Chapter 148: The Xijing Incident (8)

said that after Dong Zhuo's death, the power of the government naturally fell into the hands of Wang Yun. Wang Yun took advantage of his position and began to eliminate dissidents.

He first relieved Li Rulang of his duties as a lieutenant commander and appointed Li Ru as the former doctor of the Five Classics who had no real power. He also found an excuse to convict Cai Yong, who was Dong Zhuo's confidant and was responsible for writing the history books, and escorted Tingwei to be sentenced to death. Although there were Taiwei Ma Riyan and other ministers interceding for Cai Yong, they still couldn't change Wang Yun's decision.

At this time, Liu Xie saw that Wang Yun seemed to want to monopolize power, and he was quite jealous in his heart, and was worried that he would be like Dong Zhuo at the beginning. So, Shizhong Chongji gave Liu Xie an idea, Feng Xian killed Dong Zhuo to make the first contribution to the Han family, but he could rely on him to control Wang Yun's power. Liu Xie listened to the suggestion of the seed series, and sent someone to summon Feng Xian to enter the palace for an audience.

After Feng Xian came, he bowed and said, "General Lu Bu, the minister and the martial general, meet Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie signaled: "Lu Aiqing is flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After thanking him first, he stood up, and then asked, "I don't know what Your Majesty's purpose is when you summon your ministers here?" ”

Liu Xie sighed slightly and said, "Lu Aiqing, you must know what Wang Situ has done in recent days, right?" ”

Liu Xie's meaning is clear to Feng Xian. But he is just a martial general, and although he understands in his heart that Wang Yun's actions have the intention of monopolizing power, he is not easy to say anything. I saw Feng Xian arch his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't quite understand what Your Majesty meant." ”

Liu Xie couldn't help but look at the seed series on the side with some surprise, and seemed to be a little overwhelmed. At this time, Chong Ji hurriedly took over the conversation and said, "General Lu, everyone knows that you are a loyal person; Now Your Majesty just wants to ask you, are you still not a courtier of the Han family? ”

Feng Xian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's question like this makes the minister very frightened; Ministers eat Hanlu, and they are Hanchen, and they dare not have two hearts. ”

Chongji couldn't help but nod at Liu Xie. Now. Liu Xie listened to Feng Xian's words, and his heart was also relieved, so he said: "In this case, I hope that Lu Aiqing can do something for me, I wonder if Aiqing can agree?" ”

Feng Xian said, "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

Liu Xie said: "I want to appoint you to be in charge of the government with Wang Situ, I don't know what you want?" ”

"This ......" Feng Xian couldn't help but hesitate a little when he heard this. It's not that he is afraid of Wang Yun, it's just that he is afraid of the father-daughter relationship between Wang Yun and Ren Hongchang, and it is not easy to compete with each other.

Liu Xie couldn't help asking: "What's the matter, Aiqing?" ”

Feng Xian pondered for a moment, and then said, "Don't hide it from Your Majesty." It's not that the ministers are unwilling to obey His Majesty's will, just because Wang Situ is the father-in-law of the insider, so there is something taboo. ”

But the seed Ji said: "General Lu's words are wrong; Although Mrs. Ling is nominally Wang Yunyi's daughter, in fact it is just a means he uses to win over the general; The general must not forget that Wang Yun used Mrs. Ling to please Dong Zhuo at the beginning, and as he did, he did not treat Mrs. Ling as his daughter at all; What's more, the general's killing of Dong Zhuo made a great contribution to the Han family, and His Majesty should reward the general generously. ”

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Well, what Aiqing said is good. ”

Bong thought for a moment. Then he said: "Your Majesty, if you really trust the minister, the minister should go to the soup and fight the fire; It's just that the ministers are weak and short-sighted. I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with Wang Situ; I implore Your Majesty to recall Shao Chenglian, and with his foresight and prestige in the army, he will be able to assist His Majesty in supporting the Han Dynasty. ”

The seed editor on the side suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Shaocheng Lian is indeed extraordinary. It would be nice to have him back. ”

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, just follow what Aiqing said." ”

Immediately, Liu Xie issued an edict to give Fengxian a talisman that represented the authority of the Son of Heaven. The ceremonial treatment is equivalent to that of the three dukes, and he was crowned the Marquis of Wen County, and he was in charge of the government together with Wang Yun. He also issued an edict to reinstate my official and sent an envoy ordering me to come to my post as soon as possible.

But he said, at this moment, I have taken Zhang Xiao, Song Xian and others to the Chang'an realm, and met the messenger on the way.

To be honest, I don't have any hope for the Han Dynasty, and it doesn't matter to me whether the official is reinstated or not. But since my brother wants to save the declining Han Dynasty, I will try to turn the tide and see if I can make a difference. In fact, even if the fate of the Han Dynasty was changed at this time, it would not be able to escape the fate of being overthrown in the future. It's just that the change of the system is the trend of the times, but it is just a matter of time.

