As early as the end of the second year of Chuping, when the alliance of the Kwantung Heroes to defeat Dong Zhuo collapsed. Dong Zhuo has moved the capital to Chang'an, arrogant and tyrannical court. In view of this, the scholars of Chang'an sent an envoy to the Kanto region to contact the volunteer soldier King Qin. And the name of that messenger is Liu He.

Liu He was a servant at the time, and he was a close minister of the emperor's side. At the suggestion of the Chang'an scholars, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty asked Liu He to pretend to abandon the official and flee to avoid Dong Zhuo's eyes and ears, and went out to contact Liu Yu, a member of the royal family, who was then the Great Sima and Youzhou Mu, and asked him to bring troops to the rescue.

The reason why I remembered to contact Liu Yu was not only because Liu Yu was a relative of the Han family, but also because he was the only one among the heroes in the Kwantung region who sent an envoy to worship the Son of Heaven since the heroes raised troops against Dong Zhuo. In the second year of the first peace, Yuan Shao and Han Fu wanted to support Liu Yu as the emperor, but Liu Yu sternly refused, in order to show his loyalty, Liu Yu also sent a person named Tian Chou to go around the south of the desert, and came to Chang'an to worship the Son of Heaven thousands of miles away, so that the emperor and the court scholars were extremely moved.

And this Liu He is Liu Yu's son.

Liu He received the emperor's secret order, dressed up in disguise, and set off for Kanto in the starry night.

The nearest road from Chang'an to Kanto was to go straight east through Huayin, Tongguan, and Shaanxi counties to Luoyang, but this road was heavily guarded by Dong Zhuo. Liu He's escape will inevitably be wanted by Dong Zhuo, and it is extremely risky to take this road. Therefore, he chose a circuitous route, starting from Chang'an and going southeast over the Qinling Mountains, leaving Wuguan to reach Nanyang; Then turn north, pass through Hebei to Youzhou.

Liu He's escape was successful. He went through hardships, climbed over the lofty mountains, and finally escaped from Dong Zhuo's sphere of influence and came to Nanyang under the rule of Yuan Shu.

The scholars of the Chang'an court have always regarded the Kwantung scholars as relatives, and Yuan Shu was one of the heroes who once raised troops against Dong Zhuo, Liu He originally thought that coming to Yuan Shu's territory should be as safe as arriving at the home of his relatives; But he was wrong, and the situation was far more complicated and dangerous than he expected.

The Kwantung heroes had long since lost the enthusiasm to raise troops against King Dong Zhuo Shiqin, and they were now keen to expand their own power and realize their personal ambitions; Yuan Shu is even more deliberate to be the emperor, if Liu He ran to Youzhou to contact Liu Yu, defeated Dong Zhuo, and welcomed back the Son of Heaven, then Yuan Shu's dream of being an emperor would come to naught.

So after learning the news of Liu He's arrival, Yuan Shu detained him.

Not only that, Yuan Shu also had his own calculations: he knew that Youzhou was rich in the world's famous horsemen, and for the warlords in the Central Plains, cavalry was a rare advanced armament, and with cavalry they could help them win in the warlord melee. So he deceived Liu He and said, I also have the will of King Qin, it is better to let your father send troops to Nanyang and join forces with me to march together.

Liu He was really a very stupid and naïve baby, he easily believed Yuan Shu's nonsense, he wrote to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu really sent thousands of cavalry to Nanyang. In order to curry favor with Yuan Shu, Gongsun Chan also sent his younger brother Gongsun Yue with more than 1,000 cavalry to help.

It was said that the troops sent by Liu Yu should be led by Liu He, but Yuan Shu then colluded with Gongsun Yue to detain Liu He and seize his army. Subsequently, Yuan Shu threw the cavalry aided by Liu Yu into the warlord melee, completely reneging on the promise he had made to Liu He.

Liu and the child knew at this time that they had been deceived, and they were furious. But he was entrusted by the emperor and the court, how could he give up halfway? So he saw the opportunity and escaped from Yuan Shu's hands, preparing to go to Youzhou via Hebei.

