Xuchang, Imperial Palace, Dexin Hall, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the palace. Liu Xie, who was resting, looked up and saw Yang Rang hurriedly walking towards him with small steps.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Liu Xie stretched out his waist. Many days have passed since the palace coup. Liu Xie has not seen the courtiers for a long time. In fact, it makes no difference whether they have seen him or not. The civil and military officials of the dynasty were close to Liu Xie.
Most of them died in that battle, and those who were left were just sour Confucians like Kong Rong who could not become great men.
"Your Majesty~" Yang Rang trotted to Liu Xie's side, bowed and handed an official document to Liu Xie: "Jizhou victory news."
"Victory?" Liu Xie was slightly startled, a little absent-minded, and said with a bit of expectation.
His last hope is that Yuan Shao can defeat Chu Nan. Although Yuan Shao enters the court and he cannot take power, he is at least better than Chu Nan, right?
He had completely offended Chu Nan. He was sent back to the palace by Lu Lingqi in a humiliating manner that day. If Chu Nan was defeated and Yuan Shao entered the court, Liu Xie still had some hope. Even if he could not defeat Yuan Shao, the Yuan family
Treat yourself not too badly.
However, Chu Nan won, and he couldn't even imagine what it would be like when he faced Chu Nan.
"Victory!" Yang Rang nodded affirmatively: "Just two months ago, Chu Lingjun captured Handan, Yuan Shao defeated Zijin, and the two young masters of the Yuan family, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, died in the rebellion. The army is here
Within two months, all the land in Jizhou was captured, and Yuan Tan in Qingzhou surrendered. The four states that used to be under the rule of Yuan Shao are now under the control of the imperial court."
"Imperial court? It's Chu Nan, right?" Liu Xie seemed to have lost all his strength all of a sudden, and said with a helpless smile: "It has been two months since the incident happened, but I just learned today that this palace is like my prison, haha
, the imperial court..."
He smiled nervously. He knew that he would never have another chance, and he was too lazy to pretend. No matter what he did, he had completely broken up with Chu Nan during this coup, so why bother pretending to be a king and a minister?
When Cao Cao threatened him directly, at least he had nothing to think about.
What makes Liu Xie most annoying about Chu Nan is that he is always pretending to be a loyal minister even though he is doing more extreme things than Cao Cao, which is disgusting.
Yang Rang smiled dryly and said: "What did your Majesty say? How can the palace be a prison?"
"Why not?" Liu Xie asked back: "In addition to the eunuchs and maids serving daily life, I can possibly step out of this palace? In other words, can I know what's happening in the outside world at any time?"
In the past, no matter how strict Cao Cao or Chu Nan was, there would always be people who would find ways to send news to the palace, or come to plot big things with him, but now? It has been more than three months since the coup, let alone the Jizhou battlefield.
, even he didn’t know what happened in Xuchang. Isn’t this palace just a luxurious prison?
Liu Xie felt like he was almost out of breath.
Yang Rang didn't dare to answer anymore. No matter how he answered, there would be no good consequences if people found out. He could only pretend that he didn't hear anything and stood aside silently.
Liu Xie glanced at him and naturally knew what Yang Rang was thinking. He couldn't help but feel sad. His confidants didn't dare to tell the truth to him. How sad?
He stood up and came outside the hall, looking up at the sky. The golden dragon of luck belonging to the Han Dynasty was still so weak. Maybe in a few years, it would completely dissipate. In the sky of Xuchang City, there would only be the golden dragon of luck belonging to Chu Nan.
"Tell me, since the news has been sent in, there must be something that requires my cooperation." Liu Xie said.
"The six ministries of government have sent a memorial, hoping that your majesty can come out of the city to greet the victorious army!" After Yang Rang finished speaking, he lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more.
"Shall I welcome him?" Liu Xie looked at Yang Rang.
"Your Majesty...are you going?" Yang Rang asked softly.
"Do I still have a choice?" Liu Xie asked back. When the coup failed that day, he lost everything. Chu Nan did a great job in this matter. He did not touch Liu Xie in the slightest, but destroyed Liu Xie's roots in the court.
He was so pouty that he didn't even have anyone to speak for him now.
Yang Rang did not dare to say anything and continued to lower his head, like an angry little daughter-in-law.
"When will we return to court?" Liu Xie asked.
"At the marching speed of the army... we will arrive in Xuchang in about three days." Yang Rang bowed.
"You really just want to inform me!" Liu Xie chuckled, fluttered his sleeves and left. The voice came from the hall: "Tell them that I will go!"
Just like what Liu Xie said, he had no choice. The six joint publications were just a step up for Liu Xie. If Liu Xie refused, then in the next step, he believed there would be even more extreme means to 'please' him.
By then, all dignity will be gone, and the current court has no room for him to be willful.
Yang Rang breathed a sigh of relief, waited for a moment, and after seeing that Liu Xie had no other instructions, turned around and left.
Liu Xie left the Dexin Hall and went straight back to the Nangong. Although the Xuchang court was far less grand than the Luoyang and Chang'an palaces, it was divided into two palaces: the north and the south. The north palace discussed matters with the courtiers, and the south palace was Liu Xie's bedroom. The queen,
Chu Nan was very disciplined about the residence of the concubines, and would never step outside the realm of thunder.
Sometimes Liu Xie laughs a little. With his reputation, what else can he pretend to do?
