Great Wei Nengchen

Entering Sizhou meant that Luoyang was in sight. The eunuch Zhang Yang, who had been traveling so fast along the way, suddenly ordered the team to slow down, slow down, and keep slowing down, and finally almost stood still.And Zhang Yang himself also developed abnormalities. He tossed and turned all night while camping and had trouble falling asleep, and two dark circles soon covered his eyes; He has been thinking about something and has not been able to determine; so that he almost fell off the horse several times. If Xiao Yi, who was guarding at the side, hadn't helped him quickly, the prefect might have lost a few front teeth when he faced the saint. up.

Although they were walking very slowly, the team was still moving southward. After crossing the Luoshui River, they were within easy reach of their destination. If there were no accidents, they would arrive at the city of Luoyang, the eastern capital, at noon tomorrow.

Every time he marched, Xiao Yi would carefully choose the campsite himself. It is not a child's play to station a large army. There are not a few battleships whose entire army was wiped out because they did not choose a campsite. You must choose a place that is safe to defend and has water to rely on. There is a place to retreat, and you can't camp in a place that is too low, otherwise, if there is a storm, you just wait for the 'flooding of the seven armies'!Similarly, places with overgrown vegetation are not suitable for camping, and you must be vigilant about burning camps!

At dusk, Xiao Yi chose to camp on a small barren hill beside the Luoshui River. Although it was still the time of peace, he still scattered dozens of scout rangers around, and arranged them at several key positions near the camp. There are two groups of sentries, one light and one dark. This is a trick learned from a military-themed TV series with high ratings in later generations. Although it is simple, it is absolutely practical, and it has completely improved the safety factor of the camp; in the future, Xiao Yi will lead the army to fight Countless, although they have also suffered defeats, they have never been robbed of the camp, which is precisely because of this!

Everyone quickly started to set up tents and erect fences on the campsite, and others took water from the Luo River, set up military iron kettles and started cooking food. Everything was as orderly as usual training; soon piles of bonfires It started to burn, and the aroma of food wafted in the air. Although the soldiers had been traveling for a day and were already hungry, they still ate food in batches according to the marching food regulations, and did not relax their vigilance at all because it was a peaceful time.

At night, after personally inspecting the camp, Xiao Yi strode towards the big tent of the Chinese army. The lights were bright there, and there were figures constantly shaking. Obviously, the prefect was still thinking restlessly. As a traverser, Xiao Yi I can fully understand Zhang Yang's mood at this time. The current Luoyang City can be described as a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces, but at the same time, this is also a good opportunity to go straight to the sky. It is really a heaven!One hell of a thought!

Thinking about it makes people excited: "A grand historical drama is about to open in Luoyang, the capital of the Han Empire, and countless heroes and heroes are about to appear on the stage; there are fatuous emperors, incompetent generals, treacherous courtiers, brutal Warlords... By the way, there is also Diao Chan, one of the four great beauties... Just thinking about it makes people excited, what a 'chaotic' word!"

"Headache!..." After thinking for a while, Xiao Yi, who couldn't completely clear his mind, shook his head vigorously, "The real history is too chaotic, so I can't figure it out, so I just don't think about it; but there is one thing that can be done." For sure, it is such a wonderful historical drama, you must not miss it, and I have to play an important role in it! However, I will leave my name in history! Or will I be infamous forever?..." With a deep smile , Touching his nose lightly, Xiao Yi strode into the military tent...

Sure enough, in the big tent, Zhang Yang, the prefect, was walking around in a brand-new set of court clothes, and touched the clothes from time to time. Obviously, he valued this court dress very much. A Go board made of rosewood was placed on it. On the ground, the black and white pieces are like two teams of soldiers and horses fighting desperately; the chess has reached the middle game, the situation is extremely complicated, the black and white pieces are entangled with each other, there is me in you, and you in me; there is no way to tell the winner, He couldn't even tell the enemy from himself. At this time, there was no one else in the big tent except Zhang Yang. Obviously, this lord had been playing chess with his left and right hands. It's no wonder that such a chess game can tell the difference between the winner and the loser.

People cannot really defeat themselves, just like it is impossible to really tell the winner between your left and right hands, but in Luoyang City, the emperor's left and right hands are fighting to the death, it is hard to tell the winner...

"Xiao Yi, you come from a famous family, so you must be proficient in chess. Now that the black and white are intricate and entangled, you may be able to tell who wins and who loses?" Seeing Xiao Yi walking in from outside the tent, Zhang Yang stopped. Footsteps asked a seemingly unrelated question.

