"Your Majesty, rest assured, a thousand elite soldiers have been gradually assembling in Yanshi and Pingxian, around the Beiman Mountain."
“I also have people waiting at the Mengjin ferry crossing.”
"Plus the 15,000 troops that my elder brother sent out!"
"With just one command, we will act together and surround Beiman Mountain like an iron barrel, not even a fly will be able to get out!"
As Empress He's vanguard, He Miao immediately explained his plans.
Ever since the day Liu Bian was confirmed as the crown prince at the court assembly, Empress He and the He brothers had already harbored the intention to kill Liu Wei and had begun actively making preparations and looking for an opportunity.
He Miao has been recruiting wandering knights and extraordinary individuals, hiding them in three places: Yin in Henan, Hedong, and Henei.
It should be known that the Sanhe region, which guards Luoyang, and the Sanfu region in Guanzhong are the most prosperous areas in the world.
With a population of nearly 20 million, the Three Rivers and Three Auxiliary Regions make it very easy to recruit and hide talented people.
After receiving He Miao's order to come to Beiman Mountain in Luoyang, a thousand assassins quickly arrived in groups of three or five.
He Miao was captured by Liu Wei at Jiuzong Mountain and suffered all kinds of humiliation.
Moreover, it was actually two thousand taels of gold that were used to redeem this dignified General of Chariots and Cavalry!
For He Miao, this was absolutely a seven-foot-tall bust.
He had long wanted to kill Liu Wei and those arrogant people around him!
"Your Majesty, this time, I will absolutely not let my guard down either."
"Liu Wei has insulted me too much; how can I let him leave so easily!"
"However, he now has the support of the eldest princess and members of the royal family, and he has just been appointed as the General of the North by His Majesty."
"If we openly surround Beiman Mountain, I fear that the Eldest Princess and Empress Dowager Dong might use it as an excuse to threaten the position of Crown Prince of Hongnong!"
Although He Jin is easily provoked now, he has naturally learned to use his brain and see problems from a higher perspective by spending time with a group of advisors and strategists every day.
"The Liu Wei of today is not the same Liu Wei as he was six months ago. He now has the support of the imperial clan and has also won the favor of Empress Dowager Dong!"
"Once we make our move, we must act swiftly and decisively, killing Liu Wei before the Princess and Empress Dowager Dong can react."
"Even if they are unwilling, the die is cast."
Empress He agreed wholeheartedly: "My elder brother's analysis is not without reason."
"As a woman, I am ignorant of military strategy. I would like to ask my two brothers to discuss how to handle all aspects."
He Jin said, "I will go back and discuss this in secret with Yuan Shao to come up with a comprehensive plan!"
"Then I will trouble you two brothers. There is no time to lose. We must do it as soon as possible. As long as Liu Wei is alive, I will not have peace of mind."
Empress He hurriedly waved her hand, signaling the He brothers to take their leave.
Just then, Eunuch Wang rushed in: "Your Majesty, breaking news! After Liu Yu, Liu Biao, and other relatives visited Liu Wei at Beiman Mountain today, Liu Wei's guards began packing their bags."
"This old servant deduces that Liu Wei is about to leave!"
Empress He panicked upon hearing this, for she hadn't yet asked Liu Wei to lick her toes!
"It seems that Liu Wei will be leaving Beiman Mountain first thing tomorrow morning!"
"My two brothers, time is of the essence for us to make a decision now. Otherwise, once Liu Wei leaves tomorrow, we'll be left with nothing but regret!"
"If we continue to ambush them on the way, the commotion will become uncontrollable."
He Jin said, "No need for Your Majesty to remind me. Now that things have come to this, let's make our move tonight. This time, I will make sure he has nowhere to escape."
He Jin and He Miao hurriedly took their leave and returned to the General's Mansion.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zheng Tai, Wang Kuang, Wang Yun, Wu Qiong, Chen Lin, Hua Xin, and others were already waiting at the General's Mansion!
"General, someone just came with a message saying that we need to pay 2,500 taels of gold to ransom Mr. He Yong!"
Cao Cao reported this.
"Two thousand five hundred taels? Why does Mr. He have five hundred taels more than me?"
Upon hearing this, He Miao felt greatly dissatisfied.
He only asked for 2,000 taels of ransom, but He Yong asked for 500 taels more. Isn't that looking down on him?
He Jin glared at him: "Mengde, why only mention redeeming He Yong? What about Master Xun?"
"They...they didn't mention it!" Cao Cao shook his head.
"Damn it, is Liu Wei going to kill Mr. Xun? Wouldn't it be better to exchange him for some money?" He Miao felt much more at ease.
It seems that Mr. Xun, whom He Jin so highly praised, is worthless!
"Bullshit! Did you even think of Chen Ji and Cai Yong?"
He Jin shouted, "The border regions are short of talent, and the two men have been forcibly taken down by Liu Wei!"
Since Chen Ji and Cai Yong were sent as envoys to the border regions but were detained by Liu Wei, He Jin never sent any more advisors out.
They were afraid that they would also be detained.
Liu Wei is truly shameless for detaining even the envoy!
"Could it be that Liu Wei intends to bring Mr. Xun to the Hetao region to use him?" someone exclaimed.
Everyone was immediately shocked.
However, a strange thought arose in their minds: were they not as valuable as Xun You and He Yong?
Liu Wei didn't tie them up!
They also wanted to know how much gold they were worth!
"I heard that Chen Ji's son, Chen Qun, has also gone missing!"
"It seems that they may have already been tricked by Liu Wei into going to the Hetao region!"
Someone else immediately joined in the shouting.
"Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan, has also disappeared!"
Seeing everyone talking about it, Cao Cao immediately chimed in, "Perhaps they were also tricked into going to Hetao by Liu Wei."
Three months ago, Cai Yong was sent on a mission to the Hetao region to deliver an imperial edict. Cao Cao immediately went to Cai's residence to express his love for Cai Yan.
But Cai Yan also disappeared.
Like He Yong, Cao Cao also missed Cai Yan for three months, but did not know where she was.
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