After seeing off the envoy, Gongsun Xun immediately began to make preparations. A few days later, he took his newlywed wife, servants, guards, and a group of more than a hundred people from Pingcheng to Luoyang.

To be honest, in these days, the poor and the rich would be embarrassed to call themselves rich if they didn't have more than a thousand servants. And when traveling far away, there are dozens of cars and hundreds of people in the so-called "nobles". The ones are endless!

Not to mention anything else, when Mrs. Gongsun came to Yanmen in the summer, although she was nominally visiting relatives, she had the task of providing a base for Amway Shop, and she also had to witness such a major event as her only son's marriage. At the same time, she also brought the Liaoxi family with her There was a hint of extra respect and recognition from Ruoyou Ruowu, so at that time there were really three thousand servants and hundreds of vehicles... At that time, Lu Fan who stayed outside Juyang City and Wei Yue who went to pick up people were frightened. Very frightened!

You know, where have these two people, who come from almost abject poverty, ever seen such power?

So back to the present, Gongsun Xun's group only has more than a hundred people, but most of them are followers, and there are only three or five cars in it. The so-called family members are only Mrs. Gongsun's traveling team. It doesn't seem to be very big. exaggerate.

However, whether to exaggerate or not, whether to attract attention or not, you still need to see it with your own eyes before you can be sure... In fact, Gongsun Xun and his party went all the way south, and they really had a lot of fun along the way. The queen of the county aroused suspicion at every turn, and later on, whenever she walked through the city and countryside, there were even a lot of children following behind her to watch!

In other words, this is the cause of the accident...

When preparing for the itinerary that day, the group couldn't help but throw a banquet to see each other off. Lou Gui suddenly remembered Mohu Zang and said that although that guy was a Xianbei barbarian, he had helped a lot after all, and he didn't know what he was doing that day. How on earth did he slip back from under Tan Shihuai's nose?

So, Gongsun Xun, who had drank a few too many words, also talked about the first time he met Mohu Zhi - the other party took a white horse with almost no mottled colors and walked with him in Liucheng Trading House. crown.

Then he continued to sigh with emotion, although the white horse is extremely powerful, but he traveled around in the southeast, northwest, and even when he was going through life and death, he could not think of the horse at all. In night battles and night attacks, he often had to avoid the white horse. Finally, that horse Not to mention that the horse had been left vacant all year round in western Liaoning, but in all his life and death, he had only ridden a white horse with mixed hair once in front of the Kezitan Formation... which was considered a waste of natural resources.

He does not mean that.

We must know that when Gongsun Xun went to Luoyang, it was impossible for Yi Cong and all the officers to really follow him. In fact, except for Cheng Pu who was appointed as the fake Sima, Gao Shun, who was specially promoted to Qujunhou to control the soldiers and infantry, can be regarded as Gongsun Xun's Except for those who specifically stayed, most of the rest still depended on their personal wishes.

Among Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, Cheng Lian bit the bullet and begged to stay because his wife was pregnant and his character was more stable, while Wei Yue, who had settled down in a poor household, wanted to go to Luoyang to experience Yi. This is even more true. The children of Yanmen's local rich families and good families all have their own realities. Some are greedy for their hometown, and some want to wander around. So in the end, there were about seven or eight people who followed Gongsun Xun to Luoyang. Ten people... I don’t know whether this number is high or low.

But no matter what, so many people have gone, most of them are officers and voluntary servants. Of those who remain, there will naturally be many who will be promoted or fill vacancies.

In fact, Gongsun Xun did use the seals one by one before leaving office, and wrote a written document to Dong Zhuo who was far away in Xihe, which could be regarded as giving an explanation to this group of people.

And in this case, not to mention the kindness he received from Gongsun Xun in the past two years, nor the comradeship with those who left, let alone the sense of living and dying together when we went to the fortress, just this

Those who stayed behind also wanted to express their kindness before leaving... However, Gongsun Xun didn't look like a man who was short of money, and when he went to Luoyang, he was obviously pursuing his career step by step.

The people who followed him seemed to be private ministers, so no one knew how to express their feelings.

Therefore, when they heard this at the banquet, someone couldn't help but think of a trick.

That's right! On the day of departure, the army actually replaced all the white horses in the camp and gave them to Gongsun Xun and the retinue who were traveling to Luoyang.

How should I put it? It's not the so-called divine horse that doesn't have a single hair on it, nor does it have any drama of corrupt military horses. It's just a replacement. It's just a piece of mind.

In this case, Gongsun Xun naturally accepted it directly.

