Dong Zhuo abolished the five-baht coin and ordered the people to hand over all copper products to mint new coins.
At the same time, he spent a lot of money.
He not only built a fortress for himself in the east of Chang'an City, but also built luxurious palaces and strong fortresses in his fiefdom of Xi County.
Under his control, the imperial court changed its orders from day to day, exploited wantonly, and killed ministers, officials and people indiscriminately, causing anger and resentment in the world for a while.
The situation in Chang'an City became more and more strange, but Dong Zhuo didn't feel it at all.
He still lived a life of debauchery all day long.
As he killed more and more people, the officials became more and more afraid of him, and he himself became more and more afraid of him.
Inflated, thinking that no one would dare to disobey him anymore.
Li Ru felt the strange atmosphere in Chang'an City, and he wanted to persuade Dong Zhuo to restrain himself, but Dong Zhuo's inability to control his emotions made him afraid.
He was worried that Dong Zhuo would lose control of his emotions and kill people randomly, so he also killed him, so he often had to pretend to be sick at home.
Don't go to see Dong Zhuo.
However, Wang Yun and others' secret plot to get rid of Dong Zhuo did not stop and was carried out steadily, but it took a little longer.
On this day Zhong Yao came to report to Liu Cheng: "My lord, just now my subordinates saw a memorial at the Chancellor's Desk.
The later general Yuan Shu reported that Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, died of illness.
He expressed Sun Jian as the general who broke the captives and led the governor of Yuzhou."
Liu Cheng sneered on his face and said: "Hey, who does Yuan Shu think he is?
He said that whoever he declares to be the governor of Yuzhou will be approved by the imperial court.
What does Dong Zhuo think?"
Zhong Yao cupped his hands and said: "Dong Zhuo has approved the lord.
Even if the court disapproves or Yuan Shu's memorial is left unpublished, it will be useless.
Sun Jian is now the local emperor of Yuzhou, and with Yuan Shu's support, the local officials can only They can act based on his expression.
They go to the court to show their willingness to respect the court and the emperor.
If they don't go to the court and declare themselves the governor of Yuzhou, The imperial court had nothing to do with them for the time being, and it would easily cause other princes to imitate them.
Therefore, by approving Yuan Shu's proposal, the relationship between monarch and ministers could still be maintained on the surface.
The ministers in the court still knew the importance.
Even if Dong Zhuo was politically stupid, the ministers I also have to state my powerful relationship in front of Dong Zhuo.
Now it seems that Dong Zhuo must have listened to the suggestions of the ministers."
At this time, Wang Yue walked in quickly and was about to report.
When he saw Zhong Yao here, he stopped and said nothing.
Liu Cheng knew that Wang Yue must have something important to report, otherwise he would not come easily, so he said: "Yuan Chang is not an outsider.
If you have anything to say, just tell him."
"Promise" Wang Yue agreed and said with cupped hands: "According to the latest news, two months ago Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Cao Cao and others discussed that His Majesty is young and is controlled by Dong Zhuo.
He does not know whether he is alive or dead, and Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu is a member of the clan.
The most wise man among them wants to make Liu Yu the emperor."
"Oh" Liu Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "That's what Han Fu, Cao Cao and others said."
"Han Fu did not express his position, but Cao Cao said that although His Majesty was young and controlled by Dong Zhuo, he did not have the same fault as Liu He, the king of Changyi.
If he were to be replaced by someone else, who in the world would be able to accept it?
It is your business to welcome Liu Yu.
I respect myself as the emperor of the west Later, Yuan Shao wrote to Yuan Shu again, and Yuan Shu replied and expressed his rejection.
Later, Yuan Shao appointed Zhang Qi, the former governor of Lelang County, to go to Youzhou to meet Liu Yu.
He made suggestions to Liu Yu on behalf of Yuan Shao and conferred the title of emperor, but Liu Yu rejected him.
He severely reprimanded and drove Zhang Qi back."
After hearing this, Liu Cheng sneered and said: "Humph, this Yuan Shao really doesn't stop.
Half of the reason why the world is like this is because his Yuan family is up to something.
This person is doing great harm and we must find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible."
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Zhong Yao smiled bitterly and said: "It is not easy to get rid of Yuan Shao.
His Yuan family has been an official for generations.
Not only has he accumulated a lot of connections in the government and the public, but he is also extremely wealthy.
The other main concern is that he will recruit too many soldiers and horses to support him, and he, Yuan Shao, But there is no such worry at all.
I believe that Yuan Shao will definitely expand his territory in the future.
My lord, just watch, the princes of Guandong will soon start killing each other."
Liu Cheng was noncommittal.
This was an obvious thing.
The alliance of princes had failed to fight against Dong.
They each went to their own families and went to find their own mothers.
Then they would naturally fight each other for territory.
At this time, Jia Xu quickly walked in with a solemn face and reported: "My lord, I just received a secret report that King Hongnong has disappeared."
Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment.
Before he could finish saying "missed", his expression changed drastically.
He suddenly stood up and said, "What do you mean when you say Liu Xie is missing?
Is he missing?
Or was Dong Zhuo plotting to kill him?"
Jia Xu said: "In order to make the lord fearful, Dong Zhuo was too late to protect Liu Xie.
How could he murder him?
We just received a secret report that Liu Xie disappeared while playing incognito.
More than ten servants and personal guards who accompanied him were all killed.
Just now Dong Zhuo had already Ordered to block all the gates of Chang'an City, and sent 800-mile fast horses to the pass cities near Chang'an to carry out martial law inspections, and the gangsters were never allowed to take Liu Xie out of Chang'an."
Liu Cheng looked solemn, looked at Jia Xu and Zhong Yao and asked, "Who do you two think did this?"
