Lu Zhi, like Huangfu Song, was a loyal and upright courtier, so he was unwilling to lead Ding Yuan into Beijing.

It's no wonder that Lu Zhi, now in the whole of Luoyang, in fact, there is only one Xu Chu who understands in the real sense. If Ding Yuan enters Beijing at this time, Dong Zhuo's chances of controlling the Chaogang will be greatly reduced, first of all, Dong Zhuo's Sunset Pavilion is in the west of the city, and Ding Yuan's Mengjin is north of Luoyang, and the distance from Xiaopingjin is actually not much different, Ding Yuan arrived with troops, and Dong Zhuo would not have the opportunity to welcome the Son of Heaven back to the palace alone.

It's a pity that with Xu Chu's identity, he can't do the matter of introducing Ding Yuan into Beijing, and after thinking about it for a while, it seems that he can only take one step at a time.

At this time, a horse galloped in, but it was Bao Xin.

After Bao Xin came, he first asked about the situation of the Son of Heaven and Dong Hou, and learned that the Son of Heaven and Dong Hou had been protected, his brows were slightly relaxed, but the worry on his face was still there.

Lu Zhi and Bao Xin have had a few encounters, and his impression of Bao Xin is not bad, and his tone of voice is more relaxed than when he spoke to Xu Chu, Lu Zhi said: "Why is Yuncheng worried? ”

Bao Xinchang sighed: "It's just because Dong Bingzhou has entered the west of the city. ”

Lu Zhi didn't know Dong Zhuo very well. When the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, he was ordered to recruit the main force of the northern Yellow Turban in Hebei, Youzhou and other states, at that time he fought against Zhang Jiao's main force, and the battle was very beautiful, just because he did not bribe the eunuchs, he resigned from his military post and returned to the capital after being attacked by the eunuchs, and then it was Dong Zhuo who replaced him to fight against the Yellow Turban. Dong Zhuo and Lu Zhi have not really worked together, so Lu Zhi has heard of Dong Zhuo's reputation as 'arrogant', but he still doesn't think that Dong Zhuo dares to do anything 'rebellious'.

After Bao Xin finished speaking, Lu Zhi said disapprovingly: "Dong Zhongying is an old general, and having him to protect the Son of Heaven can also ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven." ”

When the words fell, Xu Chu saw Bao Xin stamping his feet anxiously, and said almost pleadingly: "Duke Lu, don't you know that Dong Zhuo has already driven his troops to Luoyang Pavilion?" This person's wolf ambition is obvious to the public, but all the princes don't think so! ”

As soon as the words of 'all the princes don't think so', even Xu Chu became extremely nervous. The princes in Bao Xin's mouth must be Taifu Yuan Kui, Sili Lieutenant Yuan Shao and others, could it be that Yuan Shao is still naïve to think that Dong Zhuo will let go of this great opportunity?

Xu Chu pulled Bao Xin aside and asked about the situation, but unfortunately he guessed it. However, after Yuan Shao and Yuan Kui ventilated, they all felt that the matter of leading troops to attack the palace was 'unbelievable' after all, and it was something that had never been done in this dynasty.

As for Dong Zhuo's arrival, Bao Xin has already learned about it, and Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao must have also gotten the news. Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao's decision was to wait and see. Neither Ding Yuan in Mengjin nor Qiao Mao in Chenggao was contacted.

The corners of Xu Chu's mouth flashed a wry smile, this matter is mainly to seize an opportunity, if Dong Zhuo welcomes the Son of Heaven back to the palace, then Yuan Shao and Yuan Kui will no longer have a chance to issue an edict to let Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao enter Beijing.

According to Bao Xin, Dong Zhuo rushed to Xianyang Yuan from the Sunset Pavilion after hearing some rumors in Luoyang City, and waited for his younger brother Dong Min to get the exact news and send someone to report the news as soon as possible, Dong Zhuo immediately entered the west of Luoyang City with the elite.

Counting the time, it was two hours ago.

Xu Chu asked Bao Xin, who was familiar with the terrain of Luoyang, to briefly say where Dong Zhuo would greet the Son of Heaven, Bao Xin pointed to a place not far away, and said, "Be at the foot of the mountain." ”

Xu Chu had just passed by the foot of the mountain in the morning and knew where the location was, which was the only way to return to Luoyang Palace from Xiaopingjin, and Dong Zhuo could be said to be waiting for the rabbit.

Le Jin and Li Quan both have military talents, Xu Chu asked the two of them, and Le and Li both shook their heads.

They can't think of a way to hand over the Son of Heaven and Dong Hou to Dong Zhuo, so they will fight. Needless to say, the result of the opening battle is that Xu Chu will definitely lose. Although Bao Xin very wisely thought of the consequences of Dong Zhuo's welcoming of the Son of Heaven, his situation was similar to Xu Chu's, and he was not qualified and famous to revitalize the entire chess game.

Even so, Xu Chu still wanted to compete with Dong Zhuo. The main purpose is that the key to his trip to Luoyang is whether he can win an opportunity to 'become famous in the world' and whether he can get Yuan Shao's support. Both of these things have a profound impact on whether he will become a prince in the future. There is no need to introduce the world's fame, the importance of Yuan Shao's backer has a historical basis in Xu Chu's heart.

After the end of the Luoyang Rebellion, members of the Yuan Party, including Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, etc., were all listed as county guards. Historically, Wang Kuang was the Taishou of Hanoi, Zhang Miao was the Taishou of Chen Liu, and Bao Xin was the Prime Minister of Jibei. Xu Chu remembered these three people more clearly, and these three people all became one of the princes of Dong without exception, which shows that Yuan Shao's influence on the general trend of the world at this juncture is really extraordinary.

