Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 815
The night is shrouded, and the bright Milky Way is inlaid on the night sky, revealing a vast atmosphere.They just sit there quietly, watching the rise and fall of human history.

Liu Chan put his hands behind his waist, looked up at the sky with deep eyes, wondering what he was thinking about.

Suddenly, the outer robe was draped on Liu Chan's shoulders, and then a burst of fragrance hit, a pair of jade hands wrapped around Liu Chan's waist, and the beauty leaned on his back.

"It's late at night, why is Your Majesty still not asleep?" Xiahou Hui said softly, "Could it be that there are affairs in the country that bother His Majesty?"

Liu Chan came back to his senses, clasped the jade hands around his waist with both hands, smiled and said: "The state has Jiang Wan, Ma Liang, Dong Yun and other ministers, so why should I worry?"

"Then why is Your Majesty worried?" Xia Houhui asked.

Liu Chan hesitated for a while, and said: "Sima Yi's coup, Cao Shuang was captured without a fight, and Cao Wei was in chaos. I have ordered soldiers to assemble and send troops to the Central Plains. If Luoyang can be captured in this battle, the great Han will rule the world just around the corner!"

The current situation has developed to the present, and it is very close to the dominance of the Han Dynasty.Under Liu Chan's operation, the state of Wu has split into two states, Yue and Wu. Only when the north is pacified, the two states of Yue and Wu should return in hope.

The biggest problem is Cao Wei, whose internal turmoil has also occurred.If the big man can seize this opportunity, unification of the world is not out of reach.Once the big man can attack Luoyang this time, even if Sima Yi takes over Cao Wei, he will not have much room for error.

The clever Xia Houhui understood Liu Chan's meaning and asked: "Accordingly, your majesty should be happy about it, but now you are sad. Could it be that you are worried about attacking Luoyang?"

After a pause, Xia Houhui continued: "Now that Cao Shuang is defeated, my brother is promoted by him, and I may be implicated by him. Could it be that your majesty hopes that my brother will leave the city and surrender to the great man because of Cao Shuang's incident."

Liu Chan had to marvel at Xia Houhui, who could guess his mind so clearly and understand the current political situation so well, it's a pity that she is a daughter.

Liu Chan didn't have much confidence in whether he could capture Luoyang. After all, Luoyang, as an important military town, was heavily guarded.With only [-] troops and [-] soldiers and horses who came later, the big Han wanted to capture Luoyang, which was not easy.That's why Liu Chan sent troops this time mainly to steal chickens, to see if he could take advantage of the opportunity, or to see if he could persuade Xiahouxuan and Xiahouba to surrender to the city.

"Ma'am is right, I also think so." Liu Chan admitted.

Xia Houhui shook his head and said: "Excuse me, my concubine said clearly, if your majesty puts his hope on my elder brother offering the city and returning to seek Luoyang, I am afraid it will fail. Although my brother is not a hero, he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He will definitely not return to the big Han, and even surrender his military power and return to Yecheng; or lead a large army to resist our army until the reinforcements arrive."

Liu Chan remained silent. He knew a thing or two about Xia Houxuan's character through Huan Guang, Du Shu and other returnees from the Han and Wei dynasties.

When Zhao Yan buried his son, only half of the people greeted Sima Shi when he arrived, but when Xia Houxuan arrived, everyone stood up to greet him.It can be seen that Xia Houxuan's reputation among the scholars of Cao Wei is extremely high, which is beyond comparison with ordinary people.

Xia Houhui eased Liu Chan's frowning brows with his hands, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible to persuade my brother to surrender."

Hearing this, Liu Chan stared at Xia Houhui's eyes, and asked earnestly, "Madam, what can you teach me?"

Xia Houhui stood on tiptoe, held Liu Chan's face, and said with a smile: "I have no good plan, but if I can accompany Your Majesty, there is still hope for my brother to return to the great man."

Liu Chan held the beautiful woman's catkin, hesitated a little, and said, "In that case, Mrs. Lao will join the army."

"promise!"

Liu Chan hugged Xia Houhui's swaying waist, with a smile on his face, but his mind was restless.If Xiahou Xuanzhen surrendered to the big man, what would be the pros and cons for the big man?
There may be both pros and cons, but one thing Liu Chan can guarantee is that if Xiahou Xuanzhen returns to the Han, perhaps the process of Han's unification of the north will be accelerated.

