Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 95 Wang Zuo’s Talent

Liu Bian wanted Ding Gong and Liu Hong to leave so as to take the opportunity to abolish the Three Dukes' Office.

Xun You, Zhong Yao and others did not know that Liu Bian had already made up his mind, and wanted to retain Ding and Liu, who were relatively fair-minded.

Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others kept a distance from the matter as it had nothing to do with them.

Ding Gong, Liu Hong knelt on the ground, waiting silently.

After waiting for a long time, Liu Bian saw that no one spoke. He looked around at the people present and found that none of them seemed to be a treacherous minister who could guess the emperor's intentions.

'Should I train one?'

Liu Bian muttered in his heart, and then said lightly: "Dong Qing's family, what do you think?"

As the Grand Marshal, Dong Zhuo should be with the other two gentlemen.

Dong Zhuo was thinking about how to control the military power and did not allow his trusted subordinates to enter the capital. Upon hearing this, his expression became serious and he said in a deep voice: "I will obey your order!"

Wang Yun, who was watching silently, saw Liu Bian asked again, and his mind suddenly became clear. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the two gentlemen have too close a relationship with the Yuan family. If they stay in the court, it may be detrimental to them. It is better to let them return to their hometown to preserve their integrity."

After the Yuan family's accusation, there will definitely be a surge of impeachments against their cronies. Ding Gong's memorial recommending Jin Shang is the biggest handle!

Liu Bian looked at Wang Yun with a smile in his eyes. He pretended to think for a moment and said, "What Lord Wang said makes sense. Then, I will approve it."

"I accept your order and thank you!" Ding Gong and Liu Hong responded, looking depressed and feeling lost. Once they left, they would never come back.

Then, the two men took out the seal and talisman and raised their hands.

Zhong Huangmen stepped forward to take it and stepped aside.

"We will take our leave now." The two men bowed again, then stood up and slowly walked out.

Yang Biao, Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Xun You, Zhong Yao, and Tang Mao could not help but look at the backs of the two men.

There are only two words to describe it - lonely.

They couldn't help but feel a strange emotion in their hearts, and the hall was exceptionally silent.

Seeing this, Liu Bian picked up the teacup and said casually, "Pan Yin, go and see the two ministers off."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded and chased after him in small steps.

Everyone immediately came to their senses and calmed down.

Liu Bian waited for Ding Gong and Liu Hong to leave the room, put down his teacup, coughed lightly, and said, "My dear ministers, what do you think about the Three Dukes' Mansion?"

Xun You and Zhong Yao suddenly came to their senses, looked at Liu Bian in surprise, and then looked at each other.

They didn't expect that Liu Bian was so eager to abolish the Three Dukes' Mansion!

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Dong Zhuo and others were somewhat confused. What did it mean to look at the Three Dukes' Mansion?

What's wrong with the Sangong Mansion?

Although Zhong Yao felt that everything was complicated and people's hearts were unsettled, and it was too hasty to abolish the Three Dukes' Office, the departure of Ding and Liu was the most appropriate opportunity.

"His Majesty,"

Zhong Yao raised his hand with a solemn expression and said, "The Three Dukes' Office has been in name only for many years. It has no business and is no different from being vacant. It is better to abolish it and merge it with the Shangshutai."

Before Yang Biao and Wang Yun could react, Dong Zhuo became anxious. He raised his hand towards Liu Bian, his eyes wide open with shock, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He didn't know what to say.

If the Three Dukes' Offices are abolished, what will he do as the Grand Marshal?

Yuan Wei has only been promised the title of 'prime minister' for a few days, and now he is going to be dismissed from his position as Grand Marshal?

Liu Bian sat up straight, glanced at Yang Biao and Wang Yun, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Dong. I am talking about the Three Dukes' Mansion, not the Three Dukes."

Xun You followed up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the Three Dukes' Office is indeed unnecessary. You can abolish the Three Dukes' Office and keep the Three Dukes' positions."

Liu Bian smiled and nodded, saying, "That's what I mean. Yang Qing's family, Wang Qing's family, what do you think?"

Yang Biao blinked his eyes and said immediately, "I second the motion."

The Three Dukes' Offices are indeed useless. Whether they are abolished or not, it has no impact on the political situation at all.

Wang Yun thought for a while without moving his face, and said, "I second the motion."

This is right!

Liu Bian felt unusually relieved and smiled even more. He said, "Then this matter and the 'new system' will be handled by the Shangshutai and completed as soon as possible so that the court's orders can be smoothly implemented and the efficiency can be improved."

Dong Zhuo was stunned. The Sangong Mansion where he had only lived for a few days was gone?

"We obey your orders." Yang Biao and Wang Yun raised their hands and said.

No matter how dissatisfied Dong Zhuo was, he dared not show it. He hesitated but said, "I obey your order."

There are only three of them in the Shangshu Terrace.

Xun You, Zhong Yao, and Tang Mao bowed, with various thoughts in their minds.

Once the Three Dukes' Office was abolished, the Nine Ministers were weakened, and almost all the power of the government was concentrated in the Secretariat.

