A month later.
Empress Dowager He listened to the government behind the curtain.
The Ten Attendants had the Empress Dowager as their backing, and they had a temporary balance with Dong Zhuo.
Even Cao Cao thought that this temple and the huge Darkhan Dynasty would develop steadily like this, just like how Liu Hong ascended the throne back then.
Luoyang.
General Manor.
He Jin frowned and said,"Someone from the Northern Liang is here!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with resentment." Yan Chuan sent Wuwei Prefecture Governor Xun Yu. He is from the Xun family of Yingchuan. Now, this family has moved to Chang 'an. Chang' an has also been taken over by Yan Chuan's Second Legion!”
"Hiss!"
Everyone gasped.
People from the Northern Liang who came to mourn Liu Hong were not scary.
What was scary was that Yan Chuan had taken over Chang 'an, and his influence had spread out of Northern Liang and entered the important area of Sanfu.
"Bastard!"
He Jin's brows were filled with hostility as he said ferociously,"When the late Emperor was still alive, he protected Yan Chuan and allowed this thief to run rampant in the court. Now that Bian 'er has ascended the throne, he is still so unscrupulous. Moreover, the Empress Dowager and the Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court are protecting him!”
Yuan Kui said in a deep voice," Great General, Yan Chuan has the former emperor's battle axe. He is also the Duke of Beiliang and the Great General of the Flying Cavalry. His status is above us!"”
"Humph!"
He Jin snorted and said coldly," Xun Yu's visit to the court this time will not be as simple as just offering his condolences. Jian Shuo and the Attendants of the Ten Generals must die. Otherwise, the Eight Schools of the West Garden will not be in our hands. The Northern Liang will always be a disaster!"”
Cao Cao sipped his tea, his eyes flickering.
Every emperor had one courtier, and the Ten Attendants were absolute confidants of the previous emperor. This was a huge restriction on He Jin's authority.
It was not surprising that He Jin had such thoughts. Back then, Liu Hong had already made arrangements. Luoyang could be fought over and thrown into chaos, but the world could not be thrown into chaos!
"Great General!"
Yuan Kui said in a deep voice," No matter what, let's face the people from the Northern Liang first. Let's say something that we don't want to admit. Yan Chuan was granted the title of Duke of the Northern Liang. The 11 counties of the Northern Liang were his food cities. The Governor of Wuwei, Xun Yu, was no different from an envoy!"”
The hall was silent.
Although Yuan Kui's words were unpleasant to hear, they were ultimately the truth.
The entire Northern Liang was Yan Chuan's fief. Military and political affairs and taxes had nothing to do with them. It was indeed similar to an envoy visiting.
"When will we arrive?"
He Jin's gaze was fierce, like a wounded tiger roaring.
Yuan Kui counted the days and said in a deep voice,""Probably tomorrow morning. After all, they are from the Northern Liang, so they have to see the emperor first!”
"Phew!"
Everyone took a deep breath.
Whether it was in the past or now.
Even if Liu Bian ascended the throne and He Jin controlled the situation.
The name of the Northern Liang and the fact that the Governor of the Northern Liang had not entered the court actually made them feel breathless and flustered.
On the banks of the Luo River.
Cai Manor.
Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and the others gathered together.
"The General of Hell didn't enter the court. He only sent a prefect!" Zhu Rong sighed.”
"Ha!"
Lu Zhi laughed coldly." Yan Chuan is afraid that He Jin will be cornered. Dong Zhuo's 200,000-strong army is eyeing Hanoi like a tiger eyeing its prey. Most of the Eight Schools of the West Garden are in Jian Shuo's hands. Together with Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's guards, they have formed a balance. If Yan Chuan enters the court, the balance will be broken. That's why Xun Yu is allowed to enter the court!”
"Is it really to offer condolences?"
Huangfu Song's eyes were filled with suspicion.
Lu Zhi looked at Cai Yong and said with a complicated expression," I'm afraid it's to cut ties. Bo Cui should pack his things and prepare to move to Chang 'an with the people of Northern Liang. In the entire Luoyang City, only you are worthy of Yan Chuan's attention!"”
