Geng Yan won a great victory in Jinan, but the next war will become more and more difficult. Pushing eastward from Jinan, he is approaching Zhang Bu's hometown of Ju County, which has directly threatened Zhang Bu's survival, and Zhang Bu also
He will definitely use all his strength to fight to the death with his own soldiers.
Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and said, "It seems it's time for me to go to Qingzhou too!"
Wu Han asked: "Your Majesty wants to conquer in person again?"
Liu Xiu said: "Compared with Zhang Bu, Bo Zhao's troops are too small. With the current strength, even Bo Zhao may not be able to fight alone."
Everyone nodded, Wu Han cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to go with you."
Jia Fu and Gai Yan then raised their hands to invite him and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "We have more than one enemy Zhang Bu. Gongsun Shulian in the southwest has been defeated and is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate. Kui Xiao in the northwest has already shown his disobedience. Lu Fang in the north has the support of the Huns.
, is also ready to make a move. You need to stay in Luoyang. If anything changes, reinforcements can be made in time."
Even if Liu Xiu wanted to lead the expedition in person, he could not take too many soldiers and horses with him. If there was a fire in the backyard, the gain would outweigh the loss.
Next, Liu Xiu, Wu Han and others discussed the next war in Qingzhou and its situation.
By the time the military meeting was over, it was almost afternoon. Wu Han and others resigned to Liu Xiu together. When they walked out of the hall, they found someone kneeling at the door of the hall, Luo You.
Luo You was as beautiful as a fairy, and she was young. At first glance, she looked like a porcelain doll. However, she looked a little embarrassed at this time, with sweat beads all over her forehead and cheeks, and her face was red from the sun.
Seeing this, everyone was startled, but no one dared to ask any more questions and left quickly.
After all the ministers left, Liu Xiu looked at the map of Qingzhou, clicking here and then there.
At this time, Zhang Kun walked in from the outside, came up to Liu Xiu, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Hua Meiren wants to see you. In addition, Hua Meiren also brought Luo You."
"Yes!" Liu Xiu responded absently. After a moment, he straightened up, turned to look at Zhang Kun, and asked, "Luo You is back again?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. He is kneeling outside the palace now!"
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, and without saying anything else, she walked out. As soon as she reached the door of the hall, she saw Luo You who was kneeling outside. He walked over slowly.
Without looking up, just looking at the shoes in front of him, Luo You knew it was Liu Xiu standing in front of him.
She put her hands on the ground and put her forehead on the ground. Liu Xiu stood in front of Luo You for a while. It wasn't until Hua Feiyan walked out of the side hall that he waved and said, "Luo You, get up and talk!"
"My servant dare not."
"I have forgiven you, get up!" After Liu Xiu finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the hall. When Hua Feiyan walked to Luo You, he held her arm, helped her up from the ground, and said at the same time
: "Since His Majesty has spoken, you can no longer disobey the Holy Order!"
After Luo You stood up, his legs suddenly became weak and his body collapsed downwards. Fortunately, Hua Feiyan was strong enough to hold Luo You's body firmly.
Looking at Luo You who was covered in sweat, Hua Feiyan shook her head helplessly, held her arm and walked into the hall.
Ice cubes were placed in the hall, which was much cooler than outside. Liu Xiu sat on the couch and looked at Hua Feiyan and Luo You who came in. When they came closer, Liu Xiu asked: "Luo You, why are you going?"
Return?"
Luo You did not speak, and knelt on the ground again, kowtowing forward. Hua Feiyan briefly told Liu Xiu what had happened, and finally, she said: "Your Majesty, Luo You wants to continue to stay in the palace."
Liu Xiu looked at Luo You and asked, "Is what Fei Yan said true?"
Luo You kept kowtowing and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please take in your maid!"
Liu Xiu asked curiously: "Have you really decided to leave Si'a? Si'ak saved your life back then, and I am the enemy who killed your father in your heart!"
Luo You choked and said: "What I owe you to my master has been repaid. Your Majesty has shown mercy to your servant by not killing me. From now on, Your Majesty is willing to be loyal to Your Majesty and willing to serve Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu smiled. Luo You could still speak as before. She was obviously desperate and had to stay in the palace to take refuge, but in her words, she chose to stay in order to repay her kindness of not killing.
"You are young, but you are very naughty." Liu Xiu said with a smile.
Luo You hurriedly raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu with wet eyes, and said hurriedly: "What I said is true. If I have two minds and does something unworthy of Your Majesty, I will let you
God will punish you and the earth will destroy you, and you will die without a burial place!"
Liu Xiu suppressed her smile, met Luo You's eyes, and looked at her for a long time. Luo You felt that her face was burning, as if it was about to catch fire. Liu Xiufang withdrew his gaze and said, "Since you want to stay, then
Just stay. From now on, staying in the West Palace and taking good care of Lord Yin will be the greatest reward for me." After saying this, he waved his hand to signal Luo You to leave.
Luo You knelt on the ground without moving, and had no intention of getting up and leaving. Seeing this, Liu Xiu looked at her in confusion and asked: "Luo You, do you have anything else?"
"Your Majesty!" Luo You kowtowed forward again and said, "Please... please allow me to stay with Your Majesty and serve you!"
As soon as she said this, not to mention Liu Xiu was stunned, even Hua Feiyan, who was usually calm, showed a rare look of surprise, and Zhang Kun below opened his mouth unconsciously.
There are many maids who want to stay with His Majesty and serve him, but like Luo You, she is the first and only one who dares to express her thoughts in front of the Emperor.
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. He turned to the side, sat casually, and asked: "Luo You, why don't you want to go back to the West Palace, but want to stay with me? You don't know that you
Will this request hurt Yin Guiren's heart?"
