December 187 A.D.

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Cai Yong was imprisoned in Beisi Prison.

Just as Cai Yong was escorted to Beisi Prison, Zhang Rang, Song Dian and other lieutenants were also urgently summoned by the Son of Heaven to the imperial study to discuss countermeasures. When encountering a major event related to his own life, the Son of Heaven did not hesitate to choose Zhongguan as his most loyal helper.

Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang personally experienced the two coups d'état that killed the generals Liang Yi and Dou Wu, and no one could match their qualifications or prestige among the lieutenants.

But it happened suddenly, and Zhang Rang was also a little at a loss. He thought for a long time and said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, if you want to canonize Dong Hou as the crown prince, you have to plot against the general, but this takes time to prepare, if we make a hasty move, we may be controlled by the general." ”

The Son of Heaven sneered and was silent.

Zhang Rang saw that the Son of Heaven had made up his mind, and in desperation, he had no choice but to play it again: "Cai Yong's recital has been seen by a few of us at present, as long as it doesn't leak out, He Jin won't be guarded, so ......" He looked at the people in the room, and suddenly said in a cold voice, "If you don't want to die, don't say it, if anyone says it, kill the nine clans." ”

Jian Shuo, who was standing behind the Son of Heaven, was startled when he saw Zhang Rang Lengsen's gaze sweeping over him, and hurriedly lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, just in case, let's burn Cai Yong's recital first."

The Son of Heaven nodded and glanced at Jian Shuo. Jian Shuo picked up the scroll on the desk and hurriedly walked out of the imperial study.

"Aiqing, do you want to immediately requisition General Zhenbei to go south?" The Son of Heaven said with a pair of small short eyebrows.

Zhang Rang pondered for a long time, shook his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, the time has not yet come, don't startle the snake." As soon as He Jin dies, Luoyang will definitely be in chaos, and at that time, we have to deal with the Northern Army and the bureaucrats of the Shi clan, so when Your Majesty kills He Jin, he will let General Zhenbei go south. At this time, His Majesty can secretly summon the general of Zhenbei to garrison the Yellow River, as long as the edict is given, the army will be ready to arrive. ”

"How do you kill He Jin?" The Son of Heaven asked.

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The general He Jin was preparing a banquet for Mr. Cai in the mansion, but suddenly received the news that Cai Yong had been arrested, He Jin was very surprised and asked what was going on. Wang Yun, who rushed back from Ma Riyan's mansion, said that Cai Yong played a concert, probably scolding the lieutenant and offending the Son of Heaven, "Now the ministers have rushed to the North Palace to intercede for Cai Yong." ”

When the general heard this, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare horses, and he also went to the palace to ask for mercy. Halfway through, he wanted to ask He Hao (pronounced yong) to see what He Hao had to say. Cai Yong is the Son of Heaven who is not far away to invite back, and he is the teacher of the Son of Heaven, and the two of them turned their faces when they met, which seemed a little unreasonable.

When He Hao heard this, he was taken aback, and he stammered when he spoke, "General, Your Majesty...... His Majesty...... Your Majesty is going to kill you, get out of the city, get out of the city. ”

He Jin was so shocked that he stood next to He Hao's sickbed and didn't move a step for a long time.

"General, immediately send eight hundred miles of fast cavalry to General Zhenbei, let him keep his promise, and don't ruin the entire Han Kingdom because of His Majesty's mediocrity."

"Send someone to Hanoi to urgently summon Yuan Shao back to Beijing and sit in the General's Mansion."

"Urgently order Liu Biao, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, to immediately lead his troops to Pingyang and station."

"Secretly tell Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, and let him garrison Pinggao to prevent mutations in Beijing."

He Jin gasped rapidly, slowly sat down on the couch, and asked in a low voice: "Boqiu, Hanoi ant thief ......"

"It's winter, what are you fighting, the ant thieves want us to withdraw our troops." He Hao was excited, and his voice was loud and urgent, which touched the wound, and he immediately bared his teeth in pain, "Calling Liu Biao back is to tell Your Majesty that we already know what he wants to do, let him watch it himself." ”

"General, you go to the camp of the Northern Army." He Hao urged.

"Bo Qiu ......" He Jin was panicked, and the six gods looked at He Hao without a master, his eyes were full of fear.

He Hao scolded secretly, and said angrily: "I'll go with the general." ”

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Lu Zhi had been kneeling for more than an hour, and no matter how much he pleaded, the Son of Heaven was indifferent. Of course, Lu Zhi didn't dare to say that Jian Shuo had already told him what Cai Yong had written on the chapter, which was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire and forcing the Son of Heaven to kill more people, but now that the Son of Heaven was bewitched by the Zhongguan and was determined to kill Cai Yong, kill He Jin, and abolish the heir, how could he see the chaos of the country and ignore it?

