Looking at Jia Xu's leaving figure, Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and communicated with the military advisor alliance: "Liu Yan is such a bad guy. He actually sent people here to spread rumors and wanted to rely on the power of public opinion to restrict me. He is so imaginative.
"
"The brain is really big."
After a while, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "However, Liu Yan seems to have no better way. After all, with his military power, he does not pose any threat to us."
"In a sense, Liu Yan is self-aware and knows that he is not Mr. Bian's opponent, so he can only adopt this method to maintain his power and status."
"After all, everyone has already had a certain understanding of how Bian Ye will govern the country in the future through Nanyang. If you unify the entire Han Dynasty, you will definitely abolish the state pastoral system and even publicize the land."
"This is not good news for Zhou Mu, who now has vested interests, and for wealthy families everywhere. They will definitely try their best to protect their interests."
"only......"
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "This is just the method Liu Yan adopted. Experts believe that Liu Biao, Liu Yao, Liu Dai and others must also be thinking about this issue."
"Liu Dai took the initiative to write the letter. In fact, he wanted to get a good result for himself, but he was at the forefront. It won't be long before Yanzhou's battle report will be sent back."
Liu Bian pondered for a moment: "Teacher, since the aristocratic families and clan members all have their own interests and requirements, but I can't satisfy them, will they really continue to resist the imperial court regardless of everything?"
"It's possible!"
The Military Advisor Alliance answered directly without any hesitation: "However, clan members still have a bottom line. At least Liu Dai played a very good leading role."
"However, experts estimate that Liu Biao and Liu Yao are all waiting for the outcome of the court's treatment of Liu Dai. If the outcome satisfies them, or is basically satisfied, they will definitely have no problem returning to the court."
"But what if..."
At this point, the Military Advisor Alliance changed the topic: "The imperial court's treatment of Liu Dai did not satisfy them. Maybe they will really collude with the local nobles and rule across the river with the imperial court."
All the prosperity in the world is for profit;
All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit.
Liu Bian is still very clear about this. Even members of the Han clan are only seeking the maximum benefit for themselves without breaking the bottom line.
Unconditional contribution?
hehe!
There is everything in the dream, but the reality is cruel.
Liu Bian paused for a moment and asked tentatively: "Teacher, do the experts have any opinions on this?"
The Military Advisor Alliance did not answer directly, but asked: "Master Bian, what do you think?"
"Me?"
Liu Bian frowned, thought for a moment, and said softly: "I personally believe that the imperial court has its laws and standards. If it wants to quickly complete unification, it lowers the standards. After taking them back, it can carry out internal differentiation and checks and balances."
"Although this can achieve the goal, I'm afraid it will leave huge hidden dangers for future management. Jiangnan will be our breadbasket in the future, so I feel like we still have to fight it down to be safer."
The Military Advisor Alliance said with absolute certainty: "Yes, Mr. Bian's idea is right. You cannot lower your standards just for the sake of eagerness for success. Once Jingzhou and Yangzhou are peacefully recovered, it will be too difficult to control them through checks and balances.
And the hidden dangers are huge.”
"The safest and most effective way is to defeat Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Anyway, they are not our opponents. At best, it will be a waste of time, but they can truly control Jingzhou and Yangzhou. This will be good for our future development.
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“Always remember this!”
The Military Advisor Alliance once again emphasized: "Our goal is the whole world, and Dahan is our basic base. If the basic base is not stable, then there will be no expansion abroad."
"Experts' advice is also to fight it down, so don't be polite with Liu Dai's treatment, and even make it a little more serious to make them disappointed, which will be more conducive to our next actions."
Liu Bian frowned: "But in this case, they should join forces to take advantage of our attack on Yuan Shao, sneak attack on our retreat, and truly turn into a north-south pincer attack."
"It's possible, but it's nothing to be afraid of."
