That night, Liu Xie came back from the palace, his little face tensed up, his eyes both nervous and excited.
Huangfu Song walked behind him, his face expressionless, his temperament ice-cold, and no strangers allowed to enter.
Liu Xie wanted to ask back several times, but he held back.
After passing the Jiade Hall, Liu Xie glanced at the Chancellor's Stand, which was just around the corner. Then he raised his head and turned to Huangfu Song and asked, "Da Sima, can you really train two hundred thousand soldiers?"
Huangfu Song bowed slightly and said, "This is His Majesty's will."
"I'm asking, can it really be done?" Liu Xie asked again, looking expectant and nervous. Although he was under house arrest in the palace, he knew very well the current situation of the Han Dynasty's treasury.
How much food will we need for an army of 200,000 people?
He had also read the summer tax report yesterday. It was only 30 million yuan in full. The imperial tax for the whole year would not exceed 80 million yuan. The 200,000 troops would not be enough to cover three months' expenses!
Huangfu Song was silent.
Liu Xie pursed his lips and said, "I am too talkative. Da Sima, can you keep it a secret for me?"
Huangfu Song looked at Liu Xie's innocence and maturity beyond his years and said nothing.
Liu Xie waited for a while, and when he saw that Huangfu Song remained silent, he turned around and walked back.
Huangfu Song watched him leave, paused for a moment, and walked towards Da Sima's Mansion.
At this time, a small yellow doorman came towards me, raised his hand and said: "I have seen Da Sima before."
"Is something wrong?" Huangfusong looked at Xu Yan and said.
Xu Yan was a junior member of the palace and had very high qualifications. Compared to Zhang Rang and others who monopolized power and disrupted the country, Xu Yan did not fight for power, could distinguish right from wrong, and had a very good reputation.
Xu Yan had no beard, a gentle face, and a rather bookish air. He handed over several memorials and said, "Da Sima, please read this."
Huangfusong reached out to take it, read the first copy, glanced at the others, and returned them to Xu Yan, saying: "Ignore it."
Xu Yan was startled and said quickly: "Da Sima, these are all counties and counties... In addition to the state animal husbandry, there are more than 20 people in total..."
"I understand." Huangfu Song went straight into Da Sima's mansion without saying much.
Xu Yan looked confused when he saw his back.
More than 20 people impeached Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and others, not only from the local area, but also from the imperial court, so they just 'ignored'?
Immediately, he suddenly remembered something, and quickly chased after him, saying: "Da Sima, there is a letter from Lord Lu, I will put it on your desk."
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at night.
Yang Biao looked at Yuan Wei's three memorials, holding a pen in his hand and racking his brains to think of the words.
He is the Prime Minister, and if this memorial is published, it will definitely attract the attention of the world. He needed to be able to agree with Liu Bian without making the world's scholars dissatisfied.
Wang Lang sat opposite him, with a gentle face and a calm face, holding a book in his hand and reading quietly.
After writing for a long time, Yang Biao put down his pen and said, "My Mr. Wang, would you like to give me some advice?"
Wang Lang didn't turn his head and said, "You want to get the best of both worlds, but there's no such thing as a good thing."
Yang Biao had a headache. He rubbed his face with a wry smile and said, "Why do you want to take advantage of both ends? I want to avoid offending both sides."
Wang Lang ignored it and continued reading.
Yang Biao put down his hand and sighed: "Tell me, can Tang Hao become a general? How long do we have to wait?"
Wang Lang's gaze shifted to his face, and with a hint of curiosity, he said: "Do you really have no ambition?"
Yang Biao was stunned by this question, blinked, and was speechless for a moment.
Wang Lang has always been unable to see through Yang Biao, always feeling that this man is deliberately hiding his clumsiness, but he has hidden it too deeply, and at this time, he still refuses to reveal it.
"Owner."
When the two looked at each other, a light appeared outside the door, and the servant called softly.
Yang Biao stood up and opened the door on crutches.
