At this time, Luoyang City, this ancient imperial capital, started from the imperial palace as the center and spread out to the east and west sides. It was a chaotic situation, and in this chaos, there were also uneasy factors lurking, such as at this moment.

A pair of brothers in a house named Liu somewhere in Yonghe, where the nobles live.

The elder brother's name is Liu Fan, and he is the eldest son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan. The other brother is naturally his second son Liu Dan. At this time, both of them were serving as officials in the court. However, as they were from the same clan, compared to each other, they were more powerful.

For an official position that is not very lucrative, it is more suitable to live here in Yonghe.

However, the two brothers, who used to be high-spirited and elegant in front of others, now have the same frown on their faces, with a worried and thoughtful expression.

Liu Fan looked older and more mature. Although he was worried, he could still sit calmly at the top. However, Liu Dan couldn't bear it. He only sat down for a while and then stood up involuntarily.

There is a large open space in the center of the hall where people walk back and forth, occasionally going in circles.

After doing this several times, Liu Fan became a little impatient. He raised his head and looked at him with a frown, and said angrily: "Can you stop going back and forth like this? You're not sure, it's shaking my head."

I feel dizzy, so I can see that you are getting more and more anxious, but have you ever thought of anything useful?"

After all, they are both crowned adults. The two brothers have actually lived in separate houses. However, they are close to each other. They did not shy away from it at all and simply chose two houses close to each other and occupied them separately. But this is not the case.

In Liu Fan's house?

The two came from aristocratic families and were deeply influenced by Confucianism. They attach great importance to etiquette, so they have always been brothers and respectful brothers. Of course, the place for discussion is usually at the place of elder brother Liu Fan. After all, according to etiquette, juniors should take the initiative to visit their elders.

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There is no converse reason. If there is no father in the family these days, then the eldest brother is like the father. Although Liu Yan is still here at this time, they are far away in Yizhou, so Liu Fan becomes Liu Dan's only elder.

Liu Dan naturally had to be more respectful in front of him.

After hearing Liu Fan's words, Liu Dan stopped immediately, faced Liu Fan, smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, how can I not be anxious in this situation? This is a time when life is at stake.

Of course I also know that just walking around like this is useless except for wasting my energy and making me anxious, but I really can’t control myself.”

Liu Fan immediately knew that he was really anxious this time, and for a moment he didn't know how to comfort him. After all, if he had a good idea, he wouldn't be sitting here like this. He would have thought about it long ago.

The method has been implemented.

Although the two brothers are not lacking in tact in dealing with things, they are not timid people. This is exactly the same as their father Liu Yan. Of course, compared to their father, they are still a little younger.

This time in Luoyang City, apart from Fu Wan, they were also the first nobles in the city to contact Ma Chao, and they were ministers in the court. Of course, judging from the relationship between their father and Lu Bu, both on the surface and on the outside.

Basically, they can't talk about betraying Lu Bu.

However, although the two of them have a father who is in charge of each other, and their own abilities are quite good, not only in the world, but in this Luoyang City, they are also out-and-out little people.

The two of them had enough courage. At the same time, they also had a lot of ambitions like their father, and they were unwilling to climb up slowly. The appearance of Ma Chao naturally allowed them to see an opportunity, and because of their father's relationship behind them,

There was also a conflict of interest with Lu Bu, so they turned to Ma Chao's side without any psychological pressure.

When Pang De and others took over Luoyang City, which Jia Xu and others voluntarily evacuated, the reason why they were able to do so smoothly had a lot to do with the role they played in it. In fact, what really brought them in was

These two brothers. From this point of view, Fu Wan is somewhat suspected of taking the blame for them.

Although Jia Xu and others withdrew, they did not take away all the troops in the city. In addition to Liu Xie's Yulin army and the palace guards, a considerable amount of troops were left at each city gate.

.After all, the mutual command of the various battalions in Luoyang City was very confusing. Although Lu Bu was the captain of the dynasty, it was difficult to sort it out for a while. He only took away some of the people he needed and valued, and the rest were

Ignore them.

To put it bluntly, from the perspective of Lu Bu, Jia Xu and Zhang Liao, they simply looked down on these gate defenders. Their combat effectiveness was actually conceivable.

But they can't catch Lu Bu's eyes, but if they really want to be serious and rely on the strength of Luoyang City to resist Pang De, Xu Rong and the two generations of Liangzhou cavalry who are not good at attacking cities can still do it. It's a pity that these people except

In addition to the sparse combat power, personal quality,

Military discipline is also very problematic. They are all a bunch of pure old veterans. Even Zhang Liao didn't bother to reform them. You can imagine how bad they are. After being bribed by the Liu Fan brothers, they successfully became Pang De's "internal agents".

