"Your Majesty, there must be a mistake in this transcript!"

"Definitely?" Zhong Xuan stood up straight, stood with his hands in his hands, slowly glanced at Dong Cheng, and said, "General Dong has not interrogated, he has not investigated, he can say that he is certain just by mouth, and he will influence His Majesty's judgment, what is his intention?" ”

"We have the permission of His Majesty, to exercise this power, to sit in this great position, we should abide by the law, in order to be fair, Zhang Xiaowei this matter, if you don't believe in Dali Temple, you can go and inquire yourself."

"If you don't believe Your Majesty, then General Dong might as well sue Heaven."

Zhong Xuan's tone was very calm, but his words were very sharp, and every word was suppressing Dong Cheng's arrogance.

At the same time, it can be regarded as expressing the dissatisfaction in the heart, Dali Temple is a fair place, and now after the reset, it is necessary to temporarily take the responsibility of the court captain.

The civil and criminal matters are all in Dali Temple, and if there are unjust words, it can be said that it will be useless in the future.

In the past two years, the most important thing is faithfulness, if the faith of the Son of Heaven, the court, and the various ministries is not established, the people will still not be at ease, and in the future, the people's hearts will be turbulent and uneasy, and no one will really respect Xu Du Hanting.

If no one respects it, then now the princes in the hall are like playing tricks.

In the end, it has to be handed over to the sword soldiers to force, isn't that only to rely on Cao Gong's soldiers and horses.

Dong Cheng was speechless when he said these words, and he could only move his lips in the hall a few times, but he still couldn't say a word.

"Go?" Zhong Xuan was not used to him at all, and asked urgingly: "If you want to check again in person, you will immediately ask Your Majesty for permission, and immediately check Captain Zhang's mansion." ”

"Find out new evidence, human witnesses, to overturn the record of Dali Temple, if you don't go, don't be on top of the main hall, just know how to mourn and bark!"

"Zhong Xuan, you-" Dong Cheng raised his arm, he had always been looked down upon by Zhong Xuan and others, and his status was not high when he was in Chang'an, although he regarded himself as the queen of the famous Dong family, but he still failed to get attention.

Later, his daughter was sent to the palace to be a concubine with the Son of Heaven, so she was qualified to listen to the words, but she was still not qualified to give advice.

Now that he has come to Xu Dulai, Zhong Xuan still has no respect for him at all, he was ashamed to walk with him from the beginning, and he only greeted him very perfunctorily.

Now he is directly scolding in the palace, showing no mercy.

Dong Cheng felt very faceless, all the officials in the same dynasty were from the scholar family, and he was still called the uncle of the country, how could it be such a situation, he was pointed at and scolded in the court without dignity.

"Dong Cheng!" Liu Xie shot the case directly, the black cannon fluttered, and he walked straight in front of him with an angry glare, and said angrily: "When are you going to make trouble!?" ”

"Could it be that Xu Duning, no matter how much the Han family declines, will it make you happy!?"

"I'm young, but I'm not stupid! Cao Qing is indeed not from a Gao Yao family, and he has the unity of eunuchs, but he has unparalleled intelligence, broad-mindedness, and has always been loyal and loving to me, respecting me like a servant, and thinking of me like a son, and he is definitely not a person of Dong thief or Li Guo! ”

"But-" Dong Cheng raised his head, his face full of horror and disbelief, and when the words came to his mouth, he was forced to swallow by Liu Xie's eyes.

He really wanted to remind him that Cao Cao in front of him seemed to be loyal and good, and he respected Liu Xie, but! Didn't Your Majesty notice that his power was expanding step by step?

First, the troops near Gyeonggi were deployed and occupied one by one, and then the commander of the tun cavalry, Zhang Han, was the point, and he continued to recruit and appoint important captains.

and then take the position of the commonplace, let the Son of Heaven personally worship the lawsuit and accept the order.

And the ineffective civil construction of Xu Du was also offset by military exploits, and at the same time made the Son of Heaven happy, just praising but not reproaching.

Because of Wancheng's merits, he obtained the right to establish a school office.

In this process, the three major counties of Hanoi, Nanyang, and Runan have been completely controlled in their hands, and they have been followed by Zhang Xiu's 30,000 loyal elite old troops.

Even, Cao Cao also gained an unpredictable reputation in Wancheng.

These, if you think about it carefully, it is extremely terrifying, if this is in the heyday, Cao Cao, who is a minister, is no longer able to be checked and balanced.

He can tilt the power of the government and the opposition, and no one will object to anything, and there are a hundred ways for such a person to deceive the saints, because His Majesty has never really governed the government, nor has he known about the suffering of the people.

Cao Cao gave him a little sweetness, and he would be complacent for a long time, and then he thought that the monarch and the ministers were harmonious.

"You're still going to frame and slander Bochang, and you're satisfied with the result now?!"

"Speak! I ask you, are you satisfied!? If you are satisfied, I will dare to release you. ”

When Dong Cheng heard this, he was immediately shocked, he knew that Liu Xie must be really angry, and there was resentment in his heart.

