The emperor was sick and dying, and Luoyang was undoubtedly a huge political whirlpool.
Under such circumstances, anyone with a little common sense will understand that a person who is very prominent today may suddenly be left in the cold tomorrow... In fact, being left out in the cold is the best outcome, for those elderly bureaucrats in Luozhong
, for the officials, experience and atmosphere clearly tell them that bloodshed and family extermination will happen at any time.
However, even so, in the face of such a complicated situation, while most people choose to give in and save themselves, there are still many people who are passionate and choose to join in to gain wealth.
After all, it can be said the other way around. Today you are still a marginal figure sitting on the bench, but tomorrow you may succeed in speculation and fly to the branches to become a phoenix.
Over the hundreds of years of the Han Dynasty, there have been successful kings and defeated bandits. There are mountains of examples from both sides.
However, it is different from the bustling places such as Nangong and Beigong, Shangshu Terrace, Yushitai, Huangmen Prison, General's Palace, Cavalry General's Palace, Cavalry General's Palace, Xiyuan Forbidden Army Station, etc. Opposite Nangong, Tongtuo Street
To the north, the Taiwei Mansion, which was originally the head of the three princes, was now ridiculously deserted.
One more thing, the Taiwei Mansion does not refer to the home of the current Taiwei, but the place of office. Whoever is the Taiwei will take charge of the affairs. There is also a long history, chief books, subordinates, etc.... It can be regarded as a standard public house.
Gate. This place has always been a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger due to the power of the Three Dukes of the Later Han Dynasty!
Of course, that was before the appearance of the general, and even before the current Taiwei Ma Rixi took office.
The emergence of the general took away many powers and responsibilities of the Taiwei Mansion, but this was a matter of system and there was nothing we could do about it. But after Ma Rixi became the Taiwei, he simply let the yamen be completely sealed off!
Ma Rixi is the grandson of the great Confucian Ma Rong. He is a famous doctor of Confucian classics. He is a scholar through and through. He has no experience in governing or political influence. He took office after the emperor fell seriously ill this year, and he was not the only one. Situ
Ding Gong, Sikong Liu Hong are all similar... This is the end of the game between the general and the emperor. The emperor is not in good health, and the status of the three princes is really important at the critical moment. In order to prevent the conflict from erupting from here, let's simply send the three
Just put this piece of trash up there and use it as a memorial arch, and then distribute it after the dust has settled.
In a sense, this is a good thing, because it shows that the emperor and the general are still rational, but in this case, it is strange that the Taiwei Mansion is not deserted!
"Everyone, judging from what happened today, do you think the general can survive this?"
No matter what, the Taiwei's Mansion is the Taiwei's Mansion after all. Even though it has become a safe haven, it is still well-informed. At the very least, all orders and events must be kept with this place, and the person speaking at this time is the Taiwei.
An official of the Imperial Guard Cao Tuo was sitting in the house drinking hot soup while chatting with his colleagues about the imperial edict issued in the morning for the general to go westward.
At their level, they didn't know that He Jin had already dealt with it last night.
Well, I must praise Aunt Gongsun again here, because if something is really convenient and effective, it is definitely not something that can be stopped by etiquette and customs, but etiquette and customs must adapt to and accept it.
For example, at that time, Liu Kuan served as Taiwei intermittently for many years. The entire Taiwei Mansion was full of earth dragons, Taiwei chairs, and people who drank boiled water. Then they were issued boxer briefs in the summer and gloves in the winter... and the Taiwei Mansion
Although it is not as good as Xiyuan, where once the emperor drives a donkey cart, the donkeys in Luoyang become priceless and unmarketable, it is enough to affect all the public houses in Luozhong.
In fact, in today's Luozhong, even the dignitaries who are very observant of etiquette still pretend to be entertaining guests, and they still get a rocking chair to lie down behind their backs... because it's uncomfortable to sit on your knees, but it's so comfortable to sit on a chair, even more
Don't talk about those old cold legs.
Back in front of me, as this official took a sip of hot soup, everyone began to talk about it. Anyway, Ma Rixi had been in office for more than two months, and he was still staying in the Taiwei Mansion at this time, probably because he wanted to stay alive.
