Can I get to the other side?

Imperial Palace, Xuanshi.

"Zhang Liao, the humble general, pays respect to His Majesty!" Zhang Liao knelt down to Liu Xie, and the armor on his body collided with each other, making a sound of golden swords. "I am wearing armor, so I cannot perform the full ceremony. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"No problem."

Liu Xie looked at Zhang Liao in brand new armor, and couldn't help but stand up and walk forward, looking around him repeatedly, and occasionally reaching out to touch it.

"This armor is a new equipment made by Zhen's craftsmen, right? The army under Wen Gong has been equipped with it?"

The black armor on Zhang Liao's body can be seen at a glance. It has amazing defense power. It is not a product of the craftsmanship of this era. Anyway, he has never seen it on the soldiers in Yuan Shao's army.

I think it should be a new equipment made after Zhen mastered the iron smelting technique and greatly improved the craftsmanship.

"Your Majesty, this is the new equipment."

Zhang Liao nodded and replied truthfully: "However, I only have ten sets of first-class armor. The rest of the second-class armor has only been made from the end of last year to now, 1,500 sets, and all of them are on the elite of the 10,000 troops I brought. The rest are all third-class armor."

Hearing this, Liu Xie was immediately moved.

Look, look! What is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?

Not only did Lu Bu send the most elite soldiers, but he also brought the only 1,500 sets of second-class armor!

Yuan Xi, how can you compare with my General Fengxian!

"Good! Good!"

Liu Xie showed excitement on his face, personally helped Zhang Liao up, and pulled his arm and said: "With Wenyuan guarding Yecheng, I have nothing to worry about!"

This is really not his polite words.

Zhang Liao is a fierce general, 10,000 elite soldiers equipped with new weapons and equipment, plus the impregnable Yecheng, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus the food that Yuan Shao has stored in Yecheng over the years.

Even if Yuan Shao transferred all the Jizhou troops, it would not be enough!

Zhang Liao was moved and terrified by the emperor's praise.

Liu Xie encouraged him a few more words and let him leave to rest.

After Zhang Liao left, Guo Jia said: "Mr. Wen is really loyal to your majesty. For your majesty's safety, all his elite troops are deployed."

Guo Jia was very happy with Lu Bu's loyalty to the emperor.

Although he was rough, he was sometimes very careful.

"That's true."

Liu Xie agreed with him and had made up his mind to go to Lu Lingqi's palace to sleep tonight, which was also a reward for Lu Bu's loyalty.

Guo Jia added: "Your Majesty, next month is the day to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to worship the Han emperors. I think this is a good opportunity."

Liu Xie asked: "What opportunity?"

"The opportunity to enhance your majesty's prestige."

Guo Jia said seriously: "Although Yuan Shao has left Yecheng now, and his power and roots in Yecheng have been basically eradicated, he has been managing Yecheng for a long time and has a very high reputation. His status in the hearts of the people of Yecheng is still very high."

"To be disrespectful, the people of Yecheng and even the entire Jizhou may only know Yuan Benchu, but not the emperor. Your Majesty's influence is far less than that of Yuan Shao.

"Therefore, I think we can take advantage of this Imperial Ancestral Temple sacrifice and hold a ceremony to worship the heaven, deepen your majesty's majesty in the hearts of the people of Yecheng, establish the prestige of the emperor, and gradually dilute Yuan Shao's influence. "

Liu Xie suddenly understood what Guo Jia meant.

To put it simply, it is to win the hearts of the people.

Just like when he reviewed the three armies at the front line of Youzhou last time, he made the image of the emperor three-dimensional and let the soldiers know what kind of person the emperor is. It is the same as Yuan Shao's public execution of Yuan Shu.

If you want to take Jizhou without bloodshed in the future, it is necessary to enhance the prestige of the emperor.

"It is indeed an opportunity."

Liu Xie nodded and approved Guo Jia's proposal, and said: "Then Fengxiao will be responsible for organizing this ceremony. After all, this is the first time I have publicly sacrificed to the Taimiao after getting rid of Yuan Shao's control, and even sacrificed to the sky. It must be done in a grand manner. "

Last year's Taimiao sacrifice, his every move was carried out according to the arrangements of Yuan Shao and Ju Su, and he was completely a puppet.

