After the General's Palace, in the hall.

Zhang Ji also received an order from Liu Xie's eunuch, and had already agreed to come down and prepare to go to the palace.

It's just that Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu are thinking about how to deal with Fan Chou.

Zhang Xiu's face was fierce, and he said in a deep voice: "Uncle, the emperor took the initiative to mediate between you and Fan Chou, which is a great opportunity to kill Fan Chou, and when he enters the palace, his nephew will go in with a sword, and as long as he sees Fan Chou, he will directly stab him to death." In this way, we will be able to unify the Xiliang army and monopolize Chang'an City. ”

When Zhang Ji heard this, he shook his head and said: "Fan Chou should be killed, but now is not the time to kill Fan Chou." ”

Zhang Xiu hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhang Ji sighed and said, "Fan Chou was blinded by the right to cover his eyes, but his uncle is still awake. You also know that Wang Can and Cao Cao led a large army to Chang'an, and if we continue to fight with Fan Chou, we will definitely be taken advantage of. Therefore, it is just right for the emperor to mediate at this time, we took the opportunity to agree, first join forces with Fan Chou to repel Wang Can and Cao Cao, and then wait for the opportunity to kill Fan Chou, otherwise Fan Chou is dead, and the Xiliang army is bound to be in chaos, and we are not far from defeat. ”

Zhang Xiu showed a look of admiration on his face and said, "Uncle is wise, nephew admires." ”

Zhang Ji smiled and said, "This is not my uncle's idea, but Xu Huang, a young general under Yang Feng, said it." ”

Zhang Xiu asked, "Uncle, who are Xu Huang and Yang Feng?" ”

Zhang Ji explained: "Yang Feng was originally a white wave thief, and later became a general under Li Dao, and after Li Dao's death, Yang Feng was incorporated into the Xiliang Army. Dong Zhuo was killed by Lü Bu, and Yang Feng became a general of the imperial court, loyal to the emperor, independent of me and Fan Chou. As for Xu Huang, this person is strong in martial arts, a big axe in his hand is very powerful, and he is brave and strategic, but it is a pity to follow Yang Feng and follow the wrong master! ”

After Zhang Xiu heard this, he said: "Okay, I will go to the palace with my uncle, but I still have to guard against Fan Chou, so as not to be calculated by Fan Chou." ”

Zhang Ji smiled and said, "Get ready, enter the palace immediately." ”

……

The Royal Palace, in the side hall.

Liu Xiegao sat on the main seat, Fan Chou sat on the left side below, and Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu sat on the right.

In order to show the expression of vowing to kill Zhang Ji, Fan Chou reached out and held the hilt of the sword (Fan Chou's fake festival, and the sword was on the temple, so it was equipped with a sword), his eyes widened, staring at Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu viciously, and he wanted to rush up and kill Zhang Ji immediately.

This is in line with his previous situation.

If he changes all of a sudden, and wants to reconcile with Zhang Ji, it is likely to arouse the suspicion of Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, so Fan Chou must hold it and step by step, so that he can logically invite the two to the mansion for a banquet.

Both sides knew each other's intentions, but neither spoke, waiting for Liu Xie to speak.

After all, Liu Xie is the emperor, and formal respect is still necessary.

Liu Xie glanced at Fan Chou and Zhang Xiu, with a smile on his face, and said: "I already know the matter between Fan Qing and Zhang Qing, but the previous things have passed, and at this time Chang'an is already a time of life and death. ”

Zhang Ji pretended not to know and asked, "Your Majesty, are you alarmist?" ”

Fan Chou also pretended not to know, and said: "Your Majesty, there is the Xiliang Army in Chang'an, you live in the palace foolproof, you can rest assured, with me Fan Chou, to ensure that Your Majesty will not be harmed." ”

He patted his chest and assured loudly.

Of course, Fan Chou understood the meaning of Liu Xie's words, and he also knew that Liu Xie was talking about Cao Cao and Wang Can, but he pretended not to know, pretended to be stupid, and wanted to reconcile with Zhang Ji logically.

