The change in the situation was worse than Cao Cao and Cheng Yu had predicted.

Zhang Liao has been very low-key in Luoyang in recent years, and he is only dedicated to developing the people's livelihood, which makes Liu Xie and most of the courtiers and even Cao Cao a little negligent, thinking that Zhang Liao is practicing the Confucian way of governing the country, in fact, Zhang Liao has not stopped developing military strength for a moment outside. Power comes out of the barrel of a gun, not to mention that it is eyeing from all sides, Zhang Liao has never forgotten this when developing people's livelihood.

Now, Zhang Liao's accumulated strength outside is only a part of it, and he directly stunned Cao Cao.

From Hangu Pass to the east, it has crossed the barrier of Zhangfanggou, which can be said to be a flat river. Gao Shun's trapped camp plus Xu Rong's 10,000 iron horsemen are completely invincible!

Cao Cao's generals led the troops into battle in turns, all of them were defeated, and Yu Ban, who was good at using soldiers, could not stop it, the soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and the sergeants were beaten to the point that they were terrified and completely demoralized.

Zhang Fei led the troops to rush once, and he was also defeated, his force was far superior to Gao Shun and Xu Rong, but the soldiers and horses were very different, in the battle, unless they could be beheaded, the personal force of the generals was very small.

On such a flat river, Cao Cao, as a military master, no matter how strong his tactics are, no matter how much he stratagems, it will not help. What's more, Cao Cao has been suppressed in recent years, in fact, the foundation is very thin, when the Qingzhou soldiers were incorporated in Yanzhou, there was a tendency for Jiaolong to rise from the abyss, and then he was stabbed by Chen Gong and Lu Bu, and suffered heavy losses, and then was killed by Zhang Liao in Xuzhou to lose his armor, and then was hit by Lu Bu and Dian Wei, only a corner of the land left, had to retreat to Luoyang, to Luoyang, under the strong control of Zhang Liao, he could only Taoguang and obscurity, and made a slight achievement in political affairs, but did not have any accumulation in the military.

Now that he has just taken power, most of the soldiers and horses are integrated, and their combat power is not worth mentioning compared to Gao Shun and Xu Rong's army of a hundred battles.

As for Liu Bei, his soldiers and horses are not as good as Cao Cao, let alone Yu Poison.

Before dusk that day, Zhang Fanggou, Dongyang Canal and Luoshui were all lost, and Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Yu Poison had to completely retreat to the imperial city.

At dusk, the afterglow of the slanting sun shines on the streets and alleys, shining on the Guangyang gatehouse.

With such a beautiful scenery, Liu Xie's heart was cold, and his mind was muddy.

More than 100,000 rebels besieged the city, shouting to see the Son of Heaven, so that he had to climb the tower.

The scene in front of him is almost a reproduction of the situation in the past when Li Dao Guo Yan led 100,000 Liangzhou people to besiege Chang'an City!

The difference is that in the past, it was the people of Liangzhou who besieged Chang'an, and today in addition to the old department of Zhang Liao, there are countless people besieging the city, does this mean that the Han family has lost the hearts of the people? Liu Xie didn't dare to think about it.

In the past, he and Wang Yun stood at the head of the city, Chang'an City has fallen, and today he is standing here, the Imperial City of Luoyang has not fallen, but how can the defense of the Imperial City of Luoyang be compared with the tall and strong of Chang'an City? More than 100,000 people besieged the city, and the siege ladder was seen in the distance, and it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

How could the situation have come to such a point!

This is not the result that Liu Xie expected at all, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yu Poison were incompetent, Zhang Liao was dead, and they couldn't even beat a few of Zhang Liao's subordinates! If Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses were all pressed over, wouldn't they turn into powder in an instant? Liu Xie was angry and hateful to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yu Poison and others.

He completely forgot that he and Dong Cheng initiated the plot of the general Zhang Liao, and from the moment he began to plot Zhang Liao, this ending was almost doomed.

The culprit is actually him, who does not see the situation clearly. If Zhang Liao is compared to a fierce tiger, then Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other princes are wolves, and he, Liu Xie, is just a rabbit at best. The tiger takes care of the rabbit, and the rabbit has to fight back, so the result is self-evident.

As the Son of Heaven, it is natural to fight for power, but the game of power is so easy to play, it is easy to break bones and die at every turn, and you can't see the situation clearly, and you don't measure yourself, that is a tragedy, harming others and yourself.

