Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 104 Jade Hall Apse, Green Snake Haunted, Son of the Red Emperor
Luoyang South Street, Yuan Mansion.

The wooden sticks were already in place, and those who participated in the fight in the Yuan family's "trilogy" were given thirty sticks, two months' salary, and family law.

For a moment, there were slapping and knocking sounds of wooden sticks hitting the body, and the sound of crying father and mother all over the floor continued, and the entire courtyard of Yuan Mansion was like a large slaughterhouse.

Different from the usual "steps", Yuan Shu's board was played by Yuan Feng himself.

While beating, he screamed.

——"Nizi, Nizi!"

—— "I'll kill you bastard!

After playing several boards in a row, Yuan Feng was exhausted. With the support of his servant, he rested for a while, and then picked up the board to hit again.

"Ah... Dad..."

"Father... ah..."

Yuan Shu's wailing continued, and he was convinced.

Think about all the things he did.

Spreading rumors, I wanted to make Liu Yu's reputation plummet, but what happened?Stealing chickens is not enough to lose money, and they won the ring, and their reputation is even worse than before.

However, instead of arguing, he was condemned by everyone.

Even when he summoned the "Moments" to beat him up secretly to vent his anger, he was thrown to the ground by a guard, and his waist was almost broken. The most embarrassing thing was that even if he returned to his home, I have to be beaten again!
Yuan Shu was also drunk, with disappointing tears falling from the corners of his eyes, down his cheeks and into his mouth.

salty?Not salty at all!It's bitter!
He tried his best, but in the end, it was really him who was beaten?
In the main hall, Yuan Kui was entertaining two officials.

Yuan Kui poured tea for them himself, and the officials were a little flattered.

"You two, my Yuan family has always had a strict family upbringing. I am a rebellious son and have no morals. I openly fought in the street. This is a contempt for the law. My Yuan family will never tolerate it."

"Where is Yuan Taifu?" The official said quickly: "Young people sometimes have arrogance. Maybe... it is the light of Yulin Guanliu Guanzhu that is too bright, which makes the nobleman be fascinated for a while, and he feels jealous. But, there's no need to... like this."

While speaking, the official looked up at Yuan Feng who was still furious.

"The small punishment and the big commandment are the gentlemen of the Sima Mansion, but my Yuan family has strict laws. If there is a punishment, I will be punished. If you don't beat me, I hope you two will tell the Sima Mansion truthfully. Living in the world, there are many mouths."

"Sure, sure!" The official stood up, bowed his hands to Yuan Kai again, and then left slowly.

Yuan Kui sent them out of Yuan Mansion.

Turning his head, he glanced at Yuan Feng, who was thrown down by You Zi with a plank, and shook his head, feeling bitter in his heart.

And on the other side, under a crooked tree in Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Ji Ning frowned, seeing his third brother Yuan Shu being punished, he also felt pain in his heart, feeling that he, as the elder brother, had disrespected his younger brother and made him do such a stupid thing.

Yuan Shao sat on the branch, watching Yuan Shu being beaten with great interest, the more he was beaten, the more comfortable Yuan Shao felt.

After being bullied by this guy since he was a child, it was finally a turn of events.

"At the beginning..." Yuan Ji asked: "The officials are gone, why is daddy still beating him so hard? Shall we go and persuade daddy?"

"Persuade?" Yuan Shao didn't want to persuade, it would be best to kill him.

He pretended to ponder for a while, and then opened his mouth to speak. "Brother, you have to know that the beating of the third younger brother is not for the Lord Sima, but for His Majesty. Who knows if there is His Majesty's eyeliner in Yuan Mansion?"

"I heard father and uncle say that just now in the West Garden, His Majesty intended to reuse the meritorious willow feather, but father and uncle immediately retorted, and asked His Majesty to take back his order. To be tit-for-tat, to say that our Yuan family is 'unfair', to put it bluntly, isn't it just to blame us for 'supporting Confucianism and suppressing Taoism'?"

"The current situation is very sensitive. How many people are staring at our Yuan family? The case of Empress Song is vivid in my mind. My father and uncle are both sensible people. They know that at this time, we should put on a low profile and show weakness. Otherwise, at the entrance of the alley, father How could you say the words, 'Growing the ambition of a Taoist, destroying one's own prestige'?"

Having said this, Yuan Shao paused and spread his hands. "The top priority is not to cause any more trouble. The third brother has committed a big taboo. If the father doesn't beat him severely and this matter gets to His Majesty's ears, then who is the one who tortured the third brother?"

After Yuan Shao's analysis.

Yuan Ji suddenly realized... It turned out that he was too naive to involve so many relationships in this "family law".

