Liu Bian left the Yeting Prison, returned to the secret room, and attracted Cai Yong and his daughter.

Cai Yong was haggard and mentally irritated. It seemed that his recent tasks were almost shattering, and he was almost in a semi-short circuit state. Cai Yan was in a bad state, his face was a little pale, and his eyes were not as flexible as before.

Liu Bian felt warm. No matter what Cai Yong had done before, at least they were doing their best to solve his troubles.

"It seems that there is no result."

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent." Cai Yong said ashamedly: "A few days of searching, there was no word."

"Forget it." Liu Bian waved his hand: "It is expected that Confucianism has been operating for a hundred years and doing it cleanly. Mr. Bo Yi, I want to ask about Fengyi's Xinfa. How much do you know about Fengyi's Xinfa?"

Cai Yong was stunned, hesitated for a while before saying, "I heard that Feng Yi's mind method is divided into four realms: righteousness, greatness and brightness..."

After listening carefully, Liu Bian couldn't help but sigh in secret. People are indeed not smart enough. Some things are not known, and no matter how smart they are, they can't help. With Cai Yong's intelligence, his understanding of Fengyi's mind method is far less than that of Mahlen. However, he proved Mahlen's statement from another aspect: whether it is the dragon-shaped cultivation map or the Fengyi's mind method, it is likely that they all come from outside the border, because the two bloodlines of dragon and phoenix originally come from Kunlun Mountain, and the cultivation method should also come from Kunlun. To go to Kunlun, there are only two ways: one travels west through Liangzhou and the other travels west from the grassland.

"I suddenly remembered something." Cai Yong suddenly said: "The Xianbei people may have a dragon-shaped map in their hands."

"Why do you say that?"

"More than ten years ago, a hero suddenly appeared on the grassland. Tan Shihuai. Tan Shihuai almost unified the grassland with one force, and his achievements were shocking. If he had not died young, he might have attacked the Central Plains." Cai Yong's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have a sudden excitement: "I occasionally heard that his death was somewhat similar to the situation of His Majesty at this moment."

"Since Tan Shihuai is also suffering from cold poison, why do you say that the Xianbei people may have a dragon-shaped map in their hands? Will he die if he has a map?"

Cai Yong shook his head: "Your Majesty, the boy Tan Shihuai has already realized that if he had no map, how could he live to be forty years old? Moreover, although Tan Shihuai was dead, he had two sons, which means that he had at least solved the problem of extinction, but he failed to practice to the Great Perfection. In the end, he died of cold poison."

Liu Bian slowly twisted his fingers: "So, I have to walk on the grassland."

...

Liu Bian summoned his close ministers to discuss. As soon as he spoke, he was opposed by almost everyone.

Yang Xiu's opposition was the most intense.

Shandong has not yet settled, and it should have taken advantage of the opportunity of the great victory of Songgao Mountain to defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. First, eliminate the head of state, and then defeat each one. If you don’t attack Shandong, you will go to the northern expedition, which is equivalent to giving Yuan Shao a chance to unify. When Shandong is unified under Yuan Shao, what strength does the court have to fight against him? Could Your Majesty alone kill all directions?

That's right, Your Majesty is a real dragon, but the dragon wants water. You run to the desert of bitter and cold water to fight with the Hu people, instead of going to many Shandong battles. Wouldn't you give up your own strengths and use your own weaknesses? Who gave Your Majesty this idea should be killed!

Xun You agreed with Yang Xiu's opinion, and he also believed that it was the most reasonable to send troops to Shandong at this moment. Even if you cannot defeat Shandong in one fell swoop, at least it would be able to severely damage Yuan Shao. Once Yuan Shao's strength is damaged, he will no longer be able to command the Confucian clan and Shandong. Even if he cannot defeat everyone in a short period of time, Yuan Shao can be avoided from becoming a big shot.

