When Lu Rui and his party heard the news of the death of Emperor Han Ling, Guo Yuan hurriedly picked up Lu Rui and ordered the group to return to Fan County.

In the carriage, Lu Rui looked at Guo Yuan with a displeased face, waved his little fist and said, "Little Nini, why are you in such a hurry, this marquis is all hurt by you, what are you doing when you return to Fan County?" ”

Guo Yuan arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, I don't know, the death of the first emperor should have happened a few months ago, and now the post station soldiers have been passed to our Fan County, and the eunuchs sent by the palace should also have arrived in Fan County. After speaking, he looked at Lu Rui with an anxious face.

When Lu Rui heard it, grandma's, it turned out to be like this, another corrupt place in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! Originally, when the first emperor died, the successor emperor would notify the whole country, and in particular, he would send officials to inspect the princes in various places, first, to strengthen the imperial power, and second, to probe the movements of the princes, in case of accidents. But at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became a magic weapon for eunuchs to make money, as long as there is a big event, the eunuchs will follow the post station soldiers to extort money from officials around the country.

Soon, Lu Rui returned to the mansion, and at this time there were two people in the mansion who were already waiting for Lu Rui, one was a soldier of the post station, and the other was a thief-headed eunuch. Lu Rui met them in the hall of the Hou Mansion. After reporting the news of Emperor Ling's death, the soldiers at the post station retreated, leaving only a small eunuch.

The little eunuch looked at Lu Rui, then shook his hand and said, "Master Hou, the first emperor died, but you didn't guard his spirit, but gathered a crowd to hunt, can you know that you are guilty?" ”

When Lu Rui heard this, he was immediately furious, grandma's, a little eunuch dares to be majestic in front of me? Lu Rui said coldly: "I don't know what the little father-in-law means? This marquis also just learned the news of His Majesty's death. ”

The little eunuch smiled, then arched his hand and said: "Hou Ye, it's not that the lower officials are embarrassing you, the Hou Ye has a good relationship with Zhang Gonggong, and he won't embarrass the Hou Ye in the future, but the words are terrifying, I don't care, as soon as I go out, I'm afraid that the subordinates will not agree, and it will damage the Hou Ye if it goes out." Hou Ye has to think twice. ”

When Lu Rui heard this, you are a little eunuch, you actually want to ask this marquis for hush money? Don't think that if you are Zhang Rang's person, I won't dare to touch you, Emperor Han Ling is here, I still have consideration for Zhang Rang, now that Emperor Han Ling is dead, your grandmother's, dare to pose in front of me, go die!

Lu Rui glanced at Shi A, Shi A immediately understood, pulled out his long sword, killed the little eunuch with one sword, and then walked out.

When Guo Yuan saw it, he was taken aback and said, "Master Hou? You? ”

Lu Rui looked at the surprised Guoyuan and said, "Little Nini, do you want eggs, eggs, why are you so nervous?" ”

Guo Yuan was stunned for a moment, egg ding, what is egg ding? Guo Yuan arched his hand and said, "Master Hou, what is Danding?" Have your subordinates ever heard such a statement? ”

Lu Rui glanced at Guo Yuan, smiled and said, "It's just that the kidney capsule has to be calm, stupid, I don't even understand this." Didn't you just kill a eunuch, why are you so nervous? ”

Guo Yuan looked under him, then arched his hand and said, "Master Hou, this is not the time to have fun, killing an official of the imperial court is to be questioned." ”

Lu Rui shook his head, and then said, "Little Nini, you are really stupid, shouldn't the eunuch be killed?" Don't forget why you left your hometown and fled to Liaodong, if you weren't favored by Mrs. Cao, you would still be the minister of state in my house? ”

When Guo Yuan heard this, he clenched his fists, the eunuch is indeed hateful, but now it is the people of the court who are killed. Guo Yuan arched his hand and said, "Master Hou, now that Zhang Rang's people are killed here in our place, Zhang Rang will not give up." ”

When Lu Rui heard this, grandma's, it was really a wooden head, Lu Rui waved his little hand and said, "Little Nini, you are really stupid, do you know that the emperor is far away?" Who knows the real situation here, little Nini, you write a memorabilia for me, the court official died at the hands of the yellow turban, and the marquis is deeply regretful. ”

After speaking, Lu Rui jumped off the main seat and went out to check the victories, grandma's, the little eunuch must have collected a lot of good things, and this will be sent by himself. clapped his hands and ran out, leaving Guoyuan alone.

