Han family achievements

Chapter 378 Ahead of Time

Liu Yu, who was sipping his tea, slowly raised his head and looked at Cao Cao quietly with his sunken eyes, with a hint of murderous intent flashing through him.

"The Qing family invites you to get up."

Liu Bian smiled broadly, stretched out his hand to pull Cao Cao up, and said: "I am relieved by your words. I have appointed you as your Grand Sima Mansion, and authorized you to command the garrisons in each state, implement the separation of military and political affairs, and separate the garrisons from various places." Institutionalize, formalize, and normalize, strengthen the imperial court's control over local troops and horses... The Grand Sima will explain the specific details to you."

"Wei Chen takes orders!" Cao Cao stood in front of Liu Bian, probably only a punch away, with a deep and powerful voice.

Liu Yu spoke at this time and said calmly: "The chief officials of the states, counties, and counties may not be willing to let go. What you have to do is to be stable. You must separate the military power without causing a big mess, especially the three states of Ji, Qing, and You." The situation in the state is complex, and we must make the best use of the situation, not one-size-fits-all and one-stop solutions.”

Cao Cao knew Liu Yu's purpose in saying this in front of Liu Bian, so he calmly raised his hand and said to Liu Yu: "I understand."

Liu Yu turned to argue with Liu: "Your Majesty, I have no objection to letting Zhang Liao go to Xuzhou. Yuzhou is a critical place and needs a safe person."

Yuzhou is connected in all directions, with Yanzhou and Sili to the north, Yangzhou to the south, and Xu and Yang to the east. As Liu Yu said, this is a very critical place.

When Liu Bian heard this, he kept pondering in his heart.

Next year will be the first year of Jian'an. The Han Dynasty seems to be full of talents, but the people who can be used seem to have not yet grown up. There is a shortage of capable people to guard a state.

"What do you think?" Liu Bian looked at Cao Cao and asked.

Cao Cao raised his hand and said without thinking: "I recommend Liu Bei to be the pastor of Xuzhou."

"Okay, that's it."

Liu Bian also said without hesitation: "Leave half of your troops in Yuzhou for him, and return the rest to the Forbidden Army camp."

"I accept the decree." Cao Cao answered without any hesitation.

Liu Yu took in Cao Cao's expression and sighed secretly.

Such people are either extremely loyal or extremely traitorous.

At this time, Pan Yin hurried in, glanced at Liu Yu and Cao Cao, came to Liu Bian's ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is angry."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it Mr. Lu who instigated it?"

Pan Yin hesitated and said, "No, it's because His Highness was ill again. According to His Majesty's decree, Lu and Tianshi Dao were not allowed to come near, so the Empress slapped the three of them."

Liu Bian's expression changed slightly and he said to Liu Yu, "The Qing family will take care of other matters. I will leave first."

Without waiting for Liu Yu to answer, Liu Bian walked as fast as the wind and went straight to Yong'an Palace.

Lu's tricks of Fu Shui could deceive the Queen Mother He, but they couldn't deceive him!

Before, Liu Bian allowed the Lu family to walk around the palace because he wanted to take a look at the current religion. Now that he understood it, he naturally couldn't help the Lu family.

Especially on his precious second son!

When Liu Bian arrived at Yong'an Palace, he discovered a rare scene - a confrontation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Tang Ji protected Liu Yu who was lying on the bed, biting her lips and sobbing, trying not to let Lu who was holding the water bowl come near, while Queen Mother He had a frosty look on her face and was scolding loudly.

"You cheap maid, if you delay my grandson's treatment, I will skin you alive!"

Queen Mother He had an angry look on her face, pointing at Tang Ji and scolding her.

Tang Ji had always been worried that her mother's family was being suppressed and she didn't have enough to rely on. In the palace, because the prince was seizing the throne, she was trembling with fear. She didn't dare to take another step or say more than a word. As long as it was Liu Bian's words, he would not say a word. Keep it in mind and dare not forget it at all.

Since Liu Bian said that Lu could not be allowed to get close to Liu Yu, she could not let Lu come over, life or death.

Facing Queen Mother He's scolding, Tang Ji pursed her lips tightly, with tears streaming down her face, but still shook her head.

"Come here, drive this bitch out!" Queen Mother He's patience reached its limit, because the face of her precious second grandson on the bed became increasingly pale, with heavy drops of cold sweat on her head.

Two Zhonghuangmen came over and wanted to pull Tang Ji away.

Tang Ji turned around, hugged Liu Yu tightly, and kept shaking her head at Queen Mother He. She had already burst into tears and was extremely frightened.

"All right!"

Liu Bian walked in and scolded.

Everyone turned around after hearing this, and Queen Mother He took the lead and said, "You came just in time, look at the good deeds this cheap servant has done."

Liu Bian ignored Queen Mother He and went straight to the bedside, pulled Tang Ji over, patted her on the back and gave him a reassuring look.

Tang Ji's delicate body was already weak and she could only rely on Liu Bian's arms.

