Great Han Empire

Chapter 280 The situation changes suddenly
On the long street, apart from the occasional "crack" sound when the torches were burning, the restless sneezing of war horses, and the howling of the raging cold wind, there was no sound at all.

Ten tightly bound Dazhitang disciples knelt on the ground, lined up, and behind them stood ten righteous soldiers, with shining sabers resting on their necks.

On the opposite side, dozens of Dazhitang disciples were surrounded by Yicong soldiers, and hundreds of cold crossbows were aimed at them.

Yan Liang stood in the middle of the long street with his hands behind his back, his face as cold as frost.

The chilling and tense atmosphere enveloped people's hearts like a dark night, making them almost breathless.

"Raise the knife..."

Tan Nu suddenly roared wildly, and the brutal roar reverberated through the empty streets, it was frightening.

"I am Wandering." Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "I am Wandering."

Yan Liang's eyes were as cold as torches, looking at the densely packed crowd in front of him, a murderous look gradually appeared on his face.

An alchemist in a baggy suit pushed away a group of disciples who were dragging him, and strode out.This man was in his 40s, of medium build, with a square face and thick beard, a pair of bright eyes and awe-inspiring righteousness.

"It's tied." Yan Liang waved his hand and said.

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After listening to Zhao Yun's narration, Piaobo was dubious and didn't speak for a long time.

"Sir, do you think I'm scaremongering?" Zhao Yun smiled, "Sir, you should think about it calmly. If King Hefei dies, you can imagine the fate of Master Xiangkai. Next is the fate of Dazhitang. It completely disappeared in the Han Kingdom."

Piaobo glanced at Zhao Yun with dissatisfaction, and said mockingly: "Master Zhao said a lot, and it was just for the lives of Master Li and you."

"Of course." Zhao Yun nodded and said, "If the King of Hefei has nothing to do with us, why should I bother you? Why should I care about the life and death of Master Xiangkai?"

"You Dazhitang are very concerned about the government and know the position of Master Li in the court. He is very important now, especially to the emperor, so many people want to kill him. In order to achieve this goal, these people will not hesitate to use all despicable methods Means." Zhao Yun looked at Piaobo, and continued, "This time, we are not only for our own lives, but also for the lives of Master Xiangkai and King Hefei. It kills three birds with one stone, why don't you do it? Do we have to see Master Xiangkai die unexpectedly?"

Piaobo avoided Zhao Yun's sharp gaze, and slowly closed his eyes, his heart was extremely contradictory, and his mind was in chaos.

"Master Xiangkai's death is not a bad thing for you. You may be able to take the position of the leader of Dazhitang, but it is a disaster for Dazhitang." Zhao Yun said in a flat tone. "The person who died for this matter is not only Master Xiangkai alone, but also all the disciples of Dazhitang, even including yourself, sir."

"Are you a threat?" Piaobo suddenly opened his eyes and asked with a smile.

Zhao Yun smiled, shook his head, and said calmly: "Sir, if you want to control Dazhitang, the most sensible way is to save Master Xiangkai and save Dazhitang from danger. That is to say, you must first ensure that If you live by yourself, you must ensure that Dazhitang can continue to exist.”

Looking at Zhao Yun's handsome face, Piaobo suddenly realized something, and his mood calmed down for a moment.

"Master Zhao hasn't told me until now, what do you use to arrest our Dazhitang disciples?"

Zhao Yun laughed, and he shook his hand at Piaobo, "You are right, I have no reason to arrest you, but you and I know what you want to do, so there is no need to go around. Since I dare to arrest you, naturally There is a way to kill you."

Zhao Yun glanced at Piaobo, and said: "If King Hefei is not dead, Master Xiangkai is not dead, we are fine, and you are fine, then why do we have to be enemies?"

Piaobo felt dark in his heart, he looked at Zhao Yun and didn't speak for a while.

"You are not Master Li, how can you guarantee it?"

"Since Mr. Li asked me to lead the army, I can naturally handle everything here alone." Zhao Yun smiled, "I can swear, as long as you can help us find Xiangkai and King Hefei, I will fulfill my promise and never embarrassing you."

Wandering for a long time without saying a word, unable to give up, the expression on his face was both dazed and hesitant.

"Sir, if you want to get Mr. Li's personal promise, it will be tomorrow night at the earliest." Zhao Yun said with a relaxed smile, "But I want to tell you some bad news?"