The servant stepped forward and whispered: "Master, the prince is here."
Yang Biao was startled and said: "Master Wang?"
Zishi, Wang Yun's name.
Wang Lang came over with curiosity on his face.
Although Wang Yun has been promoted repeatedly, he still does not have enough weight among the government and the public. He gives the impression that he is taciturn, has no friends and party, and rarely interacts with courtiers.
Yang Biao and Wang Lang looked at each other, and then said: "Please come quickly!"
Yang Biao walked to the front hall on crutches and said, "I'll be back later, Mr. Wang, to help polish my memorial."
Wang Lang didn't care about this, but was a little curious about Wang Yun's purpose of coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion late at night.
Yang's living room.
Yang Biao put down the crutch with difficulty, shook the flesh on his fat face, and said: "Master, please don't come here."
Although Wang Yun was lonely, he often visited the residences of He Jin, Yuan family and others.
Wang Yun saw that Yang Biao was holding on to Youruo, his expression was unmoving, and he handed over an official document and said: "Prime Minister, I am here to report something important."
Yang Biao blinked and took it in confusion. He opened it and saw that it was Liu Dai's impeachment memorial against Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and others.
As a member of the royal family, Liu Dai ran from Yanzhou to Luoyang. After many twists and turns, he just took up the post of Chief Agriculture Officer.
After Yang Biao finished reading, he raised his head and looked at Wang Yun blankly, saying, "What do you mean by Master?"
Wang Yun raised his hand and said: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty was surrounded by Shangdang. Lu Zhi was incompetent in supervising the army and sat in Taiyuan instead of advancing. He is deeply responsible. Cao Cao was defeated and should be held accountable. As for Dong Zhuo, I believe that he can no longer stay. Your Majesty I haven’t returned to Beijing yet, so the Prime Minister still needs to make a decision.”
'You don't know that His Majesty has returned to Beijing...'
Yang Biao sighed in his heart, this Wang Yun really would cause trouble for him.
Wang Yun's eyes were calm, but in fact he was staring at Yang Biao sharply.
He just wanted to tear these people apart and let Liu Bian see clearly before everyone knew that Liu Bian had quietly returned to Beijing!
Yang Biao put on a majestic look on his plump face, pretending to be thoughtful and said: "Master, what do you think we should do?"
Wang Yundao: "Of course I am asking Your Majesty to take these three people to Beijing for trial!"
Yang Biao was still pretending to think. After a while, he said: "Okay. I will present this memorial to Your Majesty in person."
Wang Yun was startled and stared at Yang Biao. When had he been so easy to talk to?
Yang Biao put away the memorial and turned to say: "Master, I think that after the imperial court was reorganized, many redundant officials were left behind, causing trouble all day long and wasting money and food from the national treasury. I want to reduce them. What do you think?"
Wang Yun became more suspicious. Is this Yang Biao starting to do something?
This is not good news for him!
Seeing that Wang Yun was silent, Yang Biao blinked his little eyes and said more directly: "I plan to abolish many redundant officials such as Sangongfu, Jiuqing, Sili, Henan Yin and so on."
The Sangong Mansion was dismissed, the Nine Ministers were reduced, and there were many redundant officials.
Seeing that Yang Biao said it so straightforwardly, Wang Yun's doubts eased slightly and he said, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
Yang Biao said solemnly: "Dong Zhuo is not here. I would like my master to submit a letter together with me to ask for your majesty's approval. The minister's desk will be responsible for the abolition."
As Yang Biao said this, he inadvertently placed his hand on the memorial book that Wang Yun handed him.
Wang Yun noticed it and said without moving, "Is Shangshutai responsible for the abolition?"
Although cutting officials will offend people, if done well, it is also a good opportunity to establish authority and win people's hearts!
"Of course." Yang Biao said, his eyes never leaving Wang Yun's face.
Wang Yun glanced at the memorial written by Yang Biao. After a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
Yang Biao's fat face was solemn and he raised his hand towards the door.