Guo Yuan watched Lu Rui run out, and then thought about it for a while, what a clever plan, what a clever plan, Hou Ye is really smart, he actually thought of this trick, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, this is the first time I have heard of this statement! At this time, Guoyuan remembered what Cao Song said to him at the beginning: Zini, if you are not comfortable for the Xiangguo of Qi, you can return to my Cao Mansion, but the old man sees that there is little hope for this, although Rui'er is small, his intelligence is extraordinary! Guo Yuan looked at the corpse of the little eunuch, left, began to instruct people to deal with it, and went back to the room to write a recital.

When Lu Rui arrived outside the mansion, Shi A had already killed all the henchmen of the little eunuch, and the five hundred soldiers who followed him all surrendered, Lu Rui was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and surrendered, Shi A still has this ability? Lu Rui looked at Shi A badly and said, "Shi A, I didn't expect it, you still have the ability to surrender?" ”

Shi Ah arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, it was not me who surrendered, it was my junior brother who surrendered, the junior brother was arrested by the little eunuch, ready to invite merit to the imperial court, after his subordinates killed the eunuch's henchmen, most of the rest of the soldiers were the master's disciples with martial arts, I don't know the junior brother, but I know me, and after the junior brother has some high opinions, they all surrendered." After speaking, Shi A, smiled, luck is too good, I originally wanted to ask Dian Wei to lead troops to surround him, but now I don't need to.

Lu Rui looked at Shi Ah and said, "Yes, Shi A, I have made a meritorious service, reward you with a few gold bricks, and take me to see what the little eunuch sent us." ”

Shi A nodded, and then took Lu Rui to the front of the mansion to check something.

As soon as Lu Rui left the mansion, Ma Jun greeted him and said with a smile: "Master Hou, you have made a fortune, you have made a fortune, there are a lot of things confiscated this time, in addition to a large amount of money and grain and grass, there are also five hundred war horses, which are the war horses of Bingzhou!" ”

When Lu Rui heard this, he made a lot of money, five hundred war horses, grandma's, this little eunuch is really capable, he can actually get five hundred war horses, in the liberation period, an army is five hundred war horses, and a cavalry battalion is formed, and now it is the early stage of cold weapons, the Three Kingdoms era! Five hundred horses is five hundred tanks!

Lu Rui licked his mouth, and then said, "Little Pony, I'll leave it to you here!" ”

Then Lu Rui turned to Shi A and said, "Let's go, go and meet our fellow disciples!" ”

Shi A nodded, and took Lu Rui to another side hall. At this time, several people were already waiting for Lu Rui.

Lu Rui sat on the main seat and looked at the few people below, one of them was dressed as a scholar, different from the others, equipped with a jade sword and a long sword, Lu Rui's eyes lit up, this person has materials! This should be a ranger, hehe, Lu Rui has no need for other talents, that is, he has a demand for rangers, he is a marquis, a rich marquis, he doesn't want to be a powerful minister, he just wants to be a free marquis!

Lu Rui looked at everyone and asked, "Shi, these are all martial arts who have learned martial arts from Master Wang Yue?" ”

Subsequently, everyone reported their names and names, as well as their positions, all of them were captains of some forbidden troops, and when the people dressed as scribes introduced themselves, Lu Rui couldn't close his mouth with a smile in his heart.

The scribe arched his hand and said, "In Xiayingchuan, Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, see the Marquis of Qi!" ”

Shi Ah added in the gang: "Master Hou, this is the master's closed disciple, just like us, he belongs to the Heavenly Sect, not an ordinary martial arts apprentice. ”

When Lu Rui heard this, his eyes lit up, grandma's, how could he forget Xu Shu, a part-time senior strategist of the rangers during the Three Kingdoms period! Hehe, it's really hard to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to get them. Lu Rui nodded, then jumped off the main seat and hugged his fists and said, "Senior Brother Xu!" ”

Xu Shu was stunned, he didn't expect Lu Rui to have this kind of habit in the rivers and lakes, generally speaking, the children of the family learning martial arts is nothing more than a kind of gentleness, and there are not many people who really want to integrate into the rivers and lakes, but looking at Lu Rui's posture, the habits of the rivers and lakes are very heavy! However, this is exactly what Xu Shu's appetite is, and Xu Shu also hugged his fists and said: "Hello, little junior brother!" ”

Lu Rui looked at Xu Shu, and then said, "Senior Brother Xu, how could you be arrested?" ”

Xu Shu later talked about his experience, it turned out that Xu Shu killed people in the township because of the habit of rangers, and was forced to run away, just out of the Yingchuan boundary, he found that the little eunuch and a group of people bullied the villagers, and the spirit of justice came up again, and he immediately went out, just like that, he became a prisoner of the little eunuch, and was taken to Fan County of Lu Rui!

