The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

The newly-made school captain's uniform, although not as stylish as a military uniform, was also very good at the time.Riding Yufeng and taking Zhao Yun, the two entered the palace together.According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, when the emperor rewards an official position, he must enter the palace to thank him.However, small officers like Long Fei are not needed at all.For some reason, Liu Xie asked Long Fei to thank him this time.

To enter the palace to thank you, you must first learn the etiquette at Taichang, and learn how to greet the emperor.When you get down, you have to go to Sima to get your license plate and seal.In the end, he entered the palace in the official mansion to thank him.After several rumors, Long Fei and Zhao Yun followed the two eunuchs into the palace.

The imperial palace is really magnificent, counting from the gate of the palace, there are layers upon layers of palaces, one after another, which can be described as carved beams and painted buildings.Who said that the building technology of the ancients was not as good as that of the moderns.Those three-story or even four-story small buildings that rely on mortise and tenon structures can be seen everywhere in the palace.

The stone road paved with marble, and the white marble railings on both sides, all kinds of dragon patterns on it are exquisite and vivid.The Royal Forest Army stood solemnly and neatly on both sides, motionless.Long Fei had never been to Zhongnanhai, and it was only like that if he thought about it.

There are five door openings in the main entrance of the palace.The largest and tallest one in the middle is for the access of the emperor, and the two slightly larger ones on the left and right are exclusively for the access of the Sangong and Jiuqing, the royal family and nobles.The two outermost small doors are for low-level officials like Long Fei to enter and exit.As soon as he entered the door, the eunuch ordered: "Low your head, don't look around!"

The road was very long, walking back and forth, going up and down, going in and out, in short, almost confused Long Fei, and finally came to the gate of a large hall.This hall has two floors.It is built on a platform more than ten meters high.There are at least ten floors of long steps.Every two or three floors, there is a pair of Royal Forest Army standing opposite each other.Three or five steps around the main hall is a Royal Forest Army.The vermilion lacquered gate, on both sides of the gate are shelves for holding swords, and under the swords are pairs of official boots in neat sizes.Too often said that seeing His Majesty can't wear a sword, you have to take off your shoes.Unless, like Dong Zhuo, His Majesty is allowed to pay homage without being famous, enter the court without going, and wear swords in the palace, then you don't need to take off your shoes or put down your sword.

The atmosphere in the palace was very strange, even a person like Long Fei became much more disciplined when he stood under the steps, he tightened his body, put his hands on both sides, hunched over, and lowered his head, it was very natural.The first time I came to this kind of place, apart from being awkward, I felt uncomfortable all over.

"Xuan Xiaowei Longfei, Xiaoxiao Lieutenant Zhao Yun, see you!"

The design of the palace really has some tricks.The two climbed up the stairs. The steps were too long, and it was a bit strenuous to walk up.Every step I take, I feel depressed.When they came to the main hall, a guard reached out to take the swords of Long Fei and Zhao Yun. They took off their shoes, straightened their clothes, and quickly entered with their heads down.Sure enough, it is the main hall, which is unimaginably big, even bigger than the newly built high-end shopping mall.There are no windows in such a large place, and oil lamps are used for lighting in broad daylight.The whole room is filled with a faint fragrance, which is not common to ordinary people, it smells refreshing and very comfortable.

"My humble servant Long Fei, Zhao Yun, kowtow to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The two performed the court etiquette that they had just learned from Taichang very awkwardly.

Dong Zhuo chuckled, "Both of you are free, get flat quickly, and give me your seat!"

Right in the middle of the main hall, a eunuch brought two small tables and two cushions.The two thanked the emperor and knelt down on the ground.Only then did he slowly raise his head.The emperor sits high on the throne, behind is a carved dragon-patterned screen, and the tables in front are as large as ten of them.It is painted with black lacquer, with red lines around it, and the legs on both sides are hollowed out and carved.

Dong Zhuo was sitting on the left side of the emperor, his huge body squeezed the little emperor down to only a little figure.On the left and right sides of the main hall, there are hundreds of civil and military officials sitting on their knees, lined up in rows according to the size of their official positions.Many people had never met Long Fei and Zhao Yun, and they couldn't figure out that the two school lieutenants had the chance to meet the emperor.Seeing Dong Zhuo's attitude, he immediately understood.

