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"What's your Majesty's inquiry?" Cai Yan was sensitive to the change in Liu Xie's attitude, and regretted it even more, but could only bite the bullet.

Liu Xie talked about Pei Ye's appointment as governor of Bingzhou and asked Cai Yan's opinion.

He stared at Cai Yan's face to see how Cai Yan reacted.

If Pei Mao really wanted to deceive, it would be perfectly normal for him to cooperate with Cai Yan.

When it came to business, Cai Yan calmed down and thought about it carefully. "I don't remember any related records, but I don't think it's fake."

"Why?" Liu Xie said calmly.

"There should be many people remembering the events in the past 20 years. Your majesty will know if it is true or not. Even if there is no file, there will always be someone in Bingzhou who remembers it. Huben Zhonglang Song Guo was once the governor of Bingzhou, no matter whether Pei Ye is him or not. His predecessor or descendant, there have been handovers, he always has an impression."

Liu Xie felt reasonable. "You haven't seen the relevant documents either?"

"I didn't see it. But the official documents in the palace are incomplete, and there are a lot of losses. It's normal if they can't be found." Cai Yan said: "If your majesty wants to inquire, I will ask you carefully, and you will know the authenticity."

Liu Xie nodded, agreeing.

It is indeed inconvenient for him to investigate, Cai Yan is much more convenient to act.

Of course, this is exactly what Pei Mao had thought of a long time ago.

No matter how smart the emperor was, he was only one person after all, and it was impossible for him to care about everything.It couldn't be easier for ministers—especially those close to the emperor—to join forces to deceive the emperor.

As long as Pei Mao paid enough, he could even get more people to testify.

"It's been a day's journey, so you should rest early." Liu Xie was in a worse mood, waved his hand sullenly, and turned back to the house.

"Wei." Cai Yan clasped his hands and withdrew as if receiving an amnesty.

Liu Xie saw it clearly, and suddenly stopped Cai Yan again.

"Let Shi stay."

"Your Majesty?" Cai Yan's face turned pale, and his expression was cramped.

"Didn't you just say that you were a servant?"

"Uh..." Cai Yan finally came to his senses, became even more flustered, and hurriedly cupped his hands and asked, "What book does Your Majesty want to read today?"

Liu Xie didn't speak, but waved his hands, motioning for Cai Yan to enter the room.

Cai Yan didn't know why, so he had to follow in.After closing the door, when she turned around, she saw Liu Xie sitting behind the case, looking at her seriously.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

"I will give you a chance to confess." Liu Xie said with a dark face, "Only this once."

Chapter 255

Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, her face turned red and white for a while.

After following the emperor for a long time, she knew the emperor's temper.

He seems easy-going, but in fact the city is very deep.There are not many times to speak in such a harsh tone, but every time it is a big deal.

"Your Majesty, I..." Cai Yan really wanted to tell the truth, but she swallowed the words.

How can you say such words?

Seeing that Cai Yan was embarrassed and unable to control himself, Liu Xie sighed and slowed down his tone.

"Did Pei Mao beg you?"

Cai Yan was taken aback. "Pei...Pei Mao?" She suddenly realized, she quickly shook her head and said, "Pei Mao has never asked for anything. Even if he did, I will not cover for him."

She immediately asked back: "Your Majesty, do you doubt Shang Shuling?"

Liu Xie was a little embarrassed.

It is really inappropriate to be a guest in someone's home but doubt the owner's intentions.

Speaking carefully, Pei Mao didn't say anything clearly, everything was his speculation.

Or maybe that's not the case at all.

Liu Xie thought about it and sighed. "I don't know who else to trust right now."

Cai Yan looked at Liu Xie sympathetically, and also sighed. "Your Majesty, it's not a lie to be alone. The supreme being in the world is like this. Even if there are thousands of people around, there may not be a single person who is of the same mind."

Liu Xie was greatly moved.

Originally, it was just an explanation, but he didn't expect to draw out such a sentence from Cai Yan, and suddenly felt that it was too appropriate.

