Can I get to the other side?

Lu Bu learned the news about the queen's return to the palace from Zhang Liao. He had never paid attention to the matter before.

Lu Lingqi replied: "I have returned to the palace, but now I am recuperating due to poor health...Why did my father suddenly ask about this?"

"Of course it's to remind you!"

Lu Bu said with a face, and at the same time began to teach Lu Lingqi: "Your Majesty once promised to be my father and make you the queen after the world is unified."

"Right now, the Fu family is also a meritorious official, and it's hard for your majesty to depose the queen. In the future, if your father's contribution is greater than that of the Fu family, then your majesty will appoint you as his queen, and the Fu family will have nothing to say."

"So you must not be jealous of the queen, scheming in the palace, or causing trouble to His Majesty."

"You just need to practice martial arts in the palace and work hard to give birth to a dragon. This is more important than anything else. You can leave the rest to your father!"

Lu Bu slapped his chest loudly.

Zhang Liao told him that Empress Fu was the biggest threat to Lu Lingqi's accession to the throne, but he actually didn't care. Now that the world is uncertain, what can he do if he allows Fu to continue to be empress?

When the world is unified in the future, it will not be based on merit, let alone His Majesty's promise to him.

Of course, the most important thing is Long Si!

The emperor currently has no heirs, and if Lu Lingqi has a dragon heir, he will be the eldest son; coupled with the support of his grandfather, who has great military achievements, it will be difficult not to become a prince in the future.

Lu Bu's calculations were going on loudly in his heart.

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi felt that such things as jealousy and intrigue were completely out of her league, and she had no such intention at all, but in order to reassure Lu Bu, she still nodded.

After talking about this, Lu Bu felt relieved, and then he happily told her about the courtesy he received when entering the palace today.

"His Majesty is extremely gracious to his father."

"Qier, do you know that when my father came to the palace this time, your Majesty ordered the Yulin Guards to bow their heads to my father, and even personally lowered his rank to greet him!"

"This is an honor and treatment that only Changping Hou Weiqing has received in the history of our Han Dynasty!"

When this matter was mentioned, Lu Bu's heart was filled with pride.

He can brag about this for the rest of his life.

This is why he is not worried at all that Queen Fu's existence will threaten Lu Lingqi's succession. The Fu family does not have such treatment as him!

"Yu Lin bows his head? The emperor lowers his rank to welcome him?"

Lu Lingqi's beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

Of course she understands the weight of this honor.

"yes."

Lu Bu said with emotion: "Since my father joined the army, no matter Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo or Wang Yun, they have only used my father. Only Your Majesty is sincerely good to my father."

"When he was in Luoyang, His Majesty had great trust in my father, and now he has given me all the favors that a minister can have."

"As a father, how can I not try my best to repay Your Majesty?"

At this point, Lu Bu paused and looked up at Lu Lingqi, "Qier, to be honest, my father now feels that whether you are the queen or not is not that important."

"I can be the best, but if I can't be, we won't be too demanding. After all, His Majesty has been good enough to our Lu family."

"As long as you stay well in the palace."

These last words were what Lu Bu felt in his heart.

In the past, he was loyal to the emperor for the position of general, for his daughter to be the queen, and for his grandson to be the prince, but now he feels that even without these, he must serve the emperor loyally.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

He, Lu Bu, is not a capricious villain. He betrayed his master before just because neither Ding Yuan nor Dong Zhuo treated him sincerely, but now the emperor is completely different.

Don't treat him as a tool, don't treat him as a dog, but treat him as a minister!

So he must repay this kindness!

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi's beautiful eyes were filled with sparkles, she nodded seriously and said, "My daughter understands, father."

Lu Bu smiled happily, drank the tea in a big gulp, then stood up and left.

…

Royal palace, announcement room.

While Lu Bu went to visit Lu Lingqi, Liu Xie summoned Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Sima Yi to discuss the next attack plan against Yuan Shao.

Small matters are discussed in court, while major matters are discussed privately.

Sometimes some major decisions and strategies don't need so much voice. It can be discussed privately by a small number of people. When there are many people discussing it, it is easy for Yuan Shao's former counselors to argue endlessly.

Originally, Liu Xie only wanted to come to Jia Xu and Guo Jia for discussion, but Sima Yi proved his ability through the battle of Qingzhou, so he was qualified to participate.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Xie opened his mouth and said, "My dear friends, if you have any thoughts, you can speak freely. Zhongda, please speak first."

Liu Xie gave Sima Yi the right to speak first.

Sima Yi felt flattered by this, and at the same time, he was also happy in his heart, because he knew that this was the emperor's trust and appreciation for him!

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Sima Yi thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, now that Qingzhou has been occupied and the three states have been opened, the top priority is to integrate forces and capture the entire territory of Jizhou."

"If Jizhou is unified, Yuan Shao will have nothing to worry about."

