Huangfu Hong hurried to Xinfeng City with the Divine Decree of the Son of Heaven.

Xu Rong was shocked when he saw Huang Fuhong, "Jianshou, how is the Son of Heaven?" Is Chang'an safe? ”

Huangfu Hong's expression was gloomy, and he wanted to cry without tears, "Zilie, you're late." Chang'an has fallen. ”

"Childish bastard." Xu Rong whipped his horse to the ground and shouted, "What happened to the Son of Heaven?" ”

"The Son of Heaven is still in Weiyang Palace." Huang Fuhong pointed to the holy decree in his hand and said bitterly, "Zilie, you can't attack anymore, retreat immediately." ”

"Where to retreat? Where do I retreat? Xu Rong opened his eyes angrily, waved his hand and roared, "Today's son is in trouble, how can I not save it?" ”

"Zilie, Zhiran is already crazy, he can do anything now." Huang Fuhong also shouted excitedly, "Chang'an City is full of corpses and rivers of blood, what are you going to do?" Is it forced to kill the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven was killed, what hope is there in this world? Do you want to let thousands of creatures in the world accompany you to bury the great man, so that you are satisfied? ”

Xu Rong roared angrily and looked up to the sky and roared sadly.

Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Xiliang generals connived at their soldiers to burn, kill and loot in Chang'an City, and arrested a large number of ministers and hundreds of officials again, including Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Chun Yujia and other ministers of the court, and participated in the killing of Dong Zhuo's Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui, Shangshu Yang Zhan, Shizhong Ma Yu, Chong Ji, Fufeng County Taishou Wang Hong, Feng Yijun Taishou Song Yi and other more than a dozen officials were taken to prison and prepared to be executed.

Duan Xuan and Jia Xu hurriedly dissuaded. The Son of Heaven has decreed an amnesty for the world, and it is not appropriate to kill him again. Killing too much at this time will definitely anger Huangfu Song and Xu Rong. This is not half good for stabilizing Guanzhong. The top priority at the moment is to immediately urge Huangfu Song to preside over state affairs in Chang'an, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Now, Han Sui and Ma Teng's army has approached Huaili City in Fufeng County, which is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. Xu Rong's army was under Xinfeng City, one hundred and fifty miles away from Chang'an. If the two armies attack Chang'an from the east and west, Chang'an will definitely not be protected. Jia Xu said eagerly, "My lord, please immediately ask the Son of Heaven to issue an order and quickly recall General Huangfu." ”

Li Dao hesitated at this time, he discussed with Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others for a long time, but he did not dare to recall Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song was born as a gate valve, although he was also a martial artist, but he was very different from Dong Zhuo and his own low-level military officials from poor backgrounds. Huangfu Song first considered the shenu, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, then the interests of the gate lord family, and finally the generals of Xiliang. In other words, if Huangfu Song is in power, he will definitely respect the Son of Heaven, unite many gate lords in Guanzhong and Xiliang to rebuild the imperial court, and strive to revitalize Sheji. As for the generals of Xiliang, the best outcome is to return to Xiliang with the army and guard the frontier, Huangfu Song will not let the generals of Xiliang enter the court as secretaries, let alone let the generals of Xiliang participate in state affairs.

Once the generals of Xiliang are abandoned from the court, they will not be able to control their own destiny, and they will once again face an existential crisis.

The generals of Xiliang were forced to a dead end by the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and in order to survive, they had to break the cauldron and sink the boat, leaving them to die and come back to life. In complete despair, they miraculously occupied Chang'an with almost crazy courage, held the Son of Heaven hostage, and gained the opportunity to continue to survive. This chance to survive was bought back with the blood and lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, who did not want to lose it, and had no reason to give it up.

"Wenhe, now Han Sui, Ma Teng's Xiliang Army, Xu Rong's Northern Xinjiang Army is near Chang'an, if Huangfu Song uses the strong force of the Western Liang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army to drive us out of Chang'an and kill us, what should we do? Is it tied? Li Dao asked helplessly.

"Wenhe, as soon as the power is released, the scholars will definitely resist, and Chang'an will definitely be chaotic. How did Lord Dong die, have you forgotten? Fan Chou said sharply, "If we want to save our lives, we must firmly grasp the authority." ”

"But now even if we seize the power, we can't save our lives." Jia Xu frowned and said, "Han Sui and Xu Rong's two-way army, who can we defeat?" Only by sending these two armies out of Guanzhong can our lives be completely saved. If you want to send these two armies away, only Lord Huangfu Song can do it at present. ”

"Authority is to be grasped, but what is the purpose of this authority without the backing of strong force? Now the army of the imperial court is our army, and the army is in our hands, what are we afraid of? When Han Sui and Xu Rong withdraw from Guanzhong, and Guanzhong gradually stabilizes, we can find an excuse to deprive Lord Huangfu Song of his authority. I'm sure you'll do it, right? ”

The generals of Xiliang looked at each other, their faces were solemn, and their hearts were cold. Huangfu Song's prestige in Guanzhong and Western Xinjiang among the scholars and the army is in full swing, since he can split Dong Zhuo's subordinates and kill Dong Zhuo, of course, he can also split his own subordinates and kill himself. Among the generals here, who is sure that he will firmly control Huangfu Song from beginning to end, and control himself, the invincible official in the past?

