The heads of Li Jue and Li Xian were raised high and hung on the top of Anyi City. They were neatly connected with the heads of Hu Feng before and were floating in the wind.
In Anyi City, both ministers and guards showed rare knowing smiles.
For them, the death of Li Jue is a lingering nightmare in the past few years. Ever since Li Jue and Guo Si entered Chang'an, they turned against each other and killed each other. As a result, the Sili area was deserted for thousands of miles, and the ground was full of bones.
From the royal palace to the common people, they were in panic all day long, but now they are finally dead!
The Emperor Liu Xie sat in the upper seat, receiving endless congratulations from the officials. Everyone praised the contributions of Cao Cao, Zhao Yun, and even Lu Bu. However, everyone seemed to have completely forgotten about the Bai Bo Army, which was in power the night before.
, no one mentioned it.
The officials were very clear-minded. Bai Bojun acted unscrupulously and insulted the emperor some time ago. Everyone had been holding their breath for a long time, but due to his power, they had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Today I heard that while there was a fight outside the city, Cao Jun actually attacked Bai Bo's army first. The general of Bai Bo's army fled to death, while Yang Feng was left outside the city and did not dare to come back. This is really satisfying!
Liu Xie was also happy in his heart. In any case, the nightmare that had tortured him for several years was ended. Although he understood that there would definitely be people who would covet him and take advantage of him in the future, at least he could relax a little now.
Moreover, what happened inside and outside Anyi City made Liu Xie understand the truth, that is, he can use his identity to hint others to do something he wants, as is the case with Bai Bojun!
Although the Han Dynasty declined, in the hearts of many people, he, the emperor, was still the lord of the world!
He looked at the ministers standing on both sides. Cao Cao stood at the top without hesitation, and opposite him was Lu Bu.
But Zhao Yun, the greatest contributor to the battle outside the city, was standing far away at the bottom of the steps.
Liu Xie's eyes narrowed. Zhao Yun seemed to have no desires and desires, but he had made the greatest contribution. How could he reward him?
Suddenly I heard the guard shouting: "Xu Huang, Marquis of Duting, wants to see the emperor!"
Everyone became quiet and looked at Cao Cao, but it seemed that he didn't even hear him.
Liu Xie said: "Let him come in."
After a while, Xu Huang strode in. When he was in front of Liu Xie's steps, he bowed his head and said, "Huang was ordered by the Tianjia to help General Yang Feng of Xingyi defeat Guo Si. I came here to return my order!"
Liu Xie nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, my dear, where is General Yang?"
Xu Huang heard this and said in a deep voice: "The general originally wanted to meet the emperor, but he was afraid of being plotted against him, so now he stopped outside the city and respectfully waited for the emperor's order."
As soon as Cao Cao said this, all the generals in Cao Cao's camp behind Cao Cao let out a cold snort, with murderous intent.
Xu Huang was unafraid and his figure was as straight as a pine tree.
Cao Cao chuckled and said, "Marquis Duting may have some misunderstanding."
"Han Siam and Hu Cai made a rebellion and tried to kill General Dong Cheng. My subordinates saw it and had no choice but to stop it. Several ministers can testify about this."
"General Dong, don't you think so?"
Dong Cheng saw Cao Cao looking over and stammered: "It is true that Han Siam and Hu Cai want to kill me, but..."
"That's it," Cao Cao interrupted Dong Cheng, "it's not easy to intervene in the grudge between the general and Han Siam and Hu Cai. It's just about saving people. The rest is left to the Heavenly Family to decide."
Dong Cheng was so angry that his face turned red. He was attacked by Han Xian and Hu Cai, but was stopped by Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan. He just secretly rejoiced, but he didn't expect that the other party killed Hu Cai and drove away Han Xian, and immediately turned around to deal with him. If it weren't for Zhang Liao and
Zhang He arrived in time, but he was afraid that he would have died long ago!
