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

Chapter 143 The Xiongnu troops approach Luoyang

When Liu Ming heard this, he almost laughed out loud. Did Lu Bu lack fatherly love since he was a child? Why is there such a heavy adoptive father plot?

Not only did he recognize Ding Yuan as his adoptive father, he also persuaded Sima Yi to accept Cao Cao as his adopted father.

It seems that he will have to be transferred from the front line some time later. Maybe Dong Zhuo will give him a red rabbit horse and he will be called Dong Zhuo's adoptive father.

Of course, looking at it now, anyone with any brains can see that following Dong Zhuo in rebellion is definitely not a future for following the emperor.

Upon hearing Lu Bu's suggestion, Mrs. Sima and Cao Cao looked at each other, with joy on their faces.

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel proud. Although Cao Cao is not your biological father, it's not unreasonable for you to call him father. With your mother's relationship, it is reasonable to teach you.

He stroked his short beard and looked at Sima Yi with a smile.

"The general's words make sense. Why don't Yi'er come and pay homage to his adoptive father soon?" Mrs. Sima said with a smile, then turned to Cao Cao, "Yi'er will be taught by Lao Meng Degong."

Sima Lang frowned slightly, expressing confusion and even dissatisfaction with his mother for making such a rash decision.

It is such a big deal to recognize an adoptive father, so we should discuss it with our biological father. If it is His Majesty's will, then there is nothing to say, but an unrelated general mentioned it casually and took it so seriously?

Do you really want to worship this man named Cao as your adoptive father?

If the second brother worships him as his adopted father, wouldn’t it mean that all eight of us brothers call him our adopted father? This... there is an extra father for no reason!

Sima Yi also had a hundred reluctances in his heart, and he also had a sense of arrogance in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey his mother's orders. After thinking about it, he might as well endure it, it didn't matter, so he went forward and knelt down and kowtowed, saying: " The child pays homage to his adoptive father!"

Cao Cao hurriedly helped Sima Yi up, rubbed his head, and set up the score, saying: "You should study hard with your mother first. My father has been in the military camp for a long time. He has to fight with your majesty. It is not convenient for me to teach you at the moment. Wait. After pacifying the bandits, I will come back to my house to stay for a while and teach you well."

Cao Cao was so happy that he could use this as an excuse to do more flirtatious things with Mrs. Sima.

So he took off a jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Sima Yi as a gift for accepting his son.

"My child doesn't like studying and wants to fight with his adoptive father!" Sima Yi took the jade pendant and said with a stick in his neck.

"No nonsense." Mrs. Sima hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said, "How old are you? How can your adoptive father be so busy, how can he have time to take you with him and take care of you?"

"The child does not need the adoptive father to take care of him. On the contrary, the adoptive father has a lot of ups and downs. It is better for the child to be around to take care of him." Sima Yi was very determined after making up his mind.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Sima scolded.

"This... you are still too young. After you finish reading a few books on the art of war, you can come to the military camp for training." Cao Cao said with a look of embarrassment.

"My child can experience life in the military camp and study the art of war at the same time, without delaying both!" It seemed that Sima Yi really wanted to exercise in the military camp.

"It's good to let him broaden his horizons," Liu Ming said. "Now if we let him stay at home to study, he won't be able to calm down. It's just time to go out and sharpen his temper."

"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty!" Sima Yi came over and saluted Liu Ming.

Everyone was happy, Liu Ming held a banquet to celebrate, and at the same time sent several groups of detective horses to track the whereabouts of the Baibo bandits and the Black Mountain bandits.

It is a pity that the high-ranking generals of the thieves were not caught. None of the prisoners knew where the Huns soldiers and thieves who went south had gone or what they were doing.

Four thousand Xiongnu soldiers and 40,000 thieves infantry are not a small number. There is no way they can disappear so silently. There must be some conspiracy.

……

Luoyang City, Jian Mansion.

The prince Liu Xie had already been taken into the palace by Jian Shuo. They ate and slept together every day, cultivated their relationship, and also explained some ways of governing to the prince. Of course, they were all said from the perspective of being conducive to Jian Shuo's long-term power.

Liu Xie was a little rebellious at first, but he soon became compliant.

In this world, Liu Xie has lost almost all his dependence. His grandmother, who loves him most, is dead, his biological mother has left long ago, and his "father" is also indifferent to him.

Especially when he witnessed his brother Liu Bian being forcibly dragged out of the palace, he felt a strong sense of insecurity.

Now that a powerful eunuch was paying attention to him, he immediately became dependent on him.

This made Jian Shuo feel quite accomplished. After all, he had served the emperor for so many years, and with just a little bit of skill, he could coax the young prince to never leave him.

In this way, if something happens to the substitute, he won't have no backup plan, which makes him feel at ease.

Just after having breakfast with Liu Xie, Yuan Wei came in a hurry and looked not very good.

