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

Yu Fuluo used a steel whip weighing twenty catties, and with one hand whipped Fahhe to generate wind.Lv Bu didn't panic, he flattered his horse and faced the battle calmly.But he knew that he would be delayed here by his old opponent, and he might not be able to get close to Shan Yu, so he shouted to his left and right: "Don't worry about me, you just keep rushing forward!"

Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian obeyed the orders and continued to rush forward, and finally reached the front of Shan Yu, but they still couldn't break through the defense line of the big Shan Yu.

Seeing that he couldn't win, and going deep into the opponent's army, the psychological pressure was enormous.Wei Xu felt timid, turned his horse's head hesitantly, and shouted: "Hou Cheng, why don't we retreat!"

Hou Cheng was next to him. The two of them had a good relationship, and they had always advanced and retreated together. Hearing Wei Xu's timidity, he swung his saber feignedly, turned his horse's head around, and shouted, "Retreat!"

On the other side, without the protection of his personal guards, Lu Bu fell into the encirclement of Yu Fuluo and his followers.Yu Fuluo's whip dance is impenetrable, and the two first-class brave personal guards make good marksmanship.Lu Bu was unable to win for the time being, so he had to fight with several people.However, relying on his superb skills, Lu Bu finally saw the gap, picked one of his personal guards off the horse, and then turned Fang Tian's painting halberd in the direction of Fu Luo's front door.

Yu Fuluo moved swiftly and dodged deftly.Seeing that he could not stop the battle for a long time, Lu Bu feinted his halberd and rushed out from the encirclement.When they met Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and others coming back, they gathered in one place and rushed out.After resting for a while, I went to bite the tail of the Huns. When I returned to the city, everyone had a string of trophies hanging behind their horses-bloody human heads.

On the way back to the city, Wei Xu was a little apprehensive, after all, he was the first one to call back.This trip did not hurt their target Da Shanyu, and some worried that Lu Bu would punish him.He was originally appointed by Lu Bu because of his in-law relationship, but his own ability is not as good as that of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.Now sister Wei's life and death are unknown, and the people sent out to inquire have not returned any news. I am afraid that there will be bad luck, so I am very sensitive.Feeling uneasy, he kept secretly observing Lu Bu's expression, seeing that he seemed to have forgotten about this matter, and went straight back to the army tent to rest, and he was relieved.

Lu Bu was full of ambition and prepared to fight again the next day, but the Xiongnu quickly pulled out the camp that night, leaving only a small group of troops behind.The scouts who wanted to find news about the army were intercepted by the troops behind them, and there was no trace of the Huns' army.

Lu Bujun's face was clouded with gloom, and his pretty brows were also frowned: "Where did this large army go? It wasn't that the Xiongnu were defeated yesterday, so they are coming to attack the city today."

The masters under his command talked a lot:

"Could it be that they were afraid of us and retreated to the north."

"The Huns are not good at attacking cities, so they must have returned to the grasslands of Wuyuan County to ambush."

"General, why don't we go out of the city now and wipe out all the dead?"

Gao Shun frowned and said, "Yesterday the Xiongnu suffered less than a thousand damages. According to their usual style, they should come back to challenge today. How could they retreat so easily? I'm afraid there may be a trap. Please be careful, my lord."

Lu Bu also felt that the Xiongnu's behavior was very abnormal: "The Huns come and go like the wind, and they ride fast horses. I am afraid that the remaining horses and horses are convenient to lure the enemy."

The subordinate hesitated and asked: "General, shall we still chase?"

Lu Bu sneered: "Chasing, what are you afraid of him doing? It's just that there are some traps on the road, everyone take your bows and arrows, and follow me out of the city!"

Gao Shun stopped him and said, "My lord, leave the pursuit to us."

Lu Bu waved his hand, obviously more confident in leading his troops: "No, you step back."

Gao Shun wanted to persuade him again. After all, as the main general, if Lu Bu fell into a trap during the pursuit, they would have no leader and chaos would ensue.

But Lü Bu was so stubborn that he didn't listen at all. He ordered someone to bring the red rabbit horse and lead the horse to chase after it.

The Huns secretly arranged caltrops on the broken road. This kind of thing has four protruding thorns, and every time it hits the ground, one thorn must be upward.Taking advantage of the injured horse's foot of the Han army, the Huns fired all their arrows.

Lu Bu hastily shouted: "Stand up your shield!"

