Deng Zhan did not leave Liu Wei and left Chang'an, after Liu Wei said those heart-wrenching words to him, after a whole night of thinking, he finally decided to stay by Liu Wei's side.

More than 3,000 people were implicated in Dong Zhuo's case, and the prisons in Chang'an City were overcrowded for a while.

Among those arrested, there were not only officials and businessmen who had rebelled against Dong Zhuo, but even many civilians. Of the more than 3,000 people, at least 2,000 are elderly, children, women and children.

If the imperial court decides to sit these people together, Chang'an City will be full of blood and bones.

Although it is said that in the past life or in the present life, there are not a few people killed by Liu Wei. But if he wants to watch thousands of old and weak women and children being slaughtered, he really can't bear it.

Chang'an Imperial Palace stands quietly in this ancient city. The tall pavilions and halls are lined up one after another, and the eaves are all over the sky, although they have not yet been repaired, they are already full of endless heaviness.

In the main hall of Weiyang Palace, Liu Xie, who was only twelve years old, sat on the main hall, because Dong Zhuo was ambushed, the imperial power returned to the hands of the Han family again, and there was Liu Wei's army about to go to Chang'an as a backing, although Liu Xie was young, no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to underestimate him. At this time, his face was full of red light, and compared with the past, he had a little more imperial majesty.

"The king of Luoyang, please pardon Dong Zhuo's family members, I don't know what everyone Aiqing thinks?" Sitting upright in the court, Liu Xie looked around at the courtiers sitting in the hall and asked the courtiers.

His voice was very immature, but none of the courtiers in the hall dared to underestimate this little emperor who was already in power although he was not yet an adult.

"Never!" As soon as Liu Xie's words fell, Wang Yun got up and hugged his fists and said to him: "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo rebelled against the party in the past and caused chaos in the dynasty, causing the imperial power to be weak and the court to be sluggish. Now that Dong Zhuo has been ambushed, it is the time to kill the rebel party and regain his prestige, how can he let go of the rebel party's family? ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" At this time, Wang Yun, as a scholar of Lu Shangshu, was in charge of the affairs of the country, and above the court, he seemed to be above one person and above ten thousand people, and most of the courtiers above the hall were the only ones who looked forward, he stood up to oppose Liu Wei's request, and immediately more than ten courtiers got up to second.

Liu Wei, who was kneeling on the top of the left side, saw Wang Yun and other courtiers get up against his invitation, smiled slightly, also stood up, strode to the center of the main hall, first gave Liu Xie a salute, and then turned to face Wang Yun, and said to Wang Yun: "Dare to ask Situ, but only killing can deter the world?" ”

"Earlier, he joined forces with Liu Wei to kill Dong Zhuo, and the two were still on the same front, but now Wang Yun is in power and is in charge of the country's government and politics, but there are many differences with Liu Wei's opinions, and the two will inevitably be estranged a lot.

King of Luoyang! Wang Yun clasped his fists and arched at Liu Wei, and then said to Liu Xiehe and the ministers in the court: "The king of Luoyang asked the old minister how to kill to deter the world." The old minister will state the truth today. Indiscriminate killing cannot deter the world, but those who have colluded with the traitors and have caused trouble in the dynasty must destroy their clans, otherwise it is difficult to convince the subjects of the world. Jia Xu is the former military advisor of Dong Zhuo's account, and the king of Luoyang exonerated him and stayed under the account to listen to it, and the court can still excuse Jia Xu in the name of secretly being loyal to the court. But Zhonglang Cai Yong, when the corpse of Dong Zhuo was weeping on the street, the soldiers and civilians of the city witnessed it, and the king of Luoyang still protected him in the palace, I don't know how to explain to the people of the world? ”

"Leaving Jia Xu and protecting Cai Yong is the one who wants to serve the world!" Wang Yun asked questions repeatedly, but Liu Wei was not only not asked, but said with confidence: "Jia Xu is strategic, has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, and the use of soldiers is even more superb, and Xiao Wang has also suffered several times. Now although Dong Zhuo has been ambushed, the Xiliang army is still there, and there are many people in the world who support the army and respect themselves. When employing people, how can this sage who governs the world be killed in the city? As long as Jia Xu is willing to be used by the court, he should be allowed to make meritorious contributions, and he will be grateful for the kindness of the court and serve with his life! ”

