Chapter 67: Summoned in the Dead of Night
That night, Ding Yuan, Dong Chong, Liu Jin and others arranged their respective armies to set up camp outside the city, in order to prepare for the morning meeting tomorrow morning, so they each led a small number of guards into Luoyang. Liu Jin had never been to Luoyang, and he had no mansion in the city, so he could only live in a post house.
Post House, Wu Pavilion, this is a special residence prepared for the military attache who entered the Beijing court, there are thirty courtyards, in Luoyang, a big Han capital city with every inch of land and every inch of gold, it is already regarded as a huge area.
Wuge Ling Fengxuan, in Liu Jin's residence, Liu Jin, who had changed into a blue suit, was sitting in a precarious position, and under him were several Liu Jin's henchmen, such as Heyero, Meng Ang, Zhang Liao, and Dian Wei.
"Senior brother, I really didn't expect this Lu Bu to be such a villain, if it weren't for that", Zhang Liao sighed, his face full of resentment.
When Liu Jin heard this, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, there is a way to lose the horse, and you don't know if it's a blessing!" Wen Yuan doesn't have to take it to heart."
After a pause, Liu Jin looked at several henchmen present, and said: "In the future, if the brothers meet Lu Bu alone, they can go, don't fight hard with Lu Bu, this person's martial arts have reached the realm, and I also point to the brothers to drink and talk!" As he spoke, Liu Jin's expression was solemn, obviously he was still a little jealous of Lu Bu's martial arts.
When everyone heard this, they knew that Liu Jin was for their good, so they all nodded lightly, even Meng Ang and Zhang Liao, who were holding their breath, were not excluded.
"Lord, summoned by the emperor this time, presumably the lord is going to be promoted again, don't forget me when the time comes!" , Heyero said with a laugh.
Before Liu Jin could speak, Zhang Liao glared at Hiero and said sharply: "Silly big man, don't talk nonsense, there is a way to accompany the king like a tiger, how can it be as easy as you think!" ”。
"Wen Yuan is right, everyone here is my Liu Jin's brother, and I won't hide it from everyone, since the battle of Yanmen, in addition to the general He Jin's faction, Cao Xing, who belongs to the clan, and Han Tao, who is a eunuch, have recruited me on behalf of their masters and want me to work for them."
Seeing that Heyero was about to interject again, Liu Jin waved his hand lightly, stopped Heyero, and continued: "However, whether it is the clan or the eunuch party, it is nothing more than to fight for power and profit, and there are really very few officials who really think about the people of this Han Dynasty!" Therefore, I used their power in the court to seek a lot of convenience for our brothers in the north."
Speaking of this, Liu Jin paused for a moment and decided to tell everyone present everything, because after entering the palace to meet him this time, no matter what the result is, the battle against the Yellow Turban Army will still continue. Since there is going to be a fight, there will inevitably be casualties, and Liu Jin doesn't want these iron-clad men to pass away with doubts.
Immediately said: "The brothers should not know that during the battle of Yanmen Pass, Yan Ling collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and sold a large number of iron weapons to the Huns, so that Ashina was able to mobilize tens of thousands of people to attack Yanmen, which almost caused the loss of Yanmen Pass and the destruction of the people at the border pass."
"This damn traitor", the jealous and hateful Dian Wei shouted angrily, interrupting Liu Jin's words, not paying any attention to the embarrassed Geyero next to him.
"Brother Dian doesn't have to be like this, this Yan Ling is dead, don't mention the past! However, according to my guess, it is absolutely impossible for him to possess or transfer so many iron weapons to sell to the Huns, and there should be a huge force behind this person who is manipulating him."
After taking a sip of tea, Liu Jin continued: "As I expected, in the Battle of Youzhou, our army captured Deng Mao, the general of the Yellow Turban Thieves, and according to his confession, a large number of weapons of the Yellow Turban Warriors among the Yellow Turban Thieves in Youzhou came from the official government of Jizhou."
Zhang Liao reacted the fastest, and hurriedly interjected: "In this way, it must be the officials of Jizhou who sold weapons to the Huns!" ”。
"Not necessarily, as far as I know, not only our Zuoxianwang tribe has a large number of iron weapons, but even the Youxianwang tribe and Shan Yuting have a large number of iron weapons" Geyero retorted after listening to Zhang Liao's words.
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. If according to Heyero, then the number of iron weapons possessed by the Xiongnu clan alone is not a decimal number, at least reaching a terrifying hundreds of thousands of catties, which is definitely not the number that a state official or a thorn can deploy.
Liu Jin frowned deeply, and only after a moment did he say: "In my opinion, not only the Huns, but also the Yellow Turban Army, the iron weapons of tens of thousands of Yellow Turban wrestlers are suspicious!" Although the Yellow Turban Army acted quickly and broke through dozens of counties, it was extremely difficult to raise enough weapons and armor for more than 100,000 people. If my guess is correct, it must be some official in the DPRK who wields real power who is doing this to destabilize the country! ”。
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked! If a state official, or even an official at the state assassin level, would do such a thing for personal gain, it would be acceptable. However, as a man of the moment who holds real power, whether it is the general He Jin, or the official eunuch party who only seeks personal gain, or even Yuan Kui, the leader of the clan lord, doing so is tantamount to digging their own graves.
