Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said solemnly: "Although the implementation of the fifth-class title system can temporarily appease the prefectures and counties and temporarily stabilize the world, with the enhancement of the strength of the prefectures and counties, the world will definitely be in chaos. The princes competed for the deer, and the first winner was the king, and the Han Dynasty fell apart from then on. Therefore, the Son of Heaven will not agree, the court will not agree, and Li Yi will not agree. ”

"However, the consequences of the rejection of the fifth-class title system are very serious. First of all, the Son of Heaven and Li Yi offended the officials of various prefectures and counties, and Li Yi's strategy of cooperation and indulgence immediately failed, and Hebei was isolated. Secondly, Li Yi is already a great Sima, a hussar general, a marquis of Quanzhou, and an important minister of the court with 10,000 households. His position is extremely high, he can no longer be promoted, he can not be rewarded, but what about his subordinates? His veto of the fifth-class title system is equivalent to cutting off the promotion path of his subordinates and robbing them of their glory and wealth. Let's ask, how many civil and military members will resent Li Yi because of this, and will lose their trust and loyalty to Li Yi because of this? The officials of Hebei will definitely be separated from Li Yi, and the situation in Hebei will get worse and worse. ”

"Third, although we handed over this performance, it was Li Yi who benefited the most. In today's world, if you talk about military merits, Li Yi is the biggest, once the fifth-class title system is passed, the Son of Heaven will at least worship Li Yi as the Duke of Quanzhou, and this point just stung the most sensitive place of the Son of Heaven and the ministers. ”

"Dong Zhuo first proclaimed himself the Taishi, and later even wanted to proclaim himself Shangfu, he trampled on the dignity of the Son of Heaven and the imperial power to the extreme. Today, Li Yi is even more intensified, he not only wants to trample on the imperial power, but also to seize the imperial power and occupy the country of the Son of Heaven. In order to prevent trouble, the Son of Heaven and the ministers will do whatever it takes to unite some officials in Hebei to kill Li Yi. The crisis of Hebei's collapse began immediately. ”

"As long as there is a rebellion in Hebei, Li Yi picks up the butcher's knife and kills the minister, he will be in the name of rebellion, and the rest will be very simple. The lord can hold high the banner of Qinwang Xinghan, dominate the world, and gather soldiers and horses from various states and counties to attack Hebei together. ”

In addition, Li Yi was under the pressure of the failure of the alliance, and he may not wait for Hebei to recover and take the risk of sending troops. The officials of various prefectures and counties jointly requested that the knighthood system be revised, which is equivalent to telling Li Yi that although we respect the Son of Heaven, there is a price for us to respect the Son of Heaven. We want to share the imperial power, we want to share the land of the Han Dynasty, we must be domineering, and continue to work in Huanwen. Li Yi saw the strength of our Lianheng from this performance, and saw the consequences of the great increase in the strength of various states and counties, so he would take advantage of the lack of strength in various states and counties to take the lead in attacking, intending to occupy the opportunity to pacify the world. ”

"Li Yi hurriedly dispatched troops without waiting for his vitality to recover, and his strength will continue to be damaged. If Li Yi wants to fight, he must choose the weakest one, either Gongsun Zan or Liu Bei. These two men were defeated by him, and we will join forces with other states and counties. In this way, we can not only occupy Yanzhou, but also eliminate Cao Cao, and also inflict heavy losses on Li Yi. ”

"Regardless of whether Li Yi takes the risk of sending troops or not, this strategy can more or less help us win time for development and help us smoothly implement the strategy of succession." Xu You finally said, "Although Li Yi saved the Son of Heaven, he occupied some of the favorable factors. But as long as we implement this policy, all the favorable factors of Li Yi will be transformed into negative factors. At that time, he will not save the Son of Heaven, but a sharp weapon to assassinate himself. ”

There was silence in the big tent for a long time, and Yuan Shao and everyone were thinking about this suggestion with their hearts.

Frustrated at Xu You, he smiled slightly, and slapped his palms to show his admiration.

