Among these five sworn brothers, Liu Bei is the eldest, so he became the eldest brother. followed by He Bao and Zhao Yun, and then Yu Ban and Zhang Xiaotian, the younger brothers.

He Bao nodded and said: "It is indeed very hard, although the traps and ambushes were set up when intercepting the Jizhou secret agents, five brothers were still lost and more than ten people were injured, but this is inevitable." ”

Zhang Xiaotian could imagine the danger and intensity of the situation at that time, and said, "Do you want to figure out why they came to Chang'an?" ”

He Bao said: "It's still the fifth brother's fatigue interrogation, and the secret agent named Gao Gan collapsed in less than three days and confided the truth, it turned out that this matter involved Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.

Everyone was moved when they heard this. At this time, He Bao still said with palpitations: "Fortunately, we caught this secret agent sent by Jizhou, otherwise we will definitely suffer a big loss this time.

It turned out that Liu Mang was Yuan Shao's second son, and this secret agent was the person sent by Yuan Shao to contact Liu Mang, and he also brought Yuan Shao's handwritten secret letter, which saved me a lot of interrogation lips. ”

"Second brother, of course you won't change a word, just give the letter to this traitor!" Zhao Yun said with a smile.

He Bao smiled when he heard this: "This is a must, the content of this secret letter is very simple, just let Liu Mang trust Gao Gan, and tell Liu Mang to cooperate with him well.

As for what the cooperation is, it is not written. So I signed according to the seal □ on the letter, and copied another one, and gave it to Liu Mang, and now it seems that he is convinced of us. ”

Zhang Xiaotian's heart moved at this time and asked, "Is that secret letter still there?" ”

"How could I throw away such a useful thing, even the Jizhou secret agent was left behind and placed under house arrest in a secret place outside Chang'an City, this time Liu Mang is in trouble." He Bao said.

Zhang Xiaotian was overjoyed when he heard this, so the four brothers discussed it for a while before cleaning up their mood and going to the place where they went to the banquet. During the journey, Zhang Xiaotian remembered the decisive battle with Qi Xiao at the palace, and couldn't help but feel great.

The world is more unpredictable than this.

At that time, how could he have guessed that two years later, he would meet the current ruler in a different capacity and with completely different feelings?

Under the guidance of the forbidden army, Zhang Xiaotian and his three sworn brothers rode into the palace gate proudly. The Praetorian Guards lined up in the square in front of the main palace to welcome them, and the drums were noisy.

Zhang Xiaotian and others were quite surprised that there was such a big battle, and they also knew that the current rulers attached great importance to their "return".

At this time

One of the generals rode out and sang a welcome praise, which was an ungrateful old acquaintance Chen Cheng. I saw that this guy's military uniform had a new look, and it seemed that he had been promoted by one level and became the leader of the Praetorian Guard.

Zhang Xiaotian relied on the number of courtesies at this moment, and after a few words of resignation, he rode to the palace with him.

"For some reason, although it was the first time I met Mr. Sugai, I felt like I was at home at first sight. Not! The gentleman was very much like a certain general who was familiar with him, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment. Chen Cheng said with a friendly smile.

Zhang Xiaotian was secretly worried in his heart, knowing that even though he had changed his appearance, his body shape was still the same, and his words and deeds would inadvertently leak a little flaw, which evoked Chen Cheng's memories and feelings about him.

Then he said casually in his "low and hoarse" and "slow-paced" voice: "Captain Chen doesn't need to be strange, contemptible people also have this kind of feeling from time to time, even when I see someone I met for the first time, it looks like I have known each other for a long time. ”

"That seems to be the case!" Chen Cheng said with relief.

At this time, when he came to the square in front of the Yuhua Hall of the Inner Palace, Chen Cheng dismounted first, and Zhang Xiaotian and Zhao Yun jumped off the horse.

On both sides of the steps of the Yuhua Palace, there were two columns of dozens of guards, and in the salute, Liu Mang, a traitor, accompanied by Li Su and Li Dao, greeted him down the steps.

Zhang Xiaotian and the others sighed in their hearts, they couldn't imagine that the imperial court still relied on Liu Mang so much after the severe lessons of their battle.

"I, Chen Liuhou, Liu Mang! Mr. Zhang came so well, Dong Gong and the contemptible people were anxious to wait. Liu Mang laughed from afar at this time.

Zhang Xiaotian pretended to be panicked at this moment, and said respectfully: "If you make Dong Xiang and Hou Ye anxious, how can the villain afford it." ”

Liu Mang stepped forward, stretched out his hands to hold with him, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Dong Xiang has personally seen the necessities sent by Mr. and is very satisfied. With the help of Mr., we will be able to greatly boost the military and sweep the world. ”

Zhang Xiaotian saw that Liu Mang didn't recognize him, so he put down his mind and said happily: "To make Dong Xiang and Hou Ye happy, the villain already feels that this trip is worthwhile." At the same time, he exchanged glances with Li Su.

Liu Mang cordially introduced Li Dao to him at this time, and Zhang Xiaotian introduced Zhao Yun to the two, and after chatting some kind words, everyone walked to the hall where the banquet was held.

As soon as he stepped through the hall door, the guards in the hall stood and saluted neatly, and the band played the noisy music to welcome the distinguished guests.

