In the evening, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Biao sat opposite Wang Lang, who had just entered Beijing to report on his work, with a brazier between the two and a small table on the side, full of various recitals and documents.

Yang Biao put his hands on the stove, baking the fire, but looked out of the door, and said: "Your Majesty is good snow, I often say that Ruixue is a good year, it has been raining for four or five days in a row, I'm afraid it's not Ruixue." ”

Wang Lang flipped through the documents on the small table and said: "Your Majesty suddenly left Beijing, first inspected the copper mines, and then went to Hanoi, I am afraid that I am suspicious of the government. ”

Yang Biao turned his head, sighed, and said, "It's normal to be suspicious, but who dares to tell the truth to Your Majesty?" His Majesty is already acting carefully, and if he is allowed to know the truth, the court will not have a good life to live. ”

Wang Lang suddenly raised his head, looked at Yang Biao and said, "Er Xun and the others have not made it clear to Your Majesty?" ”

Yang Biao rubbed his hands and said, "They themselves are all skeptical, how can they tell Your Majesty?" Recently, Hu Cao and Cao have made a lot of moves, and it is estimated that they are going to borrow summer taxes and determine some things. ”

Wang Lang looked pensive and said, "You say, Your Majesty, will you have noticed it earlier?" Otherwise, why does Your Majesty want to clear the acres of land and register the households? ”

Yang Biao was stunned, but still shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty only came into contact with the government after succeeding to the throne, how can you understand these things." ”

"Is it crooked?"

Wang Lang also had no way to judge, so he put down the paperwork in his hand and sighed lightly: "This prince, I didn't expect to do so many things in secret, if I really give him another year or two, inside and outside the capital, I'm afraid it will be completely new." ”

Yang Biao's fat face turned pale, and said: "I never thought that Wang Yun used the torture Cao to investigate so many people and things in Yushitai. ”

Wang Lang saw from beginning to end, involving more than 400 officials, large and small, even the lightest, Wang Yun's remarks were 'never hired'.

He pondered and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

If you hand over this thing, the emperor or other courtiers will suspect that you have a backup; If you don't hand it over and leave it privately, once you are discovered, the consequences will be even more serious.

Yang Biao's fat face trembled and trembled, and he sighed for a while and said, "I plan to keep it first." ”

Wang Lang frowned and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

These 'incriminating evidence' are enough to blackmail everyone on the list.

Yang Biao was rarely silent.

Wang Lang has known him for many years, and his heart moved, and he said, "Are you going to resign?" ”

Yang Biao looked at his hands on the stove, his expression was calm and calm, and said, "If I don't leave, I will follow in Wang Yun's footsteps." ”

"You didn't do anything, what are you afraid of?" Wang Langdao.

Yang Biao touched his stomach with both hands and said, "It's because I didn't do anything." ”

Wang Lang looked puzzled.

Since Wang Lang joined the office, he has no advantage of being a bystander, and now he is a little unable to see clearly.

Yang Biao took care of himself and roasted the fire, and said: "Being in the officialdom, everything is out of your own hands. Wang Yun's fate, who could have predicted this? ”

Wang Lang was a little more serious, looked at Yang Biao and said, "If you resign, who can afford the imperial court?" ”

In the court now, there are three or two big and small cats, besides, who can compare to Yang Biao of the fourth world and the third prince?

Yang Biao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty must have thought about it." ”

Wang Lang suddenly came to his senses, then fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he said slowly: "You mean, Your Majesty is pushing the boat down the river?" ”

Yang Biao looked at the red charcoal fire and said: "Wang Yun is not a person who is peaceful, since he came to the throne, there have been too many small actions, Your Majesty has endured it again and again, and now that it involves the East Palace, how can Your Majesty endure it again?" ”

Wang Lang glanced at Yang Biao and said, "So, you also want to vacate your place?" Who will be the future prime minister? ”

Yang Biao was roasting on the fire, his fat face was flushed, and he said without sadness or joy: "I don't know, there may be Sima Jun to make a transition, or it may be Xun Yu directly." ”

"Sima Jun?"

Wang Yun thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Sima Jun's time to enter the office is too short, Xun Yu ...... In just two years, has he gone from a waiter at the Yellow Gate to a prime minister? ”

Yang Biao naturally knew that it was unreasonable, and said: "Then there is Liu Yu, Zhu Jun and others returning to the dynasty." However, they were also involved in Wang Yun's case. ”

These two people both wrote to the court and recommended Liu Shao as the crown prince.

This is also the fundamental reason that touched Liu Wei and Wang Yun of the Yi clan!

After excluding the two of them again, Wang Lang's heart flashed one by one, and he suddenly woke up and said, "Then, who is Liu Situ called Jinjing?" Why is there no news of him at all? ”

Yang Biao was stunned and blinked, as if he suddenly remembered Liu Honglai.

After recalling it carefully for a while, from Wang Yun's confession to the conclusion of the case, no one seemed to mention Liu Hong, and this person seemed to have been forgotten by everyone.

Yang Biao and Wang Lang glanced at each other, and then fell silent.

If Liu Hong returns to the pot and serves as prime minister, he can indeed transition for a period of time.

