The news of the death of the hussar general Dong Chong alarmed Liu Hong, the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty who had been in the palace for a long time, so at the court meeting of the Luoyang Palace in the early morning of the next day, the ministers of the cultural relics saw this Han emperor who was comparable to the king of Shang for a long time.

Ah, it's just that he is comparable to the king of Shang in terms of debauchery, and other than that, this great man seems to have nothing to praise about it. You must know that even the king of Shang was a wise king when he was young: he attached importance to agriculture and mulberry at home, developed national strength, and sent troops to attack the Dongyi tribes abroad, expanding his territory to the Jianghuai area. (It is said that the defeat of the king was also because of the crusade against Dongyi?) Although the king of Zhou won the crusade against Dongyi, his own losses were too great, and there were too many prisoners, so the Western Zhou Dynasty took the opportunity to attack Shang, the captives defected, and the Shang Dynasty perished? ）

However, Liu Hong, the son of the Han Dynasty, seemed to be selected by the then Empress Dou Miao and his father, the then general Dou Wu, only because of his royal blood of the Han family, and suddenly became the son of the Han Dynasty from a down-and-out royal family with a poor family background. And Dong's mother has become the queen mother by virtue of her son.

I took the position of Son of Heaven for nothing......

It was Cao Jie, the regular attendant of the Yellow Gate, who brought me this good news......

Why Cao Jie, the regular servant of the Yellow Gate, was able to die a good death, and even after his death, Liu Hong still remembered him, which is probably related to Cao Jie's good news that he was about to ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven as an envoy of the imperial court.

When Liu Hong and Dong's mother and son were living a difficult life, Cao Jie knocked on Liu Hong's door and said to him with a smile: "You are going to be the son of heaven......"

Presumably, no matter who you are, you will still remember this scene that changed the trajectory of your life. So it's no wonder that Liu Hong believes in eunuchs, who said that it was Cao Jie, the regular attendant of the Yellow Gate, who first conveyed to him this shocking news?

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach the Yulin Army Sima, Guangwu Ling, the northern lieutenant of the county guard, the captain of the Western Regions Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying, and last night, in Guangluxun Liu Kuan, Lord was ordered to encircle and suppress the Taiping Dao thieves in the city, and led people to besiege the Hussar General's Mansion and force the Hussar General Dong Zhong to death. Then he assisted a thief named Zhang Huang to escape, deceived the king, and the sin was unforgivable! ”

Soon after Liu Hong sat down on the throne of the Son of Heaven, his uncle, the elder brother of the Dong family, Zhijin Wu Dong Chong, came out of the court, pointed to Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, who were held by four Yulin soldiers in the Weiyang Palace, and showed Dong Zhuo's guilt to the Son of Heaven.

The officials in the palace were silent, because Dong Zhuo's title of 'Yulin Army Sima' was enough to show a qiē. That is the general's subordinate officer, and he is the chief and deputy of the five Yulin Army under the general's command. (If there is a school captain, the school captain is the main position.) If there is no captain, the military commander is the main position. ）

The courtiers knew that Dong Zhuo was just a scapegoat pushed out by the general He Jin. Dong Zhuo killed Dong Chong? The same surname is Dong, it is still a family hundreds of years ago, what is the benefit of Dong Zhuo killing Dong Chong? But I can't say, God knows if the general He Jin will turn around and play you to frame the courtiers?

"Dong Zhuo?" Liu Hong looked at the merits of Dong Zhuo that had already been prepared on the jade case, and looked at it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, after all, it was in the record. Dong Zhuo can be said to have great achievements, a piece of Longxi was taken care of by him in good order, when Xiqiang rebelled, Longxi was the only one that was not looted.

Although Liu Hong is mediocre and greedy for pleasure, he is not ignorant. After looking at Dong Zhuo's Chen Chen's meritorious deeds, he had a good impression of this reckless Longxi hero in his heart, and after beckoning Dong Zhuo to get up, he asked. "Dong Zhuo, what do you have to say about this?"

Dong Zhuo scratched his head and grinned. On that day, the minister saw that several thieves broke into the hussar general's mansion, and wanted to coerce the hussar general Dong Chong to help him escape. Wangmaxi à Mingjian. ”

Liu Hong frowned when he heard this, even he could guess that Dong Zhuo was lying, not to mention the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. However, the Qingliu people in the court such as Yang Ci and Ma Richan kept silent, as if they had not heard Dong Zhuo's flawed words at all.

