Chapter 2293 Changes on New Year's Eve
On the seventh year of Jian'an, New Year's Eve, Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, and Jiaofang Hall.
Fu Wan, Fu Shou and his daughter sat opposite each other, and Fu De and others knelt on the side, holding their breath. Although the New Year is approaching, they can't feel the New Year atmosphere in the hall. The eldest son of the emperor was wearing new clothes and huddled in the nanny's arms and fell asleep. He was still too young to understand what kind of dilemma he was facing.
"Neither, my Fu family was originally a clan of Xuzhou, and heirs poetry and books. Even if he didn't become a royal relative, he could still live. Now that he has reached this point, you can still..."
"What is it now?" Fu Shou, who had been lowering his head, raised his head, staring at Fu Wan with swollen eyes, and tears rolled in his eyes. "Without Xun Yu and Liu Ye, the Han Dynasty would not be a big man? The four passes in Guanzhong were so popular that the Qin and Han dynasties were promising. Although the situation is difficult now, it is even more difficult than Emperor Gao's title of Hanzhong? Emperor Gao can defeat the true overlord, why can't we defeat that little overlord?"
Fu Wan sighed and smiled bitterly. He advised Fu Shou for a long time. Fu Shou said these words. The words were good, but who could take it seriously? Emperor Gao could seize the world from Hanzhong, but no one was sure to compete with Sun Ce with Guanzhong. News came from Jianye that not only Xun Yu, but Liu Ye surrendered to Sun Ce, but even old ministers like Zhu Ye, Huang Wan, and Yang Biao became Sun Ce's guests.
The situation is over, and the old ministers in the court are all ready to move. Who knows when they will enter the palace? Back then, they burned the palace under the leadership of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, so why not come again?
Which family of them has no children to be an official in Wu State?
As for the people of Xiliang and the royal family, they are also unreliable. The people of Xiliang only have small cleverness and no wisdom, and cannot handle the complex government affairs at all. It is good to maintain the current situation. It is not as good as Dong Zhuo's killing. It is no different to expect them to revive the Han Dynasty. As for the royal family, even if the Han Dynasty revives, what does it have to do with the Fu family? As the eldest son of the emperor who cannot succeed the throne, there is only one way to die for them.
The reason is very simple. Fu Wan has explained it countless times, but Fu Shou just refused to listen. Fu Wan was really angry. If it weren't for the years of teaching poetry and books, if the stubborn young woman in front of her was not only his daughter, but also the noble of the late emperor, his slap would have long been on his face.
"Then what do you think?" Fu Wan became angry and his voice became louder.
"We can... we can invite the King of Zhongshan to Beijing. Yes, please invite the King of Zhongshan to Beijing. He has no way to go now and will definitely not refuse to come to Chang'an." Fu Shou seemed to grab a life-saving straw and screamed, reaching out and holding Fu Wan's sleeve tightly. "Aweng, go and invite the King of Zhongshan to come to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation..."
Fu Wan broke free from Fu Shou with cold eyes. "Please come to Chang'an? Do you still remember Liu Yu and how Gongsun Zan died?"
"Then... Then we ask the King of Shu for help, yes, the King of Shu will definitely come. His wife and children are in Chang'an, and he will definitely not want Chang'an to fall into Sun Ce's hands..."
"The wife and children of the King of Shu are in Chang'an, but the eldest grandson of the King of Shu is in Jiangdong."
Fu Shou was at a loss and cried loudly again.
Qi Li.
Mrs. Bian held the table in her hand and came to the small building. She bowed slightly in front of Yang Xiu. Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi also bowed. Yang Xiu did not move, and said with a slight smile: "Thank you for your kindness. Xiu is a prisoner, so I won't be polite to you." He smiled at Cao Zhang again, Cao Zhi said: "Today is New Year's Eve. I should have given you some money to play with, but unfortunately I couldn't help myself, so I had to owe you and pay it back next year."
"It will double next year." Cao Zhi said with a smile.
"Yes, it's going to double it." Cao Zhang nodded vigorously and agreed.
"Okay, double it, double it." Yang Xiu laughed. He sat upright, looked at the food delivered by Mrs. Bian, and specially picked up the wine glass and smelled it. He nodded with satisfaction. "Mrs. I am so mean, but I actually know that I like drinking this wine."
"It was said by the French military advisor." Mrs. Bian said: "He specially sent someone to buy this wine."
"Is that so? Why is he so kind?" Yang Xiu stood up and walked to the railing, looked around, but did not see Fa Zheng's figure, and then shouted, "Fa Xiaozhi, come up and have a drink."
"No, there is something going on today." Fa Zheng walked up slowly from below, dressed neatly, and the guard behind him was fully armed, looking like he was about to go out. He glanced at Yang Xiu and grinned. "Drink slowly and tasted more. After drinking this jar of wine, I don't know when I can drink it next time, and whether I can drink it."
Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and laughed twice. "Why, have you finally made a decision?"
"Who is Fa Zheng? How dare you decide the life and death of your Yang Changshi? Such a major matter will naturally be decided by the King of Shu himself." Fa Zheng's smile was bright, but his eyes were a little cold. "I forgot to tell you something. The King of Shu has arrived in Guanzhong, and I will pick him up soon."
The smile on Yang Xiu's face gradually dissipated. He turned around and returned to the mat, cleaned his hands, wiped them dry with a cloth, grabbed a handful of rice, pinched it into a ball, looked at the angry Cao Zhang and the confused Cao Zhi, and smiled and said, "I'm going to start, I'm eating enough, so don't you eat something?"
Mrs. Bian sighed softly. "Don't worry about the eldest son. Although the King of Shu has arrived, it may not necessarily hurt the eldest son. Just the eldest son..."