"Your Majesty, since the eunuchs disrupted the country and He Jin was punished, there has been nothing left of the Eight Schools of the West Garden. However, the Eight Schools of the West Garden were established by the late emperor and cannot be abolished. I think that we can send Captain Long as the Captain of the Dianjun , Send Xiaowei Zhao as the left Xiaowei of the auxiliary army, rebuild the Eighth School of Xiyuan, and show your majesty's military strategy!" A thin, dry middle-aged literati from a group of civil servants on the left came out to propose.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Many people followed suit.Dong Zhuo nodded slightly: "What Li Ru said is true. Now that everyone in the Kanto region is disobedient to the imperial court's jurisdiction and has the intention of rebelling one after another, the imperial court can take advantage of the rebuilding of the Eighth School of the West Garden to increase the imperial court's strength and prevent those clowns from acting recklessly! "

"Reconsideration!" said a stout general on the right: "Your Majesty can choose a virtuous person from the Xiliang Army to serve as the rest of the Xiyuan school captain, so that Long Xiaowei can rely on him!" Dong Zhuo nodded.

"My minister recommends Zhang Xiu, the subordinate of Hulao General Zhang Ji. This man has excellent martial arts skills and is used to fighting. He can serve as the right captain of the auxiliary army!"

"My minister recommends Li Shi, General Zuo Li Jue's subordinate. This man is proficient in both military and warfare strategies. He can serve as a lieutenant!"

"My minister recommends Xu Rong, the right general Guo Bang, who is brave and resourceful. He is the talent of a general. He can be a lieutenant in the Chinese army!"

"My minister recommends Zhang Liao and Gao Shun under Wen Hou Lu Bu's command. Both of them are talented generals with first-class civil and military skills. They can serve as the captains of the left army and the right army!"

Dong Zhuo all nodded in agreement.Everyone could see clearly that Dong Zhuo wanted to form a large army of his nephews and cronies under his command, which could be said to be the backup of the Xiliang Army. Even if the Xiliang Army failed in the future, this army could still support it.But why was there no appointment as a lieutenant.This captain is the most important person in the Eighth School of Xiyuan, and also the commander of the Eighth School.

A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks on the right side of the main hall sneered twice: "My lord father-in-law, the Eighth School of Xiyuan already has seven captains, how about my minister recommending a captain from Shangjun?"

"Let's talk about it! The old man thinks about it, does this person have this ability!"

The man rolled his eyes wildly, glanced at everyone's face, stood up slowly, and said: "Your Majesty, Ehou Dong Min, no matter in terms of literature, military strategy or military strategy, he can be called a genius in the world. With him as the leader of the Eighth School of the West Garden, he will definitely be the most skilled soldier in the imperial court, please father-in-law consider it!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately understood, no wonder no one suggested it to the captain of the military academy, it turned out to be reserved for Dong Min.Many people followed suit and flattered Dong Zhuo, saying that Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately asked someone to draw up an imperial edict and prepare to issue it.

An old man in white suddenly came out of class and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, this must never happen! The eunuchs brought disaster to the country, and it was because of Jian Shuo's control of the eight schools in Xiyuan that the eunuchs had nothing to worry about, so they did things to bring disaster to the court. Jin was killed, King Hongnong was exiled elsewhere, and almost cut off my lifeline, the Eighth School of Xiyuan is an ominous soldier, and must not be rebuilt!"

"Cai Yong is bold!" Li Su scolded immediately: "People in the Kanto region have already shown their opposites. If we don't prevent them early, how can we deal with them when they hit Luoyang? Could it be possible to send you and other weak scholars out of the city to fight? Rebuild the West Garden The Eighth School is His Majesty's order, how dare you resist it?"

"Your Majesty! I also think it's wrong!" Another old man said: "The Eighth School of Xiyuan has been disbanded, and now it is rebuilt, which costs a lot of money and food. Recruiting soldiers and horses requires money and food, and there is no food in our treasury. There is nothing we can do. !"

