Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1683 Gains and losses

  Xu County, perhaps it should be called Xudu.

  The central political organization and administrative center of the current Dahan.

   Nominal.

  Sili Lieutenant and Xu Duling, Man Chong openly accused Fu Dian of abusing his power, taking money and breaking the law!

Fu Dian yelled that he was wronged, but Man Chong sneered and shook out the seal, one of which was witnessed by witnesses and physical evidence, where it came from and where it went. Suddenly, he was caught off guard by Man Chong.

   "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Fu Dian shouted, "All the money I got was spent on military affairs! Your Majesty!"

  Man Chong sneered, "So, Fu Zhonglang admitted corruption?"

   "This..." Fu Dian didn't know how to respond.

   Liu Xie looked at Fu Dian who was at a loss, and the hope in his heart gradually declined, and finally announced that Fu Dian would be sent to Beisi Prison for trial.

  Fu Dian came from a famous family. His ancestors can trace back to Fu Sheng who dictated scriptures in the early Han Dynasty. He also served as a lot of high-ranking officials in the family, but now...

Man Chong's reputation in the court is not good, even he knows this, but he also knows that the source of all his power is not because of the emperor, nor is it something that the emperor Liu Xie likes and hates. The target is only Cao Cao.

  A few days ago, Fu Dian got part of the soldiers to control the command, but the problem is that the soldiers also need money and food. How can Fu Dian alone afford the amount of consumption? And as the emperor, Liu Xie is basically clean and honest, so it is even more impossible to give Fu Dian a lot of support, and then Fu Dian is naturally extremely embarrassed. When there is a chance to make a fortune in front of him, he will naturally Can't stand it.

   "Report to Your Majesty..." Man Chong finished the task and retreated, and then Xiahou Dun stood up, "The captain of the Northern Army is vacant now, the army cannot be without a general for a day, and I recommend one person..."

   "It's not urgent! The captain of the Northern Army is free for now!" Liu Xie said in a deep voice.

   "Your Majesty..." Xiahou Dun was taken aback for a moment, and then said immediately, "How can there be no generals in the army? It's chaos!"

   Liu Xie said in a deep voice: "I said it! Don't worry!"

  Xiahou Dun was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I respect His Majesty's will!"

  A court meeting, some people are happy and some are worried, some look aside and some sneer, it is just like a tragicomedy.

  After the court meeting, Liu Xie, who returned to the apse, held back his anger and sat alone for a long time before he gradually calmed down a little. He asked someone to fetch the piano, and then slowly started playing.

   "Your Majesty..." the little yellow door at the door said in a low voice, "Liu Ziyang, the Taizhong doctor, begs to see you..."

Liu Ye is the descendant of Emperor Guangwu, whose roots are Zhengmiaohong, and the descendant of Liu Xiu's son Fuling King Liu Yan. In addition, when Liu Xie summoned him in the palace at the beginning, he saw that he was good-looking, knowledgeable, and very pertinent in his conversation. , so he readily granted Liu Ye an official position, and was willing to get a little closer to Liu Ye.

  Liu Ye stood outside the main hall, vaguely heard some piano sounds, and felt a little bit in his heart.

   Today's son also likes Fu and Guqin.

  These two hobbies of the Son of Heaven are exactly the same as those of the late Emperor, perhaps in the same situation, or in the same state of mind. At this moment, the sound of Liu Xie playing the piano reveals some desolation and sadness.

  Liu Ye has been in Xudu for almost a year. During this period of time, he often met and talked with the emperor Liu Xie, and his view of the emperor is also slowly changing.

  The Son of Heaven is not a dull person, and even his intelligence should be above the average person. Not to mention anything else, the comprehension of Fu and Qin is definitely derived from his own talent. After all, I have been running around all these years, so there is no time, and there is no one to teach and teach...

  However, the Son of Heaven is still a bit more on the surface, not calm and prudent enough, just like his father, also a little flashy. Liu Ye knew that this was because the Son of Heaven was young and lived in the palace for a long time, so he did not have much experience and understanding of the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of life. On the other hand, he believed that the Son of Heaven lacked a good teacher, a loyal and loyal An upright teacher teaches. Because there is no such teacher to teach the emperor the way of sages and sages, such as investigating things, extending knowledge, self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country, and calming the world, the emperor lacks the thickness of personality.

  As time went by, Liu Ye discovered that the Son of Heaven behaved in the same way in politics.

