Liu Bei personally enlisted, and Zheng Ping supervised the country.

However, such a decision has already aroused the dissatisfaction of many ministers and former ministers.

Although Liu Bei was called the emperor, he rarely canonized Yuan Cong's civil and military affairs, and one of the reasons was the former ministers left by Liu Xie.

Liu Bei couldn't be called the emperor, so he directly replaced this group of ministers and former ministers.

There must be a reason for the change of minister.

If the reason is not chosen well, it will directly have a bad impact on Liu Bei's reputation.

This is also one of the reasons why Zheng Ping will stay in Xudu.

The battle on the front line did not happen overnight, and even if Zheng Ping went to Puyang, it was impossible to pacify the three northern states within a month.

Liu Bei has a benevolent and virtuous style, and his mind is not as treacherous as Cao Cao, who has been accustomed to seeing court power struggles since he was a child.

If Zheng Ping was on the front line and Liu Bei was in Xudu, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to deal with the ministers and ministers of the court.

After all, the emperor's words and deeds may become a faint monarch, a tyrant, and a mediocre monarch if he is not careful.

And Liu Bei is on the front line, Zheng Ping is in Xudu, not only can Liu Bei not have to be distracted to fight with the old ministers in the court, kill Yuan wholeheartedly, and achieve Zhaowu's prestige, but also give Zheng Ping enough power to solve these moths in the court.

Although Zheng Ping is Zheng Xuan's son, he is not as self-cultivated as Zheng Xuan, humble and loyal.

A sorcerer, but also a poisoner.

Zheng Ping's strategy has always been based on the result, and he never cares whether the power strategy is dirty.

Jia Xu can obediently go to Puyang to give Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun a cover, but he doesn't want to be an enemy of Zheng Ping.

If he is an enemy of Zheng Ping, Jia Xu feels that his life may not be guaranteed.

Jia Xu can be sure that if Zheng Ping makes a move, he will never be merciful!

Especially now, Zheng Ping has the right to supervise the country!

"Zhengping, how is the collection of criminal evidence?" Zheng Ping summoned You Heng.

In the few months in Xudu, Zheng Ping was not as seen on the surface of the former ministers of the minister, and he handled the government for Liu Bei every day.

In all the affairs of the government, the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion carried out them step by step in accordance with the process formulated by Zheng Ping, and almost all government affairs finally converged on the Prime Minister Zhuge Jin.

Unless Zhuge Jin is not sure about it, it will be sent to Zheng Ping.

And Zheng Ping spent most of his time focusing on the collection of evidence against the former ministers of the DPRK and China.

You Heng replied: "Led by Yang Biao and Ma Riyan, there are a total of seventy-two ministers, and the evidence collected so far is enough to condemn them to prison. It's just that we lack a knife that can kill. ”

Zheng Ping's eyes were scorching, and he looked at Sima Yi, who was standing beside him and was silent: "Zhongda, who do you think should be chosen as the sword?" ”

Since Hanoi brought Sima Yi out, Zheng Ping put Sima Yi by his side.

In line with the original intention of making the best use of things, Sima Yi has always been involved in collecting evidence of the minister's crimes.

Because he has already been released, Sima Yi, who has not yet reached the crown, also took the table words in advance.

Sima Yi glanced at Zheng Ping with some fear, gritted his teeth, and said, "Prime Minister, Yi thinks that he can borrow the Black Mountain Thief as a knife." Use the Black Mountain thieves to exterminate the forces of these ministers outside Xudu. ”

"At that time, the prime minister will send troops to recruit again to collect the hearts of the ministers."

"In this way, the ministers have no external help, and they don't dare to make trouble in Xudu anymore."

Sima Yi's answer was decent, which not only dealt a blow to the power of the ministers' former ministers, but also left room for the ministers.

However, this was not the answer Zheng Ping wanted.

"Zhongda, you still don't trust your true appearance enough." Zheng Ping looked at Sima Yi's gaze, as if he was smiling.

Sima Yi's face changed, and he hurriedly approached and bowed: "Yi has always admired the prime minister, and the prime minister's words are the words that Yi wants to believe in for a lifetime." ”

Zheng Ping gently shook the feather fan, and his seemingly peaceful tone had an undoubted majesty: "In this world, there is white and black, there is light and darkness, if no one walks in the dark, there will be no light to bloom in the world." ”

"Zhongda, whether the Sima clan can survive in the world or not depends on your choice of light and darkness."

Sima Yi's face became even more ugly.

Although Zheng Ping did not say it explicitly, he already had a hint at Sima Yi.

This knife has to be Sima Yi!

However, Sima Yi knew very well that Zheng Ping's purpose was to get rid of all the seventy-two ministers and their family forces on this list.

Once Sima Yi becomes this knife, he will not only be expelled from the family tree by the Sima clan, but also make the Sima clan bear the infamy for several years, and he will not be able to raise his head in the scholar circle.

But if he didn't agree, Sima Yi felt that he wouldn't be able to survive today.

Zheng Ping has to do too ruthlessly, and Sima Yi is a participant in the whole process!

