At the same time as the transfer of troops, Ma Chao and a group of officials from the Assassin Mansion began to work on the clean-up, his name was Jizhou Assassin History, and he had the right to supervise the counties and county orders, so this matter was clear and just.

Jizhou has nine counties, including Zhongshan County, Changshan County, Hejian County, Bohai County, Anping County, Qinghe County, Wei County, Zhao State and Julu County, and has 100 county seats. It is not an overnight task to investigate more than 100 county commanders and taishou one by one. Ma Chao spent more than a month, and only participated in the investigation and appointment of the nine county guards, and the following county orders and county magistrates were handed over to Fu Yu and others to complete.

After initially stabilizing the situation in Jizhou, Ma Chao began to think about how to get one of the two brothers, Liu Xie and Liu Wei, to be a puppet in Jizhou. He Jin almost let Liu Xie go last time, and this time he will definitely take strict precautions, and it is almost impossible to get him out of the palace in a grand way, so he can only secretly do it to have a chance to succeed.

After thinking about it, Ma Chao decided to take two masters who were good at it and had never shown their faces to sneak into Luoyang to wait for an opportunity. At this time, there are three people available in Yecheng, Ma Xiu, Pang De, and Ma Zhi, but Ma Xiu still has to sit in Yecheng, Ma Zhi's martial arts are mediocre, and only Pang De can be reused. Xu Huang, Zhang He and Huang Zhong are also busy guarding against the remnants of the Black Mountain thieves. At this moment, Gongsun Zhan led Liu Bei's three brothers or mixed under Liu Yu, and it was impossible to violate the border, so Zhao Yun naturally became the best candidate.

After making up his mind, Ma Chao called Pang De and led more than 100 horsemen from Handan and Zhao to Zhending City. Xu Huang is in Handan, Zhang He is in Zhao Guo, and the two are mainly responsible for exterminating small groups of bandits who go out of the mountains to make trouble, and they train soldiers and horses in their spare time. There are 5,000 recruits in each of the two teams, and they need to step up their training.

Ma Chao inspected the barracks and was very satisfied when he saw that the military discipline was strict, the military uniforms were neat, and the weapons were unified. The fly in the ointment is that the armor of the sergeants is too simple, most of them are light Kai with cowhide nails, and the shield is also a hardwood shield wrapped in cowhide, and the defense ability is really limited.

In order to solve this matter, Ma Chao ordered Li Tie's eldest son Li Gang to be transferred to Yecheng, ordered him to recruit blacksmiths to form a military battalion locally, and specially transferred more than 3,000 young Xianbei prisoners from Bingzhou as apprentices. At the same time, he handed over the gold and silver in his hands to the Wei family and the Zhen family, and let them buy fine iron from other states and counties through the family's business network. This move can improve the quality of the army's individual equipment, and second, the construction of special arms such as heavy cavalry, heavy infantry, and spear formations should also be put on the agenda.

It is worth mentioning that Dong Chong did not escape his original fate after all, as soon as he returned to Luoyang, he was imprisoned by He Jin on "trumped-up" "charges", and died unjustly in prison in less than half a month. At the same time, the death of the "Empress Dowager Dong" when she went to the river to worship her ancestors quickly spread throughout the Han Dynasty, shocking the government and the opposition. Anyone with a bit of brains knows that this is the ghost of He Jin's brothers and sisters. Because of this incident, the brothers and sisters of the He family lost the support of the people, and the ministers of the DPRK and China dared not speak out.

He Jin poisoned the Empress Dowager Dong, assassinated Dong Chong, and asked Han Fu, the middle man of the imperial history, to go to Bingzhou to serve as the pastor of Bingzhou. Han Fu led a thousand men and horses to Jinyang to take office, but he was greeted with an unprecedented cold reception. Not to mention taking office, even the state assassin mansion could not enter, and the 1,000-feather forest army was controlled by Ma Dai and Li Yan as soon as they entered Jinyang City, and Tian Feng and a group of officials from the state refused to hand over to him on the grounds that Ma Chao was not in Jinyang.

