Great Han Empire

Chapter 329 The rain is coming
When Cao Cao heard of Li Wei's visit, he hurried out of the mansion to greet him.

When Cao Cao saw Li Wei in Luoyang at the beginning of the year, he was still a white-faced Confucian student with an arrogant and uninhibited look. Now Li Wei has lost a lot of weight. Although he is still so elegant and confident, his speech and demeanor seem calm and cautious, far from what he used to be. Crazy.Cao Cao lamented that war can both change a person and train a person.Look at Li Wei, in less than a year, not only has he improved in both knowledge and resourcefulness, but he has also become a senior official with two thousand shi. Such a young scholar can achieve such an achievement by relying on military merit alone, which is rare in today's world number.

Back then, I was as young as Li Wei, relying on my prominent family background to set foot in the imperial court. At that time, I was full of enthusiasm, young and frivolous, relying on my own background, dared to do anything, dared to mess with anyone, and ended up bumping into walls everywhere , to no avail.On the other hand, young people like Li Hong and Li Wei have done one earth-shattering event after another step by step. Now, they have even begun to intervene in national policy.

Cao Cao admired him very much. He took Li Wei's hand and said many words of praise.Li Wei was much taller than him. In order to show humility, he kept bending over, which was very uncomfortable.The two stood at the door and spoke politely before entering side by side.

Li Wei was very touched when he came to Beijing this time.To be able to see the emperor, to sit and talk with Taiwei, Huangfusong, Lu Zhi, He Yong, Cao Cao and other famous people all over the world, he never even thought about it in the past.Who was he in the past?Just a humble scholar.If the teacher Zhu Jun hadn't accepted him as a student, if he hadn't been impulsively speaking nonsense in front of Li Hong, if Li Hong hadn't valued his enlistment as a subordinate, how many people in this world knew him?Whenever Li Wei saw someone he admired and respected holding his hand and saying flattering words, he thought of his teacher and Li Hong. His fate was changed because of the appreciation of his teacher and general. Without them, I would be nothing more than a mediocre scholar throughout my life.His heart is full of gratitude to the teacher and the general, and he wants to show his talents and ambitions to repay the kindness of the teacher and the general.

Cao Cao was brilliant, witty, and witty, and the two sides discussed current affairs, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the country's ills, from the Bingzhou garrison to the reopening of salt and iron, which was extremely speculative.Cao Cao supported Li Hong's strategy of reopening salt and iron, but he expressed concern about whether Li Wei could complete his mission in Beijing this time.The public opinion in Beijing and China opposing the reopening of salt and iron has already taken an overwhelming advantage, and it is difficult to have a chance to make a breakthrough.

"General Zhenbei and I hit it off right away, and we can be regarded as very good friends. Now he is in Bingzhou farming, and there are many difficulties. Whether it is public or private, I should try my best to help." Cao Cao said sincerely, "Zhongyuan, I am useful. Where you are, just open your mouth, don't be polite."

Li Wei cupped his hands and said: "My lord said so, I am very touched. Here, I will thank Brother Meng De on behalf of the general. This time, I was entrusted by General Zhenbei to pay a special visit to Brother Meng De. I really asked for help. what."

"Zhongyuan, tell me, I think it might help you."

"Bingzhou farmland needs tens of billions of money to support it. Once it fails, the consequences are self-evident, so the top priority is to reopen Bingzhou Salt and Iron." Li Wei said, "If you only open one state's salt and iron for the time being, it can only be regarded as a stopgap The policy is not considered to have moved the foundation of the country..."

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest." Cao Cao interrupted him, "What Zhong Yuan said is inappropriate."

Li Wei smiled and continued: "I have drawn up a detailed proposal for the re-opening of salt and iron, the most important of which is the five-year agreement. If Bingzhou Tuntian goes well, there will be no need to invest in it after five years, so we just need to The court gave us five years."

Cao Cao thought for a while and asked, "Zhongyuan, as far as I know, the profit from salt and iron in Bingzhou only accounts for one-twentieth of the profit from salt and iron in the whole country. How much money can you make from it in five years? Inappropriate."

