To be honest, there would be so many people who could even tolerate the tyranny of Dong Zhuo. To be honest, there will be so many people who even Dong Zhuo's tyranny can tolerate not to go away, not willing to leave their home town of those hundreds of thousands of Chang'an people, preferring to abandon the son of heaven near at hand and disbelieve in it, but also to come to the name of Lu Bu's three counties of leniency policy, is greatly out of the Yan Qing's expectations.
After all, this is a long and dangerous journey that requires more than just determination. Why don't you go directly to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, where the Five-Dou-Mi Sect is prevalent, instead of seeking farther away?
Yan Qing quickly remembered, because of the Yizhou pastor Liu Yan is not dead, dizzy Liu Zhang naturally did not succeed the throne, and that with Liu Yan close interaction, beautiful Zhang Lu's mother was not killed, Zhang Lu can not be separated from the jurisdiction of Yizhou, so that the Hanzhong self-support.
In the eyes of the people, even the Son of Heaven is having trouble protecting himself, so how much can Liu Yan's name as a member of the Han family be worth?
Compared to Lu Bu, who was widely rumored to be a good ruler, a man of peace and happiness, who seldom affected the people under his rule even if there were some inevitable battles, and who practiced benevolence and morality, the latter was obviously the guarantee of life.
Famine spreads, and the few remaining grains left in the barns will not slow down the rate of decrease because of the little emperor's diminishing face, just like Chang'an City, which is already empty of nine out of ten rooms, has become empty.
Liu Xie is still waiting for the foreign ministers to send food, struggling to support, the emperor and concubines of the portion of the repeated reduction, but the source of savings can only be delayed for a moment more.
Can't afford to feed so many people in the palace, so we can only let them out. But most of their families have moved away with the tide, and where is their livelihood?
They howled loudly and begged desperately, but they were still driven out of the palace by the guards with iron faces, and they could only dig and eat grass roots and wild vegetables on the outskirts of the city, barely surviving.
Ma Teng so ruthless, also called Liu Xie pour all the appetite, as the so-called hate the house and the Wu, even Ma Yunlu that a thousand charming, pathetic face, can not let him give birth to half a bit of the old days of pity.
In the food is only enough to eat on the five days of the Secretary, sent out all over the food edicts received one after another, always have tribute to the general of Huayin County, Duan Kuma and Hanoi governor Zhang Yang okay, only fair and objective clarification of their jurisdiction is now also plagued by locusts, the people are starving, and they are still not able to take care of their own time, can only be barely squeezed out of some of them.
Liu Yan Liu table is much too much, directly cried a hard farmland was harmed by the grain harvest, people competing with each other to eat the tragic situation, but also said that it has been difficult to support, requesting the court to allocate funds to provide relief.
It's more than a dime a dozen, it's turned around and asked him for food!
Liu Xie was so angry that he was trembling, dropped the folding in his hand, and scolded those two brazen distant relatives of the same surname in the same dynasty.
In fact, the local disaster, the court relief, is a normal thing. But Liu Xie, the infantile emperor who was put on the throne by Dong Zhuo, had an empty name but no real power, and even the taxes collected from all over the world only went into the money bag of the local state pastor, Liu Yan and others stood by and watched Dong Zhuo's atrocities at that time, and obviously knew his predicament very well.
If it is not that he also occupied the emperor's name, I'm afraid that this exasperating perfunctory zhengzuo, are not lazy to send out - the days of drought, and locusts, the field of grain was spoiled all over, but also really called them anxious to the big problem, where there is a mood to deal with the son of heaven's irrationality?
When Dong Zhuo, who had amassed half of the world's wealth, was killed, the grain and treasures he left behind were all divided up between Lu Bu and the imperial court, and even if they only accounted for a small portion of the wealth, they were still enough to eat for a decade or five, and they were actually spent so quickly by him, and when he opened his mouth and asked them to demand for it, how could he connive at this kind of irrationality?
Liu Xie, however, can't sympathize with their difficulties and frustrations, according to him, this world is the world of the Han Dynasty, and he is the son of the heavens, the only owner of this river and mountain in the most rightful sense of the word. Not to mention some money and grain, what they have, should not all belong to him?
