"Tomorrow the emperor is here, and you can go out and become an official." [Preface to sending Dong Shao on his southern tour to Hebei]
After the division of military power was resolved, Wang Yun had no intention of leaving. He was still sitting in the announcement room, saying nothing, as if waiting for the emperor's intention.
After Dong Zhuo was executed, who should be sent to stabilize the situation in the DPRK? Should the emperor personally attend the government affairs, or should he choose another minister? Or should he reward the officials who had contributed to the execution of Dong Zhuo? Wang Yun needed to know what he thought about the situation in the DPRK.
The attitude of the emperor.
This was completely unimaginable before today.
Shejian had been sitting in the promulgation room from beginning to end, and he was already restless. He just happened to serve the emperor today, and he happened to be selected by the emperor to deliver the imperial edict to Wang Yun. Furthermore, he happened to be specially arranged by the emperor to enter the palace to accompany him and listen to a game between emperor and minister.
If so many things just happen to add up, it is not just a coincidence, it is deliberate. In his panic, Shejian did not study this in detail. Instead, he was trembling, fearing that he had heard something he shouldn't have heard.
"Shejian?"
"Wei! I'm here." She Jian suddenly came back to his senses and replied loudly.
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly surprised that Shejian's reply was too loud. Even Wang Yun couldn't help but look at Shejian, which made Shejian even more panicked.
However, the emperor did not blame him for this: "What are you still doing here? Go to the Chancellery to deliver the edict. Situ Wangyun killed thieves for the country, supported the Han Dynasty in the crisis, and made great contributions. He was granted the title of Marquis Wen before, and now he is special
Two thousand households were added to the city, and a total of 4,000 households were added to the previous enfeoffment. The envoys recorded the affairs of the minister and took charge of the government. Sun Rui, the servant of the minister, paid homage to the minister, Yang Zan, the minister, moved to the servant, and Lu Bu, the general of the lieutenant, paid homage to General Fenwu.
Kaifu Yitong Sansi."
Wang Yun had not expressed his position yet, and Shejian was afraid and did not dare to answer the question.
The emperor was unhappy, forced a smile, and said: "The follow-up matters of Dong's execution will also be handed over to Situ. I wonder what Situ will do?"
These rewards can't be given out by the emperor if he doesn't want to. Now that Wang Yun has great merits, even if the emperor doesn't give them, someone will ask the emperor to give them. So it's better to go with the flow and give them all together, and bring in private goods and support scholars.
Sun Rui and others came to restrain Wang Yun.
What's more, it was the emperor's long-held plan to let Wang Yun's family dominate. He wanted to use Wang Yun's stubborn and upright character after his success to drive a large number of people in the court who disobeyed him into resentment, and then he would take action to deal with it.
situation.
Otherwise, the emperor would definitely have many difficulties on his way to take office in advance. Those ministers all wanted to defeat Wang Yun and take control of the government. No one would be happy to see the emperor take power unless it was absolutely necessary.
This resolution was roughly in line with Wang Yun's plan, especially his general affairs and the reward given to Lu Bu, which made Wang Yun even more satisfied.
Wang Yun caught a glimpse of She Jian's inquiring gaze towards him and said calmly: "I am despicable and incompetent, how dare I be appointed!"
The emperor nodded, and then told Shejian: "Don't be stunned, go down and deliver the edict. In addition, today's congratulations are cancelled. We will tell you the specific time in two days."
She Jian hurriedly accepted the order and resigned.
Wang Yun's liquidation of Dong Zhuo's forces officially began with the emperor's full support. He first sent the emissary Zhang Zhong as an envoy to Guandong to comfort the princes from all over the country, announcing the news of Dong Zhuo's death, and hoping that the princes from all walks of life would settle down the borders and serve heaven together.
son.
In addition to sending envoys, he also worshiped Fu Song, the imperial censor, as the general to conquer the west. He led more than a thousand troops and went to Yiwu with Yang Ru, the captain who protected the Qiang, to recruit the rebels and ordered the barbarians to destroy the Dong Zhuo clan.
Huangfu Song had been humiliated by Dong Zhuo in the past few years. When he heard that Dong Zhuo had been executed, he was so excited that he rode his horse to the military camp without even putting on his armor. He took Yang Ru and more than a thousand veterans who had followed him to guard Guanzhong to guard against the Qiang rebellion.
