Empress Dowager Dong passed away. Before her death, the news of He's death spread throughout the court like the late autumn wind.
In ancient times, the death of an emperor was called "collapse".
The death of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager is also called "collapse".
This is because in name, the status of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager is still above that of the Emperor.
After all, one is the emperor's mother and the other is the emperor's grandmother.
Therefore, within one day, the "collapse" of an empress dowager and a former empress dowager was tantamount to a blockbuster sweeping the world.
It would be fine if they were ordinary empress dowagers and empress dowagers.
The key is that Empress Dowager Dong is currently the highest power controller.
The other Empress Dowager He has a more sensitive identity and was a former power controller.
The death of the two of them meant that there was a huge power vacuum in the entire ruling class of the Han Dynasty.
Although there is still an emperor here.
But everyone knows that a nine-year-old emperor obviously does not have the ability to govern personally.
Therefore, after their death, the consequences will be very serious, and it will be a huge political turmoil.
What worries the world the most is who will ultimately belong to the power vacuum left after their deaths.
Yuan Wei or Dong Cheng?
One is the Taifu, the head of hundreds of officials and above the three princes.
One is a general who holds military power and is the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong.
Nominally, their status is the same.
They are all above the Three Gongs and have actual power.
As a Taifu, Yuan Wei recorded affairs and was in charge of the government affairs of the world.
As a general, Dong Cheng commanded the southern army and the palace guards, and held military power.
Therefore, everyone thought that the future leader of the Han Dynasty would be born between the two of them.
But no one knew that behind them, a jackal was showing a scarlet and fierce light.
What happens in the court is too far away from life and from the common people.
No matter how the ruling class changes, it is a matter for Luoyang Center. At least for the people of the world, they still have to live how they want to live.
In October of the sixth year of Zhongping, the same thing happened in Qingzhou.
Zhuge Gui, the Prime Minister of Taishan County, died of illness. Hua Tuo taught in Taishan Academy for two years and then traveled around. His Wu Pu diagnosed Zhuge Gui and confirmed that he was terminally ill and had no cure.
Miracle doctors were not omnipotent in ancient times. At least one case of pneumonia was a terminal illness at this time.
To put it simply, if you think that people like Hua Tuo, Bian Que, and Sun Simiao have better medical skills than modern people, you are totally wrong.
Times are progressing and technology is developing.
Everything is moving forward step by step. If it has developed for thousands of years and is still not as good as our ancestors, that would be a disaster.
Chen Mu sent people to send Zhuge Liang and his brothers back to Mount Tai for the funeral, and Zhuge Gui's younger brother Zhuge Xuan also returned from Jingzhou.
Regarding this matter, Chen Mu's plan was to invite Zhuge Xuan to Qingzhou to serve as an official.
Firstly, it keeps the Zhuge brothers, and secondly, it also expands talents.
But Lu Yi left.
His uncle Lu Kang was transferred from Le'an and became the prefect of Lujiang, so Lu Yi naturally had to follow him.
There are also the Chen brothers. Chen Ji was originally the Prime Minister of Pingyuan and could be taken care of nearby. Now that he has been transferred to Luoyang, the Chen brothers naturally have to return to their hometown in Yingchuan.
There was no such thing as boarding in the Han Dynasty. It was naturally unrealistic to leave a group of children thousands of miles away from home.
Therefore, when their elders leave office, students naturally have to follow suit.
The only one who has not left is Cui Lin. The Cui family is in Qinghe, not far away. Cui Yan is still studying at Taishan Academy, so it doesn't matter.
It's just that Cui Lin will graduate this year. When he reaches the age of fourteen, he can enter the palace to study, but he has to leave the academy.
In addition, other children also left school for various reasons, and Taishan Academy became increasingly deserted. In total, there were only a dozen ordinary children who were not famous in history in the large and small classes.
"get out of class is over!"
With the sound of school being dismissed, Chen Mu packed up his textbooks and looked at the few voices in the classroom responding to the teacher's hard work. He couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
The students left and stayed, but there were not many left.
It just happens to be like this in troubled times, and separation between life and death is commonplace.
The seeds of knowledge have just been planted. Before they take root and sprout, they have already withered and withered.
But this setback does not mean anything. Since those who are far away from home are likely to leave school due to family reasons, next year we will recruit a group of students who are close to home, even if they are civilian students.
Maybe they are not as smart as historical celebrities, but at least they are stable. They pass on their knowledge first and then consider recruiting talents in the future.
"Brother!"
Eighteen-year-old Chen Zhi, tall and strong, was waiting for him outside the academy.
After coming to Qingzhou, because of his noble status, Chen Zhi was quickly targeted by the powerful and wealthy second generation people in Linzi City. He made a group of bad friends and was on the verge of depravity.
This kind of thing is not uncommon. How could a simple farm boy like Chen Zhi stand up to this kind of temptation? He would be corrupted if he was not careful.
Therefore, Chen Mu made a decisive move and sent him to Taishan Academy to study. While giving him strict instructions, he also made him study seriously.
In ancient times, the elder brother was like the father, and the elder brother's majesty was the same as that of the father, belonging to the paternalistic authority.
After many attempts, he finally got on the right track.
From now on, he would come to Taishan Academy to pick up Chen Feng every day after school.
"Um."
Chen Mu nodded and said to Chen Feng: "Go."
"Brother, I'm going back."
Chen Feng said and left with her second brother.
Watching his younger brothers and sisters leaving, Chen Mu turned around and returned to the academy when they walked down the hillside lawn and onto the fields in the distance.
During the recent period, Chen Mu had to stay in the academy until evening every day before going back.
