Chapter 38 5. The Han Dynasty with internal and external troubles

In the Yinlin treasure furnace placed in the side hall of Weiyang Palace, the light blue cigarettes curl up like silk, fluttering around, and rippling, making people intoxicated. This is the wonderful incense of white sandalwood, a tribute from Tianzhu, that Emperor Liu Xie personally burned to entertain Minister Xun Yu.He knew that Xun Lingjun had always been very fond of incense. Whenever he went to other people's houses, he sat on the table for less than half an hour, and the fragrance of his clothes and robes filled the room for three days without exhaustion.Therefore, whenever Xun Yu came to the palace to meet, Liu Xie would light the sandalwood spices from Tianzhu as a tribute to Xun Yu to show his respect.

Xun Yu's handsome face with tough lines gradually protruded from the light lingering light of the cigarette - his eyes were opened, and his eyes were shining brightly, like a sword like lightning, which made the doctor sitting next to him When Kong Rong saw it, he couldn't help feeling that he didn't dare to face it squarely. "Your Majesty! Cavalry General Dong Cheng claims to have a secret order for clothes and belts. Is this true?" Xun Yu asked Liu Xie straight to the point without any pretense. "This... this..." Liu Xie trembled as if stung by a bee needle when he heard the words, and did not dare to look at Xun Yu, "What... what is the 'clothes belt secret edict'? Xun Aiqing... I... I don't understand what are you saying……"

Xun Yu stared at Liu Xie silently for a moment, then he restrained his face and sighed softly, bowed down on the seat very humbly, and played in a low voice: "My minister was rude just now, please forgive me. If your majesty It is really a blessing for the community that Dong Cheng's secret edict on clothes and belts has never been involved." "Xun Lingjun—this statement is wrong. In Kong's view, General Dong Cheng dared to make up a secret edict and wanted to kill Cao Mengde, a barbarian thief. I'm afraid this is the luck of the country?" Kong Rong stood aside He suddenly interrupted him, "You didn't see the shooting in the suburbs that day. With Cao Mengde's behavior of being arrogant and condescending to all his officials at that time, not to mention General Dong Cheng, even Kong Mou hated him so much. Itchy."

"Doctor Kong must learn from it. Cao Sikong had no choice but to do what he did at the time—this is his strange trick to lure the snake out of the hole, and it has a deep meaning." Xun Yu looked slightly embarrassed, pondered for a while, and then slowly replied. "Profound meaning? What profound meaning?" Kong Rong sneered, "Is Xun Lingjun still apologizing for him at this moment?! Kong insists that no matter what deep meaning he Cao Mengde has, he should not wantonly offend His Majesty's Tianwei!" When Kong Rong said this, Xun Yu had no choice but to remain silent.

Liu Xie raised his eyes and looked at the two respected Confucian leaders and Qingliu ministers in front of him. After hesitating for a long time, he asked in a low voice: "The contents of the 'Clothing Belt Secret Edict' compiled by Dong Cheng I also heard that, according to his claim, while Cao Sikong was busy dealing with Yuan Shao and Liuhuangshu, Yu Xudu suddenly sent troops to escort me to Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou and other clan fiefs...Liu Huangshu joined Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others together. As a family member of Emperor Zhou, he should be more respectful and respectful than Cao Sikong?"

"That's right. At least they won't be as arrogant and domineering as Cao Mengde!" Kong Rong nodded deeply in agreement.However, Xun Yu's face showed a hint of sadness, and he bowed his head for a while, before he spoke again under Liu Xie's deep gaze: "Your Majesty, Cao Sikong is just a little showy and acted recklessly. How could he have a secret ambition at this time? But Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, etc., as the clan's relatives, have done even more treasonous actions - just because the humble ministers have not reported before in order to avoid unnecessary troubles for His Majesty: On the first day of the first month of this year, Liu Biao is already wearing the imperial uniform, leading the herdsman's bureaucrats to belong to the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in the suburbs outside Xiangyang..."

"Wearing a crown of cockroaches and worshiping heaven and earth in the suburbs? Liu Biao also committed such a rebellious act?" Kong Rong was so angry that his hair stood on end. "How dare he be so blatantly self-important-he has humiliated the clan of the Han Dynasty." reputation!" "Where's Brother Liu Zhang, Yizhou Mu?" Liu Xie knew that Xun Yu would not lie to him, so he asked again, "He is a close minister of the clan who traveled with me since childhood." "Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang? He has been colluding with the evil thief Zhang Lu recently to make trouble, and he has also publicly declared that Yizhou is "the place where the king's qi and dragon veins are favored". Unanimously opposed, he hastily wrote the "Letter of Guilt" and retracted those words." Xun Yu sighed, "As for Liu Bei, regardless of whether he has a different plan at the moment, it is the Xuzhou area he temporarily occupied. The land, I am afraid it is also precarious."

