Lu Zhi bowed his hand to He Bai who came to him from afar and said: "There is Lao Tianming who has worked tirelessly for hundreds of miles day and night to rescue the king of Donglai, and he is the minister of Donglai, and I thank Tianming on behalf of my king." ”

He Bai didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hand and said: "Duke Lu is polite, it is my duty to destroy the Yellow Turban Thief and rescue the King of Donglai." Besides, King Donglai and I still have some distant relatives, and He Xian's cousin urged him repeatedly in Beihai, and He Baiyan dared to be late. ”

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "I don't know if Tianming and the former general are ......?"

He Bai finally put on a fake family background, so he smiled and said: "The former general is my uncle who has not yet come out of the five suits. "The attitude of the people of the time and the later generations towards fighting for a high position with the help of the power of the family is completely opposite, you are not a member of the family, and others still do not appoint you. Later generations pay more attention to personal ability, and when they hear that they are from a high family, the first thing that comes to mind is the second ancestor. Therefore, the times are different, and the opinions and opinions are also different.

"I see." Lu Zhi has come to his senses, no wonder He Jin valued He Bai so much during his lifetime, and he was awarded the post of Minister of Beihai at a young age. Now it seems that He Bai's ability to govern a county is not bad, but his qualifications are far from enough. If He Bai was born and is a descendant of the He family in Nanyang, then all this makes sense.

It's a pity that although He Jin values He Bai, he doesn't really treat He Bai as a humerus. Otherwise, judging from the ability He Bai has shown in recent times, he will not be deceived by Yuan Shao. And He Bai vigorously protected the He clan after He Jin's death, and at the same time saved the King of Donglai and the Queen Mother, He Bai is also worthy of He Jin's favor.

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "A banquet has been set up in the palace, and the king of Donglai and the queen mother are waiting for Hou Tianming to enter the city to celebrate, and Tianming can select several meritorious generals to enter the palace to attend the banquet together." ”

"Good. Lu Gong invites him first, and Bai will arrive later. After He Bai finished speaking, he said goodbye to Lu Zhi again, and then went to find Huang Zhong.

This battle was the first time that the sea and land marched at the same time, and the speed of the navy was even faster, and the sea route of more than 300 miles, with strong winds and manpower, was accelerated by manpower, and it was a day and a night. As for the cavalry, it is more than 700 miles from Duchang to Huangxian, and even if the horse is fast, it takes three days, and it is very tired, and it still does not catch up with the assault time.

However, when he found Huang Zhong, He Bai did not hear the good news that 8,000 recruits showed their might and fought 100,000 yellow turbans across the sea. However, he heard the bad news that 2,000 Beihai soldiers and 4,500 recruits were seasick and confused, and they had to get off the boat in Ye County to recuperate. If it weren't for the meritorious service of Guan Cheng and Jiang Qin's second generals, there would really be nothing to do with the new army in this battle.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to send Zhou Tai to deliver the message first. It not only boosted the morale of the defenders of Huangxian County, but also sluggished the siege momentum of the Yellow Turban thieves; It also dispelled and confused the vigilance of the thieves, and turned his attention to the west, laying the foundation for Huang Zhong's night attack in the sea to the north.

He Bai couldn't help but sigh secretly, originally thought that the Northern Army could not fight by boat, but now it seems that even crossing the sea and crossing the river by boat will have the possibility of weakening its combat effectiveness. Couldn't the saying of the south ship and the north horse be changed at this time? No, it can't be. In the future, we must strengthen the training of the whole army in marching operations at sea, and we must become strong amphibious soldiers who can capture tigers when they go up the mountain and fight Jiao when they go down the mountain.

After a cursory inquiry about the battle situation, He Bai immediately led the three generals Huang Zhong, Guan Cheng, and Jiang Qin, who had made great contributions in this battle, as well as the five Sima and Zhou Tai of the Xiyuan Army, who still had hard work, to enter the Donglai Palace.

The king of Donglai has been in Donglai for less than three months, the palace has not yet been built, and the palace where he lives at this time is just a mansion sold by the rich in the city, which is many times worse than the two palaces in the north and south of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the past. Empress Dowager He, no, it was Queen Mother He who was a resentful monster for a while when she saw He Bai. He Bai repeatedly confessed and promised to invest 100 million yuan to build a palace for King Donglai, and the Queen Mother He let He Bai go.

