Chapter Eighteen(1/3)
The snowflakes fall one after another, like sprinkled salt, which is a characteristic of northern snowflakes. If it is not like catkins, it would be a bit divorced from reality.
And under this sky full of salt grains, Taiwei Liu Yu led a group of important ministers to leave the Chancellor's Desk and hurriedly followed the Chancellor Yang Mi to the front hall of Weiyang Palace. Seeing that the Tiger Guards along the way showed no intention of blocking him, it made him even more heartbroken.
Unbearable worry!
When they arrived at the front hall, they suddenly stopped in front of the hall, because there were already another minister Yang Zan, ministers Yang Qi, Yang Zhong, Tingwei Zhou Zhong, the new Youzhonglang general Li Shao, and Huangmen.
Minister Ding Chong and many others were waiting here.
Ding Chong is a local friend of Cao Cao, Zhou Zhong must have a close relationship with Liu Bei, Li Shao is a speculator, and he has just lost his post as Zhijinwu. These are all expected... Only the Huayin Yang family, as
This century-old pillar of the imperial court has always been highly used after the imperial court moved westward, but this time all five important ministers in Chang'an appeared here.
When things got to this point, it was already obvious that the Hongnong Yang family, the most famous family in Kansai, was leading this matter, and Wang Yun was at most a co-conspirator.
Liu Yu stopped in front of the palace, letting the salt-like snow paintings on his head hit his face, but he just turned back to look at Sikong Yang Biao... His eyes were almost full of disappointment.
Others who made similar moves were Situ Zhao Qian, Admonishment Doctor Zhong Shao, and Guanglu Doctor Huang Wan, but the emotions in the eyes of these three were not so clear.
On the steps in front of the front hall of Weiyang Palace, Yang Biao looked at Liu Yu and the other Han Dynasty ministers for a long time without fear, but no one who had been waiting here said a word.
No one blamed anyone, and no one said anything, because at their level, it can only be said to be a matter of political stance, and it cannot be called who betrayed whom, nor who is who.
To Liu Yu, Yang Biao was only radical; to Yang Biao, Liu Yu was only conservative.
There are perhaps only two people in the world who are truly qualified to criticize these people from a high position, one is famous and the other is real, and one of them is in the palace.
Liu Yu also knew in his heart that after looking at Yang Biao for a long time, he turned around and slowly walked into the front hall of Weiyang Palace under the gaze of all the Han Dynasty ministers.
Up to this point, the sky is getting brighter and the snowflakes are getting denser.
"Captain!" The emperor, who was only sixteen years old this year, was sitting on the dragon chair. When he saw Liu Yu entering, he couldn't wait to stand up, but he stopped in front of the steps beside Jingze, the tiger and the middle man.
It was only then that Liu Yu noticed that this young emperor, who was still young and extremely thin, was actually wearing the full set of crowns from his hair-tying ceremony!
Twelve emperor crowns, twelve gold medal robes, jade belts around the waist, and six-color emperor seals hanging from the bosom.
This decoration, especially the six emperor's seals tied with six colors of ribbons, were hung up by Liu Yu himself... Since the jade seals passed down to the country have not been found so far, these six emperor's seals are particularly precious.
Liu Bo'an knew these things better than anyone else... At that time, he only felt that the emperor was smart and wise, and his hair had been tied up. Maybe he could survive until the emperor came of age in the future.
But now, almost a year later, he felt that the other party was too young.
"Captain." The young emperor stood under the jade steps, his face flushed, as if he was expecting something in his heart.
Liu Yu wanted to say something harsh, but when he saw the other party acting like this, he couldn't bear it. He stepped forward, saluted first, and then stood up and asked slowly and calmly: "Your Majesty, I want to ask your Majesty three things. One of them is
, can a military report of unknown origin really be used to conclude that General Wei is dead? Secondly, to put it another way, even if your Majesty re-captures Chang'an City today, what's the use? What will happen in the future?
Do you have a long-term plan? Thirdly, can you really trust the people around your majesty today and those who advise your majesty to do this?"
The young emperor, or Liu Xie, who was wearing the emperor's crown, couldn't help but feel sad for a moment when he saw Liu Yu's clear attitude. However, after a while, he still stood there holding the ceremonial sword in his waist and facing each other: "The captain has three questions.
Naturally, I have three answers. First, I know that the military report is false, because the military report was originally forged by me by General Hu Ben Zhonglang... The original text is that thousands of elk accidentally lost their way in the fog and ran into it.
