Liu Xin pointed to the chair opposite and said: "My lord, please sit down and talk slowly. I want to hear the most detailed situation."
That day after Yu Jin left Puyang City with a group of former ministers, several slaves suddenly woke up Kong Rong and told him about Liu Xie's summons. Kong Rong stood up in a hurry and angrily said: "It's such a big thing, why didn't you come earlier?"
explain!"
In fact, Kong Rong also knew that Mi Fang had placed these people in his home, but his wife and children were all hostages in Mi Fang's hands. He could usually only turn a blind eye to the actions of these people. But Kong Rong
He was loyal to the Han Dynasty and Liu Xie. How could he let those people do whatever they wanted when the emperor summoned him for such a big event?
A domestic slave raised his hand and said: "Sir, please calm down. The matter has come to this, and I don't dare to hide it from you anymore. We were all sent by Lord Mi to protect your safety. Now that the war is in chaos, Liu Xie summoned him at this time
Sir, it was very suspicious, so we did not dare to wake him up, but sent a few brothers to guard outside the palace gate and Cao Mansion respectively, and we got the news."
Kong Rong knew that these people only recognized Liu Xin in their minds, and had no theory about the fact that they called Liu Xie by his first name. He just snorted and asked, "What's the news?"
The servant smiled mysteriously and said: "The brothers spent some time and finally found out that the adults who were summoned did not see Liu Xie. Instead, they were caught in a carriage and left the city to the east. If Mr. Yu had agreed to do so,
If we go forward, I'm afraid I'll be included in that convoy."
Kong Rong couldn't help but pondered: "What is Yu Jin going to do?"
The servant smiled and said, "It is obvious that Puyang City cannot be defended."
"No!" Kong Rong waved his hand and said, "If Puyang City cannot be defended, they should also take the emperor and Cao Cao's family members away. How could they send the ministers away first? This is a bit unexplainable.
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The house slave was very clever and became the leader of these people, but when it came to deep-seated problems, he was not able to answer them. Suddenly, another house slave came in and whispered a few words to him. The house slave
Suddenly he laughed and said: "Sir, I just received news that Xun You and Chen Qun escorted Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family members out of the east gate and disappeared."
Kong Rong was a smart man, and he suddenly understood and said: "I know, the people in front are just bait, to protect the emperor!"
However, the leader of the family slave advised: "How can Liu Xie be regarded as the emperor? He is at most a puppet. Today is in Chang'an. My lord, remembering the old relationship with your husband, is willing to say a few kind words in front of your majesty on your behalf to protect your Majesty."
A great future. I hope you will think twice about where to go!"
Kong Rong waved his hand and said: "I have a relationship with Liu Xin, so I don't need an introduction from your family. It's just that I have made up my mind to follow the emperor!"
Seeing that they could not persuade him, the servants had no choice but to hitch a carriage and escort Kong Rong out of the city. Now, the other horses in the mansion had been requisitioned by the army, and the servants could only follow on foot, and naturally they could not catch up with Xun You and others.
However, one of the slaves was able to identify the direction of the horses' hooves. Soon they discovered that Xun You and others' team went eastward for more than two miles and then turned north, so everyone also chased north.
On the way, they suddenly encountered another group of people blocking their way. After several negotiations, they were allowed to go. Kong Rong was also a little confused about the group of people who appeared later. However, the leader of the house slave did not hide it from him and told him directly.
Xun You went to Dong'a County, which was already under the control of the Han army.
When Kong Rong heard the news, he was even more anxious. He urged his slaves to catch up quickly and tried every means to persuade Liu Xie to come back or switch to another party. However, they set out later than Xun You and were slower.
Chasing from left to right, a group of domestic slaves were out of breath from exhaustion and finally failed to catch up.
When they arrived at Dong'a County, they caught up with the soldiers who were guarding the city closing the city gate. It was after the slaves revealed their identities that the soldiers who guarded the city let them in and sent a group of soldiers to follow them.
Protection is actually surveillance.
After finally entering the city and arriving at the county government office, they caught up with Chen Qun and the others and fell into a tight siege. Kong Rong was worried about Liu Xie's safety, so he squeezed in regardless of his life, and saw a scene he would never forget, a soldier of Cao's army.
He stabbed Liu Xie's chest with the short blade in his hand. After the Cao soldier succeeded with the blow, he immediately abandoned his sword and surrendered.
Kong Rong also participated in the later interrogation. The soldier insisted that he was under the instruction of Chen Qun. Chen Qun ordered Liu Xie to do it in order to prevent Liu Xie from falling into the hands of the Han army. Of course, Chen Qun was the one who attacked
I won't admit it even to death.
Liu Xin frowned and suddenly asked: "Gongyu, those domestic slaves and the Cao army soldiers who took action are all yours, right?"
Jushou did not dare to hide it, and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, those servants have nothing to do with the ministers. They are indeed Mi Fang's subordinates. They are trying to save Kong Rong's life as your Majesty told you. That Cao Jun soldier is indeed
He is a subordinate of Wei Chen."
Liu Xin said coldly: "This is all a good show arranged by you in advance."
