The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 114 I’ll beat you to death!
Dong Zhuo did not ride in the carriage, but walked to the emperor's palace with Dong Min.

A palace servant at the door wanted to report, but was stopped by Dong Min and brought before Dong Zhuo.

"Is the Emperor in there?"

"Replying to Grand Master, I am here."

"Besides the Emperor, who else is here?"

"The Minister of the Chancellery Jia Xu and the General of the Household Cai Yong."

Jia Xu and Cai Yong were indeed with the emperor!
Dong Min's eyes were full of excitement, and he wanted to rush in and expose the conspiracy of several people!
"return."

Dong Zhuo called out to Dong Min, but did not let him enter directly through the main gate. Instead, he quietly went around to the back and entered the palace through a small door.

A rustling and noisy sound.

Although it was blurry and I couldn't hear clearly what was being said, I could clearly tell that it was indeed the voices of Cai Yong and Jia Xu!

Now, even Dong Zhuo's face showed disappointment.

Dong Min couldn't wait to put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist: "Brother, do you want me to go and gather the soldiers?"

……

"Brother!"

Dong Min didn't expect that Dong Zhuo would still be so hesitant after seeing it with his own eyes!

"Is the emperor really involved with Cai Yong? Do you still have doubts?"

"The Liu family emperor has always been mean and ungrateful! I guess he is trying to win people's hearts so that he can take action against his brother in the future!!"

Dong Zhuo's lips trembled.

Just as Dong Zhuo was about to give the order, Liu Xie's voice suddenly rose an octave in the palace -

"Cai Zhonglang! Why is it so difficult to confer the title of Duke upon the Grand Master?"

Cai Yong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this is not in line with the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty after all!"

"Why do we need to follow the Han Dynasty's ancestral system? He Jin did not mention the ancestral system when he mobilized troops from all directions to force the imperial court to abdicate. Yuan Shu did not mention the ancestral system when he attacked the imperial palace and burned Luoyang. Yuan Shao did not mention the ancestral system when he united with the princes of Guandong to attack the imperial capital. Why do you mention the ancestral system to me now?"

"If the existence of ancestral rules is to facilitate outsiders and embarrass our own family, then it is better not to have this ancestral rule!"

Cai Yong's knowledge is obviously more than one level higher than Jia Xu's.

Liu Xie was left speechless by all the quotations from classics, and he was unable to refute even if he wanted to.

but it does not matter.

Liu Xie is the emperor.

Possessing the traditional skills of the Han emperor——

Playing hooligan!
You talk about ancestral rules, but I don’t want them!
Let’s see what you can do to me?

Cai Yong never expected that Liu Xie had this side of him!
In order to confer the title of duke on Dong Zhuo, he was so tough, stubborn, and even a scoundrel.

So Cai Yong had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, this is against the ancestral system. I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the people from talking nonsense! The officials may also use this to slander the Grand Tutor in the future. I hope Your Majesty will withdraw your order... I guess even if the Grand Tutor knew that Your Majesty had such an award for him, he would be afraid and refuse it."

Liu Xie doesn't fall for Cai Yong's tricks!

"Whether the Grand Master accepts it or not is up to the Grand Master!"

"Whether I want to give it to you or not is my own business!"

"And they have caused the officials to slander him? The Grand Master's achievements were not just spoken out like Wang Mang did! What can they use to slander him? If they are not satisfied, throw them to the battlefield, let them defend their country, let them protect the Han Dynasty!"

Seeing that Liu Xie was really determined to make Dong Zhuo a duke and was not afraid of worldly rumors, Cai Yong could only refute Liu Xie from another angle:

"Let's not talk about whether it is in accordance with the ancestral system to confer the title of Duke on the Grand Tutor. Your Majesty's title of Duke of Yong is wrong in the first place."

"When Emperor Yu established his rule, although he incorporated Longyou, the ancestral land of the Grand Master, into Yongdi, he could not easily use "Yong" as a title."

"Yong State has been passed down since the Shang Dynasty, but its location is not in Longyou."

"After King Wu defeated King Zhou, he re-enfeoffed the princes and enfeoffed Yong Shu, the twelfth son of King Wen, as the prince of Yong, which is in Shanyang County, Henei."

"So, setting up the Yong State in Longyou is obviously against etiquette and law."

Cai Yong can be described as the living history of the Han Dynasty. He is familiar with all kinds of historical materials without any obscure content.

"Besides, the Grand Master's surname is Dong."

"Emperor Zhuanxu, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, had a son named Laotong. Laotong had two sons, Li and Wuhui. Wuhui's son was Luzhong, who had six sons. Luzhong's second son was Huilian, also named Canhu, with the surname Dong. Huilian's son was Bi Shuan, and Bi Shuan's son raised dragons for Emperor Shun. Emperor Shun granted Bi Shuan's son the title of Dong, so he was called Dongfu, also known as the Dragon Raising Clan."

"Therefore, the ancestral land of the Grand Master should be in the Pingyang area of ​​Hedong, and the fiefdom should not be established in Longyou..."

Cai Yong said a lot, but Liu Xie only cared about one thing——

"According to Cai Zhonglang, if I establish the Yong Kingdom for the Grand Tutor in Hedong, that will be fine?"

"That's not the case!"

Seeing that Liu Xie had been fooled, Cai Yong finally revealed his true purpose:

"Hedong is the capital area. Since ancient times, no feudal states could be established in the capital area. Therefore, according to the system, the Yong State still cannot be established."

Liu Xie snorted coldly: "What kind of talk is this? Even if the Grand Master's fiefdom is established in the capital, what does it matter? Can the Grand Master still plot to murder me and harm the country?"

"I have never had the slightest doubt about the Grand Master!"

