"What, Cao Ying dared to sneak attack Xiangyang, why didn't you say such an important military situation earlier, what are your intentions." Huang Zhong was furious when he heard this, and he took the case.

Xu Huang hurriedly said: "Han Sheng is angry, Cao Ying has suffered a crushing defeat in Xiangyang, less than 30% of the 100,000 troops have escaped, Xu and Boning are worried about the safety of Jiangxia and Changsha. ”

After listening to the emergency military situation told by Man Chong, Liu Xin was calm on the surface, but he was very nervous in his heart, but he knew better that the more he had to be calm at this time, he had to wait for the situation to be clear before making arrangements, sure enough, before he could make a decision, Xu Huang told the news of Cao Ying's defeat, Liu Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Gongming, I believe that Yuan Shu will not be the opponent of Jun Yi, as for Yan Baihu, it is not worth mentioning, but the war is chaotic, it will inevitably affect the livelihood of the people, and it is necessary to do a good job in relief and aftermath. Now that Wuguan has been conquered, it is only two days from Chang'an to Xiangyang, and I want to go back to Xiangyang. ”

Kuai Yue bowed and said: "Lord Qiqi, since Xiangyang is safe and sound, why should the lord be in a hurry, his subordinates think that the top priority is to take Liangzhou and Sili." ”

Liu Xin nodded and said: "What the different degrees said is exactly what I want, these two places must be taken, Gongming, the matter of attacking Luoyang will be handed over to you." ”

Xu Huang arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiqi, the last general is here for this matter, Cao Ying's subordinates have many elite soldiers and strong generals, if they fight with him head-on, it is not enough to bring fewer troops, and more troops are brought and Guanzhong is initially decided, and I am afraid that the people in the rear will be unstable, and the last general is also in a dilemma." ”

Chen Gong got up and said: "My lord, what Gongming said is very true, after half a year of fighting, soldiers and casualties, and loss of money and food, it is best to rest and recuperate, and his subordinates think that the lord can temporarily return to Xiangyang and fight again next year." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "Liu Xie has fled to Luoyang, he will not be able to catch him for a while, if it is not as I expected, within a few days, Cao Ying will definitely return to Puyang with Liu Xie, Luoyang will be left with an empty city, Gongming, you immediately go back to Hongnong to get ready, Ming said that the army will be sent to Luoyang early in the morning, you must not let Cao Ying forcibly move the people of Luoyang, you don't have to worry about the troops, I still have 8,000 cavalry here, all of them will be under your command." ”

Cheng Yu said suddenly: "Slowly, the lord of Qiqi, Li Dao and Guo Yan escaped from Sanguan, they must sneak to Liangzhou, it is advisable to exterminate them first, not to return to the mountains, the top priority should be to solve the affairs of Liangzhou first, in order to prevent future troubles, the people in Liangzhou are fierce, if there is no cavalry as the vanguard, I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer, please think twice." ”

Guo Jia, who rarely spoke during the discussion, suddenly stood up and said: "Lord, my subordinates don't know whether to say anything or not. ”

Liu Xin has always had high hopes for Guo Jia, the prodigal son, but he has been acting more deeply recently, I don't know what he is thinking in his heart, seeing that he has something to say, he nodded lightly and motioned to him but it doesn't hurt to speak.

Guo Jia glanced around at everyone present, and then said: "It's not the time for the lord to return to Xiangyang, and there is no need to use troops against Liangzhou, as long as the lord continues to sit in Chang'an for a while, the counties of Liangzhou will return." ”

When he said this, everyone was shocked, Cheng Yu arched his hand and said: "Fengxiao, Liangzhou is Dong Zhuo's lair, there are mostly his sworn friends, Li Dao and Guo Yan are good at using soldiers, if they don't use swords, how can they take the initiative to surrender." ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo is dead, Xiliang Haoqiang has no leader, if the lord sends troops at this time, they will definitely fight together, Zhong Mou also said just now, the people of Liangzhou are fierce, and our army will inevitably have more damage at that time, for today's plan, the lord only needs to sit in Chang'an, and then hoard heavy troops in Xiaoguan, put on a posture of making a big move, Liangzhou Haoqiang will definitely capture Li Dao and Guo Yan to vote." ”

Cheng Yu pondered for a long time, and then asked: "The lord wants to send troops to Luoyang, why did he come to hoard heavy troops in Xiaoguan." ”

Chen Gong smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this, just ......"

Before his words fell, he hurriedly said: "Lord Qiqi, my lords, my subordinates dare not hear about such a major military situation, so I will retire first." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Berning, since you abandoned Cao Ying to vote for me, I should trust you, there is nothing unspeakable, we have always spoken freely in our deliberations, if Mr. has any ideas, you can also say it directly." ”

Man Chong hesitated for a moment and said: "Back to the lord, Meng Degong treats his subordinates very well, and it is really unrighteous for his subordinates to abandon them now, if the lord wants to discuss the matter of capturing Luoyang, it is better for his subordinates not to participate." ”

