In the infantry battalion, Guan Yu danced his sword with his hands and roared forward. In a moment, he broke through the fifty personal guards led by the infantry captain Xiahou Yuan. Ten heavy armored soldiers behind him quickly entered and separated Xiahou Yuan from the others. Guan Yu let out a long roar and slashed the horse sword in the air.

Xiahou Yuan was shocked. Although this was just a sword used for the exercise and did not open the edge, if he was hit hard, even if he didn't die, he would have to be seriously injured. Without thinking, he raised the shield in his hand.

"Bang..." With a loud bang, the shield was split into pieces, and even the raw cowhide covered on it was torn apart. Xiahou Yuan felt half of his body lost consciousness, and sat on the ground with a plop, closing his eyes.

A gust of wind passed by my ears, and then there was silence.

Xiahou Yuan waited for a while, but did not wait for the expected heavy blow. He opened his eyes in confusion and found that Guan Yu had put away the horse-slaying sword, stroked his beard with one hand and leaned on the sword with the other, and looked at him with a smile. Xiahou Yuan rolled up his eyelids, glanced at the shield less than an inch above his head, and sighed: "Yunchang is indeed divine power, and he can receive and receive freely."

Guan Yu smiled and reached out to pull Xiahou Yuan: "Miaocai is also famous. Guan often hears the adults mention Miaocai, but he is often dissatisfied. After trying it today, he will know that what he said is true."

Xiahou Yuan stood up with Guan Yu's hand, patted the soil on his butt, and signaled his subordinates to practice. He pulled Guan Yu to the side, poured a large bowl of water and handed it to Guan Yu, and then poured a bowl and drank it all. Then he wiped his mouth and said, "Sir, Yuan is sorry, Yuan is not afraid to take it. In front of a powerful general like Yun Chang, Yuan dares not be self-righteous."

Guan Yu smiled and shook his head repeatedly and said, "Miaocai, this is a bad word. The heavy armored soldiers are selected soldiers and the martial arts taught by Masters personally can be regarded as one hundred. Guanglu City once killed the Xianbei people to be scared. It was not Guan's own swearing, but even when facing the same number of knights, we will win, which is expected."

Xiahou Yuan smiled and echoed a few words. His eyes were a little hot at the heavy armored soldiers surrounded by the soldiers. The combat power of these heavy armored soldiers was too strong. In less than ten days in Luoyang, they defeated all the Five Northern Army Clans. Although Guan Yu said a little arrogant, his arrogantness was capitalized. He did easily defeat the fifty knights with ten heavy armored soldiers in three cavalry battalions. The Yue Cavalry Captain Chunyu Qiong was slapped off the horse with his sword, and he has not yet been able to get up.

How great would it be if these heavy armored soldiers were in the infantry battalion and under their own command.

"Sir, I teach you martial arts? What kind of shape do you practice?" Xiahou Yuan sat aside, raised one leg, and smiled and signaled Guan Yu to sit down, otherwise he would be too stressed. Guan Yu hesitated for a moment and sat down honestly and unceremoniously. Although Xiahou Yuan was a captain of two thousand stones, and he was only a hundred generals, on the line of Liu Xiu, they just came first and then arrived, and he believed that he would come from behind and become the most outstanding general under Liu Xiu.

"Dragon-shaped." Guan Yu held his legs with both hands, looked at the heavy armored soldiers who were joking with the soldiers of the infantry battalion in the distance, turned to look at Xiahou Yuan: "What kind of shape is Miaocai trained?"

"Me." Xiahou Yuan wiped the sweat from his face with a little embarrassed, "I am also a dragon-shaped person, but I have not made much progress since my practice. I am not as rapid as Yun Chang."

Guan Yu's mouth tilted and he didn't say anything else. In his opinion, Xiahou Yuan's dragon shape was indeed not very good. The dragon shape was the strongest path in Mozi's Five Elements Technique. The focus was on unpredictable changes and unparalleled speed. It was even better than the monkey shape that Liu Xiu practiced himself. It is said that no matter which move in Mozi's Five Elements Technique, it was the dragon shape that was extremely practiced. So when Liu Xiu asked Guan Yu to choose, he directly chose the dragon shape.

