He Bai and his entourage placed the horse outside the courtyard and entered the courtyard of Cui's Zhuang. Cui's housekeeper went to wake up the servants to cook, while He Bai sat with everyone in Qianzhuang. Han Rongbai asked, "Lord, we have come to look for the emperor and King Chen Liu, but why does the lord seem to be very concerned?" ”

When He Bai heard this, he didn't want to show his disrespect for the emperor in front of his subordinates, lest they would do the same in the future, and they would not respect themselves and their descendants, so he said: "When I came, I had a silent divination, and I didn't want the divination that was not good on weekdays to have a result today. Bu Yan said: If you have the intention to plant flowers and flowers do not bloom, you have no intention of planting willows and willows. He also said that when he encounters water, he stops, and when he encounters mountains, he lives. ”

"I thought about it, I didn't get anything if I looked for it seriously, and I got it when I went out to find it at will, so I didn't take it very seriously. and when it encounters water, it stops, referring to Xiaopingjin; When you meet the mountains, you live, I estimate that it refers to the family surnamed Cui, so I found it here, and I begged for food for some reason. ”

After hearing this, Han Rong, Ye Xun, Zheng Bu and others all seemed to believe it or not, but He Bai was the lord, and even if what he said was wrong, they could only express their convincing. By the time of the fifth watch, the meal was finally ready. Cui's housekeeper came to invite, after He Bai thanked him, he was about to eat, but he saw an old man in his fifties coming out in his clothes, the housekeeper hurriedly asked the master, and He Bai also quickly got up and led the crowd to visit.

The master is Cui Yi, the brother of the former Situ Cui Lie, after Cui Yi heard the name of He Bai, he also worshiped according to the courtesy of the scholars, and said: "I have often heard the name of Dr. He recently, and I don't want to be lucky enough to see it today, this is the luck of the old man's three lives." The old man had heard that Dr. He knew all about strange things, but he didn't know how to interpret dreams. ”

He Bai arched his hand and said, "Although I am not very good at it, please tell Cui Jun to smell it." ”

Cui Yi stroked his beard and said: "The old man fell to the ground in a dream for two days, and after falling in the village, he didn't feel dry mouth, sweating profusely, and woke up in the dream. When I got out of the room, I smelled the smell of food again, so I went to the front hall and saw the doctor. I don't know what the old man's dream master is? ”

He Bai was shocked when he heard this, he used to read books and felt that this was the words of a novelist, and he didn't want to come to this world, but he heard that Cui Yi really dreamed of falling to the ground for two days? Then Mrs. Wu dreamed of the moon and the sun in her arms, giving birth to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and Mrs. Gan dreamed of swallowing Beidou and giving birth to Adou is also true? Could it be that such a strange thing really happened in this world?

Although this matter is strange, he is the biggest anomaly in this world, and even if Sun Quan and Adou have a vision, they will be powerless. He Bai didn't ask Cui Yi if he slept with the two concubines last night, so he had a dream of falling into his arms for two days on a hot night. just exclaimed: "After falling into Zhuang on the second day, it is not the emperor and King Chen Liu." ”

Hurriedly beckoned all the dead to go to the village to look for it, and under the search of everyone, the two teenagers were really found from a haystack. Although the tattered costumes and muddy faces still do not change the nobility of the two. Han Rong, Ye Xun and Zheng Bu all looked at He Bai in surprise, not thinking that He Bai's divination was really spiritual. Even Cui Yi looked at the two in front of him in surprise.

When He Bai once followed He Jin to support Liu Bian in front of the Spirit Emperor Ling, he had met Liu Bian closely, so he recognized him. So the leader saluted and shouted: "Doctor Taizhong leads He Bai, the military captain of Xiyuan and the Marquis of the Sunset Pavilion, to meet His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Liu Bian vaguely had some impressions of He Bai, but today after a whole day of chaotic soldiers destroying and attacking the palace, and fleeing for hundreds of miles, the trusted ten permanent servants on weekdays bluntly said that there were ministers who made a rebellion and wanted to harm the emperor's self-reliance.

