When Cao Cao heard that Li Wei was visiting, he hurriedly went out of the house to greet him.

When Cao Cao saw Li Wei in Luoyang at the beginning of the year, he was still a white-faced Confucian student, looking arrogant and uninhibited, but now Li Wei has lost a lot of weight, although he is still so elegant and confident, but his speech and demeanor seem calm and cautious, far less arrogant than in the past. Cao Cao lamented that war can both change a person and train a person. Look at Li Wei, in less than a year, not only has he grown in talent and wisdom, but he has also become a big official of 2,000 stones, such a young scholar does not rely on power, but only relies on military merits to have such achievements, and there are only a handful of people in today's world.

I think that back then, I was as young as Li Wei, relying on the prominence of my family background and began to get involved in the court, at that time, I was full of enthusiasm, young and frivolous, relying on my own backstage, I dared to do anything, and I dared to provoke anyone, but I ran into walls everywhere and achieved nothing. On the other hand, Li Hong and Li Wei, a group of young people, they have done one earth-shattering thing after another, step by step, and now, they have even begun to intervene in the national policy.

Cao Cao admired it very much, took Li Wei's hand, and said many words of praise. Li Wei was much taller than him, and in order to show humility, he kept bending over, which was very uncomfortable. The two stood at the door and said politely, and then walked in side by side.

This time in Beijing, Li Wei was very touched. To be able to meet the Son of Heaven, to sit and talk with Taiwei, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, He Hao, Cao Cao, and other famous people all over the world, he didn't even think about it in the past. Who was he in the past? It's just a humble gentleman. If it weren't for the teacher Zhu Jun who accepted him as a protégé, if he hadn't impulsively made a big fuss in front of Li Hong, if it weren't for Li Hong valuing his recruitment as a subordinate, how many people in the world knew him? Whenever Li Wei saw the person he admired and respected holding his hand and saying flattering words, he thought of the teacher and Li Hong, his fate changed because of the appreciation of the teacher and the general, if it were not for them, he would be just a mediocre scholar for the rest of his life. His heart was filled with gratitude to his teacher and the general, and he wanted to show his talents and ambitions to repay the teacher and the general.

Cao Cao was talented, witty, witty, and the two sides discussed current affairs, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the country's ills, and from Bingzhou Tuntian to the reopening of salt and iron, which was extremely speculative. Cao Cao supported Li Hong's proposed strategy of reopening salt and iron, but he expressed concern about whether Li Wei's visit to Beijing would be able to complete his mission. The public opinion in Beijing that opposes the reopening of salt and iron has occupied an overwhelming advantage, and it is difficult to have a chance to make a breakthrough.

"General Zhenbei and I hit it off at first sight, and we can be regarded as very good friends, and now he is in Tuntian, Bingzhou, there are many difficulties, and I should try my best to help both public and private." Cao Cao said sincerely, "Zhong Yuan, where you can use me, just open your mouth, don't be polite." ”

Li Wei arched his hand and said: "My lord said this, I am very moved, here, I will thank Brother Meng De for the general." When I came to Beijing this time, I was entrusted by General Zhenbei to make a special trip to visit Brother Meng De, and I really asked for help. ”

"Zhong Yuan, tell me, I think I might be able to help you."

"Merging the state of Tuntian, need the support of tens of billions of money, once it fails, the consequences are self-evident, so the top priority is to reopen the state salt and iron." Li Wei said, "If only one state's salt and iron are opened for the time being, it can only be regarded as an expedient measure, and it will not be regarded as a fundamental ...... of the country."

