Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 515 Two Courts
Ever since Lu Bu revealed to Emperor Xian the matter of moving the capital.The whole of Chang'an was full of turmoil, and all kinds of rumors continued. Everyone was talking about moving the capital, but Lu Bu turned a deaf ear to all of this.The reason why Lu Bu did not directly announce this matter, but revealed it to Emperor Xian, was to see the reactions of all parties, so as to prepare countermeasures, but to Lu Bu's surprise, the officials of the emperor's line did not seem to have Lu Bu The reaction was as intense as imagined, but there was a commotion at the beginning, and then it gradually calmed down.

"Old Mr. Wenhe, what do you think the officials of Emperor Xian's family think about this matter?" Lu Bu asked, looking at an old man with white beard and hair but looking radiant.This person is none other than Jia Xu who has been guarding Sizhou. When Lu Bu returned to Chang'an this time, he also brought Jia Xu back to Chang'an.

Lu Bu wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou were the places where Lu Bu rose and where his foundation lay, so there is no room for loss.So Lu Bu brought Jia Xu back to Chang'an, hoping that Jia Xu would sit in Chang'an and protect Yongliang and Liangzhou for himself. At this time, he naturally wanted to test Jia Xu's views on many things in Chang'an, and at the same time explain his own meaning to Jia Xu.

"Hehe." Jia Xu understood that Lu Bu wanted to move the capital, but he was not at ease with Xiandi who stayed in Chang'an, and needed someone to look after Xiandi and the foundation of Yongliang and Liangzhou for him, so he said with a smile: "There is no one who the emperor trusts most than Grand Master Yang Biao and people from the empress Dong's lineage. At this time, the prime minister moved the capital, but left the emperor in Chang'an. Although everyone can see that the prime minister's intention is to It is necessary to gradually separate the relationship between His Majesty and the court, but in some people's eyes, the prime minister's doing so also left two courts for the big man, and gave Emperor Xian a glimmer of hope to regain power."

"Sir, you can see clearly. I wonder if there is a way to save you?" Lu Bu nodded slightly. Jia Xu's analysis was not different from what Lu Bu thought, and the spies hidden in the palace also confirmed this point. But this is not important, what is important is how to deal with it, Jia Xu is known as a "poison man".A very important reason why Lv Bu let Jia Xu preside over the two states of Yongliang and Liangzhou is that Lv Bu believed that Jia Xu could settle this matter for him.

"That depends on what the Prime Minister wants me to do." Seeing Lu Bu asking, Jia Xu also asked.Regarding the imperial power, Lu Bu has done one thing before, that is, replace the imperial power with the power of the prime minister, and define the imperial power as a magic stick that serves the heavens.And what they are doing now is the second thing, which is to gradually marginalize the emperor.Gradually formed a court that does not need the emperor, and in Jia Xu's guess, the third step is probably to kill the king, but Jia Xu really dare not say this.Lu Bu moved the capital to Luoyang and left Emperor Xian in Chang'an. In the eyes of the world, these are two imperial courts. If Emperor Xian got such an opportunity, he would definitely make trouble in Chang'an, and this would leave Lv Bu with a reason to kill the king.But the question is, does Lu Bu really want to kill the king?Jia Xu must ask Lu Bu clearly about this point, so as not to make a wrong judgment.

"Sir, you just need to cut off his wings." Regarding Jia Xu's question, Lu Bu had to think carefully. Lu Bu can ignore the existence of Emperor Xian, he can monopolize the power, and treat Emperor Xian as air, but he really wants to kill the emperor. It was still difficult for Lu Bu to make a decision. After a long silence, Lu Bu finally spoke.

"I know how to do it." Hearing what Lu Bu said, Jia Xu was also relieved. Killing a king is a big deal. Even if Emperor Xian did something out of line, as a subject, he is not allowed to kill a king. Once Lu Bu asks Jia Xu killing the king is equivalent to pronouncing Jia Xu's death sentence, because once the killing of the king takes place, Lu Bu needs to explain to the world, and at that time, Jia Xu will naturally become a scapegoat, so I heard that Lu Bu did not say anything. As for the meaning of regicide, Jia Xu also breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned.

"My lord, I heard that my lord intends to move the capital. I don't know if this is true or not?" At this moment, a middle-aged scribe walked in and asked Lu Bu with a salute.This person is Xun Yu, and the matter of moving the capital is raging in Chang'an, Xun Yu didn't care at first, because as the long history of the prime minister's mansion, the most authoritative person under Lu Bu, Xun Yu didn't listen to Lu Bu's talk However, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong, so Xun Yu came to Lv Bu with some anxiety and asked Lv Bu about it.

"Mr. came just in time. I was about to discuss this matter with you. I wonder what your opinion is?" Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Lu Bu asked Xun Yu to sit down and asked for a bowl of tea before asking.

"This is naturally a good thing. Since the imperial court moved to the west, its strength has gradually declined, so that the princes have risen together, and wars have occurred frequently. Now that the imperial court is flourishing, it is time to return the old capital and revive the atmosphere of the Han Dynasty, but the ministers also heard that the prime minister is not going to bring Why did the Son of Heaven move eastward together?" Apparently Xun Yu's move of the capital was meaningless, but he didn't understand that he couldn't move the capital with Emperor Xian.