Han Fu was helpless, so he had to report the situation to He Jin. He Jin was furious about this, and immediately sent someone to Yecheng with the edict of the Son of Heaven to urge Ma Chao to handle the handover, and asked him to withdraw all the Xiliang troops entrenched in Jinyang. After receiving the edict, Ma Chao asked for a delay for several days on the grounds that the Black Mountain thieves had not been extinguished and the military affairs were busy, and promised that he would rush to Jinyang to handle the handover within three months.

He Jin received Ma Chao's letter and was relieved, with Ma Teng in his hand, he was not afraid that Ma Chao would dare to confront the imperial court in the open, and it didn't matter at all for three months.

This delay was more than 20 days, and this time, the two finally arrived at Zhending City. Changshan Taishou Zhao Ling personally went out of the city to greet him, and after the ceremony, Ma Chao frowned and said: "Why don't you see Brother Zilong, why don't you go out to suppress bandits!" ”

Zhao Ling wanted to speak and stopped, hugged his fists and said: "Don't be surprised, my brother and sister died of childbirth two months ago. Zilong was too sad, and said that he would stay in front of the spirit and refuse to leave, and the military affairs in the past two months have been taken care of by Xiahou Lan, who has joined the army, and I hope that the lord can persuade Zilong well! ”

"Is there such a thing? Take me to see it! After Ma Chao finished speaking, his brows tightened, it seems that Zhao Yun did have a wife room when he was young in history. According to the history of the wilderness, Zhao Yun's pregnant wife was killed when the thieves slaughtered the village, so Zhao Yun's first child went with his mother before he was born.

But because his arrival has changed part of history, Zhao Yun now has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it is impossible for him to be killed by thieves again, but he didn't expect to die due to dystocia. In ancient times, the level of medical care was too poor, if the fetal position was not correct when a woman gave birth, or if she had a difficult birth due to physical factors and other factors, only a few people with excellent luck could survive, or save the child, or keep the mother, or the mother and child safe, and the rest of the ** are one corpse and two lives.

The group entered the city and came to the Zhao Family Spiritual Hall, only to see Zhao Yun sitting cross-legged on the ground, his face haggard, his expression sad, and the empty wine jar was piled up on the ground. There is a tablet enshrined on the shrine of the Lingtai Temple, which reads: Fan Shi, the wife of Zhao's Yun!

Ma Chao sighed, feeling sorry in his heart, and he could understand Zhao Yun's mood at the moment. The two are childhood sweethearts in the same village, and the depth of their relationship is not ordinary? But now that I have been married for less than two years, even my wife and children have died, and the most tragic thing in life is nothing more than this!

Zhao Yun heard the footsteps and saw Ma Chao, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I don't know if the lord is coming, the cloud is far away!" ”

Ma Chao shook his head slightly and said, "Why should my brother be polite? When I first heard that my sister-in-law had passed away, I was also sad! The dead are gone, but so are the living! Please also ask Brother Zilong to mourn and change! If my sister-in-law has a spirit in heaven, I don't want to see you living in pain every day! ”

Zhao Yunmu nodded and said lightly: "What the lord said is true!" Yun doesn't know this truth, but the love is often a last resort, but it makes the lord laugh! ”

Ma Chao knows that this kind of spiritual pain is not something that he can soothe in a few words, only after the precipitation of time and the tempering of the years can he truly accept the reality, and that precious feeling is unforgettable, and he doesn't want to really let go of it in his life. Don't say that Zhao Yunnai is a lover, even a tough guy like steel can't resist this tide of thoughts and concerns. The only way to cheer him up is to keep him busy or extremely nervous, so busy that he doesn't have time to grieve, too busy to miss.

