Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 81

Dong Zhuo named Liu Yu Guang Luxun, one of the nine ministers, and wanted him and Li Ru to divide the power of the royalists, but the royalists collectively opposed Liu Yu's salary.

The monthly salary is higher than that of the other Jiuqing, which means that he will become a candidate for Taiwei.

However, the royalists have always intended to push Wei Wei Yang Biao to this position, so how could they be willing to let Liu Yu sit back and enjoy the benefits.

Immediately, the royalists came on stage after you sang and I continued to raise objections and protests to Dong Zhuo.

It's just that this situation is exactly what Liu Yu and Dong Zhuo want to see.

Because of the dispute, Liu Yu also had the opportunity to stand in line.

Seeing that the time was right, Liu Yu quietly blinked Dong Zhuolian twice.

This is the secret signal they set before, which means that Liu Yu is about to start his performance.

"The minister Liu Yu is willing to give up the increase in monthly salary. Xun Sikong is right. Luoyang is short of food, how can I enjoy special treatment as a member of the royal family!"

"But Wang Situ's words were not entirely correct. General Fan Silk was killed when he went to stop Sun Jian's remnants, so I, Liu Yu, was the only one who could repel Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's army."

As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, the noisy hall suddenly fell silent.

Liu Yu reiterated that he was the one who beat off the allied forces of the princes, and no one can take this credit from him.

But it was the previous sentence that made the officials quiet down.

Liu Yu said that he gave up his status as a candidate for Taiwei when he gave up increasing his monthly salary.This ran counter to Dong Zhuo's wishes.

The civil and military officials in the main hall have long regarded Liu Yu as an upstart who joined the Xiliang sect, but why did this Luoyang upstart sing against his master in the hall.

Situ Wangyun glanced at the middle of the hall suspiciously, wondering whether Liu Yu chose to give up his salary to help Dong Zhuo get out of the siege, or was it for other reasons?

The collective remonstrance and protest of the officials is just a way of opposition. To Dong Zhuo, this battle is nothing at all.

Because he was the one who made the final decision, but he might fine-tune the previous proposal based on the reaction of the ministers, or make some compensation in other ways.

This is a common method used in factional struggles in the court, so Dong Zhuo doesn't need Liu Yu's rescue at all.

"Could it be that Liu Yu is young and doesn't understand these rules in the court?"

Wang Yun couldn't figure it out, so he turned his head and asked Sikong Xun Shuang with his eyes.

I saw that Xun Shuang was also frowning and thinking. He thought that Liu Yu was a resourceful and powerful man, and he should be able to understand the open and secret struggles in the court, which was proved by the battle at Hulao Pass.

And more importantly, even if Liu Yu doesn't understand the rules in the court, he doesn't have to give up in a hurry!He would slap Dong Zhuo in the face if he did so.

"Could it be that Liu Yu didn't sincerely serve Dong Zhuo?"

Although it was just speculation, the two leaders of the royalist faction had a good impression of Liu Yu for the first time.

As for Dong Zhuo, who was sitting high above the hall, he could clearly see the friendly gazes of the ministers towards Liu Yu.

So he pretended to be very surprised as planned and asked: "Liu Yu, you have to think clearly, this award is an order from His Majesty himself, and no one can question it, so you don't need to worry too much about other people's objections. "

Dong Zhuo reminded Liu Yu again that as long as he persisted, he could enjoy a higher monthly salary than other Jiuqings.

I only heard Liu Yu say: "Since it is His Majesty's will, then I beg His Majesty to take it back and give me a new appointment! Whether it is to let me stay in the court as an official or return to the fief as a shepherd, I, Liu Yu There will be no complaints!"

This time, the officials in the Chongde Palace were completely shocked!

The emperor is just a puppet, and Dong Zhuo is the one who really controls the court.

Therefore, the emperor had no right to speak at all during the court meeting. Dong Zhuo was in charge of the overall situation, and the so-called imperial edicts were actually written by Dong Zhuo.

Because of this matter, the royalists sent ministers to impeach him many times, but they were all persecuted to death by Dong Zhuo, which shows how much Dong Zhuo attaches great importance to and taboos about the regent.Just because this is his reverse scale.

But just now, Liu Yu made a cryptic proposal to ask Dong Zhuo to return the power to the emperor. Even Sangong dared not say such a proposal.

The atmosphere in the Chongde Hall suddenly became tense, all the officials quietly stood back to their positions and did not dare to say any more, the old Taiwei Huang Wan even closed her eyes tightly and pretended to fall asleep.

As one of the three princes and the leader of the royalist faction, Wang Yun couldn't understand Liu Yu at all.

From Dong Zhuo's previous attitude, it can be seen that he admired Liu Yu very much, but Liu Yu's behavior seemed to be inconsistent with the previous rumors that he was going to join the Xiliang Army.

