After letting the concubines disperse, the Taiji Hall returned to its usual solemn quietness, and Yuan Ziyou looked at Wen Zisheng standing in the hall, silent for a long time. Wen Zisheng pondered Yuan Ziyou's demeanor, and knew in his heart that it must be for Er Zhurong, but the emperor didn't speak, so he naturally didn't dare to speak, just stood aside and waited. Xi Yi saw that Wen Zisheng didn't speak, kneading his hands behind his back, soothing his nervous emotions, swallowing saliva from time to time, and quietly waiting for Yuan Ziyou to speak.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yuan Ziyou saw that the two ministers were a little uneasy, so he broke the silence and said, "Today, I only summoned Wen Aiqing and Xi Aiqing, do you two know why?" ”

Wen Zisheng kept his composure, and after thinking about it for a while, he replied unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, although the minister doesn't know what the emperor summoned him for, but the minister still has an excerpt, which was just sent by Er Zhu Shilong to Zhongshu Province, and the minister told him that he would personally present it to the emperor and ask the emperor to read it." The minister guessed that it should be related to the emperor's summoning of the ministers. ”

Yuan Ziyou motioned to Zhang Haosong to present the fold, Zhang Haosong hurriedly stepped forward, took it and held it with both hands and presented it to Yuan Ziyou. How do you know that Yuan Ziyou opened it and saw two sentences before he was furious, threw the song to the ground, and scolded, "He Er Zhurong is already above 10,000 people under one person, when he asked me to be the general of Tianzhu, how can I have such an official rank since the founding of the Great Wei, I am the Son of Heaven, he just wants to be with the sky, with me, to show the world that he is the one who supports the sky of the Great Wei." I endured it and rewarded him with this honor, because he really put down the rebellion for the Great Wei in the south and the north. Now that Guanzhong is a little settled, he actually has to make an inch, and he said in the middle of the song, "Xu Zhou, who joined the army, persuaded the minister to take Jiuxi, and the minister hated his words and ordered to go." If I give it, I will not want to give him the throne of the Great Wei next time. The wolf's ambition is punishable, and his deeds are hateful. ”

After hearing this, Xi Yi said angrily, "Er Zhurong is too presumptuous, he is a thing, and he deserves to enjoy the gift of Jiuxi." ”

Wen Zisheng said indignantly, "The emperor is angry, Er Zhurong's heart has been revealed, if it is said that it was still restrained before, now it is arrogant and arrogant." Your Majesty, today's events reminded the ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty's removal of Dong Zhuo. ”

With Wen Zisheng's knowledge, Yuan Ziyou naturally knew that he must have a high opinion, "Wen Aiqing seems to have a plan, so let's talk quickly." ”

Wen Zisheng said, "The minister wants to explain in detail to the emperor what happened to Dong Zhuo that day, and the emperor must understand the minister's strategy." Thinking that Dong Zhuo, a thief in the Eastern Han Dynasty, killed the lord and the remnants of the ministers, and saw the chaos of the country, fortunately Situ Wang Yun had the intention to assassinate Dong, and made an alliance with loyal people to work together. In April of the third year of Chuping, Wang Yun took advantage of the first recovery of Emperor Xian's illness and the opportunity of the hundreds of officials in the Weiyang Palace, and jointly conspired with Huang Wan, the commander of the division, Sun Rui, and the Zhonglang general Lu Bu to assassinate him. Wang Yun ordered Sun Rui to write an edict to beg for thieves and hand it to Lu Bu, who arranged for more than ten people from the same county, including Li Su, the cavalry captain, and warriors Qin Yi and Chen Wei to pretend to be guards, wearing guards' clothes, and ambushed in Beiyemen. When Dong Zhuo first entered that day, Li Su, who was lying in ambush, rose into the air and raised his halberd to stab, but Dong Zhuo wore armor inside, only injured his arm, and fell off the horse. Dong Zhuo called for Lu Bu to escort him, and Lu Bu took out the edict on the side, announcing that the world was called to rebel, and then Lu Bu led everyone to come forward and kill Dong Zhuo on the spot, so that Dong Zhuo's rebellion was finally settled. ”

Although it is a well-known historical fact, when Yuan Ziyou heard it at the moment, he felt full of enthusiasm and pride, "I am reasonable, and I know it." Now that I hear you talk about this old thing, it is even more enlightening, the so-called death still has to be done, and there is no need to die! Wu would rather die for the noble township, not for the common road township, Er Zhurong is even worse than Dong Zhuo, and I will be punished quickly. But I don't know where to find Wang Yun and Lu Bu, does Wen Aiqing have a candidate? ”

Xi Yi stepped forward and said, "These people have no heart for being a courtier, they only have the idea of rebellion, the emperor is the son of heaven, they dare to be so presumptuous." Your Majesty, Wei Chen is not talented, although he does not have the courage to serve first, but he has the loyalty of Duan Xuan, as long as you give an order, I Xi Yi will dare to take the thief's life with his head. ”

Wen Zisheng said, "That minister should be the person who is called, and the rebellion document has been brewing in the minister's heart for a long time. ”

