The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Seeing Chen Er's gaze, Li Zhong was startled and quickly bowed to Chen Er, saying, "Don't worry, my lord, Er Gouzi understands."

"Okay, that's good." After saying that, Chen Er closed his eyes and stopped talking. Seeing this, Li Zhong apologized to Chen Er and then slowly backed away until he reached the door before turning around and leaving.

After Li Zhong left the room, Chen Er suddenly opened his eyes, looked in the direction Li Zhong had left, and muttered to himself, "Er Gouzi, you better not disappoint me. If you do, don't blame me for turning my back on you."

Chen Er has not only resolved his own concerns, but he can also expand his business.

Nowadays, apart from some warhorses produced in Bingzhou that flow south, it is absolutely impossible for any good warhorses from Youzhou and Liangzhou to flow south. Sometimes, Youzhou will sell some inferior horses according to Chen Er's orders, but Ding Yuan will not sell a single horse to those warlords in Guandong. In Ding Yuan's mind, if it weren't for those warlords in Guandong, he wouldn't have been forced to move the capital. Of course, moving the capital is also a strategy, but there is always a slight difference between being forced and being willing.

However, Ding Yuan's life is not so good now. Since the capital was moved to Chang'an, the power of the Xiliang army has shrunk. Although the number of troops is still there, the lack of discipline has made the fighting power of the Xiliang army much less effective. The officials in the court are also going against Ding Yuan. Ding Yuan, who can hardly outwit these guys, simply built a black fort outside Chang'an. Under the pretext of selecting palace maids for the emperor to take in concubines, Ding Yuan gathered a large number of beauties into the black fort and indulged in debauchery every day.

This fortified town, known as Meibao, was garrisoned by Ding Yuan's most elite Flying Bear Army. Whenever Ding Yuan wanted to attend court, he would be personally escorted to the imperial palace in Chang'an by two thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers and Dian Wei.

As the Minister of Works promoted by Ding Yuan, Wang Yun was currently meeting with Liu Bian at the palace. Wang Yun was an ambitious official and a powerful minister who would do anything for power. However, he was also a royalist and his loyalty to the royal family was undeniable. However, the royal family was now in decline, and although Wang Yun had the desire to revitalize the country, he lacked the strength to do so.

"Minister Wang, I wonder if you have come up with a plan?" Liu Bian asked Wang Yun from the dragon throne. Wang Yun below had no idea what to do. The entire city of Chang'an was filled with Xiliang troops. He had no generals or soldiers, so how could he fight against Ding Yuan's Xiliang army?

Wang Yun shook his head at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, currently in Chang'an, apart from the two thousand Imperial Guards under General Dong Cheng, all the other troops are Ding Yuan's henchmen. If we want to get things done, we must solve this problem."

“Ding Yuan has a very high prestige in the Xiliang army, this is too difficult,” Dong Cheng said from the side.

"The only solution now is to gather capable and extraordinary individuals to assassinate Ding Yuan directly," Wang Yun said. Liu Bian thought this was a great idea; as long as Ding Yuan could be killed, the biggest obstacle to his regaining control of the court would be gone.

However, Dong Cheng disagreed, saying, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang, Ding Yuan hides in Meibao every day, making it difficult to assassinate him. Even if he leaves the fort, he is accompanied and protected by the Flying Bear Army and that traitor Dian Wei. Assassinating Ding Yuan is extremely difficult. Moreover, even if we were to succeed by chance, if the more than 100,000 Xiliang troops were to riot, my two thousand Imperial Guards would not be able to suppress them, let alone protect the palace. If the rebels storm the palace, my death would be insignificant, but Your Majesty's health..."

"This..." Upon hearing Dong Cheng's words, Liu Bian hesitated again. His own life was the most important thing. If he lost his life, how could he talk about regaining control of the government?

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have already devised a foolproof plan." Seeing Liu Bian's hesitation, Wang Yun quickly said to him, "I already have a way to sow discord between Dian Wei and Ding Ze, but this plan requires Your Majesty's imperial edict to be fully effective." "An imperial edict is easy to obtain; I can give it to you now, Minister Wang. However, the palace is surrounded by Xiliang soldiers. How will you smuggle the edict out?" Liu Bian asked.

"I may sew the imperial edict into my sleeve and take it out," Wang Yun said.

The imperial edict in a belt—what a brilliant idea!

Upon hearing this, Liu Bian thought it was a good idea. Ding Yuan valued Wang Yun quite a bit, and he figured the Xiliang army wouldn't pay too much attention to Wang Yun. Sewing the imperial edict into his sleeve was a feasible plan.

Liu Bian wrote an edict as Wang Yun instructed. The main content of the edict was to clear Dian Wei's name. Although Liu Bian was somewhat unwilling, he was willing to endure these things for the time being when he heard Wang Yun say that as long as the royal family could regain control of the government. Liu Bian was also an ambitious man. Although he was young, he understood what it meant to be patient and to make choices.

Liu Bian quickly wrote the imperial edict and affixed the imperial seal.

"With this imperial edict, my plan has become 20% more certain," Wang Yun said.

Seeing that Liu Bian had agreed to Wang Yun's plan and that it did indeed have some merit, Dong Cheng remained silent. As a subject, especially one who was aligned with a puppet emperor, Dong Cheng knew he was gambling. Since that was the case, why not take a big gamble? Dong Cheng said to Wang Yun, "Lord Wang, please don't hesitate to ask if there's anything I can do to help you."

After hearing Dong Cheng's words, Wang Yun thought for a moment and then said to Dong Cheng, "After you return, General, try to gather as many retainers and guards as possible, train them secretly, prepare weapons and armor, and wait for the right opportunity."

"This subordinate obeys," Dong Cheng said.

“Alright, Your Majesty, it’s time to put on a show,” Wang Yun said to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian nodded to indicate that he understood. Looking at Liu Bian's expression, Wang Yun silently thought to himself, "With such an emperor in the empire, perhaps there is still a chance."

As expected, Wang Yun's method of using the imperial edict hidden in a belt went unnoticed by the Xiliang soldiers outside the palace. Wang Yun, however, was extremely nervous the entire way, fearing that others would discover something amiss. Little did he know that the more nervous he was, the easier it was for others to see through his act.

Fortunately, Li Ru's spies overheard Wang Yun's argument with Liu Bian before he left the palace. Although Li Ru didn't completely trust Wang Yun, he believed him to a great extent.

"Father, you summoned me." Upon returning to his residence, Wang Yun immediately sent for his adopted daughter, Li Chan. Wang Yun said to Li Chan, "Chan'er, how many years have you been with me?"

"Reporting to my godfather, it has been three years." Li Chan didn't know what Wang Yun's intentions were, but she still answered him in the same way. Wang Yun nodded and then asked Li Chan, "How have I treated you?"