People like him have nothing to worry about.
"I think the general is in trouble this time." Someone couldn't help but sneered. "It's hard for him to accept this order no matter what, right?"
"You will definitely pick it up," an older person who understood it said smoothly. "The key is what to do after you pick it up?"
"What can we do? Are we really going to fight in Guanzhong?" Another person immediately understood what his companion meant. "It's just trying to delay it and wait for something to happen."
"But if he doesn't go, who will take charge of the overall situation in Guanzhong? Aren't the 100,000 Liangzhou rebels going to poison Guanzhong?" The person who spoke this time was a Chang'an man.
And when he spoke like this, the atmosphere became a lot more solemn.
"Little Gu, don't worry too much." The older colleague from before couldn't help but comfort him. "I'm looking at the division of documents in Cao Cao. General Huangfu is in Fufeng, and General Dong is also there. In this battle, regardless of
These two must be enabled no matter what."
"Guanzhong is being tortured by the Liangzhou people, so do they still have to rely on the Liangzhou people to resist it?" The official named Gu from Chang'an was angry for a moment. "You don't know that on that day when Zhang Wen was marching to the west, hundreds of thousands of troops fought in Meiyang.
The entire north bank of the Weishui River was almost turned into white..."
"Xiao Gu, I know that at that time, you had relatives and friends who lost their lives at the hands of Liangzhou people." The older man suddenly interrupted with a solemn look. "Everyone in the world also knows that Liangzhou people are barbaric. At that time, Zhang among the Three Brights in Liangzhou
The duke even asked to move his hometown to Guanzhong based on his military exploits, but this kind of thing still has to be divided... The Liangzhou people are certainly barbaric and are looked down upon by others, but they are not without loyal ministers and good generals, not to mention Huangfu Gong and Dong Gong.
Isn’t Cao Chu, the military commander of our Taiwei Mansion, also from Liangzhou? How does he behave in daily life, and how does he treat you and me?"
The young official named Gu finally sighed and said nothing.
"Actually, Xiao Gu just thinks so." The man who had been drinking soup came to the side with a pottery bowl and said with a smile. "Just to let the general go to the west to be handsome, can you rest assured to leave the safety of your hometown to him?! Huangfu
No matter how well they are from Liangzhou, they are also veteran generals; and our generals and generals of chariots and cavalry, no matter how they are from Nanyang, can only kill pigs..."
"Silence!" The older official immediately expressed his expression.
The official who was serving the bowl realized that he had made a mistake, so he immediately realized it and kept silent. There was silence in the public room for a while... everyone was chatting a little and worried.
In fact, don't look at how easy it was for them to tease the big shots before, but they were just enjoying themselves in hardship! The Han system of officials and officials are still in this class at this time, how can there be any future for people who are messing around in this place? Luoyang Tanxianjie
Gui, the old family repeatedly wrote letters about the chaos in the area and inquired about the news, and people everywhere were worried... But a group of people were even scared to hide in a public house and make a joke.
It was also extremely helpless.
"Speaking of which, when will our soldier Cao Chu come back?" After a while, someone asked again. "Since the general should not refuse the order, then he, who is accompanying the guard of honor, should have come back long ago, right?"
"What if we come back here?" Someone next to me laughed again. "Come here to drink ginger soup. How can you be as comfortable as drinking hot wine in the general's mansion? Maybe there will be a beautiful girl to accompany you, and you can be rewarded with money!"
Everyone laughed again, which wiped away the embarrassment just now.
"I was rewarded with some gold and silk, but my share was exchanged for charcoal on the way, so you can leave in one minute..." At this moment, a middle-aged man about forty years old, tall and thin, with a long beard appeared.
The official walked in from the outside with a Liangzhou accent, which made everyone in the public room three parts surprised, three parts happy, and three parts embarrassed. "I heard you guys talking about me behind my back just after I came back. If you have the skills, you can sort it out."
There are some arsenals from Guanzhong, as well as a backup list of the Knights of Three Rivers... No matter who goes on an expedition, they will all be needed."
