Chapter 21 Subduing the good generals
Xu Huang was on the wing of the night on the main wheel tonight. There was more than an hour before the handover time. Xu Huang had nothing to do. Thinking of the "prescription" that Wei Zhong showed him during the day, he felt a little nervous, so he came over early, but he saw Yang Ding's face turned pale and was ready to leave with anger, and he had no intention of paying attention to him.
"General Yang, this is..." Xu Huang frowned. Although he was dissatisfied with Guo Si and others' disguise of putting down the emperor, Yang Ding's behavior of neglecting his duties was a little disliked, especially recently, he felt quite arrogant and now he was reluctant to do it on duty.
"You don't have to worry about it." He glared at Xu Huang coldly, with a bit of threat in his eyes. He snorted coldly, and directly mentioned the fish intestine sword that Liu Xie gave him that day and left.
Thick eyebrows were singular, looking at the direction of Yang Ding's departure, but Xu Huang didn't say much. It would be better if Yang Ding's restraint, it would be less trouble to secretly see Your Majesty tonight. After all, Your Majesty is now being monitored by Guo Si and Li Jue. Although the guards in the palace are led by him, they are not all his confidants. When Yang Ding leaves, he can also make some moves when he arranges on duty.
Wei Zhong hurriedly came back from Guo Si's mansion, and according to what His Majesty said, he arranged Yang Ding's affairs and said it again. He also knew that Guo Si did not fully believe in him, and he would probably send someone to investigate this matter. Wei Zhong had to admire Liu Xie. This matter was 90% true. He did not lie. Even if Guo Si went to investigate, the results found were exactly the same as what he said.
It’s also a big fault for Yang Ding to commit suicide. He wanted to get involved in Yu Xiu and move the surrounding guards away. This made Guo Si more suspicious. While he admired Liu Xie more and more, he also put away the little thoughts in his heart. It’s really terrifying that his Majesty plans to others. I’m afraid that Yang Ding will be unlucky tomorrow?
Xu Huang was arranging a night watch. When he saw Wei Zhong coming, the two of them changed their eyes quietly. Without saying much, they passed by. Xu Huang could probably guess Liu Xie's intention to summon him secretly. Thinking of Liu Xie's treatment of Yang Ding as a guest of honor these days, he was puzzled at first, but now after thinking about it for a day, Xu Huang also thought clearly about some of the key points, concealing the world and covering up the eyes and ears. If he did this, no matter how Yang Ding thought about it, for Li Jue and Guo Si, Yang Ding was probably regarded as Liu Xie's confidant by both of them, and his attention was focused on Yang Ding. On the contrary, he, a guard who was not from the Western Liang Army, was not paid attention to by the two, which was just convenient for Liu Xie to contact him privately.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be amazed in my heart that a ten-year-old boy had such a plan. Although Liu Xie is still a puppet now, just this action also made Xu Huang feel a little confident in the originally declining Han Dynasty.
As long as one day, Your Majesty can regain military power, with His Majesty's ability and the remaining power of the Han Dynasty, he may not be able to reorganize the country. His likes at this time are a timely help. Moreover, Liu Xie did not hesitate to fight against Li Jue for Wei Zhong that day. Such a person is also worthy of loyalty.
Although he had not officially met with Liu Xie, Xu Huang was already preparing to take a gamble. For the Xiliang Army, he was an outsider after all. He seemed to be glorious now, but in fact he was the target of public criticism. He also imposed heavy taxes in the territory, which was unpopular. If this continues, sooner or later he will perish. It would be better to fight and secretly surrender to Liu Xie. He would not be able to do anything in the future.
Of course, Xu Huang is not a foolish and loyal person. If he finds that Liu Xie is not enough to accomplish anything in the future, he will not be foolish and loyal.
Time passes by bit by bit as Liu Xie and Xu Huang waits.
After a day of training, Liu Xie did not go to bed as usual, but instead knelt in front of the table and wrote silently.
At midnight, everything was quiet, and most of the lights in the entire palace had been extinguished, and a gentle knock on the door sounded.
"Come in."
Liu Xie suppressed the excitement in his heart and tried to calm himself down. The brush in his hand did not stop. He needed to try his best to keep himself calm. He was just a supervisor in his previous life. Although he had been on the court several times, he had been led by someone. Tonight, he recruited Xu Huang. Unlike the battle in the dream, he needed to show enough demeanor and should not be weak in his aura.
"Your Majesty, General Xu is here." Wei Zhong came in and said respectfully.
"Please!" Liu Xie raised his head and said in a deep voice.
"Last time, please see Your Majesty." Xu Huang walked in a dragon and tiger stride, and came to Liu Xie with great strides and bowed.
"General Xu is not a gift." Liu Xie took a deep breath and looked at Xu Huang. When he first met Xu Huang, the oppression brought by the evil aura brought by the battlefield made Liu Xie a little short of breath. But now he is no longer the same as before. He practices tiger fist every day, and struggles to survive among thousands of troops in the dream battlefield. His will has long been tempered. Even if he really fights, he is still being instantly fed by Xu Huang, but the oppressive feeling on Xu Huang can no longer have any impact on him.
