I have a good plan in mind, which will surely be needed by Mr. Dong.
Successful strategies are in the chest, and good plans can be made quickly.
As far as the eye can see, within a short inch or a narrow eye, one can only see the bottom.
Yan Zhong sneered in his heart, what a bullshit conscience.
Back then, I was the one who dared to encourage Huangfu Song to rebel and claim the throne in the south.
Regardless of whether the world is in chaos or not, a time of great strife is the time for our generation to dominate the world.
That moment of compassion was almost fleeting.
Why did Yan Zhong choose Chen Mu?
Just a life-saving grace?
For a celebrity in Xiliang who puts interests first, just a life-saving grace is far from making him bow his head and obey orders.
You must know that even if Han Sui and Ma Teng were forced to do so, he would die in anger. This shows that Yan Zhong must be a person with his own opinions.
The reason why Yan Zhong is optimistic about Chen Mu is because he can see that Liu Bei is indeed a wise master.
Dong Zhuo was a man of cruelty, cruelty and greed.
In the future, he will end up surrounded by wolves and die without a burial place.
If troubled times really come one day, no matter how strong Dong Zhuo is, the final result will be nothing more than a dead end.
And those who can truly be the master must have great talents and great strategies.
Although Liu Bei was young, he had a strong temperament, was not afraid of his superiors, was courageous and strategic, and had a commendable benevolence.
It's not that Yan Zhong has a high regard for people with benevolent hearts.
But people with a benevolent and righteous heart are more likely to gain support from the people and thus win the world.
At that time, the great ancestors of the Han Dynasty founded the Han Dynasty because they loved the people, were generous to their subordinates, and had great talents.
Liu Bei was quite ancestral, so he was naturally favored by Yan Zhong, who also admired Chen Mu's foresight.
He wrote to himself at the beginning, asking him to defect to Dong Zhuo.
I'm afraid you've already seen today.
When someone like Chen Zigui is by Liu Bei's side and becomes his enemy, you have to think about how you will be plotted to death in the future.
Therefore, since you can't beat him, it's better to join him. Anyway, you and Chen Mu are on good terms.
Yan Zhong was very clear about his future plans and had already made plans.
"Sincere man, what's the plan?"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard that Yan Zhong had a brilliant idea.
Yan Zhong smiled slightly and said: "This strategy will, firstly, seize Yuan Shao's military power, secondly, untie the empress dowager's heart, and thirdly, transfer Liu Bei away from Luoyang. From now on, the Luoyang court will be completely controlled by Dong Gong.
, when the time comes, it will not be far for Dong Gong to ascend to the position of general in the name of the nephew of the Empress Dowager and as a relative."
"real?"
The joy on Dong Zhuo's face became even more intense.
Yan Zhong smiled and nodded: "Yes, Wen You, you have lived in Luoyang for a long time, but have you ever heard that the late emperor intended to make Prince Chenliu the crown prince?"
Make King Chenliu the crown prince?
Li Ru thought for a moment, then his expression changed drastically and he said, "What do you mean?"
"Exactly!"
Yan Zhong showed a hint of fierceness on his face and said: "Why was the emperor born to the empress dowager, who was never favored by the late emperor. King Chenliu was the son of a beautiful woman. One was loved by the late emperor, and the other was raised by the empress dowager.
"
"Both the late emperor and the empress dowager had the intention to make King Chenliu the emperor. If Dong Gong persuaded the empress dowager to depose the emperor and make king Chenliu the emperor, then the empress dowager would be able to take control of the government.
"
"At that time, Mr. Dong is the nephew of the Empress Dowager and has a large army to help him. He will be relied upon by the Empress Dowager. At this time, it will be easy for him to take charge of the government like Huo Guang!"
By the end of the sentence, Yan Zhong's eyes had turned as cold as ice.
It seems that the act of deposing the emperor was just a matter of a moment.
"hiss!"
Li Ru, like Yan Zhong who heard this plan before, also took a breath of air.
No matter what, deposing the emperor is definitely a big deal.
If you do well, you will be promoted to a higher position and become a powerful minister.
If you don't do it right, you will die without a burial place!
So Li Ru also knows very well that this is undoubtedly a double-edged sword, life and death can be in an instant!
"Deposed Emperor?"
Dong Zhuo didn't think as deeply as Li Ru, but he was not as surprised as Li Ru. He touched his chin and thought carefully.
Li Ru hesitated and said: "I'm afraid this matter is not that easy."
"Of course it's not that easy."
Yan Zhong said coldly: "So the key to the problem lies with the Yuan family!"
Yuan family?
What does the Yuan family have to do with this?
Dong Zhuo was at a loss. Dealing with these smart people was really taxing for a rough guy like him, and it cost him countless brain cells.
"Yes, it's with the Yuan family."
