Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 246
Liu Yan, a descendant of Liu Yu, King Lu Gong of the Western Han Dynasty.

Because of his clan's status, his journey to the sky has been smooth and smooth.

He was awarded "Zhonglang" when he was very young, and Yanxi was elected as a virtuous founder in three years, and was requisitioned by the Situ Mansion.

It can be said that the status is precious...

But even he, one of the nine ministers, was scolded bloody by the emperor this time.

He hardly knew... how he got out of the Hall of Long Lives, he just felt a pain in his head... It seemed that his forehead was infinitely dizzy from the shock of kowtowing his head like pounding garlic.

He had already forgotten how he walked back home. All he could remember was his son Liu Zhang waiting for him in front of the door and helping him back.

But the question asked by his son Liu Zhang, "Has Your Majesty agreed?"... Liu Yan couldn't recall it for a long time.

"Father...Father...are you talking? Abandon the history and establish a shepherd...Has His Majesty agreed? Daddy can ask His Majesty...to go to Yizhou and become a Yizhou shepherd?"

Liu Zhang asked expectantly...

Their father and son have already investigated, and there are indeed rumors - Yizhou will have an emperor!

In addition, the current situation of the big man... choosing to go to Yizhou, avoid the chaos of the Central Plains, and close the door to be a local emperor is simply the best solution.

only…

"My son... my son..." Even if he only uttered two words, Liu Yan was trembling, his whole body was trembling, trembling so much...

This weird expression... Liu Zhang naturally sensed something was wrong.

"Father... Could it be that His Majesty didn't agree? That's not right. Didn't Father say last time... Your Majesty is very interested in this abolished Shi Limu?"

"Alas..." A long sigh... Liu Yan looked more sad than heartbroken, "It has changed... I don't know why, it's just a few days, everything has changed... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he... oh..."

Another long sigh...

Now, Liu Zhang understood his father's helplessness.

His eyeballs twitched in his sockets: "This is wrong... No, no... During this period of time, His Majesty only went to Yulin Temple once, and he took all the officials with him... It seems that His Majesty was still there. He developed a strong interest in raising pigs, which made the master of Yulin Temple start planning to raise pigs after the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan! Are they talking about... abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry?"

Although Liu Zhang is not very smart...

But as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, his eyes and ears are still very sensitive, so he can find out... what His Majesty has done in Yulin Temple.

only…

Whether it's Liu Yan or Liu Zhang, how could they know... What did His Majesty and Liu Yu talk about when they met alone?
"It can only be this Liu Yu..." Liu Yan suddenly realized... "Your Majesty has only seen him during this time, and he is the only one who can make His Majesty change his mind... It turns out... It turns out that he was defeated this time."

While speaking... Liu Yan clenched his hands into fists, looking extremely painful.

As if...he blamed Liu Yu for all his grievances.

"This Liu Yu is really hateful..." Liu Zhang echoed...

But just for a moment, Liu Yan's complexion changed, and the conversation changed, "No...No..."

He shook his head desperately, "No, no... no..."

Three mistakes in a row...

"What's wrong with father?" Liu Zhang was dumbfounded by his father's words... He couldn't understand why his father was a little confused today.

Liu Yan who pondered for a moment opened his mouth and said: "Father was negligent, even the Runan Yuan family is not the opponent of Yulin Liulang, how can we be against him?"

Speaking of this... Liu Yan kept shaking his head, "It's a pity, it's a pity... After all, the purpose of abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry was seen through by Yulin Liulang!"

Obviously someone else ruined the plan...

But because he was afraid of the enemy, he dared not retaliate.

I don't know if Liu Yan is transparent or timid!
"Yulin Liulang..."

Liu Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly... thinking in his heart, what kind of person this would be!

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In the afternoon when the wind howled north, the strong wind blew under the quiet Taihang Mountains.

This is a wine shop at the foot of Taihang Mountain, except for a few merchants eating food in a hurry and drinking a few sips of wine from time to time, it seems that only this strong drink can warm their bodies.

Apart from these merchants, Liu Yu and Huang Fusong were sitting on both sides of a cold table.

Now, in the conversation between the two people at the table... a famous commander, Situ, is also cheering for his future fame, and... the emperor will take his life and death!

"Yao remembers that the last time I chatted with General Huangfu like this was when I went south to Nanyang... to fight the plague!"

Liu Yu smiled and said...

While talking, he poured wine for Huangfusong.

