Liu Qian felt melancholy and sad. She vowed to kill He Jin countless times before falling asleep, but when she was able to do it, the feeling of revenge was not as good as she imagined. Chen Cheng turned around and asked:
"You don't look good. Is that...well, that one is here?"
"Nah!"
Liu Qian couldn't help but think of what happened before. She was ordered to lead a group of guards to execute He Jin. When she broke into the room where He Jin was imprisoned, the general of the imperial court behaved very calmly.
He Jin asked indifferently: "Is it time to hit the road?"
Liu Qian worked hard to make herself full of murderous intent and resentment, but facing a guy with half a breath left in front of her, killing seemed to be meaningless. She imitated Chen Cheng's expression when he sneered and shouted:
"When you killed my brother, did you ever think that such a day would come?"
"Your brother?"
Liu Qian said loudly: "I will also let you know clearly that the person who killed you was Princess Liu Qian of Ten Thousand Years!"
"Oh it's you!"
He Jin was surprised at first, but then said calmly: "I have killed hundreds of thousands of people, and I have long had the consciousness to die by swordsmanship. As for King Bohai, I didn't want to kill him originally."
"Then why do you still do that?" Liu Qian took out the horizontal knife and asked: "He is still so young, how can you do it?"
"The arrow is on the string and has to be fired." He Jin said calmly: "I don't believe it. Chen Cheng has never killed an innocent person. In this world, everyone can kill, so how can there be an extra King of Bohai?"
He raised his head and looked at Liu Qian, with a sarcastic smile on his face, "Looking at the way you are dressed, you have also been on the battlefield. How could you say such childish words? Hey, a woman is a woman."
Liu Qian was furious. She stepped forward and raised the horizontal sword above her head, intending to chop it down. She was the top swordsman in the first class of Army Primary School. She was holding a sword that had been tempered for thousands of times. If this sword was to be slashed, she would be the best swordsman in the army.
It was said that He Jin only had a set of fine clothes, and even if he put on iron armor, he would still be hacked to death.
But before the blade fell on He Jin's neck, Liu Qian took the horizontal knife back. She sneered and said: "For the sake of you being the emperor's uncle, I will leave you with some dignity."
"boom!"
A dagger was thrown from Liu Qian's hand and sank into the floor in front of He Jin, "Kill yourself!"
He Jin pulled the dagger up from the floor, stretched out his fingers to try it on the dagger, and exclaimed: "What a knife!"
He raised his head and saw Liu Qian looking at him coldly, showing an unknown smile, and then waved the dagger without hesitation, white light flashed, and in less than a breath, he had cut off his own
Neck.
"boom!"
He Jin's slightly fat body hit the floor, making a dull sound. "Hehe", "hiss", blood was pouring out from his throat, and his vitality was rapidly flowing with the blood.
Dissipate together.
Liu Qian watched He Jin turn from the verge of death into a pale corpse, and she felt infinite melancholy and sadness in her heart.
Chen Cheng said to her: "If you feel uncomfortable, go back to the city and rest. Now you should know why there are no women in the army, right?"
"Damn it!" Liu Qian's mood immediately switched to another state. She widened her eyes and said, "I told you I don't feel uncomfortable!"
The reconnaissance rider ran over quickly and said loudly: "Let me inform my lord, Zhang Yangjun has arrived twenty miles away!"
Chen Cheng said: "Immediately send someone in the name of the emperor to stop Zhang Yang's army and order Zhang Yang to come over and see the emperor!"
"promise!"
Liu Qian asked: "Is this useful? Zhang Yang brought 20,000 troops here. If it were me, I would never let go of such an opportunity!"
"Whether it's useful or not, we'll know later." Chen Cheng looked into the distance and said, "Rather than Zhang Yang, I'm more concerned about why Yuan Shu stopped in Luoyang. Could it be that he was dazzled by the palace and didn't want to come out after living there?
Already?"
Liu Qian snorted and said: "Master, you are still so cautious. If it were me, I would just kill him!"
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "Didn't you see the situation along the way? There is no place to supply supplies at all. How can we fight without food? If we transport it from the rear, it will require too much manpower and there will be too much loss on the road.
"There has just been a big earthquake in Guanzhong, so we can't provide that much food and grass."
He still had some things he didn't say. Xu Rong in Bingzhou also encountered many difficulties due to the earthquake.
"Tsk", Liu Qian said dissatisfiedly: "Why is it so troublesome? Can't we just just fight the war?"
After waiting for two quarters of an hour, the reconnaissance cavalry returned from the east and brought Zhang Yang's envoy. The envoy was a middle-aged man seven feet tall, whose surname was Dong, given name Zhao, and given name Gongren.
After Zhang Yang heard that the Xiliang army had taken control of the imperial court, he stopped the army fifteen miles east of Mianchi. Then he ordered Dong Zhao to take two servants to come over first to inquire about the situation. After Dong Zhao came over, he saw
The Xiliang cavalry was so majestic and well-organized that I couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
Under the leadership of Ya Bing, he came to Chen Cheng and said calmly and authentically: "I am serving Dong Zhao under the command of the prefect of Hanoi, and I have paid a visit to Liangzhou Mu, General Hussar."