"Me?"
Cai Yong said blankly.
Lu Zhi nodded and said," Back then, the former emperor promoted Yan Chuan to the Marquis of Beiliang. In order to have a hold on him, he not only married Wang Yun's daughter to a powerful enemy, but also married Zhao Ji to Beiliang. He wanted to use filial piety to prevent Yan Chuan from getting close to He Jin and the Yuan family. Now that the former emperor has passed away, if Yan Chuan wants to act unscrupulously, he must move you out of the core of the battlefield!”
"He Jin!"
Cai Yong's face sank.
He was a great scholar of the sea, a high school of Confucianism.
It was hard to believe that a boorish man like He Jin, who was trying his best to get close to the Shi clan, would attack him.
Lu Zhi's gaze was bleak as he said," Yan Chuan has seen further than us. The person who controls the entire situation has never been the previous Emperor, nor He Jin, the Yuan family, or Yang Ci. These people will eventually withdraw from the stage of history. He can grasp everyone's bottom line and thoughts. From the very beginning, he never thought of stepping out of the court and controlling the army. Only then can he control the world!”
"Perhaps!"
Huangfu Song's expression was complicated." The Northern Liang's policy has changed greatly. The Huangfu family has no customers or tenants. Even the fertile land has been taken back. In the future, when I return to my hometown, I can only plant a few acres of barren land!”
"It's good!"
Lu Zhi smiled calmly.
The next day.
In the Jiade Palace.
The ten-year-old Liu Bian sat on the dragon throne.
On one side was Empress He, who was behind the curtain, and below her was General He Jin, who was in charge of the government.
This scene, this touch.
Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, and the others felt bitter and lamented.
This scene was very similar to when Liu Hong ascended the throne. Empress Dowager Dou was in court, the Great General controlled the regime, and the Emperor was just a puppet in the hands of others.
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
Xun Yu stepped into the temple.
He was dressed in black and red court clothes, making him look like a well-trained official.
Behind him, there were two people protecting him.
Shi Ah was holding a wooden tray with both hands, and on the tray was an axe.
Lu Bu was wearing the Azure Dragon Armor and holding the Resurrection Sword. His sharp gaze swept over He Jin.
"Stomp!"
Xun Yu stopped in the court.
He looked straight ahead and bowed." Beiliang, Wuwei Prefecture Governor Xun Wenruo greets Your Majesty!"”
He Jin frowned." Xun Yu, you are the prefect of a county in the Northern Liang. You are a minister of the Han Dynasty. Why don't you worship the Empress Dowager?"”
"I'm sorry!"
Xun Yu stood proudly, his eyes calm as he said,""I will enter the court on behalf of Yan to pay my respects to the late Emperor. The Great Han Dynasty has strictly forbidden the Fu Temple from interfering with the government. The past of Empress Lu, Empress Deng, and Empress Dou are still vivid in my mind. Could it be that the Great Han Dynasty is going to produce another Empress and force the subjects of the Northern Liang to bow down?”
"What did you say?"
He Jin's pupils suddenly constricted.
It was one thing for Yan Chuan to enter the court unscrupulously.
A Governor of Beiliang actually rebuked Empress Dowager He for interfering in the court?
"Impudent!"
Yuan Kui shouted angrily.
Xun Yu turned to look at Yuan Kui and said indifferently,""Grand Tutor Yuan, General Yan asked me to bring you a message. As the Grand Tutor, you don't know how to teach the Son of Heaven the ways of the Emperor. It's better for you to pack your things and go home to plant sweet potatoes as soon as possible!”
Yuan Shao stepped out in a majestic rage and said coldly,""This is the Great Han Imperial Court, not your Northern Liang Prefecture!”
"And then?"
Xun Yu rubbed his ears and said indifferently,""General Yuan, you seem to be one of the Eight Commanders of the West Park. General Yan has been conferred the title of General of Flying Cavalry. You seem to be under the control of General Yan.”
"What do you think?"
He Jin's gaze was extremely cold.
He had long thought that the morning court session would not end well today.
