The next day, in the court hall. The new emperor Liu Xie was sitting solemnly on the dragon throne, while Dong Zhuo stood beside him holding a sword.
Waiting for all the ministers in Luoyang City to come to pay homage, this is the beginning of Dong Zhuo's prestige in Luoyang City.
At this moment, a lot of people had actually gathered outside the main hall. But these ministers did not dare to go in first. They were waiting for the backbone of their own faction.
For example, it turned out that the people of General He Jin's faction were waiting for the arrival of Yuan Shu's uncle Yuan Wei, who was the current Taifu.
And those people from the military attache group, Lu Zhi and Huangpu Song, are not in Luoyang City at all now. The only person present was Zhu Jun. He was extremely shameful for what Dong Zhuo had done, so how could he be here?
There is another group headed by Wang Yun and Ding Yuan, the so-called great Confucians and righteous men. At this moment, they had entered the main hall and were waiting for something quietly.
Finally, Yuan Wei arrived. As soon as Yuan Wei appeared, those people seemed to have a backbone.
All the ministers saluted and said: "Master Taifu."
"I have met the Grand Tutor." Of course, these people also made way for Yuan Wei.
Let Yuan Wei go in, and they followed suit.
When Dong Zhuo saw that everyone had arrived, he signaled a young eunuch to call to court. The little eunuch didn't dare to offend Dong Zhuo, so he could only shout in a sharp voice: "Go to court!"
I saw these people in court uniforms performing the three bows and nine kowtows, and shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
The loudness of the voice surprised even the young Emperor. But he didn't dare to show anything, so he could only sit there and say nothing.
After getting Dong Zhuo's signal, all the ministers were asked to get up. After these ministers got up, many upright people glared at Dong Zhuo, but now Dong Zhuo did not take them seriously at all.
Perhaps before, he was a small governor of Liangzhou. But now it can be said that this is different from the past. He surrounded Luoyang and everyone here could only listen to him.
Dong Zhuo: "Dear ministers, yesterday General Zhuo ordered you to come to your side and get rid of the traitors."
"The general led his subordinates to fight bravely against the enemy, but little did they know that the eunuchs headed by Zhang Rang jumped over the wall in a hurry."
"I would rather die than surrender, and then kill the young emperor and cut his body into pieces in front of me and the general."
"The general He Jin was also killed by them in extreme anger, and the empress handed over King Chen Liu to me in grief."
"I was granted the title of Grand Master to assist King Chen Liu in stabilizing the country of Han Dynasty. Then I followed the general and the others, so I am convening all the ministers here today to discuss jointly assisting the emperor."
"To stabilize the country and the country of the Han Dynasty."
Dong Zhuo's words were not modified in any way, and everything seemed so pale and feeble. But among the ministers present, no one dared to stand up and say anything wrong about Dong Zhuo, and no one was willing to lose his life for it.
Because those who are dissatisfied have not yet gone to court this morning. Dong Zhuo had already sent his men to kill their entire family, so there seemed to be so many vacancies below.
When no one among the officials dared to speak, Yuan Shao, the prefect of Jizhou, came in from the door and said: "Master Dong? You are so majestic. You actually have all the civil and military officials kneeling down to worship you."
"Let's not talk about it for now, but I just said that the Queen is entrusted to you. I am not talented at first. I would like to ask Master Dong if there is enough evidence?"
"Or should I say, this is all just directed and acted by you alone."
It turns out that Yuan Shao appeared here. He abandoned his own army and rushed to Luoyang, fearing that something unexpected would happen to his uncle Yuan Wei.
Yuan Shao, who had just arrived outside the court, came in immediately after hearing Dong Zhuo's remarks, so Yuan Shao now questioned Dong Zhuo at this moment.
And Yuan Shao's appearance here was beyond everyone's surprise. Not even Yuan Wei knew that Yuan Shao would come to Luoyang and appear in the court.
Dong Zhuo saw that someone below dared to refute him, so he asked, "Who are you?"
"You see, you are a white-faced scholar who doesn't even have a court uniform. You dare to discuss important court matters. Aren't you afraid that this will be a serious matter of beheading?"
Dong Zhuo was now on the verge of being very angry, and he did not expect that anyone would dare to refute him in public.
To make him lose face like this, he already had murderous intention towards Yuan Shao in his heart.
Yuan Shao laughed loudly and said: "You are just an opportunist. How can you deserve to know me? Listen carefully, I am Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou!"
"Your Majesty is still young, even though the Queen asked you to serve as a Grand Master to assist Your Majesty. But you surrounded Luoyang City with your troops and horses, and now you are taking over the throne in the court."
"Are you doing this because you want to deliberately rebel?"
When these words came out, everyone was surprised. Even Wang Yun, Cao Cao and others were full of praise and admiration for Yuan Shao at this moment.
