Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 60 The Yuan Family's Foundation

The carriage had not gone far when it slowly stopped and a man got out of the carriage.

He was about forty years old, dressed in white, with an elegant temperament, gentle as jade, with a faint smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

He turned around and headed towards Ding Gong. Liu Hong came over, raised his hand and said with a smile: "This humble official greets Lord Situ and Lord Sikong."

Ding Gong, Liu Hong didn't expect it to be Yuan Ji, and he didn't expect him to get out of the car.

The two looked at each other, without being arrogant, and raised their hands and said, "You are too polite, Marquis Anguo Ting."

Yuan Ji smiled as he looked at Liu Yu's carriage going farther and farther away, and said, "With Envoy Liu's departure, Youzhou will be safe."

Ding Gong looked at him, guessing in his heart, and asked, "Did the Marquis of Anguo Ting come back from Runan?"

Yuan Ji nodded and said, "Send my father back home."

That is, to bury Yuan Feng and return him to his hometown.

Ding Gong silently calculated the time and found that it didn't match at all. He said calmly: "What are the plans of Marquis Anguo Ting when he returns to the capital this time?"

Yuan Ji smiled and said, "I don't have any plans. After what Benchu ​​and Gonglu did, I am too embarrassed to see anyone. I plan to stay at home and concentrate on my studies."

Liu Hong was unwilling to believe Ding Gong. He also knew that Yuan Ji was recommended as the Grand Coachman, a position that Yuan Feng had held before. It was an unspoken arrangement of the Yuan family.

Yuan Ji looked at the expressions of the two men and raised his hand and said, "Lord Sikong, Lord Situ, shall we ride back together?"

Ding Gong didn't want to have more contact with Yuan Ji, so he said, "Don't bother An Guoting Hou, we have other things to do."

Yuan Ji smiled and said, "Then I will not delay Lord Situ and Lord Sikong any longer. I will take my leave."

Ding Gong, Liu Hong raised his hand and watched Yuan Ji turn around, get on the carriage, and slowly walk away.

Liu Hong sighed and said, "He came here specially to meet us. I wonder what he wants to do?"

Ding Gong folded his hands in front of him and said calmly, "I heard that Huang Wan will also come to Beijing."

Liu Hong frowned. With the Yuan family members returning to Beijing one after another, the structure of the imperial court was going to change drastically.

Yuan Wei has always been the one who has the final say in the Secretariat. If there are five more of them among the Nine Ministers, doesn't it mean that the Han Dynasty will be ruled by the Yuan family in the future?

Liu Yu is gone, and the one who comes might be Dong Zhuo, adding another seat to the Yuan family.

Wang Yun was a solitary person by nature and he did not fight or compete with others.

With only two of them left, they were completely powerless to compete with the Yuan family.

Ding Gong and Liu Hong both thought of this and couldn't help but look at each other, both with solemn expressions and feeling uneasy.

When the two returned to the city, Liu Bian was also busy in the palace.

He began to come into contact with court officials, especially the six ministers of the Secretariat, and met them one by one in one day.

In the evening, when it was getting dark, Liu Bian was examining the "amnesty list" in his hand, and asked without looking up: "Any news?"

Pan Yin stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, the people we sent out just came back, and there is no news from the three prefectures yet."

Liu Bian nodded, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and reviewed the memorial forwarded by the Secretariat.

Almost all of these memorials were "problem memorials", including those about civil unrest, impeachment, death, requests for money and food, requests for pensions, requests for officials, requests for soldiers, and so on.

Full of difficult questions!

Liu Bian felt a headache after reading this, and when he reviewed the suggestions left by the people from the Secretariat, he became even more annoyed.

All of these suggestions began with the word "please", and they all asked Liu Bian for his approval.

How could he approve it? What could he do about civil unrest? Impeachment, death announcement, request for money, food, soldiers, which one could he approve?

How could the Secretariat know the situation of the Han Dynasty court better than he did?

Liu Bian endured the headache and read dozens of books until dark. Then he straightened up and let out a sigh of relief.

"When it rains, it pours..."

