Chapter 228 The Emperor and the Queen Mother’s New Reliance

The next day, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Li Ru as an envoy to carry General Zuo's seal and ribbon to Liu Jian's camp to talk with him.

On the other hand, Dong Zhuo went to the Beigong in person to meet with Emperor Liu Bian and Queen Mother He.

Although Queen Mother He and Liu Bian were rescued by Dong Zhuo some time ago and returned to Luoyang, their mother and son did not have a good impression of Dong Zhuo.

After all, Dong Zhuo had imprisoned them in Luoyang's palace since he rescued them, basically not allowing them to see outsiders. How would the Emperor and the Queen Mother He feel about him?

"Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo, pay homage to Your Majesty, pay homage to Your Highness!"

Empress Dowager He looked cold and said: "Sikong Pingshen, there is no need to be polite."

Judging from the tone of his words, it seemed that he was quite resentful towards Dong Zhuo.

But Dong Zhuo didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, the more Empress Dowager He had this attitude, the happier he felt.

His attitude shows that this woman has no palace. Although people without palace may make people feel a little uncomfortable on the surface, overall, they are relatively easy to control.

It is much better than those people who are extremely respectful to you on the surface, but in reality they are thinking about using the most vicious method to kill you.

Dong Zhuo raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager He and the Emperor. Then he opened his mouth and suddenly fell to his knees. His long-bearded face trembled slightly, and he started sobbing.

Dong Zhuo was furious: "How dare you be rude in front of His Majesty!"

When Empress Dowager He heard about Dong Zhuo's incident, she couldn't help but be filled with righteous indignation.

Queen Mother He seemed to be quite curious when she heard this: "What is Dong Qing's reason for? Why don't you speak frankly?"

"Your Highness, please think about it carefully. Why did the veteran suddenly return to the capital with the general's order while he was away from home?"

At this moment, Li Jue ran in "seemingly panicked".

"That?"

"Thank you, your majesty! Thank you, your majesty! Alas, I can't help your majesty, I can't help your highness!"

"My brother, who is as stupid as a pig, was bewitched by the old thief of the Yuan family and insisted on moving you back to the court to kill the eunuchs. Now not only has my mother and son's arms been broken, but he himself has also been killed in the palace. Now the palace

There is no one else that my mother and son can trust, so my mother and son are completely alone..."

Dong Zhuo sighed and said: "If I had thought so, I would not have come here to see Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. I also have feelings that I have no choice but to do."

Liu Bian stood up in a hurry, came to Dong Zhuo himself, and reached out to help him: "Dong Qing, why is this? Dong Qing, get up quickly!"

After all, Queen Mother He still had a very good impression of Liu Jian.

Dong Zhuo slowly guided the Empress Dowager He and said: "Your Highness, think carefully, for the Yuan family, which one is more beneficial to the Yuan family, an emperor with his mother and uncle by his side, or an emperor without his mother?"

?”

"The Chancellor's Office is in the hands of the Yuan family. In the current situation, the only way to compete with the Chancellor's office is to establish a Prime Minister's Kingdom and set up thirteen Cao Cao. However, I am only a native of Liangzhou. How can I accomplish the task of establishing a Prime Minister without Your Majesty?"

With the help of the Queen Mother, I would lead the Prime Minister's Kingdom on my own, which would be a treasonous act..."

In the heart of Queen Mother He, Liu Jian was a loyal minister!

Since Liu Jian detained King Chen Liu and refused to let him come back, there must be a reason!

Now it seems that Liu Jian detained King Chen Liu just to protect their mother and son!

Queen Mother He said: "What about making Dong Qing the general?"

He walked up to Dong Zhuo, held Dong Zhuo's broad palm, and said: "Dong Aiqing cannot fall! If Aiqing falls, please give in to me, what should I do?"

Then Queen Mother He stood up suddenly, looked at Dong Zhuo in disbelief, and said tremblingly: "Does it mean that the person named Yuan still wants to depose the emperor?"

Liu Bian was also stunned when he heard this.

"The old thieves of the Yuan family are so powerful and still not satisfied. Are they really going to usurp the Han Dynasty?"

Dong Zhuo sighed: "The general only has the power to command troops, but has no power to govern. He still cannot defeat the Yuan family..."

After saying this, Li Jue hurriedly lowered his face downward, because he was afraid that he could not hold back his joy and let the emperor and the queen mother see him, and Dong Zhuo would not be able to kill him!

Panic flashed across Dong Zhuo's face.

When she was young, Fang heard her say: "Isn't that what Dong Qing thinks?"

Then, he heard him say: "Your Highness has only seen the surface, but has not seen the inside. The Yuan family, a mere eunuch, not only transferred me back to the capital, but even moved Ding Yuan and Zhang Yi back from Hanoi and Bingzhou. This

It shows that after they have killed the generals and eunuchs, they still have plans for the future!"

"No, Sikong! Zhang Yi and Ding Yuan have already arranged their troops outside the city, threatening to fight to the death with Sikong! Their force is very strong, and they heard that Yuan Shao of Jingzhou and Yuan Shu of Yangzhou have already prepared their troops and are preparing to march to Luoyang.

!”

Queen Mother He's face darkened, and she wanted to say "yes", but she didn't say it.

