The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 442

The Great Han Dynasty, since Emperor Xiaowu Liu Che, has implemented the policy of "removing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone".

The most essential central ideas of the so-called Confucianism are "rites and music", "benevolence and righteousness", "loyalty and forgiveness", and "common principles".In Confucianism, the monarch is required to "govern by virtue" and "benevolent government", while in contrast, subjects are required to abide by the "monarch and minister" and "ethics".

Such a thing as forcing a palace is absolutely outrageous in this era, and it is outraged by both humans and gods!Whoever does it will be skinned!
Liu Bei and Cao Zhi, in terms of birth and family background, are all top-notch in this era. The principle that the ruler is the leader of the minister has long been ingrained in their hearts. Even if they have ambitions and aspirations at the moment, they are all hidden deep in their hearts. To leak out, let alone put a hat of treachery on their heads, this hat is too big, enough to make them drown in the spit of emperors and scholars, so they would rather wear a cuckold than never Put the crown of anti-corruption on your head.

They know that they are indeed traitors, but they will not foolishly admit it. Instead, they will desperately put gold on their faces, trying to label themselves as loyal ministers.

Compared with Liu Bei and Cao Zhi, Yuan Shang is very open about this point.

Yuan Shang is a bit fuzzy on the right and wrong concept of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers. This is because of the influence of the education he received in his previous life. He would not foolishly worry about covering up for himself in order to let others say that he is a loyal minister. The people who live are too tired.

When others say that he is a loyal minister, he will accept it with a smile; when others say that he is a traitor, he can shrug his shoulders and brush it off.Living in this world, it doesn't really matter if outsiders judge him as loyal or traitor. If he is a loyal minister, Yuan Shang himself will not live another year. If he is a traitor, Yuan Shang himself will not live a year longer.

He is strong and he is strong, the breeze caresses the hills, he is horizontal, and the moon shines on the river.

But it is obvious that Liu Bei and Cao Zhi cannot achieve such a strong inner cultivation. As heroes, they are enough to fight against Yuan Shang, but in terms of the open-minded views of secular flaunting, they are different from Yuan Shang who received modern education since childhood. Obviously not on the same level.

After being silent for a while, Cao Zhi asked Yuan Shang weakly: "Brother Yuan, how do you plan to protect the king when you go to Luoyang this time?"

Yuan Shang sniffled and said with a smile: "It's very simple. The three of us will each lead 3 people to Luoyang, surround the city of Luoyang by the east, south, and north triangles, and then set up an imperial fortress outside the city. Please The emperor went out of the city to meet with us. During the period, the three of us jointly signed a letter, asking Your Majesty to confer on me as the Great General of Sima, and Duke Xuande as the Great General of Hussars. Duke Cao is already the prime minister and a very human minister. Let’s add a ten thousand householder to make things even better. In addition, I would like to mention the memorials that are beneficial to our respective development, and tell your majesty that the imperial court will allow the three of us to station troops in Zhongmou, Hejian, and Wancheng respectively in the future, and send envoys to Beijing once every three months to present state affairs. It’s His Majesty, you must be accurate, and you must be accurate if you are not.”

Liu Bei was dizzy when he heard the words, and said: "You are still forcing the palace!"

Yuan Shang shrugged his shoulders: "I said from the beginning that I was forcing the palace, but you insisted that you wanted to be king, and I had no choice but to follow what you said..."

Liu Bei: "..."

Speaking of this, Yuan Shang narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "You two, it is impossible for you to pretend to be good people now! Your Majesty stands on his own in Luoyang. The important relationship between you and me must be stronger than me." Clearly, we must not let it go! Luoyang is located among the three families of you and me. If the three of us are not in harmony, Your Majesty will be like a trapped dragon entering the sea, and a fierce tiger returning to the mountain. Holding it in the hands of the three of us, which one is more important, please think about it carefully... If you don't do this, you will have no regrets in the future if you regret it."

When Liu Bei and Cao Zhi heard the words, they both twitched and said nothing.He wanted to praise him, but he couldn't open his mouth. He wanted to slap him twice, but he was afraid that Yuan Shang would not do it.

Seeing the cowardice of the two, Yuan Shang was very angry in his heart.

With a helpless sigh, Yuan Shang said: "Well, as long as you two support me, I will go to Luoyang this time and force the palace. I will cover everything. You don't need the two of you to come forward. You are still loyal ministers. Is it okay?"

The two were stunned for a moment, overjoyed in their hearts, but after careful consideration, their expressions immediately changed and they made corrections aloud.

"Be clear, it's not forcing the palace, it's King Qin!"

