Can I get to the other side?

"Why is he here too?"

Looking at Han Sui in front of him, Ma Teng was stunned.

I never expected that I would meet Han Sui, my sworn enemy, here. Why would this damn guy come to Yecheng? !

Not only Ma Teng was surprised, but Han Sui was also surprised.

He also knew that the emperor issued an imperial edict to him and Ma Teng at the same time. In order to win the emperor's respect and trust before Ma Teng, and to express his sincerity in surrendering to the emperor, he chose to come to Yecheng in person.

But I didn’t expect Ma Teng to come over in person!

This old man actually had the same plan as him!

"Wait a minute, aren't Ma Teng's sons Matthew and Ma Tie next to him? Why did he bring his sons here?"

"Could it be that he wants to..."

Han Sui noticed this and his expression suddenly changed.

Coming to Yecheng to meet the emperor in person is undoubtedly the most sincere act, but Ma Teng not only came in person, but also brought his two sons.

With this kind of move, Han Sui could understand Ma Teng's purpose even if he thought about it with his buttocks - he planned to put his son in Yecheng as a hostage!

This common man!

How could you be so unscrupulous!

Han Sui was so furious that he couldn't help but cursed: "Ma Teng! You shameless old man! How dare you come to Yecheng to meet His Majesty?"

"Why can't I come?"

Ma Teng snorted coldly when he heard this, and said seriously: "My ancestor was General Fubo, the founding hero of the country, and my Ma family has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty!"

"Now that I have been honored by Your Majesty and granted the title of Marquis of Huaili, I naturally have to come with my son to express my gratitude to His Majesty!"

"But why do you dare to come to Yecheng? As a rebellious person, aren't you afraid of being killed by His Majesty in order to rectify the situation?"

Ma Teng took the moral high ground first.

He pointed at Han Sui condescendingly.

However, Han Sui did not show any weakness and directly cursed: "Nonsense! You are obviously rebelling against the imperial court, and I was deceived by you. How dare you slander me here!"

"When I tell His Majesty the scandalous and evil things you have done, His Majesty will definitely behead you!"

The two faced each other tit for tat, showing no signs of weakness.

They had rebelled and betrayed the imperial court together before, but now they both wanted to blame the other party, so that they would only be charged with being deceived and deceived.

There are a lot of people coming and going at Yecheng City Gate.

The quarrel between the two attracted many people to stop and watch.

When the onlookers learned the identities of Ma Teng and Han Sui, they were all extremely surprised - these were two big men with heavy military forces, and they were actually scolding each other in the street like ordinary people?

It has to be said that Ma Teng was good at scolding, and with his two sons helping him, Han Sui soon fell into a disadvantage and was so angry that he drew his sword.

"Old man! Do you want to test whether my sword is sharp?"

Han Sui pointed his sword directly at Ma Teng, with full killing intent.

"My sword is not bad at all! I will kill you today to avenge my wife and children!"

Ma Teng drew out the sharp blade from his waist and faced Han Sui tit for tat.

At the same time, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie also drew their swords. The father and son shared the same hatred and completely overwhelmed Han Sui in terms of momentum.

"Death to the old man!"

Han Sui's face turned livid, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He rode his horse directly towards Ma Teng and chopped off his head with the long sword in his hand!

And how could Ma Teng be afraid of Han Sui?

Let the two sons watch from the sidelines and fight alone!

Both of them were battle-hardened veterans and bitter rivals. Although they were both very young, their martial arts skills should not be underestimated. The fight between the two sides was very fierce.

While the people watching were enjoying themselves, a spear flew like lightning and was inserted directly between Han Sui and Ma Teng, who were fighting.

The tip of the gun sank into the bluestone ground, and the gun body trembled endlessly.

Ma Teng and Han Sui were shocked when they saw this. Looking in the direction of the spear, they saw a white-robed young general riding a horse leading a group of city defense troops, surrounding them.