Xu You's suggestion seems to be planning for Yuan Shao everywhere, and it is to connect various states and counties, and to attack Hebei. But his real intention was to try to use the fifth-class title system to remind and warn Yuan Shao that it was not advisable to rebuild the imperial throne in a hurry, and the conspiracy to usurp it was self-defeating. After all, hegemony is not the king's industry, if you want to achieve hegemony, if you want to succeed Huan and Wenzhigong, you must respect today's son.

Xu You, like Fu Zhu, had already guessed the deep meaning behind Yuan Shao's request to rebuild the imperial system. The proposal of the fifth-class title system just gave Yuan Shao a chance to buffer and temporarily pushed Yuan Shao to a correct position.

Yuan Shao sat behind the desk, looking at the top of the cowhide tent with his eyes expressionless.

"If Li Yi agrees to implement the fifth-class title system, or ......" Guo Tu said half a sentence, feeling that the possibility of Li Yi agreeing was too small, so he swallowed the following words back.

Xu You lowered his head and sighed softly.

Yuan Shao stared at Xu You for a long time, and a subtle sneer gradually appeared on his face, and said, "Li Yi will definitely agree." ”

He turned his head to look at Guo Tu, who looked stunned, and said slowly: "Disagreeing with the fifth-class title system is a disaster for Li Yi and Hebei. If you were Li Yi, how would you choose? ”

Guo Tu realized.

Xu You's purpose was actually to force Li Yi to agree to the implementation of the fifth-class title system.

Once the fifth-class title system is implemented, Li Yi's strategy will be successful first, and he will be able to win precious respite for Hebei. Secondly, he can appease the military and political officials in Hebei, gain the support of the people in Hebei, and enable Hebei to quickly come out of the disaster.

As for the rebellion of the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the court, there is no need to worry at all. This Guanzhong chaos has actually completely destroyed the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and there are very few ministers of the central government who can escape to Hebei for the rest of their lives, and the Son of Heaven has become a real loner. As long as the Hebei officials are loyal to Li Yi, there will be no major rebellion like Chang'an in northern Xinjiang anyway.

After Li Yi carefully weighed the pros and cons, he had no choice but to agree. Although the result of the agreement was the princes, at this moment, he had no room for maneuver. Only by implementing the fifth-class title system can he have the possibility of merging, and only when he succeeds in merging can he find an opportunity to destroy the enemy.

But the real purpose of Xu Yu's plan was to make Yuan Shao dominate and force Yuan Shao to give up rebuilding the imperial system. If Yuan Shao wants to rebuild the imperial system, he will lose many allies, lose the good situation in front of him, and finally inevitably go to extinction. Only by respecting the Son of Heaven can he not be isolated, can he succeed in success, and finally defeat Li Yi to achieve hegemony. The hegemony is successful, and he can do whatever he wants. This is a long process, but Yuan Shao desperately attacked Kansai this time, giving up the perfect opportunity to save the Son of Heaven and pacify the world, obviously indicating that he did not have this patience.

Yuan Shao saw Xu You's ultimate goal, he was very unhappy, he felt that he was restrained and insulted.

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June of the third year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (192 AD).

On the eighth day of the sixth month, the Son of Heaven and his ministers, under the escort of the Northern Xinjiang Army, began to leave Chang'an and move to Northern Xinjiang.

In mid-June, more than a dozen ministers, including the eldest princess, the general Yue Fei, the general Zhang Fei, the ministers Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan, Cui Lie, Cai Yong, and Zheng Xuan, rushed to Hedong day and night to meet the Son of Heaven.

Since the death of the first emperor, the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess have always been on opposite sides. When they met again three years later, the two were sad and cried.

The ministers were sour in their hearts, and they also secretly wept and sighed.

In the afternoon, Li Yi, in the capacity of the Great Sima, the Hussar General, and the Counselor Shangshushi, Yanchai Taiwei Zhou Zhong, Situ Wang Yun, Sikong Chun Yujia, Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui and other more than a dozen three princes discussed state affairs.

