Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I feel relieved after hearing what the emperor said.
Uncle Huang, I really don't want to be the emperor.
You see, I have neither the talent nor the interest to be the emperor.
If I don't become the emperor, I won't have so many things to do.
It would be great if I were just an ordinary citizen.
How about I give up this throne to my younger brother?"
Concubine Tang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how can the Emperor say that he will not do it if he doesn't do it?
How will your Majesty do this and let the ministers and generals who are loyal to protect you like the emperor how to deal with themselves?
Even though my brother-in-law is smart, he is too young after all.
If he becomes emperor, why should he be toyed with by Dong Zhuo while applauding?
Your Majesty doesn't want to bear the burden of the world, but why should you bear it on your young brother-in-law?"
When Concubine Tang said this, Liu Bian immediately felt very guilty, "I'm ashamed."
Liu Cheng said to Yan Xing and Lu Weihuang at this time: "Although Dong Zhuo has an agreement with this general, he will no longer abolish the establishment and will no longer dare to attack your majesty, but there is no guarantee that his generals will not act without authorization.
Those people are Rough men with no brains often act based on their temperament and preferences without considering the consequences, so beware of them.
Currently, Dong Zhuo's generals are still in Guanzhong, including Niu Fu, Guo Si, Dong Yue and others.
You two must be careful.
Be wary of them.
If they dare to be disrespectful to His Majesty, you don't have to worry about anything.
Kill them if you can.
Even if you are defeated, you must defend the palace and wait for reinforcements.
Not only do we have Xu Rong and Zhao Yun's 18,000 troops in Guanzhong.
Thousands of troops, as well as the 32,000 new soldiers brought by Zhang Liao and Zhu Jianping, if the situation is critical, you can send people to ask for help from them.
I have already told them that as soon as they receive the distress letter, they will rush to Chang'an."
Yan Xing and Lu Weihuang clasped their fists and said, "Don't worry, general, we understand."
In the afternoon of that day, Liu Cheng saw Zhong Yao and Xun Yu who had hurriedly arrived.
Liu Cheng said to them: "Seeing that the two gentlemen are safe and sound, I am relieved.
I did not receive the news in time about Dong Zhuo's move of the capital." , the two of you suggested that His Majesty agree to Dong Zhuo's move of the capital and did not confront Dong Zhuo head-on.
This is good."
Xun Yu sighed: "Because of Dong Zhuo's actions, Luoyang has become an empty city.
It may not be possible to restore its former prosperity in a short time."
Zhong Yao said: "The loss is a bit bigger, but I think this matter has advantages and disadvantages.
The disadvantage is that it turned an ancient capital into an empty city, which caused the court's prestige to decline; the advantage is that it made Dong Zhuo even more unpopular and was criticized."
More people hated him, and some people who originally thought Dong Zhuo was worth following turned their backs on him.
In the past, including several of his confidants, only court ministers, officials, princes, nobles, aristocratic families, and wealthy merchants hated him.
Now the people of Sili regard him as an enemy bandit.
Now that the capital has been moved to Guanzhong, he will definitely continue to fight for it.
If he brings trouble to the Third Assistant, the people of the Third Assistant will also hate him in the end, and his energy is about to run out."
Liu Cheng had a long talk with Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, and determined that the main task in the next period of time was to repel the attack of the Kwantung princes.
As for Dong Zhuo, he would wait until the Kwantung princes were defeated.
If Luoyang was really If you can't hold it, then retreat to Luoyang, retreat to Hangu Pass, or at worst, retreat to Tongguan, but the defender of Tongguan is Dong Zhuo's people.
Liu Cheng said solemnly: "It stands to reason that the princes of Guandong each have their own plans and their hearts are not unified.
If I, the general, and Dong Zhuo join forces, it is not impossible to repel them.
However, things are unpredictable.
We must prepare for the worst.
If Luoyang City really cannot be defended, then We can only retreat to Hangu Pass.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
If Hangu Pass cannot be defended, we can only retreat to Guanzhong.
However, the defenders of Tongguan are Dong Zhuo’s people.
If the defender of Tongguan does not open the city gate at the critical moment, then our army will It’s dangerous, so we must find a way to leave a back-up in Tongguan.”
Zhong Yao thought for a moment and raised his hands and said: "My subordinates have received news that the Tongguan guard general has just been replaced.
The newly appointed Tongguan guard general is called Li Meng.
He is a captain under Dong Zhuo.
I heard that Li Meng and Zhang Jinai He is a fellow countryman, and Zhang Ji is good at lobbying.