Zhang Xiaotian and Liu Mang stepped forward to salute. Dong Zhuo laughed, left the seat at the other end of the door, walked hurriedly, and helped Zhang Xiaotian up,

happily and cordially said: "Mr. Zhang is the guest of the true appearance, so he doesn't have to care about these vulgar etiquette. Then he turned to Zhao Yun and the others and said, "You don't have to be like this! ”

After greetings, Zhang Xiaotian had the opportunity to look at the environment in the hall at this time. There are four seats on the left and right sides of Dong Zhuo, which should be one seat per person, so one seat is vacant.

It's just that I don't know who has such a big shelf that even Dong Zhuo's dinner party dares to be late? Dong Zhuo is a demon who kills people without blinking.

"Although the villain and others have been in a different place for a long time, they don't want to return to their homeland all the time, but because of the relationship between the He family, they are afraid of being implicated." Zhang Xiaotian said sincerely.

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and interrupted him: "Hugh wants to mention this person again, don't worry!" It's rare for Mr. to miss the old like this, from today on, you can increase the income of the court with peace of mind, and the prime minister will not treat Mr. lightly. ”

Zhang Xiaotian and the others were immediately grateful. Just as he was about to take his seat, the doorman sang, "Mrs. Fen has arrived!" Zhang Xiaotian was startled when he heard this, and looked towards the door.

At this time, Liu Fen was still glamorous and colorful, wearing a luxurious evening dress with red and blue patterns on a white background, flying into the hall like a colorful butterfly.

Zhang Xiaotian remembered the past kindness at this time, and couldn't help but feel sad. When Liu Fen's beautiful eyes drifted to Zhang Xiaotian, her delicate body was obviously shocked and she stopped.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaotian and the others secretly screamed in their hearts that it was not good.

Liu Fenfei is more than Liu Mang and Dong Zhuo and others, who have been with Zhang Xiaotian day and night, skin to skin, and only rely on women's keen intuition for lovers to feel what others are not aware of.

Fortunately, Liu Mang, Dong Zhuozhi and others thought that this woman only had such a strange expression because she fell in love with Zhang Xiaotian, so they laughed and said: "Mrs. Fen, you are late again, and you will be fined three cups later, and you haven't come to see Mr. Zhang!" ”

Liu Fen came back to her senses at this time, and after looking at Zhang Xiaotian suspiciously, her eyes suddenly dimmed, and she saluted Xiang Shaolong: "Liu Fen has seen Mr. Zhang. ”

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and they also took the opportunity to sit down. Led by Zhang Xiaotian, they occupied the four seats on the right in turn. On the other side are Liu Mang, Liu Fen, Li Dao and Li Su.

After the maid served the food and drink, a group of more than 30 singers and dancers ran in lightly, singing and dancing to the sound of drums.

However, Liu Fen has been lowering her pretty face and looking sad since she entered the table, and it seems that she has been aroused and secretly sad.

After the dance, the guests of honor toasted each other as usual. However, Liu Mang refused to let Liu Fen go, and re-mentioned the matter of punishing three glasses of wine, forcing her to drink three glasses in a row.

At this time, Dong Zhuo asked Zhang Xiaotian, "How is Mr. going to carry out a great cause here?" ”

Zhang Xiaotian said slowly in a hoarse voice: "The villain is just one step ahead, and there are still several batches of necessities on the way. Without further ado, tomorrow the villain will inspect the outside of the city to see if there is any suitable place to build a house and open a shop. ”

"That's for the best!" Dong Zhuo said happily when he heard this.

Liu Fen flew a wink at Zhang Xiaotian at this time and said, "Will Mr.'s family arrive at the same time?" ”

Seeing her like this, Zhang Xiaotian didn't like it in his heart, and said coldly: "When everything is settled, the villain will send someone back to pick them up." ”

"Mr. Zhang's family moved to Chang'an like this, isn't he afraid of attracting the jealousy of Jizhou, which will lead to the disaster of killing?" Li Dao asked strangely.

Zhang Xiaotian calmly replied at this time: "The villain's business is all over the country, as long as the annual tax is paid to Jizhou, the officials of Jizhou will never ask about the villain."

Before coming this time, the villain had already made arrangements, and he was not afraid that they would find anything in the short term. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed at this time and said, "Don't talk about business tonight, just talk about Fengyue, come!" Let the sir see something good. ”

After saying that, he clapped his palms, and the music began again.

When everyone's eyes widened, four singers and dancers came to the table with graceful steps and performed another round of singing and dancing.

After the dance, the singer retreated, and Liu Mang smiled: "This is the best of the ten Bai Di beauties that Bai Di dedicated to Dong Xiang, and it is also a meeting gift from Dong Xiang to Mr., does Mr. think it's okay?" ”

This kind of grand event of giving away beauties is a routine practice between the powerful and powerful in this era, but Zhang Xiaotian's current situation is not acceptable.

So Zhengrong said: "Dong Xiang's kindness, the villain understands it, but now the matter of enhancing national strength is in ruins, and it is really not suitable for women to be comfortable, Dong Xiang, please take back your life." ”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a long time, and then said movingly: "Mr. is a very person, since this is the case, these four Bai Di girls will stay here, and after everything is settled, they will be sent to your mansion." ”

"I wonder when the gentleman has set to inspect outside the city?" Liu Fen looked at Zhang Xiaotian with great interest at this time and asked.

Zhang Xiaotian knew at this moment that she was not moving about her appearance, so she was curious, and secretly screamed in her heart that it was not good, and then replied with a frown: "I will set off before sunrise tomorrow, and I hope that General Li Dao will arrange the opening of the city pass." ”