The imperial palaces in Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty were divided into two palaces, south and north. The north gate of the Nangong was opposite to the two palaces of the Nangong. The two palaces were one mile apart and were connected by three complex roads covered with roofs.

The central institutions and political centers of the Han Dynasty were both in the Beigong. In the third year of Yongping (60 AD), Emperor Xiaoming ordered the expansion of the Beigong and other government offices, and the completion was completed in the eighth year of Yongping (65 AD). After the Beigong Incident, in order to prevent Empress Dowager Xiaoren from taking charge of the country, the central officials kept the Empress Dowager in the Jiade Hall of the Nangong and named it Yongle Palace.

The emperor was in a good mood today. After seeing Li Hong, he asked Li Hong about his daily life with great concern and asked him what he had. Li Hong dared to say anything, and nodded repeatedly. The emperor looked at him with satisfaction and said, "Men, there are many people who want to kill you. In Luoyang City, there are more people who are braver than you, so don't walk around, just stay on Zhangyuetai."

Li Hong thought that there were such a bold person in the capital who dared to kill people at the foot of the emperor? He originally wanted to take time to see Liu Yu, visit Huangfu Song, and contact Yuan Shao, so that he could take him and a group of subordinates to visit the capital. But now it seems that it is not possible, and His Majesty does not allow it at all.

"The Queen Mother has heard your legendary story and wants to meet you and my two children. She has been clamoring for a long time and they all say that she wants to see the legendary heroes. So, today we will not talk about business, and go to the Queen Mother's Yongle Palace." The emperor looked at Li Hong, who was frightened and trepidated, and said with a smile, "Zimin, have you brought a gift?"

Li Hong was stupid.

"My dear..." Li Hong was very embarrassed. He did not expect the emperor to mention the gift at this time. However, it was normal to think about it. He returned to the capital thousands of miles away and made a special trip to see the queen mother. Of course, he had to bring some gifts. However, in the morning, the little yellow party Jian Shuo was urging him tightly, and Li Wei was immersed in the pain of losing his lover. He was in a state of dismay and was in a state of dismay. He was not interested in this matter.

Li Hong bowed with blushing face and said, "I am negligent..."

The emperor patted his back affectionately and said, "I know you are not prepared. Come... Come..." He pulled Li Hong to the side of the desk, pointed to the two brocade boxes placed on the desk and said, "Zimin, open it and take a look..."

Inside the box are two small, exquisite and very simple horns.

"This is a gift from the Wuhuan people to pay tribute to me back then." The emperor pulled one up, put it to his mouth and blew it, and said, "I heard that your Fengyun Iron Cavalry uses this kind of ox horn to convey military orders, right?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this number is made of high-quality horns, and the sound can be heard very far."

"I give it to you, and you give them to my two children. If I give it to them, they will throw it away casually. It will definitely not be precious, but if you give it to them, it will be different. Children all like great heroes, especially my daughter, who likes sword dancing and has great ambitions. She told me that she will gallop on the battlefield in the future and defend her country..." The emperor sighed happily, "How great it would be if she was a boy..."

The emperor suddenly thought of something, his heart moved, and his face looked painful.

The emperor's care and grace moved Li Hong so much that he leaned over and was about to kneel down, but the emperor reached out to hold him back. The emperor looked at the horn in his hand, was silent for a while, and said slowly: "

"My daughter looks very much like her mother."

Li Hong heard Li Wei introduce Wang Meiren to him and knew that Wang Meiren was the most beloved concubine of the emperor. It is said that Wang Meiren is outstanding in appearance and gentle in character. She is not only smart and reasonable, but also proficient in piano and fu, and can write accounting books. Unfortunately, she died miserably. After the emperor lost her, she was sad and wrote "Fu of Pursuing Destiny" and "Song of Lingyi" to commemorate.

When Li Hong saw the emperor's expression of melancholy, he thought that he was thinking of others when he saw things, which aroused his longing for the beautiful Wang. Li Hong's favor for the emperor increased greatly.

