Liu Xie didn't say a word, and announced him in. Soon, a middle-aged Confucian man made great strides, and he thought it was Yingzhou Guo Tu.

This person is thin, full of heaven, well-dressed, and has a strong bookish atmosphere on his body, which shows that he is full of books and is quite popular.

I saw him hurriedly take a few steps forward, shouting and bowing: "Xiaguan Guo Tu, long live my emperor." ”

Liu Xie's face was pleasant, and he stretched out his hand to make a hand and said: "Guo Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, come and give a seat." ”

Guo Tu thanked him and said, "Long live Emperor Xie Wu." Only then did he get up from the ground, step aside, and deliberately glance at the officials in the hall.

The attendant quickly added a seat, put a wine glass, and invited Guo Tu to sit down.

Liu Xie saw Guo Tu at the table and asked, "Has Guo Aiqing just arrived in Hongnong?" ”

Guo Tu didn't dare to slack off, stood up from his seat again, half-bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the lower official has just arrived in Hongnong, and when he heard that the holy car is here again, he hurried to change his clothes in the bath, and asked the holy lord to forgive the sin of negligence." ”

Liu Xie's eyebrows spread, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Guo Aiqing is guilty." ”

Guo Tu said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." The voice paused, and then continued: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to tell you." ”

Liu Xie said with interest: "If Guo Aiqing has any important things, just say it." ”

Compared with Liu Xie's casualness, Xun You and Manzhong were nervous and uneasy. The inexplicable accident really made them a lot happy. But the appearance of Guo Tu made their extra advantage disappear without a trace. And judging from the form, Yuan Shao seems to have a lot of ambitions for the emperor, if Guo Tu presents evidence in their favor, I am afraid that the future will be worrying. And at this time, he couldn't interrupt Guo Tu's words, he was really dumb and ate Yellow Lotus, and he couldn't say anything about his suffering.

Guo Tu suddenly felt several Ling Li's eyes on him, but he still calmly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the lower officials brought a great news of joy from Jizhou, and Gongsun Zhan, the rebel minister who killed Lord Liu Yu of Youzhou, has been killed by General Yuan in Yijing, Youzhou is pacified, and Liaodong is looking at it from afar. The subordinate was specially ordered to come to report the good news. The lower officials did not dare to slack off, so they did not stop, and they traveled all night, and there was a letter from General Yuan, and they also looked at the saint. ”

After speaking, he took out the letterhead from his arms, and then presented it with both hands, and a eunuch immediately took it over and respectfully presented it to the emperor.

The officials were shocked, Gongsun Chan is really dead? Yuan Shaozhen's quick hand is a disaster, and the destruction is really timely, this matter will undoubtedly greatly increase his weight in the emperor's mind, if he really wants to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the probability of success will be greatly increased.

The eyes of everyone in the hall couldn't help but stare at Emperor Xian, and the scene was deadly silent, hoping to see what clues were in his expression and guess what was in the letter. And Man Chong was even more nervous and didn't dare to come out, staring at Liu Xie tightly, for fear that there would be news unfavorable to his lord. As Liu Xie's brows opened more and more, his face couldn't help but show joy, Man Zhong and Xun You only felt that their hearts were only sinking, and they were almost about to reach the freezing point, and they almost hated Guo Tu half to death in their hearts, blaming him for coming at the wrong time.

As if they had touched some vein, the officials naturally showed a contemplative look on their faces, secretly thinking about how they should act. In the entire lobby, only a few people such as Zhu Jun and Ma Teng watched coldly, taking in the expressions and reactions of their colleagues in their eyes, and a faint sneer appeared at the corner of their mouths.

