The news that Wang Can defeated Cao Cao soon spread to Chang'an City.
In the palace, Liu Xie summoned Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, Zhong Shao, Liu Fan, Liu Dan and other important officials in the court.
After the news of Wang Can's victory over Cao Cao came out, Liu Xie was not the only one who was worried, but also Liu Fan and Liu Dan, both of whom were sons of Liu Yan and had a sworn feud with Wang Can.
Chan defeated Cao Cao and was about to invade Chang'an. This news was like a bolt from the blue to the two of them, and they were very worried.
Liu Xie glanced at several important ministers and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Cao Cao was defeated by Wang Can. There is no one who can check and balance Wang Can. The situation is critical. What should we do?"
For Liu Xie, the news of Cao Cao's defeat was too sudden.
At the beginning, Cao Cao and Wang Can were at loggerheads, and the situation was within the acceptable range of Liu Xie.
However, Cao Cao was suddenly defeated by Wang Can, which Liu Xie found difficult to accept.
Liu Xie also knew that Cao Cao failed because his grain and grass were stolen by Wang Can. When he found out that this was the reason, he wanted to catch Cao Cao immediately and reprimanded Cao Cao. You said you were also the state pastor in charge of one side, but you didn't
Liu Xie couldn't even protect his own food and grass, which was unbearable for Liu Xie.
Liu Xie expected both Cao Cao and Wang Can to suffer losses, but Wang Can was not affected, leaving Liu Xie in a dilemma.
His last straw was lost because of Cao Cao's defeat.
In fact, Liu Xie summoned Yang Feng and Xu Huang several times, but both of them refused, which made Liu Xie very angry. Yang Feng used to pat his chest and say that he was a loyal minister, but at the critical moment, he immediately changed.
He was a coward and had no intention of meeting Liu Xie, leaving Liu Xie with nothing to do.
Liu Xie was anxious, and Liu Dan was also worried.
After hearing Liu Xie's words, he immediately stood up, bowed slightly, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Wang Can captured Yizhou and imprisoned my brother Liu Zhang. Now he has raised troops to attack Chang'an and disrespected orders. His ambition is obvious.
Your Majesty is trapped in Chang'an and will definitely be controlled by Wang Can. Instead of doing this, it is better to escape from Chang'an and go to Luoyang."
No matter what, Liu Dan didn't want to see Wang Can controlling Liu Xie.
Once the court fell into Wang Can's hands, he and Liu Fan also became fish on Wang Can's chopping board.
After listening to Liu Dan's words, Fu stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Master Liu's words are very reasonable. Wang Can is extremely ambitious and crazy. If Wang Can takes over Chang'an, he will definitely be like Dong Zhuo.
You are so unscrupulous and undisciplined that your Majesty will never be able to succeed. Please think twice!"
Fu Wan would rather believe Cao Cao than Wang Can.
After all, after Liu Xie's imperial edict came out, Cao Cao accepted it, but Wang Can ignored it and led his troops to Chang'an.
Moreover, Cao Cao led his troops to Chang'an only after Liu Xie issued an edict. Therefore, between Wang Can and Liu Xie, Fu Wan would rather believe Cao Cao than fall into the hands of Wang Can.
Dong Cheng also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, although Cao Cao is ambitious, he is loyal to the Han Dynasty. When Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang in the past, Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo and issued a message to attack Dong Zhuo. Your Majesty suffered, and Cao Cao raised troops to welcome your Majesty. Such a person,
Although there are slight flaws, he is still loyal to His Majesty. Now that Wang Can is so fierce and unstoppable, why doesn't Your Majesty leave Chang'an and join Cao Cao?"
Liu Dan, Fu Wan and Dong Cheng suggested that whether they go to Luoyang or defect to Cao Cao, they would not stay in Chang'an and would not be controlled by Wang Can.
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Liu Xie sighed and said, "My dear friends, even if I intend to leave Chang'an, how can I leave without the protection of soldiers?"
"Forehead……"
After everyone heard this, they immediately became speechless.
