Chapter 390: Entering the Xu Capital (3)
Xudu, the imperial city.
Since Cao ** was defeated, Emperor Liu Xie's son of the Han Dynasty has suddenly gotten much better.
He walked out of the deep palace, and his first action was to drive all the Yulin troops in the palace out of the imperial city, and immediately ordered him to take over the military power from Jin Yi and lead his troops to defend the imperial city. I think that at the beginning, after Dong Chengyi was defeated, Cao ** ordered the Yulin Army to take over the security of the imperial city. Now, Cao ** has been defeated, and the guards of the imperial city naturally have to make some changes. Even those Yulin troops were just dispatched by others, and not all of them were Cao **'s henchmen. But even so, Emperor Han was still not at ease, so he let Fu Wan take charge of the guard.
From this point of view, Emperor Han's trust in Fu Wan has not changed much.
Immediately, he worshiped Jin Yi as the rear general, ordered Jin Xuan to be the captain, and worshiped the general after the ambush, which was equivalent to sorting out the forces in the imperial city again. After that, Emperor Han also put his mind at ease and waited for Liu Chuang to defeat Cao **, and then sent someone to come to him to surrender. As long as Liu Chuang surrenders, the overall situation has been decided. At that time, he can find a way to take back the military power from Liu Chuang's hands.
Liu Xie's idea was very beautiful, but he didn't expect the form to suddenly take a sharp turn.
Liu Chuang did not merge with Cao ** and the rest of the army, but instead sent troops to Xu Du, shouting the slogan of 'Qing Jun's side, punish delusion', and the target was directly aimed at Xu Du.
Liu Xie, I'm scared!
"What does he, Liu Mengyan, want to do? If you want to rebel, you can't do it! ”
In the Anle Palace, Liu Xie roared like a wounded beast.
He didn't want to think about it, if it wasn't for the order of me and his imperial uncle, how would he have the status he has now? Now, he is developed, and he dares to disobey my edict and send troops to attack, does he want to rebel? If you want to emulate that Cao ** and hold me hostage as his puppet, can't you? ”
In the main hall, there was a mess.
Liu Xie's face was hideous, revealing a strong hatred.
The shore of the land is not the king's minister, and the whole world is not the king's land, what does he Liu Chuang want to do?
However, Liu Xie had a trace of fear in his heart at the same time...... Not to mention, with Liu Chuang's current status, it is not surprising that he is following Cao **. What's more, Liu Chuang is the uncle of the Han Emperor! If he really wants to serve the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he will not let too many people resist. This is also what Liu Xie is most worried about. He knew very well in his heart that his throne was not justified, and it was Dong Zhuo who abolished his brother and helped him up...... Perhaps for ordinary people, his throne is not a problem. But for the clan, it's a different taste. Dong Zhuo is a thief, so is the emperor he supported legitimate?
On the issue of Liu Xie's throne, in fact, there has always been a dispute.
Even said that since Emperor Ling, the throne of his father and son does not seem to be particularly stable.
Otherwise, there would not have been a rebellion during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, when Wang Fen rebelled and supported the Marquis of Hefei; Otherwise, there would not be Liu Xie's idea of being called the emperor of Chang'an, but Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, the emperor...... In short, Liu Xie was very panicked. In the court, he was still able to maintain a trace of stability. But when he returned to the harem, he became apprehensive in his heart.
Queen Fu and Fu Wan, prostrate on the ground, silent as cicadas.
Liu Xie finally finished his anger, and finally calmed down, "Guozhang, can you solve your doubts with me, so what does Liu Chuang want?" ”
After being silent for a moment, he said softly: "Speaking of which, this matter is not rude to Uncle Liu.
Previously, His Majesty sent people to Guandu to sacrifice the army, but it was discovered that the wine was poisonous, which almost killed Uncle Liu. Originally, Uncle Liu Huang was planning to send troops to conquer, but as soon as this incident happened, how could Uncle Liu Huang give up, so he ordered the soldiers to send Xu Du ......"
