Chapter Thirty-Eight: Dong Zhuo
Pei Ling knew that the intrigue in the imperial city was more dangerous than the battlefield killing, and he must first find Kong Rong and Zhou Cang before taking care of other things, so he dismounted and said: "This place is very close to Luoyang, and the people of the end have other things, so they retreat!" ”
The Min Gong catalogue was appreciative, and he arched his hand and said: "It is really a pleasure to fight against the enemy with Your Excellency today, and I hope he will see you again one day!" ”
Pei Ling also smiled when he heard this, and responded: "Take care!" ”
Liu Xie in front of Min Gong didn't respond at all, he was so unkind and impersonal.
Although Pei Ling felt unhappy in his heart, he didn't care too much, let alone show it, he bowed his hand slightly, turned around and was about to leave, suddenly the corners of his sleeves tightened, Pei Ling looked down in surprise, it was the cowardly Han Emperor who climbed off the horse and came, his face was sneering, he bowed his head and stammered: "Why don't the strong men go back to the palace with me?" I can grant you official positions and wealth! ”
Pei Ling felt a little comforted in his heart, and under the gaze of Min Gong, he smiled freely and said: "The last people have urgent matters, if you are lucky, you will be able to resign from Your Majesty's face in the future!" ”
Emperor Han's face darkened when he heard this, he actually took out a thing in his arms, handed it to Pei Ling, and said sincerely: "Although the strong man has the grace to save the driver, but there is no intention to ask for retribution, I am very relieved, this is my jade pendant, followed by many years, now given to you, if you have something difficult or want to be an official, you can go straight to the palace to find me!" ”
Pei Ling was not hypocritical, stretched out his hand to take it, and at a cursory glance, it was actually a palm-sized Hetian jade pendant, with a coiled dragon pattern inside and pure gold inlaid outside, but it was a rare treasure. Seeing that Emperor Han's face was solemn, his heart warmed, he stuffed it into his arms, arched his palms, and did not answer, but crossed the wilderness and rushed to the official road to let the long go!
Na Min Gong looked at Pei Ling's back, and said with admiration: "Seeing fame and fortune as dung, he is strong, but he is willing to be seen by everyone, he is a real hero!" ”
Emperor Han also watched for a long time, until he couldn't see Pei Ling, then he turned around and said, "Then let's go on the road too!" ”
Min Gong groaned and said, "In this way, you can abandon the horses and find a path to go straight to Luoyang, which is close and safe!" ”
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Pei Ling galloped on the official road, secretly sighing in his heart, although King Chen Liuwang looked smart and clever, he was an ungrateful person; And although Liu Bian was born in the emperor's family, his personality is timid, cowardly and timid, but he is partial and kind-hearted, and has a true temperament!
At this time, the sky has completely cleared, and the morning sun is falling, dispelling all the tidal and obscure atmosphere that Pei Ling has accumulated overnight.
Seeing that the magnificent Luoyang Imperial City Gate was faintly visible, there were hundreds of horses roaring out of the city gate, Pei Ling was thinking blindly, he didn't care too much, he couldn't avoid it at this time, but he didn't have anything to lose, so he folded his legs and stood sideways, waiting for it to pass!
In front of the cavalry, there were several people dressed as civil officials, and one of them saw Pei Ling dressed obscenely. clothes, sweating profusely, there were abnormal people, so he whipped and asked: "I am Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the Chinese Military Academy, have you seen two children?" ”
'Yuan Shao?! Pei Ling's heart moved, and when he looked up, he saw that this 'ambitious, wise, small, and timid' Yuan Benchu actually had a handsome and elegant appearance, but his eyes were slightly cunning.
Seeing Pei Ling stunned there, he didn't react, he was very impatient, and said coldly: "Hey, the captain asked you something, why are you stunned!" ”
Pei Ling heard that the tiger's eyes were cold, and he was about to have a seizure, and he suppressed the anger in his heart, so he calmed down, and pretended to be nervous and said: "I did see the two boys on the east side of the country road, riding with a trio of officials, not far from here, you can see it quickly!" ”
Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked: "And describe the appearance of several people, if it matches, it will be your credit!" ”
Pei Ling bowed his head slightly, briefly described the appearance of Liu Xian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, and mentioned Min Gong's face casually.