As he spoke, Liu Wei turned around and hugged his fists and bowed deeply to Liu Xie, and said to Liu Xie: "As for Cai Yong, he is a celebrity today. His articles are practiced, and his fame is spread all over the world. The literati are upright, Dong Zhuo once had the grace of supporting Cai Yong, and Cai Yong was crying in mourning for his corpse, but because he was grateful for Dong Zhuo's kindness, and it had nothing to do with rebellion against the imperial court. If this person is killed, I am afraid that the people of the world will not recognize the guilt of the imperial court's purge, but will think that the imperial court will not tolerate celebrities. Dare to ask so, who dares to serve the court? ”

"The king of Luoyang and that Cai Yong have the affection of a son-in-law...... before Liu Wei's words fell, Wang Yun smiled coldly, and only half of the words were spoken, then stared at him and didn't speak again.

Although Wang Yun did not finish his sentence, everyone in the hall knew what he was going to say. In the eyes of the courtiers in the main hall, Liu defended Cai Yong, not because he considered the people of the world, but because Cai Yong was Liu Bian's father-in-law.

Liu Wei didn't show any anger at Wang Yun's words, he just smiled slightly, waved his hand at Wang Yun, and said to Wang Yun: "When Wang Situ said this, he couldn't help but underestimate Xiao Wang. Although Cai Yong is the father-in-law of Xiao Wang, in Xiao Wang's heart, the Han clan and the current majesty are the most important. Xiao Wang kept Cai Yong, just because he didn't want the people of the world to have the slightest slight remarks about the Han clan and His Majesty......"

"Even so, the king of Luoyang only needs to keep Jia Xu and Cai Yong, how can he exonerate the family of the traitor?" The courtiers above the hall also knew that Liu Bian's determination to protect Cai Yong and Jia Xu was extremely strong, and they also knew that Liu Xie now had something to rely on Liu Bian, except for Wang Yun, other ministers were unwilling to directly offend Liu Biao on this issue, but the courtiers were still a little puzzled that Liu Biao wanted to intercede for Dong Zhuo's family members who rebelled against the party, and Yang Zan stood up even more, first gave Liu Xie a salute, and then questioned Liu Biao with his fists.

Turning his head to look at Yang Zhan, Liu Wei first arched his hand at him, then turned to face Liu Xie, hugged his fists and bowed, and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Dong Zhuo is chaotic, causing the dynasty to be sluggish. Now that Dong Zhuo is ambushed, the Han Dynasty has stabilized from chaos, and it is the time to win people's hearts. The ministers thought that it was imperative to kill Dong Zhuo against the leader of the party, and he could be assigned as a slave to show punishment, but he could not kill lightly. More than 3,000 people, is more than 3,000 lives, heaven and have the virtue of a good life, Your Majesty is the king, you should think of the subjects, slaughter the people, but you are weak national strength! ”

Sitting upright on the court, Liu Xie lowered his head and muttered for a moment before he waved his hand and said to Liu Wei and the ministers in the hall: "Today's court discussion is over here, what the ministers discuss, I have my own plans!" Retreat! ”

Liu Xie announced his retirement from the dynasty, and Liu Wei didn't want to say anything more, but he vaguely felt that this time, I was afraid that the heads of more than 3,000 people would not be able to be saved.

Sure enough, after Liu Xie got up, he said to Wang Yun, who was bowing down and clasping his fists to send him off: "Wang Shangshu, please follow this king to the back of the palace." ”

Standing on top of the court, Liu Wei clenched his fists with both hands, bowed deeply, looked at Liu Xie who turned around and walked towards the back of the hall, and couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart.

It seems that what Jia Xu said is true, Dong Zhuo was ambushed, if Liu Wei had not sent a large army to Chang'an, I am afraid that Liu Xie would be the one he would have to deal with at this time.