"What if you add Hedong?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Hedong salt and iron are related to the safety of the capital, and it is impossible to let go of the operation."

Li Wei looked at Cao Cao, cupped his hands again and said, "So, we need Brother Meng De's help."

Cao Cao stroked his black beard and said helplessly, "My father and son can't convince Lord Situ."

Li Wei leaned close to Cao Cao and said in a low voice, "What if the Sangong Mansion and the Grand General's Mansion jointly recommend Mr. Cao as a Taiwei?"

Cao Cao's thick eyebrows were tight, and he said in amazement: "General Zhenbei dares to fight with the general..."

"It's an expedient policy, an expedient policy." Li Wei said with a smile, "Your Majesty still listens to His Majesty. Brother Meng De is absolutely assured of that."

Cao Cao looked at Li Wei and suddenly felt that the discussion of salt and iron was a joke. Now, the whole Luoyang has become the prey of leopards, it just depends on who he wants to eat.The emperor granted heavy power to Li Hong, which is basically breeding leopards.Like Lu Zhi, he immediately felt the crisis that Li Hong brought to the Great Han Kingdom.

If Li Wei dared to say that, it meant that he was fully sure, and it meant that Li Hong had reached a certain kind of tacit agreement with the general.The general got Li Hong's tacit understanding, and he had to repay it. Sikong Mansion, who was in the same camp as the general, would of course agree to Li Wei's proposal of salt and iron, and Situ Mansion was the only one left.As long as Master Situ agrees, and the Sangong Mansion peace agreement passes the agreement on salt and iron, the emperor can completely shake off the Shangshutai and affix the main seal.

What did the general who made Cao Cao fearful want to do, and why did he reach a tacit understanding with Li Hong at this time?If the general took advantage of the domestic and foreign troubles of the Han Dynasty, and joined hands with Li Hong to threaten the emperor to make the prince, it would be a god-sent opportunity.If the Son of Heaven is charged and the Zhongguan is removed, the only ones left to suffer will be a group of family bureaucrats who are pro-Zhongguan headed by Situ Xuxiang.Cao Cao felt a chill in the back of his head, and felt suffocated for a while.

Now Li Hong is struggling and has been driven to a desperate situation. In order to appease the millions of refugees and the stability of the Han Kingdom, he may go crazy and strike back, sweeping the government and the opposition.But Li Hong didn't seem to be bloody to this point. He sent Li Wei, as if he wanted to take advantage of Luoyang's complicated situation and find a way to let the court pass the salt and iron discussion.However, Li Wei's method is too dangerous, he is playing with fire.

If Lord Taiwei should bear the crime of violating the ancestral system, and his father should take up the post of Taiwei, then the situation in Luoyang will change drastically, the power of middle officials will rise again, and the power of the general will be restricted immediately. There will be no bloody storms in Luoyang for the time being.But the question is, will the general let go of this opportunity?Will the general be willing to take a heavy blow to his power?

Cao Cao sighed.The emperor first set up the generals, and then the generals of the towns, and finally pushed the Han Kingdom step by step to the brink of destruction.

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Empress He immediately sent someone to invite He Miao into the palace after receiving the news from her younger brother, Chariot General He Miao.

He Miao paid homage to the queen, and exchanged salutes with Zhongchang attendants Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng.

Regardless of whether the relatives are powerful or not, Empress He will rely on these old middle-ranking officials to control the harem.As far as the inner palace is concerned, without the support of middle officials, the fate of the imperial concubine can be imagined.Think about the dead Empress Song, Wang Meiren, no matter how much you want to be favored, this is a bloody example.Empress He is a smart person, for the sake of herself, her son, and the He family, she tied herself tightly with the middle officials.

