Chapter 10

"I don't think this matter is very reliable. Now that Liu Bian is an abolished emperor and everyone knows it, who would go to him?" He Liang shook his head. It is really a bit of a fool to ask his granddaughter to marry Liu Bian. .

If he fails, the He family will be wiped out.

"It seems that you are going to miss an opportunity for the He family to rise this time." He Zhen sighed.

Since his younger brother is unwilling, there is nothing he can do.

At this time, a servant rushed in in a hurry, bowed and said, "Master...Master."

"What's so alarming?" Zhenzhen asked with a glance.

"Liu... King Hongnong, you're back."

"Oh?" He Zhen got up quickly when he heard this.

He Liang who was on the side asked as if watching a joke: "How many soldiers and horses did Liu Bian lose?"

"No one was injured, but more than [-] people were injured. All the Yellow Turbans on the mountain were captured by King Hongnong and are now at the school grounds." The servant danced and said vividly.

"What?" He Liang's eyes widened when he heard this, a little unbelievable.

Even if Liu Bian can win, there won't be zero deaths, right?

He Zhen had to calm down a lot, walked forward, patted his younger brother's shoulder lightly and said with a smile, "Haha, now you see how powerful King Hongnong is?"

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the hall to see what Liu Bian had gained.

He Liang was stunned, and it took him a long time to recover. Seeing that his elder brother had already left, he hurriedly chased him out.

At this moment, Liu Bian was counting supplies on the school grounds. When he saw He Zhen coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile, "Grandpa, this battle has been completely won, and we don't need to bear the remnants of the Yellow Turban anymore."

"Your Highness is really mighty and extraordinary. I didn't expect that he could defeat the remnants of the Yellow Turban with zero casualties. I have prepared a celebration banquet, and I invite Your Highness to move." He Zhen said with a big smile.

At night, He Mansion is brightly lit up and down.

Liu Bian sat at the main seat, with Empress Dowager He, Tang Ji, Hua Mulan, Huang Zhong and others sitting on the left, and He's family members on the right.

After this battle, Liu Bian's status in the He family has improved a lot, and no one dares to regard him as a deposed emperor.

Huang Zhong and Hua Mulan were named generals of Polu and rebel generals respectively.

As for other rewards, there are no other rewards for the time being. After all, Liu Bian is not very rich now, so the only ones that can be rewarded are these titles.

"Your Highness has a great victory today, what are your plans next?" Although He Zhen is Liu Bian's grandfather, he is different from his ministers in front of outsiders, and he speaks politely.

I want to take advantage of this celebration banquet to see Liu Bian's next move.

Empress Dowager He was very happy, and said with a smile: "What else can I plan, of course it is to attack Dong Zhuo."

Now she is only thinking about her son defeating Dong Zhuo, returning to the palace, and continuing to be the glorious queen mother.

Liu Bian said slowly: "Dong Zhuo must be attacked, but not now."

"Oh?" He Zhen's eyes lit up and he asked, "I wonder when Your Highness thinks it is most appropriate to ask Dong?"

It seems that Liu Bian is not that stupid, calling for Dong now is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Moreover, He Zhen blocked all news about Liu Bian, fearing that the news would leak out and attract Dong Zhuo's attention.

"What year is it now?" Liu Bian asked with a smile after taking a light drink.

He Zhen immediately replied: "It is now the sixth year of Zhongping, November, why does Your Highness ask this?"

Liu Bian got up and looked at the crowd and said, "Next month is the best time to challenge Dong. In the next month, General Huang only needs to train soldiers and recharge their batteries."

"No." Huang Zhong replied.

The others gasped, and the He family members looked at each other and felt that this matter was inappropriate. Let alone Liu Bian practiced for a month, even if he practiced for a year, he might not be Dong Zhuo's opponent.

If large-scale recruiting and buying horses will definitely attract Dong Zhuo's attention, then the death will only be worse.

"Your Highness, I think this is inappropriate." He Zhen quickly dissuaded him.

