Chapter 34 On the Matter of Stirring Up Others to Rebel
Empress Dowager He is like a fish about to die of thirst, waiting with anticipation for Yuan Kui to bring her the good news of a headwind turnaround from the West Garden. But time passed day by day, and Yuan Kui entered the West Garden, like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no news from him since.
Empress Dowager He's mental journey these days is like a rugged mountain road.
She has also changed from a girl with a longing to a hopeful stone.
"Did this old thing Yuan Kui also abandon Lonely?" Empress Dowager He leaned on the stone bridge, her eyes blank.
Zhang Rang can't remember how many times the Queen Mother has said this.
He has racked his brains, and he really doesn't know how to say this for the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, otherwise...... You'd better forget it. This time, Zhang Rang mustered up the courage to persuade the Queen Mother to let go.
He knew very well that in the face of the unfathomable emperor, the Queen Mother was powerless.
She can't compete with her son!
Empress Dowager He turned around suddenly, her face was gloomy and terrible, "You just persuaded Gu to let go?" ”
“…… Be! Zhang Rang said with his head down.
Empress Dowager He sneered: "My son I know very well that he doesn't have such great ability. As long as I get rid of those people around him who are trying to provoke the relationship between me and the emperor's mother and son, he will still play in the East Palace and become that sensible and filial child, and the world will return to its original state. ”
Zhang Rang was silent.
He knew very well that none of this was possible.
When someone said that it was Yuan who was behind the emperor's back, he believed it.
When someone said that it was Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others who were secretly exerting their efforts, he also believed it.
But after carefully recalling the events of these days, Zhang Rang felt that none of this could be believed.
And it doesn't need much evidence.
Just the emperor's ruthless and decisive style when he killed the regular servants of Zhuzhong is enough to prove everything.
The initiator behind all these events is not someone else, but the emperor himself.
He was also almost blinded by the former emperor.
The Queen Mother, who was at such a moment, was still blinded, and it was still difficult to believe all this.
"Queen Mother, you have always been Your Majesty's biological mother, if it is enough, I don't think Your Majesty will deliberately embarrass it again." Zhang Rang whispered and persuaded that he used to be a person who did everything, but now he was afraid that he would even speak louder.
Empress Dowager He is the only tree he can lean on now.
If the tree falls, his time of death will come.
Empress Dowager He glanced at Zhang Rang with complicated eyes, "I'm lonely, if Mrs. Yuan enters the palace, let him come directly to the palace to see me." ”
“…… Only! ”
Zhang Rang bowed in response.
Seeing Empress Dowager He's chariot leave, Zhang Rang looked at the clear lake blown by the breeze, and suddenly had the idea of planting himself in it.
If the Queen Mother failed again, he feared that his end would be extremely miserable.
It's far better to plant headlong like this, and come simply and directly.
……
He Miao used his actions to prove how powerful a person is motivated when he is under high pressure.
He led less than 6,000 soldiers under his command, and it took a month and a half to sweep Jing Zhaoyin clean.
He even did something that belonged to the county lieutenant to catch the thief.
One can imagine how desperate a group of thieves must have been when they learned that they were being surrounded by an army of 6,000.
When Liu Wei received Chongxun's recital and knew about it, his expression was as if he was constipated.
"My maternal uncle, I really don't want to give me the slightest chance to move him now, look at what I do, it's clean to the extreme." Liu Wei couldn't help but admire.
This thing made him really helpless.
He was looking for an opportunity to kill his titular uncle.
Outcome...... This practical thing is really a bit ruthless, so he has nowhere to start.
What he said made Xun You and Chen Lin look at each other.
The emperor did everything to kill his maternal uncle.
"Your Majesty, since General He has such a great ability, you might as well let him continue to do it." Xun You said.
Liu Wei spread his hands, "It seems that I have no other choice." ”
"You all say that I should take care of my reputation, and since I want to take care of my reputation, I naturally can't watch people do things so beautifully, and I have to find a fault to die."
Xun Yu and Chen Lin couldn't help but be silent.
"Chen Lin, look at what you did, why can't you convince them?" Liu Wei asked unhappily.
Chen Lin immediately bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, it's the incompetence of the ministers......"
"The word incompetence cannot be your reason in the future, and I don't want to hear the word 'incompetence'." Liu Wei said, "You have done a very good job in the matter of plotting for the abolition of the establishment, but your ability to provoke them to rebel still needs to be improved one or two." ”
"I believe in you, and you can't disappoint me."
“…… Only! Chen Lin looked bitter and looked at Xun Yu with no love.
Fame, probably from now on, has nothing to do with him.
Xun You remembered what the emperor once said - scraping bones to cure poison.
So, he said: "Your Majesty, if you can drive the tiger and devour the wolf, you don't have to kill the tiger directly." ”
"Sanfu and even the entire Guanzhong, bandits, yellow turbans, and horse thieves are rampant, using them as knives, if you can successfully solve the bandits, it can be regarded as a merit."
"The minister thinks that His Majesty does not need to be too anxious at this time, but should focus more on Liangzhou and Kanto."
"Yan Zhong and Han Sui are in great trouble!"
