After noon, Luoyang City's alertness was completely relaxed.
The people took to the streets and looked around. The soldiers who were originally monitoring the city had long since disappeared. It seemed like there was no army anymore in the city.
This is because Dong Zhuo moved all his troops to the west of Luoyang City in order to guard against Huangfu Song's Northern Army.
In this way, the city was very empty. Only Dong Zhuo's younger brother, Dong Min, who was officially named General Zuo and City Gate Captain, led thousands of gate captain soldiers to guard the city gate.
Moreover, it is the inner city gate, and almost no one controls the outer city.
Liu Bei's four brothers lived in a restaurant in the east city of the outer city. They didn't even need to go out from the Middle East Gate. They could just walk north from Dongshi into Mang Mountain. After crossing Mang Mountain, they went to Xiaopingjin Ferry and took a boat back south.
Qingzhou.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The four brothers prepared their horses and brought all their belongings. Together with Wang Jun, the five of them prepared to officially leave Luoyang and return to their base camp.
Before Wang Jun left, he arranged for his relatives, the restaurant manager, to dispose of all the Wang family's property in Luoyang and let them transfer it away.
After all, the senior eunuchs of the Eastern Han Dynasty are not the same person. For example, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten regular eunuchs all have a huge family. The same is true for Wang Jun. He has a clan behind him. Why would he help Chen Mu? Is it because of many years of friendship?
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Or because it is profitable, firstly, it can support a force in troubled times, and secondly, it can protect the safety of the clan, so that it will not stay in a dragon's den like Luoyang, and end up with the end of the body and the annihilation of the clan.
The door of the restaurant opened quietly. Since there were no soldiers on the street, many businesses in the East City began to open for business, and the street slowly began to smell of people.
Pedestrians were coming and going in a hurry, some were going to the millet market to buy grain, some were going to the horse market to buy horses, and some were taking this opportunity to leave Luoyang.
"Oh, I can't bear to leave like this!"
On the way, Liu Bei frequently looked back at the Imperial City of the Han Dynasty behind him. In that city there were traitors, Xiaoxiao, and the late emperor's heirs whom he longed for.
He is no longer the unknown county captain Liu Xuande in history who was bullied at will by a low-level postal supervisor.
He was the shepherd of Qingzhou in the Han Dynasty. He was a prince of the Han Dynasty. He held a heavy army and was famous all over the world.
Therefore, he has the ability, qualifications and obligations to confront Dong Zhuo and rescue Liu Bian, the only remaining heir of Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty.
However, before leaving Qingzhou, how could he have thought that the situation in Luoyang had become so rotten. Dong Zhuo was lawless and ignored the imperial court. Even the emperor deposed the emperor wantonly, and the princes and princes poisoned him at will. Without soldiers and horses around him, it was difficult for him to do so.
Make a difference.
Guan Yu said solemnly: "Brother, I am going to Qingzhou to contact all the princes in the world, mobilize all the troops, and jointly attack the traitor Dong. Only then can we pacify this beast and rescue the emperor, so that we can save the country and help the world."
"My second brother's words are indeed true."
Liu Bei sighed: "What a shame, if I had known that Dong Zhuo was such a person earlier, I would have..."
"Back in Jizhou, it was my turn to stab that thief bird to death with a spear."
Zhang Fei took over the conversation.
"Ha ha."
Chen Mu smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. He was an official of the imperial court at the time. Who could have known that he would become what he is today."
"Don't miss it if you pass by. The most famous horse in the Xiliang army is the best in the Grand Master's residence. It is second only to the famous horse Red Rabbit in the world. Come and take a look."
The five people were passing by the horse market when they suddenly heard someone shouting for sale in the distance. Many people gathered outside, curious to see what Xiliang's famous horses looked like.
As Dong Zhuo's fame rose, Lu Bu also became famous in Luoyang. Of course, he gained a bad reputation because he robbed Luoyang people everywhere.
But the name of the horse on its hip is Red Rabbit, which is still known by everyone. It is the best horse in the world and is also the best in the Xiliang army.
Second only to Red Rabbit, such a horse is probably worth millions, which naturally arouses everyone's curiosity.
