Great Han Empire

Chapter 334 The rain is coming
Yan Liang looked sternly, looked at Lu Bu warily, snorted softly, and asked, "Which army horse from Hanoi are you?"

Lu Bu stood beside the horse, saluted respectfully, and said again: "The next official is Hanoi County Wu Mengdu Lieutenant Ding Yuan Ding, who is under the tent."

Yan Liang sat on the horse and took a look at him.Lu Bu is about 30 years old, nine feet tall, with dark skin, a long face and short beard, high cheekbones, and a pair of calm and resolute eyes under thick eyebrows, mighty and sturdy.Yan Liang sneered, and asked, "You brought soldiers and horses to chase you all the way, what's the matter? The Yellow Turban Bandits from Montenegro have come down again?"

Lu Bu smiled humbly and replied, "My lord, the captain is in the army."

Yan Liang looked up at the cavalry army in the distance, waved and said, "Call him, I'll ask him."

Lu Bu agreed, and flew off on his horse.

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Li Wei handed Cai Yan to Hu Ding, took a closer look at Cai Yong's injuries, and after a few words of comfort in a low voice, said to Hu Ding and Qi Chen: "If anything happens, you two should take Mr. Cai and leave first. , Zi Shan and I will break up." Hu Ding and Qi Chen bowed to accept the order.Li Wei waved to Pang De and He Feng, and the three rushed out of the formation and came to Yan Liang's side.

"Zi Shan, whose soldier is that?"

"Ding Yuan, Captain of Wumeng of Hanoi." Yan Liang said, "The soldiers and horses of the Hanoi Mansion are now under the control of the General, so there should be nothing wrong."

Li Wei's face changed drastically, and he said in a low voice: "Ding Yuan is a member of the general. We ran so fast, but he caught up with us, there must be some conspiracy."

Yan Liang was taken aback, and looked back at He Feng.He Feng was taken aback by his big eyes, and hurriedly shook his hands and said, "My lord, this has nothing to do with me, I don't know about it..."

Yan Liang snorted coldly, and said loudly, "Go back with Ling Ming and prepare for a bloody battle."

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Ding Yuan is in his 40s, with a ruddy complexion, a round face and long beard, and looks like a pampered person.Accompanied by Lu Bu, he ran over with a smile all over his face.After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Li Wei asked with a smile: "Master Ding, in such a cold day, you still brought soldiers and horses to Montenegro to kill the Yellow Turban Bandits?"

Ding Yuan said with a smile: "Where, where. I am following His Majesty's order to lead troops to patrol the banks of the Yellow River and arrest the imperial court's criminal Cai Yong."

Li Wei pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, Cai Yong escaped? That's a good thing, God has eyes, God has eyes." He glanced at Ding Yuan and asked, "Your Majesty has received His Majesty so quickly. decree?"

Ding Yuan nodded, took out the imperial decree from his pocket and handed it to Li Wei, "Forgive me, Lord Sima, although this officer is under the restraint of General Zhenbei, His Majesty's decree..."

After Li Wei read the imperial decree, the color on his face was ugly.The imperial decree said that Cai Yong was rescued by Li Wei and Heibao Yicong, and ordered Ding Yuan to go north along the Yellow River to rob and kill Li Wei and bring Cai Yong back.betray me?Li Wei was so angry that he almost cursed.Luoyang didn't have a good thing. Now, the rich and powerful in Luoyang finally found a way to attack General Zhenbei, and their scapegoat could be regarded as a scapegoat.

Yan Liang's face turned ashen after reading the imperial decree. He looked at Ding Yuan's triumphant smile and wished he could chop him off.

"Master Ding, what do you mean?" Li Wei asked with a smile, holding a trace of luck.

Ding Yuan smiled until his eyes narrowed, "Master Sima, what do you think?"

If Ding Yuan killed Li Wei and Heibao Yicong, and hid Cai Yong in a place that no one knew, he would not only be rewarded by the emperor and the general, but also be favored by the gentry. give up.Li Wei sneered secretly, and gestured to Yan Liang.

"Master Ding can neither disobey the imperial decree nor bear the bad name of killing Mr. Cai. It is really difficult." Li Wei said pretending to be sympathetic, "Master Ding, I don't think it's better than this, you lend me your head... "

Before Li Wei could finish his sentence, Yan Liang's big saber was already flying through the air, whizzing away like lightning.

Ding Yuan probably didn't think that Li Wei would dare to kill him, let alone that Yan Liang's big knife was in front of him in the blink of an eye. At this time, he still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of terror.

Just when Yan Liang's broadsword was approaching Ding Yuan's neck, a long halberd suddenly appeared and smashed Yan Liang's broadsword with lightning speed.