But the matter did not end there. Yanmen was originally a border county, close to the Hetao and the grassland, and there was no shortage of horses. So after hearing about this, Gongsun Xun headed south all the way. The big families in Yanmen who were involved with the Amway, Hao

Right, when they were sending people off, they brought a few white horses over to replace them with the other horses in Gongsun Xun's team!

In the end, even the prefect Guo Jian sent people to catch up with him at Yangping, the southernmost point of Yanmen, and then brought in two fine white horses as a joke!

So in other words, by the time Gongsun Xun and his party walked out of Yanmen, everything else but his subordinates and Yi Cong's riders had all turned into white horses!

Is there anything more eye-catching than this kind of thing in the world?

Moreover, can you get this thing if you have money? Didn't you see that every time Lu Ziheng went to a place, he would lead a white horse and talk to the local scholars about Gongsun Xun's loyalty and bravery in Liucheng, and his heroic military prowess?

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This is the sentiment of the entire Yanmen County.

As a result, Gongsun Xun went south along Yanmen, Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Hanoi, and the name White Horse Zhonglang also spread along the way, making everyone in Jin Dynasty look at him with suspicion and make everyone speechless! There were even many wealthy and well-off families.

The ranger tried to follow.

However, Gongsun Xun asked most of these people their names, and then gave some financial gifts, and persuaded almost all of them to go back!

And in October, that is, at noon on the first day of October in the sixth year of Xiping (177 AD), which was regarded as the first day of winter, Gongsun Xun and his party finally arrived at the famous Mengjin Ferry from Hanoi, preparing to cross the Yellow River again.

, heading straight to Luoyang.

Mengjin Ferry is located not far to the north of Luoyang City. It has always been a famous ferry on the Yellow River. During the Han Dynasty, both sides of the place were first-class prosperous places with dense population, intensive business travel, and endless exchanges of dignitaries.

After arriving here, although Gongsun Xun and his party were still conspicuous, they could not show off at will. Of course, whether it was the officials at the ferry or other dignitaries preparing to go to Luoyang, they saw the people holding swords and bows.

, those with light fur and white horses, have no intention of actively looking for trouble, and the bloody things of asking for bribes and seizing horses are even more nonsense... After all, this is not a question of whether you want it or not, but a question of whether you want to live!

In short, the current situation is that everyone hires boats to cross the river on a first-come, first-served basis.

However, there are too many pedestrians, and dignitaries with hundreds of servants can be seen everywhere. In addition, the wind has been really strong these days, and ships need to be extra careful when passing by. Therefore, although Mengjin is a well-known and excellent ferry, it is also temporarily stretched.

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"Mengjin should build a pontoon bridge like Pujin did!" On a high ground in front of the ferry, Lou Gui was riding on a white horse, but he had his hands folded, his sleeves hunched, and his neck hunched, showing no grace. "If this is the case, how can

After working so hard, you still have to stand here and blow the cold wind?"

"Indeed," Lu Fan couldn't help but agree as he looked at the hard-working ferries on the Yellow River. "Looking at the river here is not very wide, and the water is gentle, it is indeed possible to build a pontoon bridge... However, it is related to the defense of Luoyang, and the central government must not be willing to do so.

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"That's true." Lou Gui suddenly realized, and then shook his head again. "But it was too slow after all!"

"Zi Bo, are you waiting in a hurry?" Seeing the other party acting like this, Gongsun Xun, who was watching the scenery on the river before, also reined in his horse and turned around and asked jokingly. "Is it possible that he is planning to lead a bunch of desperadoes to burn the fire as soon as he returns to Nanyang?

My righteous home?”

"Where are there other desperadoes?" Lou Gui couldn't help shouting. "If you count it from the time when Lu Gong found out, young gentleman, think about how many days I have not been home, how can there be someone to take care of me?"

Looking for those people? Although I had a letter from Liaoxi before to go back, God knows what the people in the clan will do with my property and house... To be honest, Young Master, when I go back this time, I still hope to use your power to take back the property.

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Everyone riding on the white horse couldn't help but smile.

"But what's the situation with Uncle Zi's parents?" After laughing, Han Dang asked curiously. "I've never heard you say anything about this."

"All my parents died in the epidemic." Lou Gui Liefeng narrowed his eyes slightly and said. "If they had restrained me, how could I have done such childish things?"

"But I and Zi Heng are all in the same boat." Han Dang couldn't help but sigh.

Lu Fan couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Gongsun Xun looked around and looked at Wei Yue on the other side who was curiously watching the female family members boarding the boat. He also shook his head slightly.

In other words, he actually knew very well that the key talents under his command, except for one Cheng Pu, seemed to be so-called orphans. Even he himself lost his father when he was young. And this is not a coincidence, but it means that young people of this age

, even a child from a poor family, if there are still worries and restrictions at home, I am afraid that he will not follow him around and do ridiculous things.

