Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 204 Two birds with one stone

Hu Zhen was waiting for the news in Xingyang, when suddenly the defeated army came to report, Zhao Cen was beheaded again, and the life and death of Captain Hua Xiong was unknown, he was shocked and angry at once, never dared to send troops rashly again, and sent someone to report to Luoyang overnight.

At this time, Dong Zhuo had already worshiped himself as the prime minister, granted him the title of Marquis of Mei, praised him but was not famous, entered the court without tending to him, walked on the sword, and had great power in the court.

Hu Zhen ordered Ma Fei to report to Luoyang that Dong Zhuo was sleeping on the dragon bed in the palace, having fun with more than a dozen court ladies, the soldiers were in such high spirits that the soldiers dared not report, and Li Ru reported to Dong Zhuo the next day.

Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard the words, and cursed: "Liu and Xiaoer, you have repeatedly resisted my orders. Do you want to rebel? I will recruit them myself."

Li Ru said: "Prime Minister, calm down. Although Liu He wins, it can't shake a tree like a fly. Why does the Prime Minister need to personally conquer it?"

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "I recruit famous people, Xun Shuang, Han Rong and others dare not resist orders, only Lu Zhi and Cai Yong are far away, and Huang Fusong also went to Youzhou, all because of Liu He What father and son did, if I don’t get rid of these two, my hatred will never go away!”

Li Ru said with a smile: "If the Prime Minister wants to get rid of the father and son, there is no need to use weapons. With just a piece of edict, Liu Yu and his son can be captured at his disposal, at the Prime Minister's disposal."

Dong Zhuo said impatiently: "Three imperial edicts have been issued before, but Liu He actually disregarded the king's order, and instead rose up to fight and kill our soldiers. This person is the queen of Donghai King Gong, and I am afraid that he will be more popular than Yuan Shao. If a hero responds to this person Isn't it a big trouble to gather people together?"

Li Ruyanxu smiled coldly, and said: "Liu He is young and vigorous, so he is unavoidably rebellious. However, his father Liu Yu is benevolent and loyal. Liu He does not obey the king's orders, but Liu Yu misses the court. Why doesn't the prime minister pretend to be the son of the emperor?" Zhao, send people to Youzhou, and then promote Liu Yu to be the Taifu, and call him into the court to assist the emperor? Your Majesty is young now, and Liu Yu is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Please follow the example of Duke Zhou. Liu Yu will definitely come here happily .”

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and laughed: "This plan is very clever. As long as Liu Yu arrives in the court, Liu and his son will have to listen to my orders."

"This is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone!" Li Ru said with a low smile: "After Liu Yu leaves Youzhou, the prime minister can appoint another Youzhou shepherd, cutting off Liu He's foundation in one fell swoop. See?"

"Hahaha, you kill two birds with one stone, wonderful!" Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and laughed, and asked: "If Liu Yu comes, who can be the shepherd of Youzhou?"

Li Ru had already thought up a plan last night, and immediately said: "Youzhou is a border place, and the Hu people often invade it. Although it is to cut off Liu He's retreat, it cannot be appointed by famous scholars. Liu Yao is now the prefect of the county. Knowing the habits of Hu people, he can be promoted to Youzhou shepherd, these two are clan relatives, even if Liu Yu refuses, he can't find any more words to say."

Dong Zhuo nodded in praise, and said in a deep voice: "There are also three old men, Cai Yong, Lu Zhi, and Huang Fusong, who will also be recruited into the court. If they don't come, their clan will be destroyed."

Li Ru took the order and immediately brought people into the palace, ordered them to write an edict and send it to Youzhou, and also sent Li Su to Xingyang to help Hu Zhen guard the city, just hold on and wait for news.

In Aocang City, the soldiers prepared their troops and waited for three days, but Hu Zhen did not come to send troops, so they took a break.

Liu He once again ordered Hua Xiong to be brought to the mansion, and said to him: "Dong Zhuo has not sent troops for three days, so he must have given up on you. Will Captain Hua still be loyal to the evil party?"

Hua Xiong frowned, his face was deep, he stood there without saying a word, his fellow villager Zhou Cang failed to persuade him to surrender, and was helpless for a while.

