Seeing Cai Yong enter the sedan chair, Xu Huang's face regained a cold color, and then a sergeant came to his side and whispered something.

"Very good, tie this person sturdy, change into the clothes of an ordinary soldier, remember not to hurt him, the lord attaches great importance to him." Xu Huang nodded again and again after hearing the report.

"Yes." The sergeant, who was actually a member of the Sky Eye, said yes and then turned around to do it.

After a while, an hour's rest came, and bursts of shouting sounded, and many Liangzhou troops began to drive the people forward again.

Cai Yong's car did not move, but stayed here. It attracted the attention of some other passing soldiers, and one of them, another cavalry lieutenant, came over with a soldier, "Why don't you wait?" ”

Seeing that someone came to ask, Xu Huang, who had already been prepared, stood up. "This general, the person we are detaining is in poor health, and he really can't walk, so he needs to rest for a while. After a while, I'll take him there, and rest assured. ”

When it came to the word "reassuring", a bag of silver that had been prepared long ago was put into the other party's hand.

After lightly measuring it with his hand, the general of the Liangzhou Army had a smile on his face, "Okay, even if there is a general here to watch, I can rest assured, then remember to follow up later." ”

"Rest assured, rest assured." Xu Huang nodded and agreed.

In this way, more than a dozen bags of silver were scattered, and after dealing with the greetings of more than a dozen batches of Liangzhou troops, seeing that he had become the person at the end of the team, and the sky was approaching, Xu Huang turned over and got on his horse, and began to march towards the north of no man's land with a group of Tianyan members arranged by his subordinate Zhang Chao in advance. In the team, there was a middle-aged man who was wearing a sergeant's clothes, but he was actually tied up firmly, and even there was a soft object in his mouth, so that he could not make a sound.

It's just that no one will pay attention to this scene in the dark night.

...... ......

Dong Zhuo, who was heading towards Chang'an with Emperor Xian and others, heard the news that the treasure had disappeared and Lu Bu, Li Ru and others were missing in the "dragon" carriage pulled by his eight horses.

As soon as he heard the news, Dong Zhuo was naturally furious. Those treasures are the foundation of his east. Without these things, how can he gain a foothold, how can he recruit troops?

Dong Zhuo, who was furious, didn't know what exactly happened, but there was one thing, he thought that the treasure should not go too far, after all, there were so many carriages, and it was not just a matter of walking. Immediately, he gave the order, sent several large armies one after another, and began to search around the accident site. His order also said that once he found the treasure, he would besiege it, and at that time, regardless of whether it was his son Lu Bu or his son-in-law Li Ru, if he dared to resist, he would be killed.

For a while, countless scouts were sent out, and several armies also turned around and returned to kill.

At this time, Zhang Chao was standing next to a broken wall.

It used to be a post station of the Han Dynasty, but because of disrepair, it became a deserted place due to wars. Except for a few broken walls that still stand here, everything else is long gone.

Zhang Chao was surrounded by military generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong. Wenchen Xu Shu. They are waiting for Xu Huang here, and this is also the place where the two armies meet.

Before he saw Xu Huang's team, and the agreed time had not yet arrived, Zhang Chao shifted his attention to the four people who were tied up in front of him.

These four people are, Lu Bu, Li Ru, Song Xian and Hou Cheng.

Among the four, even the one who is tied up and still shines is Lu Bu. I saw that he was wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown on his head, a Xichuan red cotton robe on his body, a beast-faced head swallowing chain armor, and a delicate lion belt around his waist.

Li Ru, who was in good shape, also stood aside, because he had never resisted physically, so he was not beaten, and he was not injured, but his mental head seemed to be a little bad. At least it is much better than Song Xian and Hou Cheng, who were injured on the side.

After seeing Zhang Chao's gaze looking at him, Li Ru even opened his mouth to persuade him, "General Zhang, you have such ambition and such a unique plan, so why don't you cooperate with Master Taishi?" I believe that if you can unite together, you will definitely be able to eliminate the so-called loyal princes of the Han Dynasty one by one, and the world will eventually be yours. ”

"Ours, how will it be distributed then?" Zhang Chao asked Li Ru with an interested look.

"This, naturally, is distributed according to the size of the contribution. As I said, China is so big, it is enough for everyone to divide it into two forces. Li Ru didn't know how to answer this question, so he had to deal with it vaguely.

