Chapter 31 The aristocratic family’s counterattack? Liu Bian suppresses with thunder!

The former infantry captain Wu Kuang was killed by Li Siye in a sudden move before he could instigate a mutiny in the infantry battalion.

Even Yuan Ji, who had fled here, was unexpectedly captured alive, and the planned plan ended abruptly.

And because they had caught the criminal red-handed and the evidence was irrefutable, Qin Qiong, Zhang Liao and other generals immediately cleared out the infantry battalion and wiped out Wu Kuang's faction.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately rushed to the imperial city to deliver the news.

It was three quarters past five in the morning.

The curfew had long been lifted, and vendors were coming and going at the city gates. People from around the capital also brought their agricultural products to the market to sell, and the place was bustling with people and traffic.

Because Dong Zhuo occupied the capital, the Western Liang army caused chaos in the capital, bullied the people, and robbed homes. Many merchants and civilians fled, but as the capital of the Han Dynasty, it was still prosperous!

When these people passed through the city gate of the capital, they would pass by the notice wall to learn about the current policy documents of the capital.

There were clerks reading out the notices on the notice wall, loudly announcing policies and decrees, so that illiterate people could listen and read without any obstacles.

"The Xiliang army's attempt to depose and enthrone the emperor failed, and your majesty acted with thunder and force to suppress them! Your majesty is still your majesty, and our heaven is still there. Everyone remember to pass the message back, the Xiliang army's attempt to depose and enthrone the emperor failed!"

"The mastermind behind the Xiliang army's reckless attempt to depose the emperor is none other than Grand Tutor Yuan Wei! Your Majesty is wise and brave, with great talent and strategy. You will destroy all the conspiracies and schemes in the blink of an eye, and suppress those traitors with lightning speed!"

"Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, three days from now, oh no, one day has already passed, two days from now the whole family will be executed, in the East Market, everyone can go and watch the execution, this is the permission of His Majesty!"

"As for the Xiliang army thieves, Your Majesty is merciful and lenient. You only executed the ringleader. Dong Zhuo is dead, and military advisor Li Ru has been executed, so you pardoned the rest of the generals! Pardoned the Xiliang army soldiers!"

"During this dethronement crisis, there were loyal ministers and good generals who stepped forward. After the war, Your Majesty will reward them according to their merits. Here is the list..."

"When Shangshu Ling Lu Zhi takes up the post of Grand Tutor, Your Majesty will lead all officials to offer sacrifices to the heavens and the ancestral temples. The whole world will celebrate and a general amnesty will be granted. You just wait for the emperor's grace to arrive!"

"..."

These pieces of news bombarded passers-by and shocked them!

They naturally knew that Dong Zhuo had recklessly deposed and enthroned the emperor, and they were powerless to lament the turmoil in the country and the control of the emperor. They secretly despised the Xiliang thieves who exploited the people, burned, killed, and looted.

But their lives go on.

But what no one expected was——

The Xiliang army, which controlled more than 200,000 soldiers in the capital, had its leader Dong Zhuo assassinated, and then the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei insisted on deposing and enthroning the emperor. Under such circumstances, can Your Majesty still turn the tables? !

"Your Majesty is awesome!!!"

The common people in Guizhou have little education and can only think with surging emotions.

These scenes took place at every city gate of the capital, and spread from the capital to the surrounding counties, spreading throughout Sili Prefecture and even the entire Han Empire.

Of course, this takes a lot of time.

For the common people living around the capital, now that Dong Zhuo, the warlord who brought chaos to the capital, is dead and the traitor Yuan Wei, the Grand Tutor, has been caught, the Han Dynasty can finally restore order!

The people have pure minds and do not think that the emperor has done anything wrong. If the country is in decline, it must be the fault of traitors.

However, for those educated people, they saw stormy waves in this "coup"!

Taifu Yuan Wei was a descendant of the Runan Yuan family, a group of officials who had been officials for four generations. His students and former officials were spread all over the country, and there were also aristocratic families with intricate ties to the Yuan family. This force was enough to swallow up the world.

Enough to compete with the imperial power!
Your Majesty actually wants to execute Yuan Wei's entire family?! And execute them in public in the East Market?!
What kind of accident is this going to happen?!

It is definitely no less turbulent than the one caused by the Xiliang villains who wantonly deposed and enthroned the emperor!

These scholars were silent, their faces pale, and many of them returned to the Imperial College cautiously, only to find that turmoil had already occurred in the Imperial College!

"protest!!!"

