The sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Luoyang. Nangong. Jingfa Hall.

Thirty-four-year-old Ling Emperor Liu Hong knelt quietly in the center of the hall, with his hands on the ground, trying his best to support his fat and weak body. He tried his best to look up at the statue of Taiyi wearing a crown on his head, holding a sword in his hand, and wearing a wide robe and long sleeves.

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"Emperor Tai, this is probably the last time I will sacrifice to you!"

Today is the Lantern Festival ordered by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (Liu Heng), and it is also the day for worshiping "Taiyi God" ordered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (Liu Che). Due to physical reasons, the morning meeting that was supposed to receive the congratulations of the ministers was canceled by Emperor Ling.

With the help of the regular attendant, I struggled to the Jingfa Hall dedicated to Taiyi God.

"I wonder if I can enjoy the sacrifices of future generations after I die?"

Emperor Ling had a feeling that his time was running out.

"Emperor Tai, I am not willing to accept this!"

After being silent for a long time, the unwilling Ling Emperor let out a murmured sigh.

Thinking of everything that has happened in the past two months, the Emperor Ling's dull and dull eyes shot out a flash of anger, which was quickly covered up by a rich and gloomy look.

Because of Tao Ying, the three forces that were originally fighting, the relatives, the eunuchs, and the Qingliu, rarely united together to force the Emperor Ling to compromise, which made the Emperor Ling feel disheartened.

Even the long-planned intention of abolishing elders and establishing young ones has died.

"A Jian Shuo cannot defeat the He family supported by a group of eunuchs!"

Compared with relatives and powerful ministers, eunuchs have no foundation in the government and the public, and basically represent the will of the imperial power. The opposition between relatives and eunuchs is, to a large extent, the opposition between relatives and imperial power.

But now that the eunuchs have made peace with their relatives, Emperor Ling has completely given up on reviving the Han Dynasty.

"Uh..."

After bowing, Emperor Ling struggled to get up, but failed several times.

"Your Majesty, I will help you!"

Zhongchang Attendant Zhang Rang, who was kneeling outside the door and always paying attention to the movements of the Ling Emperor in the hall, walked quickly into the hall, helped up the sweating Ling Emperor, and moved him to a Buddha statue enshrined on the west side of the hall.

In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty (Liu Zhuang) ordered that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, lanterns should be lit in palaces and temples to show the Buddha.

Emperor Ling tremblingly stepped forward, lit an oil lamp with his own hands, and worshiped it in front of the Buddha statue.

"Father, tell me, after death, can people really go to the Paradise to enjoy happiness?"

Staring at the kind and solemn Buddha statue, Emperor Ling's originally gloomy heart aroused a glimmer of hope.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the haggard, dark-faced, and dull-looking Ling Emperor, Zhang Rang, with a complicated expression, said something perfunctory in the affirmative.

"Your Majesty, report from Chen Cang Di!"

Zhao Zhong entered the palace, walked gently to the side of Emperor Ling who was worshiping the Buddha, looked at Zhang Rang, and gently interrupted Emperor Ling's reverie.

"Say it!"

After a while, the Ling Emperor responded lightly, still staring at the solemn treasure.

"Former general Dong Zhuo urged the Chencang rebels to attack several times, but left general Huangfu Song still stood still!"

Staring at Ling Emperor's back, Zhao Zhong's gloomy eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm.

"Are you about to die? It's better to die. The new emperor will ascend the throne and the new dynasty will have a new atmosphere!"

Since the Zhao family was destroyed by Tao Ying, Zhao Yan was beaten to death by Tao Ying, and Zhao Zhong was almost executed by Emperor Ling, Zhao Zhong's mentality changed and he wished that everyone in the world would die.

"What's new in Taishan?"

Emperor Ling was indifferent to the sordid affair between Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo. It had nothing to do with him how long the battle of Chencang lasted. Anyway, there were people who were more anxious than him, the emperor.

"Since the Tao family in Danyang was massacred by bandits, Tao Qian couldn't afford to fall ill, and the traitor Tao Ying, who was not a human son, has been hiding in Qingzhou!"

When he thought of the Tao family being destroyed by Yuan Shu and the Zhou Chong clan, Zhao Zhong felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Oh..."

Emperor Ling turned around and glanced at Zhao Zhong, who was gloating about his misfortune. He fainted, swayed, and fell straight down.

"Your Majesty..."

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General's Mansion.

In the banquet hall, General He Jin, who was sitting at the head of the throne, asked his servant to pass the newspaper he had just received to the chief official, Wang Qian.

After Wang Qian read it, he handed it to Chen Lin, the bookkeeper sitting next to him.

