The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

"Desire to kill thieves, but powerless to return to heaven".

These are two sentences written by Tan Sitong in later generations when he was in prison. At this time, Xun Zhen had a sigh similar to his.

People in different positions have different ideas. As Xi Zhicai said, Yuan Shao did have his own considerations. Seeing this, Xun Zhen no longer thought about persuading Yuan Shao to expel Dong. There was no other way. , can only accept Bao Xin's suggestion and prepare to leave Beijing instead.

The next day, Bao Xin said goodbye to Yuan Shao and returned with his troops.

Xun Zhen couldn't leave immediately, he had to wait for Cao Cao to ask for a county for him, but he didn't know whether Cao Cao could ask for a big county near Beijing for him.

He is the new general of the left in the court, and he came to the capital. He had to meet the emperor because of his feelings and reason. The Son of Heaven is young, of course there is not much to see, but now the palace is in chaos, and the officials and ministers in the court do not know how to react. It is good to take this opportunity to meet them. Therefore, after sending Bao Xin away the next day, Xun Zhen came to Yuan Shao to discuss the matter of entering the palace to see the emperor.

However, it has not yet been decided when and when to enter the palace. An official from the Taifu's residence came outside and reported, "Sili, General Dong has invited Xunhou."

Xun Zhen and Yuan Shao were stunned.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I arrived in the capital last night, and Dong Zhuo came to invite me today. It can be seen that he must be extremely jealous of me..." He looked up at Yuan Shao, and then persuaded him to expel Dong again. In the end, he swallowed it, and thought again, "It's okay, it's okay, Yuan Benchu ​​didn't intend to raise an army to chase Dong, so if I say it again, it's useless to say more!"

Xun Zhen arrived in Luoyang last night, and Dong Zhuo came to invite him today, but he said: Didn't Dong Zhuo only arrive in Luoyang? Is his news so well-informed? ——This is because Xun Zhen came with thousands of soldiers and horses. How could Dong Zhuo not know about such a big movement? Xun Zhen sent Zhao Yun to inquire about Dong Zhuo's details, maybe Dong Zhuo also sent someone to inquire about Xun Zhen's details last night, and the reason why Dong Zhuo came to invite Xun Zhen so soon, obviously, this was definitely not because of his relationship with Xun Zhen. Their relationship is good, but it can only be because they are afraid of Xun Zhen's soldiers and horses.

Yuan Shao also thought of this, but he didn't say anything about it, he just pondered for a while, and said to Xun Zhen: "Although Dong Zhuo is domineering and unreasonable, since he has come to invite you, you might as well go see him and have a look. What will he say."

Xun Zhen replied, "No."

After leaving the back house, he came to the front yard, and a person was waiting for Xun Zhen outside the door.

Xun Zhen looked at it, but she was an acquaintance, and it was Xu Rong, a warrior under Dong Zhuo's command.

"Xu Jun!"

"Your Majesty."

"He dares to come to you personally."

"Having parted from Jizhou, I haven't seen Junhou for many years. Rong is here today, not only on the orders of Donghou, but also on his own initiative."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Xun Zhen held Xu Rong's hand, very affectionate.

Most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates are from Liangzhou. Xu Rong is the only person who is not from Liangzhou but has to be in the middle and high ranks of Dong Zhuo's army. Therefore, in Dong Zhuo's army, in terms of status, he is not low, but in terms of his relationship with Dong Zhuo. The degree of closeness is actually not in the forefront, but Dong Zhuo probably also knew that he had a good relationship with Xun Zhen, so he sent him to greet Xun Zhen, but this was to show the importance and courtesy to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen looked up and down at Xu Rong, smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, and I miss you very much. I heard you begging for Bianzhang and Han Sui, conquering a great victory, and shaking the rebels. The towel has been taken off."

Xu Rong wears an official uniform, a crown and a crown, a green ribbon and a silver seal, and a pair of Zhonglang general attire that is more than two thousand stone. It is a high-level military post in the imperial court. Because the generals, such as generals, chariots, hussars, etc., have too much power, they are not granted lightly and are not permanent. Therefore, Zhonglang will be regarded as a permanent senior military post. There are many kinds of names. There are generals, generals in Hu Benzhong, generals in Yulin, and there are five generals in left, right, front and rear, and there are generals in Xiongnu, and so on.

Xu Rong replied with a smile: "The victory of the rebel army is all due to Dong Hou's strategizing. Like Rong, he is only Dong Hou's minions, rushing to kill the battlefield, and he is lucky enough to get a little credit."

"Too modest, too modest!"

"Dong Hou is treating each other with Jun Hou. If Jun Hou has nothing else to do, please invite him?"

