"The young commanders Sun Qing, Wang Dang, etc. each led their tribes to follow the Yan, and their number reached one million, and they were named Heishan." [Three Kingdoms·Volume 8]
In the third year of Ping Dynasty in the early Han Dynasty, it was the afternoon of May 18th.
In a wing next to Xuanshi Hall, the emperor was eating to the sound of Huangmen drummers and Yuefu officials beating bells. Every move of the emperor had to comply with etiquette, and even daily meals had to be accompanied by corresponding music.
, when to drink soup and when to start eating, you have to follow the rhythm of the music.
There are a lot of procedures to go through to finish a meal, and you can't make a single mistake, so sometimes being an emperor is not a pleasure, but a kind of torture.
The arrival of the visitor servant Yang Zhong gave the emperor an excuse. He immediately dismissed the meal and music and called Yang Zhong to come forward to speak: "Mr. Yang, what was the result of the trial?"
Yang Zhong is the chief of Yezhetai. Yezhetai is also called "outer platform", and together with Yushi's "Xiantai" and Shangshu's "Zhongtai", it is also called "Santai". He is responsible for paying tribute to guests, leading the guards, and temporarily traveling out.
Supervise the army, supervise river work and other important tasks.
Because he was close to the emperor, the road to promotion was particularly smooth, so he was compared with Yushitai and Shangshutai. Yang Zhong was the great-grandson of Yang Zhen, a famous official in the Han Dynasty, a cousin of Yang Qi, a minister of the Han Dynasty, and a cousin of Yang Biao, a doctor of Guanglu. He was also a cousin of Hongnong Yang.
The direct lineage of the family.
Since the Hongnong Yang family, represented by Yang Qi and Yang Zan, had defected to the emperor at this time, the Yang people also joined the emperor's family for the long-term interests of the family.
After Zhao Wen, the servant, was transferred to the position of Weiwei and was no longer responsible for handling the cases of Cai Yong, Zhang Xi and others, Yezhi Pushe Yang Zhong accepted this task as a matter of course. However, the original authority of supervising Huben's military affairs was removed by the emperor for other reasons.
All kinds of purposes were taken away.
Yang Zhong's appearance is similar to that of Yang Qi, but his personality is more gloomy. This time he was not only responsible for participating in the trial of Cai Yong's case, but also after the Zhang Xi case was concluded, he was entrusted with the case of the emperor's assassination a few days ago.
He replied: "Yes, after being tortured and interrogated by Tingwei, it can be known that the gang of thieves is divided into three groups. One group is the thieves running around the countryside in Jingzhao, and has already been recorded in the government; the other group is Niu Fu.
The remaining soldiers gathered from Shaanxi County; the other group is said to be the Yellow Turbans from Hanoi."
"Oh?" The emperor was a little surprised. These three apparently unrelated teams actually gathered together, and they were able to detect the traces of his private patrol in private, and laid an ambush. There must be an expert behind this arrangement.
And there must be a mole in the court.
Several thoughts passed through the emperor's mind, and he asked calmly: "Have you ever found out who is in charge? How did they know about my whereabouts?"
"All this was planned by the Yellow Turban Thieves." Yang Zhongsurong said: "The leaders of this group of Yellow Turban Thieves are Wang Dang and Sun Qing. Among them, Wang Dang escaped from Luxiang and his trace is still unknown. Sun Qing was shot by Zhang Xiaowei.
He was captured on the spot. This time I heard from Sun Qing that they were the Yellow Turban commanders in Hanoi, and they had more than a thousand thieves. Due to the Xiongnu chanyu Yufuluo wreaking havoc in Hanoi, and the Hanoi prefect Zhang Yang sent troops to destroy them, almost
We had no choice but to bring dozens of strong men to Guanzhong, and now we have been dormant for more than three years."
"More than three years." The emperor pondered; "Doesn't it mean that they came to Chang'an with the team that moved the capital? But why did they do this? Whether they choose to go to Heishan or Baibo, they can have something.
Why come to Guanzhong when there is no way out?"