Wandering suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Xu You escaped." Zhao Yun said, "We searched all over the city but couldn't find him. I guess he fled while taking advantage of the chaos."

Piaobo's face changed drastically, and he stood up hastily.

"Go, go, I will take you there myself."

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The emperor will drive to Jizhou tomorrow.

He Jin worked on this matter for a whole morning, then had a quick meal at the General's Mansion, and immediately got up to meet Taiwei Zhang Wen.Today, the two governments met to discuss matters.

He Yong once said that the Xianbei people's main attack direction was Xiliang, but what is unimaginable is that the first to attack was the central Xianbei master Murong Feng who stationed troops on the border of Youzhou.

The [-] Li Kuaiqi who came from Youzhou sent the latest battle situation. Murongfeng had already captured Guangping City in Yuyang County, and his forward army was approaching Yuyang City.At the same time, Bingzhou also sent the latest news that Tuobafeng, the master of Xianbei in the north, had led an army across the border and was slowly advancing towards the center of Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties.

The senior staff members of the Taiwei Mansion and the General's Mansion gathered together for a long time to discuss, and the differences were very big, and the quarrel turned out to be the direction of the attack of the Xianbei people.

He Yong insisted that Murong Feng was feigning an attack, and his purpose was to mobilize the main force of the Han Dynasty to go north to Youzhou.Now Xiliang, Kanxi, and Guanzhong have Li Hong's [-] troops. If they are transferred to Bingzhou and Youzhou respectively, Xiliang and Sanfu will be empty of troops. It is very dangerous.

Some people say that Tuoba Feng's army has already appeared in Bingzhou, which can completely rule out the possibility of Xianbei people attacking Xiliang.He Yong retorted that the Xianbei people were still on the grassland, and the news of Bingzhou had already been sent to Luoyang. How credible is this news?Unless the Xianbei people appear at Yanmen Pass, we must never believe the news that all the Xianbei troops have entered Bingzhou. This may be the Xianbei people's tricks of suspicious soldiers to make a fool of themselves.

But the facts speak louder than words. Murong Feng's army has already entered Youzhou, and Youzhou is in urgent need. This is the most urgent problem to be solved at present.He Yong's opinion was shelved immediately.However, what everyone discussed next was not how to transfer troops to Youzhou, but the issue of the rebels in Xiliang.After a winter's respite, the Xiliang rebels regrouped in the Baohan area of ​​Longxi, and the rebel commander Kingdom was already preparing to attack Hanyang in March.

Xiliang's rebel army had to be dealt with, and Xianbei's invasion had to be dealt with even more. At this time, Li Hong's army could only be divided into two.

"The Son of Heaven will leave Luoyang tomorrow." He Jin said to Zhang Wen, "In any case, we must obtain His Majesty's consent tomorrow morning, and ask Xian Yufu to lead 3 people to Youzhou day and night."

"Where is Li Hong?" Zhang Wen said, "It is difficult for Xu Rong and Qu Yi to control those Qiang people. Let Li Hong rush back to Xiliang as soon as possible to lead the army."

"Don't talk about it for now, lest His Majesty will be unhappy." He Jin dissuaded, "In the past few days, let's see how the situation in Xiliang develops. If the situation gets worse, we will report to His Majesty to recruit Li Hong. At that time, we There are good reasons for transferring Li Hong back to Xiliang, and His Majesty cannot help but agree."

"It's time, Your Majesty has to go back to his hometown to worship the ancestors." Zhang Wen shook his head and sighed, "Isn't he in a hurry?"

"He's not in a hurry at all." He Jin smiled, "Your Majesty said, if he has to worry about everything, what does he want us ministers to do?"

The two were chatting and laughing when Yuan Shao hurried over and said with a bow, "General, there is something urgent in the house..."

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"Close the door to see off the guests."

He Jin patted the table helplessly, and said with a wry smile, "It's been a lot of hard work, a lot of hard work."

He Yong's face was ugly, with anger and regret.

"What happened in Jizhou?" He twisted his beard and muttered to himself, "Why did something happen at this time? His Majesty will leave Luoyang tomorrow, and we are about to succeed." Not reconciled, "It's a sure thing, how could something go wrong?"

He looked at He Jin and Yuan Shao, frowned and said, "Xu You rushed south to kill the King of Hefei. This shows that the matter in Jizhou has been completely exposed. Li Hong must have caught Wang Fen. That is to say, Li Hong not only managed to control Those [-] Yellow Turbans also took control of Changshui Camp."