Xu Chu's 'Yingchuan Taishou', who has a shallow foundation, can still sit firm after the Luoyang Rebellion, and take a step back and say, even if Yingchuan can't stay, whether he can get another county depends on Yuan Shao and his henchmen's opinion of him.

Fighting with Dong Zhuo is the most direct and labor-saving way to get Yuan Dang to accept Xu Chu.

Find a car driver, let Lu Zhi and Min Gong take the Son of Heaven and Dong Hou to get into the car, and then return in the direction of Miyagi.

On the way, Xu Chu, Le Jin, and Li Chuan showed their hearts, and Le Jin said: "The prince of the mansion is righteous, if Dong Zhuo has the heart of disobedience, he is willing to die with the monarch of the mansion!" ”

Li Cheng is not yet Xu Chu's subordinate, but at this time, he was also aroused in his chest and said: "The whole is also wishing!" ”

With the support of the two, Xu Chu's confidence increased slightly, and with the Son of Heaven, Lu Zhi and others, it is expected that even if Dong Zhuo is angry, he will not do anything to himself on the spot.

The Son of Heaven and Dong Hou are valuable, and they are walking slowly all the way, and it is evening when they reach the foot of the mountain. Xu Chu saw a large number of courtiers who rushed to greet the Son of Heaven when they heard the news, and when they first arrived, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and the earth shook. Xu Chu and Bao Xin looked at each other speechlessly, looking at this formation, the number of cavalry should be about thousands, so naturally it could only be Dong Zhuo, who had the elite soldiers of Liangzhou.

——Dong Zhuo, whose name is Zhongying, is a native of Longxi, born in Yingchuan. He is the word Zhongying, Zhong is usually used as the word of the younger brother between brothers in ancient times, such as Sun Jian's two sons, the brother Sun Ce is Bofu, and the younger brother Sun Quan is Zhongmou; As for the word 'Ying', it is probably because he was born in Yingchuan.

Dong Zhuo came over with the cavalry, and the courtiers all turned their heads in surprise, and they couldn't even care about the Son of Heaven in front of them. Seeing this, Lu Zhi, who drove for the Son of Heaven, regretted in his heart, but he didn't expect Dong Zhuo to come so quickly. It took about three hours to rush from Xiaopingjin to the foot of the mountain, assuming that he followed Xu Chu's advice when he was in Xiaopingjin and issued an edict to let Ding Yuan enter Beijing, then before returning to the palace, Ding Yuan should also reach Luoyang City.

The courtiers relieved themselves and came to the front of the Son of Heaven's car, Liu Wei had already woken up at this time, but his face was still very pale, and he obviously had not recovered from the change.

The courtiers bowed to Liu Wei, and after saying the words of God bless the Han, someone suggested that the Son of Heaven issued an edict ordering Dong Zhuo to withdraw his troops.

Liu Wei has never really held power, and in the past, he was ruled by Empress Dowager He, He Jin and others, he was just a puppet. But even if he is a puppet, Dong Zhuo's name Liu Wei still knows. Seeing the smoke and dust billowing in front of him, and the thousands of horsemen rushing towards him with great momentum, Liu Wei actually cried in front of all the courtiers.

It's a kid after all.

Xu Chu saw Lu Zhi comforting Liu Wei on the one hand, and said to the courtiers: "Qing and the others will stop Dong Zhuo first, don't let him get close to the saint!" ”

One of the courtiers shouted the order, and when he turned back to Dong Zhuo's cavalry, Xu Chu asked Bao Xin curiously: "Who is this duke?" ”

Bao Xin said: "It's Cui Weikao." ”

Xu Chuxin said: It turned out to be him. Cui Lie, the word Weikao, a famous man in Youzhou, once served as Situ and Taiwei among the three princes. But the reason why Xu Chu knew Cui Lie was because Cui Lie's third prince was bought with money. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sold his official position, and there was actually nothing to make a fuss about buying a third duke, the problem was that Cui Lie went through the back door of Mrs. Cheng, the nurse of the Son of Heaven, and bought Situ at half price for 'five million dollars', so it was very impressive.

At this time, Cui Lie still showed the demeanor that a celebrity should have. After Dong Zhuo's army stopped, he came to the front of the army and shouted loudly: "The Holy Lord has an order, and the state pastor Dong Zhuo avoids!" ”

There were also those who echoed the ministers behind him, saying: "There is an edict to retreat!" ”

A tall, armored warrior got off his horse and walked towards Cui Lie and the others. Xu Chu observed this person from behind, and saw that he was walking in a wolf, although his teeth looked not small, and his body was a little bloated, but the power of the whole person was very sufficient, and when he forced into the ministers, the ministers involuntarily took a few steps back.

It should be Dong Zhuo.

But seeing Dong Zhuo laughing a few times with disdain, he then pointed at Cui Lie and asked: "As the minister of the country, the humerus of the imperial court cannot correct the royal family, causing turmoil in the country and the exile of the Son of Heaven, and now he still has the face to say anything to me to avoid?" ”

took a few steps forward, and seeing that Cui Lie was still blocking in front of him and refused to move, Dong Zhuofu said angrily: "If you dare to stop again, believe it or not, I will cut off your head!" Pushing Cui Lie away, he walked straight to Liu Wei's car, and bowed: "Your Majesty has suffered!" And the old minister will escort His Majesty back to the palace! After worshipping, he caught a glimpse of Min Gong holding Dong Hou Liu Xie, so he walked over and wanted to reach out and hug Liu Xie.

Liu Xie clutched Min Gong's robe, curled up in Min Gong's arms, and looked around as if asking for help.

Dong Zhuo didn't care, and when his hands were about to touch Liu Xie, he was suddenly grabbed.

"Who?!"