Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1061 Zhong Shao's lifeline

   "Your Majesty is up?" Zhong Shao asked a little Huangmen, stopping him.

  Xiao Huangmen bowed and replied: "Mr. Zhong... His Majesty has woken up..."

  Chong Shao ignored the little yellow gate and walked straight into the hall.

Xiao Huangmen lowered his head, and waited until Chong Shao and his party passed by, then slowly raised his head, looked at Chong Shao and his party, stretched his chin forward, stretched his neck, pulled the corners of his mouth down, and secretly grinned. tooth.

  Cong Shao didn’t notice this, or even if he did, he couldn’t care about the emotions of these eunuchs now...

  The most important thing right now is how to protect yourself, and then seek a chance to come back.

   Over the past few days, Zhong Shao's heart has been extremely anxious, he has lost countless hairs, and blisters have formed at the corners of his mouth, and his face twitches with pain when he moves slightly.

   Zhong Shao didn’t know that he was at a disadvantage now, procrastinating would only make his situation worse and worse, but he was unable to fight back, after all, the military strength was too disparate...

   "Damn Liu Jiashu!" Zhong Shao cursed in a low voice, and the anger in his heart completely obscured his sanity for a moment, and he didn't even realize that the emperor he was about to meet was also surnamed Liu.

Liu Xie also didn't rest well these days, causing a dull pain in his head. This kind of headache is a little different from ordinary illnesses. It seems to be the pain radiating from the inside of the skull, sometimes in front, sometimes in the back, it seems to be Liu Xie is reminded all the time that the current environment is indeed a headache.

   "Your Majesty..." The **** in front of the main hall came to report, "...the kindness is asking to see you..."

   Liu Xie closed his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Please come in..."

  The main hall of Changle Palace has not undergone large-scale repairs for a long time. The wooden boards in the hall will naturally loosen after being trampled on for a long time, and people walking on them make rattling noises. Accompanied by the crackling voice, Zhong Shao came to Liu Xie and bowed to meet him.

"Qing Aiqing came here, I don't know what's going on?" Liu Xie said slowly, although his nutrition has not kept up and his body is a little weak, but his demeanor is still calm, even better than that of ordinary adults .

   Zhong Shao's eyebrows and eyes slightly swept left and right, and he bowed his head in silence.

   "You all stand down..." Liu Xie agreed, pondered for a moment, and then ordered. In fact, there are not many people serving around Liu Xie, just three or two people, but seeing Zhong Shao's serious face, they let these servants stand far away.

Chong Shao is now saying that he is trying to make up for it after a dead sheep, or he is a frightened bird. Anyway, although he now knows that the palace is still under his control, it is still better to be careful, try to keep the information confidential, and not let the third person know. Nature is the best.

   "...Your Majesty..." Seeing that both sides retreated, Zhong Shao lowered his voice and said, "...Mr. Yang conspired against the emperor and wanted to kill the emperor. I heard that Mrs. Yang is sending an envoy to visit King Hejian..."

   "What?!" Liu Xie straightened his back, his eyes widened.

  Hejian is a good place. Naturally, like most good places, it was granted to the children of the Liu family. Of course, Hejian is not close to Chang'an. Even if there is such a thing, it will take a long time to come and go. Liu Xie doesn't have much risk for the time being, but such a thing makes Liu Xie feel difficult to calm down.

  Everyone needs to have some support, and those who do not have any support and support often become the bottom cornerstone, and become the target of being trampled and bullied by others.

  The same is true for Liu Xie. He knows that the only thing he can rely on is his identity as the emperor. If he is no longer the emperor, then maybe he might follow his brother's path...

  In any case, the emperor is more or less respected, but who would especially respect a deposed emperor?

Strictly speaking, the king of Hejian is even more orthodox than Emperor Ling of Han. But his father is just a Marquis of Jieduting...

  So if it is only in terms of blood, the current king of Hejian, Liu Kai, is more orthodox than Liu Xie. In this way, if what Zhong Shao said is true, then Yang Biao sent someone to contact King Hejian, the implication in this will inevitably make people think deeply...

"...this matter..." Liu Xie restrained his beating heart, tried to calm his voice as much as possible, and said, "...how did Chong Aiqing know?" Zhong Shao was surrounded like himself Inside the palace walls, how could they know Yang Biao's every move outside the city walls? What's more, it is naturally impossible for Yang Biao to do this kind of thing with great fanfare, so how can Zhong Shao find out about it?