The only one who stood up and scolded, I'm afraid that the only one who was holding Jinwu Dong Pet, he pointed at Dong Zhuo and reprimanded, "Dong Zhuo bullied the king!" ”

However, to everyone's surprise, not only did the Qingliu Party in the court remain silent, but even Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other Huangmen attendants also stood by, which made Dong Pet a little uneasy.

At this time, He Jin finally stood up, ignoring Dong Pet's scolding of Dong Zhuo and his vague accusation against He Jin, and said to Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, with his fists clenched, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Taiping Dao thief is the top priority at the moment, as far as the minister knows, the Taiping Dao thief first opened the horn to plot my Han Sheji, recruit disciples, and set up 36 parties, more than 10,000 generous people, and thousands of small parties. …… The minister implores His Majesty to arrest the Taiping Dao! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhonglang General Huangfu Song also came out and said, "Your Majesty, what the general said is very true, the matter of the party has been delayed for a long time, and now the Taiping Road is menacing, why not lift the party and ask the party to help the general destroy the Taiping Road and protect my Han River and Mountain Antai." ”

He Jin smiled slightly, and then said, "Minister, second." ”

[……]

Liu Hong glanced at Yang Ci, Ma Richan and the others who were silent with a little surprise, and faintly understood something in his heart, so he looked at Zhang Rang and other Huangmen waiters.

To everyone's surprise, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong remained silent, while Lu Qiang came forward to support Huangfu Song, which made Liu Hong a little surprised. You must know that these people alone represent several forces, and it is difficult to imagine that these people can reach a consensus.

[In this way, He Jin's momentum ......]

Liu Hong couldn't help but be a little worried in his heart, and at this moment, Zhang Rang leaned in and said something in the ear of this son of heaven, and suddenly, Liu Hong raised his eyebrows in surprise, nodded and said, "What Zhongqing said is very much in line with my intentions, and the Taiping Dao thief will be arrested from now on!" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Relatives, Qingliu party members, and eunuchs seemed to have reached an agreement at this moment, and they called Shengming, but Dong Zhong, who was in charge of Jinwu, couldn't understand what was going on, and stared blankly at the scene in front of him.

In the end, as the fifth palace Yuan said, under the protection of He Jin, Dong Zhuo was finally ordered to make meritorious service for his crimes, and walked out of the Weiyang Hall with Li Ru without danger.

"Did Han Sui and Ma Teng rebel with Xiqiang? How don't I know? ”

When he walked out of the palace, Dong Zhuo scratched his head and wondered.

Li Ru, who was beside him, said lightly when he heard this, "The general said that there is, then there must be one." …… Han Sui and Ma Teng rebelled and descended, God knows what was going on. ”

Although he said so, it can be seen from Li Ru's sneering face. It doesn't seem to be what he says.

Glancing at Dong Zhuo, who was still muttering, Li Ru lowered his voice and said, "Compared to this, Ah Zhuo, aren't you curious about what that Zhang Rang said in His Majesty's ear?" ”

"Like you said, God knows!" Dong Zhuo grinned, and immediately seemed to think of something, touched his chin and said, "By the way, He Jin promised me to take the position of Assassin Shi and Hedong Taishou......"

"It's the Great General!" Li Ru reminded with a pretended cough.

"Yes, yes." Dong Zhuo plucked out his ears and said casually, "It's a pity that I have to go through a passing ......."

Of course, Li Ru knew what Dong Zhuo was talking about. refers to helping Zhang Wen send troops to Xiliang, so that those restless guys in Xiliang can be more peaceful.

"Isn't that a good intention, General, to keep you out of the limelight?"

"Lao Tzu uses a shelter?" Dong Zhuo pursed his lips disdainfully.

At this time, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru walked through the gate of the imperial city, and they saw Sun Jian standing outside the palace wall with a knife, and the latter stared at Dong Zhuo and Li Ru walking out of the palace unscathed with wide eyes and disbelief.

"Hey, hey, hey." Dong Zhuowei laughed twice, and walked away from Li Ru under Sun Jian's incredible gaze.

"That Sun Wentai, it doesn't seem like he is ...... with us all the way," Li Ru said lightly.

"I know." Dong Zhuo chuckled lightly and grinned, "That guy is no matter how fierce he is." It's just a dog in the old days, and in comparison, that kid is more in line with Lao Tzu's temper......"

"That kid named Zhang Huang?" Li Ru couldn't help but think of the inkblot ghost on the city wall last night, and shook his head with a smile.

