"Brother Xian, I don't know." In the inner hall of Luozhong courtyard, after a few bowls of wine, He Jin started talking nonsense. "My family is in a special situation. My biological mother died long ago..."
"Condolences."
"Hey, it was too early and I can't remember what the other person looked like. Then, my current mother brought my brother He Miao to marry him. They said it was a marriage, but in fact it was because the world was not good. It was like two families together.
Living together... When the two families got together, my father was also quite good at running the business, and for a while he had no worries about food and clothing. Then he added two younger sisters in succession, one of whom is now in the palace. But who would have thought that I
When I was still young, suddenly one day, my father also passed away..."
"Brother Suigao is also working hard."
"Who says it's not the case?" He Jin became more and more helpless, with tears actually flashing across his fair face. "Don't I know? Those people secretly said that I was from a butcher family, and that my sister was from a butcher family, but they
Which person who said these words didn’t have a big business and no worries about food and clothing? In the situation that day, if I hadn’t wrapped up my headscarf and got crowned in advance to run the butchery business, who would have supported my family of five?! If I hadn’t been extremely helpless, would I have
Do you want to be a butcher? Wouldn't it be better to keep your filial piety and make a name for yourself, and continue studying in a private school?"
Gongsun Xun became more and more awe-struck. His lover He Jin was not only a pig-killing Song Yu, but also an inspiring model of loving family! After all, this makes sense. His father died suddenly, and then he had a stepmother.
There is an unrelated brother and two half-sisters. What will a family of five eat if they don't kill pigs?
"We've had a long conversation." He Jin knew he was losing his composure, so he quickly wiped away his tears, then stood up and said goodbye. "But today I also felt like old friends with Wen Qi at first sight. In the future, you and I will be in Luozhong, so we might as well keep more contact...
"
After saying this, He Jin slightly raised his hand, and then looked at Gongsun Xun sincerely, as if he was afraid that the other party would reject him.
"Look what Brother Sui Gao said." Gongsun Xun quickly supported this person... Are you kidding? No matter what the person is like, no matter what, they are all close to each other, and there is no need to be angry with him.
Ah? "Not to mention other things, if Brother Suigao comes to drink in my small courtyard in the future, can I still expel you?"
"Then I'll be bothered a lot in the future." He Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed.
To be honest, He Jin is actually in an extremely embarrassing position today.
He is a relative, but his sister is just a nobleman, not the kind of queen who can make him rise to the top. And if he is not a queen and a relative of the Queen Mother's family, then it seems useless, right? However, it doesn't seem very good to say that he is a useless relative.
Accurate, because his sister gave birth to the only prince who has not died in infancy. It is the most common thing in the harem to treat the mother as the son, which shows that he and his family actually have a very bright future.
But at the same time, the risk to his family is also very high, because the first one, Empress Song, who stands in front of He Guiren, seems to have an excellent reputation in Luo, and basically can't find fault; the second one, who can be regarded as a post-Han Dynasty
The characteristics of the old Liu family are that the family is not in good health, and the heirs are suffering from hardships, and there are endless cases of premature death... In other words, one day the eldest son of the emperor who is only one or two years old may die in infancy, then when the time comes
What on earth is He Jin and the He family?
In addition, of course, there is also the issue of discrimination due to one's origin.
Think about it, these days, after Cao Jie was in charge of the government as a eunuch, he must tell everyone that my ancestors made two thousand stones, you are not allowed to discriminate against me! And then from the emperor to the scholars, it is really
Just admit it!
And a butcher...didn't you hear what Xu Yong, the left prisoner of Yulin, shouted at the door today?
"It doesn't matter if you are born in the market, even if you get an official status, do you really think you can be ranked with us and other Confucian scholars?"
This kind of thing is regarded as class discrimination in the words of Aunt Gongsun, but in the ears of today's people, it is taken for granted.
And not to mention others, according to Gongsun Xun's observation, it was He Jinfeng who vaguely recognized this statement in his heart... After all, he was born in Wancheng, Nanyang, the so-called Wanluo is one, there are many aristocratic families in this place, and he grew up in this place.
I feel dizzy and feel inferior!
Under such circumstances, it is understandable that he finally met a Gongsun Xun who was kind to him and was unwilling to let him go.
