Chapter 20
The court meeting the next day had nothing to do with Liu Xuan, but now the imperial city was leaking everywhere, and it was impossible to hide any news. In just half an hour, everything that happened in the court was spread to Liu Xuan.
in the ears.
At the beginning, there were no changes. Many ministers needed to discuss matters and seize power. In the chaos yesterday, some people fled the capital, including some middle and low-level officials in the capital.
Among them, the ones with the most military positions - during that big chaos, all fools knew that they would be held accountable afterwards. Generally, the unlucky ones were the low-level guys, so they ran away as early as possible. Another way was to participate in the chaos and take advantage of the opportunity to rob.
, just because he wasn’t caught afterwards doesn’t mean he’s safe, so he took the opportunity to run away.
At this time, although the military structures in Beijing were still in place, there were numerous vacancies in terms of soldiers and generals in the camps. The ministers in the court wanted to take the opportunity to arrange for some close people to join the army.
Empress Dowager He had already discussed these matters with Liu Xuan, and knew that in order to win over these ministers, appropriate sweeteners had to be given, so as long as the Yulin Army was not mentioned, all the ministers agreed to it, and all the ministers were excellent people.
Seeing this situation, why don't you understand what the Queen Mother means?
There was no need to think carefully in the mind, a plan was made in the blink of an eye, and then he kept testing, and soon knew that the Queen Mother's bottom line was the Yulin Army.
"Today, among all the armies in the capital, the only five schools of the Northern Army and Yu Lin are the most important ones. The tiger ben is in the hands of Yuan Gongli, who is not a close confidant of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. It seems that the Yu Lin army is determined not to let go again!"
Situ Wang Yun thought for a moment and understood the key. However, it was one thing that the Queen Mother refused to let go, and it was another thing to hand it over to whom. If the Queen Mother wanted to use eunuchs to control the imperial army, that would not work.
After exchanging glances with the surrounding princes, everyone reached a consensus in the blink of an eye - no matter what, this army cannot be snatched by the eunuchs.
Finally, when Empress Dowager He proposed that Yilang Cao Cao should be appointed as the General of Yulin Zhonglang and be in charge of the Yulin Army and the Yulin Orphans!, all the princes were startled.
"Cao Cao?"
At this time, everyone has different thoughts. Among them, those who know something about Cao Cao are thinking in their hearts. Is it beneficial or harmful for Cao Cao to take charge of the Yulin Army? Those who don't know secretly look at those who seem to have enlightenment, and then observe carefully.
The look on these people's faces is that they expect to get information that is useful to them.
But no matter what, no one went to observe the young emperor, except Dong Zhuo. As the governor of Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo led troops to Beijing to escort him. There was no seat for him in the court. However, this was an unusual time, so arrangements were made.
He sat at the table and discussed important matters together. As soon as Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he controlled most of the troops in the capital.
Dong Zhuo had been observing the young emperor's performance since he entered the palace, and he had already come to a conclusion in his mind: "Having been on the throne for half a year, he has no dignity as the emperor. Except for a few ministers, they never ask the emperor's opinion when discussing matters."
It is to report to the emperor, but in fact it is to ask the queen mother about her intentions. From this point of view, deposing the emperor is definitely feasible!"
With the decision made in his heart, Dong Zhuo no longer paid attention to what the ministers were discussing. Only when the post of Yu Linzhonglang was mentioned, Dong Zhuo raised his eyes and peeked at the Queen Mother: "It seems that things will change late, so we should act quickly!"
After the ministers left Deyang Palace, Dong Zhuo immediately invited everyone to have a banquet with him. There was almost no concealment of the matter. Although the princes were dissatisfied, no one wanted to offend this powerful figure, so they all nodded in agreement.
This group of people finished discussing the matter in the palace and went to Dong Zhuo's place to drink and discuss the matter again - this time Liu Xuan also found out the details. Even though Dong Zhuo fed the mansion like a bucket, he was still unable to control the white crane in his hand.
When the moon was high and the stars were twinkling, the white crane returned and the news he brought was exactly what Liu Xuan had expected: "Dong Zhuo really wanted to abolish the establishment of the Establishment, but unexpectedly, no one among the officials objected.
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Everything was just as Liu Xuan thought. Dong Zhuo, the princes of the court, and many of King Qin's advisers who came to the capital were having a banquet in the mansion. Naturally, this mansion was occupied in the chaos, and it was where the general He Jin originally lived.
Dong Zhuo's mansion is now directly occupied by Dong Zhuo, but no one dares to say anything. In addition, He Jin is dead, his faction has fallen apart, and no one is willing to take the initiative.
After everyone drank for a while, Dong Zhuo came straight to the point and brought up the matter of abolishing Li. Dong Zhuo was also born in the military. He also didn't like those who were twists and turns, and it was more fun to do things straightforwardly. In addition, he was the strongest in Beijing, who
Dare you say no again?
Sure enough, when the matter of deposing the emperor was mentioned, all the ministers were silent. It was not that they agreed with Dong Zhuo's suggestion, but the current situation was such that who dared to take the lead?
Recreating the scene in his mind through the paper crane, Liu Xuan sneered: "There are only two or three loyal princes in the court!"
Sure enough, those who jumped out to object after a moment were all the ones Liu Xuan had thought of, but the one who jumped out first to object was Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou who only arrived at the capital in the daytime because he had soldiers.