The world has been in chaos for too long, and it would be better to unify it sooner.If it really brings disadvantages, it is necessary to wait until the world is unified to deal with it.

……

Under the same stars, in Luoyang city.

Xiahouba, who received the news of the Yecheng incident, rushed to Xiahouxuan's mansion overnight.Xiahouxuan, who was awakened, put on his robe and met Xiahouba.

Under the candlelight, Xia Houxuan asked: "It's late at night, I don't know what is the important thing for Tang Shu to visit?"

Xia Houba's face was serious, and he said straight to the point: "At the beginning of Taizhou, a certain man received a letter from my son-in-law Yang Hu, who said that Sima Yi said he was ill and would not go to court, and that when Cao Shuang went out to Gaoping Mausoleum to worship the late emperor, he launched a mutiny. In the hands of Sima Yi, Ding Mi, Deng Yang, Li Sheng and others were all imprisoned and punished for treason."

"According to Yang Hu's investigation of the secret matter, Sima Yi's edict to dismiss us is on the way and will arrive in Luoyang soon. We will all be deprived of military power and return to the imperial court to stand by. Guo Huai will be General Zhengxi. Guo Huai and I There is a gap, and Taichu has a close relationship with Cao Shuang, Deng Yang and others, if we enter the court, our lives may not be guaranteed!" Xia Houba said worriedly.

Xiahouba's son-in-law is Yang Hu from the Taishan Yang family, and the aunt and son-in-law have a close relationship.The reason why Yang Hu was able to inquire about secrets is also very simple. Yang Hu's sister Yang Huiyu is the wife of Master Sima.His mother is Cai, the daughter of Cai Yong, a famous Confucian in the Han Dynasty, and the younger sister of Cai Wenji.

Although Yang Hu is an in-law of the Sima family, he is also an in-law of the Xiahou family, so he does not want to be involved in the struggle between Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, and stay out of it.This time, for Xiahouba's life, he quickly sent someone to send a letter to Xiahouba.

Hearing this, Xia Houxuan's heart tightened, his brows furrowed, his face was extremely serious, and he was not mentally prepared for the sudden incident in Ye City, it all happened too fast.

After a long time, Xia Houxuan asked suspiciously: "I don't know what Tang Shu wants to do now?"

Xiahouba is one generation higher than Xiahouxuan, and he is cousin to Xiahouxuan's father Xiahoushang.

Xia Houba hesitated for a while, and said: "I want to vote for the Han, I wonder if Tai Chu would like to go with me? Considering Lingmei's status in the Han Dynasty, and the old Empress Zhang also has Xiahou's blood, I will be killed if I vote for the Han." Worry, even the king can still occupy a high position."

Xiahouba persuaded Xiahouxuan to enter the Han Dynasty, and he also had his own selfish intentions. Although he belonged to the Xiahou family, he was not close relatives with Xiahouhui and Queen Dazhang, but only distant relatives.And Xia Houxuan is Xia Houhui's elder brother, he must be reused, and he can also receive other favors.

Xia Houxuan lowered his head and sighed, and said, "Tang uncle, go to Han! Xuan stays in Luoyang and waits for the central government's edict."

Seeing that Xia Houxuan didn't want to go with him, Xia Houba said anxiously: "Taichu, why can't you see the current situation clearly? The military and government in the current court are all controlled by the Sima family. If you return to the court, you will go to Ding Mi and Deng Yang When people end up, even if they can save their lives, they will be imprisoned."

Xia Houxuan looked at Xia Houba, and said in a deep voice: "How can I not know what Tang Shu said. It is beyond Xuan's ability to return to the enemy's country just for the sake of life. Therefore, although Xuan died, he did not regret it. Tang Shu If you want to enter the big man, please go quickly, don't be discovered by Guo Huai."

Listening to Xiahou Xuanyi's righteous words, Xia Houba showed shame on his face, stopped persuading, cupped his hands, turned and left the mansion.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Xia Houba led his cronies out of Luoyang City and headed west.The next day, Xia Houba, who had surrendered to the Han, met Huo Yi, who was leading the former army, in Tongguan, and formally surrendered to the Han.

(End of this chapter)