In the early winter weather in Chang'an, the wind is strong and all the leaves in the garden have fallen dry, leaving only the dry treetops swaying in the strong wind, making a swishing sound. The dark clouds hang low, making the afternoon sky extremely dark.
It was dim, as if it would get dark soon. In the inner courtyard of Situ Mansion, it was even darker because the door was closed to avoid the wind. On both sides of the house, there were exquisite copper crane-shaped candlesticks moved from Luoyang Palace, but they were only lit.
A few candles were lit, and the dim light illuminated the room, revealing the figures attending the meeting.
There were nine people participating in the meeting, with one person sitting in the center and eight people sitting on both sides.
Sitting on the central couch is Wang Yun, the great Han situ and minister. The candlelight shines on his sagging wrinkles, making his gloomy expression even more frightening.
The people on both sides were dressed in Confucian robes and were sitting upright on their knees. However, because of the cold weather, they were all wearing woolen cloaks on the outside. They gathered their hands and feet inside and rubbed them constantly.
Two people seemed quite nervous and looked out the window from time to time.
These eight people are Huang Wan, the official of Guanglu, Yang Xun, the servant, Yang Zan, the guarding Qiang school captain, Sun Rui, the servant of Zuo Shangshu, Xun You, the Shangshu of Erqianshi, Zhang Zhong, the Shangshu of Ke Cao, and Zhang Zhong, the Hu Cao Shangshu.
Hi, the fifth most handsome man of the people, Cao Shangshulang.
Xun You glanced at Zhang Xi and Wu Jun who were restless, patted his knees and said with a smile: "You two, since you are here, why worry anymore? Wang Situ asked me to wait, because he was 100% sure that he would not let them go.
Thief Dong discovered it."
After hearing this, the fifth handsome man looked at Xun You and saw that he had a happy expression and a smile at the corners of his mouth and eyes. He couldn't help but feel ashamed and laughed at himself: "I haven't mastered the art of nourishing qi yet, so let Gongda laugh."
Zhang Xi, on the other hand, still had a worried look on his face. He sat firmly where he was, turned around and sighed to everyone: "I'm not worried about Thief Dong, I'm worried about Gongye (Zheng Tai)!" When everyone heard this, their faces changed.
Feeling dejected, Yilang Zheng Tai was a resourceful man who was not only a backbone of the party, but also highly valued by Dong Zhuo. He had personally participated in every secret meeting before, but at this time, he had contracted a cold disease and was lying in his house without paying attention.
Three days later, this cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
Zhang Xi stood up, stretched out his hands from his cloak, gestured to the crowd and said: "Unknowingly, Dong Zhuo has been stealing power for two years. The room was full of people with lofty ideals who were willing to serve the country with me and others. I still
I remember it vividly."
He pointed to some vacant seats in the room and counted them one by one: "Deyu (Wu Qiong), Shenfu (Zhong Shao), Ancheng (Liu He), Yuangu Gong (Gai Xun), Boshen Gong (Zhang
Wen), Duke Ciming (Xun Shuang)." He counted halfway, stopped talking, let out a long sigh, and said to everyone: "In just two years, he will either die of illness, be imprisoned, or be framed to death. If this continues,
I'm afraid that even before Dong Zhuo died, this house would be empty."
As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the room became a little cooler. After a while, Wang Yun patted the table and said: "Ziyue, the more this happens, the more we must work together and cheer up! If you say unfavorable words here, you can
Stabbing Dong thief to death?"
Zhang Xi finally came to his senses and apologized to everyone again and again. Even so, this opening obviously added a very bad atmosphere to the room. Everyone in the room, except Xun You and Wang Yun, had a sinister expression on their faces.
Wang Yun was not untouched in his heart. He couldn't help but sigh, but he quickly cheered up and resumed presiding over the meeting.
