Sun Ming reported the battle report and the victory of the 'counterinsurgency' to Luoyang.

also received a private reply from Hou Lan, who asked Sun Ming to deal with the matter and then rushed to Luoyang.

Emperor Ling of Han felt that his time was running out, so he planned to have a big sacrifice to announce the candidate for the next prince.

This is not only a royal private matter, but also the focus of attention of the three parties.

Now Emperor Ling of Han is completely out of political affairs, and his relatives are headed by He Jin.

Through Empress He's behind-the-scenes operation, He Jin was promoted to one of the three princes' lieutenant without merit.

In the DPRK and China, they vigorously promoted their own people, and now half of the officials above the third rank are relatives and a party.

He Jin saw that their strength had grown and their ambitions had swelled, so he was unwilling to obey the eunuchs' orders anymore.

Hou Lan and the others were almost unable to suppress the momentum, and he needed a loyal subordinate with real power like Sun Ming to suppress the formation.

The Shi clan is stiff but not dead, and they are about to move, wanting to unite with He Jin to overthrow the eunuchs, which is really a 'tripartite' situation.

After Sun Ming received the letter, he fell into deep thought, and then found Yu Li to discuss, "There is an undercurrent surging in Luoyang today, and Your Majesty is about to die." ”

"Hou Lan summoned me to Beijing, without further ado, this side of Shanggu will be handed over to Desen for the time being."

"Remember to be careful of Gongsun Zhan's counterattack, I will bring Yada with me when I enter Beijing this time."

After explaining the situation, Sun Ming led a thousand people back to Zhuo County, and when he was ready.

In April of the third year of Zhongping, Sun Ming and his father Sun Wuji returned to Luoyang together, this time mainly to participate in the royal sacrifice, and by the way, they went to the next appointment.

Sun Ming took more than 1,000 people, brought the gold for gifts and the bride money for the next hiring, and headed towards Luoyang.

Foreign troops could not have left their own territories at will, let alone enter Henan County, where Jingluo was located.

Rules are often meant to be broken.

The third time he came to Luoyang, Sun Ming was instructed by Hou Lan this time, and with his 1,000 soldiers, he swaggered into Luoyang.

really played a powerful appearance, and he still stayed in the previous residence of Hou Lan.

has this treatment, in addition to Sun Ming, there is also Xuanwei General Dong Zhuo.

He even swaggered and forcibly occupied a family's mansion, leaving no male and female dependents, and was extremely arrogant.

For the first time, Sun Ming was a foreign official who was meritorious to beg for thieves, and he was apprehensive to enter Luoyang to be rewarded.

The second time, Sun Ming was in the capacity of a general commander, and Hou Lan wanted to suppress the Xiliang rebels and specially recruited Sun Ming to come to Jingluo.

This third time, Hou Lan even violated the ancestral teachings of the Han Dynasty and asked Sun Ming, a foreign general, to participate in the royal sacrifice.

This can be regarded as a side proof to others, and it is their eunuchs who have the final say in the world today.

On the second day after entering Beijing, Sun Ming couldn't wait to bring his father, wearing official uniforms, to visit him.

Today is just to come to the relatives to confirm the situation, if there is no problem, Sun Ming will send the dowry gift before leaving Beijing.

If it is in a peaceful era, it is a big deal for a powerful minister like Hou Lan to marry a daughter, and the 'Three Books' and 'Six Principles' are extremely cumbersome and time-consuming.

It takes at least half a year to a year for the dowry to be done.

But the rules are set by people, and if the situation is unpredictable today, many things are no longer exquisite.

Officially about to meet the most powerful Hou Lan today, Sun Wuji was still nervous and at a loss, like the state of Sun Ming when he saw Emperor Ling of Han.

He also knew in his heart that he was taking advantage of his son's light, otherwise he would not be qualified to enter Beijing with his small county order, let alone to see Hou Lan.

When they came to the Hou Mansion, it was still the same old process, the two of them waited in the hall, and the next person went to the palace to report.

At this time, Hou Yun, who learned that Sun Ming was coming, was overjoyed.

She took a special shower, changed into a yellow pleated dress, and dressed up carefully.

When she was ready, she still did not show up, but stayed in the boudoir and waited for the inspection to come back first, which is the traditional rule.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Hou Lan walked into the main hall with a tired face.

Sun Ming and Sun Wuji stood up and saluted.

Hou Lan waved his hand, "This must be Sun's family, please take a seat." ”

"Today, because of the marriage between Junyi and the little girl, it is also fate, and the grandson's family does not have to be formal."

After some cold talking, Hou Yun slowly appeared from the back door of the main hall with her maid.

The traditional process here is that if Hou Yun does not appear, it means that he does not look down on Sun Ming, and if he comes out, he expresses his willingness.

She smiled like a flower, behaved elegantly, and kowtowed, "The little girl has seen Uncle Sun." ”

gave Sun Ming a blessing again: "The little girl has seen Sun Gongzi." ”

After that, she took the initiative to pour tea and hand water to a few people, and as soon as Hou Yun appeared, as soon as the tea was poured, she had already shown that she was willing.

Then he stood behind Hou Lan.

Hou Lan looked at Hou Yun with a smile, "Junyi, don't you know, Rulan has been distracted since she last saw you." ”

"Women are pleasing to themselves, and they are wild like a boy on weekdays, but today they are a lady."

"This grown up girl really can't keep it, and her heart has drifted outside."

Hou Yunqiao, who was said to be thinking about the center, blushed, took Hou Lan's hand and said, "Father, don't make fun of Rulan, and besides, Rulan will ignore you." ”

Hou Lan may be tired in the palace, and he is very happy to listen to Rulan's coquettishness.

He patted the back of Hou Yun's hand and looked at her dotingly.

"This kid has been living with our family since ten years ago, and he has been spoiled a little too much by our family, Junyi, you have to take care of it in the future."

Sun Ming stood up and saluted again, "Don't worry, I will never let Rulan be wronged in the slightest." ”

Hou Lan lightly praised, "Junyi, you will follow Rulan to call me 'Father' in the future, and your family business will be decided today." ”

"Also, Junyi, tomorrow our family will have a banquet for a few colleagues in the 'Juxian Building', and you will come with you."

Then he turned his head to Hou Yun and said.

"You take Junyi to the pavilion in the East Courtyard to sit, and I want to talk to my grandson's family about the next dowry."

In this way, Hou Yun walked in front, Sun Ming followed, and the two walked to the pavilion tacitly.

Hou Yun's blush did not dissipate, and he was so shy that he couldn't say a word, so he could only make tea silently.

The two fell into an atmosphere that was both pleasant and awkward.

After a short moment, it was Sun Ming who broke the deadlock, "Rulan, today's outfit suits you very well, it's beautiful." ”

When Hou Yun heard this, he lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you Sun Gongzi for your praise." ”

Sun Ming scratched his head embarrassedly, "Rulan, you can call me Junyi, Sun Gongzi is too polite." ”

Hou Yun handed over a cup of tea, "Junyi, do you remember the last time we met?" ”

Sun Ming recalled that meeting, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.

"Of course I do."

"Since the last time I saw you, I have never forgotten your smile, your heartiness."

"I never thought there would be a woman who could haunt me so much."

Hou Yun squinted his eyes playfully and said, "Really? With such a sweet mouth, I'm afraid it didn't coax a lot of girls, right? ”

Sun Ming smiled helplessly, "Don't hide it, I've been putting all my thoughts on official business, and I haven't had time to fall in love yet." ”