Chang'an.
Liu Cheng, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Cai Yan, He Hou and several children had a meal together.
Liu Cheng put vegetables in the bowls of several children and asked, "Have you been walking around the palace these days?"
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and Cai Yan all looked at He Hou after hearing this.
He Hou was about to pick up the food when his chopsticks stopped motionless in the air.
His son was named the crown prince by the emperor, and she was the only one who always brought him with him.
When the son went to the palace to meet the emperor, the other three also went often, but not as frequently as later.
He Hou took back his chopsticks, his mood suddenly became a little depressed, and said: "The emperor's health seems not to be well these days.
I took Liu Yi to the palace and saw the emperor twice, and he always looked sick."
Liu Cheng asked: "Have you seen the imperial doctor?"
"You should have seen it" After eating, the other ladies took their children out, and Liu Cheng left Mrs.
Huayang behind.
"What's going on?"
Liu Cheng asked, "Your Majesty's health has always been good.
Why is he so sick now?"
He Hou sighed: "Since the incident with Concubine Tang happened two years ago, His Majesty's will has been very depressed.
There have been drafts every year in the past two years.
There are many beautiful women entering the palace.
Maybe he has indulged too much."
To.
Although I am his mother, he doesn’t recognize my current appearance, and I can’t say it easily.
Even if I say it, he won’t believe me.
It’s better for you to persuade him.
He has always regarded you.
As a father and brother, I should listen to you."
Liu Chengdao: "I can do this."
"I'm going to see the child first."
He Hou sighed, got up and walked out.
Liu Cheng also stood up and was about to go out.
A man in black came out from behind the door and said, "Your Majesty, something happened in Xuzhou."
Liu Cheng raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"
"General Xu Rong was killed" "What?"
Liu Cheng's face changed drastically, he felt extremely sad, his mind went blank, his body swayed, and he almost fell down.
"How could this happen?
How could Xu Rong die with so many guards around him and tens of thousands of men and horses?
Who in the world can get close enough to assassinate him?"
After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he fell to the ground, almost confused.
The man in black clasped his fists and said: "General Xu Rong was shot and killed by Wei Xu suddenly when he was inspecting Wei Xu's military camp.
All the more than 300 guards accompanying him were killed.
After the incident, the spies of our Shadow Guard Department quickly carried out After investigation, we found that there was a counselor beside Wei Xu.
His name was Wang Lang, who was the former prefect of Kuaiji County.
After Kuaiji County was captured by Sun Ce, he fled to Jiangbei and surrendered to Cao Cao a few months ago.
I We suspect that he should be the person sent by Cao Cao to instigate Wei Xu.
It was he who encouraged Wei Xu and offered a plan to kill General Xu Rong.
This matter is consistent with the fact that a few months ago we learned that Cao Cao was planning to assassinate a certain minister or general on our side.
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The relevant information is consistent with the relevant information.
Cao Cao's side was very strict about this matter at that time, and our spies could not find the relevant information.
Unexpectedly, they did not just assassinate, but instigated Wei Xu's rebellion."
Xu Rong is one of the generals Liu Cheng relies on most.
It can be said that under him, if we want to find the most qualified general who can stand alone, it must be Xu Rong.
Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Yan Xing and others are also A little short of the fire, this was his right-hand man.
It was painful to lose an arm.
One can imagine Liu Cheng's pain and sorrow.
After a long while, Liu Cheng asked: "What is the situation in Xuzhou now?"
"Wang Lang persuaded Wei Xu to join Cao Cao, and Wei Xu subdued Song Xian and joined Cao Cao.
After Wei Xu killed Xu Rong, he immediately united with Song Xian to launch an attack on the troops of Guan Hai and others under General Xu Rong.
Under the sudden attack, Guan Hai and others were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
At present, Guan Hai and others retreated to Langya County with only 6,000 remaining soldiers.
Xiapi City has been completely controlled by Wei Xu and Song Xian."
Liu Cheng asked: "When did Xu Rong's death happen?"
"Three days ago, after the spies conducted the investigation and confirmed the results, they immediately sent back the news via flying pigeon."
Liu Cheng cheered up.
He knew that he must not be confused at this time.
Once he made a wrong decision, the consequences would be disastrous.
After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Do you think Cao Cao has got the news now?"
The man in black shook his head and said: "Unless they have the same message transmission method as us, it is impossible for Cao Cao to get the message in such a short period of time."
Liu Cheng nodded and waved: "Continue to keep an eye on Xuzhou and Cao Cao.
If there is any further news, report immediately."
"Yes, I am resigning."
After the man in black disappeared, Liu Cheng immediately walked outside and shouted as he walked: "Here, call Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Li Ru to come quickly to discuss the matter."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Liu Cheng came to the lobby and knelt down behind the desk, closed his eyes, and all he thought about was Xu Rong, with all the sadness on his face.