People in the officialdom speak implicitly, nominally asking about the chess situation, but in fact they just want to hear Xiao Yi's views on the current situation. Today's Luoyang is like this chessboard. The eunuch headed by Chang Shi'; and the two political forces of foreign relatives headed by General He Jin; originally foreign relatives and eunuchs are derivatives of imperial power, just like two puppets played by the emperor, but as time goes by, Now the two puppets have their own minds and are no longer under the control of their masters...

The gods fight, and the little ghost suffers. Zhang Yang, as the official of the frontier, will inevitably face a problem of standing in line this time when he enters Beijing. If he stands right, he will be promoted to the rank;If you don't stand, huh, huh!That is the place where death has no burial...

"The last general has a humble rank, how dare you speak nonsense!" The necessary humility is still required, even though he knows it is fake.

"There's only you and me here, so it's okay to just talk!"

"promise!……"

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Yi said slowly: "From the point of view of the last general, the black and white pieces are now evenly matched in this chess game, and no one can really take the other, so the key to the victory is not in the chess game, but in the chess game." Outside the chess game!" Xiao Yi untied the saber from his waist and placed it in the middle of the chessboard.

The current political power of the Han Dynasty is divided into three groups: eunuchs, relatives, and gentry clans; it’s just that the former two have been fighting turbulently and happily in recent years, which makes people ignore the deeply hidden gentry clan forces behind them.Now the eunuchs and their relatives are fighting evenly, and both sides are exhausted. At this time, the strength of the gentry family becomes the key. Whoever the gentry helps will win the game.

After comprehending the meaning, Zhang Yang's eyes lit up immediately, Xiao Yi's reminder opened his mind, and he began to really jump out of this game, using the identity of a bystander to see clearly many problems that had been puzzling him before.

"Which side of the game did Xiao Lang think the sword would be on?" Zhang Yang hurriedly asked excitedly, and changed his address to a kind and respectful one: "Xiao Lang!" That 'Chiyou ghost face' is famous in the four counties of Yanmen.

"At the end of the day, I heard that the 'ten permanent servants' publicly bid prices to sell officials," said Guanneihou, Huben, and Yulin, each with a price difference; Sangong 1000 million yuan, Qing 500 million yuan.Two thousand stone official steps are priced at 2000 million yuan; one thousand stone official steps are priced at 1000 million yuan, and so on-the county magistrates, chiefs, etc. are in short supply, and the price depends on the size of the county and the wealth of the people.Xiao Yi did not directly return to the question, but instead mentioned a seemingly irrelevant matter.

How can Zhang Yang, who is old in the officialdom, not understand the deep meaning of it. For hundreds of years, the way of selecting officials for the great man has been firmly controlled by the gentry through the method of promoting "filial piety". Selling officials for money not only seriously harmed the interests of the gentry, but also brought a great humiliation to these officials who boasted of being Confucian scholars. The emperor's body was getting weaker and weaker, and his relatives and eunuchs were evenly matched. As the third force, it was self-evident which side the gentry clan would stand on.

"Xiao Lang is worthy of being the founding prime minister of the great Han Dynasty. He is really far-reaching and resourceful!" Now that the situation in Luoyang is changing, many veteran politicians can't see the situation in front of them clearly. He analyzed the situation so thoroughly; the eunuch Zhang Yang who listened could not help but praise him.

After considering the questions all the way, Zhang Yang finally got the answer. Zhang Yang's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and waves of exhaustion began to appear on his face.

"My lord, rest early, you should enter Luoyang City tomorrow!"

"Okay, Xiao Lang has had a rough journey, you should rest earlier!"

"promise!"

When he walked to the door of the big tent, Xiao Yi turned around and took a cold look at the chess game. In fact, there was one thing that he didn't say. In addition to the result of one win and one loss, there is also an extremely tragic game in Go It's called---both lose-lose!

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70. Chapter 70 Entering the City Late at Night

Luoyang, the eastern capital, is also known as Suiyang. It is six miles and eleven steps long from east to west, nine miles and one hundred steps wide from north to south, and has a total circumference of more than thirty miles. The city wall is nine feet high, six feet wide at the bottom, and more than five feet wide at the top. It is rammed with boulders, loess mixed with lime, iron sand and glutinous rice juice, which is indestructible.There are a total of 12 city gates on all sides of the capital, especially the Daxia Gate in the north, which has the largest scale. It has three gate openings on the left, middle and right. Each gate can pass through four carriages side by side.The entire city of Luoyang is backed by the majestic Mang Mountain, facing the winding Luo River in the south, overlooking the land of Qilu in the east, and echoing Zhongchang'an in the west. It can be said to occupy the most dangerous terrain of the mountains and rivers. The largest city in the world in the historical era!And none of them.

