Chapter 420: Brewing wine (2)

The first month of Chang'an.

Spring is already coming, and the weather is getting warmer day by day, and the weeping willows by the Ba Bridge have also become green, dancing gently with the spring breeze.

Liu Bian closed his eyes and meditated in the Buddhist temple in Weiyang Palace.

Over the past year, I have been able to recite the Heart Sutra in the Indian language. This Heart Sutra is indeed very powerful. Many troubles have been thrown behind the mind with the sound of chanting the scriptures. At this moment, only Buddha is left in my heart.

After reciting the Heart Sutra, Liu Bian stood up.

"Yang Qian!"

"I'm here!"

A yellow gate came into the outside of the Buddhist temple and respectfully bowed to Liu Bian, "Long live, I wonder what you have to give?"

"Well, is there any new news in Luoyang?"

Yang Qian is about forty years old and his face is covered with wrinkles, but he can vaguely see that he was handsome when he was young. Now that Liu Bian has ascended the throne, there are not many eunuchs and maids in the palace, but he just believes in the old eunuch in front of him.

Back then, when my uncle helped him ascend the throne, the old eunuch was by his side.

When Zhang Rang held Liu Bian hostage, Yang Qian served Empress Dowager He in Changle Palace, and later went to the Western Regions with his mother and son. The so-called loyalty is nothing more than this. It is enough for a guy with incomplete body to be so kind.

Yang Qian replied respectfully: "Long live, there is no new news from the Grand Governor these two days, otherwise I will definitely hear the wind. My ears are very smart. As long as there is any movement, I will notify me immediately."

Liu Bian said "Oh" and didn't ask.

Tu Cheng presided over Buddhist rituals in Qingliang Temple, and is no longer in the palace. As for Tong Yuan and Deng Zhan, two monks, Liu Bian, left Tong Yuan in the palace. No matter what, Tong Yuan was Xiahou Lan's teacher, and Liu Bian trusted him very much. As for Deng Zhan, it was impossible to say whether he liked it or not. Anyway, Liu Bian always felt that this person was too utilitarian.

He is in a bad mood now because Xiahou Lan has been detained in Duyou Fort for more than half a year.

After leaving the White Army, Xiahou Lan was sent back to Chang'an by Dong Qi. Originally, Liu Bian wanted to forgive his sins, but Xiahou Lan didn't know what medicine she took, so she disagreed with it. She said that she should die for thousands of deaths and her sins were unforgivable.

As the battle situation in Luoyang came to an end, Liu Bian felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

He didn't know how Dong Qi would deal with Xiahou Lan after he came back. He didn't want Xiahou Lan to die, nor did he want to go against Dong Qi's thoughts. No matter what, this battle was ultimately due to Dong Qi's face.

"I will not let you down, and you will not let you down... I will keep the vows in my heart in my heart, but I don't know..."

Thinking of this, Liu Bian sighed softly. Before he knew it, he had arrived in the harem accompanied by Yang Qian.

Yang Qian stopped outside the hall very sensible.

In the palace, there were thirty-six candles as thick as arms, and night pearls hung on the dome, emitting a soft light.

A beautiful woman was sitting upright on a brocade stool, staring blankly at the bronze mirror.

This beautiful woman looks younger than Liu Bian and has a very obvious exotic style. She was originally the daughter of the Great Yuezhi King and was named a beauty by Liu Bian. Everyone in the palace respected her as Yuemei, and she was deeply loved by Liu Bian.

To this day, Liu Bian has not yet established a queen.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed?"

Liu Bianqiang laughed, "It's nothing, I'm just worried that the battle situation in Luoyang has lasted for a year. I'm a little worried that if the people of Guanzhong continue like this, they may not be able to hold on. Dong Qing wrote to him that he was ready to negotiate with Cao Cao, but he didn't know what the result was."

Although Yue Meiren is a foreigner, she has been in this palace for a long time, how could she not understand Liu Bian’s thoughts?

"Your Majesty, are you worried about General Xiahou?"

"Haha, the beauty also saw it? I am indeed a little worried... General Xiahou led the army this time, which could be said to be a crushing defeat. If Dong Qing had not rescued him in time, he would have been punished... he would have been punished! But how could I make such a cruel deed? But if Dong Qing refused to forgive him, I would have no excuse to stop him. Moreover, Xiahou Lan himself would not forgive himself."

Yue Meiren said: "Your Majesty, isn't I tell you...Dong Qing, Dong Qing...Is it your eldest, or that Dong Qing?"

"this?"

"A few days ago, I went to Qingliang Temple to worship Buddha. I heard from Master Tucheng that the Dong family is now domineering in Chang'an and does not take the emperor seriously. If you cannot protect General Xiahou this time, then how will your face be preserved?"

Liu Bin frowned, "Beauty, don't talk nonsense. Tu Cheng is also obeying the wind and rain. I have also heard about Dong Shuo and Dong You. Children are inevitably active and active, and fighting with others is common. How can they be associated with rampant and domineering? Besides, what they fight are mostly gangsters in the city, and they will be beaten."

"But, all of this city is..."

"Beauty, you're talking too much nonsense today!" Liu Bian's face sank down, and his sleeves shook, "Don't think I don't know. Your father secretly colluded with the Kushan people. A few days ago, he tried to smuggle horses into Guandong, but was seized by Marquis Li. What are those guys in Guandong? They are all traitors. Is your father selling horses in Guandong? Is it a good idea?"

