The Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty was built in the early Han Dynasty and was supervised by Xiao He, a famous minister in the early Han Dynasty. After Emperor Hui, the rulers of the Han Empire dealt with the government here, and many major events of the empire such as the Silk Road, the northern attack on the Xiongnu, and the Zhaojun's exit from the fortress began here, and Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, also achieved his reputation as an emperor through the ages.

As early as Luoyang, Liu Wei has always wanted to appreciate the style of Weiyang Palace, and when he came to Chang'an, he immediately felt the majesty of Weiyang Palace.

Compared with the restrained and non-luxurious palaces of the north and south palaces of Luoyang, Weiyang Palace is definitely the largest and most gorgeous imperial palace in the world so far.

It's just that Liu Wei is indifferent by nature and a pragmatist, and he is not interested in palaces that are too gorgeous and useless. When I was in Luoyang, I didn't like to live in a big palace, and I spent most of my time in the Zhutao Yashe in the Dragon Garden. As for the longing for Weiyang Palace, it is only because of its important historical significance.

Therefore, after moving from Zhong Xuan's mansion to Weiyang Palace, Liu Wei stayed in Qilin Pavilion or Shiqu Pavilion except for discussing the battle ahead with Cao Cao and others in the Xuanshu Palace.

Qilin Pavilion and Shiqu Pavilion are both royal library pavilions in the Western Han Dynasty. The difference is that the Qilin Pavilion mainly collects confidential documents or historical materials from the past dynasties of the empire, because Emperor Wu was awarded the Qilin and built this pavilion, and placed the portrait and the pavilion side by side, so it was named the Qilin Pavilion. The Shiqu Pavilion is the largest book collection in the empire, including all the books from the Qin Dynasty onwards are housed in this pavilion. Around the pavilion, there are polished stones to build a canal around, so it is called the stone ditch pavilion.

In addition, there are portraits of eleven heroes including Huo Guang and Su Wu hanging in the Qilin Pavilion. The ancient Chinese system of drawing portraits of heroes began here.

Although Liu Wei has a reputation for "not liking to read and working in obscenity", what Liu Wei really dislikes is the rigid subset of scriptures and histories and the cramming teaching of court teachers. On the contrary, when he was a librarian in his previous life, he had access to a large number of books, coupled with his super memory, which made him not only read a wide range of books, but also developed a good habit of reading every book.

Therefore, when Liu Wei is not working, he will read books in Qilin Pavilion or Shiqu Pavilion.

Especially in the Qilin Pavilion, through the rows of bookshelves, standing in front of the eleven portraits hanging on the wall, imagining their great achievements, joys and sorrows. Although they have all disappeared by this time, their exploits and fame are forever engraved in history.

Liu Wei rubbed the figures in the portrait and approached them and whispered softly.

"There will come a time when I will be remembered for generations to come, just like you. I will also build a great empire that will last forever, beyond the past, present, and future. ”

Liu Wei's face showed a smile full of fiery **.

Outside the Qilin Pavilion, the footsteps came from far and near, and Zhang Tao, the chief of the guard, came to Liu Wei's side, gave a military salute, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the person you want to see has come." ”

Liu Wei smiled indifferently, put away his thoughts, and said, "Let him in." ”

"No."

Zhang Tao was ordered to go out, and after a while, he led a military attache into the Qilin Pavilion. Liu Wei turned around and saw that the general was tall, following Zhang Tao and being a head taller than him. The sun outside shone on him, dragging a long shadow behind him.

Walking up to Liu Wei, the general knelt on the ground and said, "Minister Xu Rong greets Your Majesty." ”

Liu Wei smiled and said, "Xu Zhonglang doesn't have to be polite, please get up." ”

Xu Rong stood up, and Liu Wei carefully looked at his appearance: about forty years old, with broad shoulders, brown and black skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a face full of horizontal flesh. The wisps of beard under the chin show the strong style of a Xiliang man.

