Han Dao world

Chapter 190 dwarfs

It has to be said that Wei Ke's counterattack was very powerful.

Liu Xie did not have any evidence, let alone witnesses.

Originally, both Wang Yi and Yang Biao were witnesses, but Wang Yi was the first to defend Wei, and if Yang Biao can get away with it, it is unlikely that he insists that Wei rebelled.

If Wei Gu is willing to give up, there is really no way for him to kill Wei Shi.

The teacher came out of no name, even if he is the emperor, he can't kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Xun You should have thought of this a long time ago, so he reminded him not to fall for Guo Tu's scheme.

Guo Tu just wanted to provoke him, hoping that he would kill without sufficient reason, turn the justifiable rebellion into an unreasonable massacre, arouse the fear and opposition of more big clans, and force those people to support Yuan Shao.

After he figured this out, he also figured out what Xun You meant by using tricks.

"The Wei family hasn't rebelled?" Liu Xie asked suspiciously.

"The Wei family has not rebelled." Wei Jiao was categorical. "I came here to see you, I was ordered by my father, Wei Gu, please Your Majesty be careful."

Liu Xie nodded, calmed down, and then asked again: "In that case, I will give him a chance to defend himself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Ji hurriedly thanked him.

He was also a little surprised that he could achieve his goal so smoothly.

But seeing Cai Yan sitting on the side, and wearing an official uniform, he was relieved.

It should be Cai Yan who helped.

Liu Xie turned to look at Xun You. "Gongda, Yili, should Wei Gu come to see you, or..."

Xun You bowed and said: "Your Majesty, rebellion is a serious crime, and those who commit it will be punished by the family. Wei Gu is sued by others, no matter whether he is guilty or not, he should defend himself by the court captain, instead of sending a junior to meet him, just a few words of defense will suffice." Get away."

He turned to Wei Ke, his eyes became sharp. "Are you bullying the emperor that he is young and unfamiliar with the court system, or are you trying to slow down the army?"

Wei Ke was shocked. "Why did you say that?"

"Why did you say that? Taiwei Yang Gong was ordered to appease Hedong. If it is as you said, the Wei family not only did not rebel, but also helped, but it was falsely accused by others. It only needs a word from the Taiwei, and the Wei family can be washed away." If you are not guilty, why should you ask for an audience? Where is the Taiwei?"

"This..." Wei Ji stuttered, not knowing how to explain it.

He took the initiative to come to see the driver, because he had the intention of advancing or retreating.

If he succeeds, he can save Wei Shi, and his status in Wei Shi will be high in the future.

If you can't succeed, you can also wash away your responsibilities and don't have to be buried with Wei Gu.

But Xun You's words shattered his fantasy.

Compared with him, Yang Biao is more suitable to defend Wei Shi.

The emperor has already arrived, and Yang Biao has not yet appeared. There is only one possibility: he lost his freedom of movement, and he might even be killed.

In other words, just restricting Yang Biao's freedom is enough to prove that Wei's disobedience is not groundless, and his defense is also suspected of deceiving the emperor.

Even if the Son of Heaven is tolerant, if he is punished for not being able to distinguish right from wrong, the crime of being deceived by others is still light.

Xun You turned around and saluted Liu Xie. "Under the Putian, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. When your majesty comes to Hedong, all the people in the river should welcome you, lead the sheep and offer wine, to feed the king's teacher. Wei Gu is closed, even if he has no intention of rebellion. , It is not the courtesy of a minister. Please call Wei Gu to punish the crime. If Wei Gu does not come, you should use force to punish him, so as to set the record straight."

Liu Xie took advantage of the situation and said: "It should be so. Wei Ji, you go back. I will give you half an hour, if you don't see the Taiwei and Wei Gu within half an hour, even if I am willing to believe you, I can't convince Wenwu, We can only order an attack. At that time, all stones will be burned, and it will be too late to regret."

Wei Qi didn't dare to say more, but he pleaded guilty and retreated.

Liu Xie is very satisfied.

Regardless of whether Xun You's attitude towards the Hedong clan differed from his, the cooperation just now was very tacit.

