Chapter 24: Protecting the country can protect one's life
In Chang'an, people's hearts are more turbulent and the situation is more chaotic than in Xi County.
If Yixian is still at the level of so-called testing, and it is still dominated by organized self-testing within the Gongsun Xun Group, then Chang'an, a natural political city, is full of all kinds of incredible political waves.
Near the end of the year, Gongsun Xun led 30,000 cavalry to Chang'an, and the whole of Chang'an was in chaos.
There were ignorant scholars who blocked the road in the street and invited Gongsun Xun to be the emperor; there were bright old boys who ignored the cold weather and came barefoot to shout at Gongsun Xun that he was a Han traitor; there were a large number of Han Dynasty court officials, especially those middle-level ministers who were born as third assistants.
They openly contacted each other and asked Gongsun Xun to be the king; there were also some ministers who were prudent, and after so many days of thinking, they contacted Gongsun Xun publicly and publicly asked Gongsun Xun to take charge of the Taiwei and record the affairs of the minister.
And among them, there are also all kinds of strange auspiciousness and visions mixed in!
There was an earthquake in the abandoned capital of Luoyang, a jade seal was dug out of Zhongnan Mountain, Dan Shui picked up a skull hidden in a gold box, and the most terrifying thing was that on the day Gongsun Xun entered Chang'an, a dragon emerged from the Weishui River! Hundreds of them
Honest people who never tell lies have seen it together. Their eyes are as big as lanterns and they cannot lie!
However, amidst the chaos, some ministers and officials with real status and political prestige were uncharacteristically silent and remained strangely silent, which made people even more vigilant amid the commotion.
At the same time, General Wei Gongsun Xun seemed to have been well prepared. After he led the troops into the city, those who invited him to be the emperor or called him a traitor of the Han Dynasty were sent away with some hot soup, without any reward or reward.
Those who want to be punished; those who ask to be the king, or those who ask to record affairs for the Taiwei, put on a humble posture and refuse to be courteous.
Correspondingly, Gongsun Xun took intensive measures to deal with the aftermath of the emperor's escape.
While he invited Huang Wan and others to discuss Liu Yu's posthumous title, he asked Zhong Yao, who was stationed in Wuguan, to send an envoy to Nanyang to "ask the princes of the Central Plains to escort the emperor back to explain the problem";
He also openly exposed the issue of Gongsun Zan's private execution of Wang Yun that day and handed it over to the court for discussion...
To be fair, many things here are just a formality, such as the palace men and maids, they are not hungry, but if Gongsun Xun cares about their lives, no one can choose them; there is also the matter of Gongsun Zan, Wang Yun is a guilty commoner
, Gongsun Zan just killed him in advance, and Gongsun Xun also took away his guards and military power before entering Chang'an. What else can be said? The ministers just recognized it after the fact; as for "inviting the emperor to come back", how could the emperor possibly
Will you come back? This is obviously to question the emperor and the disgusting princes of the Central Plains. It is impossible to say that Gongsun Xun has the intention to further make the Duke of Chang'an give up. However, everyone can't fault it, and they all feel that it is indeed somewhat reasonable.
You should go and ask for help, give advice and then talk about other things!
However, at the end of the year, as Liu Yu's son Liu He finally arrived from western Liaoning for the funeral, Liu Bo'an could be formally buried, and everyone's attention turned to the former captain again.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun, who was well prepared, made a final conclusion on the life of the Han Dynasty ruler in the name of the ruling general:
Liu Bo'an posthumously awarded the Chariot and Cavalry General with the posthumous title of Dinglie - great considerations calm the people, which is called Ding; pure conduct and dissatisfaction are called Ding; peace of the people, great concerns are called Ding; peace of the people is called Ding; those who have done meritorious service and bring peace to the people are called Lie; those who are virtuous and honor their deeds are called Lie.
