It wasn't until evening that Xun Yu left the inner court and returned to Shangshutai.

Zhong Xuan was already a little impatient, and when he saw him come back, he went directly to the duty room, closed the door, and said in a low voice: "What did Your Majesty say?" ”

Xun Yu's expression was calm, and after sitting down, he recalled carefully for a while before he said slowly: "Your Majesty said that after the change of the yuan, you must not make a big move." ”

Zhong Xuan sat opposite, chewing on these words, and said with a somewhat puzzled expression: "What do you mean not to move?" ”

Xun Yu looked at him and said, "The officials of Shangshutai and Liucao basically don't move. ”

Zhong Xuan was stunned at first, and then looked vigilant, and said: "Before Your Majesty, didn't you personally select Hu Cao and Cao Shangshu candidates?" Xing Cao's Sima Jun is not in good health, isn't Kong Rong going to be promoted to Cao Shangshu? Shouldn't Wu Jing of Gongcao be resigned? ”

Xun Yu saw that he asked so much in one breath, knowing that he was nervous, and said: "Don't think about it, Your Majesty has already approved the households and acres, and the goal is to divide the land and settle the people." ”

"That's the only way?" Zhong Xuanhu asked suspiciously.

Xun Yu's head hurt a little, and said: "There are indeed other things, but there are many and complicated, and it is difficult for me to make it clear to you for a while, and it is not too serious." ”

Zhong Xuan was still uneasy, and said, "Your Majesty, didn't force you to promise certain things?" ”

His Majesty in the palace is very different from the first emperor, and the goal set will not give up until it is achieved, Zhong Xuan does not believe that Liu Wei will give up halfway.

"Nope."

Xun Yu took a sip of tea and said: "Your Majesty's goal has not changed, although there are many requirements, but it is not as serious as we expected, the attitude is relatively relaxed, and there is no force." ”

Zhong Xuan was relieved when he heard this, and the corners of his always serious face relaxed, and said, "That's good, let's do things calmly, maybe we can avoid many disasters." ”

Xun Yu glanced at him, groaned slightly, and said, "Your Majesty also mentioned the issue of the 'Yingchuan Party'. ”

Zhong Xuan's face changed instantly, and he said, "What did Your Majesty say?" ”

This is the first time that the palace has mentioned the issue of the 'Yingchuan Party', and Zhong Xuan can't ignore it.

The 'Yingchuan Party' has unconsciously sat so big that it dominates the court, but the palace has not said it in its eyes, and now that it is proposed, how can Zhong Xuan not be worried.

Xun Yu's expression remained unchanged, he didn't leak any emotions, and said, "Your Majesty just said it casually, not yet." ”

Zhong Xuan's face softened slightly, and he stopped talking.

Xun You, Zhong Xuan, and Xun Yu are the three leaders of the so-called 'Yingchuan Party', and Xun You is obviously the leader of the three leaders, many officials from Yingchuan or related to Yingchuan, more than eighty percent of them are recommended and arranged by Xun You.

Among the three of them, Zhong Xuan is a silent and long-sleeved person who is good at dancing, under a serious face, he is a mouth that can speak well, and he is very well-connected in the government and the opposition, and his official reputation is quite good.

But he is not a power-keeping, clique-clad person.

Xun Yu is not good at communicating, as a prime minister, he did not cultivate a private person, more of a 'matter of facts', a person who upholds neutrality and is loyal to things.

He was involved in the 'Yingchuan Party', which was a natural and unintentional move.

But Xun Yu is different.

Xun You came from the shogunate of the great general He Jin, and before Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, he was just a squire of the Yellow Gate, just a petty official who ran errands.

After Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, Xun You was excavated as a son of heaven and a courtier, and after cleaning up the eunuchs, relatives and the Yuan family, Xun You rose step by step.

With the deepening of the liquidation, most of the official positions in Luoyang City have been vacant, and they need to be filled. The eunuchs, relatives, and Yuan occupied the inside and outside of the Han court, and whether it was out of fear or resentment, the scholars began to resist the court and refused to enter the court.

