Chief dashing military division at the end of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 51 Opening

At the end of the second year of Chuping, that is, when the year was approaching in 191 A.D., Dong Zhuo announced that he would hold a banquet for hundreds of officials in the prime minister's mansion, which was named "Gongchao Banquet".On this day, the weather was fine and fine. Although the cold wind was still bitter and the atmosphere was still terrifying, it was much more lively under the influence of the Chinese New Year.

The high gate of the Prime Minister’s Mansion was wide open, and the queue outside the gate was not soldiers but a group of maids in fluttering clothes. Spring hadn’t arrived yet, but there was a hint of spring here.Every guest who arrives has a maid to lead them to the back hall for the banquet. This mode is very novel, and the officials who arrive are secretly surprised. After all, Dong Zhuo has never acted like this before. Today, he is uncharacteristically. What kind of medicine is sold.However, many officials who thought it was a Hongmen banquet were relieved a lot, and they could eat a little more easily, and it was still Dong Zhuo's.

"Brother, according to your point of view, what does Grand Master Dong mean by calling a banquet for hundreds of officials this time?" A young official who seemed to be inexperienced pulled an older official next to him and humbly asked for advice.

"It's hard to say, the grand master's behavior has always been informal, and there is no trace. We were invited here at this juncture, and he seemed so polite, which is not like the usual style of the grand master. I am also confused, I can't see it. Got it." The elder official shook his head and sighed, "I hope it's not a bad thing."

"Brother, it seems that you don't know something. I heard that the grand master recently hired a new staff member, Huang Jing, who was very popular before. This person often makes unexpected moves. I think this banquet is probably planned by him. It was designed." Another person interjected upon seeing this.

As soon as they heard the word "Huang Jing", some people became indignant: "Scum! Gentle scum! Fortunately, I praised him before and thought he was a scholar with integrity. I didn't expect it to be so embarrassing, and I fell into it in a blink of an eye..." The conversation came to an abrupt end here, because this is Dong Zhuo's residence, and there are many eyes and ears.

Ever since, amidst the discussion, all the officials entered Dong's mansion with their own thoughts, and participated in this banquet that they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

At about noon, a eunuch shouted sharply: "The emperor is here!" Immediately, all the ministers who were chatting enthusiastically in the banquet hall put down their work one after another, came outside, knelt down together, and shouted long live .Then, the still young Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty got off the chariot with the support of several palace people, and walked towards the inner hall surrounded by hundreds of officials.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, of course, does not have a posthumous title now. His original name was Liu Xie, and he was the same age as Huang Jing. However, he did not develop as fast as Huang Jing. He lived in fear for many years and lacked exercise. He should be lively and active. At his age, he looked very sluggish, like a younger version of an old man.Although the childishness on his face was still there, he couldn't hide his sickly and tired look.

He actually didn't want to come to this banquet, he preferred to stay alone in the deep palace without thinking about anything.But Dong Zhuo is too strong, if he dares not to show face, he will definitely be deposed, he firmly believes in this.Thinking of Dong Zhuo's face that made him gnash his teeth but didn't dare to make a sound, he felt inexplicably depressed.But the reality is so cruel, he will take the initiative to find Dong Zhuo now, and extend his greetings and condolences to him, no matter how reluctant he is.

All the officials around looked at the little emperor with complicated expressions, some were sympathetic, some were sad, and some were disdainful, but at this moment, no one came out to say anything, they were all around like spectators, trying to find out Dong Zhuo's movements.

Liu Xie dragged his legs numbly and walked slowly towards the banquet hall, his eyes were empty and lifeless.At this moment, I suddenly heard a burst of loud laughter: "Hahahaha, I didn't know that His Majesty came, the old minister is guilty!" Dong Zhuo was the only one who dared to say that in the world. It looked like he was about to kneel down and plead guilty.

Liu Xie quickly waved his hand and said, "Why should the Prime Minister be like this? The Prime Minister has done his best for the country, what is the crime? Today I learned that the Prime Minister held a banquet for hundreds of officials, and I was very happy, so I came to have a look."

Of course Dong Zhuo would not kneel down, he stood up and patted Liu Xie on the shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, the new year is approaching, the reason why the old minister invited all his colleagues to this banquet is nothing more than to connect with each other. The days can go hand in hand to better assist His Majesty. Therefore, this official banquet is equivalent to a family banquet, and colleagues are like the brothers and nephews of veteran ministers. Therefore, at today's banquet, there is no honor or inferiority between the monarch and the ministers. Family. How about calling Your Majesty 'Nephew' here?"

As soon as Dong Zhuo's words came out, all the officials fell silent, how outrageous were these words?But no one dared to refute, because Dong Zhuo said that this was a family banquet, and it was for bonding.However, it would be fine if the emperor wasn't there, but now he actually called the emperor a "virtuous nephew" openly, which is really arrogant.

Liu Xie was also very angry when he heard this sentence. After all, no matter how much Dong Zhuo went too far, he shouldn't call himself a "virtuous nephew" on this occasion, but what can he do?The hands inside the long sleeves had long been clenched into fists, but they didn't dare to make a move, so they could only endure it.What disappointed him most was that none of the officials stood up for him, which shows how far Dong Zhuo has controlled the court.

Of course, they didn't know that their most subtle performances had already been recorded by Dong Zhuo's spies ambushing on both sides.Anyone with an angry look on their face and dissatisfaction, or anyone who mutters in secret, has already been blacklisted without knowing it.And all of this is Huang Jing's masterpiece.

However, what surprised him the most was that Wang Yun was indifferent to this. "What a tough guy." Huang Jing, who was watching the situation secretly, said with emotion, and couldn't help but doubt whether his strategy would work.It is also difficult for him to judge whether Wang Yun has a high level of forbearance or whether he is not so close to the Han family in his heart, but just wants to replace Dong Zhuo and become another powerful minister.The Son of Heaven is just a bargaining chip and pawn in his hand.

Dong Zhuo was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and he was also a little proud that he could trample on these supposedly high-ranking scholars, ruthlessly trampling their so-called dignity.However, Huang Jing told him that now is not the time to be arrogant, so Dong Zhuo suppressed the joy in his heart, arranged for the guests to be seated, and then waited for the fun to begin.

The good show is of course Wang Yun. According to Huang Jing's previous assumptions, this old man will never miss this kind of god-given opportunity, and will definitely bring Diao Chan with him—and this was also confirmed by Diao Chan himself.I guess Wang Yun himself could not have imagined that when he was performing a series of tricks on Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, there was a secret little guy who was also using a series of tricks on Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.Praying mantis catching cicadas probably meant this.

In short, the curtain of a good show is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)