The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 245 Volume 4 The Emperor of Han

Chapter 245: The Four Han Emperors
"I'm going to Hedong."

Liu Xie must go.

Because the current Hedong is as fragile as a piece of paper.

With just a slight poke, the backbone-less Xiliang army would be easily pierced by Yuan Shao.

Without Hedong as a barrier, Guanzhong would immediately be exposed to the enemy's attack, and the imperial court would immediately be exposed to Yuan Shao.

"I have to go and bring the Grand Master back."

Liu Xie's face was pale at the moment, but he was still protecting the only remaining bit of rationality in his mind that was about to explode with sadness.

The foundation for the court to survive has always been Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army in Dong Zhuo's hands.

The rest, such as the local soldiers, equal distribution of land, and systems, were all just vassals of the Western Liang army.

Without those armies, the imperial court seemed to have been stripped of its shameful clothes and turned completely into the exiled court that was driven out of the Luoyang palace by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, or anyone else would wantonly treat him as the emperor as a puppet, drag Dong Zhuo's corpse to the street and burn it as a sky lantern, and arbitrarily hack to death the emperor's concubines such as Dong Bai, Cai Yan, and Fu Shou, completely trampling the dignity of the Han Dynasty under their feet and using it as fertilizer for their own power.

The truth is only on the edge of the sword.

Dignity is only within the range of the Han crossbow.

Liu Xie had to go to Hedong to regain control of the Xiliang military power and maintain this court which was bound to experience great turmoil.

Otherwise, Liu Xie would inevitably be the loser.

And the losers are not qualified to write history.

Dong Zhuo would still be that cruel and powerful official.

Liu Xie will still become the unfortunate Emperor Xian.

The fall of China and the invasion of the Five Barbarians will happen again a hundred years later.

Looking down at Dong Bai who was still sobbing, Liu Xie wiped away his tears.

He knew that from this moment on, the big tree that had always been above his head to protect him from wind and rain was gone.

From this moment on, he was the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and everyone's support.

At this moment, even the slightest sign of weakness would be fatal.

Liu Xie touched Dong Bai's head and said, "I am going to go to war."

Liu Xie would not tell Dong Bai to take care of himself.

Because Liu Xie had promised Dong Zhuo that he would take good care of her.

"Please wait in Chang'an for a while until I bring your grandfather back."

Dong Bai grabbed Liu Xie's collar with both hands and kept exerting force.

"His Majesty."

"Ok?"

"do not die."

Liu Xie was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that Dong Bai would ask this before leaving.

Dong Bai buried his head in Liu Xie's arms.

“War is actually very dangerous.”

"Every time my grandfather went to war, I knew that this might be the last time I would see him."

"So I always ask my grandfather to bring me gifts, hoping that even if he loses the fight, he won't die and will bring me gifts."

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether you win or not, but please don't die."

……

After all, Dong Bai was born into a military family.

There are some things that Dong Bai doesn't say, but it doesn't mean that Dong Bai doesn't understand.

Every time Dong Zhuo goes on an expedition it could be the last time he sees Dong Bai.

Dong Bai's ability to withstand this matter has even surpassed that of Emperor Liu Xie.

"Okay, I promise you, I won't die."

Liu Xie touched Dong Bai's head affectionately.

"Wait for me to bring my grandfather back."

After helping Dong Bai lie down, Liu Xie slowly walked to the palace gate of the Pepper Room.

Through the gap in front of the door, you can see the long sky outside.

Only at this moment did Liu Xie realize that the sky was so high and so big.

But from now on, no one can stand in his way.

"Change!"

"Call all officials to discuss matters in Xuanshi Hall!"

……

Soon, bells rang in the palace.

At first, some officials in Chang'an did not take it seriously.

It was not until the third bell rang that everyone became solemn.

When the seventh bell rang, everyone was shocked!
The emperor is nine.

There are seven princes.

There are three doctors.

And in the present Han Dynasty court, there is only one person who is worthy of the courtesy of the princes!
"The sky is going to change!"

The officials who had been somewhat slow suddenly came to their senses, quickly dressed, and filed into the Xuanshi Hall.

The atmosphere in the Xuanshi Hall was even more solemn at this moment.

For the first time ever, the emperor did not sit cross-legged on the couch, but stood in the middle of the room on a stool and sat on it, waiting quietly.

It would have been extremely disrespectful to place a Hu stool in the center.

But no minister dared to point it out.

Because what was even more rude was that although this was a court meeting, the emperor had already put on a full set of fish-scale black armor, an iron helmet on his head, and sat on a stool with his sword in his hand, glancing coldly at every official who came in.

As the eunuch announced the start of the court meeting, Liu Xie was the first to reveal the truth: "The news I received last night is that the Grand Master has passed away in the army."

When the news came out, everyone in the room was shocked! Some officials seemed to be secretly delighted.

Some officials seemed to be thinking about the dramatic changes in the future.

Only a very small number of officials looked worried as they stared at the armed emperor.

"Yuan Shao is still eyeing Bingzhou covetously. If he finds out our true strength, he will immediately attack Hedong or even Guanzhong."

"Therefore, I have decided to lead the army in person!"