"You have nothing to do, brush your clothes and hide your merits and fame..." Huangfusong raised the wine bottle, but he didn't drink... "After I got the position of the great general, what I think about every day is that I can't live up to your plan Therefore, when Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun sent troops, I did not dare to send troops. Not only did I not dare to send troops, but I stepped up my military training. This is how we have the elite troops of the Han Ting and Northern Army.

Huangfusong paused for a moment, then continued: "But this triumph also has its troubles!"

As if... This sentence, Huangfusong has a lot of meaning.

Liu Yu asked back: "Is it because of the impeachment of the general by the ten permanent attendants?"

"Hehe..." Huangfusong laughed, and he said with emotion: "Frankly speaking, I didn't like Cao Cao before, because before he left for the expedition, his father came to bribe me with a jade pendant, hehe... I, a soldier of Huangfusong, How can you be so greedy for life and afraid of death? But after hearing that Cao Cao is your eldest brother, I thought to myself, you must have a purpose in making such arrangements!"

"This general also thought about it, you want to cultivate this Cao Cao, but who ever thought that this Cao Cao openly refuted me one after another, offending me time and time again, so I can only place him in the logistics army, the logistics officer Although the official position is not high, it is the core of the entire three-army campaign. Let him practice in logistics... It can also be regarded as letting him understand the movements of the three armies. I never thought that this kid has some skills, and he has repeatedly made meritorious deeds..."

Hearing this, Liu Yu asked back: "Then why? When Meng De mentioned... asking the general to only kill the Yellow Turban Army and not implicate innocent people, why didn't the general accept his proposal?"

Liu Yu asked the key point in one sentence...

Huangfusong hesitated for a moment... Facing Liu Yu, he still chose to have a heart-to-heart conversation: "Behind Lu Zhi is the Runan Yuan family, behind Zhu Jun is the Hongnong Yang family, behind Zhang Wen is the eunuch family, this general Behind him...but there is no force, that's why this general can only win quickly...because once the war is delayed for a long time, accidents will happen... All forces will be ready to move, which is not only bad for this general, but also for you Guanzhu Liu is not good... Don't forget Guanzhu Liu, the moth thief is the way, and you Yulin Temple is also the way!"

hiss…

At this moment, Liu Yu couldn't help but admire Huangfu Song's delicate inner calculations under his resolute appearance.

Yes, just like the deep bonds between Lu Zhi and the Yuan family of Runan, Zhu Jun and the Yang family of Hongnong, Zhang Wen and the eunuchs... The relationship between Liu Yu and Huangfu Song is not difficult to find out once you dig deep...

Whenever Huangfusong is unfavorable to the Yellow Turban Army's battle situation, or falls into a stalemate, there will be a lot of discussions among the ruling and opposition parties, and Liu Yu and Tianshi Tao will also be preached as scourges, so...it's not that Huangfusong can't just kill the Yellow Turbans and not implicate innocent people...but With no choice, he must use the most thunderous means to put down this rebellion!
This made Liu Yu respect him in awe.

"General Huangfu is tired..."

"I'm not afraid of being tired. What I am afraid of is the misunderstanding of the court and the misunderstanding of the officials..." Huangfusong drank the wine in the wine bottle, and then... said with emotion: "The general has heard that the massacre of the general by the government and the public includes The 200,000 Yellow Turban thieves, including women, children, and children, are quite critical! This trip back, most likely will be caught in a huge lawsuit again!"

"I'm not afraid, the general. The worst thing is to go back to Luoyang North Temple Prison...But with so many brothers who have made so many achievements, if they are implicated because of me, there will be no rewards or even pensions. I feel uncomfortable!"

call…

Hearing this, Liu Yu's expression became much more serious...

He thought of Huangfusong's affiliation in history...

Such a well-known one of the three phantom gods in the late Han Dynasty who was "expert in foreign wars and layman in civil wars" is hard to imagine... After the triumphant victory, he would be ordered by the emperor to guard the imperial tomb...to take away the military power!
What's even more unbelievable is...the imperial court even sent people to monitor him all the time to ensure that he would not have second thoughts.

This is why...

In history, after Dong Zhuo led the Xiliang army into Beijing, the more prestigious Huangfusong was powerless to stop him.

call…

Thinking of this episode, Liu Yu sighed again, and he said softly: "General Huangfu came to see me specially for this matter?"

"Is it possible to solve this game?" Huangfusong asked back.

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment... He asked a brand new question, "General Huangfu, let me ask you... What do you think, if you return to the capital... What will happen to Your Majesty?"

"Since the ten permanent servants have framed me, Your Majesty will try every means to take away the military power from me!" Huangfusong said without thinking...

Don't look at his fortitude and integrity...

