I don't know when it began, but the Imperial Palace, which had been quiet at night, became noisy again.

Inside is brightly lit, and you can constantly see the crowd shuttling back and forth, but from the perspective of clothing, it is not an ordinary servant, because most of the people who come and go are people wearing armor, and naturally there is no shortage of weapons on their waists, which looks no different from the regular army.

Well, if you look closely, you can see that these people are the forbidden army in the palace.

It's just that unlike the guards of the Forbidden Army who were probably still fighting near the city walls, they were soldiers who belonged directly to Liu Xie.

Or to put it another way, these are a group of soldiers with a strong state military imprint.

Because the main general who commands this army is Zhao Yun's brother Zhao Nan, and the backbone of this army is also composed of veterans of the Bingzhou Army.

Of course, everyone's psychology is very clear, this is just the surface, in fact, this army that has not experienced many iron and blood tests is afraid that even those bandits who have a thin reputation in the rivers and lakes may not be able to fight, let alone more brutal battles.

"Zhao Nan, Zhao Nan, let's see if I look like a general after I put on this, how about Li Zhoumu?"

But this army still makes Liu Xie feel relieved and happy, especially looking at it, and at the same time participating in the whole process of this army growing from scratch day by day, from the initial looseness to the appearance of a little strong soldier now, Liu Xie can be said to be the first time since he was born to the present that he really feels that he is protecting the country he leads in name with both hands. I did my best.

In fact, how could Liu Xie not know the shortcomings of the army in front of him?

Although she has basically grown up in the deep palace since she was a child, Liu Xie is not an uninformed resentful woman in the deep palace.

Here I can't fail to mention the man who has a huge and far-reaching impact on Liu Xie's three views - Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying.

If it is said that when Liu Xie was very young, even if he saw those soldiers of the Northern and Southern Army in Luoyang City, he couldn't leave a clear understanding, then when Liu Xie was under the "protection" of Dong Zhuo, he really saw what the real strong army in the world was.

Of course, he does not have the ability to command those armies that directly belong to Dong Zhuo and will only worship Dong Zhuo alone, but following Dong Zhuo's side, Liu Xie has experienced the momentum of the real tiger and wolf army, and has also learned some skills in training the army under Dong Zhuo's care, even if it is still not comparable to a "professional" like Zhao Nan, in the eyes of the veterans, he is even more immature like a fledgling.

But. When these past insights are applied to this new army. The original immaturity no longer seemed as conspicuous as before, and under Zhao Nan's suggestion, and even under Cao Cao's guidance, Liu Xie's progress speed was still gratifying.

Coupled with the super powerful aura of imperial power. It can be said that if this army can go through enough tempering. It is definitely a strong army that has the ability to become a big man. Even if it's a drop in the bucket for the empire as a whole, it's a good start.

It's like the Shanglin Rider who was a little frustrated by Emperor Wu who was trained in his palace, and who could compare his future achievements at that time!

Liu Xie's expectations for this army. Perhaps even stronger than that Liu Wild Boar, because although the Han Dynasty at the time of Liu Wild Boar faced the invasion of foreign enemies, no matter how turbulent the interior was, it was far more stable than it is now after the pacification of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.

Of course, perhaps it is precisely for this reason that compared to Liu Yeboar at the beginning, even if he has the ability of a genius, he can only stay in the deep palace honestly, constantly anxiously waiting for the unknown result from the distant distance, unlike now, he can put on his armor like Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu, and re-embark on the road that reborn the shaky empire.

"His Majesty is much more handsome than Lord Zhou Mu, only the height is probably difficult to compare, after all, Lord Zhou Mu is said to be more than eight feet tall is really not something that ordinary people can achieve."

Looking at Liu Xie, who was full of vitality, Zhao Nan was also quite emotional in his heart, he would never have dreamed that Li Shushi would hand over such a difficult task to himself, and it was also a great opportunity to hand over to himself, thinking about the encouraging eyes of his brother Zhao Yun, who he admired, and the envious and jealous eyes of his playmate and friend (friend) Zhao Xin, who had played since childhood, Zhao Nan was also a little stupid.

"Then let's get ready to go, and strive to catch the enemy by surprise, so that they can see the demeanor of the great man and the emperor!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, but Weichen thinks that before that, it is better to say hello to Cao Sikong's side first."

"That's true, you can send someone to inform Xun Lingjun and the Cao family's son, and ask the Cao family's son if he is interested in fighting side by side with me to jointly kill those scheming villains. By the way, this is also his first time on the battlefield. ”

The latter sentence naturally didn't need Zhao Nan to answer, he took the initiative to step back and arrange a hermonal to convey Liu Xie's order.

After that seemingly pleasant conversation, the relationship between Liu Xie and Cao Cao became somewhat strange.

