Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a magic stick

Guo Jia is right.

Except for the loyal Huangfusong and Lu Zhi who personally led troops and desperately tried to rescue the emperor, all the civil and military officials who got the news at this moment were in a mess, with their own thoughts, and even Wang Yun suppressed them. No more.

As long-term interests and property and life are at stake, it is necessary to assess the situation and choose the optimal strategy.

Most of the people who can survive Dong Zhuoxue's torture are tactful people. I think it very clearly at this moment. The situation has developed so far, and the ending is nothing more than the following four:

One is that those two who did not give up were lucky enough to rescue the emperor back, and then rewarded them in private, adding a level of trust, and then they did not make any noise;

The second is that His Majesty was completely kidnapped, and after paying a large amount of money and food as a ransom, he welcomed back humiliatingly, and let the government and the people follow the imperial power to sweep the ground with majesty;

The third is that Your Majesty "would rather die than surrender" and "be broken for jade", and they grieved because the world cannot live without a king for a day, and it is necessary to establish a new master quickly;

The fourth is to simply disregard the life and death of the mediocre master, fabricate the rumors of his murder, and spread it widely, so that the foreigners lose their bargaining chips, and they can choose another person to appoint him.

For the first two types, the ones who benefit the most will be Huangfusong and Lu Zhi who contributed the most, and maybe Yan Qing, who came from behind, has nothing to do with them; and whether it is the third or fourth type, there will be activities space, and once it is the result of joint promotion, the process does not need to take any risks.

As for who to choose, Liu Kang is still young and has not left any heirs, so this choice will be the result of the next round of games.

There are countless descendants of the clan, even if it is an emperor who has a name but no real power, he doesn't worry about having no one to take.

Even if he couldn't choose someone who was close to him, it would still be much better than Liu Kang whose heart had been caged.

Once the new emperor takes office, he will be able to carry out another settlement of the merits of the dragon and redistribute the benefits.

But these people are well versed in the principle of shooting the top bird. Although they have made up their minds, they don't make a sound, just wait and see silently.

In their opinion, when the two chief civil servants and military generals who went to save them returned without success and came back to dispatch more soldiers and horses, they might have made a sudden attack, asked the teacher for punishment, and sent the word "ineffective escort" to the door. The crime is a good time to remove him from office.

The undercurrent in Luoyang was raging. Although Yan Qing, who was far away in Yangzhou, hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could guess it pretty well.

He adopted Guo Jia's advice, and did not act impulsively, but his style was much more vigorous - if it was said to be gentle and rainy in the past, it was slow, but now it is suppressed by thunder, full of violence.

Lu Bu was most affected by the restlessness he concealed. With a sullen face every day, he allowed the group of tired soldiers he was conquering to rest for a few days to recover their spirits.

However, this uneasy atmosphere did not last long, because the letters from the confidant counselors scattered in various places were delivered by fast horses one by one.

After Yan Qing got the letter, he went into the back room, sent people to call the most trustworthy Guo Jia and Lu Bu, and ordered Dian Wei to guard outside, while waiting, first removed the wax to read the content.

Most of the documents Xun Yu presented to him before were concise and straight to the point, but this time he adopted a long speech for the first time, explaining the reasons why he must send troops to rescue the emperor as soon as possible.

"...Since the rebellion of Dong Thief, the situation has changed, the government and the people are in chaos, the country is weak, the society is in turmoil, disasters are rampant, and the people are suffering. There are extraordinary people among the fish and dragons, and extraordinary things happen. It is taught...you must know that the righteous soldier wins, and if you keep your position with wealth, you can advance and retreat freely, and stand in an invincible position...The pearls shine brightly to illuminate the sun and the moon, and the outstanding ones unite to level the Central Plains..."

Xun Yu's words can be described as both euphemistic and firm.

Although he didn't say it clearly, he euphemistically pointed out that the reason why Yanqing's forces were able to recruit talents so much and grow stronger was that they were good at seizing the opportunity, with superior abilities and strong personality charm. There is a core foundation, which is to always have the name of righteousness.

The imperial luck of the Han Dynasty alone has lasted for hundreds of years, and it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is engraved in the theory that Dong Zhuo can't kill it with a butcher's knife swung at a moment.

Those who survived were tougher and more sober.

Although Xun Yu did not raise any objections to Yan Qing's act of promoting Jin Jiang's teachings, he finally planted a haze in his heart.

Although the emperor's captivity was a sudden disaster, it also became an opportunity to test his loyalty.

Before Yan Qing received this letter, he probably guessed the content above, and found that it was just the mood of "as expected".

If he knows and stays silent, although he can preserve his strength for a while and prevent those wolf-like warlords from invading any openings, he will lose the noble morality and great righteousness that are praised by everyone, and he will be disappointed. Those headed by Xun Yu pinned their ideals of revitalizing the Han Dynasty and the hope of stabilizing the world on him, the hearts of their subordinates.

Yan Qing sighed slightly.

In fact, Xun Yu didn't want to tell the truth, but wanted to beat around the bush like this. Didn't he become suspicious of him who hadn't seen him for a long time, and he just didn't want to believe his intuition?

Yan Qing calmed down slightly, and turned her attention to the letter written by Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's reply followed the simple and clear style in the past, just a few words——

"It can be saved, but you need to watch from the sidelines first."

Yan Qing moved his mind slightly, and rubbed his fingertips on the large blank area on the smooth and delicate paper for a moment, and indeed noticed some unusual wrinkles, hooked the brazier with his legs, put the paper on top, and carefully baked it. Toasted.

It was deliberately written under the words on the top of the paper, and then a short paragraph of words emerged.

Yan Qing: "..."

