As a native of Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo has always been very deceptive on the surface.

On weekdays, everyone laughs haha, acts heartily, is informal, and has a heroic demeanor.

In the eyes of the scheming family, Dong Zhuo, who is honest on the outside, is a big fool.

He is nearly sixty years old, has experienced ups and downs, looking at his life experience in the official sea, it is really ups and downs, in terms of official career, Dong Zhuo is not easy.

At such an age, it stands to reason that no matter what ambition or wolf ambition there is, it should disappear.

At the age of sixty, although it cannot be called auspicious in the Han Dynasty, not everyone is blessed to live to this age.

When you reach sixty, there is no tomorrow today.

Especially in recent years, Dong Zhuo's performance has made the Yuan family quite satisfied.

Except for Dong Zhuo's autonomy in responding to the central government and going north to crusade against Xianbei, the rest of the time, in the eyes of the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo's actions were an extremely obedient loyal dog.

Moreover, the Northern Expedition was indeed a good opportunity for the Han Dynasty, and for Dong Zhuo, who was the assassin of the state, it was also an opportunity to turn over with military merits, so although Dong Zhuo had some trespassers at that time, in the eyes of the Yuan family, it was also tolerable.

In particular, Yuan Kui, who is about the same age as Dong Zhuo at this moment, completely thinks that he can control Dong Zhuo.

As a human being, sometimes you really can't be too arrogant.

……

Today, Yuan Kui summoned Yuan Ji to discuss the matter of Dong Zhuo.

"Dong Zhuo wrote a letter to the old man, and wanted to enter Beijing to assist my Yuan family and seek the right to the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, what do you think of this matter?"

Yuan Ji was silent for a long time and did not speak.

Speaking from his heart, he now feels that the Yuan family has sought enough power in the court.

Although he has not yet mastered all the military power in Luoyang, many of the eight schools in Xiyuan are Yuan Ji's subordinates.

He Jin is now also an ally of the Yuan family, although he is a general, but he can be regarded as a balance for the Yuan family, many things still depend on the face of the Yuan family, in this context, Yuan Ji feels that compared to when Liu Hong was alive, the benefits obtained by the Yuan family are enough.

Do you really need to keep adventuring?

At present, Dong Zhuo took the initiative to invite Ying to Beijing to complement him, but in Yuan Ji's opinion, there was no need for this at all.

"Uncle."

"Huh?"

Yuan Ji said respectfully: "Uncle, according to my nephew's point of view, now Jian Shuo is dead, and the forbidden army of the eight schools in the West Park is under the command of He Jin, at this time, there is really no need for Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing, this move is afraid of more branches, Dong Zhuo has a heavy army in Liangzhou, but he needs us to supply his grain in the court, otherwise his heavy troops will be a dead end...... But once you come to the capital? Do we have what it takes to restrain this person? ”

Yuan Kui shook his head and said: "Shi Ji is too careful, Dong Zhuo is just a Liangzhou dog, even if he comes to the capital, can he still set off any storms?" ”

"Now that the party has been dissolved, there are many famous people in the world who have been recruited as officials by various governments, and the Kwantung scholars are once again thriving in the imperial court...... Haha, the old man really can't think of it, if Dong Zhuo enters Beijing to seize power and govern, it will be such a ridiculous thing for the Shi clan in the world, I am afraid that he may not be able to exceed three days in the court. ”

"Shiji, Dong Zhuo is sixty years old, but he just wants to find a good home for himself and his descendants, so he has made great contributions to the old man, but that's it, you don't need to worry too much."

Yuan Ji sighed, in fact, he also understood this truth.

As Dong Zhuo, he came to the court to seize power, which sounded the same as the Wuhuan and Huns coming to Luoyang to shout about being the third duke, which was extremely funny and unrealistic at all.

But for some reason, Yuan Ji was always a little uneasy in his heart.

"Uncle, in fact, right now, Jian Shuo is dead, why are all the armies in Beijing in charge, He Jin and the eunuchs are incompatible, which is equivalent to being controlled by us, this is really a good situation for me and my Yuan family, why bother to let Dong Zhuo enter Beijing in one more move?"

Yuan Kui shook his head and said, "You, you're still immature!" ”

"As soon as Jian Shuo dies, He Jin is in charge of the army, what if the relationship between him and the eunuch is bad? He has always been surnamed Yuan! In terms of identity, he will always be the uncle of the Son of Heaven and the brother of the Queen Mother! ”

"Right now, he is on the same page as Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, but this doesn't mean that after getting rid of the ten permanent servants, the surname He is still willing to obey my Yuan family, let's use He Jin to take charge of the troops, and He Jin is not using us to control the power of the imperial court?"

