The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 23: Tolerance for the Country
Duke Shudan of Zhou assisted his brother King Wu Jifa in conquering Shang and pacifying the world.

When Hou Ji became seriously ill, Duke Zhou wrote a letter to Heaven, saying that he was willing to sacrifice himself in her place. He hid the letter in a golden basket, and the contents of the letter were not known to the world.

After Ji Fa passed away, the crown prince Cheng Wang was still young, so Duke Zhou held Cheng Wang on his knees and participated in court meetings and presided over government affairs.

At that time, Duke Zhou's younger brothers Guan Shu and Cai Shu had evil intentions and wanted to compete for the throne, but they were afraid of Duke Zhou. So they spread rumors among the various states, slandering Duke Zhou for bullying the young lord and plotting to usurp the throne.

The rumor reached King Cheng, who also became suspicious of Duke Zhou, forcing Duke Zhou to resign from his position as prime minister and not dare to live in Luoyi, so he sought refuge in the eastern countries.

Later, Guan Shu and Cai Shu colluded with King Zhou's son Wu Geng and united with the Dongyi tribe to rebel against the Zhou Dynasty. It happened that it rained heavily at this time, and lightning struck the golden vine, revealing the book of Zhou Gong's sacrifice to heaven. King Cheng then realized Zhou Gong's loyalty, so he immediately welcomed Zhou Gong back and ordered him to lead troops to suppress the rebellion and punish Guan Shu, Cai Shu and others.

Even a sage like Duke of Zhou needed to be tolerant, let alone Dong Zhuo now?

In fact, Dong Zhuo understood the truth.

But Dong Zhuo still couldn't swallow this!
Knowing that there is a poisonous snake lurking around you, but not driving it away or killing it, how can this be considered the behavior of a wise person?
Liu Xie sighed again and met Jia Xu's equally complicated gaze.

How could they not know what Dong Zhuo said?

But no matter how much he disliked Wang Yun and others, he had to admit one thing, that is, the current court system in Chang'an was ultimately created by Wang Yun.

If we kill Wang Yun and others now, the system will collapse immediately.

If it were an ordinary day, I would just kill him.

But now, Guanzhong is hit by a disaster, and this is the time when the government is most needed to intervene and provide rescue.

Just like what Liu Xie said to Jia Xu before.

If it was just a struggle for power, the worst that could happen was to rebuild the court system after killing Wang Yun. Anyway, Liu Xie could wait, and Dong Zhuo could certainly wait too.

But can the 100,000 households in Guanzhong afford to wait?

Therefore, even though Liu Xie and Jia Xu had never discussed this matter in advance, they reached a consensus in a tacit understanding.

Wang Yun and others cannot be killed now!

This is not weakness, it's just a matter of tolerance for the sake of the country.

"Master."

Liu Xie knew that it would be difficult for Dong Zhuo to suppress his anger, so he said tactfully: "Grandmaster, although Wang Yun and others are ruthless, their true colors are not known to the world."

"Especially during today's court meeting, Shi Sun Rui used the Grand Tutor as a cover and pretended to be a loyal minister of the Grand Tutor. This makes it even more difficult to kill him."

"In the past, Duke Zhou fled to the East. Although he was loyal by nature, he might have worried about what others said. Grand Master, have you ever thought about how people in the world would view you if you killed Wang Yun and Shisun Rui?"

Dong Zhuo just said with disdain: "They are just hypocritical people. What does it have to do with me how they view me?"

Liu Xie asked again: "What about the soldiers under the Grand Master's command?"

At this moment, Dong Zhuo frowned, which was rare.

The Xiliang Cavalry, the elite of the world!
Dong Zhuo was able to train such a strong army by combining kindness and severity, and having a clear system of rewards and punishments.

If Wang Yun and others were killed without finding evidence, and the news reached the ears of the generals and soldiers, it would indeed damage Dong Zhuo's reputation for fairness.

Dong Zhuo knew that his power was now all due to his two legs. One leg was his political support, namely Wang Yun, whom Dong Zhuo once trusted the most... but now he has become the emperor.

The other is the army.

Wang Yun has been deposed, fortunately there is an emperor.

But if this pillar of the army was broken, even Dong Zhuo would not know how to remedy the situation.

"Are we just going to sit back and watch a sinister villain like Shisun Rui do whatever he wants in the court?"

Seeing Dong Zhuo like this, Liu Xie knew that he could no longer coax him.

Master Dong is used to being arrogant, so when he is angry, he has to vent it.

"Master, that's not entirely true."

Just as Liu Xie was thinking about whether to make a few more toys to divert Dong Zhuo's attention, Jia Xu bowed slightly, stood up and made a suggestion -

"I have a plan that will stop Shi Sunrui from making trouble again."

Jia Xu's tone was flat, but his words made Liu Xie feel a creepy admiration.

"Jia Xu is worthy of being called a poisonous scholar."

At the same time, Liu Xie expressed his silent condolences to Shisun Rui in his heart.

If you mess with Liu Xie now... you've messed with cotton! As long as it's not a matter of principle, Liu Xie can tolerate it for the sake of the country.

Provoking Dong Zhuo... Although it is dangerous, with Liu Xie around, he will try his best to prevent Dong Zhuo from killing meaningless people.

But if he offended Jia Xu...even Liu Xie could only advise him to buy a coffin and get into it as soon as possible.

After hearing Jia Xu's plan, Dong Zhuo nodded repeatedly and laughed unconsciously, obviously feeling that Jia Xu's plan made him feel better.

"It should be so! Just do as Wenhe said!"

The court meeting just ended in the morning, and in the afternoon an official document was sent from the Grand Tutor's Mansion to the court -

"Shangshu Pushe Shisun Rui, you are an official of the imperial court's Shangshutai, enjoying the imperial court's salary, and you should be a minister who shares the country's worries. But now you are refuting the imperial court's decree because of the order of the Grand Tutor. Is this what a wise minister should do?"

"Today, Grand Tutor Dong Zhuo heard that you, Shi Sun Rui, had contradicted the emperor in the court because of this matter. He was a little frightened for a moment, fearing that the emperor would misunderstand him and doubt his loyalty, so he had the idea of ​​punishing you, Shi Sun Rui."

"But the appointment and dismissal of Shangshu Pushe is decided by the court after all. Although the status of Taishi is noble, he must abide by the laws of the court. Therefore, we can only report to the court and let the emperor know that Taishi has no intention of disrespecting the emperor. It is just because you, Shisun Rui, were promoted by Taishi that you committed such a serious crime in the court."

"The court received the official document from the Grand Tutor and forgave him for his mistake of employing the wrong people. But Shisun Rui, you are someone who forgot the great favor of the country and the emperor because of the Grand Tutor's small favor. You are no longer suitable to be the Shangshu Pushe, a position that helps the country."

"Therefore, the court has decided to dismiss you, Shisun Rui, from your position as Shangshu Pushe, and strip you of all your titles. I will only grant you the book Zhouli, and send you home to learn the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Do you understand?"

"In addition, there are some officials who once followed Shisun Rui. Your superior made a mistake, but you did not stand up to refute him in order to maintain the dignity of the court. This shows that you have also been infected with the habit of forgetting righteousness for the sake of profit from Shisun Rui. You should also return home and cultivate your character like Shisun Rui."

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Murder and kill!
What is murder and heart-breaking?
This is called murder and heart-crushing!
At first glance, this document seemed to be Dong Zhuo's revenge, directly dismissing Shi Sunrui from his position as Shang Shu Pushe. But in fact, it directly nailed Shi Sunrui's name to the pillar of shame in history!

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