Liu Bian hugged him, sat beside the bed, and looked at Liu Yu on the bed.

His little face was pale, his pillow was soaked, his whole body was shaking, and he was enduring tremendous pain.

Liu Bian felt uncomfortable and turned to the doctor: "What's going on? Why did you become ill again when you were fine?"

The doctor trembled and stepped forward and said: "Return to your Majesty, Your Highness, you went to the river today."

Liu Bian was immediately furious. He turned his eyes and glared at the palace servants and eunuchs who were serving Liu Yu. He had to endure it and shouted to the doctor: "Diagnose and treat, prescribe medicine, what are you waiting for!"

The doctor did not dare to move and quietly turned his head towards Queen Mother He.

Queen Mother He could no longer bear it any longer and said, "Mr. Lu has prepared the talisman water. Let Yu'er drink it quickly. All these useless doctors will be driven out of the palace!"

Liu Bian stood up with Tang Ji in his arms, moved out of the way, and said to the doctor: "If you can't cure it, I want your head!"

The doctor didn't dare to say anything, and tremblingly stepped forward to take Liu Yu's pulse.

Without waiting for Queen Mother He to say anything, Liu Bian stared at Lu with murderous intent in his eyes and said, "Can your talisman water cure all diseases?"

Ms. Lu looks to be in her early thirties, with a pretty pink face and half-exposed collarbone. She is a beauty that men want to hug as soon as they see her.

She silently bowed and saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, Heavenly Master has something to say..."

Liu Bian snorted coldly and said: "There are many dying people in the palace. Can your bowl of talisman water save them? Pan Yin, find one of them! Lu, I tell you, if you can't be saved, I will bury you together." !”

Lu's body trembled, and she fell to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life, civilian women will never dare to do it again..."

"Bian'er!"

Queen Mother He was furious. Liu Bian was not scolding Lu, he was just slapping her in the face. The word "Bian'er" that he hadn't called out for many years blurted out again.

Liu Bian also had a headache for this cheap old lady. For the sake of his son, he had no choice but to be tough to the end. He said: "Mother, your previous wind and cold were good, but I don't know what was mixed with the talisman water she gave you. Mother, this Those cheap maids who mislead the public with their evil words should be beaten to death as a warning to others!"

Queen Mother He was stunned. Liu Bian rarely killed people. It seemed that this was the first time she heard the word "kill with a stick" from Liu Bian.

Mrs. Lu was shaking all over on the ground. She never imagined that His Majesty the Emperor, who was usually very polite to her and even occasionally made tea with her, would actually want to kill her with a stick today!

Liu Bian did not give Queen Mother He a chance to continue to stir things up, and shouted directly: "Pan Yin, hereby declare that from now on, religious figures are not allowed to appear in the palace. No Taoist priests, monks, talismans, or alchemy are allowed!"

"The villain takes the order!" Pan Yin didn't dare to be careless, so he turned around and left.

Seeing that Liu Bian was really angry, Empress Dowager He immediately dared not speak, but she could not get off the stage. She was quite embarrassed and stood there with a frown on her face and an annoyed look on her face. Tang Ji half leaned in Liu Bian's arms and looked up at Liu Bian's side face, with uncontrollable tears on her face again.

Leaning here, she felt more at ease than ever before.

"Pull it out and give it to King Chenliu!" Liu Bian waved his hand, hugged Tang Ji and turned to look at Liu Yu.

Lu was so frightened that she kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life..."

Lu was dragged away under the watchful eyes of Queen Mother He.

Liu Bian looked at Liu Yu on the bed. He originally thought he was fine, but now he looked more and more serious.

The doctor also had cold sweat on his head. After a long while, he turned around and argued with Liu: "Your Majesty, um, His Highness is suffering from the cold. He only needs to take a few medicines."

Liu Bian's eyes widened and he said, "Really or not? If you dare to deceive me, I will kill you with a stick!"

The doctor knelt down with a bang and said: "Your Majesty, um, really, really, His Highness is fine..."

Liu Bian realized that he had lost his composure, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Okay, let's make a prescription."

The doctor responded and stood up with trembling legs.

Liu Bian sat by the bed, looked at the painful little guy, and sighed in his heart.

It’s really not easy for this little guy. From birth to now, he has to walk in front of the Palace of Hell almost every winter.

Liu Bian stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, changed the pillow, and gently touched his little face.

He has three children. Except for his daughter, who is better, his two sons seem to have some problems.

I don't know how long it took, but it wasn't until Tang Ji came over with a medicine bowl and called him softly that Liu Bian woke up, stretched out his hand and said, "Let me come."

Tang Ji seemed to have touched up her makeup and was no longer as sad as before. She handed the bowl to Liu Bian.

Just as Liu Bian was about to feed him, he suddenly saw that Queen Mother He had left at some time and asked, "Where is the Queen Mother?"

Tang Ji bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is gone, will you be angry with me..."

Liu Bian sighed with a headache and said, "Not long, I will just go to Yongle Palace later."

