The Yuan Kui brothers were silent, but others spoke, and officials of all sizes headed by Chen Yu wrote books one after another, fiercely criticizing Zhang Jiao's reckless behavior and disturbing the place, and at the same time, the unlucky Liu Yu of Yuzhou assassin Shi flew like snowflakes to impeach them. These people are familiar with the scriptures, can speak well of the learned people, writing articles and scolding people is their forte, this quote from the scriptures, eloquent, full of their full stomach, in the scare of the Son of Heaven enough at the same time, but also let the Son of Heaven grow knowledge.

At the same time, the "thieves" of Runan swarmed, Zhang Jiao's Taishou Mansion was surrounded by people one night, more than 3,000 strong and strong stormed the Taishou Mansion, although Zhang Jiao was prepared, but in the face of the absolute numerical superiority, Zhang Jiao still could not resist, relying on his superb martial arts and Taoism, with a few disciples to break out of the encirclement, and flee.

At the same time, Liu Yu, the assassin of Yuzhou, was also blasted out, and three days later, Zhang Liang, the assassin of Qingzhou, was attacked and fled from Qingzhou in embarrassment.

In just three or four days, the situation in Yuzhou was out of control.

The Son of Heaven urgently summoned Liu Xiu to the palace to discuss matters.

"How so?" The Son of Heaven was angry, his face was pale, his eyes were scattered, his lips trembled involuntarily, and there was a pile of white foam at the corners of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, please be calm and don't be impatient......"

"Rest easy?" Before Liu Xiu finished speaking, the Son of Heaven screamed, "It's all this time, can I still be a little restless?" ”

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, no matter what time it is, you can't mess around." Seeing the appearance of the Son of Heaven, Liu Xiu couldn't care about being rude, and said loudly, "It's just a county in Runan, and the other counties are still waiting, what they have to do is to drive away Zhang Jiao, not rebel." ”

"Not a rebellion?" The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment, let out a long sigh of relief, and sat down dejectedly.

"Yes, although Runan is in chaos, the Yuan family has not made any moves, the Yuan family has the Liyang Camp, but he has not made any movement so far, Yuan Kui has closed his door to thank guests, and the people in Runan have not played the banner of the Yuan family, which has already explained the problem."

"Oh." The Son of Heaven replied blankly: "Then what should I do now?" ”

"As a general of Wei, the safety of Gyeonggi is naturally the duty of the minister. The minister immediately rushed to the revolving gate, and if Yuan Shao made any unyielding moves, the minister would immediately disarm him. ”

"You can't go, you're gone, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, the eight lieutenants are all candidates arranged by His Majesty, and they have nothing to do with the Yuan family. Yingchuan has Dong Zhuo in it, Yuyuan Pass and Dagu Pass are unharmed, and there are ministers in the Revolving Gate Pass, and the eastern front can be safe. Huangfu Song is in Yongying, Ke'an on the Western Front, the five schools of the Northern Army in Beijing, and there are 2,000 people and horses of hussar generals and chariot generals, what can be the problem in Gyeonggi? ”

The Son of Heaven rolled his eyes, and finally focused on Jiao again.

"Your Majesty, the plan now is to stabilize the court and not let the situation worse." Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and then persuaded, "Please Your Majesty immediately summon the three dukes, nine kings, and generals to the court to discuss matters, and then order Zhi Jinwu to close the palace gate, and no one is allowed to enter and leave at will, so that Yuan Shao is the only one outside the Yuan family, and I don't think he will dare to raise troops against the world." Then he issued an edict to reprimand Zhang Jiao, returned the property of the Runan families, and then sent people to Yuzhou to calm down the situation. ”

The Son of Heaven has six gods and no master, and he listens to whatever Liu Xiu says. As soon as Liu Xiu left the palace, he summoned the three princes and nine kings to the court according to Liu Xiu's suggestion, and ordered the ruling Jinwu Song Qi to guard Luoyang City, and Lu Zhi, the middle marquis of the Northern Army, rushed to the Northern Army and commanded the five schools of the Northern Army to guard the Beijing Division.

When Luoyang was in chaos, Liu Xiu rushed to the revolving gate with the guard battalion. At the revolving gate, he saw Liu Yu and Zhang Jiao.

