Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 261 Denied!What is the empress dowager afraid of?
After entering the temporary mansion, Liu Qing was already sweating profusely, and his legs were a little sore after riding for a long time.

The three ladies walked into the house together.

Cai Yan casually called Xingzhi to prepare tea, took a fan himself, sat beside Liu Qing, and fanned it gently.

Xun Cai stepped forward quietly and put the pestle in the direction of the wind.

"It's been a long wait today, so there's no need to work so hard!" Liu Qing took the fan directly and threw it aside casually.

"Sister Zhaoji slaps you, you are not happy!" Xun Cai said, smiling playfully at Cai Yan.

Because Xun Cai was old, he called Cai Yan his younger sister in private.

Xingzhi brought tea, and Liu Qing snatched a meal of beef drink. It's okay if it's hot or not, thirsty is really thirsty!
Liu Qing drank more than half of the tea by himself, and poured out a few cups, "Ladies, drink too!"

Liu Qing said hello, the three wives are still a little unaccustomed to being together, although there are ten in mind, but obviously, Liu Qing's realm has not yet reached the level of a master fish farmer, judging from the current state, only through Time management to get along.

Wannian's voice came from outside, and soon, she and Guo Jia appeared in the house, followed by two soldiers, each carrying a bag of food.

Liu Qing repeatedly introduced: "This rice is produced in Hanoi, and it is royal tribute rice!"

"Ah?" Wan Nian suddenly looked frustrated, "Isn't that what I grew up with? Take it away! Don't want it!"

Wannian began to bombard people, but Liu Qing waved his hand and ordered the two of them to carry the food down.

At this time, Ban Ming also came in, holding a pile of documents in his hands. Obviously, as soon as he entered Yecheng, the work came.

"Send it to the study!" Liu Qing said.

Cai Yan stepped forward and said, "Leave it to me!"

She took the document from Ban Ming, glanced at Liu Qing tacitly, and walked towards the study.

Liu Qing understood, Cai Yan was still the same, she was always thinking of doing something for herself, so Liu Qing began to use his time management skills, looked at Qian Ying and said, "I will accompany you to ride a horse at dusk!"

The latter nodded, pursed his lips, and it was considered a smile.

"Nvcai will accompany you to the market tomorrow morning!" Liu Qing said.

"Why not at night?" Xun Cai said unconvinced.

night?Do not hand in homework to the eldest wife at night!
So Liu Qing leaned close to Xun Cai's ear and said softly, "If you want, you can come to Zhao Ji's room at night!"

Xun Cai was taken aback for a moment, and his face turned red. Before she could say anything, Liu Qing had already slipped away!

"I don't! Why didn't she come to my room!" Xun Cai yelled alone, and in the main room, only Qian Ying was looking at her and smiling.

Liu Qing called Guo Jia, Li Wen, and Han Hao to the study to discuss matters.

The three sat at the table, and behind the table sat Liu Qing and Cai Yan. At this time, the documents on the case were carefully divided into several categories. Those for requests for instructions needed to be discussed, and those for information only needed to be read by Liu Qing. That's fine.

Li Wen and Han Hao had obviously never experienced this kind of discussion situation. The King of Bohai has always been a maverick, but he did not expect that the same is true of the family management, and he even asked the queen to discuss the matter together.

When they listened to Cai Yan's statement of the contents of the letter, she had a certain grasp of the situation and even made important points, Li Wen and Han Hao looked at her with admiration again.

Liu Qing took out a document and said: "A letter from Qingzhou, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have been active recently, and they have the intention to move closer to Yanzhou."

"My lord, if the Yellow Turbans stragglers act in a consistent manner this time, it will be quite similar to the Yellow Turbans' attack on the Bohai Kingdom!" Guo Jia pointed out in a burst of blood.

"Feng Xiao thought it was Yuan's fault?" Liu Qing's answer was even more sharp, pointing directly at Yuan's.

Qingzhou Yellow Turban's sudden attack on the Bohai Sea was naturally caused by the Yuan family. But this time, the action reminded Liu Qing of the death of Liu Dai in history.

Liu Dai died in Huangjin, Qingzhou. After Liu Dai died, Cao Cao, who was attached to Yuan Shao at that time, succeeded him as Yanzhou Shepherd, and even the cause and effect were fulfilled.