Chen Cheng sat on the horse, with the curtain drawn behind him. There were neatly dressed guards and soldiers around him, looking majestic. He saw that Dong Zhao was fair and fat, and his movements were full of energy. He was different from those he had seen before.
The talented court ministers were completely different, and I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
He thought to himself: Could it be that Hanoi has abundant food and grass, so it is possible to raise such a fat and fair person? But looking at the two servants next to him, they are just ordinary people.
Chen Cheng then asked: "You are so handsome, how can you be so healthy?"
Now the world is in chaos, there is a shortage of food everywhere, and even the ministers in the court are dishonest. How can you be so white and fat?
As soon as he finished speaking, something moved in his mind, and some memories emerged in his mind. Dong Zhao and Dong Gongren seemed to be ministers under Cao Mengde. Although they were not as famous as Xun Yu and Guo Jia, they eventually became very important officials. Cao Cao
After unifying the entire north, he recruited talents from the Central Plains, Hebei, and Guanzhong under his command, and Dong Zhao was not the only one.
However, Chen Cheng has met many famous people over the years. He is no longer excited about meeting famous people in history. He just made a note in his heart that this person is very talented. If possible, he should use it as his own.
Facing Chen Cheng's somewhat rude words, Dong Zhao said respectfully: "I have no other choice but to live lightly for thirty years."
You ask me why I am so white and fat? In fact, I have no other solution. I just have eaten very little and lightly for more than 30 years.
Chen Cheng laughed and said: "Gongren is too humble."
Just kidding, most people in the world are starving now. You think you can grow so well after eating light food for thirty years? Isn’t this nonsense? You must have the ability to get a lot of food in this troubled world, and also ensure that
If those grains are not snatched away by others, only then can a person with such a noble appearance as Dong Zhao be raised!
Dong Zhaodao: "Prefect Zhang wanted me to ask Chen Shijun where the general is?"
The expression on Chen Cheng's face became serious and he said: "He Jin has been executed for his rebellion!"
The killing of General He Jin means that the imperial court has been controlled by the Xiliang Army. Theoretically, Zhang Yang's army is now at war with the Xiliang Army. But the expression on Dong Zhao's face remains unchanged.
He just said: "I see, where is the Son of Heaven?"
Zhang Yang was Ding Yuan's old subordinate, and was later made the prefect by He Jin. In theory, he had the obligation to avenge He Jin. But Dong Zhao had nothing to do with He Jin. He was originally a subordinate of Yuan Shao, fighting against the Black Mountain Army Zhang Yan and the White Horse General Gongsun Zan.
In the battles, he made many achievements. However, Yuan Shao was only willing to reuse wealthy families in Hebei, such as Jushu and Xu You, and turned a blind eye to Dong Zhao's talents and achievements. So Dong Gongren left Yuan Shao and attached himself to Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi.
Speaking of which, Dong Zhao was just a subordinate of Zhang Yang, and was not regarded as his master. Just like what Ma Yuan said hundreds of years ago, "In today's world, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their king." In troubled times,
Not only do monarchs of all walks of life have to choose their subordinates and ministers, but ministers also need to choose a reliable monarch, so that they will not be swallowed up by the tide of the times.
Dong Zhao believes that whoever comes out to clean up the old country in the end must do so in the name of the imperial court. Although the Han Dynasty has lost its virtue, there are still many people who love the imperial court. Acting in the name of the imperial court can get twice the result with half the effort.
The effect. Therefore, he was indifferent when he heard that He Jin had died, but asked "Where is the emperor?"
Chen Cheng replied: "We are resting in Mianchi City, but Gongren is going to see the emperor?"
Dong Zhaodao: "As a minister, how can I not pay homage to the Emperor?"
He secretly looked at Chen Cheng and thought to himself: Chen Shijun has already occupied Liangzhou and Guanzhong, and also occupied a small part of Bingzhou. Could he be the hero who can bring peace to the world?
Nowadays, the most powerful princes in the world besides Yuan Shu are Yuan Shao. But since Dong Zhao abandoned Yuan Shao, he naturally looked down upon Yuan Shu, whose reputation and style were even worse. This time, he came with Zhang Yang to rescue the emperor.
After hearing that the Xiliang army had taken control of the imperial court, Dong Zhao took the initiative to ask Ying to come over first to observe whether the Xiliang army could succeed.
The results of his observation were very satisfactory to him. The Xiliang army was strong and well-organized. This was the foundation for a stable life in troubled times. Chen Cheng did not hesitate and executed He Jin immediately. This kind of decisiveness was also necessary for a monarch in troubled times.
Quality. Dong Zhao had also collected information from various princes in the world before. In his opinion, as long as Chen Cheng held the imperial court in his hands, even if he was not the strongest yet, he would already have signs of unifying the world.
Chen Cheng left his generals to guard Zhang Yang's army in the east, and personally took Dong Zhao to meet the emperor. On the way, Dong Zhao saw that his followers were lagging behind, so he whispered: "Since Ming Gong killed He Jin, why not move the capital to Chang'an?"
A long-term solution?”
Chen Cheng paused and then continued to move forward. He was eight feet tall, much taller than Dong Zhao, who was seven feet tall. He had to lower his head when talking to Dong Zhao.
"What Gongren said is exactly what I want. How about staying in the court and being an advisor for the time being?"
Dong Zhao smiled and said happily: "How dare you disobey me!"