Li Wei pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Wen He, Mr. Wen Yue and Shou Cheng promised Huangfu Song to come to Chang'an to protect the Son of Heaven, it is impossible to have no conditions. ”

It has been more than three years since we left Xiliang at the beginning of the sixth year of Zhongping. In the past three years, Mr. Wen Yue has occupied several counties in the northwest of Xiliang. Under the vigorous rectification of Mr. Wenyue, these counties have gradually regained their vitality, the Qiang people have been pacified and no longer rebelled, and the people have been peaceful and no longer fleeing. Although the western Xinjiang is very poor, the people see the hope of survival, and they work hard in their homes, hoping to live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of Mr. Wenyo.

Western Xinjiang has experienced war and is very poor, and Mr. Wenyue needs a lot of money if he wants to make the people of Western Xinjiang live a comfortable life. When Lord Dong was alive, Han Sui did not hesitate to grovel and repeatedly begged Lord Dong for money and food. Considering the safety of Guanzhong, Lord Dong basically met Han Sui's needs. Now that Master Dong is dead, Han Sui has lost his support, and he must immediately find a way for Xijiang to continue to survive.

Today, Mr. Wenyue led the army into the customs, and I estimate that his purpose is to occupy Fufeng County, use the money and grain of Fufeng County to support Xiliang, improve the barrenness of Xiliang, and let the people of Xiliang eat as much as possible. Therefore, Mr. Wenyue will not quit Guanzhong easily.

This time, the Xiliang army entered Guanzhong all the way unimpeded, which was a golden opportunity for Mr. Wenyue, who could not achieve his goal and was bound to use force. Whether or not he can occupy Fufeng County is related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of people in Western Xinjiang, and with Mr. Wenyue's character, he will definitely break the kettle and not retreat until death.

"We are all very clear about the purpose of the Northern Xinjiang Army's entry into Guanzhong." Li Dao shook his head and sighed desolately, "Now that the eldest princess and ministers such as Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Riyan, and Lu Zhi are all in Jinyang, the pressure on King Li Hongqin is very great. If he doesn't fight, he will lose the hearts and minds of the people, so he must fight. ”

Even if we push the ministers such as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to the front, the army in Guanzhong is in our hands, and who will control the government in the end, Zhang Wen and Li Hong are very clear in their hearts.

You can think about it, if the Northern Xinjiang Army succeeds in King Qin, Li Hong will not only be able to save the Son of Heaven and control the imperial court, but also because he occupies all the states and counties in Western Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang, his power has increased greatly, and no one in the world can stop him. In time, he led the army to sweep and build the cause of Zhongxing, which will surely become famous in history. Who wouldn't be tempted by such great achievements?

If you want Xu Rong to retire, it is bound to be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Jia Xu clapped his hands lightly, "Your Excellency said it thoroughly, but have you ever thought about it, it is Mr. Wenyue and his Xiliang army who can force Xu Rong and the Northern Xinjiang Army to retreat to Hedong." ”

Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others looked at Jia Xu in confusion.

"Wenhe, can you explain a little bit?" Duan Xuan asked in surprise, "Han Sui forced Xu Rong back, why?" Will Han Sui join forces with us to attack the Northern Frontier Army? ”

"Mr. Wenyue can take advantage of this golden opportunity to enter Guanzhong, of course he does not want to return empty-handed." Jia Xu twisted his beard and smiled.

Han Sui was willing to bear the name of a traitor because of his ambition, he wanted to realize his ambition in his lifetime, stop the war that had poisoned Xiliang for a hundred years, and let the Qiang and Han people in Xiliang live a peaceful and well-fed life. If Han Sui wants to realize his ideals, he needs two prerequisites, one is to dominate Xiliang, and the other is sufficient financial support.

If Han Sui wants to dominate Xiliang, the most important thing is to be recognized by the imperial court, with the recognition of the imperial court, he is not a traitor of the Han Dynasty, he can govern Xiliang justifiably, he can avoid the imperial army attacking Xiliang, and at the same time, he can also get relief and assistance from the imperial court.

Which imperial court can admit the fact that Han Sui dominates Xiliang? When Lord Dong was in charge, Lord Dong didn't admit it in his mouth, and he didn't want to do it in his heart. changed Wang Yun to govern, Han Sui is a complete and unforgivable traitor of the Han Dynasty. If General Huangfu is in charge, will General Huangfu recognize it? Of course, no.

That's why the general's analysis just now was correct. Han Sui's purpose in entering the customs was not to fight us, but to occupy Fufeng County. He didn't believe in the Son of Heaven, nor in the imperial court and Huangfu Song, he only believed in himself and the Xiliang army. For this reason, Han Sui wanted to preserve his strength and take advantage of the current chaos in Chang'an to occupy Fufeng County at the lowest cost.

But it is undeniable that so far, Han Sui is still holding high the banner of the Great Han, and the most respected in his heart is still the Son of Heaven of the Great Han, and he is very eager to be recognized by the Son of Heaven and the imperial court.

