The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Most of them were people around He Jin who were promoted to higher positions, and the only one who was promoted to the position of Shaofu was Liu Zhaoqing.

What surprised everyone the most was that at He Jin's request, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were dismissed from their posts.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Zhaoqing, who had just returned home, turned pale.

The premise of Liu Zhaoqing's strategy to stabilize the situation in Luoyang is that He Jin is a normal person who can see the pros and cons clearly.

Otherwise, when a person holding explosives has a brain twitch from time to time, all you can do is pray that the people around him can see it and get away as soon as possible.

Liu Zhaoqing originally thought that this day would come a little later, but he did not expect that He Jin would make a foolish choice just two days later.

"Dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, and then Xun Yu came over with tea.

Seeing that Liu Zhaoqing looked unhappy, Xun Yu also knew why.

"Zhao Qing... has already paid enough."

"..."

Why does this sound weird?

"He Jin should have wanted to take action against Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song a long time ago, but these two are the most capable generals in the court. They are also responsible for the defense of the most important areas around Luoyang..."

Liu Zhaoqing put down the letter from the falcon in his hand, and then said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, what do you think...what should I do next?"

Xun Yu put the teacup on the table, thought for a moment and said, "There are two ways."

"First, drive the tiger to devour the wolf. We will actively invite Dong Zhuo and others to come to the capital to defend the king, and use Dong Zhuo to eliminate He Jin."

This strategy is certainly not a good one. Liu Zhaoqing clearly understands the consequences of doing so. It is likely to attract the evil spirit again.

"What about the second method?" Liu Zhaoqing asked Xun Yu.

"The second one..." Xun Yu looked at Liu Zhaoqing and was silent for a while: "It is: before fighting against foreign enemies, we must first stabilize the internal situation."

"Yu believes that the power controlled by He Jin should be in the hands of the right people, so that the situation in Luoyang can be truly stabilized. Now our compromise with He Jin is just a delaying tactic and cannot fundamentally solve the chaos."

Liu Zhaoqing also understood this principle. He frowned and said, "The biggest source of He Jin's power is the army he controls. However, He Jin's troops have been with him for a long time, and he is a general. Although Empress Dowager He has some complaints about him, Your Majesty listens to He Jin's words... It is not easy to solve the problem from the root and prevent others from taking advantage of it."

"That's why we need to take other measures." Xun Yu said.

"Or, we can use 'one' and 'two' together. Zhao Qing is worried that someone else will cause chaos in Luoyang, but wouldn't He Jin also cause chaos?"

Liu Zhaoqing thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "I understand this principle, and I also want to do as Wen Ruo said, but... there are too many uncertainties, and such a scheme is also easy to be exposed. Will He Jin be fooled?"

Hearing this, Xun Yu smiled instead. Looking at Liu Zhaoqing, she said with a smile: "Zhaoqing, do you know that you have an obvious shortcoming?"

"Ah? What's the shortcoming?"

Xun Yu smiled and said, "In this world, fools are the majority, and He Jin is one of them."

"Zhao Qing always likes to think that everyone is as wise and brave as you are. This is your shortcoming."

Liu Zhaoqing: “…”

Chapter 128: A capable minister cannot assist a mediocre ruler

Less than three days had passed since the Luoyang Rebellion, and the usually well-behaved He Jin began to settle accounts with those who had disobeyed him in the past.

He Jin's stupidity became apparent very early on, and it seemed that Liu Zhaoqing was the only person in the entire Luoyang who failed to see it.

It was not Liu Zhaoqing's fault that he had poor eyesight. He chose not to conflict with He Jin for the time being because his first consideration was to guard against foreign enemies and maintain stability in Luoyang.

It is not easy to ensure a smooth transfer of power to the new monarch. How could he have time to think about how intelligent He Jin is or whether he will suddenly become insane or have a disease?

But now it’s different, the new king has been decided.

Just as Xun Yu said, He Jin was so impatient to remove Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun from their positions only on the third day after most of the Ten Attendants were executed and the funeral of the late emperor was almost completed.

This means that he has not considered or cared about the impact of this action at all, and he currently cannot see through or does not care about all the hidden crises.

In other words: Liu Zhaoqing treated He Jin as a normal person and wanted to work with him to stabilize the situation in Luoyang first, repel the foreign enemies and then consider the strategy of fighting He Jin. In fact, this strategy was probably not feasible.

Not everyone in the world is a hero, and those who can sit in a high position do not necessarily have great abilities.

Dong Zhuo of Xiliang, who was looked down upon by many people in later generations, can be called a "hero", while He Jin, who also held great military power, caused a stir but was swept into the garbage dump of history without even the title of "hero".

"So...that's true. I did think too much about He Jin." Liu Zhaoqing thought about it carefully and felt that what Xun Yu said made sense.

Because Liu Hong was different from the decadent and incompetent emperor in Liu Zhaoqing's impression, Liu Zhaoqing took it for granted that He Jin was the same.

"Wen Ruo's words really enlightened me and made me feel a lot more relaxed." Liu Zhaoqing placed his hands on the dark brown and shiny wooden table. The warm wind coming in through the window gap blew his hair, but his brows were furrowed.

