The other aristocratic families did not dare to act rashly, but the Yuan family could not hold it in anymore!
Yuan Kui's death was a huge blow to their Yuan Family. But now that the situation was stronger than them, they could only endure it for the time being and settle the score later!
But now, Liu Bian wanted the Yuan Family's life and the foundation of the Yuan Family!
Yuan He, the sixth generation of the Yuan family, who was also Yuan Kui's younger brother and one of the nine ministers of the current dynasty, immediately stepped forward and said with a face full of anger,
"Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo had 200,000 soldiers and no one dared to disobey him. The Grand Tutor was only pretending to compromise and find another way. This move would probably cause the hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court to turn cold!”
"Compromise? Find another way?"
Liu Bian looked at Yuan He. His expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were filled with anger." Cao Zhengchun! Tell me everything Yuan Kui said just now!”
Cao Zhengchun stepped forward and said in a sharp voice,""Your Majesty, the general trend! You should abdicate to Prince Chen Liu! It was not a good thing to stay away from the whirlpool of the royal court!”
"Is this what you mean by compromise? Find another way?" "I'm afraid Yuan Kui and Dong Zhuo are colluding with each other!" Liu Bian asked coldly. This is treating me as a commodity and selling me as you please!”
Yuan He's face flushed red, but he still argued,"
"Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor is also afraid that Dong Zhuo will act out of desperation and harm Your Majesty's life, so he spoke rudely! In fact, he was loyal to the country and had the heart of a child. Heaven and earth could testify, and the sun and moon could testify!”
"I didn't see your Yuan family's loyalty to the country, but I personally experienced your hypocrisy!”
Liu Bian turned to Li Ru and said coldly,""Do the Xi Liang Army and the Yuan family have any unspeakable secrets? If you say it, you can atone for your sins!"
Li Ru was overjoyed. He didn't want to atone for his crimes, but rather, he wanted to buy some time.
As long as the 200,000 Western Liang cavalry arrived, His Majesty would definitely be cautious and they would be able to live.
The most important thing now was time! He definitely couldn't be like Yuan Kui, who was directly cut into two halves and his corpse separated!
"Your Majesty, you are wise!" Li Ru immediately said. It was true! When the prime minister dominated the capital, all the civil and military officials in the court were forced by his power and dared not disobey.
"Among them, the Yuan Family, Yang Family, and other aristocratic families have secretly plotted with the Prime Minister. As long as their family status and positions in the Imperial Court are guaranteed, they can support the Prime Minister's decision to abolish the throne…
"Otherwise, the Prime Minister is just a general at the border of Liangzhou, and our Xi Liang Army is just a soldier guarding the border. These officials in the royal court think highly of themselves, so why did they agree to the abolition?
"Your Majesty, the power of the aristocratic families is more terrifying than you and I can imagine. If they oppose us, we will also be afraid! Just like how Yuan Shao had contradicted the Prime Minister and looked down on him, the Prime Minister could only suppress his anger and let Yuan Shao leave!”
Li Ru's words were half true and half false. His goal was to confuse the public and delay time.
However, the meaning behind it was enough to cause an uproar among the officials!
Even if they had already guessed it, they had to pretend that they had just woken up and act as loyal officials!
The expressions of the Yuan Family and the Yang Family changed drastically!
"Nonsense!"
"Your Majesty, the Western Liang army is desperate and is trying to get a loyal minister!" Yuan He said angrily. Your Majesty! Could it be that in your heart, we loyal old officials who serve the country and the people are not as trustworthy as these rebels? Your Majesty! If you are punished for your words, this old minister will not accept it!!!”
Liu Bian looked at Yuan He's performance coldly and raised his eyebrows slightly. He was familiar with the eunuch and knew that this was the stage where the Emperor was in an explosive state!
To eat the king's salary and share the king's worries, this group of traitors from the Yuan family actually quibbled so hypocritically. If he didn't kill them, Liu Bian would only hate them!