Although Xu Rong's appearance is very different from the heroic and wise appearance that Liu Wei imagined, this does not affect Liu Rong's good impression of him, after all, in the original time and space, Xu Rong was a bull who had defeated Cao Cao, who was like a god and resourceful, and Sun Jian, who was known as the Jiangdong Tiger. It's a pity that he was born in the Xiliang family, and died in battle while guarding Chang'an in the rebellion of Li Dao Guo Yan, so it was just a flash in the pan in history and was quickly ignored by later history books.

In this life, Xu Rong angrily raised troops to resist Li Dao Guo Yan after Li Dao Guo Yan defeated Niu Fu and killed Dong Zhuo's family, but he was defeated because of his small number of soldiers and retreated to Chang'an to seek refuge in the imperial court.

Because of Xu Rong's identity in the Xiliang family, Zhong Xuan never dared to use Xu Rong during the Chang'an defense of the city, but instead sent people to monitor Xu Rong and his subordinates, fearing that he would cooperate with the Xiliang rebels outside the city. After the siege of Chang'an was resolved, Liu Wei came to Chang'an, and Zhong Xuan mentioned Xu Rong to Liu Wei, and as soon as Liu Wei heard his name, he immediately sent someone to send him to the palace.

Liu Wei took Xu Rong's hand and sat down cordially, as if the two were old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time. There was already a yellow door offering tea and putting it in front of the two of them.

Nowadays, the habit of drinking tea has gradually swept the country because of the promotion of the Xun family and its typhoon shelters, and the Xun family has made a lot of money. Xu Rong has also been exposed to tea drinking since he came to Chang'an, so he doesn't feel any strange about the tea served by the waiter, but he just thinks that the tea of the Son of Heaven is more mellow than ordinary tea.

Xu Rong was serious and not good at words, and he knew in his heart that Liu Wei must have something to do when he asked him to come, so he just took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and silently lowered his head and waited for Liu Wei to speak.

Liu Wei was not in a hurry, he also took a sip of tea, and first asked Xu Rong about his situation in the Xiliang Army.

To tell the truth, Xu Rong, who was born in Liaodong County, was often excluded from the Xiliang Army, which had a strong sense of locality, and was not as trusted as Li Dao Guo Yan and others under him. The lieutenant general who can become the Xiliang Army is also completely based on his own military merits accumulated with a knife and a gun. But even so, Xu Rong still insisted on resisting Li Dao Guo Yan, who slaughtered Dong Zhuo's family, and offered his last loyalty to Dong Zhuo.

Xu Rong told Liu Rong about his failure to join the Xiliang Army, and later fought with Li Dao and Guo Yan, defeated and retreated to Chang'an. When talking about the current war, Liu Wei asked Xu Rong: "Now that thieves are rampant, does Xu Zhonglang have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Hearing that Liu Wei had the intention of comparing his ability, Xu Rong did not hide it, and said freely: "There is a cloud in "The Art of War": 'Go to the army to fight and plan, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and attack the city again'. When two armies are fighting, strategy should come first. Now Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji are forced by the situation, although they rebel together, but their hearts may not be the same. Moreover, Li Dao and Guo Yan are all suspicious and jealous, if they divide the plot and the four of them attack each other, their army will be chaotic, which is called a conspiracy. ”

After hearing this, Liu Wei couldn't help but nodded. To tell the truth, from the very beginning, he wanted to use the discord scheme to provoke the relationship between Li Dao Guo Yan and others, so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit, but what he didn't expect was that in the end, Jia Xu would dismantle his discord plan and say that he would mobilize Li Dao, Guo Yan and others to unite to rebel against the imperial court. Liu Wei was busy with military arrangements, and put aside the discord of the Xiliang rebels. However, Liu Wei's discord still has a certain effect, and Li Dao and Guo Yan are also forced by the situation at this time, and their faces and hearts do not match. After the siege of Chang'an was resolved, Liu Wei also had the idea of continuing the discord plan at this time.

