After the banquet, Kui Huan sent someone to send her to rest.

After leaving, the house suddenly exploded, and people talked about everything, which can be roughly divided into two factions.

One faction advocates that they should be sincerely loyal to Liu Xiu, and since Luoyang has now shown its distrust of its own side, then it should show more goodwill, such as sending troops to Shudi and attacking Gongsun Shu.

The other faction believes that they should not be loyal to Liu Xiu, they are sitting in Xiliang, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops under their command, even if they are not loyal to Liu Xiu, Luoyang will not be able to do anything about it.

Except for the people of these two factions, the rest basically do not express their position.

Listening to the people of the two factions arguing and arguing, Kui suddenly felt a headache.

He waved his hand to everyone and said, "Okay, don't fight anymore, let me think about this matter for myself."

If you have nothing else to do, go back. ”

Everyone looked at each other, got up one after another, and said goodbye to Kui.

After everyone left, Kui Huan was distraught and paced back and forth in the room.

He is not very bold, otherwise, with his strength, he can completely follow the example of Gongsun Shu and become the emperor in Xiliang.

Now that Liu Xiu ordered him to send troops to Xishu, he could not act according to this order no matter what.

If he sent troops to Xishu, fought with Gongsun Shu, and let Liu Xiu take advantage of the fishermen in Luoyang, wouldn't he be a fool?

Even if he can really defeat Gongsun Shu, he will have to be greatly injured, and when that time comes, Liu Xiuke will take over Xishu and Xiliang bloodlessly, and he is completely making a wedding dress for Liu Xiu, and in the end, I am afraid that he will not even be able to keep Xiliang.

Therefore, sending troops to Xishu is absolutely impossible here in Kuihuan.

If you can't follow Liu Xiu's order, then all that's left is to send your son to Luoyang as a hostage.

Now, Kui Huan's main consideration is whether he wants to send his son to Luoyang.

As he pondered in his heart, a guard walked in from outside, saluted Kui Huan, and said, "General! ”

"What?"

"General Qiyu, Wang Yuan and Wang Jie ask to see you!"

Wang Yuanzi Huimeng, Wang Jiezi Huide, the two are brothers, and they are both confidants and lovers.

Hearing that the two of them were coming, Kui Huan's heart suddenly moved, when they were discussing just now, Wang Yuan and Wang Jie had not expressed their position, and now they came to see themselves, it seemed that they had something to say to themselves.

Kui raised his head and said, "Please!" ”

After a short time, Wang Yuan and Wang Jie both walked in, and after the two saw Kui Huan, they bowed their hands together and said in unison: "General! ”

Kui Huan hummed, waved his hand, and said, "Hui Meng, Hui De, sit down!" ”

"General Xie!"

Kui Huan smiled and asked, "Just now, the two generals didn't say a word, and now the two generals are going and returning, they must have something to say to me, right?" ”

Wang Yuan and Wang Jie glanced at each other, bowed in both directions, and said, "I really can't hide anything from the general!" ”

After a pause, Wang Yuan asked, "Who does the general think will be in this world in the future?" ”

Kui Huan was stunned, and said thoughtfully: "The Luoyang Imperial Court has successively defeated Chimei, Deng Feng, Peng Chong, Qin Feng, and Liu Yong, and controls Youzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Definitely! ”

"Oh?"

"The last general has a different opinion! Now, although Liu Xiu controls several states, there are still many strong enemies, there are Gongsun Shu in the west, Lu Fang in the north, Tian Rong in the south, Zhang Bu, Dong Xian and so on in the east. ”

Hearing this, Kui Huan frowned and fell into deep thought.

Wang Jie continued: "Liu Xuan's experience in the past, the general can't forget it!" ”

Seeing that Kui Huan looked at him in surprise, Wang Jie said meaningfully: "At the beginning, Liu Xuan entered Chang'an and became the emperor, and the general went to take refuge in Liu Xuan, but what was the result?"

The Red Eyebrow Army broke through Chang'an, and the general was forced to flee back to Liangzhou, and then the general wasted the power of nine oxen and two tigers, and added the favor of the heavens, so that the general regrouped in Liangzhou and drove away Lu Fang. ”

Yes! Kui Huan nodded while pondering, and said, "Hui Meng and Hui De mean that I shouldn't be loyal to Liu Xiu!" ”

Wang Yuanzheng said: "Whether the general wants to be loyal to Liu Xiu or not, he can't give up the foundation of Liangzhou and go to Luoyang to take up his post.

This is a move to abandon the dignity of a thousand times and run to subjugate others, please think twice! ”

Kui Huan didn't want to go to Luoyang in the first place, but after listening to Wang Yuan and Wang Jie's analysis, he strengthened his determination.

He frowned and said, "Now, Liu Xiu has given me three paths.

The first way, to Luoyang, I can't do it. ”

Wang Yuan and Wang Jie nodded together.

Kui Huan continued: "The second way, send troops to Shu and attack Gongsun Shu. ”

"It's even more impossible!"

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "This is Liu Xiu's strategy to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf!" Liu Xiu asked the general to attack Gongsun Shu, no matter who wins or loses in the end, the general and Gongsun Shu will be greatly injured, at that time, Luoyang sent troops, but it was effortless to take Shu and Liangzhou, killing two birds with one stone, and the general must not fall on Liu Xiu's time. ”

Wang Yuan's analysis also went with Kui Huan.

Kui Huan nodded and said, "So, I can't do this second way."

Then, there is only a third way left, let my son go to Luoyang as a hostage. ”

Wang Jie glanced at the brows and said, "Although the general doesn't have to sincerely take refuge in Liu Xiu now, it is not appropriate to turn against Liu Xiu. ”

Wang Yuan continued: "The Xiongnu in the north, Gongsun Shu in the south, and Lu Fang in the east are all strong enemies of my Liangzhou. ”

This is exactly what makes Kui Huan feel embarrassed.

He stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and said: "I can't turn my face with Liu Xiu, so I can only continue to respect Liu Xiu, but the three paths given by Liu Xiu, the first two can't go through, I ...... You have to go the third way? ”

Wang Yuan Zhengse said: "The general needs time now!" As long as it takes time, raise soldiers and horses, and when the soldiers are strong and strong, you can attack the West River and Shangjun in the north, and collect the three auxiliaries in the east. ”

Wang Jie said: "Taking a step back, even if Wang Ye fails, the general can still hold the Hangu Pass and dominate Xiliang." ”

In the end, Wang Yuan said: "General, the plan to delay the army is indispensable!" ”

The implication is to let Kui Huan accept Liu Xiu's request and send a son to Luoyang as a hostage to buy enough time for his own growth.

After thinking about it, Kui Huan finally took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "I know." ”

As far as the original intention is concerned, Kui Huan is really unwilling to send his son to Luoyang as a hostage, but the current situation forces him to do so, and in desperation, Kui Huan finally decided to send his eldest son Kui Huan to Luoyang with him.

Kui Xiu is about the same age as Liu Xiu, in his twenties, and looks very similar to Kui Huan.

When Kui Huan was young, he was a talent, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, even if he is old now, he is also personable and extraordinary.

Kui Xun is like a copy of Kui Huan when he was young, with a tall and straight figure, a face like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, profound facial features, an angular face, and a very man's masculinity.

Kui Sui followed his father's order and followed Lai Xi to Luoyang.

To make a long story short, in a few days, Lai She, Kui Xun arrived in Luoyang.

Coming to Luoyang, Kui Sui can be regarded as an eye-opener, in Liangzhou, he has never seen such a large and prosperous city, more precisely, the current Luoyang City, has completely surpassed Chang'an.

Entering the city, Kui's eyes were almost exhausted, and he looked east and west, amazed.

Entering the palace, Liu Xiu personally met with Kui Xun.

Liu Xiu has always preferred people with a better image, and Liu Xiu still has a good impression of this arrogant eldest son, and the courtesy that should be given to him is enough.

After Kui gave the salute, Liu Xiu gave a seat and asked with a smile: "Ling Zun has been doing well recently!" ”

Hearing this, Kui Xian's face showed sadness, and he lowered his head and said, "Recently, my father has often been unable to sleep at night! ”

Liu Xiu asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”

"The Huns in the north, as well as Lu Fang in the east, sent troops to attack Liangzhou from time to time.

Lu Fang colluded with the Huns, eyeing Liangzhou, treating his father as a thorn in the flesh, and his father was already physically and mentally exhausted in order to resist the invasion of a strong enemy! ”

Speaking of this, Kui almost burst into tears.

came to see Kui Xiu, and looked at Liu Xiu meaningfully, and then lowered his eyes.

Whether Kui Huan is really as Kui Huan said, he can't sleep at night, he doesn't know, after all, he doesn't live under the same roof as Kui Huan.

But when he met with Kui Huan, he felt that Kui Huan was quite energetic, and it didn't look like he couldn't sleep at night.

The reason why Kui Huan said this is that one is to highlight the importance of Kui Huan in Liangzhou, which can help Luoyang resist the two strong enemies of the Xiongnu and Lu Fang, and second, it is also to make excuses for Kui Huan not to send troops to Shu.

When Liu Xiu saw Lai's reaction, he immediately realized that Kui Xun was not telling the truth to him.

Originally, he had a good impression of Kui Xie in his heart, but after Kui Xian's words were finished, the good feeling in his heart disappeared in an instant.

He smiled slightly and said: "Kui Gong is not only resourceful, but also a victorious general who is good at fighting. ”

Kui Xiancheng said in fear: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, and I dare not be ashamed!" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Xiu smiled on his back and said, "You are in Luoyang, how about temporarily serving as the captain of Hu Qi first?" ”

Captain Hu Qi is one of the eight captains of the Northern Army.

The eight lieutenants are the middle base, the tun cavalry, the infantry, the Yue cavalry, the Changshui, the Hu cavalry, the shooting sound, and the tiger ben.

Collectively known as the Eight Colonels of the Northern Army.

Among them, the captain of Hu Qi and the war horses of the cavalry under his command are all horses paid tribute by Dawan and other countries in the Western Regions, including sweat and blood horses, and the name of Hu Qi also comes from this.

It's just that the eight schools of the Northern Army only exist in the Western Han Dynasty, after Liu Xiu created the Eastern Han Dynasty, the eight schools of the Northern Army were transformed into the five schools of the Northern Army, and the middle base of the eight schools was directly cut off, Hu Qi was merged into Changshui, and Hu Ben was first merged into the incident sound, and then it was singled out.

Now Captain Hu is only a false name and has no actual rights.

Liu Xiufeng Kui rode the lieutenant, just gave him an empty title.

Kui Xun didn't know much about the official position in Luoyang, and when he heard that Liu Xiu was one of the eight captains, he felt that Liu Xiu was quite reusable of himself, so he hurriedly kowtowed forward and thanked him.

Having said that, even if he now knew that Liu Xiu had given him a false title, with his identity, there was no room for refusal.

Liu Xiu waved his hand to Kui and said, "Get up!" ”

After Kui got up, Liu Xiu said with a smile: "In the future, you will be on an errand in the palace with Hu Ben!" ”

To put it bluntly, Kui Xun's identity in Luoyang is a proton, even if it is a proton, of course Liu Xiu has to arrange him by his side to prevent him from escaping.