Looking at the murderous soldiers and horses and chaotic people under the city, Liu Xieqiang endured the fear in his heart, took a deep breath, and calmed down. After all, he is the Son of Heaven, and he has also experienced from danger, if he hadn't been confused by Zhang Liao's low-key mind and forcibly plotted against Zhang Liao, he would be considered a wise Mingjun.

Liu Xie took two steps forward, pressed his gesture, and the bottom was temporarily quiet.

Taking a deep breath again, Liu Xie said in a loud voice: "If you don't guard the frontier and don't do farming, why do you besiege the imperial city, do you have to betray the Great Hanhu?" ”

Gao Shun in front of the city was silent, but Xu Rong said sharply: "I'm here for the general!" ”

"The general saved His Majesty and the courtiers in danger, served the Son of Heaven, returned to Kyoto, built the imperial court, restored the temple, Kuang Fu Sheji, was loyal to the monarch and loved the people, promoted the virtuous and virtuous inside, and fought against the chaos outside, so that the imperial court was powerful all over the world, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, this favor is to Your Majesty, to the ministers, and to the people......"

"Yuan Shu built a puppet dynasty, a great rebellion, the general was outside for the court to conquest Yuan Shu, the horse leather shroud, life and death did not matter, but he was framed by Dong Cheng, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other traitors, and His Majesty listened to the slander, seized the position of the general, and even sent people to attack the general's mansion at night, to kill the general's family!"

"Such evil deeds, the emperor will not tolerate them, the land will not forgive, and people and gods are angry! Dare to ask whether Your Majesty wants to be a loyal minister or a traitor? Does the court want a loyal minister or a traitor! We just want to avenge the general and seek justice from heaven! ”

Xu Rong's words were indignant, and when he said that he was almost shouting out at the back, Liu Xie looked at the angry face and involuntarily took two steps back.

From Xu Rong's mouth, it was the first time that the soldiers and people besieging the imperial city heard that the Son of Heaven and Dong Cheng, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others had even harmed the general's family, and they were all furious and shouted: "Revenge!" Avenge! Get justice! Get justice! ”

First hundreds of people shouted, then thousands, and then tens of thousands, in the west, south, and east of the city, the cry shook the sky! There were even many soldiers and civilians who rushed to the city gates despite their deaths.

On the city tower, Liu Xie's face was pale, his hands and feet were cold, when he faced Li Dao Guo Yan's questioning at the head of Chang'an City, he was confident, but at this time, he could barely stand up in the face of the questioning of more than 100,000 soldiers and people.

The ministers behind him are also silent, and those who can stand here without Zhang Liao's protégés, most of them are neutral or inclined to the Son of Heaven and Dong Cheng.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei felt very wronged, and it was Dong Cheng who intended to kill Zhang Liao's family, but now they are all planted on their heads. If Dong Cheng doesn't die, there will be a scapegoat, but Dong Cheng is dead, and now they can't find a scapegoat.

Soon, the voice below changed again.

"Hand over the traitor! Let the traitor die! ”

"Hand over Cao Cao! Hand over Liu Bei! ”

……

Liu Xie couldn't help but look at Cao Cao when he heard the chaotic people below shouting to hand over Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Cao Cao snorted angrily, and Cao Chun and other generals behind him even pulled out their long swords, murderous!

Liu Xie was startled, and hurriedly avoided Cao Cao's gaze, only then did he realize that Cao Cao was not Wang Yun, let alone the master who sacrificed his life for righteousness, and would never go down the city tower to die like Wang Yun did at the beginning.

He couldn't help but look at Liu Bei again.

Liu Bei looked calm, but Guan Yu narrowed his eyes with a fierce expression, and on the other side, Zhang Fei snorted angrily at Liu Xie, glaring angrily, full of fierceness.

Two thieves who don't know how to share their worries for the Son of Heaven!

Liu Xie's body couldn't stop trembling, gritted his teeth, and looked at Liu Yu and Yang Biao again.

Yang Biao said in a deep voice: "The one who murdered Zhang Liao, Dong Chengye!" Now that Dong Cheng is dead, he can send a coffin to show the people, and the people are angry! ”

"This ......" Liu Xie hesitated: "Dong Chengnai's uncle ......"

