Dong Zhuo said that the Chinese military officials were rushing towards the house. Outside the courtyard of the house, there were countless high-crowned officials who rushed to the sky, using their hands and feet together, and stumbling in.

Most of these people are familiar with Zhang Meng, first of all, Taifu Yuan Kui, Shangshu Ling Ma Riyan, and Cao Shangshu Lu Zhi, followed by Taizhong Doctor Yang Biao, Taifu Lu Xu, Guangluxun Zhao Qian, Weiwei Zhang Xi, Guanglu Doctor Chun Yujia, and Dasi Nong Zhou Zhong...... The courtyard, which had been cleared, was filled with an influx of civil and military officials in a blink of an eye.

Any one of these people who came out alone was a famous person with an extraordinary status, and on such occasions, even Min Gong and Dong Zhuo had no right to speak, let alone even Zhang Meng, a small official.

Soon, Emperor Liu Wei and Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, were overwhelmed by the chaotic courtiers, and cries and shouts erupted. Not far from Zhang Meng, Dong Zhuo was also struggling to squeeze into the layers of people, just to get closer to the emperor.

An old man with a white hair scolded: "Dead soldiers, stay out of the way, don't stand in my way!" ”

This old man Zhang Meng has the impression that he is the former Taiwei Cui Lie, who has a prominent family education, but he lost his reputation because he spent five million dollars to buy Situ's official position. He was just dismissed from his post a few months ago, and he was originally an idle person, but now he is disregarding his old and decrepit body, and he is dedicated to the country and is vying to be the first to appear.

Dong Zhuo was upset and irritable, unceremoniously, and threatened: "I led the troops to come to the rescue day and night, breaking through the obstacles all the way, what else do I have to avoid?" Are you going to stop me, thinking I can't cut off your head? ”

Cui Lie's old face turned red, he had nothing to say, he didn't argue with Dong Zhuo, and squeezed away.

Zhang Meng watched the noise in the courtyard, and everywhere he looked, there were figures longing, and he couldn't help but think about it, and a series of events that were likely to happen in his mind appeared like a marquee - the general trend has arrived, what should he do?

Standing on the periphery and waiting for a long time, I thought that I would wait for the situation to calm down a little, and also go to the emperor, after all, Ji Xuan said that he had made great contributions and could be praised, but he didn't expect that the follow-up Xiyuan Army, the five schools of the Northern Army, and the banners of the forbidden armies under Guanglu Xunqing and Wei Weiqing came one after another, and they were flying high all over the mountains.

Zhang Meng looked around, looking for the emperor's chariot, but he didn't have a clue, but someone patted him on the shoulder behind his back, turned his head and saw the face of the person behind him, and his stunned expression suddenly eased.

The two of them walked through the road full of cars and horses, walked hand in hand to the edge of the quieter forest not far away, and looked at the scene of flags waving and gongs and drums on the opposite side and talking side by side.

"Chengying, long time no see."

The man was leading a horse, thirty-four or five years old, with plump cheeks and a beard. Although he is not tall, he is better than his shoulders and back, which shows that he is a strong man who exercises his muscles and bones all year round. His head was wrapped in a simple red curtain and a hakama that was easy to ride, and the whole person looked particularly capable. Coupled with those extremely clear eyes, whenever they look at someone, they seem to be about to see through each other, and their spirit is fully revealed.

"Brother Mengde, it's been a long time."

Zhang Meng looked at the man in front of him, with mixed feelings, even if the original owner had known each other for a long time, until now he still couldn't believe that he would one day have the opportunity to talk and laugh with Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.

At the age of five, Zhang Meng read through the enlightenment books such as "Urgent Chapter" and "Cangjie Chapter", and at the age of eight, he was familiar with Confucian classics such as "The Book of Filial Piety" and "Analects", and at the age of ten he was matched by his grandfather Zhang Huan and studied under the famous scholar Cai Yong.

Cai Yong is knowledgeable about scriptures, calligraphy, mathematics, astronomy, music and rhythm, etc., erudite and well-known, famous all over the world, and there will be no shortage of disciples, such as Shanyang Wang Cang, Wujun Gu Yong, Chen Liulucui and Ruan Yu are all famous. Cao Cao is not officially worshiped under Cai Yong's door, but he and Cai Yong are old friends, and they are also teachers and friends, so they know Zhang Meng.

Cao Cao is more than ten years older than himself, and there is a generation difference, but he is easy-going with others, and it will not make people feel obvious estrangement.