Thanks to Gao Shun's insistence, those who come out must wear their shields.Lu Bu rushed to the forefront, and Chitu's front hoof was also injured. In order to protect Chituma, he held a shield while blocking incoming arrows with Fang Tian's painted halberd.

The pursuit was fruitless, and a hundred of his horses were injured.Lu Bu had no choice but to order the scouts to investigate again, and led his troops back to the city angrily.

It turned out that the Huns didn't know that most of the "thunderbolt bullets" in Lu Bu's hands had been consumed. They thought that the Han army had developed a large number of lethal weapons.

Their cavalry marched swiftly and arrived at the edge of Dingxiang County without making a sound. They joined the Youxian King's army who had fled to the south of Yunzhong County before they met, and surrounded Zhongling County where the main force of the Han army was located in the dark.

The prefect of Taiyuan County and Zhao Yun rushed to the battle, but they were defeated by the Huns.Fortunately, the city had enough food, grass and water, so after the second day, they couldn't hold out, so they just kept on defending the city.

Bu Yiwei hurriedly released the pigeons and asked Luoyang for help.

At this time, Luoyang has not received the message.Liu Xie was looking at Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and couldn't help being furious after reading it: "What qualifications does the governor of Yanzhou have to threaten me?"

Chen Gong sent people to lobby the governor of Yanzhou.Liu Dai had the audacity to ask for the position of Yanzhou Mu, and also asked the emperor to make his daughter the queen.

Xun You said: "Exactly, Liu Dai is nothing to be afraid of. Now it is Kong Niu in Yuzhou who should be wary."

On that day, the Xiongnu army came fiercely and captured a large area of ​​Bingzhou in one breath, causing panic among the people.But from time to time, at least in Bingzhou, there is no worry for the time being, and the strength of the standing army of Sili Prefecture will not be consumed.

Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, were loyal to the imperial court, but they were only worried that the young emperor would be ruled by powerful officials.Since Lu Zhi and several great Confucians in the capital brought the emperor's edict to explain many facts about Luoyang City to them, they immediately knelt down to accept Liu Xie's imperial edict and dispatched troops to restrain the dissident Yanzhou governor.

The eight counties under Yanzhou are not united as one.Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei Kingdom, was loyal to the imperial court. He had stationed troops on the border of Jibei Kingdom in accordance with the edict of the emperor and the order of the supervising army sent by the central government.

Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, was not interested in this matter after receiving the news from Cao Cao from Beijing. Only Dongjun and Shanyang counties responded positively to Liu Dai.In the name of the Three Lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, asked the surrounding counties to send troops to attack Lu Bu.However, the prefects and Xiangguo of Taishan County and Dongping Kingdom saw through his ambition at a glance, and they all wrote back: "General Lu is now fighting against the Xiongnu on the front line of Bingzhou. How can you talk about Qingjun's side? If you want to go to war in Luoyang, how is it different from rebellious officials and thieves?"

Liu Xie asked: "How much can Liu Dai dispatch troops?"

The civilian guard beside him bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, if we don't recruit civilian husbands, we can only mobilize 3 people at most."

Liu Xie nodded: "Reject Liu Dai's request. I, the empress of the Han Dynasty, has a lot of power, and this power cannot be handed over easily. The post of state pastor has too much power, and I will never give it to him. Gongda, you personally draft the imperial edict on my behalf. , reprimanded Liu Dai, and announced it to the world. As for his daughter, at most he can be concubine. In addition, those counties who do not accept Liu Dai should be rewarded." He thought for a while: "I want to issue an edict, Do you feel that there is something inappropriate about taking Jibei Kingdom, Taishan County and Dongping Kingdom away from Yanzhou's rule and becoming counties directly under the imperial court?"

Xun You smiled and said, "Not at all."

Chen Gong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has a very good idea. In this way, those counties that are still vacillating will not be easily persuaded by Liu Dai."

Xun You asked: "This man in Yuzhou, Confucius, talks high-spirited and brags about his life. He is quite appreciated by the local scholars. Now that he has the support of most of the six counties in Yuzhou, no one can restrain him. Although my uncle We talked about moving the prefect of Runan County, but Runan County doesn’t have as many soldiers as the other five counties if they want to send out scholars, so I’m afraid it won’t help if there is any move.”

Liu Xiedao said: "It's hard to restrain Kong Niu in Yuzhou, and he will be appeased according to Chen Aiqing's plan. He canonize his daughter into the palace as the queen, and let him escort her to Beijing."

Chen Gong frowned and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, this Kong Ni Zhengchou has no legitimate reason to approach Luoyang. This move is tantamount to luring wolves into the house. If the other party follows Dong Zhuo's example, Silizhou will definitely fight again!"