"Ugh…"

Seeing Yuan Shu suffering, the kind-hearted Yuan Ji could only sigh, grit his teeth, empathizing with him.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shu whose ass was about to bloom with great interest, and murmured in his heart.

——"My stupid brother, Liu Yu, how dare you offend him? If you want to play tricks, he will sell you, and you are still counting the money for him. Hehe..."

Yuan Shao was secretly delighted. Speaking of which, he and Liu Yu knew each other very well. In the past...infiltrating into Zhang Rang's manor was planned by Liu Yu, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao carried it out.

The more he got in touch with Liu Yu, the more Yuan Shao knew that whether it was a conspiracy or a conspiracy, this kid was very good.

Such a person, it is best not to become an enemy.

Otherwise, it will be very troublesome.

Stupid brother!

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The sun was setting, Mu Xia was burning brightly, and Liu Yu was standing outside the gate of Hongdumen Academy.

Because the Son of Heaven was among them, the escorting Xiyuan Army stopped everyone on the outside, and when he saw a guard leader, Liu Yu stepped forward, holding a letter. "Brother, next..."

The head of the guard replied coldly.

"Send a letter? Do you know who's in there? Still delivering a letter? Go back and deliver it tomorrow."

Liu Yu smiled and said: "This letter is very important. Among the people waiting for the face saint is a friend of mine."

"Where do you think this is? You can send a letter if you want? Give back your friends, and wait for the face saint... There are too many friends here. If everyone entrusts me to deliver letters, who is stationed here in Hongdu?" The gate of the gate school?"

Where does oil and salt not enter...

Liu Yu had no choice but to forcibly report her family name. "Looking at Liu Yu in Xia Yulin, I really have to trust Xun Wenruo."

Uh…

Yulin view?Liu Yu?

Once the two names come out, the meaning is different.

As the lieutenant of the Xiyuan School, who doesn't know that His Majesty has paid a lot of attention to Yulin Temple recently, and has paid a lot of attention to the Yulin Temple owner.

and also…

In today's arena, isn't this the one who defeated the prince of the Southern Huns with the "Taoist Trinity Formation"?
"So it's Guanzhu Liu..."

All of a sudden, the tone of the guard leader softened a lot.

"Now, can you please send this letter for me, brother?"

"nature."

The head of the guard took the letter, "Is it for Yingchuan Xunyu?"

"Exactly." Liu Yu did not forget to add a question. "His Majesty is summoning him?"

"He is still waiting in the side pavilion, I will go and hand over the letterhead to him first."

"Thank you." Liu Yu cupped her hands slightly.

After finishing these, Liu Yu turned around and went back to the carriage, and told the groom, "Go back to Yulin Temple."

Zhang Fei saw it clearly, "Just... that's the end?"

"That's right." Liu Yu nodded. "Waiting for His Majesty's will tomorrow, we can leave."

"Decree?" Zhang Fei scratched his head, still not understanding.

Liu Yu smiled lightly and stopped explaining.

It's just that this appearance made Second Monk Zhang Feizhang more and more confused!
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The main hall of Hongdumen Academy embodies an infinite artistic atmosphere. There are large handwritings of famous masters hanging on the wall, bamboo slips are piled up on the bookshelves, and the old guqin is full of here. Countless stone tablets with everyone's inscriptions are scattered here and there. with.

Emperor Liu Hong chatted with Cai Yong very heartily.

Cai Yong belongs to the kind of great talent who can hide the great truth in the story, explain it in a simple way, and tell it eloquently.

The last time Liu Hong and Cai Yong had such a detailed conversation was the "Jinshangmen incident" last year.

Or in other words, "the disaster of Jinshangmen",
That's because since the beginning of last year, there have been frequent occurrences of supernatural powers in the Han Dynasty. Cai Yong was summoned by the emperor because he was proficient in alchemy. The life track of "viewing the East" and "writing ten annals" was completely disrupted, and he was punished at home.

Times have changed, and even Cai Yong did not expect that by chance...he was not exiled, but was able to talk with the emperor again.

This time the chat was longer and more in-depth.

"I blamed Cai Qing for the matter of the Jinshangmen." Liu Hong took the initiative to pour a bottle of wine for Cai Yong and handed it to him, "After this bottle of wine, Cai Qing is still the pillar of my man."

Cai Yong was flattered, and quickly took it, "Your Majesty bestowed wine, and I was flattered. I always remind myself of the eight words "the emperor's assistant minister, the pillar of the country" in the Taixue Shijing. This wine minister drinks to the full to thank His Majesty."

While speaking, Cai Yong drank from the bottle.

