The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After hearing this, Yang Biao answered the man sternly, and said, "You and I have known each other for a long time. What kind of person is this old man? Don't you know it? Is this old man a covet for glory and wealth! Don't you hear it?'" Unrighteous and rich and precious. To me like a floating cloud'!"

"If that's the case, why does Duke Yang seem to be embarrassed, as if he is unwilling to go to court and ask Yuan Benchu ​​to be the captain?"

Yang Biao said sincerely: "To tell you the truth, the old man is really embarrassed about this, but the embarrassment of the old man is definitely not because of greed for vanity."

"Why is that?"

Yang Biao replied: "One, Yuan Benchu ​​really had ulterior motives, and two, Xun Zhenzhi had already asked the court to worship him as a general. Isn't it like Xun Zhenzhi and Xun Zhenzhi in the same gully, and there is no difference?" Looking around at the crowd, he sighed, "This old man is in a dilemma."

The "two" in Yang Biao's words seemed a bit puzzling, but several ministers in the hall could understand the meaning.

What he meant was that Xun Zhen had previously ceded the position of general to Yuan Shao in order to be a general of chariots and cavalry, so now if Yang Biao and the others ceded the position of captain to Yuan Shao in order to check and balance Xun Zhen, Although the purpose of Yang Biao and others was to attack Xun Zhen's power, which was completely opposite to Xun Zhen's purpose of making the post of general, but in terms of means, they were similar.

Hearing Yang Biao's answer, this man smiled without realizing it, and said, "Yang Gong, Gong is not a fool and a rotten person, why would he have such thoughts? For the sake of the imperial court and for the sake of the sage, it is also a matter of temporary expediency. It is not a bad idea, the so-called 'sages should change in time and do what is appropriate' is also true."

Hearing this, Yang Biao did not agree with it, but he did not refute it. He stroked his gray beard and remained silent again.

In fact, at the level of Yang Biao, who is famous all over the world, has been heavily involved in the court for a long time, and is deeply influenced by Confucianism, he is no longer thinking only about himself, or his family, or even the interests of the "sages". , he also considers his "behind the name".

In the words of later generations, he has realized that he is currently in a "change in history", and in such a "change" that occurs once in a century, or even a few hundred years, a person of his rank, In future generations, his name will definitely be left in the history books.

Then, whatever he does now, future generations will be able to see from the deeds he left behind.

This means that every important thing he makes now, especially important political decisions, is not only related to the current political situation, but also related to what kind of person he is in the eyes of future generations. It is related to whether future generations will praise him, admire him, or despise him and laugh at him.

With this kind of ideological concern, as to whether to use the same, in Yang Biao's view, "disgraceful" means to conduct political struggles between the DPRK and China? Yang Biao couldn't help but think about one or two.

To put it bluntly, what he was worried about was that he did not want to be said by future generations that he was like Xun Zhen, "unscrupulous" and using "conspiracy and tricks".

But what that person said was not bad, "Saints should be contingent and change according to the situation". Of course, those who are politicians need to be square, but when necessary, contingency is also indispensable. After thinking about it, after all, it is for the sake of the court. , For the sake of the emperor, Yang Biao couldn't find any other choice. After he was silent for a long time again, he finally accepted the suggestion of this post.

So he decided to wait until the next court meeting, and he personally went to the court, resigned himself as the captain, and asked Liu Xie to worship Yuan Shao as the captain.

- Speaking of which, I might as well say one more thing.

Then, if they are asking the court to worship Yuan Shao as a prefect, did Yang Biao and others not consider that with Xun Zhen and his henchmen in the court, Yang Biao's request may not pass the court, and Yuan Shao is likely to go to the court. In the end, did he still not get the appointment of the captain?

Of course, Yang Biao and others also took this into consideration.

But regardless of whether Yang Biao's petition was approved or not, the final result was not much different.