As long as the Son of Heaven can change his mind and not kill Cai Yong, mend that layer of window paper, and put the matter of the abolition of the heir in the water, Luoyang will not be chaotic. As long as Luoyang is not chaotic, there is hope for the pacification of northern Xinjiang. When the northern Xinjiang is pacified, the country can gradually stabilize, and the Han Kingdom has hope for revival.

Lu Zhi implicitly repeated this meaning dozens of times, but the Son of Heaven just didn't listen. killed He Jin and set the emperor, even if he paid a price, he admitted it. He was thinking about the future of his royal family and the life of Xiao Donghou. Xiao Donghou is the hope of his life, the love of his life, he has lost one, and no one will be allowed to hurt his only one.

"Aiqing, get up, you go and tell those ministers, don't kneel outside anymore, go home." The Son of Heaven stood up and sighed, "Sir is my teacher, how can I do such a thing against heaven unless I have to." ”

Lu Zhi staggered to his feet with Jian Shuo's support.

The Son of Heaven looked at his sad eyes and said bitterly, "I like my teacher, but why can't the teacher be considerate of me? He suddenly slammed his fist on the desk and shouted, "Why don't people forgive me?" Why? ”

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In Ma Riyan's study, several of Cai Yong's close friends sat together, sighing and sighing, as if they were at a loss.

"Yesterday, I shouldn't have said those things to Bo Jiao, I shouldn't have said it." Lu Zhi lowered his head and felt remorseful, "Why did I say so much to him?" I hurt him. ”

Zhang Wen patted him on the shoulder, comforted him for a few words, and whispered: "Zigan, there are no outsiders here, you tell us, what did Bo Ji write in the recital?" ”

Lu Zhi told the story of the matter, and the people in the house were really dumbfounded and shocked.

"Did he mean it?" Ma Riyan said in despair, "He knew that the general's power had been damaged, and he deliberately used this method to force the eunuch to do it, and he fought to the death with the general." ”

The crowd was speechless. No matter what purpose Cai Yong wants to dedicate that piece, anyway, his life is gone, and he really can't be saved.

Zhang Wen felt miserable in his heart, stood up and walked back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back, suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, looked at Huangfu Song and asked: "Yizhen, if General Zhenbei doesn't go south......"

"Bo Shen, if General Zhenbei does not lead his troops south, how can His Majesty's safety be guaranteed?" Huangfu Song sighed.

"If General Zhenbei resolutely does not go south, will His Majesty give up ......?"

"The arrow has been wound, it has to be sent, it is too late." Lu Zhi shook his hand and said, "The general He Jin has already left the city to the northern army camp this afternoon, and the guard captain Liu Bo has ordered the southern army to strengthen the defense of the palace, and Guangluxun Liu Ting has also been ordered to enter the palace to serve the Son of Heaven. ”

The crowd was shocked.

"News leaked?" Ma Riyan asked in a panic.

"The lieutenants are also their own masters, and it's normal for them to leak out." Huangfu Song said, "What can I do now? ”

"The reason why the capital has today's situation is that the initiator is General Zhenbei, if he is not to force the imperial court to pass the salt and iron proposal, the general's power will not be lost, and the general's strength is intact, how dare the eunuch instigate the Son of Heaven to do such a troubled thing." Zhang Wen said, "But you didn't find it, the last thing the general of Zhenbei wanted to see at this time was the chaos in Luoyang, a chaos in Luoyang, for the entire northern Xinjiang, the consequences are worrying, so, what does he think, will he be ordered to go south, who of you knows?" ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi immediately understood what Zhang Wen meant.

"According to my understanding of Li Hong, he is the first loyal to the Han Kingdom, and the second is His Majesty, look at what he has done in Xiliang, Bingzhou, and Hedong in recent years? What he doesn't want to do, he may not succumb. Zhang Wen suddenly thought of something, his face smiled, and said slowly, "Cai Yong is not dead, the matter of the chapter may not spread all over the world, and General Zhenbei will not go south, Your Majesty may not insist on going his own way, what do you say?" ”

Lu Zhi jumped up and said loudly: "Immediately write to General Zhenbei, if Cai Yong dies, we will immediately support Your Majesty to abolish the throne, but on the condition that Your Majesty must abolish the proposal to reopen salt and iron." ”

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"A bunch of dead eunuchs, who only care about their own lives, completely disregard the life and death of the country, and there is no good thing." Situ Xu Xiang scolded in the study, and his demeanor was completely devoid.

At this time, it is necessary to abolish the heirs and establish a concubine, and to kill He Jin, even if it succeeds, the harm to the country is obvious. As Xu Xiang and Fan Ling, the nature of scholars is still deeply ingrained in their hearts, although they have to have a good relationship with the officials in order to get promoted and make a fortune, but at the same time they also hate the Zhongguan and the country very much. Seeing that the chaos in Luoyang was imminent, Xu Xiang, Cao Song and others were anxious and gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

If the Son of Heaven and Zhongguan win, they will not only be safe for their lives, but also meritorious officials; But if the Son of Heaven and Zhongguan lose, they will be finished, and He Jin will not let them go no matter what; And if both sides lose and die together, the gate bureaucrats will immediately occupy the court, then their lives may be safe, but their careers will come to an end.

