Whether it is called the Gonghe Year, the Chengtian Year, or the Taiwu Year.
In short, on September 23rd, the Guandong court, the young emperor Liu Bian, the great general He Jin, and many, many people in Kyoto all came to a crossroads in their lives.
No matter whether you turn left or right, no one knows whether an abyss awaits you, but what is certain is that the future of the Han Dynasty has once again become uncertain.
The young emperor had a group of confidants, a group of ministers he formed from Lantai in the name of his teacher Xu Xiang, the representative of whom was Zhong Yao.
After a series of secret talks with Zhong Yao and others, they made the plan as follows:
According to the original plan, on September 23, the young emperor would take all the court officials, including He Jin, to the White Horse Temple to welcome the Jade Buddha into the temple.
The Jade Buddha of Gandhara presented by the Khotanese gave the young emperor a perfect excuse.
With this reason, the Jinwu Guards led by Liu Bei could logically send troops to White Horse Temple to participate in the defense.
At that time, as long as He Jin's gang members enter the temple and the gate is closed, Liu Bei's Jinwu Guards will be able to kill them all.
The plan is so simple and crude.
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Deep inside the palace, the young emperor Liu Bian was walking around anxiously.
He is very irritable, and this irritability has physical effects.
Because he had made a fool of himself while hunting in the West Garden, Liu Bian began to practice archery hard when he returned to the palace. However, because he was impatient and eager for quick success, his fingers were pulled out of the hole. Now they are bandaged, but when he touches them,
pain.
It's just that the irritability in the body is nothing compared to the irritability in the heart.
Seeing that the big event was approaching, he suddenly felt a little regretful, not because he missed his uncle, but because he thought that if he couldn't control the situation, Kyoto would really be in chaos.
So he is still hesitating between doing it and not doing it.
At this time, the imperial doctor came in and started to change the dressing on his wound. Seeing that the wound was not healing, the imperial doctor carefully comforted Liu Bian:
"Your Majesty, you have a lot of things to do every day, but you still have to go with your heart, so that the wound can heal quickly."
Words are the doctor’s conscience and good words.
But the little emperor immediately became impatient and scolded:
"Don't say too much, and leave quickly after changing."
So the imperial doctor didn't dare to speak anymore, packed up the medicine box and left.
When all the outsiders left, Zhong Yao, who had been accompanying Liu Bian, said softly:
"Your Majesty, if you are upset, people will notice that you are abnormal."
Yes, Liu Bian is indeed abnormal today. In the past, when facing the imperial doctor, Liu Bian would smile and respond even if he was impatient, instead of like this now.
What Zhong Yao means is that now is a critical moment for doing big things, so he must not show any abnormality. After all, who knows how many empress dowagers and generals' eyes and ears there are in the palace.
Liu Bian also understood very well. He sighed:
"Master Zhong, you are right. I really need to meditate now. But it is easier said than done. Nowadays, the court is troubled by internal and external troubles. How can I be calm? Even if I am still, I am just deceiving myself."
Zhong Yao knew that he was a precocious student and had his own ideas about everything. He just lacked time now, and given time, it would be a blessing for the Han Dynasty.
But it was precisely this student who had too many ideas of his own, and the time was short, so he seemed to be very eager to do things. This made Zhong Yao very worried, but it was not easy to persuade him.
Because he could understand what the little emperor said so well.
Nowadays, the imperial court in Guandong can be said to be at the end of its rope externally.
In terms of peripheral geography, Kyoto's northern Kadong and the gateway to the west, the Kohan Passage, are both occupied by the Kansai side.
To the south of Kyoto, in the direction of Nanyang, Yuan Shu occupied it, blocking Jingzhou's transportation to him. And to the southeast were Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and other rebels. It can be said that the Kanto court at this time was surrounded on all sides.
, only a piece of land in Gyeonggi Province.
If you are an ordinary person, you may have despaired of the current situation.
But the little emperor didn't think so, because he believed that he had surrounded the Yuan family.
To the south of Yuan Shu was Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Liu Biao was appointed by him, so if he wanted to rule Jingzhou smoothly, he had to follow the little emperor.
To the south of Yuan Shao are Tao Qian and Liu Yao. Tao Qian has always been a strong supporter of the Guandong court, and Liu Yao was also appointed or dismissed by the young emperor, and is a representative of the Qingzhou royal family.
What then? In the east of Yuan Shao, although there was his ally Zhang Miao, there was also Liu Dai, the shepherd of Yanzhou appointed by the young emperor.
In other words, in the Guandong territory, the forces loyal to the imperial court did not completely suppress the Yuan brothers, but they were at least 50-50 divided.
Therefore, the little emperor was only worried about the dangers of the external situation, but not to the point of being restless.
What really worried him was guilt, his uncle He Jin.
When he thought about this, he thought of the Xiyuan Autumn Hunting event. And when he thought about He Jin daring to board his carriage, his chest ached with anger.