"But... I think we can't judge He Jin so subjectively. At least we can't put all our hopes on him to do something stupid. No matter how stupid He Jin is, he has talented people under him."

"Of course I know this, that's why I said we need to use a 'strategy'." Xun Yu smiled, "Otherwise, Zhao Qing, we don't even need a strategy."

"As for the talented people under He Jin..."

Xun Yu stood beside Liu Zhaoqing's desk, put his right hand behind his back, and asked with his chest puffed out:

"Have you ever heard of 'Wu Zixu'?"

She is dressed in an ordinary white shirt, but the gentleness and generosity in her eyes and eyebrows make people feel at ease, and the dignity and elegance revealed in her smile make people feel like spring breeze.

Liu Zhaoqing, who had been anxious after hearing that He Jin had dismissed Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, gradually calmed down. After thinking for a while, he apologized and said, "I haven't studied it in depth, and I only have a rough understanding..."

"Wu Zixu, I have only heard of this name. If I remember correctly, he should be the person who helped the Wu Kingdom achieve hegemony during the Spring and Autumn Period. But I don't know much about him in detail."

Every profession has its own expertise. Liu Zhaoqing knows about the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty because of his own interest, but even before that, he was not much different from ordinary poor children of this era.

Xun Yu certainly would not complain because Liu Zhaoqing could not respond. He smiled slightly and then took the initiative to speak: "Wu Zixu was originally from Chu and served the King of Chu for generations. However, he was persecuted by villains and his family was destroyed. He also fled to Wu with difficulty. Later, together with his good friend Sun Wu, he helped King Helu of Wu to strengthen the country and plunder Chu. After Helu's death, he continued to serve Fuchai."

"Thanks to the assistance of Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, Wu grew into a powerful country with its mountainous and marshland land, and eventually defeated Yue. However, Fu Chai did not listen to Wu Zixu's advice to "destroy Yue". Instead, he was slandered by villains and given a sword, forcing him to commit suicide."

"As a result, Wu failed to destroy Yue, and the King of Yue at that time was named Gou Jian."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, Liu Zhaoqing was stunned for a moment: "Three thousand Yue soldiers can conquer Wu..."

"Yes." Xun Yu nodded. It was not surprising that Liu Zhaoqing knew this allusion, and there was no need for her to say more about what happened next.

"The hegemony that was hard-earned was destroyed, and Wu was eventually destroyed by Yue."

"Although capable ministers can offer advice, they are powerless to overcome the incompetence of their lords. This kind of incompetence can cost them their lives at best, or even ruin their foundations."

This is what Xun Yu wanted to say to Liu Zhaoqing, and the meaning was quite clear: no matter how capable the ministers around He Jin were, there would be no solution if the lord was incompetent.

"Does Zhaoqing think that He Jin has Wu Zixu and Sun Wu by his side?"

Liu Zhaoqing couldn't answer because there was no need to answer. One was a capable minister in internal affairs who helped Wu to dominate, and the other was a famous military saint in Chinese history.

Even if there really was such a capable minister, it was impossible for him to look down on He Jin.

Xun Yu saw Liu Zhaoqing's expression and knew that he understood what he wanted to say. He then took two steps to the side and continued:

"Zhao Qing is now one of the Nine Ministers, the Minister of the Imperial Household. Although he is more than one level lower than He Jin, your words and deeds may be more important to him than to His Majesty."

"He Jin can arbitrarily suppress dissidents in the court because of your majesty's weakness and his uncle, but only you, Zhaoqing..."

Xun Yu looked at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "You are the trust of the late emperor and have the loyalty of Emperor Gaozu. Once you raise your arms and call out like you did in the morning in the peach forest of the Western Garden, I believe that the governors and provincial governors inside and outside the pass, and the ministers in the court who are loyal to Your Majesty and the Han Dynasty, will surely rush down like the Yellow River falling from the sky that day, and wash away the entire Luoyang."

"This is Zhao Qing and the rest of us who want to kill the foreign relatives and truly return the Han Dynasty to its loyal subjects."

Xun Yu analyzed it while standing aside, but then suddenly changed the subject: "Of course, all this is based on Zhao Qing's ability to 'raise your arms and shout', so Zhao Qing must be safe, and once you do that, Luoyang will definitely be more chaotic than before."

"This is what we rely on, but we can't really do it." Liu Zhaoqing said softly. He also understood that this was actually a bit like a strategic deterrent.

Once He Jin understood that this was just a deterrent, he would not have to worry about anything. However, Xun Yu also said that He Jin was too smart to think of this.

Xun Yu nodded: "So, I think we can send someone to test He Jinzhi's thoughts first, show the enemy weakness, and make him suspicious of his subordinates and foreign enemies, thinking that they will seriously threaten his newly acquired power."

"Then, we can solve the double trouble of He Jin and the external enemy without spending a single soldier."

After listening to this, Liu Zhaoqing nodded repeatedly, his eyes lit up: "Wen Ruo's plan can not only kill two birds with one stone, but also preserve our greatest strength."

