Liu Kun didn't want to escape, he just wanted to transfer to Guanzhong. Although the journey was long and dangerous, he had already made up his mind.
After Tuoba Xianbei helped Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, to recapture Jinyang, something happened that Jiu occupied the magpie's nest. These Tuoba Xianbei first came to Jinyang City and refused to leave, so Liu Kun had to lead his army to move to Yangqu. Immediately afterwards, civil strife broke out in Tuoba Xianbei, and the Suolu from Jinyang retreated north one after another, and plundered the city of Jinyang before leaving.
As a result, Jinyang City was already in such a dilapidated state when it returned to Liu Kun's hands.
Since Liu Yu led his army to seize Youzhou, Liu Yan's situation in Zhongshan County has become increasingly difficult. Not to mention that the wealthy families in the territory have begun to secretly contact the Han State in Qingzhou, and even the small people on the border have He tried his best to escape to Qingzhou and Han Dynasty.
Knowing that his situation was unsustainable, Liu Yan, the governor of Jin and Hebei Province, finally had to surrender the two counties of Zhongshan and Changshan to the Han Dynasty in Qingzhou at the repeated request of his subordinates.
Liu Kun knew the situation of his nephew. If he refused to surrender to Qingzhou Han Kingdom, Liu Yan's subordinates would most likely rebel and defect to Qingzhou Han Kingdom on their own.
At the same time, Liu Yu, the leader of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, once again sent an envoy to recruit Liu Kun to surrender.
Most of Liu Kun's generals and subordinates were also moved. After all, with the civil strife in Tuoba Xianbei, these remnants of the Jin Dynasty in Bingzhou have almost lost any foreign aid. It is almost impossible for them to resist the defeat of the North and the South with these defeated soldiers. Attack simultaneously from both sides.
The best way is to surrender to the Qingzhou Han Kingdom, which can not only guarantee your wealth and life, but also ensure your reputation and reputation compared to surrendering to the Huns and Han Kingdom.
After all, the Qingzhou bandits have a much better reputation than the Huns.
After knowing the thoughts of his subordinates, Liu Kun was still unwilling to surrender to the Han Dynasty in Qingzhou.
He has decided to lead more than a thousand of his most trusted tribesmen to take the Yunzhong Ancient Road north, detour to Hexi, and then arrive at Guanzhong Chang'an to continue serving the Jin Dynasty.
As for those subordinates who wanted to defect to the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, Liu Kun did not dissuade them at all and allowed them to station in Yangqu to contact the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou.
"Uncle, the troops and horses are all ready and ready to go!"
After a while, his wife and nephew Lu Chen reported to Liu Kun.
Liu Kun nodded, and after one last glance at the broken Jinyang City Wall, he turned his horse and headed north.
This group of more than a thousand soldiers and horses marched hard towards the north in the early winter wind and snow. Although they encountered no harassment or obstruction along the way, they still moved very slowly.
It was not until a few days later that they just left Loufan and arrived in Mayi.
This means that Liu Kun and his party have passed by the outskirts of Tiefu's Xiongnu activities.
Going further, we have to pass through the territory of Tuoba Xianbei.
Liu Kun was very familiar with the internal affairs of Tuoba Xianbei, and it was not difficult at all to take the road to circumvent Hexi.
However, not long after they left Mayi, they were surrounded by many Tuoba Xianbei who came after hearing the news.
Facing these Tuoba Suolu, Liu Kun said with confidence.
"I am Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou. Don't you know that?"
After several Suolu marshals glanced at each other, no one answered.
Naturally, they all knew Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, and knew that he was the sworn brother of the predecessor Shanyu Tuoba Yilu.
For such noble people, they should obey orders and get out of the way.
However, Tuoba Xianbei's situation has long since changed.
After seeing the slight change in the faces of these Suo Lu, Liu Kun knew that these people did not dare to use force to stop him.
Afterwards, Liu Kun waved back, wanting to lead his men to move forward.
At this time, suddenly there was a rumble of horse hoofbeats. Everyone looked up and saw about a thousand cavalry roaring from the northeast.
Liu Kun saw the flag from a distance and found that it was the flag of Tuoba Xianbei's Shanyu.
"Is Tuoba Pugen here?"
Liu Kun was slightly surprised.
He knew that Tuoba Xianbei's chan now was Tuoba Pugen, but because there were people inside who disobeyed his leadership, Tuoba Pugen should be further away. How could it appear here?
In almost a moment, Tuoba Pugen arrived, surrounded by guards under the banner of Shan Yu.
"My uncle has come all the way and it's hard for my nephew to wait!"
Tuoba Pugen seemed to have guessed that Liu Kun would pass by.
