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Chapter 106 Today, this empire is going to change its master! (Please subscribe)

Although Liu Hong is a foolish king.

But in fact, most people in his position would most likely be a fool.

There are probably not more than five emperors in history who can make a comeback in a situation like his.

During this period, the aristocratic family had too much power and too many resources. Liu Hong could only favor eunuchs and promote poor families. There was no one from the big family to use, the treasury was extremely empty, and he had no foundation at all.

He wanted to change this situation, but as a result, a series of methods directly upset those wealthy families, and indirectly led to the Yellow Turban Uprising. He had to lift the party's shackles and delegate power, which further worsened the situation.

Faced with this situation, although Liu Hong was helpless, it did not mean that he was willing to give up his position.

When he heard that Guangcheng Pass had been breached, Liu Hong panicked.

He knew that the world was in chaos, and he also knew that the three generals he sent out had all been killed, but he never dreamed that things had deteriorated to this point, and that the bandits wanted to capture Luoyang!

Why is the situation like this?

This is too sudden!

In Liu Hong's view, even if there was a huge commotion outside, there would still be wealthy families helping him to clean up the situation. This is what they should do.

But if the bandit army invades Luoyang, that won't work!

After questioning, Liu Hong learned that the leader of the thieves who captured Guangcheng Pass was Nanyang Lu Yu!

"Nanyang Lu Yu?"

Liu Hong felt that the name sounded familiar and quickly asked about this person's experience.

Soon a eunuch began to tell the emperor many stories about Lu Yu.

But those things made Liu Hong confused for a while.

He couldn't help but glance at the eunuch and interrupted directly: "Why are you telling fairy tales?"

There are thunder spells, dragon slaying, and daylight ascension, with the help of three gods. I listen to it, but I really can't stand it anymore.

What are they all about?

In reality, where are these? !

Liu Hong said angrily: "I asked you to tell me about Lu Yu, why are you telling me these fairy tales?!"

"If you don't know what to say, then Lu Yu really knows magic?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?!"

The emperor got angry, and the eunuch was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, please calm down, but that's what the intelligence said... This is not something a slave made up out of thin air."

Hearing this, Liu Hong couldn't help but frown, snorted and said: "Those thieves must have deliberately publicized this and took it as real information. They are really a bunch of losers who can't even do this well!!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone lowered their heads and had no intention of talking back.

"Where is Jian Shuo?"

Liu Hong frowned and asked.

"I'm here!" Jian Shuo stood up.

Although Jian Shuo was an eunuch, he was strong in stature and rich in martial arts. He had always been Liu Hong's trusted minister.

Luoyang was in a critical situation at the moment. Liu Hong naturally had to send his most trusted people to defend Yique Pass.

"I will make you the captain of the North Gate, and let you lead four thousand imperial troops to guard Yique Pass! Do you have confidence?" Liu Hong asked seriously.

"I have confidence! If the thieves are kept outside the pass, they will not be able to advance any further!" Jian Shuo said loudly.

"What if something happens?" Liu Hong glanced at Jian Shuo.

"If people are locked up, they will die if they are locked up!" Jian Shuo said loudly.

"Okay, okay!" Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction.

At the long-awaited court meeting, when the civil and military officials heard this appointment, they all looked at each other, but no one spoke, apparently acquiescing to His Majesty's choice.

To them, officials from aristocratic families, no matter how brave Jian Shuo was, no matter how strategic he was, he was nothing more than an eunuch!

Can he actually be awarded the title of Captain of the North Gate and be allowed to lead four thousand imperial troops to defend Yique Pass?

How ridiculous!

Imagine that there are righteous and brave soldiers in the world who are willing to listen to the eunuchs' instructions? ?

However, this is the current situation of the court. The emperor trusts the eunuchs far more than officials from aristocratic families like them.

At this moment, the order was given, and although everyone was a little unhappy, no one spoke to refute, let alone admonish.

The reason is also very simple.

