Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 97 Liu Xie's Only Advantage

"It is almost absurd that Lord Situ seeks an official for Lu Bu. But if you look deeper, you will know that he just wants to control the Han Dynasty in the hands of a controllable person, and use this as a basis to promote his simple and unadorned political ideas. That's all."

Listening to Zhong Yao's explanation, Liu Xie finally found a clear clue. Wang Yun's wisdom before assassinating Dong Zhuo and his seemingly stupid behavior afterwards were all because of this clue.Not only Wang Yun, but even the ministers in the entire court who Liu Xie thought would only stun them were not incompetent or stupid at all.

As a gathering place for scholars from all over the country, the central imperial court had a large number of elites, far surpassing any warlords in the separatist regime at that time.The reason why they are so unbearable is that apart from their common faults of liking for fame and boasting, the deeper root actually stems from their ideology.

Traditional scholars were deeply influenced by Confucian famous teachings. Their political ideas are "virtue is not in the army" (from the scholar Zheng Tai) and "the country is safe at the top, and the people are comforted at the bottom" (from Wang Yun). ideal.

The so-called "virtue is not in the army" can be seen in the letters written by many scholars to the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They believed that as long as the government is clear and the virtuous and capable are appointed, the villains will rest and the country will be safe; In other words, militarism is bound to perish.By governing the world with virtue, we can realize the political ideal of "safety the country at the top and caress the people at the bottom".So many scholars mentioned this point of view in their books, which shows that this is their common understanding.

In the past, for this goal, they fought unremittingly against the eunuch group. Just when they were about to succeed, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing to interrupt this process; for this reason, they fought hard and arduously against Dong Zhuo; now Dong Zhuo is dead Now that the scholars have taken power, it is time to practice this political ideal.

Although the Kwantung heroes divided one side and did not listen to the court's orders, it was caused by Dong Zhuo. In the eyes of the scholars of the Chang'an court, it was a last resort for the Kwantung scholars to protect themselves.The scholars in Kanto used to stand with them on the same front against eunuchs. They shared the same political ideals. Dong Zhuo’s death removed the biggest obstacle between them. They believed that as long as the new court corrected Dong Zhuo’s mistakes and implemented Under the rule of virtue, the scholars in the Kanto will return to the embrace of the imperial court like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

With such an original intention, everything Wang Yun did and did made sense.He supported Lu Bu because most of Lu Bu's soldiers were from Bingzhou, not Liangzhou soldiers who were loathed and hated by the Kwantung heroes.But at the same time, he didn't want to make a fuss, so when he made this suggestion, he had a look of pain and confusion.

He wanted to kill Cai Yong because this person blocked his ideas.Cai Yong is fair and rigorous, and he will definitely not misinterpret the struggle between the Guandong scholars and Dong Zhuo.But if this is the case, then Dong Zhuo at least has the credit for protecting the king, while the people in the Kanto region are suspected of being a bandit party who caused war and chaos.

At the same time, he wanted to get rid of Xu Rong, not because Xu Rong privately indulged Dong Zhuo, but because Wang Yun wanted to eliminate as much as possible the proportion and influence of Dong Zhuo's old troops in the new Chang'an regime.In his heart, he was afraid of Liangzhou soldiers, so eradicating Xu Rong was just an excuse for him to get rid of Liangzhou soldiers.

It is even easier to deal with the ministries of Liangzhou outside the customs.The reason why he didn't want everyone to discuss it in the court was because at this time, the Liangzhou tribes were still troops under the imperial court system, and rashly assigning them to Dong Zhuo's old party would cause the Liangzhou tribes to backlash.Therefore, he has to wait, wait for a suitable time, preferably when the Kwantung heroes once again lead their troops to serve the king, then he will sweep the Liangzhou tribes into the garbage dump like throwing garbage.

It is a pity that precisely this kind of concept was a deadly poison for the new regime of the Han Dynasty.Wang Yun and the others thought that the Kwantung heroes were their disciples, the old party, a family with a common ideal.But he didn't know that when these people broke free from the cage and experienced the wonderful taste of power, they were no longer the scholars in Wang Yun's heart, but transformed beasts of power.In their eyes, the new regime of Chang'an had better be completely destroyed.Only in this way, they have a legal reason to get whatever they want in the Kanto land.

But then again, there's a real use to knowing that!Liu Xie didn't want to be the first psychological investigator of this era. The more he understood this, the more he felt that the god of death was waving to him.If Wang Yun's wishful thinking is allowed to go on, the wheel of history will roll over without changing the track, and crush his thin and small body into a puddle of flesh.At the same time, the hard-won rebirth of the Han Dynasty will be crushed into powder.

