On the first day of the first month of the second year of Jian'an, when the people were celebrating the New Year happily, the first court meeting of the New Year was being held in the South Palace of Luoyang.

"Your Majesty!"

In the main hall, Zhang Liao's voice was sonorous and powerful: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, since the court has returned to the capital of Luoyang, it has been two years, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have divided the state and county, do not serve the court, do not respect the monarch, do not obey the edict, have the heart of not obeying the court, have the heart of rebellion, please ask for it, in order to calm the world!" ”

Above the court, Liu Xie and the ministers looked at Zhang Liao and were all surprised.

You must know that after Zhang Liao welcomed the Son of Heaven, Liu Xie and many courtiers were still worried that Zhang Liao would become another Dong Zhuo, but in the past two years, Zhang Liao has acted extremely gently, except for being strong in the implementation of the imperial examination, he has never done anything beyond the norm in other aspects, but has revised the law, acted according to the law, and devoted himself to people's livelihood and construction, and built the scorched earth of Luoyang very well.

Unexpectedly, just after the Chinese New Year, Zhang Liao suddenly proposed to raise troops to crusade against the Yuan family, and the ministers couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

However, Xingbing has always been very sensitive to these ministers, and Taifu Liu Yu was the first to stand up and object: "General Zhang, now that disasters have been going on for many years, the imperial court is the time to recuperate, and it is really not appropriate to raise soldiers. ”

After Liu Yu was rescued by Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, he had been staying in Youzhou, and after Zhang Liao welcomed the Son of Heaven and returned to Luoyang, Liu Xie and some courtiers were worried that Zhang Liao was dominant, because Liu Yu was a clan and had an outstanding reputation, so Liu Yu was recalled to the imperial court as a concubine, and his status was equal to that of Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao did not object to this, after Liu Yu withdrew from Youzhou, Youzhou was naturally controlled by Zhang Liao, plus the annexation of the state, he suddenly controlled the entire northern thousands of miles of front, both strategically and economically, a big step, as for Liu Yu to the imperial court to divide power, Zhang Liao did not care so much. Liu Xie and the courtiers valued the power struggle of the imperial court, but he focused on the layout of the world, from this point alone, Liu Xie and those courtiers were 108,000 miles apart.

However, Liu Yu's status in the court is indeed very high, and as soon as he opposed the crusade against Yuan Shu at this time, a group of courtiers immediately responded to the agreement.

"yes, don't use the sword."

"Soldiers, big murderers."

"May the general stop fighting......"

Taiwei Yang Biao said: "Your Majesty, General, Runan Yuan's Elder Minister, loyal to the Han Dynasty, how can he have the heart of rebellion, only His Majesty is aware of it." ”

Yang Biao was an old minister whose reputation was second only to Zhang Liao and Liu Yu, and after he supported Liu Yu, he was followed by a large number of Yuan's protégés or courtiers who longed for celebrities.

"Your Majesty!" With a call, Dong Cheng said loudly: "The minister asks the court to worship Yuan Shu as the general, Yuan Shao as the general of the chariot cavalry, assist the imperial court, pacify the Guandong, and calm the world!" ”

As soon as Dong Cheng's words came out, Chongji and others spoke one after another, all of them were impassioned, all of them asking the imperial court to summon the Yuan brothers into Beijing.

In the past two years, although Zhang Liao has been low-key, his subordinates and cronies Huangfu Li and others have not been able to raise their heads at all to suppress Dong Cheng, not to mention Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan and others firmly control the center, if it weren't for the secret support of the Son of Heaven, Zhang Liao was too lazy to care, and they would have been wiped out.

This time, Dong Cheng's party saw that Liu Yu and Yang Biao came out against Zhang Liao, and the ministers followed, so they did not hesitate to seize the opportunity to attack Zhang Liao's prestige.

The words of the series are very vicious, directly alluding to Zhang Liao: "I heard that the hussar general has a gap with the Yuan family, but when the world is turbulent and the court is in danger, I still hope that the hussar general will abandon small enmities, abandon personal grudges, and put the righteousness of the court first!" ”

As the so-called one stone stirs up a thousand waves, Zhang Liao's words in the court on the first day of the Lunar New Year made the opponents raging, Liu Yu and Yang Biao are in their own political opinions and public hearts, but Dong Cheng and others are in selfish intentions.

Zhang Liao didn't speak, Xun Yu didn't open his mouth, Duan Xuan, Bao Xin, Huangfu Li and others fought with Liu Yu and others, the court was in a commotion, only Cao Cao and Liu Bei and a few other people remained silent, especially Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the two heroes who were familiar with Zhang Liao, their eyes flickered, judging the situation in front of them without saying a word.

The voices in the court supporting the Yuan family became louder and louder, and many courtiers who had originally held a wait-and-see attitude also joined in.

Zhang Liao has had the grace of saving the whole family with many ministers, but since ancient times, the court has been the thickest, most realistic, complex and most interest-oriented place, for politicians, kindness and righteousness can only maintain a short-term relationship, and the long-term is still based on interests.

Except for the implementation of the imperial examination, the court has not seen this fierce scene for a long time, the Son of Heaven Liu Xie looked at the ministers, and then looked at Zhang Liao in front of him, and said: "Zhang Qing, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the heart is in the imperial court, the crusade against the Yuan family is still from the long term, it is better to appease ......."

Before he finished speaking, a messenger from outside hurried in and said urgently, "Your Majesty! The big thing is not good, Yuan Shu is the emperor in Shouchun! ”

Plopped, Liu Xie sat on the throne in shock, and said in a lost voice: "Is this really the case?" ”

Wow! The courtiers who were arguing in the court were in an uproar.

"Yuan Shu is the emperor?"

"How is that possible?"

"No, it won't ......"

The confessor said loudly again: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor in Shouchun, built the name Zhongshi, built the northern and southern suburbs of the temple, built a harem, appointed Jiujiang Taishou Chen Ji as Huainan Yin, and placed the ministers of the public secretary. ”

At this moment, everyone heard clearly, and the entire court suddenly fell silent.

Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and other courtiers who supported the Yuan family became extremely stiff and ugly, especially Yang Biao, although he always thought that he acted fairly, but he and Yuan Shu were in-laws, and his in-law Yuan Shu was called the emperor, and he, an important minister of the Han court, suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Liao, their faces showed a look of surprise, they knew that Zhang Liao had probably already gotten the news, and today they concealed the news in the court, so that these people who supported the Yuan family jumped out, with big ups and downs, Zhang Liao's hand is extremely clever, since ancient times, rebellion has been a major event, and there are countless plants, when this situation occurs, these courtiers who support the Yuan family have become extremely passive, and Zhang Liao has completely occupied the initiative in the court, and it is justifiable.

Liu Xie, the son of heaven, also looked extremely ugly at this time, Liu Xie had been smooth sailing with the assistance of Zhang Liao in the past two years, and as he grew older, he gradually began to use some means to fight for the power belonging to the Son of Heaven in the open and in secret, wanting to suppress Zhang Liao and make his position as the Son of Heaven stable and worthy of the name.

He saw that Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and other important ministers in the court were all against Zhang Liao today, and felt that another opportunity to suppress Zhang Liao's reputation had come, and he had already decided to support the Yuan family and oppose sending troops, and he didn't want him to support the Yuan family.

He glanced at Zhang Liao, gritted his teeth and said, "Send troops to fight against Yuan Shu!" ”