Chapter 180 Yuan Shao Cao Cao Xu You Chen Lin
July of the first year of Guangxi, Luoyang.

Liu Xie, the King of Bohai, was resentful because he had delivered the late emperor's last will to Tang Mao, which prevented He Jin and Yuan Shao from taking over Yangzhou. He therefore presented a petition to demote Liu Xie to the king of Chenliu.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xie was not angry, but very happy. He submitted a petition requesting to go to his fiefdom that day.

Emperor Shao Liu Bian was also very happy for his brother and wanted to approve it, but was jointly resisted by He Jin and Empress He.

What a silly boy.

Chenliu is not far from Yangzhou. Let Liu Xie go there. No matter whether Yangzhou Mu Jin Mao is willing or not, he will definitely support Liu Xie.

It was not that he was afraid of Jin Mao's limited military force, but that he was afraid that someone would add fuel to the fire and force Liu Xie to the throne by relying on the fictitious will of the previous emperor.

Who will be the real emperor at that time?

Therefore, Liu Xie changed his title, and that was all.

Yuan Mansion.

Since the last time, Yuan Shao helped He Jin capture and kill Jian Shuo, and forced Queen Mother Dong and General Dong Chong to death.

He Jin holds great power and feels a little proud.

Yuan Shao convened another meeting of the nobles.

The attendees this time were more luxurious than the last time. Except for Liu Dai who ran back to the capital in disgrace, four of the Nine Ministers came, and even Sikong Liu Hong, one of the Three Dukes, came to attend.

The reason Yuan Shao convened the meeting was to join forces with General He Jin to eradicate the eunuch group and replace all the eunuchs with members of the aristocracy!

This topic was a very big one. Although Sikong Liu Hong and the four Nine Ministers did not participate directly, they came to the Yuan family in the name of visiting Taifu Yuan Wei.

But any discerning person could see that this was a cry to cheer for Yuan Shao.

Otherwise, why choose this critical moment to come together? Are you usually so busy?

Of course, although the meeting was well-known, it was only circulated among the nobles, and the eunuch group did not receive any information at all.

No noble family would dare to abandon justice for a little profit at this time, otherwise they would be despised to death.

Yuan Shao's residence.

The room was full of guests and friends. Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the upper right, was full of ambition and enthusiasm. This was the life he wanted!
Yuan Shu, the General of the Left and Right Guards, was very proud of himself, thinking that these people came to discuss matters just for his sake.

The backbone of the aristocratic family sits here, while the top aristocratic family sits in Yuan Wei's mansion next door. Both sides have the same goal.

It can be regarded as a rare event in recent years.

Before the meeting began, He Yong asked Yuan Shao to give an opening speech.

Not only Liu Dai but also He Yong fled back from Xuzhou in a panic.

But the latter was calm and composed, not looking at all embarrassed.

He Yong's action undoubtedly angered Yuan Shu.

"Oh!"

Before Yuan Shao could say anything, Yuan Shu slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily: "He Boqiu!"

"In terms of official rank, I am the General of the Tiger Guards. In terms of family ties, I am the direct descendant of the Yuan family!"

"When will it be the turn of Yuan Shao, a bastard, to offer the opening remarks?"

No one present expected that during such a serious meeting, the Yuan family would actually engage in internal strife, which was a real disgrace to the Yuan family.

Yuan Shao on the other side had a face full of blue and red. He had already given up his main position and was willing to be under Yuan Shu, but the other party did not appreciate it at all.

When he thought about the fact that great things had not been accomplished, Yuan Shao still felt that he should be patient for a while.

"Since Gonglu wants to make a dedication, please go first."

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Everyone should be united. I will not do anything that will destroy unity."

What I meant was, as you can see, I was not the one who destroyed unity.

Yuan Shu did not understand the hidden meaning and said smugly, "You, a bastard, are quite sensible."

After saying that, he took out a piece of Cai Hou paper from his arms, which was densely written with words, as if he had prepared it in advance.

Yuan Shu read it without any emotion, just like reading a text, and waited to receive praise from everyone.

Those who responded were clear.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao did not prepare anything and simply said: "The meeting begins."

There were many people who responded, which made Yuan Shu so angry that he sat in his seat in a bad mood with a sour face the whole time.

No one cared and just continued doing what they were supposed to do. It was not the first day that they had known Yuan Shu and they were already used to it.

"Jian Shuo has been eliminated, and the general has control of the military power in Luoyang. Now is the time for the eunuchs to become weak."

Yuan Shao proposed: "We must speak up and clear the emperor's entourage!"

Suddenly, the whole audience started a heated discussion.

Yuan Shu had also said these words, but when they came out of Yuan Shao's mouth, the effect was completely opposite, and Yuan Shu was so angry that his face turned blue.

But the crowd didn't care about that.

Those who hold official positions submit memorials, and those who do not hold official positions offer suggestions.

Unity.

Soon, the itinerary was agreed upon.

The next day.

Yuan Shao persuaded He Jin: "Dou Wu wanted to kill the eunuchs but was killed instead because his words were leaked out. The officials of the five camps obeyed the eunuchs and were afraid of them."

"Now the general has such an important position as the emperor's uncle, and his brothers are in command of elite troops. His subordinates are all handsome and famous people who are willing to do their best to serve the emperor. Things are in control. This is a time of God's help."

"The general should eliminate harm for the world and leave his name in the future generations. Even the Zhou Dynasty's Shen Bo is nothing! Now the emperor's coffin is in the front hall. The general has been ordered to lead the imperial guards and should not enter and leave the palace at will."

He Jin agreed with this deeply, so he pretended to be sick and did not attend the funeral, nor did he go to the burial.

