Yang Biao's envoy came to see Liu Jian secretly this time and did not dare to announce it to the outside world.
No wonder, after all, the matter they wanted to talk to Liu Jian was not something that could be put on the table.
If the news leaks out and Dong Zhuo finds out, then his death will not be unjust at all.
The envoy who came to Yecheng was Qin Yi, a protégé of the late Yang Ci and now the assistant minister of the capital. This time, in the name of returning to his hometown to visit relatives, he secretly traveled to Hebei to see Liu Jian.
For such a big event, just sending a disciple of the Yang family may not win Liu Jian's trust. Therefore, in order to show his sincerity, Yang Biao wrote a letter in his own hand, explaining to Liu Jian affectionately his intention to serve the country with fists and fists.
Heart.
After Liu Jian finished reading the letter, he smiled lightly.
He put down the letter casually and said: "The emperor is unworthy and favors treacherous people, which has caused chaos in the world and the people are in dire straits. At this critical time, it is really not easy for Mr. Wen to stand up and think about the worries of the world."
Qin Yi said: "Mr. Yang is worried about the country and the people. He works hard every day. He is not just for fame, he just wants to serve the country!"
Liu Jian had a sad look on his face.
He said bitterly: "Dong Zhuo is so rampant. Your Majesty is being bewitched by him and acting as he pleases. He has indeed failed the late emperor's entrustment. However, the matter of abolishing the establishment is too big to be done hastily. In addition to Yang Gong, there are other people involved in this matter."
Does anyone else know?"
Before Qin Yi came, she also talked to Yang Biao about how to deal with Liu Jian.
After some analysis, Yang Biao believed that Liu Jian was not a simple person, and it was of little use to engage in intrigues with him. On the contrary, it could easily backfire, arouse Liu Jian's suspicion, and ultimately cause serious problems.
So, he said: "I dare not deceive the envoy. Before discussing the matter with the envoy, Yang Shaofu also informed Yuan Benchu of the matter, as well as Yuan Gonglu of Yangzhou, Yuan Boye of Yizhou, and the Yuan brothers.
Everyone is in favor of this matter, and the Wang family of Taiyuan and other sages are of the same mind and heart as Duke Yang."
When Liu Jian heard this, his face showed a bit of coldness.
"The Yuan family's thieves are all dishonest thieves, how can they be trusted?"
Qin Yi said hurriedly: "I know that your envoy is angry with Yuan Benchu because of Yuan Shiji's incident, but no matter what, Yuan Benchu has never rebelled against the court since he took office as the pastor of Jingzhou, and he has fulfilled his duties. He sent troops to Luoyang before, but he saw Dong Zhuo's rebellious behavior, so he attacked him."
In addition, the Yuan brothers are members of the Three Dukes, so any major matter such as abolishing or establishing a plan must be discussed with them no matter what."
Liu Jian snorted.
"Since you have already discussed it with Mr. Yuan, what can I do? This is all for the sake of national affairs, so we can put aside our grudges for the time being."
"It is truly admirable to have a noble ruler who serves the country and the people with high righteousness!"
Liu Jian stretched out his hand to block Qin Yi's words and said: "Don't praise me, I haven't said that I want to cooperate with you... You just tell me, if you want to abolish the establishment, how should you do it?
Who should we support as king?"
Qin Yi smiled and said: "Apart from King Chenliu, who else is qualified and qualified to replace the emperor as the lord of the people?"
"I came here on the order of Duke Yang. I just want to ask Liu Shijun to send His Majesty back. Then Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gongdao will raise troops in the south, while Shijun will raise troops in Hebei. Several troops can reach the capital and eradicate the rebellion.
Destroy the mediocre lord and support the new emperor!"
"The Yuan brothers are the leaders of the distinguished families in Guandong, Liu Shijun is the head of the clan, and Yang Gong and others are the leading ministers. When the time comes, all the princes will be able to support the new emperor. If they can rise to the top and call for help, why worry about the failure of great things?
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Liu Jian laughed loudly after hearing Qin Yi's words.
He was not happy because he heard Qin Yi's words, but felt that what he said was a bit ridiculous.
Liu Jian tapped the table gently with his fingers, and said with a half-smile: "Although the situation I imagined is good, it is a pity that there are many loopholes."
"If there is any omission in what I said, please enlighten me."
"Not to mention who should raise troops in Hebei or the south, but just talk about the process of abolishing the establishment. Even if today's world is unruly, it is appropriate to establish King Chenliu. Then I want to ask you, when should the abolishing and establishment be carried out?
How should we inform the ministers? When the new emperor ascends the throne, where should we build the capital?"
"This...time, of course, the sooner the better, inform the ministers, and they will naturally be informed at that time. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will naturally be in the imperial capital..."
Liu Jian waved his hand: "These words of yours are just farts. If you say them, it means you didn't say them."
Qin Yi's face became very embarrassed.
Liu Jian turned a blind eye and said: "You said that you want King Chen Liu to ascend the throne in the imperial capital. Let me ask you, Dong Zhuo has more than 100,000 armored men. You have not assisted the new emperor on the stage. I am afraid that one of them will kill him directly.
I'll just cut it into minced meat for you! How can I even talk about ascending to the throne?"
"Even if all the officials support the abolition, as long as Dong Zhuo is here, what's the use?"
Qin Yi saluted and said: "Because of this, Duke Yang has the intention to ask Liu Shijun to first support King Chenliu as emperor in Yecheng, and then join forces with Yuan Shao, grant a large number of ministers, and call on the world's heroes to jointly send troops to defeat the puppets."
Emperor Hunjun and the rebellious ministers of Liangzhou restored the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty."
