Zuo Fengyi, Gaoling County.

"What now?" Duan Xuan stood on the city wall and looked in the direction of Chang'an, his expression was gloomy, and his eyes revealed a trace of hesitation and sorrow.

Just three days ago, the news of Dong Zhuo's assassination reached Gaoling, although Zhang Ning sent people to guard the four gates when Chang'an was in turmoil, but it was impossible to stop them all. However, strictly speaking, this speed is already very slow, because the distance between Gaoling and Chang'an is less than 100 miles, and if you ride a horse, you can reach it in less than half a day. When Gao Ling received the news, it was already the fourth day after Dong Zhuo's death.

It's just that at that time, although he was furious, he didn't do anything. It's not that he doesn't want to avenge Dong Zhuo, but he really can't do anything. Because now most of Zuo Fengyi's troops are gathered in the direction of Xiayang to guard against Li Yi's general Lu Bu, and he has no ability to send troops to Chang'an.

And instead of sending troops immediately, Duan Xuan also concealed the news, and had no intention of telling others at all, but just found an excuse to let Fan Chou transfer 20,000 troops. Although Duan Xuan was using the idea that if they knew, they would probably do something unforeseeable, but obviously, this kind of reason could not convince him at all.

"The strength of the Beijing division is about nearly 100,000 people, and Namateng has Liangzhou as the backing, and it is even very likely that the Liangzhou army is already on the way to the Beijing division in front...... Moreover, Hu Wencai, who guards the right side of the wind, is just a fierce and inward-looking guy, and when he learns the news of the murder of the Taishi, he will definitely choose to surrender directly...... In this way, it is conservatively estimated that the imperial court can use more than 200,000 troops......" Duan Xuan calculated with a gloomy expression.

With such a huge force, Duan Xuan was not able to compete with it at all, let alone divide his troops to guard against Na Lu Bu. The only chance is to join Dong Yue, who guarded Hongnong, Niu Fu, and others, who guarded Hedong, to attack Chang'an together. But the question is, will other forces turn a blind eye to this? For example, Li Yi in the north, Yuan Shao and Yanzhou in the east, and Yuan Shu in the south......

Although Duan Xuan was not a clever person, he could easily think of what kind of shock the world would have once the news of Dong Zhuo's killing spread, and what kind of reaction they would make.

In this way, it seems that the only option is to surrender, but to ...... Is it to surrender to Li Yi or to the imperial court? Such a thought suddenly popped into Duan Xuan's heart, and he could no longer wave it away.

Just then, a voice woke him from his contemplation, "General, a horse is rapidly approaching the city!" ”

"Huh?!" Hearing this, Duan Xuan looked forward, and immediately saw a cavalryman rapidly approaching here. "Is that the direction of Chang'an, the envoy of the imperial court?" Duan Xuan thought secretly in his heart, and immediately ordered the soldiers to be on guard. Although it may seem like there is only one ride, there is always nothing wrong with being careful. After all, the Liangzhou cavalry is as famous as the Youzhou and Bingzhou cavalry, who knows if there are tens of thousands of cavalry in ambush not far away, just waiting for their carelessness and revealing flaws?

"The villain is the messenger of the court! I was ordered to pass the order to General Duan, open the city gate quickly! When the man came to the city, he cried out.

"Bring it in a small boat." Duan Xuan said after thinking about it. It takes time for the suspension bridge to rise and fall, and if something happens, it can be a troublesome thing.

However, what made Duan Xuan a little relieved was that the envoy did not have any objection to this, but cooperated very well to cross the moat by boat and enter the city through the small gate.

"General Duan, this is a holy decree issued by the Holy Lord himself, and this letter was sent by Jia Shangshu to the villain. Jia Shangshu said that the matter in the letter, please General Duan must consider it carefully, so as not to make a big mistake. The messenger handed a holy decree and a letter to Duan Xuan, and said respectfully.

"Jia Shangshu?" Duan Xuan was stunned when he heard this, because in his impression, he had never heard of Jia Shangshu. But he didn't think much of it, and after putting the letter aside, he picked up the decree and read it.

The content of the holy decree did not surprise Duan Xuan too much, persuaded him to surrender, and appointed him as Zuo Fengyi, the commander-in-chief of Zuo Fengyi's military and political power. But even so, Duan Xuan was still tempted, after all, is there a better choice than this?

Then, Duan Xuan picked up the letter and looked at it, and after only looking at it twice, he showed a look of surprise, "Jia Shizhong is Jia Shangshu?" Could it be that he was also involved in the rebellion? ”

Duan Xuan was still quite impressed by Jia Xu, although they had only met a few times when Dong Zhuo convened everyone to discuss the matter. But because they are both Wuwei Guzang, Duan Xuan is still very concerned about Jia Xu. After all, in this era, fellow villagers are not just a noun, but an existence that can be entrusted with one's life at some times.

But soon, the suspicion caused by Jia Xu's promotion to Shangshu disappeared, because he saw something that shocked him even more, and could even be described as frightened.

"How is that possible?! Today's imperial court has fallen into the hands of that Ma Teng?! Duan Xuan thought in disbelief, because he really couldn't believe it. After all, Ma Teng gave him the impression that he was a pretty honest person in the past. It's just that what Jia Xu said in the letter made him have no way not to believe it, after all, Jia Xu didn't need to use this matter to deceive him.

"If it is really as Wenhe said, the imperial court has been completely controlled by Na Ma Teng, then if I surrender to the past, it will be a good opportunity......" Duan Xuan thought in his heart. If it was Ma Teng who was in control of the imperial court, then Duan Xuan could almost imagine the trouble he might encounter, after all, those scholars and doctors would never be able to compromise with Ma Teng easily.

After a long time, Duan Xuan let out a long sigh, looked at the messenger in front of him and said in a deep voice, "In that case, please tell the horse hussar that Duan Xuan is willing to work for him." After saying that, he sent someone to call his eldest son and asked him to follow the messenger to Chang'an as a hostage.

Well, Duan Xuan's attitude has indeed become too fast, but Duan Xuan has no other choice. Just like he thought before, in the face of Ma Teng, who is now in control of the imperial court, he has no ability to resist at all. So if you can only surrender, then whether it is from the perspective of family development or personal career, surrendering Ma Teng is much stronger than surrendering Li Yiqiang.

And having said that, Gaoling is less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and Duan Xuan dares to guarantee that once something unusual happens on his side, and he doesn't even get a reply within a certain period of time, Ma Teng will definitely lead the army to kill him immediately.