"Zimin, do you know why the children like you very much?"

Li Hong shook his head.

The emperor slowly put the ox horn in his hand back into the brocade box, walked with his hands behind his back, and walked to the canvas with a portrait of Li Hong. The background of the painting was the bloody battlefield under Yicheng City at that time.

"My daughter is called Liu Xiao, because her mother likes to blow Xiao, and likes Xiao Sheng's vicissitudes and sadness." The emperor sighed and continued: "My beloved concubine is from Zhao, Jizhou. Her mother's grandfather Zhao Bao was once the prefect of western Liaoning. Zhao Bao was brave and good at fighting and famous in the border area."

"In the sixth year of Xiping (178 AD), Zhao Bao sent people to his hometown to pick up his mother and wife to western Liaoning. When he passed through Liucheng, he was kidnapped by Xianbei soldiers. When the Xianbei people heard that Zhao Bao was a filial son, they took Zhao Bao's mother and wife hostages and attacked Yangle City. Zhao Bao led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry out of the city to fight. Xianbei people were willing to use his mother and wife as conditions for the county town."

"When Zhao Bao saw his mother being tied to the formation, his heart was like a knife mark. He said to his mother with grief and anger, 'Mom! I was hopeless. I wanted to be an official and earn some salary to honor you, but I didn't expect that the old man would cause trouble for you. I am now an official of the country. I have a responsibility to defend the territory. I cannot just care about the mother and son's personal relationship and destroy loyalty and righteousness and abandon the country. In order to defend the country, I will die without hesitation!' Zhao Bao's mother heard his son's words and said loudly: 'Son, everyone has their own destiny, life and death are all the way, so why should we take care of each other?' After hearing this, Zhao Bao immediately launched an attack and fought fiercely. The swords and swords flew on the battlefield, arrows were like rain, and corpses were everywhere. The Xianbei people were defeated and fled. Zhao Bao's mother and wife were both killed by the Xianbei people on the battlefield."

After Zhao Bao was celebrating his mother and wife, he was extremely sad. He said, 'If an official who was evading his duties for his own interests, it is not loyal to him, and it is not filial to sacrifice his mother to preserve his loyalty, righteousness and integrity. In the case of being loyal and filial, my mother died for me. I feel very ashamed. What kind of face do I have to live in this world!'"

"Zhao Bao died of vomiting blood."

The emperor looked up at the head with tears in his eyes and sighed: "Men, if my beloved concubine is still alive, she will repay you. You have fought in the Xianbei battles in the northern border for several times and beheaded tens of thousands of times, which can be regarded as avenging the Zhao family. It is natural for the two children to thank you for this."

Of course, Li Hong heard of Zhao Bao's reputation in northern Xinjiang. Zhao Bao was from Ganling, Jizhou, and his brother was Zhao Zhong, the general of the Central People's Office, and everyone in the world knew it. The reason why Wang Meiren was able to join the Yeting Court probably had a great relationship with Zhao Zhong. Why didn't Zhao Zhong protect Wang Meiren? Wang Meiren's grandfather Wang Bao once served as the General of the Five-Secret General, and his whole family was falsely accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being a sinister of being a sinister. Why didn't Zhao Zhong come forward to plead for his own selfish interests? Li Hong felt very sad. Is Zhao Zhong still a human being? Could his mother and younger brother ignore him and treat him as a sinful son who humiliates the family, and he can take revenge at will?

Li Hong sighed secretly. Loyalty. The emperor was still worried about his loyalty. The emperor did not believe in himself because of his oath. The emperor's meaning of saying this was too obvious. He was warning himself rather than explaining to himself the reason why the princess and the little prince liked him.

Li Hong knelt down in a hurry and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I should remember Your Majesty's words today, take Lord Zhao as a model, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and swear loyalty to Your Majesty to the death."

The emperor smiled lonelyly and said, "Okay, okay. You have lived in the border for a long time and are not familiar with the government. How could you know the difficulties and dangers in it? You and the soldiers are in the battlefield and understand life and death. I am not the same as in these deep palaces..."

