Chapter 109 The whole of Chang'an turned into a mess
There was not much contact between Xi Yu and Liu Bei.
He just heard that Liu Bei had planted seedlings in the yard, and he was a little curious, so he couldn't help but go and have a look.
Sure enough, Liu Bei actually grew peppers.
You know, in this era of Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as chili pepper.
I don’t know how many years it would take for this thing to be truly introduced to China. It wasn’t until the early Ming Dynasty that large-scale chili peppers were produced.
But now, Liu Bei actually planted it by accident.
Xiyu knew the function of chili pepper, so he was not polite at all.
And come to think of it, in the original history, even if Liu Bei grew this thing, he probably didn't know the specific use of peppers.
Perhaps, it has been forgotten in the long river of history.
This is also normal.
"How is the disaster situation for the people in Guanzhong? Why does the Taicang order named Xi Yu never come to the court to report on his duties?"
Liu Xie, who was getting older, knew that if he wanted to get rid of the control of these two people, he could no longer stay in Chang'an.
Although the ministers in the imperial court were all in favor of returning eastward, this matter still had to be decided by Li Jue and Li Jue.
The entire city of Chang'an, which was finally built with great difficulty, was once again shrouded in fire.
Li Jue and Guo Si's attitude toward him became more and more like Dong Zhuo's back then.
And Cao Cao was somewhat aware of this matter.
"General, Yang Biao is now the fourth generation and the third Duke. His reputation is very wide. Killing him will cause endless troubles!"
Now that it is the spring plowing season, very few people in Chang'an come out to farm.
Then he began to sow discord between the two.
After leaving Liu Bei, the whole Yanzhou was peaceful until the end of the year.
He and Guo Si were still the same as usual.
Liu Xie just assumed that those people had not yet discussed their return journey.
In just one month, the number of people in Chang'an became increasingly scarce. On the ground in the wilderness, the corpses of soldiers exposed on the plains could be seen everywhere.
With anger in his heart, Guo Bang couldn't bear it anymore, thinking that the good situation was all because of Li Jue.
Blocking Guo Si's face, Yang Biao cursed directly at him!
Although some things he did were not much different from rebellion, Guo Bang still did not dare to take on such a title.
These two people didn't nod. Although the people in the court were interested, they were ultimately powerless!
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The only thing he cares about is Liu Xie!
Having experienced it before, Liu Xie could only endure it.
"I heard that the Emperor is about to return east at this time. It is just the right time for us to welcome the Emperor!"
Nowadays, the Chang'an area is full of abandoned land. Because of last year's disaster, most of these people had fled a year ago.
But this situation is extremely difficult for Liu Xie.
If other external forces appear now, it is very likely that the two of them will stand together again.
In May, because of holding Liu Xie hostage, Li Jue proclaimed himself Grand Sima, but Liu Xie had nothing to do about it.
Cao Cao didn't care about the life or death of these two people at all.
Of course this is a later story!
Although he is not going to die, living like this is really too frustrating.
The attendant on the side heard this and quickly spoke out his advice.
Time flies by quietly.
It's just that the opportunity to serve the emperor is hard to let go!
The truth is correct. If someone else took action, it would be easy for Li Jue and Guo Si, who were already fighting, to reunite.
"The Emperor also wants to return eastward, but today's Luoyang is no longer the imperial capital it was back then!"
End of March!
Guo Si and Anxi general Yang Ding plotted to rob Emperor Xian.
Inside the government office, Xun Yu was the first to speak.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Shao of Hebei is a man who thinks of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou is the same!"
He could clearly see the current scene in Chang'an.
In the blink of an eye, the new year has passed.
Although what Dong Zhuo did was not much different from rebelling, there were some things that could not be said on the surface.
How is this different from Dong Zhuo's self-proclaimed Prime Minister?
At least, you don't have to be held hostage and run around.
Cao Cao was also a little moved.
Liu Xie sent envoys such as Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Zhang Xi and more than ten ministers to Guo Si to make peace with Li Jue. Now that he was in Li Jue's camp, he naturally wanted to make Guo Si bow his head.
