After Jiao Meng left, Xi Zhong's eyes never left the two secret edicts left by Liu Hong in Xiang Ao's hands, one was delivered by the secret old man a year ago, and the other was received by Xiang Ao when he took office. The two letters were still sealed with crimson cinnabar and had never been opened. Now that foreign troops have entered Beijing and the DPRK and China are in turmoil, Xiang Ao took out the secret edict left by Liu Hong before and solemnly opened it.

After a while, Xiang Ao raised his head heavily, and there was no joy in his eyes.

"Lord, how's it going?" Seeing Xiang Ao's face, Xi Zhong asked worriedly.

When Xiang Ao heard this, he turned his head to look at Xi Zhong, and said a little solemnly: "I'll talk about it when Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi and others arrive!" Although Xi Zhong wanted to know Liu Hong's explanation to Xiang Ao before his death, Xiang Ao said this, and Xi Zhong had no choice but to wait anxiously. About half an hour later, Hu Zhao, Xu Shu and others came to the study of Wuyuan Mansion one after another.

"Ah Meng has passed the news to you?"

"Yes, my lord!" Jiao fiercely clenched his fists and said solemnly. Hearing this, Xiang Ao nodded slightly and looked around at the group and asked, "I don't know what everyone thinks?" ”

"My lord, even if Your Majesty is taken back to Beijing by Dong Zhoumu, Zhao expects that there will not be too many big changes in the court, but the relatives and eunuchs will just become foreign ministers!" Hu Zhao said indifferently: "After all, the bloodline of the Liu family of the royal family is still there, Dong Zhuo should not risk the disapproval of the world and usurp the throne!" ”

"Even so, we must not be on guard!" Xu Shu bowed to Xiang Ao and said to Hu Zhao: "Your Majesty is too young to govern. At this time, there is still the Queen Mother who can hang the curtain, if Dong Zhuo has bad intentions, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will be in danger! ”

When everyone heard this, they all frowned deeply, and their eyes were full of worries about the future of the imperial court. Although Hu Zhao was optimistic, he also knew the truth, and his eyebrows began to worry. Gao Shun is the Five Plains Taishou, and he is also among them. However, Gao Shun is not very good at political affairs, so he has to listen carefully. As for Zhang Chen, Geng Shou and Ma Jun, they also bowed their heads and pondered.

"Lord!" Xi Zhong got up and said to Xiang Ao: "I don't know what the first emperor has arranged?" ”

Everyone had to be reminded by Xi Zhong, only to find that Xiang Ao had two open secret edicts on top of a few in front of him, and suddenly realized, all of them looked at Xiang Ao in the color of inquiry. When Xiang Ao heard this, his face did not change in any way, and he gently held up the secret edict in front of him and said to everyone: "The secret edict of the first emperor, if there is a change in Beijing, I will be ordered to be an auxiliary minister to support the prince's association to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne!" ”

"Uh-huh!!" When Xi Zhong heard this, his eyes widened, and his heart was even more puzzled. Even Gao Shun, who is like an old monk sitting in meditation, is also surprised, it is the rule since the founding of the Han Dynasty to establish the long and not the young, why does Liu Hong want to break it indiscriminately and abolish the long and young?

"Lord!" Hu Zhao was even more excited and said, "No! There are no rules, there is no circle, hundreds of years of inheritance, must not be broken. If it is only based on the last words of the first emperor, the lord will enter Beijing to break the situation of the court, I am afraid that the lord guild will become the enemy of the world's families! ”

"Besides, if something goes wrong, there will be woe, and I am afraid that the abolition of the elder and the young will lead to the cholera regime!" Hu Zhao was anxious again, and solemnly persuaded Xiang Ao, for fear that Xiang Ao would go against the grain.

"I also know the truth, but the former emperor had a great favor to me, how can I sit idly by?" Xiang Ao also shook his head in great distress, and knelt helplessly on his knees. Xiang Ao said, and everyone in the hall bowed their heads and remained silent. At this time, Xiang Ao is also in a dilemma, whether to obey the orders of the first emperor or follow the ancestral system? If the ancestral system is followed, people in the world will not know Liu Hong's secret edict, and they have no other views on Xiang Ao, but with Xiang Ao's character, everyone also knows that Xiang Ao may feel uneasy. If he obeys Liu Hong's edict, Xiang Ao may not be able to gain a foothold in the world in the future.