But what really chilled Dong Cheng was that when he came to Liu Xie to complain, Liu Xie looked calm and said that there must be some misunderstanding.
Dong Cheng immediately realized that something was wrong. Liu Xie's attitude clearly meant that he was no longer biased towards him!
Dong Cheng was so frightened for the first time. He had previously tried to gain power with the generals of Baibo Army, and even tried to frame and attack each other. He just realized that Liu Xie could not do without him and needed them to deal with Li Jue and Guo Si.
He suddenly woke up now. Now that Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated, and Liu Xie had Cao Cao and Marquis Wen by his side, his position was no longer necessary!
Thinking of this, Dong Cheng was even more anxious. He had not taken the opportunity to do some extraordinary things, such as the assassination of Queen Fu Shou. However, at the time, he was confused and felt that no one could do anything to him.
However, if Liu Xie really wants to settle this matter, his own end will be worrying!
Now that Cao Cao had the confidence to interrupt Dong Cheng's words, Dong Cheng found that Liu Xie had no intention of letting him defend himself. He understood that the situation had changed greatly, and he suddenly fell into panic.
Xu Huang listened to Cao Cao's remarks and defended Liu Xie: "General Xingyi is wholeheartedly fighting against rebellion and has no other intentions. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
Liu Xie heard this and sighed: "I have always known your loyalty."
Everyone, including Xu Huang, understood the meaning of these words. Liu Xie was talking about Xu Huang, not Yang Feng.
Xu Huang hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Huang lives up to Tianjia."
"But Huang believed in General Xingyi's loyalty to the Tianjia. If he betrayed him, Huang would have been the pioneer of the Tianjia."
After hearing this, Liu Xie sighed and said: "The Marquis of Duting is both loyal and brave, and he is actually my equal."
"My beloved, please go back and rest first. I will make a final decision on General Xingyi's matter."
After Xu Huang heard this, he knew that talking more would be useless, so he bowed and turned around to leave.
Liu Xie saw that although all the officials below were in the hall, they all had their own thoughts. Knowing that all the forces in this situation had their own concerns, he thought for a while and said, "Except for the people I have pointed out, all the ministers should step aside first."
, waiting for me to summon you alone."
After hearing this, all the officials looked at each other and then stepped back one by one.
There are about ten people left by Liu Xie.
Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Dong Zhao, Zhong Yao, Kong Rong, Dong Cheng, Ding Chong, Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, Wang Zifu and others.
These are Liu Xie's cronies, his real team. In contrast, the officials outside are mixed with a large number of informants from various princes.
Liu Xie also understood that there were informants among these ten people, but he could not stop eating because of choking and not use people just because of suspicion.
As long as he regains power, these informants will become his own sooner or later.
Now these people have their own roles to monitor and restrain each other. Just like Dong Cheng is unfaithful to Fu Shou, but he is not necessarily unfaithful to himself. What he wants is only greater benefits, so Liu Xie still keeps Dong Cheng here.
, used to contain Cao Cao.
Seeing Dong Cheng's tears of gratitude, Liu Xie sneered slightly in his heart. Sure enough, some people are just mean. If you treat him well, he will take it for granted. Wait until he suffers a big loss, then beat him again to let him know who is the master and who is the slave.
Dogs will be grateful for their gifts.
The first person Liu Xie called in was Zhao Yun.
When he saw Zhao Yun coming in, he stood up and walked quickly down from the imperial throne. He took Zhao Yun's hand and said, "I have heard about the general's bravery."
"A big man can win a tiger general like a minister, so why worry about the big man not being prosperous!"
"General, would you like to stay with me?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yun bowed his hands and said, "The Heavenly family forgives me for my sin. Yun dare not betray the emperor, nor dare he betray the envoy."
After hearing this, Liu Xie felt slightly unhappy. Xu Huang was like this, and Zhao Yun was like this too!
Am I not as good as them?
Don’t they just have territory, money, food and soldiers?
