At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were no Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty

This is the mud wall, and the city wall is just an extra layer of wood, making it stronger and more durable!

The disadvantage is that it is afraid of being soaked in water, so the location for building the city is chosen to be at a high place.

After more than a month, the [-] garrison troops have refurbished nearly one million acres of land.

And all the hay that was cut was transported to Xing'an City, piled up like a hill.

In this month, there is another piece of good news, that is, there is news of coal mines.

The person who discovered the coal mine was an old man with a son who was an honorable cavalryman in the Zhenbei Army.

And it is said that the old man's son is a third-class soldier!

With such an outstanding son, this old man is respected in the surrounding villages.

And last year, his wife passed away, so he called his son back from the army.

Enduring tears, the old man and his son dug a deep pit at the foot of the mountain behind their village, intending to bury his wife.

Unexpectedly, after digging, many black stones were dug up. These black stones are not as hard as other stones, but they are as black as ink.

This scene frightened the old man, thinking that he had dug up something ominous.

He hurriedly ordered his son to fill up the big pit again, and then found another treasured place of geomantic omen to bury his wife.

But this time, he went to the city to buy some dried meat and wine, intending to drink wine to relieve boredom.

But he saw a notice at the city gate saying that he was illiterate, but there were people who could read.

After being explained by others, the old man became very excited. Most likely, what his prince was looking for were those terrifying black stones that he and his son dug last year.

So the old man found the local county magistrate, and then personally led the county magistrate to the back mountain of their village, where he found the place where he dug the black stone.

The county magistrate ordered someone to dig it up, and sure enough, he saw the kind of black stone his lord mentioned.

The county magistrate was overwhelmed with surprise, and quickly sent someone to deliver a letter to his lord.

After Liu Yu received the letter, he went to Yanmen in person, and when the servant delivered the black stone to him, Liu Yu couldn't help laughing.

Coal, he finally found it!I wanted to reward the old man with some money.

But the old man knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully to Liu Yu a few times.

The old man said that he was too old to spend money, and he just wanted to let his son live better.

When he heard that the old man's son was a cavalry soldier of the Zhenbei Army and a third-class soldier, Liu Yu waved his hand and directly promoted the old man's son to a fifth-class soldier.

This made the old man very excited. The son of a third-class soldier can be respected by the people in all towns and villages, let alone a fifth-class soldier? !

Chapter 220 Liu Hong is Seriously Ill

After three months of intensive construction, more than half of Xing'an City has been built, and the city walls and roads have been completed.

However, only part of the houses have been built, and there are still many houses that have not been built, because winter has come. Although the people are very anxious, they can only stop.

The city has not yet been built, but the nearby villages have already been built, and many people of the Xianbei Wuhuan people have already moved into their new homes.

The coal mines have also been mined, and many people have already used coal for heating. This coal is resistant to burning, and it burns at a high temperature. I don't know how much better it is than dry firewood.

And their prince said that the first year is free to use, but if you want to use it later, you have to pay for it.

It is said that the coal is so cheap that a sheep can buy coal for a whole winter, and every household can afford it.

As for the remaining part of the people, they can only temporarily migrate to Bingzhou, build some temporary residences, survive the cold winter first, and start building a new city after the beginning of spring next year.

Now the grassland is peaceful, there are no more disputes, and there are no rebels in the Central Plains.

But there are many bandits and grassroots bandits, and the local magistrate and prefect, although he has a heavy army in his hand, turns a blind eye to the bandits, pretending not to see them.

As a result, people everywhere complained, and many merchants had no choice but to spend a lot of money and hire a large army of guards to transport their goods to various places.

And above the court, like all the prefectures and counties today, it seems that the weather is calm, but in fact there is an undercurrent.

Liu Hong, the emperor of the great man, is also getting worse every day, and has not been to court for several days.

According to the news from the palace, today's son is seriously ill, and a group of imperial physicians are working hard to treat Liu Hong's condition.

The emperor's serious illness made the gentry secretly happy, knowing that Liu Hong's time may be numbered, and then their chance will come.

And He Jin's relatives are also preparing nervously, what are they preparing for?Of course, I will do my best to support the eldest prince Liu Bian's ascension to the throne and proclaim himself emperor!

And Liu Yu, who was in Bingzhou, learned about the situation in Luoyang and the news that his imperial brother was seriously ill through the news sent by members of the film department.

This made Liu Yu feel gloomy. Thinking of the scenes of the two of them when they were young, Liu Yu's nose felt a little sour.

After thinking of what Liu Hong had done in the past few years, he was a little angry again!For a while, Liu Yu's mood can be described as mixed.

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(early 187 AD)

After a happy new year, Bingzhou started to get busy again.

