The third edict needed to accomplish this was quickly completed under Zhang Rang's drafting.

After Liu Hong looked at it, he nodded and used the seal.

The Yuan clan and the He clan rebelled, plotted to rebel, and the crime was extremely heinous, and the three clans were sentenced to be exterminated, and all the people involved in the case were arrested and brought to justice, and if the circumstances were serious, the three clans were exterminated, and the rest were all dealt with in accordance with the law.

When the edict was completed, Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Chong breathed a heavy sigh of relief together.

But that's not the end of the story.

"Your Majesty, when will this edict be issued?"

Zhang Rang held the edict and asked Liu Hong.

Liu Hong seemed to be very tired, panting and thinking at the same time.

Then he looked at Liu Bei.

"Xuande, when do you think it is best to promulgate? Are you ready? ”

"Your Majesty, once this edict is promulgated, it will definitely cause an uproar, He Jin and the Yuan family have a high probability that they will not be arrested, I am afraid that they will immediately attack, and the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry, so the ministers need to act first and make some arrangements."

Liu Bei immediately said: "The minister suggested that the edict should not be issued for the time being, and wait until all the preparations are completed, and then issue the edict at the same time, and the minister has another suggestion, at that time, Your Majesty can ......"

Liu Bei whispered softly in Liu Hong's ear for a while, and after Liu Hong heard it, there was a little gleam in his eyes.

"Very good, very good, Xuande, just do as you say, don't issue an edict for the time being, and wait for everything to be ready...... I just don't know how long I'll be able to hold on to this body......"

"Your Majesty is blessed with all the heavens, you will definitely recover!"

Liu Bei said softly: "And before that, we need to hide the news, not let anyone know, and only by having a heart or not can we defeat the forces of He Jin and the Yuan clan as quickly as possible, so that they cannot react in time." ”

"Are you sure?"

Liu Hong asked: "If necessary, the troops of Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong are also under your command, and you will arrange them in a unified manner." ”

Jian Shuo was not there, and when Dong Chong heard it, he immediately stood up and expressed his position.

"Xuande, I listen to you."

Liu Bei nodded.

"If there is a need, the minister will consult with General Dong, at present, General Dong guards Luoyang City, and the most important thing is not to let any suspicious people enter, and the Xiyuan Army is the same, so as to respond to all changes, specific things, the soldiers and horses under the command of the minister are responsible, and after killing the enemy, Luoyang City must remain chaotic."

Liu Hong nodded.

"Okay, then the rest of the things are all up to you, Xuande, success or failure in one move, afterwards, if you succeed in eradicating He Jin, you will be the new general!"

He finally said yes.

Everyone in the hall looked at Liu Bei one after another, and couldn't tell whether the feeling in their hearts was envy or expectation.

But there is no doubt that no one is against it.

Liu Bei looked very surprised.

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations! But please also ask Your Majesty to give the edict to the minister, and the minister needs the edict to mobilize his subordinates, so that when the minister does things, he will have something to rely on. ”

Liu Hong thought about it and nodded.

"The edict is kept by Xuande, and everything is arranged by Xuande, you ...... Listen to Xuande's ......"

Having said this, Liu Hong couldn't hold it anymore, and he fell asleep again.

No one knows when he will wake up next time, or if he won't wake up at all, so Liu Bei, the core figure of the entire operation, has become a well-deserved commander-in-chief.

Even the Empress Dowager Dong told Dong Chong to obey Liu Bei's orders and not to mess around.

They generally felt that only Liu Bei was capable enough to deal with this matter, and none of the others could hold on to this imminent situation.

At this critical moment between life and death, no matter how many thoughts they had about doing things, they ruthlessly suppressed this desire.

They put all their hopes and responsibilities on Liu Bei, and they only wanted to dare to be an executor.

In the side hall of the Empress Dowager Dong's palace, Liu Bei, Zhang Rang, Dong Chong, Jian Shuo, and the five people who were listening to the Empress Dowager Dong were making the final plan together.

"Zhang Changshi, where are Yuan Kui and He Jin at present?"

"Yuan Kui is in Luoyang City."

Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "In the past month, he has been in and out of Luoyang City almost every day, but in the past four days, he has not been out of Luoyang City once, I don't know what he is planning, and our people can't go deep into Yuan's Mansion to find out." ”

"What about He Jin?"