At present, only the three counties of Wei, Guangping, and Yangping in Jizhou are under control, and the remaining territory still belongs to Yuan Shao.

However, with Qingzhou and Xuzhou as the backing, and Lu Bu rushing for reinforcements, they will have the confidence to attack other counties in Jizhou, and they will no longer be as passive as before.

"It makes sense."

Liu Xie nodded slightly, approving Sima Yi's suggestion, and at the same time turned his eyes to Jia Xu and Guo Jia, and asked: "What about Fengxiao and Wenhe? What do you think?"

Guo Jia said: "Attacking Jizhou is indeed the top priority, but we still need to contain Yuan Shao's power and don't let him interfere."

"And Yuan Shao's reputation and reputation are still very good. Your Majesty might as well issue an imperial decree to let Yuan Shao surrender. If he doesn't surrender, Yuan Shao's identity as a traitor will be confirmed. In this way, the number of people supporting Yuan Shao will inevitably decrease greatly."

The imperial decree was not issued before because the situation did not allow it.

But now there are not so many concerns.

In the future, it is inevitable to fight with Yuan Shao for Jizhou or even the entire north, so it is necessary to have a legitimate reason. You must know that Yuan Shao is still a general now.

Guo Jia's suggestion hit the mark of Liu Xie, who nodded and said, "That's what I mean. Fengxiao, draft an edict for me and pass it on to the world."

"In addition, pass it on to Zhang Yan, asking him to continue to attack and harass Yuan Shao in Youzhou... Send him the rewards I promised before, don't be stingy."

Liu Xie naturally knew about the situation in Youzhou. Zhang Yan spared no effort and made great sacrifices to delay Yuan Shao.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it with grass.

Liu Xie is not the capitalist vampire of later generations. The rewards he promised to Zhang Yan will not be reduced at all, but will be doubled.

After all, Zhang Yan will continue to delay Yuan Shao. If you don't give him more benefits, why should he work for you?

"I accept the order."

Guo Jia bowed his hands and accepted the order.

After discussing the matter, Liu Xie asked Guo Jia and Sima Yi to withdraw first, leaving Jia Xu alone.

After Guo Jia and the other two left, Liu Xie said to Jia Xu without any further ado: "Wenhe, I have an order for you. I can only rest assured if you do this."

Jia Xu was startled when he heard this, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please speak."

The matter that the emperor left him alone to tell him must be very important.

Liu Xie's eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "I order you to be the direct embroidered uniform envoy and secretly reorganize the embroidered uniform envoy!"

He had the idea of ​​reorganizing the embroidered uniform envoy a long time ago, but he was not capable enough before, so this idea had to be shelved.

Now that he has occupied two states and three counties in Jizhou, his strength has changed dramatically. He is fully capable of restoring the organization of the embroidered uniform envoy and forming a special agency directly under the emperor that integrates assassination, intelligence gathering, and supervision of all officials!

In his opinion, only Jia Xu can be competent for this task. He is the best choice in terms of both means and loyalty.

Compared with Jia Xu, Guo Jia's means are still a little insufficient.

"Embroidered Uniform Envoy?"

Jia Xu's face changed slightly when he heard this, and all kinds of information about the Embroidered Uniform Envoy suddenly emerged in his mind.

This was a famous special institution during the reign of Emperor Wu. The official position was low but the power was great. The Embroidered Uniform Envoy wore embroidered clothes, held a seal and a tiger talisman, and his main duties were to "fight traitors" and "administer prisons" according to orders, and to supervise officials and relatives for extravagance, violations of regulations, and illegal activities.

Of course, he was also responsible for transmitting and collecting intelligence, and performing some assassinations that were not worthy of being on the stage, etc. He was elusive and omnipresent.

The witchcraft disaster of that year was handled by Jiang Chong, who was directly pointing to the Embroidered Uniform Envoy at the time. It can be seen that the power of the Embroidered Uniform Envoy was terrifying.

Liu Xie told him: "The Embroidered Uniform Envoy must be selected from people with clean family background, reliable ability, and absolute loyalty. I only want elites."

"Although this matter does not need to be rushed, it is time to start preparing. I need to grasp the news from all over the world in time to respond accurately."

Jia Xu looked resolute and replied in a deep voice: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"

He was faintly excited in his heart.

The emperor asked him to reorganize the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, which means that the Embroidered Uniform Envoy will be handed over to him for management in the future. This is not only a heavy responsibility, but also a great trust and power!

…

Taihang Mountains, Black Mountain Army Camp.

After a series of tragic battles, the camp is now full of gloom and mist, and wounded can be seen everywhere.

Although the Black Mountain Army successfully delayed the offensive of Yuan Shao's army to come back for support, they also paid a tragic price. More than half of the young and strong in the camp were killed or injured, and those who survived were basically injured.

At this time, Zhang Yan was patrolling the camp with Wang Dang.