The people who were notified arrived one after another and saluted Liu Cheng one by one.
Liu Chengdu just waved his hand and motioned for them to sit on both sides.
"Your Majesty, everyone is here," Yang Xiu reminded.
Liu Cheng opened his eyes and told Yang Xiu: "Go and guard outside and don't allow anyone to come near."
"Yes."
Yang Xiu agreed with his hand, walked out of the lobby and ordered the guards around him to move forward ten steps away.
Everyone had a bad feeling when they saw Liu Cheng's expression, guessing that something big had happened.
Liu Cheng glanced at everyone's faces and said: "Everyone, I have called you here so late because a big event happened in Xuzhou.
Three days ago, Wei Xu, Lu Bu's former subordinate who came here to recruit people, suddenly rebelled and inspected Wei Xu in Xu Rong.
When Xu Rong was in camp, he was ordered to be shot by Wei Xu, and he joined forces with Song Xian to attack Xu Rong's general Guan Hai and others.
Guan Hai and others were suddenly attacked, caught off guard, and suffered heavy losses.
Currently, they retreated to Langya County with only 6,000 remaining defeated soldiers. " When everyone heard the news, their expressions changed drastically.
How could this happen?
Li Ru stood up and bowed his hands and said: "My lord, please forgive me.
It was my subordinate who suggested that General Xu Rong recruit Wei Xu and Song Xian.
This was my fault.
Now General Xu Rong is being attacked by these two thieves."
He died because of me, Li Ru, and I indirectly killed General Xu."
Liu Cheng waved his hand and said: "According to the information sent by the spies, Cao Cao sent Wang Lang, the former prefect of Kuaiji, to approach Wei Xu and serve under Wei Xu.
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This person incited Wei Xu to rebel and offered Wei Xu a plan to kill Xu.
Rong, this matter has nothing to do with you.
I brought you here just to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of this matter."
Everyone looked at each other and started thinking.
Xun Yu stood up and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the situation in Xuzhou has changed greatly now.
It is no longer beyond the control of the imperial court.
Chen Gong can only barely maintain it in Qingzhou.
Without a general to command the troops, Xuzhou cannot be threatened.
We must send troops as soon as possible."
A general went to Qingzhou to replace Xu Rong.
Another subordinate suggested sending an envoy immediately.
Xiaopei issued an edict and appointed Liu Bei as the Mu of Xuzhou.
Although Liu Bei had been the Mu of Xuzhou before, he had never been canonized by the imperial court.
Now the imperial court canonized him as the Mu of Xuzhou, which can be regarded as giving him a title and allowing him to return to Xuzhou.
In this way, Liu Bei and Cao Cao can be divided and Cao Cao's attempt to gain Xuzhou can be destroyed."
Jia Xu stood up and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I agree with Xun Lingjun's suggestion.
In addition, I suggest that you can order Chen Liuxu Shu and Liangjun Zang Ba to mobilize their troops and make an offensive posture so that Cao Cao does not dare to act rashly.
The terrain of the territory completely suppresses the Kwantung princes, and it is time for the imperial court to show its tough stance.
Since the Kwantung princes have intended to unite to fight against the imperial court, the imperial court does not need to have any other concerns."
Liu Cheng touched his chin and said nothing.
Guo Jia stood up at this time and said with his hands in his hands: "My lord, as for Cao Cao, my subordinates think that they can contain him now and there is no need to make a big move against him.
The top priority is to eradicate Yuan Shao.
Now the court has an overwhelming advantage over Yuan Shao.
When they concentrate their forces to defeat Yuan Shao and regain Hebei, Land, once Hebei is recovered, Cao Cao will be bordered by the imperial-controlled areas on three sides, how can he resist?"
Li Ru stood up and saluted and said: "My lord, if you want to attack Yuan Shao, my lord should order the navy to prepare for the attack and block the river at any time to attack Cao Cao's possible reinforcements."
Early the next morning, Liu Cheng ordered an envoy to be sent to Xiaopei to declare to Liu Bei that Wei Xu and Song Xian had rebelled, blatantly killed the imperial generals and attacked the imperial army, which was a heinous crime.
He was appointed as the shepherd of Xuzhou and given a thousand gold coins to help him recruit troops. , ordered him to lead his troops to attack Wei Xu and Song Xian, and recover Xuzhou.
After the envoy was sent out, Liu Cheng sent someone to find Yan Xing.
"Meet the king" Yan Xing walked into the lobby and said with fists in his hands.
Liu Cheng waved everyone else out and pointed to the seat next to him: "There are no outsiders.
Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, brother."
Yan Xing thanked him and knelt down behind the table next to him.
Liu Chengdao: "Second brother, you must already know about General Xu Rong."