He turned his face and looked at Li Hong and said lightly: "It's not easy to survive."

Li Hong was shocked and didn't know what the emperor said. Was he hinting that he was threatened by a traitor? Wang Meiren was secretly sent to kill someone by the queen, but the queen was not punished afterwards. Could it be that the emperor had no choice but to suffer any difficulties?

Dong Chong and Li Hong suddenly thought of the Empress Dowager's brother Dong Chong. Dong Chong was caught by the middle-aged officials on the excuse of bribery and being beaten to death in Beisi Prison in an unknown way. He never heard of any middle-aged officials being punished by the emperor for this. In this way, is it true that the emperor's power is lost?

"I have prepared the gift for the Queen Mother for you."

Li Hong was still thinking about it. The emperor walked to him, patted his shoulder, and said, "It's getting late, let's go."

Li Hong got up from the ground in a panic and followed the emperor out of the door in a daze.

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The Empress Dowager had a beautiful appearance, elegant and luxurious expression, and it was hard to see that she was in her forties. The Empress Dowager was very enthusiastic to Li Hong, talking and laughing, and had no airs, and was kind and kind. She asked a lot of things about Jizhou. Li Hong had not been in Jizhou for a long time and didn't know many things. He could not answer them. He was very nervous. He had not answered several questions, so he became even more nervous and seemed very uneasy. The Empress Dowager immediately realized that his question had embarrassed the young man in front of him.

"Mr. Li is called a leopard in northern Xinjiang. This name is very tough and powerful. In our impression, Lord Li should be a murderous man with a curly beard." The queen mother smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Li had just become an adult, and he didn't even have a beard on his face, let alone any murderous aura. You look very steady and honest, and you can't tell where you look like the legendary leopard."

Li Hong replied embarrassedly: "The Empress Dowager praised me. The name of me is the Xianbei name. I was followed by the Xianbei general Murong Feng, and this name was chosen by him."

The Empress Dowager suddenly realized and smiled, "Mr. Li is very frank. How many years have you been living in the Xianbei after you lost your memory?"

Li Hong's nervous mood gradually relaxed. He thought for a while and said, "Since I have memories, I have been in the Xianbei for about half a year. Later, I fought back to Lu Long and sent him."

"I heard that Lord Li forgot everything about the past, so have you remembered it a little now?"

"No." Li Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I have been trying hard to think about it, but I can't remember anything."

"So, Lord Li can't remember his parents, nor does he forget his hometown." The Empress Dowager looked at him sympathetically and asked with concern, "Do you want your parents?"

Li Hong felt sad and nodded repeatedly.

The Empress Dowager asked softly: "Did Lord Li dream about your parents when he was dreaming? Everyone often says that you have thoughts on the day and dreams on the night, maybe..."

Li Hong shook his head blankly and said sadly: "I miss them very much, I miss them very much..."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh, "Pity, poor child..."

The emperor comforted him: "Your people, you are lucky, and you will be lucky. You will definitely find your parents and return to your hometown. Don't be anxious, you won't be anxious either."

The emperor sat aside, holding Xiao Donghou in his arms, and Princess Changping Liu Xiao leaned against him. When the two children saw Li Hong, they looked very excited, and their two pairs of admiring eyes never left him from beginning to end.

"Mr. Li is good at martial arts, can fight wars, and has extraordinary knowledge. He must be from a wealthy family of aristocratic families. Otherwise, why did you win so many battles? Winning wars requires real ability, not to be able to do it by any child of a poor commoner. Because of the poor family, many of them cannot even eat enough, let alone study and practice martial arts. Look at this dynasty, which general who has made great achievements in military affairs is not from aristocratic families?" The empress dowager saw Li Hong's face dim and comforted him, "The accent of your words is very similar to that of us from Jizhou. Lord Li should take the time to go to Jizhou for a walk, investigate and investigate, and maybe you can find your parents and relatives. Why don't Lord Li try it?"

