C373 (2/2)
”But Lord Grand Commandant, now that Yang Lin has issued such a decree, it is extremely bewitching. I have to be on guard.” Zhou Xu took a step forward, and cupped his hands towards Dong Zhuo: ”Lord Grand Commandant, for Yang Lin to do this, it is no more than compete with Lord Grand Commandant for the hearts and minds of others. This official thinks that the Lord Grand Commandant has treated the Man of the World well in order to receive his heart. ”
”That makes sense.” Ever since Dong Zhuo entered the Luoyang, he had always expressed his goodwill to the scholars. He was very clear that he was just a martial general and that he still needed to rely on these scholars to govern his country. At the same time, he hoped that these warriors would abandon their former hatred and join his side. Regarding Zhou Xu's suggestion, he would naturally not oppose it either.
”Lord Grand Commandant, Yuan clan, all of the people in the clan are born in State County. As long as you treat the Yuan clan well, then Man of the World will return to your side.” The Zhou Xu seized the opportunity to speak to Dong Zhuo, ”A big matter like crippling the emperor is not something an ordinary person can understand. Yuan Shao did not understand the big picture. After offending you, he went out fearfully, and did not have any other thoughts. Now that he was in a hurry to put up a reward for his capture, it was bound to cause him to rebel. If Yuan Shao recruited Luo Haojie to gather his disciples, the other heroes would take the chance and cause trouble. In that case, the area east of Zhushan Mountain would no longer belong to you. Why not pardon Yuan Shao and appoint him to be a taiwai of a county? He would be happy because of the forgiveness, and there will be no future troubles for him. ”
Dong Zhuo thought about it, many people from the Minister of the Court had escaped from the Luoyang, if he did not pursue the matter, they would definitely not rebel. Moreover, Yuan Zhong had always been very cooperative with him, so he should also show some interest. He nodded his head and said happily, ”What you said makes sense. You gave Yuan Shao the title of taiwai of Bo Hai, conferred him the title of Marquis of Qi Xiang, and also appointed Yuan Shu as your last general.”
”Uncle and Uncle, what are you looking for me for?” Just as he put on the general's robe, Yuan Shu received a message from Yuan Gui. He could not help but be puzzled in his heart. Usually, Uncle and Uncle only thought highly of his concubine, Yuan Shao, and did not even put him, his son, in his eyes. Did he see that he had become a general, and wanted to congratulate him?
”Hehe …” Wearing the general's official robe makes you look like a Lord General. ” Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shu coldly, and a sneer formed on his lips, he said snappily: ”Don't be happy too early, do you know why Dong Zhuo bestowed you the title of new general?”
Of course Yuan Shu understood that with his reputation and contributions, he wouldn't be able to become the next general no matter what. Furthermore, he had set fire to the Imperial Palace, so it was already very fortunate that he did not kill his head. He thought that Yuan Zhong was going to teach him a lesson, so he said respectfully, ”I know that Dong Zhuo is trying to curry favor with our Yuan Family, not only did he seal our post general, he also sealed Yuan Shao, taiwai Bu Hai, and Marquis of Qi, to make Uncle and Uncle listen to his words.”
”Sigh …” ”You only know one thing but not the other …” Yuan Yuan shook his head, feeling quite resentful towards him for failing to meet his expectations. But this was still his nephew after all, so he patiently asked: ”Do you know why those Minister of the Court s had all fled from the Luoyang?”
”I know, they all said that the world will fall into chaos soon, and that the Luoyang was the one bearing the brunt of it. They are going to hide from the flames of war.” Yuan Shu was less known for his heroic spirit, and more known for his courage: ”They are worrying about nothing, even Hussar General Yang Lin with heavy soldiers dares to issue orders and scold Dong Zhuo, who would dare to do anything to Dong Zhuo?”
”Foolish! A dog that bites does not bark, a dog that barks does not bite. ” Yuan Yuan suddenly waved his hand and said with a straight face, ”Even though that Yang Lin did not publicly declare war, he clearly stated his purpose. If he wasn't going to fight, why would he spend so much money to send out the report to the entire country? He's trying to win the hearts of the people, do you understand? ”
”In that case, I have to thank Yang Lin. It was precisely one of his orders that frightened Dong Zhuo and made him think of recruiting us? ” Yuan Shu laughed and said disdainfully, ”Is Dong Zhuo that cowardly? His orders are all nonsense, establishing some Surveillance History meeting, electing, supervising, and deactivating the emperor. Furthermore, the emperor has even imposed a term of office, so he must not have woken up yet! ”
”I think you haven't woken up yet.” Yuan pointed at Yuan Shu and said angrily, ”Since the Han Dynasty, the Emperor has been crippled and killed, and eunuchs and outsiders are fighting for power. The Surveillance History Conference system proposed by Yang Lin is something that has existed since ancient times, and it just has a different name. ”
Ever since Dong Zhuo abolished the Young Emperor Liu Bian and forcefully made the Emperor as his successor, Yuan Gui had been thinking about how he could guarantee the normal succession of generations in the imperial court, so that there wouldn't be eunuchs, outsiders, and powerful officials fighting for the little emperor, using the method of dominating the imperial government. However, Yang Lin's report seemed to have let him see the light of dawn when he solved the problem.
”The people of the Man of the World truly need an Emperor. He doesn't need the eunuchs, relatives, or officials who accompany the Emperor, nor do he need the young, insensible, and incompetent Emperors. Who will guarantee the Emperor the proper exercise of his power? The teachings of the Saints are no longer able to restrain the Emperor.
”Hehe …” If the Uncle and Uncle s from the various counties are to really elect an emperor, then I'm afraid they can't just choose people with the surname Liu. ” Suddenly, Yuan Shu's eyes seemed to release a green light: ”If that's the case, maybe I'll even be able to choose the Emperor.”
”Mm …” If it was a normal person, he would have immediately scolded Yuan Shu. However, he did not scold Yuan Shu today, so this was a question that he did not expect. He couldn't help but ask in his heart: Should the Liu family become an emperor forever?