But in his heart, he was very clear and transparent about his situation.

this…

Liu Yu's eyes flickered, he pondered for a moment, and then asked again: "General Huangfu might as well think about a question in detail, is it because His Majesty wants to take away your military power because of the framing by Shi Changshi, or... His Majesty wanted to Take away your military power!"

Well…

The raising of this question made Huangfusong startled.

After pondering for a while, he seemed to have realized... He never expected that Liu Yu would help him sort out this matter clearly with just one sentence.

Taking away his military power... Is it really a frame-up by Shi Changshi?
No... In fact, His Majesty wants to take away his military power.

Or to be more precise, the Northern Army of the Han Court in his hands was originally His Majesty's soldiers...

It was given to him by His Majesty for a short time.

And it is impossible for such a core army of big men... to be handed over to any force, and this force naturally includes the "general gate" where Huangfusong is!
Liu Yu's voice continued.

"Back when Qin State destroyed Chu... King Qin handed over 400,000 troops to General Wang Jian. Before Wang Jian went out to fight, he repeatedly asked for Liangtian Mansion, just to let Qin King dispel his guard. Now His Majesty has handed over all Han Ting Northern Army to General Huangfu. Here, the only son of General Huangfu's family stayed with him, which means that there are no hostages in His Majesty's hands. That's it... How could His Majesty hand over the Han Ting Northern Army to General Huangfu... How could His Majesty respond? Are you not afraid?"

"As for the eunuchs' framing... General Huangfu's heart is like a mirror, and the eunuchs only rely on the emperor's favor to stand tall in the court... They don't have soldiers and horses, and their rights are bestowed by the emperor. How dare they frame you? ? Behind them, who will be instructing them?"

Terrified to think about...

Liu Yu's words made Huangfusong break out in cold sweat.

It's really scary to think about it...

"So...so that's how it is..." Uncommonly, Huangfusong's tone became stuttering...

For a moment, he knew what he should do!
This time, it was his turn to take the initiative to fill a bottle of wine for Liu Yu, and he drank the wine in one gulp, leaving five words:

--"Kindness without saying thanks!"

Speaking of this... Huangfusong beckoned to the store to check out, and outside the door his son Huangfu Jianshou had already prepared the horses...

Huangfu Song got on his horse, and finally cupped his hands towards Liu Yu...

With the sound of horseshoes of "De De De"...

The two of them ran away with two horses!

Instead, Xu Huang who was outside the door was left with a look of astonishment, "This General Huangfu came in a hurry, and also left in a hurry!"

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On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Luoyang was just ahead, and Huangfusong and his son just appeared...

This also made Cavalry Captain Cao Cao sigh a lot. He was able to return with the Northern Expedition in triumph, but he could not represent the general Huang Fusong to accept the cheers and greetings of the officials and the common people.

really…

Because it was the eve of the Chinese New Year, Huangfu Song's army returned triumphantly, and the capital was shaken...

All the people came out to welcome the soldiers who had returned from victory, and every household took to the streets with delicious food and drink!
This naturally also includes...the logistics team led by Cao Cao, they braved the heavy snow along the way, did not abandon a wounded soldier, lost a single item, returned to the capital in the name of the victor, and received a grand reception!
Emperor Liu Hong, wearing a fur cloak, braved the wind and cold, and greeted the soldiers in person.

The logistics army is the last to return...

When Cao Cao and his men appeared in front of Liu Hong like savages with disheveled hair, gray beard and clothes of the dead, Liu Hong was startled.

He didn't expect that the latest troop had such a miserable and miserable image.

They are like ghosts crawling out of the dead, like ghosts released from hell.

With the support of the eunuch, Liu Hong stepped off the warm car slowly and carefully.

He came to the soldiers who were kneeling in the snow and water, stepped forward and helped them up.

A minister needs to be recognized, affirmed, needed, and cherished.

This moment is destined to never be forgotten by Cao Cao.

The scene of Liu Hong's warm, delicate hands holding his hands full of blood, calluses and dirt will remain in his memory forever.And was warmed by this moment time and time again.

The army won the battle, the throne was firmly established, the empire was preserved, and the people's property was safe. The soldiers and civilians cheered, cried bitterly, and hugged each other, and the whole of Luoyang was moved.

And on this day of universal celebration, Huangfu Song, who was personally welcomed by the emperor Liu Hong, bowed his hands and knelt down to the emperor.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty has the courage, on this day of universal celebration, I have a merciless request!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

All eyes turned to him in unison.

Everyone is curious... what kind of request will this great man, the great general of the world, make to the emperor?
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(End of this chapter)