Either join or keep it a secret.

And only the dead can keep secrets!

"If Yi does this, the prime minister's reputation will also be damaged." Sima Yi tried to persuade.

After all, many people know that Sima Yi is now working for Zheng Ping in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zheng Ping's eyes were slightly cold: "Zhong Da thinks that he cares about the person who is famous?" It is a blessing for the prime minister to destroy the reputation of one person and let the world be stable for a hundred years. Chungda, don't make a mistake! ”

Sima Yi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Long.

Sima Yi gritted his teeth again, clenched his fists, bowed his head and said, "I am willing to listen to the Prime Minister's orders." ”

"Good!" Zheng Ping helped Sima Yi up, and gave Sima Yi the feather fan in his hand, and said: "The feather fan of the original phase was only given to two people. One is Ah Liang in Puyang, and the second is Zhongda you. ”

"Zhongda, you have a month!"

Sima Yi trembled and took the feather fan in Zheng Ping's hand, and bowed again: "Yiding will live up to the high expectations of the prime minister." ”

After Sima Yi left, You Heng stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister, Sima Yi is quite forbearing, and he dares to agree to such things that make Sima Yi cut himself off from the Shi clan, and the foolish brother is afraid that it will be difficult to control it in the future." ”

"It's okay, the nature has its own decisions." Zheng Ping waved his hand, interrupting You Heng's worries, and said: "If you release the news, you will say that you will feel cold and cold, and you will not be able to govern in the near future, and all matters in the DPRK and China will be decided by Yang Biao and Ma Riyan for the time being." ”

Zheng Ping said that he was sick, and Yang Biao, Ma Riyan and other former ministers became even more combative, only thinking that Zheng Ping had softened and acted more unscrupulously.

What's more, the information about Zheng Ping's illness was directly transmitted to Yuan Shao's secret agent.

However.

Before the ministers could be happy, a news came that shocked the Xudu court.

Hongnong Yang's family was robbed of all the money, grain, land deeds and house deeds by Montenegrin thieves overnight!

Yang Biao vomited blood on the spot and fell into a coma!

Immediately afterwards, the forces that were implicated in the seventy-two ministers on the list, and who once opposed Liu Bei's claim to be the emperor, were also robbed and killed by Montenegrin thieves one after another.

All of a sudden, the ministers of Xu Du were panicked, and they went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask Zheng Ping to come forward.

However, no matter who came to see Zheng Ping, they were told that Zheng Ping was sick in bed and could not be a director.

After a long time, these ministers are not stupid, and they guessed that the sudden appearance of the black mountain thief must be related to Zheng Ping.

When Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu appeared in Xu Ducheng like a beggar and accused Sima Yi of fornicating with the Black Mountain thieves to destroy the Hongnong Yang family, the public ministers were completely furious.

"Zheng Ping dog thief, is this going to risk the world's condemnation and drive us to extinction?"

"How can we be humiliated like this without fault!"

"Your Majesty is stupid, and you dare to let Zheng Ping be a thief in the country, but you can jointly send it to Puyang, and ask Your Majesty to depose Zheng Ping."

"Kang Chenggong's son is so brutal, the Zheng family's family style has been ruined."

"Hanoi Sima Fang, he has always had the wind of benevolence and righteousness, how could the son he gave birth to be so vicious that he was in cahoots with Zheng Ping's dog thief."

“.”

Just when the ministers insulted Zheng Ping, You Heng suddenly led the Praetorian Guards to arrest and imprison all the seventy-two ministers on the list, and at the same time read out the charges of the seventy-two ministers one by one in front of the people of Xu Du.

It took three days just to read the indictment!

None of these princess families are clean, and it is not very difficult to collect the guilt.

It's just that no one is more ruthless than Zheng Ping.

Not only to destroy the forces of the 72 ministers outside the Xu capital, but also to try the 72 ministers and make their charges public.

In this way, even if these seventy-two ministers are still alive, their reputation will be stinky.

Zheng Ping didn't kill these seventy-two ministers, but he wanted to punish their hearts!

For a while, the wind direction in Xu Du was polarized.

Some supported the 72nd Secretary of State and scolded Zheng Ping for abusing his power to supervise the country.

There are those who oppose the 72 ministers, and denounce the corpses for causing disaster to the country and the people.

Many scholars quarreled non-stop.

Zheng Ping also ordered You Heng to preside, gather all the scholars in the city of Xudu, provide accommodation and food, and let the scholars debate to their heart's content.

As for the joint letter of the ministers, it was quietly sent to Puyang.

Liu Bei is now fighting with Yuan Shao on the north bank of the Yellow River, and he doesn't care about the changes in Xu Du at all.

Since Zheng Ping was put in charge of the country, Liu Bei had enough trust in Zheng Ping.

With the collapse of the forces of the seventy-two ministers outside the city of Xudu one by one, this group of former ministers who were still arrogant gradually became afraid.

It's been a month.

Liu Bei on the front line didn't react at all!

In terms of public opinion, it has gradually evolved into a dispute between "corpse vegetarian meal and diligent government self-denial".