"Protest your majesty's tyranny!!! You are ignoring the laws of the Han Dynasty! The matter of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei needs to be investigated by the court. How can you make a dictatorial decision?!"

"The non-public and non-standard exercise of political power will inevitably increase the country's political corruption!"

"The late emperor sold official positions and titles, and Your Majesty kills people with empty words!"

"It's just the evidence of Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate. It hasn't been interrogated by the court yet. Who knows if it's a frame-up?!"

"You are so impatient to carry out the execution. You will be beheaded in three days. You ignore the rule of 'beheading in autumn'. Isn't that... guilty?!"

"Your Majesty actually wants to execute the Grand Tutor in public in the East Market. Don't you know that the literati and officials should not be punished?! The dignity of the literati and officials should be taken into consideration. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

"..."

The students of Imperial College were excited and their blood was boiling.

...

Emperor Wu of Han adopted Dong Zhongshu's "Three Strategies of Heaven and Man", one of which was "to establish the Imperial Academy, appoint wise teachers, and nurture the talents of the world." The Imperial Academy became the highest institution of learning in the Han Dynasty.

Because Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was in turmoil, rites and music collapsed, classics were lost, and the Imperial Academy was in ruins.

However, when Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu revived the Han Dynasty, he first promoted culture and education, built the Imperial Academy, visited elegant scholars, and sought for missing texts in the classics. Scholars from all over the country gathered in the capital Luoyang, and then he established five classics doctorates.

Imperial College was thus revived in Luoyang and prospered.

"A total of 11.2 rooms and rooms were built." The Imperial College employed workers each year, and the construction scale reached an unprecedented level.

By the time of Emperor Zhi of Han, the number of students at the Imperial College had exceeded 3.

Most of these students are children of officials. They received news of the "coup" yesterday, but it was too late to protest as it was late at night.

After private talks and exchanges last night, the protest finally broke out today, led by the children of powerful officials.

This was a protest by the students of the Imperial Academy against the Han Emperor's disregard for Han laws. It was also a protest by the aristocratic families behind the students of the Imperial Academy against the imperial power!
After they gathered and made a lot of noise at school, they took to the streets, led by their leader, and began a demonstration in the 24 blocks of Luoyang City to express their dissatisfaction with the Han Emperor!
Of course, it is mainly in the outer city areas.

These students are not stupid. There are Black Armor Army patrolling in the imperial city. Yesterday, Qin Qiong led the Black Armor Army and annihilated the Feixiong Army led by Li Jue. Their momentum is unmatched and murderous intent is strong. They dare not seek death!

The situation in the outer city area was different. The public security here was controlled by the Yin of Henan. The yamen runners and patrols were out in full force, but facing these Taixue students who were either rich or noble, they dared not act rashly.

The students of the Imperial College represent aristocratic families or have close ties with aristocratic families. Maybe there are family members of court officials among them. They are all children of the rich and powerful. How can the yamen runners afford to offend them? !
The yamen runners could only maintain public order and ensure traffic on the streets, allowing them to parade through the streets and show off their power, causing a stir in the outer city and people in the streets and alleys were talking about the matter.

"Ziyuan (Xu You) is indeed amazing. He easily instigated the students to parade through the streets to protest against the tyranny of your majesty!"

In a private room on the second floor of a restaurant, Yang Hong looked out the window at the parade of Tai students and sighed with heartfelt emotion.

"The world's situation has changed because of my plan!"

Xu You stroked his beard and laughed wildly:

"Your Majesty is stubborn, arbitrary, and will not listen to advice, but Your Majesty will soon understand that the world is not ruled by Your Majesty alone!

"The student demonstrations are just the beginning. After that, there will be remonstrations from all the officials in the court, mutinies from the five schools of the Northern Army, chaos in the Western Liang Army and the Bingzhou Army, and even protests from the local areas.

"Benchu ​​has also made preparations. If Your Majesty is stubborn and unyielding, he will order people to issue a false edict, in the name of 'clearing the emperor's side' and 'punishing treacherous ministers', and 'obeying the will of heaven to quell the rebellion', and encircle the capital!"

Hearing this, Yang Hong was a little shocked!
He was Yuan Shu's adviser, and traveled around the capital to conduct communications.

Xu You was Yuan Shao's adviser. As they were childhood friends, he was trusted by Yuan Shao. Xu You was also talented and capable, and could be called Yuan Shao's adviser.

They are all Yuan family's descendants and advisers. In this time of crisis, they should join hands and overcome the difficulties together.

