A few days later, the news that Gongsun Zan planned to kill Liu Yu reached Luoyang, and the court was furious.

During the morning court session the next day, Dong Zhuo sat next to the young emperor Liu Xie and presided over the court meeting.

Since Dong Zhuo entered the palace, he has secretly deposed the emperor and assumed full power of the court.

Not only was everyone's life and death determined by Dong Zhuo's thoughts, he also regarded the emperor's harem as a gentle place for him to vent his desires.

Chenliu Wang Liu Xie was just a child. With Dong Zhuo by his side, not only did he lose his authority in terms of power, but he also had no control over matters in the harem.

After he was deposed, Dong Zhuo"entered the palace every night, raped the palace maids, slept on the dragon bed at night, and imprisoned the princess, all of which he raped."

Now the harem was in chaos. Dong Zhuo came and left whenever he wanted. He could do whatever he wanted, and if anyone had any dissatisfaction, he would kill him with just one word.

The officials in the DPRK had long hated Dong Zhuo.

However, since Dong Zhuo did not hold military power, and also controlled the lives of the young emperor Liu Xie and almost all ministers in the court, the officials could only dare to be angry with Dong Zhuo but dare not speak out.

Dong Zhuo knew that his relationship with the court ministers and the Luoyang nobles had become a fire and water, but because of the admiration of the common people for the literati throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo still very much hoped to ease the relationship with the nobles.

And he knew that Liu Yu had a prominent background and was quite prestigious among the nobles, so he took this opportunity to scold Gongsun Zan and express his regret and sorrow for Liu Yu's death.

Later, Dong Zhuo said to the officials:"The post of state pastor is a system restored by the late emperor's personal order and cannot be easily abolished.

Now that Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, has been killed by a traitor, although our family is heartbroken, we cannot live without a ruler for a day. , a state must not be ruled by a state pastor.

Therefore, our family decided to re-appoint a Youzhou pastor.

However, since Youzhou has two national thieves, Gongsun Zan and Liu Feng, who have betrayed the imperial court long ago, the new state pastor must choose one. A person with both civil and military skills to prevent the tragedy of Liu Yu from happening again.

But our family can’t think of anyone who can give you the position of Youzhou Mu at the moment. I wonder if you have any good candidates to recommend?"

After Dong Zhuo asked, the ministers below all There was a lot of whispering, but after a while of discussion, no one came up with a suitable candidate.

The officials knew that even a respected royal family member like Liu Yu had died at the hands of Gongsun Zan, and if they sent people there, there would probably be no good end.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo took the initiative to re-appoint Youzhou Mu, so he must have already had a suitable candidate. In this case, why should everyone choose to recognize him?

Dong Zhuo had indeed long wanted to support his cronies, but in order not to give others the impression that he was acting arbitrarily, he asked these ministers for their opinions.

But they did not choose a suitable person, so Dong Zhuo was naturally very happy. He immediately sent everyone away and went back, saying that he would carefully consider who to appoint to Youzhou and prepare to announce it early the next morning.

Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo received a report from the scouts that afternoon that Gongsun Zan had occupied Yuyang County, Dai County, Pei County and other counties.

Liu Feng also captured Liaoxi County, Liaodong Territory, Lelang County and other places with lightning speed.

Now the two of them each hold half of Youzhou, and their strength has greatly increased.

When Dong Zhuo heard the news, he was so angry that he smashed the tea bowl in his hand. He still felt that the anger in his heart could not be calmed down.

When he noticed the scouts who came to report the news, he immediately found someone to vent to. He put the responsibility on the scouts, thinking that if they could get the information as soon as possible and convey it to him, the current situation would not have happened.

So Dong Zhuo called the guards at the door, pulled the scout out and beat him with fifty boards.

Li Ru heard that Dong Zhuo was angry and blamed the scouts, so he hurried to persuade Dong Zhuo.

He said to Dong Zhuo:"My father-in-law, Youzhou has been divided between Gongsun Zan and Liu Feng. They had the same political philosophy before, so they secretly joined forces to fight against Liu Yu.

Now that Liu Yu is dead, they must also An alliance has been reached.

No matter who we send to be the shepherd of Youzhou, they will be eliminated by Liu Feng and Gongsun Zan.

Now that Youzhou has completely lost control, my son-in-law believes that the best way now is to abandon Youzhou.

Just wait. We will completely control the remaining 12 states of the Han Dynasty. When the time comes to gather the troops of the 12 states, no matter how powerful their armies are, they will not be our opponents." After listening to

Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo had to give up. Youzhou has completely lost control.

At this time, in the Taiwei Mansion, Yuan Shao was discussing the next development with his uncle, Taiwei Yuan Wei.

At this time, Yuan Shao saw that Liu Yu was killed. Liu Feng and Gongsun Zan divided the entire Youzhou equally, and they already had a lot of power.

Although he was a lieutenant of Sili School and held an important position in the imperial court, he did not have his own power or territory. Compared with Liu Feng and Gongsun Zan, he was nothing more than a mere name.

He told Yuan Wei about his distress and asked Yuan Wei for his advice.

Yuan Wei said:"Now Dong Zhuo dominates the court, and the emperor is young and can't make the final decision. There is really no way out if he stayed in Luoyang at first.

But with the restoration of the state pastoral system and the decay of the imperial court, within three years , the world will inevitably be in chaos, and the various states, pastors, and even the prefects of each county may become feudal princes.

Under such circumstances, Liu Feng, the king of Bingjian, and Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youbeiping, indeed started the war between the princes, and We have taken the lead in this troubled world.

Our Yuan family in Runan has a long history and has been passed down to my generation for four generations. This honor cannot be forfeited in the hands of you and me.

So. I think you should find an opportunity to leave the imperial court, acquire a state or a county, slowly develop your own power, and leave a trace of fire for the Yuan family."

Yuan Shao listened to Yuan Wei's suggestion and thought that at this time Liu Feng and Gongsun Zan rebelled, giving themselves the best excuse to leave the court.

So he found Dong Zhuo and asked Dong Zhuo to take the initiative:"The lower official Yuan Shao is not talented, but he is willing to be a pawn of the imperial master.

Gongsun Zan is sitting in half of Youzhou, and his ambitions are bound to be greatly increased. I believe he will not live in Youzhou, but will go south to attack Jizhou.

The lower official is willing to go to Jizhou on behalf of the imperial court and resist Gongsun Zan for the

Grand Master." Dong Zhuo was very happy about Yuan Shao's offer to join him.

He believed that with the Yuan family's reputation and status, Yuan Shao would be able to defeat Gongsun Zan and keep the Central Plains safe.

So he appointed Yuan Shao as the governor of Bohai and immediately went to Bohai to resist Gongsun Zan.

At the same time, Wang Yun could not bear Dong Zhuo's various insults to the emperor, so he invited Cao Cao to discuss a plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

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