Liu Yu was very depressed, he had already taken off his official uniform and put on the ochre uniform of a prisoner to show his guilt. He didn't say anything to Liu Xiu, and after learning about the situation in Jingshi, he immediately rushed to Luoyang to ask the Son of Heaven for his guilt.

Zhang Jiao was very calm, he looked at Liu Xiu quietly, and only after a while did he ask, "Holy Aunt is not missing at all?" ”

Liu Xiu was inexplicable: "What do you mean?" ”

"The holy aunt is not missing at all, it is a trap for you from beginning to end, and for this reason, you have ruined my Luoyang Jinglu." Zhang Jiao said unhurriedly, as if he was talking about other people's affairs, and he could neither show anger nor annoyance. "I really don't understand, you and I are from a poor family, both are dissatisfied with the tricks and robberies of these powerful families, and they both want to benefit the people of the world, but why are you doing this now?"

Liu Xiu was not in the mood to talk to him about these things, he stood up and shouted: "You don't talk to me, where is Yingzi?" ”

Zhang Jiao was stunned and looked at Liu Xiu in surprise. Liu Xiu's face was anxious, there was only anger in his eyes, but there was no weakness in his heart, and it didn't look like he guessed. "Is the Holy Aunt really missing?"

"!" Liu Xiu was furious, took off the ring from his hand and slapped it in front of Zhang Jiao: "I know you want this ring, and I can also give you this ring, but you should also keep your promise and return Yingzi to me." What the fuck are you talking about, you think I'm making it up and acting on my own, deliberately making trouble? ”

Zhang Jiao's eyes stopped on the ring for a moment, his brows gradually shrugged, he pondered for a moment, and shook his head: "So, we are all fooled." ”

"What did you do?" Liu Xiu also felt that something was wrong, Zhang Jiao's expression didn't seem like he was bargaining, if Yingzi was really in his hands, he would only negotiate with him now and let him hand over the method of using the ring, instead of saying this.

"I swear as a great sage and mentor of the Taiping Dao, I really don't know about the matter of the Holy Aunt, and I can assure you that this is not what I did in the Taiping Dao." Zhang Jiao raised his hand and put it in his heart, and said solemnly: "I admit that I deceived you, I want to find the Holy Aunt within ten days and use her to exchange this divine object with you, but the will of heaven is so, I mobilized all the nearby Daoists, and I did not inquire about the whereabouts of the Holy Aunt." ”

Liu Xiu was surprised, Yingzi was not kidnapped by people from Taiping Dao? So where did she go?

"I think we're all being taken advantage of." Seeing Liu Xiu like this, Zhang Jiao confirmed his guess even more, "It should be that someone robbed the Holy Aunt and blamed me for Taipingdao, tempting you to join with me, so that they could profit from it." ”

The shadow of the Yuan family suddenly appeared in Liu Xiu's mind: "The Yuan family? ”

"As things stand, they're the most suspicious." Zhang Jiao stood up, walked to the porch, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the clear blue sky in the distance. "You pacified my Jinglu, and made the Son of Heaven doubt my loyalty, forcing me to attack the Yuan family in advance to appease the Son of Heaven's suspicions. Unfortunately, it was a haste and I was not prepared enough, and I failed. Runan is in turmoil, all the previous efforts have been in vain, the Yuan family has made a comeback, the Son of Heaven wants to explain to the people of Ruying, who will bear the consequences? Of course, it's me who opens the horns. ”

Zhang Jiao sighed, "It's a pity that the three-year plan was ruined." ”

Liu Xiu was thinking about Yingzi's whereabouts, if what Zhang Jiao said was true, then he might indeed have fallen for the Yuan family's plan, the Yuan family robbed Yingzi, framed Taiping Dao, forced him and Zhang Jiao to merge, and they profited from it. The Yuan family is well-connected, and there are many strange people among the guests, it is not difficult to do this, if they really did it, then it is expected that Yingzi cannot be found with the strength of Taiping Dao.

It's too fucking decrepit, isn't it? Liu Xiu was angry and couldn't wait to go back to Yuan Kui now, but after thinking about it, there was no evidence in his hand, could the Yuan family admit it?

Impulsiveness is the devil, it has already been misjudged once, and it cannot be repeated. Liu Xiu took two deep breaths to calm himself down. He has no interest in Zhang Jiao's self-promotion, even if there is no Yingzi, he will not support Zhang Jiao. He said in front of the Son of Heaven that Zhang Jiao was suspected of raising his own respect, although he meant to give Zhang Jiao eye medicine, but it was not completely slanderous.