As soon as Liu Xie said this, it immediately caused discussions among the ministers.

Taiwei Yang Biao even stepped forward and asked the emperor to think twice, and threatened that now that the Grand Tutor had passed away, they should stay in Chang'an to preserve their foundation!

Liu Xie shook his head slightly.

fundamental?

The reason why he was in a hurry to Hedong was to preserve his foundation.

If there was no Xiliang army, and Yuan Shao marched straight into Chang'an, what was Liu Xie doing in Chang'an? Was he waiting to be caught by Yuan Shao?

"I have already made up my mind about this matter. I have come to summon you today mainly to discuss the matter of staying in Chang'an."

Liu Xie has already decided to go his own way in this matter.

"During the time I am away from the capital, all government affairs will be handled by Jia Xu, Xun Yu, and Cai Yong."

"If there is an emergency, the three of you can make your own decisions and act accordingly."

Upon hearing Liu Xie's words, all the officials' faces undoubtedly changed.

"In addition, I will keep the five battalions of the Northern Army and let Wenhe deploy them."

The Northern Army has five battalions, totaling 10,000 elite soldiers.

It is also the only remaining military force in Guanzhong.

If this force was handed over to Jia Xu, if Jia Xu was willing, he could wait for Liu Xie to go to Guanzhong, cut off the road, lock the door and become the "King of Guanzhong".

Jia Xu naturally knew how heavy the emperor's trust was, so he put away his previous style of refusing and stood up directly: "I obey your order!"

"But I will take Zhang Liao and Xu Huang with me. Only Gao Shun and Pang De will stay to help Wenhe lead the troops."

Zhang Liao was good at charging into battle, and Xu Huang was a native of Hedong, and both played important roles in the Hebei battlefield.

"Send a letter to the emperor's uncle, asking him to hold back his offensive and not to easily clash with Sun Ce and escalate the war."

"In addition, ask the uncle to dispatch 10,000 infantrymen to cross the Funiu Mountain Pass, pass the Mang Mountain, and station them in the Hangu area to prevent Cao Cao from launching a surprise attack."

After arranging all the subordinates who could do the job, Liu Xie got up from the stool and walked out of the hall.

"When will the emperor prepare to lead the army?"

"Now!"

All the officials were stunned.

After following Liu Xie out of the palace, they found that waiting in front of the palace gate was no longer the emperor's usual jade-saddled ceremonial guard, but hundreds of cavalry led by Zhang Liao.

Taiwei Yang Biao, who was the head of all officials, wanted to persuade the emperor not to take risks personally.

At least, send two envoys over to find out the situation in Hedong.

If we rush to the front line like this and something goes wrong again, the court really cannot afford it!
But at this moment, Yang Biao's eyes suddenly went dark, and he pointed at a knight next to Zhang Liao and cursed, "Why are you in there?"

The person Yang Biao was pointing at was Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu usually appears in the attire of a Confucian scholar, but today he is wearing armor and riding on a tall horse, looking like a Han knight.

At first Yang Xiu was a little timid.

But when he saw that he was recognized by Yang Biao, he no longer had many concerns and rode his horse directly to stand: "I am the emperor's official, so naturally I must accompany the emperor."

Yang Biao pointed at Yang Xiu angrily and said, "Get down here! What kind of war can you fight? You know, people will die in war!"

Unexpectedly, Yang Xiu became even more fearless: "Of course, people will die in war!"

"Father, don't scare me. I passed through Nanyang on my way back to Guanzhong from Fancheng and saw dead bodies on the battlefield!"

"But if we hear someone is dead, we won't go to the battlefield. Should we bury our heads and pretend we didn't hear anything?"

"Father also experienced the fall of Luoyang and knew what it felt like to be driven out of home! Is Father going to have to go through this again in Chang'an?"

Seeing tears in his father's eyes, Yang Xiu quickly made a joke: "Besides, according to my origins as a member of the Hongnong Yang family, I am at least a good family!"

"During the pre-Han period, many good family men went on expeditions to the frontiers to fight against the Xiongnu, which brought peace to later generations."

"In this case, I, Yang Xiu, will naturally inherit the will of my ancestors and fight the enemy. Maybe I can even get the title of Marquis of Wanhu in return!"

……

Seeing that Yang Biao was still reluctant to leave, Liu Xie also came to Yang Biao and said, "Don't worry, General, I will let Dezu stay by my side all the time."

Yang Biao was slightly relieved when he heard this.

However, Liu Xie's next words made him darken his eyes again: "If he can't come back, it means that I can't come back either. When that time comes, I hope the commander won't blame me."

"His Majesty."

Yang Biao felt extremely resentful, thinking that the emperor was playing a joke on him again.

However, when Yang Biao saw Liu Xie's eyes, which were so dark without a trace of luster, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart.

"The emperor must return safely."

"Ah."

Liu Xie then came before Jia Xu, Xun Yu, and Cai Yong.

I originally wanted to settle something.

But when he saw Jia Xu, Liu Xie swallowed the words in his mind.

"I'm leaving."

From today on, no one can protect Liu Xie from the wind and rain.

Some of Liu Xie's words are no longer suitable to be spoken in public.

But there was one more thing he had to let the people of the court know.