"When..." A loud noise exploded in Ding Yuan's ears, and Ding Yuan was out of his wits. He opened his mouth and let out a terrified cry, and fell off the horse with a plop.

Lu Bu's halberd flashed again, piercing Yan Liang's waist.Yan Liang roared loudly at this moment, and the big knife in his hand suddenly made a sound of wind and thunder, and smashed the long halberd.

At this moment, the Black Panther Yicong blew the alarm horn, and the rapid sound of the horn resounded through the cold sky.

"Zishan, go, go." Li Wei saw that the assassination would fail, but his own side sounded the alarm horn, turned the horse's head hastily, and flew back.Yan Liang pointed at Lu Bu, looked at the embarrassed Ding Yuan, and said in a cold voice, "If you want to die, attack."

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"What's wrong?" Li Wei cried anxiously, "Did something happen to Mr. Cai?"

"My lord, there is an army of cavalry coming from the east." Pound nervously pointed to a few righteous soldiers who were lying on the ground and listening, and said worriedly, "I wonder if it is Mr. Zhao who has come?"

Li Wei didn't make a sound.Yan Liang galloped back and shouted loudly: "The sword is out of the sheath, the arrow is on the string, ready to kill."

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Zhao Yun and Lu Xian came galloping with two thousand cavalry.

Black Panther Yicong immediately let out a sky-shattering cheer.Yan Liang and Li Wei rode up to meet him.

"Whose soldier is that?" Zhao Yun asked out of breath.

"It's Ding Yuan, Lieutenant of Wumeng." Li Wei smiled, "Zilong, Zishan and I will leave first, and I will leave the matter here to you."

"Okay." Zhao Yun waved at them and rushed forward.

Cai Yan leaned on Hu Ding's thick back, looked at Zhao Yun who was smiling brightly at Hu Ding, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, who is he?"

"He is Captain Huben Zhao Yun, the same Zhao Yun who beheaded June Jinglei in Xijiang." Hu Ding said with a smile, "The youngest captain in the Great Han Kingdom."

Cai Yan let out an exclamation, and the big eyes of Shui Lingling looked at Zhao Yun's vigorous back without blinking, and his beautiful face was full of admiration.

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Changshuiying iron cavalry lined up, blocking the spacious road.Zhao Yun held a spear in his hand and stood majestically in front of the army.

Ding Yuan had a headache.Like this, how do you explain when you go back?He was not afraid that Li Hong would make trouble for him, but he was afraid that General He Jin would blame him.He was able to become the captain because of He Jin's support, without He Jin, he would not be where he is today.If Li Wei is allowed to take Cai Yong away in this way, it will be reported in the future that it will be less of a shame for him than a major issue of losing his official position.On the opposite side is the world-renowned Captain Huben Zhao Yun. It is rumored that he is stronger than that Captain Yan Liang of Fenwu. General Li Hong was offended.Offended this leopard, although he has General He Jin to take care of him, life may not be easy.

Ding Yuan thought for a while, and led Lu Bu to greet him again.He first showed Zhao Yun the imperial decree, and then explained that Li Wei and Yan Liang wanted to kill him with their swords indiscriminately.

"My lord, the lower officials are also subordinate to General Zhenbei. We are both generals in the same account, so we have to talk about friendship and reason." Ding Yuan said with a smile, "Master Zhao, tell me, how can I explain to His Majesty?"

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "How about this, if you win the gun in my hand, I will give way to you, you continue to chase, if you lose, it can be regarded as an account to His Majesty, how about it?"

Ding Yuan looked at the handsome young lieutenant in front of him, and his heart burned.You are too crazy to look down on people like that.However, he also admitted that Zhao Yun's method is not bad.

"Fengxian, then you can accompany the captain to do a few tricks." After Ding Yuan finished speaking, he ran back to the main formation without looking back.

Zhao Yun glanced at Lu Bu, and asked with a smile, "What's your name?" Lu Bu hurriedly bowed his hands in salute, and declared his name and official position.

"Where is Da Lu's family?"

Lu Bu's expression darkened, and he said, "The lower official's home is in Jiuyuan, Wuyuan County."

"Are you a Hun?" Zhao Yun asked in surprise, "Then do you know Mu Gaiting, King of Jiuyuan Banner?"

"I'm a big Han." Lu Bu said, "I'm not a Hun, and I don't even know that damned Mu Gaiting."

Zhao Yun smiled apologetically and said, "That Mu Gaiting is dead."