This is exactly what he feels at the moment, pricking his heart.

Seeing Liu Xie's lonely expression, Cai Yan couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

It was too straightforward, without considering the emperor's state of mind.

Anyway, he is just a 16-year-old boy after all.If it is not the emperor, he should read and play with his brothers and sisters at this moment, just like Brother Pei Jun.

But he was the emperor, he was pushed to the throne by Dong Zhuo, and the price was that his elder brother was deposed, poisoned and killed, his sister was killed, and besides his sister-in-law, there was no one he was familiar with.

What he has encountered in the past few years is even more tragic than his loss in the Xiliang army.

She still remembers the feeling when she heard that her father was killed by Wang Yun. It was a kind of pain and despair that went deep into the bone marrow, which made her lose hope of survival.

At that time, she was an adult and had seen the hardships in the world.

"Your Majesty..." Cai Yan said softly: "Although this is the case, there may not be only intrigues between the monarch and his ministers. Although the court officials and ministers often have differences with His Majesty, they protect His Majesty's heart, and the world can learn from it. It is the Queen and Hongnong. Mrs. Wang, always care about His Majesty..."

Cai Yan pursed her lips and swallowed back the words that followed.

Liu Xie was still immersed in his own sadness, and when he heard Cai Yan's excuse for Gongqing, he felt more and more harsh.

"Gongqing may have the heart to protect, but what they protect is the big man, not necessarily me. If I rule from the top, they will naturally be loyal. If I don't listen to them, I will treat them as evil."

"Your Majesty..." Seeing Liu Xie speak fiercely, Cai Yan hastily reminded him.

Liu Xie also realized that what he said was too explicit, and it was not appropriate to spread it, so he quickly shut his mouth.

He was silent for a moment. "Don't remember what you just said."

"Wei." Cai Yan nodded in agreement.

It is true that these words cannot be remembered, otherwise it will inevitably cause an uproar.Those old ministers didn't know how disappointed they would be.

Liu Xie was distraught, and didn't know what to say to Cai Yan for a while, and he was not in the mood to read.

He waved his hand, signaling Cai Yan to back down.

Cai Yan bowed and retreated.When he went out, he patted himself on the heart, secretly glad that he escaped another day.

She raised her head, looked at the dark night sky, and remembered that today is the first day of the first lunar month in the first year of Jian'an, she couldn't help sighing again.

The Son of Heaven is so pitiful.

-

Liu Xie asked the doctor to call hot water and wash up, especially after soaking his feet for a while, before he got on the couch.

Lying on the bed, he still couldn't fall asleep, and Cai Yan's phrase "lonely family" was always in his mind.

How prestige it sounds to be lonely, how lonely he is now.

Looking around, there are enemies everywhere.

There are always people who want to harm me, maybe it's just a joke, but it's a very skinny reality that the emperor can't do whatever he wants.

Wei Gu and Fan Xian, who are little-known in Hedong, originally thought they were pinching snails with three fingers—handy enough to grab them, but unexpectedly they cooked them into raw rice.

If it was Ru Ying, what would be the result?

No wonder Cao Cao was so embarrassed, killing a Bian Rang, he almost pushed himself into doom.

Forewarned, he did not insist on massacring the Hedong clan.Knowing that it was raw rice, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallow it.

It's better to be unpalatable than to starve to death. When you have the strength in your hands, you can come back and plow again.

Without strength, everything is empty talk.

Only with strength can ideals be pushed forward.

Before that, let Xun Yu and Liu Ba to toss and see what kind of king they can achieve.

When they hit a wall, or even hit their heads badly, they might be able to wake up a bit.

As stubborn as Yang Biao, wasn't he touched recently, and actually gave a lecture in the rear general camp.

As for Pei Mao and his son, they were even more proactive.

Liu Xie comforted himself and fell asleep in a daze.

-

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, on the west bank of Fenshui River, at the mouth of Baibo Valley.

Li Le, Han Xian and others were wearing new clothes, standing on a high place, looking into the distance from time to time.