"Where are you going now?"

"I'm going to Luoyang." Zhang Jiao turned around and looked at Liu Xiu calmly: "I will meet the Son of Heaven and ask him for guilt, I did what Runan did, and I will naturally bear the consequences." ”

Liu Xiu's brows locked slightly.

"Deran, I want to have a few words with you." Zhang Jiao suddenly relieved his breath and glanced at the person next to him. Liu Xiu thought about it for a moment and motioned for Wang Zhi and Xu Yu to step back. Although Zhang Jiao's martial arts are very exquisite, and his Dao skills are said to have reached the realm of a lion's roar, it is not so easy to hurt him when he is on guard.

Liu Xiu stretched out his hand and signaled: "Great sage and good teacher, please speak." ”

Zhang Jiao returned to the desk, sat down face to face with Liu Xiu, reached out and poured himself a glass of water, picked it up and took a sip slowly. "I was introduced by you to the court as an official, according to the rules, although I am not your protégé, I have the grace of knowing me."

"I regret it a little now." Liu Xiu pursed his lips and dismissed. He didn't dare to expect Zhang Jiao to treat him as his old king.

"I know why you regret it because you think I'm too impulsive." Zhang Jiao smiled calmly and looked at Liu Xiu intently: "But what I want to say is that your new policy in the state cannot be implemented, and in the end, you will be the same as me, you will fail miserably, or even worse than me." ”

Liu Xiu was silent.

"I know what you mean, you want to exchange the profits of industry and commerce for the land in the hands of the powerful family, use the land to appease the people, and use the profits of industry and commerce to satisfy the greed of the powerful family." Zhang Jiao said unhurriedly: "But you have forgotten one thing, people's greed is endless, these people will eat the profits you give to industry and commerce, but they may not be willing to give up the land in their hands." The people take food as the sky, food is the most fundamental guarantee, now the Han Dynasty natural disasters are frequent, either drought or flood, poor harvest is a common thing, the price of grain is the same day a day, at this time, who will give up the land? ”

Zhang Jiao sneered and looked at Liu Xiu with sarcastic eyes: "The most fertile land in the Han Dynasty is in Shandong, Liangzhou and Bingzhou, not as good as a county in Shandong, you can work in Bingzhou, but when you get to Shandong, you will lose completely." Bingzhou is a small fish, you can still use bait, but when you encounter a big fish in Shandong, not only will you not be able to catch the fish, but you will even lose the bait. ”

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed, and he was silent in thought.

"In the end, you will find that you can only do the same method as me, and that is to kill. However, you will also find that you have raised the fish too big, and they have become beasts of prey that will devour you together. The corners of his mouth were crooked, he pointed at Liu Xiu with his finger, and said word by word: "At that time, you will know that all this you are doing now is to raise tigers." ”

"There is no second way to deal with these greedy people except killing." Zhang Jiao stood up, bent down slightly, and looked down at Liu Xiu: "Kill all these blood-sucking silverfish, and the world will naturally be peaceful." After saying that, he laughed and walked away.

Liu Xiu sat motionless, watching Zhang Jiao disappear from his eyes. Did Zhang Jiao fail? He didn't think so. Did Zhang Jiao do it wrong? The same can't seem to be said either. At least he felt that Zhang Jiao's words were not completely empty words, and it was better to count on the morality of those in power than to count on the self-cleaning of the women. Vested interests never voluntarily give up their rights, most of the reforms in China's history have ended in failure, and even geniuses like Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng have been ruined, how dare he guarantee that he will succeed?

Yes, he got the trust of the Son of Heaven, but Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng didn't get the trust of the Son of Heaven, didn't they fail in the end? What's more, in terms of governing ability and intrigue in the officialdom, he is nothing compared with people like Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng.

So what qualifications does he have to say that he can succeed in reform and lead the Han to prosperity and strength?

Liu Xiu felt a little lost for the first time. Am I wrong, this world is originally like what Zhang Jiao said, only by killing, killing those greedy silverfish, can the world be peaceful?

"General?" Xun You walked in, saw Liu Xiu sitting there in a daze, and called softly.

