Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 196 Yuan Family’s Trends

For Liu Ming now, Zhao Yun's incident is just a small episode.

Zhao Yun is a loyal person. As long as he cleans up the mess left by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and rebuilds his image as a wise king, I believe that a loyal minister and good general like Zhao Yun will still be very willing to serve as an official.

Of course, the premise is that Gongsun Zan can stay contented.

In fact, it was the troubled times that caused the heroes to rise up, and at the same time, the rise of heroes intensified the troubled times. In a peaceful and stable society, Gongsun Zan was nothing more than a border guard.

In history, Cao Cao's biggest dream was to be a general in the Western Expedition and serve the country. But troubled times made him a hero.

As the saying goes, a guest will not annoy his host, so Liu Ming handed the edict to the eunuch who had returned from Changshan and asked him to follow Yuan Wei's messenger back to Beijing to issue the edict.

After the eunuch left, the three of them fell into silence.

Suddenly, the three of them raised their heads at the same time and said in unison: "What if..."

Then the three of them fell silent.

"You and I want to go together?" Liu Ming said with a smile.

"What Wei Chen means is what should be done if Yuan Wei is really forced to rebel?" Xi Zhicai said and looked at Xun Yu.

"Wei Chen also means the same thing." Xun Yu said.

"I've thought of it too." Liu Ming said thoughtfully, then he thought for a moment and shouted from the door, "Shi Ah!"

Shi A, who was in charge of guarding outside the door, immediately walked into the house and said: "Please give instructions, Your Majesty!"

"Send a message to your master and ask him to pay attention to the Yuan family's movements." Liu Ming ordered.

"Yes!" Shi A agreed and turned around and went out.

Liu Ming pondered for a while, but he still felt that it was not enough. The distance between Luoyang and Xiangyang was not close. If something really happened in Beijing, by the time the news reached Xiangyang, the overall situation might have been decided.

"Maybe I should return to Beijing and take charge." Liu Ming said to himself.

"Return to Beijing secretly, observe secretly, seize the opportunity, and attack suddenly." Xi Zhicai said.

Xun Yu nodded and said, "You can bring some new faces back."

The three of them then discussed some details and formulated several response plans.

In the evening, Liu Ming summoned Huang Wan and said seriously: "I want to return to Beijing secretly, and I will leave the affairs of Jingzhou to Aiqing."

Huang Wan congratulated Huang Chengyan, Huang Zu, and Huang Zhong today. He was a little drunk. After listening to Liu Ming's words, he lost all the alcohol in an instant and looked confused at the same time.

"Your Majesty, under your command, the war in Jingzhou was invincible and the city was conquered. Your Majesty just needs to take advantage of the victory. Why did you suddenly return to Beijing?" Huang Wan asked in surprise, "And he returned to Beijing secretly, right? What happened in the capital?"

"Just because the war in Jingzhou is progressing smoothly, it doesn't matter whether I am here or not." Liu Ming pondered and said, "I have to go back to deal with some things. Aiqing is sitting in Xiangyang, just like when I am here, and no information should be revealed to the outside world. "

Huang Wan knew that he could not inquire further, so he said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as the ministers are here, there will be no chaos in Jingzhou."

"Xi Zhicai is well versed in Tao strategy. I asked him to stay and assist Aiqing. We can discuss with him more when encountering problems." Liu Ming said, "Lü Bu and Zhang Fei are both peerless generals. I will stay at Aiqing's disposal. I will bring some life with you this time." Face back."

"How many troops will your Majesty bring?" Huang Wan asked.

"It doesn't take much. I only brought Gao Shun's eight hundred soldiers into the camp in the name of urging the transportation of grain and grass." Liu Ming said.

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On the second day, General Yu Xunyu led a thousand men north to Luoyang to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. Among them, 800 soldiers from Gao Shun's camp were the main body, and another 200 soldiers were responsible for daily chores.

Liu Ming, Huang Chengyan, Huang Zhong, Xu Xu, Gao Shun, Wei Yan, and Kou Feng disguised themselves as ordinary soldiers and went with the team.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Huang Wan did not see him off. He, Xi Zhicai, Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, Li Yan, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Huo Du, Huo Jun and other civil and military troops led 30,000 troops to garrison Jingzhou.

These people were enough to put down the remaining remnants of rebellion in Jingzhou.

Li Yan has now been appointed as the Order of Xiangyang, handling the daily government affairs of Xiangyang County, and has a stage for him to show off his skills.

When the grain transport team passed through Nanyang, it passed directly through the county without alerting the prefect Kuai Liang.

After all, this was just a food urging team on the surface and not a high-ranking member of the court, so Kuai Liang didn't care.

