Yu Xian lamented that this is the side effect of living a human life.
I'm used to pretending to be cool at ordinary times, but when I encounter a problem, I feel stupid.
Huangfu Song relied on his reputation to be looked up to by people all over the world, but because of his reputation he had to fall into a dilemma.
According to later generations, state affairs were naturally the most important thing. But in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was not the case.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was an era where righteousness was valued. People's conscience and righteousness were respected.
This point is most vividly reflected in the legal system of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In Dong Zhongshu's words, "Spring and Autumn" is about prison sentences and judgments based on the heart.
What it means is that whether a person's crime is punished depends on what considerations he made when committing the crime.
For example, let's take a simple example.
Someone broke the law, and his father hid him secretly.
According to the law, this is a proper shielding of criminals.
But Chunqiu Jiejing didn't see it that way. He believed that it would be inhumane for father and son to cruelly abandon their family ties because of the law.
Therefore, I can hide my son. It is the court's business to arrest his son. I should not leave this cruel decision and torture to the father.
Therefore, for four hundred years, the Han family had only one core idea in the Spring and Autumn period.
If the people who persecute are dehumanized, then what is the point of enacting such a law?
The same principle applies to Huangfu Song.
If Huangfu Song did not even care about the lives of his family, but claimed to be loyal to the emperor, wouldn't this person be very strange?
How could Huangfu Song, with such a great reputation, be able to face such inner torture?
So for Huangfusong, this was an unsolvable situation.
Yu Xian sighed in response, and then suddenly thought, huh? It seems that the things in the palace have a lot to do with him...
If he hadn't destroyed the armillary sphere, there wouldn't have been such trouble in the palace. Then Taoist Pheasant seems to be a bad person. If he was released because of this, wouldn't it be a crime?
Yu Xian's face looked unnatural.
Then my balls started to hurt again.
The armillary sphere had been partially destroyed and was supposed to have been hastily discarded when Luoyang moved westward.
Now that there is plenty of time, maybe the court will have the idea to restore it again.
Yu Xian had to go to the palace as soon as possible and hide the treasure in a bucket. Then he could just throw it wherever he wanted and go back to retrieve it.
Zuoqiu Junyi added, "Another thing happened in the past few days. Weiwei Zhang Wen didn't know why he angered the Xun family. Xun You, the minister of Huangmen, impeached Zhang Wen fiercely, saying that heavy rains outside the city for days had destroyed countless farmland, so
This is the result of Jiu Qing's lack of morality. Please ask Dong Xiangguo to kill Zhang Wen in response to this calamity! All the officials in the court were silent in response, but no one came out to intercede."
Yu Xian was dumbfounded, why did the flames of war burn Zhang Wen?
Logically speaking, these two should support the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, Xun You's excuse was too lame. There was a heavy rain outside the city, and it was mostly Yu Xian's fault. Why did Jiu Qing lose his virtue?
Besides, there is no farmland there at all, just a wilderness of wilderness.
Yu Xian asked, "What did Dong Zhuo say?"
Zuoqiu Junyi was speechless when he thought about the rumors he had heard.
"I heard that Dong Xiangguo couldn't hold it back in the court and burst out laughing."
The old thief Dong was originally very unhappy with Zhang Wen, and now the pro-Han faction is fighting each other. This is a God-given opportunity.
It can not only kill a thorn in the side and weaken the power of the Han Dynasty, but also use it to instigate a split among the scholar-bureaucrats.
So without saying a word, Dong Zhuo had Zhang Wen pushed to the streets and beaten to death!
The nine dignitaries of the imperial court, influential figures who had dominated the court for many years, were whipped into a pulp.
Cai Hao, who fled with Zhang Yun, was so frightened that he felt cold all over. At this time, he admired Zhang Wen's foresight even more.
Although blaming Huangfu Song brought him a brief respite, he soon suffered ferocious revenge from other court officials.
The only good thing is that Zhang Wen saved his grandson Zhang Yun.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were two famous men, Zhang and Wen.
The grandson of Weiwei Zhang Wen was Zhang Yun, Liu Biao's navy general. Later, the prince Taifu of Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Soochow, was also named Zhang Wen, and Zhang Wen's father happened to be also named Zhang Yun.
When Yu Xian saw Zhang Wen's fate, he couldn't help feeling deeply that the water in Luoyang was really too deep.
Before Yu Xian left, he asked Zuoqiu Junyi to help him keep an eye on Beicheng's captain and see where he was from.
Under Zuoqiu Junyi's eager anticipation, Yu Xian promised him that he would go to the royal city again tomorrow.
You can go, but it’s hard to say whether the royal city is still there and whether there are any treasures to get...
Yu Xian first returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and personally brought the bell-sized Kui Niu war drum to Dong Bai.
Dong Bai was very happy with Yu Xian's gift.
However, Yu Xian emphasized to her, "This thing is not for you. If someone asks you for this thing one day, you will give it to her. Remember."
Dong Bai let out a frustrated sound, a little disappointed.
Now that time is tight, Yu Xian can't afford to explain much.
He went out and called Guan Hai and Wang Li, planning to enter the palace again at night.
Guan Hai has extraordinary physical strength and can help Yu Xian. As for Wang Li, as the Taishi Ling, he knows more about the Armillary Sphere, so he may be useful in some way.
Yu Xian was not sure if there would be any changes after Zhang Wen's death.
Although the Armillary Sphere can no longer be used, there is no guarantee that other methods will not be used. Especially since the array patterns in the Forbidden Palace were out of order last time, I don’t know if they have been corrected now.
Out of caution, Yu Xian put Guan Hai and Wang Lijin into the gourd. Then he started the strategy of smoking and breathing smoke, and slowly approached the palace at night.
Yu Xian tested it on the city wall, but there was no special reaction.
Yu Xian felt relieved. It seemed that the armillary sphere had not been repaired yet, so it should not be difficult to get in.
Yu Xian relied on his military skills to protect himself and slowly climbed up the palace wall.
When he reached the top of the palace wall, Yu Xian took a look inside. He saw that the lights were all out, and if there were not patrols passing by in twos and threes from time to time, it would be like a dead city.
"It's strange. Why are all the halls in the dignified Nangong Palace unmanned?"
Yu Xian observed for a while, but finally did not dare to take any risks. He released Wang Li and Guan Hai from the gourd.
Then he signaled to Wang Li, "Look, why is it so strange in the Nangong Palace? There is no one in the palace. Is there some kind of trap?"
Wang Li looked at it for a long time, and obviously couldn't figure it out. "It's fine elsewhere. The Shizhonglu is always guarded for consultation. Why is it so dark?"
Yu Xian thought for a while and asked, "Do you understand the new guard Zhongfu?"
Wang Li replied, "Zhong Fu is a famous scholar in Luoyang. Although he is old now, he is as brave and righteous as he was in his prime. I don't know why Dong Zhuo would use such a person."