Liu Cheng returned to the Yulin Military Barracks in the Imperial City with uneasy mood. One barracks was still on. He walked to the window and saw that there were three people in the barracks looking at them with a roll of bamboo slips, namely Zhao Yun, Yan Xing and Jia Xu.

Liu Cheng felt aroused in his heart, and walked to the door and knocked on the door. Zhao Yun opened the door and saw that it was Liu Cheng, and quickly clasped his fists: "Why are you here so late?"

When Yan Xing saw Liu Cheng coming in, he immediately stood up and said, "Brother!"

Liu Cheng smiled and said, "Come and take a look. It seems that you are studying very seriously. Hey, Mr. Wenhe is reading books too?"

Jia Xu got up with the bamboo slips and snorted coldly: "There are all big and rough people here, and Jia can't think of any other entertainment besides reading books!"

"Haha, it's not easy for Mr. Jia to have fun? Yanming, take Mr. Wen and Mr. Wanhualou to drink flower wine. How much money is spent is settled in my account!" Liu Cheng smiled and ordered Yan Xing.

"Yes, brother! But brother, I have experienced Mr. Jia's tricks these days, and I have learned about Mr. Jia's tricks. It's really hard to guard against. If Mr. Wenhe wants to run away while drinking wine, what should I do? There are too many people in Wanhualou. With Mr. Jia's wisdom, we are afraid that Mr. Wenhe will be fooled by Mr. Wenhe!" Yan Xing complained. It was obvious that he and Zhao Yun had suffered enough of Jia Xu's suffering these days.

Liu Cheng smiled and said, "That's not simple. If Mr. Jia uses any tricks, you will break his legs and take him off and hang him on the branches outside the Wanhua Building, wouldn't it be tied?"

"You..." Jia Xu's fat face turned red, "Okay, Liu Anran, why are you so vicious? You are not a son of man! Not a son of man!"

"Liu is vicious? Mr. Jia, you are not ashamed to say this. You are the nickname "poison warrior". You actually say I am vicious?"

After hearing this, Jia Xu seemed to see a ghost and pointed at Liu Cheng: "You, you, only few people know the nickname of 'Poison Soldier'. How did you know it?"

"Hahahaha..." Liu Cheng laughed, "Liu knows a lot about Mr. Jia, such as how Mr. Wenhe provoked the conflict between Li Jue and Guo Si under Dong Zhuo's general, and how Mr. Wenhe made Dong Zhuo conflict with Huangfu Song. Provocation and disagreement were not a clever plan, but the person who was transferred did not find himself provoked. They were instigated and influenced unconsciously. They did not find the existence of the provoker at all, which made Liu admire him. Li Ru, the chief adviser under Dong Zhuo's account, did not find the talent of his master, which shows that his master's wisdom is as deep as the sea!"

Jia Xu, who has always been very calm, finally couldn't calm down this time. He finally became a little panicked, "General, why did you come from?"

Liu Cheng knelt across from Jia Xu, pressed his hand at him, signaled him to sit down, and said, "Mr. Liu's intentions should be guessed with his wisdom. Why should he let Liu say it?"

"Oh......" Jia Xu sighed, sat down, picked up a glass of wine on the table and drank it all, put down the glass and looked at Liu Cheng and said: "It's understandable that the general wants Jia to assist him. No matter who Jia assists, he just makes a living, but everyone has the instinct to seek profit and avoid harm. Jia is no exception. Naturally, he wants to follow a lord who has vision, courage, promising, and long-lasting life, as the general's resources..."

Liu Cheng was very unhappy after hearing this, and his face also showed, "What? Mr. Jia thinks that there is no future in assisting me, Liu Cheng?"

Jia Xu waved his hand: "General, don't be angry. Xu said this, so don't be upset. General, think about it yourself, what capital do you have to fight with all forces in the court? Now that the royal family is weak, the general wants to defend the safety of the royal family with his own strength, it is as difficult as climbing to heaven. Not to mention anything else, just say that my former boss Dong Zhuo, and the general can't do anything to him! Don't say that Dong Zhuo has hundreds of thousands of troops, just say that he only has three thousand Xiliang soldiers in his hands, so the general can't do anything to him? Yes, right?"