"If Cai Zhonglang insists on doing so, then we should not build it in Hedong, but in Longyou, the hometown of the Grand Tutor!"

...Cai Yong’s beard stood up with anger!
It turns out that after talking for so long, Liu Xie didn't listen at all!
This matter concerns the Grand Tutor’s ancestral lineage!

Isn't it a bit unfair to Dong Zhuo's bloodline to be so casual?

"Cai Zhonglang, I asked you to come here to ask you to find a legal basis for conferring the title of Duke on the Grand Tutor, so that the Grand Tutor can legitimately inherit the title of Duke. I did not ask you to come here to refute me and make it impossible for me to accomplish anything!"

"If Cai Zhonglang remains like this, I will have no choice but to find someone else."

Cai Yong felt a little helpless.

This matter... is really against etiquette!!!

Cai Yong wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly he seemed to have seen a ghost: "Grand Master?"

What Grand Tutor?
Liu Xie followed Cai Yong's gaze and actually saw Dong Zhuo and Dong Min, who seemed to have lost his spirit.

"When did the Grand Tutor and the Left General arrive? Why didn't they inform me?"

Liu Xie stepped forward to greet them and walked in front of the two of them.

"Pfft!"

A dull thud!

Dong Min knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.

While shedding tears, she kowtowed to Dong Zhuo: "Brother! It's my fault! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have slandered Your Majesty! It's all my fault!"

Liu Xie was so frightened by this scene that he took a step back.

He thought that it was because of Dong Min's offense last time that Dong Zhuo had brought Dong Min to apologize to him, so Liu Xie quickly stepped forward to support Dong Min and said, "General Zuo, why are you doing this? The Grand Master and I are as close as one person, and you, General Zuo, are also my relative... Since we are all family, why do we need to perform such a grand ceremony? Please stand up quickly!"

Dong Min knocked his head even harder...

Dong Zhuo kicked Dong Min and knocked him over: "You bastard! You have such a ruthless heart!"

Seeing Dong Zhuo suddenly being so harsh on Dong Min, Liu Xie hurried over to stop the fight.

"Grand Master! Grand Master! Why are you so cruel? You and General Zuo are brothers by blood, why are you so cruel to him? Grand Master, haven't you heard that brothers are like brothers? We are all relatives, what can't be said in a polite way?"

The more Liu Xie did this, the angrier Dong Zhuo became.

This anger came from Dong Min's deception and even more from Dong Zhuo's guilt.

Dong Zhuo heard every word Liu Xie said just now!
The emperor summoned Cai Yong just to ask about the etiquette of ennobling a duke!

In order to confer the title of Duke on himself, the emperor actually disregarded the ancestral rites and the system of the Han Dynasty and argued with Cai Yong!

Especially Liu Xie's words "I have never doubted the Grand Tutor" tied up Dong Zhuo's conscience and tortured him!
Damn it!
Your Majesty trusted me so much! He was even willing to build a feudal state in the capital, but I became suspicious of the emperor because of a few words from others, and even sneaked into the emperor's palace to eavesdrop on his conversation...

The more Dong Zhuo's conscience ached, the more hatred he felt towards Dong Min!
"I'm going to beat you to death! How could I have a jerk brother like you!"

Dong Zhuo obviously hated Dong Min to the extreme. After being pulled away by Liu Xie, he ran forward again and wanted to beat Dong Min.

"Master! You can't do that! You can't do that!"

Liu Xie was unable to stop the mad Dong Zhuo, so he quickly called out to Cai Yong and Jia Xu: "Come and stop the Grand Tutor!"

The two looked at each other's thin bodies, both with confused expressions -

Me? To stop the Grand Tutor?

real or fake?

"Come on!"

When the palace maids and servants around saw the emperor and the two skinny old men stepping forward to stop them, they knew that something big had happened, so they also rushed forward and dragged Dong Zhuo's clothes from behind.

There are more than a dozen people!

It took more than a dozen people to stop, pull or block Dong Zhuo, and finally they managed to restrain him, preventing a tragedy from happening in the palace.

"Grand Master! If you have anything to say, please talk to me nicely! Even if General Zuo has made a big mistake, we are still relatives! We are brothers!"

Dong Zhuo said "Pah" and roared at Dong Min: "Did you hear that? His Majesty still treats you as a relative! As a brother! But how do you treat His Majesty? Ah? You even lied to me, your brother, saying that Bo Ji was also involved! You are so ruthless!!!"

Cai Yong, who was fishing around and casually grabbing a piece of Dong Zhuo's clothing, looked confused.

What does this have to do with me?
Liu Xie also realized that Dong Zhuo’s rage this time did not seem to be caused by the last discussion on the military system.

"Grandmaster, no matter what, please listen to General Zuo's explanation. There must be a misunderstanding."

"What misunderstanding can there be!"

It was Liu Xie who signaled Dong Min: "General Zuo, please tell us everything! Remember not to hide anything!"

Dong Min choked up and told everything that had happened recently like pouring beans, not daring to hide anything.

No matter what he was thinking in his heart or dreaming about, Dong Min said it all out.

Including the worry about the emperor's growing strength.

Seeing the emperor's growing reputation, he became jealous.

Seeing the dissatisfaction of the generals when they presented gifts.

There was also the conversation with Li Ru, especially Li Ru's "sincerity" talk, which was all very clear, just asking Dong Zhuo and the emperor not to blame him.

After hearing this, Liu Xie was silent.

Cai Yong and Jia Xu were first frightened, and then angry!
If they hadn't been discussing conferring the title of duke on Dong Zhuo today, they would have been tricked to death by Dong Min for no apparent reason!

As for Dong Min, these two people also wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible!
(End of this chapter)