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

Chapter 96 The test of whether to kill the Spirit Emperor

Jian Shuo was amused when he heard this, "Of course I remember. It is so rare for Ding Jianyang (original character of Ding) to have such an unusual operation as to let the most powerful general become a civil servant. It is difficult for people not to remember. I don't know...why His Majesty suddenly Mention Lu Bu?"

"Obviously, Ding Yuan is not good at using people. Such a hero must be depressed under his command. He usually doesn't see any problems. If the two armies are fighting, problems will inevitably occur."

Liu Ming said with some worry, "Rather than not being reused by Ding Yuan, it would be better for Lu Bu to be transferred to the capital. What you and I need now are strong generals. A person like this who has no aspirations can be won over with a little favor." , why not?"

Jian Shuo hesitated for a moment and said: "Although Wen Yuan said that he has extremely high martial arts, I don't know if he is reliable? You and I have to compare ourselves to others, so we must be cautious in choosing people. Don't let someone worry like Zhang Yang again. "

Liu Ming smiled secretly in his heart, isn't Zhang Yang your chosen confidant?
  "If Zhang Yang had Lu Bu's strength, would he still be kidnapped by the Black Mountain bandits?" Liu Ming said with a smile, "You can let Lu Bu try it out in Luoyang City for a while. If he is reliable, he can then become his confidant."

Liu Ming believed that with his current status as emperor, it would be easy to win over the frustrated Lu Bu. But it was not possible. Wang Yun was coming to Beijing soon. With Diao Chan in hand, why was he afraid that he would not be able to subdue Lu Bu?
  This is the advantage of the time traveler’s God’s perspective.

If Lu Bu becomes his loyal dog, some things can be solved through violence.

Although Lu Bu had some problems with his temperament and was dedicated to attacking his adoptive father, facing himself as the emperor, he would not dare to act recklessly. In addition, the world is not in chaos now, and there is no objective environment for him to act arbitrarily.

"Okay, then Yiyi!" Jian Shuo nodded, "I will send a letter to Ding Jianyang right now, asking him to send Lu Bu to the capital."

It can be seen that this is Ding Yuan's subordinate. If it were someone else, Jian Shuo would definitely not be willing to do it. Even if it was the candidate suggested by Liu Ming, he would be extremely uneasy.

When Liu Ming saw no one around him, he hesitated and said in a low voice: "The world is in chaos now, and even Luoyang City is not stable. Just in case, the nights are long and the dreams are long, or we just don't do anything, let's..."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the Jiade Hall and made a downward movement, "Besides, Aiqing has already shown her cards with her, and there is no room for maneuver. If we stay, we will only have long nights and many dreams!"

"Bold! You've gone too far!" Jian Shuo suddenly shouted and said with a stern face, "Although this general is authoritarian, he is not a rebel party. You have made insinuations many times. Do you think that this general does not know? This is not the case. You should mention it! Do your job well!"

Liu Ming was stunned.

He originally thought that he had already laid the foundation for it. Yesterday he mentioned that Jian Shuo should be the emperor, but the other party just refused and was not angry. Unexpectedly, when he hinted at getting rid of Emperor Ling today, Jian Shuo actually got angry!
  What's the point of this?
  Jian Shuo has obviously had a showdown with Emperor Ling. In Emperor Ling's mind, he has become an out-and-out traitor. There is no room for turning back. He imprisons the emperor, kills the queen mother, and dominates the court. He is a guaranteed rebel. party.

But he opposed getting rid of the Ling Emperor!

However, Liu Ming soon understood that it was not that Jian Shuo was loyal to Emperor Ling or the Han Dynasty, but that he was still uneasy about his substitute.

As long as Emperor Ling survives, he will still be just a substitute, and a substitute under Jian Shuo's control.

If Emperor Ling dies completely, then he becomes the real emperor. How can Jian Shuo control himself to do whatever he wants?

After thinking about this, Liu Ming completely understood that if he wanted to kill the emperor, he had to kill Jian Shuo first. Although the emperor was currently lying on the bed unable to move, he was still a tool used by Jian Shuo to check and balance the substitute.

Of course, if Jian Shuo leaves the capital, he will have the opportunity to kill the emperor, but in this case, there will be more variables later. If the two of them are killed, it will be the most perfect ending.

Seeing the pitiful silence of the substitute, Jian Shuo couldn't help but chuckle, and softened his tone, saying: "General, I have heard that regicide has been an ominous thing since ancient times. His life is not long. Why do you and I do such an ominous thing? It's okay to lie there anyway." Not a threat.”