Xu Xiang, Cao Song and Fan Ling were not optimistic about the Son of Heaven and Zhongguan. At this time, the imperial system was established, not to mention the urging of the matter, that is, what kind of attitude Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei that His Majesty relied on, is now.

Cao Cao said bluntly: "General Zhenbei is now dragged down by the rebellion in northern Xinjiang and the tuntian of Bingzhou, and his troops are scattered, and he will definitely not send troops to the south, and the general has just helped Li Hong get the holy decree to reopen salt and iron, with Li Hong's faith and arrogance, he will definitely keep his promise and garrison himself." Without Li Hong's army as a backer, as long as Your Majesty makes a move, he will be controlled by the general, and at that time, we will all die without a place to be buried. His Majesty can't see the situation clearly, that's because it's deep in it, but those stupid lieutenants ......"

Cao Cao shook his head again and again, and said angrily: "The middle official is wrong for the country, and the middle official is wrong for the country." ”

Fan Ling sighed: "Didn't Your Majesty already make up your mind to wait until the northern Xinjiang is pacified? Why did Cai Yong change immediately as soon as he came back? ”

"Mr. Cai was so brute that he pierced this layer of window paper." Cao Song said helplessly, "Not to mention that he gave away his own life, he also dragged us and the Great Han Kingdom, this person is old and confused." If I had known this, what would I do with 100 million dollars to buy this captain? I might as well take this money and go back to my hometown to retire. ”

"Brother Giant Don't be discouraged." Xu Xiang persuaded, "We don't know what Li Hong's attitude is towards the matter of Luoyang, but Meng Dexian's nephew's speculation is very reasonable, he finally got the benefits of salt and iron, stabilized the situation in Luoyang, and of course he will not let his efforts come to naught in an instant." We wait, and the situation may change. You know, this happened very suddenly, we were not prepared, the general was not prepared, everyone was caught off guard, who lost and who won, it is not clear at the moment. ”

"Gongfu, you go and ask Mr. Zijiang and ask him to see the celestial phenomena." Fan Ling said suddenly.

"Forget it, if the son will ask us to submit our resignations and go home, would you like to?" Xu Xiang said angrily, "To do anything, you have to rely on your own efforts." Celestial phenomena are not static, and sometimes, they can change as the situation develops. ”

"Effort? How hard to try? Is there a way for Brother Gongfu? Fan Ling asked anxiously.

"As long as Cai Yong doesn't die, there is room for redemption in this matter." Xu Xiang frowned and said, "As soon as Cai Yong dies, the matter of abolishing the heir and establishing a concubine will immediately spread, and His Majesty will immediately calm the people's hearts by canonizing the crown prince." When it came time to kill Cai Yong, if the general hadn't responded yet, he would be very passive. But judging from today's general quickly going out of the city and hiding in the camp of the Northern Army, he was not only caught off guard, but also jumped over the wall in a bit of a hurry, wanting to fight to the death. ”

Cao Cao understood and immediately said, "What does Lord Situ mean, is he trying to rescue Cai Yong?" ”

"Yes. Your Majesty has no Cai Yong, he will have no excuse to abolish his grandson, and the general will not make a backhand attack in a hurry, and Luoyang will be calm immediately, everyone should do what or what to do. ”

Xu Xiang looked at Cao Cao, patted him on the back affectionately, and said with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, are you sure about this?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and said, "As far as our strength is concerned, it is definitely not enough. Yuan Shao is now the Sima of the Great General's Mansion, and I estimate that he will come back soon, and I will go to him as soon as he returns. Now, whether it is for Mr. Cai, for ourselves, or for the sake of the Great Han Kingdom, we must rescue Mr. Cai to calm the current crisis. ”

Cao Cao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you want to tell General Zhenbei what we think, just in case you ......?"

"Yes, yes." Xu Lian Lian said in a loud voice, "Brother Jugao, you and I will write a letter together to tell Li Hong about the situation in Luoyang in front of him, so that he can be at ease and not be like Cai Yong, who will ruin the country's major affairs." ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, and then said, "Did you drag the Zhenbei General's Mansion in?" Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion is now in Luoyang, and he still has a hundred black panther servants in his hands, which is a strong help. ”

These words immediately reminded Xu Xiang, and he said loudly: "It's still a virtuous nephew who is smart." Luoyang's gate valve clan definitely wants to save Cai Yong, if we take the lead in rescuing Cai Yong, not only with the general's mansion, and the gate valve clan to improve relations, but also to fight for a good reputation. Good, good, great. ”

He rubbed his hands excitedly, stood up and said, "Brother Jugao, you go and contact Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, as well as Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, Ma Riyan and other adults, I will go to Yuan Valve's house and Yang Valve's house." Meng De, without further ado, you immediately go to the pavilion to find Li Wei. ”

Fan Ling hesitated for a moment and asked, "Gongfu, what about killing Li Wei ......?"

