"Not bad! After being barren for so many years, my stats are very average. Fortunately, this baobao's willpower is not weak!”Looking at Dong Zhuo kneeling down below, Liu Bian felt a little more confident after receiving Dong Zhuo's information. However, as he had expected, Dong Zhuo was no longer loyal to him. The only two points left were probably because he was still the Emperor and had to pretend. After thinking about it, Liu Bian spoke again.
"Sigh! Forget it, get up! Minister Dong, I know that you are loyal to the country, and I know that you are experienced in the battlefield and do not care about trifles. However, there are rules in the palace. You have been guarding Xiliang for many years. It is a great merit for you to resist the Hu and Qiang people. However, you have to resist. Don't be like the Qiang people who have no manners.”Liu Bian pretended to sigh. It was not the time to fight Dong Zhuo. He had to calm him down first. He had to give him a slap and then a date to prevent him from jumping over the wall in desperation.
"Your Majesty is wise. This old minister has lived in Western Liang for a long time and inevitably learned the bad nature of that Hu. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me for offending you!”Dong Zhuo was delighted when he heard Liu Bian's words. He hurriedly bowed and said. Liu Bian was also striking while the iron was hot. "Yes! My life was saved by my beloved minister. Now, I have handed over the safety of the palace to my beloved minister. I hope that my beloved minister will not disappoint me!”
"Thank you for the emperor's grace, this official will not fail. As long as this old official is here, no one can touch a hair of the emperor!”Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and thanked him profusely. Liu Bian looked gratified. "In this way, I will be able to rest easy."
"Your Majesty, you can't!" At this moment, an official walked out and quickly knelt on the ground. Liu Bian also knew this person from his memories. Minister Ding Guan was also someone who opposed Dong Zhuo. At this time, Liu Bian gave this order, wasn't it to let Dong Zhuo plant his own spies into the court? That Dong Zhuo was a wolf with wild ambitions, wasn't this just what he wanted? Manager Ding could only risk his life to advise him. As he spoke, he indeed received Dong Zhuo's vicious gaze.
"Enough! Minister Dong is loyal and patriotic, and he is the pillar of the country. I can't be more assured to leave this matter to him. I'm tired. Today's court meeting ends here.”Liu Bian shouted at him to stop. Dong Zhuo immediately retracted his gaze. The pressure left behind by the Royal Heavenly Protection had not completely disappeared! Upon hearing Liu Bian's words, no one dared to say another word. They bowed and left, including Minister Ding Guan, who had wanted to advise him. At this moment, Liu Bian had also returned to the palace.
One of the people in the crowd looked at the figure who had left. He was seven feet tall, with thin eyes and a long beard. He was the capable minister of governing the world and the evil hero of chaotic times, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde. He was one of the people who had the deepest impression of Liu Bian's performance today. Of course, he was not the only one. Liu Bian's performance today had left a deep impression on everyone. After walking out of Chongde Hall, Minister Ding Guan sighed helplessly. "Sigh!"
"Lord Ding, why are you sighing?" At this moment, a voice came from behind Ding Guan. The voice was neutral, but it was restrained and did not stand out. Ding Guan turned around and saw that the person in front of him was about 30 years old and also dressed in an official robe. He had a beard and looked decent. Ding Guan did not hide anything when he saw the person. "So it's Gongda! Sigh…What else can I say? It's all because of Dong Zhongying's wild ambition in today's morning court. Your Majesty is young and deceived by him. He doesn't listen to my advice. I'm worried about my Han Dynasty!”
Gongda was obviously not his name, but his surname. If Liu Bian was here, he would definitely recognize him. His surname was Xun, and his name was Xun You. Xun You was also born in a noble family. Xun You and his uncle Xun Yu were even more outstanding after the Eastern Han Dynasty. They were both advisors under Cao Cao. Xun You was regarded as the mastermind by Cao Cao. He had made twelve plans for Cao Cao all his life, including the battle of Guandu. Cao Cao had made great contributions, such as setting fire to Yuan Shao's rations, flooding Xiapi, and capturing Lu Bu alive. He was one of the top advisors under Cao Cao.
"Lord Ding, do you really think that the Emperor today will be deceived by Dong Zhuo?”However, Xun You's face had an inexplicable meaning. Hearing Xun You's words, Ding Guan couldn't help but be stunned. He recalled the Emperor's performance in the court today. He was steady and calm. When he was angry, he was even more powerful than the previous Emperor. He didn't look weak at all. "Gongda's meaning is, could it be that the emperor has always been hiding his strength and biding his time to show others that he is weak? If that's the case, why doesn't the emperor stop me from remonstrating?”
"I don't dare to conclude this, but I am sure that the emperor is not disobeying Ding Daren's advice, nor is he afraid of Dong Zhuo, but is trying to save Daren's life!”To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't dare to jump to conclusions. Xun You was sure that it was the case. Although he still didn't understand why the Emperor had pretended to be so weak and incompetent in the past, he was sure that the current Emperor was the real Emperor. Of course, if Liu Bian knew, he would probably laugh. The former Liu Bian was really weak, but no one expected that the current Emperor was no longer the soul of the previous Emperor.
"This? What does Gongda mean?"
"Lord Ding, can't you tell? The Emperor is much smarter than we thought. At this moment, which part of the Imperial Palace isn't under Dong Zhuo's command? The Emperor was only using the things that Dong Zhuo had in his hands to stabilize Dong Zhuo, and Lord Ding's advice at that time was like risking his life for the things that Dong Zhuo had already obtained.
With Daren's personality, he would definitely fight with Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was powerful and would definitely attack Daren. The Emperor reprimanded Daren and ordered the retreat of the court just to tell Daren and the other ministers not to fight Dong Zhuo head-on, otherwise they would lose their lives. That was why You said that the Emperor was saving Daren's life.”Xun You whispered into Manager Ding's ear with a hidden expression. Only then did Ding Guan realize. "Ah! The emperor is wise, this old minister almost harmed the emperor! I've truly let down the emperor!"
"No! Ding Guan Xu went to see the emperor and asked for forgiveness!”Hearing this from Xun You, Ding Guan hurriedly said. Then, he turned around and left. Xun You also had many questions in his heart. He knew that if the Emperor was really as he thought, hiding his strength and biding his time, he would definitely not blame Ding Guan. However, he still decided to go and take a look. "In that case, I will go with you.”
"If Gongda is willing to go, that's for the best. You and I will go together!”Hearing Xun You's words, Manager Ding did not refuse. He knew that Xun You was a low-key person, but he was a rare talent who was resourceful. Moreover, he had explained so much to him, so he had a good impression of Xun You.
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