It was getting late, and He Jin walked away drunk. Gongsun Xun personally escorted him out, and sent two guards to follow him to take care of him. Then he turned directly to Liu Kuan's house next to him... Of course, this is now Weiwei's house.
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But no matter what, whether it is the Guangluxun Mansion, the Taiwei Mansion, or the Weiwei Mansion, it always looks loose. When Gongsun Xun came in, the old servant who looked after the door was eating, and he was holding a baby in his arms.
I drank a pot of wine there happily, and I didn’t even know to say hello when I saw anyone coming, and I didn’t know who I learned it from!
"Why did Wen Qi come just now? Could it be that she wants to take advantage of my family?" Liu Kuan watched his son Liu Song lead Gongsun Xun into the inner hall of his house, but he smiled directly from the high-leg dining table.
He stood up on the big chair.
That's right, the furniture in Liu Kuan's home is actually all the style from the Feng family charity house! Of course, considering that Granny Liu only wants comfort and does not care about etiquette, it is not unacceptable.
"What the teacher said is true." Gongsun Xun first bowed in the hall, then bowed formally to Mrs. Liu who was sitting there, and then walked over seriously. "I just arrived in Luozhong today. My wife, attendant,
The guests and Yi Cong all went to settle down at Fengshi's place. They just had a drink with others on an empty stomach in their own courtyard, which was really tasteless. Unexpectedly, on the way back from seeing them off, they saw an old servant in front of the teacher's door drinking bean porridge.
The drink tasted so sweet that I really couldn't bear it, so I went in to find some to drink..."
Liu Kuan laughed loudly, and then hurriedly ordered the maid next to him to add more rice and bowls. Taking advantage of this moment, the guard who had just resigned from the post of Sangong went directly to meet him, and stretched out his pair of black
With a huge hand, he grabbed his student's arm.
"Teacher, what do you mean by this?" Gongsun Xun was immediately puzzled. "You added bowls and chopsticks but you didn't allow me to sit down?"
Liu Kuan shook his head slightly and sighed: "Wen Qi, of course I knew you were a capable person, but I really didn't expect you to be so capable! You were desperate to survive, not only overthrown the enemy's court, but also allowed the rear army to escape...
There is talk in the capital that in this battle, you really have the attitude of a famous ancient general!"
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh: "I won't brag in front of the teacher. What happened that day was just doing my best and obeying fate... I was lucky enough to survive!"
Liu Kuan sighed more and more: "It is destiny to survive in that situation. It seems that the safety of the Han Dynasty in the future will depend on young people like you!"
Gongsun Xun didn't care at all.
Isn’t this nonsense? If we don’t rely on young people for future affairs, how can we rely on old people? As for the safety of the Han Dynasty, to be honest, it seems that it is not something that human power can prevent.
In this way, the teacher and the student just chatted for a while and then went directly to the table, and then... uh, then continued chatting. After all, the information they got from Liu Kuan was much higher-end than what they got from asking on the street, otherwise why would they come here?
Drink bean porridge.
All in all, the teacher and the student talked about various things while drinking porridge, from the solar eclipse to the personnel in the DPRK, from the situation in northern Xinjiang to the rebellion of the Southern Barbarians, and finally returned to the hot spot in the DPRK that Gongsun Xun was most concerned about.
"It has been agreed that at the court meeting the day before yesterday, all three generals will be demoted to common people." After watching his wife leave the inner hall with most of the family and maids, Liu Kuan replied unhurriedly. "In fact, it has been long ago.
What I guessed is that there was a sudden solar eclipse and I resigned as a lieutenant, so it would be hard to argue with this matter."
Gongsun Xun could not help but laugh while holding the half-empty porridge can: "I should have guessed earlier that the scholars not only wanted to save Zang Gong, but also wanted to kill the other two generals; while the eunuchs not only wanted to punish the crime severely to shirk responsibility, but also wanted to
We try our best to save the lives of the second general who is a minion, but the three of them have similar responsibilities, so they can only be given the same treatment...it goes back and forth, and this can only be the result in the end."
Liu Kuan immediately shook his head with a smile: "You young people just like to hit the nail on the head and don't save face for others."