Liu Xie glanced at the two of them, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked.

This scene fell in the eyes of Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, and both of them understood that the emperor in front of them was no longer the child of the past.

However, the emperor had no military power and could only stay in the palace, which made Zhang Ji and Fan Chou not take the emperor to heart. In the troubled times, if there is a gun, he is the king of grass, and there is no military power in hand, no matter how powerful the emperor is, no matter how smart he is, he is a green ping floating on the stream, without a foundation.

Liu Xie took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The two Aiqing, Wang Can and Cao Cao's army are coming to attack. Cao Cao is extremely cunning, Wang Can is outstandingly resourceful, and both are cunning people who are difficult to deal with. The two Aiqing should not fight each other, but should calm down and keep Wang Can and Cao Cao out. ”

Zhang Xiu's eyes rolled and asked, "Your Majesty, Wang Can and Cao Cao are menacing, how can they resist?" ”

Liu Xie smiled and said: "There is a natural danger in the east of Chang'an, as long as you send soldiers to guard it, it is enough to block Cao Cao's army and keep Cao Cao out of Hangu Pass, so that Cao Cao will be in no danger." At the same time, there are Wuguan, Xiegu Pass, and Meridian Valley in the south of Chang'an, as long as you send troops to these three key places, you can easily block Wang Can. ”

Liu Xiezhi held the pearl in his hand, revealing a confident expression.

Fan Chou followed the words of the little emperor and said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but Your Majesty has forgotten one place, Ma Teng from the west is killing and is approaching Chang'an, how does Your Majesty think to resist?" ”

Liu Xie laughed twice and said: "Ma Teng, Pifuer, there is General Zhang Xiu here, which is enough to block Ma Teng's army." In this way, Ma Teng has nothing to worry about. ”

Zhang Xiu held his head high, clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, as long as Zhang Xiu is here, Ma Teng is not worried." ”

Zhang Ji followed Zhang Xiu's words and nodded in agreement. When Fan Chou heard this, he surprisingly did not refute, while Liu Xie smiled and took the expressions of the two into his eyes.

Three people, each with their own thoughts.

At this time, Liu Xie took the lead, and Fan Chou and Zhang Ji acquiesced to Liu Xie's reconciliation.

Zhang Ji thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to send troops to garrison Wuguan, Xiegu Pass, and Meridian Valley, block Wang Can from the checkpoint, and send elite soldiers to intercept Wang Can's army. ”

In a word, it shows Zhang Ji's sincerity.

Fan Chou also reciprocated, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to send troops to garrison Hangu Pass and Tongguan to block Cao Cao's army outside the pass, and send elite soldiers to block Cao Cao's army." ”

The two of them competed with each other and said the same thing.

At this time, both Zhang Ji and Fan Chou agreed to send troops to resist Cao Cao and Wang Can.

Things were done easily, which made Liu Xie feel very relaxed. According to his thoughts, he thought that it would take a long time to persuade Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, but he didn't expect that although both of them were angry, they easily agreed, accepted Liu Xie's mediation, and were ready to send troops to resist Wang Can and Cao Cao.

This time directly completed the effect expected by Liu Xie.

In order to buy time for Ma Teng, Liu Xie had to reconcile the two, and only Fan Chou and Zhang Ji sent troops out to drag Cao Cao and Wang Can and give Ma Teng enough time to take Chang'an.

After Fan Chou and Zhang Ji left, Fan Chou immediately invited Zhang Ji to the mansion as a guest to show reconciliation.

However, Zhang Ji agreed, but went with the army, so that Fan Chou did not dare to move.

As a result, Fan Chou's idea of killing Zhang Ji was shattered. Not only that, Fan Chou also had to obey Liu Xie's orders and send troops to garrison Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass to resist Cao Cao's army.

Fan Chou and Zhang Ji reconciled, and they both became pawns in Liu Xie's hands.

Among the three people, only Liu Xie was the big winner, buying time for Ma Teng.

PS: I owe 12 more, this is the 6th chapter of the plus update.