Think about it, Liu Yu has been in power for six years, and when he took over, the Han Dynasty had completely lost its ability to govern. Under such circumstances, it is remarkable to be able to maintain the stability of the court without causing chaos. It can even be said that the entire world is under control.
The development from the all-out melee in Dong Zhuo's era to today's partial stability in the past six years is also due to his historical achievements.
Therefore, the word "ding" couldn't be more appropriate!
As for Lie's two explanations, the former is the meaning of Shun Chengding, which goes without saying, but the latter is a judgment on the emperor's escape and Liu Yu's own death.
How to judge? Of course, like Yang Ci (posthumous title Wenlie) and Liu Kuan (Zhaolie) before him, the word "marty" clearly pointed out that his death had the meaning of being loyal to his duty and dying for morality and duty. And again
Considering that the occupations of these three people are quite special, they are ministers. Then the ministers are loyal to their duties and morals, but they have to die... Correspondingly, what are some people?
In short, this posthumous title basically fairly reflects Liu Yu's historical achievements and his personal virtues. No one can fault it. Liu He even felt a little grateful to Gongsun Xun, while Huang Wan and others had been silent before.
Finally, his attitude gradually relaxed.
As for how Gongsun Xun, a general of guard, could posthumously reward a Taiwei as a general of chariots and cavalry, no one cares. After all, death is the most important thing, and things like mourning and honor can always make people with similar stances empathize.
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And on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Jian'an, as Liu Yu was officially buried and prepared to be laid to rest in Changling on the north bank of the Wei River, the mourning and honoring atmosphere artificially created by Gongsun Xun reached an extreme!
First of all, Gongsun Xun actually personally supported the spirit together with Huang Wan, escorted his dutiful son Liu He, and buried Liu Dinglie and his wife Liu who received a posthumous title with the ceremonial ceremony of a chariot and cavalry general.
Not to mention, General Wei issued an edict early, asking all the ministers, subordinates, Jingzhao officials, military squadrons and above to accompany him to the funeral. At the same time, he specially sent General Zhang Liao to lead two thousand knights along the way.
Escort wearing armor and linen!
It was the end of winter, and the huge mourning and funeral ceremonies attracted more officials and people from Chang'an to see them off. At one time, there were more than 100,000 officials and people from Jingzhao to see them off from Chang'an to the Weishui River?!
And during this process, the cries of those who were seeing off people and the lamentations of those who followed the ministers along the way were endless, and there were even accidents and farce in which someone asked to be buried!
Faced with such a situation beyond expectations and imagination, what is incredible is that most of the sensible people who attended the funeral, including the planners such as Gongsun Xun, Jia Xu, and Xi Zhong, were surprised, but they were not incomprehensible. Even on a certain day,
To some extent, they all share a feeling of sympathy for me.
In fact, some people may indeed be grateful to Liu Yu for protecting the Han Dynasty and appeasing Guanzhong, and some people do have a deep personal relationship with Liu Yu, but more people may not really know Liu Yu and are grateful to Liu Yu just because
Liu Yu's death meant the end of a long period of stability, so they became confused and uneasy about the future, and encountered such a powerful and sad atmosphere, so they couldn't help but cry for themselves!
Thinking about it, at this time when the world is in chaos, who doesn’t have some hidden sadness in their heart?
Country, individual; future, past; death, rebirth... First there is a kind of empty sadness about the situation, and then there are those concrete and vivid things and images... Children who died in infancy, brothers who were separated in the relocation of the capital, starved to death
Parents, neighbors who disappeared, friends who never returned... In the end, there was a kind of pure sadness that was inexplicable and inexplicable, but everyone could relate to it.
To put it bluntly, the burial of Liu Yu was more than just his funeral. The crying today is more than just crying today.
It can only be said that the joys and sorrows of human beings may be barely connected in part. As a planner, Gongsun Xun is just the beginning, and has no way of controlling the subsequent catharsis of people's hearts.