Jia Xu looked at the generals and smiled slightly: "Who can realize Mr. Wenyue's dream?" It's just us. We are all Xiliang people, all friends and old acquaintances of Mr. Wenyue, we all know that Mr. Wenyue is not a rebel of the Han Dynasty, he is bent on letting Xiliang get rid of the scourge of war in the past hundred years, and let the people of Xiliang live a stable life, we should use this opportunity to help Mr. Wenyue. ”

"Good ......" the generals of Xiliang almost said in unison. Li Dao patted the case a few times, and said with a little excitement, "We immediately invite the Son of Heaven to Bai Wenyue as the general of Zhenxi and take charge of the military administration of Xiliang." ”

"Slow, ......slow," Jia Xu shook his hand and said, "Today, the Son of Heaven can issue an order to worship the seal, and tomorrow the Son of Heaven can also issue an order to withdraw the seal, the matter is not so simple." If we want to help Mr. Wen Yue stabilize Xiliang, the key is to control the authority for a long time, to send money and food to Xiliang for a long time, and to give Mr. Wen Yue five or ten years of governance time. ”

Mr. Wen Yue was a man of great wisdom and courage, and at this time, he knew very well that the development of the situation in Chang'an would be directly related to the survival of Western Xinjiang. Therefore, he will choose to trust and support us, rather than choose to trust Huangfu Song and a group of ministers of the clan in the court. Mr. Wenyue and Xiliang have long been miserable by these people.

We promised Han Sui all the conditions, and we could even let Ma Teng lead the army to garrison Huaili. In this way, we can not only form the fact that the Xiliang army occupies Fufeng County, ensure the money and grain of the western Xinjiang, and make Han Sui believe in our sincerity, but also let the Xiliang army echo us from afar and control Chang'an and Guanzhong.

"Why did you let the Ma Teng garrison help the wind?" Fan Chou asked puzzledly, "Ma Teng used to be at odds with General Dong, and he sneered at us and never gave us any good looks. I think it's better to let Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi garrison Huaili. ”

Jia Xu smiled, "The purpose of letting Ma Teng garrison Huaili is to restrain Mr. Wenyue." ”

After Xiliang stabilized for a few years, Mr. Wenyue became stronger, and Guanzhong was likely to become his next target. People will change, and people's ** will continue to expand. Mr. Wenyo is also a human being, and he also has **, we can't help but guard against it. Therefore, while we help him, we must also be prepared to restrain and contain him.

Ma Teng, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yi cannot be regarded as Han Sui's subordinates, they should be forces of different sizes in Xiliang. Among these people, Ma Teng's family background is the most prominent, and he was a Han military official in the past, compared with Yang Qiu and others, his power is much larger, and he is even more loyal to the Han Dynasty. Huaili City is near Chang'an, whether it is for our own safety, or to restrain and contain Han Sui, we have to choose the most powerful person who is the most loyal to the Han and the Son of Heaven, and this person can only be Ma Teng.

Li Dao and the others nodded again and again, admiring Jia Xu greatly. If there is the strong support of Han Sui and Ma Teng, everyone can not only save their lives and gain power, but also quickly stabilize Guanzhong and Xiliang, and restore and develop their strength as soon as possible.

"Wen He, are you going to let Mr. Wen Yue persuade Li Hong and Xu Rong?" Guo Yan asked, "Xu Rong and Mr. Wenyue have a deep personal relationship, he may be able to agree, but Li Hong may not be." ”

"We now have the Son of Heaven in our hands, the 20,000 army of Xiliang, and the person in charge of the government is Lord Huangfu, and in the near future, we will invite Lord Zhu Jun to go west to Chang'an to participate in state affairs, under so many conditions that are not conducive to the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking Chang'an, if there is a holy decree of the Son of Heaven ordering the troops to retreat, what should Li Hong do? Does he have to kill under Chang'an City to the point of blood? ”

Jia Xu smiled calmly: "As long as we give Li Hong enough reasons, enough face, and enough excuses, he will definitely quit Guanzhong very happily." ”

Li Dao did not hesitate any longer, and immediately asked Hu Jie and Yang Rong, the two Xiliang officials, to rush to Huaili City to summon Huangfu Song with the holy decree and Han Sui's secret letter.

On the fifth day of the sixth month, Huangfu Song, the general of Zhengxi, returned to Chang'an by the order of the Son of Heaven.

Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Xiliang generals greeted each other in the ten-mile long pavilion. Looking at the few old generals of Xiliang, Huangfu Song was saddened, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

"How many of you are left?"

The faces of the generals of Xiliang were sad, and they bowed their heads and were speechless. Li Dao felt sour in his heart, turned his head and quietly wiped a handful of tears. From Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing to the present, in less than three years, there are only a few people left of more than a dozen Xiliang warriors.

"How many people did you kill?" Huangfu Song asked in a hoarse voice.

"Kill everything that deserves to be killed." Guo Yan bowed and replied.

