If Liu Xun hadn't taken out the seal ribbon representing the identity of the King of Shu, Liu Xie would really regard the person in front of him wearing a broken straw hat, wearing broken straw shoes, and wearing tattered clothes as a disciple of the beggar gang, and he was also at the level of an elder.

For Liu Zhang's father and son, Liu Xie has long been uninterested. The northern part of Yizhou has already been obtained, and the southern part is mostly barbarians, and they may send troops to recruit in the future, but at present, Liu Xie does not plan to provoke until the northern part of Yizhou is digested. What's more, this time to deal with Yuan Shao's difficulties, although the imperial court finally won, but killed a thousand enemies, self-damage of 800, the Son of Heaven's army also suffered a lot of losses, many generals were also injured, although it was not fatal, but Liu Xie was not prepared to use troops in the short term.

Yuan Shao retreated to Hebei and left behind the four counties of Sizhou that he occupied before, and Liu Xie naturally would not be cheaper than outsiders. As soon as Yuan Shao left, the county guards who had originally served as the four counties led the county soldiers to regain the lost territory. After these county soldiers moved to Guanzhong with the people of their county, in addition to maintaining law and order on weekdays, the rest of the time was training, and they were waiting for this day. The three counties of Pingyang, Hedong and Hongnong were recovered one after another, and when Yuan Shao led his troops to cross the Yellow River, Henan County also returned to the hands of the imperial court.

"What did your father command you to come?" Liu Xie put down the seal ribbon of the King of Shu in his hand, looked at Liu Xun and asked.

"Holy Lord, my father has already realized his mistake, and I also ask the Holy Lord to read in front of all the descendants of the Liu family, and forgive my father for his previous sin of disrespect to the Holy One." Liu Xun hurriedly bowed down and replied. It's just that he finished speaking, but he didn't hear Liu Xie's response for a long time, Liu Xie didn't speak, Liu Xun didn't dare to get up, he could only maintain a bowed posture, and after a long time, Liu Xun had some backache.

“…… It's been a hard journey, hasn't it? Liu Xie asked slowly.

One sentence almost made Liu Xun's tears fall, where did the son of the King of Shu, who was pampered in the past, suffer this crime. I think that at the beginning, Liu Zhang did not turn against the court, Liu Xun lived a life like a pig with clothes to stretch out his hands, food to open his mouth. Sleep when you are full, wake up and eat, idle and bored, invite three or five friends, take a few beauties out to play, and don't live too moisturizing days.

But since Liu Zhang was blinded by lard and announced that he would clear the monarch's side with Yuan Shao, the good days have not been with Liu Xun. No one expected that the imperial court didn't go to find the mastermind who initiated the Qing monarch's side, and first cleaned up his own side drum. Under the leadership of Huang Zhong, the Han An army was overwhelmed, and the Shuzhong clan, who had originally vowed to stand on Liu Zhang's side, immediately changed their faces after seeing the menacing imperial court, and impatiently drew a line with Liu Zhang.

Fortunately, there are still veteran Yan Yan and some people who escaped from Chengdu with their father and son, but in Liu Xun's eyes, it is better to be captured by the imperial army in Chengdu at the beginning. He is also a member of the Han family, even if he is wrong, he should be handed over to Zongzheng.

But when Liu Zhang and his group fled to Nanzhong, the hard days had just begun. If you want to eat or not, if you want to drink or not, if it weren't for Yan Yan with thousands of soldiers by his side, maybe he wouldn't even have his life.

A boss with no future, who wants to follow?

In less than half a year, most of the people who escaped from Chengdu with Liu Zhang's father and son quietly said goodbye, and when Liu Zhang sent Liu Xun to the north, Liu Zhang was left with only Yan Yan and more than 1,000 people trapped in Nanzhong.

Because Liu Zhang and Liu Xie turned against each other, Liu Xie immediately withdrew Liu Zhang's identity as the king of Shu, and it can be said that Liu Zhang's father and son are rebellious today. It is precisely for this reason that Liu Xun had to be cautious and conceal his identity, so as not to let others find out his identity and become someone else's credit.

When entering the northern part of Yizhou, Liu Xun could still use the reason of returning to his hometown to get through the customs, and he could even get some relief from the government along the way, but when he entered the Guanzhong, Liu Xun didn't dare to use this reason anymore. In order to avoid being discovered, Liu Xun suffered a lot along the way, but this also exercised Liu Xun's ability to survive in the wild.

Listening to Liu Xunxu chattering and complaining to himself, Liu Xie nodded and was secretly refreshed in his heart, telling your father and son to fight against Lao Tzu, should!