"Your Majesty is the best in the northern border, Yun Chang has made great contributions." Xiahou Yuan smiled. Guan Yu said humbly for a few words, but he did not feel ashamed of it. They said a few gossips. Zhang He came. When he saw Xiahou Yuan still looked paralyzed, he couldn't help laughing: "Miaocai was defeated?"

"Defeated." Xiahou Yuan didn't care, "You came here, you didn't think you were laughing at me, right?"

Zhang He shook his head, said a few words to Guan Yu, then pulled Xiahou Yuan to the side, lowered his head, and kicked the dirt with his toes: "Yuan Shao has returned to Luoyang."

Xiahou Yuan's eyes flashed: "Your Majesty really wants to seize the military power of the Lord?"

"It seems." Zhang He was silent for a moment, and then said: "I heard that the Five Northern Army Colleges may also have to go to war with the army. As for whether to be under Zang Min or Yuan Shao's jurisdiction, it is still uncertain."

"With Chunyu Qiong and Wang Kuang, of course, it is under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction." Xiahou Yuan clapped his hands with some depression: "The emperor is so casual. He just squeezed Yuan Shao out of the Northern Army, why did he hand over the Northern Army to him? If he arrived in the northern border, we would definitely be excluded." He thought for a while and said, "Let's go and ask him what his opinion is."

"I think so too." Zhang He smiled: "Do you want to inform Cao Mengde?"

Xiahou Yuan nodded unwillingly and said, "Of course, if he doesn't go and wants to return to Yuan's family, then we will have to part ways in the future."

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief.

...

Cao Cao put down the military book in his hand, rolled up his eyes, and looked at Xiahou Yuan strangely: "What are you doing?"

"What do you do?" Xiahou Yuan said impatiently: "I will ask you one thing, Ye Yi and I support adults. If you stand on our side, then we will be three to two and absolutely dominant. If you want to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, that doesn't matter. My infantry battalion is no worse than Wang Kuang's shooting camp. Of course, if you want to support Yuan Shao, we are not afraid."

Cao Cao flattened his mouth and raised his hand to scratch his eyebrows: "Is Jun Yi outside?"

"Of course, Guan Yu is still here. We are going to the gym to meet the adults together."

"Chang Yun is here too?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "What are you anxious about? Let them come in and sit down."

"What are you sitting? Give me some good words. If you are willing to go together, sit slowly at the gym. There is good wine and tea there, which is not much better than you."

"You know what's the matter." Cao Cao rolled his eyes and pointed at Xiahou Yuan and said bluntly: "You are not helping Liu Xiu, but harming him, do you know?"

Xiahou Yuan was confused by his scolding. He looked at Cao Cao carefully for a moment, feeling that he was not shirking responsibility. Seeing that he was hesitating, Cao Cao had to call the guards himself, ask them to prepare some food and drink, invite Zhang He and Guan Yu to come in and sit in, and then lowered his voice and scolded: "My Cao family and the Song family are tied together. Do you think I can help Yuan Shao?"

Xiahou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and his face calmed down: "Then why didn't you go to see the lord with us?"

"You are not convinced when you say you are stubborn." Cao Cao leaned over to Xiahou Yuan and whispered: "Although the emperor intends to withdraw Liu Xiu's military power, so far, the emperor has summoned him to the palace every now and then, and he always talks and laughs. He is more intimate than ordinary people, and there is no sign of Liu Xiu's about to lose favor. But if you do this, will the emperor doubt Liu Xiu's formation of a clique?"

When Xiahou Yuan heard the word "grouping" and couldn't help but take a breath, he said with some uncertainty: "It's not true, right?"

"As for not being able to do so, it's not your final decision." Cao Cao stretched out a finger and poked Xiahou Yuan's chest hard: "Remember, the Five Northern Army Schools are the emperor's imperial guards. Anyone who wants to control these forces is a thorn in the emperor's eyes." He paused, listened to the footsteps outside, and quickly said: "The emperor is very focused now, don't be self-righteous."