The military advisor alliance did not hesitate and said directly: "First of all, Liu Yan will definitely stand aside because of the agreement with Bian Ye. If he sends troops to help Liu Biao, we also have reason to attack Yizhou. Liu Yan is very clear about this."
"That's right."
Liu Bian nodded with certainty: "So, the agreement with Liu Yan also indirectly weakened Liu Biao, and the power of Liu Yao's coalition forces will even contain some of their forces?"
The military advisor alliance said softly: "That's right, so Mr. Bian doesn't have to worry about Jiangnan. Sun Jian is in Jingzhou, Cao Cao is in Yuzhou, and Xu Rong is in Xuzhou. Even if the offense is insufficient, these two people have enough defense. When the navy is built, they will only die.
.”
"As for Yuan Shao in the north, he is like a grasshopper after autumn. He can only jump around for two days. After this winter passes, we can launch a general attack on Yuan Shao and completely take back Jizhou."
Liu Bian was convinced and exclaimed: "Well, that makes sense."
Squeak—!
At this moment, Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia and Xu Qiu need to see you."
Liu Bian suddenly came to his senses and waved his hand: "The evidence chain must be completely completed, let them come in."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the Hall of Wende.
Not long after, the two came to the main hall and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Guo Jia (Xu Qiu), comes to see you."
Liu Bian waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit aside: "Get up quickly. Have you found enough evidence?"
Xu Xuan stepped forward and handed over all the evidence he had compiled: "Your Majesty, please take a look at it. This is the entire story, from when he summoned the generals from all directions to the capital, to how Yuan Wei ensured Dong Zhuo's entry to the capital, until
The discussion with Dong is over."
"There is even some testimony about what Yuan Wei did after he killed Dong Zhuo, which is all recorded in the eucalyptus. If the punishment is based on this evidence, killing him ten thousand times is not too much."
Liu Bian could clearly feel the anger in Xu Xuan's words. He took the evidence and started browsing it. He couldn't help but be surprised: "I thought that the whole process would not involve many people, but I never thought that it would involve six people."
Big family.”
"That's right."
Xu Qiu bowed his head and said softly: "The Yuan family in Runan is deeply rooted. There are more than ten families in the marriage relationship alone. There are people directly involved in these six families. If they are involved, I am afraid that there will be no less than twelve people."
Home."
Liu Bian was too lazy to care about the process and directly asked the result: "According to Han law, how many people will destroy the three tribes?"
Xu Qiu paused for a moment and seemed to be recalling: "Oh, including the Yuan family, there are seven families."
call-
Liu Bian took a long breath and said softly: "If this happens, the Yuan family may be uprooted."
Xu Qiu answered honestly: "In fact, no. After investigation, it was found that the Yuan family of Chen County was not involved. Even if the barbarians destroyed the three tribes, the Yuan family of Chen County would not be involved."
Liu Bian frowned: "Chen County Yuan family?"
"oh."
Guo Jia on the side added: "That's Yuan Huan's family."
Xu Qiu said softly: "The Yuan family of Chen County is rigorous in their studies and has strict requirements on the children of the clan. Although they are similar to the Yuan family of Runan, they don't have much in common. It is indeed very rare."
Liu Bian smiled and did not answer.
Xu Xuan may not be aware of it, but how could he hide it from him?
It is true that the Yuan family of Chenjun and the Yuan family of Runan did not have a close relationship with each other, but this was by no means the main reason why they did not participate.
If Liu Bian guessed correctly, Yuan Wei deliberately excluded the Yuan family of Chen County just in case, which would lead to the complete annihilation of the Yuan family.
In a sense, the Yuan family of Chen County will be the successor of the Yuan family. It is the root that was deliberately left behind in order to ensure the continuity of the family.
After all, the Chenjun Yuan Clan was second only to the Runan Yuan Clan in terms of power among the Yuan Clan in the Han Dynasty. If he wanted to participate in it, Yuan Wei would not use it.
Have to admit it.
Yuan Wei, the head of the Yuan family, is indeed very good at his job.
