Han emperor system

Chapter 248 Cao Yuan Second Minister (Part [-])
But in the palace, the young emperor Liu Bian had already seen all this through Gray Eagle, with a faint smile on his face, and at this time, Huang Zhong, the commander of the Yulin Army, came to pay his respects.

"The last general, Huang Zhong, sees the Holy Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

"Excuse me, General Huang, you have worked hard these days." Liu Bian smiled and stepped forward to help him up, patted his shoulder and said.

"This is what the last general should do. Now the more than ten militia squads secretly trained in Chang'an have entered the right track, and the good horses brought back from Xiliang have begun to be equipped for their use. Although the number is limited, they are used for training in rotation Their basic riding skills are still sufficient. As for the conquest army, the Xiliang army is currently under the supervision of General Zhang, and he may have caused Dong Zhuo's dissatisfaction. However, the other conquest armies have no Also, they are all training seriously, and the relationship with Dong Zhuo is not close, but they still have some scruples about Dong Zhuo, and I am afraid they will not confront Dong Zhuo head-on."

Huang Zhong reported some relevant information to Liu Bian, especially the secret training of recruits in Chang'an, which was mainly in charge of the instructors of the Habayashi Army transferred by Huang Zhong, so he knew best.

"Now that Ding Yuan is dead, I'm afraid that Lu Bu will also be won over by Dong Zhuo. In this way, Dong Zhuo will probably seek some power in the court. Although I can execute him, the Xiliang army is still in the hands of his cronies. I'm afraid it will bring disaster to Luoyang, so I have to bear with it."

Liu Bian had already received the system notification that the current temporary task could be said to have only been partially completed, or it could have been said to have failed, because Ding Yuan was dead after all, and Lu Bu now had the possibility of surrendering to Dong Zhuo.

It's just that Liu Bian was neither rewarded nor punished for this mission, but he could feel that the loyalty of civil and military officials had weakened by [-]%. Those generals and ministers who were completely loyal to him did not waver in any way, which made Liu Bian somewhat relieved.

"Your Majesty is right. Now Dong Zhuo is still in control of Xiliang's 20 army. Although it is easy to kill him, Xiliang's 20 army is not easy to deal with. I hope it can be delayed for a while until something happens in Xiliang. After that, we can deal with Dong Zhuo."

"Although we couldn't deal with Dong Zhuo last time, we still need to strengthen the monitoring of Dong Zhuo. I will be responsible for this. Don't worry about it. On the surface, let him do anything, but I will know everything he does inside and outside Luoyang City. Yes, I will inform you as soon as possible if there is any situation. If you come to strengthen the training of recruits, and then strengthen the fortifications of the eight passes to prevent the arrival of the Xiliang army. In addition, we can secretly cut off some of Dong Zhuo's wings, Especially Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's most reliable right-hand man, if we can find a way to get rid of him, we will be able to severely weaken Dong Jiu's power."

"The general Li Rumo has also heard about it, but he is basically in the Taiwei's mansion, and he often stays with Dong Zhuo. It may not be easy to deal with him."

"Let's take this matter slowly. Haven't some of us entered the Taiwei's Mansion now? They will have more contacts in the future, and they will definitely have a chance."

"Your Majesty is right. This batch of key generals in the army selected by His Majesty himself are all excellent. They endured humiliation and finally got Dong Zhuo's approval. Not only were they summoned by Dong Zhuo to the Taiwei Mansion, He also directly told them to help them obtain more military merits and higher positions in the army in the future. The ultimate goal is to let them control all the Habayashi Army for Dong Zhuo. Treacherous, I don’t know that Shengshang is wise and powerful, I have known that he will infiltrate the Habayashi Army, so I am ready to play a scene with him and make him happy for nothing.”

"Well, these generals would rather endure the humiliation that ordinary people can't bear. They are all loyal ministers of the big man. I will make up for them in the future. Now they have performed very well and have basically gained Dong Zhuo's trust. But this is not enough. Among them, you and several generals will deliberately target them, humiliate them in front of the soldiers, and deliberately arrange some difficult tasks for them, let Dong Zhuo help them complete the task, and then promote their official positions, pretending to let them control some The army, in order to gain Dong Zhuo's trust, wait for the final decisive battle with Dong Zhuo's old thief before making him look good."

"The holy majesty has thought carefully and will eventually obey."

"In addition, it is necessary to prevent Dong Zhuo from secretly wooing other generals in the army, so after you go back, you must secretly investigate the other generals in the army one by one, especially some of the people you trust the most. If you are really not sure, you can arrange a time for me See, make sure that Dong Zhuo can't instigate anyone except the people we arranged for him."

"Yes, my lord."

After Huang Zhong left, Liu Bian issued an imperial decree, ordering Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to enter the palace to face the saint. He wanted to see if it was possible for these two people to be truly loyal to him under the current situation. Find a way to get rid of them, so as not to cause disaster to the world in the future.

