At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Dong Zhuo stepped forward and held Guo Peng's hand affectionately, and Guo Peng also held Dong Zhuo's hand, and said with a smile: "Dong Shijun is as powerful as before, but he looks much younger!"

"Hahahaha! Zifeng is still so funny!"

Dong Zhuo looked behind Guo Peng with a smile, looked at the Youzhou cavalry with distinctive armor and banner, thought for a while, and looked at Guo Peng again.

"Before I saw a lot of smoke floating in the sky above Luoyang, I knew it was not good, so I led the army to inquire about the situation, but this morning I found out that the emperor was taken away from Luoyang. After I found out, I came here as soon as possible Looking for, I wanted to protect the holy car, but I never thought that Zifeng would protect the holy car first, I don't know if the holy car was ever safe?"

"Dong Shijun is also here to protect Shengjia?"

"Exactly."

"That's good."

Guo Peng smiled and said: "Mr. Dong can come to see His Majesty, and we will protect Shengjia together."

"Good! Good! Protect Shengjia together!"

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and followed Guo Peng to the formation on foot.

"Teacher, Dong Shijun is also leading an army to protect Shengjia, and he wants to see His Majesty."

Lu Zhi looked at Dong Zhuo.

"Dong Shijun is also here to protect His Majesty?"

"Naturally, if His Majesty is in trouble, I will protect His Majesty as a courtier and do my duty faithfully. Doesn't Lu Lingjun think so?"

Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Zhi with a smile.

"Of course that's right."

Lu Zhi nodded slowly: "Please, Mr. Dong can come with me to meet His Majesty."

Dong Zhuo followed Lu Zhi forward.

A group of veterans stood on both sides of the emperor's chariot, and when Dong Zhuo came, he knelt in front of the chariot according to etiquette.

"Your Majesty, Bingzhou Mu Dong Zhuo, pay homage to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

Dong Zhuo's etiquette was quite standard, and he did nothing wrong, but it seemed that his voice was too loud and his appearance was rather fierce. Liu Bian, who had just regained his strength, was frightened.

"Dong... Dong... Dong..."

Liu Bian "Dong" for a long time, but he didn't say a complete sentence. Not only did Dong Zhuo find it strange, but the veterans beside him also frowned, thinking that the emperor's psychological quality was a little too poor.

In the end, Liu Xie saw that the scene was not right, so he hurriedly said: "Dong Qing, please."

Dong Zhuo just stood up.

"I don't know if His Majesty and King Chenliu were surprised? Were those eunuchs rude to Sheng Jia and Wang Jia?"

Liu Bian looked at Liu Xie very nervously, Liu Xie said helplessly, "Dong Qing, don't worry, my king and His Majesty are fine, and all those who committed trouble have been executed by Lu Lingjun."

"So it turns out that Lu Lingjun is really a hero of the great man."

Dong Zhuo paused, and then said: "This time, according to the general's order, I have brought five thousand elite soldiers here to protect the holy driver. Why don't I use my army to clear the way and escort your majesty and the king back to the capital?"

Five thousand?

Guo Peng was a little surprised when Dong Zhuo said this. Did this guy bring five thousand soldiers?Isn't it three thousand?

Or……

Guo Peng glanced at the flags of Dong Zhuo's army, which obviously had more banners than his own, and suddenly felt hesitant.

And Lu Zhi was already a little dissatisfied.

"It is enough to have Zifeng's soldiers and horses escorting His Majesty, Mr. Dong, if there is nothing else, you can go back to the Sunset Pavilion and wait for the next step from the court."

Chapter 186

When Lu Zhi said this, Dong Zhuo frowned, the boss was unhappy.

"Lu Lingjun, Dong also came all the way from Bingzhou to rescue Shengjia, why did he retreat? Could it be that Dong set off the fire in Luoyang? It's all Dong's fault?"

When Dong Zhuo's words came out, Lu Zhi was not happy, and was about to retaliate immediately.

Seeing that the two were about to have a conflict, Guo Peng hurried forward to be a peacemaker.

