Liu Bian's words were naturally not understood by the ministers and nobles of the Manchu Dynasty. Dong Zhuo himself wanted to be the prime minister, which was understandable. All the ministers and nobles could see that his ambition was huge.
But no one thought that at such a critical moment, the young emperor would come out to support Dong Zhuo!
Is the little emperor crazy, stupid, or has he been threatened?
At this moment, Taishi Ling Gaosheng stood up!
He looked at Dong Zhuo angrily and said: "Dong thief, you must have intimidated His Majesty to make His Majesty issue such an edict, right? You, a Xiliang thief, actually forced the palace!"
Dong Zhuo burst out laughing when he heard this.
His laughter was extremely arrogant, or perhaps extremely weird.
After a while, Dong Zhuo stopped laughing wildly, shook his head and said, "It's really ridiculous. Your Majesty has decreed to establish a prime minister and discuss the Thirteen Cao Cao, but you blame me for the crime and don't even bother to ask, right?"
After saying that, Dong Zhuo turned to Liu Bian and saluted: "Your Majesty, since the princes have doubts about this matter, in my opinion, I'd better not be the prime minister, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to your Majesty!"
Liu Bian, who was sitting high on the throne, was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. At this moment, he heard Queen Mother He say in a cold voice: "Dong Aiqing does not need to be humble. This matter is something I discussed with Your Majesty and recommended loyal ministers as royal helpers. To uphold the principles of the dynasty has nothing to do with loving you, so you don't have to avoid suspicion."
The courtiers present never expected that Queen Mother He would actually say such words.
Wu Fu, who had just been promoted to a servant, stood up and said: "Queen Mother, Dong Zhuo is a tiger and wolf in Xiliang. If you threaten the Queen Mother and Your Majesty with cruelty, please speak frankly. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely do it for you." Your Majesty and the Queen Mother seek justice!"
"Yes, I am incompatible with this beast!"
"Dong Zhuo, how on earth did you threaten His Majesty and the Queen Mother!"
"A traitor who harms the country should die with thousands of arrows piercing his heart!"
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Dong Zhuo listened coldly to the people roaring at him, but he had a smile on his face, showing no discomfort at all.
After those people finished criticizing angrily, Dong Zhuo glanced back and forth at everyone coldly and said: "Have you finished yelling? Finished scolding? No more follow-up? Well, if so, isn't it my turn?"
When he said this, Dong Zhuo clapped his hands, and then saw six Xiliang sergeants slowly carrying three large wooden boxes in front of Dong Zhuo in the palace.
There are rolls of slips inside.
Dong Zhuo walked up to the tray with a smile, pointed at the slips on it, and asked: "Gentlemen, do you know what is in this?"
Several ministers standing closer to Dong Zhuo made heavy "hum" noises from their noses.
"I don't know, right? Well, I'll tell you! In the battle of Guangzong, I, Huangfu Yizhen, and Liu Deran jointly captured Zhang Jue's mansion. Zhang Jiao was killed by Liu Deran. I didn't take any weapons from Zhang Jiao's mansion. I just saw this pile of slips and slips. I opened them and took a look... Hey, the things inside are incredible! They are all letters between Zhang Jiao and various heroes!"
As soon as he said this, the whole hall fell into silence.
Queen Mother He looked at the people below with cold eyes, but saw panic on the faces of many of these ministers.
Without any preparation, these people were tricked by Dong Zhuo. Many of them did not have very strong psychological qualities, and their flaws were exposed at that time. People could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with them or the family behind them.
Of course, there must be more than just these people in this court who have an affair with the Yellow Turbans.
There are also many people with good psychological quality who are still pretending to be nonchalant and standing firm at this moment.
In fact, Queen Mother He was still a little confused about what Dong Zhuozhi said, but seeing the panic on some of these courtiers' faces, she understood everything in an instant.
Her hands hidden in her big sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.
Has it become so rampant?
After saying that, Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and saw Dr. Li Ru coming in front of him.
Dong Zhuo pointed at Gao Sheng, and then pointed at Wu Fu.
"The Gao family of Bohai, the Wu family of Runan, and Wenyou, let's find out about them!"
