Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 135 Two secret melodies (please subscribe)

Gai Xun, Liu Biao and others were baffled as to why His Majesty valued these three brothers so much.

These three people were from ordinary backgrounds, had low official positions and low reputations.

Even though Liu Bei claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty and the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, the difference between his generation and the official clan was already thousands of miles away.

Even he is not as close to the current His Majesty as Liu Biao.

And from their conversation, it seemed that the main contribution of these three people was to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and they were not the main figures, they just led a group of local warriors to help in the fight.

Why did His Majesty fall in love with them and treat them so favorably?

Everyone couldn't figure it out, but judging from the current situation, the appearance of these three people had indeed solved their crisis just now, and it had done a great job.

At this moment, Zhang Liao led Ding Yuan up the mountain covered in dust.

Ding Yuan knelt down and kowtowed, and said with sincerity in his eyes: "I am late to save you, please punish me!"

"Dong Jianyang (Ding Yuanzi) invites you to rise." Liu Ming hurriedly helped Ding Yuan up. To be honest, he already felt that his troops were a bit stretched now. Ding Yuan came at the right time, "Isn't Jianyang here to send you a letter? Did you resist Dong Zhuo at Guguan? How did you get here?"

"Dong Thief was unable to attack Hangu Pass for a long time and was low on supplies, so he retreated to Hedong County." Ding Yuan said, "I was worried that Dong Thief would conspire with the Baibo Thief to harm Your Majesty, so I brought my troops to Hanoi to protect him and help in the battle. "

"Well done." Liu Ming praised, "How many people are you bringing this time?"

"There are 20,000 capable warriors!" Ding Yuan said proudly.

"Gong Jianyang is amazing." Liu Ming praised, "Bingzhou Frontier Fortress has trained good generals like Lu Fengxian, Zhang Wenyuan, and Zhang Yang, but it is a pity that they were killed by the Black Mountain bandits."

At this time Gai Xun suggested: "Your Majesty, why not go back to the camp to rest for now, and come back tomorrow to find the thief for a decisive battle."

Liu Ming felt that this statement was reasonable. The soldiers were indeed tired and needed a rest.

Immediately everyone returned together.

On the way, Liu Ming asked Ding Yuan some details about the battle at Hangu Pass.

It was learned that although Dong Zhuo had led the army into Hedong, Hongnong did not abandon it completely and left Li Jue to garrison at Jianchi.

It can be said that Dong Zhuo now owns the land of two counties.

Ding Yuan also secretly impeached Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, to Liu Ming, saying that he took advantage of the opportunity of going north to fight against Dong and killed the assassins of Jingzhou and the governor of Nanyang. He was lawless and killed officials, which would surely lead to disaster in the long run.

In fact, Liu Ming had known about this for a long time. Lu Zhi, the Minister of Finance, had previously submitted a memorial to him about Sun Jian. Many ministers in the DPRK were also dissatisfied. However, under the joint suppression of Yuan Wei and Jian Shuo, no one dared to object anymore. .

Many people did not expect that Yuan Wei and Jian Shuo would join forces. They were two ministers who fought to the death before. Who would dare to say "no" now that they are joining forces?

Sun Jian is indeed brave, but by acting like this, he obviously no longer takes the imperial court seriously, otherwise he would not dare to kill imperial officials without permission.

What does Ding Yuan mean by saying this to me?

Liu Ming knew that Ding Yuan was a member of Jian Shuo, so he did not rule out that he was conducting some kind of test by doing this.

Of course, Ding Yuan was also a man who made many bets, and it is not ruled out that he intended to show favor to the emperor.

It's just that Liu Ming is now walking on thin ice and trying to make as little war as possible within the system. He can immediately order Sun Jian to be punished. However, in doing so, on the one hand, they will encounter resistance from Yuan Wei and Jian Shuo, and on the other hand, they may force Sun Jian to rebel.

The gain outweighs the loss! It's better to use this as an excuse to squeeze Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River.

On the way back, they encountered Xu Huang and a large group of people coming to help.

How could the Han army camp not know about the battle involving tens of thousands of troops around Tushan? Xu Huang guessed that His Majesty was in danger, so he immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the camp to go to the rescue. Unexpectedly, the siege of Tushan had been lifted.

Back at the camp, Liu Ming held a banquet to congratulate the generals, and there was a scene of joy.

Now, in addition to the troops stationed in Huai County and Heping Gao, Liu Ming's camp and the troops brought by Ding Yuan already have 40,000 troops. It can be said that the troops are strong and the horses are strong. If they fight against the Black Mountain Bandits or the Baibo Bandits, they will not be so passive. .

At this moment, a soldier suddenly came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the grain and grass from the capital have been escorted."

Everyone was startled, feeling a little sudden.

Previously, the grain officer had sent back a message saying that Jian Shuo was in trouble and refused to give out grain.

For this reason, Liu Ming also specifically asked Zhu Jun to confiscate the food and grass from the Shan clan to use as military rations to meet the urgent need. Unexpectedly, Jian Shuo actually delivered the food and grass now.

