Chapter 30 last-ditch

"What? Call the general to supervise the battle in Liangzhou?" Everyone was startled. "That's right." Jian Shuo's face was ashen, and his tone was rebellious, "Tiao He Jin immediately went to Liangzhou to supervise the battle!" "I really don't understand." Cao Cao stabilized his mind and decided to confront him. "A few days ago, Huangfusong sent a good report. He defeated the bandit soldiers in the kingdom. Now he is taking advantage of the momentum to pursue and win again and again. Since he has won, why are you still fighting?" Do you want to send another general to go?"

Jian Shuo raised his eyelids slightly to look at Cao Cao, and the murderous look in his eyes was already self-evident: "Captain Cao, you have been in the army for a long time. The so-called soldiers are impermanent. If Huang Fusong is greedy for meritorious service, he will be trapped by thieves." At that time, Dong Zhuo was besieged by Beigong Boyu for several months because he was chasing the enemy in Yuzhong. If he hadn't retreated by building embankments to block the river, his entire army would have been wiped out." "General Huangfu is not Dong Zhuo. I have fought with him before. He is mature and prudent. How often has he been greedy for merit?" Cao Cao refused to budge.

Feng Fang sneered and said, "You predetermine the victory or defeat before the battle is fought. Could it be that Mr. Jian conspired with the Xiliang rebels?" "You spitting blood!" Jian Shuo gave Feng Fang a hard look. "Lieutenant Feng was just joking with you, sir, don't mind it." Cao Cao rounded up his words again, "Take a step back, even if you have to send more troops to Liangzhou, there is no need for the general to go there in person! No one else has to go there. Why not?" Feng Fang took over the conversation: "Not bad, not bad, Mr. Jian, isn't your army back? Wouldn't it be enough to send Zhao Jin to the battle?"

Seeing Cao Cao and Feng Fang singing together, Jian Shuo was almost furious.But now he can't easily get angry with the captains.In fact, the psychological torture he has endured these days is not inferior to that of his opponents.Seeing that the emperor was dying of illness, he could no longer manage politics at all.And not only could he not get rid of He Jin, he couldn't even gnaw at the two bones of Cao Cao and Feng Fang.If he is still stubborn, killing a school lieutenant for no reason will inevitably cause Xiao Qiang to stir up a mutiny.Now Ju Jun and Wei Jie in the Northern Army and He Jin are both inside and outside, He Miao's armed forces have not been cleared, Hanoi is still guarding Zhu Jun, and the Habayashi Army may not be safe. If these people raise their troops together, it will be impossible Speaking of supporting Dong Hou as emperor, it would be difficult for Long Live to die well.On his side, Hussar General Dong Zhong is just a playboy, expecting him to join forces with him to deal with He Jin is simply a drop in the bucket.He Jin is not scary, what is scary are the generals and scholars around him.The current form is to beat the wolf with hemp stalks and be afraid at both ends.

"My lord, please take it back!" Cao Cao clasped his fists without giving him a chance to breathe. "My lord, please take it back!" Feng Fang and the other four immediately agreed. Can't spend with them like this, the emperor can't hold it anymore... Thinking of this, Jian Shuo immediately got up and said, "No! This is the emperor's intention." "Your Excellency said it was a holy order, where is the edict?" Feng Fang asked immediately with a quick mind. "There will be... there will be soon... Change the rules, don't wait ten days, discuss it in three days!" Jian Shuo went away without looking back.

The five people each sighed, and finally broke through another level.Now they dare not separate for a moment, their swords never leave their bodies, their confidant guards accompany them, and their clothes are always covered with soft armor.Cao Cao recalled Jian Shuo's actions just now, and felt quite disturbed: "Jian Shuo is at the end of his battle now, and he might jump over the wall in a hurry. He said that there will be an imperial edict, but as far as I know, the emperor is no longer able to govern. His departure will definitely Acting in a pretentious manner, we will discuss it in three days, we must be more careful."

