12dz Chapter 147 7 in 7 out
Chapter 147 7 in 7 out
Chapter 147 Seven Ins and Seven Outs
"Jian Shuo?"
Liu Bian's sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and he stared at Pan Yin with cold eyes.
Pan Yin bowed his head, his face tense, his eyes drooping, his heart beating like a drum, and he was more cautious than ever before.
Jian Shuo, seems to be a long-forgotten name, but no one will forget it.
This man was one of the Twelve Eunuchs, in charge of the Eight Commandants of the Western Garden. He was the most powerful person who opposed General He Jin during the reign of the previous emperor.
At the same time, he was also one of the late emperor’s confidants!
On the issue of succession, he, like Zhang Rang and others, upheld the late emperor's idea of deposing the legitimate heir and enthroning the youngest son. After the late emperor's death, he and Empress Dowager Dong supported Liu Xie's succession to the throne.
After suffering the attack of General He Jin who led his troops into the palace, and especially the betrayal by Zhang Rang and others, he defected to Liu Bian. For a very short and critical period of time, he was the key to balancing He Jin.
Later, while escorting Zhong Yao to persuade the Three Qiang, he suddenly disappeared.
But I didn’t expect that after such a long time, he would appear in Runan!
Runan is an important county in Yuzhou, with many noble families. Most importantly, the Yuan family’s roots are in Runan!
Since last year, rangers from all over the country have been gathering in Yuzhou, as if something is going to happen.
Jian Shuo's appearance in Runan at this time made Liu Bian alert!
Liu Bian half-closed his eyes, thought quietly for a while, and said: "Any other news?"
Pan Yin said modestly, "No, Huangfu Jianchang said he couldn't track him down, but Shi A recognized him on the road."
Liu Bian looked outside the door. It seemed like it was going to snow again. His eyes flickered slightly and he said to himself, "It's time to make some preparations."
Pan Yin's heart was in his throat and his breathing stopped.
Liu Bian glanced at him and said, "Send an order to Lu Zhi, ordering him to reorganize Dong Zhuo's troops into 30,000 men, 5,000 each time, and station them in...Yuzhou Chen State. Then notify the Grand Marshal's Office to send Dong Zhuo's former subordinates, Niu Fu, Hua Xiong and others, to Chen State in batches."
Pan Yin's heart was cold, and he twitched his lips quietly, saying, "I obey your order."
Liu Bian nodded and asked, "Is Gongsun Zan still in Yingchuan?"
"Yes." Pan Yin said.
Liu Bian hummed and said, "I won't meet Dong Zhuo for now. Go ahead."
"Yes." Pan Yin bowed and retreated cautiously.
"I want to see who is behind this!"
Liu Bian snorted disdainfully, picked up the memorial and read it carefully.
Two days later, east of Hongnong County, on the bank of Luo River.
Zhao Yun led a thousand men to escort King Liu Xie of Bohai to Sanfu, where they stopped to rest and cook.
Liu Xie sat on a stone, upright, with curiosity on his little face as he watched the soldiers cooking on the earthen stove.
Zhao Yun stood beside him, wearing silver armor, holding a spear, his expression calm and stern.
Liu Xie turned to look at him and said, "Captain Zhao, don't be nervous. There are no bandits here."
Zhao Yun looked at him, then sat down next to him, with his spear across his legs.
Liu Xie looked at him and said, "I heard that Captain Zhao was still the chief of the Yamen last year?"
Zhao Yun's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Yes. It was all thanks to your Majesty's support."
Liu Xie thought Zhao Yun was quite heroic, but he was also a junior officer who was suddenly promoted to the cavalry commander in front of the emperor. He was a little curious and asked, "My brother thinks highly of you. Do you have any achievements?"
Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Liu Xie. He moved his lips again and again, but still couldn't say a word.
He really had no achievements. When he followed Gongsun Zan to fight, he only got a few honors. He was promoted from Yamen General to Cavalry Commander, but he actually had no achievements at all.
Liu Xie looked at Zhao Yun's expression, understood, and said, "You are the same as Cao Cao."
It can be said that Cao Cao was defeated all the way and promoted all the way. He was impeached countless times by the government and the public, and the name of "treacherous and slanderous" was always attached to him. It was only the battle of Yanzhou that his reputation was slightly vindicated.
