trembled in their hearts, but they were afraid that Liu Tao's "alarming the holy driver" was not empty words and intimidation, it seemed that this matter was indeed extraordinary.

"Yes! Order! The general yelled, quickly took out the two-color flag from his waist, and unleashed a series of flags.

As the command flag fluttered in their hands, the cavalry not far away moved quickly, and they dismounted in unison and drove into the imperial tomb. Under the restraint of the officers, these soldiers still maintained a minimum of courtesy, and quite politely "invited" all the guards and officers stationed in the mausoleum. A small official said a little more, and was dragged out of the mausoleum and whipped a few times.

Looking at the grim-faced cavalrymen and the provocatively shaking knives in their hands, no one dared to doubt whether they had the determination to carry out the "immediate beheading". Even the officers and soldiers stationed in the mausoleum gasped, they were also veterans of the battle formation, and they could naturally see that these cavalrymen were all arrogant soldiers who killed people without blinking, and they couldn't help but line up in a row, and obediently marched out of the mausoleum to stand in formation.

Soon, hundreds of people stood densely outside the mausoleum according to their respective positions and official ranks.

"Everyone!" The young general walked over with a smile: "Let's introduce myself again!" This will be the Eagle Yang Zhonglang General Nanying, although he has temporarily taken on an errand for the capital officials, he is still a rough man who can only fight! ”

"Eagle Yang Zhonglang General?" Some of the well-informed people cried out in silence, and many more were at a loss.

"Tsk! It seems that the general's reputation is not small! The young general shook his head and sighed, "Do you mean that Ben will kill like hemp?" Or do you beat up your colleagues at every turn? ”

The crowd was silent, even if they had no eyesight, but when they saw several imperial mausoleum officials honestly standing in the front row of the line, they didn't dare to take a sip of the atmosphere, and where did anyone dare to take more gossip?

"This is the future of this, I am ordered to investigate the so-called demonic rumors with Lord Liu and General Gao! Not only this Yang Mausoleum, but several other mausoleums will also send people to inform them one by one, so that they can be on call! Nanying's cold words spread far away: "I hope you can abide by your duties, keep to yourself, and fully cooperate with the investigation of this matter!" ”

"If someone dares to disobey the yin and the yang, they will make trouble in secret! Hum! Nan Ying unabashedly revealed Sen Sen's murderous aura: "Although I will go back to suffer the crime of dereliction of duty in front of the Son of Heaven, but before that, I can still cut off a few disobedient heads with the imperial order of the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Ben won't do anything else!" He sneered: "Killing people is a good skill, do you want to try it?" ”

"Don't dare!" Among the five chief officials, Zhou Jing of the cemetery and Ning Shao, the food official, had the highest rank, and the two of them glanced at each other, stepped forward and bowed together: "The lower officials and others must go all out, and they dare not slack off!" ”

"Excellent! I'm going to bother a few people these days! Nan Ying laughed and said: "In order to avoid disturbing the first emperor, the general will set up a tent outside the mausoleum!" Come on, set up camp three miles away, and invite a few adults and related people to inquire! ”