Everyone was already feeling guilty, but this time they got even more charcoal. They dared to neglect, so they all got busy. However, the soldier of Taiwei Mansion went straight to the small charcoal stove under the window and took a bowl for himself.
I stood there and drank the hot ginger soup slowly. He didn't care that his beard was stuck to the soup bowl. He didn't have any high-ranking attitude.
However, just after the morning, at noon, someone came to the Nangong Shangshu Desk again, but they still summoned the soldiers from the Taiwei Mansion to accompany them, saying that they were going to give a feast!
Only then did everyone know that General He went straight to the palace after receiving the order in the morning. He said that he needed to prepare troops and it was difficult to set off at the moment. He also said that military affairs were urgent and the Guanzhong Mausoleum could not be lost, so he recommended Dong Zhuo as everyone thought.
Huangfu and Song stabilized the situation in Guanzhong, and finally recommended General Wei Gongsun Xun as the commander-in-chief, leading the Sanhe and Five Schools westward to Chang'an to "temporarily" take charge of the overall situation, with Dong and Huangfu as their deputy.
After some debate, the emperor more or less understood that the overall situation of Chang'an must not be lost, and leaving Gongsun Xun was because the general showed his intention to show off his tactics. No matter how forced, the general could not leave, so he had no choice.
promise.
Therefore, now the general of the Wei, Gongsun Xun, is the commander-in-chief, then Huangfu Song is the general of the left, Dong Zhuo is the deputy commander-in-chief, and the former general is the deputy commander. All three generals are out to stop the rebels.
The situation changed three times a day. All the soldiers in Taiwei Mansion had no time to express their feelings, so they all got busy. Especially Bingcao Yu himself had to represent Taiwei Mansion and follow the Shangshutai, Huangmen Supervisor, and even the people from the General Mansion to Mengjin again.
Take a trip to participate in the festival giving ceremony.
It was really hard in the cold weather, and I don’t know if General Wei brought more money with him on this trip, or if he would be rewarded as generously as the General’s Mansion.
No matter what happened, this was a serious errand, and no one dared to neglect it. Cao Yu, a soldier of the Taiwei Mansion who was born in Liangzhou, immediately chose Xiao Gu, a young man from Chang'an, to accompany him to Mengjin.
In this way, at noon, the ceremonial guard announcing the decree and conferring the festival hurriedly left the north gate of Luoyang.
At the same moment, after coming out of the North Palace, General He Jin's guard of honor did not stop all the way, and actually hurried to the capital pavilion at the south gate of Luoyang - and last night, those who accompanied him to discuss strategies,
Today I also received messages one after another, and I followed the call at a loss and came here.
From Wang Qian to Kuai Yue, from Liu Biao to Yuan Shao, from Cao Cao to Liu Bei... there were hundreds of people crowded together, all of whom were confused and summoned over by the general's envoy at noon.
Then there is no distinction between inner and outer halls. In the Duting compound, which is wide enough to be used as a military camp, several tables, mats, drinks, and delicacies have already been set up in the cold winter wind, but they are all already cold.
When everyone was almost here, the general closed the door and got straight to the point: "You must also know that General Wei promised me to go westward last night, and the emperor just agreed to my proposal, with General Wei and the commanders of Sanhe and Five Schools.
Leaving Chang'an... However, what you don't know is that today is not so pleasant in front of the emperor. Because I won't leave, the eunuchs have many slanders and repeatedly say in front of the emperor that I am deliberately delaying. With no choice, I have to
I also invited a group of heroes and heroes to go east to recruit troops to guard the general when he went west. The emperor only formally agreed to this person's departure to the east. Today's banquet here is to see off this hero who I rely on most! Everyone,
Please be sure to drink this cup to say goodbye!"
Although everyone was dazed, they generally realized that in order to delay successfully, or in order to reach a compromise with the emperor, the general had to immediately drive a person out of Luoyang to "recruit troops". This was a farewell drink.
At this thought, although some people could not help but have doubts, but in such a large crowd, with soldiers outside and colleagues inside, how could they think too much about it? They all raised their glasses and drank together in confusion.