Xiahou Yuan nodded suspiciously, and just as he was about to speak, Cao Cao stopped him and walked towards the door with a smile. He opened his hands and smiled from afar: "I heard the magpies screaming early this morning, and there was indeed a distinguished guest. Yun Chang, Yi, since he arrived at the door, why didn't he come in and sit? Is he looking down on me, Cao Cao?"

Zhang He glanced at Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Yuan curled his lips a little embarrassedly. Zhang He didn't understand what he meant. Could it be that Cao Cao refused? But Cao Cao's expression didn't look like him. He politely returned the courtesy and sat quietly aside.

Guan Yu and Cao Cao were greeted by a big polite manner, and sat on the head without much humility, drinking silently. Cao Cao looked at Zhang He and Xiahou Yuan and said in a reproachful tone: "It's not me that you are, you are not impulsive people. Why are you confused today? Not to mention Lu Zigan is still a Marquis of the Northern Army, and the Northern Army has not been handed over to Yuan Shao, so what can it do? The Northern Army just went to the expedition with the army and will return to Luoyang in the future. Will the Emperor let the Northern Army always be in the hands of Yuan Shao?"

Cao Cao then analyzed the situation in Luoyang for them.

If Empress Song gave birth to a son, if nothing unexpected happens, the emperor's legitimate son will inherit the throne in the future, and Empress Song will be the empress dowager. The status of the Song family will definitely rise. However, the father and son of the Song family are not capable people, and their relationship with the famous people is very average. They will not have any influence on the imperial power even if they become relatives. So although they are not favored now, they are at least not the people guarding against the emperor.

But the emperor had to support the queen. If the empress's clan was too weak, the emperor's legitimate son would have no support in the future. Therefore, people related to the Song family, such as Liu Xiu, became the emperor's choice. The emperor would use him, but it would limit his development and prevent him from becoming too big and not being able to lose his tail. This is why the emperor now wants to take away Liu Xiu's military power and favor him. Rewarding his house and marrying the princess is all about compensating Liu Xiu.

In fact, the emperor wanted to take away Liu Xiu's military power? Why did the emperor suddenly change his mind to arrange him to Bingzhou? The reason is very simple. Liu Xiu did not support his plan to conquer the Xianbei people in large quantities, and he opposed it very firmly. He did not know that the emperor did not have enough financial support to Bingzhou now, and he had to solve the problems of the Xianbei people in a short period of time, establish his prestige, and then reorganize the government. He originally hoped that Liu Xiu could do it, but Liu Xiu used a strategy of seeking stability. This strategy did not meet the emperor's hope, so the emperor could only bear the pain of giving up and seize Liu Xiu's military power.

Why did the Yuan family become the thorn in the emperor's eyes? It was because their strength was too strong, and they were strong enough to fight against the emperor. The emperor finally drove Yuan Wei from the position of Situ, but because the Yuan family had strong connections, it was difficult for both Song Feng and Yang family, who were also the three masters of the fourth generation, to obtain the support of those people, so Song Feng and Yang Ci were dismissed one after another, and Yuan Wei made a comeback.

This time, in order to cultivate Yuan Shao's prestige, Yuan Wei used the power formed by the powerful disciples and former officials of the Yuan family to support the emperor in the north. Although the emperor knew that this was the Yuan family's attempt to further expand their strength, he had to temporarily accommodate the Yuan family, just to defeat the Xianbei people first. If he lost, the Yuan family would definitely suffer a heavy blow. If he won, the emperor would have to commend the Yuan family. At this time, someone would need to check and balance the Yuan family. Who is the best candidate? Of course, it is the Song family and Liu Xiu, who supported the Song family.

That's all.

So, Liu Xiu was not at all dangerous, but if they opposed it in order to support Liu Xiu, and even joined forces with the generals of Bingzhou to support Liu Xiu, then the matter would be deteriorated. The emperor would think that they had become Liu Xiu's private army, and he would never trust Liu Xiu again, and he would be included in the list of targets that need to be prevented.

Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He looked at each other. Although they were in Luoyang, they were obviously not as familiar with the struggle between various forces as Cao Cao. Cao Cao's source of information was far from comparable to that of them, and their ability to judge such a situation was not something they could reach now.

"Do you still want to go to the gym?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"Then... don't go for the time being."