The two of them had close contacts with Yuan Ji and other Yuan family members in the capital, and communicated for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in the local area, and conveyed important news from the capital as soon as possible!
But Yang Hong didn't expect that Xu You and Yuan Shao would be so crazy!
He issued a false edict, cleared the court of corrupt officials, executed treacherous ministers, and quelled the rebellion in accordance with the will of Heaven... Is he going to establish himself as king next? !

Yang Hong was not overthinking it, it was just that Xu You had a criminal record.

In 188 AD, Xu You, together with Jizhou Governor Wang Fen, Pei State Governor Zhou Jing and other heroes, plotted to depose Emperor Ling of Han and enthrone Marquis of Hefei as emperor. They also tried to persuade Cao Cao to join, but Cao Cao refused.

Wang Fen wanted to take advantage of Emperor Ling of Han's northern tour to send troops on the pretext of preventing the Black Mountain bandits in order to start a rebellion, but in the end Emperor Ling of Han ordered him to withdraw his troops and summoned him to the court. Wang Fen was frightened and committed suicide.

This is a group of rebels!
But Yang Hong actually knew that his lord Yuan Shu also seemed to have ambitions to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Thinking that these people were more or less related to the Yuan family of Runan, Yang Hong couldn't help but think deeply, could it be that the Yuan family was behind this? !

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Liangzhou Rebellion broke out, followed by the rebellion of Zhang Chun in Jizhou, the Southern Xiongnu Rebellion in Bingzhou, and now the Dong Zhuo Rebellion to seize control of the capital. The Han Dynasty is in turmoil and the country is in jeopardy.

There are shadows of the Yuan family or aristocratic families in them!

A few years ago, the astronomical phenomenon of "Mars in the Heart" indicated that the Han Dynasty would fall? !

Yang Hong was horrified when he thought about it carefully!
But at this moment, Xu You's unbelievable voice woke Yang Hong up:

"Impossible! Why was Deji (Yuan Ji) arrested?! That, that's Wu Kuang's head?! Was the incident at the Five Northern Army Schools suppressed?!"

"Um?!"

Yang Hong was stunned. Deji was Yuan Ji's courtesy name. He followed Xu You's gaze to look out the window, and his pupils also contracted!

A group of Jinyiwei wearing Feiyu uniforms and embroidered spring swords were escorting Yuan Ji in a prison cart.

There was also a man over two meters tall standing beside him, holding a Mo Dao that looked like a horse-slaying sword, and in his other hand he held the heads of Wu Kuang and other generals, and he walked side by side with the Jinyiwei.

“Tick-tick, tick-tick—”

There was still blood dripping from the heads of Wu Kuang and other generals. They followed the blood all the way from Beimang Mountain to the vicinity of Beimen South Street.

A group of students from the Imperial Academy who were parading in the streets happened to run into them. Seeing the solemn Jinyiwei and Li Siye holding the head, the crowd's surging voices suddenly stopped!

"Hmm? Are these people disobeying the king's orders and defying the Holy Will?!"

Li Siye's blood immediately boiled to his head, his eyes spitting fire, and he was eager to try. The murderous aura that was ready to devour anyone immediately dissipated and swept in all directions like a tiger about to descend from the mountain.

"Crash-"

The group of students from the Imperial College immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

"They are all students, the country's future reserve talents. We can't do anything to them for the time being!"

Zhuque quickly called out to Li Siye to prevent him from getting carried away and killing all those students.

Others can't do it, but Li Siye has a good chance!
Thinking of this, Zhuque felt helpless.

After they took over the infantry battalion at the Fifth School of the Northern Army, they split into two groups:

Qin Qiong and Zhang Liao led their troops, escorting Li Jue and the remnants of the Feixiong Army to the temporary camp of the Xiliang Army to exchange hostages for Cao Cao and other loyal and patriotic people who were trying to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

The Jinyiwei escorted Yuan Ji, as well as the beheaded general Wu Kuang, to the capital to report.

After careful consideration, Li Siye finally entered Beijing with the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

If Qin Qiong and Zhang Liao went to the Xiliang army camp to exchange hostages, and after the two sides had a heated argument, swore at each other, and paid respects to their ancestors, Li Siye would get hot-blooded and attack the Xiliang army generals directly, the situation would likely deteriorate.

But they did not expect that after returning to Beijing, they would encounter Imperial College students being paraded through the streets. They were afraid that Li Siye would get too excited, so they quickly stopped him.

Li Siye nodded. Although he was reckless, he was not stupid!
The students of the Imperial Academy are the country’s reserve talents. If they are all killed, Your Majesty will have no one to use in the future!