One day, he cried uncontrollably and shocked many people. Perhaps because of this, after returning to General Wei's mansion in Chang'an in the evening, Gongsun Xun had just changed back into his casual clothes when he suddenly received several unexpected guests.
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The people who came were none other than Huang Wan, Situ Zhao Qian, who was in charge of the Shangshu affairs, as well as Zhong Shao, Ma Rixi, and Shi Sunrui. In addition, there was also someone who had served as Fufeng Prefect under Gongsun Xun, Shangshu Pushe.
Now retired at home and nearly ninety years old, Jingzhao Zhao Qi is still energetic... These people are the group of people who have remained silent before, and they are also the truly influential representatives of the Han Dynasty, and even more so
Liu Yu was the backbone who truly maintained the overall situation of the Chang'an court.
It was as if they had just returned home, changed their clothes, and came together. To be honest, Gongsun Xun really didn't expect that they would arrive so quickly, and he even felt a little caught off guard.
But one good thing is that when dealing with these real and last batch of Han elites, there is no need to hide anything. They are real people after all, and they will not be stupid.
It is rare that Gongsun Xun did not entertain guests in the main hall, but met in a private room in the backyard, and used the simplest way to give the other party the greatest respect in etiquette - he cited Wang Xiu, Xi Zhong, Jia Xu,
Sitting opposite several ministers.
When the two parties sat down, a servant woman naturally brought hot soup and the fried noodles and fruits that are gradually becoming popular during the Chinese New Year. When Gongsun Xun noticed that the haggard tear marks on the other party's face were still obvious under the light, he asked the servant to bring them.
Come with a hot compress facialcloth.
"Actually, the emperor's escape was completed that day. We already knew it. No matter how humble General Wei was, he had to go one step further. Otherwise, how could the eleven states of Hebei be in peace?" He took off the face towel that was gradually getting cold.
Huang Wan, who was sitting upright, said in a deep voice. "At that time, although we were disappointed with the emperor and the overall situation, we still regarded ourselves as Han ministers, so we wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb from now on, and become Han ministers."
It's just the last bit of duty. At the same time, when General Guanwei has accomplished his great work, when he comes to this great position, he is in line with the behavior of being embarrassed and willing to fall... After all, the previous He family, Yuan family, and Dong family were all the same.
What if you succeed in your dynasty and hold great power? As a result, once you get the big position, you are at a loss, and you are arrogant and ignorant, and you act wantonly. What kind of relatives are you?
It blew away in the wind. I just didn't expect that General Wei was so good at being able to calm down in the face of such temptation, so calmly calm people's hearts, and make things so logical..."
"It is precisely because of these lessons learned that we have to be careful to avoid their mistakes." Gongsun Xun did not mean to hide it. "Besides, since the general trend has been achieved, why can't I be upright and calmly deal with people's hearts?"
"These things are easier said than done." Huang Wan sighed for a moment. "Besides, today we are not like those villains who praise General Wei for being so wise and mighty. General Wei is wise and mighty. What should be happy is that today
What do these people sitting beside General Wei have to do with these old and disabled bodies like me?"
"Please just make it clear to Mr. Huang!" Gongsun Xun immediately nodded, but pointed to the sky. "Since the princes are here in person today, and they are facing each other in private rooms, and the soul of Mr. Dinglie is the strongest today, please refer to the soul of Mr. Liu.
I swear, when we talk today, everything is true..."
"That's what I mean." Huang Wan simply pointed his finger at the sky.
The two looked at each other for a while, then put down their hands, and Huang Wan continued to ask: "When the envoy returns after humiliating the emperor and the princes of the Central Plains, the long-term non-war agreement between Hebei and the Central Plains will be destroyed, and General Wei will take the throne."