"Ah...it's not the end of it?" Liu Xie was full of dejection, covered his face and leaned over on the dragon bed, "Zhen...Zhen is really trapped in the shoal by the dragon..." Xun Yu quietly looked up at Liu Xie's sad situation, his eyes slightly moistened: the young emperor who just turned 22 years old in front of him is actually not without the spirit of a benevolent monarch and the capacity of a wise master - only because Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling The long-standing scourge planted for the Han Dynasty back then has been so heavy that he can't lift his head!Xun Yu once heard from Yang Biao that in the first year of Xingping, there was a famine in Chang'an, Xijing, and a bucket of grain was sold for 50,000 baht, making the people miserable.His Majesty ordered the opening of the Huangcang to relieve the victims, and appointed the imperial servant Hou Wen to be responsible for this matter.However, the disaster situation in central Beijing showed no sign of improvement, which aroused Liu Xie's vigilance and suspicion.At an imperial meeting, he personally measured rice and made millet, and found out that there were indeed corruption and embezzlement in the process of distributing relief food for the disaster.Therefore, Liu Xie angrily issued an edict to punish Hou Wen fifty, and re-appointed honest and honest officials to carry out disaster relief tasks, which finally alleviated the famine disaster in Chang'an, Xijing, and won praise from the ruling and opposition parties.At that time, Liu Xie was only fourteen years old!With Liu Xie's long-standing wisdom, it would be more than enough for him to be the master of the text in a time of peace, but he was born in this chaotic world where heroes are competing, it is really... really not the right time!Thinking of this, Xun Yu couldn't help feeling a little heartbroken for Liu Xie's fate.He let out a long breath slowly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't hurt the dragon's body due to excessive self-pity... You are the true emperor of the Han Dynasty, and no one in the world dares to harm you! Before Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si didn't dare, and neither will Liu Biao and Liu Zhang in the future..."

"But Cao Mengde has the guts to be rude and disrespectful to His Majesty!" Kong Rong said angrily, "Don't worry, Your Majesty! If Dong Cheng can't save His Majesty, he might take the risk—to assassinate Cao Mengde and never suffer any further trouble!" "Wen Ju (Wen Ju in Kong Rong's word) thought that Dong Cheng would be able to achieve miraculous results by taking risks and plotting assassinations? Have you ever thought about how the situation in Xudu would be if he assassinated Cao Sikong? If he couldn't assassinate Cao Sikong What about the situation in Xudu?" Xun Yu's face froze, and he said slowly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying bluntly: Although Dong Cheng is an uncle of the country, he really does not have the deep and dignified style of a minister of the country! This act of wearing a secret edict seems to be loyal to the emperor and support the lord, but in fact it wants to put His Majesty in a great embarrassment-if he does not assassinate Cao Sikong, then the monarch and ministers in Xudu will live in peace and there will be no gaps, and they will be able to do their best to share with the outside world. Resist powerful enemies; if he assassinates Cao Sikong, no one in Xudu will be able to resist the rebel Yuan Shaoxing's invasion, and His Majesty will be in danger!"

Liu Xie punched heavily on the side of the dragon bed, and there was a muffled bang, and drops of blood had been knocked out from the knuckles of his five fingers: "I am incompetent... I am not as good as Emperor Xiaowu who is a genius Ah! You can only rely on arrogant ministers to control rebellious ministers... This is the art of using tigers to drive wolves away! Could it be that I have to rely on him, Cao Mengde, to fight Yuan Shao alone? Xun Aiqing is unparalleled in strategy and genius—I believe: The important task of destroying Yuan Shao, you Will be able to stand alone!" As he spoke, he raised his head abruptly from the dragon bed and stared straight at Xun Yu——Xun Yu's face darkened, and he lowered his head deeply: "This humble minister has the high expectations of His Majesty, and my humble minister gathers Xiao He and Zhang Liangzhi With so many responsibilities, there is no time to be distracted. It is really not as good as Cao Sikong's martial arts and control of the enemy. Now, no matter what Cao Sikong did before, I can only advise His Majesty to put aside the past and work together with him!"

