Xuan Room.

Gao Ran was under martial law outside, and no one was allowed to approach, and there were only Liu Xie and Kong Rong in the Xuan room.

After Liu Xie sat down, he said to Kong Rong on the side: "Aiqing, if you are not above the court, you and I don't need to be polite, just sit down." ”

At this time, the seriousness and gloom on his face were gone, replaced by a smile like a spring breeze.

This sudden change of attitude caught Kong Rong by surprise.

He looked at Liu Xie in astonishment, and was directly stunned.

Why did Your Majesty change his face and still call me Aiqing?

Seeing Kong Rong's face full of surprise, Liu Xie showed a bitter smile: "Aiqing doesn't need to be surprised. Back then, Dong Zhuo's power was monstrous, and you still dared to disobey him. I know that Aiqing is loyal, how can she be someone who can be coerced or bought by Cao thief? Fang Cai was angry in the main hall, and he was forced to do so. ”

As he spoke, Liu Xie pointed to his side, and actually invited Kong Rong to sit on the same bed.

"The minister is terrified."

In the face of such an honor, how dare Kong Rong agree?

He asked in a somewhat astringent tone: "Your Majesty, forgive your being stupid, what did Your Majesty mean by what he just said?" What is ...... Forced? ”

At this moment, Kong Rong's heart was full of questions, and even some of the private questions he wanted to ask were forgotten.

The Son of Heaven in the Xuan Room, compared to the one in the main hall, is simply a different person!

On the Zhengyang Palace, the Son of Heaven is harsh and cold, and the emperor is full of majesty, which makes people like Mount Tai pressing the top.

In the Xuan room, the Son of Heaven is tranquil and gentle, like an ancient gentleman, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

The changes between the two are staggering.

"Literally." Liu Xie poured himself a cup of tea and said calmly: "When I fled to Yecheng from the Cao thief, I found that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were the same, and they both had a heart of disobedience.

I need to disguise myself in front of him, so that he thinks that I am an irascible and irritable emperor with no city. If it weren't for that, how could he be at ease. If it weren't for that, how would I have survived until now?

After all, all he needs is the name of the Son of Heaven, Cao Thief can find someone to pretend to be me, how can Yuan Shao not act like this? ”

In these words, he not only denounced Yuan Shao as a traitor, but also silently implied that the Son of Heaven in Xu County was pretended to be by Cao Cao.

When Kong Rong heard this, he suddenly looked up at Liu Xie and exclaimed, "Yuan Shao actually has a heart of disobedience!" Why did Your Majesty say this? He was a loyal servant of righteousness. ”

He never expected that Liu Xie would say that Yuan Shao was a traitor.

Yuan Shao is impeccable in terms of reputation, deeds, and attitude towards the Son of Heaven, and he is more than a hundred times better than Cao Cao!

Yuan, who was born in the fourth world and the third duke, begged Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu, and before arriving in Yecheng, he heard that Yuan Shao personally punished Yuan Shu and beheaded Yuan Shu in public!

In addition, since entering the city, Yuan Shao has also behaved gently and politely, and his attitude towards the Son of Heaven has also been in accordance with the way of being a minister.

Such a hero can be called a model in the world, how can he have a heart of disobedience?

Kong Rong wondered if Liu Xie had made a mistake.

"It's just appearances." Liu Xie's face showed anger, as if he was afraid that the wall would have ears, and roared: "Yuan Shao is a rebel like Cao Cao!" Everyone in the world has been deceived by him! ”

At this moment, Kong Rong felt that the Son of Heaven in the Zhengyang Hall had returned.

When you get angry, it's the fury of thunder, and it's terrifying.

Liu Xie took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and returned to his previous smile like a spring breeze: "Presumably Aiqing has many questions in her heart, and I will solve them for you one by one." Sit down. ”

Kong Rong hesitated slightly, but did not refuse this time, and was flattered and walked to Liu Xie's side and sat down.

"Listen to me."

He had too many questions about Liu Xie in his heart.

How did His Majesty come to Yecheng, and how did Yuan Shao become a rebel in his heart.

"I'll start at the beginning." Liu Xie took a sip of tea and began to slowly tell Kong Rong about his experience during this time.

"At the beginning, the two thieves Li Dao and Guo Yan attacked the city for several months, and there were tens of thousands of dead, and Chang'an almost became a ruin. After I got rid of the control of Li and Guo, I fled to Hongnong, stationed in Anyi, and traveled eastward, all the way. ”

During this period, Cao Cao led the army to welcome me into Luoyang. I thought that he assassinated Dong Zhuo and was also a loyal minister, but I never thought that he was just plotting for my name. ”

"Under the coercion of Cao Thief, I had no choice but to move the capital to Xu County, and became his puppet who coerced the Son of Heaven to order him not to obey."

