The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 280 Volume I’m Back
After the emperor left, even though Jia Xu, Cai Yong and others tried their best to maintain order, Gao Shun, Pang De and Dong Cheng also patrolled the area with armor every day to prevent any chaos from happening in Guanzhong.

Even so, there were still some various kinds of wind blowing into the palace and reaching Dong Bai's ears.

Dong Bai, Cai Yan, Fu Shou, and Dong Shi.

Each of these four people has a huge network of relationships behind them, and almost no one can escape the fate of being disturbed.

Fortunately.

With the news that the emperor defeated Yuan Shao in Anyi, Hedong, the chaos was much less than before.

But even so, there are still people like Dong Huang who continue to come and make profits for themselves.

The few of them have dealt with too many things these days, so it's no wonder that Dong Bai said he couldn't hold on any longer.

"The Emperor will come back."

Cai Yan comforted Dong Bai and also comforted herself at the same time.

Finally, after the burial was over, Cai Yan and Dong Bai rode in a carriage from Jiuyi Mountain to Chang'an.

But just as the convoy was about to enter Xianyang, it suddenly stopped without any warning.

The commotion outside made Cai Yan gradually feel uneasy.

At this moment, Dong Bai had fallen asleep on Cai Yan's lap. Cai Yan hugged Dong Bai, and an unspeakable fear gradually spread.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the carriage!
Someone put a horse stool in front of the carriage!
A horse stool is a high stool that people often stand on when getting on or off a carriage.

Cai Yan couldn't believe that someone actually put down the horse stool and wanted to get on the carriage at this time!
Who is so bold?

Moreover, how could Cai Yong and Niu Fu, who were outside the carriage, allow such a thing?
After Cai Yan's panic, she took off a hairpin on her head and held it tightly in her hand.

"Squeak."

A big foot stepped on the edge of the carriage, and the heavy body made the whole carriage let out a mournful cry, which also made Cai Yan feel more uneasy.

At this moment, Cai Yan could already see a hand lifting the curtain of the carriage, and half of the person's body had already been inserted into the carriage!
Cai Yan held the jade hairpin in her hand tighter, with the tip facing outwards, and watched the movements outside vigilantly.

……

"Surprise or not!"

It was not until the face she had been longing for appeared that Cai Yan finally relaxed.

Staring at Liu Xie, Cai Yan's strength in pretending all these days disappeared, and mist instantly covered her eyes——

"Your Majesty, why did you come just now?"

The person who came was Liu Xie.

After entering Guanzhong from Wugu Pass, Liu Xie did not return directly to Chang'an, but planned to go to Jiuyi Mountain first.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into the queen's carriage. He could no longer suppress his longing for her and got into the carriage directly.

When Liu Xie saw Cai Yan suddenly start to cry, he was stunned at first, but then a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Cai."

Cai Yan opened her arms and hugged Liu Xie.

Although Liu Xie was still wearing cold armor and was very hard, the moment Cai Yan hugged Liu Xie, it was as if she had hugged the warmest pillar in the world.

"Why did your majesty come back so late?"

There was no blame in the words.

But if we talk about grievances, there are generally some.

Liu Xie placed his hand on Cai Yan's back to comfort her, and said apologetically: "There have been too many unexpected events this time. I must deal with all the affairs inside and outside Guandong before I can go home."

Cai Yan's back was still so weak, but Liu Xie knew that during the time he was away, Cai Yan must have taken on a lot of things on her own.

Liu Xie tilted his head to look at Dong Bai who was still sleeping, and noticed the changes in Dong Bai at a glance: "The queen has also lost weight."

At this moment, Cai Yan snuggled up to Liu Xie and was unwilling to let go, rubbing against Liu Xie like a cat.

"The Queen has been having a much harder time than most people think."

Cai Yan told Liu Xie everything they had experienced together during those days.

Liu Xie just listened quietly.

After talking for a long time, Cai Yan wiped her tears and smiled again: "What I have experienced is nothing compared to what Your Majesty has experienced."

Although there are undercurrents in Guanzhong, the battlefield in Hedong is the real danger.

Even though Cai Yan had never been on the battlefield, she could imagine the crisis and pressure faced by the emperor at that time.

"The Emperor must be very tired too, right?"

"And I actually know that after the Grand Tutor passed away, the ones who were most sad were Your Majesty and the Queen..."

"After all, the Queen can still speak to me and cry in front of me, but Your Majesty doesn't even have anyone to talk to..."

Cai Yan was clearly venting her complaints, but as she spoke she ended up comforting Liu Xie.

"If Your Majesty wants to cry, why not cry in front of me now..."

Liu Xie looked strange when he heard this.

He stretched out his hand towards Cai Yan, and Cai Yan closed her eyes, thinking that the emperor was coming to touch her.

"Ouch!"

Who would have thought that what he received was not the emperor's gentle comfort, but a fierce slap!

Cai Yan covered her head with her hands in grievance, and looked at Liu Xie, who suddenly took action, with some confusion.

Liu Xie slapped Cai Yan again in annoyance: "Ms. Cai is good in every way, except that she likes to act like an adult too much."

