"I know you're holding it back, but I can't let you go south alone." Lin Biao poured a ladle of cold water on Huo Zhi at the right time.
"Ah?" Huo Zhi looked depressed.
Originally, whether they asked Liang Sicheng to follow Chu Shan, Wang Jianguo to follow Qin Feng, or even Qi Zhen to follow Lin Xu, these generals actually felt a little uncomfortable.
How do you not believe in the strength and loyalty of these brothers?
As if he knew what Huo Zhi was thinking, Lin Biao just smiled and said: "I know what you are all thinking, but you see, the final result is still good. Let me tell you the truth. How many of us know There is some information that you don’t know, which is why the army of soldiers and horses has been so smooth until now. You don’t care about my mother-in-law, do you think I want to run around with you? "
"What!? Master, do you want to come with me?"
Huo Zhi heard the meaning of Lin Biao's words, his eyes widened, and he waved his hands quickly: "This is not okay!"
"How about we have a fight and if you win, I'll listen to you?" Lin Biao glanced at him sideways.
Huo Zhi seemed to have remembered some bad memories at this time. He looked bitter and said with a frown, "Please forgive me. It's not like I haven't beaten you before. Don't make trouble with me."
"Then stop talking nonsense and just obey the orders." Lin Biao said calmly.
"But you have to preside over the overall situation in Luoyang. There is the emperor in the palace and hundreds of officials in the court. Although you are powerful, you alone will not be able to make a difference in a war of this scale." Huo Zhi still persisted in persuading.
"If Lin Xu was here, I would definitely not persuade you like you. I understand your worries, but I have to go this time." Lin Biao said, "I understand your worries, so I have to enter the palace before leaving. For once, there’s also a bit of tail to deal with.”
Huo Zhi gave up. It was too difficult for him, a grumpy old man, to persuade Lin Biao.
"You go and assemble the troops. This time, not only the two of us are going, but one person is also going with us." Lin Biao then said.
"Who is it?" Huo Zhi was puzzled when he heard Lin Zhu mention someone seriously.
"I won't tell you yet, just go ahead." Lin Biao gave up.
On the second day after the Jingzhou army slowly gathered and advanced towards Guangcheng Pass, Lin Bizhi entered the palace to meet Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie and talked with the emperor in the palace for half a day.
At this critical moment, the court meeting was suspended for a day, which surprised all civil and military officials.
No one knows what Lin Biao and Liu Xie talked about in the past half day. In short, the poor emperor seemed to be quite happy after talking with Lin Biao, and spent the next half day drinking in the harem.
All the officials who heard rumors about this matter from various channels were puzzled for a moment. Is the Emperor going crazy?
Like Xuantong, Liu Xie, as the last king of a dynasty, actually had unspeakable anguish in his heart.
The general trend of the world and the support of the people's support are beyond the power of an emperor to turn the tide.
Of course, if this emperor had been a great leader, the world would not have reached this level.
It's a pity that things don't work out as they should.
Historically, Liu Xie was hastily promoted to power by Dong Zhuo and controlled as a puppet for many years. Dong Zhuo died and was taken over by Cao Cao. He was still the same young man as before.
Lin Zhuang did not use various methods like them, but the general meaning was still the same. He used the emperor's orthodox status to continuously exert his influence on the world, but both the methods and the tactics were much gentler.
After chatting with His Majesty the Emperor in the morning, Lin Biao knocked into Lord Situ's house in the afternoon and met with Wang Yun.
Wang Yun had no chance to use Diao Chan's beauty trick against Dong Zhuo, but his reputation and prestige were still at the peak of his power in the current dynasty.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he was in charge once and for all.
As we all know, Wang Yun cooperated very well with Wang Jianguo on the Dong Zhuo matter. It was the agreement between these two people that made the situation in Luoyang become clear so quickly.
These days, Lin Biao has always been very respectful to Wang Yun, and all civil and military officials can see the close relationship between the two.
It is precisely for this reason that the goals Lin Zhu wanted to achieve and the political orders he imposed have always been smooth.
From this perspective, Wang Situ contributed a lot.
"I'm really flattered that Mr. Lin can come to the old man's house despite his busy schedule." Wang Yun stroked his beard and said to Lin Biao with a smile.
Lin Biao smiled, knowing that the old man was joking with him, and did not show any panic expression. He bowed his hands and said softly: "Where, if it weren't for the great help of the old man these days, I'm afraid everything would not be possible." It went so smoothly, I am here this time to thank Master Situ."
"You, a young man, and Cai Hao are about to come to your door. How can this matter go smoothly? Sit down quickly and tell me about the current situation." Wang Yun nodded at Lin Bian a few times with his hand and said with a smile. , but his face was not overly nervous.
