Chapter 1061: A glimmer of hope for cultivating Shao
"Your Majesty, have you gotten up?" Zhong Shao stopped a young Huangmen and asked.
??Xiao Huangmen bowed and replied: "Back to the breeder... His Majesty is already up..."
Zhong Shaobian ignored the small yellow gate and walked straight into the palace.
Xiao Huangmen lowered his head. After Zhong Shao and his party passed by, he slowly raised his head and looked at Zhong Shao and his party. He stretched his chin forward, stretched his neck, pulled down the corner of his mouth, and winked secretly. tooth.
Zhong Shao didn''t notice this, or even if he did, he couldn''t take into account the emotions of these eunuchs...
The most important thing right now is how to protect yourself and then look for opportunities to make a comeback.
Over the past few days, Zhong Shao has been extremely anxious. He has lost countless hairs and has blisters at the corners of his mouth. The slightest movement makes his face twitch in pain.
Zhongshao doesn''t know that he is at a disadvantage now, and procrastinating will only make his situation worse, but he is unable to fight back. After all, the disparity in military strength is too great...
“Damn Liu Jia Shuzi!” Zhong Shao murmured and cursed in a low voice. The anger filling his heart for a moment completely obscured his sanity, and he did not even realize that the emperor he was about to meet also had the surname Liu.
Liu Xie also didn''t have a good rest these past few days, which resulted in a dull pain in his head. This kind of headache is a little different from ordinary illnesses. It seems to be pain radiating from the inside of the skull, sometimes in the front, sometimes in the back, and seems to be in the back. Liu Xie was reminded all the time that the current environment was indeed a headache.
"Your Majesty..." The **** in front of the main hall came to report, "...the breeder asked to see..."
Liu Xie closed his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Please come in..."
The main hall of Changle Palace has not undergone large-scale repairs for a long time. The wooden boards paved in the hall will naturally become loose after being stepped on for a long time. When people walk on them, they make a rattling sound. Zhong Shao then came to Liu Xie with this grating voice and bowed to pay homage.
"Qing Zhong, why are you here?" Liu Xie said slowly. Although his nutrition has not kept up and his body is a little weak, his demeanor is still calm, even better than that of ordinary adults. .
Zhongshao''s eyebrows swept slightly, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
"You all stand down..." Liu Xie agreed, pondered for a moment, and then ordered. In fact, there are not many people serving Liu Xie around now, just three or two people. However, seeing Zhong Shao''s solemn look, he asked these attendants to stand farther away.
Whether Zhong Shao is trying to make up for it or he is frightened, anyway, although he now knows that the palace is still under his control, he still has to be careful and try his best to keep the information confidential and prevent third parties from knowing it. Nature is the best.
"...Your Majesty..." Seeing that everyone on the left and right had retreated, Zhong Shao lowered his voice and said, "...Yang family is plotting rebellion and has the intention of killing the emperor. I heard that Yang family is sending an envoy to visit the King of Hejian..."
“What?!” Liu Xie straightened his back and widened his eyes.
Hejian is a good place. Naturally, like most good places, it was granted to the Liu family''s own children. Of course, Hejian is not close to Chang''an. Even if this happens, it will take a long time to come and go. Liu Xie does not have much risk for the time being, but such things make Liu Xie difficult to calm down.
Everyone needs something to rely on. People who don’t have any support or support often become the bottom cornerstone and become the target of being stepped on and bullied by others.
The same is true for Liu Xie. He knows that the only thing he can rely on is his identity as the emperor. If he is no longer the emperor, then he may follow the same path as his brother...
In any case, the emperor is more or less respected, but who would particularly respect a deposed emperor?
Strictly speaking, the King of Hejian is even more orthodox than the Han Ling Emperor. After all, although the Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong is the great-great-grandson of the Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin and the great-grandson of the Hejian Xiao Wang Liu Kai, the Han Ling Emperor is My father is just a Marquis of Jieduting...
??So if we just talk about blood, the current King of Hejian Liu Ye is more orthodox than Liu Xie. In this way, if what Zhong Shao said is true, then Yang Biao sent someone to contact the King of Hejian. The implications of this will inevitably make people think deeply...
"...this matter..." Liu Xie suppressed his racing heart, tried to keep his voice as steady as possible, and said, "...how did Zhong Aiqing know about it?" Zhong Shao and himself were also surrounded. How could one know Yang Biao''s every move outside the city wall within this palace wall? What''s more, Yang Biao naturally couldn''t do this kind of thing with great fanfare, so how could Zhong Shao detect it?