"Okay!"

Xun Zhengu said to Xi Zhicai, who was following her side: "Zhi Cai, you don't have to go with me, just wait for me to come back in the mansion."

Xi Zhicai nodded in agreement.

Dian Wei and the others were arranged to live in the front yard of the mansion. When they heard the news, they came and wanted to accompany Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen only let Dian Wei walk by the side, and the rest of the people also told him to wait in the mansion.

Xu Rong led the way, with Xun Zhen and Dian Wei behind him, they left the Taifu Mansion, and headed northward to Tongtuo Street, then turned west.

Xun Zhen asked in surprise, "General Dong is not in the palace?"

"Dong Hou left the palace last night, and now Xianyang Garden in the west of the city."

Xun Zhen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Riding on the horse and walking forward, Xun Zhen thought to himself: "Dong Zhuo is not a brainless person, but he also knows that the forbidden area of ​​the palace is not a place where a foreign minister can live...he is now in Xianyang Garden in the west of the city. Since he is in the west of the city, then he will not be without troops and horses. In this way, he has his garrison in the north of the city, his elite soldiers in the palace province, and he personally sits in the west of the city. Although Luoyang is large, he has already been included. Halfway through the city."

Although Dong Zhuo is domineering, he is still in the capital for the first time and can't do whatever he wants, so instead of living in the palace, he lives in Xianyang Garden in the west of the city. Some of his troops are located in the north of the city. Why does he live in the north of the city, which is closer to the south and north palaces, but why does he live in the west of the city? On the one hand, as Xun Zhen thought, it was indeed to better control the situation in Luoyang. On the other hand, it was because his main troops were all in the west of Luoyang, or in Hedong, which was farther away, or Mianchi, which was nearer.

Xun Zhen also thought of this second reason.

Rao Shi and Dong Zhuo were "incompatible", but Xun Zhen had no choice but to praise him for this: "In the end, he is a veteran of the battlefield, and he has a good basis for arranging troops and advancing and retreating."

As long as he can occupy the west of the city, then whether it is fighting or retreating, Dong Zhuo can do it with ease. It can be said that he is already invincible. In the case of a battle, the north of the city, the west of the city, and the palace province in the city will work together, and the three sides will echo each other, which is enough to keep the enemy's head, middle, and tail out of succession; and in retreat, because there are troops from Mianchi and Hedong in the west, it is also enough to protect him. Safe and sound, the entire army retreated.

Go west along Tongtuo Street, go three or four miles, turn south along the road, go south for a while, turn west again, and go not far, go through the Yongmen Gate in the middle of the three gates in the west of the city and exit Luoyang, and there are many ahead. where the garden forest is located.

Luoyang is the imperial capital, and there are many buildings outside the city. Due to the different natures, these buildings are clustered in different directions.

For example, the east of the city~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is mainly a "big city", a commercial agglomeration area, including the horse market and the millet market. In the south of the city, there are many important cultural and ceremonial buildings, such as Taixue, Mingtang, Biyong, Lingtai, Sheji, and ancestral temple. The north of the city is also mostly important cultural and ceremonial buildings, but there are not as many in the south of the city, such as the Beijiao Temple and the Sixth Ancestral Temple.

On the west side of the city, is the gathering area of ​​the royal gardens, including the gardens of the dignitaries.

There are many gardens in the west of the city, including Shanglin Garden, Xiyuan Garden, Xianyang Garden and so on.

When Emperor Ling was alive, he often came here to play. Among these many gardens, the most well-known in recent years is probably the Xiyuan.

In the third year of Zhongping, in the second year after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was pacified, Emperor Ling came to visit Xiyuan and ordered to build a naked tour hall in the garden, with a total of 1,000 houses. The canal is built around the water, and the houses are surrounded by clear water. You can take a small boat to swim on the water. The palace staff are all over fourteen and under the age of eighteen. Naked bath together,

Xun Zhen heard the name of this naked tourist hall when he was in the Wei Dynasty, and heard that Emperor Ling was here to escape the summer heat and feast on long nights. Once, Emperor Ling said with emotion: "To make this happen for ten thousand years, It's a goddess."

Although the Yellow Turbans were fixed at that time, there were constant rebellions and thieves in various places. As the head of a country, he did not focus on state affairs. Instead, he continued to play lewd games. Long sigh, the emperor is like this, how can the Han family not be in danger? It is precisely because the emperor is like this that perhaps this is the reason for the current rebellion in the North and South Palaces, and the current Dong Zhuo's crime to go to Beijing.

In the sigh, I saw a large pavilion and palace in front of me, and Xianyang Garden was in sight.