Chapter 345 The wind is surging, the capital is in chaos
Chapter 345 The storm is rising, chaos in Kyoto
Just when Ma Su came to Luoyang with Gan's sister Cai Yan, General He Jin was in General Cheng's mansion in Luoyang, discussing how to deal with the Shi Changshi.
Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the Sili School, made a report at the side: "Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others have spread rumors that the general is plotting to kill Empress Dong and wants to do something big. If we don't kill the eunuch at this time, it will be a big disaster for the future."
Upon hearing this, He Jin was instantly furious: "Huh, these eunuchs, I will kill them all sooner or later."
Cao Cao, an aide, quickly came out to persuade: "General, please calm down. The power of the eunuchs began when they challenged the two emperors and extended widely in the court. This did not become powerful overnight, nor can it be eliminated overnight. If you don't plan things,
If the secret is leaked, the whole family will be destroyed. General, please think twice."
He Jin glanced at Cao Cao and scolded: "You juniors, how do you know about the important affairs of the imperial court? Stand down!"
Cao Cao was furious and slammed the door angrily and walked out.
When he came out of the General's Mansion, he was still muttering, "Those who are messing up the world, how can they enter? How can they enter!"
Ma Su was lying on the car window admiring the scenery of Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty. Hearing these words, he was shocked. He looked up and saw a short, fat man with a white face holding a horse and walking past the car angrily. He secretly thought to himself
:Isn’t this Cao Cao and Cao Mengde? Why is he so angry?
Could it be that He Jin was criticized again?
So he quickly said: "Is that Cao Mengde Bende in front of you?"
Hearing the sound, Cao Cao reined in his horse and turned around to look around. He saw a young man with a very fair face and a very large body jumping out of the carriage. He held his hands in his hands with a smile and said, "I have admired the name Meng De for a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here today. What a shame."
There is no place in life where we don’t meet each other. It’s a pleasure to meet you. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Cao Cao looked at Ma Su suspiciously, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
Hum hum hum, say my name, tease Ru Ma Su to straighten his waist and legs, and say in a majestic manner: "Say my name, I will scare you! I am Chen Liu, Cai Su, Cai Youchang!"
Cai Su Cai Youchang?
do not know!
"Go, go, you unknown person is not worthy of talking to a noble scholar." Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently, turned around and left.
"Wait a minute, it doesn't matter if you don't recognize me, do you know who my father is?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly became interested, stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Oh? I wonder who your father is?"
"Chen Liu, Cai Yong, and Cai Bojie!"
"Hiss~~" Cao Cao took a breath, feeling surprised.
He knew some details about Cai Yong and knew that the latter had no sons, at least not twelve years ago.
When Cai Yong went to court His Majesty Liu Hong twelve years ago (178), he still claimed that he had no children. Now that such a big son suddenly appeared, if what this son said is true, wouldn't Cai Yong have already committed a crime?
The crime of deceiving the emperor?
Fortunately, Cai Yong does not have an official position at the moment, so His Majesty Liu Hong will not pursue such a trivial matter with him.
Cao Cao put away his contempt, assumed the airs expected of a general's staff, and said calmly: "Since you are the queen of Cai Gong, do you have any advice?"
"I don't want to take it seriously. I wonder what Meng De thinks about the situation in the world?" Ma Di asked without answering. The identity of Cai Yong's adopted son was enough to ensure that he could talk to officials of Cao Cao's level, both big and small.
Cao Cao is currently one of the eight captains of Beiyuan, with a salary of 2,000 shi. His official position is about the same as that of a prefect of a county, which is neither high nor low.
Cao Cao looked at Ma Su silently and said to himself, you, a hairless boy with a hairless mouth, still know about national affairs? Can I tell you? It's really funny!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao snorted coldly, and just as he was about to turn around again and walk away, he suddenly saw the curtain of the carriage blown up by the wind, revealing a fair and pretty face like a flower. At a sudden glance, the woman in the carriage was wearing a bright and moving face.
