Sun Jian's death naturally made Yuan Gongli beat his chest and stamp his feet, and Yuan Benchu was very happy.
It's just that both of them are from famous families, and their motto is "Be elegant at all times", which is engraved in their bones like an inscription, so one of them appears calm on the surface, but no one can understand his inner unwillingness and annoyance.
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As for the other one? He also looks very calm on the surface, but he is so happy inside that he won't tell others. After all, gloating over his brother's misfortunes and adding insult to injury is not what a noble family member should do on the surface.
"Suffering such a heavy blow, I'm afraid that guy Yuan Jiujiu won't be able to cheer up for a while. With the ebb and flow of things, whether even the foundation of Nanyang can be maintained will become a big problem. This is really a blessing given to me by God, Yuan Shao.
What a great opportunity~”
Yes, in Yuan Shao's opinion, the current situation of the Han Dynasty is really very beneficial to him.
"Yuan Guangdao is no longer enough to support, Dong Zhuo has retreated to Xiliang and has lost all his momentum, Li Xue's plan to merge the states is no more than a dog guarding the territory, Gongsun Zan is only a small man, Liu Yan and Liu Biao are rebels from the Han Dynasty, Xuzhou Tao Qian is old, and there are still more people in the world.
Who can compete with me!"
Every time he thinks about this, Yuan Shao always feels like he is standing at the top of the mountain alone and begging for defeat. This feeling... is so good!
However, although the situation looked good, Yuan Shao said that he was still very clear-headed and knew that he had not yet completely captured even Jizhou. Han Fu was still huddled in Wei County making the final resistance.
Such stubborn and stubborn people will sooner or later be swept into the garbage heap of history, but if this delays their own time and allows their brother to breathe, then the final outcome is still unclear.
No, look at the past conflict between Wu and Yue in the late Spring and Autumn Period. If God doesn't take what he wants, then he will be punished.
Therefore, we must not slack off, we must not waste time, and we must completely defeat the enemy with the force of wind and fire.
This not only shows one's own strength and speeds up the pace of deployment, but can also intimidate surrounding forces. If this can achieve the highest level of "conquering the enemy without fighting", then it will naturally be the best result.
So, at the end of the hot summer day, Yuan Shao finally issued the order to launch the final battle of the Jizhou Campaign:
"I sent a message to my generals and asked all troops and powerful private armies from all over the country to show their respect to us and march to Wei County. We will completely defeat the rebel Han Fu's forces in this battle. Through this battle, we will lay the foundation for our rule.
status in this troubled world!"
There is no need for impassioned speeches or promises of heavy rewards. He just gives tough orders to all the forces that obey him. This is Yuan Shao confirming how strong the power he can mobilize now, and he is also using
This is a way to show the world that he has the ability to pacify the world after fighting against Dong.
Before, all he had was some illusory reputation. After this battle, these reputations will be completely transformed into real strength - from politics, economy to military, Yuan Shao is convinced that he will be like King Wen of Zhou.
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Yes, this is his ambition, the ambition that belongs to him, Yuan Shaohong Guoguo, and only this kind of ambition is worthy of the new career he just obtained - the "heroes" that only belong to God!
"I am a 'famous clan', a proud son recognized by God, and I will not make the same mistakes that stupid Fu Chai made. The ancestors of the underground, watch, I, Yuan Benchu, will definitely let my Yuan family go on the right path.
At the end of the day, let those who laugh at my origin know that only people like me are worthy of the title of 'famous clan', not those mediocre people who rely on the so-called direct blood status!"
He has been suppressed for decades and endured it for various reasons. Today, Yuan Shao finally feels proud and elated. He believes that what he has obtained now is a gift from God and a result of God's hard work for him over the years.
return.
Since even God is on his side, what reason does he have for losing this gamble of life?
The shock caused by Yuan Shao's order was undoubtedly huge, no matter from any aspect.
Not to mention how the generals and soldiers under Yuan Shao's command who were gearing up and eager to try implemented Yuan Shao's orders, but those powerful Jizhou families who received the order from various channels burst out with energy that made all interested people stunned.
Private soldiers from various families were constantly surrounding Yuan Shao's camp under the leadership of the carefully selected elite disciples of the family. As time went by, the number of soldiers became larger and larger, and the crowds of Jing Cong really looked like they did back then.
All the princes in the world follow King Wu of Zhou to attack King Zhou. It can really be called a mighty and inexplicable force.