"Brother Zilong is a person who values love and righteousness, but birth, old age, sickness and death are the common feelings of the world, and the princes and generals are like this with the common people! Super aspiring to improve the medical Tao of the world, in order to let the people of the world be cured when they are sick, so that minor illnesses do not die, and major illnesses can continue to live! A difficult birth disease like Mrs. Sister-in-law will not kill both mother and son at all, but Hate Chao was not in front of him at the time, otherwise at least one person could be saved! ”

Zhao Yun nodded slightly and said: "I didn't expect the lord to also have the art of Tongqi Huang, but it's a pity that everything is too late now, but I don't know why the lord came?" ”

Ma Chao said: "To be honest, I'm going to Luoyang to do an earth-shattering event!" But he has to rely on Zilong's martial arts and courage, I don't know if Zilong is willing to go out for a walk, and by the way, meet the heroes of the world! ”

Zhao Yun did not hesitate at all when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "The person who is a confidant dies, and Yun is grateful for the grace of the lord and the public, and dares to disobey his fate!" I will immediately dispatch my troops, and I can leave tomorrow! ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said: "This is a confidential operation in private, just you and I plus Ling Ming!" After that, he pointed to Pang De behind him and said: "This is Pang De Pang Lingming, a famous general in Xiliang who broke Wuheng and begged Xianbei, who is brave and loyal, and has the courage to be unstoppable!" Then he said to Pang De: "This is the life-saving benefactor Zhao Zilong that I often mention, wise and brave, and martial arts are still above you and me!" ”

The two exchanged pleasantries and knew each other, and Zhao Yun didn't ask what he was doing, and agreed to come down. And with Xiahou Lan and Zhao Ling in the army, it will not delay the training. The two only stayed at Zhao's house for a while, and after returning to Yecheng, Ma Chao called the trial again. After discussion, the judge dressed as the horse dealer of the Zhen family, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Pang De and a hundred Shenwei battalion soldiers dressed as personal guards, and transferred 500 good horses from Yanmen Zhang Liao, and the group led the horses and slowly rushed to Luoyang.

And Luoyang has also happened a lot of major events in the past two months, after the Empress Dowager Dong was demoted and Dong Chong was killed, the He Jin brothers and sisters completely controlled the power of the DPRK. In order to expand his power, He Jin wantonly hired resourceful people, such as Feng Ji, He Hao, Xun You, Zheng Tai and a total of more than a dozen people became the rafters of the general's mansion, and the party and old ministers who were persecuted by the eunuchs before were also re-hired.

Wang Yun was in Hanoi to watch the movement of the court, and had bribed He Jin many times, this time Liu Hong died, the eunuchs also lost their backers, he thought that Emperor Ling mourned the name of the Beijing capital, with He Jin's relationship soon re-entered the court, as a Zhonglang. He was in charge of the emperor's chariots, horses, portals, and guards and retinues, and although his official position was not large, he had many opportunities to come into contact with the emperor. Wang Yun wanted a smooth career, so he hollowed out his mind and tried his best to win over Liu Wei, but he really put a lot of effort into it.

And He Wan is not willing to be lonely, since the Empress Dowager Dong can listen to the government, then why can't I, the Empress Dowager He! After the Empress Dowager Dong was demoted, the surname Suo listened to the government by himself, and was assisted by the general He Jin and the Taifu Yuan Kui, and recorded the Shangshu affairs, and the era of He's dictatorship finally stepped onto the stage of history.

The eunuch group headed by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong lost Liu Hong and Empress Dowager Dong one after another, and He Jin and the ministers of the court and the central government all gritted their teeth with hatred for them, and could only hug the thigh of Empress Dowager He in order to save their lives. And He Wan is inseparable from these eunuchs, because the eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty are very different from the eunuchs in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The eunuchs of the Eastern Han Dynasty were called eunuchs, and they had official positions, and many important official positions in the court were held by eunuchs, while the eunuchs of the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were called eunuchs, but they were just servants of the emperor's family, and there was an essential difference between officials and slaves!

Empress Dowager He is in power, these eunuchs are not only her right-hand man, but also her eyes, ears, and tongues, conveying orders, and supervising foreign ministers in the court, all of whom need these eunuchs to do for her. You can't let a young woman in her thirties work with a bunch of old men all day long! Not only is it inconvenient, but it is also detrimental to the reputation of the first emperor, so He Wan resolutely opposes He Jin's killing of eunuchs, which is an irreconcilable contradiction! (To be continued.) )