Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 82

At this time, there were only Yang Biao and Wang Yun in the Shangshutai.

Yang Biao read the memorials carefully and meticulously, like a strict teacher.

Wang Yun remained silent, looking outside the door from time to time. The hurried footsteps coming and going made him suspicious.

When it was time to leave, Wang Yun walked out of the Shangshutai, stopped a man passing by Zhonghuangmen, and asked, "What happened in the palace?"

The Zhong Huangmen bowed quickly and said, "My Lord, some people in the palace have dishonest behavior, and the Da Changqiu is currently cleaning them up."

'Purge?'

Wang Yun looked at the imperial guards coming and going, nodded, and let the yellow gate leave. He thought to himself: "The people in the palace are not clean, why should we change the imperial guards?"

Yang Biao came out at this time, looked at Wang Yun silently, and walked straight out of the palace.

After stepping out of the Suzaku Gate and getting on the carriage, Yang Biao's expression changed immediately and he said, "Go back home!"

The driver heard something different in Yang Biao's words, walked a long way, and when he saw no one was around, he whispered, "Master, has something happened?"

Yang Biao's face was solemn, his eyes alert and uneasy, he said: "The palace has changed guards again. Huo Guang was smart for decades, but in the end, he still died and his family was destroyed? Ridiculous!"

The driver didn't quite understand, and Yang Biao didn't explain much.

Early the next morning.

Xun You and Zhong Yao appeared in Liu Bian's study.

Zhong Yao calmed down a little, but Xun You had a serious look on his face.

Zhong Yao looked at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to deal with the Yuan family, you must be fully prepared. I think we should first deal with the outside world and then the capital. We should first eliminate the Yuan family's influence outside the capital to prevent unrest."

Now is not the same as before. The Han Dynasty is weak and the people's hearts have long been demoralized. The local areas are full of powerful princes, big and small. It is no longer the time when everything will be fine just by eliminating the main culprit.

Xun You continued, "Your Majesty, the Yuan family is too powerful. First, Runan, then Luoyang, and then Dong Zhuo and Bingzhou, Jinshang and Yanzhou. The rest of the places also need to be guarded."

Liu Bian knelt there and listened quietly.

Seeing that Liu Bian was silent, Zhong Yao's expression turned serious and he said, "Your Majesty, if you hesitate, you will suffer the consequences. Now that you have to act, you must be quick, accurate and ruthless, and you must not hesitate for even a moment!"

Xun You knew what Liu Bian was worried about, so he said, "Your Majesty, we cannot back down now. Please issue an order, and we will take care of the rest. We will not damage your majesty's authority, disrupt the court, or damage your majesty's national affairs."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, looked up at the two of them and smiled, "I am not hesitant or shrinking, but I am thinking. As for Bingzhou, I have already sent a secret letter to Lu Shijun, so there is no big problem. As for Dong Zhuo, well, I will handle it. Jin Shang in Yanzhou is also easy to deal with. Transfer him to the capital and order Ding Yuan to take up the post as soon as possible. However, this Runan..."

He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was clear.

Runan was the Yuan family's base camp, and the imperial court had very little control over it.

After hearing this, Zhong Yao thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is a Yellow Turban rebellion in Runan at this time. You can use this as an excuse to order Cao Cao and Xu Rong to join forces and enter Runan County in the name of suppressing the Yellow Turban rebellion, and take care of the Yuan family and their followers."

"Cao Cao?"

Liu Bian pondered, a hint of hesitation on his face.

At this moment, he suddenly realized a problem. He was actually not confident in Cao Cao, and subconsciously did not want to give him the opportunity to become powerful.

"Is this the usual suspicion of those in a higher position?"

Liu Bian muttered to himself, and then nodded decisively, "Okay, order them to join forces and march into Runan, and let Cao Cao be responsible for arresting Yuan's followers. No one should be missed, especially those from the Yuan family!"