The atmosphere is dusty.
Cao Cao took back his steps, looked at the carriage and asked, "Who is in the carriage?"
Ma Su didn't hide anything from him and said truthfully, "It's my sister Cai Yan."
Cao Cao nodded, pointed to the other side of the street and said, "This is not the place to talk. Why don't we go to the side and talk?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
"please!"
"please!"
Cao Cao led the way on horseback, and Ma Di followed closely behind. Not far away, they came to a remote place, the back gate of the former Taiwei Mansion.
This former Taiwei does not refer to Cao Cao, but Cao Song, the adopted son of Cao Teng in the Great Changqiu period and Cao Cao's father. Cao Song relied on his family to enter the officialdom and served successively as Sili Xiaowei, Hongluqing, and Dasinong.
Jiuqing, a high-ranking official. In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Cao Song bribed Zhongguan and donated money to Xiyuan to serve as Taiwei, ranking among the three princes. In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), that is, last year, the Yellow Turban Uprising
The incident broke out again. As a Taiwei, Cao Song took the blame and was dismissed from his post. He stayed at home.
The Cao family was prosperous because people came in and out of the back door of Taiwei's mansion from time to time. No matter who came in or out, when they saw Cao Cao, they would first stop and salute, and then continue on their way.
Cao Cao handed the horse to his servants to take away, looked up at the gloomy sky, and sighed, as if he was thinking of something disappointing.
Ma Di also sighed, "Brother, I just said that those who mess up the world..."
"How can we go in?" Cao Cao blurted out. After he finished speaking, he realized that it was inappropriate, so he changed the subject: "I wonder if you have called me, what advice do you have?"
"If you don't dare to take it seriously, let me tell you my opinion. Nowadays, there are many troubles in the country, and the heroes are divided and each is called the governor of the state. They support their own troops and respect themselves. The Han Dynasty is showing signs of decline and cannot be saved by manpower. In this case, why not
Let it collapse more completely and rebuild a powerful Han Empire from the ruins."
"In the past, Wang Mang usurped the country, and the world was in chaos for more than ten years. Emperor Guangwu came out of the blue to rebuild the strong nation, and then we had these two hundred years of prosperity. Today's situation is so similar to that of Wang Mang. Everyone was drunk, but I was awake alone.
How can we save this world if our power is so small?"
"As a minister, you should perform your duties and abide by the rules. Success or failure depends on God's will. Don't be obsessed with appearance..."
Hearing this, Cao Cao was in awe, "Listening to your words, I felt like I was enlightened. I cleared the clouds and saw the sun. It's getting late today. I will definitely pay you a return visit to express my gratitude."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Ma Di smiled and cupped his hands, got into the carriage and drove away as Cao Cao watched.
Meeting Cao Cao unexpectedly was something Ma Di didn't expect at first. So he made a temporary plan to show off his knowledge in front of Cao Cao, become familiar with him, and pave the way for the future.
Therefore, the tone of these words is extremely high, which makes people shocked when they hear it. In fact, it has no content at all.
But this kind of fake communication method of "listening to your words is like listening to your words" is the best way to express relationships.
Cao Cao stood in front of the door and watched the carriage disappear. After thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly realized that this "Cai Su" seemed to have said something, but at the same time it seemed that he had said nothing.
"He's just a talker! It's a pity that Mr. Cai has such a mediocre son..."
Having said that, Cao Cao came to Cai's house in the south of Luocheng as promised the next day.
This mansion was purchased by Cai Yong when he was the imperial censor. During the period when he was in exile due to the calamity of the Party, it was always taken care of by servants and never abandoned. Now that he is back in the capital, it is convenient to move in with your luggage.
As soon as he entered the door, Cao Cao shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brother Bozhe, you're welcome and safe."
"Oh, it's Meng De who's here, please come in!"
Cai Yong was overjoyed when he saw Cao Cao. Although they were twenty-two years apart, they were friends and had a deep relationship.