Liu Xuan only took a casual look at what happened next. He knew that Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan would be fighting each other starting from tomorrow, and Ding Yuan would probably be dealt with by Dong Zhuo as in 'history', and his troops would also be killed by Dong Zhuo.
Annexed many - but he vaguely remembered that although some of Ding Yuan's soldiers and horses were swallowed up by Dong Zhuo, most of them were dispersed. These soldiers were all elite soldiers from Bingzhou and had fought against the Xiongnu for a long time. It would be a pity to give up like this?
In addition to these soldiers and horses, Liu Xuan was more concerned about the nine-foot-long and majestic general who looked like a hero among men. With his appearance, he knew without asking that this was Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian, who was known as the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms.
Regarding Lu Bu, Liu Xuan has been thinking about it since he determined the period he was in: If he can take Lu Bu under his control, he will no longer have to worry about having no generals available!
But it was too far away from Lu Bu at that time, so he focused his attention on Cao Cao, who was closer. Until today when Lu Bu came to Beijing, the thoughts from his early years began to emerge again.
"Lu Bu's character is just seeking better treatment. Judging from the era I lived in before, it really doesn't matter! The only thing that is worse is that every time Lu Bu changes jobs, he kills his former employer. This
It’s too taboo.”
I touched my chin and took a sip of cold water to wake myself up and organize my thoughts.
"However, I can give Lu Bu anything that everyone in the world can give to him! And I can also give him anything that no one in the world can give him. In terms of treatment, who can compare with me today?"
Although many heroes stood together at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was always only one emperor. Before the emergence of the Three Kingdoms, the Emperor of Han was still the most nominally supreme being.
What's more, if Liu Xuan ascends the throne as emperor, he will definitely not just be an emperor with ordinary decorations, but will take the power into his own hands. In that case, the power will be even greater. Who in the world can compare with him?
"Based on this, it is not impossible to bring Lu Bu under his control!"
With this thought, Liu Xuan fell asleep on the couch in a daze, but he was full of energy and called Cao Cao early the next morning.
At this time, Cao Cao had been promoted to Yulin Zhonglang General. According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, he was controlled by Guang Luxun, one of the Nine Qings. However, at the court meeting yesterday, Empress Dowager He directly promoted Lu Zhi to Guang Luxun. In this case
Nominally, the central military system of the Han Dynasty was close to Liu Xuan.
In fact, Empress Dowager He initially preferred Huangfu Song for this post. However, Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song had a long-standing rift, so she insisted on appointing Lu Zhi as the post. Lu Zhi had always been popular in the court, and everyone knew that Lu Zhi was loyal to the Han Dynasty.
His assumption of this position satisfied all the princes, so they all agreed.
As soon as Cao Cao arrived, Liu Xuan first congratulated him: "Meng De has been appointed as the lieutenant general of Yulin. From now on, he can fully display his talent and learning!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" He knew that Liu Xuan helped him get this position. Although he already knew how Liu Xuan did it after thinking about it yesterday, he had to admit that even if he knew, others could not copy Liu Xuan's skills.
After all, not everyone has the status of being a royal family member and the emperor's brother.
As soon as the two sides sat down, Cao Cao said: "Your Highness, you know that at dawn today, Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, summoned Dong Zhuo outside the city, and now the two families are about to fight!"
"Oh?" Liu Xuan was not surprised that the two families would fight, but he was surprised that Ding Yuan was so anxious? What was his intention? Could it be that Ding Yuan saw that the night was long and the dreams were long, and if Dong Zhuo was asked to digest the soldiers and horses in the capital?
, then you can’t touch him even more, so you want to strike first?
Cao Cao had been observing Liu Xuan's expression. Judging from his reaction, he knew that the Liang King had known the news for a long time, because although Liu Xuan was surprised, it was not that big of a surprise, as if he heard someone from the house next door went out.
Trivial things in general.
"Who does Meng De think wins and who loses?"
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, but couldn't think of much, so he could only shake his head: "Both families are elite border troops, and each is led by a fierce general. The victory or defeat is really unpredictable!"
Liu Xuan knew that this was not because of Cao Cao's poor vision. In fact, no one would have thought that Dong Zhuo would poach Ding Yuan's top general and even give him Ding Yuan's head as a gift. Therefore, Cao Cao believed that it was normal for the outcome to be unpredictable.
Afterwards, the two of them stopped arguing about this matter, and instead asked Cao Cao how he planned to rectify the Yulin Army.
"Yesterday, Cao Cao wrote several letters and summoned those brothers in the clan who are good at bow and horse, but it will take a while!" Nowadays, transportation is inconvenient and the exchange of letters is extremely slow. Even after receiving the letter, Cao Cao's brothers
Come here immediately, it will take more than a month at the earliest.
During this period, although the Yulin Army was under Cao Cao's control, he could not do anything.
Liu Xuan was helpless about this. He knew a lot of powerful generals in the future, but let’s not talk about how to find these people. None of them live in Luoyang City. It would take a long time to send people to find them. They belong to Yuan Shuijie.
Not nearly thirsty.
"In this case, there is no need to worry, just sit back and watch the drama between Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan!"
After hearing these words, Cao Cao immediately understood that neither Dong Zhuo nor Ding Yuan liked Liu Xuan. But think about it, these two people, as governors patrolling for the imperial court, actually led their soldiers and horses to fight outside the imperial capital.
And, where do we place the majesty of the imperial court and the royal family?
From this alone, we can be sure that no matter who wins, even if they are arrogant for a while, they will definitely not end well when Liu Xuanteng takes action in the future.
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Chapter completed!