Not long after the New Year, due to matters between Guo and Li, Xiyu and he could only go to the government office to discuss matters.
Under such circumstances, what kind of harvest can be expected from this year's spring plowing?
Even under such circumstances, he felt that if he continued to stay in Chang'an, it would be a dead end.
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The palace city of Chang'an was no longer stable, and Li Jue thought it would be better to keep the emperor by his side.
Li Jue wanted to kill him.
"I heard before that when the Shichangshi were in trouble, it was these two who were devoted to the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Xie sent envoys to find Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but he and his attendants took it for granted.
However, because Li Jue was injured by a hidden arrow in the last battle, this time Li Jue refused to respond without waiting for Guo Si to respond.
The Li Jue in front of him looked more and more like Dong Zhuo back then.
"So, please invite these two people to come and welcome me back east!"
The two of them had some kind of friendship before.
"Old man, do you really think I dare not kill you?"
"General, you can't kill him. If you kill this person, you may trigger a crusade from the whole world!"
Liu Xie asked the attendant next to him. After hearing this, the latter's face looked a little ugly.
A dead end without any hope of life!
In comparison, the old capital Luoyang is much better than Chang'an after years of recuperation.
For this reason, Li Jue ordered his soldiers to loot the palace.
Hearing that everyone in the government office was already planning to please the emperor, Xi Yu couldn't help but say something.
Originally, Duan Duan was still able to stay in Chang'an Palace. Although his life was not very good, it was much better than it is now.
Yang Biao's scolding was still the same, but at this moment Guo Bang had someone suppress him.
"If we have the intention to please the emperor this time, it is inevitable that we will not reunite these two people!"
Rather than interfering now, it is better to just wait and wait for the emperor to walk out of Chang'an City.
If I remember correctly, it was probably just after the New Year, when Li Jue's subordinate Fan Chou planned to lead his army eastward, and Li Jue was a little worried about Fan Chou becoming bigger.
It's a pity that Guo Si's wife was jealous and hated Li Jue because Li Jue had given her to Guo Si as his concubine.
"Everyone, although Li Jue and Guo Si started fighting this time, they don't seem to be losing out at this time!"
These two people had the same hatred before. The Emperor of Han was under the control of these two people, and it was difficult for other princes to intervene.
Early April.
The attendant next to him knelt on the ground.
Don't know why.
Both of them wanted to take the Emperor of Han as their own.
He knew that all Li Jue cared about was his own identity.
"When he leaves Chang'an, the real opportunity will be to please the emperor!"
If we make peace now, doesn't it mean that he is inferior to Guo Si?
The two still had to fight, and the chaos in Chang'an continued. Under the chaotic fighting, the people who had been living near Chang'an couldn't bear it anymore.
Xi Yu put it very simply. Generally speaking, the problem between the two people is not a big deal.
Even Dong Zhuo did not dare to directly express his intention to rebel.
In the Beiwu House, Liu Xie looked at the attendant in front of him, and his teeth felt like they were about to bleed.
Liu Xie trembled all over.
But now, as the rift between the two began to arise, Cao Cao and others saw a lot of opportunities.
But Li Jue didn't care much about this at all.
At the beginning, Xun Yu and Xi Yu all talked about the benefits of flattering the emperor.
"Back to Your Majesty, the disaster situation in various places has been alleviated. The Taicang Order has not reported on his duties. It seems that he has been running around to provide disaster relief."
Liu Xie was a little dazed, and then nodded helplessly!
After hearing Xi Yu's words, Cao Cao nodded.
Liu Xie still remembered Taicang Ling Xiyu to some extent.
Inside Li Jue's Mansion in Chang'an.
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Now thinking of the disaster in the Guanzhong area, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask.
Cao Cao quickly asked Xi Yu.
They robbed the imperial palace of gold and silk, carriages, carriages and clothing, and then followed Dong Zhuo's example and directly set fire to the palace, government offices, and private houses.
The chaos in Chang'an changed too quickly. Cao Cao and others in Yanzhou have been paying attention to the situation in Chang'an.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao?