"Poisoned?"
Liu Xie was in the deep palace and didn't know about it.
Jin Yi and others thought that the poisoning was done by Liu Xie, so they did not expose it in the court.
So much so that until now, Liu Xie did not know about it...... He was first happy in his heart, and then there was an inexplicable disappointment: Why didn't he poison that Liu Mengyan?
But in an instant, he felt angry again, and at the same time there was an inexplicable panic.
The changeable and complex emotions are not humane.
Liu Xie said after a while: "I sent Yan Zhi to go to the army, how could I poison the emperor's uncle?" ”
"But the poisoned wine was real...... Uncle Liu Huang is still recuperating in Xingyang, and only sent his brother-in-law Zhuge Liang to lead his troops. ”
Liu Xie took a deep breath and said softly: "It's difficult, it's ......."
Fu Wan nodded without hesitation, which also made Queen Fu next to her stunned, a touch of confusion flashed in her eyes, but she disappeared without a trace.
"Something that is not enough to achieve, but more than to fail!"
Yesterday, Jin Yi was still a pillar of the country in Liu Xie's mouth.
But this night's hard work, Jin Yi has become a 'thing'. Liu Xie tried hard to calm himself down, but in his heart, he was always panicked and difficult to settle down. Jin Yi was poisoned, and if it succeeded, Liu Cheng would be very happy. But the problem is that Jin Yi failed, and even triggered an extremely fierce backlash from Liu Chuang. This also made Liu Xie feel frightened, and he didn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much, the general has led his troops to stop the enemy, as long as he can stop the other party, His Majesty will send people to Xingyang to pacify him at that time, and he will definitely be able to turn his rivalry with Uncle Liu Huang. The minister believes that Uncle Liu Huang is still loyal to the Han family and will never have a bad heart. ”
After finishing the conversation, he looked like he was giving advice to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie closed his eyes, and nodded lightly after a long time, "I hope that the former general can be victorious!" ”
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However, the world is impermanent.
Liu Xie was thinking about how to appease Liu Chuang all night.
How do you know that as soon as the sky dawns, he was woken up by the inner servant, "Your Majesty, it's not good...... The general of the chariot cavalry sent a message, and Uncle Liu's army was approaching the city. ”
"What?"
Because of lack of sleep, Liu Xie, who was a little annoyed, was immediately frightened after listening to the report of the servant.
Just kidding, didn't Zhang Xiu send troops to resist?
Aren't the Xiliang soldiers under him known as the elite of Xiliang and the lions of a hundred battles?
Guozhang said yesterday that he swore that he would not be able to defeat Uncle Liu Huang, and he would be able to resist for a while...... Why did Liu Chuang's soldiers come to the city this night? Where did Zhang Xiu go? Could it be that his so-called elite Hundred Battles Hero Division has been defeated by Liu Chuang?
Liu Xie hurriedly changed into court clothes, and didn't even have time to talk to the beauty who had been with him all night, so he hurried to the Jinluan Treasure Palace.
Above the main hall, there was silence.
There was a suffocating sense of panic in the air, and everyone was silent.
"Guozhang, what's going on?"
After Fu finished walking out of the court, he first gave a deep salute, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan, the vanguard officers under Uncle Liu Huang, led 6,000 troops to the city. The ministers got the news that yesterday the former general encountered Uncle Liu's vanguard on the bank of the Weishui River, and took the initiative to provoke and attack the ...... As a result, the two sides fought a fierce battle, the former general died on the bank of the river, and Wei Sizhi was captured by the other side. ”
Hiss!
Above the main hall, the sound of inhaling cool air echoed.
Zhang Xiu sent troops to meet Liu Chuang, and everyone knew it.
Even the people who were least optimistic about Zhang Xiu didn't expect Zhang Xiu to be so vulnerable...... In his hands, however, there are 20,000 elite troops. As a result, when he met Liu Chuang's pioneers, he was beaten to the point of losing his armor, and even Zhang Xiu himself died on the battlefield.
