Chapter 75: Self-cultivation of an undercover agent
Empress Dowager Dong conspired with Dong Zhuo to depose the emperor. This incident exceeded everyone's expectations.
Including the old fox Yuan Wei, he thought that the future political structure would be a dispute between the Second Palace and the Emperor.
Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Dong was so courageous that she directly broke this pattern and deposed the current emperor!
When Empress Dowager Dong used Yuan Shao and the Yuan family to threaten him, Yuan Wei was simply stunned.
But if you think about it carefully, this seems to be reasonable.
Because both the late Emperor Xiaokang of Han and the Empress Dowager had intended to make Liu Xie emperor, but they had to give up because of the difficulty of gaining more power.
Now that He Jin is dead, the remaining He family cannot make any trouble. With the support of Dong Zhuo, the Empress Dowager naturally dares to do this.
This pattern and courage really made Yuan Kai feel that Empress Dowager Dong seemed to be a different person. This was not her idea at all.
In fact, this was certainly not her idea. Empress Dowager Dong had the courage to do this and whether she could think of it were two different things. She dared to do this because of He's threat and Dong Zhuo's support.
The person who thought of this method was Chen Mu, who used his inner ghost Yan Zhong to advise Dong Zhuo, and then let Dong Zhuo encourage the Empress Dowager to do this, and finally achieved the goal of deposing the emperor.
Moreover, the deposed emperor this time was far more justified than the deposed emperors in history. Firstly, he had the support of the Empress Dowager, and secondly, there was the so-called legacy of the late emperor.
So, normally speaking, even if Chen Mu, Yuan Shao and others escaped from Luoyang, they would have no excuse to attack Dong.
Because in doing so, he would be opposing Empress Dowager Dong.
After all, Empress Dowager Dong was the emperor's grandmother and had a great reputation. It was not impossible to depose the emperor.
Even if Dong's dictatorship was implemented, the final result would be nothing more than a situation where foreign relatives interfered in politics. There were countless such situations in the history of the Han Dynasty, and the princes of the world had no reason to raise armies.
Therefore, we need an opportunity to discuss Dong's matter. As for what this opportunity is, Chen Mu has already made arrangements. What he needs to do now is to escape from Luoyang as soon as possible.
Here, Chen Mu escaped from Luoyang through a secret passage, while over there, Yuan Wei was in the palace, trying his best to delay Yuan Shao and others, and stood up with Ding Gong to express support for the deposed emperor.
"Does Mr. Yuan think the words of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are fair? How can we compare to the wisdom of King Chen Liu if we are weak today?"
Dong Zhuo pressed forward step by step.
Yuan Wei hurriedly said: "What General Hussar said is true. What the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager said is very fair. I support the deposed emperor."
You say yes, it’s spicy, what else is there to say?
Ding Gong also echoed: "I also believe that with both the late emperor's edict and the order of the Empress Dowager, the move to depose the emperor is actually the right way and there is no way to refute it."
"I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal."
Members of the Yuan family, including family members and former officials, came forward to express their support.
Although the other neutral officials looked at each other in confusion, at this juncture, the Empress Dowager had already secured the victory, so naturally they had nothing to say and all expressed their agreement.
Soon, the move to abolish the emperor was almost unanimously approved, except for those who resigned and left and a few upright people such as Liu Yu and Yang Biao.
Empress Dowager Dong nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Then He is just a member of the Tugu family. She was promoted by me and entered the palace as the queen. Who knew that she had a strong temper and cruel thoughts. Not only did she murder the beauty Wang, but she also
How can such a vicious woman, who has the intention to kill me, be worthy of the Supreme Being?"
This is to abolish Queen Mother He.
Since the death of He Jin, the military power in the palace was controlled by Dong Cheng. With Dong Cheng inside and Dong Zhuo outside, the He family had no support and was struggling in the palace. The situation was very bad. Even the emperor and her, the queen mother, were
Empress Dowager Dong's people were under control and could not go to court.
Just like before when Liu Bei was appointed as the shepherd of Qingzhou, if Empress Dowager He still had the power, she would have issued an edict to prevent Liu Bei from leaving Luoyang. After all, Liu Bei was one of the few loyal to the Han Dynasty. If he left, the young emperor would be completely in danger.
Unfortunately, the eunuchs in the palace resented He Jin and wanted to kill them. After He Jin's death, the military power of the palace guards was taken by Dong Cheng. Therefore, no one could help her, whether it was military power or eunuchs, and she was completely alone.
