"A wise master works hard at asking for help and is at ease managing affairs." [Lu Shi Chun Qiu]
Grand Master and Marquis Dong Zhuo wore a long sword on his waist and wore silk clothes and walked slowly in the palace. He was tall and tall, and looked at the slightly embarrassed little emperor with an arrogant expression. He knelt down slowly on the ground and said: "Your Majesty.
Master Zhuo, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Quick, please get up!" The emperor knew that this was not the time for him to show his wisdom. He quickly looked panicked and said timidly, "The grand master has worked hard and achieved great results, so there is no need to give this big gift."
"I am concerned about your majesty's condition, so I came here to see you." After saying that, he looked at the emperor very rudely, which made the emperor very uncomfortable. Finally, Dong Zhuo nodded slightly, as if to confirm: "Very good, your majesty.
She looks better than before."
There was a surge of anger in the emperor's heart. Dong Zhuo was so domineering and rude, which was really hateful. Fortunately, the emperor still had a trace of reason and did not show any dissatisfaction, or even behaved very slowly. "Yes, the grand master is right. He has been very rude these days."
Many thanks to the imperial physician for taking such good care of them, the imperial master should reward them."
"What do you think we should be rewarded by, Your Majesty?" Dong Zhuo asked.
"Ah?" The emperor seemed not to have expected that Dong Zhuo would ask the question back without the courtesy of a courtier. Obviously, he had not thought about this problem. He could not speak for a while. He rubbed his clothes with both hands and said hesitantly: "Then, then
Just give them ten pieces of gold each?"
There was sudden silence in the palace. The emperor did not dare to look at Dong Zhuo. He lowered his head and looked very nervous. Seeing this, Dong Zhuo suddenly laughed, a contemptuous laugh, as if he heard something ridiculous from the emperor's mouth. The emperor
The roots of his ears turned red for no reason, and he later realized that his reward was too stingy.
"Wei, my old minister will tell the Chancellor to reward the imperial physician Ling and others with ten pieces each." Dong Zhuo spent a lot of time and didn't bother to stay any longer, so he quickly confessed his crime and left the palace.
In accordance with the etiquette of the emperors of the Han Dynasty sending off the prime minister, the emperor stood up to see off the prime minister, and even walked to the door until Dong Zhuo turned around and saluted. He saw Dong Zhuo off as if facing a formidable enemy, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Realizing that his back was already soaked with cold sweat, his body went limp and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Mu Shun was there with quick eyesight and hands to hold him up.
He whispered in Mu Shun's ear: "I have been kneeling for too long and my heels are numb. Please help me change into regular clothes. In addition, let Wang Bin, the commander of Fengche, bring Beigongmen Sima Gaishun to the propaganda room to see me.
,quick!"
The North Palace Gate is not very far from the front hall of Weiyang Palace. After a while, Gai Shun was led down the steps. Wang Binte was rewarded and was led into the palace without waiting, leaving Gai Shun alone here.
"Excuse me, Sima. Please wait here. Let me inform the country before sending in." Mu Shun was very proud of himself these two days. Ever since the emperor came forward to refute Miao Si for him yesterday, all the eunuchs in the palace were moved by the news and responded to the news.
He tried to get close to him, and the emperor also showed that he valued him. On the grounds of improving his health, he allowed him to accompany him and serve him every step of the way.
Even though the emperor was tolerant in front of Dong Zhuo today, Mu Shun still had full confidence in the emperor because there were old men who had served Huan and Emperor Ling in the palace and told him with their own personal experiences that no matter how arrogant and domineering his relatives and powerful ministers were,
But it is always the emperor who laughs in the end. As long as you serve him well, when the emperor takes power one day, are you afraid that you will not be able to prosper?
Observing words and expressions is the most basic survival skill for an eunuch. Mu Shun has to figure out a pattern for what the emperor likes and dislikes. For example, he knew that the emperor liked calligraphy, so he planned to go to the outskirts of Chang'an to see those ruined monuments in the future.
Ancient text: The emperor liked to be friendly to Wang Bin, Yang Qi and other close servants, so he deliberately showed kindness to him, even if Yang Qi and others never looked good on him.
Mu Shun was intelligent by nature, and through these two days of observation, he had a vague feeling that the emperor and Wang Bin seemed to be plotting something big. It was like this time the emperor suddenly summoned a small palace sima, especially after Dong Zhuo left.
Mu Shun felt unusual, so he also became interested in Gaishun.
But he was cautious and knew that he was not qualified to participate in it, so he took the initiative to cover up for the emperor and never said anything about what he shouldn't know. This was highly appreciated by the emperor.
Gaishun's father had been slandered by eunuchs, and he had never had a good impression of eunuchs like Mu Shun. After hearing Mu Shun's words, he squeezed out a sentence on his stone-like face, "Then I'll bother Shang Yao."
In jail."
"No trouble, no trouble, we are all serving the country, what's the trouble?" Mu Shun smiled, intending to chat for a few words, but he saw that Gaishun was staring at the stone steps in front of him intently and had nothing to say.
Meaning. Mu Shun felt bored and cursed secretly, 'What a shame!', then he suppressed his anger and walked up the steps to pass the message. The emperor had already finished a brief discussion with Wang Bin, and soon
Pass on Gai to meet you.
"Beigong Gate Sima Chen respectfully bows to your Majesty!"
It is also the etiquette of an audience, and the words spoken by different people have different attitudes. This visit was much more sincere than Dong Zhuo's previous perfunctory remarks. The emperor seemed very satisfied with this and replied enthusiastically:
"Get up quickly and come closer to talk!"
