But Gao Yan soon became seriously ill, and He Bacheng faced a lot of revenge. He was not accepted, and even his uncle became more and more distant from him.

Until this time, he couldn't bear it anymore and chose to defect to Liu Taozi directly.

"General!!"

He Ba Cheng saluted again, and Liu Taozi helped him up, "Brother He Ba, you don't have to be like this. I've heard everything. If you hadn't informed me in time, I would have fought Yang Zhong on an empty stomach. Now that I can retreat from the enemy, I won't be able to defeat him."

It’s because of Brother He Ba’s contribution.”

"Thank you, General! I don't dare to take any credit, I just want to be able to follow the General and serve him!"

Liu Taozi nodded, "I will report to the emperor and re-promote you to the rank of general, and you will be in charge of the important frontier town."

He Bacheng's eyes turned red and he wanted to pay his respects for the third time, but Liu Taozi held him back.

Liu Taozi looked at Dugujie on the side and said, "Dugu County Lieutenant."

"General!!"

He Bacheng hurriedly said: "General, Lord Dugu was dismissed from his post in Liyang and has nowhere to go. I led everyone in Cheng'an to flee to Liyang, and Governor Shi asked Lord Dugu to lead his private soldiers to protect us."

"When the emperor left Yecheng, Governor Shi asked Dugu Jun to escort us to Shuozhou. Dugu Jun made many meritorious deeds along the way and defeated many thieves and rebels. He just escorted many old and weak people here."

Dugujie looked at Liu Taozi eagerly.

When Liu Taozi was in Liyang County, the relationship between Dugujie and him was relatively close. Later Liu Taozi left and Gao Yan came to power, he began to replace the lieutenants from various places with Han people. He, a Xianbei man, was in bad luck.

He was dismissed and had nowhere to go, so he stayed in Liyang. Fortunately, Shi Yao was promoted and served as the prefect. He thought about his relationship with Dugujie and took more care of him so that he could continue to live in Liyang.

Dugujie wanted to run to Liu Taozi more than once. It can be said that he had friendship with Liu Taozi, but the gap between their identities became wider and wider.

How could he, a white man, have the dignity to seek out friendship with a third-grade general?

The two sides are not that close.

He had no choice but to waste his time in Liyang, thinking that he would just die of old age in such a muddle-headed way. Who would have thought that he would meet He Bacheng leading Liu Taozi's fellow villagers in Cheng'an to flee to Liyang for refuge.

After learning about this from Shi Yao's mouth, Dugujie immediately jumped up. Along the way, he tried his best to protect everyone. This was his only chance to catch up with General Liu again.

Hard work paid off, and he finally succeeded in escorting her and appeared in front of Liu Taozi again.

After He Ba Cheng finished speaking, Dugujie hurriedly said: "General He Ba over-praised me. When I was in Liyang, I received the general's kindness thanks to him. This time I am just repaying the favor."

Liu Taozi said: "I accept Lord Dugu's kindness this time. I wonder if Lord Dugu would be willing to deign to serve as a general under my command?"

Du Gujie was overjoyed, "Thank you so much, General!!"

Liu Taozi then led a few people into the city, with Shuozhou officials following behind them, and Podoro leading the knights to the school grounds to rest.

The city is quite peaceful, there are not many people, but there are no traces of the war. There are still some brave people standing in the distance and looking at this place.

Everyone walked into the official office and sat down separately.

After Liu Taozi sat down, she looked to the side, Lu Qubing.

Lu Qubing immediately said: "King Pingyang and Tian Changshi are in Sandui City in Sizhou at the moment. King Lanling has led troops to Jinyang, and King Pingyuan and General Hulu have also led troops back."

"Hu Luguang sent someone to meet with King Lanling and inquire about the situation."

"But King Pingyang has not come near yet. He has set up camp alone and has no contact with other kings. King Pingyang sent envoys to him, but they could not see him."

"The Prime Minister has taken over the government, and Prince Zhao and others are assisting him in participating in the government."

Lu Qubing immediately explained the current situation to Liu Taozi.

Gao Zhan has been completely placed under house arrest, and Gao Jun is in charge of government affairs. However, the forces in the country are not completely unified. Duan Shao and Hu Luguang, the two leading generals, are not yet subordinate to Gao Jun.