What does this mean?
This shows that Uncle Liu Huang's soldiers are strong and strong, and no one can compete with them......
Some people began to ponder and carefully recall whether they had offended Liu Chuang in the past. It seems that Liu broke into Xu Du, and no one could stop him. In this case, if you continue to confront the other party, you are likely to be ruined and end up miserable.
In this world, there are certainly loyal people, but many more people will be careful.
The bigger the family business, the more you think about it, and the more complicated it is to consider...... Before, these people followed Jin Yi and others to drive Cao ** away, and they still had a bit of luck. But now, who dares to have that kind of fluke idea anymore? Liu Chuang has not yet arrived in Xudu, and no one can resist this momentum. Everyone lowered their heads and began to think about the way back. If Uncle Liu Huang enters Xudu, should I greet him? Is it to greet?
It's really not too difficult to choose!
"After Zhao Yunxia Hou Lanbing came to the city, he also sent two gifts, saying that they were born to His Majesty.
They sent someone to tell them that if His Majesty could agree to their demands, they would not continue to besiege Xudu and retreat thirty miles......"
This, but the threat of nakedness!
Liu Xie was furious when he heard this, "Such a bold dog thief, he actually said such a rebellious word, do you think that I can't be bullied?" ”
Well, you're really a bully!
The courtier was silently muttering in his heart, peeking at Emperor Han, and then quickly lowered his head.
Liu Xieqiang suppressed the anger in his heart, "Guozhang, what kind of gifts did Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan give?" ”
Fu Wan said: "Two boxes, with fire paint seals on them...... Zhao Zilong said that these two things must be presented to His Majesty, and the minister did not dare to specialize in them. ”
"Bring it on!"
Liu Xie gritted his teeth and paused word by word.
After Fu finished speaking, he immediately ordered someone to hold the two boxes to the top of the main hall, and his own chamberlain stepped forward to take them and walked up the Dan Majesty Jade Steps.
"Open!"
Liu Xie couldn't help but be curious when he saw the exquisite box.
Two more chamberlains walked over, broke the seal of the firearm in front of everyone, and slowly opened the box...... I heard two screams from the top of the main hall, followed by the box falling to the ground, and two bloody human heads and lime powder rolled out of it.
Liu Xie was also startled when he saw the two heads.
After the ambush, he was furious and shouted: "How dare you disturb my court, come here, pull these two guts eunuchs out, and behead them to show the public!" ”
The guards of the Golden Palace rushed in, and without saying a word, they held down the two attendants, and then dragged them out of the main hall.
"It's Wei Langjun!"
"Isn't this the head of a former general?"
Even after the ambush, they didn't expect Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan to use such violent means, and they didn't know what to do for a while. Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was also a person who had passed through the scene, and he had seen a lot of murders, and after a moment of panic, he quickly settled down.
"Uncle Liu, what does it mean?"
Liu Xie made an angry gesture and took the case.
However, no matter how he disguised it, many people could see the essence of his fierce voice, "I am still the son of the Han Dynasty, does he Liu Mengyan want to rebel?" ”
Fu Wan said softly: "I'm afraid that this matter is not sent by Uncle Liuhuang...... Now that Uncle Liu is recuperating in Xingyang, it is impossible to know what is happening ahead. The minister thought that this was because someone intended to poison Uncle Liu, which made Uncle Liu's subordinates so angry...... Zhao Yun is Liu Huang's uncle and brother-in-law; Xiahou Lan is the old man of Yuancong who followed Uncle Liu Huang. Uncle Liu Huang was highly poisonous, and Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan must have felt the same way, so they lost their minds. If Uncle Liu Huang was also in the army, with his well-known surname, he would never do such a rebellious thing...... Uncle Liu Huang is indeed inappropriate in this matter, but if someone hadn't poisoned him, such a thing would not have happened.