It is logical to wait for Erxun or something to be relatively mature, and have enough qualifications and prestige to take over.

"Master."

Yang Biao was about to say something, when a servant hurriedly came, handed over a notebook, and said, "Shangshutai's urgent performance." ”

Yang Biao's expression was solemn, he got up and went out, the cold wind was shivering, he took it, sat back quickly, and opened it to look.

Wang Lang sat upright, he knew that there was nothing important, and Shang Shutai would not send the book to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Biao's face gradually became solemn, and then a little ugly.

He put down the notebook in his hand, looked at Wang Lang, and said lightly: "Runan is too guarded by Li Ru and abandoned the official and defected to Dong Zhuo." ”

Wang Lang was taken aback, then nodded again, and said, "Li Ru is recognized as Wang Yun's henchman, and he can understand what he does." ”

Yang Biao's fat face was tense, his expression became more and more solemn, and he said: "That Pingyu Captain Lu Bu occupies half of Xuzhou, and he is eye-to-eye with Dong Zhuo, and he doesn't listen to Ding Yuan's dispatch at all. ”

Wang Lang's heart flashed over the geographical locations of Runan, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, etc., and his expression was slightly shocked, and he said, "Isn't Dong Zhuo sitting big?" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Lang suddenly said: "The policy of 'north first and then south' formulated by the imperial court, could it be that the south really doesn't care?" ”

Since Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, he has formulated a clear road map, that is, the four words 'first the north and then the south'.

The main force of the imperial court, nearly 200,000 troops, was almost all in the north, and rarely went south.

Most of the various armies and forces that suppressed bandits in the south belonged to those people's 'self-recruitment' and 'self-raising of money and food'.

Yang Biao thought for a while and said, "This strategy was set by Huangfu Song and others. Now the northern states, except for Liangzhou, are basically pacified, and there is still a Montenegrin army in chaos, in general, it is true. ”

Wang Lang snorted coldly and said: "The south has become a pot of porridge, Yuan Shu, Han Fu don't say, Dong Zhuo is getting bigger and bigger, and there is a sinister Yizhou Mu Liu Yan is eyeing him, and the court can sit still like this?" ”

Yang Biao moved his butt a little unnaturally, and said in a somewhat weak tone: "You also know the situation in the imperial court, last year, you couldn't even send out the official salary, how much can you do." ”

Wang Lang was very dissatisfied with the imperial court, but in front of the prime minister of the dynasty, he couldn't express his anger, so he had to say hatefully: "Shang Shutai summoned me to Beijing to report on my work, because of the affairs of Shanyang County?" ”

Yang Biao nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It was jointly requested by Hu Cao and Cao Cao, and they were suspicious of the amount of autumn grain in Yanzhou. ”

"Why don't you summon Liu Yuanjun and call me?" Wang Langdao.

Yang Biao looked at him, hesitated for a while, and said, "I heard the rumors, and the official Cao intends to recommend you as a soldier Cao Shilang." ”

Wang Lang was stunned, looked at Yang Biao, and said, "You, hear the wind?" ”

Yang Biao's face was unnatural, he waved his hand, and said, "Let's talk about Wang Yun." ”

Wang Lang really can't understand Yang Biao, is he pretending to be confused, or is he really confused?

Wang Lang settled down and said, "I have a hunch that Your Majesty will have a will in the near future, which will be judged by the Tingwei Mansion." And they will avoid conspiracies, and most of them will be convicted on the grounds of corruption and illegality. ”

Yang Biao nodded.

With Wang Yun being imprisoned, the word 'prince' has gradually become a taboo for the government and the opposition. It is understandable that the Tingwei Mansion wants to bypass such sensitive words.

Immediately, he looked at Wang Lang, glanced outside again, and said in a low voice: "Do you think that Your Majesty's reaction this time is a bit excessive?" ”

Wang Lang thought for a moment and said, "Is it because Wang Yun is the king of Bohai?" ”

Yang Biao shook his head and said, "I always feel that there are other reasons in it, but I can't guess it thoroughly." ”

Wang Lang was just about to speak, when another servant came over and said, "Master, Tang Mao is here to visit." ”

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, then frowned, waved his hand and said, "Let him go, let him go, just say I'm not there." ”

Wang Lang also shook his head when he heard this, Cai Yong's guilt meant that Liu Shao's position as the crown prince was lost, this Tang Mao was like a cat that smelled fishy, and he had been moving frequently recently, and he was going to push his grandson.

"This person also doesn't know what to do, no wonder Captain Si Li was deposed by His Majesty after such an important position was not done for a few days." Wang Langdao.

When the servant left, Yang Biao said: "At the end of the year, there are more cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and you can't hide if you want to." ”

"No wonder Your Majesty is in such a hurry to get out of Luoyang." Wang Lang suddenly realized.

Yang Biao can't be clean, and the palace can be imagined.

"Master, Zhong Tingwei asks to see you." A servant hurried over and said urgently.

