The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 173 Volume Full of oppression
The emperor comes to Longyou in person!

In addition to helping Xun You clean up the malpractices in Liang Province, his main purpose was to attract Zhang Lu's attention.

After Zhang Wei received reinforcements from Zhang Lu, he became even more reckless and robbed the people in the surrounding counties and towns.

Seeing that the enemy's force was strong, Xu Huang decided to stay in Lucheng and not go out. He only ordered a small number of soldiers to set up camp in Shiying in the south, forming a pincer attack with Lucheng and keeping an eye on Zhang Wei at all times.

When Zhang Wei saw that Xu Huang did not come out, he became even more arrogant and led his troops to wander around, and even arrived at the city of Shanggui at one point to provoke Gao Shun in the city.

When Gao Shun saw Zhang Wei's flag, he immediately questioned Xu Huang why he didn't stop Zhang Wei.

Xu Huang also wrote back to Gao Shun: "My duty is to prevent Zhang Wei from continuing to harass the people of Longyou. As long as Zhang Wei does not relocate the people to Hanzhong, I will not take action."

When Gao Shun received Xu Huang's reply, he affirmed Xu Huang's strategy and ignored Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei was bored. Just when he was about to attack several counties and take the people from Longyou back to Hanzhong, he was frightened by two pieces of news that immediately led him back to the Qishan Road.

The previous news was that Lu Bu had defeated the Qiang people in the Jincheng Valley and captured them all!
It was not surprising that the imperial army defeated the Qiang people.

But if all those Qiang people were captured, that would be another matter!
Zhang Wei originally thought that the imperial court and the Qiang people would fight a war of attrition in Longyou, and that the Qiang people would play hide-and-seek with the imperial court as they did before, draining the imperial court's blood bit by bit. However, he never expected that the imperial court would defeat the Qiang people so quickly and would be about to return to the imperial court.

What frightened Zhang Wei the most was the following piece of news:

It was rumored that the emperor was furious when he heard the news that he had plundered the people of Longyou, and he went to Shanggui in person, intending to personally lead an expedition to Hanzhong!
At first Zhang Wei didn't believe it.

It was not until his scouts saw with their own eyes the dragon flag of the Han emperor flying above Shanggui and Zhang Wei personally received a manifesto from the Han court to punish the rebels that he realized that the emperor had actually come to Longyou!

Without caring about plundering the people anymore, Zhang Wei immediately wrote a letter to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, asking for his advice.

After hearing that the emperor was coming to Longyou in person, Zhang Lu lost his previous arrogance. Instead, he wrote a letter with a humbly attitude and delivered it to the emperor.

Shanggui.

Liu Xie was currently reading this letter in the county magistrate's mansion.

"As expected of Zhang Daoling's grandson, he is quite proficient in Taoist theories, but it's a pity that he doesn't focus on the right path."

In the letter, Zhang Lu truly demonstrated to Liu Xie the Taoist skill of distinguishing the real from the fake.

He never mentioned the fact that he had killed the county governor and the envoy of the imperial court, and only said that he was just a compassionate Taoist who could not bear to see the suffering of the world, so he secretly helped the people in Hanzhong...

If Liu Xie didn't know about this, he would have been fooled by Zhang Lu and thought that Zhang Lu was an innocent person.

"It's a pity that the wording is a little off. It's not as good as Mr. Tsai's previous article. Otherwise, it would be a really good article."

"call!"

A little cutie suddenly appeared, and Dong Bai poked Zhang Lu's letter with his hand in disgust, as if it was some kind of dirty thing.

"Your Majesty, please don't compare Sister Zhaoji's articles with these things! Sister Zhaoji will be angry if she finds out!"

"Okay, I'll listen to Lord Weiyang."

Liu Xie yawned and said, "Does Lord Weiyang really not need me to accompany him to Lintao?"

"No need."

Dong Bai sat on the stool next to Liu Xie, swinging his legs back and forth.

"I will go alone to offer sacrifices to my great-uncle on behalf of my grandfather. Your Majesty should deal with official business first."

After Dong Min died, Dong Zhuo was reluctant to tell Dong Bai the news.

In the end, it was Liu Xie, the future husband, who informed Dong Bai of the news.

Unexpectedly, Dong Bai, who always cried when things happened to him, did not shed tears. Instead, he locked himself up for a few days and then asked to go back to his hometown to pay homage to Dong Min.

Therefore, Dong Baicai followed Liu Xie on this trip.

Liu Xie looked at Dong Bai's gradually opening eyes, and suddenly he became curious: "Why did Lord Weiyang go to worship his great-uncle this year? I did have an important matter to come to Longyou this time, and the dragon flag cannot be moved at will. But as long as Lord Weiyang waits for a while, then next year, the Grand Master can also accompany Lord Weiyang to his hometown in Lintao. Isn't it better than going alone?"

Dong Zhuo asked Dong Bai this question before leaving.

However, Dong Bai refused to tell the reason no matter what, and insisted on following Liu Xie to Longyou.

When Liu Xie asked again, Dong Bai finally told him the real reason -

"Next year I will be the queen of the Han Dynasty."

Dong Bai was still swinging his feet, but he buried his head in his chest.

"Sister Zhaoji taught me a lot this year. I just learned that the Queen of the Han Dynasty is in charge of Changle Palace, one of the two palaces. She is also half the master of the Han Dynasty."

"So by then I will definitely not be as willful as I am now..."

Dong Bai's feet shook faster and faster, but eventually they calmed down and stepped firmly on the ground.

"Sister Zhaoji told me that after becoming the empress of the Han Dynasty, I must pay attention to my manners. Otherwise, it would bring shame to my grandfather and displease the emperor. That's why I thought about going back to my hometown again this year... Not only to pay homage to my great-uncle, but mainly to go back to my hometown and visit the places where I used to play."

Dong Bai looked up, and for some reason there was a layer of mist in the corners of his eyes.

"So, Your Majesty, can you let me go back for a while?"

"..."

Dong Bai's face lost a lot of its childishness in just one year.

Even his character seemed to mature quietly without anyone noticing.

Liu Xie sighed, walked up to Dong Bai and touched her forehead.

"Stop touching my head! I'm not a child anymore!"

Hearing these words, Liu Xie finally smiled. Fortunately, Dong Bai was just pretending to be an adult.

Perhaps it was Dong Zhuo's previous serious illness, or the ancestral temple built for him by the people of Chang'an, or the death of Dong Min and Cai Yan's teachings, which made Dong Bai seem to understand some things and he also started to act like an adult like Cai Yan.

but……

"Don't worry, Bai. I am here, and the Grand Tutor is still here. It is not yet time for you, the Queen of the Han Dynasty, to come out and save the day."

Liu Xie scratched the tip of Dong Bai's nose.

"As the saying goes, when the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. The Grand Master and I are the tall people. It is not your turn to take our place."

"Pang De and Zhang Xiu sent me a message yesterday, saying they would come to Shanggui to see the emperor. I told them not to care about these empty formalities and to rush to Guanzhong as soon as possible and go to Hanzhong via Ziwu Road."

"If we count the days, we will know the result in half a month at most. I don't have to sit here and act with Zhang Lu across from me. When that time comes, I will personally accompany you to Lintao."

Liu Xie's words made Dong Bai's eyes gradually brighten: "Really?"

"really!"

The thing called "Empress of the Han Dynasty" that Dong Bai was holding just now was instantly thrown away by her. She jumped up from the stool and hugged Liu Xie tightly!

It was not until then that Liu Xie realized that Dong Bai had matured in more than just her appearance and character.
After holding him for a while, Dong Bai suddenly felt the changes in Liu Xie's body, and quickly got off Liu Xie, adjusting her collar with a bit of grievance: "Sister Zhaoji said that we can't do those things before we get married!"

?

Liu Xie had a face full of question marks.

"I have no interest in you at all!"

Dong Bairu was struck by lightning.

She covered her chest with one hand and pinched the hem of her skirt with the other: "Really?"

"..."

Liu Xie thought that he had said something too harsh.

After all, it is a bit hurtful for a man to tell the woman he is about to marry that he is not interested in her.

And look carefully.

Dong Bai has more or less gotten rid of her childish appearance and can now be described as having fair and white teeth.

If it could be given a pair of animal ears and a furry tail, it would be the dream lover of countless people even in the future.

If Liu Xie said he was completely uninterested, even his own brothers would probably not agree.

"It's not that I'm not interested..."

Just after Liu Xie finished saying this, Dong Bai, who had a look of grievance on his face just now, suddenly burst into a giggle!

"You really have other plans for me! When I return, I will report you to my grandfather and Sister Zhaoji! Lululu!"

After saying this, without giving Liu Xie a chance to react, he ran outside, leaving Liu Xie disheveled in the wind.

"I actually forgot! This is the bad-tempered Lord Weiyang!"

Liu Xie patted his head in regret. He could already imagine Dong Zhuo and Cai Yan looking at him like scum...

Clenching his fists, Liu Xie suppressed the urge to chase after Dong Bai and beat him up.

"I'll think of a way to please this ancestor after I get to Lintao."

Liu Xie sighed and called Gao Shun in.

"Go and pass on another piece of false information to Zhang Wei, saying that I am waiting for the Liangzhou army to return so that we can gather together and attack Hanzhong with all our strength, and try to make Zhang Lu spend more troops on the east side of Hanzhong."

"in addition……"

Liu Xie instructed Gao Shun: "Since it is the emperor who is leading the army in person, you must act like an emperor leading the army in person."

"Tell Xu Huang not to stay in Lucheng and Shiying all the time, but to go out and harass Zhang Wei more often. It would be best if he only brought a dozen personal soldiers with him and dared to go to the enemy's camp of several thousand people."

"Now that I am here, you and Xu Huang are still cowering. Aren't you trying to cover up your mistake? If you want to act, then act convincingly!"

The number of soldiers Liu Xie brought to Shanggui this time was almost negligible...

Even if there are some, they are just some brave warriors used as support and are of no great use.

But Xu Huang and Gao Shun still went out and committed suicide in front of Zhang Wei.

As long as Zhang Wei's army was delayed in Qishan Road and these troops were prevented from supporting Hanzhong, Liu Xie's purpose of leading the army in person would be achieved.

"Here."

Unfortunately, Gao Shun and Xu Huang were both extremely cautious generals.

Even though Liu Xie gave the order and asked them to put on an act, they still did not take any major action.

It was not until Liu Xie could no longer bear it and insisted on leading his personal soldiers to the front line himself that the two of them reluctantly took a few personal soldiers with them to wander around in front of Zhang Wei's camp.

But no one expected...

When Zhang Wei saw Gao Shun and Xu Huang leading only their personal soldiers wandering in front of him, he shouted, "This is an ambush by the Han army! Retreat quickly!"

After saying this, he immediately retreated into Hanzhong...

Gao Shun, Xu Huang:?

Liu Xie: ???
(End of this chapter)