Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 817 Persuade to surrender
How could Xia Houhui not know the stable position of the prince.In the Han Kingdom, whether it was Liu Chan or the officials from all over the country, almost all wanted Liu Sui to be the prince.

With Liu Chan's deliberate support, Du Yu, Deng Zhong, Luo Xian and other young heroic children in the Han Dynasty were all officials in the East Palace of the Prince. It can be said that Liu Chan has paved the way for the prince.If there are no major accidents, the position of the crown prince is almost a certainty.

But Xia Houhui was unwilling to accept all this. In her eyes, Liu Sui just occupied the position of the eldest son of the concubine. How could Liu Hu be inferior to Liu Sui in terms of talent.She wondered why His Majesty didn't want to give Liu Hu a chance to prove that he was better than Liu Sui, but decided on the crown prince early.

In the past, she tried to exert influence on Liu Chan through Empress Dowager Wu, but it turned out that she was just dying.

Suddenly, God gave her a chance. Cao Shuang died, and her elder brother Xia Houxuan served as General Zhengxi, guarding Luoyang.If the elder brother can lead the soldiers of Luoyang, dedicate the city of Luoyang to the Han, he will completely open the way for the Han to enter the Central Plains, and the world may be settled in one battle.

And her elder brother Xia Houxuan has an extremely high reputation among Cao Wei Shilin, and he is the one who appeases the Central Plains.It will become the banner of the Kanto gentry in the Han Dynasty, and he has the merits of leading the crowd to surrender to the Han Dynasty, so he should be a high authority.

At that time, Liu Hu will have the support of his elder brother Xiahouxuan, with the Xiahou family as his wings, and sit in the Guandong gentry, so why can't he have the ability to compete with the prince Liu Sui.

Entering Luoyang City was her first step towards death, and it was also a crucial step.After she learned the inside story from Xiahouba, she devised a strategy to force her brother Xiahouxuan to surrender to the Han, so that her son Liu Hu could have the merit of persuading him to surrender.

No matter how stable the crown prince's position is, he can't cover up the achievements of others.Even the achievements are so dazzling that even the emperor who prefers the prince cannot turn a blind eye.

"Who are you waiting for?"

In the city of Luoyang, the soldiers of the Wei army drew their bows and set up arrows, aiming at the men in black robes holding white flags and the young man in armor below the city.Seeing the strangeness of the two, the Shoucheng captain asked loudly.

Liu Hu took a deep breath, calmed down the grievances in his heart, built up his courage, and replied: "A certain is an old friend of General Zhengxi, and I specifically ask to come to the city to pay a visit to General Zhengxi."

The captain frowned and asked, "The person you are looking for is Xiahou Zhengxi, or Guo Sizhou?"

The letter of appointment from Yecheng also arrived, Xia Houxuan was deprived of his military power and returned to Yecheng, and Guo Huai was appointed as General Zhengxi.However, due to the current military affairs, after the two discussed, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, Xia Houxuan temporarily stayed as General Zhengxi, and Guo Huai also served as the governor, and worked together to resist the Han army.

"Xiahou Zhengxi is right! This is the property of an old man. If you hand it over to Xiahou Zhengxi, he will know who we are."

Liu Hu put the jade pendant and the dagger into the basket that fell from the city, and they pulled it up and handed it to Xia Houxuan.

Inside the mansion, Xia Houxuan looked at the jade pendant and the dagger, his expression fluctuating.The jade pendant was sent to my sister by special order when I heard that my nephew Liu Hu was born.

And this dagger was his own. When the Han army invaded Nanxiang, the younger sister threatened herself with a dagger to protect herself and forced herself to flee.

Xia Houxuan stroked the word 'Xuan' on the dagger, feeling very melancholy, and asked, "Where is the visitor?"

"Report to the general, the visitor is under the city." The captain replied.

"Open the door and put it into the city!"

"promise!"

"Wait a minute!" Xia Houxuan raised his hand to stop the captain, strode out and said, "I'll welcome it myself!"

……

"what!"

Liu Chan was furious, whipped the horsewhip in his hand on the attendant's face, and cursed: "What is the thing on your neck for? Your wife and the fourth prince left Luoyang City, and you still haven't reported it?"

The attendant knelt on the ground tremblingly, sweating profusely on his head, and kept begging for mercy.

"Bastard!"

Liu Chan kicked the servants down, glanced at the dozen or so people coldly, and said, "Someone here will drag these people down and beat them to death with sticks."

"promise!"

"Wait a minute!" Guan Xing stepped forward to stop Liu Chan and persuaded him, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Xiahou left Luoyang to persuade Xiahouxuan to surrender to me, a big man. Now I do it intentionally. It is normal that the servants can't stop me. I hope that your majesty will calm down and watch." How is the situation of the madam and the fourth prince, it is not impossible to punish them."

