The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 178 Volume Lintao's Sky
The one-armed old man looked at Liu Xie and asked, "Who are you?"

"The husband of the girl just now is planning to get married next year."

"I see."

The one-armed old man was not polite and directly accepted the copper coins.

Putting the copper coin in his arms, the one-armed old man was sorting out his things when he suddenly asked Liu Xie, "Are you going to marry into the Dong family?"

"Um……"

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "I think so."

"Then you should tell the Dong family to be more kind and benevolent in the future, so that the family can last long. Your wife is only a little old, so don't let her be implicated because of the clan's affairs."

Liu Xie was puzzled and asked, "Could you please explain it more clearly, old man?"

"Forget it if you don't understand."

The one-armed old man stopped talking and then leaned back against the locust tree, as comfortable as if he was sleeping in his own coffin.

Liu Xie went back thoughtfully. Dong Bai poked Liu Xie twice and asked, "What did Uncle Li say to you?"

"He said that children shouldn't drink."

"I'll say it again! I'm not a child anymore!"

"..."

Dong Bai took Liu Xie around Lintao City as if on a cursory tour.

“This restaurant is delicious.”

"The boss here is very fierce!"

"One of the sisters in this family is very beautiful, but she should get married now..."

"..."

Dong Bai wandered around the city for a long time, and Liu Xie now understood why Dong Bai was unwilling to bring the emperor's ceremonial guard here.

Just after they had toured half of Lintao City, another cavalry unit rode over, raising a huge cloud of dust.

Seeing the cavalry coming, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang unconsciously protected the emperor.

"Who in the city is so lawless?"

Unless there is an emergency military situation in the county, people generally do not ride horses forward. This is a rule written in the "Han Law".

Even Liu Xie and his entourage dismounted and walked, not wanting to disturb the common people. These people were indeed somewhat domineering.

When the cavalrymen discovered Liu Xie and his group, they rushed over directly. Even Lu Bu frowned, grabbed the reins of Red Hare, and was ready to ride into battle at any time.

"Lord Weiyang!"

The man seemed to know Dong Bai. After seeing Dong Bai's appearance clearly, he not only called out his name, but also finally pulled the reins to stop.

Then there seemed to be another surprise: "General Lu is here too?"

Lu Bu took a closer look and realized that the person in front of him was an acquaintance: "It turned out to be you."

The leader was Dong Huang.

Dong Zhuo had three brothers: the eldest Dong Zhuo, the second Dong Zhuo, and the third Dong Min.

Among them, Dong Zhuo died early, but fortunately he left behind a bloodline, and this person was Dong Huang.

After Dong Min died, Dong Zhuo sent Dong Huang to deal with the clan affairs. He must have heard about Dong Bai's arrival and came out to greet him.

"What is Lord Weiyang doing in the city? The county is now in ruins, and all of our Dong clan members live in Dongjiabao outside the city. Even the ancestral temples are set up there. There is really nothing to see in Lintao City."

Dong Bai obviously disagreed with what Dong Huang said: "Uncle! This Lintao City is obviously where I grew up, how come there is nothing good to see? And didn't you grow up in the old house yourself? Why do you dislike this place now?"

Dong Huang said nonchalantly: "Now whether it's the fort outside or the Lintao City here, they all belong to my Dong family. Isn't it the same where we live?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several generals surrounding Liu Xie changed.

Liu Xie also had a gloomy expression: "General, I hope you will be careful with your words and actions in the future! Whether it is the fortress or Lintao, they are all the property of the country and the land of the Han Dynasty! Don't say such words that will bring disaster to the Grand Tutor in the future!"

"what?"

Dong Huang looked at Liu Xie with disdain.

"who are you?"

"you do not know me?"

"Why should I know you?"

"..."

Liu Xie then remembered that he had only seen Dong Huang a few times in Weiyang Palace, and even if he had, he was not very far away from him and could not see each other's appearance clearly. Now that there was no emperor's guard of honor here, Dong Huang might not recognize him.

Liu Xie pulled Xu Huang, who was about to announce his identity.

"I am a descendant of the Duxianghou family! Today I am here to escort Lord Weiyang to Lintao for worship."

?

The attendants on both sides looked at Liu Xie in surprise.

Dong Bai was the one who reacted the fastest. He immediately realized what Liu Xie was going to do and thought it was funny. He immediately covered for Liu Xie: "Yes, he is the son of the Duxiang Marquis family. His name is... By the way, who is Duxiang Marquis?"

Dong Bai asked Liu Xie pitifully, and Liu Xie was so angry that he wanted to go up and give Dong Bai a slap in the face.

"Duxiang Hou?"

Dong Huang pondered for a while, his face solemn.

"Who is Huangfu Song to you?"

