Chapter 178: The chaotic Luoyang court
Secretary, Luoyang, Deyang Hall. Tianlai novels ww『w. 『⒉
Looking at the hundreds of officials who were having a heated discussion, Han Emperor Liu Hong's eyes flashed with a trace of ridicule.
Among the hundreds of civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, 98% were officials from aristocratic families. Even the emperor Liu Hong had to be cautious when dealing with family issues, which fully shows the power of the Han family.
As for these officials who came from aristocratic families, their abilities were mediocre, and they only knew how to protect family interests. They would shirk their responsibilities whenever something went wrong. They were actually the biggest worms in the Han Empire.
Now half of the Han Dynasty has fallen, and the officials of the aristocratic families are still quarreling over their own little bit of filth. Little do they know that once the Han Dynasty falls, everything will be easier for the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Liu Hong turned his attention to the ten chief servants standing on both sides of him, headed by Zhang Rangjian Shuo, and a hint of complexity suddenly flashed in his eyes.
The reason why the ten chief servants were able to cholera Chao Gang was the result of Liu Hong's deliberate laissez-faire.
Without Zhou Xuan, the tenth official to replace Liu Hong in the family, Liu Hong might still be just a puppet emperor without any rights.
The ten chief servants were eunuchs, and now they were being beaten and killed. The only one they could rely on was Liu Hong, the emperor.
Liu Hong's purpose in doing this was just to balance the family and stabilize his throne.
Therefore, no matter who in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty proposed to kill the ten chief servants, Liu Hong would not agree, because it was tantamount to abolishing martial arts.
In the court hall, the debate among the officials continued. The topic of this meeting was: whether to abandon the liberation of the state and suppress the Yellow Turbans.
Liu Hong and the ten chief servants all looked on with cold eyes, as if they were watching a farce!
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu's 200,000 troops are marching south, and Bingzhou's troops are empty. They must not be able to defend it for long."
"Instead of losing troops and generals in Bingzhou and finally being captured by the Xiongnu, it is better to liberate this part of the army and use it to suppress the Yellow Turban rebellion."
"Yes, now for me as a big man, suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion is the top priority."
"Please, Your Majesty, order Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, and Qin Wen, the prefect of Yanmen, to temporarily avoid the Xiongnu troops. After the Yellow Turbans are suppressed, they can fully recover Bingzhou."
Most of the officials who supported abandoning the annexation of the state came from the Guandong family. Their families were already in occupied areas, so they naturally wanted to suppress the Yellow Turbans as quickly as possible. These people were led by Taishi Yuan Feng and Taifu Yuan Wei.
Liu Hong was actually very excited. He didn't think that after the main forces of Yanmen Army and Bingzhou Army were transferred, Bingzhou's existing troops could still stop the Huns.
But these words must not come from Liu Hong's mouth. The guilt of abandoning Bingzhou is too great, and Liu Hong does not dare to bear this responsibility.
Among the hundreds of officials in the Manchu Dynasty, some proposed giving up the merger of states, and naturally there were also those who opposed it.
"Hmph, do you all know what you are talking about?" A half-white official snorted coldly and stood up: "Bingzhou is the north gate of Luoyang, the capital. Once it falls, if the 200,000 Huns cavalry continue to Going south will threaten the safety of Luoyang, and who among you adults can shoulder this responsibility?"
This person is Wang Yun, the Situ who serially planned to kill Dong Zhuo. However, although Wang Yun is in a high position now, he is not Situ yet.
Wang Yun was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, so he was naturally firmly opposed to the proposal to abandon the merging of states.
Wang Yun was filled with anger when he thought that these Guandong aristocratic families would give up the entire Bingzhou for their own benefit.
In order to suppress the Yellow Turbans, can we abandon the lives and deaths of millions of people in Bingzhou?
When the supporters heard that Wang Yun was talking about the safety of the imperial capital, they were speechless and fell into silence.
The safety of the imperial capital Luoyang is above all else. If the Xiongnu are not greedy enough and continue to move south after acquiring the state, wouldn't Luoyang have to face 200,000 Xiongnu cavalry?
If there is another siege of Ganquan Palace, no one will dare to bear this responsibility.
"Master Wang said something serious."
Grand Master Yuan Feng saw that no one spoke. After thinking for a while, he smiled lightly and said: "The imperial court can definitely order the Bingzhou family to recruit troops to resist. The terrain of Bingzhou is dangerous, and they will be able to resist for a year and a half..."
Before Yuan Feng finished speaking, Wang Yun couldn't listen anymore and interrupted directly: "Then what will happen in one year, Grand Master?"
"Uh, this..." Yuan Feng was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"It seems that Mr. Yuan is sure to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion within one year?" Wang Yun showed a sneer, bowed to Liu Hong, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, since the Grand Master is sure to put down the rebellion, then you might as well let the Grand Master lead the army to put down the rebellion. Bar!"
"Wang Yun, you..."
Yuan Feng was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He did not expect that Wang Yun would fight back like this. He was no good at fighting. Even if he did not die in battle, he would be executed for defeat.
"Master Wang, I don't know how many troops will be invested in protecting Bingzhou, and now where can I, the Han Dynasty, have extra troops to send?" Grand Tutor Yuan Wei was suddenly troubled and said in a cold voice: "You want to put the Han Dynasty into a multi-front war situation. Among them?"
Seeing Yuan Wei knocking him down, Wang Yun suddenly became furious and said: "If we don't have any troops to send, are we going to let the Huns enter Bingzhou and expose Luoyang to the front of the Huns? I think you are colluding with the Huns!"
"Bold Wang Yun." Yuan Wei was furious and yelled: "I, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, are loyal to the Han Dynasty, and the world can learn from it. How dare you falsely accuse me of colluding with foreign races?"
"There is not even an inch of my Han Dynasty's spare land, yet Mr. Yuan wants to give up the entire Bingzhou. What is this but collusion with foreign races? The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are truely loyal, but you are just trying to smear the entire Yuan family!"
Cai Yong kept pulling Wang Yun, signaling Wang Yun not to offend the Yuan family again, but Wang Yun became angry and said whatever he thought of, and Cai Yong couldn't stop him.
Officials who did not belong to the Guandong faction saw that Wang Yun not only had no fear of the Yuan family's power, but also offended the Yuan family to death, and they admired Wang Yun's courage in their hearts.
Wang Yun's performance and Liu Hong also saw it. Liu Hong also greatly appreciated Wang Yun's outspoken behavior, but that could only go so far.
If Liu Hong had seen infighting among aristocratic families in the past, not only would he not have stopped it, but he would have taken pleasure in it.
But things are different now. The Yellow Turbans are rebellious at the front, and the foreign cavalry is at the back. The pressure on the Han Dynasty is really great, and they must unite internally.
Since the Qin family settled in Bingzhou, the Bingzhou family has begun to move closer to the Guanxi family, so now Wang Yun represents the attitude of the Guanxi family, while Yuan Wei represents the Guandong family.
Guandong and Guanxi are the largest aristocratic family groups in the Han Dynasty. If there is still internal fighting at this time, the Han Dynasty will really destroy the country!
"That's enough!" Liu Hong yelled: "Shut up, everyone. This is a court, not a vegetable market. If you want to make a noise, get out and make a noise!"
Seeing Liu Hong's anger, Wang Yun and the Yuan brothers immediately stopped quarreling and knelt down to apologize.
Seeing this, Liu Hong said: "What Wang Aiqing said is reasonable. Bingzhou is the northern gate of Luoyang, and there really is no room for error."