Especially Liu Yu's cryptic words just now may make him fall out of favor in front of Dong Zhuo in an instant.

Why is he doing this?Could it be that the rumor that he was going to serve Dong Zhuo wasn't true?

Sikong Xun Shuang was also startled by Liu Yu's words at this time.

He quickly recalled what happened just now. From the beginning, Liu Yu offered to give up his monthly salary, which was contrary to Dong Zhuo's intention. Then he touched Dong Zhuo's back, and cryptically proposed to return the power to the emperor.

Neither of these two things should be done by a favorite, and Liu Yu's performance is even more royalist than the royalists.

Thinking about it further, all the previous rumors about Liu Yu seemed to come from the Xiliang Army, but Liu Yu himself had never said positively that he would be loyal to Dong Zhuo.

At this time, Wang Yun and Xun Shuang had a good impression of Liu Yu again in their hearts, but the current situation made them dare not come forward to smooth things over for him.

Because the people who touched Dong Zhuo's Nilin almost didn't end well, and those who stood up to intercede would also suffer bad luck along with them.

The hall was terribly quiet. Sitting on it, Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes and looked down, thinking, "This is different from what was planned that night. What does Liu Yu want to do?"

According to the plan, Liu Yu will voluntarily give up the matter of increasing the monthly salary when the officials are bitterly remonstrating, so as to gain the favor of the officials and lay the groundwork for the following drama.

Liu Yu did propose to give up his monthly salary, but it was not planned for the emperor to announce the appointment later.

"Is Liu Yu hinting to me that he wants to return the power to the emperor?" Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo touched his nose again.

Repaying the Son of Heaven This is Dong Zhuo's rebel, whoever mentions it will die!

As soon as they saw Dong Zhuo's habit of touching his nose, Lu Bu and Guo Si both showed expressions of watching the show.

They felt that Liu Yu had touched Dong Zhuo's Nilin, and he was no longer qualified to fight for the position of Taiwei, and maybe he would lose Dong Zhuo's favor because of this.

And Li Jue and Xu Rong, who were relatively friendly to Liu Yu, did not dare to come forward to intercede, after all, just over half of their friendship would not make them take risks for Liu Yu.

No one came forward to intercede, so Liu Yu could only save himself.

But before he opened his mouth to speak, he quietly blinked at Dong Zhuolian twice.

Liu Yu said: "The Grand Master has always said that we must abide by the law, and my previous position was General Ryujo of the Habayashi Army. Although this official is not big, it is very special. Promotion and transfer require the emperor's personal order to be effective, so I am the next one. Will ask His Majesty to re-order."

There is indeed such a stipulation in the law at the end of the Han Dynasty that no matter how much credit the commander of the Habayashi Army made, only the emperor can reward him, and other ministers have no right to intervene, even the Taiwei Mansion, which commands the country's military.

But today's big man and even the emperor have to listen to Dong Zhuo, how can these laws and regulations restrain Dong Zhuo's thinking.

Liu Yu's explanation was a little far-fetched, but it made Dong Zhuo's face relax.

In fact, what really worked was not Liu Yu's explanation, but the secret signal he sent to Dong Zhuo again.

Although Liu Yu's previous words made Dong Zhuo listen very well, and it was beyond the scope of the plan, but judging from the reactions of the officials, the effect is still obvious.

At least it can prove that Liu Yu did not sincerely join the Xiliang School.

So Dong Zhuo suppressed his anger and decided to continue acting with Liu Yu.

"Hahaha, Zhongshan King Liu Yu is indeed a man of courtesy and law. If so, let His Majesty re-appoint him!"

Dong Zhuo smiled so stiffly that people would feel that although he said he had spared Liu Yu, he must still hold grudges in his heart.

Then Dong Zhuo handed over the imperial edict just now to the hands of Emperor Liu Xie.This above only named Liu Yu as Guang Luxun, but did not mention the increase of monthly salary.

Only the ten-year-old emperor Liu Xie obeyed Dong Zhuo's words, and he recited the imperial edict timidly.

With the emperor Jinkou, Liu Yu's official position was also determined.

Liu Yu knelt down to thank the emperor, and after getting up, he wanted to find a suitable place to stand.

He first looked to the left, and saw that Wang Yun and the others were still bowing their heads in silence, then he turned his gaze to the Xiliang School.

Niu Fu was waving at him and beckoning to stand beside him.

Liu Yu was the king of Zhongshan and a newly-appointed high-ranking official of Jiuqing. He was slightly higher than the left general Li Jue, and half a chip lower than the chariot general Niu Fu. Standing next to Niu Fu also agreed with his status.

But after Liu Yu hesitated for a moment, he went straight to the left, the royalist side.

(End of this chapter)