Lin Biao was not polite. He sat down and took a sip of tea, and then said, "Let's not talk about the war for now. I have something to show the boss."
As he spoke, Lin Biao took out a scroll of letters from his arms, placed it on the desk, and pushed it forward.
"What is this?" Wang Yun was confused. He stepped forward, picked up the slip, and read it carefully.
Lin Biao was minding his own business and poured himself another cup of tea, drank it with a slurp.
The hall suddenly became extremely quiet, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The slip in Wang Yun's hand began to tremble slightly.
"Sir, you know and I know whether what is written here is true or false. I am not here to ask you for an explanation. Those things are not important to me."
After Lin Biao drank another cup of tea, he finally spoke slowly.
At this time, Wang Yun had already put down the letter in his hand, but his beard seemed to be infected and began to tremble.
"As I told you, everything is going well, including the current situation, so please rest assured." Lin Biao continued, "This time I will follow the army to Guangcheng Pass, so in Luoyang City There will be one person missing to take charge."
He glanced at Wang Yun, who was trembling, and struck the other person's heart with words without any emotion: "This person is not you, because you are already old, and His Majesty is still young, and he always needs to start learning. Just handle the government affairs yourself."
"Then you come today..." The hope that had just risen in Wang Yun's heart was extinguished again. He looked into Lin Biao's eyes and felt as if he was dead.
"I came here to tell you that you have worked hard for the country for so many years and you need to leave in a dignified manner, that's all." Lin Biao said lightly.
Wang Yun's body shook and he almost fell.
"Think about it carefully. I will lead an army on an expedition the day after tomorrow at the latest."
After saying what needed to be said, Lin Biao stood up and walked towards the door.
Outside the door, the chief butler of the palace stood respectfully, but seemed not to have heard the conversation between the two.
Lin Biao stopped beside him and said softly: "No matter what Mr. Situ needs, I can satisfy him. If he doesn't want to make a decent exit, then you can help him make a decent exit."
"Yes." The butler responded.
Lin Biao left the palace alone without taking any clouds with him.
In the main hall, Wang Yunji was sitting on the ground, his face seemed to be a few years older.
The letters scattered on the ground recorded several seemingly insignificant things.
There are house purchase and sale records of the residence Wang Jianguo found when he first entered Luoyang City;
There is information about the replacement of servants in the palace when the brothel was just starting to develop and Wang Jianguo and Dong Zhuo "colluded and became an adulterer";
There are records of the house’s purchases of food and medicine.
These three are one big paragraph, written at the front of the letter.
There is no indication that any royal palace may be related to these events, but it is vaguely inseparable from another event.
The death of He Shanshan.
The next paragraph records some trivial things as before, but this time it is more focused on government affairs.
As a royal servant, he made some distinctions in the government orders on horses, chariots, and animal husbandry in the four states of Yongliang and Youzhou; as a minister, he issued a series of government orders to the two states of Yongliang and Liang; and as a situ, he made a series of inconspicuous appointments of grassroots officials in the imperial court. .
This content is recorded in the middle of the slip, and it seems to be Wang Yun's responsibility. However, only Lin Bian and Wang Yun knew what these seemingly ordinary decrees meant.
The last part of the letter only records a letter from a certain official in the imperial court to his hometown in Jingzhou. The content of the letter is not long. Lin Biao did not change a word and copied it here intact.
How much power does Wang Yun have in the court now?
Not to mention Wang Jianguo, Qi Zhen might not have a clear understanding of this matter.
Firstly, everything related to animal power is under his control. This is the duty of the imperial servant. Secondly, as a minister, because the general Lu Bu is his son-in-law, the three princes exist in name only, not to mention that he himself is one of the three princes. Situ of...
He holds the personnel power in one hand and the only access to the emperor with the other. If it were not for the fact that he had no soldiers and horses in his hands, I am afraid that this person would be the most suitable one to hold the emperor hostage and order the princes.
Lin Biao trusted Wang Yun's loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
However, whether it was towards Dong Zhuo before or Lin Biao now, this loyalty could only be exchanged for full of malice.
Lin Biao is not Dong Zhuo.
So Lin Biao understood this matter very well.
The reason why he still didn't respond after waiting for so long was because he needed Wang Yun to continue doing what he wanted to do and what Lin Biao needed him to do.
Now that Cai Mao has led his troops, it is time for Wang Yun to withdraw from the stage of history.
"Butler, how many years have you been with me?" Wang Yun looked at the ground blankly and said weakly.
"Replying to the master, it's been fifteen years," the butler replied.
"Oh, it's been so long?" Wang Yun continued.
"Yes, sir," said the steward.
"Thanks a lot."
"That's right, sir."
