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Ever since Yuan Shao's allied army came back, Guan Yu had been on the defensive. In the wee hours of the morning, Guan Yu donned all his clothes and brought his Azure Dragon crescent moon knife to the Town Security. The sun rose, and the world gradually brightened up. Guan Yu saw that the allied army camp outside the city gates was actually quiet, and couldn't help but be greatly surprised. Guan Yu was worried that the other party was plotting something, so he sent scouts to investigate.

An hour later, the scouts returned. "Reporting to the general, Yuan Shao's troops left camp last night and have gone east. They are now hundreds of kilometers away."

Zhou Cang was surprised and said: "Yuan Shao came in full force, but why did he suddenly stop?!"

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and laughed, saying with ridicule: "They must have heard that Big Brother was safe and sound, and that was why they fled in fear throughout the night! What a bunch of rats! " Then he turned to Zhou Cang and said: "Report this situation to brother!" Zhou Cang agreed, and immediately had a messenger rush to Luoyang to deliver the message.

At this moment, there were two riders outside the city gates, riding until they reached the foot of the city gates. Zhou Cang was surprised: "Two people came!" Guan Yu had already seen it and narrowed his eyes.

A person below the city shouted, "General Guan, do you still remember me?"

Guan Yu raised his voice: "County Official Liu, what can I do for you?" It turned out that the two people who came down from the city were none other than the foster brothers of Liu Bei and Liu Bei.

Liu Bei laughed: "An old friend is visiting, wouldn't General Guan invite me in to take a seat?"

Guan Yu said: "You and I are enemies, so it would be inconvenient for the city gates to open for you. Speak here if you have something to say. "

Zhang Fei was angered and shouted, "You red-faced thief, how dare you be so rude to my brother! Come, come, come, let's fight with me for three hundred rounds! " Liu Bei immediately shouted: "Brother, don't be rude!" Guan Yu laughed and said: "Brother Zhang Fei is truly quick to say, to my taste! However, I have my responsibilities, so I don't have the time to fight with you for three hundred rounds! If you have nothing else to do, then hurry up and leave! "

Zhang Fei raised his voice and shouted, "You think my brother is just a county magistrate and yet he is so rude! I'll let you know, although my brother has a low official position, he's the imperial family of the burly man and is the current Emperor's royal uncle! "

Guan Yu was a little surprised, then squinted his eyes and said: "So what if it's royal uncle? "The world belongs to the people of the world, not his Liu family!"

"Hey!" You red-faced thief! " Zhang Fei flew into a rage beneath the city gate.

Liu Bei hurriedly stopped Zhang Fei and said with a raised voice to Guan Yu, "What Yun has said makes sense. My royal uncle's identity is indeed nothing special! However, I did not come here for such a small matter. It was because I could not bear to see a peerless hero lose his face to a thief! Yun Chang, you are an unparalleled hero. You should have gone out of your way to fight against the violence for the imperial court, but why did you help the evil? "

Guan Yu said indifferently: "Liu County Command is too kind. In my heart, Big Brother is the real unrivaled hero! As for helping the evil, how do you know that I helped the evil? "

Liu Bei frowned: "That Dong Zhuo is the greatest traitor in history, defying the emperor and dishonoring the commoners, he is truly a sinner that has committed countless of heinous crimes! As his right-hand man, Chen Lang had naturally done a lot of evil things! Senior Yun gives his body to Chen Lang, isn't that the same as helping the evil? "

Guan Yu sneered: "Big Brother's thoughts are not something you know! As for abusing the common folk, hmph, do you think I don't know what you eighteen dukes have done along the way? You guys are even better than the West Cold Army! "

Liu Bei's face changed, but he could not refute his. Then he said, "Let's not talk about this matter of maiming the commoners for now. Did Yun Zhang also think that there was no problem? As an official, he was unloyal and unrighteous. Did Yun hope so? A thousand years from now, could it be that Senior Yun hopes that the historical records will depict him as a traitor? "

Guan Yu laughed out loud, and said: "Magistrate Liu, looks like you are here to lobby me today! It's a pity that you found the wrong person! Your explanation is useful to the corrupt, but it is useless to me! As the history book said, I don't care. I only know that following my big brother is the most correct choice for my entire life! It was still the same. The whole world belonged to the people of the world, not the Liu family! [I only care about whether my actions are beneficial to the people of the world. I don't care about emperors or history books!] It didn't matter if he was scolded as a traitor! Liu County Magistrate, don't waste your breath! "

Liu Bei's face alternated between green and white, and he was speechless for a long time. Finally, he sighed and raised his voice, "Since you, Yun Yang, are so stubborn! I have no other choice! "

Guan Yu cupped his fists and said: "Goodbye!"

Liu Bei was gloomy, he could only lead Zhang Fei away.

Zhou Cang asked in puzzlement: "General, what exactly are you doing here?"

Guan Yu laughed coldly: "He's here to play dumb! "He boasts of being a righteous and benevolent person, but what difference is there between him and the other dukes!"

Liu Bei gathered the few hundred of his subordinates and set off on his journey. Zhang Fei looked at the gloomy Liu Bei, and said: "Big Brother, there's something I need to say, don't be angry." Liu Bei said: "You and I are brothers, you can say whatever you want, there is no need to worry."