In General Wei's camp, there were many captures in the army. This was written by General Wei's subordinates in the name of good omen, and I asked him to make a slight change just because I wanted to use it to meet the Taiwei and other important ministers.
"
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment.
"Second." Liu Xie continued to stand there and said in a slightly childish voice. "I know very well that even if Chang'an City can be taken, it will definitely be defeated by Sizhou Cheng Pu and General Wei of Wudu.
They attacked from both sides and easily recaptured it. Even General Hu Ben Zhonglang had already said something. The most he could do was ask his troops to get out of the way and let me out of the palace, but he could never let them confront General Wei..."
Following Liu Xie's words, the newly-entered ministers couldn't help but turn their attention to Jingze, who was standing proudly beside Liu Xie with a knife in his hand. This person was really suspicious, but he seemed to be blameless because of the matters in people's hearts.
Too complicated.
There is no need to think about it. If Liu Yu and others question him, he will definitely be able to find no less than three irrefutable reasons:
He didn't want to ruin his uncle's reputation as a loyal man; he was born in Sanfu, and General Wei's new policies had affected him; he had been in trouble for many years, and General Wei had abandoned him, or he had been influenced by his fellow villagers in Sanfu and the emperor himself over the years, etc.
etc……
"So I have never expected to control Chang'an for long-term purposes." In my ears, the emperor is still facing each other seriously. "Taiwei, as early as a few years ago, in the huge Hebei Jiuzhou, except for the Weiyang Palace on Longshou Plain,
How can there be any land left to establish a body outside? Now, with General Wei annexing Liangzang, I am afraid that even this inch of land cannot be saved..."
"So your Majesty wants to go east to the Central Plains and use Cao Liu's power to revive him?" Liu Yu woke up almost instantly, but immediately became angry and couldn't control it. He pointed at Zhou Zhong and Ding Chong standing behind him and asked. "
Your Majesty! The Gongsun family cannot be relied upon, how can Cao and Liu be relied upon?! Your Majesty, have you ever seen Cao Cao's behavior when he was young? Everything is worse than General Wei, only dissoluteness can win. Today, General Wei is in power and domineering, but once Cao Cao gains power, I'm afraid
Even more domineering! Do you think that if you were replaced by Cao Cao, you would not kill Dong and Fu? I am afraid that even your two Wang cousins will not be able to escape. As for Liu Bei...does your Majesty really think that the Liu clan can be expected?"
Liu Xie was reprimanded, and when he heard about King Dong Fu, his eyes turned red, but he still raised his sword and pursed his lips in response, not even saying "I": "Captain, now that things have happened, I have already
Without the mother clan, if the wife clan no longer relies on the clan, who will they rely on? Just like your third question, you said that the people in this palace today may not be trustworthy, but if I don’t trust them, who can I trust? Just like Tai
Lieutenant, if it weren’t for the fact that Taiwei is a member of the clan, why would I be waiting here specially to ask you to come with me?"
At the end of the story, Liu Xie almost burst into tears, but he just managed to hold it back.
Liu Yu also became increasingly depressed and found it difficult to defend himself.
At this moment, Yang Biao slowly stepped forward and spoke formally: "Mr. Liu, now that the matter has come to a point, the emperor has decided to leave. As a minister, the only choice is whether to obey or not."
"I serve as an assistant to the clan, and it is not up to you to decide whether the emperor goes or not." Liu Yu turned around unceremoniously. "Going eastward to the Central Plains is not beneficial to the overall situation of the Han Dynasty, but it is too risky. So not only do I not obey, but I also
No!"
"Lieutenant, this is what the Supreme Being himself meant!" Yang Biao also became serious.
"The Supreme Being is only sixteen years old this year."
"You can become a country at the age of sixteen!"
"The young emperor was killed by poison. There is only one Supreme in the royal family's immediate branch. If the Supreme is in trouble along the way, the imperial line will be cut off!"
"That's why we have to move quickly now. If we leave now, who dares to touch the Supreme Being?!" Yang Biao took a step forward and shouted sharply. "Gongsun Xun is thousands of miles apart, and even Gongsun Zan, who is so domineering, dare not touch the ministers without permission.
Who dares to touch the Supreme?! It’s Gongsun Xun in front of him. How dare he, who claims to be a minister of the Han Dynasty, to kill the king?! Emperor Ling is guilty, what is the crime of the Supreme? What can he do to kill the king without fear of losing people’s hearts?!"
Liu Yu was immediately speechless.
Regicide!
