After hearing this, Liu Yan's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, smiled broadly, and said with a smile: "The people are indeed honest. As long as there is food to eat, land to grow, and children to read, they will sincerely support you until death."
Yu Huatian stood aside, looking down at Liu Yan respectfully, nodding his head, obviously deeply convinced.
However, after a moment, he hesitantly said: "My lord, there is one more thing..."
Suddenly, Liu Yan's expression changed, and the nerves that had just relaxed immediately became tense again. Like a frightened rabbit, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Yuhuatian. He eagerly interrupted Yu Huatian's words and asked nervously: "What else happened?"
Yuhuatian was startled by Liu Yan's panic, and hurriedly replied: "My lord, this matter is not important, it's just news from Luoyang Jinyiwei that He Jin lost his army due to defeat, and is now being targeted by political enemies in the court. The two forces in the DPRK and China are quarreling endlessly, and the aristocratic families are adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes. I am afraid that He Jin’s position as general will not be preserved.”
Liu Yan frowned when he heard this. In the historical memory he was familiar with, He Jin had never been dismissed from any official position.
This prominent and powerful official rose through the ranks by virtue of his blood relationship with Queen He.
Now, news has spread that he will be dismissed, which undoubtedly makes Liu Yan worried.
For Liu Yan, He Jin's existence is of great significance. In the tide of history, He Jin is often the driving force behind many major events.
This was also an important reason why Liu Yan had to take special care not to shoot He Jin and asked Yuwen Chengdu to let him escape.
If He Jin is really dismissed, it will be a huge blow to Liu Yan. Many of his future strategies and plans are closely related to He Jin's existence.
As he continued to think deeply, many of the mysteries that troubled him gradually became clear. The aristocratic families took advantage of He Jin's defeat and the loss of 150,000 troops to put pressure on Emperor Ling and He Jin's faction. Prompted the Yellow Turban Uprising to break out early.
The aristocratic factions in the court skillfully mediate and point the finger of chaos at He Jin to achieve their goals.
If this is the case, then the matter is serious. He Jin is far from simply being dismissed, and may even be beheaded.
Thinking of this, Liu Yan's heart was filled with worry and anxiety. He raised his head suddenly, looked at Yu Huatian with firm eyes, and ordered urgently: "Huatian, you rush to Luoyang immediately, and be sure to save He Jin!"
Liu Yan's words made Yuhuatian unable to react for a moment, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hands towards Liu Yan and asked with some confusion: "My lord, He Jin is not one of ours. What does his removal have to do with us?"
There was a hint of caution in Yu Huatian's words. This was the first time in many years that he had questioned Liu Yan's order. He was afraid that Liu Yan would be angry because of this.
Liu Yan was also a little surprised by Yu Huatian's reaction. Whenever he opened his mouth, Yu Huatian would immediately execute it, and he executed it very effectively.
However, Liu Yan was not angry. He smiled and explained: "Although He Jin is a foolhardy man, his existence is crucial to our future plans. Now he not only has the possibility of being dismissed, You might even lose your life.”
He paused and continued: "I don't care what method you use, whether it is threats, inducements, assassination or poisoning, in any case, you must keep He Jin's position."
There was a seriousness and determination in Liu Yan's words, which made Yu Huatian feel a little nervous.
Liu Yan sighed and continued helplessly: "If He Jin has already been convicted and will be executed when you arrive in Luoyang, then you have to rescue him even if you are in the robbery field, and you must save his life. As long as His life is still alive, and coupled with his brother-sister relationship with the queen, we can slowly find ways to help him regain his position."
Seeing Liu Yan's face as tense as stone, Yu Huatian realized the seriousness of this matter.
Now he must get to Luoyang in the shortest possible time, otherwise it will be too late. He bowed slightly towards Liu Yan: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will take care of it immediately. I will handle this matter properly." As soon as he finished speaking, he strode towards the door, the cloak on his body like flying wings.
Liu Yan's eyes followed closely, watching Yu Huatian disappear behind the porch, his eyes were full of deep thinking. Then, he shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!" The voice echoed in the empty room.