Although people like Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang said they were loyal to His Majesty and supported His Majesty's appointment of Xiao Donghou as the crown prince, they considered their own interests first, and His Majesty second, so it was purely duplicity.They first designed to kill Wang Meiren, and then designed to kill the queen mother's brother Dong Chong, and settled their deep feud with the queen mother and Dong Hou. Once Dong Hou inherits the rule, their fate can be imagined.Especially now that the emperor deliberately supports the small middle officials and no longer trusts them, which makes them have no choice but to get closer to the queen.

However, General He Jin's attitude towards Zhongguan put the queen in a dilemma.In order to ensure that his son ascends to the throne, he must firmly control the inner and outer courts, and the only way to control the outer courts is through the great general He Jin, so the queen had no choice but to be a peacemaker and persuade both sides.

"What did that lunatic He say to you?" Zhang Rang asked.

"Sima Li Wei from Zhenbei General's Mansion went to Beijing to meet the emperor, and immediately went to visit He Yong." He Miao said nervously, "He lunatic also said that before he left Bingzhou, Zhenbei General asked him to bring a message. To the General."

"What?"

"I don't know, he didn't say anything." He Miao shook his head and continued, "However, Crazy He said that Li Wei's visit to Beijing this time will definitely allow the Sangong Mansion to pass the negotiation on salt and iron. I think he is very confident in what he said. It’s not like bragging.”

The wrinkles on Zhang Rang's face immediately turned into ravines. He and Guo Sheng looked at each other, both pale in horror.

"I was just thinking that Master Sikong Ding might have to agree due to pressure from my brother, but how can we get Master Situ Xu to agree?" He Miao glanced at Zhang Rang and said slowly, "Unless, Xu Your Excellency is no longer a Situ, but how do you drive Master Xu out?"

Zhang Rang snorted coldly and asked, "When did that kid Yuan Shao come back? Why didn't you tell us?"

He Miao's expression changed, he lowered his head and remained silent.

"Do you think that kid came back to play?" Zhang Rang looked at He Miao and said earnestly, "If you are like your brother, why can't you be a charioteer and ride general, so that you can open the palace with the general, and your brother?" It can also help us if we fight against each other."

"What should we do now?" Guo Sheng asked in a low voice.

"He is not benevolent, I am not righteous." Zhang Rang said viciously, "He Jin wants to do something, it must be during the Queen Mother's birthday."

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In the early morning, a group of Sun Jian's friends rushed to the Shili Changting Pavilion to see him off.Huben Zhonglang sent Yuan Shu a special gift to Sun Jian.

Li Wei was very reluctant to part with this elder brother, and sent him off one way after another.

When they arrived at the thirty-li Changting Pavilion, Sun Jian resolutely refused to let him go.

"Zhong Yuan, go back, don't delay your business just to send me off. Now you are the Sima of Zhenbei General's Mansion, and you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders. Remember to take care of yourself."

Li Wei nodded gratefully and said, "I'm leaving my brother here, when will we meet again?"

"You and I are separated by thousands of miles, so it's hard to see each other again." Sun Jian said with a smile, "But the teacher is still in the middle of the capital, you and I will always do our filial piety in our spare time, and we will see each other again in the end. of."

Li Wei felt lost, with a gloomy expression.

"Zhong Yuan, before leaving, I want to ask you, what are you going to do about Xiao Lan? She is not young anymore, and she always follows you to fight everywhere, after all, it is not a long-term solution."

Li Wei lowered his head, showing no face.

"The teacher can't talk about this matter. Besides, you don't want to mention it, so as not to make things difficult for the teacher. As for the pockmark, you can't kill it. At this time, in order to pass the proposal of salt and iron, don't offend Lord Situ." Sun Jian laughed and said, "Let me give you an idea."

Li Wei looked at Sun Jian in surprise, "Speak quickly, brother."

"Zhu Mu has returned from Wu Commandery." Sun Jian said, "He was ordered by the Emperor to escort Teacher Cai Yong back to Beijing, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in Luoyang next month."

"Really?" Li Wei asked incredulously, "Mr. Cai Yong is going to leave the mountain?"

"No, he won't agree to the emperor." Sun Jian said, "The emperor invited his teacher back because he hoped that Teacher Cai Yong would help him rebuild the Hongdu Gate. Do you think that Teacher Cai Yong would agree to such a ridiculous request? .”