Zhao Yun wanted to refute but couldn't find a reason. He felt that the King of Bohai was not so lovable anymore.
"Captain, something is wrong." Suddenly, a military officer came up behind Zhao Yun and whispered.
Zhao Yun's expression changed slightly. He looked up and around. Then his eyes turned cold and he said, "Pass on my order. Everyone, get on your horses!"
The military marquis turned around and shouted, "Everyone, get on your horses and prepare for battle!"
As the voices spread, a thousand imperial guards quickly mounted their horses and formed a battle array, surrounding Liu Xie and Zhao Yun, keeping a vigilant eye on the area not far away.
"Your Highness, I'm offended."
Zhao Yun picked up Liu Xie and pinned him to his horse. He then jumped on top of the horse, holding a silver spear, and shouted to the west, "Who are these bandits who dare to rob even the imperial guards?"
At this time, many young and strong men emerged from the forest not far away and quickly surrounded Zhao Yun's one thousand men.
The military marquis stood behind Zhao Yun and whispered, "Captain, I'm afraid these people have followed us a long time ago."
Zhao Yun pulled the horse reins and said to Liu Xie, "Your Highness, hold on to the horse."
Liu Xie looked at the ferocious thieves all over the mountains, his face tense and he hugged the horse's neck tightly.
"Follow me and charge out!" Zhao Yun shouted loudly, holding a spear.
Zhao Yun did not dare to delay and turned his horse back to the east.
"Lord Dong, we are here to rescue you!" Behind Zhao Yun, a burly man rode a horse and came galloping towards him.
Liu Xie thought the voice sounded familiar and wanted to turn his head to look, but he stumbled and quickly retracted his head.
Zhao Yun ignored them, holding the reins in one hand and the spear in the other, he rushed towards the bandits on the opposite side.
"Stop them, don't hurt Lord Dong!" the people chasing behind shouted.
Bandits were everywhere in the mountains, there were at least three thousand of them, hundreds of them were holding bows and arrows, shooting at Zhao Yun.
Seeing that they did not attack him, Zhao Yun swung his spear like lightning and shouted, "Follow me and kill!"
The imperial guards around him screamed and fell to the ground one after another, but Zhao Yun didn't care. He rode his horse and fought his way out of a bloody path.
"Stop him!" the person chasing him shouted.
These bandits also had cavalry, and they soon caught up with Zhao Yun, hacking at him with swords and spears.
Zhao Yun moved around to resist, fought back from time to time, and rode on a horse, running non-stop with Liu Xie.
The number of imperial guards behind him was decreasing. The military marquis was hit by a sword in the shoulder. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the sword, followed Zhao Yun to charge, and shouted: "Captain, if this continues, none of us can escape. I will stop you. You take the King of Bohai and leave quickly!"
Zhao Yun was besieged by a group of people, but he was not panicked at all.
He had already seen that these people were here to "rescue" Liu Xie, and they didn't dare to touch him at all. He shot back the bandits nearby, and when he looked back, he saw thousands of bandits chasing them, and some were running towards them from not far away, trying to surround them.
Zhao Yun, riding a white horse, looked heroic, strong and brave. He suddenly shouted, "Turn around with me and kill us!"
The military marquis was startled, but he didn't care and shouted angrily: "Follow the captain to kill the enemy!"
Zhao Yun's imperial guards suddenly turned around and charged towards the pursuers.
The pursuers were startled, and the leader said urgently: "Don't hurt Lord Dong!"
"kill!"
Zhao Yun was extremely brave. He led hundreds of imperial guards and was as sharp as an arrow from a bow.
The bandits never expected that Zhao Yun would turn around and have to take Liu Xie into consideration, so they were caught off guard and their formation was scattered.
Zhao Yun rushed left and right, and broke through a gap from the north, riding his horse at full speed.
Liu Xie hugged the horse tightly, vomited violently, and his little face turned pale.
"Kill, kill them all except Zhao Yun!" the bandit shouted angrily as he chased on horseback.
Zhao Yun glanced at Liu Xie, then looked back and saw these people lingering around. He looked up and saw the forest ahead again. He turned his horse around again and shouted, "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
Once, the morale of the imperial army was boosted. They roared in unison and followed Zhao Yun, galloping like thunder, unstoppable.
