After Lü Bu's expedition, Li Ru was appointed to take charge of Shangshutai, temporarily acting as Shangshuling's ministry, and at the same time with Jia Xu as his deputy, named Assist, which was actually mutual supervision. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lu Bu went east and took away 300,000 troops, mainly including two parts, one was the Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo's hands, but the Luoyang soldiers under the command of Xu Rong, most of these soldiers were veterans of Dong Zhuo's period, with strong combat effectiveness, and they have always been the backbone of Lu Bu.

The troops left behind in Chang'an were the Liangjiazi recruited by Lu Bu later in the land of Sanfu and Liangzhou, a total of 160,000 soldiers and horses, these 160,000 soldiers and horses were the northern army of the Chang'an Imperial Court, led by Yan Xing, the captain of the middle base, and the eight captains were Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan and Yang Qiu, which was the largest army of Lu Bu guarding Chang'an, all of which were infantry.

In addition to the northern army, the Chang'an court also has the southern army, the number of the southern army is far smaller than the northern army, led by the guard captain Zhang Ji, most of the southern army are Niu Fu's subordinates, and later Lu Bu received Niu Fu's military power, Ming Sheng secretly surrendered, so that Zhang Ji made Zhang Ji the chief officer of the southern army, most of the southern army is cavalry, there are 50,000 people.

In addition to these two major armies, Chang'an also has a number of soldiers and horses, although the number is not as good as the southern army and the northern army, but the importance is not bad at all, this army is the city gate captain Li Su commanded 30,000 soldiers and horses, Li Su helped Lu Bu murder Dong Zhuo, for this informed meritorious man, Lu Bu chose to woo, in addition to valuing Li Su's talent, to a large extent, he also looked at the wealth of the Li family.

Li Su was convinced by Lu Bu, and gave Lu Bu a lot of help in terms of financial resources.

Whether it was Yan Xing, Zhang Ji or Li Su, they were all loyal to Lu Bu, and those who were loyal to the Han family in the old department of Xiliang, such as Duan Xuan and others, or Dong Zhuo's relatives such as Niu Fu and Dong Yu, were secretly surrendered by Lu Bu Mingsheng and became idle.

In addition, it is not impossible to be truly loyal to Liu Xie, the son of heaven, in the Chang'an court, and Liu Xie also has some military power in his hands, such as the Tiqi led by Jinwu Dong Cheng, who is responsible for public security. Hu Ben Zhonglang will Wei Huang under the jurisdiction of the left and right servants, the left and right Majesty will lead the Hu Ben Lang, and the Yulin Zhonglang will Wu Zilan under the jurisdiction of the Yulin Supervisor, and the cavalry will lead the Yulin Cavalry together with the cavalry Du Wei Chongji, and the Tiger Ben and Yulin are the emperor's guards.

These irregular armies are all Liu Xie's soldiers and horses, but the number is too small, and the full battle is less than 20,000. In front of the 240,000 army left by Lu Bu, there was no wave at all, and it was only with Lu Bu that he could rest assured that he was going eastward, and this was also the reason why he took away the main force of Xiliang and did not bring the northern army.

Recently, there was a rumor in Chang'an City, which was about an old incident, saying that Wang Yun planned to provoke dissatisfaction between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, and borrowed Lu Bu's knife to kill Dong Zhuo, but he didn't expect Lu Bu to make a move in chess, and a sandpiper and a clam competed for the fisherman's profit, and it was actually Lu Bu who really killed Dong Zhuo.

This rumor spread with a nose and eyes, and some people even said that it was said by one of Wang Yun's nephews, Wang Yun was wiped out by Lu Bu at the beginning, where did a nephew come from, many people also asked the doubts in their hearts.

The ups and downs in Chang'an City naturally couldn't escape Liu Xie's eyes, Liu Xie summoned Dong Cheng to ambush Liu Song and other loyal ministers to discuss the matter, and asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no wind and no waves, if the rumors are true, Dong Zhuo's relatives will definitely not let go of Lu Bu, this is a great opportunity for me to take back the government, now that Lu Bu is far away in Luoyang, as long as I can grasp the military power of Chang'an, I can also be a veritable emperor." ”

Liu Xie is not stupid after all, after so many years, he finally understands one thing, that is, power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and military power is the foundation of everything.

As soon as Liu Xie's voice fell, Dong Cheng immediately said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not easy, although we have military power in our hands, the number of soldiers and horses adds up to less than 20,000, and there are three armies of Lu Bu in Chang'an City. ”

Although Dong Cheng said that it was Lao Cheng's words to seek the country, he always felt that it was not a taste in Liu Xie's ears, and asked a little dejectedly: "Could it be that I can only be a puppet emperor for the rest of my life?" I am unwilling, now Lu Bu is contained in Luoyang by Yuan Shao and Su Chen, this is really a great opportunity for us, once we miss such a good opportunity, I am afraid that there will be no more in the future, not to mention that at this time, rumors that Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo suddenly spread in the city, it is groundless, it may not be without a reason, if I don't take this opportunity to do something, I am really unwilling. ”

Seeing this, Taiwei Yang Biao said: "Your Majesty, there is someone who may be able to help Your Majesty." ”

"Who?" Liu Xie seemed to grasp the last straw.

"Northland is too guarded by Ma Teng!"

"Is that him?" Liu Xie asked with some uncertainty.

Yang Biao explained: "Fubo General Ma Teng is loyal to the Han family, and there has never been a shortage of filial piety to His Majesty, Ma Teng has a prestige in Liangzhou, and has been an official in Beidi County for many years, and his strength is strong, if His Majesty can write an edict to summon King Ma Tengqin, he must not refuse." ”

As soon as Yang Biao finished speaking, Wu Zilan, the general of Yulin Zhonglang, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, now Ma Chao is deeply used under Lu Bu, a few days ago there was news from Luoyang, Ma Chao defeated Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou, and was named the general of Yulin Zhonglang by Lu Bu, and the minister of Yulin Zhonglang General also had to let Xian, Ma Chao is Ma Teng's eldest son, if Ma Teng is the king of Qin, wouldn't he be trapped in danger?" The minister did not dare to agree with the words of the captain. ”

"This ......" Wu Zilan's words made Liu Xie sober up a lot, think about it, they are two fathers and sons, even if Ma Teng is a loyal Han family, won't he think about the life of his eldest son?

"No!" Yang Biao retorted: "Ma Teng has been in contact with this minister, he wholeheartedly admires the ancestor Fubo General Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan is a loyal minister of the Han family, if you use the righteousness of the court to persuade Your Majesty to personally pass down the edict, presumably Ma Teng will not refuse." ”

"The captain's words are reasonable!" Liu Xie agreed: "Since this is the case, I will write an edict to the king of Ma Tengqin, and crown him as a former general!" ”

"It's just that now Li Ru, a thief, guards me very strictly, and if you want to take the edict out, you have to be wronged by Aiqing."

"Your Majesty, leave it to the minister!" At this time, Zongzheng Liu Song said: "The minister has a way to bring the edict out for His Majesty, and the minister also recommends a person, this person will definitely be able to share the worries of His Majesty." ”

"Who is Aiqing talking about?"

"This person's name is Liu Bei, he is the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, in terms of seniority, he should be His Majesty's imperial uncle, and he has never had the opportunity to recommend it to His Majesty." Liu Song said Kankan.

"Since he is a member of the royal family, Aiqing will bring that Liu Bei tomorrow, let me take a look, if it is really a virtuous and talented person, I should be reused."

"No!"