Ma Jiajun is not the only one who feels lost in this turmoil.

In fact, this Guanzhong Rebellion not only means that the Bingzhou side will attack the Guanzhong forces represented by Li Dao and Guo Yan, who control the Chang'an Imperial Court, but also a major reshuffle of the Xiliang region that the Bingzhou army is about to take over.

Since it is a major reshuffle, it is natural to clean up a group of new profiteers at the same time.

Therefore, what kind of attitude to adopt towards the people of Bingzhou in this turmoil has become the first priority that many forces should consider now.

Because

Xiliang is the Xiliang of Xiliang people.

This slogan was left behind by Dong Zhuo when he finally chose to retreat from Luoyang.

Perhaps it was to boost morale and avoid leaving an image of "fleeing in a hurry" and thus shaking the morale of the army. Maybe this was originally one of Dong Zhuo's political goals, but he had always had the opportunity to control the world before, so naturally he didn't need this kind of divisive thing. Or maybe this is just an inadvertent idea of Dong Zhuo, but it has been affirmed by most Xiliang people.

As a half-outsider, Li Shushi has no way of knowing, but this kind of thinking will indeed affect the attitude of the Xiliang people towards the outsider of the Bingzhou Army in this large-scale turmoil.

However, after all, Xiliang is not only the Xiliang of Xiliang people, but also the Xiliang of the Han Empire.

As a result, there are also people from Hedong, Yingchuan, Bingzhou, and people from other regions. Maybe these people can't compete with the Xiliang people when they are brought out individually, but if their strength is screwed together. It's very impressive.

At least before Li Shushi entered Guanzhong, it was enough to give Xiliang people a dismount.

Chang'an City has been very lively recently.

A sudden rainstorm forced the originally menacing army to stop all movements, and even after the rainstorm ended, facing the surging river and the road that had been soaked by the rain, it was undoubtedly a nightmare for the cavalry.

Even if it weren't for the guidance of the villagers and the timely retreat, tens of thousands of people might have been swept away by the torrential rains.

It can be said that even if you have forcibly gone to the swamp and stepped on the mud pit, the time required for the original offensive plan will be extended to double or triple the original time, and it is difficult for anyone to imagine what the situation will develop at that time.

For example, in the current Chang'an City.

If there is one place that has been least affected by the heavy rain, it is definitely Chang'an City, the former capital of the Western Han Dynasty.

Not only because the streets here are far more solid than the land outside, but also because as the former capital of the Han Dynasty, it has an extremely advanced drainage system. With the location of Chang'an City, it is the highest platform nearby. Therefore, even if the wind and rain outside and the flood surge, most of the stagnant water in Chang'an City can still be quickly drained.

Although many facilities here could not be repaired in time due to the aging of Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and even suffered some damage due to many foreign invasions, with Dong Zhuo moving the Han family westward. These problems have been improved.

The current Chang'an City. Except for a few places where the walls collapsed in the wind and rain. Some of the buildings collapsed because they could not withstand the storm, and the remaining facilities and personnel did not suffer much damage.

Since there are no losses. Then the battle before the rainstorm will naturally continue.

And this has also become the main theme of Chang'an City in recent times.

The side of the Xiliang Army, dominated by Li Dao and Guo Yan, and the rebel forces led by Dong Cheng, Wei Xu and others, both sides went back and forth in Chang'an City, each showing its ability, and both tried to trap the opponent to death.

If it hadn't been for the sudden rainstorm, the rebels might have had a greater advantage—their surprise attack was apparently a surprise to Li and Guo.

Moreover, at that time, the troops of the Bingzhou Army had only just entered the Northland, and did not show any intention of continuing to penetrate into Guanzhong. So much so that under the planning of some courtiers, Li Dao and Guo Yan, who did not feel much external pressure, still focused their main attention on fighting with the other party for the control of Chang'an, and it was precisely because of this judgment that both sides thought that those sudden attackers were the new forces drawn by the other party.

With a new force, it obviously means that the already fragile balance in Chang'an City has been broken.

Therefore, on the one hand, Li Dao and Guo Yan, who misjudged the shape of shì, tried to pull back their own troops outside Chang'an City, and at the same time, they fought several times at the instigation of well-intentioned people, and each lost thousands of men and horses in the melee.

