Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 255: The Emperor's uncle takes the stand, and the Queen Mother decisively attacks

After looking at the messy Yuan Mansion, Yuan Shu curled his lips.

As expected, Fatty Dong was a rough man. His calligraphy and painting books, which were more valuable than gold and silver, were thrown away carelessly.

While ordering people to tidy up, I calmed down and thought freely.

I heard that Old Dong was sent to the Western Regions to eat sand, and Yuan Ji, who was kidnapped, should be back soon.

Yuan Shu, who was sitting in the hall, felt that the head of the Yuan family should do it himself.

How could he have conquered Hulao Pass and defeated the Liangzhou army if he hadn't raised his arms and summoned the princes?
Send the Queen Mother back to the court, restore the court, and rebuild with equal merit!

Anyway, the boss is locked up at home to reflect, and the little maid has taken over Chang'an, so he should step up and take the lead.

In the position of Taifu, I might do a better job than Yuan Ji.

Well, such a happy decision.

The city defense and palace guards of the Eastern Capital City are temporarily in charge of the Sixth School of Zhu Jun Xiyuan, which is currently the most powerful force in Luoyang.

All other armies were stationed outside the city for the simple reason that there was almost no food in the city.

The Queen Mother has just issued an edict, ordering Sili and Henan to urgently transport food, otherwise the eastern capital will be starved to death, and the biggest joke will be made.

Ten-year-old Liu Xie looked at his disabled and strong-willed mother with complicated emotions.

For as long as I can remember, the Empress Dowager, even her father, and the maids and eunuchs around her all believed that it was Empress He who murdered her biological mother, Meiren Wang.

Inexplicable hatred pierced the bottom of my heart like a poisonous thorn.

However, since he ascended to the throne of emperor, he and Queen Mother He spent a lot of time together every day.

Learn more and more about this "enemy".

The other party is flexible in dealing with others, but rarely uses intrigues and tricks, and rarely uses power to bully others.

There is no derogatory insult even to myself.

Why would such an upright person insidiously kill his mother?

While I was thinking wildly, a servant suddenly reported: "The former director of the Public Security Bureau, Sun Xia, wants to see you."

Queen Mother He wrote "Yes" skillfully, and Sun Xia went to the palace to see him.

After saluting the Queen Mother and the Emperor as usual, Sun Xia said bluntly: "I asked the common people to bring a message to the Queen Mother, asking the Queen Mother to send away the rest."

After weighing the situation, Queen Mother He wrote the word "retreat".

Including Zuo Feng, all the eunuchs and maids retreated outside the palace.

Liu Xie couldn't help but stand up, looked at Sun Xia, and then at Queen Mother He.

Queen Mother He did not write. Sun Xia smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you can also listen."

After Liu Xie sat down, Sun Xia repeated Liu Bei's proposal.

First of all, the Shenji Battalion and the Northern Army, as well as Liu Bingkun's Jinyi Guards, are at the Queen Mother's disposal at any time to suppress the rebels.

Second, eliminate the unstable forces in the eunuchs' relatives and aristocratic families, select suitable people to control the Prime Minister's Office and the Military Department, and let them take the blame if something goes wrong.

Finally, Huitong Bank can sponsor money and food to stabilize the people's hearts, make the people feel at ease, and the government is harmonious and harmonious. The Queen Mother will definitely be remembered in history.

Empress Dowager He understood that Liu Bei had given her three weapons, force, personnel, and money and food. Taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's coup and rebellion, she took drastic measures at home and abroad, completely changing the unfavorable situation of imperial power falling apart.

Queen Mother He sighed, the emperor's uncle really had good intentions!
After writing a line of words, Liu Xie jumped off the imperial couch, looked at the Queen's handwriting, and said to Sun Xia: "Sun Qing, the Queen has handed over the Public Security Mansion to you."

Sun Xia immediately thanked the Holy Grace and left the palace.

At this time, there were only two people, mother and son, or enemies in the main hall.

Swish, Queen Mother He wrote another row of words.

"Xie'er, what do you want to ask?"

Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat and he asked anxiously and wisely: "Why did Queen Mother let the traitor Dong Zhuo go?"

"The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and there is no need to worry about the rest."

Liu Xie was indeed smart and understood that Queen Mother He was trying to catch the big ones and let go the small ones, and that Dong Zhuo's life and death did not matter.

