Chapter 430: Investigation into the Yuan Clan

Liu Bian saw the reaction of the crowd and nodded with satisfaction, then said to them:

"My beloved ministers, rest assured; once these people come to the capital, I have my own plans."

"Now, let's talk about the matter I called you here for!"

"Please issue your decree, Your Majesty; we will definitely obey Your Majesty until death!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately shouted respectfully.

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction and said majestically:

"This time, I called you here to tell you that the Identity Jade Tokens for the people of Sili and Bingzhou can be issued."

"Before I left Liangzhou, I had already issued the Identity Jade Tokens to the people of Liangzhou."

"Now, only Sili and Bingzhou have not been issued; during this period, you should arrange for people to issue the Identity Jade Tokens to the people as soon as possible."

"Moreover, for the ministers in the court, except for you few, others have not been issued either; take this opportunity to issue them to them together."

Liu Bian looked at everyone with a smile and told everyone the purpose of calling them here.

Subsequently, Liu Bian waved his hand, and the Identity Jade Tokens that had long been prepared suddenly piled up like a small mountain in the Imperial Study.

"These are the Identity Jade Tokens I prepared for the people and officials of Liangzhou and Sili, totaling five million pieces; you ten people, take them back and must ensure that every person can be allocated an Identity Jade Token."

Looking at the pile of Identity Jade Tokens, to tell the truth, even though they had already seen Liu Bian's grand gesture, they were still shocked.

"We obey the decree!"

After regaining their composure, everyone stepped forward and used their own jade token space to collect these tokens.

"There is one more thing; I intend to marry Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan, as a consort in a month; at that time, the wedding will be held together with Diao Chan's."

Just after everyone collected the Identity Jade Tokens, Liu Bian suddenly said to everyone.

Hearing this, Cai Yong below was overjoyed.

Subsequently, he bowed and said to Liu Bian:

"Your Majesty, is this somewhat inappropriate? How can my daughter hold a ceremony together with the Empress?"

"Your Majesty, I agree with what Minister Cai said; Your Majesty is only marrying Minister Cai's daughter as a consort; how can a consort hold a wedding at the same time as the Empress!"

Just after Cai Yong's voice fell, Wang Yun immediately came out to oppose it.

In ancient times, these etiquette rules were what they valued very much, not to mention that it was the emperor marrying a wife.

The Empress was the mistress who would mother the world in the future; how could she hold a wedding at the same time as a consort.

"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Minister Wang said!"

At this moment, Lu Zhi, who was behind Wang Yun, also spoke out in opposition.

"I second that!"

"We second that!"

For a time, Yang Biao, Xun Yu, and others spoke out in opposition one after another.

At this moment, Liu Bian looked at Guo Jia and Jia Xu, who did not oppose with the crowd below, and could not help but ask:

"Fengxiao, Wenhe, what do you two think?"

Hearing this, Guo Jia and Jia Xu looked at each other; Guo Jia shook his head slightly, signaling Jia Xu to speak.

In fact, he had nothing to say; it was just that his personality did not care much about these things.

For a prodigal like him, it was just marrying two at the same time, and their statuses were different; what was there to oppose.

Seeing Guo Jia's appearance, Jia Xu thought he did not want to speak, so he also said respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Your Majesty, I feel it is not impossible; it's just that the ceremony for holding the wedding can be separated."

"At that time, Your Majesty can completely hold the wedding with the Empress first, and then hold one with Miss Cai."

"In this way, there will be no problems!"

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Liu Bian turned to look at the people who opposed and asked them:

"My beloved ministers, do you think the method Wenhe mentioned is feasible?"

"This..."

For a time, the three old ministers, Wang Yun, Lu Zhi, and Yang Biao, were somewhat stumped.

There was no precedent for doing things like this, but if it were done according to what Jia Xu said, it was not impossible.

"Your Majesty, if it is done according to what Minister Jia said, I feel this matter is feasible; I agree!"

Just when the three were still looking embarrassed, Xun Yu on the side spoke out.

"Your Majesty, according to what Minister Jia Xu said, I also agree!"

At this moment, Xi Zhicai, as the Minister of Revenue,

"This subject also agrees!"

"We subjects agree!"

Subsequently, the Minister of War Cao Cao and the Minister of Works Xun You also spoke one after another.

Seeing that everyone else agreed, the three of them no longer opposed it and immediately said respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Since Your Majesty and all the lords feel it is feasible, we subjects will no longer oppose it and agree with what Lord Jia said!"

"Good. Since all you ministers agree, then Minister Cai, this matter is settled. When the time comes, I will marry both Diao Chan and Cai Yan at the same time."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Liu Bian immediately said to Cai Yong, who was at his side.

"This old subject obeys the decree!"

Upon hearing Liu Bian's words, Cai Yong was immediately filled with excitement and bowed to Liu Bian.

For Cai Yong, there was nothing that could make him happier than this news.

Seeing that this matter was settled, Liu Bian asked the Minister of Works, Xun You:

"Gongda, has the construction of the Yinghun Shrine begun?"

Hearing this, Xun You immediately replied respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject and the other lords selected the location for the Yinghun Shrine three days ago. We have already arranged for people to clear the site, and once the more than one hundred thousand Qiang slaves from Liangzhou arrive, we can officially begin construction."

"Good. Keep a close eye on the matter of the Yinghun Shrine; you must ensure it is completed on time before the end of the year."

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction and then exhorted Xun You.

"This subject obeys the decree; please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

"Tai'a, how has the investigation by the Dark Guards into Yuan Shu's affairs gone?"

After giving instructions regarding the Yinghun Shrine, Liu Bian asked Tai'a, the Commander of the Shadow Guards.

Hearing Liu Bian ask about this, the expressions of those present tightened, and they all looked at Tai'a.

They knew that the moment deciding the fate of the Yuan family was about to arrive.

To be honest, during this period, they had avoided contact with the Yuan family to avoid suspicion.

Moreover, even their own clansmen at home had been warned by them not to associate with people from the Yuan family.

In fact, Liu Bian, who possessed the system, also knew that Yuan Kui and his nephew Yuan Shao were not involved.

However, these matters ultimately require evidence, and the necessary procedures must still be followed.

Tai'a immediately came before Liu Bian and bowed respectfully:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the members of the Yuan family in Luoyang city know nothing about Yuan Shu's affairs. It can be proven that they were completely unaware of Yuan Shu's actions."

"Furthermore, in order not to be discovered, Yuan Shu did not even contact the clansmen of the Runan Yuan Clan."

"He only used the name of the Yuan family to contact the great clans of Nanyang Commandery."

After hearing Tai'a's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.