Lu Rui nodded, and then said, "Senior brother, if you are not here with me, I will make you a long history!" After speaking, he waved the wooden sword in his hand, I stab, I stab, I stab!

When Xu Shu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, staying here with Lu Rui? This one? Xu Shu originally wanted to leave his hometown to avoid the debt of murder and war, and here in Lu Rui, he can indeed achieve his goal, and the most important thing is that it is possible to rely on Lu Rui's ability to clear his name! For the children of the family, it is easy to do this kind of thing, but for those who are poor, it will take a lot of trouble or go away. Xu Shu also has an eighty-year-old mother at home!

When Shi A heard it, Lu Rui wanted to recruit Xu Shu? Shi A said on the side: "Senior brother, our little junior brother is the marquis of the rivers and lakes, he is very righteous, seeing that there is no Dian Wei around him, he is also killing people in the township, and he was recruited by our marquis, and the murder is over." "With Shi A's understanding of Xu Shu, Xu Shu must want to relieve himself of the crime of murder!

Xu Shu heard this, then arched his hand and said, "Little junior brother, senior brother, I still need to think about this matter, let me think about it for a few days, and then reply." ”

When Lu Rui heard this, hehe, it seems that this Hou Ye is going to make a trick, fooling Dafa! Lu Rui looked at Shi A, and in the blink of an eye, Shi A knew that Lu Rui was going to leave someone for dinner. Shi A said: "Senior Brother Xu, senior brothers, please sit down for a while, our Hou Ye will prepare dinner for everyone, and everyone can rest after dinner." ”

After everyone bowed their hands and thanked Lu Rui, they sat down. At this time, Ma Jun had already finished dealing with the little eunuch's things, so he came in and reported: "Master Hou, the things have been counted, and they have been let Lord Guoyuan take a look, please rest assured." ”

Lu Rui nodded and said, "Okay, by the way, Xiaoma, after the New Year, you have to remind me to go back to my hometown to pay tribute to my parents." ”

When Ma Jun heard this, he was stunned, how could the little marquis think of this? Before Ma Jun could react, Lu Rui began to cry, and then wiped his tears with a yellow silk from time to time. This made everyone stunned, what kind of song is this?

Ma Jun was also stunned for a while before asking tentatively: "Master Hou?" Why be sad? ”

Lu Rui wiped his tears and said, "My parents and clansmen died early. Recently, I have seen a lot of scattered people gathered in the county, which reminds me of my parents, if it is not for the war, how can people suffer from this, if the wanderer is outside, will the old mother miss the family? I thought of my middle father and grandfather again, so I cried. After speaking, he wiped his tears again.

After everyone heard this, they all felt that Lu Rui was filial piety, and in the era of filial piety and honesty in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he added points to Lu Rui. Especially Xu Shu, after listening to Lu Rui's words, he remembered his old mother, who had no one to take care of her at home, and she left her hometown, how should she be good? By the way, isn't Lu Rui going to recruit himself into the house? If he enters Lu Rui's house, wouldn't he be able to clear his name and bring his mother in to fulfill his filial piety? Thinking of this, Xu Shu resolutely made a decision.

Xu Shu immediately stepped out and arched his hand and said: "Hou Ye, I have figured it out and am willing to serve Hou Ye, I only hope that Hou Ye will help me clear my name and let my mother come here!" ”

When Lu Rui heard this, he nodded, wiped away his tears and said, "Okay, senior brother is filial piety, junior brother promises you!" ”

After Xu Shu thanked Lu Rui, he retreated. Lu Rui covered his face with a yellow silk, and a weird smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, hehe, Xu Shu, you have been tricked!

Three days later, in the name of going to the Cao family in Qian County, Lu Rui took Dian Wei and Xu Shu, Hua Tuo and three hundred guards on the way to Qian County. Lu Rui returned to Qian County for the New Year in the name of the adopted son of the Cao family this time, but he actually had the intention of going to Chenliu to rescue Cao Cao, and there was another point, he had to fight in the jungle everywhere to see if he could find some talents! There are too few talents in his own hands, and he can't be a little less talented as a carefree marquis and the head of the rivers and lakes!