This group of bandits obviously had no training. Faced with Zhao Yun's attack, they instantly became chaotic. Zhao Yun rushed into the middle of them, stabbed them in the abdomen, and then broke out from the west.
The leading man was filled with anger and shouted, "Kill them!"
The bandits pursued relentlessly, showing no intention of giving up.
Zhao Yun was running with his head down, and another bandit cavalryman came up to him and slashed at him with his sword.
Zhao Yun was covered in blood and his helmet was chopped crooked, but he did not hesitate at all. He wielded his spear with great force and as fast as lightning, he killed the bandits on both sides.
Seeing the pursuers approaching, Zhao Yun looked determined and cold, and shouted: "Turn back!"
Zhao Yun broke free from the bandits around him, turned around again, and rushed back to kill.
The number of imperial guards was decreasing, but their momentum was increasing. With fire as fierce as knives, they cut a bloody path and turned eastward with Liu Xie.
A middle-aged man came over to the bandit and said gloomily, "Zhao Yun is too brave. We can't stop him at all!"
The leading man clapped his hands and said, "No matter what, we must rescue Lord Dong today!"
More than 3,000 bandits surrounded and chased Zhao Yun, vowing to kill all the imperial guards except Zhao Yun.
"kill!"
Suddenly, Zhao Yun looked back again, his horse neighing and his spear like a dragon.
Liu Xie held on to his horse tightly, he could no longer vomit, he felt dizzy and had no idea how many times he had charged.
The imperial guards were all selected from the best men in various places, and they had never stopped training, so they burst out with great combat power at this moment.
Zhao Yun rushed back and forth, his body covered in blood, but his eyes remained calm.
By the seventh time, the bandits had been scattered and their momentum was weakened. They were no longer as fierce as before.
Zhao Yun saw the situation clearly, so he rode his horse as fast as he could, taking Liu Xie and the remaining imperial guards straight towards Luoyang.
The big man chased for a while, but when he saw that he couldn't catch up, he looked very angry.
A man beside him panted and said, "Mr. Dong, if we fail to rescue Lord Dong, I'm afraid it will ruin everything!"
"I don't know!?"
Lord Dong roared, his eyes cold, and said: "Didn't you see? This Zhao Yun who came out of nowhere is so brave. Who can stop him?"
The large group of bandits were left with no one to respond, and they were still feeling frightened.
This general in white was too fierce. Even when he was being chased and blocked by three thousand men, he did not run away. Instead, he turned around and charged forward, doing this back and forth as many as seven times. Yet, he managed to escape unscathed!
If this gets out, I’m afraid no one will believe it!
……
By the evening, the news of the Sanfu earthquake had spread throughout Luoyang, and everyone was talking about it.
The Secretariat held a series of meetings to discuss disaster relief matters in the three prefectures.
After the general meeting, a small meeting was held. In the duty room of Prime Minister Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You, and Zhong Yao sat on both sides, and Yang Biao sat at the top seat.
Yang Biao's fat face straightened, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty has used all the money in the government to provide disaster relief. As a minister, I am grateful to you. I have decided to donate 30 million to help the victims."
Wang Yun was silent for a moment when he saw this, and then said, "I will donate 20 million."
Although Wang Yun was from the Wang family of Taiyuan, he had always been strict in his conduct. In addition, he had been in exile for many years and did not have much wealth. Twenty million was already a huge loss.
A total of 50 million yuan was a drop in the bucket. Xun You didn't care. He looked at the two men with his peripheral vision and pretended to be thoughtful and said, "Prime Minister, Prince, I am also the Taicang Order, and I have thought of a way to raise money as quickly as possible."
Yang Biao opened his eyes and said, "Minister Xun, please speak quickly!"
Wang Yun also looked over, his eyes calm with a hint of curiosity.
Xun You pretended to pause again and said, "I propose to set up a money house under Taicang. It is inconvenient for the wealthy families, officials and people in Beijing to save money. The money house can be used for saving money, and a certain interest can be paid on time. It can also escort money and grain between prefectures to relieve the inconvenience. The money house will charge a certain fee..."
Xun You did not dare to say much, fearing that Yang Biao and Wang Yun would object.
Wang Yun listened and said, "Are you still borrowing money from a wealthy family?"
Yang Biao thought so too. He blinked and said, "Minister Xun, I have borrowed everything I can. It is not yet time to repay. If I borrow again, it may not be easy."
