Most of the people in the court were smart people. More than half of the more than 100 courtiers who could participate in the court meeting could understand Dong Zhuo's purpose at this moment.
We are all foxes who have been together for thousands of years, so no one needs to talk about chatting with anyone.
I understand, but as far as the current situation is concerned, no one dares to stand up easily and directly disobey Dong Zhuo.
After all, the bloody and miserable Zhang Wen is lying there right now.
Next to Zhang Wen stood the tall Lu Bu, and Hua Xiong, who was constantly patrolling the hall like a tiger and a wolf, putting great pressure on everyone in the hall.
Zhang Wen, covered in scars, looked up from the ground, his face full of despair.
He stared angrily at Dong Zhuo standing above him, and shouted at him in a hoarse voice: "Traitor, traitor to the country! Even if I die and become a devil, I will never let go of you, a thief who brings disaster to the country and the people..."
"How dare you say such arrogant words as a traitor!"
Dong Zhuo's face showed anger. He clapped his hands and shouted: "Bring the evidence!"
Then, several Xiliang sergeants were seen bringing a tray loaded with slips to the main hall.
Seeing the slips brought up by Dong Zhuo's orders, most of the courtiers present turned red with anger, and their hands hidden in their sleeves were even trembling.
Still those old items... letters from the time when the heads of local prominent families had private interactions with Zhang Jiao.
These letters have now been used by Dong Zhuo in every possible way to prove that they are true. They can be taken out at any time to tell the world, and anyone can be punished for their crimes.
Every time someone in the imperial court had a heated argument with Dong Zhuo, and when things came to a head, Dong Zhuo would use this weapon to kill his political opponents on the basis of loyalty and justice.
It happened that most of the ministers were more or less involved in this matter.
Even if he himself was not involved, most of his family members were involved.
In short, every time Dong Zhuo used these things, he could suppress his political opponents in the court forever.
But this time, Zhang Wen himself was not an honest person, and it was even worse for Dong Zhuo to seize the opportunity.
Dong Zhuo opened the slips one by one and threw them in front of Zhang Wen as usual.
"Zhang Jiao's..."
"Yuan Shao's..."
"Yuan Shu's..."
Dong Zhuo read while looking at Zhang Wen with a sinister smile.
"Boshen Gong, you have corresponded with quite a lot of rebels over the years. As long as a rebel appears in the Han Dynasty, he has to contact you. I don't know when he conquered Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others.
, is this also true for the public on the front line?”
When these words were spoken, Zhang Wenqi's energy and blood surged, a mouthful of old blood was held in his chest, and his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"Bitch thief! You framed me——!"
Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "I don't have that free time. Your affairs were all investigated and scrutinized by the Tingwei Office. If you had not done anything to disgrace the Han Dynasty, you would definitely not be here today..."
When he said this, Dong Zhuo suddenly stood up and said to the Emperor and Queen Mother He who were behind him: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I think that Zhang Wen, a traitor, colluded with Yuan Shao and his like, and dissuaded Your Majesty from returning to Guanzhong.
In fact, he has ulterior motives. Luoyang is very close to Nanyang. Yuan Shao's traitors have already attacked the imperial capital and hijacked His Majesty's heart. However, because of the presence of his old ministers, Yuan's thieves did not dare to raise troops to Luoyang easily. However, with the veteran ministers to save him, Yuan Shao's traitors
, If you don’t die in plotting against Han, you will definitely have a plan!”
Liu Bian asked Dong Zhuo quite appropriately: "In Dong Aiqing's opinion, what is Yuan Shao's plan?"
Dong Zhuoyi said sternly: "Your Majesty, it is not the veteran who is suspicious. Your Majesty and the veteran are determined to move the capital to imitate the ancestors in Guanzhong and establish the emperor's career. At the same time, they can also prevent the traitors such as Yuan Shao from Guandong from harming Your Majesty. However, since Your Majesty and the
After the old ministers discussed moving the capital, some people with ulterior motives headed by Zhang Wen have been constantly blocking His Majesty from moving the capital."
As soon as the words 'ulterior motives' were uttered, everyone led by Yang Biao looked a little unkind.
Dong Zhuo, however, ignored it and continued: "How would you have thought that the dignified Sili Xiaowei, a minister who sat alone, would have been associated with Zhang Jiao, Yuan Shao and other thieves for a long time. These scoundrels have been lurking in the court for many years.
No one can notice it, it’s so painful!”
"Zhang Wen has always been opposed to moving the capital. He has made it clear that he wants to make your majesty fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. Such sinister intentions are truly unacceptable! Your majesty, I request you to send me an edict to all the three clans of Zhang and thieves!"
Zhang Wen was shocked when he heard this.
He shouted in panic to the Emperor and Queen Mother He: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I am wronged! I have always been loyal to the great man and to Your Majesty!"
Dong Zhuo interrupted Zhang Wen sternly: "Whether you are loyal or not, your Majesty and His Highness will have their own judgment. Now that the evidence of your rebellion is all there, how can you deny it?"
Xun Shuang stood up tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Mr. Zhang comes from a famous family. He has always been respected among the scholars. He has fulfilled his duties and made great contributions to the court. How can he be punished? It is true that he is treasonous.