Zhong Shao lowered his eyelids, raised his hands and said: "Although I am trapped, there are loyal and brave people outside the city... But we are weak and the Yang family has rebel troops, so we can only spread some news..."
Liu Xie nodded, which makes sense.
If it is really as what Zhong Shao said...
Liu Xie was thinking about it, and suddenly he frowned slightly and glanced at Zhong Shao with a bit of anger. That''s right, if there hadn''t been such a fight between Zhong Shao and Yang Biao, how could he have fallen into such an embarrassing situation!
Zhong Shao seemed to have noticed something, so he slowly knelt down on the ground, took off the beam crown on his head, placed it beside his body, and said: "...The old minister is guilty, and His Majesty is implicated... If your Majesty wants to punish the old minister, please do so." If you just tie your ministers under the palace gate and hand them over to the Yang family, your majesty may be safe, but the Yang family may not..."
Zhong Shao didn''t finish his words, he just kowtowed and lowered his head deeply.
Liu Xie was silent for a moment, then stepped forward, helped Zhong Shao up, and said, "You don''t have to be like this if you love me. Of course I can trust you..."
?So what if I can’t believe it? There are people who commit crimes both inside and outside the hall. If you say something here to punish those who commit crimes, maybe the next moment they will become those who are jumping up and punishing yourself...
To take a step back, even if the seed certificate is handed over to Yang Biao, will Yang Biao give up the idea of ????King of Hejian and assist him loyally?
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Zhong Shao kowtowed again, then stood up and said: "...Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Even if I sacrifice my body, I can still protect your Majesty''s safety! For now... Your Majesty, all we have to do is break out of the encirclement!"
"Breakout?" Liu Xie said in confusion, "...how to break out of the siege and where to go?"
Zhong Shao smiled slightly, and he didn''t know whether he was mocking himself or something else. Given this opportunity, he actually wanted to thank the Xiliang thieves who had caused trouble... It turned out that it was because of these Xiliang thieves that Zhong Shao was The inability to take his soldiers back to Chang''an gave Yang Biao a chance to breathe and gain a foothold, and now these Xiliang traitors also brought a glimmer of hope to Zong Shao.
In the past, Yang Biao had been holding Zhong Shao and not clearing out the Xiliang thieves. In other words, Zhong Shao and Xiliang thieves were colluding with each other, which was in vain to protect the tranquility of Guanzhong. But now Zhong Shao was besieged in the palace, and Yang Biao had control over it. Without knowing the overall situation in the periphery, these Xiliang thieves will naturally become Yang Biao''s responsibility.
?When the opposition party was in the opposition party, it was natural for them to spit wildly. Regardless of whether there was any, it was the fault of the ruling party. However, now that the opposition party came to power, it suddenly discovered that all the spit had fallen on itself.
?Ma Chao led a small group of troops all the way east, ruthlessly looting the surrounding areas for military supplies. As a result, urgent reports for help flew like raindrops to Chang''an and landed on Yang Biao''s desk.
As for Yang Biao, naturally the best strategy is to deal with Zhongshao first, but now to attack the palace city? Even if Yang Biao has that intention, these people under his command, including most of Guanzhong and Hongnong None of the soldiers have the guts, and they still have to take into account the issue of reputation, so for the time being they can only besiege them, but not take action directly.
?Then we can only deal with this small group of Xiliang thieves first, and appease the fragile hearts of the Guanzhong gentry and right-wingers to some extent...
?But there are some problems with the general leading the soldiers. Although Xia Mou saw that Zhong Shao''s momentum was not right at the time, he eventually switched sides, but Yang Biao was not at ease at all, so he could not hand over the team to Xia Mou. Therefore, after many calculations, only Liu Fan could be used for the time being. One use.
As soon as Liu Fan moved, the personnel originally responsible for Chang''an city defense could only be taken over by Yang Biao himself. However, some loopholes naturally appeared in this mutual handover and management. On the one hand, the personnel needed to be reorganized; Familiar with the process, it is inevitable that there will be opportunities in front of Zhongshao...
"...Your Majesty!" Zhong Shao looked a little excited, and said with a white beard, "... Yang is not familiar with city gate defense at the moment. Taking advantage of his troops being divided into two places and neglecting the defense, Your Majesty will be able to escape from the thorny place. Good opportunity!”
There is nothing wrong with that, but...
