Volume 5 The World Collapses Chapter 439 Retreat is the advance

The Son of Heaven summoned Liu Xiu into the palace, threw Liu Xiu's resignation to him, frowned, and said angrily: "What do you want to do?" People who are only in their early twenties say that they are riddled with diseases, and they want to take off their armor and return to the field to recuperate, are you that old? ”

Liu Xiu picked up the song and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "Your Majesty, the current status of the minister is not suitable for such a heavy army, so ...... I had to resign. Although the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is not as exaggerated as being riddled with diseases, Kechen's body is indeed sick. ”

"Is it a headache?" The Son of Heaven softened his breath, he knew that Liu Xiu had been hit on the head by Tanshi Huai when he killed Tanshi Huai, and he had been suffering from headaches since then, and once he was in a hurry, or he was overthinking, he would have an attack. "Not already?"

"It's never been good." Liu Xiu touched his forehead, "This time, Your Majesty Shengming, the minister was lucky not to die, but he was also frightened." To tell His Majesty that the minister had already hesitated between committing suicide to prove his innocence and killing Luoyang. ”

"You are so bold, you actually want to kill Luoyang." Although the Son of Heaven said it fiercely, a pale smile appeared on his face, he knew that with Liu Xiu's character and strength, if he really couldn't clear himself in the end, he did have this possibility. Liu Xiu can say such a rebellious mind in front of him, which is consistent with Liu Xiu's temper, and it also shows that he is still loyal and trusting to himself, otherwise he would definitely not say such a thing.

Liu Xiu laughed twice and didn't argue. After a while, he said again: "The minister thought about it carefully, and felt that this time he suffered this catastrophe because the minister was too favored and promoted too quickly. The minister came to Luoyang to make a living with a cloth coat, but five or six years ago, he was promoted to the third duke, and the general Wei above the Jiuqing was in charge of the forbidden army of the entire Gyeonggi. It also controls Bingzhou and Liangzhou, and it is impossible not to be tabooed. Although it is said that it is a mediocre talent not to be jealous, but this jealousy is too deep, and it is not a good thing. This time the minister can be safe and sound, who can guarantee that he will be okay next time? As the saying goes, people are floating in the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed......"

"What did you say?" The Son of Heaven interrupted Liu Xiu: "People are floating in the rivers and lakes." How can you not be stabbed? That's kind of funny. ”

Liu Xiu rolled his eyes, and he leaked all these words, but how could these words sound so kind. He laughed awkwardly, and then continued: "Besides, the ministers fought bloodily, isn't it just for glory and wealth. Now the ministers also have some property, which is expensive, the descendants of King Chu Yuan can be regarded as a clan. Seem...... There's no need to suffer that and take that risk anymore. Therefore, the minister wants to be a rich man who is happy from now on, so that no one will think about me all day long. ”

Tianzi clenched his fist to his mouth and coughed twice. After Liu Xiu's recital was received, he was actually a little happy. If Liu Xiu is just an ordinary person, then it doesn't matter if he has a heavy army. Because he has no name, even the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes has to eat in front of this title, not to mention that he has no name. A rich and noble people who are only by virtue of his favor? But if he has a clan bloodline, and he has a clan bloodline with a history of rebellion, then he has to think twice, who can guarantee that Liu Xiu will not rebel like his ancestors? He is not a literati like Liu Xin, he has strong force, and it is entirely possible for him to replace him directly.

The Son of Heaven really wants to take Liu Xiu's military power away and master Bingzhou and Liangzhou himself, but he is not easy to speak, Liu Xiu has suffered such a big grievance this time, and he has no complaints at all, how can he take away his military power in turn?

But Liu Xiu now takes the initiative to resign, which is a very good opportunity. After the Son of Heaven let go of the problem of face, he had to consider another problem, his original plan was to let Liu Xiu and Cao Cāo one east and one west, form a vertical trend, and break the Yuan family brothers' succession, if Liu Xiu handed over the military power, who else could take on this important responsibility? Without Liu Xiu's support, Cao Cāo alone would obviously not be able to support it.

And the state is strong and strong, and if it is not handed over to a reassuring person, he can't rest assured. In addition to being cold, Liu Xiu is also helping him do the yellow scarf thing, if Liu Xiu leaves it alone, he will have to find another person to replace him.

But such a person is obviously not so easy to find, and it is even more difficult to find someone who has mastered and cooled down.

"This ...... The affairs of the clan, I have already arranged for Zongzheng to handle it, and your family's inheritance is very clear, so this is not difficult to do. "The Son of Heaven groaned, he felt that for the time being, it was better to put aside the issue of Liu Xiu's military power first, and solve Liu Xiu's identity first, no matter what, he had such a great merit, he couldn't help but restore his clan treatment." However, you also know that the king of Chu rebelled and was expelled from the country, and Pengcheng now has the king of Pengcheng, so the matter of this fiefdom is ......"

"The minister has discussed with his father, so he can not be feudal for the time being."

