Thousands of words and thousands of horses galloping in Guanzhong

Luoyang.

Under the attack of Mount Tai, the 18th Kwantung Allied Forces, more than 20,000 Liangzhou rioters ravaged the city, were quickly destroyed. After defeating the Liangzhou rioters, Yuan Shao ordered the Guandong troops in each town to extinguish the fire in the city, and rushed to lead the princes of the 18 towns to jump into the Deyang Hall to see the emperor. At this time, Yuan Shao was the only thing most concerned about in his heart. Is the emperor still in the palace?

The Langyan Prime Minister Liu Bei rode his horse and mingled around. He suddenly looked around and saw the seven-color flags of the princes flying in the sky, almost filling the entire street. Seeing this scene, Liu Bei suddenly felt his heart moving, and a very mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The opportunity~~ Finally came!

As the horses were neighing, the princes from all walks of life drove out of the forbidden palace in a mighty way. They suddenly saw a peerless general riding out of the palace gate. Everyone looked at it quickly. Lu Bu was showing his power in front of Hulao Pass. Lu Bu crossed his horse and serpent. Behind him, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian, three Bingzhou generals lined up in line. The flags were like clouds behind the three Bingzhou generals, and thousands of Bingzhou elite soldiers were waiting for the battle.

The princes of various Guandong rushed to stop and Yuan Shao shouted on the horse's back: "Lu Bu, how are you going?"

Lu Bu groaned and ignored him. When Yuan Shao was about to get angry, a passage was dodged in the middle of the Bingzhou army. The ministers in the court led by Wang Yun had already stepped out and stood in front of the palace gate and said to the various Guandong princes: "The emperor has an order. All the greats will come to the palace to see the emperor, and the soldiers accompanying him will be exempted from the court."

Yuan Shao and other princes quickly turned over and dismounted, knelt down and responded respectfully: "I will receive the order to thank you."

After saying long live, thanking the Holy Grace, Yuan Shao and others turned over and got up, and each instructed their confidant advisers to closely monitor the actions of the Bingzhou Army. If there was any disturbance, they immediately rushed to attack the Forbidden Palace. The dispatch was decided before they gathered together. Under the guidance of Wang Yun and other ministers in the court, they went straight to Deyang Palace to meet the emperor.

When they arrived at the Deyang Hall, Yuan Shao and other princes knelt three times and kowtowed again, shouting long live the three times.

"Your Majesty! Where is your Majesty~~"

After the salute, the princes of all walks of life had just stood up, and a heart-wrenching cry suddenly sounded in the hall. All the civil and military officials were looking for their bodies quickly. They had seen a man running out of the eighteen princes, and knelt on the ground several steps forward, and suddenly, with a sound of dongdong.

"I am late to protect you, Your Majesty is frightened! I deserve ten thousand deaths, and I deserve ten thousand deaths~~"

When the eighteen princes looked at each other quickly, they followed Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian to challenge Dong to challenge the king, Liu Bei. This guy was not qualified to face the saint, but he didn't know how to get over it. Liu Bei was already crying and tears were flowing, looking in pain, and his forehead was bleeding from the danmu.

This situation is really sad when hearing it, and cry when seeing it.

Empress Dowager He, who was hiding behind the bead curtain, was moved by Liu Bei. He also remembered the misfortunes after the death of the first emperor and the new emperor ascended the throne. He couldn't help but feel sad. He started sobbing behind the curtain. The empress dowager's crying, the eunuchs who served in the Golden Palace dared to be negligent, and they immediately started to howl. Many ministers were moved to tears and cried loudly.

Suddenly, there were sorrows everywhere in the Golden Palace, and a cloud of sorrow was terrifying.

In less than a moment, a eunuch came out from behind the curtain and proclaimed: "The Empress Dowager has an order, please ask the Lord to come forward and talk."

Liu Bei did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly wiped away the tears from his face with his sleeves and walked forward with his knees.

When Yuan Shao saw that the Empress Dowager put him down, the leader of the Kwantung Army, ignored him, he was so fond of a small Langyao Xiang. He couldn't help but feel angry and couldn't help but groan gently from his nostrils. This muffled groan attracted Wang Yun's attention. Wang Yun was already good at playing power tricks, and when he saw Yuan Shao's face was angry, his heart suddenly moved.

Liu Bei knelt under the golden stairs, buried his head deep in the ground, and his butt was sticking out, singing respectfully: "Liu Bei, the Prime Minister of Langjia, Xuzhou, respectfully invites His Majesty, the Empress Dowager, to be at peace."

