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Between talking and laughing, Liu Biao had already arranged the seats of the princes from all walks of life, and although his tone was warm and peaceful, his words were loud and unquestionable.

When Liu Biao's voice fell, the lobby fell silent for an instant, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others looked at each other, stopping for a while, as if they were weighing the pros and cons.

After a while, Liu Bei stepped forward, bowed to Liu Biao, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Brother Jingsheng, Brother Jingsheng will not give up, and the foolish brother will serve himself and entertain the princes for his brother." However, the foolish brother still has something to ask for, and I beg the elder brother to help the foolish brother recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, I don't know if it is possible? ”

"Oh?" Liu Biao was stunned and groaned, stared at Liu Bei with burning eyes, stroked his beard casually, and said with a smile: "I have heard that Xuande is a descendant of the Han Empress and a relative of the Han family, and I don't admit that the virtuous brother has not yet been included in the Zongzheng Mansion, and this section is really a bit unexpected by the old man." Since it is a virtuous brother, if it is verified, the old man will be a virtuous brother. However, hehehe、、、 if there is no evidence, the old man can't help. ”

Liu Bei bowed his head calmly, bowed down and thanked: "This is natural, the foolish brother thanked the elder brother first." After saying that, he strode to the last seat and sat down, sitting upright, not squinting, with a faint smile on his face.

Seeing that Liu Bei had already sat down at the last seat, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others had different expressions, and then the five of them did not speak, and Gu Zi walked to the seat and sat down.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Just as the hall was silent and the seven princes were thinking, a sharp and piercing voice came into the hall. The princes suddenly woke up to their senses, frowned in unison, and glanced in disgust at the side door at the left rear of the upper staircase.

Meet everyone's eyes. Liu Xie, dressed in a dragon robe and wearing a crown, walked into the lobby with a tiger step, followed by Dong Hong, a regular attendant. It goes without saying that the sharp and piercing shout just now came from Dong Hong's white-faced and beardless red mouth and white teeth, which was terrifying and hateful.

Seeing Liu Xie and Dong Hong walking up the stairs one after the other, Liu Xie was sitting on the dragon chair. The seven princes in the hall sat still, and no one got up to pay their respects for a while.

At this moment, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and other six people all glanced at Liu Biao, who was the first on the left. Seeing that he didn't get up for a long time, the six of them did not show weakness, their eyes and nose and nose and heart, and they did not move at all.

And why didn't Liu Biao get up to see the Son of Heaven coming? It stands to reason that he is the uncle of the Han Emperor. He is well versed in the etiquette system of the imperial court. Categorically will not be rude in public. But he just sat upright, not only did he not get up and bow to the driver for the first time, but he looked in a trance and was stunned.

This scene seems abrupt and incomprehensible, but in fact it is inevitable and not difficult to understand. Speaking of which, since the death of Emperor Liu Hong. Liu Biao never seriously worshipped the Son of Heaven again, but respectfully knelt down to worship Dong Zhuo. Then he asked for the position of Jingzhou pastor from Dong Zhuo, and since then he has left Beijing and sat in Jingzhou, which has been six years so far. To this day, he has long been accustomed to others kneeling and bowing to him, and he never thought that one day he would have to bow to others.

In addition, he had just shocked the six princes, forcing them to submit before him and sit down as he said. This move made Liu Biao secretly proud and complacent, and he didn't think that Liu Xie, the son of heaven, suddenly arrived at this time, which made Liu Biao really uncomfortable in a hurry, stunned, and at a loss.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Just when Liu Biao suddenly lost his mind, there were a few light coughs from the upper steps, and he suddenly woke up, got up in a hurry, and bowed down. Seeing Liu Biao get up, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other six people Huo Ran got up and followed, and bowed in unison: "See Your Majesty?????? Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

"Huh--" Liu Xie, who was on the dragon chair on the upper step, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked down at Liu Biao under the hall with a gloomy expression, and a thick color of hatred and worry appeared in his eyes. He noticed the situation in the hall just now, the seven princes looked at Jingzhou Liu Biao, Liu Biao sat still, and the princes remained silent, treating him, the son of heaven, as nothing; As soon as Liu Biao moved, everyone followed, got up and bowed to the car.

This scene cast a thick shadow on Liu Xie's heart, and the mentality that he thought he was safe and sound swayed violently, and his heart palpitated. Originally, he also thought that Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao was a family member of the Han family with strong roots, an out-and-out uncle of the Han Dynasty, and he fled to this point, so he completely got rid of the situation of being held hostage and used by the princes, and he could sit back and relax from now on.

But seeing the scene in front of him, Liu Xie knew that he was taking it for granted, and he mistook the great Han emperor uncle in the hall, and he also thought too highly of himself. From the current situation, it is not difficult to see that the imperial uncle Liu Biao did not assist him, the imperial nephew, in the mind of the Han family, as if he regarded him as a disaster star and a hot potato, and applied color at the first sight of him, implicitly expressing the true attitude that Jingzhou does not welcome you.

Suddenly, Liu Xie's heart was desolate and sad, extremely lonely, and more hesitant and frightened. The days of being held hostage and used by others made him feel deeply humiliated and unbearable, and the tragic experience of fleeing to Chang'an made him die for the rest of his life, and he still has palpitations. But right now, even Liu Biao, the patriarch of the Han family, is unwilling to assist him in helping the Han family, and who among the remaining princes of the Six Roads can really support him to sweep away the traitors and clear the world? Are the seven of them also like Li Li, who are hypocritical and loyal, but in fact they are rebellious ministers and traitors who hide wolf ambitions?

