Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 83: Murderous Intent

Chancery desk.

There were only two recorders of the Secretariat, Wang Yun and Yang Biao.

There was a pile of memorials on the table in front of them. After flipping through them for a while, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

Yang Biao wiped the sweat from his head and said with a smile: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter."

Wang Yun glanced outside and said to himself, "It's almost July."

Yang Biao smiled, his eyes rolling, and asked, "Prince, are these memorials impeaching the Yuan family?"

The memorials before them were almost all about impeaching the Yuan family and their disciples and officials, totaling more than seventy. Although no big names were involved, it was enough to explain some problems.

"I'm going out for a while." Wang Yun suddenly stood up and left the Secretariat.

Yang Biao looked at his back, his fat face straightened, his eyes showing deep uneasiness, and then said to the eunuch not far away: "Send him to the palace."

The Little Eunuch responded and told the two Middle Eunuchs to pick up the memorials and prepare to send them to Jingfu Palace.

Wang Yun left the Vermillion Bird Gate and did not take a carriage. Instead, he headed south along the Imperial Road and headed straight for the Imperial College.

Not long after we walked away, a group of children suddenly came over, singing and dancing.

"The eunuch party is greedy and evil, they are not as good as a dish from the Yuan family!"

"Yuan Jialian, Yuan Jiazheng, the Yuan family has millions of dollars!"

"Once the general falls, the Yuan family will have enough to eat!"

"Three dukes in four generations, without any achievements, yet with disciples all over the world, they control half of the court."

Wang Yun stared at the children in a daze and reached out to grab one, but saw them scattering while playing and running into an alley not far away.

The words of the nursery rhyme were still echoing in Wang Yun's ears. He frowned again and again, but he endured it and continued to move forward.

Not long after, he came to a teahouse near the Imperial College and went to the private room on the second floor.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty." Li Ru was wearing a long gown, his hair was neat, his facial features were handsome, and he had an elegant temperament.

Wang Yun quickly closed the door, walked up to him quickly, took his hand and asked, "Did you get it?"

Li Ru handed over a small box and whispered, "This humble official spent a lot of money to buy it from the Huangmen Beisi Prison. It contains Yuan Shao's handwritten confession. He confessed that the Yuan family had colluded with the Yellow Turban rebels in various places. Some of the rebels gave the precious things they robbed to the Yuan family in exchange for money and food, some traded with each other to earn military merits and eliminate dissidents, and some conspired with the Yuan family to divide up a piece of land..."

Before he could finish, Wang Yun could no longer wait. He opened the box and pulled out several sheets of paper. The first one was from Yuan Shao. He read it quickly and then looked at the following ones. There were confessions from Chunyu Qiong, the former left and right supervisors of the Yulin Army, one of the former eight commanders of the Xiyuan, and several close associates of the Yuan family.

Wang Yun's eyes were burning with anger and hatred. He put it back and put the box under his armpit. He said to Li Ru, "Go back to the Imperial College and hide for a while. I will think of a way."

Li Ru raised his hands and bowed, saying, "In order to eliminate the traitors, it is all thanks to you, my Lord."

Wang Yun said nothing more and hurried away with the box.

At this time, the window on the second floor opposite them was open a crack.

Zuo Li stood in the front, with a military officer next to him, and behind him were a group of plainclothes guards, more than fifty people in total.

When the military officer saw Wang Yun coming out, he said to Zuo Li, "My lord, the prince has come out."

Zuo Li turned his head and saw Wang Yun coming out of the teahouse with quick steps.

Zuo Li looked annoyed and weird.

Not long ago, he discovered that someone had reached into the Huangmen Beisi Prison and inquired about Yuan Shao. He thought that someone wanted to rescue Yuan Shao, so he planned to take the opportunity to catch a big fish, so he forged these confessions. However, he did not expect that the person he hooked was actually Wang Yun.

"Sir, what should we do?" asked the military officer.

The person who was caught was Wang Yun, and this was not something they could handle on their own. Although the contents of the confessions were basically true, there was no actual evidence.

Zuo Li was just annoyed by this matter, and said: "I will go to the palace to see His Majesty, you guys continue to watch."

After he finished speaking, his expression suddenly became sinister. He stared at the group of people he brought out and said in a cold voice, "The Yuan family, watch out for me. If another person escapes from Dongdu, you should calculate the number of people in the family in advance and buy coffins for them!"

The military officer and the imperial guards trembled all over and said, "As you command!"

Zuo Li said this and turned around to leave and go back to the palace.

The current situation is becoming increasingly tense and he cannot afford to be careless.

Wang Yun left the Imperial Street, forced himself to remain calm, and walked quickly towards the palace. Not far from the Suzaku Gate, he saw Dong Zhuo getting off the carriage and preparing to enter the palace.

Wang Yun stopped walking suddenly, and said to himself in surprise, "This person came from the Beisi Prison of Huangmen. Your Majesty must have known about this long ago, but he was hesitant and held back."

Wang Yun figured this out, and the impulse in his heart slowly dissipated. He calmed down and watched Dong Zhuo walk into the palace, thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

"Dong Zhuo?"

Wang Yun raised his head abruptly, a flash of ecstasy flashed across his face, and he immediately chased after him, shouting, "General, General! Lord Dong! Lord Dong!"

Dong Zhuo was already terrified when he entered the palace this time, suspecting it was a Hongmen Banquet. He was startled when he heard someone suddenly shouting. He turned around and saw that it was Wang Yun. He quickly raised his hand and said politely, "Prince."

Wang Yun came after him, panting. After calming down a little, he walked side by side with Dong Zhuo and asked with a rare smile, "Dong Gong, are you going to the palace to see the emperor?"

Dong Zhuo was tall, almost a head taller than Wang Yun, but he was very humble and bowed slightly, saying, "Your Majesty has summoned me, but I don't know why."

Wang Yun held the box between his legs and saw that no one was around. He said calmly, "Mr. Dong, I'm afraid it's because of the Yuan family. I heard that Envoy Zhang's disobedience to the imperial edict and the Yanzhou incident were manipulated by the Yuan family behind the scenes."

Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly changed, his face was horrified, and he asked, "Is it really so?"

Wang Yun turned a blind eye to his poor acting and said, "It is probably true. Lord Dong, you have a close relationship with the Yuan family. If His Majesty asks, how should Lord Dong answer?"

Dong Zhuo was uneasy and said anxiously, "Zhuo is loyal to Your Majesty. Although the Yuan family has helped Zhuo, Zhuo and the Yuan family are not close. Zhuo is completely unaware of the Yuan family's affairs. If Your Majesty asks for punishment, please help me to clarify something."

Wang Yun looked at him without changing his expression. He said, "Mr. Dong is the Grand Commandant, a high-ranking official with great power. I wonder what you think?"

Dong Zhuo groaned, stopped, raised his hand and said, "Oh, please give me some advice, my lord."

Wang Yun sneered in his heart. Everyone in the court and the country knew that Dong Zhuo was a tiger and a wolf. Who would believe his humble attitude?

Wang Yun pretended to think, took out the box from his armpit, pulled out a few sheets of paper, handed them to Dong Zhuo, and said, "Mr. Dong, take a look."

Dong Zhuo put down his hand, took it and looked at it with a puzzled look on his face. Then his hand holding the papers began to tremble, his eyes widened, full of astonishment, and he said, "This, this, this, my Lord..."

Wang Yun said solemnly, "Someone just reported this to me. As the Grand Commandant, how do you think this matter should be handled?"