Yuan Wei thought that the political situation in the future would be a struggle for power between the two palaces, but he did not know that Empress Dowager Dong would not play politics with you at all, but would directly imitate Dong Zhuo and be a reckless man, using military power and righteousness to force him to submit.
Now that Empress Dowager Dong had taken control of the situation, she even openly deposed the emperor. Yuan Wei was so reckless that his scalp went numb and he could only bow his head and accept his fate, not daring to disobey.
Many people don't know that the conflict between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He actually started many years ago.
"Book of the Later Han·Volume 10 Part 10 of the Queen's Chronicle": In the early days, the queen raised a prince by herself and persuaded the emperor to establish him as the prince. However, the queen hated him and the emperor died before the discussion was settled.
This means that nine years ago, when Empress Dowager Dong adopted Liu Xie, she had conflicts with Empress Dowager He because she repeatedly persuaded the late Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty to make Liu Xie the crown prince. Both parties hated each other to the core.
Now that Empress Dowager Dong is in control of the power, she is finally going to put Empress Dowager He to death. She looked down at the ministers and continued: "I believe that the position of Empress Dowager He should be abolished together with the throne of Young Emperor, and King Chenliu ascends the throne.
With the position of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, she is in charge of the dynasty and listens to the government behind the curtain. What do you think?"
"The Queen Mother He killed the beauty Wang without any reason. She has evil thoughts. She really should not continue to be the Queen. I second my opinion!"
Ding Gong was the first to stand up and express his attitude.
"I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal."
The ministers quickly expressed their agreement again.
At that moment, Empress Dowager Dong ordered the eunuchs and maids to help He and the young emperor out. The two burst into tears, and all the ministers hid their faces and did not dare to look at them. Only a few people such as Liu Yu, Yang Biao, and others were grieving and suffering.
This world is dominated by winners and losers, and there is nothing to say about the cruelty of power disputes.
Now Empress Dowager Dong wins, Empress Dowager He loses.
But during the struggle for power some time ago, if it were not for Liu Bei, the end of Empress Dowager Dong would not be any better than that of the He family. It is estimated that she would be murdered by He Jin's brother and sister before she left Luoyang.
The only one who was truly innocent was the young emperor. He did nothing and somehow became a victim of the power whirlpool.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Soon, Empress Dowager Dong ordered the eunuchs and maids to remove the emperor's imperial robes, helped King Chenliu ascend to the throne, and asked Empress Dowager He and the young emperor to kneel down and surrender to King Chenliu.
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During the power struggle between the elders, Liu Xie and Liu Bian had a very good relationship. Seeing his brother, who was close to him in the past, kneeling and crying in front of him, Liu Xie burst into tears and kept struggling, but was stopped by Empress Dowager Dong, who ordered him to have an emperor.
majesty.
He and Liu Bian knelt down and proclaimed themselves ministers. The overall situation was decided and the dust settled. After the court meeting, Empress Dowager Dong took the new emperor Liu Xie back to the palace, while Dong Zhuo returned to the Hussar General's Mansion to convene the ministers to discuss the matter.
Like He Jin before him, after Dong Zhuo took power, there were also many officials who took refuge under him to serve as his staff, such as Shizhong Zhou Ao, Colonel Wu Qiong, Chief Shi He Yong, Guanglu Pushe Zhao Lin, etc., but
Dong Zhuo never dreamed that these people were all undercover agents.
People like Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong, He Yong and others were sent here by that old fox Yuan Wei. Yan Zhong and Zhao Lin were secret chess laid by Chen Mu. In addition to them, there was Wang Jun who acted as an internal agent next to the Empress Dowager.
Is there any version of the Three Kingdoms version of Infernal Affairs?
After Dong Zhuo returned to his mansion, he summoned his staff and said angrily: "Yuan Shao, Chen Mu and others are extremely arrogant. They actually violated the emperor's last edict and the empress dowager's decree. They openly provoked me. I want to kill them to vent my anger. What do you think?"
Zhou Ai hurriedly said: "The important matter of abolishing the establishment was discussed by Duke Dong and the Empress Dowager. It is just and irrefutable. Yuan Shao did not understand the general situation and ran away in fear. He must not have other ambitions. The current urgency is bound to change.
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"good."
Wu Qiong also echoed: "The Yuan family has four generations of Shuen, and there are old officials all over the world. If you recruit heroes to gather disciples and heroes rise from them, then Shandong is not a public place. It is better to pardon him and worship him as a county."