"You are obviously a child similar to the queen, but you have to pretend to be a mature adult."

"Don't worry, I've already cried. On the contrary, you have been holding on for so long, there is no reason for you not to take a good rest."

Liu Xie placed one hand completely on Cai Yan's head, as if the sky was covering her.

"I am now the Son of Heaven, and also your Heaven."

"When I was away, you had to endure the wind and sun; but now that I'm back, you can just relax and feel at ease!"

"From now on, until a long, long time from now, I will protect you from the wind and rain." "I will never let you suffer this kind of injustice again."

Tears welled up in Cai Yan's eyes again, and the adult demeanor she had been pretending to be disappeared without a trace, and she hugged Liu Xie again.

"Ok?"

Cai Yan's voice just now was too loud and eventually woke Dong Bai up.

He took a dazed look and closed his eyes again.

Dong Bai only knew that Cai Yan was still by his side, and then there was another figure.

As for who that figure is...

!

Dong Bai opened his eyes again and mustered all his strength to look at the person in front of him.

Do not believe.

He rubbed his eyes and wiped away all the eye boogers. Then Dong Bai blinked frantically at Liu Xie, trying to see Liu Xie's face clearly.

"Stop rubbing! It's me!"

Dong Bai stared at Liu Xie blankly, and after a moment, he let out a wail!
The sound was so loud that the horses outside stamped their feet in panic, causing the carriage to shake.

At this moment, Cai Yong, who was outside the carriage, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the howl.

"It's good that your majesty is back."

The next day.

The convoy, which was almost reaching Chang'an, turned back and arrived at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain again.

Liu Xie did not go up the mountain directly, but ordered someone to call Dong Huang over.

When Dong Huang heard that the emperor had arrived, his heart almost stopped!

Anyone with a discerning eye knows what he meant by what he said to Dong Bai before.

Originally, Dong Huang was planning to take his time to plan, at least until Cai Yan was not with Dong Bai before taking action again. However, he did not expect that the emperor would return to Guanzhong at this time!
After being summoned by the emperor, Dong Huang had no choice but to go to the emperor's tent.

When Dong Huang saw the sword-wielding warriors beside the emperor, his legs trembled even more.

He could only pray now that the Emperor would not pursue the matter too far for the sake of the Grand Tutor.

"I, the guilty minister Dong Huang, pay my respects to the emperor! May the emperor be well and healthy!"

"..."

What greeted Dong Huang was silence.

Faced with this deadly silence, Dong Huang felt as if he was suffocating!
Fortunately, half an incense stick of time later, the emperor finally responded.

"Dong Huang."

"The minister is here."

"Why don't you learn your lesson?"

With just one sentence, Dong Huang was so scared that he started to kowtow and beg for mercy.

"In fact, the Shangshutai has already drafted a list."

"Considering that you are the empress's relative, a direct descendant of the Dong family, and the Grand Tutor's nephew, I thought of calling you back to the court and granting you the title of General of the Guards, so that you can live a more comfortable life and do justice to the Grand Tutor's spirit in heaven."

"But you insisted on being clever and went to look for the queen, constantly provoking her with the Grand Tutor... I don't understand, do you want to live or die?"

Dong Huang knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, trying his best to defend himself: "Your Majesty, I didn't! I didn't..."

"Shut up."

After hearing this, Dong Huang obediently shut his mouth that was constantly begging for mercy, but the trembling that gradually spread throughout his body still exposed his fear.

"I originally wanted to kill you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Huang seemed to lose consciousness in his lower body.

Immediately afterwards, a fishy smell came out from between the crotch.

"But although the Queen was angry at your behavior, she still said something to me. Do you know what it was?"

Dong Huang was almost losing consciousness at this moment and could only shake his head in confusion.

"The Queen said that after all, you once held her in your arms, and you are her uncle, and the Grand Tutor's nephew."

"Blood is thicker than water, so the Queen still begs me to spare your life."

Liu Xie supported his cheek with one hand, looking down at him with no expression in his eyes.

"I owe the Queen too much, so I have to agree to the Queen's request."

"I originally sent you to Jiuyi Mountain to build the mausoleum because I wanted to hone your skills so that you could perhaps support the Dong family in the future."

"But I was wrong after all. If you were really that talented, why would the Grand Master lament that the Dong family had no one to use and could only hand over the military power to his son-in-law Niu Fu and his adopted son Lu Bu?"

"I should have believed in you, Grand Master, and shouldn't have had so much hope in you."

……

At this moment, Dong Huang's entire body was completely filled with regret.

He never thought that the emperor had never abandoned him.

The one who truly abandoned him was himself.

Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "You can leave now."

"From today on, stay here quietly to guard the spirit of the Grand Master and train the Dong clan members well."

"I hope that in the future, some of the nobles of the Dong family will be able to legitimately serve the Grand Tutor and once again become the pillars of the Han Dynasty."

"The descendants of Duke Zhou established the State of Lu, passed down poetry and books, praised rituals and music, and eventually cultivated a generation of sages like Confucius."

"I don't ask you to train a saint, I just hope that from now on you will never embarrass the Grand Master again."

(End of this chapter)