Even if we can break through, where can we go?
Are you still going to Luoyang?
"...Your Majesty, the whole line of Hongnong is the land of the Yang family, so this is the plan... Go north to Diaoyin, take Pingyang, and then make plans..." Zhong Shao suggested breaking out, and naturally he had already considered the direction.
Speaking of which, Zhongshao may not be willing to go north, but the problem is that there is no other place to go except this direction.
To the south is Lantian. The mountain road is rugged and difficult to navigate. Even if you finally get past Wuguan, you will basically be on Yuan Shu''s territory. Will Yuan Jiazi treat himself well? Even if he treats himself kindly, will he still have a chance to regain control of the government?
Going west goes without saying, but going east is Hongnong. Isn’t it like falling into a trap?
After thinking about it, the only option was to go north and seek help from General Zhengxi. At least there was a non-embarrassing alliance before. Even if General Zhengxi didn''t care about it, according to Zhong Shao''s judgment, Zheng On the surface, the Western Generals Fei Qian and Yang Biao were in harmony and raised the flag of justice, but in fact they were not on the same page, so there was still a glimmer of hope.
Most of the time, for a person in a difficult situation, the only option is the best option.
“To the north?” Liu Xie repeated subconsciously.
Zhong Shao nodded and emphasized: "...General Zhengxi is devoted to the country, opening up borders and defending the territory, so he is naturally loyal to Your Majesty... Your Majesty will have no worries... and the distance from Chang''an to the north is also the shortest. In this way, even if Yang I noticed it and came to catch up. We can also reach Diaoyin before it comes... Furthermore, as soon as His Majesty sets off, the old minister will send fast horses to General Zhengxi and order him to mobilize troops and horses to protect him. Your Majesty, please..."
After Zhongshao Balabala finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xie.
"..." Liu Xie closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then opened his eyes again, nodded and said, "...In this way, in accordance with the words of love for your Majesty...breakout, breakout is...but how will this breakout be done?" action?"
Zhongshao said: "I see that most of Yang''s soldiers gather at Bacheng Gate, and most of them are lax outside Fu''ang Gate... Then at the third watch tonight, we can leave from Fu''ang Gate with light vehicles and simple people!"
"Leaving today?" Although Liu Xie said that he had already decided, he was still a little nervous and panicked when he heard that he was leaving on the same day.
Zhong Shao nodded solemnly and said, "Exactly! If we delay the time until the Yang family straightens out the city defense, we will be unable to do what we want to do!"
Liu Xie sighed slightly and said: "...what Zhong Aiqing said is true...that''s all, tonight is tonight...then...how many people can I take with me?"
"This..." Zhong Shao paused and almost wanted to blurt out, saying that it would be better to leave Liu Xie alone, but after silently calculating, he looked around and said, "...Your Majesty, the number of people should not be too large...these three or five That''s good... after all, there are more people, and it''s more inconvenient to move around..."
How can we prepare a few people to serve Liu Xie? Otherwise, why not let Zhong Shao personally serve Liu Xie tea and water? Unexpectedly, Liu Xie said: "...then, where are the other people in the palace?"
Zhong Shaogong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is an extraordinary period... not to mention that Your Majesty is a man of wealth, and the rest... I don''t think Yang will be in trouble..."
As for whether Yang Biao would vent his anger on these unlucky palace guys after knowing Liu Xie''s escape, that was Yang Biao''s business. Zhong Shao couldn''t control it, and he didn''t want to take care of these servants.
“...No, no, Qing Zhong Ai...” Liu Xie turned around twice, and then said, “...the attendants should be taken with them less, but Fu...Queen Fu must accompany her!"
"Queen Fu?" Zhong Shao''s eyes widened, "...Where is Queen Fu?"
Liu Xie said: "I have conferred the title of Queen on the Imperial Ancestral Temple some time ago, and I was about to announce it to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but unexpectedly..." That''s right, there is still a formality required for the canonization of the Queen, and the decree of canonizing the Queen has not been officially placed in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. . However, Yang Biao and Zhong Shao were fighting with each other at that time, so even if Liu Xie wanted to place this imperial edict in the Ancestral Temple, there was no chance.
Zhong Shao nodded awkwardly and said: "...In this case, the queen will naturally accompany her..." Although Zhong Shao didn''t say anything, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. With more people, it would be difficult to cover up. Coupled with the fact that most of the female counterparts have poor psychological quality, who knows what kind of trouble will happen...
(End of this chapter)