When Liu Xun finally stopped talking, looked at Liu Xie pitifully, and waited for the final verdict, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Liu Zhang's father and son are no longer a threat to Liu Xie. Don't look at the short-term loss of Yizhou's success, but after those big clans in Shuzhong found that Liu Zhang was unreliable, these wall grasses switched to Liu Xie's door, even if Liu Xie let Liu Zhang go, Liu Zhang didn't want to have a chance to make a comeback.

But if you let it go gently, will it make some people feel lucky?

Liu Xun looked at Liu Xie, not daring to make a sound at this time, so as not to affect Liu Xie's decision on their father and son. At the same time, I was also looking forward to the arrival of Zongzheng Liu Hong in my heart.

Liu Xun had already arrived in Chang'an before Liu Xie returned to Chang'an, and he also knew that his current identity was not as good as before, so he didn't dare to come to the door rashly, but went to Zongzheng Liu Hong first. Liu Xun's grandfather Liu Yan used to be old acquaintances with Liu Hong when he was in Luoyang, but later Liu Yan's ambitions swelled, and the two became estranged, but that relationship was still preserved.

When Liu Hong saw the grandson of the deceased, especially Liu Xun's miserable appearance, and listened to Liu Xun tell about the miserable situation of their father and son in Nanzhong, he couldn't help but feel compassion. Liu Xunhui dressed like a beggar disciple to meet Liu Xie was actually the idea given by Liu Hong, the purpose was to let Liu Xie have a good heart when he saw him.

Liu Xun didn't know Liu Xie, but Liu Hong understood that as long as it didn't matter about the overall situation, the Son of Heaven was generally very magnanimous. Now that Liu Zhang's father and son are so miserable, Liu Xie is estimated to be angry when he sees it. Anyway, Yizhou has already arrived, and the title of King Shu has been withdrawn by the imperial court, so it is not difficult to give Liu Zhang a rich man's life. But the key still depends on Liu Xie's attitude, as long as Liu Xie nods, everything is negotiable. Liu Xun kept Liu Hong's advice in mind, and this was the previous one.

"There is Lao Sheng's concern, my father ......"

"Zimo, your father Liu Zhang is no longer the king of Shu in the Han Dynasty." Liu Xie interrupted Liu Xun's words and reminded.

"Yes, yes, the sinner is wrong. My father and son did not know the current affairs, especially after my father arrived in Nanzhong, he regretted what he had done, and did not dare to ask the Holy God for forgiveness, but only asked the Holy God to allow my father and son to return to their hometown, so as not to die in a foreign land. Liu Xun was as good as a stream, and hurriedly changed his words.

“…… Since your father and son have already known their mistakes......" Liu Xie didn't finish speaking, when he heard someone report that Zongzheng Liu Hong was visiting. Liu Xie frowned slightly when he heard this, this old man Liu usually sees the beginning and the end, and rarely takes the initiative to come to him, why did he come to the door not long after he came back this time?

Liu Xun, who was a little weak-hearted by Liu Xie, shrunk his neck, and he didn't dare to wipe the sweat on his forehead. Seeing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little angry, "This dead old man has calculated on my head." ”

"Someone, drive this person out, and ask for food to come to my house." Liu Xie pointed at Liu Xun and commanded left and right.

Liu Xun was taken aback, and he said it well, seeing that the saint was about to open his mouth to pardon his father and son, how could he suddenly change his mind without warning. The people around Liu Xie didn't care what Liu Xun thought at this time, after hearing Liu Xie's order, he immediately stepped forward to put Liu Xun up and walked out, Liu Xun didn't dare to resist, who knows if it would make Liu Xie unhappy again.

"Stop, how can you be so rude." Liu Hong saw Liu Xun who was taken out, and immediately stopped and scolded.

"Mr. Liu, this is the lord's order." The leading man replied expressionlessly.

When Liu Hong heard this, he couldn't help but look at Liu Xun, "Did you make the saint angry?" ”

"Uncle, how dare I?" Liu Xun replied with a sad face.

"How could that be?" Without waiting for Liu Hong to finish speaking, Liu Xun had already been put out of the door, Liu Hong saw this and motioned for Liu Xun to wait outside for a while, and he entered the house to meet Liu Xie to ask what was going on.

Seeing that Liu Xie was drinking tea with a comfortable face, Liu Hong immediately misunderstood, and couldn't help but accuse: "Shengshang, although Liu Zhang's father and son are disrespectful to the Shengshang, they are also relatives of the Han family, and now they know that they are wrong, why don't you raise your noble hand and let them go." Harsh tribesmen are not a good thing for the reputation of the saints. ”

Hearing Liu Hong's "wicked people sue first", Liu Xie glanced at Liu Hong and said slowly: "Zong Zheng reminded that Liu Xun was still a prisoner of the imperial court at this time, and it was indeed inappropriate to let him go like this. Someone, go and arrest him. ”

"Wait." Liu Hong hurriedly stopped, looked Liu Xie up and down, and then asked: "Shengshang, according to the old minister's observation on weekdays, Shengshang is not a person with narrow energy, why is he so unkind to Liu Zhang's father and son?" These two people are living in a miserable situation now, they can't eat, and they can't live in a precarious situation, which is really pitiful......"