"What's wrong?" Liu Bian stood with his hands behind his back, with a confident smile on his face.

"Now His Highness only has 20 soldiers and two generals. With this small number of troops, it is probably difficult to defeat Dong Zhuo's [-] cavalry." He Zhen analyzed seriously. He really didn't want Liu Bian to do anything stupid.

Everyone in the He family also shook their heads, feeling that Liu Bian was a little arrogant.

Liu Bian laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, I've already made preparations at this time. Next month, the princes of the [-]th Route will discuss Dong Zhuo. There is nothing you can do about it.”

"What? There is such a thing?"

"Could it be possible that King Hongnong had anticipated his situation a long time ago? He had already contacted other people beforehand?"

The He family talked a lot, and they didn't know whether what Liu Bian said was true or not. If this matter was true, then what Liu Bian had hidden was deep enough.

Standing in the main seat, Liu Bian observed the expressions of these people, and felt complacent. The eighteen princes begging for Dong would happen even if he didn't have himself.

When they heard the news later, they still had to admire themselves.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness had better prepared a long time ago. The old man really admires it." He Zhen was even more impressed by Liu Bian.

I didn't expect a young man to be so far-sighted.

For a while, everyone in the He family was also flattering Liu Bian.

He Liang was still a little annoyed. If he had known this, he should have listened to his elder brother and married his granddaughter to Liu Bian. When Liu Bian defeated Dong Zhuo, he would become emperor again, and he would be the head of the country.

In the next month, Huang Zhong trained soldiers every day and brought his son with him to teach him martial arts in the school field.

And the He family even sold a lot of their wealth, bought a lot of iron ore, ordered people to forge weapons privately, and fully supported Liu Bian.

In December of the sixth year of Zhongping, that is, 189 AD.

Cao Cao, who failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, fled to the territory of Chenliu. With the help of Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, he recruited volunteers on a large scale.

That day Liu Bian was practicing the emperor's qi refining technique in the backyard, when he saw Huang Zhong rushing in excitedly with tiger steps, grinning and saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, happy event, great happy event."

"Lieutenant Cao Cao of Xiaoqi raised troops in Chenliu, and invited all the princes of the world to discuss Dong, and formed an alliance in Suanzao."

Liu Bian's eyes flashed brightly when he heard this, and he stood up and asked, "Which princes are participating in this alliance?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there are eighteen princes: Yuan Shu, Governor of Nanyang, Han Fu, Governor of Jizhou, Kong Ni, Governor of Yuzhou, Liu Dai, Governor of Yanzhou, Wang Kuang, Governor of Hanoi County, Zhang Miao, Governor of Chenliu, Qiao Mao, Governor of Dongjun, Shan Yuan Yi, Governor of Yang, Bao Xin, Minister of Jibei, Kong Rong, Governor of Beihai, Zhang Chao, Governor of Guangling, Gongsun Zan, Governor of Beiping, Zhang Yang, Governor of Shangdang, Sun Jian, Governor of Changsha, Marquis of Wucheng, Yuan Shao, Governor of Bohai, Marquis of Qixiang, Cao Cao, Captain of Xiaoqi, Xi Liang Taishou Ma Teng, Xuzhou Inspector Tao Qian." Huang Zhong couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and read with trembling hands.

Liu Bian nodded and smiled, "It's time for us to act."

It seems that my time travel has not caused too much butterfly effect, and none of the eighteen princes has changed.

"Your Highness, this time, we will definitely be able to defeat Dong Zhuo and regain the throne." Huang Zhong clenched his fists and said excitedly.

Liu Bian smiled contemptuously: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to rely on the eighteen princes."

Although the 20 troops assembled by the Kwantung Alliance are mighty, the leaders of all walks of life have ulterior motives. They only want to take advantage of the great opportunity of the crusade against Dong Zhuo to recruit troops and expand their personal power, so that they can compete in the Central Plains and the world in the future.

Relying on them is basically impossible.

(End of this chapter)

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