Yang Biao, Ma Riyan and others didn't even know how they lost!

couldn't fight Zheng Ping, and everyone's anger began to turn to the Sima clan, forcing Sima Fang to announce that Sima Yi would be removed from the Sima clan's genealogy in front of everyone!

At the same time, all the clansmen of the Sima clan who were outwardly prominent also resigned and returned to Hanoi, and have not been out of the house ever since.

"A plate of loose sand!"

Prime Minister's Office.

Zheng Ping exhaled contemptuously and made a final evaluation of the changes in Xu Ducheng.

As for the ruined reputation, Zheng Ping didn't care at all.

Leave the handle to defile yourself, and when Liu Bei comes back, you can resign logically.

In this way, Liu Bei can take advantage of the great victory to reappoint the ministers and officials, and completely make the court ministers become Liu Bei's cronies.

If the court is unstable, the world is unstable.

Zheng Ping has already seen this clearly.

"Xu Du's matter, it's up to Your Majesty next!" Leaving the matter at hand to Zhuge Jin, Zheng Ping set his sights on the war in Hebei.

Zhuge Liang was reminded by Jia Xu and knew that it was not only Yuan Shao who was going to fight this battle, but also the powerful Hebei family who was attached to Yuan Shao.

Most of the contradictions in the troubled times were caused by the powerful and powerful families who wantonly annexed land.

The poor have no place to stand, and if they can't live, they will naturally rebel.

The rich annexed a large amount of land, and felt that they had no one to control it, so they would disobey the decrees of the imperial court.

If you want to solve the problem, you must defeat this group of powerful families who annexed the land and disobeyed the imperial decrees, along with Yuan Shao.

When the world was not in turmoil, the powerful families had their own reasons for annexing land, and it was difficult for the imperial court to find a crime and to restrain land annexation.

And now, the world is in chaos, broken and then standing.

As long as the Hebei families are all attached to Yuan Shao, then the imperial court has enough reasons to exterminate this group of powerful families in a counterinsurgency, and then return their land to the imperial court.

Winter November.

Seven days.

Lü Bu and Huang Zhong attacked the Liyang camp, Zhongxun Chen laid an ambush, the army was defeated, and the rear camp was scattered along the way.

Yuan Shaoling Wen Chou, Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Qi and other generals took advantage of the victory to pursue, chased all the way to Huaxian County, and broke Liu Bei's ten formations in a row.

Eighteenth.

Liu Beibing was gambled on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Zhuge Liang gathered troops and deployed his troops to resist Yuan Shao's army with his back to the Yellow River.

"Liu Bei is really stupid, he actually let Lu Xun'er take command, and he really dares to play a battle against the water." Yuan Shao won ten battles in a row, and when he saw Liu Bei's formation, he couldn't help laughing.

Xun Chen echoed: "Lu Xun does have the ability to be a general, but he is too proud, and a proud plan makes Lu Xun forget about it, and he is defeated by Ming Gong ten times in a row." ”

"The Marquis of Huaiyin fought against the water, but the opponent was too weak, and the morale was not low, so the sergeant was able to take the lead and defeat the Zhao army with one as ten."

"But now, Sergeant Liu Bei, who has lost ten battles in a row, how much morale can he have?"

Xu You also stroked his beard proudly: "Ming Gong, today he will be angry and capture Liu Bei alive, even if Liu Bei has the land of six states, his subordinates will be like monkeys." ”

Yuan Shao was high-spirited: "Good! Ben will personally command the troops, and he will definitely capture Liu Bei alive! ”

However, what Yuan Shao didn't know was that Liu Bei's morale seemed to be low, but they all held their breath and waited for this last battle.

Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Sun Jian and Zhang Fei, who originally divided Yuan Shao's troops, each bluffed, leaving behind the banner miscellaneous soldiers.

The first camp, the white-robed camp, the broken army camp and the Ruishi camp, 20,000 elites have quietly returned to Liu Bei's main formation.

In other words.

What Yuan Shao had to face was not Liu Beibing, who had low morale.

It's an all-star lineup under Liu Bei!

First Ascend, Break the Army, White Robe, Sharp Soldier, Shooting Sound, Euphorbia, White Yu, Trap, Wolf Ride.

and, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Jian, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang He, Chen Zhi, Gao Shun, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Sun Ce.

Although the number of soldiers and horses is not as good as Yuan Shao, the battlefield has never been won by a large number of people.

When the number of soldiers and horses reaches a certain number, unless there is a difference of several times, it is difficult to have the advantage of crushing the number of people.

Liu Bei, but there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, of which more than 50,000 are elite soldiers who form a separate battalion!

"Yuan Shao has been tricked."

"Your Majesty, you can give the order."

Zhuge Liang was in high spirits.

Let Yuan Shao win ten battles in a row, and let Guan Yu, Sun Jian, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun's four battalions secretly withdraw.

It seems simple, but it requires a lot of computing power to execute.

These days, Zhuge Liang's nerves are also tense.

Now, it's finally time to release!

(End of chapter)