The minister thought that he could send someone to Xingyang to reprimand Uncle Liu.
But the people behind the scenes can't let it go lightly...... Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan said that if they didn't hand over the poisoning culprit, they would wash the capital with blood. ”
After finishing speaking, he retreated to the court.
Above the main hall, there was a sudden silence, and only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard.
Liu Xie's body was trembling, on the one hand, because of anger, and on the other hand, because of fear......
"Has Uncle Liu Huang been poisoned?"
He pretended to be calm, but in fact, there was still a slight trilling in his voice, as if he was talking to himself: "Why don't I know about this?" ”
Speaking of this, Liu Xie suddenly raised his voice.
"Uncle Liu Huang is my imperial uncle, and he is the pillar of my Han Dynasty, how can I poison him?
Who is it?
Who dared to be so bold as to intend to poison Uncle Huang? General Kim, have you looked into this? ”
Jin Yi's heart has been trembling.
He saw Liu Xie's eyes wandering, and he was even more sure that this matter was caused by Liu Xie. But the problem is, it is impossible for him to say in front of everyone that this matter was done by you Liu Xie, how can I find out? Hearing Liu Xie's question, Jin Yi hesitated for a moment and then stood up and said, "The minister is investigating this matter, but he has not found a clue yet...... But no matter what, Uncle Liu Huang did such a rebellious thing, which was contrary to the minister's program after all. The minister thought that this matter should be investigated, but it should not bypass Uncle Liu Huang because of this. If not, what should the face of the Son of Heaven have? ”
When Liu Xie heard this, he was immediately silent!
And Fu Wan was in his heart, sneering non-stop......
"The minister thinks that he can order someone to go out of the city first to appease Zhao Yun, and after his father's department arrives, he will be able to find clues at this time."
At this time, Jin Yi still had a trace of extravagant hope.
He hoped that his father Jin Xuan could lead his troops to come as soon as possible, and he could also have more confidence.
Liu Xie also seemed a little hesitant...... After thinking for a long time, he looked at Fu Wan, "Guozhang, what do you think should be the best?" ”
Can a golden spin really turn things around?
After some persuasion from his wife Liu Hua, Fu Wan's mind has changed dramatically.
Coupled with what Emperor Han did, he didn't see any hope...... It is good that he is loyal to the Han family, but he is loyal to the Han family, not Liu Xie, the son of heaven. In the past, he felt that Liu Xie was the Son of Heaven and no one could replace him. But Liu Hua's words before made him suddenly feel that Liu Xie's destiny as the Son of Heaven did not seem to be justified. Dong Zhuo is a traitor, and the Son of Heaven supported by the traitor can really represent the Han family? It is also a fact that since the rise of Guangwu Zhongxing, the Han family has been strong for 200 years, and finally fell into the hands of Emperor Ling's father and son.
Fu Wan already had a careful thought, so when Liu Xie asked him, he was sunny in his heart, but he made a solemn look on his face.
"What General Jin said is not unreasonable, and the minister reconsiders."
"So, who wants to go out of the city and appease Zhao Yun?"
Who wants to go out of town?
No one wants to leave the city......
Emperor Han frowned, and anger suddenly rose in his heart.
At this time, a person walked out of the crowd and bowed, "The minister is willing to go out of the city and persuade that Zhao Yun." ”
Emperor Han looked at it, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Because he knew that person, it was Xun Yue.
Even if Jin Yi expelled Cao ** and drove Xun Yu away, he didn't dare to say that Xun was a chaotic minister and thief. Xun Yu works for Cao **, but for a long time, loyalty to the Han family is also a well-known thing. Not to mention, the Xun clan is a century-old clan in Yingchuan, even if Jin Yi is Jin Yueyan, he doesn't dare to go too far in his attitude towards the Xun clan. Not only because the Xun family is a wealthy family in Yingchuan, and his status in the Shi clan is even higher than that of the Jingzhao Jin family, but more importantly, Liu Chuang's father-in-law is Xun Chen, the fourth elder of the Xun family. In this case, although Xun Yu and Xun Yu left with Cao **, no one in the other clans of the Xun clan dared to move.