Fifteen years ago, both of them were officials in Luoyang. By chance, the two talented and congenial people hit it off and formed a deep friendship.
You must know that although Cao Cao was intelligent and well-known at that time, few scholars thought highly of him because he was born as a eunuch. Only Qiao Xuan was willing to associate with him in the scholar circle. At that time, Cai Yong had great influence
His talent and reputation impressed all the scholars in the world.
Cai Yong also had a high ability to appreciate art, whether it was astronomy, literature, or music, and Cao Cao was also talented, so the two of them got along very well.
In addition, Cao Cao also had a belief in integrity when he was young. At that time, Cao Cao adhered to the idea of supporting the Han Dynasty and was upright, so he offended many powerful people. Cai Yong was also a man who had the ideal of serving the country. He and Cao Cao
The ideals of governing the country coincided with each other. Therefore, in addition to their artistic tastes, they also had the same political ideas. This high degree of spiritual agreement made the two become friends who have been talked about for many years.
In this way, Cao Cao gained Cai Yong's friendship, which many people dreamed of. This made the young Cao Cao very grateful, and he had always respected Cai Yong.
Therefore, although Cai Yan's beauty was deeply imprinted in Cao Cao's heart at his first glance yesterday and made him never forget it, he did not have any wrong thoughts.
This visit is purely to complain to an old friend.
"Yesterday, Cao met Mr. Ling by chance and saw that he was an extraordinary talker and quite knowledgeable. I came here to congratulate Brother Bozhe. It is a great blessing in life to have a son of a tiger."
"..."
Cai Yong was stunned, "Meng De must have recognized the wrong person. The child is only eight years old this year."
"Eight years old?"
Cao Cao was also a little confused. The boy he saw yesterday was half a head taller than him. You said he was eight years old? It wouldn't be against the rules to say he was twenty.
So I recounted to Cai Yong what Ma Di and he boasted yesterday.
…
Backyard, inner room.
Ma Su was facing the door, proudly bragging to Cai Yan who was sitting on the bed.
Yesterday, he successfully placed a big cup in front of Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao stunned for a moment. At this highlight moment, it is necessary to explain it in detail to this sister who has never seen the world, so that she can gain insights.
Cai Yan held his chin with both hands, his eyes filled with color as he listened, and he laughed like a flower. From time to time, he chuckled a few times, causing the flower branches to tremble.
With her intelligence, she naturally knew that her brother was bragging.
But I can't help but this younger brother is so funny.
Even though I knew what he said was false, I still couldn't help but want to hear it.
After listening, the expression on Cai Yanqiao's face changed, she stood up, lowered her hands and tied her hands, and whispered in a very obedient voice: "Father."
Ma Su was startled. He quickly looked back and found that there was nothing behind him. There was no father.
Looking back, Cai Yan covered his face with one hand and slapped the bed with the other, unable to stop laughing.
Playing tricks on her younger brother is also one of her pleasures.
Ma Su rolled his eyes and continued: "Sister, you haven't seen that yesterday I quoted a classic quote and talked loudly. Cao Mengde admired me on the spot, fell to the ground, and had little stars in his eyes. He praised my father for his greatness.
Feng, the posture of a great sage. He also said that the world has one stone, I have eight buckets, he and his father have one bucket, and the world has one bucket."
He was talking eloquently and kept talking vigorously. Suddenly, he saw Cai Yan standing up again, primly tying his hands in front of him, lowering his head and calling "Father".
Ma Su's face darkened: "Sister, are you still here? I won't believe you."
After a pause, he continued to boast: "Then Cao Cao also said that his talent is ten times worse than mine. I will definitely surpass Zheng Xuan in the future, stand proudly at the top of the Han Dynasty, and leave a name in history."
"Cough, cough!"
Hearing the familiar coughing sound from behind, Ma Su's scalp exploded. He slowly turned his head and was stunned when he saw Cai Yong and Cao Cao standing at the door, each with their faces darker than the other.