Liu Bian is just a thirteen-year-old young man, where can he tell what. As long as he saw that it was an official of the court, he was afraid that he would come to harm him. For He Bai's big salute, Liu Bian still didn't dare to believe it, but just stood on the spot, not knowing what to say.

Liu Xie on the side has nothing to do with it, but because he was implicated by Liu Bian, the emperor, relatively speaking, his mentality is more relaxed. Seeing He Bai bowing and not being aggressive, it should be good, not evil. So he said: "He Taizhong is exempt, I am fortunate that you have led the crowd to escort and save the emperor from danger, and you will have a heavy reward after returning to Beijing." I also hope that you will continue to make persistent efforts and escort the emperor back to the capital with me. ”

He Bai got up with the trend, and then bowed his hand and said: "His Majesty the Emperor has been running around all night, thinking that he is hungry, and the wine and food have been prepared in the main courtyard of Cui Zhuang, and it is not too late to go on the road after eating." ”

Liu Bi, Liu Xie and Cui Yi were all overjoyed, Cui Yi was happy with the arrival of the emperor, Liu Bi and Liu Xie were happy that they were finally safe and had food to eat. The group entered the courtyard together, enshrined the emperor and King Chen Liuwang on the main seat, and ate and used them separately.

After Liu Yan devoured it for a while, he slowed down and asked: "He Taizhong, I don't know much about the rebellion on the eve of yesterday, Zhang Azu said that it was my uncle who made a rebellion and wanted to carry out Wang Mang's story, I don't believe it, I don't know if He Taizhong knows?" ”

Cui Yi was also puzzled as to why the emperor had fallen here, and looked at He Bai, He Bai wiped his mouth and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Ten Standing Servants have been holding the favor of His Majesty the Emperor for many years in previous years, and they have violated the law and committed crimes. Now the first emperor has passed away, and the ten permanent servants have no support, so they are liquidated by the court ministers. The general himself intends to stand on the side of the court, but he also remembers the old feelings of the ten permanent servants and is ready to forgive. However, as the head of the courtiers, as long as the general intends to punish the ten permanent servants, no matter whether his attitude is firm or not, he will definitely be hated by the ten permanent attendants. It's just that the Queen Mother has been protecting them for a long time, so the Ten Standing Servants have been unable to obey the law for a long time. ”

"The more time passes, the more urgent the voice of the court to remove the eunuchs, especially the captain of the Sili school, Yuan Shao, and Henan Yin Wangyun, who are the urgent vanguard of the court to remove the eunuchs. He also made people capture the ten servants of the people in various places, and prepared a thunderous blow. However, the ten permanent servants were rewarded, thinking that the general was the head of the hundred officials, and as long as there was no him, the court would have no leader. The ten permanent servants have the queen mother and the emperor in hand, and the hundred officials are not enough to fear. ”

Although the Queen Mother was forced by the pressure of the court to drive away the Ten Standing Attendants, she recalled the Ten Standing Attendants to return to the palace for the final service. So in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, the ten permanent servants summoned the general into the palace in the name of the queen mother, and killed the general in front of the Jiade Palace, which caused this chaos. ”

"Huh? Uncle was killed by the Ten Constant Attendants? Liu Wei asked in surprise.

He Bai nodded sadly and said, "Yes, not only the general, but even the general of the chariot cavalry is not in the chaos. ”

Liu Bian suddenly cried out in grief, although Liu Bian was young, he also knew that the two uncles were not only their own relatives, but also the protectors of their own emperor's position.

Cui Yi on the side scolded the ten permanent servants for being vicious, not only harming people during his lifetime, but also harming the court when he died. He Bai was silent in his heart, and the responsibilities were different depending on the position. The duty of the Ten Standing Servants is to maintain the imperial power, and when the power of relatives and court officials is too great, they must try to suppress and get rid of them.

Judging from what the Ten Standing Servants did, including getting rid of He Jin, from a neutral standpoint, what they did was not wrong. Get rid of He Jin, who is aggressive, wants to harm the emperor's cronies, and has the intention of dominating the dynasty, and there is still a gentle cavalry general He Miao who can replace him.