"I know." Lu Bu said with a little regret, "It's a pity that I didn't take part in the Western Xinjiang War at the wrong time. Otherwise, I could also kill the barbarians and kill the enemy to serve the country, so as not to be here with my lord..." He shook Shaking his head, he looked helpless.

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The sound of war drums suddenly soared into the sky.

Holding a long halberd in his hand, Lu Bu bowed and shouted loudly, "My lord, please..."

Zhao Yun's smile faltered, and he roared, "Kill..."

The two horses galloped wildly. Amid the deafening shouts of the soldiers on both sides, the spears and halberds staggered and made a loud noise.The two men exchanged guns and halberds, and they fought for more than 20 times in a blink of an eye.Lu Bu was obviously in a bad mood, he didn't have any desire to fight, he was just coping with the errand assigned by the superior, but Zhao Yun became more and more courageous as he fought. From Lu Bu's halberd, he could clearly feel that the opponent was a martial arts expert, and his strength might not be as strong as Yan Liang is bad, so the more he fights, the more excited he gets.

"Master Lu, look at the gun..." Zhao Yun's gun was like a dragon, and it went straight to Lu Bu's face. Lu Bu tilted his head slightly, and was about to raise his halberd to stab obliquely, but saw a flash of cold light. Zhao Yun's left hand had been pulled out at some point With the knife in hand, he chopped it down.Lv Bu broke out in a cold sweat, his whole body soared into the air in an instant, the halberd blocked the knife, and he barely avoided Zhao Yun's sure blow.

Lu Bu fell to the ground and took a few steps back to stabilize his body. This knife finally cut off Lu Bu's fire.He has been in the army for more than ten years, although he has made some small achievements and met Ding Yuan who appreciates him, but so far he is only a small boss. Look at this hairless young man in front of him, he is already a schoolboy. Wei, he has already killed a Hu chief like June Jinglei, and his reputation has shaken the world.A burst of resentment spewed out immediately, is it true that I am not even as good as you in martial arts?

"kill……"

Zhao Yunfei got off his horse, faced Lu Bu who was coming madly, and shouted: "Good time, kill..."

The two of them were like two fierce tigers, entangled and fighting fiercely, looking like they would never die.

"Beating the drum... beating the drum..." Ding Yuan raised his hands high, his voice hoarse, "Cheer for Mr. Lu..."

Lu Xian raised his saber high and shouted wildly: "Hu Ben...Hu Ben..."

The two thousand cavalry from Changshuiying echoed in unison: "Hu Ben...Hu Ben..."

Lu Bu roared like thunder, with momentum like a rainbow, and swept across with his long halberd, forcing Zhao Yun back seven steps in a row, "Kill..." With a loud shout, Lu Bu's big fist suddenly rushed out of the halberd screen, roaring towards him.Zhao Yun was fearless in the face of danger, put the gun in his left hand, and made a fist with his right, hitting him head-on.

"Boom..." With a sound, Zhao Yun was punched by Lu Bu so that he flew into the air, and opened his mouth to spurt blood.Lu Bu was also hit in the shoulder by Zhao Yun's punch, and took three steps back.

"Kill..." Lu Bu let out a long roar, the tail of the halberd hit the ground, the man borrowed the power of the halberd to bounce back, like a dragon out of water, he stabbed in the air.

Zhao Yun let out a loud roar, the long spear stood still, and his figure suddenly rose three inches in the air, and he drew the saber with his right hand, like an eagle striking a rabbit, and chopped down with one stroke.

Just when the halberd was about to rush into Zhao Yun's body, Lu Bu's heart trembled suddenly, and the tip of the halberd suddenly tilted out. The halberd slanted against Zhao Yun's waist and rushed towards the sky with a drop of blood. Lu Bu's head had already been chopped with the knife.

Lu Bu looked at the gray sky and Leng Sensen's saber, smiled wryly, and closed his eyes.

The moment the saber chopped off Lu Bu's helmet fringe, Zhao Yun used all his strength to move the blade away, and sliced ​​into Lu Bu's shoulder blade, blood spurting out.

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The whole place was dead silent.

Lu Bu stood with his head held high, his long halberd facing the sky, a saber was deeply inserted into his shoulder, and his armor was stained red with blood.Zhao Yun stood beside Lu Bu, holding his spear upside down, and smiled proudly.

"Master Lu is very skillful."

Lu Bu slowly opened his eyes, smiled faintly, reached out and pulled out the saber on his shoulder, and handed it to Zhao Yun.

"Good work, my lord."

Zhao Yun did not receive the knife.He walked up to Lu Bu, pulled out his saber from Lu Bu's waist, and inserted it into his scabbard.

"Keep it as a souvenir." Zhao Yun said with a smile, "When I go north to attack Hu, I hope to fight the enemy side by side with Mr. Lu."