When Zhong Yao and Xun You heard Liu Bian say this, their expressions relaxed, they looked at each other, but did not say anything.

Liu Bian looked at the expressions of the two men and said, "You two ministers seem to be afraid as well?"

Zhong Yao looked solemn and said, "Your Majesty, the only place left is the capital."

Liu Bian nodded slightly and understood - the Yuan family and Dong Zhuo in the capital.

How to deal with Dong Zhuo and who will be responsible for dealing with the Yuan family?

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, an idea came to his mind, and he said, "I know. Yesterday I heard that the Yang family divorced his wife?"

Last night, Yang Biao divorced his wife and broke up with the Yuan family because of "jealousy", which caused quite a stir.

Xun You naturally understood Yang Biao's intention and said, "Your Majesty, if Doctor Yang can sense something, then the Yuan family must have sensed it too. It is better to act sooner rather than later."

Liu Bian couldn't help but laugh in his heart. This is not a peaceful and prosperous era. Killing a minister would cause a huge shock. His Yuan family was able to break into the Forbidden Palace and slaughter so many people in one night. Why can't I destroy his Yuan family?

Liu Bian looked directly at the two of them, sitting upright like a pine tree, with a dignified look, and said: "My two lords, I order you to start cleaning up the Yuan family's followers in the court immediately!"

The two men straightened their faces, bowed together, and said in a deep voice: "I obey your command!"

They all knew in their hearts that something big was about to happen!

After the two of them left the study, Liu Bian thought for a moment and said, "Tell Dong Zhuo to come see me."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded and walked out lightly. He lowered his head and took small steps, feeling equally uneasy.

That’s the Yuan family, the most prominent and famous family in the entire Han Dynasty. When it comes to the Yuan family, who wouldn’t show some respect and give them some respect?

Liu Bian was still considering how to minimize the spillover effects of this incident.

The Taiwei Mansion is only separated from the imperial palace by a wall.

Dong Zhuo was still sleeping soundly, surrounded by two beautiful girls about fourteen or fifteen years old, with traces of tears on their faces.

At this time, a servant came to the bed and called out in a low voice: "Master! Master!"

Dong Zhuo was suddenly awakened from his sleep. He subconsciously reached out to pull the sword from the bedside. After he grasped the sword, he calmed down and woke up.

He looked at the servant not far away, dressed and walked over, still sleepy, and asked angrily: "What's the matter?"

The servant took Dong Zhuo a few steps outside and said, "I have found out some news."

Dong Zhuo looked at him for a moment, then suddenly kicked him and said, "Speak!"

The servant hurriedly got up and said, "Yes, yes, it is Sikong who wants to resign."

Dong Zhuo was stunned, thought for a while, and asked, "What's the reason?"

The servant glanced outside and whispered even more: "It was spread from the Sikong Mansion that it was because the Yanzhou Governor Jin Shang had made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion, and the Sikong recommended Jin Shang as the Yanzhou governor, which angered His Majesty."

Dong Zhuo was now somewhat confused and asked, "Yanzhou, has it been pacified?"

"That's what it says." said the servant.

Dong Zhuo touched his big belly with both hands. He was completely awake. There was a gleam in his eyes. Suddenly, he said in a hurry: "Quick, quick, send a message to Bingzhou and tell them not to move. Go, go quickly, tell Li Su to come see me!"

The servant was startled and ran out immediately after hearing the call.

But soon, he ran in again.

Dong Zhuo was thinking hard, and had a bad feeling in his heart. When he saw him rushing in again, he kicked him and shouted angrily: "I told you to go, why did you come back?!"

The servant was kicked hard, and he struggled to get up, kneeling on the ground, and said, "Master, it's the palace. His Majesty has ordered you to come to the palace immediately."

Dong Zhuo looked at him with his eyes wide open, stunned, but a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

He had a premonition that something might have happened to the Yuan family.

As everyone knows, the Yuan family has always protected and promoted him. Although he is not a disciple or former official of the Yuan family, he has also benefited greatly from them.