Yuan Ziyou couldn't help but be full of pride, got up from sitting down, walked to Wen Zisheng and Xi Yi, and patted their shoulders with both hands, "Okay, good, I have Wen Aiqing in Wen, and Xi Aiqing in Wu, why do you need to be submissive to him anymore and be at his mercy." I've done enough of this puppet, and it's time for me to make a splash. ”

Wen Zisheng said, "Your Majesty, if you have this heart, you still need King Xuanchengyang, King Linhuai, Lord Li and others to enter the palace to discuss, everything needs to be carefully planned, there can be no negligence, you can only hit with one hit, there can be no second chance." Now that Er Zhurong has many eyes and ears in the palace, it is inevitable that things will not leak out, so he must first clean up the inside, cut off Er Zhurong's ears, and let him hear and see everything he hears and sees. ”

Yuan Ziyou smiled helplessly at the fact that his palace was full of ears and eyes, and said, "Wen Aiqing, I guess the things in the palace have already been spread in the streets and alleys, I want to hear what you think." ”

Xi Yi said without thinking, "There are some rumors outside, and what they say is really unbearable. Not to mention the messengers who ran back and forth in Zhu Shilong's mansion, and there were also a lot of carrier pigeons that flew out of the palace and were shot by the ministers, thinking that the emperor must know which people were spreading rumors outside and tarnishing the emperor's prestige. ”

Yuan Ziyou pointed to a pile of secret letters on the table with his finger, and said angrily, "There are so many emperors in the past dynasties, I think that even the matter of the bed has been passed out, I am the first." My every move in my palace now, word by word, has been described in detail by these dog slaves, except for what those concubines wore when they went to bed, I didn't say a word about anything I said to her in bed, I just wanted to know, are these people lying under my bed! ”

Wen Zisheng said, "They just want to ruin the emperor's prestige and make the emperor lose the hearts of the people." Nowadays, children's folk songs are scattered in the streets and alleys, all of which are rebellious words, and the ministers dare not face the emperor when they hear it. ”

Yuan Ziyou looked at Zhang Haosong, whose eyes changed slightly, "Little Songzi, have you heard about it too?" What the ballads are sung, tell me one by one. ”

Zhang Haosong wanted to speak and stopped, "Your Majesty, the slaves don't dare to say it." ”

Yuan Ziyou looked directly at Wen Zisheng, Wen Zisheng also swallowed, and when his eyes moved to Xi Yi, Xi Yi jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, those are all wild words, and the emperor doesn't need to pay attention to them." ”

"Say." Yuan Ziyou's voice was low but majestic, shocking the three people standing at the foot of the stairs with some trepidation, Yuan Ziyou pointed at Xi Yi and said, "You say." ”

Xi Yi was originally a military general, and his temperament was straighter, and when he saw Yuan Ziyou asking him to speak, he looked at Wen Zisheng, swallowed his saliva, and plucked up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, don't be angry when you hear it, so as not to hurt the dragon body." The folk song outside says, 'Ordinary fireworks willows, transplanted vermilion wall new.' The night is full of songs, and the glory is gone. ’”

Yuan Ziyou was surprisingly calm after hearing this, that handsome face made people feel cold even from fifty meters away at the moment, and the fierceness in his eyes made people dare not make a sound again. Xi Yi's voice began to tremble, and he knelt down, "Emperor... The emperor, the ministers, the ministers, the ministers know their mistakes, and the emperor forgives the sins. ”

"What are you guilty of, Xiao Songzi quickly helped General Xi up. This ballad is good, my harem has been sung as a firework willow lane, I am worse than the king of Shang You, Er Zhurong has earned me the glory I have lost. It's no wonder that the daughters of their Erzhu family look down on me, everything I have is given by them, I am incompetent, and I am ashamed of my ancestors. Yuan Ziyou was heartbroken, but he was even more determined, "However, I will never sit still." Yuan Ziyou clenched his hand into a fist and slammed it on the desk.

Wen Zisheng looked around and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, there is still an ear of the wall in this palace now, and the news must not be leaked, so that he has been prepared for a long time but it is difficult to do it." ”

Xi Yi said, "I'm afraid that he's a fart, those Lao Tzu who delivered the news caught one and killed another, and then entered the Taiji Hall The faces are more recognizable." ”

Zhang Haosong listened carefully to their conversation, Yuan Ziyou saw that he seemed to be thinking deeply, did not ask questions, he said to Xi Yi, "General Xi, I have always owed you for your wife, I know that you love Sai Wan deeply, and I have always regretted that she could not enter your Xi family ancestral hall, but even if I know your wife's grievances, I can't show you for it." I appreciate your understanding, and I am still loyal to me. What I promised you can finally give you a deadline today, and the day of Erzhurong's ambush will be the time when your deceased wife will be sealed. ”

Xi Yi couldn't help but feel a little sour when he mentioned the hidden deep pain in his heart, he sniffed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Sai Jian can finally look at it." It's just that the emperor, today's discussion has made the minister's heart surging, and he can finally do a big job. Lord Wen is cautious, and he has too many concerns, just let Er Zhurong know what to do? If he didn't guard against it, why did he install so many eyeliners in the palace and leave Erzhu Shilong in Luoyang. ”