Liu Xie finally finished reading the letter and put it on the case, the uncontrollable excitement at the corners of his eyebrows, and his hands clenched into fists, which became a stark contrast to Xun You's gloomy face. I saw him happily said: "General Yuan is really loyal, just pacified the rebels of Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and heard that Li and Guo rebelled, and has sent Fu Zhi as a messenger, who came to persuade and hoped to support the two thieves, and made Qu Yi a general, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and escorted him first, and he raised the soldiers of Ji, Qing, and You, without any adjustments, he entered Beijing in a big way, preparing to calm the rebellion for me, and counterattack Chang'an, which is really for me to breathe this evil breath." After the new capital is established, it is necessary to reward General Yuan. ”

Then ignoring the stunned look of the officials, he said a little confused: "I heard Lord Zhang's words just now, what happened to the assassination of others?" ”

Zhang Yang was also quite happy to see the emperor's reaction, and when he asked, he saluted with him, and said in a high mood: "Back to Your Majesty, last night, people with ulterior motives suddenly launched an attack on the post station, set fire to kill people, fortunately, Lord Fu escaped this catastrophe, but he was also seriously injured. It's just that the arrival of Lord Guo really disappointed the mastermind who planned the operation. From beginning to end, Zhang Yang's eyes were staring at Man Pet fiercely, which meant that Cao Ying had made a poisonous move in this regard, which was very obvious.

The officials also feel that it makes sense, if Guo Tu does not arrive, the full favor can be said to have the upper hand, maybe it can really be said that the emperor moved to Xuchang Luoyang.

Liu Xie's nose snorted coldly, and his childish face exuded a faint majesty, which made the officials feel stunned, but they didn't expect the cowardly and incompetent Emperor Xian to have such a momentum, although it did not reach the point of impressing them, and everyone did not dare to underestimate it. I saw Liu Xiedao: "General Duan, you have to investigate this matter well, don't let the murderer go unpunished, and give Lord Yuan justice." ”

Duan Xuan said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty." "In fact, I have already scolded Cao Ying to heaven in my heart, where is it difficult to start, but it is on my own territory, and it happened to start when the emperor came, and now I am anxious, but both sides are not easy to offend because of the situation, and it is difficult to be a man.

Guo Tu obviously came prepared. In fact, as soon as he arrived in Hongnong and knew that the incident had happened, he persuaded the emperor to bear the burden on his shoulders, and he didn't want to think about it at the moment: "There is one more thing, Lord Yuan has repeatedly emphasized, I hope that Your Majesty can choose the capital from the new and deal with state affairs." Among them, it is especially hoped that the Holy Lord can move to Yecheng, and Lord Yuan is also fully prepared to welcome the Holy Driver. ”

Man Zhong secretly looked at Liu Xie's expression, and a little cold sweat began to break out on his head, and he suddenly interrupted him before he spoke. Because Man Chong knew that once the Holy Shang opened the golden mouth, it would be a sure thing, and it was impossible for him to openly contradict it, so he was a little anxious and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, the land of Yecheng has been invaded by foreign tribes all the year round, and there are countless alien forces in the Taihang Mountains, especially Karasuma and Xianbei are strong, and they can ride horses and go into battle without a trace, how can you rest assured here?" ”

Liu Xie was obviously stunned, and when he heard Manzhong's words, the decision he had just made began to waver again. In the end, I can't choose which place is better. In hesitation, he turned his head to the heavyweights Zhu Jun and Yang Biao in the two seats on the side and said, "What do you think about the two Aiqing?" ”

Yang Biao glanced at Zhu Jun, and saw that he didn't mean to speak, so he stood up and gave a salute to the emperor, and then the two old men narrowed their eyes into a line, covered their hands with their heads, and said slowly: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the princes of the past dynasties, and loyal to the Han family, this matter will be fully supported by Lord Yuan, and I believe that there is a lot to be done." Once Taiwei Yang Biao made a choice, many officials and envoys below began to echo the wind and rudder, expressing their opinions and opinions, saying that Yecheng was really a good place to set the capital.

It seems that the form is very favorable to Yuan Shao.