These experiences are now well known. What Aiqing wants to know is my later experience. ”

Kong Rong immediately cheered up when he heard this.

What Liu Xie is going to say next is what he is really interested in.

That is, the so-called Son of Heaven fell into trouble and fled to Yecheng.

"I am a puppet at the mercy of Cao Cao in Xu County, and even the courtiers around me have succumbed to his coercion and temptation. Everyone betrayed me, including Yang Biao and Fu Wan, and even the queen ......"

When he talked about the queen, Liu Xie's whole person was in a trance, and his voice changed, as if he was deliberately suppressing the sadness in his heart, not wanting outsiders to see his heartache of being betrayed by his loved ones.

"Fortunately, God has treated me well, and despite the betrayal of my courtiers and concubines, there are loyal people around me. With the help of several eunuchs, I escaped by hiding in a food delivery cart to and from the palace, and traveled all the way to Yecheng, where I almost starved to death in the wilderness several times. ”

When Kong Rong heard this, he analyzed it in his heart and found no flaws.

On the contrary, the sadness that flashed on the face of the Son of Heaven when he mentioned the queen's betrayal, and the sadness of almost starving to death in the wilderness, he saw it all.

Liu Xie laughed at himself and continued: "Doesn't it sound incredible? The ministers who professed to be loyal betrayed me one by one, and the eunuchs they looked down on were loyal to me. He was even willing to sacrifice his life to help me escape. ”

Looking at Liu Xie's seemingly relaxed look, but in fact there was sadness and hatred hidden in his eyes, Kong Rong was silent and sighed secretly in his heart.

If these were true, then he could hardly imagine how desperate, helpless, and sad the Son of Heaven felt when he was betrayed by those ministers and concubines who were most trusted and closest to him.

"Why did Your Majesty choose to come to Yecheng?"

"Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou are all adjacent to Yuzhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a member of the royal family, and Lu Bu is also loyal to His Majesty."

"Even at that time, Yuan Shu did not claim the title of emperor, and he was still the son of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes. No matter where Your Majesty goes, it is more convenient than going to Jizhou, why did you come all the way here? ”

Kong Rong asked the doubts in his heart.

Judging from the situation at that time, which one of Lu Bu, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu is not closer than Yuan Shao? And Liu Biao is still a member of the Han family, why did he choose to flee to Jizhou?

"Because I don't have a choice." Liu Xie said calmly: "After I escaped from Xu County, I wanted to go to Jingzhou to find Liu Biao, or Xuzhou to find Lu Bu, but Cao Thief has already conducted a secret search for me. In particular, the roads to Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou were closely searched. ”

"In contrast, the search in the direction of Jizhou was the most loose. In desperation, I had no choice but to flee to Jizhou. ”

Kong Rong nodded slightly, and then suddenly realized.

He knew that Yuan Shao didn't really care about the Son of Heaven in front of him at the beginning, and what he really wanted to support was Liu Yu, the Youzhou Mu who had been killed by Gongsun Zhan.

I am afraid that Cao Cao also thought that the Son of Heaven would not flee to Jizhou because of this incident.

The result was self-defeating.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty how did you get here? Yecheng and Xu County are thousands of miles apart, and the journey is extremely difficult. Kong Rong asked again.

He took a carriage from Xu County to Yecheng this time, and he was already exhausted.

The Son of Heaven is pampered, and he has no cars, horses, and money, how can he escape all the way to Yecheng?

"Turned into a homeless person, day and night. When you are thirsty, you drink the clear spring in the mountains, and when you are hungry, you eat wild fruits in the forest. If you can't find a wild fruit, eat some wild vegetables. Wild vegetables could not be found, so they learned from the homeless people to gnaw some bark. If you can't find even the bark of ......"

Liu Xie's eyes flashed with a touch of pain and complexity, and he smiled very reluctantly: "That's it, it's just a little frost, why mention it again?" ”

It's just a little bit of wind and frost? In just a few words, it has exhausted the vicissitudes of life.

Kong Rong couldn't help but be in awe when he heard this.

Although the Son of Heaven is reluctant to say it, the maturity and indifference revealed are definitely a plain state of mind that can only be cultivated after going through all kinds of pain and torture, how much suffering do you have to endure along the way?

It must be an unbearable past to look back on.

Sitting next to the Son of Heaven at close range, Kong Rong found an opportunity to secretly look at the Son of Heaven.

Fine skin and tender meat, no calluses on his hands, at first glance, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he never works.