Facing the extremely enthusiastic Tuoba Pugen, Liu Kun immediately felt a hint of premeditation.
"Uncle, where are you going?"
"I plan to borrow the road from Shan Yu and go to pay homage to the Emperor." Liu Kun said calmly.
"I see, my nephew also plans to send someone to meet the emperor. In this case, he can go with his uncle!"
Liu Kun was slightly stunned after hearing this. He heard some rumors that Tuoba Pugen finally killed Tuoba Sixth Cultivator with the help of the Qingzhou Han Kingdom, thus gaining the support of all the tribes in the southeast.
But I didn't expect that Tuoba Pugen also wanted to go to the emperor.
Liu Kun guessed that Tuoba Pugen probably wanted to play double-dealing between the Qingzhou Han Kingdom and the Jin Dynasty, and now he wanted to obtain a formal title from the emperor.
Under Tuoba Pugen's warm invitation, Liu Kun led his troops into Tuoba Pugen's camp, planning to move forward together in two days.
Liu Kun and his party lived in a warm tent every day in Suolu Camp. Not only did they have good food and drink, but they also had music and dancing with orchids, which almost made him forget that he was a homeless person.
Three or four days passed, but Liu Kun didn't get the slightest news that Tuoba Pugen was going to make the trip.
Liu Kun couldn't help but feel anxious. If he waited any longer, in the middle of winter, the wind and snow on this fortress would be so thick that it would be impassable.
After he asked again and again, Tuoba Pugen told him.
"Uncle, please be patient. The emperor knows my uncle's loyalty and has sent an envoy here."
"Messenger? Chang'an has traveled nearly a thousand miles around here. How did the messenger come here so quickly?"
Between Chang'an and Mayi, there is the Henan area occupied by the Tiefu Xiongnu and Qianghu. It is impossible to get here without detouring nearly a thousand miles from Hexi.
Facing Liu Kun's surprise, Tuoba Pugen's face was also full of surprise.
"Chang'an? What Chang'an?"
"Ah, the emperor is in Chang'an Jianzuo. If he is not in Chang'an, where else can he be?" Liu Kun said immediately when he saw this, but he immediately saw the sly smile on Tuoba Pu's face.
Liu Kun couldn't help but suddenly understood, and he got up in anger.
"How dare you, Zhu Zi!"
He already understood that the 'Emperor' mentioned by Tuoba Pugen was not the same person at all.
"Uncle, why are you so impatient?" Tuoba Pugen said.
At this time, seven or eight Suolu warriors had already poured into the tent, all staring at Liu Kun menacingly.
Tuoba Pugen saw the despair on Liu Kun's face, and he said calmly.
"Uncle, there is no need to be so angry. The emperor has already told me to pay attention to my uncle's whereabouts. I am afraid that my uncle will be trapped by his stupidity and loyalty, and then do the behavior of going to Guanzhong to die."
After hearing this, Liu Kun was furious. He suddenly turned around, drew his sword and stabbed a Suolu warrior in his hand. Then he continued to thrust forward, directly targeting Tuoba Pugen in front of him.
Tuoba Pugen was so frightened by Liu Kun's sudden attack that he almost fell to the ground. He took two steps back and bumped into the tent, barely avoiding Liu Kun's sword.
At this time, a group of Solu warriors reacted one after another. They all drew their swords in their hands and prepared to pounce on Liu Kun.
Tuoba Pugen, who was almost kidnapped just now, was shouting in a hurry.
"Don't hurt Liu Sikong's life!"
Under Tuoba Pugen's order, several Solu warriors had no choice but to confront Liu Kun without restraint.
Upon seeing this, Liu Kun rushed out of the tent, thinking of taking advantage of the chaos to gather his troops and then escape from Tuoba camp.
However, as soon as he rushed out of the tent, he was met by a large group of Solu warriors. These people were wearing armor and were not afraid of Liu Kun's sword.
Everyone swarmed up and restrained Liu Kun with his legs and waist wrapped around his waist.
At this time, Suotou Shanyu Tuoba Pugen, who had just been shocked, followed him out of the tent.
When he saw Liu Kun being entangled by everyone, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.
"Uncle, why are you doing this? If you leave the prince alone, do you have to go to Guanzhong to accompany the Sima family to die?"
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Yanzhou, Luzi.
In the palace of Lu Zi of the Han Dynasty.
The ground was covered with white snow, but the entire palace was full of excitement.
Since Liu Yu returned from Youzhou, he moved many officials and their families from Jiuxingtai in Youzhou to Luzi.
Among them are the family members of Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, who stayed in Youzhou.
