By the time Zhu Jun led his troops back to Luoyang, it was already more than half of July, during which Huangfu Song led the army alone to achieve a great victory in Dongjun, killing more than 10,000 yellow turbans and successfully recapturing Dongjun. And this news greatly calmed the anxious heart of Emperor Ling, although his world was experiencing internal and external troubles at this time, but the exciting victory still brought breathing space to the precarious Han family and Liu Hong.

Xu Ji no longer pays attention to the situation at this time, the situation at this time is very simple: Zhang Jiao was dragged by Lu Zhi, and Zhang Jiao will definitely not be the opponent of Lu Zhi, a veteran general like Lu Zhi, so the main force of the Yellow Turban in Julu and the Yellow Turban with the strongest combat effectiveness was involved, and the Yellow Turban of Yingchuan and Nanyang was almost completely wiped out, so the Yellow Turban of several counties around Luoyang could not make any big waves. Xu Ji is now thinking about where he will go in the future.

Xu Ji faced two choices: stay in Luoyang or fight for release. Both of these options are good and bad, staying in Luoyang will naturally have more opportunities, and there will also be more opportunities to make friends with the powerful, after all, Luoyang is the imperial capital and the center of the concentration of the powerful. And the disadvantage is also obvious, he is a poor family, and he has no family strength to rely on, so he can only choose his relatives or eunuchs to take refuge, but Xu Ji doesn't want to be involved in partisan disputes too early, and he doesn't want to be marked by a certain party. His strength is still too weak, and he is just cannon fodder for the behemoths of these two sides. What about the outcast? The benefits are obvious, first of all, he will not be bound and constrained, in fact, the actual control of Emperor Ling over various places is not strong, that is to say, Xu Ji can almost be said to be playing his own game, and he can completely exist and develop independently. In the same way, secretly accumulating his own strength, this is what Xu Ji wants to do. Of course, this is not without harm, the first point of being an official is that you are not sure where you will be transferred, and whether the resources you have on hand can support the affairs of a place? No matter how the gate is opened, it is undoubtedly the best choice for Xu Ji at this time.

Of course, Xu Ji also knows that what he thinks about now is useless worry, but as the so-called people have no long-term worries, Xu Ji still hopes to prepare early, what Xu Ji needs is to try his best to fight for opportunities. is so ruthless and obviously can only help Xu Ji can only be Zhu Jun, after all, the people who can speak for Xu Ji and Xu Ji will also speak for Xu Ji, and now only Zhu Jun is left.

For Xu Ji's visit this time, Zhu Jun had already expected, he knew Xu Ji's character, this is a person who is good at seizing the opportunity, which many people know, but Zhu Jun also knows that Xu Ji likes to prepare contingency measures in advance, no matter what the situation and situation, Xu Ji will have a first arrangement, and this visit is afraid that Xu Ji wants to plan for his future.

Zhu Jun met with Xu Ji in the main hall. Although he has left the battlefield, both Xu Ji and Zhu Jun have maintained the style of the military camp, and they are resolute, Xu Ji did not go around the bend with Zhu Jun, but went straight to the point: "General, Wen Lie doesn't want to stay in Luoyang." ”

Zhu Jun expected that Xu Ji would inevitably say this, because Luoyang at this time was really chaotic, although forced by the Yellow Turban and the border relatives and eunuchs chose to cooperate, but after all, there were irreconcilable contradictions between the two sides, although there was no longer large-scale confrontation and disputes, but there was still friction, this environment was indeed not suitable for Xu Ji as a poor scholar with no background. But Zhu Jun still deliberately asked: "Why don't you want to stay in Luoyang, where the imperial capital is, presumably Yu Wenlie will have more opportunities." ”

Xu Ji smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I don't know if my life can be saved, what is the chance?" Even if there is a chance, Xu Ji is afraid that he can't afford it. ”

"Are you worried about your relatives and eunuchs? If this is the case, Zhu Jun can guarantee that the scholars in Luoyang will definitely not let them embarrass you. Of course Zhu Jun is not stupid, he is testing what Xu Ji's inner thoughts are.

