Chapter VIII The Dukes of the Han Dynasty Ming Yu Pei
Regardless of his intention to gain fame or sincerely believed that Yan Han had a destiny, but he was just a rotten old man anyway, General Gongsun Xun of the Wei Dynasty continued to travel westward along the river.
The guard of honor arrived at Hangu Pass on July 11th, Shaanxian County on July 14th, and Tongguan on July 17th. At this time, there were already imperial envoys coming in a hurry after receiving the news.
On July 19th, after General Wei entered Huayin and gathered Xu Rong's troops, he paused briefly. Firstly, he summoned Wang Xiu, Jia Xu, and Zhong Yao, the three remaining guards in Guanzhong. Secondly, it was the birthday of Gongsun Gongsun.
In the name of a little labor and reward.
In this way, we waited until the twenty-fifth day of the seventh month, when tens of thousands of horses galloped, surrounded by General Wei's guard of honor, and then, with the eager anticipation or uneasiness of the Chang'an ministers, they marched straight through Lishan Mountain towards Chang'an.
After hearing the news, Taiwei Lu Shangshu, led by Liu Yu, the Sangong and Jiuqing, as well as other high-ranking officials and casual officials, all left the city and headed east for dozens of miles, and came to Baqiao early to greet them.
Among them, after careful calculation, only four officials from the Han court in Chang'an have not arrived... The first two are naturally Huangfu Song and his son. The former Situ Huangfu Song who successfully resigned before left extremely neatly, taking his son Huangfu Jian Shoudu with him.
After quitting the service, the father and son went together, avoiding Gongsun Xun from Pujin early and went to Yecheng to teach; the other one was Taichang Zhengxuan, who was stationed at Yexia University; the last one was the minister's servant who happened to be on leave and was busy moving.
Shooting Wang Lang... As for Kong Rong, Gongsun Xun sent him to Yexia to take care of him personally as early as the year before the year before last. Now he is the number one complainer in Yexia University... In addition to this, the other officials from top to bottom,
It can be said that no one is present.
Roughly the key personnel include:
Taiwei recorded the affairs of the minister Liu Yu;
Sikong Yang Biao;
Huang Wan, Guanglu doctor;
Taizhong doctor Wang Yun;
Advise the officials on cultivating Shao;
Zhongsan doctor Zhao Qian;
Sun Rui, Honorable Master of Guanglu;
Weiwei Gongsun Zan;
Tai servant Wang Yi;
Tingwei Zhou Zhong;
Dahonglu Zhao Ping;
Zongzheng Liu Song;
Da Si Nong Feng Fang;
Zhang Fan, the Shaofu;
Will be the great craftsman Liu Fan;
Zhijinwu Li Shao;
City Gate School Lieutenant Dong Cheng, left Zhonglang General Fu Wan, right Zhonglang General Wang Bin;
Among the servants are Yang Qi, Yang Zhong, Liu Dan, Zhang Chang, She Jian and Jin Xuan;
Huangmen ministers Ma Yu, Ding Chong, Fu Qian, Gaishun, Zhang Chang and Huangfu Li;
There are also Shangshu Ma Rixi, Yang Mi, Wang Fen, Handan Shang, Chun Yujia, Wu Xun and others;
In addition, Zhong Yao, who had accompanied him early as the censor Zhongcheng to lead the Yongzhou shepherds, and the tiger general Jingze who was in charge of the important areas in the capital, Jingzhao Yin Hanxuan, Chang'an Ling Han Rui and others, there are all kinds of changes. Compared with two or three years ago, there are many changes.
There are so many, but they can all be said to be like clouds.
However, the larger the lineup, the more domineering Gongsun Xun appears.
Three Gongs, nine ministers and hundreds of officials gathered on the west side of Ba Bridge to meet each other face to face, and Gongsun Xun led thousands of cavalry to meet them. The two sides faced the bridge head. After the general Wei ordered the entire army to stop and dismounted himself, he only took charge of the government affairs with him.
Liu Yu returned the favor and chatted a few words, then actually stood still, leaning against Wan Qi instead, holding his sword and looking coldly at the officials of the Han court who were getting up in front of him.
After watching it for a long time, all the officials felt terrified, but General Wei suddenly laughed again, then passed directly past Yang Biao, Huang Wan and others, and came to Tingwei Zhou Zhong, shaking his head: "Mr. Zhou, please step down.
I don’t even know what I said to persuade your nephew to go to Hebei, but now he has become a personal thorn in my side...Is this intentional?"
Zhou Zhong bowed helplessly: "General Wei, my nephew Jin has always had his own opinions, and Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Huainan. How can I really restrain him? Besides, he is just a willful young man, so how can I talk about General Wei?
A personal problem?"