Wang Lang looked at Yang Biao and said, "The will is estimated to be coming." ”

Yang Biao sighed, got up and got dressed, and said, "You have to come." By the way, you have to think of a way to transfer Dezu out of Cao Cao. ”

Wang Lang was stunned and said, "Cao Cao? What's wrong? ”

Yang Biao was too fat, and it was a little difficult to put on his clothes, and said: "It's not Xiahou Yuan's business, Cao Cao wrote to the Great Sima Mansion one after another, and there was quite a dispute." ”

"Is there a tail that can't be dropped?" Wang Lang hurriedly asked.

Yang Biao got dressed, looked at the heavy snow outside, and said: "It's hard to say, but the government and the opposition have a lot of complaints about him, and His Majesty's favor for him seems to have declined." ”

Wang Lang's expression froze, and he said, "I know." ”

For the military generals of Wenchen, it is not terrible to do things and do wrong things, the key lies in the emperor's heart, once the emperor's heart changes, it has nothing to do with wrong and right!

Yang Biao walked out of the side courtyard and came to the front hall, waiting for Zhong Miao to come over.

Zhong Xuan came in the snow, patted the snow on his body at the door, and then entered the door, and after the salute, the guests and hosts sat down.

Zhong Miao handed over a document and said solemnly: "Prime Minister, the case has been closed." Is it a letter written on the Shangshutai and asked His Majesty to decide the case, or is it a request for the court to be judged by the Imperial Governor's Office? ”

Yang Biao turned over and looked at it, the case was very simple, and the Empress Dowager He, Liu Xie, Fu Wan, Cai Yong and others were all left out, and Wang Yun's charges were also 'forming a party for personal gain, embezzlement and lawlessness, vain belief in holy will, and plotting against him'.

Sima Jun is a good man. ’

Yang Biao muttered in his heart, and then looked at himself majestically, and said: "This matter cannot be touched by Your Majesty, I will ask for a decree, and the court will judge it by the Tingwei Mansion, and the criminal Cao and Yushitai will be judged." ”

Zhong Xuan raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty will receive the order." ”

Yang Biao looked at Zhong Xuan, a smile suddenly appeared on his majestic face, and said, "Okay, after the business is over, Yuan Chang doesn't have to be too restrained, drink tea and drink tea." ”

Zhong Miao was a little caught off guard, and Yang Biao suddenly shouted the words.

Knowing that Yang Biao had a plan, Zhong Xuan's expression did not move, and said: "Prime Minister, there are many affairs in the Imperial Governor's Mansion, and Wang Yun's case must be decided as soon as possible, and the officials ......."

Yang Biao waved his hand suddenly and said, "It's getting late, don't worry about it for a while." That's the case, Yuan Chang is Liu Gong's protégé, Liu Gong is outside Youzhou Yu Xianbei, Wuhuan, Neiping the rebellion, and has a lot of credit, I plan to recommend him as the left servant, what do you think? ”

Zhong Xuan's usually serious face couldn't help but move, and his heart was even more surprised.

He hadn't thought so far ahead, this Yang Biao had already begun to lay out?

Zhong Xuan hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, the left and right servants are shooting, the matter is very important, and Wang Yun's case has not yet been decided, is it too hasty?" ”

Yang Biao smiled slightly and said, "I just have this idea, and I want to ask Liu Gong if he intends to return to Beijing through Yuan Chang." In addition, before the recommendation, I will find out His Majesty's intentions, and Yuan Chang should not worry. ”

With this short period of time, Zhong Yu quickly thought about it and found that Liu Yu's entry into Beijing was indeed a good choice.

"In this matter, you must first make your majesty clear, and then ask Duke Liu's will." Zhong said.

He couldn't promise Yang Biao.

Wang Yunmou has not yet decided on the crown prince, and they are in a hurry to set the left servant shot, what will the palace think?

"Nature, Nature,"

Yang Biao said with a smile: "The old man knows the proportions, don't worry." Among the six Cao, there is still a vacancy in Bing Cao, Yuan Chang is interested? ”

Regarding himself, Zhong Xuan was very calm, and said: "Back to the prime minister, there are many complicated things in the Tingwei Mansion, and the lower officials are just the beginning, so there is no distraction for the time being. ”

"Good, good." Yang Biao smiled and picked up the teacup without any embarrassment of being rejected.

Anyway, the favor is sold, and there will be a guarantee of withdrawal in the future.

Yang Biao was polite again before sending Zhong Xuan away.

Seeing Zhong Xuan bypass the garden, Wang Lang came to Yang Biao's side and said, "Judging from Zhong Xuan's reaction, Your Majesty should not have consulted with the Yingchuan Party. ”

Yang Biao put his hands behind his back, held his big belly, and said, "So, it may not be Liu Yu?" Is it Zhu Jun? ”

Wang Lang thought for a while and said, "From the court, it should be one of the two of them. ”

"Wouldn't it be Liu Hong?" Yang Biao said.

Wang Lang shook his head and said, "No." Although Liu Gong was not involved in the case at the beginning, he was too close to Ding Gong, and it was impossible for him to return to the dynasty in this life. ”

Yang Biao looked at the heavy snow and said to himself: "Ruixue Zhaofeng year, how do I feel getting colder and colder." ”

(End of chapter)