I heard the soldier continue: "Pan Yin Sima of the Xiyuan Army personally escorted the grain and grass, and also brought a large number of cattle and sheep. He said that he was entrusted by General Jian, the general of the upper army, to come to work for the army."

Has Jian Shuo changed his gender?

Liu Ming was too lazy to think about it and said, "Please quickly ask Pan Sima to come into the tent and see you."

Soon Pan Yin came. After entering the tent, he knelt down on the ground to say hello, "I, Pan Yin, come to greet your Majesty! I have been ordered by General Jian to escort your Majesty's supplies of food and grass."

"Thank you for your hard work, Pan Sima." Liu Ming waved his hand and said with a smile, "Add a seat for Pan Sima to drink with you all!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Pan Yin was also very moved.

For a while, cups and cups were exchanged, and the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. During the dinner, Liu Ming praised Jian Shuo so much that Gai Xun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang curled their lips.

In the evening, Liu Ming summoned Pan Yin to his sleeping tent alone and asked about some affairs in the court.

Pan Yin told everything he knew.

"I heard that Jian Shuo didn't give out food and grass at first. Why not only did he give out food but also sent you to work for the army?" Liu Ming asked.

"I don't know why General Jian didn't distribute food and grass." Pan Yin said, "The food was distributed later because General Jian heard that the Xiongnu and the main force of the Baibo Army had arrived in Hanoi, and Dong Zhuo had entered Hedong. He was worried about His Majesty's safety, so he asked me to do it in person. Come to escort the supplies and find out about His Majesty’s situation and whether there is any unfavorable news about General Jian.”

Liu Ming laughed when he heard this. This old guy Jian Shuo is quite a thief. When he saw that I was fine, he wanted to take care of me. When he saw that I was in danger, he hurriedly came to rescue me.

Judging from this point alone, Jian Shuo is not fully prepared for my unexpected consequences. He still has to try his best to ensure my safety.

"When I left Luoyang, Jian Shuo besieged the residence of the Prince Association. What's going on now? Did he do anything to the Prince?" Liu Ming asked.

"The palace where the prince is is still surrounded." Pan Yin replied, "But Jian Shuo often enters that palace, saying that he is teaching the prince to study. I don't know the specific situation." Liu Ming nodded, knowing that Jian Shuo was He is temporarily using Liu Xie as a backup. Once something unexpected happens to him, he can support Liu Xie to ascend and continue to be in power. Others may not be able to guess this, but from Liu Ming's perspective, it is not difficult to guess.

In fact, this is a bit like the reason why He Jin supported Liu Bian back then. They all used the little emperor to ascend to power to maximize his power.

But obviously, the person who can maximize Jian Shuo's power at present is Liu Ming, a substitute. Jian Shuo doesn't want to give up such a good authority unless he has to.

"But..." Pan Yin hesitated and said, "But recently Jian Shuo sent people to surround the East Palace again. I don't know what he is doing again."

Liu Ming frowned. The East Palace was originally the place where Empress Dowager Dong lived. It became empty after the death of Empress Dowager Dong. Now that they suddenly sent troops to surround it, there must be some ulterior secret inside.

"Are the soldiers and horses of Jiade Palace still there?" Liu Ming asked.

"The Jiade Palace has always been very tightly guarded, and nothing has changed." Pan Yin said hurriedly.

Liu Ming nodded. It seemed that Jian Shuo did not move Emperor Ling to the East Palace, but what was there?

There is no need to study these in detail for the time being. You will know when you return to Luoyang and take a look. If you force yourself to take a look, I believe Jian Shuo will not be able to stop it.

"This is General Jian's letter to His Majesty." Pan Yin took out two letters and handed them to Liu Ming.

Liu Ming took it and opened one of the letters, and couldn't help but feel happy.

Jian Shuo said in the letter that his Majesty's civil and military skills were known both inside and outside the court. It was cold in the north, so he begged your majesty to leave the task of pacifying the thieves to the generals. He also begged your majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation and maintain the holy body.

Of course, there are also some threatening words, such as don’t live in dangerous places for a long time with thousands of people, your majesty’s safety is related to the country, the country, the thieves are cruel, any accident may happen, etc.

Liu Ming originally would not leave Luoyang to fight, and he even wanted to lure Jian Shuo out of Beijing so that he could take the opportunity to get rid of him.

But Jian Shuo wanted Liu Ming to come out and suffer some hardships, so that Liu Ming would know how good it was to stay in Luoyang and how good it was to rely on him, Jian Shuo.

I just didn't expect that Liu Ming was so prosperous in Hanoi, fought several big battles, and regained lost territory one after another. How could he look like he was suffering at all? He clearly looked like a holy king with both civil and military skills, and he was praised both inside and outside the court.

How is this possible?

He didn't expect this substitute to be so capable. He wanted Liu Ming to be positioned as that unlucky street vendor. He was lucky enough to have a career as a substitute because he was temporarily attached to a powerful official like him.

He wants to firmly control the government by controlling the substitute.

Therefore, this stand-in cannot be too dazzling or independent.