After a while, the sound of meat being fried on bamboo boards came from the Cai Mansion.
"Snapped!"
"You are very talented, right?"
"Bah bang bang!"
"Standing proudly at the top of Wenlin, right?"
"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."
…
Half a day later.
"Hiss, it hurts..."
"Xiaocui, be gentle, be gentle, do you hear me?!"
Ma Su lay on the bamboo bed and groaned, while the maid Xiaocui carefully applied medicine to his back.
Cai Yan sat on the edge of the bed with his back turned, scolding Ma Su and comforting him.
…
At the same time, the city of Luoyang was turbulent.
Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, received transfer orders from General He Jin at the same time. The order contained only one sentence:
[Raise troops to Beijing to kill the eunuchs, come quickly!]
As soon as he received the imperial edict, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed. Since the death of His Majesty Liu Hong, he had wanted to go to Luoyang to intervene, but he had no chance.
This summons came at the right time.
Dong Zhuo immediately ordered three thousand troops and horses, and ordered his son-in-law Niu Fu to guard Hedong. He took Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other powerful generals, and set off for Luoyang at starry night.
The son-in-law Li Ru quickly stopped Jin and said: "Your Excellency is a foreign minister. Although he has been summoned to the capital by the general, there are a lot of undercurrents and it is against the law. It is better to send someone to the imperial court and then go to Luoyang in good faith to plan for a big event.
."
Dong Zhuo thought it right, so he wrote a note with pen and ink and sent it to Luoyang. At the same time, he led a mighty army to kill Luoyang.
[I heard that the reason for the endless chaos in the world was caused by the eunuch Zhang Rang and others who caused trouble for the government. I now ring the bells and drums, lead the soldiers into the capital, and clear the emperor's side to get rid of the eunuchs. If this can be achieved, the country will be very lucky! The world will be very lucky!]
When the letter was sent to Luoyang, He Jin laughed loudly and showed it to the ministers. Although he didn't say anything, his expression and tone all showed "Humph, you eunuchs are about to die."
Got it!"
When all the officials saw it, they were shocked.
The minister Zheng Tai added: "Dong Zhuo is a jackal. He will eat people as soon as he enters the capital."
He Jin scolded: "You are too suspicious to be able to plan for big things."
Lu Zhi also added: "Zhi has worked with Dong Zhuo for a long time and knows that he is a man who is generous on the outside and jealous on the inside, with a kind face and a cruel heart. Once he enters the capital, he will definitely cause trouble. It is better to stop his incoming trend to avoid causing chaos."
He Jin snorted coldly and walked away, refusing to accept it.
This time, he killed the eunuch, even if the King of Heaven came, it would be useless!
Seeing that He Jin insisted on going his own way, Zheng Tai and Lu Zhi had no choice but to abandon their offices and leave. Most of the civil and military ministers of the imperial court resigned.
Seeing this, He Jin felt a little panicked, and his old habit of hesitating returned. He sent people to stop the soldiers and horses coming from all directions to the capital, and ordered them to stay where they were.
Soldiers and horses from all walks of life were ordered to station nearby.
Three days later.
He Jin is dead.
He was chopped into pieces by Zhang Rang, Duan Si and other ten regular attendants, and his head was chopped off and thrown out of the palace.
However, Shi Changshi still missed one point in his calculations. They missed the courage of Yuan Shao and other generals.
These lawless children from aristocratic families went crazy when they saw He Jin's head, and immediately led troops to attack the palace!
Listening to the sound of the soldiers outside banging the palace door with wood "Hey, hey, hey," Shi Changshi was completely panicked.
Everyone looked at each other and looked at the Queen Mother and Emperor's palace...
A great chaos spreading across the country is slowly unfolding.
Thanks to Haha Classic Car for the 100-coin reward.
Thanks to 15102322… for the 500 coin reward,
Thanks to: The Seven Tribulations of Martial Arts Loose Immortal, whose online name was robbed, 20220721, and the 100-coin reward from Ridiculous Dream.
