Han family achievements

Chapter 224
In the first year of Yonghan, in the middle of December.

Liu Bian returned to Luoyang City, but did not enter the palace immediately.

Outside the imperial city, an inconspicuous teahouse.

Inside the private room, it was as warm as spring, neither too hot nor too cold.

Liu Bian was wearing unlined clothes, holding a letter in his hand, with a strange look on his face.

Sitting opposite him was the former Sikong, Liu Hong.

Liu Hong is also a member of the old Liu family, and Ding Gong, Liu Yu was once the "Three Dukes" when Liu Bian came to the throne.

Later, when it came to Yuan's family, Ding Gong was confused, and Liu Hong 'resigned official' along with him.

The reason why Liu Bian looked strange was because of the letter in his hand, which was signed: Yang Biao.

But if you distinguish carefully, you will find that this is an imitated handwriting.

Compared to two years ago, Liu Hong was much older, with gray hair and a tired face. He bowed and argued with Liu, "I know that someone lured me to Beijing under the guise of the prime minister, but I had no choice but to come."

"Guess who did it?" Liu Bian turned a deaf ear to his words and raised his eyelids to look at him.

Liu Hongdao: "I can't guess."

Liu Bian couldn't guess either.

Liu Hong's entry to Beijing was a sudden act. On the surface, it seemed that Wang Yun had summoned him to cheer, but in fact Yang Biao was involved.

"Who is the person behind this..."

Liu Bian thought of many people for a while, but he couldn't make a conclusion. His eyes moved suddenly, and he said, "Recently, many people in the imperial court have recommended Liu Yu to return to the imperial court to serve as Zuo Servant. What do you think?"

Now there is only one prime minister left in Shangshutai, and there are vacancies left and right. Yang Biao advocates "inaction", so filling the vacancy has become a top priority.

Liu Hong's complexion remained unchanged, he bowed and said, "The minister is not in court, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Liu Bian looked at him quietly and asked, "Does the Qing family have any intention of reviving?"

Liu Hong raised his hand and said: "The minister is old and frail, and his energy is no longer what it used to be. I'm afraid I won't be able to share your majesty's worries."

Liu Bian handed the letter on the table to Pan Yin, looked at Liu Hong and said, "Since the Qing family said so, I won't force others to do anything."

Seeing that Liu Bian was about to leave, Liu Hong's expression changed abruptly, and he prostrated himself and said, "Your Majesty, although Wang Yun's actions were cunning and ulterior motives, the establishment of a crown prince is the foundation of the country. It has been the same since ancient times. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Liu Bian paused, turned his head to look at him, and said calmly: "Zhu Wangyun and the three clans, can't you stop you from talking privately and abolishing the establishment?"

Liu Hong's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't dare to say any more.

Liu Bian snorted coldly, turned and left.

After leaving the teahouse, Liu Bian got into the carriage and went outside the city.

I saw Cai Wenji leading a few court ladies, watching his father's carriage go away from afar.

It can be said that Cai Yong was deprived of his official position and demoted to a commoner, which can be said to be an unprecedented blow, and he was ill for many days.

Under the comfort of many people, he sighed for a long time and decided to go to Beijing for a study tour.

Liu Bian came to Cai Wenji's side, put his arms around her waist, and said: "The father-in-law has a generous temperament, and he is in vain. I did this to protect him, otherwise I will not know if I will be used as a gunman someday."

Liu Bian also expressed his feeling that his uncle, the great general, was being manipulated in the palm of his hand and still didn't know it.

And Cai Yong is far worse than He Jin.

Cai Wenji pursed her lips, turned her head to look at Liu Bian, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Yang'er..."

Liu Bian smiled slightly, and said, "I named him 'Shao', naturally I have high hopes. However, there are too many people in the government and the opposition, and I am worried that some old things will happen again."

Cai Wenji and Liu Bian are also old couples, and they talked about many things, especially about 'Liu Shao'.

After Cai Wenji met Wang Yun, she also felt terrified in her heart, and when she was connected with the "Witch Gu disaster" during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, she became even more delicate and cold. Even though she was reluctant, she still bit her lip and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Do you want to put the sheep outside the palace?"

Liu Bian was startled, thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Look again."

Liu Bian actually grew up in the family of a Taoist surnamed Shi outside the palace, known as 'Shihou', mainly because he was worried that the palace would not be able to support him.

Cai Wenji hummed lightly, looking at his father's carriage which had disappeared from sight, worried about his child in her heart.

But at this moment, Tang Mao came out of Yongle Palace with a somewhat bad expression.

After Wang Yun failed to recommend Liu Shao as the crown prince, Tang Mao felt that his grandson had hope, so he quietly contacted him.