Cheng Yu said: "Dong Zhuo bullied the heavens and abolished the lord, messed up the harem, he is more hateful than Wang Mang and his ilk, the whole world is indignant, if you help him domineering and endanger the country, he will surely be stigmatized for thousands of years, why don't you know?"

Hua Xiong snorted slightly, and said: "Dong Gong has a kindness to me, I only know how to repay the kindness and be loyal, no matter what else."

Liu He shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Dong Zhuo deceived the emperor and was a rebellious minister. You are so stupid and loyal, don't you help Zhou to do evil? I think you are brave and have a heart of love for talents. You can't bear to order your generals to fight to the death. Now is the time When you have abandoned darkness and turned to light to make up for your mistakes, why should you remain stubborn?"

Cheng Yu persuaded from the side: "General Liu is a clan member of the Han family. Now he is gathering troops to train soldiers and mobilize righteous soldiers to wipe out the royal family. Dong Zhuo will die sooner or later. Your ancestors also eat Han's salary. You should think of righteousness to serve the country, not Help evil with all your foolishness."

Zhang Fei looked impatiently, and said angrily: "This thief has no conscience and loyalty. He is a wolf-hearted man. I don't think you need to talk anymore. When I bring it out, he will be clean with a spear!"

Seeing that Hua Xiong still didn't speak, Liu He said helplessly: "I thought you were a useful talent, so I tried to persuade you many times. Since you don't know all my hard work, I can't let you go back to make trouble for others, so I have to fulfill your foolish and loyal heart." "

On the contrary, Guan Yu was somewhat moved by Hua Xiong's firmness. He slightly opened his phoenix eyes, stroked his beard and said, "As the saying goes: A good bird chooses a tree to live on, and a good minister chooses a leader to serve. General Liu is a hero in the world, and he is a royal family. Respecting the virtuous and courteous, how is it better than that of Dong Zhuo? When a man meets a master who can do something, he misses him, and he regrets it!"

Hua Xiong saw these people repeatedly persuaded him, he was really moved, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then sighed: "I am no more than a prisoner, how dare you bother me so much? I just want to surrender, but there is one condition. If you can agree, I hope From your words."

Liu He said happily, "Just tell me."

Hua Xiong said: "In the past, in my hometown, if Dong Gong hadn't saved me, I would have died long ago. Although I have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, I don't want to betray my old master. I will never fight against the Xiliang army in the future."

Liu He laughed and said, "Captain Hua is truly a righteous man. This matter is not difficult. I will send you back to Youzhou immediately to guard the border and deal with the barbarians. What do you think?"

Hua Xiong clasped his fists and said: "I will obey my orders! But there are still wives and children at home, fearing Dong Zhuo's revenge, please take it back before going to Youzhou."

Liu He sighed: "You know that Dong Zhuo will definitely take revenge if he knows about it, but you are still so foolish and loyal. It's really..."

However, Hua Xiong had surrendered and was more judgmental, asking, "Where is your home?"

Hua Xiong replied: "It's not far. It's at Fengling Ferry in Xinfeng, Kansai. After picking up my family, I can cross to Hebei and go to Hebei."

"Fenglingdu?" Liu He frowned slightly, suddenly his heart moved, and said to Hua Xiong: "You are going to your hometown now, so there is no need to rush to Youzhou. I have an arrangement. If it can be done, it will be a great achievement. .”

Hua Xiong was also grateful for Liu He's hard work and said hurriedly: "General, just ask."

Liu He smiled and waved his hands, but without explaining first, he ordered people to prepare a banquet, first to suppress Hua Xiong's surprise, and then to arrange in detail.

Conquering Hua Xiong this time can be regarded as the greatest consolation for this famous sidekick of the Three Kingdoms. Although Hua Xiong's military force is not as good as Guan Zhang, he is capable of fighting Yan Liang and is also very powerful.

At this time, Guanzhang has already been appointed as a general, and there is no need to kill Huaxiong with warm wine to improve his reputation. If there is still a battle at Hulaoguan, it is the same to change someone to sharpen the knife for the second master.

(End of this chapter)