Full of worry, Liu Xie forcibly suppressed his thoughts, tried his best to force himself to calm down, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and raised his hand calmly: "Uncle Huang is old, don't do this big gift, please take a seat." ”

While speaking, Liu Xie slowly got up, deliberately showing closeness in front of Liu Surface, but in fact, he didn't move, just left the dragon chair with his butt and bowed slightly. When Liu Biao bowed down to thank Gu Zi and sat down, the smile on Liu Xie's face became more natural, and he said with a pleasant face: "All the secretaries are flat, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you!" The six people in the hall thanked them in unison, and got up and sat back in their places, all of them looking not very good, and they seemed to be very uncomfortable. It's no wonder that in fact, except for Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the other four of the six of them are not used to bowing to others. The period when the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials were transferred from Luoyang to Wancheng. They resisted the bow on the grounds that they were not in full armor and could not bow fully. Only Cao Cao and Liu Bei stepped forward to bow to Liu Xie as soon as they saw Liu Xie, and the courtesy was thorough. As for why they did this, I'm afraid only they know why.

After the seven princes took their seats, Liu Biao took the lead in speaking a scene to show his loyalty. This is all clichéd officialdom rhetoric, after all, he is the uncle of the Han Dynasty and the lord of Jingzhou, no matter what he thinks in his heart, even if he has different hearts. But what needs to be said has to be said, it's just a routine.

After listening to Liu Biao's chatter, Yuan Shu continued: "Qi plays His Majesty." In recent years, Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, has acted perversely, causing the people of Yangzhou counties to be miserable, and the heavens are angry and resentful. Set an example! ”

didn't wait for Liu Xie to speak. Sun Ce interjected and echoed: "Liu Miao has been evil in Yangzhou for a long time, and he has long complained about it, and he is full of evil, and Weichen implores His Majesty to severely punish Liu Xuan." In addition, the Later General (Yuan Shu) made outstanding achievements in governing the state and county, which was enough to lead Yangzhou, and I implore His Majesty to entitle the General Hou as the pastor of Yangzhou! "Up to now, Sun Ce is still attached to Yuan Shu. At least nominally, in fact, it is the secession of Jiangdong. Stand on your own. It's just that Sun Ce has not yet unified Jiangdong, and is still entrenched in Yuzhang County, accumulating strength to wait for the times to change.

"Huh? This ??????" Liu Xie never expected that Yuan Shu and Sun Ce would throw such a tricky matter to themselves as soon as they opened their mouths, and suddenly he looked stunned, his thoughts were confused, and he was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't know what to do.

Seeing that Liu Xie was so embarrassed, Liu Biao couldn't bear it, and said loudly: "Don't be impatient, don't be in a hurry. Not long after His Majesty got out of trouble, his mind and body were exhausted, all of you are my ministers of the humerus of the Han Dynasty, and you should share your worries for Your Majesty, and you can handle the military and political affairs under your rule, so why should you alarm Your Majesty in everything. What's more, at the moment that the Xiliang army is pressing the border, and Nanyang County is in danger, our top priority is how to deal with the current situation, rather than discussing the disputes around your jurisdiction. Do you think so? ”

Cao Cao happily agreed: "What Liu Jingzhou said is very true, and we don't need to discuss the matters under our jurisdiction." If we can't even handle the disputes within our jurisdiction, we will be a little ridiculous and generous. As for the Xiliang army, there is no need to be nervous. According to the scout report, at present, the Xiliang army is stationed on the Nanyang border, perhaps because of Liu Jingzhou's tiger power, the Xiliang army does not dare to act rashly, at least at present, there is no intention of sending troops to attack Nanyang. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's tone paused, and he waved his hand at Liu Xie, who was on the upper rank, and his words changed sharply, and he said loudly: "In view of the current shape, the imperial capital Luoyang has become a ruin, and it is within the jurisdiction of Li Thief, I am afraid that we will not be able to recapture it in a hurry." Therefore, Weichen built a new imperial capital, reorganized the dynasty, and commanded the world! ”

"What Meng De said coincides with Weichen." Yuan Shao continued: "Luoyang is dilapidated, and it has fallen into the hands of Li thieves, so it should be another capital. How can my dignified Han Dynasty not have an imperial capital? At present, although Nanyang County is the emperor's hometown, it has suffered from wars, the city is dilapidated, and it is in disrepair, which is by no means the best choice for the imperial capital. I, Jizhou Yecheng、、、 uh, as for where the imperial capital is chosen, you still need to work together. It is a matter of the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, and it is a big matter, so it should be carefully considered. Originally, Yuan Shao was going to directly say his true intentions, but when the words came to his lips, he saw the six princes looking at him with different expressions, forcing him to pause in his voice, and looked around to talk about others.

Despite this, Yuan Shao's original intention of welcoming the car this time has been fully revealed, and its purpose is to bring the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials to Jizhou, in an attempt to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had already expressed his intentions, Cao Cao was not ambiguous, and immediately invited the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials to move to Yanzhou, and claimed that in time he could send troops to recapture Luoyang and rebuild the imperial capital Luoyang. Liu Bei, who followed closely, also vaguely said that Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains, and there is a risk of Surabaya, and he can also recover Luoyang and rejuvenate the Han dynasty in the future. In addition to the three of them, the remaining four princes: Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce and Lu Bu were silent, and Huo Ran stayed out of the matter, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

Just when Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were arguing with each other, the military generals of the princes and subordinates who were waiting outside the hall entered the hall without announcing after hearing the news, and entered the hall one after another, and they also entered with hundreds of officials from the court.

As soon as he walked into the lobby, he saw a tall and burly red-faced and long-haired general who was furious and shouted, "How can this be reasonable! Liu Jingsheng deceived my brother too much, did he think that the war knife in Guan's hand was not good? "Pinching the soft persimmon finally pinched out the trouble, someone came forward to fight for Liu Bei, and the blade pointed directly at Liu Biao Liu Jingsheng, who was sitting calmly.

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