Although it did not reach the level of breaking the muscles and bones, it was enough for the generals of the two sides to fight the real fire.

It is said that smart people don't fall twice in the same pit, but if you join two guys who fall twice in the same pit, and these two people are familiar with each other, should these two people be stupid, stupid, or stupid?

Ahem, okay, to be able to calculate Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun probably shouldn't be stupid. However, in the face of the excellent situation of Li Dao and Guo Yan killing each other and fighting each other, those courtiers seemed to have once again made the mistake of optimism and left-leaning - this group of incompetent guys actually wanted to rely on the soldiers and horses of Dong Cheng, Wei Xu and others to solve the two great enemies of the imperial court of Li Dao and Guo Yan in one fell swoop.

Well, if it can really succeed, these courtiers who have an army in their hands and control the emperor may need to take a lot of effort even if Li Shushi wants to deal with it, after all, Liu Xie, the little emperor, still has the reputation of righteousness.

That is, the kind of magical storage that looks very useless, but feels very uncomfortable when it is put on the stall.

The idea is really beautiful, but just like Wang Yun's YY who broke through the sky, without the appetite of the big stomach king but intends to challenge the appetite and speed of the big stomach king, then the result can be imagined - even a certain flying fish with an amazing appetite has to divide so many things into eight meals to eat, otherwise it will definitely become a dead fish.

Well, just look at the fate of the dead courtiers.

Li Dao and Guo Yan are not stupid, their previous fight was just blinded by power, by the supreme power. paralyzed the nerves, and only then did he see the originally somewhat abnormal movements as a signal that his former comrades-in-arms were going to war.

Well, in fact, if it weren't for the courtiers' intention to take advantage of the situation to "protect" the emperor, so as to completely stand on the side of "justice", maybe Li Dao and Guo Yan, the two stupid geese, would not have reacted so quickly, after all, the two of them didn't know anything else, but they knew very well that the little emperor could be called a "talisman" for the two of them.

And when they sensed the malice from the courtiers, and their sentinels began to put the unusual information on their desks, they came to their senses and understood their mistakes. Coupled with Li Shushi's sudden pressure from the army. It's overwhelming. The two of them calmed down completely and felt a thick chill.

With a common opponent, Li Dao and Guo Yan are still good friends, and they are still good comrades-in-arms who once cooperated with tacit understanding and fought side by side.

Of course. And that timely rain that was a lifesaver for the two of them.

It is because of this rain. Not only did Dong Cheng, Wei Xu and others have to temporarily stop the pace of continuing to attack. He also asked Li Dao and Guo Yan to wait for their own reinforcements, and at the same time, blocked Dong Cheng's people who found that something was wrong and was ready to call for reinforcements for support.

It's a classic reversal.

What's even more classic is that because he didn't want Li Shushi to have a chance to get into the situation in Chang'an City, Dong Cheng vetoed Wei Xu and others' request for help from Bingzhou before the rainstorm. Let Bingzhou send a brigade of light cavalry to Jianyì in Chang'an.

Obviously, the previous Shun lì made the ambition in the heart of a certain guy who claimed to be a member of the Empress Dowager Dong's family swelled rapidly.

Therefore, although the wise man can promise not to fall into the same pit twice, this pit can pit thousands of people thousands of times - the power is charming, the desire is smoking, and the familiar story is always repeated at any time.

The only difference may be the size of the stage and the set.

All in all, five days after the heavy rain finally stopped, Dong Cheng's head was hung on the Qingming Gate directly east of Chang'an City.

"Dong Cheng is dead?"

"Yes, that guy originally planned to escape through the secret door, but how did he know that this qiē was under your control, but what happened? It's not that the head is hanging on the city gate and can't be taken off. The greedy guy deserves such retribution! ”

"Dead, it's really cheap. So where are Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng? ”

"Their words should have fled outside the city, but at the beginning, they took advantage of the chaos to annex Lord Niufu's soldiers and horses, and many Xiliang people dared to be angry with them, and now they are so wolf, I am afraid that there will be some accidents that we can't control. Adult ......"

"Humph! Don't think I don't know what you're doing in private. Still, it's better not to kill them all, because if they all get out in good shape, there will always be people who suspect us. This kind of thing will not have any bad effect on us, but it will be a pity if my plan ends up imperfect. ”

"Your Excellency, you are still so strict with yourself."