"Forget it, forget it, what else is Li Wei killing at this time?" Xu Xiang smiled bitterly, "I will go to Lord Zhu Jun in person, and by the way, tell him that the marriage contract between the two families is canceled, and I will simply be a good person to the end." ”

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Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, personally ran to Fengling Ferry to meet Wang Han, the Taishou of Hedong.

Wang Han said with a smile: "The general is not far away to greet him, is there any plan?" ”

Li Hong bowed down and smiled: "How dare I have any plans against adults, as long as adults work day and night, don't scold me." ”

"Scolding is definitely going to be scolded." Wang Han said unceremoniously, "You put 200,000 Yellow Turban troops behind my back, why don't I scold?" Do you want me to live a stable life? ”

Li Hong took Wang Han's hand and laughed nonstop.

"There are adults sitting in Hedong, and next spring, I will have no worries when I go north to Youzhou."

"Oh." Wang Han pointed at him and pretended to be surprised and said, "The general is so bold that he dares to go north to Youzhou and kill greed in blood. Do you want to kill all the bureaucrats of the Great Han Kingdom before going north? ”

When the two were in Luoyang, they often met at the Son of Heaven and were very familiar, and after laughing and talking with each other, Wang Han pointed to the entourage who came down from the ship one after another and said: "General, there is another acquaintance here, who do you see?" ”

Li Hong looked behind him, and was immediately overjoyed, waving his hand and shouting: "Lord Sang, it turned out to be Lord Sang......"

He bowed his hand to Wang Han apologetically and strode up to meet him. Sang Yang is still so delicate and elegant, he smiled and wanted to give Li Hong a salute, but was stopped by Li Hong.

"Lord Zhang has always been good?"

"After the resignation of the boss, he was happy to be leisurely, writing books and playing the piano at home, and his life was very far away, and his health was much better than in the past." Sang Yang said with a smile, "I will go to Hedong with Lord Wang this time, and you have to appease you more." ”

"What kind of joke are you talking about, you used to be my superior, I can't afford it." Li Hong held his hands and said sincerely, "If you still remember our feelings of killing the enemy together in Xiliang, you can come to my Zhenbei General's Mansion, my Zhenbei General's Mansion is now an empty shelf." ”

"General, you're robbing people." Wang Han, who was walking behind, grabbed the mulberry sheep and smiled at Li Hong, "You have gone too far, I haven't taken office yet, and you started digging my corner?" ”

Li Hong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Lord Wang, you are too stingy. You brought more than 30 people, and I can't do any of them? ”

"No, it's not negotiable."

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Back in Anyi, Li Hong received the news that Xian Yufu, the general of the Hun Protector, had arrived.

Xian Yufu led the army to Duliaoshui, and within a few days of stationing in the Duliao camp, Tu all ethnic groups rebelled. Considering the situation in the state, Xian Yufu asked Li Hong for support, and sent people to ask for Da Dan Yu Qiangqu and the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, the king of Yucang, to come forward to appease. Although the armies of the two sides confronted each other in Huze and the atmosphere was very tense, there was no confrontation. Soon, Yan Rou took the Yue cavalry battalion, and Xu Rong took the Duliao battalion to Huze one after another, and the forces of the two sides approached, and the battle was about to break out.

At this moment, the Tiger King Baima Tong suddenly accepted the appeasement of Dadan Yu Qiangqu and the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, the king of Yucang, and led his army back to his territory, but he refused to ask the Han court for his guilt, and was even more unwilling to pay tribute. Xian Yufu was very angry and planned to attack the Tu tribe before it snowed.

Li Hong thought twice and decided to agree to Xian Yufu's request for attack. If you don't beat the slaughter of all ethnic groups, once the army goes north to Youzhou next year, he rebels again, and he will look south.

As soon as the 800-mile fast cavalry came out of the camp, Li Hong received a military order from Shang Shutai: "Assemble the army and garrison the Yellow River." ”

Li Hongda was shocked, rushed out of the big tent, and shouted at the machete guarding outside the tent: "Quick, lead someone to intercept the 800-mile fast horse, intercept it immediately." ”

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Wang Han and Sang Yang received Li Hong's letter and hurried out of the city to the camp.

"When the two adults leave Beijing, what is abnormal in Beijing?"

Wang Han and Sang Yang were also very shocked when they saw the brief military order sent by Shang Shutai.

"Something happened in Luoyang." Wang Han said in horror, "Something big must have happened in Luoyang." The military order issued by Shang Shutai was very hasty, and he did not even say the reason for the assembly of the army, and the matter seemed to be very urgent. ”

"It's going to be the New Year, what else will happen in Luoyang?" Li Hong asked puzzled.

Sang Yang's scalp was numb, he looked at Wang Han, moved his lips, and whispered: "My lord, is it a ......general?"