No wonder Jia Xu said that he wanted to take away so many seasonal oranges that day, eating them alone was not enough, but he researched this function.

Three days later, Yan Qing counted the soldiers and horses, showed the banner of rescue, and marched to Luoyang with great fanfare.

The imperial court didn't know that the news had leaked out, and they still clung to the fig leaf, and because no one urged him, Yan Qing did not rush, and also broke up Yuan Shaoshi, who was still alive—it was a pity that he was killed. Guarded by the loyal dead soldiers raised by the family, he fled eastward hastily, but was not caught on the spot.

But Yuan Shao's family members who escaped once, as well as the counselors who were abandoned by Yuan Shao who no longer cared about them because they didn't run fast enough, their luck came to an end, and they really fell into Yan Qing's hands.

Talk is better than nothing.

However, just when Yan Qing sent Xun You with him, adding another [-] soldiers and horses, and was about to continue marching northward, it was reported that Liu Xie, who was on the way back from a tour, was suddenly ambushed. He successfully robbed him, but he was about to do it, which caused him to be seriously injured. Since then, he has been unconscious, and his life and death are uncertain.

In normal times, an idle prince, no matter how orthodox and noble his bloodline is, when the general situation has already settled, if there is an accident, it will not cause any disturbance.

However, this is the critical moment when Liu Kang's situation is critical and the new status of the throne is unclear. Many people either explicitly or secretly set their sights on King Chen Liu, whose throne can be said to be secure if Yan Qing is willing to support him. , Seeing that he was attacked by gangsters who were probably from the capital to strike first, he was dying, how could he sit still?

Several well-known doctors, headed by Zhang Zhongjing, who were resident in the city, happened to be busy with the epidemic disease that was gradually rising in the Jidi army, and their tools were not there.

Immortal Yan, who was the closest, and was widely rumored to be pregnant with fairy peaches, has the ability to call dry bones to grow muscles, heal sores and heal wounds, so he had to travel around in person to heal Liu Xie's injuries before continuing. march.

Liu Xie's injury was actually much lighter than it looked, but he hadn't suffered any physical pain, and he was stabbed a few times suddenly, which was enough to frighten him out of his wits, and the sergeant had to howl in pain Pain, how could he bear it?

In a daze, he exaggerated the injury of five points into twelve points.

In addition, when his consciousness was hazy, it seemed that someone whispered that his life was in danger, and he was afraid that his life would not be long, which filled him with despair.

In desperation, Yan Qing had no choice but to let the army repair on the spot, and only took Lu Bu lightly on the road, hurriedly hurried, and finally turned the road within eight days and returned to Qiao County.

Suddenly seeing Yan Qing, who had not been seen for a long time, but whose demeanor was even better than before, appeared in front of him, who was not affected by the dusty world, Liu Xie was overjoyed, but couldn't help it anymore, hugged one arm tightly, and burst into tears.

Because Yan Qing had to involve this innocent child in the plan to slow down the army, and hurt him, he felt a little bit sorry, so he didn't push him away, but comforted him gently, and then transformed into a fairy peach, feeding the crying Liu Xie have eaten.

Liu Xie didn't know that the person who was holding him was one of the culprits who helped the evildoers. He could only clearly feel that the wounds on his body were getting better and better with the peach meat in his mouth. Little calculation, shame on me.

Lu Bu looked at Liu Xie's distressed appearance, crying with snot and tears, nibbling on a peach while nestling in Yan Qing's arms and refusing to come out, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he still endured it.

——Don't spoil the main business of the lord.

After Yan Qing rescued Liu Xie, he was about to return to the army, but Liu Xie was at the time when he felt most insecure, how could he stay by himself?

Even though there were countless guards around him, he still couldn't feel relieved, and insisted on pestering Yan Qing.

Yan Qing tried to persuade him to go back with a lot of talk, and then galloped back to the army's temporary garrison under the protection of Lu Bu. It took more than half a month to go back and forth.

During this period of time, the capital was also turbulent, and the situation changed rapidly.

After all, Huangfusong failed to recapture Liu Kang, and wanted to return to Beijing to transfer troops, while Lu Zhi continued to lead the troops, and then tried his best to pursue the Qiang soldiers who seemed to have been planning for a long time.

As a result, as soon as he entered the city gate, the exhausted former general had no time to catch his breath, and was caught off guard by a group of people who were waiting to question him.

Although they were unable to deal with the former general with the highest military rank at present because His Majesty's whereabouts were unknown, they used words to force Huangfu, who had always been not seeking meritorious deeds, but seeking no faults, and who was becoming more and more low-key because of his reputation in Dong Zhuo's affairs. It's more than enough for Song to tie his hands.

In the absence of an imperial order, Huangfusong certainly didn't make the decision to confront this group of courtiers who could actually be called rebellious, so he was cowardly detained by the righteous officials.

Because he couldn't provide support in time, Lu Zhi's army alone in the front couldn't go too deep, so he had to retreat for the time being and make a long-term plan.

In his opinion, this line of Qiang people is really weird—rather than stealing money and food, it is better to say that they use showing weakness as bait, but their goals are extremely clear.

First, they charged with cavalry, disrupting the formation of the Han army. After robbing Emperor Liu Kang in the chaos, they did not love to fight and immediately withdrew their troops.

The good Xiliang horses purchased by the imperial court through the caravan were no match for the ones these natural cavalry kept for their own use, so when the other party wanted to escape, they could only catch up.

After doing a lot of useless work, Lu Zhi felt that this matter was indescribably strange, but even if he was full of doubts, he had no choice but to return to the city first.

But he hadn't had time to attack Liu Kang's internal servants, and he couldn't find Huangfusong to ask about the situation, so he was caught off guard by a group of former colleagues who were staring at each other with ulterior motives.