Suspicions in the Three Kingdoms Period： The Secrets of Luoyang Palace

Bo Yan

Liaoning People’s Publishing House

March 2022

90.00 （CNY）

This book is a historical novel. Through the investigations and secret visits made by Lu Yi， a disciple of the famous scholar Sima Hui， on the mysterious deaths of Emperor Ling and the young eunuch Guo Lang， it reproduces the sharp conflicts and various tortuous， bizarre struggles among the major forces.

Bo Yan

Bo Yan， whose original name is Sun Qiang， obtained a "PhD "from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree from Zhejiang University. His works contain open and deep thoughts.

The next morning， Lu Yi was about to set out for Yingchuan. Lu Zhi handed him an heirloom spear named “Breeze Spear.”

The spear was made of pure iron， and its tip was as hard as a diamond. Lu Yi waved it and found it chilled the air and shined the silver light. Lu Yi knew it was his father’s favorite thing， so he refused it and said he had one.

Lu Zhi said， “You are going to Yingchuan， where main armies are fighting. If you encounter enemies， this spear is good for charging. Just take it.”

At his father’s words， Lu Yi took the spear. Lu Zhi also asked him to wear a set of soft armor with golden pieces， a suit of armor， and a folding shield. After dressing up， Lu Yi bid his father farewell and rushed to Yingchuan on his horse.

This time， Lu Yi went straight to Yingchuan via Yangcheng. In less than half a day， he saw a cloud of dust ahead. Refugees on the way told Lu Yi that main armies were fighting ahead. The road was blocked， and he couldn’t get through. Lu Yi wanted to look for the main armies. Therefore， he galloped up a hill and looked into the distance. He saw that near Yingchuan Town， the imperial army was mixing up with the Yellow-Turban Army. In the distance on the battlefield， cavalries of both sides were rushing to the rescue.

Lu Yi familiarized himself with the directions and ran down the hill. As he got close to the battlefield， he saw dust everywhere in front of him. The soldiers were fighting desperately. Seeing the Yellow-Turban Army infantry was suddenly in disorder， Lu Yi thought Huangfu Song’s army should have rushed over. Therefore， he also took his spear and rushed into battle.

At this moment， on the other side， the Yellow-Turban Army cavalry， which was impacted by the flank of Huangfu Song’s army， was collapsing in disorder and escaping towards Lu Yi’s direction. Lu Yi raised his spear and killed a cavalry soldier in the front row. Then he began to fight against several other cavalrymen. Several leaders of the Yellow-Turban Army saw he was alone. They shouted for other soldiers to surround him.

Lu Yi saw this and dashed for them on his horse. In a row， he killed several leaders with his spear. The other Yellow-Turban Army soldiers， finding him so brave， felt frightened and scattered away. Lu Yi continued to dash for Huangfu Song’s banner.

As soon as Lu Yi arrived， the general saw him and didn’t hesitate to split with his blade. Lu Yi dodged and struck back without delay. Then the two returned onto their horses， fighting against each other with their spear and blade. Both encountered rivals. After a dozen rounds， the general exclaimed with surprise. He hadn’t expected that there would be such a strong soldier in the Yellow-Turban Army. Lu Yi was also surprised because he had never encountered such a powerful opponent.

The two continued to fight in high spirits. The general was tall， and his blade was long. He waved the big knife. The blade swept across with amazing momentum. Lu Yi thrusted quickly with superb accuracy， so that the general couldn’t take any advantage. After fighting for a long time， the general used his unique skill. He swung the blade and made a big spin. Suddenly， he jumped off the horse into the air and split downwards. Lu Yi saw the general was overwhelming. He also flew from his horse and avoided the blade， and then his spear swept across. The general knew this was sharp， and he hurried to defend the attack with his blade. Both of them jumped off their horses and fought on the ground.