The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The inside of the palace is very quiet. On both sides of the road paved with five-color soil, there are green trees and flowers. Occasionally, the sound of oriole chirping comes from the wind, but the sound of oriole chirping is even more suitable for the palace. quiet.

The eunuchs, palace maids, and officials who met along the way were all silent, and when they saw Xun Zhen, they all bowed respectfully and bowed.

Under the guidance of the two eunuchs, Xun Zhen walked with his hands behind his back, walking slowly, nodding kindly to the people who saluted him. The disciples and clansmen of the shogunate officials would also pause and say the last two words to them. They did not have the prestige of ruling Yuan Shu just now.

However, although he is quite approachable, in the eyes of these princes, eunuchs, and palace ladies, he is majestic, even if he has walked a long distance, the princes, eunuchs, and palace ladies who are bowing to the ground have not yet got up. .

After entering the palace gate, I followed the main road in the palace for a distance, then turned to the right, and took a relatively narrow branch road.

This branch road leads to the small hall where Liu Xiefei met the minister during the court meeting.

This branch road is also paved with colored soil.

——These five-color soils were all shipped from Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

When they arrived in the hall, Xun Zhen waited in the hall before Liu Xie came.

The eunuchs offered him a mat and invited him to take a seat, but Xun Zhen refused to sit, so he stood and waited.

After waiting for not too long, accompanied by eunuchs such as Zhao Yue and close officials such as Xun Yue and Ding Chong, Liu Xie entered the hall from the side door.

Before the person arrived, Zhao Yue's voice came first: "The Holy One is here."

Xun Zhen lifted up her robe and bowed down to the ground.

Soon, the sound of mixed footsteps came. Knowing that Liu Xie had entered the hall, Xun Zhen said aloud: "My minister Xun Zhen pays homage to Your Majesty."

Liu Xie's hoarse voice, which was still in the period of voice change, immediately sounded, and said, "Mr. Xun, please get up quickly."

Xun Zhen stood up and faced the position of the dragon chair in the middle of the hall, but did not raise her head, but looked down, but even though she was looking down, she could see the vicinity of the dragon chair, and saw Liu Xie, who was wearing a robe, already sitting on the dragon chair. Down.

Immediately after, Liu Xie's voice sounded again: "Xun Gong, isn't the day after tomorrow the court meeting? Why did the Duke enter the palace today? Could it be that something important happened?"

Xun Zhen replied: "If you want to talk about a big event, it is indeed a big event, and the minister needs to report it to your majesty."

Liu Xie asked, "What's the big deal?"

Xun Zhen and Liu Xie have known each other for almost a year.

Xun Zhen knew the usual tone of Liu Xie's speech, including small gestures, but today, he felt that Liu Xie seemed to be different from usual. Because it has only been a moment since he saw Liu Xie today, Liu Xie only said a few words, he can't tell what the difference is for the time being, but he really feels the difference.

However, this Liu Xie is indeed somewhat different from before.

And why there is such a difference, in fact, there is no need to guess, it is naturally caused by what Yang Biao said to him yesterday.

Although Yang Biao's words yesterday, Liu Xie did not listen to all the words, and he was not completely suspicious of Xun Zhen's loyalty, but after all, he has experienced hardships and is very sensitive in this regard. As a loyal minister, he also believed in Yang Biao, so Yang Biao's words must have had a certain impact on him, so seeing Xun Zhen today, he was inevitably a little uncomfortable.

Although Xun Zhen couldn't tell the difference between Liu Xie's and the past, or what the difference was, he didn't dare to raise his eyes to take a closer look at Liu Xie's expression. Bow respectfully in the hall.

He replied to Liu Xie's question and said, "In response to your Majesty's words, the important thing that the minister said is actually related to the court meeting in the future."

"It has something to do with the court meeting in the future?" Xun Zhen said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing that this minister intends to present to His Majesty at the court meeting the next day, so the matter is very important, so the minister thought that it would be best to talk to His Majesty first. "

Liu Xie asked, "What's the matter?" After a pause, he patted his forehead, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Yes, Duke Xun, what you said is still the same. Is this something in Xu County?"

