I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 313 Yuan Shu Begins to Use the Knife
The emperor and Empress Dowager He were originally people with no opinions. This time, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru directly handed over two important matters to their mother and son, leaving Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He at a loss.

Don't look at the Queen Mother He's noisy and joyful, day and night thinking about wanting to return their own power, but when Dong Zhuo really handed over the power to them, he was stupid.

There was no one to guide them, no one to mention them, and the mother and son were very uncomfortable.

As for the gentry officials in the DPRK, Liu Bian can't go to them to discuss with them now.

After all, it was the Yuan family from Runan who fought against Dong Zhuo outside, and most of these ministers and courtiers had their heart towards Yuan family.

Looking around, Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He were at a loss.

At this moment, Lu Qiang walked into the line of sight of the two of them.

I don't know when, Empress Dowager He began to understand deeply why the first emperor and the previous kings valued eunuchs as their arms so much.

Standing in this position, their mother and son knew that apart from eunuchs, the emperor really had no one he could trust.

"The front line is dangerous, my father is going to Chen country alone, in case something goes wrong... what should I do?"

Just like Emperor Xiaoling Liu Hong had Zhang Rang as his father back then, now Liu Bian, because of his long-term dependence on Lu Qiang, also regards Lu Qiang as his important relative.

History is always strikingly similar.The relationship between the eunuch and the emperor seems to always follow such a path of reincarnation.

Lu Qiang said kindly: "Your Majesty, it's okay if the old slave doesn't go. Li Ru's words just now are not for His Majesty and His Highness, but for the old slave."

"With Dong Xiangguo's ability, how can he not know that the old man has some contacts with Liu Jian? Now, in this matter, only the old slave can go to Liu Jian to make Liu Jian sell three points of thin noodles."

Liu Bian stretched out his hand to grab Lu Qiang's sleeve, and said reluctantly: "I don't want to let my father take risks."

Empress Dowager He on the side persuaded: "Okay, the emperor should stop being self-willed...Grandpa Lu is for our mother and son. A piece of loyalty is really a lesson from heaven and earth. The emperor must put the overall situation first, and don't let Grandpa's loyalty In vain."

After listening to Queen Mother He's preaching, Liu Bian reluctantly let go of Lu Chang's sleeve.

Lu Qiang turned his head and said to Empress Dowager He: "Your Highness, as for Yizhou, Your Highness should follow what Li Ru said and let his three sons go back."

"Some time ago, Changshi Jiamu followed the old slave's path and wanted to ask for an errand to leave the capital and return to his ancestral home to erect a tomb for his father. The old slave felt that it would be appropriate to let this person go...Of course this is the case. It is also because the old slave took his property and worked for others, and asked His Highness to accommodate him."

Throughout the ages, Lu Qiang is probably the first eunuch to bluntly admit that he has accepted bribes in front of the emperor.

It is not a big deal for Empress Dowager He to let anyone go to Yizhou to escort Liu Yan's three sons. The key is to let Liu Yan's three sons go to reunite with him like this.

Empress Dowager He said: "Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to let the three sons of Liu Yan go to Shu, it's just that Liu Yan, as the late emperor's minister, is also the ancestor of the current emperor! But it's too shameless to do the truth. The late emperor trusted him and let him Like Liu Deran, he became a herdsman, and was sent to Yizhou to guard the border of the Han family. After Liu Deran went to Jizhou, he still fulfilled his duties, obeyed the court, and paid tribute every year. He respected the emperor very much. Yizhou, then ceded the land for self-defense, showing the opposite! I wish I could kill these thieves and then hurry up! Now I want to send his son back to Sichuan. If the court has no hostages, won't Liu Yan be even more rampant? "

Empress Dowager He's reaction was within Lu Qiang's expectation.

Going to see Lu Qiang, he respectfully said to Empress Dowager He: "What Your Highness said, I know, but the current situation in the Han Dynasty is complicated, and it is actually a chaotic situation that has not been seen in hundreds of years...Have you thought about it, Your Highness? After the battle between Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, no matter which one of them wins or loses, the imperial court's control over the counties in the Kanto region will probably not be as good as before."

After all, Queen Mother He is a girl, and if she doesn't understand the matter of Luoyang's one-third of an acre of land, how can she have any foresight to think about the pattern of the world.

"Grandpa, I don't quite understand what you said. Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao are fighting for the top. They just go and fight for theirs. Why did the imperial court weaken its control over the Kanto counties?"

Lu Qiang patiently explained to Empress Dowager He: "Your Highness, in fact, since the death of the first emperor, the court situation has been chaotic, and yellow scarves have swarmed up everywhere. Farmers have been transformed into soldiers, and there is a tendency that cannot be lost!"