Wang Han lowered his head, and his face was painful. He thought of it when he got the military order, but he didn't dare to say it, and he didn't dare to think so. At this time, if the Son of Heaven and the Great General fought for the battle for imperial unity, the country would basically be finished.

Li Hong also thought about it, but he thought that he had already negotiated with the general in private, and this should not happen. Li Hong threw the military order in his hand on the case, and was extremely depressed. What to do? If Luoyang is really in chaos, will he send troops or not? What to do with Tuntian? What about counterinsurgency? What to do in Northern Xinjiang?

Not half an hour later, the edict of the Son of Heaven was delivered to the camp.

The Son of Heaven did not say what happened in Luoyang in the edict, he just asked Li Hong to immediately assemble a large army and wait for his order to go south to Beijing at any time. But this order of the Son of Heaven is enough to explain the problem, and everyone in the tent knows that the Son of Heaven has already done it with the general. Li Hong's army marched south into Beijing, what else could he do besides dealing with the northern army?

Xie Ming let out a long sigh and said, "It's over." Luoyang is in turmoil, and I don't know when it will settle down. The matter of Tuntian will be delayed, let alone going north to quell the rebellion. ”

"There are generals in northern Xinjiang, and even if everything is delayed for a few years, there is still a possibility of saving." Sang Yang smiled bitterly, "But in the chaos in Luoyang, the imperial power has been damaged, and the bureaucrats in the DPRK and China are busy with infighting, so they are afraid that the displaced people from all over the country will take the opportunity to riot and the Han Dynasty will be in danger." ”

"Savage?" Li Hong sneered, "What can I save it?" The civil turmoil in the Han Dynasty is not stopping, and the people's livelihood is withering, who is this salt and iron sold to? Where did the money come from? As soon as Luoyang is in chaos, the northern frontier will be over. ”

"My lord, then you ......"

Before Sang Yang finished speaking, he suddenly saw Li Hong standing up murderously, and he was so frightened that he quickly swallowed back the second half of his words.

"Order Liyi, assemble the army, and immediately rush to Fenglingdu and cross the Yellow River." Li Hong gritted his teeth and said, "The army directly kills Luoyang, and all rebels and thieves will be killed." ”

"Rush to Handan with a fast ride of 800 miles, and order Zhao Yun to hurry south and go straight to Luoyang."

"Inform Xian Yufu to give up attacking Tu all tribes, and let Yan Rou immediately lead the army back to the Longshan camp."

"Tell Xiao Lan to immediately invite the boss to the Zhenbei General's Headquarters and act as the Zhenbei General's military."

Xie Ming was shocked and shouted, "My lord, there are 50,000 northern troops in Luoyang." ”

"I want to see how many people in the Northern Army dare to kill me!" Li Hong left without looking back.

Outside the tent, the sound of bull horns rose into the sky.

"Lord Wang, why don't you persuade General Li?" Sang Yang looked at Wang Han, who was sitting silent, and asked loudly, "Do you want to watch the Han Dynasty die?" ”

"Kill!" Wang Han slapped the case suddenly, and shouted loudly with an angry expression, "Chaotic ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished, if you don't kill all these people who have brought disaster to the country and the people, my Han will not lose the country today, and will still lose the country tomorrow." ”

"Let's go, go to Luoyang!"

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Thirteen thousand iron horsemen galloped along the gallop and arrived at Kasakatsu in the middle of the night.

The letter of the great general He Jin was sent to Li Hong in a hurry. He Jin finally made it clear what happened in Luoyang, it was not that he coerced the Son of Heaven to establish an emperor, but that the Son of Heaven and the lieutenant wanted to kill him.

After listening to Li Hong's account, Wang Han was relieved. He wiped the sweat from his head with a smile, shook his head and said, "This Cai Yong, it's crazy to make such a big storm when he returns to the capital." What is the Shogun going to do? ”

"I will garrison the Yellow River to prevent changes in Beijing." Knowing that nothing major had happened in Luoyang now, Li Hong also breathed a sigh of relief, and his emotions immediately relaxed, "My lord, let's go back to Anyi, I will try my best to find a way to solve this crisis to stabilize the situation in Luoyang." ”

Wang Han nodded and said with a smile: "The general's temper is terrifying, but I like it very much, the general, it should be so imposing." ”

Li Hong laughed, said goodbye to him, and led the army to continue to Fenglingdu.

When he arrived at Fenglingdu, Li Hong received a letter from Lu Zhi.

"My lord, why are you angry again?" Xie Ming saw that Li Hong hadn't finished reading it, and his face was already like frost, so he hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What did Master Lu say in the letter?" ”

"How dare he threaten me." Li Hong smashed the bamboo slip to the ground fiercely, and said angrily, "He actually threatened me with millions of homeless people, is this a famous man in the world?" ”

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On the morning of the next day, a joint letter from Taiwei Cao Song and Situ Xu Xiang was sent to the Fenglingdu camp.

