The morning in Luoyang in July is pleasant, with a cool breeze and low waves. But as soon as www.biquge.info the sun came out, it was extremely dazzling, and the temperature in the air rose as if a stove had been lit, so that the two-week army that was heading for the royal city was soon sweating, and some of the officers in full armor were even hotter and their throats were smoking.

Ji Dan, who was walking at the front of the team, said loudly: "Where is this?" ”

Marching Sima Linhuang hurriedly rode his horse forward and responded: "This place is only more than ten miles away from Luoyang, and you can reach the foot of the royal city in half an hour." ”

Ji Dan put his hand on the pergola and looked into the distance, but the outline of the royal city was not visible in the fog, he looked at the fireball-like sun again, and then looked around, and found that the terrain here was not bad, and said loudly: "Camp in place!" ”

The herald immediately gave the order, and the mighty procession slowly stopped, and began to camp under the command of the commanders.

Ji Dan and Ji Peng came to a shade of a tree with a few high-ranking generals, and the guards quickly spread their seats on the ground.

Ji Dan took the lead in sitting on the throne of the south, and the other people also sat down one by one in the order of respect and inferiority.

"Everyone, let's rest here for a while, and the results should be available in two hours." After Ji Dan finished speaking, he explained to the guards beside him and said, "Call Zhang Ting to come over." ”

Soon, a middle-aged man in his thirties came to several people, tall and thin, elegant dress, with a calm face and calm movements, looking quite a bit of a scribe.

"Zhang Zaifu, before you set off, you made a package ticket with your father-in-law, saying that you would use your sharp mouth to move the Son of Heaven to kill two old things, do you still have confidence now?"

Zhang Ting arched his hand slightly, and said calmly: "Since Weichen has promised, he will definitely be able to do it." ”

"Okay, ambitious." Ji Dan said with a smile: "My father is waiting for you to triumph here, and when you come back, the vacant position of Zhonglu Doctor will be yours." ”

Zhang Ting shook his head slowly: "Weichen's trip is only to repay the great kindness of the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and he does not ask for anything else. ”

"Hmm!" Ji Dan nodded and said: "This time I went to the royal city, my father has prepared twenty guards for you, all of whom are highly skilled and strong, and I guarantee that I can protect you thoroughly." ”

Zhang Ting shook his head again: "This is to represent the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as an envoy, and there will be no trouble, so it is good for Weichen to go alone, without any guards." ”

"I can't see that you, a polite person, are still quite bold!" Ji Dan was a little surprised: "Okay, it's up to you, don't send guards." When the wine comes, my father wants to practice it for Zhang Zaifu! ”

After drinking a bowl of old wine, Zhang Ting slammed the pottery bowl to the ground with a "pop", arched his hand towards Ji Dan, turned over and climbed onto a war horse waiting on the side, and took over the rune document from a pawn. With the sound of horses' hooves, a horse galloped in the direction of the royal city.

Ji Dan watched one person and one ride disappear into the horizon, and then turned around, raised the wine bowl that had been poured and smiled: "Come, everyone, let's drink!" After saying that, he swallowed it with a grunt.

Ji Peng raised the wine bowl but didn't rush to drink, and asked hesitantly: "Duke of Eastern Zhou, who is this person?" Can he do it? ”

"Big brother, don't worry, with Zhang Ting's departure, big things will definitely be done!" Ji Dan said with a smile: "This person's father was originally the secretary of the Xia Guanfu, and three years ago, I don't know why he offended Ji Gen's young son, and the whole family was demoted to serfs. My father had known Zhang Ting for a long time, and knew that he was well-read, knowledgeable, and talented, so he recruited him into the mansion as a staff member to give advice to me. ”