"That's right, yes, let's go, take over with the captain of the school!" Yuan Shao was overjoyed, no longer paid attention to Pei Ling, and shook the reins, and hundreds of horses roared by!
The dust was all over the sky, Pei Ling covered his nose and shook his head silently, this Yuan Shao just said that Pei Ling was meritorious, and he repented and changed his hexagram in a moment, he was really a man who did not believe in his words.
At this time, there are more and more pedestrians on the road, but many of them show panic, it should be the bloody case in the imperial city yesterday, and there are sporadic officers and soldiers with sabers in their hands, patrolling back and forth.
Pei Ling was afraid of causing inconvenience, so he no longer ran wildly, but fortunately, this place was not far from the city gate, so he slowed down.
The majestic and wide city gate of Luoyang City has seen the outline, Pei Ling has not slept all night, and the dripping water has not entered, at this time can not help but feel a little sleepy, and dry mouth, happened to see a wine shop on the side of the road, got up and wanted to step into it to rest temporarily, but suddenly a young boy called him behind him.
"Strong man, strong man, look at this!"
Pei Ling looked back in amazement, and was speechless, only to see Emperor Han and King Chen Liuwang sitting on the carriage, and Yuan Shao and others behind him all bowed their heads and stood on the horse, and when they saw that it was Pei Ling, their eyes showed surprise.
Pei Ling hid his head and showed his tail all the way, he didn't want to socialize with him, but he didn't expect to be caught up in the end.
At this time, the officials and the people all looked at him sideways, Pei Ling didn't dare to slack off, and he was about to come forward to bow down, but Liu Bian turned over and got out of the car, leaned in front of Pei Ling, and dragged his elbow and said: "The strong man saves his life, no need for a big gift!" ”
Pei Ling knew that the imperial front was rude and easy to be attacked by others, so he insisted on giving a salute, got up and said: "Your Majesty is grateful, and the people are grateful, but Your Majesty has been away from the palace for half a day..."
"Boom."
It's strange to say, today it seems that the soldiers and horses in the whole world have moved, Pei Ling has not finished speaking, but at the end of the official road, thousands of horses roared together, and the army of the earth and the earth spread out, everyone was shocked, and tens of thousands of iron horsemen stopped abruptly!
A sturdy, slightly obese rider paced out of the riding formation, stiffened and shouted: "A certain Naixi Liang Thorn Shi Dong Zhuo, who are you waiting for?" ”
"It's really Dong Fat!" Pei Ling heard that he was going to report to his home, and looked at it coldly, but it was not Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying who were almost besieged and killed by Zhang Jiao during the Yellow Rebellion!
Dong Zhuo has been fighting horses for a few years, his face has become slightly old, and his figure is also round and fat, he was burly and full of heroism back then, and there is not much left of his heroic posture, looking at his body frame and face, he only feels like a rich and fat, but the violent atmosphere in his eyes is still better than before, and looking at him is like being in a sea of corpses and blood, which is terrifying. ”
Pei Ling looked at Dong Zhuo's hands holding the reins, the calluses on the side of the palms were thick, the tendons were bulging, the grip was like an eagle hunting snake, and the aura around his body was pressing, and his skills were bound to be the same as before!
"I'm the West Liang Thorn Shi Dong Zhuo, who are you waiting for!?" Dong Zhuo saw that everyone was speechless, so he asked again! There is no border official who enters Beijing and is humble!
"This son is so arrogant!" Pei Ling saw that Dong Zhuo was aggressive and arrogant, and he had no respect for the imperial crown, so he couldn't help frowning secretly.
Seeing that everyone was forced by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry Knights, Yuan Shao, who had always been arrogant and domineering, and loved to be in the limelight, came out with a whip in his hand, and asked: "Who is coming, who dares to shout loudly in front of the emperor!" ”
Dong Zhuo didn't pay any attention to it, took a few steps forward with the horse, the back of his head was facing Yuan Shao, and said in a loud voice: "Imperial front? Where is the Son of Heaven!? ”
Yuan Shao saw that he was extremely contemptuous of himself, and couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, but he didn't dare to say anything for a while, Dong Zhongying killed people in Xiliang, how could he, a little chick who had not seen the battlefield, take his edge?
