Chapter Twenty-Three: The Spring of the Next Year, a Moment of Life and Death
The winter of the first year of Jian'an was even colder for Liu Xie than before.
Because in this winter, Liu Xie finally determined that Na Jia Xu was not bluffing to scare him...
"Your Majesty, we have received the news that Guo Tai, the white wave thief in Bingzhou, has gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to prepare to continue Koubian in the coming year, and the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Fuluo has also affirmed this.
Mrs. Guo's soldiers and horses had already gathered in the direction of the east of the river.
Now the two generals, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, are ready.
However, they felt that Chang'an was still very dilapidated, and asked His Majesty if he needed... Entering Tongguan to escape? ”
Xu Huang had just finished talking about his old club's white wave and yellow scarf, and then Na Gu also stood up.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of these three auxiliary places have also begun to unite, and several of the thieves in Feng Yi County have begun to unite with Jingzhao County and even Fufeng...
And the last general found their spies in Chang'an City.
These people are already composed of many displaced people, and if they want to enter Chang'an, this is indeed difficult to prevent.
Do we need to take this matter first... Put it on hold for the time being, and then resettle those displaced people outside the city, and wait until the situation calms down before letting Chang'an go? ”
After saying this, he was a little embarrassed, these homeless people are dangerous, but in other words, if they are kept out.
Then it is also very dangerous for Chang'an.
These people finally settled in Chang'an, and then gave them land, helped them build houses, and gave them a sense of belonging to the Han again.
But in the next moment, if Liu Xie wanted to guard against them like a thief, even they knew that maybe there really was that kind of person by their side.
But their hearts will also have an impact.
Once there is a problem with the people's heart, the follow-up problem will be very big....
Therefore, after saying this helpless possibility, he also stepped back directly and waited for the third person to stand up.
Sure enough, the third person is Liu Xie's current confidant, Zhang Ji.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"De Jong has something to say." Liu Xie looked at Zhang Ji's helpless look in front of him, and couldn't help but chuckle, "What can't you say, I... Hold on! ”
“.... Your Majesty! Zhang Ji took a deep breath again, and then bowed to Liu Xie, "We sent a letter from the messenger who was sent to find Ma Teng, and that Ma Teng seems to be no different from usual.
But in Fufu... But he saw the figure of Cheng Gongying, the envoy under Han Sui.
Moreover, there are still many Qianghu gathering towards Huaili....."
Qianghu.... Han Sui... Coupled with Ma Teng, this is Liu Xie's biggest trouble now!
The biggest reason why Liu Xie dared to return to Chang'an before was actually the personalities of Ma Teng, Zhang Ji and Duan Xuan.
What about the three of them... To put it bluntly, there is a thief who has no guts, who wants authority but does not want to tarnish his reputation, who wants to get benefits but is afraid to take risks.
So even if they covet Liu Xie's body... Ahem.. coveted Liu Xie's identity, but he didn't dare to do anything to him directly.
Because they know that no matter who stands by Liu Xie's side at this time, they will definitely be defined as a new generation of powerful ministers.
The power in their hands is not so strong, and their ambitions are not so great, and they also know that they can't keep Liu Xie, so... Liu Xie didn't know whether to say that they were smart or what.
In short, they lack the determination of Li Dao and Guo Yan to "be willing to cut off their bodies and dare to pull the emperor off the horse".
In the troubled times, Liu Xie can't talk about whether this kind of character is good or bad.
After all, Duan Xuan finally got the result, Ma Teng and his family killed themselves, and Zhang Ji... Died on the battlefield.
It can only be said that time is also fate.
If there is something happening today, Liu Xie can continue to show weakness and continue to secretly accumulate power, and he can explode in one fell swoop in three or five years.
But the tacit understanding of the world's heroes directly made Liu Xie stunned, his power has not yet been accumulated, but he has become a big fat in the eyes of everyone.
The next moment, whether it's snatching food and grass, or trying to "save the car", or... That's it, no matter what he does, he doesn't get any good results!
After confirming these things, Liu Xie stopped talking nonsense, took a deep breath directly, took out all his courage, and shouted at everyone.
"Now is the time when my big man's life and death are at stake, what plan do you have?"
After Liu Xie finished speaking, he immediately set his eyes on these people in front of him, looking at them hard, wanting to see what ideas they could give him.
But....
Silent!
Keep the silence!
Still silent!
The silence was like a boulder pressing directly on Liu Xie's heart, making him feel more and more breathless.
"Your Majesty!" At the critical moment, Xu Huang stood up directly, "Even if the thief rushes up, the last general... I will definitely protect His Majesty and escape from Chang'an! ”
"I'm waiting, I'm willing to follow His Majesty to death!"
In Xu Huang's shouting, the other courtiers also shouted directly at Liu Xie, which made Liu Xie's face tremble uncontrollably.
Loyal Ministers and Good Generals... Now those who can still be by his side are undoubtedly his loyal ministers and good generals!
But this loyal general... It really made him feel a little sad in his heart, and at this time he didn't want these people to be loyal to him, nor did he let them die for themselves.
I want to live better.
Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Liu Xie nodded slightly towards everyone.
"The words of the Secretaries... I already understand!
Don't worry, God bless you, we will never be defeated, and we will retreat and continue to do what we have in our hands.
He was good at governing the people, hoarding grain and grass, and training soldiers and horses.
When the thief arrives... I will retreat from the enemy with you! ”
After Liu Xie finished speaking, he immediately said to Zhao Yan on the side.
"You go and tell that Zhang Ji, let him protect Tongguan for a good life, this matter of Chang'an... I am naturally prepared, needless to say! ”
"No!" Zhao Yan didn't say much at this time, since Liu Xie had already made a decision, then he only needed to do what Liu Xie asked.
As for the result...
"The old man is so old, are you still afraid of death?" Zhao Yan chuckled lightly in his heart, and then immediately went to make arrangements.
The same was true for everyone else, and this Chang'an instantly became nervous.
With the passage of time, the first snowstorm of the first year of Jian'an also came as scheduled, and the gathering of thieves and heroes... It seems that it has also come to the last moment.
"The beginning of spring next year... Life and death in an instant! ”