"Killed?" Huangfu Song scolded angrily, "Dong Zhuo was killed by me, are you going to kill me too?" ”

Li Dao and the others were startled and hurriedly knelt down.

Li Wei burst into tears, and cried out angrily: "My lord, what do you let us do? How can we live? We have fought bloodily for more than 20 years to defend the western frontier, and in the end we don't even have a way to live. What kind of law have we committed, and what are the great crimes of rebellion that the court has to put us to death? Li Dao stood up suddenly, tore off his armor, pointed to the scars on his body, and shouted loudly, "My lord, look at it, look at it, when did I, Li Dao, do mischief on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang and on the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang?" Ever been a deserter? ”

"For more than 20 years, we have followed the will of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, fought in the south and the north, and fought without merit and hard work, but how mean did the Son of Heaven and the imperial court treat us? What are we going to live? What have you enjoyed? We are fighting and fighting old and dying, and the court still eats our flesh and drinks our blood, what kind of world is this? What is the world? ”

"The court says we are rebellious and cannibalistic barbarians, but what about the court? For more than 20 years, I have led tens of thousands of soldiers to fight on the frontier, but where are they now? Where are their bones? Who's eating people? Who is the rebel of the Great Han? Who is a man-eating barbarian? ”

"Whoever doesn't let me live, I want him to die." Li Dao was hoarse and shouted loudly, "I want him to die......"

Huangfu Song looked at Li Dao who looked like crazy in a stunned manner, and was speechless for a long time. After a while, he bent down to pick up Li Dao's clothes and armor, and slowly put them on for Li Dao, "Childish, we can live until now, it's good." ”

When the Son of Heaven saw Huangfu Song, he threw himself into Huangfu Song's arms as if he saw his own father, crying loudly.

Slaughter. One killing after another made this young son of heaven taste blood and pain. He doesn't know what rebellion is, he can't read books anymore, and he can't understand the world.

In his opinion, the majestic Dong Zhuo is a kind and generous elder who cares for himself. Every time he entered the palace, he would bring himself a delicate gift like his deceased father, tell himself some anecdotes outside the palace, talk and laugh with himself, and sometimes ask himself carefully about his homework. It made him feel very warm and warm, but he turned out to be rebellious. The Son of Heaven thought it was incredible.

When Wang Yun and many ministers were celebrating their achievements, and when the people of Chang'an were singing and dancing, the Son of Heaven hid in his study, holding a soap sac stained with brown blood, and stroking a delicate short knife contained in the soap sac. The Son of Heaven was very sour and disappointed, he always thought of Dong Zhuo's smiling fat face. This was the last gift Dong Zhuo gave him. Dong Zhuo was a martial artist, and most of the gifts he gave to the Son of Heaven were delicate and small weapons. Dong Zhuo likes to put weapons in all kinds of soap sacs, and every time he takes out a gift from his arms and presents it to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven can feel Dong Zhuo's body temperature from these soap sacs. But now the Son of Heaven could not feel it, and when he touched the blood on the soap sac, he could only feel endless sadness and fear.

However, just over a month later, before the bloodshed in the palace was exhausted, Wang Yun and many ministers who had killed Dong Zhuo at that time fell in the Weiyang Palace, where Dong Zhuo died.

This time, a bloodstained and vicious warrior took Wang Yun's bloody head and told the Son of Heaven that this was rebellion.

Rebellion again. The Son of Heaven could only express his sorrow and panic by crying. How did the Han Dynasty become a rebel in the blink of an eye?

Huangfu Song held the Son of Heaven in his arms, and the old tears were rampant. Is Dahan really going to overturn?

The Son of Heaven has not seen a familiar face in the past few days, and even the Tiger Ben Guards of the Su Guard have changed to a group of strangers. The Son of Heaven was tired of crying, and fell asleep in the arms of Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song held the thin Son of Heaven and sat until dawn.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship Huangfu Song as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and to participate in the affairs of Shangshu and take charge of state affairs.

Huangfu Song immediately discussed with Li Dao, Guo Yan, Jia Xu and other generals of Xiliang on ways to solve the crisis in Chang'an. Li Wei said, we don't understand the government, and adults can do whatever they want, as long as we save our lives.

Of course, Huangfu Song is aware of the critical situation in Chang'an. Because Li Dao and others captured Chang'an before the arrival of the Western Liang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army, the situation in Chang'an became more and more tense.

Huangfu Song immediately invited the Son of Heaven and issued orders continuously.

Ordered Long Xiang general Xu Rongtun to soldier Xinfeng, guerrilla general Han Suitun soldier Huaili, no one is allowed to go further to Chang'an, otherwise they will be punished for rebellion.

Pardon all the sins of the ministers of the DPRK and China. Ministers such as Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Chun Yujia, Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui and other ministers immediately returned to the DPRK to deal with state affairs. Reappoint the Taishou of Jingzhaoyin, Fufeng County and Fengyi County to appease the people of Sanfu.

Pardon Dong Zhuo for all his crimes to comfort the Xiliang soldiers, and bury him in Yiwu on a certain day. Wang Yun and other dead ministers were buried outside Chang'an by their sons and protégés.

