Liu Xin pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Gonghe, sit down and talk slowly, I want to hear the most detailed situation." ”

That day, after Yu Ban escorted a group of former ministers from Puyang City to leave Puyang City, several house slaves suddenly woke up Kong Rong and told him about Liu Xie's summons. Kong Rong hurriedly got up and said angrily: "Such a big thing, why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

In fact, Kong Rong also knew that these people were placed in his house by Mi Fang, but his wife and children were all hostages at Mi Fang's hands, and he could only turn a blind eye to these people's actions. But Kong Rong is loyal to the Han family and Liu Xie, how can the emperor summon such a major event, how can he be brought by those people?

A house slave arched his hand and said, "Sir, the matter has come to this point, and I don't dare to hide it from Mr. anymore." We were all sent by Lord Mi to protect my husband's safety. Now that the army is in chaos, Liu Xie summoned Mr. at this time, which was very suspicious, and I didn't dare to wake up Mr., but sent a few brothers to guard outside the palace gate and the Cao Mansion gate respectively, and sure enough, I got the news. ”

Kong Rong knew that these people only recognized Liu Xin in their minds, and they didn't have a theory about calling Liu Xie by his name, so he just "snorted" and asked, "What's the news?" ”

The house slave smiled mysteriously and said, "The brothers spent some money, and finally found out that the adults who were summoned did not see Liu Xie, but were driven into the carriage by Yu Ban and went out of the city to the east. If Mr. had been called to go, he would have been mixed up in that convoy. ”

Kong Rong couldn't help but groan: "What is Yu Ban going to do?" ”

The house slave smiled and said, "It's clear that Puyang City can't hold it." ”

"No!" Kong Rong waved his hand and said, "If Puyang City can't be defended, they should also take the emperor and Cao Cao's family with them, how could they send the ministers away first?" This doesn't make sense. ”

The house slave was very clever and became the leader of these people, but when it came to a deep problem, it was not something he could answer. Suddenly, another house slave walked in and whispered a few words to him. The house slave suddenly laughed and said, "Sir, I just got the news that Xun You and Chen Qun escorted Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family out of the east gate and disappeared. ”

Kong Rong was a smart person, and suddenly realized, and said: "I know, the group of people in front of me is just bait, to cover the emperor!" ”

The house slave at the head persuaded: "How can Liu Xie be regarded as the emperor?" At most, it's just a puppet, and today is now Chang'an. My family remembered the old relationship with Mr., and was willing to say a few kind words for Mr. in front of His Majesty, so that Mr. Bao has a great future. Where to go, I hope Mr. will think twice! ”

Kong Rong waved his hand and said, "I also have a relationship with Liu Xin, where do I need to be introduced by your family." It's just that a certain mind has been decided, and you should follow the emperor! ”

Seeing that they couldn't persuade him, the slaves had to put on a carriage and escort Kong Rong out of the city. Now, the other horses in the mansion have been requisitioned by the army, and the house slaves can only follow behind on foot, so naturally they can't catch up with the team of Xun You and others. However, one of the house slaves was able to identify the direction of the horse's hooves, and soon found that Xun You and the others had gone east for more than two miles and then turned north, so everyone also chased north.

On the way, they were suddenly stopped by another group of men, and after several negotiations, they were allowed to go. Regarding the group of people who appeared later, Kong Rong also had some doubts. However, the house slave led by him did not hide it from him, and directly told him that Xun You was going to Dong'e County, and at this time, Dong'e County was already under the control of the Han army.

When Kong Rong heard the news, he was even more anxious, urging the house slaves to catch up quickly, and trying to persuade Liu Xie to come back, or switch to another party. But they set off later than Xun You, and their speed was a little slower, and they caught up left and right, and a group of house slaves were so tired that they couldn't catch up.

When they arrived at Dong'e County, just in time for the soldiers guarding the city to close the city gate, it was still those few domestic slaves who showed their identities that the soldiers guarding the city let them in, and sent a team of soldiers to follow, called protection, but actually surveillance.

finally entered the city and came to the county office, but caught up with Chen Qun and they fell into the siege. Kong Rong was worried about Liu Xie's safety, so he squeezed in regardless of his life, and saw a scene that he would never forget, a Cao soldier stabbed the short blade in his hand into Liu Xie's chest. After the Cao soldier succeeded in the first blow, he immediately abandoned his sword and surrendered.

Kong Rong also participated in the later interrogation, and the soldier insisted that he was instructed by Chen Qun, who ordered Liu Xie to do so in order to prevent him from falling into the hands of the Han army. Of course, Chen Qun will not admit it even if he is killed.