When Emperor Han saw that although this fat man had a simple face and called him the Son of Heaven, he had no intention of exhorting him at all, and he couldn't help but have a sallow complexion, trembling all over, and didn't dare to make a sound!
Seeing this, King Chen Liuwang knew that his opportunity to perform had come again, so he stood up with his chest up, stood on the carriage, and shouted: "The Holy Lord is here, and the generals will not dismount to greet him!" ”
Dong Zhuo saw that his might had been fully revealed, so he pretended to be shocked, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said "Knock to welcome the Son of Heaven" and pause his head near the left.
That King Chen Liu, who was covered in front of Liu Yan, calmly worshipped, did not dodge, and for a long time, he pretended to take the emperor and said: "The general is flat, the soldiers will be placed first, and then enter the palace tomorrow!" "From beginning to end, Emperor Liu Wei of the Han Dynasty was cowardly and did not dare to speak.
Pei Ling raised his head to look at Liu Xie, with an unspeakable look on his face, and secretly thought: 'This Chen Liuwang preempted the emperor in everything, showing people in the emperor's tone, and his ambition has been revealed, but he doesn't know that Taoguang is obscure, but he is ambitious and talented, otherwise how can he be tired later? ’
Pei Ling was stunned for a moment, Dong Zhuo leaned over and saluted, but when he saw that there was a thin man after the emperor's crown, he couldn't help but be angry, raised his head and glared angrily: "Who is you, who dares to stand behind the emperor and accept the courtesy of this official?" ”
Behind him, the vast Xiliang Jingqi saw the boss roaring angrily, knowing that he wanted to stand up for power, and all of them whispered threats! The sound of killing pierced the suburbs of Luoyang, bluffing Yuan Shao and other civilian officials who had never been on the battlefield, and their faces were colorless!
Pei Ling was shocked when he heard this, he was bowed down by the officials beside the emperor, and it was indeed inappropriate to be polite, so he smiled slightly, flashed to the side, and bowed his head and said: "A certain country people, taken by the power of the general, is abrupt for a while, look at the general Haihan!" ”
Everyone saw that Pei Ling's face was as usual, and his answer was like a breeze, without fear, and they couldn't help but turn their heads and ears, secretly wondering.
Dong Zhuo thought that Pei Ling was a person trusted and close to the emperor, and he wanted to use the power of the army to scare him into an ugly state in order to raise his voice. The people around him whispered, and felt that their faces were hot, and their hearts were annoyed and angry, and their brains were on the wrong string for a while, and they raised their whips to hit Pei Ling, and shouted angrily: "The shaft is rude, begging for a beating!" ”
Pei Ling bowed down and stood humbly on the edge of the carriage, how could he have thought that Dong Zhuo would dare to whip him in front of the civil and military officials in front of the emperor, and at the critical moment, he had to tilt his head back slightly, his right palm suddenly came out, and he grabbed the horsewhip, Rao is superhuman reaction, but he was still hit in the cheek by the whip hair, and in an instant, there was a burst of fire in front of him, and the stinging pain followed!
When everyone saw Dong Zhuo's rudeness, they were all in an uproar!
"You dare to deceive me?"
Pei Lingrong Ma I, how can he be a person who is willing to be humiliated, suddenly angry and angry, shouting, his hand is like a steel tong grasping the horsewhip!
Dong Zhuo only felt a huge force coming from the horsewhip, but he couldn't hold it, and his face couldn't help but turn pale!
Pei Ling actually made a move, how could he stop, he didn't do it twice, he sank his waist and straddled it sideways, and with a fierce force, he actually dragged the defenseless Dong Zhuo off the horse!
"Boom!"
A muffled sound came, and Dong Zhuo's fat body was chopped on the ground like a pile of carrion, face down, making a muffled sound, as if he had released a stinky and loud fart in front of the crowd, so embarrassed!
"Woo yes yes!" Dong Zhuo sat up with a bone, his fat face didn't know whether he was thrown or angry, it was red like a pig's liver, and the stubble was still stuck to the soil that had just been drenched by the thunderstorm last night and mixed with a little grass juice!