Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 50 Before leaving

Three days ago, Liu Yu asked Jia Xu to submit the battle report to Luoyang, and today he finally got a reply.

Liu Yu, Jia Xu, and Liu Bei in the big tent of the Chinese Army are discussing about returning to Luoyang.

Liu Yu said: "The military order agreeing to my return to Luoyang has been sent, but they didn't say who will replace me to guard Hulao Pass! This is not a good signal!"

In the battle report submitted to Luoyang, Liu Yu took the initiative to request to be transferred back to Luoyang and recommended Jia Xu, an old man of the Xiliang Army, as the guard of Hulao Pass.

Now that Jia Xu's letter of appointment has not been published, Liu Yu is a little anxious.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, don't worry, both Hulaoguan and Chengmu are under control. Even if another general is transferred from Luoyang, the few of us will try to take him out of the way."

Hearing this, Liu Yu thought that what Jia Xu said was right, my subordinates Wu Guanyu, Zhang Liao, Wen You Jia Xu, and Tian Feng are not all-rounders who stand alone, even if Dong Zhuo sends someone, there is nothing to worry about.

So Liu Yu decided not to think about the letter of appointment anymore, and turned to ask Liu Bei about Cheng Mou's news.

Liu Bei replied: "There is news from the Shadow Guard that Yun Chang has occupied the county government under the banner of Sun Jian and is leading the local people to strengthen the city defense."

Liu Yu nodded frequently after hearing this. Guan Yu is both civil and military, and with the assistance of Tian Feng and Gao Shun, it is more than enough to govern a Chengmu County.

As for the shadow guard mentioned by Liu Bei, it is one of the three personal guards set up by Liu Yu.

The three guards have different responsibilities. The Bright Guard is responsible for security work, and the Shadow Guard is responsible for intelligence work. The two guards are temporarily led by the school lieutenant Wang Han.

There is also a Jinyiwei responsible for supervising the army, led by the school lieutenant Zhang Da.

Originally, all the three guards were directly under the control of Liu Yu, not under the control of other generals.

But Liu Yu didn't plan to lead troops when he went to Luoyang, but let Liu Bei and Zhang Da go with him, so he temporarily handed over the power to control the three guards to Jia Xu and Zhang Liao.

After arranging these things, the three of them discussed the war in Hedong County again.

Cao Cao launched a surprise attack on Hedong County last night. Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hedong, was a few major generals, and he surrendered after only one night.

Early this morning, Cao Cao sent someone to send information and said that he would conduct a small-scale raid on Hulao Pass as agreed, and hoped that Liu Yu would also keep his promise to provide material support to Bingzhou.

Just as the three of them were chatting here, they suddenly heard the voice of a Luoyang messenger from outside the big tent.

The messenger's original name was Han Rang, and he served as a permanent attendant in the palace.

During the few days he stayed in Hulao Pass, Liu Yu would entertain them every day, on the one hand to cover for Cai Yan, and on the other hand to learn more about the affairs of the Luoyang court.

Those who came and went all the time were quite familiar with the messenger Han Rang.

"It's not time for dinner yet. Could it be that Han Changshi's alcohol addiction has fallen again? Let's start the banquet early today!"

Liu Yu half-jokingly invited Han Rang into the big tent, but saw that he looked anxious and angry.

Han Rang said: "I'm not here today to drink with the king of Zhongshan, but to ask you to help me persuade Cai to sacrifice wine!"

When Liu Yu heard about this, he also showed a embarrassed expression.

Liu Yu said: "Master Messenger has also seen it. Sister Zhaoji is very ill, and she may not be able to withstand the bumps on the road!"

Han Rang also knew what Liu Yu said was true, so he could only sigh: "Then Cai Yan is seriously ill and doesn't want to go to Luoyang, at least bring Cai Jijiu back to Luoyang for a business trip, and ask the King of Zhongshan to persuade him!"

Several messengers have been delayed in Hulao Pass for more than three days, if they go on, they will be punished when they return to Luoyang.

Liu Yu thought to himself that finally you guys couldn't last any longer, and now Cai Yan finally passed the test safely.

"Cai Jijiu loves his daughter very much, and I can't guarantee that I can persuade him, so I can only give it a try!"