"Old minister, I'm sorry for the Queen Mother, and I'm sorry for Your Majesty! Please ask Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to punish me with death!"

When the Queen Mother He and the Emperor heard this, they immediately fell silent.

In particular, Liu Jian now detains King Chen Liu. After Dong Zhuo's "interpretation", this incident has become the best proof that Yuan Wei wants to dethrone the emperor.

"Well, I have a method that will lead to death, which can temporarily contain the Yuan family. I'm afraid the Queen Mother and Your Majesty won't do it."

Dong Zhuo sighed: "Queen Mother, Liu Deran is a loyal minister left by the late emperor. After he won King Chenliu, he did not send King Chenliu back to the capital, but instead sent him back to Yecheng. Your Highness, do you know why?"

Dong Zhuo patted Liu Bian's shoulder kindly and sighed: "Your Majesty, it's not that the veteran minister has the ambition of others, it's actually that the veteran minister can't support it with one hand. Among the five generations of the Yuan family, there have been six three nobles, and there are many disciples and former officials.

In the world, after the death of the late emperor, the Yuan family established three state shepherds in the south, and the rest of their sons and nephews were all governors and prime ministers. They were so powerful that even when the generals were still alive, they had no choice but to submit to them. Now Zhang Yi and Ding Yuan may

This is just the beginning, and there may not be many people who will lead troops to compete with me in the future."

"Moreover, Yuan Wei is now recording the affairs of the minister, and all the government orders in the world come from his hands. The old ministers really can't fight them!"

After saying that, Dong Zhuo turned around and hurried out of the palace.

But he quickly put away his smile, turned around and said to Hou He: "Your Highness, does he know when the old minister started to be disappointed with the Yuan family?"

Dong Zhuo's face showed a bit of sadness.

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo slowly closed his eyes and said: "Oh, it's a pity that the old minister was so loyal, but he was still misunderstood by Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Now that Yuan Wei saw that the plan could not be implemented, he ordered Ding Yuan and Zhang Yi to secretly

They dispatched troops and generals to kill the old minister... The old minister is over sixty years old, so maybe he can't fight them this time..."

“Sikong, wait a minute!”

He is a vicious-hearted person, but he is actually very kind and kind on weekdays. With this acting skill, he has been performing for decades.

Dong Zhuo stood up slowly and said to the Queen Mother He: "The Queen Mother must hate the old minister deeply in her heart. The Queen Mother feels that the old minister imprisoned Your Majesty and the Queen Mother because he wants to dominate the government, right?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head helplessly and said: "Queen Mother, now that the Yuan family is so prosperous, if they don't go any further, they will be plotted by the royal family. This is a helpless move. They are sailing against the current. If they don't advance, they will retreat.

!”

Dong Zhuo's words were not completely false. They could be said to be eight percent true and two percent false. Therefore, he easily deceived the Queen Mother He and the Emperor.

Dong Zhuo sighed: "When the general was there and the eunuchs were there, they naturally didn't dare, so they set up this series of plans. They killed the general and the eunuchs first, and then deposed them. Although the old minister was a former member of the Yuan family,

Officials, but the food is Han Lu, so after returning to Beijing, outsiders are not allowed to meet Your Majesty and the Queen Mother freely, in order to prevent them from harming Your Majesty and the Queen Mother..."

Queen Mother He was stunned when she heard this.

"Dong Aiqing!"

When Dong Zhuo made such a fuss, the Empress Dowager He and the Emperor were immediately confused.

Liu Bian suddenly grinned and cried.

Establishing the Prime Minister...this matter is indeed too big.

Dong Zhuo saw Queen Mother He hesitate and immediately said: "Queen Mother, this matter is of great importance. It cannot be decided in one day. The most urgent task is to..."

"That's Dong Qing's famous saying."

Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Yuan Wei controls the Chancellery. He will definitely not hand it over. If I want to fight against the Yuan family, it is really unfair."

Queen Mother He pondered for a moment and said: "Dong Qing was originally an old official of the Yuan family, but it is really rare that he could do so much for my mother and son! Dong Qing was the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty... Now that my brother is dead, the eunuchs are also

After a clean death, there will be no one in Luoyang City who can rely on my mother and son...the only one I can rely on is Dong Qing."

"Sikong! Sikong!"

He hurriedly raised his hands to the Queen Mother and said: "Your Highness, I will retire first!"

When she said this, Queen Mother He began to cry softly.

Dong Zhuo stopped and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Dong Qing, why is this?"

Moreover, Dong Zhuo was also a man who had experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom. In terms of acting, ordinary people could not play him.

"This..." Queen Mother He frowned: "I really haven't thought about it carefully."

When Queen Mother He and Liu Bian heard this, they were furious.

"when?"

Empress Dowager He was also confused by Dong Zhuo.

Empress Dowager He stopped Dong Zhuo and said, "How should I compete with Sikong Ruo if he is the prime minister?"

"When Zhang Jiao was killed, I found some things among Zhang Jiao's belongings. From then on, I knew that the one who would bring chaos to the world must be the Yuan family!"

Queen He asked: "What did Zhang Jiao leave behind?"

Dong Zhuo then slowly said to Queen Mother He.

In just a moment, Queen Mother He's face turned pale.

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