Although it cannot be said that Cao Cao's rule has become a two-headed government at this time, even if Liu Xie, the nominal emperor, is theoretically the emperor of all people in the world, then Cao Cao, as a Han minister, should be his courtier and obey his orders, but in fact, you don't need to think about it to know that this situation is obviously impossible to happen. However, if Cao Cao is exactly the same as Dong Zhuo and Li Guo before, he set up Liu Xie, the emperor, but it seems that he has wronged Cao Cao. After this period of running-in between the two sides, it can basically be concluded that Liu Xie has a high right to participate in all the work under Cao Cao's rule, as long as he is willing. It's just that except for certain things, Liu Xie will not have it, and it seems that he does not intend to have any decision-making power in the short term.

It looks like a minor monarch, and Cao Cao is the loyal minister, and now because the monarch is too young or inexperienced, most of the things are done by the minister. And the main task of the monarch is to learn - plus cooperate with the monarch to govern the country well, and when the monarch is able enough, or the powerful minister dies, then he can succeed him......

Okay, Zhuge Kongming children's shoes, let's blame you, it turns out that you are really great, so great, of course, Liu Chan's children's shoes, you really deserve to be called a generation of wonders with a super high IQ by the masses who like to overturn the case, and this forbearance is definitely no less than the dead ant who is constantly struggling beside Li Shushi. It's a pity that the ability gap between the two is still too big, and what Zhuge Liang left Liu Chan is actually not a good stall. So, after tossing for a few years, Liu Chan simply gave up his efforts and directly became a surrender party.

Anyway. Liu Xie should not be Liu Chan, at least in addition to the potential of force, he is much stronger than Liu Chan, the guy who can't do well with meat shields, and Cao Cao's expectations for Liu Xie seem to be not small, and the two sides are in the honeymoon period at this time.

And compared to the history of another plane. When Cao Cao of this plane ushered in Liu Xieshi. Not only is the site smaller. And his subordinates are also weaker, although they have not experienced the civil strife in Yanzhou, but they have met a plug-in Sun Ce and Yuan Shu who is standing behind Sun Ce. was able to barely maintain it or relied on the support of Yuan Shao and Li Shushi, as well as Yuan Shu's goal to turn to the south, intending to slow down for a while and continue to strength before turning his head to gnaw on this hard bone gap.

Without the confidence of Cao Cao in the history of another plane and the extremely solid team that has been integrated through many tribulations, the most important thing is the development time of those two years, it can be said that Cao Cao at this time has extremely limited chips in his hands to play with the emperor.

It is precisely because of this background that Liu Xie has the space to study, and at the same time, he also has a relatively close relationship with Cao Ang, the second generation of Cao, so that he indirectly has a deeper influence on Cao Cao.

Of course, this situation is naturally inseparable from the fanning of a little butterfly with a bad taste.

It's just that a certain little butterfly must not have predicted what kind of impact his fanning will have on this era.

The palace door slowly opened.

A brightly armored soldier came out with a weapon flashing with cold light, and before they finished lining up in front of the palace gate, a force had already appeared in front of them, this army looked far less clearly armored than Liu Xie's forbidden army, nor as neatly lined up as Liu Xie's forbidden army, but this army also had something that Liu Xie's forbidden army did not have - that is, the killing aura that made Zhao Nan, who was walking in front, couldn't help frowning.

Although it can't be compared to them, the veterans of the state army, it is enough to make those recruits around them feel uncomfortable.

And what made Zhao Nan frown even more was that in addition to such a group of about 800 veterans, there were also about 100 scribes wearing scarves and wearing cranes behind the veterans.

Now the strength of the forbidden army is about 2,000 on the side, while the other side is less than 1,000 people, so in terms of numbers, the forbidden army naturally has the advantage.

But even people like Liu Xie, who have never been on the battlefield, know that war is never a simple numbers game.

Let's not talk about what kind of combat effectiveness the veterans on the other side have reached, just talking about the troops composed of those civilian officials is enough to make Zhao Nan feel extremely tricky-the ability of civilian troops to change the shape of the battlefield should never be underestimated.

Not to mention Li Shushi's corpse qi that made all the enemies ache, just talking about the battle that happened on the walls of the imperial city before, it can be a good example, as long as it is used properly, it does not require any advanced spells, and a few small strategies can make the battlefield shape reversed.

Of course, if you want to achieve this kind of process, you naturally need a certain amount of mind to do it, otherwise, with the "weak" body of a civil official, the result of brute force will not only not play its due role, but it will not even be as useful as an ordinary soldier.

But Zhao Nan knew that these civil officials in front of him would not suffer such treatment, because he had already noticed the figure who was protected by the soldiers very carefully, the figure that he could often see when he was on duty beside Liu Xie-Yanzhou Don't Drive Chen Palace.