Liu Xin frowned, and suddenly asked, "Gonghe, those domestic slaves and Cao Jun soldiers are all your people." ”

Fu Zhu didn't dare to hide it, bowed down and said: "Back to Your Majesty, those house slaves have nothing to do with Wei Chen, they are indeed Mi Fang's subordinates, in order to explain to His Majesty at the beginning, to try to save Kong Rong's life." That Cao Jun soldier was indeed Wei Chen's subordinate. ”

Liu Xin said coldly: "This is all a good show arranged by you in advance." ”

Fu Zhu suddenly felt a chill, the sweat on his forehead came down, he didn't care about wiping it, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the soldier who did it was indeed arranged by Wei Chen, but Kong Rong just happened to be at the right time, and Wei Chen didn't want to involve him. Weichen did not hear His Majesty in advance, and made an assertion, and asked His Majesty to punish him! Only His Majesty, Wechen, and the soldier knew about this matter now. ”

Liu Xin sighed and said, "I know what you think, but I don't want Liu Xie's life, and in this matter, your approach is a little inappropriate." What are you going to do with that soldier? ”

Frustrated, he glanced at Liu Xin with a weak heart, and then said: "That soldier was originally a peripheral member of the phantom, and he made a mistake in an operation, and he should have been sentenced to death. ”

Liu Xin pondered for a long time, finally raised his head, waved his hand and said: "Although Liu Xie is a puppet emperor, he is ultimately a descendant of the first emperor. Although Chen Qun denied it in every possible way, how could an ordinary soldier dare to attack Liu Xie if there was no one behind him? Spread my will, Chen Qun Lingchi was executed, and the Cao army soldier was beheaded in the street. ”

Chen Qun was wronged, of course Liu Xin knew this, but Chen Qun's role under Cao Cao was a bit similar to that of Frustration, but compared with the Phantom Spy, it was several grades worse. However, Chen Qun must still have a lot of secrets, and for someone like him who is engaged in intelligence work, Liu Xin must not stay.

After a pause, Liu Xin said again: "Gonghe, for that soldier's family, you have to take care of it according to the standards of martyrs." ”

Frustrated, he agreed, but said: "Your Majesty, it is not good for Weichen to protect Liu Xie, so he asks for punishment, and he is willing to be fined for one year, and resign from the position of the commander of the phantom secret spy, and I hope that Your Majesty will approve it." ”

Liu Xin pondered for a while, waved his hand, and said, "I have been fined for one year. The war in the Central Plains is nearing its end, a year at the latest, half a year at the earliest, and it will be over soon. Some things also need to be put on the table, and there is no need for the Phantom Spy to exist. Gonghe, after you go back, draw up a charter to disband the Phantom Spy, and the relevant personnel will either be assigned to various counties and counties to engage in arrest matters, or they will be incorporated into the army to do the details, you can watch and do it. ”

The Phantom Secret Spy has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, but Liu Xin has already felt that if such a secret force falls into the hands of people with ulterior motives, it will cause a catastrophe. Historically, the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang of the Ming Dynasty were all well-known spy organizations, and in the end, they all evolved into tools for some people to persecute dissidents and frantically accumulate wealth. Liu Xin naturally didn't want history to be staged in advance, and at the beginning of the establishment of the Phantom Spy, he had made this plan, but it was advanced due to the assassination of Liu Xie.

Liu Xin did not do this to completely deny the Phantom secret spy, let alone give up intelligence work. He just took this opportunity to divide a huge intelligence organization into several independent parts. In this way, the major army corps and local armies will have their own intelligence organizations, which will be responsible for the collection of military intelligence. The counties also have properly trained arrest envoys, which is also of great help in solving cases. Therefore, Liu Xin's approach is actually a reorganization of the entire Dahan intelligence system. Of course, such a reorganization cannot be achieved overnight, and I am afraid that it will take many years to see the results.

Although he was deprived of his power, he felt a sense of relief. He had never slept soundly since he had taken charge of the phantom's hidden power, and now he could finally be liberated.

After feeling relaxed, his frustrated thoughts returned to military affairs, and he asked, "What should Xun You and Yu Ban do?" How will the 300,000 Yuan army captives be released? Did General Xu's men and horses go south to encircle and annihilate Cao Cao, or did they go north to attack Yecheng? All these things are waiting for His Majesty's will. ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but nod with satisfaction when he heard Fu Zhu talk about the matter, knowing that he was not affected by the punishment just now.

After all, Fu Zhu is the one who follows him from the beginning, and he has always been loyal, and this assassination of Liu Xie is also based on the long-term overall situation. Liu Xin also knew that he did not ask himself in advance, just to prevent the matter from being exposed, and then he could take all the blame on himself, so as to get rid of Liu Xin.

Regarding the few things that he asked about it, in fact, Liu Xin was thinking about it all the way, and he already had a plan in his heart, so he couldn't help waving his hand and said: "Yuan Shao of Yecheng will be the turtle in the urn sooner or later, there is no need to worry, the top priority is to pursue Cao Cao." Although Cao Cao's foundation has been lost, he still has more than 200,000 troops and horses in his hands, and if he wanders around, I am afraid that it will be a big disaster, and he needs to be eliminated as soon as possible. The decree was passed on, Xu Huang's troops left a group of men and horses to guard against Yuan Shao in the north, and the rest of the men and horses immediately went south, first took Liyang, and then cut off the retreat of Cao's army. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's troops except for one army to defend Puyang, the rest of the men and horses marched westward, and the activities of Cao's army must be limited to the minimum. ”

"As for the 300,000 captives, my Han doesn't need to raise so many troops, let them all be disarmed and return to the field." Speaking of this, Liu Xin suddenly paused, and then slowly said his opinions on the disposal of Xun You and Yu Ban, which surprised Fu Zhu.