"Then... who should we send to do this?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

"This person must be alert and intelligent, and most importantly, he must be able to deal with He Jin's advisers."

Liu Zhaoqing looked at Xun Yu and found that Xun Yu was also looking at him. Then Xun Yu bowed to her. Liu Zhaoqing realized that the candidate was actually herself.

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At noon, Xun Yu and Zhang Liao went to the General's Mansion together.

On the road, Zhang Liao, who was on horseback, looked at Xun Yu, who was riding a horse in front of him, and said with some doubt: "Miss Xun, you don't need to go in person for such things, right?"

"I am the most suitable person to do this." Xun Yu smiled, "Not only because I have some knowledge, but also because my identity as the Xun family of Yingchuan is crucial."

"Zhao Qing was worried that He Jin would attack me, so he asked you to come with me. But in fact, He Jin needs the nobles to 'gild' him at this time. Without us, the power he has obtained is nothing but nothing. Therefore, I, a weak man, am much safer than those generals who can lift a thousand-pound tripod with one hand."

Zhang Liao nodded slightly and understood.

"Wenyuan..." Xun Yu suddenly stopped his horse halfway through his words and turned his head to look at Zhang Liao.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Liao stepped forward and asked.

Xun Yu was silent for a moment, then said softly, "After entering the general's mansion, I need you to observe He Jin's habits, especially the intervals between his meals, and the strength of the soldiers and maids around him..."

Zhang Liao was stunned when he heard this: "Miss Xun wants to..."

Xun Yu shook his head: "Of course we won't do that. That would be the same as giving up our lives."

Then he looked towards the general's mansion in the distance, which was emitting bursts of precious aura, and let out a sigh of relief.

"This is the last resort, because even if it is completed, we will not be able to control the situation, so I have never mentioned it to Zhao Qing. I just hope... the general will not let us go to that point."

Chapter 129 He Jin kills Dong Zhuo? 3K

In front of the General's Mansion.

Countless vehicles blocked the wide avenue, some coming to give gifts, some coming to pay a visit. The number of these vehicles was even greater than that of the residence of the Ten Eunuchs in the past.

When Zhang Liao and Xun Yu passed through the flowing convoy, Zhang Liao did not look very good.

No wonder Liu Zhaoqing looked worried these days. Even though he had executed most of the Ten Attendants and was promoted to the position of Shaofu, he remained anxious the whole time.

Before, Zhang Liao had heard from Xun Yu and others about He Jin's current powerful position, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes, Zhang Liao had a deeper understanding of the magnitude of the threat posed by He Jin.

Several of the Ten Eunuchs died, but He Jin became richer.

Xun Yu's expression was calm, as she had expected this situation.

After dismounting with Zhang Liao, with Zhang Liao leading the way, Xun Yu arrived in front of the General's Mansion amid the confusion and scolding of a group of people.

“Get in line, get in line!”

The servant thought Xun Yu also came to give a gift, until Xun Yu took out a seal from his pocket.

"I am the imperial palace guard, and at the request of the Grand Master, I have come to pay a visit to the general."

"Palace Guard Order?" The servant saw Xun Yu's appearance. Although he was just a servant and could not recognize Xun Yu, who was not of a very high rank, he knew that Xun Yu was not an ordinary person because of her dignified and beautiful appearance, so he did not drive her away immediately.

"What do you mean by Shaofu? Shaofu is one of the Nine Ministers, right?" the servant suddenly remembered.

"Yes, the Shaofu's name is Zhaoqing." Xun Yu said, and then added: "Or... a more well-known name: Marquis of Changping."

"Marquis of Changping?!"

The servant was stunned, then quickly asked Xun Yu to wait there for a while, and hurried back to the mansion to ask the general for instructions.

The name of Marquis Changping had spread throughout Luoyang as early as last month, but that was only because his poems and essays were too amazing. In the past few days, even the servants in the General's Mansion knew of the name of Marquis Changping, because on the night of the Luoyang riot, the deeds of Marquis Changping were spread more and more outrageously, and were about to turn into myths and legends.

Everyone knew that Marquis Changping was the person appointed by the late emperor's will. Even the general would frown unconsciously when he mentioned him.

Sure enough, not long after, a counselor with a goatee came out of the mansion.

"Chen Lin?" Xun Yu recognized the person.

Chen Lin was He Jin's adviser. He should have been able to rise to prominence by following He Jin, but at this moment Chen Lin looked a little haggard.

"Palace Guard Commander." Chen Lin nodded to Xun Yu, "The general ordered me to pick you up. Come with me. The general is waiting in the guest hall."

Xun Yu nodded and stepped into the General's Mansion, and Zhang Liao followed closely.

"Master Chen seems to be worried about something?" Xun Yu suddenly asked Chen Lin in front of him while walking in the corridor.

Chen Lin shook her head and smiled: "It's just that I haven't slept well recently."

"Oh? The general is now the most powerful person in Luoyang City. As his chief clerk, how could you not sleep well?" Xun Yu asked knowingly.

Chen Lin stopped and said after a moment of silence: "Palace Guard Commander, you are not an ordinary person. You came to the general this time to test his character and what he wants to do next, right?"