In the evening, the Imperial Tower.

Liu Xie sent Zhong Xuan away, standing under the eaves of the main hall of the Imperial History Tower, looking at the drizzle in the sky, with a solemn expression.

This wave of unsettled waves has risen again and again, and there have been big chaos in Yanzhou and Jizhou, which has made Liu Xie have a bad premonition in his heart.

"Your Highness."

At this time, on the left side of the main hall, Xi Zhicai came over coughing, handed Liu Xie a letter, and said: "Dong Guoxiang's letter, when the lower officials came in, they happened to meet the royal servant. ”

Liu Xie took it casually, his expression was not relieved at all, and said, "You know about Yuzhou, right?" What do you think? ”

Xi Zhicai shook his head, there was no trace of blood on his pale face, and said: "This matter is very strange, Shang Shutai's decision is right, first check clearly, and then make a decision. ”

Liu Xie sighed and said, "This Yuzhou is adjacent to Yanzhou, and Your Majesty is not in Beijing, if something really happens, it will be really difficult for me to deal with it." ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "Your Majesty is in Xuzhou, a little closer than Luoyang, I am afraid that we will get the news before us, Your Highness, don't worry too much." ”

Liu Xie looked helpless and opened the letter in his hand.

This was sent by Dong Cheng, and Liu Xie saw it from the beginning to the end, but the more he looked at it, the more he frowned.

Dong Cheng's letter seems to be a family affair, but between the lines it seems to mean something else, and Liu Xie couldn't see the real content for a while.

Xi Zhicai stood opposite Liu Xie, deliberately bowed his head and avoided it, and waited for Liu Xie to put away the letter, and then said: "Your Highness, Zhong Servant is going to Yuzhou, do you want to go with the lower officials?" ”

"What do you think?" Liu Xie asked rhetorically.

As a sensitive and complex current emperor's younger brother, coupled with the special relationship between Shang Shutai and Xi Zhicai as the 'Yingchuan Party', Liu Xie did not dare to be careless.

Xi Zhicai didn't think so much, and said: "The matter of Yuzhou is obviously not so simple. The news came over, Liu Xuan, Tian Feng, Liu Bei and others did not have a single book, and the officials asked for orders to check in person. ”

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "Liu Bei, you should be trustworthy, this person is benevolent and loyal, and you can rely on him when necessary." ”

Xi Zhi responded, and then said: "Your Highness, Yanzhou, do you want to go in person?" Looking at the court, only His Highness is the most suitable to go. ”

Liu Xie was stunned and said, "I'll go?" ”

This question, he has never thought about it, with Liu Xie's consciousness for many years, there is no will, let alone going out of Beijing, even the mansion will not take a step at will.

Xi Zhicai said: "Yes." I can't always follow Shangshutai, I should have my own opinions. ”

Liu Xie still hesitated, and suddenly remembered the letter from Dong Cheng in his hand, and was inexplicably shocked, as if he had thought of something, and said urgently: "No!" I can't go out of Beijing without a will! ”

Xi Zhicai was taken aback by Liu Xie's reaction, and immediately thought of it, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, too, don't care so much, time has passed, if you care about everything, it will not be beautiful." ”

Liu Xie held the letter in his hand tightly, his face tightened, and said, "There is no need to talk about this matter. Regarding the matter of Yanzhou, I asked Bing Cao's Huangfu Shangshu to take a trip. ”

Seeing that he reacted so much, Xi Zhicai felt strange in his heart, and he couldn't force it, and said, "That's good, Xia Guan will leave Beijing today." ”

Liu Xie nodded heavily and said, "Okay." ”

Xi Zhicai glanced at Liu Xie again, and left after seeing the salute.

Liu Xiemu sent him away, looked left and right, and then opened the crumpled letter again, stared at the words on it, and looked at them one by one, especially when he saw: Empress Dowager Xiaoren, keep the will of the first emperor, Gu Liu's so far, there is nothing wrong, and it is appropriate to be obedient.

At first, Liu Xie just felt that this sentence was abrupt, and he didn't have time to think about it, but when he read what Xi Zhicai said just now, he suddenly felt shocked - this Dong Cheng, could it be that there are some bad intentions?

He is in Chenliu, Cao Cao is in Shanyang County, these two people, isn't there any collusion?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt, Liu Xie was cold, thought about it, walked out of the Yushitai quickly, and beckoned to the horse lane: "Go home, hurry up!" ”

The coachman was taken aback, whipped his horse, and galloped through the drizzle.

Two days later, Liu Wei was already in Yuyuanguan.

"Zilong, I heard that there is still credit for your construction here?" Walking around the gate, Liu Wei said with a smile.

Zhao Yun followed behind, holding an umbrella, and said, "Yes, the minister has been stationed here." ”

"I also stabbed that Wen Chou to death with one shot." Dian Wei said in an urn behind him.

are all close ministers of His Majesty the Emperor, Zhao Yun goes out to fight from time to time and makes meritorious deeds, Dian Wei has hardly ever gone out, and he has no credit at all, he is simply a useless foodie.

