"The tiger came out of the coffin, and the tortoise and jade were destroyed in the coffin. Whose fault is it?" [The Analects of Confucius: The Ji family will attack Zhuanyu]
Miao Si raised his head in surprise, and after a quick glance, he lowered his head again. Is this still the mediocre emperor? If he hadn't served him often, Miao Si would have almost thought that the emperor had been replaced.
The spirit of energy is not what it used to be.
He was not sure what the consequences would be if he continued to argue with the emperor, but it was not cost-effective to offend the emperor for a eunuch who was in charge of medicine, not to mention that he did not have a defensible accusation to detain Mu Shun.
Just when he was worried about how to turn around, Wang Bin's arrival gave him a reason to escape.
Miao Si resigned and left with dissatisfaction and resentment, but Mu Shun was deliberately left behind. The emperor's main reason was to be on guard against Miao Si punishing Mu Shun in private. He had seen this trick many times, and if they just let the two of them retire together,
, I am afraid that there will no longer be Mu Shun in the Weiyang Palace. When asked, the emperor will be helpless if he slips and falls into the water.
In Mu Shun's eyes, Wang Bin, as the uncle of the state, must have come to discuss important matters in secret at this time. Did he retreat without seeing the Miao priest? The emperor allowed Mu Shun to stay, and if he did not treat him as an outsider, he would lead to
As a confidant.
Mu Shun's excessive speculation made him feel excited, and he felt that after suffering a lot, he finally got a chance to soar into the sky. He was so excited that his lowered hands trembled in his sleeves. For a moment, he even forgot to salute.
: "Slave, slave..."
Wang Bin looked sideways and cast a curious look, and he consciously understood the emperor's meaning.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the emperors of the Han Dynasty, starting from Emperor He, began the process of relying on eunuchs to compete with their relatives and other noble ministers. Now the eunuchs' power is in decline. Although Wang Bin is a relative, he is a natural ally of the nobles.
The possibility of eunuchs intervening in politics would reappear in the future, and he felt a trace of worry in his heart for no reason.
"Don't just stay here. Go to the Shaofu Palace immediately to send orders to Taiguan Ling and Tang Guanling, and order them to prepare two meals."
Mu Shun reacted very quickly. After receiving the instructions, he ran away quickly.
Wang Bin suppressed his worries in his heart and said the reason for his visit: "I was ordered to send Zhang Chang, the minister of Huangmen, out of the palace. I came here specifically to return my orders."
"Zhang Chang and his brother Zhang Zhi are obsessed with calligraphy and ignore the affairs of the court. This is why Dong Zhuo can rest assured to let them accompany him. He feels that he is not worthy of his position and does not want to cause trouble. He is a smart man and must have rejected you."
The emperor leaned back on the half-circle chair nailed to the couch, basking in the warm sunset and said casually.
"Only, Sir Zhang has indeed rejected the old minister." The emperor's face was bathed in the afterglow, making people feel that he was a god who left the world.
Although Wang Bin didn't see the expression on his face, he was sure that the emperor must be in a bad mood at this time. His heart trembled and he didn't know what to do; "Your Majesty once said: 'The one who conquers first has the military power, and the one who builds the foundation
"Shangdehua." The old minister thinks it is very elite. You must know that the grand master's power is all due to his elite soldiers. If the emperor has generals and can control the military, why should he fear the world? In the final analysis, the old minister is still incompetent and cannot be persuaded.
Take effect."
After Dong Zhuo's death, there was bound to be a huge power vacuum in the court. The emperor had no one in his hands and no courtiers were available, so this regime was not conducive to the emperor at the beginning.
The emperor was simply too lazy to waste time on this. The main battlefield he and Wang Yun fought for was military power. Historically, these armies were leaderless after Dong Zhuo's death, and people were in panic. Even Li Jue and Guo Si had hoped for a pardon. The emperor
As long as we take advantage of this, we can firmly grasp military power. Do we still need to be taught the truth that political power comes from the barrel of a gun?
Wang Yun was surrounded by Lu Bu and other Bingzhou generals, but the emperor was poor. It was originally the best way to use Shejian to get close to Huangfu Song and let Huangfu Song lead the army. However, Huangfu Song's goal was too big and his reputation was so high that the costs and risks were too high.
The emperor did not dare to spend too much time observing whether it was reliable.''
Compared with Huangfu Song, an old man who has seen the emperor's thunder and dew, Zhang Meng, a young man who started from a humble background in the army, will be more grateful to the emperor. But he didn't expect that after all, he could not move Zhang Meng.
