According to Li Ru's plan, Dong Zhuo ordered the troops to sneak out of Luoyang at night every few days, and then enter the city during the day with flags and drums, creating a false impression of increasing troops. Because he entered and exited from the upper west gate under his control, no one noticed the problem, and most people thought that Dong Zhuo's strength had increased greatly, and they didn't dare to act rashly.

Afraid that Dong Zhuo, who had greatly increased his strength, would suddenly attack, Yuan Shao ordered his soldiers to be on standby, and the tense political air in Luoyang City made everyone suffocated.

In this tense atmosphere, the first court meeting of the first year of Guangxi of the Han Empire began.

Since returning to the palace, Liu Wei has been recuperating in Maolong Garden on the grounds of being overly frightened. Most of the important affairs of the court were handed over to the three dukes, and then submitted to the Changqiu Palace for the decision of the Empress Dowager He.

At this tense moment, a court meeting was suddenly held, which caught many ministers in Luoyang off guard and were very suspicious.

Fortunately, before the meeting, the main tone of this court meeting was to reward the heroes who saved and defended the country due to the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, and to discuss the future direction of the Han Empire.

This kind of thing should have the meaning of the topic, and the doubts of the ministers have calmed down slightly. Some loyal ministers shook their heads and sighed, feeling that the little emperor really couldn't see the situation clearly. Dong Zhuo entered Beijing with a strong army, peeking at the national weapon, the chaos in Luoyang City was about to break out, and the palace introspection did not know how to be vigilant, and even held the idea of national peace and security, and also rewarded the heroes and planned the future.

Although the ministers were pessimistic about the future of the Han Empire, the first court meeting after Liu Wei ascended the throne was held as scheduled. It's just that at this time, Liu Wei was only a bystander to the government affairs, and the court meeting was held under the auspices of his mother, the Empress Dowager He, who listened to the government, and Yuan Kui, the Taifu who recorded the Shangshu affairs.

The start time of the Han Dynasty court meeting turned out to be Mao Shi, that is, between 5 and 7 o'clock in the morning. In the autumn of August, the sky was just dawning at this time, and Liu Wei, who was accustomed to sleeping at this time, had to get up sleepily, get dressed and washed under Tang Ji's waiting, and had the habit of eating breakfast three times a day.

After everything was done, Liu Biancai sat on the dragon chariot angrily, cursing in his heart for the perverted work and rest system of the Han Dynasty court, and entered the Nangong but not the hall along the road.

Liu Wei felt that it was very hard to get up so early, but when he approached the palace, he had to be surprised by the strong qualities of the ancients. Many princes and ministers walked into the palace with clusters of fast steps, compared to Liu Bian, these people live farther away from the palace, which means that they have to get up earlier than Liu Bian, looking at their energetic appearance, Liu Bian also secretly strengthened his spirit and walked into the palace.

His mother, Empress Dowager He, had been waiting in the palace for a long time, which made Liu Wei embarrassed again. Even Empress Dowager He can get up so early.

Liu Wei knelt on a high platform in the center of the main hall, and the palace ministers first bowed to Liu Wei and shouted long live, and Liu Wei also bowed to them, that is, stood up and bowed to them to show respect.

After the salute, the civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and the early return was officially started. In the early dynasties, the topic was to reward the meritorious ministers of King Qin and discuss the future development direction of the Han Empire, but before it began, there was still a letter from the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

Just saw an official cough lightly, and said with a wat out of the class: "The courtiers and the Vietnamese cavalry captain Wu Fu have something to do. ”

Liu Wei just wanted to yawn secretly, but was disturbed by Wu Fu, and he held back stiffly, and said reluctantly: "Quasi-play!" ”

Wu Fu was born in the army, and the chapter on it is quite brief, which roughly means that the general He Jin summoned foreign ministers to help him in order to eradicate the traitorous eunuchs and ten permanent servants, and now the ten permanent servants have perished, and those who stayed in the capital and the warlords of the towns who are still on the way are no longer needed, so please ask the emperor to issue an edict, give them some rewards, and then let these people go back where they came from.

To put it bluntly, this piece of music wants to get rid of the influence of those foreign ministers and warlords who rushed to the capital to Qinwang, so that Yuan Shao and other original troops of the Beijing division can control the situation in Luoyang. It is not difficult to imagine that it should be from Yuan Kui or Yuan Shao's instructions. This recital is not only aimed at Dong Zhuo, but at this stage, it has the greatest impact on Dong Zhuo. After all, among the existing troops of King Qin, Dong Zhuo has the greatest strength and the best chance to win the Luoyang Imperial Court.

It seems that this is also the imperial court's scholar group is becoming more and more jealous of Dong Zhuo's strength in the capital, Dong Zhuo came by edict, and they did this to let him go with the edict again, and use the righteous emperor's order to force Dong Zhuo to return to the station.

And now the government is controlled by Empress Dowager He and Yuan Kui, and this piece will inevitably get the consent of the two of them, and then Dong Zhuo will lose the reason to stay in the capital, and he will no longer be able to get support in the name of righteousness.

It's just that Dong Zhuo is not a fool, Wu Fu has just finished playing, and before Empress Dowager He or Yuan Kui can express his position, Dong Zhuo went out and said: "Minister Dong Zhuo has something to play." ”

Dong Zhuo wants to speak, of course he won't force him to shut up, but Liu Wei is still a puppet, and he has to look back at what Empress Dowager He means. Empress Dowager He didn't expect Dong Zhuo to react so quickly, and she didn't have any ideas for a while, so she nodded in agreement.

Liu Wei responded: "Quasi-play." ”

For the situation of the early dynasty at this time, Dong Zhuo was actually prepared. His subordinate Li Ru is a first-class strategist in this era, well versed in power struggles, and is probably prepared for what tricks the court scholars and doctors will have. Therefore, Dong Zhuocai reacted so quickly that everyone present was surprised.