Li Hong thought of his parents, his relatives, and his homeland. From the moment he was about to leave Murong Feng and return to the Han Dynasty, he had this strong longing, but for a long time, the endless war had left him with no time to care about it. He could only bury this longing and desire deeply in his heart. At this moment, Empress Dowager Xiaoren's few words were like a gentle and invisible hand, slowly lifting his soul that had been buried for several years. The love for homesickness and motherhood hit Li Hong uncontrollably like *.

Li Hong finally couldn't control his emotions, turned over and knelt on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice: "Please help the Queen Mother and Your Majesty..."

The emperor waved to Li Hong and signaled him to sit back on the table. The emperor smiled and said, "Don't be impatient. In February, I will go back to my hometown in Hejian Country with the Queen Mother to worship my ancestors. You can go to Jizhou with me and check your life experience along the way."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hong said loudly in surprise.

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Huangfu Song rushed to Zhu Jun's mansion with gifts.

Zhu Jun's courtesy name was Gongwei, a native of Shangyu, Kuaiji County, Yangzhou. He lost his father when he was young and relied on his mother to sell silk. When he was young, he was fond of money and favored righteousness, and resolved troubles. He was famous for his filial piety. He was the county clerk and later served as the chief clerk of Kuaiji. The prefect Xu Gui recommended him to be a filial and honest official and promoted him to the magistrate of Lanling County. In the first year of Guanghe (178 AD), he was appointed as the assassin of Jiaozhou for his contribution to quelling the rebellion and was granted the title of Duting Hou. Later, he served as the counselor. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the court's ministers believed that he was talented and recommended him to lead the army to fight. He was appointed as the Right General of the Central Army and held the rituals and was appointed as the Left General of the Central Army and was appointed as the Emperor.

Fu Hao suppressed the Yellow Turban Army in Yingzhou, Runan, Chen State and other places. After defeating the Yellow Turban Army, he was promoted to the title of Marquis of Xixiang for his merits and promoted to the General of the Central Army of the Thief. Soon he led his troops to continue to besiege Nanyang, and successively suppressed the Yellow Turban Army such as Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, Sun Xia, etc., and was promoted to the General of Right Cavalry by the Emperor. After returning to the army triumphantly, he served as the Guanglu Dafu, with a new town of 5,000, and was also named the Marquis of Qiantang. At the end of this year, the Emperor changed a group of bureaucrats, and Zhu Jun was promoted to the General of the General. The General was the Chief responsible for construction and construction affairs and one of the ministers.

When Zhu Jun heard that Huangfu Song was coming, he hurried out to welcome him. After the two of them greeted each other, Zhu Jun smiled and said, "Yizhen, you came so well. If you don't go to court today, everyone came together. I'm going to send someone to the mansion to invite you."

"Who are there?" Huangfu Song asked while strode in.

"The Grand Marshal Zhang Wen and Zhang, the Grand Marshal Wang Han, the Grand Marshal Yang Biao and Yang, the counselor Tao Qian and Tao, the Chief Secretary Zhao Qi and Zhao, the Secretary Lu Zhi and Lu, and..." Zhu Jun said the names of seven or eight colleagues.

Huangfu Song smiled and said, "What are you talking about so many people gathered at your house? Did you hold on to your fault and lose a daughter for nothing?"

The smile on Zhu Jun's face suddenly faded away. He sighed without saying a word.

"Gongwei, Lord Sikong has always been close to the traitor. He can sit in the position of the three traitors, and it depends entirely on the help of the traitor. If the traitor had not helped him speak in front of His Highness, no matter how rich he was, His Majesty would not have sold the position of Sikong to him." Huangfu Song whispered, "Once the traitor party of traitors is eliminated by us, Xu Xiang will definitely be implicated and the nine clans are likely to be killed. Gongwei, you are sending your daughter into the fire pit. I don't understand why you promise such a marriage?"

Zhu Jun sighed: "Yizhen, I can't give Xu Xiang a face, but I can't give the queen a face. This marriage was decided by the queen, and the general personally told the mediator."