Yuan Shao drank a glass of cold wine and his head hurt. But at this moment, someone behind him suddenly called him from a distance. When he turned around, he found that it was Xu You who happened to be with him today, and the other person was winking at him from behind.
Yuan Benchu felt his head hurt again, but his eyes suddenly widened.
However, there was no time to think about it. The general had already stood up and personally carried the wine glass to Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the left hand side. There was a waiter next to him carrying a tray with a wine bottle on it.
"Ben Chu, please drink this cup to the full." The general actually held the cup himself.
With a trace of indescribable anger, even grief and indignation, Yuan Benchu, a model with a big forehead, finally stood up proudly and generously accepted the drink.
After another glass of cold wine, the wind blew and my head hurt even more!
"One cup cannot express my feelings. Please be sure to drink another cup." The general filled another cup of cold wine himself and said sincerely. "Actually, I have no choice but to make a promise to the emperor face to face that you will leave today...
The Huangmen servant who delivered the order is outside."
Yuan Shao didn't say a word, but he still accepted the glass of wine generously, but he had already made up his mind. He couldn't avoid this situation if he left today. However, if he went home today and left today, he could not go far. He was in Luoyang.
How about the "recruitment" at the Yingchuan gate?
"We're going to Runan. Although it's not far, it's not close either. The weather is cold, so I'll have another drink." The general suddenly poured another glass of wine.
Yuan Shao just felt dizzy. He could almost imagine what Yuan Jiujiu's face would look like at this moment... Runan was his hometown. He had been observing mourning there for more than two years. Now he went back to recruit soldiers. If he took the opportunity to
With all the scholars in Runan under his command, why should Yuan Jiujiu still fight against him?
But just try your best, and Runan will be Runan! At worst, leave as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible!
After thinking about this, Yuan Shao took the cold wine again and drank it all.
"Ben Chu!" He Jin continued to pour a glass of wine while the people in the courtyard were stunned and even looked at him with interest, and then spoke sincerely. "Remember... you and Wen Qi are both outside, but Luozhong Anding
The fundamental... The war in Guanzhong is unfair, you must not return lightly! The balance of the world's situation lies with you and Wen Qi!"
Yuan Shao understood all about this boy. He was the eunuch of the emperor. It was clearly the terms that Gongsun Xun had negotiated with him last night. When he heard this, his resentment suddenly disappeared. The reason was very simple. Gongsun had fallen behind.
There is no shame in Xun’s hands!
But the people in the courtyard who were originally very interested actually dimmed at this time. They thought He Suigao had suddenly enlightened himself!
Yuan Shao drank another glass of cold wine, knowing that there was no room for change this time, so he bowed to He despite his headache, and then went out to meet the Huangmen Minister who was delivering the order.
The person who announced the decree was actually Gongsun Yue.
After receiving the order and welcoming the carriage and documents that He Jin had already prepared, Yuan Benchu and a few followers who hurriedly caught up walked away... After all, Yuan Benchu still had the bachelor and heroic spirit of a son of aristocratic family. The so-called wish
If he admits losing the bet, how can he use his momentum to force Gongsun Xun to move west, and why can't he be used by others to move east?
This time, after a few glasses of cold wine, he lost and had nothing to say.
However, it was really uncomfortable to drink these few glasses of cold wine in the middle of winter. After driving south for several miles, my head felt as if it was no longer my own.
"Benchu." Xu You sat in the car and closed the door for a long time, but suddenly he raised his hands and made a suggestion. "Gongsun Wenqi's counterattack is so fast and ruthless that it makes people helpless... but you can't help but make up for it."
"How to remedy it?" Yuan Shao held his forehead, frustrated.
"I have a plan that can prevent you from losing influence even if you are not in Luoyang." Xu You said quietly.
"Let me tell you, I won't treat you badly!" Yuan Shao became increasingly impatient.
Xu You was overjoyed at first, and then became serious: "At first, you think, He Jin, a butcher from Nanyang, became the general. He was ignorant and incompetent, so he envied the family, who was kind to the family and credulous of famous people. Although the family was because of
Accepting his conquests for the sake of being an official may not necessarily obey him. In this case, why not recommend more of your disciples and former officials to him? In this way, you will not be in Luozhong, but the general will be able to do what you want.
