The cold residence in the western suburbs of Luoyang is named Wuyan Palace. It was a royal villa in the past, but it has long been destroyed. The palace is deserted and the smoke, weeds, spider silk and dust webs.

Poor Emperor Liu Tong of Han, was helped to the throne of puppet at the age of seven, and has not yet been at ease. In the past, due to the power of Xingxun, he was trembling all day long. Now he was forced to abdicate and transferred to this cold palace. He knew that Xingxun still had his own life, but he was just a guise for the world to see him. Sooner or later, he would kill himself, and be worried all day long with the remaining servants around him. He fell ill not long after coming here. How could he come to ask the doctor for medicine? It was just a self-destruction.

In the blink of an eye, the first month of the following year, the weather was cold and the ground was frozen. Liu Tong was imprisoned here for several months. He was sick and had no idea about the outside world. On this day, he cried with his close servant Song Qing. Suddenly, he heard a messy shouting outside the hall, with the sound of swords and halberds intersecting in the middle. He thought that Xunxun was going to kill him, so he was so scared that he was trembling. The close servant Song Qing carried him to the back garden and ran away from the back garden. He didn't escape a few steps. He heard the sound of chasing behind him. The two fell to the ground, closed their eyes and waited for the swords and swords to kill each other, but heard a voice shouting: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid! We are here to save Your Majesty and escape from the cage!"

Liu Tong opened his eyes and recognized that the man was the king of Zuodu Hou and the Changcheng Dong Cheng.

Xun usurped the throne last year and became emperor, and he made a big butcher knife. Wang Ba dared not speak out, so he could only follow the crowd to bow his head to the ministers. Then he learned that the deposed emperor was imprisoned in Wuyan Palace, with only three or two close servants left by his side. He was in danger of protection and felt even more depressed. He had always had a good relationship with the Changcheng Dong Cheng. A few days ago, he received a secret appointment from Dong Cheng. The two met. Dong Cheng claimed that he had learned that Xun wanted to kill the deposed emperor soon. He burst into tears and begged Wang Ba to rescue the deposed emperor to protect the glimmer of the Han Dynasty. Wang Ba then made up his mind and secretly dispersed his family first. Today, he led dozens of guards loyal to him, broke into the cold palace, killed the guards of the cold palace, and came to rescue the horse.

Wang Baba and Dong Cheng knelt down and bowed: "Fortunately, the old thief Xun went against the will of heaven, and the gods were angry! I learned that the old thief was going to harm His Majesty, so I took the opportunity to kill His Majesty and rescue His Majesty out of the cage. You can go to Yongdi to join the royal family, and then issue a proclamation to summon the princes of the world to serve the king and protect the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Tongcai was only a ten-year-old boy. His hands and feet were weak at this moment, and he was not even able to move around. He had no idea. He was carried out of the cold palace by Wang Ba. Seeing more than a dozen palace guards guarding him on the ground, he was bloody and knew that Wang Ba Dong Cheng was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and was sure to protect himself, so he felt a little calmer.

Before he could see a single arrow, pursuers came to Luoyang. The news was leaked. The Beigong Guardian Xu Jian personally led two hundred pursuers to chase him.

Wang Ba Dong Cheng protected Liu Tong and fled west along the wild path. He had only escaped for dozens of miles. The pursuers behind him had arrived. Although the guards with Wang Ba fought to the death, they were outnumbered. Finally, they were blocked in the wilderness. Seeing that there was no way to escape, Xu Jian took the sword and came with murderous aura. Wang Ba was not afraid. He hid Liu Tong behind him, angrily scolded Xu Jiangan as a lackey, and cried, "My Han Dynasty has been so devastated by the old thief for four hundred years! Although I died here today, I can be regarded as a lonely minister!"

When Wang Ba cried, Dong Cheng looked anxious and looked around, as if he was waiting for someone.

Xu Jian didn't care about so much. He lifted the knife and grabbed Wang Ba's collar. When he raised the knife, a swallow-feathered arrow suddenly shot from behind him, which hit Xu Jian's back. Xu Jian fell to the ground and died on the spot.

Wang Ba thought he had died here today, but suddenly he encountered a turning point. He saw a team of soldiers and horses who were not under the banner coming out in a diagonal direction. He was the first. At the age of twenty-four or five, he was wearing a red tassel helmet and eight treasure camel dragon armor. He was a strong horse under his body, with a crown of jade and a charming hero, galloping towards this direction. He couldn't help but be stunned.

The Nangong Guards who followed Xu Jian to chase him, saw Xu Jian being shot to death, and such a group of people came out from the side. After a while, they fled one after another.

