Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Fu Shou felt her hands trembling a little.

Although she had a psychological expectation of the situation in Yecheng when she set out from Xuchang.

But the situation after arriving here was far beyond her previous imagination.

The descendants of the Cao family, the wealthy and prominent families, the famous scholars and ministers, the veteran generals and elite soldiers, all gathered here.

These civil and military officials who ate Han salary and flowed Han blood jointly created a very prosperous Yecheng.

But unfortunately, the prosperity of Yecheng was surnamed Cao, and not only had nothing to do with her and Liu Xie, but even became a shackle for her and Liu Xie.

In this case, the imperial doctors, merchants, and captains who she had risked to win over beforehand could do very little in Yecheng.

Wei Feng, who relied on winning over his confidants in advance, was very good, but he still lacked stability and had insufficient foundation.

The blood-written edict of the emperor was still vivid in her mind. Whether it was the fallen Dong Cheng and the imperial concubine, or the war that finally broke out in Guandu, Fu Shou knew where the boundary of her current actions was.

So she pondered the letter for a long time, and wrote it carefully again and again. In order to increase the persuasiveness, she also put the jade pendant that was cut off when Li Jue threatened her.

The intention was simple. What is the difference between the current situation and the situation when Li Jue hijacked the emperor?

Jia Qing was able to serve loyally and think of strategies to repel the thieves. Now, could he trust Jia Qing again?

Ji Ben watched quietly from the side as the queen hesitated and opened the envelope, and then a smile climbed onto this face that was still bright despite the vicissitudes of life, and at the same time, a big tear fell from the corner of her eye.

Ji Ben stood quietly aside. He was not curious about the content of the letter, nor was he curious about who Wei Feng had contacted in Yecheng. He only knew that the current emperor and queen needed his assistance, so he had no reason to refuse.

So when the queen tidied up her appearance and asked him calmly, "Ji Qing said before that the two sons also wanted to serve the country?", Ji Ping stepped forward and bowed:

"My father and sons will die and become Han ghosts."

The attitude is self-evident.

However, for Zhang Quan, it is not very pleasant to always dream of himself becoming a ghost with a dead body.

Fortunately, as time approaches the end of September, the military intelligence sent from the letters gradually makes Yecheng more and more anxious. In this state, Zhang Quan was forced to move and no longer had time to think about the saying that his grandfather wanted to build a tomb for him.

Shangdang in the northwest, which is directly related to the safety of Yecheng, is said to have been surrounded by Huguan and Luxian has been breached. Now Cao and Liu are fighting to the death in Shexian, but because the terrain here is quite critical, they can still fight for a while.

But Weijun has also started to move. The troops near Qinghe Zhao are currently gathering towards Wuan. Obviously, they do not intend to let this army enter Hebei.

The place that can directly affect the safety of Hebei is in Henei. After all, it is well known that the main force of Liu Bei, the leader of the bandits, is in Luoyang. This force is probably the main force. If they march north to conquer Henei, there will be no more dangerous passes from Henei to Yecheng.

Therefore, except for the six necessary garrison troops in Yecheng, all other troops are gathering towards Henei to attack Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass, hoping to recapture Luoyang, so as to support the troops of Prime Minister Cao in Yingchuan and attack the enemy army from both sides. Unfortunately, Huo Jun stationed at Mengjin Pass took advantage of the natural barrier of the Yellow River to firmly guard Mengjin, making it difficult for Cao's army in Henei to advance.

Yecheng was threatened from both sides, so the discussion in the city was also very rampant for a while.

Most people think that the emperor's uncle can survive the Battle of Chibi, bypass Jingnan to enter Yizhou to seize Hanzhong and settle the Three Qins, and now he has really restored the old capital Luoyang. Isn't this heaven's favor? It can be seen that the destiny is still in Liu Zaihan. It is possible that the army of Shangdang or Luoyang will be at the gate of Yecheng tomorrow.

But there are also people who think that Shangdang's natural barrier can be rest assured. Although the enemy army Liu Bei took Luoyang, who doesn't know that Luoyang has been burned down by Dong Zhuo? Not only will he not get any food and grass replenishment, but in order to show his benevolent reputation, he may even have to use food and grass to provide disaster relief to the surrounding areas of Luoyang. He will surely fail because of his reputation.

And it is inevitable that there will be sarcasm and ridicule from people in Xuzhou and Wancheng who have witnessed the massacre of the city.

