Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1064 The Blooming Banner

   "Father..." Zhong Jie asked Zhong Shao helplessly, "...what shall we do now?"

   Zhong Shao looked back at Liu Xie who was in the middle of the hill, silent for a long time, but he was speechless.

  What can I say?

   Blame His Majesty for not being good at riding, or blame His Majesty for not being able to endure hardship?

The skill of riding a horse is not something that anyone is born with. Even Liu Bei, who has not ridden a horse for a long time, can't help but touch Liu Biao's thigh and sigh "the flesh is resurrected", not to mention Liu Xie, who is half a man. kid?

  Man can't calculate the sky, Zhong Shao calculates and calculates, but forgets to calculate Liu Xie.

  Although Liu Huihui rides a horse, the horses he originally rode are naturally selected. They belong to the most docile and well-behaved horses. At the same time, the riding time will not be very long. I don’t want to run away now...

   This difference naturally made Liu Xie very uncomfortable.

   Apart from riding skills, physical strength is also a problem. No matter how hard a half-grown child persists, there is a big gap between him and an adult. It is precisely because of this that Chong Shao and his party couldn't run very fast, and in the end the soldiers and horses sent by Yang Biao followed the traces and caught up here.

"...give the order," Zhong Shao said slowly, as if he was speaking to Zhong Jie, or to himself, "...the old man has sent a fast rider to Diaoyin... this place is only a day away from Diaoyin General Zhengxi will arrive in a short while! They are all guarded and waiting for reinforcements!"

   Zhong Jie nodded, responded, and went down to give instructions to everyone.

  Although they caught up, Yang Biao's men did not dare to attack brazenly, so they had to send people to notify Yang Biao while surrounding the small hill to prevent Zhong Shao, Liu Xie and others from escaping.

This mountain is a small hill on the Guanzhong Plain. It is neither high nor very large. There are some weeds and shrubs on the mountain, plus some scattered trees, which are neither bare nor particularly dense. On the whole, it is a very ordinary small hill, which is no different from most of the usual hills, but today it is different because of Liu Xie.

Liu Xie's legs are still trembling up to now. Some blood bubbles have been worn out on the inside of the two legs, and some are broken. The blood color has seeped out and stuck to the clothes. The pain makes people tremble when they move. .

Fu Shou and two other waiters were busy beside Liu Xie. There was not much water to wash, so they had to wipe it with a relatively clean cloth, and then bandaged Liu Xie's worn out area. Otherwise, Liu Xie's legs will probably be useless if he continues to grind like this...

   Liu Xie’s other attendants, only these two are left now, and the rest don’t know when they will disappear, and they don’t know how they will live or die.

   "Your Majesty...does Your Majesty feel better?" Fu Shou gently touched Liu Xie's bandaged legs with his hands, and asked worriedly.

"Hmm..." There were still bursts of burning pain, and beads of sweat gathered on Liu Xie's forehead, washing away the dust on his face, "...It's okay...I can bear this pain live…"

Maybe it was to divert his attention, maybe it was to enlighten Fushou, Liu Xie raised his head and looked around, looking at the blue stones and green trees nearby, the road below the mountain, and the looming rice fields in the distance, he couldn't help saying quietly: " ...Look, this is the big guy..."

The big man is not the three hundred and sixty-five steps within the palace wall, not the boxy sky inside the window lintel, not the rotten smell that cannot be concealed even after lighting a lot of sandalwood, not the ones that exist in the middle of Zhihu. Gray and dry image.

   This is the big man.

  Live and fresh big man.

  Green like a tree, strong like a green hill, clear like a blue sky, deep like the earth.

   "...Did you see it?" Liu Xie murmured, as if speaking to himself, or to Fushou, "...these are the big men..."

  Fu Shou turned his head to look, only seeing desolation in his eyes.

   There are not many people here, and there are no villages around, let alone people.

   This is the big man?

Big men should not be bustling streets, crowded bazaars, noisy crowds, and those who bark their teeth, wear bearskins, paint gold and white on their eyes, and then wear red and black cloaks, holding wooden The Chang Ge with many colored cloth strips wrapped around it, and the one with the big shield that makes people feel scared just by looking at it...

