I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 74

In the court, the Yuan family never mentioned the Yellow Turban at Gepi in Runan, not only Liu Bian was worried, but also Hussar General Dong Zhong and Yongle Ling Sun Zhang.

On this day, Dong Chong entered the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Dong, during which time he asked Sun Zhang about the matter: "...the palace order advised me to take this opportunity to transfer Yuan Shao away and cut off He Jin's arm, but now the Yuan family has not mentioned it. How about this matter?"

Sun Zhang said in his heart that this was not my idea either.

He hesitated and said: "This is the suggestion of Shang Shu's regular attendant Qu Mu, why don't we ask him again?"

Dong Zhong said impatiently: "You try to invite him to Yongle Palace, I will ask him face to face."

"This……"

Sun Zhang was a little hesitant when he heard the words. After all, in his opinion, Shangshu Changshi Qumu was a very crucial pawn to help them spy on Shihou Liubian, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. pity.

But out of Dong Zhong's request, he had no choice but to send someone to notify Qu Mu.

On the same day, after Liu Bian and Lu Zhi left the Chongde Hall one after another, Sun Zhang's confidant saw Qu Mu who was still sorting out the documents in the hall, and said in a low voice: "... Palace Order, please go over and talk about it."

Qu Mu didn't care at first, and pretended to make an appointment with Sun Zhang's confidant, and they made an appointment to meet at Yongle Palace after nightfall.

Unexpectedly, when Qu Mu arrived at Yongle Palace at the appointed time and was invited into the side hall of the palace by Sun Zhang, he found that there were still two people sitting in the palace, one was General Hussars Dong Zhong, and the other he did not recognize.

"Dong Huanqi." Qu Mu bowed his hands and looked at the other person curiously: "Who is this?"

Dong Zhong raised his hand and introduced: "My brother Dong Cheng, I specially recruited him from my hometown to serve my aunt."

Qu Mu didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly greeted Dong Cheng, and immediately Dong Zhong asked Qu Mu: "Qu Changshi, you offered a plan earlier, saying that you can use the Gepi Huangjin incident in Runan to transfer Yuan Shao away from Luoyang. I haven't mentioned this for a long time..."

At this time, Qu Mu had already passed Liu Bian's anger, and he said seriously: "I'm not going to lie to you, our family is also suspicious of this matter. It is reasonable for Yuan to turn a blind eye to the thieves in his hometown, unless..." He lowered his voice and said: " Unless Yuan is confident that the Ge Pi bandits dare not offend his clan."

Dong Zhong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked eagerly, "You mean, the Yuan family colluded with the thieves? Ha, if that's the case, wait for me to report on this matter, and see how the Yuan family can distinguish."

From the side, Dong Zhuo questioned: "Brother wait a minute, with the power of the Yuan family, why bother to degenerate and collude with the Yellow Turban bandits? I think this matter should be discussed in the long run."

Qu Mu glanced at Dong Cheng, and said with a smile: "What the second son said is very true. The nobles like the Yuan family will not be willing to degenerate and collude with the Gepi Yellow Turban, but they believe that when the Gepi Yellow Turban invaded Runan, Most likely they would send someone to show their goodwill to the Yuan family and make an agreement not to offend each other. If this is the case, the Gepi Yellow Turban did not offend the Yuan family and the gentry who had a blind date, but robbed other gentry. No matter what the truth is, His Majesty will believe it. At that time, the Yuan family can only lead the army to conquer in person, and prove his innocence.... In this way, wouldn't it be possible to take the opportunity to transfer Yuan Shao away from Luoyang?"

"Well……"

Dong Cheng nodded slightly, and Dong Zhong beside him was even more joyful, and praised repeatedly: "Qu Chang is resourceful and resourceful!... If this matter can be accomplished, Dong Zhong must be strong!"

"Then I would like to thank Dong Biaoqi."

Qu Mu thanked him again and again, but he sneered in his heart: You Shihou secretly advised you and others, this matter will naturally come true!It's ridiculous that Dong Zhong was played by Shi Hou in the applause without knowing it.

After a while, Qu Mu left Yongle Palace and went straight to Jiafang Palace.

At this time outside the Jiafang Hall, Cao Chun was wearing Yubayashiro's armor and was patrolling around with his sword. He was very surprised to see Qu Mu.

He met Qu Mu in the Chongde Hall this afternoon, and knew that Qu Mu was the regular attendant of the Shangshu in the Chongde Hall, but he was very puzzled as to why this person appeared in this place at this time.

