Thundered!

The sky above Luoyang City was also cloudy, and the continuous sultry weather blew a cool breeze.

This is the first rain that is about to usher in the months of this year's great drought, and countless people rushed to the streets, shouting with joy, beating gongs and drums, and welcoming the rain, and the whole city of Luoyang was very lively, ignoring the clouds and rolling thunder that seemed to be pressing overhead.

At this time, in a side hall of the South Palace, there was a solemn atmosphere.

Under the dim candlelight, Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, looked at the person in front of him, his face was a little pale, and his expression was a little excited, and he couldn't help but ask again: "This time...... Can it really ...... I'm only afraid of the general......"

At this time, Liu Xie seemed a little incoherent, and he couldn't sit still, and he repeatedly held the sword of the Son of Heaven hanging from his waist with one hand.

The name of the person next to Liu Xie is Dong An, a cronie Lang official arranged by Dong Cheng, a member of the Dong family, that is, the Empress Dowager Dong clan who raised Liu Xie in the past, and is trusted by Liu Xie like Dong Cheng.

During the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers entered the palace to kill all the eunuchs, and then drove into Chang'an, and successively encountered Dong Zhuo's changes, Li Dao Guo Yan's rebellion, after returning to Luoyang, Zhang Liao did not like to set up eunuchs with crippled limbs, and the courtiers were also wary of eunuchs, so now there are only palace maids in the harem, and only Lang officials in the front palace, and no eunuchs.

Without eunuchs, those slaves of the Son of Heaven, Liu Xie's ability to win over is Lang Guan.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Dong An saw that Liu Xie was uneasy, and comforted: "Yuan Shu has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and now that Cao Cao has returned to the army, Xuzhou and the Kwantung family have responded, Zhang Liao will inevitably be trapped in Jianghuai, life and death are unpredictable, how can he take care of the Jingshi, Your Majesty has strategized, and he will definitely be able to become the king of Zhongxing." ”

Liu Xie's mind calmed down slightly, and then he sighed again: "Although the general is not here, there are still many soldiers and horses in Luoyang, and this situation makes it difficult for me to think about the fact that Wang Situ killed Dong Zhuo and was brutalized by Li Dao Guo Yan. ”

Dong An said with a smile: "Wang Situ's defeat lies in the fact that he did not pardon the people of Liangzhou, so he invited trouble, and now His Majesty only took away the general's military power, and did not do harm, and when the situation in Luoyang is stable, he will quickly issue an edict to pardon and appease his old troops and the people of Bingzhou, and even win over Lu Bu, Zhang Liao will be defeated." ”

"Not bad." Liu Xie's face was soothing, and he muttered: "I did not issue an edict to kill the general, let alone cause harm, but only recaptured the soldiers and horses, this son of heaven is also justified, and when the general returns to the court, I ......"

Liu Xie can't go on talking about this, saying that he didn't issue an edict to kill the general, it's just a whitewash, this time they recalled Cao Cao, whether Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses can survive in Yuzhou or not, not to mention that as long as the edict appeases his old subordinates, Zhang Liao loses his military power, how can Dong Cheng and others spare Zhang Liao's life.

In fact, this time Dong Cheng planned Zhang Liao, Liu Xie has always hesitated in his heart, not because he was benevolent and benevolent, but when Zhang Liao set out to conquer Guanzhong with great fanfare, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and once he returned to the division, he would have a fatal threat to Luoyang!

It wasn't until Liu Xie received that Zhang Liao's lone army went deep into Yuzhou to attack Shouchun, and after the Xuzhou and Jiangdong families added fuel to the fire, he really made up his mind to take away Zhang Liao's military power, as for whether Zhang Liao was dead or alive, he privately hoped that Zhang Liao would die in Yuzhou, because he was afraid that Zhang Liao would return to the dynasty, and he would not be able to face it at all.

It's just that neither Liu Xie nor Dong Cheng, including Cao Cao and Liu Bei, would have thought that Zhang Liao had already laid out in Yuzhou, but the soldiers and horses were not the 10,000 lone army they seemed, and the so-called mortal situation may not be what they imagined.

As for Dong An's statement that Wang Situ's defeat was due to his failure to pardon the people of Liangzhou, and they would not repeat the mistakes of the past, it would be even more ridiculous. Regardless of whether Wang Yun's defeat is due to the failure to pardon the people of Liangzhou, but only Zhang Liao, it is not comparable to Dong Zhuo, those generals under him, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong and others were all brought up by Zhang Liao, they are all iron-clad men, and which one will easily persecute Zhang Liao's imperial court?

The so-called strategizing is just a matter of course.

Dong An saw that Liu Xie's expression was a little calm, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Liao is no longer worried, in order to be foolproof, it is necessary to control his family in Luoyang, otherwise if Zhang Liao does not die, the consequences will be unimaginable......

"This ......" Liu Xie was just silent, then nodded: "This is very good, but remember not to hurt their lives, especially Tang ...... Madam. ”

In fact, Liu Xie has always been angry about Zhang Liao marrying his imperial sister-in-law, this time he issued a secret edict to seize Zhang Liao's title and military power, and there must be a "justifiable" reason, such as hiding Dong Zhuo's old party, committing the Han ancestral system, and mutilating the loyal family, etc., and there is also an important crime is to marry Princess Hongnong.

Dong An was overjoyed when he saw Liu Xie acquiescing to their abduction of Zhang Liao's family, this time he would become famous, and he was not afraid that the Son of Heaven would regret dealing with Zhang Liao.

The side hall was silent for a while, Liu Xie had been reading his cousin Wang Gui in his heart, half an hour ago, he received a secret letter, Wang Gui with the recruited soldiers and horses, taking advantage of the battle between Hanoi and Yuan Shao, had secretly passed through Hanoi and entered the mountain from the trail, and was on call at any time, this is the reason why he dared to let Dong Cheng plot against Zhang Liao.

It was this army of soldiers and horses that passed through Hanoi safely that made Liu Xie feel that Zhang Liao was indeed an enemy on all sides at this time, and if it wasn't for Yuan Shao's attack on Hanoi, how could these soldiers and horses easily enter Pishan.

Dong Anxin Center has been thinking about the instructions of his uncle Dong Cheng, observed Liu Xie's expression, lowered his eyes slightly, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the queen has always been friendly with the general, and she must be prevented from secretly reporting the news and breaking the big thing......"

Liu Xie looked at Dong An suddenly, his eyes sharp.

Cold sweat broke out on Dong An's forehead, his words could be described as a great rebellion, slandering the queen is a big crime, especially in front of the Son of Heaven, if he didn't know that Liu Xie was alienating the queen, it was Dong Cheng who instigated it, and he didn't dare to say it at all.

Looking at Liu Xie's cold eyes, he hurriedly explained: "Minister...... The minister is just afraid that His Majesty's major affairs will ruin the society, this time it is really dangerous, and he has no other intentions......"

Thunderclap!

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, and the dim sky suddenly became bright, revealing Liu Xie's handsome and gloomy face.

Also under the light of lightning, Liu Xie saw Dong An's trembling expression, his suppressed emotions were slightly more comfortable, and he hummed: "I don't want to hear such nonsense again today, so you should retreat." ”

Thundered.

The thunder that followed drowned out Dong An's response.

……

Left General's Mansion.

Dong Cheng leaned on the couch, his broken leg injury had not yet recovered, but his expression was extremely excited, looking at a few cronies in front of him, and said happily: "God help me, such a thunderstorm just covers up tonight's action!" Prepare quickly, attack Zhang Liao's mansion an hour later, and capture his family! ”