Xu Rong's words were in line with his own thoughts, and Liu Wei then asked, "What about the war?" ”

Xu Rong replied: "Those who cut off the enemy's alliance and make it disperse. The thief army is powerful, and in addition to its own army, it depends on nothing more than Yizhou Liu Yan, Xiliang Ma Teng Han Sui, Qiang soldiers, Baibo army and other soldiers and horses. For them, the imperial court will either win them over with fame and fortune, or eliminate them by force, and break them one by one, and the rebels will inevitably be defeated. ”

Xu Rong said that his eyes became shining, and he didn't wait for Liu Wei to ask, and continued: "The enemy's foreign aid is cut off, and the internal chaos is self-inflicted, so our army can take the opportunity to concentrate superior forces to break the enemy in a battle." This is called a soldier. If the imperial court can send a surprise army to attack Hedong, the rebels will have no way to return, and there will be no supplies in the war. ”

Xu Rong's thoughts were roughly the same as those of Cao Cao and Xun Yu, and Liu Wei talked to him about many details. Because of his own expertise, Xu Rong naturally gushed endlessly. After a conversation, Liu Wei was infected by his talent, and deeply felt that Xu Rong was definitely the top military general of this era, and the idea of keeping him for his own use was even more intense.

After the two of them finished speaking, the tea in the cup had already drunk the fourth brew. Xu Rong showed his strengths in his heart, and he was very happy, and when Liu Wei saw his appearance, he took the opportunity to propose that he join the imperial court to serve.

"Virtuous ministers choose their masters, and good birds choose trees to perch. Now Li Dao and Guo Yan have rebelled, and Dong Taishi is dead. Why didn't Xu Zhonglang join the court and contribute to the country? ”

Hearing what Liu Wei said, Xu Rong, who was originally excited, groaned, thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and refused: "The minister Xu Rong has been fighting countless battles all his life, and now he is disheartened, and he is unwilling to lead the troops to fight anymore, so he only wants the cloth to return to the field and be a flat-headed commoner." ”

Seeing Xu Rong refuse, Liu Wei knew in his heart that anyone as capable as Xu Rong would have a reserved attitude in the face of solicitation. The other party will no longer invite him several times before agreeing, not only will he appear worthless, but he will also be ridiculed as greedy for wealth. Therefore, Liu Wei didn't care about Xu Rong's refusal, and continued to persuade: "Xu Zhonglang is in the prime of life, how can his skills be wasted in the countryside, it is better to stay in the court and show his strengths." ”

Xu Rong said modestly: "Rong is from a humble background, and he is a general of Xiliang, how dare he sacrifice ugliness above the court!" ”

Xu Rong was humble on the surface, but Liu Wei seemed to be relieved when he heard his words, and hurriedly persuaded him harder: "Heroes don't ask where they come from!" Xu Zhonglang has the ability of Han Xin and Peng Yue, and if he stays in the court, he will be able to defend one side for my Han Dynasty, and he will make contributions in the future, and he will also win a reputation that will go down in history! ”

Liu Wei was enthusiastic and straightforward, and what he said was straightforward enough, even the treatment of Xu Rong after joining the imperial court was opened. Xu Rongruo's further excuse seemed to be a little too much, he silently lowered his head and thought about it again and again, and finally put forward a condition.

His Majesty was gracious, and the minister was deeply moved. The minister is willing to serve the court for the dogs and horses, but the minister has one more thing that he hopes His Majesty can agree. ”

Liu Wei was a little unhappy in his heart, and felt that Xu Rong seemed to be a little insatiable with his thirst for talent. I thought a little down on Xu Rong's character, but he still didn't show any unhappy expression on his face, and asked with a smile: "Xu Zhonglang has something to say, I will definitely do what I can do!" ”

Xu Rong stood up, knelt on the ground solemnly, and said in a poignant voice: "Please Your Majesty take care of the descendants of Master Dong!" ”

Xu Rong's sudden gift caught Liu Wei a little off guard, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that Xu Rong's request was to take care of Dong Zhuo's descendants by himself.

