The matter of being crowned a king with a different surname caused an uproar in Luoyang City.

Some officials loyal to the Han Dynasty rushed to tell each other and blocked Dong Zhuo outside the Prime Minister's Mansion in an attempt to persuade Dong Zhuo not to act recklessly.

But it doesn't work at all.

Dong Zhuo and everyone under Dong Zhuo's command wished that all kings with different surnames would appear in the world.

That way they can naturally become kings.

Once you are crowned king, is it far to go further?

It has to be said that Li Ru's plan was really cruel and sinister.

The imperial edict left Hulao Pass with almost irresistible force and headed towards Jizhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

……

"What? The imperial court wants to make me, Yuan Shu, the King of Han?"

Yuzhou, Runan County, Prefecture Mufu.

Yuan Shu looked at the Yuan family who came from Luoyang and said with great surprise.

In the luxurious and beautiful hall.

Zhang Xun, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Lejiu, Chen Ji, Liu Xun, Ji Ling, Lei Bo, Chen Lan, Yang Feng, Jin Shang, Zhang Fan, Yang Hong, Yan Xiang, Shu Shao, Han Yin and other civil servants under Yuan Shu At this time, he was also surprised to see the arrival of the Yuan family.

The visitor from the Yuan family is a young man named Yuan Diao.

Yuan Diao, Yuan Shu knew him, he was one of his cousins.

Yuan Diao was also happy at this time and said to Yuan Shu:

"Congratulations, brother. The imperial decree should have left Hulao Pass and come to Yuzhou. It was the one who conferred the title of King of Han on my brother. The head of the family asked me to go ahead and prepare my brother in advance."

Yuan Shu and his subordinates immediately became excited after hearing Yuan Diao's confirmed words.

However, at this time, Yan Xiang, a subordinate of Yuan Shu, could not help but frowned and said:
"In the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty, people with different surnames are called kings, and the whole world will punish them. The head of the Yuan family should know this matter. How come he is really crowned the king of Han?"

Yan Xiang was not dazzled by the sudden excitement, but said to Yuan Diao.

As Yan Xiang finished speaking, everyone was startled, and then some came to their senses. Even the excitement and smile on Yuan Shu's face stopped abruptly.

Although he was unbearably excited, he also understood that people with different surnames could not be crowned kings, and the king would be punished by everyone.

Everyone looked at Yuan Diao in surprise.

Yuan Diao did not hesitate and said hurriedly:
"The head of the family knows that people of the opposite sex are not allowed to be crowned kings. However, this time Dong Zhuo kidnapped the Han Emperor and crowned him not the king of the family. His elder brother was crowned King of Han, his elder brother Benchu ​​was crowned King of Qi, Han Fu of Jizhou was crowned King of Jin, and even Chen Gui of Xuzhou was crowned King of Qi. They all made a King of Lu."

"There's a lot of quarrel in Luoyang, but the head of the family said that as long as he doesn't become the first king, it will be fine. Let Han Fu or Chen Gui become the king first. In that case, we will become the king later. In this case, there will be four kings in the world. No one can stop it."

Yuan Diao said.

After listening to Yuan Diao's words, Yuan Shu finally understood what he meant.

At this time, Yan Xiang frowned slightly, sighed and said:

"Since this is the case, it seems that there is no way to stop someone with a different surname from becoming king."

After a pause, Yan Xiang said with emotion:
"The one who is bringing chaos to the world is none other than Dong Zhuo!"

Yuan Shu understood what was going on, and no matter what Yan Xiang said, he became excited again and said:
"Yuan Shao even made him the King of Qi. Dong Zhuo is really blind."

"Okay, Brother Diao, I understand what's going on. Don't worry, I will definitely not be the first to become king."

"Han Fu and Chen Gui are two people. Chen Gui is smart and has many tricks. It is impossible for Chen Gui to become king first. Han Fu can fool him."

While Yuan Shu was making calculations, he looked at the civil and military men under his command and said:

"Which one of you has an idea to let Han Fu become king first?"

Liu Xun stood up at this time, handed over to Yuan Shu, and said with a smile:

"King Han, there is a plan in the end. Why don't we make an agreement with Han Fu, Chen Gui and Yuan Shao to declare the king on the date, and we will declare the king together. However, when it is time to declare the king, why don't we declare the king first?"

When Yuan Shu heard about Liu Xun, his eyes lit up immediately. It must be said that Liu Xun directly called Yuan Shu the King of Han and called Yuan Shao by his first name, and even the strategies he came up with were very good.

"Okay, this is a good plan. Let's do it this way. I will leave Liu Xun's matter to you personally."

Yuan Shu was quite satisfied and said to Liu Xun.

"Respect your order, King Han!" Liu Xun said loudly.

"Hahaha, King Han, okay!" Yuan Shu laughed.

……

Just when Dong Zhuo's imperial edict of making him king spread to Jizhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, causing huge waves, the news from Luoyang also reached Tiansheng City, Yunzhong County.