Just by looking at the fact that they didn't dare to be disrespectful to the emperor when they were dying, it can be seen that they are really the lonely ministers and sons of the emperor of the Han family. It's just that what they didn't expect was that He Miao also died in the chaos. The authority of the Han Emperor, which they had worked so hard to maintain, was completely lost in a short period of time, and the entire Han Dynasty became the world of various warlords.

If you are in the position of the ten permanent servants, I am afraid that you will be the same as them. It's just that the quality of the ten permanent servants themselves is not high, so a lot of guilt has been caught. Even if what they are doing is right, in the eyes of the world, it is also evil.

When Liu Bian had cried enough, and he didn't have the heart to eat, at this time, Peng Mingong in central Henan finally went on a single horse, with the head of Duan Qi, one of the ten permanent attendants, and found Cui's Zhuangyuan, and heard that the emperor was here, so he hurriedly came to visit. It's just that when he saw He Bai here, he couldn't help but be very angry, and he was rescued by He Bai later.

At this time, the sky was bright, and He Bai was guarded by a group of dead soldiers, and Liu Wei decided to return to Beijing. He Bai gave up the white horse for Liu Ban to ride, and asked him to ride to protect Liu Xie, who couldn't ride a horse. A group of people left the village, and within a few miles, there were Yuan Shao, Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Chun Yuqiong, Zhao Meng, Bao Xin and his party, hundreds of people, and then the car.

Yuan Shao and others all cried true and false, expressed their loyalty to Liu Bian, the emperor, and sent Duan Qi's head to Beijing to give orders, and surrounded Liu Bian's return to Beijing. On the way, ministers continued to join, and even the former Situ Cui Lie, who had retired at home, also came to escort him.

At the foot of the Beibi Mountain, I suddenly saw a banner covering the sun and dust covering the sky, but it was Dong Zhuo's army that arrived. The frightened Liu Wei saw Dong Zhuojun galloping over, and cried in fright, and the ministers said: "There is an edict to withdraw the army!" Cui Lie, as the leader, also called Dong Zhuo to avoid.

Dong Zhuo stepped forward on a single horse, pointed at Cui Lie's nose and scolded: "I ran three hundred miles day and night, what are you saying to avoid now?" Believe it or not, I'll cut off your head! Then, Dong Zhuo cross-examined the ministers and said: "As ministers of state, you can't correct the royal family, causing turmoil in the country and the Son of Heaven being exiled, how can you have a reason for me to withdraw from the army!" ”

The ministers were all scolded by Dong Zhuo speechlessly, the simple matter of removing the eunuch was really unwilling. Subsequently, Dong Zhuo entered the welcoming team, first met Liu Wei, and then stretched out his hand to take away Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, from He Bai's arms. Liu Xie refused, and He Bai looked at Dong Zhuo with the hilt of the knife in his hand and said, "Could it be that the former general thinks that Bai can't protect King Chen Liu?" ”

Dong Zhuo saw that it was He Bai and was taken aback. Yesterday, I heard that He Bai moved the camp to the east, but I don't know where to go, but I don't want He Bai to be in the rescue team. Look at He Bai holding the handle of the ring knife in his hand, but he is riding alone, and the guards are not around. In addition, he is old and has a fat body, but he is afraid that his bravery is not as good as it was back then, and he has the heart to retreat. But thinking that this is a good time to seize the power of the court, but you can't easily show weakness and retreat, most of the hundreds of officials are here, and He Bai Xiao'er will not dare to harm him easily.

So he took a step forward, patted He Bai's hand and said with a smile: "With a tiger like Tianming escorting here, how can the old man be uneasy." The civil and military minister of the Manchu Dynasty, the old man only recognized Tianming. When you have time to return to Beijing in the morning, you might as well come to the old man's house as a guest and get close to the old man. ”

He Bai looked at Dong Zhuo with some surprise, it seems that those who can achieve great things in the world, whether it is courage or bearing, are very comparable.