"Liu Dai killed Qiaomao and seized Dongjun, his heart is clearly revealed, and the Yuan family may not tolerate it!" Guo Jia said.

"They dog ​​eats dog, and this king happens to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! It's a pity that Jizhou has not been fully digested, and Bingzhou is still in a mess. It is said that Yu Fuluo, the son of Shanyu of the Southern Huns, has returned to his territory and gathered many tribesmen. The disposal should be done sooner. Otherwise, this king really wants to go to Yanzhou to get involved!"

"The river barrier is uniquely blessed, my lord, don't rush in." Guo Jia still reminded.

Liu Qing nodded and said: "Right now, the five counties of Changshan, Zhao County, Wei County, Julu, and Bohai have laid their foundations, and the two counties of Qinghe and Hejian only need time. The problematic ones are Anping County and Zhongshan County. , Anping County will continue to adopt tough measures, and Zhao Yun will deal with it, and the ones who are going to be dealt with now are the Zhongshan Zhen family and Han Hao."

"The subordinate is here." Han Hao said hastily.

"I want to start a business with business. From today on, you will be a big merchant in Wei County, and go to Zhongshan to do grain business!"

"My lord, I don't know how to do business!"

Liu Qing smiled, "Don't worry, Yuan Si, I will write a letter to Yuan Hao to ask him to cooperate with you. This king has a huge amount of money and food. If he can't bring down the Zhen family, then this king is really..." Liu Qing couldn't find it for a while. to the appropriate words.

"A mere Zhen family is really not good enough to set off a case. He can stand up to the king of Bohai!" Guo Jia said with a final word: "Besides, I heard that the Zhen family and the Yuan family have a very close relationship!"

When Guo Jia said this, Liu Qing thought again: Zhang Jiao's uprising, the Yellow Turban Army swept Jizhou, but Zhongshan's influence was not very great. I don't know if this is related to Yuan and Zhen's?

"This article is over!" Liu Qing turned the page.

Zhao Ji handed over another letter, and Liu Qing held up the document and said, "The Zhao Ci rebellion in Nanyang is getting worse and worse. Yuan Shu has sent Sun Jian to Nanyang to put down the rebellion."

Liu Qing didn't know who Zhao Ci was, but according to the routine, Sun Jian went to Nanyang to quell the rebellion, and when the rebellion was over, Yuan Shu should be the prefect of Nanyang.

This also shows that the Yuan family has started to claim the territory. At this time, Liu Biao should be dealing with the Jingxiang clans, taking wives and giving birth to sons.

"My lord, the Chen Liu Huimeng is dead in name only. I'm afraid that before the end of the Nanyang rebellion, the Yuan family and Dong Zhuo won't fight again. My lord should take this opportunity to go one step further."

"Going further? Fengxiao refers to Bingzhou?"

"That's right, Yuan Shao was defeated, Dong Zhuo took the credit, and most likely he would proclaim himself a great general, so Bingzhou Shepherd would be vacant. In the court, or under Fang Tian, ​​who is more suitable to be the Bingzhou Shepherd than the lord?" Guo Jia analyzed. .

The prefect of Yanmen and the Marquis of Wuzhou are both officials of Bingzhou, and Liu Qing resisted the invasion of the Xianbei army several times, and personally crushed the Southern Huns' rebellion.

"If you think about it this way, no one is more qualified than this king!" Liu Qing smiled and glanced at Cai Yan.

"How could Dong Zhuo not think of such a simple truth? Jia dares to bet that the day Dong Zhuo enters the rank will be the day when the lord becomes the shepherd of Bingzhou!" Guo Jia vowed.

Sitting in Bingzhou in name and controlling Jizhou in essence, if the progress can go so smoothly, I should really thank Dong Zhuo.

Controlling Bingzhou means that Liu Qing controls all the territory north of the river except Youzhou. Although Bingzhou is poor, it is rich in resources, such as iron, coal, copper, war horses, and livestock, which are completely complementary to Jizhou.

Dangrang, if he takes over Bingzhou, he must also take over Bingzhou's border defense. Historically, due to the Great War in the Central Plains, the frontier defense was weak. The Xianbei and Eastern Qiang occupied most of Bingzhou's territory.

