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Yu Xian immediately felt that the ever-present suppressing power dissipated, he was overjoyed, moved his body a little, and got out from under the city wall.

The long-term suppression made Yu Xian's body weak.

He suddenly took a breath of life from the acupoint of his liver.

As the moist feeling wandered through the almost numb lower body, Yu Xian had a brand new feeling.

He is like a seed, sprouting out.

Transform the past and explore a new world.

At this moment, the Hulao Pass, which Yu Xian had tortured countless times with a wooden stick, also trembled slightly.

Without the help of the Taoist who moved the mountain, the countless cracks that Yu Xian had created before are slowly emerging.

Fortunately, after Yu Xian attacked Hulao Pass on that rainy night, the guards in the city no longer dared to camp on the tower.

Seeing that Yu Xian had escaped and the city wall was crumbling, the surrounding people screamed in fright and fled in all directions.

Yu Xian looked at the Hulao Pass where he had been trapped for many days, and felt quite emotional in his heart.

Soon, those cracks became more and more large.

First, a piece of bluestone on the city wall fell, and then a lot of soil from the breach also slid down.

The soil flowed thinly for a while, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The other parts supported by the bluestone collapsed first.

Then the smashed bluestone, broken bricks, and soil poured down the already cracked wall below like a waterfall.

The half of the city wall that was knocked down by Yu Xian before was affected by the violent vibration, and the whole collapsed.

The topmost tower tilted, and with a bang, it slammed heavily on the remaining parts that had not been destroyed.

This majestic pass city that had stood for many years and was fought back and forth by countless soldiers and horses collapsed into ruins in the blink of an eye.

Yu Xian looked back at Qing Qingzi.

For such a beauty as Xindao, it would be unsightly if she was made ashamed.

So he opened his mouth wide and let out a gust of wind.

The scattered smoke and dust were all rolled up, twirling, and sent to the sky like a column of smoke reaching the sky.

When the people near and far saw it, they all turned pale with horror.

Yu Xian felt happy in his heart and burst out laughing.

Such a vision changed the faces of the princes of the Guandong who had sent Zhou Zhong away and were heading back to Zhongmu.

Kong Rong hurriedly called his general Zong Bao and led his troops to investigate.

Not long after, Zong Bao reported that the Hulao had fallen into the city, and the demon way had escaped.

Everyone's expression changed when they heard this, and they all said to each other.

"If this monster escapes, the world will be troubled again."

Some people suddenly reacted and said tentatively, "If this is the case, the princes of the four directions don't seem to be in a hurry to enter the court."

As soon as this remark came out, some princes who were not reconciled were a little bit moved.

"Do you want to discuss this matter with the Yuan brothers?"

"Yuan Shao is cunning but not brave, and Yuan Shu is brave but not scheming. In my opinion, if we want to make good use of this matter, we might as well send someone to Huainan."

"Perhaps, just wait and see Chang'an's attitude."

"How do you say that?"

"I shifted the responsibility for this catastrophe to the demon way, and covered up Dong Zhuo's crimes. I think Dong Bai would know how to turn against the monster way. Originally, the monster way was restrained, so I have nothing to say. If he escapes ..., ha ha, don't forget, he was the one who advocated the clothes and belts edict, which was first advocated by the Qin kings everywhere."

"The Yidai Zhao is still in Yuan Shu's hands, and the Yao Dao is also there now. Isn't it more righteous than supporting Zhu Jun?"

Many prefects and prime ministers did not want to give up their power easily, and they bowed their heads to Dong Bai entirely out of compulsion.

Hearing the words, they were overjoyed and said, "That's right, the clothes belt edict is a secret order of the emperor, and it is more righteous than Zhu Jun. Although we don't have the reputation of important officials to stabilize people's hearts, if there is that demon way, it may have other miraculous effects."

Although the Kwantung princes have been defeated repeatedly in front of the Xiliang Army, it does not affect their courage and determination.

The most worrying thing is that the internal disintegration is caused by the unknown teacher.

The emperor was far away, and the powerful forces in those places couldn't figure out what was going on in front of them.

Now that so many important ministers of the Han Dynasty stand up and say that the emperor is safe and want the Quartet to put down the fighting, they are of course more willing to trust these highly respected veterans.

Even if these people who know the inside story say that the emperor is still Dong Bai's puppet a thousand times, I am afraid not many people will believe it.

But these local forces that rose due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, these most basic landlord classes, are the main body of the Quartet's volunteers.

Without their support, these people simply cannot compete with the tyrannical Xiliang army.

These princes were whispering, but few of them paid attention to Tao Qian who was standing outside, and did not speak.

Tao Qian's eyes turned around the chancellors of Donghai Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom, Langya Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, and Guangling Prefect, thoughtfully.

In the Han Dynasty, in order to supervise the states, the imperial court set up the post of state governor, which was equivalent to the imperial court's special commissioner in the local area.

Although the governor of the state has a lot of power, his official position is low, only six hundred shi.

This official position is not even as good as the county magistrate of Qianshi in some big counties.

The prefects and prime ministers of the states under their surveillance are high-ranking officials of two thousand shi.

Although this way of managing the big with the small can ensure the stability of the political system and prevent the situation where the big tail cannot be lost, it has a huge flaw.

That is, the official positions of these governors are too low, and the power comes directly from the imperial court. Once the imperial court loses control and the local government does not buy it, then they are simply poor commanders.

Even Zhao Yu's support for Tao Qian was due to the good relationship between the two, not because of the restraint of the mere governor of Xuzhou.

Like the other four kingdoms under Xuzhou's rule, in this alliance, they all directly stand alone.

This is also the reason why Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, started the race first as soon as the court expressed goodwill.

No matter who the imperial court is, the governor of the state is the governor of the imperial court.

Locally, they are nothing.

But now, the Chang'an court has appointed Tao Qian as Xuzhou Shepherd.

Xuzhou Mu Nai is a high-ranking official in the middle of the two thousand stones, above the prefects of the counties and the prime ministers of the country, and belongs to the military and political officials.

The real local power faction!

Tao Qian looked at the quarreling people expressionlessly, his lips moved lightly, but he didn't make any sound, "Don't these guys understand that I, Tao Gongzu, is the only voice in Xuzhou?"

Tao Qian's eyes moved slightly, looking at those people.

Her lips moved slightly, her thoughts lingering, "Now, it's my turn to speak."

Xiapi Guoxiang in the crowd seemed to be aware of it, and looked back at Tao Qian.

Tao Qian returned a gentle smile.

If Tao Qian were to reevaluate Zhu Jun at this time, he would already have a new view.

Zhu Jun's choice is not unwise, he is well aware of the power he can use, but unfortunately, he met a more experienced opponent.

Whether in Chang'an City or outside Zhongmou City.

Politics is a sharp knife. In troubled times, everyone is making choices for their own interests.