Xun Zhen did not answer the question, but asked respectfully, "Why does Your Majesty ask this question?"

"Duke Xun, Grand Commander Yang Gong went to the palace yesterday to ask me to see me. Does Duke Xun know about this?"

Xun Zhen said, "I don't know."

"That's just right. I was just about to talk to Duke Xun about this. Duke Xun, do you know why Duke Yang visited the palace yesterday?"

Xun Zhen asked, "I dared to ask Your Majesty, what is the matter?"

"Yang Gong, he is also for this matter of making the capital Xu County!"

Xun Zhen said, "Oh?"

"Duke Xun, isn't one of the reasons you gave me for setting the capital of Xu County, isn't Luoyang Palace City unsuitable for living now? Duke Yang proposed a solution to this problem... Duke Xun, I think Duke Yang's The plan seems to be advisable, and I would like to hear Duke Xun's opinion."

It stands to reason that Xun Zhen should follow Liu Xie's words at this time and ask Yang Biao what plan he proposed. With what he said just now, he said, "If you go back to Your Majesty, what the central minister of the court intends to list in the future will not be the capital of Xu County."

"..., it's not this, what's that?"

Xun Zhen said, "In response to Your Majesty's words, the matter that this minister intends to list is related to Taiwei Yang Biao."

Liu Xie had gathered up his courage and wanted to take this opportunity to tell Xun Zhen about Yang Biao's suggestion to test Xun Zhen's meaning. Unexpectedly, Xun Zhen gave him such an answer, which was actually with Yang Biao. Liu Xie was stunned: "Is it related to Duke Yang?"

"Your Majesty is in the palace, and you may not know it. In the current state, many ministers and people are already full of complaints and dissatisfaction with Yang Biao."

Liu Xie was even more stunned and said, "Dissatisfied?"

"Your Majesty, in recent days, there have been courtiers who have written letters to the ministers, and they have all asked the ministers to submit to His Majesty, and please resign from the post of Captain Yang Biao."

Liu Xie was taken aback and said, "Please remove Yang Biao from his post? This, this..., Duke Xun, where did this come from?"

"Your Majesty seems surprised?"

Liu Xie said: "Duke Xun, Grand Commander Yang Gong has always been loyal to the court, no matter when Dong Zhuo was raging, and later in Chang'an when Li Jue, Guo Si and other thieves disrupted the court, the reason why the court can be dangerous and not collapsed, It's really thanks to Duke Yang's support! But why did the courtiers have a letter to the Duke asking him to dismiss the Grand Captain Yang?... Duke Xun, who is the one who made this request?"

Xun Zhen laughed.

Liu Xieyue was stunned and said, "Duke Xun, why are you laughing?"

Xun Zhen's expression was gentle, and she held the wat and said: "Your Majesty said that when the thieves were in trouble, the court was in danger but did not collapse, but it was really thanks to Duke Yang's support, and the minister's stupid opinion. Your Majesty's words are probably wrong."

"wrong?"

Xun Zhen spoke softly and said, "I secretly think that the reason why the imperial court is in danger and not being overwhelmed is probably not because of Duke Yang's power."

"Xun Gong, what do you mean by this?"

Xun Zhen said slowly, "It's the teacher of the Qin King, the courtier and the general Wei."

After a while, Liu Xie's voice sounded again, and he said, "What Duke Xun said is true, if there were not Duke Xun and General Wei's mentors, the court would still be under the lewd power of all the thieves today, but... ..., Duke Xun, Duke Yang is also a big contributor to it."

Xun Zhen said: "Your Majesty thinks that Yang Biao is loyal to the imperial court and to His Majesty, so I dare to ask Your Majesty, isn't the minister's heart towards His Majesty and the imperial court?"

"Why did Duke Xun say this! The Duke is also loyal to the court and to me, and I see the loyalty of the Duke in my eyes and keep it in my heart."

Xun Zhen said, "Your Majesty, I didn't want to say these words to Your Majesty."

Having said this, Xun Zhen paused.

Liu Xie saw that Xun Zhen slowly raised his head, and two clear eyes came straight to meet Liu Xie's.

