Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 428
"Are you really my cousin?" Feng Yao asked in surprise.

"It's guaranteed to be a fake one!" Yang Xiu said smugly.

"Then why don't you help me attack Liu Bei!! You still have to lock the Hulao gate tightly and prevent my army from passing through!! Could it be that your father doesn't want to recognize me as a relative? If so, I will immediately let the army start attacking the city!! Go to Luoyang Go!!" Feng Yao was furious and shouted.

"Don't worry about it, general! This is all a show... I mean it! Well, to be honest, I don't know whether to call you General Feng or General Yuan, but I can't call you Hou. Lord, right? If we are called Shijun, it seems that we have a lot of background..." Yang Xiu hastily laughed along with him, and muttered in embarrassment.

Feng Yao wasn't really angry, but just wanted to deceive Yang Xiu's real thoughts. Seeing what Yang Xiu said, he understood a little bit, and his face softened a little. He looked at Yang Xiu for a long time and said, "Since this is the truth, I I don't want to embarrass you, cousin, you are also a person of status, and this surname, when the time is right in the future, I will officially return to the Yuan surname. In the future, if you call me a general, you can call me by my cousin in private Zimou, I will call your cousin Dezu directly, what do you think?"

Yang Xiu was overjoyed. Although Feng Yao didn't call him cousin directly, he already agreed with what he said, so he nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Follow the general's order!"

"Dezu, what do you mean by deliberately embarrassing our army? I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise, even if you and I are related by blood, I can't protect you because of this!" Feng Yao said angrily.

"Zimou, after receiving your letter, my father was going to agree with you to attack Liu Bei, and also wanted to meet with you in person to talk about future plans. I hope that the Yuan and Yang clans can have more mutual understanding. Opportunity to help! But I am worried that I will offend Yuan Jizhou!"

"So I came up with this idea. I wanted to test the combat capability of the general's army. At this time, the emperor's edict came from the court, ordering my father to lead the troops to King Hongnongqin. I discussed with my father all night. , think this is a great opportunity! But at the same time, alas, you know, we have to make a choice between Jizhou and Yangzhou, you know, my father and I are very inclined to ally with you! "

"However, as Henan Yin, we cannot openly agree with you to enter Henan Yin's territory!! And if you forcibly invade Henan Yin, then the emperor and all officials will not be able to use this matter to rule our Yang family. guilty!"

Yang Xiu's words revealed helplessness, and there was a hint of guilt in his eyes. After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands and bowed his head in silence.

Xu Shu nodded slowly when he heard this, and looked at Yang Wu without saying a word, but he already agreed with Yang Xiu's statement.

Feng Yao's expression also became dignified, the Yang clan is very powerful in Guanzhong, no one wants to gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong, the Yang family is the number one problem that cannot be avoided!
"Dezu, I heard that Yang Feng, commander-in-chief of Baibo, was also recruited by the emperor, but I don't know if Yang Feng is related to the Yang family? In addition, there are also the current Anxi general Yang Ding, and Yang Chou who surrendered to Liu Bei. They are related to the Yang family. What's the relationship?" Feng Yao asked.

These few people are all related to Feng Yao's next move. It would be the best if we can find out all the relationships.

Hearing this, Yang Xiu raised his head, thought for a while, and cupped his hands and said, "General, as far as I know, there are three branches that are relatively close to the Yang family, and they are all based on the Yang family in Hongnong County and the Yang family in Hedong County. The representative is Yang Feng, and the representative family of the Yang family in Hanoi County is Yang Chou. Although General Anben Yang Ding has a certain relationship with our Guanzhong Yang family, it is far away! Yang Ding represents the Kansai Yang family. pulse!"

"At the same time, compared with Yang Feng, Yang Chou in Hanoi is farther away. General, if you want to attack Hanoi, you don't have to worry about it. Everyone like Yang Chou who betrays the master can kill him!" Yang Xiu added.

Feng Yao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and looked back at Xu Shu. Xu Shu understood, nodded and smiled and said, "My lord, I think that De Zu can be regarded as a confidant, and the secret edict can be taken out for him to see!"

"What secret edict?...Ah!!..., General! Could it be the rumors in Chang'an City..." Yang Xiu stood up in surprise, stared at Feng Yao, dumbfounded!
Feng Yao chuckled, took out the secret edict from his bosom, unfolded it, and displayed it in front of Yang Xiu.

"This, this, this..., this is His Majesty's own handwriting!..., and this seal..., this is a real secret edict!!..., hahahaha!!..., oh, oh, ok! Great! "Yang Xiu's eyes stared like copper bells, he was so excited, his hands trembled a little, he was overjoyed, and he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear!

"Zimou, why didn't you say it earlier, with this edict, let alone Luoyang, even Chang'an City, you can lead troops straight in!!" Yang Xiudao.

"Hehe, Dezu, you also know that this secret edict is not trivial. If it is exposed prematurely, it will only arouse the fear of Li Jue and Guo Si! If the emperor cannot escape from Chang'an because of this, the crime of you and me will be great. Is it?" Feng Yao said.

"That's right! Zimou, now, you and I are tied to the same warship, please rest assured, my Yang family will advance and retreat with the Yuan family from now on!!" Yang Xiu said.

"Farewell! I'm going back to Hulao Pass immediately, open the gate, and welcome the general to lead the army!!" Yang Xiu said his goodbyes and left.

Yang Wu looked at Yang Xiu's figure until he was gone, and then said to Feng Yao: "My lord, isn't it a little risky for us to do this? What if Yang Xiu tells his father about this? Biao, but Yang Biao chooses to be our enemy, and Li Jue, Guo Si, Yang Ding, and Dong Cheng are allies, so don't we have to be enemies on all sides?"

Feng Yaodao: "I believe that Yang Xiu will not choose to form an alliance with Li Jue! Because Yang's power in Guanzhong is too great, although he has the strength to take a share of the court, but at the same time, he is also feared by the Xiliang army and foreign relatives! Alliance with us is currently the best choice for Yang Xiu!!"

But even though Feng Yao said so, he was also faintly worried!
However, after Yang Xiu returned to the customs, he really opened the door and welcomed Feng Yao's army into the customs. Under Xu Shu's suggestion, Feng Yao did not go to Luoyang immediately, but stationed in Gong County, [-] miles east of Luoyang City. At the same time, he officially took over Hulao Pass for the convenience of transporting grain and grass. The former guards of Hulao Pass, Yang Zhong and Yang Xiu, led the troops back to Luoyang City! !
This day is the fifteenth day of the fifth month of summer, and a bright moon has risen in the sky early.

The good news came from Xingyang that Lv Bu's army had arrived in Juan County, and Feng Yao hardly had to worry about crossing the river that he was worried about.

It turned out that Lu Bu had started to build and collect ships as early as the day he learned of Zhang Yang's murder. For this expedition, there were more than [-] warships alone, and nearly [-] grain ships and fishing boats. After the food is finished, these ships are enough to fight against Liu Bei's warships! !

The great war is about to begin, and it has not yet been decided who will win the battle.

At night, looking at the bright moon in the sky through the screen window, Feng Yao said to himself: "In five months, it will be the fifteenth day of October. I don't know if I can go back then. Lingqi, Yingying Lian and Shangxiang, if I can't go back on time, don't worry, my husband must be working hard outside!..."

(End of this chapter)