I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 651 Zhu Liu enters the capital
The entire Guanzhong is now shaken!

Within Yongzhou, in every prefecture and county, from the head of one party to the ordinary people, and even to the refugees in Guizhou, everyone is talking about one thing after dinner.

That is, after Liu Jian launched the slogan of Qingjun, he defeated Yuan Shao for the third time with lightning speed, making Yuan Shao unable to continue to gain a foothold in Guanzhong and could only retreat hastily towards Nanyang County.

Yuan Shaojun had no choice but to retreat, leaving only one of the largest military forces in Guanzhong.

That is Fuyuan General Liu Jian who is in charge of the Hebei Army!

Everyone has one thing in mind!

This time, Liu Jian's entry into Chang'an must be a certainty.

As for the noble officials in the capital who were against Liu Jian, they were completely done with it now.

……

In Chang'an City, the spy sent by Xun You has rushed back today. He did not go directly to Xun You's house, but walked around the city to Ma Rixi's house.

Liu Biao, Dong Zhao, Zhang Ji and others were not here today, nor were most of the Qingliu family members. Only Xun You came here on official business to meet Ma Rixi.

Recently, Xun You decided to reduce the gatherings of the Qingliu clan.

After all, this is a sensitive period, especially people like Wang Yun and Yang Biao, who are going crazy, catching and biting everyone like mad dogs!

Facing Liu Jian who was about to lead his troops into the capital, all the noble families in the court were now panicking.

They knew very well what would happen to them once Liu Jian entered Chang'an and took power!
Faced with a huge threat of death, no one can guarantee that they will remain as wise and clear as usual.

Especially a few people headed by Yang Biao, Wang Yun, etc. are really in complete chaos now.

They completely lost their usual calmness. They didn't have many soldiers and horses in their hands, and Liu Jian had an army of [-] to [-] people. It was easy to kill them.

What makes them even more distressed is that Liu Jian could have killed them, but he didn't kill them yet!

Liu Jian was not in a hurry to send troops to Chang'an. Instead, his troops went to fight Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao was expelled from Guanzhong, Liu Jian was not in a hurry to march to the capital.

He wasted no time cleaning up the mess with the military attachés and tidying up the troops, causing Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others to almost lose their minds.

If I want to kill or cut into pieces, you should hurry up!

Now Wang Yun and Yang Biao have no other choice. They are arresting people everywhere in Chang'an City in fear all day long. Their men are actively investigating various government offices in Chang'an City to prevent Liu Jian's spies or spies from lurking in. Chang'an.

For the officials in Chang'an City, they are really very strict now.

Any officials who dared to contact each other secretly, or who showed signs of communication with Liu Jian, Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others would take them into custody and either imprison them, interrogate them... or even kill them outright.

For a time, all the officials in Chang'an City were panicked.

Especially the Qingliu gentry headed by Xun You, Liu Biao, Ma Rixi, etc. Because they were in opposition to Wang Yun and others in political stance, and they constrained each other, Wang Yun and others suppressed them very hard. .

Fortunately, Emperor Liu Bian now knew the importance of balancing the court, so he still supported the Qingliu scholars, at least he did not let the Qingliu faction be completely suppressed to death by Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others.

At this unusual time, Xun You, Liu Biao and others discussed that it would be better to be careful in everything. If anything happens, they should try to avoid these crazy officials and noble families, and don't let them seize the clues, so as not to cause too much damage to their own Qingliu forces. damage.

Therefore, even if they were to receive information, they would not gather all the nobles of the Qingliu family together and listen together like before.
Only the two leaders, Xun You and Ma Rixi, listened to the situation outside and then found a way to inform everyone secretly.

The person who came back to convey the information seemed to be very thirsty. When he met Xun You and Ma Rixi, his voice was a little hoarse.

Xun You did not ask him to report the situation in a hurry. Instead, he ordered someone to bring a large pot of water and let the spy moisten his throat first.

The spy thanked Xun You and Ma Rixi, then picked up the big pot, raised his head and drank it without ceremony. In just a moment, he poured all the water in the pot into his stomach.

Then he wiped his mouth and said to Xun You:
"Reporting to Duke Xun, the Hebei Army has now come out of Wuguan. They occupied Wuguan and are currently heading north towards Chang'an. However, they stopped in Lingxiang, two hundred miles south of Chang'an. They seem to be preparing again. Soldiers and horses.”

"Moreover, the troop preparations took a long time this time. It has been seven days, but there has been no movement from the Hebei Army."