A veiled lio sound came from behind the bead curtain: "I'm flat."

"Thank you Your Majesty, thank you Empress Dowager."

Liu Bei kowtowed again, stood up and stood on the side.

Queen Mother He, behind the pearl curtain, asked again: "Your surname is Liu, but is he a royal family member?"

It is no wonder that Empress Dowager He asked this question. At this time, the Han Dynasty was in a storm. Although there were many civil and military officials in the dynasty, none of them could bear the heavy responsibility. At present, the 18th Kanto Allied Forces were approaching. Although they were under the banner of seeking Dong to serve the king and supporting the Han Dynasty, the situation was extremely subtle.

Queen Mother He thought of her orphans and widows and was miserable and helpless, and wanted to find a support from the eighteen princes of Guandong. It was reasonable.

However, Empress Dowager He's question made Liu Bei happy that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven! This guy didn't know where he found the relative of Liu Sheng, the King of Jing of Zhongshan. He has always regarded himself as the Han clan. However, many powerful people in various places do not buy it, and he does not take him seriously as a "Han clan" at all.

Liu Bei was angry and had no choice but to do anything.

Because his identity was not recognized by the court at all, Queen Mother He took the initiative to ask about it, just like a big pie falling from the sky, and he wanted to legitimize Liu Bei, the "Han clan relative"!

Although he was already smiling in his heart, Liu Bei still showed a bitter and revengeful face on his face and responded respectfully: "Return to the Empress Dowager, I was originally the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, and my grandfather Liu Hong was once the magistrate of Fan County, Dongjun."

When the empress dowager heard this, she said happily: "Come on, please ask the imperial family tree and check the lineage of Lord Liu Bei."

"Abide by the order."

Two eunuchs left after receiving the order. In less than a moment, more than a dozen eunuchs brought a whole box of imperial family genealogy. Then, when they were checked, the civil and military officials of the court and the eighteen princes were waiting in the Golden Hall like fools for a long time. It was not until noon that the eunuchs who were so busy that they sweated heavily verified Liu Bei's genealogy list.

Emperor Xiaojing gave birth to fourteen sons.

The seventh son was Liu Sheng, the King of Jing of Zhongshan. Sheng was born Liu Zhen of Luchengting. Zhen was born Liu Ang of Pei Marquis. Ang of Zhang Marquis. Lu was born Liu Lian of Yishui Marquis. Lian was born Liu Ying of Qinyang Marquis. Ying was born Liu Jian of Anguo Marquis. Jian was born Liu Ai of Guangling Marquis. Ai was born Liu Xian of Jiaoshui Marquis. Xian was born Liu Shu of Zuyi Marquis. Shu was born Liu Yi of Qiyang Marquis. Yi was born Liu Bi of Yingchuan Marquis. Da was born Liu Da of Fengling Marquis. Da was born Liu Hui of Jichuan Marquis. Hui was born Liu Xiong of Dongjun Fan Ling. Xiong of Hong was born Liu Hong. Hong was born Liu Bei was born Liu Hong. Liu Bei was born Liu Hong.

In the last place, Liu Bei was the eighteenth generation grandson of Emperor Jing of Han, and Emperor Xian of Han was the nineteenth generation grandson of Emperor Jing of Emperor Jing. In terms of seniority, Liu Bei was still the emperor's uncle. Empress Dowager He was very happy at the time and said behind the curtain: "It's already afternoon, so please stop the court, and Uncle Liu stayed in the palace for food."

Liu Bei said happily: "I received the order."

Yuan Shao and the eighteen Guandong princes had no choice but to withdraw from Deyang Palace in a depressed manner and returned to the camp without mentioning it.

Liangzhou, Wuwei.

Ma Yuezhong's army's tent.

Jia Xu and Ma Yue's eyes were in the air, and a cold murderous intent appeared on the corners of their mouths at the same time.

"Wenhe, are you all ready?"

"Don't worry, lord, everything is ready."

"Yeah." Ma Yue nodded and said in a narrow voice, "Wang Yuan is extremely cautious in using troops. He has not been fooled by the military advisor several times, so you must be careful this time! Especially the news from Longxi, Hanyang and Guanzhong must not be spread to Wuwei, otherwise all the arrangements of our army will be wasted."

