The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 244 Volume Security
After Yuan Shao learned of the changes in Dong Zhuo's army, he immediately sent troops from Changzhi, occupied Jiexiu, and cut off the passage from Taiyuan to Hedong.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo had previously collected a large number of ships from Zhao Yuqi, allowing the troops of Li Jue, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu in the north to move south via the waterway, thus avoiding being surrounded by Yuan Shao.

After Lü Bu withdrew, he immediately came to Pingyang and punched Niu Fu hard in the face: "Do you want to kill me? Where is my adoptive father now? Why did he suddenly come to Pingyang and give up Jiexiu!"

Li Jue and Xu Rong also had gloomy expressions.

If they had not discovered something wrong when they sent messengers to Dong Zhuo's camp many times before and had not been ready to retreat at any time, they would have been surrounded by Yuan Shao by now!

If Dong Zhuo's camp moves lightly, it will really be a death sentence for him!
Niu Fu was still in a trance at this moment.

Although he was hit in the face by Lu Bu's punch, he was not angry. Instead, he went forward and hugged Lu Bu: "Fengxian! Father is gone!"

"What do you mean by not here? Did my foster father go back to Hedong?"

Lu Bu looked around, still looking for any trace of Dong Zhuo.

"Fengxian, father... has passed away!"

a bolt from the blue!

Lu Bu also looked pale at this moment: "Liang Bi, what did you say?"

"Don't joke like this. If my foster father finds out, he will punish you by military law!"

Niu Fu just knelt on the ground, buried his head and sobbed.

Li Jue and Xu Rong also heard this.

Xu Rong stepped forward, grabbed Niu Fu's shoulders, and widened his eyes: "Liang Bi, don't talk nonsense about this matter! Think it through before you talk about it!"

There was still a hint of expectation in his eyes.

He would rather believe that Niu Fu was crazy and that was why he did so many stupid things.

……

However, as the truth was revealed to them, they had to accept reality.

The atmosphere was solemn.

The four of them sat on stools in a circle.

"What should we do now?"

Xu Rong is the oldest and most experienced among the four generals.

"Yuan Shao suddenly attacked Jiexiu. He must have known the inside story, otherwise he would not have acted in this way."

"Right now, the connection between Taiyuan and Hedong has been cut off, and the entire Taiyuan may change hands overnight."

"If the news leaks out, the morale of the army will be shaken! By then, not to mention Taiyuan, even Hedong will be in danger."

Li Jue licked his lips, also using ferocity to hide his uneasiness.

"Liang Bi, what did the Grand Master say in the end?"

What did you confess?
Niu Fu finally woke up from his dream.

"Father, father wants the emperor to lead the army in person."

"anything else?"

"Also... my father asked me to take his military token, gather the military power, and withdraw the troops in an orderly manner."

Xu Rong and Li Jue's expressions changed.

Lu Bu also reacted at this moment and stood up immediately: "We will follow our foster father's instructions and retreat to Hedong now to set up the Hedong battle line!"

By Dong Zhuo's order...

In the past, even if Xu Rong had great courage, he would not have dared to disobey Dong Zhuo.

But what about now?

Especially Niu Fu’s words “take back the military power”.

Whose military power should be taken away?

Naturally, it is the military power of these Xiliang military leaders!

If their military power were taken away... wouldn't they be like fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others?
Xu Rong stood up and faced Lu Bu: "We cannot withdraw our troops!"

"I will lead the soldiers to station in Queshu Valley to guard against Yuan Shao!"

At the same time, Xu Rong signaled Li Jue to stand up as well.

Li Jue hesitated for a moment, then stood up as well: "Yuan Shao is likely to attack Hedong from Chen Pass. Guo Si alone may not be able to defend it. I'd better lead the troops over and guard Chen Pass with him."

After his grief and panic, Li Jue immediately realized, like Xu Rong, the importance of military power to himself.

Military power is their only reliance now.

If he did not have military power, he would be completely handing his life over to the emperor whom he had never met.

Although the emperor has an excellent reputation and can be described as benevolent.

But we are all veterans who have walked out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Who would be willing to hand over his life to others at will?

Even if this person is the emperor, they are still unwilling to do so!

"What do you two want to do? Disobey the military orders of our foster father?"

When Lu Bu heard that the two men did not want to withdraw their troops, he also stood up angrily.

Seeing Lu Bu standing up, Xu Rong shouted, "Guards!"

Immediately, more than a dozen personal soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades rushed into the tent.

"Lü Fengxian! Now is not the time for you to show off your bravery! If you really cause a mutiny, you can't afford it!"

Lu Bu wrinkled his nose fiercely and put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Fengxian!"

Li Jue also came out to dissuade him at this moment.

"Now is not the time for me to wait for civil unrest!"

"Yuan Shao's army is strong, and he is sending all the troops from Hebei to attack us!"

"Taiyuan is no longer safe. How can you be sure that Yuan Shao will not lead his troops to invade Hedong?"

"Once Hedong is lost, Guanzhong will also be in danger! Do you really want to see the imperial court exposed to Yuan Shao's troops?"

Although he knew that Li Jue also wanted to keep the military power in his hands, but after hearing the other party's advice based on the overall situation, Lu Bu had no choice but to let go.