Come on. The so-called...the so-called borrowing chickens to lay eggs, and borrowing nests to hatch eggs...although it is vulgar, it is useful."
Yuan Shao was silent for a moment in the car, but he couldn't help but put his forehead on his head and asked: "Who can act on my behalf in the general's palace?"
"He Yong and He Boqiu, the picture of the era and the yuan." A middle-aged man who had been sitting next to the door in the car but had never spoken suddenly said something, which made Xu You angry for a moment.
However, Yuan Shao had a headache and didn't notice Xu You's expression at all. Instead, he nodded repeatedly at the man who blocked the air inlet of the car door: "What Gongze said is very good. He Boqiu, Feng Yuantu has been an old friend of mine for many years. I will never
If you will let me down, and both of them are famous people in the state and county, well-known in the world, He Jin will definitely not refuse."
"But we can't just recruit these people, we should also recruit some other wise and resourceful people, scattered in key places." Xu You put away his anger and suddenly said again. "The Xun family from Yingchuan came quickly to convince the Yuan family.
Shuang Xun Ciming even stayed filial piety for your biological father for three years at the beginning, so the Xun family should not let you down. I heard that among the younger generation of the Xun family, Xun Yu, Xun Wenruo, Xun You and Xun Gongda are all outstanding figures in Yingchuan...
As for He Jin, he was once the prefect of Yingchuan. If others don’t know it, wouldn’t they know that these two people have real talents and learning?!”
The corner of Guo Tu's mouth twitched, and then disappeared immediately.
"Okay!" Yuan Shao, who had a splitting headache, patted his knee, but he suddenly realized. "Just these four people... I will stop the car and write a letter now. Ziyuan, you immediately go back to He Jin with my letter and tell me that I am going east to recruit troops.
I am afraid that I will miss the opportunity and be unable to help the general to kill the eunuchs, so I recommend these four people to be his wise men!"
Xu You twisted his beard and smiled.
Gongsun Xun didn't know that Xi Zhicai had made a plan last night to force out Xun Yu and Xun You, two top romantic figures in the late Han Dynasty. In fact, when Meng Jin was about to accept the scepter, he encountered an accident, which delayed him.
It took a lot of time.
The accident was simple, someone fell into the river.
To be precise, when the ceremonial guard who came to announce the decree was about to finish crossing the river, someone fell into the ice hole... It was the ice hole dug by the people from Mengjin Ferry and the Yi followers to fetch water, fish, and bathe.
, the surface was frozen again at noon, and the visitors had almost finished crossing the river, so they relaxed their vigilance to some extent and fell directly into it.
"Bing Cao, save me!" The person who fell into the water was Xiao Gu, a subordinate of the Taiwei Mansion Bing Cao from Chang'an. He struggled continuously, and ice slag immediately pricked his hand, so that it turned red, which caused even more panic.
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However, when the soldier from Liangzhou saw this, he just stood in the team with his hands behind his hands and had no intention of stepping forward to rescue his subordinates.
"Don't panic!" However, there were a lot of people in the team at this time. In the panic, someone had already taken off their clothes and shouted loudly. "I grew up by the river, and my water quality is very good..."
The little Gu didn't have time to hear, so he just continued to struggle, beg and cry.
"Don't go!" But at this moment, the middle-aged soldier Cao Yu suddenly stopped the man with excellent water skills who was about to save people. "Wait a minute!"
When everyone knew that the commander of the man who had fallen into the water was immediately hesitant, the man with excellent water skills who took off his clothes also had a confused look on his face, but he could only quickly put on his clothes.
When Xiao Gu saw the situation from a distance, he couldn't help but cry and curse: "Liangzhou dog, Liangzhou dog, just because I scolded the Liangzhou people today, are you going to kill me?"
After hearing this, everyone became more and more frightened and suspicious, and in the distance, the followers who saw the situation here were already rushing towards the river.