If something happened to the Yuan family and he was summoned to the palace, would it be a Hongmen Banquet from which he could never return?

……

at this time.

Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Wei stood under the eaves, leaning on a crutch, watching the drizzle. His skinny face was calm and silent, without a trace of emotion.

Yuan Ji stood behind him, with a look of admiration on his face, and said, "Uncle is still wise."

"Where is Gao Ming?" Yuan Wei asked without turning his head.

Yuan Ji looked at Yuan Wei's profile and said excitedly, "Uncle has kept quiet while the post of Governor of Yanzhou is in his hands. The Censorate will remain vacant. When the situation becomes more chaotic, Dong Zhuo will probably take over the position of Shangshu, and the situation will turn around again..."

Before, Yuan Ji complained that Yuan Wei was too weak and submitted to the emperor in everything, which caused the Yuan family's prestige to plummet.

I never thought that Yuan Wei played such a big game!

Yuan Wei looked at the continuous drizzle and said, "I didn't do anything."

Yuan Ji smiled and said, "Yes, I was talking nonsense."

Yuan Wei turned around, looked at him quietly, and said, "Stupid!"

Yuan Ji's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "What does uncle mean?"

Yuan Wei's eyes sharpened a little, and he said: "What Gonglu and Benchu ​​can do, you can't do!"

Yuan Ji understood what Yuan Wei meant, but he said in a deep voice: "Uncle, Benchu ​​is still missing, and Gonglu is even less known where he is hiding. If I don't do it, who can do it?"

"I'll let others do it." Yuan Wei said.

Yuan Ji seemed unwilling to give up and said, "Uncle, there must be a big secret behind He Jin's death. The palace sent people to kill almost all of He Jin's confidants. The concubine who escaped must know something!"

Yuan Wei said calmly, "I told you, I'll let someone else do it."

Yuan Ji knew that Yuan Wei was angry and wanted to explain something, but a middle-aged man appeared not far from them and said, "Father, the prime minister is here."

Yuan Wei glanced at him and continued to stare at Yuan Ji, asking, "What else did you do?"

Yuan Ji moved his lips and said, "I ask the Minister of the Interior to recommend Jin Shang as the governor of Yanzhou."

"You are more stupid than I expected!" Yuan Wei's tone became heavier, and a hint of indifference appeared on his face.

Seeing that Yuan Wei was so angry, Yuan Ji wanted to explain, but then he saw Liu Hong appear in the corridor in the distance.

Not long after, in the Yuan family's living room.

Liu Hong and Yuan Wei sat opposite each other, with Yuan Ji in the middle, pouring tea for them.

Liu Hong looked at Yuan Wei with a mocking expression, and said, "Without the eunuch party and the general, can the Grand Tutor act so recklessly and without any scruples?"

Yuan Wei had a blank expression on his face and said, "I don't know what Sikong is talking about."

Yuan Ji looked at Liu Hong and began to feel inexplicably uneasy.

Liu Hong snorted coldly and said, "Whether you have selfish motives or not, only the Grand Master knows it. What I want to say is that the current emperor is not the previous emperor, and he has a different insight into people and things. In particular, the emperor is determined to make a comeback, and the previous methods will only arouse his disgust and bring him thunder."

Yuan Wei stared at Liu Hong, his expression slightly changed, and asked, "What does Situ have in mind?"

The panic on Yuan Ji's face could no longer be concealed, and his eyes were fixed on Liu Hong.

Liu Hong didn't even look at him. He stared at Yuan Wei and said, "Ding Gong knew the consequences of recommending Jin Shang, but he still recommended him. This shows that he had his own reasons. I don't know how you convinced him, but this move will definitely anger His Majesty. Don't you worry about the consequences at all?"

Yuan Wei was silent.

There are some things that everyone knows well and everyone is cautious about, so if they don't mention them, everything will be fine; once they are mentioned, it will be irreversible!