"In terms of seniority, he is my uncle."

Liu Xie used Huangfu Song's identity as a cover because he was sure that Dong Huang would not know any members of the Huangfu family.

Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo had a long-standing feud, and most of the Dong family members were not close to Huangfu Song.

Only Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou was a good friend of Dong Zhuo. As long as Dong Huang did not impersonate this person, he should not be able to reveal his identity.

As expected, Dong Huang did not notice anything unusual. When he heard that Liu Xie was just the nephew of Huangfu Song, arrogance appeared on his face again.

"Even if he is a descendant of the Duxiang Marquis family, so what? Why would he bring disaster to the Grand Tutor? What disaster could the Grand Tutor face now? Even if there is a disaster, the biggest disaster is your mouth!"

"Now that the Grand Master has been canonized as a Duke, the name of Lintao should not have been retained. It is clearly for the Yong Kingdom! How can it not belong to my Dong family?"

Seeing that the other party was stubborn, Liu Xie calmly continued to persuade him: "Although the Grand Master was canonized as a Duke, he only enjoys the local fiefdom, and it is not considered as establishing a country here. I hope the general will not confuse this matter."

Dong Huang looked at Liu Xie impatiently, raised the whip in his hand, but then put it down.

"If you were not a descendant of the Duxianghou family, you would have been whipped by me!"

"No matter what fief you have, just remember that in Lintao, my Dong family is the king!"

Liu Xie's face was gloomy. Even Lu Bu, who was not very sensitive to the atmosphere, could sense the emperor's anger. He went up and pulled Dong Huang off his horse, pointing at the empty space in front of Liu Xie.

"Go over there and apologize!"

Dong Huang didn't understand why Lu Bu treated him like this, but after all, his servants were following him, so he twisted his body unwillingly, trying to break free from the other party's restraints.

"What is Fengxian going to do? Why would he hurt his harmony because of an outsider?"

Dong Huang was of the same generation as Lu Bu, but he knew that Lu Bu's bravery was far beyond his reach, so he hurriedly called out, hoping that Lu Bu would not hurt his reputation in front of outsiders. "Fengxian, forget it."

Liu Xie didn't want to make a big deal out of this, so he asked Lu Bu to release Dong Huang.

Dong Huang looked at Lu Bu in surprise, obviously feeling that something was not right.

"I came here to pay homage to the Marquis of Hu under the order of the Emperor."

Liu Xie was indeed somewhat unhappy with Dong Huang's words, but he only gave a warning.

"Both the Grand Tutor and the Marquis of Hu are loyal ministers who serve the country faithfully. As their nephew, you must not be arrogant! You should treat the people well and respect the court. Do you understand?"

Dong Huang, who had been somewhat suspicious of Liu Xie's identity, instantly felt relieved.

It turned out that he was just an envoy who came on behalf of the emperor. No wonder Lu Bu asked him to apologize.

But what if he's an angel?

As the only pillar of the second generation of the Dong family, Dong Huang’s arrogance can be imagined!

"If the emperor hadn't suddenly banished my uncle to this place to guard the ancestral temple, how could he have been killed by the Qiang people? The reason is that the emperor killed my uncle!"

Now let alone Lu Bu and others.

Even Dong Bai, who just wanted to watch the fun, had a gloomy face and glared at Dong Huang with great displeasure.

"never mind."

Still on Lintao Street.

The knights of both sides almost blocked the entire road, and the people were already gathering around to watch. If a conflict broke out here, it would inevitably be a loss of face for the Dong family.

Now that Dong Zhuo has finally gained a reputation for being "kind", and Dong Bai is about to become the queen of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie does not want their efforts to be in vain because of a few words from Dong Huang.

Dong Huang had no idea that Liu Xie was thinking about the reputation of Dong Zhuo and Dong Bai at this moment. He just thought that the other party did not dare to argue with him, so he walked away with his head held high.

On the way, Dong Huang stayed close to Lu Bu and Dong Bai.

Dong Huang was extremely flattering to Lu Bu and praised his battle record in Liang Province.

"It's just the emperor's brilliant strategy!"

After what happened just now, Lu Bu was obviously unwilling to pay attention to Dong Huang and just responded perfunctorily.

Dong Huang thought that Lu Bu was being modest: "Fengxian, why should you be so cautious? Your own military achievements are your own military achievements! How can it affect the emperor? Even if the Central Government really has merits, it is the merit of the Grand Master, right?"

Lu Bu silently clamped his legs together, and the Red Hare under his crotch immediately understood Lu Bu's intention, passed Dong Huang by half a body length, and walked ahead on its own.

Dong Huang rode his horse to Dong Bai's side again, praising her for growing into a big girl and saying that she was about to become the queen of the Han Dynasty and would be extremely rich in the future. He hoped that Dong Bai would never forget his kindness in raising her.