Jia Xu said: "Xu has ordered General Jutu's three thousand wolf cavalry to be dispatched, divided into 100 squads, and constantly wandering on the important roads of Hanyang, Jincheng, Northland, Anding counties to come to Wuwei. Before defeating the Hu cavalry in the Western Regions, as long as you pass through these roads, you will be shot and killed regardless of the reason!"

Ma Yue said again: "Is there any news about Huangfu Jian, Yan Wen, Li Ju, Guo Hao and others?"

Jia Xu said: "After the defeat of the Muma Wasteland, Huangfu Jian, Yan Wen, Li Ju and others have fled back to their respective autonomous regions and are recruiting troops to prepare to resist to the end. All signs indicate that the news of Longxi defeat, Dong Huang's capture and Xu Rong's defeat have not yet reached the three counties of Northland, Anding and Jincheng."

Ma Yue said in a deep voice: "The news that Dong Huang was captured and Xu Rong died in battle will sooner or later spread to Jincheng, the northern part, and the county. Therefore, the plan to defeat the Hu Qi in the Western Regions must be fast."

"Don't worry, lord, we are anxious, Wang Yuan is even more anxious than us." Jia Xu smiled treacherously, "Because the military rations of the Western Regions coalition forces are already in a hurry. If the troops of the Western Regions countries do not want to kill horses and fill their hunger because of shortage of food, Wang Yuan must be fooled."

Wang Yuan’s central army tent.

Seeing that the military rations were about to be completed, Wang Yuan, the chief of the Western Regions, was summoning generals from all walks of life to discuss how to raise food and grass, and heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent. Later, the figure flashed. Musa Khan, the general of Cheshi State who led his army to plunder food and grass, broke in sweat and said to Wang Yuan: "Sir, the Han people nearby have all hid in the city and can't get any food."

Alibu, the prime minister of Shanshan, had no choice but to spread his hands, saying: "The Han army general opposite was very cunning. He actually transferred all the Han people and all the food and livestock outside the city into the city. We can't get food now. If we don't want to starve to death, we can only kill horses to satisfy our hunger."

"You can't kill horses." Musa Khan said anxiously, "Without war horses, how can the warriors fight, and how can they cross the desert and return to the Western Regions?"

"Yes, you can't kill horses." Wang Yuan said, "I'll think of a way to do food!"

"Report~~" Wang Yuan finished speaking, suddenly a small school walked into the tent quickly and said loudly, "Sir, Lord Dong Huang, the prefect of Longxi, seeking a visit outside the camp."

"Dong Huang, the prefect of Longxi?" Wang Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, "Okay, it's so good, please invite me quickly."

A moment later, Dong Huang, the prefect of Longxi, entered the tent under the guidance of the primary school, held his fists and bowed: "Shi Wang."

Regarding the title of the Han Dynasty, Wang Yuan, the chief minister of the Western Regions, was still short of the prefect of Longxi, so he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "The Lord of the Prefect has met the Lord of the Prefect."

Dong Huang was not polite, and walked to Wang Yuan's seat carelessly and sat down. A rich young man showed his face as if he was domineering in his eyebrows. He asked proudly: "I wonder how many Western cavalry Wang Changshi brought to Liangzhou?"

Wang Yuan said: "Sir, the lower official brought 50,000 cavalry."

Dong Huang said: "Why did you agree to arrive in Liangzhou within one month? Then half a month later than the original time?"

Wang Yuan hurriedly said, "I don't know that the Western Regions are scattered in various places. It is very difficult to gather suddenly. I have to dispatch food, grass and supplies, so I have to take some time off. Please forgive me."

"Forget it." Dong Huang waved his hand carelessly and said proudly, "Anyway, I have not placed my hope of defeating the horse butcher on the cavalry of the Western Regions. The cavalry under Lord Wang Yuan is just a partial division used to restrain the horse butcher. Now half of the horse butcher's army has gathered in Wuwei, which is already considered good."

"Yes, yes," Wang Yuan said modestly, "What the lord said is that although the cavalry in the Western Regions have a large number of troops, they are not subordinate to each other, so it is difficult to form a joint force, and it is indeed useless."

"That's it." Dong Huang stood up with a shout, gently tapping the armor-swallowing beast on Wang Yuan's shoulder with the horse whip in his hand, and said slowly, "The 30,000 Liangzhou elite soldiers under my command have surrounded the eight thousand main iron cavalry of the horse butcher in Lintao and Xiangwu City. In another ten days and half a month, the eight thousand iron cavalry of the horse butcher will be destroyed due to the food being exhausted. Therefore, Lord Wang Yuan's Western Regions cavalry must try to restrain the Ma Yue army of the Weiwu County, and they cannot let them rush to Longxi anyway."