If my lord allows Zhang Ji to lobby Li Meng, he will definitely succeed."
Although Dong Zhuo had great power in the government, he was cautious about the promotion of his subordinates.
The highest-ranking generals were Zhonglang generals, such as Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, Lu Bu, Li Su, etc.
Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others are still just captains, and Li Meng is also a captain.
The captains in the Eastern Han Dynasty were not the captains in the Sui, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties.
The captains in this period were all senior officials with a rank of two thousand shi, but these captains were still not generals, and Zhonglang would be between the captains and the generals.
Liu Cheng wrote down that after returning to Luoyang, he decided to leave the matter of lobbying Li Meng to Zhang Ji.
He also found that Zhang Ji had outstanding talents in diplomacy, and that working as an internal clerk was not his strong point.
When Liu Cheng was almost talking to Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, a guard officer came to report: "General, my subordinates and others have found two young ladies, Mr.
Qiao Yu and Da Qiao Xiao Qiao.
They are ten miles ahead of them."
Roadside rest” Zhong Yao quickly raised his hands and said: "My lord must be thinking about the two Miss Qiao.
The matter has almost been discussed.
I have also written down my instructions to the lord.
My lord, it is still early to go and visit the two ladies of the Qiao family."
Bar" "Okay."
Liu Cheng stood up, thought for a moment and said, "Jia Xu is very competent as my general's counselor and military advisor, and he is also a rare military advisor, but he is not very good at the overall strategic situation.
In this regard, my general still has to I rely on Wen Ruo, so I would like to ask Wen Ruo to go back to Luoyang tomorrow and make suggestions by my side.
I wonder if Wen Ruo is willing."
Xun Yu hurriedly said: "This is my duty, so I will obey it naturally.
I will be here waiting for my lord early tomorrow morning.
Can you?"
"good" After bidding farewell to Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, Liu Cheng led his bodyguards to run westward for more than ten miles, and finally found Qiao Yu and Da Qiao Xiao Qiao.
After meeting, Liu Cheng clasped his fists and said: "Brother Qiao, it took me a lot of effort to find you brothers and sisters.
I didn't expect you to come in front of Yu Jia."
Qiao Yu was very happy to see Liu Cheng, but when he thought about this situation, he couldn't be happy again.
He said: "Dong Zhuo forced the capital to be moved and forced the ministers to move west to Chang'an with their families, but we, the junior officials in the Shangshutai, We had to go to Chang'an first to set up an outpost and resume preparations for the establishment of the Shangshutai Yamen, so before the imperial commander set out, we went ahead under the coercion of the Xiliang army, right?
Isn't the general conquering the Baibo army?
How did we get here?"
Liu Cheng smiled bitterly: "The princes of Guandong have rebelled, and Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital again.
How can I still sit still?
Fortunately, the Baibo bandits have been driven to the Heyang area in the north, and their vitality is severely damaged.
They cannot make a big splash for the time being.
I heard that Dong Zhuo ordered the capital to be moved.
I was worried about the safety of Brother Qiao, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, so I came here specially to have a look."
"My good brother has a heart," Qiao Yu said with emotion.
Only when a disaster is approaching will one see his true colors.
In this situation, Liu Cheng actually left the army alone and galloped hundreds of miles day and night.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
This shows how much Liu Cheng cares for his two sisters.
He hurriedly sent a servant to invite Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.
In fact, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao had long heard from their servants that Liu Cheng was here, but they were too embarrassed to come out to meet him because of their appearance.
They waited until their brother Qiao Yu sent someone to invite him before they came together to meet Liu Cheng.
"Little girl has seen the general."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao came over and made a blessing to Liu Cheng together.
Liu Cheng clasped his fists and said: "I heard that Dong Zhuo forced the capital move despite the opposition of the court ministers, which made the people of Luoyang angry and the people of Luoyang filled with hatred.
The road from Luoyang to Chang'an City was overcrowded, and people died of hunger and cold everywhere.
Countless people died, and were trampled due to crowding.
I was worried about the safety of the two ladies, so I rushed over on horseback impatiently.
Now that I see the two ladies are safe and sound, I feel relieved."
The children were quite moved, and Da Qiao said: "It is really my sister's fault to trouble the general."
Seeing that Liu Cheng was chatting with his two sisters, Qiao Yu said with some knowledge, "I'll go ask people to get some food."
Liu Cheng then talked with Da Qiao and Er Qiao about his experiences and anecdotes about his conquest of the Baibo Army.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao listened intently and were quite interested.