However, he did not expect Xun Yu to be so arrogant and despotic. He berated the Empress Dowager in the Imperial Court and did not even let off the civil and military officials in the court. He simply did not put him, the Great General, in his eyes.
"No reason!"
Xun Yu's gaze fell on the Dragon Throne.
"Minister Xu!"
"If you have something to say, just say it!"
Liu Bian mustered up his courage and said.
That kind of questioning gaze made him, the emperor who had just ascended the throne, uncomfortable.
Xun Yu took a step forward, just like how Yan Chuan had surpassed the three dukes, and shouted loudly,""Beiliang, respectfully request the Empress Dowager to withdraw from court!"
Behind the bamboo curtain.
Empress Dowager He's face was ashen.
His gaze swept past He Jin and he said in a deep voice,"Minister, Bian 'er is still young and cannot control the government. This widow has not interfered with the decisions of the government. I am only here to listen to him in case he says something shocking. After all, a promise from the Son of Heaven is a country!”
"Beiliang, respectfully request the Empress Dowager to withdraw from court!"
Xun Yu took another step forward, his eyes filled with determination.
Before they left, Yan Chuan had told him that they had to be fearless in Luoyang. If they retreated, they could only rely on Lu Bu and Shi Ah to kill their way out of Luoyang.
Women's temple interfere in government affairs.
He couldn't bear the prospect of bringing chaos to the world. He had to be tough.
"Boom!"
He Jin, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the others all stepped out of the court.
Each of them looked at Xun Yu with a murderous look, their right hand pressing on the hilt of their sword at their waist.
"Who dares to move!"
Xun Yu's eyes were filled with ferocity as he said coldly,""If the Empress Dowager doesn't back down today, it will be considered as the interference of the Fu Temple. Those who disobey will be regarded as traitors. The Northern Liang holds the Son of Heaven's Zhongxing Sword and has the authority to kill traitors. If you dare to draw your sword, you will be regarded as accomplices and will be killed!”
"Wen Ruo!"
Cao Cao shook his head.
Xun Yu's eyes were filled with disappointment." Meng De, you want to be enemies with the Great Han and the Northern Liang?"”
Behind the bamboo curtain.
Empress Dowager He's breathing quickened, and she found it difficult to breathe due to the tense atmosphere. She said in a deep voice,"Zhao Zhong, help this widow back to the Northern Palace. Since the Northern Liang officials don't want this widow to keep an eye on the emperor, then let's go.”
"Here!"
Zhao Zhong said respectfully.
Xun Yu swept his gaze across the ministers and said indifferently,""This time, apart from paying respects to the emperor, General Yan wants to ask if Taichang has decided on the posthumous title of the previous emperor and what rules should be used for the emperor's funeral!”
Cai Yong said helplessly," The posthumous title has not been decided yet. The emperor's tomb is thirty miles away from Mengjin. The former emperor decided to name Wenling!”
Xun Yu narrowed his eyes and said,"General Yan said that if the former emperor's posthumous title is not determined, then he will be named Xiao Ling!"”
"Spirit!"
Cai Yong's body shook.
He Jin, Lu Zhi, and the others were all staring at him.
Was Yan Chuan giving Liu Hong the posthumous title of a licentious man?
"Why?"
Lu Zhi's eyes were red.
Liu Hong was muddle-headed, but he was also wise.
He ascended the throne at the age of eleven and had done many things that emperors could not do.
After returning from the Jade Gate Pass, Liu Hong had helped Yan Chuan hold up the sky, and there might have been interwoven benefits.
However, Liu Hong was the Son of Heaven, and anyone in the world could misunderstand him. Only Yan Chuan, who had benefited the most from this, could not take advantage of Liu Hong!
"I asked too!"
Xun Yu said in a deep voice," However, General Yan only has one sentence. It is recorded in detail in the Zuo Zhuan. The posthumous title is Ling, and he does not close his eyes. The late Emperor has not yet achieved his great plan, and he has the will to not close his eyes. He can be posthumously named Emperor Xiao Ling!"”
"Aren't you going to close your eyes?"
Lu Zhi's body trembled.