Seeing Yuan Wei was silent, Yuan Ji said to Liu Hong with a face as hard as steel: "Sir, can't the Minister of Works and Minister of Education recommend talents for the country? The governor of Jin has good character and ability, which is known to all the government and the public. Now that he has quelled the rebellion in Yanzhou, his contribution to the country is great. Why should we recommend him together?"

Liu Hong glanced at him and sneered, "Recruiting talents for the country? Who in the court doesn't know what your Yuan family has done? The general can still protect his entire family, but I don't know if the Yuan family can protect it!"

Just as Yuan Ji was about to speak, Yuan Wei nodded and said, "Are you two going to retire?"

Liu Hong's expression suddenly turned ugly. He suppressed his anger and said, "How can Ding Gong disobey Your Majesty for long? Once Ding Gong leaves, I can't stand alone. What's the point of keeping him here? Wang Yun and Yang Biao are timid, incompetent and weak. From now on, the Shangshutai will belong to Yuan Taifu alone!"

When Yuan Ji heard Liu Hong's angry words, he felt inexplicably frightened and could not help but look at Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei's face was devoid of emotion as he said, "Our Yuan family has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty and to Your Majesty, and we have never had any false thoughts. Benchu ​​and Gonglu did everything to destroy the eunuch party and establish the throne, and the court and the public have witnessed this. I have been negligent in disciplining some of the recent events, and I will apologize to Your Majesty."

Liu Hong sneered and said, "Apologize? Zhang Rang and others accepted money from the Yellow Turban rebels. Did the Yuan family accept it? Do we have to kill so many people to exterminate the eunuchs? I'm afraid only the Grand Tutor knows the trick! During the rebellion in Yanzhou, was it really possible for Na Jinshang to behead more than 3,000 people and persuade tens of thousands to surrender? Apologize, Grand Tutor, you think it's too easy!"

Yuan Ji felt cold all over, and only then did he realize that their affair was not a secret at all!

Yuan Wei remained indifferent and remained silent for a while before asking, "Did His Majesty ask you to come?"

Liu Hong looked at him with a strange expression, and said, "Do you really think that your family, Yuan Wei, has three dukes for four generations, can make His Majesty afraid? Do you think that His Majesty sent me to persuade you? Yuan Wei, you think too highly of yourself, don't you?"

Yuan Wei's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Thank you, Sikong."

Seeing Yuan Kui chasing away the guests, Liu Hong had almost vented his anger. He stood up, looked down at Yuan Kui, and said indifferently: "Grandmaster, I hope you can still have a little thought for your family and country, and don't ruin the reputation of the Yuan family for five generations."

Yuan Ji naturally understood the meaning of Liu Hong's words. His face turned pale and he was hesitant to speak. He could only watch Liu Hong's back gradually walking away.

As soon as Liu Hong left, Yuan Ji suddenly fell to the ground in front of Yuan Wei, knocked his head on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, this is all my fault. I ruined your plan and put the Yuan family in such a dangerous situation!"

Yuan Wei didn't look at him. He held the teacup in his right hand tremblingly. Even though the tea spilled, he still brought it to his lips, took a sip, and put it down tremblingly again.

Looking at the teacup in front of him, his skinny face was unprecedentedly cold and hard, and his eyes were filled with anger and murderous intent.

But soon, the murderous intent dissipated, and his expression returned to normal. He said calmly: "My biggest mistake was agreeing with you to forge a letter to lure Dong Zhuo into the capital."

Yuan Ji knocked his head to the ground, his face was as stiff as iron, and his eyes were red.

This is where their Yuan family, no, began.

From that time on, everything in the Yuan family was out of their control and could only go with the flow until now.

After a long while, Yuan Ji could not hear Yuan Wei's voice, so he gritted his teeth and said, "May I ask my uncle how my Yuan family can save itself?"

Yuan Wei turned his head and looked outside the door, saying, "When facing a big event, you must stay calm."

Yuan Ji knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say anything.

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