He was just trying to scare them, but who knew that these students would not be easily frightened!

After the students of the Imperial Academy scattered like birds and beasts, the Embroidered Uniform Guards escorted Yuan Ji and set out again. They walked along the road without the need for yamen runners to drive them away, as the streets automatically scattered like birds and beasts.

The name of Jinyiwei has been heard like thunder in the past two days!
What's more, the sight of Li Siye holding a bleeding head in his hand was truly horrifying!
Can't be bothered!Can't be bothered!
"Gululu——"

The prison van continued to roll forward.

Yuan Ji, who was in the prison car, saw many familiar faces among the students. He hoped that they would protest and block the way through their identity as students, support him and show their passion for the country as young people!

I believe that the Jinyiwei and Li Siye would not dare to act rashly against the students.

Every dynasty has given preferential treatment to students. Even more so, those who can read and write nowadays are either rich or noble. They don’t care about the face of a monk, but the face of a Buddha!
However, Yuan Ji's hope, which had just risen, fell to the bottom again as the students of the Imperial College fled in all directions.

"Afraid of death!"

Yuan Ji was thinking angrily, but at this moment his eyes suddenly swept to the second-floor window of the restaurant and he saw Yang Hong and Xu You. His eyes suddenly lit up and hope rose again.

Not finished yet.

Their disciples and former officials of the Yuan family, as well as the aristocratic families that have close ties with the Yuan family, have all joined forces to take action!
They still have hope!

...

The four of them looked at each other, Yang Hong, Xu You and Yuan Ji looked at each other, and they all saw solemnity in each other's eyes.

They quickly looked away, fearing to alert the enemy.

Xu You and Yang Hong were in a private room on the second floor, quietly watching the Jinyiwei escorting Yuan Ji away. After a long time, they broke the silence.

"Master Yuan has been arrested, and Wu Kuang and others will be beheaded. It seems that the five schools of the Northern Army have been completely controlled by His Majesty. We want to instigate a mutiny in the five schools of the Northern Army, but it should be impossible!"

Yang Hong said in a deep voice: "We must inform you and my lord about this matter immediately!"

Xu You nodded solemnly, but then seemed to comfort himself:
"Wu Kuang and other generals will be beheaded. It seems that we cannot instigate a mutiny in the five schools of the Northern Army. However, those soldiers will also feel grief for their own kind and it will be difficult for them to work together for their benefit.

“We still have a chance!
“The death of Wu Kuang and other generals in battle can also serve as a warning to the generals of the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army, making them realize that surrender will lead to death, and the only way is to end the war with war and use struggle to exchange for negotiations!

"They are causing chaos in the capital. I will immediately propose that Benchu ​​issue a false edict to purge the emperor and punish the treacherous officials. "These Jinyiwei presumptuously killed Wu Kuang and other generals. He was a former infantry captain and needed to be interrogated by the court. Jinyiwei acted on his own initiative and killed him directly, ignoring the Han law. Slandering and flattering the emperor is the best excuse for treacherous villains!"

Yang Hong did not comment.

……

The Embroidered Uniform Guards escorted Yuan Ji to the Tianlao and lived next door to Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei drank too much tea last night and fell asleep at around three or four in the morning. Now it was only a little after seven in the morning and he woke up with a startle when he heard the noise of chains.

The first person he saw with his hazy eyes was Yuan Ji. He thought that Yuan Ji was so bold as to come to the Tianlao to meet him again, and he woke up immediately!
I was stunned when I saw it!
His nephew Yuan Ji was arrested by the Jinyiwei? !

He took another look and was immediately horrified!
His Yuan clan cronies, the Northern Army's fifth-camp infantry captain Wu Kuang and other generals, had actually been beheaded? !

The heads of generals such as Wu Kuang were still being held by Li Siye!

"I thought Master Taifu would remain calm even when facing a huge disaster. It seems that his Qi-cultivation skills are not up to par yet!"

When Zhuque saw Yuan Wei wake up, he immediately came to the prison door to visit him, and then smiled at him while waving his folding fan.

The two men fought last night and were evenly matched!
But when they fought again the next day, Yuan Wei was defeated without a fight!

Because Yuan Ji was arrested!
Because all their followers and ambushes in the five schools of the Northern Army were caught in one fell swoop!

Yuan Wei's expression suddenly turned gloomy.

Yuan Ji looked a little guilty: "I'm sorry, uncle, I disappoint you!"

