The seventh year of Yankang was not really a happy year. During this year, the temple lost two important ministers, and two famous generals passed away, leaving some sadness to the world, and went to heaven.
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Hua Xiong was born in the Northern Army and guarded Liangzhou for more than ten years. After returning to Luoyang, he served in Zhijinwu. He also served as a school captain, conquered Guishang, and served as a school captain of Sili, a farmer, a servant, and a military scholar.
, reported the order from his residence, awarded Zheng County Marquis for his merits, and made him a hussar general. After Cao Cao led his ministers to discuss, he was admitted to the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs for his merits. He was a loyal and virtuous man of the Han Dynasty, and he was worshiped by future generations.
Gongsun Zan was born in the New Army of Youzhou and was stationed in Youzhou for ten years. He was a brave captain and participated in many foreign campaigns in Youzhou. He was famous and made countless meritorious service. Later he became a general named Yangwei and participated in the Battle of Guishang. He made great contributions and was brave.
As a general, he was appointed as the master of military science, trained numerous generals, and was given the title of Marquis Kunyuan. He became a post-general. After being reported by Liu Bei, he was admitted to the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs for his merits. He was a loyal and virtuous man of the great Han Dynasty, and was worshiped by future generations.
In remembrance and sadness, the seven years of Yankang slowly came to an end.
The eighth year of Yankang, January
It has started to snow lightly in Luoyang and is a bit cold. However, this has not affected the bustling crowds on the streets. The streets are as lively as ever. Even in Tingwei's dungeon, the noise on the streets can be heard.
Guo Jia sat in the prison, listening to the laughter and laughter outside, exhaling a breath of mist and rubbing his hands.
"Guo Jun...it's already the first month."
On the side, Yu Fan said in confusion that they had been imprisoned for such a long time. Even if they had offended the emperor, there should be a result. Either release or kill him. How could he be imprisoned like this?
How long? Hearing his words, Guo Jia coldly snorted, shook his head, and said: "I always feel that we have been forgotten. Perhaps this Tingwei is our final destination..."
"My master once told me that if you don't change your temper, one day you will spend the rest of your life in Tingwei. Sure enough, my master never lied to me!"
The two of them were chatting when they suddenly heard the door being pushed open.
Two soldiers came in, and without waiting for Guo Jia to ask, they directly opened the prison where Guo Jia and Yu Fan were imprisoned, and escorted the two of them out. Guo Jia and Yu Fan were escorted out of the prison by the soldiers without saying anything.
Because Guo Jia was weak, he had been covered in several layers of coats long before the cold winter, dressing up like a barbarian outside the Great Wall, but it was still quite warm.
Even in the cold winter, the sun was still hanging high in the sky. Guo Jia looked at the sky excitedly. He never thought that one day, he would be so excited because he breathed the fresh air and saw the sun. As for Yu Fan, his expression
It still didn't look good. The two of them were escorted by serious soldiers and walked all the way towards Tingwei's Mansion. As they walked on the road, Yu Fan whispered:
"Guo Jun, my life is probably in danger at this time. I have a son who was just born this year. If possible, please Guo Jun can take care of me for a while..."
Yu Fan spoke quickly, and Guo Jia was stunned, but shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I will never kill you because I am angry with you."
"No talking!" the soldier scolded them sternly and escorted the two of them to the house.
Man Chong stood beside the superior with a stern look on his face, looking at the two of them. Surrounded by some courtiers of Tingwei, many new faces, Guo Jia had never seen before. It seemed that the restructuring was completed.
That's not right. Didn't that guy Xun Yu say that he would wait until I get out before executing it? Or did something big happen to Wei Ting and he had to change his officials?
Guo Jia was thinking, but Man Chong said: "Today, a noble person will personally judge the two of you!"
"I hope you two will sincerely change your ways and don't resist!"
Guo Jia squinted his eyes, allowing Man Chong to stand beside him. Is this noble man a little young and thin?
Sure enough, Liu Xi walked out from the side. Different from before, he sat down on the upper position in a particularly solemn manner. The court officials and officials immediately stood up and bowed to the emperor. Even Guo Jia and Yu Fan did the same. Liu Xi raised his hand and said
: "Everyone, sit down!" Everyone immediately sat down. In the shocked eyes of everyone, Guo Jia patted his butt and sat down directly, sitting on the same spot.
Yu Fan on the side widened his eyes.
Before Liu Xi could speak, Man Chong became furious and roared: "Here comes someone! Put this madman back in the dungeon!"
Guo Jia raised his head and said angrily: "Your Majesty asked me to sit down, why do you want to lock me up?!"
"How dare a person who has been convicted of a crime claim to be king?"
"You are a vicious and cruel official, you dare to call yourself king, why don't I dare?!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Liu Xi said helplessly: "That's it! No need to quarrel anymore!" The two of them stopped. Guo Jia snorted coldly, looked at the emperor, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is
Are you going to let me go?"
"It depends on how you regret it...will you take it again in the future?" Liu Xi asked seriously.
Guo Jia shook his head quickly. He was a bohemian in his life. He preferred freedom and hated wasting his time. In Tingwei, he was imprisoned for so long and could not do anything. He could only read Qianhu Lun all day long. Even so,
He said that he might be a little sorry for the master, but now that he saw Qianfu Lun, he felt like vomiting. He had read this book dozens of times, plus the ones he had read before. Alas, Guo Jia didn’t know what to say.
