Chapter 523
In the middle of the night, the Yongshou Palace was brightly lit, and Liu Bian still did not rest in peace.
The ones sitting in the main hall are either rich or noble. The emperor Liu Bian is sitting in the center, and the Empress Dowager He is sitting in the same case. There are all relatives and relatives in the hall, and people can't help but feel puzzled: why are so many people sitting together?
"Everyone knows that Mr. Fengji came today, right?" Liu Bian broke the silence.
"I know."
"At the court today, Mr. Feng Ji, on behalf of Yuan Jizhou, asked the court to confer the titles of Ta Dun and other four chanyus, but the general flatly refused." Liu Bian said deeply: "It's nothing, it's just a small chanyu That’s all, it’s not a big deal, but the general has been controlling the government for a long time, saying one thing, which makes me very dissatisfied.”
"Does Your Majesty want the General to return power to you?" Fu Shou asked cautiously.
"good!"
Hearing Liu Bian's promise, Tang Hao, the head of the state, was overjoyed: "That's very good. Your Majesty is the king of a country. In the past, your Majesty was a little younger, so it was fine for Liu Yuqing to control the government. But now your Majesty has grown up, so naturally he holds great power." But Gan Gang is arbitrary, and I support His Majesty!"
Empress Dowager He also said excitedly: "Bian'er, you have finally grown up, much more virtuous than your father, Aijia is very pleased."
Hearing that most of the people around him supported him, Liu Bian couldn't help feeling full of confidence, but seeing Liu Xie's silence, he couldn't help frowning and said, "King Chen Liu, why don't you speak, don't you support me?"
Hearing Liu Bianzhi's words, Liu Xie sighed, wondering: "But brother, how do you plan to take back the imperial power from the general?"
"Feng Ji has already said on behalf of Yuan Jizhou that Yuan Jizhou will join forces with Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Cao Cao, the governor of Qingzhou, to jointly send troops to remonstrate the general and force the general to return to me." Liu Bian said triumphantly: "Even if the general is Using soldiers like gods, facing such a large army, I'm afraid it won't be easy to defeat, right?"
"Admonition!"
Liu Xie's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he stood up directly under the excitement: "Does your majesty know the dangers of military remonstrance? If one is not good, this military remonstrance will turn into a war, sweeping thirteen states in the world. Does your majesty want to Have you experienced another Dong Zhuo rebellion?"
Empress Dowager He frowned: "King Chen Liu, why are you talking to the emperor?"
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty is confused!" Liu Xie said angrily, "Soldiers are weapons, and saints use them as a last resort. Now that Yuan Shao casually deploys the army, is it a good thing? Besides, the Yuan family has already produced a Yuan Shu who proclaimed himself emperor without authorization. Doesn’t this Yuan Shao have a dark secret? Once the general is unwilling to give up the power of the government and turn to fight Yuan Shao, and the flames of war will continue, will His Majesty be willing to see such a situation?”
Liu Bian was taken aback: "The general will not delegate power? But I have already given the edict to Fengji."
"What?" Liu Xie took a step forward, grabbed Liu Bian's arm, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Huang gave an edict to Emperor Fengji, what is written on it?"
Seeing that Liu Xie was so nervous, Liu Bian swallowed his saliva: "It's nothing, I just agreed to what Yuan Shao said before, entrusting Tadun and other four people as Shan Yu, and secretly instructed the general to hold the power, and agreed to Yuan Jizhou to send troops to crusade. gone?"
"Your Majesty, you are so confused!" Liu Xie said heartbrokenly: "Although the general has great power, he usually tries his best to meet the expenses of food and clothing in the palace, and he respects the queen mother and concubines in the palace. Why does your majesty use The way to deal with Dong thief is to deal with the general?"
"The general's character is as firm as a stone. When he settled Qingzhou and fought the Changshe, he fought fiercely with more than a thousand people against a hundred thousand people, a hundred times the enemy. Now that he has an army of one hundred thousand, how can he avoid it and not fight?"
Liu Xie sighed and said, "When the war starts, will the general still respect His Majesty so much?"
"Nonsense." Tang Mao dissatisfied: "What are you talking about, King Chen Liu? Is this Liu Ye still daring to neglect His Majesty?"
"Please put yourself in your majesty's shoes." Liu Xie just said: "If your majesty is a general and learns that your majesty issued an edict ordering the princes to besiege, what will your majesty do?"
"What if the general becomes murderous in a fit of rage and abolishes the emperor?"
One word awakens the dreamer! Liu Bian said in disbelief: "The general expelled the traitor Dong and saved the Han family from the fire and water, how could it be like this?"
Liu Xie sneered and said: "Taijia is unworthy, Yiyin abolished Taijia and took power; King Cheng was young, and Zhou Gongdan took over as assistant government; can't your Majesty Huo Guang, Liang Ji, and Dou Xian see it?"
"No problem." Liu Bian said calmly: "Mr. Feng Ji also discussed this matter with me before, and when Yuan Jizhou mobilized the three princes to attack the city, I will take the opportunity to escape from Luoyang and cross the river to Yecheng, Hebei. Even if the general wants to abolish me, he has no chance."
Tang Mao bowed and said firmly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Queen Mother, and King Chen Liu, I will definitely mobilize servants to escort Your Majesty and his party out of the tiger's den."
A sneer emerged from the corner of Liu Xie's mouth: "Your Majesty, now that the General is in charge, and His Majesty is unable to govern in Luoyang, may I ask if Your Majesty goes to Yuan Shao's place, will Yuan Shao really support His Majesty and return the military and political power in Hebei to His Majesty?" ?”
"Yuan Jizhou's four generations and three princes, all ancestors are the pillars of the court, loyal and loyal, naturally."
"Four generations and three princes, are you loyal?" Liu Xie laughed and said, "If that's the case, then how does Yuan Gonggong explain why he proclaimed himself emperor? This is four generations and three princes, and this is loyalty?"
Until then, Liu Bian's complexion turned pale: "Your brother means that Yuan Shao also wants to follow the example of the great general and take me out of the way?"
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, first there was Bandit Dong and then General, how can you know that there will be no Yuan Shao?" Liu Xie said with a wry smile, "At least compared to Dong Zhuo's overnight stay in the dragon bed and abolishing the establishment without authorization, the General is also Liu at any rate. Being surnamed clan, treating His Majesty and the Empress Dowager can be regarded as respect. The Imperial Sister married him anyway, and in name the General is regarded as my brother-in-law, so what I do will not be too much. If Your Majesty arrives in Yecheng, then Yuan Shao's behavior Can it be predicted?"
Because Liu Bian had been secretly dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's abolition of himself and made Liu Xie the emperor, so he was not close to King Chen Liu and was more on guard, but today he was panicked when he heard Liu Xie's heartfelt words.
"Emperor Brother, what should we do? What should we do?" Liu Bian held Liu Xie's hands and asked bitterly.
"Your Majesty's edicts have been issued, what can we do?" Liu Xie smiled wryly.
"Your Majesty, please blame the servant in the palace. Just say that he stole the jade seal and was deceived by Fengji to write the imperial decree. In this way, there is still a chance of remedy."