But this time he can do it well, and let the world see the majesty of him as the emperor!

Let the people of Jizhou know that the emperor is the common master of the world, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty is in Jizhou.

"I obey your order! "

Guo Jia bowed and clasped his fists, then turned and left.

...

The impact of Zhang Liao's entry into the city was enormous.

This made all the forces and the major families in Yecheng feel extremely uneasy, and they vaguely realized one thing-the emperor was completely in power.

The era of Yuan Shao is over!

The 10,000 troops brought by Zhang Liao are the best guarantee of the emperor's authority. As long as the emperor gives an order, all of them are lambs to be slaughtered!

Therefore, on the second day after Zhang Liao entered the city, representatives of the major families flocked to Xun Chen's house, who had already pledged allegiance to the emperor, to ask for his opinions and ideas.

Lobby of Xun's house.

Facing the expectant and eager eyes of many representatives of the families, Xun Chen just took a sip of tea slowly, and then said lightly:

"Everyone, now is different from the past. A few days ago, the army did not enter the city, and you were still thinking about being fence-sitters. Now you can only firmly protect the emperor! It's time to show your sincerity. "

When these words came out, everyone's faces changed.

Ju Zong frowned and looked at Xun Chen, and asked: "What do you mean by this?"

"It means literally. "

Xun Chen glanced sideways at everyone and said, "I won't engage in any confrontation with you now. Yuan Shao fled Yecheng, and Lu Bu sent an army to settle in. I think you all know what this means."

"It is a foregone conclusion that His Majesty will break free from the constraints and regain power. If you still want to sit on the fence and wait and see, that would be a truly stupid move, or even an act of disloyalty, which will bring disaster to your respective families."

"From now on, Yecheng belongs to His Majesty, and Yuan Shao cannot come back. If you want to continue to survive and not be liquidated afterwards, you can only dedicate it to the emperor with sincerity and show your loyalty to the Han Dynasty."

"Otherwise, those families that Yuan Xi has exterminated during this period will be your fate in the future! You know, Yuan Xi is now eager to do such dirty work to show his loyalty to the emperor."

Xun Chen is sitting comfortably on the Diaoyutai.

He had long been loyal to the emperor, and even wrote a letter to Xun Yu and Xun You in front of the emperor.

The current situation also proved that his original choice was right. He deeply understood how terrifying that Majesty was.

Xun Chen's warning words made many representatives of aristocratic families in the hall feel frightened and confused.

If they were in a prosperous age now, they would have no need to hesitate and they would be eager to tie themselves up to the Emperor's chariot immediately.

But the current world is a living, chaotic world.

"What should we do?"

After a while, Juzong was the first to ask. He originally recognized his brother Jushou's choice and firmly supported Yuan Shao.

But now he was shaken.

If he had not surrendered to the emperor, given the relationship between his brother Jushou and Yuan Shao, his lineage would not have been able to escape the liquidation. Yuan Xi had long been eyeing the Ju family.

"It's very simple." Xun Chen smiled and his eyes flashed, "In one month's time the Emperor will offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, and there will be a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the Heaven. You who are rich will contribute money and have the ability to contribute, and your sincerity will be taken away afterwards. Come out and show it to the emperor.”

He was very happy to see everyone surrender to the emperor.

Who doesn’t want more people on board?

This way the boat can run more steadily.

"But……"

Shen Rong hesitated again and again, but couldn't help asking Xun Chen: "Is it true that the general can't come back? As long as Gongsun Zan is defeated, it may not..."

"Throw away your illusions!" Shen Rong was interrupted by Xun Chen impatiently before he finished speaking. He glanced at him coldly and said:

"Not to mention the solidity of Ye City, he can't be found just in the name of legality."

"I know you want to use the crusade against Yuan Xi as an excuse."

"But what if Yuan Xi dies?"