In fact, this was another important reason why he chose to leave Cheng Pu in Pingcheng - the latter's parents and family were all here, so it was safe to ask for it. If he forced him to accompany him, he might be a little resentful.

Even if you think more deeply, if you want to recruit talents on a large scale, you should try to be as high as the governor of a county, so that you can recruit easily locally.

Of course, after all, the order of the Han Dynasty still exists. If the world is really in chaos and everyone just wants to survive, then there won't be so many rules and regulations.

"Young Master!" Jia Chao finally squeezed his way back from the crowd and reported, sweating profusely.

"How?" Gongsun Xun immediately asked with a smile. "Can I ask clearly, how long do we have?"

Jia Chao shook his head repeatedly: "To be honest with you, young gentleman, there is really nothing we can do. There are too many people, and those high-ranking officials cannot afford to offend them. They are either members of Zhongchang Shi's clan or members of Liang Qianshi's family...

However, we have official documents after all, so the ferry official promised to ferry us over today, but he was behind the family of Sima Fang, the commander of Luoyang."

"Sima Fang?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be startled.

"That's the group of people on the official road over there." Jia Chao responded and pointed to the official road to the north of the ferry.

"Sima Fang..." Gongsun Xun muttered and looked at the opponent's fingers against the wind. However, he happened to see a seven or eight-year-old naughty kid in the group sticking his head out of the car and staring at him.

The white horse beside him was looking around, and his eyelids twitched rarely. "I remember that Sima is originally from Hanoi?"

"That's right." Lou Gui on the side took over the words and said like a treasure trove. "I still know some things about Luoyang and Nanyang. When my good friend Meng Degang came out as an official, he was appointed as the captain of the northern part of Luoyang. It was in this Sima

Beware of your subordinates. This person named Jiangong is extremely rigid and serious, but quite talented. He served in the Luoyang Order for several years..."

"Cao Mengde?" As soon as Gongsun Xun heard these three words, he immediately looked away from the naughty kid who didn't know who Sima Dijida was. "I have admired his name for a long time, but I don't know what he can do when he enters Luo this time.

If you are acquainted with this person, I will ask Uncle Zi to make an introduction when the time comes..."

"Young Master, rest at ease!" Lou Gui responded easily. "It would be fine if Cao Ah Man is not in Luoyang. If he is, don't worry!"

"You have such a close relationship with that Cao Cao?" Gongsun Xun became increasingly curious.

"No." Lou Gui couldn't help but curled his lips and said. "I didn't hide it from Shaojun. Cao Ahao was short in stature and was born in an eunuch, so he often felt inferior. However, he also liked frontier military affairs as much as I did... And Shaojun

As for you, you are tall, talented, and famous in Northern Xinjiang. Maybe when we meet him, he will rush towards you as happily as if he saw a beautiful woman! By the way, Shaojun may not know it yet, he is also extremely

If you are lustful, when you see a beautiful karaoke and a beautiful maid, you will take a concubine if you ask for it, and if you want to go to bed, you will go to bed. If you can get it today, you will not delay it until the next day!"

Gongsun Xun didn't know what to say for a moment. He just shook his head and let these people chat here freely. Then he turned his horse's head and faced the north wind to go behind to find his wife.

However, when passing by the Sima family's motorcade, he saw that naughty boy sticking his head out again. Gongsun Xun was close this time and could see clearly. He saw that the other party did not have any buns on his hair. He was still a so-called crotch, and according to the rules

It is customary these days that boys start dating when they are eight or nine years old, which means that the other person is only seven or eight years old.

In short, when he saw that the other party had a tiger-like head and a tiger-like head, he was quite cute, and he was also the Sima family's "No. 1". Gongsun Xun couldn't help but find it interesting, so he reined in the reins, slowed down, and then asked with a smile:

"Young man from Sima Jian's family, you peeked a few times. Could it be that you want to ride on my white horse?"

The naughty kid couldn't help but blush when he heard this, and then he jumped out of the car and saluted Gongsun Xun, who was wearing a black ribbon and bronze seal, in the middle of the road.

The latter was startled, quickly reined in his horse, and then scolded the naughty child below: "If you want to sit down, I will carry you up. Why did a child run into the road? What if you were startled?"

What should I do if my horse is kicked, and how can I explain it to your father?"

"You have to ride a horse!" The face of the naughty kid below turned redder and redder, but he still kept his hand gesture and protested loudly. "I want to tell this subordinate that you should not call other people's father in front of other people's children.
To be continued...