"General Zuo is still standing still. It seems that the time to attack has not yet come!"

Facing He Jin's gaze, Wang Qian stroked his beard and expressed his judgment calmly.

Huangfu Song was a famous general in the dynasty, and Wang Qian would never doubt that he was afraid of fighting.

"Huangfu Yizhen is loyal to the Han Dynasty and has good wisdom and strategy. He will definitely be ready to act when the time comes!"

Chen Lin did not express an opinion. Dong Cao Yu Kuai Yue, who had read the Di newspaper, expressed his opinion.

"Hmph, what a bullshit strategy. I think Huangfu Song is no longer useful. He is either afraid to move forward, or he has something to do with Tao Ying's son and is deliberately delaying time!"

He Miao, the cavalry general who came to attend He Jin's Lantern Festival banquet, saw that everyone was supporting Huangfu Song. He knocked the wine bottle in his hand on the table and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Don't forget, as long as the siege of Chencang is not solved, the imperial court will be unable to attack Tao Ying. General, you must urge Huangfu Song to cooperate with Dong Zhuo and attack the kingdom immediately, otherwise, he will be deprived of his military power!"<

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Although everyone was dissatisfied with He Miao's accusation, they all fell silent.

Regardless of whether the He family allowed Zhang Rang in the early years, Zhao Zhong framed Huangfu Song, or forced Tao Ying to rebel this time, He Miao was inseparable, and everyone did not want to get angry.

"This general knows!"

He Jin's thoughts at this time were the same as He Miao's. He also wanted to solve the Chen Cang matter as soon as possible so that he could seek revenge on Tao Ying for killing his grandson and his sister.

"This matter does not need to be discussed further!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, He Jin began to look for topics to break the deadlock.

He Jinsen's cold eyes passed over the faces of Zhen Yan, Bao Xin, Guan Qiu Yi, Wu Fu, Wang Kuang, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang, Zhang Liao and others with different expressions one by one, and finally stopped on the newly appointed Qingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao

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"Liu Jingsheng, the day when the traitor Tao Ying will be overthrown is not far away, please wait a little longer!"

Today, Liu Biao sent a valuable annual gift to He Jin, his old boss. He hoped that He Jin could help him solve the Qingzhou issue as soon as possible and end his embarrassing situation in name only. It would be best to change his place.
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"During this period, you can lead Qingzhou temporarily!"

He Jin can't move Liu Biao to another place now, so he can only appease him.

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Don't forget that as a general, He Jin seems to have all the power, but there are times when he is powerless.

"You see, even though Han Wenjie is in Jizhou, he is not only powerless to deal with the affairs of the three counties of Jizhou, but also powerless to deal with other counties and states, and he frequently complains to the court!"

He Jin's comfort made Liu Biao feel a little disappointed, but when he thought that Han Fu, who had Yuan's support behind him, was also doing nothing in Jizhou, he felt relieved instantly.

"The general's heart is in the country, and his subordinates admire him!"

He Jin was very satisfied with Liu Biao's attitude.

"Everyone raise a toast, today is the Lantern Festival, don't let the traitor Tao Ying spoil the atmosphere!"

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Dian Military Academy Lieutenant Mansion.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and Cao Cao is marrying Xia Houyuan's sister. The Cao Mansion is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it can be said to be a double happiness.

After the guests had dispersed, Cao Cao and his Yiying brothers drank tea around the fire in Cao Cao's study.

"Zixiao, two thousand men and horses are a bit small. When we go back this time, we will speed up the recruitment of troops. It is expected that the siege of Chencang will be lifted next month!"

Cao Cao's narrow and deep eyes stared at his younger brother Cao Ren, who came to Luoyang to ask for advice, and told him about recruiting troops.

"Brother, didn't the newspaper today say that General Zuo has been delaying in moving troops?"

Cao Cao had a firm prediction of the siege of Chencang. Cao Chun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xia Houyuan were all stunned, looked at each other, and looked at Cao Cao in confusion.

"Huangfu Yizhen is a kind and prudent person, loyal to his duties, strategic, and courageous. The reason why he has not launched an attack on the kingdom's rebels must be to show weakness to them in order to make the enemy proud!"

Cao Cao followed Huangfu Song in his early years to conquer the Yellow Turbans and knew Huangfu Song's abilities very well.

"The Yellow Turbans can be defeated by General Zuo. If the rebel kingdom is not as good as the three Zhang brothers, how can it be the opponent of General Zuo!"

Huangfu Song was recommended by Cao Cao. Cao Cao never believed that Huangfu Song was afraid of the enemy and would not advance.
To be continued...