"The Ma Yue army on the opposite side has only more than 10,000 people. It is not difficult to restrain the 50,000 cavalry in the Western Regions, but~~" Wang Yuan said this, which was quite difficult. "But now that the army's food and grass are about to be exhausted, the soldiers of various countries are unable to fill their stomachs, so the morale of the army is worried about collapse."

"Military rations are not a problem." Dong Huang waved his hand and said loudly, "The Hu people in the Western Regions like meat. I can order the prefect of Jincheng Yan Wen to transport a batch of dried meat to Wuwei within ten days. At that time, Lord Changshi sent troops to pick him up. Never intercept the military rations by the butcher Ma."

Wang Yuan was overjoyed and said, "I am grateful to you."

"That's right, I will say goodbye."

After saying that, without waiting for Wang Yuan to answer, he turned around and left. Wang Yuan hugged his fists behind him and shouted, "You can go with me, please don't leave."

As soon as Dong Huang left, Cheshi National General Musa Khan said angrily: "This prefect is really arrogant."

Wang Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Dong Huang is the only nephew of Grandmaster Dong. He is from a noble family and is young and has a high position in the prefect. It is inevitable that he is a little arrogant. However, the military ration problem has finally been solved, and warriors from all over the country do not have to slaughter war horses to satisfy their hunger. This is always good news."

Luoyang City is effective, the Kwantung Army camp.

The four warlords including Yuan Shao's central army were gathered together, including Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, Yuan Shu, the prefect of Yangzhou, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, and Sun Jian, the prefect of Nanyang, gathered together, talking about their respective achievements in serving the king, and speculating on what kind of rewards they would receive when the court was discussing tomorrow.

Everyone agreed that the leader Yuan Shao made great contributions and the court should give him the title of general!

Just when he was very excited, Cao Cao, the prefect of Qiao County, suddenly appeared outside the tent and said, "What are you doing? Although Dong Zhuo is dead, the chaos army has not been destroyed. Tens of thousands of Liangzhou chaos army are raging all over the capital. The two men do not want to pursue and clear the situation, but instead talk about their respective achievements here. Isn't it ridiculous?"

"Meng De was worried too much." Yuan Shao said disapprovingly, "After Dong Zhuo died, tens of thousands of Liangzhou troops have become mobs, and they will soon fall apart. What's the point of fear?"

"What Lord Yuan Shao said is very true." Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, agreed, "Since Dong Zhuo has been executed and the emperor is unscathed, the purpose of the battle to fight Dong to serve the king has been achieved, so there is no need to continue this battle. Moreover, in order to fight Dong to serve the king, the subordinates and all the masters have made efforts. The court should reward him according to his merits. What's ridiculous about this?"

"I am not good at planning, so I should lead the army to pursue him."

After saying that, Cao Cao ignored the princes in the tent and left with his sleeves.

Yuan Shao shook his head, looked at Cao Cao's back and said with emotion: "After experiencing so many things, I didn't expect that Meng De was still as strong as before (the implication is reckless)."

Late at night, Situ Mansion.

Sikong Liu Hong, Shizhong Cai Yong, Shangshu Lu Yu and others were gathering in the side hall of Situ’s Mansion to discuss with Wang Yun how to reward the eighteen Guandong princes.

Wang Yun stroked the sparse Liu Xu under his chin and said, "The Queen Mother's orders that the eighteen Guandong princes must fight against the traitors, and they have made contributions to the king and protecting the emperor. They must not be granted, but they must not be given too much. In particular, there is one thing that the eighteen princes must lead their troops back to their territory and must not stay in Luoyang."

Liu Hong clasped his fists and said, "The Empress Dowager clearly understands that if a certain prince is left to Luoyang, he will inevitably become the second Dong Zhuo."

"But this matter is a bit difficult to deal with." Wang Yun frowned, "All other princes are easy to deal with. Those who should be granted a marquis are appointed as marquis, and those who should be given a marquis will be given an rank, but Yuan Shao is a little difficult to deal with. In terms of reputation, the Yuan family's four generations and three dukes, Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei are all important officials of the former emperor's dynasty. In terms of talent, Yuan Shao is also the leader of the eighteen princes. Such a family background and talent is not an exaggeration to be named a general, but the empress dowager's imperial decree~~ah, it is really difficult to deal with."

Cai Yong suddenly said, "Mr. Situ, the lower official has a plan."
To be continued...