Liu Hong took thousands of people through Gucheng in a hurry, and after using the millet rice prepared by Gucheng Ling Huan Shao, the group kept going and marched towards Hangu Pass along the Cuihan Pass.

When he arrived at Hangu Pass, with this Xiongguan as a guard, Liu Hong relieved his heart a little, and as soon as the frame passed the pass, he ordered to reward the ministers and guards of the attaché. He also ordered Jingzhao Yin and Zhang Feng to make various preparations in Chang'an.

Of course, Liu Hong is more concerned about the situation in the towns of Kansai.

At this time, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in various towns in Guanzhong, among which Yongzhou Huya was also there. The Qiang people who had originally committed the border had been driven out of Guanzhong under the counterattack of the commander Gai Xun.

After that, Beigong Boyu, led by the Qiang people, fell out with the Liangdi Han people, and after a fight, he lost the strength to commit Guanzhong again.

Therefore, the current defense focus of Guanzhong is the front line of Hangu Pass.

So Liu Hong's frame was not west, and he appointed and dismissed Yang Biao, the guard captain who accompanied him, as the eastern army to hold the festival, so that he could cheaply follow the power and open the government office.

This is to let Yang Biao form a team by himself, and also give the establishment of the ability to recruit loyal and good officials.

Yang Biao was chosen because of his strong personality and his family is a member of the Guanxi Wang family, so he is naturally a good candidate for this position.

In fact, Liu Hong is very sober, since the frame entered the west, the past style of selecting and employing people with Kanto as the focus will be replaced by Kansai.

After all, there were only a few thousand people who followed him into the customs. Compared to the millions of people in Kansai, it is just a small one. Without relying on the family in Kanto, it is difficult for Liu Hong to even survive.

But Liu Hong did not give up completely, and the long-standing imperial mind still made him use means.

In addition to appointing and dismissing Yang Biao as the commander of the eastern armies, Liu Hong also installed his close minister, the Huangmen squire, to Yang Biao's shogunate.

Shejian is a person who helps the wind, and he is also a close minister, so he must be able to coordinate the relationship between the two very well.

Later, Liu Hong also appointed and dismissed his henchman Gao Yan as the general of Pujin to prevent the rebels from attacking from here. From here, it can also be seen that Liu Hong has a certain military strategic ability.

Because entering the customs from the east, in addition to the road of Hangu Pass, there is also a Pujin Pass Road in the north. If the rebels pass through Mengjin from Kyoto to the east of the river, then they can cross the river from Pujin Pass, directly along the Zhengguo Canal to Liyang, and then west to Gaoling, and behind Gaoling is the Baqiao in the east of Chang'an.

It can be said that by taking Pujin, you can directly bypass the dangerous Hangu Pass and hit the pass.

Therefore, Liu Hongcai sent Gao Yan there to guard the northeast province for himself.

Gao Yan was the official residence of Shanggu Taishou in later generations, and later Yuan Shao was based in Hebei and ordered him to send salaries, but the money was insufficient, so he was offset by Yuan Shao's life.

Gao Yan's deputy is Pu Banling Xu Ying.

This person is also Liu Hongjianba's confidant, and he was released by his Lang Guan. Xu Ying is from the Feng Yi family in Kansai, is resolute and straightforward, and is a rare talent.

Liu Hong believes that with Gao Yan and Xu Ying, he will be able to defend Pujin Guandu for him.

Liu Hong, who was consciously complete, continued to the west with the frame.

But Kyoto, which he abandoned over there, had his own ideas.

……

The Henan rebels besieged the city and wanted to force it into the city.

But for the two left-behind in the city, especially Sikong Xu Xiang, Henan Shihao, who knows his style, is not very sure in his heart.

Xu Xiang's family is in Runan, and his family, like the Yuan family, is a wealthy family of the world's ministers. The interests of these people are linked to the flesh and blood of the central government, and they will not succumb to the fact that they are from the same Henan family.

Especially from Zhao Qian, who surrendered, they knew that in the previous court meeting, Xu Xiang was the most fierce and wanted to send troops to recruit them.

Surprisingly, however, the city agreed to peace talks and allowed rebel envoys to enter the city.

But who exactly is it going to do?

At this juncture, everyone knows how dangerous it is to enter the city alone.

After all, the Han family has the grace of 200 years of glue, and no one knows how many people in Kyoto are willing to die for the Han family.

When the time comes, when you enter the city, how can you be caught by these people?

At this moment, it is already the time when the great achievement is about to be completed, and no one wants to risk their lives to dye the ribbon of others.