Liu Yu talked about trying, but in his heart he was very happy and wanted to tell Cai Yong and his daughter the good news immediately.

When Liu Yu came to Cai Yong's camp, he heard several Cai family members talking about the war in Hedong County.

In fact, Liu Yu deliberately asked people to spread the news in Hulao Pass, in order to sever Cai Yong's desire to marry a daughter again.

When Cai Yong saw Liu Yu coming, he hurriedly invited him into the tent, but Cai Yan didn't know that Liu Yu came by himself, and lay on the bed pretending to cough for a while.

After being woken up, the two looked at each other and smiled, at this time Liu Yu said the words of the messenger Han Rang.

After hearing this, Cai Yan breathed a sigh of relief that she finally didn't have to pretend to be sick anymore.

And Cai Yong fell into deep thought.

Liu Yu asked, "Is Mr. Cai worried that Dong Zhuo will be unfavorable to you after going to Luoyang?"

Cai Yong shook his head, "I didn't have any obvious objection to Dong Zhuo's behavior, he won't do anything to me, the big deal is that I won't be an official and go home for the elderly, just a little girl..."

It turned out that what Cai Yong was worried about was that no one would take care of Cai Yan after he went to Luoyang.

Liu Yu said: "Anyway, I'm going to Luoyang City, why don't I ask Sister Zhaoji to go with me all the way, and when I arrive in Luoyang, I will quietly settle in my house. If Mr. Cai misses his daughter, he can visit him at any time."

In fact, Cai Yong originally planned to entrust his daughter to Hulaoguan, but Liu Yu's method was even more ingenious, not only taking care of his daughter for him, but also allowing him to reunite with her at any time.

"Daughter willing?"

Cai Yan nodded without thinking.

Before noon that day, Cai Yong followed Han Rang and others to leave Hulao Pass, and Liu Yu sent them all the way to Manshui.

Before leaving, he left a lot of gold, silver and jewelry for Han Rang and the others, and told them to take care of Cai Yong on the way. He also said that he would go to Luoyang in a few days, and we would have a drink together.

The messenger Han Rang naturally accepted it with joy, and secretly felt proud that he had made friends with a noble person.

On the second day, the appointment letter from Luoyang finally arrived.

But in fact, the letter of appointment had been sent to Li Jue of Gong County two days ago.

The reason why Li Jue was not sent to Hulao Pass immediately was because Dong Zhuo also sent him a private letter.

The letter said to ask him to check whether the military situation reported by Hulao Pass was true, and also asked him to investigate whether Jia Xu was qualified to be the guard of Hulao Pass.

Li Jue didn't know exactly how the battle at Hulao Pass was going, but Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's armies were indeed defeated, and now only Sun Jian's remnant troops are still active in Chengmou County.

After collecting this information, Li Jue quickly fed back to Luoyang, and he himself very much supported Jia Xu's becoming the new guard of Hulao Pass.

"Dong Taishi ordered that Jia Xu, a native of Wuwei, be promoted to be the captain of the captives, and lead the guard of Hulao!"

Captain Kolu is a military officer appointed by the imperial court, he is much higher than the captains in the barracks, even much older than the generals like Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.

From this point of view, Jia Xu has been approved by Dong Zhuo, and there will be no new generals coming to Hulao Pass in a short time.

"General Li has worked hard all the way, please rest in the account!"

After reading the military order, Liu Yu invited Li Jue to have a drink in the camp.

Li Jue said apologetically, "There is still a major event in Gong County, and I have to watch it myself. Let's get together again when the King of Zhongshan passes by Gong County!"

Seeing that he really had something to do, Liu Yu didn't force him to stay. After sending him away, Liu Yu thought secretly.

He remembered that it was recorded in historical records that Li Jue at this time should garrison the Baibo soldiers defending Mengjin County.

Mengjin County is in the northwest of Luoyang, and it is the only place to pass from Chang'an City to Luoyang City. In history, Baibo soldiers took advantage of the fire and robbed Dong Zhuo of a large amount of food and grass there.

Li Jue didn't go to Mengjin County, could it be that the Baibo soldiers didn't go to rob the grain road?
And what did Li Jue mean when he said that something big was going on in Gong County?

Liu Yu knew that the course of history had completely changed, and he had to go to Luoyang City to find answers to these questions.

(End of this chapter)