Luoyang Imperial Palace, above the main hall

Today is Liu Xie's second return to the capital of Luoyang, and yesterday's first court meeting discussed the issue of moving the capital, in addition to rewarding the heroes of this escort. said that it was to move the capital, but in fact, there was no suggestion from the ministers, and most of the decisions were made by Yuan Chang and Cao Cao. Speaking of which, Liu Xie had a feeling of being persecuted, and in some sad and angry situations, Liu Xie was afraid that he would not be able to help but explode if he continued to discuss. Therefore, it was decided to discuss the specific matters of moving the capital at today's court meeting.

Liu Xie's eyes swept over the hundred officials below, and said calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday we discussed whether there were any other opinions on the decision to move the capital to Youzhou, and if not, we would implement it in accordance with Youzhou's suggestion." ”

It's just that in the face of Liu Xie's inquiry, the ministers all kept their mouths shut and just quietly watched Yuan Chang and Cao Cao pretending to compare.

Even the three princes Yang Biao, Zhao Wen, Zhang Xi, Dong Cheng and Yang Feng didn't speak, and the other ministers wouldn't jump out to fight Yuan Chang and Cao Cao. After all, although Yuan Chang and Cao Cao were stronger, they were not suspected of bullying the Son of Heaven like Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, like thieves. If that's the case, there will naturally be ministers who will jump out and admonish each other with death, and maybe they will be able to leave a name in history. Now, Yuan Chang and Cao Cao do not have such a trend, and they jump out, I am afraid that they can only bring humiliation on themselves.

"Good!"

Liu Xie secretly gritted his teeth in his heart, whispered, and continued: "Since there is no objection, then adopt the suggestion of Youzhou Mu and Yanzhou Mu to move the capital to Youzhou." Next, let's discuss the specific matters of moving the capital. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to be too troublesome!"

Liu Xie's voice fell, and Yuan Chang spoke again.

Obviously, Liu Xie wanted to use this to delay time, after all, if he wanted to move the capital to a place as far away as Youzhou, it was too far away from returning to Luoyang from Chang'an, and it was very likely that personnel transfers, various honor guards, and other matters would be discussed for a few years. When the time comes, you may be able to bring this matter over with you. And Yuan Chang obviously couldn't stay in Luoyang for too long, after all, he still had to go back to govern Youzhou, and at that time, Liu Xie would be able to control the power.

However, Yuan Chang obviously would not give Liu Xie this opportunity.

I saw Yuan Chang looking directly at Liu Xie and said: "Your Majesty, before the ministers set off, Youzhou has been arranged, and the residences for Your Majesty and the ministers are already under construction; Therefore, the ministers thought that this time they would go to Youzhou, His Majesty and the ministers could travel lightly to ensure the operation of the imperial court, and as for the relatives and the guards and servants, they could go there slowly. ”

"This..."

Liu Xie's abacus failed, but now it was not easy to refute Yuan Chang, so he looked at Baiguan and asked, "What do you think of Youzhou Mu's proposal?"

Yang Biao knew that he couldn't embarrass Liu Xie too much, so he asked out and asked, "Youzhou Mu, it's okay for me to wait first." It's just that if it's not calm today, and thieves are infested, how can our relatives ensure their safety?"

"Tai Lieutenant said very much, all of your relatives are old and weak, women and children, although there are guards and servants, I am afraid it is difficult to take care of them. Therefore, I think that this matter should be treated cautiously, and you Aiqing should not be allowed to go to Youzhou to worry about the country, and the safety of their relatives is not guaranteed, I am afraid that you Aiqing will not feel at ease when they do things. ”

Liu Xie saw Yang Biao come forward to assist, and hurriedly added along with his words.

"Your Majesty and the Imperial Lieutenant are really worried about things, and it is incumbent upon the ministers to serve the country. However, if the minister's relatives are not guaranteed, the minister will not be able to do it. ”

"The same is true of the minister!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Many ministers followed Liu Xie and Yang Biao and also jumped out one after another. One reason is that they are really worried about their relatives, this reason is very sufficient, Yuan Chang can never blame them for such a reason; the other is naturally to take the opportunity to curry favor with Liu Xie, and perform in front of Liu Xie, and always get Liu Xie's blue eyes.

Of course, most ministers are wiser. Since Yuan Chang raised this point, how could he not be prepared? Therefore, they all kept quiet and did not express any opinions. Seeing this, Liu Xie was a little disappointed, he didn't expect that there would be so few ministers who stood up to support him and Taiwei, which shows that most ministers are not loyal to me. Sooner or later, I'm going to get them out of the court.