Jushou suddenly felt a chill, and the sweat on his forehead dropped. He did not bother to wipe it, and quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the soldier who took action was indeed arranged by Wei Chen, but Kong Rong just happened to meet him. Wei Chen
I did not intend to involve him. I did not inform your majesty in advance and made my own opinion. Please punish me! Only your majesty, your Majesty and the soldier know about this matter."
Liu Xin sighed and said: "I know what you are thinking, but I don't want Liu Xie's life. In this matter, your approach is somewhat inappropriate. How do you plan to deal with that soldier?"
Jushou glanced at Liu Xin guiltily and then said: "That soldier was originally a peripheral member of Phantom. He made a mistake in an operation and should have been sentenced to death. It was he who proposed to pay for his crime and perform meritorious service to protect his family.
Wei Chen agreed to him."
Liu Xin pondered for a long time, then finally raised his head, waved his hand and said: "Although Liu Xie is a false emperor, he is still a descendant of the late emperor. Although Chen Qun denied it in every possible way, how could an ordinary soldier dare to attack Liu Xie if there was no one behind him?
Do you want to cooperate? According to my decree, Chen Qun will be executed in Lingchi, and the Cao army soldier will be beheaded in the street."
Chen Qun was unjustly accused, of course Liu Xin knew this, but Chen Qun's role under Cao Cao was a bit similar to Jushou, but compared with the Phantom Secret Agent, it was several levels behind. However, Chen Qun must have mastered a lot
Secrets, for people like him who are engaged in intelligence work, Liu Xin must not keep them.
After a pause, Liu Xin continued: "My lord, you must take good care of that soldier's family according to the standards of martyrs."
Jushou accepted the promise with his hand, but then said: "I am reporting to Your Majesty that I have been disadvantaged in protecting Liu Xie. I have asked for punishment myself. I am willing to be fined for one year and resign as the commander of the Phantom Secret Agent. I hope Your Majesty will give me permission."
Liu Xin thought for a long time, waved her hand and said: "I have approved the one-year penalty. The war in the Central Plains is coming to an end. It may be a year later or half a year as early as possible. Some things also need to be put aside.
On the surface, there is no need for the Phantom Secret Agent to exist. My Lord, when you go back, draw up a charter to disband the Phantom Secret Agent. The relevant personnel will either be assigned to various counties and counties to engage in arrest matters, or they will be incorporated into the army for detailed work. You
Let’s see what happens.”
The phantom secret agent has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, but Liu Xin has already felt that if such a secret force falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it will cause catastrophe. In history, the Jin Yiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang of the Ming Dynasty were all
The famous spy organization eventually evolved into a tool for some people to persecute dissidents and make money crazily. Liu Xin naturally did not want history to happen in advance. When he founded the Phantom Secret Agent, he had already made this plan, but it was because of Jushou's design to assassinate him.
Liu Xie's affairs were brought forward.
Liu Xin did this not to completely deny the Phantom Secret Agent, nor to give up intelligence work. He just took this opportunity to divide a huge intelligence organization into several independent parts. In this way, the major legions and
The local armies will have their own intelligence organizations, responsible for the collection of military intelligence. Each county will also have properly trained arrest envoys, which will also be of great help in detecting cases. Therefore, Liu Xin's approach is actually to the entire Han Dynasty.
The intelligence system has undergone a reorganization. Of course, such a reorganization cannot be accomplished overnight, and it may take many years before the effects can be seen.
Although his power was deprived, Jushou actually felt a sense of relief. Ever since he took charge of the secret power of phantom, he had never had a peaceful sleep, and now he could finally be liberated.
After feeling relaxed, Jushou's thoughts returned to military affairs. He raised his hand and asked: "What should we do with Xun You and Yu Jin? How will the three hundred thousand prisoners of Yuan's army be dealt with? Should General Xu's troops go south to encircle and annihilate Cao Cao, or go north to attack
Yecheng? This matter is all awaiting His Majesty's will."
Liu Xin heard Jushu talking about business and knew that he was not affected by the punishment just now, so she couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
After all, Jushou has been following him from the beginning and has always been loyal. The assassination of Liu Xie this time was also based on the long-term overall situation. Liu Xin even knew that Jushou did not ask him for permission in advance just to prevent the matter from being exposed.
You can take all the blame on yourself and get rid of Liu Xin.
In fact, Liu Xin had been thinking about the few things Ju Shou asked along the way, and had already made up his mind. He waved his hand and said: "Yuan Shao in Yecheng will be a turtle in the urn sooner or later, so there is nothing to worry about. The top priority is to pursue Cao Cao. Although.
Cao Cao's foundation has been lost, but he still has more than 200,000 troops and horses in his hands. If he wanders around, it will be a big disaster, and he needs to be eliminated as soon as possible. According to the order, Xu Huang's troops left a group of troops to guard against Yuan Shao in the north, and the rest of the troops were immediately
Go south, capture Liyang first, and then cut off Cao's army's retreat. Except for Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's troops who left an army to guard Puyang, the rest of the troops will march westward. Be sure to limit Cao's army's activities to the minimum scope."
"As for the 300,000 prisoners, my big man doesn't need to raise so many troops. Let's just let them all disarm and return to their fields." At this point, Liu Xin suddenly paused, and then slowly said his opinions on how to deal with Xun You and Yu Jin, and ordered