The servant came in with a pen and ink and put it in front of the small table.
Wang Yun and Yang Biao looked at each other with doubts in their hearts. They always felt that Yang Biao was a little abnormal today.
'If it's a joint signature, I'm not afraid of him plotting against me. '
Wang Yun thought to himself, picked up the pen, considered it for a while, and wrote more than a hundred words. Suddenly he stopped writing and said: "Prime Minister, it is not appropriate for a subordinate to write later. Please write."
Yang Biao took it without hesitation, took a look at it, picked up the pen, and wrote more than two hundred words eloquently, then signed his name and pushed it to Wang Yunde: "Master."
Wang Yun read it carefully from beginning to end, but found no trap. He raised his head and looked at Yang Biao for a moment, picked up the pen, and signed his name.
When Yang Biao saw this, he was very happy. He calmly took it and put it in his hand. He said: "Master, I think that the Imperial Army and the Yulin Army are not enough to protect the capital. I would like to ask your Majesty to expand the Yulin Army and expand the Yulin Army." Forbidden Army, what do you think?"
Wang Yun's goal had been achieved, and he wanted to leave, so he said casually: "I agree."
Yang Biao immediately said: "Then, you and I will sign together?"
"Okay." Wang Yun didn't hesitate. There is no trick to expand the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Army.
Yang Biao picked up the pen and wrote more than 200 words. After signing, he passed it to Wang Yun.
Wang Yun glanced at it and picked up his pen to sign.
Yang Biao was secretly excited when he saw the word 'Wang Yun' that was still wet on his pen. Should he also ask Wang Yun to sign the last one?
After Wang Yun finished writing, although he didn't notice anything, he still felt uneasy. He raised his hand and said, "Prime Minister, what do you think about the expenditure of money and food?"
'never mind. '
Yang Biao was worried that if he continued to let Wang Yun sign, he would be exposed, so he said calmly: "This matter still needs to be discussed by the Chancellor."
Wang Yun saw Yang Biao resisting, paused, raised his hand and said: "In that case, I will resign."
Yang Biao smiled and watched Wang Yun go out.
As soon as Wang Yun left, Yang Biao excitedly flipped through the two memorials signed by Wang Yun just now, and said with great joy: "It's great, great..."
With Wang Yun's signature, the reduction of officials becomes a matter of the Chancellery, not the fault of Prime Minister Yang Biao alone!
"I think this prince may know that His Majesty has returned to Beijing." Wang Lang came in from the side door.
Yang Biao was stunned and said: "Your Majesty has already looked for him? Impossible, Your Majesty will not go around me to see Wang Yun."
Wang Lang said: "I probably haven't seen it, but Wang Yun must know that His Majesty has returned to Beijing, otherwise he would not have sent this memorial late at night. He could have sent it to Shangdang County on his own."
The Yang family suddenly realized this, and turned to look outside the door. It was completely dark, with an angry look on their face, and said, "You mean, Wang Yun came to harm me on purpose?"
Wang Lang had already picked up Liu Dai's memorial, read it over, shook his head and said, "It seems that this prince has quietly won over many people."
Yang Biao was deeply angry that Wang Yun framed him. He did not hide it and said with a sullen face, "What should I do?"
In the past, only Liu Bian was trying to trick him, but now, Wang Yun actually dared to dig a trick for him!
Wang Lang sat in Wang Yun's seat, looked at Yang Biao seriously, and said, "Wang Yun, I'm afraid he has some thoughts."
Yang Biao snorted coldly and said: "What are you thinking? What are your thoughts? Could it be that he still wants to be the prime minister!"
As soon as Yang Biao finished speaking, his expression froze, his eyes widened, and he looked at Wang Lang in shock.
Wang Lang took some time to pour himself a cup of tea and did not answer.
Dong Zhuo lost his military power and was completely at the mercy of others. Why should Wang Yun rush to catch up and come to the Prime Minister's Mansion late at night?