"Zhizhi, the situation in Beijing is really changing three times a day, which is dazzling." After Li Hong finished reading it, he smiled and said, "Look at it, now in Luoyang, except for the Son of Heaven and those damn lieutenants, everyone else has joined forces." This Cai Da celebrity is really the number one person in the world, and there are so many people who want to save him. ”

Xie Ming said with a smile while reading the letter: "Of course, in the four hundred years of my Great Han Kingdom, how many celebrities like Mr. Cai are there?" How can someone kill? ”

"Zhizhi, then do you think when the Son of Heaven will kill Cai Yong and force He to make a move?" Li Hong waited for Xie Ming to read the letter and asked casually.

"Last month, the Queen Mother was on her birthday, and He Jin planned to kill the traitorous eunuch, but it was ruined by us. I didn't expect his retribution to come soon, and now the Son of Heaven and the Zhongguan are going to kill him again, haha, it's really interesting. Xie Ming said with a smile, "The best chance to kill He Jin is the days of the first month." If He Jin doesn't enter the palace, he will be honest, and it will be difficult to die, but if he enters the palace, it will be over immediately, and it is estimated that he can only go out of the North Palace with his head. ”

"If you do bad things, you will be punished by God, and no one can escape." Li Hong laughed and said, "Lord Taiwei and Lord Situ want to rescue Cai Yong before the year, it is very difficult, and there are not many days left until the New Year." ”

"What, you want to do it yourself?"

Li Hong smiled but did not speak.

"My lord, I can make it clear to you, the leading generals left the terrain without permission to conspire against them, and those who violate the law will kill the nine clans, you don't want to ......."

"I know, I know." Li Hong hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will never leave Northern Xinjiang for a single step." ”

"After crossing the Yellow River, you are not a general of Zhenbei, but a crime that is unforgivable." Xie Ming looked at him in disbelief and said seriously, "This is not a joke. ”

Li Hong showed him a void in his heart, nodded again and again, and changed the topic: "Why is there no news from Zhong Yuan?" ”

He was chattering here, and Li Wei's letter arrived there.

In the letter, Li Wei explained the story very carefully, and said that Cao Cao had already agreed with him, and now he was waiting for Sima Yuan Shao of the General's Mansion to come back. As soon as Yuan Shao comes back, he will immediately launch a rescue. There is just a question, after Cai Yong is rescued, where to escape?

Cai Yong caused such a big disaster in the capital, bringing a catastrophe to all forces, although all forces are now saving him for different purposes, but after rescue, the crisis in Luoyang will be removed, and he should be killed at that time. As long as Cai Yong doesn't die in Luoyang, he has nothing to do with the Luoyang magnates, but if Cai Yong doesn't die, he will have something to do with the Luoyang magnates, and Cai Yong is a hidden worry in their hearts. Therefore, it is estimated that it is easy to rescue Cai Yong from Luoyang, but it is very difficult to ensure that Cai Yong is alive and intact.

Li Hong had a headache. Li Wei: What does this mean? Do you want me to promise to let Cai Yong live forever? How can I guarantee that he will stay alive all the time?

"My lord, Lord Lu......"

"Don't mention him." Li Hong said unhappily, "I am angry at the mention of him." I know that they are all well-intentioned, they are all friends of Cai Yong, and they all want me to take Cai Yong to Bingzhou, but how can they threaten me? How can you threaten me with the lives of millions of displaced people? Isn't a million displaced people as good as a Cai Yong? Is the life of the common people not life, is it grass or ants? ”

"My lord, Lord Lu may be in a hurry......

"Don't say it, Cai Yong has arrived in Bingzhou, how can I explain to Your Majesty? You must know that Your Majesty only needs one mouth, and our salt and iron discussion will be nullified. Compared with the millions of displaced people in Bingzhou, what is his Cai Yong's life? Li Hong said loudly, "Write back to Li Wei and tell him not to get involved in this matter and get back to me immediately." ”

"My lord, isn't a life a life?" Xie Ming knelt down and said excitedly, "My lord cherishes the life of every homeless person and every soldier, why can't you cherish Mr. Cai's life?" ”

"Collect it, you get up for me." Li Hong slapped the case violently and shouted loudly, "I will never agree, never." ”

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When Li Wei received Li Hong's letter, his heart suddenly became cold.

He hurriedly ran to Zhu Jun's house and handed Li Hong's letter to Zhu Jun.

"Teacher, how is this good?"

Zhu Junliang was speechless for a long time.

"Zhong Yuan, General Zhenbei is thinking about the survival of millions of displaced people in Bingzhou, he is indeed not wrong, there is no mistake. If it were me, I wouldn't have agreed. Zhu Jun smiled sadly and stopped talking.