Since coming to this hall, full of favor and a Mengde Gong, Liu Xin knows that he still has a little guilt towards Cao Ying, it can be seen from this point that Cao Ying is still very capable of winning people's hearts, but Liu Xin believes that as long as he treats people sincerely, one day he will become desperate, so he nodded and said: "Boning, you don't have any worries, and you don't need to make suggestions, attacking Luoyang is easy in my opinion, I will analyze it for you, the people in Luoyang City mainly come from two places, Some of them were the people of the original Luoyang City, who were forcibly moved to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo on the way to Chang'an and were rescued by me, some of these people later moved to Yingchuan, and some of them continued to stay in Luoyang. ”

Liu Xin paused for a moment and continued: "Dong Zhuo left Luoyang and wreaked havoc, although it has been two years, but the local production has not recovered much, the people are still difficult to self-sufficient, how can they support Cao Ying's army, moreover, although Liu Xie has defected to Luoyang, but it is not completely in the hands of Cao Ying, if Cao Xie wants to control Liu Xie, he must try to get rid of Wang Yun, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng, the best way is to move Liu Xie to Chongzhou, so, as long as my army puts on a posture of attacking Luoyang, Cao Ying must abandon Luoyang and leave. ”

After listening to Liu Xin's analysis, Chen Gong was still suspicious, and Chen Gong had already said on the side: "The lord is reasonable, now the focus of the army should be in the direction of Luoyang, and in Xiaoguan can be deployed suspicious troops, if the counties of Liangzhou take the initiative to surrender, if they refuse to surrender, it is not too late to use troops after Luoyang is pacified." ”

Liu Xin stood up, stroked his palms and said: "Liu Mou was originally like an arrow, but you all want Liu to stay in Chang'an for a while, then Liu Mou will not be too much for himself, stay a little longer, Gongming, you immediately return to Hongnong, take all the 8,000 cavalry here, prepare to attack Luoyang, Gongtai, you go to Xiaoguan, assist Yide in setting up suspicious soldiers, and then let Fan Chou return to Liangzhou, lobby the counties to guard, and make him take the initiative to return." ”

As Liu Xin expected, Cao Ying has already started to give up Luoyang, although there are those reasons analyzed by Liu Xin, but there are also other factors,

When the Kwantung Coalition Army attacked Dong Zhuo, because Liu Xin killed him halfway, Dong Zhuo didn't have time to burn down Luoyang City with a fire, and even the palace was only destroyed in a corner, just a huge palace, which was empty, the west garden was overgrown with weeds, the water in the naked swimming hall and the incense canal had long since dried up, and the main hall was full of dust.

In fact, after learning that Wang Yun was going to escort Liu Xie back to Luoyang, Cao Ying sent someone to clean the palace, but no one lived in it, and no one took care of it normally, and the bleak scene was restored after a few days.

Liu Xie couldn't help but cry when he saw that the palace he lived in in the past had fallen to this field, he was only an eleven-year-old child, this time he fled in a hurry, and there were no cronies around him, so he was a little scared to live alone in this palace, so he turned his head and said to Fu Wan: "Guozhang, I still live in your house today." ”

In fact, Fu Wan didn't often live in Luoyang in the past, but as the husband of Princess Yang'an, he also had a rather luxurious mansion in Luoyang City, glanced at Liu Xie, Fu Wan said coldly: "Emperor Qi, Weichen's house has been vacant for many years, and the yin qi is quite heavy, I'm afraid it is not suitable for living, so please ask the emperor to find another place." ”

After Fu finished saying these words are just an excuse, he has not returned home after arriving in Luoyang, he doesn't know what the situation of his house is, Fu Wan is now holding back the fire in his belly, he is loyal to Liu Xie, in order to rush to Luoyang to move the rescuers, he would rather leave his family and family behind, but in the end, Liu Xie was only busy running for his life, but he abandoned his daughter Queen Fu Shou, and he didn't know what his wife and daughter are now, Fu Wan is now full of resentment towards Liu Xie, if it weren't for his identity as emperor, has long been gone,

Wang Yun saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassed on the side, and hurriedly said: "If the emperor is not satisfied here, it is better to go to the old minister's house to live first, and when the palace is repaired, it is not too late to move back." ”

Liu Xie grew up in fear since he was a child, if it wasn't for the Empress Dowager Dong's efforts to defend it, he would have been poisoned by He Lian's brothers and sisters, and now let him live alone in the empty palace, he would not agree to kill him, and Wang Yun's cronies and courtiers would not dare to stay in the palace no matter what, so letting Liu Xie live in Wang Yun's house is also the best result,

Hearing that Wang Yun took the initiative to invite, Liu Xie was overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "This is very good, Guozhang, Dong Aiqing, you go with me, but unfortunately there is no news from General Yang, it would be better if he was with you." ”

In Liu Xie's eyes, Wang Yun, Fu Wan, and Dong Cheng are just ministers, and they are not enough to protect his safety.

Wang Yun's home is not far away, the group went out of the palace, turned two streets, in addition to a few of them, of course, there are also indispensable soldiers left by Cao Ying, and some other officials who came to Luoyang, because of their different status, it is impossible to stay by Liu Xie's side like Wang Yun and them, most of them were forcibly driven to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo back then, and now they are temporarily safe, and they have returned to their respective homes.

As soon as he walked into the street, Wang Yun felt that something was wrong, this used to be the place where dignitaries lived, and ordinary people did not dare to approach at all, but in and out of the streets and alleys, there were all people in ragged clothes and beggars, and then walked forward, Wang Yun saw his door open,