Chapter Thirty-Eight: Sun Jian Hides the Jade Seal

Zhao Qin, the guard of Bishui, knew that Dong Zhuo wanted to abandon Luoyang, and he and others were regarded as outcasts, they were just martial artists, without any strategy, so in order to survive, they had to switch and surrender. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Entering the customs, Sun Jian incorporated the Xiliang soldiers in the pass, and he was overjoyed, most of the previous attacks were his troops, and there were many casualties, and he was also full of respect for Zhang Zai.

On the way back from the Tiger Prison, Sun Jian thought that this Zhang Zai had already made great contributions, and he almost didn't make an inch, so he wanted to return to the camp and lead the army to tackle key problems.

When Zhang Zai found out, he stopped him, and said mysteriously: "Brother Wentai, go back on this trip, it won't be long before this Bishui Pass can go down without a fight." ”

Sun Jian was surprised when he heard this, this Bishui Guan general was not a fool, how could he surrender in a good manner.

But I heard Zhang Zai say: "Before leaving, Zai deliberately asked Xiong Kuohai to challenge Lu Bu, just to let Dong Thief know that there are several people in our coalition army who can compete with Lu Bu, this Dong Zhuo panicked, he will definitely not defend the tiger prison, Zai guessed that he will definitely return to the army Luoyang, but after this tiger prison pass, Luoyang has no danger to defend, he can only give up Luoyang, this Bishui Pass has become a lonely army, and the guard is not Dong Zhuo's die-hard loyalty, he wants to live, he can only switch and surrender. ”

After Sun Jian heard this, he felt that what Zhang Zai said was reasonable, but in this way, how could he make meritorious contributions?

Zhang Zai has a lot of research on people's hearts, and after getting along for a period of time, Zhang Zai also roughly figured out Sun Jiande's character, and saw that Sun Jian wanted to speak and stopped, so he said: "Brother Wentai, the credit for this breakthrough is all yours, but you have to promise me one thing." ”

Sun Jian was overjoyed at first, and then asked, "I don't know what Zide wants me to promise?" ”

Zhang Zai shook his head and smiled silently.

Sun Jian gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, Jian will promise Zide, go up to Daoshan Mountain, go down to the sea of fire, and do not give up." ”

So Sun Jian did not move, and sure enough, three days later, the Bishui Pass guard opened Zhao Qin into a dedication.

Sun Jian asked about the pawn again, and Zhang Zai said: "The work of breaking the pass is all yours, and the pawn is naturally incorporated by Brother Wentai, and besides, he has not lost many soldiers in tackling key problems before." ”

Shao Leaning, just when Sun Jian had just finished collecting the soldiers and sent someone to the Tiger Prison to report the results of the battle, Zhang Zai suddenly found Sun Jian and said: "Brother Wentai, I am afraid that Dong Thief will be mad, and in order to block the coalition army, he will burn Luoyang, so Zai decided to lead the cavalry to Luoyang first. ”

Sun Jian frowned, this matter of Dong Zhuo's departure from Luoyang, he listened to Zhang Zai's analysis, plus the information he learned from the mouth of the general Zhao Qin, he already believed Zhang Zai's words, but he didn't believe it, Dong Zhuo really dared to set fire to Luoyang.

Since Zhang Zai wanted to lead the cavalry first, Sun Jian had no opinion, besides, he had already collected the soldiers and could set off at any time.

Speaking of the Tiger Pass, everyone received a report from Sun Jian, saying that the Bishui Pass had been broken, and the princes were not to be outdone, commanding the soldiers to attack the city, Dong Zhuo left, the soldiers in the pass had no intention of fighting, and the coalition army took Liu Bei and the three as the pioneers, and finally broke through the gate and went to Luoyang.

Just when everyone was still on the way, black smoke suddenly rose from the direction of Luoyang, and when they got closer, they saw that Luoyang City was red, and the sky-rushing fire illuminated the world, everyone was shocked, including Sun Jian, who saw the firelight, although Zhang Zai had already reminded him, but after he saw it, he was still frightened, and at the same time ordered to speed up.

When Zhang Zai arrived in Luoyang, it was already two days later, and the fire had become smaller, and many houses on both sides of the road were basically reduced to ashes, and only the blackened palace walls and some burning palaces remained in the north and south palaces.

Zhang Zai commanded his soldiers to search for the relics of the Han family, and at the same time observed the well in the palace, trying to find the well with the jade seal of the country.