"Why do you think His Majesty has not granted Yuan Xi an official position until now? Because Yuan Xi is a discarded son that Your Majesty can throw away at any time! Your Majesty has never admitted that Yuan Xi is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty!"

"As long as Yuan Shao dares to use this as an excuse to attack Ye City, Your Majesty will immediately kill Yuan Xi. What excuse can Yuan Shao use to attack the city?"

"Even if Yuan Shao loses his mind and attacks by force, how many troops and horses are needed? Fifty thousand? Or one hundred thousand? Yuan Shao no longer has the ability to conquer Ye City!"

"Wake up!"

Xun Chen's words completely shattered the last trace of luck in Shen Rong's heart, and also made many representatives of aristocratic families completely unwavering.

From the moment Yuan Shao left Yecheng, he could never come back.

Zhang Liao's 10,000 troops guarding Yecheng cannot be shaken by the mere 30,000 Jizhou troops.

It’s time to give up the idea of ​​being a mere wallflower.

They had no choice but to firmly support the emperor.

…

Hejian County, Lecheng County.

Yuan Shao also received news from Yuan Tan on the front line - Kong Rong raised troops in Beihai, and Lu Bu sent Zhang Liao to lead an army of 10,000 to take the opportunity to cross the border, enter Jizhou and garrison Yecheng!

Now, 10,000 troops have been stationed in Yecheng.

"Fuck your mother!"

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao became furious and slapped the letter on the table. "Kong Rong is a rotten scholar. How could he have the courage to raise an army and cause chaos? How could he be allowed to conquer four cities in a row!"

"Yuan Tan, what does he do for food!"

"And Lu Bu! How dare he take over my Yecheng!"

"Rebellion! Everything is reversed!"

Yuan Shao was furious and furious in the study. Shen Pei, Ju Sue, Tian Feng and Xu You around him did not dare to say a word.

It wasn't until he vented his anger that Ju Shou said, "My lord, could it be that the emperor issued an edict for Kong Rong to raise troops to cooperate with Zhang Liao's army crossing the border? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

"After all, Lu Bu is loyal to the emperor. Now that Zhang Liao has led 10,000 troops and stationed in Yecheng, Yecheng will become the territory of the emperor."

Jushou subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

What a coincidence. What a coincidence.

Just like the last time the Guards were dispatched.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Kong Rong raised troops to attract Yuan Tan's attention, and Zhang Liao took this opportunity to send troops across the border and settled in Yecheng. It was clear who benefited the most from this.

Jushou has now given up trying to persuade Yuan Shao from the perspective that Liu Xie wants to turn the lie into the truth, but directly regards Liu Xie as the real emperor, so as to make Yuan Shao wary.

"he?"

Yuan Shao's anger froze for a moment and he fell into deep thought.

Xu You spoke at the right time: "Lord, I think Lu Bu's sending troops this time is not necessarily to protect the emperor, but has other plans."

"Why did Ziyuan say this?" Yuan Shao frowned and looked at Xu You, a little confused. How could Lu Bu, a common man, have any far-reaching plans and plans?

Xu You explained: "My lord, if Lu Bu really wants to protect the emperor, why doesn't he just take the emperor back to Xuzhou or Yangzhou? Shouldn't he stay in Yecheng and wait for you to fight back later?"

"So I think that on the surface Lu Bu wanted to protect the emperor, but in fact he wanted to occupy Yecheng and use Yecheng as a base to plot against Jizhou in the future."

"This plan is really insidious."

Xu You's analysis was well-founded, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but nodded. Rather than believing that these were all planned by Liu Xie, the pseudo-emperor, he felt that it was more likely that Lu Bu wanted to occupy his city of Ye.

"I didn't expect Lu Bu to be so scheming."

"It seems that I have been deceived by him in the past."

Yuan Shao was deeply wary of Lu Bu. He did not expect that Lu Bu was so bold and far-sighted despite his rough appearance. He asked how could such a slave with three surnames be loyal to the emperor.

It turns out that I had long wanted to coerce the emperor and order the princes like him!

