In the ninth year of the Xingping of the Han Dynasty, the four princes, Cao Cao of Wei, Gongsun Zan of Yan, Sun Jian of Wu, and Liu Bei of Chu, formed the Kwantung Allied Forces and fought a decisive battle with the army of Luo Yang, the general of the Han Dynasty and King of Qin, at Hangu Pass.
But the result was beyond the expectations of the people in the world. The superior Kwantung Allied Forces failed to win a single battle, and Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wu, died in front of Hangu Pass! Finally, as Sun Ce, who had just taken over as Marquis of Wu, and Yanhou Gongsun Zan, they
The withdrawal of troops caused the entire Kwantung Allied Forces to fall apart. However, this massive battle ended like this.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can also see that the outcome of this war has marked that the Kwantung princes are no longer able to compete with the Western Qin for the world. The disintegration of the Kwantung Alliance also signifies that there is no longer the possibility of an alliance between the four princes.
A chaotic war may break out among the four princes at any time!
As the victor of this battle, Luo Yang returned to Chang'an in triumph with his army! In the Battle of Hangu Pass, except for the trapped camp that was annihilated by the coalition forces at the beginning, the Western Qin army suffered almost no damage.
In such a battle, such a result can be called a miracle. Of course, some people are happy and some are sad. Luo Yang's hearty victory at Hanguguan made some people in Chang'an City a little worried.
I can't sit still!
In a corner of Chang'an City, in a dark hall, several men sat together, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. One of the men sighed and said: "Masters! This time the battle of Hangu Pass is held at Luoyang
With a great victory, his reputation has been raised to the extreme again! The higher his reputation is, the more dangerous it will be for the Han Dynasty! Do you have any way to deal with it? "
"Hmph!" Another slightly younger man thumped the mat in front of him and hummed: "This Luo Yang has ulterior motives! Maybe one day he will do something treasonous! We are all Han ministers, so we should
He devoted his whole life to the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty! I thought it would be better if we arranged an assassin to assassinate Luo Yang!"
"No!" This proposal was immediately rejected by the man who had spoken earlier. At this time, the light outside the window shifted slightly and happened to shine on his face, revealing a face of about forty years old, looking very decent.
, it was Liu Biao, a clan member of the Han Dynasty! But at this moment Liu Biao's face was full of gloom, he shook his head and said: "Don't mention the assassination again! Luo Yang is very skilled, and there are many expert guards around him.
, we used all our strength at that time, but we didn’t even hurt him even a hair! This method is absolutely unworkable!”
When Liu Biao mentioned that incident, everyone was silent. The incident of Luo Yang's assassination ended with them, the royalists, being suppressed. As the backbone of the royalists, Wang Yun was sent outside the Great Wall, and Liu Fan was
They were sent to the land of the Southern Barbarians, and Yang Biao was kept at home, and now he didn't dare to show up at all! After that, the royalists turned from openly to covertly, and these few of them also gathered at this gathering.
Be careful, for fear of being noticed by Jin Yiwei's spies.
As everyone gasped for air, no one dared to speak anymore, as if what he said might be overheard at any time. Liu Biao glanced at the people around him, shook his head, and let out a long sigh.
, these people all look very tough on the surface, but if something really happens, I’m afraid the fastest runners are also these people! If you want to rely on these people to achieve anything, I’m afraid it’s impossible!
Just as Liu Biao opened his mouth to continue saying something, suddenly, there was a knock on the door from outside the closed door. This knock on the door startled these people who were already frightened. One of them even
He jumped up immediately, ready to jump out of the window next to him at any time! But then a word came out, which made everyone sigh in relief. They only heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Master, little man
I have something important to report!"
Everyone had heard this voice and knew it was the voice of Liu Biao's most trusted butler. Moreover, everyone felt relieved after hearing the voice. Liu Biao frowned and shouted in a low voice: "I'm not confessing
By the way, do I have anything important to discuss here? Why bother here? If you have anything else, let’s talk about it after I finish talking here!”
"Master!" Although Liu Biao said so, the housekeeper still said unhurriedly outside the door: "This matter is indeed urgent. I am afraid that it will delay the master's important business!"
A trace of doubt flashed across Liu Biao's face. This steward had been with him for many years, and his loyalty to him was unquestionable. What could make the old steward disobey his orders? Liu Biao's heart skipped a beat, as if he was not interested in anyone present.
Everyone cupped their hands and said, "Masters! Excuse me!" After saying that, Liu Biao turned around and left the dark hall, opened the door and walked straight out.
