"Solar eclipse, yin invades yang, and the minister covers the king."
Chang'an City, Situ Ma Rixi's Mansion.
Ma Rixi felt a rare joy in his heart recently. He smiled and said to the minister Sun Rui, the minister Ma Yu and others who were sitting next to him: "In the past, Huang Ziyan used the solar eclipse to spread his reputation for wisdom, but now he has made a mistake with the solar eclipse.
, is in a disadvantageous situation. Time is also destiny, and the way of heaven is indeed unpredictable."
Huang Wan is known as a child prodigy. When he was seven years old, a solar eclipse occurred in the first month of the year. No one in Luoyang saw it. Only Wei County, where his father Huang Qiong was ruling at the time, saw it. So the Queen Mother issued an edict to ask about the solar eclipse.
How many points were left, how many points were left, his father didn't know how to respond, but Huang Wan was clever and flexible in dealing with it, so he became famous.
Now Huang Wan took the lead in criticizing Wang Yi together with Dong Cheng. He had already calculated everything. After all, this was under the banner of implementing the salt policy. Unlike other governors who had just taken office, they allowed a period of transition, so even the emperor
It is difficult to come up with a complete reason to excuse Wang Yi. But he did not expect that he would fall short due to this solar eclipse. Contacting the former has to be embarrassing.
Huang Wan was very good at planning. In the beginning, even Ma Rixi and Shi Sunrui almost succeeded in his plan. This time, even he himself probably did not expect that he would miss the calculation of the celestial phenomena.
In the Han Dynasty, whenever such disasters occurred, they were initially attributed to the emperor's immorality. Therefore, heaven issued a warning, requiring the emperor to issue an edict to reflect on his mistakes. This was a restraint on imperial power by the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats represented by Dong Zhongshu. Later, it gradually
It evolved into a system where every time there was a disaster, one of the three princes would be deposed and come out to "take the blame" for the emperor.
Dong Cheng gained wisdom after learning the lesson from the previous time. This time he was wary of Huang Wan from the beginning, and he was quick to spot the opportunity. After hearing the news about the upcoming solar eclipse, he immediately changed his mind.
Although he did not turn around and speak for Wang Yi, his indifferent look clearly meant that he had withdrawn in time and conveniently pushed Huang Wan to the front to bear the brunt.
Anyway, Dong Cheng was neither the Third Duke nor the mastermind behind this attack on Wang Yi. His timely silence effectively prevented him from becoming the emperor's primary target. Instead, he placed Sikong Huangwan, the Third Duke, in a precarious position.
Isolated location went up.
Ma Rixi couldn't help but laugh when he thought that Huang Wan was about to fall into the same pit that he almost fell into and that Dong Cheng had already fallen into, and that Huang Wan was responsible for everything. Fortunately, everyone here was his own people, and he didn't need to worry too much.
Many rituals.
"I didn't expect that there had never been a solar eclipse when Dong Zhuo was an expert, and now it happened that Huang Gong met him." Ma Yu, the servant, couldn't help blurting out, with a gloating tone: "It's really bad luck, I'm afraid Huang Gong will meet him now."
You must have panicked already."
Zhao Qi, the great scholar Ma Rong's nephew-in-law and an aunt-nephew to Ma Rixi, rarely attended this gathering. He glanced at Ma Yu and did not follow up to say anything wrong with Huang Wan. Instead, he spoke with some worry.
Here comes another thing: "God has given a warning, and it happens to be on the first day of the new year. According to the ritual system, the emperor has to leave the court and avoid the main hall to pray for mercy. I am afraid that this great court meeting will not be able to go on."
What he was worried about was that the long-prepared New Year's Day dynasty would be canceled due to the solar eclipse, which would not only waste the hard work of Taichang and other officials as well as the property raised by the Shaofu, but would even bring trouble to the people who entered the dynasty and the envoys.
Bad effect.
New Year's Day is the beginning of the year, and a solar eclipse occurs on such an important day. It will inevitably make the scholars and people who have finally regained some confidence in the Han Dynasty, and even the Kanto princes who have regained some respect for the imperial court, think again.
Zhao Qi was worried about the adverse effects of the solar eclipse from the perspective of the overall situation, but the younger generation Ma Yu didn't think so. Although he respected Zhao Qi's reputation as a domestic scholar, his tone was not as harsh as the Fifth Patrol.
The words were thorny, but still inevitably tinged with contempt: "At this time, who is still thinking about the New Year's Day? They are all thinking about who your Majesty will choose to take the blame and fire."
"Is there any need to think about it?" the fifth patrol of the Farming Order replied abruptly, saying: "Either Sikong Huanggong or Taiwei Huangfu Gong, there is no way that it will fall on Ma Gong. There is a lot of emotion in this.
Reason, I think it is the Taiwei who is the most likely. After all, with Huang Gong’s ability, he will not be unable to escape from this."
Ma Yu knew clearly that what the Fifth Patrol said was reasonable. Huang Wan could not be defeated so easily. Moreover, being dismissed due to a solar eclipse would not damage the opponent's fundamentals. Huang Wan still had a huge reputation and could still use his talents.
political influence. When the time comes, or when the next disaster strikes, and the court removes another San Gong according to the law, he can still return again.
Even so, Ma Yu was still a little dissatisfied with the result that Huang Wan could escape. He sneered and said: "The Taiwei is careful in his words and careful in his actions. He walks on thin ice in the court. He can be said to be extremely humble.
I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to escape this disaster.”
