I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 255
Facts have proved that the Yellow Turban Army is really on the verge of collapse. Guan Hai and Pei Yuanshao went to lobby various leaders, and the effect was very significant!

The various ministries of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou waited for the wind to surrender, and they all turned to Liu Jian one after another. On the other hand, Guan Yu also used the Yellow Turbans' own grain to replenish these surrendered Yellow Turbans for temporary maintenance.

Even if there are some Yellow Turban soldiers, Qu Shuai is a little dissatisfied with Liu Jian, but Sima Ju and Xu He are dead, and now the general situation is not on their side, and stubborn resistance is just a dead end... If you are not convinced, there is no other way out , can only follow the surrender.

The huge population of 70 million was crushed towards Liu Jian in an instant.

Don't think that a large population is a good thing. A large population does represent an increase in productivity, but first of all, you must have enough economic capacity and food to appease these productivity. If you can't arrange the mouths waiting to eat, turn around They will still rebel.

In response to this situation, Liu Jian asked Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan to take out the remaining grain of the Yellow Turban to settle these people, and at the same time wrote a letter to report the situation here to Luoyang.

Such a big event naturally caused an uproar in the court.

Following the contribution of Ping Zhangjiao, Liu Jian made another great contribution to the court in the easternmost border of the Han Dynasty.

After Dong Zhuo got the news, he immediately went to the inner palace and informed the Empress Dowager He and the emperor about it.

"Your Majesty, the emperor's uncle Liu Jian killed the head of the Yellow Turban bandits in Qingzhou, and recruited more than a million people from Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

Emperor Liu Bian hesitated when he heard the words, but didn't say anything.

Empress Dowager He on the side said: "Liu Deran has been ranked as the left general, the noble is the county marquis, and there is also the Jieyue conferred by the late emperor. The glory is already extremely high, how can I add it?"

Dong Zhuo clasped his hands and said, "It's just that if you don't grant an imperial seal, I'm afraid it will hurt the hearts of the heroes. Please think about it carefully, Your Highness."

Dong Zhuo is a rough person, he usually shouts at everyone, but now he is not very respectful in front of the emperor and the queen mother, and there is very little respect in his words, which makes the queen mother Very dissatisfied.

After all, the two of them are now on the same front, so Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian are relatively indulgent towards Dong Zhuo.

But as time went by, the empress dowager and the emperor became more and more dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's behavior.

Especially the narrow-minded Empress Dowager He, she couldn't see any respect from Dong Zhuo.

But in terms of the current situation, they really need to rely on Dong Zhuo and can't do anything to him.

"This matter, His Majesty and I will think about it carefully."

Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Your Highness, I don't know what your Highness thinks about the old minister's remonstrance to His Highness?"

When this was said, the faces of the emperor and Empress Dowager He suddenly changed.

The emperor hurriedly looked at his mother, with pleading eyes.

Empress Dowager He said: "Xiangguo, the matter of abolishing the empress is too involved. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. If you do something like this, it will only benefit your Majesty's reputation. Besides, since entering the palace, the Tang family has never overstepped or violated etiquette. How can it be easily abolished?"

Dong Zhuo looked disdainful: "Your Highness, you need to know that Empress Tang is the daughter of the Tang family in Yingchuan. The Tang family in Yingchuan and the Yuan family in Runan have been friends for a long time, and they have always respected Yuan. It’s a disaster for the palace, please think twice, Your Highness and His Majesty.”

Empress Dowager He said: "Although this is the case, even if the empress is abolished, it does not mean that it can be settled overnight, and it still needs to be discussed in court..."

"Your Highness!"

Dong Zhuo suddenly yelled loudly, startling Empress Dowager He.

"Your Highness! At this time, what public discussion are you talking about? Is this the election of His Majesty, or is it the election of the Manchu court for His Majesty? Once this matter is discussed publicly, even if His Highness chooses a hundred people for His Majesty, they will all be from the famous family. Daughter, the affairs of His Majesty's palace will definitely be controlled by others, this...is this what His Majesty wants to see?"

Empress Dowager He was slapped by Dong Zhuo, and she lost her mind for a while.

Afterwards, she saw that her face turned a little red: "Xiangguo has something to say, why are you so loud, don't you think my mother and child are not in your eyes?"

"The old minister dare not! The old minister just wants to remind His Highness that when the late emperor was still there, there were still eunuchs in the inner palace who could manage the affairs of the palace for His Majesty, forming a confrontation with the court officials. In the past, all the eunuchs died. Without opponents, if His Highness wants to rely on them in this matter, it will be tantamount to committing suicide!"

After a pause, Dong Zhuo said: "When Your Highness entered the palace, if there were no eunuchs to help, and only the officials in the court chose themselves, with His Highness's background, how could he become the mother of the Han Dynasty?"

These words really hit the Empress Dowager He's sore spot.

"You...Xiang Guoan dare to be so rude!"