"What the general said is true, but I thought simply." Liu Ming also smiled, "Actually, this is quite good now. The top priority is to deal with the Yuan family and Dong Zhuo."

Now is not the time to do it forcefully, but when the time comes, Liu Ming will kill him without mercy.

At this moment, Pan Yin led a eunuch over.

"Your Majesty, I have gone to Nanyang to deliver the order. I will come back to deliver the order." The eunuch knelt down and saluted and said.

Then he handed over a memorandum written by Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang.

Liu Ming took it, looked at it, and handed it to Jian Shuo next to him.

"Yuan Shu sent troops to plunder Nanyang?" Liu Ming asked in disbelief. Yuan Shu really couldn't judge by common sense. The Yuan family was neither short of money nor short of food, yet he actually launched an army to plunder.

"Due to the sudden incident, Wancheng's defense was insufficient." The eunuch said, "By the time I arrived at Wancheng, Yuan Shu had already breached the city, killed all the He family members, and then launched an army to loot and vent his personal anger."

What the eunuch said was basically the same as what Zhang Zibiao said. After Yuan Shu led his troops into the city, no one dared to stop him. After killing all the He family, he still didn't understand his hatred, so he attacked the neighbors of the He family, and even people slightly related to the He family. Massacre was carried out, and the city defense troops did not dare to step forward.

It was not until the emperor's imperial edict and Yuan Wei's handwriting were delivered that Yuan Shu stopped. Finally, he moved enough food from the treasury before leading his army to leave.

As for whether to intercept Dong Zhuo in accordance with the imperial edict, neither the eunuch who passed the edict nor Zhang Zi knew.

"Yuan family! Haha..." Liu Ming sneered, "It's too arrogant. Yuan Shu's actions alone are enough to convict them of genocide."

Jian Shuo also frowned after seeing this. He was used to not dealing with the aristocratic family. Liu Ming could see that Jian Shuo's expression was about to move.

"The biggest concern right now is Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao is still blocking the Chichi. We can't push the Yuan family into a hurry now." Jian Shuo frowned and said, "Otherwise, if the Yuan family and the Dong thief unite, you and I will be passively beaten. Ding Jianyang can't stop him, but he can use this opportunity to beat Yuan Wei, the old immortal, to make him obedient to me and not to dare to be naughty again."

After saying that, Jian Shuo picked up Zhang Zi's watch and turned around and left.

Liu Ming didn't turn around for a moment. This dead eunuch...could he go directly to Yuan Wei? They were always bitter enemies. I wonder how Jian Shuo would beat Yuan Wei.

Now that Jian Shuo has made a decision, it is inconvenient for Liu Ming to intervene.

Liu Ming looked at the Jiade Hall from a distance. It was a piece of his heart. If the Emperor Ling did not die, I would not feel at ease.

It's just that Jian Shuo's positioning is very accurate, that is, he will not kill the Ling Emperor, but he will become a powerful minister and eunuch.

Liu Ming had always wanted to use Jian Shuo's help to get rid of Emperor Ling. Now it seemed that he needed to do it himself, but the premise was that he would either get rid of Jian Shuo first or lure him out of the capital.

Of course, the top priority now is to solve the Dong Zhuo problem.

Liu Ming returned to Changle Palace, and with the help of Lu Qiang, the permanent attendant, he read the recent performances sent from all over the country to understand the general trend of the world today.

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Yuan Mansion, as soon as Yuan Wei returned home, the housekeeper sent a secret letter, which was written to him by Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Wei came to the study, shooed everyone away, opened it, and fell to the ground in anger.

"Dong Zhuo, you are such an ungrateful person. You even bargained with me." Yuan Wei said angrily, "You don't understand my difficulties at all, and you still want Benchu ​​to get out of the way and let you enter the capital? What a dream!

"Since you are disobedient, don't blame me for being ruthless." After Yuan Wei finished speaking, he immediately asked the soldiers of the Situ Mansion and the family soldiers and generals composed of slaves to gather together, preparing to join the grain escort team starting from Luoyang, and go together Hongnong County.

At this time, a servant came in to report and asked for an audience with the military commander and Guang Luxun Jian Shuo.

"Jian Shuo?" Yuan Wei frowned, "Why is he here?"

As the saying goes, if a night owl comes to the house, he will come for anything. At this critical moment, if Jian Shuo comes to the house in person, it will definitely mean nothing good.

"Take him to the front hall and wait." Yuan Wei ordered.

Yuan Wei did not go out to greet the most powerful official in the court today. Instead, he turned around and ordered the housekeeper to prepare some gold, silver, and silk in case of emergencies.

After counting his soldiers and servants for a while, Shi Shiran walked to the front hall.

(End of this chapter)