"A thousand miles of embankment collapsed in an anthill." Cao Cao interrupted him and said, "Zhong Yuan's words are inappropriate. ”

Li Wei smiled and continued: "I have drawn up a detailed proposal for the reopening of salt and iron, the most important of which is a five-year contract. If the state tuntian goes well, there will be no need to invest in it after five years, so we just need the imperial court to give us five years. ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment and asked, "Zhong Yuan, as far as I know, the profits of salt and iron in Bingzhou only account for one-twentieth of the profits of salt and iron in the country, what kind of money can you make from it in five years?" This is inappropriate. ”

"What if you add Hedong?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Hedong salt and iron are related to the safety of Gyeonggi, and it is impossible to open up the business." ”

Li Wei looked at Cao Cao and said again, "So, we need Brother Mengde's help." ”

Cao Cao stroked his black beard and said helplessly: "My father and son can't convince Master Situ. ”

Li Wei leaned over to Cao Cao and whispered, "What if the Three Dukes' Mansion and the General's Mansion jointly recommend Cao Lao as the Grand Lieutenant?" ”

Cao Cao's thick eyebrows tightened, and he said in shock: "General Zhenbei dares to ...... with the general"

"Expediency, expediency." Li Wei said with a smile, "Your Excellency the general still listens to Your Majesty, and Brother Meng De is absolutely relieved of this." ”

Cao Cao looked at Li Wei, and suddenly felt that the discussion of salt and iron was a joke, and now, the whole of Luoyang has become the prey of leopards, it just depends on who he wants to eat. The Son of Heaven gave Li Hong the power, and he was basically raising leopards. Like Lu Zhi, he immediately felt the crisis that Li Hong had brought to the Great Han Kingdom.

Li Wei dared to say this, which means that he has full certainty, and it means that Li Hong has reached some kind of tacit understanding with the general. The general got Li Hong's tacit understanding, and he had to reciprocate, and Sikong Mansion, which was in the same camp as the general, of course had to agree to Li Wei's salt and iron proposal, and the only thing left was Situ Mansion. As long as Lord Situ agrees, and the peace of the Three Dukes' Mansion passes the salt and iron agreement, the Son of Heaven can completely throw off the Shangshutai and cover the main seal.

What did the general who made Cao Cao feel afraid wanted to do, and why did he reach a tacit understanding with Li Hong at this time? If the general took advantage of the domestic and foreign troubles of the Han Dynasty and joined forces with Li Hong to coerce the Son of Heaven to establish the crown prince, it would be a God-given opportunity. If the Son of Heaven is accused and the Zhongguan is removed, the only ones left to suffer are a group of pro-Zhongguan bureaucrats headed by Situ Xuxiang. Cao Cao felt a chill in the back of his head, and his heart was suffocated.

In order to appease millions of displaced people and for the stability of the Han Kingdom, he may be mad and fight back, sweeping the government and the opposition. But Li Hong didn't seem to be bloody yet, and he sent Li Wei as if he still wanted to take advantage of the complicated situation in Luoyang and find a way to get the imperial court to pass the salt and iron discussion. However, Li Wei's method is too dangerous, he is playing with fire.

If Lord Taiwei bears the charge of violating the ancestral system and his father assumes the post of Taiwei, then the situation in Luoyang will change greatly, the power of the lieutenant will rise sharply again, and the power of the general will be constrained immediately, and there will be no bloody storm in Luoyang for the time being. But the question is, will the general let go of this opportunity? Will the general be willing to be hit hard by his own forces?

Cao Cao sighed. The Son of Heaven first set up a general, and then set up a general in an important town, and finally pushed the Great Han Kingdom to the brink of destruction step by step.

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After Empress He received the news from her younger brother He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry, she immediately sent someone to invite He Miao into the palace.

He Miao met the queen and saluted Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng.

Regardless of whether the relatives are powerful or not, Queen He has to rely on these old lieutenants to control the harem. In the inner palace, without the support of the lieutenant officials, the fate of the imperial concubine can be imagined. Think about the dead Queen Song, Wang Meiren, no matter how you are favored, this is a bloody example. Empress He is a smart person, for herself and her son, and for the sake of the He family, she tied herself tightly to the officials.

Although Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang said that they were loyal to His Majesty and supported His Majesty to support Xiao Donghou as the crown prince, they first considered their own interests, and then His Majesty, so they were purely duplicitous. They first designed to kill Wang Meiren, and then designed to kill the queen mother's brother Dong Pet, and the queen mother and Dong Hou resolved a deep feud, once Dong Hou inherited the unification, their fate can be imagined. Especially now that the Son of Heaven deliberately supports the little lieutenants and no longer trusts them, they have no choice but to get closer to the queen.

