It was November, and it started to rain in Luoyang.
Xun He took an umbrella and went out.
Today there is a meeting of party members in Luoyang to discuss the recent affairs of Lu Qiang.
Because the Party members had offended Zhang Rang, and Lu Qiang was a Party member's partner. He was an upright man and often advised the emperor to clean up his politics. This made Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong dissatisfied and was framed and imprisoned by them.
Lu Qiang made great efforts to lift the party ban. Moreover, he had a close relationship with his fathers and had to be rescued.
Everyone made an appointment to meet at Wang Zhang's mansion. Wang Zhang was one of the eight chefs. After the party ban was lifted, he, like Li Ying's nephew Li Du, became an official of the Shaofu. Huang Wan, the Shaofu, was the largest member of his party in Luoyang.
basic support.
Xun He thought quickly in his mind that the strength of the Party members was still too weak now. Although he took some of the Party members to defect to He Jin, which made Zhang Rang afraid of retaliation, the Party members still did not revolt.
In fact, the party members are not united within themselves. After all, scholars are not as easily incited as ignorant people.
Everyone has their own thoughts and wishes. Some people have been used to a life of escape and just want to settle down. They are not willing to become an official or care about anything anymore. They just want to spend their old age quietly or settle down.
Several students passed on their knowledge.
For example, Zhang Jian, the only remaining outstanding figure in the Eighth Grade, even though he is very famous, many people hope that he can return to the world and become an official, but they are often declined by him. Even if he is given a high position as one of the Nine Qings, it is difficult to impress him.
So among the people who came here today are the young minister Wang Zhang, the young minister Li Du, the doctor Fan Xiang, the general’s official Wang Kuang, the general’s official Liu Biao, the imperial censor Hu Muban, and the riding captain Zhang Miao.
Lang Wangfen, including Xun He himself, were all party members with official positions and could be regarded as the backbone of the party members.
After all, according to their habits, this kind of thing is actually to discuss and hold a meeting together, and then everyone jointly submits a letter to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty requesting the release of Lu Qiang. Party members without official positions can not play any role, so it can be regarded as having official positions in Luoyang.
Internal meeting of party members in person.
Among them, the most famous ones are not Liu Biao, one of the eight chefs, nor Wang Zhangfan, Zhang Miao, and Wang Fen, the fifth of the eight chefs, but Li Du, the minister of the Shaofu, and Xun He, the chief of the general's palace.
The reputation of the three monarchs is undisputed. Under the three monarchs, Li Ying, the first of the eight heroes, and Xun Yu, the second of the eight heroes, set an example for the world.
Nowadays, the three kings, eight heroes, and eight Gu have all passed away, and only Zhang Jian and Liu Biao are still alive among the eight emperors. But in fact, Liu Biao can only be ranked at the bottom among the eight emperors. In terms of fame, he is far inferior to the three emperors and eight heroes among the scholars.
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As for Bachu, Bachu means "one who can save others with money", which means a person who gives generously. At most, he is eager for justice and has good character. But when it comes to knowledge, he is far behind.
Therefore, as the nephew of Li Ying, one of the Eight Heroes, and the son of Xun Yu, Li Du and Xun He were the backbone of the party members and one of the organizers.
People arrived at Wang Zhang's mansion one after another. Wang Zhang went out to greet them one by one, and soon the hall was filled with people.
Wang Zhang knelt down on the main seat, looked around, looked at everyone and said slowly: "Masters, Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong is a traitor to the country. Now Lu Gong has been poisoned by them. Today, we have gathered everyone to summon him."
Let's submit a letter together, asking the emperor to kill Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, rescue Duke Lu, and bring justice to the world."
Yilang Wangfen, who later served as the governor of Jizhou and planned to dethrone Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and supported the Marquis of Hefei as emperor, nodded and said: "The emperor's lack of justice is due to the fact that there are national traitors around him. If we can understand them and have Lu Gong accompanying us, we will wait for him."
In the court, I will be able to save the people of the country."
"Yes, these national traitors should be punished by the whole world and punished by everyone in the world. Once we initiate the petition, all the princes in the court will surely follow. When the world responds, I am afraid that the emperor will no longer protect such traitors.