"Alright, go ahead, go and do everything that needs to be done. It's time for me to go. ”

"Don't worry, I won't discredit you!"

Seeing his men leave, he turned and drew the sword he was carrying. The sword body that shone with cold light reflected a pair of slender eyes, and the eyes flashed with a fierce light that was more dangerous than the cold light on the sword.

"The final finish must be done beautifully."

Weiyang Palace Xuanshu Palace.

In the Western Han Dynasty, it was once the core area of the Han Dynasty's rule, with a huge palace complex, and countless treasures in it. However, with years of war and the eastward shift of the Han ruling center, this place has long since lost its original glory. Even if Dong Zhuo had tried to restore it for a certain time, the turmoil in Chang'an City after Dong Zhuo's death and the continuous battles between Li and Guo Yan after Dong Zhuo's death made it impossible to see the original huge and splendid palaces here, and instead there were dilapidated places where it was difficult to even shelter from the wind and rain.

And it is still the residence of the emperor who is the nominal supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty.

What was once supreme is now in tatters, and this once-palace complex is clearly a microcosm of the empire's vicissitudes.

It's always been a deserted place.

After all, for Li Dao and Guo Yan, when they meet the emperor, they will definitely not follow the etiquette that they should abide by as courtiers. And the emperor would definitely not like the reckless men of the Xiliang Army, including these two people, who had an aggressive glint in their eyes.

They are different from Dong Zhuo, Liu Xie knows very well that in the eyes of those who have no political demands or are extremely simple and straightforward, he, the emperor, is just their plaything, or a very beautiful ornament to decorate their hegemony.

They didn't have Dong Zhuo's pursuit, the only thing they believed in was the weapons in their hands and the troops under their command.

So the two sides soon formed a tacit understanding - the emperor would never take the initiative to summon those "courtiers" who made him uneasy, and Li Daoguo Yan would not take the initiative to go if he wanted to ask the emperor for anything, but only sent a subordinate with a certain status to convey his orders to the emperor, anyway, the little emperor who existed as a puppet had no room for resistance at all.

It's like when Dong Zhuo was in charge – at least in their eyes.

As for the other so-called "important ministers of the imperial court", they are either shrewd and hugging the thighs of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, or they are secretly planning some conspiracy - those who are not clever enough to hide themselves have already been sent underground to serve the emperors of the Han Dynasty in the rounds of purge of the Xiliang Army. Instead of living in the chaotic city of Chang'an. Nervous.

As a result, even the court meeting, which could have served as a façade, was unknowingly canceled.

The Imperial Palace, well, this complex of buildings that still has the ability to fight against the wind and rain can probably afford to be called that. It has become such a deserted and barren land in the midst of constant chaos.

Liu Xie saw this qiē in his eyes. Keep it in mind. He clenched his still small fist vigorously, then let go of it helplessly as he had done countless times before, and then sat quietly back in his seat. As if nothing had happened.

It's just that when he was about to pick up the book at hand, arm himself with knowledge, and at the same time paralyze himself, a gentle, seemingly nothing, but now such a clear footstep in this empty and silent space interrupted his movements.

"Weichen, see Your Majesty."

"Is that you? What are you going to do, are you going to kill me, the culprit, after General Dong's death, just like my innocent brother and nominal mother! ”

"It seems that His Majesty doesn't like Weichen very much, or rather, His Majesty should hate Weichen to the core, I don't know if what Weichen said is or not."

"You're very self-aware."

"But looking at His Majesty's expression, it seems that there is something else to ask Wei Chen in his heart, although Wei Chen is shallow and cannot be compared with the ministers in the court, but he is still willing to solve his doubts for His Majesty."

"Then I'll ask you, was it you, or Dong Zhuo, who killed my brother and mother in the first place."

"Huh." Seeing the strange visitor who suddenly broke in with a worried and regretful expression when the emperor in front of him mentioned Dong Zhuo, no, in fact, you can know the identity of the person who came from what Liu Xie said - the strategist who suddenly appeared at the moment of crisis for the Xiliang Army and successfully integrated the Xiliang Army to counterattack Chang'an, but after the Xiliang Army regained power in Chang'an. Li Ru suddenly laughed softly.

