At the same time, in the city of Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo had already led part of the army back to Chang'an.

He knew that Liu Jian was still in Luoyang, and he would only leave Sizhou if the other party won the position of General Fuyuan.

Dong Zhuo is now in a hurry to let Liu Jian go, only when Liu Jian is gone, he can lay out in Sizhou and send someone to take Lu Zhi's place.

The two talents recommended by Liu Jian to Dong Zhuo before, Dong Zhao and Zhang Ji, have also taken the opportunity of Dong Zhuo's return to Chang'an and followed him into the capital.

Now Dong Zhuo is gearing up, just waiting for the matter in Sizhou to be resolved, and then prepare to block Hangu Pass with heavy troops, and then set off towards Liangzhou.

He wants to show his strength in Liangzhou, so that everyone in the world can see that he Dong Xiangguo is a hero in the world, neither a reckless man in a border county, nor a corpse vegetarian.

Originally, it should have been quite simple in Dong Zhuo's imagination, but it encountered unprecedented obstacles.

Dong Zhuo never expected that the Son of Heaven and the courtiers would directly refute his recommendation and not let Liu Jian be the general of Fuyuan.

Although Liu Jian should not be the general of Fuyuan and has no actual interests with Dong Zhuo, the current Dong Zhuo does not want to be too entangled with Liu Jian in this matter.

He just hoped that Liu Jian would get out of here quickly, and then he would be able to handle his own business.

Why do you already have everything, but you are stuck in the court!

Or is it that the Son of Heaven and the courtiers are stuck in him?

Agreed, huh?

Dong Zhuo was angry in his heart!

The old man has not killed people or gone crazy in recent years, have you forgotten my temper?

So, Dong Zhuo took the lead in organizing a court meeting, at which the issue of appointing Liu Jian as the general of Fuyuan was brought out again for public discussion.

But what I didn't expect was that even if Dong Zhuo personally presided over the court meeting, this matter did not get the result that Dong Zhuo wanted.

After all, it was Dong Xiangguo who personally came up with the matter for public discussion, and everyone didn't want to refute it too directly, but made some arguments.

The people who invested in Dong Zhuo's command and helped Dong Zhuo demonstrate that Liu Jian was the general of Fuyuan were all among the scholars in the court.

The main candidates for the argument on the opposite side are the Jinwen school headed by Yang Biao, Chun Yujia, Huang Wan and others, who are also the world's great lords who hold the main political authority of the imperial court.

Of course, these ministers and old rivers and lakes disdain to fight on their own occasions.

The people they sent will be second-echelon figures such as Chen Qun, Fu Qian, Jia Xi, Han Rong and so on.

These people took turns to stand up and quote scriptures to refute this so-called Fuyuan general.

First of all, morally,

And then from the decentralization of power,

Then he argues from the ancient rites,

But no matter which direction he argues about this matter, Dong Zhuo has no way to refute it, because he has no ability to refute this matter at all.

First, we must not quote scriptures, and second, we must not use strong words and quibbles.

Dong Zhuo is really not the opponent of these people.

As for the little shrimp among the scholars under him, when he saw these handsome characters in the court, he directly shrank his neck one by one.

Dong Zhuo later wanted to point at Li Ru or Liu Ai to fight back against these boastful people, but these two treacherous people also seemed to see some signs......

Obviously, in today's court, the other party has made sufficient preparations.

And the Son of Heaven looked leisurely on the heights, as if everything in front of him was under his control.

It is clear that His Majesty and the courtiers have reached an alliance in this matter, and since the royal family and the lord are on the same line in this matter, it is not a matter that can be solved by simply taking advantage of words.

Even if it is an argument of tongues, what good is it to win?

Liu Ai and Li Ru are both wise men, and they didn't think too much about this matter.

They just began to seriously think about the pros and cons, and prepared to discuss this matter with Dong Zhuo after the next dynasty.

But Dong Zhuo has not yet thought about this.

He suffered a big loss in the court, and he was very depressed.

And his two ministers didn't even say anything to help him!

What a waste!

So, Dong Zhuo began to look at the newly appointed military attache Zhonglang General Liu Biao.

This Liu Biao was also able to enter the court thanks to his blessing, and served as the general of the five officials, and was also responsible for presiding over the great task of reviving schools in Guanzhong.

I am his father-in-law! Now is the time to put him to use!

Dong Zhuo glanced at Liu Biao.

After all, this is one of the eight!

When it comes to talent, Yang Biao is not lost, and Chun Yujia's subordinates.

Dong Zhuo hopes that Liu Biao will stand up and refute these guys with his talents for himself! Let them know how awesome!

But what he never expected was that Liu Biao was the same as if he hadn't seen Dong Zhuo's eyes.

He stood in the ranks of the courtiers, squinting, but silent, as if he were asleep.

This really made Dong Zhuo angry.

This one by one......

At this moment, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but think of the situation when he killed Yuan Kui's entire clan.

Otherwise, let's kill someone.

According to the old man, it is better to kill people!

Everything else is.

Just when Dong Zhuo was squinting his eyes, scanning the chattering courtiers back and forth, trying to find someone to kill the chickens and monkeys in the middle, he found that Li Ru quietly shook his head at him.

Li Ru really knows Dong Zhuo too well.

He knew that when Dong Zhuo was angry, he was likely to go on a killing spree to prove his authority.

Therefore, he hurriedly shook his head at Dong Zhuo and signaled Dong Zhuo not to be impulsive.

Dong Zhuo, who had already aimed at the target among the ministers, only forcibly suppressed his anger in his heart after seeing Li Ru's warning.