It's logical. Let's not talk about this. We just want to ask General Wei in advance, which position do you want to occupy to rule Hebei? Prime minister, or king? Or are you preparing to establish a new emperor? "
"It would be ridiculous to establish a new emperor." Gongsun Xun responded frankly. "The emperor, the Ling Emperor, and the young emperor, no matter how unethical and incompetent these three father and son are, they are still the orthodox lineage of the Han Dynasty that has dominated the world for nearly thirty years.
, Now that although the emperor has lost his virtue, there is no one from the royal family close to him who can replace him. Even if I establish a new emperor, how can I serve the people of the world?"
At this point, Gongsun Xun paused slightly, but then mentioned something incidentally: "Actually, before Liu Bo'an's funeral last night, his son Liu He had a word with me. He said that the hatred for killing his father was irreconcilable, and he hated the emperor very much.
, but due to lack of moral integrity and strength, it is difficult to achieve anything. So if I plan to establish another emperor, he is willing to cooperate with me to be a puppet Emperor of Han, just to avenge his father... Afterwards, he is willing to directly surrender to me!"
"Idiot!" Huang Wan responded.
"It is indeed stupid." Gongsun Xun sighed. "There are certainly some operable points for him to do this, but he never thought that if he became a puppet Emperor of Han, wouldn't his father's reputation become a joke?
Apart from a reputation, what else can a veteran of the Han Dynasty seek at this time? So I dissuaded him."
Huang Ziyan stared at the opponent, but finally became depressed.
"As for becoming king." Gongsun Xun saw the silence of the other party, so he continued to speak, but suddenly he laughed inexplicably, so that his words were slightly frustrated. "The great ancestor executed the white horse as an oath, and no one other than the Liu family can be king. This is the Han Dynasty.
Iron rule, it is hard to say which one is more immoral than the Emperor or me. The people who have finally gathered the hearts will be dispersed a lot... So, let's call the public system! At least there is no non-Liu family in the Han Dynasty.
It’s not allowed to serve public purposes, right?”
"Actually granted the title of Duke?" Huang Wan and others were not surprised. "He is from Liaoxi, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Ji. He started in Youzhou and was promoted to Duke. If he wants to get a serious reputation, he can only be the Duke of Yan!"
"Isn't Duke Yan just right?" Gongsun Xun said sternly. "Have you ever thought about it? Yan originated from Duke Zhao, and Duke Zhao did not live in the fief all year round. Instead, he assisted the government with Zhou Gong, and divided Shaanxi to rule. Zhou Gong ruled
In the east of Shaanxi, Duke Zhao governs Shaanxi. I accept the title of Duke Zhao and govern the affairs of Chang'an. Isn't this not in line with Confucian allusions and etiquette?"
"Zhao Gong's surname is Ji..." Shisun Rui couldn't bear it for a moment.
"The Gongsun family is also Ji's surname, and my lord has lived in western Liaoning for generations, so it is impossible to say that he is the direct descendant of Zhao Gong!" Xi Zhong refuted, pretending to be confused.
"That's not what I meant, but I meant that the Emperor of Zhou is Ji..."
"Okay!" Huang Wan couldn't help but interrupt Shisun Rui's chatter. "Now that the matter is over, we have nothing to argue about, and General Wei's remarks are not for us... It's just General Wei, you
Today, for the public, perhaps I did take advantage of the loopholes in the Han Dynasty's code, so that many people can find cover and feel at ease. But you also said, that is for others, like me and other veterans of the Han Dynasty, who can only be tied to one
It's just a name, but you can be a prince today, a king tomorrow, and a rebel the day after tomorrow. What will we do when you let us who are caught between the emperor and Liu Bo'an's death? Or should we say
, you are really a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and you just want to be the Duke of Zhao with peace of mind?"
The other party's sarcasm was clear, but Gongsun Xun's expression remained as usual: "I just swore not to lie today, so I will not answer Huang Gong's question. However, what I can guarantee is that I will act in a public manner, and
If the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty are no longer the same one day, they will not advance even half a step further the next day... And the emperor has abandoned the Han ministers, and those who want to retreat and protect themselves can have enough time to do so slowly.