"Yuan Shao launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo, nominally to protect the emperor, but in fact it was to seize the power of the world for the Yuan family, but at a deeper level, it was dissatisfied with the ambitions and desires of the prominent families in various places. They supported Yuan Shao and used the war as an excuse to monopolize more local resources. "

"In the battle between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao, if the imperial court was able to destroy Yuan Shao, the local nobles would not dare to act rashly seeing that the power of the Han Dynasty was still there. If Dong Zhuo could not destroy Yuan Shao, it would prove that the imperial court was unable to put down the local chaos. After taking a reassurance, they will see through the current strength of the imperial court, and will continue to expand their armed forces in the local area unscrupulously, and eventually form one after another separatist forces,"

"At that time, there will be a situation in which the kings of the Spring and Autumn Period respect the Zhou family and each compete for supremacy."

What Lu Qiang said now, in the Han Dynasty, anyone with some foresight could basically predict it.

But these people did not include Liu Bian and Queen Mother He.

Although the power of the imperial court is currently controlled by Dong Zhuo, Empress Dowager He still simply believes that as long as Liu Bian grows up and can take charge of the government, she can still completely control the country!
At least not weaker than the first emperor in terms of authority.

But Lu Qiang's words broke the Queen Mother He's last fantasy.

"Grandpa, how did this happen? So now, what about our mother and son?"

Lu Qiang said: "Although Dong Zhuo is a vicious person, what he is doing now is really from the perspective of the Han Dynasty, fighting for the Han Dynasty and the Kanto tribes."

"Although his actions are inappropriate, the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty also need to be patient. Don't make Dong Zhuo change in the inner court, and let Dong Zhuo and the Kanto tribes consume each other, so that they can look for opportunities to turn around."

"Now that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others have occupied the south, they have actually established the state of China, which is divided against the imperial court. The south of the Yangtze River is no longer owned by the state. Although Liu Yan has ambitions, compared to Yuan's wolf-hearted, It's still far behind. Yuan Yi is currently in the north of Yizhou. Thinking about it, they will definitely not allow Liu Yan to exist in the south of Yizhou for a long time. Liu Yanru's current situation is actually not very good, no matter whether he has ambitions or not. Now that the imperial court is showing sincerity to him, it can at least use him to contain Yuan's expansion in Yizhou."

Empress Dowager He nodded vigorously: "Then I will have to thank Grandpa to arrange this matter. Let Liu Yan's three sons go back. As for the escort, Grandpa can decide on his own."

"The old slave did his best."

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At the same time, Yuan Shu in Shouchun finally started to make some moves.

The letter Yuan Ji wrote to Yuan Yi was regarded as a treasure by Yuan Shu, and he held it in his palm every day, and would read it from time to time.

Yuan Shao is currently fighting with Dong Zhuo in full swing in the west, evenly matched, but Yuan Shu has been hiding all the time, only wanting to give Yuan Shao a thunderous blow at the critical moment.

But Yuan Shu is not a stupid person after all, he naturally knows that it is not convenient to take action against Yuan Shao under the current situation.

After all, Dong Zhuo's strength is still strong, once Yuan Shao is attacked by the enemy, and Dong Zhuo's forces take advantage of the opportunity to step into the border of Jing and Henan, and infiltrate to the south, it will be a disaster for Yuan Shu.

Therefore, Yuan Shu has been waiting for an opportunity.

When the situation is relatively safe, he is "discussing" this matter with Yuan Shao.

Finally, the time came for him to wait.

Dong Zhuo confronted Yuan Shao in Nanyang. Although he attacked very fiercely at the beginning, the Xiliang army was finally blocked by Yuan Shao abruptly.

Yuan Shao's Nanyang soldiers differed greatly from Dong Zhuo's army in terms of combat experience.

However, he was able to take shape in a short period of time, unite as one, and form a rivalry with Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu also admires this ability.

Liu Jian's consecutive defeats in Chen Guo, Niu Fu, Hua Xiong and others, made Dong Zhuo unable to look after each other. Dong Zhuo did have an advantage before, but now it has become a dilemma.

It is considered good that he can keep Luoyang's foundation now, but I am afraid that he will definitely not have the strength to infiltrate to the south.

Ever since, Yuan Shu felt that the time had come to start stabbing Yuan Shao in the back.

But after all, he is a brother born from one father, Yuan Shu is somewhat unable to do so, and feels condemned by his conscience.

However, when he heard that Sun Jian led his troops to Nanyang and was appointed by Yuan Shao to fight Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu broke out completely.

Isn't this blatantly poaching one's own corner?
It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Therefore, Yuan Shu recruited two of his cronies, Yan Xiang and Yang Hong, to discuss how to stab Yuan Shao in the back so that he would die faster.

(End of this chapter)