Liu Qing will not allow such a thing to happen. No matter what the situation in the Central Plains is, the border will follow the saying: Anyone who commits a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is!

"This matter has not yet been settled, but as Feng Xiao said, I am the shepherd of Bingzhou, which is the fastest way to control Bingzhou!"

Liu Qing imagined that after crossing Hebei and merging the two states, the next step is to go south?Or north?

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Luoyang, Chaoyi.

The atmosphere of the court was still majestic, but there were not as many officials present at the court meeting as when the late emperor was in power. After several months, those who should have run away also ran away, and some stubborn ones were also eliminated by Dong Zhuo as dissidents.

Today, Chen Liuhui's alliance is gone. Dong Zhuo not only won the battles of Hanoi, Xingyang, and Liang County, but also Wuguan stood tall and was not attacked at all. It can be said that it is the first battle with the Yuan family. , Dong Zhuo wins!
"Your Majesty, Taiwei Dong is in command of the military. He uses his troops like a god. He has won all three battles. He has made great contributions. Please make Taiwei Dong a general and lead the world's troops!" Sikong Yang Biao said.

Liu Xie on the Dragon Seat looked a little more mature than before. He sat upright, except that the Dragon Seat looked a bit big, and he was not restrained at all. wait.

"Quasi-playing." A voice came from behind, it was the voice of Empress Dowager Dong.

"Quick play!" Liu Xie said in a childish voice.

"I thank Your Majesty!"

Dong Zhuo hurriedly saluted, and after finishing, he said again: "Your Majesty, the position of Taiwei cannot be vacant. The Yang family of Hongnong will contribute food and strength in this battle. I ask you to move Sikong Yang Biao as Taiwei!"

"Zoo!" Liu Xie said without waiting for a voice from behind.

"Xun Shuang in Yingchuan, governing the world through Confucianism and learning, and the ancient times shine through the present. I invite Xun Shuang to be appointed Sikong to succeed Yang Biao."

"Prelude!"

"I live in the court and have no time to take care of Bingzhou. However, Bingzhou is at the critical point. Thanks to the prefect of Yanmen, the current king of Bohai is guarding the country's borders. He has repeatedly repelled the powerful enemies of Xianbei and kept the state safe. Please step down as the shepherd of Bingzhou and recommend the king of Bohai. For Bingzhou Shepherd!"

As soon as Dong Zhuo's words came out, all the courtiers looked at him in unison, obviously, they were surprised by this.

Xun Shuang and Cai Yong in the court hall looked at each other even more. Both of them were the father-in-law of the Bohai King, and if the Bohai King went further and closed the frontiers and merged the prefectures, they would naturally like to hear it. What puzzled them was: Did the Bohai King have been in Jizhou all this time? When did you repel the powerful Xianbei enemy many times?
Liu Xie was not in a hurry to speak, he waited and waited, but before Empress Dowager Dong could reply, he could not help but glance sideways at the bead curtain behind him.

"Let's discuss this matter again." Behind the bead curtain whispered.

"Let's discuss this matter again." Liu Xie said.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, the Empress Dowager refused?Why?
But because of the court, he couldn't say anything more.

After that, Dong Zhuo proposed to make some small officials, Jia Xu and Xu Rong made Zhonglang General, and many other Xiliang army leaders made generals. In this battle, most of the generals participated in it, and they worked hard without credit.

The Empress Dowager agreed to all subsequent recommendations, but the King of Bohai rejected Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was very puzzled, so after the court was over, he went to the palace to ask for an audience.

Empress Dowager Dong seemed to know that he would come, so she sent Huangmen to welcome Dong Zhuo directly into the palace.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager!" Although Dong Zhuo was obese, he still saluted in a dignified manner.

The Empress Dowager Dong looked at Dong Zhuo, and couldn't help but think of He Jin, who was also a great general. He Jin was born in a butcher, and was extremely arrogant. To the Empress, because she was the elder brother of the Empress, she was defiant.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo, even though he came from a grassroots background, is now considered to be a relative of the Dong family, but he is much more humble than He Jin.

"The general is free!" the empress dowager said, she turned away from the left and right sides casually, and continued: "You are here for the matter of the king of Bohai!"