As a result, the leaders of various families who were originally sitting high at home could no longer sit still. Except for a few people who were old and had high status and could not work hard, they still had to go to Yuan Shao's camp no matter how old their bodies were.
Among them, it was just for the meaning of "jointly participating in the grand event", and also to prevent other families from stealing the limelight without their own little devil knowing it.
You can think that those powerful families who are usually superior in the eyes of the common people have collectively gone crazy, but it is like "Fit Stays Tonight", which is a commercial representative of fandom's counterattack, has successfully doubled its sales in just one December.
Like the dazzling Tuanzi Army of Key Club, the enthusiasm of the aristocratic families is largely due to too much repression.
After all, although in the early days of the founding of the Han Dynasty, the aristocratic family and the Liu surname were able to rule the world to some extent, and the aristocratic family has always played an important role in the political stage of the Han Dynasty until now. Although there have been many changes in the process,
The concubines Dou and Yan, the eunuch Li Run, and Jiang Jing caused disturbances. But overall, because a few Mingjuns and most of the concubines and eunuchs were quite peaceful, there was not much disturbance in the world, and the Han Dynasty could be considered one of them.
It is thriving.
However, with the emergence of the powerful minister Liang Ji, the court of the Han Dynasty can almost be said to have never been peaceful. Although there are only three emperors from Liang Ji to the present, the first two are Huan who are famous in history.
The Second Emperor Ling was wisely
The powerful Zhuge Wuhou was regarded as a model of "a virtuous minister who loves the villain and is far away". Although Li Shushi felt like he was shot while lying down, in the eyes of most people in the world, he and those like Yi Ya and Zhao Gao were probably the same.
There's not much difference.
By the way, Yi Ya is a god-level chef, Zhao Gao is proficient in calligraphy and criminal law, Gao Qiu is the world's football king, and Qin Hui has great literary talent, but it is a pity. So you can know how Cao Cao's "Writing for Talents" will be implemented.
How helpless do you have to be to write like that?
If you really don’t know about the “cross-era” product of Qiuxian Ling, then brother, you really should go on a date with Du Niang.
Closer to home, even if Liang Ji came to power, no matter how bad things he did, it would have no impact on the powerful family except for those few guys with a strong sense of justice. After all, as long as he could be an official, the land under his family's name and the tenants on the land would be there.
With the legal guarantee, even if Liang Ji had a fighting force comparable to that of the Celestial Demolition Office, he could not go too far in expropriating such land.
However, because Liang Ji made the emperor feel too depressed, he once again fell into the hands of the eunuch group who took orders from the emperor. This time, the successful eunuchs no longer concealed the desire and desire for power of these physically deficient people.
Greed of wealth.
What is different from their relatives is that in addition to their status as relatives of the emperor, their relatives basically also have the political attributes of aristocratic families, especially those that can be established as queens (the second queen of Ling Emperor Liu Hong is quite special)
, but the first Song family definitely conforms to this convention), so these families already have intricate relationships with other aristocratic families, so except for some upright guys, their relatives and aristocratic families have always been able to maintain a relatively stable balance.
But the situation with eunuchs was different.
The one who gave up the biggest crime of unfilial piety and inherited the family line entered the palace. It can be said that the vast majority of eunuchs were either from humble origins or were unfavored descendants of the family from the beginning. Therefore, it is natural that even if these eunuchs become powerful, they are even named Wanhuhou.
The Marquis of Qianhu is still humble in the eyes of the powerful family, and he doesn't feel there is anything wrong in calling him a slave behind his back.
Therefore, this situation is destined to cause the conflict between eunuchs and aristocratic families to be far greater than that between relatives and aristocratic families, especially when the eunuchs have received great favor from the emperor due to the power of the dragon, it has become more and more intense.
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The great combat mentor once said: Silence, silence, silence, do not perish in silence, or pervert in silence.
Of course the eunuchs would not choose to perish, so...hehehe...it is obviously too low-end and rustic to take revenge on society or something like punching Nanshan Kindergarten, and the eunuchs who have experienced it naturally have a more advanced way of destroying their outlook on life.
In this way, the first disaster of party imprisonment broke out.
The cause of this major event that swept the country was because the eunuchs and their henchmen controlled the time of the emperor's amnesty and chose to commit a large number of crimes before the amnesty. However, the leaders of the powerful families did not choose to turn a blind eye.
Instead, he ignored the amnesty and brought the criminals to justice one by one.