"Hahaha..." Liu Hong laughed.

At this moment, Jian Shuo quietly entered the room, walked to Liu Hong's side, and whispered something in his ear.

Naturally, he was talking about a letter Liu Yu gave Xun Yu.

Liu Hong's eyes narrowed all of a sudden, and he was a little curious at the moment, but...in just a moment, he waved his hand to signal Jian Shuo to leave.

He continued to question Cai Yong meaningfully.

"Cai Qing thinks, what about Liu Yu, the master of the Yulin Temple? There are no Taoists in the Han Dynasty for three hundred years. In my dynasty, can Taoists be allowed to enter the temple?"

This is out of the way...

Cai Yong pondered for a while, and then replied straightforwardly: "Last year, His Majesty summoned the ministers at Jinshang Gate, because in May, a man in white clothes entered the gate of Deyang Palace. Black air descended from the sky, fell into the east court of Wende Hall, and turned into a ten-foot black dragon, entrenched for a long time; in July, green snakes appeared in the back hall of Yutang."

"Your Majesty asked me at that time, is this auspicious? Is it bad? I didn't use alchemy at that time, so I answered that it was all because of traitors who misled the country. At that time, I had selfish intentions. The analysis at that time was too one-sided.”

Well…

When the words came to this point, Liu Hong suddenly became interested, "Cai Qing continued to talk, why not interpret those supernatural appearances for me again today."

Cai Yong said respectfully, "I'm afraid I may not speak well."

"But it doesn't matter."

"According to what Dong Shengren said, God will transform his consciousness into a series of natural phenomena to alert the world. Therefore, I boldly speculate that these supernatural phenomena are also alerting His Majesty."

"First of all, people in white clothes enter the gate of Deyang Palace, and they turn into green smoke and slowly disappear. This is the guidance of the heavens, and it indicates that there will be another force in the Han Dynasty Hall besides the scholar-bureaucrats and eunuchs, so as to break the original here. The balance of victory will be tilted towards the big man, but if His Majesty cannot grasp this force, it will be lost like green smoke without leaving a trace."

hiss…

Cai Yong's words shocked Liu Hong.

Liu Hong's eyes narrowed in an instant, as if the so-called "another force" he thought of was Yu'er's Taoist sect?

Before he could think about it, Cai Yong's words continued.

"As for June, black air descended from the sky and fell into the east court of Wende Hall, turning into a ten-foot-long black dragon, entrenched for a long time. It was in the Han Dynasty that there was a colossal force trying to control and manipulate the court. Even touching the throne of the emperor, this is a great omen."

"As for the green snake in the back hall of the Jade Hall in July, I specially went to investigate and interviewed many witnesses, only to find out that what they saw was not a green snake, but a red snake. blue spots."

Hearing this, Liu Hong's heart thumped.

Quickly asked: "Red Snake? Could it be foreshadowing the Empress of the Red Emperor?"

Cai Yong pondered, his cheeks tensed. "It's not necessarily related to the Red Emperor, maybe it corresponds to the June Black Dragon. Under the fierceness, a 'red' fire seed was hidden in the back hall of the Yutang. This is a sign that the great man has turned the crisis into safety, and it is also the way for His Majesty to break the situation!"

call…

Hearing this, Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

Even his eyes widened in vain, because... when he first ascended the throne and encountered the misfortune of being imprisoned by the party, the eldest son of the emperor, Yu'er, had an accident in the back hall of Yutang.

Last year, the "Chiqing" snake appeared again in the back hall of Yutang, and Yu'er, who was missing in the coffin, reappeared again. These... have a lot of meaning.

According to Cai Yong's interpretation, the 'man in white' who entered the gate of Deyang Palace is Tao... The black dragon lying on the plate, who has the thought of disobedience is a "scholar". As for the green snake, it is naturally Yu'er!

Liu Hong likes to listen to such local customs and supernatural stories.

Usually, he listens to what he hears, but he may not believe it, but today... After some interpretation by the great magician Cai Yong, Liu Hong instinctively tends to believe it.

That is to say, those supernatural things are not unknown, but a sign from the sky, which indicates that the Taoist will enter the court, that someone will have an unruly heart, and that Yu'er will pull the big man down immediately, and help the big man in the future pour!
Ha ha…

Liu Hong smiled, and he raised his eyes to look at Cai Yong. "I only asked Cai Qing one question, but Cai Qing answered so many questions. Just like the rumors in the market, Cai Qing's storytelling skills are superb."

Cai Yong cupped his hands. "Your Majesty asked the minister to interpret it, and the minister interpreted it, and dared not deceive His Majesty."