"The last time Ji Gen was detained by the Son of Heaven, he immediately sniffed out the opportunity, thinking that he could take advantage of this opportunity to seize the position of the Duke of Eastern Zhou, and put forward a specific plan of action. Ben Gong acted according to his methods, and sure enough, he succeeded in one fell swoop, and promoted him to the post of butcher, responsible for inspecting hundreds of officials. This time to send troops to the royal city, it is also his plan, first forcing the Son of Heaven to kill Ji Gen and Ji Dynasty, and then taking the royal city in the name of revenge, not only can obtain actual benefits, but also block the world's mouths. ”

"Oh!" Ji Peng nodded and said, "So all this is his plan?" Sure enough, there is some ability, and there should be no problem with him sending an envoy. ”

"Of course, when does my father look at people?" Ji Dan raised the wine bowl again: "Everyone, drink!" ”

Zhang Ting went all the way to the north, and after half an hour, he came to the south gate of the royal city, he turned over and dismounted, and pulled the reins of the horse towards the city gate.

After the gate guard asked for the reason, he reported it to the city lord general Ji Che.

Ji Che heard that the envoy of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had arrived, so he rushed to the south gate with a team of guards, and the two looked at each other in surprise: "Why are you?" It turned out that the two had known each other for a long time.

"How did General Ji end up here?" Zhang Ting asked puzzled.

"The contemptible people have already surrendered to the Son of Heaven, and this time the two-week army came and was appointed by the Son of Heaven as the chief general of the city. It's you, you've been in Ji Dan's mansion, and now that Ji Dan is in power, you should also be proud of the spring breeze, why are you single here? Aren't you afraid of being shot by the defenders with an arrow? ”

A general is actually entrusted with this important task, is there really no one in the Zhou room? But this son of heaven seems to have a bit of courage. Zhang Ting said secretly in his heart, turned around and took down the talisman hanging on the war horse, and held it up in front of Ji Che: "General, please see, the contemptible people came here this time as the envoy of the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and they want to meet the Son of Heaven to discuss important matters. ”

Ji Che sneered: "Duke of Eastern Zhou? He's a guest in the royal city at this time! ”

"The general knows who the envoy is referring to!"

"Of course I know, you're talking about Ji Dan, a villain who usurped the throne and seized power!" Ji Che sneered: "If it weren't for his identity as the nephew of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, how could he be able to achieve the position of Zhonglu doctor?" How can they have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses? Now that the Duke of Eastern Zhou was only invited by the Son of Heaven to the royal city for a few days, he couldn't wait to stand on his own. But if the Son of Heaven does not recognize the legitimacy of this self-reliance, he will let the Duke of Eastern Zhou go back in a few days to see how he ends! ”

Zhang Ting smiled slightly: "Today's world is a world of great controversy, the yellow bell is destroyed, the clay kettle is thundering, and any position is where there is ability, and if there is no ability, it will be retreated." Don't you see the three families divided, and the Tian family is all together? Who has dissented? In terms of ability, who in the Eastern Zhou Principality can beat Ji Dan? In terms of strength, he is also the most powerful. The position of the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is seated by him, which is well deserved and justified! ”

"Strength? Ability? Which of these things wasn't brought to him by the Duke of Eastern Zhou? No matter how much you talk about the lotus, he is just a thief! Ji Che's face flushed slightly, and he looked like he was about to burst into flames.

Zhang Ting knew that this reckless man was a fiery man, and he had seen him fight with the National People's Congress because of a disagreement before, and he had a heavy responsibility here, but he couldn't entangle him at the city gate because of this matter, so he arched his hand and said: "General, this is to meet the Son of Heaven on behalf of the Duke of Eastern Zhou, please report to the general." ”

"The Son of Heaven knew that you would send envoys, and he had already explained to the general, so he just let you in. Please, honorable envoy! Ji Che said and turned sideways, and the soldiers behind him also made a passageway.

"Oh?" Zhang Ting was a little surprised, the Son of Heaven was able to predict this, and he should have a bit of a brain, it seems that this trip must be dealt with mentally, otherwise it will not look good if the boat capsizes in the gutter. He straightened his clothes, and led his horse slowly into the city gate.