Yunzhong County, Tiansheng City.

Prince Wu's Mansion, in the meeting hall.

Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Yue Yun, Luo Cheng, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing and dozens of others filled the entire hall. of.

Dozens of people looked at the top position.

Liu Yu was sitting on the throne, along with Queen He Lian and Prince Liu Lin.

However, at this time, the queen's expression was filled with warmth and anger.

"King Wu, you must make the decision for the general and the prince. This Dong Zhuo is so bold. He actually placed the general under house arrest and held the prince hostage. He really deserves death!"

The queen soon learned what happened in Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo rebelled and directly took control of He Jin and Liu Zhu, assuming great power.

Liu Yu curled his lips when he heard this, if he wasn't afraid of gossip.

He was unwilling to let the Queen or Liu Lin come to the hall while they were discussing matters.

When he moved the capital, He Jin and Liu Zhu were unwilling to come.

Now I know that Dong Zhuo is not a good guy.

Let him take the lead, now let him take the lead. Are he going to fight with Dong Zhuo for the idiot general He Jin?
If it weren't for his relationship with Liu Yu, He Jin would have been killed long ago. Now he is just under house arrest and has no worries about food and drink, which is already good.

Liu Yu was thinking secretly in his heart, but thinking about the queen's behavior in bed, he said:
"Queen, please be patient. The general and the prince must be saved, but not now. As long as I am here, Dong Zhuo will not dare to lay a finger on the general and the prince."

"After all, sending troops is not a trivial matter. Dong Zhuo also has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Because two people sent troops to cause devastation, I am afraid that the people in the north and all the civil and military officials will resent the eldest prince and general in their hearts. I'm afraid the queen doesn't want this either, right? "

Liu Yu comforted the queen.

At this time, Prince Liu Lin, who was sitting next to Liu Yu, stood up and advised the queen:

"Mother, Lin'er feels that what his adoptive father said is that it is no small matter to send out an army. If his adoptive father's army is stationed in the north, then Dong Zhuo will not dare to do anything wrong. Lin'er feels that this Dong Zhuo is very ambitious and has a rough character. Dong Zhuo will definitely have trouble later. Then The time is right to send out troops.”

Liu Lin bowed to the queen and spoke affirmatively.

In the hall, Liu Yu, Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others looked at the young Liu Lin, with a flash of surprise in their eyes.

Did young Liu Lin predict that something bad would happen to Dong Zhuo?

Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were a little surprised.

Liu Yu, on the other hand, looked at little Liu Lin with some curiosity.Dong Zhuo's current performance is not too arrogant or excessive.

How did Xiao Liulin determine that Dong Zhuo was in trouble?

Liu Yu had a premonition of whether Dong Zhuo would be in trouble. With Dong Zhuo's bad nature, something was bound to happen.

But how could Xiao Liulin say this?
"Lin'er, why do you say that? Dong Zhuo's current behavior will lead to disaster?" Liu Yu asked the young Liu Lin.

Facing Liu Yu's question, the young man Liu Lin looked at Liu Yu again, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice:
"Back to my adoptive father, what Lin'er said is also Lin'er's own speculation."

"Dong Zhuo dominates the court, but his humble background will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of courtiers who come from aristocratic families, because officials who come from aristocratic families will not be of the same mind as Dong Zhuo, and will even look down on Dong Zhuo. This is Dong Zhuo's huge hidden danger!"

"Dong Zhuo made his eldest brother the emperor, and naturally he was in opposition to the Xiangyang court. Liu Biao, Liu Yan and others were bound to compete with Dong Zhuo. This is also one of the threats Dong Zhuo faces!"

"Of course, the last point is the adoptive father's attitude. The adoptive father's attitude also had a great influence on Dong Zhuo."

"This time, Dong Zhuo braved the disapproval of the world and conferred the title of king on the four prefectures of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Chen Gui, and Han Fu. He was challenging the foundation and authority of the Han Dynasty. If the adoptive father reacted softly to this matter, then the adoptive father would Will be another big threat to Dong Zhuo."

"And if the adoptive father reacts strongly and even threatens Dong Zhuo with sending troops to cancel the title of king, then it is really unlikely that Dong Zhuo will fall into a situation of eternal disaster!"

"So, Lin'er believes that the aristocratic family's unwillingness to sincerely surrender will be a major hidden danger for Dong Zhuo, which may break out at any time. Dong Zhuo supports his eldest brother as emperor, which naturally conflicts with the Xiangyang court. This is also one of the threats Dong Zhuo faces. Yi. His father's attitude will be another challenge Dong Zhuo faces in the future."

Young Liu Lin respectfully told Liu Yu his analysis of Dong Zhuo.

In the hall, dozens of people including Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Yue Yun, Luo Cheng, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing, etc. were stunned and stunned. He stared blankly at Liu Lin, a young man with an upright posture and a face as white as jade.

Is this what a teenager should say?
Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and other advisers all knew that Liu Lin was smart, but they had never seen such a perverted young man.

