Alas, this child is useless...

The moment he saw Emperor Xian Liu Xie, Wu Liang sighed in his heart.

At the age of 9, Dong Zhuo helped him ascend the throne of emperor. From then on, he began his long career as a puppet emperor. Then he lived under the shadow and control of others until he was forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Pi at the age of 42, and lived to die at the age of 56.

For anyone, such a life is like sitting in a real life sentence.

Wu Liang couldn't even imagine that if he spent his life like this, he would have any serious psychological problems, and he would eventually take his own life early.

certainly.

During this period, Liu Xie did not try to resist. The famous "Belt Edict" incident came from his hands. Unfortunately, his opponent was Boss Cao. The final result was that everyone involved in this incident was

He met a good end, even Emperor Xian's pregnant Dong Guiren was hanged, and Emperor Xian begged on the side but did not make Boss Cao relent.

"See Your Majesty."

Wu Liang and his party stopped when they were still three feet away from Emperor Xian, and then they all bowed to him.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was no need to kneel down when meeting the emperor.

Only after Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, came to power, the etiquette was reformed, requiring officials with an annual salary of less than two thousand dan to kneel when meeting the emperor.

But now at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially after Dong Zhuo took control of the government, the kneeling ceremony quietly disappeared again.

In fact, the main reason was the decline of the Han Dynasty. Even if the officials did not say anything, they only regarded Liu Xie as a puppet emperor. Therefore, they did not have basic respect in their hearts, so naturally their knees could not bend.

Facing everyone's bow.

However, Emperor Xian did not speak directly. Instead, a white-faced eunuch with no beard standing next to him nodded slightly.

"Thank you and salute"

The eunuch understood and immediately bowed to Wu Liang and others on behalf of Emperor Xian, and howled at the top of his lungs.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wu Liang and others responded and straightened up calmly.

Boss Cao then took the initiative to take a step forward, looked at Emperor Xian and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty was trapped in the enemy's camp before, and I haven't thought about it every day. In the past few years, I have hardly had a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, we are outnumbered and we can't move forward."

King Laiqin, now that he has learned that your majesty has arrived in Anyi, I am overjoyed, so I immediately lead people to greet your majesty. From today on, I am willing to do my best for your majesty, do my best to help the Han Dynasty, kill all the rebellious officials and traitors in the world, and restore the majesty of the emperor!

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"Does Cao Zhoumu really mean what he said?"

Emperor Xian had a look of surprise in his eyes when he heard this. He leaned forward quickly and couldn't help but ask, "If you really have this intention, I would like to issue an edict to make you a general and hold the post of Sili Xiaowei!"

At this time, the emperor did not yet know how to call himself "I", and usually spoke more casually. Using "I" to refer to himself as "I" already seemed very formal.

Sometimes I just use "I" without paying much attention to etiquette.

Even Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, would say the word "Nai Weng" in the court, which is related to Liu Bang's origin, and the word "Nai Weng" is a relatively vulgar way of saying it, which is related to later generations of "Laozi" or "Nai Weng".

"You, me, I" means the same thing.

There is no conflict between Emperor Xian's plan to confer Boss Cao's title as "General" and "Sili Xiaowei".

"General" was the highest military commander of the Han Dynasty.

The "Sili Xiaowei" is usually called "Crouching Tiger", which is the highest censor of the capital and surrounding areas.

Adding the two together means that Boss Cao not only controls the highest military power, but also controls the highest administrative power, instantly becoming the number one person under Xian Emperor.

However, Emperor Xian's performance at this moment seemed to be out of character.

After hearing Boss Cao's expression of loyalty, he immediately handed over all the highest military power and highest administrative power to Boss Cao. Aren't he afraid of the emergence of a second Dong Zhuo?

certainly.

Emperor Xian is now just a boy of thirteen or fourteen.

In addition, he had just been chased by Li Jue and Guo Si's troops, and finally escaped from the tiger's mouth and temporarily took up residence in Anyi. Emperor Xian was probably still in shock at this moment. When he saw Boss Cao coming to Qinwang with strong soldiers and horses, he was like a drowning man.

It's easy to grab a handful of straw, so I want to hold it firmly in my hands and pass this level first.

As for Emperor Xian's escape journey, it has long been recorded in history books.

First, there was a battle in Dongjian of Hongnong County in November. The "King's Army" was defeated. Hundreds of officials and soldiers died, and the female family members were heavily burdened. Most of the royal family's various artifacts and books were discarded.

Then the second war started in December, and the "King's Division" was still defeated. Hundreds of officials were once again massacred on a large scale. Emperor Xian's entourage was hunted for forty miles. When they escaped, there were not enough tiger and feather guards accompanying them.

There is no difference between a hundred people and an entire army being wiped out.

