Yuan Ji didn't know it, but there were cracks in the wheel that heralded the Yuan family's fate. He was happily walking towards the General's Mansion.
But amid the colorful decorations along the aisles, Yuan Ji still couldn't let go of his uncle Yuan Wei.
"Uncle, haven't you come back yet?"
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Inside the magnificent Chongde Hall, Yuan Wei felt a little anxious.
Today's proceedings were extremely lengthy and numerous, as if we wanted to discuss all the political affairs that have been accumulated during this period.
First, it was said that Tao Qian, the newly appointed governor of Xuzhou, had appeased the Langya bandits who were originally entrenched in the north. With the support of the big families in the state, he resumed production and made great efforts, saying that he would attack the Yitai area for the emperor.
But these are the first things. Tao Qian's intention behind the scenes is to organize and position the people, so as to appease the local area and appease the Langya thieves.
The ministers in the court naturally knew that Tao Qian was just using the Taishan bandits as an excuse to expand his strength, but because Tao Qian continued to pay tribute and delivered food and grass in a timely manner, they finally decided to agree.
The final decision was that the emperor named him General Anton, Mu of Xuzhou, and Marquis of Liyang.
This reward is not unimportant, but who makes Tao Qian be on the side of Prime Minister Xu? Yuan Wei wanted to ease the situation between the two parties, so he made a slight concession in this area.
After discussing the situation in Xuzhou, bad news came from Qingzhou.
Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou who stood firm in Linzi, eventually died without reinforcements. At this point, the situation in Qingzhou was completely ruined.
But the good news is that the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou had its own civil strife.
According to the intelligence from the Han court's own side, there were six groups of Qushuai who were originally entrenched in Qingzhou to cause rebellion. First, Jinan Ji Sun, Pingyuan Zhangrao, Le'an Xuhe and the other three groups went north. Then Beihai Guanhai occupied most of the coastal counties.
Donglai Guancheng occupied Jiaodong, and Sima Ju of Qi occupied the central and southern parts of Qingzhou.
But later, because the power of the Yellow Turban Army in Jinan, Pingyuan, and Le'an was greatly weakened, the local big families counterattacked one after another. Now they have recovered most of the counties. The Yellow Turban Army also retreated to Mount Tai and joined the Taishan Army.
Originally, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and the Sanfang Qushuai had a big advantage. But in the end, Sima Ju of Qi died suddenly in the army for some unknown reason. The man in charge was named Sima He, and it is said that he was Sima Ju's nephew.
After this person took office, he first asked the Han court to surrender, and then launched a sneak attack on the nearby Guan Hai tribe, defeating its main force. Guan Hai and the rest of his tribe had to beg for a living in the Beihai area.
So what is now being sent to the Han court is a battle report of Jiao He's death, and another is a surrender request sent by Sima He's forces who have occupied Qingzhou Qi, most of Le'an, most of Beihai, and a small part of Donglai.
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Although Sima He said in his statement that Jiao He's death was an accident and something he did not want to see, the ministers in the court still felt sick.
You just killed my official, and you are coming to ask for surrender?
And is your request for surrender a request for surrender? Just ask me to make you the King of Qi and lead the six counties of Qingzhou. This is simply a clear-cut robbery!
Originally, this letter was not allowed to be discussed. However, the general He Jin said that this matter can also be discussed. Even if it cannot be crowned as a king, it is okay to give it to a prince and let them fight against the people entrenched in the central and southern areas of Shandong.
Isn’t it true that the power of Taishan Army drives away tigers and swallows wolves?
After hearing He Jin's words, Yuan Wei did not show any mercy just because his nephew was going to marry his niece today.
He directly sneered at He Jin's idea and spoke righteously in front of the little emperor sitting on the throne:
"Only names and weapons cannot be faked. In the past, the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty and jointly asked the King of Zhou to be granted the title of marquis. This was the end of the Warring States Period. They were also usurper thieves who were punished by everyone, and suddenly became the king of Zhou.
Now, Xiao Xiao Sima He, who has no more than tens of thousands of troops and no more than a few counties in his territory, wants to be granted the title of king? Isn't it just a fool's dream?"
He Jin didn't have much emotion towards Yuan Wei's opposition and just asked lightly:
"As Great Situ said, what will be the situation in Qingzhou?"
In fact, Yuan Wei felt a little bad about this discussion because there were many things that he was not satisfied with.
Originally, all matters in Guandong were sent to him first, and then he discussed and discussed them with He Jin, Xu Xiang, and Huangfu Song.
Huangfu Song usually didn't take charge of affairs, and He Jin, because he lacked the ability to govern, mostly sang nai, so he and Prime Minister Xu usually had the final say in all major affairs in the world. And since he subdued Prime Minister Xu, all affairs in the world have been decided by him alone.
Paint the ears!
But what about today? Fortunately, Xuzhou, Xu Xiang had told him. Although the final canonization was more important than he originally thought, it did not matter. But the Qingzhou incident was very strange.
Never heard of this.