Their group was secretly established after Yuan Shao escaped. They hold secret meetings every half month. The theme of the secret meetings has always been only one, which is how to assassinate Dong Zhuo. However, since Wu Qiong failed, the defense around Dong Zhuo has become much tighter, and Dong Zhuo no longer
They met with party members alone, and to this day, they still have not been able to find an opportunity to assassinate Dong.
So they turned to another goal. Under Dong Zhuo's command, they recruited a general with military power in Chang'an City to launch a coup against Dong Zhuo. But so far, they have tried three times and all failed.
The first time was when Gongsun Zan captured Puban. They recruited a dozen Yulin Langs and planned to kidnap the emperor and defect to Gongsun Zan directly. However, just as they were about to take action, they were noticed by Dong Min. As a result, most of the Yulin Langs they had recruited were killed overnight.
disappeared, Liu, Liu Fanzhong, Shao and other key figures were all forced into prison. But fortunately, they found the traitor Ma Cen and quickly killed all the clues in this case.
The second time was when he heard that Huangfu Song was re-employed. Wang Yun was overjoyed after hearing this. Huangfu Song had always had conflicts with Dong Zhuo, so he would definitely support the coup. When he contacted Huangfu Song late at night, unexpectedly, Huangfu Song refused sternly, but Huangfu later
Song did not disclose it to anyone, so Wang Yun thought that Huangfu Song could be won over. However, Huangfu Song planned for Dong Zhuo in public and launched an offensive against Bingzhou in the autumn. This made Wang Yun greatly disappointed, and he knew in his heart that this matter would never happen.
Success.
The third time was recently, when they tried to win over Duan Xuan. Although Duan Xuan was Dong Zhuo's subordinate, he was rarely friendly with the party members and rarely got along with his colleagues. This made the party members appreciate him very much and invited him several times.
Although Duan Xuan remained friendly, he was also very vigilant and refused to attend the banquet every time. Therefore, once again, the coup plan came to a standstill.
Thinking of this, Shisun Rui was filled with hatred and anger. He pounded the table and said: "Huangfu Yi really deserves to die! Duan Zhongming is the only one. The late emperor used him so highly. Not only did he not want to serve the country, but he helped the evildoers! Now there is no one to help him.
What can I do?"
Wang Yun didn't care on his face, and replied without raising his head: "We all knew that Huangfu Yizhen loved himself. He didn't betray us to the Dong thieves, so he can be considered worthy of us."<
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"How could Situ say that?" Hearing this, Huang Wan, the official of Guanglu, interjected. "Huangfu Song first led his troops to defeat the Yishi, and then planned an attack and annexation for Dong Zhuo. Now there is a severe famine in Hedong and Bingzhou's vitality is severely damaged. I think
Even if Ting Jian has the intention to help, he is unable to do anything now. Everyone in the government and the public is shocked by Dong Zhuo's military prowess, and most of it is due to him!"
"Dong Zhuo has Cai Yong, Liu Ai, and Huangfu Song in military affairs. The month before last, even Zhao Qian took over the appointment of conquering Shu. If things continue like this, the people in the government and the public will be convinced that Dong Zhuo's position in power will be completely secure.
Then what else can we do?"
"What do you want, doctor?"
"Even if we fail to kill Dong Zhuo, we can kill Huangfu Song to rectify the world!"
At this point, Wang Yun could no longer sit down. He turned to Huang Wan and said, "I don't know what Zi Yan said. But now that the annexation is being fought, the Dong thieves have achieved a small victory, and Huangfusong is being reused by the Dong thieves.
And he has always lived in isolation, not making friends with others, and often coming and going with guards, so what can I do about it?" It turned out that he had already had the idea of getting rid of Huangfu Song.
When Xun You heard this, he nodded first, then shook his head and said: "What Mr. Zi Yan said is not unreasonable, but in my opinion, it is a bit ridiculous to try to achieve something by doing this."
"Why did Gongda say this?"
Xun You smiled when he heard this, but he didn't know who he was laughing at. He said, "Please think about it carefully. Although Huangfu Song and others conspired for Dong Zhuo, they did not try their best. They were just protecting themselves. In this way, they were killed for us."