"Tomorrow we will know the details." Yuan Shao said angrily with a gloomy face, "It's really hard to imagine that Li Hong can still survive in this situation."

He glanced at He Jin, and regretfully said, "It would have been better not to let Gonglu go to lead Changshuiying that day. Boqiu and I have told you long ago that Gonglu has always been defiant to anyone, with great ambition and lack of talent, and cannot be reused."

"The highway has its advantages, so don't you all call him useless." He Jin waved his hand and said, "Speaking of which, we still underestimate Li Hong. This man is not only good at fighting, but also good at conspiracies. It’s justifiable not to be his opponent. At the very beginning, didn’t we worry that Hu Bing in Changshuiying would fall to Li Hong’s side at a critical moment? Unfortunately, it’s true.”

"Bo Qiu, at the beginning, let's stop blaming each other and deal with the aftermath as soon as possible." He Jin comforted the two, "Send someone to Xingyang to inform Xi Da immediately."

"General, let He Jin go to Mr. Xi Da." He Yong pondered for a while, and said slowly, "I will go to see Xu Shao right away. In any case, Your Majesty cannot leave Luoyang tomorrow, and we will let His Majesty stay for another day .”

"It shouldn't be a problem for Mr. Zijiang to go out in person." He Jin said, "Who do you think is suitable for He Miao?"

"I think let Benchu ​​go to Henan Mansion in person." He Yong said, "Henan Mansion is very important, and no accidents must happen. We have planned for such a long time, and we must get back some capital, otherwise we will lose all our money. gone."

He Jin nodded, and said to Yuan Shao: "Benchu, you should leave immediately. The matter over there is too important. If you go, I will be completely relieved."

Yuan Shao agreed and said, "I'll be on my way overnight, and I can reach Henan Mansion tomorrow."

"At the beginning, you first wrote the memorial to impeach Li Hong by Yuan Shu and Xu You." He Yong said, "After leaving Hulao Pass, you find a few people to pretend to be Jizhou Kuaiqi and send the memorial to the bus house immediately."

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The emperor waved Taishi to order Xu Shao to sit down.

"Is there something urgent, Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, I watched the sky last night, and found that there is red air in the north, and the east and west are soaring."

The Son of Heaven asked in surprise, "Aiqing, can you divination? Is it the evil or the good?"

Xu Shao replied solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is an ominous omen. It is a matter of murder."

"Could it be that the Hu people have invaded Youzhou?" The Son of Heaven looked relieved and smiled, "It's not surprising that the Hu people have repeatedly invaded our Han border. I have already told the general that this matter will be handled by him. Don't bother me. I've been very busy lately."

"Your Majesty, this omen has not yet been fulfilled. It should not refer to the invasion of the barbarians in northern Xinjiang." Xu Shao cupped his hands and said, "I believe that this omen is intended to warn Your Majesty that the trip to Jizhou will be more ominous than good."

The emperor's smile faltered, and he looked very shocked, then his small eyes widened, and his anger surged.

"Ai Qing read it right, right?"

"Your Majesty, judging from the hexagrams, there is a conspiracy in the north, which is not conducive to traveling far." Xu Shao bowed and said, "I will not be wrong."

The emperor stood up and walked back and forth in the room a few steps with his hands behind his back, his face full of surprise.Suddenly, he remembered something, hurried to the side of the desk, and pulled out a volume of documents.That was the memorial sent by Wang Fen, which impeached Li Hong and Yan Liang.The emperor glanced at it and threw it aside.He doesn't even read the memorial to the impeachment of Li Hong now.

The emperor unfolded the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully.

"A few days ago, Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, wrote a letter to impeach Yan Liang, the captain, saying that he secretly colluded with the Yellow Turban Army in order to rebel, and that Li Zhonglang also participated in the matter." The emperor handed the letter to Xu Shao and said with a sneer, "One faction Nonsense, Li Zhonglang and Yan Duwei just came back from Xiliang, when did they collude with the Yellow Turban Army? Rebellion? What did they use to rebel? Li Zhonglang and Yan Duwei defeated the ant thief Zhang Niujiao's hundreds of thousands of troops in Jizhou last year. The hatred between the two sides is as deep as the sea, how could they collude? I think it is Wang Fen who wants to rebel?"