The man dismounted and strode towards Wang Bado Dong Cheng.

Wang Ba still couldn't believe it, and he didn't recognize this person, and was shocked and suspicious. Seeing that the young general approached, he knelt down to Liu Tongxing, who was still sitting on the ground, and said, "My teacher, Liu Yan, Langya, is here to save him late! He will be frightened by His Majesty, and he deserves to die!"

Wang Ba never expected that Liu Yan, the King of Langya, would have come to the world like a god, saving his own people from danger.

Hurry up to meet him.

Liu Yan said: "The Zuodu Hou is a minister of the Han Dynasty. Although I live in Langya, I have heard of it for a long time. Don't kill me. I just wanted to be at ease, but fortunately, the people were resentful. I also learned that Your Majesty was imprisoned in the cold palace, which was really grief and angry. As a child of the Han Dynasty, how could he ignore it! Taking this opportunity to come to rescue him, God has eyes, and he met here like this!"

Wang Ba was overjoyed. Dong Cheng also got up to pay homage to Liu Yan. The few of them hurriedly discussed.

Liu Yan pondered and said, "The old thief left a guard in Luoyang. If you know that Your Majesty will escape, you will definitely chase after him. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. It is better to follow me to go to Langya first and then follow the long-term plan."

Wang Ba Dong Cheng agreed and took Liu Tong back, and the group hurried eastward. They disguised themselves as they avoided the pursuit, and then ate in the wind and dew, and changed the way, which inevitably led to a lot of hard work.

Liu Tong had been ill for a long time, but after another fright, he became seriously ill after he got on the road.

I finally arrived in Yangdu this day, and it was only a few days away from Langya. Early in the morning, Liu Yan, King of Domino Dong Cheng and others were waiting outside the room for Liu Tong to get up. They couldn't wait for a long time. They only saw that the young emperor had stopped breathing last night and had died.

Everyone was shocked, looked at each other and cried loudly.

Yangdu ordered Liang Ji, who was a grandfather, was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. After hearing the news, he also rushed to attend the funeral.

After mourning, everyone discussed and unanimously elected Liu Yan to succeed to the throne.

Liu Yan first refused to accept it, saying that he could not sit in this position without virtue. Wang Ba, Dong Cheng, Liang Ji and others knelt down one after another and begged hard, but Liu Yan had no choice but to agree.

At that time, Dinglangya was temporarily accompanied the capital, sacrificed the emperor's heaven, set up a provincial platform, issued an edict, and announced the world.

The news came out that the prefects in nearby Mouping, Donglai, Xiami and other places came to surrender. In the Luoyang court, while Xunxun had not returned, there were more than 20 people including the Grand Historian Dou Wu and the Doctor Deng Xun, who successively surrendered to Langya and supported Liu Yan to proclaim themselves emperor.

The small court established by Langya was regarded as the orthodox Han Dynasty by the world for a time, and Luoyang became the rebellious capital.

On this day, the ministers met Liu Yan and discussed the matter of conquering Xun.

Wang Ba Dou Wu and others strongly advocated that while Xing Xun was fighting against Wei Shao, they would send troops as soon as possible to restore Luoyang.

When it comes to excitement, everyone burst into tears.

Liu Yan agreed verbally and comforted everyone.

After everyone went, Dong Cheng left behind and asked, "What do you think?"

Since two years ago, Dong Cheng has secretly become Liu Yan's dead soldier.

He said: "Wang Ba Dou Wu is just showing off his verbal skills. Although Your Majesty has prefects everywhere, they are only small forces and should not be used. The troops you can use at your hand are actually limited. Even if Luoyang is restored, what if Xun returns for his troops, how can he resist? Your Majesty cannot listen!"

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "How do you see the outcome when Xing Xun and Wei Shao are fighting?"

At the end of last year, after Xing Xun's two defeats, he received Le Zhenggong's help. At the beginning of the year, the coalition forces crossed the river in large numbers while the Yellow River was frozen.

At that time, the two sides fought against Gao Tang. Wei Shao judged the situation and retreated to Muye. He then counterattacked and used the previously built horn defense line to suppress the aggressive attack of the coalition forces.

The weather was bad later, and it encountered a storm and heavy snow that happened once in decades. The soldiers and horses on both sides died of frozen death. The frontal battle was temporarily stopped. Yu Muye and each side formed their own camps and are now facing confrontation.