Therefore, he immediately knelt on the ground, trembling on the ground, and said in a vague voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Weichen didn't dare, he would never dare to trespass, but he heard the rumors in the market and misunderstood the prince and marquis. ”

"Really?"

Liu Xie sneered: "Wouldn't that regard me as a means for your personal gain?" I didn't get rid of the Tun Cavalry Captain for you, are you very dissatisfied? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, Weichen will never dare to do this!"

Liu Xie looked at him condescendingly and coldly, and said word by word: "You tell me now, if Cao Qing is demoted, Zhang Hou is punished, the court is chaotic and the people are not happy, Xu Du will no longer be prosperous at this time, but will be returned to the barren riots of the year, what good can you do?" What benefits do I get? ”

"This ......"

"Auxiliary General! Answer me! Liu Xie looked at Fu Wan again, and at this time, a look immediately shook Fu Wan's heart, and he knelt on the ground, also trembling and prostrate.

The two were officials who reported Zhang Han, and they claimed to have obtained ironclad information, and once they searched his home, they would definitely find something.

The current result, of course, is not what the two of them think, and even they suspect that it is Zhang Han, a person on the cusp, who deliberately caused him to jump out, and then turned against the customer.

"The two of you, framing the Marquis of the Han Dynasty, deserve to be punished, and the two of you are relatives of the country, and you will leave the imperial city by yourself."

"Your Majesty!!" Dong Cheng and Fu Wan secretly glanced at each other, they were already sweating profusely at the moment, but they didn't dare to refuse, this punishment ...... It's already quite light.

If it is according to the law of Dali Temple, the lightest capital should now be to issue a small land as an order, and it is not allowed to return to Xudu.

Of course, even if he is removed from his current position, he will only be able to receive an idle position in Xu Du in the future, and it will be difficult to make a difference.

Cao Cao...... Wouldn't it be necessary to take back the positions of two generals and consolidate their power in Xudu?

In this way, His Majesty has really become a caged bird, and Cao Cao's cage is much stronger than Dong Thief's, making it difficult to start.

It's scary!!

"Get out!" Liu Xie saw that the two nodded in response, whether they heard it clearly or not, he immediately told them to get out of the way with great irritability.

At this time, only Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan and others were left in the palace, and Liu Xie turned back to observe Cao Cao's expression.

After a long time, he asked softly, "Cao Qing, uh...... Is Zhang Aiqing still willing to be an official? How about I not revoke his title, not remove him from his office, and because of his loyalty? ”

"Or, if the post of former general is vacant, he can be temporarily replaced."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and shook his head, there was no anger on his face at this moment, replaced by a sense of sadness, and sighed: "Your Majesty, in fact, like Weichen, he is like a person who has fallen leaves in the autumn sun, but it is not too uncomfortable. ”

"But a young man like Bo Chang is different, he is in the prime of his youth, and he should be enthusiastic and serve the country, but now he ......"

"Loyalty will grow old, and blood is easy to cool...... Bo Chang should be very sad. ”

Liu Xie froze for a moment, as if he had been stabbed by a knife, he lowered his head and thought deeply, and finally looked at Xun Yu and Yang Biao, and said: "Taiwei and Zhongshu Ling, the official positions of Dong and Fu will be severely controlled and demoted by three levels. ”

"Do the holy thing."

In the following time, Cao Cao informed Liu Xie in detail of the battle report of that year about the battle with Zheng Gu and Yu Poison.

What Zhang Han said about those subordinates is all true, and they can be defeated, in fact, they have made meritorious contributions in guarding the pass.

"A mere few hundred people, able to withstand 16,000 people for an hour and a half, and win time for our army to pursue, how can it not be regarded as meritorious service?"

"I see...... The crowd of thieves and robbers really surprised my soldiers and horses at the beginning. ”

"Later, there are a large number of people, when the elite fights, the elite soldiers trained by my Han day and night can be ten enemies, and the difference lies in the military spirit and military soul."

"Your Majesty Shengming," Cao Cao smiled with relief, nodded secretly, and used several cases of combat as a lesson to Liu Xie, teaching him some principles of the art of war, so that Liu Xie's mood gradually improved, leaving behind the unhappiness caused by Dong Cheng and Fu Wan.

After a while, Cao Cao found a more suitable moment between his words, and said thoughtfully: "When fighting, the motive is also a matter of concern, and the same is true of ordinary court battles. ”

"Oh?" Liu Xie's eyes lit up, he liked to listen to Cao Cao's inadvertent words of praise the most, so as to get some satisfaction for himself.

"Sikong, please say, which sentence is it?"

"Well, that is, if they are all reborn in troubled times, then what good can it do for them? Wechen believes that motivation is the source of action, and if it is not driven by interests, it is impossible to be so deliberate. ”

"Whether the interest is real money, fame, or future, it is all driven by profit."

Liu Xie nodded secretly, in fact, from the bottom of his heart, he felt that what Cao Cao said was very true, and he deeply agreed.

Just as ambition is the driving force behind the fight between people, any interest will be the driving force behind these ministers to seize power so schemingly.