The relationship between Liu Xie and Chen Gong is still quite good, which Zhao Nan knows very well.

Ever since Liu Xie came to Puyang, Chen Gong often went to Liu Xie's side when he had nothing to do. When reporting work, he not only carefully and carefully, but also patiently explained Liu Xie's doubts, even if there is no work to report, he will chat with Liu Xie about major events, or explain various classics for Liu Xie. The same is true of respect, respect, and seriousness.

This kind of expression can no longer be called a faulty Cheng dù, and that conscientious attitude is really admirable.

Not to mention that although Chen Gong was gradually replaced by Xun Yu in terms of power, no one denied his ability, the only thing that put him in this embarrassing situation is only because he is too close to those powerful people in Yanzhou, and Cao Cao has many policies to suppress the powerful family in Yanzhou for various reasons, which makes the relationship between Chen Gong and Cao Cao appear a lot of cracks because of interest issues, and he gradually faded out of Cao Cao's core decision-making group, but Chen Gong is still an opponent that everyone cannot underestimate.

Now such a person appeared at the gate of the palace, and he was accompanied by murderous troops. What was he going to do?

The expression on Zhao Nan's face suddenly became very ugly. Because he thought of a very terrible fact - why Chen Gong was excluded from Cao Cao's inner circle of power, isn't it precisely because Chen Gong has now faintly become the spokesperson of the Yanzhou family.

Now those heroes in Yanzhou who are dissatisfied with Cao Cao's rule are setting off a rebellion in Puyang City, although it is Zhang Miao, a famous man in the world, who was elected to lead the rebellion, but as Zhao Nan, who has been in Puyang for a while. I would never underestimate the role that Chen Gong might play in this matter. This is especially true when he is now in front of everyone in such a posture.

Chen ......: "It's a pity that Zhao Nan was going to say something." A childish-looking hand stopped the words he had just burst out of his mouth.

There doesn't seem anything special about this hand, although it is said to be well-maintained, it must have come from a wealthy family. But from the calluses all over the inside of the palm, it can be seen that this child who was born in a wealthy family also suffered a lot.

"Chen Gongtai, are you finally going to tell me about your decision?"

Liu Xie stepped out of the crowd, completely ignoring the pair of murderous eyes and unsheathed blades on the opposite side. Although they looked quite scary, what kind of person was Liu Xie, he had seen probably the most cruel hell in the world - a heavy chariot crushed a row of officials alive, and the surrounding area was also full of dark brown pools and corpses left behind after the killing, as well as the dead heads, and he had even seen what should be the most powerful army of the Han at that time - just standing in front of that army, The tall man beside him who acted a lot and cruelly just let the troops release their momentum as if they were on the battlefield, if it weren't for the fact that the man had expected to support Liu Xie's young body in time, Liu Xie didn't know if he would be scared to death, but at least it was certain that he would be able to make a big appearance in front of that group of arrogant soldiers and even become a lingering nightmare.

In comparison, it's just such a scene, if you want to scare him, the most noble man in theory, dream!

His Majesty is really bold, Chen Gong admires. Before, His Majesty said to Chen Gong, I hope Chen Gong can assist you, but you should also know very well that Chen Gong has a gap with Meng Degong, and now that the rebellion has started again, just ask how Meng Degong is so big-bellied, how can he tolerate an unstable person like Chen Gong. What's more, in the Yanzhou Rebellion, Chen Gong did participate in it, so he also asked His Majesty to take back his fate. ”

"And what if I forgive your sins myself?"

"There are thousands of talents in the world, why should Your Majesty focus on Chen Gong alone. Although Chen Gong and Meng Degong parted ways because of conflicts of interest, they also knew that among the people who could stabilize the world, Meng Degong should inevitably be one of them. Then please think twice, don't lose an important minister who can assist your majesty to re-stabilize the Han family for the sake of just one person in the Chen Palace. ”

"But I also know that if there is no Chen Gongtai in this world, wouldn't Cao Mengde be too lonely. And Cao Mengde is also a human being, and it is inevitable that he will make mistakes, in order to make fewer mistakes in the future, in order to let him complete the agreement with me, and in order to let me and him always be a pair of respectful monarchs and ministers...... Chen Gongtai! I also need you, I need you to be my right-hand man! ”

"It's really a willful request, but it can't be worse than the current situation anyway. Since you are destined to be unable to continue to be a subordinate of Meng Degong, then you can become a courtier of Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will not regret the decision you made today in the future. Of course, Chen Gong will definitely not give His Majesty a chance, so that His Majesty will regret it because of Chen Gong's lack of ability. ”

When Chen Gong made this decision, the outcome of this rebellion could be said to be completely out of suspense.