Dong Zhuo still has descendants? Didn't you let Li Dao kill them all?

Liu Wei said the doubts in his heart.

Xu Rong replied: "Li Dao and Guo Yan rebelled, and Dong Taishi's family was slaughtered. Dong Taishi had the grace of promoting the minister, and the minister led the army to fight the traitor in order to repay the favor, and finally saved Dong Bai, the granddaughter of Dong Taishi. Chen Si Shi is difficult and dangerous, and Dong Taishi only has so little blood left, so please ask Your Majesty to take care of Dong Bai. ”

Xu Rong's meaning Liu Wei understood. The hostile contradiction between Dong Zhuo and Liu Wei is not a secret, Dong Zhuo can get into the mess and die so miserably, it has nothing to do with Liu Wei. In fact, Xu Rong had no way to go at this time, and taking refuge in the imperial court was the only choice. However, considering the relationship between Liu Wei and Dong Zhuo, he was afraid that Liu Wei would cut down the grass and eradicate Dong Bai or something, so he put forward such a condition to Liu Wei. In fact, in the Xiliang Army, Xu Rong is not Dong Zhuo's cronies, he can ignore Dong Bai's life and death, and even because of the hostile relationship between Liu Wei and Dong Zhuo, he can also hand over Dong Bai to Liu Zhuo for credit. However, Xu Rong still chose to gamble on his future and fate to negotiate with Liu on terms. Liu Wei couldn't help but feel ashamed of doubting Xu Rong's character just now, maybe Xu Rong was a person who coveted wealth and nobility, but he did not give up the most basic moral qualities of this era for this.

Wealth is what I want, and loyalty is in my heart.

Liu Wei had no concept of Dong Bai's name, and he had never heard of this person in the history of his previous life. However, Liu Biao always had a deep fear and vigilance towards Dong Zhuo in his heart, and Liu Biao had to think carefully about things related to him.

"Where is Dong Bai now?" Liu asked Xu Rong.

"Now he lives in the minister's mansion."

Liu Wei nodded. "You go and bring her to me."

Liu Wei was going to meet this Dong Bai first before making a decision.

Xu Rong went as promised. After a while, a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old was brought in.

The girl wore a chest-length purple skirt covered with green tulle, and her arms were faintly visible like white jade mutton fat. The pointed face looks delicate and extraordinary, and the eyes are bright and bright, but looking at Liu Wei's gaze seems to be quite hostile.

"You are Dong Bai?" Liu argued.

"Exactly." Dong Bai's delicate voice was as cold and arrogant as an adult.

Her attitude is understandable, after all, the Dong family can get mixed to the point where today's family is ruined and ruined, and he has a lot to do with it. For Dong Bai, he hesitated in his heart whether he should cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

"Do you know who I am?" Liu Wei's voice was full of chill.

"Your Majesty is the son of the Han Dynasty." Dong Bai said loudly.

"Xu Zhonglang begs me to take care of you, I am the son of the Han Dynasty, so this kind of thing is naturally not a problem. If you have any requests, just ask. ”

Dong Bai's eyes were like fire, he looked directly at Liu Wei and said, "I want to kill the enemy and avenge my whole family!" ”

Dong Bai's words and attitude towards Liu Wei had already made Xu Rong on the side sweat profusely, and secretly turned his head and glanced at Dong Bai, but Dong Bai didn't seem to see it, and still said it to himself.

The atmosphere of the entire Qilin Pavilion was already as cold as an ice cellar, and Liu Wei asked coldly, "Who do you want to kill?" ”

"Traitor Li Dao Guo Yan!"

Liu Wei didn't know if Dong Bai still had his name in his heart, and while he was thinking about it, Dong Bai suddenly said something that made him cry and laugh a little.

"If Your Majesty is willing to avenge me, I am willing to marry Your Majesty in return!"