Hurry to send the holy decree to Jinyang Yu and the ministers with a fast ride of 800 miles. The Son of Heaven is safe, but Guanzhong is currently unstable, so please ask the eldest princess and the ministers to stay in Northern Xinjiang temporarily.

Huangfu Song personally wrote to Li Hong, the hussar general, detailing the process of the two mutinies in Chang'an. What is urgently needed at the moment is stability, and I implore the general to immediately withdraw the Northern Xinjiang Army from Guanzhong.

The general Wu Li Wei and the Yanglie general Guo Yan recommended Zhu Jun to the Son of Heaven and begged the Son of Heaven to urgently summon Zhu Jun back to the dynasty and take charge of state affairs with the Emperor Fu Song. The Son of Heaven was allowed to play, and Huangfu Song asked Huangfu Li to rush to Kansai day and night with the holy decree. Now, Li Dao and other Xiliang generals don't believe in scholars at all. In order to protect the Son of Heaven and give full play to the role of the imperial court as much as possible, Huangfu Song could only rely on Zhu Jun, who was also a martial artist, to go to Chang'an and support himself for the overall situation.

Accompanying Huangfu Song to Chang'an were Han Sui's Sima Lingru and son-in-law Yan Xing.

Just as Jia Xu speculated, the reason why Han Sui agreed to Huangfu Song to send troops to Guanzhong was indeed to occupy Fufeng County. In addition, Han Sui believed that even if he could not occupy Fufeng County, he could still be recognized by the imperial court because he sent troops to the king. Dong Zhuo died, and Han Sui, a guerrilla general with the imperial seal, would not be able to keep it sooner or later, but Han Sui didn't want to lose it.

Han Sui needed to get the most detailed and true situation of Chang'an, and the only people who knew these situations were Li Dao and other Xiliang generals. So he asked Ling Ru and Yan Xing to go to Chang'an City with their secret letter in the name of protecting Huangfu Song.

After reading Han Sui's letter, Li Wei was very excited. He handed the letter to Jia Xu and said to Yan Xing with a smile: "Yanming, Mr. Wenyue coincides with our thoughts. We are all Xiliang people, of course, we must take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore Xiliang's vitality. You go back and tell Mr. Wenyo that we agree to all his conditions. ”

Yan Xing hesitated for a moment and asked respectfully, "My lord, where ......is the Emperor Fu?"

Li Wei laughed, leaned over to Yan Xing's ear and whispered a few words. Yan Xing's face changed, and there was a hint of horror in his eyes.

"Without the army, we'll be in a disposition." Li Dao sneered, "Now we have the final say in the imperial court, but the imperial court needs a façade, so the emperor will have to support it for a while." Of course, Lord Huangfu also knows what he wants to do, but for the sake of the Son of Heaven and this bullshit court, he has to slap his swollen face and fill the fat man to prop up this façade. If there is anything in the future, you ask Mr. Wenyue to tell me directly, don't invite the Son of Heaven and the court, so as not to delay time. ”

Yan Xing nodded again and again, uneasy.

"Boya, you bring this letter to Mr. Wenyo." Jia Xu took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Ling Ru, "At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army is stationed in Xinfeng and is eyeing Chang'an. If the Northern Xinjiang Army does not go, the danger of Chang'an will not be solved, so I have to ask Mr. Wenyue to go on a trip in person. ”

Ling Ru thought for a while, and already understood Jia Xu's intentions, he arched his hand and smiled: "Dare not obey your fate." ”

Since the second year of junior high school, Xu Rong has received a holy decree one day. The Son of Heaven spoke very harshly in the Holy Decree and forced Xu Rong to withdraw immediately.

The generals of Jade, Yan Liang, and Zhang He were worried about the safety of the Son of Heaven, and they were filled with righteous indignation one by one, demanding to attack Xinfeng City.

On the sixth day of the first month, Li Wei came from Jinyang. Li Wei thought that since Chang'an City had been broken by the rebels, it would endanger the safety of the Son of Heaven if he fought again, but if he didn't fight, the general and the northern Xinjiang would not be able to explain to the people of the world. Therefore, Li Wei suggested that Xu Rongtun should not go to war for the time being, and wait for the development of the situation.

On the seventh day of the first month, Li Wei rushed to write again.

By the beginning of this month, the winter wheat harvest in northern Xinjiang and Jizhou had been completed. The grain in northern Xinjiang must be supplied to the desert battlefield, the 10,000 Ural Mountain iron horsemen who will be stationed in the desert must be supplied, and the people of the border counties must be resettled to move south to Jizhou one after another, and the grain cannot make ends meet. There is also not enough food in Jizhou. The Jizhou battlefield has resumed, and the armies of Zhang Yan and Liyi are attacking Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County. In addition, since the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army killed Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai and defeated the Yanzhou Army, the offensive has been like a tide. The people of Yanzhou and Qingzhou suffered greatly from the scourge of war and fled north to Jizhou. Nowadays, there are more and more displaced people in Jizhou, and Jizhou is even more scarce in food than in northern Xinjiang.