"Oh, that's right." Li Wei said disappointedly, "Mr. Cai Yong was first exiled to Shuofang in northern Xinjiang because he offended the middle officials, and then moved to Jiangdong. Desperate..."

Sun Jian sighed, and said: "Your Majesty didn't kill him, he was already caring for teachers and students. At that time, Cai Yong and his uncle were betrayed at the same time. Because the middle official Lu Qiang persuaded him with death, His Majesty spared him the death penalty. , changed the sentence to exile, and cannot be pardoned, but it is precisely this non-pardon that prevents Teacher Cai Yong from returning to his hometown even if he encounters amnesty several times, hey..."

The two sighed a lot, very emotional.

"Zhu Mu is the eldest son of the teacher, and he is currently engaged in Biejia in Wujun County." Sun Jian continued the original topic and said, "In the name of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, you wrote to Your Majesty, requesting that Zhu Mu be recruited to serve in the Zhenbei General's Mansion, or to go to the Zhenbei General's Mansion. It’s also okay to work in the captain’s mansion of Hutian Xiaowei, the boss, anyway, you get Zhu Mu to Bingzhou.”

Li Wei immediately understood.He got off his horse and saluted Sun Jian respectfully, "Xiao Lan and I thank you brother."

Sun Jian laughed, got off his horse and helped Li Wei up, and said: "My brother can only give you advice, thank you, you have to thank that brother Zhu Mu."

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At the end of this month, good news came from Jizhou. Captain Zhao Yun led [-] cavalry to attack Handan and hit Karasuma cavalry hard.Zhang Chun was defeated and withdrew his troops.Seeing that there was no hope of reuniting, Bai Rao hurriedly fled back to Taihang Mountain.

The emperor was overjoyed and appointed Zhao Yun the captain of Huben, and rewarded the iron cavalry officers and soldiers.

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February 187 AD.

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Introduced by He Yong, Li Wei met Xu Shao, who was famous all over the world.What shocked Li Wei was that Xu Shao also supported the reopening of Yantie. He agreed to Li Wei's plea without hesitation, saying that he would go to Situ's mansion immediately to persuade Prime Minister Xu.Li Wei was very excited, and humbly asked for advice on the farming and reopening of salt and iron.

Before leaving, Li Wei fell to the ground and begged Xu Shao to talk about the future of Bingzhou.

Xu Shao was silent for a long time, and finally said a word: "Uncle Qiu, don't leave tonight, and rest at my place overnight."

Li Wei's heart felt like a heavy lead, and he walked away dejectedly.

He Yong did not agree to Xu Shao, and left.Xu Shao didn't hold back, but just let out a long sigh.

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Li Wei sat on the horse with a heavy heart, thinking wildly.Xu Shao refused to talk about the future of Bingzhou, what does that mean?Is it good or bad?Is it impossible to farm the fields?But when Xu Shao was discussing farming with himself enthusiastically, his tone and confidence seemed to be more sure than himself, so why didn't he say anything?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Wei's mind, and he broke out in a cold sweat.Sure enough, Xu Shao told himself, but he was too stupid.

"Turn around, turn around, turn around now..."

Li Wei drew out his long sword abruptly, widened his eyes, and shouted hoarsely: "Catch up with Master He, catch up with Master He, hurry up, hurry up..."

Without even thinking about it, Pang De and He Feng reined in their horses and turned around naturally, just like on the battlefield, shouting wildly: "Brothers, turn around..."

The horn soldiers who followed Li Wei habitually raised their horns and blew wildly: "Woo... woo..."

People on the street were stunned, and then scattered and fled.

One hundred black panthers completed a U-turn in an instant, started, galloped, and the rapid sound of horseshoes resounded through the street like a gun in an instant.

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He Yong was assassinated.

He only brought a dozen attendants, and he was no match for the assassins at all.First his horse was chopped to the ground, and then he himself was pierced through the thigh by a spear.