"I've already discussed this matter with Your Majesty. Your Majesty feels that life in Chang'an is very comfortable. In addition, the current situation in the world is not stable. I don't want Your Majesty to suffer from war." Lu Bu knew Xun Yu a long time ago. Although they are not as loyal to the Han Dynasty as Yang Biao and the others, they are still the defenders of the Han Dynasty. They don't want Lu Bu to marginalize Emperor Xian, so he said tentatively.

"If the prime minister does this, isn't it equivalent to setting up two courts?" Xun Yu's words were very cryptic. What are two courts? Although all the power is in the hands of Lu Bu, people still feel that Xiandi It is the symbol of this country and the orthodoxy of this country. As long as this kind of thinking exists, it will leave unstable factors for this country.

"According to what you want, sir, what should I do?" Lu Bu frowned slightly, feeling a little tricky about what Xun Yu said.

"Prime Minister, why don't you move the capital together with Your Majesty, so that the people of the world can see the harmonious and thriving side of my great Han Dynasty?" Seeing that Lu Bu was loosening, Xun Yu said hastily.Xun Yu did not have any disloyalty to Lu Bu, otherwise he would not be where he is today. He has put in so much effort for Lu Bu's great cause, but at the same time, Xun Yu also has illusions about the big man, and he does not hope that Lu Bu and Emperor Xian will really have trouble. Let him choose one of them. In Xun Yu's view, Lu Bu and the big man can coexist.Because although Lu Bu has never waited to see Emperor Xian, what he did was to restrict the imperial power, and even let the imperial power fade out of the center of power. It can be seen that Lu Bu has no idea about the throne and has no ambition to become emperor. A lot of thoughts gradually rose in Yu's mind to allow the emperor and Lu Bu to coexist, and he wanted to use his own talents to integrate the two instead of opposing each other.

"Sir, you've worked hard. Don't worry, I won't do anything to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is still Your Majesty. What I'm doing is that I don't want the well-being of all sentient beings to be in the hands of one person." Looking at the Xun Yu, Lu Bu felt the torment in Xun Yu's heart, stretched out his hand and patted Xun Yu's shoulder lightly, and said, "From now on, Mr. Jia Xu will take care of the affairs of Yongzhou. You are ready to lead the civil and military affairs with me. The official moved the capital to Luoyang."

Lu Bu originally planned to keep the officials of Emperor Xian's family in Chang'an and let Jia Xu handle them, but after Xun Yu reminded him, he thought it would be better to bring these officials to Luoyang. It would be a big trouble for Lu Bu's rule to set up a small court in secret, and more importantly, even if Emperor Xian and these veterans really set up a small court, Lu Bu would not be able to do anything about Emperor Xian, that would be too passive up.It would be better to take all the officials and ministers to Luoyang, and only keep Emperor Xian in Chang'an, so that it will be difficult for them to collude with each other. Even if they have any ideas, they are just wishful thinking.

"Eh?" Xun Yu still wanted to dissuade him, but seeing that Lu Bu didn't change his mind, after a little hesitation, he slowly lowered his head and said to Lu Bu: "Your servant, let's go get ready." After speaking, he walked out.

"It seems that this matter is far more difficult than imagined." Seeing this scene, Jia Xu also sighed, and followed Xun Yu out. At this time, Lu Bu's order had been issued, and Jia Xu immediately began to hand over to Xun Yu. The formalities, seeing that the turmoil caused by this relocation of the capital must not be small, Jia Xu needs to grasp the power of Yongzhou and Liangzhou as soon as possible in order to deal with what may happen, there are some things that Xun Yu is unwilling to do, but Jia Xu is a "poisoner" But there is not so much consideration.

That afternoon, many old people from the imperial court joined hands and came outside Lu Bu's mansion to see Lu Bu.

"Master, please let us meet the prime minister?" An old man stood at the gate of the prime minister's mansion and told the soldiers at the gate of the prime minister's mansion, wanting to meet Lu Bu.

"Prime Minister, please meet us. We just don't understand why you want to keep His Majesty in Chang'an when you move the capital for the sake of the Han Dynasty." Cried up.

"My lord prime minister, please take it back." At this time, an old man knelt down tremblingly.

"My lord, according to the investigation, these old people came here by themselves after hearing the news of the capital relocation, and no one organized it on purpose." Outside the gate of the prime minister's mansion, a capable young man reported to another person, that person It was Jia Xu. Jia Xu just took over the affairs of Yongzhou, but this kind of thing happened unexpectedly. The old people in front of him were all important figures in the Han Dynasty. They were loyal to the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xian. He heard that Lu Bu was going to move the imperial court to the east, but only left the matter of Xiandi, so he came here to intercede.Regarding this kind of thing, although Jia Xu is shrewd, he can't help but frowned. The people who came at this time were just old men from the city of Chang'an. If the old men from other places dared to come over in a few days, I don't know yet. What will happen.

"Hurry up and report to the Prime Minister, Master Cai Yong is here." At this moment, a carriage stopped suddenly at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the big man who drove the carriage jumped off his horse and shouted at the soldiers guarding the gate.It turned out that Cai Yong was disturbed by the move of the capital, and he came to look for Lu Bu in person.

(End of this chapter)