It looks more noble than the one in Xu County.

When Kong Rong secretly observed and looked, he didn't know that Liu Xie, who had a calm face, was already extremely nervous in his heart.

Just now, all of them were made up by him, how he escaped from Xu County, and why he fled to Jizhou, he could barely find a reasonable explanation; But escaping from Xu County to Yecheng is really outrageous, unless he dies on the road, it is unreasonable to make it up, so he can only be vague.

If Kong Rong asked further, he would have to pretend to be angry and not answer, but it would inevitably make people suspicious.

Fortunately, Kong Rong did not continue to chase deeply, and instead asked about Yuan Shao, he wanted to know why Yuan Shao became a traitor.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why did you think Yuan Shao was a traitor?"

When Liu Xie heard this, the tight heartstrings were loosened.

can be regarded as the simplest link, saying bad things about Boss Yuan is his best job!

"Smack——!

I saw that Liu Xie's face instantly turned cold, his face was full of anger, and he slapped the teacup in his hand on the table, making a crisp sound.

"Yuan Shao's evil is even worse than Yuan Shu!"

"I was deceived by his reputation, and thought he was a loyal servant, who would have thought that he was a traitor!"

"He covets my reputation, and under the advice of his advisers, he also wants to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order him not to obey!"

Kong Rong said: "How can this be? Yuan Shao is famous, and he has nothing to do with His Majesty; even spent a lot of money to build a palace for His Majesty, and some time ago, he also killed his relatives and beheaded his younger brother Yuan Shu. Please let Your Majesty say clearly, how Yuan Shao is not subordinate. ”

Kong Rong, like most people in this era, recognized Yuan Shao very much.

And from the time he arrived in Yecheng, he couldn't see that Yuan Shao couldn't do anything in place.

The four words of treachery seem to be loyal, I really don't know where to start.

"Look, Lian Ling was deceived by his appearance!" Liu Xie sneered and said: "Yuan Shao is the best at raising hope, he scolded Dong Zhuo in the court at the beginning, and exchanged the lives of all the Yuan clansmen in Luoyang for his reputation alone. ”

He originally wanted his second son Yuan Xi to marry Zhen's daughter, so as to seize the Zhen family's property. But I never thought that Zhen's daughter had a phoenix life, and it caused a storm in the city at the beginning. Coupled with Yuan Shu's arrogance to become the emperor, Yuan Shao was worried that his second son would be criticized for marrying Zhen's daughter. I had to dedicate the Zhen family's daughter to me! ”

"As for the slashing technique...... Scold! Yuan Shu was defeated by Lu Bu and Liu Bei, what did he have to do with Yuan Ben? ”

"Furthermore, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are already like fire and water. Aiqing didn't know that Yuan Shao didn't recognize me at the beginning, and wanted to support Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, but Yuan Shu refused. This time, I just want to make a name for myself! Could it be that without him Yuan Benchu, Yuan Shu's head would not be able to fall to the ground? ”

Liu Xie's sarcastic words made Kong Rong frown deeply.

He didn't know that behind Yuan Shao's dazzling deeds, there was such a secret secret.

Liu Xie took another sip of tea to moisten his throat: "Yuan Shao is respectful to me on the surface, but in a place where others can't see me, he is arrogant and rude to me, and he is bullied!" In order to protect myself, I can only learn from King Gou, who is lying on his back, tasting his courage, and enduring humiliation. ”

"Aiqing only needs to inform Yuan Shao of what you and I just talked about, and I will definitely not end well. Why would I take the risk to tell you this? ”

Kong Rong shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Liu Xie stepped forward and took Kong Rong's hand, he still couldn't forget the traditional skills of the old Liu family.

"Because I know that Aiqing is a loyal person!"

"Aiqing met the puppet emperor in Xu County who looked the same as me, but he never made judgments, and refused to be retained by Cao Thief and insisted on coming to Yecheng to have a look. Treating the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty so cautiously should be worthy of my trust. ”

Kong Rong looked at Liu Xie, who was holding his hands tightly, and all kinds of emotions were intertwined in his heart.

Isn't this the legacy of Gaozu!

After listening to what Liu Xie said, his expression was solemn: "Your Majesty is serious, this is the duty of a courtier." The true and false Son of Heaven is related to the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, how can the ministers not be cautious, and how can they listen to the words of the family? ”

"If the Han is full of loyal ministers like Aiqing, how can it gradually decline!" Liu Xie's fake appearance was full of emotion.

If the Han Dynasty is full of courtiers like Kong Rong, how can he be the son of heaven?

is the same as the Son of Heaven, maybe he was cut down by Yuan Shao a long time ago. How can he enjoy glory and wealth?