But the record is too vague, even if Zhang Zai sent someone to secretly search the wells in the Jianzhang Palace, he couldn't find the jade seal, thinking of the process of Sun Jian getting the jade seal, it was strange everywhere, then, there is only one explanation, this jade seal is likely to be done on purpose.

Since he couldn't find the jade seal, Zhang Zai didn't force it, this fire could be seen hundreds of miles away, and I believe the princes were also aware of it.

After Zhang Zai commanded his soldiers to extinguish the embers, Zhang Zai led his men outside the city to wait for the arrival of the princes.

A day later, Sun Jian was the first to arrive, he also led his troops to Luoyang shortly after Zhang Zai's departure, and at this moment he saw a ruined Luoyang, Sun Jian stood there stunned, as if he had faith in his heart, collapsed at this moment, Zhang Zai called him a few times, but there was no response.

After a while, Sun Jian came back to his senses, walked to Zhang Zai's side in despair, looked at Zhang Zai who was sitting on the ground, and sat directly on the ground, unable to speak for a long time.

It wasn't until another prince came with an army that Zhang Zai stood up and patted Sun Jian on the shoulder.

At this time, Sun Jian's ambition has not yet germinated, at most he just wants to enter the phase, glorify the ancestors, and see that the royal temple was burned and the society was destroyed, and he was at a loss.

Zhang Zai told the princes who came later about the situation in Luoyang, and then asked them to camp nearby.

When everyone saw the tragic situation of Luoyang, they all cried bitterly and scolded Dong Zhuo for bringing disaster to the country and the people, but the matter had come to this, they could only rest in place, and they were tired after days of running.

Sun Jian, who was on the ground, finally returned to his original state, and walked towards the palace with Huang Gai's four generals and a team of personal guards, but his back was still gloomy.

Unconsciously, everyone walked to the Jianzhang Palace, and suddenly a sergeant next to him pointed to a well next to him and said, "There are five colors of glory shining in the well." ”

So Sun Jian ordered someone to go to salvage, and as a result, a female corpse was salvaged, looking at its costume, it was a palace maid with a red rope hanging around her neck.

Lift the rope, there is a brocade bag tied to it, in the brocade bag, is a gold silk wooden box, locked with a small golden lock, open to see, it is a jade seal, four inches in circumference, engraved with five dragons; a corner is missing, and it is set with gold; There are eight characters on the seal: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity."

Cheng Pu on the side was overjoyed and said, "Congratulations to the lord." ”

Sun Jian asked the reason for it, and what was his joy.

Cheng Pu said about the jade seal, and then continued: "This should be given by God, the lord should have the honor of the Ninety-Five, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and he should return to Jiangdong as soon as possible to make a big deal." ”

The excited crowd did not notice that the soldier who had just discovered the light in the well had disappeared.

When Sun Jian and the others returned to the camp, Zhang Zai was waiting in the camp, and when he saw Sun Jian coming back, he found that he was fine, and said with a smile: "Zai thought that Brother Wentai had an accident, but now that Brother Wentai has come back safely, Zai is also relieved, and Brother Wentai has a good rest." ”

Sun Jian had something on his mind, so he casually said a few perfunctory words, and then returned to the camp to rest.

Zhang Zai didn't suspect it, but when he was in a bad mood, he also followed him back to the tent to rest.

Besides, the coalition army rested in Luoyang for half an hour, and had no intention of marching, but Cao Cao was impatient, found Yuan Shao, and urged him to march, but Yuan Shao refused to send troops on the grounds that "the soldiers are tired and the march is useless", and Cao Cao scolded: "The erector is not enough and the plan!" Then he personally led more than 10,000 people to the west to pursue Dong Zhuo.

Walking to the camp gate, he met Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui said: "Lord Cao, Xue Li is waiting here on the orders of the lord. ”

Cao Cao asked suspiciously, "What's the matter with Zide?" ”

Xue Rengui said: "The lord commanded that if someone from the Zhulu army pursued overnight, it must be Lord Cao, and the lord was worried that Lord Cao lacked cavalry, so he was ambushed by Lu Bu, so he ordered Li to lead the cavalry to help. ”

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "It's still Zide who knows me!" ”

Then Cao Cao introduced the generals around him to Xue Rengui, and then joined forces and went west to pursue Dong Zhuo.