"Teacher, Shijun Dong is also very kind. These things are not important at the moment. The important thing is to send His Majesty back to Luoyang as soon as possible to make the world stable. Everything else is secondary."

Ma Rixun also stepped forward to be a peacemaker: "Let's go forward, it's all big men's army, there is no need, Zifeng is right, the most important thing right now is to send His Majesty back to Luoyang as soon as possible."

Lu Zhi pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and walked away.

Dong Zhuo let out a "hum", cupped his fists at Ma Rixun, and then said to Guo Peng, "Zifeng, shall I go ahead?"

"Making you take a step ahead."

Only then did Dong Zhuo nodded in satisfaction, left here, and returned to his own army.

"Zigan, why are you angry with Dong Zhuo? The most important thing right now is to return to Luoyang, and let him do the rest."

Ma Rixun followed Lu Zhi's footsteps to persuade Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi rolled his eyes.

"Is that something that can be left to him? This is a major matter of rescue! We have already ushered in Shengjia, so what is it if he suddenly intervenes?"

"Zigan, you can't say that. Don't forget that Dong Zhuo is also an old official of the Yuan family."

Ma Rixun lowered his throat and said, "The general is dead, and Luoyang's government may be in the hands of the Taifu. How do you know that Dong Zhuo's actions were not ordered by the Taifu?"

Lu Zhi frowned tightly.

"Teacher, Dong Zhuo has many soldiers and horses, so don't worry about them right now. Please return to Luoyang, Your Majesty, is the most important thing."

Guo Peng followed up and continued to persuade Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi sighed and looked at Guo Peng: "I'm worried about you."

"Teacher, don't worry, students have a sense of propriety."

"Ok."

Lu Zhi didn't say anything.

The carriage then set off, slowly heading towards Luoyang, and when it reached about five miles outside Luoyang City, the army escorting the emperor saw a welcome queue composed of court ministers, coming in mighty form.

The leader is Cui Lie, who was originally a celebrity in Jizhou, but his reputation was lost because he bought an official position as a Taiwei, and he is currently trying to make up for his reputation.

Cui Lie greeted the emperor as the leader of the officials, but he didn't see the emperor, but saw the murderous soldiers from Xiliang, and he was very angry.

He sent someone to get Dong Zhuo's army out of the way, and he was going to meet the emperor.

As a result, the person he sent was kicked to the ground by Dong Zhuo, and fled back in a frenzy, which made Cui Lie furious, and went forward to ask Dong Zhuo for an argument.

Dong Zhuo saw that Cui Lie asked him to move away with fierce words, and he felt very unhappy in his heart.

Being reprimanded by scholars is what he hates the most. He used to have a low status, but now he is the shepherd of a state, so what?

In addition to the anger that was resisted by Lu Zhi just now, Dong Zhuo vented out together, drew out his sword and stepped forward to threaten Cui Lie.

"How many miles did I drive all day and night to rescue Shengjia? You let me avoid it, thinking that the five thousand soldiers under my command are just kidding around? Or do you think my knife is rusty and can't cut off your head?"

Dong Zhuo lashed out at Cui Lie in a rage, Cui Lie's face turned pale and his legs trembled when he saw Dong Zhuo's anger, he was no better than his servant.

It turns out that Gongqing always looks like this, as long as he threatens, it will work?

In just a short meeting, Dong Zhuo suddenly felt that he had encountered a very meaningful thing.

Cui Lie was too frightened to move, Dong Zhuo left him to find Guo Peng, and wanted to protect the emperor and King Chenliu with Guo Peng to meet the officials, so that he could confirm his status as a meritorious person.

Dong Zhuo was very annoyed when he learned that Guo Peng had found the emperor and King Chenliu before him. He also heard that Guo Peng had a large number of Youzhou cavalry under his command, and he felt a little troubled.

This is not something that can be snatched away. Although Guo Peng is young, only 25 years old, he is very capable of playing.

Guo Peng has Youzhou cavalry under his command, which is not weaker than his Liangzhou soldiers. Although he is eager for this credit, it is indeed not possible to grab it.

