In the second year of Xingping (A.D. 195), the suburbs of Chang'an.

With another charge by the Flying Bear Army, the combined forces of Guo Yan and Fan Chou were finally defeated.

"General Li, with the strength of your Flying Bear Army, you can completely deal with Guo Yan and others, so why did you make a special trip to order me to come here." Jia Xu looked at the battlefield in front of him coldly and said without any emotion.

In the past few months, Li Dao and Guo Yan, Fan Chou and others have been fighting, winning and losing each other. But with the poison provided by the Flying Bear Army and Xi Yan, Li Dao gradually gained the upper hand in terms of troops. But at this moment, Li Dao suddenly summoned Jia Xu to Beijing in the name of the emperor, and left him by his side to assist him.

Of course, Jia Xu understands that this is just because Li Ji is worried that Zhang Ji will help Guo Yan and others and take him as a hostage. Almost everyone in the capital knows that Zhang Ji admires Jia Xu very much, and now that Jia Xu is by his side, Li Ji is of course much more relieved.

"Sir is too modest. Ma Teng was in turmoil before, if it wasn't for Mr. teaching me to let him live, I'm afraid that now I would have been trampled by hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers and horses who are seeking revenge. Li Wei turned his head and praised Jia Xu with a smile.

What puzzled Jia Xu was that Li Wei's situation now should be the worst in his life experience, but this guy's temper was much better than before.

"Don't worry. I have already given the book to Zhang Ji, and he will arrive in a few days, and I believe that this conflict should be calmed down by then. Jia Xu said disdainfully.

Although Li Dao's strength is now stronger than Guo and Fan's second generals, if Zhang Ji rushed to help them, the result would be completely different. Even though Shen Rong had returned to Jiangdong, his four subordinates and thousands of Yefeng still remained in Hongnong. No matter how ruthless Li Dao is, he must be afraid of their almost suicidal style of play.

When Mr. said so, then Li was relieved. By the way, I heard that when my husband was in Hongnong, he fell in love with Miss Xu Yuan. As...... How about letting Li do this beautiful thing? Li Wei didn't care about the victory or defeat in the battlefield at all, but talked about Jia Xu's private affairs.

"Hehe, this doesn't bother the general." Jia Xu said with a sneer.

Li Wei didn't say anything more, he just slowly restrained his smile and looked at the battlefield in front of him, and his former comrades-in-arms were gradually moving away......

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Three days later, Zhang Ji's army came to the northwest of Chang'an and set up camp.

He came from the nest this time: not only were all the four subordinates, including his wife, brought, but even his nephew Zhang Xiu, and Hu Che'er, who had been wandering around Beidi County to avoid Shen Rong, also followed.

In fact, Zhang Ji had always wondered why Hu Che'er, as Shen Rong's protégé, deliberately avoided him, until Zou Li told him another secret of Shen Rong.

Shen Rong originally fell in love with He Yin, an ordinary night forward woman in the southeast night front, and the southeast hall had gradually broken away from the shackles of the night front rules at that time, so the two of them naturally did not need to hide their relationship.

But only Xu Yuan and Hu Che'er knew that Shen Rong's other beloved apprentice, known as "Yan Qian Southeast", was also secretly in love with him. When Su Luo learned about Shen Rong and He Yin's relationship, he couldn't accept it for a while, and even had the idea of committing suicide.

As a last resort, Shen Rong had no choice but to make a difficult decision - to cut off contact with He Yin.

But he underestimated a woman's dedication to love. He Yin is just an ordinary Ye Feng, and with her humble status, she can be favored by Shen Rong, how happy she is. But when she was suddenly told that she was not allowed to have any personal relationship with Shen Rong in the future, you can imagine how lost and desperate she was in her heart at that time.

Once a woman has reached a dead end, she will often do surprising things.

So, this "subordinate night striker" prepared a table of sumptuous dishes on the pretext of making amends to Shen Rong and Luo Luo.

The kind-hearted Shen Rong and the innocent Shen Luo didn't expect that He Yin would poison this meal.

By the time the two realized that something was wrong, their bodies were no longer able to move.

Then, in front of Shen Rong, He Yin stabbed the sword into the eyes of Xuan Luo, straight through the back of his head.

And Shen Rong was also stabbed into the abdomen with her sword.

Just when Shen Rong was almost unconscious due to excessive blood loss, Hu Che'er, who came to inquire about business, pushed the door in.

The situation in the house was almost clear—Shen Rong was dead, Shen Rong was dying, and the hilt of the short sword that pierced his abdomen was in He Yin's hand at this time.

Hu Che'er was annoyed. Although he was unarmed, he was superior in his own right. Without waiting for He Yin to react, Hu Che'er rushed to her and grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up. Then, Hu Che'er threw He Yin up, grabbed her legs with both hands when she fell, and violently split her in half.

After that, Hu Che'er sent Shen Rong to the Ten Sages, and after the Ten Sages' exquisite medical skills, he barely held Shen Rong's life.

But Shen Rong always thought that he had failed He Yin, but he was very angry with Hu Che'er and almost killed him.