If Emperor Xian hadn't immediately sent people to ask Li Jue and Guo Si for peace after arriving in Anyi, I am afraid that Li Jue and Guo Si's troops would have come after them again.

In this case.

As long as someone is willing to send troops to rescue him, he has to hold on tightly immediately. Even if there may be a situation where he has just escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den, he has to get over this hurdle first before talking about the future.

"Thanks to His Majesty's trust, I am duty-bound and willing to accept your orders to share your Majesty's worries!"

Boss Cao immediately handed over his hand and thanked him.

From now on, all he has to do is wait for Emperor Xian to write the edict, and he doesn't even need to get the seal or ribbon. He is already a "general" and "Sili Xiaowei", a proper important minister of the country, and he is different from the previous Yanzhou Mu.

language.

"I am entrusting my life, my life and the future of the Han Dynasty to General Cao..."

Emperor Xian sighed without confidence, then turned his attention to the few people who came in with Boss Cao, and then said, "General Lu once assassinated Dong Zhuo and assisted me. I am not unfamiliar with it, but I don't know the identities of these three people."

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"They are all people who are willing to share your Majesty's worries."

Boss Cao smiled and led Cao Ang forward first, "Zixiu is a dog. He has been on the battlefield with me for many years. He has developed martial arts skills and read many military books. Now he can take charge of his own business."

"The tiger father has no dog son. I would like to worship your son as the captain of the cavalry. He belongs to Guang Luxun and is in charge of the Yulin cavalry."

Emperor Xian was very considerate to Boss Cao and immediately promoted Cao Ang to an official position.

It's just that this official position is actually a control now. The Huben Yulin Guards have been almost wiped out, and the Yulin Cavalry exists in name only. If Cao Ang wants to take charge of the Yulin Cavalry, he has to recruit his own troops.

However, this sentence finally revealed a hint of Emperor Xian's character.

This is actually a disguised request for troops from Boss Cao. If you want to re-establish the Yulin Cavalry, which has existed in name only, and Boss Cao's eldest son Cao Ang is the Cavalry Commander, Boss Cao will naturally provide these soldiers and horses.

Although doing this will make Xiandi's guards surrounded by Boss Cao's people, but again, it is difficult for Xiandi to protect himself now. He must first get some defensive power from Boss Cao to save his life, and then there is hope of coming back to life.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The last general takes orders."

Boss Cao and Cao Ang also happily accepted this.

"This is the military advisor who often accompanies me on expeditions. His name is Xi Zhong and his courtesy name is Zhicai. He has the ability to make miraculous calculations. He can also make suggestions for Your Majesty in the future."

Boss Cao then pulled Xi Zhicai out and introduced him seriously.

"I would like to worship the military commander as a remonstrating official. The military commander can participate in discussions on future government affairs."

Emperor Xian said again.

"I accept my order."

Xi Zhicai also bowed his hands and thanked him, neither happy nor sad.

In fact, this position is neither high nor low. Starting from the fourth rank, the annual salary is 600 shi.

However, Emperor Xian actually relied on others to choose food. Cao Ang was the eldest son of Boss Cao, so he naturally had to give him enough face. Xi Zhicai, as Boss Cao's military advisor, was still an outsider after all. The official position of the fourth rank was not considered low when Emperor Xian came up.

, which can be regarded as taking care of Boss Cao’s face.

"I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers that I once asked Your Majesty to appoint someone to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Department of History..."

Boss Cao finally brought Wu Liang up and started introducing him in a completely different way.

"Wu Liang, Wu Youcai?"

As a result, Emperor Xian accurately called out Wu Liang's name before he spoke.

It's not that Emperor Xian has a good memory. These days, the officials around him have changed one after another. Even if the officials attack each other, he can't stop them, let alone the local officials who go through the motions and ask him to be canonized.

There are countless officials, and the entire officialdom is in chaos. The people he can remember are really only a handful.

What's more, what's the point of calculating and memorizing it? Even high-ranking feudal officials at the level of state pastors and governors often go up to the table to beg for a title on the first day, and then the next day they no longer know where they died. There is no one at all.

It is necessary to waste brain cells to remember.

Therefore, he was able to remember Wu Liang because Wu Liang was different from ordinary people.

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Upon hearing this, Boss Cao immediately frowned. Although he introduced Wu Liang in such a completely different way, he never thought that Emperor Xian would actually remember Wu Liang.

Even Lu Bu, Cao Ang and Xi Zhicai looked at Wu Liang with strange expressions.

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Wu Liang was also shocked.

Emperor Xian, please don't cause trouble. I'm telling you, if you treat me differently, you will make Boss Cao suspect that I have some secret relationship with you. I have no grudges with you in the past, and we have no grudges in the near future. Why the hell did you harm me like this?
To be continued...