"What did Zi Heng say?" In the evening, as soon as Gongsun Xunfu arrived home with Han Dang and others, he was shocked. "Has any of Cao Jie's trusted guests taken the initiative to communicate with you privately?"
"That's right." Lu Fan quickly handed over his hand and made a detailed statement.
It turns out that as mentioned before, Yishe guards the southeastern main road of Luoyang and can easily recruit all kinds of idlers. However, idlers recruited from different people are not the same thing at all.
When in Han Dang's hands, they were basically just rangers and warriors;
When in the hands of Lu Fan, they were basically some down-and-out scholars who wanted to come to Luoyang to seek a way out;
When it was in the hands of Gongsun Fan, I heard that the style there was vaguely much higher;
But now in the hands of Lou Gui, it is said that they are basically careerists and desperadoes!
So back to the present, the person who contacted Lu Fan by sending a letter to the charity house this time was actually a down-and-out scholar whom Lu Ziheng took in when he was in charge of the charity house.
This man was from Xiling, Jiangxia. His surname was Luo, his given name was Mu, and his surname was Zixian. His background was actually much better than that of Lu Fan, because his ancestors had served in counties for generations, and his great-grandfather even once served as a county official with a salary of three hundred shi.
However, when it comes to his generation, he is no different from Lu Fan. He is a so-called poor scholar in a small county town, and there is no daughter of the rich Liu family who can even look at him from across the river, and none of his good classmates are willing to pay for him.
So, seeing that his family was in dire straits, Luo Mu from Shishi County had no choice but to abandon his family and ancestral land and come to Luoyang to make a living. And this kind of making a living is actually to cling to noble people and hope to make some money.
To sell goods, or even to work as an official... This has been a common thing among the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.
But then again, this Luo Mu was ambitious at first.
After arriving in Luoyang, he saw that those high-ranking families looked down on him, and he himself looked down upon the eunuchs, so he was about to go back to his hometown, but he didn't expect that he was caught in the rain as soon as he walked out of Luoyang... so-called
"A stranger in a foreign land, but also poor and sick", so he had no choice but to stay at Yishe with a shy face.
"Wen Qi." Lu Fan, who was sitting on a high-backed chair in the hall, continued with emotion. "That day, I saw that he was quite talented but also a bit pitiful, so I couldn't help but think a little more.
, I still thought about waiting for you to come back and send me into your trap, but unexpectedly..."
"Unexpectedly?" Han Dang, who was sitting opposite, was fascinated by what he heard and couldn't help but put his head in to urge.
"Unexpectedly, after he had lived in Goushi for a while, he suddenly met a fellow villager from Jiangxia. The fellow villager told him that not long after he left, his younger sister fell ill and died of illness.
At this point, Lu Fan couldn't help but feel sad. "Moreover, when he asked about the location of the tomb, the other party bluntly said that after his little sister died, because he couldn't afford a coffin, he had to roll up a straw mat and throw it into a ditch...
…”
Hearing this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can a man be born in this world and let his little sister die in poverty and be eaten by wild dogs? If it were me, I would change my temperament and go directly to join him.
Eunuch!"
"That's right." Lu Fan nodded slowly, with a complicated expression. "He didn't say much that day, but the next day he left a letter with the pen and paper in the charity house, thanking Wen Qi and me for our generosity, and then left
He bluntly said that he was going to Luozhong to join the eunuch eunuch temple in order to obtain wealth and power."
"It seems that I got what I asked for?" Gongsun Xun calmed down slightly.
"Of course, after I received the letter today, I didn't actually go to see this person directly. Instead, I first went to the market near Cao Jie's residence to inquire about it, and then I found out that this person had indeed become Cao Jie's confidant. There were even rumors.
It is said that Cao Jie once intended to ask him to change his surname and become his adopted son, but even though he did not agree, he changed his name to calling him "sir"... which is really embarrassing."
"But it seems like we have become a true confidant." Gongsun Xun also nodded slightly with emotion.