At this time, Liu Bencai, the king of Donglai, raised his glass and expressed his gratitude to Lu Zhi for his escort and He Bai's rescue. This fashionable and young young king Donglai can be described as light physically and mentally because he has no power or responsibility. It's not as heavy as when I was in Beijing, and I have regained the liveliness and happiness of being a prince in the past. In the eyes of Confucians like Lu Zhi, this is a symbol of frivolity and no prestige.

Lu Zhi repeatedly persuaded him, but it didn't work. Liu Wei only waved his sleeves and said: "The affairs of Donglai Guozhong can be handled by Minister Lu Guo." The widow is not an emperor at this time, and there is no need to summon the courtiers from time to time, what is the use of this majesty? is really prestigious, but it will make others mistakenly think that the widow is still peeking at the throne, won't there be a catastrophe coming? The widow finally got out of the cage, and he had no right to be light, so how could he repeat the same mistakes. ”

Lu Zhi was speechless after hearing this, and Liu Zhi was right, since Chan had given up the throne, he had to be clean, and he must no longer show interest in the throne. Otherwise, the change of King Zhao Wuling's Dune Palace is the next change in Donglai Huang County.

After Liu Zhiju paid homage to He Bai, he thanked Huang Zhong, Guan Cheng and Jiang Qin, the three generals who led the troops to break the army and kill the thieves, and then asked: "Yesterday, the widow heard from Lu Guoxiang that He Guoxiang had sent a warrior to break through the interception of hundreds of thousands of thieves on a single horse, and came to the city to report the news that reinforcements had arrived. The morale of the Huangxian guards was greatly increased, so that the thieves could not take advantage of the situation to attack the city. Later, this warrior broke out of the siege again because Lu Guoxiang did not dare to open the door, I don't know if it is safe at this time? ”

He Bai said: "This person is Zhou Tai Zhou Youping, a new tiger warrior under my command, who returned safely yesterday and is in the seat at this time. So He Bai ordered Zhou Tai to come out of the queue and meet Liu Bian, the king of Donglai.

"Foreign Minister Zhou Tai, meet His Royal Highness King Donglai."

Liu saw that Zhou Tai was tall and strong, his face was resolute, and he was very happy, and he couldn't help but praise: "The real tiger is also." He Bai asked again: "The widow sees that Youping loves him very much, and wants to call him the chief of the guard under the widow." I don't know which prime minister is willing to cut love? The widow is grateful. ”

He Bai is not stunned, I don't know what Liu Wei means by this? Is it to recruit talented warriors to prepare for a salary, or is it just a matter of love? He Bai couldn't answer for a while, so he was about to transfer it to Zhou Tai for a vote, and said: "Youping has only been under my command for a few days, and I haven't been able to tie up with him with kindness and righteousness, so it's not easy to make decisions for him, so let Youping answer in person." ”

Zhou Taiwang saw Liu Bi, the king of Donglai, looking at himself longingly, and his heart was also excited for a while. I was about to say yes, but I thought of my own thief background. Will the king of Donglai be so indifferent to his own background as He Guoxiang?

Zhou Tai then bowed with some inferiority: "Thank you for the kindness of King Donglai, but the villain has been a thief on the Yangtze River for more than ten years since he was a child, and he has killed countless people in the rivers and lakes, and he is disgusted by the world." I wonder if King Donglai has any scruples? ”

Liu Yan couldn't help but suffocate, he didn't want Zhou Tai to be like Zhang Rao and Guan Hai, and he was a thief again. Born noble, how could he have appointed a thief as the chief of the guard? For a while, Liu Bian couldn't help but regret it, but he didn't know how to shirk it.

The Queen Mother He on the side was shocked when she heard this, and couldn't help but blame He Bai with some resentment, and said: "Tianming, although the mourning family has degraded itself to the queen mother of Donglai, the mourning family in the court still has the title of Queen Xiaoling. You are a descendant of my Nanyang He clan, how can you use some Shi clan talents to hire talents, how can you summon a thief. Thieves have always been profit-seeking, and thou wilt thou not be betrayed by them? ”

Zhou Tai was ashamed when he heard this, and he couldn't help kneeling on the ground, hating his actions in the past, so that he had a great opportunity to be appointed, but he couldn't get it. Even Guan Cheng and Jiang Qin were also restless, and they were also born as thieves, and they didn't know how to deal with themselves in the face of the scolding of Queen Mother He. Is it true that when you are a thief, you are not a profit-seeking? But who will be a thief for the sake of the righteous?

