On the wilderness west of the ancient road city, tens of thousands of troops were running wildly, wishing to have two more legs to run faster.

Lei Tong kept looking back, looking worried and complaining.

"No, I want to go back to save Ling Bao."

He suddenly stopped the war horse and turned around and ran back.

"Stop!" Zhang Ren shouted loudly: "I order you to lead your army to retreat without any mistakes."

Lei Tong looked at him with anger: "Zhang Ren, don't shout at me. When you fight on weekdays, I, Lei Tong, respect your ability, and listen to your orders respectfully. Now you use Ling Bao as bait to sacrifice his life and let yourself escape. I, Lei Tong, just don't accept this. If you don't go to save me, I will go by myself."

Zhang Ren was scolded by him, but he did not say anything. Instead, he looked gloomy and lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Lei Tong thought he was ashamed.

"snort!"

He snorted coldly, led his army and left alone.

"Lei Tong, don't be chaotic!" Yan Yan quickly stepped forward and pulled him off the horse without hesitation.

"Do you think General Zhang was not heartbroken when he agreed to Ling Bao leave the city to lead the war? The land of Sichuan and Shu is poor, and the national strength is far from comparable to that of the Luoyang court. These tens of thousands of soldiers went to Liangzhou and lost more than 10,000 yuan, which is a very heavy burden. Now the food and grass have been lost. If Hanzhong cannot be withdrawn in time, the entire army will be wiped out. How can the remaining troops in Shu resist the Luoyang tiger and wolf army?"

Lei Tong seemed to calm down, but when he thought of Ling Bao fighting alone, he was still very sad.

"But……"

"Stop talking." Yan Yan stopped him.

"General Ling Bao volunteered to lead the troops in Luoyang, just to win the opportunity to withdraw troops. If you continue to do this, delay the process of withdrawing troops. Once the enemy chased him, wouldn't it be a shame to Ling Bao's painstaking efforts?"

Yan Yan's speech was righteous and stern, sonorous and powerful. Although Lei Tong was unwilling to accept it, he could not refute it.

Zhang Ren sighed: "I, Zhang Ren, swear to the sky that one day, I will avenge General Ling Bao!"

After saying that, he continued to march without looking back.

A few days later, Liu He, who received the report from Zhang Yong, was very happy.

"The third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, and three of them went on a horse together, and they were invincible. They beheaded more than 13,000 levels, killed Ling Bao, the general of the Shu army, and drove all the soldiers and horses of the old bandit of the pseudo-Emperor Liu Yan back to Yizhou."

Xun Yu asked, "General Zhang Yong said that he failed to wipe out the Shu army, and he had not captured his chief general Zhang Ren. He hereby apologized for his crime. I wonder what Your Majesty intends to deal with it?"

"Haha, my fourth brother has always been so strict with himself. I have never asked him to capture Zhang Ren alive or take back Zhang Ren's head. As long as he takes back Wudu County and guards the northern gate of Yizhou, he will have a chance to deal with them in the future. Now that the military order has been completed, he should be rewarded."

Erxun naturally had no objection to this.

"How is Chen Liu's battle?" Liu He asked.

Xun Yu received a memorial: "There is a military report that just arrived early this morning. General Gao and Cao Cao confronted Chenliu for many days. The two sides had only occasionally had friction and had not fought fiercely. Now, General Gao occupies two-thirds of the city in Chenliu, and Cao's army occupies the remaining one. General Gao came to report to His Majesty, and he thought that he should be defended in Chenliu for a long time and should not advance easily. I wonder if Your Majesty is correct?"

Liu He said without hesitation: "Well, it's expected. Yanzhou is the foundation of Cao Cao. The troops he has are afraid that they will not be less than 200,000, but if they want to defeat Boping, they will not be able to do so. Now both sides are waiting for the opportunity and have not found the flaws of the other party. I think they will not really take action. Tell Boping that he will do everything in the war in Yanzhou, and there is no need to ask me for instructions. I have given him the right to be a false pride, and he can take charge of the military and political power on the front line like my fourth brother."