"Zhen is not asking you or asking for your opinion. Zhen is informing you! I am ordering you! Unconvinced? Slash!"
Zila--
Yu Huatian had already prepared himself and was ready to attack. He slashed out with his sword. His face was cold and solemn as his voice drifted over coldly,"You still want to kidnap His Majesty? Little did they know that the world was the land of the king, and the land was the land of the king's subjects. If the ruler wants me to die, I have no choice but to die!"
Puff--
Blood splattered everywhere, and heads flew into the sky!
Yuan He had never expected that Liu Bian would not be so cautious even after he had been so righteous and had been so full of moral principles!
Was Liu Bian not afraid of the criticism of the scholars in the world?!
Whoosh!
The ministers were in an uproar!
Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Rong were even more convinced that Grand Tutor Yuan Kui had died at the hands of His Majesty!
This shocked them!
However, there were also many officials who were completely devoted to him. They looked at Liu Bian, who was decisive in killing, and their bodies trembled with excitement!
Only such a hero was qualified to restore the Great Han Dynasty!
" I'm not convinced!!!"
Yuan Shao's elder brother, Yuan Ji, stood up and said angrily,""Your Majesty! This was the act of a tyrant! Cruel and heartless! It must be something that the world can't tolerate!"
"Slash!"
Liu Bian said coldly.
Puff--
"I refuse to accept this! His Majesty's actions! He would definitely make all the civil and military officials in the court feel cold! It's so disloyal!"
Another Yuan Clan disciple stepped forward. At this moment of life and death for the Yuan Clan, they could no longer hold back. They had to step forward, even if they knew that they would die.
"Slash!"
Puff--
Liu Bian didn't care about their opinions. When you forced me to abdicate, you weren't so righteous!
When it came to the clan's interests and the life and death of the clan, why did they all act so fearless and loyal to the monarch and the country?
Hypocrite!
I don't need such a hypocrite!
Since they weren't convinced, then they would all be killed!
Puff--
Puff--
Puff--
The Yuan Family disciples and factions were not convinced, but Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian's speed of attack was faster than them standing up and shouting!
Heads rolled and blood flowed!
The civil and military officials lying on the ground trembled as they sniffed the blood in their noses. They were terrified and their guts were torn apart!
This time, he truly felt what it meant to be…the emperor's rage had killed millions of people!
After killing countless heads, Yang Biao sighed and stood up. He looked at Liu Bian with a sorrowful expression.
"It's not that I'm not convinced, but…Your Majesty's indiscriminate killing of the innocent is a tyrant's act. I'm afraid it will arouse the condemnation of the scholars in the world, and it will be difficult to stop the endless mouths of the people in the world!”
Yu Huatian's sword was already at Yang Biao's throat. When he heard the words 'I'm not unconvinced,' he sheathed his sword again. However, his expressionless face was filled with disdain."You're afraid of death!"
If it wasn't cowardice, then what was it?
Why did Yang Biao stand up? Just to speak up for justice? For the sake of Liu Bian's reputation? Neither!
This was because Yang Biao's wife was the seventh generation of the Yuan family, the younger sister of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Both families had four generations of dukes, and they were only connected by marriage!
He said it so righteously, but it still couldn't change Yang Biao's trembling legs. If it wasn't cowardice, then what was it?!
The officials were a little frightened. They didn't know if Liu Bian would still " behead " or stop!
Yang Biao's words were already surrendering to the imperial power!
The Yang family also had four generations of three dukes!
Now that the Yuan Family had been wiped out, the Yang Family was about to become the representative of the aristocratic families. His submission also represented the submission of the aristocratic families!
However, their only hope was that Liu Bian would stop!
At least for the sake of his reputation!
After all, even the historical records were not written by the victors, but by the scholars!
However, Liu Bian's face was still cold. He looked at Shen Lian and said,""Shen Lian! Let them see the evidence of the Yuan family's rebellion!”
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