The scroll of paper unfolds with a portrait of a human being painted on it.

Zhang Meng felt a little familiar at first glance, his eyes moved slightly, and he saw four words: Pingyang Baoxin.

Bao Xin is currently a cavalry lieutenant and is originally from Taishan County, Yanzhou.

There are three famous families in Taishan County, namely the Yang family of Nancheng County, the Bao family of Nancheng County and the Yang family of Liangfu County, and Bao Xin is from the Bao family of Nancheng County. And because today's Nancheng County is a merger of Nancheng and East Pingyang County, the Bao family, which originally belonged to East Pingyang County, prefers to call itself Dongpingyang Bao, referred to as Pingyang Bao, and others also follow this habit when calling them. In addition to Bao Xin, there are many people in the family who hold positions in the government and the opposition and have considerable political influence.

In May of this year, in order to fight against the Ten Standing Attendants, the general He Jin listened to Yuan Shao's advice, recruited scholars as helpers, and recruited more than 20 famous people at home and abroad as staff in one go, and Bao Xin was in this ranks.

In June, He Jin listened to Yuan Shao's suggestion again, recruited soldiers and horses from other places into Beijing, and at the same time sent a number of Fuzhong cadres out of Luoyang to recruit troops in various places. Bao Xin was ordered to return to his hometown of Taishan County, and finally recruited about 1,000 recruits to return, almost arriving in Luoyang at about the same time as Dong Zhuo. However, listening to all the rumors before, he seemed to be excluded and unable to enter the city, but he didn't expect to be wanted with a bounty so soon.

"What crime did Bao Xin commit?" Zhang Meng asked.

Li Zheng explained solemnly: "It's a big crime of rebellion!" ”

"Rebellion?"

Zhang Meng secretly smiled bitterly, thinking that there was no more outrageous charge than this. The reasonable explanation is that Bao Xin is He Jin's old party, and he is afraid that he is unwilling to cooperate with Dong Zhuo, so like Ding Yuan, he was convicted of nothing.

Li Zheng looked nervous and said in a low voice: "Zhang Jun, have you seen him?" This man is very dangerous, I heard that there is another tribe stationed outside the city, if he is not caught, the city will be lost! ”

This kind of alarmism can not only bluff others, but cannot bluff Zhang Meng. If Bao Xin was able to capture the Jingshi Luoyang with only more than 1,000 recruits, then the Han family would have run out of energy, and it would be destroyed.

Zhang Meng naturally didn't know where Bao Xin was going, so he couldn't provide more clues, and after Li Zheng confirmed it again and again, he took people away.

However, this small turmoil brought Zhang Meng a different kind of shock. If he was still looking down on the political storm of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing from the perspective of a bystander when he first arrived two days ago, then now he gradually feels that he is actually caught in the middle of the storm, and he is feeling all kinds of shocks brought by the storm all the time.

Not to mention that Zhang Meng has the insight of his previous life, even if there are other people in the present life, there are many who can make quite accurate predictions about the situation. Dong Zhuo is in power, and the people in the bureau have no more than two choices, either resist to the end, flee in hiding or even die, or adapt to the situation and attach themselves to the new supreme power.

Ding Yuan and Bao Xin have already made their choices, and there will be more and more people who will make their active or passive choices, and at this critical moment, no matter what the choice is, the impact on individuals and even on the entire situation will undoubtedly be huge.

The crossroads of fate are close at hand, how should you face it?

Zhang Meng ate something at Zhang Chang's house, and briefly rinsed his body with well water. Days of wind and dust, so far a little better.

When I looked up again, the sky was already full of sunset. Looking at the palace buildings in the distance, under the sunset, you can see the light swallows passing by.

"Tomorrow will be the big day!"

Shi Ah sat under the jujube tree and slept for an afternoon, and when he woke up, he was full of energy and stretched his waist.

Shan Zhong saw that Zhang Meng had been thinking for a long time, took a scoop of water and handed it to Zhang Meng to quench his thirst, and asked, "Zhang Jun, what should we do next?" Do you want to enter the palace today? ”

Zhang Meng thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. He drank all the water in one go, and returned the empty scoop to Shan Zhong.

He said that "there is no hurry" is not a perfunctory statement, but is based on a judgment of the situation. Dong Zhuo did not see the guests, and the only explanation was that he was concentrating on integrating the forces of all aspects of the Jingshi and discussing the aftermath of this political turmoil with Yuan Kui and other important ministers.

As a small Lang official, he is soft-spoken, even if he sees Dong Zhuo, he will not be able to influence the general trend, but may pay an unnecessary price. From this point of view, the most appropriate approach is to wait and wait for the general trend to settle.

In what direction the general trend will develop, others can't imagine, but Zhang Meng can imagine that the reason why he can calm down is that his confidence comes from this. He knew that Dong Zhuo was about to hand over a result that shocked the world - abolishing Liu Wei and re-establishing Liu Xie as the emperor!

This is Yuan Kui's original intention to support Dong Zhuo, and it is also the biggest killer move to completely sweep away He Jinyu's party forces and reshape the pattern of the new dynasty.

In order to protect his own reputation and the reputation of his family, Yuan Kui found Dong Zhuo as a knife in his hand, and Dong Zhuo used Yuan Kui in turn to achieve the ambition of ascending to the sky in one step. Even if he is as smart as Cao Cao, he would never have imagined that Yuan Kui and Dong Zhuo would use this method to achieve a balance of interests.

