There are three huge palaces in Chang'an City, the western capital, namely Changle Palace, Weiyang Palace and Jianzhang Palace, collectively known as the "Three Palaces of the Han Dynasty".

Changle Palace is in the southeast of Chang'an City, the overall layout is nearly square, there is a palace wall built around, the palace wall is seven miles long from east to west, five miles wide from north to south, which is equivalent to one-sixth of Chang'an City. Because it is located in the east of Weiyang Palace, it is also known as "East Palace". After the death of Gaozu Liu Bang, the emperor moved to Weiyang Palace. Changle Palace was then dedicated to the Queen Mother's residence, which means "long-term happiness", so it was named. Changle Palace was once the political center of the Western Han Dynasty, a place for Gaozu Liu Bang to handle government affairs, and it gradually fell into disuse after arriving in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Weiyang Palace is in the southwest of Chang'an City, the overall layout is rectangular, there are walls built on all sides, accounting for about one-seventh of the total area of the city, the longer Le Palace is slightly smaller, but the magnificence of the building itself is much more than the Changle Palace. Weiyang Palace is in the west of Changle Palace, so it is called "West Palace". Weiyang Palace is the place where the emperor will meet, was built in the seventh year of Gaozu, since the ninth year of Gaozu moved here, and has been the political ruling center of the Western Han Dynasty since then.

After Dong Zhuo abducted the young emperor and moved west to Chang'an, he placed the little emperor in the Weiyang Palace, and after Dong Zhuo's death, the emperor and the ministers discussed here, and it has not changed.

On this day, it was the morning of the dynasty, and the ministers of the city came to the front hall on time and knelt in the hall according to the shift.

Emperor Liu Xie was like a clay wooden tire, sitting on the emperor's throne with his eyes blank, and he didn't look at the faces of the ministers in the palace, and his thoughts didn't know where he flew.

When everyone was sleeping, the eunuch on the station reported loudly from outside: "Qi Qi Sheng, the former general Lu Bu is asking to see you outside the palace!" ”

"Summoned by the former general." Liu Xie said with a blank face.

After a while, Lu Bu walked in with a long sword hanging from his waist.

"Bold Lu Fengxian, how can you hang a sword face saint!" Huang Menlang Zhong Miao rebuked Lu Bu sharply.

Lu Bu looked at Zhong Xuan with a mocking expression, and said coldly: "At the beginning, Dong Zhuo not only hung his sword and went to the palace, but also stayed in the harem at night, and even killed the minister in the court, why didn't anyone come out to speak at that time?" Lu is in danger of Chang'an. If you don't have a weapon in your hand, how can you fight with people? ”

Zhong Miao was forced by Lu Bu's gaze and didn't dare to say more, anyway, he had already fulfilled his responsibility to reprimand, if he didn't even think there was anything wrong with the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, why would he be strong again?

"The former general is here today, what is the report?" Liu Xie still had a wooden face, and he didn't seem to feel the strong murderous aura emanating from the people standing in the hall at all.

Speaking of which, Liu Xie is also unlucky enough, since he was a child, he watched his brother be poisoned by poisonous wine. watched Dong Zhuo kill people in front of him, watched Dong Zhuo stay in the harem at night, and slept with the concubines of the first emperor one by one. When the threat of death became commonplace, no matter how heavy the murderous aura was, it could not frighten the young emperor, because he had become completely numb, and even if he was alive, it was no different from dead.

Lu Brown replied to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty recently received news that Yuan Shao of Bingzhou led an army of 100,000 to attack Hedong, and it was difficult for Duan Xuan, the general of Zhendong, to resist. Someone sent an urgent report for help. Hedong is the northern gateway of the Beijing Division, if it falls into the hands of Yuan Shao, Chang'an has no danger to defend, and it is in danger. Please also ask the Holy Lord to make a decision quickly. Send a large army to reinforce Hedong to keep the Beijing division stable! ”

Liu Xie then turned his gaze for help to Taiwei Ma Riyan: "Ma Taiwei, what do you think about what General Lu said?" ”

