The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 96 A great scholar came to debate
Swearing by the mountains and rivers, this is the heaviest oath in the world!

Especially after Emperor Shizu swore an oath by the Luo River and kept his promise, swearing by the mountains and rivers was even more blessed by the legal principles of the emperor.

Han Sui wanted Liu Xie or Dong Zhuo to swear an oath on the Wei River because he was certain that no one in this era would dare to openly break the agreement and risk the wrath of the world!
Liu Xie looked angrily in the direction of Huaili.

He originally thought that people like Shisun Rui, who did not care about the lives of the people and only cared about fighting for power and profit, were extremely cruel.

Unexpectedly, Han Sui actually used the unarmed civilians to threaten him, the emperor!

Such behavior is simply unheard of!

"Tell Han Sui——"

At this moment, Liu Xie did not want to use any ghost or god talk to scare someone like Han Sui who had no sense of reverence. He just wanted to show the attitude of the court and him, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty will never compromise with the Han thieves!"

Dong Zhuo, who was following behind him, also grinned and showed his fangs when he heard Liu Xie's words.

"Fengxian, just attack! I want to see how many civilians he can abduct!"

Even Liu Xie did not compromise, let alone Dong Zhuo.

Even if Han Sui tied up all the people in Huaili and threw them off the city wall, Dong Zhuo would still not frown!
"Taishi, wait a minute."

Liu Xie did not want to negotiate with Han Sui.

But he also didn't want to watch so many people fall to their deaths in front of him.

As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he sat back and watched the people being thrown off the city wall by the enemy. How could he protect the people and what were his responsibilities as an emperor?
"Your Majesty, please do not be too soft-hearted."

We are not allowed to fight, and we cannot talk, so are we just going to waste our time like this?
Liu Xie didn't expect at this time that although he had already cleared all obstacles, he was disgusted by Han Sui!
"Tell him that if he is really a man, he should release those people!"

"I can't let him go back to Longyou! But I can let his family in Longyou go!"

"Even for the sake of his family, he shouldn't do this!"

But it's a pity.

Han Sui was not the traditional Han person who could sacrifice for his family.

After years of living with the Qiang people, Han Sui's concept of bloodline has become very weak.

Trying to threaten him with the safety of his family is obviously the wrong idea.

The two sides remained in a stalemate.

Dong Zhuo advised Liu Xie several times not to care about the lives of the people and to directly break into the city and capture Han Sui.

But Liu Xie was still hesitating.

The war was won at the expense of civilians.

This is not a question of right or wrong, it's just a simple bottom line.

In times of chaos, there were actually quite a few princes and generals who crossed this bottom line.

But precisely because more and more people cross this bottom line, those who continue to abide by this bottom line become more and more precious.

After all, if you can get through the first time, there will definitely be a second time, a third time... until sympathy turns into indifference, and from occasional to habit.

Liu Xie stood at the camp, staring at the Huaili city wall opposite.

When Han Sui saw that the other side no longer responded, he also began a stalemate with the outside world.

Perhaps the people standing on the city wall were a little tired in this stalemate, and one of them suddenly stepped on empty air and let out a wail!
With the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, the wailing stopped immediately, leaving only a pool of minced meat.

As this man fell, it seemed as if he was pulling Liu Xie down with him!
Liu Xie's nose twitched unconsciously, and he called Lu Bu to his side.

"Fengxian..."

But when the words came to his lips, Liu Xie still couldn't say them.

Lu Bu also knew Liu Xie's struggle, so he asked the emperor to return to the camp temporarily and not to watch the siege.

"Are you trying to cover up your mistakes?"

Liu Xie was about to give an order when a scout suddenly reported that someone wanted to see him.

"Who else could it be at this time?"

Liu Xie was in a bad mood and didn't want to see them, but he didn't know if he was trying to avoid something, so he chose to let them in.

"Your Majesty, be well!"

There were two people coming, both wearing cloth.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember me?"

One of them said something incomprehensible.

Liu Xie looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar face and recalled carefully.

Fortunately, Liu Xie usually stays in the palace and doesn't often see unfamiliar faces, so he actually remembered who the person in front of him was!

"Is it the owner who was selling grain in the market at that time?"

Previously, some people privately minted small coins and even used grain to exchange for the five-zhu coins minted by the court in order to disrupt the food and goods order. For this reason, Liu Xie even took Dong Zhuo to the grain shop in Chang'an to block people.

The grain store we went to at that time, if Liu Xie remembered correctly, seemed to be called...

"My surname is Wei."

"Oh, that's the Wei's grain store!"

Liu Xie finally remembered.

At that time, he felt that there were not many grain shops that dared to hang their own surnames on the plaque, so he had some impression.

"Your Majesty, this is my master, the Duling people."

The grain store owner was only here to build a relationship, the real boss was the man who came with the owner. Although this man was dressed in plain clothes like the grain store owner, he had an air of nobility in his gestures, and must be a famous scholar.

"General Wei Kang and General Wei Yuan, the chief clerks of Jingzhao County, are here to see Your Majesty!"

Wellcome.

