Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 69 Jia Xu (Additional updates, please give me a monthly ticket)

As Liu Bian read the letter, anger grew in his heart.

Ding Gong couldn't help it, and looked at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, Captain Cao's letter said..."

Liu Hong, Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Xun You all looked tense, with uneasiness written all over their faces.

Dong Zhuo once again refused to obey the imperial edict, and a war was inevitable!

Liu Bian took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, looked at the court officials, and said calmly: "Good news, Dong Zhuo agreed to obey the imperial edict and enter the capital."

Ding Gong was startled. This is indeed good news? But His Majesty's expression was not right. Could it be that His Majesty was vowing to conquer in order to establish the power of the new monarch?

Xun You sensed something unusual and asked, "Your Majesty, did Dong Zhuo make other requests?"

Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Wang Yun and others immediately frowned. Wasn't the position of Grand Commandant enough to satisfy Dong Zhuo? What else did he want?

Liu Bian glanced at Xun You and said calmly, "Three days ago, Dong Zhuo personally led his troops to wipe out the Qiang people who invaded Sanfu and beheaded more than a thousand of them."

The courtiers in the hall were stunned and unable to react for a moment.

Isn't that Dong Zhuo's man? He led his troops and beheaded more than a thousand people?

Wang Yun reacted the fastest and blurted out, "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo is trying to establish his authority in order to gain access to the capital with merit!"

Liu Bian didn't say anything, still thinking about Dong Zhuo's purpose.

It is to establish authority, and it is also to bring merit to the capital, but it is definitely more than that.

Xun You lowered his head in deep thought, and soon thought of more things. He raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, is Dong Zhuo doing this to control the military power?"

Liu Bian immediately raised his eyelids, looked at Xun You, nodded and said, "Cao Cao's letter said that Dong Zhuo had made great contributions to the suppression of the Qiang people, and he had given his subordinates many official titles, including two Lieutenant Generals, a Lieutenant of the Surrendered, and the temporary appointments of the governors of Xihe, Taiyuan, and Xihe, and was ready to wait for the court to officially appoint them."

"This……"

Ding Gong couldn't believe that Dong Zhuo was so bold. He even wanted to change his words and directly ask the court to send troops to wipe out Dong Zhuo!

Liu Hong, Wang Yun and Yang Biao remained silent. Dong Zhuo did this because he was confident and was leaving a way out for himself to enter the capital!

Xun You pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I think you can agree to it for now. When Dong Zhuo comes to the capital, we can try to win him over and divide him. We can easily break the enemy and kill him in no time."

Ding Gong didn't like Xun You very much, so he said, "If it doesn't work, what will happen if the two armies fight each other?"

Xun You said: "With Dong Zhuo in the capital, Bingzhou is leaderless. We can defeat them one by one without resorting to military force."

Ding Gong snorted coldly and said, "How can everything go as planned? Since Dong Zhuo agreed to enter the capital, he must have made every possible preparation. How could he not have thought of this?"

Liu Bian saw them arguing, but he remained calm and did not interrupt them. What he was thinking was, whose plan was this?

Is it Yuan Wei? Or someone under Dong Zhuo?

This move is really smart.

According to common sense, under such circumstances, the court had no choice but to agree to everything and try to win over the people.

What if you disagree? The imperial court has long lost control of those places.

Xun You argued with Ding Gong for a few sentences, then, considering his status, he stopped talking and looked at Liu Bian.

Ding Gong, Liu Hong and others each had their own thoughts and also turned their eyes to Liu Bian's face.

His face was filled with anger and...worry.

Liu Bian has to make the decision on this matter.

Liu Bian was lost in thought, glanced at them, then turned to Pan Yin and said, "Yuan Wei hasn't sent a letter yet?"

Pan Yin bowed and said, "Yes."

Liu Bian snorted coldly, sat up straight, and said, "I will not agree to any of these requests, except the position of Grand Commandant! No need to discuss it further! You all should focus on the 'new system' and proceed step by step according to the plan without delay!"

After saying this, Liu Bian stood up.

Ding Gong stood up quickly and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the Three Qiangs can temporarily accept the order to contain Dong Zhuo..."