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"When the party was lifted from prison, Lu Gong contributed a lot. Now it's time for us to die for Lu Gong. Even if we hit our heads and bleed, we will have no regrets. How about we sign here today?"
"That's the way it should be!"
The crowd was so angry that they prepared to write a memorial on the spot and report it to the emperor, demanding that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong be killed and Lu Qiang be released.
Only Xun He smiled bitterly and said: "Gentlemen, please don't get excited, please just listen to me."
Wang Zhang frowned and said, "What do you have to say, Gongshu?"
In fact, people like Wang Zhang complained about Xun He.
It turned out that Xun He and a group of scholars behind the scenes successfully intercepted evidence that Zhang Rang colluded with Zhang Jiao. No emperor would allow those around him to collude with rebels, so with that gift sheet in hand, it was just around the corner to overthrow Zhang Rang.
Unexpectedly, Xun He gave up in the end and was willing to hand over the gift orders. This once-in-a-century opportunity was lost like this. No wonder everyone was dissatisfied this time. Even if Xun He was called, it was just for the sake of his father.
superior.
Xun He shook his head: "It's okay to write to the emperor to ask the emperor to release Lu Gong, but please don't ask for Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong to be killed again. This is an act that will cause trouble and may trigger another party imprisonment."
Wang Fen was furious, pointed at Xun He and shouted: "Xun He, you are afraid, you are afraid, have you forgotten how your father, Duke Boxiu, died generously with Duke Yuan Li? Have you forgotten that year?
How do our generation of scholars fight bravely against eunuchs and not be afraid of life and death?"
Xun He was very dissatisfied with being accused of cowardice. He stood up and shouted: "Wang Wenzu, if I were afraid, I would not choose to intercept Zhang Rang's gift list. If I were afraid, I would not sit here and talk to you. I just want to tell you."
, If you just hit your head blindly, you will only get a bloody head. You must have a method for everything you do, rather than being reckless. Think twice before you act. Have you read the book of the sage in vain? "
"Xun Gongshu!"
Wang Fen also stood up and glared at him.
Everyone was afraid that they would quarrel, so they could only persuade them one after another and pulled them to sit down. Liu Biaofanxiang and Li Du held Xun He, while Zhang Miao, Hu Muban and Wang Kuang held Wang Fen and managed to persuade them.
In order to fear that internal disagreements would arise again, Liu Biao quickly changed the subject and said: "Since Gong Shu does not agree with our impeachment of Zhang Rang, he must have another clever plan. Why not tell him?"
Xun He thought for a while and said: "For the current plan, we can only find one person."
"who?"
"Chen Zigui."
"Ah."
Wang Fen sneered and said: "After Qu Nihou, who took refuge in the eunuch and ruined the reputation of our scholars? The shamelessness of his ancestors is really the same. Asking him for help? Isn't it the same as seeking the skin of a tiger?"
Xun He said displeasedly: "Wang Wenzu and Qu Nihou are also wise and resourceful people who assisted Gaozu to pacify the world. Why should they be so insulted?"
Wang Fen sneered and stopped talking.
Xun He added: "To be fair, the reason why I gave up using the evidence that Zhang Rang colluded with Zhang Jiao to kill Zhang Jiao was because Chen Zigui helped me analyze the pros and cons and made me understand that killing Zhang Rang would not solve the actual problem.
I give up voluntarily for the sake of all the gentlemen here."
"Wait for me?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering what he meant.
Xun He sighed again: "I want to ask you a question, what will happen after Zhang Rang kills you?"
Wang Zhang said without hesitation: "Natural politics are clear and the world is peaceful."
Xun He sneered: "Brother Boyi is also one of the famous Eight Chefs, how can he be so naive? Don't forget, Zhao Zhong is still there, and the other regular servants are still there. Unless we can compare all the friends to the traitorous regular servants at once
Solve it, otherwise, what's the use of just knocking down Zhang Rang?"
"this......"
