Chapter 142: Entering Beijing
It is said that in order to regain the political balance of the Eastern Han Dynasty after the fall of the eunuch group, He Jin ignored the dissuasion of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others and advocated that Dong Zhuo, who was then the governor of the state, be summoned to Beijing.
"Brother Benchu, you said that the general didn't listen to our dissuasion and summoned Dong Zhuo, wouldn't it lead the wolf into the room at that time?" In Yuan Shao's mansion, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were sitting in the hall chatting.
It is said that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are small, the fourth generation of Yuan Shao's family is the third duke, a proper second generation of officials, but Cao Cao's family is also enough to break the cow, grandfather Cao Teng is a great eunuch who has served four generations of Han emperors, and his father is the third prince and nine kings, and the captain is also.
The power of the two families in the court is not small, so it is inevitable to communicate with each other and maintain relations.
It is said that when Cao Cao was young, he admired the rangers of the rivers and lakes, and often accompanied his brothers and friends and played around. Among Cao Cao's small team of dog friends and fox friends is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao has traveled with Yuan Shao many times, eating, drinking and having fun all the way, so uncomfortable.
It is said that once the two of them went to a place and happened to meet a newlyweds getting married, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao squeezed into the crowd to see the excitement, and saw the bride slender and graceful, Cao Yuan and the two became lustful.
That night, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sneaked into the newlyweds' home to steal their relatives.
It is said that the family that got married is also a big family in the local area, and the family is quite rich, at this time the groom in the front yard is pushing the cup with his friends, Cao Yuan and the two are happy to see this, and secretly touch the backyard where the bride is located.
As soon as the two entered the backyard, they found that there were quite a lot of guards in the backyard and it was difficult to start, just when Yuan Shao was about to persuade Cao Cao to stop, but unexpectedly Cao Cao had a plan at this time, and shouted without consulting Yuan Shao, "Oh no, there are thieves entering the house!" ”
When the servants and guards in the backyard heard this, they all ran towards the sound, Cao Cao struck east and west, and directly touched the bride's residence, and when the two came to the bride's door, Cao Cao kicked open the door, and the bride inside was shocked. Before he could shout, he was hugged by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao and ran out.
Unexpectedly, the two of them held the tied bride and just ran into the dense forest behind the house, Yuan Shao was accidentally hung by dense branches and couldn't break free for a while.
At this time, the family had already reacted, and was chasing them at this time, seeing a group of people approaching, Cao Cao couldn't pull Yuan Shao, just when the two were so anxious that they were sweating profusely, Cao Cao had a flash of inspiration, pointed at Yuan Shao and shouted, "The thief is here!" ”
After speaking, Cao Cao didn't care about the bride on the side, left Yuan Shao and left, Yuan Shao didn't expect Cao Cao to leave him alone, and betrayed him, in a hurry, he used all his strength to break free from the thorns at once.
After breaking free, before Yuan Shao could react, he heard Cao Cao shouting, "What the hell are you doing there?" Don't run yet! ”
After saying that, the two left their bride and fled.
It can be said that it can be seen from that time that, first, Cao Cao likes the unique taste of his wife, and second, he makes a quick decision, and his scheming and calculation are one level higher than Yuan Shao.
At this time, Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the main seat of the mansion, heard Cao Cao's remarks that He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo into Beijing to "lure the wolf into the room", and after thinking about it for a while, he also expressed his approval.
"Brother Meng De said yes! Dong Zhuo was born in Liangzhou, had a close relationship with Qianghu, and was purely a tiger and wolf. Moreover, his subordinates have Li Yu, Guo Xi, Hua Xiong, Niu Fu and other fierce generals, Li Ru, Jia Xu and other strategists, and now he is the pastor of the state, it can be said that the military strength is extremely strong, this time Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, I don't know what kind of bloody storm will be set off at that time! Yuan Shao said with a melancholy expression.
Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at the teacup in his hand, thought for a long time, and then said to Yuan Shao: "In this case, we should find some generals who are loyal to the Han family and can fight against Dong Zhuo, and also enter Beijing to protect them!" ”
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up.
"At this time, the only people in the world who can compete with Dong Zhuo are the state pastors of various states, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan and Yangzhou Mu Liu Xuan, these four are all Han clan relatives, why don't we win over these four people?"
Cao Cao shook his head after hearing this, and said, "Liu Biao, Liu Yan, and Liu Xuan, although these three people are relatives of the Han family, they each have their own selfish intentions, at this time, I am afraid that they will use various reasons to shirk, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu is loyal to the country, but his strength is too poor, and he has no subordinates."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao's mind flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly remembered someone.
"Brother Benchu, what do you think of Liu Yi from Zhuo County?" Cao Cao raised his head sharply and looked at Yuan Shao and said.