His brother Zhang Chang.
The emperor was a little discouraged, but he couldn't bear to let his emotions affect Wang Bin. He advised: "Zhang Chang should be careful in his words and deeds to protect his family. I don't blame him; if you can't persuade Zhang Chang, it's not yours either."
There is no need to blame yourself for being incompetent."
After finishing speaking, the emperor stretched out his hand to tie some silk on the case and said, "Look at this."
Wang Bin raised his eyes and saw that the silk was densely arranged with beautiful and handsome eight-point regular script. The so-called eight-point regular script was a writing method formed after the continuous development and evolution of official script. It was also the prototype of regular script in later generations.
The characters written by the emperor were different from the prevailing Han official script. They were straight and hooked, long and thin, and indescribably elegant and elegant. Although Wang Bin did not understand calligraphy, at this time he was deeply aware of the calligraphy of Zhang Chang and Zhong Yao, the ministers of Huangmen.
When the two saw the emperor's words, they expressed sincere admiration rather than flattery.
It has been heard that Emperor Xiaoling is good at calligraphy and good at poetry. As the son of Emperor Ling, the emperor's calligraphy skills can be said to be inherited from his father. But his ability to govern the country should not be as bad as that of Emperor Ling. Wang Bin thought this way,
The content on the silk material appeared before my eyes.
"Sanming."
Wang Bin frowned, not knowing why at first, but suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he immediately understood the reason for the "Three Mings" that the emperor had repeatedly practiced and written.
Sanming refers to Sanming in Liangzhou.
Liangzhou Sanming was a general in the imperial court during the reign of Emperors Huan and Ling. He had great military exploits. Among them, Huangfu Gui had the courtesy name Weiming, Zhang Huan had the courtesy name Ranming, and Duan Jun had the courtesy name Jiming. All three of them had the character "ming" in their names, and
They were all born in Liangzhou, and they all made great contributions to the country in the war to quell the Qiang rebellion, so they were called the "Liangzhou Sanming" at the time.
"These three people are all famous generals of the generation. However, the times were unfavorable. Against the Qiang chaos, they failed to achieve full success, which makes people regretful." The emperor put his hands back into his wide sleeves and lay back in his previous comfortable posture. The emperor sat facing south.
, facing the vast Cangchi in the south, with thousands of waves, sparkling golden light under the reflection of the setting sun. The front hall is on Longshou Mountain. The emperor was condescending, and before he could appreciate the prosperity of this ancient capital, he first felt the magnificence of Chang'an.
The emperor was immersed in the molten gold-like beauty of Cangchi and said in a trance: "Huangfu Song is Huangfu Gui's nephew, Zhang Chang and Zhang Meng are Zhang Huan's descendants. Due to the current situation, they dare not get along. I originally wanted to follow
Among the descendants of Sanming, I have selected good generals for my use, but now it seems that only Duan Jun and his clan have not made any move."
Wang Bin took advantage of the situation and remembered someone, and answered with cupped hands: "The Grand Master retreated to Chang'an last year, and deployed tens of thousands of scattered soldiers along the way. Zhonglang General Duan Xuan was under his command, and he was ordered to garrison Huayin in Hongnong. Duan Xuan's courtesy name was Zhongming, and he was the Taishi Commander.
If your Majesty can feel the loyalty and righteousness of Wei Duanju's clan brother, Hongnong's more than ten thousand tribesmen will all obey the orders of the country."
Unexpectedly, the emperor shook his head and objected: "I have no power and no one in white can follow Zhang Meng, let alone the general who supports the army? If the execution of the director succeeds, and Wang Yun avoids it, I will use my power to force him, and I can do something. Now Dong Zhuo has the power Da, the plan prepared by Situ and the others is imminent, and it will affect the whole body, so let’s not think about it for the time being.”
"Only." Although he didn't want to, Wang Bin had to admit that what the emperor said was reasonable. Suddenly, he thought of another person, and his spirits were lifted again: "On the way back, I met someone who was both a loyal minister and a talented person. You may wish to use it."
"Does the country still remember Yilang Gaixun?" Wang Bin said, "This man once served as the governor of Hanyang County, and later as the captain of the rebel camp. He conquered the rebels in Liangzhou and was quite famous."
The emperor searched his memory for a long time to no avail. He shook his head and said, "I may have never heard of this person's name when I was young." After saying this, the emperor leaned forward and became a little more serious. "What else is this person famous for?" Deeds?"