"No, you have to go." Cao Cao waved his hand and interrupted them: "Just don't go together, you must be as casual as before. Remember, you are the emperor's imperial guards, you can be friends with Liu Xiu, but you must never form a clique. Otherwise, you will harm Liu Xiu, the emperor, and you will also harm yourself."

Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He and others agreed. After a while, Zhang He asked again: "Do you think Yuan Shao can win this time?"

Cao Cao put away his smile, blunt his fingers a few times, and said cautiously: "Warning is a baggage. If the Yuan family goes all out, raising military funds for one year should not be a problem. Yuan Shao's ability to use troops is not weak, and Zang Min is a general who has been fighting for many years. In my opinion, even if he cannot completely defeat the Xianbei people and sweep the north of Mobei, there should be a great possibility of winning a few battles."

"If Yuan Shao wins, wouldn't the Yuan family be stronger?"

"This is expected." Cao Cao laughed, and felt a little bored: "So the most important thing now is to keep Empress Song. As long as she does not lose the position of queen, the prince's succession to the throne is expected. Even if Beauty Yuan becomes a noble person and gives birth to a prince, as long as she cannot become queen, the Yuan family will still lack a breath after all." He glanced at everyone: "Don't forget that the emperor does not want the Yuan family to gain power."

Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He exchanged glances with each other and nodded at the same time.

...

Guiren He smiled all over his face, twisted his waist, and slowly stepped onto the stone steps of Lantai. Yuan Hui, who had just received the news, rushed out and was about to kneel down to greet him. Guiren He grabbed a step, helped Yuan Hui up with both hands, and chuckled softly: "Beauty doesn't need to be polite. I just come and take a look and ask the beauty for some things. I know that the beauty had just served the emperor yesterday, and I must be very tired, so I don't have to kneel on this hard and hard stone. Maybe, you already have the seed of the emperor in your body, so you have to take care of it."

Yuan Hui blushed and hurriedly bowed and said, "I don't have such honor."

"This is beyond words." He Guiren stopped talking and did not involve giving birth to a child. She looked at the library that was invisible and praised enviously: "There are some years in this palace that there are no talented women like beauty. I feel dizzy at first glance. Every time His Majesty talks about those ancient events, I can only laugh. If one day he could speak like a beauty, how great it would be."

Yuan Hui was very embarrassed and couldn't figure out the purpose of Guiren He, especially when she mentioned discussing the government affairs with the emperor, she felt even more ashamed.

"The beauty is talented, but unfortunately she is just a beauty now. It seems that it is not enough to be expensive." He Guiren waved his hand and signaled that he would carry a vine box. He opened it in front of Yuan Hui. There were two pieces of Shu brocade on it. Under the Shu brocade, there were neat gold, which looked like a hundred pounds. Yuan Hui was shocked and refused. He Guiren took her hand and held it in the palm of his hand. He patted her gently: "Beauty, my family has no foundation. It cannot be compared with the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third generation, nor can it be compared with the Fufeng Song family. I am also an unlearning person. I have never read any books and don't know how to please the emperor. It's just a blessing that I gave birth to a son for Your Majesty. However, this son is not important now. In this palace, I will rely more on beauty."

Yuan Hui smiled humbly: "The noble man is joking. I am just a beauty with no qualities and need more care from the noble man. I should have been to visit the noble man's palace to pay my respects and show my heart. How could I let the noble man come here in person? The noble man is pity, and I feel that I am in the five senses, but I dare not accept these gifts."

"Hihehe..." He Guiren covered his mouth and laughed, pushing Yuan Hui: "I know that the Yuan family is not short of this little money, so I shouldn't have had too much trouble. But now if the Yuan family wants to take over the mess in Bingzhou, it will inevitably cost some money. My He family has no talent to help you, so I have to use these meager things to express my feelings. It was originally supposed to be sent to Yuan's mansion by my brother, but Yuan's mansion is not something that he can do so, so I have to hand it over to the beauty."

She stroked Yuan Hui's delicate back of her hand intimately, and said enviously: "Oh, since I entered the palace, it has been a long time since I entered the palace. When I saw the beauty, I remembered my sister. When we were at home, our sisters had a great relationship. Now that I have entered the palace, she has married and has seen her less than once or twice a year. I really miss her very much."