"Exactly!" Dong Zhuo replied, "I don't know the Empress Dowager, what concerns do you have?"

Dong Zhuo asked straight to the point.

"General, you should know about this person's life experience." She didn't go any further, meaning that the King of Bohai was Liu Kui's successor.

Dong Zhuo was very confused. It is true that the King of Bohai is the clan of the Han family. Is there any problem with this?Because of his father's case?Isn't that the past, even the first emperor named him the king of Bohai, so there is no question of his life to pursue!
Obviously, the Empress Dowager and Dong Zhuo have different meanings.

What she was thinking about was Liu Qing's background, he was the son of Liu Kui, and the nephew of Liu Zhi. Rehabilitation.

Just like Liu Hong was afraid of Liu Kui before, she was also afraid of Liu Qing's growth.

Liu Qing is already the King of Bohai Sea, and he can't go any further in terms of title, but he is so young, and his reputation of being brave and good at fighting is being praised even by Luo Yang.

Dong Zhuo was puzzled and said: "As the prefect of Yanmen, the King of Bohai blocked Xianbei's southward movement with his own strength. Even if he doesn't care about his clan's background, he can still take on this job in terms of merit alone! Please allow the empress dowager!"

Dong Zhuo bowed again, hoping to reach a consensus.

"Zhongying!" The Empress Dowager changed her title, "You are confused!"

With a scolding, Dong Zhuo was confused again, he looked up at the Empress Dowager, although she was old, but her expression was so stern and serious.

"Please make it clear, Queen Mother!" Dong Zhuo said bluntly.

The Empress Dowager sighed suddenly, found a couch and sat on it, and said leisurely: "Zhongying, the Yuan clan is ambitious and wants to set up another imperial court, and the Liu Bian he appointed is the eldest son, a scholar in the world. This is a serious problem!"

Dong Zhuo didn't know why the Empress Dowager brought the topic from the King of Bohai to the Yuan family. If it was said that the King of Bohai and the Yuan family were in collusion, he would not believe it!He has also heard about the rift between the King of Bohai and the Yuan family in Jizhou.

"We know that King Bohai has a lot of rifts with Yuan Shi, so we should support King Bohai!"

The Empress Dowager felt a headache, why Dong Zhuo couldn't figure it out, although what she said was cryptic, was it really that difficult to understand?
You can't bring up the dusty things and talk about it!
"Zhongying, the Yuan family split the Han Dynasty, resulting in the loss of the authority of the central government. If it can't be destroyed within a few years, the Hanzhou County will fall apart! The prefectures and prefectures of various states, the princes rise together, or choose their own position, Liu Bian and Liu Xie choose from two options One, or simply make yourself king!"

Dong Zhuo tasted it for a while, and said in disbelief: "Is it so serious? The big man fell apart?"

"Do you know about Liu Dai killing Qiao Mao?"

"Of course I know! Qiao Mao disobeyed the military order and deserves to be killed!"

"Zhongying is ridiculous! Liu Dai killed Qiaomao for the sake of the land of Dongjun, the soldiers of Dongjun, and the situation where the princes of the Ai family said that the princes will join forces. Some people are already eager to try!"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuoming realized something. It turned out that the Empress Dowager was afraid of rebellion among the clansmen of the Han family, so she would hold the prefecture and establish herself as king.

That's why she was afraid of Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, and even more, of course she didn't want to have another Bingzhou Mu Liu Qing.

Moreover, Liu Qing is already the king.

Is King Bohai really inappropriate?The Empress Dowager refused to let go, so Dong Zhuo planned to go back and ask Jia Xu for advice.

Dong Zhuo had no choice but to resign.

The Empress Dowager also looked helpless, he seemed to have convinced Dong Zhuo, but she still didn't seem to be convinced, and she didn't want Dong Zhuo to be too disappointed, after all, she and Liu Xie had to rely on him now.

Otherwise, the Yuan family will return to Luoyang in minutes and drive Liu Xie from the throne.

Looking at the fat figure of Dong Zhuo gradually disappearing, the Empress Dowager Dong murmured:
"Zhong Ying, although I'm afraid of the shepherds of various states right now, in fact, the King of Bohai is the one I've been most afraid of in the past 20 years, because back then Emperor Xiaohuan wanted to adopt the prince from the King of Bohai!"

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