He immediately made a plan with Yuan Shao and told the Empress Dowager He about it.

Yuan Shao thought that the first step of the plan had been successful, so he summoned everyone to write a petition to force the emperor to abdicate.

Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager He rejected his proposal verbally.

Yuan Shao was stunned. He went to He Jin's house to ask, only to find out that this idiot had told the Queen Mother He all the plans they had discussed together. And the Queen Mother He clearly rejected He Jin.

"Eunuchs rule the forbidden provinces. From ancient times to the present, the old rules of the Han family cannot be abolished. Besides, the late emperor has just passed away, how can I work with the scholars openly?"

He Jin told Yuan Shao exactly what Queen Mother He said, "Benchu, the Queen Mother and I are one, and I don't want to disobey her will."

"Do you think there is any way to execute only the ten eunuchs who are the leaders?"

What a pig teammate!
Yuan Shao felt indescribable how he felt. If such a confidential matter could be leaked, it would be difficult for He Jin to achieve anything great.

However, he was the most powerful person at the moment, so Yuan Shao had to find ways to persuade him more.

"General, the eunuchs are close to the emperor and can issue orders. If we don't eliminate them all now, they will definitely cause harm in the future."

"This..." He Jin hesitated.

On one side is my biological sister, and on the other side is some false reputation.

He Jin was more inclined towards his relatives, so he said, "Benchu, this matter needs to be considered carefully."

"Please help me think of a way to appease the Queen Mother and kill the eunuchs!"

Yuan Shao looked at He Yong and others, and a thousand horses were galloping in their hearts.

There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds!
If you want to achieve great things, you must make choices!

But seeing He Jin's hesitation, Yuan Shao felt that he should not push him too hard.

Otherwise, if He Jin completely sided with the eunuchs, he would be shooting himself in the foot.

"General, I have to think about this matter carefully when I get back. I will give you an answer tomorrow."

He Jin thought so too. It was too much to ask someone to come up with such a good idea on the spot, so he agreed.

That night, Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Shao quickly summoned representatives from all ethnic groups to discuss important matters.

Having learned from the last lesson, Yuan Shu was not invited to attend this internal meeting.

"Everyone, given the general's behavior, we should have made a decision earlier. What should we do?"

Everyone discussed the matter and agreed that the eunuchs must be executed.

"Okay!" Yuan Shao concluded, "Then we need to think of a way to force the Queen Mother to agree to exterminate the eunuchs."

There are many different opinions, but no effective proposal.

At this time, Xu You stood up and said, "General Yuan, why don't you transfer the foreign troops to Beijing?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao clapped his hands and said, "Do you have a candidate for Ziyuan?"

"Dong Zhuo, governor of Bingzhou, has a strong army and generals, and 30,000 infantry and cavalry, which is enough!"

Xu You was very greedy for money. The reason he recommended Dong Zhuo was that he received huge benefits from Dong Zhuo.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo was a student and former official of the Yuan family, so he would definitely not be rejected.

Sure enough, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and he immediately figured out the key.

At the beginning of the year, the eunuchs were afraid of Dong Zhuo's powerful military force and forged an imperial edict ordering Dong Zhuo to hand over his military power.

Dong Zhuo had personally asked about this matter in a letter, and Yuan Wei had explained the whole story in detail.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo was not just a student and former official of the Yuan family, but also had a deeper level of gratitude towards him.

The most important thing is that Dong Zhuo has a grudge against the eunuchs and will never stand on their side!
"Ziyuan said it well!" Yuan Shao immediately decided: "Let's do it!"

At this time, someone stood up and objected: "Why bother?"

Yuan Shao looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was Cao Cao.

"Meng De, what advice do you have?"

Yuan Shao was a little angry. The two grew up together. Not to mention being brothers who wore the same pants, their relationship was much better than that of ordinary people.

Yuan Shao never imagined that the first person to stab him in the back would be Cao Cao!
"General Yuan, I am just discussing the matter at hand." Cao Cao said in a businesslike manner, "With the general's current military strength and power, do you still need to rely on outsiders?"

"As long as we convince the general, this matter can be resolved."

Seeing Cao Cao’s confident look, Yuan Shao thought he was going to come up with some shocking plan, but he didn’t expect it to be just this?
"Humph!" Yuan Shao sneered, "Since Meng De is so wise, please go and convince the general."

Cao Cao was speechless. If he had this ability, he would have done it long ago instead of fooling around here.

"how?"

Yuan Shao was not ready to let Cao Cao go: "Meng De only has the confidence to come up with a plan, but not the confidence to implement it?"

Everyone laughed.

Xu You laughed the loudest: "Isn't that what Cao Aman is like?"

"Back then, Ah Man and Ben Chu went out to have an affair..."

Instantly Xu You felt a murderous aura and shut up and stopped talking about the subsequent embarrassing things.

Seeing that Xu You was behaving well, Yuan Shao withdrew his murderous gaze.

"Everyone, do you have any objections?"

I never expected that someone would dare to jump out.

Yuan Shao looked at the person who came and it was Chen Lin, the general's chief clerk!
Never mind, let him talk.

Chen Lin stepped out of the line and bowed, saying, "General Yuan, what Cao Mengde said is exactly what I want."

"I would like to make suggestions to the general together with Meng De."

"If we both fail, you can propose this strategy. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

After listening to this, Yuan Shao felt that it made sense. If He Jin rejected the other two's proposals and then put forward his suggestion, the approval rate would definitely be higher.

But Xu You disagreed and objected, "Why can't Benchu ​​be the first to speak?"

"If the general rejects Benchu's proposal, what if you two go and persuade him?"

"This is putting the cart before the horse, Chen Lin! What are you up to?"

(End of this chapter)