Great Han Empire

Chapter 257 The situation changes suddenly
After General He Jin sent Yuan Kui away, he immediately asked He Yong, "Uncle Qiu, can Mr. Zijiang arrive at Luoyang on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month?"

He Yong smiled and said: "Mr. Zijiang promised, will something go wrong? Don't worry, General, Xu Shao (shao) will definitely come as scheduled."

He Jin pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Where is Mr. Xu Jing? Can we come a year ago?"

"Mr. Zixiu's hint and Mr. Sikong's letter, Mr. Zixiu will come day and night." He Yong said, "I have sent someone to pick it up along the way in private, it should not be a problem."

He Jin nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty now has Zhongguan in his left hand and Li Hong in his right hand. His strength is strong. He must think that he is sure of everything."

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "We have carefully prepared this plan for two years, and it should be the general who is sure of it."

"The power of traitors is the same as your Majesty's. They also have left and right hands to help each other. One of their left and right hands is in the open and the other is in the dark. In the open, it is the huge family of the Xu family, and in the dark, it is Dong Zhuo's [-] Xiliang army. Now, we have already planned to separate The method of the Xu clan and the treacherous eunuch. If this plan is successful, even if we cannot pull the Xu clan over, at least it will prevent them from working together to deal with us. The second is Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo is an old, treacherous and cunning person, and he is not a good person. , He spent huge sums of money in order to win the relationship with the general. How can such a person be loyal? His subordinate Li Ru is an old friend of Boqiu. He is Dong Zhuo's confidant and has a great influence on Dong Zhuo. Li Ru Confucianism has endured for more than ten years in order to punish traitors and eunuchs to avenge his family, how could he let go of this opportunity?"

"If everything is completed according to our plan, we will remove all the left and right arms of the traitor, and the traitor can only bow his head and wait for death. After the matter is completed, the general will not only eradicate the traitor, but also avenge his majesty. After the hatred is over, the reputation is at the top of the sky. After the general assists the government, he will work hard to govern and revive the great man, and his unrivaled feats will surpass Zhou Gong and Huo Guang back then."

He Jin smiled cautiously, and said: "At first, it was too early to say this, we should be careful, and we must not make mistakes. In the mansion, Mr. Zhao Qi, Mr. Zhao, and that Kong Rong, who is an old man, One is as careful as a hair, you have to be careful, don't let them see the flaws, so as not to cause endless troubles."

"I know, don't worry, General." Yuan Shao said confidently, "It's just that His Majesty rejected the expansion of the Northern Army, so Lord Yin Hemiao of Henan can find an excuse to inspect various parts of Henan, and the weapons we have transferred from the arsenal will also find opportunities to transport them." Out of Luoyang."

The general frowned, and said bitterly: "This man is too ignorant, and he will have problems sooner or later. The matter of He Miao is very important, so I will send someone to find him immediately. He has been hiding in Zhang Rang's mansion for the past few days gone."

He Yong said: "General, why are you beating him? Let me see, should we reveal our strategy to him..."

"No." He Jin waved his hand resolutely, "He is unreliable, we can't let him know the slightest bit. This bastard, don't hit him? If you don't hit him, he will kill us."

"At the beginning, did Xu You reply?" The general asked, "This man is too proud. I am very worried about putting him next to Wang Fen."

Yuan Shao cupped his hands and said: "That's because the general is not familiar with him. I have played with him since childhood, and I know him well. You can rest assured that this person is absolutely reassuring. It's just that Ziyuan looks down on others, and his bragging temper is really annoying. He recently sent a letter saying that he went to Pingyuan County to ask someone to help him, and he is not in Jizhou for the time being, and he has not contacted him for a while. Does the general have anything to tell him?"

"No. At this time, everyone has to adapt accordingly. There is no order. You tell him to be careful in Jizhou, and don't expose himself. If something happens, he will lose his life at most, and we will be miserable." He Jin said worriedly.

"General, Ah Man is back." Yuan Shao said, "It is estimated that he will arrive in Luoyang in a few days."

He Jin snorted coldly, and said, "The traitors are in a hurry. What is Cao Cao doing now? Do the traitors have any countermeasures? Besides Fatty Dong, they have other powers that we don't know about?"

