Volume 5: Overlord of the Sea Chapter 603: Chang'an Shocking Change
The first day of the first lunar month, the ninth year of the Chu calendar.
An explosive piece of news came out from Chang'an. To the common people, it was just a martial law in Chang'an, which made people feel that there might be a big problem with the Fu Han forces, and it cast a dark cloud over the Fu Han princes' rule...
However, the Chu State, which had many eyes and ears, especially those who planned the "rescue" operation in Chang'an last night, received first-hand inside information!
It took six hours for the information to be transmitted from Chang'an to Wancheng, and then from the signal tower to the code compilation and cracking... In less than half an hour, it was transmitted from Wancheng to Jinling.
Just last night, Zheng Hou Zhang Yan launched a mutiny!
Originally, after the six marquises who assisted the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was in Guandong, Liu Zhang was in Xichuan, Ma Han and the other two were in Xiliang, while Guanzhong was the territory of Yang Feng, Marquis of Sai, and Zhang Yan, Marquis of Zheng, the two Yellow Turban warlords.
The reclamation and recovery of Guanzhong was also thanks to the Black Mountain immigrants brought by Zhang Yan and Sima Yi's planning.
Even Yang Feng was almost "squeezed" out - after all, Yang Feng was the weakest, so it was his turn when Xu County was recaptured.
In other words, among the six marquises who assisted the Han Dynasty, Zhang Yan had the greatest power in Guanzhong!
Of course, after Liu Xie returned to Chang'an, the power of the court gradually became stronger, and there were Yulin Army in the Chang'an area.
However, after the Longyou Incident , the imperial court became extremely wary of Liu Bei. Even though Liu Bei went to Chang'an in person, Liu Xie and the imperial court did not trust him.
As for guarding against the untrustworthy troops of Qing and Xu states and Xiliang, Yang Feng, who is becoming more and more insignificant, is obviously not someone he can rely on. Zhang Yan is more reliable.
After all, Guanzhong belongs to Zhang Yan assisted by Sima Yi, who can almost be regarded as Zhang Yan "taken over" by Sima Yi, while Qingxu belongs to Liu Bei assisted by Zhuge Liang. Yang Feng in the middle doesn't even have a chance to develop!
As a result, Liu Bei really didn't have any intention to do so. However, the Marquis of Zheng, who received the order, secretly took advantage of this "opportunity to be wary of Liu Bei" and approached Chang'an.
Moreover, Zhong Yao, who was originally "recognized" as the representative of Wei in the court, actually joined forces with Zhang Yan, or Sima Yi, to cooperate with the outside world...
The target is not Chang'an, but Liu Bei!
Under the instigation of Zhong Yao, the Yulin Army led by Dong Cheng deliberately provoked Liu Bei's guards outside the city, and took the opportunity to attack and capture them all!
Later, at the New Year's banquet, when Liu Xie was still wondering whether Liu Bei could be trusted, news came from outside the city that Liu Bei's guards were "resisting the French", and more importantly... enemy troops appeared on the west side and attacked the city!
When the Yulin Army first came to report the escort matter, Liu Xie's first reaction was to detain Liu Bei.
However, after all, Liu Bei only brought more than a hundred guards, and they were all outside the city. It didn't seem like he was going to mutiny, so Liu Xie was not overly nervous.
But soon after, another group of wounded and bloody Yulin soldiers came to report that an army under the banner of the Marquis of Qi had appeared west of Chang'an!
This is also what Liu Xie has always been worried about... Chencang, where the Longyou troops are stationed, is only 300 miles away from Chang'an, and is only separated by Dasan Pass, so there is a greater sense of security.
Liu Xie was so angry that he wanted to chop Liu Bei into pieces and add him to the dish, but he calmed down after being persuaded by Liu Ai and others, as well as Liu Bei's own defense.
After all, as Liu Bei himself said, the leader of the army outside the city has not shown up at all, and Liu Bei swore to heaven that it was not a general under his command.
Liu Bei himself did believe that although Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang had tried to seize power in Longyou behind his back, they would not be so treasonous as to attack Chang'an. More importantly... it was impossible for them to lead their troops to attack when they knew he was in Chang'an!
Even if Ma Chao wanted to do this, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang would stop him!
However, even so, Liu Xie did not release Liu Bei, because he did not want "outsiders" to continue to cause trouble during such a chaotic time.
Although Liu Bei was helpless, he did not feel overly resentful - on the one hand, under the "situation" in Longyou, Liu Xie's excitement this time was not actually ridiculous, and on the other hand... even if it had nothing to do with him, he would not be able to play any role!
After all, in order to show his magnanimity, Liu Bei did not even bring Zhang Fei this time, and only had a hundred guards. Now they have been suppressed, and it is unknown how many casualties there are...
Liu Bei was not so fanciful as to think that he should try to get Liu Xie to hand over the command of the Yulin Army to him now, otherwise it would be unjust for him to be beheaded.
Of course, Liu Bei was only a hero after all, and he did not really want to rely on the imperial court . What if a rebellious army attacked?
Liu Bei immediately proposed that he would find a way to break out and go directly west to Longyou to recruit Longyou troops to enter the pass to defend the king, as long as Liu Xie could hold on to the palace!
In fact, relying on Longyou, which had just mutinied, to "support the king" was unreliable no matter how you looked at it, but...
If these are really not Liu Bei's troops, then it seems obvious who these troops belong to.
Especially Dong Cheng, it was obvious that he also thought about the current scene, which was different from what Zhang Yan had agreed with him!
The tragic fact that Liu Xie now faces is that Zhang Yan, the only person he could count on when he doubted Liu Bei, has actually stabbed him in the back!
One side is suspicious and the other side is already blatantly invading. What other options are there besides trusting Liu Bei?
Could they count on Gao Gan, who was in league with the Xiongnu? Or Liu Zhang, who had trouble protecting himself, to make it all the way through Hanzhong?
Liu Ai and others also urged Liu Xie at this time, however... with a loud bang, Liu Xie's idea of holding the palace was shattered along with the palace gate!
With Sima Yi's foresight, Zhang Yan had actually begun to imitate cannons a long time ago, and naturally came into contact with gunpowder. Although he could not compare with the Chu State which had already entered the field of high explosives, he was still on the road of optimizing black gunpowder and developing closed gun barrel technology. However... Sima Yi had already instigated a rebellion, and had prepared a large amount of gunpowder under the palace gate under the guise of tribute during the New Year!
They made up for the lack of quality with quantity, and blew down the inner and outer palace gates, and took advantage of the influx of a large number of Zheng troops...
Before the time of vigil was over, Zhang Yan and Xu Huang had already attacked under the banner of clearing the court of corrupt officials - the reason why Xu Huang was here was actually Sima Yi's doing, but in the eyes of others, Yang Feng was also involved.
After all, Xu Huang was a general under Yang Feng , and he had wanted to surrender to a wise leader before but failed. Liu Bei was unwilling to accept Xu Huang because they were both vassal statesmen supporting the Han Dynasty. As a result, Sima Yi took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation.
Although Zhang Yan's "wise leader" personality is obviously not as good as Liu Bei's, under Sima Yi's management, especially in the past two or three years, he is at least much more reliable than Yang Feng, and it was Sima Yi who persuaded him personally...
At present, the news that the Chu State received was two kinds of news. First, it was spread among the people in Chang'an City, that Liu Bei died in the "Hongmen Banquet" hosted by Liu Xie, and the rescue attempt of Marquis Zheng failed. Second, it was reported from an insider in the palace, that Liu Xie died in the chaos, and Marquis Zheng detained Liu Bei!
