"And even the Emperor's Treasure cannot be handed over to you.
You must know that you are not the emperor.
How can you hold the Emperor's Treasure?
The person in charge of the Emperor's Treasure must be a eunuch.
The emperor will send eunuchs to the Shangshutai to take charge of the Emperor's Treasure.
Add seals to edicts and government orders."
Dong Zhuo also knew that it was unrealistic to ask the emperor to take out the imperial seal, but Liu Cheng said that he would also send eunuchs to the Shangshutai to take charge of the emperor's treasures.
This made him hesitate, but then he thought about it.
Anyway, the eunuchs sent there were only responsible for He was relieved to affix seals to edicts and government orders, and had no other rights, and agreed: "Good on the third condition.
From now on, the emperor shall not appear in front of the courtiers or interfere with political affairs except during the great dynasty."
"Yes, I can promise this on behalf of your majesty."
Liu Cheng agreed and said: "However, I also have a few conditions.
I also ask Lord Sikong to agree.
First, no one is allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Northern Army.
The Northern Army's food and salary, ordnance and military affairs There cannot be a shortage of supplies, and the relevant government offices must deliver them regularly."
Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "Humph, even if other people want to interfere in the affairs of the Northern Army, they can't.
As for the matters of food, wages, ordnance and military supplies, our family cannot guarantee it.
You also know that there have been too many natural and man-made disasters this year, and the national treasury has long been empty. , I don’t know what the situation will be next year, our family can only guarantee that if I, Dong Zhuo, have yours, if I don’t have it, then don’t even think about it.”
"If I find out that you are playing tricks on me in terms of food, wages, ordnance, and military supplies, I will not sit still and wait for death."
Liu Cheng warned with a somewhat bad expression, and then continued: "Second, Tingwei Mansion must Leave it to me to take charge” Dong Zhuo secretly laughed in his heart, do you think that I, Dong Zhuo, would take the laws of the Han Dynasty into consideration?
Whatever I, Dong Zhuo, want to do will never be solved without going through Tingwei Mansion.
He agreed without hesitation: "No problem, I will leave it to Tingwei Mansion."
You, but don’t even think about other yamen."
Liu Cheng didn't care.
It was enough to have Tingwei Mansion.
He said the third condition: "The last condition is that the royal family's expenses will remain unchanged in the future.
No excuses can be used to delay, withhold or withhold payment." " Dong Zhuo knew that since the emperor could no longer be deposed, there must be no deductions or shortages in royal expenses.
There was no need to do so.
If he did so, he would be accused of treating the royal family harshly. , our family doesn’t have it yet If General Liu has no other conditions, please ask the emperor to issue an edict and make it clear to the government and the public what we have discussed.
In addition, our regent must have a suitable official position, the position of Sikong It’s not enough to demonstrate our family’s power.”
Liu Cheng frowned and said, "What official position do you want?"
"Become a Grand Master first, and then be promoted to Prime Minister in two months."
Liu Cheng looked very unhappy, thinking that Dong Zhuo's appearance was too ugly, but he knew that the official position was just a name.
Without enough merit and qualifications, no matter how high the official position was, he would be despised and looked down upon.
Without enough ability, even if Dong Zhuo is made Prime Minister, this guy won't be able to do it for a long time.
"I'll let you be proud for a while.
I'll see how long you can be proud.
Without the corresponding abilities, you won't be able to serve as prime minister for long.
When you completely lose control of the situation, you will not be far from death."
Liu Cheng cursed in his heart and agreed: "Okay, Grand Master and Prime Minister are just empty titles.
Since you want to do it, what's the harm in letting you do it?"
"My family likes it, hahaha."
Dong Zhuo laughed, stopped and said to Liu Cheng: "To say that there is not much difference in strength between you and me, we can be said to be equal.
Our family has already become the Grand Master and the Prime Minister, so we can't let you always Sit in the right general's position, or else I'll make you a lieutenant."
Liu Cheng sneered in his heart.
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He really admired Dong Zhuo.
At this time, he was still in the mood to think about it for him.
He said coldly: "How can the country's important weapons be given to you so easily?
I am favored by the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and I have grown from a commoner to a right-winger."
It only took the general more than two months, which is extremely lucky.
I don't dare to expect a higher official position.
Even if I do, without the corresponding qualifications and talents, it will only make people laugh."
"Hmph, you do know how much you weigh."
Dong Zhuo was very disgusted with Liu Cheng's words.
Everyone came here for the official position, title and wealth, but you actually think that the official is too big.
Is there something wrong with your brain or just pretending?
force Liu Cheng and Dong Zhuo finally came out of the side hall, and then the emperor's edict was issued, announcing to the ministers that they would retreat to the North Palace.
Except for attending the Chongde Hall on the first and fifteenth day of each month to listen to politics, they would not spend the rest of the time.
Come to court again.
He moved Dong Zhuo to the post of Grand Master and took charge of the affairs of the court.
He ordered the Marquis of Anyi and the right general Liu Cheng to supervise the country and take charge of the affairs of the Northern Army and the Tingwei Mansion.
Dong Zhuo appointed and dismissed officials and military generals below the three ministers and nine ministers on his own.
The appointment and dismissal of the three ministers and nine ministers and the governors of various regions must be presented to the emperor in person, approved by the emperor's ink pen, and stamped with the jade seal of the country.
There are still some clauses that are not shown in the edict.
These are all private agreements reached by Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng and cannot be brought to the table to avoid making people laugh.
After the imperial edict was recited, the civil and military ministers bowed down one after another and shouted: "Long live, long live, long live" Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor was finally saved and was not deposed.