Near Yingchuan in Yuzhou, Xun Yu suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this place is not far from Yingchuan. I believe everyone in Yingchuan knows about your majesty's glorious achievements in Jingzhou." Wei Chen then wrote to Guo Fengxiao, asking him to Come quickly to answer the call.”

Liu Ming looked happy. He had a deep obsession with Guo Jia. He had always regarded him as the top think tank of this era, otherwise he would not have recruited him specifically before.

Historically, Guo Jia was recommended to Cao Cao by Xun Yu, and he shined in Cao Cao's place. Unfortunately, he was jealous of talents and died young due to illness.

If he can help him, it will definitely be of great help to calm the world as soon as possible.

"In this case, there is Lao Wenruo (characterized by Xun Yu)." Liu Ming said with a smile.

At this time, Huang Chengyan blinked his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, I am following your Majesty. I have not made any achievements, and I feel guilty. I am willing to go to Yingchuan to persuade Guo Fengxiao to come out."

"How can Aiqing say that he has not accomplished anything?" Liu Ming said with great joy, "Jingzhou's rapid stability is inseparable from the contributions of Aiqing and the Huang family. It would be great if we could go to Yingchuan in person."

As a famous person of the generation, Huang Chengyan was naturally eloquent and knowledgeable. If he were asked to go to Guo Jia with Xun Yu's letter, it would most likely be a sure thing.

At that moment, Xun Yu was writing a letter, and Huang Chengyan was sitting in a car heading towards Yingchuan from the fork in the road.

He left with Liu Ming's expectations. Liu Ming watched the vehicle disappear from sight, then sat back in his car and ordered the army to continue moving forward.

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Luoyang, Kyoto, Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Wei, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Ji sat opposite each other. On the table in front of them was an edict, which was exactly the one Liu Ming wrote to Yuan Wei. "Not only did your Majesty not allow the boy to lead the army to the east, but he also removed the boy's military power." Yuan Shao said with a depressed look on his face, "Could it be that as my uncle expected, your majesty is going to attack the Yuan family?"

"How could your Majesty allow the Yuan family to live freely with a prodigal son like Gao Da?" Yuan Ji said helplessly, "You can just say that he rebelled, but it was so useless. The 20,000-strong army was defeated by the imperial court's 2,000 cavalry. It’s really embarrassing. What should we do now?”

Yuan Wei did not speak, just sat silently, picked up the tea cup and took a sip slowly, then slowly put it down, hesitating for a long time and said: "I always feel that your Majesty's current style of behavior is very different from before. Maybe just from You can’t tell much from one thing, but when you put the events of the past few months together, you can see that His Majesty has changed so much that it’s unbelievable!”

Yuan Wei glanced at the two of them and said, "Do you know what your father was doing before he was killed?"

The two of them were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other. They both saw confusion and shock in each other's eyes. Is there some hidden secret behind this that they don't know about?
"Didn't I follow His Majesty to hunt ferociously in the hunting garden? My uncle was also there at that time. Could it be that... there is something hidden?" Yuan Ji said doubtfully.

"At that time, your father also felt that there was something wrong with His Majesty. There had been too many changes, so he wanted to test it." Yuan Wei lowered his voice and said.

"Then what?" Yuan Shao asked, leaning his head over. Even though there were only three of them here, they had to whisper for fear of being overheard by others.

"Then he was killed!" After Yuan Wei finished speaking, he looked at the two of them, wanting to see how Yuan Feng's two sons would react.

Their father's death was not clear. If they knew the suspicion behind this matter, they would not be indifferent.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Ji both showed shock in their eyes.

I thought that my father offended He Jin and was killed by someone arranged by him. Now it seems that He Jin is just a scapegoat and the real murderer may be His Majesty! ?
This...how is this possible?

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence. His Majesty was deprived of power at that time, and the government was still controlled by the Shi Changshi, especially Jian Shuo. How could your Majesty kill a court official so easily in front of everyone's eyes?" Yuan Shao said. solved his doubts.

"How your majesty did it is not important at the moment. What is important is that your father tested your majesty and then was killed." Yuan Wei said in a deep voice, "The matter was too strange, so I tried every means to let Benchu ​​and Qiao take control of it. Military power, but the highway is too impatient, but it gives His Majesty more leverage to put the Yuan family into the current predicament, which is not what I want. "

"My uncle said that His Majesty has changed too much. Does it mean that the current Majesty is not the same as a few months ago?" Yuan Ji exclaimed. He was shocked that he had made such a judgment. If this is true, then The problem is too big.

