Queen Mother He raised her eyebrows and asked, "In this way, the mourning family and the king of Donglai may return to Luoyang City together?" ”

Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and said with a wry smile: "Since the death of the general's brothers and the eunuchs in the palace, King Donglai has lost the authority of the emperor, and he can get away from the circle of right and wrong of the Beijing Division, so why should the Queen Mother step in again." Now the king of Donglai has the righteous name of the Zen throne, and has a transcendent position in the hearts of the people of the world, and no one dares to disadvantage our king. But if you return to Jingshi, I'm afraid that the young emperor will also be uneasy. ”

Queen Mother He was immediately displeased, but Liu Wei smiled indifferently: "Since you are in the Zen position, you will naturally be more thorough." Ordering Dong Zhuo to govern for Xiangguo was originally from the hands of a widow, but now that the widow is safe, it is natural to consider the emperor's safety. Therefore, it is time to remove Dong Zhuo from the position of prime minister and let the emperor choose his own assistant. Prime Minister Lu, please also write a letter of the king's order, and the widow will use a seal on it. ”

Lu Zhi immediately sighed that the virtue of Liu Bian, the king of Donglai, was not inferior to the virtues of the ancient sages Yao and the second emperor of Shun.

He Bai also thought about it at this time, Lu Zhi's move was harmless, but beneficial. At least at this time, as the leader of the Kwantung Alliance, Yuan Shao, who is powerful in the world, can gain some attention. Anyway, the crusade against Dong Zhuo is just a political show, just a formality. And Lu Zhi, who is the initiator, will not be alive for long, and the rest of the aura will only be pressed on his body.

After Lu Zhi wrote the king's decree, Liu Bian used the golden seal of the king of Donglai on it, and the king's decree was immediately erected. Lu Zhi said to He Bai: "Yuan Benchu wanted to kill Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo did not want to be punished, and it was inevitable that he would have a-for-tat. And we asked Dong Zhuo to resign himself as the prime minister of the country, and leave the capital of Luoyang to be released as the pastor of Liangzhou. Presumably, Dong Zhuo will leave Luoyang helplessly under the turbulence of the world. ”

He Bai Yinghe said: "Yes, yes, Dong Zhuo has a trace of consideration for the country, and he will not dare to fall in love with the position of the country and not retreat." ”

In the more than ten years of the Lingdi period, there were many ups and downs of officials who had served as the three dukes, and none of them could rely on the official position of the ruling government. In Lu Zhi's thoughts, Dong Zhuo will do the same.

It's just that he didn't see that the world has changed, and the world is in turmoil. People like Dong Zhuo, as long as they don't die, they will never give up the power in their hands. This is the reason why Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others are very capable, but they have always been unable to mix the situation in the troubled times.

Lu Zhi thanked him: "With the help of Tianming, I expect this matter to be successful." The court has been in turmoil for a long time, and it's time to return to stability. This time the troops must not be less than 30,000 people, otherwise they will not be able to restrain Dong Zhuo, even Yuan Benchu is afraid that he will also make some moves. Tianming can first return to Beihai to pack up the soldiers and horses, recruit volunteers, you and I are half of a family, and the time is scheduled to set off on the third day of February? ”

It is now the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, and there is still half a month before the third day of the second lunar month, He Bai said with a smile: "Beihai has a large population, and I have 5,000 troops under Xiyuan in hand, and Beihai will send another 15,000 troops, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses." Duke Lu only needs to send 10,000 troops. ”

After thinking about it, Lu Zhi agreed with He Bai's statement, so he responded: "Donglai has few soldiers, only more than 5,000 people, even if you recruit volunteers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet 10,000 people." Tianming is willing to take on this heavy responsibility, and I am very relieved. However, the money and grain obtained in this battle were quite large, about 500 million yuan and 400,000 stone of grain. I will take half of the people, and the other half for the cost of the two countries' joint soldiers. ”

Lu Zhi was bent on giving money and food, and He Bai couldn't object, after all, Beihai Country was killed. Next, He Bai discussed with Lu Zhi the placement of the Yellow Turban captives. Lu Zhi's attitude towards the Yellow Turban was very strict, and all Taiping Dao believers were arrested and killed on the spot. Those who have been thieves for less than one year shall be released to their hometowns; and whosoever has been a thief for more than one year shall have three years of hard labour; Those who have been thieves for more than two years are all thrown into prison.

In addition to the more than 30,000 dead Yellow Turban prisoners in this battle, there were 110,000 people, and there were only more than 30,000 people in Beihai Kingdom, and most of the others were Donglai people. Lu Zhi was divided, and at least more than 10,000 people had to serve hard labor and go to prison. He Bai is not easy to manage, and only manages the more than 30,000 people in Beihai Kingdom.

He Bai ordered the navy of Guan Cheng and Jiang Qin to take full charge of the transfer of prisoners, and led the cavalry army back to the Beihai Kingdom. First, he sent back to send back the cavalry to order Zhang Zhao and other officials to prepare supplies for 40,000 people and prepare for resettlement. He also ordered Cui Yan and others to re-divide the fields in the empty Xiami County, ensuring that each household had 100 acres of land. Only when there was an extra population did they settle in Duchang County.

All the way back to Ye County, Wu Anguo, Zong Bao and other generals who camped here confessed to He Bai one after another, and lived up to He Bai's high hopes. And He Bai didn't blame them, but just let them learn water nature every day, and take more boats to the sea for training.

