Bai Xiaowen only took ten days to pacify Xiliang and capture Ma Chao!

When the news came back to Yedu, all the officials of the Great Sima Mansion were happy. The officials in the court are in awe.

Dong Zhao proposed to reward Bai Xiaowen as "Duke of Yanguo" and granted many privileges.

This is no coincidence.

In the romance, it was Dong Zhao who first proposed to crown Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei and add "Jiuxi" to show merit and show a different identity from other courtiers. Now it is enough to mention only the Duke of Feng Guo, and not to add nine tins.

Except for a few who bowed their heads and remained silent, most of them agreed.

It should be noted that these court officials were all held hostage by Bai Xiaowen from Xu Capital, and relatively speaking, their backbone is relatively soft.

Those who were hard-boned and unwilling to move the capital with the driver were all ordered to be killed by the emperor as Cao Cao's henchmen.

At the beginning, Bai Xiaowen himself did not give an order, but asked Emperor Liu Xie to order the killing of the minister, and now it has achieved results, further reducing the loyalty of the courtiers to the emperor - although the original loyalty is not high.

Only one official objected to the matter and put it into action.

It's none other than Guang Luqing and Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu.

However, Xun Yu did not give his opinion in the court, but wrote to Bai Xiaowen to advise him not to do so.

On the way to the class, Bai Xiaowen received a letter from Xun Yu. After he read it, he showed it to several teammates of the White Phoenix team to watch, and he was silent in thought.

In his romance, Xun Yu once dissuaded Cao Cao from proclaiming himself Duke of Wei. It is reasonable for him to dissuade you from proclaiming yourself the Duke of Yan Guo now. Qiao Rui said.

Li Shuyi said: "When I read Romance, I thought Xun Yu was very strange. You say that he is loyal to the emperor, but when the emperor recognized Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle, he made a small report to Cao Cao and advised Cao Cao to be vigilant; but to say that he was loyal to Cao Cao, he prevented Cao Cao from proclaiming himself. Quite a contradictory person. ”

Bai Xiaowen said: "It is not surprising that Xun Yu is not loyal to the emperor or Cao Cao; he is just an idealist. His ideal was for Cao Cao to be the Duke of Yi Yin and Zhou! As Cao Cao's subordinate official, he could also go down in history. When reality and ideals conflict, he will not compromise and seek perfection, so it caused a tragedy in the romance. ”

In the romance, Cao Cao gave Xun Yu an empty food box, and Xun Yu committed suicide by taking poison. What are you going to do?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "Cao Cao is suspicious, thinking that Xun Yu will not help him, so he will go to help the Han family. Xun Yu and I are reluctant to kill, but I can't accommodate his will. I have already checked, and the contribution of the emperor to the great unification is very heavy, and it is impossible for me to give it up. And to be called the emperor, the duke, and the king is a necessary foreplay. ”

Regarding Xun Yu's letter, Bai Xiaowen's approach was to treat it coldly, make a "drag" trick, and ignore it, and send an envoy to Yedu to reward Dong Zhao and Bai Bi.

Dong Zhao understood Bai Xiaowen's true meaning, and he contacted the ministers and urged the emperor.

When Bai Xiaowen returned to Yedu, the emperor discharged Luan and led hundreds of officials out of Yecheng to greet him.

The edict sealed Bai Xiaowen as the Duke of Yan Guo, and he did not tend to enter the court, praised and worshipped the name, and went to the palace with a sword.

The title is "Yan" because Bai Xiaowen raised troops from the land of Youyan, and the latter three privileges also have their own explanations.

In ancient times, when ministers entered the Hajj to meet the emperor, in order to show respect, they had to bow their heads and walk quickly into the court, which was the "trend"; "There is no need to walk quickly, you can swagger up to the court".

There was also a procedure for the emperor to be met with a name, and the master of ceremonies would shout "Great Sima, leader of Jizhou Mu Yuan Xi, see Your Majesty", and bring his or her name, which was called by name in ancient times, and only if one of the parties was a superior/elder.

Now the edict "praise and worship without name" means that he no longer wears his name, but only calls by official titles. Although it seems to be a small change, it reflects the faint meaning of equality between the emperor and the minister.

The last "sword shoes to the temple" is that you can wear shoes and swords, and go to the temple to see the Son of Heaven. This is also a privilege and an honor.

However, enjoying Xuan He's power, Bai Xiaowen naturally has to pay a certain price.

For example, the emperor's hundred officials completely saw through Bai Xiaowen's true face.

Another example...... Xun Yu took the initiative to resign from Shangshutai affairs.

Bai Xiaowen could only meet Xun Yu in person.

Seeing Xun Yu this time, Bai Xiaowen was startled again. Compared with the last time I saw it, Xun Yu has lost a lot of weight, and he has a feeling of being pinched.

"Ling Jun, why is it reduced to this?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

Xun Yu replied: "The food is unpleasant, and I can't sleep on the pillow, so I am emaciated." ”

Bai Xiaowen didn't continue to ask, but just sighed: "You wear many hats, it's too hard. As for Guangluqing's position in the court, it is an idle position, and you don't need to enter the court again. Gu promoted you to be the assassin of Jizhou, and you can concentrate on managing the civil affairs of Jizhou. ”

Here Bai Xiaowen calls himself "lonely" and has not overstepped it.

Xun Yu should indeed stay away from the center of the court and concentrate on local affairs. It's also a kind of protection for him.

Xun Yu saw that Bai Xiaowen didn't follow his routine to speak, so he said directly: "Before the edict was made the lord the Duke of Yanguo, his subordinates once wrote a letter to the lord, but there was no reply. ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded: "I was busy with the class teacher at that time, and I had already arrived in Yanzhou, so I didn't reply to the book." ”

Xun Yu bowed down and said: "After the lord is the Han Chen, the fourth and third dukes, the court is very gracious; A gentleman loves others with virtue, and should not be so arrogant. Under the implorable lord, since the withdrawal of the honorific number, the Han family is very fortunate, and the world is very fortunate. ”

Bai Xiaowen coughed: "Okay, Xun Yu, I know." Stand down. ”

After Xun Yu retired, Bai Xiaowen went to the table and asked for his resignation from the title of Duke of Yanguo.

The emperor had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and asked at the court meeting: "Yan Guogong said that he was young and weak, and he didn't dare to accept the honorific title, what do the ministers think?"

The new Guang Luqing and Shang Shu Ling Dong Zhao came out of the class and said: "This is Yan Guogong's humility and etiquette. His Majesty should issue another edict not to allow Duke Yan to resign, so as not to disappoint his subjects. ”

After him, the ministers bowed again, and the mountain shouted: "Please give an edict to your majesty, so as not to disappoint the subjects!" It turned out that Dong Zhao had already secretly colluded with most of the courtiers, so that there was such a scene of mountains echoing the sea.

The emperor's face changed color, and he could only issue an edict again. This time, Bai Xiaowen did not say goodbye and accepted it directly.

Xun Yu was helpless about this, so he could only lie sick in bed.

Dong Zhao went to visit Xun Yu and said, "I heard that Ling Jun has repeatedly advised the lord and is not respected. If you are a suspicious and mean lord, I am afraid that you will no longer be able to tolerate you. The lord appointed Ling Jun as the assassin of Jizhou, and he was extremely favored. Why do you go against the trend and offend the world?"

Xun Yu coughed, couldn't speak, pointed to the door, and glared at Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao sighed: "I was recommended by the Emperor so that I could meet the Lord and show my ambitions." This persuasion is for the sake of Jun's life. Since Ling Jun does not like it, I will not come to the door again in the future, so as not to defile Ling Jun's eyes. ”