In Luoyang City, Sun Jian sat in a temporary tent, stroking the jade seal with both hands, looking intoxicated and addicted.

Someone outside the big tent came to report: "My lord, the fire in the palace has been extinguished." Does the lord need to see it in person? ”

"Got it, go down, and call Ce'er and Quan'er." Sun Jian, who was interrupted, said to the soldiers outside the tent.

Sun Jian got up and looked at the jade seal, he really didn't want it to leave him half a step. However, this seal has a radius of four inches, and when placed on the waist, it will appear extremely obvious, so it cannot be carried with you at all, especially in this place where the princes gather.

Putting away his reluctant gaze, Sun Jian put Bao Xi into the box, then put the box in the quilt, and ordered out of the account: "Unless someone is here, don't let people into the account." Violators will be beheaded immediately! ”

Sun Jian, who had a little refreshment, took the young man Sun Ce and his son Sun Quan to the Luoyang Palace.

The three of the Sun family joined the Jiangdong soldiers and came to the bottom of the jade steps.

Although the fire was extinguished, there were still many places burning in this huge palace. Everyone stepped on the stairs, stepped on the black ash, accompanied by the sparse firelight, and the ruins of the broken walls, and walked up.

Stepping over a fallen pillar, the little son and grandson saw the words written on the palaces: Changle Palace. Although the three characters were burned black, the handwriting was still legible.

Walking further in, it is even more miserable, it was originally a place of the imperial court, but it was broken and broken trees everywhere, and even the dragon chair was blackened.

When the first emperor was in power, he followed Sikong Zhang Wen to pacify the rebellion of Bian Zhang and Han Sui, and when he was rewarded for meritorious deeds, he was here for a while, and the first emperor was happy for a while, and he named himself as a councilor, and at the same time was a Taishou of Changsha.

At that time, the first emperor sat on the high dragon chair to express the merits of the ministers, and the Han at that time, although there was a stubborn disease, but it was still majestic and strong. Who would have thought that as soon as the first emperor left, this big man would become like this.

Such a sad scene, compared with the previous grand occasion, what a big difference.

Sun Jian, a tough guy, remembered all the past, and couldn't help but feel sad and melancholy, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

But the little son and grandson Quan next to him, who didn't know the sorrow, said naughtily: "There is a fire in the Han Palace, and Changle becomes a disaster." ”

Sun Jian, who stopped his tears, patted Xiao'er's head and said with a slight scolding: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Is it true that the Great Han has already declined? Is Dahan really hopeless? Then how should my Sun clan gain a foothold in this troubled world?

These three questions surrounded Sun Jian's mind and could not be dispersed for a long time.

Taking a deep breath and stopping his sadness, Sun Jian looked at the high dragon chair again, and felt that there was actually nothing in that seat, and the thief Dong Zhuo had slept there. Even the emperor of the Han Dynasty has now become a plaything in the hands of others; The dignified Han Palace, the place of the Son of Heaven, has become a place for Dong thieves to stay at night, and now it has been burned beyond recognition by a fire, which is unbearable.

This fire not only burned the dignity of the Han Liu family, but also burned the only bit of loyalty of the princes. Even Sun Jian, who has always served the Han faithfully, was crumbling by this fire and a jade seal that had been handed down to the country, which made his heart full of loyalty crumbling.

"Come, send an order, prepare three animals, cattle, sheep, and pigs, and at the same time notify all the princes to sacrifice to the temple with the gift of the ether prison." Suppressing his wandering mind, Sun Jian instructed the sergeant beside him.

After lunch, the princes who had been informed by Sun Jian were instructed to come to the temple and prepare for the sacrifice.

At this time, the princes gathered on the temple were: Wucheng Hou Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao.

In Hanoi County, Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, Han Fu of Jizhou, Zhang Yang, the Taishou of Shangdang, and Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi County, had just passed the Tiger Prison Pass and were rushing to Luoyang; As for Cao Cao, he is chasing Dong Thief; There are also generals Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu and Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling are also rushing over from the south.

As for Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng and Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, these two people didn't come at all.

Ma Teng is in Xiliang, to come to the Tiger Prison Pass Alliance, there are only two ways to go, one is through the Guanzhong, through Luoyang, out of the Tiger Prison Pass, and then to Chenliu County Sour Jujube Rendezvous, but to enter Dong Zhuo's territory, so this road is not passable, and the other is the place to cross the river loop, through the territory of the Huns, and then through the state, in order to reach the sour jujube, but this road is also not passable. And even if Ma Teng went to the alliance, then the nest would be served by Dong Zhuo, so this descendant of Ma Fubo did not come.

