Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 79 Dong Zhuo's Peculiarity

Liu Bian did not expect that so many failures would occur in such a short period of time!

Qingzhou, Nanyang and Runan are all easy to deal with, but Yingchuan is not far from Luoyang!

Xun You looked at Liu Bian's expression, worried that he might scare him, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the summer grain is coming soon, and it is not surprising that the army is rising again. This has always been the case in previous years. We only need to withdraw troops from the three prefectures to defend Luoyang, and we will be safe. Your Majesty does not need to worry."

Liu Bian did not say anything. He picked up the five memorials and read them carefully one by one.

Xun You saw that Liu Bian was still in a daze, and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has long been dispersed and has been routed. It only takes time to slowly pacify it. The most urgent task is to stabilize the court, improve internal affairs, store up food, and train troops well."

Liu Bian turned a deaf ear to Xun You's words. He looked at the five memorials and vaguely felt that they seemed to be related. He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he glanced at Xun You and asked, "Anything else?"

Xun You was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking carefully, he said, "No more."

"there is none left……"

Liu Bian put down the memorial, slowly leaned back in his chair, his eyes half closed. Lately, it has been too quiet, and everything has been too smooth.

Xun You was shocked. He was a smart man. Just as he was about to speak, he quickly looked back. Seeing that there was no one else, he could not help but take two steps forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you mean that someone planned these things? This seems unlikely."

Liu Bian was also unsure, and suddenly said, "Send Grand Marshal and Zuo Li to see me."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded and hurried out.

Xun You was thinking with a solemn expression, feeling flustered.

He couldn't believe that there really was someone so generous as to collude with rebels and plot evil.

Liu Bian took a deep breath and said to himself: I hope I am wrong.

If it is as he guessed, then the strength of the Yuan family needs to be re-evaluated.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, the rebellion still needs to be put down. This involves the issue of who to send, as well as money and food.

His treasury was already empty, and he could only hope for summer grain.

'We need to start straightening out the tax system right away.'

Liu Bian kept thinking in his mind. Even though the national affairs were full of holes and complicated, he still had to do things step by step.

In less than an incense stick of time, Huangfu Song and Zuo Li arrived one after another.

Liu Bian handed the five memorials to Huangfu Song and said, "Please take a look at them first."

Huangfu Song had a look of "no strangers allowed" on his face. He took the memorials, lowered his head and read them one by one, then fell into deep thought without saying a word.

Liu Bian did not disturb him and let him think.

After a moment, Huangfu Song raised his head and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about Qingzhou. Judging from the report submitted by Envoy Zhu, it was caused by a surprise attack, so a little rectification is enough. In Jizhou, Cao Cao was eager to make achievements, and he was not well prepared before and after the incident, but it will not affect the overall situation. I believe that the siege of Runan will be lifted within half a month. Now, only Yanzhou is left, and we need to send a capable person to lead the troops to clear it out."

After hearing Huangfu Song's well-organized analysis, Liu Bian gradually calmed down and said with a smile, "Who do you think is more suitable to lead the troops?"

Although most of the famous generals of later generations have not yet grown up, the Han Dynasty still has no shortage of outstanding generals.

Xun You said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, the Grand Marshal is the most suitable."

Liu Bian shook his head and said, "Huangfu Qing's family is the Grand Marshal. He needs to coordinate the overall situation and stay in the capital. He cannot be sent out."

Xun You nodded, thought slowly in his heart, gradually frowned, and his expression was a little strange.

Liu Bian was also thinking about it, but soon, a strange look appeared on his face.

The two couldn't help but look at each other, and then there was a tacit silence, and no one spoke.

Xun You lowered his head, looking thoughtful.

Liu Bian had a blank expression on his face, and looked out the door with cold eyes.

Huangfu Song did not say anything. He had never participated in court struggles and had recently been increasingly trying to stay out of them.

After a long while, Xun You raised his head, looked at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, is there still no news about Envoy Zhang?"

Liu Bian said: "His family said that Zhang Wen was tired of the party struggles and found a place to live in seclusion. Outsiders don't know where exactly."

Xun You’s expression became more serious.

The reason why he was in such a dilemma was that after careful calculation, he found that there was only one person in Luoyang who had enough weight, experience in commanding troops, and was qualified to lead the armies from all places to quell the rebellion - Dong Zhuo!

Dong Zhuo is the current Grand Marshal and has made many military achievements. Looking at the court, Dong Zhuo is currently the most suitable, or even the only candidate!

But it was obvious that, let alone Liu Bian, most people in the imperial court would not agree with Dong Zhuo leading the army to quell the rebellion.

Not long after, Zuo Li walked into the study in small steps.

Liu Bian didn't give him a chance to salute, he just picked up the teacup and asked, "What's going on with the Yuan family recently?"

Zuo Li looked reserved, looking at Huangfu Song and Xun You out of the corner of his eye, secretly feeling the current atmosphere, and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, Master Yuan hardly sees outsiders."

Liu Bian lowered his head to drink tea, stared at him with his eyelids raised, and said, "Other than that, there is nothing suspicious?"

Zuo Li recalled carefully, glanced at Xun You and Huangfu Song, and said softly: "Nothing has been found yet, should I ask further?"

Zuo Li's intention was to secretly capture some of Yuan's close associates and torture them severely.

Yuan Shao couldn't get anything out of him, so what confidant could compare to Yuan Shao?

Liu Bian waved his hand, pondered, and said, "What's going on outside the palace?"

Zuo Li glanced at Huangfu Song again and said carefully, "Your Majesty, there is nothing special about it. It's just some nursery rhymes that imply that the Grand Marshal has killed people without mercy and is detrimental to his moral character."

Huangfu Song was indeed ruthless in his treatment of the Yellow Turban Army, killing people at every turn and even setting up a "Jingguan".

The so-called "Beijing officials" piled up the corpses or heads of the enemies into mountains, in order to intimidate the bandits and to show off their martial arts.

This phenomenon has been seen frequently throughout the dynasties.

Xun You heard this and continued, "Your Majesty, there have indeed been quite a few memorials impeaching the Grand Marshal recently."

Liu Bian didn't care at all and said, "It has never been less in the past, and it will not be less in the future."

In times of chaos, how many generals who lead troops, especially those who have made great contributions, can retire after achieving their goals and have a good ending?

The number of people who died at the hands of the enemy was far less than that at the hands of our own people.

Huangfu Song bowed slightly without making any excuses.

Xun You continued to think about the candidates for commanding the troops. He wanted reliable and capable generals, who were either serving as governors of other provinces or were unable to leave the capital or were unsuitable.

Who should it be then?

Liu Bian's mind was not on the commander of the troops at the moment. He sat on the chair, looking at Huangfu Song, Xun You and Zuo Li quietly. Although according to Huangfu Song, these things should be unrelated, he still suspected in his heart that the Yuan family played some role in it.

After thinking for a while, he reached out and took out a document from the drawer, handed it to Zuo Li, and said calmly: "Here is a list. I allow you to expand the Huangmen Beisi Prison to 3,000 people. You have the power to arrest first and report later. Keep an eye on them for me!"

This document is a list of Yuan family's followers compiled by Liu Bian based on existing information and his memory.

When Zuo Li heard the words "three thousand men" and "arrest first and report later", his heart was shaken, and he couldn't hide the ecstasy on his face. He tried his best to control himself, stepped forward to take it, and said in a trembling voice: "I obey your order."

Three thousand people!

He wouldn't even dare to dream about it!

That's enough people to do so many things!

Zuo Li lowered his head and stepped back. The document, which was originally light, felt as heavy as a mountain in his hand!

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