"Dong Xiangguo, what we are suitable for saying is, first, it proves that this Fuyuan general cannot stand."

"The second is that Xiangguo, as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, is also an example of martial arts in the imperial court, so don't turn your elbow out."

"After all, the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government are too closely connected with the foreign herdsmen, it is easy for people to suspect their intentions, and their hearts are unclear."

said that the gun and the stick were ostensibly because he had the upper hand in the battle of lips and tongues, and deliberately showed off in front of Dong Zhuo.

In fact, he slapped Dong Zhuo's mouth in front of the ministers, deliberately preventing him from coming off the stage.

Don't look at Dong Zhuo's current official position in the DPRK and China, and his military power is also in his hands, he can kill whoever he wants.

However, among the Qingliu clans of the imperial court, there are always people who are not afraid of death.

They weren't afraid that Dong Zhuo would arrest them and cut them off...... Instead, he hoped that Dong Zhuo could catch them out and behead them. In this way, the reputation of loyalty can be left behind.

It is true that some people in this era value their reputation after death more than when they were alive.

Dong Zhuo looked at this person with a smile.

"Taishi Ling Li, very good, very good, what you said today, let the old man be taught a lot, rest assured, the old man will not have to give you a lot of benefits when I go back, in order to repay today's advice."

This naked threat made the Manchu ministers furious.

actually said this in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, this Xiliang puppet was inevitably too uncultivated.

However, what if Dong Zhuo has no self-cultivation?

The courtiers could boldly admonish Liu Jian's disadvantages of being a general of Fuyuan.

But no one is stupid enough to directly say in the court that Dong Zhuo is the prime minister of the country, which is the misfortune of the Han Dynasty.

Then I saw Wang Yun stand up and say: "Xiangguo, Taishi Ling is a loyal minister, although his words are exaggerated, but he is not intentional, please don't blame him!" ”

Dong Zhuo smiled: "When did the old man say that he would blame him?" The old man is grateful that he is too late! ”

At this time, I heard Liu Wei say above: "Taishi ordered the following offenses, disrespectful to Xiangguo, and punished him for half a year, so as to set an example!" ”

Taishi Ling Li Gu hurriedly saluted Liu Wei: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Heavenly Grace!" ”

Liu Wei looked at Dong Zhuo with a smile and said: "Xiangguo, the words of the junior ministers, don't take it seriously, the ministers of Xiangguo, who are dedicated to the country, are my honor guards and arm helpers, and I will still count on Xiangguo in the future." ”

Liu Wei has rarely spoken in the past few years, that is, it is generally innocuous words, as if it is today, and the affairs of the major fifty boards, he has never done it in the past.

Dong Zhuo was shocked.

He turned his head to look at the little emperor, and his heart tightened: When did this kid grow so big?

After a few years, the Son of Heaven is about to become an adult!

Dong Zhuo felt slightly uneasy in his heart, but he still maintained a warm smile.

"Your Majesty is so considerate and sympathetic to the old minister, it is really a blessing for the old minister! Today's discussion will be put aside for the time being, after all, it is related to the northern border of the Han Dynasty and involves the fortunes of the country, so it is better not to make a conclusion as soon as possible. ”

Liu Wei smiled and nodded: "What Xiang Guo said is very true, everything is up to Xiang Guo!" ”

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After the court meeting, Dong Zhuo returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, while Li Ru and Liu Ai followed Xiangguo back to the Mansion.

"Humph!"

Dong Zhuo slapped the table and made a loud noise, which scared Li and Liu.

"It's only been a few days since the old man left Chang'an, and now Chang'an has become like this? The Son of Heaven and the ministers actually wore a pair of pants and swept the old man's face above the main hall! But the two of you are silent, and do not say a word, is this the way of your subordinates? ”

The two of them hurriedly saluted Dong Zhuo and pleaded guilty.

Li Ru said: "Xiangguo, it's not that we don't want to give advice, but today's things are quite strange, all the ministers are unwilling to be in Liu Jianfu's position as a general, Your Majesty seems to have grown up suddenly overnight, this matter is quite strange, so Li Ru asked Xiangguo to suspend the anger of the thunder." ”

"These people dare to directly confront the old man in the main hall, so Li is just a little too Shiling, and he dares to ridicule the old man! But you asked the old man not to be angry? ”

Li Ru hurriedly said: "Xiangguo is easy to kill, but killing people can not see the essence of the matter, according to Li's opinion, the ministers of the court and the central government have been secretly dormant over the years, and there is a great move to secretly accumulate power, not to be underestimated, the Son of Heaven is about to become an adult, and he also has a great ambition to show his ambitions, although Xiangguo has military power in hand, but he can't take it lightly, after all, it is not a thing, it can be solved with soldiers and horses." ”

"Then what are you going to do with the old man?"

Li Ru said: "I don't care about other things, the current thing is Liu Jian's business, even if Xiangguo wants to kill people, he has to kill people for his own business, how can he kill people privately in the court because of Liu Jian?" In my opinion, Xiangguo still needs to send someone to communicate with Liu Jian! Push today's matter to Liu Jian! ”

"If he has the ability, he will come to Chang'an to ask for advice."

Dong Zhuo said disdainfully: "How could Liu Jian come to Chang'an? ”

Li Ru said: "Of course he won't come, because of this, Xiangguo can use this matter to coerce Liu Jian to see how he, the general of Fuyuan, will react if he can't?" Let's also take the opportunity to see clearly, Liu Jian now has no means to the imperial court! ”

(End of chapter)