As things gradually settled down, power was redistributed, and the political situation gradually stabilized.
In this power struggle, the biggest winner was not Dong Zhuo, who became a hussar general, in charge of half of the military power in Luoyang, nor Yuan Wei, who controlled the government affairs of the court and became the head of the hundred officials, nor was it the princes who went to Qingzhou to sit on one side
Liu Bei.
But Empress Dowager Dong who abolished Liu Bian and supported Liu Xie to ascend to power!
Historically, Empress Dowager Dong failed to support Liu Xie, and the He Jin brothers and sisters took advantage of her and kicked her out of the palace in advance, and she ended up "died in anger".
Now, with the help of caring people, he has escaped this disaster and even taken power.
This situation is obviously many times worse than the outcome in history.
In Yong'an Palace.
Although it was daytime, the lights were brightly lit. The palace maids and eunuchs came in and out, bringing fresh fruits and melons from time to time. The Empress Dowager was entertaining her distant nephews. The magnificent palace band played songs and the singers danced.
In order to facilitate the monthly court meetings, Empress Dowager Dong has moved the venue of the court meetings back to the Deyang Hall of the Beigong, restoring the situation in which the emperor ruled in the Beigong during the Guangwu period.
After the court meeting that day, Empress Dowager Dong arranged for Dong Zhuo to come to Yong'an Palace to enjoy himself.
After the song ended, the lingering sound lingered, and dozens of singers knelt down to salute. Empress Dowager Dong happily said: "If you sing well and dance well, I will give you a hundred gold coins."
This hundred gold is not really one hundred catties of gold, but copper. Because gold is too precious, copper is often used instead of gold. One catty of copper can make 77 five-baht coins. In fact, one hundred catties of copper is only worth 7,700 coins.
, more than 7,000 yuan per person, so many musicians and singers, the reward is hundreds of thousands of yuan per game, Queen Mother Dong is not too stingy.
"Thank you, the Queen Mother."
The musicians and singers slowly retreated.
Dong Zhuo said with a flattering smile: "In a few days, it will be my aunt's birthday, and I have prepared a big gift to celebrate my aunt's birthday."
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said: "I am already an old woman. Every year passes, so there is no need to be too solemn."
"My aunt is healthy and long-lived, so she should take more care of her."
Dong Zhuo was obsessed with pleasing the Empress Dowager Dong.
"Okay, okay, I already know Zhong Ying's intentions."
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and waved her hands. This nephew of the clan was indeed good at pleasing her, so she said, "I didn't mention you as a general in the court just now. You won't feel resentful, right?"
Dong Zhuo said hurriedly: "How could it be possible? The child rejected it himself. My aunt treats the child like her own parents. How could the child feel resentment in his heart?"
During the previous court meeting, some close associates of Dong Zhuo suggested that Dong Zhuo should be appointed as the general.
At that time, Empress Dowager Dong did not immediately make a statement, but some disciples and former officials of the Yuan family stepped forward to stop her. The bosses on both sides were not punished, but the Yuan family had many disciples, and it seemed that they had already refuted Dong Zhuo's cronies.
At this time, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to give up. He claimed that he was not moral enough and refused the matter. Empress Dowager Dong agreed and shelved the dispute temporarily.
Empress Dowager Dong said slowly: "After all, you were originally a governor from other places. As soon as you entered the capital, you were promoted to General of Hussars. The promotion speed was too fast. I am also afraid of attracting criticism from others, so I plan to promote you to the title of Third Duke at the end of the year and next year.
I want you to be a general. Then He Jin also spent four years before becoming a general. Zhong Ying still needs to be a little patient."
Dong Zhuo said happily: "It all depends on my aunt."
"Also, you proposed to rehabilitate the party members. I know that you want to reconcile with the party members and build a good relationship with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. I understand you and will comply with you on this matter."
Empress Dowager Dong added: "However, the arrest warrants for Chen Zigui and Zhang Yide have been withdrawn. After all, Liu Xuande is also a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Minister Tuogu left behind by the late emperor will definitely return to Luoyang to serve in the future. You and he are ministers in the same palace, and the relationship is troublesome.
It’s not good to be too rigid. If you can reconcile, you’d better try to reconcile.”
The original Situ Ding Palace, Sikong Liu Hong was deposed. Of these two, one had followed He Jin and almost drove Empress Dowager Dong out of the palace. Although she later expressed her loyalty to Empress Dowager Dong, Empress Dowager Dong was petty and kept her grudges in mind, so she was naturally the first.
