However, he said that Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao sent Li Mu out of Yanmen Pass, and they both packed up their luggage and left Yanmen Pass. Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao came all the way to Mayi, and Zhang Liao saw that it was getting late, so he invited Zhao Yun to stay at his house for one night. Zhao Yun readily agreed.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao drank three times, and Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Wenyuan, do you think that the eldest brother can have a good future when he enters Beijing this time?" ”

Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and said: "Second brother, it stands to reason that with the merits of the eldest brother's expedition this time, coupled with the recommendation of General Huangfu, it should not be difficult to seal a general. But I heard that when today's son is close to the ten permanent servants, and these ten permanent servants are not good things, instigating the Son of Heaven to sell his official beard. The eldest brother's life is as jealous and hateful as hatred, if the ten permanent servants are obstructed, the official position of the eldest brother is afraid that it will be difficult! ”

Zhao Yun nodded, his face was slightly gloomy, and said: "If the Ten Standing Servants really do such a thing that endangers the society of the country, then this big Han world, I'm afraid that as the eldest brother said, will change the sky." No matter what, even if my eldest brother can't get a half-official position, I will follow him for the rest of my life. ”

Zhang Liao nodded, and said with a straight face: "Second brother, brothers are of the same heart, no matter where the eldest brother goes, I, Zhang Liao, swear to follow him." ”

That night, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao talked about the world at night, and they didn't get up to rest until the next day.

Zhao Yun thought about what Li Mu had explained to him, and it was inconvenient to delay, so he rushed to Muzhi Village after breakfast the next day.

Besides, Diao Chan has been waiting for three days since the day of the Lantern Festival, and he has not waited for any news from Li Mu. On the fourth day, Diao Chan, Yang's family, and Aunt Zhang's family had breakfast early and rushed to Yanmen. The group walked out of Muzhi Village and walked ten miles. Suddenly, Zhang Wei shouted, "Look, everyone, there's a man riding a white horse in front of you." ”

The group stopped and saw a man on a white horse in the distance, coming towards them. Diao Chan looked at it for a while and said, "Mother, look at it, is that Amu's righteous brother?" ”

The others looked at it and recognized Zhao Yun as well. Diao Chan pulled Yang's arm, his face was full of surprise, and he said anxiously: "Mother, why is Zilong alone, Ah Mu?" Why didn't Ah Mu come, Ah Mu, will he..."

Yang patted Diao Chan's back and said softly: "Xiu'er, don't worry, maybe Dingguo still can't come, let Zilong come first to report safety." ”

Just when Diao Chan and his party were in shock, they saw that Zhao Yun jumped off the white dragon seven or eight steps away from everyone and walked quickly to everyone. Before Zhao Yun had time to say hello, Diao Chan took a step forward and asked anxiously, "Zilong, where is your eldest brother, why didn't Amu come with you?" ”

Zhao Yun saw Diao Chan's panicked expression, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, eldest brother, he's fine, eldest brother has gone to Luoyang to see the Son of Heaven." Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Diao Chan, and told Diao Chan and his party in detail about how Li Mu defeated the Xianbei army in Qingshui River, how to defeat the Xianbei army again near Zuoyun, how to rush to Yunzhong, how to attack Xianbei in Daqinggou, and how to defeat the Xianbei army in Danhan Mountain. Everyone was naturally overjoyed when they heard this.

I saw that Diao Chan was crying and laughing and pulling Yang's and said, "Mother, Ah Mu has returned safely, and he has won the battle." Yang nodded with a smile and said, I know.

Zhao Yun also told Diao Chan and his party about the envoy of the imperial court. Diao Chan thought that although he couldn't see Li Mu immediately, as long as Li Mu was safe. Zhao Yun handed another package to Diao Chan, and Diao Chan recognized that it was Li Mu's satchel.

Everyone saw that the matter here was over, so they invited Zhao Yun back to Muzhi Village. Zhao Yun said that he had to rush to Zhongshan Wuji Zhen's house to report safety, and everyone saw that Zhao Yun had made up his mind, and it was not easy to keep him. Zhao Yun said goodbye to Diao Chan and his party, stepped on the white dragon horse, and whipped away. Four days later, Zhen Mi also knew the exact news of Li Mu and received a gift from Li Mu, and her heart was also happy and stable.

However, he said that Li Mu and his entourage set out from Yanmen, traveled day and night, and finally arrived in Luoyang on the evening of the ninth day. Huangfu Song naturally returned home, and the imperial envoy arranged for Li Mu to rest in the post house, and then turned around and went back to the imperial court.

When Li Mu saw the imperial envoy leaving, he left the post house. After all, Luoyang is the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, and it is needless to say that it is prosperous and solemn. Li Mu looked at the bustling crowd and couldn't help but say in his heart: I am afraid this is the last prosperity of the Han Empire, and the prosperity in front of him will eventually be short-lived. Does he, Li Mu, have the ability to save this city? At least not yet. This year is already February 183, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion should come as scheduled next March. Besides, he Li Mu didn't want to take a break in the shade under the big tree of Dahan, whose roots were rotten.

For three days, Li Mu did not wait for the people from the imperial court to come. Li Mu didn't care, he knew that many things in the imperial court had the shadow of the ten permanent servants, and in the past three days, why didn't the ten permanent servants give him Li Mu a chance to flatter? But Li Mu clearly knows that he will compete for the world in the future, once he has a relationship with the Ten Standing Servants, and then uses the Zhen family's money, maybe he can rise to the top. However, there will be a large number of scholars in the world who regard themselves as high and high, and they will do everything possible to restrain him. The lesser of two evils, Li Mu finally did not go to the Ten Standing Attendants.