", the defending army became the "Kaicheng Army".

But Liu Fan and the others soon discovered that their decision was not correct. This does not mean that Lu Bu should not be provoked, but that Ma Chao should not be provoked. If what they did after entering the city can be explained, the two brothers can also explain it.

If you accept it, then what they are doing now is simply treasonous.

As the sons of Liu Yan, they naturally have no respect for the young emperor Liu Xie, but they are very aware of the huge influence of the great righteousness represented by the title of emperor. Ma Chao and the others also know it, but they don't care, but

But Liu Fan and the others couldn't do it. Although they hooked up with Ma Chao, they were not willing to keep it.

Driven by this, if they are just ordinary people, no matter how many deaths they die, they will not feel it and it will not have much impact. However, the identity of the emperor is too sensitive, so sensitive that once they are involved in the news that is not good for him,

On the other hand, I am afraid that my reputation will be ruined in an instant, which will not only affect my own future business, but may also affect Yizhou's father.

At this time, the two Liu Fan brothers did not know that their father, who usually seemed to be strict with them but showed little respect and love for them, would actually lead the army personally for them this time, because the news about them had already been

It was completely blocked. News from outside could not come in, and news from inside could not be spread. This was why Liu Yan could never get any news about them.

Speaking of which, it comes to another point that the two brothers regretted. They said they were helping Ma Chao and the others enter the city, but in addition to guarding some money that could be used to bribe the city gate guards, it can be said that in this Luoyang

There is no one's own power in the city. This

It is destined that they do not have a solid foundation to talk to Ma Chao on an equal footing. It is not surprising that after successfully entering Luoyang City, Pang De did not take the two of them seriously at all. This is obviously not the case.

It reflects Ma Chao's attitude towards them.

But at this time, it was too late to regret and scold Ma Chao and the others for not being trustworthy. Although Pang De disdained the two brothers, he did not take them lightly. He actually arranged a special guard outside their house.

No matter the nobles or ministers living nearby, everyone is panicked and everyone is planning to escape.

However, not many people thought about surrendering. This was another kind of deterrent caused by what Pang De and the others had done before. Those who could not escape for various reasons or did not want to escape and had to stay, also gathered quickly.

People were employed to look after the house and the hospital, so the unfamiliar faces inside and outside Liu Fan's house did not attract much attention from outsiders.

However, there are already a lot of complaints in this mansion. Even if an ordinary servant goes out to buy some groceries, he still needs someone to accompany him. This is not protection, but simply surveillance.

If we say that the two brothers who were just unwilling to give up at first are now bored and even hate Ma Chao and Pang De, but no matter what their current situation is like being trapped in a cage, it also determines that even if they have any ideas,

It couldn't be implemented, so it was not surprising that both brothers looked bitter and sad at this time.

"Brother, why don't we..." At this moment, I don't know what idea suddenly came to my mind. Liu Dan's originally sad face could be seen with a flood of light, and his eyes suddenly brightened up, like the stars in the sky at night, looking at Liu Fan

It's actually shining brightly.

Liu Fanqing knew that his brother had always had many tricks up his sleeve, and although he seemed not steady enough, he was sometimes very useful, so he said "Oh" at this time, and then asked, "I wonder what Erlang has in mind?" As he said,

I really listened carefully to what Liu Dan had to say.

Liu Dan smiled awkwardly and said: "Actually speaking, we have already come to this point. How can I have any good ideas? But we brothers can study the details carefully."

"Haha, brother, please don't show off, but it doesn't matter, I will listen to you as a brother."

Liu Dan said: "In fact, in my opinion, that Ma Chao is unfaithful and unfaithful, and that Lu Dingdong (i.e. Lu Bu, which means Lu Bu has experienced three surnames who were unfaithful and unfaithful) is the same as the same raccoon dog. Now we can't

There is no good way out, I just want to get out of the prison of Luoyang as soon as possible and go back to join my father."

Liu Fan fell silent and fell into hesitation. He was far less decisive than Liu Dan in making this kind of decision, but he had to admit that Liu Dan was right. Instead of living a life like this with no hope of success, he would still be better off.

It's better to give it a try. Although the danger is great, it is still better than now. What's more, they were not fighting against Ma Chao before. It's just that in the end, they lost.

Thinking of this, Liu Fan's wavering heart finally calmed down. After thinking about it, he said: "In this case, our escape route should be used in advance. This is the last chance anyway."
Chapter completed!