"Guess what that kid is doing?"

"God knows."

Dong Zhuo raised his head and glanced at the sky when he heard this. "I have a hunch that we'll see that kid again......"

At this moment, a group of Confucian scholars with swords came to them. stopped Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.

[These people...... Jianru? ]

Li Ru looked at the other party in disbelief, and asked vigilantly, "Why are you blocking me from going?" I don't know what to do? ”

I saw that the leader of the sword Ru took out a scroll from his arms, spread it vertically with his right hand, and said in a deep voice, "Dong Zhuo, someone is waiting for an inferior person to come to collect the account: yesterday you shot down and destroyed thirty-seven armillary spheres, this is a list of damages, I hope you will go to the library of the Moru branch of the Confucian Academy to pay compensation within ten days." ”

"......" Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other, glanced at the payment list on the scroll, and couldn't help sweating in shock.

"This ...... So much? Dong Zhuo swallowed his saliva and said in astonishment, "Are you kidding? An iron lump for millions of dollars? ”

The leader of the sword was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "When you entered the city, did you see two huge bronze statues at the gate of the city?" ”

"It is said to be the relics of the pre-Qin Dynasty and the giant warriors?" Li Ru asked.

"Not bad."

"See." Li Ru nodded and said truthfully.

"That's good." The Confucian scholar smiled, handed the bill in his hand to Li Ru, and said with a smile, "If you don't want those twelve giant soldiers and warriors to chase after you and the two of you to collect debts, you should pay the compensation within ten days." ”

“…… Is this a threat? Dong Zhuo's face sank and asked coldly.

Unexpectedly, the sword confucian, who ignored Dong Zhuo's changed complexion, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The original words of that lord were, 'Tell those two dog things to compensate the old lady, ten times the compensation!'" Otherwise, the old lady will take twelve bronze men to collect the accounts in person! Wang Ba Lamb, treat the old lady's hard work like that! ’”

[Old lady......]

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at each other.

patted Dong Zhuo's shoulder, and the sword ru lowered his voice and said, "Don't provoke Mo Ru, let alone provoke that adult." …… Even if you are said to have an immortal martial spirit, Mo Ru will always find a way to kill you. ”

Dong Zhuo's heart sank when he heard this, and he asked in a low voice, "Dare to ask who that adult is?" ”

"Moru Contemporary Wood Saint! …… Stop here, the two of you can do it yourself! ”

"......" looked at the dry sword Ru and turned to leave, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looked at the seemingly sky-high compensation list in their hands with a smile.

"Thirty-seven...... Millions of dollars? How much did I have to knock down? ”

"God knows. …… In this case, it is indeed necessary to avoid the limelight, Azhuo. ”

"Hmm......"

-At the same time--

Just when Dong Zhuo and Li Ru thought of Zhang Huang, Zhang Huang was also thinking about Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, he didn't know that he made Dong Zhuo carry a huge compensation of one million yuan, and he was still angry that Li Ru kicked him off the city wall at that time.

After all, because of Li Ru's relationship, Zhang Huang finally failed to finish shouting the sentence 'I, Zhang Huang will come back'. Because before he finished speaking, his whole body had already fallen to the ground solidly, despite the rigid body protection, this time it was enough for Zhang Huang to suffer, not to mention the shock injuries in his viscera, even the bones were broken a few times.

However, when he thought that he fell from the city wall dozens of zhang high, Zhang Huang could accept this relatively minor injury, and the only regret was that he didn't finish the words to earn the last trace of face.

"Well, why didn't you finish shouting?"

It is about six or seven miles east of Luoyang City. Zhang Huang sat by a bonfire, sighing like a complaint. At the same time, he gritted his teeth at Li Ru's bad behavior.

Since he escaped from Luoyang last night, Zhang Huang has been staying here, waiting for Li Tong and other Black Feather Crow's companions to join him, until the second half of the night, when he suddenly realized. It turned out that he and Li Tong and others only agreed to exchange money in Luoyang City, but did not set the exact location.

"That's not good......

Muttering, Zhang Huang glanced at his right hand. In my mind, I couldn't help but think of the scene where She Zhi and Ma Yuanyi were killed by Tang Zhou one after another.

[Why did Brother Tang Zhou betray Taiping Dao and betray his brother? ] ]

I have to say that Zhang Huang was quite angry about Tang Zhou's behavior. Just like the black feather jay. In Zhang Huang's view, Taiping Dao should be united, how can there be a brother betraying a brother?