Dong Zhuo, who worked so hard to get rid of him, may have his own interests in mind for his country, but he must also have his own goals!
What other purpose could Wang Yun have? There was only one prime minister above him—Yang Biao!
It took Yang Biao a while to come back to his senses, and he said in disbelief: "How long has it been since he went from minister to minister? Isn't he too impatient?"
Wang Lang said in a calm tone: "This prince is different from you. He obviously wants to do many things."
The corners of Yang Biao's face moved, and cold sweat was dripping from his head. He looked at Wang Lang anxiously and said, "What should I do?"
Having Liu Bian alone was enough to frighten Yang Biao and make him sleepless at night. If there is Wang Yun who shoots secret arrows behind his back from time to time, he will die!
Wang Lang's face became firm, his eyes were cold and sharp, and he said: "Save Dong Zhuo!"
Yang Biao was startled and said, "You want me to protect Dong Zhuo?"
There was no reason why Yang Biao was not shocked. Everyone in the government and the public did not know that Dong Zhuo was a tiger and a wolf. How many people in the court could tolerate Dong Zhuo?
Wang Lang's eyes were bright and he said: "Whether to kill Dong Zhuo or not, Wang Yun's decision does not count, and your decision does not count. It still depends on the attitude of the palace. If the palace wants to kill Dong Zhuo, there are plenty of reasons in Bingzhou."
Yang Biao's expression slowly calmed down and he thought deeply.
After just a few breaths, he said thoughtfully: "It is true that Dong Zhuo can be killed or not, but Lu Zhi and Cao Cao must not be killed, or even held accountable. Your Majesty has saved Cao Cao not once or twice, obviously. They need to be reused. If Wang Yun ties these three people together, they will definitely get into trouble!"
"It's not time to kill Dong Zhuo yet," Wang Lang said. The imperial commander personally conquered and won a great victory. The whole Han Dynasty was excited. What was the benefit of killing Dong Zhuo at this time?
The purpose of killing Dong Zhuo was to use Dong Zhuo's head to appease people's hearts when the government and the opposition were in turmoil and the family was boiling.
Yang Biao sat up straight, looked at Wang Lang and said: "Tomorrow, I will hold a meeting at the Chancery to discuss this military achievement!"
Wang Lang suddenly smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of breaking up with Wang Yun?"
Yang Biao said nonchalantly: "Discussions are all discussions. I will respect the opinion of Master Wang."
Wang Lang's eyes showed a strange look. Is this Yang Biao planning to fight back against Wang Yun?
…
Wang Yun had a sullen face as soon as he left the Yang Mansion, and quickly got into the carriage.
"Let Li Ru come see me." Wang Yun said calmly after not walking for long.
Yang Biao's abnormal behavior still aroused Wang Yun's suspicion.
The coachman responded and hastened back to the palace.
To the east of Yang Mansion, in an inconspicuous courtyard near the corner of the city gate, hundreds of people gathered silently.
In the backyard, in a clean and very bright room, Liu Bian was half-leaning on a pillow, and sitting opposite him was the serious Huangfu Jianchang, who was kneeling across from him.
Tang Ji was at the side, making tea for Liu Bian.
"In short, use all the people and things available to you to find out all the information you want to know,"
Liu Bian took the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly to Huangfu Jian: "Be secretive, keep a single line, use secret words, have goals, layers upon layers, branches and leaves are long..."
Huangfu Jian's face was full of seriousness, without the frivolity of the past at all. Every word of Liu Bian's words fell clearly into his ears.
After finishing a long list of words, Liu Bian said with a smile: "Tell me, what do you think?"
Huangfu Jianchang raised his head and glanced at Liu Bian, with a flash of hesitation on his face. He lowered his head and said cautiously: "My lord, I will try my best to send someone to Hejian."
"Hejian?"
Liu Bian was startled, but then he suddenly understood and said, "You don't need to worry about that."
Empress Dowager Dong is in Hejian!
