The World of Yellow Sky

In Chendu City, there was a dead silence.

The gates of the palace are closed, and the streets are lonely.

The news of Pengcheng had spread to Chen Duzhong, and everyone knew the result of the battle of Pengcheng.

The result of the Battle of Pengcheng was to be concealed, and it was impossible to conceal it.

Moreover, what's the use of concealing it?

The last chance of the Han army lies in Pengcheng, and now the Han court has lost all chances.

The only remaining armies available to the Han court today are Yuan Shu's Yanzhou Army and Liu Biao's Jingzhou Army, and they are still capable of fighting.

But the power of this battle is really just the power of one battle.

Facing the Ming army, they had no chance of winning.

The sky fell, and the Han Dynasty was overthrown.

The Battle of Pengcheng attracted the attention of all the people in the world, and touched the hearts of tens of millions of people.

No one thought that this great war that shocked the world would come to an end in such a way.

Battle of Pengcheng.

The souls of more than [-] Han soldiers returned to the sky, and the souls of [-] Yuming soldiers returned to Huangtian.

More than [-] Han family members died on the battlefield.

The rest of the more than [-] Han troops all put down their weapons and chose to surrender.

The news of Liu Xie's death spread like a gust of wind throughout the thirty-three counties of Hanting's five prefectures.

The news of Liu Xie's death was no less than a magnitude [-] earthquake to the world, and the world was shaken by it.

The son of heaven is the herdsman of heaven, and he is extremely honorable to all things.

The king's father, heaven, mother, and earth are the sons of heaven.

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, it has never been heard that the ax blade was added to the emperor...

Liu Xie's death had the greatest impact on morale and their beliefs.

Many people have actually forgotten the words "princes, generals and ministers, Ning Youzhonghu". Many people don't even know or have heard of this sentence.

Four hundred years is enough to make people forget many things and erase many deeds and traces.

Guangwu Zhongxing recreates a strong man, as if the destiny cannot be replaced forever.

In the past, the eight prefectures broke out concurrently, both inside and outside, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion that shook the world was also wiped out overnight...

No one thought that in just a short period of ten years, earth-shaking changes have taken place.

The sky is dead, and Huang Tiandangli is no longer just a lie, but a real fact.

In the Taiwei's mansion, there was silence.

A group of generals and officials knelt silently inside and outside the mansion.

They are not reconciled, they do not want to accept the fact of defeat.

The four-hundred-year-old man, the four-hundred-year country, this is the country that gave birth to them, the land that nurtured them, and they are hard to give up.

They knelt on the ground and begged Liu Chong to take charge of military and government affairs, make Liu Bian emperor, move the capital southward, and join the Ming court.

Liu Xie died without leaving any heirs.

But Liu Bian has not died yet. Since Liu Bian returned from Chang'an, he has been relocated twice, and was later transferred to Lujiang County, Yangzhou as King Lujiang.

But Liu Chong never took a step out of the government office from beginning to end, and never went to meet anyone who came to see him.

On the attic, Liu Chong, who was wearing a red satin embroidered deep suit and an iron crown on his head, silently looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground inside and outside the government office, who wanted to regain control of the government.

He is not as naive as those ministers. He used to be an ignorant vassal king. Everything changed slowly until Luo Jun became the Prime Minister of the country.

Then Liu Xiedong fled and sneaked into Chendu.

To be honest, he was indeed tempted by the throne, and some people suggested to him that he could take the opportunity to control Liu Xie...

He didn't choose to do that, he couldn't do it.

At the beginning, he made a big mistake and was impeached by the officials. Those people wanted to put him to death, but Liu Hong finally pardoned him against all opinions.

Liu Bian was held hostage by Dong Zhuo at that time, and Liu Xie was the only blood left behind by Liu Hong. He had no way to attack Liu Xie, so he chose to be a servant.

"Destiny..."

Liu Chong raised his head, instead of looking at the kneeling crowd, he looked at the scene in the distance.

More than [-] troops collapsed overnight, and only [-] Ming troops fought.

Most of the soldiers of the Ming army in the states and counties didn't even act, so they had already thrown away their armor and armor.

He sees no hope of victory.

Liu Chong clenched the silk book in his hand and squeezed it into a ball.

The cities recorded on these silk scripts were all cities that surrendered to the Ming Court during this period of time.

In many places, when the results of the Battle of Pengcheng came out, the envoys of the Ming army raised the yellow flag in advance before they arrived, and sent envoys to Pengcheng to request surrender.

The situation has collapsed so far, even if Liu Bian is made emperor again, so what?

The morale of the army has been disturbed, and the hearts of the people have turned their backs...

