Chapter 227 The trapped dragon in Luoyang wants food
Sili, Luoyang
The once glorious city of Luoyang was in dilapidated condition, with ruins and ruins everywhere. Although Luoyang was not burned down when Dong Zhuo retreated, the insurgents were like bandits, and those Xiliang soldiers were like bandits. They took away all the valuable things in the palace. As for whether they could take them with them or not.
Things that are taken away are naturally destroyed.
The originally gorgeous palace was raided by rebels, and without maintenance for a long time, it was already dilapidated and uninhabitable. At first, when he just escaped from the clutches of Li Jue and Guo Si, Liu Xie was still full of ambitions. But he returned
After arriving in Luoyang, I was dumbfounded!
You know, Luoyang is even worse than Chang'an. Chang'an was only affected by the rebels, but Luoyang was forcibly relocated by Dong Zhuo. Chang'an can be described as ten rooms and nine empty spaces, and Luoyang cannot even be considered a hundred. In the huge city of Luoyang
, there is not even a complete house in sight. Originally, Luoyang had a population of millions, but now there are only a few dozen households left.
Although Luoyang was so dilapidated, Liu Xie was still very happy because he was free. In order not to be manipulated by others, he even decided not to call the princes to Beijing. But after only two months, Liu Xie couldn't stand it anymore!
Luoyang was not only dilapidated, but also had no food! The ministers, eunuchs, and maids all wanted food, and even the soldiers under Yang Feng also wanted military rations. Where could the dilapidated Luoyang find rations for nearly ten thousand people?
In desperation, Liu Xie took up the idea of the princes. One after another edicts were sent to various places. Although Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, and Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, had no intention of welcoming the emperor, they sent people to send grain and silk. But they sent
What comes is just a drop in the bucket and of no use!
Seeing that there was really no food in Luoyang, in order not to hinder Liu Xie, Yang Feng led his troops to camp at the Wild King and get some food to help Liu Xie. Yang Feng could ignore the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but he could not ignore Liu Xie as the emperor. Of course, then
It has to be done when Yang Feng has enough energy!
After a full meal and a hungry meal, Liu Xie could barely survive, but the civil and military officials, eunuchs, and maids of the Manchu Dynasty did not have this kind of treatment. The thousands of people under Yang Feng's command did not have enough to eat, so how could there be food and grass to feed these officials who only lived on idle meals?
, palace maids? As a result, the once high-ranking civil and military ministers, eunuchs, and palace maids had to collect wood to make a living.
When had the ministers of civil and military affairs, eunuchs, and palace maids ever collected firewood? In addition, Luoyang City was in a dilapidated state, and many people were injured, died, or even bitten by poisonous snakes in the ruins and haystacks due to carelessness! As time went by,
All officials naturally complained.
In Luoyang City, in a rather complete mansion, Liu Xie and several of his most trusted ministers were having a meeting. It’s funny, this most complete mansion turned out to be the Liu Mansion, which is also the residence of Liu Yan, and Liu Xie
The small courtyard where Xie lives now is Liu Zhang's across-the-board courtyard.
"Your Majesty, Luoyang is in ruins and all the officials can no longer support it!" Old Yang Biao has lost his past demeanor. Now he is like a dying old man, and his clothes are also shabby. If you don't know him, maybe
They would regard him as a beggar. However, although he is very embarrassed, his demeanor has not changed at all!
"Mr. Yang, didn't you say that Cao Cao is loyal and patriotic and will come to pick up your majesty?" Dong Cheng still has many troops under his command, and he can usually hunt some game. He seems to be more energetic than Yang Biao. It was just that he was beaten by Yang Biao last time.
Biao took the lead, but he had always been unhappy. Seeing that Cao Cao did not come to greet the emperor as promised, Dong Cheng always made insinuations towards Yang Biao, which was strange!