Ma Riyan felt bitter in his heart. Tremblingly got up, and said a little weakly: "Emperor Qi, the imperial court can send a question and reprimand to that Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was ordered to withdraw and merge with the state as soon as possible, and not to make trouble in Hedong. ”

Lu Bu sneered and asked Ma Riyan: "Dare to ask the captain, if Yuan Shao is not in charge of the will of the imperial court, and insists on occupying the entire territory of Hedong, or even Hanoi and Luoyang, what should I do?" ”

"Ahem...... well, this, everything is up to the saint." Ma Riyan looked like he was about to fall to the ground when he staggered, which provoked the ministers in the hall to slander him.

"According to the opinion of the former general, how should we deal with it?" The emperor didn't want to bother with his brains, because he knew that no matter how good he thought, his will would not be able to come out of Chang'an.

Lu Bu then talked about the benefits of Wang Yun's life in front of the ministers of the court, and then bluntly said that there is no minister in Chang'an who can lead the inside and outside, and when he reached the end, Lu Bu set his sights on Sima Fang, who had been silent.

Sima Fang knew that he couldn't escape Lu Bu's entanglement today, so he had to stand up and say: "In Weichen's humble opinion, since Chang'an is dangerous, it is better to return to Luoyang!" The former general has a loyal heart, the sun and the moon can be seen, and he is the best candidate to protect my emperor and the ministers of the DPRK and the central government! ”

When Lu Bu heard Sima Fang's words, his heart was so angry that he couldn't do it. Nima, what about the big Sima who said that he was good? How did you get Lao Tzu to escort you back to Luoyang? According to the development of the plot, it shouldn't be played like this!

Without waiting for Lu Bu to object, the servant Zhao Qi immediately stood up and echoed and said, "The minister agrees with Jing Zhaoyin's opinion!" The Luoyang Imperial Palace has been repaired and completed three years ago, and Lord Sikong Zhao Wen has been waiting there for the holy car to return to the east, and now Yuan Shaobing is in the east of the river, and he has ill intentions towards Chang'an, so it is better to take advantage of the fact that the road from Chang'an to Luoyang is still smooth, and return to Luoyang as soon as possible! ”

Subsequently, many ministers stood up to support the return of Luoyang.

Liu Xie had already stayed in Chang'an enough, and when he saw that there were so many ministers who wanted to return the capital to Luoyang, his heart became alive, so he said loudly: "What Sima Qing and Zhao Qing said is very much in line with my heart, former general, if you can protect me and return to Luoyang this time, I will crown you as the Great Sima!" ”

Lu Bu blinked his eyes, looked at the emperor, and thought that the emperor's behavior was a little abnormal, as if he had already discussed with a few ministers, if he wanted to win the position of the Great Sima, he had to escort the emperor and the ministers to Luoyang, but he didn't want to go to Luoyang at all!

Just when Lu Bu was in a dilemma, the small yellow gate outside the hall shouted loudly: "Qiqi Sheng, General Zhengbei sent someone to come to meet him!" ”

"General Zhengxi sent someone to meet you!"

"General Zhenbei sent someone to meet you!"

Good guys, Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji have sent people to meet the emperor at the same time!

After these passers-by went up to the main hall, what they said basically meant the same thing, that is, Yuan Shao in the north was not afraid, and with them guarding the periphery of Chang'an, no one wanted to threaten the safety of the capital.

The envoy sent by Li Wei was his nephew Li Li, and Li used his eyes to glare at several ministers of the court who agreed to return the capital to Luoyang, and asked viciously: "From Chang'an to Luoyang, there are more than 700 miles on the way, not only to cross Tongguan and Hangu Pass, but also to cross mountains and mountains, in case the saint is infected with a disease, or is frightened by bandits on the way, who will be responsible?" ”

Lu Bu hurriedly got off the donkey, and followed Li Li's words: "What General Li said is very true, the Son of Heaven is the respect of a country, and it is easy not to act rashly, otherwise the country will be unstable and the world will be uneasy!" ”

A court meeting, because there were people disrupting the situation one after another, but nothing was decided after reaching the climax, and the ministers dispersed with their own thoughts.