The bandit army was so powerful that they captured Guangcheng Pass in just half a day. I heard that the leader of the bandits was the Nanyang True Immortal, the God of War Lu Yu, who wrote the "New Book of Ji Xiao"!

It is said that this heroic leader of thieves has also developed a new weapon called "firearm", which can be said to be invincible in conquering cities and territories.

Therefore, going to defend Yique Pass here is definitely extremely dangerous, so it is quite appropriate to let the eunuch take the lead to see how good Lu Yu is!

Although they were unhappy, they had no reason to speak out and admonish.

At this moment, Liu Hong, who was above, glanced at the ministers in surprise after issuing the order.

Normally, when he issued such an order, these ministers would definitely jump out to oppose it.

And now, it's so quiet?

What an anomaly!

Although Liu Hong was a little confused, he did not ask.

After all, wouldn’t it be better not to object?

……

Jizhou.

When Zhang Jiao heard the latest news, his face was filled with astonishment.

"He still insisted on going his own way and took the risk to attack Luoyang?"

"And... did he actually capture a great pass?"

"In less than half a day, Guangcheng Pass was directly breached?"

"This……"

Zhang Jiao was silent, feeling a little complicated for a while.

In his opinion, it was too crazy to attack Luoyang rashly.

Although Lu Yu's analysis is very reliable, it is still his analysis after all!

From Zhang Jiao's point of view, even if he went through all kinds of hardships and conquered Luoyang, it did not mean that he was successful immediately. He still had to face the crowds of people from all over the world to attack him. If he was not careful, he would lose everything!

He had already expressed these thoughts to Lu Yu in detail in a secret message.

It's a pity that Lu Yu didn't listen. Instead, he insisted on going his own way and continued to attack Luoyang. He has also captured a great pass, which has attracted the attention of the whole world!

In Zhang Jiao's view, this crazy behavior is tantamount to self-destruction.

……

Jingzhou.

After Sun Jian heard the news, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Going to attack Luoyang?"

"We also captured Guangcheng Pass?!"    "This..."

Since Zhu Jun's death, Sun Jian gathered many defeated troops and strengthened his power to a certain extent.

Then, he suppressed the Yellow Turbans in other parts of Jingzhou.

He couldn't beat Lu Yu in Nanyang and didn't dare to beat him, but he could bully the Yellow Turban thieves from other places!

With his personal bravery, Sun Jian quickly became famous and gained prestige!

Nowadays, he has many people under his command, and even the governor Xu Qiu respectfully calls him General Sun. If he encounters something that cannot be decided, he will listen to this young man's opinion.

Although Sun Jian was young, he had already shown some outstanding qualities, which shocked Xu Xuan, the governor, and said that this young man was really extraordinary.

At this moment, Xu Xuan, the governor, also heard the news that Luoyang had been breached, and quickly came to find him.

Xu Xuan asked worriedly: "Now that Luoyang is in danger, should we take the opportunity to attack Nanyang, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and force Lu Yu to come back?"

He has been struggling with this matter. Logically speaking, as a minister, he should do this without hesitation to resolve the crisis in Luoyang.

But the question is, once Lu Yu comes back, how to deal with it?

By then, Lu Yu's first target will definitely be Xu Qiu!

After hearing this, Sun Jian frowned and began to think.

After a while, he shook his head and said, "Let us wait and see what happens."

Wait and see what happens!

This is not only Sun Jian's idea, but also the idea of ​​many aristocratic families.

When all the aristocratic families in the world saw that Lu Yu was so crazy and attacked Luoyang directly, they were shocked, but no one rushed to rescue them. Instead, they all chose to wait and see what happened!

Everyone in the world wanted to see if Lu Yu could capture Luoyang.

If we can really capture Luoyang, then...it's not a bad idea!

If the thieves enter the capital, then they have a righteous cause and can enter the capital to serve the king! !

Under such a tacit understanding.