Yang Biao was also a little helpless, he naturally understood that Yuan Chang was prepared. The reason why I put forward this point is to help Liu Xie relieve the siege and prevent him from being persecuted by Yuan Chang all the time, so that he is too embarrassed. Who knows, Liu Xie didn't think it through, so he followed his words like this, and he didn't have any calm momentum at all.

"Your Majesty, it's okay to do this!"

Yuan Chang said calmly: "Your Majesty's concubines and palace maids, as well as the relatives of the ministers, the guards and servants, etc., the ministers will leave 10,000 soldiers and horses to accompany the guards, thinking that there are 10,000 guards, any thief must think twice, I don't know if Your Majesty thinks it is okay?"

"Youzhou Pastor is acting properly, and there is no problem. ”

Liu Xie praised it curtly, and only then did he realize that his behavior just now was a little impulsive. Therefore, he is not ready to continue to refute. Otherwise, if it really angered Yuan Chang and evolved into a situation like Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, Liu Xie felt that it was better to die. It's just a change of capital, and it's not a big deal to think about it. No matter how bad the situation is, can it be worse than Dong Zhuo's era at the beginning? Dong Zhuo doesn't take the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials in his eyes at all, and Yuan Chang and Cao Cao still regard him as the Son of Heaven on the surface, so they rush to this point, which is countless times better than Dong Zhuo.

It's just that Liu Xie plans to give up, but Dong Cheng still plans to work hard. Even if the relocation of the capital to Youzhou is really a foregone conclusion, it can't make Yuan Chang too easy.

Therefore, Dong Cheng came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that moving the capital to Youzhou can indeed deal with the situation of the northern alien race in a more timely manner. However, the situation in the hinterland of the Central Plains should not be relaxed because of this. Even if the Son of Heaven is benevolent, there are some unscrupulous people, if the court is far away from the people, how can they deal with these situations in a timely manner? Therefore, the Youzhou Mu, the official thought that the capital would be moved to Youzhou, and this problem had to be solved. Otherwise, all the people of the world are His Majesty's people, and if the people of the northern states give up the people of the other states because of the people of the northern states, wouldn't it be unfair to the people of the other states?"

"What Uncle Guo said is very true, and this is indeed my negligence. ”

Yuan Chang responded flatly, and seemed to approve of Dong Cheng's words. Liu Xie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and in this way, it seemed that the relocation of the capital was on the verge of turning around again? However, after learning from the previous experience, Liu Xie did not immediately jump out to follow the trend and maintain a calm attitude, but just glanced at Yuan Chang, which meant that this problem was handed over to Yuan Chang to solve.

Yuan Chang took the lead and said: "Of course, this problem is not difficult to solve, you only need to set up another escort." ”

Dong Cheng scolded secretly in his heart, why didn't he think of this. Throughout the ages, many countries have set up a capital or a capital to assist the capital. I asked such a simple question, it was like delivering food to Yuan Chang. He has already raised a question, and after Yuan Chang solves it, if he raises another question, he is afraid that people will see him as finding fault. Judging from the current situation, Dong Cheng sadly found that no one could help him.

"That's right!"

Yuan Chang nodded and affirmed: "It is to set up a companion capital, and now although the state ministers are still nominally His Majesty's courtiers, however, they have not fulfilled their duties as courtiers." I am afraid that there are not many loyal courtiers like the minister and Yanzhou Mu, so the minister thinks that the capital can be set up in Yanzhou. The same department as the one set up in Beijing has real powers, and can exercise procuratorial duties over the governors of the states, so that they can understand that the world is still His Majesty's. ”

Yuan often said that he and Cao Cao were loyal courtiers, and although the officials present wanted to laugh, they still endured it when they thought about the consequences. For Yuan Chang's persecution of the Son of Heaven like this, where can a loyal courtier do something?

"By the way, there is one thing that the minister has forgotten, and now that he sees His Majesty, he has returned to his original owner. ”

Yuan Chang's sudden words made Liu Xiehe and the officials a little puzzled. Then, I saw Yuan Chang take out a square sandalwood box from his sleeve and open it in front of everyone, and when he saw the things lying in the box, not only Liu Xie, but also the officials were stunned.

"This is..."

"It's really fake, why is this thing in the hands of Youzhou Mu?"

"It is rumored that this thing was not in the hands of Sun Jian, but later fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, how could it be?"

