I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

The news of Yuan Shao's proclamation and Sun Zan's order to attack Yuan Shao reached the ears of princes all over the country almost simultaneously.

Some people were filled with righteous indignation, and they expressed that the court was going to attack the rebellious minister Yuan Shao.Someone sneered, "Yuan Shao's ambition is really great", and handed over the call to "Qing emperor side, kill Lu Bu to welcome the rescue of the young master" to the superior and to the court, exposing Yuan Shao's ambition to show his loyalty, but never mentioned the matter of taking the initiative to attack Yuan Shao.There were also people who were hesitant, such as Zhang Miao, governor of Chenliu, Zhang Chao, governor of Guangling, Zhang Miao's younger brother, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and Kong Rong, governor of Beihai, who were still holding a wait-and-see attitude.

The three northern princes, the ambitious Governor of Yuzhou, Governor of Yanzhou, and Taishou of Dongjun, responded immediately, and issued crusades everywhere and began to mobilize their troops.

When the news reached Luoyang, the atmosphere in the court instantly became tense. The letter advocating "killing Lu Bu" to calm the anger of the princes, and asking His Majesty to confer Yuan Shao as Jizhou Shepherd to appease, flew to Liu Xie's case like snowflakes.

"A group of fools, if they show weakness at this time, it will only encourage their rebellious arrogance! Don't you remember the example of Emperor Jing killing Chao Cuo?" Liu Xie sneered, swept the table, and swept these documents to the ground: "These People in the court hall dare not even say a harsh word to Lu Bu, but when they put on the form, they said that the body was divided into pieces, and it was written neatly."

Seeing that he was angry, the palace people did not dare to go forward to pick up the documents that fell on the ground, and no one dared to answer the words.It was the guard Xu Chu who knelt down and advised, "Your Majesty, calm down."

"It's yin and yang, and you even quoted scriptures to accuse me of my strict attitude towards Yuan Shao, a bunch of stupid people who can't see clearly!" Liu Xie was still angry: "As a courtier but doesn't know how to share the worries of the emperor, what's the use of raising them!"

But no matter how angry he was, the imperial court had to respond to the princes' changes in soldiers and horses.On the second day, Zao Chaoshang was almost full of noise.Lu Bu stood aside with his chest folded, without saying a word.Liu Xie was also watching with cold eyes, sitting on the throne, he could see clearly the faces of the people below.

"Report———— urgent at the border!" The sudden military situation at the border interrupted the debate in the early court.

The messengers of the frontier fortress rushed over with urgent documents: "The Southern Xiongnu rebelled and killed the newly appointed governor of Bingzhou. The four counties of Yunzhong, Shuofang, Dingxiang, and Wuyuan fell, and the prefects were all killed!"

Lu Bu's tall body shook for a moment, and he hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Tell me in detail!"

The four counties of Yunzhong, Shuofang, Dingxiang, and Wuyuan are located in the north of Bingzhou, adjacent to the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang.Since the establishment of the county, it has been harassed and invaded by the Hu people, which is why the sturdy folk customs of these counties have been formed.All the people in the frontier are soldiers, and deep moats have been built in the villages. Not to mention the counties and counties, they have built thick walls to resist the invasion of foreign enemies. How could they suddenly fall!

"Reporting to General, Xianbei, Wuhuan and the Huns joined forces, and the barbarians in the city opened the city gates, and joined forces with them to massacre and plunder our Han people! Our governor of Bingzhou sent troops to suppress Zhang Yan's army in Montenegro. On the way back, Ma Yubing They were exhausted and surrounded by...their army." The messenger was obviously exhausted from the long journey, and couldn't hold it anymore, sobbing, he said, "All the 5000 men and horses he brought were killed, and the governor of Bingzhou also died unfortunately." Just passed out.

Everyone was shocked.Since the Han Dynasty defeated the Northern Xiongnu 38 years ago and forced them to move westward, and the Southern Xiongnu became a vassal of the Han Dynasty, there has been no successive fall of major cities.