Originally, this kind of work was all Xun Yu, this person was stupid and warm-hearted.

But Xun You was detained by the plagued Taishan thief.

The other side did not talk about martial virtues, and although they agreed to let them go south, they detained their envoys. said that this person did not respect them, and his words and deeds were wild.

But who doesn't know that Xun Yu inherited their Xun family's consistent humble gentleman? Who will believe him if he is mad?

So they wondered if it was the martyrdom of Xun Erlong in Jinan back then. The initiator of this is Zhang Chong, the thief of Taishan, and this matter must be his revenge on the Xun family.

In fact, because of this incident, no one of these powerful people wants to be this messenger.

Just when things were deadlocked, Zhong Xuan came out, and he agreed to be this messenger.

But now the powerful people disagreed.

Because whether this Zhong Xuan is their own person or not, they all have to put a question mark.

Of course, these Yuzhou people knew that when the Taishan thieves went north, they captured Changshe, and Zhong Xuan's family was taken away by the Taishan thieves.

There is no thief who doesn't know about this Zhong Xuantong, but at least there is a possibility. So how can such a big thing be handed over to an uncertain person.

In the end, He Jin and Huangfu Song were the guarantors, and they all said that Zhong Xuan was fine, and the generals did it.

Zhong Yan's younger brother Zhong Yan did the internal response of the Han army among the thieves in Mount Tai, and only a few people in the upper echelons of the Han army knew about it. In order to protect the safety of Zhong Yan, Huangfu Song and the others did not tell the Han generals.

After that, Zhong Xuan was pulled up to the city in a bamboo basket, and then he was sent to the post house to rest temporarily.

Originally, Zhong Miao was going to visit Situ Xu Xiang directly, but not long after he checked into the post house. Zhong Xuan's post house was surrounded by the Hu Shi sent by Yin Xu Guan in Henan.

Then a man named Le Yin, who claimed to be a Situ Peng, sent him a message saying:

Situ was in poor health and could not talk today.

Although this incident was unexpected, it was not as Zhong Xuan expected. After all, with Situ Xuxiang's situation, not long after the country left, he hurriedly made peace with the rebels, which would inevitably greatly damage his reputation.

To put it bluntly, this Xu Xiang wants face.

In fact, as early as the prime minister agreed to the peace talks, Zhong Miao knew that the city would inevitably be surrendered. It was precisely because of this judgment that Zhong Miao volunteered to be a messenger.

As for the other kings, it is not that they do not see this, but they feel that the gentleman does not stand under the wall.

Zhong Xuan also feels that he is a gentleman, but now he is not as particular as a gentleman in the past.

Since the Zhong family of Changshe was coerced by Taishan thieves, Zhong Miao knew that the mission of inspiring his family would fall on his head, so he dared to do what others did not dare.

Zhong Xuan sat in the post house, looking at the Situ Mansion not far away, with an ambiguous expression:

"Since you want face, then I'll give you face."

After speaking, Zhong Xuan slept with his clothes.

In the end, it was not him who was in a hurry, but Xu Xiang. There were tens of thousands of troops outside the city, and Zhong Miao slept very soundly.

……

The next day, Zhong Miao was eating, and the person named Le Yin came again.

This time, he said that his own Situ's illness had been cured.

Zhong Miao smiled, didn't break it, and followed him to Situ Gongfu.

He thought that Xu Xiang would last for a while, but he didn't expect that he would be impatient after only one day. It seems that Zhong Xuan still thinks highly of this Situ.

Zhong Xuan didn't think that this Xu Xiang would be loyal to the country from beginning to end, don't look at him as a prince or a so-called hardliner. But Zhong Xuan, who has insight into people's hearts, doesn't believe that the Han family at this time, and a few pure ministers, aren't they all thieves?

On the contrary, the one on the side is called Leyin is a bit interesting.

Zhong Miao has heard of this person, he is a native of Hebei, and it is said that he was conquered by He Miao, the younger brother of the general He Jin, and it is not very clear why He Miao, a Henan person, would conquer the remote border Leyin made a long history.

What's even more interesting is that He Miao was taken to Guanzhong by Liu Hong, and this Le Yin actually stayed in Kyoto and became a servant of Situ Kung Fu, which is interesting.

The reason why Zhong Xuan knew this person was because there was another person who was recruited by He Miao along with Le Yin.

That is Chen Liuxiao Lian Weizi.

In fact, the reason why the rebels were able to drive all the way and choose such a good time was due to the credit of these Yuzhou officials in Kyoto.