Those in charge of building the city began to prepare for the continued construction of the city, and those in charge of farming began to prepare for farming. People were waiting for the ice and snow to melt after the beginning of spring.

Just when everything was ready and just waiting for spring to come to the earth, Wang Yue came to Bingzhou once.

That's right, Wang Yue brought Liu Hong's secret letter to Bingzhou again, and Liu Hong ordered him to hand over the secret letter to his imperial brother himself.

After arranging Wang Yue to stay in the inn, Liu Yu returned to his room and read the letter sent to him by his imperial brother alone.

There were not many words in the letter. Liu Hong knew that his time was short and wanted to see Liu Yu.

Looking at the scribbled handwriting on the letter, Liu Yu knew that this must be the letter written to him by his imperial brother dragging his seriously ill body.

After reading the letter, Liu Yu closed his eyes, feeling his nose sour.

Whether he saw himself for the last time or wanted to explain something to him, Luoyang, he must go, not for any other reason, just because Liu Hong is his elder brother in this life.

After a long time, Liu Yu slowly opened the door, and with a forced smile, he told Queen Mother Dong that he was safe, and then bid farewell to his mother, and came to the hall of the palace.

After summoning all his subordinates, Liu Yu informed them of the matter and discussed with them.

Although Xun You and the others wanted to stop them, they knew their lord's temper and the feelings between the two brothers, so their words of stopping turned into sighs.

"My lord, now that there are soldiers all over the country, I think that from Jizhou to Hanoi and then to Luoyang, there must be many obstacles. You can only enter Luoyang from Jiguan, but it is not so easy!"

Xun You spoke first and told Liu Yu truthfully.

Liu Yu nodded when he heard the words. He will encounter many obstacles on the way to Luoyang, and the gentry will not let him enter Luoyang so easily.

Liu Yu's eyes sharpened suddenly, and he said with a cold expression: "Luoyang, this king must go, how can he have defenders at Jiguan?! Can I stop this king?!"

When Liu Yu said this, his face showed disdain, and he said again: "A single Zhang Ju will make the imperial court burn out and be as fearful as a tiger. How is this king compared to Zhang Ju?!"

When Xun You heard the words, he immediately understood what his lord meant. He nodded to Liu Yu and said, "My lord wants to force the army to overwhelm the border and force the guard at Jiguan? But if the guard at Jiguan doesn't move, what should I do? Soldiers attack the city, then..."

Xun You didn't continue talking, but everyone knew what he wanted to say.

That's right, as long as Liu Yu attacks the city, then Liu Yu will be designated as a rebel by those gentry in Luoyang, saying that Liu Yu wants to rebel.

"call……"

Liu Yu let out a deep breath, and then said with a grim expression.

"In this life, this king has been everything, Lord Marquis, Lord, General! I have never been a rebel, but now I want to be a rebel once, to get a taste of it!"

When Xun You and others heard this, they all smiled.

Tian Feng smiled slightly, and said to Liu Yu: "My lord, if Jiguan is breached and the lord's troops come to Luoyang, at that time, who would dare to say that the lord is a traitor?!"

Liu Yu nodded when he heard the words, and then stopped hesitating. He stood up slowly and gave instructions to everyone in the audience.

"Order Zhang Yun to lead [-] infantry, bring the siege equipment and send troops to Shangdang immediately, and the soldiers push through Jiguan. If the general guarding Jiguan refuses to let them go, I will attack the city!"

Zhang Yun's eyes sharpened when he heard the words, he stood up and said to Liu Yu: "My lord, don't worry, if the general does not allow the pass through the pass, then the general will take him away!"

After Zhang He finished speaking, he was about to turn his head and leave, but was stopped by Liu Yu, who took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang He.

"This is a letter from the emperor to this king. You take this with you and tell the guard about it. If he still refuses to let him go, it's not too late to attack the city!"

Zhang He took the letter with both hands and carefully put it in his arms, then cupped his hands at Liu Yu, turned and left the meeting hall.

"Han Sheng Yide! After this king leaves, I will hand over the defense of Bingzhou to you two!"

"promise!"

Although the two felt a little regretful, they would only obey Liu Yu's orders.

After explaining the matter, Liu Yu turned around and left the meeting hall, only waiting for the morning of tomorrow before setting off for Jiguan.

Chapter 221 Arriving at Kei Pass

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Liu Yu led [-] cavalry, accompanied by Dian Wei and Gao Shun, and [-] soldiers from the trapped camp.

The [-] trapped camp soldiers under Gao Shun's command have also been resurrected with full blood. Now, the [-] soldiers who died in the trapped camp have been replaced by replacements.

