In fact, if Liu Hong had not given Liu Xie to the Queen Mother Dong to raise, this approach would not have been considered sensitive.
Because Dong Zhong is his natal family, his mother's nephew, and someone he can trust.
Appointing Dong Zhong to fight against He Jin is, in a sense, a battle of magic against the mother's family. Using magic against magic is nothing more than a good show in everyone's eyes.
The bad thing is that Liu Xie was raised by Empress Dowager Dong. In the eyes of outsiders, Empress Dowager Dong was Liu Xie's backing. Empress Dowager Dong also disliked Empress He very much. She repeatedly persuaded Liu Hongce to make Liu Xie the crown prince, which deeply resented Empress He.
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This approach is more like abolishing the old and establishing the young.
As a result, the already unstable situation in Luoyang moved further towards an even more turbulent direction.
He Jin couldn't hold himself any longer.
If we just set up the Xiyuan Army to target He Jin, there will still be some people who have some illusions about whether the situation can be saved, such as He Jin who still has the last illusion about Liu Hong and doesn't want to start a war.
However, Liu Hong appointed Dong Chong as a chariot general and blatantly divided his military power, which completely shattered the last trace of illusion in He Jin's heart.
After learning about this, He Jin paid a secret visit to Yuan Wei at night and apologized to Yuan Wei, saying that he had been too hesitant and weak in the past and did not know that the emperor was so decisive. Now he has no illusions and hopes to join forces with Yuan Wei to deal with the crisis.
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"The emperor's actions have left no room for relaxation for us. If I can't stand up, the He family will be finished, and the prince Ben will lose the possibility of inheriting the throne. I can never watch this kind of thing.
Appear!"
He Jin gritted his teeth and hated Liu Hong, showing his determination to break with Liu Hong.
Yuan Wei was overjoyed and immediately held He Jin's hand.
"This is the courage that a true general can possess!"
Yuan Wei praised He Jin and then put forward his suggestions again to He Jin.
That is to say, let He Jin recruit troops from all directions to Luoyang, let Liu Hong see whether the people in the world are on the side of the Prince's Debate or the Prince's Association, and let Liu Hong carefully consider what he wants to do.
What is the success rate of something?
He Jin nodded and immediately began to discuss with Yuan Wei how to recruit soldiers from all directions to enter Luoyang to demonstrate his power.
The first is the method.
It was still the same as before, using the prophecy theory as a cover and using the words of the qi gao magician to stir up a wave of public opinion, further prompting Liu Hong to agree to this matter.
Then there is the recruitment target, which must be reliable and able to demonstrate He Jin's power in order to show off his muscles to Liu Hong.
Yuan Wei said that he could provide He Jin with help from Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, and ask Dong Zhuo to send people to the capital to support He Jin.
Then Yuan Wei suggested to He Jin that Liu Biao, one of He Jin's subordinates and one of the eight heroes, come forward to lobby Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and Liu Yan and Liu Yu sent people to the capital to respond to his call.
"Liu Yan and Liu Yu are both members of the clan. Will they listen to my call?"
He Jin expressed concern.
Yuan Wei was confident.
"The emperor wants to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. Liu Yu, Liu Yan and others are the elders of the clan. They always value the ethics of ethics and will not agree. As long as they are persuaded by this, they will definitely agree to support Suigao, even if the opponent is the emperor.
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He Jin nodded slowly.
"Okay, then I will go and discuss this matter with Liu Biao."
The two talked for a while, discussed the candidates who could support them, and came up with some results. While chatting, He Jin started talking about Liu Bei.
"Liangzhou Shepherd Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He is deeply relied upon and trusted by your Majesty. He is also a member of the Ancient Literature School and has a strong prestige. Can we persuade him to help?"
Yuan Wei's expression suddenly changed.
"It's better not to have any."
He Jin raised his eyebrows.
"Why?"
Yuan Wei took a deep breath.
"I don't get along with Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi is Liu Bei's teacher. How can Liu Bei get along with us?"
He Jin smiled.
"Yuan Gongcai said that the more people who support him, the better. At this moment, as long as they don't oppose the prince's bid to become the prince, he can rely on his strength. The more people who oppose the emperor, the more fearful the emperor will be, isn't it?"
Yuan Wei still shook his head.
"Suigao, Lu Zhi is not on good terms with me. Knowing that I am here, he will definitely not interact with you. Liu Bei is deeply favored by the emperor and will definitely put the emperor first in everything and will not join our actions. Therefore, it is better not to
Consider him."