He Yong remained calm in the face of danger, cut off the handle of the spear with a sword, dragged his bloody left leg, and retreated quickly.

The attendants surrounded him, resisting desperately, while retreating to the shop by the roadside.

The assassins came forward, slashing and hacking, killing several guards in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, and the black panther came running wildly.

"Shoot... shoot them for me..."

From a distance, Li Wei saw the crowd screaming and running away, and saw the corpse lying on the ground, his whole body was cold, and his shouts were terrifying and shrill.

"My lord, there are so many people..."

"Sho... shoot... shoot..."

Li Wei is crazy, he can't care about anything, he wants to save He Yong, otherwise, everything will be ruined.

The long arrow whizzed out, and the ear-piercing whistling sound instantly pierced through the panicked clamor, "咻..." nailed into the crowd, and the screams suddenly rose into the sky.

The assassins didn't expect that Black Panther Yicong would kill people in the street in order to save people. They were shocked and panicked, and three of them were killed immediately.

"Quick, quick, kill He Yong, kill him..."

The assassins no longer ignored the long arrows, and swarmed forward.

The long arrows of the Black Panther Yicong were raging in the air, the horses were galloping on the wide avenue, the people were crying in fear and helplessness, and the assassination was continuing bloodily.

The attendants around He Yong fell into a pool of blood one by one, and several assassins went on and on, unstoppable.

He Yong's long sword was cut off with a single knife, and the big knife cut into his shoulder fiercely with a canopy of blood beads, but more than half of the assassin's knife fell on the green brick floor, and He Yong was miraculously escaped. Hacked to death, even the arm is still intact.

The cavalry swept in.

More than a dozen black panthers rose from the air, and the crossbows in their hands aimed at several assassins and shot dozens of crossbow arrows at the same time.

The assassin's broadsword suddenly lost its strength when it was two feet away from He Yong, and it cut into He Yong's chest softly, with blood overflowing.

Li Wei scrambled and jumped off the horse, shouting loudly: "Is it alive? Are you still alive?"

He Feng hugged the bloody He Yong, ran forward, turned back in horror and shouted: "I'm dying, I'm dying."

Pang De helped the crumbling Li Wei.

"Zhong Yuan..."

"Why is madman holding him?"

"Go to the medical shop, he is familiar with this place, and he will soon be able to find a medical craftsman to treat Mr. He." Pang De said out of breath, "Zhong Yuan, it's okay, he won't die."

"Really?" Li Wei grabbed Pound's big hand and said tremblingly, "Really won't die?"

"It's okay, it's just that the injury is serious." Pang De comforted, "Fortunately, we came quickly."

Li Wei felt relieved, and hit the ground with his ass.

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The emperor was furious, and immediately withdrew the Luoyang order, severely punished Sili Xiaowei, and ordered Tingwei's mansion to find the culprit.The Empress Dowager is about to celebrate her birthday. It is unbelievable that something like this happened in Luoyang at this time.

General He Jin was furious, and immediately recruited the northern army to enter the city. The twelve gates were blocked at the same time, and they searched everywhere.

The atmosphere in Luoyang was extremely tense.

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Grand Changqiu Zhao Zhong and Zhongchang Attendant Zhang Rang made an emergency meeting with Situ Xuxiang, Shaofu Fanling and Dahonglu Cao Song. When their lives were at stake, the two sides put aside their past suspicions and urgently discussed countermeasures.

"Who did this?" Xu Xiang looked at Zhang Rang and asked dissatisfiedly, "If you want to kill him, kill him. If you can't kill him, don't do stupid things. Once He Yong died, He Jin broke an arm. With his Stupid, you can't do anything with one hand? But if you can't kill He Yong, you're in trouble. Did you do it?"

Zhang Rang sneered and remained silent.

"Now that the northern army is entering the city, the situation is critical. Don't complain to each other. Let's think of a way." Zhao Zhong stroked the scar on his forehead and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight. I wish we could fight that butcher." Get up, so..."