Zhong Yao thought for a while and said, "It is impossible for Dong Zhuo to do this on his own.
There is no need.
General Wang just reported that Yuan Shao and others were preparing to support Liu Yu, but Liu Yu refused, and they were opposed by Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others.
There is no guarantee that Yuan Shu and others will not have their thoughts on King Chen Liu."
Liu Chengshen thought so.
Liu Xie is different from Liu Yu.
The blood relationship between Liu Yu and Liu Bian is already very distant, but Liu Xie is the emperor's younger brother.
If the princes of Guandong support Liu Xie, many people are willing to accept it, not only because he is Liu Bian's younger brother, because the late emperor Liu Hong had the idea of letting Liu Xie inherit the throne before his death, and Liu Hong did the same, but he was entrusted to an inhumane person, and Jian Shuo never made any progress.
Liu Cheng looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Wen He, what do you think?"
Jia Xu has a high political sensitivity and knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
He said: "My subordinates think that Master Zhong is right.
This matter is most likely done by Yuan Shao and others."
Liu Cheng nodded and asked, "When did this happen?
After it happened, when did Dong Zhuo get the news?"
Jia Xu said: "The assassin openly committed an attack on the street, killed the servants and guards, and then robbed Liu Xie.
Dong Zhuo got the news a quarter of an hour after the incident happened, but when the assassin took action, he alarmed many pedestrians and people on the street.
With the bravery of the soldiers patrolling the streets, it should not be impossible for them to escape from Chang'an City as soon as possible."
Liu Cheng was walking up and down the hall with his hands behind his back.
He suddenly stopped and said to Wang Yue and Jia Xu: "No matter which prince did it, it will be extremely detrimental to Dong Zhuo and us.
If the world appears, With two emperors, things are very serious.
No matter what, in this matter In fact, our interests are consistent with those of Dong Zhuo, so we must not let the assassins take Liu Xie out of Chang'an City.
You two quickly ordered the people below to investigate and find the assassins and their hiding place in the shortest possible time. , don’t act rashly after you find it, come and report it immediately.”
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The two of them cupped their hands and said, "I obey."
The three intelligence agencies under Liu Cheng are the earliest systematic, organized and structural intelligence organizations established in this era, and their ability to collect intelligence is also the most powerful.
Although other princes, forces or families also have their own There are news channels, but they are not systematic or large-scale.
There is no strict organizational structure.
It cannot be called a formal intelligence organization.
Naturally, its strength cannot be compared with the three intelligence organizations under Liu Cheng.
Therefore, after Liu Cheng gave the order, the Shadow Guards in charge of Wang Yue and the secret camp in charge of Jia Xu immediately mobilized with all their strength, and it took only one day to find the group of assassins and their hiding place.
Liu Cheng was quite surprised after hearing Wang Yue's report: "Why did you say they were hiding in Huangfu Song's courtyard?"
"Yes, it is Huangfu Song's other courtyard.
However, according to our observation, Huangfu Song should not know about this.
His adviser Liang Yan has contacts with Yuan Shao.
According to our investigation, Liang Yan is a disciple of the Yuan family."
Liu Cheng clapped his hands and said, "It's no wonder."
Wang Yue asked: "Lord, do you want to catch these assassins immediately and rescue King Chenliu?"
Wang Yue's political sensitivity was so poor that Liu Cheng didn't expect him to make any good suggestions and asked: "Wen He, what do you think we should do to send people to arrest the assassin and rescue King Chen Liu?"
Jia Xu thought for a moment and held up his hands and said: "My lord, my subordinates think this is not appropriate.
If my lord sends people to catch assassins and rescue King Chenliu, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will not appreciate it.
Instead, he may be suspicious of how my lord got the news so quickly and...
Find the person.
Doing so will expose our strength in information gathering to Dong Zhuo.
The lord should take the initiative to go to Dong Zhuo and ask him why King Chenliu disappeared and how he protected him.
After all, if King Chenliu is snatched away by the princes, it will not only be him who will suffer, but also the lord.
At the same time, we can send people to quietly Write a letter to Dong Zhuo and report that you have discovered the whereabouts of the assassin and King Chenliu, and leave this matter to Dong Zhuo."
When Liu Cheng heard this, he still didn't understand Jia Xu's insidious plan.
This was killing two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, he did not reveal his strong strength in intelligence, and on the other hand, he allowed Dong Zhuo to target Huangfu Song.
As long as Dong Zhuo attacked Huangfu Song, he would inevitably be implicated again, and a large number of courtiers would definitely be implicated.
Dong Zhuo's The butcher's knife will be raised again.
This is an excellent plan to further intensify the conflict between Dong Zhuo and the aristocratic family.
The poisonous man is indeed a poisonous man.
Liu Cheng suddenly had an idea in his mind.
He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you go down first.
I, the general, need to think about it."
"I will finally resign my subordinates" Liu Cheng remembered something and shouted: "Wen He, wait a moment, I, the general, have something else to tell you."
Jia Xu turned around and came back, cupping his hands and saying, "My lord, what else do you have to say?"
There was no one else in the lobby at this time, only the two of them.
Liu Cheng asked in a low voice: "Wen He, don't you think that at this time, the existence of King Chen Liu is a huge threat to the stability of the world?
Yuan Shao...
After failing once, could he?
Let's just give up.
You can only be a thief for a thousand days.
How can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?
If Yuan Shao's assassins plan carefully next time, who can guarantee that they will not succeed.
Once Liu Xie is kidnapped by Yuan Shao's people, the consequences are really unimaginable.
You understand.
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What does this general mean?"
What a smart person Jia Xu was, how could he understand what Liu Cheng meant?
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his back vest felt chilly, but he had to do what Liu Cheng wanted
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