"There is one more thing." Gongsun Xun didn't want to say anything more about this matter, so he lowered his head and took a sip of bean porridge before asking again. "Teacher, please tell me clearly, what is the current situation of the queen?"
Liu Kuan was stunned for a moment, but he eventually returned to his usual smiling posture: "Wen Qi is well-informed, and this is the first day back to Luozhong..."
"I went to the Lang's office today and happened to meet He Jin, He Guiren's brother. He is a handsome man."
"That's it." Liu Kuan looked surprised, and then he slowly gave a general explanation of Empress Song's situation to his most valued and admired student.
Sure enough, as Gongsun Xun expected, the Empress of Song Dynasty did not have a good relationship with the current emperor. When He Gui gave birth to a prince and survived until now, she naturally had the most direct and most direct one.
A powerful challenger.
"However," Gongsun Xun asked seriously. "The student vaguely remembers that the Song family has a great business and is one of the first-class famous families in Luozhong... I think Queen Song also has something to rely on, right?"
"That's true." Liu Kuan said with a smile. "The Song family has been a famous family for hundreds of years. It can be traced back to Song Chang, a famous minister of the former Han Dynasty. Moreover, there was a queen as early as a hundred years ago... At that time, this
Although Queen Jingyin was jealous of Queen Dou as a noble, she blamed witchcraft and was poisoned to death, and then her own son was deposed as the crown prince, but her grandson was the first emperor of the dynasty who had reigned for nearly twenty years.
Emperor Xiao'an."
Gongsun Xun immediately looked astonished.
In other words, Emperor Xiao'an was only fifty years away from this time, and the subsequent Emperors Shun and Huan were also direct descendants of Emperor An. In other words, the Song family had already lived in the temple as a top relative, and then enjoyed peace and prosperity in Luoyang.
The scenery of my maternal relatives in the past fifty years.
But then again, the love affair belonged to the previous three emperors, and the current emperor is not the biological son of Emperor Huan. The marriage that day was probably a transaction between the old relatives of the previous dynasty in Luozhong and the new emperor...
It seems to be a mutual guarantee.
And if you think about it this way, things seem to be complicated.
"The aunt of the current Queen of Song Dynasty married the former King of Bohai..."
Gongsun Xun really wanted to laugh when he heard this. King Liu Kui of Bohai was the late emperor, the younger brother of Emperor Huan who was buried in Xuanling, and the most direct contender for the throne in today's world... Moreover, Wu
Because he refused to pay the final bribe of 50 million yuan to Wang Fu, the eunuch in power, he was directly charged with treason and sued to the emperor.
In the end, the King of Bohai and his wife, who was Empress Song's aunt, were tortured in prison and forced to commit suicide. No one in the family of more than a hundred survived.
"And Queen Song's brother Song Qi also married the grand-niece of the former Great Changqiu Cao Teng..."
"Is she Cao Mengde's sister?" Gongsun Xun was shocked.
"Of course." Liu Kuan replied calmly. "In short, the Song family has many connections and is indeed a first-class famous family in Luoyang. Its marriages and family connections are almost all over Luoyang. In addition, although Empress Song herself is young, she acts cautiously.
He never goes out of his way, so he has always been expected by famous families in Luozhong..."
"Then what does Mr. He have to rely on?" Gongsun Xun finished drinking a can of porridge, wiped his mouth, and suddenly asked, "Do you only have one son?"
Liu Kuan stroked his beard slightly, but his expression remained unchanged: "I heard that Zhang Changshi, a very powerful member of the Beigong Imperial Guard, had asked his adopted son Zhang Feng, who had just grown up, to marry He Guiren's sister. And I also heard from people that it was...
Another capable minister, Zhao Zhong and Zhao Changshi, also got along well with He Guiren... By the way, didn't Cao Mengde, who you mentioned was related to the Song family by marriage, kill Jian Shuo's uncle that day? Now Jian Shuo
Shuo is also quite trusted by the emperor. And don’t forget that Wang Fu and Wang Changshi, who are now in charge of the government, had previously reported that the uncle of the Queen of Song Dynasty was plotting rebellion. For this reason, the Queen’s aunt died in prison."