Jushu on the side almost fainted with anger at Xu You's explanation. He gritted his teeth and said, "That's nonsense! Xuzhou is so far away from Jizhou, what's the use of Lu Bu occupying Yecheng?"

"Even if he really wanted to occupy Yecheng, what explanation would Kong Rong have for raising troops?"

Kong Rong was a scholar and served as the prime minister of the Beihai Kingdom. What benefits could he gain by raising an army? Not to mention confronting Yuan Tan.

It should be noted that Yuan Tan has a total of 30,000 troops in Qingzhou!

"Hmph, Kong Rong can't even tell the difference between a real and a fake emperor. It can be seen that this man is just trying to gain fame, and maybe he has united with Lu Bu in private!"

Xu You said disdainfully, his words full of contempt.

Jushou wanted to continue to refute after hearing this, but Yuan Shao stopped him: "Stop arguing, what's the point of arguing now?"

"What we should be discussing is how to recapture Yecheng!"

Yecheng controlled by Lu Bu's army is completely different from Yecheng controlled by Yuan Xi. Yecheng under the control of the former is truly impregnable!

Shen Pei shook his head, sighed, and said: "There is no other way for now. At present, the Jizhou army is still restrained by Gongsun Zan, and there is really no time to spare. The eldest son's Qingzhou army can be mobilized, but if this happens, Cao Cao will wait for an opportunity. And move.”

"Everything has to wait until Gongsun Zan is defeated before we can find a good strategy."

Gongsun Zan is like a mad dog. He keeps staring at you and occasionally pounces on you to bite you. It's really disgusting.

But for a while, it couldn't be completely defeated.

Yuan Shao felt extremely irritated.

Since escaping from Yecheng, he has encountered more and more troubles, one after another, and he feels that his patience is almost reaching its limit.

"You all step back and let me be quiet."

Yuan Shao looked very ugly and waved everyone to leave. His words were full of exhaustion.

Seeing this, everyone had to leave one after another.

But after Xu You left, he came back again.

"My Lord, I have a secret letter from the Emperor here."

After submitting the letter, he left directly without saying anything else to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao opened the wax seal of the letter, unfolded it and read it carefully. Soon his brows furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but have a look of shock in his eyes.

"Lu Bu really intends to help the emperor take power?"

Liu Xie made it very clear in his secret letter that Lu Bu planned Zhang Liao's entry into Yecheng. He asked Kong Rong to raise troops to attract Yuan Tan's attention in order to cope with Zhang Liao's 10,000-strong army passing through.

As for the purpose of taking Yecheng, it was precisely to allow the emperor to get rid of Yuan Shao's control, take control of Yecheng, and then annex Jizhou!

Now Liu Xie doesn't know what to do and can only cooperate. He is very frightened and hopes that he can give suggestions.

After reading this letter, Yuan Shao finally understood.

Lu Bu was indeed loyal to the emperor and had no intention of coercing the emperor to order the princes. He sent troops to Yecheng to gain power for the emperor.

But Lu Bu didn't know that this emperor was fake, let alone that this fake emperor was loyal to him, Yuan Benchu.

So much so that his plans and purposes were all revealed to the emperor.

"The emperor you are loyal to is loyal to me... ha."

Yuan Shao was in an extremely happy mood at the moment and felt a lot more settled.

No matter how Lu Bu plots for this fake emperor, it will all be in vain in the end and it will only take advantage of him!

Zhang Liao's army seems to be controlling Yecheng for the emperor, but in fact it is guarding Yecheng for him, Yuan Benchu!

"Lu Fengxian, I recognize your loyalty. But in the end, you are not making wedding clothes for me! I accept your 10,000-strong army with a smile!"

Yuan Shao laughed excitedly.

After a long time, he calmed down and carefully destroyed the letter.

He has nothing to worry about now, he only needs to repel Gongsun Zan.

"It is rare to be so loyal. In the future, when I will rule the world, after I take over the throne from him, I will make the wealthy Jizhou his fiefdom. So what if I make him a king with a different surname?"

I didn't expect that there are so many beloved ones waiting here, and I feel uneasy. Breaking update today.