In Luoyang in June, the weather is a bit hot, and in the heat, there is also hustle and bustle.
When the emperor returned to Luoyang, hundreds of officials came.
As a result, many businesses have been built in Luoyang City, so today's Luoyang is not as shabby as it used to be, with people coming and going. However, the city walls of Luoyang are still mottled, and you can vaguely see the tragic scenes of fighting in the past.
In the imperial city, there is a government office at the Shangshutai.
As a minister, Xun Yu spent almost most of his time at the minister's desk handling government affairs.
As Sikong, Cao Cao led the military affairs, took charge of military and political affairs, and held all power in his hands. In fact, Cao Cao almost completely delegated power to the government affairs of the court, letting Xun Yu handle them, and gave Xun Yu the highest trust.
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The members of Cao Cao's civil service team were also adjusted and built by Xun Yu.
Shangshu desk, in the duty room.
Xun Yu sat upright and carefully looked through the memorial presented to him.
The content of the memorial is the latest status of the fields in Guanzhong, regarding this year's grain. All the grain grown on the land in Guanzhong is growing very well. As long as we wait until the autumn harvest, we will definitely have a bumper harvest.
In addition, Yanzhou is also farming.
Military camps are being established in Guanzhong and Yanzhou at the same time. When this batch of grain is harvested, the food problem that troubles Cao Cao will definitely be solved this year.
After reading and walking, Xun Yu felt inexplicably better. Although he had received news earlier that Cao Cao was defeated in Wancheng, for people like Xun Yu who had seen countless things, victory and defeat on the battlefield were a common occurrence for military strategists.
Xun Yu believed in Cao Cao even more.
After all, Cao Cao is a man who has experienced hundreds of battles and is able to deal with any situation.
While Xun Yu was handling government affairs, an attendant came in and reported: "Xun Shangshu, Zhong Yao wants to see you."
"please!"
Xun Yu gave an order.
Zhong Yao served as the Sili Xiaowei in the court, responsible for supervising all officials in the court, and had important responsibilities.
After a while, Zhong Yao came to the room, saluted Xun Yu, sat down casually, and said, "Wen Ruo, something big has happened."
Xun Yu asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhong Yao replied: "During the time when my lord left Luoyang, you asked me to be on guard. I selected some key people to observe. The generals around Yang Feng whom I won over sent word that Yang Feng was gathering troops and planned to enter the palace.
Kidnapped His Majesty."
Previously, Yang Feng led troops to escort His Majesty to Luoyang, and the lord gave Yang Feng a favor, making him a general of chariots and cavalry, and even named him Marquis of Lantian."
"But Yang Feng is unwilling to give in."
Zhong Yao said: "Yang Feng plans to kidnap the emperor again and leave Luoyang. After all, the news of Sikong's defeat in Wancheng spread, people are panicked, and many people have other thoughts."
Xun Yu's face was cold and he said with murderous intent: "These people are really afraid that the world will not be in chaos. First, Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and moved the capital to Chang'an. Then Li Jue and Guo Si blackmailed your majesty, causing damage to the imperial power. Now, Yang
If Feng also wants to follow suit, he should be killed."
He is loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Yang Feng was very concerned about the status quo of the Han Dynasty. For the sake of power, Yang Feng wanted to take away the emperor, which touched Xun Yu's bottom line.
Zhong Yao asked: "How do you plan to kill Wen Ruo?"
Xun Yu looked at Zhong Yao with deep eyes and said slowly: "Yuan Chang, my lord is fighting and losing on the front line, and it is easy for the rear to become unrest. If you are not careful, someone will rebel and overthrow the current situation."
"In other words, if Yang Feng is not killed and serves as a warning to others, more people will follow suit."
"You must kill the chicken to scare the monkey."
"Yuan Chang, you said Yang Feng is going to take action. When do you plan to take action?"
Xun Yu and Zhong Yao were both from Yingchuan.
When Xun Yu was young, he and Zhong Yao both served in the court, and the relationship between them was very good.
The two of them talked without any scruples.
Zhong Yao replied directly: "This evening, when the soldiers of the imperial city change their defenses, Yang Feng will lead his men to attack the upper east gate and rush into the north palace to take away the emperor."
Xun Yu nodded and said directly: "Then let's use the plan. We are on the tower of the upper east gate, waiting for Yang Feng to come. When the time comes, let the people around Yang Feng kill Yang Feng and abandon the dark side."
"This time to deal with Yang Feng, although the main force is the people around Yang Feng, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Xia Houyuan is asked to lead troops to ambush in the upper east gate, and Xu Huang also follows suit."
Xun Yu said: "Although Xu Huang was once a subordinate of Yang Feng, Xu Huang turned to serve his lord. Such a person does not need to hide it. The more you arrange for him to do things, the more you can show your trust in him."
"Here!"
Zhong Yao answered immediately.
He got up and hurriedly made arrangements.
Xun Yu thought about it again and considered whether there were any mistakes before he got busy with other things. Xun Yu came to the upper east gate of the imperial city in the afternoon and waited quietly.
Xia Houyuan, Zhong Yao, Cheng Yu and Xu Huang also followed.
All of them looked solemn.
Xun Yu looked at Xu Huang and said directly: "Gongming, Yang Feng wants to kidnap Your Majesty and plot rebellion. When he leads the army to enter the Shangdong Gate, you personally lead the troops out of the city and kill Yang Feng."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Xu Huang replied without a smile.
Although there was a superior-subordinate relationship between him and Yang Feng, when Yang Feng brought the emperor to Luoyang, Xu Huang was transferred and became Cao Cao's general. Xu Huang once persuaded Yang Feng to work with peace of mind and not to interfere with the government affairs.