During that extremely difficult period of time for the imperial court, Xun You turned white with sorrow, begging people everywhere, it can be said that he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, and it took two years to fill the imperial court.

Then, with the restructuring of Liu Wei, the power shifted from the Nine Temples to the Six Caos, and Xun You, as the official Cao Shangshu, whether intentionally or unintentionally, gave the 'Yingchuan Party' the objective conditions and opportunities to form and sit big.

After several years, especially since last year, Xun Yu has paid homage to Prime Minister, Zhong Xuan, and Xun Youwei left and right, and the 'Yingchuan Party' has actually controlled Shangshutai and mastered the highest governance body of the Han Dynasty.

This will naturally promote the further expansion of the 'Yingchuan Party', not to mention the government and the opposition, hearing the word 'Yingchuan' will look sideways, even ordinary people, for the Yingchuan people are also in awe.

Zhong Xuan had long been wary of this, and when he heard Liu Wei mention it, he naturally became more and more uneasy, even panicked.

Since ancient times, the rulers are the most taboo for courtiers to form parties, especially in troubled times, the emperor is the most taboo!

Xun Yu could guess what Zhong Xuan was thinking, but he didn't break it, and said, "Gongda will arrive tomorrow, you go and greet it in person." Then he went to visit Sima Jun, Wang Lang, Huangfu Jianshou and Kong Rong. ”

These people are all in important positions, and the 'non-Yingchuan Party' has invisible checks and balances.

Zhong Xuan had a sense and said, "Do you want to talk to Gongda?" ”

Among the three of them, only Xun You is keen on power, constantly consolidating and expanding the sphere of influence of the 'Yingchuan Party', and he is the real leader of the 'Yingchuan Party'.

Xun Yu shook his head lightly and said, "I'm wondering if to ask him to be a state pastor." ”

"No!"

Zhong Xuan's face was full of solemnity, and he said: "You can't have this idea, and you can't let Gongda know about it!" ”

A right-hand servant being transferred to any state is undoubtedly a serious derogatory, and for Xun You, it is an unbearable burden, and it will cause extremely serious consequences!

Xun Yu took another sip of tea, and suddenly became alert, this is the habit of His Majesty in the palace, slowly put it down, and said, "I know." ”

The 'Yingchuan Party' is already a big tail, and even Xun Yu has no good way to deal with it.

But if the 'Yingchuan Party' is allowed to expand, sooner or later it will touch the backlash in the palace, and then attract the wrath of thunder.

What is the 'Yingchuan Party', the Eunuch Party, He Jin, and the Yuan Family, which one is not a hundred times stronger than the current 'Yingchuan Party', but it is not blown down by the wind and the family is destroyed.

Xun Yu was calm, Zhong Yu was not calm, and said: "I'll figure out a way, don't worry about this matter, and pretend not to know." ”

If the Xun family and the two uncles and nephews break up, the court will be split in an instant and fall into infighting.

This kind of situation, Zhong Xuan never wants to see it, and at the same time, the palace does not want to see it.

If it really happens, it will be a catastrophe for the 'Yingchuan Party'.

Xun Yu had already thought about it, was silent for a while, and said: "It's not so serious for the time being, Your Majesty didn't take out the official Cao Shangshu of Gongda, which means that you still believe in me." Concentrate on national affairs, and before the end of the year, make a summary, determine the plan for next year, and submit it to His Majesty's royal approval. ”

Zhong Xuan responded, still uneasy: "For Gongda, don't do anything that angers him again." ”

Xun You still has some knots with them, but because of the special relationship, they are not broken, but the knot is a knot after all, and it is not so easy to untie.

Xun Yu believed that Xun You was fair-minded, and he didn't care too much, and said: "Transfer that Yang Xiu, Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Cao Ang, etc. to Shangshutai and be Shangshutai officials." ”

The so-called 'engaged officials' are petty officials similar to those engaged in history.

But as a 'petty official' of the prime minister, it can't be measured simply by supplies.

And these children have a background behind them that cannot be underestimated.