What will most of the ministers think? Dong Zhuo has been stealing power for two years, and who has not done anything for Dong Zhuo? If we, who were trying to kill Dong Zhuo, failed one after another, it would be fine, but now we are assassinating our colleagues, so how can we kill Dong Zhuo?
It will definitely be heartbreaking!"
Everyone was silent when they heard the words. But Wang Yun obviously agreed. Following Xun You's train of thought, he stroked his beard and asked, "If this is the case, how can we win back the hearts and minds of the ruling and opposition parties? We can speak in detail if we are fair." p>
Xun You walked into the house and bowed to everyone. Although Xun You was very young, everyone knew that he was intelligent and they all returned the courtesy to him solemnly. Only then did they hear him say: "Although people's hearts are biased towards Dong Zhuo, the world is in chaos. Dong Zhuo's day
If we don't bring justice to Guandong, people's hearts will be unstable. We live in the government and the opposition, how can we use the blade to do things all day long? What we should do now is to sow discord, make the government and the opposition discord, and make everyone suspicious."
Everyone was greatly surprised, but they felt that it was reasonable. They heard Xun You say again:
"Situ Gui is the minister, and all the affairs of the government and the public are in the hands of Situ. Situ Zheng can take advantage of his position and do the things of his uncle in the name of discussing affairs. As long as Wu Qi is in front of the government, there will be no chaos in the government and the public.
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After Tian Wen's death, Gongshu Cuo served as the Prime Minister of Wei, but he was very afraid of Wu Qi, the governor of Xihe. He wanted to kill Wu Qi but was not found guilty. So he said to Wei Wuhou: "Wu Qi is a wise man, so he should be betrothed to a princess." Wei Wuhou agreed.
Then Gongsun Cuo went to Wu Qi to have a banquet to congratulate him. At the meeting, Gongsun Cuo's wife was also a princess of Wei, and she belittled Gongsun Cuo in public, so that Wu Qi did not dare to marry the royal family.
As a result, Gongshu Cuo did not find Wu Qi guilty of any crime, but Wu Qi and Wei Wuhou were suspicious of each other. Wu Qi fled Chu. This was also a symbolic event that Wei State turned from prosperity to decline.
The more Wang Yun thought about it, the more it made sense. He laughed and said, "The Wu Qi Gongda said should be Huangfu Song!"
Xun You nodded.
"It's not that difficult." Wang Yun thought for a moment and already made a judgment in his mind. He smiled and said to everyone: "Thanks to Gongda's words, I already have a plan in mind. Please consult with me carefully to see if it is feasible.
No?"
After that, he asked everyone to lean in front of him and talked to them softly. After Xun You listened, he couldn't help but sigh: "Situ is so humble! Xun You only thought of alienation, but Situ actually connected all the links and came up with a series of plans. , I think the execution of the director will definitely succeed!”
Wang Yun sighed: "It's just that if this happens, some of you will need to be imprisoned. I wonder which of you is willing to make this difficult?"
Xun You immediately replied: "Since Situ has a brilliant plan, why should Xun You regret this life!"
Shi Sunrui asked: "Is it just when things are done, or do we need to win over a general to establish the government and turn it into something?"
"It's not difficult." Wang Yun followed the new idea and quickly replied: "I already have a candidate in mind."
The rest of the people also got the task, and the meeting ended soon.
After everyone had dispersed, Wang Yun returned to the study and asked Cang Tou if there was anything unusual. Cang Tou shook his head and said everything was the same. Wang Yun felt relieved. He picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and began to deal with the pile of papers.< /p>
Not long after, a few ballads were suddenly sung in the city of Chang'an, saying: "The emperor is as handsome as the moon, and the true sky covers Chang'an." He also said: "The mountain will not collapse for ten days, and the child's grass will not help the beautiful woman." There are also: " The obese husband carried a big ax on his back, and his wife, children, cattle and plums all ascended to heaven."
These ballads were in popular language and catchy, and soon became popular in Xijing.