Seeing this, Zhong Yao looked serious and said, "Prime Minister, Prince, there are two types of money reserves in banks. One can be withdrawn at any time, with lower interest. The other is a fixed time, with higher interest."
Yang Biao immediately knew that the two had discussed this long ago. He glanced at Wang Yun and said, "Can I really withdraw the money at any time?"
Zhong Yao said, "Yes. However, since the bank is just being established, it still needs the help of the prime minister, the princes and the court to guide it."
Yang Biao's fat face trembled unconsciously a few times, and his eyes were obviously wandering.
His reputation is high, but he cannot resist the endless spending and continues to borrow money. What if the court cannot pay it back? How can he help?
Wang Yun was somewhat disgusted with this so-called "money house", which was nothing more than a fig leaf for the court to borrow money. He knew that it was the intention of the emperor in the palace, so he remained silent.
Xun You observed the two and said, "Prime Minister, the three prefectures are in urgent need of money for disaster relief, and the same is true for Yanzhou and Jizhou. If we cannot raise more money and grain as soon as possible, the court will have no money to use before the summer grain harvest, let alone pay off debts."
Yang Biao glared and asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Zhong Yao raised his hand quickly and said, "Prime Minister, Minister Xun did not mean that. It's just that the treasury is empty and there is really no time to lose."
Wang Yun watched coldly.
Yang Biao blinked his eyes, regained his dignity, and said calmly: "I know the truth."
He then snorted again and said, "How much it can be, I can't guarantee."
Xun You saw Yang Biao was trying to shirk responsibility again. Just as he was about to speak, a clerk suddenly came in with a plate of memorials. He walked straight towards Yang Biao and said, "Prime Minister, this is today's memorial."
Yang Biao picked it up with a dignified look, opened one and started reading.
He glanced at it, put it aside, picked up another book, his fat face slightly tense, put it down casually, picked up another one, read halfway through and then changed it.
In a short time, Yang Biao finished reading more than twenty books.
Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other and noticed something different from Yang Biao's expressionless face.
Yang Biao blinked, then suddenly looked at Xun You and Zhong Yao, handed the plate to them, and said, "These memorials are all about the earthquake in Sanfu."
Xun You stepped forward to take it, sat down, and gave it to Zhong Yao, and they each looked at it.
Wang Yun was sitting opposite him, and was annoyed when he saw that Xun You did not distinguish him.
Xun You read a few books and looked at Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yao raised his hand towards Yang Biao and said solemnly, "Prime Minister, whether it is offering sacrifices, changing the reign title, or issuing an edict of apology, none of these are allowed!"
These memorials, in their veiled language, actually attributed the Sanfu earthquake to a warning from heaven against Liu Bian's unethical governance, and demanded that Liu Bian offer sacrifices to the gods, change the reign title, issue an edict of repentance, etc. in order to seek heaven's forgiveness!
Xun You looked unhappy, and raised his hand and said, "Prime Minister, these people's intentions are unpredictable..."
Before he could finish, a clerk rushed in and said, "Oh no, Prime Minister, His Highness summons you to Gyeongbokgung Hall immediately."
Yang Biao was stunned and said, "What's wrong? Explain it clearly."
The clerk hurriedly said, "Prime Minister, Commandant Zhao escorted the King of Bohai out of Luoyang for more than a hundred miles, but was attacked by thousands of bandits, and most of the imperial guards were killed and fled back."
Xun Youshen stood up suddenly, stared at the clerk and asked, "Are the bandits going to kill the King of Bohai?"
The clerk was stunned and said, "No, I heard from the returning imperial guards that they were here to 'save Lord Dong'."
Liu Xie was raised in the palace of Empress Dowager Dong since he was a child, and regarded the Dong family as his maternal family, so he was called "Marquis Dong".
Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You and Zhong Yao all changed color.
Liu Xie's identity is too sensitive, so killing him is understandable, but if you say "saving" him, there must be something fishy!
The four of them did not dare to delay and went straight to Jingfu Palace after leaving the Shangshu Terrace.
Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Liu Xie was lying on the small bed, half asleep and half awake, his face pale, his brows furrowed, and his body twitching from time to time.
Zhao Yun was covered in blood, kneeling on one knee, recounting what happened along the way.
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