Hearing someone's suggestion, the noisy court immediately fell silent.
Everyone looked over and found that the person who made the noise was just a seventh-grade Changshi who was usually very inconspicuous. Someone immediately scolded: "Where is the danger in Huai City? Don't be alarmist!"
The long history hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "To the emperor, although the false emperor Yuan Shu has been defeated, the centipede insect is still alive and has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so we should not underestimate it!"
"Although he is attacking Jingzhou, if he is frustrated, he will have to find another way. If he can't go to Shouchun, then he can only spy on Sili?"
"What if he intends to kidnap the emperor and attack Huaicheng?"
Someone immediately refuted it and laughed: "What a joke, do you think Yuan Shu can come when he wants and go when he wants?"
"With Marquis Wen guarding the city inside and Cao Yuan and other envoys guarding the city outside, how can it be so easy to covet Huaicheng?"
The long history seemed to have already responded, and immediately said: "But none of the princes mentioned by the public are able to help Huaicheng now!"
"Marquis Wen is confronting Ma Teng and Han Sui at the border of Liangzhou. Cao Shijun is confronting Yuan Benchu. Everyone else is staying away from Huaicheng. If there is an emergency, who can arrive in time?"
"Furthermore, the two Yuans are fighting, Yuan Guangdao has failed, and there is no one in the world who can check Yuan Benzhu. Jizhou is very close to Sili, and the Heishan Passage where he sent troops is adjacent to Huaicheng. If he has ulterior motives and has different intentions, you can take measures to deal with them. Of the policy."
Only then did everyone realize that Chang Shi must have been instigated by someone else. This was clearly saying that Yuan Shao was unreliable!
Someone immediately snorted: "The Taiwei is personally appointed by the emperor. You say he has different intentions, do you have any evidence?"
"If there is no evidence, it is a blatant slander of the three important ministers and they should be killed!"
Chang Shi was so frightened that he trembled, but he still forced himself to say: "Why, you don't want anyone to say anything anymore?"
"If this hadn't happened, why were you so angry?"
The man who spoke before was furious and shouted: "I hope the world is not in chaos and the atmosphere in the court is ruined by people like you!"
"Who ordered you?"
Someone listened and mocked: "What, are you trying to threaten people?"
"Did these words sting your sore feet, and that's why you reacted so loudly?"
The man before was so angry that he jumped up and scolded the generals, causing a scene in the hall.
Liu Xie sat upright, looking coldly at the farce below, and said, "In your opinion, where is the best place to move to?"
"When is the best time to leave?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. It turns out that the emperor also wanted to move the capital?
Someone immediately said: "How about moving back to Luoyang?"
Someone immediately retorted: "Luoyang is completely white. Do we want to rebuild the city and palace?"
"And isn't that place closer to Yuan Shu?"
Someone said: "Yuan Benchu is a Taiwei and has the responsibility to protect the emperor. How about moving to Jizhou?"
Someone else objected, "The war is going on in Jizhou now. Who knows the final outcome. If we are affected by the military disaster, it doesn't matter if we are injured, but what about the emperor's safety?"
"Furthermore, Yuan Benchu is so powerful that no one in the world can control him. Who knows if he will hold the emperor hostage?"
Immediately, someone said angrily: "Yuan Benchu was powerful, but Cao Shijun was more powerful, and he dared to attack him. Who is more powerful?"
The man before retorted: "The situation is still unclear. Who knows who did it on both sides?"
"From the perspective of strength, Yuan Jiujiu was defeated and Yuan Benchu had no one to control him. It would be more reasonable for him to cross the river and demolish the bridge with Cao Mengde, right?"
The two began to argue tit for tat.
"That's nonsense. I heard that Cao Mengde has already reached Yecheng!"
"Looking at the situation in the world, we know that Yuan Benchu and the three sons of the Yuan family have surrounded Cao Mengde's Yanzhou, and they obviously plan to attack and destroy him in the next step!"
"You are just making wild speculations without actual evidence."
"Then don't we have to wait until Yuan Benchu takes action and his actions are irreversible before we look for evidence?"
"So in order to prevent this situation, Cao Mengde took action first?"
As the two began to quarrel, the smell of gunpowder in the court gradually became stronger. Everyone joined in one after another, because they all understood that the focus of the quarrel was which side to take, which would affect the direction of moving the capital in the future.
Now Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have begun to fight, and the situation has become a firestorm. Officials on both sides have expressed their stance. Now staying neutral is no longer an option, because whichever side Yuan Shao or Cao Cao loses will clean up the officials of the other side in the court.
And the key here is that Lu Bu is not in Huai City now!
Ever since Lu Bu married Lu Lingqi to Yuan Xi, in the hearts of the officials, Lu Bu had already turned towards the Yuan family.
It is reasonable to have this idea. Although Lu Bu was assassinated by Yuan Shao after he took refuge with him, and the two sides formed a great feud, in this troubled world, there is no hatred that cannot be resolved in the face of interests.
Lu Bu alone married his daughter to Yuan Xi, who was adopted by Yuan Ji's branch. Later, it proved that this choice was also unique. Now that Yuan Xi has two states, he can not only confront Cao Cao head-on, but also enter the Shouchun War with Liu Bei. , Yuan Shu even lost his hometown.
At this time, Yuan Xi was in the limelight, especially since he had two male heirs, which caused rumors to spread. This made the ownership of the position of the head of the Yuan family, which was already clear, become confusing again.
Under this circumstance, if Yuan Xi wins the position of head of the Yuan family in the future, Lu Bu will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary. If the two join forces, who else can compete with him inside and outside the court?
So now that Lu Bu is out with his troops, at this very sensitive time of the war in Jizhou, someone happened to bring up the idea of moving the capital. It would be strange to say that there was no premeditation!