The young man in white robe casually pulled out a spear from the ground and said in a cold voice: "It is forbidden to fight with weapons in the imperial capital!"

This young general in white robe is none other than Zhao Yun!

Although neither Ma Teng nor Han Sui knew Zhao Yun, they felt Zhao Yun's hidden power, so no one dared to despise him, so they reluctantly chose to give up and entered the city one after another.

…

Royal palace, announcement room.

Liu Xie was handling government affairs when Zhang He walked into the palace and reported to him: "Your Majesty, Ma Teng and Han Sui are asking for an audience outside the palace."

"What?"

After hearing Zhang He's words, Liu Xie's hand holding the brush paused slightly, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

He remembered that the imperial edict sent did not include any words asking them to come to Yecheng for an audience. How could these two guys come in person?

And aren't they on the same page?

Why do we still come together?

strangeness……

Liu Xie had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Although he was extremely confused, he still said: "Send them in."

"promise!"

Zhang He turned and left.

Not long after, Han Sui and Ma Teng entered the propaganda room under the leadership of Zhang He, and then directly bowed to Liu Xie.

"Ma Teng (Han Sui), the guilty minister, comes to see Your Majesty!"

What the two of them did was to kneel down and apologize.

The attitude can be described as quite respectful.

Hearing the word "guilty minister", Liu Xie's eyes moved slightly when he heard the words, and he immediately understood the purpose of their visit, so he asked with a slight smile:

"My two beloved ministers are responsible for guarding the border. Why do you suddenly come to Yecheng to meet me?"

Ma Teng was the first to say: "Reporting to your Majesty, I would like to express my gratitude to you for being granted the title of Marquis of Huaili. I hereby bring my two children to Yecheng for your Majesty's dispatch."

Good guy!

History repeats itself.

Originally, Ma Teng was recruited by Cao Cao and brought his second son and third son to the capital as hostages, leaving his eldest son Ma Chao in charge of the army.

Who would have thought that Ma Chao directly rebelled against Cao Cao, resulting in the execution of both Ma Teng and his son, and staged a show of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

Although history is repeating itself now, and Ma Chao, whom he wanted most, has not come, Liu Xie is still overjoyed to get Ma Teng's nominal allegiance.

Once Yuan Shao captured Youzhou and launched a massive attack on Yecheng, the Xiliang army would be able to support him from the side and contain at least half of Yuan Shao's troops.

Lu Bu even sent troops to Qingzhou to attack from both sides with the Xiliang army, forcing Yuan Shao to divide his troops for defense, which would give Liu Xie a chance to seize the entire territory of Jizhou!

If he captures the entire territory of Jizhou, Yuan Shao will no longer be a threat.

"My love for your loyalty is commendable, and I am very relieved."

Liu Xie encouraged him and decided to give Ma Teng a high-ranking official title as a token of his grace.

When Han Sui saw this, his scalp instantly felt numb.

Of course Ma Teng could bring Ma Tie and Ma Xiu to Yecheng as hostages, but he couldn't.

He knew very well that his son was a pampered waste and could not intimidate the soldiers of the armed forces like Ma Chao.

Therefore, he could not do what Ma Teng did, using himself as a hostage and letting his son take charge of the overall situation in Liangzhou and Guanzhong.

Lost!

In this tit-for-tat confrontation with Ma Teng, he lost miserably.

After Liu Xie said a few words to Ma Teng, he looked at Han Sui with a gloomy expression and said:

"Wen Yue, I heard that you have strong soldiers and horses, and you are powerful in Liangzhou and Guanzhong. Now the traitor Yuan Shao is very ambitious..."

After the words fell, Han Sui immediately said: "Yuan Shao is a traitor to the country, and everyone will kill him. I am willing to lead the army to conquer Bingzhou!"

"good!"

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction.

"I love you and are waiting for orders in Yecheng. I will let you know exactly when to conquer Bingzhou in a few days."

Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the emperor's name for him had changed from "Wen Yue" to "Ai Qing" like Ma Teng.

Ma Teng also knew that being a hostage was not enough. The most important thing was to send troops, so he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, my eldest son Ma Chao is also brave enough to fight for Your Majesty."

Liu Xie felt even happier after hearing this.

The "Prisoner's Dilemma" strategy really works.

He only needed to pay for the illusory emperor's righteousness and the position of marquis who could legitimately be stationed in Guanzhong, so that Han Sui and Ma Teng could compete for their service.

"In this case, you two will go to the palace again in three days, and I will explain the specific matters."

After Liu Xie finished explaining, he asked Han Sui and Ma Teng to retreat.

When he was about to send someone to summon Guo Jia and Jia Xu to enter the palace and discuss how to use Han Sui and Ma Teng's army, Gao Lan walked in.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yang'an wishes to see you."

"Princess Yang'an?"

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this name.

After searching in my mind for a long time, I realized that this person was the eldest daughter of Emperor Heng and the biological mother of Queen Fu.

Historically, the whole family of Fu Quan and Queen Fu were all killed by Cao Cao, but he did not dare to kill Princess Yang'an, so he could only exile her to Zhuo County.

"Fu Wan has determined that I am the orthodox member of the Han Dynasty. Princess Yang'an's visit this time should not be to identify me, but to have other requests."

After Liu Xie quickly analyzed the purpose of Princess Yang'an's visit, he asked Gao Lan to take her into the announcement room.

In less than a cup of tea, a woman about thirty-four or five years old walked in.

Her appearance is very similar to that of Empress Fu, and their temperaments are also very similar, both showing dignity and elegance.

However, she has a bit more of a woman's mature charm, while Queen Fu is more graceful and elegant.

Upon seeing Liu Xie, Princess Yang'an bowed respectfully.

"See Your Majesty."

After Liu Xie finished her salute, he personally helped her up and said in a feigned displeasure:

"Please get up quickly! According to seniority, you are my aunt and the queen's aunt. Such a great gift is too unconventional. The late emperor knew it well, and he is afraid that he will blame me."

After Princess Yang'an sat down with Liu Xie's support, she directly stated her intention.

"The Han Dynasty has always attached great importance to filial piety. Your Majesty has been in Dabao for many years, but he has no children."

"The Fu family has four daughters besides Shou'er. Among them, the second daughter has reached the marriageable age. She has good looks and talents and can enrich your harem."

When Liu Xie heard this, he immediately understood the purpose of Princess Yang'an's visit.

She was worried about Queen Fu's unstable status in the palace, so she sent Queen Fu's sister into the palace in the name of filial piety.

Fu Wan's current image is undoubtedly that of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who scolded Cao's traitors.

If you don't show favor, you will inevitably end up with a reputation of being unkind and unjust.

Anyway, it was just a concubine quota, so what if I agreed?

It can also be used to calm down the family.

"The Han Dynasty is in decline. I work hard and think hard, but I really don't have much energy to waste on the harem. However, what my aunt said makes sense, so I will follow what my aunt said."

Princess Yang'an was overjoyed when she saw Liu Xie agreeing.

The Fu family has no way out. If the emperor has a grudge because of Queen Fu's incident in Xu County, it will be a real shock.

Fortunately, the emperor is not a mean and ungrateful person.

She said repeatedly: "Thank you for your permission! I will choose a good and auspicious day to send the second daughter of the Fu family to the palace to serve your Majesty."

After another round of polite greetings, Princess Yang'an left with a happy face and contentment.

Not long after she left, Gao Lan came in again to report.

"Your Majesty, the father-in-law has entered the palace and asks to see the queen."

The couple were in tandem, one asking to see the emperor and the other asking to see the queen. It was obvious that they did not intend to hide anything in front of Liu Xie.