Zhu Mu patted Li Wei and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to leave right away?" ”

"I'm not leaving, I'm going to get Mr. Cai out. Without him, how could Xiaolan's marriage contract be dissolved? For this reason I will save him. ”

Zhu Mu asked strangely, "Aren't you afraid that General Zhenbei will cut off your head?" ”

"It's fine. The adult is very good to his subordinates, as long as he is not corrupt and bends the law, he will not punish him, at most he will scold two sentences. Li Wei smiled, "What do you mean?" I'm going back to marry Xiao Lan, do you want me to be beheaded? ”

Jumu laughed.

"Gongding, can you go with me to Bingzhou?"

Zhu Mu looked at his father.

"Go ahead, now, Northern Xinjiang needs people to serve the country." Zhu Jun nodded and said, "In addition, when Zhong Yuan and Xiao Lan get married, neither your mother nor I can go, if the eldest brother is a father, you can handle it with full authority." ”

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Zhu Mu and Li Wei walked side by side in the garden, discussing Cai Yong's whereabouts.

"Zhong Yuan, think about it carefully, under what circumstances will General Zhenbei promise to protect Mr. Cai?"

Li Wei said with a smile: "If Mr. Cai arrives in Bingzhou, it will help Tuntian, help appease the displaced people, and contribute to the stability of Northern Xinjiang, and your lord will definitely agree." ”

"Mr. Cai is a fugitive, what does it have to do with the stability of Northern Xinjiang, you can really pull it." Zhu Mu smiled, "Mr. Cai can neither be an official nor give lectures, so he can only hide in a hidden place to play the piano......"

"Yes, there is......" Li Wei suddenly came to his senses, punched Zhu Mu hard, and shouted loudly, "You are really a genius." ”

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Xie Ming walked into the big tent lightly and sat down beside Li Hong.

Li Hong glanced up at him, pointed to the outside of the tent and said, "If you want to talk about Cai Yong, go outside the tent and say it, I won't listen." ”

"My lord, I won't talk about it today." Xie Ming smiled: "Today, I will tell you about the opening of the school in Bingzhou. ”

Li Hong suddenly became interested, he put down the scroll in his hand, and said, "Yes, when you say that, you remind me." Once the displaced people in Bingzhou are well fed and clothed, the next step should be to let young people and young children learn to learn scriptures and history and learn to be human beings. ”

Xie Ming smiled: "If the adult says this, it is biased. I don't just have a million displaced people, but hundreds of thousands of Hu people. If you want the Hu people to be completely tamed, this edification is a big deal. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Hong nodded again and again, and said with great admiration, "Please speak, please speak." ”

Xie Ming's mouth was like a river, and he talked endlessly about the idea of opening a school in Bingzhou and recruiting Hanbeard children to be taught in the same class. Li Hong was amazed, but then he sighed and said: "Zhizhi, your idea is good, but in a desolate place like Northern Xinjiang, who wants to be this doctor who teaches?" Although you are all talented, you are all responsible for it, and you have no time to separate. It's hard. ”

Xie Ming said with a smile: "Adults can open Chonglu and call famous people in the world." ”

"Baume & Mercier?" Li Hong sneered, "How many celebrities are willing to go to Northern Xinjiang?" They all stayed in Luoyang and waited to get ahead and glorify their ancestors. ”

Xie Ming smiled and said, "Your Excellency can invite celebrities from the border counties." For example, Wang Jian, who is stable in Western Xinjiang, do adults still remember him? ”

Of course, Li Hong remembered that Li Wei was going to send Fu Gan to study under Wang Jian, and Wang Jian's father was the famous Confucian Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty who wrote "The Theory of Hidden Husbands". Li Hong asked in surprise: "I invited him, is Mr. Wang willing to come?" ”

"My lord is now the general of the important town of the Great Han Kingdom, and he recruited Mr. Wang to open the school to benefit the country and the people, how could he not agree? Mr. Wang will gladly apply. ”

Li Hong thought for a moment and said, "It's better to be cautious, so as not to be self-defeating." What am I? In their eyes, I was nothing more than a vulgar martial artist. When the matter in Luoyang is resolved, I will still ask the boss to come forward and invite. ”

"Is there anyone like Mr. Wang? The more please, the better. ”

Xie Ming smiled: "Yes, for example, Mr. Cai......"

Li Hong finally understood, Xie Ming went around in such a big circle, and in the end it was for Cai Yong.

"You kid, just do this to me?" Li Hong looked at Xie Ming, who was smiling, and couldn't cry or laugh.

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Xie Ming saw that Li Hong was not angry, and knew that his persuasion had an effect, so he immediately explained: "Zhong Yuan sent me a letter asking me to persuade you again, he said that Mr. Cai has arrived in Bingzhou and can open a class to teach, which will be of great help to the future stability of Bingzhou, so ......"

Li Hong thought for a long time and said, "Let Zishan come, ask him to bring the arc ding, abandon Shen, and three hundred black panther followers, and immediately rush to Luoyang to help Zhong Yuan rescue Mr. Cai." ”

Xie Ming was overjoyed, leaned over and thanked him: "Lord Xie......"