"If Xu Du is destroyed, they still have Yuan Shao to vote for, Dong Cheng and Fu Wan were full of praise for Yuan Shao, but when he returned to the east, although Yuan Shao was edicted on the surface, he actually led the army to march again and again......

Liu Xie shook his head bitterly, thinking of the danger at that time, he couldn't help but cherish the current peace even more.

But, it was at this time that he was stunned and fell into confusion.

He raised his head suddenly, stared at Cao Cao, and asked puzzledly: "Cao Aiqing, if you speculate according to this theory, wouldn't it...... Dong Cheng and Fu Wan have already communicated with Yuan Shao, not for the sake of Xu Du, but to secretly provoke the relationship between me and Cao Qing, not hesitating to make the people of Xu Du suffer, and not hesitating to make peace and tranquility broken, all for Yuan Shao and weaken Cao Qing's defense now. ”

"What?!" Cao Cao was shocked, his body trembled suddenly, the pupils of his eyes shook violently, and his eyes were as big as copper bells.

"Your Majesty's words simply woke up Wei Chen! If this is the case, Xu Du is in danger, and the Yuan brothers seem to be broken, but they are brothers after all. If Yuan Shu usurped, I must raise troops to attack, and at this time, Yuan Shao attacked my rear, and there was an internal response, and Your Majesty was in danger. ”

"Wechen is negligent, Wechen is negligent!!" Cao Cao was sweating profusely, his expression was panicked, and he turned out to be saying it over and over again, obviously confused.

Where did Liu Xie see this scene, he only said that he had discovered an extremely secret trouble, which Cao Sikong had never imagined.

Now, we can't let the Neng Chen in front of me mess up, "Cao Aiqing!" ”

Liu Xie snorted, put his hands on Cao Cao's shoulders, stared at him solemnly, and said, "Don't panic, don't mess up because of this." ”

"Aiqing only has to prepare to attack Yuan Shu and guard against Yuan Shao's affairs, there is me in the rear, and I will never let Dong Cheng and the party take advantage of it, so I will be punished lightly...... In fact, it was also because of my relatives that I was disappointed in them in my heart. ”

"Your Majesty!" Cao Cao was greatly moved, bowed down and was supported by Liu Xie, and between the monarchs and ministers, they were speechless.

Then, Liu Xie ordered Shang Shutai to demote the official positions of Dong and Fu by one level, cut off their titles, and hand over the power of the military camps in the Northern Imperial City, the Inner City, and the Outer City.

Each rate of the remaining 1,000 people, garrison the southern city.

……

Zhang Bancheng Mansion.

Zhang Hande sent the school office back by car, patted the soil in front of the door, and entered the gate with Dian Wei, Jia Xu had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"The Prince—"

"Huh!" Zhang Han hurriedly raised his hand to stop, "Now that you are no longer a prince, just call me Xiao Zhang." ”

"Xiao Zhang ......"

"Phew, you man, the prince has just suffered, and the result has not come out, you can really call it out, ungrateful person!" Dian Wei glared at Jia Xu.

"Tsk, stop playing," Jia Xu said helplessly, "Two, what's the result?" ”

Zhang Han smiled and patted his thin arm, and said loudly: "Thanks to Wen He for predicting this in advance, it's okay." ”

"It's not my credit," Jia Xu shook his head with a serious face, "Because the prince really takes care of his family for his brothers who died on the battlefield in the past, and he is not stingy with money at all, so these seventy-three families are willing to sacrifice their lives." ”

"This is the merit of the prince himself."

Jia Xu breathed a long sigh of relief, bowed his hand, and said seriously: "Junhou, since this is the case, it can be regarded as a great contribution to Junhou, can I recommend it in the next, I am old, I am not good at acting on horses, and I want to go to Sikong Mansion to find a master book......"

"Eh, no, no, no," Zhang Han hurriedly refused, kept shaking his head, and then his expression broke and he grinned directly, "If it weren't for Wenhe, I would almost die in Dali Temple." ”

"With such kindness, how can I let you be a master book and a long history at will? Of course, it is to stay by your side, and it will be good for you in the future. ”

"Junhou, you let me go!!" Jia Xu jumped up directly.

Zhang Han and Dian Wei glanced at each other in surprise.

Drove an old man crazy......

"Although I am ignorant, I can also infer from the intelligence that when the prince and marquis first became a literary scholar, he once saved Bao Xuzhou's life in Shouzhang alone."

"If you really plant it this time, the greatest possibility, Sikong will save the life of the prince, depose him, and then send the prince to Xuzhou, and when he arrives in Xuzhou, half of the prince's family and his followers are from Xuzhou."

"When you go to Xuzhou, it's even more like a fish in water, and you can make a comeback in less than a year."

There are a lot of people behind you, what kind of achievements you want can't get?!

"Junhou, let the old man go!"

Jia Xu is ignorant, he still hasn't figured out what he owes Zhang Han, and he is so worried about it!

It has to be by his side, even if he stays by his side, he is not polite and respectful, and even enjoys tossing his old bones with Dian Wei every day.

What the hell am I doing wrong......

(End of chapter)