Yang Biao's expression was solemn, and his voice turned sharp: "Today's disasters all originated from Dong Cheng, how can you spare them!" Why don't you send a coffin! ”

Liu Xie couldn't help but say that Yang Biao planted all the charges of murdering Zhang Liao to Dong Cheng, which was considered to excuse him, the son of heaven, and he couldn't say that plotting against Zhang Liao was also his own intention.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with murderous aura: "You can kill Dong Cheng's entire clan and make the people angry." ”

But he wanted to be the head of the Dong clan to dissipate the morale of Zhang Liao's old department who swore to take revenge.

When Liu Xie heard that Cao Cao had gone further, he wanted to destroy the Dong family, and said unhappily: "Could it be that you can retreat from the enemy by killing the Dong family?" They are determined to ...... General Cao"

Cao Cao's face sank, squinted his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty wants to retreat from the enemy with my head?" ”

Liu Xie saw that all the generals beside Cao Cao were murderous, and he couldn't help but shudder, gritted his teeth and said: "I don't have this intention, it's just that Dong Guiren is ......already pregnant."

"Since Dong Guiren is pregnant with the dragon seed, he can avoid death." Cao Cao interrupted Liu Xie's words.

Liu Xie clenched his fists, and there was a look of humiliation in his eyes.

The atmosphere on the castle tower suddenly became solemn.

At this time, the servant Xuanfan said: "The minister has a strategy, but the people are angry." ”

Liu Xie's expression was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "Qing said quickly." ”

Xuan Fan's expression was heavy: "The civil unrest started in Zhang Liao, and although Zhang Liao is dead, he can still be posthumously sealed, and he can be reinstated as a general of Zhang Liao and posthumously crowned as the Duke of Jin." ”

Liu Xie was overjoyed, and his expression was embarrassed: "Chasing the title of Duke Jin, is it too much?" ”

He deprived General Zhang Liao of his name for only ten months, but now he wants to issue an edict to recover it, and he wants to be crowned a duke, which is a direct slap in the face of him, the son of heaven, how embarrassing it is, and even more damaging to his reputation.

Xuan Fan said in a deep voice: "Such a big mess, it is necessary to take extraordinary measures to resolve it!" Now that Zhang Liao is deceased, it is not an exaggeration to posthumously crown the Duke of Jin to resolve the civil unrest and save the peril. ”

Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao, now that Cao Cao is in power, he will never want Zhang Liao to chase such a heavy title.

Cao Cao glanced at Xuan Fan, frowned and groaned, Xuan Fan didn't seem to be Zhang Liao's person, and he had always remained neutral......

He didn't agree, he didn't object, he was still weighing in his heart, did Zhang Liao die? If it's really dead, it's okay to chase anything, but if it's not dead, then ......

Seeing that the shouts below were getting more and more turbulent and uncontrollable, Liu Yu, the Taifu on the side, said: "Your Majesty, Sheji is in danger of overturning, this plan can be used." ”

Immediately, other courtiers on other towers chimed in.

Cao Cao saw that so many people agreed, so he nodded: "Yes."

He has a good relationship with Zhang Liao on the surface, even if he is in charge of the government, he has always adhered to the attitude of respecting the general, if he opposes it at this time, then all the troubles and public anger will probably be caused to him.

In fact, the most resistant to the posthumous titles is often Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Kong Rong, these Confucian ministers who pay attention to great gifts, but Zhang Liao is not only kind to them, but also handles the relationship with each other very well, and has outstanding merits, and the achievements in the past few years are impeccable, so they have no objection.

Seeing that almost all the ministers agreed, and even Cao Cao set the tone, Liu Xie's cheeks twitched, and he could only nod his head and spit out the word "quasi", but his heart was mixed.

Liu Xie suddenly found that his current voice is not as good as when Zhang Liao was there, Zhang Liao at least rarely objected to his opinion as the Son of Heaven, and Cao Cao didn't take him seriously at all.

What Liu Xie didn't know was that the reason why Cao Cao completely ignored him, the son of heaven, was precisely because he, Liu Xie, was plotting against Zhang Liao. At the beginning, Zhang Liao respected Liu Xie, but he was still eaten by Liu Xie, which shows that Liu Xie's kindness and injustice, and Cao Cao will give Liu Xie any chance to rebound?

At dusk, an edict left the imperial city.