He Yong shook his head and said: "Dong Zhuo is greedy for fame and fortune, that's easy to solve, but Cao Cao is the troublemaker."

He Jin glanced at He Yong and Yuan Shao suspiciously.

"If we launch an action to eradicate traitors, will Cao Song be killed or not?" He Yong asked, "Cao Song is Cao Teng's son, and he is brother to Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang. Should we kill him or not?"

"What do you mean..." He Jin hesitated and asked.

"After Ah Man comes back, with his past military achievements in suppressing the Yellow Turbans and his achievements as an official in the county government, he can at least serve as a lieutenant in the Northern Army. If the emperor intends to make things difficult for us, he can also be made Jinwu, he Have this qualification." Yuan Shao said worriedly, "This is a trouble, we have neglected it."

"Bo Qiu, aren't you friends with him at the beginning? It's the Chinese New Year, so you take this opportunity to get in touch with him and think about a remedy." He Jin said indifferently, "He is not a problem."

He Yong and Yuan Shao knew that He Jin didn't take it seriously, they glanced at each other, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.

He Jin continued: "The matter of treachery is basically settled, and the rest is Li Hong. The sword in the right hand of the emperor is extremely sharp, and it may not be easy to hit it with one blow." He glanced at He Yong and asked , "Have all the people to be invited come?"

"It's almost here." He Yong said, "These people were originally invited to prepare for emergencies, but unexpectedly they will come in handy."

"After spending money, of course they have to contribute." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "General, do I still need to go to Zhangyuetai?"

He Jin thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, this leopard is too dangerous, it's better to kill it."

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The relationship between Sun Jian and Yuan Shu is very good.Sun Jian is open-minded, forthright, brave and resolute, and extremely courageous. The reason why he and the playboy Yuan Shu are good friends is not only that they are both chivalrous, but more importantly, they are both gamblers and extra courageous. The big gamblers, both of them have an aura of fearlessness, they belong to high-roller gamblers.

When Yuan Shu heard that Sun Jian was looking for him, he thought that Sun Jian had invited him to gamble with him, so he rushed to Sun Jian's house excitedly.Sun Jian said: "Gaolu, you often brag that there is nothing you can't do in Luoyang, and you are better than your brother Yuan Benchu. Today, I want to see if it is true." Yuan Shu stared at him, He said proudly: "Wentai, tell me, what's the matter? There is nothing I can't do in Luoyang."

"I'm going to Zhangyuetai."

"Aren't you kidding me?" Yuan Shu asked with disbelief, "Go to the posthouse, do you want me to show you the way?"

Sun Jian glanced at him, shook his head, and said with a smile, "Where have you been for the past two days? Don't you know that Li Hong, the guard of Qiang Zhonglang, has arrived in Beijing and lives in Zhangyuetai?"

Yuan Shu shook his head and said embarrassedly: "I've been busy these two days, I really don't know." Then he said seriously, "Wentai knows that leopard, but I don't. I won't go, you can go by yourself. "

Sun Jian said: "Lu Ben ordered Wei Duan to surround Zhangyuetai with [-] cavalry from the Southern Army. No one is allowed to enter or leave, so..."

"Your Majesty wants to kill him." Yuan Shu shouted hastily, "Don't go to the Wentai, that's asking for trouble."

Sun Jian smiled and said, "What? Is there no way for Gonglu to take me in, and he deliberately shirks?"

Yuan Shu smiled and said: "Wentai, I mean it well. Since you don't appreciate it, it's your own business. If something happens, don't say that I, a brother, didn't remind you."

"I know, I know." Sun Jian said, "Come on, let me see how capable you are."

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Yuan Shu saw Wei Duan from afar, and raised his hand to greet him: "Old Wei, Old Wei..."

When Wei Duan saw it was Yuan Shu, a look of helplessness flashed across his face, and he braced himself to meet him.

"Why is Master Yuan coming to see me today..."

"Old Wei, I want to enter Zhang Yuetai with Mr. Sun." Yuan Shu said straight to the point, "Can you tell me something?"