Feng Fang said: "In my opinion, we might as well go to the shogunate quickly and stay with the general." "No, if Jian Shuo leads troops to besiege the shogunate, we will all be ruined." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Don't forget that Dong Zhong is also in the city." Feng Fang thought for a while: "Well, let's go to the shogunate to inform the matter first, and then go back to each battalion to lead the troops. From today onwards, Jian Shuo summoned us and we should not call him. Three days later! I don't believe he dares to come Yes. He has power but no soldiers, and we have soldiers but no power. Let's spend time with him until the emperor dies!"

Cao Cao could tell that Feng Fang's idea was tantamount to brazenly fighting against the emperor, but is there anything he can do now?He looked at Xia Mou and Zhao Rong, and he was very worried about these two people. Since Bao Hong was killed, the soldiers and horses in the army have been assigned to Jian Shuo. If Yuan Shao is not here, if two more battalions turn against each other, the situation will be lost. up.So he said loudly: "Let's go to the shogunate first, and the five of us will explain this matter to the general, and we will discuss things there later." The five led their soldiers to the shogunate, but it was still a step too late, as Xiyuanqi had already surrounded the shogunate.Cao Cao immediately understood what had happened—bad!Be deceived by Jian Shuo!He said that three days later, there was actually a time difference. After leaving the West Garden, he quickly returned to the province to threaten the Shangshu to make an edict, and then rushed to the shogunate first.

At this time, there was no need to think too much, Chunyu Qiong drew out his sword and was about to charge forward with his own soldiers.The arrow was on the string and had to be fired, and the remaining four people also took out the guys.Xi Yuanqi could see clearly, but he was at a loss seeing that everyone was his boss.During this period of time, they were also confused and didn't know who to listen to, so they dared not draw their swords to face each other, but they were not allowed to pass. "Get out of the way!" Chunyu Qiong shouted angrily. Seeing that there were soldiers making way, Zhao Jin, the commander in chief, squeezed out: "You can't let it go, you can't let it go. Now that there is an edict, putting it in is against the holy name!"

Chunyu Qiong's eyes were red, and she raised her sword and stabbed without saying a word.Zhao Jin was also a fighter, and when he saw the sword light approaching, he jumped up and drew his sword.The swords of the two people are in one place and they are fighting hard.The soldiers all saw it for real, but who dared to step forward to help?Who should help? At this time, another Sima Panyin from the Shangjun also squeezed out of the crowd. He was originally under Bao Hong's command, but now he is a Jianshuo because the lower army was merged into the upper army.Seeing that Chunyu Qiong and Zhao Jin were in a stalemate, he held the sword in his hand and slashed hard——with a "bang", the two swords were shaken away by him.

