Yuan Ji's smile did not change, and just when he was about to speak, a servant came in from behind, glanced at Yuan Ji, and whispered in Yuan Wei's ear: "Master, Situ, Sikong, Wang Yun, and Shangshu Xun You have been ordered to enter the palace."
Yuan Ji's smile froze, he looked at the servant and said, "No uncle?"
The servant nodded and said, "Yes."
Yuan Ji's smile disappeared and became serious.
He also ordered other ministers to record things, including Wang Yun, a minister, but his uncle was not included!
He waited for the servant to exit and asked Yuan Wei, "Uncle, did something happen?"
Yuan Wei was also thinking about it, but what the government and the public were most concerned about now was the Qiang invasion again. Is there anything that requires him to be left alone?
Yuan Wei thought for a while, shook his head indifferently, and said: "It's not me, but you. You have to be careful."
At this time, a servant came in from behind Yuan Ji, looked at the two people inside carefully, and said, "My dear, Mr. Shu has left the house. He said he has something urgent to go to Runan."
Yuan Ji looked back at him and frowned.
Urgent? Leaving late at night and not even saying a word to them?
Yuan Wei didn't care, looked at Yuan Ji and said: "If your Majesty has any request, you can take the opportunity to rescue Benchu."
Yuan Ji looked thoughtful, waited for the servant to leave, and said: "I'll think of a solution. Uncle, what do you want to do by holding on to the original?"
Yuan Wei couldn't understand Liu Bian now and said, "Huang Wan is coming to Beijing soon. You go see him tomorrow and take him for a walk."
Yuan Ji understood what Yuan Wei meant, hummed and said, "Uncle, I'm going."
Yuan Wei stood up slowly on crutches, his thin face unusually cold, and watched Yuan Ji go out.
In the palace, Jiade Hall.
Liu Bian knelt down on the main seat, holding Lu Zhi's letter in his hand, thinking repeatedly about how to deal with Dong Zhuo.
The so-called 'Qiang Kou Jifu' has been exposed, so the next step is to deal with this person with ulterior motives.
Liu Bian looked outside the dark door, having an idea but hesitating a little.
The Han Dynasty is now using troops everywhere, but it lacks soldiers and food. The court is in chaos and needs time to rectify. Therefore, as a last resort, Liu Bian still tried to deal with Dong Zhuo at the minimum cost and take back his troops.
Not long after, Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Wang Yun and Xun You arrived.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
The four of them saluted together.
Liu Bian glanced at them and said, "Without courtesy, sit down."
Everyone noticed Liu Bian's indifferent expression and indifferent tone, knowing that something was going on. After thanking him, they sat down one after another, all looking at him.
Liu Bian stroked the letter in his hand. Seeing that Yuan Ji hadn't come yet, he thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, please take a look at this letter first."
Pan Yin took the letter and handed it to Ding Gong.
Ding Gong was confused. He took the letter and hurriedly scanned it. He looked up at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, this..."
Liu Bian gently picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Ding Gong was shocked and angry. Who would have thought that it was Dong Zhuo who was behind this!
Liu Hong, who was on the side, saw his expression, reached out to take it, took a look, and was immediately surprised and said: "Is this Dong Zhuo? He..."
No one answered him, Liu Hong looked angry and handed the letter to Wang Yun.
Wang Yun took it silently, looked down, and after a moment, he handed the letter to Xun You indifferently.
This was the first time for Xun You to participate in such a high-level meeting. He took it solemnly and looked at it seriously.
Halfway through seeing it, his color changed with horror, then he regained his composure and began to think of countermeasures.
Bingzhou is too close to Luoyang City, and Luoyang is empty. Once Dong Zhuo bypasses Sanfu and crosses the river from Hedong, he can reach the city in almost the blink of an eye!
"Tell me about it." Liu Bianfu looked at the four of them and said calmly.
Ding Gong raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we should immediately try to arrest Dong Zhuo and bring him to Beijing for punishment!"
Liu Hong answered: "Your Majesty, we can trap him. I will order Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to do it!"
Wang Yun didn't speak, just sneered in his heart.
Xun You naturally disagreed. Since Dong Zhuo dared to do this, he must have been on guard against the court. Such a simple calculation could not deal with Dong Zhuo.
Furthermore, even if Dong Zhuo is captured, if his soldiers rebel, the gains will outweigh the losses.
Regarding Ding Gong and Liu Hong's words, Liu Bian did not comment. His eyes flickered to Wang Yun's face, and he looked at Xun You and said, "Xun Qing's family, what do you think?"
Xun You was quick-thinking and had an idea in an instant. He raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should appease Dong Zhuo first and wait until the court is fully prepared before making any plans."
Ding Gong snorted coldly and said: "Dong Zhuo's ambition is known to both the government and the public. He dared to send troops to invade the third auxiliary. His intentions are so obvious, how can he continue to condone it?"
Liu Bian ignored him and said, "Xunqing's family continues."
Xun You bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, first appease Dong Zhuo and order the third assistant and Hanoi Dingyuan to prepare. In addition, I requested the order to go to Xiliang to recruit the three Qiang."
Recruit the Three Qiang?
As soon as Xun You finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed, and their eyes were all on his face.
Liu Hong hesitated and said, "Can you recruit the Three Qiang to surrender?"
The so-called "Three Qiang" are the three groups that split after the last Qiang rebellion was repulsed, namely Han Sui, Ma Teng and Song Jian.
Xun You raised his hand to Liu Bian and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, since the year before last, the Qiang people have been in chaos. The leaders of the three Qiang people are all Han people and have a desire to join. If they can be persuaded, then Dong Zhuo will not have to worry about it. Even if he cannot be persuaded, he will persuade him." If you live in Sanqiang and cut off contact with Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo will not be afraid!"
Liu Bian's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart moved secretly.
Xun You's strategy was something he had never thought of. If it can really be done, there will be less threat from the Qiang people, and it will be easier to deal with Dong Zhuo.
In Ding Palace, Liu Hong looked at each other with a thoughtful expression.
"There is no need to go to Qing's family,"
Liu Bian made his decision in a moment and said: "I order Tingwei Zhong Yao to go."
As he spoke, he glanced at Pan Yin again and said, "Let Jian Shuo lead a group of forbidden troops to accompany him as a guard."
Pan Yin said: "Yes."
Seeing this, Xun You quickly added: "Your Majesty, please give Dong Zhuo a generous gift to calm his mind."
Liu Bian frowned, this is impossible.
Just as he was about to speak, a man from Zhonghuang came in from the side door and whispered a few words after Pan disappeared.
Pan Yin was startled, glanced at everyone present, and whispered in Liu Bian's ear: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao committed adultery with Yuan Shao's concubine. He was caught in bed by the Yuan family and escorted to the palace."
Liu Bian's face suddenly stiffened, he was stunned again and again, and turned to look at him.
Pan Yin nodded slightly and said in an even lower voice: "The person is already outside the palace gate."
Liu Bian didn't know what his expression should be for a moment. He knew about Cao Cao's problem, but he didn't expect it to happen at this time.
Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Wang Yun, and Xun You looked at Liu Bian's strange expression and wondered, what happened again?
"Your Majesty, the Marquis Anguo Pavilion has been ordered to pay an audience." At this time, a small yellow door outside the gate said loudly.
Liu Bian sighed inwardly and came.
Really no one is worry-free.
He rubbed his face, sat up straight and said, "Pass."