"Minister Dong Zhuo was edicted to fight the thief, with the side of the Qing monarch, and now the first evil has been eliminated, but the remaining evils still exist. In addition, there are young people who are tired of the emperor's favor, and they are quite famous for their fourth and third dukes, and they hold troops to threaten His Majesty and peep at the national weapons. If the ministers and others return to the station, they are afraid that the true form of these traitors will be exposed and disturb the society. Therefore, Your Majesty must not listen to the traitors and deceive them, and let the society fall into dire straits. ”

After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Yuan Shao, who was on the side, couldn't help but be furious. Dong Zhuo's words were completely aimed at him, especially what "the fourth and third dukes of the fourth world are quite famous, and they hold troops to threaten Your Majesty", which makes it clear that he is not talking about him.

Regardless of the loss of honor in front of the king, Yuan Shao immediately shouted: "Dong Zhuo, you don't spew blood here!" It is clear that you are relying on the army and blackmailing Gyeonggi, don't insinuate and rely on others! ”

Dong Zhuo was born as a military general, and he fought in the territory all the year round, so naturally he would not have any self-cultivation, and scolded: "Vertical Zi'an dares to be rude!" ”

Dong Zhuo's voice was like thunder, which frightened all the officials present. Yuan Shao was not to be outdone, and stared at Dong Zhuo with wide eyes. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them had already taken off their swords before they went to the palace, I'm afraid they would have met each other by now.

Wow, Liu Wei's cry came from the heads of the two. Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were stunned for a moment, and they both despised Liu Wei's cowardice in their hearts. The Empress Dowager He behind the curtain saw that the two were arguing, ignoring the etiquette of the court and the dignity of the emperor, she trembled with anger, and said angrily: "As a courtier, regardless of identity and face, what kind of system has it become!" ”

After speaking, Empress Dowager He took Liu Wei and left.

Only then did the ministers come forward to comfort the two, and Yuan Kui, who had been silent on the side, pretended to be a peacemaker and said: "Both of them are pillars of the country, why not give in to each other." ”

Dong Zhuo understood that Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao were originally in a group, and today's incident may have been due to Yuan Kui's instructions, but because Yuan Kui was a Taifu after all, and he was famous among scholars, Dong Zhuo also had to give some face, and said to Yuan Shao in a cold voice: "My army is there, what is there to fear." The right to look at the face of the crowd and leave the dog's head. ”

Yuan Shao refused, and then choked and said: "You have a large army, An Zhiwu has no soldiers?" ”

Seeing that the two were still arguing, Yuan Kui and Wang Yun separated the two and persuaded each other.

Dong Zhuo saw that the Empress Dowager and Emperor He were gone, so he didn't want to stay longer, so he snorted coldly and walked away.

Yuan Shao saw that Dong Zhuo was gone, and he was still angry and wanted to get back to the field, and said angrily: "I will behead him!" ”

The first court meeting of the first year of Guangxi of the Han Dynasty ended hastily in this tense atmosphere, and the topic of the meeting was to discuss the future of the Han Empire, but more officials were full of pessimistic thoughts about the future of the Han Dynasty, and the rewards for the meritorious personnel of King Qin were also moved to a later date.

After Yuan Shao returned home, he immediately discussed with his uncle Yuan Kui about today's court discussion. Dong Zhuo's arrogance naturally left a deep impression on him, which also made Yuan Shao more sure that Dong Zhuo's army that entered the West Gate one after another would not be fake, otherwise Dong Zhuo would not be so fearless.

Yuan Shao finally began to regret not attacking Dong Zhuo in time, and couldn't help but think of Cao Cao's words "If you don't take it at this time, I'm afraid of being harmed", and now it has really come true.

It's just that although Yuan Shao felt ashamed, he didn't admire Cao Cao's foresight, but became jealous and hated him.

In troubled times, he showed heroes, and I don't know when he started, the little brother who used to follow him has now outperformed himself in the limelight and is beyond his control.

Cao Cao didn't know that Yuan Shao's attitude towards him had changed, and he was just worried about the tense situation in Luoyang at this time, and his friend Bao Xin, the commander of the cavalry, was afraid that he would be upset and sick at home, so he went out with him to visit Luoyang's bustling commercial center, the gold market.

Although he came out to relax, Cao Cao still didn't feel relaxed at all, and he was worried about it, and what he said was the increasingly erosive situation in Luoyang City.

Dong Zhuo's army is increasing more and more, and his people are becoming more and more arrogant, and his worries have become a prophecy. Although he has the heart to set things right and support the community, he doesn't know how to do it because of his few soldiers and low power.

Bao Xin saw that Cao Cao was worried about the situation in Luoyang, and even if he came out to relax, he still sighed, so he said his thoughts. At this time, he was completely disappointed with the situation in Luoyang, and decided to lead his soldiers and horses back to Yanzhou Jibei to save the country.

"I didn't listen to us at the beginning, and I missed the opportunity. Now that the situation in the imperial court is rotten, it is useless for us to stay here. For a long time, I am afraid that Dong thieves will be poisonous. If a gentleman does not stand under the wall, it is better for us to leave the Central Plains, stand outside, and wait for the changes in the court. You can protect yourself wisely and save the country. ”

Bao Xin's words are not unreasonable, but Cao Cao has not completely despaired of Luoyang and the court, and still maintains a glimmer of hope, wanting to stay here to see if there is a chance to take advantage of it.

Just as Cao Cao and Bao Xin were discussing strategies to save the country while walking, in a remote alley in the gold market, a pair of shrewd eyes were secretly watching him.

To be continued