"The king's commander Zhang Tao attacked; there was a large-scale recruitment in all directions."
"Do it with the camera?" Ma Rixi suddenly turned to look at Dong Cheng, and suddenly thought of what the other party was going to say.
As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Cheng said again: "In June of this year, Your Majesty committed a crime against himself in the Gaomiao Temple. The edict said: 'If you are willing to be loyal and good, you should serve the country with your heart and save me from the blame; if you are willing to be despicable,
Then don't sacrifice yourself to protect the throne, which will increase my sins.' Now these magistrates have no skills in governing the people, which breeds bandits. They have no court and form their own parties and troops. This move is exactly what your majesty has
It’s a crime! If the court does nothing and calls the soldiers to task, the world will become more and more difficult to pacify. I hope your Majesty will think of it!"
His words were so decisive and firm that no matter it was Huang Wan or Yang Qi, Yang Zan's face immediately turned as white as paper. Even Sun Rui, the minister who was sitting and listening quietly, stared at Dong Cheng, as if he had witnessed
It's nothing like a sensational thing, but I don't know how he is going to "conduct the crime"!
The emperor nodded, and stared at Dong Cheng for a long time with his dark eyes, and then said: "What you said is not unreasonable."
Huang Wan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, instead of seeking justice for me, I secretly thought that the imperial court sent troops as a last resort, so I sent troops. Now we should hold accountable Yuan Shao and urge Yuan Shao to find out about this matter and give an explanation to the world. If he can't do it,
When the time comes, it won’t be too late to raise troops again.”
"Even if they want to hold people accountable and urge them, the imperial court must do something." Ma Rixi was shocked by Dong Cheng at first, but gradually calmed down. He knew Dong Cheng's intentions. As long as he mobilized troops, it would not only be for
Instead of punishing Yuan Shao, the Guandong scholars within the imperial court would also suffer blows one after another.
After all, it was their group of Kanto scholars who were the most active in the imperial court in instigating and clamoring for Huairou.
So Ma Rixi agreed with Dong Cheng this time and unknowingly sided with the emperor. He sneered and said: "You must know that besides Pei Mao, the Marquis of Xiangben is also in Yecheng."
As soon as the words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked. Ma Rixi's words hit people's hearts more directly than Dong Cheng. Everyone in the hall sat stiffly.
It is not a very secret thing that Yuan Shao once plotted to make Liu Yu emperor. Especially when Zhao Qi went south to appease Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu firstly wanted to test the weight of the court; secondly, he deliberately wanted to make Yuan Shao uncomfortable.
Yuan Shao's letter to him was given to Zhao Qi.
The letter was handed over to the emperor along with Zhao Qi's memorial, and everyone present had read it. In the letter, Yuan Shao once said that the Chang'an court was "named Youjun, without flesh and blood", and "the public ministers and below are all charming and outstanding."
, An Ke replied to the letter', and proposed that Yuan Shu join him to 'establish a holy king in the East'.
Yuan Shao did not handle this matter with great fanfare at the time, but tested the opinions of all parties through private channels. Not only did he fail to get the support of Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others, but even the person involved, Liu Yu, refused to do so. So the matter finally came to nothing.
As a result, the authority of the imperial court was greatly reduced at that time, and it was under Dong Zhuo's control. It was unable to pursue the case, so it had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The main reason why Yuan Shao did not force Liu Yu to wear the yellow robe at the beginning was because Liu Yuyuan was in Youzhou and had Gongsun Zan under his command who was nominally taking orders from him, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Youzhou. Yuan Shao could not do it by force at all.
But now the situation is different. Without the protection of Youzhou army and Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu and Pei Mao and other envoys arrived at Yecheng with more than a thousand people. It was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. Although Yuan Shao had indirectly recognized the emperor's legitimacy
Sex, but it is difficult to guarantee whether the other person's support will become active again after seeing Liu Yu.