Xun Yue, the word Zhongyu, cousin Xun Yu.
Previously, he edited books in Nanshan Academy and had a good relationship with Liu Chuang's family.
At the same time, he is also Xun Chen's cousin, and with him coming forward, even if it is Zhao Yun, I am afraid it will give him some face.
On the night of the Xudu Incident, Xun Yu and Xun Yu left, but Xun Yue stayed in Xudu, which fully demonstrated Xun Yue's loyalty to the Han Emperor......
Even if it is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he has a lot of respect for Xun Yue.
Now seeing Xun Yue come forward, Liu Xie was moved to tears and praised again and again.
There is no way, who made the Xun family powerful, who let Xun Yue have a cousin Xun Chen, who is Liu Chuang's father-in-law? With this relationship, he Xun Yue will be able to stand firmly above the court. No matter whether Cao ** is in power or Liu Chuang will take the throne in the future, no one will shake his Xun Yue's status.
"In this way, it will be hard work!"
Emperor Han walked down from His Majesty and took Xun Yue's hand.
Xun Yue was not polite, and immediately received the edict, and went out of the city to the Han army camp.
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Xun Yue went out of the city, but on the Jinluan Palace, the atmosphere was still tense.
Jin Yi stood in the crowd, silent.
For some reason, he had a sense of foreboding, a premonition that things were far from as simple as he imagined. At this time, Jin Yi began to regret it! knew that Liu Chuang was so powerful, and after driving Cao ** out of Xudu, he should have sent someone to Liu Chuang as soon as possible to lose his sincerity to Liu Chuang, and put on a posture to greet Liu Chuang. Thinking about Liu Chuang, he didn't have to worry, but he didn't know that he had fallen into the current situation.
What he said just now was waiting for his father to come, but in his heart, Jin Yi knew very well that even the elite soldiers and horses under Zhang Xiu were vulnerable in front of the Han army...... No matter how powerful his father Jin Xuan is, he can't be Liu Chuang's opponent. He couldn't figure out what the attitude of Emperor Han was, so he didn't know what to do. Now that Liu Chuang's troops are in the city, how to solve this dilemma?
All the people in the main hall have their own thoughts.
And Liu Xie had a feeling of fidgeting.
Liu Chuang's strength clearly shows him an attitude: he Liu Chuang came to Xu Du, but he is not obediently courteous to you Liu Xie, let alone that you Liu Xie can be sent at will.
This will be a stronger character than Cao ** Dong Zhuo!
In the past, when Cao ** served the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he more or less gave him some face.
But Liu Chuang is different, he besieges the city when he comes up, and he conquers it...... Thinking of Liu Chuang's killing in Liaodong last year, Emperor Han suddenly shuddered. This is a more murderous character than Zhi Cao**. Could it be that in my life, I am destined to only be a puppet?
When Liu Xie thought of this, an inexplicable sentimentality suddenly rose in his heart.
He has really had a lot of fate in this life...... When he was a child, he fought with his brother Liu Wei for inheritance. At that time, Liu Wei had the support of Empress He and the general He Jin, and in the end, his closest grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong, left Luoyang gloomily and died mysteriously on the way to Hejian.
Later, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing.
Liu Xie sat on the throne in a daze.
At the beginning, he was very happy, and at the same time he had a grudge against his brother Liu Wei, who had been deposed to the throne.
So at the instigation of Liu Xie, Li Ru killed the young emperor Liu Wei, and no one could threaten his throne from then on. But who is Dong Zhuo? Treat him as a puppet and don't take him in the slightest. Liu Xie was humiliated as the emperor under Dong Zhuo for two years, and finally Dong Zhuo died, but Li Dao Guo Yan appeared, and he was even more arrogant. Later, Liu Xie couldn't bear the humiliation, so he left Chang'an and returned to Luoyang. In the first year of Jian'an, when he arrived in Luoyang, Luoyang was a sad scene......
