Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 827 The Emperor’s Family Matters

Liu Xie has been in a good mood recently, because Cao Cao, who he hated but had no choice but to do anything about, finally suffered a big loss.

He was in Wancheng to recruit Zhang Xiu, but an accident occurred and he was attacked by a fierce tiger. Not only Dian Wei, his personal guard, but also Cao Chun, the leader of the tiger and leopard cavalry, died, as well as his son and nephew.

After Liu Xie heard the news, he woke up laughing several times during the night.

But not long after he was happy, he discovered a problem.

When the ministers under him discussed the matter in private, especially regarding Dian Wei's death, they all expressed some gratitude to Fierce Tiger in their words.

It's no wonder that when Cao Cao raided Huaicheng, he brought Dian Wei with him. During the raid, he killed dozens of ministers, half of which were done by Dian Wei. Now that Dian Wei is dead, the relatives and friends of these ministers will naturally be grateful. Yuan Xi avenged everyone.

The other half were almost all killed by Ding Chong. These were the people the ministers hated with gnashing of teeth and wanted to get rid of them quickly.

Ding Chong also died in an assassination in Huaicheng. Although it is rumored that it was someone from Taiping Dao who did it, people with a clearer mind will know that this assassination occurred after Yuan Shu was killed and Cao Cao was killed. Before the sneak attack, there was a high probability that it was the work of Fierce Tiger.

In the process of sneak attack on Huaicheng and holding the emperor hostage, Cao Cao took the opportunity to get rid of many people who were against him, including Wang Zifu and other people on the belt edict, Kong Rong, Zhang Miao brothers, Zhang Yang and others. They were all famous figures in the world, with many relatives and friends, and they were also the candidates for many officials. According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, officials had to avenge the leaders.

However, Cao's camp was so powerful that it became almost impossible for the officials to take revenge. However, Yuan Xi helped them do it, so their feelings for Yuan Xi's hurry were indeed from the bottom of their hearts.

But in this way, Liu Xie seemed a little embarrassed, because people are afraid of comparison. Compared with the two, he has accomplished nothing. He is held hostage by Cao Cao everywhere, and he has to endorse his actions, but he has become Cao Cao's accomplice.

But Fierce Tiger has become the only one who has the strength to confront Cao Cao. Although he has suffered losses in several confrontations with Cao Cao, he has generally not fallen behind. Now he is even more powerful than Jiangdong and Cao Cao. The ally Yuan Tan went to war, allowing the ministers to see a glimmer of hope of getting rid of Cao Cao's control.

If Liu Xie is jealous about this, he is in an awkward situation now. He has no soldiers and no one to look to him. Instead, he has become a puppet under Cao Cao's control. The remaining majesty of the emperor is as if it does not exist. .

The emperor's majesty made the world bow to him. However, after the death of He Jin, Dong Zhuo's chaos, and Li Jue and Guo Si's entry into Beijing, the imperial power seemed to have become a joke.

Liu Xie felt that his position as emperor had become a huge curse. Someone must have felt behind his back that he was promoted to power by rebellious ministers and traitors and was not qualified to be emperor at all, right?

He knew very well in his heart that there were indeed many people who still cherished the Han Dynasty, which was also the basis for his possible recovery in the future, but there was a huge and very troublesome difference.

In some people's minds, if the emperor is not the emperor, he must represent the Han Dynasty.

Just like Yuan Shao wanted to support Liu Yu and Liu Yan wanted to establish himself as emperor, many people in the world had some complaints about Liu Xie, the emperor who was supported by Dong Zhuo. They may respect the Han Dynasty, but they may not Recognize Liu Xie!

This is what Liu Xie is most afraid of, because the title of Emperor is not a crown that is bestowed upon a clan named Liu, but this title can be worn on someone else at any time!

What's even more frightening is that a considerable number of ministers may be extremely resistant to Liu Xie's status.

Because Liu Xie's original title was the legacy of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. In other words, Liu Xie was the successor designated by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

It's just that the young emperor Liu Bian was the legitimate son of Queen He. After the death of Emperor Ling, Queen He Jin and Yuan Wei colluded to squeeze out Liu Xie and support Liu Bian to take the throne.

The reason why the aristocratic family represented by Yuan Wei made such a choice was naturally based on their own position. However, the fact that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was unpopular among the nobles due to the party's imprisonment was also an important factor.

In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a lot of evidence shows that the nobles who were dissatisfied with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty supported and instigated it. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain that the Yellow Turban Rebellion spread so widely and mobilized so many people. The Han court still knew nothing about it. Someone leaked the news, maybe it might actually succeed.

Therefore, many nobles had a natural resistance to Liu Xie, the designated successor of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, in the end, those who supported Liu Xie were Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who were rejected by the mainstream circles of the nobles and other generals.

Liu Xie needed strength, and General Ling Liang needed status. The two hit it off, so Dong Zhuo went to Beijing to clean up the noble clans. The noble clans represented by Yuan Shao fled Luoyang one after another, and each side became independent. This was the cause and effect of Liu Xie's ascension to the throne.

Rich scholar families like the Yuan family were naturally at odds with Liu Xie, so Yuan Shao would rather support Liu Yu as emperor and allow Yuan Shu to stand on his own feet than bother with Liu Xie's regime, which was supported by Dong Zhuo.

