Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 158 My Damn Charm

In the palace, the young emperor Yuan Xu has been restless lately.

After Li Shengui advanced his troops, Yuan Xu was terrified and sent an envoy to his camp, but received only one answer.

We must kill Erzhu Rong, that traitorous Qihu!

However, in Yuan Xu's view, Li Shengui's statement was not about killing Erzhu Rong, but clearly about killing him!
Upon seeing Hu Xuanhui arrive, Yuan Xu reacted as if she had seen a savior, grabbing her sleeve.

"That slut is going to lay a hand on me!"

Hearing the words "adulteress," Hu Xuanhui felt displeased, but he didn't show it.

"Your Majesty, I have spoken with the Empress Dowager and have come to visit you. I don't have time to listen to your complaints here. Let's get to the point."

Yuan Xu was short-tempered and easily angered, but he was very patient with this aunt.

Yuan Xu suppressed his unease and fear and calmed himself down.

"Aunt, Li Shengui has marched into battle. His forces are more than three times the size of Erzhu Rong's. I've heard that Changsun Zhi and Li Shuren have also joined his army. What should I do if he reaches Luoyang?"

“He is a general and has the Empress Dowager’s decree, so he can command all the troops along the coast. As long as Your Majesty takes back your power, Li Shengui is nothing to worry about.”

"But the commanders of the Imperial Guards in this palace are all that harlot's men. How can I reclaim my power?"

Hu Xuanhui was truly exhausted.

It's been three months, and you haven't even taken down a single Imperial Guard general?
Logically speaking, given his age and the approaching point of taking personal control of the government, it wouldn't be difficult for him to secretly win over a few Imperial Guard generals to his side if he had sufficient ability!

"Who are the capable men Your Majesty can employ now?"

"Apart from the hundreds of guards and eunuchs in my palace, it is difficult to mobilize the rest of the people."

Hu Xuanhui pondered that if there were so many people, it wouldn't be impossible to achieve a surprising victory if the right opportunity presented itself.

Is it reliable?

Yuan Xu nodded.

"Don't worry, Aunt, these people are absolutely loyal to me."

"With just these people, it's unlikely they'll succeed in making a move within the Forbidden City. Unless—"

"how?"

"Leave this Luoyang palace!"

After Hu Xuanhui finished speaking, Yuan Xu felt as if ants were crawling all over his body, extremely excited.

"Yes, it's much easier to take action now that we're out of the palace, but where should we go?"

"Luoshui Imperial Palace!"

Two years ago, in order to deal with Yuan Yi, Yuan Xu and Empress Hu went to Luoshui under the pretense of traveling, and secretly met with Yuan Yong to discuss the situation, which finally stabilized the situation.

How can I get that harlot to agree to go with me?

"Admit your mistake!"

"Make me admit my mistake?"

"Currently, there are undercurrents in Luoyang. To stabilize the situation, everyone needs to know that the Empress Dowager and His Majesty are of one mind. Traveling together is the best way to achieve this."
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Why does Li Shengui want to launch an offensive?

Empress Hu questioned the envoy she had sent out, her anger evident in her words.

As soon as he moved, Erzhu Rong followed suit.

To make matters worse, the already fragile balance in Luoyang has been disrupted, making the situation even more chaotic.

It looked like chaos was about to break out.

The envoy lowered his head, facing the Queen Hu's anger, fearing that he might accidentally become an innocent bystander.

"All I know is that the General and the General of Chariots and Cavalry exchanged letters within three months, all of which contained insults, and the two sides were about to come to blows while arguing."

Empress Hu was puzzled and said:

"Why?"

The envoy did not understand the meaning of these words. He had just raised his head when Queen Hu slapped him.

"I'm asking you why you've been cursing for so long; you need to have a reason!"

The messenger's face was swollen, but he dared not move an inch.

"It seems that the General wrote a letter to the General of Chariots and Cavalry first, saying that he was the sworn brother of the Duke of Tang and that the other party was not worthy. Later, they started cursing each other."

"Just for this?" "I asked too, but the general said, 'Brothers are like hands and feet, women are like clothes,' and he has to fight it out."

Empress Hu sneered after hearing this.

The envoy felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing that smile and quickly withdrew.

Looking at the empty hall, Empress Hu asked angrily:

Where is Li Shuang?

"After marrying Princess Pingyuan, the Duke of Tang lived in Zhongyi Ward and rarely left the ward."

"That saves me trouble. Send someone to tell him that I want to travel with His Majesty on the Luo River. Let him wait and see!"
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Loyalty Arch.

In the courtyard, under the cherry blossom tree, Li Shuang frowned as he looked at the secret edict given to him by the young emperor in his hand.

"His Majesty has ordered me to secretly prepare armored soldiers and await his command. Are you planning to attack the Empress Dowager?"

Hu Xuanhui sat opposite Li Shuang, listening to Li Shuang's words with a slight smile.

"His Majesty has such high expectations of you, entrusting you with such a matter of utmost importance. You, the Duke, should be very pleased!"

Li Shuang set the secret edict aside and asked:

"You've gone to such lengths to drag me into this mess, aren't you afraid I'll tell Empress Hu?"

Hu Xuanhui took a sip of tea, not caring at all.

"It's alright. There has to be a winner in Luoyang. I forgot to tell you, my sister is angry right now, so you'd better not show up in front of her."

Li Shuang, however, couldn't quite see through Hu Xuanhui and asked:

Why are you doing this?

Hu Xuanhui looked at Li Shuang with anger on his face, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"I can tolerate one woman competing with me for my man, or even a dozen women competing with me for my man, but I absolutely cannot tolerate one man competing with me for my man, and not even being able to win!"

"..."

Li Shuang was quite helpless and said:

"Actually, I'm a victim in this too!"

“I don’t care, Li Shenggui must come south with me, and it would be best if he never came back.”

……

After Hu Xuanhui left, Hou Jing came over and, at Li Shuang's prompting, picked up the secret edict and read it over.

"My lord, this is a troublesome matter! They're going to fight to the death, we don't want to get splattered with blood."

Li Shuang leaned against the stone table, supporting her chin with one hand.

"How are my two sworn brothers?"

"Their armies are now facing each other across the Yellow River, but neither dares to make the first move."

The two men outside Luoyang City looked menacing, but neither of them intended to actually make a move, fearing it would give others grounds for criticism. However, inside Luoyang City, a fight was already brewing, the kind that would draw blood.

"Get the brothers in the ward ready!"

"Yes!" Hou Jing said, still somewhat curious, "Whom do we help?"

"We'll help whoever wins!"
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Xiangzhou.

Ye City!

Yuan Shen had visited this city countless times, but standing beneath it now, he felt completely different.

In the past, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao successively controlled Ye City, thereby controlling the entire Hebei province.

Now, Yuan Shen is also about to reach this point.

The city gates slowly opened, like a man-eating beast. Yuan Shen's six garrison troops, fearless, roared in.

Within the city walls, they found everything they desired.

The lingering heat of summer was still scorching, just like Yuan Shen's heart at that moment.

"Ono Sou, I want the whole world to know that you are nothing but a bandit!"

(End of this chapter)