The corners of Xu Ji's mouth hooked up the taste of mockery: "The general's words are too big, Xu Ji is a nameless poor family in Yingchuan, a high-ranking family in Luoyang, and he definitely can't look down on Xu Ji, how can he speak up for Xu Ji?" Xu Ji asked himself if he didn't have that status. Looking at the situation now, the relatives and the eunuchs have begun to fight for each other, Xu Ji really doesn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two parties, if he stays in Luoyang, it is better to abandon the official and return to his hometown. "Xu Ji is determined not to stay, Luoyang City is now in chaos, eunuchs and relatives plot against each other, invade each other, obviously the contradiction is deepening, Xu Ji does not think that he can stay in Luoyang can stay out of the matter, and participate in such a thing, almost at any time to face great danger.

Zhu Jun also understood when he tried to find out that Xu Ji was indeed unwilling to stay in Luoyang for a long time out of self-preservation. To be honest, Zhu Jun himself didn't want to stay in Luoyang, but as the new general of the right chariot cavalry, there was no way to get out before he got a new appointment. The battle between relatives and eunuchs intensified, and it became more and more difficult to protect Mingzhe's life, thinking that he was very difficult to deal with, Zhu Jun could also understand Xu Ji's resistance to Luoyang: "Where does Wen Lie want to go to settle down?" ”

Obviously, Zhu Jun asked where Xu Ji wanted to take up his post, and Xu Ji also had his own considerations about this, first of all, it couldn't be Yingchuan, because through Guo Jia's planning, it can almost be said that Yingchuan is already in Xu Ji's bag, but on the bright side, of course Xu Ji will not expose this, there is no need to waste resources to give himself an official identity of Yingchuan County, anyway, whoever has more soldiers and horses in his hands will have the right to speak when the world is in chaos. And if you want to echo with Yingchuan, the best one is undoubtedly Nanyang, but when he thinks of Qin Jie, Xu Ji can only dispel this thought, if he is really sent to Nanyang Qin Jie will definitely not let himself feel better. Then the next choice is Runan, but there is also a problem: Runan is the starting place of the Yuan family, and the power is huge, and Xu Ji has no way to solve the behemoth of the Yuan family. Then there are even fewer choices, the only thing Xu Ji can choose is Chen Liu, who has been ravaged by the yellow scarf, which is also a good choice, but Zhu Jun may not be able to win Xu Ji here, Xu Ji's age is always a problem. But I decided to give it a try. Xu Ji thought about so many things in his mind, which was actually just a few breaths, and after thinking about it here, Xu Ji finally spoke: "Wen Lie doesn't want to be too far away from home, after all, there are parents to take care of." It's better to stay in Yuzhou. ”

Of course, Zhu Jun didn't know that Xu Ji had actually come and gone in many places, and he was also thinking about what other counties and counties in Yuzhou had vacancies for Xu Ji, and after thinking about it, he couldn't see the result, so he simply asked again: "Wen Lie must have a plan, why don't you talk about it." ”

Xu Ji muttered: "Wen Lie originally wanted to be able to be in Nanyang or Runan, but it was somewhat inconvenient, and the only thing that could be considered was Chen Liu." ”

Zhu Jun can almost think of what Xu Ji said is not very convenient, but there are also problems, how to arrange it? There are a lot of choices, but they will inevitably infringe on the interests of the vested gainers, and Xu Ji is obviously difficult to bear revenge, Xu Ji has no background and no backing, so it is obviously bound to be unable to resist the pressure given by the clan, Chen Liu seems to have become the only and best choice.