The guard guarding the door rushed into the room like lightning and knelt down on one knee: "My lord, what are your orders?"
Liu Yan gently waved his hand to signal him to stand up, and then said solemnly: "Immediately rush to various places, and the red flags are sent out to order Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Bao Zheng, and Di Renjie to govern the states and take precautions to prevent the riots from happening." Things happened in various states, but every once in a while, reports had to be reported to the court, saying that the riots in the states were becoming more and more serious, and cities in various places were lost and soldiers were killed."
"In addition, Lan Yu, Qin Qiong, and Xue Rengui are ordered to lead an army of 100,000 each to Jingzhou to stand by. Also, Liu Bowen is ordered to return to Peach Blossom Spring as soon as possible."
Orders poured out like flowing water. After the guard listened, he kept moving his lips and recited silently.
Liu Yan looked at him and asked: "Do you remember everything?" The guard nodded and replied sonorously: "I remember it!"
Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, repeat it to me."
The guard cupped his hands and replied: "Instruct the governors of the four states to manage the situation well and prevent riots. However, it is necessary to lie to the court from time to time about the serious riots in various places, which will lead to the loss of troops and generals."
"I ordered the three generals Lan, Qin, and Xue to rush to Jingzhou with 100,000 elite troops to stand by, and ordered Liu Bowen to return to the Peach Blossom Spring as soon as possible."
The guard simply repeated the order, and Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Go."
The guards took the order and exited the room to summon the messengers. The eight messengers, who were ready to go, stood in a row with red flags, quietly listening to the orders they were going to convey.
They are Liu Yan's personal bodyguards in normal times, and all of them are soldiers selected from the Black Dragon Guard. Once Liu Yan has an order to issue, they will immediately transform into messengers flying everywhere.
This was specially arranged by Liu Yan for convenience.
After a while, the eight messengers got on their horses, and like a black light piercing the sky, they galloped on the wide and smooth cement road of Taohuayuan.
The horseshoe collided violently with the hard ground, making a dull 'clop' sound, as if iron and stone were clashing, vibrating the surrounding air.
The common people on the road and the patrolling soldiers scattered everywhere dispersed and hurriedly fled, but the gate to the entrance of Peach Blossom Spring had been opened for them early.
The messenger holding the red flag is like carrying the emperor's order. It is the highest level of command transmission symbol here in Liu Yan.
In the territory controlled by Liu Yan, they can move anywhere unimpeded. Anyone who dares to block the red flag messenger will commit the serious crime of beheading.
As the messengers left, the sound of horse hooves still echoed in the air, as if knocking on people's hearts.
The common people gathered together and whispered, and the soldiers had serious faces and subconsciously shook the long knives at their waists.
Everyone has an idea in their minds that something big is going to happen in Peach Blossom Spring. This idea spreads in the hearts of everyone in Peach Blossom Spring, and they are all worried about it.
Besides them, there was also He Jin in Luoyang who was equally anxious.
At this moment, he was pacing back and forth in the lobby, and the floor paved with bluestone slabs was in a mess.
Overturned tables and chairs, broken pottery, and bamboo slips all over the floor were intertwined, as if telling that their owners had just lost their temper here.
More than a dozen maids and servants knelt on the ground outside the lobby, all with their heads lowered and trembling.
Perhaps because he was tired from walking, He Jin sat down on the small table he usually used to eat and read, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Go get me a drink quickly."
"As you command." A group of servants and maids outside the door took advantage of this opportunity and fled in a hurry as if they were running for their lives.
After a while, the butler He An trotted over with a wine jar in his arms and said cautiously: "Master, the wine is here."
He Jin took a deep breath and relaxed his brows a little. He took out a silver wine spoon from under the counter, slowly took a spoonful and drank it in one gulp. A warmth suddenly spread from the tip of the tongue to the entire mouth, as if all the anger was temporarily driven away.
He looked at He An and asked, "Aren't Bian Rang and Hua Xin here yet?"
Although his tone was quite calm, He An did not dare to be careless at all, and hurriedly replied with a trembling voice: "Master, not yet... not yet!"