Liu Xie was a little stunned. Where are these two people now?
As if he thought of something again, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask again.
The servant couldn't bear to say it bluntly and didn't say much about returning to the east.
Yang Biao is still scolding!
Guo Bang couldn't help but already pulled out the long sword from his waist. At this time, his generals quickly blocked Guo Bang.
Seeing this situation, Li Jue took a deep breath.
He only knew that Xi Yu got something from Liu Bei. It was not until Xi Yu promoted the addition of chili pepper that Cao Cao felt more relieved.
After all, compared to Li Jue himself, Fan Chou's character among the entire Xiliang army was much better than his.
Welcome?
This gap appeared because of this, and because of Li Jue's previous killing of Fan Chou and others, Guo Si was afraid that Li Jue wanted to kill him.
The lessons learned from Dong Zhuo were already there, and Guo Bang felt that he was not someone like Dong Zhuo.
"Li Jue!"
"What do you mean by Fengyi's words?"
And just at the beginning of the year, the eyes of the princes from all over the Han Dynasty were unanimously fixed on the Guanzhong area.
Right now, he can only decide the outcome with Li Jue.
In the end, there was no winner in this battle. Li Jue and Li Jue fought and both suffered injuries.
At only fourteen years old, he had already experienced Dong Zhuo's robbery once before. After being pillaged by Li Jue again, he was frightened.
He just wants to be rich and wealthy!
Now the emperor asked him to bow his head to Li Jue, how could this be possible!
If you want to rebuild the entire Han Dynasty, you must have someone you can truly rely on.
And as the gap grew larger, huge conflicts gradually emerged between the two.
The reputation of rebellion is too great.
"Now your Majesty's comfort rests entirely on this person. If your Majesty offends the other person, there may be disaster!"
"That's right. Sooner or later the emperor will return eastward. Since he wants to return eastward, he must leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang!"
Inside Guo Si's camp.
At present, he and Guo Bang have begun to quarrel with each other, both of them are staring at the emperor's treasure.
Cao Cao naturally understood that if the emperor could be in front of him, he would be able to do things much more smoothly.
Li Jue and Guo Si were in internal strife!
Xi Yu is somewhat clear about this matter.
Li Jue then took Han Emperor Liu Xie to Beiwu in Chang'an, and then isolated the inside and outside.
If you want to return east now, you can only end the fight between Li Jue and Guo Si. Only by leaving Chang'an can you usher in new life.
After this incident, all the generals under Li Jue began to feel a little frightened.
Li Jue glanced at his general. The latter remained silent, indicating his approval.
It's a pity that when Guo Bang heard Liu Xie's intention to persuade peace, he didn't care at all. Instead, he conveniently detained Yang Biao and others in his camp.
In addition, last year, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others led an army to attack. Li Jue realized that Fan Chou intended to let Han Sui and others go, and he already had some resentment towards Fan Chou.
"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are still discussing!"
As a Taiwei, Yang Biao was furious when he saw Guo Bang detaining their group.
To Guo Si, Yang Biao was nothing. He was now in his camp, how could he let Yang Biao talk nonsense here.
A gap began to appear between Guo Si and Li Jue, who were stationed in the Sili area.
The original alliance began to fall apart in an instant.
"How are the ministers discussing the matter of returning to the east?"
However, right now, conflicts between him and Guo Bang are gradually arising.
The general in charge of spring plowing under Li Jue was a little helpless.
The winner will be able to leave Chang'an with the Emperor Liu Xie and go straight to the old capital!
In mid-April, Guo Si led his army to directly attack Li Jue.
Now, over a period of time, the conflicts between the two have begun to become more and more serious.
"Now that the Emperor is in Chang'an, it is difficult for our army to enter Chang'an. We might as well wait for the Emperor to come out on his own!"
"Why, you and Li Jue are the same raccoons. One of them robbed the emperor, and the other robbed the ministers. This is not rebellion, so why?"
The so-called envoy didn't even leave the military camp, and his head was already hanging on the east gate the next day.