What they just said was very pleasant, but when it came time to actually take action, they didn't have the strength to carry it out. If they wanted to leave Chang'an, they needed Yang Feng's support. Because Yang Feng surrendered the Xiliang soldiers under Fan Chou and Zhang Ji,
Having already controlled the entire Chang'an, without Yang Feng's nod, Liu Xie could hardly move forward.
Liu Fan grimaced and said: "Your Majesty, I have visited Yang Feng several times, but was turned away. Eh..."
After Liu Fan spoke, the other people also followed suit.
More or less, they all went to Yang Mansion to meet Yang Feng, or to the military camp to meet Xu Huang, trying to get support from Yang Feng or Xu Huang, but they were all turned away.
After hearing this, Liu Xie gritted his teeth, then waved his hands and said: "Everyone, please go out. I will think about it carefully."
Several people looked at each other, then turned and left.
Liu Xie was the only one left in the palace.
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Yang Mansion, in the study.
The battle between Wang Can and Cao Cao affected not only the minds of Liu Xie and the important officials of the imperial court, but also the minds of Xu Huang and Yang Feng. After the news of Wang Can's victory over Cao Cao reached Chang'an, Xu Huang was the first to
Arrive at Yang Feng's house.
Xu Huang said: "My lord, Wang Can defeated Cao Cao, what are you going to do?"
Yang Feng spread his hands, with a look of helplessness on his face, and said, "Wang Can has defeated Cao Cao. Now that things have reached this point, what else can I do?"
Yang Feng sighed and said: "Gongming, you stay in the military camp and don't know what's going on in the city. In the past few days, many wealthy gentry have come to the house, intentionally or unintentionally trying to persuade me to submit to Wang Can. It can be seen from this that Wang Can is
We have been prepared for a long time! We stay in Chang'an. Although there is still a lot of food in the city, it will not last long. It is better to open the city and surrender and submit to Wang Can."
In his tone, Yang Feng revealed a sense of unwillingness.
After all, he controls Chang'an freely and without any control. Once he surrenders to Wang Can, the good days will come to an end. It is impossible to continue to be free and easy, and he can only be restrained.
After hearing this, Xu Huang said loudly: "My lord, as for the general, it doesn't matter whether the lord is going to submit to Wang Can or Cao Cao, the general is the same. Because the general's official position is not big, as long as he can stay in the army, it will be fine. But
For my lord, this is different. There is a huge difference between surrendering to Wang Can and surrendering to Cao Cao."
When Yang Feng heard this, he felt anxious and said hurriedly: "Gongming, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Xu Huang said on the surface that he had nothing to do with him, but the relationship was very big.
As early as when Xu Huang went to Cao Ying on behalf of the emperor for the second time to convey the decree, Cao Cao had the intention to recruit him and valued him very much, so in Xu Huang's heart, he was biased towards Cao Cao.
In troubled times, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king.
Xu Huang is not Yang Feng. He has his own persistence, his own choices, and his own ideals. Xu Huang also has a clear understanding between Wang Can and Cao Cao. Although Wang Can has the advantage, Wang Can has been famous for a long time.
With a cloud of fierce generals under his command and a rain of advisers, he followed Yang Feng and surrendered, and it was difficult for him to be reused in a short period of time.
If he defected to Cao Cao, the situation would definitely be very different.
As an envoy to the imperial court twice, he knew Cao Cao relatively well and had a certain relationship with Cao Cao. Xu Huang was already valued by Cao Cao, and as long as he defected there, he would be able to display his talents. As for defecting to Wang Can, Xu Huang's situation was unpredictable.
On the one hand, Xu Huang thought about himself, and on the other hand, he also thought about Yang Feng.
Therefore, after Xu Huang received the news of Wang Can's victory, he hurriedly came to Yang Feng's house and persuaded Yang Feng to defect to Cao Cao.
Ps: The fourth update is completed, and I’m calling it a day. I continue to ask for flowers and collection support.