Why did he come out to oppose it? In addition to a politician's ethics, it was more of a politician's subconscious action in the struggle for power.
He Jin did something that he didn't know about. No matter what plans you have later, I will definitely oppose it first.
Now He Jin asked him how to plan the situation in Qingzhou. Yuan Wei thought about it carefully and said:
"This matter is easy to hear. Qingzhou's thieves seem to be fierce, but they have been reduced from the original bandits to bandits. The former regard death as home, while the latter seek benefits. Therefore, even if the force is strong, it is nothing to be afraid of. They have foreign enemies.
, you can still hold together to keep warm, but once the external peace is over, internal strife will inevitably occur. Therefore, it is better to defend than to suppress it. You can choose a good official to sit in Jinan, recruit the chiefs of the three counties of Le'an, Pingyuan, and Jinan, collect grain and fodder, and train elite soldiers. Once Sima He and others
If someone is in trouble, we can send our army south and capture him in one battle."
Yuan Wei is worthy of being an evergreen figure in the political arena. He has an excellent strategic vision and can see the reality of the so-called Sima He and others at a glance.
The reason why the other party insists on seeking a title must be because Monk Sima does not have the prestige to overwhelm the internal forces, so he is so eager to seek it.
Although the ministers present were more interested in fighting for power and gain, they were not bad at seeing things and knew that what Yuan Wei did was really a good idea.
But now the problem has arisen. Jinan is already considered an enemy-occupied area. Who would be willing to go? Who has the ability to appease local clan thieves? This is now a problem.
Moreover, this is fundamentally different from the previous assignment of Tao Qian to go to Xuzhou to serve as a town. Tao Qian himself is a military general and a native of Danyang. He has the support of his clan and a network with the wealthy families in Xuzhou. Therefore, he can sit firmly.
As for those who are now sent to Jinan, not only their ability is not inferior to that of Tao Qian, but also their interpersonal skills must be excellent, otherwise they will die if they go there.
But where to find such people?
While all the ministers were discussing, Yuan Wei suddenly thought of someone, so he said to the little emperor:
"I think it's good to let Cao Cao go."
Cao Cao?
For a time, the ministers were even talking about it.
This time, everyone did not object, but felt that Yuan Wei's suggestion was really good.
In terms of ability, there is nothing to say about Cao Cao. From the battlefield in Henan to the battlefield in Hebei, and then to the two subsequent battles between the East and the West, Cao Cao's military ability was shown to be fierce.
It stands to reason that such a good general should not be fully utilized on the Western Front battlefield? Why should he be placed on the sidelines in Qingzhou?
The reason is not complicated, it is that these people feel that Cao Cao can no longer be used.
The first is that no matter how much effort he made in the eunuch operation, it still could not change the fact that he was the son of an eunuch. As he made more contributions on the Western Front battlefield, the generals of the Kanto family became more disgusted with him.
deep.
Just like what Cao Cao’s arch-rival Zheng Tai said:
"What is his identity? Is he worthy of being rewarded with me and other members of the public clan?"
This is one thing, and another is that the two sides will inevitably have grudges on the battlefield. In the previous battle, Cao Cao was allowed to go deep alone, while friendly forces were close at hand but did not rescue him.
The big bosses in the DPRK and China were all aware of these arrogant people on the front line, and knew that if Cao Cao was not transferred out of the Western Front, they might be forced to defect to Kansai later.
Originally, their follow-up arrangement for Cao Cao was to transfer him to the Northern Front, but who knew that Yuan Shu, the prodigal son of the old Yuan family, could fight so well and opened up the situation directly on the Northern Front. Now it was difficult to arrange Cao Cao there.
Already.
After all, the original arrangement for Cao Cao was to let him explore and not pick peaches.
If you don't arrange peach picking for your own nephew, why don't you arrange it for Cao Cao?
Again, what is your identity as Cao Cao?
Therefore, Grand Situ Yuan Wei's proposal was immediately approved by most people present.
It doesn't matter to He Jin, he has a good relationship with Cao Cao. Originally, he wanted to drag Cao Cao into doing it this time, but he was still on the battlefield on the Western Front, so he had to give up.
It doesn't matter now, since Cao Cao is one of our own, we can get him to Jinan first so that we can use his ability to open up the situation in the east.
Therefore, no one present objected. Seeing this, Yuan Wei immediately suggested to the young emperor:
"Your Majesty, the situation in the east is changing day by day, so it is better to appoint and remove people sooner rather than later. Your Majesty, please immediately order Shangshu Ling to write an imperial edict, and then send it to the army on the western front. After ordering Cao Cao to obey the imperial edict, he must not stay and go east immediately.
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After listening to Yuan Wei's words, the little emperor Liu Bian, who had been acting like a woodcarver throughout the whole process, squeezed out a smile and nodded.
Later, the minister ordered Yuan Hui to write an imperial edict with a brush. Before the ink was dry, Yu Linlang put it into the box and rushed out of the palace.
Seeing this scene, Liu Bian, who had been dumbfounded, looked gloomy.