Therefore, Dian Wei was 'indignant' about this, and often asked to lead troops to fight for Liu Wei's rebellion.

Liu Wei naturally heard it, and said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry, there is an opportunity." ”

As he spoke, he stopped and looked northeast.

Yuyuan Pass is one of the eight passes established by He carried the position to resist the Yellow Turban Army that entered Luoyang. Here, it is already very close to Luoyang.

And behind him, is Yingchuan County.

Zhao Yun held an umbrella and also looked at Luoyang City.

Luoyang City seems to be calm, but in fact it is also turbulent, no one knows how many people and how many things are hidden underneath, waiting for the opportunity.

Liu Wei watched quietly for a while, then turned around and walked to the other side, looking at the huge Yingchuan County.

Yingchuan, in today's Han Dynasty can be extraordinary, because the 'Yingchuan Party' ruled the court, the three giants of Shangshutai are all Yingchuan people, and the six Cao Nine Temples and officials from all over the country are innumerable, in a short period of time, it has been intertwined and powerful.

As for the 'Yingchuan Party', it was the result of Liu Wei's deliberate promotion and connivance.

He needs to replace the old ministers left behind by the Spirit Emperor with young people to cleanse those who are rotten. But the consequences are also obvious, the 'Yingchuan Party' is big, controls all aspects of the imperial court, and all state affairs have to rely on them.

Their attitude and execution are crucial and indispensable to Liu Wei's 'New Deal'.

After many years of preparation, the 'New Deal' has reached the most difficult and critical moment, and the role of the 'Yingchuan Party' has become more and more prominent.

The 'Yingchuan Party' is a group of scholars in the end, and almost all the policies of Liu Wei's 'New Deal' are harmful to the scholars, and opposition within the 'Yingchuan Party' is also accumulating.

"Xun Yu, can you hold it down?" Liu Wei suddenly whispered. If Xun Yu can't suppress it, he will have to consider restricting and weakening the 'Yingchuan Party' as necessary.

"Your Majesty,"

Lu Yu took half a step forward and said, "The news from Luoyang, Zhong Fuzhu, Chen Shangshu of Gongcao, and Yu Shi Cheng have left Beijing and rushed to Xiangxian. ”

Liu Wei retracted his divergent thoughts, shook his head, and said, "Xiangxian over there, is there any latest news?" ”

Lu Yu said: "Not for the time being, but Captain Huangfu sent a letter yesterday, and he should rush to Yuyuan Pass today and report to His Majesty in person." ”

Liu Wei snorted and said, "Liu Xuan, Tian Feng, Liu Bei still didn't report it?" ”

"Nope." Lu Yu said.

Liu Wei snorted and laughed, "It's all hidden thoughts......

Lu Yu and the others didn't dare to answer, because this matter was really too big, and they didn't dare to say a word more.

Liu Wei didn't think that Liu Xuan, Liu Bei, Tian Feng and others would rebel, but in fact, the details were not clear, and they were always uneasy.

"Cao Cao's rebuttal, what do you think?" Liu Wei pondered for a while and looked back at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister doesn't dare to say anything, and he will obey his will." ”

Liu Wei smiled and sighed lightly, a little headache.

Cao Cao's so-called 'rebuttal book' is a notebook, stating the general course of events, and only killing some scholars who gathered to disobey his orders and openly disobeyed, and tried his best to slaughter the city.

For these, the Imperial City Mansion is still investigating, and there is no return for the time being.

Liu Wei has a headache, one by one, none of them are worry-free.

Naturally, he didn't think that Cao Cao would rebel, and for the time being, Cao Cao didn't have the strength.

As for whether he had any thoughts, Liu Wei didn't care.

The current military generals of Wenchen have too many people with ill intentions.

But Liu Wei only looked at one point - whether he had that strength.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to Beijing now?" In the silence, Zhao Yun asked out loud.

Liu Wei put his hands behind his back and said, "Don't move for the time being, I want to take another look." ”

After a big turn, the local affairs are almost over, and he now wants to see what these ministers in the court are thinking.

Zhao Yun answered, and then stopped talking.

"A word to the emperor,"

Liu Wei pondered for a long time and said: "When he arrives in Yanzhou, don't say it, watch and listen more, especially Liu Dai, Huang Zhong, and Cao Cao...... Don't worry about what he says for the time being, ask him to ...... Step by step. ”

"Yes." Lu Yu responded, quietly raised his head to look at Liu Wei's side face, and was extremely nervous in his heart.

Cao Cao made such a big thing, His Majesty not only did not react, but asked him to 'follow the steps', this is not an imperial grace, and no one knows what kind of crisis is contained in it!

"Your Majesty!"

A janissary came up and said, "The Imperial City Captain, Huangfu Jian, asks to see him." ”

Liu argued, turned around and said, "Let him come up." ”

The Praetorian responded and walked away quickly.

After a while, the dusty Huangfu Jian came in a long stride, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Weichen......"

"That's it, let's talk about things." Liu Wei waved his hand.