"General Xu, can I... believe you?" In fact, Liu Xie prepared five sets of proposals to convince Xu Huang, but when he saw Xu Huang, the originally prepared rhetoric was abandoned by Liu Xie.
No one in this world is a fool, especially Xu Huang, who will become one of the top generals under the Cao Wei tent in the future. Before coming here, he may have been wandering in his heart. If he refused, he would not have to come to see him. Now that he has come, he must have made a decision in his heart. If he says something hypocritical, Liu Xie feels uncomfortable. Xu Huang probably won’t feel very happy, and he may even feel contemptuous.
"What does Your Majesty mean?" Xu Huang blinked. This line was a bit different from what he imagined.
"General Xu is a good general of the generation, and he is not afraid of being strangers. Since I summoned General Xu today, I have secretly investigated General Xu's past these days." Liu Xie shook his head: "General Xu followed Zhang Taiwei to fight against Qiang and Hu in his early years. He fought for the Qiang and Hu wars of no less than a hundred battles, and made many military achievements. According to our military merit system of the Han Dynasty, with General Xu's merits, he is now unable to be granted a marquis and generals, and there will be more than one small cavalry commander."
Xu Huang was silent. Both Dong Zhuo and Li Jue and Guo Si were very xenophobic in their personalities. Dong Zhuo was fine. Although he was xenophobic, those who were truly capable would not be buried. For example, Xu Rong and Hua Xiong in the past were not from Xiliang people, but they were also valued. However, when it comes to Li Jue and Guo Si, it was not Xiliang generals, so it was too difficult to make a comeback.
"I don't want to praise the general when I say this." Liu Xie pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Huang and said, "It's just that I know that General Xu has great skills. Since General Xu is willing to meet tonight, I must have made a decision in my heart."
Xu Huang was a little uncomfortable with Liu Xie's straightforward way of talking at first, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but admire Liu Xie's ability to speculate on people's hearts.
Looking at Xu Huang's expression, Liu Xie calmed down a little and said solemnly: "I know that with the current situation, it is a fool to talk about engaging in the world and reorganizing the rivers, but at least it is a direction. Although Li Jue and Guo Si are in charge of the government, they are not without our loyal ministers in the Han Dynasty. They may not be able to eliminate the two thieves Li and Guo in the future. They are just that the two thieves have no virtue. The longer the time is delayed, it is not a blessing for the three million people in Guanzhong."
"Although it is a chaotic time, why are the people? I invite the general here today. I will not do it for me or for the Han Dynasty. I only want the three million people in Guanzhong to suffer less. I beg General Xu to help me with one arm, to kill the two thieves as soon as possible, and to restore peace to the people in Guanzhong!"
At the end, Liu Xie felt goosebumps all over his body, but his face had to show a bit of passionate and righteous expression.
But let alone, this set of rhetoric is the most effective for most people in this era.
But when Xu Huang's face turned red, he then pushed the golden mountain and fell to Liu Xie like a jade pillar, and said rudely: "I am a rough man, I don't understand any great righteousness. Since Your Majesty has the heart to clear the world, I am willing to be a warning!"
A system prompt sounded in his mind. Liu Xie finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he ignored the system. He walked out from behind the table and reached out to help Xu Huang up: "If I can get help from General Xu, why worry about the uncertainty of the world!"
After another polite conspiracy between the king and his subjects, Liu Xie pulled Xu Huang and sat down across the table.
"Since Gongming is willing to help me, some things need to be discussed with Gongming in advance. After all, the two thieves Li and Guo are too nervous about me now. Although they used Yang Ding to deceive the world before, it is probably not long before the two thieves will turn Yang Ding away. There are probably not many opportunities for you and I to talk so without any scruples."
"Please tell me your Majesty." Xu Huang nodded.
"I have invited General Xu to come this time. First, to show my thoughts, second, I am now imprisoned and have no military power. Even if the general helps me, there are only hundreds of soldiers under the general in this forbidden palace. If the two thieves Li and Guo really want to harm me, they will not be able to protect me with these hundreds of soldiers."
Xu Huang bowed and said, "Even if the general is torn to pieces, he must protect His Majesty completely."
"General's loyalty, I naturally know." Liu Xie smiled and accepted Xu Huang's kindness, and then said with a solemn expression: "However, I don't want to leave in shame just like this. Therefore, I am ready to send the general to a high position and command more troops. The more troops the general has, the safer I will be."
When Xu Huang heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, I don't want it. It's just that the two thieves Li and Guo are xenophobic. The last general is not a direct lineman of Xiliang. No matter how many military achievements are, it may be difficult to be promoted."
And there was one thing Xu Huang didn't say. He was now in the Forbidden Palace and was responsible for the supervision of Liu Xie and had no chance to make meritorious service.
Chapter completed!