Liu Yan and Zou Jing were overjoyed when they heard that Lu Peng was back, and Lu Peng came back, and some people went to fight and kill him in this Youzhou chaos.

Zou Jing grabbed Guan Yuan's hand: "Mr. Guan, what did someone say?" ”

Guan Qi said with a smile: "I just met in a hurry at the door, and I didn't talk about it in detail, and I had to ask someone about the specific things." ”

Taishou Liu Yan patted his forehead and smiled: "What I said is that let someone come in now, and we will inquire in detail." So he ordered his men outside to bring in Lu Peng's messenger.

After a while, the little servant came in with a messenger to announce the door, and the messenger was shrewd and capable, revealing a kind of confidence in his bones, which made the three people in the study feel bright.

In front of these big guys, of course, this messenger did not have the status to kneel, so he stood there with his hands tied and waited for Shangguan to ask questions.

It was Liu Yan who spoke first, and he asked: "I heard that your father-in-law went to Lu Zhi's place to help with Xuande Gong and Brother Guan Zhang, but then there was no news, why did your father-in-law suddenly come back alone?" ”

The messenger replied respectfully: "My lord first followed the Duke of Xuande to help Lord Lu Zhi, and then was sent to help Lord Huangpu Song and Lord Zhu Yun, but he was sent back to help Lord Lu Zhi, but Lord Lu Zhi was taken into Beijing because he offended Xiaoxiao, and he did not make the trip, but on the way, he accidentally helped Dong Zhuo, the new Zhonglang general, to solve the difficulty, defeated Zhang Jiao's army, and saved Zhonglang General Dong Zhuo. ”

When Zou Jing heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Dong Zhuo, an arrogant and domineering person, your lord saved him, and he swept his skin very much, and there must be no good fruit to eat in the end." ”

The messenger turned to Zou Jing and said, "Just as the captain said, Dong Zhuo is really like this, not only does he not tell the merit of rescuing the disaster, but he wants to use Xuande Gong to bear the sin of defeat. ”

Liu Yan also laughed: "Dong Zhuote is also a childish person, he was defeated, but he took the township Yong to the top of the cylinder, which is not a loss of identity." ”

Zou Jing also smiled and said: "Such a dirty thing, he Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying did it, he is actually a scoundrel and a barbarian, and he can do everything." Then he went on to ask, "What happened then?" ”

The messenger continued: "Helplessly, Xuande Gong had to take a group of brothers to help fight under the tent of Hui Zhu, fight Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, and make great contributions repeatedly, and finally wiped out the two thieves, and the class teacher returned to the court. Xuande Gong and Guan Zhang disbanded Xiang Yong, and returned to Beijing with Lord Zhu Wei, ready to wait for the imperial court to reward, my lord believes that the imperial court has been controlled by the ten permanent servants, and they reward those who have made meritorious contributions, all rely on the family and money, the party is the same as the different nepotism, Lord Zhu is a square person, and will be imprisoned or expelled by the ten permanent servants for fabricated charges, so Xuande Gong's measures are not appropriate. ”

Liu Yan and Zou Jing glanced at each other, their eyes were full of appreciation, and they were deeply impressed by Lu Peng's accuracy in seeing things and people.

As Lu Peng judged, Zhu Wei returned to the court victoriously, not only did he not get a reward from the imperial court, but because he did not bribe the ten permanent servants, he was dismissed from office, and Liu Bei, who was idle at home, and Liu Bei, who returned to Beijing with him, must not have been rewarded.

The messenger continued: "My lord deeply felt that Lord Taishou was benevolent and just, and Lord Captain was kind and fair, so he decided to part ways with Duke Xuande and lead the army of a hundred battles alone, rush back to Youzhou, and continue to serve the two lords, hoping that by virtue of his military exploits, he can be appreciated by the two lords. ”

This is quite euphemistic, but it is also quite obvious, that is, I, Lu Peng, don't plan to take care of the imperial court, with my original ability, and the people and horses I hold now, I will ask you Youzhou Taishou and the school captain, you don't want to give it.