He Bai smiled slightly, bowed his hand and said: "Queen Mother, I have never heard that people are not sages, who can do nothing!" After that, it can be changed, and it is very good. Besides, in today's world, thieves are everywhere, not because people are confused, but because they have to be chaotic in order to survive. Although I am young and knowledgeable, I have little wisdom and few virtues, but I have great ambitions. I hope that I can calm down the chaos in the world with my own strength. All the people of the world no longer take risks in order to survive, and are willing to be thieves. ”

"Today, although I can't quickly pacify the world and turn thieves into people, I can summon thieves from good to good. As long as there is a thief who is willing to do good, then there will be one less thief in the world who is evil. As long as it continues, there will be fewer thieves in the world and more good, so what's wrong with that? As long as I treat others with sincerity, teach them kindness, and bond with kindness and righteousness, I expect that the world will fail me. ”

Although the Empress Dowager He agreed with He Bai's statement, she did not allow Liu Bian to recruit Zhou Tai as the chief of the guard. Liu Bian then pushed the boat down the river to say goodbye to filial piety, no longer talking about recruiting Zhou Tai, but turned to other things, and asked Lu Zhi about Anmin.

However, Zhou Taijiu roamed the rivers and lakes, and how could he not see the reluctance of the young man Liu Bian. Immediately died of this motivated heart. is still a good country, although his background is not as good as that of King Donglai, but this great benevolence and righteousness, and the heart of embracing all things are convincing. If there is a lord like this, what should he think? Zhou Taishen was deeply ashamed of his previous heartbeat. So he bowed to He Bai sincerely.

"Dawn." Lu Zhi asked, "What do you think of Yuan Benchu's affair with the princes of the world who was in the sour jujube alliance and jointly attacked Dong Zhuo, the thief of the country?" ”

He Bai was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Yuan Shaoming's crusade against Dong Zhuo for the righteousness of the world is actually not a continuation of the chaos of Yuan Dong's second clan fighting for the authority of the court since the death of the general. Yuan Shao's actions will definitely damage the majesty of the court. ”

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "Tianming you can see this, I am very relieved. I have a strategy, which is related to maintaining the majesty of the court, and I hope that God will help me. ”

He Bai bowed and said: "It is a major matter of the court, but with the order of Duke Lu, how dare He Bai push it back." ”

Lu Zhi praised repeatedly, then turned to Liu Bian and said, "Your Highness, Dong Zhuo's position as Xiangguo was appointed by His Royal Highness in the edict of Chan Rang. However, Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, bullied the young emperor, and had no way to govern, and now it has aroused the opposition of the princes of the world, and it is time to invite Dong Zhuo to leave Luoyang. I would like to ask His Royal Highness to promulgate the royal order with me, and I will invite He Tianming, the minister of Beihai, to jointly lead the troops to Luoyang, and persuade His Royal Highness Dong Zhuoxiao to give up the throne of the emperor, and to remove himself from the position of Xiangguo, let others be virtuous, and change to Liangzhou pastor. ”

He Bai was taken aback, Lu Zhi's trick was quite yin. Yuan Shao raised troops to fight against Dong, which was the following offense. The king of Donglai ordered Dong Zhuo to let go of the prime minister, which is clear and righteous. If Yuan Shao succeeded, the majesty of the court was greatly damaged. Lu Zhi succeeded, but he did not suffer any damage to the majesty of the court. At the end of the day, it is a great Confucian in the sea, a famous man in the world, this shot is different, and it has won the three flavors of the royal school.

It's just that Lu Zhi is a gentleman after all, although he knows that Dong Zhuo is cruel and unkind, but he doesn't know that warlords like Dong Zhuo will break the jar when everyone opposes him, simply burn down Luoyang City, and move the capital to Chang'an, so that you don't have to play if you want to.