Although the Yuan family could not go any further in his hands, at least he tried hard and ensured the continuation of the family, without any catastrophe interrupting the inheritance.
"kindness."
Liu Bian simply expressed his gratitude, then closed the document and said, "It just so happens that tomorrow is the time for the court meeting. At that time, all the civil and military officials from Chang'an and Nanyang will gather together to publicly try Yuan Wei."
Xu Qiu and Guo Jia bowed their heads: "Here."
Early next morning.
The rooster crows the dawn, and the morning glow fills the sky.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian was wearing a royal robe and a twelve-pointed crown, sitting on a dragon chair. There were hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on the left and right, Nanyang officials on the right, Chang'an officials on the left, and King Chenliu standing directly in front.
association.
With the sound of bells and drums, the court meeting officially began.
This time, Liu Bian did not deal with recent government affairs, but directly turned to the subject of Yuan Wei's trial.
His eyes swept across the civil and military officials of the dynasty, and he said loudly: "Everyone must know that before the crusade against Chang'an, I once issued a proclamation, which recorded many of Yuan Wei's crimes."
"actually......"
Liu Bian said calmly: "The things recorded above are not complete, and many people don't believe it. So today, we will take advantage of this opportunity to reveal what the Yuan family did during the Han Dynasty."
"Take Yuan Wei to the palace!"
"Bring Yuan Wei..."
"..."
After the noise spread, it didn't take long for Yuan Wei to be escorted into Wende Palace by the guards.
Liu Bian waved his hand, indicating to Zhu Tong to remove his handcuffs and shackles.
Zhu Tong then nodded and removed all the shackles on Yuan Wei.
Liu Bian originally thought that Yuan Wei should be looking sincere and frightened, but unexpectedly, the other party's expression was as usual, not at all nervous, not at all annoyed, and stood there as if nothing was wrong.
When all the shackles on his body were removed, he even just breathed a sigh of relief without showing any emotion. It felt as if he had seen through the world of mortals and was completely unafraid.
"Old thief, why don't you salute His Majesty when you see him?"
Zhu Tong beside him couldn't bear it anymore and tried to force the other party to salute.
"No need."
However, Liu Bian directly waved his hand to interrupt, stared at Yuan Wei with piercing eyes, and said coldly: "Yuan Wei, you yourself know the crime you committed, and now you are going to tell the whole thing in front of all the civil and military officials.
Please explain everything clearly."
Although Yuan Wei stood upright in the middle of the hall, he could clearly feel that hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at him at this moment, and the sharp eyes were like a sharp sword, stabbing him hard.
Heart.
silence!
Only by being silent can we not be timid.
Yuan Wei once thought that his plan would fail, but he would just die, but he never thought that one day, he would be raped like this in public, causing the entire Yuan family to be almost destroyed.
Yuan Wei had to admit that he had really underestimated King Hongnong's abilities and methods. He just sent out a message to retaliate, but he actually wanted to do something like this before he died. It was extremely cruel.
certainly!
Yuan Wei naturally knew the intention of King Hongnong, which was to implicate more aristocratic families in order to obtain more resources for himself and ensure that the imperial power was more stable.
Yuan Wei asked himself, if his conspiracy really succeeds and he becomes emperor, he will immediately weaken the actual power of the wealthy family. After all, this is how he usurped the throne.
Therefore, even now, Yuan Wei has never complained about Liu Bian. He just feels that the current King Hongnong does have the majesty of an emperor. If he could be half of what he is today, he would not be able to give birth to such a child.
Bad thoughts.
"Where is Tingwei Xu Zhuan?"
Liu Bian waved his hand and greeted.
"I'm here."
Xu Qiu took a step forward and cupped his hands.
"Tell me everything you know about the situation."
Liu Bian sat safely on the dragon chair, glanced at the civil and military officials in Chang'an, and said calmly: "If you have any questions, you can ask them. The facts are the facts, and they will not change because of your questions."