That's right, what Yuan Chang dedicated to Liu Xie was the heirloom jade seal. At the beginning, when the Ten Standing Servants were in turmoil, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty still had a trace of reason, knowing that as long as the jade seal of the country was still in the hands of the royal family, the country of the Han Dynasty would still be stable. Therefore, he handed over the jade seal of the country to Liu Xi, the eldest princess of ten thousand years. The reason why he didn't hand it over to the then crown prince Liu Wei was because he knew that if it was on Liu Wei, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep it, and similarly, he didn't hand it over to Liu Xie, for similar reasons. Therefore, he handed it over to Liu Xi, who was his daughter, so that no one would have thought that the jade seal of the country would be on Liu Xi's body. Then, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked the craftsmen to create a number of fake heirloom jade seals, and afterwards killed those craftsmen, knowing that the heirloom jade seal was on Liu Xi, except for him, it was Liu Xi. Later, Yuan Chang entered the palace to kill the eunuchs, and it was rumored that Duan Jue disappeared when he fled with Liu Wei, which was actually just a fake jade seal. It wasn't until Yuan Chang found Liu Xi in the well that he knew all this. Then, Yuan Chang thought about what Sun Jian would have done, so he also put a fake heirloom jade seal in Beijing. In the end, Sun Jian lost his life because of this fake.

After being stunned for a while, Liu Xiecai finally came back to his senses, and in surprise, he stood up from the dragon chair and asked in a trembling voice: "Youzhou Mu, is this heirloom jade seal real?"

"Naturally!"

Yuan Chang replied with certainty, and then explained: "When the first emperor was alive, he understood that he had lost control of the eunuchs. Fearing that this heirloom jade seal would be lost, he handed over the heirloom jade seal to someone who no one could imagine, that is, the princess of ten thousand years. The heirloom jade seals that appeared later were all forged by the first emperor, and they were really always on the princess of ten thousand years. ”

"It is rumored that the jade seal of the country was picked up by Sun Jian, and later fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, that..."

"That's right, that is also a fake that the first emperor ordered someone to copy. ”

Liu Xiehe and the hundred officials who learned such a secret were all a little shocked, they didn't expect that Emperor Han Ling would be able to set up such a situation when he was old, and he could be regarded as doing some good things.

Yang Biao was also a little excited, and said: "It can be seen that God blesses Your Majesty, and now that the jade seal of the country has returned to the imperial court, Your Majesty is prosperous and prosperous, and it is just around the corner!"

"Youzhou Mu is really a loyal minister of the country!"

Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh with emotion, took the jade seal from the eunuch's hand, and looked at it carefully many times. He had also touched this heirloom jade seal when he was young, and now that he felt the cold meaning of the heirloom jade seal again, he could be sure that the heirloom jade seal in front of him was real and not an imitation.

At this moment, in Liu Xie's heart, Yuan Chang has become a great loyal minister, and even treasures such as the jade seal of the country are dedicated to the imperial court, if such a person is not a loyal minister, who is still it?

And the officials were also a little puzzled, Yuan Chang's previous behavior was not a loyal minister. However, those who claim to have the jade seal of the country are willing to dedicate such treasures to the imperial court, and no one will believe that such a person is not a loyal minister. Then, it may be that Youzhou Mu's style is like this, which makes them misunderstand Youzhou Mu. Nowadays, it can only be explained by such reasons.

The expression on Yuan Chang's face did not have the slightest wave, but he was disdainful in his heart. If you think that you can win the world by relying on a jade seal of the country, it is really hopeless. And the reason why he gave the jade seal of the country to Liu Xie was just to make Liu Xie not too opposed to moving the capital and reduce some trouble. After all, he was going to Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions, so it would naturally be good to have less trouble.

The ministers present may also understand what Yuan Chang means by Cao Cao alone, as a hero, he also does not think that the prosperity of a country depends on which side of the country inherits the jade seal.

Liu Xie put away the heirloom jade seal closely, as if this was the only way to feel its true existence, and said with a little excitement: "Youzhou Mu has found the jade seal of the heirloom country that has been missing for a long time, this is a great achievement, and I should be rewarded." Intended purpose: Youzhou Mu is loyal to the country, finds back the jade seal of the country, the heaven and the earth are Zhaozhao, the Youzhou Mu is the Duke of Ruyang, the fief Ruyang County, 3,000 acres of good land, 1,000 taels of gold, 100 maidservants, 10 pairs of pearls in the East China Sea, 100 horses of Shudi Splendid Horse, and 10 horses of BMW in the Western Regions. ”

Maybe it was because he got the jade seal of the country, and Liu Xie, who was still dissatisfied with Yuan Chang before, felt that Yuan Chang was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it at the moment, and rewarded a lot of items in one breath. Although he has been a puppet emperor for many years, the treasury is empty, but he still takes out these things.

"Thank you for your majesty's reward!" Yuan Chang did not have the slightest politeness.

Seeing Yuan Chang's reaction, the ministers secretly said in their hearts, look, Youzhou Mu really acted in such a style, not that he was disloyal to His Majesty. It seems that they have wronged Youzhou Mu before, and they feel a little guilty in their hearts.

The Fourth of the Three Kingdoms and the Third Duke