Both of them are old and sophisticated, old fritters in officialdom, why can't they understand what Lu Peng means? The two looked at each other again, and then couldn't help but laugh. This kid is shrewd enough to hit his head with an idea, but now is the time when he needs to help, and there is no problem in giving him an official position that he can do.

So Zou Jing directly put forward the things he was most concerned about: "How many people did your lord bring back this time?" ”

In Zou Jing's mind, Liu Guanzhang took away a thousand people at the beginning, and after many years of repeated battles, there will be no more than three or five hundred people left, but it is better than nothing, with these three or five hundred people, it should be no problem to go out of the city to deal with those small groups of gangsters outside, as for those large shares of yellow turban remnants, they can't help others, and what can they expect Lu Peng to do?

As a result, the messenger replied proudly: "This time, my lord has brought back a total of 4,000 elite men. ”

"How much?" The three people in the study were all surprised, didn't they hear it wrong? When I went out, it was only 800, why did I have 4,000 people when I came back in the past two years? That's amazing, isn't it? Of course, this is absolutely impossible.

At this time, Zou Jing's good mood was gone, and his bad impression of Lu Peng appeared again, so he snorted in a low voice: "It's just a lot of money, and I want to eat and drink here." ”

As soon as his words came out, the messenger seemed to be greatly humiliated, and his face, which had been smiling at that time, immediately sank, straightened his waist, and said in a high-spirited manner: "The 4,000 men and horses of my lord's office are all strong men aged between 18 and 30, and they are all well-trained in a hundred battles. And then he just stood there and said nothing more.

Liu Yan saw that this little messenger under Lu Peng had such a personality, and said secretly in his heart at the moment: "Such a subordinate, you can see the ability of its commander, since the people are back, of course they want to see each other, if it is 4000 people who are chaotic in the number of people, it is another matter, but if it is really a 4000 strong army, I should really make good use of this Lu Peng." ”

So he smiled and said to the messenger: "I wonder when your lord's men and horses will arrive?" ”

The messenger said: "Little thought, according to the time calculation, it should have been outside Youzhou City by now." ”

As he was talking, there was a sharp sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and a doorman broke in directly with a frightened look, and no matter who was in the study, he reported directly in horror: "No, no, it's not good, a team of people suddenly came outside the city, the army was prosperous, the banner was full of sky, and the military Sima who defended the city was shocked, and asked the captain to hurry up to the city to make a decision." ”

Zou Jing and Liu Yan were shocked, the New Year has arrived, don't be a large number of yellow turban thieves who came to attack the city for the New Year, but now we are poorer than you yellow turban thieves.

Zou Jing grabbed this person by the collar and asked eagerly, "What banner did the army fight?" ”

The person who reported the report was trembling for a long time before he said: "It is said to be a Lu character handsome banner." ”

Liu Yan and Zou Jing breathed a sigh of relief, which said that Lu Peng and Lu Peng had arrived, and the speed of the march was really fast.

Liu Yan said to Guan Yuan: "Then please trouble Mr. to go out of the city to greet our heroes in Youzhou." ”

Guan Yu hurriedly got up and said, "My subordinates are willing to serve." ”

At this time, Zou Jing also stood up and said: "This official is also idle, I will also go to see what 4,000 strong troops he has, if he is concealing the report, I will break his dog leg on the spot." Then Zou Jing and Guan Yu gave Liu Yan a salute together, and followed the messenger out of the Taishou Mansion and went straight to the gate of Youzhou City.

The two people came to the city gate, Lu Peng's army has not yet arrived, only a small unit in the front has come, but this small group of forwards has already shown an extraordinary sound, so that the officers and soldiers defending the city tremble, frightened, Zou Jing scolded the waste of the captain of the city guard, and waited patiently for Lu Peng's army to arrive in this city gate hole.