Sure enough, as the two quarreled, the factions began to gradually become clearer. One group agreed to move to Jizhou, more people agreed to move to Xu County, and a few people suggested moving to Jiangdong. People suggested moving to Jingzhou and Youzhou.
At this time, the situation in the court gradually became clear. The two largest factions had already completely formed their ranks. Liu Xie sat on it and thought deeply.
He doesn't want to move to a place where the forces have an overwhelming advantage. That will only make him lose his autonomy. Now, he still has to use multiple parties to maintain the balance between them. Only in this way can he cultivate his own forces. .
Liu Xie's ultimate goal is to not rely on anyone, but to use everyone's selfishness to revive the Han Dynasty. For this, he already has his own ideas and plans.
He opened his mouth and said: "Although what you all said is reasonable, the world is currently in turmoil, and the places where you proposed are in flames of war."
"Why don't we wait until the war subsides and the dust settles before we make a decision."
As soon as this statement came out, several officials from Cao Cao's faction became anxious. Cao Cao had been planning for a long time before he mobilized Lu Bu and surrounded Yecheng, leaving the three sons of the Yuan family with no time to take care of it. Now Liu Xie still has to wait?
Someone immediately wanted to speak, but when they saw the look in Zhong Yao's eyes, they stopped talking.
When Liu Xie retired and everyone left the palace, Ding Chong took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and approached Zhong Yao, and the two got into the carriage together.
In the carriage, Ding Chong whispered: "If we continue arguing like this, I'm afraid there will be no result."
"Is it time to take action?"
Zhong Yao looked at the road in front of him and said, "Don't worry, today is just about knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger."
"Whoever is on the other side should understand that what is usually well hidden has been exposed."
"We can take action when Zhang Yan, who is patrolling the western pass of Black Mountain, comes back."
"No one can escape the ones who dance the most happily on weekdays. Let's use them to scare the monkeys."
When Ding Chong heard the murderous intent in Zhong Yao's words, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and said, "You have to hurry up, or wait until Lu Bu comes back."
Zhong Yao smiled and said: "As long as one day is faster than Lu Bu, that's enough."
"A bunch of losers who only know how to talk. In the face of swords and guns, they can only die obediently."
Ding Chong lowered his voice and said, "There is another person that I have never been able to figure out. I've been looking for someone to monitor him for a long time, but I still haven't found out whether he is colluding with Fierce Tiger."
Zhong Yao understood, "Are you talking about Dong Zhao?"
"This person is indeed very interesting. I have found out that this person has stayed in Youzhou for a period of time and may have had contact with the fierce tiger."
Ding Chong hesitated and said, "No way?"
"I remember that he offended Yuan Shao and was hunted down?"
"Then why did Yuan Xi protect him?"
Zhong Yao sneered: "After Qu Yi was killed by Yuan Shao, didn't he join the fierce tiger?"
"The same goes for Lu Bu. In the end, he married his daughter to Fierce Tiger?"
"Don't you think Xihu is scary?"
Ding Chong felt the same, "This fierce tiger is really troublesome. Are you doubting that Dong Zhao is his?"
Zhong Yao's face was gloomy, "I once mentioned this to Duke Cao, but Duke Cao told me that among the letters written to Duke Cao to welcome the emperor, he, Dong Zhao, was the earliest, even earlier than you and me!"
"What!" This was the first time Ding Chong heard about this, and he was immediately surprised. "Doesn't that mean that his achievements and status will overwhelm us?"
Zhong Yao nodded, "So we have to be careful about this matter. If we kill the wrong person, we and I will probably lose the trust of Duke Cao."
"But it doesn't matter if he is left alone first. When the time comes, kill the others who are not smart."
"Gong Cao has used many great opportunities for us. We must not waste them, and we must not let him down!"
Ding Chong listened and nodded hard.
On the Yellow River, large boats were lined up in a row, and sailors stretched out their oars and rowed hard.
This is the dry season in autumn. Not only is the water level shallow, but the current and wind are not strong. These warships, which are suitable for the Yangtze River, are now more than half the speed, and most of the time they can only rely on manpower.
But even so, it is less time-consuming and labor-intensive than marching on land. If soldiers and horses march for a long distance, the time will not be much different, but it is difficult to say how many people and horses will be exhausted in the meantime.
Now in just a few days, the warship has passed the Qingzhou ground, and no one came out to stop it along the way. On the one hand, this was due to Wu Dun's head, and on the other hand, it was the Taishan bandit general Yin Li who came along the way. I received a letter from Zang Ba.
Its content is not to call for punishment, but to explain misunderstandings.
After Yuan Xi read it, he suddenly realized that the Taishan bandits' concession was mainly decided by Zang Ba, and it really had little to do with attacking Lijin City and killing Wu Dun.
Zang Ba has a rather weird temper, and he is the kind of person who refuses to take either soft or hard advice. He was able to put an end to this matter, and it turned out to be Zang Hong's relationship.
Back in Guangling, Yuan Xi followed Tian Yu's suggestion and put Zang Hong in charge of intelligence collection in the Guangling area. As Guangling was close to Langya, he got in touch with Zang Ba, the leader of Mount Tai.
Zang Ba is the leader of the Taishan bandits. After he handed over some of the Taishan bandits to Yuan Tan, he still retained tens of thousands of troops and horses and had a transcendent status. After he and Zang Hong discussed their seniority, they found that they were still distant relatives, so they had a private contact. .
The Taishan thieves value loyalty, and Zang Hong's righteousness is famous all over the world, so Zang Ba chose to give in for Zang Hong's sake. Otherwise, Yuan Xi might have to fight many more battles.
(End of chapter)