"Huh?" Liu Xiu was taken aback and asked in disguise, "What's the matter?" ”

"General, Zhang Jiao is gone, shouldn't we also set off?"

"We? Where are we going? ”

"Liyang, of course." Xun You laughed softly: "Today's plan is to control Yuan Shao first, and not let him act rashly." If the Liyang battalion makes any move, it may cause a disaster. ”

"Oh." Liu Xiu patted his head, nodded again and again, and got up to leave. Xun You shook his head: "Why should the general go in person, the general should sit in the revolving gate, and send someone to go." ”

Liu Xiu smiled a little ashamedly, he was a little disturbed by Zhang Jiao's words, and he was confused. After listening to Xun You's words, he calmed down and pondered slightly: "Then who is better?" ”

"Just let my uncle go." Xun You said with a smile: "He Hao and Guo Tu beside Yuan Shao are close to my uncle, so it is most suitable for him to take a trip." ”

Liu Xiu hesitated, for fear that Yuan Shao would go crazy and detain Xun Yu, or simply kill him, then he would lose a lot, so far, Xun Yu is the first Haoqiang disciple to take the initiative to recognize him. However, Xun Yu is also reasonable, the Xun family is Yingchuan Haoqiang, even if the Yuan family wants to rebel, they will not dare to do anything to Xun Yu.

"Then there's Lao Wenruo."

…… Xun Yu was wearing a plain silk robe, riding a white horse, followed by Li Yifeng and Zhou Ming, and Shi Shiran came to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was dressed in neat battle armor, without a crown on his head, only a scarf, his face was like a crown of jade, and he was graceful and generous. Behind them stood Yan Liang and Gao Ran, one holding a bronze jacket in one hand, and the other holding the seal of the former general in the other, standing by the sword, majestic and majestic, eyeing the tiger. Guo Tu, He Hao, Xian Pei, Feng Ji and others sat down on both sides, their expressions were serious, and they were silent.

Xun Yu went up to the hall generously, saluted, and then smiled slightly: "Is the general going to train the troops, or is he going to attack the city?" ”

Yuan Shao was a little speechless, attacking the city? Doesn't that mean that you want to rebel? But if he wants to say that he is going to train troops, then wouldn't it be in vain for him to put on such a big formation?

"Wen Ruo, you are really a discerning talent, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you actually made a long history of General Wei?" Guo Tuyu said sarcastically: "No wonder I invited you to come last time, but you refused to give in, it turned out that you climbed to General Wei." It is no wonder that General Wei is of course more noble than the former general. ”

"Brother Gongze, if you are noble or not, how can you judge it by the level of your official position?" Xun Yu said unhurriedly: "If you say so, where will the four chiefs of Yingchuan be placed?" ”

"It turns out that Wen Ruo also knows." Guo Tu pursed his lips and laughed secretly, Xun Yu had stepped into his trap. Since whether it is noble or not cannot be judged by official position, then Liu Xiu, the general of Wei, has nothing to boast about, and Xun Yu, the general of Wei, is not more majestic than them.

"Since you are a general, of course, you must put the battle first. The former general once fought under General Wei, and he must be clear about General Wei's military talent. Xun Yu smiled gently, "I don't think the former general will think that General Wei is vain." ”

Yuan Shao's face turned red, and Guo Tu and the others were speechless. In terms of military ability, Yuan Shao is indeed outstanding, but in front of Liu Xiu, he does not have any capital to be proud of.

He Hao coughed, breaking the embarrassment in the hall. "Wen Ruo, when did you become a belligerent martial artist? How can a person's character be judged by whether he can kill or not? ”

"Mr. Berger is right." Xun Yu bowed and bowed. He Hao is a senior, and he has promoted him, he can't help but show respect. "A real scholar, when he is both civil and military, just like Captain Li, he can go out of Jingbian and enter the people."

He Hao nodded in agreement, Li Ying and Li Yuanli are indeed the pride of scholars, all-round in civil and military affairs, and have both ability and political integrity.

Xun Yu turned his head to look at Yuan Shao with a smile: "Then dare to ask the former general, are you preparing to go to Runan Anmin now, or are you preparing to ......?"