If his petition can be passed by the DPRK and Yuan Shao becomes the Taiwei, then at least in terms of name and honor, Yuan Shao can overpower Xun Zhen, and Yang Biao and others can use Yuan Shao to fight against Xun Zhen; This petition was not passed, but Yang Biao and others could still use Yuan Shao to check and balance Xun Zhen, because after the news spread and Yuan Shao heard about it, it is conceivable that when Yuan Shao knew that it was because of Xun Zhen's meddling in it, he made him Yuan Shao would definitely be very unhappy if he couldn't get the honor of the Taiwei. In this case, even if the conflict between Yuan Shao and Xun Zhen didn't turn into a heated one, a fierce dispute would arise immediately. However, it will definitely be further aggravated because of this, so Yang Biao and others will naturally be the ones who profit.

In addition, having said that, in fact, according to the inferences of Yang Biao and others, it is very likely that Yuan Shao will eventually become a captain because of this. Their inference came from the fact that Xun Zhen refused to accept the veneration of the general, but gave up the post of general to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was far stronger than Xun Zhen in every respect, whether it was his family background or his own reputation. Now, compared to Yuan Shao, Xun Zhen's strength and territory are already enough to rival, but this reputation is the only one. , family name, still can not be the same, therefore, he is very likely to resign the post of the captain to Yuan Shao just like resigning himself as a general.

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But that day, Yang Biao waited in the hall to discuss the matter, and that night, Xun Zhen got the news.

But it was said that when Yang Biao and the others were in the meeting today, there were only a few of them involved, and even Yang Biao didn't even let his servants into the hall. There are so many people, so why did Xun Zhen get the news that night? ——Not only did you know the news, but did you know the news so early?

The reason is also very simple.

It was because Yang Biao and others had created an "internal thief", in other words, an insider of Xun Zhen.

This insider is none other than the aggressive general Yang Biao, who said that Yang Biao refused to resign himself as the captain, was it because he was greedy and vain for this person. This person left Yang Biao's house that night and returned to his own mansion. At that time, he sent a servant who was with him in Xu County, quietly went to Xun Zhen's house, and sent a secret letter to Xun Zhen. What they said was exactly the discussions they had in Yang Biao's house today.

When Xun Zhen received the secret letter, she was playing chess with Chi Mai and other girls in the back house.

However, as mentioned above, Chen Zhi and the other women were considerate and meticulous because they were too tired to see Xun Zhen these days. They wanted him to have enough rest. Not only did they change their diet, but they also took the initiative to ask Xun Zhen to accompany them from time to time. Amusement, and that's what happened tonight.

The game was the chess "invented" by Xun Zhen. After temporarily stopping the chess game, Xun Zhen opened the secret letter and read it briefly.

After reading it, he folded the letter and put it aside, his face remained calm, still smiling, and said to the maid, "Come on, let's go next."

When it was time for Maid Chi to go, Maid Chi frowned, looked down at the chessboard, thought for a while, picked up an elephant, and took a step up the shelf.

Seeing this elephant, Xun Zhen suddenly remembered something.

He lowered his head slightly, smiled at Wu Concubine who was leaning on his leg watching the battle, and said, "I remember in the early years, did I promise you to take you to the south to see the elephants?"

Many years ago, Wu Concubine was convinced by Xun Zhen. When she was with Xun Zhen, Xun Zhen taught her to play chess. Although Wu Concubine could not read at that time, she was very smart. It was not bad, but because she had never seen an elephant, she didn't know what this "elephant" was. Xun Zhen told her that on the hot flash plains in the south, there was a huge animal called an elephant. Madam Wu was from the north and had never heard of elephants, so she couldn't believe it. Xun Zhen then told her that when there is a chance in the future, she will definitely take her to the south and let her see the elephants with her own eyes.

Wu Concubine had already forgotten about this, but when she heard Xun Zhen's words, she remembered it, nodded, and said, "Everyone still remember this!"

