The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 128: Granting the surname Liu and showing kindness

"Anyway, do as I say."

Seeing the suspicion in Lu Bu's eyes, Liu Xie wanted to step forward and give Lu Bu a hard slap.

Although he is indeed an unrivaled warrior, his ability to stir up trouble is also top-notch!
I thought we had some peace after such a long time, but I didn't expect that Liu Xie would be so upset!

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Bu killed the Xiongnu Chanyu in battle, Liu Xie really wanted to give up!
"Fengxian, Fengxian, if you can't cut off a few more heads of the Chanyu in the future, how can you be worthy of me?"

Liu Xie stood uneasy in the palace, waiting for Dong Zhuo's reaction.

Following Liu Xie's instructions, Lu Bu dressed neatly and entered the palace again, and went to Dong Zhuo's residence to inform Dong Zhuo of the news.

Dong Zhuo was still angry with Liu Xie at this moment.

So at first, Dong Zhuo thought it was just an ordinary happy event and casually congratulated Lu Bu.

Dong Zhuo was stunned when Lu Bu said that the woman who was pregnant was the concubine Dong Zhuo had given him before.

"What did Fengxian say?"

Lu Bu swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple trembling up and down: "The concubine that the Grand Master gave me before is pregnant with a child. She is almost two months pregnant..."

pregnant?

Even though Dong Zhuo had seen many storms in his life, he opened his mouth wide at this moment.

"Whose child is that?"

"No, I don't know..."

Dong Zhuo slapped his forehead angrily!
child!

And it is very likely that he will be a son who can carry on the family line!

I actually gave it away like this?
Although the practice of giving away concubines was very common, even if a child was born, he would be a bastard among bastards.

But Dong Zhuo has reached this age already. Will he still care whether his son is legitimate or illegitimate?
"Fengxian..."

Dong Zhuo wanted to ask for it, but he didn't know how to start.

Lu Bu obviously didn't want to give up the child, so he asked Dong Zhuo directly: "This matter is indeed a confusing one. How about asking Your Majesty to come and make the decision?"

"What does it have to do with your majesty?"

Dong Zhuo was obviously still angry.

However, after frowning and thinking for a while, he agreed: "In this case, please invite your Majesty to make the decision. After all, the emperor is appointed by heaven, and maybe there is a way to distinguish!"

……

Liu Xie undoubtedly disappointed Dong Zhuo.

It is true that he was given a mission by heaven, but heaven obviously did not give Liu Xie the ability to perform paternity testing.

Liu Xie, who was invited by Dong Zhuo, also had his brows frowned into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

This is not acting.
But I'm really worried.

With a long sigh, Liu Xie said his solution:

"Just consider this child as mine. After all, I, the Grand Master, and Fengxian are all one family."

"Instead of worrying about whether to give him the surname Dong or Lu, why not just give him the surname Liu and raise him as a member of the royal family?"

!

Is this possible?

Lu Bu, who had been guessing what Liu Xie meant, now prostrated himself!

Shouldn't there be two options for this question?
Is his surname "Dong" or "Lu"?

But now, Liu Xie actually came up with a third option -

Give the surname Liu!
Raise it as the royal bloodline!
Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who were arguing just now, bowed down to Liu Xie together: "Your Majesty! The bloodline of the Liu family is honorable! How can you grant me (the minister) a bastard's son? I am terrified!"

Liu Xie held his forehead with his hand: "How else can this mess be solved?"

"I will give the child the surname Liu, and the two families will raise him together. In any case, the child is innocent. Will the Grand Tutor and Fengxian punish the child harshly just because I gave him the surname 'Liu'?"

"Of course not!"

Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu both promised Liu Xie!
They have been looking forward to this child for a long time, so how can they treat him harshly?
If you think about it carefully, Liu Xie's method is indeed one that takes all aspects into consideration.

Otherwise, it would be inappropriate whether it was handed over to Dong Zhuo or Lu Bu.

It would be better to hand him over to Liu Xie, give him the surname "Liu", and raise him together.

"My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Dong Zhuo has been waiting for a child for too long!

Although there is a daughter, Dong Bai, she is a girl after all and will get married sooner or later.

But now, a son suddenly appeared. How could Dong Zhuo not be ecstatic?
Although he was given the surname "Liu" by the emperor, isn't the emperor also a family member?
Besides, would it be unfair to the child if he was given the surname "Liu"?

Liu Xie felt relieved when he saw that Dong Zhuo seemed to agree with this way of handling the matter.

"Concubine exchange"...it's really a bad habit!

No wonder most families in ancient times only cared about their legitimate sons.

Because the legitimate son must be one's own biological son.

But a bastard child born to a concubine... may not necessarily be your own child!

Especially when it involves families like Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who have no male offspring and are powerful.

Giving the surname "Liu" was really a helpless move!
Liu Xie also comforted him, "We don't know whether it is a boy or a girl yet, so Taishi and Fengxian don't have to be so anxious."

"Besides, since that woman can give birth, it means that both Taishi and Fengxian can continue to give birth. Why not marry other wives and concubines as soon as possible and give birth to other children as soon as possible?" Liu Bei also had a bumpy life before he gave birth to Liu Chan.

Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu had every chance to regenerate, so why did they have to dwell on this "accident"?
……

"Since this is the case, it has to be this way."