"As a virtuous minister who supports the new emperor and has the respect of the emperor's uncle, you will be the first figure in the court in the future. The new emperor is young, and all matters in the court will be dependent on the emperor's uncle as regent... Is this feasible?"
When Qin Yi said the word "regent", she deliberately emphasized her tone.
In the eyes of Yang Biao and others, there is nothing more attractive than this.
Not to mention someone as young as Liu Jian, even someone of their age would be so excited that they could not move even if they heard that they could support the emperor as "regent".
But the problem is that Liu Jian discarded what seemed to be a treasure in their eyes like worn out shoes.
Facing Qin Yi's temptation, Liu Jian didn't even raise his eyelids.
regent?
Haha, when the late emperor was dying, he tried to test me and asked me to stay in the capital as regent, but I didn't even agree. Are you reacting now? Are you trying to seduce me with this? You are several years behind the late emperor!
"Crack!"
Qin Yi had just finished speaking when she saw Liu Jian throwing the slip at his feet with an angry look on his face!
Qin Yi was shocked when he saw this. He looked at Liu Jian in surprise, not understanding why he was angry.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing..."
Liu Jian stood up with a fierce look on his face and stared at Qin Yi opposite him. His sharp eyes actually made the other party feel cold all over.
"Liu is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty! How can you do anything to split the Han Dynasty? You dare to say in front of me that you want to split the world and support two masters. Believe it or not, I will chop you alive right now!"
After saying that, Liu Jian turned around and pulled out his sword from the shelf. He turned around and swung his sleeves violently.
And the cold tip of the sword was pointed directly at Qin Yi's throat.
This time, Qin Yi was so frightened that she almost peed her pants.
He hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Don't blame me! We have no intention of splitting the Han Dynasty. We are just thinking about the Han Dynasty and the country..."
"Stop chattering!"
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true!"
Qin Yi seemed to be crying when she spoke at this moment.
He had originally planned that if Liu Jian said he did not want to establish an emperor in Yecheng, he would ask Liu Jian to send King Chen Liu to Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao could establish a new king in Jingzhou to compete with Dong Zhuo of Luoyang.
But who would have thought that Liu Jian would just draw his sword and attack someone!?
It seems that I can't continue talking now.
Looking at Qin Yi who was in a panic and kept apologizing, Liu Jian slowly took back his sword and said coldly:
"To abolish the establishment and establish a new monarchy, you are all people who have been working in the inner court for many years, and have more experience than me in this regard...Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, and today's people are young and foolish, so maybe you can give it a try..."
"But I have my bottom line! There can only be one emperor in this world. No matter who he is, whoever dares to support two emperors will cause the country to be divided, the political power to be inconsistent, and the mountains and rivers to be broken... No matter who he is, I, Liu Jian, will die
I don’t want this life, and I swear to kill this person’s three clans!”
"Take these words back to Yang Wenxian intact. Just tell him that you want to make King Chenliu the new emperor. That's fine! But the method of two emperors will never work!"
Qin Yi was sweating profusely at this moment. After listening to Liu Jian's words, she nodded her head: "Yes, yes, I will definitely bring your words to Duke Yang..."
"go out!"
With an angry rebuke, Qin Yi was so frightened that she almost jumped up from where she was.
He hurriedly saluted Liu Jian, and then stumbled out of the hall.
At the same time, a figure flashed out of the inner hall.
Jia Xu glanced in the direction where Qin Yi was running away and said, "He was really frightened by the Lord."
Liu Jian regained his composure and put the sword on the shelf with a smile.
"You have to scare him, otherwise why would you bother arguing with him? That would be too tiring."
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "I think he probably still has something to say... I guess he will come back this afternoon or tomorrow."
"He still dares to come back and ask me for King Chenliu?"
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "No, my lord's words just now have already frightened him. If I lend him a few more courages, he would not dare to say that he would take King Chen Liu away to establish an emperor elsewhere and divide the country."
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"However, according to Xu's thinking, the main reason why he will come here tomorrow is to ask my lord...how on earth can my lord establish the emperor Chenliu King?"
Liu Jian smiled.
"It doesn't matter, then I'll tell him what I think."
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The next day, Qin Yi appeared in front of Liu Jian again.
This time, he behaved more honestly.
After all, the other party is someone who will make a move after just one or two sentences, so he is not easy to mess with.
Just as Jia Xu expected, Qin Yi thought about it yesterday and found that it was not the case.
You, Liu Jian, can't do this or that... you just say that you support the abolition of legislation!
You agree, I agree, so how can you hand over King Chen Liu?
At least Qin Yi needs to find out this matter before he can go back to Yang Biao.
Liu Jian did not deceive him either.
He told Qin Yi directly that it was easy to ask Chen Liuwang.
One is to go through the justice of the court.
The ministers in the court have discussed it, and the main ministers have expressed their support for this matter, so Liu Jian will have no problem.
Second, the abolition of the establishment will not lead to the division of the world.
In other words, there must be only one emperor at the same time.
If another emperor wants to ascend the throne, he must go through the ceremony of abdication.
As Qin Yi told him yesterday, he firmly refused to agree to a situation where the Han Dynasty had two emperors and were enemies of each other.
Even if he, Liu Jian, risked the disapproval of the world and carried a lifetime of infamy and killed King Chen Liu, he would never let them succeed.
The third thing is that once Liu Xie ascends the throne, Liu Jian must be the important minister supporting the country...the first one, the kind who can be grasped by the military and political affairs.
In fact, this last point was said by Liu Jian to confuse Yang Biao and others.
He didn't want to hand over King Chen Liu to Yang Biao and the others at all.
But he also wanted Yang Biao to think that he wanted to join.
He wanted to give Yang Biao the illusion that Liu Jian wanted to use King Chen Liu to increase his political interests, and that Liu Jian intended to cooperate.