Thinking of Li Jue and Guo Bang's unscrupulous guys doing mischief in Chang'an City, at that time, the bloody scene of Guo Bang in the suburbs of Chang'an will become the most common tragedy.These guys don't treat people as human beings at all. Compared with Dong Zhuo, their vulgarity, ignorance, fierceness, and cruelty will be war machines that drain the last drop of blood from the big man!
Not to mention, the Han Dynasty now has more unstable factors like Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou who are ready to move. If they stabbed from the back when Chang'an was the most chaotic and fragile, then the last capital of the big man, this Waiting for the prosperous place and the heart of the world, it will turn into a sea of ​​blood in an instant, the people will cry and die, and Qionglou Yuyu will be burned.Until the world is in turmoil and the people are in dire straits!

Thinking of this, Liu Xie suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders became much heavier in an instant, and his sweat soaked through his heavy shirt. He almost subconsciously asked Zhong Yao for advice: "Yuan Chang, what is the matter like now?"

"Your Majesty, what is happening now is the life and death of the court in Liangzhou outside the Guan. If this matter can be handled properly, there is hope for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty." When Zhong Yao said this, there was undisguised exhaustion in his tone.The more he observed Liu Xie's situation, the more difficult he felt: "For the current plan, Your Majesty has three paths to take."

Liu Xie glanced at Zhong Yao, and really couldn't understand why these scholars had such virtues.But right now he is begging someone after all, so he could only reply feebly: "I would like to hear more about it."

"The first route, Your Majesty, hastily dispatched envoys to the Kanto in accordance with Lord Situ's wish. Although the Han Dynasty was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, it is the core of the world and the place of orthodoxy after all. The heroes of the Kanto are not short-sighted. If the Zhiyi army leads troops to serve the king, the situation of the world will be reversed, and His Majesty will have more room to move around."

"Far water can't quench the near thirst, so it's unwise to entrust the Han Dynasty to luck." Liu Xie couldn't help squinting at Zhong Yao.At this time, Guanzhong was cut off, and Zhong Yao didn't understand the situation in Guandong. There was a chaotic fight for food, so how could he care about the court of Chang'an?Zhong Yao's plan was more to test Liu Xie's determination.

"Okay, then the second way. Your Majesty can't stand alone in the court, but his subordinates are not without loyal ministers. As long as an order is issued, General Huangfu, General Zhu, Lu Shangshu, General Xu and others will definitely risk their lives to follow. Your Majesty only It is necessary to break free from the vortex before the tribes in Liangzhou bring disasters to Chang'an, and return back when Chang'an is in danger and can't be on time. Going out of this second way, I was ready to be scolded by Liu Xie.

But Liu Xie didn't do that, and just shook his head slightly: "I am the Son of Heaven, and I should plead for the people. Although this move is feasible, the price is too high. If Chang'an suffers from misery, even if it is restored, there will only be a void left." Kezi, I have completely lost the righteousness of the people, so it is not acceptable."

"In this way, there is only one way left."

"Please tell me, Yuan Chang!" Liu Xie finally became interested.

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover it."

"What kind of clever plan is this?" Liu Xie was immediately discouraged, feeling a little injured.

But Zhong Yao seemed very happy, waved his hands again and again and said, "No! May I ask Your Majesty, what is your greatest reliance?"

Liu Xie thought for a while, after he crossed over, it seemed that there was only one emperor to rely on.But after all, I couldn't figure out Zhong Yao's intention, so I had no choice but to say: "I have no tree with roots, no source of water, and the one I rely on is nothing more than the status of 'Son of Heaven'."

Zhong Yao finally laughed: "That's right, Your Majesty seems rootless, but the biggest reliance is that you are the emperor of the Han Dynasty! It is the art of the most gentle. Although your Majesty cannot treat courtiers as brothers and sisters, the courtiers must not ignore your clever plan to punish Dong Zhuo, the hero of the Ming Dynasty. As the folk saying goes, if you go all over the world with reason, your Majesty only needs to use softness to overcome rigidity, and righteousness to overcome evil, and the Han Dynasty will be inevitable. There is no strength to fight."

Liu Xie was stunned, and finally realized that there were some things that Zhong Yao couldn't say.But the meaning is very clear, his third way is to let himself fight the courtiers to death.In the struggle for interests, the monarch and ministers may tear their faces apart in the end, but if he survives this hurdle, then Liu Xie will completely get rid of the ancestral system, patriarchal clan, and morality, and take charge of Guanzhong as a brand new emperor who holds great power. Join the tide of world hegemony!
Thinking of this, Liu Xie suddenly filled his chest with fighting spirit, and said with pride, "Just as Yuan Chang said!"

(End of this chapter)