Yuan Hui's heart moved and he quickly smiled and said, "It is my blessing to be favored by a noble person. If the noble person does not dislike him, then I will call him a noble person "sister."

Guiren He covered his mouth and giggled, and his beautiful almond eyes narrowed into a line: "Then I'm a little taller."

"I am the one who is a good man." Yuan Hui flattered for a few words, and then said calmly: "My sister just said that Bingzhou is a mess, and I am quite puzzled. Although Bingzhou is barren and has few household registrations, the General of the Northern Zhonglang is a capable minister. His Majesty praised him as soon as he mentioned it. After two years of his administration of Bingzhou, he sent two good news and resolved the Huns. Bingzhou has prospered all industries. How could it be a mess?"

Guiren He lowered his voice and said softly: "Sister, you don't know. He is a military farmer and a training force in Bingzhou. It looks very good, but where does the money come from? He borrowed money, and was swollen and pretended to be a rich man."

"Borrow money?" Yuan Hui heard about this, but the specific situation was not clear.

He Guiren mysteriously told Yuan Hui that Liu Xiu had owed Bingzhou people a lot of debts, and finally said: "He said it was 300 million, but who knows how much money he owed, it must be more than 300 million, not less than 300 million. He borrowed it in the name of the Bingzhou Governor. Whoever wants to take over the Bingzhou Governor will have to pay back the money for him first."

Yuan Hui was shocked. The 300 million yuan was said to be too much, and the less was too little. Bingzhou only had 20 to 30 million yuan in wealth a year. It only took this to return to the year of the Monkey and Horse Month. The emperor couldn't wait, so he decided to replace Liu Xiu, the beloved general. If Yuan Shao took over, the first thing he had to do was to pay back the people of Bingzhou, otherwise there would be no need to attack the Xianbei people, and Bingzhou would have to be in chaos first.

It’s not that the Yuan family can’t afford the money. Although 300 million will be a big loss of energy, it can still be afforded. The problem is that it’s unreasonable that Liu Xiu borrowed the money, but someone else paid it back. Spend 300 million for a 600-stone Bingzhou Governor? His brain is burnt out. Yuan Wei bought a Situ and wouldn’t use 100 million.

Yuan Hui was still a little hesitant because she felt that reluctance from Liu Xiu's emotions. If this is the case, what is there to be reluctant to leave at the position of Bingzhou Governor? It could not be the wind that Liu Xiu deliberately released.

"How could sister know this?" Yuan Hui smiled and brought wine and food, and specially put the pair of wine glasses on it. "Sister, do you like this cup? Your Majesty also likes this glass."

Guiren He didn't like this wine glass very much, and felt that it was too simple and not noble enough. But when he heard that His Majesty also liked it, she quickly smiled and praised it, and then said mysteriously: "This news is absolutely accurate. It was what Zhang Changshi said to His Majesty in person." She blinked and smiled complacently: "Shi Shi Zhao also asked Liu Xiu personally, and Liu Xiu admitted that it was only a lot. Can you still be wrong?"

Yuan Hui smiled faintly, scoffed at He Guiren's show-off, but his face was envious. "It's still my sister who is in the palace. If it weren't for the reminder, I wouldn't have known that Bingzhou owed so much money. Sister, your second brother He Miao is almost over thirty, right?"

Guiren He smiled and looked at Yuan Hui happily, thinking that this person from all generations was quick to turn his mind. Before she could mention it, she took the initiative to say it. It seemed that Zhang Rang's idea was right. Since His Majesty had a legitimate son, the eldest son was getting farther and farther away from the throne. At this time, the first task was to push Queen Song off the throne. The best choice was to form an alliance with the Yuan family. Even if she didn't say it, the Yuan family would know about this sooner or later. At that time, it would be too late for her to rely on this to show kindness to the Yuan family.

It would be great if Yuan Hui could not have a child. While talking to Yuan Hui, He thought to himself. Thinking of those women who had miscarriage or abortion for no reason, He Guiren showed a proud smile!!!
Chapter completed!