This is a happy and fortunate thing for many veterans, but it is not good news for some people.
No matter what, Luoyang City can be stable for a while again.
However, the news from the palace changed as it spread outside.
After all, Dong Zhuo rushed into the palace with thousands of soldiers and horses.
A few days ago, he was still talking about deposing the emperor.
Today, the imperial edict was summoned to the world.
It can be seen that the emperor was forced to retreat to the North Palace and let Dong Zhuo take charge of the government.
It is just a nice way of saying that the Sangong, Jiuqing and various prefectures must be reported to the emperor for approval.
If we really want to replace the Sangong, Jiuqing and various prefectures, Dong Zhuo would put a knife on the emperor's neck with just one word.
Come on, does the emperor dare to disagree?
In the blink of an eye, it was late November.
After this matter had fermented for a period of time, public opinion became more and more unfavorable to Dong Zhuo, and the news became more and more scary.
In the end, there was a unified statement that Dong Zhuo had gained power.
After that, he was dissolute and immoral, sleeping on a dragon bed at night, and humiliating the imperial concubine at will.
Princesses and maids, the little emperor dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Dong Zhuo was usually violent and murderous.
He often killed people for fun in the palace.
If he was not satisfied, he would hit and scold the ministers and officials in the court, which made him unhappy.
He drew his sword to kill people in court, and the ministers and officials of the court were like pigs and dogs in front of him.
Dong Zhuo's Mansion.
Dong Zhuo was furious and roared: "When did our family sleep on the dragon bed at night?
When did we insult the imperial concubine, princess and princess?
When did our family kill people for fun in the palace?
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Who is pouring dirty water on our family?
Who is making false accusations?"
If he spreads rumors, our family will kill him."
He Yong cupped his hands and said, "Grand Master, someone must be deliberately slandering the Grand Master and trying to ruin his reputation."
Lu Bu said next to him: "I'm afraid it was Liu Cheng who sent someone to do it."
Li Su shook his head and said: "No, I sent people to check.
This kind of rumor first spread among the scholars.
Liu Cheng is not even a powerful man.
He has no friendship with the scholars.
Regardless of his status, As a general on the right, there are not many scholars around him to serve as his staff.
Those scholars Their eyes are looking at the sky all day long.
They can take Liu Cheng seriously.
Since the Grand Master has been in power during this period, Liu Cheng has not interfered with the Grand Master's various government orders as agreed.
He spends almost every day in the Northern Army barracks.
I go back and forth between these three places, the palace and my home, and rarely go to other places.”
Dong Zhuo frowned and said, "If it wasn't him, who could it be?
Wen You, send people to investigate.
We must find the person behind the rumor.
Once found, our family will have to kill him."
"Cannot be chopped" "Yes, Grand Master" Li Ru agreed.
He instinctively felt that something was wrong with this matter.
He immediately realized how negative the rumor would be to Dong Zhuo once it spread throughout the world.
Those local princes Thinking of this, Li Ru shuddered and said to Dong Zhuo: "Grand Master, things seem a little bad.
Finding the person behind the scenes seems not to be the most important thing now.
Grand Master, think about it, if these rumors can be quickly If it spreads all over the world, the princes from all over the world will definitely use this as an excuse to raise troops to oppose the Grand Master.
It is false for them to oppose the Grand Master, but it is true to take this opportunity to strengthen their strength."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately asked: "Is there a way to suppress the rumors and prohibit them from spreading to various places?"
Li Ru shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems unlikely."
"Why" "Because so far, the Grand Master does not have power in various places.
If you want to stop the spread of rumors, you must get the cooperation of the local governments.
If the local governments are willing to cooperate, they only need to post notices everywhere in their jurisdiction, prohibiting discussion of government decrees, It is forbidden to slander the Grand Master, and civilians are allowed to supervise and report each other.
The government will implement a reward policy, and once the rumor mongers are caught, they will be severely punished.
After a while, no one will dare to spread rumors again.
But how many local governments are willing to cooperate?
You must know that almost all local governments are composed of scholars.
Take control.
If they don't cooperate, no matter how many decrees you issue, it will be in vain."
Dong Zhuo became anxious now and said: "What should we do?"
He Yong, Wu Qiong, Zhou Ao and others looked at each other and communicated with their eyes.
Zhou Ao stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Master, I have two strategies.
A two-pronged approach may be able to achieve some results."
Dong Zhuo immediately pointed at Zhou Ao and said, "Say..."
Zhou se got up and walked a few steps in the lobby.
He put his left hand on his back and raised a finger on his right hand and said: "First, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family have disciples and former officials all over the world.
The grand master asked Yuan Shao to do this a few days ago.
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The governor of Bohai was killed and he was granted the title of Marquis, but the Grand Master did not do enough.
Didn’t you promise that the Yuan family would let Yuan As a general, why don't you just fulfill this promise, win over the Yuan family, and sell it well?
The grand master is using the imperial court's order to send orders to the local governments, asking them to cooperate in prohibiting the spread of rumors.
The Yuan family must not give the grand master face.
They will definitely tell their disciples and old officials so that they can act in accordance with the imperial decree."
Dong Zhuo nodded and sighed: "Our family has always been very disdainful of the Yuan family in the past, so we have been putting off doing the promised things.
This time I am afraid that we can only sell them a good deal.
In this case, then Canonize Yuan Shu as the Empress General, and send someone to the Yuan Mansion to tell Yuan Wei what I mean and let him understand.
I am good to him and he is good to everyone.
If he makes our family uncomfortable, our family will also let him live in the Yuan family.
It’s a hard time” Zhou Ao agreed: "I understand":