The first year of Jianning, the second month of spring.
The Dong Qiang, who had been dormant on the border for a year, could no longer sit still. They often sent troops to invade the interior, causing Xiliang to suffer another military disaster. This move immediately aroused the anger of all the ministers in the court, and the little fat man was no exception. This time During the court meeting, he actually appeared and sat on the throne. Although he still had no right to speak, sitting there showed his attitude.
First, a party member recommended Zhang Huan to conquer foreign enemies.
However, Zhang Huan was in charge of the Northern Army, and Dou Wu was trying to use the Northern Army to get rid of the eunuchs, so how could he send Zhang Huan to the expedition at this time? And Duan Qiao, who had done an outstanding job in fighting the Qiang last time, asked for orders to conquer the Qiang, and he was appointed. Wei Yilang had nothing to do all day long, and he only made trouble for Dou Wu in the temple. Everyone knew that Dou Wu was dissatisfied with him, and Dou Wu didn't even think about it for too long.
He directly ordered Duan Jiong to serve as a guard Qiang captain, and sent 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and 3,000 chariots to attack the Eastern Qiang. This was considered the second large-scale use of troops by the Han Dynasty in recent years. , even larger than Zhang Huan's last expedition, but Dou Wu was still not at ease, and appointed several party members to be around Duan Jiong to supervise him, and then he was relieved to let him leave.
Naturally, the little fat man gave Duan Ji instructions for a long time, expressing his encouragement and expectations for Duan Ji.
However, the ministers did not pay much attention to this battle. After all, both Duan Jiong and the soldiers of the Northern Army made them feel at ease. Although Duan Jiong was not appreciated by the party members, in terms of leading troops The party members also admired him for his fighting ability. After deciding this matter, there was nothing more important. However, the little fat man really didn't expect that Dou Wu would actually raise an issue in the court meeting.
"Your Majesty, the clan of the Chief Minister, Guan Ba, has done evil to the local area and done all kinds of evil. He has harmed the people of that area and made the world angry and resentful. Also, Su Lin, the younger brother of the Chief Minister Su Kang, killed a pregnant woman in Gaoyang County. Such evil deeds are the beginning of this. Before the court comes, please give an order to kill the regular servants in the palace as a warning to others!" The little fat man was stunned, is he going to use himself as a swordsman?
The little fat man frowned and asked, "Is this true?"
Dou Wu nodded.
"Such a major matter is not something I can discuss. You can discuss it with your mother on your own! I should listen to your mother's opinion." There was no problem with what the little fat man said, and he directly pushed the matter to Queen Mother Dou. After all, in name only, However, Empress Dowager Dou was in charge of the court, not him, the little emperor, nor Dou Wu in front of him. Dou Wu was eager to get the emperor's permission because the Empress Dowager did not agree.
He hurriedly said: "On important matters of the country, please give orders from your majesty!"
This was a blatant attempt to force the palace. All the ministers in the court frowned and did not reply. They all felt that Dou Wu's actions were inappropriate, but if this move could get rid of the eunuchs who had harmed the Han Dynasty for many years, it would be worth it. Yes, the little fat man didn't answer. He turned around and looked at Queen Mother Dou. Queen Mother Dou was sitting next to him. Seeing the timid look in the little fat man's eyes, her heart softened.
He said gloomily: "General, don't forget the courtesy of a king and his ministers!!"
Dou Wu ignored her at all and just said to the little fat man again: "Please give the order! Execute the regular servants Guan Ba, Su Kang, Zhang Rang, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, and Huang Men Bilan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui, Song Dian."
The little fat man was furious, he was bullying others too much!
If you deal with those Zhongchang servants, even my subordinates Song Dian, Gao Wang and Bi Lan, you want to kill?
He stood up suddenly and directly picked up the jade seal from the Shangshu Ling's case beside him. Before anyone could react, he gently threw it towards Dou Wu. The faces of all the ministers were frightened and changed color. Dou Wu did not dare
He damaged the jade seal and rushed forward to catch it. Feeling shocked and angry, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this??"
"Since Mr. Dou has a plan in his mind, why not write the seal yourself?"
"The jade seal has been given to Mr. Dou, and Mr. Dou can pass it on to the family!"
