Liu Hong showed up with his sick body in tow, dropped three bombshell news to the court, and immediately ordered Zhang Rang to send Huangmen as an envoy to complete the matter without allowing any delay.
He did not intend to give the ministers of the DPRK and China a chance to criticize him, and directly rushed to handle this matter smoothly.
In fact, with the precedents of Liu Jian and Liu Yan, the two prefecture shepherds, and now adding Liu Yu and Lu Zhi as prefecture shepherds, there is nothing inappropriate. The key to today's court discussion is still Liu Jian's holiday axe.
After Liu Hong announced this news, several councilors stood up and advised Liu Hong on whether it was necessary to give one person a holiday ax in the land of Youzhou and Jizhou.
Liu Hong looked at them with a sneer and asked: "How could the war in Liangzhou have been postponed to this day if it was unnecessary?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials in the court stopped talking.
In fact, it's not that they can't continue to advise Liu Hong. The key is that Liu Jian's identity is indeed relatively sensitive.
He was not only a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but also a close friend of Yuan Ji.
Before Yuan Ji officially expressed his position, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government could not say much about this matter.
Yuan Ji stood up, drew his sword, and said: "Deran and I share life and death, and we are as close as brothers. Whoever dares to talk about Deran in the future cannot blame me for being ruthless under the sword!"
Yuan Ji nodded and said: "That makes sense."
He cupped his hands towards Yuan Shu and said, "I wonder what Brother Lu means by this?"
Everyone present could not help but be stunned when they heard this.
"If you don't believe in my brothers, then I will kill myself in front of you today. I will use my life to prove my brother Liu's loyalty to you!"
After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Yuan Ji, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am here to congratulate you!"
"Oh, it's Brother Meng De!"
Cao Cao smiled and grabbed Liu Bei, pulled him to the corner, and asked: "If Cao hadn't used his sword just now, how would Xuande plan to end it? Are you really going to spill blood on the spot?"
Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he took a deep breath.
Yuan Ji looked at Liu Bei and said: "Xuande! Stop talking, I believe you brothers!"
The shackles of the party have been lifted, and people like Wang Fen with the title of "Eight Chefs" are naturally recruited to the capital by the Yuan family to help.
"Liu Bei, what are you going to do!" Yuan Shao roared at Liu Bei.
These people, currently in Luoyang, are considered to be the talents of the younger generation that Yuan Ji is quite optimistic about.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Chun Yuqiong, Cao Cao and others stood up in a hurry and drew their swords one after another.
Yuan Ji raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty's plan?"
Yuan Ji was stunned when he heard this.
However, Liu Bei is not the same as he was then. Years of experience and exchanges with Liu Jian, coupled with his talent, have made him a thoughtful and profound person.
But Liu Bei was seen weeping and bowing to the ground, clasping his fists and saying: "Brothers of the Liu family, I swear to serve the king to the death! Even if my heart is ruined, I will not give up even if I die!"
He sat on one side, as if he didn't understand anything.
Even though he felt some crisis at this time, Liu Bei pretended not to be aware of it.
"Xuande."
Suddenly, Liu Bei stood up from where he was and pulled out the sword from his waist with a "swipe" sound.
Liu Bei sighed: "Brother Wenzu can say this, which proves that your majesty's plan has come true."
After saying that, he cut off the corner of the table with a sword.
After leaving Yuan Ji's mansion, Liu Bei carefully touched his neck, secretly thinking that it was really dangerous just now.
But seeing a blood mark on Liu Bei's neck, it was shocking.
With a soft call, Liu Bei quickly turned his head and saw Cao Cao with a smile on his face.
That means that this matter was not requested by him, but was indeed given to him by His Majesty.
Not long after, Yuan Shu was suddenly heard saying: "Xuande, your brothers are doing great things in Hebei, and none of us in this hall may be able to match them."
"Liu Deran is a person who respects his teachers and respects his principles. He may not care about others, but he will definitely not do anything disobedient to his own teacher. From this point of view... His Majesty does not believe Liu Deran."
Facing the furious Yuan Ji, Yuan Shu and Wang Fen hurriedly stood up and bowed to Liu Bei to apologize.
Yuan Ji slammed the table and said angrily: "Xuande! You are so ridiculous! When did Yuan say that he doesn't believe in your brothers!"
Yuan Ji looked unhappy and said calmly: "Your brother has obtained His Majesty's axe, why are you congratulating me?"
Having said that, he was going to cut his own throat.
Yuan Ji pointed at Cao Cao and said: "That makes sense! By saying this, the matter is clear. It is clear that the emperor wanted to alienate Liu Deran and wanted to draw Liu Deran to the side of the new emperor. How could Yuan do what he did?
willing!"
And if nothing unexpected happens, this matter has something to do with his younger brother Liu Jian.
"What about his usual behavior? This strategy of balancing constraints is your Majesty's specialty!"
Over there, Wang Fen, who had just been conscripted into the capital, suddenly said: "Xuan De's words seem to be reasonable, but today, birds can fly in high places, and fish can swim in deep seas. I'm afraid that Liu Deran is so powerful that he may not listen to you in the future."
It’s Hou’s order.”