Jian Shuo let Yuan Wei into the study and said, "What happened?"

"Sun Jian was defeated!" Yuan Wei said, "his general Zu Mao was killed and the army suffered heavy losses."

"Ah?" Jian Shuo said incredulously, "Didn't Situ say that Sun Jian was very brave and won consecutive battles not long ago?"

In order for Sun Jian to successfully obtain the position of Jingzhou governor, Yuan Wei and Jian Shuo discussed with each other some time ago and decided to implement Liu Ming's request and send Sun Jian out of Hanguguan to Hongnong County to fight Dong Zhuo's general Li Jue, which could be regarded as a crime and meritorious service.

Sun Jian had a group of capable generals under his command, who were much stronger than Li Jue. Therefore, he did win consecutive battles at the beginning, and Li Jue had to withdraw from the Chichi and retreat to the west.

Seeing that the great work was about to be completed, why did it suddenly fail? Moreover, Yuan Wei looked like he was defeated miserably.

"Li Jue was originally a brainless warrior, but he didn't expect that a wise counselor named Jia Xu suddenly appeared under his command. He devised a plan to lure the enemy deep into the army. Sun Jian was ambushed and his entire army was almost wiped out! "

Yuan Wei explained, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Jian Shuo frowned, "Where did a vulgar and unscrupulous man like Dong Zhuo come from so many wise men? There was Li Ru before, and now there is Jia Xu. It seems that destroying Dong Zhuo is not as easy as we thought before. "

"Now that Sun Jian has retreated to Hangu Pass, please ask the general to send more troops." Yuan Wei suggested, "If it doesn't work, I will go to Hangu Pass again. If I don't believe that I can't defeat Dong Zhuo, I can't defeat Li Jue?"

Jian Shuo pondered, he really didn't want to send any more troops abroad now, and in fact, he didn't have many troops left to send.

A lot of soldiers and horses were sent out to defend Hangu Pass. The substitute pacified Hanoi and took away another group. Now the soldiers and horses left are only enough to defend the capital.

Ding Yuan, who originally planned to come to help defend the capital, also went to Hanoi. Now Jian Shuo does not have many soldiers and horses in his hands.

He knew that although he had great power now, he was relatively isolated. Without soldiers to guard him, he felt really unsure.

While he was hesitating, there were sudden sounds of rapid footsteps outside the study, followed by Pan Yin's voice: "General, something bad has happened. The Huns cavalry suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Beijing!"

Bah!

The door was suddenly opened, revealing the horrified faces of Jian Shuo and Yuan Wei.

"What did you say?" Jian Shuo felt that he had heard wrongly. Why did the Huns cavalry appear in Luoyang? Wasn't he fighting the double in Hanoi?

Could it be...could it be said that the substitute failed?

"Just now, the left captain Xia Mou sent someone to report that the Huns cavalry has arrived at Luoyang City." Pan Yin said again.

"Let's go and have a look!" Jian Shuo said and hurriedly walked out, "Get your horses ready! Get your horses ready!" Jian Shuo usually entered the palace or traveled by car, and a gorgeously decorated car could show his identity. style. Now that things are urgent, I don’t have to pay much attention to it, so I can only choose to ride a horse.

After leaving the house, he got on his horse, whipped twice, and galloped towards the east city gate guarded by Xia Mou, followed closely by Pan Yin and Jian Shuo's accompanying bodyguards.

Yuan Wei was a little old and was no longer fit to ride a horse. He hurriedly got into the car and ordered: "Quick, go to the east gate!"

The carriage also started running.

At this time, Luoyang City was already in chaos. The faces of the princes, nobles, and ordinary people were full of panic.

I originally thought that Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, was the safest place in the world, but I didn't expect that even the Huns barbarians, who usually felt out of reach, would come at a moment's notice.

This made them suddenly lose their sense of security.

When we arrived at the east city gate, we found that a lot of people had gathered there. Some people who were not afraid of death wanted to go up to the city to have a look, but they were blocked by the soldiers under the city wall.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Pan Yin shouted loudly.

When everyone saw this menacing horse team galloping towards them, they all ducked to both sides.

Jian Shuo almost rolled off the horse. After dismounting, his legs felt weak and he couldn't move. Pan Yin helped him walk along the horse path toward the city.

At this moment, he began to feel depressed again. Why were others so carefree when they were in power? Why did Jian encounter so many troubles after he took power? Each one is more troublesome than the next.

Alas, it would be nice if that clever substitute was here. He could at least help him make an idea. Now that he can support himself independently, I'm afraid the courtiers will still laugh at his jokes. They can't be expected to help in any real way. No. It would be nice to hold back.

At this time, there was also a panic on the top of the city. The soldiers were running back and forth, hurriedly carrying bows and arrows, rolling logs, rocks and other defensive objects to the city.

These things are usually prepared on the city, but the quantity is not large. After the actual war begins, they will inevitably be greatly consumed in a short period of time, so it is necessary to increase the defense ordnance immediately.