After saying this, He An's heart was already in his throat, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He knew exactly how angry He Jin was today, and he was deeply afraid that he would be used as a tool to vent his anger in the next moment.
"Send someone to rush you immediately. I want them to get here immediately." He Jin's tone became obviously stern.
He An was so frightened that he trembled all over and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, calm down, master! I have sent people to hurry, and they should arrive soon."
He Jin raised his eyes and glanced outside, but the two figures were nowhere to be seen. He turned his gaze to He An and said angrily: "If you continue to urge them, if they dare to hesitate again, I will kill them."
At this moment, the guard's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "General, Hua Xin and Bian Rang are here!"
When He Jin heard this, his expression softened slightly: "Let them come in!"
He An also breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stood up to greet Hua Xin and Bian Rang.
As soon as the two of them entered the door, He Jin strode down from the main seat, holding their hands and excitedly said: "Oh, you two gentlemen have finally arrived, please let me wait for a long time, please take a seat quickly. "The smile and enthusiasm on his face were like meeting a friend he hadn't seen for many years. He was completely different from before.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, thank you so much, general!" The two of them bowed quickly in return, then knelt down.
Hua Xin cupped his hands and said, "I wonder why the general called us here?" His tone was flat, as if he was talking to a stranger, without much respect.
Although Hua Xin belongs to the He Jin faction, he is indeed a wallflower type of person.
When He Jin was in power before, he was the one who flattered the most and flattered the most among the entire He Jin faction. Now that He Jin is losing power, it would be good for him not to step on him.
Of course, it is also possible that he did not dare to do that because of his sister, Queen He.
Naturally, He Jin also felt Hua Xin's coldness. He raised the corners of his eyes slightly and clenched his fists tighter and tighter.
The anger that had just been suppressed suddenly started to burn in his heart again, and images of Hua Xin's previous respectful and flattering attitude towards him flashed through his eyes one by one.
His favor and cultivation of Hua Xin gradually emerged in his mind.
Every scene was like a drop of fire oil falling on the anger in his heart, making the anger grow stronger and stronger, making his cheeks turn red.
But now he asked for help from the two of them. He picked up the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp to suppress the thought in his heart of drawing a sword and killing people.
Trying to force out a smile, he said: "You have also seen what happened in the court today. The family faction headed by Cui Lie and the emperor's faction headed by Jian Shuo all made suggestions to the emperor, asking him to remove me from the title of general. You guys. Both of you are people I rely on, so I ask you to help me out, what should I do?"
After He Jin finished speaking, he looked at Hua Xin and Bian Rang, who were bowing their heads in silence, and frowned. He didn't know if these two people were still willing to give him advice, but now he could only turn to them for help.
He has been targeted since he returned from the defeat. In the past few days, people have proposed to the emperor to remove him. If Yuan Shao had not led a group of clan members to strongly oppose it today, he might have been imprisoned.
After a long time, Bian Rang said slowly: "General, there is really no good way now." He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If the general is defeated and loses some troops, with the help of you and the Queen, relationship, then we can barely suppress each other."
"But now they attribute the rebellions of mobs everywhere to your defeat. As a result, our faction has no chance of winning."
"In addition, the emperor has been trying every means to weaken your strength. Now is the best time for him to completely overthrow you. He cannot let go of this golden opportunity."
"According to my estimation, the imperial edict to remove you will be issued no later than tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Bian Rang sighed and continued: "Now the general should think about how to save his life, not his position."
After hearing this, He Jin looked up at Hua Xin and saw that he was still drinking with his head down and had no intention of speaking, and he couldn't help but become even more angry.
He threw the wine bottle in his hand heavily on the small table, trembling with anger, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said viciously: "Is there really no other way? Don't forget, I still have Luoyang's 70,000 Imperial Army in my hand, and the military power They are still in my hands, and the soldiers and horses in the world are still at my disposal, do they really dare?"
At this time, Hua Xin, who had been silent for a long time, spoke. He looked at He Jin with a faint smile on his face and said, "General, can't you understand why? After the general's defeat, all states in the world suddenly Riots involving tens of thousands of people broke out overnight. Does the general think this is just a coincidence or an accident?"