"Abide by the order."

At this time, Xun You laughed: "General Gao and General Zhang are both generals who are the top commanders in the court. They are calm and broad-minded. However, General Gao is different in their affairs. He has always been respectful to His Majesty. Even if he holds the power of false rituals, he will still report everything in case of emergency. When he is Xuan entered the palace on weekdays, he always sits upright and never goes privately with any civil and military officials. I am afraid that His Majesty will give him this order. When he is not in the future, he will continue to come back every day to report and request instructions."

Upon hearing this, Liu He also smiled bitterly: "Yes, Boping is all good, but he is a little more savvy. He has always given him fertile land, houses, and jewelry, which I have always given to him, and they are all sent to the fallen soldiers, and they are all sent in the name of the court. He is the dignified general of the Southern Conquest and Marquis An Zhengting, but his life is no different from that of ordinary county magistrates, and he is too harsh on himself."

As soon as he said this, Liu He suddenly remembered something: "By the way, his eldest son Gao Yi, when I first settled Jizhou, he followed Xu Huang and Qianzhao's army incognito. Now there are many days. I have been neglecting and never asked about it. Do you two know his current situation?"

Xun Yu said, "I have heard a little. Shortly after Gao Yi entered Xu Huang's command, he stationed in Yanmen with General Xu. In the past two years, although there were few wars in Yanmen, there were occasionally Ke Bi who invaded the territory. Gongsun Zan grew stronger in Youzhou and was also a growing ambition. He often used various excuses to go to Zhongshan and Yanmen to test. Gao Yi was always able to charge forward, very brave, smart and wise, and more sleek than his father. Therefore, he was highly valued by General Xu, and now he is led by the army squadron."

"Oh? It turns out that the tiger father has no dog son. Zheng Er often mentions him when he practices martial arts. This year, he ordered Xu Gongming to keep his son and escort Qiangyin Hou to Luoyang for the New Year. By the way, they asked them to bring together the young generals with potential under their accounts, so that Boping could meet his son."

Qiangyin Hou was Liu Xie, the former Emperor Xian of Han. Since he abdicated to Liu He, he went to Qiangyin County and lived a pastoral life. He lived with cattle, sheep, horses, and some jugglers all day long. It was much happier than when he was the emperor.

"Nine months are now, and four months left are the New Year. In this way, I will write an order later and send it to Yanmen and Zhongshan separately so that they can prepare early."

Liu He nodded slightly and said, "If Wen can do it yourself."

After he finished speaking, he buried his head in reviewing the memorials, but saw that Xun Yu did not leave, but looked like he wanted to speak but stopped.

"What? Wen Ruo still has something to say?"

Xun Yu thought about it, and finally spoke: "Your Majesty still remember the reaction of all officials after he executed Guo Qiao a few days ago?"

Liu He didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this matter.

"The reaction of all officials? Apart from the five killed elders of Guo Qiao and others who came to the palace to cry and complain, I didn't pay attention to the reaction of all officials. Since that day they were scolded by me and ordered them to go back and strictly discipline their children, many days have passed and everything goes well, and even their parents and relatives have no objection, let alone all officials? Did Wen Ruo hear any rumors?"

Xun Yu said: "It's not that I heard any news, but that I think it's too strange. Although the execution of the five of them is in line with the laws and military disciplines of the country, the laws and regulations in the court have been corrupt for a long time. Many families have long been used to being rampant. Just like the children of the Wang family who met at the Zongzi Shop in Nancheng, how could they take the laws and regulations seriously? Now that the five people are suffering from this disaster, many families can swallow their anger so much. I think it's very unusual."

"I also attached the words of the Minister of State." Xun You also stood up.

Liu He laughed.

"Haha... the two beloved ministers are worried. Now that I have established the Central Plains, the military and political power in the court is controlled by me, not comparable to the two emperors Huan Ling in the past. It is reasonable for these five people to violate the laws and regulations of the country. Of course, I know that many families will not be convinced so easily, but what can they do if they are resentful? Let's take a step back, even if some of them are bold and want to collude with foreign enemies, cooperate with the outside world, and subvert the court's principles, will I still be afraid?"