"Cai Qing has a heart." Liu Hong smiled slightly, and immediately waved his hand. "Cai Qing will return to her original post tomorrow, and she will return to be a 'doctor'. She will manage a group of Yi Lang, and her loyal words are harsh. During Cai Qing's absence, I haven't heard a deafening voice from Yi Lang in a long time."

Like Yilang, Langzhong is equivalent to the emperor's staff group.

It's okay to ask the emperor for advice, of course...it's the emperor's business whether to listen or not.

Cao Cao also served as an official, but the questions he asked were too sharp, and he was quickly transferred away.

But left a good story - "Cao Mengde Yilang remonstrance"!
"The minister leads the decree. If Your Majesty has no other questions, then the minister will leave first."

"Go on." Liu Hong waved his hand, after meeting with Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong, the next step was the highlight... because the one he was going to meet was Xun Yu, whom he and Yu'er were both optimistic about!
It is also the question of "a Taoist entering the court", Qiao Xuan simply answered "you should enter", and Cai Yong told the story "God guides, you must enter" through the story, so...how will this Yingchuan talent answer?

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When Xun Yu received the letter, his eyes were a little astonished.

But after a brief astonishment, he smiled, but there was a bit of bitterness in his smile.

Qiaozi and Caizi have spared no effort to get the virtuous brother into the court, but the virtuous brother is lucky, a letter is sent back... This is a complete "inaction".

Also, what Taoism emphasizes is that "inaction can lead to omnipotence".

shook his head.

Seeing that Cai Yong had already walked out of the main hall of the Hongdu Pavilion, the small yellow gate in front of the door shouted—"Your Majesty has sent Xun Yu of Yingchuan to have an audience."

Xun Yu put away the letter paper and walked quickly to the main hall of Hongdu Pavilion.

After crossing the high threshold, Xun Yu walked in with his head down, not daring to meet the emperor's eyes.

On the contrary, the emperor Liu Hong laughed out loud with the corners of his mouth raised. "Young Master Xun, don't hold back, just raise your head."

This…

Xun Yu suddenly felt that this voice was very familiar.

Slowly raised his head.

It’s just that it’s okay if you don’t look up, but when you look up, Xun Yu was stunned and staggered with fright... because, the emperor who appeared in front of him is... isn’t he the king of Chen and Liu Chong who came to Yulin in the past?

"Chen... King Chen?"

Xun Yu spoke subconsciously.

Jian Shuo at the side hastily corrected him. "What King Chen, the man in front of you is the Son of Heaven, you should be called His Majesty."

It was only then that Xun Yu discovered that not only was "King Chen", but even the guard next to King Chen was the one in front of him. They...they turned out to be...

"Xun Yu pays homage to the Son of Heaven."

Immediately, Xun Yu bowed his hands and bowed to Liu Hong. While being nervous, he stumbled a bit when he said a word.

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Liu Hong laughed, and immediately raised his hand to signal.

"sit"

He didn't let Qiao Xuan or Cai Yong sit, but he allowed Xun Yu to sit in front of him.

"Caomin dare not..." Xun Yu hastily took a step back, terrified... "Caomin didn't know His Majesty's identity in the past, and offended His Majesty, Caomin... Caomin's death penalty!"

"What's the crime?" Liu Hong continued: "In the past, when I went to the Yulin Temple in Weifu, I was going to spy on the Yulin Temple's porridge. If you hadn't deduced the three articles of "quoting and copying", "using for reference", and "creating original scenarios"."

"How can I use it for reference? How can I spread the Yulin Temple's method of giving porridge to the entire empire, and how to implement ten bran and one grain to relieve the disaster of the Yellow River. You have done a great job. If I want you to sit down, what are you afraid of?"

Now that we've reached this point, Xun Yu will be hypocritical if he postpones it any longer. He kneels down in front of Liu Hong in fear and trepidation.

There is a dragon case, and the two sit opposite each other.

Jian Shuo filled a bottle of wine for Xun Yu, while Liu Hong opened his mouth and said, "I was talking to Qiao Zi and Cai Zi just now, and I asked the same question, and their answers were surprisingly consistent. I also want to take this Questions for you."

"The minister must know everything."

After a brief adjustment, after a compliment from the emperor just now.

After peace of mind, Xun Yu returned to his former appearance, unafraid of honor or disgrace, without any trembling fear.

"What do you think of Yulin temple master Liu Yu?"

"The talent of the world and the latitude of the world can surpass me ten times." Xun Yu said.

This answer was expected by Liu Hong, after all... because of Yu'er, Xun Yu was able to sit here and meet him, the Son of Heaven.