Zhong Yu understood what Xun Yu meant, and without waiting for him to speak, he said: "By the way, after the Yuan change next year, Your Majesty intends to transfer Cao Cao back to Beijing, Xuzhou Mu Yingshao, and Xuzhou General Zhang Liao." Liu Bei was transferred to the general of Yuzhou. ”

Zhong Xuan doesn't understand, Cao Cao can understand when he returns to Beijing, after all, the palace also has doubts about him, why should Liu Bei be appointed as the general of Yuzhou?

Xun Yu said: "Don't think about it. As for Sun Ce's matter, according to what we discussed before, didn't Shixie's side send his son to Beijing? Allowed him. Liu Zhang's side, if you send someone to put pressure on him, the annual tax must be paid in full, otherwise he will be dismissed! ”

Although the Han family is in decline, there is no official position in the imperial court, and it is impossible to convince the public, and the name is not right, not to mention that Liu Zhang is not a Yizhou pastor, and it is very unsatisfactory to inherit Liu Yan's foundation.

At this time, if the court dismisses his officials, it will be a big trouble for him!

Zhong Miao responded and said, "Then, the Sanqiang of Liangzhou is also decided?" ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Your Majesty disagrees, it seems that Your Majesty still insists on conquest, completely pacifies Sanqiang, and does not be false and wronged." ”

Zhong Xuan could understand, carefully calculated, and said: "Wuhuan, Xianbei over there, I will personally go next year, the imperial court has pacified the rebels one after another, and the morale is flourishing, which has always been deterrent, and may be able to fight for three or five years." ”

"Three or five years ......"

Xun Yu assessed this time and said: "Three years should be the most difficult time, five years will recover, you can fight, preferably five years." ”

"Heaven does what people want." Zhong said. The Han Dynasty was tired to the bone, and if he wanted to rebel against Tiangang, it was not a matter of simply talking about it.

Xun Yu and Zhong Yu discussed in the duty room until late at night, and then left the palace and returned home.

"The righteous gods take off, subdue the demons and eliminate the demons!"

Zhong Xuan was sitting in the carriage, and was tired of pretending to sleep, when he was suddenly awakened by a loud shout.

He lifted the curtain, and saw a group of people carrying lanterns and white sails, led by a group of people, shouting along the street, back and forth, and there was only one sentence.

"Who are these?" When the group of people walked by, Zhong Miao asked with a frown.

The guard beside him approached and said, "Hui Servant Shot, it's the Five Doumi Sect, that is, the Heavenly Master Dao, they have come to Luoyang to preach." ”

Zhong Xuan's face suddenly turned bad, because the so-called 'Yellow Turban Uprising' came out of various 'teachings', especially that horn, which made the Han government and the opposition extremely hateful.

"Who's in charge?" Zhong said.

The guard rode a horse, followed to the side, and said: "It seems to be called Zhang Lu, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, the grandson of the Heavenly Master and Taoist, known as the Five Thunder Righteous God." ”

Zhong Xuan was even more displeased, and said: "Inform Luoyang Mansion that it is strictly forbidden to preach, drive out of Luoyang, and ......"

"Servant Shot,"

Zhong Xuan was interrupted before he finished speaking, and in Zhong Xuan's strange face, the guard approached and said in a low voice: "Servant, there are rumors that Zhang Lu's mother entered the palace not long ago to treat the Queen Mother, and she is very fond of the Queen Mother, and now she lives in the palace." ”

Zhong Miao was stunned, he really didn't know the news.

couldn't help frowning deeper, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Let Luoyang Mansion restrain you." ”

Zhong Xuan is very disgusted with these religions, especially this five-bucket rice sect, you must pay five buckets of rice to join the religion, isn't it a naked fraud?

"Yes." The guards responded.

At this time, the Great Sima Mansion.

Xu Rong rushed back from Xuzhou.

"The last general will see Da Sima." Xu Rong was dressed in armor, his instrument was lofty, and his expression was silent and dignified.