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After the meeting was decided, Yuan Shang, Cao Zhi, and Liu Bei each led [-] elite soldiers, a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and marched from the Wanluo Sanguan Pass to Luoyang.

But at this moment, the soldiers and horses of the emperor and Xu Shu had already entered Luoyang, taking control of the overall situation.

After the mysterious bodyguard deterred Yuan and Cao's allied forces, Xu Shu turned to Luoyang, admonished the emperor, and opened the gate of Luoyang with Xun Yu's order.

As soon as he entered Luoyang City, after Xu Shu finished his volts, Geng Ji immediately commanded his soldiers to take control of all the important places in Luoyang, and controlled the soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Xu Shu also sent people to invite those few people who the emperor wanted to recruit from the beginning.

Others are located far away and are not easy to recruit, but Lu Zhishi's son Lu Yu, Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Li and Huangfu Jianshou, Zhu Jun's son Zhu Hao, and Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu can arrive overnight.

Liu Xie reorganized his army and promoted the loyal ministers who accompanied him to give an overview of government affairs. Lu Yu, Yang Xiufu and Xu Shu took an overview of military affairs.

After Xu Shu accepted the emperor's instruction, the first important thing he did was to meet the guard who helped him deter Yuan Cao's enemy army.

I don't want to, after the guard arrived in Luoyang City, he only stayed for one night, then packed his things and left the city without even saying hello.

After Xu Shu heard about it, he couldn't help but turn pale with fright. After asking about the situation, he immediately drove his horse to chase after him.

Going out from the north gate of Luoyang, after chasing for about [-] miles, finally seeing the figure of the guard, Xu Shu heaved a sigh of relief and shouted loudly: "General in front, please stay!"

Hearing the sound, the guard pulled the reins lightly, turned his head with a lonely face, looked Xu Shu up and down a few times, and said, "What's the matter?"

Xu Shu rode up to the guard and said with a smile, "Where is the general going? Why did you leave without saying hello? You didn't even let Shu say thank you?"

The guard sniffed lightly, and said, "I'm tired of staying in your place, and I want to change it."

Xu Shu couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words, and said: "Under the command of the world... can you still be tired?"

The guard said indifferently: "I have stayed under Liu Yao's command, under Cao Cao's command, under Zhang Xiu's command, and under Lu Bu's command. I have stayed in all of them, and none of them lasted long. Why should I send the emperor alone?"

When Xu Shu heard this, he bowed his head and thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask General Gao's name?"

The guard thought about it for a while, but replied casually: "My name is Tong Fei."

"Oh..." Xu Shu thought about it carefully, but he didn't have any information about Tong Fei in his mind, and then said: "General Tong, in today's world, traitors are everywhere, the Han Dynasty is in ruins, and traitors steal their lives. Luoyang, I am looking forward to Zhongxing, but the talents are withered, and there is no one around you. I now see that the general is very capable and brave, and he is indeed a general. Tell the emperor that your majesty loves him very much and wants to hire him as a minister. , I also ask the general not to refuse, and return to the court with Xu Shu, we will protect the emperor together, help the Han Dynasty, wipe out the heroes, and get the name to last forever, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Tong Fei frowned, and said: "To be honest, I'm not interested in joining the battle of princes, I'm only interested in the heroes of the world, that's all."

Xu Shu was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "A hero in the world? That's even better, just listen to me!"

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When Xu Shu went to look for Tong Fei, the emperor received information in Luoyang that Yuan, Cao, and Liu were leading troops to Luoyang.

After hearing the news from Fu Wan's mouth, Liu Xie was a little stupid.

"Yuan Shang, Cao Zhi, and Liu Bei came to Luoyang together? Father-in-law, aren't you lying to me?"

Fu Wan's face turned pale, and tremblingly he cupped his hands at Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister's words are absolutely true. Yuan Shang, Cao Zhi and Liu Bei are indeed leading the troops. Yuan Shang's leading troops are displayed to the north of Luoyang. To the south of Luoyang, Cao Zhi is to the east of Luoyang, each of the three parties will go down to the stronghold with their horns, and the sharp edge is approaching Luoyang!"

Hearing this, Liu Xie was furious, and slapped the table vigorously and roared: "These rebellious thieves are too rebellious... Yuan Shang and Cao Zhi are fine, why even Liu Bei got involved with them? What are they? Are they forcing the palace? ...What do they want? Will it be against me?"

Fu Wan's expression was bitter, and he sighed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down the anger of the thunder. The three parties of Yuan, Cao and Liu are coming here, and their momentum is very strong. When we first came to Luoyang, our heels were not stable, and we couldn't fight against them at all. Please handle this matter carefully, Your Majesty." , so as not to cause a huge disaster!"