The subordinates rushed to Xiwu on the same day.
At that time, Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min, the general of the left, his nephew, the servant Dong Huang, and the old and weak of the clan were all in Xiwu. With no leader and people in panic, how could they gather the strength to defend Xiwu? In the end, Huangfu Song led his troops to break through in half a day.
, all the clan members were killed.
Dong Zhuo's forces were uprooted in Jingzhao Sanfu, and the happiest people were the disciples and former officials of the Yuan family. In the first year of Chuping, Yuan Shao rebelled. Dong Zhuo turned his anger on the Yuan family in Beijing and sent the Taifu Yuan Wei to the throne.
, the servant Yuan Ji, and more than fifty people in his family, including their infants, were all killed.
These disciples and former officials dared not speak out when Dong Zhuo was alive. As soon as Dong Zhuo died, they all jumped up. Not only were the Yuan family reburied and re-buried in a grand and solemn ceremony, but the bodies of the entire Dong family were also buried in Yuan
In front of his tomb, the bones were crushed and the ashes were raised to pay homage to the deceased.
With Wang Yun's acquiescence, Dong Zhuo was exposed in Dongshi City. The weather turned hot these days. Dong Zhuo had always been strong and fat, and the fat on his body flowed out after being exposed to the sun. At night, the bodyguards used it as a candle.
A lamp was lit at his navel, and various deeds showed the great resentment of Dong Zhuo among the people.
This incident caused such a stir that even the emperor couldn't help but look sideways. Not only were the later generations unaccustomed to these acts, but the cruel revenge of these aristocratic families who had been abused by Dong Zhuo on Dong Zhuo made the emperor extremely fearful.
At the beginning of May, Huangfu Song led his army back to Chang'an, and the emperor specially summoned him in the Xuanshi Hall. In the hall, he was accompanied by two ministers, Shejian of Huangmen, and Yang Qi.
Huangfu Song, courtesy name Yizhen, was born in Anding, Liangzhou, and was the nephew of Huangfu Gui, the former general who conquered the Liao Dynasty. He once made great contributions to the Han Dynasty as General Yilang, who upholds integrity and pacified the Yellow Turbans. Later, he joined Dong Zhuo in conquering the Qiang rebellion in the west and led an army to guard Sanfu.
The impression this person gave the emperor initially came from the three generals who conquered the Yellow Turbans in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, after listening to Yang Qi and others explain it in detail in this life, he realized that Huangfu Song was only a first-rate military strategist, a second-rate political intellect, and a third-rate person.
Taste.
It goes without saying about military strategy. Whether it was pacifying the Yellow Turbans or suppressing the Qiang rebellion, Huangfu Song was undoubtedly one of the most famous generals in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
As for political talent, when Dong Zhuo first entered Luoyang, there was a war in Guandong. In order to prevent Huangfu Song and Gai Xun, who had 30,000 troops stationed in Fufeng at that time, he responded to Yuan Shao and others from east to west. He specially recruited Gai Xun and Huangfu Song to enter the court.
, Gai Xun secretly discussed with Huangfu Song about raising an army, but Huangfu Song refused, so he went ahead under the imperial edict. His subordinate, Shi Liang Yan, persuaded him to fight, but he still refused.
In the end, Gai Xun had to follow him to Luoyang because his troops were weak and could not fight alone.
After arriving in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was afraid of Huangfu Song's prestige in the army and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of him. During this period, he was rescued by Huangfu Song's son and others. Dong Zhuo was concerned about the morale of the army and thought that killing Huangfu Song alone would cause turmoil, so he took advantage of the slope to get off his donkey.
Transferred Huangfu Song to a vacant position.
If Huangfu Song had listened to his advisers and sent troops eastward, why would he be here today? But he was also tolerant enough, and he was upright and honest like Gai Xun, unlike Dong Zhuo who was tough. Huangfu Song pretended to be a grandson in front of Dong Zhuo for three years, and then
Even when Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an and asked him to kneel down with all his ministers, he was able to accommodate such insults with a smile.
It wasn't until Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo and asked Huangfu Song to lead his troops to destroy the Dong family that he was able to take revenge and execute all the more than 100 members of the Dong family. Even Dong Zhuo's ninety-year-old mother went to Wumen to ask for help.