Liu Wei bowed slightly, "The west side is indeed a big trouble, but Yan Zhong was only pushed out by Han Sui and others, so there is nothing to worry about." But Han Sui is ambitious, and has always intended to lead his troops eastward, and now that Huangfu Song is leading his army to the west, if he doesn't want to attack, there will be no problem in defense. ”
Regarding some things in Liangzhou, Liu Wei remembers that it is not very clear.
But he knew two things.
Dong Zhuo has always been in contact with these people, and when he entered Chang'an, he made an appointment with Han Sui and others to join forces.
Secondly, although Han Sui and the others seemed to be strong and strong, with hundreds of thousands of people, they were actually very chaotic internally.
Han Sui and Ma Teng have been united for the longest time, but they have also been divided and combined again and again.
These separatist forces will always develop into mutual attacks in a short period of time because of some big and small problems.
"Your Majesty knows about Yan Zhong?" Xun You asked with some surprise.
Liu Wei said casually: "I have heard of it occasionally, and it is said that it is a famous person in Liangzhou. ”
"Yes, Yan Zhong does have a good reputation in Liangzhou, he is good at observing people, and once said that Jia Xu has a talent like Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. If Your Majesty doesn't mention it, the minister will not dare to mention this matter, but since Your Majesty knows, the minister might as well be brave, Yan Zhong is the leader of the rebels, and I am afraid it will not last long. Xun You said, "This person still has some integrity." ”
"Gongda also seems to be very good at observing people." Liu Wei smiled, "Do you think Jia Xu really has such a talent?" ”
There was such a trend in the Han Dynasty, and those who said accurately were famous, and those who were inaccurate were estimated to have fun listening to it.
"He has." Xun You's answer was affirmative, "But this person is tricky and treacherous, and he doesn't have the court in his heart." ”
"It seems that Gongda is indeed very good at observing people!" Liu Wei laughed twice, and then said, "Liangzhou is a mess, if you want to use troops to the west, in my opinion, you must kill them all in one shot to win, there is no need to use refueling tactics." ”
"This group in Liangzhou, no, these thieves have an obvious problem. When the court beats them, they will twist into a rope, and when they temporarily settle down, or when they are ready to plunder a certain place, there will always be some contradictions, which will cause all parties to fight. ”
"I thought that after Niu Fu, Li Dao and others were driven to the west, the imperial court could wait and see what happened for the time being, and give them a chance to fight!"
Chen Lin said: "Your Majesty, when dealing with the enemy, don't wait for things to change. The minister thought that the imperial court should intervene in this matter and let some things happen to it. Niu Fu and Li Dao led the most elite soldiers and horses under Dong Zhuo, and there were many generals. ”
"And Han Sui, Ma Teng and others are not easy to do, they are very likely to fight, but they are also likely to join forces and attack the imperial court instead. If these parties join forces, the pressure on General Huangfu may be as great as Mount Tai. ”
"The minister thinks that sitting and watching the changes is the next policy."
Xun You bowed slightly, and said, "Chen Gong's words are also what the minister wants to say. Your Majesty must not entrust the development of the war in the hands of the enemy, Niu Fu, Li Dao and others are all fierce generals, and there are many generals under his command who can recruit the accustomed to war. And Han Sui and others are also bandits, and with the assistance of characters like Jia Xu, they have already become a climate. ”
"If they can be made to fight among themselves, it will be the best situation for the imperial court, but they can't sit idly by."
"The minister thought that His Majesty could send an envoy to Liangzhou to meet Han Sui and Ma Teng, accept their conditions, recruit them, and order them to intercept Niu Fu, Li Dao and other rebels in Liangzhou."
Although Liu Wei had the foresight of the traverser, Xun You and Chen Lin both thought so, and he still chose to believe in the judgment of these two people.
After all, history has changed a little now.
The Western Army, which had lost Dong Zhuo's command, had already been divided, and Niu Fu and others had their own troops, and now Huangfu Song and Lu Bu drove such a rebel army to the west, whether they were united or divided with Han Sui and others, in fact, it was possible for anything to happen.
If they really join forces under certain conditions, this will undoubtedly be a huge disaster for the imperial court.
Although Liu Wei was out of danger in a short period of time, the crisis he faced was still huge.
There are Han Sui and Niu Fu in the west, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in the east, and Liu Yan and Liu Biao in the south.
Further away, there are Gongsun Du, Shi Xie, etc.
As far as he was concerned, the emperor, everyone was a real vassal king.
It's just that some people have rebelled, and some people just don't obey the imperial edict for the time being.
"Who's going to do that?" Liu Wei subconsciously reopened the recital.
None of the words on the paper jumped into view, and all I thought about was the things of the east and the west.
Xun You looked at Chen Lin with a smile in his eyes.
Chen Lin was shocked, and immediately took a step to the side, and said: "Your Majesty, so Taiwei Ma Riyan, Sikong Liu Hong, Taizhong Doctor Wang Yun, and even Taifu Yuan Kui can all be envoys." With these people as envoys, it can not only show the prestige of the imperial court, but also make Han Sui and Ma Teng feel the importance of the imperial court to them. ”
After saying it in one breath, Chen Lin gasped and looked at Xun You.
Old fellow, I want to hurt labor and management, but fortunately I am witty and fast enough.
But before Chen Lin could sigh, he heard Xun You say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Chen Gong is the most suitable!" ”
Chen Lin: ......
Piff!