After speaking, Liu Bian tested the temperature of the medicinal soup and began to feed the little guy the medicine.

The little guy seemed to be resisting and pursed his lips tightly. Liu Bian spent a lot of effort before feeding him only half of it.

Really unable to feed him, Liu Bian put down the bowl and said to Tang Ji, "You watch here, I will go to Yongle Palace first."

Tang Ji was a little worried about Liu Bian and whispered: "How about I go with your majesty? The empress will slap me a few times and take it out..."

"Okay, I'm here, it'll be okay."

Liu Bian hugged her, glanced at Liu Yu, and walked out of Yong'an Palace to Changle Palace to appease the cheap old lady.

On the other side, Lu was sent to the Yushitai.

Liu Xie naturally understood the intention of the White House. While he ordered people to interrogate Lu, he also sent a message to invite Prime Minister Xun Yu.

Shangshutai watched Lu being escorted out of the palace. When he received the message from Liu Xie, he still didn't understand.

Xun Yu, Zhong Yao, and Xun You sat, looked at each other, and nodded in understanding.

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said: "In Luoyang City, the Ministry of Punishment and Luoyang Mansion are the main ones. Sima Jun has already said hello. Over at Chen Palace, Gongda, if you go again, you must make it clear and don't make trouble." Even if you are big, you can’t let anyone go!”

Xun You said: "Luoyang has been sealed off. The problem is not big. The key is the main altar of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect outside the city. Chen Gong said that there may be people hiding, maybe three thousand people."

Xun Yu said: "I have discussed with Grand Sima to mobilize 5,000 men from the Yulin Army and put them under the command of Huangfu Jianchang. If necessary, we will capture them by force."

Zhong Yao reminded again, "The key is still the list and account books."

Judging from their investigation, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is already a place where the 'Five Poisons' converge. It contains not only rebels and remnants of various factions, but also people from both the government and the public, as well as from aristocratic families.

If these people don't thoroughly investigate, they will still be a disaster in the future.

Xun Yu thought for a while and said: "If Zhang Lu is to be captured alive, there is a secret report from the Huangmen North Temple Prison that he is involved with Yizhou. Maybe we can open a breakthrough from him."

Zhong Yao said: "Okay, I will go out of the city myself."

Xun Yu quickly said: "You can go, but you can't show up. Everything will be left to Huangfu Jianchang to handle. Don't interfere."

Zhong Yao understood and said, "Then, should you go to the Yushitai or should I go?"

Xun Yu stood up and said, "I'll go."

Zhong Yao and Xun You didn't say anything. They looked at each other and stood up.

The palace had sped things up and they had to catch up quickly.

Xun Yu left the Chancellor's Stand, and after sending word that Huangfu Jian had grown up, he left the palace and went straight to the Censor's Stand.

When he arrived at the Yushitai, he sat across from Liu Xie.

Liu Xie handed over a stack of confessions and said: "This is what Lu told me. That Zhang Lu is bolder than we expected. He has bribed many people and wants to be the governor of Hanzhong."

Xun Yu remained calm as he took the confession, read it carefully, and then said thoughtfully: "The Governor of Hanzhong... He felt that it was now the time of the late emperor."

Liu Xie was also thoughtful and said: "Lu's knowledge is limited, but she has a special status. She has met many people around Zhang Lu, not only those from the government and the public, but also Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and even Liu Zhang and Liu Biao's people. It’s more involved than we expected.”

Xun Yu's eyes were cold and he said, "If we wait any longer, the consequences will be disastrous."

Liu Xie nodded slightly, feeling scared in his heart.

This Five Pecks of Rice Cult involves so many forces and has hundreds of thousands of followers. Once an incident occurs, Luoyang will be in chaos and the influence will spill over. It may be another Yellow Turban Rebellion!

After a moment, Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu and said, "Your Majesty, leave this matter to me. I will leave the palace shortly and go to the main altar of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in person."

Xun Yu immediately shook his head and said: "Not allowed, Your Highness. This matter can only be handled by the Imperial City Palace. Your Highness, the Yushitai, the Shangshutai and other officials of the imperial court are not allowed to participate."

Liu Xie was startled. He didn't understand at first, but then if he was moved, he said, "Is the Imperial City Mansion able to do this?"

Xun Yu smiled softly and said: "Your Highness does not know something. The captain of the Imperial City Palace is Huangfu Jian, the second son of Huangfu Gong. In recent years, he has secretly made great contributions. His Majesty requested the edict from the Chancellery, and Huangfu gave it his approval." The two princes of the gate."

Liu Xie actually knew something, but not that clearly. When Xun Yu said this, he could only nod his head and said, "Then, what should I do?"

Xun Yu said: "His Royal Highness can just sit in Luoyang and wait until Chief Huangfu wipes out the main altar of the Five Dou Rice Sect. The Yushitai will issue a document to ban the Five Dou Rice Sect and disperse the followers."

(End of this chapter)