When Li Ying entered Da Sima's office, there were already dozens of tables in Da Sima's house. The generals of the Xiliang Army under Li Jue were all in the courtyard, toasting and drinking with the personal guards brought by Guo Fan and Zhang Baiqi. Li Jue and several of his brothers and nephews, such as his son Li Shi, nephews Li Xian and Li Li, cousin Li Huan, and nephew Hu Feng, were just in the lobby, toasting with Guo Fan and Zhang Baiqi.
This is no longer the first day Li Jue entertained Guo Fan and Zhang Baiqi in Huangbaicheng. Instead, he has held a banquet for three days in a row, eating and drinking every day. After eating and drinking, Li Jue will also arrange for his house to be entertained. The Hu Ji raised above warmed the beds of Guo Fan, Zhang Baiqi and their guards...it was extremely considerate!
But no matter how thoughtful Li Jue's hospitality was, Guo Fan and Guo Aduo didn't dare to come. After all, Li Jue had a record of hosting a Hongmen Banquet earlier. He used the Hongmen Banquet to kill Fan Chou and Li Meng, and was suspected of poisoning Guo Fan! If it weren't for Guo Fan's clever "eating shit" to induce vomiting, he might not have survived the death date calculated for him by the young emperor Liu Xie, which was the second year of Jian'an.
And now it's December of the first year of Jian'an. It's the second year of Jian'an. The death date of Guo Fan calculated by the young emperor Liu Xie is coming soon!
In fact, at first, when the envoy sent by Zhang Xiu to announce the death of Zhang Ji and the emperor's prediction of the death dates of Guo Fan and Li Jue were told to Guo Fan, Guo Aduo did not believe it at all.
Isn't this nonsense? If the little emperor had that "magic power", how could he and Li Jue survive until the second and third years of Jian'an?
But when Wu Xi, the general sent by Guo Fan to "eat banquet" in Nanyang, came back in a panic and told him many more "fantasy" news, Guo Aduo felt that something was wrong. It's not that he himself believes that the little emperor has succeeded in cultivating immortality, but that Wu Xi's big mouth is too eloquent. The story was so vivid that people would say that the story about the little emperor summoning the sky stone to defeat Yang Feng and Han Xian in Luyang, and using the art of resurrecting the dead to surrender the white wave and the yellow scarf was made into a song and sung everywhere.
When Guo Fan realized something was wrong, the Xiliang soldiers below were ready to finish eating his Guo Aduo's meal and disperse!
And Guo Fan can't say that Wu Xi is still talking nonsense, because he has evidence. The entourage who followed him to Nanyang to "eat a banquet" is the witness, and Zhang Xiu's autographed letter to Guo Fan is the physical evidence! That's "white wood and black characters", it's really written on it!
Now Guo Aduo really felt the power of the "Emperor's Curse". As the second year of Jian'an got closer and closer, he became more and more panicked. Every night when he closed his eyes, he vaguely heard someone sharpening a knife there? In the end, he finally ignored the danger and went to Huangbaicheng in person to discuss countermeasures with Li Jue, who had "annihilated the clan in the third year of Jian'an".
As luck would have it, when Guo Aduo arrived at Huangbaicheng, Zhang Baiqi, a Black Mountain bandit who was entrenched in the mountainous area of Hongnong County, had just come to Huangbaicheng with hundreds of carts of grain to discuss a "big and earth-shaking deal" with Li Jue. "——Join forces to rob Luoyang City!
When Li Ying walked outside the lobby of Da Sima's Mansion, his cousin Li Jue was already drunk and talking nonsense. He was talking nonsense in the lobby: "So what if the emperor practices evil arts? I, Li Jue, am not afraid! Guo Aduo, you Don’t be afraid...let’s fight him together!”
Are you really not afraid? Li Yingke didn't believe it! His cousin Li Jue couldn't be more superstitious. There are many witches in Huangbai City. They have to do divination before doing anything, which makes the generals and counselors below a little jealous - is it the witches that are more important, or they? Are big men important?