But given the current situation, Jian Shuo could only find a way to get his substitute back to Beijing, otherwise the substitute would get more and more angry and get out of control.

"You can report back to Jian Shuo and say that I have lived in the palace for a long time and did not know the affairs of the world. Therefore, I allowed bandits to rise everywhere. I am ashamed of the ancestors of the Han family. Now that I have personally conquered the palace, I will not return to the capital until I destroy the bandits."

Liu Ming told Pan Yin, "By the way, you still want to give him a message, just say that it is very difficult for me to fight here, the winter is cold, and the Baibo Army and the Black Mountain Army have joined together. The enemy has a large number of people, and The imperial court has only a small number of troops, and I and the generals may be in a tough battle at any time, and may even be in danger of their lives, so he must do his best to provide logistical support."

Although Pan Yin did not go to the battlefield in person, he just learned from the banquet that there were all kinds of dangers after the imperial troops entered Hanoi. His Majesty was ambushed just after crossing the Yellow River on the first day, and today he was trapped in a lonely mountain by ten times the enemy.

Although he is a Sima of the Xiyuan Army, he has never actually led an army, let alone participated in actual combat. Now just listening to other people's stories is thrilling.

When did Your Majesty become so powerful? Is this still the man who has been addicted to drinking and sex for many years?

"Since it is so dangerous, why doesn't Your Majesty return to the capital?" Pan Yin asked puzzledly, "Actually, on this point, General Jian is right. Since ancient times, a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone His Majesty. Jiangshan Sheji, let alone a place where the Holy Body is in danger."

"The desolate political affairs and all the chaos in these years are the debts I owe, and I am now repaying the debts." Liu Ming raised his head slightly, made an affectionate look, and said quietly, "If I don't contribute to this country, Who can you expect to help? You will understand gradually in the future, so just report to Jian Shuo like this. Tell him that I praised him greatly in front of the generals, and that I will promote him to a higher rank when I return."

"Wei Chen obeys!" Pan Yin had no choice but to agree.

He was a little confused and couldn't figure out the relationship between His Majesty and Jian Shuo for a while. He felt that it was much more complicated than he thought. It seemed that it was not just as simple as one wanting to control the other and the other wanting to get rid of control.

But he couldn't tell what was complicated.

Jian Shuo asked him to persuade His Majesty to come back. All he had to do was persuade him to complete the task. As for whether His Majesty would come back or not, this was not something that he, a little eunuch, could control.

The second letter was from Jian Shuo asking for credit from Sun Jian, saying that Sun Jian had made outstanding contributions in the battle against Dong Zhuo and wanted to make him the governor of Jingzhou.

Liu Ming thought for a while, picked up the pen and wrote a few lines directly on it. The main idea was that Sun Jian was good at killing the Jingzhou governor and the Nanyang governor. Many court officials impeached him and requested that Sun Jian be sent to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's withdrawal to send troops to regain Hongnong County and general His merits have been wronged, otherwise it will not be easy to explain to the world, and he can only be punished.

Then he handed it to Pan Yin and asked him to take it back to Jian Shuo.

Not long after Pan Yin left the tent, Shi A entered the tent and handed a letter to Liu Ming, saying: "Your Majesty, this is a secret letter sent by my master from the capital."

Liu Ming took it and opened it, and soon understood Jian Shuo's true intention.

It talks about two things.

First, after Jian Shuo's soldiers surrounded the palace of the prince Liu Xie, he sent five people across the mountain to instill some ideas into Liu Xie, mainly telling him how Jian Shuo was loyal to the Han Dynasty and how to destroy He Jin's chance to win over him as the heir apparent. The future of the big man must depend on his Jian Shuo and so on.

The young Liu Xie was so moved that he often burst into tears, his eyes filled with admiration and even gratitude for Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo was very satisfied with this.

The second is about Jian Shuo's soldiers surrounding the East Palace. Jian Shuo was looking for someone who looked similar to His Majesty everywhere. He has found one so far, and he is imprisoned in the East Palace and will not let anyone get close to him.

However, Jian Shuo was not very satisfied with this person. If he hadn't deliberately imitated and made up, there would still be some differences between this person's appearance and His Majesty's. The most important thing was that he didn't have His Majesty's charm and charm.

Liu Ming knew about Jian Shuo's search for a new substitute, but he didn't expect to find one so quickly.

Of course, if you find someone who is exactly like you, it won't be such a coincidence.

"Jian Shuo, Jian Shuo, you are speeding up to seek death." Liu Ming thought to himself.

If Jian Shuo really found a suitable new substitute, then it would not be an unexpected backup problem, but it would be directly possible to kill him and replace him with a new substitute.

Kill the disobedient one and support the obedient one. He still has the final say in everything.

Hehe, you think you're being sneaky and clever, but I'm afraid you don't know that everything you do has already fallen into my eyes.

After I return to Beijing, the first thing I do is to kill all the substitutes you found. What can you do to me?

Who else can you rely on besides me? You can't go looking for the Spirit Emperor on the sick bed anymore.

(End of this chapter)