Yan Xing sighed: "I heard that General Xu Rong has always been one of the people I admire the most when it comes to leading troops in war.
I didn't expect that a famous general of a generation would be plotted by a villain.
I must be very sad for my elder brother, and so is my younger brother."
Liu Cheng took a deep breath and said: "Although Xiapi is still occupied by Wei Xu and Song Xian, I have ordered people to steal General Xu Rong's body and it is currently on its way to Chang'an.
After General Xu Rong's death, his subordinates The army was defeated by Wei Xu and Song Xian's raid caused heavy losses.
Guan Hai and other remnants have retreated to Langya County.
The defense of Qingzhou cannot be left unattended.
Brother Wei wants you to go to Langya County to replace General Xu and integrate Guan Hai and other remnants.
Wei must not be allowed to do so.
Xu and Song Xian counterattacked Qingzhou."
Yan Xing stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I obey, little brother."
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Immediately afterwards, Liu Cheng successively gave orders to Xu Shu and Zang Ba, asking them to mobilize their troops to attack Cao Cao's territory and ordered them to act accordingly.
After issuing a series of orders, Liu Cheng once again convened the counselors for discussion.
That night, all the counselors gathered in the lobby of the Regent's Palace.
Liu Chengdao: "Everyone, the 50,000-strong army has arrived at Huguan, and the food and supplies are fully prepared.
The time is ripe to attack Yuan Shao.
While Zang Hong is still restraining Yan Liang in Julu, I decided to rush to Huguan in person to lead the army.
As we set out for the expedition, I will leave the military and political affairs of the court to you for the time being, and I hope that everyone will be united and work together as one."
All the counselors raised their hands together and said: "Please rest assured, my lord, we will live up to your lord's high expectations."
Early the next morning, before it was dark, Liu Cheng said goodbye to his wife and concubines and rushed to the military camp outside the city with his cavalry.
Here he took 3,000 cavalry as escorts and rushed to Hu day and night in the fastest and most concealed way. close.
Huguan has been one of the passages from Bingzhou into Hebei since ancient times.
Ten years ago, Liu Cheng led his army to quell the Baibo Army rebellion.
However, at that time, he entered Bingzhou from Hebei, but this time he entered from Bingzhou.
Hebei.
It took Liu Cheng eight days to arrive at Huguan.
This time was neither long nor short, and the soldiers did not feel too tired.
In the Huguan camp, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu and others led people to greet him outside the camp gate.
"The general is waiting to welcome the king" Liu Cheng reined in his horse and stopped, raised his hand and said: "Please excuse yourself and wait until we enter the camp."
The generals stood up and opened the camp door: "Your Majesty, please" Liu Cheng rode his horse into the camp and led the guards and horses into the camp.
Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu and others accompanied him all the way to the tent.
After entering the dental tent, Liu Cheng sat down on the mat behind the desk.
There were already some urgent documents and memorials from the court on the desk, and a large map hung next to it.
Liu Cheng asked: "Xu Huang, how is the morale of the soldiers?"
Xu Huang stood up and clasped his fists and replied: "Back to your Majesty, after the soldiers arrived, the general waited for orders to rest for three days, and then resumed daily drills.
Now the morale is high, the camp has sufficient food and grass supplies, and it is ready to go to war at any time."
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Okay, here is my king's order.
The cavalry guards who came with me will rest for two days.
The 50,000-horse infantry who arrived first will practice for one day tomorrow.
They will have three meals in the morning, lunch and dinner, and extra meals the day after.
Add more food so that the soldiers can eat and drink well, and the whole army will break camp and set off the day after tomorrow."
"Follow your orders" In the past, the mountain road from Huguan to Hebei was difficult to walk.
Since Bingzhou and Hanoi were all firmly controlled by the imperial court, this road has been widened and reinforced to accommodate carriages, which also facilitated the transportation of grain and grass supplies.
A few days later, 50,000 troops were walking on the winding mountain roads.
Liu Cheng looked at the surrounding environment from time to time and said to Xu Huang: "Ling Ming, do you still remember the last time we came here?"
Speaking of this, Xu Huang was quite embarrassed, "Of course I will remember that at that time, I succumbed to the Baibo army and was captured by the king in Linli.
He went to Huguan through this road, but at that time this road did not exist yet.
It was so spacious that it could only accommodate one person, but now a carriage can pass through it.”
"Yes, the marching speed on this road is now more than twice as fast as before, but relatively speaking, the widening of the road has also greatly reduced the defensive capabilities of Huguan."
After two days of march, the army entered Linli County.
In fact, there is another road that can lead directly to Wei County.
However, that road is too rugged.
Although the distance is much shorter, overall, it is difficult to take this road.
The speed will not be slower than the other way.
After another five days of marching, the army entered the State of Zhao and suddenly came to Handan City
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