Yang Biao is over seventy years old this year, and he does not want to compete with Dong Cheng and others for power. If Liu Xie had not been in such a miserable state, and he could see the Yuan family's disobedience, he would never have taken the initiative to ask for help. No
Thinking that Dong Cheng was a man who did not succeed enough but failed more than he failed, and he did not even have this kind of magnanimity. In order not to conflict with Dong Cheng, Yang Biao shook his head helplessly.
"Actually, I can't blame Cao Cao! Who knew that Lu Bu actually went to attack Yanzhou! If Yanzhou is gone, how can Cao Cao serve His Majesty?" Fu Wan is also the head of the country, so he can't let Dong Cheng be too proud. At the same time, he also wants to win over Yang Biao.
You must know that the Yang family has more foundation than the Yuan family. The Yuan family has been the third Duke for four generations, and the Yang family can be said to be the third Duke for many generations!
"Hmph!" Seeing Fu Wan speaking for Yang Biao, Dong Cheng snorted and said nothing. Dong Cheng may be able to compete with Fu Wan or Yang Biao alone, but he is by no means a match for them.
"Okay!" Up to now, the three important ministers were still arguing. Liu Xie raised his eyebrows slightly and said very displeasedly: "Now I want you to find a way to overcome the difficulties, not to criticize each other!"
"I know my mistake!" Seeing Liu Xie's displeasure, the three of them quickly admitted their mistake!
"Why don't you ask Cao Cao to defeat Lu Bu as soon as possible, come to Luoyang to welcome the emperor, and ask the champion for some food and grass to survive?" Yang Biao didn't care about power as much as Fu Wan or Dong Cheng. He just wanted to do his part for the great Han Dynasty.
loyalty.
"Your Majesty is the lord of the Han Dynasty, why do you need to ask for it from the champion? How dare Liu Zhang refuse to give it when your Majesty issued an edict?" Dong Cheng objected again, but this time he didn't speak after he finished, because Yang Biao's words had already threatened him.
It’s time for Liu Xie’s authority!
"Alas!" After taking a deep look at Fu and Dong Cheng, Yang Biao sighed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my incompetence. I really don't know what to do! Please resign!"
"Then...you should stand down first!" Liu Xie shook his head helplessly. It was already well known that Dong Cheng and Yang Biao were at odds.
After Yang Biao left, Dong Cheng said with a shy face: "Why don't you let me go to Chang'an and ask Liu Zhang for food and grass?"
"This...is inappropriate!" Liu Xie hesitated. He and Liu Zhang had never had a good relationship. God knows whether Liu Zhang would give Dong Cheng food and grass.
"Why is it inappropriate?" Dong Cheng was very confused. In his opinion, Liu Zhang, as the most trusted royal relative of Emperor Ling, would naturally support Liu Xie, even if Liu Zhang had a bad relationship with Liu Xie's mother, Meiren Wang.
"Then you go and try it!" Mr. Liu Xie couldn't say that he was appointed to the throne because of his improper reputation and his words. Liu Zhang would not admit it! Anyway, he would not be able to get food and grass, and it would not be Liu Xie's face.
"Wei Chen, please retire!" Seeing Liu Xie's permission, Dong Cheng immediately prepared to set off. It's not that he was more diligent in the king's affairs, but that his family was also running out of food! Of course, whether he wanted to get it or not still had to be decided.
"Alas!" Looking at Dong Cheng's leaving figure, Liu Xie and Fu Wan looked at each other and sighed deeply.
The journey from Luoyang to Chang'an took only one day. In order not to lose his prestige, Dong Cheng kept pace. It took him two days to reach Chang'an. However, after arriving in Chang'an, Dong Cheng was dumbfounded.
Is this still Chang'an City? The dilapidated city wall in Dong Cheng's memory has been completely renovated. Because the material is made of cement, the newly built city wall is stronger and more durable than the previous rammed city wall. The city head, which was originally only ten feet tall, has actually been raised to two feet high.
