Liu Bian took a sip of tea, suppressing his anger, his mind was spinning, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.
"It's not a matter for the palace to discuss." Liu Bian stood up and said.
"Yes." Pan Yin responded, glanced at Xun You, and walked out quickly.
Xun You woke up with a start and quickly got up, but began to panic in his heart.
Now is not the time to take action against the Yuan family!
A fast horse ran out of the palace and headed straight for the west gate.
At the same time, the Zhonghuang Gate in the palace was frequently dispatched to the Shangshutai, Sangong's Mansion, and the residences of important ministers in Beijing.
A solemn wind rippled from the palace.
The horse galloped smoothly, leaving the city gate and heading west.
This fast horse passed the courtiers waiting at Sanliting and headed straight for Yuan Wei and Dong Zhuo's chariot.
Yuan Ji, Huang Wan and others saw it and looked at each other, but didn't think too much.
Huang Wan had a square face and a neat goatee. He held his hands, turned sideways to Yuan Ji and said with a smile: "When Mr. Yuan and Mr. Dong come to Beijing this time, everything can be decided."
Yuan Ji was dressed in white as snow, with a warm smile, and said humbly: "The affairs of the imperial court still need public discussion, and my uncle is well versed in public discussion."
Huang Wan said with a smile: "It's a public discussion."
Saying this, who doesn't know that Yuan Wei is the 'public discussion'.
At this time, Cao Cao, who was walking at the front with a fast horse, shouted loudly, holding the order in his hand: "Captain Cao, His Majesty has a decree, ordering you to escort Taifu Yuan, Taifu Dong directly into the palace, no delay!"
Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at the carriage behind him, and shouted: "I obey the order! Keep moving forward."
The horse turned around and passed by Yuan Ji again, Huang Wan said: "Your Majesty has a decree. Jiu Qing, all the ministers, and Yilang, please enter the palace immediately. There must be no mistakes!"
Yuan Ji and Huang Wan didn't have time to salute, let alone ask. They could only watch the fast horse messenger gallop away.
Huang Wan raised his head, looking at the carriage already in sight, and said, "What should I do?"
Yuan Ji shook his head slightly and said, "Let's wait until uncle arrives."
Deep down in their hearts, they all had a bad premonition.
Dozens of people behind the two people gathered together, whispering and discussing.
Yuan Ji heard it, but pretended not to hear it.
Not long after, Cao Cao led the imperial army to protect Yuan Wei and Dong Zhuo. Without stopping, he ignored nearly a hundred courtiers and passed directly in front of them.
Huang Wan looked at Yuan Ji, his meaning was self-evident.
Yuan Ji watched the carriage go, with a gloomy look in his eyes, and suddenly turned around with a smile on his face, raised his hand and said: "Thank you sir for coming to meet the wind. Your Majesty has called for you urgently. Don't delay, for fear of disturbing the political affairs, let's go back early. "
Everyone raised their hands, no doubt that he was there, and started walking back in twos and threes.
At this time, Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others came out of Shangshutai and turned to Qufei Hall.
Cai Yong, Zheng Tai and others outside the palace also received orders and entered the palace one after another.
However, it was not the general discussion in the palace where big things were discussed. After everyone entered the palace, they whispered to the left and right and talked in low voices.
Those who knew something would sit still and say nothing.
Not long after, Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Ji, Huang Wan and others walked into the hall one after another, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"Master."
"Master."
"Well done, Master."
Many people raised their hands and greeted him warmly.
Yuan Wei's skinny face was filled with indifference, and he walked straight to his place at the front without getting angry.
Dong Zhuo's figure stood out among the people in the palace. He was fat, tall and strong. With a serious and solemn expression, he sat down next to Liu Hong, where Liu Yu had been.
As this group of people took their seats, the hall was almost full, with more than fifty people sitting there, and the excitement reached a climax in an instant.
In Ding Palace, Liu Hong glanced at Dong Zhuo indifferently from the corner of his eye, then turned his eyes to look at Yuan Wei in front of him. He listened to the constant chatter with Yuan Ji, Huang Wan and others around him, and the voices kept buzzing, and he couldn't help but frown secretly.
Liu Bian was standing outside the side door at this time, listening to the chaotic and unusually prominent word 'Yuan' inside, his face was calm, and his eyes were beating with cold flames.
"If this continues, will they still see me as the emperor in their eyes?"