But the general He Jin's attitude towards the lieutenant made the queen in a dilemma. In order to ensure that his son ascends the throne, he must firmly control the inner and outer courts, and the control of the outer courts can only be through He Jin, the general, so the queen has no choice but to be a peacemaker and persuade on both sides.

"What did that madman say to you?" Zhang Rang asked.

"After Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion went to Beijing to meet the emperor, he immediately went to visit He Hao." He Miao said nervously, "Madman He also said that before he left the state, General Zhenbei asked him to bring a message to the general. ”

"What?"

"I don't know, he didn't say." He Miao shook his head and continued, "However, Madman He said that Li Wei's visit to Beijing this time will definitely make the Three Princes' Mansion pass the salt and iron proposal. I see that he is full of faith, as if he is not bragging. ”

The wrinkles on Zhang Rang's face immediately turned into ravines, and he and Guo Sheng glanced at each other, both of them in shock.

"I was thinking that Lord Sikong Ding might have to agree under pressure from my brother, but how can I get Lord Situ Xu to agree too?" He Miao glanced at Zhang Rang and said slowly, "Unless, Lord Xu is no longer the Situ, but how can you drive Lord Xu down?" ”

Zhang Rang snorted coldly and asked, "What day did that kid Yuan Shao come back?" Why didn't you tell us? ”

He Miao's face changed, and he lowered his head and did not make a sound.

"You think the kid came back to play?" Zhang Rang looked at He Miao and said earnestly, "If you are like your brother, why can't you be a general of the chariot and horse, so that you can open the palace and fight with the general, and you can also help us." ”

"What now?" Guo Sheng asked in a low voice.

"He is unkind, and I am unjust." Zhang Rang said viciously, "If He Jin wants to make a move, it must be on the Queen Mother's birthday." ”

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Early in the morning, Sun Jian's group of friends rushed to the Shili Pavilion to bid him farewell. Hu Ben Zhonglang also gave Yuan Shu a special gift to Sun Jian.

Li Wei was very reluctant to give this brother a ride, and sent it one ride after another.

When he arrived at the Thirty-Mile Long Pavilion, Sun Jian resolutely refused to let it go.

"Zhong Yuan, go back, don't delay the business to send me. Now you are the Sima of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, shouldering a heavy responsibility, remember to take care of your health. ”

Li Wei nodded gratefully and said, "I will say goodbye to my brother here, I don't know when we will be able to meet?" ”

"You and I are thousands of miles apart, and it's hard to say goodbye." Sun Jian said with a smile, "But the teacher is still in Beijing, you and I will always come to do our filial piety in our spare time, and there will be a goodbye period." ”

Li Wei was stunned and looked gloomy.

"Zhong Yuan, before leaving, I want to ask you, what are you going to do about Xiao Lan? She's not small anymore, and she's always following you around to fight, and it's not a long-term solution after all. ”

Li Wei lowered his head and was embarrassed.

"The teacher can't talk about this, and besides, don't mention it, so as not to make it difficult for the teacher. As for that pockmark, you can't kill it, at this time, in order for the salt and iron proposal to pass, don't annoy Lord Situ. Sun Jian laughed and said, "I'll give you an idea." ”

Li Wei looked at Sun Jian in surprise, "Brother, say quickly." ”

"Zhu Mu has returned from Wu County." Sun Jian said, "He was ordered by the Son of Heaven to escort Mr. Cai Yong back to Beijing this time, and it is estimated that he will be able to rush to Luoyang next month." ”

"Really?" Li Wei asked in disbelief, "Teacher Cai Yong is going out of the mountain?" ”

"No, he won't promise the Son of Heaven." Sun Jian said, "The Son of Heaven invited his teacher back because he hoped that Teacher Cai Yong would help him rebuild Hongdumen, you think, how could Teacher Cai Yong agree to such a ridiculous request." ”

"Oh, that's right." Li Wei said disappointedly, "Teacher Cai Yong was exiled to Shuofang in northern Xinjiang because he offended the lieutenant officials, and then moved to Jiangdong, and he has been displaced for more than ten years, and he can only return to Beijing today, Your Majesty is too ruthless......