Li Ru also thought of this, looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"You two, stop saying things that people can't understand. Just say it clearly."
Dong Zhuo was probably afraid of these two counselors. They were playing riddles and couldn't understand them at all.
I see that you are clearly trying to make things difficult for me, Pang Dong!
Li Ru smiled and said: "If you want the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to support the deposed emperor, you must get the support of the Yuan family. So Dong Gong can persuade the empress dowager to threaten Yuan Wei with Yuan Shao and force Yuan Wei to support the emperor."
The Queen Mother deposed the Emperor."
"Besides that, Liu Bei is also a troublemaker. We have to ask Duke Dong to persuade the Empress Dowager to transfer Liu Bei out of Luoyang."
Yan Zhong then added: "I heard that most of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are Yuzhou rebels. Let the Yuan family disband these troops. Then let the Empress Dowager hand over the southern army to Dong Gong. In this way, most of Luoyang's soldiers and horses will be
Once he joins the army, Duke Dong can legitimately take charge of the government and become the new general!"
"I see!"
After Dong Zhuo figured it out, he was overjoyed and felt that this relative was indeed not in vain.
Although he had to go back hundreds of years to identify himself with relatives like the Empress Dowager Dong who could not be compared with each other, the blood relationship between people like Liu Bei, Liu Yu, and Liu Yan and today's emperor has long been thin except for the fact that they all have the surname Liu.
I don’t know how many generations have passed, but still can I serve as a minister in the name of the clan?
They can do it, why can't they do it themselves?
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo said excitedly: "Speaking of which, I have been in Luoyang for a few days, but I have not yet entered the palace to visit my aunt, who is a nephew. It is indeed not appropriate. It is getting late today, so I will not go into the palace to disturb you.
I will go to the palace to visit my aunt tomorrow."
Li Ru and Yan Zhong laughed, nodded and said, "That's exactly what it should be."
One night passed.
On the second day, Dong Zhuo applied to enter the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
This permission was quickly agreed, and under the leadership of Dong Cheng, the current Habayashi Lieutenant General, they came all the way to Yong'an Palace.
Empress Dowager Dong was resting in the Fanglin Garden in the back garden of Yong'an Palace. She was very happy to see Dong Zhuo. She looked up and down. The more she looked at him, the more she felt that the fat man was honest and cute. She smiled and said, "You must be my nephew Dong Zhuo."
"Dong Zhuo has met his aunt."
The fat boy Dong Zhuo, who was already in his forties and nearly fifty, knelt down and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Dong, who was in her sixties.
This is a salute to the elders.
Empress Dowager Dong nodded with satisfaction: "Get up. Speaking of which, I sent someone to check the genealogy, and I found out that you and I are not far apart. You are the tenth descendant of Dong Zi, I am the ninth grandson of Dong Zi, and we are both Zhongshu Gong.
of the descendants.”
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said: "Yes, aunt. My ancestor, Duke Dong Bian, was the eighth son of Duke Zhongshu. He later moved to Lintao. The genealogy is recorded in great detail."
Dong Zi is Dong Zhongshu. The Dong family comes from the Xin You family. The main source of ancestors is Dong Hu, a good historian.
In the song of righteousness, the phrase "In Jin Dong Hu's pen" refers to this person.
Dong Zhongshu is a descendant of Dong Hu. Dong Zhongshu had eight sons and one daughter. The eldest son was named Dong Fen (fen). He moved to Hejian, Jizhou. He was the founder of the Dong family in Hejian and the ancestor of Queen Mother Dong.
The eighth son, Dong Po, moved to Lintao and was the ancestor of the Dong family in Lintao, Xiliang. Dong Zhuo was the ninth grandson of Dong Po and the tenth grandson of Dong Zhongshu.
Therefore, the relationship between Dong Zhuo and Empress Dowager Dong cannot really be said to be particularly distant. Although they are not within the Five Servers, compared with Liu Bei and Emperor Kangdi of Han, they are still quite close. They were the same ancestor 293 years ago, with the same origin and origin.
Relevant.
"Since he is his nephew, the family will no longer speak the same language."
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said: "Zhong Ying, you came at the right time. Even if you don't enter the palace these two days, I am going to find you and I have some things to explain."
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Are you talking about Yuan Shao?"
"You already know?"
Empress Dowager Dong said: "But I heard that you are an old official of the Yuan family. I guess the Taifu has been looking for you."
Dong Zhuo nodded and said rather self-deprecatingly: "That's not true. I went to find the Taifu, but he ridiculed me. It seems that the Taifu's disciples and former officials are all over the world, so there is no need for me to speak for him in the court.
"
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Wei gave him countless gold, silver and jewels. Although Empress Dowager Dong also resented Yuan Shao for leading troops into the palace to kill her trusted eunuchs, there is no one in this world who can have trouble with anyone, and never have trouble with money.
