On the Yang side, all the people are acting in secret, secretly arranging for their own future and safety.

In this context, Luoyang City is about to set off a frenzy to seize the highest power, and Liu Jian, as the pastor of Jizhou, is naturally impossible to do nothing.

He began to secretly dispatch troops and horses, prepare soldiers, and prepare to go to Luoyang.

Of course, Liu Jian did not go to Luoyang to seize power.

Dong Zhuo was in charge of the Western Expedition to Liangzhou before, and he never ceded the right to send troops, and later recruited Western Liang warriors in Liangzhou to expand the source of troops.

He has in his hands an army composed of Liangzhou sergeants and six counties and three rivers, and there is no need for Liu Jian to go toe-to-toe with Dong Zhuo.

At this juncture, in terms of the army alone, whoever has nothing to do to go to Luoyang to meet Dong Zhuo will probably be bleeding from the head.

Besides, Dong Zhuo has always had a good relationship with Liu Jian, although he is quite cruel and ruthless, but he has always treated Liu Jian differently.

If it weren't for the fact that there were special interests to be picked, Liu Jian didn't want to be a head-on enemy with Dong Zhuo for the time being.

It's not that he doesn't want to get rid of thieves for the country, but he really can't get rid of them.

It is said that Dong Zhuo is a big traitor, isn't it that few in the Luoyang court?

If he could kill them all, Liu Jian would have done it a long time ago, but now it's not like that.

However, this time, it is still necessary for him to go to Luoyang.

Of course, Liu Jian did not march on a large scale this time.

After all, he is a shepherd, and he will march a large army to Luoyang at will, which will make people with a heart catch the handle, and then accuse him of rebellion.

He has such a good reputation, and he can't afford to ruin his reputation because of this matter.

Therefore, it is necessary to bring the right number of soldiers and dispatch them at the right time.

First of all, soldiers and horses must be fine.

Secondly, even the generals and Simas who accompanied the army should also be carefully selected.

Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan, Xu Rong This is someone who must be brought.

In addition, in the name of Xu Rong's supervision of the governor, Zhang He and Gao Ran of Hejian Kingdom were transferred to and fro.

In addition, in the name of begging for thieves, Zhang Fei and Han Dang of the Liyang Battalion were recruited again to fight against Montenegro with him, but in fact, they went to Luoyang.

In Yecheng, let Cheng Pu and Tian Feng sit in charge of themselves and supervise the counties.

All the affairs in the north of Jizhou, including the Wuhuan people who monitored Youzhou, were led by Lu Zhi, which can be described as foolproof.

Huang Zhong and Guan Yu continued to expand their influence in Youzhou, and they were not looking for them this time.

The frustration and trial were accompanied by the army in the name of joining the army.

Gather 5,000 soldiers and horses, temporarily camp at the crossing of the Yellow River, and slowly move westward in Jizhou.

Nominally, he went out to fight against the Black Mountain thieves again, but in fact, he was quietly watching the movements of Luoyang, so that he could go to the imperial capital at any time.

In Liu Jian's view, with his current military configuration, it should be possible to ensure that this expedition is foolproof.

But it was at this time that he received a letter from Liu Bei in Luoyang.

However, Ding Yuan, who was stationed in Hanoi, and Zhang Yi, who was stationed in Bingzhou, had been sent to Beijing by Yuan Ji and He Jin under Liu Bei's advice.

Without the constraints of these two people in the west, Liu Jian's movement to Luoyang through Sanhe will be more smooth.

Liu Bei's move can be regarded as the end of his two heart problems.

This brother of his own family is really powerful at a critical moment!

Liu Jian gathered 5,000 elites from Jizhou, and united with the Liyang battalion, under the slogan of crusading against Montenegro, stationed troops along the Yellow River, set up camps, and reorganized the army.

After setting up the camp, Liu Jian sent a lot of scouts to Luoyang, asking them to report the situation in the Sili area to him at any time, even if it was a storm, there could be no omission.

In addition, Liu Jian also sent a special person to Luoyang, responsible for secretly docking with Liu Bei on the front line.

One of the key goals of this dispatch was to take his brother and his wife and children back to Jizhou.

At this time, the weather has turned cold, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the snow will begin to fall in the northern counties.

In a season that was not suitable for sending troops, Liu Jian took 5,000 people from Jizhou and camped on the edge of the Yellow River, looking at the Luoyang that could not be seen for the time being, and silently distracted.

Logically speaking, this season is not suitable for sending troops, but there is no way, who let everything happen in winter?

Fortunately, Jizhou has begun to flourish agriculture, and the cangs and valleys in the prefectures and counties are extremely abundant, and for Liu Jian, the lack of military rations is one of his biggest advantages.

Don't underestimate this advantage.

In the troubled times, there are really few forces that can ensure that there is no shortage of food for soldiers and can requisition and transfer grain and straw for marching and fighting at any time.

Sometimes, having enough military rations in hand is the magic weapon to win, and the value of millions of stone grains and grass is even far higher than that of 100,000 troops.

Looking at the crossing of the Yellow River, Liu Jian took out a handful of rice dumplings from his ration bag, put it in his mouth and chewed it vigorously.

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun beside him also followed Liu Jian's example, took out the glutinous rice from the dry food bag they carried with him, and chewed it heavily.

