It's just Heaven-Worship Rite Imperial Ancestral Temple. It happens every year. It has nothing to do with ordinary people. You can't even see Son of Heaven.
But Heaven-Worship Rite is different, you can see the holy face of Son of Heaven.
Who in the world doesn't want to see the holy face of Son of Heaven?
Take the last time Yuan Shao beheaded Yuan Shu as an example. If Liu Xie hadn't appeared, there wouldn't have been so many people coming to watch. The vast majority of people came here to see Son of Heaven.
In addition, after the Great Aristocratic Families party at Xun Residence that day, they all took action and started cutting meat directly, preparing heavy gifts for this festival to express their devotion.
Xuan Room.
Xun Chen presented a long gift list to Liu Xie with both hands and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is a list of gifts from many aristocratic families. Please Your Majesty take a look."
Liu Xie took the gift list and saw that it was densely packed with signatures, and behind each name represented a large family. Moreover, the gifts they presented were extremely generous, including money, food, treasures, and giant trees, which made him feel dazzled.
"These aristocratic families are really rich."
Liu Xie's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
Just from this gift list, you can see how profound the background of these Great Aristocratic Clans is. It is definitely not comparable to those of small families. They are so heroic when they make a move.
The value of the gifts on the gift list is enough to arm an army of One Hundred Thousand people to the teeth!
After sighing in his heart, Liu Xie smiled and said to Xun Chen, "Ai Qing has contributed a lot to making so many aristocratic families willing to join us."
"Your Majesty is overly praised." Xun Chen heard the words and bowed slightly, and said seriously, "Your Majesty divine civilization and holy martial arts, driving Yuan Shao back to regain power, is the real reason why these aristocratic families are willing to surrender."
"My contribution is really insignificant."
It is taboo to take the initiative to claim credit. Just let the person in charge know the credit. Saying it yourself will only make people feel that they are taking credit and being arrogant.
Xun Chen understands this very well.
Liu Xie put down the gift list and continued to ask, "My dear, you wrote to Xun Yu and Xun You, two of the same race, asking them to abandon Pretender Emperor and come to me. What happened?"
He is no longer satisfied with Yuan Shao.
Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Shen Pei under Yuan Shao are all too difficult to dig.
Guo Tu and Xin Ping, which were slightly easier to mine, were killed by Yuan Xi.
At the moment, Military Generals is barely enough, but the counselors are a bit stretched.
In particular, he was jealous of counselors who were good at internal affairs and logistics.
He plans to poach the corner to Cao Cao.
Xun Yu and Xun You are Cao Cao's effective advisers. If they can be poached, it will be equivalent to directly breaking Cao Cao's arm.
"Your Majesty..."
A trace of cold sweat broke out on Xun Chen's forehead, and he answered cautiously, "Reply to Your Majesty, I have not received a reply yet."
When he said these words, he felt very uneasy.
Although he wrote the letter in front of Son of Heaven very early, he did not send it immediately because he did not think Son of Heaven could control Ye City for a long time, although the future was bright.
But there is no need to let my brother and nephew, who have already settled down with Cao Cao, come over.
But as Zhang Liao's army entered the city, Ye City's ownership became a foregone conclusion, and Son of Heaven seemed to have regained power.
Even though this power is far less than that of Son of Heaven in the prosperous age, it is definitely a sign of rise and a sign of the Han Dynasty's quiet recovery.
He read through the history books and found that the current situation of Son of Heaven was exactly the same as when Emperor Guangwu was sweeping the world.
So I hurriedly sent the letter.
Liu Xie glanced at Xun Chen with a half-smile.
Of course, Xun Chen's little thoughts can't be hidden from him. People born in Great Aristocratic Clans are like this, and their eggs will never be put in the same basket.
However, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, so sometimes there is no need to say it so straightforwardly.
"It's okay, just wait until you get a reply and then report it to me."
Liu Xie said meaningfully, "But I hope Aiqing understands one thing. I will definitely attack Cao Thief and capture and kill Pretender Emperor in the future."
"So my dear, you still need to persuade them to make the same wise choice as you, otherwise they will have no chance when I lead the army south."
The tone was not serious, but it contained an unspeakable warning.
It is not only warning Xun Chen, but also warning the entire Xun Family.
Xun Chen felt like a light on his back, lowered his head and said respectfully, "I... understand."
At this time, Guo Jia hurriedly walked into Xuan Room, saluted and reported, "Your Majesty, Qing Province has news about the Beihai Kingdom meeting Kong Wenju."
Liu Xie felt a little worried about the current situation of Kong Rong. He asked, "What is the current situation of Kong Wenju?"
Guo Jia replied solemnly, "Kong Rong's revolt caused Yuan Tan's army to lose thousands of people and several Citiess, so it suffered fierce revenge from Yuan Tan."
"Before Five Days, Yuan Tan issued a wanted order for Kong Rong and Taishi Ci, and led an army to attack Beihai Commandery. Kong Rong was defeated and could only escape. Now he has escaped into the territory of Ji Province."
After hearing this news, Liu Xie knew that Kong Rong only had thousands of people, but after all, he still couldn't gain a foothold in Qing Province.
After just thinking about it briefly, he said to Guo Jia, "I have ordered Zhang Liao to lead Three Thousand Troops to pick up Kong Wenju, and be sure to bring him back to Ye City safely."
The reason why Zhang Liao was able to pass Qing Province safely this time was entirely because Kong Rong raised troops and attracted the firepower of Yuan Tan. This credit is real.