"My ministers Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are paying homage to the Holy One." Cao Cao and Yuan Shao entered the imperial study room and saw the young emperor Liu Bian in a yellow robe sitting behind the desk with a book in his hand. They immediately went up to pay homage.

"You two lovers, let's live together." Liu Bian put down his book, raised his hand to the two, and then regarded it as a gesture to the two historical figures.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were only about thirty, and they were smart and capable. Their eyes were shining brightly, and they were obviously very thoughtful. They might be guessing why the young emperor Liu Bian summoned the two of them.

"Thank you, Lord."

The two still responded respectfully, then stood up, looked at each other with lowered heads, and then secretly looked at the situation in the imperial study.

"The two Aiqings are in charge of various tasks in several counties around Gyeonggi during this time. I don't know what's going on around Gyeonggi?" Liu Bian asked about their work.

"Return to the Lord, everything is fine." Yuan Shao answered first, but there was no real content.

"My lord, all the counties are rushing to harvest grain. This year, the imperial court adopted the livestock farming method, which saved a lot of labor. The area cultivated by the common people has increased by [-]% compared with last year. After that, there have been several timely rains, so this year's crops are growing well. It is estimated that the amount of grain harvested this year is double that of last year, which is enough for the people in the counties and counties of the Sili Department to eat for two or three years. Moreover, the tax that the imperial court can collect this year has also increased, and more than a dozen granaries around Luoyang can be filled. , enough to supply the imperial army for two years."

Cao Cao was much more pragmatic than Yuan Shao. He reported some situations in more detail, and he spoke clearly and logically. Obviously, he had put in a lot of effort. Yuan Shao blushed a little when he heard it, but he was also a little annoyed that Cao Cao was like this, comparing him to him. down.

Liu Bian saw Cao Cao talking eloquently, and secretly praised him in his heart. He is indeed a minister who has been evaluated by people in history as a capable minister. It can be seen from the work he is in charge of now that Cao Cao is indeed a good hand in governing internal affairs.

"Unfortunately, such a talent cannot be used by me."

Liu Bian nodded to the two with a smile on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart, because as soon as the two came in, Liu Bian had already checked their loyalty. Cao Cao was only 20.00%, and Yuan Shao was even less , only 15.00%.

"The two love ministers have worked hard. When the first emperor was here, he mentioned the two love ministers to me many times, saying that you are from a family with outstanding abilities and will be the pillars of the country. Now the court is troubled by internal and external troubles. The Taiwei is powerful, and there are no young and promising ministers like the two adults in the court who dare to fight, so I hope you can maintain the majesty of the court and prevent the court from becoming a place where some traitors will trample on it."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, if Lord Taiwei wants to be domineering and rude in the court, I will definitely stop them."

Yuan Shao was robbed of the limelight by Cao Cao before, and now he rushed to answer. It was not because he was so loyal, but because he wanted to attract the young emperor's attention. In his opinion, the young emperor was just a child, and he met an old man like Dong Zhuo. The thief will naturally be afraid, if he can stand up against Dong Zhuo, he will definitely attract his attention and get a reward.

"Yuan Aiqing is upright, I didn't misread you." Liu Bian nodded slightly and smiled, then looked at Cao Cao.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never allow anyone to disobey the court. I believe that the ministers in the court will not allow such a situation to happen."

Cao Cao seemed to be scheming, so his answer was not as straightforward as Yuan Shao's, but more subtle and euphemistic, which was equivalent to saying nothing.

"There are two love ministers who take the lead. I believe that the ministers of the court will definitely uphold the authority of the court like you, so tomorrow I am going to give the two love ministers important tasks. The two love ministers will supervise the officials, and they will respectively act as envoys to monitor the left and right. Specialize in supervising the faults of the officials."

Liu Bian knew that in the next period of time, Dong Zhuo would definitely become more powerful in the court, so he appointed Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to such positions that they had to face Dong Zhuo directly. Use Dong Zhuo's hand to get rid of these two people.

Because this is the second temporary task Liu Bian has received: "Take in Cao Cao and Yuan Shao or get rid of them, the time limit is half a month."

"Task Reward: There is no reward for completing the task."

"Mission punishment: If the mission fails, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will become the great enemies to seize the world of Han."

"Mission progress: 0%."

Originally, Liu Bian didn't want to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but the system gave him a reminder, which forced him to think about these two people.Now it seems that it is impossible to subdue the two, so Liu Bian wants to use Dong Zhuo's hand to get rid of them.He didn't think about killing the two of them directly, because they both came from official families. The Yuan family and the Cao family have very high status in the court, and their relatives, friends and old friends are all important officials of the court. turmoil.

(End of this chapter)