Baibo Valley refers to a tributary valley on the west bank of the Fen River, which is not too long, only three or four miles in total.The source comes from the east slope of the Luliang Mountains on the west side, with twists and turns and ravines.

There is no one to lead the way, and you may even get lost.

The fact that the Baibo army has been able to occupy here for many years is related to the unique terrain.

If you really can't fight, you can escape to the mountains.

Defeating them is easy, but eradicating them is not.

Of course, such a good thing as drinking in a big bowl and eating a large piece of meat does not exist.The limited water sources in the valley can only irrigate the limited land and produce barely subsistence food. As for salt, ironware and other materials, they still need to find ways to exchange and buy them.

Or go grab it.

The Baibo army joined forces with the Huns several times to plunder Hedong and Taiyuan in order to solve the material problem.

They dare not even think about occupying Hedong and Taiyuan and being their own masters.

The most strategically ambitious operation of the Baibo Army was to enter Hanoi and Dongjun, in an attempt to join forces with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. However, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were defeated by Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan one after another, and suffered heavy losses. .

Up to now, the Yellow Turban has declined, which is something that anyone with a little brain knows.

So Yang Feng sent back the news that when the emperor wanted to appease them, they were right in his arms, and they couldn't ask for it.

"Hey, what do you think the Son of Heaven will be like?" Li Le spit out the loess in his mouth.

"Should be a master." Hu Cai chuckled twice. "With Yang Feng's temper, if he is not a master, how can he be so obedient?"

"I think so too." Han Xian laughed. "It should be the kind of fierce general who is eight feet tall, born with supernatural power, and can slap Yang Feng in the head with one slap. Otherwise, how could he be able to cut off Li Jue's head. Among the ten thousand armies, even Lu Bu can't do it Come on."

Chapter 256 The Son of Heaven is Here

Li Le didn't smile, but frowned his thick eyebrows.

"You think too much."

"What's wrong?" Hu Cai squinted at Li Le. "You don't believe it? Then what are you doing here?"

Li Le ignored Hu Cai's provocation. "Don't forget, although Wei Gu and Fan Xian's property was confiscated, they are still alive."

"Nonsense! If all the rebels have to die, you can't live."

Li Le rolled his eyes, a little unable to hold back his temper. "Why can't you understand people's language? Is it the same as not killing us if the imperial court doesn't kill Wei Gu and Fan Xian? They are in the manor outside Anyi city, unlike us in the mountains, where the imperial court can't attack even if they want to. It’s just a few manors, if you really want to attack, how can you not attack? This is clearly the protection of officials, some people are pleading for Wei Gu and Fan Xian.”

Hu Cai is not forgiving. "Without Yang Feng interceding, do you think we would have a chance?"

Li Le was speechless with anger, glared at Hu Cai, turned around and left.

Han Xian felt it was wrong and wanted to persuade him to stay, but was dragged away by Hu Cai.

Hu Cai shook his head, looked at Li Le's back and curled his lips. "Look how far he can go."

Sure enough, Li Le stopped after a dozen steps, with a straight face, deliberately not looking at them.

Han Xian was relieved, but still reminded: "Old Hu, we are all in the same group. It's fine to be noisy in the mountains. You must not do this in front of outsiders. It is a trivial matter for people to see a joke, and it is a trivial matter to provoke discord." It's really troublesome. After the death of Marshal Guo, if it wasn't for the brothers not giving in to each other, why would my Baibo army come to this? Even the Huns look down on us."

Hu Cai was upset and spat.

He also felt very uncomfortable when he learned that the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan met him.

The Huns were guest troops, and they were able to gain a foothold in Pingyang, which is only a hundred miles away from the Baibo Valley, thanks to the acceptance of the Baibo Army.Now Hu Chuquan didn't even say hello, and went directly to Anyi to meet him. This was because he didn't take Bai Bojun seriously.

If it was back then, they would never have been so easy to be presumptuous by Hu Chuquan.