Sun Jian sighed and said, "Your Majesty didn't kill him, and he already cares about the love of teachers and students." At that time, Cai Yong and his uncle were betrayed at the same time, because the lieutenant Lu Qiang advised him to die, His Majesty exempted him from the death penalty, and the sentence was changed to exile, and he could not be pardoned by order, but it was precisely this that could not be pardoned by order, so that Mr. Cai Yong could not return to his hometown even if he encountered several amnesties, hey......"

The two sighed, very emotional.

"Zhu Mu is the eldest son of the teacher, and he is currently in the county government of Wu County." Sun Jian continued the original topic and said, "In the name of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, you wrote to Your Majesty, requesting that Zhu Mu be recruited to serve in the Zhenbei General's Mansion, or to serve in the Captain's Mansion of the Elder Guard, in short, you can get Zhu Mu to Bingzhou." ”

Li Wei immediately understood. He turned over and dismounted, and respectfully saluted Sun Jian, "Xiao Lan and I thank my brother." ”

Sun Jian laughed, dismounted and picked up Li Wei, and said, "My brother can only give you ideas, thank you, you have to thank Zhu Mu's brother." ”

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At the end of this month, good news came from Jizhou, and the commander Zhao Yun led 10,000 iron cavalry to attack Handan and hit the Karasuma iron cavalry. Zhang Chun was defeated and withdrew his troops. Seeing that the division was hopeless, Bai Huan hurriedly fled back to Taihang Mountain.

The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, and named Zhao Yun as the captain of the Tiger Ben, and rewarded the iron cavalry soldiers.

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November 187 A.D.

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Under the introduction of He Hao, Li Wei met with Xu Shao, who was famous all over the world. To Li Wei's shock, Xu Shao also supported the reopening of salt and iron, and he agreed to Li Wei's plea without hesitation, saying that he would immediately go to Situ Mansion to persuade Xu Xiang. Li Wei was excited, and humbly asked for advice on Tuntian and the reopening of salt and iron.

Before leaving, Li Weibai fell to the ground and begged Xu Shao to talk about the future of the state.

Xu Shao was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Boqiu, don't leave at night, rest with me for the night." ”

Li Wei's heart suddenly felt like a heavy lead, and he left dejectedly.

He Hao did not agree to Xu Shao, and resigned. Xu Shao didn't stay, just let out a long sigh.

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Li Wei sat on the horse with a heavy heart, thinking wildly. Xu Shao refuses to say anything about the future of the state, what does that mean? Is it good or bad? Could it be that Tuntian can't be made? But when Xu Shao was discussing Tuntian with himself with great interest, the tone, the confidence, seemed to be more sure than himself, so why didn't he say it?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Wei's mind, and he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat. Xu Shao really told himself, but he was too stupid.

"U-turn, U-turn, U-turn ...... now"

Li Wei pulled out his long sword suddenly, his eyes widened, and he shouted hoarsely: "Catch up with Lord He, catch up with Lord He, hurry, hurry, hurry......"

Pound and He Feng didn't think about it, just like on the battlefield, they naturally turned around and shouted: "Brothers, turn back ......"

The horn soldier who followed Li Wei habitually raised his trumpet and blew wildly: "Woo...... Woo......"

The crowd on the street was stunned and fled in all directions.

A hundred black panther servants made a turn, started and galloped in an instant, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded through the streets like *.

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He Hao was assassinated.

With only a dozen attendants, he was no match for the Assassins. His horse was first chopped to the ground with a knife, and then he himself was pierced in the thigh by a spear.

He Hao was in danger, cut off the hilt of the spear with a sword, dragged his bloody left leg, and retreated sharply.