At this time, Li Jue reported to Li Jue that his cousin Li Ying, a captain in the military academy, had "returned from a banquet" in Nanyang. Li Jue hurriedly invited Li Ying in and asked him about it without waiting for Li Ying to sit down and drink a few glasses of wine. He stood up and said, "Third brother, how is the situation in the east? I heard that the little emperor had learned sorcery and cursed Zhang Cheqi to death... and also cursed me and Aduo?"
Li Ying nodded and gritted his teeth and said: "It is true! And the little emperor not only cursed you, but also cursed your three clans... In the third year of Jian'an, our family will be exterminated!"
"It's too much!"
"What a foolish king who confuses the public with his lies!"
"Da Sima, you lead us into Luoyang to kill this foolish king!"
Immediately some Li family members were annoyed in the lobby!
Why should he be the only one in Guo A's family to die, and the whole family should be exterminated when he comes to Li Jue's place? Is this fair? unfair!
Li Jue's face full of flesh suddenly became cold and terrifying, and he snorted heavily, and the hall fell silent. Li Jue stared at Li Ying again and asked, "Has Xiaohunjun returned to Luoyang?"
It turned out that Li Ying not only went to Nanyang to "eat a banquet", but was also responsible for investigating news and collecting intelligence, so he came back several days later than Wu Xi.
"I have already returned," Li Ying replied. "I returned to Luoyang on the third day of November, bringing thousands of diesel trucks with property and food... I heard that there were 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and civilians accompanying me."
"Fifty or sixty thousand troops and civilians?" Li Jue frowned, "How many troops? How many civilians?"
"The army numbered about 20,000, and the people numbered about 40,000."
"Twenty thousand?" Li Jue's eyes bulged, "So many? Are they all soldiers of the Hunjun?"
"How is that possible?" Li Ying said. "Most of them are Cao Cao's soldiers. Liu Biao also sent thousands, led by his eldest son Liu Qi. The emperor and Dong Cheng had more than two thousand troops, and the emperor's personal troops were all from the original army." The Baibo Bandits. Oh, Xu Huang, the Duke of Tingting, the capital of the Baibo Bandits, also surrendered to Xiaohunjun!"
"Besides Xu Huang, are there any other great characters?" Li Jue asked.
"No more." Li Ying said, "Now the generals around Xiaohunjun are Dong Cheng, Liu Qi, Xu Huang, Feng Qi, Huang Zhong and others. Except for Xu Huang Shangke, no one can fight, and there are no generals. . But Cao Cao... is not easy to deal with."
Li Jue turned his gaze to Zhang Baiqi and asked word by word: "Zhang Henan, do you think Cao Mengde is easy to deal with?"
Zhang Baiqi was originally a Black Mountain bandit, who was in the same group as Zhang Yan and others, and also belonged to the remaining Yellow Turban party. A few years ago, they, Black Mountain thieves, stole Yecheng and angered Yuan Benchu. They were surrounded and suppressed by Yuan Shao and Lu Bu, causing heavy losses. Zhang Baiqi ran away to Hongnong around that time, and lived with Zhang Ji, but everything was fine.
However, the wealth he could accumulate in Hongnong was not enough to provide military rations for Li Jue and Guo Fan for the Eastern Expedition...so there must be a financial backer behind him! I just don’t know if the financier’s surname is Cao or Yuan?
Although Zhang Baiqi is a Black Mountain thief, he doesn't look like a thief at all. Instead, he has a loyal and honest face. When he heard Li Jue's question, he smiled and shook his head and said: "Whether Cao Mengde can be dealt with easily or not, we don't have to deal with him... ..Da Sima, can you and Guo Cheqi send 20,000 troops?"
Li Jue turned around and Guo Fan looked at each other and nodded.
Zhang Baiqi stretched out two more fingers and said, "In addition to the military rations that have been transported to Huangbaicheng, I will give another 100,000 hu of wheat. When the army arrives at Huayin, it will give 50,000 hu. When it arrives at Shaanxi County, it will give 50,000 hu. The property and population gained will be shared equally among our three families!"