When Xia Mou, the captain of the left school, saw Jian Shuo coming, he hurriedly came up to meet him, pointed to the outside of the city, and said: "General, please look!"

When Jian Shuo looked forward, he was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. He hurriedly pulled the mouth of the crenel with his hands.

I saw countless cavalry overwhelmingly galloping outside the city, showing off their power.

Several villages not far away had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the Huns were burning, killing and looting there.

Some villagers were lucky enough to escape from the village, but they often could not escape the bows and arrows of the Huns soldiers and were shot to death on the cold ground.

"The Xiongnu Chanyu is here. Open the city gate and surrender quickly, otherwise we will attack the city!"

"When the city is destroyed, all living creatures will be slaughtered!"

"Quickly surrender the city!"

……

The Hun soldiers shouted loudly in Chinese below.

At this time, many dignitaries from the court had gathered on the top of the city. Their faces were all sallow, and they were obviously very frightened, but they could do nothing.

At this time, Yuan Wei finally came up panting.

"Yuan Situ, come up with an idea quickly."

When everyone saw that it was Yuan Wei, they felt as if they had a backbone and immediately gathered around him.

This made Jian Shuo next to him look very unhappy——

The general has been standing here for so long, and no one has come up to let the general make a decision. As soon as old man Yuan came to the city, people couldn't wait to let him make a decision.

It’s obvious that you are the one in power, right?

Power belongs to power, but in terms of prestige among officials, even ten Jian Shuo cannot compare to Yuan Wei.

"Let me take a look first." Yuan Wei separated from the crowd, walked to Jian Shuo's side, and looked down from the battlements.

"These Huns soldiers don't look like they are going to attack the city." Shangshu Ling Lu Zhi said thoughtfully.

"Just don't attack the city! Just don't attack the city!" When Jian Shuo heard this, he immediately felt a lot more at ease. Looking at this usually a bit bad-tempered Shangshu Ling, he seemed to feel that his features were much more beautiful.

"There are only cavalry, no infantry coordination, and no siege equipment. It really doesn't look like they are here to attack the city." Yuan Wei said to himself.

When he was supervising the army at Hangu Pass, he fought several fierce offensive and defensive battles with Dong Zhuo. He knew what it would be like when the army attacked the city.

Therefore, one look at the cavalry in front of them and knew that they were not here to attack the city, but more like they were deliberately showing off their riding skills.

"Didn't the Huns cavalry cooperate with the Baibo bandits to fight against His Majesty in Hanoi? Why did they come here?" Lu Zhi asked with a frown, "Does General Jian have the latest news about His Majesty?"

"There is no latest news. The last time His Majesty issued an edict to publicize Hanoi's military achievements was half a month ago." Jian Shuo replied, "At that time, His Majesty was still in Pinggao County. By the way, Pan Yin and Sima had just sent food to Hanoi not long ago. When we return, His Majesty is fighting against the White Wave Army."

Everyone has a bad premonition in their hearts.

"The Huns soldiers were not fighting in Hanoi, but they suddenly ran to Luoyang. Could it be that His Majesty was in Hanoi..." Yuan Wei did not dare to continue talking in the middle of his sentence.

But everyone knew what he was going to say.

"There is no need to be too pessimistic." Lu Zhi said, "The current plan is to immediately send detective horses to Hanoi to find out what is going on. If only the Huns cavalry come to Luoyang and no Baibo thieves follow, then there will not be a big problem."

"Yes, yes, yes! What Ziqian (characterized by Lu Zhi) said is true. We must immediately send out scouts to find out the latest news from His Majesty." Yuan Wei said, "The top priority is that the ministers in the court must not be in chaos. At the same time, we must appease the people in the city and do our best. Be prepared to defend the city."

Jian Shuo looked at his cronies: Left Colonel Xia Mou, Right Colonel Feng Fang, Assistant Left Colonel Zhao Rong, and Lower Military Colonel Bao Hong.

At this time, all these generals gathered here.

Jian Shuo still felt unsure, so he whispered to Yuan Wei who was beside him: "Didn't Situ say that Sun Jian is quite capable of fighting and has many strong generals under his command? Why not let him lead troops to Luoyang to relieve the difficulties? That's it." It can be regarded as a meritorious service, and it is a great achievement."

Yuan Wei's eyes lit up and he said: "General, you have thought carefully. Please issue an order quickly! It is best to transfer the highways as well so that he can make more meritorious deeds. The general also knows that he has not made many meritorious deeds against the Dong thieves."

Jian Shuo nodded and said loudly: "The matter is urgent. It's too late to ask your Majesty for instructions. Now I will pass on the order from my general to order Yuan Shao to guard Hangu Pass with full authority, and to transfer Generals Sun Jian and Yuan Shu to the capital to assist in the defense of Luoyang!"

(End of this chapter)