The attendants surrounded him, desperately resisting, and retreated to the shop by the roadside.

The Assassins stepped forward and slashed and slashed, killing several of the guards in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves roared, and the black panther came galloping from the wild.

"Shoot ...... Shoot them for me......"

Li Wei saw the crowd screaming and running from a distance, and saw the corpse lying on the ground, his whole body was cold, and his screams were terrifying and terrible.

"My lord, there are a lot of people......"

"Shoot ...... Shoot...... Shoot ......"

Li Wei is crazy, he can't take care of anything, he has to save He Hao, otherwise, everything will be in vain.

The long arrow roared out, and the piercing roar pierced through the panicked shouting in an instant, and the "......" nailed into the crowd, and the screams suddenly rose to the sky.

The Assassins did not expect that the Black Panther Yicong would kill people in the street in order to save people, and they were so shocked that they were killed three of them instantly.

"Quick, quick, kill He Hao, kill him......"

The Assassins swarmed upwards again, ignoring the long arrows in the sky.

The long arrows of the black panther righteous servants raged in the air, the horses galloped along the wide avenues, the cries of the people were fearful and helpless, and the assassination was continuing bloodily.

One by one, the attendants beside He Hao fell in a pool of blood, and several assassins rushed forward one after another, unstoppable.

He Hao's long sword was cut off with a single sword, and the big knife with a tent of blood beads slashed into his shoulder, but more than half of the assassin's knife slashed to the blue brick ground, and He Hao was miraculously not hacked to death, and even his arm was still intact.

The Iron Rider swept in.

More than a dozen black panther Yi rose into the air, and the crossbows in their hands were aimed at several assassins and dozens of crossbow arrows were fired at the same time.

The assassin's broadsword suddenly lost its power when it was two feet away from He Hao, and slashed softly into He Hao's chest, blood spilling out.

Li Wei jumped off the horse and shouted, "Is it alive?" Still alive? ”

He Feng hugged the bloody He Hao, and while running forward, he turned back in horror and shouted, "I'm dying, I'm dying." ”

Pound helped the crumbling Li Wei.

"Nakabuchi ......"

"What are you doing with him?"

"Go find the medical shop, he is familiar here, and he will soon be able to find a medical craftsman to treat Master He." Pang De panted and said, "Zhong Yuan, it's okay, he can't die." ”

"Really?" Li Wei grabbed Pang De's big hand, trembled and said, "Really won't die?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that the injuries are serious." Pound reassured, "It's good that we came quickly." ”

Li Wei's heart was relieved, and he did it to the ground.

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The Son of Heaven was furious and immediately withdrew the Luoyang order, re-blamed the lieutenant of the school, and ordered the Tingwei Mansion to find the culprit. The Queen Mother is about to celebrate her birthday, and at this time, such a thing happened in Luoyang, which is incredible.

The general He Jin was furious, and immediately requisitioned the northern army into the city, and the twelve gates were blocked at the same time, and they were checked around.

The atmosphere in Luoyang was tense to the extreme.

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Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong and Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang urgently made an appointment to meet Situ Xu Xiang, Shaofu Fan Ling and Dahong Cormorant Cao Song, and when it was a matter of their lives, the two sides abandoned their previous suspicions and urgently discussed countermeasures.

"Who did this?" Xu Xiang looked at Zhang Rang and asked dissatisfiedly, "If you want to kill him, kill him, and if you can't kill him, don't do stupid things." As soon as He Hao died, He Jin broke an arm, with his stupidity, he couldn't play anything famous with one hand? But if you can't kill He Hao, trouble will come. Did you do it? ”

Zhang Rang sneered and didn't make a sound.

"Now that the northern army has entered the city, the situation is critical, don't complain to each other, let's think of a way." Zhao Zhong touched the scar on his forehead and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is now sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, and I wish we had a fight with that butcher, so ......"

Fan Ling sighed, "Your Majesty now has a leopard in his hand, as long as He Jin orders the northern army to surround the palace, the leopard will immediately lead the army south, and it is strange that He Jin does not die." But once Your Majesty solves He Jin and appoints Marquis Dong as the crown prince, you ......"