All civil and military officials in Chang'an have gone through at least one round of interrogation, so they are mentally prepared for today's public trial of Yuan Wei. Now that His Majesty the Emperor has said this, he must have obtained tangible evidence.
Therefore, for civil and military officials, just this has caused them to have great doubts about Yuan Wei's loyalty:
"His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang is so confident. He must have mastered absolute evidence. Does it mean that Mr. Yuan really has the idea of conspiracy to usurp the throne? He is the fourth generation and the third Duke of Yuan. How could it be possible..."
"Although I don't really believe it, His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang is so confident that he dares to let us openly raise questions. This courage indeed seems to have absolute evidence."
"I understand Mr. Yuan's temperament. His silence seems to be protesting on the surface, but in fact, he is also helpless about the facts. The outcome of today's public trial will most likely exceed all of our expectations."
"Anyway, I still don't quite believe it."
"I don't believe it either, but the current situation makes people have to believe it."
"Hmph! I want to see what real evidence Nanyang can come up with."
"..."
At this moment, Xu Xuan stepped forward, turned to face Nanyang, and the civil and military officials from Chang'an spoke: "As we all know, the disaster of the Han Dynasty originated from Dong Zhuo's rebellion in the capital, and who summoned Dong Zhuo?"
"On the surface, it seems that it was General He Jin who proposed to Your Majesty to summon all the generals from all directions to the capital. But in fact, it was Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu of the Yuan family who really gave He Jin this strategy!"
"ah?"
Suddenly, all the Chang'an civil and military officials in the Wende Palace were stunned.
Their eyes widened, staring at Xu Zhuan in disbelief, and they all asked:
"Don't slander anyone. How could it be that Yuan Benchu came up with such a vicious plan?"
"That's right. Have you ever seen Yuan Shao confront Dong Zhuo in court?"
"How could such a person suggest that all the generals from all over the world be summoned to Beijing?"
"..."
Xu Xuan waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Whether it was Yuan Shao who brought it up or not, let's ask the staff at General He Jin's house and we will find out."
"This is the testimony of Zhou Lin, the former aide in General He Jin's mansion. He can prove that it was Yuan Shao who first proposed calling all the powerful generals from all directions to the capital!"
Hooray!
Chang'an civil and military officials all looked at Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin timidly took a step forward, raised his hand to His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor, and then bowed to Yuan Wei: "Mr. Yuan, I'm really sorry. I can't lie. It was indeed Benchu who first suggested it."
Then, another person from Chang'an's team came out: "This... I can also prove that I was once the chief secretary of General He Jin's house, and it was indeed Yuan Shao who first proposed it."
Xu Xuan followed closely and said: "These two people are from the Han court in Chang'an. Their testimony is more credible to you. If you still don't believe it, I, General Cao Cao of Nanyang Military Guard, can also testify."
quiet!
Quiet!
Deadly quiet!
The civil and military officials in Chang'an couldn't believe that the person who first proposed such a bullshit strategy of summoning all the generals to the capital was actually Yuan Shao, and that after he brought Dong Zhuo in, he shamelessly confronted him.
Damn it!
It's so disgusting.
The officials of Nanyang Hanting were relatively young, and perhaps they didn't know much about what was going on. However, the officials of Chang'an Hanting were all talented people, and they knew the meaning behind Yuan Shao's move very well.
but......
At this moment, some people still raised doubts.
Nanyang Situ Luzhi took a step forward, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. Even if Yuan Shao proposes to summon all the generals from all directions to the capital, it may not be Dong Zhuo. If it is really the Taifu who did it, he will
How to control it?”
"What Mr. Lu said makes sense."
Without waiting for the officials of Chang'an Hanting to agree, Xu Qiu immediately took over the conversation and said loudly: "It is true that many generals from all directions entered the capital. Why did Dong Zhuo enter first in the end?"