The Son of Heaven was a little surprised, Liu Xiu's father and son seemed to be very urgent to ask for this prince, which couldn't help but make him a little worried.

"The ancestors of the ministers were forced by Tianwei to wander in the Han Dynasty for nearly one hundred and fifty or sixty years, and now they have been pardoned by His Majesty Tianwei, and returning to the clan and restoring the blood and food of the ancestors has become the only thing to expect." Liu Xiubai fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to use the minister's small merits to satisfy the desires of his father and ancestors for several generations, and ask Your Majesty to fulfill it." ”

The Son of Heaven's eyes flashed and waved his hand: "Let me think about this matter, now you help me come up with an idea first, who is better to be the general of this hussar general or the chariot general?" ”

Liu Xiu didn't hesitate: "Of course it's a hussar general." ”

"Why?" The Son of Heaven was a little surprised, he originally thought that Liu Xiu would be inclined to the general Song Feng, after all, he was closer to the Empress Song's family, and he didn't put much effort into the Empress Dowager's family.

"From the point of view of filial piety, there is the queen mother, and the hussar general should be the general. Judging from the balance of forces in the palace, if there is no one to weigh the Song family, it may not be a good thing. Now that the He family is weak, if the Song family is allowed to dominate, how do you know if it is a blessing? ”

The Son of Heaven nodded again and again, very happy. He was a filial son, and he was originally inclined to the hussar general Dong Chong, but he also knew that Dong Chong had little strength in the court, and the Song family now had two capable generals, Liu Xiu and Cao Cāo, and their strength was not balanced. Now that he has Liu Xiu's support, he has the bottom in his heart.

"Since you're not well, go back and recuperate." The Son of Heaven smiled, "Just don't forget to come into the palace from time to time to talk to me." ”

"Yui!" Liu Xiugong (the fastest update) bowed respectfully, got up and exited the main hall. Behind him, there was the rapid coughing of the Son of Heaven. Immediately afterward, the imperial physicians poured into the main hall like a swarm.

Liu Xiu returned to the house to recuperate, the Son of Heaven issued an edict of condolences, for a time, there was an endless stream of people who came to visit, first Dong Zhuo came on behalf of Dong Chong, and after getting Liu Xiu's support for Dong Chong to become a general, Dong Chong personally came to the door to condole. The two talked for a long time, Dong Zhong left satisfied, and then wrote to recommend Sikong Tang Zhen as Situ and Yang Qi as Sikong.

Song Feng was very unhappy when he got the news, he felt that Liu Xiu should help him this time, but it was a betrayal of him to help Dong Chong. For the position of general, the Song family has actually discussed it many times, and they also know that the Son of Heaven is inclined to Dong Chong. But Dong Zhong is the son of the Empress Dowager Dong, and he is much younger than Song Feng. If Dong Zhong is allowed to be the general, then Song Feng will not be the general, at most, after the death of the Empress Dowager Dong, Song Qi will take over as the general.

But Song Feng thought very much about the general's addiction, and Song Qi was also very eager for the Song family to ascend to the sky in one step, so Cao Luan's persuasion many times was ineffective. Now I heard that Dong Zhong recommended Yang Qi of the Yang family of the Hong family to be one of the three princes of Situ. They knew that Dong Chong had already received Liu Xiu's support, and they would be a little ignorant of each other if they fought again.

In desperation. Song Qi and his wife went to General Wei's mansion to visit, and the visit was fake, and asked Liu Xiu if his plan was true.

Liu Xiu only asked Song Qi and his wife one question: Do you want to be a nominal general, or do you want the emperor's concubine to become the crown prince immediately and ascend the throne in the future? Don't forget, the Son of Heaven is not in good health, maybe a few decades, maybe only a few months, and in addition to the emperor's concubine, he also has an emperor's eldest son, if you want the He family to turn over with the help of the power of the Empress Dowager Dong, you will fight.

Song Qi was speechless, completely dead, and after returning home, he immediately went to Shu Tianzi and recommended Dong Zhong to be the general. The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Chong were also very happy, and after appointing Dong Zhong as the general, Song Feng was promoted to hussar general, and immediately issued an edict to appoint Liu Xie, the emperor's son-in-law, as the crown prince.

Immediately afterwards, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to restore the clan identity of Liu Xiu's family, and named Liu Yuanqi as the king of Chu, but because Pengcheng, which is usually known as Chu, now has the king of Pengcheng, the king of Pengcheng has no fault, and it is not easy to move the seal at will, and the king of Pengcheng is out of the line of Emperor Xiaoming, which is closer than Liu Xiu's family, and there is no reason for them to move out to Liu Xiu, so they can only be wronged Liu Xiu's father and son, and the fiefdom is arranged in Jiangling, and the county of Jiangling is eaten, and the current Wei General's Mansion has been changed to the residence of the king of Chu, and the master has also changed from Liu Xiu to Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu.