The first thing he thought of was evil, but in Yan Chuan's eyes, it was a mixture of both good and bad.
"Great General!"
"The late Emperor's posthumous title is Xiao Ling. Do you have any questions?" Xun Yu asked in a deep voice.”
"No!"
He Jin's eyes bulged.
When Empress Dowager He married into the imperial court, he was just a butcher who slaughtered pigs and sold meat. How could he understand these inexplicable things?
"What about everyone?"
Xun Yu looked at Yuan Kui and the others.
Wang Yun's expression was complicated." General Yan is the Duke of Beiliang and the General of the Flying Cavalry. Naturally, he has the right to discuss the posthumous title of the previous Emperor. Emperor Xiaoling is still good!"”
"Your Majesty!"
Xun Yu turned around and looked at the dragon throne.
Seeing this, Liu Bian let out a breath of turbid air and said in a deep voice,""Zhang Rang, according to Emperor Xiao Ling, draft a filial edict for me!”
"Here!"
Zhang Rang glanced at Xun Yu.
In his eyes, the one standing in the court today was not Xun Yu, but the entire Northern Liang, Yan Chuan.
"There's one more thing!"
Xun Yu turned to look at Cai Yong and said," Your Majesty, Daxing Academy is famous among the three auxiliary schools. Students from Beiliang, Jingxiang, Yuzhou, Yizhou and other places are all going to Daxing Academy to study. General Yan hopes that Minister Taichang can step down from his position as one of the nine ministers and move to Daxing Academy to teach tens of thousands of students!”
"This!"
Liu Bian was at a loss.
He did not know if it was accurate or not.
Xun Yu seemed to be asking, but he had come with Yan Chuan's decision.
He Jin's brows furrowed." Your Majesty, if that's the case, then let Taichang Qing go. It just so happens that Grand Tutor Yuan can be transferred to Taichang and preside over the funeral of the former emperor!"”
"Correct!"
Liu Bian said helplessly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xun Yu bowed and said solemnly.”
"Hey!"
Cai Yong looked behind him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhi's words came true.
Xun Yu had entered the court this time to bring him out of Luoyang.
"I'll have to trouble you to bring us to the former emperor's residence. General Yan has brought some things for the former emperor so that we can return to Northern Liang as soon as possible after we offer our condolences.”Xun Yu looked at Zhang Rang and said.
"Good!"
Zhang Rang bowed.
Xun Yu looked at Liu Bian's dragon throne and his mouth twitched.
Back then, Liu Hong established the Hongdu School and planned to carve the Imperial College's stone scriptures.
All the scholars in the world were shocked. They entered Luoyang as if they were on a pilgrimage, and he was one of them.
After so many years, he had never seen Liu Hong, but he could feel the ambition of a great man who had been revived.
This was also what Yan Chuan had said when he asked how to evaluate the current emperor. He had said that he had the heart to revive, but he could not accept the fate of heaven and died with hatred!
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
Xun Yu stepped on a ray of sunlight and left.
His footsteps were firm, and his back was bleak, as if he would never return.
"Domineering!"
Killing intent surged in He Jin's heart.
He had never thought that he would be suppressed by the prefect of Beiliang.
This humiliation was even more terrifying than Yan Chuan placing the Dragon Sparrow on his neck!
Yuan Shao looked at Lu Bu's back and said hatefully,""Great General, the officials of the Northern Liang are so arrogant. They openly ordered the Empress Dowager to retreat and even said such shocking words about the Fu Temple interfering in politics. Should we use the army to keep them in Luoyang?”
"No!"
He Jin shook his head and sneered," If we do anything to them now, it would be tantamount to angering Yan Chuan. When the Northern Liang army enters the court and joins forces with the Ten Attendants, we will definitely not have the upper hand. When we get rid of the Ten Attendants, it will be the death of Yan Chuan!”
Yuan Shao whispered," Dong Zhuo has a large army. If we can summon him into the court, he can intimidate Jian Shuo's military power. At that time, the Ten Generals will be like fish on the chopping board. They will still be at the mercy of the Great General!"”
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