Huangfu Jian stopped talking for a long time, and after getting up, he organized the wording and said: "Back to Your Majesty, after repeated investigations by the Imperial City Mansion, it has been ascertained that the matter of the slaughter of the three cities by the right Sima Cao Cao is indeed true. The cause was the conspiracy of the three counties, refusing to give up the military power, and intending to murder the right Sima Cao Cao, Cao Cao's army Sima Cao Hong led the troops and killed more than 2,000 people in the three counties, which was rumored to be a massacre. ”

Liu Wei's face was as usual, and he said, "Is there anything else?" ”

Huangfu Jian glanced up at Liu Wei and said, "The Imperial City Mansion also found that some of them threaded needles and threads and deliberately pinched them, but the insiders were all killed, and there is no clue for the time being." ”

Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashed, and said, "There are still people behind the scenes...... Interesting. ”

He believed Huangfu Jianchang's words, and he also knew that there was still a secret in it, which was deliberately hidden by Cao Cao, and similarly, there were people behind the scenes.

It's intricate, and it will never be clear for a while, or rather, forever.

Lu Yu, Zhao Yun and the others listened silently, everyone knew that things would not be so simple.

Liu Wei was silent for a long time and said, "Continue to investigate." What's going on in Nalu County? ”

When Huangfu Jian heard this, his expression moved, and he said: "Back to Your Majesty, the things that have been corrupted and deceived the king, corrupted and bent the law, wantonly raised taxes, killed good people and took merit, and seized people's land, etc., have basically been verified. Those Wuhuan and Xianbei people who appeared in Lu County were obviously because of the worship of Buddha, but after being identified by the Imperial City Mansion, some of them were the remnants of rebellion such as Yuan Yi and Qiao Mao, hiding in them, and they lived for their lives, sometimes pretending to be monks, sometimes pretending to be business travelers, running around in Yuzhou, and not daring to stay in one place. ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows, couldn't help but sneer, and said, "This kind of person is really endless and can't be killed." ”

The rebellion of Yuan Yi, Qiao Mao and others occurred shortly after Liu Wei ascended the throne, and the imperial court did not have much strength at all, so it could only be roughly pacified, not completely annihilated.

Originally, I thought that Qiao Mao fled to Youzhou, and then ran outside the Saiwai, but I never thought that he actually went south and hid in Yuzhou.

"These are just scabies,"

Liu Wei waved his hand and said indifferently: "Let's clean it up with Zhenrong." Let's talk about Xiangxian, how many have you found? ”

Huangfu can be said to be tired enough for a long time, he used almost all the strength of the Imperial City Mansion, and he also traveled from south to north, and almost broke his leg.

Taking a breath quietly, Huangfu Jian said with a long sigh: "According to the investigation of the Imperial City Mansion, the cause of the incident is that Yuzhou Mu Liu Xuan, Peijun Taishou Tian Feng and others patrolled the river, and found that all the money and grain for repairing the river were desecrated, and the matter of controlling the river was completely failed, and the flood skyrocketed, and the embankment could burst at any time. Liu Miao and others begged many big families to borrow money and food, but they were refused. Therefore, Tian Feng forced Liu Xuan to order the arrest of all officials involved in the control of the river and forced them to pay donations. At present, Liu Xuan, Tian Feng and others have raised enough money and food, recruited more than 100,000 young people, and are making every effort to repair the gap, dredge the river, and prevent the Hunhe River from bursting its banks. ”

Liu Wei's temples jumped, and the nerves in his head bulged, and the pain seemed to be cracked.

Before, he had already gotten fragmentary news, but now on the whole, it was Tian Feng who took the lead and forced Liu Miao to do such a rebellious thing at first sight!

Liu Wei rubbed his temples, exhaled a long breath, and said, "I have a headache......

Tian Feng killed the imperial history of the river patrol and the county order of Xiangxian County, which was a rebellion and did not forgive the big crime. But he did it for a reason, and he didn't care about his life to control the river.

It can be said that it is very courageous and courageous, and it is worthy of appreciation.

Liu Wei is appreciative.

But it wasn't that easy to keep him.

Cao Cao killed so many people, and it can always be said that those people disobeyed the law and murdered the envoys, and it is not an exaggeration to kill them first.

But Tian Feng is in full view, forced to pay donations, kill people and raid his home, this is not Tian Feng's Peijun Taishou, or even the power of Yuzhou Mu Liu Xuan.

This is a great sin!

No one in the government and the opposition will agree to such a big crime!

Lu Yu, Huangfu Jianchang and others looked at Liu Wei without speaking, knowing that His Majesty in front of them wanted to protect Liu Xuan and Tian Feng.

After a long time, Liu Wei still couldn't think of any way, and said with a headache: "Second son, is there any good way?" ”

Huangfu bowed and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Minister...... No. ”

Such a big thing, so many people have seen it with their own eyes, and it is too difficult to fake it.

Liu Wei nodded and said, "It's really embarrassing for you, you have to find someone who is good at cheating......

Lu Yu, Huangfu Jian subconsciously thought, there are so many people in the court, who is good at fraud, and moreover, he can also bear the consequences of being overturned afterwards.

"Okay, that's it." Liu Wei laughed suddenly, refreshed.

(End of chapter)