At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos...

The Han Dynasty was already in decline. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Dong Zhuo Rebellion and the princes' war, the emperor's majesty was almost gone, and it was in name only.

He was very similar to the situation in the Spring and Autumn Period when he was worshipped by the emperor to order the princes.

The Five Hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period fought everywhere in the name of the Zhou royal family; and now the emperor ordered the princes to be ordered, is actually a copy of the five hegemons fighting back then. The emperor is just a puppet and a banner. To put it bluntly, if you don’t have enough strength, who will care about your identity? In other words, if Cao ** does not have that strength, even if he welcomes the emperor, he will only become a hot potato in the end.

However, no one just said it like Yang Xiu.

Whether it is Cao** or anyone else, he still respects the emperor on the surface. But now, Yang Xiu has uncovered the fig leaf. From his words, he can hear that he did not take the Emperor of Han seriously, and even in his words, there was a strong resentment.

No wonder, when Emperor Han was in Chang'an, he was able to survive with his old ministers such as Yang Biao.

But when Yang Biao had an accident, Emperor Han didn't even say a word. Even if what he said was useless, he should at least have a posture. In fact, when Yang Biao was taken to prison, everyone knew what was going on. What colluded with Yuan Shu was just an excuse. At that time, Yang Biao was an important minister around Emperor Han and a leading figure in the old ministers of the Han Dynasty... He always hoped that Cao ** could return the power of Emperor Han and continued to maintain the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty, so he was suppressed by Cao **.

After Cao ** dealt with Yang Biao, the opposition voices in the court almost extinct.

However, in the situation at that time, Emperor Han did not express any expression, which really hurt the Yang family's heart.

Even Yang Xiu's hostility towards Cao ** was not as strong as that of Emperor Han... After Liu Chuang entered Xudu, Yang Xiu was the person responsible for receiving Liu Chuang. The two had some interactions, and although they were not too deep, they were enough to make Yang Xiu have some expectations.

Later, Liu Chuang rose in the north, and Sima Yi secretly visited Yang Xiu.

The two knew each other, and after talking, Sima Yi realized what Yang Xiu was thinking.

After several tests, Sima Yi and Yang Xiu showed up, and the two hit it off. At that time, Yang Biao was unwell and his will wasted. As Yang Biao's son, Yang Xiu began to take over the affairs of the Yang Party. He took the position of Huangge Jishi and was responsible for Guanzhong matters.

Does Yang Biao know about this?

Yang Xiu was not very clear about it... but even if he knew it, judging from the attitude Yang Biao showed, he had no intention of intervening in it.

The country is the country of Liu, and the world is the Han Dynasty.

Liu Chuang was the great Han emperor recognized by the Emperor of Han and a descendant of Liu Bang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he dominated Hebei and owned four prefectures. Even if there was a dynasty, he would not find it strange. If Liu Chuang really usurped the throne, Yang Xiu would even agree with it with both hands... At least, Liu Chuang was not the kind of cold-hearted person, nor the kind of foolish lord. For the Yang Party, it is not a choice.

Cao Zhen looked at Yang Xiu and couldn't speak for a long time.

Yang Xiuze sneered: "If you say that Military Advisor Xu besieged Ji County, he really can't conquer it?"

I might as well tell you that when the military advisor Xu besieged Ji County, General Zhao Yun threw three thousand iron cavalry, and had already entered Nanshan from Taiyi Mountain and quietly headed to Hongnong. Now, his troops probably had arrived in Hongnong, captured the shoal, and were heading towards Hangu Pass."

Cao Zhen immediately took a breath of cold air.

If it was really as Yang Xiu said, it would be no difficulty for Zhao Yun to seize Hangu Pass.

Once Hangu is broken, the contact between Guanzhong and the Central Plains will be cut off. By that time, even Cao Ren is in charge of Chang'an, he will not be able to calm the morale of Guanzhong. Moreover, Zhao Yun is brave and good at fighting, and with the cooperation of Hongnong Yangmen, it is indeed easy to seize Hangu Pass.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel anxious and struggled desperately.

Yang Xiu just looked at him indifferently, and sneered: "Zi Dan, if I were you, I would stay here honestly.

When the war is over in the future, I believe that the lord will not make things difficult for you.

If you want to show off at this time, don’t blame me for being ruthless… I don’t think even if my lord knows, he won’t blame me.”

Cao Zhen's eyes were as if they were fire-breathing, staring at Yang Xiu.

But Yang Xiu didn't care, just smiled, and turned around and left.

"Zi Dan, don't have any more fantasies... When the lord's army is at the city, no one of your troops will run away!"

"Yang Dezu, the villain is on his back."

Let Cao Zhen curse, Yang Xiu ignored it and left.

Cao Zhen also understood that no matter how he cursed, the result of his loss of martial arts seemed to be unable to be changed.

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At the end of August of the ninth year of Jian'an, Ji County was lost and his martial arts were lost. Cao Zhen was captured alive by the Xiliang army.