In fact, it is equivalent to the dry food of the army, which is made of mashed grains, and it is extremely simple to eat, but in this era, it is already a very happy thing for soldiers to have staple food and food to eat, and they are not qualified to pick and choose at all.

What kind of non-staple foods such as green vegetables, fish, and meat are basically impossible things in the army, and even if there is, it can only belong to high-ranking generals, and it has nothing to do with ordinary soldiers at all.

But since Liu Jian arrived in Jizhou and formed the Jizhou Army, he has not set up this special treatment for himself.

Whatever ordinary soldiers in the army eat, he Liu Jian ate.

It's exactly the same standard, the meal is fixed, even if it's an extra bite, he won't score more.

Although it was just a simple little thing, it was very helpful for Liu Jian to absorb the army's heart.

It's still the same sentence, people don't suffer from inequality.

As far as Liu Jian's identity is concerned, what he has is beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers and ordinary people in a lifetime, and he can't change it, and he won't change it.

But at least in the army, when getting along with ordinary sergeants, Liu Jian had to try his best to make his gains seem to have something in common with them.

Again, the surface work still has to be done.

People in high positions blindly show off their wealth and show off, which will only intensify the contradictions with the people at the bottom.

Human beings are jealous, both ancient and modern.

Because this is a nature engraved in the bones, it will not change because of the change of dynasties or the progress and regression of culture.

Facts have proved that Liu Jian and the soldiers exercise the same dining standards, and they are indeed very able to gather people's hearts.

At least in the Jizhou army, all the soldiers are proud to have a state pastor like Liu Jian.

In the eyes of the sergeants, this Liu envoy is dedicated to the people and the people.

People's thinking is very simple, for the people at the bottom, sometimes to judge whether you are a good person or a bad person, just see if you are willing to stand in the same line with them, it is enough, there is no need for so many other complicated reasons.

"Brother, when are you going to cross the river?" Zhang Fei stood beside Liu Jian and asked while eating.

His food standard is also the same as Liu Jian's, which makes Zhang Fei somewhat distressed, but there is no way.

After all, this is his brother's military order, and even Liu Jian himself is strictly abiding by it, and Zhang Fei can only try his best to overcome any difficulties.

"Wait, I guess it's going to take at least a month to see when it's time to cross the river,"

"Let the soldiers rest for a while...... Yide, Zilong, during this time, the two of you will take turns to lead the troops out, wander around the Black Mountain side a few more times, pretend to be thieves, and don't let the people on the other side of Luoyang suspect us. ”

"Of course, even if they are really suspicious, they can't find a reason to target us, we have only one purpose for this station, which is to suppress thieves, understand?"

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun immediately agreed, then turned around and went back to discuss the division of labor.

Liu Jian went to the direction of the other side of the Yellow River again, and said secretly:

"Dong Zhongying, the first hero who opened up the troubled times, and let me see how you made this first move!"

……

At the same time, because Ding Yuan and Zhang Yi were closer to Luoyang, they arrived in Luoyang before Dong Zhuo.

After arriving in Luoyang, He Jin, at the request of Yuan Ji, led Ding Yuan to enter Luoyang first, served as the ruling Jinwu, and assisted him in managing the forbidden army.

Seven days later, Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses also arrived in Luoyang.

However, unlike Ding Yuan's treatment, He Jin did not let Dong Zhuo enter Beijing, but only let his soldiers and horses be stationed twenty miles west of Luoyang, waiting for orders at any time.

Dong Zhuo was not in a hurry, after he read the handwritten letter given to him by He Jin, he laughed, threw the letter on the ground casually, and then ordered someone to find his younger brother Dong Min.

Dong Min came to Dong Zhuo and said, "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "He Jin is the butcher's generation, let the old man station the soldiers and horses outside the city, and don't let the old man enter the city, and I don't know what he is afraid of, he is really a generation of Qin and Twilight,"

"But this matter is only aimed at the old man, not for you, as the captain of Fengche, you should perform your duties in the court, but this time you will go to Liangzhou with me to quell the rebellion and temporarily garrison the army, you can report on your work as the head, go to Beijing to see the Taifu, show your loyalty to the Taifu for your brother, and ask the Taifu for another thing."

Dong Minqi said: "I don't know what my brother wants to ask the old man of the Yuan family?" ”

Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "Tell the old man of the Yuan family that after this incident, please ask the Taifu to either allow the old man to take the position of Jiuqing, or allow me to serve as the pastor of a state." ”

Dong Min was surprised when he heard this, and said, "Brother, when did you aim to be in Jiuqing and the state pastor?" ”

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and said, "The old man is determined to be in Beijing, and this idea has never changed!" ”

"But the old man hasn't gained a foothold yet, so he has to show the Taifu what he wants, right?"

"The old dog of the Yuan family has lived for more than 60 years, and he understands best that if he wants to use people, the people who are used must have something to ask for, and those who have nothing to ask for must have different aspirations!"

"Therefore, the old man should first ask Taifu for a state pastor, Jiuqing, etc., so that Yuan Laogou feels that the old man's ambition is limited to this, so that he will not be confused by the old man? Got it? ”

"Brother Takami! I'm ready to go into town! ”