If you retreat, you don’t have to worry about your reputation; those who want to do something can also change their stance calmly... In short, I will never force you, and I will never let you even take advantage of the situation where you are abandoned by the emperor.
Your reputation will be lost."
Huang Wan and others looked at each other, and then Situ Zhao Qian sighed: "With thousands of people at your feet, you can naturally be so generous; but we only have one person left, but we can't respond!"
"Since you all know that my lord lives in Wanwan, you should understand that my lord has really exhausted his benevolence and righteousness today. And if you really want to continue to forcefully go against the trend, then you think that we subordinates will be like my lord.
Are you lenient?" Seeing that there were still people on the other side who seemed hesitant and dissatisfied, Xi Zhong couldn't help but responded sternly. "When the time comes, do those who live among all really need to care about one of them?"
"Of course, we also know that you don't care either..." Jia Xu finally said. "But what's the point of doing that? Today on the banks of the Wei River, the officials and people of Jingzhao gathered in the crowd of 100,000 people to weep together. They were weeping.
Are you weeping about Liu Gong? Aren’t you weeping about why the world can’t be unified and people’s hearts can’t be completely at peace? And you are outstanding people and you should see clearly that if the Han Dynasty can be at peace, our Lord can be at peace, and the Han Dynasty can be at peace.
If the house cannot be at peace, my lord can also be at peace... No matter how you are only tied to one person, no matter how you only serve as ministers to others, even if you are ministers to others, you should serve others first and then serve as ministers, right?"
"If you don't know the public opinion, why would you do this?" Huang Wan responded sternly, but he was so frustrated that he was bored. "Forget it! At this point, it is useless to think too much. Just say it is fair. We will figure it out in the next year.
Cooperate! I only hope that General Wei will remember what he said today. If the world is not determined to be unified in one day, then you will not enter again in one day!"
Gongsun Xun also immediately stood up to see him off.
However, when Huang Wan and others came to the threshold of the house, Zhao Qi, the eldest among them and the one who had the best personal relationship with Gongsun Xun, suddenly turned around and saluted Gongsun Xun at the door: "No matter what,
, Although this was the deliberate decision of General Wei, we are still very grateful to General Wei for being able to be as upright as possible and not using his power to overwhelm others, especially if he can achieve a good result with Liu Bo'an and other veterans like me..."
Zhao Qi was almost ninety years old. How dare Gongsun Xun take it? He hurriedly stepped forward and the three of them returned the favor.
"There is one more thing." Zhao Qi waited for the other party to stand up and then opened his mouth to ask again. "Just now I saw the general smiling when he said the oath on the white horse. Why? Could it be that the general on the white horse broke the oath on the white horse? Is this God's will?"
"Of course." Gongsun Xun blurted out, and immediately he and the others were stunned.
"What will happen if the emperor decides to be one queen?" Zhao Qi continued to stand on the door, blocking the other party and asked, "Why did Yan treat Han?"
"Suppose the Han!" There was only gasping in the room. Gongsun Xun, who came back to his senses, simply didn't bother to cover up.
"What is cover?" Zhao Qi chased after him.
"To overthrow and destroy is to overthrow, to overthrow and to cover is to overthrow!" Gongsun Xun answered calmly, holding the broken blade on his waist. "That's what it means! Is Mr. Zhao going to take out a hammer from his sleeve next?
, want to compete with me in life and death? With your age and reputation, if you die here... I'm afraid you will be as ridiculous as the emperor."
"I can't win anymore." Zhao Taiqing turned around while the others such as Huang Wan, Zhao Qian, Shi Sunrui, Ma Rixi and others were in a trance and Pang De was alert and walked away. "And I couldn't do it with Dong Zhuo in the past.
Bo, the party imprisoned me so I can't Bo, joined the army for Pingliang and the Qiang rebellion but couldn't Bo, and Xianbei for the governor of Bingzhou couldn't Bo, so why should I Bo Bo with Shi Xia today? I just want to borrow Huang Gong's words just now and hope that I will remember what I said today.