Suzaku smiled and said:

"Now you two uncle and nephew can have a good talk. You don't have to be sneaky like that. You can talk openly.

"Want to instigate a mutiny among the five schools of the Northern Army? Or any other conspiracy, you can plan it out carefully to make sure it is foolproof!"

...

After hearing this, Yuan Wei gradually calmed down: "Your Majesty, do you think that he can make decisions arbitrarily just because he controls the five schools of the Northern Army?"

...

Zhuque asked curiously, "Oh? Are you talking about the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army? Don't worry, they can't cause any trouble!"

...

"not only that!"

Yuan Wei shook his head and said:

"If the military force is strong, it can control the overall situation. Then warlords like Dong Zhuo would have become the masters of the country. But they are not. Do you know why?"

Yuan Wei did not keep anyone in suspense and said bluntly:
“Because the country still needs talents to govern, and their importance is no less than that of the military.

“Only when politics and military complement each other, politics is clear and military is strict, can a country prosper.

"Your Majesty is arbitrary and self-willed. If a ruler does not pursue national interests in accordance with legal norms and political morality, it will inevitably lead to political corruption, and the country will inevitably decline.

“This is a tyranny that no one who reads the books of the saints will allow.

“The sage said: Cultivate yourself and govern others, govern with virtue.

"Only when you do not rule the people according to your own selfish will or by force, and encourage the people to act on their own under your good influence, can the country maintain long-term security and prosperity.

"But what did Your Majesty do?

"He is arbitrary and does what he wants. He controls the army and is aggressive. This is only leading the Han Dynasty into the abyss of chaos.

"It will definitely lead to resistance from people all over the world!"

...

"Tsk tsk, listening to your words is worth ten years of reading!"

Zhuque waved his folding fan and said with deep emotion:

“The Grand Master is indeed a man of sagely words and moral integrity.

“But the question is, why do you gentlemen who read the books of sages demand the standards of ancient wise rulers from your Majesty, but treat yourselves with leniency?
"Where have you learned the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues?
"Dong Zhuo occupied the capital and arbitrarily deposed and enthroned emperors. Why haven't I heard you talk about political integrity and corruption?

"Oh, right, I forgot that Dong Zhuo was the disciple and former official of the Grand Tutor, and he was the chess piece that the Grand Tutor manipulated to depose and enthrone the emperor!
"Taifu, you wish that Your Majesty was a puppet emperor, so that you 'gentlemen' can control you, right?

"Your Majesty is unwilling to surrender, and in the face of resistance from you traitors, you keep saying that you are the ruler of the country and that you will do whatever you want.

"Your Majesty controls the army to protect himself, but you immediately accuse him of being warmongering and leading the Han Dynasty into the abyss of chaos.

"Aren't you guys too hypocritical? Aren't you double-standard?"

...

"Right and wrong will be judged by the public, and justice is in the hearts of the people!" Yuan Wei did not answer.

...

Suzaku smiled:

"The implication of this is - are you saying that the public is the best judge? Are you talking about those students who were paraded through the streets? A mob can never amount to anything!"

...

But at this moment, the Jinyiwei spy suddenly came to report:
"Your Majesty, there will be no court meeting today, but Taiwei Yang Biao will lead all the officials to kneel outside the Chongde Hall, crying and shouting to the heavens and earth, loudly condemning Your Majesty for his perverse and arbitrary behavior!"

"How can this be possible!" Suzaku was immediately enraged.

...

At this time, Yuan Wei said calmly:

“Your Majesty has already aroused public anger!

"Not only the students of the Imperial Academy, but all the officials in the court and scholars in the world will not agree to this. They will criticize and condemn it, and will force Your Majesty to revoke the order!
"How can a dignified Grand Tutor be executed without interrogation by the Imperial Court? This is simply ignoring the laws of the Han Dynasty and showing political corruption!"

...

However, at this moment, another Jinyiwei spy came over and said, "Reporting to the commander, His Majesty has ordered the Jinyiwei to persuade the ministers to disperse!"

...

Suzaku immediately understood.

This "persuasion" may require the use of force!

Zhuque no longer paid attention to Yuan Wei, and immediately went to Chongde Hall with Qinglong and others.

...

Looking at the departing backs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yuan Wei seemed to be thinking about something.

Yuan Ji was worried and asked, "Uncle, will His Majesty just start a massacre?"

"Will not!"

Yuan Wei said with certainty:
"This world still needs us to govern!

Even when Dong Zhuo took over the capital, he still needed to rely on scholars. Even the previous emperor did not dare to be too presumptuous with scholars.