In the chaos, the middle-aged soldier Cao Yu was neither happy nor angry, nor anxious nor restless. He just stared at his struggling subordinates who kept yelling and scolding.
As he leaned a little, struggling in the ice cave was extremely laborious, but after a while, Xiao Gu gradually lost his strength.
"Go save him!" Seeing this, the soldier Cao Yu suddenly signaled, took off his clothes himself, and then went into the water to save the man.
Only then did everyone come to their senses - drowning people who don't know how to swim often struggle so wildly that they will fall in with the rescuers. This danger is especially high in ice caves, not to mention that this young official is a
A typical young man, so it would be best to save him only after he has exhausted all his strength.
Such behavior can only...can only leave people speechless.
But no matter what, judging from the results, there is no doubt that what Bing Cao Yu did was right. By the time Gongsun Xun's Yi Cong rushed to the scene, the man with excellent water qualities had already worked with Bing Cao Yu to pull the person out of the ice cave.
He came out, but the latter was still cursing and talking about Liangzhou dogs.
When something like this happened, it was helpless. Next, everyone divided into two groups. Under the leadership of the leader Yicong who came to rescue, a few people first led Xiao Gu who fell into the water and the people who went into the water to rescue people to rest in the barracks, while the other side
Then go and continue to preach edicts and teach festivals.
The process of declaring a decree and conferring a festival is nothing new. Gongsun Xun took the stick and asked someone to raise the white horse flag as a declaration, and that was it. Then, he went straight to the side tent in the village.
I went to look for someone... I just heard that Tian Chou, who had gone to rescue people, came back and talked about this matter, which made Gongsun Xun, who was bored and waiting for the Three Rivers Knights to gather, suddenly become interested.
"What's your name?" Gongsun Xun came up behind the man in a leather robe who was making soup with his own hands and asked curiously. "How can you control that kind of mood? Are you not afraid that he will still hate you even if he is saved by you?
Half your life?"
"The last official in Liangzhou is Wuwei Jia Xu." When the man heard the question, he quickly turned around and paid homage. "If he has a conscience, he will naturally not hate me. If he has no conscience, if he doesn't hate me in this matter, he will hate me in other matters."
Gongsun Xun was expressionless for a moment, but Lou Gui behind him was startled for a moment, then suddenly thought of this person, and then looked at his lord.
"What is your current position?" Gongsun Xun asked calmly. "How old are you this year?"
"The Taiwei Mansion's soldiers, Cao Yu, are twenty-two in forty."
"When did you come to Luoyang?"
"More than ten years ago, Xiaolian was transferred to the third department." Jia Xu looked at the other party with some doubts, but did not hide it. "However, he returned home early. Until three years ago, Liangzhou Quanzhou
Everything was in chaos, and there were many people in the state traveling eastward to escape the chaos. It was at that time that I was recommended by an old friend and came to Luoyang to serve as an official."
"Xiao Lian, Third Secretary, more than 40 years old." Gongsun Xun nodded slightly. "With such qualifications, he is from Liangzhou, and he is not from a high-ranking family, so he is still just a subordinate of the Taiwei... right?
"
"That's probably it." Jia Xu was already extremely vigilant. "Isn't this the reason for being an official in Luozhong?"
"Maybe?" Gongsun Xun finally raised his head and let out a long sigh. "It sounds reasonable at first glance. But no matter what, Jia Wenhe has been an official for three years, but he is just a subordinate of the third government... This can only show that,
The carnivores in Luozhong are despicable!"
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"Jia Xu was named Wenhe, and he was from Wuwei Guzang. No one knew it when he was young, but Yan Zhong from Hanyang was different from him. He said that Xu had a good reputation and was very ordinary. At the end of the Han Dynasty, when there was chaos in Liangzhou, he avoided disaster in Luozhong and served as an official for three years.
He was a subordinate of Taiwei. At that time, Taizu was the general of Wei. He was about to leave Chang'an as a town to announce the decree and consecrate the festival. When he saw it, he was very surprised. He looked around and said, "Jia Wenhe has not been able to show his throne for three years. This ruler is too guilty."