Liu Bian was very happy. Yang Xiu and Xun You said this, which means that they were sincerely considering the court, not just slandering them. However, he also had his considerations. For him, if the trouble of cold invasion of the body could not be solved, he would not only be at risk of extinction, but also at any time. Extinction and Liu Xie could succeed to the throne. That would be a big problem. Even if Liu Xie succeeded to the throne, he would not be able to protect the Han Dynasty.

If he wants to restrain Yuan Shao, who has a phoenix egg, he must overcome this hurdle. If he has passed it, everything will be fine. If he cannot, it is inevitable that the Han Dynasty will overthrow it, just like in history.

"I can't take back the dragon-shaped guidance map, and I can't relieve the cold poison. I haven't had much time." Liu Bian stretched out his hand, looked at Yang Xiu, and then looked at Xun You, "Who would like to try it?"

Yang Xiu stretched out his hand in confusion, touched Liu Bian's hand, and immediately understood. He immediately asked, "What should I do if Your Majesty fights the Xianbei Northern Expedition, Luoyang?"

"There is Huangfu Taifu in charge of Luoyang, but Yuan Shao can't get in." Liu Bian smiled and said, "Didn't you say it just now? He must unify Shandong first."

Yang Xiu sighed: "It seems that he has to do this."

Xun You's eyes flashed and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to follow Your Majesty to fight north."

"Of course, how can you lose your military strategy when marching and fighting?"

...

Liu Bian walked into Huangfu Song's house, and Huangfu Song, who was behind closed doors to thank the guests, rushed to the front court to greet him. As soon as he met, Huangfu Song fell to the ground and burst into tears.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Huangfu Song lost weight and his eye sockets were deep.

"The Grand Tutor's Day" Liu Bian helped Huangfu Song up and stroked him to the hall. After taking the seat, he said, "There is probably another conspiracy to the death of Aunt Ling. Dong Zhuo is crazy and will not be able to make waves."

"Your Majesty, you are..." Huangfu Song was puzzled and thought that Liu Bian was entreating for Dong Zhuo, but when he looked at Liu Bian, he knew that the matter was far more serious than he thought.

Liu Bian told Fengyi's Xinfa again that Fengyi's Xinfa may contain methods to relieve cold poison, and now only Ma's family knows the inside story of Fengyi's Xinfa. Huangfu Gui's widow is one of them. Dong Zhuo's crazy killing may not be because there is no wind or wave, but because someone is secretly making arrangements to cut off this clue, so that he cannot find a way to relieve cold poison.

Now, he knew from Malun that Fengyi's mind method came from the grassland, and Cai Yong also said that the Xianbei people might even have a dragon-shaped guidance map. Whether it is true or false, he would rush to the grassland, and Luoyang must entrust it to Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song was silent for a while: "How many soldiers will Your Majesty use?"

Liu Bian understood: "I left 20,000 troops to the Taifu, and then dispatched troops from Guanzhong. Let the Taiwei go to war together."

...

Tang Tao hurried into the secret room and saluted Liu Bian, who was resting with his eyes closed.

Liu Bian slowly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Tao. Tang Tao was Tang Ying's clan brother. Tang Ying became the queen, and the Tang family was prosperous. Tang Tao, a street gangster, also became a royal relative. Seeing that he was clever, Liu Bian asked him to be a doctor and went to Shandong with Liu Xie.

"Tell me."

"With!" Tang Tao was about to step forward, and Liu Bian smiled: "Just stand there and talk, it smells of rouge, it's sour."

Tang Tao was embarrassed and had to respond. He stood there and started talking.

He rushed back from Shandong just to report something in person: Yuan Shao led the Shandong people to express his feelings and wanted to support Liu Xie as the emperor. Liu Xie refused the throne, but promised to make suggestions to the emperor, use gentlemen, dismiss villains, and reorganize the court.

Liu Bian laughed silently: "It seems that none of them are stupid people, they are all smart people."

Tang Tao was inexplicably confused.

...