"Having said that, if we don't fight for Liu Bei, what will happen once Liu Bei is recalled by the emperor to fight against us?"
Regarding He Jin's question, Yuan Wei felt that there was no need to worry at all.
"Liu Bei's return at this time has made it clear that he supports the abolition of elders and the establishment of young ones. Do you think the world can accept a Liu Bei who supports the abolition of elders and the establishment of young ones?"
Yuan Wei's words awakened He Jin.
Yes, the eldest son has the natural right to inherit legally. No matter how much the emperor dislikes Liu Bian, everyone in the world believes that Liu Bian should inherit the throne.
As the patriarch of the world, the emperor should actually pay more attention to the inheritance of this patriarchal system. If he takes the initiative to destroy it, it will inevitably cause opposition from the world. At this time, anyone who supports the emperor will obviously not have a good reputation.
No official would like such titles as "treacherous minister" and "treacherous minister".
How could Liu Bei, a descendant of the Yue family and a world-famous celebrity, still accompany the emperor to fool around with his bare feet?
Even if Liu Bei agrees, it is estimated that those around Liu Bei will try their best to persuade him not to come to Luoyang. Even if he does not express his stance, it is better than expressing his stance.
After figuring this out, He Jin felt relieved.
Although he could not win over Liu Bei, he would be satisfied as long as Liu Bei did not contradict him on this matter.
After all, Liu Bei is really good at fighting. If he brings his proud soldiers from Liangzhou back to Luoyang, how can this drama continue?
Thanks to our family, Bian'er is the eldest son in the patriarchal sense!
But while he was thankful, He Jin also noticed the not so good look on Yuan Wei's face. At that time, he had some suspicions in his mind, but he didn't say anything out loud.
Although there is no definite evidence, He Jin also heard his chief secretary Chen Lin talk about the grievances between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.
It is said that Liu Bei once walked around Yuan Shao's mansion before he became famous. Of course, he was not a serious staff member. Yuan Shao was not qualified to recruit serious staff members at that time, but the relationship between the two was similar to that of the chief of staff and his staff.
The political offensive that once caused Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others to suffer great losses was planned by Liu Bei. At that time, He Jin privately thought that it was very interesting that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong suffered defeat, and privately rejoiced in their misfortune.
At that time, Yuan Shao used Liu Bei as his mastermind. Many of his political actions were based on Liu Bei's opinions and he gave Liu Bei a lot of trust. However, later Liu Bei won the appreciation of the emperor because of his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and rose through the ranks. He repeatedly made great achievements and directly
I went to work as a herdsman in Liangzhou.
As far as being a shepherd in Liangzhou was concerned, Yuan Shao seemed to have a pretty good relationship with Liu Bei at that time.
The key is that for some unknown reason, Liu Bei called Cao Cao to Liangzhou to be the governor of Wuwei County, and Cao Cao actually ran away. Later, the Cao family gave up their cooperation with the Yuan family and supported Liu Bei instead.
This touched Yuan Shao's bottom line, and it is said that Yuan Shao was very dissatisfied about this.
Cao Cao has always been the younger brother who followed Yuan Shao. You, Liu Bei, let him pry you off without even saying a word. Isn't it a bit unruly?
So although there was no direct conflict between the two, Yuan Shao unilaterally regarded Liu Bei as an ungrateful enemy.
After that, Yuan Wei and Liu Bei's teacher Lu Zhi had differences over the course of action of the Ancient Literature School. The two had a bad relationship and openly argued. Therefore, the relationship between the Yuan family and Lu Zhi and Liu Bei, the master and disciple, was quite serious.
Not good.
Considering Yuan's senses, although He Jin felt that he had no grudges against Lu Zhi and Liu Bei's master and disciple, he still did not choose to have further communication with them on this matter. Since he had received Yuan's help, it was okay
That's almost enough.
As long as Liu Bei did not blatantly stand by the emperor's side and accompany him in the ruthless work of abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, He Jin would be satisfied.
Ever since, this inexplicable power struggle has unfolded.
When Liu Hong was recruiting troops, He Jin also wanted to win over all forces to support him, so that Liu Hong could see that his power could no longer be easily shaken by him.
However, this fight was actually very nonsensical. The confrontation between Liu Hong and He Jin was not for the same thing at all, nor was it to achieve the same goal, but because the same people were involved, they inexplicably started a decisive battle.