And Qu Mu also knew that Cao Chun was the new guard called by Shihou, and he took the position of the crown prince's servant. report."

Cao Chun was suspicious, so he called Zhao Chun. Zhao Chun naturally knew Qu Mu's true identity, so he invited him into the palace.

At this time, Liu Bian was quarreling with Cai Yan on the couch in the inner hall, and when he heard Zhao Chun tell Qu Mu to come, he guessed that there must be something important. After all, he had told Qu Mu in advance that if it was "to steal for Sun Zhang "Zu Zhang" This kind of matter, Qu Mu can weigh it himself, and there is no need to report everything.

Sure enough, when Qu Mu saw Liu Bian, he talked about meeting Dong Zhong and Dong Cheng in Yongle Palace just now.

Liu Bian didn't care about Dong Zhong's anxiety at all, on the contrary, he was quite interested in Qu Mu's mention of Dong Cheng: "Dong Cheng?"

"Your Highness knows this person?" Zhao Chun asked curiously.

"Heh." Liu Bian smiled slightly.

In history, his younger brother Xiandi Liu Xie's father-in-law, Uncle Dong Guo in clothes and imperial edicts, how could he not know?

Don't look at how righteous Dong Cheng is written in the Romance, in fact, he is also a cunning, repetitive, and mercenary guy. He can be called the power traitor of the Han court after Dong Zhuo and before Cao Cao.

It's a pity that although this guy is ambitious, he has great ambitions and few talents, and he is on par with He Jin. Not to mention compared with Cao Cao, even Dong Zhuo can't compare.

Historically, this guy had to wait for He Jin to kill Dong Zhong, so that he would join Dong Zhuo with his family to protect himself and become a general under Dong Zhuo's command. Unexpectedly, this time Dong Zhong became an official two years earlier, and Dong Cheng also appeared in advance .

This is not bad. After all, although Dong Cheng's abilities are comparable to He Jin's, he is still better than his brother Dong Zhong. With Dong Cheng's help, Dong Zhong can give He Jin more or less—mainly for the Yuan family. It's a little troublesome.

Thinking of this, Liu Bian laughed out loud: "I don't know, I'm just funny that Dong Zhong recruited a clan brother from his hometown as a wing. Could it be that he thinks that with the help of a clan brother, he can compete with my uncle and second uncle?" gone?"

"What Your Highness said is very true."

Zhao Chun and Qu Mu also echoed again and again, laughing at Dong Zhong together.

After laughing, Liu Bian told Qu Mu: "In a few days, Zhonglang General Meng Yi will lead his triumphant troops back to Beijing. Go and remind Dong Zhong that if someone in the court plays, ask Meng Zhonglang to go to Runan to quell the rebellion." , asked Dong Zhong to intervene, transferred Meng Yi to Hedong to help Ding Yuan, and let Gepi Huangjin sit on the throne."

"I understand."

He Mu bowed in response.

After a while, Qu Mu bid farewell and left, taking advantage of the night to return to his residence.

Liu Bian pondered for a while, ordered Zhao Chun to invite Cao Chun into the hall, and asked, "Is Zihe curious why Qu Mu came to see me at this time?"

"Don't dare." Cao Chun lowered his head, and said with a serious face: "Your Highness entrusted me with the heavy responsibility of guarding. In my heart, I only want to protect His Highness's safety, and ignore the rest."

"Okay!" Liu Bian nodded in praise, then shook his head and said, "However, what I expect from Zihe is not just guards."

As he said that, he beckoned Cao Chun to sit down at the table, and said in a low voice, "Zihe is my confidant, and he should know that Shangshu often served Qumu, and he was a spy I planted next to Lingsun Zhang in Yongle. Sun Zhang believes that next time you see him sneaking up outside the hall, don't make a fuss, just invite him into the hall to meet me."

"..."

Even though Cao Chun was mature and prudent, his eyes widened in shock when he heard the words. He was not only shocked that the young Shi Hou had such means, but also moved by the fact that this Shi Hou revealed such an important secret to him.

He clasped his fists solemnly and said: "Your Highness trusts Chun so much, Chun is willing to repay it with death!"

"Haha, it's not that serious."

Liu Bian smiled and waved his hands, and immediately said to Cao Chun seriously: "I said just now that my expectation of Zihe is far more than just a guard. Imako is Habayashiro, so you might as well take this opportunity to walk more in the palace and make friends with the palace guards." Zhonglangwei...does Zihe understand what I mean?"