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Seeing Guo Jia acting so well-behaved, Liu Xi smiled knowingly.
"Well, I believe that Jun Guo is a person who will never do anything that breaks his promise. So, will Jun Guo still drink?"
When Guo Jia heard this, he was immediately shocked and shouted: "Your Majesty, it is not illegal for him to drink alcohol. Taking powder is illegal. I just don't accept it. But why is it illegal to drink alcohol?"
Liu Xi thought for a moment, looked at Man Chong on the side, and said: "Add to your new law that drinking alcohol is illegal. In addition, officials are not allowed to drink alcohol during official business!"
Man Chong nodded.
Guo Jia is confused, can he still act like this??
"Okay, now it's illegal. Guo Jun, will you still drink?" the emperor asked again.
Guo Jia thought for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "I won't drink anymore."
"Let them go!"
At the emperor's command, the soldiers immediately stepped forward and untied the shackles. Guo Jia moved, then looked at Yu Fan aside and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't bother Your Majesty with this person, why don't you just leave it to me?"
Let's do it..." Liu Xi heard this, looked at Yu Fan, stared at him for a moment, and then said: "This person should be handed over to Tingwei for trial... You come with me..."
Liu Xi stood up, handed over the rest of the matters to Man Chong, and left Tingwei with Guo Jia.
"Guo Jun, don't blame me. I acted like this to retain a great sage for the Han Dynasty. You are in prison. Maybe you don't know that General Gongsun also passed away last month. I looked at myself
I was so close to him, and the ministers I relied on left one by one. I felt indescribable sadness in my heart. I didn’t want to shed tears one day because of Guo Jun’s passing... I shed enough tears.
Already."
"I understand...but, Your Majesty, everyone is destined to die. There is no need to be sad or remember. One day, people who are separated will eventually meet again..."
"Oh? I thought Guo Jun never believed this?"
"I really don't believe it. This is just a way for me to comfort Your Majesty."
"oh."
The two of them walked towards the Hall of Houde, followed by a few embroidered clothes. Guo Jia followed the emperor and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"Of course it's done."
Guo Jia said angrily: "Why don't you wait for me?"
"Because you are convinced."
Guo Jia couldn't refute, he was just a little depressed. Yes, Xun Yu was not the first person to learn about the restructuring from Guo Jia. The real first person to know about it was the emperor. As early as two years ago,
Guo Jia informed the emperor and told him all his plans. When Liu Xi heard about it, he also paid special attention to it. Finally, he decided to formally implement it.
For successful innovation.
In the past two years, Liu Xi used various means, even using flimsy excuses, to severely injure the three princes and remove their supporters. Such an inexplicable change made many people mistakenly believe that this was the emperor's establishment.
He was so powerful, but he didn't think about the intention behind it.
The emperor wanted to make the three princes separate themselves from the ministers. If the system was to be reformed, the biggest resistance would definitely be the three princes. Therefore, he needed to attack the prestige of the three princes and make the three princes lose their supporters in the temple. The emperor did it, and he did it flawlessly.
No one saw his true plan, except Guo Jia. When Guo Jia submitted the memorial, the emperor was half happy and half worried, but in the end he did not accept it.
Guo Jia was still very depressed at the time and could only drink and have fun every day.
However, he still discovered some clues.
For example, the emperor showed his power to the three princes inexplicably.
The emperor suddenly called Cao Cao, who was far away in Jingzhou.
The emperor accepted Liu Bei's strategy and arranged his closest ministers in various places.
The emperor kept secretly contacting the generals of the Northern and Southern armies.
The emperor set up a palace to publicize major policies.
The emperor instigated the conflict between the three princes.
Di Baofu used ridicule to undermine the prestige of the three princes and other ministers.
Guo Jia immediately understood that the emperor had accepted his policy. However, the emperor was not like Emperor Xiaoxian. Emperor Xiaoxian could not endure it. He was very impatient. As long as he saw something beneficial, he would never hesitate and implement it immediately.
, As for Emperor Xiaokang, although his temperament is more stable, he also has a strong will. Even if he doesn't eat or drink, he still has to arrange things as quickly as possible and then implement them.
This emperor alone is frighteningly patient.
He is very cautious. It can be said that he is a little too cautious. He can plan for three, four, or even ten years for the perfection of one thing. You never know what he will inadvertently do today.
In a word, what role will a seemingly unintentional action play in the future? His eyes will never stare at his feet. He will always look at the people in the distance.
Everything is his chess piece, arranged step by step by him, and finally walks on the path he wants.
A series of seemingly unrelated things ultimately made the restructuring go very smoothly, without even a decent opponent.
It was Guo Jia who proposed, Xun Yu who perfected it, Zhuge Liang who handled matters, and Lu Bu and Zhang Fei who assisted, but the person who controlled everything and silently stared at them behind the scenes was the terrible emperor in front of them.
"His Majesty?"
"kindness?"
"You're definitely not locking up Yu Fan today just to vent your anger, right? He has other plans? In five years? Ten years?"
Liu Xi suddenly laughed, his smile was gentle and he looked very handsome.
However, Guo Jia felt a chill in his back and his hair stood on end.