Hearing Cao Cao talk about Liu Yi, Yuan Shao frowned, and after thinking for a while, he remembered who Liu Yi was.
"What Meng De said is the cavalry lieutenant Liu Yi who forced Zhang Jiao to kill and killed Gongsun Zhan?" Yuan Shao asked curiously.
"That's the man!" Cao Cao nodded back.
Hearing this, Yuan Shao got up and paced back and forth in the room, thinking for a long time without talking.
Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao's hesitant appearance, and continued, "Liu Yi has repeatedly fought miraculous feats, and is deeply valued by Liu Yu, as far as I know, Liu Yi has been in power for many years, Zhuo County has been in good government, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, isn't this kind of person exactly what we are looking for?" ”
Seeing Cao Cao say this, Yuan Shao finally made up his mind.
"Good! As Mende said! ”
After speaking, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao prepared to go to the mansion to ask for He Jin.
It is said that after learning the news that the young emperor Liu Wei succeeded to the throne and Dong Zhuo went to Luoyang, Liu Yi was very excited, because he knew that a more turbulent era was about to begin, and that was the time for him to really show his strength.
At this time, Liu Yi and others were discussing in the hall.
"Sir, what's going on over there with Feiru and Linyu?" Liu Yi asked Cheng Yu while drinking tea.
It is said that since the death of Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yufeng and his general Wu Liang became the county guard of Beiping.
In order to prevent Badun and others from attacking the hinterland of Youzhou again, Liu Yi, as a cavalry captain, sent two generals under Yao Lie to help Wu Liang guard the two counties of Feiru and Linyu on the edge of the Great Wall
Seeing that Liu Yi asked about the situation in Feiru and Linyu counties, Cheng Yu, who was sitting on the side, replied, "Back to the lord, at this time, our people have already converged with the army of Lord Wu!" ”
Hearing this, Liu Yi nodded, then looked at Cui Si and ordered, "Si'er, if you have time, send your subordinates to build an intelligence network in Feiru County, so that we can understand the situation of the brothers over there in time!" ”
"Don't worry, my lord, I have already arranged this matter!" Cui Si grinned.
"Well done!" Liu Yi nodded with satisfaction and praised Cui Si, which made Cui Si suddenly get a little carried away.
Looking at Cui Si's demented look, Liu Yi smiled bitterly and ignored it, turned his head to look at Yao Lie and said, "Old Yao, how is the city defense of Fanyang counties doing now?" ”
Speaking of Fanyang counties, because of Zhang Chun's lessons before, Liu Yi assigned several generals under Yao Lie to each county to take charge of the military according to the suggestions of Xi Zhicai and Yao Lie.
"Back to the lord, now there are four or five thousand soldiers registered in each county, and they have all been trained, and the crossbow machine has now been distributed to all counties, if Zhang Chun dares to come again, I will definitely let him come back!" Yao Lie said confidently.
It is said that after more than two years of research by Blacksmith Li and others, the repeater machine has been optimized from generation to generation, and the probability of the repeater machine getting stuck at this time is very small.
Speaking of repeater machines, Liu Yi looked at Xi Zhicai and asked, "Zhicai, how many repeater machines do we have in the library now?" ”
"Back to the lord, in addition to the dozens of repeating crossbow machines distributed to the counties, there are about ten repeater machines left in the arsenal treasury at present!" Xi Zhicai replied respectfully.
"The manufacture of the repeater machine is too labor-intensive and material-intensive, and now these are enough, you can go to the Arsenal Division later and tell Blacksmith Li that don't build the repeater machine now, and tell them that the next work will focus on updating the equipment of the soldiers!"
"No!"
After inquiring about the current situation, Liu Yi and the others began to talk about their daily routines. Chatting and chatting, Zhang Fei couldn't help but complain, "Lord, when will we have a fight?" This year, I was uncomfortable. ”
It is said that in the past two years, because there is no war to fight, Zhang Fei took his men to various mountains and forests to fight against those bandits who occupy the mountains and forests when he has nothing to do.
"What's the Wing? Are you tight again? Yun Chang, you will accompany Yide to practice later! Liu Yi saw that Zhang Fei didn't know how many times he had started shouting about fighting, so he began to ridicule Zhang Fei.
I saw Guan Yu hear Liu Yi's words, stood up, clenched his fists with both hands and squeezed hard, only to hear a few crisp sounds of "quack, quack" in the joints of his hands.
"Guan Yu takes the order!" After speaking, Guan Yu walked towards Zhang Fei with an "expressionless face".
Seeing Guan Yu listen to Liu Yi's words like this, Zhang Fei stood up and pointed at Guan Yu and shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you going to do?" Tell you, I didn't promise to practice with you, you hurry up and sit there! ”
Everyone was a little stunned when they saw Zhang Fei, and they immediately laughed.