Li Wei said in the letter that if the Northern Xinjiang Army stays in Guanzhong for a long time, the grain and grass will definitely be unsustainable, so please attack and approach Chang'an City as close as possible to see if the current deadlock can be broken. Since we have arrived in Guanzhong, we cannot return empty-handed, either to save the Son of Heaven, or to get the military and political power of Jizhou and Hebei.

On the eighth day of the first month, Xu Rong ordered an attack on Xinfeng City. Liang Baiwu commanded the army to take the lead in conquering Nancheng, and Zhang Ji was defeated and fled.

On the ninth day of the first month, the northern Xinjiang army was in the water, and the Chen soldiers were under the mausoleum, sixty miles away from Luoyang, and Chang'an was shocked. On the same day, Li Hong's letter was delivered to Guanzhong. Li Hong only has one sentence, everything is a matter of Brother Zilie.

On the ninth day of the first month, Han Sui suddenly came to the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Xu Rong, Hua Xiong and the generals came out to greet them. The battlefield opponents of the past, how can they not be emotionally charged today.

"It's been six years in the blink of an eye......" Han Sui stood by the Bashui River with his hands in his hands, and sighed in a low voice, "Are you all okay?" ”

"Mr. is old...... Hua Xiong looked at Han Sui's gray hair and said with a little excitement, "Mr. has worked hard for Xiliang, working day and night, and is a lot older." ”

Han Sui smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I'm ashamed. As soon as Lao Bian died, I was struggling to support myself in Western Xinjiang, it was difficult......"

"Western Xinjiang is much better now than it was in previous years." Xu Rong praised, "Mr. has made a lot of contributions. ”

Han Sui looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh, "When Zhong Ying was here, he could still help me, but now that he is dead, who else can I count on?" ”

Xu Rong's heart moved, he frowned, and asked with a smile: "Mr. came to Bashui today for this purpose?" ”

Han Sui nodded, looking at Xu Rong solemnly, "Is Zilie willing to help me?" ”

Xu Rong thought about it for a long time, but in the end he didn't spit out a word.

Han Sui smiled disappointedly, "Zilie, do we still have to fight again?" ”

"The Son of Heaven is in trouble, how can I not save it?" Xu Rong said word by word, "If I don't rescue the Son of Heaven, I, Xu Rong, will never look back." ”

Han Sui slowly closed his eyes and smiled bitterly, "If you say goodbye today, I'm afraid there will be no time to see each other again, so take care." ”

Han Sui left. He stood on the bank of the Bashui River, played a parting song, and left the horse.

Xu Rong was immersed in the poignant sound of the flute, and the sound of Jin Ge Iron Horse was faintly heard in his ears, and his thoughts flew to the mountains and rivers of Western Xinjiang in an instant.

Xu Rong's heart trembled, and he suddenly turned around and shouted, "Quick, catch up with Mr. and tell him that I will give him three days." In three days, if I don't see the Son of Heaven, I will lead my army into Chang'an. ”

On the tenth day of the first month, Jia Xu hurried to Bashui.

Xu Rong slowly rolled up the holy decree, his face was grim, and he didn't say a word.

"My lord, Your Majesty has made it clear in the Holy Decree that he is safe, isn't that enough?" Jia Xu asked cautiously.

Xu Rong handed the rolled holy decree to Tian Chou who was standing beside him, and said in a low voice, "Send Master Jia for me." ”

Jia Xu was helpless and got up to say goodbye.

"The general is still in Jizhou?" After leaving the big tent, Jia Xu asked Tian Chou tentatively.

"Jizhou is a disaster, there are many crises, the general is too busy to take care of himself, where is there time to take care of Guanzhong." Tian Chou said helplessly, "All the things in Guanzhong, the general has entrusted all the things to Lord Xu. ”

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he chatted casually with Tian Chou without saying a word.

"Who is in charge of the military administration of Jizhou now? Is it a general? ”

"The general has no intention of asking the imperial court to set up another Jizhou pastor." Tian Chou looked at Jia Xu and said with a pun, "The state pastor is in charge of military affairs, and it is easy to support the army and respect himself, which is not good for the three states of Hebei. ”

Jia Xu suddenly understood the intention of the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Chang'an, but he immediately thought of something, and his eyes suddenly showed excitement.

Jia Xu Pegasus rushed back to Chang'an.

"The general wants the military and political power of the three states of Hebei."

"Hebei Sanzhou? And, secluded, Hebei three states? Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others looked at each other, and smiled indifferently, "Give it to him." ”

"Nope." Jia Xu spread out the map on the desk, pointed to the north and south banks of the Yellow River, and said, "I will give Li Hong all the military and political power in the four counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Henan, and Hongnong in He, You, Hebei, Qing, Yan, and Xu, as well as Sili. ”

"Six states and four counties?" Li Wei's eyes widened in surprise, and he said in disbelief, "Wenhe, are you crazy?" Once Li Hong occupies these six states and four counties, it is equivalent to owning half of the world, and he will ...... in the future" Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he stood up suddenly, and slapped his palm on the case, "Wenhe, good way, good way, haha...... Now Li Hong is in trouble, haha......"