Huangfu Song looked at him in surprise and said, "This is the first time I heard you say that there is such a thing? Did Xu Xiang ask the queen, or did the general take the initiative to propose it?"

"The general said that Xu Xiang asked the queen for help."

"Xu Xiang..." Huangfu Song muttered, stroked his beard and pondered, "I think this is the general's idea, but why does the general want to join forces with the Xu family to marry your family? He wants to use this marriage to win over Xu Xiang and please the Xu family?"

"I don't think so." Zhu Jun said, "Xu Xiang is the head of the Xu family. He participates in every family discussion. He is consistent with us in certain matters. Although he is fierce with the eunuch and is in harmony with us, our relationship has always been good, and there has been no conflict or quarrel. There is nothing wrong with us, and it seems that the general does not need to win him over?"

"Xu Xiang is the number one master of Yixue in Beijing. Look at him busy teaching students all day long and acting like a loach. In fact, he is as cunning as a loach. Look at who he has a good relationship with? He has a good relationship with, but in fact he has a bad relationship with anyone, he has a good relationship with power." Huangfu Song said disdainfully, "The Xu family has studied the "Book of Changes", claiming to know the astronomy and the earth, and knowing the past and the future, as if they were the main pillars of the Liang Dynasty of my Han Dynasty. In fact, in addition to Xu Shao and Xu Jing, there are still a few real talents in their family? There are many disciples and old officials. If the general can fight for the past, it may not be a huge blow to the traitor."

Zhu Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in heaven. Let her go, let it go, let alone her life is still good."

"What do you mean?" Huangfu Song smiled, "Did that divination master take the divination for Xiaolan?"

"A few years ago, the adoptive father of the eldest prince Shi Hou, Shi Zi, helped Taoist Master come to my house to discuss scriptures and discussions with me. He once saw Xiao Lan. Taoist Master Shi said that Xiao Lan's fate is rich and noble. In the future, his husband's family will either be three dukes and nine ministers or generals and marquis. He also congratulated me on it."

Huangfu Song slapped him up to the sky and laughed, "Will Xu Xiang's son who is so masquerading in the future be the third princes and nine ministers? Haha, it's such a big joke. Xu Gen is not a skill and is a cunning person. Can such a person be the third prince? I think his two brothers are similar, he is a prodigal son. Shi Zizhu is really confused as he gets older, and he talks nonsense, and he is also bullshit."

Zhu Jun told him the central matter, and his mood became heavier and lowered his head and said nothing.

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Although Princess Changping is only eight years old, she is a rare beauty. Her skin is as fat as fat, bright eyes and white teeth, very beautiful, elegant and dignified, literary and quiet, and very adorable. Little Donghou looks very much like his father, with a small face, small nose and small mouth, but does not have the slender neck unique to his father, nor does it have small eyes that narrow into a slit. Donghou's eyes are very beautiful, bright and full of aura.

The two little guys liked the gifts Li Hong gave them very much and couldn't let it go.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Xiao'er, didn't you say that if Lord Li comes, do you have to ask something? Now Lord Li comes, just ask and let's listen."

Liu Xiao snuggled on the emperor's lap, looked at Li Hong with a smile, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Li, have you really snatched the Xianbei King's woman?"

Li Hong was stunned. The emperor hugged his daughter and laughed. The empress dowager laughed happily and scolded, "Children, ignorant, talk nonsense."

"Minister, tell me, I want to know the truth about this. Rumors say that you snatched the Xianbei King and Lian's women, is it true?"

The peerless face of Fengxue flashed in Li Hong's mind, white horses, big blue eyes, long golden hair, and trembled in his heart. He suddenly felt difficulty breathing, and the strong sense of suffocation made him almost breathless. He took two breaths in a hurry, barely suppressing the pain in his heart, and smiled miserably: "I did snatch Helian's woman."

"Why do you want to steal other people's women?" Xiao Donghou asked curiously, "It's wrong to steal other people's things."

Liu Xiao glared at him fiercely and scolded: "What do you know? A little furry child, adults are not allowed to interrupt."
To be continued...