Huh, the surname of the Grand Situ is Yuan, the surname of Shangshu Ling is Yuan, and even the people who patrol the palace gates are surnamed Yuan. It seems that a little later, the world will also be surnamed Yuan.
Thinking of this, Liu Bian glanced at his uncle, and when he saw him nodding calmly, he returned to his previous expression.
At this time, Yuan Wei didn't know about these ghosts. For him, Cao Cao did it casually. It was even more out of public motives than selfish motives.
The government and the public were talking about him being arbitrary and domineering, even more domineering than Liang Ji. Yuan Wei knew all this, but he didn't care.
Because he knew that the Luoyang court only needed one voice at this time, and that voice could only be him.
Without him, Yuan Wei, would the prefectures and counties in Guandong support Luoyang? Without him, Yuan Wei, how would the money and food be raised to maintain such a large army?
Now we are only enemies in the west. In the future, there will be unscrupulous local separatist forces in various places, as well as the Taishan bandits, the great enemy in Hebei. If we want to restore the cleanliness of Haiyan River in the past, there are still many ways to go.
And to do this, Yuan Wei doesn't need to have greater power or a higher position?
It is said that those who can live up to the expectations of the world will take charge of the world.
Therefore, it is a good choice to choose the title of the Republic. Only by sharing the world with his Yuan family can there be peace and peace.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wei glanced at Xu Xiang, who was sitting alone across from him. The idea of the Republic Era was still his.
At this time, Xu is much older than he was last year. He is simply a decrepit old man who no longer has the strength of the past.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wei also felt a little guilty. For the death of his grandson, he could only make up for Xu Xiang in other ways.
Xu Xiang also felt someone looking at him, opened his eyes, and then smiled at Yuan Wei.
Yuan Wei was stunned for a moment and nodded to Prime Minister Xu again.
For a while, the two of them seemed to have settled their differences.
At this moment, Yi Yilang cleared his throat and said:
"My lords, do you have anything else to discuss?"
Yuan Wei hurriedly came out of the queue and played again:
"Previously, the governor of Jingzhou, Xu Qiu, died for the country. Now the eight counties of Jingzhou and Xiang are without a leader. I invite Liu Biao, the middle prince of the Northern Army, to be the governor of Jingzhou and to govern the eight counties for the country."
He Jin, who was almost ready, was stunned when he heard this, because he did not expect that Yuan Wei would ask Liu Biao to be the governor. Because Liu Biao was his person, and he had served as his general's official before.
Thinking of this, He Jin felt that Yuan Wei was showing kindness to him. He Jin remained calm and said in his heart:
"late!"
Yuan Wei once again found that no one objected, so he glanced at Shangshu Ling Yuan Hui rather proudly, and motioned to his clan brother to start writing the edict.
This time, Yuan Wei didn't even ask Liu Bian for instructions. Anyway, the little emperor just nodded his head at everything he said.
Afterwards, another Yulin Lang rushed out of the palace with the edict.
Just like that, Yuan Wei smiled and said to the ministers fairly:
"That's pretty much it for today. My nephew is having a big birthday tonight, so you must all come to my house to get together."
After saying that, Yuan Wei went down to the palace to put on his shoes.
But at this moment, a minister suddenly came out and said directly to the emperor:
"I have a memorial, and I have reported that the great minister, Yuan Wei, is disobedient."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Yuan Wei, who was already about to put on his shoes, suddenly turned his head and glared at the person who just spoke like a tiger.
The person who spoke out for impeachment was Prime Minister Xu's nephew Xu Wei, who was Yilang at the time.
Xu Miao was frightened by Yuan Wei's power, and for a moment he opened his mouth and did not dare to speak.
Suddenly Xu Xiang coughed, and then his nephew Xu Nian came back to his senses.
Xu Nian hurriedly unfolded the board and began to list Yuan Wei's many crimes in detail.
For a moment, Chao Shang held his breath and concentrated, and everyone knew that a storm was about to begin.
The more Xu Miao thought about it, the trembling his voice became, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.
Because according to the plan, there should have been tiger warriors rushing in at this meeting, but there was no sign of them.
But the more Xu Nian trembled, the more uneasy Yuan Kai felt. He originally thought that this was just a child who didn't know the heights of the sky, but gradually he realized that something was wrong. This was a conspiracy.
So, he turned around and walked outside, shouting as he walked:
"Where is Zhijinwu?"
But at this moment, a group of fierce warriors suddenly rushed from outside the palace gate. The leader, a leopard-headed man with ring eyes, stabbed Yuan Wei in the chest with a spear.
But Yuan Wei had a chainmail armor inside him, so this scratch only knocked him to the ground.
The leopard-headed warrior was also surprised, but he kept walking, drew out the sword from his waist, stepped on Yuan Wei's chest, and then cut off his head with one blow.
This man held Yuan Wei with a tiger's eye in his hand, and he shouted at the panicked ministers:
"There is an edict, and the thieves are killed according to the order."