Fan Ling sighed, "Your Majesty now has a leopard in his hands. As long as He Jin orders the northern army to surround the palace, the leopard will immediately lead the army south. It is strange that He Jin does not die. But once His Majesty solves He Jin, Dong Hou will be appointed Prince, you..."

"We are in trouble, and you are also in trouble." Zhang Rang said, "He Jin wants to launch a mutiny when the queen mother celebrates her birthday, and he and the leopard Li Hong have reached a tacit agreement in private."

The faces of Xu Xiang, Fan Ling and Cao Song changed drastically.

"how do you know?"

"I don't know, I will send someone to kill He Yong?" Zhang Rang glanced at Xu Xiang sarcastically, and said, "Although I didn't kill He Yong, it was enough to make He Jin mess up. Regardless of whether He Yong is dead or not, there will always be Today's situation, but what I want is this dangerous situation, I want to put He Jin in a dilemma. He wants to kill us? Hmph, I want to see who kills whom in the end?"

"He Yong was assassinated, and He Jin must have guessed that the plot had been leaked. Now, if he doesn't send the Northern Army into the city, he is afraid that he will be killed by His Majesty; sending the Northern Army into the city, although he can gain the upper hand, but the Leopard is his The biggest worry."

"Didn't you say that he and the leopard have reached a tacit understanding?" Fan Ling asked puzzled.

"Tacit understanding is conditional. He Jin didn't do things for Leopard, how could Leopard keep his promise?" Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "He Jin took advantage of others' danger to blackmail Leopard, but he didn't expect that he would become the prey of Leopard instead. Ha ha……"

Xu Xiang, Cao Song and Fan Ling understood what the condition was.

"Then Lord Hou must have a countermeasure?"

Zhang Rang nodded and said, "This opportunity is hard-won. We want to get back what we lost in the past with interest."

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He Yong was assassinated, and Cao Cao immediately understood that Li Wei's plot had succeeded.

If Li Hong wants to succeed in farming, Luoyang's stability is the most basic condition.Li Wei did this perfectly. He not only successfully destroyed He Jin's conspiracy, but also used He Jin's conspiracy to change the balance of power among the various forces in Luoyang.Now, with the resurgence of Zhongguan's power, He Jin's power has weakened, and the power of the clan, Zhongguan, bureaucrats, and generals is basically balanced. Luoyang will not cause any more disturbances for a period of time.

But Li Wei almost caught fire.If He Yong died, He Jin's power would not only be weakened, but he would be punched hard and his waist broken.The expansion of the general's power was due to the entry of Zhao Qi and He Yong into the mansion, which brought him the support of some aristocratic families.Now that Zhao Qi is gone, only He Yong is left to support the overall situation. If He Yong dies again, relying on the talents of Wang Yun, Xun You, Yuan Shao and others in the General's Mansion will not be able to support the overall situation.If the power of the general is greatly lost, the balance of power in Luoyang is broken, and the power of the emperor and middle officials is unchecked, it will be disastrous for both the Han Dynasty and Bingzhou. collapse.

After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xu Xiang was very dissatisfied, and asked Cao Cao, "After Li Wei saw you, why didn't you come and tell me?"

Cao Cao said: "I didn't expect things to develop so quickly. This Li Wei is too powerful. We must guard against him in the future."

Cao Song sighed, shook his hand, and said, "What happened today forced us to get together with Zhongguan again. From now on..."

"You will be the Taiwei from now on." Fan Ling said with a smile, "Anyway, after this incident, Luoyang will always be calm for a while, which is a good thing."

Cao Cao smiled wryly: "As long as Li Hong puts down the rebellion in northern Xinjiang and stabilizes the counties in northern Xinjiang, Luoyang will immediately make waves again. It is estimated that the days of calm and calm will not be too long."

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After He Jin came out of the palace, his face was very ugly.

Today, the mother Wuyang Jun was brought into the palace by the queen, He went in to greet his mother, but the mother didn't give him a good face, and the queen also complained about him, so he almost called him ungrateful.He Jin understood what they meant and didn't say anything, but he was very depressed.