Zhang Fei's face was a little unbearable when everyone laughed, and he pointed to Yao Lie, who was laughing opposite, and shouted, "Old Yao, do you dare to practice two tricks with me!" ”
Hearing this, Yao Lie glanced at Zhang Fei and replied angrily, "Get out!" I don't have time to talk to you! ”
Among Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Yao Lie, Zhang Fei must be ranked first in terms of the fierceness of the battle, but when it comes to the kung fu of his subordinates, Guan Yu is slightly higher than Zhang Fei. Although Yao Lie is inferior to the two of them, when it comes to the experience and ruthlessness of fighting, even Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai, who are well versed in the art of war, dare not say how much higher than Yao Lie.
Seeing that Yao Lie didn't comply, Zhang Fei suddenly became energetic, got up and said to Liu Yi, "Lord, look, I want to practice my skills, but this old Yao doesn't cooperate!" ”
Without waiting for Liu Yi to reply, Cui Si beside Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Big brother, you can't turn around and bully Brother Yao if you can't beat Brother Guan!" ”
At this time, Zhang Fei, who had just resolved the embarrassment, heard Cui Si's words, and ran behind Cui Si angrily, grabbed the back of his neck and began to pinch it hard.
"I'll let you talk nonsense, I'll help you loosen your bones!" Zhang Fei said "gritting his teeth".
"Big brother, big brother, I was wrong! You tap! Hurt! Cui Si screamed and begged for mercy.
Liu Yi and the others on the side looked at the two of them fighting, and they leaned back and turned back with laughter.
Just when Liu Yi and the others in the hall were enjoying themselves, the servants outside the door hurriedly ran in.
"Lord, there is a person outside the door who said that he is from Luoyang, and he has a letter to the lord in his hand, and he is asking to see him outside the house at this time." The servant of the house stood at the door of the lobby and said respectfully.
Hearing this, Liu Yi and the others stopped laughing, and Zhang Fei also let go of the hand holding Cui Si.
"Luoyang?" Liu Yi frowned and looked at Xi Zhicai and the others and asked.
Seeing that the people in the hall were also looking at Liu Yi suspiciously, Liu Yi pointed to the servant outside the door and ordered, "Take people to the side room first, I'll be there in a while!" ”
"No!"
As soon as the servant had gone, the people in the hall began to discuss.
"Lord, when do you still have friends in Luoyang?" Zhang Fei stood behind Cui Si and asked curiously.
Hearing this, Liu Yi didn't answer, but looked at Cui Si and asked, "Si'er, do we have a spy over there?" ”
Cui Si spread his hands and replied, "No! ”
Cui Si's answer made everyone even more confused.
"Lord, since he is from Luoyang, it must be related to the things in the palace, and the lord needs to be careful!" Xi Zhicai said.
Liu Yi looked at Xi Zhicai and nodded in response, and then ordered the servant to bring the messenger up.
I saw that the person who came was a strong man, and I knew that this person must be a military man by looking at his mental state. As a result, Liu Yi was even more puzzled in his heart.
I saw that the strong man respectfully saluted Liu Yi, and then took out a letter in his arms and held it up.
The last general is the captain under General He Jin, and he is specially ordered by the general to send a letter to Lord Duwei! ”
Hearing this, Liu Yi and others were shocked.
"Show the general!"
Liu Yi hurriedly instructed his subordinates to show the big man a seat, and then personally stepped forward to take the letter in his hand.
After reading the letter in his hand, Liu Yi frowned, thought for a long time and didn't speak, because He Jin's lieutenant was on the side, and Xi Zhicai and the others didn't want to ask too much, so they could only wait anxiously on the side.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Yi put down the letter he said, raised his head and said sincerely to the captain, "The general is tired all the way, please go to the side room to rest for a while, what General He said is important, let me discuss it before my subordinates." ”
"Then the general will retire first!" With that, the lieutenant left the hall under the guidance of the servant.
As soon as the lieutenant left, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what's wrong?" ”
When Liu Yi heard this, he raised the letter in his hand and said, "General He summoned me to the court to help him exterminate the eunuchs and rebellious ministers!" ”
Hearing this, Xi Zhicai and others stepped forward to take the letter in Liu Yi's hand and began to circulate it.
After reading it, everyone frowned.
"Lord, the young emperor first ascended to the throne, the situation is turbulent, He Jin just summoned Dong Zhuo into Beijing on the front foot, and sent someone to call you to enter Beijing as well, I am afraid that he wants to use you to control Dong Zhuo, so his subordinates think that it is not appropriate for the lord to enter Beijing at this time." Cheng Yu thought for a while, then got up and spoke.