It's a pity that Xiao Yi, the majestic and majestic eastern capital of Luoyang, couldn't see its whole picture clearly. It wasn't because of his poor eyesight. As a carving shooter, Xiao Yi's eyesight was definitely far superior to most people, but because He came quietly to the city of Luoyang in the middle of a dark and windy night when he couldn't see his fingers.

Originally, at noon, Xiao Yi and other brigades arrived 30 miles outside Luoyang City, which was very close to the capital. The General's Mansion secretly sent a messenger.

The sun was setting and the sky was full of stars. Zhang Yang, who had been sitting quietly for a whole day, got up quietly when the sky was completely dark. He changed into casual clothes. He didn't disturb the brigade, but let Xiao Yi lead a dozen of his confidants to guard him. Under the cover of night, he sneaked out to the east gate of Luoyang.

Xiao Yi understood Zhang Yang's strange behavior very well. Obviously the other party listened to his opinion and decided to side with General He Jin, but he still had some concerns in his heart, so he acted in such a secret way. There are two advantages to doing so First of all, one must be cautious about important military and national affairs that are related to one's life and family. Entering the city to plot late at night can prevent leaks of information. Second, it is also to leave a way out for oneself. stick it in.

As the capital of the empire, Luoyang has a strict curfew. At sunset, the gates of the city must be closed, and no pedestrians are allowed to go to the streets. Once violated, they will be severely punished. Several years ago, Cao Cao, who was the captain of the northern part of Luoyang, used the reason of violating the curfew , Killed the uncle of Qian Shuo, the famous "Shangjun Xiaowei" with a five-color stick, which can be seen from the strict law and order in Luoyang City.

However, everything has its own uniqueness. The person in charge of the defense of the east gate of Luoyang City is He Miao, the chariot general, and He Miao is the younger brother of the great general He Jin; The man slipped into the city from the "upper east gate" smoothly, and drove secretly along the dark alley to the General's Mansion.

The mansion of General He Jin is located near the North Palace in Luoyang. It is adjacent to Taicang and Arsenal in the east, Taiwei Mansion, Sikong Mansion and Situ Mansion in the south, and the Royal Forbidden Garden Zhuolong Garden in the north. It can be called a first-class place of wealth , not only close to the political center, but also extremely convenient transportation.Although it is in the dim night, everyone can still see the huge outline of the entire Grand General's Mansion through the dim lights, with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent; You can see how arrogant this butcher general is, an upstart is an upstart!

At this time, the general He Jin was sitting in the back of the handsome case. He was wearing a black high-ranking military uniform, but he looked nondescript. He was in his 40s this year, and he was extremely thick, with a fleshy face and thick eyebrows. A pair of protruding eyes are full of arrogance and greed. If you change clothes, you will look like a butcher. Yes, he was a butcher; She was so beautiful that she was selected into the palace to become the queen of Emperor Ling of Han, and she was extremely favored; relying on Empress He's strong pillow style, He Jin, who was born as a pig butcher, was first worshiped as a doctor, and then promoted to a tiger. General Lang, served as the prefect of Yingchuan; in the third year of Guanghe, he was worshiped as a general and Marquis of Shen. He can be said to be under one man and above ten thousand!

It is precisely because of his humble background that He Jin behaves extraordinarily arrogant in his daily dealings with people. In other words, no matter what you do, you have to act according to your own preferences. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. When a lowly person suddenly rises to a high position, he needs to use this arbitrary style to cover up the deep sense of inferiority in his heart.

For example, this time, Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang sent a messenger to announce that he would secretly come to the mansion in the middle of the night to discuss military and state affairs. Someone with a little bit of political savvy would definitely act in a low-key manner. Please enter the secret room and do all the secrecy. On the contrary, he not only decorated the hall with lanterns and festoons, held banquets for each other, but also called all his generals and staff to accompany him; he wanted to use this method to prove his prestige in front of the world.