"We are in trouble, and you are in trouble." Zhang Rang said, "He Jin wants to launch a mutiny when the Queen Mother is on her birthday, and he and the leopard Li Hong have reached a tacit understanding in private. ”

Xu Xiang, Fan Ling, and Cao Song's faces changed drastically.

"How do you know?"

"I don't know, I'll send someone to kill He Hao?" Zhang Rang glanced at Xu Xiang sarcastically and said, "Although I didn't kill He Hao, it was enough to make He Jin a mess." No matter whether He Hao dies or not, today's situation will occur, but what I want is this crisis, and I want to put He Jin in a dilemma. He wants to kill us? Hmph, I'd like to see who kills whom in the end? ”

He Hao was stabbed, and He Jin must have guessed that the conspiracy had been revealed. Now, if he does not transfer the northern army into the city, he is afraid that he will be killed by His Majesty; Transferring the northern army into the city, although he can have an advantage, but the leopard is his biggest concern. ”

"Didn't you say he had a tacit understanding with the leopard?" Fan Ling asked puzzled.

"Tacit understanding is conditional. He Jin didn't do anything for the leopard, how could the leopard keep his promise? Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "He Jin took advantage of the danger of people to blackmail the leopard, but he didn't expect that now he has become the prey of the leopard, haha......"

Xu Xiang, Cao Song, and Fan Ling understood what the conditions were.

"Then Master Hou must have a way to deal with it?"

Zhang Rang nodded and said, "This opportunity is not easy to come by, and we want to take back what we lost in the past." ”

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He Hao was assassinated, and Cao Cao immediately understood that Li Wei's plan had succeeded.

If Li Hong wants to succeed in Tuntian, Luoyang is not chaotic is the most basic condition. Li Wei did this perfectly, he not only succeeded in destroying He Jin's conspiracy, but also used He Jin's conspiracy to change the balance of power between the various parties in Luoyang. Now, the power of Zhongguan has risen again, He Jin's power has weakened, and the power of the clan, Zhongguan, bureaucrats, and generals is basically balanced, and Luoyang will not make any more waves for a period of time.

But Li Wei almost got out of the fire. If He Hao died, He Jin's power would not only be weakened, but he would be punched hard and his waist would be discounted. The expansion of the general's power was due to the entry of Zhao Qi and He Hao into the palace, which brought him the support of some of the gate lord clans. Now, Zhao Qi is gone, and He Hao is left to support the overall situation, if He Hao dies again, he will not be able to support the overall situation only by relying on the talents of Wang Yun, Xun You, Yuan Shao and others in the general's mansion. If the power of the general is greatly damaged, the balance of power in Luoyang is broken, and the power of the Son of Heaven and Zhongguan is unchecked, it will be disastrous for both the Great Han State and the Tuntian of the Merged Prefecture.

After listening to Cao Cao's words, Xu Xiang was very dissatisfied and asked Cao Cao: "After Li Wei saw you, why didn't you come to tell me?" ”

Cao Cao said: "I didn't expect things to develop so quickly. This Li Wei is too powerful, and he must be guarded against in the future. ”

Cao Song sighed, shook his hand, and said, "Today's incident forced us to get together with the lieutenant again, and we will ...... in the future."

"You'll be a lieutenant from now on." Fan Ling said with a smile, "Anyway, after this incident, Luoyang will always have to be calm for a while, which is also a good thing." ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "As long as Li Hong quells the rebellion in Northern Xinjiang and stabilizes the counties in Northern Xinjiang, Luoyang will immediately make waves again." This calm day is estimated to not be too long. ”

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After He Jin came out of the palace, his face was very ugly.

Today, his mother Wuyangjun was taken to the palace by the queen, and He went in to ask his mother for peace, but his mother didn't give him a good face, and the queen also complained about him, so he almost didn't scold him for being ungrateful. He Jin understood what they meant, and didn't say anything in his mouth, but he was very depressed in his heart.