He Yong was assassinated, obviously because of the leak of the conspiracy, the traitor jumps over the wall in a hurry, and strikes first.He Jin immediately gave up his plan and asked Yuan Shao to secretly return to Hanoi.Now, what he has to do is how to stabilize the situation in Luoyang and find another good strategy.

He went to see He Yong specifically.He Yong was seriously injured, sometimes in a coma, sometimes awake, and could not recover within a few months.He sat beside He Yong, whispered a few words of comfort, and got up to leave.

He Yong looked at him and moved his lips, as if he had something to say.He Jin leaned over and put his ear to He Yong's mouth.

"Kill Li Wei." He Yong said with difficulty.

He Jin was taken aback.Under the current situation, he had to maintain a good relationship with Li Hong no matter what. Wouldn't killing Li Wei be asking for trouble?Today's Li Hong is not the Li Hong of years ago, and he cannot be messed with.Although he also suspected that the leak of the plot was related to Li Wei, but that was only a suspicion, and there was no definite evidence.

"Bo Qiu, killing Li Wei doesn't make any sense, it will only annoy Li Hong."

He Yong struggled to say again: "Li Wei is very talented, Li Hong has him to help, it will not be good for the general in the future, it is better to kill him as soon as possible."

He Jin shook his head indifferently.

He Yong closed his eyes and sighed in pain.He regretted it.That day, Li Wei clearly told himself what to do next, but he ignored it. He never thought that Li Wei, who hated the traitor, would sell himself out as soon as he left the house.I have been cautious and meticulous in my life all my life, but this time I fell into the hands of a young student. Thinking about him, I feel ashamed to face others.

With a single gesture of his hand, Li Wei destroyed the advantage he had gained with all his painstaking efforts, and brought all the forces in Luoyang back to the starting point of the battle.Luoyang's power is balanced, but the time left for him to eradicate the traitors is getting less and less.

"Kill Li Wei." He Yong said with all his strength, word by word, firmly.

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Taiwei Cui Lie convened a meeting of the three prefectures, and Sima Li Wei of Zhenbei General's Mansion attended.

Li Wei explained in detail the specific plan for reopening Bingzhou and one county in Hedong to each government, and then answered the questions of the three government.

"Master Li, the profit from salt and iron should go to the Shaofu, how can it be directly sent to Wanjintang?"

Li Wei smiled slightly and said: "Our Zhenbei General Department believes that the money of the Shaofu is the money of Wanjintang. If you think there is anything wrong, I can send your opinions to Your Majesty."

The ministers looked at each other speechlessly.

This time, the discussions of the three governments went extremely smoothly, and all of them passed.

Taiwei Cui Lie immediately went to the palace to meet him with the document stamped with the golden seal of the three princes.

The emperor took a closer look and asked, "Aiqing, didn't you say that only Bingzhou Salt and Iron was opened? Why did you add Hedong?"

Taiwei Cui Lie calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the salt and iron benefits of this state and county are directly sent to Wanjintang."

The emperor smiled and said, "Yes, General Li is the most loyal to me."

"Precise play."

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Li Wei received the imperial decree and immediately sent him to Bingzhou on a fast ride of [-] miles.

When the government and the public heard that the emperor had promised to reopen the salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong County, there was a sudden chaos. Some people wrote letters to persuade, marched and petitioned, and even admonished each other with death outside the gate of Beigong.

The emperor hid in the harem and was determined not to go to court. He put all the responsibility on the Taiwei.

Taiwei Cui Lie was dismissed immediately.

The emperor once again proposed to promote Liu Yu to Taiwei, but the Sangong Mansion and the General's Mansion jointly recommended Da Honglu Cao Song as Taiwei.The emperor had no choice but to move Cao Song to be Taiwei.

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Taiwei Cao Song received a news like a bolt from the blue on his first day in office.

Zhenbei general Li Hong arrested Zhongchang Shi Xia Yun and Hedong Taishou Han Ying.

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(End of this chapter)