There was no trace of joy or anger on the emperor's handsome face. He raised his hand and said, "Just now, Duke Zhao's memorial stated that the envoy was staying in Yecheng and could not make the trip. What did Yuan Shao say about this?"
Yang Zan, the servant who had been responsible for reading the memorial, was shocked. He hurriedly picked up the memorial in front of his eyes, glanced at it quickly, and then said: "Yuan Shao said that Pei Mao was frightened, so he begged on his behalf to stay in Yecheng for the time being until his condition improved.
Let’s get on the road back to Beijing.”
Huang Wan, who still had the last hope for Yuan Shao, felt his heart suddenly drop, and his whole body felt like falling into an ice cave. He looked at the flickering candlelight in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
"This is not the first time that a minister is dissatisfied with his emperor and has tyrannized and abolished his authority." The emperor's eyes flashed, he glanced at Huang Wan, and then said with a smile: "I remember the most recent time, when he was Emperor Xiaoling.
Wang Fen secretly plotted with others, colluding with local powerful people, plotting to kill the king and make the Marquis of Hefei the emperor. Fortunately, Emperor Xiaoling was blessed by God and knew this problem well. How did he deal with it in the end? "
At that time, Huang Wan, as a servant, was preparing for Emperor Xiaoling's drive north to visit the old residence in Hejian, and personally experienced this attempted coup. At this moment, everyone knew who the emperor was asking, so they all said nothing in a sensible manner: "Wang Fen."
He took off his seal and fled to the plains, where he committed suicide out of fear."
"Yes, he fled in fear of crime and then committed suicide." The emperor seemed to have just found out, nodding and said: "If someone from his family hadn't informed him later, no one would have known that such a famous person had such a rebellious intention. It's a pity that he
He committed suicide, and the others were not implicated in any way. The matter was lightly exposed and not implicated, which originally reflected Emperor Xiaoling's forgiving virtue. Unexpectedly, it made people even more contemptuous of the law, and really thought that the court could not punish him severely. "
The emperor's tone was extremely dull, as emotionless as if he was reciting scriptures. But Yang Qi had dealt with the emperor countless times in the past six months, and he was the first minister to get close to and serve the emperor, so he knew what was happening in front of him.
The emperor seemed gentle, kind, sensitive and loving, but in fact he had an extremely mean temper. The more he wanted to get angry, the more calm and calm his words became.
Yang Qi was very worried that the emperor would use this to start a war. His idea was not to protect Yuan Shao and others, but because of the current environment of the court; winter was approaching, and there was already a shortage of food and grass after several battles in Guanzhong, so it was not necessary to launch an army.
good time.
He couldn't help but frown, thinking about how to state it. When he saw Huang Wan in a blink of an eye, he found that the other person's eyes kept blinking, obviously he was also thinking about this.
"It just so happened that he was the governor of Jizhou at the time, and he was also trying to depose Jizhou." After the emperor said this, the meaning became more obvious: "Jizhou is really a good place."
"Your Majesty." Huang Wan trembled for a moment, then immediately put away his shyness and said calmly: "Although the envoy is currently detained in Yecheng, he has not seen any inappropriate behavior by Yuan Shao. On the contrary, he is with Gongsun Zan and others.
People are fighting each other one after another, and as for the current unfavorable situation. In addition, if you really have this intention, why did the Marquis of Xiangben encounter bandits in Jizhou?"
"That makes sense, but everything must be done carefully." The emperor smiled gloomily, and finally there was some emotion in his words: "I don't want to do anything to Yuan Shao. Since he has flattered Yin Shou, it shows that he still cares about the court in his heart. Naturally, I
You have to believe in his intentions.”
Huang Wan just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor continue to say: "Draw an imperial edict and order Zhu Jun to garrison Mengjin, and Dong Cheng to lead troops to Hedong to observe the situation. Then send an imperial physician to Yecheng to see how sick Pei Mao is. "