After Wang Jun was tricked by Zao Song into living with Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, he died of a gas attack within a few months. His many concubines and several young daughters left in Youzhou were naturally brought back by Liu Yu .
Now that they are all wives of Queen Wang Ze, they naturally want to stay in the capital.
In particular, Liu Yu knew that his clan's foundation was still shallow, so it would be a better idea to make good use of these wife clans.
So they were basically placed in the West Garden of the palace.
As a result, the east garden of the palace became a little more crowded.
The sound of crunching footsteps on the snow came from outside.
The Chinese army in charge of the bodyguard immediately looked around and when they saw that the person coming was General Zhao Kun, they immediately saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty, are you in this garden?" Zhao Kun asked.
"Go back to General, Your Majesty is inside!" the guard replied quickly.
This Dongyuan can be regarded as the most forbidden inner palace, but Zhao Kun is not just a general of the Central Guard Army.
Under Liu Yu's control, Wang Ze married one of his sisters to Zhao Kun, waiting for everything to be completed before they could get married.
Therefore, it is naturally unusual for the guard general Zhao Kun to be so affectionate.
However, after hearing that Liu Yu was in this garden in the East Garden, the guard general Zhao Kun did not dare to enter rashly on his own.
Because the person living in this garden is the very virtuous Yuwen Zhaoyi who just came from the Yuwen Department.
This Yuwen Zhaoyi was very favored. Although it was not forbidden to be the only one to be favored, Liu Yu came to her place most of the time since Queen Wang Ze became pregnant.
Regarding all this, Zhao Kun, who was once a wedding envoy, was puzzled.
He felt that the girl from Yuwen Xianbei looked very similar to her mother from the Western Region Hu Ji, and she did not look like a Han woman. Even in Zhao Kun's opinion, she revealed her humble Hu ancestry at a glance.
I really don’t know why Liu Yu likes it so much.
He didn't dare to go in rashly, so he asked the guards to go in and report.
After the guards entered, they also informed the female officer, and then asked her to go in and report.
The female officer immediately walked to the door of Nuan Pavilion. Just when she was about to open her mouth to report, Liu Yu's voice came from the room, and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
"Don't hold your hand too tightly, just be gentle."
"Please hold it gently, otherwise it will break."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's it. Okay, good, move slowly."
"Oh, please slow down, you almost came out."
However, the female officer could only bite the bullet and report it internally. After receiving Liu Yu's response, she opened the door and went in.
She opened the door with her head lowered and went in. The heat coming from the shop made her face even hotter.
"What's the matter?" Liu Yu's voice came, accompanied by Yuwen Zhaoyi's laughter.
After all, the female officer couldn't help her curiosity. She gently raised her eyes and saw.
I saw Liu Yuzheng standing behind the Yuwen girl, teaching her how to write.
"The general guarding the army asked to see him, saying that he had an urgent report!" The female officer was relieved when she saw this, but she was also slightly disappointed.
When Liu Yu heard that it was Zhao Kun who was asking to see him, he immediately came to the front.
"Your Majesty, Tuoba Pugen sent someone to report that Liu Kun wanted to go to Guanzhong via Hexi. When he reached Mayi, he was captured by Tuoba Pugen."
As soon as he saw Liu Yu, Zhao Kun said immediately.
"Captured?" Liu Yu felt helpless. He originally thought that after Liu Yan returned and surrendered, the famous Liu Kun would also surrender.
However, I really didn't expect that Liu Kun would abandon those tribesmen who refused to go with him, and prepared to move thousands of miles into Guanzhong and continue to follow Sima Jinshi.
If Yangqu hadn't reported the surrender to his subordinates, he might not have thought of intercepting him.
"Let Liu Yueshi rest in the Tuoba tribe for a winter. After all the Jiehu in Xiangguo are cleaned up, Tuoba Pugen will send Liu Kun. Now let Liu Yan go and see him. Liu Kun, please give him some comfort first."
For this northern pillar of the Jin Dynasty, Liu Yu naturally must win him into his hands.
However, before that, the last remaining Jiehu people in Jizhou must be cleared out.
"How many troops have arrived from each state?" Liu Yu asked again.
"It's almost done, only a few have not yet arrived." Zhao Kun, who is the Central Guards Army, is not responsible for the mobilization of these military soldiers, and only knows a rough idea.
"When these military soldiers arrive, as long as the army approaches Xiangguo, I don't believe that we can't deal with those Jiehu!"
Now the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty's 100,000 troops have marched westward through the snow to cross the river, preparing to attack Guanzhong.
After learning the news, Liu Yu naturally couldn't sit idly by, so he immediately took this opportunity to summon soldiers from various states and counties to prepare to deal with the Jiehu in the Xiangguo area.