Liu Chong closed his eyes, for the first time he didn't like the sunny day.

He could hardly keep his eyes open that day as the sun was shining high in the sky.

"National Prime Minister..."

Luo Jun's expression moved slightly. Since he resigned from the position of King Chen and was promoted to General Cheqi, he has also become the long history of the General Cheqi's mansion.

After Liu Chong was promoted to Taiwei, he also became a subordinate official of the Taiwei's mansion. He hadn't heard Liu Chong call him Prime Minister for a long time.

"I remember you are a Kuaiji person, right?"

"Duke Ming remembers correctly..."

Luo Jun was slightly taken aback, he didn't know why Liu Chong suddenly mentioned that he was from Kuaiji, shouldn't the top priority now be to think about how to deal with it in the future, now both inside and outside the government office are waiting for Liu Chong to deal with.

The emperor's death in battle caused great waves, why did Liu Chong's face show no trace of tension.

Luo Jun's face was solemn, he thought of one thing, Sikong, Zhang Xi and Situ Wangyun didn't stand up to preside over the overall situation, they stayed behind closed doors, they just sent troops into the city to temporarily stabilize the situation inside and outside the city, and then There is no movement.

"After careful calculation, you have been away from home for more than ten years, and your parents are old. It is time to go back."

Liu Chong pretended to be nonchalant and said.

"You have followed me for many years, and I have nothing to give you, only a few gold and silver utensils..."

"Minggong."

Luo Jun interrupted Liu Chong's speech, he saw Liu Chong's abnormality.

"If the Son of Heaven has an edict, can Duke Ming give it to me next time?"

Luo Jun has guessed the inside story. As the three princes, at the time of the survival of this kind of country, the three of them actually stay behind closed doors, allowing the development of the situation without restraint.

Liu Chong sighed, turned around, pointed to one side of the bookshelf, and continued.

"The edict was issued by the emperor from Pengcheng not long ago, and the emperor has already made up his mind."

Liu Chong paused. Pengcheng was the tomb that Liu Xie chose for himself.

Liu Xie knew that he would definitely be strongly blocked from expressing his thoughts at the beginning, so the edict was sent to him before the war started.

Not only him, Sikong Zhang Xi, Situ Wangyun, Yanzhou Mu Yuan Shu, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao, and Jiaozhou Mu Shixie all issued almost the same edict.

The content of the edict is very simple. It is better to say that it is an edict of guilt than an edict of orders.

All mistakes, all natural disasters and man-made disasters were taken by Liu Xie on himself.

The world is in chaos, wars are frequent, the people are in dire straits, and the country is in dire straits. Liu Xie is responsible for all of these.

Liu Xie's final edict ordered them to surrender to the Ming court and not to resist.

The momentum of the Ming court sweeping the world is already unstoppable, and now the strength of the Ming army and the Han army are very different, any resistance will only increase the casualties in vain, and add a scar to this land of China.

"The emperor guards the country, the king dies in the country..."

Luo Jun had already seen the contents of the edict, his figure wobbled and almost fell to the ground, but finally he stabilized his figure.

"It is said that Xu An is a benevolent person, as long as he abides by the law, he can save his life, but no one knows how things will develop afterwards."

"I think you can take Kang'er to Kuaiji County before the Ming army arrives..."

"Chen Du seems to be calm now, but in fact it is already undercurrent. In this Chen Du, I don't have the confidence to protect everyone."

"You are the person I trust the most. Only by entrusting Kang'er to you can I rest assured..."

Luo Jun looked directly at Liu Chong. He had followed Liu Chong for many years, and he could often tell what Liu Chong was thinking just by looking at his expression.

Liu Chong wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to protect his youngest son and his family, he had already made up his mind to die.

How could someone as proud as Liu Chong be willing to surrender?
Luo Jun lowered his body slowly, knelt down on the ground, and saluted Liu Chong solemnly.

He choked up and sang a promise, then walked towards the door without looking back.

"Ming Gong..."

When he reached the door, Luo Jun stopped, leaning his hands on the door frame.

"Take care of yourself."

……

Yanzhou, Puyang.

In the Yamen of the State Shepherd's Mansion, Yuan Shu's brocade clothes were covered with filth, and he stumbled and walked between the corridors of the pavilions.

The huge mansion was empty, and he was the only one left.

He repelled all the soldiers, he just wanted to be alone in the government office.

The cold moonlight fell on his body, making Yuan Shu's heart feel even colder.

Before he knew it, he had already walked to the side of the pond in the government office.