As soon as he returned to Beihai Opera County, there were 3,000 private soldiers of the He family from Changshan and Zhongshan, escorting He Bai's wives and concubines and children to report for duty. The leading general is Fu Xing, and the deputy generals are Che Jing, Yu Hua, Cheng Qi, Lu Ping, Du Lei, and Chu Hu.

And Brother Dian Wei's family also came with him. He Bai was immediately overjoyed when he saw the eight people, and without waiting for his wife and concubines and children to be warm, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a banquet. However, as soon as Fu Xing and the other seven saw He Bai, they immediately bowed their heads and bowed, which was still a big gift for the five bodies.

He Bai couldn't help but ask: "You are my brother, from humble to life and death at this time, you should have flesh and blood, why are you so important?" ”

Fu Xingbai said: "The lord is now the minister of Beihai, the marquis of Longchi, and there are countless people in the new investment department, among which it can be said that dragons and snakes are mixed, and there are many people who are honest and honest. It is precisely because the lord regards us as brothers that we must show more respect for the lord, otherwise we will not let others underestimate the lord's royal ability. ”

After hearing this, He Bai secretly sighed, this is his real private part, that is, he can think more about himself and increase his face.

Without waiting for He Bai to react, Dian Wei also bowed in front of He Bai and said, "Xiaoman's condition has gradually improved, so I don't need to worry about anything anymore." In the future, I will join my brother as a general. The lord is above, please bow to Dian Wei. ”

He Bai was even more shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help Dian Wei up, and shouted: "Big brother, how can this be made, how can this be made." ”

Dian Wei smiled: "On selfishness, you and I are brothers." On the public, you and I are the master and slave. Isn't it a matter of course for the lord to be honored by his subordinates? Fang Cai Fu Xing was right, only by expressing respect for the lord can he not let others underestimate the lord's royal ability. Even my brother is respectful, and he doesn't dare to blow up in front of his lord. ”

He Bai was so moved that he ordered someone to take a hundred catties of good wine, and recounted the old feelings with the eight people, and drank it. It wasn't until halfway through the hour that He Bai was already out of strength, so he was carried back to the inner room.

was waited by his wives and concubines to take a bath, and then he was more sober. Looking at the eight beautiful wives and concubines who had been separated for almost a year, He Bai was drunk, and he was even more moved. It's just unfortunate that there are five energetic little guys crying and obstructing, which makes He Bai very embarrassed.

said that he was a father of five children, but he had never taken them well. are more than a year old children who can run and scream, but the meeting time is only more than ten days. He Bai's father is too incompetent. He Bai then beat his spirits, suppressed his excitement, and drove away his eight wives and concubines, and played with his five innocent children for more than an hour, and then fell asleep unconsciously.

Early the next morning, after He Bai woke up, he looked at the five children who were sleeping on his stomach, and the strong fatherly love in his heart suddenly erupted, and he no longer managed the affairs of the outside world, but just wanted to have a good life with his wife and concubines and children.

Fortunately, there is Zhang Zhao, a master of governance, who is familiar with handling various political affairs in Beihai and military logistics, and there is no need for He Bai to worry about the slightest snack. For three days, He Bai walked out of the inner room embarrassedly and asked Zhang Zhao if he had any important matters to deal with in China.

It was learned that the more than 30,000 captives were divided into 7,000 households, and all of them were placed in Xiami County. Each household was not only given 100 acres of land, but also 20 stone of rations and various tools needed for spring ploughing. After following the yellow scarf for a long time, the people who had no hope for the future and died at some point suddenly cried bitterly. After thanking He Bai and the officials of Beihai Country for their great kindness, they prepared for spring ploughing with peace of mind.

The time was on the first day of the second lunar month, only two days before Lu Zhi's troops, and only ten days before he arrived in Xi County, so He Bai remembered to recruit soldiers and horses again. There were already 16,000 men and horses, and 4,000 men and 4,000 men were needed to do it.

The people are easy to manage, but the source of soldiers who can fight is not easy to manage. He Bai then ordered Luo Pei to first issue a document to recruit volunteers, and then think about whether he should use some brains against the soldiers of the Hao clan.

I don't know if He Bai's prestige in Beihai is enough, or luck or something, the document to recruit volunteers has just been released, but in just three days, three or four hundred light heroes and rangers have come to serve, and Ai, Yu, and Fan from Duchang County have each sent two hundred strong salt guards.

A few days later, more than 3,000 soldiers from the wealthy families of the Beihai clan were sent one after another. In the end, even Gongshalu of Jiaodong personally led 800 soldiers, 20 million money, 100,000 stone grain and grass, and came to Xixian County to surrender to He Bai.

He Bai was overjoyed, even Gong Shalu and other dead strongmen surrendered, and it seemed that his prestige in the Beihai Kingdom had reached the point of being respected by everyone. The submission of Gong Shalu means that there are no more hostile and uncooperative forces in Beihai against He Baibao. Even if there are a very few people with distorted minds, they will not become a climate. For He Bai, who has always wanted to seek a solid foundation, it has finally been achieved at this moment.

And Gong Shalu's vote was given to him, and He Bai also knew how to repay him with a peach, showing him as the new magistrate of Xiami County. This is not only the first time he has intervened in the appointment of county-level officials, but also represents that Beihai State has officially entered the era of He Bai's dictatorship.