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Silently returning to the province, Emperor Liu Bian frowned and worried.

In the palace, the news was the most well-informed, and the news of Dong Zhuo's visit to Yongle Palace was no longer a secret.

Therefore, no matter the eunuch or the court lady, they all cast strange eyes on Liu Bian.

Empress Tang Ji removed her husband's crown clothes and put on ordinary clothes.

She heard some rumors about Dong Zhuo's change of emperor.

After Liu Bian changed his clothes, Tang Ji brought a sweet soup to her husband.

Seeing that the dessert still couldn't dispel the melancholy in Liu Bian's brow, Tang Ji, who was already pregnant, spoke.

"Your Majesty, the concubine saw her mother today, and her complexion has improved a lot. Your Majesty should come to Changle Palace to say hello."

Liu Bian knew about the mother's waking up, but he could only roll his eyes, but could not speak, and it was an eventful time in the court, so Liu Bian didn't think about it.

However, the relationship between the two is very good, and the queen usually doesn't give much advice, but today he suddenly mentioned Queen Mother He, which surprised him.

"Well, I'm going. Did the queen hear something?"

Tang Ji thought about it and said: "The concubine didn't hear any bad news about the queen mother from the outside world."

Liu Bian raised his head suddenly, and immediately realized that his wife had uncovered a confusion for him.

That's right, everyone was talking about changing the emperor, but there was never a single word about the empress dowager coming to court.

Dong Zhuo had always been close to Yongle Palace. If the emperor was changed, it would be normal for the empress dowager to come to court. How could it be so abnormal?

After dinner, the emperor and empress couple went to Changle Palace together to visit Empress Dowager He.

Knowing that her son and daughter-in-law were coming, Empress Dowager He asked people to wash and dress up, and even raised her upper body.

Liu Bian stepped forward, his posture was much lower-key, and he knelt respectfully to say hello.

Empress Dowager He is currently in an unstable condition, unable to speak, and can only communicate with her eyes.

Zhang Rang and his personal female officer did not dare to report too exciting news.

But the moment she saw her son, Queen Mother He keenly realized that the problem was extraordinary.

Immediately looked at the card with "Chaotang" written on it, and then turned to his son.

Zhang Rang understood that this was for the emperor to tell the situation of the court.

Liu Bian had suffered too much grievance and fright in the past few days, and under the questioning of his mother, he continued to tell the truth.

Empress Dowager He did not hesitate, she turned her attention to the "Important Minister" card, and she did not blink until the female officer clicked on "Zhi Jinwu".

Zhang Rang understood that this was to summon Liu Bei into the palace.

However, Zhang Rang and Liu Bian believed that Dong Zhuo now had too many troops, and once Liu Bei left the other courtyard, he would be killed by the Liangzhou army.

But Empress Dowager He insisted on summoning, so Zhang Rang could only obey, and sent Huangmen angels to invite Liu Bei at once.

Everyone didn't quite understand that the possibility of Liu Bei being summoned was slim, but the Queen Mother was confident.

In Liu Bei's other courtyard in the northern suburbs, the angel of the Yellow Gate had delivered the decree, and he watched anxiously how the ruling Jinwu would reply.

"Please ask the angel to reply to the Queen Mother. Within an hour, the minister will enter the palace to have an audience."

The middle Huangmen was so shocked that he asked again: "Uncle Huang, are you sure you want to enter the palace?"

"That's right!" Liu Bei nodded and said, "If the minister cannot enter the palace, the Empress Dowager will not summon him either."

Zhonghuangmen got the letter, and immediately praised Liu Bei for his unparalleled loyalty, and then returned to the palace to return to his life.

Liu Bei issued a series of combat orders, and first sent a note to the Liangzhou Army, claiming that Liu Bei was ordered to enter the palace and must give way along the way.

At the same time, the 1000 or [-] guards in the other courtyard were fully armed and marched eastward, enforcing martial law along the way, and annihilating any obstructions on the spot.

The guards were all mules and horses, with as many as [-] to [-] vehicles of various kinds, the most eye-catching ones were three special carriages with metallic luster.

Moreover, the 300 people guarding the three core carriages and twenty Leigong II gun carriages are holding long tube-mounted weapons with sharp blades on the front end.

When Li Que received Liu Bei's note, he had no intention of taking the opportunity to attack. Before the Huangmen Angel entered the other courtyard, he had already learned that the Queen Mother's call was true.

Therefore, while reporting urgently to Dong Zhuo's flying horse, he ordered the artillery, cavalry, and infantry to prepare for the attack.

However, Dong Zhuo's order had not yet arrived, and Liu Bei's guards had already left the other courtyards one after another, heading east at a fast pace.