Dong Bai:?
The grace of raising someone?

If Liu Xie hadn't been watching right next to him, Dong Bai would have wanted to spit on his uncle's face!
But under Liu Xie's stern warning, Dong Bai had no choice but to follow Lu Bu's example and gently squeeze the horse's belly to make his position pass Dong Huang.

Dong Huang was still unaware and chased after him, continuing to babble...

The "Dongjiabao" that Dong Huang mentioned is not far from Lintao County, only about ten miles away.

However, after seeing the full picture of "Dongjiabao", Liu Xie's anger suddenly rose.

Dongjiabao covers a very large area, and you can't see the end at a glance.

The height of its city walls was also obviously excessive. Compared with this fortress, the nearby Lintao City was just like a small mud house.

But what really made Liu Xie angry was that there was actually a moat surrounding Dongjiabao!

The fort itself has military attributes, so it is not surprising to build a moat.

But this is Lintao!
This is Longyou!

Longyou has been short of water since ancient times!

What’s more, there is widespread drought this year.

Even though the Tao River flows near Lintao, it still cannot conceal the fact that there is a water shortage in this place!
To divert the precious Tao River to serve as a decorative moat is not only a luxury, but also a disregard for human life!
When he stepped into the fortress, the scene he saw was even more blinding to Liu Xie.

Precious trees are lush and exotic flowers are luxuriant.

The fragrant breeze is like fragrance, and the sweet dew is like honey.

The eagle pecks at the vines, creating ripples.

Fishes and birds are chirping, and all living things are coming to life.

The prosperity here is even more exaggerated than that of Meiwu!
Liu Xie turned around and asked Dong Bai: "When was this place built?"

Dong Bai also looked confused: "I don't know. When I left Lintao a few years ago, this was just a simple earthen city..."

"Grandmaster doesn't know either?"

"Of course I don't know! Grandfather hasn't been back to his hometown for a long time. He left earlier than I did."

Liu Xie's eyelids were twitching.

At this moment, he suddenly understood what the one-armed old man who was selling wine under the locust tree meant.

There was something wrong with the atmosphere among the group.

Dong Huang did not notice this, and was still enthusiastically introducing some treasures in the fort to Lu Bu and Dong Bai -

"This is the Peony Pond. The peonies in it are all picked from the Luoyang area. Even in the former Han Dynasty palace, you can't see such a scene!"

"There are some ferocious beasts in the back. Would you like to go and have a look? I remember that you like tiger skins and other decorations the most. I just killed two tigers yesterday and made two tiger skin cloaks for you. You can try them later to see if they fit you well."

At this moment, Lu Bu's head was as big as an ox, and he wanted to take his Fang Tian Hua Ji and hit Dong Huang on the head twice.

However, when he turned around and saw the emperor shaking his head slightly, he stopped thinking.

"I'm a little sleepy after all this travel, let's do it another day."

Dong Huang suddenly realized, "I forgot about this! Come on! The guest room has been prepared for you! Go and rest first. I have prepared a banquet tonight, including eight delicacies: Chunao, Chunmu, Paotun, Paozhuang, Dazhen, Zhezhen, Aozhen and Liver! In addition, bear paws and tiger whips have been prepared, just waiting for you to enjoy them!"

Dong Huang also whispered to Lu Bu: "There is a beauty in Fengxian's room. I know Fengxian is strong, and this time we have prepared three people! Fengxian, don't be polite!"

Lu Bu’s head is about to explode at this moment!
"Bu has never been interested in women! Why would you bring a girl into my house?"

Dong Huang thought that Lu Bu was being polite to him, so he quickly said, "I understand! I understand everything!"

So, regardless of Lu Bu's desperate look, he directly pulled Lu Bu to the house that had been prepared for him long ago.

Lu Bu and Dong Bai lived in the most luxurious houses in the fortress, which had separate courtyards.

The next level, such as Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu, and Xu Huang, who are obviously generals, also have two people in one courtyard.

And the last one is the barracks where ordinary soldiers live.

It is not known whether Dong Huang did it intentionally or deliberately, but Liu Xie, the son of "Marquis of Du Ting", was assigned the lowest-level barracks.

Because Ma Teng had been low-key before and did not wear armor and other military service that symbolized his status, Dong Huang arranged for him to live beside Liu Xie in the barracks...

"I'm afraid I'll have to share the same bed with Weiwei?"

Ma Teng laughed awkwardly a few times.

He previously thought that his son Ma Chao had been a big enough traitor to his father.

But now looking at Dong Huang... Ma Teng suddenly felt that Ma Chao was actually a pretty good kid?

(End of this chapter)