Gongsun Xun completely understood... The dispute between Queen Song and He Guiren seems to be more than just the so-called competition for favor in the harem:
In the ban, this is an internal fight between the old and new groups of eunuchs!
At the court, this is a good time for the grown-up emperor to sweep away the old dignitaries!
And adding two things together will inevitably lead to the old problem, that is, the opposition between eunuchs and scholars!
And considering the character he showed when facing the issue of party supervision before today, I am afraid that Luozhong will indeed set off a series of storms.
but……
"This Wang Fu," Gongsun Xun suddenly had a strange look on his face. "Logically speaking, he should be an old man in the palace who has been in power for a long time, right? Is he going to help the newcomer deal with Empress Song this time?"
"Who made him greedy for that 50 million yuan?" Liu Kuan raised his eyes slightly and looked at the students sitting opposite him. Under the candlelight, there were only two teachers and students left in the inner hall of Liu Mansion. "Take power.
For too long, he thought he could do whatever he wanted, but he didn't know that even if he was in charge of power, he had to pay attention to ethics. As for the ethics of eunuchs, among those I have seen in my life, Cao Teng of Da Changqiu at that time was the most outstanding.
Therefore, he was able to continue the family to this point, and was gradually accepted by the scholars; and today's Dachangqiu Caojie, although he only has one fifth of Cao Teng's skills, he can end up well if he thinks about it; only this Wang Fu..."
"Thank you, teacher, for reminding me. The student understands!" Gongsun Xun suddenly stood up.
"What do you understand?" Liu Kuan was puzzled.
"I have indeed understood." Gongsun Xun stood up and said solemnly. "Wang Fu's minions are Duan Xi, and Duan Xi only relies on Tian Yan and Xia Yu in the court. Now the two generals have been demoted to concubines.
man, then he naturally lost his claws; and then this man was greedy for money and power, which made the people of the world angry. He was also capricious in the palace, so that he also lost his position among the eunuchs, and his foundation was already unstable.
...In other words, if we can concentrate our efforts at this time, we may be able to get rid of this official and correct the situation!"
Liu Kuan was stunned, and after a long time he said: "I was just afraid that you would lose control at the Chancellery, so I explained the situation in Luozhong to you. How could I teach you to punish the eunuch? Or is it Wang Fu, the second most powerful eunuch in the dynasty?"
"
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but salute seriously: "Teacher, don't worry, you don't have to do anything about this matter. You just need to sit in the house and watch the children do what they do!"
Liu Kuan became more and more speechless, but when he saw Gongsun Xun standing up to leave after saluting, the guard at that time was naturally even more frightened, so he quickly stood up and called out to him.
"Wen Qi." Liu Kuan tugged on his student's sleeve and said sincerely. "I can't and won't stop you from doing what you want to do, but you have to tell me frankly why you are returning to Luozhong this time.
So intense? You want to do such a thing in just a few words?"
"Teacher, since you asked me that, I'll just tell you the truth." Gongsun Xun glanced at his sleeve that was being pulled by the other party, and couldn't help but sneer. "Then Wang Fu has been monopolizing power for several years, and the sea is turbulent. He wants to kill him.
There are countless people. However, this actually has nothing to do with me, and I am too lazy to care..."
"Then why do you still..."
"It's just that the army was defeated last time." Gongsun Xun's expression suddenly changed, and he smiled with anger, as if his emotions were rising and he could no longer suppress them. "Tens of thousands of borderland men died inexplicably, and countless heroes of the Northland died.
Like a wild dog, it fell dead in the weeds with no one to collect the body. It was me, Gongsun Xun... Didn't the teacher himself say before that he "seeks life in death"? A man is born in this world, and with such a "favour", is it possible?
Shouldn’t I repay something in return?!”
"..."
"Teacher, there are only two of you and me in the class... Let me be fair and say, if we talk about the beginning and end of this battle, who should be more guilty?"
"..."
"With Tan Shihuai, I asked myself that I had stabbed him with all my strength; with the emperor, trying to make him admit his mistakes like Emperor Wu was like talking in a dream; as for Zang Min, to be fair, it can barely be called a crime of right or wrong.