"What are you going to do?" Zhao Jin asked Pan Yin. "Let them in quickly." "Are you crazy too? Now that there is a holy order, disobedience is a death penalty!" Pan Yin returned the sword and said: "Zhao Sima, the world's major events are still in doubt. Do you think that following Jian Shuo and serving the emperor in everything will lead to good results?" Zhao Jin was speechless. Cao Cao squeezed to the front: "Brother Zhao, get out of the way. If the general is saved, this is also a great achievement of yours. You won't have to worry about rewards in the future!" Zhao Jin put away the sword, but didn't dare to send the order, so she simply turned her head and pretended she didn't see anything.Those Xiyuan riders saw their boss acting like this, so they quickly moved out of the alley.Cao Cao and others rushed into the shogunate. When he arrived in the courtyard, Jian Shuo was standing in the courtyard holding the imperial edict, while He Jin knelt tremblingly at the entrance of the hall.Many soldiers have already surrounded the vassal room, and Wang Qian and others have been brought under control.Here Jian Shuo's twenty trusted guards have swords in their hands, staring at the tiger; on the other side Wu Dang, Xu Liang, Zhang Zhang, Wu Kuang, Bao Xin, and Bao Tao also drew their swords.Hand-to-hand combat is on the verge of breaking out! When Jian Shuo heard the footsteps, he glanced at Cao Cao and the others expressionlessly, then turned his head and continued to intimidate He Jin: "General, I have read the imperial edict, are you willing to obey it or not?" He Jin had now fully understood the emperor's intentions, knelt there and responded, "Jian Shuo, you villain...I can't be fooled by you!" "Resisting the imperial edict is a capital offense!" Jian Shuo took two steps forward, "Does the general want to rebel?" He Jin lowered his huge head, not daring to answer a word, cold sweat dripping down his cheeks. "No one wants to rebel!" Cao Cao strode over, "I just want to reorganize the government and bring peace to the world." "The emperor will deal with the affairs of the court." Jian Shuo glared at him. "Let it be dealt with by you eunuchs? Do you continue to let the gang of ten permanent attendants, the gangsters, evil and petty scourges harm Zhongliang and slaughter the common people?" Cao Cao has given up everything so far, "I, Cao Mengde, swear to live and die with the general." Jian Shuo glanced around Everyone present: "Are you all going to rebel? Are you going to resist the imperial edict? The emperor will order you to be killed!" Cao Cao sneered: "Kill it! Living in a filthy world is a disgrace." After that, he walked quickly to He Jin's side and drew his sword.Seeing this, Chun Yuqiong also scolded: "No matter what I rebel or not, I risked my life today to fight you, a tailless thing!" Cao Cao rushed over. Before Jian Shuo was stunned, two school captains had already passed by, and he quickly stared at the remaining three, especially Feng Fang: "Do you want to rebel like them? Captain Feng, I'm Cao Jie's old man!" Your son-in-law is widely favored by the emperor. If you rebel, how can you face your dead father-in-law? Are you going to implicate their whole family to death?" Feng Fang hesitated when he heard this, frowned and didn't know how to make a decision.One's own safety is small, but the whole family is big. At this time, I saw a person jumping out of the subordinate's room, pushing away the blocking soldiers, and ran to the court: "Feng! You and I feel sorry for Kunzhong. Our family's four generations and three princes have all given up. You, the son-in-law of an eunuch, are afraid What? Cao Jie's reputation is so bad, if you can help Zhongliang, you will be ashamed! Come here!" Everyone saw that it was Yuan Shu who came out. "Gaolu... Forget it, I gave up my life to accompany the gentleman!" Feng Fang stomped her feet and came over. In this way, three of the five captains came over.Xia Mou and Zhao Rong looked at each other, knowing that there would be trouble if they were slow, they walked over without making a sound.Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted loudly: "Jian Shuo, listen up! Now that the overall situation has been settled, you don't want to transfer the general out of the capital again. Go back and report to the emperor, and kill the treacherous ministers and ten permanent servants, otherwise our army will not Follow your orders!" Jian Shuo held the edict tightly: "You are all traitors!" "No! Going against the sky is the opposite!" Cao Cao sneered, "Heaven and earth are kings and teachers, heaven and earth come first, and kings come after. I'm afraid you, an eunuch, don't understand this truth." Jian Shuo's haughty expression was covered with dust for a moment, he lowered his eyelids and looked at the edict in his hand, he put it in his sleeve helplessly, turned around and sighed, "Oh... tell Zhao Jin and Pan Yin to