It is said that eunuchs have no power, so they attach great importance to majesty. It is precisely because of this that they like anything that can be related to the display of majesty. Not to mention adopted sons and adopted fathers, titles such as adults and villains are indeed used in the Han Palace.
Extremely widespread.
For example, Gongsun Xun's immediate boss, Yang Qiu, befriended Cheng Huang, a minister of the Zhongchang, when he was awaiting trial in Luozhong. As a result, Cheng Huang gave him a maid to be his wife, and she was treated as an adopted daughter. And this Zhongchang was treated as an adopted daughter.
Taking advantage of his age when serving in Beigong, he forced others to call him "Sir" every day, so that his nickname was "Sir Cheng"!
In fact, these court figures are probably the source of the semantic meaning that adults refer to powerful people and villains refer to themselves as humble ones.
Of course, these are off topic.
"But Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun continued to ask seriously. "Since he has become Cao Jie's confidant, then this Luo Muluo Zixian can be regarded as benevolent and benevolent. How can he have a secret meeting with you? It's impossible.
Do you think that the kindness we received from a few meals that day is worth what Cao Jie, the Great Changqiu, gave you?"
"According to himself, on the one hand, he certainly wants to repay his past kindness, but on the other hand, he is uneasy because of some things he has learned recently."
"disturbed?"
"He told me two important things during this trip, and it was one of them that made him quite uneasy." Lu Fan couldn't help but look serious. "He said that Wang Fu has been living in seclusion these days, not because he wants to deal with you Wenqi.
Instead, she vaguely wants to trick the emperor into dethroning the queen!"
As soon as he said this, Han Dang stood up in shock, while Gongsun Xun's expression remained normal, making Lu Fan have to admire his calmness.
"How do you say this? There must be a cause and effect, right?" Gongsun Xun asked lightly. "He is Cao Jie's confidant, not Wang Fu's."
"It's like this. According to what he said, Wang Fu wanted to go to the North Palace to meet the saint after being disturbed by Lord Yi that day, but was blocked by Cao Jie. At that time, Cao Jie also advised the older ministers to pay attention to the queen.
Lu. Who would have thought that Wang Fu’s first reaction after hearing this was to abolish the empress. This is because when he was at the peak of his power, he killed the whole family of Empress Song’s aunt for fifty million dollars. For this reason, he even specifically found Cao Jie.
I hope Cao Jie will not stop him... This matter is really sensational at first glance, but it is well-founded. Although I believe it somewhat, it is hard to make a conclusion."
Gongsun Xun knew this matter clearly from beginning to end, so he had already believed it without Lu Fan paraphrasing and judging it here. At this time, he nodded slightly and explained it to his two confidants:
"The eunuchs are powerful and have power over the government and the public. However, due to the system of this dynasty, the core position among the eunuchs, that is, the position of the two thousand stone ministers, is only twelve. Since there are only those positions, there must be competition between the old and the new.
It is also common for this group of older Zhongchang servants to think about the future... With Wang Fu's character, it is reasonable to react like this; but from Cao Jie's point of view, he is afraid that he will just watch the fire from the other side without commenting. "
"Is it true?!" Han Dang didn't know what to say anymore. "Isn't there anything immoral about this queen?"
"When the old and the new are fighting, who cares what is immoral or not?" Lu Fan seemed to have realized it already. "Besides, Empress Song herself may be innocent, but just from her uncle's promise of fifty million yuan, we know that she
The family behind him may not be innocent... However, I think ordinary scholars would be shocked when they hear such deeds, so it is no wonder that Luo Mu is resentful of people like Wang Fu."
"In short, the emperor's dethronement has long been expected." Because of Zhao Zhong, Gongsun Xun was unwilling to explain more reasons behind the dethronement, and just made a hasty conclusion. "And this matter is not something you and I can do.
Keep those influences and interferences in mind, and then sell some good ones to He Suigao. What is the other thing he said?"