Guo Yan also suddenly realized, applauded and said: "Let's invite the Son of Heaven again, supervise Li Hong to lead the army, and quickly quell all the rebellions in the six states and four counties, what Liu Yu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Gongsun Zan and others, as well as the Yellow Turban Army, are all rebellious Han people, let Li Hong fight." ”

"Also, there are ......" Wang Fang also said with a smile, "Please ask the Son of Heaven to tell the world, the edict to the world, so that the officials of all prefectures and counties know that Li Hong is going to beat them, haha......"

"Tell the world's homeless people to go to Jizhou and ask the hussar general for food." Fan Chou laughed, "Tell them that when they arrive in Jizhou, the hussar general will give them land, food, clothing, and houses." If there are no women, the hussar general will give them back the women, haha...... That's right......" Fan Chou rubbed his hands excitedly, "The hussar general's official is too small, Liu Yu is a prince, bigger than Li Hong's official, I want to give Li Hong a big official, an official who is bigger than Liu Yu, and let Li Hong fight Youzhou when he is right." ”

"The Great Sima, the Great General, the Marquis of Jinyang, and the Counselor Shangshushi, are in charge of the military affairs of the world, and supervise the military and political power of the six states and four counties, how about it?" Jia Xu asked with a smile, "This official must be older than Taifu Liu Yu." ”

"With Li Hong's official position under one person and above ten thousand people, the state and county officials will beat him." Wang Fang said with some jealousy, "Li Hong was born lowly, he is young, he was an idiot in the past, and he was a slave of the Xianbei people, where would the state and county officials swallow this breath." ”

"What if Li Hong finds an excuse not to fight?" Guo Yan asked suddenly.

"There are many displaced people, Li Hong has to fight if he doesn't fight, otherwise Jizhou and Northern Xinjiang will let the displaced people collapse." Jia Xu said with a smile, "In the past two months, such a big thing has happened in Guanzhong, but Li Hong turned a deaf ear and stayed in Jizhou, which shows how dangerous the situation in Jizhou is." ”

"However, in order to let Li Hong and the prefectures and counties have a conflict as soon as possible, so that the prefectures and counties feel Li Hong's powerful threat, and force them to strike first and take the lead in launching an attack on Jizhou, we have to spend some thought and make some tricks." Jia Xu said, "Judging from the news sent to the imperial court from northern Xinjiang, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai was indeed killed by the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. We can ask the Son of Heaven to send a minister to Yanzhou to succeed him as the governor or assassin of the governor. The scourge of the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou was so severe that the imperial court could use this as an excuse for Li Hong to send troops to escort the minister to Yanzhou to take office. Li Hong commanded the military and political power of the six states and four counties, and it was natural for him to send troops to Yanzhou. Yanzhou is now under Yuan Shao's control, and the two will definitely have a fierce conflict for this, and they will have to fight if they don't fight. ”

"Once the news of Li Hong's plot against Yanzhou spreads, the officials of other states and counties will definitely feel the same way. This leopard is too much of a threat to them, and now this leopard is not strong enough, and it is time to fight. When this leopard grows up and becomes powerful, everyone will have to wait for death. So......" Jia Xu made a gesture of encirclement, "in the desert, this is called the technique of wolf siege, and if he is brave and invincible, he will definitely die." ”

The generals of Xiliang applauded unanimously.

"Li Hong's strength is strong, what should I do if the army of Northern Xinjiang rushes down and conquers various states and counties?" Guo Yan asked again, "Now that there is trouble in the Yellow Turban Army everywhere, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others may not be able to stop Li Hong." ”

"Fighting a war does not depend on the size of the army and the bravery of the soldiers, but on the abundance of money and food. Without money and food, Li Hong couldn't even afford to raise an army, let alone fight. Jia Xu said triumphantly, "In the past few years, the Yellow Turban Army has ravaged the prefectures and counties, and there are so many displaced people, I am afraid it is not what we can imagine." With so many displaced people to eat and almsgiving, it is not enough to give Li Hong another Jizhou, not to mention that he still has a vast and boundless desert. ”

"Taking a step back, even if Li Hong leads his army to cross the river to attack in the south regardless of the lives of the displaced people, we can fight his Hedong, and the power of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, and Bao Xin to join forces to counterattack cannot be underestimated. The Northern Frontier Army was attacked on both sides, coupled with the scourge of the displaced people, and it was only a matter of time before it was defeated. As soon as Li Hong is defeated, it will be difficult to rise again. By getting rid of this leopard, we will not only solve the threat of the northern Xinjiang to Guanzhong, but also take advantage of their defeat in the future to send troops to the Kanto and Central Plains to reorganize the society and build a meritorious cause for all generations. ”

The generals of Xiliang seemed to see Li Hong's defeat and leave the desert, and cheered happily one by one, "The leopard was eaten by a group of wolves, no, it was eaten by a group of rabbits, haha......"

"Wenhe, since we have a plan to deal with Li Hong, how can we get rid of Xu Rong?" Li Wei asked with a smile.

"Xu Rong has already told Mr. Wenyue that he must see the Son of Heaven, otherwise he will never withdraw from the army."