Wei Duan asked strangely: "What are the two adults doing in Zhang Yuetai? Do you have any acquaintances? This afternoon, General Zhonglang was called into the palace by His Majesty just after he came down to the court, saying that he was to discuss the matter of resisting the invasion of the Xianbei people. Now, he has not come back, it is estimated that it will be midnight."

Yuan Shu and Sun Jian exchanged a look.Yuan Shu understood and said loudly: "We are not looking for Li Zhonglang, but a friend. I heard that he is now Li Zhonglang's subordinate. Can we go in?"

As he said he was pulling Sun Jian and was about to rush in, Wei Duan hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile on his face, "Master Yuan, please understand the embarrassment of this subordinate..."

"What's wrong?" Yuan Shu said in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Then do you still want the money I owe you? If you don't let me in today, we'll break up our friendship from now on, and everything between us will be canceled. From now on, you..."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Wei Duan turned pale with shock, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Let's go through the side door, let's go through the side door, okay?"

Yuan Shu wanted to shout twice, but was stopped by Sun Jian.

"Then I will trouble Mr. Wei." Sun Jian said, cupping his hands.

"Master Yuan, when will you pay me back?" Wei Duan asked Yuan Shu as he led the two of them away, "New Year is coming soon."

"Next year." Yuan Shu said bluntly.

"Next year?" Wei Duan opened his eyes wide and said angrily, "When will next year be?"

"There are only a few days left, what are you in a hurry for?" Yuan Shu said unhappily, "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't pay it back. It's not that your family doesn't have money, do you still need some money from me?"

"Isn't your family also rich?" Wei Duanqi said, "Your family is still a noble family?"

Yuan Shu raised his leg and gave him a kick, cursing loudly: "You want to make trouble? How dare you talk to me like that."

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Li Wei was pleasantly surprised to see Sun Jian suddenly appear on Zhangyuetai.

"You're not dead?" Sun Jian held Li Wei with one hand, touched Li Wei's head excitedly with the other, and asked with concern, "It's good that you're not dead."

Yuan Shu who was standing by the side immediately snorted when he heard Sun Jian's words, and said mockingly: "Wentai, what are you talking about, it's good if you're not dead." He looked at Li Wei attentively, and recognized him immediately.Yuan Shu pointed at Li Wei, and said with a smile, "So it's you, Wentai, isn't this Li Zhongyuan who was beaten all over the place by you? Haha, there are still people in the world who dare to call Sun Wentai an ignorant coward, haha... ... Li Zhongyuan is so courageous."

Li Wei looked embarrassed.Sun Jian glared at Yuan Shu and scolded, "Gaolu, have you laughed enough? Is it that funny? Didn't you pull me to gamble so much that Li Zhongyuan would come and scold me?"

Yuan Shu turned around and laughed to himself.

"How is the teacher?" Li Wei asked.

"Teacher was very excited when he heard that you didn't die. He asked me to come and see you. The teacher said he missed you very much." Sun Jian said with a smile, "After the battle in Yicheng, there was news that you died in the battle, and the teacher was very sad about it. For a while."

"Thank you, teacher, for your concern." Li Wei said emotionally, "As long as I can get out of Zhangyue Platform, I will go to see the teacher immediately."

"Xiao Lan is getting married." Sun Jian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Marry Xu Mazi."

"Marry him..." Li Wei suddenly became excited, his eyes widened, and he shouted angrily, "Teacher..."

Sun Jian patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and comforted him: "This is what the queen meant, and the teacher can't help it. Zhong Yuan, you have to understand the teacher's difficulties."

Li Wei gritted his teeth, the corners of his mouth twitched, looking extremely angry.

"Xiao Lan is mine." Li Wei whispered, "Teacher, why..."

"You're dead, do you know?" Sun Jian said, "We all thought you died in Yicheng. Because it was rumored that the defenders of Yicheng went out to fight the rebels under the leadership of Master Fu Xie, and the whole army was wiped out, so we They thought you were dead. Why didn't you die?"

"Master Fu Xie doesn't like me, so he asked me to stay and lead the people to defend the city. He didn't give me a chance to die." Li Wei said angrily, "If I had known this, I might as well have died."