In the land of Nanyang, Wei Ergou and Ren Weiliang, who stayed here and were responsible for presiding over the overall situation of Nanyang, waited uneasily for a long time, but it was still calm.

It was clear that the army was leaving and Nanyang was empty. This was a good opportunity to pacify Nanyang, but no one attacked Nanyang at all.

Wei Ergou thought it was normal: "I'm afraid I'm frightened by eldest brother's reputation, so I don't dare to take action at all!"

Ren Weiliang thought more: "Maybe those people also have their own plans."

After saying this, Ren Weiliang asked with some worry: "Brother Ergou, do you think it's because I was once a subordinate of the great virtuous master that Commander Lu asked me to stay behind?"

It was such a good opportunity to go to Luoyang and make achievements, but he could only stay in Nanyang. He was a little unwilling to do so, so he naturally thought more about it.

When Wei Ergou heard this, he snorted and said, "Do you think my eldest brother's courage is just that little?"

"Of course not!" Ren Weiliang said quickly.

"Isn't that done?" Wei Ergou said carelessly: "Even if we capture Luoyang, and the whole world, there will be many opportunities to make contributions!"

"What's more, guarding Nanyang is also a credit!"

After hearing this, Ren Weiliang said quickly: "Thank you Brother Ergou for clarifying my doubts!"

……

In the eyes of the whole world.

Lu Yu has already sent his troops to approach Yique Pass.

The so-called "Yi Que" means the gate on the Yi River.

The Yishui River flows northward, and the two mountains face each other here. Looking from a distance, they look like a gate. The Yishui River flows through the middle and flows northward, so it is called Yishui Mountain.

There was a big battle in Yique during the Warring States Period.

Qin State Bai Qi defeated the Han and Wei coalition forces here and beheaded 240,000 people.

After the Battle of Yique, Han and Wei were wide open and no longer had the power to form effective resistance to Qin.

And today.

A new conqueror came to Yique.

Lu Yu!

As time passed, Lu Yu could no longer imitate Bai Qi and attack from behind, so he could only attack head-on.

The Yique Pass was built along the river, blocking the passage of the Yihe River Valley between Song Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain. It relied on natural dangers to keep out the enemy.

In the past, with so few people and no big ships crossing the river, it would have been really difficult to attack.

But now is the Little Ice Age, the weather is extremely cold, and freezing three feet is not uncommon.

These days, winter has already entered. As the temperature dropped, Yishui began to freeze. Lu Yu waited for a few more days, and now it was enough to pass through!

On the court's side, Beimen Colonel Jian Shuo was naturally aware of the major problem of Yishui freezing.

This means that there is no longer a crossing at Yique Pass, and the enemy can pass unimpeded!

He sent people over to break up the ice to keep the river flowing. However, many soldiers fell into the water and died and became sick. Still, they could not prevent the Yishui from freezing!

It seems that God is helping those rebels!

This situation greatly reduced the morale of Yiqueguan.

When Lu Yu's army crossed the river on the ice, Jian Shuo did not dare to come out to stop them and only stayed in the city.

However, without the natural danger of the river, morale was not high, and how could they resist the power of artillery and gunpowder charges.

But one day, Yique Pass was broken!

After all, Jian Shuo did not keep his promise of keeping people in prison and perishing in prison, so he fled in panic with the remaining soldiers and defeated generals.

And this time.

Lu Yu did not rest for several days like he did in Guangcheng Pass.

That night, they killed cattle and sheep and rewarded the whole army. After eating and drinking, they had a good night's rest.

On the second day, he abandoned his baggage and marched directly to Luoyang!

From Yique Pass to Luoyi, there is no obstacle now. It is only more than twenty miles away. In the blink of an eye, we have reached the gates of Luoyang City!

Under the city of Luoyang.

Lu Yu looked at the towering city wall in front of him and felt very good.

"Is this the capital, Luoyang?"

"It's so magnificent and extraordinary!"

"But today, this empire is going to change its owner!"

(End of this chapter)