The main hall of the South Palace, above the court, is lively again.

"Your Majesty, General Dong, as a minister of the imperial court, was assassinated in Beijing, and such a bad thing happened, who among the courtiers is not in danger? When I waited for the court, I was also trembling, walking on thin ice, and I hope that Your Majesty will find out the truth and return the world to a bright future! ”

"Your Majesty, the time of assassination is not trivial, please punish the guilt of the division, and make the people angry!"

"Please Your Majesty call the shots for General Dong!"

"Your Majesty!"

Dong Cheng's assassination and broken leg caused a storm in Luoyang, and Dong Cheng naturally did not come to the court meeting, but his henchmen and others arrived, and they were impassioned in the court, asking the Son of Heaven to make decisions for Dong Cheng, and the spearhead was pointed at Zhang Liao between words.

More than half of the courtiers were in the hussar general Zhang Liao at the front, and Zhang Liao sat indifferently, ignoring the roars of Chongji and others.

On the throne, the young Liu Xie's face was very ugly, and he was angry and hateful in his heart, Uncle Dong Chengguo, Dong Cheng's assassination was like someone hitting him in the face of the Son of Heaven, just ask if even his uncle can't keep it in Beijing, what else are you talking about as the king of a country and the son of destiny?

Liu Xie did not suspect that it was Zhang Liao who made someone beat Dong Cheng, but at this time, when he saw Chong Ji and others pointing the finger at Zhang Liao, his face was ugly, but there was an inexplicable pleasure in his heart.

In the past two years, Zhang Liao has put a lot of pressure on him, more than Dong Zhuo and Li Dao at the beginning, the more Zhang Liao is duty, the more respect he has for him, the more he suspects in his heart that Zhang Liao has great schemes, especially Dong Guiren blows the wind in his ears from time to time, which makes him jealous of Zhang Liao, yes, it is jealousy, because Zhang Liao is better than him, the son of heaven, but he still has a life-saving grace for him, so that he can't deal with Zhang Liao openly.

This kind of pressure is different from when facing Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, when facing Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, he was afraid of life and death, and when facing Zhang Liao, he was jealous of his strength, omnipresent strength, and even perfection, which made him, a son of heaven who thought he was smarter than his father and brother, feel ashamed.

And deep in his heart, he was still jealous and hated Zhang Liao for marrying his imperial sister-in-law Tang Wan, and there were even rumors in the palace that Zhang Liao had a personal affair when he rescued Queen Fu in Guanzhong, and Liu Xie executed the palace maid who spread the rumors, but he had a pimple in his heart, and even he was a little cold to Queen Fu.

Now as long as he sees Queen Fu, he thinks that when he was in the hands of Li Dao, life and death, Queen Fu gave him her rice and grain when she was hungry, and he finally made a painful decision on the east bank of Bashui and abandoned Queen Fu, which is like a thorn in his heart, making him think about the cowardice and selfishness that he thinks he does not exist.

So later, he couldn't face Queen Fu calmly, and the disguised affection was disgusted even by himself, and he even hated Zhang Liao, if Zhang Liao didn't save Queen Fu at the beginning, then he would still be the perfect and holy son of heaven.

Of course, what Liu Xie didn't know was that in fact, from the time Liu Xie abandoned Wang Yun, Zhang Liao saw through his cowardly and selfish nature, although the ministers all thought that it was natural for the courtiers to die for the Son of Heaven, and it was wise for the Son of Heaven to protect himself, but Zhang Liao couldn't get used to this, if he was replaced, he would rather die than hand over the people who were loyal to him.

This is the difference between people, Zhang Liao is brave and brave, affectionate and capable, so he can quickly gather a group of brothers loyal to him and pacify the most chaotic states and Guanzhong, while Liu Xie can only rely on the blood of the Son of Heaven to maintain his stormy position.

If Liu Xie is really a courageous, responsible, and affectionate son of heaven, he would have had a chance to rise in this troubled era, and with his reputation, I don't know how many loyal ministers and righteous people will serve him and create the rule of Zhongxing. Now that he is not responsible, in exchange for the support of those conservative ministers, the really capable people will not choose him.