The rebels who attacked the imperial city did not expect Chen Gong to suddenly counterattack. Caught off guard, he naturally suffered heavy losses, and then Cao Ang, who was led by the troops, copied the back road, and under the attack of the two phases, coupled with Liu Xie's identity as the emperor, he confirmed the identity of those rebels, and immediately made the rebels who were not completely united in the first place completely fall apart and became a group of remnants of the defeated army.

Although in fact, even if there is no variable of Chen Gong, this deliberately triggered rebellion will still not have the slightest chance of success, but the losses caused will inevitably be even greater, and more importantly, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao brothers. and the rebellion set off by the sons and daughters of other Yanzhou families. It is bound to give a very bad signal to the outside world, and Yan zhòng will hit Cao Cao's prestige.

Not to mention anything else, it will definitely make the newly annexed land like Yuzhou and the land like Xuzhou that has not yet been fully annexed become variable.

Although Chen Gong's rebellion could not completely reverse such a situation, it had Chen Gong's "appearance". Coupled with Liu Xie's public support for Cao Cao as the emperor. However, it is also possible to minimize the loss.

So. In the face of Liu Xie's request, although Xun Yu hesitated, he finally wiped Chen Gong off the blacklist.

And when Xun Yu came back to his senses. Liu Xie had already taken Cao Ang, under the protection of Zhao Nan, to lead the troops to rush and kill the scattered rebel deserters, and he was about to disappear under the canopy of the sky that had revealed a little bit of light.

The rebellion, which was supposed to have a heavy impact on Cao Cao's army, seemed to come to an end like your farce.

As the leaders of the rebels from all walks of life, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao brothers chose to die on the battlefield as the final destination of their lives, obviously the two famous men in the world would never be willing to appear in front of Cao Cao as prisoners, and they didn't want to be a famous soldier to come to Tingwei to accept some difficulties from the famous sword and pen officials who were promoted to the ranks.

And when Zhang Miao was completely lifeless when he was shot through the heart by Zhao Nan, Zhao Pet, who had been desperately trying to reconcile with him, also gave up resistance as if he suddenly had no soul, and allowed several weapons to be added to his body at the same time. This subordinate general promoted by Zhang Miao after serving as Chen Liutaishou can be said to be like Wang Bizhi to Cao Cao, even if Zhang Miao has lost power, he still does not abandon his loyalty, and now when he has lost the object of his loyalty, his soul has also passed away with his lord.

Of course, although there are many loyal and righteous people in this world, there are more people who are timid and sacrifice their lives.

It's just that if it weren't for the fact that all of these people's actions were a great crime of losing their heads and even connecting the family, perhaps they would have thrown away their weapons at this moment and were ready to surrender as soon as possible to seek leniency, instead of resisting and still looking for a chance to escape.

There will always be lucky people, such as Wang Kai who was engaged in Yanzhou in the past, and Xu Xi and Mao Hui, the generals who fled in the same direction as Wang Kai.

As the head snake of Yanzhou itself, even if Cao Cao moved the governance of Yanzhou from Changyi in the south to Puyang, which he could control more, Wang Kai still had a way to insert his henchmen into the city defense army, after all, as an outsider, Cao Cao could not completely cut off the connection with the local forces, although the city defense is an important place, but when it comes to the requirements for the purity of the team, it is very limited.

At least until the rebellion was launched, the problems of this system were not really taken seriously.

Because of this, although he was very wolf, Wang Kai still relied on these relationships to escape from the West Gate with Xu Xi and Mao Hui.

They are ready to go south to Liu Biao, as long as they can enter the realm of Chen Liu, they no longer need to worry about Cao Cao's pursuit - those families of Chen Liu originally had many people dissatisfied with Cao Cao, and Yuzhou in the south is a new annex, which is in a power vacuum, as long as they don't die casually, it is not difficult to hide.

But the lucky ones will only be a few after all, and for the majority of those involved in the rebellion, they are not using their own heads as martyrs for the new era, and even if they are lucky enough to throw down their weapons and choose to surrender, they will be subject to harsh sanctions.

After all, what was originally just an ordinary rebellion turned into a war against the imperial power because of Liu Xie's involvement, and the loser in this war naturally could not be forgiven by the victor at all.

Besides, even those ministers who have always been at both ends of the ladder will inevitably become sacrifices to the new king's accession to the throne, and how can these fellows who have already classified themselves as hostile forces be forgiven?

Cao Cao, who always felt that he was suffering from financial problems, seemed to be able to breathe a long sigh of relief.

Fighting local tyrants and dividing the land is really a shortcut to making a fortune.

This may be Cao Cao's biggest feeling after receiving the news from Puyang. (To be continued......)