He Hao was stabbed, obviously because of a trick leak, the rape gelding jumped over the wall in a hurry and attacked first. He Jin immediately abandoned the plan and let Yuan Shao secretly return to Hanoi. Now, what he has to do is how to stabilize the situation in Luoyang and find another good strategy.

He went to see He Hao specifically. He Hao was seriously injured, sometimes unconscious, sometimes awake, and could not recover in a few months. He sat next to He Hao, whispered a few words of comfort, and got up to say goodbye.

He Hao looked at him and moved his lips, as if he had something to say. He Jin leaned over and put his ear to He Hao's mouth.

"Kill Li Wei." He Hao said with difficulty.

He Jin was taken aback. Under the current situation, he has to maintain a good relationship with Li Hong no matter what, and if he kills Li Wei, wouldn't he be asking for trouble? Today's Li Hong is not the Li Hong of the year ago, and he can't be provoked. Although he also suspected that the leak was related to Li Wei, it was only a suspicion, and there was no conclusive evidence.

"Boqiu, killing Li Wei doesn't make any sense, but it will annoy Li Hong."

He Hao said again with difficulty: "Li Wei is outstandingly intelligent, Li Hong has his help, it will not be beneficial to the general in the future, it is better to kill him as soon as possible." ”

He Jin shook his head disapprehantly.

He Hao closed his eyes and sighed bitterly. He was remorseful. That day, Li Wei clearly told himself what he was going to do next, but he ignored it, and he didn't expect that Li Wei, who hated the eunuch, would sell himself when he went out. He has been cautious all his life, but this time he was planted in the hands of a post-school practitioner, and he feels shameless when he thinks about it.

Li Wei raised his hand to destroy the advantage he had worked so hard to gain, and put the power of all parties in Luoyang back to the starting point of the struggle. Luoyang's power is balanced, but there is less and less time left for himself to eradicate the traitorous eunuchs.

"Kill Li Wei." He Hao exerted all his strength, word by word, and said categorically.

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Taiwei Cui Lie convened the three governments to discuss the meeting, and Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion attended.

Li Wei explained in detail to the prefectures the specific plans for reopening the annexed prefecture and the salt and iron of one prefecture and one county in Hedong, and then answered the questions of the three prefectures.

"Master Li, the benefits of salt and iron should belong to the Shaofu, how can it be sent directly to the Wanjin Hall?"

Li Wei smiled slightly and said, "Our Zhenbei General Department believes that the money of Shaofu is the money of Wanjintang. If you think anything is wrong, I can send your opinion to Your Majesty. ”

The ministers looked at each other speechlessly.

This time, the deliberations of the three governments were unusually smooth, and all of them were passed.

Taiwei Cui Lie took the document stamped with the golden seal of the three princes and immediately entered the palace to see the driver.

The Son of Heaven took a closer look and asked, "Aiqing, didn't you say that only salt and iron should be opened and stated?" Why did you add Hedong again? ”

Taiwei Cui Lie calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the benefits of salt and iron in this state and county are directly sent to Wanjintang. ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Yes, it is General Li who is the most loyal to me. ”

"Quasi-play."

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Li Wei got the holy decree and immediately rode 800 miles to Bingzhou.

When the government and the opposition heard that the Son of Heaven had promised to reopen the salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong County, they were immediately in chaos, and those who wrote letters to admonish, marched and petitioned, and even those who died outside the gate of the North Palace.

The Son of Heaven hid in the harem and resolutely did not go to court, and he put all the blame on the Taiwei.

Tai Lieutenant Cui Lie was immediately dismissed.

The Son of Heaven once again proposed to promote Liu Yu to the rank of lieutenant, but the Three Princes' Mansion and the General's Mansion jointly recommended Cao Song as the lieutenant. The Son of Heaven was helpless, so he moved Cao Song to the rank of lieutenant.

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On the first day of his tenure, Taiwei Cao Song received a thunderbolt of news.

Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, arrested Xia Yun, the middle attendant, and Han Ying, the Taishou of Hedong.

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