Remove him.
The other Liu Hong was a fairly upright man, but he opposed the abolition of the emperor, which made Empress Dowager Dong unhappy. Therefore, the current Situ is Huang Wan, and Sikong is Yang Biao.
Huang Wan was brought back to Luoyang by the party members.
Now that Empress Dowager Dong is in power, the court has legitimacy. The party members also hope to find a moment of political clarity in Empress Dowager Dong and the young emperor Liu Xie. Therefore, they have begun to plot to centralize power. The first step is to bring Yuzhou Mu
Huang Wan got it back.
Huang Wan was a kind man, so he obeyed the imperial edict and returned to Luoyang.
The second step of the party members is to recall Liu Yanye from Yizhou, but no action has been taken yet. They plan to ask the Queen Mother for an order early next year, and then recall Liu Bei back at the end of next year.
In this way, the two state pastors during the reign of Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty and the third state pastor who was granted the title some time ago were all returned to the central government, increasing centralization and making it easier for party members to govern.
The Party's undercover agents in Dong Zhuo's place, Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong, He Yong, Zheng Tai and others, all tried to persuade Dong Zhuo to reconcile with the Party.
Dong Zhuo listened to their persuasion, so he joined forces with Huang Wan and Yang Biao to request the September coup of Dou Wu and Chen Fan to change the treason framed by the eunuchs to punish them, restore their titles, and promote their descendants.
At this time, the party members and Dong Zhuo were still in a honeymoon period. The entire court was in harmony, and the political situation became increasingly stable.
Dong Zhuo felt very uncomfortable when he heard that Queen Mother Dong asked him to reconcile with Liu Bei.
Because he still hated Liu Bei and Chen Mu for being rude to him.
However, he had to listen to the order of the Empress Dowager, and could only swallow his anger and said: "Wei, since it is my aunt's words, the child must obey the order. I will go to the Chancellor's Desk to cancel the arrest warrant for the two of them."
"Okay, you go."
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and waved her hand for Dong Zhuo to retreat.
Dong Zhuo stood up, walked backwards out of Yong'an Palace, and went to the Chancellor's Desk filled with resentment.
After he left, Wang Jun on the side whispered: "Does the Queen Mother really intend to make General Hussar the general?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! With the destruction of Zhang Rang and other regular servants, Wang Jun, the only surviving regular servant, has become the head of the eunuchs.
However, Wang Jun was extremely low-key, serving Empress Dowager Dong every day and never breaking the rules. This was the first time that he expressed his opinions on political affairs.
Empress Dowager Dong asked in confusion: "Zhongying has made great contributions and is my nephew. He is loyal to me. What's wrong with promoting him to the rank of general?"
Wang Jun's face was gloomy and uncertain. He struggled with his thoughts for a long time before he slowly said: "There is nothing wrong with that, but firstly, after all, there are seven or eight generations between the Queen Mother and the Hussar General, how can they compare to the one in Yu Linzhong?"
Will Lang be closer?"
"What about the two?"
After hearing his words, Empress Dowager Dong frowned.
Wang Jun's words are not unreasonable. Compared with Dong Zhuo, Dong Cheng is naturally closer to his nephew Dong Cheng.
"Both, the Empress Dowager must have forgotten that when she issued an edict to ask General Hussar to lead troops to Luoyang to defend the Empress Dowager, he resisted and made various excuses. In the end, Liu Xuande went to Beijing to rescue the Empress Dowager. Even if he went to Beijing later, it was in Luoyang City
The troops stationed abroad did not advance, and they did not come to Luoyang until the incident occurred in the palace."
Wang Jun looked at Empress Dowager Dong's face and said cautiously: "And even if he came to Luoyang, he would not immediately enter the palace to protect the Empress Dowager, but would go around looking for the emperor... If it weren't for Liu Xuande...
..”
As soon as Wang Jun reminded her, Empress Dowager Dong's face suddenly became uncomfortable.
really.
Zhang Rang asked him to promote Dong Zhuo as a foreign aid, but he issued an edict to let him come to Beijing. However, he made various excuses and almost caused himself to be kicked out of the palace by He Jin's brother and sister.
Later, when things happened in the palace, Liu Bei saved him again. Dong Zhuo actually went to the emperor immediately, not wanting to save his aunt in the clan.
Now that I have great power, I am trying to please everyone.
I'm afraid that in his heart, his aunt is not important at all. All he values is the power in his hands.