When Wen Zisheng heard this, he had a plan, "The emperor has been holding back in the past few years, and he has been fighting hard, repairing politics internally, handling lawsuits in person, clarifying political affairs, and returning to the hearts of the people." Now this Erzhu Rong has been fighting for a long time, and the reputation for killing and tyranny is outside, and the massacre of Heyin has destroyed the hearts of the people all over the world. In the past, Dong Zhuo knew that someone was going to kill him, but because of arrogance and conceit, he didn't believe that he finally won the game. Maybe if we go the way and let Er Zhurong know that we want to kill him, with his conceit and arrogance, he will definitely ask the emperor for questioning, and then wouldn't he give us a chance to attack. ”

Yuan Ziyou nodded frequently, "Aiqing is far-sighted, and she is really skilled, but now the recovery of Guanzhong is imminent, and when the four seas are calm." I will make good use of this arrow, and when it falls, I will break it with my own hands. Yuan Ziyou's voice was categorical, the firmness in his eyes, his clenched fists slowly relaxed, and he turned his hands down, "General Xi, can Gao Qian's side be settled?" ”

Xi Yi said, "The emperor can rest assured, General Gao was slightly injured when he fled, and his body is fine. However, due to the death of his wife, his mind was damaged and he fell ill. When the minister went to visit, he repeatedly thanked the emperor for saving his life, and asked the minister to tell the emperor that 100,000 horses were safely transferred, and 80,000 horses were hidden in the mountains, and only waited for the emperor to give an order, and then gathered in Luoyang. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm more sure now, you go and tell him, take care of his injuries first, and his wife's revenge will soon have a chance to be avenged. Xiao Songzi passed the wine, I want to have a few drinks with Wen Aiqing and Xi Aiqing, and today the knot is scattered, but it is very happy, hahahaha. ”

Zhang Haosong was really happy to see Yuan Ziyou laughing so happily for the first time, although a trace of worry surged in his heart, but it quickly flashed, and he went to the imperial kitchen to be busy with meals. Yuan Ziyou summoned Yang Kan and Gao Daomu again, and the monarchs and ministers drank happily and had no scruples. After the banquet, Yang Kan and Gao Dao Mu knew that Yuan Ziyou had made up his mind, so they stayed in the Taiji Hall overnight, plotted with Yuan Ziyou about Zhu Rong, and arranged for Zhang Haosong to release the news that he was going to kill Er Zhu Rong, but the news was vague, it seemed to be true and false, but there was no evidence to the outside world, just let the rumors spread to Er Zhu Shilong.

Sure enough, after Er Zhu Shilong heard the rumors, he shouted badly, "This little emperor wants to turn the sky upside down, I have to inform General Tianzhu immediately." ”

His subordinates Song Youdao and Xing Xin persuaded him, "Now that there has been no news in the palace for a long time, it is a little strange to spread the information that the emperor is going to be unfavorable to General Tianzhu. If there is no full evidence, I am afraid that if it is reported to the Great General of Tianzhu, it will not be cared about. ”

Erzhu Shilong shook his head and said, "No, no matter what, I must report to General Tianzhu to let him pay attention, and ask him to be on guard, our Erzhu family is pointing at him." ”

Song Youdao asked, "How is the lord going to tell General Tianzhu that the emperor is going to do something to him, but when and how to do it is not yet substantiated and is being investigated in detail?" ”

Er Zhu Shilong hurriedly said, "That's not good, since my younger brother died in the Tiger Prison, General Tianzhu no longer trusts me, saying that I am cowardly and afraid, and it is difficult for me to become a big weapon." What you say is indeed reasonable, in case I send a letter, and the general of Tianzhu will scold me for listening to the wind and rain, and being a gutless rat, then what should you think? ”

Song Youdao thought for a while, "If your lord orders someone to pretend to be a whistleblower at night and shoot an arrow at the door, it will be written that the emperor and Yang Kan and Gao Daomu are plotting to assassinate General Tianzhu." The lord took this letter and reported it to General Tianzhu, saying that someone had told him a secret message, and he thought that General Tianzhu would believe one or two. ”

Er Zhu Shilong was very satisfied when he heard this, "Okay, this is a good idea, you go and arrange it." ”

It's a pity that although Er Zhu Shilong did according to the plan and sent the secret letter to Er Zhurong, he still got a bad scolding. However, the gift of Jiuxi he proposed was reprimanded by Yuan Ziyou with a holy decree Xu Zhou praised him and rewarded countless people, Er Zhurong was choked and hated in his heart. This plan is to support Yuan Kuan to come to power, but this Yuan Kuan oil and salt do not enter, but it is very difficult, and the green sprouts and love to die and live, and only listen to their husbands. Yuan Tianmu persuaded Er Zhurong to look for a candidate from the clan again, and Er Zhurong felt justified and began to arrange for Murong Shaozong to find an obedient imperial prince.