"People are different. Did Huo Piao ever talk about his age when he achieved great achievements?" Gongsun Xun shook his head and smiled more and more. "Gong Zhou, I heard that people in Chang'an often say that I hold Xiang Yu's sword just like Xiang Yu. Sooner or later, I will be dead."
If Gai Xia is defeated and unable to recover, then maybe your nephew is Han Xin who ruined Xiang Yu’s hegemony!"
Zhou Zhong could only lower his head and dare not say anything. The people around him were also very strange.
Gongsun Xun turned his head, exchanged a casual greeting with the stern-faced Gongsun Zan, then turned back to the front in front of Yang Biao and behind Liu Yu, then slowly put his hands behind his hands and looked at these Han court officials one by one.
When he met familiar people, he basically didn't say a word. On the contrary, he didn't recognize them. He just asked them one by one for their names and place of origin... And when he finished asking about the origin of the fifth patrol, he saw Han Xuan, Han Rui and others behind him.
They were all old acquaintances, and as soon as they understood it in their hearts, they simply turned back and mounted their horses!
Looking at him like that, he actually wanted to abandon the hundreds of officials who came to greet him and lead his troops directly to Chang'an City.
At this time, all the officials were in a panic. Even Gongsun Xun, who was a relative of an old official, couldn't help looking at each other. At this time, Yang Qi, the servant, couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply stood at the bridge and stopped Gongsun.
In front of the horse: "Why is General Wei so domineering? He has secretly led troops into the capital before the imperial edict has been heard. How is this different from Dong Zhuo?"
Gongsun Xun was not angry at all, but asked condescendingly: "I have been ordered to governor the military affairs of the forty-two counties of Jiuzhou, and I am in charge of the military affairs of Jiuzhou. Now that we are introducing troops to Chang'an, why do we need to transfer the order? Who needs to transfer the order?"
"That's not what I meant." Yang Qi immediately realized that he had said something wrong, so he immediately corrected it. "I want to say that the imperial court still has an order for General Wei, and it is here. General Wei might as well receive the order before entering Chang'an.
?”
Gongsun Xun looked surprised, then dismounted, and then asked casually: "What is the decree? The emperor has not yet taken charge, and I am the assistant general. How can you issue decrees on military and state affairs without me hearing about them?"
"Why talk about military and state affairs? It's just a decree to commend General Wei for his merits and to give him a promotion!" Yang Qi was half helpless and half angry. "This kind of thing is naturally discussed by the ministers of the DPRK and the ministers. How can it be possible for General Wei himself to do so?
Know?"
Gongsun Xun slowly nodded: "In that case, I would like to hear your kind wishes!"
The atmosphere calmed down a little, and Taizhong doctor Wang Yun quickly took out the imperial edict and held out his staff... Regardless of Gongsun Xun's condescending position on the bridge, he hurriedly announced the edict from below.
"Let someone else announce it!" Gongsun Xun frowned slightly, with a look of disgust on his face, as if he was forcing trouble again. "When I came here, I met an old man in Mengjin, Hanoi, who advised me to return the great power to the emperor and return to Liaoxi alone to become Duke Zhou.
Virtue, I asked him where Huan Ling lived during the time of Dong Yuan, and everyone knew the word shame, so they hid their faces and walked away... If you want to express my merits and show the power of the Han Dynasty, you have to find someone who does not bend the knee.
Are you from Dong?"
Wang Yun's face was as dark as water. Although his hands holding the decree trembled slightly, he could endure it. Instead, he calmly handed the decree to Liu Yu beside him without saying a word.
When Liu Yu received the imperial edict, he was nervous for a moment. He waited for a long time before he began to raise his voice to announce the edict.
As the saying goes:
"I say: The Han Dynasty has the world, and it has no borders. Now there is the general of the Wei Gongsun Xun. He was born in a loyal family and has made many meritorious deeds. He overthrew Goguryeo in the wilds, defeated the Yellow Turban in the Central Plains, killed Dong Zhuo in Sanfu, destroyed Yuan Shao in Hebei, and pacified Jiuzhou.
To control the world. Also, I heard that the destiny of heaven cannot be without help, and the country cannot be without help. Since I am weak this year, General Xu Wei should take charge of the government, increase the number of generals, record the affairs of the minister, and control the nine states..."
"This is a mess of fate!" Gongsun Xun became impatient after hearing half of it, and the officials in front of him were shocked with just one word. Wanqi behind him became nervous for a moment, and even Liu Yu immediately stopped to announce the decree. "The Han Dynasty has four hundred people."
Years ago, I have never heard of anyone who became a general based on meritorious service. All generals, chariot generals, and hussar generals are all relatives of the Liu family by marriage, or simply relatives of the Liu family, and they naturally carry out state affairs with their family members..."