It is a big event to be crowned king, the etiquette is very grand, the eldest princess and Fengxue who are far away in Chang'an also rushed back, General Wei's mansion chief Shi Xunyu, Sima Fu Xie, engaged in Zhonglang Yan Zhong and others also came, Mr. Wen Cai Yong of Jinyang School was originally in Luoyang, naturally needless to say, Mr. Wu Duan Cheng also rushed back, Bei Zhonglang Zhao Yun was entangled in military affairs, unable to come in person, so he sent Shi Jiaxu to come, Lu Bu, Han Sui, Xiahou Yuan and others sent people to celebrate, even Zhang He, who was in the Western Regions, heard the good news, He also sent people to send special products from the Western Regions all the way. Lu Min and Gongsun Zhan of Youzhou also sent envoys, and the Lord Wuhuan of Shanggu Nanlou and the Lord of Wuhuan of Liaoxi Qiu Liju all sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

The palace of the king of Chu was lively for nearly a month before it slowly stopped. During this time, the Son of Heaven had no will to arrange for General Wei Liu Xiu, nor did he say that he would be removed from his post as General Wei, that he would receive his military power, nor that he would continue to let him lead troops, but that he would merge his Liangxiang Marquis fiefdom into the fiefdom of King Chu. Slowly, some people saw the strangeness of the Son of Heaven in this matter, but none of them dared to speak, for fear that both sides would not please them.

Liu Xiu is not in a hurry, is it possible that the family will reunite and enjoy the joy of family. Among them, the most satisfying is of course the mother Tang, who suddenly changed from a peasant woman to a princess, and Lord Situ Tang Zhen also rushed to the door to recognize her relatives, just because they were all surnamed Tang, Tang Zhen made countless turns, and was stunned to say that the two families that couldn't hit the eight poles were a series, so Liu Xiu and Tang Yingzi, who was still wandering around, became cousins.

Of course, Liu Xiu and Xun Yu became cousins because of this.

Tang was a little unaccustomed to these sudden changes, but she was very happy, because there was suddenly a grandson and a granddaughter under her knees, and Wang Chu was pregnant with one in her belly. As soon as he saw the eldest princess vomiting, Tang smiled happily, and couldn't remember his identity as a princess anymore, so he personally took care of the eldest princess's daughter-in-law before and after, and didn't notice that he had robbed those nannies of their jobs.

Just as the palace of the king of Chu ushered in the send-off and laughter, because the Yuan family lost power, almost half of the court was swept away, and with the efforts of Situ Tangzhen and Sikong Yang Qi, it gradually recovered some vitality. At this moment, Taiwei Qiao Xuan died of illness, and the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship Duan Cheng as Tai Lieutenant and take office immediately.

After receiving this news, Liu Yuanqi became a little worried, did the Son of Heaven really want to deprive Liu Xiu of his military power, so that he could compensate him so much? If this is the case, then it will be lost because of the small, these are all empty, and only the military power is the most important.

Liu Xiu is not in a hurry at all, Ah Weng, don't worry, I am not using a yin scheme, it is a yang scheme, there are some things at present, only I can solve it, change someone, you can only stare dryly. Besides, I've been operating in Bingzhou and Liangzhou for so long, how can someone else take it if they want to?

After the matter of the emperor's concubine, Liu Yuanqi already believed that his son had been reborn, and completely changed from a reckless boy to a person with a city government - and a talent with a city government, although he still had some doubts, he was not very worried. Since Liu Xiu can smoothly show the shady identity of the descendant of the King of Chu, and also ruthlessly clean up the Yuan family, then he has the ability to deal with the Son of Heaven.

Sure enough, after a few months of leisurely work in the capital, at the end of August, two major events suddenly happened: one was that after the students of Jinyang School graduated, there was a conflict with the Bingzhou Assassin Mansion due to the issue of job assignment, and the students rushed to Luoyang to appeal to Liu Xiu. The other is more serious, Zhang Mingqiang, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro, was hit by a stray arrow when he attacked Gauntlet, Yuan Shao seized the opportunity and then covered up and killed, killing corpses all over the field, blood flowed like a river, the Yellow Turban Army that had just recovered a little vitality was defeated, and the situation in Jizhou took a sharp turn for the worse.

When the Son of Heaven got the news, he was so angry that his condition worsened again, he vomited blood, and he was unconscious. The Son of Heaven immediately summoned the general Dong Chong, the hussar general Song Feng and the three princes to discuss, but it was okay not to discuss, but the discussion was even more chaotic. Although the Son of Heaven uses the Yellow Turban Army to contain Yuan Shao, everyone knows it, but knowing it does not mean that he agrees, Dong Chong and Song Feng are all decorations, and they can't say a word, among the three dukes, Duan Cheng and Tang Zhen are both Liu Xiu's lineage, although they don't approve, but they don't say it clearly, Sikong Yang Qi doesn't care about it, and takes the opportunity to ask the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to Yuan Shao to completely wipe out the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro.

The Son of Heaven was so angry that he vomited blood again, so he had to accept Jian Shuo's suggestion and send someone to invite Liu Xiu, the general of Wei, who had been idle for nearly half a year, to enter the palace to discuss matters.