"You two can lead your troops to go wherever you want! Liangbi and I will take our foster father back to Hedong!"

Knowing that he could not order Xu Rong and Li Jue, Lü Bu stopped fighting and, together with Niu Fu, sent Dong Zhuo's coffin to Hedong.

Hedong prefect Zhong Yao was also shocked when he heard the news, and immediately ordered his messenger to deliver the urgent message to Chang'an.

Zhong Yao knew very well that this matter could not be leaked, so he did not go through the Secretariat, but instead sent a messenger directly to the residence of Shangshu Ling Jia Xu.

It was midnight when the messenger arrived. After hearing this, Jia Xu ignored the etiquette and went directly to the Weiyang Palace to look for the emperor.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Xie was wearing only a single layer of clothing at the moment, and didn't understand why Jia Xu came at this time.

Jia Xu knelt on the ground, his voice trembling a little -

"Grand Master, passed away!"

……

"Oh."

"I understand."

After hearing this, Liu Xie stood up, took two steps, and then sat back on the steps.

One leg kept shaking, and after shaking for a while, it stood up and turned around a few times on the spot.

At this moment, Liu Xie looked calm: "I understand. Wenhe should also go down and rest early."

After saying this, he left Jia Xu and went out of the palace alone.

The huge Weiyang Palace was somewhat quiet at this moment.

I was walking casually in the palace, but I was tripped by a stone.

Liu Xie lowered his head expressionlessly, only to see a piece of brick that had appeared across the ground at some point in time.

Liu Xie remembered that he had put the stone back.

He obviously put it in.

But why did he run out again now?
Liu Xie didn't know.

And this time, he didn't use his toes to repair it.

He walked for a long time with his head down.

When he looked up again, he had arrived at the Pepper Room.

The Pepper Room was the residence of the Empress of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie remembered that Dong Bai thought this place was too far from Changle Palace and it was not convenient for her to go and play with Cai Yan and others, so she did not live there permanently.

Putting his hand on the door, Liu Xie had no distracting thoughts. He hoped that Dong Bai was inside, but also hoped that Dong Bai was not inside.

"Squeak."

The heavy palace door was pushed open, and a slightly panicked voice rang out: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Dong Bai hasn't rested yet.

She hurried over and closed the door of the Pepper Room, being extremely alert.

"Your Majesty, my uncle is too noisy during the day, so I gave him to Sister Zhaoji to take care of him for me. Please don't tell grandfather!"

Dong Bai was quite proud: "Your Majesty, you don't know that when Wansheng cries, the whole Changle Palace will be woken up by him! It's so scary! Fortunately, I am smart and hid here, otherwise I would not be able to sleep well in the middle of the night!"

"Grandfather is amazing. I don't know how he can keep Wansheng by his side all the time. Doesn't Grandfather sleep at night?"

"When grandfather comes this time, I will definitely send Wansheng over immediately, hehe..."

Only then did Dong Bai realize that there was something wrong with Liu Xie's expression.

The elation just now suddenly turned into worry: "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Liu Xie stared at Dong Bai in a daze, but suddenly felt a headache.

"It seems that there is something. Jia Xu just told me...but what exactly was it? I seem to have forgotten."

Liu Xie covered his head with his hands, looking somewhat painful.

Dong Bai was so scared that he came over and hugged Liu Xie: "It's okay, it's okay. If you can't remember it, just forget it."

But when Liu Xie raised his head, Dong Bai was even more flustered: "Your Majesty, why are you crying?"

I cried?
Liu Xie placed his fingers under his eyes and found that there were indeed crystal tears hanging there.

I actually cried.

But why, I don’t feel anything at all?

She kept wiping away tears, but the tears showed no sign of stopping and continued to flow out of her eyes.

Seeing this, Dong Bai quickly used his sleeve to wipe Liu Xie's tears, saying soothingly, "Your Majesty, don't cry, Your Majesty, don't cry."

Although Liu Xie was crying, there was not a single bit of sadness in his heart.

He was also wondering what was wrong with him.

"It should be fine, Queen, don't worry."

Liu Xie felt that he should be normal and that nothing should be worth tears for an emperor like him.

It's probably just a severe headache, and I want to have a good sleep.

Liu Xie slept with his clothes on, and Dong Bai sat on the side, quietly watching over Liu Xie as he gradually fell asleep.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Liu Xie suddenly woke up and jumped up from the bed.

"I'm going to Hedong!"

Dong Bai was also frightened by Liu Xie's sudden surprise, but he still tried to comfort Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, why are you going to Hedong? Grandfather is there in Hedong, Your Majesty can rest assured!"

……

……

Memories came flooding in like a tide, and the volcano of sadness erupted at this moment.

Liu Xie's eyes were red and swollen, and tears flowed again.

He remembered.

I remembered them all.

Thinking about what news Jia Xu brought to me!
He looked at Dong Bai, his lips moving up and down, his tongue struggling stiffly between his teeth.

"Grandfather is gone."

Dong Bai was also stunned when he heard this.

Then, tears and snot began to flow down Dong Bai's face.

"Grandfather, is he gone?"

(End of this chapter)