"I'm about to ask General Wei to have a lady at his knees as his queen." Liu Yu seemed to have known this for a long time, but after a slight hesitation, he gritted his teeth and leaned forward to ask for his order. Behind him, among the hundreds of officials from Yang Biao on down, there were actually
Most of the people bowed their heads and followed the invitation, and when they got the official rank of two thousand stones or less, many people knelt down to face each other.
Gongsun Xun looked at the Han court officials who had come prepared, with a hint of gloom and disappointment in his eyes. Then he said nothing and still stood at the bridge without saying a word... while Wang Xiu and Zhong Yao were waiting behind him with their horses.
, while Jia Xu and others looked at each other, they could not help but lower their heads and say nothing. However, Pang De and Zhang Liao, who had led Yi Cong and the former army here, were each nervous.
"General Wei." Seeing that Gongsun Xun was silent, Sun Rui, the Honorable Master of Guanglu, stepped forward and earnestly advised him. "Now that the emperor has tied up his hair and is smart and decisive, he should gradually become more powerful, but the general's achievements are known to the world.
As ministers, we need to consider the country, the country, and the country. How can we be as ignorant as that old man in Hanoi and force you to give up power? To get the best of both worlds, this is the only way. According to the tradition of the Han Dynasty, the general is a relative.
As a general, if you continue to assist the government, the people of the world will have nothing to say. As for the emperor, although according to the system, two beauties, Dong and Fu, were established within the year, the post has always been vacant... In other words,
The emperor also understands the pros and cons and is willing to repay the general's kindness in supporting the Han Dynasty with all his heart!"
"Shisun Gong was deceived!" Gongsun Xun listened quietly to what the other party said, and then looked up to the sky and sighed. "The person who came up with this idea did not want to have the best of both worlds, but had a personal enmity with me and wanted to kill my entire Gongsun family!
The emperor agreed to do this because the Han Dynasty betrayed me!"
Liu Yu's shoulders moved slightly, and Gongsun Zan, who was standing not far behind him, was also slightly startled.
"What can you say about this?" Shi Sunrui was anxious. "We have absolutely no such intention..."
"Shisun Gong, why do you have to pretend?" Gongsun Xun sighed more and more sadly. "From the time when Emperor Gaozu married Lu, to He Jin who died in Jiade Palace a few years ago, none of our relatives in the Han Dynasty had a good outcome.
What? He Jin has no self, and his only grandson cannot be saved! If I have to say the best, the best-performing relative is Huo Guang, right? In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan can be regarded as the top one.
Lord of Zhongxing, isn't your greatest hope for the emperor that he can become Emperor Xuan? But once Huo Guang died, how did Emperor Xuan treat the entire Huo family? Do you really believe that the Huo family did not plot rebellion during Huo Guang's time, but had to wait for him to do so?
Do you plan to rebel after death?"
At this point, Gongsun Xun passed over Liu Yu, Yang Biao, and Huang Wan who were leaning over to wait, and stepped forward to hold Shisun Rui's hand. His tone became increasingly sad and angry: "Shisun Gong, do you still remember Dong Zhuo's words at that time?
What's the situation like? The emperor and the queen mother were slaughtered like chickens and dogs, the imperial mausoleum was hollowed out, the capital was turned into white ground, forty princes came together to rise up in the world, each with their own evil intentions. At that time, the world was burning, the sea was boiling, and the Han Dynasty was in danger.
Isn’t it an exaggeration?”
After all, Shi Sunrui was a so-called traditional Han Dynasty celebrity, and he was more or less a sincere Confucian. He couldn't refute it for a while: "That's true."
"Then Duke Shisun," Gongsun Xun continued to ask in a sad and angry voice while holding the opponent's hand. "At that time, what were those four generations and three Dukes who were favored by the Han Dynasty doing? Aren't they fighting for territory and fame?
Am I not the only common man from western Liaoning to stand up and fight against unruly people to protect the world, and I am the only one who can do this to the Han Dynasty?"
"There is really no one who can deny the great contribution of General Wei." Yang Biao on the side finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned to face him.
"What do you, Yang Wenxian, know?!" When Gongsun Xun saw that it was Yang Biao, he turned sideways and became furious. "If there were no me in the world, you, the so-called loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty today, would have long ago lost their lives under Dong Zhuo's sword.
People died in the chaos! If there were no me in the world, I don’t know how many people would be emperors and kings! If there were no me in the world, I don’t know how many tens of millions of people in the world would turn into bones beside the road! I am here
Your contribution to the Han Dynasty and to the world is so great that even if you add ten tins, it is not enough! But you do not bother to report such a great contribution, but you actually want to force my daughter to marry you, and you want to destroy my Gongsun family.