Cars rattle, horses rustle, the army marches forward, majestic and majestic, ghosts and gods are easy to escape.

Li Que soon received specific military information. Liu Bei's army consisted of 1000 and [-] men, [-] Type II artillery pieces, three special carts, and a core of [-] black-clothed guards equipped with strange weapons.

To fight, or not to fight, that is the question.

Because there were a lot of novel equipment in Liu Bei's army, Li Que didn't dare to act rashly, and finally chose to follow up.

Half an hour later, the army arrived at Xiamen, the closest city to Miyagi in the northern city of the eastern capital.

The Liangzhou guards stationed at Xiamen were already under the control of Jin Yiwei, and the city gate opened immediately.

Three large special carriages entered the city one by one, entered the North Palace smoothly, and went straight to the Changle Palace in the middle of the province.

Li Que followed all the way, and by this time he understood that Dong Zhuo was as afraid of going to war as he was.

Liu Bei got out of the horse-drawn tank and watched the musket battalion cooperate with the armed eunuchs to help defend Changle Palace before striding into the palace.

According to the etiquette, Liu Bei met the queen mother and the little emperor and his wife.

Liu Bian and Tang Ji were very surprised to see that the emperor's uncle had really arrived as promised.

The Liangzhou army suffered heavy losses because of the dark fort in the northern suburbs, and regarded Liu Bei as a thorn in the side. How could they let such a good opportunity pass?
But Uncle Huang is so awesome!
After exchanging greetings, Liu Bei said to Empress Dowager He: "Everything is under control, so don't worry about the Empress Dowager. The minister is also looking for a famous doctor, and will come to Beijing to treat the Empress Dowager soon."

Empress Dowager He glanced at the sofa, Zhang Rang immediately shouted: "Give me a seat for the emperor!"

Liu Bei thanked and sat down, and Zhang Rang asked the prepared questions.

"The Liangzhou army entered the city, despised the emperor, detained the grand tutor, and ruled out dissidents. What does the emperor think?"

Liu Bei immediately replied: "The Liangzhou army is acting according to the order. Even if there is something wrong, I don't want to interfere."

Empress Dowager He pressed her step by step, and Zhang Rang asked again: "The Liangzhou Army's meddling in the court dispute is the root cause of the disaster. How can the emperor stand still?"

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said: "The Empress Dowager Shengming has never passed, wait until the phoenix body is healthy, and then take charge of the government. A mere Liangzhou warrior, what's the point?"

This time, Empress Dowager He's eyes became vivid.

It turned out that this was the case, and she understood that this time it did not involve her right to attend the court.

On the other hand, it also means that Liu Bei has lost patience with Liu Bian.

She knew in her heart that many of her son's thoughts and actions were too naive, and at least half of her illness was due to him, and it was good to learn a lesson.

Judging from the current situation, Dong Zhuo lacks the confidence to confront the Yongzhou army, so he cooperates with Liu Bei to establish a new emperor.

The only consolation is that Liu Bei preserved his status and power.

When Liu Bei communicated with the Queen Mother, some people were curious about the new equipment that appeared in the Yongzhou Army.

Therefore, one of the Liangzhou Army guarding Miyagi attempted to approach the horse-drawn tanks in the name of patrolling.

Ma Chao immediately sent an order to detour and not to approach Changle Palace.

But this group of people just accepted the order of their superiors to deliberately find fault, how could they retreat so easily?
The two sides are not giving in, and friction may break out at any time.

Ma Chao was not used to Liangzhou horse thieves, so he ordered bluntly: "Cross the cordon and open fire!"

But the Liangzhou army didn't know the concept of the warning range, and they still walked inward with thorns.

"Bah ah!"

The Mauser Type [-] flintlock gun became Liu Bei's preferred individual weapon because of its simple manufacture, good stability, and guaranteed accuracy and speed.

Liangzhou's ten-member patrol team fell down in an instant.

Ma Chao showed no mercy and ordered again.

"Keep firing!"

"Bah ah!"

Three more people were knocked down, and gunpowder smoke, screams, and blood spread.

Xu Rong on the palace wall finally saw clearly how Liu Bei's core guards used that strange weapon.

Putting down the binoculars, he murmured, "That's amazing!"

Hua Xiong also put down the binoculars in his hand, and said suspiciously: "It looks like a hand-held cannon!"

Xu Rong's expression changed: "Hand cannon!"

Dong Zhuo was at a loss: "Hand cannon?"

Since then, the only thing that has not been controlled by the big-eared thieves is that "hand cannon" has become a common name for muskets. (End of chapter)