Although Liu Xin had already issued a letter of denunciation to Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie, no one showed this letter to Liu Xie. Of course, Liu Xie did not know that Liu Xin did not recognize him as the emperor. Liu Xie listened to Cao Cao's words.
, his expression changed as expected, and he asked in horror: "Cao Aiqing, does Liu Xin really want to take my life?"
Cao Cao snorted coldly and said: "How can this be false? Liu Xin slandered the emperor by killing his brother and usurping the throne. Either of these two things is a capital crime. Why did Liu Xin deliberately pursue and kill the emperor like this? He didn't want to be the one he wanted to be.
emperor?"
Liu Xie's little face had turned pale, with cold sweat on his forehead, and he stammered: "Cao Aiqing, it was really Liu Xin who chased me yesterday? Then wouldn't it be very dangerous for my queen to fall into his hands?"
Cao Cao looked at such a naive little emperor and felt funny in his heart, but he said: "Liu Xin is a lustful person. If the queen falls into his hands, her innocence cannot be guaranteed, but her life may be safe. If the emperor falls into this
His life will definitely be in danger in his hands."
When Liu Xie heard this, he looked stunned and shed a few tears. He and Fu Shou were still young, so naturally they were not married, but they had lived together for more than a year, and they still had some feelings for each other. Yesterday, they only cared about themselves.
No escape
He had just abandoned her. After all, he was already married. Although he had never been married, Liu Xie still knew a little about the love between men and women. After listening to Cao Cao's words, he imagined the scene of Fu Shoucheng being happy under Liu Xin's crotch, crying softly, Liu Xie
Xie can't help but feel sad.
Upon seeing this, Cao Cao continued: "Your Majesty, if you want to escape Liu Xin's clutches, you only need to move the capital. As for the queen's safety, we can try to rescue her in the future."
Liu Xie said sadly: "Then just follow Aiqing's words and move the capital."
Wang Yun hurried outside Liu Xie's tent and heard Liu Xie say the words "just move the capital". He felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand.
Cao Cao heard something going on outside the camp. He walked out and saw that it was Wang Yun. He said with a smile on his face: "It turns out to be Wang Situ. Wang Situ came just in time. The emperor has agreed to move the capital to Puyang, so he invited Wang Situ to go."
I would like to inform you all that we will gather at the east gate of Luoyang in an hour and set off for Puyang."
Wang Yun stood there for a long time, speechless for a moment. With Cao Cao's arrangement, what they discussed last night could not be carried out. Wang Yun felt very upset, blaming himself for being too sleepy for giving Cao Cao the upper hand. However,
Cao Cao had now transformed into the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. His status was already above that of his Situ, and the situation was gradually out of his control. Wang Yun sighed and had no choice but to turn around and return to the camp.
Hearing that the capital was about to be moved again, the courtiers immediately exploded. Yang Feng was the first to be unhappy. He stood up and said loudly: "If I had known this, I would not have followed you to Luoyang. Now my family members are also lost.
The official position you promised is gone. If you want to leave, you can leave. I will stay in Luoyang."
Yang Feng's words resonated with many courtiers. Most of them still have their families in Chang'an. Now that Chang'an City has been captured by Liu Xin, as Liu Xie's "best friend", no one dares to know how Liu Xin will deal with their families.
Imagine that they left their families and careers to follow Liu Xie, but it was Cao Cao who was the first to receive a reward. After working for a long time, he made wedding clothes for others. Everyone felt suffocated.
It's just that people are under the low eaves, how can they not bow their heads. Under Dong Zhuo's brutal rule, these people didn't just let Dong Zhuo dominate him, but now they just replaced Dong Zhuo with Cao Cao. After everyone complained,
, all acquiesced to such an ending. It was not until the time of departure that Wang Yun discovered that Fu Wan was missing. Yang Feng knew that if he went to Puyang, he would never be able to get ahead, so he just stood still and waited to see what would happen.
As long as Liu Xie was in his hands, Cao Cao didn't care whether one or two others were missing. He acted decisively. Since he decided to give up Luoyang, he did not hesitate at all, seizing the time to organize people to transfer money, food and other items
Transport them all away again
He sent someone to notify Cao Ren, who was still pretending to attack Yique Pass, and asked him to wait for an opportunity to retreat. As for the people in Luoyang City, although Cao Cao also wanted to move them away together, he has always been short of money and food. One more person means more mouths to eat.
, and had no choice but to give up.
If it weren't for Yang Feng's strong support and his persuasion to surrender Song Guo at Hangu Pass, Liu Xie would never have been able to reach Luoyang. Now that he learned that Cao Cao had taken Liu Xie to Puyang, Yang Feng became more and more angry as he thought about it.
He took pictures of the cases in front of him and said loudly: "Children, bring your clothes and come with me to pursue Cao Cao!"
After hearing this order, everyone looked at each other in shock. Now Yang Feng only has more than 20,000 men left. If he wants to pursue Cao Cao, it will be like hitting an egg against a stone.
Seeing that everyone on the left and right was standing still, Yang Feng was so angry that he kicked over several cases in front of him and shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of! Didn't Cao Cao lose at the hands of Liu Xin? Let's use Liu Xin's banner.
It’s okay to chase them all the way behind and grab some supplies and bring them back. If not, will everyone drink from the northwest wind in the future?”
These words are still somewhat attractive. After all, everyone can see clearly that Cao Cao has already transported all the money and food from Luoyang when he retreated. If they can snatch a small part back, it will be enough to support them for a while, otherwise they will really have to run out of food.