Ma Rixi was very surprised when he heard this.

"Gongda, tell me, what does General Liu think?"

"There is no army in Guanzhong that can stop him. On the contrary, he does not come to Chang'an. He just yells about Qing Jun's side and Qing Jun's side all day long, but there is no actual action. What is this for?"

Xun You stroked his short beard and seemed to be frowning in thought.

However, in just a moment, he seemed to have figured it out.

"Haha, Mr. Ma, actually this matter is not difficult to guess. The general does have his intentions. If my guess is correct, the general is now coercing Chang'an! He wants to let more families in Guanzhong take the initiative While asking him to surrender, I am also waiting for more court officials to secretly contact him through letters and express their loyalty to him."

When Ma Rixi heard this, he was still puzzled.

Xun You explained:

"The general is now the most powerful around Chang'an, and his [-] troops are unbeatable."

"He is not in a hurry to enter Chang'an at the moment, but the people in Yongzhou are anxious to express their stance to him! Because everyone needs a future."

"The longer the general delays, the more people in Chang'an will secretly contact him, and the more local noble families in Yongzhou will communicate with him."

"The more noble families rebelled, the more aggressive Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others became, the greater the instability within the wealthy families, and the more chaotic the political structure of Chang'an became."

"Because of this, the court and prominent families in Chang'an will eventually be divided into several major political forces, which will fight among themselves and consume endlessly."

"As long as they are not monolithic, after the general comes to Chang'an, he can deal with them one by one, and finally return all the political power to one hand."

When Ma Rixi heard this, he nodded very appreciatively: "Gongda is indeed very kind!"

Ma Rixi said worriedly: "Now that the general has taken action, what should we do in Chang'an City?"

Xun You said slowly: "What we have to do now is to do nothing."

"Let the officials in our department thank guests behind closed doors recently, sit at home, and not get involved in political affairs. Don't do it if you can't do it, tolerate what you can tolerate, ignore what you can ignore, and push out official matters that can be pushed away. The power of transition will be transitioned out, and if you can call the disease at home, you must call the disease at home."

"Anyway, it's better to do less than to do more. If you can get involved in one thing less, get involved in one less thing. If you can see less of one person, see less of that person."

When Ma Rixi heard what Xun You said, his eyes widened in surprise.

He really didn't expect that these words would actually come out of Gongda's mouth.

This person usually worked hard and worked hard for the court. He was dedicated to sharing the emperor's worries and solving all kinds of difficult diseases for the court. He was very diligent!
Why did he say such a thing at a critical moment?
"I really don't understand what you said, Gongda... Why don't you just ask everyone to resign from their posts?" If you can't do anything, don't do it, just keep an official name, and treat yourself as ordinary people. Tell everyone in our department that right now, not doing anything is doing the biggest thing!"

"Appreciate further details?"

Xun You let out a long sigh and said: "Why would I want to waste my time like this? It's just that the situation is different now. In this situation, in a few months, the imperial court will inevitably introduce new ones, and all political affairs and systems will be changed." will change,"

"As the saying goes, if you break something, you can build it. If you don't break it, you can't build it."

"What you are doing now will become useless in one month, two months, and three months. If that's the case, why bother spending so much effort?"

"For those of us, the more we do now, the more likely it is that Wang Yun, Yang Biao, etc. will find opportunities to depose their official positions and be deported to their original places. It is really not worth the gain."

"What we are doing now is to be patient! If everyone can swallow their anger and keep their official positions, when the general comes to Beijing in the future, we Qingliu people can naturally become the wings of the general, assist the government together with the general, and support the new king. "

"The general has just entered Chang'an. Although he has strong military strength, he still needs capable people to help him handle government affairs and run the country."

"The general has Uncle Wen Ruo, Guo Fengxiao, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Shen Pei... Although these people are all outstanding people in the world, they are only in power locally, but they have never been established in the court or presided over in the capital. With experience in running a country, even if they are amazingly talented, if all the court affairs are suddenly handed over to these people, there will definitely be big trouble."

"The general must understand this very well."

"So, the general needs ministers who have been in the imperial court to help him run the country."

"As for the ministers under Wang Yun and Yang Biao, even if they join the general, how much trust do you think the general will have in them? Can he trust them to run the country for him?"

"That is absolutely impossible. This country will eventually need our Qingliu family to operate, so we must try our best to protect our people from attacks by Wang Yun and others. After the general enters Chang'an, our Qingliu family will naturally You can feel proud."

After listening to Xun You's words, Ma Rixi felt infinite admiration in his heart.