Logically speaking, the power of Yang Biao, Dong Zhuo, and Wang Yun will be greater than that of He Jin and Yuan Wei in the past!

Furthermore, Yang Biao hardly participated in state affairs, Dong Zhuo was still an outsider, and the power was in the hands of Wang Yun alone!

Xun You and Zhong Yao couldn't help but look at each other and frowned quietly.

Liu Bian looked at the expressions of these people, silently calculating the situation in the court, and nodded secretly: It's almost done.

The splitting of the Prime Minister's Office into the Three Dukes' Offices was the result of the struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power, but in reality, the court often had to have a person in charge, especially at times like this, power could not be dispersed!

The Han Dynasty court must unite as one and stop internal friction!

Liu Bian pondered for a while, then asked: "Today the Yuan family is executing, which noble will be the one to supervise the execution?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the small conference room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

There was even a chill flowing, making everyone look tense and not daring to breathe.

Given the reputation of the Yuan family, whoever goes to supervise the execution will be hated by the noble families of the world and will be blamed!

Yang Biao and Wang Yun both lowered their heads and said nothing.

Dong Zhuo, who was tall and sitting upright, hunched his back slightly.

Xun You, Zhong Yao, and Tang Mao also dared not say a word.

The Yuan family case has been brewing. It won’t be long before the whole world is in turmoil. Even if the court tries its best to make a quick decision and appease the people, it still cannot stop it!

Whoever goes to supervise the execution will be drowned in the saliva of scholars all over the world!

This is also the fundamental reason why the Yuan family case was handled by the Shangshu Tai instead of Liu Bianming's decision!

Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back and forth between Yang Biao, Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun.

Logically speaking, it would be most appropriate for Dong Zhuo to go. Executing Dong Zhuo in the future would appease the anger of those aristocratic families and would not have any impact on the political situation.

But it was not a big deal. Instead, it made Liu Bian keep his gaze on Yang Biao's profile.

"Please go to Yang Qing's house." Liu Bian said.

As both are among the most prestigious families in the world, it is most appropriate for the Yang family to take the blame!

Yang Biao's heart trembled, his fat face kept shaking, cold sweat dripped from his head, and he raised his hand to Liu Bian, half crying and half laughing, and said incompletely, "Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, have not been in good health recently. I am afraid that I will miss important matters. Please ask Your Majesty to change..."

Wang Yun's expression changed immediately, and he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think Doctor Yang is the most suitable."

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I also think that Doctor Yang is the best choice."

If Yang Biao couldn't refuse, it would be one of them.

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at the three men, trying to judge which one would be most suitable to supervise the execution.

When Yang Biao saw Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo saying this, he hated him to death. His face was stiff, and he raised his hand to argue with Liu: "Your Majesty, I..."

Liu Bian smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Since all the nobles think so, I'll have to trouble the Yang family to go there and take the opportunity to distance themselves from the Yuan family, so as to avoid gossip in the court and the public."

Yang Biao's forehead was covered with cold sweat, which soaked his clothes. He didn't dare to wipe it off. He felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and the cold air penetrated his bones, chilling him from the bottom of his heart to his back!

He was extremely reluctant because he was too close to the Yuan family and Yuan Wei was his brother-in-law!

As a member of a prominent family that attracted worldwide attention in the current dynasty, Yang Biao did not want to supervise the execution and did not want to be criticized by the world!

But he couldn't resist Liu Bian's words, especially the sentence "clearing off the relationship with the Yuan family", which made Yang Biao speechless.

"I obey your command." Yang Biao used up all his strength and said it, and he seemed to be exhausted after finishing it.

Liu Bian looked at Yang Biao, smiling, his eyes slightly twitching.

He has always been wary of the Yang family and has never stopped his secret investigation.

But apart from some corruption, cultivating personal connections, bribery and the like that everyone else did, there was almost no other "evidence" and the Yang family had not "overstepped the line" in the slightest.

"Am I overly suspicious, or is the Yang family doing too well?"

For a moment, Liu Bian was unsure.

"His Majesty,"

A eunuch quietly walked in, handed over three memorials and an official document, and whispered, "It's from the Grand Marshal's Mansion."

Liu Bian hummed and reached out to take it.

Seeing this, Liu Bian frowned unconsciously, and then his eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

This official document was compiled by the Grand Marshal's Office and describes the situation in Yanzhou.

Two days ago, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang County, joined forces with many local noble families in Yanzhou to attack Ding Yuan in the name of "punishing the bandits", which led to his defeat.

When Huangfu Song arrived, he not only defeated the coalition army, but also captured Yuan Yi and many famous families alive.

Yuan Yi is also a member of the Yuan family and a cousin of Yuan Ji, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

Liu Bian thought for a moment and opened the memorials. The first one was Ding Yuan's apology, in which he also praised "Bu's bravery and his outstanding performance in the world. He should not be a burden to me. Please use him in the court."

"Lu Bu?"

Liu Bian's expression changed slightly. He had to think carefully before using this person.