"Where is that day?" Li Jue stared at the honest-looking Zhang Baiqi and asked, "To whom?"
Zhang Baiqi smiled and shook his head: "I can't say, I can't say... I can't afford to support this emperor anyway!"
Li Jue snorted: "I can't fucking afford it!" He looked at Guo Fan again, "Aduo, where are you?"
"Raise a fart!" Guo Fan said, "This little faint master has already practiced the magic of demons. If he raises it again, he will become a spirit!"
Li Jue nodded and said loudly: "That's right...this little faint king even cursed us to exterminate our clan. Let's fight him and send troops in the spring next year!"
"Yes, fight with Hunjun!"
"Da Sima, why don't you become emperor and lead us to fight against Liu!"
"Yes, rebel against the Liu family!"
"Reverse, reverse..."
A group of Li family members who were "cursed" by Liu Xie to be exterminated immediately started shouting. Most of these Li family members were as superstitious about witchcraft as Li Jue, so they also believed that Liu Xie had practiced witchcraft! And they also believe that the witches raised by Li Jue can fight with Liu Xie... Now it seems that there are big princes like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao colluding with them, so the chances of winning are still very high!
...
In December of the first year of Jian'an.
Although the entire Yiluo Basin is still covered in silver, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the workers of the Eastern Han Dynasty! Because the little emperor Liu Xie has issued an edict, announcing that after the major construction work in Luoyang City is completed, everyone will be given residential land in the city and the land will be divided outside the city. We will not let everyone's work go in vain!
So now in Luoyang City, you can see busy construction sites everywhere. The damaged and collapsed areas of Luoyang City Wall have been filled with rammed earth. The remaining damaged buildings in Luoyang City are either being demolished to collect building materials, or are being carefully repaired.
There was the rumble of horse hoofbeats, and the first horse galloped into Kaiyang Gate. It was the young emperor Liu Xie. Then dozens of knights followed and entered the city gate located in the southeast corner of Luoyang City, and then began to inspect various construction sites in Luoyang City. The figures on the horses are all covered with warm furs and ear-protecting leather hats - a bit like the Lei Feng hat, which is the kind of animal skin hat with two large hanging ear protections. Liu Xie had people draw it according to his pattern. It is made of animal fur obtained from hunting and is very warm when worn on the head in winter.
Liu Xie has been a prince for the rest of his life, so he can no longer treat himself badly. He must wear warm clothes, eat well, and live comfortably no matter what!
Dignity is not important... Anyway, he can "calculate with his fingers" now! If anyone is not convinced, then calculate the life expectancy for them!
He didn't like the dilapidated and leaky Yang'an Temple, so he charged it with "poor feng shui" and demolished the building materials to repair the original Sangong Mansion and other official temples.
And now he does not live in Nangong, but chose to live in the former Taiwei Mansion not far from Kaiyang Gate.
The official temples of the Eastern Han Dynasty were very large, and the Taiwei Mansion was also the same - there were two East and West Cao Cao and more than a dozen subordinates under the Taiwei Mansion, and all officials had official residences, that is, dormitories in the mansion. Now Liu Xie's court and court are all pocket-sized, and can fit into a Taiwei's mansion.
However, Liu Xie didn't need to be so frugal. He occupied the Taiwei Mansion himself and renamed it "Luoyi Palace". Then he asked all the officials to stay temporarily in Situ Mansion. The Sikong Mansion was temporarily used by General Cao Cao and became a temporary General Mansion. Liu Qi and his Northern Army all lived in Sinong Temple. This yamen in charge of finance in the Han Dynasty has now become the military camp of the Northern Army. Dong Cheng's General Wei's Palace was located in the Shaofu Official Temple, while Fu Wan's General Fu Han's Palace was located in the original Luoyang Lingguan Temple. As for the officials or planners who came to Luoyang from local prefectures and counties to meet with them, they would deal with them at the Yushitai.
Therefore, in Luoyang City now, only the southeast corner of Kaiyang Gate is somewhat popular. The rest of the area is still deserted. It may be used for real estate development in the future... There is a lot of money to be made!