Once Liu Xie ascends the throne and the situation is stable, there will be no longer any obstacles to his entry into the palace, and it is completely predictable to be promoted to the rank of official by virtue of his old friendship with the new emperor and the credit of loyal protection in the political turmoil.

Zhang Mengshang was planning for his future, and unexpectedly heard Zhang Hu's voice.

"Brother, Father spoke, but ......"

Zhang Meng jumped up: "Uncle woke up?" ”

Zhang Hu shook his head and said: "It seems like I've woken up, and I don't seem to wake up, and I'm muttering something in my mouth, and it sounds vague." ”

"I'll go inside." Zhang Meng walked away, and the car was familiar with the road to the inner room.

In order to ensure Zhang Chang's rest and tranquility, the inner room was covered with curtains all around, the light was very dim, and the air was also turbid.

Zhang Meng touched the bed by the faint light, and sure enough, he heard Zhang Chang chanting words in his mouth, although he was angry, but it didn't sound like gibberish.

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle......"

Zhang Meng called softly, without waiting for Zhang Chang's response, but heard what Zhang Chang was still saying, so he squatted down, held his breath, and listened closely.

"Dainu...... Dainu ......"

When Zhang Meng heard this, he was a little surprised: "Dainu is my nickname, it turns out that what my uncle said is really related to me." Then he listened carefully, but Zhang Chang's voice was too weak, and he tried to distinguish for a long time, but he only faintly heard a few words.

"Biyong...... Blindness...... Empress...... And I, a daino. ”

Zhang Meng was confused, and he didn't know how these few words that couldn't be hit were put together. After listening for a while, Zhang Chang was silent, but there was a sky-shattering snoring sound, and what he said was all whispering in a dream.

"What kind of dream did my uncle have, he dreamed of me, and he dreamed of Biyong and the queen?"

Needless to say, "Dainu" is easy to raise, and folk customs. "Biyong" is a place used to respect Confucianism and perform ceremonies. "Queen" is difficult to say, when there is no queen today, the previous queen is still the current Empress Dowager He.

"What are I doing with Empress Dowager He in Biyong?" Zhang Meng made up for it, crying and laughing, "And blindness, who is blind?" ”

Walking out of the inner room, Zhang Meng was puzzled, even if he felt ridiculous, he always faintly felt that things were not so simple.

Zhang Hu asked, "Brother, what did Father say?" ”

Zhang Meng sighed and said, "I don't know, it's weird." ”

Zhang Hu pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Brother, two days ago, there was chaos in the palace and city, and when my father came home from the government office to hide, his consciousness was still quite clear, and he once ordered me to prepare a pen and paper for him to write. ”

"Writing?"

"Yes, I was scared at that time, and I also said that my father wanted to find a short-term view and leave a pen, and I tried to persuade him, but my father said that the situation is unpredictable, and some things have to be written down in advance, in case of accidents, let me pass them on to you."

"Leave it to me......," Zhang Meng was full of doubts, "Did you write it?" ”

"No, when the pen and paper were sent, my father somehow hesitated and didn't start writing. After that, I fainted before I could write, and the pen and paper were still in the study. ”

Zhang Meng held his chin and thought to himself: "According to this, my uncle does have something important to tell me. I'm afraid all the strange words mentioned in the babble are related to this matter......" Thinking of this, looking at the sky, clenching his fists, "Alas, it's late." ”

Zhang Hu asked, "What's late?" ”

Zhang Meng said: "It's late to go out of the city, it's getting late, the closed-door drum has been beating for a long time, and I can't get out of the city." ”

Zhang Hu was greatly surprised: "Brother is going out of the city now?" ”

Zhang Meng let out a long breath and nodded. Biyong is located in the southern suburbs of Luoyang City, and instead of being plagued by doubts, it is better to go and find out.

Zhang Hu was very worried: "The city gate has been closed, I'm afraid I can't get out, and there are many officers and soldiers patrolling the city in the past two days, and it is strictly forbidden to walk at night, so it's better to wait until the morning to go out of the city." ”

"Today's work is finished today, and I can't wait that long." Zhang Meng suddenly thought of an idea, walked directly to the courtyard, and patted Shan Zhong, "Zhong, it's time for you to perform!" ”

Shan Zhong was overjoyed at first, and then became depressed: "Zhang Jun, if it's the palace, I can't get in." ”

Zhang Meng said: "If I don't go to the palace, I want to leave the city immediately, can you do it?" ”

"Out of town?" Shan Zhong was stunned, "There is a reason to enter the city and go out of the city, of course it can be done...... But Zhang Jun, where are we going? ”

Zhang Meng said: "You just need to show the way, and follow me when you go out of the city." ”

When Shi Ah heard the conversation between the two, he jumped up and shouted, "Don't leave me, I'll go too!" ”

Zhang Meng said: "Brother Shi, it's okay for you to stay here. ”

Shi Ah shook his head like a rattle: "No, no!" As I said, I have to ensure Zhang Jun's safety all the time, Zhang Jun's trip, I listen to the adventure, how can I sit idly by! ”

Zhang Meng saw that he said sincerely, and couldn't bear to touch his heart, so he agreed.

The three of them said that they were about to leave, Zhang Hu was very worried and wanted to persuade each other. Zhang Meng said: "You listen to me, don't be quiet." Just take care of the horses for me, and tonight when Kui Ruo comes to inspect the door, he will say that the three of me are gone. ”

When Zhang Hu heard this, even though he was restless, he still kept his way and didn't dare to disobey his brother, so he had to say, "No." ”

Zhang Meng was relieved at this time, and went out with Shi A and Shan Zhong in the night.