This satisfied Liu Xie.

But satisfaction is satisfaction, and he will never let down his guard.

"That's right."

Liu Xie thought for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed to Fu Wan's request to visit Queen Fu.

On the one hand, it was a signal that Princess Yang'an came to reveal it, but on the other hand, it was difficult to refuse.

If others want to visit the queen, they can naturally refuse on the grounds that the queen needs to rest.

But I can't finish it.

It is human nature for a father to visit his daughter.

Even if they refuse, they can't do it in the few days they have just arrived in Yecheng.

After agreeing to Fu Wan's visit, Liu Xie also left the announcement room and walked towards the Jiaofang Hall.

He was still wary of these two people, wanting to see if Fu Wan saw Empress Fu for a real visit, or if she had any other ulterior motives.

No matter what, he had to know the content of the conversation between the two people.

…

Jiaofang Hall.

Queen Fu sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her beautiful, slightly haggard face in the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

She hadn't had a good rest for several days. To be precise, since that day when she asked Liu Xie the question while drunk, she had never slept well again.

"By destiny...are you the Emperor of Han Dynasty?"

Queen Fu murmured to herself, her eyes very complicated.

But after her father finished the ceremony, his face was rosy and his complexion was extremely good. His energy and energy were completely different from those in Xu County.

It is said that people feel refreshed when happy events occur.

He has been stealing the show these days. Everyone knows that he is a loyal minister who upholds integrity, and his daughter is a chaste and chaste queen. He has also been publicly praised and recognized by the emperor. This has undoubtedly made the Fu family's reputation reach as high as After reaching the top, even the Yang family could not compare for a while.

As soon as he saw Queen Fu, Fu Wan smiled and asked, "How can the Queen adapt to living in the palace?"

Queen Fu didn't seem to hear Fu Wan's question, she just looked at him faintly and asked:

"Father, is he really the emperor?"

When Fu Wan heard this, he suddenly became furious.

"It's already come to this time, why are you still suspicious? Does His Majesty's wise and mighty appearance look fake? How can a fake emperor command the loyalty of so many advisers and generals?"

"Furthermore, your mother, Princess Yang'an, has just entered the palace to seek an audience with His Majesty, and her identity has been confirmed."

"Taking a step back, even if Mr. Yang and I were deceived, could your mother still be deceived? Could it be that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Yecheng were also deceived?"

"You think those ministers are all fools!"

"Don't mention this matter again! Any mention of it will undermine His Majesty's majesty and harm the country. It will be a huge disaster for my Fu family!"

Queen Fu's expression was dull and her mood was extremely complicated.

If you can deceive everyone, isn't it because you have been ordered by God?

If he can be recognized by everyone, wouldn't he be the emperor?

But she still couldn't convince herself with this reason.

Seeing that Queen Fu was silent, Fu Wan suppressed the anger in his heart and said earnestly: "Queen, Shou'er! You must not be obsessed now!"

"You don't have to think about yourself, and you don't have to think about the lives of hundreds of people in the Fu family, but why should the people of the world be wronged?"

"Now the Han Dynasty is in decline, the princes are divided, and the lives of all people are hanging upside down. Your Majesty has the ability to reorganize the country and rebuild the Han Dynasty. You must not make any mistakes!"

"How difficult it is for people to survive. You saw it with your own eyes on the way from Xu County to Yecheng."

"For the sake of the people's livelihood, you should also fulfill your duties as a queen!"

The pressure of family and country's justice finally made Queen Fu's expression change.

She pursed her lips tightly and asked after a long time: "What does father want me to do?"

Seeing that Queen Fu was shaken, Fu Wan was overjoyed and said quickly:

"The most important thing for you right now is to give birth to a dragon heir for His Majesty, so as to stabilize the country and secure your throne!"

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(PS: I am writing the manuscript non-stop, there are still 10,000 words left! I can’t finish it, I really won’t sleep.)