This naturally caused a backlash from the eunuchs, and they also had a legal advantage - officials who executed prisoners after the amnesty could obviously charge Dali with charges such as "ignoring imperial authority and defying the emperor."
Such a crime would make the wise emperor very uncomfortable, not to mention that Emperor Huan Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty, who had lived in the shadow of Liang Ji for twelve years, was particularly sensitive to such "domineering" behavior. So he ignored the scholar
No matter how people explain it, even the world-famous Three Dukes, Chen Fan, celebrities, Li Ying and others would not listen at all.
By the way, because of the morally correct behavior of the scholar group, the world's public opinion, which was already controlled by the scholars, was even more one-sided in support of those scholars who were surrounded and suppressed by the eunuch group, so that there were no "listed" officials.
The idea that "Party members" are not even celebrities and have bad moral character appeared. This kind of public opinion once again deeply stimulated the nerves of Emperor Huan Liu Zhi.
After several rounds of games, in the end, although most of the arrested party members were successfully pardoned, they were still sentenced to "deprivation of political rights for life", which meant that they lost the possibility of continuing to enter the court and serve as officials.
Although the causes of the second disaster of Party imprisonment were different, the result was basically the same. Once again, some elite children of the family were deprived of the opportunity to serve as officials. This time, Party imprisonment was not reopened until the Yellow Turban Rebellion when the court was in urgent need of employment.
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The two calamities of party imprisonment lasted for nearly twenty years, which not only caused the gradual collapse of the atmosphere of the court, but also made a group of gentry elites in their prime feel depressed, and even aggravated the phenomenon of "hermits" with Han Dynasty characteristics.
The most important thing is that such party control actions can be said to have truly harmed the foundation of aristocratic families rooted in the land.
I have mentioned before about the relationship between the Cao family and the Xiahou family where Cao Cao belongs. It can be said that even if you are a famous family a hundred years ago, if there are not a continuous stream of officials of sufficient importance (two thousand stones as a benchmark), then what once belonged to you
The land in your name will also be gradually lost due to high taxes, corvee and other reasons, not to mention the land acquired through plunder.
Although twenty years cannot be compared with a hundred years, it is still the time of one generation. Without the care of the previous generation, it will become more difficult for the next generation of young people to get ahead, not to mention that many areas have already
Controlled by the power of the eunuchs, any wealthy family would have to pay a high price if they wanted to get a recommendation like Xiaolian's, let alone those small and medium-sized aristocratic families.
It is not difficult to explain why Yuan Shao received such great support in Hebei.
After all, as one of the core areas ruled by the Han Dynasty, it was also one of the areas most severely infiltrated by eunuch forces. Although Han Fu also belonged to the elite of the family camp, when someone who was more upright than him appeared and seemed to be
more reliable
When Yuan Shao came to power, most of the aristocratic families naturally gave up on Han Fu. After all, Yuan Shao, who was in the same camp, even though he was not as ambitious as a courtier, was still able to protect the interests of the powerful families - whether it was vested interests or larger and more powerful people.
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"It seems that as soon as the army arrives, even if the governor has the ability to reach the sky, it will be of no use."
In a small room in a slightly luxurious mansion in Yecheng City, a young man was standing quietly in front of a middle-aged man, looking at him with a look of respect and a little fear on his face.
Looking at the middle-aged man with his eyes slightly closed and silent in thought.
Gently putting down the paper filled with information in his hand, the trial partner, who had been silent for a long time, let out a long sigh as he was filled with thoughts.
In his hand, there is another roll of silk and several antique bamboo slips, especially those bamboo slips that are suspected to be ancient books. Although they look quite old, they are in very good condition because their owners have taken good care of them.
Well, if the contents inside the bamboo slips are of some value, these bamboo slips can be regarded as quite valuable antiquities.
"Father, do we still have to wait here? Mr. Yuan has invited my father several times, and his sincerity has been enough to show. However, although my father was appointed to a high position by Han Fu, he is not credible. Compared with the two, why should my father continue to persist?
Woolen cloth?"
Shen Mao, the eldest son of Shen Pei, seemed a little anxious when he saw that his father seemed to be shaken but still there. After all, he had already agreed to the advice of Xin Ping's younger brother Xin Pi, who was also Han Fu's minister.
, as long as his father can be persuaded, not only the Shen family can also ensure the family's
status, and he and several other family members also have the opportunity to be recommended by Xiaolian. At the same time, the rewards of wealth, trade routes and land are also very generous. It can be said that it is guaranteed through Yuan Shao's personal letter. Faced with the price offered by Yuan Shao
, Shen Mao doesn’t care what Shen Pei’s attitude is, he is really moved anyway.