It is conceivable that he hit a wall everywhere, and Empress Dowager He didn't give him a good face.

After leaving Yongle Palace, Tang Mao was still unwilling, turned around and wanted to go to Yongan Palace to meet his daughter Tang Ji.

But Xu Yan suddenly appeared from some corner, and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, you can't wander around in the forbidden area of ​​the deep palace."

Tang Mao always looked down on eunuchs, and with a stomach full of anger, he said without a good face: "I have a gold medal from His Majesty, why can't I enter?"

"Did you bring it?" Xu Yan asked.

Tang Mao snorted coldly, took it out from his bosom, and said, "Check it out."

Xu Yan took it over, checked it carefully, nodded and said: "It is indeed true."

Tang Mao stretched out his hand, waiting for Xu Yan to return it to him, but saw Xu Yan slowly put it into his arms.

Tang Mao's expression changed immediately, and he shouted: "This is the gold medal bestowed by His Majesty, how dare you hide it from a small Huangmen?"

Xu Yan just smiled and didn't speak.

Tang Mao stared at Xu Yan, his face suddenly changed, his eyes were wide open, full of astonishment and doubt.

Seeing that he understood, Xu Yan lost his smile, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Private talk abolishes the establishment and disturbs the court. Duke Tang, the three clans of Wang Yunyi, and Duke Cai come out of Beijing. Which one do you choose?"

Tang Mao was no longer shocked, but frightened.

He already fully understood the meaning of Xu Yan's words.

Tang Hao's hands trembled uncontrollably, and he said, "Your nobleman, this, yes, what does your Majesty mean?"

Xu Yan backed away, and said respectfully, "The villain didn't say anything."

The corner of Tang Mao's mouth twitched, unable to utter a word.

Xu Yan waited for a while, and said: "The villain has prepared a carriage for Tang Gong, Tang Gong please?"

Tang Mao moved his steps with some difficulty, with a stiff smile on his face.

After walking for a while, Xu Yan said again: "Mr. Tang, if you want to enter Beijing in the future, please say hello to the villain first for reception."

Tang Mao's face was ashen, and the pride that had not been surging for a long time was completely wiped out in this silence.

At the same time that Xu Yan sent Tang Mao out of Luoyang, Wang Yun was transferred from the sky prison to Tingwei Mansion.

There is no prison cart, but a tightly closed carriage surrounded by Xingcao and servants of Tingweifu.

"Wang Yun, you should die!"

Suddenly, more than 20 people poured out from nowhere, chasing the carriage and yelling.

"Why did you cut me off!?"

"What crime have I committed? You want to dismiss me!"

"Wang Yun, you are abusing power and disrupting the country, and your crime is heinous!"

These people are obviously former officials. They are polite and decent when they talk at the table, and they are very particular about cursing, and they will not throw stones or rotten eggs like ordinary people.

Xingcao, the servants of Tingwei's mansion were very nervous and secretly guarded.

Wang Yun in the carriage had an indifferent face, his eyes were full of resentment.

When he arrived at Tingwei's Mansion, Zhong Yao personally escorted him and arranged him in the cleanest cell.

Wang Yun didn't care about these things. After sitting down, he stared at Zhong Yao and said, "My old man asks you, does Your Majesty have an edict for the crown prince?"

Zhong Yao frowned, completely unexpected that Wang Yun still refused to give up at such a time.

After pondering for a while, Zhong Yao said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the East Palace has been taboo, and courtiers should not speak absurdly to abolish the establishment. Now, why bother?"

Wang Yun snorted coldly and said: "The Eastern Palace is the foundation of the country, if it is not established at this time, when will it be?"

Zhong Yao shook his head secretly, and said: "Your Majesty has no will, but you have given a verbal instruction not to talk about the crown prince again."

Wang Yun was a little dazed, and immediately knelt down with a thump, and shouted: "Your Majesty, you are so confused..."

Seeing this, Zhong Yao ignored him and left the cell.

After walking a few steps, a small official greeted him and said in a low voice: "Tingwei, the palace's order has been issued."

Zhong Yao was not surprised, and said: "You keep an eye on the prince, nothing can happen."

The clerk hurriedly responded.

Zhong Yao came out of the prison cell, and after accepting the order, he sent someone to inform Xingcao and Yushitai again.

The case is scheduled to be concluded tomorrow.

Yushitai and Xingcao reacted equally quickly. Under the attention of the government and the public, the three law divisions discussed quickly without any delay.

The next day, Tingwei Mansion started the trial. In fact, the charges had already been determined, and Wang Yun also admitted it, but it was just a formality.