"That's why you colluded with him to calculate me?" Liu Xie interrupted Liu Hong's words and asked.

Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this, and then hurriedly explained: "Holy Lord, why do you say this? As a Zongzheng, Lao Chen is just reading for the sake of the same sect......"

"I know you're not selfish, but you've disappointed me. Why can't you just talk to me about it? Could it be that in your eyes, I am a heavenly son who has no room for people? ”

"The old minister has no such intention." Liu Hong hurriedly said.

"Hmph, whether you mean that or not, only you know. To tell you the truth, this Liu Zhang's father and son, I didn't pay attention to it, lost Yizhou, lost the identity of the king of Shu, even if he gave him a wealth for the sake of the same sect, so that he could live this life without worry. But I can't forgive you for your distrust of me, because of you, Liu Xun has to suffer more. ”

"I don't know what the Holy Lord plans to do with Liu Xun?" Liu Hong was a little settled in his heart and asked tentatively.

"Isn't he dressed like a beggar now? Then let him really be a beggar again. Anyway, now Chang'an is different from the past, every family has surplus food, and I believe that he will not starve to death. ”

Liu Hong grinned secretly after hearing this, this is really a ...... Is...... For a while, Liu Hong couldn't find a suitable adjective to express. However, he also understood that Liu Xie would no longer pursue the fault of Liu Zhang's father and son, but because of his "snake painting", Liu Xun needed to suffer for a while longer.

Liu Hong's purpose was to beg Liu Xienian to open up on the Internet for the sake of the same sect and spare Liu Zhang's father and son. Now that the goal has been achieved, he doesn't want to stay. When he got out of the gate and saw that Liu Xun was still waiting for him, Liu Hong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, facing Liu Xun who was looking at him with hope, Liu Hong just sighed, "Zimo, hold on for a while." After speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Xun to comprehend, got into the carriage and drove away.

Liu Xun was stunned and watched Liu Hong's carriage gradually move away, and it took a while to react, wanting to ask to see Liu Xie again, but seeing those "family members" at the door who were staring at him with vicious faces, Liu Xun could only leave first, and went back to Liu Hong's Zongzheng Mansion to ask for details.

……

But when Liu Xun arrived at Zongzheng Mansion, he was stopped by the porter of Zongzheng Mansion, Liu Xun scolded twice unhappily, but he didn't expect that the porter who killed that day turned his head and pulled out a dog to let the dog bite people. The hero doesn't eat the loss in front of him, Liu Xun saw the evil dog, and quickly turned his head and ran. But he didn't run far, he just looked forward to Liu Hong coming back and settling accounts with that evil slave.

It's just that Liu Xun waited and waited, but he never waited for Liu Hong's carriage, seeing that it was getting late, and the soldiers who were patrolling the night were about to start patrolling the streets, Liu Xun had to leave temporarily, first find a place to stay and wait for tomorrow to come again.

Liu Hong didn't go home, but went to his friend Cai Yong, and it happened that another friend Lu Zhi was also there. At that time, the three of them all worked in Taixue, and their friendship with each other was deep. Seeing Liu Hong coming uninvited, Cai Yong knew that Liu Hong must have something to do here. In the face of his friend's inquiry, Liu Hong did not hide it, Liu Xie just did not allow Liu Hong to tell Liu Xun the truth, but he did not say that he was not allowed to tell others.

"Nonsense, they are all people who have already married, why are they still so willful?" Lu Zhi couldn't help but shake his head and smile after hearing this.

"Zigan, in my opinion, the Holy One is already merciful enough." Cai Yong disagreed with Lu Zhi's opinion. Liu Hong, who was on the side, heard the words and asked, "Uncle, what do you think?" ”

"Yuan Zhuo, if Liu Jiyu is not a clan, what should he be guilty of disrespecting the imperial court?" Cai Yong asked with a smile. Liu Hong is not stupid, he was asked by Cai Yong, and he suddenly understood. Don't assume that Liu Zhang is not a clan, even if it is a clan, it should be disrespectful to the court, especially in the name of the Qing monarch, it is equivalent to rebellion. And for the rebels, there is generally only one end.

