For the people of Luoyang City, the summer of the third year of Zhongping was long and hot, the donkeys and horses were all weakly lying on the ground and sticking out their tongues, knowing which corner to hide in and shouting hoarsely, and the wind on the street could not be seen at all, and they could only see the heat waves rising from the ground and rushing straight to the ninth night.

A fast horse came to the scene, bringing a slight chill to people's hearts, and many people neighed and sniffled.

Qiu Ming was also gasping: "What? Xingyang turned into a riot? Is it true? ”

Chen Gong said: "It should be true, not only did the horses report the news, but also several caravans who fled back from the east also proved this." Xingyang Lai Kun, Shen Xiong, Cheng Ying and other fusion people are in turmoil, and now they are attacking the Tiger Prison Pass, and it seems that they are preparing to go west to Luoyang. At present, Henan Yin He Miao is leading the army to defend in the Tiger Prison Pass, but it is said that the chaotic army is very urgent, He Miao can't resist it, and is constantly sending flying horses to ask the Son of Heaven for help. ”

Qiu Mingqi said: "He Miao? How did he get to the Tiger Prison? ”

"Xingyang is also his jurisdiction, and it is also his duty to go to quell the chaos."

Tyumen began to pull his hair tangled again: "The arrangements we made in this section are all to deal with the enemy from the south, why did they suddenly jump to the east?" If the defense line is moved eastward now, I am afraid that it will be too late, and the sand table will have to be done temporarily, and the plan will have to be reformulated. ”

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "It's true that there are people in the east, but there are not necessarily no enemy troops in the south." ”

Tyumen asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

According to Wang Ling, they were indeed assembled in Ruzhou, and it was impossible for them to quickly move to Xingyang in such a few days. Even if Wang Ling was lying, wasn't it strange that there were still merchants in the east who could escape back, but no one in the south had long since come? Therefore, I concluded that this must be He Miao's trick, firstly, it can be used to stop the east and attack the south, and secondly, so many chaotic troops have passed through Ruzhou, He Miao is difficult to escape the blame, and now it is just a good time to give him a reason to be absent, and there is still room for turning around in the future. ”

Qiu Ming nodded: "What you said also makes sense, so what should we do now?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled slightly: "You don't have to do anything, just wait and see." ”

Tyumen was able to wait and see what happened, but it was difficult for others to be calm, and as some wounded soldiers were sent from the Tiger Prison to Luoyang for treatment, various rumors from the front line were brought with them, disturbing people's hearts. What's more, He Miao's emergency documents were sent to the court like snowflakes, and the Son of Heaven was also panicked, and he actually sent the Xiyuan New Army, which had not yet been trained, to the Tiger Prison Pass, and such a hasty decision deepened the panic of the people.

Luoyang City has not experienced war for nearly 200 years, and most people in the city are panicking every day, hiding their bodies in tree hollows like squirrels, only revealing their small furry heads to observe the movement outside in panic. However, even in such a situation, those brave square dance teams still insist on going out on time every day to choreograph and practice the team, which has become a beautiful and unique scenery.

Yuan Tan was in accordance with the arrangement of the Chen Palace, in the upper reaches of Luoshui to block the water as a siege, after receiving the news from the family members, he couldn't sit still, sneaked back to the city to ask Qiu Ming face to face.

Qiu Ming said confidently: "The virtuous nephew doesn't have to worry, just act according to the plan." ”

Yuan Tan said worriedly: "But the enemy army is coming from the east, and our arrangement in Luoshui is of no use, so it is better for me to take people to the Tiger Prison Pass to drag them first, and then my uncle will bring people over to support, which should be able to hold out until the general returns to the army." ”

Qiu Ming said: "The tiger prison is dangerous in the world, and there is Jian Shuo who has gone, and there will be no trouble." We just need to guard Luoshui. He looked at Yuan Tan still with a disapprehensive look, and couldn't help but put down his face and said, "What did your father tell you when he left?" ”

Yuan Tan thought to himself that my father was telling me to obey your orders, but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you have even misjudged the direction of the enemy's main attack, and you have to be stubborn and refuse to make amends. Forget it, the fourth and third dukes of my family, even if they change the Marquis of Hefei to be the emperor, they will also reuse the people of the Yuan family, so why bother to be like you. He swallowed his anger and said, "My nephew knows, so I will rush back to Shuiwei to continue to store water." ”

Seeing off Yuan Tan, Qiuming ushered in another visitor, he frowned and said to Li Ru: "Li Wenyou, the things I promised Ling Yue have been done, and now Luoyang is empty of troops, and he needs General Dong's help, but I don't know where your soldiers and horses have gone?" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Brother Qiu, don't worry, Jiayue's 30,000 iron horsemen have crossed the Yellow River and are now stationed in Mianchi County, but foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter Luoyang without an edict, so it is also a dilemma." ”

Qiu Ming was taken aback: "You were originally a strange soldier who was ambushed, and the Son of Heaven didn't know anything about it, but where did you go to give the edict?" ”

Li Ru said: "Although he is a strange soldier, he must also be famous, right?" If we are treated as rebels in the future, where will we be reasonable? If there is no edict, the soldiers and horses will never dare to move. ”

Qiu Ming remembered that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo was edicted to enter Beijing, and finally the end of the chaos was not lost, which seemed to be Li Ru's idea. However, now that the Spirit Emperor has not collapsed and He Jin is still there, Dong Zhuo should not be able to play any tricks for the time being, otherwise he will reject the tiger at the front door and attract the wolf at the back door.

His eyes flashed, and he opened his eyes to look at Li Ru, but Li Ru only smiled humbly and waited for him to reply. After a long time, Qiu Ming sighed and said, "I know, you wait for me to find an opportunity to explain this matter to the Son of Heaven and ask for a secret edict." ”

Li Ru arched his hand and said: "If there is a secret edict, 30,000 Xiliang Iron Riders can go to Luoyang in one day and night, and the major event can be decided." ”

After Li Ru left, Qiu Ming began to worry, Dong Zhuo's army was a secret chess piece he laid in advance, and he thought he was quite self-righteous at that time, but he didn't take into account that people were not willing to be just a chess piece. However, what Li Ru said is also reasonable, foreign soldiers entering Beijing without edicts is a rebellion, and people are afraid that you will not admit it after the autumn. Alas, if the Son of Heaven knew that Qiu Ming was playing chess without him in the layout, I don't know if Long Yan would be furious and immediately push out the noon gate to ask for a beheading.

Qiu Ming thought about it for a day, and before he could figure out how to explain to the Son of Heaven and ask for the secret edict, hundreds of hairs were pulled out, but unexpectedly, Yu Linlang came to the door to announce the decree and summoned him to Deyang Hall to ask about things. Qiu Ming was taken aback, Deyang Hall is the place where the ministers will meet, last time Qiu Ming retrieved Jin Kui from Mangdang Mountain, he had fought with the Marquis of Hefei once in the palace, and he was not qualified to go in normal times. Now that the Son of Heaven has summoned him to Deyang Palace, what is the crime?

Standing under the Danqi, the more and more I feel that the Deyang Hall is towering into the clouds, which is awe-inspiring. Qiuming entered the roll call, and before he could raise his head, he heard Liu Hong ask angrily: "Qiuming, are you guilty?" ”