"...Understood!" Cao Chun nodded solemnly, and a trace of surprise flashed in Liu Bian's eyes again.

Seeing this, Liu Bian pointed at Zhao Chun, and said with a smile: "If you encounter any trouble, please tell Zhao Chun, and he will help you. Zhao Chun?"

"Yes." Zhao Chun understood, and took the initiative to show his favor to Cao Chun: "Zihe, you and I will serve His Highness together in the future, please take care of us."

Cao Chun's eyes changed, and he cupped his hands and responded immediately: "The palace order is serious, I should say these words."

Seeing this scene from the side, Liu Bian nodded slightly.

In fact, there is no conflict of interest between Zhao Chun and Cao Chun, as long as they figure it out on their own.

About eight or nine days later, Zhonglang led Meng Yi back to Luoyang with his victorious army, and the court showed his merits, and Emperor Ling was named Liehou.

At this time, Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan, had sent a third memorial to Luoyang, imploring the imperial court to send reinforcements to assist in the conquest of Gepi Yellow Turban.

Therefore, Shangshu Lu Zhi reported the matter to Emperor Ling, hoping that Emperor Ling would send Meng Yi to Runan to suppress the rebellion.

When the news reached Liu Bian's ears, Liu Bian felt a little helpless: Mrs. Yuan is not in a hurry, Mr. Lu, why are you in a hurry?
Fortunately he had arranged everything.

No, just when Lu Zhi went to Yutang Hall to ask Emperor Ling about this matter, Hussar General Dong Zhong was also in Yutang Hall, persuading Emperor Ling to send Meng Yi to lead an army to Hedong to assist the governor of Hedong, Ding Yuan, in conquering Baibo Yellow Turban.

Moreover, Dong Zhong said with reason and evidence: "Hedong is closer to Luoyang, and the thieves should not be allowed to cause trouble."

Emperor Ling thought so, and ordered Meng Yi to lead troops to assist Ding Yuan.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi played Emperor Ling again, hoping that the imperial court would send another army to conquer Gepi Yellow Turban, but Dong Zhong stopped him for various reasons.

Not to mention that Lu Zhi saw something was wrong, even the Chaozhong Yuan family saw something was wrong.

Yuan Ji, the real eldest son of the Yuan family in Runan, the eunuch Yuan Ji hurriedly went to see his uncle Yuan Kui, and said about the matter: "...Lu Zhizuo now invites His Majesty to order Zhonglang General Meng Yi to lead the army to Runan to quell the rebellion, but many times Being stopped by Dong Zhong, I'm afraid Dong Zhong has some schemes."

Yuan Kai thought deeply and remained silent.

In fact, when Yuan Kai first learned of the incident of the Gepi Yellow Turban in Runan, he sent people to ask the clans in his hometown. The Yuan family expressed their friendship and agreed not to offend each other: the Gepi Yellow Turban would not offend the Yuan family and his close gentry, and the Yuan family should not regard him as an enemy of the Gepi Yellow Scarf, and sent the imperial army to conquer.

Although the Yuan clan in Runan did not explicitly agree, they naturally acquiesced to this matter behind their backs. After all, they did not want to be hostile to the gang of thieves like Gepi Huangjin.

When Yuan Kui, Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others in Luoyang learned about this, they naturally didn't take Gepi Huangjin seriously.

But today Dong Zhong deliberately prevented the imperial court from sending troops to Runan to quell the rebellion, which aroused the vigilance of Yuan Kai, Yuan Ji and others.

"I know."

Yuan Kai stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Dong Zhong concluded that the Gepi Yellow Turban would not dare to offend my Yuan family's hometown, so he intentionally let the bandits flourish so that when the bandits do harm to Runan, we can impeach Yuan's collusion with the bandits... Strange , then Dong Zhong actually has such a long-term strategy?"

"Could it be his younger brother's idea?" Yuan Ji guessed.

"The new Yulin Zuo Supervisor Dong Cheng?" Yuan Wei showed suspicion, then shook his head slightly, it can be seen that Dong Cheng is new, and he doesn't know.

Immediately, he got up and said: "In short, this matter must be reported to the general."

After all, he took Yuan Ji to the General's Mansion immediately.

In his opinion, this was a harbinger of Hussar General Dong Zhong's intention to take action against their "Great General Department".

(End of this chapter)