  In this desolate place, there is not even a business person, not even a person who plows the fields and picks mulberries. How can this be a big man?

Fu Shou raised his head slightly, glanced at Liu Xie, but didn't say anything, just responded: "...Yes, Your Majesty..." Fu Shou has always been gentle, so she rarely showed her own opinions or anything She claims that she is used to obeying other people's orders. It was her father before, and now it is Liu Xie, just like she was unwilling to enter the palace at the request of her father.

Fushou didn't have any requests, and he didn't know how to make any requests, but the only two remaining eunuchs around Liu Xie had to make some requests. Nothing was eaten.

   "How can there be any food?!" The military academy yelled loudly, pointing at the surrounding soldiers with a look of disdain on their faces, "Didn't you see that we are all hungry? If you want food, go find it yourself!"

   "There...there is no personal smoke around here, but where can I find it?" The **** didn't care about the face in front of these big soldiers in the past, or he didn't have much face to speak of following Liu Xie, so he just begged.

"...Stop croaking, all go searching, find something to eat... There are always wild fruits and beasts in the mountains, just look for it..." Zhong Shao heard the noisy voice here, and couldn't stand it, so he frowned He ordered, "...Didn't you bring some dry food, go get some, and distribute it to Your Majesty first..."

   "Wei!" The military academy took the order, and then took a few people to search in the bushes.

  Chong Shao walked up to Liu Xie, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "It is the old minister's fault that His Majesty has been wronged..."

  Liu Xie waved his hand and said: "You don't need to be like this... I can come out for a walk, and I can see the great Han Dynasty... I am already very satisfied..."

  Chong Shao was silent, and he said after a long time: "...Your Majesty is wise, the old minister has sent someone to General Zhengxi to ask for help, presumably the reinforcements will arrive soon...Your Majesty can wait at ease..."

  ………………

   "Duke Yang, what do you mean by taking us into captivity?" Dong Cheng shouted loudly, pointing at Yang Biao while breaking free from the pull of the guards.

  Yang Biao frowned, then turned his head aside in disdain.

Seeing this, Zhao Wen stepped forward and pointed to Dong Cheng and said, "Your Majesty is in trouble. As a courtier of the Great Khan, how can you not think about your majesty's safety! Yang Gong is anxious, his heart is burning, and his voice has been damaged, but he still summons you. , do your duty as a courtier, and go to rescue His Majesty! Don’t you want to become a moth of a big man, who only knows how to receive salary, money and food, but doesn’t know how to be a monarch and a minister!”

  Dong Cheng distinguished: "Your Majesty naturally needs to pursue it! It's just that ordering soldiers to come to the door, adding axes and axes, is also the way of Yang Gongjun and ministers?!"

Zhao Wen said indifferently: "If it wasn't for this, I'm afraid there would be many cowardly and incompetent people who would stay behind closed doors under the guise of the epidemic, right? What's more, your majesty's situation is urgent, so how can you slack off for a moment! General Dong, what did you do for the General Niu's trilogy, do you mean something else?"

   "You!" Dong Cheng stared at Zhao Wen with his eyes wide open, but couldn't say anything.

  Zhao Wen sneered, then waved his hands and asked the soldiers to **** Dong Cheng forward.

   "...Mr. Yang, the ministers have basically arrived..." Zhao Wen returned to Yang Biao's side and reported in a low voice.

  Yang Biao nodded, sat on the horseback, looked around for a while at these big Han officials who were either indignant, indifferent, gloomy, or evasive. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly, signaling to go.

   Offending people will inevitably offend others, but in this world, as long as interests are involved, there is no non-offending person.

  If this person has more, that person's interests will naturally be less. How can it be possible to take care of oneself and give consideration to others?

  In Guanzhong, Yang Biao has always been an outsider.

  When dealing with political affairs these days, Yang Biao clearly felt the gap. It's like being separated by a layer of veil, and it's like being in the water. Whether it's the sight or the movement, it's indescribably uncomfortable, and there is no feeling of commanding like in Hongnong.

   Returning to Luoyang, returning to Henan Yin, returning to his own territory, naturally became the best choice for Yang Biao. What's more, except for the ministers and officials who were born in Xiliang or Guanzhong like Dong Cheng, they were basically willing to go back to Luoyang.