Just when everyone was thinking hard about meditating countermeasures, Xu Shu rolled his eyes and thought of Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu beside Dong Zhuo, so he got up and said to Xiang Ao: "Lord, you have a plan!" ”

"Oh?!" Xiang Ao raised his head, looked at Xu Shu with a little curiosity and asked, "What is Yuanzhi's plan, come quickly!" The rest of the crowd also looked at Xu Shu eagerly.

Xu Shu stood up straight and said with a light smile: "The lord can write to Dong Zhuo, suggesting that the young emperor be abolished and the emperor and the prince association should be established!" ”

"Letter to Dong Zhuo?" When Xiang Ao heard this, he was slightly surprised in his heart, looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Why do you want to write to Dong Zhuo?" ”

"In order to hold the power in his hands, Dong Zhuo will definitely try to suppress the majesty of the royal family. The prince is younger than His Majesty, and was raised by the former Empress Dowager Dong, and now the Empress Dowager. Dong Zhuo thinks that he is the closest relative of the Empress Dowager, and the lord thinks that now that His Majesty is on the throne and the Prince Association is on the throne, who can Dong Zhuo control? Xu Shu asked Xiang Ao confidently, and without waiting for Xiang Ao to return, he popped out his right index finger and continued: "It's one!" As long as Dong Zhuo wants to gain a firm foothold in Luoyang, he must take down the vast majority of Luoyang's soldiers and horses. Although He Jin was killed, He Jin's old department was more loyal to His Majesty, so it was the most direct strategy to set up a new monarch! It's two! ”

"If Dong Zhuo establishes the Prince's Association as the emperor, and assists the Prince's Association to govern the world, Dong Zhuo will be the auxiliary minister, and of course his power will be unique in the world in the future! It's three! After that, Xu Shu's right hand already had three fingers pop out.

The more Xu Shu spoke, the more excited he became, and he took out his left hand and said: "And letting Dong Zhuo do the abolition of the establishment has three benefits for the lord. First, the lord does not have to worry about ruining his reputation after following the last orders of the first emperor; Second, the lord showed favor to Dong Zhuo, which also made Dong Zhuo not have too many concerns about our Northern Regions for the time being, and would not borrow the hands of the imperial court to damage the foundation of our Northern Regions; Third," Xu Shu said and stopped. The people who were still unsatisfied stopped doing it, especially Xi Zhong, who admired Xu Shu's strategy even more, and hurriedly asked: "How about the third?" ”

"Hey, hey!" Xu Shu didn't know what it meant, and said with a smile: "Third, I haven't figured it out yet!" ”

"I..." Xi Zhong was swallowed very lightly, if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would have already scolded. Xiang Ao listened to Xu Shu's plan, his mood was much more cheerful, and when he saw that Xi Zhong was deflated, he also smiled lightly, and sighed sincerely: "Yuan Zhi is really wise!" ”

"The lord praises it!" Xu Shu said modestly, kneeling down at Xiang Ao's signal. It's just that everyone didn't notice that Xu Shu's face was a little unnatural. Lord, it's not that Shu is concealing, it is true that Mr. Jia has promised Mr. Jia not to inform the lord for the time being, and I hope that after the lord knows about it in the future, he will not blame Shu for it! Xu Shu thought in his heart, glanced at Xiang Ao vaguely, and felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

The third is also simple, Jia Xu is lurking beside Dong Zhuo at this time. Xu Shu thought about it, he had already made a fortune, and he would definitely talk about the strategy just like Xu Shu and dedicate it to Dong Zhuo. If Xiang Ao writes to Dong Zhuo in a similar posture at this time to express his support, Dong Zhuo will definitely pay more attention to Jia Xu in the future, so that Jia Xu's strategy by Dong Zhuo's side will be more acceptable in the future.

