Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1141 The person I wanted to invite did not come

  If Liu Xie hadn’t been able to experience Pingyang and his party, most likely he would have gotten tired of the somewhat impoverished life in Luoyang, and then listened to Xia Houyuan’s words and went to the so-called relatively perfect Yanzhou with complete palaces.

   But now, Liu Xie felt that since Fei Qian, General Zhengxi, was able to paint such a gorgeous picture on the white ground, he, as the emperor, couldn't be more difficult?

  Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao, then at Xia Houyuan, and suddenly said the same sentence many years ago: "Are you here to rescue me? Are you here to rob me?"

  Xia Houyuan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "...the minister... naturally came to save you..."

  Liu Xie smiled slightly, and had no special reaction to Xia Houyuan's answer. For Liu Xie, saying such a sentence deep in his memory is just like completing a ritual, or a kind of reincarnation.

"The former kings did not have palaces. They lived in camps in winter and in summer. They did not have cremation. They ate plants and trees, the flesh of birds and beasts, drank their blood, and shod their fur. There was no hemp and silk, and they wore their feathers. Skin. Emeritus sages have made, and then repaired the benefits of fire. Fan Jin, combined with soil, thought of terraces, palaces, and households; used guns, burnt, prospered, and broiled, thinking of snakehead cheese. Treating the hemp silk, thinking of it Cloth. To preserve one's life and die, to serve ghosts, gods and gods..."

  Liu Xie muttered lightly, and his voice was not too loud. The clear and crisp voice of the young man wafted through Suzaku's door.

"...Guangwu drafted Mang, settled Hebei and Henan, moved to Heluo, set his capital here, and the great Han society was shaped by it. Although I am not talented, I am not as good as Guangwu Wanyi, but the great man ruled the world with loyalty and filial piety, and I dare not go against it ...Let's go, thank General Pingdong for his kindness... If he is really loyal, I will understand my intention..."

   "Ah? Your Majesty...Think twice, Your Majesty..."

  Xia Houyuan yelled, but a rage flashed in his eyes.

  Everything is like this. Whoever has the right to speak can say that white is black. After the formation of public knowledge, even if it turns out to be white, everyone will think it is black.

  If Liu Xie is unwilling to follow, then who knows what will be described as his trip in the future?

  Although Xia Houyuan doesn’t understand these social psychology, he understands the truth that thieves never leave empty space. How can horse thieves not bring some goods home when they raid long distances? If you lose money by empty running like this every day, how will you do business in the future?

   "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, there are ministers here, and no treacherous ministers are allowed to be arrogant!" Xia Houyuan's thoughts changed, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Come here! Follow someone to save you!"

In Xia Houyuan's view, the palace gate that has just been repaired is not a gate at all. It has neither iron cladding nor rivets. The gate of Wubao is even worse!

  Just rambling for a long time, it can be considered that the subordinates have recovered some strength, so they took down the palace gate in one go! As for Liu Xie's own statement, just treat it as a statement under Yang Biao's coercion!

  Yang Biao yelled angrily when he heard this, and then ordered his soldiers to step forward to resist Xia Houyuan...

  At this moment, I heard Huang Xian's shout from Suzaku's gate, and then there was a sudden sound, and more than a dozen crossbow arrows pierced through the air, shooting down all the cavalrymen Xia Houyuan was charging forward!

   "A crossbow arrow! How could there be a crossbow arrow?!" Xia Houyuan quickly reined in his horse, with a look of horror and disbelief on his face.

   As we all know, even after the invention of gunpowder guns, long-range projection weapons will still be restricted by the weather, and the same is true for bows and arrows. Once the bowstring is wet, it means losing the ability to fight.

Xia Houyuan originally drove his troops straight to Luoyang. It was precisely because of the rainy time that most people could only fight face-to-face and could not use long-range bows and arrows. You only need to face the opponent in front of you, and you don't need to guard against the bows and arrows in the distance, which invisibly offsets the advantages of many Yang's soldiers.

   But what I didn't expect was that the bow and crossbow could still be used here in Suzaku Gate, and from the perspective of strength, the lethality was still astonishing even in rainy days!

Yang Biao's soldiers in front blocked him, and there were strong crossbows shooting from above. Although the number shot down this time was not many, who knew how many crossbowmen there were on the palace wall? If there were a hundred, no, as long as there were fifty, Xia Houyuan I understand, I will not be able to eat and walk around...

  Huang Xian stepped forward and shouted: "The emperor has an order, how dare you disobey it! If you don't retreat, you will be killed without mercy!"

Although the crossbowstring made of iron wire can only be stretched after more than ten shots, and the strength will gradually decay, it is not a very suitable bowstring material, but it is not afraid of rain and wet weather, but it has become the most suitable bowstring material at present. deadly killer.