  Chong Shao lowered his eyelids, cupped his hands and said: "Although the minister is trapped, there are still loyal and brave people outside the city... It's just that the power is weak, and the Yang family has rebels, so we can only spread some news..."

  Liu Xie nodded, which made sense.

  If it is really as what Zhong Shao said...

  Liu Xie thought about it, suddenly frowned slightly, and looked at Zhong Shao with a bit of anger. That's right, if it wasn't for the fight between Zhong Shao and Yang Biao, how could he have fallen into such an embarrassing situation!

Chong Shao seemed to have noticed something, so he knelt down slowly on the ground, took off the beam crown on his head, put it on his side, and said: "...the old minister is guilty, implicate your majesty... If your majesty wants to punish the old minister, please majesty Bind the ministers under the palace gate and hand them over to the Yang family, maybe it will protect His Majesty, and the Yang family may not..."

   Zhong Shao didn't finish speaking, just kowtowed and lowered his head deeply.

  Liu Xie was silent for a moment, stepped forward, helped Zhong Shao up, and said: "You don't have to be like this, I can trust you..."

  So what if you can't believe it? There are people from Zhong Shao inside and outside the hall, and if I say a sentence here to punish Zhong Shao, maybe Zhong Shao will jump up and punish him in the next moment...

   Taking a step back, even if Zhong Shao is handed over to Yang Biao, will Yang Biao give up the idea of ​​King Hejian and come to assist him loyally?

   Can only take care of the moment!

  Chong Shao kowtowed again, then stood up, and said: "...Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Even if the veteran abandons his body, His Majesty will be safe! For the present plan...Your Majesty, the only thing is to break through!"

   "Breakthrough?" Liu Xie said blankly, "...how to break through, and where can we go?"

   Zhong Shao smiled slightly, not knowing whether it was self-deprecating or something else, but to have such an opportunity, he still had to thank the Xiliang thieves who made trouble in the past...

   Originally, it was precisely because of these Xiliang bandits that Zhong Shao could not take his soldiers back to Chang'an, which gave Yang Biao a chance to breathe and gain a foothold, but now these Xiliang bandits also brought Zhong Shao a glimmer of life.

Previously, Yang Biao had been using Zhong Shao to not clean up the Xiliang bandit soldiers, or he said that Zhong Shao and Xiliang bandit soldiers colluded with each other, and there was an argument that Zhong Shao was in vain for the peace of Guanzhong, but now that Zhong Shao was besieged in the palace city, Yang Biao controlled If the overall situation in the periphery is compromised, then these Xiliang thieves will naturally become Yang Biao's responsibility.

  When you are in the opposition party, you can naturally spit wildly. Whether there is something or not, it is the fault of the ruling party. However, now that the opposition party is in power, I suddenly find that all the saliva before has fallen on me.

   Ma Chao led a small group of troops all the way eastward, unreasonably plundering the surrounding areas as military rations, causing urgent calls for help to fly to Chang'an like raindrops, and to Yang Biao's desk.

As far as Yang Biao is concerned, it is natural that the best strategy is to deal with Zhong Shao first, but what about attacking Miyagi now? Soldiers don't have the guts to do so, plus they still have to take into account the issue of reputation, so they can only besieged for the time being, not directly.

  Then we can only deal with this small group of Xiliang thieves first, and to appease the fragile hearts of the nobles in Guanzhong, and then...

   But the general who leads the soldiers has some problems. Although Xia Mou saw that Zhong Shao's momentum was not right at the time, he turned his back in the end, but Yang Biao was not at ease at all, so he couldn't hand over the team to Xia Mou's hands, so after many calculations, Liu Fan was the only one who could use it for the time being. one use.

As soon as Liu Fan moved, Yang Biao could only take over the management of the personnel in charge of Chang'an city defense, but naturally there were some loopholes in this mutual handover and management. The familiar process, so it is inevitable that there will be opportunities in front of Zhong Shao...

"...Your Majesty!" Chong Shao looked a little excited, and said with a white beard, "...Yang is not familiar with the defense of the city gate at the moment. Taking advantage of the fact that his troops are divided into two places and the defense is negligent, it is the best place for His Majesty to escape from the thorns Great opportunity!"

  Speaking of it this way, there is nothing wrong with it, but...

  Even if you can break through, where can you go?

