Ding Gong suddenly came to ask for such a resignation, and it was reasonable, the officials turned their heads to each other, whispering, they already understood the meaning, Zhuang Shaoyou listened to everyone's discussions, and suddenly realized, and sighed: Jiang is still old and spicy!

The hundred officials unanimously looked at He Lian in the palace, wanting to see how the Queen Mother would deal with this matter, He Lian has been intriguing in the palace for more than ten years, of course, she also understands the intentions of the Ding Palace, and it is a dilemma for a while, if you allow it, it will chill the hearts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. But if not, how to appease?

He Lian ran out of ideas and looked at Dong Zhuo on the side, Dong Zhuo shook his head slightly, indicating that he could not do anything. The first person to understand was of course Taifu Yuan Kui, and Yuan Jun hesitated a little and cooperated with Ding Gong to play such a play to retreat, obviously Yuan Kui was also a little dissatisfied with the court situation, just to test the attitude of the Queen Mother.

There was a surprisingly long silence in the court, and then the Empress Dowager He Lian asked: "Ding Sikong is old and strong, and he has always been strong, why do you suddenly want to go to the court?" Now that it is an eventful season, there are still many things to rely on in the court! ”

Ding Gong is neither humble nor arrogant: "The old minister is seventy and seven this year, old and frail, really overwhelmed, a few years ago I can barely hold on, but since this spring I really can't hold on, there are often mistakes in handling government affairs, the old minister is also afraid of delaying state affairs, and in the end he will not be able to guarantee the end of the night, he has failed the vast emperor's grace, and the people of Li have been miserated, and he also asked the emperor and the queen mother to return to their hometowns!" ”

When He Lian heard this, she gritted her teeth: "In this case, you will be invited by Ding Sikong!" Give millions of money and seal the Taibao! The royal horse in the palace sent Ding Sikong back to his hometown! ”

Ding Gong knelt on the ground and solemnly bowed three times and bowed nine times: "Old minister, thank the emperor and the queen mother!" ”

After speaking, he got up and walked out of the hall slowly, the lonely figure saw the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty sighing, today the three dukes have gone to the second, only Situ Wang Yun is not embarrassed there, the two colleagues expressed their dissatisfaction with the government in their own ways, one degraded the official, the other Zhishi, leaving Wang Yun unable to advance or retreat.

The rest of the officials all looked at Wang Yun in unison, wanting to see how the only remaining Three Guilds would deal with it, but Wang Yun actually closed his eyes there and recuperated, looking like he had nothing to do with himself, and a lot of contempt suddenly appeared in the hearts of the hundred officials!

Greedy for power, love the stack does not go!

He Lian and Dong Zhuo in the palace breathed a sigh of relief, if Wang Yun jumped out and made a fuss again, how should this dynasty end? Taifu Yuan Kui still knows Wang Yun very well, knowing that he will not make any moves, so he no longer speaks, in fact, Yuan Kui also wants to be the same as Fan Ling and Ding Palace, but the situation does not allow it, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, the nephews of the Yuan family, have all left the dynasty, and there is no successor, Yuan Kui is tired by the family, and he can't get out, fortunately, there is Wang Yun's shield there, and the spearhead of the hundred officials will not point to Yuan Kui, so he simply stays here!

If you don't go, you won't go, but as the head of the hundred officials, you can't keep silent, otherwise your prestige will definitely be damaged! So Yuan Kui stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, the turmoil in Qinghai, Hebei, and Yan Prefectures, the anti-thieves have changed their previous style of fighting separately, calling friends and friends, and joining forces to attack the imperial court and counties, this matter needs to be properly dealt with as soon as possible, and it is afraid that there will be a big trouble, and it will be out of control!"

Without waiting for Liu to reply, He Lian spoke: "What is Taifu Yuan's opinion? ”

Yuan Kui paused and said: "The source of the turmoil is caused by floods, the fields are not harvested, the people have no food and clothing, and the wolf's ambition is agitated, so he follows the thief. ”

"What the Taifu said is very true, and the mourning family agrees very much, but now that the treasury is empty, how can we provide disaster relief? How to send troops to counter the rebellion? ”

Of course, Yuan Kui dared to speak, of course, he had already made a plan: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the minister thinks that although the treasury is empty, the world is not without money available, the Central Plains has been stable for a hundred years, there are many merchants, accumulated over the years, and the savings are very large, and the imperial court can collect them for the world!" The people in Hebei, Yan and Qingdao are in turmoil, and everyone is in danger of the rich, at this moment, it can be used, as long as the imperial court is well guided, it can get twice the result with half the effort! As for counterinsurgency, the imperial court can allow local counties to recruit their own soldiers and horses! ”

He Lian frowned slightly: "Although Taifu's words are feasible, they are not a long-term solution, and in the long run, won't they quench their thirst?" ”

Yuan Kui replied: "Long pain is better than short pain!" This expedient measure too! When the civil unrest subsides and the people live in peace, then slowly settle the plan! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou sneered when he heard this, what kind of solution is this? Let the place either loot the rich households, or collude with the rich, and then support the army to respect itself, this way to take chaos!

Why didn't Yuan Kui understand this truth? But there is no better way at the moment, there are many big families in the Han world, each with its own sphere of influence, and the family will be tens of thousands at every turn, and it has long been divided. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Zhongping, Emperor Ling has allowed local recruits to save himself, and the local forces have long been overwhelmed.

Now that the civil unrest has risen again, all forces are entrenched in the place, preserving their strength, and refusing to act, now the court has an order, allowing them to give them some sweetness, so that they can send troops, the civil unrest can be calmed, whether it is to drink to quench thirst, or the way to take chaos, the Han court is already in the river, so it is just a way to survive.

Yuan Kui's purpose is very clear, to mobilize vested interest groups to safeguard common interests with the righteousness of the imperial court!

