(ps: The third update is up...) "I will pay homage to Your Majesty!"
As soon as Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Ma Rixi entered the hall, they knelt on the ground, abided by their duties as courtiers, and kowtowed.
Liu Bian stood up from his seat, personally helped Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Ma Rixi, the three ministers, and said happily: "When you see me again in the future, my dear friends, you don't need to be so polite. There is no such thing now."
There are a few people who are willing to kneel down and worship me, but you are the only one."
Wang Yun sighed, looked at each other with Yang Biao and Ma Rixi, and asked in unison: "I wonder why your Majesty summoned the ministers for something important?"
Liu Bian looked outside the door to make sure no one was eavesdropping, and then he whispered to Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Ma Rixi: "I've had enough of King Qin's domineering behavior. When we were in Guandu, he
It’s okay if you don’t worship me
He actually used my will without authorization. This is already obvious that he doesn't take me seriously. Now he is fighting with the King of Wei in Guandu and has no time to worry about Hulao Pass. I would like to ask my three beloved ladies to take me out of here.
A hell of a place.”
After Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Ma Rixi heard this, they all looked at each other and felt quite embarrassed, because they were not accompanied by them in Hulao Pass, and Ma Chao's spies were everywhere. In addition, Wang Shuang and Zhang Xiu escorted Liu Bian last time.
They didn't leave after they came back. In fact, they didn't have the ability to take Liu Bian away.
Liu Bian also knew that this request really embarrassed Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Ma Rixi, but now his only reliance was on these three people, and he could only use it as a life-saving straw.
Wang Yun thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, the world is in turmoil now, and all the heroes are rising together. Where can your Majesty go if you leave here?"
Liu Bian said: "The king of Chu, Liu Bei, and the king of Shu, Liu Zhang, are all members of the Han family. If I go to them, they will definitely treat me with respect. Besides, I can also use their strength to restore the Han Dynasty. Or maybe
Go to the Yan Kingdom in Hebei Province. Although Gao Fei proclaimed himself king,
, but he is the most stable place in the world. Ma Chao regards him as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. Yan State is close to here and the road is easy to travel. You might as well take me to Yan State. If I arrive in Yan State, I will grant you a seal.
Become a marquis... No! Become a king. How about making you kings?"
Wang Yundao: "Your Majesty is still too young, and thinking about things is a bit too simple. Whether it is the King of Chu Liu Bei, the King of Shu Liu Zhang, or the Marquis of Yan Gao Fei who has already cut off his title, they are not fuel-efficient lamps. If Your Majesty leaves here,
, to rely on their protection, I am afraid that they have just escaped from the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again. They may not be as good as Ma Chao to Your Majesty."
"However, if I stay here any longer, I will only die. Once Ma Chao dominates the Central Plains and defeats Cao Cao and Gao Fei, no one in the world will dare to be his enemy. The king and the emperor are only one step away. If he wants to
Once I become the emperor, I will become the ghost under his sword.
"Can the three beloved ministers bear to see Ma Chao regicide and usurp the Han Dynasty to establish himself? The three beloved ministers are all loyal ministers of my great Han Dynasty. Can't they think of other ways?" When people are worried about their own safety, they often
He will be a hundred times smarter than usual, which is exactly what Liu Bian is doing at this time.
Wang Yun and Yang Biao both sighed after hearing this.
"What's the use of sighing? In my opinion, it's better to take His Majesty and escape from here. As for where to go, let's escape." Ma Rixi has a strong personality. Although he and Ma Teng are from the same hometown and are of the same race, he
His ancestor was Ma Rong, a famous official of the Han Dynasty. Unlike Ma Teng and other humble men who were born in Liangzhou, he also looked down on Ma Teng and was ashamed to live under the influence of Ma Teng and Ma Chao.
"What Ma Aiqing said is absolutely true..." Liu Bian was so moved that finally someone agreed with him.
Wang Yundao: "Your Majesty, Master Ma, please allow me to finish my words. Just because I won't leave does not mean that I will surrender to Ma Teng and Ma Chao. Now Ma Teng and Ma Chao are both in Guandong. Although there are Zhang Xiu and Wang Shuang in Hulao Pass.
, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, Ma Wan and other Ma family's confidants, but General Yang Fengzheng of Anton came from Hangu Pass with an army of 70,000 people. This is a good time for Your Majesty to restore the outline of the Han Dynasty."
Liu Bian didn't understand and asked: "Isn't Yang Feng also a confidant of Ma Teng and his son? He led an army of 70,000 to support Ma Teng and his son, right? How come this is a good opportunity for me to restore the outline of the Han Dynasty?"
Wang Yun chuckled and said: "Yang Feng was Dong Zhuo's old general. After Dong Zhuo was removed by Ma Teng, he, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were forced to surrender to Ma Teng. They have been stationed at Hangu Pass with Zhang Ji and Fan Chou. Zhang Ji and Fan Chou died.
Later, Yang Feng became General Anton. I secretly sent letters to Yang Feng many times, communicated secretly, and waited for opportunities. In the past two years, Yang Feng was stationed in Hongnong, and his subordinates
Most of the generals were the Baibo bandits who had been put down before, including Han Xian, Li Le, and Hu Cai. When Ma Teng fought against Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Yang Feng also participated and conquered many of Zhang Lu's old troops, including Yang Song,
Yang Bai, Yang Ang, Yang Ren and Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei are all under his command. In the past two years, without the suppression of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, he has grown up alone and has long had thoughts of rebelling against Ma Teng."