Clan! Have all the moral articles that have been passed down in your family for several lifetimes been eaten by dogs?! I bear the responsibility of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty betrays my heart! The most shameless people in the world are you people!"
Like all the officials behind him, Yang Biao could not help but be shaken for a moment, and he was very nervous and nervous. But after Baqiao, countless cavalrymen made a noise, and many cavalrymen swarmed forward with their swords in hand, which frightened many officials into panic.
"In the past few years... last year!" Gongsun Xun exhaled with a depressed breath. As Sun Rui stood up and raised his hand to stop the soldiers and horses behind him, he continued to be condescending, wandering left and right, and continued to shout. "Last year you said
As the emperor grows older, Yeting should be enriched, don’t I agree? After Dong Guiren and Fu Guiren entered the Weiyang Palace, the emperor said that they should add relatives according to the system, so Dong Cheng, a useless soldier under Dong Zhuo in the past, became a school captain.
, after burying an incompetent relative of Princess Shang, he became a general of the left middle rank. Wang Bin, a man who had only driven a chariot in Weiyang Palace, became a general of the right middle rank... To put it bluntly, Dong Zhuo was the middle rank of the army that day.
The generals rely on military merit, so what do these people mean? Aren’t you the emperor who doubts me and wants to rely on my relatives to support the emperor against me? But I endured for the sake of the country and agreed to it! Why are you still not satisfied and want to harm me?
I?!"
Dong Cheng knelt on the ground with his fists clenched; after lying down, Wang Bin was shaking like chaff.
"If you ask me, if you want your relatives to govern, why not make Wang Bin, the emperor's uncle, the general, Dong Cheng the hussar general, and Fu Wan the cavalry general? If that's not enough, you can also issue an order to seize the throne.
I gave my general of bodyguard to Cao Cao. Since the throne of emperor is vacant anyway, I can just marry another daughter of the Cao family. How about giving my general of bodyguard to Cao Cao to lead the country... These people are probably not afraid of the Yi people. Why bother looking for me, a coward?
Where is it?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sneer at the end. "In short, I don't want to be a relative. The son of Emperor Ling, my Gongsun Xun's daughter is not worthy! As for this power and position, if you feel that I am overstepping my bounds, even though
Come and get it! But before that, I am not as concerned about the country and the people as you are. I think about big things all day long. I still have some tedious military affairs to be busy with...Liu Fan!"
Liu Fan, the eldest son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan and a future master craftsman, trembled suddenly and then stood up in confusion.
"Go back and tell your father," Gongsun Xun drew his sword and rebuked him sternly. "He has been separatist in Yizhou for too long. The emperor's spirit in Yizhou does not seem to belong to him. I have attracted thousands of horses on this trip. How is it possible?
The purpose is to deal with these villains in the court, but to conquer Shu and achieve success, and to unify Shu... Today is the end of July, so if he surrenders in person before October, he will have hope of survival! Otherwise!
Don’t blame me for not recognizing old feelings!”
Liu Fan was still at a loss... He didn't know what to say for a moment.
And all the officials in the court, standing, kneeling, and bent over, were all at a loss... Of course, most of them let out a long breath.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun did not explain much, but turned around and mounted his horse. Immediately, thousands of horses galloped and surged, carrying hundreds of officials of the Han court, straight into Chang'an City.
After entering the city, all the officials had their own thoughts and plans. Although Liu Fan was scolded in public, he did not dare to return to Yizhou without permission. Instead, he vaguely wanted to come to the once again bustling General Wei's mansion to intercede.
As for Gongsun Xun's old officials and confidants in the city, they all gathered around General Wei. On the other hand, Liu Yu, after discussing with Yang Biao, Huang Wan, Wang Yun, Zhao Qian and others, came to the door in person again and begged Gongsun Xun to go to Weiyang Palace the next day.
First, he went to the minister's desk to manage the affairs of the state, and second, he invited him to meet with the emperor in person so that he could teach him.
Gongsun Xun refused to accept the request, and only asked Zhiqin Yi to go out and reply to Wang Ling - General Wei did not dare to enter the palace. From today on, the emperor and the kings will take care of everything themselves, and do not delay his expedition to Shu.
Liu Yu was almost desperate.
————I am the dividing line of despair————
"In the fifth year of Jian'an, the emperor tied up his hair, established beauties, and secretly added servants and ministers in order to fight against Taizu. Taizu led thousands of horses from Ye to Chang'an. All officials were shocked, and some trivial people secretly sent messages
Zhi, said: "You can add nine tins to your achievements." Taizu laughed when he read it in the Tao, then looked around and said, "If the world is complete and the four seas are one, what's the point of adding ten tins? How can a man ask for nine tins?"
Neither the left nor the right dared to answer." - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 2. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
