Chapter 78
"Say." Liu Bian nodded.

"That's it..."

Sun Jian looked a little hesitant and said: "Since the formation of the army, Mr. Sun has been fighting continuously. He has been injured all the time. Now his injuries are too serious, and he has reached the point where he cannot fight. Therefore, Mr. Sun wants to lead his troops back to Jiangdong. Hometown to heal the wounded."

Want to go back to Koto?

Liu Bian's expression remained unchanged, but his heart immediately became vigilant!
According to the memory of his previous life, Sun Jian left the coalition forces and returned to Jiangdong because of the jade seal passed down from the country!

And this time Liu Bian thought that it might be because of his own reasons that Dong Zhuo did not leave the jade seal, or that Sun Jian would dedicate the jade seal to him because of his loyalty to him, but now it seems...

Seeing that Liu Bian didn't speak, Sun Jian hurriedly continued:
"Originally, Sun did not intend to talk about this matter with His Highness now, after all, it is still in wartime. But His Highness just expected that the alliance's war against Dong Zhuo would end here, and the alliance would soon collapse. If we go down, Sun will return to his hometown to recuperate."

Listening to Sun Jian's words, Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, because this could not be a reason at all.

Liu Bian just said that if the alliance collapses, many people will be eyeing Luoyang!Originally, if it was based on the development of the previous life, the princes captured Luoyang but did not fight for it and no one wanted it. It was because Luoyang was in ruins at that time, the city defenses were all damaged, and the people in the city were taken away by Dong Zhuo. Just an empty city.

But this time, because of Liu Bian's previous plan and the pressure on Dong Zhuo, the current Luoyang City, apart from the destruction of the imperial palace, is actually an excellent city, which will naturally attract the eyes of those people.

At such a time, it is too far-fetched for Sun Jian to leave on the grounds that the war is over!

But Liu Bian also understood that since Sun Jian had already made this decision, it meant that if he wanted to keep Sun Jian, he had to resort to force!

But what's the point of that?
At such a time when the foothold in the city is not stable, and tigers and wolves are waiting outside the city, if Liu Bian's own army fights again, it may be tantamount to self-destruction!

Moreover, Sun Jian dared to say such things at such a time, it seems that he has already prepared some countermeasures.

Under the mask, purple energy rose in his eyes. Liu Bian activated his extraordinary five senses and looked around.

Sure enough, the current Changle Palace has been completely occupied by Sun Jian's troops, and just outside this hall, the people guarding the hall are none other than two of Sun Jian's generals, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai.

For the first time, Liu Bian suddenly felt that even though he knew many things well, he still felt like he couldn't help himself.

Now Mulan on his side is injured and cannot fight. Shangguan Wan'er is not a person who fights. She also has internal injuries that have not healed. Although she can fight, she cannot exert her full strength. The only one who can be called a fighting force is Mao Zhihua. .

Although Liu Bian believed that Mao Zhihua could kill everyone present, she couldn't protect everyone.

What's more important is that Luoyang has just been obtained, and Liu Bian doesn't want to fall short because of this reason.

"Ugh……"

Sighing lightly, Liu Bian said: "It seems that General Sun has decided to leave."

"Your Highness, please give me permission!"

Sun Jian worshiped more deeply, and his tone was quite sincere.

"All right……"

After a moment of silence, Liu Bian finally relaxed and said:

"General Sun has really worked hard after fighting for days. If you want to go back to your hometown to recuperate, this king agrees."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Sun Jian quickly thanked him, but at this moment, he heard Liu Bian continue:
"but……"

"What?" Sun Jian looked up in surprise, only to see Liu Bian reaching out to take off the mask on his face, and said to him sincerely, "However, General Sun must have heard what I just said, the situation in Luoyang City is not good now. , and indeed cannot do without the general, and I would like to ask General Sun to stay in the city for a while, and when Mengde returns, the situation in Luoyang City will be stable, and General Sun will not be too late to leave, so the matter in the city is still hard work for the general."