"Actually, the answer is very simple. Yuan Wei sent three waves of troops to various places, using various reasons to delay the princes from entering Luoyang and buy time for Dong Zhuo."
"ah?"
Suddenly, everyone in the palace was shocked.
Everyone stared at Xu Qiu and Yuan Wei in disbelief with their eyes widened.
Xu Qiu did not hesitate at all, and directly produced his testimony: "This is the testimony of Gao Ji of the Han court in Chang'an. He rushed to Hanoi on Yuan Wei's order to prevent the prefect of Dongjun from crossing the bridge and entering Luoyang."
"Bring Gao Ji!"
Xu Xuan gave the order.
The next second, several people came in from outside the palace, and the detainee in the middle was none other than Chang'an official Gao Ji: "Mr. Yuan, please clasp your fists, I can't lie, I can only tell the truth."
Yuan Wei couldn't believe that Gao Ji, who had a friendly relationship with the Yuan family, would betray the Yuan family at this time: "Gao Ji, did you know that if you say anything today, your Gao family will not be able to escape the relationship!"
"It's naturally clear."
Gao Ji nodded affirmatively and said with a long voice: "We have made mistakes and we should bear responsibility. My Gao family is ready to accept legal sanctions."
Boom!
Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
The entire palace was fried until it was crispy on the outside, tender on the outside, golden and crispy on the inside.
You must know that Gao Ji and the Yuan family are related by marriage. In a sense, they are a true strategic alliance and will never betray the existence of one party at any time.
But I never thought...
Today, Gao Ji actually said such words in front of all the civil and military officials. This alone can confirm the fact that Yuan Wei controlled Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital behind his back.
This is tantamount to treason!
At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the palace had their views completely overturned, and they all began to discuss:
"Damn! It's really Mr. Yuan. I...I really...really...can't believe it."
"Why on earth did Mr. Yuan do this? What benefit would it have to him to summon Dong Zhuo to Beijing?"
"Let Dong Zhuo finish all the things he needs to do first, and then plot to get rid of Dong Zhuo. It's written in the memorandum."
"Insidious! It's so insidious! This is still the Grand Tutor Yuan Gong I know!"
"How could it be? How could it be like this!"
"..."
Looking at Chang'an, the atmosphere among Nanyang's civil and military officials was aroused. Xu Qiu struck while the iron was hot and continued to present numerous pieces of evidence to prove that all of this was Yuan Kai's conspiracy.
In particular, a large part of the evidence came from officials of Chang'an Hanting, and they testified in court. This made the officials of Chang'an Hanting have to believe that everything is true.
even......
After confirming that Yuan Wei secretly manipulated Dong Zhuo to depose the emperor and kill him, Xu Qiu stated the conspiracy to remove Dong again. Yuan Di, Zhang Chao, Zang Hong, and even Li Ru testified in court.
, to finish the entire evidence chain.
Xu Qiu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He walked up to the emperor and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I have given you all the evidence. Facts have proved that Yuan Wei conspired to usurp the Han Dynasty, and then he secretly controlled everything.
.”
"According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the Yuan family, the Gao family and other seven major families all need to annihilate the three clans. The remaining people involved can be dealt with leniently according to the circumstances and process."
Speaking of this, Xu Qiu directly took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials: "This is the preliminary treatment plan drawn up by me. Your Majesty, please take a look."
"kindness."
Liu Bian took the memorial and read it over, all of which he had approved.
Immediately.
He stood up slowly, walked around the long eucalyptus, and entered the hall. He stared at Yuan Wei with burning eyes and said coldly: "Yuan Wei, don't you have anything to defend against this eucalyptus?"
Yuan Wei glanced at the emperor. His majestic figure, piercing eyes, and the imperial domineering air radiating from his body made him completely give up:
"That's right!"
"I did all this."
"I, Yuan Wei, have ended up in such a situation today. I don't blame others, but I will never regret it. I will kill or scrape you as you please."