"Oh, another thing is that the emperor wants to turn the Hongdu School into an official school and grant prominent positions to the best in this school. In fact, this matter is quite sensational. I have also heard about the Hongdu School.
Most of the people inside are good at poetry, calligraphy, painting, and music. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to confer officials on this?"
Speaking of the second thing, Han Dang didn't take it seriously because he didn't know it, but Lu Fan seemed a little hard to accept it.
Gongsun Xun became more and more emotional: "Nine times out of ten, this is true. When the emperor comes of age, as long as he is not a fool, how can he not want to use his own people? But nowadays, who are the so-called serious scholars who are familiar with the classics?
Learning Yuanyuan'? It's already good to find someone with Tongcifu. But if you do this, the emperor will be even more separated from the mainstream scholars in the world!"
Having said this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but think of Cai Yong, whom he had just parted with.
By the way, maybe Cai Bojie is so crazy because he has vaguely heard the relevant rumors... You know, Cai Yong has been famous for decades, but he has also wasted his career for decades. Now I see that those poems, calligraphy and paintings are not as good as him
How can he feel at ease when someone who is not as good as him and whose music is not as good as him can suddenly rise to a high position by relying on those gadgets?
No wonder this fellow said in the memorial that the two thousand stones were useless and that Jiu Qing was a bastard.
"If we follow what Shaojun said." Han Dang couldn't help but try to make a judgment. "Is this man named Luo really credible? The two major events he said are actually true."
"The thing is true, and it is quite valuable." Gongsun Xun said frankly. "But people still have to be careful..."
"What Wen Qi means..." Lu Fan couldn't help but ask in a low voice. "Perhaps this Luo Mu was really touched by the sensational things like the deposed queen, so he sincerely sought our words; or maybe he was simply instructed by Cao Jie.
Deliberately disclosed this matter to us in order to counterattack with false information when necessary?"
"Of course." Gongsun Xun said without hesitation. "But as long as Zi Heng has thought about it in his heart, this person's message still needs to be heard... I think he must have had some opinions with Zi Heng?"
"Yes, he and I agreed on some methods of contacting each other. But what's interesting is that he also said it beforehand. As long as it does not involve Cao Jie's safety, he is willing to inform him as much as possible about the eunuch. But if it involves Cao Jie himself."
At this point, Lu Fan couldn't help but sigh. "He will never speak, because after all, he feels that he has been favored by Cao Jie."
"This seems more reasonable." Gongsun Xun nodded slightly. "You can deal with this yourself. If you have any news, you can report it to me... Yi Gong, thank you for your hard work. Let's go out again!"
"What?" Han Dang was probably still uneasy about the previous incident of abolishing the queen, so Han Dang didn't come back to his senses for a while. "At this time, the second semester has finished...it's time to curfew."
"I am an official of the Central Capital." Gongsun Xun said without taking it seriously. "Is the curfew in charge of me? It's not like He Suigao. After Wang Fu wanted to depose the queen, he had told him to stay with him for one day, and he would have accepted the favor.
It’s ten times more than that… Tonight I will make him burst into tears of gratitude to me and be my lifelong helping hand in the future!”
Han Dang thought for a moment, but had nothing to say, so he went straight out to prepare.
The people who enforced the curfew were the patrol officers directly under the Luoyang Order, and they did not dare to say anything to the Zhongdu officials who had the power to enforce the law.
So Gongsun Xun galloped all the way with only a few guards, and came directly to the door of He Jin's house, which did not look very good. Then he immediately dismounted and smashed the door.
There was a panic in the hospital for a while, but when He Jin heard Gongsun Xun's voice, He Jin quickly asked someone to open the door.
"Why did Wen Qi come to visit in the middle of the night?" He Suigao was wrapped in a robe, but his feet were bare and he only had time to put on clogs.
"Brother Suigao." Gongsun Xun came in alone and closed the door directly. Then he pushed away the servant of He Mansion who was holding a lantern, and took He Jin's hand and walked away to the corner of the courtyard. "I have something.
I have something important to talk to you about..."