The Xun family in Yingchuan is really full of capable people!
Although the Eight Dragons of the previous generation have all passed away, the outstanding talents of this generation are also amazing and talented, and they are no less impressive than the previous generation.

This Xun Gongda is now a leader among the outstanding figures of the third generation of the Xun family, but he is not inferior to the second generation of Xun family children headed by Xun Yu and others. He is really very powerful.

In fact, Xun You's political ability and vision are so outstanding because he learned from Xun Shuang over the years. It is also because he stayed in the Chang'an court for a long time and saw too many things. Rich.

At this point, he has surpassed his uncle Xun Yu.

Ma Rixi suddenly thought of another thing, and he looked at Xun You doubtfully.

"Gongda, in what you just said, there was a sentence to assist the new king. What does this mean?"

Xun You just smiled and did not answer.

……

In fact, Xun You did guess more than half of Liu Jian's intentions, but he missed the other half.

The reason why Liu Jian is not in a hurry to march on Chang'an is not only because he has to wait for Yongzhou and many families in Chang'an to surrender to his side and divide the other party's strength, but also because Liu Jian is waiting for another group of people to support him. People enter Beijing.

When Liu Jian entered Chang'an to take charge of the government, he not only needed to eliminate Wang Yun, but also Yang Biao and others. He also needed to do another major thing.

That would be to abolish Liu Bian.

In fact, with Liu Jian's current military strength, it would not be difficult to directly depose Liu Bian after entering the capital and then install a new emperor. After all, the hard power was there.

Although some people in the court may complain, they may not be able to stop Liu Jian.

But Liu Jian felt that if he did this, just like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in history, someone would definitely use it to slander his reputation.

Even if he, Liu Jian, wants to depose the emperor, he must do so in an upright and dignified manner, leaving his name in history so that no one can even think about it.

But how easy is it to do this?

Even though Liu Jian's military strength was astonishing, there must still be people in the court who dared to resist his move to abolish the throne.

There are still many people among the Han gentry who are stubborn and not afraid of death.

At that time, someone will definitely stand up and call Liu Jian a traitor. This kind of thing will definitely happen.

Therefore, in order to prove his correctness and justice, Liu Jian must fight against these people to the end.

First, he must win over a group of political allies to stand on the moral high ground.

But to be honest, from ancient times to the present, as long as it is about deposing the emperor, no matter how you beautify it, it will not have a good effect.

Because those who depose the emperor will inevitably be labeled as powerful ministers, Liu Jian will not be an exception.

After all, the emperor is the master of a country. To abolish the emperor is to abolish the government of a country. To restart the stove and abolish the public affairs of the world, how can anyone be left alone?

Liu Jian thought of a way.

In order to succeed in deposing the emperor and minimize the negative impact, he planned to recruit a group of people to work together on this matter.

It is useless to win over courtiers and powerful people. No matter how these people support themselves, the world and future generations will still label themselves as powerful officials.

Therefore, Liu Jian planned to change the matter of deposing the emperor from a public matter to a semi-public and semi-private matter.

How can this be transformed into half-public and half-private?

That is to call on the influential princes and kings in the world to come to Beijing and discuss this matter together.

This world belongs to the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty world is not the world of the emperor alone. Many emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty also had no heirs after the death of their first emperor, so their successors were selected from among the princes and kings, and they were supported by Han officials to ascend to the position of emperor.

Therefore, the princes and kings can also be regarded as half the masters of the Han Dynasty.

Naturally, the princes and kings, as his brothers and uncles, also have the right to criticize the emperor's faults in virtue and government. They all sit together to discuss and discuss - is the current emperor capable of governing the Han Dynasty well?
After all, this is our old Liu family’s territory!
Liu Jian's letter was quickly delivered to the hands of various princes and kings.

These princes and kings did not dare to neglect and headed towards Chang'an one after another.

These people include King Liu Yu of Zhao, King Liu Hao of Changshan, King Liu Zhuan of Donghai, King Liu Xu of Anping, King Liu Yi of Xiapi, King Liu Rong of Langya, King Liu Bei of Hejian, King Liu Zhi of Zhongshan, King Liu Luan of Jibei, King Liu He of Pengcheng, and Ganling. Wang Liuzhong and others... A large group of kings have arrived.

Moreover, not only the princes and kings, but also Liu Yu of Qingzhou are heading towards Chang'an.

These Liu family members will gather at the Chang'an court to discuss the matter of deposing the emperor.

(End of this chapter)