"I promised you, how could I forget?"

She is already an old husband and concubine, but the love words are not too boring. When these words came into my ears, Concubine Wu's heart was instantly sweet, and she smiled: "Everyone has not only promised the cheap concubine, and brought the cheap concubine to see the elephant, but also promised the cheap concubine many things things!"

Xun Zhen touched her head and smiled, "I have promised you other things, have I fulfilled them?"

Wu Yan didn't know what to think, her face flushed with shyness, she gave Xun Zhen a sideways glance, and said, "Mrs. is here, so many people are here, but everyone is talking dirty!"

Xun Zhen was stunned and asked, "What nasty words did I say?"

Maid Chi snorted, and Chen Zhi and others who were sitting beside them all laughed.

Aunt Wu was embarrassed to say more, so she turned the subject back and said, "Everyone, you promised me to see the elephant, what's wrong?"

Xun Zhen said: "Now that I have got Nanyang, there are elephants in Jingzhou. Looking back, when I go to Jingzhou, I will take you with you. When I get there, I will show you what this elephant looks like. "

Let’s talk about it, after a game of chess, Xun Zhen won the victory not so easily.

Although Xun Zhen taught the maids Chi, Concubine Wu, and other women how to play chess, Xun Zhen usually played less, and maid Chi and other women had nothing to do, but they often played games in the back house, so most of the chess skills were played. superb. But Maid Chi was defeated, Wu Concubine was eager to try, got up, wanted to change positions with Maid Chi, and came to play a game with Xun Zhen. Concubine Wu's chess skills were better than Concubine Chi's, and Xun Zhen was not her opponent. Xun Zhen didn't want to humiliate herself, so she left the table in a hurry, stretched her waist, and said with a smile, "Follow Young Master first, then A Jiao, after two rounds in a row, my brain is a little tired, I'll take a break, you guys can play first." He called Tang Er over and asked her to play against Wu Concubine.

Tang Er and Wu Wei got down.

Chen Zhi smiled and got up too, motioning Xun Zhen to follow her to the side.

Xun Zhen didn't know what she was going to do, so she followed her to the side of the hall and asked with a smile, "Is there anything wrong with Madam?"

Chen Zhi asked, "Husband, who sent the letter just now?"

As if nothing had happened, Xun Zhen replied, "It's just an ordinary letter, so why is it worth mentioning."

"Husband, you can hide from others, but you can't hide from the cheap concubine. The cheap concubine clearly saw that my husband received the letter. , there must be unusual words. Husband, who is writing the book?"

Xun Zhen simply stopped hiding it~www.wuxiaspot.com~, stroked her short mustache, smiled and said to Chen Zhi, "The one who knows me is Madam Guo. , although it cannot be called unusual, but it does mention a relatively important matter.”

"Husband, what's the matter?"

Xun Zhen said, "This letter says that today Duke Yang and several ministers had a discussion at Duke Yang's house, intending to ask Duke Yang to resign from the post of prefect, and to ask the court to worship Yuan Benchu ​​as the emperor. Captain."

Chen Zhi is so smart, as soon as she heard this, she understood that the letter just now must have been sent to Xun Zhen by an insider who was buried beside Yang Biao, but she did not expect it at all. Even Yang Biao was surrounded by people from Xun Zhen! But this is also enough to see that after the two incidents of King Qin and then the capture of Nanyang, how powerful Xun Zhen is now in the court.

At the same time, Chen Zhi also guessed why Yang Biao and others discussed such a solution. Obviously, their discussion was aimed at the dismissal of Yang Biaotai proposed by Xi Zhicai and others at the court meeting a few days ago. Wei's petition.

Chen Zhi hesitated, looked Xun Zhen up and down, and asked, "Husband, you answer the humble concubine honestly, and the court and Zhongxizhicai petitioned His Majesty to dismiss Yang Gongtaiwei. Is this what your husband meant?"