Looking at Liu Xie's puzzled and dissatisfied eyes, Li Ru restrained his smile, but did not explain his behavior to the emperor, but answered the emperor's question:

"Although Eun Xiang has passed away many times, Wechen does not need to blame what he has done on the dead. Yes, everything His Majesty said was from Wei Chen's plan, so it was helpless to attract His Majesty's resentment. But, ask yourself, do you think you really have a reason to hate Xiang Xiang for contributing this strategy? ”

"What do you mean!"

"His Majesty's biological mother was the first emperor's favored Wang Meiren, but because His Majesty was favored by the first emperor, she was killed by Queen He. It was the first emperor's biological mother, Empress Dowager Dong, who raised His Majesty Xià to grow up, but because she was disgusted with the actions of Empress He and the general He Jin, the brother and sister, she was brutally killed by the first emperor when her bones were still cold. What qualifications does such a vicious woman who has a hatred with you be the mother of Her Majesty, who was killed by Weichen, although she failed to let Her Majesty take revenge with your own hands, but she should also be able to fulfill Her Majesty's filial piety. ”

"What about brother, brother didn't do anything wrong."

After pondering for a while, Liu Xie finally didn't say anything to refute it, just like Li Ru said, maybe from the patriarchal point of view, Queen He is indeed more qualified to be Liu Xie's "mother" than Wang Meiren, but the feelings in the blood, the kindness of raising him, and the resentment against him and his brother He Jin for messing up the Han Dynasty, the hatred of the country and the family made him only happy about Queen He's death, and now he is only piggybacking on it, and at most there is a little bit of sadness about the death of the rabbit and the fox.

But Liu Wei is different.

Although Liu Wei is the son of that woman, Liu Wei did not inherit the cruelty of that woman at all, but acted as if he was related to his father Liu Hong, protecting him with his not generous chest, even if this protection seemed so clumsy.

That's a good brother.

It was a pure brotherhood that had not yet been stained with variegation.

Because it is so rare, it is even more deeply engraved in the bottom of my heart and unforgettable.

"His Royal Highness the Young Emperor has indeed not committed any mistakes, but his existence itself is a mistake, at least for His Majesty."

"That's why brother, he has to die!"

Liu Xie is not stupid, he knows very well what Li Ru wants to express, but his brother has already left him, leaving him at the most innocent age, leaving only the purest memories.

The power of the dead is powerful, not to mention that most of the things that Liu Wei left to Liu Xie are beautiful things, which are even more precious in this dirty and dirty family and modern times, so in every midnight dream, this beauty is solidified and even beautified, so that Liu Xie is unwilling to think more about those ideas that stain this beautiful feeling.

"This feeling is indeed precious to His Majesty, but His Majesty is His Majesty after all, so if His Majesty still wants to continue to be His Majesty and not the result of being like the Young Emperor, such feelings ...... It's better to keep it in your heart. ”

"Enough! Li Wenyou, you came here to find me just to talk about these things! If you have other things to do, then it's better to do it for a long time, you don't have to be so pretentious, I am the Son of Heaven, and I don't need your sympathy! ”

"It's naturally easy for Majesty to seek death, but Majesty is really worthy of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty?"

"Aren't you going to kill me? You must know that I am uniting Dong Cheng and Wei Xu to kill Li Dao and Guo Yan, the two thieves who are causing trouble in the imperial court, if you don't kill me, I will continue to find a way to kill these two thieves! ”

"How are Li Zhiran and Guo A? Speaking of which, I also feel that what these two have done in the recent period is really not a son of man, and if His Majesty has the ability to go out of these two, I must also welcome them. It's just that after Dong Cheng's incident, does His Majesty feel that he still has the possibility of success? ”

"Since you don't want to kill me, what are you doing here?"

"Young people, don't be so impulsive, you should have taught your majesty in this regard."

"Hmph, you don't have to be coy here, just say anything directly."

"It's best if you think so. So Weichen wants to ask His Majesty, I wonder if His Majesty has heard the allusion that 'Shen Sheng died inside, and his middle ear was at peace outside'? ”

The smile on Li Ru's face at this time was profound and unfathomable. (To be continued......)