Of course, this is not something that can be decided after the two have discussed, of course Xu Ji hopes to be able to settle in Chenliu, one is not far from Yingchuan, and the other is that although Chenliu is seriously affected by the Yellow Turban, after all, the foundation is still there, Xu Ji is confident that he will create enough elite troops and a strong enough defense line before the world is in chaos. But after all, it is not Xu Ji or Huangfu Song who makes decisions, and now the personnel appointments above the court are the result of mutual compromise between the two sides, Xu Ji asked himself that such a small role is not an eye-catching existence, and it is likely that he is just treating himself as a filial piety as a consolation prize, so his official position still falls on Zhu Jun after all.

This is not easy, it can be said that even Liu Hong, who is the emperor of the court, can not do everything smoothly as a military event, as small as he is a small yellow door on duty, and Emperor Ling is helpless about this, the struggle for power between relatives and eunuchs in the Han Dynasty is almost continuous, the emperor is strong can suppress the dispute between the two sides, and once the emperor is weak, the emperor will hardly take it too seriously, although Emperor Ling wants to be a good emperor, but the Han family is originally the building will fall, And Liu Hong himself is not the kind of heroic master, which can only make the Han Dynasty, which is already rotten from the roots, even more unbearable.

Many times Liu Hong is also very helpless and powerless, even if he can't do it like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but at least he can be a master of success, but he accepts that it is a mess. Xu Ji felt that Liu Hong was a poor person, with empty ambitions and ideals, but he was helplessly powerless to be hit by reality, but Emperor Ling's most absurd and unscrupulous manner, and Xu Ji, who sold his official beard, disagreed.

Xu Ji has always believed that fate is in his own hands, and Xu Ji has always been a struggler. If you don't admit defeat and don't accept your fate, you will be more dazzling than others when you live. Xu Ji's nature is violent, but his experience and experience make him put his side in the deepest place. Liu Hong chose to give up on himself and destroy the great rivers and mountains in his hands, this is his choice, but is there really no hope? Of course, there is, but it is difficult and slim, and Liu Hong retreated in fear when he didn't take the first step. Xu Ji despised such a decision.

Xu Ji knew when he should do something, he never gave up what he wanted to do, no matter how small a step is, he is moving forward, and this feeling, Xu Ji believes that Liu Hong can't understand.

And soon, Xu Ji waited until he had been waiting for the arrangement about him: "Promote Xu Ji as filial piety, read his merit in breaking the yellow scarf, and make him the supervisor of Chenliu County." It can be said that this has greatly surprised Xu Ji, not only gave Xu Ji a righteous filial piety status, but also really put him outside Chen Liu, it is conceivable that Zhu Jun must have spent a lot of effort on this matter, but this is not too troublesome for Zhu Jun, because Zhu Jun was moved to Guanglu Doctor, increased the city by 5,000, changed the title of Qiantang Marquis, and added a special position. Compared with Zhu Jun's addition to the official rank, Xu Ji is the most inconspicuous in this list of rewards, Chen Liu is just a dilapidated county town left behind after the Yellow Turban is raging, and Xu Ji is only filial piety, which is just a trivial matter compared to Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song's rewards.

It can be said that Emperor Ling has bled this time, and Zhu Jun's Qiantang Marquis will be sold for 20 million yuan, which is enough to see that Liu Hong is extremely satisfied with Zhu Jun's victory this time. And the surprising relatives and eunuchs collectively did not have any reaction to Zhu Jun.

But it's normal to think about it, after all, Zhu Jun returned with a great victory, and there is no reason or excuse to do anything to him, not to mention that Zhu Jun is at the stage of the peak at this time, and deliberately ordering Zhu Jun to only cause contradictions with Liu Hong, for both relatives and eunuchs who need the strength of the emperor, this is not worth it, so they simply went with Zhu Jun.

And this happened to be cheaper than Xu Ji, and he got what he wanted almost effortlessly. This was much simpler than Xu Ji expected, and of course, Xu Ji decided to leave Luoyang almost immediately after the appointment.

There are many long nights and dreams, and the longer Luoyang stays, the more accidents will happen, Xu Ji can't wait to put on his wings and leave immediately, but Sun Jian still wants to say goodbye to himself.