As for Gongsun Zhan, he didn't dare to come. Youzhou Assassin Liu Yu, Gongsun Zhan's old boss, has always looked at him unpleasantly, and the two of them may get angry at any time. So these two are watching out for each other and won't come at all.

There are also Beihai Taishou Kong Rong and Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, the reason why these two goods did not come was because of the large-scale Yellow Turban riots in Qing and Xu Erzhou, Kong Rong and Tao Qian were busy quelling the rebellion, protecting their own water and three points, and did not come.

Therefore, there are only fourteen princes who really come to ask for Dong, and with the words of Liu Bei's three brothers, it is exactly fifteen.

The temple that was originally burned down was also cleaned and tidy at this time, under the leadership of Sun Jiande, the six princes of the sour jujube, and Liu Bei, the seven characters at the top of the pyramid of the world plus the hanging silk Liu Bei, with the gift of the ether prison, kill the cattle, sheep, and pigs, and sacrifice to the ancestors of the Liu family.

"Da Dai Li, Zeng Zi Tianyuan": "The sacrifice of the princes, the ox, is called too fast." The sacrifice of the doctor, the sheep, is called the young prison. The sacrifice of the soldiers, the special animal pig, is said to be fed. ”

After the ceremony was completed, all the princes dispersed, but Liu, Guan, and Zhang were still kneeling in front of the tablet of the ancestor of the Liu family.

I saw Liu Bei kneeling in the middle, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were guarding on the left and right.

After kowtowing three times, Liu Bei's face was full of grief and indignation, and he said: "Minister Liu Bei, meet the first emperor Tianling." Dong thieves caused chaos in the world, defiled the court, burned down the temple, and blasphemed the emperor's authority. As a descendant of the emperor, the minister cannot suppress the thieves and make meritorious contributions, and he cannot protect the territory and the people when he retreats. The ministers are ashamed, ashamed of the ancestors of the emperor. ”

After speaking, Liu Bei kowtowed three times again.

Zhang Fei on the side, who was in a hurry, couldn't stand it a little, and pouted busily: "Hey, brother, I've almost said two sentences, who knows if the first emperor can hear it?" ”

Guan Yu next to him, hearing Zhang Fei's babbling, glared at the third brother, and then cooperated with Liu Bei to turn his jujube-colored face purple.

Regardless of Xiao Feifei, after Liu Bei raised his head, he clenched his fists with both hands, looked at the ancestral tablet, and said with a resolute face: "Minister Liu Bei, swear in front of the ancestors and ancestors that in this life, the minister will definitely suppress the rebellion, calm the four seas, restore the temple, and rejuvenate the royal family." ”

After that, it was another big bow.

On the other side, Cao Cao, who was beating horses and moving quickly, looked happy for the rest of his life.

At the time of Jiming Peak, the Cao army, which was less than 2,000, was surrounded by 6 or 7,000 Xiliang troops, with Xiliang cavalry in front and crossbow soldiers coming down from the peak.

Caught in a dead situation, Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan even caught Cao Cao who was unwilling to run away, Cao Hong wanted to carry Cao Cao, who could not know water, on his back, jumped off Luoshui, and fled to the opposite bank, while Xiahou Yuan led a large army to buy time for Cao Cao, Cao Hong said: "There is no flood in the world, but there can be no trouble!" ”

At that time, Cao Cao, looking at the eyes of the soldiers saying goodbye, looked at the courage of death, and thought of the oath he made in the morning at the foot of Song Mountain, in front of Nuwa Niangniang.

The heart of death was also put away, just like the sentence he made after assassinating Dong at that time, he killed all the Lu Boyu family: I would rather bear the people of the world than teach the people of the world to bear me.

Alive, only by living, can you have everything, can you realize the ambition in your heart, and when you die, you have nothing.

When Cao Cao was about to agree to Cao Hong's proposal, he didn't know why, and there was chaos and noise on Jiming Peak. There was no one in the Xiliang army to command, and they hesitated on the shore, not knowing what to do.

"Brothers, the enemy's main general has been killed by our army, rush forward and kill the thief."

Cao Cao's treacherous thoughts came to his heart, and he guessed the situation clearly at this time, and shouted loudly at Cao Jun and Xiliang Jun.

Li Ru, the main general of the Xiliang Army, was killed by three arrows, and Fan Chou, the captain of the other military academy, was killed by Xiahou Yuan in front of the two armies.

The Xiliang army was like a headless fly at this time, and it didn't know whether to improve or retreat. When Cao Jun came over like a wolf, he dispersed in a hurry and fled for his life to the west.

After defeating this group of Western Liang troops, Cao Cao was unwilling to stay for a moment, and rushed towards Taimur Mountain with the remnants of Cao's army, where he joined Cao's infantry and then returned to Luoyang City.