However, Yang Feng was unwilling, and the relationship between Xu Huang and Yang Feng gradually faded.
This time Yang Feng wanted to kidnap the emperor, so he approached Xu Huang and asked Xu Huang to participate.
However, Xu Huang directly refused.
Even so, Xu Huang did not expose him and just pretended that he had never met Yang Feng. In Xu Huang's view, what Yang Feng did was to overestimate his own capabilities and try to fight with Xun Yu, Zhong Yao and Cao Cao.
Seeking death.
Everyone waited quietly.
In the evening, when the sun set in the west and night gradually enveloped Luoyang City, a team quickly came outside the city gate.
The leader was clearly Yang Feng.
Yang Feng's troops were not too large, less than 2,000, and they were his direct descendants. When he escorted the emperor to Luoyang, Yang Feng had more than 10,000 troops, but Cao Cao used various reasons to split Yang Feng's strength.
There are more than 3,000 people left.
To attack this time, in order to ensure that the news would not be leaked, Yang Feng brought less than two thousand people, all of whom were his direct descendants. But Yang Feng didn't know that his side had long been riddled with infiltrations.
Yang Feng led his people to the gate of the upper east gate and directly ordered an attack. He easily broke through the defensive soldiers and entered the imperial city, intending to head towards the North Palace where the emperor was. The look on Yang Feng's face was even more excited.
I didn't expect that capturing the imperial city this time would be so smooth and easy.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have waited now, I should have acted earlier.
Yang obeyed the order and accelerated forward. Suddenly, the pupils in his eyes shrank and he saw Xu Huang coming with his army on the road leading to Beigong.
Xu Huang stood up on his horse and said loudly: "General Yang, it's still too late to rein in the horse. If you continue to move forward, you will definitely die."
At this point, Xu Huang raised his voice and said loudly: "Everyone, listen, put down your weapons now, abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. The court will forget the blame. If you conspire with Yang Feng, your sin will be irreparable."
Yang Feng said disdainfully: "Xu Huang, get out of here, or I'll kill you too."
Phew!
Suddenly, a muffled sound came out.
Yang Feng's waist hurt, and when he looked back, it was his lieutenant with a cold face, piercing his body with a dagger. The next moment, the dagger was pulled out, blood spattered, and a look of pain appeared on Yang Feng's face.
Before he could speak, his body went limp and fell to the ground.
"Yang Feng is dead, we surrender."
The lieutenant shouted loudly again.
"I'm waiting to surrender!"
For a time, large numbers of soldiers knelt down and surrendered.
There were nearly two thousand soldiers. Without Yang Feng, all of them chose to surrender. Especially Xu Huang was also very famous in Yang Feng's army, so at the moment, this was Yang Feng's opportunity.
Xun Yu came down with his men and ordered: "Yang Feng intends to kidnap Your Majesty, and he deserves to die. Yang Feng's body will be abandoned in the market, and all the remaining soldiers will be reorganized and included in Xu Huang's subordinates."
"The general will obey his orders."
Xu Huang answered with clasped fists.
He glanced at the dead Xu Huang, and there was no pity in his eyes. He died unjustly, and his death was not worth it. From the beginning to the end, Xu Huang was just a man going through the motions, responsible for comforting Yang Feng's soldiers.
There were people around Yang Feng who were attracted by Xun Yu and Zhong Yao. If Yang Feng followed the rules, there would be no problem. However, Yang Feng had thoughts that he shouldn't have, so he died.
"Report!"
At this moment, a sentinel quickly ran in from outside.
The whistle came to Xun Yu's side and reported in a low voice.
After Xun Yu heard this, his body swayed and his expression changed drastically, but he returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
After Zhong Yao saw it, he was familiar with Xun Yu's character and knew that something big had happened. He asked, "Wen Ruo, what happened?"
Xun Yu replied: "My lord was fighting on the front line and was defeated by Lu Xuan again. The army was completely lost. Now my lord has escaped with a few people and is still on the way back."
Zhong Yao frowned and said, "This Lu Xuan is really difficult to deal with."
Xun Yu said: "Now it is not Lu Xuan's problem, it is my lord's further defeat, which will definitely lead to turmoil in Luoyang. People in the court and up and down will be panicked. Even in Xiliang, there may be problems."
"Xia Houyuan!"
Xun Yu gave the order decisively.
"The end is here!"
Xia Houyuan immediately stepped forward to answer.
Xun Yu decisively ordered: "Immediately seal the imperial city, prohibit all officials from visiting His Majesty, and isolate the inside and outside. At the same time, control the arsenal and do not allow anyone to have access to the arsenal. The army you control is stationed in the city to respond to any changes at any time."
It is true that Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty and served the emperor. However, Xun Yu knew better that the court needed people like Cao Cao. Once the emperor wanted to cause trouble and overthrow Cao Cao's foundation, it would only get worse and worse, so
Xun Yu did not allow any problems to arise.
The government must be in the hands of Cao Cao.
Not anyone!
Xia Houyuan cupped his fists and said, "I will obey your orders."
He left in a hurry because there would be a lot of things coming next.
Xun Yu looked at Zhong Yao again and ordered: "Yuan Chang, you serve as the Sili Xiaowei and closely monitor all officials. If anyone acts rashly, kill them directly. Kill them first and then report them."
"clear!"
Zhong Yao answered directly.
The two of them went to make arrangements separately. Because of Xun Yu's decisive arrangement, although the news of Cao Cao's defeat spread in a very short time, the entire city of Luoyang was under Xun Yu's control. There was no chaos and everything was as usual.