Everyone fell into deep thought. What Xun He said makes sense. Now, ten of the twelve regular servants are traitors who have brought disaster to the country and the people. Only the regular servant Lu Qiang is slightly better. Zhang Rang is gone, Zhao Zhong is still there, and Zhao Zhong is gone.
, there are also Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui, Song Dian, etc. How can it be so easy to eliminate all evil?
"So even if Zhang Rang is overthrown, it will not shake the foundation of the eunuchs. Instead, it will be a disaster. When the remaining eunuch gang members Zhao Zhong and others take revenge, it will be another party-related disaster. We and all the princes here will be helpless.
Once we are spared, the country and the people will be in trouble again. Is this what everyone sees?"
Xun He asked loudly and loudly.
The hall fell into silence.
After a while, Hu Muban, the imperial censor, cried out sadly: "Is there no other way?"
Xun He said: "If you want to save Lu Gong, you can go to Chen Zigui and ask for advice. If you want to bring down Pengbi's traitor Shi Changshi now, we still need to wait for the opportunity."
The doctor, Zhongfanxiang, frowned and said, "I heard that Chen Zigui is a disciple of Zhang Rang and is working as an accomplice. How can he help me?"
Xun He shook his head and said: "No, Chen Zigui is a loyal person, but in fact Huangfu Yizhen was reckless, which caused him to be framed by Wang Yun and Yang Qi, and he was forced to seek self-protection as a last resort. If he hadn't helped him this time, I'm afraid Zhang
Jean has already begun to take revenge on us."
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
Everyone is curious.
Xun He took Chen Mu, who had been recommended by Lu Zhi on the battlefield in Jizhou, to study at the Imperial Academy. Zhang asked Zhao Zhong to send him to study at the Hongdu School in order to win over him. As a result, Huangfu Song mistakenly thought that he was a eunuch.
I talked about the suppression again.
Everyone sighed after hearing this. Huangfu Song forced Huangfu Song to join the eunuch party. Huangfu Song made great achievements on the battlefield. How could he be so stupid in terms of human relations?
"This is a matter of righteousness and confusion."
Li Du was embarrassed because he knew about Huangfu Song's frame-up of Chen Mu, so now that he knows the truth, he doesn't know what to say.
Liu Biao sighed: "It seems that Chen Zigui is indeed a disciple of Zhang Rang, but his heart is towards us and other scholars. I just don't know if he really has a good plan to save Lu Gong."
Xun He thought: "Chen Zigui is a wise man, and he is now a person who has taken refuge in Zhang Rang. He has the right to speak in front of Zhang Rang, so he should have a way. But today's matter, please keep it secret. If Zhang Rang is allowed to
When Rang learns that Chen Zigui is secretly helping us, he is afraid that he will be poisoned by Zhang Rang."
"If he really has justice in his heart, he should be like this."
"Who does Gongshu think of us? We are not afraid of death. How could we betray our own people?"
"I will keep what happened today in my stomach and will never publicize it."
Everyone promised that they would not betray Chen Mu.
Although Wang Fen knew that Xun He had good intentions and knew that Chen Mu was in the eunuch camp and his heart was with the party, he was still a little resentful that he could not kill the eunuch. He had a fiery personality, otherwise he would not have committed treason and deposed the eunuch.
Regarding the matter of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he said angrily: "Zhang asked Zhao Zhong to steal the artifact and frame Zhongliang. Are we just going to let it go?"
Xun He frowned and said: "Didn't I say it? Just wait for the opportunity. What happened today is all because the emperor is greedy for money. Even if you overthrow Zhang Rang, it will not help. We should wait patiently. When the time is right, we will kill the eunuch.
Officials should provide peace to the people instead of messing up their positions and handing over their authority to the enemy."
"When is the time?"
"this....."
Xunhe was speechless for a moment.
Did you tell them that Chen Mu said that the emperor would die in five years?
He couldn't guarantee whether such impactful words would spread. In that case, it could easily lead to greater disaster.
After hesitating for a moment, Xun He said: "Chen Zigui is good at prophecy. He has made predictions long ago. All you have to do is wait patiently."
Wang Fen sneered: "You talk a lot about Chen Zigui, what benefits has he given you?"
