After that, under Zhang Rang's arrangement, the Dongyuan spies in the capital became active again, wandering the streets inside and outside Luoyang City to spy on Liu Bei for all the information he needed.
If someone secretly communicates with the Yuan family, they are definitely seeking death and making room for the new order in the future.
Luoyang City is very small, it is like a carrot and a pit. If someone is willing to make room for it, Liu Bei will certainly be happy.
Liu Bei also made some positive responses to Yuan Shu's revolt in public.
At the court meeting on the first day of June in the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei, as the general and chief auxiliary official of the dynasty, faced the doubts and concerns of some court officials. He stood beside the emperor on the steps and made his own promise.
"The Yuan family and the He family were blatantly rebellious. They disrespected the emperor's orders, secretly recruited foreign soldiers, conspired to harm the emperor, and supported the prince's defense. The evidence is irrefutable and there is no excuse. This is something that everyone knows clearly. The imperial court has great justice.
Why are you panicking?
Moreover, Yuan Shu was just the remnant of a traitor. Unwilling to fail, he was worried about being held accountable by the court, so he decided to rebel. He committed a mistake to the end and refused to repent. The court would never let such a villain go unchecked, and neither would I.
If he is at large, we must capture him, kill him, and present his head to His Majesty."
Liu Bei turned around and saluted the confused little emperor Liu Xie.
Although Liu Xie didn't quite know what these officials were discussing, he still had to accept and return the salute to Liu Bei, the general.
This was what Empress Dowager Dong, who was sitting behind him and listening to politics, told him.
Except for Liu Bian's issue, where he is more insistent, on other issues, he is still an obedient child.
After saluting, Liu Bei turned around again, with his back to the emperor, and faced the ministers.
"The imperial court will issue an edict to the world, declaring the Yuan family's rebellious status. The Yuan family is a bandit, and those who follow the bandits are traitors. Everyone in the world is loyal and righteous and will punish them. How can they follow the traitors and betray the court?"
Woolen cloth?
When the Emperor ascends the throne, it is the legacy of the late emperor and the wish of all the people. The Emperor ascends the throne in accordance with the law and is justified. How can there be room for those rebellious people to comment? The more they tamper with the facts and distort the truth, the more they prove their weakness and fear!
Anyone who dares to comply with Yuan's orders is a traitor. The court will not let go of any traitor and will definitely kill them. None of the participants will be able to escape. Afterwards, they will be punished by Lian Si
He will be held accountable according to the law, his evil will be eradicated, and he will never be forgiven!"
The order Liu Bei issued as a general was equivalent to the emperor's edict, because the young emperor Liu Xie would not object, and the Empress Dowager Dong behind him would not object either.
Dong Zhong, Jian Shuo, and Zhang Rang, who are co-administering the government, will not object.
At the foot of the emperor's steps, Taiwei Lu Zhi closed his eyes and rested his mind without saying a word.
Huang Wan, who had just returned to Luoyang and assumed the position of Taichang, had something to say.
After he received the imperial recruitment order, he decided to give up his identity and power as a Yuzhou Mu and return to Luoyang without much hesitation.
At that time, some subordinates advised Huang Wan not to give up power so simply, and advised him to wait and see the changes in the situation for a while. If the situation really tilted towards Luoyang, it would not be too late to go back.
Now that he has the army in hand, it is the time when he can decide his own destiny. Why should he give up the army and hand over his destiny to others? Liu is as fierce as a jackal, tiger, and leopard. What is the difference between seeking affairs with him and seeking skin from a tiger?
Think twice!
But Huang Wan didn't have a similar feeling, because not long ago, he corresponded with Yang Biao.
Yang Biao told Huang Wan Liu Bei's promise to him, which was not a promise, and persuaded Huang Wan not to be an enemy of Liu Bei as much as possible. He had already determined that Liu Bei could win the final victory. If he did not fight now, his survival rate would be greatly improved in the future.
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In the future, after the mourning period is over, he will not return to the court. He will continue to stay in Hongnong's hometown for other reasons, staying in seclusion and avoiding the turmoil until everything is over and the dust has settled.