“...... When I woke up, I was here. Zhang Meng briefly recounted his recent experience, and naturally covered up the details of "resurrecting the soul through the backdoor", "If it weren't for the benevolence of the historian, I'm afraid it would be difficult to meet Brother Meng De today." I came here to repay the kindness of the Shi family, where would I have thought that I would meet the Son of Heaven. ”

Cao Cao Lang smiled: "You look energetic, not like an injured person." Haha, after suffering great tribulation, there will be great blessings. Speaking of this, his face sank, "This time, the society will return to Ning, the uncle and nephew of the Yuan family will make great contributions, and the voice of the Yuan family in Runan will inevitably go to a higher level, even if the status of the He family is replaced by a new relative, it is not impossible." If this is the case, it is not a bad benefit for Shanhe Sheji, but it is a pity ......"

"What a pity?" Zhang Meng was keenly aware of Cao Cao's expression.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's okay." ”

Zhang Meng knew that although Cao Cao was kind on the surface, he actually had thousands of ravines in his chest and a very good city, so he didn't ask, but thought: "He seems to have something on his mind, and when he saw Dong Zhuo, his expression was subtle, and he seemed to have something on his mind." What these people are thinking in their hearts will not be written in the history books. ”

"The Son of Heaven is covered with dust, and welcoming him back to the treasure hall can be regarded as a great credit to the King of Diligence. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty rushed here without feet and clothes, talking about the benevolence and morality of the monarch and the ministers, but in fact, what do you think, hehe, it's hard to say! Cao Cao usually likes to laugh when he speaks, and he seems to be a little frivolous when he looks impolite, but he can make others feel affinity. However, he didn't laugh when he said this, "But then again, this time the Son of Heaven turned the danger into a disaster, and he will definitely reward the meritorious ministers, listen to your words, these two days of forgetting life and death, the credit is very great, and I will be able to get a piece of the pie, I don't know what to plan in my heart?" ”

"What a Cao Mengde, he really speaks freely."

The current Zhang Meng has a good relationship with Cao Cao, knowing that Cao Cao has always been known for daring to say and do, and has been dismissed from office or framed several times because of his upright personality, even if he is evaluated as frivolous, he never cares. It is hard to imagine that such a heroic man will appear in the history books in the future as a very treacherous image of a city government.

Up to now, Zhang Meng basically believes that he is in a very delicate period of time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He can foresee that in the near future, the world will usher in complete chaos. People can't help themselves in troubled times, and he can only do everything possible to accumulate enough capital before the troubled times come, in order to cope with unknown changes.

However, no matter how much history we learned in our previous lives, it was probably the general trend of the macrocosm, and when we were really involved in it as a single individual, it involved objective factors of reality one after another, and it was really complicated and complicated.

What Zhang Meng can be sure of at present is that the original owner of the 20-year-old Lang official has obtained a relatively good political starting point through his family background, and if he can take advantage of the political turmoil in Luoyang, it is very possible to go further. Although the intention of sending the emperor to the bad fortune is no different from those ministers who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, the reality does not allow him to choose, not to mention that he has indeed paid the price of blood.

Before Zhang Meng's thoughts were over, Cao Cao squinted at him and said slowly: "Chengying, if you want to soar, this is a great opportunity, don't let it go." After speaking, he seemed to be smiling.

"Let it go?" Zhang Meng only felt that Cao Cao had something to say, "What does Brother Meng De mean by this?" ”

"Although the ten permanent servants suffered a catastrophe and were wiped out, the palace city was hit hard and full of chaos, and the people's hearts in the city of Luoyang were also fluctuating, and the top and bottom were in chaos. In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control again, Taifu Yuan Gong Shicai passed on that the Son of Heaven would return to the palace, and insiders and outsiders would need to be strictly investigated, and those with doubtful identities would be blocked and interrogated. ”

Zhang Mengdao: "I am in the palace, what is there to worry about? ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily, in just a few days, the situation has changed like a stormy wave." Now that the tide has receded, do you still see the original sandy shore? ”

Zhang Meng heard his metaphor and said with a smile: "I'm just an insignificant Lang official, and I don't expect it to be in the way." ”

Cao Cao pretended to be indifferent, shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's right, especially you." ”

Zhang Meng has the memory of two lives, and in order to avoid cognitive confusion, he is still subjectively dominated by the thinking of the previous life. The thinking of the present world retreats to the next best thing, forming a state of concealment, that is, the basic daily life and interpersonal and social skills are the same as usual, but the details of some things need to be actively recalled after receiving external inspiration.

Nowadays, Cao Cao's words reminded Zhang Meng that the original owner of the body was actually a mediocre person, who had studied and entered the government according to the will of the family for twenty years, like a marionette, and rarely had his own ideas.

However, he has also boasted to relatives and friends such as Cao Cao more than once when he was drunk, claiming that his goal is to get out of the picture, but looking back, even if he has an excellent civil and military foundation, he is greedy for wine and wealth all day long, ambitious and talented, and does not want to make progress.

If it weren't for this, how could Zhang Meng, who had excellent congenital conditions, be unknown in his original history.

Therefore, combined with Cao Cao's preface and afterwords, the reason why he reminded Zhang Meng was not for encouragement, but more of a joke.