Zhang Fei said, "Big Brother, I feel that Guan Yu's words are reasonable! The world belongs to the people of this world, why should the people of this world be the servants of the royal family?! "

Liu Bei shouted angrily: "Shut up! How can you say such outrageous things! The one who is above has the principle of being above, and the one who is below has the duty of being below, just as the sun is always above all things, and all things must be under the sun! If they were to turn things over, wouldn't that mean the heaven and earth would be destroyed?! Thus, in order for the world to be at peace, everyone should behave themselves, and not have any presumptuous thoughts! [If everyone wants to be the king, the world will be thrown into chaos. People are like cattle being slaughtered!]

Zhang Fei laughed, "If everyone is obedient, we can still let the officials and the emperor slaughter them. In my opinion, there is no difference between cattle and sheep."

Liu Bei said angrily: "You're trying to quibble! You're not allowed to say similar words in the future! "

Zhang Fei did not dare to say anymore, but in his heart, he did not think much of the logic behind Liu Bei's words.

After Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang An, he immediately followed Li Ru and the rest's advice and made arrangements. He then paid close attention to the situation in the east, as he was afraid that the alliance of the families would take over Luoyang.

It was early in the morning when Dong Zhuo had finally been promoted to the Board of Governors. Li Ru ran in excitedly from the outside and shouted loudly: "Good news! A good news! "Grand Preceptor, you have the best news!"

Dong Zhuo was worried that the dukes' allied forces would not give up after engulfing the Luoyang, so after hearing Li Ru's words, he became excited and anxiously asked: "What news? Say it quickly! "

Li Ru said in an incomparably excited voice: "I just received the good news from General Ying Yang, the allied forces of the dukes have been defeated, and have dispersed. The Luoyang region has been saved! General Ying Yang has made a great contribution this time! "

Although Dong Zhuo had already expected it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it clearly. He clapped and laughed, "Good, good, good! Great! General Ying Yang has lived up to the trust of our family! He never thought that the Luoyang would really keep it! Hahahaha! Our family will greatly reward Chen Lang! "

When everyone heard that the Luoyang had been saved, and that the allied army had retreated, the heavy burden in their hearts finally fell to the ground. Hearing that Dong Zhuo wanted to reward Chen Lang, they all chimed in. This was the logic behind the so-called flowery palanquin being carried by everyone.

For example, Guo Si said with a tone filled with jealousy, "That Chen Lang is not the Grand Preceptor's direct descendant, and he has already achieved the position of the Great General of the Left Yu Lin Guards. This is already a great favor from the Grand Preceptor! This general did not think it appropriate to add him to the ranks! It's fine if you just bestow some gold and silver coins! " Li Que,, Fan Jian, and Zhang Ji all agreed.

Dong Zhuo felt that Guo Si's words made sense, but he also felt that if Chen Lang did so much and did not accept it, it would not be good for him, so he could not help but be troubled.

Li Ru saw through Dong Zhuo's dilemma, and laughed: "What the few generals said is naturally reasonable. "Why don't we do this instead, instead of promoting him to an official position, we can only bestow upon him a title of nobility as a reward." Dong Zhuo felt that what Li Ru said was reasonable, so he bestowed Chen Lang the title of Marquis of the Yang Pavilion in the name of the Son of Heaven. Guo Si and the rest were still unhappy, but it was not good to stop them.

Situ Wang Yun cupped his fists and said, "The heavens have blessed the Grand Preceptor, causing the achievements of the eastern bandit army to fail. This is the fortune of the imperial government, and even more so for the Grand Preceptor!" This old official thinks that we should celebrate the grand feast with Grand Preceptor Xie for three days! " Everyone agreed.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and laughed out loud: "Wang Situ knows a lot! This is how it should be! Our family's banquet will be held together with the people for three days! " Everyone greeted in unison, "The Grand Preceptor is wise!"

Wang Yun said, "Grand Preceptor, now that the Luoyang is safe and sound, can we move the imperial government back to the Luoyang? The Luoyang is still the world's greatest, the imperial government and the emperor should be the ones living in the Luoyang! "

Dong Zhuo was moved. To Dong Zhuo, the magnificent and prosperous Luoyang had always been able to attract his attention. Unless he was forced to, he was not willing to give up on the Luoyang no matter what. Since he had the chance to return to the Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was naturally tempted. However, Dong Zhuo was a little worried that the position of the Luoyang was too close to the Eastern Marquis territory and was afraid that another eighteen dukes would come to punish them. Therefore, even though he was worried, he couldn't make a decision. Li Ru couldn't help but look at Li Ru, and said, "Grand Preceptor, I thought that this isn't the time to return to the Luoyang. After all, the location of the Luoyang was very unfavorable, and it was very likely to be surrounded by the Duke of the East. The safety of the Grand Preceptor is vital to the fate of the entire empire, so danger shouldn't be taken lightly. Therefore, this subordinate believes that it's better for the Grand Preceptor to stay in Chang'an for the time being! "

Dong Zhuo felt that Li Ru's words made sense and could not help but feel gloomy.

Li Ru saw through Dong Zhuo's thoughts and laughed, "Actually, there is no need for the Grand Preceptor to return to the Luoyang. We brought the vast majority of the Luoyang's wealth with us, why not build a Aconitum mongolicum Thunb at the outskirts of Chang An City, and place all of the treasures and dancers within. In this way, although the Grand Preceptor hasn't returned to the Luoyang, he can enjoy a better life than the Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, clapped his hands and laughed: "Li Ru's brilliant plan! This is it! He had to finish it as soon as possible! We need to get in as soon as possible! " Li Ru bowed and agreed.