The soldiers patrolling the city wall looked like elites from a hundred battles, and the armor they wore made Dong Cheng feel a little ashamed of himself.
"Tell your officers to come to see me!" The jealous Dong Cheng pretended to be an imperial envoy again, but the pawns at the gate of Chang'an City ignored him!
"Asshole! I am a messenger sent by the imperial court, how dare you be rude?" Dong Cheng was so angry that he was trembling with anger, and his hand gradually moved to the sword on his waist!
"What do you want to do?" A dull voice sounded, and a tall man eight feet tall walked out of the darkness of the city gate.
"I am an angel of the imperial court. Shouldn't they be killed if they are rude to me?" Dong Cheng's eyes almost reached the top of his head. He always relied on Liu Xie's status to dominate, and he didn't even think about it.
Liu Xie is just an emperor in name only. All along, Liu Xie has been just a puppet!
"Angel? Is there an imperial edict?" If Dong Cheng had been polite, Zhao Yun would not have made things difficult for him. After all, Liu Zhang had to make the decision whether to provide food and grass! But Dong Cheng was too arrogant and did not even look at where this place was. Since Liu Zhang handed over Chang'an
To give Zhao Yun is to trust Zhao Yun. How could Zhao Yun let outsiders run wild in Chang'an and chill the hearts of the soldiers?
"What do you want to do?" Dong Cheng quickly took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms, waved it in front of Zhao Yun and then took it back. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun stretched out his hand and snatched the imperial edict away.
Zhao Yun glanced at Dong Cheng and said: "Come here! Capture this lunatic who is pretending to preach the imperial edict!"
"What?" Dong Cheng was shocked and said: "This is obviously a true imperial edict, you..."
"Really?" Before Dong Cheng could finish speaking, Zhao Yun shook the yellow silk and said, "All imperial edicts must have the seal of the national jade seal. Tell me, where is it on this edict?"
"I..." Dong Cheng was speechless, not knowing how to explain it. He couldn't say that the imperial seal was lost in the hands of the late emperor.
"Take it! Put it in jail!" Zhao Yun gave the order, and the soldiers who originally ignored Dong Chengli rushed forward like wolves and tigers. Dong Cheng's guards wanted to stop him, but the soldiers protecting the city were all tigers under Zhao Yun's command.
How could Wei be comparable to those under Dong Cheng's command? Three strikes and five divided by two, Dong Cheng was captured with a bruised nose and a swollen face!
"You...are brave..." Although Dong Cheng was tied up by Wuhuada, he still continued to insult him.
Zhao Yun shook his head and asked the school to imprison Dong Cheng in Chang'an Prison. Taking the imperial edict in his hand, he found Guo Jia who was handling official business.
"Why are Zilong here?" Seeing Zhao Yun, Guo Jia quickly stood up. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Yun would not come to Guo Jia if there was nothing urgent.
Zhao Yun directly handed the imperial edict to Guo Jiadao: "Liu Xie of Chang'an sent people to ask for food, and I took them in the name of correcting the imperial edict!"
"I know!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "Let him go for a few days, and then drive him back!"
"This... is not good! Liu Xie is the son of the late emperor after all..." Zhao Yun is loyal and benevolent. Although Liu Xie is just a puppet emperor who was supported by Dong Zhuo, Liu Xie's royal bloodline is still there, and he is worthy of his title as emperor!
Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "Zilong, why should we give our food and grass to Liu Xie? Not to mention that we are already in troubled times. Even if we are governing the world, as the lord, we can refuse Liu Xie's unreasonable demands. If Liu Xie
In the name of his nephew, he asked his uncle for food and grass. Naturally, the lord wanted to help him. But he was already in such a desperate situation that he dared to send someone to give orders. Don’t we need money to buy our food and grass? You know, the locust plague is raging this year, and if you have money,
There is no place to buy food!”
"I am a military commander, I just fight!" Zhao Yun never liked to pay attention to the intrigues in the court. He only knew that he should just follow Liu Zhang!