"No, I will not compromise with the traitors, and neither will the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Bian waved his hand loudly and walked out from the side door.

Ding Gong, Liu Hong and others were in a panic, their expressions were solemn. They felt as if a great battle was about to begin!

Wang Yun sat still, solemn and silent.

Yang Biao kept blinking his eyes, the cold sweat on his head kept coming out the more he wiped it, and he felt like he was dying.

If Dong Zhuo rebelled, the imperial court would certainly exterminate the Yuan family to eliminate any internal support.

What about the Yang family?

As one of the most prominent families in contemporary times, the two families have had inter-marriages almost from generation to generation, and Yuan Wei is his brother-in-law!

Will the imperial court also wipe out the Yang family?

Yang Biao wiped the sweat off his hands, and suddenly turned to Xun You, saying with a smile: "Brother Xun, the 'new system' is coming soon, and I still have many questions. I would like to ask you, Brother Xun, do you have time to come over to your house to chat in the evening?"

The prestige of the Yang family is no less than that of the Yuan family. It’s only because Yang Ci died a few years earlier that the Yuan family would have taken away the limelight.

Xun You was from the Xun family of Yingchuan, which was also a famous family, but it was not as good as the Yang family. Seeing Yang Biao being so "modest", he dared not be careless and quickly raised his hand and said, "I dare not refuse Yang Gong's invitation."

Yang Biao nodded with a smile on his face, and the cold sweat on his face disappeared.

Ding Gong, Liu Hong glanced at him, frowning secretly, and the two of them moved closer. Ding Gong said, "I'll go see Huangfu Yizhen."

Liu Hong nodded in understanding and said, "I'll go with you."

As they talked, they stood up and left the Jiade Hall.

When Yang Biao saw them leaving, he pulled Xun You over and said, "Brother Xun, let's go. Please tell me more about the new system."

Xun You knew very well that Yang Biao had something to say, so he responded with a smile, and the two of them walked out of the Jiade Hall hand in hand.

Seeing that everyone had left, Wang Yun looked around, snorted, and slowly stood up.

After leaving Jiade Hall, Liu Bian walked back to Jingfu Hall.

He walked slowly, still analyzing in his mind.

There was something fishy about Dong Zhuo's extermination of the Qiang people. Cao Cao hadn't sent any news for more than ten days, so he was probably under house arrest by Dong Zhuo. Yuan Wei remained silent, what was he planning?

After Dong Zhuo's exorbitant request was rejected, would Dong Zhuo obey the order or disobey it?

If he disobeyed the order, Liu Bian would have no choice.

Liu Bian looked at the lush trees not far away and said calmly, "Pan Yin, do you think I should agree to Dong Zhuo's request?"

Pan Yin followed Liu Bian carefully and said, "Your Majesty, although I don't understand these things, I think it's wrong."

"Tell me the reason." Liu Bian said casually. He was just a little bored and wanted to talk.

Pan Yin glanced at the back of Liu Bian's head and said, "If we agree to Dong Zhuo, then the governors and governors of Yizhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou will definitely make the same request. The court can't agree to all of them."

Liu Bian laughed, his eyes flashing with coldness, and said: "So, this hole must not be opened!"

Agreeing to Dong Zhuo would only encourage the princes of all sizes in various places and accelerate the decline of the Han court's control.

He would rather go to war than bow to traitors!

A eunuch came over quietly and whispered something in Pan Yin's ear.

Pan Yin waved him away and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, that Huangfu Jianchang said that in the past few days, someone in the capital gave gifts to some dignitaries, and they were quite generous."

Liu Bian is not strange at all.

The practice of buying and selling official positions in the Han Dynasty started with the emperor. What was wrong with a rich man spending some money and giving some gifts to buy an official position? Even buying a general only cost 100,000 taels of silver. Which aristocratic family could afford such a small amount of money?

Liu Bian laughed at himself in his heart. He was too busy to deal with these parasites for a while, so he asked, "Do you know who it is?"

Pan Yin's face became more cautious, and he said, "It is said that his name is Jia Xu, and he is the staff of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu."

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