After reading Wang Fen's memoir, Xu Shao said calmly, "I think that such a rebellion should be believed rather than nothing."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, looked at Xu Shao, and waited for his next words.

"Wang Fen said in the memorandum that Yan Liang's two wives are the younger sisters of Yang Feng, the leader of the Black Mountain Ant Thief. With such a relationship, what can't happen? After Li Hong's victory in Xiliang, not only did he not get rewards, but He was almost convicted and sent to prison, but if His Majesty did not try his best to protect him, it would be hard to say whether he is still alive now?"

Xu Shao cupped his hands and played again: "Your Majesty, think about it. Li Zhonglang has made great military achievements in the past few years. What has he gained? He has resentment, and I think it is normal."

"Aiqing means doubt..." Tianzi frowned, narrowed his eyes, and asked hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, there are signs from the sky. If something happens, it will only be a few days." Xu Shao said, "Your Majesty, you should postpone your trip for a few days."

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Li Hong rushed to Xiangyu Mountain with a large team of people.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Tan Nu and others successively reported what happened in Yecheng to Li Hong.

"Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Liu Ming have already brought people south." Yan Liang said, "The wanderings of the Dazhitang are quite acquainted, so I personally took them there."

"Xu You ran away, and it will cause us a lot of trouble." Li Wei said dissatisfiedly, "Master Yan, when he left, he told you repeatedly not to do anything first, why didn't you listen?"

Yan Liang glared at him, and said loudly: "That traitor Bi Lan is here, he wants to see me, what do you want me to do? Twenty thousand Yellow Turbans have surrounded us, do you want me to sit and wait for death? Also, you have been You didn't give me an accurate message. I don't know if you can take Yuan Shu down. One end is forcing me, but the other end has nowhere to go. What do you want me to do? I can only choose to attack first. In this way, I have occupied Take the initiative, even if you are captured by Yuan Shu, I still have the power to fight. I did nothing wrong."

Li Wei looked at him angrily, speechless.

Yan Liang was forced into a panic by Wang Fen in Xiangyu Mountain, and he couldn't help but want to attack, so he sent people to ask Li Hong several times, but Li Hong was not sure that he could take Yuan Shu down at that time, so he never answered. Yan Liang, just let him bear it.It wasn't until he saw Song Wen that Li Hong was sure that he had full confidence.Even if there is a letter, Tian Feng will be the internal response. What can't be done?
Li Hong smiled and said to Li Wei: "How about my brother? As I said, he is very steady in his work and will not make mistakes."

"I think Master Wen is called steady." Li Wei said unconvinced, "If Master Yan is steady, he won't be left with such scars."

Yan Liang smiled embarrassedly and said, "I was a little reckless and careless when I went to Yecheng to arrest Wang Fen. I didn't expect Wang Fen to prepare so many masters and kill Bi Lan without hesitation. People are vicious, decisive and resolute, even suicide is so appropriate, which is admirable."

Li Hong nodded and said with a smile, "Be careful next time, I'm very sad that you died."

Yan Liang laughed.The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Now, the evidence in our hands can at least prove that Wang Fen colluded with the Yellow Turban Army and intends to rebel." Li Hong said, "Zhong Yuan, Lianzhi, Changfeng, you guys discuss how to write this memorial. "

Li Wei, Xie Ming, and Song Wen showed embarrassment.

"My lord, do you want to write about Xiangkai and Hefei Wang Shenyu's rebellion?" Xie Ming asked.

"Don't write. We don't have enough evidence right now, so we have no way to write. We'll talk about it when Zilong comes back." Li Hong said, "Written too much, and there is no evidence, and the royal family is involved. The unlucky ones must be us in the end."

Li Wei immediately said: "My lord, if Xiangkai and King Hefei are killed and we are framed, we will be the ones who are unlucky. If this is not mentioned in the memorial now, it will still be evidence against us in the future."

"Zhong Yuan, many of the things behind this are all imagined out of thin air." Li Hong said, "Maybe, we guessed wrong, this matter was originally done by Xiang Kai, Wang Fen and Chen Yi, Xu You But just in time.”

Song Wen sighed: "I hope Lord Zhao can intercept Xiangkai and King Hefei safely, otherwise, we will be in big trouble."

"Don't be afraid, there is always a solution." Li Hong said with a smile, "I'm going to meet the chieftain and discuss something with him."

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(End of this chapter)