If there is any doubt, please let Your Majesty and His Highness clarify it!"
Although Xun Shuang entered the court not long ago, as one of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, his reputation is very high.
After Xun Shuang entered the court, not only the Luoyang court, but also the entire Sili high-level, as well as many elite students from the Imperial Academy of the Capital, surrounded Xun Shuang. Over time, he actually became a
He became the spokesperson of the Qingliu family in the DPRK.
What Xun Shuang said is naturally very weighty.
If it were Yuan Wei and He Jin here, after listening to Xun Shuang's words, they might have to give him some respect.
But not Dong Zhuo!
What kind of Qingliu party members, what kind of noble ministers... They have already deeply hurt Dong Zhuo's heart.
Especially Xun Shuang, who was also recruited by Dong Zhuo, is now standing on his opposite side...
Why give him face?
Dong Zhuo sneered,
"Did Mr. Xun's remarks mean that I deliberately slandered Zhang Thief?"
Xun Shuang shook his head and said, "I didn't say that, nor did I mean it."
"Since Mr. Xun has no such intention, it would be best. All these evidences are clearly before Mr. Xun's eyes. If he doesn't believe it, he can go to Tingwei to check. If he doesn't check, don't have any doubts."
After saying this, Dong Zhuo turned to look at the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, this matter is of great importance and is related to the survival of the country, so we must make a decision."
These words made Liu Bian and Queen Mother He determined.
It is impossible that Dong Zhuo had not greeted them before doing this.
Since you dare to bring Zhang Wen to the main hall, it means that the two parties have reached an agreement on this matter.
Therefore, Zhang Wen is definitely dead today.
But the emperor and the Queen Mother He could not do such a thing as destroying the three tribes.
Zhang Wen's family was a big family in Nanyang, and they were related to many famous celebrities and high-ranking families in the world, and they intermarried with each other.
If Zhang Wen's three clans are really to be wiped out, how many prominent Guandong clans will have to be conquered, and how many people will be pushed to the Yuan clan's side?
Although Liu Bian was young, he still considered this matter somewhat.
The emperor said: "Although Zhang Wen's crime is unpardonable, how can his people deserve it? I am a benevolent and righteous king, how can I do such a cruel thing? In my opinion, Zhang Wen alone can be punished according to the crime, and the matters of others can be dealt with."
I won’t pursue any further investigation.”
Before anyone else could say anything, Dong Zhuo saluted the emperor and said, "Your majesty is wise and merciful. He is truly a gift from heaven!"
After saying that, Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "Push Zhang Wen out and behead him!"
When he finished speaking, Hua Xiong strode up to Zhang Wen, picked him up from the ground, and dragged him out of the hall with all his strength.
Among the courtiers, some seemed to want to go up and stop him directly, but in the end they still didn't dare.
There are many Xiliang sergeants in the palace, watching the situation in the court like tigers and wolves. Under such circumstances, who dares to make a move easily?
Not long after, Zhang Wen's bloody head was taken back by Hua Xiong.
In fact, after Zhang Wen was killed, he could have taken the body away directly. There was no need to take the head back to the main hall to show to the public.
But everyone knew that this was Dong Zhuo killing the chicken to show the monkey.
…
Zhang Wen died, and the dignified Sili Colonel, one of the three independent officers, was punished by Dong Zhuo in front of everyone in the court.
The other ministers of the DPRK, no matter who they were, felt a chill in their hearts at this moment.
Through today's events, they have seen that the emperor is completely on Dong Zhuo's side.
Most people's hearts became cold and they began to feel fear.
They began to worry about their future.
Three days later in the evening, Yang Biao acted as a host and invited several colleagues to his residence for drinking.
Yang Biao and Huang Wan were previously ranked among the three princes, but during the Yuan clan rebellion, the imperial court removed them from their positions as Sikong and Situ.
This is a very normal operation. For many years, whenever war breaks out in the Han Dynasty, one or two of the three princes will inevitably be dismissed to take responsibility for Heaven's fault. This has been an unwritten rule in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although it was a rule, Yang Biao and Huang Wan were still very depressed at the time.
After all, if the official is raped by someone else, no one will feel good if it is him.
However, compared to the degree of frustration of today's situation, when the two of them were in the third official position, it was really just a drizzle.
"Everyone, Dong Zhuo is so rampant, killing important officials of the imperial court and monopolizing power, it is really intolerable in the world! If these thieves are not punished, won't the whole world be destroyed by his hands?"
Huang Wan sighed: "What are you asking for? Now that the emperor and the Queen Mother are on his side, they are obeying the old thief's words. We want to attack the old thief, but we don't even have a decent edict. Looking back, we will be more serious. This rebel
Instead, it’s us, oh, it’s really annoying.”
Henan Yin Yangyi said: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are really confused. They actually believe in such a person. Look at what the emperor is doing now! He is simply disobeying his ancestors!"
Everyone was talking at once, and every word you said to me was either scolding Dong Zhuo or criticizing the emperor.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a person slowly speaking: "Since Your Majesty is unworthy, how about we wait for a new king?"