  The clothes are not as good as the new ones, and that's it. People may have retained some sense of territory in ancient times, but most people are still used to living and working on their familiar territory.

   But now, there is one more problem.

   This problem is very serious, so serious that Yang Biao can only think about it by himself, and he can't even talk about it, let alone share it with others.

  Han Emperor Liu Xie, should he be saved or not?

   Or should I arrive earlier, or simply arrive later?

   Yang Biao naturally couldn't say this kind of thing, but he needed to carefully weigh it in his heart and weigh the pros and cons.

  The contact with Hejian Wang has already been sent, and it has caught up with such a critical node. If it is said that all the responsibilities are shifted to Zhong Shao, it is actually not a bad idea.

   Said that Zhong Shaojian had no hope of escaping, so he even threatened the Emperor Han to break out of the siege, but failed...

  Anyway, Zhong Shao ran once, and it is reasonable to say that he wants to run a second time, without flaws.

   It’s just that the ending is a little troublesome. If you want to completely cover it up, I’m afraid that all the people present, even the soldiers on your own side, must be…

  Yang Biao rubbed his head, sleepless all night, and kept on arranging things. He hasn't had a good rest until now. His head seems to be swollen, heavy and painful.

  As long as he moves swiftly and greets the King of Hejian, then he will definitely be a supporting minister, and his power and position are naturally out of the question.

  Thinking about it, I still feel a little bit moved, but if I do this...

  The two sages of the Yuan family may not be willing to agree.

  In other words, I wish I could do this myself, and then I can pour a pot of dirty water over regardless, and then look for a second Liu Yu or something...

  Send troops to Hongnong, and head straight to Hebei?

  Yang Biao frowned, closed his eyes, sat in the middle of the carriage, staggered with the bumps of the road, pondered for a long time, and finally sighed.

   If there is no **** Dong Zhuo, his own Hongnong is no worse than Jizhou and Yuzhou!

   If there wasn't that damned Fei Qian, with the help of Bing Beihe Dong, his strength would naturally stabilize the second son of the Yuan family!

  However, things are always like this, and the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes.

  Yang Biao sighed softly, deeply, and unheard of.

   Now I can only look for the word "stable".

  Yang Biao opened his eyes and ordered: "Order the former army to speed up and go to your majesty's place! Be careful, don't hurt your majesty!"

Zhao Wen, who was following behind, heard Yang Biao's order, was slightly taken aback, then stared at Yang Biao's compartment for a while, finally lowered his head, twisted his neck from side to side, and shook his head, as if his neck was sore. , and seemed to be slightly disapproving of this order.

  ………………

More and more soldiers gathered at the foot of the mountain, and Zhong Shao's face became paler and paler, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. If he had been desperate earlier, even if he was tied, he would have tied Liu Xie to the horse to break through, maybe he would still be able to escape. Find a gap and rush out, but now, even if you want to break through, you can't rush out.

   Fortunately, the soldiers at the foot of the mountain seemed to have been ordered, and they didn't mean to oppress the mountain. They just kept building fortifications, **** horses, and blocked the surrounding area.

  When the sun was getting to the west, Zhong Shao suddenly heard the commotion of soldiers down the mountain, his heart skipped a beat, he quickly stood up and looked into the distance, but only saw a cloud of smoke and dust coming from the direction of Chang'an.

   Zhong Shao couldn't help shaking, staggered two steps, and almost couldn't stand still. On the side, Zhong Jie hurriedly supported him, with a trace of anxiety and helplessness, he said, "Father, father... what, what should I do?"

  Resist?

  How long can these soldiers with little food and grass resist?

   Don't you resist?

  I ran out so hard, wouldn't it be empty at both ends, with nothing?

   Just when Zhong Shao was at a loss, he suddenly heard cheers from his own soldiers behind him!

Zhong Shao turned his head violently, even the bones in his neck were overburdened, and there was a rattling sound, and he saw the sun gradually setting west, reflecting on the group of people and horses in the distance, and his whole body was dyed. With a layer of golden light, it's like a **** descending from the earth. The three-color flag raised high in front of the queue also seemed to be dyed with a layer of gold, blooming with incomparably dazzling brilliance...

  (end of this chapter)