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Chapter 501 The capital is in turmoil, is the emperor's life coming to an end?
"Sima Lu is wrong."

Xun Yu waved his hand and said:

"Although judging from the final result, Liu Shijun did pick up peaches by chance."

"But Lord Su and his soldiers also deserve considerable credit for this."

"Do you really think that Liu Yu will just say a few words about benevolence and righteousness and those barbarians will bow down to him?"

"Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if you soldiers had not fought bravely outside the Great Wall and frightened the Hu bandits, how could they have surrendered and come one by one to admit defeat and pay tribute?"

Xun Yu's words calmed down Lu Bu and others' dissatisfaction. They understood that what Xun Yu said was true. Indeed, without their illustrious military exploits outside the Great Wall, how could those Hu tribes surrender so easily?

However, they were not completely relieved.

After all, it was clearly written in the emperor's manifesto to fight against the rebels that day that the raised head held absolute weight.

They put in the most effort, but in the end, they got the benefits picked off. How could they be so happy about this?
"By the way, aren't these two pieces of news the same thing?"

"Is this news worth your coming together?"

Su Yao had a trace of suspicion on his face, and his eyes swept across the faces of Xun Yu, Zhen Jiang and others:

"But is there anything else you want to tell me?"

After hearing Su Yao's words, Xun Yu's expression also became serious.

He straightened his expression, bowed and said:

"Your Excellency is so insightful, I admire you, but this matter is of great importance, so please spare me a moment to speak."

Su Yao frowned and looked around.

Right now we are at the gate of the palace, there are many people talking and many people are coming in and out busy putting out fires. It is indeed not a place to discuss important matters.

So Su Yao brought Xun Yu, Zhen Jiang, Lu Bu and other key confidants to a side hall in the palace, and sent Cheng Lian to guard outside with people to drive away the outsiders.

Only then did Xun Yu nod, then paused slightly, as if considering his words, before he slowly said:

"Recently, news came from Luoyang. It is said that there are rumors in the city that the emperor's health has suddenly deteriorated since I left Beijing. I am afraid that he will not live long. For this reason, the ministers in the palace are in a panic, and many of them have ulterior motives."

"What?!" Lu Bu exclaimed.

But compared to the other person, his expression was much calmer.

"Your Excellency doesn't seem very surprised?" Xun Yu said thoughtfully.

As it should be.

It is now March, and if the records of major events are correct, Liu Hong will only live for a little over a month.

It seems that this plot killing is unavoidable.

But what Su Yao didn't expect was:
"What about Hua Tuo? Can't he cure this disease?"

As soon as Su Yao finished speaking, Zhen Jiang stood up and explained:
“That’s it.”

"Ah? Hua Tuo ran away?!"

Hua Tuo ran away, that’s right.

He requested to return home to visit his mother on the grounds that she was ill, but he never returned.

"Why is that? Didn't Hua Tuo always want to be an official?"

Su Yao asked:

"Now that he has been rewarded with the title of imperial physician for his contribution in saving the emperor's life, why would he just quit his job?" However, Su Yao's question stumped Zhen Jiang.

The Imperial Palace was completely beyond the limits of what she could explore.

However, Xun Yu did give some guesses:
"I heard that Hua Tuo was arrogant and did not get along well with his colleagues in the Imperial Hospital. After your Majesty's health improved, he began to indulge in sensual pleasures and did not listen to his advice."

"Plus, the situation in the capital has become increasingly complicated recently. I'm afraid that the medical officer doesn't want to get involved in any scandal."

What is coming will eventually come. Without Hua Tuo's life-saving treatment, Emperor Liu Hong's life span had clearly entered a countdown.

Su Yao shook his head, focused his attention on the present, and asked Xun Yu about his opinion on the situation in the capital.

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, and analyzed with a deep look:

"Let's talk about the situation in the capital. It is now very turbulent and undercurrents are surging."

"The emperor is seriously ill, and various forces in the court are ready to make a move, all hoping to gain the greatest benefit from this power transition."

"First, the foreign relatives, headed by General He Jin, will naturally do their best to ensure that the prince born by his sister will succeed to the throne in order to maintain the family's position in the court."

"However, although He Jin held a high position and great power, he was born into a butcher family, had no core team, and was particularly lacking in wisdom and strategy."

"Although he has many people under his command, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others are all people who only care about their own interests. With He Jin's wisdom and strategy, if something big happens, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be used secretly."

Su Yao nodded secretly at Xun Yu's accurate evaluation.

Then, Xun Yu continued:
"The second is the eunuch group headed by the Ten Attendants. Although they are extremely powerful, they are ultimately not legitimate. Once the emperor dies, they will lose their greatest support."

"In recent years, there have been constant calls for the execution of eunuchs in the government and the public, and the public sentiment is overwhelming. These people will never sit still and wait for death."

"And the two princes are still young, which gives them a godsend opportunity to isolate themselves from the outside world and monopolize government affairs."

"Now everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty intends to depose the eldest and enthronize the youngest, and has also allocated military power to Jian Shuo. If the eunuchs use this opportunity to support Prince Liu Xie to ascend the throne, then a sharp conflict will inevitably break out between them and the general."

"Bloodshed may be unavoidable."

Having said this, Xun Yu paused for a moment and turned his gaze towards Su Yao:

"Your Excellency is in a remote place, but your heart is with the whole country. You are also a great general that Your Majesty highly values."

"We have won a great victory in the battle against Goguryeo and have pacified Youzhou both inside and outside. It is the best time for you to return to the capital to restore your prestige and participate in the government."

"I personally think that you should take this opportunity to lead a small number of elite troops to the capital under the pretext of escorting Goguryeo captives and spoils of war, and observe the situation."

"If Your Majesty escapes danger again this time, Your Excellency can also establish a reputation in the capital."

"If something unexpected happens to your majesty, your elite troops and generals will surely become the force that determines the situation."

"By then, it goes without saying that I will be able to ascend to the highest position among the ministers in one step."

"If you miss this opportunity, considering your relationship with the two parties, I'm afraid you will have to stay outside the center in the future."

Su Yao could only partially agree with Xun Yu's words.

It seems that even this talented person could not have imagined that the eunuchs would later fight among themselves and do something as outrageous as killing Jian Shuo.

As for the black swan event in which He Jin and the eunuchs died together in the official history and Dong Zhuo benefited from it, it was probably beyond the imagination of people at that time.

However, Xun Yu's analysis was indeed very logical, and those who listened to it except Su Yao were stunned.

Even Wei Ming, who had always hoped that Su Yao would stay in Liaodong, was tempted.

To reach the highest position of an official in one step?

Wouldn't it be true that all of their trusted followers would be able to rise to prominence immediately?
At that time, each of them will be sent out to take up a post as a frontier governor.
(End of this chapter)