Now that he is being retaliated against by Yuan Tan, it would be too ruthless for him to ignore it.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Guo Jia bowed to accept the order, turned around and retreated.
Within the territory of Ji Province, a certain Plain.
Taishi Ci led a group of Remnant Troops with less than a thousand people and kept attacking. Not far behind this group of Remnant Troops, there was a group of Pursuing Troops that followed closely, with a mighty force of six thousand people!
It is Qing Province Army of Yuan Tan!
Taishi Ci's delaying battle with Yuan Tan outside Shouguang County lasted three days. Although it successfully stopped Yuan Tan, it also completely angered him.
So after this battle, Yuan Tan mobilized his army to attack the few Cities he had captured, and at the same time raised troops to attack Beihai Commandery.
Although Taishi Ci immediately gave up his plan to stand firm and chose to evacuate with Kong Rong and fled to Ji Province, he still underestimated Yuan Tan's resentment towards him and actually led his troops to hunt him down, looking like he would not stop fighting!
After more than ten days of fleeing, he had fewer than a thousand men under his command. Once he was caught up, he would surely die.
"General! They're almost catching up!"
A Deputy General rode up to catch up with Taishi Ci, looking anxious.
Taishi Ci looked back after hearing this, and sure enough he saw Qing Province Army approaching. He could even see the murderous intent and angry look on Yuan Tan's face!
"Ziyi! Run away and leave me alone!"
Among Carriage, Kong Rong said anxiously.
He is old and frail and has weak bones, so he cannot ride a horse for a long time and can only ride Carriage. This is why although Taishi Ci has a light number of people, he still cannot escape the pursuit of Yuan Tan's army.
But Taishi Ci seemed oblivious, bent down and took out Bow and Arrows from the side of the horse's belly, pointed it at Yuan Tan, and then shot several arrows in succession!
Taishi Ci's arrow skills are quite good. This arrow went straight to Yuan Tan's head, but Yuan Tan knew that Taishi Ci's arrow skills were amazing, so he was on guard and bent down to avoid these Feather Arrows.
However, the pro-soldiers around him were not so lucky. Several people were accidentally hit by arrows and fell off their horses, causing some confusion and slowing down the pursuit.
Taishi Ci's Remnant Troops also took the opportunity to put some distance between them.
But this not only did not make Yuan Tan give up the pursuit, but instead aroused the anger in his heart. He said with a ferocious smile, "Even if we chase you to the ends of the earth today! I will kill you!"
After that, he led the army to continue the pursuit!
If Kong Rong and Taishi Ci are not killed, his prestige in Qing Province will plummet, which is extremely detrimental to his rule over Qing Province.
Among the Carriage, Kong Rong saw this scene and couldn't help but urge, "Ziyi, you have done your best to help me so far. There is no need to follow me to death. Please lead all Soldierss to escape!"
"If you go to Ye City with my seal, Your Majesty will definitely accept you!"
He really didn't want to drag down Taishi Ci and so many Soldiers by himself, which made him feel guilty and uneasy.
"Chancellor Don't say anything else, I will protect you to the death!"
Taishi Ci did not waver at all because of Kong Rong's words. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes and he ordered the soldiers on the left and right, "You escort Chancellor and continue running. I will stay to stop Enemy Army!"
"What? No!"
Kong Rong was shocked. There were six thousand Pursuing Troops behind him. Taishi Ci If one person stayed to stop him, what was the difference between him and his death?
Taishi Ci said in a deep voice, "Master Chancellor, please take care of my mother."
After saying that, he must turn his horse's head and turn around to fight!
But at this moment, Deputy General beside him stretched out his hand to hold him, and said in surprise, "General! Look ahead!"
Taishi Ci looked up and looked ahead, only to see a line of black torrent appearing on Plain in the distance. It was an army of thousands of people, with an impressive momentum and a murderous spirit.
"That's..."
Taishi Ci's eyesight was very good, and he saw clearly that the flag erected by the army in front had the word "Zhang" on it, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
At this time, Yuan Tan, who was chasing Taishi Ci from behind, also noticed the sudden appearance of the army in front. He was a little surprised and confused, so he ordered his troops to slow down.
Soon, the two armies met at Plain.
The two sides were only a few hundred steps apart.
Taishi Ci and Remnant Troops were caught in the middle.
In the army ahead, a burly general rode out on horseback, cupped his fists at Taishi Ci and said, "I am Might-Exerting General Zhang Liao! By Son of Heaven's order, I welcome Prime Minister Beihai Kingdom to Ye City for an audience!"
As soon as these words came out, all the Remnant Troopss here at Taishi Ci were overjoyed.
And Yuan Tan's face darkened instantly!
He never expected that the army in front of him was actually the army of Zhang Liao passing through Qing Province. As expected, they were in secret with Kong Rong!
"General Zhang!"
Yuan Tan rode his horse forward and stared at Zhang Liao with an evil look, "Kong Rong is rebelling against the party by raising troops to cause chaos. You said Your Majesty wants to summon him. Do you have an edict?"
Murderous intent already appeared in his mind.
There are only three thousand people on Zhang Liao's side, and there are six thousand on his side. Six thousand versus three thousand, the advantage is his! He can completely destroy Zhang Liao's army!
As for whether doing this will violate the order of Son of Heaven... Well, it's just a Puppet, so what's the problem if it violates the order? Just find any excuse to excuse it.