Yuan Kui continued: "The flood before the month, thanks to the donation of the Secretary of Luoyang, the people of Sili are stable, and there has been no turmoil, and now the thieves in Qing, Yan, and Hebei are close at hand, if you don't take precautions, it will definitely affect Sili, and it is better to raise funds again to protect Sili!" No matter what, the place of division is chaotic! My Yuan family is willing to pay 30 million to replenish military funds! ”

Taifu Yuan Kui took the lead, and other forces could only follow up, no matter what, they had to make a statement, Situ Wang Yun, who had been silent just now, jumped out first and said: "The minister will pay 20 million on behalf of the Wang family!" ”

The hundred officials looked at Zhuang Shaoyou in unison, although Zhuang Shaoyou was unwilling, he could only bite the bullet and say: "The minister is willing to give 30 million!" ”

Yuan Kui smiled: "We are all powerless people, it is a last resort to contribute money and troops, but the young master is different, if the young master is willing to take command of the battle, the civil unrest can be calmed down instantly!" ”

When Zhuang Shaoyou heard this, he scolded in his heart, what does this old fox want to do? Let General Ben go to counter the rebellion? Think beautifully! Don't go!

When He Lian in the palace heard it, he hurriedly echoed and said: "What Taifu said is very true, as the so-called, those who can work hard, the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou have been rampant for many years, and they have not been removed. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou looked up, just in time to see He Lian's smug look of falling into the well, and immediately hated the root of his teeth, but he was helpless, Dong Zhuo shrugged his shoulders, saying that he could not do anything.

Zhuang Shaoyou really wanted to pull Dong Zhuo into the water together, but after thinking about it, forget it, don't mention this kind of thing that is harmful to people!

Under the leadership of Taifu Yuan Kui, a total of 150 million money was raised, which was used as military expenses, most of which was used to strengthen the imperial court armament, appointed Lü Bu as a guard lieutenant, recruited 10,000 troops in Luoyang, and reorganized the Janissary Southern Army, Song Xian was appointed as the general of Huben Zhonglang to lead the five thousand iron cavalry, and Hou became the general of Yulin Zhonglang to lead the newly recruited infantry, both of whom were under the command of Lü Bu, and for a time, the little-known Lü Bu became a hot figure in Luoyang, There is a momentum that overshadows Zhuang Shaoyou.

And the young master and general Zhuang Shaoyou was appointed by the imperial court as the commander-in-chief of the counterinsurgency and led the troops to Qingzhou to quell the rebellion!

Zhuang Shaoyou returned to Rongfu with a sinking face, and his mood was extremely bad, He Lian was very shameless in the name of internal and external difficulties in the imperial court, and only symbolically allocated 10 million money to Zhuang Shaoyou as military expenses for the expedition, and the insufficient part was of course borne by Zhuang Shaoyou himself.

As soon as I returned to the house, I was in no mood to rest, so I directly convened everyone to discuss the matter! The expedition will be set out in five days, and many things need to be arranged on the Luoyang side, and Zhuang Shaoyou is very hesitant whether to take the opportunity to completely leave the maelstrom of Luoyang, because, according to the trend of history, there will soon be great turmoil in Luoyang, and it is imminent for the heroes to attack Dong!

In this court meeting, the ministers of Luoyang are all in the court, not to mention Le Jin, who is in the high position of Jinwu, Tian Feng and Xun Yu are also in the court together, of course, they are very clear about the things in the court, but others don't know.

After Zhuang Shaoyou briefly explained the situation, Zhou Tian and Ronghua both had their eyelids jumping, while Le Jin, Tian Feng, and Xun You were silent, and the three of them were thinking about the pros and cons of this matter along the way.

Zhuang Shaoyou saw that everyone was silent, so he said: "This is the case, since Qingzhou is imperative, then please discuss how to arrange it!" Don't hesitate, just speak up! ”

Xun You hesitated and said: "General, the Queen Mother's move is nothing more than to separate the general from Luoyang, so that it is convenient for him and Dong Zhuo to monopolize power, and his subordinates think that the trip to Qingzhou is still light and simple, symbolically perfunctory, and it is good to go early and return early!" ”

"No, no! Luoyang is worth nostalgia, but as the saying goes: there are gains and losses! A loss may turn out to be a gain? The subordinates thought that since they were leaving, it was better to go thoroughly! Doesn't the Queen Mother want to dominate Luoyang? The general simply pushed the boat down the river, so why not sell his favor to the Queen Mother? ”

Seeing this, Xun You hurriedly retorted: "Yuan Hao's words are wrong! Luoyang is the place where the emperor of the Han Dynasty is, the general has worked hard for a long time, and the investment is huge, so that there is a favorable situation now, and Gongda thinks that Luoyang can not be abandoned! The son does not listen to the coercion of the Son of Heaven to make the princes care? ”

Tian Feng smiled: "What Brother Gongda said is very true, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the ministers, and getting twice the result with half the effort!" But Brother Gongda should not forget, this Tianzi Liu Wei did it, and others may not be able to do it! Besides, Liu Wei hates the general to the core, and it is not easy to control it! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was shocked when he heard this, these two guys are too naked, this is simply a rebellion! But it's not good to criticize them, after all, I just said it myself: no need to scruples, speak freely!

In fact, where did Zhuang Shaoyou know that since the disaster of the party, the world's scholars have been cold to the Han world for a long time, and when today's Zi Liu Bian's virtue is so unbearable, people of insight like Tian Feng and Xun You are of course disdainful about it, they are all their own people, and there will be no problems, so they dare to say it so unscrupulously.

Xun Yu was not angry, and wanted to refute it again, but was stopped by Zhuang Shaoyou in time, healthy competition is good, but it can't hurt feelings!