I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 228 The New Reliance of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager
The next day, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Li Ru to go to Liu Jian's camp with Li Ru as an envoy, carrying General Zuo's seal and ribbon, to talk with him.

On the other side, Dong Zhuo personally went to the North Palace to meet Emperor Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He.

Although Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian were rescued by Dong Zhuo and returned to Luoyang some time ago, their mother and son did not have a good impression of Dong Zhuo.

After all, since Dong Zhuo rescued them, he has been imprisoning them in Luoyang's palace, basically preventing them from seeing outsiders. How can the emperor and Queen Mother He like him?
"Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo, greet Your Majesty, Your Highness!"

Empress Dowager He turned cold, and said: "Sikong is flat, so there is no need to be too polite."

Judging from the tone of his words, it seems that he has a lot of resentment towards Dong Zhuo.

But Dong Zhuo didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, the more Queen Mother He had this attitude, the happier he was.

His attitude shows that this woman doesn't have a city, and a person without a city may make people feel a little uncomfortable on the surface, but overall, it is relatively easy to control.

It's better than those people who are extremely respectful to you on the surface, but are actually thinking about using the most vicious method to kill you in their hearts.

Dong Zhuo raised his head to look at Empress Dowager He and the Son of Heaven, then opened his mouth wide, and suddenly fell to his knees, his big bearded face trembled slightly, and he started to choke.

"Old minister, I am sorry for the empress dowager, I am sorry for your majesty! I also ask your majesty and the empress dowager to give me the death penalty!"

When Dong Zhuo made such a fuss, Empress Dowager He and the emperor were immediately stunned.

Liu Bian hurriedly got up, came to Dong Zhuo in person, and stretched out his hand to support him: "Dong Qing, why is this? Dong Qing, get up quickly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty! Oh, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm sorry, Your Highness!"

Empress Dowager He was also confused by Dong Zhuo.

"Dong Qing, why is this?"

Dong Zhuo stood up slowly, and said to Empress Dowager He: "The empress dowager must hate the old officials deeply, and the empress dowager thinks that the old officials imprisoned her majesty and the empress dowager in order to dominate the government, right?"

Empress Dowager He's face darkened, and she wanted to say "yes", but she didn't say it.

When she was young, Fang heard her say: "Don't Dong Qing think so?"

Dong Zhuo sighed, and said: "If this old man thinks so, he will not come here to see His Majesty and the Queen Mother. This old minister also has the difficulties of love."

Empress Dowager He seemed quite curious when she heard the words: "What is Dong Qing's difficulty? Why don't you speak up?"

"Your Highness, please think carefully. The old minister was away under orders, but suddenly returned to the capital under the orders of the general. Why?"

When Empress Dowager He heard about Dong Zhuo, she couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation.

"It's not that my stupid elder brother, who was bewitched by the old thief of the Yuan family, insisted on moving you back to the court to kill the eunuchs. Now he not only broke the arms of my mother and son, but also died in the court. Now the court Within, there is no one who my mother and son can trust, and my mother and son are completely lonely..."

Speaking of this, Queen Mother He began to cry in a low voice.

Dong Zhuo showed a bit of sadness on his face.

Afterwards, I heard him say: "His Royal Highness has only seen the surface, but has not seen the inside. The mere eunuchs, the Yuan family not only transferred the old man back to Beijing, but even moved Ding Yuan and Zhang Yi back from Hanoi and Bingzhou. It means that after they got rid of the generals and eunuchs, they still have another trick!"

Empress Dowager He was stunned when she heard this.

Liu Bian was also stunned when he heard this.

Dong Zhuo sighed: "Empress Dowager, then Liu Deran is a loyal minister left by the late emperor. After winning King Chen Liu, he did not send King Chen Liu back to the capital, but sent him back to Ye City. Does Your Highness know why?"

"This..." Empress Dowager He frowned, "I really haven't thought about it."

Dong Zhuo guided Empress Dowager He slowly and said: "Your Highness, think carefully, for the Yuan family, an emperor with his mother and uncle to assist him, or an emperor without a mother, which one is more beneficial to the Yuan family? ?”

When Queen Mother He and Liu Bian heard this, they immediately became furious.

Empress Dowager He stood up abruptly, looked at Dong Zhuo in disbelief, and said tremblingly, "Could it be that Yuan wants to abolish the emperor?"

Dong Zhuo sighed: "When the general is around and the eunuch is around, they naturally dare not, so they set up this series of tricks, first killing the general and the eunuch, and then abolishing the establishment. He is an official, but he eats Han Lu, so after returning to Beijing, we don’t allow outsiders to meet with His Majesty and Empress Dowager at will, in order to prevent them from harming His Majesty and Empress Dowager..."

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo slowly closed his eyes and said: "Ah, it's a pity that the old minister was so loyal, but he was still misunderstood by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Seeing that the plan cannot be implemented, Yuan Kai ordered Ding Yuan and Zhang Yi to secretly Deploying troops and generals, wanting the life of the old minister... The old minister is over 60 years old, maybe this time he can't beat them..."