Liu Xie's face twitched, and he took a deep breath and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do they have?"

Fu Wan let out a long sigh, and said: "Battle after battalion, village after village, flags cover the sky and sun, soldiers and horses from all three sides add up... Sigh, I can't see clearly."

Liu Xie's expression changed drastically.

"How can it be so? My own army plus Luoyang's reorganized soldiers, there are no more than five thousand soldiers at most, and they are all soldiers who have not been in battle for a long time. How can they compete with the rebels and tigers and wolves? How can this be done?" Is it good, what should I do...Xu Shu~! Where is Xu Shu? Where is he now?"

Fu Wan said helplessly: "General You went out of the city, saying that he was going to chase an important person, and he is not in Luoyang at the moment..."

"What? At such a critical moment, Xu Shu is not in Luoyang? What... what should I do?"

After Fu Wan's expression was bitter, he shook his head, not knowing how to answer.

It was at this time that Geng Ji, the young mansion, hurried into the main hall, saluted Liu Xie deeply, and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Shang sent a messenger to present a letter to His Majesty!"

Liu Xie was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Yuan Shang's letter...?"

Geng Ji hurriedly said: "It's in the hands of the minister."

Liu Xie pointed at Geng Ji: "Read!"

Geng Ji wiped the sweat from his head, hastily unfolded the letter in his hand, cleared his throat, and read aloud:
"I recently heard that your Majesty accepted the order of the heavens, and returned the old capital to the teacher. He pointed to the west, and all parties tied their hands. The people of the Sili, look forward to submitting. The Tianwei of the Han family is greatly invigorated. I am very happy for your majesty. I look south and pay respects. I have admired His Majesty for a long time, and I dare not forget to repay the country's favor. Now, for the sake of the country, I have specially unified the princes of the four directions, led [-] million soldiers, and [-] generals came to Luoyang..."

"stop!"

Liu Xie opened his mouth suddenly, blocking Geng Ji's words: "Yuan Shang... how many soldiers did he say he brought here?"

Geng Ji lowered his head and took a closer look to confirm that he did read correctly.

"One hundred million..."

Liu Xie took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Yuan Shangpifu, it doesn't matter if you entangle Cao Zhi and Liu Bei to force the palace, but you actually fooled me as a fool... and brought [-] million soldiers? I didn't have so many soldiers in the eight lifetimes of the Han Dynasty. Is he going to blow the sky apart?"

Fu Wan sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, don't be so naive. It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shang leads [-] million people or a billion people, anyway, he has more soldiers than us. Let's hear what he is going to do."

Liu Xie took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Draw the [-] million people...continue to read!"

Geng Ji swallowed his mouth, and continued: "...Today, I want to meet with Your Majesty in the outskirts of Luoyang, have a drink and chat, sit and watch the world, and share the government, as a show of loyalty. I hope that Your Majesty will not wait and see, and reply quickly... "

"presumptuous!"

Liu Xie's face was distorted, he got up and kicked the table away, and said angrily: "The little thief Yuan Shang is too courageous, who does he think of himself? Huh? Sitting on an equal footing with me? He will also hunt with me in Luoyang , holding the government together! This, this is simply treason...who is he hunting? Hunting me...too presumptuous, more hateful than Cao Cao! more arrogant than Dong Zhuo!"

Fu Wanwen said: "But Your Majesty, if we don't go to meet him, once they attack the city, we won't be able to prevent it. How about..."

Liu Xie turned to look at him and asked, "Why not?"

"It's better to accept Yuan Shang's invitation and go out of the city to meet him, there may be a turning point..."

Liu Xie closed his eyes and pondered for a long time. When he was young, he asked slowly, "Master..."

"Chen is here!"

"Are you a spy sent by Yuan Shang?"

Fu Wan heard the words and suddenly turned pale with shock.

"Your Majesty, why did you say that?"

Liu Xie suddenly opened his eyes, and the eyes flashed brightly.

"I managed to get out of Cao Zhi's control, but you let me go out of the city to meet Yuan Shang. Isn't this sending me into the tiger's mouth? What is your intention? What benefits did Yuan Shang give you!"

After hearing the words, sweat poured down from his forehead, he fell to his knees with a "plop", and kowtowed like garlic.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged! Everything I said was for His Majesty's sake! If Your Majesty doesn't go out, Yuan Shang and others will have a reason to march into Luoyang. We have less than five thousand soldiers in the city, so we can't resist it no matter what. On the other hand, if His Majesty goes out to meet them, although it may seem dangerous, but Yuan, Cao, and Liu are all there, if they have malicious intentions and want to rob them, where will they rob His Majesty? Xudu? Ye City? Xiangyang? Where should I go? I’m afraid the other two will not be willing! Your Majesty, one person will deal with difficulties, and three will deal with them easily!"