As the saying goes, a good horse deserves a good saddle. Liu, Guan, and Zhang were all military commanders. When they heard that there was a good horse for sale, they couldn't help but sit on the horse and crane their necks to watch.
Chen Mu saw this scene and said with a smile: "Eldest brother, second brother and third brother, there is a famous horse seller, why don't you go and have a look?"
Liu Bei hesitated and said: "We still have to hurry, so don't waste time."
"It doesn't matter, it's very early. Only a famous horse can run fast."
Chen Mu waved his hand. He was also from the north and was proficient in riding skills. Of course, he also hoped to have a good horse.
After all, if he is chased on the battlefield in the future, if a good horse can run fast, it means he will have one more life. How can he not want a good horse?
When the five people came there, they saw a few horses locked up in a stable. A small platform was set up outside. Some people were standing on the platform and shouting. It was just because the economy had just picked up for a few days, so there weren't many people around.
, there are even fewer who can afford a good horse, and most of them come to watch the excitement.
"Is your horse really a famous horse from Xiliang?"
Some people questioned and asked.
The man on the stage suddenly became unhappy and said loudly: "Does this guest know the origin of these horses? They were sold by a general of the Xiliang Army. They are all famous horses in Liangzhou. Let's take this one.
It is said that its whole body is snow-white except for its four hoofs that are golden. It is called the Yellow Flying Claw. Although it is not as good as the blood-stained horse like Red Rabbit, it is still the best Dawan horse."
After hearing these words, Chen Mu almost believed that this was a good horse from the Xiliang Army.
Selling ordnance is not uncommon since ancient times.
Why Guan Yu was defeated in Maicheng? Many experts believe that it was Mi Fang and Fu Shiren who resold ordnance and was blamed by Guan Yu, which caused this result.
Because according to historical records, "Wu Lu": In the early days, there was a fire in the city of Nanjun, and many weapons were burned. Yu blamed Fang, and Fang was afraid. Quan heard about it and lured it, and Fang Qian made peace with him.
It is exactly the same as the granary and material warehouse that would catch fire as soon as the superiors inspected it.
Such things are also considered intangible cultural heritage and are not uncommon.
As for the great horse of Dawan, it has been recorded in "Historical Records" for a long time.
After Zhang Qian went on his mission to the Western Regions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty introduced a large number of Dawan horses and crossed them with Central Plains horses and Mongolian horses. This improved the bloodlines of the native horses of the Han Dynasty and made the native horses even better.
However, purebred Dawan horses were still priceless in the Han Dynasty, especially the sweat-blooded horse. The sweat-blooded horse was also a kind of Dawan horse. Because the sweat it shed when running was red like blood, it was named by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Bloody horse.
Red Rabbit is one of the best blood horses in the world, and although Claw Huang Feidian is not a blood horse, it is also a top-notch horse next to the sweat horse, and its price is very expensive.
Liu, Guan, Zhang and Chen also had profound research on horses. Just looking at the size of the horse, one could tell that it was a very good horse and couldn't help but be very moved.
At that moment, Chen Mu said loudly: "How much does this horse cost?"
For a military general and a strategist who is good at escaping, a good horse is half a life. How can they not be tempted by it?
"Two million dollars!"
The man responded loudly that in fact the price was already considered a low price.
Because before Red Rabbit was given to Lu Bu, it was priced at 5 million yuan. Second only to Red Rabbit, the Yellow Claw Flying Lightning originally cost 3 million yuan at least. Now in this special period, it has to be sold at a low price.
“Bought it!”
Chen Mu responded loudly. When they came to Luoyang this time, they originally thought they were coming to Luoyang to be officials. When they were officials, they would definitely have to buy a house and a house, so they brought a lot of horseshoe gold with them.
All this money was earned from doing business with Gongsun Zan, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and others. It was almost free of charge.
Hearing that Chen Mu and the others were so generous, the seller was overjoyed and said, "Everyone, please come here to deliver."
"Don't worry, there are other good horses. Let's take them out for a look."
"Okay."
At that moment, the seller began to point to another BMW in the stable and introduced it: "Please take a look, guest. This horse is called Wuyun Tuxue. It is completely black, without a trace of hair. Only its four hooves are like snow and it gallops like flying."