"However, according to my opinion, Mrs. Xiahou has seen people and is very intelligent. Now that she enters Luoyang City, she must have a strategy to protect herself. After all, how could she bring the four princes into the city?"

Hearing Guan Xing's analysis, Liu Chan regained consciousness a little bit, looked at the attendant kneeling on the ground viciously, and said, "Since Guan Qing advised, drag these people down and you will be fined later."

"promise!"

"An Guo can send someone to investigate the situation in Luoyang City, and report it quickly if there is any change." Liu Chan held his sword hilt and said in a cold voice: "If the madam and the prince are wrong, I will slaughter Luoyang City!"

"No!" Guan Xing responded bravely.

Just when Liu Chan was in a hurry, Xiahou Hui was meeting Xiahouxuan at this time.

Xiahou Hui took off his black hat, revealing a beautiful face. Although more than ten years have passed, the years have not left many traces on Xiahouhui's face, and it is still so beautiful.

The elder brother Xia Houxuan had already grown a beard, and besides being handsome, he seemed a little mature and stable.But when he saw his younger sister Xia Houhui, he couldn't calm down, and there were tears in his eyes.

"Brother!"

Xia Houhui turned sideways and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and shouted.

"Yuan Rong?" Xia Houxuan opened his mouth and asked in a bewildered manner, "How have you been in recent years?"

"Very good!" Xia Houhui smiled slightly, pulled Liu Hu beside him, and introduced, "Brother, this is Liu Hu, the eldest son of my younger sister."

"Hurry up and call uncle!"

Liu Hu was rather restrained, cupped his hands towards Xia Houxuan, and replied: "Nephew has seen uncle!"

Xia Houxuan looked at Liu Hu, patted him on the shoulder, and praised him: "You really deserve to be the descendant of my Xiahou family. You are very energetic, and you will surely surpass me in the future!"

Xia Houhui covered his mouth and smiled, "My brother's appearance is rare in this world, how can Hu be better than him?"

"Haha!" Xia Houxuan waved his hands and laughed, "Young man, I don't know!"

He said a few more cold words, and invited Xiahou Hui into the hall. Xiahouxuan asked someone to serve tea, and asked, "I don't know why Yuanrong ventured into the city today, why?"

Xia Houhui lifted the broken hair by his ears, and said in a warm voice: "Brother, the situation is clear today, and the general trend of Han Zhongxing's rejuvenation has been determined. My sister begs my brother to return to my university, reunite with me, and share happiness."

After a pause, Xia Houhui added: "Hu'er has very good qualifications, and with the help of her elder brother, she will be able to accomplish great things."

Xia Houxuan frowned tightly, and asked, "Did Liu Chan let you enter the city, or did you enter the city by yourself?"

Without waiting for Xia Houhui to answer, Liu Hu interjected and said, "Uncle, it wasn't my father who asked me to enter the city. It was because my mother was concerned about my uncle's safety and feared that my uncle would be hurt after the city was broken. She hid my father's name and went to the city with my nephew to persuade my uncle to surrender. I'm a big man."

Xia Houxuan loosened his brows slightly, and said, "Mo Feiyuanrong didn't receive the reply before."

Before Huo Yi had someone send a letter into the city, Xia Houxuan also replied a letter, rejecting Xia Houhui's persuasion to surrender.

To his surprise, Xia Houhui nodded and said: "The letter has been received, Yuanrong knows what my brother wants."

"Then why did Yuan Rong enter the city?"

Xia Houhui didn't answer directly, but said softly: "Did brother receive the dagger?"

"received."

"Do you still remember the past?" Xia Houhui asked.

Xia Houxuan nodded hesitantly, as if he understood what Xia Houhui meant.

Xia Houhui looked at Xia Houxuan, and said slowly: "Back then I sacrificed myself to save my brother from danger, now my brother shouldn't..."

Hearing this, Xia Houxuan closed his eyes and sighed.He completely understood what Xia Houhui meant. She wanted to use the original kindness to dedicate herself to surrendering the city and assist Liu Hu to ascend to the throne of God.

Xia Houxuan showed bitterness, and sighed, "Yuan Rong, you have changed!"

Xia Houhui pursed his lips and didn't speak, just looked at Xia Houxuan to see his reaction.

Under Liu Hu's expectant eyes, Xia Houxuan shook his head, and said, "The rest of the matter can still be discussed. For the surrender of the city, please forgive my brother for not being able to promise. My sister's kindness, my brother will not be able to repay it!"

As soon as this remark came out, Liu Hu couldn't help but look at his mother, and sighed in his heart that it was as expected by his mother, that his uncle would not surrender easily.

Xia Houhui looked disappointed, and said: "I don't want to force my brother. If my brother is unwilling, then forget it. I only hope that my brother will be safe."

Seeing that Xiahouhui didn't force him, Xiahouxuan breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiahouhui forced him, he really didn't know what would happen.

Just when Xia Houxuan was rejoicing, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the hall.

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