July 11, the second year of Chuping.

The General of the Cavalry of the Han Dynasty, the Prefect of Henoi, the founding palace of the Hakka, the Marquis of Jinyang, and Zhang Yang crossed the Yellow River with an extremely painful mood.

In addition to thousands of personal soldiers, there were as many as 126 coffins, including the emperor, queen, three dukes and nine ministers who arrived in the capital with him.

Almost all the backbone of the Han court lay quietly among these cold coffins!

The only important person who escaped the disaster was General Wei Dong Cheng. Because he was attacked by Han Xian before, he fled to Hanoi in advance, so he did not eat the food sent by Yuan Shao, so he survived.

Dong Cheng originally wanted to recruit soldiers again in Hanoi, but he really couldn't find food. In addition, Liu Xie suddenly died, so he had to give up his plan of recruitment and follow Zhang Yang to the south.

Compared to Dong Cheng, who was indifferent to the six-sacred Dong Cheng, Zhang Yang's mood is much more complicated.

He originally wanted to be the fourth Dong Zhuo, but now he is facing an extremely realistic problem:

Even if Liu Xie is still in his hands, he only has a Hanoi County self... It seems that it is impossible for him to compete with Chen Fei!

When he led his troops across the river, he was still worried about whether Chen Fei would ask him to reduce his accompanying troops for various reasons. However, until all his five thousand troops crossed the river, Chen Fei's envoy, Chen Feng, the second cousin who was responsible for passing the order, came late.

Chen Feng glanced at the big banner of the "Car General" and said to him with a smile:

"General Zhang, Marquis of Wugong and Luoyang officials and people all went out of the city ten miles and lined up to greet him."

Zhang Yang asked cautiously:

"I wonder if the envoy is the five thousand soldiers and horses Zhang brought, should he be stationed outside the city or come into the city with me?"

Chen Feng shook his head:

"The Marquis of Wugong did not make it clear. How dare the villain speculate without authorization? He also asked General Zhang to make a decision on his own."

Zhang Yang was immediately worried. These five thousand soldiers were related to his wealth and life. If he could only stay outside the city, he would probably have insomnia tonight!

Why not go back?

This thought suddenly broke out in his mind.

Anyway, Chen Fei is powerful and he is definitely not an opponent. Instead of hitting a stone with an egg, it is better to admit defeat in person. After handing over the emperor's coffin, he will immediately return to Hanoi.

After all, Zhang Yang has never offended Chen Fei. The latter will not turn against others at this time, right?

After thinking it through, Zhang Yang calmed down a lot and said with a smile:

"The name of Chen Cheqi is known to be kind and destiny is announced in the world. Zhang has admired him for a long time. I really want to meet him sooner!"

He didn't wait too long, and after a moment, he saw the "General of the Car and Cavalry" and "Chen"'s big banner.

And... thousands of cavalrymen with strict arrays!

Zhang Yang is from Yunzhong, Bingzhou. He has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child. He also has a personal guard cavalry under his command. However, now facing Chen Fei's three thousand iron cavalry, he feels inferior for no reason!

He noticed at a glance that the thing under the crotch of the knights on the opposite side... was different from himself!

【That saddle...is strange!】

He immediately figured it out when he grew up on a horse:

[Why haven't I thought about it? When I go back, I must send someone to copy it!]

Three thousand Iron Cavalry, of course, this is not all Chen Fei's troops in Luoyang. After the cavalry, there are naturally thousands of infantrymen. Perhaps because of the meat yesterday, everyone seemed particularly energetic and radiant compared to Zhang Yang's troops who were tired and exhausted from the journey.

Zhang Yang was even more sure that if Chen Fei made an attack at this time, his five thousand elite troops would probably be wiped out!

He was also a person who could bend and stretch. He immediately turned over and dismounted, walked quickly under the flag, and shouted loudly:

"Hanoi Prefect Zhang Yang, pay homage to Marquis Wugong!"

His position as a general of cavalry is still above Chen Fei's general of chariots and cavalry, but he only claims to be "the prefect of Hanoi", and obviously he dare not show off in front of Chen Fei!

After he walked within ten steps and bent down respectfully, Chen Fei turned over and got off the horse and took a step forward:

"General Zhang quickly invites you to get up and escort the coffins of all the emperors and officials along the way. It's really hard."

Zhang Yang shook his head repeatedly:

"Zhang was obviously in Hedong at that time, but he could not protect the emperor Zhouquan. He was really not punished!"

Behind Zhang Yang, there was Dong Cheng, who had a leg injury and was unable to move. He gasped slightly while saluting Chen Fei:

"General Wei Dong Cheng, pay homage to Marquis Wu Gong!"

He was a little embarrassed. General Wei was second only to General Cheqi and Cavalry, but he had no name to call himself except this position.

Chen Fei took a look at his right leg that was shot by Han Xian rebels and nodded slightly:

"Gen. Dong is here with injuries. Thank you for your hard work."

As a defeated general who escaped at the last minute, Dong Cheng sighed with shame:

"Dong is ashamed, so ashamed!"