After Liu Cheng finished talking about his experience during this period, he asked: "Have you two ladies played the piano recently?"
Da Qiao shook his head and said: "These days, the traffic and horses are so tiring and bumpy along the way, how can I have the time to play the piano?"
Xiao Qiao said with a smile: "I think my eldest sister will be very interested in seeing the general today.
How about we dance to a song for my eldest sister?"
Liu Cheng clapped his hands hurriedly and said: "Very good, very good.
I feel like I haven't heard Da Qiao playing the piano for a long time, and I haven't seen Xiao Qiao dance while listening to songs."
When Da Qiao heard this, his face turned red with embarrassment and he said in a low voice: "Since the general wants to hear the little girl playing the piano, the little girl will show off her humiliation."
Immediately, he ordered his servants to bring the piano and started playing amidst Liu Cheng's expectation, and Xiao Qiao also danced gracefully when the music started.
Although Liu Cheng didn't know how to play the piano, he could listen.
From Da Qiao's music, he could hear her sadness about what she saw and heard along the way to the capital move, and her sigh about the tragic fate of the working people at the bottom of society. , the deep hatred and powerlessness against all kinds of unfair social chaos; and Xiao Qiao appropriately expressed what was expressed in Da Qiao's music with body language.
This was what shocked Liu Cheng.
"Okay, big Qiao talked well, and Xiao Qiao danced well.
During your trip to the West, you experienced the sufferings of the world and felt the sadness of small people who cannot control their own destiny at the bottom of society.
This has improved your piano and dancing skills.
It has been significantly improved and your thoughts have been sublimated."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were quite surprised.
They did not expect that Liu Cheng could hear and see what they wanted to express from their music and dance.
Enthusiastic.
"The food is here, let's eat something first."
Qiao Yu brought a servant over with a plate of food.
There were several pottery bowls on the plate, and the pottery bowls contained millet porridge.
The millet porridge was so clear that you could see the color of the bottom of the pottery bowl.
Liu Cheng asked in surprise: "Brother, let Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao eat this." " Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "The food has been confiscated by the Xiliang army, so it's good to have this.
My wife and Quanzi all eat this, and now it's pretty good to have this.
Didn’t you see that most of the people were digging up grass roots, pulling out tree barks, and cooking them?”
Liu Cheng looked at Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao again.
No wonder Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were a little thin and thin, and their faces looked sluggish.
They must have neither eaten nor slept well these days and were worried.
Liu Cheng immediately ordered the guard officer Hu Daniu beside him: "Daniu, go get some food and bring two bags of white flour."
"promise" After a while, Daniel came over with several oil paper bags and two cloth bags on his shoulders.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Liu Cheng put two bags of white noodles in front of Qiao Yu and said, "My little brother came in a hurry and didn't bring much food.
My brother will take these with him on the way to feed his two sisters, sister-in-law and nephews."
Qiao Yu looked at the two bags of white noodles and didn't know what to say.
Liu Cheng opened a few more oil-paper bags, which contained a few roast chickens and some steamed buns.
He handed two steamed buns and a chicken drumstick to Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao each, "Look at how thin you are.
Eat quickly." " Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were a little reserved at first, but they let go as they ate, eating big mouthfuls.
It was obvious that they had suffered a lot on the road these days, sleeping in the open air and living in precarious conditions.
Now they saw roast chicken and white flour steamed buns.
Still bear it.
"Well, it's delicious.
What is this?"
Xiao Qiao asked while chewing the steamed bun.
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "This is called a steamed bun.
It is made from fermented white flour and then steamed.
You can also add some meat or vegetables in it before steaming, which is called a steamed bun.
All the soldiers under my command like to eat steamed buns."
Liu Cheng said to Qiao Yu while eating: "My little brother has prepared a house for you in Chang'an.
You can move in after you go over there.
Now the war is in chaos, and you don't have any guards around you.
It's very unsafe.
Daniel belongs to my little brother.
Guard officer, I asked him to lead twenty people to protect the safety of your family, so I can rest assured."
Qiao Yu sighed: "My virtuous brother is determined, but I don't know what to say."
Early the next morning, Liu Cheng said goodbye to Qiao Yu and the Qiao sisters, joined Xun Yu and rushed back to Hongnong with the remaining thirty guards.
After galloping for a while, Liu Cheng couldn't help but look back, only to find that the Qiao sisters were still waving to him.
He reined in his horse, waved to them, and said to Xun Yu and his guards: "Let's go."
Well, I’m afraid there will be a bad fight next”: