The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

It was the courtiers sent by He Jin who stopped Xun Zhen and his trilogy.

This courtier was an acquaintance of Xun Zhen, but it was Zhong Yao.

Xun Zhen heard about it, and went out to the front of the army to meet him.

After being conscripted into the DPRK a few years ago, Zhong Yao first entered the Shangshutai as Shangshulang. He served with great honors and moved to Yangling Ling. He passed away shortly after his tenure. In the middle of the official, was appointed as Tingweizheng.

After the first year of Zhongping, Xun Zhen and Zhong Yao have not seen each other for five years.

When they parted in Yingchuan in the past, Zhong Yao was thirty-four years old, and Xun Zhen was about twenty years old, but now they meet again on the Sili Road, Zhong Yao is nearly forty years old, and Xun Zhen is already standing.

Time flies, time is like a white horse passing by, how can it not be emotional.

"Brother Yuanchang, why are you here?" Xun Zhen was surprised.

Xun Zhen thought that Zhong Yao was ordered by He Jin and Yuan Shao to show him the way and welcome him into the capital, but Zhong Yao's answer was beyond his expectations.

Zhong Yao's face was full of dust, and it seemed that he had been on the road for several days, so he did not care to chat with Xun Zhen, took out He Jin's order, handed it to Xun Zhen, and said: "Zhenzhi, the general has ordered you to camp at Luyuan Pass. ."

"Tunying and Luyuan Pass?"

"Exactly!"

"This, this..., why is this?" Xun Zhen unfolded He Jin's order, and read ten lines at a glance. It was exactly as Zhong Yao said. He Jin ordered him to stop in the Luyuan Pass, and the army was waiting to be called, without order. Not allowed to enter the Sili territory.

Xun Zhen was full of doubts and thought: "Why did He Jin suddenly issue this order, not allowing me to leave the county, enter the customs, and enter the Yindijie in Henan? Could it be? ... Could it be that the capital has changed?" After looking at Zhong Yao across from him, he thought again, "Yuan Chang came from Kyoto, and he must know the situation in Kyoto. I can ask one or two questions first, and then make a decision." Thinking of this time, a military order was passed down, temporarily ordering the three armies to stop marching and stationed on the spot.

Then, he passed He Jin's order to Xun You, Cheng Jia and the others, and invited Zhong Yao to join the army to talk.

The army was rudimentary, and it was not the time to sleep at night, so there was no place to sit. Xun Zhen ordered Dian Wei and Zhao Yun to clear an open space on the field beside the road with their guards. Spread it on the soil and sit on the ground with Zhong Yao.

Although they hadn't seen Zhong Yao for many years, Xun Zhen and Zhong Yao both had no intention of reminiscing about the past in the current political chaos in Kyoto.

As soon as he sat down, Zhong Yao patted his thigh and sighed.

"Yuanchang, what happened to the capital? Why did the general make me not allow me to go out of Luyuan Pass?"

"The Great General not only passed such an order to you, but also to General Dong, Qiaodong County, and Captain Ding."

"Where is General Dong now?"

"The general ordered the remonstrance doctor Chong Shao to announce the decree to General Dong. Duke Chong and I went out of the capital together. When we left the capital, I heard that Dong Hou had just arrived in Mianchi."

Dong Zhuo came with troops from Hedong County, which was in the northwest of Luoyang City.

There are two roads from Hedong County to Luoyang, one goes through Dongyuan, along the north bank of the Yellow River, you can directly enter Yindijie, Henan, and arrive at Luoyang; Heading east, passing through Mianchi, Xin'an, Hangu Pass, entering Yindijie, Henan, and arriving at Luoyang. Of these two roads, the former one is not easy to walk because it needs to pass through Wangwu Mountain, and the latter one is not as convenient. Dong Zhuo took the latter road.

When Zhong Yao left the capital, Dong Zhuo "just arrived at Mianchi", that is to say, he had just left Hedong County, just crossed the Yellow River and entered Hongnong County not long ago. Mianchi is farther from Luoyang than Mianshi is from Luoyang, Mianchi is less than 100 miles away from Luoyang, and Mianchi is still 200 miles away from Luoyang.

Hearing this, Xun Zhen put down his snacks a little, but he had time to calmly ask: "The General has summoned me to the capital, why did he send his envoys, and ordered General Dong to garrison Hongnong, and I was not allowed to leave Luyuan Pass?"

Zhong Yao sighed and said, "The general also sent other courtiers to stop Qiaodong County and Ding Duwei from entering the capital, and ordered Qiaodong County to garrison Chenggao and Ding Duwei to garrison Mengjin." Speaking of Ding Yuan, Zhong Yao paused for a while, then added, "Although the general ordered Captain Ding not to lead his army forward, he ordered him to burn Mengjin. When Mengjin was burning, it could be seen in Luoyang at night."

Mengjin is in the north of Luoyang, at the junction of Hanoi County and Henan Yin, very close to Luoyang, less than fifty miles away. Ding Yuan burned a fire in Mengjin. As long as the fire was big enough, Luoyang could indeed be seen at night.

Xun Zhen asked, "Why did Commander Ding set Mengjin on fire?"

"It's not to coerce the queen mother to agree to dismiss the eunuch!"

He Jin sent his confidants to recruit troops in various prefectures and counties, such as Bao Hong, Wang Kuang, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang, etc. They had just left Beijing, and some of them had not yet reached the recruiting site, and they were still far away from returning, so they are now arriving in the surrounding areas of Luoyang. They were all "strong generals" and "heroes" who had soldiers and horses. There were four people: Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan, Dongjun prefect Qiao Mao, and Xun Zhen.