Xun He ignored him and continued: "Chen Zigui said that when he watched the sky at night, the Pojun star hung high in the northwest, and there would be war in the northwest this year. He also saw the big yellow star falling, saying that someone with high moral character and respect would die next year. He suspected that it was
Bo Xiangong. So we only need to wait and see whether his prediction comes true, and then we can know whether the time he said is right or not."
The people of the Eastern Han Dynasty were obsessed with the practice of drawings and prophecies, and many Confucian scholars were famous for their fortune-telling. In the Jin Dynasty, metaphysics became more popular, and there was even a saying that "the poor study the classics, the rich cultivate the mysticism".
There were many famous sorcerers at that time, such as Dong Fu, who told Liu Yan that Yizhou had the spirit of an emperor, causing Liu Yan to write a letter to change the governor to the governor of the state. Zhu Jianping, who predicted the time of Cao Pi's death, and Wang Fen, who encouraged Wang Fen to dethrone the Han Ling Emperor and support him.
The Xiangkai script of the Marquis of Hefei.
In fact, you can think with your fingers how ridiculous and ridiculous it is for Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, to plan to dethrone the emperor. But as soon as the magician said it, Wang Fen believed it. It was true that people at that time were very interested in prophecies.
The result is that he has superstition beyond persistence and is full of awe for the ability to predict the future.
However, although Xun He said that Chen Mu could predict the future, Wang Fen scorned him. After all, which of the famous warlocks at that time did not have many legends, and which one did not make many predictions to be convincing, he was just a young boy.
, why can you have the power of heaven and man?
Therefore, Wang Fen shook his head and said: "Xun Gongshu, you are also a famous person today and the son of Duke Boxiu. How can you be so confused? I have also heard of Chen Zigui. He is just a seventeen-year-old boy with a yellow mouth and a young baby. How could he say anything?
, what is it?”
Xun He nodded and said: "Of course I understand this truth, so I don't believe everything he says. But since he said that there is a war in the northwest, why don't you just wait and see, and you will see for yourself before the end of this year."
"That's true. If Chen Zigui said that in a hundred years, we will all die, I will definitely retaliate against him and smash his front teeth. But since there is such an unpredictable thing as war in the northwest, it can indeed be taken
Come and tell the difference."
"This is also inappropriate. Although the northwest has achieved a lot of peace in recent years, frictions continue. Hu Qiang sometimes has a rebellious heart. If an occasional small conflict counts, what should we say?"
"Since it is said to be a war, it must be a large-scale use of weapons, and small unrest will naturally not be counted."
Everyone was talking a lot.
With the successive deaths of Sanming in Liangzhou, Qiang and Hu rebellions have also occurred in the northwest in recent years. For example, Dong Zhuo gradually gained promotion by putting down the Qiang and Hu rebellions.
But these were small group collisions, involving hundreds or thousands of people, so the momentum was not huge.
This kind of war definitely cannot count.
Xun He said: "It should be like this. If it is a small group of unrest, it will definitely not count."
Wang Fen asked: "What if there is no chaos this year?"
Xun He said without hesitation: "This means that Chen Zigui is talking nonsense, but in fact he is the eunuch Eagle Claw. Even if I die, I will kill him."
"good."
Wang Fen nodded: "Then I will write a letter to rescue Mr. Lu first. As for the impeachment of the eunuch, we will discuss it at the end of the year."
"No need for the end of the year."
At this moment, Zhao Gong from Luoyang Northern Command hurried in. He had been listening outside for a while and came just in time.
Everyone was puzzled: "Why?"
Zhao Gong looked around and said calmly: "The news just came from Liangzhou. Beigong Boyu, Han Sui, Bian Zhang, Song Yang and others rebelled. They gathered more than 100,000 people and killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng."
Everyone looked at each other in silence.
There seemed to be light in Xun He's eyes, and he raised his thumb, remembering the general trend of the world that Chen Mu had analyzed with him, and said excitedly: "Chen Zi Guizhen is a genius in this world. With him, Mr. Lu can be saved, and I
When the scholars are saved, the world will also be saved."