He then took out the next one, which was from Huangfu Song. It did not ask for any merit, but was mainly about demanding money and grain.

Liu Bian looked up at the people in the conference room and opened the last door.

This is Zhu Jun's memorial, which states that the Yellow Turban rebels in Qing and Ji are "becoming more and more violent, killing villagers, and looting counties and cities," and he requests that the troops be sent back to clear them out.

Liu Bian frowned, took a deep breath, and his eyes were sharp.

The Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou continued to grow stronger and also started guerrilla warfare, making it impossible for the imperial army to take care of both ends and they could only passively pursue and suppress them everywhere.

Zhu Jun's troops returned, and the encirclement of Shanyang County failed. Yanzhou could only rely on Huangfu Song's 20,000 troops.

These 20,000 soldiers were short of food and clothing, and faced an extremely complicated situation. If Huangfu Song was defeated accidentally, the entire Yanzhou would be completely out of control!

Seeing Liu Bian's silent expression for a long time, Xun You couldn't help but raise his hand and asked, "Your Majesty?"

Liu Bian raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then glanced at Yang Biao, Dong Zhuo, and Wang Yun. He thought again and again and said, "The Yellow Turban rebellion in Qingzhou and Jizhou is rampant again. Zhu Jun has to withdraw his troops and cannot encircle Shanyang."

Xun You thought about the situation in Yanzhou and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I request that Cao Cao be sent to Yanzhou."

Now the court only has Cao Cao's 10,000 troops available for deployment.

Liu Bian did not comment, but suddenly looked at Dong Zhuo and said, "Dong Qing's family, Yuan Yi gathered some traitors in Yanzhou to plot rebellion, and was captured by Huangfu Qing's family. You go there as the Grand Marshal and execute them on the spot to deter the disobedient!"

The first thing Dong Zhuo thought of was to use this opportunity to escape from Luoyang. He pretended to be hesitant and said, "I obey your order!"

Liu Bian shifted his gaze from him to Wang Yun and said calmly, "My dear Wang, now there is chaos and war, money and food are the top priority. No matter how many concerns you have in your heart, you must raise money and food in a short time!"

Wang Yun remained calm as he listened to Liu Bian's warning words. He raised his hand and said, "I obey your order!"

Liu Bian was thinking about the affairs of Yanzhou, so he stood up and said, "That's all for today, you guys can get back to your work."

After saying this, he stood up, left the Shangshu Terrace, and returned to Jingfu Hall.

He was thinking all the way. He needed a talented person whose ideas were highly consistent with his and who could see the overall situation.

Looking throughout the entire Han Dynasty, he couldn't find a single one.

Xun You and Zhong Yao can help a little, but not only do they lack ability, their prestige is a big obstacle.

Not to mention the imperial court, there are so many important figures in the local areas that they can't be suppressed at all.

People like Cao Cao have not yet been tempered by blood and fire and are still not qualified to take on heavy responsibilities.

"That talented king's assistant, is he still recovering from his injuries?" Liu Bian suddenly asked as he walked.

Pan Yin hurriedly followed behind him and said, "Yes, Minister Xun has sent letters several times, but he hasn't come back yet."

This talented Wang Zuo was originally the palace guard, who was in charge of writing for the emperor. He was injured in the palace coup and returned to Yingchuan to recuperate.

Later, when Yingchuan was attacked by the Yellow Turban Army, he led his entire clan to Jizhou, and then there was no news of him.

"I hope I wasn't scared."

Liu Bian sighed lightly. This time, the extermination of the Yuan family frightened many people, hurt many people, and many people fled Luoyang.

After Liu Bian left the Secretariat, Yang Biao's legs were sore and weak, and he walked out of the palace step by step weakly.

He is going to supervise the execution.

Zhong Yao, as the Chief Justice, stayed beside him. He looked at his pale face and trembling mouth, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Aristocratic families are often closely related. The Yang family and the Yuan family were both powerful families of the time. They had intermarriages for generations and had a very close relationship.

Asking Yang Biao to supervise the execution of the Yuan family was too difficult for Yang Biao.

Yang Biao didn't say a word until he left the palace. Zhong Yao saw him trembling as he was about to get on the carriage, and couldn't help but step forward and said, "Doctor Yang."

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly raised his hand and asked, "What advice does the Minister have?"

Zhong Yao paused for a moment and said, "Doctor Yang, as an important official of the court, you must put state affairs first and not be too selfish. As an official, you must be loyal to the emperor and the country and not make any mistakes."

Yang Biao listened to these words, blinked, and then said: "Thank you for your advice, Tingwei."

Then he turned around, got on the carriage, and headed straight to the execution ground.

Zhong Yao looked at his carriage and shook his head, saying, "I eat the emperor's salary and worry about the emperor. I can't just sit there and do nothing when the situation gets serious..."

This man came from the prestigious Yang family and held a high position in the government, but he just refused to do anything.

Zhong Yao was well-versed in history books and knew many people who, when faced with disaster, died for their country and earned a good reputation.

But what’s the use if the country is destroyed?

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