Xun Zhen looked directly at Liu Xie, and then said, "Your Majesty, when the thieves Li Jue and Guo Si are holding the imperial court hostage and attacking the world, how many soldiers will Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu each have? Ye, just sit and watch your Majesty fall into danger, but he refuses to rescue him. Regardless of his own safety, he is only for his Majesty and the court, and the only one who personally leads the troops to save the king is the only one! Yu Liyuan, in the battle of Hongnong County, the minister personally led his troops to climb over hundreds of miles of mountains, and conquered it by surprise; in the battle of Hongmen Pavilion, the minister took the lead and fought **** battles, and the soldiers and soldiers were killed and injured! , I have never mentioned it to Your Majesty, that is because the minister thinks this is the duty of the minister, and as a matter of course, what should be done is not enough to tell His Majesty, and it seems that the minister is asking for credit for it."

"Xun Gong's credit, I have never forgotten it!"

Xun Zhen ignored Liu Xie and said to herself, "But Your Majesty, although the thieves of Li Jue and Guo Si have been wiped out by the ministers, Yuan Shao still has Yuan Shao in Jizhou! Yuan Shao's intention of not being ministers is now clearly revealed. ...Let's not mention anything else, just from the fact that he wanted to embrace Liu Yu as the emperor before, but he was not diligent in the back, His Majesty should be able to see his unpredictable picture. It is true that the imperial court is a powerful enemy, and the Han family is in serious trouble. When Yuan Shao is caring about it, it should be the time for the unity and cooperation of the upper and lower levels of the court. But at this time, Yang Biao privately connected with the ministers and criticized the government. The ministers dared to ask your majesty. , Is his behavior like this loyal or unfaithful?"

"This……"

Xun Zhen said: "Even if Your Majesty still considers him loyal, in the humble opinion of the ministers, such loyal ministers will actually only cause greater harm to the court and His Majesty! Therefore, to the ministers in the court, I ask the ministers to show their respect to His Majesty and remove them from office. The minister agrees with Yang Biao's suggestion. It's just because I know that His Majesty always trusts Yang Biao, so the minister entered the palace today. He thought of talking to His Majesty first, but he didn't care that His Majesty kept saying that Yang Biao was a loyal minister, but Looking at His Majesty's implied meaning, such as saying that the minister is not a loyal minister! The minister is really aggrieved by this."

How could Xun Zhen look directly at Long Yan and lose the courtiers?

Liu Xie was shocked and said repeatedly: "Xun Gong, I definitely don't mean this, I don't mean it! Don't think too much!"

Under Xun Zhen's piercing gaze, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel flustered, turned his eyes to the left and right, and landed on Zhao Yue, Xun Yue, Ding Chong and the others who were accompanying him.

Zhao Yue bowed her waist and lowered her head, but how could she still have the righteous and awe-inspiring posture when she told Liu Xie that he only had Liu Xie and Xun Zhen in his heart? At this time, or because of Xun Zhen's remarks, Xun Yue frowned slightly, as if she couldn't bear it, but she didn't say anything for Liu Xie. And as for Ding Chong's generation, all of them shut up and did not dare to speak.

Xun Zhen continued: "The minister dared to ask His Majesty, and His Majesty kept praising Yang Biao for his loyal ministers, saying that the imperial court has not been overthrown so far, and it is all due to Yang Biao, and now the group of heroes is divided and the country is in turmoil. , For the important task of rebuilding the Han family, does Your Majesty plan to rely on Yang Biao~www.wuxiaspot.com~ or the 100,000 elite soldiers under Lai Chen?"

Those words sounded like a bolt from the blue.

How could Liu Xie not hear the threat implied in these words? He wanted to raise his hand to point at Xun Zhen, but in the end, he couldn't.

He opened his eyes wide and looked terrified.

He looked at Xun Zhen, Xun Zhen was still Xun Zhen, and he was still polite and respectful, but at this moment, he felt that Xun Zhen was so unfamiliar again, but again, the person in front of him was not Xun Zhen.

Why did Xun Zhen suddenly become like this?

Liu Xie couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out.

He pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

The hall fell silent.

Outside the temple gate, the blue sky is thousands of miles, and the white clouds rise and fall calmly, winding like a dragon.

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