The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 726 The Oath of Dongming
On the streets of Chendu, a convoy was advancing rapidly.

The sound of rapid horseshoes and rolling wheels echoed continuously on the street, and the pedestrians along the road had already been dispersed by the leading Habayashi riders.

Liu Xie was sitting on the blue-covered car, with a serious expression on his face, and kept looking out of the car.

The surroundings of the car were full of Habayashi cavalry with white feathers in their helmets and robes and belts. The destination they were going to was Gai Xun's mansion.

Liu Xie knew the inside story. When Dong Zhuo was in chaos in Beijing, Gai Xun and Huang Fusong planned to attack Luoyang and expel Dong Zhuo.

And now is the time when the turmoil is on the cusp. Although Liu Xie is the emperor, he is still young after all, and many times he doesn't know how to deal with the fierce advice from the officials.

Liu Xie didn't want the post of Yuzhou Mu to fall to anyone other than Sun Jian or Gai Xun, and Liu Xie was hesitant to replace Sun Jian as Yuzhou Mu.

The Han Dynasty was able to rejuvenate, and now occupies the five states of Yu, Yang, Yan, Xu, and Jingzhou, more than half of which are due to Sun Jian's achievements.

Except for Jingzhou, which belonged to the imperial court after Liu Biao's unification, Yuzhou was still stable, and the other three states were all stabilized or captured by Sun Jian's troops.

With the increase of age and knowledge, Liu Xie can understand more about Sun Jian's difficulties.

Sun Jian was the Marquis of Wucheng at the beginning. When the Kwantung Allied Forces were formed, he also raised troops to respond. He led troops from Jingnan to King Qin all the way. He was originally stationed in Jingnan. Later, Liu Biao rode down Jingzhou and gained control of the entire Jingzhou.

Sun Jian and Liu Biao were supposed to be incompatible, but after Liu Biao joined, Sun Jian did not say anything else, nor did he impeach or target Liu Biao, nor did he abolish public affairs for private reasons.

But Liu Xie was indeed worried that Sun Jian's reputation in the army was too high, and he was the commander in chief of the soldiers in Yanxu and Xuzhou.

If Sun Jian succeeded in the Northern Expedition and destroyed Wei Ting, then Sun Jian is now a marquis of ten thousand households, and how to reward him as the general who conquered the North.

There is no promotion to be promoted, no reward to be rewarded, and Sun Jian will inevitably be pushed to the cusp of the storm.

Sun Jian can believe it, but who knows what the generals under Sun Jian's command think?

What do Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, Sun Ce, and Sun Ben think? Do they have the heart of disobedience?
At this time, Liu Xie realized that he was really too young at the beginning, and he didn't know how to deal with it in many places.

The reward given to Sun Jian was really too high and too heavy.

The reward should be lowered a little, so it won't come to this point.

It's a pity that it was too late when Liu Xie realized that the original edict could not be withdrawn, and it was a done deal and could not be restored.

Huangfusong had previously advised that temporarily letting Sun Jian step down as the Yuzhou pastor would actually relieve the pressure on Sun Jian.

Moreover, it would be inappropriate for a general in charge of the army abroad to take a state pastor, especially in the current situation where the power of the state pastor is so high, so Liu Xie agreed to this proposal.

Liu Xie was thinking about it when he suddenly felt the car under him stop slowly.

A burst of panic hit Liu Xie's heart, and when the car stopped, the panic in Liu Xie's heart reached the maximum, as if something terrible had happened.

"nation?!"

Liu Xie suddenly opened the curtain of the car, and the servants driving the horses were startled by Liu Xie's sudden action.

Before the convoy, Wang Yue had already landed from the horse and was walking towards the direction of the car.

Liu Xie flickered, and he asked Wang Yue to wait in Gai Xun's mansion first to check Gai Xun's condition.

But now Wang Yue is riding alone to meet his driver, which means Liu Xie already knows what it means.

"Duke Yuangu..."

Wang Yue came closer, his voice hoarse and his head bowed.

Liu Xie's face was slightly condensed, and he sat in the car again.

The curtain of the car was drawn down, and no one could see Liu Xie's face and expression clearly.

After pausing for a long time, the car continued to move forward under Liu Xie's order.

In this solemn atmosphere, the sound of the wheels rolling seems to have a layer of solemnity, which makes people's emotions feel heavy.

In the battle of Kuicheng, Zhu Jun died.

Lu Zhi died on the unnamed mountain road and buried his bones in Qingshan.

Gai Xun died, and died of illness in Chendu.

The veterans of the previous dynasty withered one after another, and nine years passed like a white horse, and Huangfusong now has a full head of white hair.

Liu Xie's heart was extremely heavy, he didn't know how he returned to the palace, and he even forgot the series of things that happened later.

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The death of Gai Xun caused an uproar in the government and the public.

Many people felt that there were many doubts about Gai Xun's death, and advised Ting Wei to investigate it carefully.

All of these above tables were left unpublished.

Liu Xie's silence did not restrain the crowd, but made the public opinion continue to deteriorate. Although the Embroidered Clothes Messenger controlled Chen Du, the Yinglangwei and Qimei also started to fight back.

The gossip did not appear in Chendu, but appeared in other places.

The matter was driven by Yinglangwei and Mi Mei, and Gai Xun's sudden death completely disrupted Wang Yun and Liu Chong's plans.

Gai Xun's condition suddenly deteriorated, which no one expected.

Rumors are fierce, and people's words are terrifying.

People are always willing to believe what they want to believe. Conspiracy theories are constantly spreading and fermenting all over Chendu.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), November [-]th.

Sun Jian submitted a form, claiming that he was unwell, requesting to return to Chendu, resigning from the post of Yuzhou Mu, and requesting that Huangfu Song be appointed as the future commander of the Northern Expedition Army.