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Cao Cao's troops had just arrived at Hulao Pass when Tan Ma reported that Liu Xin's army was only ten miles away.
Lu Qian, the guard of Hulao Pass, held up his hands and said: "My lord, please go ahead. I will defend this pass to the death and the pursuers will be blocked in the pass!"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "I didn't expect Liu Xin to come so quickly. Forget it, his purpose is just to occupy the entire Sili. As long as the emperor is with me, why worry about the princes in the world not bowing their heads and obeying orders and giving up Hulao Pass?"
No problem with him. Pass on my general order, the three armies must not stop and advance at full speed."
Although there were no civilians in the team, there was a lot of baggage and the marching speed was not much faster. After walking for more than 20 miles from Hulao Pass, another scout came to report. Liu Xin's army was in hot pursuit.
This is less than five miles.
The battle outside Xiangyang City made Cao Cao extremely frightened. Hearing that Liu Xin's army was approaching again, he hesitated and said: "Send the order, abandon the baggage and move forward lightly!"
Xun Yu hurriedly stopped him and said, "My lord, please wait! My subordinates have been wondering why Liu Xin's army came so fast. Is there someone else?"
Cao Cao sighed: "Wen Ruo, you don't know something. Liu Xin's army seems to never know how tired it is. The last time I defeated Xiangyang, his army followed closely from behind. If it hadn't rained heavily, you
I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to meet him again. Especially his cavalry, all of them have superb riding skills, and I don't know how they were trained. Our cavalry is also very powerful, but we can't touch them at all."
Xia Houyuan took over the conversation and said: "My lord, I remembered that Liu Xin's cavalry seemed to have something hanging under the saddle on which they could put their feet. Maybe it was that insignificant thing that improved their riding skills.
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Cao Hong immediately raised his hands and said, "My lord, now is not the time to investigate Liu Xin's cavalry. The enemy's pursuers are getting closer and closer. You should make a decision early!"
Xun Yu suddenly laughed and said loudly: "My lord, if it is not what I expected, the pursuers behind must be Yang Feng who pretended to be Liu Xin. Otherwise, as my lord said, Liu Xin's cavalry is so powerful, he would have been chasing him long ago."
Come on us."
Although Cao Cao had great trust in Xun Yu, he was suspicious by nature and was still not at ease. He said, "What if Liu Xin sends out infantry this time?"
Xiahou Dun said impatiently: "It's useless to discuss it here until dawn. When I come forward to greet you, you will know at a glance whether it is Liu Xin or Yang Feng."
Without waiting for Cao Cao to agree, Xiahou Dun reined up his horse and took dozens of horsemen with him, then turned and ran back. Xiahou Yuan was worried that he had made a mistake, so he raised his hand to Cao Cao and said, "My lord, please allow me to bring a group of men and horses to help my brother!"
Cao Cao was still hesitating, but there was a loud shout from behind, and a detective horse galloped towards him, saying loudly: "My lord, General Xiahou stabbed the incoming general to death with one shot, and all the enemies have dispersed!"
After a while, Xiahou Dun, soaked in blood, rode up on his horse and said with a big smile: "As expected by Mr. Wen Ruo, it was Yang Feng who came here in disguise. I just killed three of his generals one after another. It's a pity that
Run away Yang Feng."
But he said that Xu Huang got Liu Xin's order and returned to Hongnong County to make some preparations. He set off early the next morning and went straight to Luoyang. He found that it was almost an empty city, with no soldiers to guard the city and no officials to manage the people. Xu Huang first
On the one hand, troops were divided to defend the city, and notices were issued to calm the people. On the other hand, a large number of sentries were sent in the direction of Hulao Pass.
At this time, the enemy's situation was unclear, and Xu Huang, who was cautious in his actions, would never act rashly. While waiting for the news, he came to Luoyang as a guest. Xu Huang had also served as the prefect of Nanyang for a few days, so handling political affairs was not very difficult for him.
Luoyang City can now be described in three words, that is, "dirty, chaotic, and poor". It is completely different from when Xu Huang was a soldier here.
Xu Huang regarded the large house formerly occupied by Cao Hong as his temporary government office, and selected some literate soldiers from the army to register the people of Luoyang. At the same time, Xu Huang clearly declared that unless the houses in the city could be
Provide available rooms
Deeds and land deeds, otherwise all belong to the government and can be temporarily lent to these people to live in, and they will all be taken back in the future. These things were specially instructed by Liu Xin before he left, because Liu Xin planned to occupy the entire Sili.
Organize manpower to rebuild Chang'an and Luoyang.
While Xu Huang was busy in the mansion, there was a sudden noise outside the door. Xu Huang frowned and walked out of the mansion. He saw a scribe in his thirties shouting loudly: "Let me in, I want to see you."
Your general!"
Xu Huang separated from the soldiers guarding the door, looked at the man up and down, and said, "I am their leader, what do you want to see me for?"
The scribe in his thirties glanced at Xu Huang, still not believing himself, and said, "Can you make the decision here?"
Xu Huang smiled and said: "Now in Luoyang City, I am in charge. If you need anything, just tell me quickly. I am very busy."
The scribe's eyes widened and he said loudly: "Then give me back my wife and daughter!"
Xu Huang was stunned and asked: "Does anyone dare to rob a civilian girl? Who are you? To be honest, I will make the decision for you!"