"Dong Aiqing!"

Liu Bian grinned suddenly and cried out.

He walked up to Dong Zhuo, held Dong Zhuo's wide palm, and said: "Dong Aiqing must not fall! If Aiqing falls, you will let me, what should I do!"

Dong Zhuo patted Liu Bian's shoulder kindly, and sighed: "Your Majesty, it's not that the old ministers grow others' ambitions, it's that the old ministers can't support them alone. Then among the five generations of the Yuan family, there were six Sangongs, and there were many disciples and old officials. In the world, after the death of the first emperor, the Yuan family even established three state shepherds in the south, and the rest of the sons and nephews were all prefects and ministers of the state. It's just the beginning, and there will be very few people who will lead troops to compete with this old man."

"What's more, Yuan Kui is now recording the affairs of the minister, and all the government orders of the world are in his hands. The old minister really can't beat them!"

Dong Zhuo's words were not completely false, it could be said to be [-]% true and [-]% false, so it was easy to fool the Empress Dowager He and the emperor.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo is also a person who has experienced ups and downs in the officialdom. In terms of acting, most people can't play him.

He is a person with a vicious heart, but he is very kind and kind on weekdays. He has performed this acting skill for decades.

In particular, Liu Jian now detains King Chen Liu. This incident has been "interpreted" by Dong Zhuo, but it has become the best proof that Yuan Kai wants to abolish the emperor.

After all, for Liu Jian, Empress Dowager He still had a very good impression of him.

In the heart of Empress Dowager He, Liu Jian is a loyal minister!
Since Liu Jian detained King Chen Liu and refused to let him come back, there must be a reason!
Now it seems that Liu Jian detained King Chen Liu just now to protect their mother and son!

"Old thieves of the Yuan family, they are so powerful, they are still not satisfied. Could it be that they really want to usurp the world of the Han Dynasty?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head helplessly, and said: "Queen Mother, with the Yuan family so prosperous, if they don't make any further progress, they must be plotted by the royal family. !"

Empress Dowager He thought for a moment, and said: "Dong Qing was originally an old official of the Yuan family, but it is really rare to be able to do this for my mother and son! Dong Qing is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty... Now that my brother is dead, the eunuchs are also After a clean death, there is no one in Luoyang City that my mother and son can rely on...the only one is Dong Qing."

Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Shangshutai is controlled by Yuan Kai, he will definitely not hand it over, and if the old man wants to fight against the Yuan family, it is really unfair."

Empress Dowager He said: "How about making Dong Qing a general?"

Dong Zhuo sighed and said: "The general only has the power to command the army, but has no power to govern the government. He is still no match for the Yuan family..."

"That?"

"Hey, this old man has a way of [-] deaths, which can temporarily contain the Yuan family, but I'm afraid the Queen Mother and His Majesty will not agree."

"Dong Qing's famous saying is."

"Shangshutai is in the hands of the Yuan family. In the current situation, only the Lixiang Kingdom and the establishment of Thirteen Caos can resist Shangshutai. It's just that I am only a Liangzhou native. How can I do the thing of Lixiang? To help the Queen Mother, this old man leads the country by himself, that is an act of treason..."

Empress Dowager He and the emperor fell silent immediately after hearing the words.

Prime Minister Li... This matter is really too big.

Seeing Empress Dowager He's hesitation, Dong Zhuo immediately said: "Empress Dowager, this matter is of great importance, indeed it cannot be decided by one dynasty, the most urgent thing is to..."

"Sikong! Sikong!"

At this moment, Li Jue ran in "like panic".

Dong Zhuo was furious: "Presumptuous! How dare you be rude in front of His Majesty!"

"No, Sikong! Zhang Yi and Ding Yuan have already lined up troops outside the city, threatening to fight Sikong to the death! It's very powerful, and I heard that Yuan Shao from Jingzhou and Yuan Shu from Yangzhou have already prepared their troops and are preparing to attack Luoyang. !"

After saying this, Li Jue hurriedly lowered his face down, because he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back his joy, and if the emperor and the queen mother saw it, then Dong Zhuo would have to deal with him to death!
Panic flashed across Dong Zhuo's face.

He hastily bowed his hands to the Queen Mother and said, "Your Highness, the old minister will take his leave first!"

After finishing speaking, Dong Zhuo turned his head and rushed out of the hall in a hurry.

"Wait a minute, Sikong!"

Empress Dowager He called Dong Zhuo to stop: "If Sikong is prime minister, how should we fight against him?"

Dong Zhuo stood still, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

But he quickly put away his smile, turned around and said to He Hou: "Your Highness, do you know when the old minister became disappointed with the Yuan family?"

"when?"

"When Zhang Jiao was destroyed, the veteran found some things in Zhang Jiao's relics. From then on, the veteran knew that the one who messed up the world must be the Yuan family!"

Empress He asked, "What did Zhang Jiao leave behind?"

Dong Zhuo then said slowly to Queen Mother He.

In just a moment, I saw the paleness of the Empress Dowager He's face.

　Can add more tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)