After waiting for a day and a night, he still didn't wait for Li Tong and the others to join him, Zhang Huang finally decided to fulfill Ma Yuanyi's instructions before he died. He went to Julu, Jizhou, to expose Tang Zhou's actions to Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Taiping Dao, and reminded Zhang Jiao that the Han court had learned that he would lead the Taiping Dao to rebel against the imperial court.

After all, it seems to him. Li Tong and the others separated from him to find Chen Dao at that time, they should not be implicated, they should be able to take care of themselves. The top priority is to inform Zhang Jiao of Tang Zhou's matter.

However, the place where Luoyang is subordinate is thousands of miles away from Jizhou Julu, and I am afraid that the daylily will be cold when I walk to Julu with a pair of feet.

After thinking about it, Zhang Huang extinguished the bonfire with mud and walked to the nearest county seat, planning to find a way to get a carriage in the nearest county seat, and then to get a horse at the worst. After all, it was not enough for him to run to Jizhou on his feet.

Of course, Zhang Huang didn't think about using the technique of Tian Dun to hurry, but the problem is that he is not too pure about Tian Dun, and it is no problem to use it to escape, and he will be ten miles, hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles away at once, but the problem is that he has not been able to grasp the direction of the Tian Escape for the time being, in case he is sent to a place thousands of miles away from Julu in one day, Zhang Huang is afraid that he will have the mind to cry.

Comparatively speaking, Luoyang and Julu are only a few counties away, and if there is a fast horse, Zhang Huang bets that he will be able to reach it in about ten days.

However, when Zhang Huang came to a nearby county town, he found out that the imperial court's reward for the arrest of Taiping Dao had been issued, and Zhang Jiao, a great sage and good teacher who had been rewarded with 5,000 gold, had now been raised to 50,000 gold, which was definitely a huge reward that anyone would be jealous of.

And what is very bad is that Zhang Huang also found the court's reward for him on the bulletin board, on the right side of Zhang Jiao's reward order.

【…… The remnant of the Taiping Road thief and leader Ma Yuanyi, five hundred silver, whether he lives or dies. 】

"Remnant Armor...... Five hundred silver ......"

From the original Zang Ba Gang Congjia to today's Ma Yuanyi Yu Jia; From 50 taels at the beginning, to 500 taels today, not to mention that this is a significant increase.

Zhang Huang didn't know that this wanted warrant contained Dong Zhuo's favoritism, Cheng Pu's plea and Sun Jian's acquiescence, and thought that he couldn't finish shouting that sentence in the end, so he was still a little entangled. However, when he thought about it, at the moment when everyone was about to shout and beat him in Taiping Dao, being offered a reward for being a disciple of Taiping Dao did not have a positive improvement in the reputation of his righteous army Black Feather Crow, and Zhang Huang didn't care.

But then again, the appearance of this bounty order means that Zhang Huang can no longer enter this county seat, let alone this county seat, and he can't set foot in any city where his bounty order appears, unless he wants to see a large group of county soldiers with weapons coming to chase and kill him.

It is undeniable that with Zhang Huang's current strength, as long as he does not encounter the elite divisions of the Southern Army and the Northern Army, all of whom have a rigid body and cut iron, it will not be a problem to deal with some local county soldiers, especially when the power of the fire spell has been greatly enhanced inexplicably, but Zhang Huang does not want to cause extraneous branches. After all, killing the enemy on the battlefield is completely different from killing some county soldiers on duty.

So, Zhang Huang quietly left without anyone around him noticing him.

"What to do? Where can I get a horse? ”

Walking slowly on the official road, walking in the direction of the distant Jizhou Julu, Zhang Huang muttered and thought.

As he walked, he suddenly heard the crunch of a horse bell swaying behind him, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a carriage swaying towards him.

[As a last resort!] ]

With a decision in his heart, Zhang Huang stood in the center of the official road.

The groom who drove the carriage seemed to notice Zhang Huang and stopped.

Seeing this, Zhang Huang took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "This mountain is my ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the groom smile and ask, "Where is the little brother going?" ”

Suddenly, Zhang Huang's momentum was discharged, and he stammered, "Go...... Ju deer. ”

"Julu, that's a long way away...... Come up, uncle will give you a ride. ”

"Uh, good...... No, thank you uncle......"

Zhang Huang climbed into the seat next to the groom with a red face, secretly ashamed of the failure of the first roadblock robbery. (To be continued......)