The pitiful minister who called Liu Xun before was blinded, and for a while he was soft-hearted and thought about the same clan, but he forgot that if Liu Zhang's father and son made a mistake, if there is really someone in the court and the middle of the court, it is really difficult for the Son of Heaven to be pardoned easily. Liu Xie asked Liu Xun to beg for food for a month, which seemed to be nonsense, but if he thought about it carefully, he was not doing it for the officials of the imperial court.

"Thank you for the reminder." Liu Hong hugged Cai Yong with a fist.

"Yuan Zhuo, you don't need Xie Bojiao, I dare to bet you, when the Holy Lord decided to let Liu Xun beg for food, he definitely didn't think about it so much." Lu Zhi said to Liu Hong with a smile.

"Zigan, why are you hypocritical, no matter whether the saint thinks about it or not, the result is good anyway. After this trouble, the saint said that he would forgive Liu Zhang's father and son, and not many people would object to giving his father and son a piece of wealth. ”

"Huh...... Okay, I'm not going to fight with you. Lu Zhi replied with a smile, and after taking a sip of wine, he said with some emotion: "I thought that this big man would be like this, but I didn't expect that there is really a possibility of revival." ”

"Zigan, you weren't optimistic about the saint?"

"Huh...... Originally...... That's just doing everything to obey the destiny of heaven, who would have thought that God would have mercy and really send down a lord of Zhongxing to my great man. Lu Zhi replied with a relieved face. Cai Yong on the side also nodded and said: "Yes, I thought that the saint was young and vigorous, and he would definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue after this big victory, but I didn't think that he would choose to stand still and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, but it made us old ministers have no chance to advise." ”

“…… Bo Jiao, Zigan, I don't understand, now that Yuan Shao is defeated, why can't the imperial court take advantage of the victory to pursue, if it can recover Hebei, even if it is just to capture a merger state, it is not impossible, right? ”

Lu Zhi smiled when he heard this: "Yuan Zhuo, this is the only way to see that the saint has a long-term vision." Yuan Shao occupies the land of four states, what can he do if he takes one state? Even if you take the annexation as you said, the current annexation is no longer the former annexation, the Hungarian and Han people live together, among which the Han people are only a minority, and the imperial court takes it at this time, which is tantamount to carrying a burden and solving problems for Yuan Shao. ”

Cai Yong followed and said: "What's more, Yuan Shao is not on good terms with Cao Cao after this defeat, and after returning to Hebei, I am afraid that he will not be in a hurry to trouble us, but will fight Cao Cao's idea." After all, he had just suffered a loss here in the imperial court, so he had to find a way to make up for the deficit outside. At this time, if the imperial court sends troops, Yuan Shao may join forces with Cao Cao again in order to prevent the imperial court, wouldn't it be cheaper for Cao Cao. ”

"Then according to what you two say, the imperial court can only stand still at this time?" Liu Hong asked a little unwillingly.

"Of course it can't be. Yuan Zhuo, at this time, the princes from all walks of life have no time to take care of the imperial court, with the temper of the saint, how can this good opportunity to clean their own backyard be easily let go. In my estimation, it won't be long before the Holy One will take action. ”

“…… In Zigan's opinion, who will the Holy One attack? Xiqiang? Huns? Liu Hong asked again.

"It's not clear, but now that the court is strong, it's not a problem to trouble anyone." Lu Zhi shook his head and replied.

"What do you think?" Liu Hong refused to let go of Lu Zhi and asked.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi was no longer perfunctory, and after thinking about it, he said: "If I have to decide, I will deal with Xiqiang." ”

"Is there a reason?"

"This time the imperial court is attacking, why does the Holy Lord only meet the enemy with his own army? It's not because of the existence of Xiqiang that Liangzhou can't be deterred by the army. Once Xiqiang is resolved, the garrisons that need to be left in the northwest will be reduced, and those surplus troops can continue to expand the territory for our Han Dynasty. ”

Listening to Lu Zhi's reason, Liu Hong nodded secretly, indeed, if there is no hidden danger of Xiqiang, at least the Youyi army led by Zhang Liao can be transferred to help in the war. But it was precisely because of the threat of Xiqiang that Liu Xie could not mobilize the Youyi army. After all, the Qiang people have many cavalry, and although Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army has many troops, it is still a little difficult to deal with large-scale cavalry. As for Wuwei's Ma Jiajun, it was used by Liu Xie to guard against the Huns and coordinate the relationship between Han and Qiang, and it was naturally impossible to mobilize it easily. However, this time Ma Chao has made a lot of contributions, Liu Xie has ordered Ma Chao to return to Wuwei to select the elite from the Ma family army to lead an army, of course, Ma Chao also belongs to the Son of Heaven's pro-army sequence, and the soldiers and horses he led naturally belong to the Son of Heaven's pro-army.