Compared to Liu Yu's almost pedantic benevolence, Wei You had a more thorough understanding of the current world situation.
If Zhang Xin were to diligently serve the king and succeed, the world would not fall into chaos.
With Zhang Xin's prestige, as long as he stood in Luoyang with the Son of Heaven, none of the feudal lords would dare to act recklessly.
The Han Dynasty still had decades of life to continue.
But if it didn't succeed, the world would surely fall into chaos!
As early as before Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu dared to set fire to the Southern Palace.
After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he first deposed the emperor, then killed the Empress Dowager He, subsequently burned the capital, and forcibly relocated the capital.
The four-hundred-year majesty of the Han Dynasty was completely wiped out by this series of blows.
Many people believed that it was Dong Zhuo's deposition and killing of Emperor Liu Bian that caused the Han Dynasty to lose face and made the various feudal lords no longer revere the imperial court.
Actually, that's not the case.
Throughout the four hundred years of the Two Han Dynasties, Dong Zhuo was not the only one who killed an emperor.
Empress Lu had done it, Emperor Wen of Han had done it, and General Liang Ji had also done it.
Especially Liang Ji.
The previous two, like Dong Zhuo, first deposed the emperor before killing him.
Liang Ji, however, dared to directly poison an reigning emperor.
So, the act of killing an emperor was actually not new in the Han Dynasty.
What truly pulled the Han Dynasty down from its pedestal was the poisoning of Empress Dowager He.
Since its founding, the Han Dynasty had a tradition of empresses regent, the most famous of whom was none other than the terrifying Empress Lu Zhi.
After the Restoration of Emperor Guangwu and the Reigns of Ming and Zhang, the Eastern Han kindergarten officially opened.
Due to the young age of the emperors, empresses dowager holding court and ruling became the norm.
Empress Dou of Zhangde, Empress Deng of Hexi, Empress Yan of Ansi, Empress Liang of Shunlie, Empress Dou of Huansi, plus Empress Dowager He...
The Eastern Han Dynasty produced six empresses who held court and ruled in one go.
And they appeared consecutively.
History calls it 'The Six Empresses Holding Court'.
These empresses dowager could refer to themselves as 'Zhen', and when their subjects submitted memorials, they also had to address them as 'Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager' or 'Your Majesty'.
In other dynasties, empresses were recorded in 'Biographies', but only empresses of the Han Dynasty could be recorded in the 'Annals' which represented the emperor.
The Western Han was still better, with only Empress Lu Zhi recorded in the Annals.
All empresses of the Eastern Han, however, were recorded in the Annals.
In other words, the empresses dowager of the Eastern Han were actually the supreme rulers of the Han Empire, and power would usually only be returned to the emperor's hands after the empress dowager's death.
Only Liu Hong was an exception.
Dong Zhuo killing an emperor was nothing.
But killing an empress dowager...
This was the first time.
With Empress Dowager He's death, the feudal lords realized one thing.
As long as they held military power, they could control authority.
Given this, who would still bother with political maneuvering?
Recruit soldiers and buy horses, let's get to it!
Now that Zhang Xin's army had withdrawn, the signs of chaos in the world were already apparent.
Wei You understood Liu Yu all too well.
In a prosperous age, Liu Yu would undoubtedly be a benevolent ruler.
But now it was a chaotic age.
With Liu Yu's capabilities, he wouldn't be able to defend You Province.
If he didn't help Zhang Xin this time, once Yuan Shao took Qing Province, he would definitely turn back to contend with Han Fu for Ji Province.
Once Qing and Ji Provinces fell into Yuan Shao's hands, You Province would also be indefensible.
Conversely, if Zhang Xin could make a comeback and take Ji Province, given his relationship with Liu Yu, it was impossible for him to harbor any ill intentions toward You Province.
Even if Liu Yu were to pass away in the future and Zhang Xin, no longer constrained, were to take control of You Province,
Judging from his previous governance philosophy in You Province, the common people of You Province would not suffer any losses.
Helping Zhang Xin was helping You Province.
Wei You was a native of You Province, so naturally, he had to consider his hometown and its people.
Liu Yu was persuaded by Wei You and no longer interfered in the matter.
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Nangpi, Ji Province.
"What did you say? "
Yuan Shao looked at the messenger before him, "Liu Dai has withdrawn his troops? "
"Yes."
The messenger nodded, "The Governor of Yu Province, Sun Jian, for some unknown reason, disregarded the instability still within his territory and suddenly dispatched troops to attacnderstanding this point, a smile appeared on Yuan Shao's face.
"Listening to Gongze, is there perhaps a second joy? "