A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

The entire Han Dynasty was besieged on all sides, and chaos reigned in all directions.

Moreover, at such a sensitive juncture, the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have committed the heinous crime of treason. The question now is whether to release them or execute them.

If releasing the Yuan family would secure their full support, it would represent a compromise with the powerful clans, who would then do their utmost to assist the Han Dynasty in suppressing the rebellion.

If it's a killing, it means breaking ties with the Yuan family and confronting them head-on. At a time when the Han Dynasty is in turmoil, this could very well be the fuse that severely weakens the Han Dynasty.

Even now, even Yuan Wei, who orchestrated this plan, is not confident enough to destroy the Han Dynasty.

The Wei family was simply too powerful, so powerful that they couldn't even see through them, like an abyss, inspiring awe and fear.

Empress Dowager He was, after all, just a woman skilled in palace intrigue; if she were asked to devise some schemes and plots, she could come up with a few.

But when it comes to a situation where the world is in chaos, he immediately panics.

In Empress Dowager He's view, the Han Dynasty was now surrounded by enemies. Whether it was the Northern Xiongnu, the Parthian Empire, or the Roman Empire, each of them could rival the Han Dynasty on their own.

Now, the Han Dynasty is besieged by three forces, and the Qiang and Yellow Turban rebels are causing trouble within the Han Dynasty, making it extremely dangerous.

The Han Dynasty is in constant danger of collapsing!

She quickly looked at Wei Cheng, the towering white jade pillar of the Han Dynasty, the purple-gold beam spanning the sea.

Wei Cheng stepped forward, and as expected, it did not surprise him.

"Your Majesty, do not worry."

"The Qiang people of the plateau are no threat. We can send Dong Zhuo back with his troops. Dong Zhuo has already established his prestige among the Qiang people and is enough to suppress them."

Empress Dowager He nodded. Dong Zhuo had previously followed Huangfu Song to a great victory over the Qiang people. Even if he couldn't achieve a great victory on this journey, he wouldn't suffer a great defeat either, and it would be enough to hold the line.

"The Northern Xiongnu have 30 troops. I can go north and take over Ding Yuan's army. With the addition of the border troops and the Yanzhou army, the northern frontier will be safe."

With Wei Cheng on the case, Empress Dowager He felt even more at ease.

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion has re-emerged in Qingzhou. Governor Cao should be appointed as the governor of Qingzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion."

Cao Cao was a great contributor to the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He even wiped out the Yellow Turbans led by Zhang Jiao, who were in complete victory. What could a mere remnant army of Qingzhou do, even if they numbered a million?

Empress Dowager He felt that Wei Cheng's arrangement made perfect sense, but there were still two tough nuts to crack.

"The Yellow Turbans of Black Mountain, White Wave, and Yizhou can be easily suppressed by the local prefects and commanders; they pose no threat."

"The only ones truly worthy of attention are the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire."

"These two empires were extremely far from the Han Dynasty's homeland and were basically not likely to pose a threat to the Han Dynasty."

Wei Cheng was afraid that Empress Dowager He, being a woman, would be frightened, so he first reassured her.

After hearing Wei Cheng's words, Empress Dowager He was finally relieved. In any case, her son's throne and her position as Empress Dowager were safe.

"However, the attacks by these two countries are related to the imperial court's grand plan of enfeoffment, and cannot be ignored."

"If all of our vassal states outside the country are wiped out, it will be ten times or a hundred times more difficult to start expanding outwards again."

Yuan Wei certainly knew this, but his goal was the Han Dynasty, and going to a fiefdom outside the capital was not the path he had chosen.

More importantly, he had confidence in the Wei family. As long as the Wei family was willing to go all out, they could withstand even the combined forces of the two great empires and the Northern Xiongnu.

With the Wei family as his safety net, he naturally acted recklessly.

"The Roman Empire is coming with overwhelming force, its military might surpassing that of the Parthian Empire. Its aim is to open up new battlefields, not to attack our lands. The current Marquis of Wu'an should go to the new country first, and His Majesty will allow him to take command of the military power of the surrounding countries. The Northern Army should follow closely behind to defend against the Roman Empire."

"The Parthian Empire has sent 80 troops to attack the former territory of the Western Xiongnu. Our dynasty has only recently occupied this area and our rule is not yet stable. I fear we will not be able to resist."

"The current Marquis of Anxi, Wei Shan, will continue to serve as the Protectorate of the Western Regions. He may be ordered to mobilize troops from the Western Regions to command the armies of the surrounding countries of the Parthian Empire. The Southern Army of the Imperial Court will follow closely behind to resist the Parthian Empire."

"allow."

"Restore the title of Grand General to Marquis Wu'an, and promote Marquis Anxi to General Zhenxi, each leading the army of their respective fiefdoms to resist the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire."

Empress Dowager He grasped at this lifeline and granted all her requests.

At this moment, Yuan Wei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty and Empress Dowager, the Han Dynasty is in dire need of capable people. Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have committed serious mistakes, I beg Your Majesty and Empress Dowager to consider that they were following the orders of General He Jin and allow them to atone for their crimes through meritorious service."

Although Empress Dowager He was not politically astute, she was not stupid. She knew that now was not the time to break ties with the Yuan family, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger and release Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

After the court session ended, Wei Cheng left the main hall, and the others left one by one.

Yuan Wei watched this scene with burning desire, thinking that he could replace him.

Wei Cheng's steps were steady; he could guess what Yuan Wei was thinking.

However, it remains to be seen who will ultimately win the prize, or whether this will be a case of someone else's efforts benefiting another.

The Wei school of the Marquis of Anshou was a close friend of Cao Cao and offered him advice and strategies.

Wei Shu, a descendant of the Wei sage who proposed the doctrine of the Hundred Schools of Thought, met Liu Bei, a descendant of the Prince of Zhongshan, and prepared to assist Liu Bei.

Wei Hai, a branch of Wei Yu who pacified Zhuya County in the south, became friends with Sun Jian through martial arts and their relationship was like that of brothers.

Wei Wu, a son of a concubine left behind by the second Marquis of Wu'an, had an extremely good relationship with Yuan Shao. Both of them were sons of concubines, had extraordinary talents, and were very ambitious, wanting to support Yuan Shao to become the head of the Yuan family.

Even Dong Zhuo received advice and strategies from Wei Ya, a descendant of the Marquis of Anxi of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, because he "promoted" ethnic integration.

The Wei family is never on the game; they are always invincible.

After many of Wei's direct descendants left Chang'an, the Northern Army and the Southern Army also set off one after another, leaving Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, more empty than ever before.

The opportunity that Yuan Kui had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Although things didn't go quite as he expected, he finally achieved his goal.

Chang'an was undefended, and Dong Zhuo could arrive with a large army at any time.

Although Dong Zhuo outwardly bribed the Ten Attendants, he was actually a protégé of the Yuan family. It was precisely because of Yuan Wei's summons that Dong Zhuo had his day in the sun.

Over the years, Dong Zhuo has risen through the ranks step by step. On the surface, he bribed the Ten Attendants, but in reality, the Yuan family had secretly helped him to get to where he is today.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo was merely a son of a respectable family from a border region, without any powerful clan behind him. Only by joining the Yuan family could he advance further.

At that time, it would be possible to arrange a marriage between Dong Zhuo and his illegitimate daughter from the Yuan family, which would be considered a great honor for Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Wei never took Dong Zhuo seriously; in his eyes, Dong Zhuo was nothing more than a pawn to be played with.