Huangfu Jianchang heard this and asked tentatively: "Then, I will send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
At this time, Pan Yin quietly walked in, glanced at Huangfu Jianchang, and whispered from behind Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, the prince went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and stayed for half an hour."
Huangfu Jianchang heard clearly, his face suddenly became stiff and his heart was filled with panic.
"Wang Yun?"
Liu Bian's eyes moved slightly and he said, "I heard that Cao Cao is looking for staff everywhere?"
When Cao Cao was defeated several times, he thought it was because he lacked the support of wise men, so he couldn't wait to buy his staff at a high price.
"Yes." Pan Yin nodded, wondering why Liu Bian suddenly mentioned Cao Cao.
Huangfu Jianchang didn't know either.
However, he knew the next moment.
Liu Bian took the teacup handed over by Tang Ji and said, "Use your own method to send some people to Cao Cao."
Cao Cao?
Huangfu Jianchang was a little dazed, but he suddenly woke up and said: "I accept the decree!"
Liu Bian blew some tea and said, "Go ahead."
"I excuse you!" Huangfu Jian said, then stood up, raised his hands, and retreated slowly.
Liu Bian looked at his back, paused, turned his head and whispered to Pan Yin: "When will Zuo Li and Dong Zhuo return to Beijing?"
Pan Yin said: "It's expected to be half a month away."
There were too many people and things to clean up in Bingzhou. The two of them worked non-stop, and it still took a long time.
Liu Bian nodded lightly and said: "According to the decree, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are returned to the Forbidden Army camp, and Zhao Yun takes over the Beigong Forbidden Army. The training of the Forbidden Army must strictly abide by the training manual of the Great Sima."
The so-called "troop training manual" was also the result of "discussions" between Liu Bian and Huangfu Song.
"Yes." Pan Yin responded.
Liu Bian hummed and pulled Tang Ji to stand up. When he turned around, he said, "Tomorrow, find a place where I want to have a good chat with Cai Yong."
At this time, Huangfu Jianchang suddenly left and came back, standing at the door.
Liu Bian heard the footsteps and turned to look at him.
Seeing Liu Bian holding Tang Ji in his arms, Huangfu Jianchang hesitated for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Minister Li Ru and Liu Dai have entered the palace of the prince."
Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and immediately said, "I'll give you a chance to quietly find out what they were talking about."
"I accept the decree!" Huangfu Jianchang's face suddenly straightened and he responded in a deep voice.
Liu Bian waved his hand and looked at the bed nearby with a strange expression.
Why does it have a gradually familiar smell?
…
Inside the Chancery.
Xun You was probably the busiest person at the Chancellery, and even his officials, big and small, were not allowed to rest.
There was a long list in front of Xun You, mainly filling the vacancies for Bingzhou officials, big and small.
There are fifty or sixty people ranging from prefects and captains to county magistrates and county captains.
There were two ministers standing in front of him, one of the six ministers of Li Cao.
Although the Shangshu's rank has improved, the minister's rank has not. The minister's rank was originally very low, but the minister's rank is even lower. Therefore, there suddenly seems to be an insurmountable chasm between the minister and the minister.
One of the ministers said: "Shang Shu, can the prime minister and the prince agree on this list?"
This list was basically drawn up by Xun You, He Yong, Zhong Yao and others, and has not yet been reported to Yang Biao and Wang Yun.
Xun You frowned when he heard this. He already knew that Wang Yun was secretly investigating him.
Another minister said: "I heard that Li Shangshu and others have also drawn up a list."
Xun You's face changed slightly, and just when he was about to ask a question, a petty official hurried in and said: "Shang Shu, the Prime Minister's Office has come to send a message, saying that matters will be discussed at the Shangshu Desk tomorrow."
Xun You glanced at the dark sky outside, with a puzzled look on his face, and said, "Who is there?"
"Prince, Shangshu, Zhong Tingwei, four of them." said the clerk.
Xun You's eyes suddenly became alert, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
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(End of chapter)