Yuan Shu said with a smile but not a smile: "Today's court meeting, Your Majesty has issued an order to give your younger brother Deran the right to use the holiday axe. He is the governor-general of Ji and Youzhou and is responsible for the military affairs of the two states. He is responsible for the expedition to the north. Do you think I should ask you?
Brother, would you like to say congratulations?"
When he said this, he saw Yuan Ji looking around at everyone present and loudly said: "Liu Deran is my best friend! We will share life and death together!"
Liu Bei secretly made a plan in his heart and immediately smiled and said: "If this is true, then this is a good thing!"
Everyone was looking at him with a strange look.
"It must have been given by His Majesty by imperial edict after careful consideration!"
When Liu Hong announced that he would give Liu Jianji the right to control the holiday in Youzhou, Yuan Ji's face never looked good.
"Junhou!"
Although he is one of the eight captains of Xiyuan, during the court meeting today, Liu Bei was on duty when he was training his troops and horses, so he did not enter the court.
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Okay, I just think you will commit suicide!"
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Brother Gu, why did you say this? In my opinion, this is a great good thing for the king."
Everyone bowed their heads to Yuan Ji and saluted: "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Yuan Shu mocked and said: "Of course it is a good thing for your Liu brothers."
"I, the Liu brothers, are just keeping house for the prince!"
"What do you mean?"
Yuan Ji looked at Yuan Shu and Wang Fen with an angry look on his face: "Don't apologize to Xuande yet!"
"If the princes and princes doubt my virtuous brother because of this, then my virtuous brother will have no choice but to return to the royal family and be used by the next generation of emperors."
Liu Bei sighed: "Just imagine, sir, what kind of person is your Majesty today?"
Cao Cao glanced at the aggrieved Liu Bei gently, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, actually think about it carefully, why did your Majesty arrange for Lu Ziqian to be the shepherd of Northern Jizhou?"
Wait, that’s not right!
Deran did not mention this matter to himself in his recent letter.
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and then said seriously: "Our loyalty to the king can be seen by the sun and the moon. If we don't have virtue, I will commit suicide in front of the king!"
Damn you! This boy Deran is really capable! Did he even get this big ax?
Afterwards, Yuan Ji calmly comforted Liu Bei, and then everyone talked about some affairs in the DPRK.
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Why did you say this? My brother Deran and I all depend on you for our lives. My two brothers are today thanks to you. I serve you in the capital. Xian
My younger brother is away guarding the country for the king. Now my wise brother has obtained the imperial ax and axe, and he can conquer Jizhou and Youzhou. It is said that this is the power given to my wise brother by the emperor. In fact, in my opinion, this is not the power given to the king.
"
After Liu Bei entered the main hall, he saluted Yuan Ji, but then he realized that something was wrong.
"Junhou, Your Majesty has always wanted to reuse my brother Deran, but he also knows that Deran and Junhou are close friends."
The sensitive Liu Bei guessed instantly that something big must have happened in the court.
Liu Bei insisted not to accept it, but Yuan Ji insisted on giving it away.
Yuan Ji frowned when he heard this.
"The power of the ax is so important. Isn't it possible that my brother can just ask for it from Your Majesty?"
Liu Bei put his sword across his neck in front of everyone.
"This Liu Xuande is also a close friend of my Yuan family. He is Deran's brother, which means he is also Yuan's brother. You guys are so good at making assumptions, hurting people's hearts, and almost accidentally harming Zhongliang!"
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this.
"It's just to restrain Liu Deran. Once he discovers that Deran has a problem, let Lu Ziqian come forward to subdue him,"
He should be focusing on raising grain in Jizhou, taking in the refugees, and increasing the population and grain quantity within his jurisdiction. According to Deran's own words, he is "building walls high and hoarding grain widely." He should not go to the festival.
Thinking about this.
"Save him!" Yuan Ji was shocked.
The emperor is going to die, and he still wants to deal with this!
After the court meeting, Yuan Ji returned to his residence, and then ordered people to find Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Chunyu Qiong, and Xu You.
"Don't you think this plan of alienation is clear to you?"
In the end, Yuan Ji left the Yuan brothers behind because they wanted to talk about some family matters, and the rest, who were not named Yuan, let them go back first.
"So setting up this plan before death is just to pave the way for the next generation of emperors,"
Everyone arrived one after another, but Liu Bei was the last one to arrive.
Before leaving, Yuan Ji ordered people to prepare generous gifts for Liu Bei to take back to his house.
Cao Cao was well prepared, strode forward, and knocked Liu Bei's sword away with one strike.
But he didn't say much, nor did he stand up to refute Liu Hong.
Liu Bei frowned.
Then don't blame Yuan Ji, if it were me, I would be dissatisfied with you too!
Why didn't you write to Yuan Ji to discuss such a big matter in advance...
How does this person speak?
What is "when?"
Cao Cao gently knocked Liu Bei's chest with his hand and said: "Next month, you will marry my younger sister into the family. By then, I will have to call you brother-in-law. There doesn't need to be any barrier between us.
We are a family, so don’t hide it too deeply.”
After saying that, Cao Cao burst into laughter.
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed with Cao Cao.