You must know that whether it is the Huns or the Yellow Turban Army, their ultimate goal is to raise troops and cause chaos. As far as the Huns are concerned, perhaps it is just because of the bitter cold in the north of the country, and they need to go south to plunder for the winter. This is not enough to threaten the real interests of the ruling class.
But the Yellow Turban Army was different, their purpose was to overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty and establish a kingdom belonging to the Yellow Turban Sect. This is a real rebellion, a military uprising that can overthrow a dynasty, and in the hands of anyone with real power, this kind of thing will never be allowed to happen. After all, if the Han Dynasty fell, then their so-called real power would be worthless, and even worse, they would not even be able to save their lives.
And as a big official with real power, they will not give up the rights they have already obtained because of a little petty profit, which is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs. You know, to be able to become a hero and hold a lot of power, no one will be a fool! Can fools take their rights in the heat of a political confrontation?
Thinking of this, Liu Jin's body broke out in a cold sweat!
"Lord, Lord Zongzheng sent someone to send a prayer post, please come over to the mansion!" At the moment when Liu Jin's heart was furious, the slightly immature voice of Liu Yang, who was on duty as a doorman, suddenly came with a slightly hurried knock on the door.
"Got it, you go and reply to the visitor, just say that Ben will prepare and go immediately." Liu Jinqiang calmed himself down and spoke.
"Senior brother, this Liu Yu summoned you late at night, I'm afraid that there will be no good thing, let the junior brother accompany you!" , Hearing Liu Yang's words, Zhang Liao didn't wait for Liu Jin to speak, so he suggested first.
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Dian Wei and Meng Ang, who were present, echoed one after another, obviously feeling extraordinary about Liu Yu's late-night summons.
Liu Jin was moved in his heart, but after a little thought, he refused: "No, Zongzheng Liu Yu, I have heard of it, this person is a kind person, and he is known as a parent official among the people, so it doesn't hurt." But now that we are all in the city, and the army outside the city is temporarily in the hands of Gongsun Zhan, this person is scheming and cannot be guarded against. In this way, Brother Dian, Wen Yuan, you two should go out of the city quickly, and you should be able to get out of the city with my talisman seal, and the Yanmen Iron Cavalry is in charge of the two of you, and I can rest assured. Let Hyero, Monang and Liu Yang accompany me! ”。
Everyone saw that Liu Jin's words were reasonable, although Hierro's martial arts were not top-notch, but a mace stick crisscrossed the field, and he could be regarded as a fierce general. Thinking of this, everyone couldn't say anything.
Although Hierro has brute strength, but he is very arrogant, Zhang Liao is still a little uneasy, so he advised: "Silly big man, my senior brother is injured now, you have to be careful to guard, there is a hair missing, I ask you!" As he spoke, Zhang Liao also glared at Hierro.
Thinking of the competition with Zhang Liao at the beginning, Hierro said cowardly: "Second general, you can rest assured, if you fight for Heyero's life, you will definitely protect the lord and the princess."
"Okay, okay, it's not a charge, it doesn't have to be like this. Let's go! As he spoke, Liu Jin took out the talisman and seal that proved that he was an officer and handed it to Dian Wei, and turned to leave.
The group left the post house, and Liu Jin took Heyero, Mengang, Liu Yang and the only remaining nine Xiaowu guards, and rode straight to the Zongzheng Mansion in the south of the city.
Luoyang in the dark night is not as bright as the lights of later generations. In addition, just after the siege of the Yellow Turban, the people of Luoyang, who had been worried for a long time, finally let go of their hanging hearts and went to bed early.
In just half an hour, Liu Jin and the others had already come to Liu Yu's mansion with the plaque of Zongzheng Mansion, and a young man in a Confucian robe, led seven or eight followers, and greeted him in the dark night.
"This must be Brother Liu Jin! Younger brother Liu He, meet my brother". The young man who called himself Liu He bowed to Liu Jin.
After getting the red charcoal fire dragon horse, Liu Jin quickly looked at this Liu He, and said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, the last general Liu Jin has seen the young marquis!" Don't look at Liu Jin's humble words, but there is not much humility in his expression.
"The younger brother has heard for a long time that his brother has rejected the Huns in the north and the thief army in the south, and he has been yearning for a long time, so he asked his father for an errand and waited for his brother here. My father is already waiting in the study, brother, please! As he spoke, Liu He leaned to the side and made a gesture of please.
Liu Jin pretended to be polite and said, "Young Marquis, please."
The two of them were polite, and under the guidance of Liu He, they came to the study of Zongzheng Mansion not long after.
"You are guarding here, you can't trespass without being summoned", Liu Jin didn't look back, but said in a sharp tone to Geyero and the others behind him.
After speaking, Liu Jin followed behind Liu He and came to the door of the study. I heard Liu He whisper outside the door: "Father, General Liu has arrived."
As soon as Liu He's words landed, he heard a rush of footsteps in the study, and a moment later, a man in a waiting uniform opened the door of the study.
This person, the voice of the people came first: "Late at night, please ask the virtuous nephew to come to the house, and please forgive the virtuous nephew for the abrupt place!" (To be continued)