Niu Fu sat on Dong Zhuo's left, and Li Ru sat on him. The two lowered their heads, cold faces, and remained silent.

Zhang Liao sat on the right side, Wang Yun sat next to him, the two looked at each other, Zhang Liao stood up and bowed, "Taiwei, Your Majesty has an edict."

Dong Zhuo's face twitched, and he turned over and sat up with difficulty, panting. Niu Fu rushed over and carefully helped him up. Dong Zhuo walked down the steps and smiled apologetically: "Wen Yuan, a weak and fat man, he is rude."

Zhang Liao smiled: "Mr. Dong should be stronger and loyal to the country, and he is respectable."

"Oh, I'm so confused, so confused." Dong Zhuo waved his hand, looking regretful: "I've been mistaken by a traitor and made such a big mistake. I have no face to see Your Majesty again, but I'll just wait for death."

"Your Majesty said that Gong Dong will die in battle for a lifetime. He should die on the battlefield, not under the sword." Zhang Liao stepped forward, reached out to hold Dong Zhuo's arm, and whispered a few words in his ear. When Dong Zhuo heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and after a moment, he slowly relaxed.

"In this way, wait until someone discusses with his subordinates, and then reply to Wen Yuan."

Zhang Liao smiled and said, "This is natural."

...

Zhang Liao and Wang Yun left, and Dong Zhuo called Niu Fu, Li Ru and his younger brother Dong Min to the inner room.

"Your Majesty wants to conquer the Xianbei personally and ask me to lead the army to accompany you. What do you think?"

Niu Fu remained silent, Li Ru frowned slightly, twisted his beard and did not speak. When Dong Min saw it, he spoke first: "Brother, is this your Majesty the transfer of tigers away from the mountain? The brother's foundation is in Liangzhou, and most of the athletes under his command are from Liangzhou. When the first emperor ordered you to Bingzhou, it almost caused chaos. Now Your Majesty wants to recruit you to Bingzhou again, wouldn't he have the same idea?"

Dong Zhuo refused to comment and turned to look at Li Ru: "Wenyou, what about your opinion?"

Li Ru coughed: "Ru thought that the Taiwei should follow the order."

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's voice was long and his eyes were a little unkind.

Li Ru remained silent: "The Taiwei, the emperor will have three advantages in his edict, and the resistance will have three harms."

"Which three benefits and what three harms?"

"After the order to go to the war, you can continue to gain the trust of the emperor, and block the people's mouths. If you make a contribution to the battle, the Taiwei can make the merits and punish them. If you die in battle, the Taiwei will also sacrifice his life for the country and be mournful and honorable, and the Dong family's saint's family will not be reduced. If you go to the war against the imperial edict, you will be a rebel minister, your military power will not be protected, and the soldiers will not be attached. Your Majesty will lead the army to Guanzhong, and the Taiwei will be a sinner, with his body and head different from each other. All the Dong family members are implicated and follow Huangfu's footsteps."

Dong Min and Niu Fu were both disgraced.

The focus of Li Ru's statement was not on Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was over 60 years old and committed such crimes. If he did not kill him, the emperor could not explain to Huangfu. However, if he died in the battlefield, he was loyal to the country and the emperor could let others go. If he resisted the imperial edict, he would be a rebel minister. At that time, not only would he die, but all those related to him would die, Dong Min and Niu Fu were also among them.

Should Dong Zhuo die alone in the battlefield, or should the Dong family stay with him and die?

This choice is not difficult.

Even for Dong Zhuo himself, this is a choice without any doubt: if you go to the emperor to fight, if you make a contribution, you may still have a glimmer of life. If you resist the imperial edict, you will definitely die. Yes, your foundation is in Liangzhou, but is your appeal in Liangzhou greater than that of the Huangfu family? Is your force stronger than that of the emperor with a dragon? What is your chance of winning against the emperor with a loyal and virtuous Qiang people?

Dong Zhuo's eyes twitched twice and sighed.
Chapter completed!