Later, Dong Zhuo also went to visit the concubine.

When Dong Zhuo thought about the fact that he was now conceiving offspring, how could he have the mind to consider military affairs?

It was at this time that Dong Zhuo seemed to suddenly understand the "benevolence and righteousness" that Liu Xie had often talked to him about before.

The figures of the mother and daughter from the past appeared in Dong Zhuo's mind again.

"If we send out troops at this time, without caring about the lives of the people in Guanzhong, how many families will be torn apart?"

Even Dong Zhuo became frightened at the thought that he might cause countless fathers like himself to be unable to see their sons.

For this purpose, Dong Zhuo even went to the palace and asked Liu Xie to enact good policies to exempt taxes for families who gave birth to children this year.

Not only that, Dong Zhuo also took out some of his own property and distributed it to some parents in Guanzhong who had lost their children as a way of comforting them.

In addition, Dong Zhuo also issued an order to the army - to rest and recuperate this year and never start a war again!

When the news came out, countless people were dumbfounded.

"How could the Grand Master carry out such a benevolent policy?"

In particular, some of Dong Zhuo's old subordinates were asking around, trying to find out whether this benevolent policy was issued by the emperor in the name of the Grand Tutor.
No.

Absolutely not!

Dong Zhuo did not hide anything when he entered the palace, and many palace servants saw him. In addition, Jia Xu, who is now in charge of government affairs, also admitted that this was not a decree issued by the emperor, but a benevolent policy issued by the Grand Tutor...

Not only within Guanzhong.

In fact, the various tribes in Guandong were also waiting for the reaction of the Guanzhong court to Yuan Shao's establishment of a new emperor.

Almost everyone was certain that Dong Zhuo would immediately send troops to Hebei to attack Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao also ordered Ju Shou, Zhang He, Gao Gan and other generals to block the entrance to Hebei from Taihang Mountains.

But who would have known that what came was not the news that Dong Zhuo was mobilizing troops, but that Dong Zhuo actually began to implement benevolent policies in Guanzhong?

Yuan Shao was extremely suspicious and asked those around him, "Could it be that Dong Zhuo is actually dead? Is there someone else in charge of Guanzhong now?"

"It's not uncommon for Dong Zhuo to kill people, but he actually issued benevolent policies? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

When the news reached Yanzhou, Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Chen Gong and others were also extremely shocked.

Especially Xun Yu.

He originally wanted to go to Cao Cao to discuss the matter, but when he thought of the unpleasantness last time, he turned around and went to Chen Gong's residence.

"Gongtai, how could Dong Zhuo issue benevolent policies? He is cruel by nature, and it is good enough that he does not oppress the people in Guanzhong. How could he be so compassionate to the people?"

Chen Gong disagreed: "People always change."

"Yuan Shao used to claim that he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. But what kind of treasonous thing has he done now?"

"Dong Zhuo was indeed extremely cruel in the past, but who says he can't sympathize with the people and issue benevolent policies now?"

"Besides, I have heard from some merchants in Guanzhong that there is a severe drought in Guanzhong this year, and the grain harvest is bound to be poor. Isn't it a good thing that the court does not resort to war and sympathizes with the people at this time?"

People change.

Although Chen Gong was talking about Yuan Shao, both he and Xun Yu were obviously thinking of someone else.

Xun Yu was entangled and said: "I still don't believe that this is Dong Zhuo's benevolent rule."

"If Dong Zhuo is so compassionate to the people and has implemented benevolent policies in Guanzhong, then wouldn't it be meaningless for you and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others to attack Dong Zhuo? Wouldn't you have become traitors who disrespect the imperial court?"

Chen Gong sneered again.

"In the past, Brothers Huan and Ling were equally cruel to scholars. Liang Ji and He Jin were equally brutal to the people. At that time, why didn't the scholars from Guandong shout slogans to purge the imperial court and besiege the imperial capital?"

"Isn't it because the central government weakened after the Yellow Turban Rebellion that the princes of Guandong became covetous and began to march into the imperial capital?"

"With Wen Ruo's wisdom, does he still think that Yuan Shao and his men attacked Dong Zhuo for the sake of the Han Dynasty and for justice?"

Xun Yu was speechless.

He wanted to retort, but didn't know where to start.

If Dong Zhuo really began to care for the people and implement benevolent policies, then what are they? What are these Guandong scholars?
A traitor?
Xun Yu had never thought that one day he would be associated with these two words. His body trembled and he shuddered.

"I still don't believe it!"

Xun Yu clenched his fists and said, "I will write a letter to my nephew Xun You and ask him what the current situation in Guanzhong is like!"

"and then?"

"What then? What does Gongtai mean?"

Chen Gong asked, "If Xun You's letter told you that Dong Zhuo is indeed implementing benevolent policies and allowing the people of Guanzhong to rest and recuperate, how would you deal with it, Wen Ruo?"

"If that's the case, you, me, and my lord, would truly become traitors to the Han Dynasty!"

"I know that Wen Ruo's ambition has always been to support the Han Dynasty. But if you find yourself becoming an enemy of the Han Dynasty today, how will you cope with it?"

"Should I continue to work for the lord, or..."

"For the sake of justice in your heart, why don't you go to Guanzhong, go to the emperor's tent, and support the Han Dynasty?"

"Wen Ruo, how should we choose?"

(End of this chapter)