Yuan Shu laughed enough, stretched out his head and said: "No prospect, why die? Do you like Xiao Lan? I like it too. That Xu Dazi is a dirty villain. If you want to learn but don't learn, why let him spoil the number one beauty in Luoyang."

He looked at Li Wei provocatively, and asked, "Li Zhongyuan, do you dare to snatch it? If you dare to snatch it, I will help you."

Sun Jian scolded angrily, "Gaolu, what do you want?"

"What are you doing?" Yuan Shu said with a sly smile, "How can Xu Dazi get what I can't get? Do you know who I am?" Yuan Shu pointed to his nose and said arrogantly, "I am the number one member of the big man. The next generation Patriarch, do you know? People in the world can never get what I can’t get.”

Sun Jian snorted coldly, but remained silent.

"Does Xiaolan know that I'm alive? Do you know that I'm back?" Li Wei asked Sun Jian, ignoring the crazy Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian shook his head.

"Hey, Li Zhongyuan, do you have the guts? Behind you is the world-renowned Leopard, with an army of [-] Leopards. With such a strong backing to support you, what are you afraid of?" Yuan Shu was still trying to instigate Li Wei.

"Okay, that's what you said." Li Wei pointed to Yuan Shu and said, "I ask you to help me, and you must not go back on your word."

"Good guy." Yuan Shu praised, "Come on, give me a high five."

Sun Jian thought it was amused to see the two of them swearing in their vows and eagerly rubbing their hands.

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Twelfth lunar month 29, small New Year's Eve.

On this day, every household will have a banquet at home, and people will come and visit, which is called "Bie Sui". In addition, every household will burn incense outdoors, called "Tianxiang", usually for three days.

The heavy snow suddenly hit the sky and covered the sky, and the majestic and majestic Luoyang City was soon covered with a layer of gorgeous silver clothes, giving it a new look.

Cao Cao took his concubine, Bian, into Luoyang City.

Cao Song was very happy, and walked around his son non-stop, booing and inquiring, as if Cao Cao was still a naughty child who needed his father to take care of everything.

In the evening, the father and son sat down together and talked about the affairs in Beijing in detail.

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Royal New Year, too many tricks, red tape, innumerable.

The emperor was too busy, so he didn't summon Li Hong to enter the palace today. He asked Jian Shuo, the little yellow family, to deliver a decree to Li Hong, asking him to stay at Zhangyuetai and celebrate the new year with peace of mind.Li Hong asked Jian Shuo to appeal to the emperor on his behalf, hoping that the emperor would allow his subordinates to go out for a walk and see the magnificent scenery of Luoyang.

The emperor agreed.

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Thirty of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, door gods are posted, New Year's Eve dinner is made, Jiaozi (modern dumplings), New Year's Eve are kept, and firecrackers are set off.Before the New Year's Eve, the shops have to collect the accounts, and they can't do it after the New Year's Eve.People who have no money use two peach wood boards, on which are written the names of the two door gods, "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei", and hang them on the door to prevent ghosts from coming.In addition to the door gods, there are also reed ropes, that is, grass ropes.Ropes can bind people, so people understand that they can also bind ghosts, so ghosts are afraid of ropes.On this day, a "Nuo" ceremony will be held in the palace to drive away the ghosts of the epidemic by beating drums, which is called "expelling".

The snow is still falling on the ground.

On this day, Xu Jing hurried into Luoyang City.Xu Jing did not go to Sikong's mansion, but went to Yuan's mansion.When Yuan Kai heard that Xu Jing, a great Confucian in Runan, was visiting, he was overjoyed and went out to welcome him in person.

At the same time, Xu Xiang was very sad when he heard that Xu Jing did not enter the gate of his house when he arrived in Beijing.He knew that his brother hated him for being close to Zhongguan and looked down on him.He lingered in the courtyard for a long time, letting the heavy snow cover his body.If he left his brother who came all the way from his hometown and braved the wind and snow to celebrate the new year in Yuan Mansion, he would feel guilty for it for the rest of his life, and he would become the butt of others' ridicule.Although they have different political views, they are brothers after all.

Xu Xiang sighed, and decided to go to the Yuan Mansion in person and take Xu Jing home to celebrate the New Year.

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(End of this chapter)