Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 139 Serving the Emperor to Discourage Disobedience (1)

Following Zhang Yang came to greet him, and Dong Zhao, who stayed behind, finally couldn't help it. He bowed his hands to Yang Feng and Dong Cheng and said: "I have long been famous for the two generals, so I have my heart and soul to each other. Rescue the emperor from hardship, Returning the old capital and assisting the emperor, no one in the present age can compare with you two generals. Now the heroes are disturbing the Central Plains, and the world is not peaceful. The emperor's court is the most important thing. Our responsibility lies in maintaining and assisting us. We must rely on the sages To rebuild the order of the dynasty, this cannot be established by one person alone. The confidant and the limbs depend on each other and support each other, and they are indispensable."

Dong Zhao bowed to Liu Xie again, "Therefore, please Your Majesty recruit the state shepherd who is loyal to the Han Dynasty as foreign aid."

All the ministers nodded together and said yes, if Zhang Yang and Zhou Cang were here, they wouldn't be so embarrassed.Liu Xie was very displeased, "I have issued an edict that Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others have come to Luoyang, why are they still missing?"

Dong Cheng and Yang Feng followed up and said: "Exactly, these princes disrespected the king's order, and their hearts are punishable, so they should be punished."

Dong Zhao had no choice but to say: "Maybe the road is dangerous and the letter is blocked. Now Luoyang is the closest to Yanzhou. I would like to go to Yanzhou."

Liu Xie didn't want to live a life of eating bran and swallowing vegetables, so he said: "In this case, then you should go there. The decree: Dong Zhao was transferred to the festival. Cao Cao was named General Zhendong, and his father was named Feitinghou. Come to Luoyang. Retire!"

After receiving the decree, Dong Zhao immediately set off for Yanzhou to meet Cao Cao. Dong Cheng and Yang Feng got together again and began to mutter, but nothing came of the discussion.

When Cao Cao saw Dong Zhao, he was overjoyed. When he fell asleep, someone came to deliver a pillow. He said to Dong Zhao: "After receiving the edict, I will go to Luoyang to serve the king, but just in time for Lu Bu to make trouble. I just pacified Yanzhou and caught up with a severe drought. And the locust plague, it is really powerless. You have seen the situation along the way. I have a suggestion: Luoyang is already dilapidated and food is scarce. I would like to ask the emperor to move to Luyang temporarily. First, it is convenient for food to be transported. It is convenient to renovate Luoyang, and after Luoyang is repaired, send the emperor back to Luoyang. What do you think?"

Dong Zhao saw that Cao Cao was willing to serve the king, and his mission was half completed. He said, "What General Cao said is true. Now Luoyang is really not suitable as a capital. It's just that Luoyang needs to be repaired as soon as possible."

Cao Cao quickly agreed: "That's right, that's right. It's just that there are still two things I would like to ask you to deal with: one is that the ministers of the court and the central government will not agree, and they cannot understand the difficulties of the emperor and me; the second is that the restoration of the country requires the emperor to send important officials to supervise , preferably a relative of the state, I can build a house and a military camp under my command, how can I know how to build a palace."

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, General Zhendong, I will persuade the emperor and all ministers after I return to Luoyang."

Holding the steamed corn bread in his hand, there is not a drop of oil in the dish.After staying up for a few days, Liu Xie vowed never to live this kind of life again.The ministers didn't seem to mind this, and they talked about Yan Hui's allusions again, and they were catchy. They went to court every day, and pretended to be deaf and dumb at court meetings as usual. Liu Xie wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Dong Zhao is back." This day's court meeting finally became a little lively.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and returned from Yanzhou." Dong Zhao bowed down.

Liu Xiedong looked around for a while, "Where is Cao Cao? Why didn't he come with you? Could it be that he doesn't want to come to escort King Qin?"

"Avoiding, Cao Cao is rectifying the army and will arrive soon. The vanguard army, led by the general Cao Hong, has already arrived in Luyang. Because he has not obtained the permission of the emperor, he dare not go further. First send his subordinates to work on Mao Jie and his ministers." Dong Zhao replied.

"Well, he knows how to measure." Liu Xie nodded, he had a good impression of Cao Cao, and he had also heard of Cao Cao's feat of assassinating Dong Zhuo.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I see that Luoyang is dilapidated, the palace is overturned, the population is withered, and it is not suitable for the emperor to live. There is no suitable place for the princes to come to see him. They have lost the status of the heavenly family and the dignity of the court. See you when you pass by Luyang The houses are neat and tidy, and it is close to Yanzhou to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass, so I implore your majesty to move to Luyang temporarily, and then send your confidantes to repair Luoyang, and your majesty will return to Luoyang after it restores its old appearance." Dong Zhao said.

The ministers nodded in unison, Luo Yang was suffering too much.Although Liu Xie didn't want to leave, he couldn't live with this hard life. He said, "Dong Qing has a heart. Just who will stay in Luoyang?"

Dong Cheng immediately took the lead and said: "General Yang Feng is the loyal escort all the way, and he can entrust such important matters."

Liu Xie said: "Okay, Yang Feng is in Luoyang. I will always remember Aiqing's contribution. This time I can repair the palace again. It can be regarded as the beginning and the end. The merit is infinite, and I will definitely reward you."

After Yang Feng was praised and advocated, he happily agreed.

Yang Feng sent Dong Cheng and other ministers to escort the emperor Liu Xie to leave Luoyang behind the city gate and drive Luyang.Da Luoyang only had the soldiers and horses left in the headquarters, and it felt good at first, but after a while, it became a taste, and he turned into a mason to guard an empty city, Dong Cheng is really good at calculating.The more Yang Feng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. Now that he has more soldiers than Dong Cheng, why not drive Dong Cheng away and take back the emperor? After making up his mind, Yang Feng assembled his troops and chased after Lu Yang.

When Dong Cheng heard that Yang Feng was chasing him, he sent someone to Luyang to ask Cao Hong to join him, and at the same time the army was cut off. So Dong Cheng and Yang Feng fought hard. Dong Cheng was defeated and retreated to Luyang.Yang Feng continued to chase Luanjia, who was about to catch up with Liu Xie, and killed a group of troops from the direction of Luyang. Cao Hong led three thousand soldiers to block the way, making Yang Feng's teeth itch with hatred, and he only missed catching up with Liu Xie. Order the whole army to press on and defeat Cao Hong.Cao Hong is not as easy to bully as Dong Cheng. Seeing that the two armies have been fighting for a long time without getting any cheap, another group of troops came from Luyang direction. Looking from a distance, the dust was flying. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are, only the Chinese army's banner The last big Cao character.

Yang Feng said secretly: It's over, Cao Cao's army has arrived.Cao Cao's army joined Cao Hong to form a torrent that quickly drowned Yang Feng's army.Yang Feng packed up the remnants and the defeated generals did not dare to return to Luoyang, so they fled to Yingchuan to make a living by beating houses and looting houses.

Sure enough, it was Cao Cao's army that came, and Cao Cao led the troops himself.After driving Yang Feng away, Cao Cao stopped chasing him and returned to Luyang to meet Liu Xie.When Liu Xie saw Cao Cao, he praised Cao Cao first, and then made Cao Cao the captain of Sili, and recorded the affairs of the minister.Then Liu Xie asked when he could return to Luoyang, the capital.

Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty, Luoyang was burned down to ruins by Dong Zhuo. Even if it is restored and no people live in peace, what is the difference between an empty city? Xuchang is prosperous and populated, and I have ordered people to build a palace. Your Majesty, please move the capital to Xuchang."

Cao Cao's words stunned Liu Xie and the ministers.

(End of this chapter)