These two words are an absolutely unbearable moral stain for traditional Confucian scholars... Jun father, Jun father, this is where things are ridiculous. Anyone who has seen Liu Xie with their own eyes knows that he is only sixteen years old.
He is a child, but the whole world knows that he is the king and father of the whole world!
That's right, this young man standing on the Jade Majesty, who is obviously immature to the extreme and who still sheds tears after being scolded by Liu Yu, is actually the legal father of Liu Yu and Gongsun Xun. He is the father of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Liu Biao.
, the king-father of Liu Yan, Sun Ce, Lu Bu, Shi Xie, and Zhang Lu is also the king-father of Yang Biao. He is also the king-father of everyone in the palace today, and the king-father of all the people in the world... He is the king and father of the world.
So what about Gongsun Xun? If he really kills this young man, then he, General Wei, will be regarded as a regicide beast in the eyes of the world!
Maybe the might and virtue of the Han Dynasty has indeed reached the point where it is like a candle in the wind, but if it is really done, the nature of the matter will not change. Regicide is regicide! In an era when etiquette was lost in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Dun was helpless
, in a passive counterattack, he used the hands of his younger brother to kill Jin Linggong, whose posthumous title was Ling. What was the result? Zhao Dun killed his king, and it was recognized by Confucianism for thousands of years.
What’s more, you are the only co-king in the world today? What’s more, your Gongsun family has been a minister of the Han Dynasty for generations? What’s more, the guilty one is the Ling Emperor, but the current Supreme Being is innocent?
How terrible is it for a politician to commit regicide?
Junfu, Junfu, he lost his father when he was young, so it’s hard to compare him with patricide. But if you imagine that General Wei suddenly killed his widowed mother in order to control the Amway, how could the world’s people follow him? Innocent
How can a person be convinced?
Even if such a person can conquer the world by then, his subordinates will all be shameless people, so how can he last long?
"You are using the Supreme's life as a shield!" Just as Liu Yu was speechless, Zhao Qian couldn't stand it any longer. "I also feel that now that General Wei is gone, no one dares to make the decision and do unbearable things.
But because of this, if there is a fool who does something stupid, General Wei can't stop him even though he is thousands of miles away? And when the time comes, he bears the name of regicide, you people who use the Supreme Being as your shield, will it be revealed in the annals of history?
Did you forget to make a note?"
Yang Biao also felt sad: "But if we can't take advantage of this opportunity to carry out this strategy, what if we guard Chang'an? When we reach the Central Plains, there are two clan princes who can rely on. If we can base ourselves in Nanyang, rely on Liu Biao, and instigate Cao Liu,
If the old capital, Guanzhong, is restored under the balance of the three families, great things may be accomplished. But staying in Chang'an is just a matter of letting the Supreme Being sit in prison and wait for the destruction of the Han Dynasty."
"Is this your plan?" Zhao Qian sneered.
"We also know that the future is bleak, but does this move have a chance of inspiring Yan Han?" Yang Qi, the servant, said seriously.
"But what if it fails?" Zhong Shao, the youngest among them, couldn't help but refuted it. "Then the Han Dynasty will not even be able to protect themselves!"
"So what if you stay here?" Yang Biao finally became more angry. "Is it like sitting and watching the Han Dynasty die silently in a dream like being poisoned by charcoal?"
"Sikong is right." During the quarrel, Liu Xie held the Emperor's Sword in his waist and managed to speak out. "Please don't criticize each other... I know that you are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and you are the only people the Han Dynasty relies on now.
, just a lieutenant!"
"I'm here." Liu Yu bowed his head in response.
"This is my idea!" Liu Xie's eyes became increasingly red. "I know your concerns and the risks of traveling eastward to the Central Plains. I moved the capital from Luoyang to this place that day. I...haven't I seen anything? Lian Huang
My sister-in-law was almost taken away by Xiliang soldiers! But one moment and another, the Han family's majesty was lost and they moved to the capital. But now, what else can I, the emperor, have to rely on? I have no family or relatives, and many ministers have gradually turned to their side.
In Ye's army, several old ministers who could be relied upon were withering away day by day. After the incident on Beique Street that day, the ministers in the court gradually distanced themselves from me. They stayed here just to wait for death.
It’s better to go east to Nanyang Shizu’s imperial hometown and give it a try! I don’t dare to say that I can imitate Shizu and turn the tide and reshape the country, but there is still some hope, right?”
"It's my incompetence." Liu Yu knelt down and apologized in shame. "As an assistant to the government, I can't maintain the hearts of the Supreme Being."
To be continued...