While Yuan Shu and Yang Hong were quickly imagining various evil plans that were extremely insulting and desperate, Liu Xie and Dong Cheng at Yique Pass also had their own thoughts and refused to sit and wait for death.

Although Yuan Shujun's offensive slowed down temporarily due to shouting, they all felt that things would not end, and the probability of Yuan Shu taking advantage of the situation was less than 20%.

Just now, Dong Cheng was tied up with his hands behind his back, but unfortunately Yuan Shujun in the distance couldn't see clearly. But after getting off the wall, he immediately looked at the soldiers next to him and signaled to loosen his ties.

Although the soldiers were suspicious for a few seconds and seemed to want to look at the emperor for confirmation, they were Dong Cheng's subordinates for many years, so after hesitation, they came to loosen their ties.

Obviously, everyone has their own minds. Although Dong Cheng's loyalty is far better than Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, it seems to be inferior to Wang Yun. He was reluctant to ask him to cooperate with the emperor to act and prove to the princes that the emperor was not kidnapped.

But if Yuan Shu insisted on "killing Wang Yun like Li Jue, we believe that the emperor was not kidnapped", then Dong Cheng would obviously not sit still and wait for death.

Although Wang Yun was stubborn and had defects in his ability and vision, he was still able to protect the emperor forever and bear the anger of all the rebels. This was still strong.

If Liu Xie is really not clear about his mind and wants to go a little further, then Dong Cheng will also make a decision on Luoyang. If he can become a local emperor for one day, he will become a local emperor for one day. Even if he ignores the chaos in the world, he will directly recruit other foreign princes to attack Yuan Shu with the imperial edict. In this way, Dong Cheng can live one day for one day. If he can please the new king in the future and help the new master conquer the world, he will be better than being killed by Liu Xie in a confused manner.

Trying with Liu Xie in acting is the last limit of Dong Cheng's loyalty.

While the guards were loosening their ties, a small yellow-sect eunuch next to him came over and scolded: "What do you want? Your Majesty hasn't ordered the ties to be loosened yet!"

The eunuchs were directly loyal to the emperor, not the generals of the chariots and cavalry, so they would naturally question them.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The soldiers and Dong Cheng looked at each other in a flash, then looked at Liu Xie's back not far away, not knowing how to deal with it.

Fortunately, Liu Xie reacted quickly. Hearing the noise behind him, people had not turned around yet. He knew the situation in his heart. He hurriedly ran over and kissed him, scolding the little yellow gate: "The tying of the uncle of the country was for Yuan Shu to see! Since he got out of the city, he should loosen his ties! Don't blame him, I was confused for a while and I didn't find out about this."

Dong Cheng shook off the hemp rope on his body, and gave it a step, kneeling down on one knee to thank him: "Your Majesty, why did you say this? I have no complaints. For the sake of the country and the country, I have to be careless, so why should I betray the truth?

However, Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don’t know whether to say it. Since Yuan Shu refused to walk the steps given by His Majesty, he would probably have to fight to the end. This Yique Pass is not safe, so I should send troops to escort Your Majesty back to Luoyang City. This trip at least shakes Yuan Shu’s morale and cannot be considered a complete waste."

Liu Xie closed his eyes in pain: "I came to the scene and shouted in danger, but this is the only effect... Could it be that Yuan Shu himself has not arrived yet, Ji Ling dared not be self-dedicated and is still asking for instructions?"

Dong Cheng said anxiously: "Your Majesty! The total number of troops in Henan Yin was only 40,000, and half of them were guarding the city in Luoyang. The remaining eight passes of Luoyang had only 20,000 defenders. After the war broke out on Yique, it increased to 5,000 defenders. Most of the defenders in Taigu Pass next to him were transferred, and only the necessary guards remained in Taigu Pass.

If we want to defend Luoyang City to the death, we can only give up the eight outer passes and concentrate our troops. Otherwise, each pass will have as many as four or five thousand, and at least two or three thousand, and will only be defeated by each one.

Yuan Shu had 70,000 people outside Yique Pass. The 5,000 guards here have been killed and injured for two or three days, and at most 3,000 people are fighting. With the more than 3,000 guards brought by His Majesty, how long can they last? If they all stayed at Yique Pass, will there be danger in the forty miles on the way back to Luoyang? You can't hesitate!"

Liu Xie was so anxious that he paced back and forth: "I don't know what happened to Duan Weiwei, and Hongnong's troops were not in trouble. The messenger was too slow and he was so anxious. Forget it, it really doesn't work. I'll hurry back to Luoyang at dusk and strive to return to the city at night."

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If Liu Xie gave up decisively and returned to Luoyang, he might die a little later.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shujun on the opposite side was already completely tense and had no way to turn around. At this time, he could only walk one way to the dark.

In the desperate situation of life and death, people can often burst out with IQs slightly higher than normal. After Yuan Shu and Yang Hong made a vicious plan to "no chickens and dogs in Yique Pass, kill and silence the mouth", of course, they will improve this plan as soon as possible.

Then Yang Hong realized a key: he had to hold the emperor for a longer period of time.

At least one more day, you cannot let the emperor give up running away like a frightened bird.

Therefore, Yang Hong persuaded Yuan Shu to find an excuse and sent an envoy to Yique Pass and asked to see him.

Liu Xie was packing up his things and was about to escape back to Luoyang. He gave up his plan and imprisoned a civil servant named Yuan Huan, who was forced by Yuan Shu to come under the wall.

The most vicious thing about Yuan Shu is that he even lied to Yuan Huan.