Lu Bu put his sword back into its sheath and said loudly, "Okay, it's a deal."

The two clasped their fists together as a salute, and turned to leave.

In an instant, the roars of the soldiers on both sides went straight to Xiaohan.

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Long Yan was furious.

When the Son of Heaven heard that Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion and the Black Panther Yicong had entered Beisi Prison and rescued Cai Yong in a grand manner, he was furious and ordered all the national soldiers of Henan, Hanoi and Yanzhou to dispatch. Down hunt.

General Li Hong of Zhenbei received the imperial edict of the emperor's heavy responsibility, and hurriedly presented a confession, and at the same time urgently wrote to the Sangong Mansion and the General's Mansion.Li Hong said in a letter to the Sifu that everyone did everything, and now you are all pushing it on me. What do you mean?Torn face is not good for anyone.The Sifu wrote back to Li Hong to clarify the facts, saying that it was all framed by the middle officials and had nothing to do with them. However, please rest assured that General Zhenbei will go to His Majesty to intercede for you, but the salt and iron in Hedong and Bingzhou are Don't you want to share some profits with us?
Cai Yong was rescued, and the emperor knew that the matter had been leaked, so he scolded the middle officials, and then gave up the plan to kill He Jin.Now that he has given up, the emperor has to think about the future.Of course he knew that Li Hong could not save Cai Yong by himself, and there must be a general involved in this matter, as well as Cai Yong's friends, the gentry and bureaucrats.Li Hong is too important to him, but through this incident, he felt that Li Hong's strength alone is not enough to guarantee that he can do whatever he wants in Luoyang. He wants an army, one that is absolutely loyal to him and is still stationed in Luoyang army.He had this idea at the beginning of this year, but now, he urgently needs to realize this idea.

Li Hong followed Wang Han's suggestion and borrowed one billion from the Hedong Clan and gave it to His Majesty. At this time, it is better to take the initiative to calm His Majesty's anger.

When the emperor saw the money sent by Li Hong, his mood improved a lot.To be honest, he is not willing to kill Cai Yong, because killing Cai Yong angered the scholars, and it will not be of any benefit to him in the future. Moreover, he will also be charged with killing his teacher, even though he is The king of a country, but this is a bit unpleasant anyway.

The ministers continued to submit their petitions to intercede with Cai Yong.

Li Hong also continued to play. He advised His Majesty that killing Cai Yong would hurt the hearts of the people in the world and would not be conducive to the future succession of the little prince. It is better to take this opportunity to pardon Cai Yong again and let the people in the world appreciate His Majesty's tolerance and kindness. kindness.Cai Yong's capital crime is pardoned, and he can be allowed to come to Bingzhou to perform his crimes and make meritorious service. He can also be allowed to open a school in Bingzhou, teach and lecture, and educate refugees and barbarians. Well, it will also help Bingzhou to farm and defend the border.When Bingzhou is stable, northern Xinjiang will be stable, and once northern Xinjiang is stable, your majesty's country and society will be stable.

The emperor was a little moved and hesitated.

At this time, He Jin gave the Queen Mother a generous gift in the name of Chinese New Year through Sikong Ding Palace.Lord Sikong tactfully expressed his intention to ask the Queen Mother to persuade His Majesty to pardon Cai Yong.The Empress Dowager had a very good impression of Cai Yong. After all, he was a celebrity of the great Han Dynasty, and most people respected him very much.The Empress Dowager summoned the Son of Heaven to Yongle Palace, saying that since Cai Daming didn’t want to be the teacher of Dong Hou and the Princess, then forget it. After all, he has done a lot for the Han Kingdom, and the stone scriptures written by him are still standing in the Taixue. Well, he has contributed a lot, and his life has been rough and difficult, so let him live in peace and stability for a few years.

The emperor agreed, and then changed his sentence to Cai Yong's exile in northern Xinjiang, where he was under the care of the Zhenbei General's Mansion.Li Hong was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Li Wei and Yan Liang to escort Cai Yong to Jinyang with a fast ride of [-] miles, and at the same time ordered Zhao Yun to lead the Changshui camp back to the Longshan camp.

At the end of the year, the emperor received two good news.

After Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, arrived in Changsha County, Jingzhou, he had already dispersed the rebels in Ou Xing after a series of battles, and the time to suppress the rebellion was just around the corner.

Dong Zhuo, the general who broke the captives, defeated the rebellious Qiang in Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places, beheaded three thousand, and put down the rebellion.The emperor was overjoyed, and made Dong Zhuo a former general, Marquis of Ao Township, with thousands of households in the city.

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