The bright moon reflected in the water was as round as a jade plate, dotted with flowers and plants, it was the time when all things were revived, but Yuan Shu didn't have any intention to appreciate such a beautiful scenery.

Yuan Shu sat down beside the stone bench of the pavilion in a daze, looking through the calm water of the pool, the memories of the past flooded into his heart.

When I was young, I was dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses, and I was dressed in rich clothes and jade food.

When I was young, I used my sword to the end of the world, angrily denouncing injustice.

Later, when I got used to seeing the darkness in the world, I gradually got along with it.

Until late at night that day, he was awakened from his sleep, and when he entered the hall, he saw Sun Jian covered in blood and dust.

Sun Jian's words in the past still ring in my ears, resounding everywhere.

Yuan Shu closed his eyes, everything seemed to return to that night.

"Dong Zhuo and I used to be generals in the same account, so there was no enmity at all. Now I'm risking my own life and risking arrows and stones to fight the warrior to death."

"The top is to seek thieves for the country, and the bottom is to avenge the murder of the general's family!"

"...Would Lulu help me again?"

The Kwantung princes watched from the sidelines, afraid to move forward, Cao Mengde was defeated and almost died. At that time, Sun Jian had only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, but he resolutely raised his troops to go north.

He was really ashamed at that time, ashamed of the ambition in his heart.

In the disputes in Luoyang, the fierce battle of the Yan division, and the chaos in Dongjun, he did not back down. He wiped away Yuan's humiliation with the weapon in his hand, and also changed everyone's impression of him.

Yuan Shu opened his eyes, everything in front of him disappeared like a mirror, and he returned to the pond of Puyang Mansion.

He tried his best, but still failed.

Yuan Shu turned his head and looked at the northern sky, his expression showed helplessness.

Ambition will grow with one's status and position. In fact, he secretly thought of becoming an emperor and founding a country in his heart. The temptation is irresistible...

"Really..."

Yuan Shu lowered his head, he saw his own face.

"It's ridiculous."

The pool water reflected his face into his eyes, he saw the messy hair on his head, and also saw the haggard look on his face.

"Yuan Gonglu, Yuan Gonglu, how come you are in such a poor state?"

Yuan Shu sat cross-legged, a sense of powerlessness rose from his heart and spread to the surroundings.

He still has tens of thousands of troops under his command, but what is the use of these tens of thousands of troops?
But it's just a mantis arm blocking the car, and it will be easily defeated by the Ming army.

There is not even a need for the Ming army to attack, because he has actually lost control of the soldiers under his command now, and Yanzhou has lost control.

As long as the Ming army enters Yanzhou, the eight counties of Yanzhou may be confirmed.

Without any hope of victory.

All the thoughts turned into a sigh.

"Forget it..."

Yuan Shu stood up slowly, looked at the pool in front of him, and walked towards the depth of the pool.

The cold water submerged his body bit by bit, but Yuan Shu didn't stop his footsteps.

……

Jingzhou and Xiangyang.

"Ming Gong..."

The hall was dead silent, everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Biao, waiting for Liu Biao's reaction, but Liu Biao just sat in the first seat without saying a word like a clay-made wooden sculpture.

Kuai Yue's voice was finally Liu Biao's with some expression, but Kuai Yue did not continue to say the following words because of Liu Biao's actions.

He knew that at this time, he absolutely couldn't raise the matter of the imperial edict first. Once he did, those books might not know what to say about him.

Liu Biao glanced at the generals and officials of the Jingzhou Army in the hall, his eyes were full of silence and helplessness.

He rode into Jingzhou alone and conquered the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop. It seemed that the scenery was boundless, but in fact he had to be constrained by the powerful local families in Jingzhou. In many cases, he could only discuss it. If it was not for the support of the central government, he would not Possibly wielding so much power.

But the power he currently holds is only [-]% within a week, and most of the time he still needs the support of the powerful local families in Jingzhou.

In the hall, the meanings represented by the expressions on the faces of the generals and officials were clearly revealed.

They are afraid, they are afraid, they don't want to accompany Han Ting to be destroyed like this.

They grasped the imperial edict sent by Liu Xie like a life-saving straw, holding on tightly, refusing to give up.

The decision had already been made. The powerful families in Jingzhou wanted to surrender, but they were all just waiting for him to speak.

Liu Biao knew in his heart that even if he chose not to surrender, these aristocratic families would never follow him, and even he himself might encounter life-threatening threats from the assassins sent by the aristocratic families.

"Since you have made a decision, then send envoys to Ming Court..."

Liu Biao stood up, his body seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and his body was predictably weakened by the naked eye.

It is too difficult for Liu Biao to accept the fact that the Han court has been destroyed...