When Xiao Yi escorted the prefect Zhang Yang into the lobby, he was almost scared to the ground by such a warm welcome scene, especially when he saw General He Jin, who seemed like a butcher who sold meat, walked forward a few steps. He grabbed Zhang Yang's hand and shouted:

"Mr. Zhang is here to help me, and the event is over! 'Shi Changshi' and a bunch of eunuchs, the time has come for them to die!"

Zhang Yang......, speechless!

"My porky brother, our secret visit late at night is to avoid alarming the eyes and ears of the 'ten permanent attendants'. Today's Luoyang city is complicated. It can be said that there is me among the enemies, and there is an enemy among us. Such a major matter of wealth and life. How can it be said in public; I guess we have entered the gate with our front feet, and we will know the news from the "Ten Attendants" at the back... If I had known this, what trouble would it be, it would be better to come in broad daylight, at least it would be fine. Wouldn't it be good to have an upright reputation!" Looking at such a mentally handicapped general, Xiao Yi was completely speechless.

At this time, He Jin began to introduce a group of generals and school staff under his command. Judging by the complacent vigor, he must have recruited many famous people...

Xiao Yi held the Flood Severing Sword in his hand, and stood behind Zhang Yang, while listening, he secretly sized up:

"This man with majestic appearance and haughty temperament is Yuan Shao, who is known as the fourth generation and third prince! The man who will occupy the land of the four states in the future...is really a handsome guy!"

"Hmm! This guy who is even more arrogant than Yuan Shao, with his nose soaring to the sky, needless to say, must be Yuan Shu, a guy who doesn't know how to live or die!"

This bookish face is Chen Lin, the first master book of the Three Kingdoms!Sure enough, he is very talented, but unfortunately he didn't meet a good boss.

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"The last one..., five short stature, unattractive, dark skin... except for the head is one size bigger than others, it is the pair of tiny eyes... Wisdom, strategy, kindness, treachery, cunning, viciousness..., seems to be everything in the world... His emotions can be reflected in these eyes, hiss...! If the prediction is correct, this person must be Cao Cao——Cao Mengde is undoubtedly!"

Xiao Yi, who has always been calm, can't calm down now, "This is the famous Cao Cao, who is known as the 'treacherous hero in troubled times, and the capable minister of the world'! His evaluation has been debated for thousands of years in the historian circles. As a result, good and evil, right and wrong, merit and demerit... too many contradictory factors were concentrated on him alone; and this guy's tomb is still a mystery to this day. At the time, Henan Province claimed to have discovered the tomb of Wei Wudi Cao Cao. After the news came out, Xiao Yi went to check it out, and it turned out that Xiao Yi was fooled by those history professors, and those professors were fooled by Cao Cao... 72 Suspected Tombs are still a mystery!

At the same time, Xiao Yi's icy murderous aura inadvertently exuded because of his excitement also alarmed Cao Cao and other people nearby. Only then did everyone notice that there was a guard standing behind Zhang Yang; but seeing Xiao Yi's good looks, " Eight feet tall, with a wolf's back and a wasp waist, wearing a cold iron armor with chi pattern, holding a sword in his hand, surrounded by murderous aura, with a hundred paces in front of him and behind him, what a sturdy black-clothed boy!"

"Who is this young man?" He Jin took Zhang Yang's hand and asked, such a sturdy young warrior made his eyes shine.

"This is one of my guards - Xiao Yi; he is now in the position of 'Dianjun Sima'." Zhang Yang seemed to be understating his expression, only mentioning Xiao Yi's official position; but he didn't say a word about Xiao Yi's background and ability It is obvious that he is also afraid of being poached.

Hearing that it was just a small "Dianjun Sima", everyone immediately showed a look of contempt. In this lobby, that one is not in a high position, but from a famous family, especially the fourth and third princes who are descendants of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu turned around and cast his eyes to the top of his head; although his elder brother Yuan Shao had a gentle face on the surface, he was also extremely arrogant in his heart. Except for the so-called "celebrities", he always looked down on people from poor families.

Only Cao Cao looked at Xiao Yi with great interest. Different from the arrogance of others, he stepped forward alone, and first raised his hand in salute: "Xiao Lang guarded late at night. You have worked hard all the way. The winter night is bitter and cold. Please unload it." Get off your armor, come to the charcoal basin, and warm yourself up!"

"Thank you, General Cao, for the kindness of General Cao. Xiao has a duty, so he dare not take off his armor!" Xiao Yi respectfully bowed his hands and returned the salute. This is one of the idols he had always admired in his previous life...