"Dong Xiaoniang!" Xu Rong couldn't listen anymore, and stopped Dong Bai in a loud voice.

Dong Bai glanced at Xu Rong apologetically, but still turned his head to look at Liu Rong fearlessly.

"Marry me?" Liu Wei looked at Dong Bai playfully from head to toe until she was flushed and lowered her head shyly.

"Your Majesty, Dong Xiaoniang is young and ignorant, and she collided with Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will be magnanimous and don't worry about her. Xu Rong pleaded for Dong Bai on the side.

"Uncle Xu, don't say it! Although Bai'er is young, she also knows that this is the only way to avenge my family! Dong Bai shouted loudly.

Xu Rong saw Dong Baiqiang's death, and he was sweating profusely. Suddenly, I heard Liu Wei laughing.

Looking at Dong Bai's resolute eyes, Liu Wei suddenly found that what was standing in front of him was just a girl who was full of despair about life. Seeing his relatives being slaughtered in front of him, this huge blow distorted the originally developing character of this young girl, and Liu Wei's heart suddenly swelled with a feeling of pity.

"Li Dao Guo has brought disaster to the country and the people, even if you don't say it, I will clean them up." Liu Wei said blandly. "As for what you said about marrying ...... me"

Liu Wei smiled. "I already have a good wife in my family, and I can't tolerate another person!"

Dong Bai was stunned for a moment, tilted his head to look at Liu Wei, and asked curiously: "My grandfather said that it is common for a manly man to have three wives and four concubines, how can Your Majesty marry someone?" Don't you think I'm not as beautiful as the queen? ”

Liu Wei pursed his lips, thinking to himself what kind of family education Dong Zhuo is! Compared with Liu Bian, a person who holds modern marriage and love ideas, it is a matter of course for him to be single-minded in his feelings, so he has always respected Tang Ji like a guest, and he has a deep affection for the flounder, and the two have been determined to grow old together in this life, and they are naturally unable to tolerate the second person.

The ancient people's concept of marriage and love was difficult for Liu Wei to accept, and his own attitude towards marriage and love was even more difficult for the ancients to understand. Facing Dong Bai's question, Liu Wei patiently explained: "In my heart, my queen is indeed a thousand times more beautiful than you, but more importantly, feelings are only limited to one person's things for me, you will be sad because of this person's sadness, and happy because of her happiness, this is called ** love." ”

Liu Rong's theory of love made Xu Rong and Dong Bai inexplicable, Xu Rong lowered his head and didn't dare to talk, but Dong Bai, with the natural sensitivity of women, seemed to understand this and thought silently.

Feeling a little far away, Liu Wei turned the topic to Dong Bai again.

"The whole Dong family is in trouble, and you are the only one left alone, I have named you the king of Weiyang, enjoy the food, and you can be guaranteed to have no worries about food and clothing. Well, my queen will be here in a while, and if you want to see if she's prettier than you, you can take this opportunity to meet her. ”

Liu Wei's love theory seems to have touched Dong Bai deeply, she is still thinking about Liu Wei's words, and she doesn't care about the so-called food at all. Xu Rong next to him was overjoyed, the Son of Heaven would not embarrass Dong Zhuo's descendants, and gave Shiyi a guarantee of life, which was enough to make the stone in his heart fall to the ground. At this time, he no longer had any worries, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty Longen, the minister is very grateful, and he is willing to go to the soup for His Majesty for the rest of his life, and he will not give up!" ”

Xu Rong's attachment made Liu Wei very happy in his heart, and ordered Xu Rong to get up and take Dong Bai away. For his future position in the imperial court, Liu Wei has his own arrangements. And Dong Bai kept thinking about Liu Wei's words, and followed Xu Rong in a daze.

After Xu Rong left, Zhang Tao walked in and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Coordination Agency that the Secret Service Department has brought people from Wuwei according to Your Majesty's orders. ”

Liu Wei nodded with satisfaction and said, "Spread the edict and unify the agency, act according to the plan!" ”

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter)