The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 372 Volume Five Ants!

"Fengxian, you are from Jiuyuan County, and you are most familiar with those foreign races in the past. This time, you will lead the cavalry to make a circle, disguised as Xianbei cavalry, so as to lure Yuan Shao into a trap."

The emperor had been planning this a few days ago.

"Since Yuan Shao is still hoping that the Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei cavalry will come to rescue him, we should use their own tactics to lure Yuan's army out of the city."

"It is precisely because Yecheng is protected by the Zhang River that if Yuan's army needs to send troops, they will definitely build a pontoon bridge and cross the river... At that time, it will be Fengxian's chance!"

……

The emperor's words from the past were still lingering in his ears, and what surprised Lu Bu was that Yuan Jun's reaction was exactly the same as what the emperor said!
Riding his horse into Ye City, Lu Bu quickly ordered his soldiers to control the city gate and seize the place!
The Han army that had just "fled" immediately changed direction and launched a surprise attack.

Not only that.

Xu Rong's troops, which had been transferred away as "suspicious troops", also appeared on the west side of Yecheng and began to slowly lay a pontoon bridge, planning to cross the Zhangshui River and completely surround Yecheng!

"We've fallen into a trap! The letter from the Third Young Master is a hoax!"

Ju Shou and Shen Pei understood the key instantly!
"Mr. Yuan San has misled me in Hebei!"

Finished!

It's all over!
The army led out of the city by Ju Shou and Shen Pei was instantly torn apart by Lu Bu's cavalry, and Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others who had just caught up with them also saw through the identities of the two men, and directly subdued them in the chaos as if taking something from a sack!
The two were tied up with hemp ropes and knelt on the ground.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and the next moment, the light in front of him dimmed.

A huge red dragon banner covered the sky, and under the dragon banner was the emperor Liu Xie dressed in golden armor.

"Bo Shu, long time no see."

Ju Su was kneeling on the battlefield at this moment, feeling mixed emotions.

But he still bowed slightly: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Bo Shu, you have fallen into my hands again."

There was no teasing or complacency. Ju Su could only sense the emperor's sense of relief at the moment.

Ju Su smiled bitterly and said, "How much effort did the emperor put into this war?"

"From the moment the troops were dispatched, everything was planned and calculated by the emperor... It's funny to say that I once offered advice to Lord Yuan, saying that we should hide the troops in Shangdang. Now it seems that the emperor saw through it a long time ago, so he chose to march into Luoyang and take Henan first. I really feel ashamed of Lord Yuan!"

Liu Xie: "If I tell you that I didn't realize the importance of Shangdang at the beginning, but it was Sima Zhongda under my command who proposed it? Would Bo Shu feel better if I told him that?"

Ju Su was slightly startled, and raised his neck with great effort, staring at the emperor: "Why did your Majesty say this?"

"I want to tell you that I didn't win against you by myself."

"The imperial examination can select a large number of talents. I can select thousands of talents in any imperial examination. There are outstanding people like Sima Zhongda and Zhuge Kongming in any imperial examination... Hebei has always relied on you few people, and your sons and grandsons. Bo Shu, tell me, how can you win this war with me?"

"Also, I sent you the blueprints of the curved plow with good intentions, but some of you thought that the curved plow would save manpower and leave ordinary people with nothing to do, which would be a big harm... With such a mentality, how can you win this war with me?"

Liu Xie sighed and said, "Although Yuan Shao committed a heinous crime, I still treat the people of Hebei as the people of the Han Dynasty. But you don't even treat the tenants who work for you in the fields as human beings. With such an attitude, you..."

At this point, Liu Xie was no longer willing to speak, and Ju Shou also lowered his head and nodded, almost burying his face in the muddy ground.

"Bo Shu, you are a man of outstanding talent. Tell me now, are you willing to give up everything and start over with me?"

……

For someone like Zhang Miao, asking him to start over would be a humiliation to him.

But in Ju Su's view, this was the emperor's kindness.

Ju Shou continued to lower his head, but no one knew what he was thinking.

"I still have to go see Yuan Shao now, you have time to think about it slowly."

Liu Xie pulled the reins of his horse and walked past Ju Shou.

"I have said that I will always treat you as Han people, as my own people!"

"My opponent has never been any one of you."

"That's all I have to say. I hope Bo Shu will consider this carefully!"

After saying that, Liu Xie continued to move forward and entered Yecheng.

The streets are connected, and the red palaces are at the corners. The stone poles and flying beams are used to control the Zhang Canal. The canal is dredged to form the roadside, and the green locust trees are planted to shade the road. It is as high as the Canglang River and can be washed, and it is as high as the square steps.

Just from looking at the outside, one can tell that Yecheng is a first-class city.

And when you get inside, you will find it is the most beautiful place in the world.

The walls and rooms are built, and the rooms and verandas are built. The craftsmen are skilled in carving and carving.

The legend of Guangcheng is beyond description, and the residences on the streets cannot be compared. The three markets are expanded and the shops are opened, and the roads are leveled and the nine roads are connected.

The shops are arranged in rows to cover the whole area, and the bazaars are set up to serve as a link.

Liu Bei, who was following the emperor, exclaimed: "Even the Luoyang of the past cannot be compared with the Yecheng of today, right?"

The city of Ye is luxurious to the extreme!
On the other side, Yang Xiu, who had truly seen the splendor of Luoyang, was also amazed: "Although the scale is not as large as Luoyang, but in terms of magnificence, Yecheng is indeed slightly better than Luoyang!" When they arrived at the Yecheng Palace, the layout was even more gorgeous and dazzled everyone's eyes.

At this moment, Lu Bu, who had entered the city first, rode up on his horse and said, "Your Majesty! There are still some eunuchs in this palace who are resisting stubbornly! Please wait a moment! I will break down the palace gate immediately!"

Eunuch?

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

At this point, those who are still resisting are actually some eunuchs in the palace?
Liu Xie glanced at the tightly locked palace gate and shook his head slowly.

"Fengxian's cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city. Let Gao Shun lead the Xianzhen Camp up there."

"Here!"

……

Inside the Yecheng Palace.

From joy to despair.

From the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

Yuan Shao was sitting there in a daze, still holding the jade pendant that Yuan Shang carried with him.

"Snapped!"

It fell heavily! This priceless jade disk was smashed to pieces by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath and looked not at the broken jade pendant, but at the set of clothes on the table.

A set of clothes that Yuan Shao had never shown to anyone.

Mingguan, Xuanyi, He Shang, Bailuo Dadai, yellow covered knees, plain gauze singlet, red horse...

This is actually a set of emperor's clothing!
Yuan Shao stepped forward, held the crown in both hands and looked at it carefully.

Yan, tassels, hat rolls, jade hairpins, Wu, tassels, 纩, 紞……

Yuan Shao touched and examined every part carefully.

Putting it down gently, Yuan Shao took off his iron helmet and carefully put the emperor's crown on his head.

Yuan Shao's movements were meticulous, and there was nothing rude about the order of dressing, as if he had practiced it countless times and was very familiar with it.

Just as Yuan Shao touched the soft Sun and Moon Black Robe, the palace door suddenly opened!

Yuan Shao's face showed some helplessness and some anger.

"Why is it that every time when I am just one step away, someone always ruins my plans?"

At the gate, a voice that Yuan Shao had never heard before, but was extremely familiar, rang out: "It is because you are always too conceited and never care about the people that we have come to this situation today."

Cherish the people?

Yuan Shao sneered.

"If we still care about ants on the road to progress, won't it be difficult to move forward?"

"Liu Xie, please don't lecture me on these great principles."

"The reason you can defeat me is because Dong Zhuo has no children and his relatives are useless! I left you the brave and combat-savvy Xiliang Army, which will allow you to control the situation."

"If I were given a border army like this that is not controlled by the local noble families, I would definitely be able to suppress Hebei like you did!"

The person outside the door walked in, and it was indeed the Emperor Liu Xie!
What is strange is that Liu Xie, as the emperor, wore an iron helmet for combat on his head, and did not wear the emperor's crown like Yuan Shao.

Liu Xie glanced at the crown on Yuan Shao’s head and chuckled.

"That's right! When I issued the edict to reprimand you, you should have worn the emperor's crown on your head yourself, instead of using Liu He as your scapegoat and killing him in vain."

"You are always like this... You clearly want to overthrow the Han Dynasty, but you insist on establishing another emperor from the Liu family and using the banner of the Han Dynasty to maintain your rule. You clearly want to personally control Hebei and kill those who dare to disobey you, but you still care about the reputation of the Yuan family and choose to check and balance them."

"You said that I was able to defeat you because of the Grand Master, and I have never denied this... But if you just clear yourself of all charges, you are deceiving yourself."

Liu Xie took off his helmet and looked carefully at Yuan Shao's palace, but found that there was not even a stool to sit on. He laughed helplessly twice, then put the helmet under his butt and sat on it as a chair.

"It's been several decades since Emperor Xiaoling introduced the Hu stool, but there's still not a single stool in your palace... Yuan Shao, Yecheng was once part of the Zhao Kingdom. You must have heard about King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and horseback riding, right? This is a system that can make things easier for you, but it can't be implemented because of those pedantic old rules. What do you think of this?"

Yuan Shao looked at Liu Xie through the crown in front of him: "Ha! That's why there is a word "Ling" in King Wuling of Zhao's posthumous title!"

Liu Xie: …

It seems to make sense!
"I was wondering why you gave Emperor Xiaoling the word 'Ling' as his posthumous title. It turns out you were thinking of this."

To achieve fame without hard work is called spiritual, to achieve one's ambition after death is called spiritual, to see the power of gods after death is called spiritual, to be in chaos without being damaged is called spiritual, to be good at offering sacrifices to ghosts and monsters is called spiritual, and to have extreme knowledge of ghosts and gods is called spiritual.

"I wonder if Emperor Xiaoling would laugh or cry if he knew you compared him to King Wuling of Zhao?"

Liu Xie suddenly became interested: "Yuan Shao, if you had not supported Liu He as emperor at that time, but called yourself the Son of Heaven, what do you think your posthumous title should be?"

(End of this chapter)