Behind Chen Fei, the attendant Yang Zhong asked:

"Teacher of the two generals, please appoint your soldiers to cooperate with us to temporarily place these coffins in the east of the city."

Zhang Yang had already figured it out thoroughly, so with a wave of his hand, all except for more than a hundred personal soldiers, the rest of the men and horses went to place the coffin.

Seeing his good cooperation attitude, Chen Fei was also very pleased, so he started another topic:

"I don't know how many surviving people are among the ministers?"

Zhang Yang is a local official, so this topic can only be answered by Dong Cheng:

"Reported to the Marquis of Wugong, all three dukes and nine ministers have died, and almost no officials of more than 1,000 stones survived. Only the Marquis of Yulin Lang, Fu Jie Ling Sun Yan, the Left Chief of the Shangshuo Lu Chong, the Secretary of the Shangshuo Liang Shao, Wen Zhen, the Minister of the Shangshuo Wang Chou, Feng Shuo, Zhao Yong, Han Bin and other officials of less than 600 stones were spared..."

Chen Fei had some insights and subconsciously glanced at Chen Ji.

Although the survivors were all low-level officials, there were at least one or two hundred, and most of the officials from the Shangshu Desk survived, which shows that Chen Ji, the Shangshu Ling, had obviously noticed it in advance.

Chen Ji seemed to have not noticed Chen Fei's gaze and sighed in grief:

"This thief Yuan Shao not only poisoned the emperor, but also destroyed the entire Han court. It's really hateful!"

Chen Fei withdrew his gaze:

"It's hot outside the city, so let's talk about it when we enter the city!"

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Half an hour later, the second wave of conversation has already come to the point in Luoyang City.

Chen Fei asked with great concern:

"The late emperor had no children. Yang Shizhong, Chen Lingjun suggested that he choose a virtuous and good throne among the Han family members. I wonder if there are any candidates for the two generals?"

Zhang Yang took the initiative to say:

"Zhang is a martial artist. He does not understand the great way of governing the country or knows what kind of virtuous relatives of the Han Dynasty are. He only wants to guard Hanoi and maintain peace in the place, which is enough."

Chen Fei nodded with relief for the second time.

However, Dong Cheng seemed to have not figured out this truth, and he actually used his brain to solve Chen Fei's problems:

"King Chen is a clan elder. He has always been famous and deeply loved by the scholars and the people. Why not..."

He suddenly noticed that there was a hint of pity in Zhang Yang's eyes when he looked at him!

【I, I said nothing wrong?!】

He was very puzzled:

[Wang Chen, Liu Chong, is not only within Chen Fei's sphere of influence, but also heard that he and Chen Fei have always had a harmonious relationship. Shouldn't this be the most suitable candidate?]

He looked at Chen Ji, Yang Zhong, Jia Xu, Zhong Yao and others again, hoping to get some useful clues from the expressions of these old colleagues.

But Jia Xu, Chen Ji, and Zhong Yao kept silent, only Yang Zhong sighed:

"A few days ago, His Highness Chen had already sent a letter to Luoyang, saying that he was old and sick, and he was afraid that his life would not be long. However, his two sons did not cultivate virtue, which would harm the local area and humiliate his family. He hoped that the court would cut off his fiefs and fiefs to serve as a warning to others..."

Dong Cheng finally reacted, his throat shook sharply, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva:

"Dong, Dong, I sent a sample to the deep palace since I was a child and never had any contact with the royal family in various places, so... I really don't know who is suitable for succession. This matter... I still need to gather thoughts and do it with caution."

Chen Fei seemed to be watching a show, looking at the bean sweat suddenly coming out of his forehead, and finally nodded slightly:

"General Dong said very much."

Dong Cheng suddenly felt like he was about to lose his whole body and slowly collapsed in his seat.

But he heard Chen Fei continue to say:

"After Guangwu, all emperors of all dynasties were unable to end, and many even ascended the throne at a young age, resulting in chaos in the government, eunuchs and relatives taking turns to rule, fighting each other, and the world was not at peace. Therefore, we must be cautious when choosing a new monarch this time."

Dong Cheng and Zhang Yang nodded repeatedly:

"Mr. Wu Gong is right!"

Chen Fei slowly swept the people in the hall, his voice even deeper:

"As the son of Empress Dowager Dong, he is well versed in the palace etiquette and law, so this marquis suggested that the court could form a team, with General Dong Cheng, the chief envoy, Chen Lingjun, and Yang Shizhong as deputy envoys, and then select several ministers and ministers as envoys. Among the royal family and princes in various parts of the Han Dynasty, several successors with both virtue and ability were selected and sent to Luoyang. After being evaluated by officials, ministers and officials, they would support the best person to succeed the throne. What should the public agree with them?"

Dong Cheng's muscles became stiff again. He subconsciously waved his hand wildly, and even covered his knees and refused:

"Dong is a little talented and knowledgeable person, and he is unable to take on the heavy responsibility. He was injured by the rebel Han Xian and has not recovered so far. He also asked the Marquis of Wugong to choose another master. By the way!"
To be continued...