Zhang Xun led his troops back to Shouchun, and Yang Hong waited outside the city gate early.

Before the army returned, Yang Hong had already received the news that Chen Zhi had been captured by Lu Bu.

Seeing Zhang Xun from afar, he urged the horse to meet him: "General Zhang......"

"Alas!" Seeing Yang Hong, Zhang Xun sighed and turned his face to the side in annoyance.

"How so?" Yang Hong asked: "It is said that Chen Shuzhi was kicked off his horse by him as soon as he fought with Lu Bu. He competed with the guards in the backyard of the official mansion, and he was not so vulnerable......"

"Where Uncle Chen is vulnerable, I think he is looking for himself to be humiliated." Zhang Xun replied: "He fought with Zhao Zilong, and the two of them are not equal. I originally planned to take advantage of Lu Fengxian's failure to come and lead the army to rush and kill for a while, but he refused to live or die, saying that although the soldiers and horses brought by Zhao Zilong were not many, they were all morale-like, and it was impossible for our army to break them quickly. Once Lu Feng arrived first, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

"He's right." Yang Hong frowned and nodded: "Zhao Zilong led five thousand troops, and our army only had more than twenty thousand people. Although there is a huge disparity in the number of people on both sides, it is impossible to tell the winner without three or two hours of fighting. ”

"Even Yang Gong said that, what else can I say?" Zhang Xun's tone was even more annoyed.

"Uncle Chen is our last hope, he was captured by Lu Feng first, it's okay if he is killed, if he surrenders, Shouchun will be in big trouble." Yang Hong said with a very bad face: "Lu Feng won this game first, I expect him to come to Shouchun soon." Without Uncle Chen, we can't sit still. ”

Without waiting for Zhang Xun to respond, Yang Hong continued: "I feel that I still have to ask the general to escort His Majesty out of Shouchun and go south to join Sun Bofu as I discussed with the general before. ”

"Although Sun Bofu followed the first emperor in his early years, he is now the lord of Jiangdong, and he has long been against the first emperor." Zhang Xun hesitated and said: "I think it is still Yang Gong who escorted His Majesty to Lujiang to defect to Lujiang Taishou Liu Xun." I am not familiar with Liu Xun, and it is appropriate for Yang Gong to protect His Majesty. ”

"I asked the general to go, in fact, there are other reasons." Yang Hong said: "I have assisted His Majesty for many years, and Shouchun is more familiar with government affairs than the general. Most of what Lü Fengxian brought was the Qingzhou army he recruited from Mount Tai. Although the Qingzhou army is all outlaws, their lack of military discipline is not particularly difficult to deal with. As long as I coordinate Shouchun properly, there may be a chance of winning. If the general stays here, he is afraid that Shouchun will not obey the order, but will accelerate the destruction of the city. ”

When Yuan Shu became the emperor, he couldn't do without the instigation of the staff around him.

Among the staff who instigated him to become emperor was Yang Hong.

Since Yuan Shu became emperor in Shouchun, Yang Hong has been assisting him in presiding over government affairs.

In order to loot the people's wealth to satisfy the extreme desire of the poor and extravagant, Yuan Shu made people search everywhere, and Yang Hong also had a "credit".

Even so, after all, Yang Hong was in a high position in Shouchun, and many officials still obeyed his orders, and he guarded Shouchun, which was indeed much better than Zhang Xun to stay.

"But ......" Yang Hong said the reason, but Zhang Xun knew very well that in the current situation, whoever stayed in Shouchun was more likely to die in battle.

He also planned to distinguish, but Yang Hong no longer gave him a chance: "General Zhang doesn't need to say much, just do what I say." ”

Knowing that it was impossible to convince him, Zhang Xun had no choice but to reply: "Yang Gong stays in Shouchun, please be careful!" ”

"General rest assured." Yang Hong responded, and then said to Zhang Xun: "General Zhang, please!" ”

Entering Shouchun City, Yang Hong and Zhang Xun's faces were equally solemn.

Yang Hong said: "Lu Feng captured Chen Shuzhi first, he should come to Shouchun soon, the general can't delay, and please leave with Your Majesty as soon as possible." ”

"The first emperor has been running Shouchun for many years, but I didn't expect it to be ruined in our hands." Zhang Xun sighed: "If Shouchun is really taken away by Lu Fengxian, you and I will die in the future, how can we have the face to see the first emperor?" ”

Zhang Xun's tone was sad, and Yang Hong also sighed.

"If Lu Fengxian comes, what are Yang Gong's plans?" Zhang Xun suddenly asked Yang Hong.

"What else can I do but defend it?" Yang Hong shook his head, looking helpless.

thought that Chen Zhi's appearance could reverse the decline of the battle, but they didn't expect that the general they relied on was captured by Lu Bu.

There was no longer any hope for holding Huainan, and the only thing Yang Hong hoped for was that he could hold it for a few more days.

Even if he stayed for one more day, Lu Bu would not be able to allocate men and horses to chase after Zhang Xun.

As long as Yuan Yao can be sent away, Huainan still has hope.

The roots and seedlings of the Yuan family in Huainan are still there, and those who are loyal to the Yuan family will go to attach themselves one after another.

With Zhang Xun by his side, in less than two years, Yuan Yao may lead the army back to Shouchun.

They pumped Yuan Yao out of the throne, and the little emperor didn't do anything impressive.

But Yuan Yao is still young after all, and in two years, he will grow up a little more, and he who has been witnessing adversity is likely to become a powerful man in his hands.

Lu Bu is about to come to the city, Zhang Xun will also leave with Yuan Yao, what will happen to Huainan in the future, Yang Hong may not be able to see it.

With these thoughts in his heart, Yang Hong didn't have the heart to speak.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhang Xun closed his mouth with interest.

The two of them came to the main entrance of the palace in silence.

The city of Shouchun is not large, and the imperial palace does not occupy a lot of land.

In terms of momentum, this palace is far inferior to the Han palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an.

But when it comes to exquisiteness, the palaces of Luoyang and Chang'an are even rougher than here.

The palace wall is towering, and at the main gate of the palace, Yang Hong and Zhang Xun can vaguely see the palace rooms in the palace.

The two of them entered the palace with the guards, and immediately a permanent attendant greeted them.

Yuan Shu's palace copied the royal family of the Han family, and the permanent servants were also divided into two groups: inside and outside.

The attendants of the outer court are no different from the servants of the rich family, they still maintain the body of men, but without the call of the emperor, they are not allowed to enter the inner court at will.

As for the permanent attendants of the inner court, the characteristics of men have been removed, which is comparable to the permanent attendants of the Han family.

It was a few attendants of the inner courtyard who greeted them.

Chang Shi bowed and saluted, but Yang Gong and Zhang Xun did not salute them.

Yang Hong asked in a flat tone: "What is Your Majesty doing?" ”

"Back to Yang Gong, Your Majesty is enjoying the flowers with the imperial concubine in the back garden." The attendant who took the lead replied.

"Seeing that Lu Fengxian is about to lead the army to Shouchun, Your Majesty is very interested." Yang Hong said in a not very good tone: "Like Your Majesty, you have a generous heart, and your life is very casual." ”

"In fact, Your Majesty worries about state affairs every day." Chang Shi replied: "It's just that he remembered that most of the state affairs were handled by Yang Gong and General Zhang, so he also had a reason to send some." Gong Yang and General Zhang are His Majesty's humerus, how can there be any big or small things that can't be dealt with? Someone has done it, and even if Your Majesty worries about it more, it is useless. ”