...However, from the emperor down to Zang Min and above, such as Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Duan Xi, Xia Yu, and Tian Yan, if there is no chance, it will be fine. If there is a chance, teacher, tell me, since I, Gongsun Xun, escaped
How can you remain indifferent when the day of your birth comes to Luoyang?"
Liu Kuan looked at the other party for a long time, but suddenly felt relieved and let go of the other party's sleeves: "Wenqi, the emperor is also my student. I know in my heart that after all, he still cares about an old relationship... And Wenqi, if
If things are not harmonious, you might as well come to my house, I can always keep you safe."
Gongsun Xun bowed and bowed, then turned and left without looking back. When he returned to the small courtyard next to Liu Kuan's residence, he was still a little angry...
In other words, in the past few days since returning to northern Xinjiang, Gongsun Xun seemed casual and indifferent, but he never forgot the sight of Gao Heng dying on the roadside, nor did he forget the conversation with his two confidants.
Talking about revenge. However, at first, because the matter was too conspicuous, I had no choice but to let go of the human body temporarily. Later, we were thousands of miles away and it was useless to talk about it, so I forcibly hid the matter in my heart.
He never talked about his mother.
But now, since I have come to Luozhong and the political tide is rising one after another, I can do something big, but I can't help but lose my composure in front of Liu Kuan, who is harmless to humans and animals... Fortunately, this overseas elder is a sensible person after all.
There was such an intimate relationship that prevented any trouble.
And while Gongsun Xun was sitting in the dark inner hall, taking advantage of the cool night to calm down, at some point, a rustling sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard. Someone actually entered the courtyard in the middle of the night. Gongsun Xun
After all, White Horse Zhonglang, who was famous in Northern Xinjiang, naturally had no fear, so he stood up with his sword and went out to greet him.
"Wen Qi!" the visitor called softly from far outside the hall.
"Brother!" Gongsun Xun was shocked for a moment, but then he was relieved. "Master Liu said you were with Xia Yu, why are you back now?"
"I came here secretly." Gongsun Zan did not enter the house, nor did he call the servants to get up and light the lamps. Instead, he tried to lower his voice and talk to his brother. "I have something to tell you!"
"Brother, speak frankly."
"Xia Yu's matter has been settled. I will bid farewell to him tomorrow and return to western Liaoning..."
"Brother Fang Xin." Gongsun Xun replied easily. "I have already written a letter to my father-in-law, which must be of great benefit to you. However, I am afraid that you will not be able to catch up with Xiaolian this year, and you will have to wait for another year..."
"I naturally know this, and there is no need to say more." Gongsun Zan lowered his voice. "I want to tell you that I will leave first tomorrow, and then Xia Yu and Tian Yan also seem to have the intention of leaving Luozhong and returning home. Young Master
On the third or fifth day, or at most half a month or ten, they will go to their hometown in Liangzhou together... I am currently living in Duan Xi's Dr. Guanglu's house, so I have to go back quickly to avoid their suspicion."
After saying that, Gongsun Zan, who was dressed in black, turned around and opened the door from the courtyard, and quickly walked out.
From the beginning to the end, Gongsun Xun didn't answer a word, he just stood up straight and stood silently. After a long time, he let go of the handle of the knife in his hand, walked out calmly, closed the courtyard door again, and then turned around to rest.
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"When (Taizu) entered Luo, he paid homage to the minister's desk as a lieutenant, and paid a visit to Kuan in the evening. They talked until night, and before leaving, Kuan Taizu was getting older and more powerful. When he came to the door, he rolled up his sleeves and sighed: '
I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, but now I am watching the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, and it will be in the hands of Wenqi, so be careful!" Taizu didn't know what he meant, and because he had mentioned the matter of punishing eunuchs before, Xu replied: "Wang Fu's foundation has been shaken.
After defeating the enemy, my mentor was sitting in the inner hall. Kuan knew that he had made a mistake, so he let go of his sleeves and smiled. ""Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
PS: Thanks to book friend Qingqiao Qiaohehe for the second promotion and the Taiwanese girl for the fifth promotion. I was careless about the post-Han book in the previous chapter, so I changed it to Shi Shuo Xin Yu... Thank you all for reminding me, I will try my best.
To maintain the purity of the Later Han Dynasty.
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