Liu Cheng thought for a moment and clasped his fists at Liu Bian and the Queen Mother He and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, if we judge the situation between us and the enemy in terms of military strength, the imperial court's military strength is no less than that of Dong Zhuo.
On the surface, the military strength in Luoyang City is only the Northern Army, but as long as the imperial court has Officials, ministers, merchants and wealthy households are willing to take care of their homes, protect their homes, and arm their servants.
They all took out, enough to form an army of 20,000 people.
In this way, the military strength of the imperial court and Dong Zhuo could be equal, but the combat effectiveness was much lower, and they would not be willing to do this, because not all the troops in the imperial court were The ministers are all of the same mind as His Majesty and the Queen Mother, so is this method feasible?
After all, the only ones we can rely on are the Northern Army and the Yulin Army.
It will not be easy for Dong Zhuo to defeat us.
There are enough defensive equipment and houses in the city.
We can compete with Dong Zhuo one by one.
We also have enough food and grass.
Dong Zhuo wants to It will not be easy to completely defeat our Northern Army, and Dong Zhuo will not be stupid He doesn't have enough capital to fight us and lose both sides.
Judging from the current situation, both us and Dong Zhuo are actually wary and don't dare to act recklessly.
We are worried that he will jump over the wall in a hurry, and he is also worried After fighting with us, both sides suffered losses and were liquidated by the scholars."
Queen Mother He hesitated and asked: "Then you still want to seek peace with Dong Zhuo?"
Liu Cheng clasped his fists and said: "Suing for peace will not be considered for the time being.
What I want to say is that we can consider delaying it first.
The court can send someone to talk to Dong Zhuo to see what his plan is.
First, explore his tone.
He can propose something."
The imperial court will discuss the request again and delay him for a few days until Ding Yuan and his troops arrive.
Wouldn't it be better if Ding Yuan could join forces with the imperial court to attack Dong Zhuo?"
Empress Dowager He thought for a while, still a little worried and said: "Can you guarantee that Ding Yuan will be loyal to His Majesty and the court?
Moreover, the Ai family has heard from Xun You, Huangmen's minister, that Ding Jianyang only has 5,000 troops in his hands.
Even if Ding Jianyang fights with you from both inside and outside, Dong Zhuo, I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to succeed.”
Liu Cheng finally understood after hearing this.
Queen Mother He was scared herself.
She no longer had the confidence to hold Dong Zhuo down.
Dong Zhuo's strength in Luoyang was indeed unstoppable now, and she already had the idea of compromise in her heart.
Liu Cheng felt extremely cold at this time.
He had actually made plans to fight to the death with Dong Zhuo earlier.
He would not hesitate to destroy Luoyang City.
In short, he would not let Dong Zhuo control the overall situation, but now Queen Mother He They all retreated, and there was no support behind him.
At this moment, Liu Cheng made a decision.
He said to the Queen Mother He: "Queen Mother, it's better not to make a decision too early.
Let's buy time with Dong Zhuo first and see Ding Jianyang's attitude before making a decision."
Empress Dowager He nodded, took Liu Cheng's hand and said: "Liu Qing, no matter what, you must protect your majesty and not let him be bullied by Dong Zhuo.
You can keep the tiger talisman of the Northern Army for the time being and control the soldiers of the Northern Army.
You can't let it go again."
Others infiltrated.
The Ai family of the Yulin Army had promised the ministers last night to divide the Yulin Army into two and use half of the troops to form the Huben Army.
Kong Rong will be appointed as the Huben Zhonglang General.
You will not have any objections.
Bar" Liu Cheng said quickly: "I don't dare.
I still believe in Kong Rong.
He is a descendant of the sage Kong Rong.
He is full of knowledge and righteousness.
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He will not be detrimental to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother.
I am just worried that this person is too pedantic.
It is easy to be plotted by someone with ulterior motives.
Once the military power of the Huben Army is seized by someone with ulterior motives, the safety of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will become a big problem."
When Liu Cheng said this, Queen Mother He and Liu Bian began to worry and fear again.
Queen Mother He looked worried: "What can we do?
Isn't there anyone trustworthy in the civil and military affairs of this dynasty?"
It was really hard for Liu Cheng to answer this.
He said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the forces in the DPRK and China are complicated.
It is not safe to hand over the Huben Army to anyone.
The only thing that can be done is to maintain the status quo.
Since Your Majesty has appointed Kong Rong as Huben Army General Zhonglang, then let him continue and don’t replace him easily.
But this is not enough.
Once His Majesty is forced to replace General Zhonglang, he will be replaced. , we must also ensure that the Huben Army is always loyal to His Majesty.
As long as the Army Sima, Chief Secretary, and various military commanders are not replaced, the Huben Army can be controlled and will not be taken away by others.
The minister thought that he could organize the newly recruited group of people.
The Tiger and Ben Army are established and the military leaders who train them are all promoted from the bottom and have no background.
Your Majesty and the Queen Mother can use them with confidence."
This suggestion made Queen Mother He think it was feasible.
She smiled slightly and said, "Yes, let's do it."
At Liu Cheng's suggestion, Yan Xing was appointed as the Sima of the Huben Army to assist Kong Rong in training and manage various affairs of the Huben Army.
Queen Mother He only knew that Yan Xing was very skilled in martial arts and had recently been drafted into the army.
He was meticulous and disciplined when on duty and was worthy of use.
However, she did not know that Yan Xing had become brothers with Liu Cheng.
Empress Dowager He had her own ideas in mind, and Liu Cheng also knew that his influence on her was not unlimited.
He knew this very well, otherwise he would have suggested that Empress Dowager He use He Miao to eradicate Dong Zhuo.
Some words need not be said, and some things need not be said.
You know the result without doing it, so there is no need to waste your time. , is just annoying, and he has never wanted to achieve his own goals by controlling Queen Mother He.
This is unrealistic.
The first thing he has to do is to protect himself.
Only when he has the power to protect himself can he think of other things.
Only then can we do other things and prevent Dong Zhuo and other people with ulterior motives from causing harm to the world.
The court meeting started again after the ministers had finished their meal.
Queen Mother He said to the ministers: "In view of the news that the situation brought by General Liu is not conducive to the court, for the safety of Your Majesty, the court and the Manchu civil and military officials, the Ai family decided to send Go talk to Dong Zhuo to see what he wants to do, and try to persuade him to withdraw his troops and take up his post in Bingzhou.
I don’t know which Qing family is willing to meet Dong Zhuo."
Lu Zhi immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty and Queen Mother, you must not compromise with Dong Zhuo.
Once you compromise with Dong Zhuo, the court will lose all face and your majesty will lose its prestige.
How can you still rule the world?"
Yuan Wei pointed at Lu Zhi and said angrily: "Lu Ziqian, don't think that you are the only one who is a loyal minister, and everyone else is a treacherous minister.
Due to the current situation, there is nothing wrong with the court lowering its posture a little.
Emperor Xiaowu was not a minister back then.
He has made an imperial edict to admit his mistake to the world.
Now, does anyone say that Emperor Xiaowu did something wrong?
This undermines the emperor's majesty."
Lu Zhi wanted to say more, but Queen Mother He waved her hand to him: "No need to say more, Master Lu.
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The Ai family has decided to send someone to talk to Dong Zhuo first to see what his purpose is and to probe his tone.
The court Let’s take a long-term view” "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I would like to go and see Dong Zhuo."
Kong Rong stood up and said with cupped hands.
Queen Mother He was so happy: "Then please ask Kong Wenju to make a trip."
"Follow the decree" With a livid face, Lu Zhi cupped his hands to the Emperor and the Queen Mother and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave first."