Xiangyang Palace, Liu Xie returned to the harem after a day of court meetings.
At this time, he had a sad look on his face. Thunder Lord was about to invade Xiangyang City, but the ministers had been arguing for a day and had not decided on anything. They had not even decided whether to send troops to support the emperor's uncle. Looking at the current situation,
If we don't argue for several days, there will be no results.
Unlike Emperor Xian, who was originally running around here and there, being coerced by Li Jue and others, and even having trouble controlling his life and death, Liu Xie in this world lives a pretty good life, and it can even be said that he has not experienced any setbacks.
In the early years when Dong Zhuo came to power, he was fairly respected. Except for not having the rights of an emperor, he enjoyed all the other treatment of an emperor. With Dong Zhuo suppressing all parties, no one dared to disrespect Liu Xie.
After arriving in Xiangyang City, Liu Bei did not treat Emperor Xian harshly. He also hired several veterans of the late emperor to teach Emperor Xian. He was always respectful and polite to him. He also explained to him the current situation in the court and taught him how to handle government affairs.
But even now, Liu Xie is only a 16-year-old child. His influence in the court is limited, and it is even harder for his power to leave the palace in Xiangyang City.
After all, each of the three ministers and nine ministers who are still alive in the imperial court are strong ministers who have experienced several mutinies. It is impossible for ministers like them to surrender to Liu Xie easily. They only respect Liu Xie as the emperor.
Just a title.
In the eyes of these three gongs and nine ministers, Liu Xie was just a child. Naturally, several courtiers thought of returning power to the emperor.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty was in such a situation that it would be destroyed if it was not careful. No matter whether it was Liu Bei or Yang Biao, the court officials could not give up their power to Liu Xie in such a situation.
It's just that Liu Xie is 16 years old, so he naturally has his own ideas. He knows that the Han Dynasty is now in a critical situation. He doesn't want to be a caged bird. Instead, he wants to fight on the front line with General Liu Bei. He doesn't want to
Continue to let the minister treat him like a child.
It's a pity that as soon as he expressed his idea of a personal expedition, he was opposed by hundreds of officials led by the Three Dukes and Nine Qings. Even Liu Bei couldn't defeat Thunder Duke. What effect could having an extra little emperor do?
Just like Liu Bei almost couldn't escape this time, if Liu Xie went to the battlefield and was caught by Thunder God, the big man would really be doomed.
At this time, Liu Xie could only look at the northern sky and pray: "Uncle Emperor, you must come back alive!"
For Liu Xie, Lei Gong was an unprecedented big devil.
When he was very young, he was driven out of Luoyang City because of the devil Lei Gong. Not long after he arrived in Chang'an, he ran to Xiangyang City because of the turmoil. It was only in Xiangyang City that he spent the past few years.
He felt more stable, but he still missed his days in Luoyang City.
It's a pity that Liu Xie knew that Luoyang City could not go back. The ministers said that Luoyang City had been captured by the big devil Lei Gong. They had already begun to demolish Luoyang City. Soon, Luoyang City would no longer exist.
Even now, the stable life in Xiangyang City will not last long. Thunder Lord's army is about to attack Xiangyang City again. Now everyone is discussing the matter of moving the capital. Students studying abroad don't know where they are going to escape this time?
He hated such turbulent days, and was even more worried that he would be caught by the demon king Lei Gong. He had nightmares several times, dreaming that he was caught by Lei Gong and then hanged by Lei Gong.
Just when Liu Xie was praying for Liu Bei, an attendant came over and said, "Your Majesty, King Hongnong wants to see you!"
Liu Xie immediately ran to Liu Bian and said happily: "Brother, you are here to see me!"
But Liu Bian first raised his hands and saluted: "My lord, Hongnong King Liu Bian has met your Majesty!"
But Liu Xie pulled up his eldest brother and said, "Brother, don't be too polite. Tell me what the situation is like outside now."
Liu Bian could only smile bitterly. Although Liu Xie asked him not to be too polite, he did not dare to forget the etiquette at all. A fake letter from the princes of Guanzhong almost cost him his life.
From that day on, he was cautious and cautious, not daring to take any wrong step. If it were not for the clan member Liu Bei who was in power now, he would not even dare to step into the palace. Over the years, he has been living cautiously, thinking that this can save his own life.
Liu Bendao: "People outside are now panicked. Many people have fled Xiangyang City, some have fled to Jiaozhou, and others have fled to Chengdu. There are loud voices outside saying that the capital will be moved. They think Xiangyang is never safe. I want to
The capital must be moved to Jiaozhou or Yizhou."
Liu Xie also smiled bitterly and said: "The courtiers also have the same idea. Some said that they would move the capital to Rizhen County, but others said that they would move the capital to Chengdu, relying on the geographical advantages in Shu to resist Thunder God, but some courtiers thought that Xiangyang City
It has been built for more than ten years and is the strongest city in the world. The imperial court should stay in Xiangyang City to protect half of the Han Dynasty. If the imperial court flees without fighting now, Yangzhou and Yizhou will probably be occupied by Lei Gong, and only one of them will be occupied by then.
The great man in this land will surely perish in the hands of Thunder Lord."
"Thunder Lord!" This name made Liu Bian feel a little complicated.
Although he was the most powerful rebel in the Han Dynasty, and logically speaking, the two sides had a deep hatred, but he was also his savior. Yuan Shao and the others used his name to summon the Kwantung Allied Forces to attack Luoyang City.
Dong Zhuo almost killed him at that time. If Lei Gong hadn't interceded, he would have died 10 years ago, so to a certain extent, Lei Gong was still his savior.
Liu Bian asked: "Is there no idea among the ministers to support the general? You must know that the general is the pillar of the country. If the general dies in Nanyang County, who can the court rely on to resist the Thunder Lord?"
Liu Xie said helplessly: "We have been arguing for a day, and we have not come up with an effective solution at all. Now we can only rely on the general himself on the front line. The court has no Liang Liangcao, and the army is scattered everywhere. It is difficult to do it in a short time."
After gathering together, now apart from the navy that can support the general, it is very difficult to find reinforcements."
The Jiangnan area controlled by Liu Bei can be said to be vast and rich in resources, and in later generations it was half of China. But because it was so big, it became extremely difficult to support Liu Bei. Like the current army in Shu, I'm afraid they don't know Liu Bei's current situation, and
If Guan Yu from Yangzhou wants to support Liu Bei, he has to cross half of the Yangtze River and go upstream to the Han River. With the gathering of the army and the speed of the march, he will not be able to reach the front line within a month. This is already the fastest speed. If he takes the land route
, I couldn’t reach the front line for two or three months.
At this time, the battlefield has reached Nanyang County, and the forefront of the Daqian cavalry pursuit has even reached Wancheng. This is less than 400 miles away from Xiangyang City. In the court of Xiangyang City, the civil and military officials are also worried. Now They gathered reinforcements from all walks of life in Xiangyang City to defend Xiangyang first. Naturally, they did not have the troops to support Liu Bei.