Dong Cheng pondered for a while and said, "The old thief had already used 500,000 to 300,000 troops, and his troops were superior. Now he invited Dele Zhenggong to fight together. The Fangs were prosperous and the army crossed the Yellow River. In my opinion, Wei Shao had no great chance of winning. What I was worried about was that if this thief wins his victory, he would definitely lead a large army to attack Your Majesty. With Your Majesty's current power, it would be difficult to resist."

Liu Yan pondered silently. Suddenly asked: "Is there any news on Yuan Zhe?"

Shortly after Liu Yan became emperor, he sent someone to Qingzhou to meet Yuan Zhe.

Yuan Zhe has no reply so far.

Dong Cheng was about to shake his head, but suddenly Liu Fan quickly walked inside, holding a letter tube in his hand, and knelt down and said that Yuan Zhe's envoy had arrived and was waiting outside the hall for His Majesty to receive him.

Liu Yan answered the letter and browsed it quickly.

In the letter, Yuan Zhe said that the Yuan family has been deeply grateful for the emperor's kindness throughout the years and has always hated him for no way to repay him. Now the Han Dynasty has revived the emperor, who is so happy that he burst into tears. He is willing to lead the 200,000 troops under his command to support him, and follow the advice and restore the country.

After Liu Yan finished reading it, his eyes moved slightly and he passed the letter to Dong Cheng.

After seeing this, Dong Cheng was ecstatic at first, then worried again, and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Zhe came to serve, I'm afraid there will be other plans, so Your Majesty has to be careful."

Liu Yan walked to the window and looked out the distance outside the window. His back seemed calm and motionless.

His hands, which he held on the window frame, gradually grabbed them tighter and tighter. The joints turned white and the blue veins were exposed.

As if his heart was in his heart at this moment, there was a storm.

After Yuan Zhe was defeated by Xingxun the previous year, he lost his reputation and kept a low profile.

But even so, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. His current strength is still far from comparable to how hard he manages it.

Now that he has accepted his lobbying and is willing to come and surrender, he must have another intention, so he naturally knows it.

But what does this matter?

Now that so many people around him are embracing him as emperor, who do not have their own thoughts?

Either in order to gain a reputation of loyalty and wise men throughout the ages, or to be glorious and wealthy, they are even more likely to change their minds and follow the grass and stick to their trees.

He urgently needed Yuan Zhe, just as Yuan Zhe now needs to borrow his identity to regain prestige.

Since that's the case, why doesn't he use it?

As for whom to win in the end, it depends on your personal ability.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

He would never let go of such an opportunity that once he missed it, he might not be able to come for a second time in his life.

The hatred of family and country, the humiliation of taking over his wife, and the ruthless face of the beloved woman who would appear from the bottom of her heart when she couldn't sleep all night, saying to herself that the past was not to be pursued. At this moment, it seemed to turn into a ball of fire, which began to burn from the bottom of his heart, burning his blood rushing and his soul almost turned into ashes.

"I plan to designate Yuan Zhe as the Grand Sima, General, with a golden seal and purple ribbon, and come to serve the king quickly."

He turned around slowly and said in a calm tone.

...

On the wilderness in Muye, the north wind was howling and heavy snow was flying. The flags above the top of the military camp were shaking and shaking by the strong wind, and they were about to break free in the next moment.

Just seventy miles away from Chaoge, there was a legend of white turtles and yellow ridges and red birds flowing in the house.

And today the cold land is frozen.

It is endless, and the white snow is everywhere.

This is a cold and severe winter that is rare in decades.

Although the season has already entered spring and February has begun, the weather shows no sign of warming up.

The bad weather has seriously hindered the progress of the war.

Every day, news of soldiers and war horses freeze death comes.

There are countless people who are frostbite.

Such a situation made Wei Shao unable to organize a frontal battle against the Xingxunle Zhenggong Alliance.

The problems that bothered him also bothered Xing Xunle.

After the previous Gaotang War, Shuangxian did not engage in a large-scale frontal battle.

I just fought several painless encounters one after another.

No one will easily launch an attack, but he is unwilling to retreat.

Now, across the Yellow River, each camping and looking at each other, waiting for the weather to improve, and waiting for the opportunity to give the other party a fatal blow.

Such a confrontation has lasted for more than half a month.

...

It was just the hour of You, and the sky began to dark.

Wei Shao's foot boots stomped on the thick snow that was covered with calves, making a creaking sound, leaving deep footprints in the snow.

He returned from the old Yellow River road to inspect the terrain. He quickly entered the gate, and with the last little light of sky, he saw a soldier standing straight in the corner of the village wall, holding a □□ in his hand, motionless.
To be continued...