"Great... When Yang Feng comes, as long as he can restore me to the throne, I will make him a general!" Liu Bian said happily.
"No! Your Majesty must not do this. Although Yang Feng has thoughts of rebelling against Ma Teng, his heart is not right and he is too greedy. In addition, his subordinates and generals all have their own agendas. They cannot be trusted too much. Your Majesty can only use it, not
Trust." Yang Biao hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Wang Yundao said: "What Yang Taiwei said is absolutely true, but please rest assured, Your Majesty, I already know it. As soon as Yang Feng leads the army to arrive, they can use Hulao Pass to block Ma Teng and his son in Guandong. In this way,
If I continue to act with emotion and reason, and lobby the governors of Guanzhong and Liangzhou counties, the outline of the Han Dynasty will be restored, and your Majesty will be able to attend the government in person!"
"That's great, Wang Aiqing, you are such a blessing to me."
"So, please bear with me for a while, Your Majesty."
"Okay, I'll be patient, I'll wait for the day when Chao Gang recovers."
Outside the hall, a eunuch listened clearly to the conversations of Liu Bian, Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Ma Rixi and others. After listening, he was already sweating profusely and ran away in a hurry.
In the city guard's house at Hulao Pass, Zhang Xiu and Wang Shuang were drinking and eating meat. Suddenly, they saw a eunuch barging in. He took a closer look and saw that it was the man who had been arranged next to Liu Bian. Zhang Xiu put down the wine and meat in his hands and asked
He said: "What news is there from Your Majesty?"
The eunuch then reported all the news he heard to Zhang Xiu and Wang Shuang.
After Wang Shuang heard this, he immediately became furious and shouted loudly: "How dare Wang Yunan do this?"
"My dear brother, please don't get angry. Wang Yun's wishful thinking is quite good. However, now that we know the matter, we must not let them succeed." Zhang Xiu said with a smile.
Wang Shuang asked: "Brother, do you have any plans?"
"The most urgent task is to order Yang Feng to stop, and then report the matter to the king and the king of Liang. Ask the king of Liang to sit in Hulao Pass, and summon Yang Feng to Hulao Pass. If he takes the opportunity to kill him, the crisis can be eliminated." Zhang Xiu said.
Wang Shuang frowned and said: "Brother's plan is too slow. I'm afraid it will be delayed and the news will leak out. Moreover, Yang Feng was on the march and suddenly received an order to stop advancing. I'm afraid it will arouse his suspicion, not to mention
The king and the king of Liang are confronting the Wei army in Guandu. They cannot be distracted by other things. In my opinion, everything
There is no need to do anything, just wait for Yang Feng to arrive. Then you and I will invite Yang Feng to a banquet, kill Yang Feng at the banquet, and kill Yang Feng and Wang Yun in one fell swoop. Then the crisis will be resolved. The soldiers led by Yang Feng will all
He is a useless idiot. With my reputation as the spear king of the North, I can completely frighten this 70,000-strong army. What do you think of this plan?"
Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Brother's brilliant idea!"
At this time, I saw a big man walking in from outside the hall. The big man was nine feet long and strong, with messy hair. His white light-weight shirt had been torn to pieces and was dirty. There were bloodstains on his shoulders and chest.
Blurred, the combat boots on his feet also fell off, and he fell to the ground as soon as he entered the hall with a pair of bare and bleeding feet.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu jumped up in a hurry, walked quickly to the big man's side, supported the big man and asked: "Hu Che'er, how did you end up like this? Did something happen to Shuangzhong Ridge?"
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The person who came was called Hu Che'er. He was a general under Zhang Xiu. He was extremely powerful and good at martial arts. He was sent by Zhang Xiu to guard Shuangzhong Ridge, the only road from Juan County to Hulao Pass, in order to prevent
The Yan army made a sneak attack on Hulao Pass. He was out of breath at this time, with a look of fear in his eyes. He cried and said: "Three thousand brothers...all disappeared overnight. There is a ghost in that place.
There is a ghost..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could there be a ghost in that place? What happened?" Zhang Xiu said nervously after hearing Hu Che'er's unclear words.
"General, I saw a ghost. It was a white-haired ghost. The white-haired ghost was so scary. With a group of ghosts, all three thousand of my brothers were gone overnight..."
Wang Shuang came over at this time and saw that Hu Che'er was unconscious, so he said to Zhang Xiu: "Brother, there is no need to ask anymore. It seems that Hu Che'er was frightened. Whether it was a human or a ghost, Shuang Zhong
Something happened at Shuangzhong Ling. I will stay here and take charge of Hulao Pass. I will take people to Shuangzhong Ling to have a look."
"No! You stay, I'll go to Shuangzhongling. Those who died are all my subordinates. I want to see with my own eyes how my subordinates died." After Zhang Xiu said this, he walked away.
When Wang Shuang saw that Zhang Xiu had left, he asked someone to carry Hu Che'er down to nurse him back to health.
Zhang Xiu mounted a fast horse, ordered three thousand cavalry, and quickly left Hulao Pass and galloped towards Shuangzhong Ridge in the northeast.
As soon as Wang Yung came out of Liu Bian's place, he saw Zhang Xiu hurried out of the city, and thought to himself: "Zhang Xiu is in such a hurry, could something happen?"
As soon as he thought of this, he hurried back to his residence, wrote a secret letter with a swipe of his pen, urging Yang Feng to quickly march into the army, and asked his confidants to secretly send him out of Hulao Pass.