"Nope! Inadequate. Who would have thought that Zhang Chao shook his head, "In your opinion, maybe China is big enough, but in my heart, it is far from enough." What I need is not only the unification of the country, but also the respect of foreign nations for China as the leader. Of course, this kind of respect is not as simple as paying lip service to worship every few years, what I want is their sincere submission, what I want is to occupy them, including occupying their hearts, controlling their economy, and influencing their culture. Let them become our Chinese people and the people of China from generation to generation, and let the name of Greater China be completely resounded in any corner of the world from now on. ”

When talking about this, Zhang Chao's speed of speech became more and more excited, and even in the end, he himself was infected.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Shu looked at Zhang Chao with adoring eyes like this, and at this moment they were also moved by what the lord said, and even their hearts longed for the appearance of that moment.

In addition to the three of them, including Lu Bu, who was tied up at this time, also looked at Zhang Chao with surprised eyes.

From this person's attitude towards the soldiers who died in battle just now, he felt that this was a different person. When you want to follow Dong Zhuo, where will the dead say anything except burying their bodies in the wilderness?

Now that he heard Zhang Chao's bold words again, Lu Bu also felt a trace of waves in his heart at this moment. It's just that he didn't say anything right away, he still doubted in his heart, is this person talking about himself, or can he really say it and do it?

"Haha, hahaha." At first, Li Ru was indeed shocked by Zhang Chao's words, but then he laughed. "Zhang Zhiyuan, are you too whimsical, do you know how big the world is, and you know that there are so many capable people in the world, do you think you can really do this by yourself? Tell you, it's a fool's dream. ”

"You're wrong again." As soon as Li Ru finished speaking, Zhang Chao immediately retorted: "In terms of understanding the world, you are not as good as me." Maybe you only see the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty in your eyes, but I have indeed set my eyes on the world. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang may be the world in your eyes, but do you know how many countries exist outside of them? Not to mention the countries of the Western Regions, nor the three Koreas to the north, but to mention the powerful Harros in addition to them, and the Roman Empire, which is far more civilized and economically prosperous than ours, have you ever heard of it? It is said that you are a contemporary doctor, a university scholar, and you know everything, but do you know this? ”

A rhetorical question immediately made Li Ru not know how to answer.

To say that he naturally knows some about the Western Regions and Sanhan, as well as some of the few foreign peoples, but he only knows a little. Not to mention Harros and the Roman Empire. The latter is where he has never heard of it.

Li Ru didn't even know if there were any of these countries, but seeing that Zhang Chao was so conclusive, he couldn't help but question it.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Shu also stared at Zhang Chao with big eyes, they didn't know why the lord knew about these places, but they were willing to choose to believe in their hearts. Perhaps in their eyes, the lord is an extraordinary person.

Li Ru was silent, and Zhang Chao said again: "As for what you said, there are so many capable people in the world. I admit it, but in the same way, there are many talented people around me. For example, Zilong and Hansheng are famous generals through the ages, and you can't see it, is Lu Bulu Fengxian, who is known as the first fierce general, also defeated at their hands? Wen Chenwu also has a strategist like Yuan Zhi, when it comes to making suggestions and governing the country, they are all great talents, just like these strategies today, first they waited for the plant, and then they were ambushed on all sides when they led the king into the urn and finally ambushed on all sides, you thought you were smart, didn't you also be captured? So I believe that as long as everyone works hard, this day will definitely be realized. Even if it can't be realized, so what, after all, we have worked hard and struggled, and this is enough. ”

Zhang Chao's words can be described as word-for-word, and Li Ru is speechless refutation, I really don't know what to say.

However, Zhang Chao did not stop there, but said: "It's you, this time I lost Dong Zhuo's treasure, do you think that with his character, he will spare you?" I'm afraid that even if I let you go now, what I'm waiting for is just a dead end. ”

Zhang Chao's words can be regarded as speaking to the hearts of Li Ru and Lu Bu.

For Dong Zhuo, the two still know his nature. Especially the former, he knows better what kind of person his cheap father-in-law is, it is definitely for the sake of profit, and he can sacrifice any existence. Everything is really as Zhang Chao said, if you let yourself go now, there is no way to live.

Li Ru and Lu Bu finally lowered their originally noble heads, they knew that their orders had changed, and there was no hope from the time Zhang Chao appeared and the treasure was lost.

"Report, the news that the members of Tianyan just delivered." While Zhang Chao was still scolding Li Ru and Lu Bu, a Zhang Jiajun fast horse scout ran over and whispered to Zhang Chao.