He Jin was in a panic and was at a loss, but Nono was dragged away by the other party without even asking what the matter was... but Gongsun Xun felt a little pity for the other party's good skin and his honesty.
Character.
"Brother Suigao, does he know that Wang Fu is planning to do something big?" In the darkness of the courtyard, Gongsun Xun did not say the source of the information, but just told He Jin about Wang Fu's plan to take the initiative to depose the queen.
After finishing speaking, Gongsun Xun immediately asked again: "Brother Suigao, can you explain what you said before about praying for rain?"
"I..." He Jin finally had some reaction. "To be honest with Wen Qi, I, I did receive an order from Beigong yesterday, asking me to go to Nanyang to pray for rain. Today, I told my wife that she would go to you tomorrow.
Let’s talk about it at home!”
"That's right, and it's just right!" Gongsun Xun nodded immediately, and then asked with a serious face. "I was worried that Brother Suigao wouldn't be able to escape... Brother Suigao, does he know how you should handle yourself in this matter?"
Where?"
He Jin looked confused.
"Brother Suigao, let me ask you." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sigh, and then lowered his voice again. "Since the emperor asked you to pray for rain, he must vigorously promote you. And according to what we said before, we can know that in fact, the emperor
At this time, I have made up my mind to let the nobleman of your family ascend to the throne. In other words, the change of queen is the emperor's original intention... But in this case, why Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other Zhongchang who have a good relationship with your noble family
But no one in the service complies with the emperor's wishes and goes to deal with Empress Song? Instead, they even sit back and watch Wang Fu do this?"
He Jin was still speechless.
"Brother Suigao, the noble person in the palace is your sister. You should know that the powerful servants in the palace are divided into two factions, the old and the new. Wang Fu can't deal with the regular servants around your noble family..."
"I know that." He Jin finally figured out the clue. "Wen Qi's question makes sense. If it comes true, wouldn't it allow Wang Fu to take the opportunity to win the favor of the emperor and go further? This matter is really puzzling.
"
"Because the Queen of Song is not guilty!" At this point, Gongsun Xun finally said the key point. "This is the majestic queen, where the legitimacy of a country lies. If she is innocent and is deposed, no one is willing to do it even if the emperor has already made a decision.
Such a dirty thing! Whoever does it will definitely become the target of public criticism in the future! Even if he can escape for a while relying on the protection of the emperor, he will not be able to escape forever! Wang Fu was forced to have no choice... He and the queen had a murderous aunt.
His hatred! The other regular attendants looked on with cold eyes, maybe even pushing him into this pit of fire on purpose!"
"Then what should I do?" He Jin couldn't help but panic. "My status is sensitive and my position is humble... Will the Queen's innocence and dethronement make the court sergeants hate me?"
"That's what I want to say!" Gongsun Xun immediately replied. "Brother Suigao should leave immediately and hide in Nanyang to pray for rain. This matter may not be determined for a day, so you should not come back for a day!"
"I understand!" He Jin immediately held Gongsun Xun's hand as if he had found a backbone. "Thank you Wenqi for coming to report overnight and giving me advice. I will go directly to Nanyang early tomorrow morning!"
"Brothers, why do you need to say thank you?" Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, then walked away, going straight home.
He Jin hurried to the door, but only heard the sound of horse hooves and no one was seen... He couldn't help but sigh slightly, secretly glad that he could get to know such a loyal and knowledgeable person.
A night of silence.
From the second day on, the entire Luozhong began to be in chaos.
First, Cao Jie semi-publicly leaked Cai Yong's memorials... After all, Changqiu had a foresight and paid attention to these memorials that went directly to the emperor, and then changed these seals while the emperor was in the toilet.
Seeing it clearly, I turned around and talked to some of the parties with a smile.
Then, not to mention other people, only the emperor's wet nurse Zhao, and the Zhongchang attendant nicknamed Master Cheng, are like shrews themselves, so it doesn't take a day for the entire Luozhong to recite this article.
Got it!