Liu Bian whispered to himself and glanced at Pan Yin.
Pan Yin bowed, with a cautious expression on his face, hurried out, stood not far from the side door, and shouted sharply: "Your Majesty is here!"
The courtiers in the hall paused, signaled to each other, turned around, and raised their hands.
When they saw Liu Bian coming out, they bowed loudly and said, "I will see you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Bian came out, sat down on his knees, straightened his clothes, looked at the courtiers in the hall with a smile, and said loudly: "Everyone, please excuse me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers retracted their hands and sat down, all looking at Liu Bian.
People who know nothing are still curious; some people who know the inside story are worried.
Liu Bian glanced at Yuan Wei where the old monk was sitting, and then scanned most of the unfamiliar faces in the hall one by one.
'Is this Dong Zhuo? '
Liu Bian looked at Dong Zhuo, who was sitting solemnly, looking like a loyal minister and good general, and sneered in his heart, after spending so much effort, I still managed to get you to the capital!
Dong Zhuo sat there with his hands on his knees and a serious look on his face.
Liu Bian looked at Yuan Ji, Huang Wan and others again.
They all sat in the same posture as usual, looking intently, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking in their hearts from their faces.
Seeing that Liu Bian was silent, all the courtiers in the hall felt the silence in the hall and couldn't help but look at Liu Bian quietly.
"Today I summon all the ministers,"
Liu Bian suddenly flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "There are two main things. One is that since I took over the throne, I have been involved in many complicated matters and have not met many Qing family members. Let's meet today to avoid not knowing each other when we meet in the future. You are embarrassed, and I am embarrassed too. Secondly, I just want to chat with you and get close to you."
After Liu Bian finished speaking, the palace became even quieter, and you could hear a needle drop.
Yuan Wei looked at Liu Bian out of the corner of his eye for a moment, then slowly looked back.
Ding Gong, Liu Hong and others, relatively speaking, know Liu Bian relatively well. How can they believe that summoning the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty was just for the purpose of "getting closer and closer"?
Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Huangfu Song and others did not believe it, and neither did Xun You and other upstarts.
Yuan Ji, Huang Wan and others didn't believe it even more.
Dong Zhuo also didn't believe it.
He knelt and sat on the throne of the Taiwei, his old face motionless, and secretly sneered in his heart: Is this the imperial court? Is this how the little emperor talks?
"Then let's talk about the word 'clique' first."
Liu Bian looked around and spoke a little louder.
When the word "clique" came out, the first thing the courtiers thought of was naturally the eunuchs who were killed not long ago, then the "relatives" of General He Jin, and then, now.
Yuan family!
The expressions of some interested people changed immediately, their hearts beat wildly, and they couldn't help but look at Liu Bian, and then turned to Yuan Wei.
Now, the Yuan family is the most powerful. Instead of having disciples and old officials all over the world, it has gone one step further and occupies most of the court!
Liu Bian saw all the changes in the expressions of these people, his smile remained unchanged, and said: "Then, let's start with Yuan Qing's family."
Yuan Wei turned slightly sideways, remained silent, and said after a moment: "Your Majesty, a gentleman is a friend but not a party."
Liu Bian groaned and said, "That makes sense. Ding Qing's family?"
Ding Gong secretly frowned, his heart tightened, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that if you don't honor your reputation, you will have no friends."
Liu Bian nodded and said, "That makes sense. Liu Qing's family?"
Liu Hong secretly took a breath and said: "Your Majesty, you don't want to show off your reputation, so you keep your body upright. You don't respect talking, so there are no wanderers; you don't value talents, so there are no officials."
Liu Bian thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "It makes sense."
Then, his eyes fell on Dong Zhuo, his eyes were half-closed, and he said, "Dong Qing's family?"
Dong Zhuo raised his hand, raised his head to the sky, and said in a straight tone: "Return to your majesty, make friends with many people, and be cliques on the outside and on the inside. Movement leads to competition, competition leads to cliques, cliques lead to false accusations, and false accusations mean that the truth is not true, and the truth is compromised. , the master listens and confuses, and the traitor will meet. It is easy to go to Hebei to be a thief, but it is difficult to go to the cronies. The disaster of cronies is that the same party will defeat the different..."
What the hell are you talking about!
Liu Bian was stunned for a moment. This big boss Dong Zhuo actually said so much. He couldn't keep up and understand!