As the Son of Heaven, Liu Xie even had to rely on his courtiers to beg in order to have a full stomach.
Fortunately, at this time, Cao ** came with someone.
I thought that this was a loyal minister, and I could revive the prestige of the Son of Heaven.
Who knows......
Cao ** is gone, Liu Chuang is here!
Liu Xie only felt that he seemed to have no hope.
In the past, there was a Yuan Shao in the north, and there was a Liu Chuang to balance Cao**; But now, Yuan Shao is dead, and Cao ** is also dying, who can balance Liu Chuang again? Liu Chuang, who has no one to check and balance, is more terrifying than Cao **! At the same time, he is a member of the Han family, isn't he more dangerous than Cao **? As soon as he thought of this, Liu Xie became even more pessimistic, and sat on the dragon chair weakly......
More than an hour has passed, and Xun Yue is back!
He looked very angry and said loudly: "Zhao Yun Villageman, you are rampant!" ”
"Zhongyu, what did Zhao Yun say?"
Xun Yue finally calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Yundao, if you want him to retreat, it's very simple.
As long as he agreed to two conditions, he immediately withdrew from the army. ”
"On what terms?"
Xun Yue said: "Zhao Yun said that if you hand over the murderer and eradicate the delusion, he will immediately withdraw from the army." ”
Liu Xie's face suddenly turned red.
His face was flushed with anger, and he sat on the dragon chair, his body trembled, and his heart seemed to be burning with anger, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Hand over the murderer?
Eradicate delusion?
How could Liu Xie agree lightly?
Xun Yue continued: "In addition, Zhao Yun also said that if there is no reply when Ming Yuchen is spoken, he will not be blamed for not understanding the way of the monarch and the minister......
Is this a threat to me?
Liu Xie's face showed a look of helplessness, and his gaze swept over the ministers, especially Jin Yi and Fu Wan for a while.
Fu Wan stood up and said loudly: "Zhao Yunte is rampant, and the minister is willing to defend the city for His Majesty, but it depends on what he is capable of!" ”
But at the moment when the words fell, there was a disturbance outside the hall.
An attendant stumbled and trotted all the way to the Jinluan Palace, "Report ...... Enlightening His Majesty, rebel reinforcements arrived outside the city and surrounded Xudu layer by layer. ”
"What?"
Liu Xieluo stood up suddenly, and his face became extremely ugly.
As soon as he said that he wanted to resist the Han army, reinforcements arrived, and he also ordered a siege......
Liu Xie said in a trembling voice: "Princes, please watch with me at the head of the city." ”
He took the civil and military officials, took the honor guard to Yuxiu Gate, and with the support of Fu Wan, he climbed the city gate tower tremblingly. Standing on the tower of the city gate, Liu Xie raised his eyes to look outside the city. I saw that outside the city of Xudu, the voices of people were boiling, and people shouted and neighed. A large number of Han troops were arriving and encamping outside the city. Cut off from the head of Xudu City, you can see the tide of soldiers and horses outside the city, waving flags, majestic and mighty.
Liu Xie couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and asked in a trembling voice, "Guozhang, how am I doing?" ”
Seeing that there was no one left and right, Fu Wan lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, when you are interrupted, you will suffer from it...... Whoever causes the trouble will bear it. Under such circumstances, if you don't give an explanation to those people outside, I'm afraid the situation will be even stricter, and it will be even more difficult to clean up at that time. ”
What does it mean to be constantly interrupted and suffer from chaos?
That is nothing more than asking Emperor Han to hand over Jin Yi and others......
Haven't people already said it, they are here to Qingjun's side and punish delusion!
Who is Annihilation?
Jin Yi is delusional...... The person who single-handedly instigated the Xudu Incident before was a delusional ...... But the question is, how can Liu Xie hand it over? (To be continued.) )