My son Liu Hong has died, and I am left as a lonely old woman. If I don't make more money and enjoy the rest of my life, why do I still think about governing the world?
"aunt."
Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Actually, I came here this time to tell my aunt something."
"What's the matter?"
"I heard that Queen Mother He was very disrespectful to my aunt?"
"What are you doing with that bitch?"
When Dong Zhuo mentioned Empress Dowager He, Empress Dowager Dong's face immediately turned cold and she became very angry.
Her child had just died, and He colluded with Butcher He and actually wanted to drive her back to Hejian.
If Liu Bei hadn't argued hard, he might have been assassinated by the He family.
A man who slaughtered people became emperor by relying on his own son, and he committed such evil and wanton actions. Now that He Jin is dead, the He family has no one to rely on. Let's see what she will do now.
"Aunt, my nephew wants to tell aunt that although He Jin is dead, your Majesty is the biological son of the Queen Mother after all."
Dong Zhuo was chatting eloquently, and Xiaozhi said rationally: "The emperor has turned fourteen this year, and in a few years, he will soon be able to rule personally. By then, between his biological mother and grandmother, who do you think the emperor will help?"
"this......"
Empress Dowager Dong opened her eyes wide. Too many things had happened in the past two months. The blood of the massacre in the palace some time ago has not yet been cleaned up, and the subsequent effects are still there. She really didn't think that far ahead.
Dong Zhuo continued: "Yuan Wei has always been good at playing both sides. Since he came to find his aunt, he must have found the Queen Mother. Now that He Jin is dead, who among the Queen Mother and her aunt can listen to politics behind the curtain, and who can keep her word and seize power?
, Firstly, it depends on who the emperor will listen to, and secondly, it depends on who the courtiers will listen to. If Yuan Wei supports the Queen Mother, and the Emperor is close to the Queen Mother, it may be detrimental to my aunt..."
Empress Dowager Dong's face suddenly darkened. Her relationship with the He family had long been broken. At first, she wanted to listen to politics behind the curtain, but He family blocked it. As a result, she cursed the He family as a family of slaughterers, and it was she who promoted her to the palace.
Unexpectedly, the He family would join forces with He Jin and all the courtiers to force him to leave the palace the next day. Ding Gong's face was still fresh in his mind.
Yuan Wei was also present at that time. As a result, a veteran of three dynasties was like a clay Buddha. Facing the aggressiveness of He and He Jin, he remained silent and did not say a word for her. If it hadn't been for a dumbfounded man.
If Qing Liu Bei contradicted He Jin, he might have died a long time ago.
Now being reminded by Dong Zhuo, Empress Dowager Dong suddenly remembered how abominable the old thief Yuan Kui was, and said with hatred: "Zhong Ying is right. When He Jin wanted to drive me out of the palace, Yuan Kui looked on coldly and said nothing.
It is extremely hateful."
"Yes, aunt. Although He Jin is dead now, who has the final say between Changqiu Palace and Yong'an Palace? Who can take charge of the Young Emperor and regent as the Queen Mother? Whoever is close to the courtiers and the emperor will be the one."
Dong Zhuo continued to fan the flames: "Yuan Kui has great influence in the court and has countless disciples and old officials. If he supports Queen Mother He, my aunt may be in a bad situation."
"Then according to Zhongying, what should I do?"
Empress Dowager Dong asked about strategies.
Dong Zhuo smiled slightly and said: "The people Yuan Wei relies on are the forces in the court and the soldiers and horses of Yuan Shao. The forces in the court are not easy to move. If his soldiers and horses can be eliminated, it will be like killing the old thief Yuan Wei."
arm!"
"Zhong Ying is saying that I should issue an edict and declare that Yuan Shao led troops into the palace to plot rebellion?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Empress Dowager Dong hesitated: "But the Ruo family was also attracted by Yuan Kui, and also issued an edict, saying that Yuan Shao's entry into the palace was a just act to punish the eunuch. This is inconsistent with my edict.
In the event of a conflict, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will definitely support the He family, but I am afraid that I am powerless to do so."
Empress Dowager He and Empress Dowager Dong were sworn enemies. Historically, the two had conflicts. In the end, Empress Dowager He and He Jin joined forces, and with the support of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, they drove Empress Dowager Dong out of the palace.
In this struggle between the two empress dowagers, the empress dowager, who was the senior empress dowager and held the right position, was completely defeated.
In the final analysis, Empress Dowager Dong was unpopular in the court, and He Jin took charge of the military. For the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, they would of course choose someone with greater power and influence to rely on.
But now with the fall of He Jinxian, the situation has at least become evenly matched. The Empress Dowager He has her own son who is the emperor to rely on, while the Empress Dowager Dong has the military power in the hands of Dong Zhuo to rely on.