Xun You said: "Gongtai's words are wrong. Ever since the imperial court sent General Lu to conquer the Xiongnu, these wolf-minded people could not stand the slogan of conquest, and wanted to find other reasons to expand their power. The temptation to become the head of the country is too great. Kong Ni is afraid that he will not refuse. As long as he agrees to the marriage, the slogan on the side of the Qing Dynasty will not be able to stand and will not be supported. In addition, in order to find out the truth and reality in Beijing, he will definitely bring people to Beijing in person. Since he is sending relatives to Beijing, he cannot Bring tens of thousands of troops here. If he dares to bring it, it will be tantamount to directly declaring treason. Ten thousand. And as long as you come near Luoyang, you can easily deal with him."

Liu Xie smiled and said: "Exactly. As long as he accepts the marriage, I will arrange everything and wait for him to fall into the trap."

On the second day, the battle report of the siege was presented on Liu Xie's table.

Liu Xie thought for a while, with Zhao Yun around, the Han army should persist.All the front-line commanders were handed over to Lu Bu. He must have a countermeasure after receiving the Taiyuan County prefect's call for help, and he couldn't rashly intervene and mobilize.However, a new batch of thunderbolt bombs in Beijing has been prepared, and they will have great potential in the war. .

But, who should send it to ensure nothing goes wrong?If the ammunition was hijacked by the Xiongnu, it would be the Han army who would suffer, which would be like lifting a rock and hitting yourself in the foot.

He thought for a while, and ordered: "Summon Yu Jin, and lead him to lead five hundred elite cavalry to escort thunderbolts and craftsmen who are skilled in using ammunition to Zhonglingling County."

After giving these instructions, he ordered someone to bring up the civilian guard who was in charge of personnel affairs.This eunuch Zhao is a loyal old man left by Emperor Ling to Liu Xie, and he has always been by the young Liu Xie's side during the struggle between the eunuch and He Jin in the past.The human resources department set up by Liu Xie in Commoner Guard is under his command.

"Old slave, see Your Majesty."

Liu Xie said with a gentle smile, "You don't need to be too polite, you have worked hard these days." He turned around and listened carefully to Eunuch Liu's work report for a while.

An organization as large as the Commoner Guard was basically established by Liu Xie.But he did not have the experience of leading a large company, so according to the gourd drawing, many rules and regulations adopted modern governance methods, such as setting up human resources department, audit department and other background management settings to strengthen the constraints on civilian guards .According to the rules and regulations when the civilian guard was established, the human resources department had to submit work reports on a monthly basis and report to the emperor on a quarterly basis.In addition, in order to prevent the commoner guards from abusing their power and being used by treacherous officials like Jin Yiwei, Dongchang and Xichang, Liu Xie added a point, that is, an irregular spot check system.

After Eunuch Liu finished his report, Liu Xie nodded: "The review of household registration should be done sooner." He tapped the table with his slender fingers: "I still have one thing for you to do, and the fewer people who know about it, the better." good."

Eunuch Liu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, despite your orders, this old servant will do it himself, and will not pretend to others."

"Take these two portraits and go find two girls from good families who look similar. Remember to be twelve or thirteen-year-old girls who have a harmonious family and obey their parents." Liu Xie pointed to the portraits of the daughters of Yanzhou Governor and Yuzhou Governor on the table. , commanded in a deep voice: "After you find the people, place them secretly in the capital so that they can enter the palace at any time."

"Then their family members..." Eunuch Liu said, "Is it necessary to arrange them properly, as restraint?"

Liu Xie nodded: "Exactly, remember, never reveal any news."

The author has something to say: There are too few records of Kong Ni's deeds in official history, only "Heroes" mentions that he can "talk about high-spirited, bragging about life".It means being able to speak eloquently, and the dead can be said to be alive.

Chen Gong was named Gongtai, and Xun You was named Gongda.It feels very similar, I almost got it mixed up when I wrote it...

Privately, Lu Bu's concubine Wei died in the turmoil, leaving only her daughter Lu Qiling.

After all, Liu Xie's sexual orientation is different. If the daughter of the governor of Yuzhou and Yanzhou entered the palace, she would show her feet, so she had to arrange reliable people to act.

I finally came back from a business trip. I was unlucky yesterday. There was a thunderstorm in Shanghai, and the plane was delayed all the time.I just got home at two o'clock in the morning today, and will continue to update tomorrow night.