Originally, Zhong Yao and others were worried that Wang Yun would retract the confession, but everything went smoothly beyond expectations.

When Zhong Yao and others finalized the case and submitted it to Chongde Hall, Liu Bian was talking to Huangfu Song.

Liu Bian smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The doctor has confirmed that Lu Qing's family should be fine and can survive this winter."

Huangfu Song bowed, but his heart was still dignified. In terms of Lu Zhi's body, it was just a year and a half.

Liu Bian took a sip of tea and said, "The Qing family said earlier that Li Ru has taken refuge with Dong Zhuo? And Dong Zhuo is trying his best to win over Lv Bu. Lv Bu and Ding Yuan have a daily rift?"

Huangfu Songsu raised his hand and said, "Yes. Your Majesty, the situation in Ding Yuan is not optimistic, and Sun Jian does not listen to his orders. I am worried that Xuzhou will fall into Dong Zhuo's hands."

Liu Bian did not speak, looked outside the door, and muttered in his heart: "This scene is getting more and more similar." '

Before I knew it, everything seemed to be back to the original point.

Seeing Liu Bian's silence for a long time, Huangfu Song waited for a while and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to make some preparations?"

Liu Bian immediately came back to his senses, hummed subconsciously, and said, "How do you say?"

Huangfu Song looked at Liu Bian and said, "The proposal of the Grand Sima Mansion is to send Cao Cao to Langya County, send Gongsun Zan [-] troops to Runan County, order Xu Rong to continue to advance south, and retaliate against Dong Zhuo."

Only then did Liu Bian come back to his senses, pondered carefully, shook his head and said, "Qingzhou has just been settled, Cao Cao can't leave, and we must not give the Qingzhou rebels a chance to surrender and rebel!"

"As for Gongsun Zan, hmph, he can't fool me with his tricks! He now has at least 2 horses in his hands."

"Xu Rong can't continue to go south. I am ready to order him to transfer to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao supervises Yanzhou's military, and Xu Rong is transferred to Jizhou."

Liu Bian looked at Huangfusong, and said in deliberation.

Huangfusong immediately raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, isn't this just sitting and watching Dong Zhuo swallow Xuzhou?"

Liu Bian smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry about the Qing family. There are too many people who can cure him. I have never put him in my eyes. By the way, isn't Yuan Shao under no one? Send a letter to temporarily transfer Guan Yu, Liu Bei's subordinate, to Yuan Shao."

"Your Majesty, are you really not going to make arrangements?" Huangfusong still asked uneasy.

Once Dong Zhuo swallowed Xuzhou, his strength increased greatly.

Xuzhou is also a battleground for military strategists. Let Dong Zhuo win this place, and the consequences will be unimaginable!
Liu Bian smiled calmly, and said: "The Qing family can rest assured, Dong Zhuo's end has long been preordained, and I have made arrangements for it."

Huangfusong was taken aback, what do you mean it has already been arranged?

At this time, Pan Yin came in, handed Liu Bian a memorial, and said, "Your Majesty, the trial at Tingwei's Mansion has been concluded, and the execution is scheduled for tomorrow."

Liu Bian took a look and put it aside, and said to Huangfu Song: "I never think that killing people can solve problems, but sometimes, it is true that other problems can be solved by killing people. For example, the recent government affairs have been smoother than before. It’s more than doubled, it seems that there have been more than half of the nonsense, and the efficiency book has doubled.”

Huangfu Song bowed and did not speak.

Wang Yun's handling had a great deterrent effect on the chaotic court situation.

Liu Bian didn't expect Huangfusong to say anything. He looked at Pan Yin and said, "Send a message to Shang Shutai to ask the prime minister to lead the Six Caos, so that he can summarize the year-end and make arrangements for next year's plan, and submit it as soon as possible."

"Yes." Pan Yin said.

Liu Bian took another sip of tea and said, "Your family, the reform of the Da Sima Mansion must also be accelerated, especially the 'separation of the military and the government'. It must be advanced in an orderly manner without delay. If there are conditions, there shall be no delay.”

"The minister receives the decree!" Huangfusong said with a bow.

Liu Bian paused for a while, looked at Huangfusong, and said, "Recently, there have been calls for impeachment against Cao Cao again?"

Huangfu Song looked as usual, and said: "It's all because of Xia Houyuan."

Liu Bian hummed, and thought about it: "Xia Houyuan...Cao Cao, what do you think of the Da Sima Mansion?"

For rescuing Xia Houyuan, Cao Cao adopted a very "tyrannical" attitude. The letters to the Da Sima Mansion all emphasized Xia Houyuan and his achievements, without any intention of pleading guilty.