There is a subtle tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides, and on the surface, Empress Dowager Dong is more powerful. Because these days, whoever has the troops is the king.
But the current situation is that Yuan Wei is the representative of the court officials, and the Empress Dowager Dong wants to issue an order to label Yuan Shao as a treason, so the Empress Dowager He can also issue an order to not label the matter as a treason.
In this way, the courtiers will definitely side with Empress Dowager He, and Empress Dowager Dong's support in the court will decline, and her life will also be difficult by then.
Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with an icy cold light, and he said: "This is exactly the second question I want to say, Emperor!"
"Emperor?"
Empress Dowager Dong asked in confusion: "What does this matter to the emperor?"
Dong Zhuo said: "When the emperor is born to the Queen Mother He, his heart must be towards the Queen Mother He. The reason why the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty support the Queen Mother He is because the emperor has the right to do so."
"That's true."
Empress Dowager Dong hesitated and said: "That bitch of the He family poisoned Wang Meiren and wanted to kill me. If the eunuchs hadn't protected her, Shi Hou was the eldest son and the courtiers supported her, she would never have achieved the prestige she has today.
Let the late emperor be deposed."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "This is the crux of the problem. Aunt, I once heard that the late emperor intended to make King Chenliu the emperor?"
"really."
Empress Dowager Dong openly admitted: "I and the late Emperor both thought about this matter, but it was only because of the opposition from the civil and military authorities of the Manchu Dynasty that we gave up."
"In this case, the late emperor must have left an edict."
Dong Zhuotu finally revealed his final thoughts and said with a fierce look on his face: "Aunt, if the late emperor's decree says that King Chenliu should be made emperor, then the Queen Mother He will no longer have any support. Aunt, don't you think so?"
?”
"You mean?"
Empress Dowager Dong suddenly opened her eyes wide, and two words popped out of her mouth: "Deposed Emperor?"
"Exactly."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Empress Dowager He and the Yuan family are all relying on today's emperor. If today's emperor is deposed, all the power in the court will inevitably belong to my aunt. She will govern the world in the future. When King Chen Liu grows up, Chen Liu will be close to his aunt.
If you stay with the king, you will definitely be filial. My aunt has to think about it. If the emperor is not dethroned, I can't say whether today, under the instigation of the Queen Mother, I will drive my aunt out of the palace again in the future."
In Yong'an Palace, the expressions of the eunuchs and maids serving around Empress Dowager Dong changed drastically.
Not far away, Dong Cheng quietly pulled out his sword.
Empress Dowager Dong glanced at the people around her indifferently and said slowly: "Lock them up temporarily and no one is allowed to visit them. After all, they are people who have served me for many years. I have not yet reached the point of being as evil-hearted as Mr. He, so I can't bear to let them go."
Kill them, but they must be closely guarded."
"Thank you, the Queen Mother."
Several eunuchs and maids knelt down and cried in thanks.
A secret like this in the palace would have led to death. Empress Dowager Dong did not kill them, so they were indeed grateful.
Dong Cheng summoned the Yulin Guards outside the door and imprisoned them in the underground palace.
Until this time, Empress Dowager Dong said: "I also had this idea about deposing the emperor. It was just that He Jin had the power before and the civil and military opposition of the Manchu Dynasty made me dare not take any action. Zhong Ying's plan won my heart.
.But today the emperor has been on the throne for nearly half a month, and his position has gradually become more and more stable. I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with it. Does Zhong Ying have a good plan?"
Dong Zhuo said: "The first step is to transfer Liu Bei away. Liu Bei is loyal to the late emperor, and he will definitely oppose the deposed emperor. The second step is to use Yuan Shao to threaten Yuan Wei in exchange for Yuan Wei's support, and to remove Yuan Shao.
The soldiers and horses under my command were dispersed, leaving the Confederate army in the hands of my aunt."
"What about the third step?"
Empress Dowager Dong asked again.
Dong Zhuo grinned: "The third step is, of course, to use the late emperor's decree to depose the young emperor, make King Chenliu the emperor, grant the young emperor a kingdom, and drive the He family and the young emperor out of Luoyang. In this way, my aunt no longer has to worry about the young emperor and He.
You are accomplices in plotting to harm your aunt."
"good!"
A trace of fierceness flashed across Empress Dowager Dong's brows, and she said, "That's it!"
She had long wanted to make Liu Xie emperor.
Not only she, but also her son, the late Emperor Xiaokang of Han, had the same idea.
If it weren't for the resistance from the DPRK and China, how could she be threatened by He?
Now that He Jin is dead, the biggest resistance is gone, and he has the support of his nephew Dong Zhuo. If he establishes Liu Xie, the obstacles will be much smaller.
by that time!
I will make He, a bitch, repay the humiliation of being almost kicked out of the palace that day a hundred times!
Empress Dowager Dong's eyes were fierce, and her old face was full of sternness.