Liu Yu looked at his son with indescribable joy in his eyes.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Haha, good! Lin'er's analysis is very good!"

After listening to Liu Yu's compliment, the young man Liu Lin bowed and sat down.

At this time, the queen stopped making trouble and pulled the young Liu Lin's hand with some satisfaction.

She didn't understand what the young man Liu Lin said, but she still understood that Dong Zhuo might be in trouble.

"Okay, I called you here today because Dong Zhuo was granted the title of king with a different surname. How do you think we should deal with it?"

Liu Yu waved to everyone and asked Feng Wen, Liu He, Jia Xu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others.

However, when listening to Liu Yu's question, Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said:

"My lord, the prince has made it very clear."

"The key is how the lord wants to treat Dong Zhuo."

"If you react softly to this matter, Dong Zhuo will be in danger."

"And if the lord reacts strongly and even sends troops to threaten Dong Zhuo to cancel the title of king, then the lord will let Dong Zhuo go."

Guo Jia's words made Jia Xu, Liu He and Xi Zhicai all nod.

They all understood the meaning of young Liu Lin's words.

Undoubtedly, if Liu Yu was gentle about this matter and allowed Dong Zhuo to go ahead with the title of king with a different surname, then the matter of granting him a king with a different surname would become ironclad evidence that Liu Yu could kill Dong Zhuo at any time in the future.

However, if Liu Yu reacted strongly and directly threatened Dong Zhuo to cancel the title of king, then the title of king with a different surname would not be established.

That would be tantamount to Liu Yu letting Dong Zhuo go.

Therefore, the key is how Liu Yu wants to treat Dong Zhuo.

Liu Yu was slightly startled when he heard Guo Jia's wry smile, then he smiled broadly and continued:
"Then how do you think this king should respond to this matter?"

Liu Yu asked again, but Guo Jia stopped talking this time, frowned, and looked at Liu Yu hesitantly.

What was Liu Yu thinking in his heart and what was his attitude.

How could they not know?
but.

This matter.

They can't say it.

because.

this.

Outrageous!
No one spoke in the hall for a moment.

Yue Yun, Luo Cheng, Guan Yu, Dian Wei and other generals looked at the civil servant with wide eyes, expecting him to speak.

These generals were confused after hearing this.

It seems that Liu Yu has expressed his position, but didn't say it?
As they think.

This guy Dong Zhuo dared to confer a kingship with a different surname. He deserves death. Of course, he must be strongly reprimanded and even send troops to intimidate him.

Why is no one talking?
When no one spoke, Jia Xu stood up, cupped his hands to Liu Yu and said:
"My lord, the prince is the heir apparent. He should have an idea about this matter. Why not ask the prince for his opinion?"

As Jia Xu finished speaking, the eyes of Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Liu He immediately lit up.

Immediately, they all looked at the young man Liu Lin who was sitting upright. Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and Liu He smiled.

Yes, the prince's attitude is very crucial.

Just take this opportunity to see the prince's attitude.

Liu Yu looked at the chicken thief and cunning Jia Xu, smiled and shook his head.

However, Liu Yu still looked at the prince Liu Lin, his eyes flashed slightly, and asked:
"Lin'er, you heard it, tell me how I should react this time?"

This time, Liu Yu looked at Liu Lin with a serious look.

The reason is that this is a statement of attitude.

Prince Liu Lin seemed to have anticipated this day and did not appear to be panicked.

Liu Lin took a deep breath, saluted Liu Yu solemnly, and said:
"Father, since the late emperor ascended the throne, the country's power has continued to weaken, the government has become dim, aristocratic families from all over the country have annexed land, natural disasters have continued, and the people have been living in dire straits."

"Then the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, the state pastoral system was introduced, and the ambitions of the Yuan family, the Yang family, the Chen family and other major families grew. Dong Zhuo was so arrogant that he was just the leader of the ambition."

"The Han Dynasty had two emperors and one prince. The Han Dynasty was already in chaos, but what if it was more chaotic? Wouldn't it be better to make the fire burn more intensely? This Han Dynasty would not collapse. On the contrary, loyal ministers and ambitions would be recognized in the chaos. You might as well write down the leaders of the family one by one, and then wipe them all out one day, and rebuild a new big man."

"So, Lin'er thinks that the adoptive father might as well issue a stern edict to reprimand Dong Zhuo and order Dong Zhuo to immediately withdraw the imperial edict of naming a king with a different surname. Let's just sit back and watch the changes in the great man!"

In the hall, Prince Liu Lin's voice was sharp at the front, but became calmer at the back.

All the civil and military officials stared wide-eyed, shocked by Liu Lin's statement.

Liu Yu also looked at the young Liu Lin, his eyes arousing waves.

"Is this your own idea?"

Liu Yu took out a breath and asked the prince Liu Lin.

Liu Lin hurriedly replied to Liu Yu:

"Back to my adoptive father, this is the result of Lin'er's discussion with Lu Su, Zhou Yu, and Zhuge Liang!" (End of Chapter)

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