Every life was beheaded.
As the saying goes, "A gentleman is not a bird." In the Han Dynasty, the country was governed by filial piety, and the elderly were always treated favorably. Even if they committed a crime, the three Yi tribes should be given a lighter sentence. Huangfu Song executed everyone regardless of old or young, which can be said to be
Although the emperor did not care about this invisible human life, he still despised Huangfu Song's character from the bottom of his heart.
If Huangfu Songwei had not obeyed the imperial edict, was loyal to the imperial court, and had the nature of not fighting for power and gain, which was very consistent with the emperor's impression of future generations of professional soldiers, the emperor would not necessarily have tried to win over this famous general who was politically incompetent.
However, Huangfu Song had experienced accidents and had experienced many ups and downs in the political arena. He had long been accustomed to surrendering when he was on the verge of death. How could he still have the courage to help a seemingly powerless little emperor fight against the powerful Wang Yun?
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Huangfu Song was conciliatory with the emperor during the imperial edict and never expressed his position, which made the emperor very helpless. He tried to persuade Yang Qi, Wang Bin, and Shi Sunrui one after another to declare their righteousness. After analyzing the relationship of interests, everyone surrendered.
But in Huangfu Song's case, the emperor tasted defeat for the first time. However, Huangfu Song's refusal to surrender to the emperor did not mean that he would surrender to Wang Yun. Adhering to neutrality was the next best thing for the emperor at present.
"Lian Po also has his age." After Huangfu Song left, the emperor said to Yang Qi and She Jian, who were standing on his left and right: "After the Yellow Turban bandits were wiped out, Huangfu Song led Jizhou and asked for orders for the people.
He made more than 500 speeches and remonstrances, all of which were of great benefit to the court. He also petitioned Jui to waive land rent in Jizhou to support the hungry people. The house of Zhao Zhong, the official of the imperial court, exceeded the standard, but he was still not afraid of the power. He impeached him and confiscated his house.
.How loyal and virtuous he is! And look at what he looks like now!"
"When the country calms down, Huangfu Song's loyalty to the court is evident. It is only after many years that the spirit of the past has gradually worn away. If the country does not disapprove, I am willing to go forward and inspire him to work hard with loyalty and serve the country." Huangmen
Sheyuan, the younger brother of the minister Shejian, had entered into a marriage contract with Huangfusong's daughter, and the two families were closely related. Although he supported Huangfusong's approach of being cautious and unwilling to take sides between the emperor and Wang Yun, it did not mean that he was willing to meet him.
Huangfu Song was dissatisfied and jealous of the emperor.
Although the emperor was not optimistic about Shejian personally trying to persuade Huangfu Song, he did not refuse outright. He softened his tone and said: "Liang Yan initially persuaded him to raise troops to rebel against Dong, but he abandoned it. In my opinion, in his eyes
He only has his own wealth and life, and no regard for the country in his heart. This is not giving in due to the imperial edict, but actually timid in his heart. How can such loyalty be valuable? Doesn’t Gai Jingzhao cherish his wealth? But he preceded him
The country is the most important thing. I dare to defeat powerful officials without fear of death. But have I treated his descendants badly?"
Speaking of Gai Xun's loyalty to the imperial court, it is indeed unmatched by Huangfu Song. It is precisely because of this that his son Gai Shun has been in the limelight recently and is in the heart of the emperor.
She Jian also saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. He knew that the emperor's attitude towards the descendants of loyal ministers these days was very kind. All the descendants of ministers who had made great contributions to the court, whether it was the son of Fu Xie who died in Liangzhou against the Qiang Rebellion,
Fu Qian was still a member of the Duanju tribe. He once attached himself to Dong Zhuo, and now Zhonglang General Duan Xuan, who has expressed his surrender, was rewarded by the emperor.
He is also a descendant of Sanming in Liangzhou. Huangfusong became famous earlier than Duan Xuan, and his net worth is cleaner than Duan Xuan. Why can't he win the emperor's favor? Shejian, out of consideration for his own interests and Huangfusong's, deeply felt that
not worth.
"Go and bring me a message for him, saying: 'Those who love their wealth may not be able to protect their wealth, but those who do not love their wealth are the so-called people who can protect both their own bodies and their families well.'