Although the Huns were defeated, the situation in Bingzhou could not be recovered in a short time.
Lin Mu asked his soldiers to start clearing out the remnants of the Huns, but at this moment a piece of news came through.
"Your Majesty, this is a military report from the imperial court."
Lin Mu reached out and took the general report from Yang Chou's hand. After taking a look, his face began to look a little ugly.
After Liu Bei and Zhu Jun sent out troops, they passed Cao Cao's Yanzhou and were stopped by Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun.
It was not until three days later that Cao Cao's letter was delivered, asking Xiahou Dun to open the pass to allow Liu Bei to pass.
This is true for several passes, and Liu Bei has not even reached the boundary of Xuzhou now.
He wanted to start a war with Cao Cao, but Cao Cao also shouted that he supported the crusade against the traitor Cao Ren and that he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
He looks like he is serving the country sincerely, but everyone knows what the actual situation is.
The army wasted money and food but could only return without success. Cao Cao's disobedience completely angered Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei had no choice. Now the imperial court had legitimate reasons to kill Cao Ren, but there was really no reason to kill Cao Cao.
Although Lin Mu once said before leaving that anyone who dares to stand in his way is a traitor, Liu Bei never dared to take the trouble lightly.
The most important thing is that the imperial court now does not have the strength to go to war with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao now has Yanzhou and Xuzhou in his pocket. These two places, Yanzhou, have suffered some disasters, and the population of Xuzhou alone is almost the same as that of the imperial court.
In addition, if the division is unknown, there are many warlords in this world, and it is easy to provoke the remaining warlords to rebel if they are not careful.
These separatist warlords usually seem to be quite obedient to the court, but once you lose your reputation, you will suppress Cao Cao.
If the battle is over, the remaining warlords will die. Maybe some warlords will give in, but this is only a very small number.
If he gave in so easily, he wouldn't be a warlord.
In other words, if you are not careful, you will make the whole world your enemy. Liu Bei has even thought about what these people will say.
The emperor is benevolent and benevolent to the world, but the powerful minister Liu Bei fakes the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, rebels against the emperor, and adds trouble to loyal ministers. He is actually a traitor and a sycophant. Now we raise the army not for power or wealth, but only to punish the traitor and rectify the eyes and ears of your majesty. , kill the sycophants to support the imperial court!
At that time, the prestige of the imperial court instantly dropped a lot, and the army began to march into Beijing.
Want to quell a rebellion?
Of course you can, but the heads of Liu Bei's three brothers must be sent over.
The imperial court could not even protect its own people, and could not quell the rebellion without sending them away.
Just like the Seven Kings Rebellion, unless there is a strong general who defeats these warlords, the world will be completely divided.
It would be even more embarrassing if he couldn't defeat him. Cao Cao would definitely lead his troops to attack Luoyang.
After all, there are only so many troops in the imperial court, and you were defeated by Cao Cao. Why would Cao Cao make trouble with you if he doesn't fight you?
Moreover, it was the imperial court that made the first move, so Cao Cao's counterattack could not be more justified.
Now Liu Bei knows very well the reputation of the imperial court. The reputation of the emperor among the nobles can be said to be even worse than that of Jie and Zhou.
If another disaster occurs, the Han Dynasty will of course still be the Han Dynasty, but it is not certain whether the emperor will be the emperor he is now.
To put it bluntly, the emperor is the spokesperson of the group, and the princes of the aristocratic families are the middle and high-level people of the group. When the middle-level and high-level people of the group are dissatisfied with the person they talk to, it is a normal operation to change the person.
It's not like these people have never done this before.
Therefore, Liu Bei did not dare to act rashly and acted with great concern, which resulted in the army returning without success.
This letter made Lin Mu burst into anger, saying that anyone who stood in his way along the way was a traitor, and Liu Bei was still too benevolent.
If Jia Xu were to come, Jia Xu would definitely order the soldiers to set fire to the pass.
Yang Chou had never seen Lin Mu like this, and he was so frightened that his legs began to tremble.
Lin Mu slapped the letter in his hand on the table, and Yang Chou suddenly knelt on the ground.
"Get up, I have some things to deal with. Now it's up to you to clean up Bingzhou. Remember not to let the people suffer, otherwise I will kill you!"
Yang Chou fell directly to the ground.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if Yang Chou starves to death on the streets, he will not dare to do any harm to the people under his rule."
Lin Mu nodded and strode out of the county office.
Naturally, Lin Mu would not believe Yang Chou's guarantee. When he returned to Luoyang, he would definitely send officials from the imperial court to manage it.
At this time in Luoyang City, Liu Bei looked frustrated. After two months of sending troops, he had made no achievements. This can almost be said to be a stain on Liu Bei.
"Brother, if you ask me, this emperor is too unreasonable. Cao Cao and Cao Ren are brothers. How could Cao Cao make way for you?"
Liu Bei turned around and said angrily.
"Third brother!"
Zhang Fei could only shut up when he saw this.
Zhang Fei was originally a butcher who killed pigs and sold meat. Apart from respecting Liu Bei, he had no respect for anything else.
Even Zhang Fei didn't dare to scold Lu Bu, the so-called number one in the world.
But Zhang Fei's lack of awe does not mean that Liu Bei dares to be disrespectful. In Liu Bei's view, the emperor today is extremely brave, and this time he went to Bingzhou alone to relieve the Huns.
Running thousands of miles alone to help, this almost only exists in storybooks. Whether the emperor succeeds or fails this time, it shows that the emperor is absolutely ambitious.
Guan Yu also stood up at this time.
"Brother, although the emperor has given us 50,000 troops this time, we are going deep into Xuzhou. It is expected that Yanzhou, where Cao Cao is passing along the way, will not give way to us. Even if the emperor blames us, eldest brother is not at fault."
Liu Bei sighed.
"Alas, it is a crime for a large army to work hard without success."
Of course Liu Bei knew how difficult this battle would be, but with Lin Mu alone infiltrating the state before him, he could not justify it with an army of 50,000 but without success.
Just as the three of them sighed, a horse suddenly ran towards the palace from outside the door.
While galloping, he shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty captured Huchuquan in Jiuyuan and won a great victory over Bingzhou!"
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei hurriedly ran out of the house and watched the horses go away. For a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Even Zhang Fei was stunned, and muttered to himself the next moment.
"This emperor looks young, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful."
The emperor rode into Bingzhou alone to kill the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan, and soon word spread.
When the world heard about the earthquake, Cao Cao of Yanzhou looked at the document in his hand and fell into deep thought.
"The Emperor is actually so capable..."
Cao Cao couldn't help but start to think about it. If he were a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, he would probably be very happy to meet such an emperor.
But now there is no way to go back. Now that Cao Cao has hundreds of thousands of troops, how can he go back and become a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?
How could the Han Dynasty tolerate a loyal minister like him?