When Cao Ren received the news in Chang'an, the Xiliang army was already at the city of Huaili. This Huaili was the location of the Youfufeng Governor, and Cao Ren deployed heavy troops. It would not be easy for the Xiliang Army to conquer it in one fell swoop. Originally, Cao Ren was preparing to fight the Han army to the death. After he learned that Yang Xiu had rebelled and surrendered to the Han army, he was furious... The so-called deep love and hatred. Cao Ren attached great importance to Yang Xiu, but it was precisely because of this reason that Yang Xiu's betrayal made Cao Ren unable to accept it and hated him even more.

He immediately ordered people to go to Hongnong and prepare to capture the Yang family.

But who expected that the men he sent arrived in Huayin and received news of the Hongnong uprising.

The Yang family gathered 5,000 servants, killed Hongnong Order, seized Hongnong City, and joined forces with the Han army from Nanshan...

What's even more terrifying is that after the Yang family of Hongnong occupied Hongnong County, they took advantage of the Yang family's influence in Hongnong to quickly surrender the troops of Shan County. The magistrate of Shan County was Yang Biao's student. Since the Yang family rebelled, he naturally had to follow closely, not to mention that the Han army was at the city.

Zhao Yun sent the Yang clan members to defend the township, but he led his troops straight to the Pike.

As soon as the news spread, Cao's army, who went to capture the Yang clan, immediately stopped moving forward... This time, Cao Ren did underestimate the influence of Yang's family in Hongnong and Guanzhong. Most of his troops were from Guanzhong. Previously, Yang Xiu's uprising in martial arts had already caused panic among the people of Guanzhong; but now the Han army's magical weapons came from the sky, bypassing Chang'an and appearing behind Chang'an, and cutting off the connection between Chang'an and the Central Plains. Guanzhong has become a desperate situation. The Xiliang army is eyeing it and has already dispatched troops in Huaili, and the situation is clear at a glance.

Under such circumstances, Cao's soldiers were in the mood to capture the Yang clan.

Although the generals of the leading army repeatedly urged, the morale of the Cao army was depressed... When the army arrived at Mount Taihua, which was at the foot of Mount Hua in the later generations of Xiyue, Cao's army suddenly mutiny, and the generals of the leading army were killed, and then announced the uprising and quickly contacted the Yang family.

As a result, the situation in Chang'an became even worse.

Cao Ren was no longer in the mood to pay attention to Hongnong Yang family, because Xu Shu led his army to capture Huaili County...

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Luoyang, Tongtu Lane.

It was getting late, and there were indeed lights and decorations in the Sima Mansion, and guests were endless.

After a period of recuperation, Sima Fang had recovered, so he held a banquet at home to entertain the powerful Luoyang.

These famous and surnamed figures in Luoyang City received an invitation from Sima Fang to come to the banquet.

To be honest, everyone was confused about Sima Fang's sudden invitation... After Sima Fang moved to Luoyang, he had always lived in seclusion. Sometimes, even local tyrants invited him, he refused if he could refuse, and refused if he could refuse. Such a low-key person suddenly held a banquet, which made people wonder. However, Sima Fang was from a famous family and a famous scholar in the world. His son Sima Lang is now the Luoyang Order, and it is hard for everyone to refuse because of these relationships.

People sat in the hall of the Sima Mansion, whispering in groups of three or five.

"What's wrong with Mr. Jiangong suddenly holding a banquet?"

"This is not very accurate...but it seems that Mr. Jiangong has invited a lot of people today, and maybe there is something important to discuss."

"By the way, why don't you see Sima County Master?"

"I don't know... People say that Sima Jiangong is the most etiquette, but the person who greets outside today is Sima Xun. His fifth son is a bit rude. In such an occasion, Sima County Master should have come forward, so why can't the county Master be seen?"

"Yes, this is a bit negligent."

"Oh, I heard that the third son of Mr. Jian seemed to have participated in Uncle Liu?"

"Well, it is said that Duke Jian was very angry. Because of this incident, he even broke off a father-son relationship with the third son of Sima..."

People were talking and guessing Sima Fang’s intentions.

At this moment, Sima Fang walked out of the back hall in a gorgeous outfit, with a spring breeze on his face, and bowed to him when he saw someone, showing great enthusiasm.

"Kun Jian, why don't you see the county magistrate?"

The person who spoke was Zhang Fen, who was indeed a native of Luoyang.

The Zhang family in Luoyang can be regarded as a powerful family. Although it is a little worse than those famous families, it is also considered a well-known figure in Luoyang.

Sima Fang laughed and said, "Boda has official duties, so he is not in Luoyang.

Haha, I have been moving to Luoyang for many years, but because of my discomfort, I have never been able to get together with everyone. I have been in good health for these days, so I asked everyone to come here and I am just apologizing."

Since Sima Fang said so, although everyone had questions in their hearts, they couldn't speak anymore.

As for Sima Fang's excuses, they sounded like nonsense... It has been three or four years since your Sima moved to Luoyang, and it is a bit unreasonable to apologize at this time. However, it is precisely because of this poor reason that everyone believes that Sima Fang has brought everyone together and there must be something to say. But, what exactly is it? Everyone is still confused.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of dishes.

A man stood up during the meal and shouted: "Mr. Jiangong is asking me to come here today, so he must have something to say.
Chapter completed!