"Huh!" Li Su said again: "Your Majesty and the grand master forgot to eat and sleep for the stability of Luoyang, and you don't want to serve the country, but you are in trouble everywhere. Let's see if you are all well fed and clothed, Yuan Kai, are you with that Yuan Shao?" , Yuan Shu colluded, worried that His Majesty's reconstruction of the Eighth School of Xiyuan would be detrimental to your Yuan family?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal to His Majesty. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu dare not show any disrespect. I, the fourth generation and the third father of the Yuan family, have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. There is absolutely no disrespect!" The words are scary, but you must know that being disrespectful is a serious crime. Not only will it kill you, but it will also harm the nine clans!The Yuan family has four generations and three princes. In the Han Dynasty, they could be regarded as powerful and prosperous. Today, there are old officials of the Yuan family in every state and county in the world.Because of this, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu quickly gained a foothold in Jizhou and Yuzhou after they left the capital.

Long Fei smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Grand Master, I have a suggestion, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Lieutenant Long has something to say, but it's okay to say it!" Dong Zhuo really wanted to hear what Long Fei had to say, so as to judge whether Long Fei was dedicated to him by Wang Yun on purpose or if he really wanted to take refuge in him.

Long Fei took a step forward: "Nowadays the world is unstable and banditry is rampant everywhere. We urgently need money and food to recruit troops and horses to expand the imperial army. Your Majesty can temporarily borrow some food from civil and military officials to relieve the urgent need! When the world is peaceful and the weather is good, you can pay them back one by one. Contribute to the imperial court and share the worries of His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Everyone exclaimed together: "Long Fei is killing us and disturbing the court, Your Majesty!" All the ministers stared at Long Fei with anger and murderous intent in their eyes.

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, nodded and said: "Lieutenant Long, this is a good proposal! Hahaha, Your Majesty, this can solve the urgent need of rebuilding the Eighth School of West Garden. I would like to donate [-] dan of grain to supplement the military!"

"The minister is also willing to donate eighty dans of grain!" Li Su responded hastily.Dong Zhuo's civil servants and military generals donated money one after another, the rich contributed money, and the powerful contributed.The rest of the officials were all dumbfounded.Dong Zhuo was out, how could he not?

Coaxed and threatened, led by Yuan Wei, he could only grit his teeth and donate food.There are as many as hundreds of loads and as small as dozens of loads, which add up to only ten thousand loads, which is not enough to build an army.Long Fei said again: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war that people and horses go before moving food and grass. Tens of thousands of tons of food and grass are useless to build an army. I heard that Yuan Taifu has three large granaries in his home. Ten thousand of the grain and rice sold in Luoyang City came from Yuan Taifu. Grain shop, since Taifu Yuan has grain to sell to the common people, I'm afraid I don't want to donate only a hundred loads of grain..."

"Long Fei! Don't talk nonsense!" Yuan Kai was furious, pointing at Long Fei and scolding: "Why do you accuse me so badly, I have three granaries, and I don't have much food. , Why is it all from the hands of the old man? Without evidence, it is a capital offense to falsely accuse the ministers of the court!"

Long Fei looked at Yuan Kai's furious crown, blushing and thick neck, instead he smiled and said: "Hehe, although I have just come to Luoyang, I often walk on the streets. Hasn't Yuan Taifu heard Luoyang's nursery rhymes recently? Look at this dynasty, Yuan’s grain and grass, the world is full! Yuan’s grain and grass can feed the people of the world, let alone the grain and rice for the establishment of the Eighth School of Xiyuan?”

"You..." Yuan Kai's eyes widened, unable to speak.

Dong Zhuo's fat body leaned on the seat, watching Yuan Kai and Long Fei quarreling in the hall.The rest of the officials hurriedly took a few steps back, they wanted to avoid Yuan Kai so as not to hurt themselves.Zhao Yun asked Long Fei in a low voice: "Brother, why haven't I heard this nursery rhyme?"

Long Fei smiled slightly, and whispered to Zhao Yun: "I made this up!"

"Ah!" Zhao Yun stared wide-eyed and looked at Long Fei speechlessly.