I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 534 Waiting
In Luoyang, there were many people like Yang Biao who wondered whether the division of the Yuan family was a coincidence or an intentional act of the emperor.

After all, as early as the time of Emperor Zhang, some ministers had confessed the harm of the family power, and it was even recorded in the Book of Han.

It is impossible for the wise ministers to bet that the emperor has not read this passage in the Book of Han, and splitting up the clans of the powerful families does seem like something that the emperor would do.

If Liu Bian knew what they were thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud.

Indeed, the split of the Yuan family was closely related to him, but Liu Bian was somewhat surprised that the family split up. But it was not surprising either - after Yuan Ji and Yuan Shao met with disaster, the Yuan family really needed a way to preserve themselves, and Yuan Shu, who had a daughter who was a noble in the palace, was undoubtedly the best safe haven for the Yuan family.

In Sikong Mansion, the discussion between Yang Biao and Yang Zhong is still going on.

Yang Zhong had been in the Imperial College for a long time, and had Cai Yong as his superior. Compared to Yang Biao, he had not made any progress in the way of being an official for many years. He saw that Yang Biao was serious, and he felt that thinking about it carefully made him extremely scared -

"If the division of the Yuan family was done by the emperor... could it be that Yuan Shao was innocent? No, it shouldn't be that bad..." With so many thoughts in his mind, Yang Zhong was a little flustered. "After my brother became the Minister of Works, our Yang family also had the reputation of having three dukes in four generations! After the division of the Yuan family, will our Yang family become the head of the clan? If so... no wonder, no wonder Jia Xu still mentioned Gong Ting's name in the court even though Gong Ting was far away in Zhangye, Liangzhou... He wanted to remind us!"

Yang Biao said at this time: "Brother, you finally understand why I didn't speak in the court that day, right?"

Understand but don't accept! Seeing Yang Biao still making excuses, Yang Zhong couldn't help but criticize in his heart.

Yang Biao continued, "I am a high official, and some of my former staff have been transferred to other posts in recent years. My younger brother is the chief priest of the Imperial College, and there are many students who have listened to my lectures. If you can use your relationship with me, you can also be called my disciple... As for Gong Ting, he has been in office for a long time, and he will not lose his position as an official in the future."

"How similar is the situation of our Yang family to that of Yuan Ji, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao in the past?"

Although they are not brothers, they have the same great-grandfather - Yang Zhen.

"Then according to your opinion, brother, instead of waiting for the emperor to urge us, why not make preparations early?" Yang Zhong understood Yang Biao's meaning and asked.

"That's exactly what I meant." Yang Biao replied, "But my only concern is that if the emperor has no such intention, and the idea of ​​splitting the clan is just a temporary idea of ​​Yuan Ci Yang to preserve the clan, then I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to the elders in the clan afterwards."

Hearing Yang Biao's words, Yang Zhong was also hesitant. Looking at the current situation of the Yuan family, the branch clan must find another place to settle, but who will leave and who will stay? If he and Yang Biao were officials in Luoyang, it would be fine, but if Yang Qi was the governor of Zhangye, would he be required to transfer his native place from Hongnong County near Luoyang to Liangzhou?

"Why don't we wait and see if there are any follow-ups? If the emperor makes another move, it won't be too late for us to cooperate... Don't worry, brother. I will work with you to persuade the elders of the clan."

Seeing that Yang Zhong had finally figured out the answer in his mind, Yang Biao responded, "Dezu also said the same thing to me a few days ago, and I think it makes sense."

Yang Zhong's face darkened when he heard this. He once again confirmed who was the source of Yang Xiu's easy trouble, and said, "Since Dezu has made such a wise remark, why didn't you say it earlier, brother? Why did you make me think about it for so long?"

Yang Biao: I just wanted to praise my son for his intelligence and to ensure that the Yang family has a successor. Why was he angry?

Just when Liu Bian was waiting peacefully in the palace for the rebels confessed by Yuan Shao to be caught in one fell swoop, he suddenly received a letter from Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo claimed that the soldiers who stayed behind in the Xiyuan military camp also wanted to fight. Currently, there were less than a thousand people left in Xiyuan, some of whom were new soldiers who had been replaced due to casualties, and the other part were old soldiers who could not join the army because of old injuries or disabilities.

The new recruits were fine, but most of these veterans were receiving education so that they could become village officials and grassroots bureaucrats such as the head of a village pavilion.

Upon seeing this imperial edict, Liu Bian wanted to take a look. In addition to appeasing the military, it would also encourage these future local officials to keep their original aspirations in mind.

On the other hand, upon hearing the news that Liu Bian wanted to leave the palace, Cai Yan immediately found Liu Bian and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, Luoyang City is extremely chaotic now. It would be better to wait until all the remaining followers of Yuan Shao are eliminated before leaving the palace."

Liu Bian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhao Ji, I will only go to the Xiyuan military camp this time. There are also Yu Lin Hu Ben guards on the way, and the officers and soldiers in the Xiyuan army all recognize me. Who dares to cause trouble?"

After hearing this, Cai Yan was still a little worried, but she also felt that there should be no risk.

However, with Pang Ji in front of her, Cai Yan repeatedly urged Liu Bian not to be careless.

Liu Bian certainly would not be careless. He immediately brought Huang Xu, Liu Qi and other Yulin Lang, as well as Qian Zhao from the School Affairs Department, and also sent for Zhang Liao, the military commander of General He Miao, who was still leading the troops in Luoyang.

In the afternoon, Liu Bian arrived at the Xiyuan military camp.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Liu Bian saw such a small number of Xiyuan troops, especially those veterans who lined up to welcome him and shouted "Long live the emperor", which made Liu Bian's nose a little sore for a moment.

Immediately, Liu Bian personally told the veterans about their future career plans - in a nutshell - I will not forget you!
Only after the old soldiers accepted Liu Bian's arrangement and stopped clamoring to join the army did Liu Bian summon the generals who stayed behind.

This time, taking into account the numerous civil unrests, among the existing captains, except Jian Shuo, even Feng Fang and Xia Mou, who usually stayed behind in the past, followed Huang Zhong to the expedition.

Liu Bian looked at Jian Shuo, who was fawning on him, and asked, "I haven't heard of you before. Why do you suddenly want to go to war?"

Jian Shuo replied, "Your Majesty, many of the soldiers in Xiyuan are from Guandong and other places. They originally wanted to return to their hometown to fight. Recently, they heard that there were rebels plotting rebellion in Luoyang City, so they were indignant and wanted to fight."

Liu Bian looked at the few generals in the tent. The rest were basically Jian Shuo's subordinates, including some who were eunuchs like Jian Shuo.

He continued to ask Jian Shuo: "In the past, the Xiyuan Army has been dispatched many times, but every time I asked you to stay behind. Have you ever complained that I didn't give you the opportunity to make military achievements?"

"There are no outsiders here, so you may as well speak frankly."

Jian Shuo was startled. There were still outsiders here. And why did the emperor suddenly say such a thing? Did he think that he was not qualified to be the captain of the Xiyuan Army?

Afterwards, he heard the emperor say to his subordinates: "You are Jian Qing's subordinates, so you can speak freely!"

(End of this chapter)