  Gritting his teeth, Xia Houyuan looked up at Huang Xian, then glanced at Liu Xie resentfully, turned his horse's head around, and left without saying a word.

  Before, in order to restore the strength of the troops, he intentionally talked nonsense with Yang Biao for such a long time, but now that it is no longer possible, why bother to put gold foil on his face by saying something extravagant?

   Seeing Xia Houyuan retreating, Yang Biao also looked up at the palace wall. At this moment, Yang Biao really hoped that Huang Xian could lead the soldiers to stay with him forever, but this wish could not be fulfilled, because Huang Xian didn't even look at him, just stood silently. Behind Liu Xie.

   "Your Majesty, I... I didn't protect myself enough... I'm guilty..." Yang Biao got off his horse and pleaded guilty.

The relationship between Huang Xian and Yang Biao is not good. First of all, Yang Biao doesn't think it is a good thing to have another army that is not under his control on his own territory, especially this army is under the command of General Fei Qian of Zhengxi. If Liu Xie hadn't said that Huang Xian and the others were only serving as guards in the Forbidden Palace and would not participate in affairs outside the palace, Yang Biao really wanted to directly deprive Huang Xian of his military power!

  Even for the sake of Liu Xie, Huang Xian was not given much preferential treatment, and it was commonplace to deliberately deduct and delay military pay and food. As a result, Huang Xian had to dismiss some of the poorer personnel, leaving only the most elite soldiers.

  And now, when facing the attack of Xia Houyuan's men and horses, Huang Xian's soldiers are still needed to help, which makes Yang Biao's heart churn up and down, which is really not a good feeling.

  Liu Xie smiled, looked at Huang Xian, and nodded his approval. Liu Xie is very satisfied with the commander Fei Qian dispatched. Since he was in charge of the Forbidden Palace, he has followed the rules. Even if Yang Biao's subordinates intentionally withdrew and procrastinated, he rarely complained or fought. The above is holding a booklet and reading carefully...

  These are enough to make Liu Xie feel good. Now that Huang Xian has given himself some face, he is even more satisfied. The standard in Liu Xie's mind is that only by reading can one know the etiquette, and one can know the etiquette to advance and retreat. From this point of view, Huang Xian is indeed very similar to Zhengxi General Fei Qian...

   Liu Xie turned to look at Yang Biao, his eyes getting colder.

   "Luoyang is the capital of the world! I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xie's voice was not loud, but sonorous and forceful, "Yang Qing, I reject Cao Pingdong and stay here. One is that Luoyang is the land of Guangwu Ancestral Temple, and the other is that the world urgently needs peace, not disputes! Yang Qing, you must know, you If the world cannot tolerate the world, the world cannot tolerate you! You, please do it yourself..."

Yang Biao heard the words, regardless of the water stains on the ground, he kowtowed heavily on the ground, Jiu Jiu Fang raised his head, only to feel that he didn't know whether it was sweat or rain, his body was soaked in heavy clothes, his back and chest were cold …

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  The sudden change in Luoyang City seems to have added some variables to Guanzhong unconsciously...

  Guanzhong and Xiliang are like two grasshoppers tied to a rope, one jumping east and the other tossing west. The Qiang people, especially the Eastern Qiang people, have been inseparable from the Central Plains of China since the Qin Dynasty. They also began to march farther west and south, forming a unique Qiang culture, which has been extended to later generations.

Originally in the Xiliang area, when Dong Zhuo was alive, although he didn’t say what he said, he was more or less controlled by the commander. At the same time, Dong Zhuo also had many Qiang people and Hu Qi, so basically speaking, Xiliang This area, after the chaos, has entered a relatively stable few years.

But with Dong Zhuo's death, and without a suitable successor, the entire Xiliang army fell apart. Other military groups that were more or less surrendered, or acquiesced to Dong Zhuo's power, and did not dare to provoke directly, started a lot of other military groups. thoughts.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, under Dong Zhuo, were regarded as sub-level military groups, and they also launched an invasion of Guanzhong in the first time. Although Ma Teng died unexpectedly in the end, for Han Sui, this was not considered a military group. what a bad thing.

  The first time he entered Guanzhong, he was somewhat hasty and not fully prepared, so Han Sui had to temporarily withdraw from the Guanzhong dispute due to lack of food and grass, but this time, Han Sui thought he was ready.

And Ma Chao, who won Li Jue's head, naturally got the support of his mother's Qiang people, and became the heir of Ma Teng's military group, but now he is a little proud, and he doesn't know that what he is about to face is It is a more dangerous test than swords and guns on the battlefield.