"Tell me, what should I do?"
Fan Chou is more popular.
He wants to go back to Luoyang and return to the original imperial capital.
Within the Juancheng Yamen Office.
Although he controls the emperor, Guo Bang will never sit idly by. If there is no resolution between the two, he will not leave Chang'an easily.
The fight between Li Jue and Guo Si became more and more intense, which was a very good thing for Cao Cao and others.
"Guo Si, you are a minister of the Han Dynasty. Now you don't respect the emperor's edict. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
"Here you go, raise your troops, we will decide the winner with Li Jue today!"
Liu Xie seemed to have lost his voice. After saying this, he opened his mouth several times, but there was no sound at all.
After this happened, Liu Xie's whole body felt bad.
Xi Yu explained casually.
But now, Chang'an can no longer stay in this place.
Is there anyone who misses him as the emperor?
Sili, in Chang'an City!
Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who was only fourteen years old, was in Chang'an Palace.
Even using the name of the emperor to conquer other states is a very good thing.
After Xun Yu finished speaking, Xi Zhicai beside him also smiled.
First it was Dong Zhuo, followed closely by Li Jue and Guo Si. Is there anyone in the world who is loyal to the imperial court?
Afterwards, Li Jue and his nephew invited Fan Chou and Li Meng to attend the banquet.
Therefore, the two started fighting.
"My lord, Guo Si and Li Jue are fighting among themselves. This is our chance to please the emperor!"
Li Jue, Guo Si, these are all jackals.
Immediately, Li Jue rushed to welcome Emperor Xian to his camp.
"General, it is now the time of spring plowing, but the people of Chang'an are now destitute. Most of the people have fled to other places due to the disaster!"
He is closer to Xiandi Liu Xie.
When these two people stand together, the entire Sili area is controlled, making it even more difficult for others to interfere in the emperor's affairs!
For Xi Yu, the emperor himself will return east sooner or later.
The fight between these two people naturally attracted the attention of all the princes in the world.
At this banquet, Li Jue's nephew killed Fan Chou and others without hesitation.
A new round of spring plowing has begun in full swing!
Perhaps it was because the princes' eyes had not fallen on the emperor in the past few years, so the two people began to relax a lot.
This happened very quickly, but it was a pity that Li Jue knew about it one step ahead.
"Your Majesty, please send an envoy to have these two people come to greet you!"
Later, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask his servants to shoot Huangfu Li as Li Jue, and Guo Si made peace.
"I don't think it's time yet!"
During the expedition between the two armies, Li Jue was injured by a hidden arrow and was ultimately defeated. If his subordinate Yang Feng had not immediately led troops to come to his aid, Li Jue would have almost died.
"After all, compared to the emperor's interests, some misunderstandings are nothing!"
As a result, Fan Chou and others had no idea that Li Jue was hosting the so-called Hongmen Banquet.
"What Fengyi said does make some sense!"
"Do you also agree with what those ministers said about returning to the east?"
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"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Now that Liu Xie was under Li Jue's control and wanted to send an envoy, how could Li Jue not know about it.
As soon as he said these words, the entire government office lobby fell silent for an instant.
After hearing the advice from the two people beside him, Guo Bang suppressed the impulse in his heart.
After getting some peppers from Liu Bei, Xi Yu did not take the initiative to visit him again.
Hearing this, Guo Si became angry!
With the severe drought in Guanzhong, the daily food supply of the entire Chang'an Palace has been reduced a lot.
Cao Cao had great trust in Xi Yu and did not ask too many questions.
With Yang Feng joining the battle, Guo Si had no choice but to retreat.
"Chang'an is quite lively!"
Inside the Juancheng Yamen Office, everyone in Cao Ying discussed matters as usual.
When Xi Zhicai mentioned the situation in Chang'an, he couldn't help but laugh.
In his opinion, the time to please the emperor is not far away!
Now, in the entire Guanzhong area, except for the military camp battles between Li Jue and Guo Si, there are very few ordinary people.
Under such circumstances, these two people cannot last much longer.
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Chapter completed!