   Are you still going to Luoyang?

   "...Your Majesty, Hongnong is all Yang's land, so this is the current plan...Go north to Diaoyin, via Pingyang, and then make plans..." Zhong Shao suggested breaking out, and naturally he had already considered the direction.

  Speaking of which, Chong Shao may not be willing to go north, but the problem is that there is no other place to go except in this direction.

   To the south is Lantian, and the mountain road is rugged and difficult. Even if you pass Wuguan with great difficulty, you are basically on Yuan Shu's territory. Will the Yuan family treat you kindly? Even if he treats himself kindly, will he still have a chance to regain control of the government?

   Needless to say, going to the west, but going to the east is Hongnong, isn't it like falling into a trap?

After thinking about it, he could only go north to seek the assistance of General Zhengxi. At least there was a non-embarrassing alliance before, even if General Zhengxi didn't think about it, according to Zhong Shao's judgment, Zhengxi Western generals Fei Qian and Yang Biao, on the surface, are quite harmonious and raise the banner of righteousness, but in fact they are not all the same, so there is still a glimmer of life.

  Most of the time, the only option is the best option for a person in a difficult situation.

   "North?" Liu Xie subconsciously repeated.

Chong Shao nodded and emphasized: "... General Zhengxi is dedicated to serving the country, opening up borders and guarding the land, so he is naturally loyal to His Majesty... Your Majesty will be free from worries... and the distance from Chang'an to the north is also the shortest. Sensei noticed, came to catch up, and we can also rush to Diaoyin before he arrives... Besides, as soon as His Majesty sets out, the old minister will send a fast horse to General Zhengxi, and order him to mobilize troops and horses to **** him, and we can also protect him. Your Majesty is considerate..."

   After Zhongshao Balabala finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xie.

"..." Liu Xie closed his eyes, pondered for a while, then opened his eyes again, nodded and said, "...so, according to Zhong Aiqing's words... break through, break out is just... but this break out, what exactly is going to happen? action?"

  Chong Shao said: "The old man sees that most of Yang's soldiers gather at the Bacheng Gate, and there is a lot of slack outside the Fu'an Gate...so you can go through the Fu'an Gate at three o'clock tonight!"

   "Leave today?" Although Liu Xie said that he had already made a decision, he was still a little nervous and flustered when he heard that he was leaving that day.

   Zhong Shao nodded heavily, and said, "That's right! If you delay until the Yang family straightens out the city's defenses, we will be unable to do what we want!"

  Liu Xie sighed slightly, and said: "...What Qing Chong said is very true...Let's just leave it at that, tonight is tonight...then...how many people can I take with me?"

"This..." Zhong Shao paused, almost blurting out, saying that Liu Xie should be alone, but after silently calculating, he looked around and said, "...Your Majesty, the number of people should not be too many... these three or five That's good... After all, there are too many people, and the movement will be more inconvenient..."

   No matter how you say it, you have to give Liu Xiebei a few servants, or else let Chong Shao personally serve tea and water to Liu Xie? Unexpectedly, Liu Xie said: "...Then, what about the other people in the palace?"

  Chong Shaogong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is an extraordinary period... Besides, Your Majesty is a man of gold, and the rest of you... I think Yang will not be embarrassed..."

   As for whether Yang Biao would vent his anger on these unlucky palace guys after knowing that Liu Xie had fled, that was Yang Biao's business.

   "...No, no, Chong Aiqing..." Liu Xie turned around twice, and then said, "...If there are fewer attendants, I will take less, but Fu...Queen Fu must go with me!"

   "Queen Fu?" Zhong Shao's eyes widened, "...Why is Queen Fu here?"

Liu Xie said: "A few days ago, I canonized Fugui as the queen, and I was about to announce it to the Taimiao, but unexpectedly..." That's right, there was still a formality for the canonization of the queen, and the order to be canonized as the queen was not formally placed in the Taimiao. . But at that time, Yang Biao and Zhong Shao were fighting each other, even if Liu Xie wanted to put this order in the Taimiao, he had no chance.

Zhong Shao nodded embarrassingly, and said: "...So, of course, the queen will go with me..." Although Zhong Shao didn't say anything, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart. Once there were too many people, it would be difficult to hide it. Coupled with the female counterparts, most of the psychological quality is still not good enough, who knows what kind of moths will come out...

  (end of this chapter)