   This time Han Sui and Ma Chao raised their troops to the east, the main change is that a large number of Qiang Huqi were added to the queue. I have to say that nomads are inherently adaptable to all kinds of migration. It seems that as long as they bring cattle and sheep, they can go anywhere. Although the increase of Qiang people has increased the difficulty of Han Sui and Ma Chao's management of soldiers and horses, it has also correspondingly reduced the burden of food and grass for many soldiers. They only need to give a small amount of food. Others, these Qiang people It can be solved by itself.

  With Xia Mou's support, Han Sui even thought that this time, he could basically take Guan Zhong into his pocket...

The refugees in the early stage can be used to tear up the defense of Guanzhong, drag down the economy of Guanzhong, and even consume some military power in Guanzhong, but it is not suitable to rely on the refugees to fight Guanzhong. A white field. Naturally, this was not what Han Sui wanted. Therefore, at this time, Han Sui felt that he should move from behind the scenes to the front of the scene, gather up the situation, and officially enter the big stage of Guanzhong.

   In the land of Huaxia, no matter it is ancient or modern, whenever there is something to discuss, it is inseparable from treating guests to dinner. The same is true of Han Sui, who sent many people early to contact the leaders of the various Qiang tribes...

   When the agreed date came, Han Sui looked at the sky and nodded with satisfaction. It was considered a good weather, very sunny, and the temperature would not be too low. The spring breeze was blowing, so it was naturally suitable for entertaining guests.

Treating guests, especially barbarians, the quality of the dishes should be exquisite, but the most important thing is the quantity, and you must prepare enough, otherwise there will be nothing left in the middle of the meal, not only embarrassing the guests, but also Han Sui as the host. No shame. Therefore, from the dawn of the morning, Han Sui asked people to prepare the ingredients for the banquet.

  The place where the banquet is going to be held is carefully set on a grassy slope. The grass **** is not high and gentle, so the seats can be arranged from high to low according to the terrain, so that the difference between upper and lower is inadvertently reflected.

  Han Sui's position is naturally placed at the highest place, and then the order goes down. Who sits where has been arranged two days ago according to their size and strength. Presumably those Qiang Hus have nothing to say. The dishes are naturally based on barbecue, with some refreshing vegetable leaves unique to spring, accompanied by delicious wine, as well as various dried fruits, cheeses and drinks. They are also prepared several days in advance, and they are all ready now It's done.

  As the main ingredient of the barbecue, dozens of lambs have been circled on one side, ready to be slaughtered at all times. Anyway, the chef in charge is a veteran, and killing a lamb is no different from killing a chicken or duck.

   As for the larger cattle, it is necessary to kill them a little earlier and divide the flesh and bones. Otherwise, it will make the guests wait too long before killing them when the guests arrive.

Han Sui looked around and felt that there was nothing wrong with everything, and that the preparations were being carried out in an orderly manner, so he nodded in satisfaction, encouraged the cooks a few words, and then prepared to go back to the big tent and rest more or less. For a while, so that I can show my most energetic side at the banquet.

  But before Han Sui reached his big tent, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from one side.

  Han Sui turned his head and saw Ma Chao hurried over with several people.

When he was about to enter, Ma Chao didn't wait for the horse to come to a complete stop, so he pressed his hands on the horse's back, flew down, rushed a few steps to Han Sui, and said in a daze before Han Sui opened his mouth to ask: "Uncle! It's broken! It's broken! Today's banquet, I'm afraid it will be ruined! Just now, Riwoji from Baimaqiang, Ligude from Shenlangqiang, and Luyan from Ranyangqiang all sent people to say that they suddenly fell ill. I'm afraid I can't come..."

   "Ill?" Han Sui frowned suddenly.

  What a clumsy excuse this is. Didn’t you feel fine two days ago, and you got sick when you said you were sick?

  When did the Qiang people become like the Han people, knowing how to use illness as an excuse?

  Baima Qiang, Shenlang Qiang, and Ranyu Qiang are three relatively large Qiang tribes. If they don’t come, it will mean demolishing nearly half of Han Sui’s Taiwan...

While Han Sui was still thinking about what happened, another soldier suddenly ran up, panting, and reported: "Your Lord, Younger Lord... This is what Qingyi Qiang and Wudu Qiang also sent. People say, say... they can't come..."

"Bastard!" Ma Chao kicked the **** who reported the letter aside, and then said to Han Sui angrily, "Uncle, what happened? What's going on?" Qingyi Qiang and Wudu Qiang are also from Xiliang University Tribe, now, even if Ma Chao thinks with his toes, he knows that today's banquet has been completely ruined.

...

  However, what happened to these damned Qiang people?

  (end of this chapter)