At the mention of the decline of the Han family, Kong Rong's face was also gloomy, and he sighed heavily.

Liu Xie was worried that Kong Rong would ask about the privacy of the Son of Heaven again, so he quickly changed the topic: "I have told Aiqing everything from beginning to end, can Aiqing have a decision in her heart?" I and Xu County, which is true and which is false? ”

Whether it is life or death depends on this knife.

However, unexpectedly, Kong Rong was silent and did not answer.

Liu Xie's heart jumped, could it be that he saw any clues?

After being silent for a while, Kong Rong opened his mouth and finally said, "Your Majesty, please forgive your foolishness...... The minister couldn't tell the difference. ”

It's okay, it's okay.

Liu Xiehan was about to be scared out.

Although Kong Rong did not admit that he was the Son of Heaven, as long as he didn't see that he was fake, he was victorious.

After all, today's Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty can't be compared with him anywhere.

There are many people in the world who recognize him than those who recognize Emperor Han Xian.

Of course, although I was excited, I had to pretend on the surface.

"Why?" Liu Xie frowned and looked at Kong Rong suspiciously: "What other doubts do you have in your heart?" ”

"Wait, is it ......"

Liu Xie's puzzled expression changed, and he said with anger on his face: "Could it be that Aiqing believed Fu Wan, Yang Biao and the like, and believed the words of those concubines?" ”

Kong Rong's expression was complicated, he got up and came to the center of the Xuan room, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, I can't tell the difference, the minister really can't tell the difference." ”

Now his mind is in a mess, and he can't tell which one is true and which one is false.

The Son of Heaven in front of him is very imperial, whether it is his words and deeds or his demeanor, he is impeccable, and he is not much stronger than the cowardly Son of Heaven in Xu County.

He also hoped that this one was real.

But...... He couldn't make that decision.

Because he can't be sure that what the Son of Heaven in front of him said must be true, what if he is lying to him?

Although the Son of Heaven in Xu County was a little cowardly, his feelings were also very real, and there were also close ministers of the Son of Heaven and the queen's concubines to testify.

Neither of the two Sons of Heaven looks like a fake.

Can't tell, he really can't tell.

"That's it, that's it." Liu Xie waved his hand, his face was full of disappointment, he seemed to have lost his spirit, and leaned on the couch tiredly, "My concubine and close ministers are all in Xu County, and it is reasonable for you to be deceived." Stand down, I am tired. ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was like this, Kong Rong's heart was full of bitterness and sadness, where would he leave.

"Please forgive your majesty!"

"The minister thought that the authenticity of the Son of Heaven could be judged by his appearance, words and deeds, but the minister did not expect that the appearance of the true and false Son of Heaven would be completely consistent."

"In terms of words and deeds, and the majesty of the emperor, your majesty is more like the Son of Heaven. But Xu County has the close ministers of the Son of Heaven and the concubine to testify. ”

"I really don't know who to trust."

Both of them are like sons of heaven, Kong Rong really doesn't dare to make decisions easily, the pressure brought by this responsibility is too great.

Once he admits the wrong Son of Heaven, the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty will not be able to be saved, and he will become a sinner for the ages.

"Aiqing is trying to escape!"

Liu Xie Huoran got up, his handsome face was covered with dark clouds, and his eyes seemed to contain thunder.

"If even Aiqing can't verify the integrity of my body, who in the world can do it? If you don't identify the puppet emperor, the world will question my identity. How can I save the sky, and how can I restore my Han family's sight?! ”

"My ambitions, my ambitions, and my great man will all be buried because of Aiqing's escape!"

Liu Xie's few words were like a heavy hammer, smashing into Kong Rong's heart.

But he really didn't dare to make a decision easily.

Liu Xie sat down again after venting, and sighed faintly: "If Aiqing escapes to the end and refuses to make a decision, I originally got rid of Yuan Shao's constraints and pacified the north's plan to sweep the world based on this, I'm afraid it will come to naught!" ”

Kong Rong suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Xie, in his opinion, the Son of Heaven in front of him was the same as the one in Xu County, in the base camp of traitors, completely controlled by others.

How can we talk about getting rid of constraints and sweeping the world?

However, thinking of the first time he saw the Son of Heaven in the palace, and now now, Kong Rong knows that the Son of Heaven in front of him has a thunderbolt in his chest, but he is just lying on his salary to taste courage and keep his light up.

"Your Majesty, please!"

When Liu Xie heard this, he was overjoyed.

Kong Rong is hooked!

I didn't save the manuscript, but I wrote it now, and it has been updated almost 10,000 words today

Still working on the codeword...

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