Leaving Xi Zhong and Li Ping to stay in the camp near the Upper East Gate with their subordinates, Xu Chu took Le Jin, Li Quan, Zhang Gu, and Zhang Wu to follow Cao Cao, and went to Yuan Shao's mansion with Zhong Xuan and He Hao.

Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, the twelve city gates are very wide and tall, Xu Chu has a rough look at the east gate, it is twenty or thirty meters wide. After entering the door, then see the palace and the gate in the city, and much higher than the city wall, look at it from afar, under the afterglow of the sunset, the palace que that stands tall and tall seems to be connected with the sky, it is not spectacular.

Xu Chu rode a horse, following behind Cao Cao, He Hao, and Zhong Xuan, and there was really a feeling of 'Grandma Liu enjoying the Grand View Garden' in his heart. That Grandma Liu is himself Xu Chu and the generals under his command.

There are soldiers stationed in the gate, and the current captain of the city gate is named Wu Qiong, and the military marquis under his command saw Cao Cao coming with a group of people, so he came to ask.

The marquis walked over and glanced at the crowd. He knew Cao Cao, He Hao, although Zhong Xuan's position was not high, but he was born in the Yingchuan Wang clan and had a wide range of contacts in Luoyang City, so this military marquis also felt that Zhong Xuan was very familiar.

As for Xu Chu and his party behind Cao Cao and others, he had never seen them.

Cao Cao glanced at this military marquis's expression a few times, and found that his gaze was falling on Xu Chu, so he said, "Can Wang Jun know this gentleman?" ”

The military marquis surnamed Wang retracted his gaze, and after seeing Le Jin, Li Chuan and other four people surrounding Xu Chu like stars and moons, and Xu Chu in the middle was extremely tall and heroic, he already had a plan in his heart.

"But Yingchuan is too shou Xu Zhongkang?"

"Haha, Wang Jun guessed it, it was Peiguo Xu Chu who beheaded He Yi and punished Zhang Zhi!" Cao Cao laughed.

Xu Chu was deeply surprised, the military marquis of Luoyang, who had no intersection with him in the past, why would he reveal his identity in one word. Seeing Xu Chu's doubts, He Hao said softly: "Wu Jun, the captain of the city gate, is Yuan Benchu's confidant. ”

Xu Chu suddenly realized that with this relationship, this Junhou surnamed Wang must have known that Yuan Shaoshu sent senior cadres to lead him into Beijing, so it is not difficult to guess his identity.

At that moment, he saluted the military marquis, and the military marquis knew that it was Xu Chu who was invited to Beijing by the general and Yuan Shao, so he naturally let them enter the city.

Within Luoyang, the south of the city is a concentration of important cultural buildings such as Taixue, Sheji, and Zongmiao, while the east of the city is a place where large cities such as 'Horse Market' and 'Su Market' gather. Although it is getting late, there are still a lot of people, and after half an hour, close to the curfew time, the people will basically be gone.

Of course, this was all introduced by Cao Cao to Xu Chu all the way, where did Xu Chu know this. After entering the Upper East Gate, it didn't take long to arrive at Suzaku Gate. Suzaku Que is the gate between the North Palace and the South Palace, and Xu Chu found that the road on Suzaku Que is obviously too wide.

Luoyang is the capital, and the roads in the city are opener, so there's nothing to make a fuss about. Xu Chu saw that the road was divided into three, and Cao Cao, He Hao, and Zhong Xuan were all walking on the middle road, and they didn't dare to follow up for a while.

Zhong Xuan turned his head and said to Xu Chu, "Why did Zhong Kang stop?" ”

He Hao stroked his beard, smiling, with a little urgency; Cao Cao slapped his thigh, returned to Xu Chu's side, and said, "Zhong Kang first came to the imperial capital, but he was negligent. ”

Cao Cao introduced Xu Chu to the road in Luoyang City, and the one they walked on in the middle was called the 'Royal Road'. This royal road, except for the Son of Heaven when he travels is special, usually for the minister, Shangshu, Zhangfu to go, the people of Qianshou can only take the road on both sides of the middle of the royal road, the left road is to enter the city, the right road is to go out of the city.