Since then, Hu Che'er has never met Shen Rong again. Every time there is an order, Xu Yuan also conveys it on his behalf.

So until Shen Rong left Hongnong, Hu Che'er was only alone and never went back.

……

On the afternoon of the day Zhang Ji arrived in Chang'an, he invited Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Fan Chou to his camp, the purpose of which was naturally to persuade the two sides to reconcile according to Jia Xu's wishes.

But it wasn't until the time of the lantern that the three arrived one after another.

So Zhang Ji ordered people to prepare a dinner, and the four of them finally drank together again under this special circumstances.

"Three generals, think back to when I was waiting in Xiliang, I drank and talked all day long, how happy I was. Why is there such a field today? Zhang Ji, as the master, opened his mouth first.

"Humph! I'm afraid that someone has long forgotten our brotherhood and is confused by the desire for power! Guo Yan said angrily. He was of course referring to Li Dao, who poisoned himself.

"Yes, General Li is now in a high position, and we will all become useless people, which will only make him feel uneasy, so I have to get rid of him." Fan Chou also complained.

"Hehe, General Li, I, Zhang Ji, naturally won't believe that you are such a person, but what is the cause of this matter, can you tell me clearly?" Zhang Ji looked at Li Dao with a smile.

"Alas! In fact, the brothers misunderstood me, Li. I just detained the little emperor because he suddenly remembered to drive east, so he had to be detained.

"It's just an excuse! You are just afraid that we will fight with you for power and want to exclude dissidents. Fan Chou said.

"Nonsense! How can Li be such a villain! ”

"Well, well, I believe that all of you brothers are not heartless and unrighteous. Since the little emperor wants to return to the east, why don't I fulfill him and return those rotten old ministers to him. Zhang Ji smiled and played a round game.

"I waited for a lot of hard work to control the Jingshi, should I give it up like this?" Even Guo Yan was a little unbearable.

"It doesn't have to be. I just said that I would just return those old ministers to him, but I didn't say that we would leave this place too. ”

"You mean, let the little emperor go east alone?" Li Dao was thoughtful.

"Not bad. When we seized Chang'an, we wanted to control the emperor and command the world. But if there are still a few princes who are willing to listen to the edict of the Son of Heaven! Since it's useless to stay, it's a burden, why don't you let him go, and we'll fall freely. Zhang Ji explained earnestly.

"I also think that it is useless to keep this emperor, and he can't kill him, so it is better to sell his favor to him and send him east." Fan Chou also agreed.

"Alas! Well, I'll let him go tomorrow. From now on, we will not fight again. Li Dao said with a sigh.

After that, they drank a little more, and then they dispersed in the place where they had gone.

When everyone left, Zhang Ji invited Jia Xu to the big tent.

"These days, let Mr. suffer." Zhang Ji sincerely apologized.

"It's okay, after your persuasion today, if Li Dao can really let His Majesty return to the east, then Jia's suffering is not enough to worry about."

"Mr. Gaoyi, I really admire it."

"Humph! It's just an outlaw, what is there to admire! Xu Yuan suddenly walked in from outside the tent.

"Your tricky tone hasn't changed." Jia Xu smiled at her.

Xu Yuan finally couldn't control it anymore and rushed forward and hugged him tightly.

"Okay, I'm fine." Jia Xu's eyes became gentle.

"Hmm." Xu Yuan responded softly. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have believed that this usually bewitching woman had such a docile side.

This is what happened to Hongnong, because of many days of getting along, the two gradually have feelings. According to Lei Xu's statement: It's a pity that Mr. Jia is talented and talented, but he was harmed by this demon girl.

Xu Yuan has long been accustomed to this kind of provocation, not to mention her personality, she naturally does not like to be bound by rules.

This time he was able to follow Zhang Ji to Chang'an, although Xu Yuan tried his best to control it on the surface, he was already anxious in his heart.

At this time, when he saw that the person he was thinking about in his heart was fine, he naturally expressed his words. Therefore, very rarely, Xu Yuan cried.

"Okay sister, it's okay, you should rest assured. Let's go outside and let them talk alone. Zou Li shouted at the tent door.

In fact, she has always known Xu Yuan's thoughts, but now is not the time. Because, the men have more important things to talk about.

Xu Yuan is naturally a sensible person, so she took Zou Li's hand, but glanced at Jia Xu reluctantly.

Then, she smiled slightly and pulled Zou Li and walked out.

……

Xu Yuan and Zou Li left the big tent, and at this time, only Zhang Ji and Jia Xu were left.

"You've met him?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Yes. He promised to help us, I was just concerned about his sincerity. Jia Xu said with a solemn face.

"I'm not at ease, but we don't have any choice at this point. Li Dao had stayed in Beidi County for a long time before, but I was afraid that he had already been in contact with those people. Alas! I hope the man will convince them. ”

Under the hypocritical peace, everyone is calculating with each other, some are acting on the scene for the sake of fame, fortune and power, and some are bending to welcome each other for the sake of loyalty.

The faint flame of life in the Eastern Han Dynasty swayed in the winds of the troubled times......