"Your Majesty, don't forget our pardon edict!" Although Guo Si couldn't hear what Liu Xie and others were saying on the top of the city, he saw that Liu Xie ordered people to tie up Wang Yun.
Seeing Guo Si asking for the pardon edict, Liu Xie felt relieved. He stood on the top of the city and said with a smile: "My two beloved ministers assisted Dong Xiang, and their hard work has made great achievements. They have made me get rid of the traitor, and they have made even greater contributions. The days are long, and I will have my own reward."
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"Then thank you Your Majesty!" Li and Guo were overjoyed and admired Jia Xu very much in their hearts. If not for Jia Xu, they might have been killed by Wang Yun.
Soon, Wang Yun was escorted to the gate of Chang'an City. After Li Jue and Guo Si accepted Wang Yun's gift, they immediately stationed near Chang'an and sent people to take over Chang'an. But no one knew that they were stabilizing in Chang'an City.
After coming down, a team of dozens of people quietly set out from the west gate of Chang'an. After traveling less than ten miles, an army of more than 10,000 people met them and escorted them to Yangping Pass!
Hanzhong, Prefecture.
"Lord, there is news from Chang'an that Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun and Lu Bu!" Guo Jia handed a piece of information to Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang threw it aside without even looking at it.
"Why should you care about something that has been expected for a long time!" Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "What did Shi A say?"
"There is no news yet!" Guo Jia took out two rolls of yellow silk from his sleeve and said, "However, two imperial edicts have arrived!"
"Two imperial edicts?" Liu Zhang asked doubtfully, "What does Wang Yun want to do?"
"One imperial edict requires the lord to escort the Dong Zhuo family to the capital! The other requires the lord to return Diao Chan to Lu Bu!" Guo Jia shrugged, knowing that Liu Zhang would not pay attention to Wang Yun at all.
Sure enough, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Wang Yun, don't pay attention to the dying man! I don't think Li Jue and Guo Si have the courage to find trouble with me yet!"
"Then Dong Zhuo's family..."
"Find a place to settle!" Liu Zhang shook his head and sighed: "Dong Zhongying is also a pitiful person!"
"Report!" Just as Liu Zhang and Guo Jia were discussing Dong Zhuo's death, a small school rushed into the prefect's mansion.
"What's the matter?" Liu Zhang immediately sat upright and was no longer as lazy as before.
The principal knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I just received news that General Shi A has rescued the four Queen Mothers He. He will come to Yizhou only when the situation in Chang'an stabilizes."
"What about Cai Yong and my three brothers?" Liu Zhang felt nervous after hearing the report. Historically, two of Liu Zhang's three brothers died at the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, and Cai Yong even more so.
Killed by Wang Yun! Although Liu Zhang had made arrangements, who knows whether the two little old men Wang Yun and Cai Yong would cause trouble.
The primary school commander said: "According to General Shi's report, Mr. Cai is already on the way. This is specific information, please read it, my lord!"
Taking the cloth from the hands of the primary school, Liu Zhang felt a mixture of sadness and joy in his heart after reading it. The happiness was that Cai Yong and the Queen Mother He were all rescued, and they also abducted Dong Zhuo's strategist Li Ru. The sadness was that,
None of Liu Zhang's three brothers wanted to come to Yizhou.
"Fengxiao, how can I persuade my three brothers to come to Yizhou!" Liu Zhang looked sad. If others didn't know, they would have thought that his three brothers were dead!
"Lord, it's a good thing that the three young masters don't come to Yizhou. Why do you do this?" Guo Jia looked puzzled.
You must know that the inheritance law of the Han Dynasty generally requires the eldest son to inherit his father's title and 80% of the property, and the remainder is divided equally among the other brothers. As Liu Zhang is the fourth eldest son, the chance of inheriting Yizhou is really slim. Of course, if
If Liu Zhang's three brothers don't come to Yizhou, there will be no one to compete with him.
"I also know that if the three brothers come to Yizhou, it will definitely cause instability in Yizhou, but I can't ignore the lives of my brothers for the sake of property!" Liu Zhang looked helpless, but in fact he was also very conflicted in his heart.
Historically, Liu Zhang could inherit the pastoral position of Yizhou only because all his brothers died. Now that Liu Zhang wants Yizhou but does not want his three brothers to die, how can he not be conflicted?
"This..." Guo Jia shook his head when he heard this, and he cursed: "My lord often says that I am not ruthless enough, but he is different? When facing relatives, that ruthlessness is gone!"
"Never mind!" Liu Zhang stood up from his chair and said, "First let Zilong and the others send troops to patrol near Chang'an to meet Shi A. Let Yan Yan come back to guard Hanzhong, and let's go to Yangping Pass for fun!"
The hundred thousand troops were already prepared. Liu Zhang gave an order and the whole army rushed towards Yangping Pass. When Li Jue and Guo Si knew about Liu Zhang's actions, they thought he was going to attack Chang'an. However, Liu Zhang stopped when he reached Yangping Pass, and he
None of the troops under his command entered Chang'an, which made Li Jue and Guo Si heave a sigh of relief.
Ten days later, nearly 10,000 people arrived at Yangping Pass. The leader was Shi A, and there were several carriages behind him. Upon seeing this, Liu Zhang hurried down the pass to greet them.
"See you, my lord!" Shi A jumped down from his horse and was about to salute.
"Shi Ah, thank you for your hard work!" Liu Zhang hugged Shi Ah and said, "My brother, why are you so polite?"
"Thank you so much, lord!" Shi Ayi cupped his fists and said, "I've lived up to my mission!"
"Okay!" Liu Zhang patted Shi'a on the shoulder and said, "I'm ready to receive Feng Yan, let's wait until we enter the customs!"
"My lord, your three brothers are here too!" Shi A whispered in Liu Zhang's ear: "Before I leave Chang'an, I ask them to escort me to Yangping Pass. You go and see them quickly!"
"Shi Ah, thank you very much!" Liu Zhang didn't say much, got on his horse and headed towards the escorting army.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, little brother, you are polite!" Liu Zhang took the initiative to salute when he saw the three brothers.
"Fourth brother!" Liu Fan, Liu Dan, and Liu Hao didn't want to see Liu Zhang at first, but Liu Zhang chased them and they couldn't leave.
"Three brothers, please follow me back to Yizhou!" Liu Zhang said his thoughts straight to the point.
"Fourth brother, we know you have good intentions, but we will not go to Yizhou!" Liu Fan looked determined, and even Liu Dan and Liu Hao nodded.
"Then go to Bingzhou, which is also my territory! I have three elder brothers guarding the territory for me, so I feel relieved!" Liu Zhang stared at the three Liu Fans, fearing that they would refuse.
"Fourth brother!" Liu Fan showed a trace of tenderness in his eyes, and he chuckled softly: "Now the Han Dynasty is in chaos, and the sons of the princes are all fighting among themselves, hoping that all other brothers will die. If you have this heart, my brothers are already very satisfied!"
Liu Zhang said seriously: "Indeed, if the three brothers come to Yizhou or Bingzhou, they may interfere with my great cause, but it is just interference! Either the younger brother is bragging, or it is only Bingzhou or Yizhou, the younger brother can complete the great cause in his heart.
It's just a matter of time! How can I watch my three brothers die for a little family fortune! Even if one day my three brothers want to compete with me for the world, I will try my best to save a few of them!"
"You are so arrogant!" Liu Hao said harshly, but in fact he was very moved in his heart.
"Fourth brother, we will not go to Yizhou, let alone Bingzhou!" Liu Dan said with a smile: "Since we were young, we brothers have been taking advantage of you. Nowadays, in troubled times, even if we can't make contributions, we still can't.
I can’t embarrass you! I just want to trouble you with something!”
"Three brothers, please give me your instructions!" Liu Zhang was also very moved. Regardless of his past life and this life, he had only seen brothers who fought endlessly for family property. When had he ever seen such a humble and courteous brother?
Liu Dan laughed and said, "Both my eldest brother and I have no heirs. If we die without any heirs, and you have many heirs, give one to us, so as not to cut off the lineage between me and my eldest brother!"
"Second brother!" Liu Zhang said with tears in his eyes: "Little brother, I remember!"
"Take care, fourth brother, we're leaving! When you visit your mother's grave, don't forget to place incense sticks for her for us." Liu Fan and the others bowed their hands to Liu Zhang and left.
"My little brother will never forget it. Take care, three brothers!" Liu Zhang knew that he could not retain Liu Fan and the others, so he said no more.
"Take care!" Liu and Fan bowed their hands to Liu Zhang again, then turned and left.
Suddenly, Liu Zhang remembered something, and he shouted: "Brother, when you are in trouble, let me know. If you really don't want to come to Yizhou, you can go to Cao Cao!"
"Got it!" Liu Fan and the others did not look back, but waved with their backs to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang was riding on his horse, looking at the backs of Liu and Fan, he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Brothers, take care!"
"Little Emperor Uncle!" Just when Liu Zhang was in a daze, a clear female voice said from behind him. Liu Zhang looked back and saw that it was Princess Wannian.
"It turned out to be our little Wannian, and he's grown so tall now?" Pulling Princess Wannian onto the horse, Liu Zhang touched her head and said, "Nothing happened in Chang'an, right?"
"No!" Princess Wannian said with a smile: "With the protection of the little emperor uncle, even Demon King Dong is afraid!"
When Princess Wannian told Liu Zhang that Dong Zhuo almost violated her, Liu Zhang said helplessly: "This Dong Zhongying, I really don't know what to say about him! By the way! How are your mother and brother?"
"Okay!" Princess Wannian said with a smile: "Of course, if it weren't for the little emperor's great reputation, we wouldn't be able to do well!"
"Take me to meet your mother, okay?" Liu Zhang touched Princess Wannian's head with a look of pity. It was such a thrill for a little girl to almost be violated. Fortunately, she could recover.
"Okay!" Princess Wannian pointed to a carriage drive: "The queen mother and the emperor's brother are in that carriage!"
Liu Zhang immediately rode up to the carriage and said, "I have met the Queen Mother, King Hongnong!"
There was silence in the carriage for a long time, and a familiar female voice sounded. Empress Dowager He was heard to say: "Brother Zhang, Wang Yun has announced that Empress Dowager He, King Hongnong, and Princess Wannian were killed by Dong Zhuo. From today on, there will be no more people in the world.
There is no Queen Mother, King Hongnong, and no Princess Wannian. I am He Lingsi, my son is Liu Bian, and my daughter is Liu Jie!"
"I know, little brother!" Liu Zhang understood that Queen Mother He had seen too much of Liu Xie's experiences, and she didn't want her son to end up like this.
Seeing Liu Zhang like this, Queen Mother He also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had feelings for Liu Zhang, as a mother, she loved her children very much. She didn't want Liu Bian to be treated as a puppet like Liu Xie.
"Sister-in-law, please enter the pass!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "My younger brother has prepared a reception banquet for you in the pass. Take a rest today and leave for Chengdu tomorrow."
"Brother Du Yi Zhang!" He Lingsi smiled softly and said, "However, brother Zhang, be careful. Your father-in-law has a lot of opinions on you!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, my father-in-law will have someone to deal with him!" It turned out that Liu Zhang was not prepared to keep Cai Yong at all. After entering the customs, Liu Zhang ordered people to send Cai Yong to Hanzhong overnight, where Cai Yan was waiting!