Chapter 206

Lord Yuan Shao was not worried that Lord Yuan Kui and the others would leave Luoyang.

Because that was basically impossible.

His uncle and elder brother would not be willing to give up the power and status they had here in Luoyang.

They still wanted to struggle for a while longer.

Lord Yuan Shao decided to indulge them.

Lord Yuan Kui did not know what Lord Yuan Shao was thinking, but instead looked at Lord Yuan Shu: "Gonglu! Nanyang shall be entrusted to you!"

"It just so happens that the previous Administrator of Nanyang was transferred to Luoyang to take up a post a few days ago;"

"Because the late Emperor passed away, the position of Administrator of Nanyang has remained vacant;"

"Once the chaos subsides, I will submit a memorial to recommend you as the Administrator of Nanyang;"

"Plus, Runan will also fully support you;"

"I hope you can use Nanyang as a springboard to accumulate strength and wait for the right moment, do you understand?"

"Hehe! Understood!"

Hearing this, Lord Yuan Shu was instantly overjoyed and hurriedly bowed in thanks.

In the end, he even provocatively raised his eyebrows at Lord Yuan Shao.

As if to say, look, Uncle still values me more, even a crucial position like Nanyang has been handed to me!

And he even had the old home in Runan fully support me; what do you, Lord Yuan Benchu, have to compare with me?

"Crack!"

Seeing this look of a petty man drunk on success, even though he had expected it, Lord Yuan Shao was still so angry that his teeth itched. He clenched his fists, restraining himself from punching Lord Yuan Shu in the face.

"By the way!"

At this moment, Lord Yuan Kui instructed Lord Yuan Shu again: "That Administrator of Changsha, Sun Sun Jian, is one of our people; he is a nail we have planted in Jingzhou;"

"Originally, he was meant to balance Su Xuan;"

"But now he is temporarily not needed, and we cannot spare the attention for Su Xuan either!"

"After you go to Nanyang, send someone to order him to bring his troops, money, and grain from Changsha to Nanyang to assist you!"

"This Sun Sun Jian is a fierce tiger, capable in battle; I hope you can handle him well, and it would be best if you could completely tame him;"

"If so, he will surely become a great help to you, do you understand?"

In truth, Lord Yuan Kui was still somewhat worried about whether Lord Yuan Shu could tame a fierce tiger like Sun Sun Jian.

He knew very well how much ability Lord Yuan Shu actually had.

But he could not hand Sun Sun Jian over to Lord Yuan Shao either.

That would cause Lord Yuan Shao's strength to surge.

"Understood! I understand! I will handle him!"

Lord Yuan Shu replied happily.

Then, he triumphantly lifted his chin at Lord Yuan Shao again, showing off.

Lord Yuan Shao sneered incessantly in his heart: "Fool! Is Sun Sun Jian someone a straw bag like you can tame? I'll wait to see the scene where you are bitten back by this man! Hehe!"

...... oar.

Next, the Lord Yuan clan united with many scholar-official families in the imperial court, wanting to help Ding Lord Yuan defeat Dong Zhuo.

But they all failed in the end.

For several days, Dong Zhuo and Ding Lord Yuan were in constant conflict.

At first, Dong Zhuo did indeed fall into a disadvantage, relying entirely on his strong troops and sturdy horses to hold on.

Because Ding Lord Yuan had the heavenly warrior Lu Bu, and his Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, who could form military formations, were simply not something his side could contend with.

Even though he had the Flying Bear Army under his command that could also form military formations, they were no match for Lu Bu and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

Seeing this, the Lord Yuan clan and Ding Lord Yuan thought they were going to win.

As a result, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Dong Zhuo used Li Ru's strategy, sending out Lu Bu's fellow townsman, Li Su, who used a significant amount of wealth and the exotic beast, the Red Hare, to successfully turn Lu Bu against his master, causing Lu Bu to defect to Dong Zhuo.

And he beheaded Ding Lord Yuan.

Dong Zhuo seized the opportunity to swallow up all of Ding Lord Yuan's troops in one fell swoop.

With this, the dispute in Luoyang basically came to an end.

Dong Zhuo became the biggest winner, controlling all the troops in Luoyang and even the entire Sili region.

With over a hundred thousand troops, his momentum was overwhelming for a time.

He also took the opportunity to control the imperial palace and the Son of Heaven.

At the Lord Yuan Fu,

"Damn it! How could things turn out like this?"

"It's all the fault of that damned Lu Bu. I never expected him to betray Ding Lord Yuan, directly behead him, and defect to that Dong Zhuo. He is simply damned!"

"If it weren't for him, we would never have lost!"

Lord Yuan Kui roared with hatred.

Who could have imagined that the originally excellent situation would turn into this?

"No! Benchu, you and Gonglu cannot continue to stay in this Luoyang!"

"Tomorrow, I will find a way to unite the scholar-officials and courtiers to pressure Dong Zhuo, forcing him to grant you titles and appoint you to leave Luoyang to take up posts in Bohai and Nanyang;"

"You must strive to develop and expand your armies in these two places, and when the time is ripe, call upon the lords of the world to form a coalition to crusade against Dong Zhuo, do you understand?"

Lord Yuan Kui instructed Lord Yuan Shao and Lord Yuan Shu.

Letting them continue to stay in Luoyang was already useless and would only tie the hands and feet of their Lord Yuan clan.

Only by letting Lord Yuan Shao and Lord Yuan Shu leave Luoyang for the provinces was the best choice.

"Understood!"

Lord Yuan Shao and Lord Yuan Shu naturally had no objections.

That same day, Lord Yuan Kui invited many people to his residence to discuss for a long time before sending them away.

At the morning court the next day, Lord Yuan Kui indeed pressured Dong Zhuo in the court hall.

However, what he did not expect was that Dong Zhuo took the initiative to strike first.

He directly announced the deposition of the Young Emperor Liu Bian and the installation of the Prince of Chenliu, Liu Xie, as the new Son of Heaven.

For a time, the entire court was in an uproar.

The officials expressed their opposition one after another.

"Dong Zhuo! The Young Emperor has just ascended the throne and has committed no moral failings; how can you just depose him as you please? What do you take the Son of Heaven of the Great Han for?"

"That's right! That's right! I firmly oppose this!"

"Don't you even think about succeeding!"

"Dong Zhuo, you are merely an Administrator of a border commandery; by what right do you dare to carry out an act of deposition? This is treason!"

"....."

For a time, the crowd was agitated, and Dong Zhuo seemed to have become a figure everyone wanted to beat.

These courtiers seemed to see a scene where Dong Zhuo would yield and then be dealt with by them.

"Pfft!"

However, the next moment, Dong Zhuo directly drew the long sword at his waist and swung it, hacking directly at the few officials who were jumping the most joyfully and shouting the loudest.

He directly beheaded these people on the spot.

"Does anyone else object?"

"Gack..."

For a time, the entire court hall became deathly silent.

"I announce the deposition of the Young Emperor Liu Bian and the installation of the Prince of Chenliu, Liu Xie, as the new Son of Heaven. Who is in favor, and who is against?"

After doing all this, Dong Zhuo returned to the high platform with an expressionless face, looking down at the courtiers below, his voice cold.

Looking at the corpses of the few officials in the middle whose blood was still warm, the courtiers were all as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to make a sound at this moment.

They were afraid that if they displeased Dong Zhuo, he would hack them to death as well.

This made Dong Zhuo very satisfied.

— Author's Notes —

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