"Look, the handwriting on this imperial edict is not His Majesty's previous handwriting at all." Yuan Wei said slowly, "Also, His Majesty was recuperating in the Jiade Hall before, and then all the guards and personnel in the Jiade Hall were all Kill, what kind of Minghan Tower is being built now, so is it possible that it is Li Daitao?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Yuan Shao said, "Absolutely impossible! This is too unbelievable. We should not make any assumptions about uncertain things, so as not to worsen the trouble for the Yuan family, let's think about what we should do now."

I really can’t imagine that the person who is currently living as His Majesty is fake? It is simply unbelievable. This operation is so shocking that there is no possibility at all.

"Your Majesty is going to attack the Yuan family. This is basically certain." Yuan Wei said, stroking his beard. "It's just a matter of time. No matter how hard we try, the outcome will be the same, so we must take action." , you go down and prepare first. Not only do you not want to give up military power, but you also want to lead troops into the capital in the name of defending the capital. I will go talk to several other aristocratic families. This is too difficult for our Yuan family to do. "

That night, Yuan Wei summoned several important officials from the imperial court who were close to him in the study room of his residence. These people were not only powerful officials, but also aristocratic families representing one party's power.

"Have you heard that the Jingzhou aristocratic families Huan and Cai families were exterminated?" Yuan Wei said, "I'm afraid life for our aristocratic families will become increasingly difficult."

"Yes." Wang Yun sighed and said, "If you don't support your majesty's policy, you will be exterminated. This is too cruel. Wasn't the Hanoi Shan clan exterminated for this reason before? We need to be cautious in the future."

Wang Yun represents the Taiyuan Wang family, which was still very influential in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

"The Yang family of Hongnong has been almost slaughtered by Dong Zhuo." Yang Biao sighed, "If the family is really going to be exterminated, not too many people will die."

When Dong Zhuo occupied Hongnong, he carried out a massacre, in which he slaughtered and plundered Yang Biao's tribe. For this reason, Yang Biao also impeached Yuan Wei for standing still and refusing to save him.

At this moment, someone spoke outside the study and said, "Master Situ, there is an important situation."

Yuan Wei stood up and said, "Excuse me, Yuan. I'll be back soon."

Yuan Wei walked out of the study and found that the person coming was his spy in the palace.

"What's the matter?" Yuan Wei asked.

"His Majesty's team has entered Beijing." the eyeliner said.

Yuan Wei was surprised. He was just about to plan the Yuan family's next move, when His Majesty's army entered Beijing? Is this coming for the Yuan family? Does Your Majesty really have such insight?
If this is the case, then this His Majesty is really terrible, and he is definitely not comparable to the previous one.

"How many troops? Who is the general? Where are they stationed now?" Yuan Wei asked anxiously.

"There are not many people, only a thousand people. They said they came to Beijing to transport grain and grass." The eyeliner reported, "The leader's name is Xun Yu, and he is a member of the Xun family in Yingchuan."

"Xun Yu?" Yuan Wei didn't know such a high-ranking figure, but he knew that His Majesty had issued recruitment orders not long ago, and one of them seemed to belong to the Xun family of Yingchuan.

It seems that His Majesty is very concerned about this person. When he arrived, he asked him to transport grain and grass. It can be said that he was entrusted with an important task.

However, he felt relieved. It was not that His Majesty led a large group of people back to Beijing, but that there were only a thousand people and they could not make any big waves.

"Your status is special, so you won't have to report trivial things like this in the future." Yuan Wei's face darkened and he said, "What I need is valuable and important matters, do you understand?"

"My subordinates know." After the eyeliner finished speaking, he turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

In the darkness outside Yuan Mansion, Wang Yue grabbed the informant and said in a deep voice: "How is it?"

"Yuan Wei asked me to report valuable and important matters. Don't report such trivial matters." The eyeliner replied.

"What was Yuan Wei doing when you went there?" Wang Yue asked.

"I am in the study room. It seems that there are several people talking inside, but I can't tell who they are at the moment." The eyeliner replied.

Wang Yue nodded, then turned and left with the informant.

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In the study, Yuan Wei sat back down in his seat again and said with a smile: "It's no big deal. His Majesty sent people to Beijing to transport grain and grass. I, the great Situ Cheng, should make preparations."

"Do you think our family still has a way to survive?" Yuan Ji asked.

Everyone was silent and could not answer. In fact, both the Yang family and the Wang family were quite satisfied with the actual situation. For example, Yang Biao was promoted to the position of Grand Sikong Cheng, acting as Grand Sikong, and Wang Yun was promoted to Grand Sikong Cheng. Acting as Chief Justice.

This is already a great favor for them, and it is also beneficial to their entire family. If used properly, the family's development will surely flourish.

On the contrary, the Yuan family is the hardest hit.

(End of this chapter)