This is where General Lu's loyalty and bravery are emphasized.
Lu Bu only politely stated that even though Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's allied forces had marched southward, causing him to be caught in the midst of the battle, and money and food were in short supply, he could not allow the Son of Heaven to fall into such a dilemma, and only implored His Majesty to wait for some time, and that they had already asked Yan Yangzhou to lead the troops in person, and to set out immediately to send some money and food, so as to tide over this crisis.
"Feng Xian is loyal!"
Put on other people, maybe it is perfunctory pretext, but a word of Lu Bu's promise, Liu Xie is convinced.
He read with tears in his eyes, and understood what is called to see true love in times of trouble, and then completely disliked Zhang Xiu, who had always been in front of him, slandering this loyal and good people, causing him to be blinded and centrifuged with Lu Aiqing.
After finding a reason to demote him again and again, and making the once-lucrative partial general the lieutenant of the honor guard, he refused to see him again.
At least there is something to look forward to, see the emperor to Lu Bu so full of confidence, and can not be shaken posture, the hundred officials can not say anything - they are also hungry afraid. After scrimping and saving along the way, the food is still completely declared exhausted.
After only one night of thin porridge for the evening meal, Liu Xie, who had spent the night hungry for the first time in his life, finally waited for the 5,000-man army under the banner of Yan.
He led the civil and military officials, who were trembling because they were not full, to stand on top of the city wall and look out, and they really saw a solemn elite cavalry, coming around the loaded wagon train, and on top of it, there was enough food for them to eat for half a year.
Unlike his colleagues who were overjoyed and cheered, Wang Yun, who was used to working against Lu Bu, was not robbed of his ability to think by hunger, but keenly smelled the uneasiness, and hurriedly advised the joyful and faint-hearted little emperor, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that Yan Yangzhou has other plans in mind when they come here, so forget to be careful, and don't let them enter the city so easily."
Liu Xie was aghast and held down his excitement, "Oh? Where did this come from?"
Wang Yun stroked his beard, "The war ahead is tight, if only to send food, why send the important military counselor priest Yan Chongguang personally come to a trip? There is even no need to send these 5,000 cavalrymen who are tough and good at fighting--"
Liu Xie thought he could really say a reason, did not think it was some unattractive reasons, impatiently snorted, interrupted him: "AiQing worry too much. If there really is an insubordination, General Lu can just sit back and watch as if he were an outsider, why would he need to labor the people and send food over? Let Yan Aiqing personally send, must be for show solemn, and these five thousand knights with armor, is in the middle of this chaotic road, protect these money grain a journey."
Seeing that Wang Yun still wants to argue again, Liu Xie waved his hand and turned his head, "I know that Ai Qing and General Lu have never been on good terms, and now that it is a time of crisis, please let go of your preconceptions and don't talk too much."
Wang Yun only shut up resentfully.
When he found out that Yan Qing did not bring back Lieutenant Yang and his guards who went to persuade peace, Wang Yun was going to raise this suspicion again, but Liu Xie, after the incident in the party, had already decided that he was deliberately picking a fight, so where would he pay attention to it? Directly displeased to let him shut up.
From the last time to solve the matter of Ma Teng and Han Sui deliberately nuisance in the outskirts of the capital into the capital, has been a few years long, Yan Qing's identity status, but once more than once higher.
Yan Qing rode ahead, smiling blandly, his gaze first sweeping over the sparsely populated city, then motionlessly sweeping over the courtiers for a few moments.
--There are a few more available.
Waiting to enter the palace, Yan Qing look not humble, to the emperor elegant and decent salute, voice melodious as the zither spring murmur, the spirit and gas appearance, lifting the hands and feet, words and speech, none of them is not very beautiful.
Let already know deeply distinguish beauty and ugliness, line that between men and women of Liu Xie, also can not help but look trance for a while.
After the initial ecstatic energy of the fruitful money and grain passed, the civil and military officials calmed down, to his especially better than the past style and splendor, such as carved and polished jade face posture, are all admiration and sigh of admiration.
Like this kind of face Shu Li incomparable beauty rare, talented, excellent temperament of the beauty is even more rare, and at the same time also has people can not be ignored power, I'm afraid that the whole world, also have to be in front of this one.