What's more, in addition to the exciting conditions, Yuan Shao's assembly order has now shown his power to the people of Jizhou. Shen Mao really can't think of any reason for his father to hesitate. Could it be that at this time, his
Does my father still want to be Han Fu's loyal minister?
That's really a big joke - let's not talk about whether Han Fu cares about his father's so-called "loyalty". Even if he really is a monarch and his subjects, what has his father done before? After doing nothing, he is pretending to be a loyal minister now.
Here, if it weren't for his respected father in front of him, Shen Mao would really want to spit in that man's face and then laugh three times.
"Are you excited? If you are excited, just sit down quietly. There is no need for us to get involved at this time."
Finally, perhaps because he couldn't stand his son's impetuous behavior, Shen Pei finally spoke.
"What my father means is..." But maybe Shen Pei acted too inscrutable, so Shen Mao didn't react at all.
"Can't figure it out? Then let me remind you: Where did Tian Yuanhao, whom Yuan Benchu relied on most, come from, and who did the others he trusted, such as Ziyuan, Feng Yuantu, and Guo Gongze. Who are the troops gathered in Wei County now?
What are their identities, and where did Xin Ping and others who came to contact us come from? If you think about everything more, you will know that some things do not need to be mixed up."
"Father, what do you mean..." Shen Mao felt that he had grasped what his father wanted him to know.
"Some things have to be fought to the end, and if you haven't participated in some things, don't take the initiative to get close to me. Your father and I can't change my bad temper, but after all, I have seen the world and can see clearly some right and wrong.
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"Then father, who do you think will have the upper hand between us Jizhou scholars and those foreigners from Nanyang, Yuzhou?"
"Whoever has the upper hand can only be the lord's servant. Even if he has the upper hand in the fight, as long as he offends the lord, he will be like a mirror. Although our Shen family is not considered the first-class power in Jizhou, the men of our Shen family are
He is not one of Yi's kind. Troubled times have come. Although family status is still important, knowledge is still important.
We have to do it, but if we really want our Shen family to become a prominent family, we still need enough military merit to support it. As long as there are not too many constraints in the court, even if I am old, you, and your brother Wang'er,
And my brother’s son Rong’er can also help the family develop, and he will not be ashamed of our ancestors who judge the family.”
Of course, Shen Pei also had some words that he did not tell his son - as an outsider, Yuan Shao wanted to completely stabilize Jizhou as the foundation. In addition to winning over the local aristocratic families, the most important thing was to support outsiders to balance the local area.
The strength between people and outsiders. Therefore, if the Shen family joins the Jizhou Family Alliance, they may naturally be suppressed by Yuan Shao in the future.
The better the performance, the more obvious this suppression will be. However, if you choose to join forces with outsiders, then under the joint efforts of the Jizhou family to squeeze out the Shen family in a short period of time, the Shen family is still a local person, and the network of connections is mainly distributed in Jizhou. Even if he Shen family
Although he doesn't mind being the lonely minister, he still has to consider what will happen to the family behind him.
After all, he is not one of those poor people who has the capital to be willing to kill himself.
"Then father, should I return to my hometown in Yin'an now to gather the soldiers of the clan? Even if I don't make peace with Alliance Leader Yuan for the time being, I should strengthen the vigilance to prevent the clan's land from being attacked by insurrectionary soldiers."
"The fact that you can think of this means that you haven't read the books in vain during this period. Not bad, not bad, hurry up..."
However, before the judge could finish his words, a loud bang was heard, followed by chaotic sounds.
Shen Pei frowned slightly, and Shen Mao almost couldn't help shouting loudly, but soon the young master stopped this behavior, because almost in the next moment, more than ten people appeared in front of him
A rude intruder, and those domestic soldiers who were regarded as outstanding by Shen Mao were unable to stop the opponent's footsteps and turned into cold corpses.
"Hey, if you know what you are looking for, don't move around, otherwise the sword will not have eyes. Although I am a kidnapper, I usually won't let you suffer too much, but I care about my own life, so you can
Don’t make it difficult for me~”
Facing this group of "kidnappers" whose clothes were not shabby but somewhat shabby, but whose weapons shone with a cold light, the Shen family's father and son were not only surprised, but also deeply powerless... (Unfinished)