Yuan revealed this news to Dong Zhuo, in order to let Dong Zhuo find the emperor, and then rely on the merit of saving him, so that he can get an official position later, gain a firm foothold in Luoyang, and become a sharp knife for Yuan's. Guo Peng snatched it.

After much deliberation, Dong Zhuo decided to use some shameless methods to take credit.

Facts have proved that there is no better way for scholar-bureaucrats to face their own shamelessness.

This was especially true for the young Guo Peng, who agreed to Dong Zhuo's request, and together with Dong Zhuo protected the emperor and King Chenliu's carriage to meet the officials, Lu Zhi could not say anything no matter how dissatisfied he was.

Grand Tutor Yuan Kui led a group of ministers to welcome the emperor outside the gate of Luoyang City. He was a little surprised to see Dong Zhuo and Guo Peng coming together to protect the emperor's carriage.

But then he concealed his expression, put on an extremely excited mood, rushed forward with trembling steps, and knelt down in front of the frame.

"Veteran Yuan Kui, it is my fault that I failed to protect Your Majesty and let Your Majesty be hijacked by a traitor. Please behead your Majesty and apologize to the late Emperor!"

Liu Bian didn't know what to do when he saw the battle. He stayed in the car and didn't know what to say or what to do, so the scene became a little awkward.

Yuan Kui knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head.

It wasn't until Liu Xie reacted and said "Yuan Qing is innocent, please get up", this embarrassing situation was resolved.

Yuan Kai stood up.

"Dong Shijun, Guo Fujun, thank you two for saving your life. Your Majesty will never forget your contribution."

When Yuan Kui said this, Dong Zhuo's role in saving him was confirmed. Lu Zhi was immediately displeased, and was about to argue, but was held back by Wang Yun and Ma Rixun behind him.

The two shook their heads towards Lu Zhi together, Lu Zhi frowned tightly, and finally sighed helplessly, acquiescing to this fact.

He felt a little worthless for Guo Peng.

But he didn't know that Guo Peng had a thousand and ten thousand pleasures in his heart.

Everything Yuan Kai did, everything Yuan planned, and his concessions to Dong Zhuo were all he was happy to see.

Prevent?

What a joke, I just want to take advantage of it and run away, watching you pinch the Han Dynasty in Luoyang and tear it apart.

After Liu Bian and Liu Xie drove into Luoyang, Dong Zhuo wanted to bring his own army into Luoyang, but was stopped by a group of ministers including Lu Zhi.

Dong Zhuo had no official position in the capital, and was not allowed to bring troops into the city unless ordered by the emperor. Dong Zhuo looked at Yuan Kai, who silently shook his head.

"The frontier generals are not allowed to enter Luoyang without an edict."

In a word, Dong Zhuo obeyed obediently and did not say another word.

Chapter 187 .180 Seven Yuan Kai, You Are Really Old and Crafty

The final conclusion is that Guo Peng's garrison is east of Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo's garrison is west of Luoyang.

Neither of them has official positions in the imperial court, but they are frontier generals, so they are not allowed to enter the capital for the time being.

After today's court meeting is over and the rewards for the two are discussed, we can take the next step.

So Guo Peng and Dong Zhuo were left outside Luoyang City, each preparing to garrison and place troops, and they were not allowed to enter.

Lu Zhi kindly asked Guo Peng to wait for a while, and the results would come soon.

Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo exchanged glances, telling him to hold back his thoughts.

Dong Zhuo also understood what Yuan Shao meant.

The gate of Luoyang City was closed accordingly.

Guo Peng and Dong Zhuo looked at each other, and then smiled wryly together.

"After tossing for a long time, we still don't fall into the eyes of the court officials."

"Who made us side generals? Just wait, we will finally be allowed in."

"Right."

Dong Zhuo and Guo Peng bid farewell to each other and went to organize their respective troops.

Guo Peng took his army to Yu Township in the east of the city to garrison, while Dong Zhuo took his army to Xianyang Garden in the west of the city.

"My lord, shall we just wait like this?"

A group of civil and military soldiers surrounded Guo Peng, and Cheng Li spoke first.