Liu Xie was taken aback when he heard the words, nodded and murmured: "There is some truth to these words..."

After falling down and weeping, he said: "Your Majesty, although this trip is dangerous, it is to be put to death and survived. Your Majesty will adapt to the situation after leaving the city, and see what the three of them have to say before making a conclusion. It is impossible to keep yourself safe if you deal with it like this. Huddled in an isolated city, there is no way to survive!"

Liu Xie gritted his teeth and thought carefully for a long time before he turned his head to look at Geng Ji and said, "Did Yuan Shang's envoy say that he invited me to meet him? When is the date?"

Geng Ji took a careful look at Liu Xie, and said: "Yuan Shang's envoy said that if His Majesty agrees, please come out of the east gate of Luoyang now. Yuan, Cao, and Liu have already set up a camp at the east gate and arranged a banquet. Waiting for His Majesty to arrive."

Liu Xie bit his lip, thought carefully for a long time, finally waved his hand, and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, I'll stop this time, let's drive and change clothes, you will meet these three fellows when you come out of the city with me! Look at these three What exactly do you want to do!"

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Outside the east gate of Luoyang, the three giants Yuan Shang, Cao Zhi, and Liu Bei are all waiting here at this moment, and they are all protected by elite soldiers.

Behind Yuan Shang is the Euphorbia Army, behind Cao Zhi is the Tiger Guard, and behind Liu Bei is the White Ear Army. The soldiers and horses of the three families are lined up one by one, waiting quietly for the arrival of the emperor.

When I was young, I saw the suspension bridge at the east gate of Luoyang City slowly fall, and the dust in the city rose, but I saw the emperor Yizhang slowly coming out.

In the front are six riders clearing the way, and looking back are the two-horse carts of eight court officials. On the left row, there are people holding Qinglong flag, Wuyue flag, Wufanglong flag, Hongmenshen flag, Zhuque flag, and six soap flags.On the right are the white tiger flag, five-star flag, five-phoenix flag, Hongmenshen flag, and Zhenwu flag. It shows the power of the Han family.

Seeing the emperor's holy car coming, Cao Zhi's eyes revealed a trace of inexplicable sadness, while Liu Bei's face was flushed, he looked down at his feet, and remained silent.

Only Yuan Shang raised his head and looked directly at the emperor on the last carriage, feeling quite moved in his heart.

When he was young, the car drove in front of the crowd, Yuan Shang hadn't moved yet, but he saw that all the people on Liu Bei's side had knelt down, bowed to the emperor and worshiped the emperor.

Cao Zhi is the prime minister. In the old days in Xudu, there was a sword in the palace, and he was exempted from the privilege of the ceremony, so he only stood up and saluted, and never knelt down.

Cao Zhi didn't kneel, so Yuan Shang naturally wouldn't lose his worth. He also imitated Cao Zhi's way and stood up to Liu Xie to salute.

With the support of his attendants, Liu Xie got out of the carriage, and his eyes slowly moved back and forth on Yuan Shang and Cao Zhi who were standing and saluting, and Liu Bei who was kneeling. His hands hidden in his sleeves were secretly clenched into fists, but His face was still calm, and he just said lightly.

"The three lovers are exempt from courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Bei then stood up, lowered his head, not looking at Liu Xie.

Yuan Shang looked up and down at the emperor who was dressed in a crown suit and had a head that pierced the sky.

Alas, if Liu Bei and Cao Zhi were not around, I would just wave my hand and ask someone to go up and kidnap the emperor, and carry the bundle back to Yecheng directly, and from then on, he would hold the emperor to order the princes.

It's a pity that there are these two people who are eyeing you...

What an eyesore...

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and subconsciously said a word directly.

"It's a pity that there are more wolves and less meat."

As soon as these words were said, Liu Bei and Cao Zhi swayed and almost fell, but the face of the emperor turned black, and smoke rose from his head as he gritted his teeth angrily.

Liu Xie looked at Yuan Shang with fiery eyes, his tone trembling.

"Yuan Aiqing, do you mean the flesh you mentioned?"

Yuan Shang straightened his face, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty has wronged me, I dare not, how dare I say that Your Majesty is meat! It's disrespectful!"

Liu Xie snorted heavily, his face softened a little.

"What I mean is that the emperor's uncle and the prime minister are wolves."

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(End of this chapter)