Even after the siege of the city, the Henan officials in the city never cut off contact with the rebels, and reported the truth in the city to the rebels.

Among these people is Weiz.

This person was also left in the city by He Miao, and now he is living in the official residence in Kyoto. From Weiz's letters, it is mentioned that this person is called Le Yin, saying that this person is a talent.

But that's about it.

Zhong Xuan didn't think that this person was a talent, so he had to do what he wanted.

Is there still a shortage of talents in this world? Didn't see that with his family background, he would do such a risky thing, why? It's not just a chance.

So Zhong Xuan just skimmed Le Yin, and sat on the ox cart without speaking.

This ox cart is in the building, in fact, when Le Yin came, he brought the chariot from the Situ Mansion, accompanied by sixteen chariots.

But Zhong Xuan didn't dare to do it, this was only enjoyed by the elders of the DPRK and China. He doesn't deserve it now.

In the final analysis, Zhong Miao knew that their Henan family was not here to overthrow the Han family, but to support a Han family that was in line with their interests. Therefore, this dignity and humility still have to be talked about, and this order still needs to be maintained.

And now is the key to peace talks, after sitting on such a good step of others, after all, you will lose some momentum.

In this way, Zhong Miao still took an ox cart.

Along the way, feeling the vibration from the uneven part of the road, Zhong Miao suddenly had an idea:

"Isn't it so shocking?"

Sure enough, this is how people's ambitions come from, and at this moment, Zhong Miao is thinking about the position of the three princes.

In this way, two rows of Jinwu knights opened the way, and the convoy slowly marched towards the Situ Mansion.

The curtain of the ox cart was lowered, and Zhong Xuan couldn't see the situation on the road, but from the quiet on both sides of the road, he could also know how panicked Luoyang City was at this moment.

The convoy went straight ahead, then turned right and came to a narrow alley, after which it walked for more than a moment. The convoy stopped in the middle of a small street.

Zhong Xuan got out of the car and saw that the street was sparsely populated, and the opposite side was Situ Gong's Mansion, but they parked him behind the mansion.

Zhong Xuan didn't care, and after getting out of the car, he just looked at this Situ Mansion attentively.

Different from the surrounding low buildings, this Situ Mansion is worthy of the dignity of the Han Dynasty, carved beams and painted buildings, even from the back there has a sense of majesty.

Looking further ahead, the high wall of the palace on the opposite street is the South Palace.

Zhong Miao came to Kyoto with his father when he was young, and at that time he also met a physiognomist who said that he had a noble appearance. Twenty years have passed, but it was the case that he came to Kyoto again.

Here Zhong Xuan and the others got out of the car, and over there Le Yin stepped forward to hand over the talisman with the doormen, and then opened a back door to let Zhong Xuan go.

In fact, it is very unseemly to open the back door, but Zhong Xuan also understands.

Again, give you face.

As soon as the door opened, Le Yin apologized, and then asked Zhong Xuan to enter the house.

Before he crossed the long street of the gate, he saw a middle-aged man standing there to greet Zhong Xuan.

Just looking at the bearing and ribbon, Zhong Xuan knew that this person was the current Situ Xu Xiang.

His body is quite tall, and Zhong Xuan himself is eight feet, so he can reach this person's chin. is already tall, and with this bearing, this Xu Xiang has the prestige of the Han family.

Zhong Xuan looked at Xu Xiang carefully, and at this moment this person was still wearing a home robe. When I saw a reddish-brown brocade robe, I was dressed in a purple silk robe. The surface is coated with flour commonly used by the minister, so that people cannot tell the specific age.

Although Xu Xiang is dressed simply, Zhong Xuan, who is also a child of the family, does not know how luxurious his clothes are.

Let's just say that the purple silk dress, Zhong Xuan has never seen it. Although silk is expensive, Zhong Xuan is not unworn. But if the silk robe was purple, he really wouldn't have seen it.

Because purple is a very rare color. It can only be extracted from a type called comfrey, but this kind of comfrey can only be extracted in autumn and winter, because this dye is afraid of heat. Moreover, the extraction process and consumption are particularly huge, so it can be said that the production is very demanding.

Moreover, after extracting the purple, it must be attached to the silk, and other materials cannot show its brightness at all. However, even if it is attached to the silk, the color will fade, so the effective time is particularly short.

Therefore, just a simple purple single coat costs only dozens of gold, which also shows the luxury of the three princes.

When Zhong Xiang looked at Xu Xiang, Xu Xiang's face showed a hint of displeasure. After all, the upper and lower positions are there, and only the upper ones can look at the lower ones. This Zhong Xuan's behavior has already annoyed Xu Xiang.