Zhang Fei looked over and saw that the horse had a strong body and slender limbs. He couldn't help but feel happy and asked loudly: "How much does this horse cost?"
"Two million three hundred thousand dollars."
"Fourth brother."
Zhang Fei turned to look at Chen Mu.
The butler of the four brothers smiled slightly and said, "I bought it!"
Buying a horse for two million dollars is a very luxurious thing.
An ordinary Central Plains horse costs only a few thousand dollars, and even a war horse only costs tens of thousands.
But for military commanders, horses are half their lives, so they should be cherished even more. Even if they are expensive, they are nothing.
"Look, sir, this horse is named Lu. It's all white, without a trace of dust. It moves as fast as flying. It's a unique horse."
When the seller sees a big business coming to his door, he introduces it diligently.
“Bought it!”
Before Liu Bei could say anything, Chen Mu took out a large wooden box from the bag on his horse.
There are more than one hundred kilograms of horseshoe gold in the wooden box. The official price of one kilogram of gold is about 10,000 yuan. In fact, the private price has reached more than 20,000 yuan. Therefore, the value of more than one hundred kilograms is probably more than 2 million yuan, which is just enough.
Buy a horse.
In addition to him, Liu Bei and Guan Yu also each carried wooden boxes on their horses, which contained valuable gold and silver jewelry. According to the calculation, their total net worth is about 10 million yuan.
I only took a small part of it with me when I went out. I originally planned to buy a big mansion in Luoyang for the brothers to live together, but I didn't expect it to be of no use. It could just be used to buy horses.
"This horse is called Ziying, and its body is purple. It runs as fast as lightning!"
"purchase!"
Chen Mu looked extremely heroic when preparing life-saving equipment for himself.
The seller was extremely happy. He bought this batch of goods from the Xiliang Army at a large price, but he did not expect that the situation in Luoyang would change drastically and the economy would be depressed. He was about to lose it.
Unexpectedly, a few local tycoons suddenly appeared and bought some of his top-notch Dawan horses. Even though the price was a little less than the market price, after excluding the purchase price and cost, he still made a lot of profit, which made him very happy.
Happy.
The seller made a deal with the four brothers Liu, Guan, Zhang and Chen on the spot. Chen Mu took the purple shadow, Liu Bei took the Lu, Guan Yu used his claws to catch Huang Fei, and Zhang Fei rode on the dark clouds to chase the snow. Each of the four brothers took one.
Liu Bei also asked Wang Jun politely if he wanted a horse. They still had some money left, but Wang Jun decisively refused.
His riding skills are not very good, but he is still an obedient horse. Riding such a good horse, if you run too fast, you may fall off the horse. It is like a bicycle that can only drive 15 miles, but you dare not drive a motorcycle up to 60 miles.
of modern people.
With the tools to escape, the four brothers took on a new look.
Chen Mu suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, let's go and say goodbye. We still have to declare war on Dong Zhuo."
"How to declare war?"
Liu Bei was puzzled.
Chen Mu said to Wang Jun: "Xiang Heng, you go to Xiaopingjin and wait for us. We will arrive soon."
Wang Jun wondered: "What are you going to do?"
"Of course, in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the people of the world, I angrily rebuked Dong Zhuo!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Chen Mu's eyes. With a good horse, he would no longer be afraid of Dong Zhuo's pursuit.
Although everyone didn't understand what his plan was, since Chen Mu had sworn his word, they naturally chose to trust him.
At that moment, Wang Jun took the first step and went to Xiaopingjin to prepare a boat and wait for them. The four brothers hurriedly headed west.
At this time in Xishan, Dong Zhuo's army was surrounded, and they all gathered at the entrance of the valley, waiting for Huangfu Song to arrive.
The four of them came to a cliff, several hundred meters away, and looked down.
There are countless black spots at the foot of the mountain, densely packed with troops.
Soon Huangfu Song's army arrived.
Everything under the mountain was within sight and was seen by the four people.
When he saw Dong Zhuo ordering Lu Bu to arrest Huangfu Song, Chen Mu smiled slightly and took out a large trumpet he had prepared before.
It's the thing where Huang Silang, Zhang Muzhi and his master shouted together in "Let the Bullets Fly".
Then he put it to his mouth and took a deep breath.