When Liu Xie left, Liu Wei walked out of the court with everyone and walked straight out of the palace.

The guards and entourage of the courtiers were waiting outside the palace, and Deng Zhan, who was still dressed as a swordsman, saw Liu Wei coming out, and hurriedly greeted him, and asked Liu Wei in a low voice: "Your Highness, what does Your Majesty say about the matter of rebelling against the party's family?" ”

"This king is soft-spoken, I'm afraid it will ......" Liu Wei shook his head, sighed lightly, and before he finished speaking, he asked Deng Zhan in a low voice: "How long is it until the army rushes to Chang'an?" ”

"Arrive tonight!" From Liu Wei's words, Deng Zhan heard that the lives of the more than 3,000 people might not be saved, and a trace of grief and indignation could not help but appear on his face, and he hugged his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness, if Your Majesty really wants to slaughter innocents, why don't you wait until the army enters the city and directly save those people......

"Nonsense!" Without waiting for Deng Zhan to finish speaking, Liu Wei glared at him, and said angrily: "Those people are all Dong Zhuo's rebels, although most of them are family members, but His Majesty wants to kill him, what can I say later?" The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die! Although leading soldiers to rob people can save more than 3,000 lives, we have become rebels. At that time, there will be many disasters in the sky, and more than 3,000 people will die. ”

was reprimanded by Liu Wei, Deng Zhan lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything more, but his expression was still a little unwilling.

After getting along with Liu Wei for a long time, Deng Zhan also knew that although the king of Luoyang said that his hands were stained with the blood of countless people in the past when he conquered the battlefield, he was by no means a person who loved to kill for no reason.

If you can't save more than 3,000 people, I'm afraid you can only say that those lives are exhausted. If it is really as Deng Zhan said, sending troops to rescue will not only shake the government and the opposition, but even among the heroes of the world, I am afraid that a bloody expedition will be set off, and there will never be only 3,000 people who will die at that time. There is another reason why Liu Wei is reluctant to wade into this troubled water, that is, the people who were arrested were all inextricably linked with Dong Zhuo, and he went to the rescue, which was not good for his name.

If it was the relatives of his soldiers and horses who were arrested, I am afraid that without Deng Zhan's words, Liu Wei would immediately order the army to enter the city and force Liu Xie to pardon everyone's crimes.

A personal soldier led the horse to Liu Wei's side, Liu Wei turned over the horse, waved his hand, and said to Deng Zhan and the whole team of personal soldiers who were waiting outside the palace: "Go home!" ”

The procession slowly marched along the street, and Liu Wei rode a horse and walked at the front of the group.

As soon as he walked through two streets, he saw that he was about to arrive at the Luoyang Palace, and Deng Zhan, who was riding a horse and following him, suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, be careful!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Deng Zhan jumped over at Liu Wei. At the same time, an arrow flew towards Liu Wei with a "whoosh", but pierced into Deng Zhan's shoulder blade.

"Protect Your Highness!" Suddenly an assassin appeared, and a group of pro-soldiers hurriedly rushed forward and put Liu Weiwei, who was thrown off the horse by Deng Zhan, in the middle, all of them drew their long swords, and looked around with a pair of eyes alertly.

The arrow pierced Deng Zhan's shoulder blade, Liu Wei put his arm around Deng Zhan, protected him behind him, and had already drawn his long sword out of its scabbard, looking for the assassin's trace with his own soldiers.

With an arrow in the shoulder blade, Deng Zhan gritted his teeth, pulled out the arrow violently, pulled out the long sword with one hand, covered the bleeding wound with the other hand, and walked out from behind Liu Bian, but protected Liu Bian behind him.

After the officers and soldiers searched and arrested, the civilians hid in their homes and did not dare to go out. The streets were empty, and Liu Wei and his soldiers looked around for a long time, but there was no sign of the assassin.

At the moment when Deng Zhan was shot by the arrow, several of his own soldiers had already jumped onto the rooftops of the streets on both sides, looking for the assassin in all directions.

Imagine that the assassin had fled immediately after firing the arrow, and although the soldiers tried to find him and scatter his bones, where could they still see him?