"Above the court, there is no complete check and balance, and there has never been a permanent benefit! Why do you think Jin will be willing to be restrained by my Yuan family forever? ”

"Since the party was lifted, He Jin, in the name of the General's Mansion, recruited more than 30 famous Confucian people from the sea to enter the palace, for what? In order to cross our Yuan family and the court, directly reach out to the party members, and raise money for their own use, their thoughts can be known! ”

"The Son of Heaven is young now, and he has not participated in the affairs of the court, but you must know that the Son of Heaven will grow up one day, and he is still the son of the first emperor, if this son is like a father, good at conspiracy and trade-offs, once he grows up and unites with his uncle, and re-implements the old policy of the first emperor, then the good situation in the court, whether it will still wait for me, is hard to say!"

Yuan Ji was silent when he heard this.

Yuan Kui sighed: "Now that Jian Shuo has just died, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong and others are in danger and He Jin are incompatible, and He Jin in order to win the favor of the Kwantung clan, he also wants to cause the ten permanent to die, at this time, we will summon Dong Zhuo into Beijing, with his He Jin's arm, He Jin will agree, after all, he is also a general, Dong Zhuo is also nominally controlled by him, and it is too late for him to be happy." ”

Yuan Ji sighed: "Jian Shuo is dead, and the forbidden army of the West Garden is in the hands of He Jin, how can he agree to this matter?" ”

Yuan Kui said with a smile: "We can tell He Jin that at this critical season, it is really the best choice for Liangzhou dogs to enter Beijing to block the knife for their masters." ”

"In fact, the Queen Mother is also a woman with a long-term view, she has been married to the first emperor for many years, so naturally she doesn't want to see these eunuchs who were the minions of the first emperor in the past being dealt with by his brother like this, so the Queen Mother He has been trying her best to protect the ten permanent servants."

"According to the old man, the Queen Mother wants to wait for Her Majesty to grow up, so that Her Majesty can imitate the filial piety emperor and continue to use the ten permanent servants as minions to control the court and consolidate the imperial power, but how can the old man fulfill her wish as a woman?"

Yuan Ji nodded and said: "I understand, my uncle's intention is that He Jin and the Queen Mother are brother and sister, and they are also hiding in the palace as the ten permanent servants, even though He Jin is the commander-in-chief, but he cares about the friendship of his brothers and sisters, and takes into account his status as a general, it is not good to use the forbidden army in Beijing to rush into the palace to arrest the ten permanent servants, so I recommend Dong Zhuo to him to do this......"

Yuan Kui nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right, Shiji, you finally understand." ”

"The matter is not until the last step, no one is willing to raise troops into the palace to force the palace to kill the eunuchs, such a move is really a move without a father and a king! Afraid of being infamous for thousands of years, He Jin is unwilling to do it, you look at the Manchu Dynasty Minister, which one is willing to do it? ”

"So, it's best for He Jin to let Dong Zhuo do this! The dog of Liangzhou, what kind of reputation do you want? ”

"Transferred Dong Zhuo to Beijing, first let him raise troops into the palace, and disposed of the ten permanent servants, so He Jin will definitely be satisfied,"

"But after that, the old man could let Dong Zhuo stay in Beijing as a helper to help me remove He Jin's military power! The strength of the forbidden army in Beijing and the forbidden army of the Eighth School of Xiyuan can be controlled by people like my henchmen, and as for this so-called general, there will be no need for it in the future. ”

Yuan Ji sighed secretly in his heart, deeply feeling the benefits of Yuan Kui's old scheming!

After all, at this juncture, proposing to transfer Dong Zhuo to Beijing seemed to be in line with He Jin's interests on the surface, but in fact, it was the Yuan family's secret move to remove He Jin's military power.

Two dogs strive for a bone and a third runs away with it.

However, since Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were sent to serve as pastors, a number of second-generation heroes of the Yuan family have also been transferred out of Beijing by Yuan Ji and sent to the local area to serve as the Taishou and the minister of state.

Now in Luoyang City, although the Yuan family has many arms, there are few people surnamed Yuan.

For some reason, Yuan Ji always felt bottomless in his heart.

After being silent for a long time, Fang listened to Yuan Ji slowly speak: "Uncle, do you think that Dong Zhuo is credible?" Does his uncle really know him? ”

Yuan Kui laughed: "The old man has used him for more than ten years, and he doesn't know him anymore, rest assured, Dong Zhuo is a person who lives by relying on the old man's breath, and there is no mistake." ”

(End of chapter)