Jia Xu is very good at concealment, even if the Northern Regions caravan has such an intelligence system, he has never received any news of Jia Xu's 'loyalty' to Dong Zhuo at this time. As a result, Xu Shu had to temporarily help Jia Xu conceal it.

"Do you have any objections?" Xiang Ao was extremely relaxed at this time, looking around at everyone and asking, "If there is no objection, this matter will be handed over to Yuan Zhi to deal with!" ”

"Obey the Lord's command!" And all the people in the hall stood up and bowed.

"In this way, I will work hard to write the letter directly on behalf of Yuan and send it to Dong Zhuo as soon as possible!"

"No!" Xu Shu received the order, and everyone made preparations to leave again.

"Lord!" Before everyone got up to leave, Ma Jun got up and bowed: "Jun Youyan!" ”

"Oh?!" Not only was Xiang Ao puzzled, but everyone who was going to leave also turned around and stared at Ma Jun suspiciously.

"It's okay for Deheng to say it directly!"

"Lord, Jun is originally a person who supports the wind, and he also knows a little about Dong Zhuo." Ma Jun slowly expressed his worries: "This person is not just the information collected by the lord. ”

"How is it not easy?" Xiang Ao looked puzzled, could it be that Dong Zhuo had more advantages?

"Dong Zhuo is already known to be good at fighting the world, and the greedy and lustful temperament that the lord has discovered is also true." Ma Jun's face was extremely heavy and said: "According to rumors from all over Xiliang, this person does not have much awe of the Han family, if Dong Zhuo is allowed to abolish the establishment again, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo has no fear of the royal family." Jun is worried that if the lord helps Dong Zhuo gain power, Dong Zhuo is very likely to do that Wang Mang's thing! ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, his face was a lot more solemn, and he was not sure: "Deheng thinks that Dong Zhuo is not credible?" ”

"Jackal's Heart!" Ma Jun pondered for a moment, and then said firmly. Xu Shu was anxious on the side, Xu Shu admonished that he was borrowing Liu Hong's edict, coupled with his and Jia Xu's strategy, regardless of whether Xiang Ao was willing or not, to embark on the road of hegemony in the Central Plains. Xu Shu knew that Xiang Ao was already grateful to Liu Room of the Han Dynasty, and Ma Jun made this statement at this time, although he was kind, he was afraid that Xu Shu and Jia Xu would die in the womb.

In desperation, Xu Shu had no choice but to say more: "The lord, Brother Deheng don't have to worry. Even if Dong Zhuo has the heart to seize power after gaining power, the family in the world will not allow it. Besides, no matter how unbearable Dong Zhuo is, he will not be stupid enough to make a move against His Majesty today. After all, Dong Zhuo is not a mediocre person, and he must know that if there is no His Majesty, Dong Zhuo himself is only a state pastor, and without the support of the family, he is at most a prince. ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, his frowning brows stretched out, and he said to Ma Jun: "What Deheng said is not unreasonable, but what Yuan Zhi said is also extremely reasonable. Besides, even if Dong Zhuo has a different heart, how can the elite soldiers of the Northern Regions be so easy to get along with? When it comes to the soldiers and horses in the Northern Regions, Xiang Ao is even more confident.

The soldiers and horses in the Northern Regions are brave and disciplined, and Ma Jun is also extremely confident. Especially the most elite 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, most of the equipment was built by Ma Jun himself, not to mention sweeping the world, at least it was invincible. Ma Jun also let go of his worries and said slightly apologetically: "What the lord said is extremely true, but Jun is too worried. ”

"You are dedicated to the Northern Regions, it is my blessing, the people of the Northern Regions are blessed, Deheng does not have to blame himself!" Xiang Ao comforted Ma Jun and said softly. Seeing this, Xu Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it's okay, it's okay!

Inevitably having a long night of dreams, Xu Shu confessed to Xiang Ao and left, wanting to deliver the letter to Dong Zhuo as soon as possible. As for Jia Xu, Xu Shu is still extremely relieved, even if he doesn't write to inform the reason, Jia Xu will definitely be able to guess one or two and supplement the strategy.