With such a foreign surname, the internal affairs of the Liu clan are even more complicated. Even Liu Bei was in Yuan Shu's camp at the beginning, rather than relying on Liu Xie, let alone other Liu clans who had their own agendas.

The princes who were attached to the two Yuans at that time had actually already drawn a clear line with the Han court, including Cao Cao, who was rescued by Yuan Shao several times. The reasons for assassinating Dong were extremely complicated, and later they secretly turned their backs on Li Jue and Guo Si. Making good friends and expressing loyalty to Liu Xie was just to prepare in advance for falling out with Yuan Shao.

Therefore, no one of the princes in the world is a white lotus. They all have considerations based on their own position and family. In the eyes of these people, the name Tianzihui has long lost its dignity and is just a rag that can be used at will. That’s all.

Liu Xie knew very well that he only had a few cards in his hand, and they were all bad, so bad that they were holding him back. The only card he could use now was the title of Emperor.

But Liu Xie did not give up, because once he gave up, all the meaning of his existence would be gone, so he could only grit his teeth and go on.

Now that he saw Xun Yu's entanglement, he began to try to make friends with Xun Yu and poach Cao Cao's corner. Although there was little hope, no one knew the result if he didn't give it a try. What if it really happened?

The two exchanged words calmly. Xun Yu presented the seals sent by Cao Cao from Dongjun. Most of them were for his subordinates. Liu Xie took them over and took a look at them. Without saying anything, he stamped them. Bright red seal.

Xun Yu watched Liu Xie flipping the seals one by one, lowered his head slightly, and didn't know what he was thinking. It wasn't until the last seal fell and he lifted it up that he leaned down and said, "On behalf of my lord, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Your Majesty." General Liu Xie Putting the seal aside, he put a roll of seals in his hand and handed it out with both hands. Xun Yu then took a few steps forward, lowered his head and raised his hand to take it.

Seeing this, Liu Xie said, "Cao Aiqing has been working very hard these days. I heard that he has a headache again?"

"Xun Aiqing can advise Mr. Cao when he has time. Don't work too hard and make him sad."

Xun Yu spoke out: "My lord, I will be deeply grateful to know that Your Majesty cares so much."

Liu Xie saw that Xun Yu spoke impeccably. He had been in contact with Xun Yu for a long time and knew that the other party would not express his feelings directly, so he nodded and said: "Aiqing is very talented and knowledgeable, which I admire very much. If Aiqing is free on weekdays, you might as well come and talk to me. say."

Xun You hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will obey your order."

Watching Xun Yu withdraw and leave, Liu Xie leaned back on the dragon chair and sighed deeply.

If you want to win people's hearts, you must give the other party what they want.

The key is, what can I give the other person now?

Liu Xie huddled in his chair, feeling deep fatigue, sleepiness, and loneliness sweeping over his body.

He is the emperor, but he is also a true loner. Now, no one can believe him. He even feels that everyone around him has betrayed him.

Liu Xie knew that this mentality was harmful and unhelpful. If he wanted to get out of trouble, it was not enough on his own. He had to find someone for help.

But his previous choices and failures made Liu Xie afraid to bet again. What if there were Cao Cao's spies among the people he chose?

He wanted to select people who were least likely to belong to Cao Cao's faction among the ministers. He already had several such candidates in mind.

Because these people should be on the fierce tiger side.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the person least likely to compromise with Cao Cao among the people in the world is the fierce tiger.

This made Liu Xie even more conflicted, because he understood that Yuan Xi's ambition was no less than that of Cao Cao. He was indeed Cao Cao's mortal enemy, but what about after defeating Cao Cao?

Liu Xie felt jealous for no reason. It would be great if he could exchange identities with the other party!

The title of emperor is not as useful as hundreds of soldiers!

In fact, he really wanted to know, if the fierce tiger turned into himself, what could he do to break the situation?

At this moment, someone came in and said, "I heard that the emperor had summoned me, so I rushed over. Is there anything wrong with the emperor's summons?"

But it was Liu He who left Yuan Xi and went to the Han Dynasty, and escaped from the last Huicheng Rebellion.

When Liu Xie saw it, he stood up, walked to Liu Xie, took his hand, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't think too much, I'm just chatting with you."

He sighed in his heart, a fierce person should be a fierce person, it is better than having no one to use.

While Liu Xie was trying to find ways to break the situation, Fu Shou also found his brother Fu De in the palace.

Fu De lowered his head and cupped his hands and said, "What does the unknown queen want from me?"

Fu Shou waved his hand and said: "Brother, I have sent away my maids. Please don't call me that in private."

"My little sister went to invite brother over today because she wanted to ask some questions."

Fu De said aloud: "Little sister, feel free to ask."

Fu Shou thought for a while, hesitated to speak, and finally said: "I heard that the fierce tiger killed Langya?"

"My mother over at Tobu, will something happen?"

Fu De said: "Don't worry, little sister, I asked someone specifically to find out. When Yuan Tan was here, Langya was in chaos. I heard that my mother's family was also very angry. But after Fierce Tiger captured Dongwu, Let people protect the mansion, I think my mother will be safe."

After hearing this, Fu Shou felt a little relieved. She bit her lips and finally made up her mind: "Brother, can you tell me whether my father was involved in the belt edict incident?"

(End of this chapter)