Although it was his first time to meet the emperor, Gaishun was still as humble as his late father Gai Xun: "Wei!"
After Gaishun stood up, the emperor looked at him carefully.
I saw that Gaishun was eight feet long, probably in his early twenties, with a white face and no beard, a powerful appearance, and a bit bow-legged, which seemed to be because he often rode horses. Standing in the spacious Xuanshi Hall, this body looked like a man in the wilderness.
The big tree is eye-catching.
The emperor wanted to bring the relationship between the emperor and his ministers closer, so he asked: "You said your name is Gaishun, do you have a prefix?"
"My father once gave me the right words."
"'If the name is not right, then the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, then things will not be accomplished.' This is a good word." The emperor praised him and suddenly said; "The late emperor once spoke to my father and said: 'I hate to see you late.
.'Now that you and I meet, I think it's the right time to meet you, and it's not too late to meet you. What do I think?"
As an ambitious young man, how could he be willing to be a Sima guarding the palace gates all the time? Now that the emperor obviously cared about his late father's contribution to the court and wanted to be kind to him, how could Gaishun not seize the opportunity? It's just that he
He had earlier agreed to the request of his late father's old soldier Sun Rui and participated in Situ Wangyun's conspiracy. At this time, the emperor suddenly looked for him, which might be related to this matter. The matter was so important that he did not dare to delay it for his own future.
The fate of everyone, so when faced with the emperor's win over, he was extremely careful with his words and tried to be as tactful as possible.
"Tai Gong only met King Wen when he was seventy years old, and he still achieved the Zhou Dynasty's 800-year foundation. If you can meet the Lord of Ming and use him, it is never too late, so why bother fighting for that day and night?"
The emperor was very curious about Gaishun's reaction. According to common sense, Gaishun had no way to be promoted and was a loyal minister. He could still remain unmoved after hearing the emperor's straightforward approach. Either he didn't believe that the emperor could give Gaishun what he wanted.
Whatever you want, either the emperor can give it to you, or others can give it to you.
Thinking of this, he seemed to understand some of the context. Originally, the emperor only knew the three parties involved in Wang Yun's execution of Dong in history. However, after so many days of observation, he found that this was not the case.
You must know that Dong Zhuo is an important minister of the imperial court and has a lot of troops. To get rid of Dong Zhuo, it is not just about assassinating him. How to unite all parties before the assassination, how to quickly stabilize the court situation and appease the morale of the army after the assassination, Wang Yun
There must be a team of conspirators behind him to advise him and perfect the assassination plan.
Among them, Sun Rui, the servant of the minister, Yang Zan, the minister, Yang Qi, the lieutenant, and Huang Wan, the captain of the Sili school, were all his allies and masterminds. Wang Yun was not fighting alone against Dong Zhuo.
, he can be said to have united all the forces that can be united.
The plan set by such a huge team to assassinate Dong is naturally foolproof. Based on Yang Qi's words and his own guess, Wang Yun will ask Sun Rui and Yang Zan, who are on duty to stay at the Shangshutai, to write an edict against Dong as early as tonight.
, and then delivered it to Lu Bu overnight. Dong Zhuo will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to celebrate the emperor's recovery. On the way Dong Zhuo enters the palace, there must be a heavy ambush. And if you want to ambush soldiers and horses in advance, you must get the Sima guarding the palace gate.
Cooperate fully, and the palace gate that Dong Zhuo will use to enter the palace tomorrow is the North Palace Gate that Gaishun is in charge of!
The emperor suddenly didn't have much expectations for Gaishun, but he refused to give up easily. He said sternly: "Gaishun, you are my subject or Wang Yun's subject!"
Gaishun was shocked when he heard this. He quickly fell to the ground and said tremblingly: "Why did your Majesty say this? I am naturally your Majesty's minister."
In order to coerce Gaishun, the emperor deliberately used the self-identification he would use when writing edicts: "Since you are my minister, why did you obey Wang Yun and murder the ministers of the court?"
The emperor's words were simply confusing right and wrong in Gaishun's ears. He couldn't help but retort: "Dong Zhuo specializes in government affairs and kills his subjects indiscriminately. Wang Situ defends his majesty and kills Dong's thieves. What's wrong?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Gaishun's face suddenly turned pale. He was young after all, and he fell into the emperor's trap with just a few words; "Sure enough, Wang Situ asked the minister to kill the minister without permission.
What's the difference between his behavior and Dong Zhuo's?"
Seeing that Gai Shun was clumsy, looking like he wanted to defend Wang Yun but couldn't find the words at the moment, the emperor sneered and said: "You say it sounds nice, just to relieve my worries, but in fact what you are doing is not just fighting for power and profit. Can you participate?"
Among them, Wang Yun must have promised you a favor, right? After you claim to be a loyal minister, you don't even think about where this will end up for me!"
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and I have nothing to say. It's just that Dong Zhuo's rebellion has to be eliminated. Your Majesty, please think deeply!"
"I have my own decision." Seeing that Gaishun was already in chaos, how could the emperor not know how to take advantage of the victory and pursue it? He pretended to be confident and told Gaishun his plan; "You have
Unknown to me, the servant Yang Qi and the minister Yang Zan had already surrendered to me the day before yesterday. Wang Yun and others conspired to kill Dong. Although their merits are in the country, it is still an unpardonable crime to correct the imperial edict! I intend to personally visit the government affairs after executing Dong.
, to restore peace to the world, I will remember Wang Yun's meritorious service and let the past go. You loyal and loyal men should promote themselves to prominent officials and help me revive the Han Dynasty."
"Gaishun, I don't know what Wang Yun can give you after the incident. I only know that if you can follow me, I will never let you down!"