How dare Your Majesty do this? "

Yuan Ji nodded nervously.

In fact, Yuan Wei was not sure in his heart!
Because Your Majesty is no longer the cowardly puppet emperor he once was!

...

Zhuque and other Jinyiwei arrived outside Chongde Hall.

Cao Zhengchun has led the East Factory to be on high alert.

Zhuque also received several waves of news along the way. Yang Biao led all the officials in the court to cry and remonstrate, and Liu Bian had issued edicts many times to order them to disperse.

He even asked ministers such as Wang Yun to persuade ministers such as Yang Biao to withdraw, but they were spurned instead, making Wang Yun and others feel embarrassed and left in anger.

He refuses to listen to my kind advice and I am at the point of losing my patience!
Today, first there were students from the Imperial College parading through the streets to show off their might, and now there are officials in the court crying and admonishing. Liu Bian is on the verge of exploding!

"Your Majesty has ordered that you continue to disrespect the emperor and retreat in order to advance, crying and forcing the emperor to abdicate?"

"For the sake of political integrity and the country, we will never retreat!!!" All the officials in the court said righteously.

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

"The case of the Grand Tutor needs to be tried by the Imperial Court! The Han law cannot be abolished!!!"

"'Execution after the Autumn' is the ancestral rule, the legal system, and the benevolence of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. How can Your Majesty abolish it with just one word?!!!"

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!!!"

"Wuwuwu - Emperor Gaozu! Emperor Guangwu! If you are still alive, please open your eyes and see how Your Majesty is making decisions!!!"

"..."

Cao Zhengchun really wanted to slap them to death, but he couldn't!
"I'll go and ask for mercy again!"

Seeing Zhuque and other Jinyiwei coming, Cao Zhengchun couldn't wait to throw the hot potato to them, "Look at these people!"

Zhuque ordered the Jinyiwei to be on high alert.

...

Inside Chongde Hall.

Liu Bian sat on the dragon throne, while Empress Dowager He was advising him.

"Your Majesty, the country needs these talents to govern. Now that it has aroused public anger, you should not continue to act on your own and be stubborn."

"What? Mother, do you think I do whatever I want? I am stubborn and self-willed?" Liu Bian looked furious.

"Your Majesty, although Yuan Wei is guilty, he should be interrogated by the court. Even if there is a confession from the city gate captain Wu Qiong, you should still execute him in the autumn, instead of executing his entire family three days later!"

Empress Dowager He sighed and said:
"Last night you lied to mother, saying you were in control of the situation. But what happened? The capital is in turmoil. Since the Xiliang army has retreated, we should rest and recuperate instead of starting another war!"

"Mother, giving in will only make them become more aggressive, do you understand?" Liu Bian did not retreat a single step.

"Bian Er!!!"

Empress Dowager He looked at Liu Bian and listened to the crying and shouting outside the Chongde Hall, feeling extremely helpless.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will surely cause disunity between the emperor and his ministers, the country will come to a standstill, or it may be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives!

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the palace. Cao Zhengchun bowed and walked in, stopping at the foot of the altar: "Your Majesty, those officials will not retreat!"

"They didn't listen to my edict! They didn't listen to the advice of Wang Yun, Xun Shuang and other ministers! What on earth do they want to do? Are they really going to force the emperor to abdicate?!"

Liu Bian was furious and finally could not bear it any longer. He said in a deep voice: "Order the Jinyiwei to put all the leaders in jail!"

"I obey your command!!!"

Cao Zhengchun had long been dissatisfied with those court officials and could not wait to receive orders.

But at this moment, Empress Dowager He suddenly shouted: "Wait!!!"

Cao Zhengchun hesitated, but when he saw that Liu Bian was unmoved, he turned around and left decisively.

"Bian Er!!!"

Empress Dowager He asked angrily, "You don't even listen to your mother now, right?!"

"Of course I am willing, but is it helpful, mother?"

Liu Bian looked at Queen Mother He and said in a deep voice: "Will they give up the idea of ​​deposing and enthroning the emperor if they listen to you? No way!
Rights are earned through one's own efforts, not given by others! After the upheaval of the throne, I finally understand that I have to rely on myself for everything!"

Empress Dowager He looked at Liu Bian deeply. She felt that her son was drifting further and further away from her, and was gradually becoming the person she was afraid of and alienated from... a lonely man!

"Ugh--"

After Empress Dowager He finished speaking, she turned away and said, "I will never care about you again!"

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(End of this chapter)