Liu Bian frowned and said, the current situation is that the Han mansion is already full of holes, swaying in the wind and rain, and is on the verge of collapsing, but the foundation is solid and it has been holding up.

"His Majesty!"

Suddenly, Pan Yin rushed in from outside, looking anxious, and said, "Envoy Lu sent an urgent letter from Yong County."

Liu Bian stood up suddenly, rushed out of the table, snatched it away, and quickly tore it open to look.

The content of the letter was not much, but one sentence caught Liu Bian's attention: "After investigation, the ministers found that the Qiang people had not made any unusual movements, and most of the rebels spoke Qin language. It is suspected that they were soldiers from other places, without any control, and came here to plunder."

Liu Bian stared at these words and soon understood what Lu Zhi meant in the letter. His eyes widened, his face turned ashen, and anger surged in his heart.

"You are such a good old thief, Dong Zhuo!"

Liu Bian slammed the letter on the table and shouted.

He had previously only suspected that Dong Zhuo had deliberately let the Qiang people come, but he had not expected that there were no Qiang people at all, and it was Dong Zhuo who let his troops do it!

Dong Zhuo's purpose was simple, to blackmail him! With the Qiang people causing chaos in the three prefectures, how could Liu Bian transfer Dong Zhuo from the flank to the capital? !

Pan Yin was shocked when he saw Liu Bian's rare angry expression. He lowered his head and dared not breathe.

Not long after, Liu Bian's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and forced himself to calm down.

He walked back slowly and sat on the chair, his face still ashen, with thoughts turning in his mind.

He must deal with Dong Zhuo. How can he allow others to do as they please right next to his bed?

Suddenly, Liu Bian's expression changed slightly, and he thought of a solution. He said in a deep voice: "Send Yuan Ji to the palace!"

"Yes." Pan Yin agreed immediately and walked out quickly.

He did not care what time it was or how dark it was. He called over a eunuch and the imperial guards and asked them to go together to convey the order.

Liu Bian sat on the chair, his eyes flickering, thinking constantly.

He had not expected Dong Zhuo's move, but it also strengthened his determination to take away Dong Zhuo's military power.

The troops in Dong Zhuo's hands are also an elite force. If he can get them, it will be a huge help to him!

After a while, Liu Bian said to himself: "I still need to get the intelligence..."

Dong Zhuo's action was actually concealed from almost everyone. If there was someone next to Dong Zhuo, their eyes would not have been covered.

"What does Huangfu Jian look like?" Liu Bian looked at Pan Yin.

Pan Yin was cautious to begin with, and upon hearing this, he quickly said, "I have sent people to keep an eye on him. He has been hanging around in brothels, bars, and gambling houses lately, and I did find some useful things..."

Liu Bian glanced at him. Those things that were useful were just Huangfu Jian's opinion. They were of almost no use to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian thought for a moment and said, "He is smart, but he lacks direction. So, give him a task and ask him to find out the relationships, population, wealth, and land of the Yuan family."

"Yes, I'll do it once I understand." Pan Yin responded.

……

Not long after, a eunuch arrived at Yuan's mansion with a team of imperial guards.

Most people in the Yuan Mansion were asleep. When they heard that the eunuch had come to convey the imperial decree for Yuan family's son Qilin to enter the palace, all the lights in the Yuan Mansion were turned on.

Yuan Shu, who had just fallen asleep, got up as soon as he heard the news. Without even putting on his clothes, he grabbed his money bag, climbed over the wall, and ran away.

Yuan Ji met the eunuch, smiled calmly, and said, "It's late at night, I'm afraid my family will be worried, please wait a moment, angel."

The eunuch quickly said, "I dare not."

Yuan Ji turned around and walked in, and saw Yuan Wei waiting for him in a single coat.

Yuan Ji was not in a hurry and smiled and said, "Don't worry, uncle. His Majesty summoned me because I didn't enter the palace today. I just need to explain a few words."

Yuan Wei looked at Yuan Ji with a cold expression and said, "I told you not to underestimate him. He is very cunning and has a strong purpose. He has already become suspicious of the Yuan family."

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