Liu Xie didn't know who this celebrity was, but Dong Zhuo on the side seemed to have thought of something -

"Wei Kang? Who is Wei Duan, the governor of Liangzhou, to you?"

"Replying to Grand Master, it is my father!"

"So you are Wei Xiufu's son. No wonder you look familiar to me!"

Seeing Liu Xie's bewildered expression, Dong Zhuo took the initiative to explain:

"His father, Wei Duan, has always been prestigious, and was ranked alongside Jin Shang and Wu Xun from the same county. People at the time called him "Three Xius of Jingzhao". I was previously transferred to be the governor of Liangzhou, so I am quite familiar with him."

Moved to be a provincial governor by Dong Zhuo!
That means that Wei Duan is by no means a simple person.

Just look at the other governors recommended by Dong Zhuo and you will know——

Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and some county governors, such as Kong Rong, Zhang Zi, Kong Rong, Ying Shao, Zhang Miao, etc., are all famous people in the world!
What's more, Liangzhou is Dong Zhuo's hometown. Dong Zhuo would certainly not choose an incompetent person to govern his hometown... This shows that the Wei family is indeed a famous family.

But Liu Xie still didn't understand why Wei Kang chose to see him at this time.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yun, Han Sui and other traitors are defending the city. In fact, they have no regular soldiers under their command. They are just private soldiers of some local nobles."

"I am from the Jingzhao Wei family, and have always had contacts with famous families in Guanzhong. Now the thieves are using the private soldiers of the wealthy families to defend the city and resist the imperial court, but it is like water without roots, floating and without foundation. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to explain the benefits and disadvantages to the old friends in the city, and they will surely turn back, withdraw their private soldiers, and capture the traitors!"

Wei Kang actually came here to offer advice!
Although the Jingzhao Wei family is not as famous as the Runan Yuan family and the Hongnong Yuan family, they are still quite prestigious in Guanzhong.

If they went into the city and persuaded the Huaili nobles, they might be able to seize the military power, leaving Han Sui without soldiers, and naturally without the basis for threatening the imperial court.

"If General Yuan can accomplish this, he will be the benefactor of the people of Huaili!"

in fact.

After listening to Wei Kang's family affairs and plans, Liu Xie had roughly guessed what he was thinking.

Now, Wang Yun's plan failed, the Guandong coalition was defeated again, and Dong Zhuo's victory in Hedong this time has made these smart people realize that Dong Zhuo will definitely not lose power in a short time! Those Guandong princes will definitely not be able to attack Guanzhong in a short time.

Therefore, these noble families in Guanzhong urgently need to find a backer.

Even if the backer was the murderous and infamous Dong Zhuo, they still had to kiss him with their eyes closed in order to preserve their clan's property.

From a certain perspective, like Ma Teng before, Wei Kang's advice at this time was also based on the situation.

But no matter what, the direction of the wind was ultimately towards the Han Dynasty and the imperial court, leaving Liu Xie with no reason to refuse.

"If General Yuan succeeds in his plan, I will certainly thank General Yuan on behalf of the people of Huaili! The Grand Master will also remember General Yuan's contribution! Right?"

Dong Zhuo nodded.

"Although your father was recommended by me as the governor of Liangzhou, he has never taken up the post due to the blocked roads. If this can be accomplished, I will promote him to a court official like Jiuqing, so that he won't have to travel so much."

Wei Kang did not come here for petty gains such as gold, silver, treasures, official titles and reputation.

What he really wanted was to become familiar to Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo and gain the upper hand.

So Liu Xie gave him what he wanted, and a political exchange was completed secretly in just a few words.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Grand Master!"

When Wei Kang heard Dong Zhuo's promise, he was also full of fighting spirit!

Become!

Wei immediately clung to the emperor and Dong Zhuo's thighs!

As for whether I will be reviled by the Kanto family in the future... let's talk about it later!

The biggest problem facing the Guanzhong families now is survival, and they should not consider reputation or chastity.

Besides...

Being loyal to the imperial court, being loyal to the emperor, being loyal to the Grand Tutor, is there anything wrong with that?
On the contrary, the Guandong family actually dared to invade the Han Dynasty. If this is not being a traitor, what is it?
It was clearly their fault, how dare they scold me?

I bother!

……

I believe that in the future, there will be more and more great scholars from Guanzhong who will debate for Dong Zhuo, until an absolute winner emerges from one of the two sides.

Wei Kang waited until it was a little dark, then quietly tied up a few letters and threw them to a corner of the city.

After that, it was a long wait.

Waited for the fire, waited for the commotion.

When the people on the city wall were burning like a raging fire, Liu Xie knew that Wei Kang's plan actually worked!
"The power of the noble family is so terrifying!"

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Because when the riot spread to its extreme, a loud bang was heard -

The gate of Huaili County is open!
And at the moment the city gate opened, a figure fell rapidly from the city wall, fell heavily on the city gate, and turned into a puddle of mud.

It’s Han Sui.

"The troops will enter the city directly and step over Han Sui's corpse!"

Liu Xie issued the most brutal order in his life, but he did not think there was anything wrong with it.

Now that Han Sui has been executed, the last person to face is naturally only one person!
Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo looked at each other and said, "Finally, I will meet Master Wang Zi."

(End of this chapter)