The high school student who was the first to stand up and scold Dong Zhuo just now turned pale in an instant, and his momentum seemed to have weakened a lot.
Wu Fu, who was a member of the Runan clan, turned his head and looked at Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji who were not far away.
Yuan Wei had the look of an old god on his face, and had no reaction at all to Dong Zhuozhi's actions, but there was already a sinister intent in his old eyes.
Seeing Wu Fu looking at him, Yuan Wei quietly raised his hand towards Wu Fu and gestured up and down.
Wu Fu understood immediately.
Li Ru rummaged among the slips for a long time, finally pulled out two volumes of slips, and said to Dong Zhuo: "Sikong, I found it!"
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said with a hearty smile: "Read it!"
Li Ru didn't say anything. He immediately unfolded the two volumes of slips and read the contents aloud.
They are all letters exchanged between the heads of the Bohai Gao family and the Runan Wu family and Zhang Jiao, establishing the linkage of the eight states. When these contents are read out, the effect can be imagined.
To put it bluntly, this is stripping the two families naked and exposing their ugliest sides in front of everyone!
All the ministers present were extremely angry at Dong Zhuo's actions. They wanted to pounce on Dong Zhuo and bite him to death, but none of them had the courage.
To put it bluntly, there is no such reason.
In the current situation, although Dong Zhuo's behavior is hateful, but considering the current situation in the court, he is indeed just.
When he was young, Li Ru slowly finished reading the two slips, and then stood aside with an indifferent expression.
"Your Majesty! Queen Mother! This is a false accusation! This is Dong Zhuo, the old thief, who is framing me..."
Gao Sheng screamed at Liu Bian and Queen Mother He at the top of his lungs.
Dong Zhuo's laughter rang out again.
"Is it unjust?"
"I knew you would say this from the beginning."
"Besides pouring dirty water on others, what other methods do you have?"
"I will naturally have a way to verify the handwriting on this slip."
"Besides, it doesn't matter whether your duke's handwriting is genuine or not, but Zhang Jiao's handwriting and imprint are genuine."
"Zhang Jiao has the ability to make a fake copy, I believe it."
When he said this, Dong Zhuo pointed at the slips in the three boxes.
"But Zhang Jiao can make so many...hundreds of copies."
"This old man doesn't quite believe it."
"Or in the eyes of the princes, do I, a man who was born in Liangzhou and lacks academic skills, have the ability to do it? Do you think too highly of me?"
When he said this, Dong Zhuo looked around at everyone present: "But it would be a bit of a joke to convict your family of sins based on just a brief reading. This matter still needs to be investigated in detail. Let's start with your Bohai
Mr. Gao, Mr. Wu from Runan, please start investigating."
"I'll keep the rest for now. When I have time later, how about checking each house?"
Dong Zhuo knew very well that now was not the time to completely break up with the world's leading families.
Today, Dong Zhuo just picked out the Runan Wu family and the Bohai Gao family based on the situation in the court and regarded them as models.
If he publishes all these more than a hundred slips in the court today, within a month, all the states and counties in the Han Dynasty will surely raise the banner of Qingjun.
These people have been harvesting leeks for more than a hundred years in all states and counties of the Han Dynasty. They need people and money.
He has secretly hidden a lot of equipment and controlled the local economy. Who would just sit back and wait for death?
They must collude with each other, recruit troops, and rebel in an all-out way.
When that time came, Dong Zhuo, who only controlled a limited area west of Luoyang, was no match for them when it came to their background.
No matter how fierce Xiliang's soldiers are, their numbers are limited after all.
Moreover, Liangzhou in the rear is not completely in his hands.
Although Han Sui and others were beaten so hard by Dong Zhuo's previous rebellion, they could not stand up straight.
But there are still tens of thousands of rebels making trouble in Liangzhou.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo's rear is actually not particularly stable.
Of course, even if Dong Zhuo does not take action against the aristocratic families now, these aristocratic families will sooner or later make plans and prepare for war with Dong Zhuo after they gain momentum in the local area.
But at least now they have scruples and will not suddenly raise troops.
Just cleaning up a few people first will only make other people hesitate and wait and see, and will not cause radical changes. This will give Dong Zhuo some time to prepare.