This time, I secretly met with members of the royalist faction, but the location I chose was a property that Liu Biao secretly ordered someone to purchase in another part of Chang'an City. Except for the core members of the royalist faction, no one knew that this was Liu Biao's property. From the appearance
Look, this is just a very ordinary private house, but there is only one room in the private house, which was opened into a hall by Liu Biao's order. After leaving the hall, Liu Biao walked a few steps outside and came to the yard.
The old housekeeper who was following behind said: "Okay! If you have anything to say, tell me quickly!"
"Yes!" The old housekeeper bowed respectfully, then took out a brochure bag from his sleeves, raised it above his head, presented it to Liu Biao, and said to Liu Biao: "Master, this secret letter is from just now.
Someone secretly threw it into the house! I made my own decisions, opened the bag, and after reading the contents of the secret letter, I felt that it was of great importance, so I came here to inform the master!"
Liu Biao didn't care much about what the old butler said about making decisions. As the person he trusted the most, Liu Biao wouldn't worry about the other party leaking his secrets. After receiving the tip bag, Liu Biao directly pulled out the secret message inside.
, opened it and took a look, Liu Biao's expression suddenly changed. His expression was indescribably complicated, and it was impossible to tell whether Liu Biao was sad or happy at the moment. After briefly reading the secret letter, Liu Biao handed over the secret letter.
He stuffed the kit back into his bag, put it directly into his arms, and said to the housekeeper: "This matter must be kept strictly confidential, and everyone else who knows about it must shut up forever! Do you understand?"
The meaning of the so-called "shut up forever" is of course very clear. There was no change in the expression on the butler's face, but he bowed respectfully to Liu Biao and said, "Don't worry, sir! This little guy has already dealt with this matter."
alright!"
Of course Liu Biao was very satisfied with such a good slave who knew what he was thinking. He nodded and said: "Okay! That's good! You go back first! I have some important matters to discuss here!"
He waved his hand and signaled the butler to go back directly. After Liu Biao finished discussing here, naturally someone came to take him back to his home.
After the housekeeper left, Liu Biao turned around and returned to the hall, carefully closing the doors and windows. Then Liu Biao quickly walked to the crowd who had been waiting for a long time, raised his hands to them and said, "My lord, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting!"
Forgive me!"
"You're welcome, Mr. Liu!" Everyone returned the greeting, but no one took the initiative to ask about what Liu Biao had just gone out to do. Being able to become the core figure of the royalist faction, no one present was a fool. Of course, they knew that they should know, and Liu Biao would naturally do it.
Tell them what they shouldn't know, so they shouldn't ask!
However, this time Liu Biao obviously did not intend to hide the matter from everyone. He also took out the bag of tips from his arms, threw it directly to the person closest to him, and said: "This is the secret message I just received!
You gentlemen, please take a closer look!"
Although no one took the initiative to ask, everyone was very curious about what happened when the housekeeper invited Liu Biao out just now. Now Liu Biao took the initiative to take out the tips, and everyone quickly opened the secret message and gathered around to read it carefully. It didn't take long.
, there were several exclamations from the circle of people. The man who proposed to assassinate Luo Yang turned his head and asked Liu Biao: "Master Liu! Is this serious?"
"I don't know if it's true or not yet!" Liu Biao shook his head and said, "According to what the housekeeper said, someone just secretly threw this secret letter into the house! Therefore, the authenticity of the content in the letter is unknown.
I haven’t had time to identify it yet! I took out this secret letter in the hope that I can ask you to judge the authenticity of this matter for me!”
"This..." After listening to Liu Biao's words, everyone hesitated. At this time, a young man suddenly said: "Show me the secret letter again! I have known him for many years, if this letter is true
It was written by one of his own soldiers, so I will definitely recognize it!" After saying that, the young man took the secret letter and read it carefully several times before finally raising his head and saying to everyone: "That's right! It is indeed true.
His handwriting!”
After the young man finished speaking, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. But at this moment, Liu Biao seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly shook his head and said: "No! Just the handwriting is not enough! Have you forgotten? That year Ma Ma
Shoucheng raised an army to serve the king, but he was deceived by a fake letter! I heard that Luo Yang's adviser Cheng Yu was the best at imitating other people's handwriting. The fake letter used to deceive Ma Shoucheng's trust was from this person.
Hands! So we must be careful that this letter is Luo Yang’s old trick, used to deceive us!"
"Uh!" Upon hearing Liu Biao's words, everyone trembled. The young man's hand shook and he threw the kit out, as if it was not a small kit, but a skillful one.
It's like a biting monster! When Ma Teng fell into the trap and rashly raised an army, everyone had heard about how miserable it was in the end, and they didn't want to become the second Ma Teng!