"This matter is indeed strange. I have personally asked about it and said that the two of them wanted to defect to the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Zhang Yan, but they were persuaded by a person. This person was able to protect the two of them through Tian Jing, the master of the Grand Master Dong Zhuo.
, arrived in Chang'an." Yang Zhong saw the emperor's questioning look and added: "This person is Wang Dang. Sun Qing doesn't know his name. He only knows that he is a disciple of the traitor Zhang Jiao. After Zhang Jiao's death, he often wandered around.
Between Heishan and Baibo, he was respected by the thieves for his resourcefulness and was nicknamed Green Bull Horn."
"Green Bull Horn, Tian Jing." The more the emperor listened, the more he felt that this matter was complicated. It not only involved the Black Mountain Army and other Yellow Turban remnants, but also seemed to be related to Dong Zhuo's diehard loyalists hidden in the court. If these evils were not eliminated in time, sooner or later,
Cause trouble.
"Your Majesty, I heard that your servant Liu Ai was originally the chief historian of Dong Zhuo's mansion, and he was a colleague of Tian Jing. Now that Tian Jing is dead, why not call Liu Ai to come and ask him, maybe he can get some inside information." Yang Zhong suggested.
The person involved, Tian Jing, was dead and Qingniujiao was missing. The emperor had no choice but to nod and send someone to summon Liu Ai.
Listen to Yang Zhong continue to say: "According to Sun Qing, this green ox horn often comes in and out of Tian Jing's house, trying to rely on Dong Zhuo's power to gain fame for Heishan and Bai Bo. However, Dong Zhuo and Tian Jing died one after another, so it stands to reason that these
People should go back to Hedong, but Qingniujiao has been dormant until someone sent a message not long ago that His Majesty will come to Beihuanli incognito in the near future, asking them to make preparations early in the morning if they want to do something big. Niu Fu's remnant soldiers originally wanted to flee to the countryside.
, who would have thought that he would be contacted by this person and meet up with Qingniujiao, and Qingniujiao would be bribed with a lot of money to become a thief, so that would happen that day..."
Being able to contact the remnants of Niu Fu's men and make them obey orders without thinking about anyone else except Dong Zhuo's remaining troops. In addition, this green niujiao had frequently visited Tian Jing's house, which almost confirmed that this incident was done by Dong Zhuo's remaining troops for revenge.
and came up with a trick.
Nowadays, there are not many Dong Zhuo left in the court after being screened by Wang Yun. There are very few people who are die-hard loyalists but also have some intelligence, and they also need to have official positions that are enough to know the emperor's travels.
Xu Rong and Duan Xuan were by no means direct descendants of Dong Zhuo. They had always obeyed the imperial edicts. The emperor usually rewarded them with great kindness, and he would definitely not do such unselfish things.
As for Zhonglang General Hu Zhen and Yang Ding, these two are currently far away in Baling. There are too many accidental and uncertain factors in the assassination. Even if they were willing, they would not have time and space to contact Qingniujiao immediately, so they could
Excluded for now.
But in this way, there will be no suspects in the DPRK.
The emperor suddenly asked: "How did Tingwei Xuanfan behave when he interrogated them?"
Yang Zhong immediately understood the emperor's meaning and answered truthfully: "The punishment was ruthless and merciless by Tingwei. It was completely different from the interrogation of Zhang Xi, Cai Yong and others. If Fei Chen was watching from the side, I'm afraid he would have to
People were killed in prison."
The emperor laughed: "This group of people committed a major crime of rebellion, and also implicated the rest of Dong Zhuo's men. Xuanfan was once Dong Zhuo's subordinate. How can he exonerate himself if he doesn't make a strong move to draw a clear line with them?
"
"So, Xuanfan..." Yang Zhong glanced at the emperor with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
The emperor waved his hand and interrupted Yang Zhong's inference: "This matter cannot be judged rashly. It has only been less than half a month and the imperial court has already replaced the guards and the second minister of the Shaofu. Without real evidence, I am not willing to move a person."