Lu Bu's intention was to continue to stay in Chang'an City, but in the future, the court of Chang'an would have to be decided by him; Zhong Xuan and Xun You's idea was to encourage Lü Bu to escort the emperor to Luoyang, paving the way for Cao Cao to enter Luoyang; The idea of Li Dao, Guo Yan and other warlords in Guanzhong was not only to prevent the emperor from returning the capital to Luoyang, but also to prevent Lu Bu from monopolizing the court; The rest of the court ministers have their own thoughts, some secretly support Zhong Xuan, some secretly support Sima Fang, and some old rivers and lakes such as Ma Riyan, no one can be offended, and whoever has a hard fist will listen to whom.

Zhong Yu returned to the mansion and carefully explained the situation in the court to Xun You, after Xun You listened, he showed a solemn expression, and after pondering for a long time, he said slowly: "If you want to break the situation, you need two pushers inside and outside. ”

"Which two pushers?" Zhong Xuan was puzzled.

"The promoter in Chang'an City is to find a way to make Lu Bu clash with his own forces outside the city, and finally force Lu Bu to leave Chang'an; The promoter outside Chang'an City is to instigate Yuan Shao to solve Duan Xuan as soon as possible, forming a coercive trend against Chang'an! ”

"Although this plan is good, there is a danger of setting yourself on fire. Although Lü Bu has ambitions, he is easier to deal with than those warlords outside the city, once he provokes Lü Bu to fight with several warlords outside the city, it will inevitably be Li Dao and Guo Yan who will win in the end, and when the emperor falls into the hands of these warlords, things will only get worse. As for Yuan Shao, it is a more difficult guy to deal with than Li Dao and Guo Yan, if he is forced to Chang'an, I am afraid that the person who can finally meet the Son of Heaven is not Cao Gong, but Yuan Shao! ”

"Yuan is often worried, and a certain has also thought about it. If we find a way to separate Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, so that some of them are opposed to Lu Bu, and some of them are allied with Lu Bu, then Lu Bu will have the ability to maneuver until one side loses, or both lose. On Yuan Shao's side, we have limited room to meddle, even if we don't instigate, he may not come to Chang'an, what we have to do is to send the emperor to Luoyang before he approaches Chang'an! With Yuan Shao's good reputation, he would never blatantly stop the emperor from returning to the east. ”

Zhong Xuan was finally persuaded by Xun You, and continued to follow Xun You's strategy to instigate and dissociate the relationship between the forces inside and outside the city.

Zhong Xuan first quietly sent someone to see Li Li, telling Li Li that Guo Yan's people had secretly come to see him, and asked Zhong Xuan to help him make some connections and help Guo Yan seek the position of Tai Lieutenant. Then Zhong Miao sent someone to meet Guo Yan's subordinates and told Guo Yan that Li Li threatened him, forcing him to make a statement to the Son of Heaven and crown Li Wei as the Great Sima. Later, Zhong Ji also sent people to meet Zhang Ji's subordinates and told Zhang Ji that the imperial court originally wanted to crown Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiuguanjue, but was secretly stopped by Li Ji and Guo Yan.

It will take time to test whether Zhong Xuan's instigation and discord will be effective, but at least it has planted a bane of suspicion among the three warlords, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji.

As for Lu Bu, Zhong Xuan did not come forward at all, but asked Sima Fang to go and instigate. Sima Fang told Lü Bu that Li Wei outside the city wanted the position of Da Sima, Guo Yan wanted the position of Taiwei, and Zhang Ji wanted the position of Situ, and they were secretly contacting, preparing to solve Lü Bu first, and then take Chang'an and control the emperor and the imperial court.

Lu Bu was convinced of Sima Fang's instigation, because Li Guo and others had besieged Chang'an a few years ago, and if it wasn't for Liu He's mediation, Lu Bu would have been defeated at that time. (To be continued......)

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