Where did the Son of Heaven live after moving to northern Xinjiang? Is it Quanzhou or Yecheng? Or somewhere else? The imperial court was destroyed, how to rebuild it?

How to negotiate the two wars of Guanzhong and Kansai? Who should bear the responsibility for the suffering of the Son of Heaven and the destruction of the imperial court?

In the discussion, Li Yi rarely spoke.

Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, and Ma Riyan all served as lieutenants of this dynasty in the past, and they were highly respected, and they became the main speakers of this discussion.

Where is the most suitable place to build the Tianzi Palace? Hedong is about to become a battlefield, Jizhou has just been affected by the disaster, and there are many people affected by the disaster, so it is difficult to say whether stability can be maintained. Only Quanzhou is the most suitable. Quanzhou is located in the south of Youzhou, thousands of miles away from Guan and Luo, because there has been no war for many years, money, food and security are guaranteed.

How was the imperial court rebuilt? The difficulty in the reconstruction of the imperial court was not the appointment of the three princes and the nine secretaries and the establishment of the government offices, but the checks and balances between the imperial power and the relative power, that is, the modification of the official system. The second is to prevent eunuchs and relatives from interfering in politics. The harem can't be without eunuchs, and let some big men stay in the harem all day long, which is inconsistent with the etiquette and law, but should there be positions such as the middle permanent attendant, the yellow door squire, the small yellow door, and the middle yellow gate, which are easy to cause eunuchs to interfere in politics? The dictatorship of foreign relatives has been a stubborn disease of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, how to amend the law to forcibly put an end to it?

Some problems could not be solved in a day or two, so the ministers only discussed the setting up of the inner and outer courts for a while.

Then Zhang Wen turned his spearhead and immediately pointed the topic of discussion to the ministers of the Chang'an court. Who is responsible for such a big thing happening in Chang'an this time? In addition to the rebellion of Dong Zhuo and his generals who have been killed, what responsibility should the ministers such as the Three Princes and Jiuqing bear?

Taiwei Zhou Zhong, Situ Wang Yun, Sikong Chun Yujia, and Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui all understood what Zhang Wen meant, the Chang'an Imperial Court is no longer there, and they should also be wise, consciously write to the Son of Heaven, and resign.

Hebei is different from Guanzhong, Hebei has the Eldest Princess's Mansion, the Great Sima and the Hussar General's Mansion, the world-famous ministers such as Zhang Wen and Ma Riyan, a complete set of military and political institutions, and many new policies that are being implemented and promoted. Hebei will not allow the imperial court to destroy everything it has, so those who should go should go, and don't ask for trouble.

"I am Situ who participates in Shangshushi, and I will bear all the responsibilities." Wang Yun sighed bitterly, looked at Li Yi, who had been bowing his head and was silent, and said, "However, I have a request. ”

Li Yi still lowered his head as if he hadn't heard it.

Wang Yun saw that Li Yi didn't even raise his head, and his heart was cold, and he couldn't say anything later.

Li Yi waited for a long time and didn't hear Wang Yun speak, so he couldn't help but raise his head in surprise and asked, "Wang Situ, why didn't you say it?" What are the requirements? ”

Wang Yun's face was full of disappointment, and he moved his mouth slightly, but then he thought that what he said was equal to not saying it, so he swallowed the words back.

Li Yi smiled and said: "Wang Situ, if it's a military matter, you can say it to me, but if it's a political matter, you'd better say it to the eldest princess, because I am a great Sima and a hussar general, and I am only in charge of military affairs in the court." ”

Wang Yun was stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other with Chun Yujia, Zhou Zhong, Shisun Rui and other ministers.

Everyone's faces showed surprise, and they all felt that Li Yi's words were not simple. Could it be that he has the heart to be a loyal minister and no longer follow Dong Zhuo's authority in charge of the Han Dynasty?

Is this possible?

What exactly does Li Yi mean? (To be continued.) )