Luo You raised her head, looked at Liu Xiu firmly, and said: "I want to avenge Senior Brother Du!" If she stayed in the West Palace, she would just be trapped in this palace. She would never be able to take revenge. She could only stay with the emperor.
Only by his side can she find the opportunity for revenge.
Liu Xiu looked at the hatred in Luo You's eyes, and suddenly felt a little sorry for the little girl in front of him.
She seems to have been living for revenge. Before coming to Luoyang, he was the object of her revenge and the source of strength that supported her survival.
Now, Si'a has taken his place and become Luo You's new revenge target.
Liu Xiu sighed lightly and said, "Luo You, I once told you that you don't need to live for anyone, you just need to live for yourself and do what you want to do." You don't have to live like this.
tired.
Liu Xiu has also experienced this stage of Luo You. When his eldest brother was killed, Liu Xiu was filled with hatred. He hated Liu Xuan for being ungrateful, hated Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, and Zhu Kun, the leaders of the Green Forest Army, for being ruthless and ruthless, and hated his clan members.
He is insensitive, greedy for life and afraid of death. No one dares to speak a word of justice for his elder brother. He even hates God and hates the injustice of the sky.
But later, he slowly let go and let go of everything.
Liu Xuan and many leaders of the Green Forest Army died at the hands of the Red Eyebrow Army. Those who survived, Liu Xiu did not hold them responsible for killing his eldest brother.
Like Wang Feng, after the Red Eyebrow Army captured Chang'an, Wang Feng was disheartened, saw through the world of mortals, converted to Buddhism, devoted himself to studying Buddhism, and later became a generation of eminent monks. During Liu Xiu's southern tour, he went to Qifeng Temple to visit him. He was an old friend from the past.
Reunited after a long separation, forgetting grudges with a smile. Like Zhu Kun, after he surrendered to Liu Xiu in Luoyang, Liu Xiu immediately named him Shaofu and Fugou Marquis. Later, Zhu Kun returned to his own fiefdom to live a long life and live in wealth.
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Liu Xiu was able to let go of hatred because he had experienced a lot and had a broad mind, but Luo You obviously did not have such a state of mind now. In Luo You's eyes, Liu Xiu saw not only hatred, but also hatred.
Luo You kowtowed to Liu Xiu and choked with sobs and said, "I only hope that your majesty will take you in. I have nothing else to ask for."
Liu Xiu sighed lightly, pondered for a long time, and finally looked at Zhang Kun and said, "Zhang Kun, go make arrangements!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Kun was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Your Majesty would actually stay with Luo You.
Luo You looked excited and kowtowed to Liu Xiu repeatedly, saying: "My maid, thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your kindness!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand. Zhang Kun walked up to Luo You and whispered: "Luo You, get up quickly!" As he spoke, he held Luo You's arm, lifted her up, and then led Luo You out of the hall.
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After the two of them left, Liu Xiu turned his eyes and saw Hua Feiyan looking at him in surprise. He shook his head and smiled and said, "When my eldest brother was killed, Luo You and I were in exactly the same mood now."
Liu Xiu said that he and Luo You were in the same boat, which was actually true. They did have similar experiences. Both of them possessed the kind of stubbornness in their bones that refused to admit defeat or accept fate.
Hua Feiyan said with a smile: "Your Majesty also likes Luo You very much, right?"
Liu Xiu looked up and smiled. He did not deny this, but this kind of liking was different from the kind of love between men and women. He could see his own shadow in Luo You.
He decided to keep Luo You, and he had to give an explanation to Yin Lihua. Liu Xiu specially took Luo You to the West Palace. Now Yin Lihua only knows that Luo You was sent to Yeting Prison, and knows nothing about other things.
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Seeing Liu Xiu personally leading Luo You back to the West Palace, Yin Lihua was surprised and happy. She walked forward quickly and looked Luo You up and down. After not seeing each other for just a few days, Luo You had lost a lot of weight.
, his face is haggard and his body is weak.
Luo You's eyes were already big, but now her face has slimmed down, making her eyes look even bigger. Seeing Luo You's appearance, Yin Lihua felt heartbroken. She looked at Liu Xiu and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty..."
Liu Xiu looked around and waved outwards. The maids present such as Xueying, Hongjian, Li Xiu'e and others bowed and then filed out of the hall.
After they left, Liu Xiu told Yin Lihua everything about Luo You's life experience, her purpose of entering the palace, and what happened after she left the palace.
Yin Lihua was shocked when she heard this. When Luo You was first sent to Yeting Prison, she went to see Liu Xiu, and the answer she got at that time was that Luo You was a masterpiece by Gongsun Shu.
Yin Lihua didn't believe this statement at all, and she couldn't believe it. Luo You saved her twice, how could it be Gongsun Shu's detailed work?
Now after hearing the cause and effect, Yin Lihua realized that everything was true and Luo You was really careful!
She subconsciously looked at Luo You who was standing aside. The latter knelt down with a bang, kowtowed to Yin Lihua, and said in a trembling voice: "This servant is unworthy of your trust in your nobleness, and deserves death!"
Liu Xiu said to Yin Lihua: "Lihua, from now on, Luo You will no longer stay in the West Palace."
Yin Lihua nodded with dull eyes, and then she asked: "Your Majesty wants to expel Luo You from the palace?"
Liu Xiu said: "Letting Luo You leave the palace now is equivalent to letting her die. But with her status, she is indeed not suitable to stay in the West Palace. From now on, she will stay with me temporarily. Luo You is from Si'a after all.
, I know a lot about Si'a and Gongsun Shu's eyes and ears buried in Luoyang, so I can help a lot."
After hearing this, Yin Lihua breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what identity Luo You was, she had saved her twice. This was a real thing. Without Luo You, she would not be alive now. Luo You would be safe and sound.