Compared with most people, Wei Ke is neither humble nor overbearing, courageous and resourceful.

Compared with Xun You, who dared to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he is a scum, and he has no power to fight back.

"Gongda, what if Weigu doesn't come?"

"Send an edict to all the counties to discuss the Wei family together."

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment before realizing what Xun You meant.

Sure enough, the fewer the words, the bigger the matter.

In just one sentence, eight characters, Xun You laid out a general situation to reverse the situation.

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Before Wei Ke could finish speaking, Wei Gu interrupted him.

The more Wei Gu looked at it, the more he felt that Wei Ke was a fool when he read books, and that he had something wrong with his mind.

But he didn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, he said earnestly, "What Bo Ru said is naturally reasonable. It's just that the Taiwei is sick, and the night is cold and frosty, so it's not suitable to move lightly. Why don't Bo Ru take another trip and address the emperor for me?" , ask him to let me stay overnight, and see the Taiwei early tomorrow morning, how about it?"

Wei Ji also understood that Wei was stubborn and deliberately delaying time.

In any case, you can no longer stand with this kind of person.

"If my uncle is sincere, I don't mind going again. It's just that monarchs and ministers are polite, and when His Majesty comes, even if uncle is uneasy and cannot go out to meet him in person, he should serve sheep wine to the army."

Wei Guhun didn't care. "I don't need Bo Ru to remind me, I've already prepared it, and I'll send it out later. I also ask Bo Ru to say a few words in front of the emperor, so that I can reflect on myself."

Wei Ji agreed, and turned to leave.

After leaving the main courtyard, Wei Ji followed others to get the food, cattle, sheep, wine and meat prepared by Wei Gu, and at the same time quietly ordered people to go back to his courtyard, let his wife and concubines tidy up, and followed him out of the village.

Wei's Manor has become a dangerous place and cannot stay.

Half an hour later, Wei Ji came to the emperor's camp again to see him.

This time, he not only brought food to reward the emperor's army, but also his own wives and concubines.

He has been married for many years, has a wife and a concubine, and has no children.

In middle age, he still has no biological blood, which is one of the reasons why he is not taken seriously in the Wei family.

After seeing the emperor again, Wei Ke truthfully reported the process of negotiating with Wei Gu, saying that he had tried his best.

He can't guarantee whether Wei Gu will rebel or not, but he himself is definitely loyal to the court and is willing to use his body as a pledge.

Liu Xie had to admit that Wei Ji was able to become a key figure in the rise of the Hedong Wei clan, which had its own reasons.

This vigilance alone surpassed countless people.

As for a fool like Wei Gu, he can only be exploited.No matter which camp he joins, he won't survive three episodes.

Liu Xie can only accept Wei Ke's allegiance if he doesn't raise his hand to hit the smiling face, and he has to treat each other with courtesy and worship him as Shang Shulang.

Otherwise, no one will be willing to pledge allegiance in the future.

While paying respects to Wei Ke, Liu Xie ordered someone to bring in Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong.

Wang Yi was imprisoned for more than half a month, his body was broken, and he was on the verge of collapse both mentally and physically.

After listening to Wei Ji's narration, Wang Yi was stunned for a long time, then sat up slowly, and knelt down in front of Liu Xie.

"I have eyes but no eyes. I was deceived by Wei Gu and Fan Xian. Death penalty, death penalty."

"Humans are not sages, and no one has faults. There is nothing good in making things right." Liu Xie said flatly, "I will give you a chance to redeem your sins."

Wang Yi raised his head slowly, and two lines of turbid tears poured out. "Your Majesty is merciful, I have no place to be ashamed. If I can make up for my mistakes, I will die."

Chapter 191

According to Xun You's plan, Liu Xie ordered Wang Yi to issue an order as the prefect of Hedong, requiring the counties to collect grain and send it to Anyi to supply the army.

According to the system, after the autumn harvest every year, except for the grain that has to be handed over to the imperial granary, the rest is kept in the warehouses of the counties.One is as the salary of county officials, and the other is as a reserve for disaster relief.