Liu Xie was also very excited, even though he was still young. But he also knew that Yuan Shao's move was for the big man, but he couldn't make any moves.
After Dong Zhuo heard these words, his face turned green with anger. Then he drew his sword angrily and said, "Today it's up to me. I'm going to do it now. Who dares to disobey me? Do you think my sword is sharp?"
Yuan Shao was not afraid of Dong Zhuo at all, and he drew his sword and said: "Your sword is sharp, and my sword is not bad at all."
As a result, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao became enemies in the court. The swords are at war, as long as there is the slightest disturbance, these two people will definitely fight in the court.
However, some veterans stood up and stopped Yuan Shao and said, "Benchu, quickly put down the weapons in your hands."
Yuan Shao looked at Dong Zhuo for a while before putting the sword in his hand into the scabbard. Then he said to the civil and military officials: "Everyone, I will take a step away first. I hope you will abandon the dark and turn to the light as soon as possible, and do not join the traitors in causing trouble."
Then, he left here. He returned from the east gate of Luoyang City and led his army back to Jizhou.
As for Dong Zhuo, he said to Yuan Wei in the court: "Your nephew Yuan Shao is so rude. This time it is because of the fact that you are the emperor of the dynasty. Let this matter be forgotten, but I am too rude." Teacher, I want to hear your opinion."
"Or do you, Yuan Wei, also object to me becoming the Grand Master?"
Yuan Wei did not want to confront Dong Zhuo at this time, and he did not have any troops. There is only one position for Taifu, although his two nephews both hold heavy troops. However, Yuan Wei still understood the truth that distant water cannot quench near thirst, and then said: "This is all ordered by the Queen. Naturally, I have no objection."
"It is natural that the master has the final say on matters in the court."
I have to say that Yuan Wei also behaved very conscientiously. Then Dong Zhuo said: "I don't want to hear anyone talking about this matter today."
"Those who disobey this order will be subject to direct military law."
"Do you have any other comments, ministers?"
How dare civil and military officials refute Dong Zhuo's face, and they are not Yuan Shao. Not only does he hold a large number of soldiers, but his life experience is equally impressive.
The most important thing is that he has an uncle who is a Taifu and a younger brother who is a state pastor. If Dong Zhuo really wants to touch him, he probably thinks that his life is too long.
Therefore, all civil and military officials chose to tolerate it for the time being. They all said at the same time: "Everything must be obeyed by the Master."
Later, Dong Zhuo ordered them to retreat. After all the civil and military officials had left, Dong Zhuo also returned to the harem with the puppet emperor.
Dong Zhuo said to Li Ru: "Tell me, this Yuan Shao is so disrespectful to the Grand Master."
"Should I take this opportunity to kill him? This will prevent him from coming out to ruin my good deeds in the future, and we will have one less opponent."
In response to Dong Zhuo's question, Li Ru replied: "Master Taishi, I think Yuan Shao can no longer be killed."
"My men just came to report that he had left through the east gate of Luoyang City, and that Yuan Shaonai was the fourth generation and the third prince. Now he is the governor of Jizhou and has a heavy army."
"Such a person can only be co-opted, not an enemy. Otherwise, with the influence of the Yuan family in the eyes of the world, he only needs to raise his arms and there will be a lot of people willing to follow him."
"This is not good for us, so Yuan Shao can't kill him now."
Li Ru continued: "Yuan Shao must have gone back to Jizhou. The Grand Master can try to award him the position of Jizhou Mu in the name of the emperor."
"To show the Grand Master's grace towards him, and also to win over this person."
After listening to Li Ru's analysis, Dong Zhuo decided to do what Li Ru said. After all, the Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and their disciples and old officials are all over the world. When such a person becomes an opponent, it is really a big trouble.
Dong Zhuo: "In that case, then just do as you say."
"I hope he won't be ignorant and waste my master's efforts."
Dong Zhuo was very promiscuous by nature, and all the concubines in the palace were now his playthings. He rewarded the uglier ones to the soldiers, and it can be said that they lived a more comfortable life than the emperor.
But these concubines had to obey in order to survive. If they don't listen to Dong Zhuo, even four will be a luxury for them.
Dong Zhuo was also addicted to these beauties. Although Liu Xie was the emperor now, he was just a puppet in Dong Zhuo's hands.
All this happened right in front of his eyes, and he dared not speak out in anger.
Even the food they ate were leftovers from those soldiers.
After Cao Cao returned home, the scene in the court deeply hurt his heart. He always felt that as a subject of the Han Dynasty and having been paid by the Han Dynasty for generations, he had to do something.
At this moment, Yuan Wei returned to the Yuan Mansion and had already sent his servants to pack up some valuable things before leaving.
After all, Yuan Shao's performance in the court today has put the Yuan family into a dangerous situation. Only by leaving Luoyang can these people have a chance to survive.