Just when Lu Rui set off, there was a storm in Luoyang City. After the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, He Jin first eliminated Jian Shuo, the commander of the Eighth Lieutenant of the West Garden, and stabilized the situation of the imperial court, but for the eunuch group headed by Zhang Rang, he still held the power of the palace, and the young emperor was young, so he was naturally controlled by the eunuchs, and the government was even more unbearable than when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty!

On this day, Cao Cao's blood surged up again, and he made a bold decision to assassinate Zhang Rang, making the political situation clear. Cao Cao came to Zhang Rang's mansion, and in the name of meeting Zhang Rang, he entered Zhang Rang's mansion, and the housekeeper asked Cao Cao to wait for a while, and Zhang Rang was still taking a nap. After beckoning Cao Cao to sit down, the official family left the hall.

After the housekeeper left the hall, Cao Cao also left and infiltrated Zhang Rang's backyard. Touched Zhang Rang's bedroom, Cao Cao looked at it, the quilt covered it, and then pulled out the dagger, a stab, empty? Zhang Rang is not in bed? Thinking of this, Cao Cao hurriedly put away the dagger and hurriedly left the bedroom.

As soon as Cao Cao walked to the garden, he was stopped by "Meng De? Cao Cao was shocked, then looked back, arched his hand and said, "Grandpa Zhang!" ”

Zhang Rang looked at Cao Cao, and kept thinking in his heart, what did Cao Cao pay attention to when he came to the house this time? Zhang Rang asked, "Meng De, isn't it in the hall?" Why do you look in a hurry? ”

Cao Cao's face did not change, he arched his hand and said: "Gonggong Zhang, Meng De is here to serve you, I hope you will take in Meng De in the face of Cao Tenggong on Meng Dezu!" ”

When Zhang Rang heard this, he looked at Cao Cao with a complicated expression, Cao Cao is an awkward position in the court, after the eunuch, but he is a family bureaucrat, it is not easy to position, he is a middleman in the eyes of anyone, and he is a grass on the wall, because Cao Cao has a relationship and strength to either side.

Cao Cao saw it, and hurriedly took out a few pills, and said, "Father-in-law Zhang, this is the elixir that Rui'er presented to His Majesty, and today it will be given to Father-in-law as a meeting gift to show his sincerity!" ”

Zhang Rang looked at it, and his eyes emitted a greedy gaze, Cao Mengde? Could it be that it is sincerely effective, whether it is sincere or not, this elixir is accepted first! Zhang Rang smiled and said, "Meng De is polite, if Meng De has anything to do in the future, you can come to me." After speaking, with a whoosh, he took the pill into his arms.

Cao Cao arched his hand and said, "Thank you Gonggong Zhang, Meng De has to return to the General's Mansion to avoid He Jin's suspicion." After speaking, he left Zhang Rang's house.

As soon as he left the house, as soon as the cool breeze blew, Cao Cao realized that his back was wet, and he almost died in Huangquan! Then he touched his chest, fortunately, Rui'er's elixir saved his life! (In the official history, Cao Cao did not assassinate Dong Zhuo, it was Zhang Rang who assassinated, but it was unsuccessful.) There are loopholes in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, if Lu Bu discovered Cao Cao and curbed Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo, then in the Battle of Puyang, there would be no matter that Lu Bu couldn't recognize Cao Cao and let Cao Cao go, Xiao Luo's novel is really a contradiction! ）

After Cao Cao got out of Zhang Rang's mansion, he ran back to his mansion and hid (this is He Jinci's mansion given to Cao Cao in Luoyang, not the general's mansion), after Cao Cao hid for a while, a series of changes occurred in the capital, which caught Cao Cao off guard.

First of all, He Jin and Yuan Shao conspired to get rid of Zhang Rang's eunuch group, but Zhang Rang knew about it, trapped He Jin, and executed He Jin. Secondly, Yuan Shao killed all the eunuchs in the name of helping He Jin take revenge. In the end, Dong Zhuo, the warlord of Xiliang, led his troops into Luoyang, and finally took control of Luoyang by thunderous means.

At this time, Dong Zhuo's edict to summon Cao Cao came, after Cao Cao saw it, he hurriedly changed his clothes and went out of the city overnight, Dong Zhuo is not He Jin, Dong Zhuo is a hungry wolf! At this time, Lu Rui was leading people to Chenliu in a leisurely manner!