Seeing Liu Bian taking off his mask and speaking to him sincerely without doubting his intentions, Sun Jian was moved for a moment and nodded immediately:
"Since that's the case, Sun will help His Highness stabilize Luoyang first, and then Cao Mengde will return, and Sun will leave again!"

"Thank you General Sun."

Liu Bian bowed his hand to Sun Jian, and Sun Jian quickly returned the gift.

"It's Sun who wants more His Highness!"

……

That night, the horse scouts sent by Wang Kuang sent back news that Yuan Shao had indeed personally led Qingqi to catch up with Dong Zhuo's team, and after Qingqi, he still had all his troops!
At the same time, Zhao Yun also sent someone back to report that Cao Cao had been found and Liu Bian's order had been conveyed. Now the army has begun to return to Luoyang.

"Well... let's all go and rest."

Liu Bian nodded, waved his hands to let the two messengers go down, and rubbed the space between his brows.

"It seems that Cao Cao has not come in time to meet Dong Zhuo's ambush, which is a good thing."

"However, this guy Yuan Shao also went after Dong Zhuo. It seems... the influence I have brought to this eighteen-way alliance is really unexpected."

"But that's good too. Yuan Shao will definitely meet Dong Zhuo's ambush. With his several thousand light cavalry in the vanguard, the result will definitely be the same as Cao Cao back then. Yuan Shao is not Cao Cao after all. One failure is enough to dissuade him from chasing Dong Zhuo." thought"

"In this case...his target will definitely be on Luoyang...and the one who also covets Luoyang is probably Yuan Shu. These two brothers are very different in appearance. If he can provoke a fight between them..."

Liu Bian tapped lightly on the table with one hand, thinking about how to deal with it in the future.

He is currently living in a mansion in Luoyang City, which was originally the residence of Situ Wangyun, but now it is empty. Naturally, it was occupied by the coalition forces. Because of the elegant and secluded environment, Liu Bian temporarily He chose this place as his place to stay.

While thinking, suddenly footsteps sounded from behind, Liu Bian didn't need to turn his head to know that it was Mulan who came.

After all, Mulan is now his concubine, and it is natural for her to live with Liu Bian.

"Your Highness, it's night, please rest early."

A warmth and softness came from behind. After such a long time together, although Liu Bian and Mulan never took the last step, many of their actions became very natural and no longer restrained.

Seeing that Liu Bian was frowning, Mulan stretched out her hands softly to help him rub his head and said:
"Your Highness, what's bothering you?"

"There are some things."

Liu Bian reached out and took Mulan's hand.

Due to years of use of martial arts, her hands are relatively rough, and there are calluses left by friction with weapons on the joints and palms.

Liu Bian just stroked her calluses lightly, and continued to think.

Mulan also noticed this, but there was a look of disappointment on her face, and she sighed softly and said:
"Hey, sometimes, I really envy Unoka. She is also excellent in martial arts, even better than me, but her hands are always smooth and soft, and there is no trace of a martial arts knife. I asked her how to do it. But she just smiled and refused to tell me.”

"Your Highness...you will not dislike..."

Mulan looked at Liu Bian, only to find that Liu Bian was looking down at the calluses on her palm. She was even more embarrassed for a while, and wanted to retract her palm, but she didn't dare to use force.

At this time, Liu Bian suddenly lowered his head and kissed her on the palm, making Mulan almost scream for a while.

"Your Highness...Your Highness!"

"do not move."

Liu Bian exerted a little force and continued to hold Mulan's hand, then raised his head and looked at her softly and said:
"Mulan, you are the real heroine in my heart. The cocoon on your hand is the medal of your bravery, and it is the proof that you fought for me and protected me. It is too late for me to thank it. How can I despise it?"

Mulan looked at Liu Bian, a red cloud suddenly appeared on her face, her eyes no longer had the disappointment before, but quickly turned into a playful smile.

"In the barracks and on the battlefield, I want to be a heroine in His Highness's heart, but here, I don't want to be a heroine..."

Mulan leaned up from behind Liu Bian, put her arms around Liu Bian's shoulders, and whispered in his ear:
"Here, I just want to be His Highness's princess."

For a moment, Liu Bian couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

(End of this chapter)

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