After listening to Cao Cao's introduction, Xu Chu was grateful. He had only been with Cao Cao for about half an hour, but he obviously felt that Cao Cao's way of treating him differently from Zhong Xuan and He Hao.

Zhong Xuan is the Zhong family of the Changshe, after the famous family; He Hao is rarely chivalrous, too learned to become famous, and is also a very early figure in Shilin. They are gentle and gentle to Xu Chu, but after all, they are not so cordial because of the identity gap between the two sides.

Cao Cao was different, he carried a big black cauldron on his back - after castration. Therefore, Cao Cao can empathize with Xu Chu's experience. Taking a step back, if it weren't for Yuan Shao's small hair, it would not be possible for Cao Cao to join Yuan Shao's small group, but it would be possible to be divided into the eunuch party.

Xu Chu had thought about this before. When Emperor Ling was there, he set up the Eighth Army of the West Garden, and Cao Cao was able to become one of the Eight Captains of the West Garden, and he has served so far, perhaps because the eunuchs thought that Cao Cao was more of their person.

——, now that you know the specific situation of the Imperial Road, you still have to observe the etiquette that should be observed. Xu Chu is the '2,000 stone' Taishou and is qualified to walk on the royal road. Lejin, Li Quan, and the Zhang brothers can only walk on the left road.

Xu Chu looked at the towering palace pavilion a few miles ahead, and asked Cao Cao, "...... Cao Jun"

"Why is Brother Zhongkang so angry, but it can be called a table word."

"Brother Meng De, when we enter the Beijing Division, should we go to His Majesty to see the Son of Heaven first?"

Cao Cao replied: "Brother Xian is careful, but it is late, the palace gate should be closed, and it is too late to meet the Son of Heaven." "The outer county Taishou came to Kyoto, according to the etiquette system, he should have seen the Son of Heaven first. Although Xu Chu was invited to Beijing by the general He Jin and Yuan Shao, He Jin actually used the name of the Son of Heaven at the beginning.

The palace gate was about to close, He Jin entered the palace again, and Xu Chu could only go directly to Yuan Shao.

Luoyang City is commonly known as the 'Ninety-Six City', which is similar to the 'Forty-Nine Cities' in Beijing in later generations. Forty-nine cities refer to the fact that Beijing has four imperial gates and nine inner city gates; The reason why Luoyang is called 'Ninety-six City' is because Luoyang City is more than six miles from east to west, and more than nine miles from south to north. With a total circumference of more than 30 li, it is extremely majestic as a palace city.

Yuan Shao's Sili Lieutenant's Mansion is in the south of the city. Also in the south of the city is the mansion of the three dukes, Yuan Shao's patriarch Yuan Kui, also in the south of the city, adjacent to the east wall of the city.

Xu Chu followed Cao Cao and walked through several squares, and when the sun set and the moonlight first appeared, he finally arrived in the south of the city. This is a gathering place for government offices, and the number of cars coming and going is gradually increasing. Cao Cao, Zhong Xuan, and He Hao have many friends in Beijing, and there are many delays on the road. Along the way, he met a familiar official wearing a crown and a ribbon, so he stopped to the side to talk, and Cao Cao did not forget to help Xu Chu introduce.

These officials wearing crowns and ribbons, which one is not a well-known person in the government and the opposition, but it is a pity that Xu Chu has crossed over here, and with the accumulation of later generations, he still does not recognize the vast majority of people. When these people heard that the tall and heroic official in front of them was Xu Chu who 'exterminated the Zhang Rang clan', they were curious, cold, and more had an unclear attitude, and there were only a few who showed admiration.