Especially Duan Shao, who has not yet had any interaction with the new imperial court.

Lu Qubing whispered: "Although a great event has been accomplished, King Pingyuan still cannot take it lightly."

"The King of Pingyuan leads Jinyang's elite. Moreover, he is very good at fighting and has a great reputation in the army. Even General Hulu, I dare not say that he has a chance of winning against him."

"The general should go to Jinyang early to meet with King Pingyuan and let him understand that we are not causing rebellion."

Liu Taozi nodded, "The army will rest for the time being. I will set off for Jinyang tomorrow."

"To cure the illness, Shuozhou will be left to you for the time being. You can pretend to be the governor of Shuozhou. The autumn harvest must not be delayed."

Lu Qubing was stunned, do you want to appoint the governor yourself? At least pretend to do it?

Liu Taozi looked at He Ba Cheng and Dugu Jie, "General He Ba, you stay in Shuozhou for the time being. The war has just ended and bandits are at their most rampant. There must be no chaos in Shuozhou."

"only!!"

"General Dugu, follow me to Jinyang."

"only."

Liu Taozi also asked the local officials to follow Lu Qubing's arrangements and not to violate them. The officials dared not say anything, so they all accepted the order.

The current officials in Shuozhou were all promoted by Liu Taozi. What's more, Liu Taozi's appointment had spread throughout the country. These people had heard the news more or less, and knew that they would definitely be with Liu Taozi in the future.

Bound together and obeying his orders.

It wasn't until decisions and arrangements were made that everyone left in batches. In the end, Liu Taozi was the only one left with these three people.

It was quiet inside the house, Lu Qubing stopped pretending, his whole body relaxed and he looked contented.

"Obviously I taught you, but now I don't even dare to call Brother Taozi. Just when I rushed out to see you, the knights around you almost shot me."

"Your official position has really skyrocketed. I have heard that the governor of Hengshuo, the general of Wei, the governor of the six states, and the Duke of Zhenxiang have all reached the end of your career. If you continue to be promoted, you can only

I’m going to be crowned king and pay homage to the Third Duke.”

Listening to Lu Qubing's words, He Bacheng and Dugujie both lowered their heads, neither smiling nor not smiling.

Liu Taozi glanced at him, "Why, Mr. Lu doesn't want me to be crowned king?"

Lu Qubing laughed and said, "Does General Liu want to arrest me and treat me for disrespect?"

Liu Taozi smiled.

He Bacheng and Dugujie were both shocked.

Lu Qubing made a few jokes before he became serious, "Brother Taozi, the matter with Prince Pingyuan is really difficult to handle."

"When the Zhou people retreated, if King Pingyuan took the opportunity to attack fiercely, Hu Luguang might not be able to compete with him. King Lanling would definitely not be able to defeat him, and Lou Rui of Yecheng would not fight him either. He can do it at any time by himself.

Change the whole situation!”

"King Pengcheng and King Pingyuan are not close, and they must be resolved as soon as possible."

"However, King Pingyuan is not reckless. He also knows right from wrong. As long as he understands that the current situation is the best choice, and lets him know that King Pengcheng has no intention of ascending to the throne, we can appease him."

"In addition, there is no peace in Yecheng."

"Everyone has different ideas, but because there are powerful enemies on the side, they reluctantly come up with a compromise. King Pengcheng wants to use you as his backer, thinking that with you here, the ministers will not oppose him, but

With King Pingyuan here, your deterrence is not as good as it was when Yang Zhong was still there."

"If Yang Zhong withdraws, I'm afraid there will be big chaos in Yecheng soon!"

"I still hope that you can settle in Jinyang as soon as possible and appease the Pingyuan King. Only in this way can Yecheng be pacified."

Lu Qubing stroked his chin again, "If the unrest in Yecheng is inevitable, then you should take action directly and kill these people who are causing harm to the country and the people first!"

Liu Taozi was stunned and looked at Lu Qubing, "When did Mr. Lu become so decisive?"

"After the indiscriminate killing of angels from Yecheng in Cheng'an."
Chapter completed!