The emperor Liu Xie can often understand the twists and turns and risks involved in government affairs. When talking with Liu Ye, he often feels the difficulties of the world, and he can have a more pertinent evaluation of general affairs, but it is strange that Liu Xie does not If you can't combine your understanding of world affairs with government affairs well, you often still look immature and superficial when doing some things, just like this time's Fudian.

Whether Fu Dian corrupted the law or took bribes is not the point, but because Fu Dian mobilized Cao Cao's military power. Bad luck.

In the past few years, after Luoyang was destroyed, princes from all over the country rose up, and natural disasters also occurred frequently. It can be said that the entire Han Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, and it was difficult to walk. In this difficult situation, the young emperor became alert and began to try. He wanted to make up his own mind and wanted to make some decisions by himself, but these decisions made by the emperor made Liu Ye feel a little disappointed and worried.

  The sound of the piano gradually slowed down.

  Xiao Huangmen ran over with his head bowed and led Liu Ye into the palace.

  The Son of Heaven was very depressed, with a melancholy expression, and he didn't hide much. He sat behind the qin platform, and waved his hands to indicate that Liu Ye didn't need to be polite, and came forward to sit.

"Aiqing..." Liu Xie pressed his hands on the strings, pondered for a moment and said, "My elder brother's concubine returned to Henan during the war...but now she is forced to remarry someone else! Such a thing, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty Not to mention, Que stared at Fu Zhonglang and coveted 500,000 yuan...Is the royal face so unbearable now!?"

   Liu Ye was silent, not knowing how to answer.

  The remarriage of widows, according to Han law, is even quite advocated for a certain period of time, but Tang Ji is not an ordinary widow, but the concubine of the former emperor!

Liu Xie feels very sad. Although he is the emperor, he should hold the world in his hands and control the people in name, but now he can not only protect himself, but also the royal family. He can't even punish those who offend his majesty. guy! He wants to take these things back, because he is the emperor, he doesn't want to be a puppet anymore.

   "Aiqing is also the blood of the clan..." Liu Xie stared at Liu Ye and said, "Do you also regard the glory of the Tian Family as nothing?"

   "Your Majesty..." Liu Ye said, "Perhaps the court ministers don't know about this..."

   Liu Xie smiled, but the smile didn't have much warmth: "Even I know it, so no minister knows? Ai Qing, don't you know?"

  Liu Ye quickly fell to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I went to Luoyang to investigate and repair it, but I am not in Yuzhou. I will return recently. I really don't know about it..."

   Liu Xie was silent for a moment, "Get up..."

   "Come here today, I don't know what advice Ai Qing has?" Liu Xie continued, "Are you also here for the position of the Northern Army Colonel?"

  Liu Ye bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, there is no doubt about the employment..."

  The Son of Heaven looked at Liu Ye with complicated emotions. He can somewhat understand the psychology of courtiers like Liu Ye. These people think that their loyalty can be sold. This is true for the emperor and the court. Only in front of their family can their loyalty be truly unreserved of.

Although they often say that His Majesty is holy, they often feel that they are the "sages". If they follow their wishes, they will naturally be the most "sages". Code is the best example.

Liu Xie doesn't have anyone who can be absolutely trusted, Liu Ye is like this, and so is Fu Dian, but Liu Xie still tries his best to win people over, but the effect is minimal, because Liu Xie knows, and these people also know, for the big man Loyalty, in fact, is it worth money, it is indeed very valuable, even if it is worthless, it is also worthless. Without enough power, he is not the emperor at all, but an idiot called "Your Majesty".

   "The meaning of loving you is that I have doubts about whom?" Liu Xie asked rhetorically, unwilling to admit it.

Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the Eastern Han Dynasty has continued for many years. During the handover process of these thrones, not all emperors can enjoy their old age, and not all emperors have to wait until they are mature before succeeding to the throne. Among them, even There are also those who sit on the position of emperor after more than a hundred days after birth. Therefore, after these young emperors succeed to the throne, they are often unable to govern. Usually, their mothers later take charge of the court, which is the root cause of the powerful relatives in the Han Dynasty.

When the young emperor grows up, if he wants to regain power from his relatives, he often relies on the eunuchs around him. Through these eunuchs, he launches a coup in the palace, destroys his relatives, and seizes the encyclopedia, so he becomes a dictatorship of the eunuchs. In this situation, when the current emperor dies, his mother and court ministers will tacitly choose the young crown prince to be the emperor, and then the relatives will seize power from the **** again, so the cycle of reincarnation is endless. Appeared until Dong Zhuo overturned the case.