And when the comments in the memorial were completely spread out, these parties, their relatives, old officials, and families all wanted to burn Cai Bojie alive before he could express such a bad breath!
In short, Gongsun Xun was so frightened that the incident broke out at such a speed that he quickly sent people to move books to Cai Yong's house.
However, as the saying goes, one wave after another... A few days later, taking advantage of the vacancy of a Shangshu in Shangshutai, the emperor suddenly and inexplicably appointed a man named Le Song to take up this position, and also added the title of Minister.
.After careful investigation, I found out that this man was actually a close minister of the emperor from the Hongdu School. He was favored by telling folk jokes to the emperor... It is also interesting for such a person to be a minister!
Not only that, before everyone at the Shangshutai could catch their breath, a few days later, the emperor issued a special edict to the Shangshutai, asking them to paint portraits of the "virtues" of the Hongdu Sect, saying that they should be hung in the palace.
That attic shows respect!
This time, I have really stirred up a hornet's nest!
So many scholars from Ruying and Wanluo were unable to serve as officials due to party bans, so many filial and honest people were still working in the bureaus, so many talented people resigned and returned home because of their lack of ambition... A few painters and prose writers
, how come you become a minister, a minister, and then have a portrait to commemorate it?!
What have they done to deserve the treatment of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai?!
In fact, not to mention old-fashioned scholars like Liu Tao, even Yang Qiu, the emperor's confidant, couldn't stand this, because after all, he was also a decent, filial and honest person. So, the minister of the dynasty simply and neatly
He led all the officials of Shangshutai except that Le Song to jointly submit a letter and vehemently rejected this request!
The emperor was disappointed and stopped mentioning the portrait, but he continued to issue decrees to confer official positions on those who came from the Hongdu School.
There is a special term here called going your own way.
As a result, the whole court was in an uproar, and almost everyone wrote a letter asking for the dismissal of the Hongdu School. Even Cai Yong, who had long been willing to give up, did not forget to write a memorial, bluntly stating that the emperor wanted to go against the world's scholars!
By this time, the entire court was already in full swing.
On the surface, everyone is united to fight against the emperor, and by the way, they bully those close ministers of the emperor who are from Hongdu sect!
Secretly, everyone had their own plans. Some people exchanged letters with each other and formed a group, vowing to kill Cai Yong and then hurry up. Some people were planning secretly and preparing to carry out big things. Some people took advantage of the situation and seemed to feel that they had escaped a disaster.
Some are depressed, feeling uneasy and dissatisfied with the changes in the DPRK situation; some are eager to try, waiting to add fuel to the fire...
Of course, there are also people who hide behind the scenes and feel lost.
"I have worked so hard in vain. I just want to stabilize the court situation." In the inner hall of the Taipu Mansion, Yuan Feng, who was sitting at the top, looked helpless. "For this reason, I even lost my position as the Nine Ministers. What are you doing here?"
Captain Changshui, who is worth two thousand stones..."
"Brother," Yuan Wei, who was sitting next to him, explained in a low voice. "There is nothing I can do. You have to ask for a punishment. However, the most important position in the central committee is only Captain Changshui. The rest are already arranged."
"I don't really dislike this position." Yuan Feng explained more and more helplessly. "I just have to do this for a few months and wait until Jiu Qing is vacant before returning. I feel sorry that I have worked so hard but still failed to stop this political trend.
Look, everyone in the world has gone to see Cai Bojie and Na Hongdu to learn from each other, and no one has noticed my grievances and caution. It’s really that all my hard work has been in vain.”
Yuan Wei nodded slightly.
Yes, if we look back from this moment, the great court meeting on the first day of the lunar month and the subsequent tacit concessions of Cao Jie and Yuan Feng not only failed to stabilize the court situation, but rather seemed to provide all parties with a point of unbridled effort.
'It's a strange combination of circumstances' and 'my hard work was in vain'.
"By the way, brother." Yuan Wei nodded and suddenly rolled up his sleeves and asked. "Now that the situation is like this, what should we do?"