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After Zhao Qi left, Huang Wan, Zhao Qian and others followed him after a moment of silence. Many of them were already showing signs of age and could not help but shrink in the cold air, looking even more desolate.
And when Gongsun Xun caught up again and personally escorted these few remaining veterans of the Han Dynasty out of General Wei's mansion, before he had time to say goodbye, suddenly, in the cold air, there was a crisp sound from the street next door...
... Several veterans of the Han Dynasty and Gongsun Xun who had been mourning all day were stunned together at first, and then were speechless. How could they not know that this was an anxious young child who couldn't help but start burning in advance.
Bamboo, come and listen to the sound of firecrackers to celebrate the new year!
As the saying goes, the old calendar is gone and the new calendar is coming!
Back to the present, although private exchanges between key figures can solve practical problems. For example, the visit of Huang Wan, Zhao Qi and others actually removed the last practical obstacle to Gongsun Xun's promulgation, but the small meeting is only a small meeting after all.
What can solve problems and truly give people legal basis is the General Assembly and the Great Court Meeting.
Only when everyone attends a meeting in broad daylight on a politically significant occasion can all participants take political responsibility for the final meeting result, thus making the meeting result politically binding!
Just like before, Gongsun Xun's ten thousand words in private were not as politically significant as his scolding in front of Weiyang Palace.
In the sixth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, in Bingzi and at the beginning of the first month of the first month, the emperor who was in Wancheng refused to return. At the same time, he announced to the world that he asked the princes of the world, King Qin, to escort him to Nanyang and go west to attack Gongsun... The charge was to murder the Taiwei and have evil intentions.
After receiving the reply, Chang'an was in an uproar. After sending the maids from the Weiyang Palace to Nanyang, General Wei Gongsun Xun immediately led the officials to recommend Huang Wan, the Guanglu doctor, as the Taiwei's official secretary, and recommended Sun Rui as Sikong.
At the same time, Ma Rixi was appointed as a court lieutenant, and Handan Rong was appointed as a guard lieutenant.
After the three ministers and nine ministers were completed, the three ministers in turn gathered all the officials in Weiyang Palace on the seventh day of the first lunar month. With the story of summoning the Duke, all the officials agreed to add the general Gongsun Xun as the Duke of Yan and continue to oversee the military affairs of the eleven states in Hebei Province.
After three ceremonial refusals, Gongsun Xun calmly accepted the suggestions of the officials in Chang'an. Taiwei Huang Wan, who was acting as the secretary, issued an edict, officially ascending the throne of Yan Gong, and enfeoffing You, pacifying the two prefectures of Liaoxi and Youbeiping.
Yuyang, Guangyang, Zhuowu County.
The whole process was smooth sailing without any hindrance.
However, after being granted the title of Duke of Yan, Gongsun Xun, in order to show his respect, sent documents to Nanyang with Shejian as his envoy before appointing a crown prince, queen, or prime minister, detailing the selection of officials.
Explain, and at the same time once again emphasize the fact that the emperor's murder of the prince was witnessed by countless people, and then once again persuade the emperor to return to Chang'an to express the doubts of the officials.
One thing that was slightly lucky was that when the envoy on a business trip in the first month of the new year came to Wuguan, he happened to meet Deng Zhi, the envoy from Nanyang. It turned out that Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei had finally joined forces to persuade the emperor and were about to seal him.
Gongsun Xun was the general! So, under the guidance of Wuguan Zhongyao, the two envoys exchanged documents with each other, and then simply turned around and went back. They also spent the first month of the first month traveling in vain, and even risked their lives.
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————I am the dividing line between the old and the new————
"The sky is dead, Haotian has not yet been established, and at the age of Bingzi, the world will be prosperous!" - "Sanfu Juelu". Zhao Qi