When the two heard this, although they did not agree, they could not find any reason to continue to persuade Liu He, so they stopped talking.

In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

In this era, the Mid-Autumn Festival is not a particularly grand festival. Some people celebrate it, and some people spend it. However, Liu He is from the 21st century and naturally remembers this festival that can have a long holiday. On this day, he still asked Zhang Yu to prepare pastries and tea in the harem. After finishing his government affairs early during the day, he went to the harem to reunite with his family and enjoy the joy of family.

However, just after the festive night, early the next morning, an explosive news came into the palace.

"What the hell is going on?" Liu He looked very ugly. He walked quickly towards the study and asked Xun Yu and Xun You who were following him.

Xun Yu followed closely and bowed and replied, "The fake emperor Liu Yan suddenly made a big name for kings. In addition to Liu Biao, Liu Yao and Liu Bei were respectively named King of Chu, King of Wu and King of Qi, even Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Jiao and other people with other surnames were able to be named Kings of County."

"Sun Jian was awarded the title of King of Lujiang, King of Cao Cao, King of Chenliu, King of Gongsun Zan, King of Beiping, King of Jiao He, King of Jinan, King of Kong Rong, King of Beihai, King of Tao Qian, King of Pengcheng, and the son of the veteran General Zhu Jun, and the governor of Jiaozhou Zhu Fu was also awarded the title of King of Nanyue, and even their descendants were awarded the title of the county marquis."

"Is this old fox crazy?" Liu He cursed.

"The ancestors clearly told me that the descendants of the Liu family should not be granted the title of king. Is this old thief going to be separated from my Liu family?"

Xun You hurriedly said, "Liu Yan must have seen Zhang Ren's defeat in Liangzhou and the road to the northern expedition in Yizhou has been blocked, so he was eager to jump over the wall. He knew that if he continued like this, he would be able to position himself as the imperial court in less than two or three years. At this time, he would not care about the ancestral teachings. Instead of being executed by the nine clans at that time, it would be better to give it a try and use this throne to win over the princes and help him and compete with Your Majesty."

While talking, the three of them had already arrived in the imperial study room.

"What are the reactions of the princes?" Liu He's eyes were chilling.

Xun Yu said: "Qingzhou Governor Jiao He, Beihai Prefect Kong Rong, Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, and Yangzhou Governor Liu Yao, then killed the envoys of Yizhou and announced the world that they were loyal to Your Majesty and had no power with Liu Yan in Yizhou. Although Liu Biao and Liu Bei had not accepted the envoys, they did not kill the envoys from Yizhou, nor did they scold Liu Yan. The rest of the people have not yet expressed their opinions, and they can be said to be fence-bearing. And Cao Cao of Yanzhou even issued a proclamation to attack Your Majesty, saying that you..."

"I forgive you for being innocent, tell me quickly!" Liu He was already very impatient.

"According to the order. Cao Cao's manifesto said that Your Majesty is a common man in the countryside. He dares to bully the young master, plot to seize magical tools, and kill loyal and kind people without any hesitation. He is the first of all treacherous people, and the people of the world should kill him..."

"Hateful!" Liu He was furious and slapped out his palm, and even slapped the imperial case in front of him.

"It's not just that. Nearly 20 Qiang tribes including Baima Qiang, Zhong Qiang, as well as Xianbei Kebineng and Wuhuan King of Liaodong, all corresponded to the rebel Liu Yan, who accused His Majesty of being cruel and killing countless tribes, and rebelled one after another. Zhu Fu sternly refused to come to Yizhou on the spot, but was plotted to death by the local indigenous gentry. Shi Xie, a contemporary head of the Jiaozhou clan, announced that he would lead Jiaozhou and accept the enthronement. He then raised 100,000 troops and hoarded them in the northern border."
Chapter completed!