"What else can be done?" Yuan Feng asked rhetorically. "The emperor's character has been clearly revealed. He is willing to accept the soft rather than the tough. He is so-called insisting on having his own way. But this kind of thing is fundamental, and we can't let the scholars give in anymore... So,
You can submit a letter and I will submit a letter as well. In a word, the Hongdu School will not be allowed to stay. As for Cai Bojie, the devil does not care about his life or death!"
Yuan Wei nodded slightly again.
"Not only that." Yuan Feng continued. "In the next period of time, the emperor will definitely make further progress. The move to purge the old members of the court may be even greater. The harem dispute that has been dragging on for one or two years may not be resolved in the middle of this year.
We need to make a decision... So we need to be more careful. On the one hand, we must be consistent with the mainstream of the court, and on the other hand, we must not be the first person to offend the emperor, so as not to cause any unexpected events!"
"I understand!" Yuan Wei nodded especially neatly this time.
Of course you understand! Yuan Feng secretly complained to his biological brother... After all, when it comes to vegetarian meals with corpses, there is no one in the world who is better at it than this one!
However, just when Yuan Feng finally let go of his uneasiness, a person suddenly flashed outside the door, and then he prostrated directly outside the threshold. This place is the inner hall, and people who are not close to him cannot get here, so he took office for more than half a month.
Captain Changshui thought it was Yuan Jiujiu, the hungry ghost on the road, but when he took a closer look, he unexpectedly found that it was his most stable eldest son, Yuan Ji.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Feng frowned immediately.
"Father, uncle, just now, my uncle (Yuan She) from the North Palace came to report." Yuan Ji's face was flushed and he was breathing unevenly, but he forcefully replied. "Say, it's Wang Fu who went to see the emperor.
, claiming that the queen practiced witchcraft and cursed the emperor! The emperor was furious and ordered Wang Fu to investigate the case thoroughly!"
"Wang Fu is a bastard!" Now that things have become more and more helpless, Yuan Feng, who was a little angry, could only cover his face and speak. "Why are these palace servants so anxious?! And witchcraft
What happened...is this going to cost the queen's life, right?! We can't be gentle..."
Just as he was saying this, another person suddenly rushed in from outside, and then crashed into Yuan Ji who was kneeling on the ground. Someone came and fell over. It was the real "Evil Ghost on the Road Yuan Jiuji".
.
Yuan Feng couldn't help but cover his face again when he saw this.
However, Yuan Shu didn't care about this. He was holding a wooden slip and looking panicked. He stepped on his brother's stool and shouted on the threshold: "Sir, something big happened in Luozhong!"
"roll!"
————————I am the dividing line when something big happens————————
"I think that all the strange things are the result of the ruin of the country. God is the great Han Dynasty, and he is always diligent and diligent. Therefore, he has repeatedly made changes to the Zoroastrian Revolution, which should be condemned. He wants to make the king understand that changing the danger will bring peace. The current disaster will not be caused by it.
So, far away is the gate wall, and close is the temple office, which is the prison guard, which can be said to be very clear. The transformation of the chicken into a chicken is caused by women interfering in politics. The former wet nurse Zhao Rao was valued in the world, and she was born to hide her husband in the heaven.
, after his death, the hill tomb exceeded the garden tomb, and his two sons were granted the title of brother Dianjun; Huo Yu, the history of Yongle Gate, was attached to the city community, and he was also a traitor. Now there are many roads, and if there is a master Cheng, look into it
The rumor will bring trouble to the country." - "Replying the Yuan Table". Cai Yong
PS: Thanks to the book friend Ran Yingyuan for the reward and the book friend Tanwan. The book friend user does not exist or has already given the reward.
I made a huge, unforgivable common sense mistake in the last chapter, and I only discovered it in the middle of the night after being reminded by my book friend Yingshan Jun. It has been revised. When a person catches a cold and gets a headache... does his intelligence really decrease? Or maybe it is?
Getting older……
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