In this situation, even someone as slow as Zhang Quan could sense that a storm was coming.

"From tomorrow until the matter in Yecheng is over, you don't have to come."

In the quiet hall, the father's unhurried voice was very clear, which made Zhang Quan suddenly startled.

But when his father was alive, he told him not to question any of his father's decisions, so he subconsciously asked:

"When will it be over?"

When will it be over? This question made Jia Xu silent for a moment, and then he just shook his head and said:

"If something unexpected happens, or if you want to leave Yecheng, go here. This place can keep you alive and send you back to Liangzhou."

Looking at the note pushed by his grandfather, with an address on it, Zhang Quan read out the name on it:

"Jin Yi... the Jingzhao Jin family who opened a paper club in Yecheng? Is he your grandfather's man?"

As for the safety of his grandfather, Zhang Quan was not worried. When his father was alive, he once got drunk and said with a frivolous tone that even if Cao Cao died, Jia Xu would not die.

"I don't have such ability."

Laughing twice, Jia Xu didn't explain too much, but urged Zhang Quan to think about whether there was anything else he had missed. After all, he didn't know when they would meet again after today.

This made Zhang Quan a little curious. Jin Yi could be said by his grandfather like this, and he said that he could survive by looking for him, so who was behind him? The son of the Cao family? The noble of the royal family? The four families that dominated Jiangdong? It couldn't be Uncle Liu, could it?

However, when thinking of the sons of the Cao family, Zhang Quan remembered that the recent rumors in Yecheng were mostly related to the two sons.

Prime Minister Cao had been away from Yecheng for a long time, and the affairs of Yecheng had always been handled by the two chief historians of the Prime Minister's Office, Wang Bi and Xin Pi, while the military affairs were handled by General Xu Chu of the Wuwei Army and General Liu Ruo of Jianwu Army.

In addition to this group of civil and military officials, a person was needed to stay behind. At first, Prime Minister Cao might have thought that the war in the south would be settled soon, so before going south, he appointed Cao Pi and Cao Zihuan as the generals of the five officials and deputy prime ministers to stay in Yecheng.

What about his younger brother Cao Zhi and Cao Zijian? In the past year or so, he has written several good articles that are famous in Yecheng, got drunk several times, and was even severely scolded by Deputy Prime Minister Cao. It is said that Cao Zhi cried after getting drunk at a banquet because of this.

The issue of Prime Minister Cao's succession has always been a topic in Yecheng.

After all, after both Cao Ang and Cao Chong died of reasons that are well known, everyone knew that it was probably one of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.

And a month ago, Cao Zhi was scolded by Deputy Prime Minister Cao for being drunk, and rumors in Yecheng increased.

After all, Deputy Prime Minister Cao was conscientious, and Cao Zijian was drunk and immoral. In recent years, we have seen many examples of deposing the eldest and enthroning the youngest, which caused trouble. It is not difficult for any normal person to know how to choose.

But soon there was a saying that the reason why the genius doctor Hua Tuo died unjustly in prison was because he said that the Cao family had a hidden disease that could not be cured from generation to generation, so he was poisoned by our beloved Prime Minister Cao.

This saying quickly became popular. After all, you can count how many sons of Prime Minister Cao died young.

The rumor that Deputy Prime Minister Cao was addicted to sweets was very convincing, and it was reasonable to speculate that he would develop diabetes sooner or later.

It is said that the sugarcane that Deputy Prime Minister Cao loves most comes from Jiangdong, and the sugarcane sold in Jiangdong comes from the bandit army Liu Bei. Does Deputy Prime Minister Cao have the suspicion of colluding with the enemy?

As far as Zhang Quan saw today, the rumors in the market were quite exciting. Some asked Cao Zhi to lead the army to save his father to prove himself, some asked Deputy Prime Minister Cao to give an explanation, and some said that the hidden illness was the retribution for usurping the Han Dynasty.

And these rumors, which were not reliable or not, were flying all over the sky. The Prime Minister's Office, which was in charge of the government, was unwilling to get involved. Liu Ruo and Xu Chu, who were in charge of the army, were never talkative people. In addition, it was said from the palace that the emperor personally praised Cao Zijian for his wonderful rhetoric and handsome appearance.

So in the absence of Prime Minister Cao Zheng himself in Yecheng to correct the situation, the hostility between the two princes became more and more serious.