Perhaps Liu He's mission was destined to suffer, and when he passed through Hebei, he was discovered by Yuan Shao, who also detained him. Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had a bloody fight, their attitude towards the Chang'an court was surprisingly consistent. If Liu He succeeds in contacting Liu Yuqinwang, how can his ambition to dominate the world be realized?

The Kwantung Qunxiong had quite a tacit understanding on the issue of dealing with the Chang'an court under Dong Zhuo's control. For them, it is legitimate to let the imperial court continue to control the hands of Dong Zhuo and other Liangzhou warriors, and they will expand their personal power without obeying the orders of the imperial court. Because the imperial court controlled by Dong Zhuo was itself illegal, they could deal with illegality with illegality.

Therefore, Yuan Shao also wanted to use Liu He, but what he wanted was not cavalry, but to use Liu He as a hostage to blackmail Liu Yu and let Liu Yu help him deal with Gongsun Zhan. At that time, Gongsun Zhan's power was flourishing and he was the biggest threat to Yuan Shao.

Liu He was detained until his father Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zhan, at which time Yuan Shao gave Liu He a certain degree of freedom, and he asked Liu He to contact Liu Yu's old department to jointly crusade against Gongsun Zhan in the name of revenge for Liu Yu, so Liu He was tied to Yuan Shao's chariot and involuntarily threw himself into the warlord rolling melee.

The tragedy of Liu He and Liu Yu witnessed the arduous process of the traditional scholars who were loyal to the imperial court in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to save the country's society, and it also showed that this road was impassable.

However, a smart person like Liu Xiu and Wang Yun naturally learned some of Liu He's recent situation piecemeal. And from this, how can they not see something greasy from it? Therefore, when Liu Xiu mentioned the name 'Liu He', Wang Yun fell silent.

"Lord Situ, perhaps, the heroes of the Kanto region will raise troops to serve the king, but a certain one cannot pin all his hopes on this illusion. If Lord Situ only has these small plans, then today's affairs, please come here. Xiu'er has just arrived today, and Shu Bu can't send it far away......." After listening to Liu Xiu's story about Liu He, Lu Bu couldn't help but underestimate Wang Yun a little.

After Wang Yun sighed, he laughed again, picked up the wine bottle in front of him, drank it in one gulp, and then said: "Perhaps, relying on the wolf to save the sheep is just the whimsy of the old man's extreme naivety." Although the old man did not want to admit it, the fact seems to be as the princess said, those scholars who were deeply taught loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness may have degenerated into selfish warlords, and the court of Chang'an has been completely abandoned by them........ Now, let's formally discuss the anti-thief plan. ”

Seeing this, Lu Bu and Liu Xiu couldn't help but be shocked by Wang Yun's mind and courage. Especially Liu Xiu, she couldn't help but take a sip of wine to calm down her understanding of Wang Yun: she seemed to underestimate this old man too much....... What did he say before?

Test?!

Yes, Wang Yun, this old guy, he also knows that the heroes of the Kanto region may not be reliable. But here he proposes this strategy, in fact, the purpose is to see. Will the husband obey him!!

This old guy, the current enemy, still thinks about calculating his own people, no wonder Ma Chao has trouble him three times and twice!

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu couldn't help but take another sip of wine, and held Lu Bu's hand with a slight force: That Ma Chao, why didn't you anger this old guy directly!!

And Lu Bu felt Liu Xiu's anger, and seemed to understand something from Liu Xiu's eyes. Looking at Wang Yun's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little colder. However, he immediately carefully restrained and covered up, and secretly patted Liu Xiu's hand, signaling Liu Xiu's peace of mind.

But Liu Xiu is a woman after all, at this time, she suddenly thought of the letter Ma Chao gave her, and almost immediately had the urge to open it and take a look: That Ma Chao, is it just to let herself be dike Wang Yun? No, it can't be, he said that the letter should be opened at the most critical time, and that it was not the right time for the war to break out.......

And Wang Yun, ignoring what the two of them were thinking, Shi Shiran took out something from his arms and spread it out in the hall, ready to start his real speech.......