Without waiting for Liu Yi to speak, Xi Zhicai on the side also echoed, "What Brother Zhongde said is very true, as soon as Emperor Ling died, the contradiction between the scholars and the eunuch group in the court became more and more intense, and the lord entered Beijing at this time, and he would definitely be involved in the whirlpool of these two forces fighting for power and profit, and if he was not careful, he would probably cause death, and his subordinates also thought that the lord should not enter the palace at this time!" ”
Seeing that both of them tried their best to dissuade themselves from entering the palace, Liu Yi couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"What about you? Do you also feel that it is not appropriate to enter Beijing at this time? Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei, Yao Lie and others and asked.
Seeing that he was asked, Zhang Fei took the lead in shouting, "I'm afraid of what he will do!" With us here, I don't believe it, who would dare to murder the lord? ”
Guan Yu on the side followed closely and said, "If the lord wants to enter Beijing, Guan is willing to go with the lord!" ”
Hearing this, Liu Yi nodded, and then began to calculate in his heart.
Recalling some things recorded in the history books of his previous life, Liu Yi began to weigh the pros and cons of entering Beijing, and just when Liu Yi was about to give up the idea of entering Beijing, suddenly the names of several people jumped out of his mind.
"Everyone, I've already thought about it, I'm going to enter Beijing in two days!" Liu Yi said in a firm tone.
When the "lord" Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu heard this, they wanted to dissuade them, but they were stopped by Liu Yi waving his hand.
"The two gentlemen don't need to be persuaded, I am determined to enter Beijing this time, but I don't mean to help He Jin eliminate the eunuchs, but to have other plans!"
Seeing Liu Yi say this, Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu didn't say anything more.
After discussing the specific matters of Liu Yi's entry into Beijing in the hall, everyone went down to prepare.
That night, after Liu Yi warmly entertained the captain who delivered the letter, he returned to the backyard early.
When he returned to his room, he saw Wei Simeng sitting on the edge of the bed on one side and patting Xiao Jizhong to sleep.
It is said that Xiao Jizhong is now more than two years old, although Liu Yi recognizes Xiao Jizhong as his righteous son, but in order not to let Wang San cut off the fireworks, Liu Yi still let Xiao Jizhong follow Wang San's surname.
At this time, Xiao Jizhong was already asleep, and when he saw Liu Yi entering the house, Wei Simeng made a silent gesture to Liu Yi.
Liu Yi nodded, then gently closed the door and walked to Wei Simeng's side.
I saw a slight bulge in Wei Simeng's lower abdomen at this time, which was obviously a sign of pregnancy.
Liu Yi helped Wei Simeng slowly walk to the big bed of the two, and then Liu Yi personally undressed Wei Simeng.
After waiting for Wei Simeng to lie down, Liu Yi also lay down beside Wei Simeng. Holding the delicate wife in his arms, Liu Yi whispered with some distress, "Jizhong is not small, let the nurses serve you in the future, you are pregnant now, you should not be tired!" ”
After hearing this, Wei Simeng's heart suddenly warmed.
"Jizhong was brought up by me, and I don't feel at ease when others serve me!" Wei Simeng said stubbornly.
Seeing that Wei Simeng didn't comply, Liu Yi pretended to be angry, and said with a straight face, "This matter is so decided, tomorrow I will ask my subordinates to clean up the room next to me, and let the nurses serve Xiao Jizhong when the time comes!" ”
Wei Simeng knew that Liu Yi just felt sorry for himself, so he stopped arguing with Liu Yi, and buried his head in Liu Yi's chest after saying "um".
Seeing Wei Simeng agree, Liu Yi was relieved in his heart, and then Liu Yi told Wei Simeng about his entry into Beijing.
Hearing that Liu Yi was going to enter Beijing, Wei Simeng's reaction was very big.
"I can tell you, when you get to the imperial capital, you are not allowed to mess with flowers!"
Looking at Wei Simeng's feigned anger, Liu Yi couldn't help laughing.
"Don't worry, no matter how good the women of the imperial capital are, they are not as good as my wife! With you, where would I provoke other women! Liu Yi said with an oath.
Wei Simeng snorted and replied, "I'm a few months pregnant, who knows if you can control yourself then, so I must squeeze it dry before leaving!" ”
Saying that, Wei Simeng's little hand gently pinched Liu Yi's lower body.
After learning that Wei Simeng was pregnant, Liu Yi had never had sex with him again, and he was already hungry and thirsty.
"Don't make a fuss! You're pregnant! Liu Yi stopped Wei Simeng with a different heart.
Wei Simeng didn't pay attention to Liu Yi at all, only to see that his figure was short, and then his head shrank into the quilt.