Empress Dowager He stood up suddenly, pointed at Dong Zhuo tremblingly, her lips trembling, and her face turned pale.

Dong Zhuo saluted Empress Dowager He indifferently: "Your Highness, the old minister is a rough man who has been in the frontier fortresses all year round and is against the rebel Qiang people. He doesn't know much about the rules. He just discusses the matter as it stands. Please forgive me for being rude."

"But the old minister has no selfish intentions, he only thinks of His Majesty and Your Highness wholeheartedly. The whole world can learn from his sincere heart! Please don't blame the old minister by mistake, Your Highness."

Although Empress Dowager He is narrow-minded, she is not the generation of women who did not have a city mansion back then, and she has some city mansions.

Facing Dong Zhuo who had gradually become domineering, Empress Dowager He could only suppress her anger as much as possible and stop mentioning it.

"I will think carefully about what Xiangguo said, and please don't worry, Xiangguo. It's not a trivial matter. At least we need to let our mother and son think carefully."

Dong Zhuo was not in a hurry, he saluted the emperor and the queen mother with a smile on his face, and then left proudly.

Outside the hall, Li Ru, who had just been appointed as Dong Cao, was waiting for Dong Zhuo.

Now the Thirteen Caos of the Prime Minister's Mansion have been formally established, among which Dong Cao is in charge of "the removal of two thousand stone chiefs and military officials", with great power.

In history, when Cao Cao took office as prime minister, he used Cui Yan and Mao Jie as Dongcao.

When Zhuge Liang was prime minister in Ji Han, he made Jiang Wan the Eastern Cao.

It can be seen that this position is important to the concentration of relative power.

When Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo, he hurriedly asked Dong Zhuo, "Xiangguo, have your majesty and the queen mother agreed to the matter of abolishing the empress?"

"Hmph, I don't know how to flatter you!"

Dong Zhuo told Li Ru what happened in the hall just now while walking.

Li Ru hesitated a little after hearing this.

"Xiangguo, the last official has something that I don't know whether to say or not to say."

"Wenyou and the old man are like nephews. Is there anything we can't say between you and me? But it doesn't matter!"

Li Ru said respectfully: "Although Xiangguo is in power now, if he wants to achieve great success, he still needs to rely on imperial power. Both the emperor and the queen mother are short-sighted people, but they pay attention to face, especially the queen mother, who is narrow-minded. Sometimes , Xiangguo should not push each other too much, for fear that the overall situation will be disadvantaged."

Dong Zhuo naturally understands what Li Ru said, but now that he is in a high position, he has become more and more impatient with the Empress Dowager He and the Son of Heaven. .

If it were someone else, even if they had gradually sat in a high position and grasped the real power, they might still be able to treat the emperor and queen mother kindly and numb them with lies and actions, but for Dong Zhuo, who was getting older and was born in Liangzhou, this inherent In fact, he hasn't mastered the self-cultivation skills.

After living for a period of sixty years, Dong Zhuo just waited for the opportunity to show his ambitions. Dong Zhuo really couldn't control his behavior.

"It's not that the old man did it on purpose, it's just that the stupid woman, relying on being the queen mother, completely disregarded the overall situation, didn't listen to the old man's good advice, and pushed back and forth on every little thing. The old man couldn't get angry, so he just spoke out to give her advice!"

Li Ru secretly sighed in his heart:
When Guo first entered Luoyang, he was still able to restrain his mind, but as time went on and his power became heavier, Xiangguo's style of conduct began to become more domineering.

This is not a good thing.

In the future, I still need to find a way to find a time to persuade Dong Xiangguo well.

Li Ruyan said: "Xiangguo, regarding the matter of abolishing the queen, it is better for the last official to find an opportunity to persuade the queen mother and the emperor. Although the queen mother is a jealous woman, she is also a person who is soft but not hard. Xiangguo and her After all, we are still on the same front, and we will have to cooperate more in the future, so it is really not easy to get too stiff right now."

Dong Zhuo pursed his lips, thought carefully for a while, and then nodded.

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Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Ho is throwing a tantrum in her harem.

"Old man Dong Zhuo! How dare he be so rude to my queen mother!"

"Snapped!"

With the sound of scolding, a Jade Jue was still on the ground and fell into several pieces.

"Old thief! Without my help, how could he become the Prime Minister!"

"Snapped!"

"Now that you have monopolized the government, you will start to disrespect the emperor and me!"

"What's the point!"

"Crack, crack!"

"Old thief!"

With the yelling and cursing again and again, things were constantly thrown on the ground by Queen Mother He.

Lu Qiang stood behind him, silently watching Empress Dowager He vent her emotions.

When I was young, after Queen Mother He had vented enough, Lu Qiang said:

"Your Highness, according to this old slave, Dong Zhuo is not trustworthy, but this empress, the empress dowager still wants to abolish, and the empress dowager must not quarrel with him right now."

(End of this chapter)