"He Jin is recruiting and training troops in the military camp outside the city, as you expected, our people have found that many people with the wrong accent have entered and exited He Jin's military camp during this time, and it is suspected that the Bingzhou soldiers have arrived in Luoyang and joined He Jin's military camp."

Jian Shuo thought a little deeper.

"If the soldiers join He Jin's barracks, then Liu Hussar, will your army be able to deal with them?"

He looked at Liu Bei.

The eyes of the others were also focused on Liu Bei.

"Absolutely."

Liu Bei nodded and gave them an affirmative answer: "In such a short period of time, they can't recruit too many soldiers, as long as the number of people does not exceed the limit, I don't worry, my Liangzhou soldiers have been tempered for thousands of years, not for show." ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang also looked at Liu Bei, everything was silent.

"At the moment, Yuan Kui is in the city, and He Jin is outside the city, and these two people obviously have a clear division of labor."

Liu Bei said slowly: "If we want to act, we need to wipe out these two people, give me the city outside, I will mobilize troops and horses to attack He Jin, I am confident that I will defeat He Jin and let his army collapse, as for the city, it will be necessary for Captain Jian and General Dong to be responsible."

Captain Jian and General Dong need to mobilize the Xiyuan Army and the palace guards to strictly control every gate of Luoyang City, and then send troops to carry out two tasks, one is to protect, the other is to annihilate, the officials and others who are united with the He clan and the Yuan clan must be annihilated, and some other people who have nothing to do with this matter need to be protected.

At that time, it will be difficult for us to ensure order inside and outside the city, so we need to arrange people to protect the places that need to be protected in advance to avoid accidental injuries, and the people who need to be killed must also arrange people to be responsible in advance to avoid letting them escape. ”

Regarding Liu Bei's arrangement, everyone has no doubts.

Then the list of executions was discussed.

The He family and the die-hard loyalists under He Jin must be eliminated, which is not disputed.

The Yuan family and the former officials of the Yuan family inside and outside Luoyang City must also be eliminated, which makes no sense to Liu Bei, Zhang Rang, and Jian Shuo, and Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Chong are a little hesitant.

"The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, there are many protégés of the Yuan family in the central and local courts, if they are all eradicated, I am afraid it will cause some disputes, right?"

Liu Bei shook his head resolutely.

"It's because the Yuan clan is too powerful, so once there is a rebellion, the impact will be particularly great, this time the opportunity is rare, if you can take the opportunity to wipe out the Yuan clan's protégé and former officials in Luoyang, it will inevitably destroy the Yuan clan's power completely.

As for the local ...... As long as the rebellious edict of the Yuan clan is announced, no matter what they want to do, they will not have the name of righteousness, that is, thieves, we who hold the name of righteousness will definitely be able to win, you don't need to be too jealous of the so-called four worlds and three dukes, the inheritance of the Han is much higher than that of the Yuan family. ”

Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo resolutely supported, and Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Chong thought about it for a while, and then nodded.

As a result, the killing of a total of 109 Yuan protégés and former officials in Luoyang City was also finalized.

In addition, there are also twenty or thirty official families and ancient literature families around the Yuan family and the He family, because they helped the Yuan family and the He family, so it was believed that they must be eradicated.

Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo and Dong Chong then added the names of more than a dozen officials out of personal grudges, these people offended them and were hated by them, so they wanted to take this opportunity to kill these people easily.

Empress Dowager Dong only made one request.

She was going to personally execute the poisonous woman she hated the most, Empress He.

Otherwise, she's just a lonely old woman who doesn't care.

Finally, Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei and asked, "We have all decided, don't you have anything you want to decide about the modern literary school?" ”

Zhang Rang asked, and the rest of the people also looked at Liu Bei.

"Yes, the fierce dispute between ancient literature and modern literature back then, I still remember it vividly, Xuande, as a member of the ancient literature school, doesn't he want to take this opportunity to eradicate some of the modern literature school? Even the Yuan family can be eradicated, let alone other families? ”

Dong Zhong looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Xuande, you just need to say who it is, I will arrange for people to kill them all, and there is no one left." ”

(End of chapter)