After walking for a long time, I finally arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion. Because there is a special place in the city for people to park their cars and horses, Xu Chu, Cao Cao and others each dismounted, and asked people to take the horses to the parking place to bolt them, and they themselves threw stabs in front of the mansion to ask to see Yuan Shao. And the four people such as Le Jin and Li Quan were inconvenient to enter, so they waited outside the house.

Cao Cao saw Xu Chu's arrangement and realized something. Yuan Shao has the reputation of 'recruiting talents, seeking talents', and there are many customers at home, but with Cao Cao's eyes, it is easy to see that the cat is tired.

Yuan Shao only saw celebrities, people who were not famous, and he couldn't even enter his mansion.

Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao was putting on a show, and he was seeking fame in this way, and Xu Chu asked his entourage to wait outside the mansion, did he also know Yuan Shao?

is as smart as Cao Mengde, and he couldn't imagine that Xu Chu was not from this world at all, so Xu Chu also knew about Yuan Shao's habit.

didn't have to think about it, his own doorman took the name of Cao Cao, Xu Chu and others to report, Xu Chu waited for a few pillars of incense outside the mansion gate, and the doorman who went to report came back to open the mansion door and invited Cao Cao, Xu Chu and others to enter.

Cao Cao didn't know how many times he came to Yuan Shao, he was familiar with the door, and asked the doorman: "Yuan Sili is here?" ”

The doorman replied, "In the back house." ”

Cao Cao then took a group of people into the mansion, passed through the corridor, passed by the layers of buildings and courtyards, and arrived at Yuan Shao's house after a long time. Asked Xu Chu and Zhong Xuan to wait outside the door for a while, Cao Cao and He Haojing entered the house by themselves, and after a while, Cao Cao returned from the house and beckoned Xu Chu and Zhong Xuan to enter.

Xu Chu took off his shoes, took off his saber, and entered the house with Zhong Xuan, only to see that the lights were bright, the room was full of friends, and there were no less than ten people including Xu Chu and Zhong Xuan. Xu Chu thought that he was not as good as Zhong Xuan, and he did not have a knighthood, so he consciously walked behind Zhong Xuan, and many pairs of eyes looked at him together, and he couldn't help but feel slightly cramped.

Peeking into the room, there was a person sitting on the main seat, with a very great appearance and an extraordinary appearance; Sitting on the seat, a graceful and calm bearing was spontaneous, mixed with a lot of heroic spirit, no need to ask, it must be Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu. When Xu Chu looked at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao happened to also look at Xu Chu, and the two met their eyes, and a smile appeared on their faces.

Xu Chu didn't have time to observe the others, so he bowed to Yuan Shao first: "Yingchuan Xu Chu, meet Si Li." ”

Yuan Shao is over forty years old and older than Zhong Xuan, but he looks more energetic and energetic than Zhong Xuan. He left the table, smiled at Xu Chu, and said, "Finally brought Zhongkang to Pan!" After speaking, he met Zhong Xiang again, and ordered his subordinates to move to the table, invite Xu Chu and Zhong Xiang to sit down, and then serve tea and soup.

Xu Chu took advantage of the time to sit down and began to look at the other people in the room. There is really one person who knows, it is Xun Yu. At this time, he was not busy catching up, Xu Chu nodded to Xun Yu, and then walked to the seat and sat down.

Everyone in the house belonged to Yuan Shao's party, or the scholars closest to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao introduced them one by one, namely Xu You, Bao Xin, Wang Kuang, Wu Qiong, Zhang Miao, plus Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan, He Hao, and Gao Gan whom Xu Chu knew, a total of nine people.

Xu Youzi is far away, and now he and Gao Gan are Yuan Shao's guest secretaries; Wang Kuang's character is the general's mansion; Bao Xinzi Yuncheng, Zhang Miao Zimeng Zhuo, both of them are martial arts; Wu Qiong is the captain of the city gate, He Hao and He Boqiu are Sikong Mansion Peng, Zhong Xuan and Xun Yu are Shang Shulang, and the latter is the palace guard; Cao Cao is still a military captain. These people are all far-reaching and related to the general trend of the present or the near future.