"As long as I cooperate with him?" Yang Xiu laughed, stuffed the rice ball into his mouth, took a big bite, picked up another chicken leg, bite it, and nodded repeatedly. "I didn't expect that the wife had such skills. If she had the chance, she might have to bother her."
"As long as the chief minister does not dislike him, I will serve the chief minister at any time."
Yang Xiu nodded repeatedly, no longer said anything, ate meat and drank wine. Seeing this, Mrs. Bian sighed in her heart and pulled Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi down. From the moment she knew that Cao Cao came to Guanzhong, she knew that Yang Xiu's life had reached the end, so she personally cooked and cooked a meal for Yang Xiu. She was a woman, and she couldn't even change Fa Zheng's decision, let alone Cao Cao. All she could do for Yang Xiu was this.
Yang Xiu sat upstairs alone, swallowing voraciously, and drank the soup. It was the first time he was so rude and disobedient after being under house arrest for so long. Before that, no matter how hard Fa Zheng made things difficult for him, he could always be calm and instead smoked Fa Zheng's energy.
No matter what kind of young men of aristocratic family are, they are almost the same as ordinary people in the face of life and death. Fa Zheng laughed, waved his hand, went downstairs, and took a large number of guards to strode out. Yang Xiu looked at Fa Zheng's back through the railing, raised his eyebrows gently, and a trace of disdain swept through the corner of his mouth. With a "pah", he spitted out a bone, crossed the railing, and flew into the courtyard.
Fa Zheng left Qili, headed south along Zhangtai Street, and turned into Zhichengmen Street. As soon as he turned around, he saw a large group of people standing at the gate of Weiyang Palace. There was a person with his hands raised and his head was watching the northern que of Weiyang Palace. Behind him were more than a thousand soldiers, all of whom were wearing helmets and armor, full of murderous aura.
Fa Zheng caught a few steps and bowed to him. "The military advisor, minister, pay homage to the king."
Cao Cao turned around, looked at Fa Zheng's eyes and smiled. "Xiaozhi, thank you for your hard work."
"I dare not. I live in Chang'an for a year and have not made any achievements. I am ashamed of the king."
"It's okay, it's okay." Cao Cao waved his hand. "Who is Yang Xiu? Gu is very clear. It's not easy for you to stay trapped him and not let him run away." He looked behind him and frowned slightly. "Have you recruited a lot of new people?"
"No, I haven't recruited anyone recently." Fa Zheng explained with a smile: "I don't know that the king has brought so many warriors, so I've brought more people for fear of accidents."
"How many people are there in Qi?"
"There are fifty people. Please rest assured, the king, I have made arrangements. Those fifty people are all elites who can be trusted. Not only are they outstanding in their own martial arts skills, but they are also equipped with heavy crossbows. Even if there are thousands of people siege, they can support them for a while and wait for reinforcements."
Cao Cao nodded and said nothing. At this time, the side door of Weiyang Palace opened, and Chen Gong walked out of it, followed by a middle-aged man, Fu Wan's son and Fu Shou's brother Fu Dian. When Cao Cao saw it, he burst into laughter, strode towards him, stretched out his hands, held the pair tightly, and shook it hard.
"Long-term training, long time no see."
Fu Dian was very embarrassed and pulled out his hand hard and bowed to salute. "When will the king arrive in Guanzhong?" Looking at the soldiers behind Cao Cao, he couldn't help swallowing and smiled and said, "Is the king going to Beijing to serve the king?"
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows. "Yes, can you come alone to serve the king, okay?"
Fu Dian was smiling on his face, but he was even more ugly than crying. Seeing Chen Gong and learning that Cao Cao had arrived in Chang'an, just outside the Weiyang Palace, he was already surprised. Now he saw Cao Cao bringing so many soldiers, and his legs were so nervous that he was weak. Although there were guards in the palace, today was New Year's Eve, and there was no director in the palace, and even the New Year's Day feast was not held. There were many people who secretly went out to reunite with their families, and they had no strength to deal with the elites brought by Cao Cao.
After repeated weighing, Fu Dian decided to settle down and save his life first. Things have reached this point, how can it be broken? He led Cao Cao into Weiyang Palace and headed straight to the Jiaofang Palace. Cao Cao and Fu Dian walked side by side, talking and laughing, Chen Gong and Fa Zheng followed closely and took over defense. Over the past year, especially after receiving the news of the death of the emperor, Fa Zheng had already bribed most of the guards in the palace. At this moment, he was as free as returning to his own home, and had almost no resistance.
Chen Gong saw it and nodded secretly. Fa Zheng is still very good at playing with these methods.
Cao Cao came to the Jiaofang Hall, paid homage to Fu Wan, and bowed to Fu Wan. After a few words, he asked Fu Shou to take the eldest son of the emperor to the front hall with him. Fu Shou was very excited and ordered someone to carry the eldest son of the emperor and follow Cao Cao to the front hall. She was looking forward to Cao Cao coming, and Cao Cao came. The turning point of the Han Dynasty might be today.
At this time, a guard quickly walked to Fazheng, his face looked anxious and sweaty. He attached himself to Fazheng's ear and muttered a few words. When Fazheng heard this, his face changed immediately.
"really?"
"It's true." The guard said, lifting up his armor skirt. The battle robe under his ribs was soaked in blood, and it was full of redness and shocking.
When Cao Cao saw it, his brows frowned, his face gloomy, and he didn't say a word. Fa Zheng's cheeks twitched and rushed to Cao Cao quickly, sweating profusely. "The king, Qi Li... was attacked, Yang Xiu, his wife, and the prince were all kidnapped."
Chapter completed!