At present, Liu Xie has long left Zhang Liao's life-saving grace behind, and has forgotten Zhang Liao's support for him when he was most down, and all he thinks about is to suppress Zhang Liao, or even kill Zhang Liao, collect his soldiers and horses, and be the real son of heaven.

"Cao Qing, General Dong was assassinated, the matter is serious, I don't know if Cao Qing can catch the murderer?"

Listening to the generous statements of the following people, Liu Xie's eyes glanced at Zhang Liao, and turned to Henan Yin Cao Cao, Cao Cao was appointed Henan Yin, and the security of Luoyang was also within his duties.

"Your Majesty," Cao Cao said solemnly, "the murderer has not been caught yet." ”

Liu Xie's eyes flickered, and he asked again: "According to Cao Qing's opinion, who did it?" ”

Cao Cao was very cunning, how could he make some senseless speculation, shook his head and said: "If you don't get the murderer, it's hard to determine." ”

Liu Xie frowned, and his eyes turned to Zhang Liao, who looked calm: "General Zhang, you lead the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division, and you are in charge of the subordinates, do you have any clues?" ”

He followed up and asked: "According to the generals, did General Dong offend others and was assassinated?" ”

The eyes of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty fell on Zhang Liao, at this time, it was inconvenient for Huangfu Li and others to say more, this kind of thing was not clear in the first place, it was easy to catch the wind and catch the shadows, they said too much, but it would be self-defeating and cause trouble to Zhang Liao.

At this time, Chongji's face turned red, and he said loudly: "General Zhang supervises the Beijing Division, you must know a thing or two!" General Dong and General Zhang have political disagreements, and if they do not find out, they are afraid that others will suspect General Zhang. ”

The series said so explicitly, the court suddenly quieted down, Xun Yu, Cai Yong, Zhou Zhong, Huangfu Li and others couldn't help frowning, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were expressionless, Dong Cheng's henchmen were eyeing each other, and many people were secretly gloating. Zhang Liao's imperial examination system really offended many people, and if he hadn't kept a low profile in the court, he would have caused countless attacks.

"Your Majesty."

Facing the strange silence in the court, Zhang Liao looked natural, straightened up, and looked a little solemn: "The assassination of General Dong is certainly his incurrence, and the minister is also derelict in his duties. ”

Chong Ji and the others' faces darkened, and Liu Xie said with a little displeasure: "General Dong invites trouble, why do you say this?" Could it be that he offended anyone by serving the court? ”

Zhang Liao said in a calm voice: "If you disagree with General Dong's political views, you should put the minister first, General Dong is assassinated, and the minister is the most suspicious." ”

As soon as Zhang Liao's words came out, the court became quieter, and even the imposing Chongji and others couldn't help but be surprised, and their momentum suddenly disappeared, and many other people didn't dare to take a breath.

Liu Xie's face changed continuously: "What does General Zhang mean?" ”

Zhang Liao said lightly: "If the minister wants to break his leg, he will only do it himself, and he will only be in the court. ”

If Shi A, Zhuge Liang and Guo Huai were here, they were afraid that they would be surprised by Zhang Liao's shamelessness, but how did these courtiers know that as soon as Zhang Liao's words came out, they all gasped, and then many people nodded in agreement, many of them had also seen Zhang Liao beat Liu Huan violently in front of the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, with Zhang Liao's status and temperament, it was easy for him to deal with Dong Cheng or even kill Dong Cheng.

At this time, it was the kind of Ji and others who also agreed with what Zhang Liao said, just because Zhang Liao has been too low-key and gentlemanly in the past two years, only Cao Cao and Liu Bei's eyes drooped slightly, they know Zhang Liao better, and they act freely, which provokes him to care about any reason and rules, everyone thinks that it is not, then it is very likely to be.

Liu Xie's eyes swept over the courtiers, and when he saw Zhang Liao getting rid of suspicion in a few words, his eyes showed disappointment, and he said, "I hope General Zhang will arrest the murderer as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Liao looked silent: "After General Dong was assassinated, the minister immediately investigated with Si Li and Luoyang Ling, although he did not find the murderer, he asked many people on the side of the road, and he also had a slight speculation about General Dong's assassination. ”

"Oh? The general is coming. Liu Xie's expression perked up, he still wanted to arrest the murderer, otherwise Dong Guiren alone would annoy him to death.