Liu Cheng stared at Jia Xu and snorted coldly: "Hmph, Dong Zhuo is a speculative idiot. If Li Ru hadn't given him advice, even if he hadn't been ten times more intelligent, he would not have achieved what he had today. A person like him was a nouveau riche. Once he achieved a high position, he would have been too arrogant. Then his death date would come! Li Ru offered him a plan to let the Xiliang soldiers in the city go out of the city at night, and then enter the city early the next morning, and come like this every two or three days, causing the Xiliang army to enter Luoyang, making the world think that there are already tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in the city, so as to deter all forces and nobles and gentry in the court. They could hide this trick from others, but they could not hide it from me! If I hadn't had enough troops in my hands, I would have destroyed him long ago, so how could he be so arrogant?"

"I didn't expect the general to have such experience!" Jia Xu's face showed a look of surprise. He looked at Liu Cheng's expression and reached out to touch the sparse beard on his chin. After pondering for a while, he said, "General, don't say that I, Jia Wen, don't give you face, you and I have a bet: Dong Zhuo will definitely have actions in the next month. If the general can keep the royal family safe and sound under Dong Zhuo's counterattack, Jia's life will be sold to the general. If there is any mistake in the royal family, please let the general let me go, what if?"

Liu Cheng said with a cold face: "I have bet with you!"

The next morning, Liu Cheng practiced the boring method for an hour. Before he could even wipe his sweat, the eunuch Zhao Chun hurried over and shouted: "General Liu, something is not good. A large number of ministers gathered outside the Jiade Hall and clamored to go to the emperor to see the emperor. The soldiers on duty could hardly stop him!"

Liu Cheng frowned and said, "Today is not the day of the court. Why do those ministers clamor to come to the palace to see His Majesty?"

"I don't know, even the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei has been dispatched, and there are many famous people among the ministers!" Zhao Chun said anxiously.

Liu Cheng had a premonition that something big happened, so he immediately said, "Come on, follow me to see the Queen Mother!"

Liu Cheng had just arrived at the Deyang Palace of Beigong with his men, and a eunuch in the palace spread the news.

Queen Mother He felt strange about Liu Cheng coming over early in the morning, but he knew it was not a good thing when he looked at his face. He asked, "General Liu, what did you do when you came here to see the Ai family so early?"

Liu Cheng clasped his fists and said, "Empress Dowager, the eunuch Zhao Chun came to report just now. A large number of ministers gathered outside the Jiade Hall to ask for a court meeting with His Majesty. But today is not the day of the court meeting. I suspect that someone is pushing behind the scenes, but I am afraid that something will happen!"

Empress Dowager He frowned and looked at Liu Cheng and asked, "General Liu, is there any news, what happened?"

Liu Cheng shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, but I have sent someone to inquire. Last night, Dong Zhuo held a banquet to invite ministers in the court, and many people went to the banquet. I suspect that those people were afraid of Dong Zhuo's current Xiliang army in the city. At that time, Dong Zhuo sent someone to allow the Xiliang army to continue to rest in the city for a few days. After the army was rested, he led his army to Bingzhou to take office. At that time, I felt a little suspicious. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo was actually using the abacus to delay the time. Now the ministers gathered outside the Jiade Hall were probably Dong Zhuo's means. Empress Dowager, I am worried that Dong Zhuo suddenly took action, and Your Majesty alone was afraid that it would be difficult for those ministers to deal with those ministers. I was still guarding the Empress Dowager to go to Jiade Hall, and the Empress Dowager was with Your Majesty, which would also facilitate me to protect you!"

Queen Mother He nodded and said, "Not bad! Come on, let's go to Jiade Hall in Nangong!"

At this time, at the former Huben Army camp, a large number of troops suddenly rushed out of the camp, opened the checkpoint arranged by the Yulin Army at the gate, and headed straight towards the Jiade Hall. Lu Weihuang, who was responsible for leading the army to surround the gate of the Huben Army barracks, was caught off guard and had to send people to report to Liu Cheng as quickly as possible, and on the other hand, he gathered the scattered generals.

Liu Cheng led his two hundred soldiers to guard Empress Dowager He to Jiade Hall. As soon as he walked out of the Beigong, a knight rushed over on his horse.

"Lu - Report to the general, Lu Jun sent villains to report to the general. A large number of troops from the Western Liang army rushed out of the barracks. Our army was caught off guard and was dispersed. Dong Zhuo had led his army to Jiade Hall!"

After hearing this, Liu Cheng and Empress Dowager He changed their faces drastically. Empress Dowager He immediately screamed: "Get faster!"

Liu Cheng shouted: "All soldiers obey orders and run forward!"
Chapter completed!