On the fourth day, in the middle of the day, someone came to the palace, saying that the Son of Heaven would summon Li Mu in the early dynasty. Li Mu straightened his clothes, followed the herald, and went all the way into the imperial city to the North Palace. The herald asked Li Mu to wait outside the palace gate, and then turned around and entered the North Palace.

At this time, the North Palace was full of discussions. Emperor Ling didn't look like he was awake, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong stood on both sides of Emperor Ling, looking coldly at the group of ministers who were sitting in front of a few cases and discussing.

It turned out that Huangfu Song's edict and rewards had already come down. The imperial court enshrined Huangfu Song as the general of Pingbei, the Marquis of Cangting, and the history of the state assassination, a bounty of 1,000 catties, two mansions, 500 horses of silk, and 10 maidservants.

Huangfu Song stood up, bowed to Emperor Ling, and said: "Your Majesty, this expedition outside the Saiwai, my Han Heavenly Army can achieve such brilliant results, and even the chief Li Mu can be said to have worked hard. Li Mu, the chief of the Shichang River, was not afraid of danger, turned the tide, and annihilated more than 9,000 enemies; Near Zuoyun, more than 20,000 enemies were annihilated; The long-distance attack on the clouds annihilated more than 10,000 enemies, and countless money, food and materials were obtained; The eastward surprise attack on the Great Qinggou helped the ministers break the Xianbei camp; At the foot of the Danhan Mountain, the 40,000 Xianbei troops in the Danhan Mountain were completely annihilated, and the money, food, and materials obtained were countless. Your Majesty, Li Mu is my Han Huo Yao. The minister respectfully asks His Majesty to renegotiate the matter of enclosing Li Mu. ”

I saw Yang Biao, Huang Wan, and Wang Yun stand up, salute Emperor Ling, and said, "General Pingbei is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it. ”

I saw Zhang Rang whisper a few words to Emperor Ling, and Emperor Ling said, "Let people bring Li Mu into the palace." I saw a small yellow door trotting out of the palace gate.

After a while, Li Mu followed the little yellow gate into the North Palace. Li Mu glanced at the Spirit Emperor, only to see that the Spirit Emperor looked sluggish, bloated, and tired. Li Mu knew that this was too much wine. Li Mu bowed to the Spirit Emperor and said loudly: "Chief Li Mu, see Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Ling nodded and said, "Li Mu, you defeated the Xianbei Army for the widow, you are really the widow's Huo Yao, I don't know what reward you want?" ”

Li Mu Zhengse said: "The great army of the Sai Dynasty can win a complete victory, it all depends on Your Majesty's Tianwei, Your Majesty's blessing and blessing, and the eternal existence of the Great Han River, Mountains and Sheji." Minister Li Mu did not dare to take credit, the minister heard that the northwest border of the Han Dynasty, the Han and Qiang melee for a long time, the minister Li Mu is willing to be His Majesty, for the Han Jiangshan Society to do his best for the Han River. ”

Emperor Ling smiled and nodded, just wanted to speak, but saw that Zhang Rang whispered a few words to Emperor Ling, Emperor Ling nodded, and said: "Then entitle Li Mu as the captain of Huqiang, the county guard of Jincheng County, and the bounty is one hundred catties." ”

Li Mu knew that since he could have his current official position, if he flattered Zhang Rang, I am afraid that at worst he could have a Zhonglang general, and he could also go to a richer county to be a county guard. However, it doesn't matter, he Li Mu was thinking about laying the foundation in the northwest, the world has changed, the wind rises in the northwest, and it sweeps the world.

Li Mu hurriedly saluted Emperor Ling, and said: "Minister Li Mu, thank Your Majesty for your grace, the minister will go west this time, and he will definitely eliminate the border troubles and share the worries for His Majesty." ”

Subsequently, Emperor Ling said a few words of encouragement to Li Mu and announced his retirement from the dynasty.

Li Mu walked out of the gate of the Beigong Palace, thinking that he would leave Luoyang today and say goodbye to Huangfu Song first. Li Mu stopped, watched Huangfu Song walking towards him, hurriedly stepped forward, saluted Huangfu Song, and said with a smile: "The last general congratulates General Huangfu on his appointment to the knighthood." ”

Huangfu Song waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Captain Li is polite. Alas! Originally, with your merits, at least it should be Zhonglang General, the county guard of Fufu County, they are all Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, two eunuchs, hateful! ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "General Huangfu doesn't have to feel sorry for Li Mu, this time he went west to Jincheng County, and Li Mu can just build some more achievements." ”

Huangfu Song nodded, patted Li Mu's shoulder, and said: "Honor and disgrace are not shocked, and the talent of the general is also!" The northwest frontier of the Han Dynasty is saved! ”

Afterwards, Li Mu and Huangfu Song chatted while walking, and waved goodbye when they left the imperial city.

Li Mu led the red dragon and admired Luoyang Street while walking. When Li Mu arrived at the post house, there were already a few small yellow doors waiting. Li Mu gave a salute and invited a few of them into the post house. It turned out to be the Captain Qiang and the Jincheng County Guard, and of course, the 100 catties of gold. Li Mu was naturally polite, and gave each person a thousand dollars before leaving, and the little yellow doors naturally left with joy.

Li Mu sent away the little yellow gate, packed up these things, and led the red dragon out of the Luoyang city gate. Li Mu stepped onto the red dragon, glanced back at Luoyang City, and said softly: Goodbye, the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty!