Huangfu Song's army passed by Jiwu, how could Chen Mu not inquire about Dianwei's news.
So Zhang Fei was asked to go to Jiwu City and ask.
Unexpectedly, Dianwei was quite famous in Jiwu. You can tell just by asking anyone.
The main reason is that Dian Wei avenged his friends and went to Suiyang, the neighboring county of Liang, to kill people on the street. He defeated one against a hundred and became famous. He became a famous ranger in Jiwu and was called a hero at that time.
The local plot in the Han Dynasty was very important. When people were away from home, if they were from the same hometown when they were away from home, they would receive extra care.
After Zhang Rang became famous, almost all his fellow villagers rose to heaven, and many of them held official positions in various counties.
This can be regarded as another irreconcilable contradiction between the eunuch group and the bureaucratic group.
Therefore, after Dian Wei escaped from Suiyang and returned to his hometown, he was sheltered by his hometown people. Officials from other places were unable to arrest him, and he became an outlaw.
Zhang Fei went to Jiwu to inquire about Dian Wei. Everyone in Jiwu thought he was an official who came to arrest Dian Wei, and a fight almost broke out between the two sides.
Later, Zhang Fei explained the reason and found Dian Wei. The two tested their strength and found that they were evenly matched.
Seeing that Lie Xin was happy, Zhang Fei asked Dian Wei if he would like to join the army and serve as a music commander in Chen Mu's army. Dian Wei readily agreed, and the scene that just happened happened.
Chen Mu walked over and looked at the man. He had an ugly face but a tall and powerful figure. He took off his upper body clothes, revealing a bronze chest. He was strong and strong. The muscles in his arms were kinked. At first glance, he was a hunk comparable to Zhang Fei.
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"Are you Dian Wei?"
Chen Mu was very satisfied. Compared with following Cao Cao to die in Wancheng, it would be better to let Dian Wei follow him. At least he still cares about the more important people and will not care about their life and death like he does with small soldiers.
"A certain family is exactly that."
Dian Wei and Zhang Fei fought hard until they lost all strength. They lay on the ground sweating profusely, but their words were sonorous and powerful, full of energy.
"Would you like to join our army?"
Chen Mu asked again.
"Since we're all here, there's no need to say more."
Dianwei didn't even have a character, and his family background was that of an ordinary civilian, even worse than a commoner, so he could be called a pauper.
He wants money and power now, and now he will give it to the officers as soon as he enters the military camp. Of course he is happy.
"Very good. You will first become a music director under my third brother. Third brother, please take Dian Wei to the military camp. If he has any friends from the same hometown who also want to join the army, they can come with him."
After Chen Mu gave his instructions, he turned around and returned to his tent with Wang Jun.
Wang Jun said: "Since the person you are waiting for has arrived, let's set off for Luoyang now."
"Don't worry, didn't I say I still have to wait for someone?"
"how much longer?"
"It might take a day or two."
"So long?"
"Don't worry, I just have some details to discuss."
"What details?"
"Let's talk after we go in first."
When he walked to the entrance of the camp, Chen Mu told the guards that no one should disturb him, and then he and Wang Jun went in.
The two of them sat down, and Wang Jun said impatiently: "Brother, what are you going to say?"
Chen Mu replied: "My eyes are dark now, so of course I have to ask you for some information."
"I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"Sit down first and then talk."
After soothing the impatient Wang Jun, they sat down.
Chen Mu first asked: "Tell me, what clues do you have on hand now?"
Wang Jun looked embarrassed: "There are no clues."
"That's really difficult to handle."
"Isn't there any way?"
"I have to go and see it myself before I can judge. Before that, I would like to ask, if the incident happens and the emperor gets the evidence of bribery, what is the worst outcome for Zhang Changshi?"
"should......"
Wang Jun hesitated.
Zhang Rang has been so favored in the past two years that he remains standing even if countless people impeach him.
The most important thing is that he is very good at helping the emperor make money, which is also the reason why he has never lost the favor of the emperor and ended up miserable like Wang Fuhou Lan.
But this time it was different. This time they were colluding with rebels to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
No emperor would allow those around him to rebel, so he didn't know what the worst outcome would be for Zhang Rang.
However, relying on his understanding of his master, Wang Jun still tentatively replied: "Maybe... maybe if Mr. Zhang dedicated all his property to the emperor, maybe everything would be fine. If he could find a way to help the emperor make money, he would be fine soon."
be reused.”
"Yeah, as expected."
Chen Mu nodded.
I have been in the Eastern Han Dynasty for a few years, and I have some understanding of the current laws and the bad things done by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
First, they sold their official positions, and most of the people in the court came to buy their official positions.
This is something everyone knows.
The second is selling horses.
"In the first month of the spring of the fourth year (181), the chief minister of the palace was first appointed, and he received the mobilization of horses from the prefecture and the country. The powerful and rightful Gu Que had one to two million horses."
The Eastern Han Dynasty had many problems internally, but it was still very powerful externally. Any border governor would defeat the surrounding grassland tribes.
Therefore, border counties could often obtain horses from grassland tribes, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would sell these horses.
Among them, top-quality horses like Red Rabbit can be sold for 2 million each. They were monopolized by the wealthy families at that time. Many wealthy families had cavalry in their private armies, which played a big role in the chaos of the warlords in the late Han Dynasty.
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Finally, there is the law. The laws trampled by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty can make all judges angry to death.
"Those who are imprisoned in the world and whose crimes have not yet been punished must be redeemed by human beings!"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued this edict not long after he took office.
This sentence means that people who commit crimes can spend money to atone for their crimes, and rich people do not break the law when they kill people. The society is really dark.
But strictly speaking, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty should not take the blame. He was only 12 years old when he took office. What do 12-year-olds know? It was most likely the fault of his more greedy Empress Dowager Dong.
But it is undeniable that the greed that Empress Dowager Dong instilled in Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was very deadly. As a result, whoever could help him make money was his biological father.
So even if Zhang Rang did collude with Zhang Jiao, as long as Zhang Rang did not personally participate in the rebellion, dedicate all his family property to Han Ling Emperor, and continue to help Han Ling Emperor make money, he should really be able to survive this difficulty.
No wonder Zhang Rang survived this impeachment in history. This is most likely the reason.
"But after all, this is suspected of treason, I dare not say absolutely..."
Wang Jun hesitated. In fact, what he said to Chen Mu was already going too far. After all, the two of them had only met a few times, and their relationship may not be very deep.
But there is nothing the eunuch group can do now. The receipt of Zhang Jiao's gift note for bribing Zhang Rang is the actual evidence. If these are presented to the emperor, he will accompany you like a tiger, and no one can guarantee 100% that the emperor will let Zhang Rang go.
Although there are countless smart people in the world, if the people that the eunuch group can recruit are placed in a certain Three Kingdoms game, none of them will have an intelligence above 50, and they will all be talkative guys, which is completely unreliable.
Therefore, Wang Jun could only ask Chen Mu for help.
"I see."
Chen Mu nodded: "One more thing I want to know is, how much are you willing to pay to get your things back?"
Wang Jun asked in confusion: "How much does it cost? How much does a good brother cost?"
"It's not money."
Chen Mu shook his head: "It refers to the range that can be tolerated."
Wang Jun gritted his teeth and said, "As long as it doesn't involve Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao."
"How much power is available?"
"a lot of."
"How much is a lot?"
"Yushitai, Shangshutai, Yulin Department, Zhijinwu, City Gate School, Liubuwei, and officials of each palace..."
Every time Wang Jun mentioned an official title, Chen Mu's face darkened.
No wonder the Shijia Group wants to fight against the eunuch group. Except for the Sangong and Jiuqing, most of the real power departments in Luoyang are monopolized by the eunuch group.
Moreover, this is Luoyang, the capital city. In other states, counties and regions, the eunuch group still has many relatives, fellow villagers, guests, and disciples holding important positions. Hundreds of eunuchs go their own way and can be assigned thousands of official positions.
As a loser, how can the Saga Group not be angry?
However, among these official positions, apart from a few garrison troops at the palace and city gates, only the six officers and yamen officers were considered armed personnel, and it was estimated that there were at most a few thousand people in total.
No wonder that as soon as He Jin died, Yuan Shaoneng led the Xiyuan soldiers to easily attack the palace and almost massacre it.
It seems that they are far from realizing the importance of controlling the army in these troubled times.
Chen Mu spread his hands and said, "Okay, I know almost all the information I need to know. When I meet another person, I will go to Luoyang with you."
Wang Jun said happily: "Did my dear brother agree to help?"
"Do I have a choice?"
Chen Mu smiled bitterly.
If Wang Yun didn't write his name, Chen Mu might still have to consider the consequences of doing this, but now that Wang Yun had forced him over, there was nothing he could do.
In the past few days, he has met some people, learned some inside stories about the past, and finally figured out some things.
Who is Huangfu Song?
You can say that he belongs to an aristocratic family, because he did rely on the power of the Huangfu family to be reused.
If someone were born like Jia Kui, let's see if he can become an official.
But there is another identity that you need to pay attention to.
That's a party member.
To be precise, his parents were all party members and had a very good relationship with Chen Fan, Li Ying and others. Huangfu Song was also indispensable for the ban on the party.
After the party ban ended, the eunuch group was still a big obstacle to the group of people who were imprisoned back then who wanted to come back.
The family group represented by the Yang family and the Yuan family also hate the eunuch group.
Chen Mu was recommended by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong to go to Hongdu School, which meant that he was regarded as a member of the eunuch group by these two groups, and thus became a thorn in their side.
So it is easy to understand that Huangfu Song and the aristocratic family represented by Wang Yun took advantage of Zhang's guest's letter and brought him in inexplicably.
The key is that Chen Mu doesn't want to get on the pirate ship at all.
He wanted to enter Taixue and learn the methods of the aristocratic family, and just have some qualifications. He had no intention of going to Hongdu Clan to learn how to take shortcuts.
But now it is meaningless to explain to Huangfu Song. After all, in the eyes of others, you are indeed a member of the eunuch faction. Not only are you close to Wang Jun, but you have also been supported by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
Then Chen Mu will naturally be forced to accept this new identity, because in this political struggle, Zhang Rang may still have a chance to save his life, but he may suffer an unreasonable disaster and lose everything he has finally accumulated.
So this time I have to take action even if I don't want to.