And Xun You's face changed from blue to white, and from white to white, becoming even more gloomy and terrible, and finally couldn't help the defeat of the party, and when he wanted to go out in person to refute loudly, he once again heard the elongated voice of the door official singing: "Jiangdong envoy, General Zhang Lang has arrived." ”

As soon as the voice ended, there was an uproar in the lobby, and then there was a buzz, and for a while, there were different discussions about the sudden and mysterious Jiangdong Zhang Lang. However, because the Holy Lord announced to the world that he wanted him to return the jade seal of the country, everyone did not have any strange attitude towards his coming, except for a few people. It's just that no one would have expected Zhang Lang to come so quickly and so suddenly, so that they had to admire his amazing move. And most people only hear Zhang Lang's name, but don't know who he is. And because of its rapid excavation in the south of the Yangtze River, the limelight is so prosperous that people are amazed, so all the officials are waiting to see what kind of character Zhang Lang is.

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and said with uncontrollable joy on his face: "Hurry up." ”

Only Xun You and Manzhong's faces shot a terrifying light, but they were lost in a flash, staring coldly outside the hall. But the keen Ma Teng caught Xun You's expression for a moment, and an unfathomable smile appeared on his rough face, and he calmly turned his head out of the door.

And Guo Tu almost thought that he had heard it wrong, his face was strange, and he didn't know for a while whether he admired Zhang Lang's arrogance, or whether he seemed to have seen him arrested.

Zhu Jun looked at the emperor thoughtfully, and he didn't know what he was thinking about in his complicated heart.

In anticipation, Zhang Lang's burly body and cold face slowly appeared in everyone's field of vision. Almost everyone's eyes flashed, the steady pace, strong momentum, high self-confidence, is indeed a hero, a rare hero in troubled times, even Xun You, Man Chong, Guo Tu, etc., who have never seen him, are also impressed by his momentum, if it is not for the hostile position, I really want to come forward to make friends.

In the hall, a large group of people were silent, only the sound of Zhang Lang's steady and rhythmic leg steps sounded, slowly hitting their hearts.

Zhang Lang seemed to be very satisfied with the effect he caused, the corners of his mouth curled up with a lazy and somewhat arrogant smile, took a few steps forward, first slightly to the side, shook off the cyan robe on his body, and then knelt on one knee and hugged his fists, and said in a very loud voice: "Tooth Gate General Zhang Lang, long live my king, long live long live, long live, may Your Majesty's grace be widely spread and live longer than Tianqi." ”

Although Zhang Lang commanded Yang and Xu Prefectures, Chao* did not really recognize him, and his official position was only reserved for the position of Yamen General given to him when Tao Qian was in power, so he did not dare to hold it up. And Zhang Lang's first purpose in sending back the jade seal was to implement the issue of title.

Liu Xie was very satisfied with Zhang Lang's performance, and he always kept a smile on his face, and even said with some excitement: "General Zhang is flat." ”

Zhang Lang stood up from the ground, and only then did he have the opportunity to look at the current saint Liu Xie. Of course, he can't be a big one, just like he swept Liu Xie with his afterglow, and saw that his eyebrows were clear and beautiful, his eyes were black and bright, his face was round, his skin was fair, and he had a faint youthful heroism. However, the keen Zhang Lang felt that he was a bit of a teenager and an old man, and he couldn't help but have a conclusion in his heart.

Liu Xie couldn't help but get up from the seat and said, "General Zhang, what do I want you to do?" ”

Zhang Lang pretended to be respectful and respectful: "Back to Your Majesty, Xia Guan is fortunate to live up to his mission, and has brought the jade seal of the country, please take a look at it." Then he carefully took out the jade seal of the immortal jade heirloom from his arms.