Compared with half a year ago, Liu Yu's face is thin, his eyes are sunken, and his eyelids are so heavy that he can't lift them.

He was wearing thick clothes, looked at Xu Rong with a cold expression, and said, "What I asked you to investigate, have you found out?" ”

Xu Rong was taken aback by Liu Yu's expression, this person was like crawling out of hell, cold, cold, the corners of his face were thin and distinct, and his eyes were like poisonous snakes, able to look directly at people's hearts.

Xu Rong hurriedly lowered his head, raised his hand and said, "Go back to Da Sima, there are some eyebrows." Liu Bei fought with Dong Zhuo in Xuzhou one after another, all of them were defeated, and there was no sign of victory. The coalition army ambushed Dong Zhuo, which should have been designed by Yuan Shao, and it is impossible to determine whether Cao Cao participated in it, but he did escape and was able to preserve his strength. The amount of grain and grass in his army is unknown, but it is at least twice as much as it is said to the outside world, and it is not known where it was raised. Dong Zhuo withdrew his troops and pursued Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao deliberately delayed time. After the city was broken, Cao Cao took over nearly seventy percent of Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, although many were dismissed, but according to the investigation of the last general, the soldiers and horses stationed in Qian County and Pei County may exceed 70,000 ......"

Liu Yu waited quietly for him to speak, snorted coldly, and said, "Seventy thousand troops, do you know how much food you need?" The imperial court is already stretched thin to support an army of 100,000, and he has to borrow money from everywhere, where did he Cao Cao get so much money and food? ”

"I don't know!"

Xu Rong's face did not change, and said: "But what the last general will investigate will not be wrong, only a lot more." ”

Liu Yu stared at him for a long time and said, "I also sent another group of people, if you deceive me, it will be a capital crime!" ”

Xu Rong was still unremarkable, and said, "The last general will never lie to him. ”

Liu Yu thought about it again and again, and said: "You stay in Luoyang for the time being, live in Honglu Temple, and you are not allowed to leave without my order." ”

Xu Rong was not afraid, and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

Liu Yu waited for him to leave, looked down at the document in front of him, his expression gloomy, and his heart was uncertain.

For a long time, Cao Cao's money and food for raising soldiers were self-raised, whether it was 12,000, 34,000, but now it has soared to 70,000, and it is still easy to raise!

Where did he get so much money and food? Did you really borrow it from a family?

"Da Sima."

In the cold silence, an old man who was nearly sixty years old walked in through the side door and bowed.

Liu Yu didn't raise his head and said, "Did you hear it?" ”

The old man bowed, quite respectfully, and said, "Yes." Xia Guan didn't believe it. ”

Liu Yu raised his head and said, "I originally wanted you to be the general of Youzhou, but it seems that I have to wait until next year." ”

Gongsun Du's expression did not move, and said, "Da Sima, please take care of your body." ”

Liu Yu was too sick, as if he had run out of oil, but he couldn't compare to his thoughts.

Liu Yu still has a lot of things to do, and a lot of worries, he wants to eliminate potential thieves for the Han court before he dies!

Liu Yu looked up at the dark outside, and said lightly: "I'm going to die, at this time, I can't believe anyone, Cao Cao doesn't believe it, Xu Rong is half-convinced, you, I only believe in Liucheng, I went to Youzhou, the emperor is far away, will you be the second Gongsun Zhan I don't know, and I can't see it." ”

Gongsun Du didn't move, lowered his eyes, and said, "Da Sima, Xiaguan will be sixty years old next year." ”

In this era, sixty years old is a long life.

Liu Yu couldn't deny it, and said, "Wait for my order." ”

"The next official retired." Gongsun Du raised his hand, and then slowly retreated.

Liu Yu's eyes rolled, watching Gongsun Du walk into the night, and after a long time, he snorted coldly and said, "If I wasn't seriously ill, why would I need you?" ”

Xianbei, Wuhuan, Goguryeo, etc. are ready to move, and the border of Youzhou is restless, as the great Sima, as the former Youzhou pastor, Liu Yu is taking precautions.

(End of chapter)