"Do you think he is hiding?" Sun Rui, the second-largest figure among the Kansai scholars, Shangshu Lingshi, said leisurely: "He may be inexplicably happy now, waiting for the imperial edict at home.
"
"What do you mean by this?" Not only Ma Yu, but also Ma Rixi looked at Shisun Rui with some doubts and asked, "Could it be that someone from the palace went to Huangfu Song's mansion?"
"This is not something difficult to inquire about." Shisun Rui paused and then suddenly changed the topic: "Your Majesty, Liu Gong and others have agreed on the system of five Xiongnu tribes and are going to implement it in Bingzhou, but there is still a lack of one person to protect the Xiongnu.
Your Majesty, General Lang, means that this general must be familiar with the customs and geography of Liangzhou and be familiar with battle formations. There is no good candidate at the moment, so he specially sent someone to ask Huangfu Yi really if he has any suitable recommendations."
Ma Yu suddenly said: "Xu Rong and Zhang Liao are both immediate choices. Even Ma Teng is familiar with the Qiang Hu. Why does your majesty choose the far away and turn a blind eye?"
"Xu Rong is too worried, Zhang Liao is too young, and as for Ma Teng..." Ma Rixi said, and after a brief comment, he added: "At this time, in order to allow him to retreat with peace of mind,
In order not to feel 'aggrieved', even if Xu Rong or Zhang Liao can be appointed, we must give him this opportunity."
"If heaven indicates a disaster, the three princes must be deposed. This is a rule. Even if Huangfu Song is wronged, he has nothing to say when he encounters this matter." Shisun Rui turned to look at Ma Rixi and said calmly: "But Your Majesty
I just use this to show my goodwill. This method of grasping people's hearts is really admirable."
Ma Rixi couldn't help but frown. Shisun Rui's words were on target. Huangfu Song's aunt was from his Fufeng Ma family, so she was Ma Rixi's cousin.
When the Ma family was whipped to death by Dong Zhuo's order, Huangfu Song behaved indifferently and cowardly, not daring to say a word, which deeply offended the Ma family. So much so that Ma Rixi and Huangfu Song were inseparable even though they seemed to be inseparable.
After Dong was executed, in order to counter Lu Bu's power in the army, he had to use Huangfu Song to attack Yiwu. However, the dissatisfaction between the two still did not disappear. Instead, as the emperor launched a struggle against Wang Yun, the already cautious Wang Yun became more and more cautious.
Huangfusong quickly drew a clear line with any party and remained neutral.
If Ma Rixi had softened his attitude, cleared up the past feud with Huangfu Song, and made good friends together, then he would not only be able to hold more chips in the struggle between the emperor and Wang Yun, allowing the emperor to carve out more interests, but he would also
It would not have reached the point where it seems to be so powerful but is actually difficult to truly preserve.
Ma Rixi knew that Shisun Ruiming was praising His Majesty for always being so observant of people's hearts and that he could even understand the slightest grievances that Huangfu Song might have. In fact, he was giving him eye drops to mock him for not being able to bear it for a while.
Resentment leads to big mistakes.
"The location of Bingzhou is important. According to His Majesty's temperament and emphasis on military power, no matter what, he will send his confidants to lead the troops to garrison." Zhao Qi, who had just been choked by Ma Yu, pursed his lips and said nothing, finally couldn't help but wonder:
"How can you give up the troops of Bingzhou to others?"
Zhao Qi, like Huangfu Song, was related by marriage to the Ma family in Fufeng, and could be considered half of the Ma family. Due to various reasons, the relationship between Zhao Qi and the Ma family had always been lukewarm, but after so many things,
Especially after Ma Rixi rescued Zhao Qi's nephew Zhao Jian, Zhao Qi finally came together with Ma.
This is also the only place where Ma Rixi felt a little relieved after being betrayed by his in-law Huangfu Song.
Ma Rixi personally explained: "Your Majesty has never said that Bingzhou only needs one general to protect the Huns. You must know that Duan Yan, the former protector of the Huns, was worshiped as the leader of the Liao Dynasty because he served with the army on the expedition.
The general is currently stationed in Lishi County, Xihe County, and the general who protects the Xiongnu is scheduled to be stationed in Taiyuan County. Shangdang County should be garrisoned by another general. This general must be none other than Xu Rong and Zhang Liao.
This generation."
Now the only things that can be obtained by the imperial court in Bingzhou are Taiyuan and Shangdang counties, as well as some counties in Xihe and Yanmen counties. Taiyuan is an important place and will be the place where the five Xiongnu tribes will be settled in the future. There must be a guard to protect the Huns.
General Lang will be stationed there. Xihe is close to the Qiang and Hu tribes, and there are few Han people. Duan Xuan, the general from Liao who is good at both reassuring the people and fighting, is needed to station him. As for Shangdang, because it is close to Jizhou, Hanoi, and Heishan, it is necessary to have one
Generals cannot be stationed.
After thinking about the surrounding situation in Bingzhou, Zhao Qi nodded and said: "I see, it seems that every county in Bingzhou now has few generals stationed there. It's just..."
He suddenly seemed to have thought of something interesting, and said with a smile: "There are soldiers stationed in Xihe, Taiyuan, and Shangdang, and Hedong County is surrounded from the east, north, and even the west. Hedong County has first eliminated the Baibo problem.
, Now that the surrounding counties and counties are heavily guarded, we can rest easy and have no worries."
An unintentional remark immediately caused the two leaders to express their emotions.
Shi Sunrui's brows furrowed into a deep frown, while Ma Rixi's eyes narrowed slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.