But Xu Xiang controlled his anger, and a pair of small eyes flexibly changed from annoyance to gentleness, only to see his person say softly:

"Yuan Chang, when I first saw you, your grandfather held you in his arms, I didn't expect to see you again, you have grown into such a gentleman, come, let me take a good look."

As he spoke, Xu Xiang pulled Zhong Xuan, looked up and down, and nodded approvingly from time to time.

And Zhong Miao lost his previous indifference, and his face was quite embarrassed.

After all, if a person suddenly pulls you and says that he has seen you like a doll, and then judges you like an elder, everyone will be embarrassed.

After that, the conversation fell under Xu Xiang's control, and he asked Zhong Xiang some things about his hometown from time to time, and then suddenly burst into a rapid laugh.

Every time I laughed, my dark teeth were clearly visible.

Zhong Miao knew that these dark teeth were the inherent image of them, the ministers of Kyoto. The so-called black teeth on the face, the secretary of the Han family.

The reason why their teeth are black is because they drink honey.

This honey water is delicious, but it hurts your teeth, and if you don't take care of it, your forty teeth may fall out. If only ordinary people didn't have this problem, because they wouldn't have lived to forty at all.

But these ministers are different, their people are growing, compared to the first twenty years of life in Qian, they can generally live to more than sixty, and there are many who live to eighty. Compared to the former, it has grown three or four times, and it is simply not the same creature.

In order to continue to enjoy the food, the ministers began to apply an iron paste on the teeth, which has a very good effect on protecting the teeth, but there is a side effect, that is, the teeth will turn black.

Originally, black teeth must be unsightly, but because only the public secretary can have black teeth, it has become a status symbol.

So Xu Xiang laughed without hesitation, showing his black healthy and firm teeth.

Over there, Xu Xiang saw Zhong Xuan stunned, his eyes flashed with a hint of mockery, and seeing that the Henan rebels sent such a person as an envoy, he strengthened his judgment of the Henan rebels.

That is, there is no one in his generation, and he should join him.

That's right, it's true that he wasn't as loyal as he had been in the court before. After all, with such a high position at such a young age, no one wants to be ruined because of ignorance.

Therefore, Xu Xiang was ready to sell at a price, and wanted to sell this Kyoto to the rebels outside the city, and now it depends on what price can be offered on the other side.

Xu Xiang is not afraid of the rebels tearing his face, after all, who can refuse to exchange for an intact capital.

After killing Zhong Xuan's momentum, Xu Xiang, who consciously controlled the situation, invited Zhong Xuan into the room, and that was the place to talk about business.

This clean room once again shows the low-key luxury of the minister.

The interior is made of wood, polished, and there is no furniture, only a table in the corner, and a few straw mats.

Zhong Miao naturally sat down with Xu Xiang, but as soon as he knelt down, he felt that it was wrong.

He touched the mat, only to find that the mat was wrapped in silk, no wonder it was so soft.

Zhong Miao was silent and knelt on the mat respectfully, intending to listen to how Xu Xiang would open.

But Xu Xiang didn't say a word, and then he heard the sound of the screen being opened. Then I saw a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, kneeling respectfully there.

Zhong Miao looked at the nose of this person and Xu Xiang, and secretly guessed the relationship between the two.

Later, Xu Xiang called the young man and introduced him to Zhong Xuan.

It turned out that this person's name was Xu Xuan, and he was Xu Xiang's eldest grandson.

Zhong Xuan couldn't figure out Xu Xiang's way, so he just untied his sachet and gave it to Xu Xuan as a gift to meet. And that Xu Xuan also showed a very good upbringing and accepted it respectfully.

After that, Xu Xuan went to a corner and knelt down, obviously to stay in the room and listen to how his grandfather and Zhong Xuan discussed.

Zhong Xuan's head is big, and this Runan Xu family, as a high gate similar to the Yuan family, already has a high reputation in Yuzhou, because their family is the third world and the third duke, and it is also a great existence.

As a backward family, the Zhong family naturally cannot be compared with the Xu family.

And Zhong Xiang is a small character, and he is even more pinched by this Xu Xiang, from entering the city to the present, every step is according to Xu Xiang's rhythm, and he is completely eaten to death.

But Zhong Xuan has his own strategy, and he does not regard these as failures, but obediently lets Xu Xiang play his cards, after all, this day is still long? Who said that this kind of picture can win?

It is not known who killed the deer.

(End of chapter)