But it is precisely because of this that Liu Xie can still feel a bit of warmth in this cold palace.
In Dexian Palace, Queen Fushou was resting. Suddenly, the maids' greetings came from outside the door. It was Liu Xie who came.
Fu Shou stood up quickly, but saw Liu Xie striding in. Without any explanation, he grabbed her collar and roughly tore her palace clothes into pieces. A large area of her pink skin was exposed to the air, which frightened the little palace maid behind her.
Exit.
"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou wanted to say something, but he was already pushed down on the couch. For a moment, rags were flying, and Fu Shou could only sigh and let him run.
After a long time, Liu Xie suddenly trembled and lay on Fu Shou's soft body.
"Your Majesty, please don't crush the child." Fu Shou gently pushed Liu Xie away. She was already pregnant and worried that this would ruin the life of the child in her belly. She sat up, held Liu Xie in his arms, and whispered softly.
He said: "But what else is bothering you?"
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"Chu Nan has returned to the court and asked me to go to the outside of the city to greet him personally." Liu Xie closed his eyes tiredly and laughed miserably: "You tell me... why didn't he die? Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops were just a show-off? Why not?
kill him!"
By the end, I was already a bit hysterical.
Fu Shou gently held Liu Xie's head in his soft arms and comforted him: "The way of heaven is always there, Chu Nan will eventually be punished."
"Queen, I'm afraid... it would be difficult to rescue her unless she was the queen." Liu Xie sighed and leaned weakly in Fu Shou's arms.
In this coup, not only Hou Fu Wan, but also Fu Shou's father was one of the leaders. Several brothers of the Fu family also participated in the war. As for the result... Fu Wan was imprisoned, Fu De and others were all killed, together with
The whole Fu family was also killed.
In fact, it stands to reason that Fu Shou should also be implicated, but he is the queen. Even if Chu Nan treats the nobles harshly, they would not dare to attack the queen rashly. Chu Nan must come back to solve everything.
Fu Shou's body stiffened, he silently hugged Liu Xie tightly, shook his head and said: "On the day of the incident, I should have thought that today would happen. My father is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. He has long been willing to sacrifice his life for the country and your majesty.
Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter."
Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said nothing more. He put his ear against Fu Shou's belly, listening to the inaudible rhythm and enjoying the rare warmth. Everything in the outside world became unimportant at this moment.
As long as you have a beautiful person with you, that's enough.
…
Three days later, outside Xuchang City, Liu Xie, who had been living in seclusion in the palace for a long time, finally had the opportunity to see the light of day again. He led the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to the outside of the city along the Suzaku Street of Xuchang City, and went ten miles out of the city to meet the victorious army of Chu Nan.
It is naturally impossible for Chu Nan to bring all the 300,000 troops to Xuchang. It is not a coup. If the 300,000 troops come back, not to mention how much food and grass it will consume to go back and forth. The empty rear area may be occupied by barbarians from the north or people from various places with different intentions.
The wealthy families took advantage of it, and the result was somewhat outweighed by the gains.
Chu Nan acted pragmatically, and it was unwise to take big risks just for the sake of face and ostentation. Therefore, the only people who returned to court with him this time were the 30,000 imperial troops he took with him, but even the 30,000 were not powerful enough.
, looking from a distance, you can see the dazzling light of armor, the forest of swords and guns, and the aura of a mighty army that threatens all directions. Not to mention the gangsters, even the monsters will stay away if they notice the movement of the 30,000-strong army.
.
What a strong military power!
Liu Xie sat on the horse and watched the army approaching from a distance. Apart from being shocked, he couldn't help but yearn for it. How great would it be if this army belonged to me?
The 30,000-strong army slowly stopped when it was still three miles away from the emperor and his ministers. Chu Nan, Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Guo Jia rushed over with a thousand guards.
When Xie was still a hundred paces away, they all dismounted.
Chu Nan, wearing armor and stomach, led Lu Bu and his entourage directly to Liu Xie's frame, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "I, Chu Nan, am here to see your majesty. I have armor and stomach on my body, so it is difficult for me to perform the full ceremony. I hope your majesty will forgive me."
【I will not forgive you!】
Liu Xie cursed in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he got off the shelf and quickly came to Chu Nan, helped him up and said: "You serve the imperial court and clean up the world for the Han Dynasty. You have made great contributions to the imperial court."
, how can I be punished for this trivial matter, my dear, please get up quickly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chu Nan stood up and looked around. Except for Kong Rong, almost everyone he saw were Chu Nan's close associates in the court. The three princes and nine ministers in the past were long gone now.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the three armies are exhausted from the long battle. We will enter the city quickly so that the soldiers of the three armies can rest early." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu and the others, nodded with a smile and said, "What Aiqing said is true. Come, Aiqing, ride with me."
"There is a difference between monarch and minister, and I dare not exceed the courtesy!" Chu Nan shook his head.
【Is there anything in this world that you don’t dare to do? 】
Liu Xie was unhappy in his heart, but the smile on his face did not change at all: "My beloved is the pillar of the country. Don't take it too seriously over trivial matters."
"Forget it, thank you Your Majesty!" Chu Nan nodded, got on the fight, and stood side by side with Liu Xie. Looking at Xuchang City getting closer and closer in front of him, there was no one else around. Chu Nan suddenly asked softly: "Your Majesty, why are you rebelling?