"Ha ha…"

With a slight smile, Liu Hong continued to ask: "I originally planned to grant Liu Yu an official title, but because of his status, there is quite a lot of resistance in the court. What do you think of this matter?"

In fact, this is equivalent to Liu Hong asking the same question in a different way - how do you view Taoists entering the court?

It stands to reason that this should be analyzed from two aspects.

One is external and one is internal.

In other words... the Son of Heaven intended to use Taoists, but he had to leave this thorny problem to Liu Yu and Xun Yu.

Let them pave the way for themselves.

"The reason why Your Majesty asked this question is that Confucianism has been deeply cultivated in the court for many years, and the clan clan's thoughts on Confucianism have been deeply ingrained, so they deliberately prevent Taoists from entering the temple."

Xun Yu talked eloquently. "However, the more this is the case, the more it proves that Confucianism has inevitably declined and decayed...it can no longer shoulder the heavy responsibility of shaking the Han Empire."

"Why is this?"

"Pattern, vision!" Xun Yu continued to explain. "I have been in contact with Guanzhu Liu for quite a long time, and it is precisely because of this that I understand his ambition. The court is Confucianism, or Taoism, even if it is a newborn 'Shi', these are not the point, the point is How to make the great Han prosperous again, how to restore the state affairs caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, internal and external troubles, the rivers and rivers are in decline."

"Based on this, Liu Guanzhu's point of view has always been to guide the integration of the three religions of 'Confucianism', 'Buddhism' and 'Taoism', the integration of the three, discarding the dross, keeping the essence, putting aside each other's grievances, and working together for the prosperity of the great man In the battle, if it is just a fight for one official and one title, for a short period of time, in terms of structure, those who oppose the entry of Taoists into the court have already lost."

hiss…

Xun Yu's words were so deafening that Liu Hong's eyes widened.

From the beginning to the end, he listened carefully, and even embedded every sentence, every word deeply in his heart.

——'Confucianism', 'Buddhism', and 'Taoism' are integrated into one, the three are fused, discard the dross, keep the essence, put aside each other's grievances, and fight together for the prosperity of the great man!

What a grand ambition!
Unexpectedly, Yu'er's realm was higher than he imagined.

"Cough cough..."

Liu Hong coughed lightly, picked up the wine quickly, and took a sip to suppress the shock in his heart.

"You're right. Liu Yu's layout is indeed big and wide enough, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. How can a commoner and a down-and-out Taoist integrate the three religions into one, and how can he let each other put aside their grudges and abandon them? Remove the dross and keep the essence? This is just a castle in the air."

"That's why Guanzhu Liu just wrote to me."

Xun Yu followed the emperor's words and said: "And in this letter, he mentioned two points of view, one of which is the governance at the bottom. Fu, fish and meat people."

"However, because of their power and their background in the government and the opposition, no one in the local area can punish them? This has caused a large amount of taxes to flow not to the court, but to local wealthy families. A large number of acres has nothing to do with the court, and even a large number of people They are all reduced to slaves of wealthy families, this is the biggest hidden danger in the current situation!"

"According to Guanzhu Liu's thinking, he doesn't have to be an official, but he must have certain rights. Maybe this power comes from me, from Qiao Zi and Cai Zi. Because of this, he can try to eliminate disorder, disorder, and imbalance. The bottom layer is brought back on the right track again. No matter how big the official is, it is useless, and the power of a postal supervisor is the best!"

call…

Xun Yu's words made Liu Hong think deeply again.

Having been an emperor for many years, he could feel that the cause of the big man was that the aristocrats monopolized some resources. Luoyang City was like this, so don't think about it, it's even worse in places.

And the most frightening thing is that, as the emperor, he can't see the bottom at all, and can't understand the cries of the people.

The voices from various places, what he can hear, are all filtered words.

He is a real dragon, but he is a blind real dragon. No matter how many Xiyuan school lieutenants he has under him, what he can spy is only limited to the first generation of Si Li.

He urgently needs someone to be his eyes, to go to the bottom to have a look and treat him.

Then...

"Government at the bottom, what a governance at the bottom, I remember, you mentioned just now, Liu Yu also raised a point, what is that?"

The emperor Liu Hong's words just blurted out.

Xun Yu seemed to be ready, and immediately replied:

——"Knowledge and action are one!"

While speaking, he also handed the letter of Liu Yu in his arms to the emperor.

Liu Hong's eyes froze suddenly, it turned out that this letter was not for Xun Yu at all.

Yu'er planned early in the morning to use Xun Yu's hand to hand it over to him, the son of a big man.

No wonder there was such a commotion and a letter was delivered?

Hehe, Yu'er tricked him again.

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(End of this chapter)