After Xun Zhen left Yingyin, she wanted to get to Luoyang as soon as possible. All she thought about was Dong Zhuo, and she didn't pay attention to Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao at all. At this time, when she heard Zhong Yao say, she knew that Ding Yuan's team had arrived in Mengjin. Qiao Mao had already led his army to Chenggao.

Chenggao belongs to Henan Yin, and is located in the northeast of Luoyang, and also in the northeast of Jinshi. It is 200 miles away from Luoyang and 156 miles away from Jianshi. The reason why I was surprised that Qiao Mao had arrived here, but It was because Qiao Mao came from Dongjun with his army. From the county seat of Dongjun to Chenggao, there were hundreds of miles, which was farther than from Yingyin to Jianshi. Xunzhen led his army to the northwest all the way. The speed of the march was already very fast. It only took him three days from leaving Yingyin to arriving at the Jinshi, but Qiao Mao, who was expected to march faster than him, had already left Dongjun and arrived at Chenggao. It can be explained: Qiao Mao should have received the orders from He Jin and Yuan Shao earlier than Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen picked up a dead branch and drew a simple map on the ground: Luoyang is in the middle, Dong Zhuo is 200 miles to the west, Ding Yuan is 50 miles to the north, Qiaomao is 200 miles to the northeast, and less than 100 miles to the southeast. It's himself.

Among the four-way troops, the closest to Luoyang is Ding Yuan, and the farthest are Dong Zhuo and Qiao Mao. If he retreats his own garrison to Luyuan Pass, then his distance from Luoyang is actually different from that of Dong Zhuo and Qiao Mao. It's not very big.

- Calm down and think about it, from the distance between these four soldiers and horses from Luoyang, you can see who He Jin trusts the most, and who he doesn't trust or doesn't trust very much.

Xun Zhen looked down at the situation map.

Xun You, Cheng Jia and others have already read He Jin's order.

Xun You asked: "Mr. Zhong, the general asked you just now, the reason why the general ordered me to wait for the troops to be stationed in Luyuan Pass, but has something changed in the capital? Wait until the army stops?"

Zhong Yao was in the capital for a long time. He was originally a scholar, and he had frequent contacts with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, He Yong, etc., and got very close. Therefore, he was very clear about He Jin and Yuan Shao's plan to execute the officials.

He said: "Gongda, you were also in the capital a while ago, and met with Ben Chu and the generals a lot. You and I have talked in depth, how could you not know that the person who wants to kill all the eunuchs is actually Yuan Benchu, and the general was originally Yuan Benchu. He was very hesitant about this, swaying from side to side, not only wanting to get a name, but also fearing that he would lose his power. Therefore, although there is a move to call heroes from all over the world to Beijing, but looking at the general's original intention, he still has not made up his mind on the matter of killing the eunuch. Yes. A few days ago, the General Che Qi re-blocked the general to punish the eunuch, and said: 'My family came from Nanyang when I came from a poor and lowly background, and only got rich and noble by relying on the province. In terms of personal relationships, it is not appropriate Except for the eunuch. In terms of official affairs, it is not easy to talk about national affairs? It is useless to regret it once it is done. It is better to think about it, and it is better to reconcile with the province'."

The so-called "province", that is, "forbidden", also known as "province", is the place where the emperor rests and lives in the palace.

The central officials of this dynasty were divided into outer court officials and palace provincial officials. Palace provincial officials are further divided into palace officials and provincial officials. For example, officials such as Huben Zhonglang and Yulin Zhonglang are palace officials, while eunuchs such as Zhongchangshi are the palace officials. Is the provincial officials. Therefore, eunuchs are often referred to in the province.

If He Jin is considered to be half an "idealist", he has a little ideal and a little pursuit, and wants to get the praise of scholars, officials and people all over the world by removing the eunuch, and wants to be famous for future generations by removing the eunuch, then He Miao is an "idealist". Realists". UU reading www.uukanshu. From He Miao's point of view, any praise from the world and what is famous for later generations are unrealistic, and they are all castles in the air. You He Jin should honestly recognize the situation and think clearly. For the sake of the national authority in your hands, you should stop thinking about getting rid of eunuchs.

He Jin's "ideal" is true, but in addition to the ideal, he also knows the reality.

Therefore, after being persuaded by He Miao, he hesitated again.

He Jin himself knew that once Qiao Mao, Xun Zhen, Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others all joined forces in the capital, it might be difficult for him to control the situation in the capital, and he would not be able to punish him. Maybe it wasn't him who had the final say, so he ordered Chong Shao, Zhong Yao and others to go to various places with edicts, temporarily preventing Qiao Mao, Xun Zhen, Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others from entering the capital.

Xun Zhen heard this and turned to Gu Xun You, Cheng Jia and others.

Xun You is better. He is "cowardly on the outside and brave on the inside". He is cautious and rarely makes remarks in front of outsiders that are not suitable for outsiders to hear, but Cheng Jia is not the same.

Cheng Jia widened his eyes, clenched his hands into fists, hit the mat hard, and said loudly, "Confused!"

Zhong Yao didn't see Cheng Jia. When he first met him, he only thought that he was short and ugly. It was because he was not in the mood at the time, and because he was polite, so he didn't call Cheng Jia. Now, seeing him suddenly angry, He stared and lifted his beard. Although his body was short and his appearance was ugly, he had an air of generosity and arrogance. He was surprised and asked, "What do you mean by the word 'confused'?" (To be continued)