Gai Xun, courtesy name Yuan Gu, was born in Guangzhi, Dunhuang. Emperor Xiaoling established the Xiyuan Army and recruited Gai Xun into the court. Because he was upright and upright in his responses and dared to speak out about the current situation, he was praised by Emperor Ling as "hate to see you late". Later, Being resented by the eunuchs, Jin slandered him and promoted him to Jing Zhaoyin. At that time, there were only 5,000 Huyaying officers and soldiers in Chang'an. In order to fight against the Liangzhou rebels, Gai Xun recruited 10,000 soldiers, among whom he recruited Sun Rui, a Fufeng warrior. , Jingzhao Du Kai, Hongnong Yang Ru, Changling Wujun and other five people were captains, each leading two thousand troops.
Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang and was good at deposing the emperor. Everyone was afraid of his power. Only Gai Xun wrote a letter scolding Dong Zhuo, which made Dong Zhuo very jealous. Considering that Huangfu Song, the general on the left, commanded Yongying and other counties with a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses in Fufeng on the right. To guard against the Liangzhou rebels, plus the 10,000 soldiers of the Huya Camp under Jingzhao Yin Gaixun, these 40,000 elite soldiers were really a serious problem for Dong Zhuo. What's more, Yuan Shao had escaped from Luoyang at this time and was gathering troops from various states and counties in the Kanto region. Dong Zhuo was worried about Gai Xun. He fought against Yuan Shao and others from both sides, so he recruited Gai Xun as Yilang and Huangfu Song as city gate captain, and relieved them of their military power.
At that time, Gai Xun secretly contacted Huangfu Song, intending to challenge Dong, but Huangfu Song refused. Gai Xun could not start a rebellion because he had few soldiers, so he had to follow Huangfu Song to Luoyang. In the court, Gai Xun was still unscrupulous and dared to confront Dong. Dong Zhuo bluntly remonstrated and did not change his tone. Since Gai Xun was from a wealthy Liangzhou family, he was very popular both in the military and in the government and the public. Although Dong Zhuo held a grudge, he had no choice but to do anything about it. After that, Gai Xun remained depressed until his death in May last year. He died in Chang'an at the age of fifty-one.
After hearing the story of Gai Xun's life, the emperor was filled with emotion. He never expected that there would be such a loyal minister as Gai Xun in the late Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, he died of grief and anger and was not reused. People like Gai Xun are admired by all scholars. , even Wang Bin couldn't help but praise a few words: "When the late emperor was still alive, he relied heavily on Gai Yilang. Whenever there were major military and state affairs, the late emperor often issued imperial edicts to ask for his opinions even though he was far away in Chang'an."
Wang Bin described the deeds of Gai Xun he had seen and heard in the past in such detail, just to make the emperor pay attention to Gai Xun. Even though this man was dead, he could still exert his remaining energy.
The emperor could always capture the key and subtext in the other party's words; "As you said before, Gai Xun reorganized the Huya Camp in Jingzhao and selected famous people as captains. Among them, Sun Rui, the Fufeng scholar, and the current Shang Shu Pu Sheshi What’s the relationship with Sun Rui?”
"Gai Yilang was favored by Pushe, the minister. After Yilang's death, his son Gaishun's period of filial piety expired. Pushe, the scholar-sun, wanted to recommend him as Xiaolian and promote him as an official, but was blocked by the grand master, so he had to
He was appointed as the Sima of the Palace Gate. Gaishun was over the age of 18, and he was very wise and brave. The guards of the Palace Gate under him were all strong and capable. If your Majesty could find ways to treat him well, he would be able to fulfill Sun Pushe's wish.
, and secondly, it can show to the world that the king will not forget his loyal ministers and descendants. If you repay a favor with a peach, you will be given a piece of gold, and if the servants of the minister do not repay the favor, it will be unwise."
The emperor had a great realization. The minister's desk was in charge of the administration, and the prime minister was full of opportunities. The emperor could not rely too much on Yang Zan, the minister. What's more, Yang Qi, as a minister, had an equally confidential position. Allowing the Yang family to become powerful was not what the emperor liked.
However, it was different when he won over the minister Sun Rui, the servant of the minister. As long as the operation was good, the scholar Sun Rui could compete with Yang Zan at the minister's desk. So the emperor deliberately expressed his heartache: "A loyal minister and a righteous man cannot do anything for him.
I use him in vain! Gai Xunzhang died in anger, and he deserves to be mourned. Since his son Gaishun is still in Chang'an, I should treat him with favor and favor, in the name of loyalty and martyrdom."