The granary in the county where the county is located will be larger, but other counties will not be looted, and a considerable amount of grain will be left in each county.

The Wei family and the Fan family are both in Anyi, and there is a high probability that they have hidden the grain in the warehouse in Anyi county, but the surrounding Xie county, Wenxi, and Yi family still have food, which can be used for emergencies.

The reason why Wang Yi was asked to come forward instead of directly issuing an edict was that apart from Wang Yi being the villain, there was also a real problem that Liu Xie had to face despite his displeasure.

As far as the counties are concerned, the edicts of the imperial court are far less effective than the orders of the Taishoufu.

State and county records are like thunderbolts; imperial edicts are obtained, but they are hung on the wall.

This is not a joke, but a bloody reality.

Wang Yi himself is a typical example.

He could rush to defend the Wei family and the Fan family in front of the emperor, and he valued the Wei family and the Fan family more than the imperial court. How could those who were protected by him take the imperial edict seriously.

In order to solve the imminent food problem, Liu Xie had to hold back his breath first.

Facing the facts, Wang Yi had no choice but to do whatever he was asked to do.

Ten days of imprisonment was enough for him to realize the fact that the young emperor in front of him was not a weak and deceitful person.

No matter how iron the head is, it cannot be as iron as the axe.

Liu Xie ordered people to summon Shang Shu Ling Pei Mao, and asked him to take people to accompany Wang Yi back to Anyi City.

This time, Liu Xie learned his lesson and told Pei Mao clearly.I have no other requirements, all I want is food.Within two days, enough food to feed the army for half a month must be raised, the more the better.

Based on 4 people, nearly [-] stone grains are needed for half a month.

This task was not easy, but Liu Xie had no other way, so he had to ask Pei Mao to show his respect for the interests of the Hedong clan.

The feeling of being out of food all the time is too uncomfortable.

Pei Mao took the order and left.

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After dealing with the military affairs, it was already late at night.

Liu Xie was not in a good mood and had a rare drink.

The wine was sent by Wei Gu, Liu Xie only kept a little, and the rest was distributed to the civil and military ministers and soldiers to show that they were blessed to share.

The quantity is limited, and it is impossible to get drunk, that is, to quench your thirst.

Calling it a labor force is more like humiliation.

The wine is very fragrant, but bitter in the throat.

Liu Xie tossed his cup and stood up, put on his coat, walked out of the big tent, boarded the general platform that had just been erected, and looked at Weijiawu Fort several miles away.

The lights in the castle were flickering, and people could be seen faintly.

what are they doingThinking about it, Liu Xie clenched his fists unconsciously.

There were footsteps under the stage, gradually approaching, and stopped.

Liu Xie looked down, quite surprised.

It was my sister-in-law Tang Ji, who was looking up with her head up.

Liu Xie leaned over the railing. "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

Tang Ji seemed to be hesitant. After a while, she wrapped her old cloak tightly with one hand, lifted the hem of her skirt with the other, and slowly stepped onto the general platform, walking to Liu Xie's side.

"Your Majesty drank wine?" She sniffed, a little surprised.

"Two sips."

"Using wine to relieve worries?"

Liu Xie smacked his lips. "That's right."

Tang Ji blinked her eyes, and said quietly: "In March of the first year of Zhongping, on the night of Xinhai, the late emperor, just like His Majesty at this moment, drank several cups of wine, lingered on Fudao, and stayed up all night."

Liu Xie had no impression of this, but he knew that the first year of Zhongping was the year of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"Is it related to the Yellow Turban?"

Tang Ji nodded, then shook her head again. "Early the next morning, the first emperor issued an edict to amnesty the party members of the world, and return all the migrants, but Zhangjiao will not forgive them."

Liu Xie opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, he just felt his mouth was more bitter.

Suffering from the bottom of my heart.

"The merging of river ice does not take place in a day; the accumulation of soil forms a mountain. This is the work of Sixu. Your Majesty has great ambitions, and you should be more patient. You cannot win in a short time."

Liu Xie laughed silently: "Sister-in-law is right. I have made an ambition for 30 years. If 30 years is not enough, I will add another 30 years."