withdraw the troops and return to the palace." Jian Shuo walked away in despair, but everyone did not cheer.Today has passed without any risk, but who knows what will happen tomorrow... Night often puts a mysterious and terrifying veil on the palace.In the daytime, Zhu Liang's painted buildings and jade-staired golden pillars will become cold, distorted and bizarre due to the darkness.Yutang Hall, Chongde Hall, Xuande Hall, Huanglong Hall, these solemn court halls look empty and desolate in the dark, and the cool wind that blows in early spring also makes the hall reverberate with the sound of howling ghosts; Chengfeng Temple, Chenglu Temple, and Dongguan Temple stand alone among the palaces, without a single fire to illuminate these academic holy places; Changle Palace, Changxin Palace, Yongle Palace, Handan Palace, among the cold and gloomy corridors A few old eunuchs guarded the palace lanterns sadly, telling the secrets of the past... The dim lights in the Guardian Hall seemed to indicate something ominous.Empress Dowager Dong sat beside the dragon couch with a haggard look, wiping off her son's sweat herself.Liu Hong has reached the final moment, the emperor who has spent his whole life in extravagance and lust finally understands that the so-called "longevity without bounds" is just an unrealistic wish.He felt that his body was very heavy, as if countless hands were about to pull him into the ground, his throat felt like a needle was stuck and he couldn't speak.Although his eyes were blurred, he could hear Jian Shuo's words clearly. "Long live, the servant is incompetent. The servant was not able to do this, which disappointed Wanzai." Jian Shuo knocked his head loudly. Liu Hong shook his head slightly: "Zhang Rang...Zhao Zhong..." "If you go back to the emperor, they are with the queen." Jian Shuo replied. What a great irony!The emperor was about to die, but the ten permanent servants he had personally promoted had already gone to cater to the He family.Now he finally knows what a villain is. Yang Ci, Liu Kuan, Qiao Xuan, Chen Dan, Liu Tao... Those old ministers who have been admonishing are looming in front of his eyes. How can he face these people when he gets there?But Liu Hong still didn't understand that the culprit was not Shi Changshi, it was his own debauchery and tyranny that pushed the justice to He Jin's side. Take control.He wanted to scold and curse, but he had no strength left, and a crystal teardrop flowed out of his eyes unconsciously. "Long live, take care of yourself!" Jian Shuo crawled to the bed. "Kill...he..." Jian Shuo kowtowed his head: "I risk my life to say that Uncle He Guo has great reputation, and the eldest prince is seventeen years old, so the emperor should not abolish Changli..." "Presumptuous!" Empress Dowager Dong glared at him, "Is this what you should say?" Jian Shuo didn't dare to talk anymore. Empress Dowager Dong lay down in front of her son, tears streaming down her cheeks: "My son, if you leave, what will I do as a mother! You are the only one I am! What will my little grandson do? I am sorry for his dead mother." Liu Hongqiang cheered up, raised his head slightly, and saw his youngest son Liu Xie kneeling there crying at the corner of the hall.That's right...he is only nine years old, even if he is made emperor, the He family can abolish him if they want.But as the saying goes, at the age of three, the child looks older, and this child will definitely become a wise king, at least better than himself. Liu Hong tried to breathe out, raised his right hand and pointed to Liu Xie, while his eyes were fixed on Jian Shuo.Jian Shuo understood: "Long live, don't worry, the slave will encourage you to do it." "It's not for encouragement, it must be done!" The Empress Dowager Dong wiped away her tears. This old lady was born with a tough posture, "Jian Shuo, you and my nephew Dong Chong helped Xieer to become emperor, and you are the founding father of the country." Yuan Xun. Think about Sun Chengzhi’s favorite and Cao Teng’s nobleness, if you eradicate the He family, what kind of mourning family do you want and give you what!” Jian Shuo was silent.He doesn't care about rewards and official positions at all, as long as he serves the emperor wholeheartedly, that's enough.But now it is impossible for me to do this matter, and the Queen Mother and the Emperor are too wishful thinking. There was no way, he had already offended the general, and killing Bao Hong was tantamount to breaking with him.Even if they don't accept this errand, He Jin and others will still punish him when they come back.Still the same sentence, He Jin is aggressive, and the scholars behind him are too powerful.Jian Shuo bowed his head and pondered for a long time, but still gritted his teeth and kowtowed to the emperor and the queen mother: "Long live, don't worry, empress dowager, don't worry, my slave... I will definitely do it! I will definitely do it!"