Jia Xu snorted disdainfully and said, "Li Hong, Xu Rong and Beijiang want to find a reason to withdraw from the army, they don't want to be accused of refusing to be the king of Qin, and they don't want to offend the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the court, of course, they mainly want to stop the mouths of the people in the world." It's not that I'm not diligent to the king, but the Son of Heaven doesn't want me to be diligent to the king. We fulfilled his wish and asked the Son of Heaven to go to Bashui River to personally announce the decree and give them a big face. ”

On June 12, the Son of Heaven, accompanied by Huangfu Song, Yang Biao, Chun Yujia, Li Dao and other ministers, rushed to the Bashui River.

Xu Rong, Yushi, Yan Liang, Zhang He, and Tian Chou will meet the Son of Heaven.

Zhao Qian, the servant, proclaimed the decree of the Son of Heaven, issued an edict to the world, worshiped Li Hong as the great Sima and the general, participated in the Shangshu affairs, was in charge of the military affairs of the world, supervised the military administration of the four counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Henan, and Hongnong of Hedong, You, Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu and Sili, and ordered Li Hong to do his best to appease the displaced people in various places, quell the rebellion of the four counties in the six states as soon as possible, and stabilize the society as soon as possible.

Xu Rong and Tian Chou were shocked, and the two of them immediately thought of the consequences of this holy decree to the world, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.

The servant Zhao Qian announced the holy decree again. Considering that ant thieves were rampant in Yanzhou, the great Sima and the general Li Hong sent heavy troops to send Jin Shang to Yanzhou to take office.

Xu Rong was furious, the muscles on his face twitched violently a few times, and his eyes were extremely fierce.

The servant Zhao Qian took out the third holy decree and ordered Xu Rong, the general of Long Xiang, to immediately lead the army to withdraw from Guanzhong.

Xu Rong received the order and led the generals to bid farewell to the Son of Heaven.

A few days later, Han Sui was worshiped by General Zhenxi, supervised the military administration of Xiliang, and led the army back to Jincheng. Ma Teng was worshiped as the general of Zhengxi, and also led the Taishou of Fufeng County, and garrisoned Huaili City. Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Liang Xing and others will be worshiped by Zhonglang General, and each will lead Xiliang County.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to the world, urging the officials of all states and counties to immediately present their duties to show respect and loyalty.

Xu Rong led the army to retreat to Tongguan, and Jade led the army to retreat to Hedong.

When he arrived at Tongguan, Xu Rong met Zhu Jun, who was ordered to go west.

After Zhu Jun arrived in Luoyang, he scolded Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was not angry, let Zhu Jun scold a few words, and then made a small request, he wanted the two cities of Mianchi and Xin'an in Kansai. The reason is very simple, the Northern Frontier Army is too powerful, he can't beat it, and he needs these two cities as a buffer. Zhu Jun said angrily, do you want two cities? Who gives you the power? Yuan Shao took out the edict again. Zhu Jun almost fainted.

After staying in Luoyang for a few days, a former Henan Mansion's Peng family came to visit Zhu Jun and asked Zhu Jun to leave Luoyang as soon as possible. This subordinate is now staying in Henan Mansion, and he is a subordinate to Henan Yin, and he knows a lot of secrets.

Yuan Shao was worried that the Northern Xinjiang Army would attack Luoyang, so after taking Luoyang, the first thing he did was to negotiate peace with Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu gave Liu Biao and Yuan Tan a front and back attack, anxious, and urgently needed to take a breath. At this time, I heard that Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang and was surrounded on three sides, so I had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, Yuan Shao sent Xu You and his son Yuan Xi to Runan to persuade Runan to guard Xu Xuan. Runan is the foundation of the Yuan Valve, and is the largest county in Yuzhou, with a population of more than 2 million. If Xu Xuan could be convinced, Yuan Shu would be surrounded on all sides.

At this time, Yuan Tan and Gao Gan gave up besieging Sun Ben in Yingzhou and instead attacked Xu Ling in Chen State. Chen Guo has a population of more than 1.5 million, and the Chen State is defeated, driving away the forces of Xu Valve, and the three largest counties in Yuzhou, Yingchuan, Runan, and Chen Guo, are basically Yuan Shao's.

"If Yuan Shu is stabilized, Yuan Shao will concentrate on fighting Guanxi." The Peng subordinate told Zhu Jun, "Hurry up, my lord, I'm afraid." ”

The scene that Zhu Jun didn't want to see the most still appeared, the Yuan brothers shook hands and made peace, and their strength increased exponentially. Zhu Jun just sighed, and this subordinate said something that surprised Zhu Jun, "Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, succeeded him as the pastor of Yanzhou with the full support of Yuan Shao. ”

Zhu Jun didn't dare to stay in Luoyang for a long time, so he found an excuse and hurriedly returned to Kansai. At this time, the Divine Decree of Chang'an arrived.

Xu Rong told him in detail about Chang'an, and when it came to Jin Shang's appointment as the assassin of Yanzhou, Zhu Jun's face suddenly changed greatly.

"Jizhou is in danger."