A civil official had a sad expression on his face: "Xianbei, Qiang people and Southern Huns have been plundering frontier fortresses, but they have never jointly captured a city. Perhaps the war between Jizhou and Youzhou made them feel that the Central Plains were chaotic, so they wanted to take advantage of it. A bloody piece of flesh was torn off from his body."

Someone said angrily: "Your Majesty, the Huns are really capricious and rebelled again. The Qiang people and Xianbei are cunning. They should immediately send troops to reinforce Bingzhou, and let them know!"

Someone immediately stood up and objected: "No, the Hu people have been entrenched in the northern part of Bingzhou for many years, and they have penetrated into the four counties long ago. Even in the past, when the Yellow Turbans did not show up and the country was strong, there was no way to expel them. How can we fight now?"

Then some people echoed: "Bingzhou has the smallest population, and the Han population in the four counties is only 30, which is not as large as the counties. These four counties are originally vast and barren, with little food output, self-sufficiency and insufficient, and seldom contribute taxes to the court. , the barbarians are coming again aggressively, if you send troops to rescue, the loss outweighs the gain."

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and most people felt that there were changes in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jizhou, and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans were still there. How could they have the energy to take care of this poor Bingzhou at this critical moment.Bingzhou is already in chaos, even if the rescue is not worth the loss, it is really not worthwhile.

Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu and saw that he pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but his wide eyes and trembling hands clenched into fists showed his anger.So he interrupted the courtier's words: "Human life can be calculated by cost-effectiveness. Aren't these 30 people the people of the Han Dynasty?"

Lu Bu suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Liu Xie, his eyes were like lightning.Liu Xie didn't notice, and continued to ask in a deep voice: "Wang Yun, you have always had an idea, tell me your opinion."

"The old minister thinks it's time to fight!" Wang Yun replied: "The Hu people are greedy. If they don't stop them, they will get property and manpower, and they will become a bigger disaster in the future. It will be too late to stop them!"

Someone jumped out to criticize Wang Yun: "Is this remark for the consideration of us big men, or is it out of our own selfishness?"

Wang Yun said angrily: "Yes, the old man is from Taiyuan, and his family is close to Yunzhong, but every word the old man says is for my big man's consideration, absolutely no selfishness!"

Liu Xie lowered his eyes and thought about it carefully. Bingzhou did not have a strong sense of existence in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.Lu Bu did not return to his hometown when he was in a state of disarray in the Central Plains. It seems that his hometown was occupied by the Huns long ago, and the Bingzhou army he led could not be replenished. One person died and one person was missing. At that time, he did not think about it. Here, it is too late to prepare now.

A military officer knelt down to ask for a fight: "Your Majesty, there are only changes in Yuzhou and Yanzhou and no troops have been raised, but the people of Bingzhou have committed a serious crime. They must still be resisting and waiting for our rescue. Please go to war and lead your troops." Rescue!"

Liu Xie remained silent. He remembered the song "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" played in the elective class of the university, which was a heart-breaking mourning song for Wen Ji when she was captured by the Huns.The Xiongnu is a serious problem. If they are left alone, they will surely plunder the Central Plains in the future just like in the novel.

But if you send troops to rescue...

Luoyang itself is not strong enough, and the princes are watching, how can they send troops away?In addition, soldiers who traveled long distances used to have to be repaired before they could fight. The best choice to rescue Bingzhou was to send troops to nearby Jizhou and Youzhou.

These cunning and greedy barbarians have seen that the big man can't do anything to them at this time.Facing the scorching gazes of civil and military officials, Liu Xie sighed silently, feeling such a heavy burden on his body for the first time.Under internal and external troubles, if a decision was made carelessly, the crumbling court of the Eastern Han Dynasty would slide into the abyss.

The author has something to say: the independent plot is like a wild horse running wild, it has completely separated from Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Romance...