After listening to Yuan Shao's introduction, Xu Chu suddenly said: I even have a time when I can live in the same room with these people! It's worth the trip to meet these heroes!

After Yuan Shao introduced everyone, he introduced Xu Chu a little before he began to continue the topic before Xu Chu's arrival. What they were talking about before was Bao Xin. Bao Xin was ordered by the general He Jin to return to his hometown to recruit troops, and recruited thousands of soldiers and hundreds of cavalry, which can be regarded as a worthy mission. Before talking about Bao Xin, he was discussing two things - Dong Zhuo and He Jin.

Dong Zhuo is now near the Sunset Pavilion, eyeing Luoyang, so Yuan Shao is very jealous; At this time, He Jin didn't know which tendon was wrong, and he entered the palace at the edict of the Queen Mother, in case something happened, it would be difficult to say.

Yuan Shao has been in business for many years in order to seek the immortal merit of 'eliminating eunuchs', how can he give up at this juncture where he is about to succeed. In other words, Yuan Shao is actually looking forward to He Jin's accident now, because according to the development of the situation, if He Jin has no accident, the eunuch seems to be able to turn over completely under the protection of Empress Dowager He, Che Cavalry General He Miao and other noble relatives. Recent indications also suggest that this possibility is very high.

After He entered the palace, not only Yuan Shao was worried, but Yuan Kui and Yuan Shu also had the same mentality. Yuan Shao's mansion gathered friends to discuss, and Yuan Kui and Yuan Shu also gathered a group of people. As the leader of the Shi clan, if there is a disagreement, they will bear the brunt of it. Therefore, Yuan Shao, Yuan Kui, and Yuan Shu were all thinking about how to use the resources in their hands to deal with possible situations - He Jin had an accident.

Xu You has always been a bold person, and he has no scruples about things that the princes here dare not say clearly. I saw Xu You say: "The general has been in the palace for a long time, and there is no news yet, and it is very likely that he has been controlled by the eunuchs." Division, everyone. There is one word, not alarmist. ”

Yuan Shao said: "Ziyuan is okay. ”

"At this critical moment, not only us, but Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were also forced to the desperate, either you die or I die. When the general enters the palace to meet the queen mother, no matter what he does, it will arouse suspicion. In order to protect themselves, eunuchs will inevitably make 'bold' moves. ”

When the words landed, everyone frowned. Xu Chu looked around and found that the looks on everyone's faces actually agreed with Xu You's guess by seven or eight points. Next, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin, and He Hao all said some opinions, which were generally the same as Xu You's judgment, and they all suggested that Yuan Shao immediately straighten out the people in case of emergency.

Xu Chu is the last, just adjacent to Xun Yu. When everyone spoke, Xu Chu whispered to Xun Yu: "Wenruo, there will be a war disaster in Kyoto, why don't you go with me?" ”

Disaster of war? Xun Yu squinted at Xu Chu, and said softly: "Zhongkang is so sure? ”

Of course, Xu Chu is sure that when he enters Beijing today, there are all kinds of signs, and He Jin's head will land tonight. So Zhao Xun Yu nodded heavily, "If you recommend the grace of Xia Meng Wenruo, you can't help but repay it, since you are now in the Jingshi, you should be protected." ”

Xun Yu nodded slightly, as if he was a little moved, and said: "If it is unfortunate that Zhong Kang is in the words, it is still important to focus on the overall situation. ”

After talking for a while, Yuan Shao asked Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao to summon their troops to stand by. Before Cao, Bao, and Zhang had stepped out of the house, the doorman panicked, fell to the ground, and said in horror: "Si Li! Si Li! ”

Cao Cao pulled the doorman up and asked, "What's so alarming?!" ”

The doorman replied: "News from the palace that the general has rebelled and has been ambushed!" ”