Almost at the same time, everyone's eyes were focused on the thing wrapped in the silver and white grosgrain in the palm of Zhang Lang's palm, there was excitement, excitement, jealousy, curiosity, in short, everyone had different looks, but everyone's same purpose was to see this national treasure with their own eyes. And Liu Xie couldn't help it, didn't care about any majesty, hurriedly left the seat, and came to Zhang Lang in three steps and two steps, and then stretched out his trembling hands, solemnly took the jade seal of the country, and felt very heavy after entering, with emotion in his eyes, and said nothing excitedly.

The following officials also fluctuated with Liu Xie's emotions, the symbol of the Chinese royal family, the return of the jade seal of the country, and the righteous actions of Yuan Shao and Cao Ying to eliminate the judgment chaos, does it mean that the suffering of the Han family has finally come to an end, and it will start from the beginning? The loyal ministers in the hall were full of tears with excitement.

When Liu Xie used several times more effort than usual, after carefully peeling off the cocoon, he popped out the inky black box, showing a jade seal with a radius of four inches, bright color, and a corner missing, engraved with gold. Liu Xie carefully stroked the seal text on it with his slender fingers, and muttered to himself: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity...... His eyes gradually began to moisten......

The dull atmosphere infected everyone, Yang Biao suddenly took the lead and walked down from the seat, and everyone in the hall knelt in front of Liu Xie, and said in unison: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity." The Han family has been in the Han family for thousands of years, long live my king, long live, long live. The scene was extremely spectacular for a while, hundreds of characters shouted slogans together, the voice was earth-shattering, no one could control their excited and flying mood, full of enthusiasm. Even those who have the intention of rebelling are willing to go along with this momentum.

Two lines of clear tears finally flowed out of Liu Xie's eyes, he tried his best to resist the urge to cry, took a deep breath, and motioned for everyone to sit down first. Then he said to Zhang Lang in a choked voice: "General Zhang risked his life to return the jade seal of the country this time, which can be described as a great merit, and I will definitely reward you well, in addition to the official position promised to you at the beginning, what else do you want to say yourself." ”

Although the officials were full of surprise, with the important surname of the jade seal of the country, involving the dignity of the entire royal family, the representative of the imperial power, it was still understandable why Liu Xie had such a decision. Now it only depends on what Zhang Lang has to say.

Zhang Lang is by no means a greedy person, once he opens his lion's mouth, even if the emperor will not object, the officials below will also have psychological injustice, so he said calmly: "This matter is the duty of the lower officials, and Your Majesty's grace is as heavy as Mount Tai, and the lower officials dare not ask for any more luxury." ”

At first, the officials only thought that Zhang Lang was just a prevarication, but later they saw that his expression was very serious, and they couldn't help admiring him in their hearts.

Liu Xie was also stunned, never expecting that Zhang Lang would refuse his kindness, and admiration flashed in his eyes. sighed: "Zhang Lang." ”

Zhang Lang didn't dare to slack off and said: "The end will be." ”

Liu Xie's face turned pale, and he said solemnly: "I will crown you as Yong'an Hou, and the official will be the general of Zhennan, and lead the two states of Xu and Yang, and implement it immediately." ”

Zhang Lang didn't have the slightest wave in his heart, as if he knew such a result, but he still shouted: "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

Liu Xie exhaled, his expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he said astringently: "The official ribbon seal will be reissued to General Zhang later." ”

Where could Zhang Lang not understand Liu Xie's difficulties, and all he wanted was the concession of the emperor, and the official seal was secondary.

At this time, Xun You woke up from the atmosphere created by Zhang Lang, and left in a hurry with a tense look on his face. The corners of Manzhong's eyes turned to his next seat from time to time, and his eyes only stared at Jingzhou Jingyue, who was shocked on Zhang Lang's face, and his eyes flashed with an unfathomable smile.

And Guo Tu moved his head to the edge of Zhang Yang's table from time to time and muttered something in a low voice, and the latter's eyes slowly became cold and sharp when he looked at Zhang Lang.

Only Zhang Song and Ma Teng looked at Zhang Lang's resolute expression with some admiration, and praised his beautiful methods in their hearts.

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