The news reached the outer court, and the outer court believed that Sun Jian's request should be approved.

With Huangfusong as the head coach of the Northern Expedition, the Northern Expedition will surely be safe.

But they ignored Huangfusong's advanced age, and the long-distance military life was no longer suitable.

November [-].

Sun Jian's petition was rejected by Liu Xie.

The regulations for the Northern Expedition, which had never been set, were also agreed by Liu.

Liu Xie issued an edict, ordering Sun Jian to be the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, to lead the Northern Expedition, and to be the prime minister with full powers.

The time for the Northern Expedition was also agreed by Liu, and according to the plan submitted at the beginning, the time was set at the time when the snow melted in early spring.

And reward a hundred cars with money and silk to reward the troops of the Northern Expedition.

The next day, Liu Xie issued another imperial edict, ordering officials all over the country to stop the rumors, and those who made false statements about conspiracy theories would be charged with the crime of planting spies.

Some people in the court still opposed it, but Liu Xie directly ended the court meeting and returned to the palace.

Fu De and Lu Yu are in charge of the imperial army, and the emperor is not without military power. Although Liu Xie is only thirteen years old, he has always accepted advice with an open mind and is willing to listen to the suggestions of his officials.

But this time Liu Xie chose to refuse and act arbitrarily, which made everyone discover that the power in the hands of the emperor is not small.

And today's emperor can't treat him like an ordinary child.

Liu Chong and Wang Yun chose to remain silent. Now is the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, and they also know the priority of the matter.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian supported Sun Jian after the Battle of Yanxu.

Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao was also one of the advocates of the Northern Expedition, and he was quite resistant to changing generals before the battle. What's more, he and Sun Jian were old friends. Take the vanguard, in fact, the relationship between the two is not bad.

Neither Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, nor Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, spoke.

Liu Yao, governor of Yangzhou, was silent because he belonged to Liu Chong's family. Liu Chong chose to remain silent, so naturally he didn't express any opinions.

Although Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao supported Liu Chong a lot of the time and was assigned to Liu Chong's lineage, he had actually always held considerable autonomy. This time, he did not get involved in the re-discussion of the Yuzhou Mu.

At this time, Liu Biao had firmly controlled the entire Jingzhou, including Nanyang County, and the sectarian forces in the five counties of Jingnan had been wiped out by him.

The prestige of the Han Dynasty was re-established, and its military strength was strong.

The big difference between Jingzhou and the original time and space is that this time, Liu Biao can not only honor the local aristocratic families in Jingzhou, he has also cultivated a group of forces of his own, and this force is not small.

Now in Jingzhou, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others are all attached to Liu Biao, and they don't have much influence on Liu Biao's decisions.

In the original time and space, because of the turmoil in the north, Liu Biao had to guard the north, and the battle with Yuan Shu also cost Jingzhou a lot of strength.

Taipingdao occupied Yizhou, and the powerful families in Yizhou all surrendered under the powerful military power of Taipingdao.

The Battle of Nanyang County also allowed Liu Biao to truly see the strength of the rumored Yellow Turban Army. Now Liu Biao is recruiting troops in Zhoumuguang and forming a navy to guard against Yizhou.

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When the edict was passed to Puyang, all the generals in the tent were silent.

Liu Xie's trust in Sun Jian has reached an incomparable level.

Cheng Pu's face was a bit complicated. He originally planned to persuade Sun Jian with the generals if Liu Xie accepted Sun Jian's proposal.

Although the governor of Yangzhou is already Liu Yao, the Sun and Zhou families have far-reaching influence in Yangzhou. Not long after Liu Yao took office as the governor of Yangzhou, it is not difficult to control Yangzhou in his hands.

As for Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao, he is currently stationed in the south of Pingyuan County in Qingzhou, and Sun Jian is now stationed in Puyang, the prefecture of Yanzhou. It is not difficult to control Yanzhou.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was originally Danyang County, Yangzhou, and they were in the same state. When Zhu Zhi rescued Xuzhou, Tao Qian was already standing with them, not to mention the relationship between the [-] Danyang soldiers under Sun Ce and Tao Qian.

What they need to deal with now is the more than [-] imperial guards in Chen Du, plus Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou.

Tens of thousands of Wei troops were defeated by them. How could the mere tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers and the [-] forbidden troops who had never been on the battlefield be able to block their advance.

It's just that everything is beyond people's expectations now.

After the edict was read out, Sun Jian accepted the edict as promised.

The angel delivering the edict stepped forward and solemnly handed over the edict to Sun Jian.

After Sun Jian received the edict, he sent the angel out of the government office.

"Go back first."

Sun Jian bid farewell to the angel and dispersed Cheng Pu and others who were following behind.

When the edict-delivering angel gave him the edict, he also put a silk book in his hand.

After everyone left, Sun Jian sat back on the table.

Slowly unfolding the silk script, the Chinese characters on the silk script appeared in front of Sun Jian's eyes.

The characters on the silk script were familiar to Sun Jian. Sun Jian had seen the characters written by Liu Xie before, and now the characters on the silk script are in the same handwriting as the characters written by Liu Xie in the past.

On the silk script, there is no long speech, only eight short words.

"Dongming's oath will never be forgotten."

The hall where Liu Xie, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shu met was Dongming Hall.

"I, Liu Xie, solemnly swear here."

"If one day I break my oath today, listen to slander, and kill heroes, then fate will never favor my Han family!"

Looking at the silk book in his hand, Sun Jian recalled once again the oath that Liu Xie solemnly swore in the palace.

"The monarch and his ministers are not responsible for each other, and the next life will return to the monarch and his ministers..."

(End of this chapter)