What I will have in the future is the whole world!
But Liu Xie understood that now he had no food and no soldiers, and no matter how good generals followed him, they would not be effective.
The world has been divided by the princes, and you must find a place to gather forces who are sincerely willing to surrender to you, so that you can restore the glory of the Han Dynasty!
Otherwise, he will only be the prey of others!
He sighed to Zhao Yun: "I really can't bear to leave you, general."
Zhao Yun hurriedly leaned over and said: "The Heavenly Family appreciates it, but Yun Wu will repay it. If the Heavenly Family is in trouble, Yun will go through fire and water and die in retribution."
Liu Xie laughed and said: "I am very relieved to hear the general's words. I'm afraid that when the general comes, Yuan Shijun will also give many instructions to persuade him to stay, making it difficult for the general to make a choice?"
Seeing the hesitation on Zhao Yun's face, he asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Yun answered honestly: "When Yun came, the young master only wanted to do whatever was convenient for him, and he had no problem with it."
"Young Master said, no matter what happens, Yun can just do what he wants."
Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and then he began to think deeply. This ferocious tiger of the Yuan family was so thoughtful!
No wonder Zhao Yun was so hesitant. Fierce Tiger's words seemed generous, but in fact they put a moral shackles on Zhao Yun, which made it difficult for Zhao Yun to change his family!
No wonder Fierce Tiger has gained such a great reputation over the years. Regardless of whether there are expert counselors behind him to help him or Fierce Tiger himself is very cunning, it is difficult to deal with him.
I think Yuan Xi also wanted to get a piece of the pie by chance, but he didn't expect that he would actually do it. As a descendant of the Yuan family, he couldn't completely trust him, but using him to contain other forces was a good choice.
The key is to grasp the degree.
Moreover, if Zhao Yun acts loyally for him, he will be a big threat to himself in the future. The best way is to separate the two people and let Zhao Yun work for him!
Thinking of this, Liu Xie said to Zhao Yun: "The general has made great achievements this time. You can ask for any rewards you want. Although I am down and out, I can still afford to give him an official position."
Zhao Yun quickly replied: "Yun is following the Young Master's order to protect the Tian family from the threat of rebels and to support the Han Dynasty with all his heart. Yun wants nothing more than anything else."
Zhao Yun said this, but Liu Xie couldn't be punished. He had to say: "General loyalty, I have understood it, and I will make my own decision from now on."
After Zhao Yun heard this, he bowed and left.
Liu Xie returned to his seat, feeling slightly frustrated. It was difficult for him to subdue a general under Yuan's command. How could he fight against him in the future?
It seems that we still need to rely on the power of other princes.
He then said to the guard: "Call Jushou to come up."
Cao Chun, who was waiting at the door, saw Zhao Yun go in first, followed by Ju Shou. He was very upset about not making any achievements today, so he couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, this time it's Yuan who stole the show!"
"If we had killed Guo Bang today, we wouldn't have been crushed by others. It would be really suffocating!"
Cao Ren glared at him and scolded: "Silence!"
"What nonsense are you talking about in front of the Emperor's Gate?"
Cao Chun quickly shut up and muttered, but Cao Ren ignored him, thinking that he could just leave such troublesome matters to Ming Gong and Xun You. Cao Chun, a silly donkey, really has nothing to worry about.
Jushou went in and paid homage to Liu Xie. Liu Xie opened the door and said, "I have heard in recent years that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family has become famous all over the world. He killed Gongsun, defeated Heishan, and retreated from Sun Ce. He is really a young and talented man."
"The fierce tiger has done a great job in rescuing the driver this time. What do you want from me?"
Jushou heard this and said, "My young master wants to ask for a title from the Tian family."
Liu Xie smiled slightly and said, "Who is it?"
Jushu replied: "Qu Yi, the general of the Young Master's tribe, died on the way to welcome the Emperor. The Young Master petitioned the Heavenly Family to grant him a posthumous title."