Yuan Shao froze suddenly. When he goes to Runan to settle the people, it means that he admits that those who drove away Zhang Jiao in Runan are chaotic people, and if they don't go to Runan to settle the people, will they go to Jingbian? That's too far, isn't it? But he can't say that I'm preparing to attack the revolving gate now, Qingjun's side? Now that Xun Yu has arrived here, Liu Xiu must have reached the revolving gate, and the thought of fighting against Liu Xiu Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, to be honest, he was a little afraid of Liu Xiu from the bottom of his heart.

The people in the hall all closed their mouths, no one dared to talk nonsense, Xun Yu's words blocked them, and everything they said was wrong. What's more, they thought the same as Yuan Shao, since Liu Xiu had arrived at the Revolving Gate Pass, with the Liyang Battalion in Yuan Shao's hands, I am afraid that Liu Xiu would not be able to get it, and the army could only teach the truth, without any practical effect.

And none of them are willing to follow Yuan Shao to bear the charge of rebellion, and put on this position, just to give Xun Yu a dismount. It's a pity that Xun Yu didn't eat this, but forced them to a dead end.

Xun Yu saw that the heat was almost over, so he no longer pursued this topic, and arched his hand to Yuan Shao: "Your Majesty heard that Zhang Jiao was in trouble in Runan, and he has issued an edict to Zhang Jiao to Luoyang. The three princes and nine secretaries all discussed politics in Luoyang, and the generals attended. General Wei has ordered the Commander of the Eight Passes to strictly guard the gate to ensure the safety of Gyeonggi. Huangfu Song is in Yongying, which can ensure stability in Guanzhong, and General Wei hopes that the Liming Battalion can keep the eastern front safe. ”

Although Yuan Shao was depressed, he had no choice but to nod his head in agreement. "This is a matter within Shao's position, please report back to General Wei, Shao can ensure that Jizhou is worry-free."

"That's very good. There are Situ inside, and there are generals outside, but the Yuan family is worried about His Majesty this time. Xun Yu said goodbye, saluted everyone, and walked away. Yuan Shao's heart twitched for a while, Xun Yu's words made his heart tremble, yes, in addition to him, the Yuan family has dozens of Yuan family members in Luoyang, including his biological father Yuan Feng, if he acts rashly, those people will have no way out. And now that the Yuan family has an absolute advantage in the court, defeating Zhang Jiao is already inevitable, and there is no need to take any more risks.

In that case, let's stay there. Although Yuan Shao was a little depressed, he still ordered the Liming Battalion to close the camp and defend itself, not to go out at will, and not to leave the garrison at will, so as not to cause misunderstanding.

Xun Yu returned to the revolving gate and reported to Liu Xiu about meeting Yuan Shao, but he concealed Yuan Shao's demonstration to him, only saying that Yuan Shao accepted his orders and was currently stationed at dawn with peace of mind, and would not make any moves. Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and then sent the news back to Luoyang. After the Son of Heaven received the news that Yuan Shao was very peaceful, he breathed a sigh of relief. Above the court, because Liu Yu took the blame and resigned, Zhang Jiao took all the responsibility, and he went to the Tingwei Mansion to live in the edict, and the anger of the family was released, and they also took a step back and did not pursue it further.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to pardon the people who were in trouble in Runan, Zongzheng Liu Yan was the assassin of Yuzhou, and Xun Shuang was the Taishou of Runan, and immediately took the car to take up the post to pacify the incident in Runan. The appointment of the Yingchuan people as the Taishou of Runan means that the Son of Heaven has bowed his head to the Yingren and admitted his mistake. The people of Ruying naturally couldn't help but rejoice, and shouted in unison for His Majesty's Shengming.

Listening to this holy voice, the Son of Heaven did not mean to be happy at all, on the contrary, he felt very depressed. Zhang Jiao's policy was originally the most in line with his thinking, but now it has failed, and the Yuan family has not only not been damaged, but has become stronger. What can be done to reverse this? The Son of Heaven remembered Liu Xiu's new policy in the state again, since Zhang Jiao's method didn't work, could Liu Xiu's work again? At least so far, the situation in the state is quite stable, and there has been no such a big move in Yuzhou.

The Son of Heaven wrote the edict, but it was not issued for a long time, and he always felt a little unwilling. Does it really take twenty or thirty years to turn the situation around, as Liu Xiu said?

"Zhang Rang, is Zhang Jiao damned?" The Son of Heaven asked Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang hesitated for a moment: "Zhang Jiao's crime deserves death, but Zhang Jiao ...... Can't die. ”

(To be continued)