The eldest brother Liu Bei, as the state shepherd, took Jian Yong, Jushuo and others to patrol the places and inspect the illegal activities of corrupt officials in various places. The second brother is now serving as the Prime Minister of Le'an in Le'an. The third brother is not the material to be the prefect.
He would drink and fight with others, and from time to time he would go hunting in Mount Tai with Zang Ba and others. The brothers were quite at ease.
The reason why Chen Mu stayed in the academy so late every day was because he was planning to write a book, just like Cao Cao's "Meng De Xin Shu" and Hua Tuo's "Qing Nang Shu". He wanted to write a book and write a biography.
In other words, it is not just one book, but more books will be written in the future.
It's just that it's definitely too early to talk about these things now, so the book Chen Mu is writing is actually a textbook.
It has been three years since Taishan Academy started school. In these three years, in addition to studying Confucian classics, students have also learned a series of knowledge such as mathematics, biology, astronomy, etc. Every time they encountered a problem, Chen Mu asked the students to form a group
Interest groups work together to study and solve these problems.
During this process, some things were solved, but many remained unresolved. Chen Mu compiled these problems into a book. One was to pave the way for subsequent students, and the other was to serve as an enlightenment, laying the foundation for science in the future.
When he returned to his principal's office, there were chairs and tables in the room. Compared to sitting on his knees, he still preferred to sit on a chair, which was more comfortable.
As soon as Chen Mu sat down, there was a knock on the door.
Three light and one heavy.
This is the secret code of the Military Intelligence Department.
"Come in."
Chen Mu said without raising his head.
The door opened and a man came in, knelt down on one knee and said: "Si Ming, urgent report from Luoyang."
"What's the matter?"
"The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager He died on the same day. In addition, a few days ago, the imperial court issued a summons to invite the state pastor to return to Luoyang to serve as the great minister."
"I understand, go ahead."
Chen Mu had already taken the pen, but put it down again, raised his head and watched the spy from the Military Intelligence Department exit the door.
The imperial court suddenly invited Liu Bei to return to Beijing, which was obviously the work of those party members.
People like Xun Shuang, Chen Ji and Han Rong were all defenders of centralized power. Even if Yuan Wei didn't want to offend Liu Bei and Liu Yan, he was still happy to see it happen and would go along with the flow.
It is said that the Han people have learned from history. Since Qin Shihuang unified the world and centralized power to establish the system of prefectures and counties, the world has been completely controlled.
In the Han Dynasty, in order to further centralize power, not only the state pastoral system was abolished, but also the prime minister system was banned in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In this way, imperial power reached a very high level. Except for relatives, even eunuchs were just extensions of imperial power.
Unfortunately, even the Han Dynasty knew the consequences of excessive power of local officials and did not allow the emergence of a state-level vassal town that could consolidate military power and unify political power. However, the Tang Dynasty reversed history and segregated vassal towns, resulting in a loss of central power.
, which is indeed quite an ironic thing.
However, Chen Mu also knew that the party members targeted Liu Bei and Liu Yan not because they disliked them, but because the system of the Han Dynasty was like this. Imperial power was supreme and local power was not allowed to become too powerful.
The state minister is only a temporary official, unlike Dong Zhuo who became a permanent official after his chaos. For party members seeking political power, it is their unshirkable responsibility to maintain centralization of power. From this point of view, there is nothing to criticize, because people really care about the Han Dynasty and the court.
Loyal.
But in this case, the imperial edict is obviously on the way. If the eldest brother Liu Bei accepts the edict, he will have to make another trip to Luoyang. There is really no need to go to this place where dragons and tigers fight.
"Given my elder brother's character, I will definitely return to Luoyang to take up my post after receiving the order. These party members are really troublesome, just give me these unexpected things."
Chen Mu pondered.
Now that Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He are both dead, if nothing unexpected happens, Dong Zhuo will soon show his fangs and start making trouble.
It is very fast to take a boat from Luoyang to Qingzhou, it takes two or three days, but it is much slower to return to Luoyang from Qingzhou.
By the time Liu Bei arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was probably already in control.
Although Dong Zhuo did not necessarily become extremely cruel at that time and had to show off, Luoyang had already turned into a dragon's pool and a tiger's den at that time. It was still very dangerous to go there at this time.
"Why don't you rob and kill the one who called you in the middle to delay the time?"
Chen Mu thought to himself.
This thought flashed through my mind and was quickly dismissed.
never mind.
If you really do this, you might be taken advantage of by someone in the future.
It is said that Liu Bei deliberately killed the court angel in order not to return to Luoyang, but to cede territory and become independent. He had the intention of usurping the throne.
As the saying goes, three people can make a tiger, and a crowd can make a fortune. Rumors, even if they are not true, are indeed disgusting as long as they are spread.
It's better to go step by step. At worst, I will go back to Luoyang again and have a fight with Dong Zhuo.
Anyway, Big Brother has to save up his reputation. If he can get some kind of clothing and belt edict in Luoyang, he will be prosperous. He won't need to send photos of his feet, and he can justifiably demand Dong.
Chen Mu put down his pen, stood up and opened the door.
This is his office on the second floor of Taishan Academy.
Guards from the Military Intelligence Department stood on the left and right sides of the corridor outside the door. There were thick bamboo leaves beside the wooden fence. The bamboos planted in the yard downstairs grew very well and extended to the upper floors.
The sky is getting dark, and a huge silver plate has quietly climbed into the sky in the eastern sky.
There was dusk in the distance, and Chen Mu looked up at the stars.
At this point in the plan, the task has been completed perfectly.
Next, we have to see whether Dong Zhuo, after taking control of power, will embark on a path that overturns the table like in history.
If everything goes well, soon the world will be in chaos.
At that time.
The curtain rises.
That moment.
Great beauty has arrived.
The day that I have been waiting for for a long time is finally coming.