"I think that both kindness and prestige must be given equal importance." Huangfu Song looked directly at Liu Bian and said.

For Huangfusong who did the Jingguan thing, it was not a big deal to plunder the money and food of some aristocratic families in order to quell the chaos and the situation was urgent.The point is that Cao Cao's attitude appears to be 'arrogant'.

Huangfusong's meaning is very simple. Before Liu Bian, he was too "gracious" to Cao Cao and blocked so many things for him.

Liu Bian nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Qingzhou has just been established, and it will take at least two to three years to stabilize. Zhu Qing's family is not strong enough, and many things cannot be done. Cao Cao..."

Huangfusong naturally understood, and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao is in Beihai State, Donglai County is farming, and the Yellow Turban bandits have surrendered their soldiers. The combined total strength may exceed 20. Beihai State and Donglai County account for half of Qingzhou. , Surrounded by Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou on three sides, it is a partial land, and if he has a different heart, the court may find it difficult to restrain him."

"What is Da Sima Mansion thinking?" Liu Bian looked at Huangfu Song and asked.

For the last dynasty, not only the emperor, but also the officials in the capital, have always been deeply wary of the feudal officials and generals who hold heavy troops.

And Cao Cao, Liu Bian is also a bit tricky now, because he has become powerful.

Huangfu Song became serious, raised his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I plan to transfer Cao Cao to Jinan and order him to supervise the Qingzhou military, so as to disperse his forces and weaken his foundation in Beihai and Donglai."

Liu Bian shook his head and said, "It's okay for other people, but not for Cao Cao."

Huangfu Song paused, and said: "Then, disperse his followers?"

Liu Bian was silent.

The reason why Cao Cao became powerful is because this person is not only powerful, but also has enough charisma!
This kind of person is simply a born king in troubled times.

Like Cao Cao, like Liu Bei, and like Jiangdong Sun's family.

Among the eighteen vassals in history, these three were nothing more than small minions. On the contrary, these three became powerful in the end, while Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan and other powerful people at that time were defeated one after another. Down, simply vulnerable.

Huangfusong obviously sensed Liu Bian's dilemma, and said, "Your Majesty, then, the Da Sima Mansion sent someone to take over his farm?"

Huangfusong's purpose was to divide Cao Cao's forces and weaken his power.

Liu Bian thought for a while, and said, "Pan Yin, tell Cao Cao to come to Beijing."

"Yes." Pan Yin replied.

Huangfusong didn't speak any more, knowing that Liu Bian had made his own arrangements.

Liu Bian sat up, his eyes flashed, and said: "The imperial court is almost there. From next year, I will consider clearing Zhang Tianmu in Sili. What does the Qing family think?"

Huangfusong's expression changed immediately, he raised his hands and bowed, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think it's too much haste, it's better to wait until the world is settled, and then it won't be too late!"

Liu Bian looked at him, reached out to pick up the teacup to drink tea.

Lu Zhi persuaded him to say this, Yang Biao, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao and others all persuaded him, thinking that being too anxious would backfire.

Huangfusong stared at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, if it is implemented next year, it will be more than ten times more serious than Yuan Shu's rebellion!"

Liu Bian raised his brows, put his teacup to his mouth, and didn't hide his suspicious expression. He said, "It's more than that, right? The seven states in the north are all under the control of the imperial court. Who else can plot rebellion?"

Huangfu Song did not change his face, his tone seemed to be severe, and said: "This is the first time I met Your Majesty, what you said was true, but you must be cautious in what you do! I dare to say that Wang Mang's defeat was not due to usurpation nor Guangwu Shengming. It's about doing what you do to arouse public outrage."

Liu Bian frowned again and again, but he still refused to give up.

Huangfusong saw it, and suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, saying: "Your Majesty, you are only twenty years old, and you have plenty of time, so why be so eager? Isn't your Majesty the old saying that time is the enemy of all? Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

It was the first time Liu Bian saw Huangfu Song's 'losing his head' like this, he suddenly became alert, took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said, "It's because I'm getting carried away with complacency."

From Huangfusong's reaction, Liu Bian discovered something in horror. After being the emperor for a long time, he became less and less willing to listen to other people's words, and became a bit arbitrary.

This is taboo!

Seeing that Liu Bian had listened, Huangfu Song felt a little relieved, sat down and straightened his clothes, and said, "Your Majesty, don't let this matter out!"

Liu Bian nodded and said, "I have told you, it should be fine."

Only then did Huangfu Song feel relieved, and said: "I recommend Shi Xie as the governor of Jiaozhou."

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(End of this chapter)