Before leaving, he told Yuan Huan to confirm whether Your Majesty is real and whether Dong Cheng was really tied up, because the person who just pretended to be His Majesty dared to go up to the wall and shout when the two armies were outside the range of the powerful crossbows, and there were shields to block them. It might be Dong Cheng's trick.

Therefore, Yuan Huan was used as a deadly person. He truly believed that his lord, who was Qingjun, only wanted to kill Dong Cheng but did not want to rebel against the emperor. As long as the emperor proved that he had not been held hostage by Dong Cheng and deprived Dong Cheng of his military power, Yuan Shu was willing to withdraw his troops.

Such an messenger will naturally have fewer flaws.

Liu Xie was about to leave, and heard that there might be a turning point in persuading Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops, and he felt expectation in his heart. After all, it was not a short time before, so let's take another gamble, anyway, there was no cost.

"Uncle Guo, I feel wronged a little more. I will tie it up a little tightly. I will show you the messenger who was confirmed by Yuan Shu. If the messenger leaves, I will loosen your ties." Liu Xie discussed with Dong Cheng with a pleading tone and expression.

Dong Cheng's patience was almost at its limit, but when he thought that Yuan Shu only sent someone who was powerless... he shouldn't be really done by a fake show, right? If Liu Xie went back on his word, he would be afraid that the defenders of Yique Pass would be in chaos first.

After a while, Yuan Huan was hung on the wall with a hanging basket and came to the city tower. When he saw Liu Xie, he knelt down and gave a big gift. He had come to Luoyang for an envoy last year and had seen the emperor. At this moment, he was still respectful, which made Liu Xie have more fantasies of persuading him to retreat.

"Yuan Shu may not have no ambitions. He may just be scared of being run. He will be temporarily down after giving it a step." Liu Xie thought to himself.

After Yuan Huan saluted, he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, General Wei sent his ministers to come and declared that he had no intention of rebellion. He only saw Dong Cheng holding the emperor hostage and poisoning the harem, and the remnants of the dragon seeds, and he was indignant to save His Majesty.

I was too far away from the city before, and it was unclear. Please ask Your Majesty to let me witness whether Dong Cheng was really tied up. At the same time, please ask Your Majesty to tell the world that you can feel at ease, completely pardon the misunderstandings in serving the king, and give the soldiers of the army a peace of mind. As long as I bring your Majesty's sincerity back, the army will retreat tomorrow."

Liu Xie naturally acted for a while and tried his best to persuade Yuan Huan. Unfortunately, the conditions offered by Yuan Shu were very harsh. For example, if you want Dong Cheng's head, this would definitely not be possible. Yuan Huan delayed the time and said that he had to ask Yuan Shu for the emperor's conditions before he could finally decide.

However, Yuan Huan promised that Yuan Shu's army would not attack the city tonight and would definitely bring back the conditions for mutual trust that Yuan Shu was willing to accept tomorrow morning.

So, Liu Xie and Dong Cheng were dragged to stay in Yique Pass for one more night.

Of course, Yuan Shu's trick was not the only factor to hold back, because just after night that night, another bad news came, which strengthened Liu Xie's hesitation to continue to wait and see. Otherwise, if Liu Xie felt the danger, he was determined to leave, and he could do it in the second half of the night, rushing to escape back to Luoyang.

This bad news was the day before yesterday when the messenger sent to Hongnong to find Duan Wei to come back. In the messenger's reply, he stated that Duan Wei said this:

"I heard that there were indeed many changes in the harem of Luoyang. I cannot determine whether the request for help was based on His Majesty's original intention or was forced by Dong Cheng.

But I will never be more loyal to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty feels unsafe in Luoyang and is willing to move to Hongnong, as long as Your Majesty comes in person, I will swear to protect Your Majesty’s completeness to the death.

In addition, Qiao Rui, the general of Guard, under the tent of Yuan Shu, used a banquet to deceive the Huayin County Magistrate and the Tongguan Commander to attend the banquet. He used a trick to kill our army's guards, secretly occupied Tongguan, and then announced the attack on Dong Qing's side. The situation is unclear. I used some troops to block the Tongguan Road on the western front and counterattacked Qiao Rui. I really dared not act rashly, for fear of any mistakes that Luoyang was attacked by enemies on both sides."

Duan Wei's words showed no problem with his loyalty. After all, he said that as long as the emperor himself arrived, he would definitely protect him to the death. He just didn't know what the current state of the central government was, and he was afraid of life-threatening. This attitude, since Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics, all the princes who were loyal to the Han Dynasty could say this, and they would never be blamed.

Duan Wei was also afraid that Dong Cheng would really be ambitious after Zhu Yan's death and would annex his military power. At this time, anyone might be a thief, and it would be too difficult to unite to win the trust.

Duan Wei's reaction made Liu Xie more determined to wait for a night, and even wondered, "Can we take advantage of Dong Cheng being tied up tomorrow? Let Yuan Shu and Dong Cheng not return to Luoyang to Hongnong, and let Yuan Shu beat him to death. After all, Duan Wei has no suspicion of killing the imperial concubine and the dragon seed in the harem. As long as Dong Cheng is not by my side, Yuan Shu will not even have the excuse of clearing the emperor."

Liu Xie thought so, although he was very affectionate and unfaithful, but he just wanted to survive and continue to be the emperor. He didn't think there was any problem with losing his car again and again. He always felt that he was forced to do so.

Is it wrong to want to survive? Is it wrong to continue to be an emperor?
Chapter completed!