Chapter 71: The reckless man knows his tricks and no one can stop him
"It doesn't make sense."
Dong Zhuo returned to the military camp and summoned Li Ru and Yan Zhong. He was furious and walked around the camp, shouting loudly: "Old Yuan Wei, you are ignoring me like this. One day, I will kill him all over the house!"
As soon as Li Ru came in, he saw him losing his temper and asked in confusion: "Ming Gong, what happened."
Dong Zhuo recounted what had happened, and finally said: "Then Yuan Wei didn't even mention my overtures, but directly rejected them. Obviously he didn't take me seriously."
Yan Zhong felt strange and thought about it: "That shouldn't be the case. Brother Wenyou's plan can be said to have hit the lifeblood of the Yuan family. Will Yuan Wei just sit back and watch Yuan Shao's troubles and ignore it? Even if he wants to throw Yuan Shao out as a discarded son, then
What should I do with the Yuan family’s reputation?”
How influential was the clan concept during the Han Dynasty? Until more than 2,000 years later, almost in the 21st century, there was a large-scale fight between thousands of people between clans in two villages due to conflicts left over from their ancestors.
Later generations said that Maozi was a fighting nation, which was far inferior to the Chinese civilization of more than 5,000 years.
Not to mention the history of countless wars over thousands of years, in the 21st century alone, a village fight in peacetime is much more ferocious than a Maozi fight.
How fierce?
There were all kinds of bombs, cannons, cannons, and landmines. The amount of explosives later seized by the relevant departments alone was counted in thousands of kilograms.
It can be seen that when it comes to the history of fighting nations, Mao Zi is dwarfed by us.
Clan ties are based on blood ties and the family unit is the core.
These family members each perform their duties and do their own thing. Their main obligation is to ensure the interests of the family.
Some powerful families can even control the power of the country, and even the emperor is threatened by them. For example, the Cao family during the Emperor Xian period, the later Sima family, etc.
Therefore, the so-called expulsion from a family that became popular later, such as abandoning the son of a wealthy family, abandoning the strongest son, etc., was almost impossible to happen at that time.
Even though Yuan Shao offended Zhao Zhong in his early years and Yuan Wei was warned by Zhao Zhong, he was not expelled from the Yuan family. Even when Yuan Shu fell and wanted to defect to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was willing to accept him.
All these show how strong the family bond is at this time.
Therefore, even if Yuan Wei wants to give up Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao has already been branded with the Yuan family. Once Yuan Shao is characterized as treason, the Yuan family's reputation will be destroyed.
With Yuan Wei's calculations as an old fox, how could this happen?
"unless."
Li Ru looked at Yan Zhong.
Yan Zhong said slowly: "Unless Yuan Wei has someone else to rely on."
"who?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes widened.
Li Ru and Yan Zhong looked at each other and said at the same time: "The Empress Dowager."
At present, in the entire Han Dynasty, only the Empress Dowager can put pressure on Dong Zhuo.
Why?
Because Dong Zhuo was promoted by the Empress Dowager.
If the Empress Dowager recognizes him as her nephew, he will naturally bear the mark of the Empress Dowager.
In court discussions, if the Empress Dowager supports Yuan Wei, do you, Dong Zhuo, agree?
Agreed, reasonable.
If you disagree, the Empress Dowager will be unhappy immediately.
Now is not the time for Dong Zhuo to show off his power in a few years. Now Dong Zhuo has just entered Luoyang and has not yet established a firm foothold and has no control over power.
Even the hussar general, without a general, is already the pinnacle of military generals, second only to the Three Dukes.
But not having control over power meant that he would be dismissed and go home if the Empress Dowager issued an edict.
Unless he wants to risk being attacked by Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to rebel on the spot.
Therefore, at least for now, he cannot disobey the Queen Mother's orders.
Liu Bei was in the same situation as him.
The difference is that Liu Bei is obedient. As long as the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager He and the Emperor give any edict, Liu Bei is guaranteed to obey orders honestly.
Dong Zhuo was ambitious and it would be more uncomfortable to let him be dismissed and go home than to kill him.
So Dong Zhuo was forced to obey orders.
Dong Zhuo was dumbfounded when he heard the analysis of the two men. He never expected that the subordinates like them were still playing tricks on each other, while Yuan Wei had already gone to the upper levels to establish relations and find a righteous name.
This is actually the same as Cao Cao's later game of using the emperor to control the princes. However, this has not happened yet and no one has thought about it.
Everyone thought that the Empress Dowager He, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would also resent Yuan Shao because they were frightened.
But they forget that there is no eternal hatred in this world, only eternal interests.
The Empress Dowager is greedy for money, so give her money.
The Queen Mother He has lost He Jin, He Miao and Wuyang Jun, and is in panic all day long, so give her support.
Everyone gets what they need, and this is called exchange of benefits.
In Yuan Wei's eyes, Dong Zhuo is worthy of negotiating deals and terms with him?
Just a dog.
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo's face became extremely gloomy and he shouted angrily: "It turns out that old man has been plotting against me for a long time. No wonder he is so arrogant and doesn't take me seriously."
Li Ru sighed: "Jiang is still old and hot. Yuan Wei has the support of the ministers in the court, and he has found the Empress Dowager... I am afraid that the Empress Dowager He will be attracted by him. The emperor is now a puppet of the second palace, and the government decree
It was also issued by the Second Palace, and with the support of Yongle Palace and Changqiu Palace, Yuan Wei was indeed unscrupulous."
"Wen Youchenghan, is there nothing you can do?"
Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and Yan Zhong.
Li Ru looked embarrassed, and he had no countermeasures for the time being.
Yan Zhong's expression was very hesitant, slightly hesitant.
"A sincere man has a clever plan?"
Li Ru glanced over and noticed something was wrong with Yan Zhong's face, so he asked.
Dong Zhuo immediately turned to look at Yan Zhong and said, "Sincere man, please tell me."
"This strategy..."
Yan Zhong thought of Chen Mu again.
Chen Mu is simply crazy and inhumane.
This strategy is to dig out the roots of the Han Dynasty.
Is the emperor so easily deposed?
Once Dong Zhuo does this, there will be chaos in the world.
You must know that the Empress Dowager did have the intention of abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones.
Powerful officials like Huo Guang have also done this.
The problem is, the Queen Mother is still here.
Although the He family's influence has been eradicated, He Jin's old tribe is still there, as are countless orthodox supporters.
What's more, the young emperor is not wrong.
When the former King of Changyi of the Han Dynasty was deposed, Huo Guang used the edict of Shangguan Queen Mother to gain control of the great cause of justice.
Secondly, the king of Changyi was indeed outrageous, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could not stand it, causing public outrage.
And now that Queen Mother He is here, the young emperor has not made any mistakes.
Such civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would definitely not agree to the dethronement of the emperor.
Even Liang Ji did not dare to openly depose the emperor. He only poisoned and assassinated him, and then pretended that Emperor Han Zhi died of illness, hiding it from the truth.
He went to deceive Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo went to deceive the Empress Dowager. If this strategy continues, the Han Dynasty will be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhong closed his eyes in pain, his conscience was very uneasy, and then slowly said: "Dong Gong, I have a plan that will not only make Dong Gong control the power, but also make Dong Gong control the world."
Um.
Conscience is such a painful thing, I have long been used to it, and it doesn't matter anymore.