However, it still needs a period of time to run in before reaching the previous combat effectiveness again.

Liu Yu and his party, including cavalry and infantry, totaling [-] soldiers and horses, headed towards Jiguan.

This Jiguan is one of the eight paths into Luoyang. There are several names in history, such as Qiguan, Biguan, Shaoyuanguan and so on.

Its dangerous pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is extremely difficult to break through this pass, but it also depends on the number of soldiers guarding the city.

If there is a huge difference in the number of attackers and defenders, it will be impossible to defend the dangerous pass.

From Jinyang via Shangdang to Jiguan, it takes at least three days for infantry, and two days for cavalry.

Marching all the way, Liu Yu finally came under Jiguan on the morning of the third day and joined the [-] infantry led by Zhang He.

Seeing that there were no traces of battle in front of Jiguan City, Liu Yu thought that the guard of Jiguan was afraid of Liu Yu's prestige, so he agreed to Liu Yu's entry into Jiguan.

But Zhang Xi told Liu Yu that the guard did not agree to let him go, but just wanted to meet Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't think too much, just see him when he sees him, Liu Yu is not afraid of people watching, he also wants to know what kind of moth this Jiguan guard will make!

So Liu Yu, accompanied by Zhang He and Gao Shun, came to Jiguan.

Without Liu Yu's instructions, Zhang Yun patted his horse and walked forward a few meters, raised his head and shouted at the guard soldiers above Jiguan.

"Listen, people in the city, my lord, Liu Yu, the king of Han Bingzhou, has arrived under Jiguan, so hurry up and call your guards to let him open the city gate and welcome my lord into the city! If not, then Don't blame me for waiting to attack the city!"

Hearing the news, the defenders on the top of the city ran towards the city quickly to inform their generals.

Not long after, the gate of Jiguan City was slowly opened from the inside, and a group of dozens of riders came towards Liu Yu.

At this scene, Zhang Yun couldn't help being stunned, Gao Shun was also stunned, and even Liu Yu was confused, wondering what kind of tricks the Jiguan guard was playing.

Just when Liu Yu was thinking to himself, the group of dozens of riders had already arrived in front of Liu Yu.

I saw that the leader of the dozens of riders was a heroic middle-aged man in his 40s. Liu Yu was sure that this man was the guard of Jiguan.

The moment the guard saw Liu Yu, there was a flash of excitement in his eyes, then he got off his horse and saluted Liu Yu respectfully.

"The last general, Yang Ji, Yang Guangyuan, has met the prince. Over the past ten years, the prince has become more and more powerful. Guangyuan has been hearing about the heroic deeds of the prince all these years. Guangyuan wished he could join the prince and follow the prince to kill all the aliens on the grassland!"

Liu Yu was also stunned when he heard the words, this Yang Ji did look familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he met him.

Seeing Liu Yu's puzzled face, Yang Ji smiled and explained immediately.

"Did the prince forget what happened in Yangzi County that year? The son of the county magistrate Li Hun..."

Hearing Yang Ji say this, Liu Yu's eyes lit up, and he remembered that at that time, he was planning to go from Bingzhou to Luoyang, and he had just met Xiao Diaochan who was pretending to be a refugee.

"You are Yang Ji, the county captain of Yangzi County! How did you become the guard of Jiguan?!"

Liu Yu was still thinking just now, if the guard of Jiguan is someone Liu Yu is familiar with, then the members of the film department have already informed him, so he doesn't have to mobilize people to come to Jiguan.

After listening to Yang Ji's words, Liu Yu suddenly realized that when he met Yang Ji, his film department had not yet been established. How did the film department know what happened before?

Yang Ji, the guard of Jiguan, explained to Liu Yu carefully with a look of exclamation on his face.

It turned out that Yang Ji was appointed by him as the magistrate of Yangzi County. After serving as the magistrate of Yangzi County for two years, he was transferred to Hedong to serve.

By chance, he met He Jin's younger brother He Miao, and because Yang Ji was loyal and capable, He Miao took a fancy to him.

He Miao pulled Yang Ji into his own forces, and he was promoted from a military commander to the current guard general of Jiguan.

After hearing this, Liu Yu couldn't help lamenting that life's opportunities are impermanent. At that time, he saw that Yang Ji was a pretty good person, so he wanted to promote him, and this formed a good relationship.

Liu Yu looked at Yang Ji and smiled slightly, jokingly said: "Is General Yang still planning to prevent this king from entering the capital now?"

Yang Ji smiled wryly when he heard the words, looked at Liu Yu and shook his head and said, "How dare the last general stop the prince? And even if the last general stops, I'm afraid he won't be able to stop the prince's attack!"