   Between foreign relatives and eunuchs, the ones who can stand up no matter how the court changes are the aristocratic families. However, it is not that the gentry of the aristocratic family is absolutely different from the **** of the foreign relatives, because in fact, the relatives are often born in the family, and the eunuchs also formed the gentry, so in fact, the entire court of the Han Dynasty is basically in constant struggle. They have to go through such a process.

  It is very similar now, Cao Cao obviously left for the biggest relative of the dynasty, and naturally had irreconcilable conflicts with the former "foreign relative" general Yuan Shao. What Liu Ye meant was that since Liu Xie chose Cao Cao, don't fight against Cao Cao at this time.

Liu Xie knew in his heart that he needed to borrow Cao Cao's power now, but Liu Xie was also afraid that he himself would die inexplicably one day, just like his predecessors and his elder brother, so he needed some power, some He thought that if something happened, he would have the power to protect himself, but Liu Xie forgot that once he had such power, it would be a great threat to Cao Cao.

During the period of being held hostage by Dong Zhuo and bullied by Li Guo, Liu Xie gradually understood that power depends on strength, not just a few words, nor can it be obtained by stamping a seal on the imperial edict, so he You need a strong army, and you need a general who is completely loyal to you...

  Yuan Shao of the aristocratic family and the crown family obviously couldn't do this.

  Fei Qian, who was born in a noble family, may not be able to guarantee a certain degree of loyalty...

  Liu Xie originally thought that Cao Cao was born in a family of eunuchs, and he should be closer to him than those who came from those families, so that he could become the general who is completely loyal to him, but now...

   Then checks and balances are needed, but Liu Xie found that when he started to check and balance, Cao Cao deviated from Liu Xie's original idea more and more, and became more authoritarian and domineering.

   "Your Majesty..." Liu Ye persuaded again, "Nowadays the world is in turmoil and the homeland is in turmoil. Your Majesty should put the overall situation first... You must not bind your hands and feet, isn't it... Waiting for the world to be stable, it will not be too late to take other measures..."

  Liu Xie was dumbfounded, then shook his head and sighed: "Now the world...hehe, when will the world be settled?"

   "In this way, His Majesty needs to stabilize the court even more so that he can win from the outside..." Liu Ye said, "If you are chaotic inside, wouldn't it be..."

   Liu Xie was silent.

   "Your Majesty..." Liu Ye glanced at Liu Xie, "Cao Sikong has a daughter who is virtuous and virtuous, and she can be a good person... If Your Majesty wants it, I am willing to ask for it for Your Majesty..."

   Liu Xieteng stood up abruptly, pointed at Liu Ye, "You! You..." Some time ago Cao Cao killed my woman and child, but now he actually asked me to find Cao Cao to beg for a daughter!

   "Your Majesty! The great Han society should be the most important thing!" Liu Ye kowtowed, "Your Majesty has the great wish to rejuvenate the country, and you should follow the example of the Holy Emperor...Don't be arrogant..." Emperor Guangwu back then, for the great cause of the country, didn't he also compromise? Guangwu could bear it back then, but His Majesty can't bear it now? If you want to get it, you must know how to lose it.

  Liu Xie's fingers trembled, and he took it back after a while, sat down again, and took a deep breath: "Ai Qing, let's go back for now... I, I have to think about it..."

   "I...resign..." Liu Ye didn't say much, so he kowtowed and said goodbye.

  After leaving the main hall, just as Liu Ye's chariot and horse turned around the long street, Cao Chun rode his horse up from one side and made eye contact with Liu Ye.

  Liu Ye nodded slightly, Cao Chun understood, immediately clasped his fists, and then rode away.

Autumn is coming, and after the harvest, Cao Cao will go to win the fruits of victory. On the one hand, he must go to the front line to sit in command, and on the other hand, he is worried about changes in the rear, so he uses two prongs to deal with hidden dangers such as Fu Dian, and also to ease Liu Xie. As for the relationship between them, getting married and letting Cao Cao really sit in the position of a relative is naturally a way that seems to be acceptable to both parties, and the relationship between them will be smoother.

Cao Cao killed Liu Xie's concubine, and now he has the intention of paying his daughter to Liu Xie, which can be justified in terms of face, but as for the daughter of the Cao family who is an exchange of identities, no one cares at this moment. What does she think, is she willing or not...

  Some things may not be a good thing when you get them, and some things, you don’t know the loss until you lose it...

  (end of this chapter)