"Long live forgiveness..."

Yue Meiren was so scared that her face was pale and she knelt on the ground, but she didn't dare to speak for a long time.

Liu Bing sighed, "Beauty, I know very well Dong Qing's heart. If I don't let him down, Dong Qing will definitely not let me down."

This last sentence seems to give yourself confidence.

Liu Bian strode out of the palace, "Yang Qian, you immediately follow my order and go to Luoyang... and say that I want to pardon Xiahou Lan."

"I obey the order!"

*******

On the mountain of Dali (pi) [now east of Jun County, Hebi, Henan], forsythia flowers bloom.

There is a record in "Shangshu-Yu Gong" that when it comes to Luoyu, it is said that when Dayu controlled the flood, he waited for the Daqi Mountains of the country, so many celebrities came to visit.

This Dali Mountain is the turning point of the river water. It controls Liyangjin in the south, and the other side is Baimajin, which is the key to the north and south of the Great River.

The lonely peaks here are soaring in the clouds, the mountains are unique and the weather is rugged. Among the forests, there are cliff steles, pines and cypresses, and winding paths lead to secludedness.

At the foot of the mountain, there is flooding water surrounding it.

To be precise, this place is now a buffer zone between Dong Qi and Cao Cao.

Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the Arc de Arc destiny.

The wind was sunny, and Cao Cao led three thousand tiger cavalry from Xingyang under the escort of Xu Chu and Cao Peng and came straight to Dalishan.

From a distance, I saw a team of iron cavalry guarding the mountain pass.

The flag had already shown the other party's origin, and it was the troll under Dong Qi's command.

Pei Yuanshao and Meng Tan stepped forward and saluted, "I dare to ask, but Cheng Cao is quite right? Pei Yuanshao (Meng Tan) has been waiting here for a long time under the order of the Grand Governor."

These two guys... are not bad!

Cao Cao's martial arts skills are not very good, but his eyes are very vicious. It can be seen at a glance that Pei Yuanshao and the other two have good martial arts skills.

However, he no longer had the envy he had back then.

At least these two people are far from being compared with Xu Chu and Cao Peng.

He smiled indifferently, "I didn't expect that it was me who made an appointment with the Grand Governor, but the Grand Governor took the lead, so I was a little anxious."

Pei Yuanshao replied: "It's not that the Grand Governor is anxious, but I heard that the sunrise and full moon on Dali Mountain are very charming, so the Grand Governor climbed the mountain alone yesterday and said he wanted to drink and enjoy the moon. By the way, he took a look at the legendary Sunrise on Dali Mountain."

"oh?"

Cao Cao was stunned and smiled awkwardly: "The Grand Governor is still so elegant?"

Since Chen Qun returned to Xingyang, he told Cao Cao about everything he saw in Yanshi, and reported Dong Qi's attitude truthfully.

At the beginning, Cao Cao was also very angry.

But then I thought again that if Dong Qi really had such strength, then the peace talks would be a little troublesome.

After hesitating for a long time, Cao Cao finally decided to negotiate with Dong Qi. However, he did not take action personally, but sent Lu Su and others to come forward at the Arc detention. Dong Qi did not make any big moves, but sent Pang Tong to preside over the peace talks.

Lu Su and Pang Tong were both outstanding people at the time.

One wanted to reach a peace talk as soon as possible, but the other asked for a price everywhere, and seemed to care about it at all.

The biggest problem in this peace talk is the tens of thousands of people in Luoyang. Pang Tong insisted on keeping these people, while Lu Su asked Pang Tong to release these people. After all, the tens of thousands of people may not matter to Guanzhong, but it is crucial to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is not the Prime Minister Cao who uses millions of soldiers in the Romance.

Although they occupied the three states, these three states were the three states and counties with the most serious war during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The war lasted, resulting in the vast land and sparse population of the three states.

Although the situation had been alleviated after Cao Cao's governance, more than 100,000 troops could not be discarded.

So, the peace talks got stuck... and it took nearly a month to get stuck.

Originally, Cao Cao was also interested in spending time with Dong Qi, but at the end of the month, a message came that he was not happy to hear.

Liu Bei secretly returned to Xuzhou and joined forces with Liu Biao. The two of them led an army of 150,000 from Jiujiang, Jiangxia, and into Jiangdong. Although Sun Ce was brave and Chen Deng was wise, Liu Biao and Liu Bei were still unable to resist it.

In Liu Bei's army, Wu Guanyu and Wen Chou were able to compete with Sun Ce.

The article has Xu You and Sima Lang, and Ju Su who surrendered to Liu Bei after persuasion, made the Xuzhou army even stronger.

Liu Biao also had a strong army in his hands, and two attacks made it difficult for Sun Ce to take care of the beginning and end, and Yu Zhang Huaxin took the lead in rebelling.

How could Cao Cao not be worried about such a big event? He was not afraid of Liu Biao, but he was really a little afraid of Liu Bei.

If he had the Jiangdong, then Cao Cao would have a hard time.

So Cao Cao immediately wrote a letter to Dong Qi, demanding face-to-face negotiations with him, and chose Dalishan as the place for the meeting.

Don't want Dong Qi to arrive early...

"Is the Grand Governor alone?"

"Not one soldier or another."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "Xu Chu and Cao Peng, you two lead the tiger rider to wait outside the mountain and do not have any conflicts with others without authorization."
To be continued...