Finally, for the first time, the emperor, who was smiling all day long, showed his fangs among the ministers as if he were dealing with an eunuch. Dou Wu turned pale with fright, and he quickly bowed and bowed, holding the jade seal in his hand.
He raised it high and shouted: "Your Majesty is trying to kill an old minister, how dare I have second thoughts??" The ministers also shook their heads helplessly, Dou Wu, you are still too anxious to intimidate the emperor like this.
The same goes for this little fat man. He usually seems harmless to humans and animals, but why is he so deadly at this moment? If Dou Wu is not forgiven by the little fat man today, his reputation will be completely ruined among the party members. In the future, he will not be the one who is dedicated to the public good.
If he becomes the leader of the party, he is afraid that he will be scolded as Liang Ji II by everyone. No, the emperor scolded him for wanting to use the jade seal to pass down the family. I am afraid that he will be scolded as Wang Mang II.
It must be said that the performance of the little fat man still shocked the officials. If in the past, the little fat man only showed his polite and gentle emperor Xiaowen style, then at this moment, he actually showed a domineering attitude similar to that of Xiaowu.
Under the attack, the powerful Dou Wu suffered so much that he would not dare to be rude again!
Dou Wu was horrified. He never thought that this little guy who usually had no idea would burst out with such energy today. He looked around. Chen Fan and others hesitated for a moment, but no one came forward.
To plead for him, the little fat man had been in contact with them before and had a good impression on them. Moreover, if Dou Wu was too busy at the moment, the matter would become a threat to the ministers. They did not want to bear such a reputation.
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Seeing Dou Wu's appearance, Queen Mother Dou felt a little distressed. She suddenly turned her head and looked at the little fat man. The little fat man saw the unbearable look in the Queen Mother's eyes. He sighed helplessly, turned around, leaned over and saluted, and said, "It's me.
I acted hastily and offended the general. I hope the general will not take offense!" After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Dou Wu to reply.
Dou Wu carefully returned the jade seal, and gradually felt relieved. However, the idea of dealing with the eunuch was particularly strong. The emperor was getting stronger day by day. If he did not get rid of the eunuch now, he was afraid that the eunuch would rise again in the future.
In this thought, he left directly without even having time to communicate with the Queen Mother.
Returning to the mansion, he discussed with Chen Fan and others, but did not talk about the emperor's affairs. Chen Fan and others learned that the Queen Mother objected, so they persuaded Dou Wu to act cautiously, hoping to get the Queen Mother's permission before doing his thing. However, they were not satisfied.
Dou Wu, who wanted to get rid of the eunuchs, could not listen. He had already felt the threat of the emperor. It was estimated that the emperor would soon attack the core of power in the court.
At this time, you must act quickly and eradicate the root cause. If you wait until the emperor comes to power, you will never have the chance to get rid of the eunuch!
With this idea in mind, General Dou Wu started his own arrangements, regardless of the objections of his ministers.
First, Dou Wu asked him to be granted the title of Marquis of Wenxi, and then asked his son Dou Ji to be granted the title of Marquis of Weiyang and serve as a minister. His nephew Dou Shao was granted the title of Marquis of Wen and moved to the rank of infantry captain to take charge of one of the five armies of Beiying. Dou Shao's younger brother Dou Jing
He was granted the title of Marquis of Xixiang and served as a minister, and he supervised Yulin Zuoqi. He made arrangements for the Dou family's children and took control of the real power in the court.
However, Dou Wu still felt that this preparation was not sufficient, so he recruited his cronies Yin Xun as Shangshu Ling, Liu Yu as Shizhong, Feng Shu as Tunqi Xiaowei, and also recruited the deposed celebrities Li Ying, Liu Meng, and Tai servant Du Mi.
Zhu Yu gathered at the court, invited Xun Yi, the governor of Yuexun, to be the minister, and recruited Chen Shi of Yingchuan to be his vassal. The entire court was replaced by the Dou family.
Even the Northern Army, which Little Fatty was most at ease with, was instantly controlled by the Dou family!
Even Su Wei is no longer completely controlled by the little fat man.
This series of changes made the little fat man a little surprised and alert. Could this Dou Wu want to attack him?