Looking at the other party's expectant eyes, Liu Xie asked again: "The emperor's uncle returned to Beijing despite the imperial edict. Is he loyal or traitorous?"

Queen Mother He pondered for a moment and wrote: "Neither loyal nor traitorous, but patriotic and loving for the country and the people." This was a bit out of line, and Liu Xie would have difficulty understanding it for a while.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Queen Mother He wrote again: "Don't you always hate your mother?"

After all, Liu Xie was still young. He was so frightened that he stepped back and accidentally fell.

There was movement in the palace, Zuo Feng quickly looked around, but when he met the dissatisfied eyes of Queen Mother He, he shrank back in fear.

Liu Xie gradually regained his composure and understood that every move he made was under the control of Queen Mother He. It would be easy to kill him, but he never did so. Even if Dong Zhuo replaced his brother Liu Bian, he never threatened him.

None of this makes sense.

Perhaps it was because he had been holding it back all these years, so with tears streaming down his face, Liu Xie crawled to Queen Mother He's soft couch.

He sobbed and asked: "Since I was a child, I heard that my mother killed my mother. However, I really don't know the whole story. I hope my mother will show mercy and tell me the truth!"

Empress Dowager He scrawled down a line of words, and Liu Xie got up and looked at it with tears on his face, a look of astonishment on his face.

"Check for yourself."

He asked in disbelief: "The queen asked her son to find out the truth?"

Queen Mother He did not answer, but tugged the bell at hand to summon Zuo Feng and others.

After Zuo Feng came in, he looked at Queen Mother He and immediately looked at Liu Xie and asked: "What does your Majesty want to check?"

I broke into a cold sweat when I learned that the Queen Mother asked Liu Xie to preside over the investigation of the "murder case of Miss Wang" that year.

Once this kind of palace secret is made public, who knows how many people will die?

But he immediately felt relieved. At least, the Queen Mother He would not be the one responsible. Then the mastermind would most likely be other concubines or regular attendants in the palace.

Moreover, with Queen Mother He's methods, she must have known it well, and she just wanted Liu Xie to investigate on his own.

After sorting out his thoughts, Zuo Feng immediately made suggestions to Liu Xie.

The investigation experts from the Tingwei and the Public Security Bureau were mobilized to start the investigation from the palace maid and eunuch who served Wang Meiren back then.

And the imperial physician at that time should have a record of Wang Meiren's poisoning, so the scope can be greatly narrowed down.

Zuo Feng also said: "The Queen Mother has placed high hopes on Your Majesty, and you must not let him down!"

He knew very well that no matter whether Liu Xie found out the culprit or not, Queen Mother He would clean up the eunuchs.

At this time, Jiuchangshi was at his weakest, worse than the fish on the chopping board.

Later, Empress Dowager He summoned Huangfu Song Zhujun and ordered him to serve as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the military department. He was assigned to the eight schools of Xiyuan to watch over the troops of the Kwantung princes. Anyone who dared to mess up would be killed first and reported later.

The two veteran generals were transformed into Marshal of the Han Dynasty and Deputy Marshal. They immediately burst into tears of gratitude, swore allegiance to the Queen Mother, and then took office.

He summoned Ma Chao again and appointed him as the governor of Longxi to revive the Ma family.

Ma Chao was overjoyed. This was the best gift he had received since his father was killed and his tribe was massacred.

Empress Dowager He promoted Tai Shici to the rank of Lieutenant of Huben Military Academy to rebuild the emperor's personal army.

As for the Xuanji Camp and the Northern Army, we will wait until Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei come back.

After settling the army, Empress Dowager He summoned Yuan Shu. Before the other party could speak, Zuo Feng showed him the written note.

"The title of Taifu is empty, so I'd better give it to your brother. Yangzhou is an important place where the Han Dynasty is rich and prosperous, and the Qing family must be in charge."

Yuan Shu blinked, but didn't say a word.

The Queen Mother swish, swish, and wrote a line of words.

"The great general of the navy of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Nanyang in the Jin Dynasty, has a settlement of nine thousand households, has three sons, and is rewarded with hundreds of millions of coins."

Yuan Shu walked away in despair.

He finally understood that before Yuan Ji died, it would be difficult for him to get ahead in Dongdu.

Other Guandong princes either received promotions or were rewarded with land, houses, money and grain.

In short, there are benefits for everyone, but that’s all.

The Queen Mother knows very well that a bunch of soy sauce people still want to get a foothold in Dongdu, but there is no way!

(End of this chapter)