Feng Xian was surprised and delighted by my timely arrival, but said with a smile: "Brother Xian, my brother was looking forward to your coming, and you appeared in time; This is quite surprising. ”

I smiled and said, "I knew my brother must have a place to use me, so I came here in the past few days." ”

"Brother Xian is here." Bong Xian said with a smile. Immediately, he couldn't help asking: "By the way, Brother Xian, I really don't understand how did you know in advance that Dong Zhuo would die at my hands?" ”

I chuckled and said, "In the last few months, the function of my eye has become more and more powerful; Not only can you see things thousands of miles away, but you can also occasionally see what will happen in the future. ”

"Oh, I see!" Feng Xian nodded in surprise, and then asked, "Since the virtuous brother can predict the prophet, then according to the virtuous brother's opinion, can we turn the tide this time?" ”

I shook my head and said, "If the human heart is not here, everything is in vain; I can only say that it is right and try it, and if it is irreparable in the end, I can only say that it is the will of God. ”

"Ugh." Feng Xian sighed and nodded, and said, "Everything depends on Brother Xian." ”

The next day, the court held a meeting, and all the ministers paid homage to the Son of Heaven as usual.

After the ceremony, Wang Yun couldn't help but smile and said: "I never thought that General Wei would be able to return at this time, this is really a blessing for the Han family; If you want to support the community, this must be just around the corner. ”

Regarding my arrival, Wang Yun greeted me with a smile on the surface, but he was quite jealous in his heart. I knew very well that he was worried that I would be reused by the Son of Heaven, and then ride on his head, so that all his good fortune would be in vain. However, in fact, I can clearly feel that most of the Manchu ministers have already deviated from him at this moment. The main reason should be because of Cai Yong, and then because of Liu Xie's reliance on me.

When the other ministers heard this, most of them nodded in agreement. Liu Xie smiled and said: "What Wang Situ said is good, Shao Aiqing is really an indispensable pillar of my Han family. ”

At this point, my temperament is not as angular as it used to be. I understand that sometimes even if what I insist on is right, it may not be recognized by the majority, so it is better to go with the flow for the time being than to insist on emphasizing myself. As a result, my personality began to become moody.

I smiled and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty has won the award, and the minister does not dare to say that he will definitely be able to help the Han family, but he will do his best." ”

Liu Xie smiled: "Shao Aiqing is really too modest; By the way, Shao Aiqing, in your opinion, what should be the immediate priority? ”

I arched my hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister heard that Cai Zhonglang was imprisoned for his crime and was betrayed to death; I wonder what crime he committed and needs to be put to death? ”

At this time, Wang Yun smiled and said: "Oh, Cai Yong is a cronie of the rebel minister Dong Thief, and he should be put in prison and sentenced to beheading." ”

I couldn't help but chuckle, but said, "If you talk about Dong Zhuo's henchmen, it seems that Wang Situ was also a person who was more close to him during his lifetime, right?" ”

Wang Yun's face couldn't help but change when he heard this, and Liu Xie and the ministers on the side couldn't help but snicker.

Immediately, Wang Yun smiled and said: "General Wei is really joking, at that time, the old body just temporarily bent down to serve the Dong thief, in order to be able to fight against the thief one day." ”

I said, "In that case, how does Wang Situ know that Cai Zhonglang didn't bend down to serve Dong Zhuo for the time being, and then in order to be able to fight against the thief one day?" ”

"Thisβ€”" Wang Yun couldn't help but be speechless.

Immediately, Shi Sun Rui arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister Sun Rui thinks that what General Wei said is not unreasonable; When it comes to Cai Bojiao's crime, please let Your Majesty be lenient. ”

Seeing this, most of the other ministers also bowed their hands and said, "The ministers implore Your Majesty to be lenient." ”

Liu Xie's expression moved, and he couldn't help but say: "Wang Situ, Lu Aiqing, all the Qing families have asked for a light haircut, I don't know what you two want?" ”

Feng Xian arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister Lu Bu thinks that Cai Zhonglang has guarded himself during his tenure, and there is no violation of law and discipline, so he should be punished lightly." ”

Seeing this, Wang Yun also bowed his hand and said: "Since all the ministers think that they should be sent lightly, then obey Your Majesty's will." ”

At this time, I couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be light. ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all a little puzzled. Liu Xie couldn't help but say: "How can Shao Aiqing say this? ”

I replied, "Back to Your Majesty, Cai Zhonglang has already died in prison at this time. ”

"What!" When the ministers heard this, they immediately showed a look of surprise.

At this moment, suddenly a waiter came from outside the door, and immediately bowed: "Your Majesty, Tingwei has played, Zuo Zhonglang General Cai Bojiao died in prison last night due to his injuries." ”

"Huh? Thisβ€”" When the ministers heard this, they were immediately in an uproar. And then they all looked at me in disbelief.

Liu Xie couldn't help but look at me suspiciously and asked, "Shao Aiqing, how did you know that Cai Zhonglang had already died?" ”

I replied, "Back to Your Majesty, this is a heavenly opportunity, please forgive me for not being able to say it directly." ”

Liu Xie was a little surprised when he heard this, and immediately nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then I won't force you." ”

Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, only Feng Xian and Wang Yun knew that I had heavenly eyes. At this moment, Wang Yun felt more and more jealous of my existence in his heart. (To be continued......)