In the next two or three years, there will definitely be great political changes, many people will die, many people will ascend to high positions, and he does not want to participate.
Moreover, if Huang Wan returns to Luoyang, it is best to choose to go deep into the country and not get involved, so as to ensure safety.
Huang Wan was shocked and puzzled by Yang Biao's behavior of giving up resistance and prediction of the future, but in the final analysis, he followed the Jinwen School because of Yang Ci's kindness.
He himself is not from a powerful family, and there is no classical heritage in his family. Regarding this struggle, if even Yang, who has a classic heritage, doesn't care about being swallowed up completely by the ancient literature school, why does he, a person who is outside the field, still want to
Fighting to the death?
And to put it bluntly, there are many places in Yuzhou that are greatly influenced by the Yuan family. His situation in Yuzhou is not good. He is worried that if he continues to stay in Yuzhou, he will become a knife in the hands of some people and even be killed.
So returning to Luoyang might be a good move.
After thinking for a while, after the expected transfer order came, he was surprised to see Liu Bei actually using the position of Taichang, the head of the Nine Qings, to lure him back. Huang Wan said nothing more, accepted the appointment, and returned to Luoyang.
, served as the head of the Nine Ministers, Taichang.
Regarding Liu Bei's appointment of Huang Wan as Taichang, there was quite a reaction from the Ancient Literature School, but Liu Bei said that this was an important move to relieve Huang Wan of his military power. He would temporarily exchange it with Taichang, and there would be many opportunities to take it back later.
So the Ancient Literature School stopped making trouble.
Huang Wan didn't look worried at all. He did whatever Liu Bei appointed him, and he seemed to do whatever he wanted. In this court meeting, he also put forward his own opinions on his own.
"The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family have disciples and old officials all over the world. Although the rebellious part of Luoyang was eradicated before, there are still a relatively large number of Yuan family's traitors in the world. It is very difficult to eradicate them all. Maybe they will
There are more people with evil intentions taking advantage of the trend.
The general is certainly good at fighting, but in the face of the hustle and bustle of the world, is the general really sure that he can achieve complete victory? If the general cannot achieve complete victory, and the Yuan family's traitors threaten Luoyang and threaten the emperor, how should we solve it?"
The officials turned their surprised eyes to Huang Wan, but Huang Wan only looked at Liu Bei.
What is the relationship between these two people?
Is it a head-on confrontation?
No one can figure it out.
Facing Huang Wan's inquiry, Liu Bei's attitude was very normal.
"Huang Taichang's worries are naturally normal. I think there are many of you who have such thoughts. But what I want to say is that although there are traitors in the world, there are also countless loyal ministers and righteous people who are willing to respond to the call of the imperial court. The imperial court has the emperor.
, there is great righteousness, but what does the Yuan family have as a traitor? It's just conspiracy and conspiracy.
People who can be successfully provoked to betray the imperial court by such a low-level and ugly conspiracy have probably always thought about betraying the imperial court, and have never been loyal and good. If there is no such thing, they will betray the imperial court. For such people, we must punish them three times.
Clan is not too much!
I am an upright teacher and do upright things. I am worthy of heaven above and worthy of the trust of the late emperor below. I will not lose my righteousness. Anyone who has righteousness will be followed by everyone in the world. If he loses his righteousness, the people he knows best will betray him.
, that’s it.”
What Liu Bei said was so high-sounding that no one could find any fault with it.
And the same is true in the world.
The court has an emperor, ministers, great righteousness, and important established facts, but what does the Yuan family have?
False conspiracy theories.
In order to survive and to deceive the people of the world, the Yuan family actually questioned the status of the current emperor, which made the officials who had personally experienced Liu Hongli's crown prince feel very ridiculous.
So Xun Shuang immediately stood up and echoed Liu Bei's words.
"What the general said is true. Those who can be successfully instigated by such inferior schemes have probably never been loyal ministers and righteous men. They can just be eliminated directly. If one more such traitors are eliminated, the world of Han Dynasty will be more stable.
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After looking at Xun Shuang, Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly.
"What Shizhong Xun said is true, and I think so too, so gentlemen, do you still have any doubts about this?"