Seeing this miserable scene, he still had no expression on his face. He turned his head and asked Sun Qing, who only had one arm left, "How many soldiers are available in the village?"

Sun Qing lost his arm in the battle. Even a high-ranking member of the Black Mountain Army like him was so seriously injured. You can imagine how tragic the battle was.

"There are only more than 30,000 left..."

Sun Qing looked gloomy and couldn't help sighing, "Boss, we really can't fight anymore. We are fighting with Yuan Jun in exchange for our lives."

"If we continue to fight, we will all be killed."

After so many wars, the fighting spirit in his heart has completely disappeared. Now he just wants to end it all quickly.

Watching so many brothers die every day, he felt so uncomfortable that he didn't know when it would end.

Do we really have to fight everyone to death?

Zhang Yan said lightly, "Don't talk nonsense. Send someone to keep an eye on Yuan Jun and report to me immediately if there is any situation."

After that, he was about to leave in big strides.

But at this time, a group of people came to block his way. They were a group of middle and high-level managers and commanders in the Black Mountain Army.

Seeing them, Zhang Yan frowned.

His eyes narrowed even more.

The leader stood up and said to him in a deep voice: "Boss, we elected you as the leader of the village because you can fill your stomach and survive with your brothers."

"But now you are asking your brothers to risk their lives for the high-ranking official and generous salary given by the imperial court. What do you think of the lives of your brothers!"

Another person also followed up and said angrily: "That's right! Half of our brothers who fought hard to death, now there is not even a hair left except that bullshit imperial edict! Is this the way out you are looking for for everyone?"

"The imperial court is simply trying to trick us and has no intention of recruiting us! He just wants us to fight Yuan Shao to the death!"

"If you still want to fight with Yuan Shao, we won't accompany you!"

His words elicited a response from the others.

With so many people dead, how could they not have any resentment in their hearts? That is to say, Zhang Yan's prestige is quite strong, otherwise the army would have started to mutiny long ago.

Listening to everyone's complaints and curses, Zhang Yan always looked calm and responded coldly. She waited until they all calmed down before speaking.

"Finished?"

No one spoke, but there was resentment on their faces.

Facing the looks from all directions, Zhang Yan said calmly: "Back then, my brothers and I had great ambitions. We followed the Niujiao boss to start a rebellion and wanted to try to get rich."

"But my subsequent experience taught me that going against the imperial court will never end well."

"We are just a group of untouchables at the lowest level. Without the support of those wealthy families, it is absolutely impossible for us to successfully rebel. The only way out is to be recruited..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"Zhaoan Zhaoan, Zhaoanzhaoan!"

A short bandit jumped out and cursed: "We are not as comfortable living in the Taihang Mountains, why do we need to be recruited by the court!"

"Now that all the brothers are almost dead, you are still thinking about that big dream of becoming a general candidate! You are just thinking about your own future!"

As soon as these words came out, responses came one after another.

Apparently a lot of people are complaining about this.

Zhang Yan's eyes turned cold, and she went up and kicked the short thief, sending him flying away and falling to the ground, vomiting blood.

Such ruthless means directly shocked the entire audience.

Zhang Yan said with murderous intent on her face: "I just gave you a chance to speak, so don't interrupt when I'm talking."

For a moment, the whole place was silent.

Zhang Yan's cold eyes swept over everyone's faces, and then she snorted coldly: "You can live your whole life in the Taihang Mountains, but where are your wives, children, parents?"

"It's said that you feel at ease in the mountains, but as long as you stay in the mountains, you will be thieves and bandits for the rest of your life! Your children and grandchildren will live like mice!"

"Now I have finally waited for an opportunity to be recruited by the imperial court. After so many brothers have died, you are telling me to give up halfway?"

"If you give up now, our brothers will die in vain!"

"Only by continuing to fulfill the imperial court and fulfilling His Majesty's will can we get out of this mountain and let the families and children of those dead brothers live a good life! That's why we didn't let their deaths be in vain!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

Zhang Yan scolded everyone mercilessly, and after venting the anger in her heart, she said to the silent bandits with a cold face:

"The fortune teller said that I am a general who will die with all his strength. I don't believe what he said. I think we have to decide whether we live or die by ourselves when we go out to hang out!"

"If you don't want to continue to fight Yuan Shao with me, I won't keep you, but if you are willing to stay, when things are done in the future, I, Zhang Yan, will not treat you badly!"

"It's up to you to choose which way to go!"

Zhang Yan left these words and walked directly past the crowd. She stopped looking at them and didn't want to pay attention to them at all.

However, at this moment, Wang Dang hurried back to the stronghold and said to Zhang Yan extremely excitedly: "Boss, boss! The imperial court has sent an angel!"

"The angel has come with your Majesty's reward!"

Zhang Yan was shocked when she heard this, and many of the Black Mountain bandits and bandits in the village also looked at him with expressions of disbelief.

A reward from the emperor? !