After the court was dismissed, Yan Qing was naturally left behind by Liu Xie and was summoned into the inner hall, where he was given a good seat.
As he thought, this time the little emperor did not have the arrogance and pride before, and asked nicely about the war in front of him.
Yan Qing smiles and responds, he has always been well versed in the art of speaking, bragging only shows sincerity without intention, with that soft light brimming eyes, and glittering, shaking people's eyes of flawless beauty, soon let Liu Xie's heart blossomed, and his senses are excellent.
Yan Qing patiently accompanied him for a while to talk about his wangbang calf, and then introduced the main topic without a trace, "Your Majesty, Qing has some things that he has to say."
Liu Xie said in a pleasant manner, "Aiqing but say no harm."
Yan Qing smiled faintly and said sincerely, "If Qing has not been mistaken just now, there are no more guards in the capital other than the three thousand Featherwood Guards led by Huangfu and General Zhu."
Liu Xie blushed, "Indeed."
The good thing is that Yan Qing on Ma Teng Han Sui that before has been stationed in Chang'an, guarding the capital of the security of the men and horses of the destination of the word does not ask, only slightly staring eyebrows, sighed, solemn said: "I do not hide from your majesty, recently that the Xiong Nu Zuo Xianwang frequently unusual, I'm afraid to take advantage of the Chang'an military weakness, taking advantage of the weakness of the intention to enter the offense. If the two generals of Ma Han refused to work together, then only rely on these three thousand soldiers, not too weak, can only resist a moment, and ......"
This night down, Liu Xie is certainly quite worried, also gave birth to the idea of moving the capital back to Luoyang. But these timely grain and grass to solve his immediate needs, that stupid Hun iron cavalry hear powerful, in the end is not yet shadow of the distant, with the mindset of getting by, not to the extent that he made up his mind to persuade the hundred officials.
Yan Qing had anticipated this, and mentioning this for the first time was merely to lay the groundwork and plant the seeds.
After noticing Liu Xie's intention to evade, he instantly smiled happily and gracefully changed the topic, very well-informed and sensible, no longer mentioning more about this matter.
Under the watchful eye of Wang Yun, Yan Qing visited a few old friends in the city, and stayed only two days, then leisurely and elegantly brought the majestic 5,000 tiger and wolf soldiers, and embarked on the return journey without any delay.
However, not waiting for Wang Yun to breathe a sigh of relief, nor waiting for Liu Xie to eat a few more comfortable meals, that other party that came earlier than the Huns is also hitting Yan Qing's calculations of deliberately acting in a high-profile manner.
Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were also suffering from the famine brought about by the locust plague and could not feed their soldiers for too long with the grain and grass given to them before, upon hearing that the rich and powerful Lu Bu was sending a large amount of money and grain to the imperial court with great fanfare, they unceremoniously sent a memorial to His Majesty, requesting him to open up the barns for the relief of the people of Liangzhou.
To this undisguised chutzpah, Liu Xie is really angry and smiled back, not to mention that this grain comes with twists and turns, waiting for a long time, it is not easy, such as now, if he still can not see the essence of these people, that would be blind.
But it is just smell the meat, only willing to fake home dog some rogues, more gifts can not be exchanged for loyalty, why again stupid generous to cause themselves to starve?
Ma Yunlu still do not know that he has completely out of favor, ran to plead for mercy, called has hated the Ma family's thinly veiled Liu Xie came to a blind and clean, simply even she was also driven away together.
After Liu Xie, who had come to his senses, let the civil officials write on his behalf, with a cynical and sarcastic reply of refusal, even his daughter Ma Yunlu was returned with a package, directly letting him even love to call himself the abbot of the country can not do the humiliation, Ma Teng was furious instantly turned his face, and immediately colluded with his neighbor and old brother Han Sui together to play the nature of the hooligans.
How can a mere 3,000 Imperial Guards hold back the Liangzhou Iron Horsemen?
Instead of directly raising troops to attack, but each led 30,000 men, arrayed near the city, followed by the capital of no one, directly indulging the soldiers under their command in the city to do whatever they want.