If you keep it, Shao will be happy to be exempted from sin and will be free of trouble."
Dong Zhuo thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he asked: "Which county governor should I worship most appropriately?"
He Yong said: "Nowadays, Jizhou is in chaos, the governor of the state has too much time to take care of himself, and the people everywhere are in dire straits. We can make Yuan Shao the governor of Bohai. By then, even if he goes to Bohai and brings chaos under control, he will no longer be able to care about the affairs of the central court."
Yan Zhong and Zhao Lin, who were not far away, had something in their hearts. Chen Mu really guessed that as soon as Yuan Shao ran away, someone recommended him to be the county guard in Jizhou.
The world is controlled by the Party. I'm afraid this is all the Party's plot.
In fact, Dong Zhuo certainly didn't know that the so-called chaos in Jizhou was actually the party members raising troops in Jizhou.
First, the rebels killed the eunuchs in the name of the Qing emperor, and second, they forced the central court to withdraw its order to continue collecting taxes.
Therefore, other states are really in chaos, but in Jizhou and Yuzhou, the powerful powers of the two states have already reached a consensus, but it is actually a fake chaos.
Bringing Yuan Shao to the party's headquarters is like a fish entering water, a bird flying into the sky, and a tiger returning to the mountain.
Yan Zhong's mind changed and he remembered that Chen Mu had mentioned to him that it would be best if he could stop this matter. If not, just let nature take its course, so he mentioned: "Yuan Benchu is also a member of the Yuan family of the fourth and third generation. Jizhou is now in chaos."
In the land of tigers and wolves, let him go to Jizhou. I'm afraid Yuan Shao will be more resentful towards the Hussar General, and he won't be able to justify it to the Taifu. I heard that Runan in Yuzhou is the foundation of the Yuan family, why not appoint him as the Grand Administrator of Runan?"
This sentence is obviously to help Yuan Shao, but in fact it is to disrupt Yuan Shao's basic situation. Yuan Shao is one of the few people among the party members who can fight, and he is also a person who is favored by the backbone of the party members such as Xun He. The party members want to
The method was to take him to the Jizhou base camp, with the intention of immediately raising troops from Jizhou if things changed. However, Yan Zhong intervened in this way, which caught He Yong and others off guard.
But on the surface, if you ignore that Yuan Wei does not want Yuan Shao to take over the Yuan family's foundation in Runan, and ignore that the Jizhou Party members need a leader, Yan Zhong's words are indeed well-intentioned. For a while, Zhou Ao and Wu Qiong did not
Know what to say.
He Yong reacted quickly and immediately said: "That's not right. Runan is where the Yuan family's foundation is, and people want to return to it. If Yuan Shao returns to his hometown, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain or a dragon swimming in the sea. Once there is a change, the reputation in the country will increase.
With the financial, material and human support of the Yuan family, the invasion of Nanyang troops into Luoyang would be detrimental to Dong Gong, which would be a disaster. It would be better to send him to the Bohai Sea, where the sky is high and the sky is far away, and there is chaos, leaving him too busy to take care of himself.
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"Boqiu's words are very popular with me, so let him go to Bohai."
Dong Zhuo thought for a while and pardoned Yuan Shao's crimes and asked him to serve as the governor of Bohai. However, Chen Mu said viciously: "For the sake of the Yuan family's reputation, Yuan Shao can be exempted from the crime, but Chen Mu, the minister, can't."
, I must kill him."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.
Including Yan Zhong and Zhao Lin, they didn't say anything and didn't defend Chen Mu at all.
Did they rebel?
no.
It was Chen Mu who didn't let them talk, and he tried his best not to let them interfere in this matter.
The reason for doing this is to protect them.
Don’t you see, what will happen to Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong, He Yong and others later?
Speak for Yuan Shao now. When Yuan Shao rebels against Dong in the future, the more good things they say, the more miserable they will end.
Therefore, Chen Mu cannot let others know that Yan Zhong and Zhao Lin have a relationship with him, and if Dong Zhuo convenes a meeting with his staff in the future, he must not say anything good for the Liu Bei Group. If necessary, in order to exchange for loyalty, he will say bad things about them.
OK.
This is the brilliance of countermeasures.
A group of undercover agents like the Yuan family were only interested in getting benefits from Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family, but when the incident came to light, none of them could escape and were all killed by Dong Zhuo. This is the result of the lack of self-cultivation of undercover agents.