"But... but what if one day he becomes as ambitious as that Yuan Shao traitor and raises troops to usurp the Han, what... what should I do?" Liu Xie's voice trembled. "I promise with the lives of my family, I will never let Cao Sikong have such a filthy deed that has been stinking for thousands of years!" Xun Yu's voice was always so calm and soft, but there was always a long-lasting tenacity and determination in it. "If the day that His Majesty is worried about happens, I will be the first to stand up and block his path of rebellion with a seven-foot body and blood!" "Xun Lingjun..." Liu Xie looked directly at Xun Yu, and the two lines burst into tears. "Wei... Weichen also shares this blood oath with Xun Lingjun to defend His Majesty!" Kong Rong also fell on the table and sobbed. "However, Your Majesty was very worried just now. You can't just rely on one person to take charge of the overall situation, and you can't concentrate all the power in the hands of one person, which will lead to a situation that will never go away!" Xun Yu was silent for a while, and waited until Liu After Xie and Kong Rong calmed down a bit, they slowly opened their mouths again, "From now on, I will definitely open up my official career, and select a lot of talented people who are both civil and military, loyal and courageous, to serve His Majesty in the court... that's right! Weichen heard that there was a young Confucian scholar Sima Yi in Hanoi County, who was a pillar of intelligence, intelligence, and ability to fight. According to Han Jian, the captain of Ximen School who came from Xiliang's rebellion, Sima Yi recruited peace in Linglong Valley. When they were there, they went to the battle alone, dealing calmly among the white swords, with extraordinary courage and extraordinary strategy; not long ago, he was serving as a strategist in Hanoi County, and he even planned secret strategies and won by surprise, cleverly eradicating corrupt officials and treacherous officials, and annihilating Yuan Shao The minions are really talented... When Xu Du's court is in a better situation, I will enlist him as an official in the name of the court to serve His Majesty." "Hmm... It's really rare that Xun Aiqing is so thoughtful and thoughtful to prepare for my rainy day." Liu Xie nodded slightly, suddenly remembered something, and looked up at Kong Rong, "When talking about loyal ministers and righteous men, I think of a person. Sun Ce of Jiangdong is the son of Sun Jian, a loyal official of the Han dynasty, can he help me?" Kong Rong said "Ah", hurriedly wiped the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes with the sleeve of his robe, and replied respectfully: "I almost forgot, I have received a letter written by General Sun Ce from Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao and other adults last night. A wax ball secret letter, he promised that His Majesty's will will be the order, and he is currently actively training his troops and stockpiling food and grass, and he can go out to escort him at any time." Liu Xie seemed to have found a ray of light from the dark night, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face: "Really? That's really great. With Sun Ce's sharpness, Cao Sikong is still afraid of him-he If there is such loyalty, the Han Dynasty will not be far from the period of recovery, Xun Aiqing, do you think so?" Xun Yu frowned at this moment, and the thoughts in his heart were terribly agitated: If he told the truth, Liu Xie's nerves, which had been weakened by heavy blows, would be severely injured again, and he might completely collapse from now on. Give up on himself; if he doesn't speak out, Liu Xie may act rashly and suffer disaster because of blind optimism.In the end, he gritted his teeth, lowered his head and knocked heavily on the floor, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty... the foreign aid you can think of, Your Majesty, must have been in Cao Sikong's thinking. Of course, I also hope that I am Guessed wrong, the news of Sun Cejun's death may soon reach Xudu, and the Jiangdong Sun family will be temporarily unable to escort them north because of this..." "What... what?" Kong Rong was puzzled, and couldn't believe Xun Yu's prediction, "Xun Lingjun, why did you say that? Kong's relationship with Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao and other adults is extremely secretive, and there should be no one. This top-secret news will be reported to Cao Mengde. General Sun Ce is still in his prime, and it is a good time to be active—how could he die suddenly for no reason?" Liu Xie also looked at Xun Yu in amazement, hoping that he could admit that he had guessed wrong just now. Enduring the great torment in his heart, Xun Yu continued to analyze to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for making Yan Jinyan, Cao Sikong has been trying his best to win Jiangdong Sun's family. Once he finds out that Sun Cejun has any changes, he will definitely Sniped without hesitation! Didn't Dr. Kong notice? Didn't Guo Jia's military division come back from the battle of Xuzhou with Cao Sikong this time? If Weichen guessed correctly, he must have stayed in Guangling City Conspire with Chen Deng and Chen Jiao against Sun Ce!" "Sun Ce has made too many enemies and killed too many enemies in Jiangdong recently. There are countless people lurking in the dark who want to assassinate him. With the wisdom of Guo Junshi, he will definitely secretly plan and organize a group of assassins and dead soldiers. Killing Sun Ce in the name of revenge for the old master. Sun Ce is self-reliant, impetuous and unprepared. Attack Cao Sikong!" Speaking of this, Xun Yu's forehead slammed on the floor again: "Of course, all of this is Weichen's conjecture. Weichen also wholeheartedly hopes that he really guessed wrong this time." After finishing speaking, he leaned his head on the table and dared not look up at Liu Xie again—but he knew that Liu Xie must be feeling extremely uncomfortable and in pain at this moment! After a long time, I heard Liu Xie's extremely weak voice muttering: "Xun Aiqing... Since you are so clever, can you come up with a good plan for me to settle down? I... I am very grateful." Xun Yu has been kneeling deeply, his heavy voice is like teardrops rolling out one by one: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to remember: the ups and downs of good and bad are in the sky, and the gain and loss of movement and stillness are in people. What can be waited for by human beings, what heaven must respond to. When things are long and poor, they will disappear. When people are quiet and judged, they can move. Therefore, heaven always has the opportunity to escape and disappear, so as to calm the dangers and obstacles of the world, and persevere Suffering people do not treat each other. The wise know that the ebb and flow of the sky is movement and stillness, but those who suffer from restlessness do not know what it holds. It is not enough to live and live without knowing the time and the sky! Those who know the sky know the opportunity of the sky. There is a principle of truth, and there is also an opportunity to multiply. Those who know the principles of heaven are good at moving to transform things; those who know the principles of heaven are quiet so as not to hurt things, and things cannot hurt them. Those who use reason to transform, The virtue of the sage king is also the way of Huang Lao. Who in the world can hurt him if you uphold the virtue of the sage king and follow the way of Huang Lao?"