"Zhizhi, okay, okay, I should thank you." Li Hong waved his hand and said, "You are knowledgeable, proficient in political affairs, and you can see far, in this regard, I am ashamed of myself." ”

Yan Liang, Arc Ding, and Qi Shen hurriedly came to the big tent. Li Hong explained in detail the events of Luoyang and the possibility of being hunted down and killed after rescuing Cai Yong.

"Zishan, after leaving Luoyang, you don't go to Hedong, but to Jizhou."

Yan Liang asked puzzledly: "My lord, after we rescued Mr. Cai, we only had four hundred miles to the east of the river, and we were here in an instant, why did we have to make a detour to Jizhou?" ”

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said, "I need time to beg Your Majesty to pardon Mr. Cai, I need time." ”

Xie Ming glanced at Li Hong guiltily and bowed his head silently. It is indeed difficult for Li Hong to get His Majesty under the anger to pardon Mr. Cai's capital crime, but if Li Hong wants to directly hide Cai Yong, who committed a capital crime, the risk is too great, and Cai Yong cannot appear in public to teach in the classroom, so Li Hong can only use both soft and hard to force His Majesty to accept the fact that Cai Yong has fled, so that His Majesty is forced to give up the idea of plotting against the general to try to unify the emperor early.

"I have ordered Zhao Yun to come to Hanoi to meet you. After you leave Xingyang, immediately cross the Yellow River north, and hurry north, remember, don't delay in Hanoi, let alone go to Yanzhou, understand? ”

"How can we go to Yanzhou?" Qi Shen smiled, "My lord is too worried. ”

"Mr. Cai's hometown is in Chenliu, if he wants to go back and have a look, that bastard in Zhongyuan will definitely agree." Li Hong said, "This time he caused me a lot of trouble, and I want him to look good when I come back." ”

Then he took out a military order and handed it to Yan Liangdao: "When you get out of the Tiger Prison, you will be in command, don't listen to Zhong Yuan anymore, you know?" ”

Yan Liang took the military order with a smile and said: "Don't worry, my lord, when I get out of the tiger prison, I will tie him up, and if he talks nonsense again, I will gag his mouth." ”

Li Hong laughed and said: "Zishan, this is not what I asked you to do, you think about the consequences yourself, if Xiao Lan knows, you ......"

Yan Liang smiled and said, "Then forget it." By the way, my lord, when should we go back to Merge State? ”

"After receiving my order, you will escort Mr. Cai back. If you have enough time, you can go back to Changshan and bring your mother and two ladies to Bingzhou. ”

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Yuan Shao returned to Luoyang and immediately met with Cao Cao and Li Wei. The three of them discussed for two days, and after determining that the rescue plan was foolproof, they immediately went their separate ways.

Although the lieutenants also thought that someone might come to rescue Cai Yong and strengthen the guards of Beisi Prison, the combined power of the three governments was too strong. On a morning when the north wind was howling, dozens of fierce generals from the three prefectures led by Yan Liang forced themselves into the Beisi Prison and rescued Cai Yong. With the tacit cooperation of all forces, Cai Yong escaped from Luoyang unimpeded all the way.

Four hundred black panther guards escorted Cai Yong and his daughter Cai Yan and rushed towards the Tiger Prison. The guards of the Tiger Prison Pass were the people of the great general He Jin, turned a blind eye and let him go.

Out of the tiger prison, Yan Liang immediately ordered to give up the carriage, and let Li Wei carry Cai Yan on his back, and let Li Wei carry Cai Yan on his back, each with two horses, and galloped to Xingyang overnight at the fastest speed.

"Zishan, Mr. was tortured by a traitorous eunuch, and he couldn't stand such a rush, you would kill Mr." Li Wei said loudly, "Mr. must take the carriage." ”

Yan Liang ignored him, handed him Li Hong's military order, and said coldly: "Listen to me now, you go and carry Mr.'s daughter, don't be wordy." ”

Li Wei's eyes were so angry that he shouted angrily: "Mr. wants to have three long and two short, you go back and wait for death." ”

Yan Liang glared at him and said, "My lord said, you caused him a big trouble this time, and he wants you to look good when you go back." Think for yourself. ”

Li Wei felt a chill in his heart and was deflated.

When he arrived in Xingyang, Cai Yong really proposed to go home. He said that he couldn't do it, and if he could die in his homeland, he would be blind, but Yan Liang ignored it at all, and only cared about beating the horse and galloping.

The group hurriedly crossed the Yellow River, turned around and ran in the direction of Jizhou.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves roared behind them, and a cavalry army flew in.

Black Panther Yi was exhausted from this time, and if he ran any longer, he wouldn't even have the strength to resist. Yan Liang decisively ordered to stop advancing and lined up to wait for each other.

He took a broadsword in his hand and rode up to meet him.

The chasing cavalry corps of about 2,000 men stopped when they saw the Black Panther Yicong in formation. A tall and muscular officer came with a halberd in his hand and a horse.

"Who's coming?"

"Xiaguan Lu Bu, meet the captain."

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